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Show I flpMERICANJ I Biii EDITOR J H Mr. William A. Hndford will answer H qucNtlonn and lvo iulvU I"IIKK OF H COHT on nil wulijertd pertaining to tho H aulijpct of bulla. n for tlm rmiAtrn of H till piper. On ocomit of h! wide expo- H rlenco nn Kdlr, Autlior nml Manufui- M Curer, hn , without douM, tho lil))Mt M authority on nil tlicnn nubjcctn. Add nun H Mil liuiulrlfn to Wllllim A. Radford, No. H IM Fifth m., riilniKo, III., nnd only H ncloo two oont Mump for reply. H Tlio inoei ccnomlcnl Iiouhc to build B and to occupy afterward In nenrly B , quaro, of medium slzo, full two Htor- B fe In holkht, with n good (loop collar B H(1 n'ji nttlo IjIk enough to not nn n B bHffor nRnlnBt hoat In Hiimiuor nnd B cold In, winter. Such housoB rIvo tnoro B room, Recording to tlio slzo of tho B foundation nnd roof, than any other B elgn. B Tho hotino huro llluntrntod In typi- B el of thlH stylo, it is 31 root wldo B fcy 38 foot from front to roar, pro- H portions that work to Rood ndvan- B (age. Thoro nro certain geometrical B eomblnntlonB that work to n dland- B triiUko In n squnro Iioiiho hut nro B easily ovorcomo when you ndd n fow B feet to tho length. B One of tho difficulties Ih tho stair- B 'way, which IntarforoH with tho prop- Rldofl nnd ncctlons of Binnilor treon for roundB. Thoro wnB n hole through tho uppor floor nnd usually nn effort won mndo to place tho opening whoro the roof wan high enough bo you could mlflii hitting tho knotB on tho rafters with your head. From that tlmo to this Btnlrwnya havo grown In com ploxlty until wo think wo hnvo thom about perfect. TIiIh plnn provider n projection which hohlH about half of tho stair landlngfl. Tho -projection nlno offora nn oxcubo to work In four wlndow for light nnd for general effect. Tho lighting of n modern stairway la nn other rocont Improvement on any thing that former generations wore familiar with. TIjIh nrrnngomont la a combination nffnlr going up from tho kitchon and from tho front hall and down from tho kitchon to tho collar, On tho boo-ond boo-ond floor tho going up to tho attic nnd downstairs Is oqunlly good. The ntnlrway lookn woll and It la vory convenient and satisfactory, A houflA built In this tnnnnor hna another advantage nnd that In In boating. It la bo compact that from |