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IPPP JF?>\ W*. ?*• f THE McHENRY PLAINDEALER, THURSDAY, APRIL 28,1927 They Called Her "Nosey Nora" By DOROTHY DOUGLAS (Cup.. ! iBlu. I ORA had ' a!\va\ s ti(i'U what the family vulgarly culled "nosey." She always wondered what the people at tables round about her were eating and what shoppers had iu their numerous bundles. She even surmised at sight of trunks and suitcases just what their contents might be, "It's a iperfectly harmless amusement," «he always said. "And I get Service of Architect of First Importance ijost persons suppose that the plan of a small home is simply the result of following a few "rules of thumb," and that by a few trials and shufflings of mere spaces for rooms, with walls on four sides, and some kind of a „ „ . „ ,. i cheap roof, a house can be compiled, heaps of fun out of ^ j Tht. sorrv tr*h is ,M umny so-called °!Lh °U" 6 of an editor," some" o ff |u„er ffrriieennddss ttoolldd < hou• ses emer°ge from ^t his method,- but 1 certainly no correct solution of a home builder's problem IS thus achieved. Each room must have its" appropriate size, shape, aspect , and relation to other parts of the house. Proper relation ;of rooms means, no waste of . time to the occupants When going from one part of the house to another, j A slaving in steps is a real comfort to i the busy housewife. All parts of the with' her. So in order to Be nearer her editorial chair Nora took a small aparti'S'.: . Architect's High Place in Scheme of Things It Recently the great Swedish architect, ilagner Ostberg, the niVin who designed the Stockholm city hall, the perfect building, as it "has been called. was honored at a great dinner in London at which the prince of Wales ap-, , parently was glad to preside. Thus Is public, thus is national, recognition, V|{!ven by a people appreciative of the v place such arts hold in their social •tod economic scheme of things. 4iV The English people honor this , ; Swedish architect because they know? ^nt ^ old house downtown. •fiiat the beauty that he , caused to - There werctwo rooius on the second "(Tow In stone will be a monumeht tioor \vith large .dressing room couthat people will honor i>X»" years tli^ni .and N>ra had scarcely fcence, because they know ,'that Sir ijtvuied ,,u theni when she fell to wou- ' Christopher Wren, architect of ' S,t,' uerilig if there was auything in the , .Paul's, is a greater figure Hi their pa-;cupboards' that lined the wall above. v tlonal life than lialf a dozen .much*ad-.'the ample wardrobes. They, were so .[ ^rtised Wesentniay politician^. X yTi high that siie figured she would have i "ouse must ly properly lighted _ The English kntnv what-valde^tS 1 "to cliiiib pa a .table top if she were • sufficient window area, and doors must tradition and their c<uw<ci(UiKn(>^ .'aS '.m ma-ke use of-J.heia. Soon after she ! be properl> placed so as to leave suit- * * nation have been their eatii&fnUsf inn! settled 111 tier hew quartets she ub'e splices for furniture. An. archi- ' "Ittd theif' univfersiiies^ Take -away it ciiinlH'd .up wii Ijer small .kitchen labile.. uevp<r studies .plaits for a home „ -.l|core of fhej>e architectural gems atid-to' pull <>penthe old mahogany door. . without placing properly the n^ces- "JSngland wOuld.be a poorer i(la«e,? In f' ' Huniph !'* she commented, "there'sj sary itfectft of furniture, and being • America We've- ptt to come ' to the [ not much -here.' Tlie former tenant j sure that thefie is room enough for ! tjtem. j Now, all this may seem simple i enough, and it is^ were not the in- 1 evitable factor of cost ever present to determine the limit of what can ! be done. This most important item can | be controlled most properly by the architect who makes complete pre- ! liminary drawings for his client and , obtains preliminary bids before final I" construction is begun. The plans I made by an architect, complete in detail, show, the contractor exactly | what Is expected of him. The architect eliminates "the extras" so often ELMO SCOTT WATSON same viewpoint, not merely with re- . took everything al'awg--tine place to gard to our architects, but with re- put away winter* curtains and coats "'gard to pur creatiyethUiker> Jten-,.;iiid--hats. What hoi I believe I've trally. | discovered something." She strained It may be that the time will come J on tiptoe and dislodged a panel of •gain as It Was in the Seventeenth wood that had made the cupboard a ~and Elgfitenth centuries--when a • few inches more shallow titan Its knowledge of architecture will be part j mates. Nora'"" was ' getting excited, of the mental equipment of every pen- j She dislodged the pauel and exclaimed flyman; and when his esthetic Impulses will not be exhausted by the lines of a car or the range of * radio wt --; -- - - " fe- Small Towns Behind in Health Promotion? There is official authority for the statement that 8-1 per cent of , the rural population Is Inadequately provided with facilities for the promotion of health. It is contained in the report of Surgeon General Cu minings Of the United States public health service, who intimates that conditions arising from this single omission cost tbe country in the neighborhood of a billion dollars a year. It may be said that the pecuniary aspect of health la not the most important one; it is nevertheless easiest to visualize and it helps to drive a fact home. It is an odd paradox that the very advance of a science should have resulted in withdrawing Its benefits 1 flrom a large proportion of the peo- j Pie- Increase in the bulk of knowledge has encouraged specialization, i which in turn has led to concentra- j Hon. The passing of the general i practitioner on whom the rural sec-1 Hons relied has left a void that the new dispensation has not filled. The j cities, on the other hand, have the advantage not only of personal medical | attendance, but of a new organization ! of preventive measures made possible : lar; rely by the co-ope/ation of many j sneu possessing especial, but relatively Barrow, skill in each or many differ- I ent fields. And loss of the country J doctor is more than an Individual ! matter, since he is more than ever j seeded in his capacity of general ad-' •lser and interpreter of the science I of sanitation and hygiene to the com- •n&ily.--Portland Oregonlan. I Brick Work in Garden Brick Is an excellent material for 'garden'walks and paving, and their use is by no means confined to formal or costly garden landscaping. They adapt themselves charmingly to simple informal garden.% and homes. In the formal garden brick pavings usually follow some geometric pattern. bu„t in the Informal garden they may be laid out irregularly, directly *n the ground, without mortar, but with surprise. The little compartment so carefully concealed was filled with, papers and a diary. Nora sat down on the edge of the table, her feet swinging animatedly, her eyes swiftly scanning the pages of the diary. "Well, of all things?" she exploded, "this is some poor struggling writer's farewell to a career and oh!--how broken Jtearted he is." She re-read portions, 'With the sealing up of this panel I am hiding away all that makes | life wonderful--uiy soul and all the : best of me is here--the rest Is going I into a world of business and a hunt for the filthy lucre that enables one . to live and--marry. I am doing it for Amy--I regret she could not give ' me a longer trial at writing. I know | I should have won out. However, • there seems to be penalties attached to loving so--good by--fair dreams." I A tear splashed down on the diary land Nora dabbed her nose with her , handkerchief. She Jumped up swift- ] ly and hauled down a lot of the nianu- 1 scripts packed in the cupboard. For a long time Nora read the sKJries. When she had finished about a dozen she went down to the housekeeper and made inquiry as to the previous tenants in her room. She got little information. Sufficient anyway to make her tiing herself into her coat and hat and take the subway up to Seventy-second street. It was about seven in the evening as she made her way to a most respectable boarding bouse and asked if Mr. Tom Webber still lived there. "Is he in at present?" asked Nora and being told to have a seat in the reception room she waited. She glanced up when a sort of miserable looking young man came questionably toward her. She told him straight off that she wished to talk with him about some stories and diary that she had found in her studio. The light that swept suddenly over Webber's face brought a swift lump to Nora's throat. He was transformed from his misery into radiant life and Interest. He sat down close beside Nora. , "Mr. Webber," said Nora severely, "you are a very wicked and very w'eak young man." - Webber had not expected anything like this and he looked his surprise. " W o r s e c o n t i n u e d Nyra. " Y ou have deliberately tried to strangle a brain child--to • cast it off for the '{incurred by the'unenlightened using poor plans or possibly no plans at all except "their builder's" sketches. ' South Need Not Alone Be Land of Blossoms In recent years landscape experts have demonstrated that more pleasing effects are produced by a few wellplaced ornamentals than by the masses of vegetation which it was the custom to crowd into a front yard or back yard a few years ago. Perhaps when the Japanese taught us the beauty of a single long-stemmed blossom in an appropriate vase, they taught also new ideas In the beautification of grounds. No climate Is more favorable than ours for the production of trees, Srubs and flowers. In most parts of e South the soil is also adapted to easy planting and comparatively quick growth, though in light soils the use of fertilizer is important. In no other region can a flower garden be made to bloom so many months In the year. For this reason, the residents of other sections of the country have come to tool; upon the South as a land of blossoms ; but sometimes actual condltlonso are disappointing. ' With little effort every home in Mobile county could be made a place of infinite attractiveness. Let us make front yards smile, not only for our own pleasure and Wellbeing, but also for the pleasure and benefit of strangers who come within these hospitable gates.--Moble (Ala.) Register. Selecting. Home Site preferably on a layer of tamped sand. After a winter they become delightfully Irregular, assuming an afr' of age j sake of, some woman. You should be with grass growing between them. ' t)lorouglily ashamed of yourself--to On terraces they are usually laid ' huve knuckled down to a paltry with a foundation of concrete so that; .""^ey-making position when you have they can' resist frost. Prick work In a I u 'gift." garden should be soft (n tone, like the J Wehhei" gasped. ' thenlaughed the old-fashioned brick " . ./] first hearty laugh he had felt since. leaving his old studio, "There must be lots to tell me," he said swiftly and Th* #• .. , , eagerly, "won't you come out to some rn,.s, , " ' !' ,,K> "quiet place with me for dinner? . I'm "M i.y its fitn^s to the architectural scheme"; its neighborhood tendencies, its general surrounding characteristics' of n.-at or slovenly neighbors.-its -attraction for the sort of associates that are de- Hlred, its . proportionate dimensions. its proximity to schools and other desirable developments. Its freedom from becoming a manufacturing or business district, arid above all things, with respect to the fact that here is the plot that Is to b»- adorned your someday house. From Piracy to Poverty AFTER Captain Avery htad captured the Great Mogul's ship, the Gunsway, with its rich cargo, the news of his exploit was not long in reaching England and almost overnight he became something of a national herb. Perhaps it Is not to be wondered at that the English should fail to feel pained because a Moslem ship had been his victim but It Is curious that Avery's raids on English shipping should be forgotten so soon. At any rate, the most extravagant stories were sprehd about. One was that Avery had taken the Mogul's daughter with him to Madagascar where he had married her and was living in royal state, the father of several little princes and princesses! It is true that "Avery sailed for Madagascar, and one incident of the voyage showed that he lacked even ihe proverbial "honor among thieves," .which the usual pirate leader possessed. He had called the captains of the other vessels in the pirate fleet aboard his ship and explained to them that for, safety's sake -it were better to have all the booty placed upon his ship. They agreed to this. Then Avery altered lilk course, slipped away in the night arid his too-trust Ing confederates never saw hint again He immediately sailed to the West Indies and, upon his arrival at New Providence In the Bahamas, bribed the governor with 20 pieces of eight and two of gold to get him a pardon. It was impossible for Avery to sell his plunder--Including many diamonds and other gems--without being questioned, so he prepared to return to Europe. In the north of Ireland he disposed of his ship where the crew dispersed and Avery went to Dublin. But here, too, he found it difficult to dispose of his Jewels, so he decided to try his luck in England. He settled at Bldeford under an assumed name and through a friend opened negotiations with merchants in Bristol. Some or these merchants came to see him, took some of the diamonds and a few gold cups and returned to Bristol to dispose of them. At first they sent him, a small amount ol money, promising to pay him in full when the goods were sold. Avery waited In vain for full payment. Then It began to dawn upon him that there were others besides himself who knew the fine art of "double-crossing." He began writing pleading letters to the merchants and from time to time they sent him a few shillings--hardly enough to provide him with food and lodging. Finally he fell 111 aind died Of all the vast fortune he had once had, there was not enough to buy him a coffin in which to be buried. During all the time he was living in extreme poverty in the little cottage In Bldeford the stories of the "Grand Pirate" who was reigning as a king In Madagascar were being told and retold all over Europe. So It was proved again that "Piracy does not pay." (©, 1»J», Western Newspaper Union.) Cms Wrought by Faith Faltn-healing is a very old practice and has worked many cures in nervous cases, \ftmy years ago a retired mechant in France was reputed ttt have had ten thousand cures to hie credit in the space of five years, hi# stock-in-trade consisting only of oil, insufflations and prayers. A nun, alse in France, claimed to heal all diseases with only an elixir composed of brandy and the Juice of bitter herbs to b# taken internally, and a plaster made with pitch "for external application^ Peasants came to her from milet around and wonderful cures were r» corded* ^ Religious Organization The organization known as "th§j Sons of Gideon" was organized Jul^5 1, 1899. Its declared purpose was "to. band together the Christian travelers of America and through them to wis the commercial travelers of Amerlct for the glory of *tJod; to supply evy ery hotel in America with a Bible foif each guest room and *.o prepare thf. hearts of trtfyelers for salvation." I I amazm AfOW #cangfre you a rainbow of colors in a durable Quick-drying, inexpensive finish.... . "1 "\EVOE Mirrolac Enamel is an all-purpose enamel, for both indoor and outdoor use. It is ,made in a remarkable new range enamel colors--the most beautiful we have ever seen. We recommend it for walls, woodwork and furniture* • Cans Test Drivers' Skill When a. man applies for a license, to drive an automobile in Duflield. NeWxi Zealand, he Is taken to a small yard: dotted with tall cans and ordered to steer an irregular course through them to the opposite side. This accomplished successfully, he Is bidden to repeat his Uip in reverse gear, says the Dearborn Independent. >©EN F. BRDA V Phone 161 lIcHenry, I1L The Proofs--A No man can be called a completif failure until he has tried his hand uit* successfully at populur song writing/ --Arkansas (Jazette. mamma WHITE Prevent Fires Insurance is ai. investment In financial reparation for loss by fire, but not an investment in fire protection 'It will never bring back the homes, its treasures or its.tradirions. Actual fire prevention is the only insurance that watplieS over the home. BILL BOOSTER SAYS: 0 kOVJT 60 GRlMPiUG ABOUUD WITH A SOUR EXPRESSION 1 » "THE MOST POPULAR MAW Ikl OUR TOWU VJIU. TELLNOU A UICE cm vmcu its raiuiug cats aud DOGS, BECAUSE EVERN QCW IS A NICE DM TO UM . 0 \ THE LINKS REFEREE j i Interpretations of the Rules ! j of Golf ' By INNIS BROWN i t t * i $ i (Managing Editor, The American $ \ Oolfer) \ What is.the correct interpretation, of Rule 15 with reference to bending or breaking fixed ohjects before playing a stroke? Some players think the clause which excepts "making the backward or forward swing" allows the player to do about anything he wants to, such, for inby that Selfishness Doesn't Pay Cut out the sellMni-ss. J»,, thing which will promote general'progress and prosperity and you'll get a great deal more than to try and Conine all the gravy on your side of the plate. Spending of .money Judiciously finds this to be an undeniable fact. After More Industries One of the big cogs in the wheels of business enterprises' is. home industries and the more of them'we are enabled to secure the greater becomes the volume at our business. so fed upwith this conventional boarding house wjth its three square meals a day that I fee) I will bust--if I don't get out." Nora laughed In complete sympathy and wondered how a fitie manly man like Tom Webber had ever let himself be stepped on by some female. "Love," she thought, "Is a funny thing." "A good Idea," Nora said, "so get your hat. I can hardly wait 'to tell you how good your stories are." Webber snatched both her hands lu his and gave them a squeeze that hurt before . dashing up Btairs three at a time for his hat. "You. will be a very large, red feather in my editorial cap," she t61d him later, "I am annoyed that you never tried my magazine--with any of your stories." "1 didn't dare aspire, go high--1 thought you only took good names.** he said modestly. , "Only good stories," said Nora and when she saw the look In Webber's eyes, that was all for her, she knew that for once her uoslness had led her into real romance. ----- ' -A A. . • ' One-Story Factories - Where choice Is unhampered, as by lack of ground space, the trend ia strongly toward the one-story building for general factory purposes. Comparison of typical structures of each class shows much additional expense and waste room "incidental to stairways, elevators and approaches In the multi-story building. Walls and columns also take up a greater part of the inclosed space, and for a total'..stance, as bending an overhanging floor area <of 72.000 square feet in aj limb aside, or having a Caddie hold representative six-story building there !•it---vk&cJfh*-str6k*:is being 'ni*4erls a non-productive floor area of 13,368 and s0 on jg mch permiss'iblef square feet, as against only 4,428, square feet In the one-story structure.! the rule states, before striking The cost of additional roof construe--| at a hall In play a player is not allowed to bend or break anything lixed •r growing, except to fairly take his stance, or in making his backward or forward swing. If he .does, he loses the hole i§ match play and two strokes In medal play. No doubt what puzzles some players Is the fact that . . j-- | not understand that there Is Planting First Garden I Q0 penalty for bending or breaking There will be a number of city- , something If it is done in actually bred folks who will enjoy the sub- i making the stroke, that is, either in urbs for the. first "time this year. Of j taking the club back or bringing it course they will-h«ye a garden, and ; down. the main thing to -remember In this Important matter Is In deciding the location of same. If possible select a stretch of laml with a. southern exposure and "plant Ae rows north and south unless you are on a hillside. If planted east and west the rows will shade one another when the plants are a few inches high. tion for one-story buildings is offset: by the lower cost (>f floors which are ' laid directly on the ground In the! single-storv factory. . Cost of land is j a m i n o r i t e m a s - c o m p a r e d to t h a t o f ; the building. . ! No Other Spreader Gives YouThis / • QNLY oh the Model 8 NEW IDEA Spreader can w you find the genuine NEW IDEA Distributer. The shape of the blades and their position on the shaft give the uniformly distributed wide spread of perfectly pulverized manure that makes NEW IDEA Efficiency unequalled. •This and all other important NEW IDEA featUres are covered by patents and cannot be founcT oil other spreaders. Come in and see this machine at A. J. SMITH Phone 45-R Round Lake, 111. Covered by Orlgtaa! Patent*. Widely lfi> tated. Never Equalled. "Blue Ribbon of Turf* t«0W Beaconstiebl. Khgland's faoiotw llOveTlst and statesman, is credited with haying been the lirst to designate the Epsom derby as the "Blue ltihhon the .Turf." Popular Asiatic Food Yogurt milk is a form of fermented inilk. Very little is made in the United st/great d>al i« aade ia Asia. * . - Pear Generally Justified "A hypocrite." said Hi Ho, the sage of Chinatown, "is always nervot^. He liv£s in fear that some one will find 00.*«S WU<'h Hs llfr knows about hiin- «flf. --^fa«hlngton Star. . Keep the Money at Home It's tl le stream <>f money going out of our home coinmunities and counties and ^tatej^ that hurts. This helps to make hard times, while all the money we can bring in and that We can keep at home makes times better. It's Just as simple as that two and two make four.--Iloanoke (Ala.) Leader. In other words, read the rule this way: "Before striking at a ball In play, the player shall not bend or break anything fixed or growing .except to fairly take his stance. However, If he happens to strike something and bend or break It In actually playing the stroke, he shall not suffer a penalty." The distinction Is that he is not allowed to bend or twist or break anything In making a trial stroke to see whether his club will swing clear, but If in striking at the ball he does this," he is not penalized. It Is not permissible to bend aside fen i overhanging branch and have a caddie or someone else hold it while tlW stroke is being played. ((& by the Ball Syndicate, Inc.) Always in Demand | London's New Bridge If one year above another calls for j Fourteen road bridges cross the the use i'.f.fcuod, hard sense in all lines ; Thana>s within the county of London, of business affairs front farming up to London bridge of the*"present was comthe greatest captain of Industrial at-1 pleted In 1831, the Tower bridge In fairs, it is 1027. Weighing ElectricUy Electricity can t*> weighed as If It were tea or sugar, according to a British scientist. He 1ms estimated that a small electric light bulb consumes Just about an ounce of Electricity in a year. 18i>4. vnrk. Other great bridges ar£ Southlitackfriars, Htm^erford, Westminster, Waterloo, Lambeth, Vauxhall, Victorja Albert, Bat.tcrsea, Wands- Chameleon Like We are told that healthy bablat Should be a delicate pink. Mogt aw also roboit yellers. -- Wall Ktrad Journal. Detour Accurately Defined The detour Is.tfoe muddiest diatanos between two points.--Pittsburgh Qasette- Tlmes. Ants Aggressive Warriors ' Students of ant lift- say that the Amazon ants are the most aggressive of warriors. Invading ne«t« of other specif of ants and compelling them to work tor their couquerors aud to rear their broods the ^.mazoQs spend their tk8M tfe flgbtllig «ii primping. mmm. time trouble money Mb. <jL