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DUTCH COLINUI
HOME FDD FA!
This Seven Room House Has
Many Good Features.
IS ECONOMICAL TO BUILD
This Style of Architecture Is Most Ap
propriate for Farm Homes As Its
Lines Fit Well Into Country
Landscapes.
By WILLIAM A. RADFORD.
Mr William A Radford will answer
questions and iflve advice FREE OF
COOT on all subjects pertaining to the
subject of building, for the readers of this
paper. On account of his wide experience
as Editor, Author and Manufacturer, he
la, without doubt, the highest authority
on all these subjects. Address all Inquiries
to William A. Radford, No. 1«27 Prairie
avenue, Chicago, 111., and only inclose
two-cent stamp for reply.
All sorts of suggestions of means
whereby the hoys who are horn and
brought up on tlie farms may be In
duced to follow In the footsteps of
their fathers have been made, with
out much results. Boys continue to
leave the farms for the cities, and up
to a year ago their exodus furnished
a serious problem.
Then some one thought of u plan
that Is most simple and Is hound to
be successful becuuse It Is based on
an instinct that nuture implants In
all of us.
To paraphrase a song that was
popular a couple of years ago, "How
you going to keep the hoys on the
farms wfldn the girls are going away.”
In other words the solution Is to make
the farm home so attractive that the
girls will slay. Then you don’t have
to worry about the boys deserting.
Horn In every normal girl Is an
Instinct and desire for a home. Her
sdfsg
association wltli other iclrls. however,
as she grows up makes her want and
demand a comfortable home—one that
can he furnished prettily, atul one In
which the work of caring for It can
he done without making a drudge of
herself. If she does not find pleasant
home surroundings on the farm she
will seek them elsewhere; she knows
they exist and rightfully wants them.
During the last few years design
ing anti planning farm homes has
advanced greatly. Architects who
heretofore have paid little If any
attention to the designing of homes
that art* to he ereeted In rural com
munities now are studying the needs
of the farm home and are Incorporat
ing in them nil the comforts and con
veniences that are found In the
houses of tin* cities. Types of home
architecture that are best are used
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First Floor Plan.
for the exteriors, while the Interiors
are along the lines of what modern
homes should he. Practically every
present-day home design has a bath
room; the other rooms an* planned so
that they will accommodate the modern
household conveniences, such as water
under pressure nml electricity for
light uni to furnish the power to
run the washing mu<*hine. and vacuum
cleaner, and for the electric Iron,
percolator and other electric utensils
that appeal to the woman who loves
her home.
Among the modern styles of ex
terior architecture that the house de
signers are using is the Dutch co
lonial. a good example of which Is
shown in the accompanying 11 lustra
tlon Dutch colonial homes art* most
,;,ao;■•iat.v for farm houses as their
.ies „t exceptionally well into country
landscapes. The long sweep of the
i-'of, with the wide dormer window's
wet in it, the broad porch and the
treatment of the exterior walls all
cranbine to make this house one that
is attractive arid of which the owner
and his family may be proud.
The home pictured is not large, Its
dimensions being 33 by 20 feet, hut
it contains seven good rooms, besides
the bathroom, a number of roomy
closets and a basement for the heating
plant and laundry, llow the rooms
are arranged and their sizes are shown
on the floor plans that are presented
with the exterior view.
The entrance door from the porch
Is In the center of the house and leads
Into u good-sized living room, 13 feet
0 Inches by 17 feet. To the right und
connected with the living room by a
double cased opening Is the dining
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Second Floor Plan.
room, of practically the same size us
the living room. At the rear of the
dining room Is the kitchen, 9 feet 0
inches by 11 feet 0 inches. At one
side of the kitchen Is u good-sized
pantry, and at the other a washroom
through which those entering by the
rear door must pass. Buck of the
living room is u square room, 11 by 11
feet, which on tin* plans Is designated
the farm office. This room, however,
Is available for a bedroom, should the
needs of the family demand. It will
be noted that all four of the down
stairs rooms are ou corners, giving
them plenty of light and ventilation.
The stairs to the second floor lead
out of one end of the living room to
a hall In the center of the floor above.
At the end of the hall at the front
Is a bedroom, 9 feet 9 Inches hy II
feet. At the other end of the hall
Is the bathroom, while two more bed
rooms are In the gables at eacli end
of the house.
While tills house Is small, compared
with the old-fashioned Idea of what
the size of a farm home should he.
It contains plenty of room for a good
sized family. It is of frame construc
tion, set on a brick foundation. The
basement extends under the whole
of the house, excepting of course, the
front porch.
The good arrangement of the rooms,
the lack of waste space that means
work for the housekeeper, the attrac
tive exterior of the house, all com
bine to make this a design that ts
popular with modern home builders.
Located on the farm or lu a rural
community. It will make a home that
will keep the girls on the farm. And
where the girls are, the boys will he
found.
Maid Wished Use of Car.
Mrs. Maun, who Is visiting her
daughter In ltuskln place, tells of the
trouble another daughter who lives lu
a northern city had in keeping n
maid.
The maid came and stayed a short
time, then decided she would leave.
When asked for the reason, she said
that the work kept her employed too
much of the time. At the last place of
employment, she said, she had a great
deal of leisure time, and that she
often had permission to use the fam
ily car. not to mention going riding
with the family.
Mrs. Mann's daughter did not seen)
disposed to permit the use of her own
car by the maid, and the latter left,
presumably to seek a place wliere
things were different. —Indianapolis
Star.
Daddy’s Example.
Father (reproving small daughter)
—Don’t do that again, Dorothy. I don’t
like It.
Small L>aughter—But, Daddy, yon
do lota of things I don’t like. —Life
THE MONTGOMERY MONITOR, MT. VERNON, GEORGIA.
SPECIALISTS GIVE DIRECTIONS
FOR PUTTING DOWN EGG SUPPLY
What Is Needed in Preserving Eggs for Winter Supply.
(Prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
Boys and girls who are members of
poultry clubs, or those who are In
terested in any way in chickens, should
learn how to candle and preserve
eggs. Candling means the sorting out
of had eggs before a strong light in
such a manner that the rays of light
come to the eye through the egg so
that the contents can be seen and the
condition noted.
The shell of a newly laid egg has a
soft “glow” or “bloom” which is a sign
of perfect freshness. This glow or
bloom is destroyed by handling, and in
any case disappears after the egg has
been exposed to the air for a short
time. After that it is difficult to dis
tinguish a fresh egg from an old one
by the appearance of the shell, so
candling becomes necessary if you
would he sure that the egg is good.
Candle Eggs in a Dark Room.
Eggs can lie candled best in a dark
room, by the use of a bright light in
closed In a box or case having a hole
a trifle smaller than an egg directly
opposite the light. The egg is held
at this hole for examination. Aa
ordinary hand lamp, a lantern, an in
candescent bulb, or a flashlight can be
used. If you are using a box and a
hand lamp the box should have a hole
at the top, otherwise the heat from
the top of the chimney would set the
box on tire. A tester chimney made
of tin, such as Is used on a lamp for
testing eggs in incubators, may be
used for candling, in which case you
would not nets! the box, as the eggs
are tested hy means of u hole in the
side of the tin.
A perfectly good, fresh egg shows
"full” and “clear” before the light
A Shoebox and a Lamp Will Do for
Candling Eggs.
There is almost no air cell at the large
end and the yolk outline is only faintly
visible. A tlxed air cell of one-eighth
to three-sixteenths of an Inch in depth
Indicates a fresh egg, as eggs run gen
erally. A larger air cell with a mov
able lower line Indicates —according
to sizes and fluctuations —a stale egg
or one becoming weak and watery.
Very sinnll dark spots sometimes seen
usually are blood clots. Large dark
spots, blood rings, and shadows are
due to heat and germination, nijd in
dicate first stages of decay. An egg
that appears very dark or black, ex
cept for a large fixed air cell, con
tains a chick at an advanced stage
of incubation.
Fresh eggs, properly preserved,
may be kept from six to ten months
and be almost us good for household
purposes as fresh eggs. Another rea
son for preserving eggs in water glass,
for Instance, is the fact that they do
not acquire the objectionable ‘‘cold
storage taste.”
Allow Three Dozen to Gallon.
To preserve 15 dozen eggs in wa
ter glass these directions are given
by the specialists of the United States
Department of Agriculture:
Select a five-gallon earthen crock,
clean it thoroughly, scald, and allow
It to dry. Heat ten to twelve quarts
of water to the boiling point, and al
low it to cool. When ilie water is
cool, measure out nine quarts, put in
to the crock, and add one quart of
sodium silicate, commonly called wa
ter glass, which can be bought at any
drug store. Stir well, so that the so
lution becomes thoroughly mixed.
The solution thus prepared is r«odv
for the eggs which may be put in all
at once, or from time to time as they
are obtainable. Fare should he taken
In putting them into the jar not to
crack or break the shells; also he
sure the solution covers the eggs at
all times. Put the crock containing
the preserved egg.’ in a cool, dry
place, and cover with a tight lid or
waxed paper to prevent evaporation.
To preserve a smaller or larger
number of eggs, the solution should
he mixed and prepared in the same
proportions.
Use Only Clean Fresh Eggs.
If best results are to be obtained
•he eggs should he clean and fresh,
and preferably infertile. For this rea
son it Is always best when possible to
candle the eggs carefully before pre
serving them unless they are known
to be strictly fresh. If an egg is only
slightly soiled a cloth dampened with
vinegar may he used to remove stains,
but eggs should never be washed with
water or soap and water, as water
removes the protective coating on the
shell and may tend to cause the con
tents to spoil. Never use badly-soiled
or cracked eggs. They may spoil ali
the others.
Fresh eggs preserved according to
these directions usually will keep for
from six to ten months, and can be
used satisfactorily for cooking and for
the table. If, however, preserved eggs
are to be boiled, a small hole should
be made with a pin in the larger end
of the shell before placing them in the
water, to allow the air in the egg to
escape when heated, and thus prevent
cracking.
POOLING FEATURE IS
MOST FEASIBLE IDEA
Each Grower Receives Same
Price for His Products.
Individual Members Amply Protected
From Loss Because of Unfavor
able Market Conditions of
a Temporary Nature.
(Prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
The pooling of products sold through
co-operative organizations is an Im
portant mature of co-operative mar
keting, specialists of the United States
Department of Agriculture have found.
By pooling is meant averaging the re
turns received for products sold dur
ing a certain period, or for certain
shipments, so that each grower hav
ing products of the same grade re
ceives the same price. The success of
a pooling system depends upon the ob
servance of uniform grading and pack
ing of the products.
This method of operation, it is said,
protects the individual member from
Joss because of unfavorable market
conditions of a temporary nature.
Some farmers' marketing organiza
tions, especially grain-elevator com
panies, purchase the members’ prod
ucts outright. Conditions and prac
tices in grain marketing make such a
plan feasible, hut organizations han
dling other products usually find it to
their advantage to pool shipments and
await returns before making payments
to the growers.
In this way the association is re
lieved of speculative risks, the avoid
ance of which Is highly desirable. Co
operative creameries, which prorate to
the members monthly, in accordance
with the amount of butter fat each
has delivered the preceding month,
the returns received for products sold
less operating expenses, are good ex
amples of pooling.
The length of the pooling period
varies with the products handled and
the local conditions. Thus there are
car lot, dally, weekly, semimonthly,
monthly, and seasonal pools.
MATERIAL FOUND IN WHEAT
Specialists Define Terms Used in Fed
eral Standards—Dockage Is
Easily Removed.
There are two terms in the federal
wheat standards which apply to for
eign material, explain specialists of
the bureau of markets. United States
Department of Agriculture—“dockage”
and "foreign material other than
dockage.” The term dockage is ap
plied to the foreign material which
can he removed readily from the wheat
by the use of appropriate sieves, clean
ing devices, or other practical means
suited to separate the foreign mate
rial present. Foreign material other
than dockage Is the foreign material
that is not separated in the screening
and remains in the dockage-free sam
ple and is a factor in the grading,
definite percentages being permitted
within ea< % numerical grade. Dock
age does not affect the grade.
: CUT CLOVER EARLY
: i
t Do not delay overmuch in get- *
J ting off the first crop of clover; «
» often the early cut field will J
J yield n really worthwhile crop <
* in September, and price or no J
J price, clover in the mow is a i
* comforting asset when the w'.a- J
t ter snows drift over the fields •
* and yards. ,
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GOOD
RPADS
FEDERAL AID FOR HIGHWAYS
President Harding Insists That States
and Communities Keep Roads
in Repair.
President Harding has touched up
on a subject which it is to be hoped
he will develop in his communications
to congress, and that is the subject of
federal participation in the building
of good roads. The government is
committed to the policy of co-operat
ing with the states in road construc
tion, and there is no disposition to
depart from it, but the President is
emphatic in his insistence that the
states and communities shall assume
the responsibility of keeping their
roads in repair, which is only a just
and fair proposition, says Washington
Post. If the government is to pay
out millions of the taxpayers’ money
to help pay for the construction of
roads, only to see within a few years
these highways deteriorate into dis
use and decay, that money is wasted.
The value of good roads is now gen
erally recognized and the larger and
more progressive states have proved
that they are good investments. Im
proved highways mean not only good
automobile roads, they mean cheaper
and better food, greater values in the
land, better opportunities for the
rural population. And they .also pay
good dividends in the huge sums col
lected in license fees for motor ve
hicles, enough in most instances to
pay the cost of repairs and improve
ments.
The policy of the government co
operating with the states in the cost
of road building has been a great in
centive in the construction of better
highways and there is no doubt that
many thousands of miles of roads have
been built under this plan, which
otherwise would not have been under
taken. It should and doubtless will
be continued, but tfiere should be an
expressed guarantee that roads built
under this co-operative plan are to be
maintained and kept in good repair.
This preeminently is the duty of the
Experimental Concrete Road, Chevy
Chase, Md., After Nearly, Two Years'
Service.
state and not of the general govern
ment, and it should be understood
that no state will receive an appro
priation from the federal government
for road building except under the
stipulation that it will make provision
for upkeep.
This is good policy and good busi
ness and President Harding is con
serving the public interest in bringing
it to the attention of the country.
States like Pennsylvania, New York,
Ohio and Maryland, which have ex
pended millions of their own money
on a system of improved highways,
willingly would give guarantees along
this line, and if any state Is not ready
to make such an agreement It should
not participate in the federal appro
priation.
FACTORS IN PLANNING ROAD
Location, Construction and Mainte.
nance Must Be Taken Into
Serious Consideration.
The three principal divisions of ac
tual road making are location, con
struction and maintenance. In plan
ning a road it is necessary that we
take into consideration all three of
these steps, since proper location af
fects the cost of construction and
may materially reduce cost of main
tenance.
Some of the things to be considered
in locating a road are easy grades,
good drainage, exposure to sunshine,
elimination of culverts and bridges by
avoiding unnecessary creek crossings,
directness and the number of farms
to be served for a given length of
road. Whenever possible to avoid it.
a good location should not be rejected
merely because a certain roadway has
been in use for some time.
BIG TRUCKS ARE EXPENSIVE
Damage to Highways and Bridges Is
Costly Item—New York Plans
Tax on Tonnage.
Because big trucks are tearing up
the highways and making the repair
of bridges a costly item, legislative
leaders in New York state are plan
ning to pass a bill that will tax mo
tor trucks weighing five tons and
over SIOO a ton every year. It is es
timated that this will yield $350,000
a year to the state.
COULD BEAT HANDS
SHUCKING HISCDBN
At Least J. A. White Would Bet
So, After Being Relieved of
Dyspepsia by Tanlac.
“My wife and myself have
stomach trouble,” says Mr. Jjr A.
White, residing on the Leestown ffike.
It. F. D. No. (i, near Lexington, Ivy.,
"and have both been nervous and run
down.”
“We could not see anything with
out suffering afterwards and could not
sleep at night. We were regular nerv
ous dyspeptics. We tried many rem
edies without permanent benefit until
we heard of Tanlac. 1 got this medi
cine and began using it. We noticed
immediate results. We are both great
ly Improved by Tanlac. We give all
credit for the change of health to Tan
lac. It is a remarkable medicine.
“I personally feel so good that I told
my hands a day or two ago that I
could beat any of them shucking corn.
I meant it and believe I could have
beat ’em all.”
Os all the maladies that afflict hu
manity chronic dyspepsia, such as Mr.
and Mrs. White suffered from, is prob
ably the most prevalent, and hours
might he consumed in describing the
suffering, mental and bodily, of the
victims of chronic dyspepsia.
A morbid, unreal, whimsical and
melancholy condition of the mind,
aside from the nervous physical suffer
ing, is the usual state of the average
dyspeptic, and life seems scarcely
worth living.
Tanlac. tiie celebrated medicine, was
designed especially for overcoming
this distressing condition and millions
of people have taken it with the most
astonishing and gratifying results. It
seems to go straight to the spot, toning
up and invigorating every organ of the
body.
Sold by leading druggists every
where.—-Advertisement.
Grief knits hearts in close bonds.
Thousands Have Kidney
Trouble and Never
Suspect It
Applicants for Insurance Often
Rejected.
Judging from reports from druggists
tvho are constantly in direct touch with
the public, there is one preparation that
has been very successful in overcoming
these conditions. The mild and healing
influence of Dr. Kilmer’s Swamp-Root is
soon realized. It stands the highest for
its remarkable record of success. k
An examining physician for one of the
prominent Life Insurance Companies, in
an interview on the subject, made the as
tonishing statement that one reason why
so many applicants for insurance are re
jected is because kidney trouble is so
common to the American people, and the
large majority of those whose applica
tions are declined do not even suspect
that they have the disease.
I>r. Kilmer’s Swamp Root is on sale
at all drug stores in bottles of two sizes,
medium and large. However, if you wish
first to test this great preparation send
ten cents to Dr. Kilmer & Co., Bingham
ton, N. Y., for a sample bottle. When
writing be sure and mention this paper.
Obedience may become a vice.
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