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New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-10-17

Is a good-sized pantry, and an entry
way. The back porch is s feet 9
inches by IL feet.
Upstairs are three bedrooms Of good
size and a sleeping porch. at the rear
corner of the house. making ii more
private. II has almost continuous win
dOws, which, when fitted with case
ment sashes, make 1t a light and airy
place To sleep.
The basement extends under all Of
the house proper. and provides room
for the furnace or other type Of heat
ing plant. the fuel supply. the laun-
dry and a storage room for vegetables
and fruits.
Considered as a whole this is a
most excellent design: one that the
home builder will find economical to
build from. and the house will be a
good. attractive home. II may not
have the frills. but 1t has a solid. CON-
Portable and substantial appearance.
In considering the plan for the home
that is to be erected, the prospective
builder should take into consideration
the lot on which it is to be built the
location and his pocketbOOk. In the
first place it is not good business to
nave the lot cost all out of proportion
to the house, nor the everse. A thou
s%and-dOllar lot should have "A house
costing about five times that much.
Should the lot be located in II section
of the city where the homes are elab-
crate, IA small plain house is out of
place. And above all things the build
er should not try to build a house be-
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-10-17

yond his means to pay. There are
thousands of home builders who have
secured their homes on the contract
plan, that is, by paying so much a
month, and have found that they
We're unable to meet the payments.
Judgment in this respect. as in any
other, should be used.
This little dissertation Is not design
ed to discourage the prospective home
builder. On the other hand, 1t Is in
tended To warn prospective home
builders about mistakes that some
have made. and which do much to dis
courage others. A well-balanced home
in the respects mentioned Is an in
vestment that no one will be sorry for.
The average person who builds
knows little about construction meth
DDS and materials. Also he does not
know how to plan the interior ar
rangement so that he will get the
most In comfort and satisfaction for
his money. There are, however, In
every place men who do know, because
1t Is their business to know. They
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-10-17
WHO ARE THE MIDDLE CLASS
Brain Workers Who Are Compelled to
Do Manual Labor to Exc Out
an Existence.

Few forces tend so strongly to pro-
luce social consciousness as a griey-
ance. Not so many years ago one
might have searched the world and
found nobody who would admit he
was of the middle class, remarks the
New York Times. The term was an
epithet used in derisiOn. As the mid
die class was vaguely supposed to be
respectable, responsibility itself went
out of fashion. Today all this is al
tered. People write 10 the papers to
say they are of the middle class and
they say is with an air of n who
after all is somebody. Yet nobody has
defined the middle class. even the
soeiOlOgists and economists, whose
business such things are.
In England w. H.. Mallock ave a
few stray thoughts to the subject and
concluded it II middle class to have an
income of some S73O. Prof. ii. Il.
Seager stated in America the figure
would have to be raised to SLIGO. 1t
is the way of the elder s~ociologists to
write as if the determining factor is
always money.
Our common sense knows better.
The middle class is distinguished from
the class on its one hand by the fact
that II works, not with ones body, but
with its mind. 1t is distinguished from
the class on its other hand by the fact
that. not having sufficient capital to re-
tire upon, 1t has to work. The middle
class man is Il brain worker, who is
obliged to work or 90 under. And he is
obliged Ia conform 10 current stand
ards of responsibility. physically as
well as mentally and morally.
In the nineteenth century the in
come standards had at least Il shadow
of Justification, for wages and salaries
still maintained some definite relation
ship TO the character of work done
and service rendered. Today we have
changed all that and with one notable
result. A large group of people among
us have become class conscious-those,
namely, who do professional work for
less than the pay of a hand laborer.
Mentally and morally they have two
strong props of characterize fact
that the instrument of their labor is
the mind and the fact that they are
urged on by necessity 10 use it,.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-10-17

Prepared by the T.ited States Depart.
ment of Asriculture.1
The Hessian fly, a minute wheat
parasite, less than knee-high to a
grasshopper, but gigantic as Il fierce
lion in its destructiveness, collects
S5o,O00,O00 Il year from American
wheat growers. This mosquito-like
fly lays its eggs upon the leaves OF
wheat, and after the eggs hatch the
little maggots live upon the plants
sap which the, obtain by gnawing in
to the soft portion of the stem. Ordi-
narily two. or sometimes three or
more, generations of the insect occur
during a year. The main army of
flies arrives in the fall and conducts
a carnival of despoliation among the
newly seeded grain. After the Hessian
fly has once thoroughly infested a
crop of wheat there is no known
means of saving the grain. and the
only known method of preventing dam
e from the fly is to keep such invad-
ers out of the wheat.
Safe Dates for Seeding.
One of the most effective means of
escaping fly damage is to defer fall
seeding until danger of molestatiOn
from the fly is over. Safety dates for
seeding wheat in different sections Of
the country are as follows:
Northern Michigan. soon after Sep
tember l; in southern Michigan, and
northern Ohio, about September 20; in
southern Ohio. after the first week in
October; In Kentucky and Tennessee,
October 10 to 20; in Georgia and South
Carolina. October % to November 10;
in extreme southern Kansas and north
ern Oklahoma, as well as in Virginia,
after the first week in October. Oc-
tober-sown wheat always enjoys the
greatest freedom from the fly in Mis-
souri,. Practically the same cOrre-
spending delay in wheat sowing in the
fall should be followed to the south
ward.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-10-17
Beginning of Great Racing Event.

The English Derby was instituted
by the twelfth earl of Derby In 1850.
A year earlier the same racing peer
had started the Oaks. named after
his place at Banstead downs-the val
ley of Lambert's Oaks. Lord Derby
won his own race in 1887 with Sir
Peter Teazle. named thus In honor OF
his wife. who was Miss Farren. and
was acting as Lady Teazle in THE
School for Scandal" when Lord Derby
saw her for the first time. Little could
Lord Derby have imagined that by
the time of his grandson-the prime
minister Of the early part of Queen
vIctoria's reign-the Derby would be
the occasion of a national festival.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-10-17

These safety dates are only approx
mate and serve to show in a general
way about the time when the fall
brood of the fly will have largely dis
appeared from the wheat belt EAST of
the Mississippi river. As the larger
gone within a week, it is possible for
n farmer to time his seeding opera
tons Sc as to avoid the fly.
Rotating Crops Is Effective.
Crop rotation is an efficient control
as during the season of migration, I'M
less new unaffected fields are near by,
most of the insects succumb. ROtat-
ing the crops decreases the available
supply of new host plants.
Destruction of volunteer grain
plants by blowing, disking, or other
tillage operations must begin before
the larvae have matured In order to
be effective, as volunteer wheat Ordi-
narily is a prolific distributor Of fly
infection. Enriching the soil by plow-
ing under the green cover crops and
by applying stable manur also aid
indirectly in combating the fly because
a fertile soil will produce plants that
o o attain vigorous, healthy growth
and are better able to resist diseases
than those grown on thin soils where
it is hard to develop sufficient growth
to withstand the winter IL the wheat
Is sown late.
Good seed is a prerequisite In Sc
curing healthy vigorous growth. Or
dinarily the fly is avoided where good
seed is sown In a thoroughly prepared
fertile soil after the majority of the
fall brood has disappeared. 1t is pref
cradle t SOW on ground moi devoted
to wheat the preceding year. In the
case of spring wheat. the earlier the
grain is sow the less ii will suffer
from the Hessian fly, but good seed
and a well prepared, fertile soil are
essential in this case as elsewhere.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-10-17
Why Soap Bubbles Collapse.

The air Of an ordinary room is filled
with tiny particles of matter which
fall on an airy soap bubble. alter the
surface tension. and-poof-it is gone.
The effect of these minute particles on
the stability of bubbles was first
brought to light. according to Popular
Science Monthly. by Sir James Dewar.
He experimental In clarified air until
he vas able to produce bubbles which
lasted for months. He has even pro-
duced a soap film which was a year
old recently and which seems TO re-
main Just as II was made.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-10-17
Second Floor Plan.

are the architects. contractors and ma
terial dealers. II Is economy to on
suit these men before building.
Through experience in building and
by study they know many things about
building that will greatly aid the pro-
spective home builder. BY consulting
them costly mistakes may be avoided,
and the new home will be just what
Its name implies.
What II will cost to build from the
design shown also may be learned by
consulting these men. Building costs
are dependent IN the source Of sup
ply of materials and the labor sjtua-
ton. BY consulting any of the men
mentioned, 1t will be an easy matter
to find out what this home will cost.
and then the home builder can add to
or take from the design, as it suits
his ability to pay.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-10-17

adding a wide porch they also have
the attractive appearance of homes
that cost a great deal more.
In the accompanying design the ar
chitect has followed the idea of giving
TO the home builder the greatest
amoun of space for his money by
making the house nearly square, but
has taken away the plain effect by ad-
ding the broad porch. This house Is
of frame construction set on a on
crete foundation. Its dimensions are
only 26 by % feet. exclusive of the
porch projections.
This Is what is known as a chip
roof house, the Overhang Of the roof
on the house itself, the porch and the
dormer window making its appear
ance good. But II is the interior ar
rangement that makes this design out
Of the ordinary. Inside, every inch Of
space has been utilized. while all the
conveniences that make modern homes
s comfortable have been included.
The floor plans show seven rooms,
three on the first floor and four on the
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-10-17
Dirty Piano Keys.

It is more important to keep the
keys clean than many people are
aware, especially IL several students
are practising on the same instrument.
Dirty keys are a source of infection.
They should be wiped with a damp
cloth every day. Not so wet that the
water runs down between the keys,
but sufficient to cleanse them of all
matter. Dry with a soft cloth. and
close the piano when the room is be-
ing swept. but open the lid after
wards, as ivory keys require light in
order to keep them from turning vel.
low.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-10-17
LAWN TENNIS OLD A N

II may be said that lawn tennis Is
been played In 1891. when Queen
Elizabeth was entertained at Elvet-
ham. in Hampshire, by the earl Of
Hartford. Strut. quoting from Mich
OILS Progress of Queen Elizabeth"
tells US that "after dinner. about 3
O'Clock. ten Of his %lordship's servants,
all Somersetshire men. in a square
green court. before her majesty's win
dow, did hang up lines. squaring out
the form of a tennis court and make a
cross line in the middle. In this square
they. being stripped of their doublets.
played. five to five, with handball. to
the great liking of her highness."
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-10-17
Natural Desire for Home.

Civilization was founded on the de-
cislon Of the e to establish for
himself a home In the rocks, or ground,
and 1t progressed as he toiled to make
that home a better place for his fam
lily. And today, even as then. the
torch Of civilization Is being carried
by the BODYBUILDING instinct.
Man. today, wants a home; some
thing no ornate but beautiful. to kin.
die his imagination and form the CEN
ter for his dreams. A place that will
be a proper setting for a wife and chill
dren. A dwelling place that Is a sem
tient thing.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-10-17
FAMOUS FLORAL FETEs.

In Britain flower festivals are com
p~aratively a modern institution. Rose
day. June %. dates no further back
than the summer of 1912. and Primrose
day only from the death of Disraeli.
Lord Beaconsfield. in 1881. In other
places, however. floral fetes have been
held regularly for centuries. Malta, for
example. holds a floral festival every
summer In memory of the expulsion of
the Turks by the Knights Hospitallers.
In 1855. While it lasts all work is sus-
pended. and the streets of Valet" are
filled with flower-bedecked crowds.
who pelt one another with blossoms
until the whole city is carpeted with
them,
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-10-17
ROADS AID RURAL STUDENTS
Much Larger Percentage Of Attend.
ance Noted in Sections Where
Highways Are improved.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of ~AgricultureD
While 1t is true that various factors
contribute to increase or reduce the
attendance at schools in given sections
of the country, it is worthy of CON-
ment that in the states having a high
percentage of improved roads a much
larger percentage of rural students en-
rolled regularly attend the schools
than in the states having a small per-
centage Of improved roads.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-10-17
Music 4 Necessity.

Music is not one of the luxurious
superfiuities in our time. It has come
to be classed as a necessity. II is.
like flowers. the staff of life to the
hungry soul upon a pilgrimage. 1t is
in relief to all the strident and dis
cordant sounds made In the fevered
industrial rack and turmoil of mans
fiful uproar mingling with his toll"
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-10-17
SQUARE HOUSES
LEAST EXPENSIVE
This Design Is Attractive and
Comfortable.
RIGHT FOR AVERAGE FAMILY
Architect Here Gives Home Builder
Greatest Amount Of Space for His
Money-Rooms Conveniently
Arranged.
BY WIN. A.

M. William A, Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
subject Of building. for the readers of this
paper: On account of his wide experience
- Editor. Author and MANUFACTURER he
u. without doubt. the highest authority
to William A. Radford, No. 1927 Prairie
avenue. Chicago. ILL.,. and only enclose
two-cent stamp for reply.
There was a time before elaborate
and comfortable porches We're attach
ed to homes that a square house was
not particularly attractive from the
exterior. Square houses We're and are
the least expensive to build, but by
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-10-17
SPOKE a Little Hastily.

John Brougher tells this one: One
colored gent said to another: "Ev'y
time ] hugs my feeanzay and kisses
her. she just giggles and squirms
alarming" To which the other re-
sponded: Il say she does" "HuhY'
asked the belligerent swain. as his eye
took on a glitter. Il say. does shef"
was the eager change in the response.
Houston Post.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-10-17
PatroIman Cutting Weeds Along Side
Of Road.

er conditions the material Is In a fair
condition to work with the grader for
about three days after a rain, giving
ample time for three full rounds Of
the section which should leave even a
badly rutted road in fairly good condi-
tion. Be sure to always make the first
round trip on the center Of the road.
"Six inches OF crown to a 24-foot
driving surface is sufficient. Care
should be taken that the roadbed is
nicely rounded, and not dragged to a
peak in the center or a large ridge Of
loose earth left there"
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-10-17

Il haven't een Pilkington for q
week" "No. he hasn't been out Of
the house since his accident" "was
ne seriously injured?" "No. but he
feels the disgrace deeply" Dis.
grace?" "Yes. After living In the
heart of the city all his life he went
to the country n day last week and
run over by a milk cartI"
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-10-17

second, and bathroom. The front en-
rance door opens into one end of the
living roOm-the end out of which
leads the stairway TO the second floor.
The living room is large-23 feet long
and 10 feet 3 inches wide-and at
one end is a large, open fireplace, the
kind that on cold winter nights at
tracts every member of the family.
Side by side. back of the living room,
are the dining room and kitchen. The
former also is a good-sized room, its
dimensions being - feet 3 inches by
u feet 3 inches. and has "A bay win
dow with a seat. 1t has a double
orening from the living room, which
adds 10 the appearance of spacious
ness of both rooms. The kitchen Is
II feet 3 inches by IL feet 3 inches,
and its fixtures have been arranged so
as to save steps. Adjoining the kitchen
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-10-17
Ten to One Against.

sorry" said the village constable.
but I'll have to arrest ye-ye've been
drivin' along at the rate Of 20 miles
an hour"
"You are wrong. my friend" said
the driver. 81 say I wasn't. and here's
$40 that says I wasn't"
"All right" returned the constable.
pocketing the money. with ten to
one against me I amt goin' to subject
the county to tn expense of a trial"
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-10-17
A Cure.

Mrs. Upp-Doctor. my complexion is
something awful. What would You
suggest?
Doctor-You will have to diet.
Mrs. Upp-Oh. I never thought Of
that. What color would be most be-
coming:
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-10-17
The Gluttoa.

While It Is impossible for human be-
ings and heavy creatures to eat their
own weight in food. many Of the small
er creatures do. with a liberal margin
over. The spider. for instance. on
sumes a daily amount Of food which
weighs 26 times as much as itself.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-10-17
lmpetus 70 Farm Movement.

Good roads will give impetus to the
back to the farm" movement, bringing
about increased production and dimin-
ishing the parasitism of cities. Speed
the good roads,
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-10-17
Earth Roads Suffer.

Earth roads have been the greatest
sufferers from water. and 1t is upon
them that the greatest amount Of
money has been wasted.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-10-17

By far the biggest artificial lake In
the world is near a place called Man
char, in India. When full to the brim
its surface area is 115.000 acres. or ap-
proximately $50 square miles.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-10-17
Prevent Loss Of Bees.

So much is nov known about win
tering bees that ii can he said that
the loss of colonies in winter is pre-
yentable.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-10-17
Doino ONLY Half DUTY.

A garden that produces only one
crop and idles away half of the grow
ing season does only half of its duty.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-10-17
Decent Road Will HeIp.

Back to the farm" will mean ONE
thing when there's a decent road to
60 back v
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-10-17
Mail Carrier Appreeiative.

II any traveller appreciates the
value of improved highways it is the
rural mail carrier.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-10-17
Give Cellar Good Cleaning.

Before storing your winters supply
of potatoes. apples. ETC. the cellar
should be given a thorough cleaning.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-10-17
Get pufIets on Roost.

Get the pullets on the roosts and
separate the smaller chicks from the
larger ones.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-10-17

Frequent cultivation is the next best
thing to rain for the garden.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-10-03
TUNNEL

Mr.. and Mrs. II. C. Carter and son
were business visitors in Fertile
Thursday.
Marvin Locke of Silver Springs
visited in Crystal City last week.
c.. p. Wheehone was business Wis
itor in Bonnie Terre Wednesday Of
last week.
Bryan Thurman was business Wis
itor in Bonnie Terre last week.
s. P. Cole left for Chillicotha, Mo-,
last week, where he will attend bust
ness college.
J. w. Ellis was business visitor in
Tunnel Wednesday,.
Miss Carrie Shannon visited in Sill
yer Springs last week.
Miss Gladys Stroup and Lewis Thur
man were Tunnel visitors Friday.
Mrs. frank Hammock and son, Jean,
were Tunnel visitors Saturday.
Jas. Douglas visited his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Douglas, of Sill
yer Springs Sunday.
Geo. Hammock of Primrose visited
relatives in Silver Springs Saturday.
Lewis Thurman visited friends in
Fredericktown Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. w. Oshia and son
visited his parents at Vineland from
Sunday until Tuesday.
H. C. Carter and Bryan Thurman
were DeSoto visitors Friday.
w. A. Carter visited his daughter
in Silver Springs Sunday.
r. Boyle of st. Louis visited friends
in this community last week.
Miss Gladys Stroup visited relatives
in Bonnie Terre Saturday and Sunday.
Homer Appleberry Of Pennington
visited home folks here Saturday and
Sunday and attended a festival at
Mosteller Saturday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mart Donnelly and
daughter visited at the home of f.
H. Mellon Sunday.
Miss Hattie Appleberry visited rel
atives in Bonnie Terre Saturday and
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Carter and chill
dren motored to DeSoto Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. w. Oshia visited at
the home of J. w. Ellis Friday.
Lee Douglas of Crystal City visited
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F. Doug
las of Silver Springs, Saturday and
Sunday.
H. G. and w. A. Carter attended the
sale of W. A. Rowe near Mt Olive
Tuesday.
Miss Inez and Bryan Thurman were
Bonnie Terre visitors Tuesday.
Miss Anna Rowe visited at the
home of Mrs. G. P. Wheelhone last
week.
Mrs. H. C. Carter and daughter, Le-
ona, were business visitors in Wales
Mines Monday.
Misses Anna Rowe and Gladys
Ketcherside visited at the home OF
Mrs. Hoelzel Sunday.
T. B. Welch Of Pennington was g
business visitor in this community
Tuesday.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-10-03
BISMARCK

S. M. Beard made a business trip
to Iron county the first of the week.
Mrs. j. R. Lindsey lefc Saturday Off
Muskogee, Okla, where she will visit
her son, Melville, for several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. White left Sat
urday for Collinsville, ILL.,, where they
will make their future home.
Carl Cooley was a Doe Run visitor
Saturday.
Wesley Sisk spent Monday and
Tuesday in st. Louis.
Chester Beard of Fond du Lac, Wis.
spent several days of last week with
home folks.
Miss Kathleen Lentz was home
from Pennington the weekend Wis
iting her grandparents.
Lewis Penberthy of the Hickory
Grove neighborhood has moved on thu
Dent farm. e,
Mr.. Moore, the poultry man, ship
ped carload of chickens to the
New York market Saturday.
Rev. L. G. Marlin was appointed
pastor for the Methodist churches at
Bismarck and Hickory Grove for the
ensuing year.
Carter Blanton has purchased the
James Devine residence.
Mrs. Fannie Bryan and nephew
Arthur Devine, will leave next week
for California, where they will spend