VOL. LIV.
INDIANAPOLIS, IND., DEC. 2,1899.
NO. 48
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PLANS OF A FARM HOUSE COSTING
ABOUT $1,000.
Sketches ef House Plans With Mention
of the Good Points.
1st Premium.—In choosing a house plan
etudy carefully the requirements of site (location) and surroundings of the new building,
then etudy even more carefully them eda of
the family for whom the new houee la built
When the coet of a house ls not to exceed $1000
eomethlng muet be omitted and each builder
muat decide for himself what his family can
best do without. It ls not eo much expense
or space, but thoughtful arrangement that
makes a comfortable, delightful house. In
moderate cost buildings tbe compact two-
story or etory-and-a-half structures have taken
the place of one-story houses which spread
over more ground; this means economy in
construction, particularly, ln foundation and
roof space.   The acompanying rough sketch
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Oae good point ln this two-story house, space
la utilized to advantage, while the arrangement is both artistic and convenient. Tht
hall or reception room ls so located as to pro
vide for all necessities ln that line, with stair
case and seat; the seat has a hinged cover and
holds rubbers etc ; a nook tor coats is opposite; a door leads through a short passage ts
the kitchen; the sitting room and dining room
opening on either hand lend a spaceous effect
the former by an archway, the latter by fola
ing doors. The dining room has an open fire
two long windows, and casements above ths
side-board space; a delightful feature of thl-
dining rogm ls Its location ln the fr.int pan
of the house, an arrangement which is becoming quite popular; communication with the
kitchen by a good sized "receiver" where
dishes may be placed when setting the table
or when serving and clearing away the food,
caves many steps. Near the pantry door la a
large three-cornered china-closet; the pantry
is well supplied with cupboards, and parsing
on into the kitchen one finds more shelves'
for tinware, pots and kettles. A convenient
laundry opens on the rear of the kitchen, be
yond it are wood and coal, on the back porch
are both well and cistern. A door in the
kitchen leads to the cellar, utilizing the space
under the hall stairs for the cellar steps; a
Uttle stair leads from the kitchen to a door on
the first landing of the main stairway, thua
securing all the advantages of a back stairway
In the sitting room a "bay" gives additional
width, and forms a charming nook for a few
plants ln winter. The tall corner mantel and
open fire are particularly admired; folding
doors separate this sitting room from a smaller room which may be used as a bedroom,
or a sewing room, or a study. If used as a
bedroom tbe narrow room between lt, and
the kitchen makes a most convenient bath
and dressing room.   On the second floor are
two large and three smaller rooms, beside
closets and a store room, (or a bath room If
this farmhouse ls to have water piped upstairs;) the attic which is used only for storage, ls reached by a flight of steps above tbe
main stairs. Additional light is secured ln
the upper hall by three square windows of
frosted glass placed six feet above the stairway; ln the wall of the room having tbe
rounded front; this latter room makes an
ideal study or work room. It ls almost Impossible to make a plan to suit another, each
builder must modify the draft to suit his own
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need. Exact cost cannot be given because
expense varies with dlffernt seasons, distance
from supplies, etc A small heater or furnace
in one part of the cellar will be found economical, both ln fuel and labor. Artistic
houses do not depend on elaborately workmanship and ornamentation, but rather on
simple, tasteful arrangement; walls of plain
subdued colors; ornamental parts small In
quantity; woodwork showing the natural grain
ln natural colors, or stained to suit any color
scheme the owner has ln mind.        A. B. 0.
2d Premium —The stairway is entered from
sitting room, kitchen and bath room; two
large  drawers under  receiver, one in dining
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in pantry. If well room and milk room are
not wanted make the end of kitchen as Indicated bya dotted line and leave the partition
with sliding door entirely out, and that would
make kitchen 12x15.
There ie quite a good sired wardrobe over
head of stairs in small room, aleo stairs over
other stairs to the utile. The main part of
houso is threo gable and window ln each gable. In basement plan I havo Indicated flues
for heating by stoves, but If furnace ls used
I have marked wall air pipes for heating upper rooms, and If furnace ls usod flues marked
'b" and "c" can be dispensed wltb.
3d Premium—The above ls the ground
floor sketch of a new farm house ln tbe nelgh-
boihood, that seems to me to be a well arranged, neat appearing home. It was built
for just about $1 000 a year ago tbis past summer—before the rise ln the price of bjildlng
materials. To build so large a house at present there would have to be some changes over
this one ln the matter of inside work. This
one is finished ln natural wood, a grate In tbe
sitting room, big single pano windows and a
somewhat elaborate front door entrance. Its
good points are ita location; facing tho north
it leaves the rooms most lived ln, ln a farm
houee to face tbe sunshine. The small amount
of space wasted ln a front hall, there being
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only an entrance space before the steps; the
ample sitting room closet, tho grate and tho
eastern porch; the possibility of throwing sitting room, bed room and parlor together for
[any social occasion; the down-stairs bed
: room, which ln care of sickness or aging occupants Isso essential; tbe position of pantry,
j with its "deaf and dumb" waiter, as it's owner
j calls lt, ls very convenient. Tbe opposing
Kitchen windows carry off odors and heat ln
-ummer, while its south porch is good. Tbe
j upstairs contains four ample and well ventll-
|sited bed rooms, each with its good roomy
closet. The back stairs makes it possible to
keep the front of the houso ln better order, as
every housekeeper knows. A good deep two-
room cellar extends under dining and bed
rooms. O. R P.
BITISW,
Theso house plans are all different. Mr.
Sears plan,all on the ground,Is liked by many.
It will suit small families, and elderly peoplo but ls a vory expensive plan for the room
obtained. We should remember, however,
that this bouse has no costly stairways. I
suppose the large kitchen ls intended to serve
as a dining room also. This form of house
is remarkable in its saving of steps and climb,
ing. Modern houses, however, seldom have
bed rooms open off of the kitchen, and personally I do not like a pantry.
Mrs. C. R. P., has given a more modern
plan. I would have the stairway open
into the dining room, and would omit
the door between the bed room and
kitchen. I would also add an outside
door to the bedroom.   Her entrance hall and
sitting room closet are unique. Sho mlghtadd
A. B O's scat box to hold rubbers and the like.
Tho open grates add variety acd life to
a room, and aro very desirable ln the natural
gas belt especially, whero thoy aro often
finished with asbestos. I also note tho dining
room in tho light airy front of A. B. O's plan,
this associates this oft repeated service with
the neat lawn decorated with flowers. I would
add a door beside the grate in her dining
room. The passage through the pantry may
Intend to obscure vision of the kitchen, but lt
exposes the pantry. In the common farm
bome where there are no servants one should
eepeclally prize the lessening of steps. T. B.
Terry shows in tbe Institutes a plan of a new
costly hout-e where the dining room and
kitchen aro scparato-1 by a bed room, and
connected by hall. Think of the steps.
When I "bach" I commonly stew some oysters
(can't afford them when tho folks are at home)
and I use the work table In the kitchen, or
sometimes the stove hearth, or a server ln my
lap, or even nothing but a bowl in the hand,
and if I wero building a new house I would
plan tho kitchen firat and then build onto lt as
best I could. I would have lt long enough to
permit the dining table during the routine of
buey work, when the men drop ln a minte for
meals and out. You will notice that the plan
of .1 J. bae the dining room and kitchen separated by the pantry and a double closet.
This seems to me to make steps. It has the
merit of being systematic. The family claim
that lt Is economical of steps. But they acknowledge that they would like the kitchen
large enough for the dally meals. I judge if
that were true thpy would not use the dining
room much. But I may be mistaken. Noto
O. K I"a direct opening from kitchen to dining room Lit her remove tho door into the
bedroom and place tho flue there. Then remove the door to the stairway to the dining
room, and her stovo is almoet as handy as If ln
the dining room. Of course she will use a gas
or gasoline stovo in summer.
Motto: ' B.essed ls tho bead that saves the
heels." 	
No 1%, Dec. 9—With what and how do you
bed live etock?
No 197, Dec. 16—Name false Ideas of economy held and followed by farmers.
No. 198, Dec. 23—Will a number of grown
persons help us out with the Christmas Issue
by sending in several cute, sweet things said
and doue by children under six years old?
will ba brief and we want to print a large
number of them. Give name, nick-came and
age of each child.
No. 199, Dec. 30—What things have added
happiness, sweetness and success to tbe past
year of your life?
Premiums of |1. 75 cents and 50 cents will
be given to 1st, 2d and 3d bett articles each
week. Let copy bo as practical as possible
and forwarded 10 daya before publication to
Oarmel, Ind, E. H. Oorxnrs.
POSTAL CARD CORRESPONDENCE.
Potham Oo , Nov. 20 —We have been having plenty of rain the past week; grass looks
green, like epring time, weather not too cold
to check the growth; too washy for stock.
Wheat looks very bad on account of the fly;
some tbat usod fertilizer have good prospect;
tho fly bae not damaged much. Good cattle
gjaic-s. Good stock of any kind scarce at a
good price. J, L. N.
La Pobtb Oo , Nov. 25.—Our corn husking
and shredding nearly all done; we have had a
very pleasant month, roads good and no snow.
The fly Is working quits badly ln many wheat
fields, but where there is no fly the wbeat
looks well. Apples cot keeping, cot even
winter apples; too dry latter part of summer.
Mas. B. A. Davis.