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Saturday, March 18, 1M6; rrrrn OPADTII The Hearth Often ive. tne instinct ive Touch to The Home-F.repl.ace, Should Be Simple, Smokeless, Safe al hood will sometimes Jkeepajlue from smdking. The fireplace in the illustration is made of - red, unglazed brick, the hearth of unglazed tile the same col or. The mantel is simply a heavy oak ooarav resting on two beam ends: (9) 397 And Beautiful nr ktmipct nicture in the world nnn i r ,r firelight uuaru anu ucans navmS a dull wax- is that of fSe? and her ed' weathered "nish like the rest of J. .,hv ner on a motner ana ner. tllA rf,rv : u a f i Uo(f hptnrp trip hparth. . - - Be in-a-iow "r "Argreat-bowlderor-rough-stone The construction of vthe fireplace fifeplace is beautiful, whtre the arch-' and mantel can be i o infinite vane- iteclure is in keeping, beam ceilings, ty but comfort simplicity of design, 0ak furniture, etc. White woodwork harmony and. "'d columns, and fluting and most important puuu,, - wu.uw -pnm moldlngs are lovel where the ation Most of our fireplacesare pitiably 0f the loveliest have no mantel at all. There are also lovely effects in dull tile and cement. Let us be thankful nnA this-in a land where the vast majority of homes are dependent the heat that comes from its. that the short day -of popularity of hearth and the cheer that centers around its radiance. Familiarity with the fireplace seems to have given us mntemot for its possibilities. Per- , uohcp we have tint naiised i i . haps u is uau r - ugliness De Duriea in tneir depths; to consider its reai siguiiiuuw as the center 01 nomc me uuuug ,uw bilious, glaring tile and shiny "mantel shelves is a. thing, of the past. All we can do, if such we possess, is to fill them, with books and let the glazed. k- : .." I" ' '. ' L " ! , 1 -" '' "J"'J(. n IHHil II I. .1 IJ 1HM " SSSSiw 1 :v;.;.::;:'v::S:::: , r jjl: WH11fif.-Viinnn-T.,nnn-.nt11 m'ai4wM),WM(fea J i"M ' " '"'ii MiT li . iH n j -j-)AufJir It'ilff " J, and chilly months. For comfort, the firepla.ce should be large enough to heat the room and utilize the fuel available.; Where wood is easily obtained let the fire place be deep and broadband and irons big and sturdy; -where coal js used and it is astonishinghow many wumij fi . . along the lines of railways let it be narrow and shallow, with an, out- i' U iL. i 1 A f j setting grate to noia me iua rviier all, its value is that of a source of heat; where one uses it for ornament, five hundred do for heat. A smoky chimney isnot classed among the "joys forever , neither is the one that blisters the face, freezes . 1 - 1 1 1 . i.. At, t.. ine"' DaCK-aim. annual auis-a me luim- ture into its . caveTnous and windy -maw. These defects are caused by faulty construction. t)f course, the fact that from 85 to 95 per cent of the heat value of the wood is lost in the latter type does not matter, since those who' have chimneys like this often have fire-wood for the cutting, and father delights in this pleasant means of developing his muscles. Simplicity in Design Usually Means Beauty AN architect tells me that it is diffi cult to get the maxmium of heat from a fireplace whose room opening is larger than three feet wide by two1 feet high; that the opening into the room sjiould be ten times as large as the chimney-throat; the depth of the fireplace one-half its width; the PRETTY FARM HOME OP W. B. BUSH, MELLWOOD, ARK. some bright pillows and books what ic. We have had some very fine sing better could any woman ask? ers and musical performers at our : :" ; " house. But the room was nqt large enough SO we enlarged the front nnrrh maW- . ing it 16 by 30. It is just finished and Let there be no wooden timbers run through the brick or masonry A HOME THAT IS A REAL HOME close to the fire chamber.. Bricks lining tne nrepiace and nor . some ois- How n Arkansas FamiW I. F;Jih is fine. We tnnk mnre noinc witVi tVi The Secret of a Happy Life Secondtloor-than-we didwith the ceiling. tance up the chimney should be liard burned and set in mortan The best cement mortar should be used, never ordinary lime mortar. It is best to build the chimney straight up from' the ground on a substantial founda tion 12 inches larger than the chim ney, else it may sag and some day cause a fire where roof and chimney Prize Letter A FEW years ago we remodeled and enlarged our home, making it a place to live. We made a large basement under , , the , entire house. Here we put fruit and vegetables, canned goods, cream separator, laun- iiln-inniym -.-..1;Ml,,l1Mi 1 THE HEARTH IS THE HEART OF THE HOME MAKE IT BEAUTIFUL meet." He who builds a chimney on dry outfit and then the furnace and floors, beams, joists or other such wood. How nice getting up on a supports invites a conflagration, cold sleety morning and find plenty Make the hearth deen.' and never of wood and kindling in the cellar, width of the back two-thirds that of. ieave the room without the fender in nice and dry. the front; that the walls should rise 0iaCe. A couole of dollars spent in a . On the main floor back of therhall straight a few bricks and then slope fender may save the life of a'child. Group the furniture about the fire place. A built-in book-case on each side of the" chimney, comfortable chairs in front, an Angle lamp sus It is enclosed-by glass on threTlidesT My wife calls it a sun parlor, but she misspeaks; sometimes it is a fun par lor, although she took hes ironing board and gasoline iron out there yesterday and did her ironing. ' " Where did we get the money to do all this? Made it growing fruits, ber ries and livestock; diversified farm ing. We all' work and have made something farming. We work with our heads and .we work with our ..hands; we study, plan and think about our work and farm. We are all interested in it. It is our home, our business, our school and our play ground. Our daughter who, is in college is home Monday nights, and we cele brate her home coming as they did the return of the Prodigal Son, with music and dancing. Wf believe in well-directed amusements in every home. We believe that good people, the church, the school, should direct the amusements of the young and' not leave it to the direction of the devil, and then blame the amusements. Re creation is a necessary part of life, and when we are not working let us play, for "Satan finds something for idle hands to do." Work, play ; don't loaf and drift. Decatur, Ark. E. N. PLANK. A PRETTY COUNTRY HOME inward and that the flue proper open ing should be over the center of the fireplace, to insure equal draft. A damper is a great addition to a fire place. I wonder why all of our chim neys are not equipped withjhem? I do not know what it costs, but it cannot be over a dollar surely. is a 10 by 10 bathroom with all the conveniences, including linen and medicine closets. Above the bath room we have a 60 barrel steel tank which takes the rain water from the Mr. Smith Also Points Out Benefits - t f . . . T . f or naving nis nouse near a neigh bor's TN THE spring of 1911, my wife and I decided we would build us a home. We had very little money, but we had faith and a desire to build us an at- rnAA inst bark nft the chairs, the eaves. Then we have a 100-barrel mantel with a vase and a" few books; cistern for the overflow water, and it tractive country place. $rive a home-like effect. If the room fis connected to the elevated tank oy i nao tne Din made tor the house t the big, longN pipe and a iorce pump is in tne cis- mu --4i mc iugs irwm xne piace auu 1rrlrc cf nnrl eold nut luvuk; is: vw - a j a x a Under the head of comfort rmVht table in front of the fire and-betweeh tern. hauled them to a nearby saw mill be mentioned the floor dampers that it and the fire, back to .table, place : West of the hall we built a 16 by and had them sawed and racked the permit the ashes tn Hrnn tn nn en- the much: A lamo with a yellow 18 living room. It is furnished nicely, lumber. In the fall of the same year closed iron hov in the rellar A tr t- cha rle n howl of nuts and aooles. itha piano and fine Victrola and all V'W VVWI A . tfUMVAXf M ' I ,. . m A the latest records, in tne nan up- B' Tzr: 4'? i; stairs and in the office below we . have some 600 books. Jhe office at the east end of the house is 12 by 14, with desk and type writer, letter files, magazines and" paper racks, telephone, and necessary office equipment. But so far this is' all business and study; where is the fun? Fun on a. farm,! What an ideaj That is a. place for work from sun-up to sun down. If the young folks are not too tired and dad is willing, they can we had the lumber dressed and built the "Ell" and moved into three small rooms ; and in the summer and fall of 1912 we built the large part of the house. By doing so much in. the way of hauling and furnishing lumber we saved a great deal and the outlay of money for the house was about $1500. The house is just eighty yards from my brother's house and, by thus grouping our homes we use the same lighting plant (acetylene gas) as well as water system that is, the same power and main. By naving our homes so near we use the same daily A GOOD PLANTING SCHEME GROUNDS OP MRS. J. H. WILLIFORD, COMMERCE, GEORGIA . hike off to town and get fun, good, paper, many farm tools and in many . . frr r . 1 1 ......... 1 1! 1.! TU bad and indinerent, more otten uau ways save uy twpcrauiig. men, iw. and indifferent. j our families are so much comfort to We used to use the living-room for each other, fun, but the rug had to be rolled up When we had finished the house, and the furniture carried out. Then we saw unless we had a pretty yard it was not big enough. For when the it wouldxnot look well, so we wer;t Victrola played a march the folks to work on the yard, put out shrub would start, the Virginia Reel, then bery and a hedge, as well as cahna the schottische, waltz and lancers, beds, and other flowers. We do not dance all the time ; we rest JUNlUb ti. bMliti. by playing rook, and have some mus- McCullers, N. C. ,
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