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The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-12-23

placing of the porch in the little bunga-
low shown here, for instance. Instead
of being handled in the usual way it
is built at the corner of the house
The entrance is also at the corner,
which has been cut off to accommodate
the door. This arrangement illustrates
the possibilities of just one part of
the house.
The front door design is also out of
the ordinary. Instead of a plain panel
door with a plain door knob, this door
has several ideas incorporated in it
that are as distinctive as the porch
arrangement. The hinges are of heavy
brass and extend almost across the
door. The knob and plate are also of
the same heavy material to harmonize
with the hinges. Instead of one broad
window across the top of the door, a
paneled effect is obtained by placing
narrow strips Of glass across the door
horizontally. There are four of these
strips.
The door fixtures illustrate the pos
sibilities of builders hardware. 1t has
often been said that door can either
make plain house beautiful or beau
tiful house plain. A door as hand
some as this will certainly have a
marked effect OH anyone and will put
them in a mood to appreciate the beau
ties of the interior decorations.
The corner entrance in this room
presents an excellent opportunity to
develop an artistic floor plan A dag
Onal wall is built from the stairwa. in
the central part Of the house to a little
closet that is placed in front of the
entrance. The closet is of triangular
! shape. Two rooms of the house can
be reached from the reception hall.
On the right is the living room and
on the left is door leading to the
dining room.
Across the living room from the re-
ception hall is cozy corner den that
is one of the pleasantest features of
the floor plan. A big fireplace is built
in this room and a double easement
| window provides the light on one side
Of the room. A few easy chairs and
table that will harmonize with the
interior decorations will make this lit
tie den an unusually attractive spot.
A large unobstructed floor space is
available ir this plan, as the diagonal
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-12-23
eonaparte's UnIucky Shot.

1t is somewhat remarkable that the
first shell fired at Toulon was by the
hand Of Bonaparte. and that 1t fell
upon and entirely destroyed the very
house where he and his family had re-
sided during the short time they in.
habited the town after their removal
from Corsica. 1t was hotel kept BY
the foster sister Of his mother. the
daughter Of her nurse. The husband
CT the unfortunate woman was killed
in the explcsion.-The Napoleon Anse'
dotsA edited BY W. H Ireland.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-12-23

tie consequence are likely to be falal
An Ostrander .ncs accused cans0l
skulk Oliver hAs been accused ant
-'end that" he quickly cried. pulling
forward the telegram he had written
Mr.. Black took up the Telegram and
read:
Come at oncs- Imperative No delay
ARCHIBALD osTRANDER
"Mrs Scoville will supply the ad
dress" continued the poor father
You will see that II goes. and that iti
sending is kept secret The answer
II any is sent. had better be directed
to your Office What do you say
Black"
Il am your friend, right straight
through. Judge. Your friend"
And my boys adviser?"
I'm q surly fellow. Judge I have
known you all these years. yet I've
never expressed-never said Hhat
even find il hard to say now. that
that my esteem is something more
than esteem: that-that III do any.
thing for you. Judge"
I've won't talk OF that. Black
Tell Mrs S,oville to keep me informed
and bring me any message that may
come The boy. even II he leaves the
first thing in the morning. cannot get
here before tomorrow night"
Not possibly"
He will telegraph. ! shall hear
from him. o God! the hours I must
wait: my boy! my boy!"
1t was natures irrepressible cry.
Black pressed his hand and went out
with the telegram.
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Saw New Era Of Warfare.

At the FIRST Interview between Napo
leon and the veteran generals whom
he was to command Rampon under.
took to givt the young commander
some advice. Napoleon. who was i'm.
patient of ADVICE, exclaimed: Gentle
men, the art of war is in its infancy,
The time has passed in which enc
mics are mutually to appoint the place
of combat, advance hat in hand and
say: Gentlemen, will you have the
goodness to e?"-"Table Talk and
Opinions Of Napoleon Buonaparte."
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running into her arms. burst ost vitS
the glad cry:
oliver is no longer in Detroit ~
he's wanted here. and Mr. Black and
are going to find him. l think ] know
where to look Get me ready. mother
dear: We are going tonight"
But" objected Deborah, II yoa
know where to look for him, shy take
the child' Why 60 yourself! Why
not telegraph to these places?"
His answer vas . look. quick. sharp
and enigmatical enough to require ex-
PLANTATION. He could not give it to her
then, but later. when Reuther had left
them, he said:
Men who fly their ENGAGEMENTS ana
secrete themselves. with or without
pretext. are not SO easily reached We
shall have to surprise Oliver o.
trander. in order to place his fathers
message in his hands"
You may be right. But Reutherf
Can she stand the excitement-ths
physical strain?"
You have the harder task Of the
two. Mrs. Scoville. Leave the little
one to me. She shall not suffer"
Deborahs response was eloquent Il
was only lock. but il made his harsh
features glow and his hard eye soften.
But his thoughts. il not his hopes,
receive. 4 check when. with every
plan made and Reuther in trembling
anticipation Of the journey, he en-.
countered the triumphant figure OF
Flanagan coming out OF police head
quarters.
His Jaunty air. his complaisant nod.
admitted Of but one explanation. He
had told his story to the chief authori.
ties and been listened to- Proof that
he had something of actual moment to
tell them: something which the dis.
trict attorneys Office might feel bound
to take up
A night Of stars, seen through sway.
ing treetops whose leaves crisping to
their fall. murmured gently of van.
ished hopes and approaching death.
Below. q long, low building with Q
lighted window here and there, sur
rounded by heavy growth Of trees
which are but the earnest OF the II.
limitable stretch Of the Adirondack
woods which painted darkness on the
encircling horizon.
Within. Reuther seated in the glow
of a hospitable fire OF great logs. talk
ing earnestly to Mr.. Black. As they
were placed. he could see her much
better than she could see him. his
back being to the blaze and she. In ito
direct glare.
He could. therefore. study her fea-
lures without offense. and this he did
steadily and with deep interest, all the
while she was talking. He was look
ing for signs Of physical weakness or
fatigue; but he. found none. The
pallor Of her features was . natural
pallor. and in their expression, new
forces were becoming apparent. which
gave him encouragement, rather than
anxiety. fo- the adventure whose most
trying events lay still before them.
This is what she was saying:
Il cannot point to any one man of
the many who have been about US
ever since we started north. But that
we have been watched and our route
followed. | feel quite convinced. But,
as you saw. no one besides ourselves
left the cars at this station. and | am
beginning to hope that we shall re-
main unmolested till we can take the
trip to Tempest lodge. How far is 1t,
Mr.. Black?"
(TO BE CONTINUED1
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rooms in the back part of the house
readily accessible. The two bedrooms
in the opposite back corner Of the
house from the kitchen can be reached
through this hall. The basement is
made with plenty of headroom SO that
a heating plant can be installed The
house is built well of the ground,
to make this possible.
If storage room for fruits and vege-
tables is desired it is well to place
the furnace in one end of the basement
rather than in the center. The storage
room can thus be kept cool, which
will keep all the perishab!e things in
good condition.
The exterior walls of this bungalow
are finished in one of the typical bun.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-18
EySRlrzA

and pulling from the side lines Harry Wheelock. For the information of the un- knowing it may be stated MT. Wheelock weighed 300 pounds on his last birthday. He yielded to the plaintive sobs of Harry and joined the ranks right behind Walter Metcalf, who when it comes to avordupos is twin brother of MT. Wheelock From then on the fortunes of the Blues began to Jade for the Reds thus reinforced slow ly got the grip on them and would have been dragging them on down Shades valley yet had not the judges rushed in and stopped the carnage.
 The running broad jump like all the rest was hotly contested, S. H. Hall final ly coming off winner with jump of IS feet and inches. Frank Hammond was second and J. G. Wright was third.
 Then the band led the crowd back up the hill where on long white tables un- der the trees was spread the festive bar becue and all the trimmings. What happened needs no chronicling. The weather was hot the barbecue was hot and the diners were hot; but three hot things never mixed together with greater evidences of pleasure.
 Adjourning to the clubhouse veranda the "choir invincble" could no longer be restrained and with the accompanyment of the band they sang ''Tipperary,' Its A Hot Time In the Old Town" 'One
 
 and similar classics.
 Crawford Johnson, labeled with a big |red card on his bosum containing the Words High Mogul was called on for speech. He was forced to mount the balustrade, where he was greeted by the strains of Dixie. He then said he was literally and figuratively "too full for utterance."
 ''Barbecue." cried George Knox, and ''barbecue" the crowd echoed. MT. John son stated that he was glad to see the annual outing of the chamber such suc- cess. 'The man who started this annual outing of the chamber Is like the man who invented interest," he declared. He 8 no slouch. He said he was glad to see SC many members and so many non- members present and voiced the hope that the occasion would result in many Of these on the outside looking in, chang ing their positions.
 Like the, old saw on Immortal Life, after that just one-thing followed an- other. They sang and they danced and they talked and they pitched horseshoes and they drank lemonade and ate more barbecue and they had, good time. It was the second annual outing of the Chamber of Commerce, but 1t was far, far from the last.
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WALKING IN SLE ?. FALLS DOWN STEPS i,
 AND BREAKS NECK
Mrs. Percy Briggs Meets Tragic Death at Nurses Home of the Birming-
 ham Infirmary

Mrs. Percy Briggs probationer at the Birmingham infirmary, while walking in her sleep at 12:i5 o'clock this morning In the nurses home 709 First avenue. West End. fell down the steps to the basement and was instantly killed.
 The noise of Mrs. Briggs fall was heard by Mrs. Carrie Drake snatron of the home, who investigated and found Mrs. Briggs lying head downward on the landing of the cellar steps Dr. R. M. Avery. resident physician at the in- frmary, was hastily summoned and ar rived in two minutes but an examina- tion disclosed that life was already ex- tinct.
 Mrs. Briggs had been taken on as a probationer only yesterday afternoon aft CT several applications during the course of the past year. When she went to the home last night she begged that she be given room on the ground floor which was done. She assigned no reason for her request. but it is believed that it was caused by her knowledge that she was somnambulist This belief is borne out by the fact that the light in her room had not been turned on and her exit did not disturb the nurse who shared the room with her.
 Mrs. Briggs was about g years of age. She resided at Brighton, where a num- Der of relatives survive her Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
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FINE SCORES MADE
 AT FOURTH SHOOT !. OF THE RIFLE CLUB

The fourth shoot of the Jefferson Rife club yesterday afternoon at the rife range at Boyles was the most successful yet held rwenty-two mem bers participated and some good scores were made. R. N. Davidson led the field with the score of 13S out of a pos sible 150, while H. H. Knight and W. k. Lawson tied for second place with scores of 123. Maj. R. V. Mabry and Capt. J. T. Evans tied for third place with scores of 122.
 More shooting than has formerly been possible was done yesterday aft ernoon All members put in strings of 10 shots for record at 200, 300 and 500 yards The targets were unusually well handled. Sergeant Miller and six men being In charge of the pits. two men at each target. Sergeant Johnson or the artillery battalion brought out their field telephone and established communication between the firing line and the pits, resulting in faster shoot : ing and better aim as each shooter was enabled to correct his aim. vote or thanks was given Sergeant Miller Tor his assistance and he was invited to come again.
 After the shooting a short business meeting was held at which 15 new
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-18
MEWHINNEY NAMED : TO SUCCEED DIR. RAY

At well attended meeting of za- mora tenaple, Ancient Arabic Order No- bles of the Mystic Shrine. held last night Nat L. Mewhinney was elected as representative to the imperial council to fill the vacancy caused by the res ignation of Dr. J. U. Ray. At the an nual election of officers of the local temple held few weeks ago four dele gates to the imperial council, which meets next month in Seattle, wer', elected and among them Dr. Ray, who is the present potentate Owing to business reasons Dr. Ray found IL would be impossible for him to attend and rendered his resignation and at tine meeting last night MT. Mewhinney was elected in his stead.
 Dr. Ray announced that the annual outing of the shrine would be held n the near future, and that the Meridian, Miss, Shriners would join in the affair. The time and place has not been def initely decided upon, but it will be It some point between Birmingham and Meridian Further announcements will be made in few days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-18
DAMAGES AND COSTS PAID WITH A STAMP

2-cent postage stamp paid the dam ages and costs assessed against the Alec Little Furniture company of Bessemer by a jury in the circuit court yesterday. The case was tried before Judge E. C. Crow, in which Mamie Green sued the furniture company for s200O damages for an alleged wrongful attachment of furni- ture, The case went to the jury yester- day morning and in a few minutes it re- turned verdict for the plaintiff and awarded her 1 cent damages.
 Verdicts for the plaintiff include all costs provided the amount is over $20 If less than this amount the law provides that costs shall not exceed more than the amount of the verdict MT. Little walked into the office of Clerk w. J. Waldrop and offered ''jitney" in pay ment of the verdict and costs assessed against htim. The clerk could not make the change and a 2-cent postage stamp was accepted in lieu of the ''coip of the realm
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-18
In Bankruptcy

Voluntary petition in bankruptcy was filed yesterday in the United States court by William Hornsberger of the firm or Daniels & Hornsberger, blacksmiths and wa gon repairers, of East Birmingham. In the petition Hornsberger seeks to nave the finn placed in bankruptcy, declar- Ing that it is -insolvent. He states that his partner. o. l.. McDaniel, refuses to join in the petition and in making a schedule of the assets of the firm he
 charges that McDaniels removed some of the assets consisting of account books, tools and materials. He places the lia- bilities of the firm at s3I2 and his own assets at s2O1 On account of the above alleged removal of materials he states he is unable to give the assets of the firm.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-18
THOMPSON-TAYLOR
 WEDDING OCCURS

The marriage of Miss Annie Louise Tay- Tor and MT, J, H. D. Thompson of RaK- land was solemnized Thursday afternoon at 6:30 o'clock at the residence of Rev J. w. Johnson pastor of the First Meth odist Episcopal church, in the presence of a few friends and relatives Immediately after the marriage MT. and Mrs. Thomp- son were entertained at informal lunch at the home of Mrs. J. Carl Park, soo Tus- caloosa avenue. West End, where the
 bride elect has been visiting for the past 10 days MT. and Mrs. Thompson, after stopping at Hotel Motion, will leave for Atlanta and Athens. Ga, this morning. where they will visit friends and rela- lives.
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Weather Conditions

Summary of observations made at Uni ted States weather bureau stations dur ing sthe 24 hours ending 8 p. n., 10th meridian time, June II, 1915:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-18
Neero Fracture. Skull by Fan

George Legon. negro. fell from win dow on the second floor of the building in which he lived. 71s11 North Fourteenth street. last night about ,10:45 o'clock and fractured his skO. After Sergeant War; ren had made repeated efforts to sum- mon negro ambulance to take the in- jured -negro to the hospital. he pressed the patrol into service and removed the man to the Htilman hospital where the negro is considered to have Nlight chance for his nfe-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-18
Fail to Right Schooner

Tampa, Fla. June 17.-Enorts to right the schooner Dona Christina, in the cabin of which marine men believe the bodies of Captain Paris, his wife child and members of the crew are imprisoned, failed today. Additional lighters will be used tomorrow. The schooner capslzed in the Gulf of Mex leo storm two months ago and was lowed here yesterday.
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members were elected. Dr. Jordan,

members were elected. pr. Jordan, the president, announced that the chart CT of the club had arrived from the National Rifle association. This puts the club under government supervision and enables it to purchase its supplies at cost.
 Three of the members shot only two strings of 10 shots each, leaving before the firing at 500 yards began, This gave them a possible score of 100. The following scores were made:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-18

Flyer" Estes was proclaimed the winner Hammond second and Mcqueen third.
 There followed the relay race between the contesting teams. novelty in ath- letic stunts and one of the most popular things on the programme. The crowd of onlookers composed of ladies and fat gen. tlemen who did not dare exercise laughed until their sides ached as a contestant on each team would race to the chalk line there place himself through a hoop lying on the ground and race back. his team mate starting from the line as the other touched his hand.
 The race was even with the lean men unt1 Herbert Baum got stuck in the red hoop and in extracting himself lost so much time 1t could not be made up, the hlues winning.
 In the second event of this race re- served for fat men, heavy weights like George 'Glinn, J. D. Rosenberger, Walter Metcalf and John Shelby, the spectacle Of going through the hoop was even more amusing but the Reds came off visitors In close contest.
 Reds Capture Tug of War
 "Then came the tug of war" For five tense minutes the rival teams pulled at the great rope until it seemed it's strands would separate. Then Herr Harry Jones regotated a German military strategy by slipping from the ranks of the Reds
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Local Data

"A hours ending at p. m, June
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-18
THE WEATHER
Weather Forecast

Washington. June 17.-Forecast for Ala bama- Mississippi: Fair Friday; Saturday probably showers.
 Georgia: Unsettled Friday and Satur- day; probably showers.
 Tennessee: Fair east. showers west Fri day: Saturday showers.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-10
TAFT ON THE VISIBLE GOVERNMENT
The Voter Everywhere in Evidence Through His Action
Inacton, Wisdom Foly-Former President Discusses
the Way to Rid Politics of Bossism and Corruption

cases If the initial letter of the candidates
name comes early in the alphabet and he
is first in the list of candidates. he may re-
ceive thousands of votes more than the man
whose name begins with w. Anything that
gives man notoriety or conspicuousness in
the community however unimportant in
showing his qualifications, attracts votes to
him because the voters have no other means
of Identifying or discriminating between the
many candidates. The man who advertises
himself most in the newspapers has a great
advantage.
The Duty -DOdging Voter
The general primary, in the opportunity
which it offers to the use of money in or
ganizing campaign, expended, not cor
ruptly but merely in giving publicity to the
candidate, greatly increases the power of
money. I have known man after man,
worthy of party preference, who has de-
clined to enter a primary contest because of
the financial burden that successful issue
imposed.
Nor is it true that the general primary
is any less subject to the control of a machine
and the boss and a political organization
than a convention. Primaries are usually
attended by a minority of the party. In
other words, the result is much affected by
the number who can be aroused to come
out to vote, and that depends upon organiza-
tion. This places in the hands of the polit-
clans who have an organization the means
to control
In America we have been greatly infiu-
enced by the success that our people have
shown in the invention of machines to re-
duce the amount of labor needed and the
cost of production, and we cannot get over
the idea that political evils can be remedied
by change in political machinery. / don't
mean to say that one form of machinery In
politics is not better than another but do
mean to say that every one will fail, or will
suffer in its operation If the electorate do
not perform their electoral duties
The representative system in legislatures
and In conventions will work well IL
the people who ought to vote will turn out,
and 1t will work a great deal better than
the initiative and referendum and the gen.
eral primary. But we should realize under
any system the politicians will control, II
the people fail in their electoral duties.
These so-called reforms and their popu-
larity are a sincere expression of the desirs
or the people to make short cuts and to avoid
the evils OF failure of the people to do
their duties. It is futile policy, as expert
ence is showing. We find the so-calIed bosses
stu controlling under the general primary,
and we find the reformers as bitter against
the result Of the general primaries when they
are defeated as they were against the con-
vention. We may, therefore, expect a wiser
reaction from this attempted infusion of
more democracy TO cure the evils OF pres
ent democracy"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-10
WHO CARES ABOUT HIS TAX BILL,

MEN get excited over national systems OF
ISl taxation which touch them slightly and
Indirectly. while they give no though to local
taxation, the burden Of which they feel with
every recurring autumn.
The size of the tax bills which the small
householders in this city have to pay de-
pends on the honesty and efficiency Of the
government In the City Hall. They have
got moro nearly value received for the money
paid In the last four years than ever before,
but there has been waste and extravaganza
which the executive department has been
powerless to prevent. They are vitality in
terested In the kind Of administration which
comes into power next January II they
choose, they can have an administration
which will see to 1t that the proceeds OF
the tax levy are spent honestly and with good
Judgment II they are Indifferent, their
money will be squandered to make Gang
favorites rich. They can get the worth OF
their money in efficient policing and adequate
fire prevention, In good pavements and clean
streets. in sanitary garbage and refuse re-
moval and in proper street lighting. or they
can permit slovenly and slipshod methods II
they care to do It. 1t is up to the voters.
They will get the kind OF government that
they want and If, after they have got 1t,
they are displeased, the condemnation is on
their own heads.