M/owen r^iUr)Teftes~u£
Their Married Life
Copyright by International News Service.
The ride was long and tho air grew
warmer and warmer In the car. Even
the river seemed to make very little
diflerence, and the people began to get
restless. Helen was glad when thej
finally reached the station. A smart
little automobile roadster met them, in
charge of a man who knew Warren
immediately, although Helen was curi
ous to know. why. He walked up to
them and took their hags and Helen
followed. She was glad to get in and
be driven away in the sweet-scented
twilight, for several women were look
ing at her curiously and commenting
audibly on her costume, which was a
little too modern for the country.
The roads were in splendid condition
and Helen thought for the first time
that it might have been a nice little
rur. in their own car. However, there
would have been more or less of a
strain on Warren continually then, so
it was probably just as well that they
hadn't planned it that way.
Warren helped her out and they fol
lowed the man into the house, which
was cool and not cluttered.
A small woman came out into the
old-fashioned hall. She wore a crisp
calico dress and a dainty white apron
tied over It. Her face was flushed a
little as though she had been cooking,
and she wore a sprig of pink phlox in
her waist. She smiled at Helen and
asked her sweetly if she had enjoyed
the trip up.
"Of course it was hot. wasn't it?"
she asked, and Helen assented and fol
lowed the little woman up the dark
stairs into a long. cool chamber.
She is Left to Get Ready for Supper
"This looks like a regular haven of
rest." said Helen, beginning to tug at
her hat and opening her dressing bag.
which the man had deposited on a
chair.
"Well, then, I'll leave you to get
ready for supper," said the little wom
an. "We haven't many boarders now,
and I'll spread the table out on the
porch if you'd like It there."
This remark was hailed by excited
exclamations from Helen and Warren.
"How lovely." said Helen.
"Bully." ejaculated Warren, and the
little woman departed with a shy smile
of benevolence on her face.
"Why. Warren," said Helen, as she
slipped out of her waist and skirt and
into a kimono, "this is a regular find."
"I told you what a farm was like."
he began exultantly.
"Yes. I know you did. but there are
farms and farms, and some aren't like
this. I can tell you."
"Well, we're in luck, then, aren't
we?"
"I should say we are. I am going
to slip into something cooler: it won't
take long to get back into a dark
dress."
"As lone as you don't keep that
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SATURDAY EVENING, .. . HARRISBUR TELEGRAPH JULY 31, 1915
"I won't, I promise, that," and Helen
went down the hall with a song on her
lips. Cool and glowing with the water,
she hurried back into the room and
began to dress leisurely. She twisted
her hair up in a low knot on the back
of her head, a style she had not at
tempted lately, with a boyish part on
the side, and last she took out a dress
of sprigged crepe. The effect was
quite charming.
"You look very well. Mrs. Curtis,"
. slie decided, nodding at herself in the
; glass, and then she leaned far out of
the window and picked some pink
I ramblers which she fastened • into her
belt. Undecided where to find War
i ren. she went downstairs slowly. There
was no one in the hall, and she noticed
that a big living room opened from
1 one side.
It looked Inviting, but just now she
wanted to get out into the swing and
bask in the cool scentedness of the
porch. The litle woman came out as
she stood there and went up to her
: immediately.
Warren te Amusing: Himself on the
Porch
"Are you looking for your hus
band?" she queried. "He is out on
I the porch, this way," and she threw
j open another door and went down a
little hall to the porch.
At the other end two elderly women
1 sat and rocked slowly and a man of
about Warren's age was playing with
a dog out on the grass. It was a cosy
j scene and Helen, with a sense of well
beinc born of being physically com
fortable, dropped into the swing con
tentedly.
"Supper is ready." announced Mrs.
Perkins. "The eating porch is around
at the other side, and if you come
right away we won't have to light the
candles."
The meal was excellent. There was
a chicken pie, asparagus cut un in
cream, biscuits and cinnamon rusks,
ice-cold milk in a blue pitcher, a salad
made with fruit, and cucumbers,
! peaches and real country cream and
I cake that Warren said put everything
j in the shade that he had ever heard of.
Afterward they sat on the porch
■ while the stars came out. The two old
! lrdics had disappeared and only one
other couple sat out on the steps and
I hummed negro melodies softly.
Her eyes began to drooo and she
half slept and half thought as she
| swung herself lazily.
The_ last thing she remembered
was Warren asking her what she sup-
I posed they would- have for breakfast,
j and this so amused her that she
! laughed the sleep away. Warren was
! in the best of humors when he talked
1 about food, but certainly that supper
j was worth talking about.
| Another incident in this interesting
series will appear on this page soon.
HOUSE WITH CURTAIN I
FRONT FOR POULTRY
NOT HI TO BUILD
By H. ARMSTRONG ROBERTS
Practical Poultryman.
COPYRIGHT, 1916.
In this article Mr. Roberta gives
plans and directions for constructing
an economical, convenient poultry
house of the semi-open front or cur
tain-front type, 14x16 feet, that will
i accommodate fifty large or seventy
! small fowls. This type of house is
j used by many of the most successful
| commercial poultry farms. It em
, bodies the latest improvements and
I conveniences that hare been ap
! proved by practical poultrymen.
MANY who raise poultry appear
to think that any shack or
derelict outbuilding which has
outlived its original purpose may be
made to prolong its age of usefulness
by being converted ttno a chicken
coop. Therefore such it usually la—a
coop in every sense of the dictionary's
definition: "Box or inclosure for small
animals, poultry; to continue In a
; narrow compass: to crowd, to im
! prison."
Chickens will live in quarters of this
: kind, but they will not be contented
and comfortable and hence seldom
| profitable. It is unreasonable for lis
to expect good results from a flock of
j fowls unless their abode is:
Comparatively spacious, allowing
? about Ave square feet to a bird of
| the Plymouth Kock type and three
j square feet to a Leghorn.
Well ventilated and yet free from
direct draughts.
Dr exposed to sunlight and sani-
I tar v .
Ev ils are sure to result from lack of
i these elements, especially from lack of
sanitation, and yet it is almost impos
sible to maintain cleanliness in a
shack. The attendant is usually too
cramped to do his work easily and
conditions are such that he seldom
takes an interest in their improve
ment.
There is no reason why a "coop"
should not be designed and built with
sufficient character and attractions to
discard the opprobrium associated
• with "coop" and earn for itself the
j dignity of poultryhouse. or henhouse,
and at the same time not overtax the
. builder's pocketbook.
Cost of He use llxlfi Feet
The accompanying sketches illus-
I trate a type of house. 14x16 feet, that
j embodies all the requisite conditions;
! it is an economical method of con-
I structlon; unobtrusive to the eye,
i and has a capacity of fifty large
! fowls, or about seventy Leghorns. Fol
| lowing is a list of the material re
quired, and its cost, together with an
, approximate idea of the labor cost,
I based on a carpenter's wage of 50
' cents an hour.
PerM.
i 230 board feet matching floor
ins 128 ST.on
TOO board feet slieating 22 16.50
2 pieces 3xle" joist. 16' 25
0 pieces 2x10" joist. 14' 25
C pieces 2x6" joist. 16' 25
1 piece 2x4" stud. 16' 26
3 pieces 2x4" stud, 14' 25
2 piece;; 2x4" stud, 10' 25
3 pieces 2x3" stud. 16' . 25
13.00
I*o lin. feet l'x3" trim . .. M .... 1.50
i 4 8'xl0"x6" light windows 2.50
5 squares 2-ply prepared roofflng. 16.25
I Nails and hardware 1.50
j Portland cement, sand and gravel
I for piers 2.50
' Muslin curtains 30
Cost of material $61.05
I Labor 25.00
Total cost .. . t56.05
The foundation of this house is four
I concrete piers, or it may rest on wood
i posts. In localities where the soil is
! a sandy loam and well drained, an
earth floor may be substituted for
boards; but care should be taken that
this natural floor is higher than the
outside ground level, and free from
dampness. The sills are of 3xlo
Inches material, floor joists of 2xlo
- inches, spaced 24 Inches apart, and
covered with a fair quality of matched
! flooring. Ends, back wall, roof and
; sclid portions of the front are of an
j ordinary grade of sheathing or fene
j ing, secured to 2x4 inches studding
i and 2xo inches rafters. This mate
| rial need not necessarily be free from
t knots, for it is to be covered with
| prepared roofing. A good grade of,
roofing should be used, the two-ply or
j medium weight put on both the roof
j and side walls. Such use of prepared
! roofing permits of most economical
| construction. Shingle or weather
j beards will add greatly to the appear
! ance of the house, and also to the ex
! pense, but It will not increase to anv
; appreciable extent the efficiency of the
roofing, which, if of the highest grade,
| will give many years of. service.
Three Feet Open For Curtains
The fron' wall Is solid to a point 2 4 '
inches above the floor line, and then !
left open for a distance of 36 inches ]
for two curtain frames. These may
be hinged at the top and made to
swing outward, or they may be port
able and secured in place by wooden
buttons. The latter method is pre
ferable. inasmuch as the frames are
in use for only about four months of
• the year, and at other seasons may
be stored elsewhere for safe keeping.
j A medium weight, unbleached mus
j lin is the proper material for cover
ing the frames, as this covering should
!be porcus and permit circulation of
. fresh air without draught.
i The four windows located above the
i curtain frames should be hinged at the
top, and when swung outward will act
,as a shield against driving rains.
; Above the windows, which is the high
j est point in the building, there is a
! ventilator across the entire front,
t made by extending the rafters six
j inches beyond the sill plate and cover
ing them on the projected end by an
| 8-inch board. This open space al
! lows all foul air to pass out, without
I fear of rain 3 driving in. On the in
' side of the window and curtain frame
openincs, a close mesh wire netting
j should be stretched as a safeguard
against rats, weasels or other noctur
, nal marauders.
The roosts are located in the rear of
the house and are made from 2x3-inch
Care of Poultry
in Moulting Season
Next week Prof. A. C. Smith,
of the University of Minnesota, will
write on the care of poultry during
the moulting season. He will show
how poultrymen can secure more
eggs and have their fowls in better
condition by feeding and caring for
them correctly during this period.
Prof. Smith's article will be of
value to both experienced poultry
men and amateurs. Watch for it
exclusively in the Telegraph next
Saturday.
material, stood on edge, with the top
slightly rounded. They run the long
way of the house, and are held in
position by a wood cleat at either end
and a brace In the center. A smaller
perch is inadvisable. Dropping boards
are erected below the roosts at a con
venient height for cleaning,
it convenient for the attendant to
Suspended from these are the nests,
with the side toward the rear wall
open for the hens to enter. The front
of the nests is a hinged lid that makes
J AUGUST ' O
FURNITURE SALE
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Substantial—Different
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c \::: Our August ' Furniture Sale was founded upon
jj original methods —a strictly August event —superior E::: : f /'/
//! \V= institution above the parallel of numerous bargain ill
j Iffl screamers clamoring over each others' heads for first :::: >
attention. :::: '
I* 3 Gradually but surely, homekeepers have learned -= "
THTTH to wait for this sale.
MMMi 11 Is DIFFERENT '
~——because it is an assemblage of every new phase Ell
in furniture finding origin during the past six months.
Starting in May, our buyer paid a visit to the fa
:::::::::::::::: mous Jamestown Furniture Exposition, and thence
"JIIIIIIJ to Grand Rapids, New York and Chicago. '
At each of these great exhibits, the cream of
ol I®:: the variety was chosen to give Harrisburg an Exposi
j I| = tion of Furniture unlike any ever assembled. = 3
!t Is sras ™ TiAiL iffif
because only the very dependable grades were ::::: | =
0 ° selected. This was essential in view of fostering the == : = : lwMmll'-
====== ideals upon which the sale was founded. Every piece
J £. is dependable. I(fITIT.'.IH
Z Needless to say that purchasing of unusually V±::;jF/jf ss///
large quantities has effected savings of an uncommon
\ 0 ° nature, really surprising the low prices at which high
11S:" ( grade furniture may be bought. ,
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POULTRY HOUSE FORFIFTY FOWLS
This semi-curtain front poultry
house will comfortably house fifty
large fowls. Economy and simplicity
of construction recommend this house
to any amateur poultry raiser. The
drawing at the top shows the ar
gather eggs, renew tne nesting mate
rial and remove the setting. An ar
rangement of this kind leaves the in
terior of the nestc in semidarkness.
which is much appreciated by the hen,
and the seclusion also discourages
rangement of the curtains, which give
fresh air without draughts. The side
elevation, below, shows the arrange
ment of roosts, nests, doors, etc. The
entire house, both roof and sides, is
to be covered with prepared roofing.
fighting and egg-breaking, a popular
practice when the nests are exposed.
Moreover, the floor area Is unob
structed and this is an important con
sideration in a small building.
A small hole should be cut in the
front wall as a means of egress for
the fowls, and fitted with a door slid
ing vertically in two grooved cleats.
The main door, located at the end of
the building, is of general proportions,
to admit a wheelbarrow or pushcart
for cleaning, replenishing the litter,
and other chores. Experience will
| Garage Roofs Must I
fl Be Spark-Proof |
<ll Shingles or ordinary prepared roofings will not do. They IV
111 are highly inflammable— dangerous! You need a roof 11
111 upon which sparks drop dead—a roof that is fire-resisting, 111
111 weatherproof, and wear-proof. We have it This roofing is ll |
- Pronounced *RU~ atlri RUBY
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VL COSTS MORE-WEARS LONGER N
\\ We can heartily recommend The U. S. Court Appeals ha* II
iV DUBER-010 Our customers use it recently enjoined imitators from ii
A3 and know that it is permanent and using the word "Rubberoid or any TWi
economical. similar name as the trade name or ft,
M KIJ-BER-OiQ is not only fire-re- brand" of their roofing. M
SJJ stating, but it affords an all-year. We sell the genuine, —with the 'Wt
every-sort-of-weather protection, *"Ru-ber-oid Man" on the roll,
repelling heat, cold and moisture. as shown above. We have
IIU-MR-OIQ far outlasts cheap RU-MR-OIQ in slate gray and in 7
imitations, because its long-wearing distinctive Tile Red or Copper MA
qualities are built in. In hundred® Green- JA
of instances Ihi'Wß'OlD is still Drop in and see ItU-MII-OIQ
weatherproof after 20 years wear. when you are in thin nri-hl-orhood.
| Henry Gilbert & Son, laSSE!«. |
prove there is only inconvenience in
a small door.
If the house is built on concrete
piers or on brick piers, as shown in
the diagram, the space underneath will
be found of value to fowls, and will
greatly increase their yard space. It
is an excellent shelter in winter and
I offers a cool retreat in summer.
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