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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-17
HAVE HOUSE PROPERLY BUILT
Duty Man Owes to His Neiehbors and
to the City in Which He Plans
to Reside.

Any house. whether it have three
rooms or twenty, is a fascinating
study. 1t is as full Of possibilities IA
the owner himself, and like him its
character is sometimes fully devel-
oped, sometimes not. But even an old,
q stuffy house, one that has been az
long 'for let as a mans conscience,
may be improved! Here a window
may be thrown out to admit light or
to include a view, there a wing may be
added and a dull dwelling transformed
into one full of delightful surprises. A
properly built house adds greatly to
the appearance of the street on which
il is built.
THE most fascinating house 1 ever
knew" said an architect recently, had
originally but four rooms, to which ev-
cry five or six years a new wing was
added, the net result being a long,
rambling, bo~w-windowed structure,
which one never left without regret,
and to which friends came homing as
to a dovecote."
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-17
Concealed Will in Book.

A remarkable story concerning the
discovery of n will was recently matte
known. DR.. Peter Quin Keegan, an
elderly Irishman, and an LID. of Dub
lin university, was keenly interested
in botany. A short time before his
death he met Mr.. Ronald Ellwood, tray
eler for a Penrith firm, and a friend
ship sprang up, based on their botani-
cal studies. Doctor Keegan gave him
a book on the subject, but Mr.. Ell
wood had no occasion to refer to II
until a few days ago. He then found
that two of the pages were fastened
together, and outside one of them was.
an instruction in Doctor Keegan's pc
Culiar writing that the pages were not
to be opened until after his death,
Doctor Keegan being already dead, Mr..
Ellwood opened the pages and found
between them the old gentleman's will,
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-17

silnge to accommodate all the cattle.
AS shown in this view, the silo is
built Of wood. Hollow tile, concrete
blocks, or REINFORCED concrete, how
ever, can be used equally as well. With
the idea Of making it possible TO go
quickly from one part of the barn
to another sliding doors have been put
in al all four and in the oppo-
site end from the silo there is a door in
the middle besides those on either side
of this end.
The ground floor is of concrete,
which always makes a barn as sani-
tary as it possibly car be. 1t has a
gambrel roof, which does away with
the rafters and other members of a
truss which take up much of the
space in the loft of a barn.
The feed alley is conveniently To-
Gated in the middle of the barn. This
permits of easily distributing the sill
age to the hangers on either side OF
the alley. Concrete cutters are bull
in the floor in back of the COW stalls
on either side of the barn. In bach
of these cutters are the manure
carrier tracks. conveniently located 81
that the refuse in the cutters can b'
directly picked up and carried out
The dimensions of the cow STALL
can be made according TO the ideas o
the builder. In some places it is Gus
tomary to build all of the stalls !
feet GO inches wide, and have
feet between the gutter and tn
hanger In other localities tn
stalls on one side would be mad
4 feet 6 inches long, and on tn
other 5 feet long. The length o
the stalls are made to vary in this wa,
so as to accommodate the differen
lengths Of the COWS housed In tn
barn. There are stanchions mad
which are adjustable so that they ca
take from or add to the length of tn
stall, 6 inches or so. In case these ar
going to be used, all stalls can be mad
the same length.
This particular barn was designe
for Il country where the winters ar
rather mild and the COWS can spen
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-17

of the barn, but considerable work is
required to get the silage to some
other part of the barn where consider
able of it is used. This is not eff
cheney, for though you have perhaps
wasted no money in the construction
of the silO, you are daily unnecessarily
wasting much of your working eff
fort.
The silo may not only be located in
conveniently with respect to the places
where the silage is used. BY neglect
ing sufficient forethOught the design
may be decided on, and after the struc-
ture is completed it is realized that its
capacity is too small. 1t is just as
cheap to build a silo in the right place
as in the wrong, and it costs but little
more to build it large enough rather
than too small. Additions later are
much more expensive than the same
thing would be If included in the orig
inaI building.
These are but a few of the many
inefficient things which might be done
in putting up farm buildings. In or
der to save on the original cost many
things may be left out which are great
time, thus money-savers. Money should
wisely be invested in such ~time-saving
devices. The money, represented by
work which can be saved in the long
run, will show a nice profit on the
small extra investment necessary for
itime-saving installations.
In a dairy barn, as well as all 9TH
ers, the comfort of the cattle, horses
and other animals should be given con-
siderable thought. They are just like
a man. Under better conditions the
cattle thrive more. Sanitation makes
them less susceptible to disease. Let
us say you lose two nice cows during
the year from disease. That repre-
sents a loss to you of perhaps $3.50 to
5000. Wouldn't 1t have been better
to spend this $1,000 for construction
in your barn which would make II
more sanitary and dIsease-resisting
During the first year you would make
up for this 5000 extra cost by not los
ing the cows, and during the second
and each successive year you would be
5000. ahead per year.
The thing In selecting a design fol
your barn is this: Forget the first
cost and think of the things which will
y make II convenient for you to work In
and sanitary and comfortable for your
cattle. II you cannot get the hrst-cost
idea out of your mind, remember these
things. You have perhaps borrowed
some of the money for your barn from
the bank. You must pay them back
and make more besides for yourself
IL you include sanitary and convenient
things in your design you can pay the
bank quicker and make larger profits
for yourself.
The dairy barn. 4 which a ground
plan and %perspectil 9 view are here
shown, will accommodate 80 cows. The
silo is Is feet In diameter and will be
= md to have sufficient capacity fol
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-17

0-~MA6
o~~NS~S
RECOGNIZE VALUE OF BEAUTY
Los Angeles County Property Owners
Wise in Planting Flowers on
Borders Of Roads.

los Angeles county, California, is
the American Riviera, and in no way IL
the visitor more reminded of the beau
ty of the famous Mediterranean play
ground than in the treatment of the
r~oadsides," says the American High
way association. "There is one broad
boulevard where, for IS miles one trav-
els between continuous rose bowers
backed with palms or frs. About fifty
thousand rose bushes Of fifty varieties
were used in this landscape gardening.
"In many places the roads wind
through orange, lemon and walnut
groves separated from the roadway
by masses Of rose bushes four to sin
feet high, which charm the eye ana
fill the air with fragrance even in
December.
THE work was done by individuals.
but it was 50 successful that about two
years ago a committee was organized
to carry on such roadside treatment
on a larger scale and in accordance
with comprehensive plans. Funds were
raised by n direct tax, and the county
forestry department was placed in
charge Of the execution Of the project.
About two hundred miles Of road
now have 30 road t]rellises to the mile
of highway. Each trellis is 20 feet
long, five feet high and supports FIVE
bushes. Fifty varieties of roses are
used, and give an attractive combina-
ton of colors. In addition, peoples,
petunias and geraniums. which grow
luxuriantly in that climate, have also
been used along the boulevards, and
palms and eucalyptus trees have been
set out where necessary to break fiat
mOnotOny or furnish a background"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-17
Planting Trees in Streets.

]. H. Reed says of street planting:
proceed with caution, but proceed.
1t is too little appreciated that results
from Ornamental-tree planting, or its
neglect, are to continue indefinitely
In the generations I come t~ree-lovers
will be praising the good taste and
good judgment Of the planters and
caretakers before them, or will be criti-
Ching the injudicious work, or the en-
tire absence of what should then have
been DONE"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-17
BRIEF %0RMATl

Shoes with aluminium soles have
been invented for persons working In
water or damp places.
France makes elementary instruc-
ton obligatory for all children be-
tween six and thirteen years.
British scientists r studying a min
eral found in Wales that emits a faint
light In its natural stae.
Never dust electric globes while I'M
lighted. The static electricity gene
rated will break the hlaments.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-17
Floor Plan.

a good deal of time in the COW yard
rather thar in the barn, as they would
if in n cold climate.
1t would be found best If the front
of the barn could face the south or
east. This would give the cows the
advantage Of the nice morning sun and
protect them from the north and west
winds during the colder months of the
wear,
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-17

tric heating element into a spiral
screw, which conveys 1t to the mill
stones.
Apparatus invented by an ohioan
for setting broken legs permits a pa
tent to move an injured limb slightly
without displacing the fractured
bones.
The amount of standard tungsten
ore used in the manufacture of mean
descent lamps in the United States in
1915 was In the ueighborhood of Az
tons.
Maintaining a speed of s4h miles
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-17
Power Of RadIum.

Prof. William crookes. the noted
English physicist, has calculated that
If the total energy In the small guam
tity OF radium which could be placed
on the tip of the index finger was OBJ
tainable by an instantaneous disin-
tegration Of its atoms. It would be
sufficient to raise the WHOLE English
navy as high as Mount Etha latitude
1925 feetl.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-17

New glass number plates for resi-
dences can be attached to porch cell
ing lights so that they can be read
easily at night.
A Michigan contractor Is the inveD-
tor of a motor-driven riddle which
quickly separates gravel or sand into
six different sizes.
The point of a new soldering iron
for electricians a be set at any an
gle from Its handle and is hollow so
that solder can be melted within II.
To dry grain before grinding a Ger
] man inventor has introduced an cleo
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-17

Efficiency is a word of much promi-
hence and Importance at present. 1t
means that you must accomplish the
greatest amount of work possible with
the least effort and smallest amount of
capital.
1t is not confined to any one indus
try, but covers them all, including the
farm. In the days past the farm
er, who wanted a barn, too often erect
ed the walls and covered them with
a roof. Many times the barn was
built regardless of how quick it would
enable the farmer later to do the work
he had to do in this barn.
For example, a silo may be con-
structed and located where it is con
venient to get the silage to one part
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-17

an hour for four consecutive hour
without showing any smoke was a rec
ord recently made by u United States
torpedo-boat destroyer.
Surgical instruments that are moi
affected by the presence Of electro
magnets r being made of a secrel
steel alloy by a French professor OF
medical electricity.
A Louisiana inventors automatic
fire-alarm calls the nearest 1remen
rings alarms both outside and inside
a building where a fire starts ant
lights a red light on the outside.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-17
MEANS MONEY IN
FARMERS POCKET
Efficient Building Helps to Write
Figures on the Right Side
of the Ledger.
HAVE SILo IN RIGHT PLACE
Better That indispensable Adjunct Be
Too Large Rather Than Too Small
Here Is Design of Dairy Barn
That Makes for Comfort
BY WILLIAM A. RADFoRD.

Mr.. William A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject of building work on the farm, 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. Rad
ford, No. 1927 Prairie avenue, Chicago,
I'LL. and only inclose two-cent stamp for
reply.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-17
Gave Him Advice.

An old gentleman walked up to u
pretty girl attendant at the counter
Of a daily newspaper Office and said.
'Miss, / would like to get copies OF
your paper for a week back"
"You had better get a porous plas-
ter" she a~bstractedly replied. "You
get them just across the street"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-17
sure Of Him.

isn't ne rather fast. dear?", asked
the anxious mother.
Eyes, mamLaa," replied the girl.
"but 1 don't think he will get away"
Boston Evening Transcript.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-17
contrarIness Of the Sex.

'How was 1t your wife came to give
up housekeeping"
"Just her contrary ways. First, she
broke down. and then she broke uD."
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-17
Plant Vines.

Home grounds whether in the coun-
try or city, are incomplete without
vines.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-17

America. To max this name
honorable and to preserve the
liberty of our country ought to
be u only emulation, and he
will be the best soldier and the
best patriot who contributes
most to this glorious work, what.
ever his station or from what.
ever part Of the country he may
come. Let all distinction of ma
lions, countries and provinces
thereof be lost in the generous
contest who shall behave with
The evening world., 1917-10-30
Harris and Middleton
Heard in Song Recitdls.
Bu Sulpester Ratrlina.

A N unseemly prolonged wheeze
n from the organ that should
have been mute caused a dis
concerting interruption OF the song
recital by George Harris jr. at Aeolian
Hall yesterday afternoon. He took
II good humoredly. So did the audi
ence. But both chafed over the time
lost before quiet was restored. Mr..
Harris makes up for the lack Of sub
stance in his voice by rare express
siveness in the use of It. His art is
delicate and refined. Its appeal is to
the cultivated. Mr.. Harris's pro-
grammes reflect his appearance and
manner. An unmistakable sugges-
ton Of sadness permeates them. II,
began yesterday with Handel and
two songs by Bach. with violin obli-
cato by Reber johnson. Then he
offered FIVE songs in French by Du-
pare. After that came a Russian
group, some English folk-songs and
his own "Up-Hill," tho poem BY
Christina Rossetti. For the finish he
presented new French patriotic
song, LA Credo Patriotique," by
Barbiroli, the poem by Henry Lave.
The evening world., 1917-10-30
Doctor Tells HoU To Strengthen
Eyesight Greatly In One
Weeks Time In Many Instances

glasses. Eye trouble Of many descrip.
tons may be wonderfully benefited by
following the simple rules. Here i1 the
prescription; Go To any active drug store
and get bottle o. Bon Opto tablets.
Drop one Bon -Opto tablet In a fourth or
glass o. water ana allow 10 dissolve.
win this llquid hathe the eyes two or
Tour times daily. You should notice your
eyes clear UP perccptlbly right from the
start and Inflammation will quickly DIS
appear. II your eyes are bo1herlng you,
even a little, take steps to save them now
before II Is too lst-. Many hupclo.Fy blind
might have been saved n they had cared
Tor their eyes In time
Note. Anothor monument rhrsciAq TO whom
uhc Above aItl lr Wss submitted. sud. lion.
Oltp .H a very remarkable vnriy. lts constituent
'U-.ttleuts are Nca kuuNu tn eminent eye si-.
cis lists aud widely prescribed hy them The manu-
Ia uiei' guaialty 90 " tfefgIh.a ght EIcst.
y lu one WetHs time lu man. lUstauU,H OF refund
the money. u can hr obtained from any good
ysusgst, and ~ Que oi the ycN icw pr'larii IONS
trcI should b" fcul on haul for rrgu,u Use ln
{! .muFt erl.Y family II iz sold ln b u city by
lit1etts llscr licgrmau. kaiiSh's Pharmacies and
The evening world., 1917-10-30

dan, and "The Battle Hymn Of the
Republic" Emo Rappee was the ac-
companist at the plano.
Arthur Middleton. an American
opera singer, who gave a recital at
Aeolian Hall last evening, Is tho
antithesis Of Mr.. Harris. His bari
tone. very like a bass, Is big ana he
does not hesitate to make thunderous
use of It when he pleases. MT
Middleton grips his audience by
heartiness and emphasis. He. too, sat =
urates himself with the spirit OF the
songs he sings and imparts II to his
hearers. Handel led his programme,
20 Ruddier Than the Cherry" finely
sung. A German group included
Schubert's Der wandercr," well de-
claimed. Thomas's "1,e Tambour
Major" and Rossinrs Largo al Fac
.otum" captivatcd the house. a
group OF Kipling ballads began with
Bells Follow Me 'Ome" and ended
with walter Damrosch's Danny
Decver" when the Boys Come
Home" by Obey Speaks. was added
FOR finish. Rodney Saylor played
admirable accompaniments At the
DinnO
The evening world., 1917-10-30
A Free Prescription You Can Have
FILLED and Use Mt Home.

Do you wear glusses7 Are you victim
OF eye strain or other eye wcIknesSes7 II
so, you will be glad to know that accord. &.
Ing TO Dr. Lewis there ls real hope for you.
Many whose eyes were falling say they
have had their eyes restored through the
principle OF this wonderful FREQ preacrlp
t.on. one man says, after trying Il: Il
was RlmoIt blind. could not seo TO read
at all. Now I can read everything with
Jut any glasses, and my yCs do not water
any more. At night they would pain
lr,ud.ully: now they feel fine all tho
,imo. u was like miracle 20 me" a
lpdy who used 10 says Tho atmosphere
seemed hl2y wien or without gllascs. but
after using this prescription ,or fifteen
days everything seems clear can even
read line print without gi'sscH." It IS be.
.icyod that thousands who wear glasses
can now discard them IN Il reasonable
tlwc. Hud mu'f.tudes more viii be able TO
strengthen their ewes 50 as TO he spared
The trouble an oNpcnse o. ever go'tlrg
The evening world., 1917-10-30
.IDRIlNIE EOT WAITER
TF YOU DESTTRE A
ROSY COMPLEZTON
says we can't help but look
better and feel better
II after an inside bath.

To look ones best and feel ones
best is to enjoy an inside bath each
morning TO flush from the system the
previous days waste, sour fermenta-
tons and poisonous toxins, before II
Us absorbed into the blood. Just as
coal, when It burns, leaves behind a
certain amount of incombustibl' ma
terinl In the form of ashes. so u food
and drink taken each day lea' c In the
Glimcntary organs a certain amount
Of indigeStiblr material, which II not
eliminated, forms toxins and poiSons
which are then sucked into the blood
through the very ducts which are in
tended TO suck in only nouriShment
to sustain the body.
II YOU want to see the glow of
healthy bloom in your checks, to sec
your skin get clearer and clearer, you
are told to drink every morning upon
arising glass of hot water with "a
tclsp Honful of limestone phosphate In
IT,, which Is u harmless means of wash
ing the waste material and toxins
fiom the stomach, liver. Kidneys and
buwcls, thus cleansing, swcctrning and
purifying the entire allmentnry tract,
Wl'l' luNAihE hl'iN iSVh ih'V wv
stomach.
Men and women with sallow skins,
liver spots. pimples or pallid con-
plcNion, also those who wake up with
u coated tongue, bad taste, nasty
breath. others who are bothered with
headaches, bilious spells, acid stomach
or constipation, should begin this
phospholcd hot water drinking, and
urc assured of very pronounced re-
suits in one or two weeks
/ A quarter pound Of limestone phos-
phnte costs very little at the drug
store, but Is sufficient To demonstrate
that Just as soap and hot water
clcans,s. purihes and frtShons the
skin ON the outside, so hot water and
limestone phosphate nct on the inside
organs We must always consider that
internal sanitation Is vastly more i'm
porlant than outside cleanliness, he.
cnuse the skin pores do not Absorb
Impurities into the blood, while the
bowel pores do.-Advt.
The evening world., 1917-10-30

Mr.. and Mrs Adolph 8. Ochs an
nounce the engagement OF thcii
daughter, lphigcne Bertha. TO Lieut.
Arthur Hays Suizbcrgcr. u. s. FIcl1
Artillery Reserve Corps.
Miss Ochs ia the only child OF the
publisher OF tho New York Timcs
She Is a graduate Of Barnard College
class Of lgli Lieut.. Sulzbcrgcr IL d
son OF Mr. and Mrs Cyrus l.. Sulz
berger OF No. 5l6 Wcst End Avenue
lie Ia a graduate Of Columbia College
class OF 1913 and 4 Son Of the Amer
can Revolution. lie Is stntloned al
Camp Wadsworth, Spartanburg, y. e
The evening world., 1917-10-30
Few Drops When Corns Hurt,
Pain Stops! Corns Lift Out
Don't let corns ache twice! Lift any corn
or callus off with fngers-Here's magic!

Put a few drops directly
upon any tender, aching corn
or callus. Instantly the sore
ness disappears and shortly
the corn OF callus win loosen
and can be lifted oil with
the fingers.
FreeZone doesn't eat out
the corns or ealluses but
shrivels them without any
irritation.
Womcnl Keep freezone
on your dresser and apply .
few drops whenever a corn
begins aching. Pain stops,
corn goes' -Advt.
The evening world., 1917-10-30
To kkLiEvE CATARRHAL
DEAFNESS AND
HEAD MOSES

=,
81 ~ itaHt "a ..ttst..s st.ssl..hn ~ "N~a
hIt.t. 80 ~ bUut utssktat auu gut 1 ouhea
ui iaiiului tuu.ulV s,ttUEIuI h"d aul 70
% ~ ptut OF hut winter aud ounces q
sahutNicd sugar Take l Tablespoonful
our tmvs "a day.
lUu ultitt.lluE Uta4 uuIHrH. tIUIHfl nos
tgllb should Hu,u, breathing become cty
ANA the mucous stop druuuluH INTO l1s
throat 10 is 'HHy 80 prrpTr. cu4'f Utila
ami 10 pl,usunt To- take, An' Nr" VINO n
Catarrhal Deafness 0r head noises thould
ff,p thru u... ...t .'su % s.i.' - a'Nf
The evening world., 1917-10-30
Bcrn.torn Made EIceiiency.

AMST EtkDAM. oct. so.--Couut Won
8ernstorff. the former Ambassador to
the United States, has been made a
"Wir<lichcr Geheimrat" by the Ger
man Emperor with the title OF Ex-
cellency. The Count Is now Ambas-
sador at Constantinople.
The evening world., 1917-10-30
n,te$ In Scci ty

During the National Horse SN'w n,
coach Arrow. commit stoned by N.
Ladies' Four-in-llnud Driving CLUB
will be driven daily by women from N,
club at Park Avenue and Ged Street
down Fifth Avenue 20 Madison Sluor'
on the first run. Nov. T.. the wh,p wi
be Mrs. Thomas HASTINGS. President O..
tho club ON succeeding days Mr.
Arthur Isoln. Mrs. Roborty l. Corr,
Miss Marion nollins and Miss Run
Twombley Will drive.
The evening world., 1917-10-30

Tho marriage OF Miss Marguerite
Shonts. daughter OF Mr. and Mr.
Theodore p. shonts. and lIu u.Acrforc
bingham. son Of Brig Gen, Theodore a
bingham, T. $ A. and Mrs. bingham
win take place Nov. II In 81. Thomas.
Church. The ceremony viii be followed
by a reception at the Shonts home. No
3N Park Avenue.
The evening world., 1917-10-30

Sir Vincent and LADY Meredith o'
Montreal are stopping at the RITZ
Carlton. Sir Ernest Shacklnton, ia.
Antarctic explorer. who has lust ar
rived from London. Is also guest at
tho RITE.
The evening world., 1917-10-30

Ashton Crosby ciarkson. and Elton
scovlll wayland. son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
John Elton wayland OF New York and
Waterbury Conn. will he celebrated
Nov. 10 in 81. Agnes's Chapel.
The evening world., 1917-10-30

Miss Beatrice Brown. q daughter OF
Mrs. George s. Brown OF No. sos West
SGD street. was married yesterday to
Capt Frederick Stanley Snyder. 18Th
Cavalry. u. s. A.. at noon In 81. Mark .
Church.