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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-11-19
INTERIOR DECORATING OF ROOMS
EIMPORTANT In HOME BUILDING

As clothes make the man." accord.
ing to the proverb, so the interior dec
Grating and the furnishings make or
mar the room, and the very atmos-
phere of home depends to large ex-
tent on the interior effects of the
house as psychologists are beginning
to tell us.
That a scientific principle is in
volved is shown in the fact that in
some of the largest insane asylums in
the country, the melancholy patients
are placed in wards where the walls
are done in red, for it's stimulating eff
feet, while the violent patients have
gray walls as part of their everyday
surroundings.
Coincident with the popularity of
the small home is the popularity of
the plain walls, for figures on the
wall diminish the apparent size of the
room. Greater attention is given
these days to building our rooms of
pleasing proportions in the first place
but any room can be altered appar-
emily by the choice of wall finish and
the window drapings. Stripes, which
should not be so widely contrasted il
color or tone as to look like bars
will make room appear higher, and
in low room, we should use either
no picture molding at all or one Sc;
as close to the ceiling as is prac-
ticable. Wainscoating is also to be
avoided in the low room, although il
is just the thing for the room that
looks too high for it's length and
width, and in the high room the use
of picture molding set eighteen inches
or more from the ceiling, and a chair
rail, or wainscoating will seem to low
er the ceiling.
The degree of color used in decorat.
ing draws the walls in or seems to
extend them, depending on whether
dark or light shades are used.
This preference these days is for
the lighter tones on the walls. The
old idea of choosing something that
wotlfd not show dirt, has given place
to the modern desire for light and
cheer.
The amount of light in the room
should be large factor in deciding
the color and tint to use on the walls.
Gray and lavender are obliging, in
that warm or cold tones of these col
ors may be selected according to the
effect desired. If there is a room
that is too dark, yellow is a wise
choice, and is particularly charming
for a bedroom. In room that is too
bright, if such room can be found,
cool gray wall remedies the defect.
Dark blue is really not pretty on any
room. Neither is dark brown, unless
used in combinations that relieve the
gloom of this tone. 1t is true that
dark colors give a rich look not OBJ
tainable in the tints, but modern taste
seems to prefer the cheerful effects of
the lighter colors. A room with dark
walls should have compromising bits
Of gay color and bountiful lighting.
Pale blue and green make pretty
bedrooms if used in the lighter shades
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-11-19
PROFIT IN MIAMI LOTS

Plans are being prepared for an
apartment building on the corner OF
Ninth street and Collins avenue for
Charles Portland. The apartment
will face north in the manner of those
in the Aurora apartments. The sale
Of this corner for $500 has sent cor
ner lots on Collins avenue up in
value. Not a corner north of Ninth
street can be had for less than $4,000,
dealers say. Walter E. Lewis of
Lenox, Mass, sold the corner of
Ninth street and Collins avenue to
George Van SERVER of Philadelphia
last winter for $500. In a year Van
SERVER takes a $4,000 profit-Miami
Metropolis.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-11-19
HOTELS OF CITY
ARE RENOVATED
DURING SUMMER
Improvements Made in the Frank
lin, Lake Mirror and fremont,
Adding Much To Comfort

OF great importance in the city's
development is the improvement
made recently in several Of the ho-
tells.
Last spring the Matanzas Hotel on
Massachusetts avenue was purchased
by Mrs L. l.. Knudsen, who had the
place painted outside and entirely
repainted and redecorated inside.
Clean, dainty effects were aimed at.
and the dining room was made es-
pecially attractive with white chairs
and small white tables. 1t has been
renamed the Hotel Franklin
The fremont Hotel, which is Lake
lands Oldest hotel, was renovated and
beautified this summer. The inside
has been completely redecorated in
walls, ceilings, and floors, upstairs
and down, and the exterior has been
painted in straw color, with white
trimmings and green porch roof.
The inside is done in buff and ma
room, the interior decorating effects
being in keeping with the style of ar
chitecture
Perhaps the greatest changes in
this line have taken place in the Lake
Mirror Hotel, which, under the man.
agenent of Mrs. H. M. Baker, has
Decome the Hotel Lakeland The ex-
terror has been painted pleasing
cray and new porch with gray
stiicep pillars has been built. Inside.
astbiighing npr0vements have been
made. The lobby is attractvely fur
&<sihad. The, dining room has become q
eay little tea room; the upper hall
Has been made into spacious sitting
room, and the bedrooms, which were
ceiled have been papered and daint-
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-11-19
TELEPHONE SYSTEM
IS BEING INSTALLED
THROUGHOUT GLADES
Distribution of Poles and Work Of
Constructing Lines Started
palm Beach Post.)

tram Beacn POST
Distribution of poles for the con
struction of the Palm Beach-Ever-
glades Telephone Company's lines,
which will reach all points in the NJ
per Glades, is well under way, w.
H. DeCamara, president of the com
pany, reports. The work is under
the direction of c. r. McChesney, of
Miami. who has been placed in en-
tire charge of the construction of the
lines. Mr.. McChesney was recon-
mended TO Mr.. DaCamara by T. H.
Jordan, manager of the Southern Bell
Telephone Company, as being expert
enced and thoroughly competent.
Wire, insulatOrS, brackets ard al!
other supplies have been ordered
How soon the lines will be in opera
zion is uncertain. Under favorable
conditions construction might be com
pleted in so days, but it will not be
possible to do the work in that pc
Rod for part of the right of way
has not been cleared
The LOO poles have cost an av-
erage of $1.50 each, not including
cost of distribution, and the wire Will
cost $4,000.
L rum LOAdlldICHee udiTy 10 Tie
bend in West Palm Beach canal
hence on the OkeechCbee road and
ross canal to Hillsboro canal and
Belle Glade will be the line of first
construction, ultimately to extend to
South Bay and Okeelanta. The right
Of way not cleared is from Chosen,
near Belle Glade, to Pahokee, whence
the route will extend to Canal Point
and thence down West Palm Beach
canal to connection with the line at
The bend. 1t is intended that the
phone line will run on the line of
country road to be built from Chosen
20 Pahokee and that the county clear
this right of way; this cannot be
lone, however, until after the sale of
The issue of bonds voted last July
md bids for which are to be opened
next month.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-11-19
CIBSON-PLOTT
COMPANY BUILD
NEW QUARTERS
Increased Business Demands New
Two Story Brick Building

One of the substantial concerns OF
Lakeland is the Gibson-Plott Cam
pany, wholesale grocers, which was
organized about eighteen months ago.
The owners of the business are ]. l..
Gibson, who came to Lakeland from
Bryson City, North Carolina, and J.
0. P oft of Canton, North Carolina.
An interesting fact in connection with
the establishment of the business is
that Mr.. Gibson and Mr.. Plot were
competitors in the same line of bus
mess in North Carolina prior to their
coming to Lakeland. Mr.. Piott is
still actively in the wholesale bust
ness in Canton, while the company
here is under the management of Mr..
Gibson.
Since the establishment of the bust
ness it has grown to such proper
tons that new quarters were neces-
sary. and the modern two-story brick
building recently erected on Florida
avenue is now housing the firm. TIL
building, picture of which appears
in their advertisement in this issue,
is $50 by 120 feet, with trackage to
handle three cars at q time. Every
convenience is included in the new
building for the handling of good.i
to and fncm the cars as well as by
truck, by which method they serve
Lakeland and adjacent territory.
The sa'es end of the business is
handled by F. D. Freeman and H. e
English on the road and l. J. Price
for the city trade. A %. Brown, for
merly OF Waynesville, North Caro-,
lima, is the shipping clerk. The 'of-
ficers of the firm are j. o. Plott, pres
ident. j. L. Gibson, secretary and
general manager and H. w. Gibson
treasurer. A very efficient force Of
office employees and warehousemer
leompiets 'he organization.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-11-19

Every bird loves its own nest. The
owl thinks the old ruins the fairest
spot under the moon and the, fox is
of the opinion that his hole in the hill
is remarkably cozy.-Spurgeon.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-11-19

A church within church, repub-
lie within a republic, o. world within
a world, is spelled by four letters
Home. II things go right there, they
60 right everywhere; II things go
wrong there, they so wrong every
where almaRe.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-11-19

II0hse Is the blossom Of which
|'11fe 4 .he fruit.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-09-05
FRESH FRUIT is EXCELLENT
1t Supplies Some Sugar and the I'M
portant Mineral Matters, Mild
Acids and vitamines.

Fruit is food. 1t supplies some sugar
and the important mineral matters.
mild fruit acids, and vitamines, say
experts in the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture, Office of home
economics. These food substances
help to keep the body in good health
and to prevent constipation. u
Use fresh fruit whenever possible
and can the surplus. Apples, pears,
plums, peaches, cherries, oranges,
grapefruit, grapes, bananas, avocados,
berries-the list is very long. Some
where in the United States some Of
them are always in season, and some
are In market everywhere much of
the time.
Use dried fruits, either home dried
or those on sale almost everywhere.
Soak prunes, dried apples, dried april
cots In water overnight and cook them
long enough to make them tender.
Use dates, figs, or raisins. These
are very good added to breakfast &C.
real 10 minutes before taking 1t from
the stove.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-09-05

the rear Of each row. As In the case
of the main aisle In the center, these
litter alleys are also equipped with car
rier tracks and litter carriers which
carry the manure and litter directly
from the stalls to the manure pit. All
stalls are divided by steel partitions
and fitted with sanitary stanchions and
drinking cups. These features are I'M
portant and should not be overlooked
by the farmer. A steady water sup
ply, such as Is furnished by individual
drinking cups helps to increase the
milk supply and also eliminates the
work of driving the cows to a trough.
All along the stall floor are high
double hung windows insuring plenty
of daylight to make the stalls as cheer
full as possible. Fresh air inlets in
the COW barn, as in the horse section,
provide plenty Of fresh air at all
times. Foul air shafts draw of the
poisonous gases which are liable to
settle near the floor. At one end OF
the COW barn are two pens for cows
and bulls. Although giving an impress
sion of bigness this building is not un-
usually large, its dimensions being "a
by 80 feet.
The building is Of plank frame con-
struction, which gives high, roomy
hay NOW free from posts and other
distractions. It is barn that can be
used with advantage by all small
forpnrc
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-09-05
|0F INTEREST TO
THE HOUSEWIFE

Laundry bags Of Turkish toweling
are excellent.
Bananas should be thoroughly ripe,
eaten slowly and well chewed.
No cake should be moved in the
oven until 1t has risen Its full height.
An old macintosh can. be turned
Into a most useful apron for wash
ing days.
A steel needle is excellent for
loosening cake from the center tube
of the cake pan. se4
I The French, Belgian and Swiss ma
tives cook a mess Of young lettuce
leaves just like spinach.
A delicious peach jam is made with
dried peaches and shredded almonds.
Flavor with little cinnamon.
Soap chips OF. soap powders should
be thoroughly dissolved In boiling wa
ter before being used. Sometimes
washing preparations eat the clothes
II allowed to rest In undissolved bits
on the material.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-09-05
VINEGAR USEFUL IN
VEGETABLE CANNING
Time Of Processing May Be
Somewhat Reduced.
Two Years Of Experimental Work on
Subject Made by Home Economics
kitchen-Much Corn Reported
Spoiled Last Year.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
A little vinegar added to beans.
corn, peas, asparagus, or spinach
when canned by the water-bath meth
od, will add materially in the reduc-
ton of loss by spoilage. Moreover, the
time of processing these vegetables
may, be somewhat red1ced, when a
sufficient amount of acid is used, the
home economics kitchen Of the United
States Department of Agriculture re-
ports after two years of experimental
work on the subject.
In certain sections Of the country
in 1919 and 1920 canned sweet corn
did not keep well, whether processed
continuously or internationally. In the
home economics kitchen quart cans of
corn processed for less than six hours
continuously spoiled, while others
canned at the same time, with the
addition of four tablespoons Of vinegar
to one quart, did not spoil either year,
although given only two hours process
ing. If only three tablespoonfuls Of
vinegar are used, process four hours;
two or three tablespoonful of lemon
juice to quart have equally good re-
suits when processed three hours.
Corn should always be boiling hot
when packed into the Jar.
With spinach and string beans the
addition of two taSlespoonfuls of the
acid proved equally effective in reduc-
ing spoilage. Vinegar or lemon juice
in the small amounts used modifies
to some degree the natural flavor of
the vegetable, but the acid taste is
not Objectionable to most persons.
Moreover, much Of the acid taste can
be washed off before the vegetables
are served. Experiments with vinegar
and other acids In canning vegetables
will be continued in the kitchen next
year.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-09-05

more ways than one. 1t will mean
great saving in Tabor, relief from
drudgery, and increased production
from the animals.
When the barn shown here was
planned all these things were taken
into consideration. First the actual
construction was studied. 1t was de-
cided that frame structure on sub
stantial concrete foundation would
make very practical and attractive
exterior. The roof is gambrel shaped,
and large ventilators have been in
stalled to draw off the foul air. In
cidentally it is well to mention need
of lightning protection. Ninety-nine
per cent of the fires on the farm have
been caused by lightning and the light
ming rod has been found an effective
preventive. @
This building is built T-shaped, with
the horse stalls in the cross wing and
the COW stalls in the long section.
These two sections are separated by
solid wall an arrangement required by
health departments in some states. In
the horse section there are two double
stalls, two single stalls and two box
stalls. Fresh air intakes at regular in
tervals along the wall just above the
stalls insure continuous supply Of
fresh, invigorating air The stall par
titions are Of the latest steel type and
the floor is concrete. Just beyond the
horse barn is 16-foot silo connected
with both wings Of the barn by a car
rier system.
The other part of the wing contain
ing the horse stalls is divided into feed
rooms where the feed is stored and
prepared for all of the animals. This
feed is loaded on to the feed carrier,
which runs on carrier track In the
center aisle and carries without any
trouble to the far corner of the barn.
There Is room for "A cows in the
other section Of the building. These
stalls are arranged IN two rows fac
Ing each other wifi lirtar alleys In
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-09-05

lent cake filling can be made Of thick,
sour cream, whipped and sweetened,
with nuts added. Whipped sour cream
is often added to mayonnaise salad
dressing for fruit salads.
No housewife needs to be told that
good gingerbread can be made with
sour milk, as well as corn breads Of
various kinds. In most recipes where
sour milk is used as leaven with
soda, fewer eggs are called for. Very
good pancakes and cornbread can be
made with sour milk, emitting eggs
entirely. Farmers Bulletin 565, Corn
Meal as Food and Ways Of Using
It, gives no less than nine recipes call
ing for sour milk. Among them is
this easy way Of making Boston Brown
Bread:
Boston Brown Bread.
cupful corn meal. teaspoonful salt.
cupful rye meal. y cupful molasses.
cupful graham Q cupfuls sour milk.
flour. or IN cupfuls sweet
2h tea poonfuls milk.
soda.
Mix and sift the dry Ingredients
and add the molasses and milk. Beat
thoroughly and steam 3h hours in
welEbuttered, covered molds. One
pound baking powder tins are salts
factory. Remove the covers and bake
the bread long enough to dry the top.
This may be made also with w
cupfuls corn meal and rye meal and no
graham -four. A cupful of seeded and
shredded raisins or prunes or a cupful
of currants may be added.
This serves eight people.
If there is only very little sour milk
on hand, why not make some cookies?
They may be made with corn meal.
Oatmeal cookies are also excellent.
corn.MeaI Cookies.
" cupful fat. cupfuls corn meal
" cupful corn " teaspoonful soda.
sirup cupful flour.
v cupful molasses teaspoonful cinna-
/ egg. mon.
s tablespoonful sour milk.
Combine the melted fat, strip, mo-
lasses, beaten egg, and sour milk. Sift
together the corn meal, soda, and -four.
Add the liquid ingredients to the dry
Ingredients. Drop from teaspoon
into creased nan and haka TX min
utes in moderate oVen.s This recipe
makes 81 to 60 cookies 2 inches in
diameter.
Sour milk or buttermilk and baking
soda may frequently be substituted
where the recipe calls for sweet milk.
In place Of one teaspoonful of baking
powder a scant half teaspoonful of
Soda is used to each cupful of sour
Tx. Cfa"olate eaI.e is particularl,,
2Hh wGp' s lion Ia made
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-09-05
MUST HAVE HAPPY BINDINGS
PIaygoers Will Not Stand for Dramas
That Finish In an Atmosphere
Of Gloom.

A popular novel had been dramatized
and all the critics declared that, while
dramatic art had not been trans
crossed and all the scenes were as
true to life as in the novel, something
was lacking. 1t was soon discovered
what was the matter. The story
ended unhappily. What one may like
in literature, one doesn't in drama.
So the third act was rewritten and
a joyous climax substituted. The
effect was instantaneous. "The re-
ception of the play" we learn, twas
electric. Those who were seeing it
for the first time were thrilled with
this great exposition Of American life.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-09-05

In griddle cakes and mullins the same
Iplan may be followed.
Bran Mufflns.
1 euuful -four. itabisspopn full
4 teaspoonful salt shortening, melted.
i teaspoonful soda. ~ to . cupfuls sour
cupfuls clean milk.
bran. Y cupful seeded raj
Y to v cupful sins or chopped
sweetening. nuts.
Sift together the -four. salt, and SOFA
and mix with this the bran. Add to-
'gether the sweetening, melted short
Iening, and part Of the milk; then mix
with the dry materials. Add the
raisins, busted with -four, and enough
more sour milk to form batter Of
such consistency that 1t will drop but
mot pour from the spoon, but be as wet
las possible otherwise. Bake In creased
muffin pans about half hour.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-09-05
157 Days and
Nothing Done
GIRLS ASKED TO
HELP WITH FAIR
Two Thousand Plants
Will Be Given Away
During Fair

Do some Of the Idaho girls want to
do something for the fair? Will they
work and donate something like the
men and the merchants and stock
men do? Here is a request for help.
Editor Trego wants two girls or
two women to distribute perennial
pea plants at the fair grounds every
afternoon from / O'Clock till the race
program starts and then from the
time the race program is finished
until people quit filing thru the ex-
hibit halls. It need not be the same
persons each day or each shift. If
enough persons offer their service,
none need serge more than a couple
Of hours unless they wish to. II you
are willing to help without pay ring
or write The Republican office.
Mr.. Trego has tried giving away
seeds and plants and cuttings at the
newspaper office and somebody al
ways starts the report that none but
subscribers can have them or that
only those whose subscription is paid
in advance can get them or that get
ting people into the office is only for
the purpose Of asking them to sub
scribe for the paper or to pay up
arrears. OF course we can't stop
people from talking and circulating
something that is not true, but we
are going to beat them to it this time
by having the plants given away at
the fair grounds and by somebody
not connected with the newspaper
work, and then everybody will feel
free to anything that is being Of
fered.
If we gave the plants free to
everybody that came along, there
would be large numbers of children
and others who did not understand
the matter and would carry or
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-09-05
GOOD GENERAL
PURPOSE BARN
win Accommodate Large Dairy
Herd and Horses.
ALL DRuDeERY is CUT OUT
Equipment Makes Care Of Stock Easy
-Provisions for Ventilation and
Sanitation Tend to Increase
Production.
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,
ILL.,, and only inclose two-cent stamp for
reply.
On many farms the dairy herd is not
large enough to demand a separate
barn; in that case general purpose
barn is used. In fact on most small
farms this is the most convenient and
efficient type Of building. 1t serves to
house not only the dairy herd but the
horses as well. In building this barn,
however, it is important to install the
right kind Of equipment and use the
best materials. Extra expense at the
start will save money in the long run.
Many farmers make the mistake of
building a cheap structure without
realizing that it will not last any
length of time, and will be a contin-
uaI source Of trouble and expense as
long as he has it on his farm. The
farm barn should be carefully planned
on paper before it is built and all
possible angles considered carefully.
Then when it is built it will be a
source Of pride and real satisfaction to
the owner, and wonderful asset in
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-09-05

Those who had seen 1t in its first form
marveled at the quickening Of the
piece.
And yet the cognoscenti agreed
with one voice that the story which
closed in unhappiness was the truer
art, with it's logical and inevitable
finale. Nevertheless, one Of the noted
critics who came to the revised per-
Torrance said: "Tll have to admit
that I'm lowbrow. like the accepted.
tried forms better"
So that's the difference between the
drama and the novel. 'Tess Of the
d'Urbervilles" goes out in gloom. but
what weak thing if Tess and Angel
Claire had "lived happy ever AFTER.
st. Louis Globe-Democrat.