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The herald., 1917-08-09

ana contrasting with the pur" white of
the porch copings and the trim. \
house of this kind should be uuoh-
truSive; striking Culors should be
avoided; the soft. warm COlOrs tend to
remove the appearance of Cheap
ness which is all too easily evident
in small house decorated in excess
Sive hrilliancy. In selecting the face
brick. rather dark toned. sOft-texture
type would be appropriate, the white
trim being relied upon 10 brighten the
building sufficiently. Mortar of q
hnrmonizinC dark color Is preferable.
1t will be noticed that there are two
kinds of walls shown on the plan. This
convention is used to indicate that the
house is built as brick veneered
structure. The brick are indicated by
the solid black and the croSS-hatchcd
walls are of wood. The brick veneer is
tied to the wood studs or sheathing
with galvanized iron wall ties or cut
nails every four or five courses.
The plan furnishes an interesting
''H"! IA 'il'' 'NtIH lhCh VI III" lnclOSe0
space is used economically and the ar
ranCement is made with a view to
the labor Of housekeeping.
The living room and dining room
placed in the Il" arrangement shown,
form cOmmendable feature in That
with the large caSed opening between
them, they are practically one room
and yet the privacy of the dining room
is secured. Bedrooms arranged with
the bath between cannot be improved
upon in the matter of convenience.
The Kitchen with its handy pantry can
be relied upon To please the housewife.
There is a basement under the main
part of the house.
The herald., 1917-08-09
BY WILLIAM A. RAOFORO.

The beauty of face brick house CON
struction is recognized by everyone as
an accepted quality. Likewise, OK
periencc has proved that face brick
construction stands for low upkeep
cost. reduced fire risk from exterior
sources. reduced insurance rate. ready
sale value and permanenCe. A build
ing material which possesses these
qualities has. naturally. strong nd
peal 10 the prospective home builder.
The question Of cost. in the average
case, Is of the utmost importance. In
the earlier methods of using face
brick, this type OF construction
became associated with the class
of high-Cost buildings. The man
who wanted TO build n little five
room cottage could hardly consId-
er brick as possible material for the
construction Of the walls. If he built
q brick fireplace In his cottage and
The herald., 1917-08-09
The Man Who Saved Belgium

Herbert c. Hoover, being nineteen
years of age, depending on his re-
sources. quiet, self-confident and spar
ing of speech, presented himself in
1891 in the new Stanford university
as the first student to be registered,
the first occupant of EnCina hall, and
as the nucleus of the department of
geology and mining. AS nearly every
body else among the 465 students was
n freshman likewise, lack of expert
ence was no bar to anything. So, as a
freshman, he organized the finances of
the student body on a sound system
which remains TO this day when the
student group spends many thousand
dollars year In its varied activities.
Duly graduated in 1895 as n mining
engineer, Hoover accepted the first pO-
sitiOn offered, place on the staff of
a mining corporation in Nevada cOun-
ty, California. The pay was 81 per
day, the assignment to push Ore-laden
cars from the mouth of the mine to
the reducing works. The cars all
reached their destination, and more
specialized job followed. Next he ap-
upeared in the most dcsolate spot in the
yilized world, Broken Hill, in the
esert Of New South Wales.
= In this deSolatc. forSakcn walIow of
sand, zinc and gold, Hoover and his
team-mate, II. l.. Mitchell. of '9G. spent
Il red-hOt summer night discussing the
chances of return To the world.
Should they go on as wage-wo-king
mining experts In the countries God
forgot, or should they throw it all
up and go back Ia some honest trade
In California? This is the tradition.
The fact is, they stayed by, and then
The herald., 1917-08-09
MUCH IN LITTLE.

Carrots and peas mixed make n
good dish.
Fossil fish. from which the much
used ichthyol oil may be obtained, has
been discovered in Texas. This ma
ferial formerly came exclusively from
Austria.
The autOped, which is motor on
which the operator stands rs it glides
along the street. has been tried by the
Washington post office and has been
found to do good service.
Meat inspection revealed the TACT
that last year per cent Of beef and
9 per cent of the swine slaughtered for
food purposes were affected with tu-
berCulOsiS.
A scientific instrument named the
''tHrhidimeter" has been invented for
the purpose of measuring the turbidity
of spinal fluids. with view to aiding
the diagnosis of mental diseases.
Ninety-four cities in the United
States have special classes for de-
fectives, 40 make special provision for
the deaf and semi-deaf, and three have
classes for stammererS, sufferers, lisp
ers and the dunn
The herald., 1917-08-09
Not Hard Trick 70 Teach

1t appears rather wonderful 70 500
a dog shut the door at a word or com.
mand, but 1t is quite a simple trick. II
works best with a rather large dog.
TO to Il door that swings easily and
set it about six inches open. Then bal
ance a biscuit on the handle ana draw
the dogs attention to it. saving, "Sbut
m" door. He will naturally jump
against the door to get the biscuit. and
his weight will shut it. Then praise
nm for il. BY doing this several times
a day h" viii gradually get to associate
me action with the words "ShuJ the
door, ana win do the tric,, when told,
even though there is no biscuit in evil
dcncc.
The herald., 1917-08-09
When Keats Won the Critics.

There will doubtless be keen compe-
tition for the Ms of Keats isabella or
the Pot Of Basil" for the poem is spe-
cially priced by all true lOverS-and
their name IS legion-Of this rare and
richly gifted poet. 1t IS not only the
most perfect setting of Boccacclo'S per
feet story, but on its first appearance it
was greeted with enthusiasm 10y CO.
temporary critics who had hitherto
been 50 cruelty unjust 10 the author. II
was included in the last volume h pub
nshed, side 10y sid" with rLat uu,in-
iShcd masterpiece, "IIyperior." which.
Z Keats had not been uycrru."G By his
publishers, would never have lcrn
given 10 the wor,d-Londpu Chronicle.
The herald., 1917-08-09
Farmers Telephones

A telephone Is not an expense
is a means reducing expenses J
is Il time saver, a social help and .
economy that no household sho7d !
without. 1t has no substitute 90 D
farm. 1t is to the farmer even nor
than what il is TO the merchant
keeps him in touch with the msrksH
the physician, his nelghbOrs and y
city, says an exchange.
When he buys telephone he van
the best for it Is the cheapest ID D.
end. Good equipment and good s'
ice" should be his motto. And hs'
he be wise. If your telephone se'u'
is poor, make q kick to those ID "
thOrity. If there is something WIZ
with the equipment see that u
rightcd. There is no excuse i@
poor telephone service.
The herald., 1917-08-09
Floor Plan.

Ioted to the purchase of materials.
Buildings hastily designed or those
having the plans merely drawn" quite
often cause their owners 10 feel that
they have hardly obtained their
moneys worth. The reason is either
because of wasted time or wasted
materials. The small cottage which is
really designed for economy in order
that high-grade materials NAV be used.
must have every detail so worked ont
that when board is sawed 40 obtoin
piece for one particular place in the
structure, there will also he Il place for
what remains Of that board. All strrIc-
lures are designed with the idea con-
Stantly in mind that wherever wood *
used il must be taken from pieces in
lengths carried in the stocks Of aver
age lumber yards. This fact has
critical bearing on II" success. of the
small cottage design. Considerable
material may sometimes be saved by
adjusting the arrangement of rooms.
but the economy idea must not be al
lowed To dominate to the extent that
the comfort or convenience of the
home IS impaired. The waste Of time
in bIilding is related. in some ways. TO
the waste o! materials. Let US SUD-
pose thar the plans of a small cottage
do not include a sheet Of details"
which are drawings. made by the de-
signer % show the builder how certain
The herald., 1917-08-09

=. the parts If the structure, about
which there might be some question,
are 10 he built. II is then up IL III"
builder how these parts shall b" bu't,
and I'm case he i not acquainted VIII!
the ideas of the designer. there l. a
possibility that the method which he
decides 10 use Will result In both a
waste of materials and time. 1t IS
important that anyone who expects 10
build a house If this kind he certain
that the plans include Il detail show nc
exactly how the foundation. walls, roof
and all other parts of the building are
to he constructed and also a detail OF
exterior trim. This Is especially I'm
portant when the plans are prepared
by someone other than the builder who
does the construction work. II pre-
vents mistakes, and mistakes always
represent loss and dissatisfaction.
The Importance of high quality con
Struction in small houses cannot be
ovcrestimat"d. Original cost some
times acts like the balm that dcadenS
pain only L. increase the discomfort
after rs soothing effect has been spent.
The poorly constructed sma! house
which appears 10 be- Il good investment
at the time of its construction may
gradually a>Sum" different aspect
under. say The action OF Il particular
~ cold winter. With the present high
cost of fuel. il seems good judgment
To spend little money in building the
house 50 that ii IS easy - heat and
then in the installation OF heating
system which is designed for cconom-
zeal operation. y double advantage IL
obtained in building for heat insula-
ton I'm that the same furethought
which keeps the coal bills down To mini
mum in the winter also helps 10 keep
the house cool during the summer.
The appearance and arrangement OF
the house shown in the accompanying
photograph and floor plan may be used
as an example Of careful design of the
small cottage While the building is
exceedingly simple in every way, its ap-
pearance is pleasing even more than
IS suggested by the photograph The
real appearance value Of the house IL
realized only when the graded. soft
,olOrS of the face brick walls are seen.
larmOniZing with the dark stained
single surface under the porch gable
The herald., 1917-08-09

came series of events which led
Hoover to China and Mitchell as a
general manager 10 Melbourne.
lie was thirty-fOur years old by this
time. we a-e told by David Starr Jor-
dan in Sunset Magazine. He had como
To the limit as a mining engineer. He
could do nothing more with il as pro-
fession except TO pile up more money.
He had all the money he needed and
he wanted to do something else. There
was AgricOla, whom he would like TO
translate. There was a lot of ancient
record stones from his mine on Mount
Sinai. Hoover considered entering
American politics.
When the war began there wore
more than 100000 Americans scattered
over Europe. These met with all sorts
Of troubles and grievances, great and
small. Some were rich and temporarily
stranded, some permanently poor.
some eking out petty incomes or ali
monies in the cheapest villages of
bavaria, SaXOny or France. The Hoov-
erS took charge Of the commission
for their relief. The operations of the
committee at the Savoy hotel, wholly
American and wholly unpaid. showed
the marvellous tact and skill with which
American folks can handle Il new stu
alton. About COCO Americans were
sent home, and several times that num-
D.
lief of G.OOOUOO of BelCiauS against
democratic famine working day and
night was a problem of infinite dimen-
Sions, but Hoover tackled it as part
of the days work. If Belgium saved
Europe" as my good friend Sarolea
says it did, then America saved Bel
GUM, and Hoover was her agent.
The herald., 1917-08-09

extended the chimney above the roof
with pressed brick. this constituted the
entire quantity of highgrade brick
which he would care to use.
Modern methods of manufacture. dis
tributiOn and construction. however.
make it possible for anyone who so de-
Sires 10 build small cottage of this
sort with face brick exterior walls at n
cost no higher than that of any other
type of high-grade construction. In
order 10 realize the maximum economy
which is necessary in order that face
brick may be used at low cost. the
building must be designed in such
manner that there is no waste which
might be included in the amount al
The herald., 1917-08-09
Want to be aRe0 Cross Nurse?
This article tells zUhaf are the
requirements and describes tie
ozark some -AMe,7can 1v0Men in
field serUYce haze done in Europe
BY JANE A. DELANo
Chairman National Committee Red
Cross kursind Service

work Of the Red Cross
!. 4. !. !. !. !: !: !.
III icy divided roughly into two
N ET ClaSSes-trSt, peace &C
Ia BE tivity in cases of peSti-
I'll tI lencc, famine, fire and
I'D A1 flood, and, second in time
~ * Of war, relief and care for
@ the sick and wounded and
relief 10 dependent fumi-
lies Of soldicrs-carricS au appeal ut
this time To the American woman cX"r-
CiSed perhaps by other organized war
effort, either governmental or private.
To those who may hay" felt the pun
OF this appeal or who may be in con
temptation 0f "sSaying the difficult
role Of the Red Cross nurse the qucS-
tiOn What does n woman need To
know to be eligible rs Il Red Cross
nurseE' must often have occurred.
A glance at some of the most i'm
pOrtaRt prerequisites to service as a
Red Cross nurse will prove at once
that more than 90 per cent Of those
who aspire 10 90 10 the front as Red
Cross nurses must be eliminated at
the start through lack of experience
necessary 10 tit them for the work
The Red Cross nurse must have been
graduated from nurses school. giving
at least two years general hospital
training in an institution caring for
both sexes and maintaining a daily
average of at least 30 patients.
Some of the Qualifications.
She must be not only of voting age,
but must have added four additional
years Of discretion and arrived at the
mature age of twenty-five, yet she
must not have passed her fortieth
birthday.
IL her state law so requires she must |
have been registered as a nurse under |
the law.
If your potential nurse has satisfied !
all of the requirements already named !
she must be in addition Il member of /
an organization affiliated with the |
American Nurses association and OBJ ,
tain the Endorsement of its executive /
committee or two of its officers. She /
must have the Endorsement of the SUI
perintendent of the nurses school .
where her diploma was acquired. the .
further approval of the local commit
tee on Red Cross nursing service. and.
finally, must pass the cNacting physical .
examination required by the Red Cross
before assignment to active duty.
A woman needs 10 know many things
and have wide experience to be eligible
as Red Cross nurse. The work
which must be done in the case of the
wounded in hospitals not only de-
mands skill and training in the tech
nique Of nursing, but also Il conStitu-
ton accustomed to bear the strain of
physical effort and n nervous system
which will withstand shocks Of what
ever intensity. The stipulatiOns made
by the Red Cross, to be satisfied by
Its nursing candidates, can be said to
The herald., 1917-08-09
Nurses Aids May Be Needed.

NURSES HIoS May be Neeoco.
4 limited number of nurses aids
may be used at the front who lack the
wide professional training required Of
the nurse. Though the greater volume
of Red Cross work must be done at
home. the experience of deepest human
interest will always be met in the
paths trOd by the Red Cross nurse in
the actual care of the wounded soldier.
The professional Red Cross nurse who
Is so fortunate as To reach the front
will meet with experiences 10 which
the supporting armies of women be-
hind the lines are strangers.
The last request of the dying soldier
is often intrusted for fulfilment 10 the
Red Cross nurse and his last message
to her hands for delivery. American
Red CTuSS nurses have served in car
ing for wounded of all European
armies since September. 1914. but with
the sending of the Pershing expedition
To the western battle front American
hOyS will bleed, suffer and die and the
American Red Cross nurse will share
their sorrows.
Service as Red Cross nurse. while
founded upon the principle of minis
trrin@ To others. is not without its own
inherent hazards To those engaged. as
witnessed by the recent Mongolia i'm
cidcnt, in which the lives Of Two Amer
lean hero nurses We're sacrificed for
the American cause. The function of
the Red Cross nurse might be best
expressed in the words of Ian NAL
colin, the representative IN the British
commission recently in Washington of
the British Red Cross, who defined il
to be 'tO draw a great net of mercy
through an ocean Of unSpeakable
pain
Incidents are legion which show the
heroism and bravery Of
American nurses in the Red Cross
The herald., 1917-08-09
Duties of Nations and Peoples

What can be of more transcenRs
dignity or better fitted to employ y
highest faculties of genius than her
velopmcnt Of those important w.
which teach the duties Of maSsn''a
and people; the rights Of peace ,..l y
war: the limits Of lawful hosuiiuDi
the mutual duties of belllgereni =
neutral powers; and which ain a ! !,
Introduction in international al1n !
that benign spirit Of Christian VI.
which tcmpcrs the exercise ee' :
ncknowlcdgcd rights with mefch
manity and dclicacy.-Justlc' ''ST
story.
The herald., 1917-08-09
Could Have BROUGHT Money

MargarctS mother had decided not
I" nave party for her on her fourth
birthday, but on the mornin. of the
"Venttul day she changed her mind and
'pid Margaret to ask the children of
the nelghborhood to come at two
oclock. Five-year-old Clarence ?ame
lrSt' ana had present for Margaret.
Then came others, who. on account Of
the Short-notice invitation. had none.
ana Clarence looked them ~ and
down. said: 81 brought present.
didn't you?" "NO,' they answered
well, then, didn't you even bring any
money! asked Clarence.
The herald., 1917-08-09
BRICK FACE HOUSE
BEAUTY AND VALUE
Type OF Construction Means Low
Upkeep, Small Fire Risk,
Permanence.
BUILDING COST NOT TOO HIGH
Modern Methods Make Possible Use
Of This Material by the Persons
Whose Funds Must Be
Spent Carefully.

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 h
Is. without doubt. the highest authorize
on all these subjects. address all inquiries
10 William \. Radf0Td, No. l>l7 Prairie
avenue, Chicago, III. and only enclose
two-Cent stamp for reply.
The herald., 1917-08-09

( rrrtunur and no,..,
quarter, JUST prey al,,S IN csra,a
1915 4' TO Apss
A'Ih'adcs urged ,ho
la'rh Of a spartan , f",o lnnea,,
# "a" force could no. .Urce to ShNI
at least hn srnt a co con ne ,larsshs|
orsa,.1. and load :. pe'ent ger,s
'.~r,. SPARTA SEMI , oDi, Syraps
a.'.~ D.r.rrrs oilly -four 2
4. 1853 ,. r.unrkobIa saa a,er aid
a..-J'g III. mcon MSaclty, all
"t.. s..a>. His prrir - and n'z
i'll r.." ,a rr,yenr sn a., Occur'
part o.. rr. Syr,,,,. su''ehder @
;-~m .rum.I in. Tb b,'S' Nida
a." Easily Guiding ,5s were q.
.."~. "s..ipu> and b,s - uyslIser
marched fairly into +Sa 'e'tliorcs,s
y H.,." later CoriD,b o,S Msgel n
aid. The Unfortunate y gnl Ihebs ,
"u' Of position and b;r,e o'as WIS d.
on low ground naor ,r AenH4
couracoa, Nicias urpad ~ na'O0t
to abandon the avnoa,,, 'l'' cOultr,,
But Athens did not ,h,,
Instead, Of recalling Mi. S 'asy u
other fleet Of 20 rallors 1s sue 'Ss
themes. as able as . con =, IIue' DO.
great countrvman in tha a. Gus ~ vs.
tory. lie arrived mo, =. Is'o o a
with the rncnuragoi "a aS Iy4p.
won a minor success onS ' 'r. !
follow II IN. Demos,t I "aS aOE,
great gallcys and 1000 wv, SfN !
rowcd round the harho, ~ p''%u q
sounding and his mon =. -'' uuse|
ing. The homes of Svroor' @''4S GA
despair. GyIirnps ,ohasas !O'ad
10 prevent Surrandor 'e's
Then Demosthonos ,o,
tack. Advancing IN -" u .
scaled the cliffs q, tho o,,,s, Isu ;
tured the Syrocrsa or,no..s ,1ss =
more eypoSed troonS 49,, T'O'' .
swept down unon tho ,ou.n :, N,- !
flush of victory In ro;. - n Hs u
sought 70 rally HE rou u 1--WE
troops broken and Av,r, Sr.. "'A :
like 10 fou but for oro -. -
men. the brigade of pooo.,.. y ' -
formed line and rnd,smnr.s :, -''
rout ahout them advanced v :
The A-benion advance L.,,
dcmoralized and disor,ori,os wv 4. :
own success Agoinst ,bIs. wo, ~ y \
the upevpected cborgo % -, 80
feet order and nossoSsod % .,. :. !
courage There was corfnsIo, =
The herald., 1917-08-09
Cosrcl of Shiftlcscnc--

y Iaha" leader, ut labor banquet,
described -Lii;les~ncss. "p.u't be
Nh';tIcss, he said. Don't join that
great family Of ShiftIoss wage c:irnors
whose gospel seems to be: Monday.
plenty; Tuesday, the same; little on
Wednesday; nothing on Thurs,lav:
don't worry about Friday, for .omors
row you get your pay"
The herald., 1917-08-09
Where Elan EIie-

The United States flag always is
hOi>tcd over the senate or house Of
representatives when In session. The
flag floats from Il flagstaff on the
White House while the president is in
Washington and its absence ndire.eS
the absence Of the prcSiden. from the
capital. II is displayed over the de-
partment huildlngs in Washing. On FROM
y o'clocl' a. n. 10 / so p. III. every week
The herald., 1917-08-09

day. At all military posts anu s''I'
IL is hoistrd mt sunrise and iOWe'.
sunset with appropriate ee'e. II,
Army and navy regulations dlreci !.
THE Star-Spangled Banner De r-'
by the band at the hOlsting anu w
in- Of the flag.
The herald., 1917-08-09
Harmonious Effects

"Doft you think some Of the co,7ic
pictures are out Of all proportion?"
Not at all replied Miss Cayenne.
only people who look as they do
could probably make the remarks at.
tributed to them"
The herald., 1917-08-09
Her "Bit" Not Appreciated

Mrs. Flynt f. Biskett-I want tC
Join the army. l think I'll enlist as a
cook.
+. /. B.-Sh-h! Hush, my dear.
They're arrcsting people for making
threats against the army.-Judce.
The herald., 1917-08-09
Cumulative Discovery

"They'yc discovered q mammoth in
the Hind"nhurG trenches in France"
-" | read. but they learned long
before that thcy had an elephant on
thHir hMMis."
The herald., 1917-08-09

Io~- people have enough :. ~ r.s
mites. but the difficulty is 'la. socs
lo ro- ,oc them. They DO nv ~ No
the opportunities when the! :. arr
Let II, e., acquainted with o ! os Sst
trDltie,. thea we will be II . ~ n ~
20 entertain them when they ~
Exchange.