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Show V7 Bmldiucj Builders Now Demand Materials That Lad That the public demand for durable home construction Is Increasing Is shown by the tendency of real estate operators to use building materiuls that are Immune to dust and the effects ef-fects of hard umige. In place of cor--rodlhle matarluls, builders are using rustproof metals wherever there U exposure to dampness and elements. Property ownera who experiment with corrodlble metal rooting and water pipes soon find that the cost of keeping these Installations In repair Is many times greater than the slight additional expense of using rustproof metnl at the outset. These repnlr and replacement costs can be elemlnnted permanently the next time rnst trouble develops, by Installing copper roofing and brass pipe plumbing. "Time and again,'' nays a leading Chicago architect, "we are hearing where water pipes' are torn out and brass pipes have to go In. In every Improvement Im-provement I make, wherever It Is pos-alhle, pos-alhle, I call for brass water pipes and copper flnslilngs. The Initial cost Is a little more, but It Is more than offset by the reduction In upkeep." It la estimated that to equip a $1V 000 house with brass pipe plumbing costs about $75 more than the beRt grade of corrodlble pipe, hut the elimination elim-ination of expense after the first cost makes brass cheaper In the long run. Cover Waste Land With Forest Trees The American Tree association notes that somewhere near almost every town Is land unfit for cultivation, but lund that would grow forest trees satisfactorily. It also Is noted that these town forests, properly handled, cutting out the mature trees without Impairing the Ininiuture and saplings, often are sources of Income equal to the cost of maintenance or more. The wood from tree tops cut for lumber, from dead trees and from thlnnlug-nut processes furnishes a fuel readily sold. The forests provide some employment If they happen to cover the sources of the town's water supply, so much the better. Finally, to whatever extent they contribute to the timber supply, to that extent they offset the tremendous tre-mendous drain on our remaining timber tim-ber lands. Vnzizhtly Billboards All power to Nova Scotia In its determination de-termination to get rid of unsightly billboards. The smntl return that the fanner or oceupler obtains for a portion por-tion of his land to be used for the display, of posters does not by any mean offset the loss to the countryside country-side which the disfiguring billboard occasion. It Is true that the scenic gems of Nova Scot In are less obscured by billboards, than they are In the t'nlted States. Vet the time to begin to apply the remedy Is before the problem prob-lem becomes more dllllcult In other words, now. There Is resonable excuse ex-cuse for signs of caution at the tops of Mils or near audden curves In the highways. high-ways. There Is little valid reason for blots on the Inndscnpe. Christian Scl ence Monitor. The Night Schoolt Night Rclioolg for Rdultg tlie schools being located In the heart of the community, are now a part of the accepted educational program In any progressive city. It Is becoming an obligation of the state to meet the demand for knowledge, no matter at what age It may be manifested. If the worker would supplement his schooling or specialize Jn any field of Information, It Is well that the opportunity op-portunity and the educational machinery machin-ery should be at hand. It must make for better citizenship. AIhIps of learning learn-ing should be open to ' all.-'-Los Angeles Times. Principles Not New Archeologlcal discoveries reveal that the principles of tlie use of stenm, hydraulics, smoke screens, concave and convex mirrors, magnets, etc.,. were known to the ancients and employed em-ployed by priests In temples to per-1 per-1 form sapernatural feats. Steam, for Instance, was nsed In Babylonian temples tem-ples as early as 1700 B. C. to cause Images of gods to move their heads, eyes or arms. Many similar devices may he cited. i I i Fence's Distinct Value When you enclose your property with a fence you satisfy some of the most fundamental of human Instincts the pride of possession, the desire for privacy and freedom within one'a personal domain, the yearning for greater beauty In home surroundings, tlie passion for economical upkeep which characterizes even the most wealthy real estate owners. Using School Bu'Ui-.gs School buildings erected ut a heavy cost which are In Idleness during sl.t-seveulhs sl.t-seveulhs of the hour of the year, mean waste of Investment and are contrary to the principle of f:il utilisation utili-sation of plant. Tiilrt-- ym .states have delinltetly provided I.' luw foi use of schoolhouses for social, recrea tlonal and community purposes. |