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take his family so far from the fighting
grounds that war would not further
trouble them, he rented a house in the
hamlet Of Appomattox. Fate made this
house the Surrender house.
The Mclean house near Manassas
long ago was a ruin, but another house
near it, which Beauregard also used
as headquarters, is often enormously
pointed out as the Mclean house.
McLean's SOM. Wilmer Mclean
is a business man in Manassas ham.
let that since the war has grown into
a thriving town.
The table in the Mclean house at
Appomattox on which the articles of
surrender were written is in the Ma,
tional museum at Washington. The
flag Of truce under which the negotia.
tions between Grant and Lee were con.
Quoted is also there, having been
loaned to that institution by the wild,
ow of George A. Custer.
Colonel Whitaker of Grants staff
who carried the flag, lives in Wash.
ington and is expected to take part in
the celebration at Appomattox.
Maj. George c. Rounds of Manassas,
a Civil war veteran, resident since
the war at Manassas, who promoted
the Blue and Gray reunion on the field
of Bull Run, has promoted the coming
fraternal celebration at Appomattox
Major Rounds has been urging upon
the war department and congress for
years the desirability Of converting
the battlefields of Bull Run into a ma,
tional park. He also takes a keen in.
terest in the future of Appomattox
Courthouse.
On the surrender ground is now a
dense pine growth, in which is the
only important monument al Appomat.
tox. 1t was erected by North Caro-.
lima, April 9, 1905.
Though the Appomattox Courthouse
village Of the Civil wal period has
practically disappeared, there is a new
and thriving town called Appomattox,
which is now the county seat Of Apo,
mattox county. 1t is three miles from
old Appomattox and is on the Nor.
folk & Western railroad.
During the Civil war there was a
siding on this railroad called Appomat.
tox station. II was here that Custer
with his cavalry division got in front
of Lee. The place has grown to be
the town which today is called Ap.
pomattox.
When the old court building was de.
strcyed by fire, the courthouse was re
built at Appomattox station.
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BY WILLIAM A.. RADFORO.

The colonial type of house has re-
aimed it's popularity for many years
and is still used to a large extent in
all parts of the country. Even the
bungalow is made so as to include GER
tain features that are colonial in APP
p%earance. There are certain impress
sions that are created by a colonial
house that are hard to get with any
other form Of construction.
The colonial house always has a dig
nitied appearance. 1t never seems
like the ordinary run of houses, but al
ways seems to stand by itself. Along
with this. however, there is a warmth
and an impression Of comfort. The
idea of a home is carried by the colo
NAL design along with its dignity.
h accompanying Illustration
shows a bungalow that is built in colo
NAL style, and it certainly has an at
tractive but dignified appearance. The
fact that the bungalow type a be
adapted to this style of architecture
When you consider that many of them
are made with all sorts o. fancy trim
mings and are all varieties and
shapes. 1t doesn't seem consistent
that they can be adapted to a style
such as is shown here. And yet there
is nothing inconsistent about the plan
as shown.
There are 10 very elaborate finish
ings in the construction Of this bunga-
low, so that the cost can be kept down
comparatively low. For this reason it
presents a good practical plan and
offers a distinctive home to the dis
eliminating home builder.
The combination of the gray stucco
walls and the white trim and columns
is in keeping with the dignity of this
colonial home. The projecting root
ove the side porch, with it's white col
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-05-25
D4DDY'S EVENING
T4IRY T4II1M Way
Sa '',e;ssEs
SUN TALKS TO HARRY.

"Oh Daddy" shouted Nick ana
Nancy almost together, did you see
the wonderful Sunset we had this af-
ternoon?"
Yes said Daddy, Il saw it from
my Office Window in the city, and
thought of you Children out here,
and wondered If you were looking at
it too. 1t certainly was the most beau
tiful one / think have ever seen, and
it reminded me of the dream a little
Boy once had, when he fell asleep just
at Sunset.
The little Boys name was Harry,
and he loved Sunsets and everything
that had bright colors. But as he had
spent all his life in the City, he had
not seen half the wild Flowers and
lovely wood Flowers you Children can
always see.
"One day he had been playing very
hard as 1t was his Birthday and His
mother had given him a Party. So he
was tired before it was time to go to
bed, and he was sitting by the open
Window looking at the Sun just be-
ginning to think about going to bed
too.
But the Fairy Queen al whisper
ing to the Sun to tell Harry a Story
as a special Birthday treat, and at the
same time Harry was saying oh.
please go to bed, Mr.. Sun, for l want
to see all your bright colors.'
But the Sun had no intention OF
being hurried. He wanted to go to
bed when he was tired and not be.
fore. Besides in the warm weather
he liked to stay up longer, and it was
only in the cold Winter that he cared
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umns, is a pleasing decorative fea,

umns, is a pleasing decorative fea-
ture.
To retain the bungalow appearance
in the colder climates, it is necessary
to make several changes in both the
lot on which the bungalow stands and
also in the house itself.
Cellars are needed In the cooler eli
mates and these must be provided
without giving the appearance of rails
ing the house in any way. The bunga-
low looks best when it is close to the
ground. SO the lot should be graded
toward the front so as to bring the
front entrance just a little above the
ground. In the back of the house and
along the sides 1t is not necessary to
have the lot graded SO high, and the
windows for lighting the basement
can be placed at these places. This is
the method nest commonly used for
getting the bungalow effect in colder
climates.
The basement that is provided must
be of a depth sufficient to accommo-
date a modern heating plant. A COM
plete hot-air heating plant will require
about Z feet 6 inches headroom in the
basement. In bungalow construction
this generally means a rather deep
excavation. because the building is
eve built very far above the ground.
Other types Of heating plants require
slightly less headroom than the hot-air
system.
In keeping with the tendency In
modern homes, the living room in this
design is made quite large and CON-
Portable and a fireplace of good size is
provided. The living room is connect
ed to the dining room and the back
hall by cased openings.
There are very few bungalows built
now that do not have a fireplace in
cluded in the plan. A big fireplace is
almost always the most striking fea-
ture Of q living room and adds more to
the coy appearance than anything
else. There 10 Q real homo atmnsnhara
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about going to bed before the After
noon really was over.
In a moment or two Harry was
sound asleep in his chair by the Win
dow. And the Sun had listened to
the Fairy Queens whisper. For, soon,
Harry was having the most wonderful
talk with Mr.. Sun.
"He came right in the Window, and
sat on the sill, just as friendly as
friendly could be. He told Harry the
history of his life, and oh, how very,
very old he was. 1t made Harry feel
quite old too, to hear the Sun talking.
and he said to him, Mr.. Sun, don't
you feel very blue when you think how
old you areG
Sometimes to be sure | do. That
Is only natural. And it is then that
you see many blue Clouds and pale
lavender colors around me as I'm go
ing to bed. But you will agree that
isn't very often. For when / am Sen
sible l say to myself that there is
nothing disgraceful about being old.
And it is then that / look bright and
rosy. For it is very foolish to mind
being old when you are as strong and
well as l am and have such a won
derfui long record
"At that, Harry seemed to see the
lovely rose coloring, almost flaming,
and he heard the Sun continue,
Now tonight / am very proud to
think OF my wonderful life and how
many sick folks i have cured, and how
many people say when they see me
that it does seem good to see the Sun
again. That happens after l have
been off on a visit, of course. But
sometimes ! can't help it, and / get
blue Just because | am old, oh SO very
old that it gets me tired put trying to
think how old
Before he knew it, Harry felt his
Mother shaking him very gently, and
saying,
"'Gracious me, Harry, it is long
past bedtime; why even the Sun has
set and it is quite dark
Harry slowly and sleepily went to
bed. But he was always SO glad that
he had had such a friendly chat with
the Sun and afterwards always knew
how the Sun was feeling by the colors
in the Sunset.
80 you see tonight, old Mr.. Sun
must have been very happy"
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Valuable "Waste Paper"

In an old hair trunk, bequeathed
to him with a number Of other ar.
ticles Of small value, a patrolman of
Jersey City recently discovered old
Certificates Of profit" Of an insurance
company of New YORK He took them
to a police Judge, who estimated their
value at SIS, 900. The Judge say they
entitle the patrolman to y share OF the
invested profits of the company. They
were bought sixty years ago by the
patrolman's grandfather. and his
grandmother. he now remembers. was
restrained by a friend from burning
than a. waste uapsr.
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pulp and cover the outside of the skins
with thick shellac. That will keep the
skin from shrjvelling. Fill the skins
with fine, rich soil, and plant therein
a seed Of whatever tree you wish to
raise-or rather two or three seeds,
to insure at least n good specimen.
Make a stand Of some kind so that
the growing tree a be kept in an
upright position and set the plants
where they will get plenty of sun,
but do not keep them in a room that
is likely to become overheated. Water
them regularly, but not too ~profusely.
After a time the roots will begin to
come through the orange peel. When
that happens, cut the roots off flush
with the outer surface of the orange
peel, but be careful not to injure the
film of shellac.
1t Is the cutting of the roots that
stunts the plants. When the tree has
reached maturity you can transfer it
to a more attractive holder. Conifers
such as cedars, pines and cryptomerias
car be readily stunted; SO also can
other evergreens, as lex and Citrus
trifoliata. Some dwarf cedars have
been known to live nor than 500
years. Fruit trees, such as the orange
and plum, blossom and bear perfect
fruit.
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Ready-Witted Georue.

Poor. dear woman, she has proba-
bly, been working hard all day. / must
not disturb her." murmured Jones, as
he crept upstairs at 3 a. m, on all
tours. He was Just going into the bed
room when one of those Internal
boards gave a squeak. Mrs. Jones
turned vel.
"George!" she whispered.
Immediately George Owed under the
bed.
"George!" repeated Mrs. Jones. No
reply.
"George!" continued Mrs. Jones. In
sterner tones, you may as we'll come
out, for ! know you are there"
There was now no help for It
George crept out, rubbing his eyes.
"Bless my heart, Maria" he said. ~
was dreaming | was out motoring!"
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DWARF TREES EASILY GROWN
Secret, Long Known Only to the Jap
anese, Has Become a Matter of
General knowledge.

have closely guarded the secret of
growing miniature trees. Indeed, says
the Youths Companion, until recent
ly they did not allow the trees to be
taken out of the country; wealthy
Now, in America, dwarf trees bring a
good price and are used as house
plants and table decorations. BY fol-
lowing the plan here described almost
any one can raise diminutive trees
with little trouble.
Get a few large, thick-skinned or.
anges and halve them. Remove the
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-05-25
DON'T LOSE YOUR HAIR
Prevent II by Using Cuticura Soap and
Ointment. Trial Free.

II your scalp is irritated, itching and
burning and your hair dry and falling
out in handfuls try the following treat
ment: touch spots of dandruf and
itching with Cuticura Ointment and
follow with hot shampoo of Cuticura
Soap. Absolutely nothing better.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept l.
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Ady.
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ideal "cottaae for Two

The %proverbial cottage built for
two Ia a place Of much economy of
space and much expense of temper,
time and toll. The architect whose
field lies among country mansions
laughs at the toy house" idea; and
the smugly satisfied city dweller, from
his ill-lighted AMI excessively cramped
apartment. finds a tleme for many
jokes in "the cottage built for two"
But every day in every little hamlet
and big town ane young people are
demonstrating the truth that the lit
tie house well planned, with abund-
ance of sunlight and fresh air, and
with absolutely practical arrangement
of oom and full equipment of mod
ern conveniences. is not only a possi-
bility but also a most satisfactorily
proved fact.-Raymond Comstock in
Countryside Magazine.
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Floor Plan.

and has a side entrance and porch 80
that it can be reached from the out
side. 1t is small and compact-a good
arrangement for this bungalow. Doors
into the hall and into the dining room
are provided.
The main entrance is into a vesti-
bule that opens into a hall which on
meets with the different rooms. A
cased opening leads from this hall to
the living room.
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NOT WALKING WITH MOTHER
tenure Little Boston Maiden Of Sever
Has "very Little In Common,
Mamma and l."

A demura little Boston maiden was
walking down a fashionable Back bay
street. when she met al elderly friend
of the family.
How old are you. my little dear?"
he questioned.
Seven"
And how is It you are out walking
without your mother?"
"0h, mamma doesn't 90 in for exer-
clse. Really, We have very little in
common. mamma and l."
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BUNGALOW IN
COLONIAL STYLE
type of Architecture That Always
Presents an Attractive ard
Dignified Appearance.
PRACTICAL PLAN GIVEN HERE
Distinctive Home That Can Be Built
at Comparatively Small Expense
Basement for Heating Plant
Provided - Living Room
One of the Features.

Mr.. William A. Radford will 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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THE REVEILLE

THE REVEILLE
Hark! I hear the tramp of thousands,
And of armed men the hum;
L! a nations hosts hare gathered
Sound the quick alarming drum
Saying, Come,
Freemen, come!
Ere your heritage be wasted," said the quick alarming arum.
It me of my heart take counsel:
War is not Of life the sum;
Who shall stay and reap the harvest
When the autumn days shall comeY
But the drum
Echoed Come!
Death shall reap tho brauer harvest" said the solemn-soundino drum,
But uhen wn the coming battle,
What of profit springs herefromf
What If conquest, Subjugaton,
Even greater ills becomeY
But the drum
AnsWered, "Comei
1ou must do tho sum to prove it" said the Yankes-ansuerng drum.
what if, mid the cannons thunder,
Whisting shot and bursting bomb,
When my brothers fall around me,
Should my heart grow cold and numbP
But the drum
ANSWERED, "Come!
Better there in death united, than in life a r~ccreant-Comsr
Thus they answered-hoping,f earnG
Some IN faith, and doubling some,
Till a humpetuoice procLaiming,
SAID, my chosen people, come"
Then the drum,
Lo! Was dumb,
For the great heart of the nation, throbBing answered, "Lord, we GOMEZ
BRET HARTE.
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In Luck.

We're In luck, boys" remarked
Noah.
In what way?' inquired Japhet.
"We can go ahead and build this
ship ourselves without asking for an
appropriation"
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FITS, EPILEPSY, FALLING SICKNESS
stopped Quickly. Fifty years o. uninterupted
success OF DIR. Kline's Epilepsy Medicine insuroe
lasting results. LARGE TRIAL BOTTLE FREE. de.
KLINE COMPANY, Red Bank, n. J.-Adv,
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The mind cure may be all right
but the patient must have a mind Of
his own to start with.
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unassisted.

Il hear that poor Blank died with
out the aid Of a doctor"
Yes. he managed 1t alone, poor
chap"
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Money makes the mare go and like
wise marriage makes the money go.
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Now In the Time to Get Rid of These

There's no longer the slightest need of
feeling ashamed OF your freckles. as the
prescription ~othine-double Strengths
guaranteed to remove these homely spots.
Simply get an ounce of othine-double
strength-from your druggist. and apply q
little of II night and morning and you
should soon see that even the worst freckles
have begun TO disappear. while the lighter
ones have vanished entirely. 1t Is seldom
that more than one ounce Is needed to COM
pletely clear the skin and gain a beautiful
clear complexion
Be sure TO ask for the double strength
othine. az this 10 sold under guarantee OF
money back IL II fails to remove frecklea-
Adv.
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ALIENS Foor-pAsp FOR THE

Many war zone hospitals have ordered
Aliens Foot-Ease, the antiseptic powder.
for use among the troops. Shaken into
the shoes and used In the .foot-bath,
Aliens Foot-Ease gives rest and comfort
and makes walking n delight. Sold every
where, Csc. Try 1t today. Adv.
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Stolen sweets may be hard to d.
gest.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-08-20

there is as much call for the prudent
conduct OF the war as ever. nay. "a
mere weighty call The offensive
must be deliberate as we'll as proper
~ prepared; n steady pressure. not
bursts and pauses. In the long run ii
VIII accomplish much more In "A
Shorter time. IL will wear the en-
emy's morale much more deeply and
completely. The persistence of blows
tells as much as their force The
Germans understand this perfectly
well They tried 10 realize It at Yer
dun, but the technical defects Of their
system of attack and its Costlness
neutra'iZed the effect by long and ir-
regular pauses Our system of attack
does not suffer from those defects
Both east and west the allied attack
has been SO far a steady pressure. If
the operations now going on along
both main fronts as well as in Asia
Minor. are read in the light Of these
conclusions they will be found readily
intelliEible. They are a wearing down
and a breaking up.
For the essential thing in order
to give the more liberal influence in
Germany a chance against the mill
tary autocracy by which they have
been oppressed. and part in peace
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-08-20

the foreground the need of shorten
ing the war. and. indeed. at this stage
inc economic aspect of the blockade
grows in Importance. At the same
time the main object is to render the
wal incOnciusiNe 10y proving that
Germany is 'invincibe'. The object
is one on which we may look for far
more unanimity than on a scheme of
conquest. Whatever else he may let
go, the kaiser will hold on to Belgium
and the Baltic provinces to the last
gasp. as Frederick held on TO Si'esia.
but aSSureily these agSressions will
be put forward as defense Of the
fatherland. Since the device is cid.
We ought To be under no mistake as
TO its meaning
And we ought 20 he under no mis-
tIke that in the phase into which the
war has now entered the insistcnt in
tcrest OF the enemy from. a military
standpoint. is to conserve IS far as he
car his resources alike of men and
Of equipment. while int.iC ting the
heaviest losses he can. His disad-
\antaces are marked. His lines are
both long and immobile. His forces
are CGtnumbcred. Tho heavy guns
Nfich were his greatest assets in Of
fcnSe, are his least asset in defense.
FINALLY, he hes to encounter clear
initiative in the real ana technical
sense OF the word
The first two of these points need
not be insisted upon. Both are plain.
As regards heavy guns. it may be oh
served that, without placing an undue
reliance upon them, We nevertheless
in Cffensc require an adequate supply
and an adequate supply of heavy
shell Given that we have in our in
fantry and field guns all the means
of success.
1T should be noted. however. that
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-08-20
(By JOHN l.. BALDERSTON)

Copyright, 1916 by The Mcclure Newspaper Syndcate)
LONDON, August lSOmeng has happened in the European
war OF greater Importance than other of the
with the exception of the battle the Marine The
initiative has been definitely and finally wred from the central
powers This fact which military opinion after several weeks of
suspense holds ncontestab vastly
failure of the Anglo French offensive
the Russian onslaught Vohyna History will certainly select
the of the the allies
summer campaign of 1916 the third of the
to explain the situation the light of the
change which has taken place within six weeks that this article
written The reader be inclined think that talk about
strategic initiative belongs the domain of theory classify
rhetoric the statement that something vital than
battle has which he
ON the front of his But the passing of the
from Germany of those like prosperity
that be because day evident
the change has taken place The tendency for
parent but editors make headlines tendencies they
battles and then suddenly the world finds that opinion
all shades admits without being able fix
dency materaizeS into accomplished fact the ampoan
thing has happened
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September in the west, is said in mill
tarN parlancc to be ION the strateGi-
cal offensive. but the tactical de
fensive"
To apply this military iargon TO the
present state of affairs two follnVi"F
effects are bound to result from the
passing for the first time IN the war
of the strategic initiative to the allies:
There will be no more great Ger
man drives east or west. Nerdun was
the last
Attacks by the allies. Interrupted
only 10y weather and exhaustion, will
continue.
such German ntar-attacks as
take place, whatever their local inn
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full Europe in the future is so tc
defeat that autocracy that its military
credit as capable of schemes of ag-
gression will go down forever dis
sipated. More and more as its means
iwindle in relation to those of the
allies the fight of the autocracy be-
comes a fight against military dis
credit. one manifest reason for the
exceptional opposition offered to the
British is that there could not be
greater discredit than for troops OF
the assuredly most militaristic power
in Europe To be beaten by those Of
the power which is admittedly the
least military"
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The brilliant analysis of the mill
ary situation at present which / am