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oh, wen, Katherine. you can't have
PheIpe Redneid In . very popular
young man and the only way for any
girl u imagine that she can mohopolize
him IL for her to be entirely ignorant
about his other friends.
closed the screen door and found
myself alone In the house save for the
cook.
Surely such q situation In the present
state of affairs II not without It's dra-
matic quality. Like many another
housekeeper In q like situation, de-
cided' to put on my interview with her
q little longer.
Another burned omelet would never
dol Neveri would be Arm when I
talked to her. ] would put II straight
up to her. But Just now
With paper and pencil I mounted to
the top of a step ladder in the linen
closet and for some time courageously
counted sheets. Then I wandered over
my domain noting how clean and bare
the general effect was, but how after
all the place persisted in having per-
sonallty.
Roberts slingshot was upon his bu-
reau. half finished model OF a dog
held a position of importance. "Ldves
Of the Hunted" lay open upon his desk.
Bella's room was far from tidy, for
the child has new idea every Ave min
utes and acts industriously on each.
SfSfFhe 5ESowB, upnu3sDD1 ~ ~ 10 hQuae-.
hold. had all held bravery % 'tiie '4lgfeS8
ment made In the beginning to help the
household along by being very systematic
about all their affairs. found on my
own desk careful notes of engagements
for the week SC would know just who
would be home to dinner and when.
Next to that found In little note book,
labelled by Jonathan "Epicurean De-
lights" several messages to the cook.
TN pining for lobster salad.-K
Kennedy"
How about BURBERRY mufinsF-Har-
rington."
Cant we have some little cakes with
frosting on them?-Mary."
While own that I'm not particularly
interested In housekeeping as an art. II
do find It amusing to follow these lively
suggestions that every one seems willing
TO make.
When I felt that had surveyed the
situation thoroughly upstairs and down.
I wrote out the following:
TIPS TO MYSELF.
!. Engage another maid.
2. Find a laundress who can make all
feminine members of the household equal
| Katherine in exquisite attire. (There's
| nothing like a little competition.)
9. Arrange one room downstairs as the
| family drawing room. personal and pri-
vate, into which no civic body can enter.
4. Buy q book on butterflies. (And
grind hard. too, before the children cor
ner me again.)
BY this time I really had no excuse
| for avoiding the cook, and looking In the
mirror to see II I looked dignifed and
The sun., 1919-08-10

Dear Mr.. Clarke: / am planning q
homo In Hollis. L. l.. where have four
lots free Of mortgage, tax per year $3s.
have $4,000 cash, life insurance.
$4,000; income varying from $4,000 to
$1,000 per year. There are four In my
family beside myself, two self-support-
ing "a third will be when she finishes
college). I want to build simple
Colonial house, ten rooms. somewhat
larger than the average New York city
size. Several builders have held that
the house I want 10 too big. Do you
think. 10 feet by IS feet 10 too big Is
and my family wish II sof The tfo
extra rooms Gin addition to the ortho-
dox eighty We planned to have In place
Of an unfinished attic.
Do you think have enough to start
IE31Rx14N nuis1Hauln1 .n1.newXaiha2 ~
Gated? How should so about hnanciaf
arrangements7 Win there be n fan In
building prices sufiicient to warrant my
waiting and paying rent instead Of put
ting that money into my own house7
c. v. w.
You are planning an unusually large
house. You know that a great many
people build large houses 30 as to have
accommodation for tho servants that are
required to take care of q large house.
Frankly, most of US build entirely too
much of house. 1t has to be heated.
painted, furnished and kept clean. and
when we think how much living can be
done In q small houseboat. It is remark
able the amount of space people seem to
think they need In a building.
An eight room house should be large
enough and would be more marketable
in case you wanted to sell. The extra
rooms sound attractive. but the extra in
terest and taxes and overhead expenses
will amount to 80 much In Jew years
that 1t would be cheaper II you sent
your guests to the best hotel in New
York Please try to cut down your re-
quirements You can always build ad-
ditions II you have been too conserva-
tive.
You have enough money to start. You
should get an eight room house well
built for $500 to 5000, depending on
the size. Taking $500 as q figure and
assuming your lots to be worth $4,000
you have $4,000 toward the proposition.
You would therefore need to borrow
but $500. This should not be difficult.
II you want a straight mortgage 60 to
the title companies and banks. whose Of
does you will find in the business sec
ton Of Jamaica, with the plans and
specifications Of your house and tell
them your story. II you want an install
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ment mortgage, by which your house IL
gradually becoming free and clear, in
quire Of the same institutions as TO
where such mortgage may be obtained.
Your last question contains the reason
why some people are building and others
are buying. II I could answer II abso-
lutely should deserve to rank with the
prophets OF the Old Testament. My be-
lief 10 that material prices are stabilized.
Labor uncertainty IL, In my opinion, the
cause for hesitancy on the part Of build
era. but II you want q home In the next
two or three years think you might
Just AZ we'll start on It now.
Dear Mr.. Clarke: ! intend building
q one family house with six rooms
and have $1,000 OF my own money to
n1nnn1r1anAa2l4e{snn 1870 a.s0ta llinS
soxloo in Duneilen. n. J.. worm ys0U.
! would like TO know how can get into
some loan company In this section Of
the State. w. ]. b.
Get a New Jersey telephone directory
and see II you cannot find the name OF
a Plainheid financial institution listed,
to which you could write and inquire
the name Of the local building and loan
associations. Then get In touch with
each one and ask for q copy Of their
looks the best and Inquire whether they
have money to lend for building pnr-
poses. II they have. get your plans
and specifications ready with a map.
diagram, or survey Of your lots. and
file them with the secretary Of the assoc
ciation. with reouess for the loan.
Your proposition sounds reasonable
and I think II the money IL available
you will be able to get 1t.
There are some very good sized towns
near Piainheld where you would prob
ably find associations also. Use the
same method In locating them.
Dear Mr.. Clarke: would like to
build o house costing $4,000 or $4,000
have $500 in the bank. owe no one.
make $3.50 a month. have three old lin,
insurance policies with a loan value OF
about $500 or $500. do not own m!
lot, but want to buy about 100 feet front
In suburb b, 80 can have garden. chicken
and q COW. With no more available
cash. can the above be pulled through?
A. 3. ].
do not know what value you hav
in mind for 17e front feet OF land In
suburb. but frankly l think on your
present assets you are contemplating toe
much Of an undertaking. Three hun
lred dollars is not sufficient margin to
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Dear Mr.. Clarke: / have Just bought
a fourteen acre~farm In Connecticut for
$500. On the property Is a house that
will require about S2,500 to put In hab-
table condition. What is the best meth
cd of raising money to put into i'm
provements and how much could I ex-
pect to obtain on q mortgage? Should
/ attempt to raise the money from New
York banks or from local bankers?
K b.
II you had told me even n little more
definitely where the farm is In Connecti-
cut my suggestion might be OF more
value. but from the price you mention
conclude that the property Is fairly
remote from New York. II this be so,
l should 60 to the nearest large town
and have a chat with the cashier Of the
local bank and with any attorney whom
he suggested. Before you go on this
errand get the plans and specifications
Of the proposed improvements ready
in order that you can show a prospec-
tive lender what the security for his
investment will be. think the most
you can expect to borrow will be from
81, 500 to $4,000.
Let me suggest that IN propositions
II this kind 1t Is we'll to keep as near
70 your property as possible for your
business arrangements. Every sman
own has at least one lawyer whose
influence and friendship II Is well worth
ultivating He is a sort Of local au-
hority on investments as we'll as legal
matters, and has time to listen to your
problems. Don't take cigars with you.
ut call him Judge" once In while
by mistake.
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Beach Really Belongs
to the Property Owners

Send for Illustrated Book Map and Compli-
mentary Railroad Passes Good on Day of Sale
x., TO AUCTIoNEERs OFFICES OR
'iahn"'ah Onee OF Neponsit Realty Co.. West saith st.
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build $4,000 house on $500 piot
especially as your plans call for further
expenditures for n COW and chickens,
These two latter items alone would take
all your present capital. I think you
ought not to undertake your programme
with iess than $1,000 to $500 in cash.
II you do you will be loading yourself
with a financial burden perhaps possible
to carry INF good times but disastrous
In the event of sickness or other mie-
fortune.
May suggest that you try to curb
your enthusiasm for the COW and
chickens idea on q 100 foot plot. A
COW needs about m acre Of ground for
her diversion and. two or three acres
more for the production Of additional
food supplies for her. Why not come
down to the ordinary building plot and
give UP the small farm ideaf People
are trying II ali the time and about one
In ten " satisfied. The trouble 10 that
you have to 30 quite a distance into the
country to buy cheaply enough. and you
are then pledged TO three distinct lines
Of business. the nrst being that by which
you make your living. the second the
maintenance and operation OF your small
farm and the third getting back ana
forth.
Don't forget that committing Ia quite
an occupation In itself. and the larger
your front yard 10 the more mileage you
roll up on the lawn mower. Taking care
Of O COW and q furnace and the front
yard and the Job IN the city and catch
ing trains 10 pretty near full pro-
gramme. You can eliminate part OF II
by reducing your requirements. 4 csn-
not say too emphatically how much I
am persuaded after q good many years
observation that the average man In
buying or buil1ing his own establish
ment makes provision for about twice
what he needs There 10 Just ss much
fresh air passing over q twenty foot lot
as there n over an acre, but the mort
case on the latter IL quite little larger.
Just q word about borrowing on your
life insurance policies. II you can't
raise money on present security and
business standing. don't borrow II from
your widow and children. You viii be
wnsfs t6sy cannot correct e when theys
need It most.
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REAL ESTATE AT AUCTION.
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DIRECTLY ON
THE OCEAN
EP SIT

Several hundred beautiful
homes and tasty bungalows
costing all the way from
$1,000 to over $4,000 each
have been erected.
Moderate Yet
Sufficient Restrictions
which will permit the cree
ton on the Greater part of
the property of a house or
suitable bungalow on q forty
foot plot.
There Is no MORTGAGE or
similar encumbrance on the
property and all titles will be
insured to purchasers with
out expense to them by the
TITLE GUARANTEE &
TRUST CO.
Lots May Be Paid For in
All Cash or
66 2-3% May Remain on
Mortgage or
MONTHLY PAYMENTS
IF DESIRED
Send for illustrated Book
mentary Railroad Passes c.,
M, TO AU0TIoNEERs, Oh
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Go be continued.
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is q place where you can
build houses and suitable
bungalows to cost at lsaS
$1,000, and where your ir
terests are fully protected b
the character Of the res
dents, and the lasting sub
stantiality Of the physiel
improvements installed.
There is not a more honest
or better protected residsn'
tial section Of the RockaVsy
Coast in the Boro Of Queens
New York City. In add
ton there is the NeponS'
Club, a social centre OF the
Coast.
Lots May Be Paid For 10
All Cash or
sc $3.50 May Remain on
Mortgage or
MONTHLY payments
IF DESIRED
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-11-08
GIANTS GUSHER IS BIG SEN
SAToE OF LOUISIANA FIELD
Oakes Wen Flows 1889 Barrels
During First Hour With Daily
Average Of 3O,72O.

Shreveport. La. Nov. s.-Ths past vask
has been one q intense activity in the
north Louisiana oil field. Clearing weather
brought a resumption OF operations tenn
porarliy hslted BY the impassabie condi-
tlon Of roads after two weeks Of steady
rain
Featuring the weeks activities vas the
bringing in Of the giant Cakes no. n
the east half OF the southeast quarter Of
section 30-2l-7 IN the Claiborne field The
wau flowed 1850 barrels during the first
hour. making an estimated production Of
80. 40 barrels q day TIE vel was drilled
- by the Reliance company on 80 acre
tract
Two DAYS iats- 1900 barrel producer
was added TO the Homer district by the
Louisiana Oh e Refining corporation,
which completed It's fourth well on the
Jackson lease In section 2f-2l-s. The
STANDARD OIL company Is mailiug a deep
test on the Gruner lease. IN section zl-l9-e,
Claiborne. ard The vel IS now beyond
800 feet To was announced that u VIII
&c 20 5000 feet unless production Is
struck before that level iE reached This
well IS adjacent 10 holdings o. the Texas
Homer OH company.
Big Lease Deal Reported
A deal involving $500 vas authenucall5
reported during the week. the Texlahoma
on company acquiring $1,000 acres IN the
Claiborne. Caddo and Bun Bayou fields
with a pr1duction Of approximately lQ,0oo
barrels Of high gravity oil per day
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-11-08

That Judge Fisher IS one OF
the most successful and oldest
oil pioneers IN the state Of Texas
IS unquestionsd. IN 1901 he as
sisted in the organization Of the
big Hogg-swain Syndicate. OF
Beaumont. Texas, composed Of
Governor Hogg, Senator Swain,
Judge r. E. Brooks n 7. Camp
bell, and --udge A. s Fisher. This
syndicate later purchased the
Texas Pipeline Charter. known as
the Texas Fuel Company. After
wards. this HoEg-Swain Svndi-
cate. in connection with gentle
men from New York organized
what e now known as THE
TEXAS COMPANY. The Texas
Company is the largest fndepend-
ent oil company in the world.
capitalized for SIS, 10000, and
has paid to date Approximately
$4,000. 10000 in dividends. One
hundred dollars invested IN the
Texas Company IN the beginning
would be worth today sS5.0O0.00-
This same A. S. Fisher, known
as Judge Fisher because Of his
law experiences and mo terms he
served on the bench as judge, is
PRESIDENT OF TIE TEXAS
HOMER OIL COMPANY.
His statement which we quote
below. coming as il does from
this conservative lawyer and
business man, IS particularly i'm
pressive.
Having examined the
merits Of your company
I do not hesitate to say
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-11-08
IS CHOICE ACRES
Homer and Bull Bayou Fields

That this company win so over
the top within the next few days
Is unquestionsd Any new excite
ment IN the field where the com
panys leases are checksrboarded
viii cause a sensational rise in
the stock
we have outlined all the facts
obtainahle ia this advertisement.
The company issues no prospec-
tus-the facts are here.
Stocks Of this kind are
oversubscribed often
times in a few days
sometimes hours.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-11-08

IN with an initial production O.
1900 barrels.
The Tezns-Homer Company
owns a 10 acre lease In Section
1897. On an adjacent property,
the Standard OIL Company has a
vel on the sand. with one OF
me finest equipments in the state
Of Louisiana. have set their cas-
ing and the vel VIII be ready 10
drill IN next week
On the bringing n OF this vel
TEXAS HOMER shares should 90
soaring.
Another lease owned By the
Texas Homer Oh Company Is in
Section 25-2O-s. This is acre
lease has advanced al least $500
an acre over what the company
paid for It in the past week
ewing 70 The Z. that the n. p
Kemp well in Section 24-l0-s
came IN at 500 barrels at shall
low depth. This lease Is less than
$500 feet from this new produc-
ton.
In the RANGER FIELD-Calla-
han county-with the bringing
in OF the company's well now
drilling. the value OF the $50
acre lease cannot possibly be es-
timated To set a price on this
$50 acres with even a small COM
mercial well at 100000
would be yer. low. This well Is
expected to be on 4 sand With
in the next week to 10 days
TEXAS HO-IER at its par value
OF 800 offers one OF the big
gest opportunities ever presented
in the southwest.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-11-08
WHITE BROTHERS BRING IN
1900 BARREL GUSHER
Leases Reported Selling at Almost
Fabulous Prices Following
New Discovery.

Shreveport La, Oct 2s-Nsws has 5ust
reached here Of a $1,000 barrel gusher
being brought IN IN section 30. s-21. by the
white brothers. Another vel r. reported
IN IN section 81. 81. This well follows
She sensational 5000 barrel well which
came In IN 8t-2l-z.
These wells should absolutely prove VI
some vast holdings OF the Standard on
company, which are f. this immediate
vicinity.
The STANDARD on company has already
reached pay sand on their big well IN
section q. EOS this property adjoining
owned b. the Texas Homer OIL company,
where this company wiz dril az soon as
the contract can be iai- The Standard
Oh company's leases IN this vicinity aEgre-
gate approximately 5000 acres, ard leases
are selling al almost fehuious prices on
ldioininE properties.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-11-08

that it appeals to me as
being one Of the best
companies organized. +"
Judge Fisher may give to the
investors who take advantage OF
this offering OF the shares OF
Texas Homer, the opportunity
that was offered TO Investors
many years ago IN the TEXAS
COMPANY.
Judge Fisher viii not only act
as president. but viii also be the
company's counsel; and his wide
experience In the oil business
may Be regarded as one OF the
TEXAS-HoMER OIL COMPANY.
Field operations win be IN
charge Of PAUL J. MCBRIDE. one
Of the best-if not the best
known field operator in the
United States
TEXAs-HOMER HAS ONE
WELL NOW DRuLING-and a
contract has been signed fer the
drilling OF wen no. o This well
VIII be drillei on the five acre
lease IN the NV corner Of M
quarter OF the SW quarter. Sec
ton 81, Township -. Range z.
This property IS absolutely in
production OF the Homer field.
T1e co-lnany's third well viii
be drilled a. soon aa possible on
the IS acre lease on the east line
OF Section g Township ~, Range
IL, tia the Bull Bayou field. This
lease adjoins the famous Section
2, with its almost countless wells
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-11-08
ANOTHER FIFTEEN THOUSAND
BARREL GUSHER AT HOMER
Latest Strike Strengthens Districts
Claim as One Of Richest
N Nation.


Shreveport. La. nov. 6.-The Arkansas
Natural Gas company's No. 81 well on
the shaw lease in the northwestern quar-
ter CT section 90 township q. range q,
came II late today. making a flow estl-
mated at $4,000 barrels. While the wei
Is what IS considered proven territory,
Sc e significant as strengthening the
richest oil fields
The drillers on the Denmon OIL con-
pany's No well. on the Hormon lease.
IN the northwest quarter Of section II.
township q, range :. have set casing at
SO feet and are awaiting Instructions
The structure Is rising as indicated BY
these facts condition regarded as favor
able
Ths Arkansas well. as well as the Den
mon. are each less thai half mile from
tracts held By the Homer Union. IN which
FL Peso capital Is heavily interested
The Frost on company Thatman No. ],
northeast quarter section 81, township q,
range :. IS drilling a. 500 feet.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-11-08
HOMER FIELD WELL
PRODUCING Ss,OOO
GaiIand and Foster Oakes No. s
Biggest Gushsr Of Louisiana
Fields.

Shreveport, La. Nov. s-Oakes well Nc.
6 OF GMiland q Foster in section So
21-1 Claiborne Parish. has been drilled. IN
with production gagged at % 600 barrels
Of high grade oil per day. This Is con
sidared the largest producer ever brought
in 10 Louisiana. and its completion is
attracting great interest Because Of IN
sufficient storage and pipe line facillnes
the wen Is 70 be pinched IN, according TO
advice reaching local oil circles The
monster producer Is on a 30 acres lease
held Jointly by Gilliiand & Foster and
the TeUss-Louisiala OIL company. and was
drilled By Merren & Glasseu. who some
time previous had sold cut for $3.50
after having gotten a dry hole IA shallow
sand The vel does not give an extern
sion 10 the field q production IN Claiborne
but because Of its magnitude It Is receiving
much attention
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-11-08

Cisco, Texas. Nov. 1.-News OF the S.
here by a number OF stockholders ln the
Tazas-Louisiana OIL company. part owners
Of the we'll Seven more wells are 20 be
put down on this 90 acre tract q once,
according TO the stockholders. These In
terested In the company at this place are
Pay Lee. Joe Daniels. George S. Connor,
C. r. Edwards. p E. Barry and G. ~.
Potts Stock has gone Up TO 10 20 I,
it g reported.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-11-08
ACT
TO-DAY

II within 10 days time you are
not satisfied. We VIII refund
your money. This is the Today
guarantee ilade BY the HOMER
BROKERAGE COMPANY, the
selling agents for the Texas
homer OIL Company.
Bisbee daily review., 1919-10-10

FOR RENT--Four-room house in front of Methodist church. g School Hill.
 973-10-13
Bisbee daily review., 1919-10-10

Township 23 South, Range "A East, G. & s. R. B. & M. bears N. 650 33' E.. 915.9 feet, and) U. s. M. M. No. 1725, Warren Mining District, bears N. 10 52' w. 634S.8 feet; thence s. 5' PA w. 600.0 feet to Corner No. 2; thence s. 61' 26' w. 1500.0 feet to Corner No. 8; thence N. 5o PA E. 602.0 feet to Corner No. 4; thence N. 610 30' E. 149S.9 feet to Corner No. 1, the place of beginning. Containing a net area of 17.165 acres. The presumed course of the vein on this claim is from the east end center s. 61' 26' W. 1500.0 feet
 The location notices of said claims, upon which this application is based, is recorded in the office of the Coun- ty Recorder of Cochise County, as follows:
 WREN, Book 50, Records oi Mines, pages 745, TAG,
 BLUE BIRD", Book 3S, Records of Mines, page 127.
 The names of the adjoining claims are: On the East CENTURY" lode Survey No 2553, "BISBEE QUEEN lode, unsurveyed, owned by c. w Rambo; on the South ''WINNEBAGO lode Survey No. '3SS4, "KNICKER ROCKER" lode, Survey No. 3407 SILVER LEAD" lode, Survey No 3456, and "DIAMOND FRACTION lode, unsulvoyed, owned by C.. w Rambo. J. L. IRWIN,
 Register.