NEWPORT DAILY INDEPENDENT
PERCY H. VAN DYKE, Publlthar «nd Editor.
NEWPORT, - - ARKANSAS.
COZY CORNER ON THE LAWN.
The Latent !■ a Gra»* Shack Shelter
One, an Well an tnulfchtly and
FatlKulnic.
A cozy corner on the lawn is a ne
cessity now. In these days of scien
tific hygiene and health hunting it is
not enough to sit on your wide veranda
and breathe pure oxygen; you must
get out on the grass and down upon
the very bosom of Mother Earth nnd
strive to secure some of her precious
electric and magnetic forces. This
hunt for earth magnetism has brought
about the invention of the portable
bamboo and rattan summer house, the
striped cotton waterproof tent nnd
cart loads of furniture, especially
adapted to use on a lawn. Some fam
ilies have set their faces countrywards
with the avowed intention of all but
sleeping on the gras*, and they have
carried with them what they call a
grass shack, but what is really one of
the green rattan lawn shelters.
These, says the Washington Star, are
light weight and beautifully made; so
light, indeed, that a couple of strong
ten-year old boys can put it in place
and carry it about. The shelter, what
ever it is made of, is built with three
walls and a slanting roof, and on fair
days of moderate temperature it is
delightful to sit under its fretted
shade and take in the air from all
points of the compass. If the sun is
too hot or if there comes up a shower,
curtains of green waterproof awning
can be drawn, to shut out the heat and
moisture, leaving the front of the
shack still wide open. The floor of the
shelter must he the fresh green grass,
n -n si oitovtr rl n tr o vollatl cTinlllll ItP CP t
tip in a new place in order to preserve
the. lawn from injury and also in order
to gain the benefits accruing from sit
ting and lying on fresh, vital springy,
gr^ss-tufted earth.
Along with the shelter must be pur
chased a complete set of lawn furni
ture. It consists of tables and
benches and chairs made of light green
wood, and for people who draw or
write out of doors, and also prefer to
eat under bamboo shelter, a green
monk’s bench is the greatest boon.
This is not so heavily built that it can
not be pulled about easily, and its
broad back swings at need into an am
ple steady table top. Beside this there
is a folding green reading and sewing
table that can be stretched to do duty
as a ping pong board, and, by the
heart shaped openings cut in two of
its uprights it can be lifted and car
ried by two delicate women.
To use these they make, of canvas
and of close-woven Japanese matting,
folding chairs with broad seats, high
backs, stendy legs and easy arms; or,
in wood that is stained green and pol
ished. a triangular or square set of
benches lines the walls of the shelter,
and a testable to match occupies the
center of this outdoor apartment.
If a bamboo or rattan shelter is not
purchased a strong wooden skeleton
frame can be had far more reasonably,
and a smart green and white striped
awning roof, with cunning little dor
mer windows mounted on it. Three
awning curtains, that button on and
roll up like those on the sides of a
top buggy, are hung at the sides and
rolled down and buttoned as the sun
grows too warm for its direct rays to
be endured.
None but sleeping rugs are used
with a lawn cozy corner, because the
idea is that the efficacy of the habit of
living outdoors lies in Keeping your
feet on the earth. If it is too damp to
do this, then it is best to set up the
cozy corner on the veranda, but when
the weattier is fine not only should one
sit on the lawn, but when the napping
hour comes around, on a fine Mexican
or Indian blanket one should couch
tint upon the earth.a jute pillow stuffed
with sweet hay under one’s head, and
sleep of the most beneficial sort will
result. Ofj course a blanket on the
grass is a hard bed at first, but one
grows accustomed to it. and one is sup
posed to fairly soak in the purest earth
energy by following this device.
Mothers with nervous children, over
worked men and neurasthemic women
are advised to try the “next to the
. ground” cure this summer, with a view
to counteracting the debilitating and
exciting influences of our artificial
modern city life.
lied room l’unlahment.
Bedroom punishments for children
are extremely bad, and the shutting
up of little ones in darkened rooms
and cupboards absolutely wicked.
This has been known to be the cause
of much unhappiness in after life.
The telling of alarming stories by ig
norant nurse maids, too, cannot be
too sternly and promptly cheeked. If
we wish our young children to go to
bed happy when night comes, we
should carefully , guard against any
bad impressions being connected with
that time. There is no doubt that
the child who sings herself to
sleep at night is the one whose
night’s rest will be most beneficial,
and whose mental powers will in
crease properly with the rest of her
body.—Washington Star.
Not ElltcIMe.
"So you are just married,” said the
chief of the railroad Information bu
reau, who wanted a clerk. “Does
yo«r bride make pie?”
"She does,” replied the applicant
for the place; “but what has that to
do with my securing employment in
your office?”
“Oh, some,” said the chief. "We are
supposed to answer inquiries polite
ly, and I’m not taking chances on the
temper of a man with indigestion.”—
Baltimore News.
A Conditional Diagnosis.
“What is the matter with me, doc
tor?”
“I fear you have a severe case of
cephalalgy,” was the reply.
“Great guns, doctor!” I can’t afford
it!”
“Oh, that’s different. It’s headache
—same thing. You’ll be all right soon.”
—Baltimore News.
Always Liked Company.
Mr. Wifins (who detests society)—
You didn’t care anything for com
pany when I was courting you.
Mrs. Wifins (who likes society) —
You were company then.—N. Y.
Weekly.
Readily Defined.
“Cyrus,” said Mrs. Berkenhead,
“while you are on your way down
town this morning I wish you would
stop at the green grocer’s and—”
“Can’t you forget your London
bringing up for once and talk the
United States language?” interrupted
Mr. Berkenhead. “What is a green
grocer?”
“A green grocer is one that would
trust you, Cyrus Berkenhead!” re
torted liis spouse.—Chicago Tribune.
Their Q,nest.
Now forth Into the country
The Summer maidens go;
They seek a quiet hamlet.
Also a Romeo.
—New York Times.
SUBURBAN AMENITIES.
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Knew HIn Man.
Green—Why are you always trying
to avoid Brown? You certainly don’t
owe him money?
White—No; but I’m afraid he wants
to owe me some.—Chicago Daily
News.
Not So Plain.
Mrs. Hunter—Well, Norah, are you
a good plain cook?
Applicant—Oi’m as good as anny
wan, mum; but Oi’ll hov yez know
there are some as don’t considheir me
so turrible plain, mum.—Judge.
He Had a Preference.
Yeast—And don’t you object to your
wife blackening her eyebrows?
Crimsonbeak—Not on your life! I’d
rather have her blacken her eyebrows
than blacken my eyes. — Yonkers
Statesman.
A Bonanza.
He saved and pinched and scraped and
skimped
To lay up hoards of gold;
But now that miser sleeps unmourned;
His grasping years are told,
For all the gold he left behind,
Each heir has filed a claim;
And as for him who left the gold.
The lawyers bless his name.
—Ohio State Journal.
IDLE CURIOSITY.
First Neighbor—Hallo! You look
busy. What are you doing?
Second Neighbor—Planting some of
my seeds, that’s all.
First Neighbor (suspiciously)—
H’m! Thought it looked as if you
were planting one of my hens.
Second Neighbor—Well, that’s all
right. The seeds are inside.—Moon
shine.
His Explanation.
Nurse was reading nature-stories of the
chickens, ducks, and geese,
"Johnny, tell me, what’s a gander?" asked
she with a smile of peace.
Little Johnny looked up quickly, all his
fancy turning loose,
As he answered, smiling proudly, “It’s the
rooster of the goose.”
—Judge. _
Another Theory Exploded.
“If time is money,” remarked the
Observer of Events and Things, “the
common belief that a woman doesn’t
spend anything when she goes shop
ping is fallacious.”—Yonkers States
man.
Love's Way.
“Do you believe in the saying ‘Love
will find a way?’ ”
“Oh, yes. Love will find a way, all
right, but it isn’t always the best way.
Sometimes it’s the way to the poor
house.”—Chicago Post.
A Wise Man,
Hewitt—Which do you prefer,
blondes or brunettes?
Jewett—I have to prefer brunettes;
my wife is a brunette, and it doesn’t
do for her to find a blonde hair on my
coat.—Judge.
On the Contrary.
Specialist—The trouble with you is
that your joints don’t articulate well.
Victim of Rheumatism—Don’t they?
If I move this c*Pbow joint you can
hear it a block away!—Chicago Trib
une.
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Bio Pleasure.
“Why did you leave your last place?”
“It was so dull,” replied the maid.
“The master and mistress agreed per
fectly, and never a thing came up for
the servants to g^c?ip about.”—Chi
cago Post. ™
Willing to Accommodate,
“Is this, then, to be the end?” he
sadly said.
“Oh, I hope not,” she replied. “I
shall still reserve three nights u
week for the theater, if you say so.”
•—Chicago Record-Herald.
Sncceisful, Indeed.
“They have become quite fashion
able, haven’t they?”
“Oh, yes. Why, they’ve even suc
ceeded in impressing their own cook.”
—Philadelphia Bulletin.
He—What do you want to know
why I was late last night for?
She—I don’t want to know that—I
just want to hear your excuse!—Ally
Sloper.
The Common Trait.
Some men are born to win renown.
And some to plod in lonely ways;
Some come to sweep the tunelul strings,
And some to lead In bloody frays.
Some yearn for honor, some for wealth,
And some the love for women wish.
But no boy ever saw a pole
Without the old desire to fish.
—Chicago Record-Herald.
The Youthful Feminine Idea.
“What kind of a society is yours?”
asked her father.
“A secret society,” she replied.
“But what is its object?”
“Oh, just to have secrets from the
other girls.”—Chicago Post.
No Truth iu It.
Ted—Faint heart ne’er won faiislady.
IS’ed—It does in these days. I know
half a dozen girls who just threw
themselves at an old millionaire who
was said to have heart disease.—N. Y.
Sun.
Henry ©wen
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