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The Washington times., 1915-11-07

NEW YORK. Nov. 1.-Troppau Is
little town in Silesia. right on the bor-
der of Prussia. II the Russians didn't
get quite that far on their last trip
through the two kaisers' dominions
they must have come close enough to
give the nagement Of the Court The
ater quite scare. But Troppau is at
present interesting. not for its nearness
to the scene OF the war. but because the
Darling OF Troppau Is even now in our
midst.
Else Alder Is her name. New York
hadn't heard OF her a week ago. Last
Monday they saw her for the first time
In Around the Map" now in the New
Amsterdam Theater. Today Broadway
Is willing to admit that Troppau's dar-
ling is in fair way to become he
Darling Of Broadway.
Her Victory Complete.
Other Austrian prima donnas have
come here and captured the heart OF
the town. 1t would be possible to name
a half n dozen OF them. But 1t would
be hard to remember one whose victory
was more instantancously complete. or
who so easily deserved the laurels she
won.
For Miss Adler Is undoubtedly an un-
usual person. She is pretty, OF course.
All musical comedy stars are pretty
Else they, wouldn't be stars. But the
young lady's charm doesn't stop there
She can sing. too, but that isn't ALL
The point is that she has intelligence,
the kind OF intelligence which changes
an entertainer from a mere mannequin
into n personality.
The young woman is moving IN trying
circles In around the Map" There are
half a dozen persons OF unnouoted auh.
ity In the cast along with her. YET
when one looks along the line which as
sembles for the finale 1t Is the person
al,tv of Fraulefn Alder which stands
out. s,o.,osod
in the ridiculous and irving MAKE ~
OF Toots.e the Sack Darner the auui'
ence felt there was ne" perso''"'''
on the stage
Darling of Troppau.
II was In Troppau that Miss Alder was
orst init,ated into the more or less mys'
terious atmosphere of comic opera. sh'
WAS horn in Graz, and for while SOLO
sweets over the counter OF her father
shon To the actors from the City Thea
ter lust across the way. They tried t'
make her a dressmaker. but she couldn
| stick M il. She was made. 1t woui'
seem. seem I FOR wearing clothes. not for dc
s,aninr them, At any rate. she move'
to I'roppau and got small position ~ \,
ihe Court Theater there. tor when sh'
raoo,yoJ k17 a month. Only the Ecner
osity of the manager wife. who use,
,.gala her during rehearsals Wit
SAUSAGE sandwiches. enabled the girl L
maintain her hold on existence: stem e.rt 70 =
the bospitui The municipal authoriti'
were moved by her case to MAKE Al a.
,nycstirat!on into the finances Of IN
theater. and as a result % the mhna1J, q,
the girls were increased
Meanwhile ELSE had become the Oar
ling Of Troppau. She had played some
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attractive feature Of the front porch
is the white railing with ifs heavy pill
lars on each side OF the stairs and the
large square columns at the corners.
These pillars and columns are in
keeping with the massive effect given
by this design.
The exterior of this house is OF clap
boards. No attempt is made to match
the chimney by trimming other parts
OF the house in a similar manner. The
chimney is constructed of rough-fin-
ished reddish brown bricks. and
stands exposed as special decorativel
feature. This is another detail that is
unusual
II you have got house for sale,
the impression that is created on al
prospective buyer right at the start Isl
often the main reason for either buy
ing or deciding not to buy. The best
impression that can be made will be
due to little details that are different
from the ordinary run of houses.
Everybody likes to have something
that is distinctive house that peo-
pie will notice as they go BY. III
doesn't cost any more to make a house
into home than to build four walls,
q roof some windows and door, and
the first is much easier to sell IL the
occasion demands.
The living room occupies the entire.
front of the house with the exception
of the front hall. This is mighty att
tractive room, where the family cam
really live. A dark room IL all right.
for developing films, but 1t Is a poor
place to live in all the time. and that Isl
what a living room is for. Opening on
to the front porch are three windows.
The center one is quite wide. with a.
narrower one on each side, On each
side of the fireplace is window, So
that the room Is sure to be bright and
CHEEKY
In the colonnade between the living
room and the dining room is china
closet, and alongside OF that is o.
cased opening connecting the two
rooms. The dining room Is well light
ed by projecting bay of four win
dows.
The kitchen Is as carefully arranged
as the rest OF the house, 1t is compact
and planned SO as to be as convenient
as possible. The sink is placed under
the double window in the back, which
will be appreciated by every house
wife. In front of the handy little cor
ner porch Is a pantry containing a
cupboard and also refrigerator that
Is iced from the back porch, which is
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Ribbons and laces continue to set
off the faces of maids and matrons
during many hours of the day at
home.
A cap is shown at the left of the
picture given here which sells for
fifty cents. 1t may be had in any OF
the lovely colors into which ribbons
are dyed. Jonquil yellow, rose color,
and blue are great favorites just now.
It. takes yard Of ribbon about FIVE
inches wide to make it, and a yard of
narrow ribbon, one inch or a little
less in width, to make the three small
ribbon flowers and the short loops
that decorate it. A yard of shadow
lace edges the Wide ribbon for fri.i
about the cap. This lace is bought
in a five-inch width and split length
wise to form two strips, one three
inches wide and one two inches wide.
The wider strip is used for the frill
about the face, and the narrower is
gathered alang one edge with plaque
to form the center of the crown.
To make the cap sew the lace
edge to the ribbon with two rows of
stitching to form casing for an
elastic band that is to be run in it.
Sew the narrower lace strip to the
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the picture and it is safe to pin ones
faith to it.
In this suit the skirt is not extreme
ly wide. 1t has a fiat panel at the
front and back and is shaped to flare,
with inverted plaits where the side
cores are set in. 1t should be shorter
than it is pictured here, extending not
more than an inch or two below the
top of the average walking shoe. 1t
fits smoothly tbut not tight) about the
hips, and fastens at the side.
The long coat Is long-waisted, with
the slightly curving line at the under
arm seam which makes of it semi
fitted model. 1t is becomingly double
breasted. and this is point that wom-
en- will do well to consider, for it does
much for the figure. The straight
loose-fitting sleeves are finished with
a narrow cuff of velvet headed with a
band of skunk fur The collar and
belt are of the fur also. ,
Silk ornaments, cord and cloth
covered buttons give the spice OF va
riety to the composition of the coat.
JULIA BoTTOMLEY.
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The difficult part of making ready
the winter wardrobe now, lies in de
Gliding upon just what one wants
II it Is a question of the street suit
that is to be decided, safe answer
lies in two directions at least. The
severely plain tailored suit, with plain
skirt, cut shoe-top length and moder-
ately wide, or plated skirt, may be
chosen, to be worn with a semifitted
coat having fiaring skirt portion,
long, plain, rather close-fitting coat
sleeves and a finish OF bone buttons
and inconspicuous stitching. The
plain, tailored suit does not come
back each season, for the simple rea-
son that it never goes out. 1t is al
ways with US With some variation
OF lines or length or fullness it brings
its own style into line with the pass
ing modes.
Then there are suits on decidedly
new lines. Among them those that
show the influence of the redingote
which has inspired the designers of
SO many and such varied models. A
fine example Of this style is shown in
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Tye-Room Abode Might Almost
Be Called Combination OF
Two Ideas.
HAS MANY SPECIAL FEATURES
Outside II Has Most Attractive Ap-
pearance, and Inside Every Ar
raneement Has Been Made
for the Comfort Of the
Occupants.
BY WILLIAM a. RApFoRp.

Mr. William A. Radford VIII answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject OF building. for the readers of this
paper. On account of his wide experience
as Editor, Author and Manufacturer. he
is. without doubt, the highest authority
on all these subjects Address all inquiries
TO William A. Radford. No. 1927 Prairie
avenue. Chicago. ILL.,, and only enclose
two-cent stamp for reply.
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MAKES PLEA FOR THE BIRDS
Milwaukee Newspaper Points out
How Necessary They Are in War
ring on Insect World.

War and rumors of war are ON
every side and occupy our minds
large part Of the time. There is an
ever present fear of danger to our
country. There is real danger which
is not considered as seriously or as
frequently as it should be. There is
in many localities a reckless destruc-
ton of bird life. 1.-THE hawk has
caught a chicken" is the cry. The
hawk must be shot. The owl shares
his fate. This is without thought of
the thousands OF moths and injurious
insects which they have destroyed,
thus enabling you to enjoy some OF
the fruits you have been endeavoring
to raise. Had these birds not helped
you by killing insects, you would have
no fruit at ALL The North American
calls attention to the fact that one
pair of gypsy moths, unchecked, would
would destroy every vestige OF foliage
in the United States" What is the
V .lue of one fowl, compared with the
thousands of injurious insects de-
stroyed? These birds also relieve you
of an army of mice that are destruc-
tive. Many other birds are the good
friends of man, clearing trees from
scale, and various injurious things
that. unaided, he would be unable to
cope with. Instead of killing every
hawk or owl you see, learn about the
birds and discover which among them
are your friends. Few birds deserve
death at your hand. Without the birds
man can scarcely live at all, and if
existing, would be deprived OF almost
every comfort and Iieasure.-Milwau-
kee Journal
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other edge of the ribbon and run a
gathering thread along it's outer edge.
Pull the thread up tightly and fasten
it securely to form the center of the
cap crown. Place little ribbon flow
er here to finish it,
Cut a length Of elastic cord just long
enough to extend about the head, and
run in the casing formed of the lace,
Joining the ends. The small ribbon
flowers are made of five petals each,
either cut from the ribbon and made
separately or formed by gathering the
ribbon to simulate petals. Millinery
stamens are used TOR the centers
A very wide rib1on is used for the
cap at tie right. 1t is shaped to the
head by means OF narrow tucks into
which small cords are run. A bow
Of narrower ribbon trims the front,
and hanging loops and ends OF very
narrow ribbon are placed at the back,
all of the same color as the cap.
Four buckles, made of tiny chiffon
roses in blue, yellow, pink and laven-
der or pale green require patient and
efficient work in making. A frill of
cream-colored lace falls under the rib
bon frill about the face.
JULIA soTToMLEY.
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YOUR FRIEND TODAY

Elizabeth and Martha were friends.
Elizabeth said the word should al
ways be. written with a capital F.
Martha declared that every letter that
went into the making of so precious a
name should be capital, whereupon
Elizabeth kissed her affectionately.
and they both declared that no matter
what the years might bring them they
would keep their tie of friendship
pure, and true, and lofty.
And" said Martha, who was the
more ardent and imaginative of the
two, there are to be no secrets be-
tween us; not even thought secrets"
To which Elizabeth agreed in an alb
stracted manner which did not quite
satisfy her friend.
So Martha suggested that they draw
up an agreement of eternal love and
loyalty to be solemnly signed by each
of them, and when Elizabeth said she
didn't see the use of such thing, her
friend burst into storm of grief that
quite took the less intense girl off her
feet.
why, you darling Martha COM
forted Elizabeth. "Of course, we'll
write the vow, and sign it. | only
meant that all the vows in the world
couldn't make me truer to our friend
ship, or more certain that l shall al
ways love you just as | do now
Whereupon Martha dried her tears,
and spent many weeks in the compo-
sition of vow of friendship which
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esting than to watch an ambitious man
trying to put all the wheels back into
an alarm clock that has been carefully
taken apart.
The exterior of this house presents
a massive appearance considering it's
size. This effect is due more to the
method OF building the front porch
than anything else. The gable over
the porch is built with a different pitch
roof than the one over the front part
OF the house. This is an unusual eft
feet that is not often seen and is just
one of the many ways of adding a
special touch to house so as to give
it distinctive appearance. The pan
eled stucco gable over the porch also
gives a pleasing impression. Another
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One of the best things to figure on
in basement is workroom where
a bench can be built and the tools
that are around the house can be kept.
Lots Of men like to putter around the
house trying to fix everything that
goes wrong, from doors to alarm
clocks. If they really can fix things
as well as they say they can, no re-
pairs will ever be needed for the
house. Even if they cant they will
provide lot of pleasure for them
selves and amusement for their
friends. There is nothing more inter
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handler for the iceman and also pleas
anter for whoever has to keep the
kitchen clean. Across the kitchen from
this pantry is convenient little cup
board set back into the jog in the
wall, where 1t is not in the way and is
easy to get at
On the opposite side of the house
from the kitchen and the dining room
are two bedrooms. Between these two
is the bathroom, which Is the best kind
OF an arrangement for this part of the
house.
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a thing-this matter of loving and be.
ing loved-thas she did so want to
cherish it for jurt little while against
the knowledge of all the world But
she remembered the VOW, the letter
f~of which she had kept for years, SO
shyly she told Elizabeth that she and
The Man were to be married.
And you have the audacity to tell
me this, you sly MIMI" Kissed the life
time friend of the girl, Martha.
You're a perfect little sneak, that's
what you are! You've enticed him
into this with your confiding little
ways. But he doesn't know you as I
do! He doesn't know you'll" she cried,
beside herself with rage and disap-
pointment, for the girl, Elizabeth, also
loved The Man and wanted to be his
wife more than she wanted anything
else in all the world.
had always kept to the letter, and
which the wiser girl had always set
aside as mighty foolish sort of thing,
Elizabeth was as familiar with the
weaknesses of her friend as she was
with her own. She knew her as she
knew herself, for in her interpreta
ton of the word friendship Martha
had always uncovered her very soul
for the other girls inspection.
And, so it was that the condolences
which the girl, Martha. had given in
the sacred name of friendship were
made the property of all who cared
to hear them, and bounded back like
boonerangs to hurt her thousand
times with hurt SO poignant that
sometimes the injuries done her
seemed more than she could bear.
And The Wise Woman shook her
head grayely and remarked again that,
so long as human nature Is human ma
ture, it will never be safe to tell your
dearest friend anything that you would
not want your bftterest enemy to
know.
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heard much of Martha and Elizabeth,
sat quietly by while the former ex-
pressed it as her belief that friendship
is the greatest thing in the world
THE sort that will stand the test
of actual self-denial is very rare" said
The Wise Woman.
YOUR FRIEND TODAY is OFTEN
YOUR ENEMY TOMORROW. THERE
FORE, NEVER TELL YOUR FRIEND
WHAT YOU WOULD NOT WANT
YOUR ENEMY TO KNOW"
Martha listened as one might listen
to treason
Then. remembering Elizabeth, she
abruptly left the room.
She is young" remarked The Wise
Woman. She will learn
1t came to pass that the personal
interests of the friends confiicted for
the first time since, in that ffs away
yesterday, they each signed the vow
of eternal love and loyalty.
They fell in love with the same man
For time The Man, knowing the
closeness Of the tie which bound the
two young women, was very nice to
both of them.
Then it became apparent that he
was more interested in Martha. and
after a little he asked her hand in
marriage.
And for the first time in her life
the girl, Martha, FOUND it difficult to
open the deepest chamber in her heart
to her friend. Instinctively, she
Rugged her secret. /. was SO precious
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The accompanying floor plan and
perspective show five-room cottage
house that resembles bungalow in
many ways 1t is built higher from
the ground than the bungalow gener-
ally is and the roof has slightly
sharper pitch, but the pitch is still
fiat enough and the caves project SO
as to give more or less of bungalow
appearance.
This house is placed well above the
ground SO that there is plenty OF head
room for heating system. or course
a deep cellar can be dug in land that
is high and dry. but even then the
basement is fikely to be damp and
will certainly be dark. A large and
roomy basement can be built under
this house, as IL is Is by 40 feet. Par
tition walls can be constructed in this
basement, dividing it up into various
rooms which can be used in many
ways. The furnace room can be shut
off from the rest of the basement and
a room provided for the storage of
fruit and vegetables which win be
cool. Also a laundry should be built.
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Typical.

Who is that fellow SO loudly advo-
eating national preparedness?'
That's Dolblay. He never has an
umbrella when it rains.
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would have seemed more like a con-
tract of the REIMBURSEMENT of all per-
sonal liberty than a promise of indy
ing love to an outsider But the docu-
ment quite satisfied the friends, who
considered it masterpiece in its own
way.
In the weeks and months that fol-
lowed condolences became almost an
obsession with the girl, Martha An
overconscious little soul, she spent a
! deal of her time in determination
for fear. that she would depart from
the letter of her promise and hold
back the admission OF some thought
or action from Elizabeth.
The vow was taken less seriously
by Elizabeth, upon whom friendship
sat with lighter meaning.
Martha, in her frank and girlish ar
dor would have called her friend a
traitor. had she known that she did
not share the deeper life of Elizabeth.
Elizabeth would have said that she
merely protected God-given right,
6uu LldL tuC iudllCi u thC WV was q
silly thing, to which she had agreed
merely to humor her friend.
So the years went by, and the
friends became women grown.
Their companionship had been very
close, and their affection for each 9th
er was matter for admiration among
their associates.
People said that they had never
seen such remarkable confidence be-
tween two young women.
So far as Martha was concerned this
was true. She shared her every
thought Of consequence with Eliza
beth. She unveiled her weaknesses as
well as her strength to the elder girl
nor did she notice that every year had
brought Elizabeth more reserve, so
great was her absorption in her own
condolences.
One day The Wise Woman. who had
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-03-11

MAKING WINTER FLOCK LAY
UNLESS Proper Quarters Are Provided
Hens VIII Not Produce Eaas-
Mistake 10 Overerowd.
ny IT. l.. KEMpsTER. Missouri Expert.

ny IT. l.. KEMPsTER, Missouri Expert.
mrnt StntionD
Farmers lose thousands OF dollars
Every year because their poultry Is
lot properly housed. Unless proper
quarters are provided. hens will not
ny during the winter and II Is a waste
of feed and time TO hold them w
rhe most common mistake is to keep
more hens than the house will hold.
A better plan would be to Gull tho
lock and comfortably house those that
'emain. II "a poultry house Is roomy.
II does no harm to keep the birds shut
up on stormy days. The house should
be dry. This is accomplished by hav.
Ing a good dry floor and n good sys.
tenn Of ventilation. Above all. the
quarters should be light and clean-
the house a pleasant place for the
hens to live In.
The Missouri College Of Agriculture
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GAS, DYSPEPSIA
AND INDIGESTION
"Pape's Diapepsin" settles sour
gassy stomachs In Five
minutes--Time Il!

You don't want n slow remedy when
your stomach Ia bad-or an uncertain
one-or q harmful one-your stomach
Is too valuable: you mustn't injure II.
Pape's Dlapepsln ia noted for its
speed in giving relief; It's harmless
ness; It's certain unfailing action In
regulating sick. sour, gassy stomachs.
It's millions OF cures IT. indigestion.
dyspepsia, gastritis and other stomach
troubles has made II famous the world
over.
Keep this perfect stomach doctor in
your home-keep II handy-get a large
nfty.cent case from any dealer and
then II anyone should eat something
which doesn't agree with them; II
what they eat lays llk' lead. fermeats
and sours and forrls gas; causes head
ache, dizziness and nausea; eructs-
lions OF acid and r~udlgested TODD
remember as Don as Pape's Diapepsin
comes ir contact with the stomach all
such distress van'shes. Its prompt,
ness. certainty and Ease IN overcoming
the worst stomach disorders is a reve
lation TO those who try it.-Adv.
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SELECTION OF BIG LAYERS
Many Difficulties In Choosing High
Producing Breed-No General
Agreement Yet as to Type.

There are several difficulties that
surround the selection OF high.produc
Ing hens. The individuals are small
Their production. compared with
cows. for instance. is also small. The
standard yearly profit for each hen 10
somewhere around one dollar. One
cannot spend a great deal OF time or
each individual hen. So that from 6
general farmers standpoint, traI
nests, the n accurate way OF gettins
at the big layers. are out OF the ques
ton. The fact that the individuals
are so small also makes Il difficult
for even those who have given the
matter considerable attention to selec,
by type, There has been no general
agreement as to what the egg type Is