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The advocate., 1894-11-14
Black SILK Scraps.

Never throw away scrap of black silk.
An inch strip Of black silk Is boon some
times. After ripping up the old gown
take three or four old kid gloves and put
them to boil in a pint Of water. Let them
boil for an hour, strain through cloth
and put In the liquid quart or more Of
hot water and tablespoonful of borax.
Lay your silk fat on perfectly clean ia
BILE that has no seams or cracks in 1t and
rub every inch Of the silk with the mix
ture till 1t is thoroughly saturated and all
spots are removed. Then fix a tub of
warm water, in which put liberal guam
tity of borax and pick the silk up by the
corners and dip it up and down in the tub
Of water. Dip and dip till it is well rinsed,
then take 1t out to the line, where you
have pinned long strip of cloth about a
foot wide. To the edge Of this cloth pin
the silk by the extreme edge, stretching it,
80 that it is not Wrinkled and does not
droop. Let it drip dry, and it will need no,
ironing. Do this on a bright day, when
there is no wind Black ribbons may be,
cleaned the same way.
The advocate., 1894-11-14
A Convenient Arrangement.

Wide, movable seats of rattan Of differ
ing lengths and without back are sold
as window seats. They are used in the
natural color, or stained or enameled to
match the room. They are used either
with or without loose cushion and have
q valance or not, as one chooses. The seats
Of rattan chairs, when worn to shabbiness,
may have wide, heavy tapes like oilcloth
binding fastened across them and drawn
as tight as possible, so that the seat will
not sag. Over this foundation tack piece
Of unbleached muslin; then put on layer
Of cotton or hair, not enough to give the
seat a fat, oushiony effect, and over that
fasten cretonne covering with small
nails and finish the edge with a cotton
gimp. A loose, fat cushion is sometimes
liked better for covering the worn seat
When the cretonne is soiled, clean with
naphtha or take it off and wash it.-New
York Post.
The advocate., 1894-11-14

and asked him for some designs. he sug.
gested the Talmudic symbol of eternity
a snake holding its tail in its mouth. Lady
Randolph was charmed and barred her arm
for the operation. Lord Randolph swore
and protested. But the tattooing was done
80 1t Is said, at least-and it is described
as beautifully executed snake, dark blue
In color, with green eyes and red jaws. AS
a general thing, it is hidden from the vul
gar gaze by broad gold bracelet, but her
personal friends are privileged to see it
and hear the story Of the tattooing. New
York Mail and Express.
The advocate., 1894-11-14
Lady ChurchilpS Decoration.

There are certain women Of the world
who capture public attention to that de-
gree that everything they do is promptly
chronlcled. Lady Randolph Churchill is
one Of them.
When returning home from India with
Lord Randolph, she noticed British sol
dier tattooing a deokband. 1t dispelled
the ennui that had seized upon her as an
Incident of ship life, and from watching
the operation from her deck chair she con-
cluded to try 1t herself.
She had the artist brought before her
The advocate., 1894-11-14
Convenient Wall Pockets.

Convenient wall pockets can be quickly
and easily made from the boxes that oat-
meal, rolled wheat and suoh things come
in, using the two pound size. Cut out the
front and sides to suit, leaving the back as
1t is. Cover with cloth, paper or velvet,
according to their use, and fasten to the
wall. In the kitchen or dining room they
are handy to hold busters, stockholders,
etc. In the library they are nice for clip
pings, extra envelopes, special letters or
other things, while in bedrooms they can
be used for many purposes.
The advocate., 1894-11-14
An Ingenious Ornament.

Gwen cracked wall may have its ad-
vantages, " explained an ingenious woman
whose little drawing room, in which there
was much green and white, had wall
over which there trailed many yards OF
Hartford fern with an effect that was
truly artistic. ''I couldn't afford to fill
up those cracks and paper the wall, and 1t
occurred to me that those pressed ferns
following the lines Of the cracks would be
the very thing"
The advocate., 1894-11-14

nese style and receives her agents there.
She Is a thoroughly capable business wom'
an and full of graceful tact. She has a
great desk that Is bristling with papers
and documents and pamphlets and can en-
thuse her women agents as easily as she
can write a policy. She pays her agents
the same rates as the men solicitors are
paid In the other departments, and from
dependent to wealthy insurer all rise up
and call her blessed. This little woman
isn't the least bit In the world like ones
Idea Of an advanced creature Of her sex,
but Is as dainty and lovely as a piece Of
Dresden china She has two young daugh-
ters, whom she Is going to train into be-
ing insurance women.
Before bringing the oompany's officials
to her way of thinking she had q hard
fight. One Of the difficulties In the way Of
doing away with the So extra charge for
women was the supposed unreliRbility OF
women In regard to telling their correct
age, and in insurance policy is liable to
be forfeited II such q misstatement is dis
covered. Secondly, the claim was made
that women were more liable to die young
than men. And a third objection was
that II a woman's life could be insured as
cheaply as q mans the companies ran
greater risk Of her husbands putting her
out Of the way for the sake Of the money
involved. All these objections were finally
abandoned by the company's representa-
tives, every one of whom Is now ready to
acknowledge that Mrs Harrison's plan is
O good one.-San Francisco Examiner.
The advocate., 1894-11-14
The Plain Women.

Did you ever go to "beauty lecture"
and notice the audienceH 1t Is worth
while. A congregation Of homlier women
could not be found In or outside Of the
city limits. A man once said to me that
1t was only pretty women who used cos
metios and "makeups." The homely
woman, he argued, knew that they
couldn't be pretty anyway and went
their ways contentedly, never trying to
compass the impossible, but the pretty
women kept right on trying to be prettier.
Poor mani He had never been to
beauty lecture. BE had not seen the row
uppn FoR Of plain fsCss scanned With
The advocate., 1894-11-14

Of straight lines. Thus nothing Is LETT un-
thought Of, and the work Of each day Is
roughly blocked out in advance. Danish
unnecessary self control and self denial.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-06-04
Organize For Better Roads.

While the important subject of high
way Improvement Is under much too
deliberate consideration in many locali-
ties some Of the people in Now Jersey
have been up and doing and will soon
accomplish about all that the most en-
thusiastio believer in road reform could
desire. Such legislation as the wide
awake Jerseymen needed was enacted
as soon as it was asked for, and the re-
suits have been wonderfully beneficial.
The work has been and is being done
under the supervision of the country
authorities, and already four counties
have made great progress toward the
possession of u complete system of first
class roads. Singularly enough, the
counties in which the least progress has
been made are those in which the farm
ers are in a majority. 1t would be but
natural to suppose that the agricultural
element of the population would be
most anxious to have tho highways in
their immediate vicinity so improved
that heavy loads could easily be trans
ported to and from market. So we'll has
the Jersey system worked that it would
pay the farmers of Maryland and Vir-
ginia to investigate the methods being
operated In the country of the "sand
Spaniards" and put the information to
local use. With good roads leading to
the centers of consumption, agriculture
would be much more profitable than it
Is now. Farmers are all willing to ad-
init this, but not one In hundred
deems it his duty to become personally
active in agitation of the subject. Or
ganization of practically nil the people
interested is the only way out Wash.
ington Star
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-06-04
SUMNER HOTEL RULES.
THE PROCTOR 3 GAMBLE CO.. CHIT,

Guests going to bed with their boots on
will be fired.
Guests sleeping between the ticks of the
clock charged extra
Guests burning the gas after midnight
will be charged extra.
Dogs taking their meals in the dining
room will be charged full rates.
If the regulator clock in the hall stops.
you can always find a tick in the bed.
Bills are payable weekly and and will be
cheerfully contested by the chief clerk.
Guests are invited to have their children
run on the piazZas and shout in the hall
ways. 1t makes the house seem lively and
homelike.
Anything the guests may desire that they
don't see will be cheerfully furnished gratis,
except rebates on their bills. We are en-.
tirely out of rebates
The medical board recommend the water
used in the hotel very highly. The proprietor
is prepared to furnish other liquids if the
water does not suit your taste.
Guests are earnestly requested to carry
home as souvenirs of their trip towels, soap,
bed linen and silver. The proprietor aims
to advertise his house in every way
Meals and refreshments served in the
rooms at half regular rates. 1t increases
business, and the more we do the smaller
percentage of profits we can do it on
The hotel is a philanthropic scheme of the
proprletor's. Guests lowering their trunks
from back windows and "skipping by the
light of the moon" add to the proprietor's
enjoyment. Try to please him.-New Nork
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-06-04

SURFACE DRAINAGE.

[Showing method Of surface drainage where
the road runs down hill. The short bitches
connecting the roadway with the side bitches
are made with q diagonal pitch down the
grade so as TO catch tho running water in the
roadway and carry 1t to the side ditches.l
road that will stay good unless some plan
is adopted to get rid of the surplus wa
ter. To state it briefly, drainage is the
first and most important thing TO be at
tended to.
Tho road must have side bitches, of
course. Side bitches catch the water
which runs from the roadway and from
the surface of the ground on each side
of the roadway. They also receive tho
drifts of snow which are scrapcd from
the road in winter and the water which
comes from melting SNOW and ice i'll
spring. If possible, the side ditch should
be about three feet from the edge of the
travelled roadway, and there should gen
orally be a side ditch on each side. If
the travelled roadway is II feet wide,
there will then be 20 feet of clear space
between the bitches. If the travelled
roadway is 10 feet wide, there will be
% feet Of clear space. Now and then
we shall find II place where tho road
way is too narrow for these figures, and
in such cases we may have to get along
with single ditch and narrow road
way. The best rulo is tho rule of COM
mon sense -Potter's Good Roads Lii
broy-v
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-06-04
CHAPTER NXII.


The soft breath of summer wind
from the distant hills rustlcd the cur
tains in the artists chamber.
The river glistcned in the sun.
Miss Maxcv, radiant and excited, Mrs.
Mlxcy. trcmulous and apprehensive,
rose up when the artist opened the door
leading into the parlor and uShcred in
his guest.
My wife and my sister, Miss Max
cy; my lawyer, Mr.. Bernstein. The
old gentleman in the black coat glanced
at the two young ladies with his little
twinkling eyes and bowed
Happy to meet you, Mrs MaXcy,
most happy, and you, Miss Maxcy, most
happy"
And 50 they met, the lawyer and the
artists sister, as everybody believed
them to BE-, as perfect strangers
BE seated, Mr.. Bernstein" said
Maxey. The lawyer accepted the proffcr-
cd chair by the table The rest followed
his example.
Have you prepared your resume of
the Forsythc case, as you intended"
asked MaXcy. Somehow his hair had
risen 10 an alarming attitude, and his
nccktic was completely disorganizcd-
two infalliblc symptoms Of state Of
extreme nervous tension.
I have got down a few notes, en-
tircly free from tCchnicaliticS, Mr.. Max
~, which l trust you will find cover
the principal points l meant to have
had my clerk make a fair copy of it, but
l did not have the time. You may find
my writing a trife backward at first
sight. Perhaps had better read off the
headings MYSELF
Nothing would suit me better, " said
Maxcy.
He had chosen for himself a comfort
able chair by the window.
The two ladies sat together on the So
IA Miss Maxey held the young wife
hand
The lawyer drew from his pocket a
neatly folded package of manuscript.
As he smoOthed it out in his lap he cast
his twinkling glance around upon his
auditors. If it rested longer and more
significantly upon the face of the art
lists sister than anywhere else, she alone
knew why.
Il may say to you, Mr.. Maxey, be-
fore / begin, that there may be some
matters in this document which you
now hear for the first time. You may be
at loss to know how obtained this in
formation; but, unfortunately, l shall
not be able to satisfy you ON that point,
for the reason that I have given my
promise not to betray the name Of NV
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-06-04
GET RID OF THE WATER.
The Importance of Drainage In Roadwa
ReInarls ON Side bitches

The Importance of Drainage In Roadways.
Remarks on Side bitches.
Mud is the greatest obstacle to the
travel and traffic of the farmer. Mud is
a mixture Of dirt and water. The dirt is
always to be found in the roadway, and
the water, which comes in rain and
snow and frost, softcns it, horses and
wagons knead it and mix it, and it soon
gets into so bad condition that a fair
ly loaded wagon cannot be hauled
through it. We cannot prevent the COM
ing of this water and it only remains
for US to get rid of it as soon as possible.
Very few of US know how great an
amount of water falls upon n country
road, and it may surprise some of us to
be told that on each mile of an ordinary
country highway three rods widc) there
fall each year an average of p, 600 tons
of water Water is 4 heavy, hmpid fluid,
hard to Confinc and easy to let loose. 1t
is always seeking for chance to run
down hill, always seeking to find its
.uwcst level. III the ordinary country
dirt road the water seems to stick and
stay as if there was no other place for
it, and this is only because we have
never given it n fair opportunity to run
out of the dirt and find its level in other
places. We cannot make a hard road
out of soft mud, and no amount of labor
md machinery will make a good dirt
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-06-04
Bathing Apron For Mothers.

Wherever there is an infant there
ought to be bathing apron. The best
one for the purpose is double flannel
one, with q piece of rubber cloth be-
tween. Take two yards Of soft flannel,
scantily gather ono end of flannel on a
band and sow four buttons Oh the band.
Extend tho ends of band sufficiently to
button around the waist; also gather
the other end of flannel scantily and
face. Work four buttonholes in the fac
ing to correspond with buttons in the
band Work buttonhAes in one end of
rubber cloth, button this to the band,
then fold up the lower half of the fam
mel and button this to the band also.
When necessary to launder, the rubber
cloth can easily be removed. Flannel is
preferable to any other goods for suck
aprons, as it readily absorbs moisture
and is not cold and clammy to the touch
when wet, as is cotton goods.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-06-04

new complication arose. The same i'm
posters VINO had before appeared and
new ones who had come into the posses
sion of the necessary facts began to i'm
personate the lost Ethel and to set up
successive claims TO the property. Most
of them We're SO ridiculous on the face
that they did not merit sober considera-
ton. Others We're moro shrewdly plan
ned and gave the executors much trou-
BILE. If false witnesses could have per-
jured their way to wealth, the property
would have been wrested from the exec
utors long ago, but fortunately the Jews
secret was q secret still, locked up in
the breasts of half q dozen people whose
interests babe them not to speak. When
the left foot of the claimant was barred,
the chances of" success vanished like
smoke before high wind
GA popularity said one, of this
child's ankle renders your claim defect
Ave. The real child had a malformation
which you do not possess. So they had
brought us cripples and joint diseases by
the score. Unfortunately for them, they
believed what we told them too implic-
lily. After the examination by our ply
stefan and the positive manner in which
he told them that there was no founda-
ton for their claims, there were few
who dared risk the penalties for perjury
by bringing the case to court. Our pri-
vate tribunal generally settled the mat
ter. The few who dared to risk legal
trial have had the leisure to repent
their folly i'll prison. But all this took
time and work and was expensive. The
will expressly stipulated that the costs
of research and legal protection should
be taken from the trust property tself,
and in 10 years these expenses alone
have moro than eaten up the interest on
the money, so that the trust property to-
dav a. mount to lite 800 900.
The Biggest Part of 1t.
This" said the congressman to his visit
ing friends as he picked up slender PAM
phlet, this is the bill which is creating
such widespread interest throughout the
country"
And what are those vast tones 1 see
beside it?" queried one Of his guests.
"Thosey' said the congressman. 'Oh,
those are the amendments to the bill. -
Chicago Record.
The Last Time.
One day went fishing
Where the waters whirL
Molly used n smile for bait
And caught me with curl.
4 lovely golden line 1t was,
That never fished in vain,
And I'm so tangled up in it
She cannot fish again.
Atlanta Constitution.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-06-04
Hard For the Er:-EborS,

During the present financial crisis it is
prohahle that Il great deal of charity has
been as badly misdircctcd as WAS that of
q charitably disposed young woman in
Providence, who is noted for her novel
ways of helping the needy.
81 have such Il pity for these poor
street musicians!" she said one day u
pay one old Italian 40 cents week regll,
larly. He plays in the yard every Thurs,
day afternoon"
But that must be hard. To be al
ways on hand-aud the noise must be
tedious" said somewhat nervous
friend.
ooh, no." was the complacent reply.
1.-THE maid has to attend to that, and, as
for the music, don't hear it, for Thurs
day is my afternoon at the club
Youths Companion.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-06-04
The Y. Nj. c. a. Jubilee.

LONDON, June 4.-The international
conference of the Young Mons Christian
association occupied l9 hours, the time be
ing divided bctwecn Exeter hall and an
immense pavilion that had been erected
on the Thames eanbnnkmcnt. Sermons
wore preached throughout tho country ID
reference to the Jubilee.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-06-04

BALTIMORE, June 4.-George Hill, q fur
niture maker Of Philadelphia, came hert
and attempted to kill his wife. Rachel c.
Hill, and their younr' st son. MIRA Hil
Is dangerously wounded and net expected
to live Hill and his wife, both from tar
roll county, Md, hai heen IL ,asrei a out
go years, but for some months TAI t,eer
COZ
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-06-04
The Myst'ry of a Hanson Cab
Desperate job nson Killed.

PINEvILLR Ky, June 1. - Andrew
johnson, the mountain desperate and
slayer Of seven mon, has met his match.
johnson Quarreled at q negro dance with
James Horn of Ford, Ky, over o colorcd
woman. johnson, being policeman, ar.
rested Horn, and tho shooting commenced.
Both were killed. Four other men have
been killed over the Same woman.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-06-04

PARIS, Juno AN the sporting world
Of Paris went to Chantilly to witness tho
race for tho Jockey club prize, tho French
Derby, for 8-year-olds, Tho race was won
by GospodaR.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-06-04
Car wOrfxs Burned,

TACOMA, N. H, Juno 4.-Fire broke
out In the paint shop Of the Laconia cat
works, and before 10 was extinguished de.
stroyed 500, 600 worth OF property.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-06-04
Work Train Wrecked.

ALTON, Ills, June "A work train ran
into q string OF oars three miles cast d
here and Engineer Barnard was killed end
Fireman Harrison badly hurt. Six OF tho
workmeD were injured.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-06-04
The Last Tin


"Huh!' exclaimed the first little girl aft
er she had heard the story of the fall of
man, 1.-The serpent couldn't tempt me with
an apple don't like apples"
But" argued the second girl, "s'pose
somebody told you not to eat apples. DE
troit Tribune.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-06-04

Presbyterian Missionary Congress.
ROCHESTER, juno 4.-The second annu-
al missionary congress Of the Presbyterian
synod of New York opened hero today.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-06-04

LANCASTER, Pa, Jun, 4.-Jamei and
William Stock, aged s nj yea respec'
lively, were drowned whilo Inthing in Cos
toga creek. near this city. William lest
his life in an heroic effort to save that OF
his brother.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-06-04
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Dissipation Ended His Life.

BALTIMoRE, June 4.-Walton NJ. Bus
bee, young attorney AMI member Of
one of the most prominent North Caro-
lima families died hero in the City hospital
from opium poisoning. He had been on
a spree and was picked up on the street in
o comato condition.
Weather Forecast.
Generally fair; probably slightly warm
on; southwest TO west winds.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-06-04

LONDON, Juno MIR Gladstone has 30
far recovered that ne Arove out in o closed
carriage,
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+3,efnd'y H9lI6T HOTkS.

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