The Hennessey Clipper. (Hennessey, Okla.), Vol. 18, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 13, 1907 Page: 3 of 8
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American
AROUND THE CIRCLE
HOW THE PIIACTICE OF HOME
TRADE HELPS EVERYBODY.
I
THE RESULT OF ADVERTISING
Wm.A.Radford
Editor
A very neat little six-room house
that is somewhat unusual in appear-
ance is shown in this plan. The shing-
ling <m the gables gives a finish very
unlike the ordinary house. It gives
distinction without adding a great
deal to the cost of the house because
It Is just another way of making a
cornice. All good frame houses have
a common accepted similarity in sen
«ral appearauce. It in difficult to vary
the construction to any noticeable ex-
tent without making it look freakish.
, Almost every neighborhood has a
house that is different from anything
else, but it very often happens that no
one likes the odd production because
it is not sensible. It is either eight-
sided or is out of proportion or it may
'• « plastered all over with ginger-
bread work. Such houses usually are
!*ui!t by some genius for his own use.
-Such fellows have ideas of their own
that they want, to work out and no one
«-Iso will permit them to experiment
Sn that way It is not necessary to
have every house just like every other
house, hut there ane fundamental prin
ciples in house building that w* can-
not get away from. We must use com-
mon sense in selecting the site, in
making the foundation, and in finish-
ing tbe house
Here is a good, sensible six-room
liduse that is right in every particular,
>ut the large gables are dressed up a
Tittle different to relieve them from
excessive plainness. The innovation
i* neither expensive nor ridiculous,
'rut it gives a distinctive finish to the
house that leaves a pleasing impres-
sion. In choosing t He design for a
'.wiring a good many things must he
aken into consideration. In the tfrst
ril&ce the house must tit the lot. Some
lot? seem to require a square house
while a gothlc house will fit other lo-
cations better. In some neighbor-
hoods cottages look thoroughly at
home while on other streets three-
story houses are just the thing. Very
much depends on the size of the lot,
m\ th* width of the street and general
surroundings. Not every community
architecture, usually without the New
Kngland embellishment of shrubs and
Mowers, a redeeming feature in the
east that is very noticeable to a west-
erner.
We have in this design a front open
stairway which adds a greal deal to
the inside appearance of any house.
The cost of the house may be in-
creased considerably by using expen-
sive wood and tine hand work in the
construction of an open stairway.
The house is designed for either hot
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SECOND 1 LOOK PLAN
air or hot water healing. Hot air is
the cheapest, and as far as ventilation
is concerned it is the best heating de-
vice ever invented, except the opea
fire place. A hot water heating ap
pa rat us costs more to install but it is
cheaper to run, and aside from ven
tilation, probably the advantages are
about even. Generally speaking hot
water heating is not desirable for
small houses nor very large ones. A
M
has suitable houses or houses that
!<mk well together.
Bialldlng3 in European towns for the
roost part have the same general de-
sign, but a street In America may con-
tain a r9nais ance from the old Moor-
and the next building may follow
Imps so carefully worked out by the
Greeks. The third building may be- a
composite structure aiming to com-
bine several of the old School
A walk through a side street in a
N>w England village is like selecting
• chapter from the Arabian Nights.
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i'IRST FLOOR PLAN
Something unusual in architecture
nty b« . minted on to crop up at every
turn of the road. It may be pothlng j
bat a modern bay window attached
# somewhere to an old puritan house
with i roof built to about one-third
pitch with a three-inch thick barn
. floor in the middle of the gable end.
V It is vanxiMl indeed to find two houses
old or now in a New England village
that httvn been built In the same
general w ty and permitted to serve
out their t ?rms of usefulness without
alteration Some of our western
claim just aa much latitude la
small house should be heated with a
hot air furnace having a cold air in-
take from outside. A large house
needs a steam heating plant.
This house plan provides for a fine
big cellar with plenty of room to ar-
range a regular cold storage fruit
room well partitioned off into com-
partments in the most approved style.
I'niess a cellar lias good stone walls
between the furuace room and the
other sections of the cellar'the place
is not miich good to keep either fruit
or vegetables in. but there is no need
of spoiling a cellar to accomodate a
furnace. There are better ways of
managing.
There is a little balcony on one of
the back porches that just meets the
requirements of a pleasant summer
evening for a man that likes to smoke.
This little balcony should be screened
wiih wire mosquito netting. There is
a right and a wrong way to put on
mosquito netting. The right way Is
to have li^it irames fitted against
jams and fastened with screws, and
liave the wire netting put on the
frames the same as on ordinary
screen doors, finished with suitable
half-round molding so the job looks
neat. Mosquito wire lasts longer when
it is stretched light and well nailed.
There Is a little corner that the
women folks will appreciate when
they have sewing to do in the .sum-
mer time. It is just about large
enough for two comfortable chairs
and may be fitted up in a very coxy
manner, especially if there is a vine
for shelter that is thick enough to
screen the porch from curious pass-
ers-by. ThPre may be a screen door
opening Into the garden from here or
not. In fitting the screens It would be
well enough to put in a door then as
the cost would be very little extra.
A very neat arrangement In the cel-
lar stair is a set of shelves at the left
of the kitchen door. A woman will
find use 'or these shelves for a great
many things that she don't want In
the kitchen that don't belong In the
cellar. . In building a house moro at-
tention should be paid to such little
things. It is the little things that
count because there are a great many
of them. We ha/e enough little lu-
conveniences and it in only by revers-
ing things that we are able to even
it up.
An Increased Use of Printers' Ink in
the Local Paper Brought Pros-
perity to the Entire Com-
munity.
"You'll have to sla> over Sunday.
Mary, so 1 can have a chance for a
visit with you. Can't possibly get the
time through the week. Business too
lively."
"Things iniisl be getting better
with you, John. I.asi time I was here
you seemed to have lots of time to
spare. Said business had gone to the
dogs, or rather to the mail-order
houses. What made the change?"
"Well, to tell the truth, Mary, I just
wakened up one day and tbought I
would gi«t' ihem fellows in the city a
little of their own medicine. I got
onto tbe fact that they were killing
me by feeding the people around here
on printer's ink In the way of adver-
tising. ami while I knew most of
what they said was lies the people
didn't know it. and I started in to
show them what I could do. Not at
Ing tliev voted me a raise ia salary for
the coining year, ill a talk made by
Brother Jones he explained that thla
was possible because the people were
keeping their money at home rather
thun sending It to the catalogue houses
of the cities. It rot her Frank (the post-
iuast en explained that the money or-
der business of his office had dropped
to almost nothing within the past six
months, lie said that less than a year
ago lie was handling more than $1,000
each month in the shape of money or-
ders. and that now the total Is not one-
fourth of that. I understand that they
will alsu increase the school teacher's
salary next term."
' \ 12-page paper this week. 1 see.
Anything special doing?"
"Not at all. That's to be the regular
size of the Record in the future. The
increase ill business warrants It. The
campaign of advertising being conduct-
ed by the merchants forced me to in-
crease the size or encroach upon my
reading matter columns, and so I in-
creased. Then, loo. my subscription
list is growing. People who never took
the paper before say they want it now
If for nothing more than to ke"p post-
ed on the prices the merchants are
quoting. Business In the Record office
is booming all around. I have had to
advertise for two more job printers,
«pnd have just ordered a new printing
press. Rv the way, is that horse you
offered me some time ago still on the
LOCA|^
taxation
Y
The local merchant who rr.ust bear the burden of local taxation is en-
titled to the assistance of every resident of the community. When you send
your dollars to the mail-order houses of the city you but add to the load he
must carry. Keep your dollars at home.
lying, you know, but al selling good
goods as cheap as the city fellows
did. anil lots of times a little cheaper.
"1 went In the local paper and pret-
ty near scared the editor to death by
ordering a ball' page of each issue for
six months Then I set about seeing
wlial I had to sell that tbe people
would want. I really didn't know
what was in that store until I started
to look It over. Some of the things
had been there so long I had forgot-
ten about them. I hauled them out
and put a bat gain sale price on them,
told the people about them In tbe
next week's Record, and gave the
prices, and say, I just couldn't get
t.liem things wrapped up fast enough.
Ever since then I've just been buying
and stilling, buying nnd selling.
Seems like nothing stays In the store.
Have hired two more clerks, and
they're everlastingly telling me we're
out of this, that or the oilier thing. 1
found that telling the people what
you've got. and what you are willing
to sell them for pays. I've paid off
that mortgage that's been hanging
over us for the last ten years, and
gave $100 to the new chinch building
besides, and it's advertising that
did It. *
"You'll stay over Sunday, won't
you? I've gut to gel to the store
now."
"Jones ordered a new delivery
wagon this morning, Jane. Said
since Ihe folks around here had
started to trade at home and quit
sending so much money to the mail-
order houses he simply had to have it.
You can have what I make on that
wagon to get that new dress with that
you've been wanting. Wish you'd
buy it of Jones though for lie always
trades with me,"
•Yes. sir. I figure I'm {"head a little
more than the freight on that buggy,
besides getting a better buggy than
you got. 1 Intended to send away for
mine, too, like you did. but I saw
Brown's advertisement telling the
kind of a bttggj he bad and the price,
and I concluded I'd look al it first,
lie's making better prices than the
catalogue fellows, and lie's paying the
freight besides. I figure that I saved
just about enough on that buggy to
pav the doctor's bill lor Molly's sick-
ness. and then, besides. Brown or-
dered his hay of me. and he's paying
a good price for It, too."
Now, in; dear, you may engage
Miss Herman to give Princess music
lessons for the wave of prosperity In
the community has struck the minis
LmarUet? If so you can bring him
around. 1 want him for a birthday
present for my wife."
WRIGHT A. PATTERSON.
TEN GOOD REASONS.
Read Them and Patronize the Mer-
chants of This Town.
Here'are ten good reasons for trad-
i ing with your home business people.
as given by an exchange.
| Because: You examine your pur
j c hase and are assured of satisfaction
before Investing your money.
Because; Your home merchant is
i always ready and willing to make
J right any error or any defective arti-
cle purchased of him.
Because: When you are sick or for
I any reason It is necessary for yoti to
I ask for credit, you can go to the local
| merchant. Could yoti ask it of a mall
' order house?
Because: If a merchant is willing
' to extend you credit you should give
I him I be benefit of your cash trade.
Because: Your home merchant pays
local taxes and exerts every effort to
build itnd better your market, thus in-
creasing both the value of city and
country property. I
j Because: The mall order merchant j
I does not lighten your taxes or in any
way hold the value of your property.
' Because: The mall order merchant
I does nothing for the benefit of mar-
j kets or real estate values.
Because: If your town Is good
1 enough to live in It Is good enough to
I spend money In.—Gov. Folk of Mls-
I souri.
Because: The best citizens in your
, community patronize home Industry.
1 Why not be one of the best citizens?
Because: If you give your home
merchant an opportunity to compete,
| by bringing your order to him in the
j quantities you buy out of town, he will
I demonstrate that, quality considered
he will save you money.
"BIRD PARTY" IS PRETTY
Splendid Idea for Hostess Who Is Seeking Some Novelty:
for the Entertainment of Her Guests Rhymes in
Which Answers Are Cleverly Concealed.
Ono of the prettiest parties to be
given this month is described here.
The idea is not original with the host
ess, but was given to her by a friend
who also sent her the rhymes which I
have copied for the benefit of all the
department readers. Tin- scheme is
so clever that I am sure many a host
ess will find it just the ver thing she
is looking; for.
Kacli invitation will b - decorated
with birds, two of a kind, one to be
sent to a man. the other to a woman,
•so partners or mates will be easily
found when all have arrived. Vines,
flowers in season, palms, ferns, and
quantities of artificial flowers will
transform the rooms into veritable
bowers and cages containing canaries
and parrots will enhance t! ' woodland
effect. Of course these will be bor-
rowed and a number *ill be rented
from a near-by store.
Stuffed birds, owls, etc.. will perch
upon branches of trees in a tuosi real
istic manner.
The place cards or favor- are to be
liny uests filled with candy eggs, a
little bird perched on the nest. Little
booklets, with "Kchoes from Hirdland"
painted on and a flock of birds deco-
rating the cover, will contain the fol-
lowing rhymes, the hostess keeping
the "key," which will be read after
three-quarters of an hour, and a prize
of a real live canary awarded to the
person guessing the most; a toy bird
rattle or whistle is to be the consola-
tion prize.
A flash of sky on 111 - wing (Bluebird.
Oh! shall T call the** bird,
Or but a wandering voiro?
Thy notes from household clocks are
heard.
And children's ears rejoice.--(Cuckoo.)
Kliiff of the water, as of the air.
ITe dives and llnds his prey.--(Kingfisher.)
Thy plaintive cry announces punishment.
And warns the lu« kl«\ss boy for whom 'tis
sont.—(Whippoorwill.)
You introduce yourself throughout your
song
\nd tell tii«' world your brief old-fash-
ioned name.—(Phoebe.)
"Bob White" you call
Along the marshy coast
8peak not so loud
Or you will be on toast.—(Quail.)
Cooing 'neath the rafter.**,
Pouting sometimes, too,
llipplitig like child laughter
All the winter through.—(Pigeon.)
: An Knglish eniifiiun bird oi tlu- street,
So common that thou art not nuoo
like.) ur all.
Y«*t in tho Good Hook wo tr« told
T. 1' tthet H- (,ir 'i1 if should but
fall — Sparrow.)
.1 harbinger of spring
1 W •• w it* And hop - to h^ir than sing
—< Robin >
Silver
A (l.i
thou giv'st a-3 wa«e
—(Canary.) j
•i w hit* upon the se.-i
A r"i ,.-t 'tis not ;i sail,
A ••Firth brother of the air"
H xt/r. ,hired to rhl* tlx
(Seagull.)
Black robber of the oorn :ii!ds, oh, be-
ware.
The farmer ■■■ :, do other thing* than
W know how Ions; ago
| V n frig, <tw.l Mr. Poe
Blurk proph't of adversity.—(Raven.)
B! ; i
div
ing'-d.
•d,
in
irt
rimson th<
k' fine birds, tt m con
Finn feathers
fegsed
And none mor- tine ti' in thou,
Oli. brill!.in. Ut-auty of the buns'.
(Si arler Tanger.)
Oti. sing- p famed by thousands, sweet
the strain
T . M rippli i from thy pulsing throat like
rain -t Nightingale.)
Vow imitate the foe who d«>* s you harm,
A nd so to til- world give -I'-iriti
—(Catbird )
A symbol of perfect love
Sent from above Dove.)
I supplicate
At hfaveti'8 gat".
Nnd rest on wing
Where angel* sing.—(Lark.)
I'm ti ways offered a cra. ker.
And though I llk* it wedl,
1 think some other viands
Would do me Just —(Parrot.),
An enormous pie is* to t e the centers
piece; around the ritr. (h^re will be a
circle of cunning little Japanese pa-
per birds. The rhyme on each card at-
tached to the ribbon leading to the
places is as follows
When the pie was opened
The birds began to sink!
That is where we'll foot you
For we'll not do any such thing
When at the signal the ribbons are
pulled each guest is to receive a card
on which a Mexican feather bird is
mounted. Any suiall favor will do
though, if these are not obtainable
The refreshments are to be chicken
*alail, sandwiches, ice cream in bird
shapes, Ijird rookies and coffee.
MADAME MERRf
For tbe Cottage
The cut Illustrates some new designs In wicker and grass furniture, the
first sketch showing a comfortable and well-shaped rocker in grass furniture
painted an artistic green. The table depicted ia convenient for the porch or
living-room and has a sufficiently broad base to hold a lamp, a large fern
howl or any such ornament.
The little stool is both decorative and useful and the shapes ruay be had
either In all wicker or wlrti a cretonned cushioned top
Search for Old Cannon.
I A tradition still survives in I.uMrne
| county. Pa., that when Gen. John
, Sullivan marched through that region
I In t"7 on his expedition against the
Indian confederacy of central New
York, he burled some superfluous
brass cannon along the Wllkes-Harre
mountain. To search for these revolu-
tionary relics a number of the best
known citizens of Ashley have formed
themselves Into an historical society.
One recent Sunday the members
scoured the mountain in the vicinity
of Laurel Run, but could find no relic*
except a faw Indian arrow oolnta.
VEILS OF ALL KINDS
Queen of Them All Is One of
Very Finely Woven Lace
—Many Noveltiea Shown
in Patterns.
Again the veils are triumphant.
Floating behind or draping from the
chic hats of the year, they are like
Peter Pan's shadow—quite indispens-
able to perfect happiness The queon
of 1907 in veils Is of real lace, a finely
woven lower border as pretty as a la-
bor-loving lace weaver knew how to
design It and then a surface sprinkled
with the nrussels lace open dots and
then an upper-edge of woven lace sim-
pler than the lower edge. These
tempting bits of finery begin at a yard
in length and reach two yards. Any
price at all may bo paid, according to
the quality of the lace weaving.
Next to this supreme veil are those
of very fine Brussels net or another
strong cobwebby lace with a sewn lace
border. These come handsome and
expensive, depending on the lace sewn
on and the work In tucks or neatly
stitched velvet or narrow satin rib-
bon.
Lace veils are draped on the small
h&ts and fall from the large brims in
becoming drapery. The milliner usu-
ally pins on a veil when she sells a
hat and thus the proper style goes
with the hat. Frequently a priceless
veil is used to drape the crown of a
fine straw hat, which Is to be worn
on informal occasions. White lace,
cream and black are the regulation
colors for stock veils. Brown, blue
and pearls are the novelties which
come to match costumes, and these,
too, are sold In exquisite quality and
are too pretty to pass by.
The all-over pattern in veils Is a
novelty that goes only with a pretty
fas* ".nd high color. The all-over
patterns left over from the lacemak
ing days of our grandmothers are to
be treasured and when now and then
one can be found at a high-class shop
in Imitation lace It is not to be de-
spised, but should be picked up post
haste.
WHITE SILK WAIST.
Hlotise of white silk trimmed in an
original way with open work and mul-
tl-colored embroidery. It is made with
a group of plaits at each shoulder and
the sleeves have caps trimmed like
the rest of the waist.
The chemisette Is of lace and the
cravat and girdle are of ribbon.
In voile and Blmllar sheer stuffs
one finds many one-tone strli>e de-
signs, with Btripoa of varying width
achieved In the weaving, or often
with satin finished stripes. Lovely
sheer voiles are shown, too, with big
aatin finished dots In self ton* at
rather wide Intervals over the voile
•urfao*.
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