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THE ROCK ISLAND AUGUS. SATURDAY, MAY 2, 1014.
FIRST PRIZE TO
davenport hm Rock Island Building Operations
rlinff Richard Takes Honors Af
Sterling Richard Takes Honors
in Big Eight Oratorical j
Contest. !
KEWANEE ENTRANT -THIRD
Rock Island Representative. First on
he Program, Is Given Sixth
Position.
The American Home
I
William A.
Radford,
Editor
William A. Radford will answer questions and Rive advice FREE OF COST on all subjects per
taining to the subject of building;, for the readers of this paper. On account of his wide experience as
Editor. Author and Manufacturer, he Is. wltnout doubt, the highest authority on all these subjects. Ad
dress all inquiries to William,
two-cent Btamp for reply.
(Special tn Tho Argus. )
Gaiburg. III., May Z. In the steno
graphic contest in the Big Eight high
seheol meet today Kewanee secured
first place, Moline second and Ke wa
ne third. Rock Island did not secure
s place.
Stirling Richard of Davenport last
evening on first place In the annual
H;g Eicht Inch school oratorical con
ten h'.l at Calesburg. William San
frrd of Kewanee was second and Ueu
Va Risiuirc of Oalcsburg was third.
Tl?e winner's subject s "I'niversal
peac"." which was :h same as that
handled by the Galesburg representa- j
trre. while th Kewanee entrant spoke
ca "The t'hoeen Few.-'
Gold, silver and bronze medals wcr ,
awarded winners respectively of first. '
second and third positiens. In eonsid-;
eranon cf the Mexican crisis the prace
oiatons wore timely.
Tie judges were Rev. A. K Moody.
A'eo: Professor J. R. Sayre. Knox j
c"Kec and Professor B. W. McDow-;
:i. Hearting collope. H. R. Willis, sup- S
eria'enden: of th Galesburg schools. I A'
airard'd the medals. , j y;j
Reck Islander Speaks First, fri
Tau! Pahlen. representative of the ,
Rock Island high school, speaking on .
"Aeenda,"' scored sixth. He was j
the first speaker on the pro- j
rram. The other speakers of
th evening and their topics wore:
Leslie Maxson. MoKne. "The .Martyr of j
M"laikl;" Willis Sthortness, Canton,;
Tbe Awakening of the World"; Chris-1
trpher Foley, Monmouth, "Victory for
Democracy": Truman Earle, Geneseo, ''
"A Hero of Peace." I
The contest was held at the Gales- j
burc hieh school building, and before ;
a small crowd. A program of music
by the Gal'sburg high school orchestra
was furnished.
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Use of
Astra1 on the Correct
"u mna e w bounds.
A enrimr feature of the Enilish lan-p-iae
as it is s;okon In hi pnrt of
tb I'nlted Ststs i the prevalence of
a dial systfin of prnnuii'-intion. The
dti'narie t-il u t:nenivoaIly tliat
Tt-e shoiiM pronounce "dew." "tiifw'
ard "stew" we do "few," and th i
":i;ilpnr. "stTipld" and siimilur words
should ! enuniate"l as If thnr were
spplll "stieudenf and "sti;f'.vl.'
"niKxIy. apparently, lisinte the nir
rectnes of this niann-r of roinmiie
lag "u" and "r"-yet her is a ru! y
vpry rcucb more honfreii m ihe brein ii
than in the observance. Kxc-pt for
stage folks, the faculties and some of
the students of S'-hoo! nji-1 rol'egr
nd a few frfrons who mak n point of
precise speaking, the acad-mic sound
ef n" is disregarded alniist nniver
a:iy.
It is by no means thronzh ignorano
that rorflt. snr aitu" nnil ".tofiniil' '
There sre worthy j-rsons who seem
to feel that a gool American really
ocgbt to say "xtoo"" and "stoopid.
They think, apparently, that the ortho
dox u and "ew'- are Anglicisms and
re used In this country only by per
sons pedantic or "affected."
Of course, for all practical purposes
one "ay of pronouncing is as good a
cnother and usage has made both
forms correct. Nevertheless, the right
use of "u" and "ew" adds iuumc and
variety to the Ei.g!ish language, and
the younger generation might do well
It pronounce according to the diction
ary and gradually overcome an "Amer
icanism" that has no real good excuse
for being. Rochester Democrat end.
Chronicle.
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and household furnishings may be, A HOOVER
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It removes all forms of dirt, including hair,
thread, lint and the larger particles ot dirt and
litter.
It resteres the original color
ings to floor coverings be
cause of the prolonging man-
tier in which the soft
ha-r
brush (mechanically revolved! lifts
the crushed-down nap and keeps
it standing in its intended position.
now and spare yourself the drudgery of this and
ecleaning seasons and make your regular weekly
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ELECTRIC BUILDING.
ROCK ISLAND, ILL.
It Is surprising to one who has not
given the matter thought, how many
little points there are connected with
the . planning of an up-to-date con
venient residence that can be gotten
all ' wrong If the architect is not ex
ceedingly careful or doesn't know his
business, and the house resulting be
almost ruined, so far as comfort and
the conveniences of housekeeping are
concerned.
It has frequently been suggested
that architects doing residence work
should seek advice of the women
concerning many points, and find out
from first-hand testimony just how
the . housekeeper wants to have the
many features which mean so much
to her, but which mere man knows
very little of. Some of these points
that have been suggested are as fol
lows: What woman would put In laundry
tubs so deep that the luckless worker
who Is of short or medium stature is
in constant danger o.' pitching for
ward upon her head, vhile the tall
woman can at least recnon upon a
headache or backache as the result of
a few hours work; or, who but man
would make the ledge between the
tubs so wide that no ordinary wringer
can be fitted to it? Would any wom
an dream of standing a kitchen range
so close to the wall on the side where
the match has to be applied and the
stop-cocks regulated that it is only
by difficult maneuvering with the left
hand that the range can be managed
at all?
Nor Is there any plausible reason
for so arranging the wall spaces that
the refrigerator must stand next to
the stove, while the closet in the
kitchen, which is to be used as a
pantry, is as far away from the self
same stove as it is possible to place
it, presumably to give the cook some
needed exercise in getting up a meal.
Another idea which should suggest
Itself to ti.e woman architect, or archi
tect's assistant, is the fact that the
toilet room, if there is but one, should
be separate from the bathroom, as a
matter of family convenience: also,
if the bathroom is on the second floor,
an extra toilet and laboratory saouia
be provided on the first floor.
There is no good reason, either, for
setting e Jathtub a few Inches above
the floor, thus leaving a space under
neath which is almost Inaccessible
and yet must be kept clean for sani
tary reasons. Then. too. If the de
mand were Insistent enough, manu
facturers might see fit to market a
washstand so made that a woman's
hair would not Inevitably catch upon
the faucet every time she washed her
face.
A clever woman assisting In plan
ning houses or apartments would see
the advantage of plain moldings and
woodwork, oiled kitchen and bath
room floors, and washable walls. An
other feature that might be -easily in
troduced In the kitchen, laundry and
floors is a drain, so wi
they could be flushed with v.-;
would run off through connections
with pipes.
In the more luxurious homes, dish
and clothes washers run by electricity
would help materially to render the
'vork less disagreeable and to Induce
the servant - problem to settle itself.
Flreless cookers.' now used by cot a
few tip-to-date housekeepers, might
also be built In. Outdoor racks for
garbage cans, with openings Into the
kitchen, have at last found their way
into a few of the better class apart
ment houses, but these as well as
soiled clothes chutes from upper floors
to the laundry should be Installed In
every well appointed private houBe.
Indoor drying rooms for use on
snowy or rainy washdays are another
convenience that might easily be pro
vided for in the cellar, but are gen
erally lacking. These are but a few
the things that a woman assistant
could keep before the eyes of an
architect In the domestic branch of
the work.
In buildings that are to be rented.
It should be made an invariable rule
to put in as many permanent features
as possible, such as towel and eoap
racks and medicine chest in bath
rooms, utensil shelves and hooks in
kitchen and pantry, as well as curtain
hooks and portiere poles, in addition
to shades and screens for windows
and deors. For, where this Is not
done, each succeeding tenant adds his
mite to the disfigurement of walls and
woodwork.
In the design illustrated herewith,
many of these suggestions have been
taken advantage of. and this design Is
offered as embodying numerous desir
able features and labor-saving con
veniences which the women appre
ciate. In this design there are three large
rooms on the main floor, besides pan
try, downstairs toilet room, ice box
alcove and back ei.try. The front of
the house Is especially attractive,
with the large living room lighted on
three sides. Broad cased openings
connect the stair hall with the living
room on one side and the dining room
on the other, making in all a very spa
cious apartment. The kitchen is con
venient to the dining room, also to
the front door and the stairs.
The second floor of this house Is
small, compared to the first-floor plan,
since the living room is a one-story
ing with flat roof. This, however,
provides a very nice 6econd-story bal
cony opening out of one of the bed
rooms, which can be used very easily
for an outdoor sleeping room in the
summer time. Both of the bedrooms
are of good size, and are nicely ar
ranged for convenience.
This house is designed along strict
ly modern lines, giving the popular
cement stucco outside finish. The
bouse will cost from $3,500 to $4,000,
depending on the local material and
labor market. It is a design of a
good deal of style and can be recom
mended as generally satisfactory.
Phil S. Wilcher
Sheet Metal and
Furnace Work
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ROCK ISLAND, ILL.
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ROCK ISLAND, ILL,
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014 Scottish Sanctuary.
The old sanctonry of the abbey snd
pelsce of nolyrood house, to quote the
fu!l description, was an interesting in
si'.tuUon. The debtor was free from
arrest during the week. On entering
the sanctuary be enrolled himself In u
frrnal manner and obtained a room
that Is. If be could pay for It. There
was a public bouse within the bound
ares and it waa not uncommon to see
the debtor In the inn playing dominoes
aad bis creditor standing looking In at
the window witb wistful eyes. The
debtor was safe, and be knew it. and j
the face of the cteditor told the same
tale. Sunday being a dlea non. the
debtor co'i'.i lecve bis sanctuary and
visit bis family, but be bad to be care
ft'l to get back to Holy rood on Sunday
cisfct. Sometime a debtor bad the
temerity to lenve on a week day, but
he did so at Ula perlL London Specta
tor. Sunrise In Africa.
Rev. Dr. XV. S. Bainsford recently
described an African sunrise, as be
ected It, In the "blue black Afrlcsn
nlbt back of 5Iount Kllmangaro." He
explained bo'V th? first blood red shaft
of daylight shot over the peak and
stained tie cloud back of tbe moun
tain. "Impossible as it may seem." be said,
"that red aialn dripped down and not
up and spread toward the borlxon. It
spread right and left until the moun-t-.in.
still as blue- black as the night.
Hood out in a dreadful silhouette.
Ttien rime tLe steaming mists of the
uornlng. and at frst red and then, pink
ud then silvery and then sullen they
covered the mountain after the dawn.
fit.J it was m tbotigli it hnd never
bf-n. Nowhere but In Africa. So
liTe else." New York World.
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Estimates furnished cheer
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