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Show f2ijtyEfflCANj JT EDITOR be future cannot be read accurately. Maybe at some time in the future it will be necessary or desirable to sell the house. If it is commonplace it will be a difficult matter. If it has style the sale will be easy, fox the buying public likes style in houses just as it does in clothes. These Mr. Tv'iiliaTr. A. Radford will answer questions and give advice KREE OF DOST on all subjects pertaining to the lubject of building for the readers of this paper. On account of his wide experience expe-rience as Editor, Author and Manufacturer, Manufac-turer, he is, without doubt, the highest authority on all these subjects. Address all inquiries to William A. Radford, No. 194 Fifth Ave., Chicago. 111., and only Miclose two-cent stamp for reply. The natural bent of every normal Minded man of family is to own a home of his own. Especially is this true if he has children. It is grinding to a father to go to bed each night and think that the roof that covers his children belongs to some one else, lie feels that his children have a right lo a home of their own, and he is right. In these days of easy loans it ts possible for any industrious man to awn a home. It may be said for his guidance that In selecting the design for a house he should be careful not to build one that is "just like every other house." By this is not mean that he should select a freakish design, but he should build a house that will attract the attention of the passer-by and be an ornament to the neighborhood. I : 71 poxcff kow ( I "J z . Second Floor Plan n Tffnw f- j things should be borne in mind in selecting se-lecting the style of house to build. Such a house of moderate cost is shown here. This house will be an ornament to any neighborhood. It is of the colonial style so popular now and which has come to be a fixed feature of home architecture. The house is 31 feet 6 inches wide and 40 feet long, exclusive of porches. Entrance En-trance is had to a large reception hall from which an open stairway leads to the second floor. The parlor is of good size and has a fireplace. The dining room is beautifully lighted and is provided with a china closet with seats at each side. The kitchen is large and conveniently arranged. On the second floor are four bedrooms, providing abundant room for the family fam-ily of average size. rotten rxtt?r- jj JWRIOR SCC HALL I m n -jj ga First Floor Plan Every home builder is under obligations obliga-tions not only to himself but to his neighbors. He should not build a house that, will be an eyesore in a neighborhood. An attractive house that has style and individuality is always salable. This should be borne in mind. The |