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Auburn Lumber Co. Loomis Lumber Co.

Auburn Colfax Loomis

Woodland Lumber Co.

Woodland

Davis Lumber Co. Dixon Lumber Co.

Davis Dixon

All Kinds of Building Materisds

Our Front
Cover Home

''The Ridgeland''

Above is a glimpse of the Hall in our Front Cover Home. The floor plans below show this to be a
very wonderful and large hall in this beautiful six-room home.

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''Home Is Pf^here the Heart Is''

— An old saying- and a true one ; and in these rest-
less times when the children, and the g^rown-ups too,
seem beset with the idea of getting away, it is
urgently needed that we stop and analyze this heart
appeal and see what it is
that a dwelling house
needs and must have to
hold the hearts of its oc-
cupants, and make of it a
real home.

Loving care is what a
genuine home has which
few rented houses enjoy
—loving care which plans
and prunes and paints —
which keeps things picked
up and in order so that a
real restfulness can per-
vade the entire place.
You see it in old homes
and new homes. Loving
care is watering and tend-
ing, planning new decora-
tive schemes for the in-
terior and arranging new
comforts in furnishings.
Home is where you can
b e thoroughly comfort-
able and at ease.

We believe that the home-maker should start with
a good house plan, an attractive design, for then the
home-maker's art has its chance to bring forth its
finest results.

We are here to serve
the home-builders and
home-makers of this com-
munity and have gotten
together this very useful
collection of well designed
home plans which show
both ideas for exterior de-
sign and also modern ten-
dencies in furnishings and
interior decorations.

• Complete working
drawings are available
from which any of these
modern homes as illus-
trated can be built or if
changes are desired, con-
sult with your architect
or other building advisor
or come to us for special
plan service. We want
to help you make this
a community of real
homes.

Pat. March 15. 1921 and Sept. 30. 1924.
Oopyrl«ht 1928. Wm. A. Radford, Chicago.

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Household Hints

for WOMEN

Canning in My Oven

By Doris W. McCray

IF you need a new canning outfit—
try your oven. It rivals the wash
boiler, the steamer and the pressure
cooker. The only point to oven can-
ning is that the temperature must be
controlled. You couIdn[t expect to
have one ovenful of fruit cooked at
twice as high temperature as the next
ovenful, A variation of say, ten
degrees is allowable, and the fruit will
still be firm, well shaped and thor-
oughly cooked, but the oven must be
watched carefully.

This summer I am fortunate in hav-
ing a new stove with heat regulator.
All I have to do is set the red wheel,
and the oven is automatically kept at
an even temperature. When it has
reached 250 degrees, the regulator
turns down the gas. It may go en-
tirely out, but the pilot light still
burns ready to light up the gas when
the oven threatens to become too.
cool. The temperature is kept per-
fectly even with no thought on my
part.

Last summer I did oven canning
with a small portable thermometer
placed near the front on the bottom
shelf of the oven. When I opened
the door to look at the thermometer
I was careful to have the kitchen door
closed, so that there would be no
breeze of cold air to strike the jars
and crack them. This type of ther-
mometer is best with a kerosene
stove.

With your coal and wood range
you probably have an oven door ther
mometer. From experience in baking :
you know whether it is in working
order. Such thermometers are worked
by springs, and with the jarring of
the door, become inaccurate or quit
working entirely, but if yours is new,
you may watch it, and stoke the fire
accordingly. A slightly higher teni-
perature does not really hurt the fruit
as it is being processed, nor a lower
temperature for a few minutes, if you
make due allowance for this fluctua-
tion. But it is simpler to try to keep
the oven right at the 250 mark.

A portable oven for a kerosene
stove may be fitted with a thermome-
ter by having a hole bored in the top,
cork inserted with hole in it, holding
a long chemical thermometer W,hich
may be read from the top without
opening the oven door. This is rather
easily broken, but for a small oven
is much easier than constantly open-
ing the door to see a portable ther-
mometer on the floor.

Whatever your method of measur-
ing temperature, be accurate. My heat
regulator certainly is a joy, as I go
ahead with preparing my fruit with
never a worry about the oven. Then
when the time is up — I can set the
alarm if I am absent-minded — the jars
are lifted, using a duplex fork, or
holders, the seal completed by screw-
ing down tops, or lowering wire bale
on glass tops, the jars are inverted
upon a tea towel or paper spread on
the table. They are put into a cool
place, but protected from draughts.

Fruits are cleaned, graded for color,
size and degree of ripeness, and pared
or seeded and packed immediately in-
to the clean jar, before having tirne
to turn dark from exposure to the air,
and covered with syrup. The jar rub-
ber is already in place, the lids having
been fitted and tested. The lid is
adjusted, half sealed as for ordinary
cold pack canning. The jar is then

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placed in the oven. It is best not to
open the oven door too often, so you
probably will wait till three or four
jars are ready to put in.

Fruits are processed at 250 de-
grees, one hour for quarts, 40 minutes
for pints. Pineapple may need ten
minutes longer. Tomatoes are al-
lowed the same time as fruits.

Then lower rack is left in the oven,
to allow about an inch below the jars
for circulation of the hot air.

Vegetables are canned in the same
manner as fruits, testing jars, topst
and rubbers, cleaning the vegetables, _
blanching, cold dipping, packing jars,
covering with boiling water and one
level teaspoonful salt to the quart.
After the full time of processing, the
jars are removed from the oven,
sealed, labeled and stored in a cool
dark place.

The green vegetables, asparagus,
brussels sprouts, cabbage, green pep-
pers, cauliflower, beet tops, spinach
and greens, are steamed ten minutes
in a wire basket or cheese cloth bag,
dipped into cold water and out again,
to cool so that they may be handled
to pack. Fill jar, cover with boiling
water, add salt, half seal and process
two hours; only one hour for cauli-
flower. Do not fill jars too full of
vegetables. Pints are safest for vege-
tables ordinarily, but quarts may be
canned successfully when as high a
temperature as 250 is employed by
use of the oven. That makes process-
ing safer than the use of hot water
bath with its temperature of only 212.
Peas, lima beans and string beans
are scalded five to ten minutes, cold
dipped and packed. Handle only
enough for about three jars at once,
as the temperature after the cold dip
is most favorable to the development
of the bacteria causing flat sour.
Process four hours at 250°, except
string beans only three hours.

The root vegetables, beets, carrots,
parsnips and salsify are cleaned well
and cooked long enough to loosen the
skin, about five minutes, cold dip and
slip oflf the skin. Pack loosely as
these do not shrink much during
processing. Allow an hour and a
half. Sweet peppers are scalded five
minutes, skinned if you like, proc-
essed two hours. Pumpkin and squash
are usually cooked down to a thick
pulp ready for pies, adding sugar and
salt. Fill jars and process two hours.

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First fLooR OecoND Floor

The RADIUM

AN English cottage of six rooms, sun parlor and
bath, 26 feet wide by 30 feet in depth, not counting
the sun porch which projects 9 feet. The steep lines
of the roof, the half timber paneling and stucco in the
entrance gable and the quaint chimney give this house
its distinctly English appearance. The interior is ar-
ranged in a very satisfactory way with no wasted space.
Color sketch to left shows a rich paneled treatment for
the dining room with a glimpse through the French
doors to the living room fireplace. Below is a vine
arbor for the home grounds.

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COLORPLATE R-IV

The RIO GRANDE

HERE is a beautiful Spanish home with six rooms
and two baths. The width across the front is only
28 feet though if the building site permits, the garage
gateway and the arched passageway to the left can be
added, greatly increasing the width and impressiveness
of this design. The floor plan is very clever. Color
sketch to left shows how the bathrooms are finished in
opal glass tiling to the top of the doors.

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The RADCLIFFE

HERE is a Colonial home that is different — made so
hy the unusual gabled dormer. This house lias six
rooms and two baths, besides the big sun porch opening
from the dining room. An abundance of closet space
is provided both upstairs and down. Color sketch to
right shows the sun porch as viewed from the dining
room.

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TWO old-tiniL' Colonial interiors — ■
al)ovc. a dining room with a
quaint stair landing: below, a bed-
room with canopy bed.

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COLONIAL style in ciUrance hall
and living room. Tlicse photo-
graphs are rich in suggestions for
Colonial finish and furnishings.

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The ROCHESTER

A FRENCH cottage in rough troweled stucco 30 by
32 feet, containing five rooms and batli. The ex-
terior is delightful in its simplicity and the charm of
good designing is carried right inside to the straight-
forward, comfortable interior. Color sketch to left
shows furnishings for one of the bedrooms.

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The RAVENNA

A WELL constructed Dutch Colonial home of
stucco on tile with exposed ornamental hrick work
for the lirst story, and wide siding and a colorful roof
above. The floor plan, as illustrated, is very interesting
with central stair hall, living room, dining room, sun
porch and kitchen downstairs and three large bedrooms
and two baths upstairs. The front bedroom with dou-
ble alcoves and doors opening onto two balconies is
especially attractive. Color sketch to right shows fire-
place treatment and furnisliings for the big living room.

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Th& REVERE

BELOW is illustrated a charming little Colo-
nial cottage of four rooms but with five-
room efficiency. The space-saving bed swings
out of its closet and into the living room when
occasion requires.

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PERSPECTIVE view and floor
plan directly above show this
charming little five-room cottage.
Size 24 by 28 feet. The closet bed
and bathroom on the first floor,
opening from the living room,
give this design six-room effi-
ciency.

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The RICHFIELD

ERE is a substantial brick residence of the square
hip-roof type, 26 feet wide by 34 feet deep. Within
these main lines of the liousc arc contained the seven
rooms and then there arc projections front and rear
on the first floor to accommodate the sun porcli and
the rear entry. Color sketch to left gives a glimpse
of the living room looking through toward the sun
parlor, and below is an attractive pergola gateway and
^? screen for the back door.

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The ROSEMONT

AVERY interesting design for a corner lot. The
living room and the kitchen are in the same end
of the plan and this rather unusual placing works out
very satisfactorily. The dining room and the big sun
porch have the other end of the rectangle, and upstairs
there are three big bedrooms and a large bathroom be-
sides plenty of closets. Color sketch to right shows the
sun porch provided with wicker furniture and summery
curtains at the casement windows.

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Front Lawns and Shrubbery

Put the house well back from
the street and develop the ap-
proach with green grass and
growing plants and whether the
home is large or small the effect
is delightful and inviting.

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The REGENT

HERE is a typical English design in stucco, contain-
ing six rooms and bath. Size on the ground 24 by
32 feet. The tloor plan, as illustrated, shows the very
ideal arrangement and the color sketch to left gives an
idea for furnishing the front bedroom in old Colonial
style.

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The RALEIGH

HERE is a perfect example of the straiglit gable
Colonial, green slnitters and all. Notice tlie over-
hang ot" the secnnd story — a favorite device of our
Colonial forefathers. 1 hi.s is an economical, narrow
lot design. Size 22 feet wide by 35 feet deep. Six
well arranged rooms are provided. Color sketch to
right shows the handy sewing alcove, a part of the
upper hall.

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COLORPLATE R-XVIII

The ROCKFORD

ROUGH brick work full of character, combined with
stone and stucco, set the style for this design. The
oriel window and the other casement windows add to
the English effect. The floor plan reveals six very well
arranged rooms. Color sketch to left shows the paneled
dining room.

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Boxes for Porch and Window Plants

SOME garden lovers use boxes for
porch and window gardens, but
such containers are seldom if
ever of correct proportions, and to
alter them is about as much work as
to build boxes from the bottom up
of boards purchased at the local lum-
ber yard. If you use a grocery box,
you can hide its identity by stripping
its sides and ends with lattice strips
or laths, as shown in Fig. 1 and de-
scribed below. But it is assumed
that you will prefer to build your box
of new lumber, so the width and depth
dimensions are given in the cross-sec-
tion of Fig. 2. This detail shows a
box of stock ^ inch thick, with sides
and ends of 8-inch boards and bot-
tom of a 10-inch board. The balus-
trade or window sill the box is to
occupy will determine the length; in
fact, it may govern the width. By
fitting the bottom board between the
sides and ends, instead of lapping it as
shown, you can make the box entire-

the strips equidistantly. When the
vertical strips have been nailed in
place, nail the bottom horizontal strip
around the sides and ends of the box
on a line with the box bottom, then
space the upper three bands at equal
distances apart. Fasten the block
marked D in Fig. 2 between the pro-
jecting ends of the corner strips, to
reinforce them for legs.

A box with projecting bands like
those on the box in Fig. 1 is difficult

ly of 8-inch boards. This will de-
crease the depth by the thickness of
the bottom board, but this is not ob-
jectionable. Indeed, I have built win-
dow-sill boxes of 6-inch boards, with
an inside depth of 5 inches, and found
them satisfactory.

After assembling the box, cut top-
band strips A (Fig. 2) y% inch thick
by \y% inches wide, cut the corner and
intermediate vertical strips B y% inch
thick by Y^ inch wide, and the hori-
thick by Yi
inch wide. Make the corner vertical
strips long enough to project
lYi inches below the box bot-
tom for feet, and the inter-
mediate strips B of the right
length to project "^ inch be-
low the box bottom. Space

to paint after the parts are assembled.
It is best to give the parts a coat of
paint before assembling, then a sec-
ond coat after the strips have been
put on.

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Men's Pa^e

Seasonable Suggestions

THIS is the season of the year
when the thoughts of owners of
automobiles turn to garages. For a
good weather-tight garage is just as
essential as a state license and insur-
ance.

A well-constructed garage provides
a place for the automobile to be stored
and a workroom for the owner. A
car worth from several hundred to
several thousands of dollars is too

valuable to be allowed to stay out in
rain and snow, and while it is prac-
tically impossible to make a garage
thief-proof, an automobile standing
out is an invitation to prowlers.

The garage may be as simple or as
elaborate as the owner desires. In
either event it should conform to the
architectural style of the home. A
simple frame building, constructed of
good materials and built so that it
yvill exclude the weather serves a ma-
jority of owners to house their cars.

Plans for garages of all kinds are
available at our office. No matter
what type of garage is desired, we
will be glad to supply plans and help
the builder get the most for the
money he has available.

and are used as supports for grape-
vines.

NOTHING so enhances the attrac-
tiveness of the home as a well-
kept lawn and flower beds and gar-
dens. What otherwise would be a
plain house can be made pleasing by
proper plantings. Shrubs about the
porch and in the lawn, and especially
where some spot should be concealed
add much more to the value of the
home than their cost.

One of the most attractive of the
perennial.s is a climbing rose. This
is well suited for porch ends and sides.
Trained over an attractive and grace-
ful trellis, the climbing rose is a
thing of beauty. Trellises are easy
to build and the materials are not ex-
pensive. We have some very excel-
lent trellis designs that we will be
glad to have our customers use. Some
arc suited for roses and other climb-
ers, while others are more elaborate

SUMMER makes many home own-
ers long for a sleeping porch,
where rest may be secured with an
abundance of fresh air and more com-
fort than comes to those who sleep
indoors.

There are few homes of such archi-
tectural design that a sleeping porch
cannot be added and become, appar-
ently, a part of the home. The com-
fort that is derived from a sleeping
porch more than repays for the small
cost of the addition. This, too, is
true of a porch added to those homes
that have not this modern feature.

Adding either a porch or a sleep-
ing porch should not be done in a
haphazard manner. The style of the
home to which the addition is to be
made should be given careful consid-
eration before the style of the porch
is selected. In this selection we can
be of service. In our office we have
designs for all types of porches and
sleeping porches. We will be glad
to help in this selection and also fig-
ure the cost of materials that are re-
quired. .

WINDOW and door screens not
only make the home more com-
fortable but keep out flies and other
insects that are disease carriers.
Every window should be screened,
and screen doors hung at the door
openings. When this inexpensive
work has been done, the home can be
ventilated without the annoyance that
insects brings.

IF you are planning to build a home
this summer let us help you. We
have many hundreds of home building
suggestions that you are welcome to
inspect and that will aid you in the
planning of the home, both in the in-
terior arrangement and the exterior
appearance.

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A Living Room
Library with fAWfi^
Ine bimplicity
of an Earlier Age

PERHAPS as a corrective for the rush
and tumult, the complexity of our mod-
ern mechanical age, there is a strong tend-
ency toward a simplicity in the decoration
of homes and apartments that is almost
primitive. The arch openings hung w^ith
curtains go back to the time before doors
and hardware were invented. The open
book shelves are the straight-forward idea
of the early housewife for taking care of
her dishes, small household articles and the
small but rare collection of books.

There is something friendly and inviting
in the living room of today handled in this
old-time, medieval spirit. New homes are
being planned in this style and many old
homes are being remodeled to accomplish
this newer and simpler style of interior
decoration and furnishings.

Sometimes we think of this style as ex-
clusively for the Spanish or Italian type of
exterior, but many are using it to excellent
advantage with other styles of homes.