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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-11
How to pruah the Hair

Many people are under the impress sion that vigorous brushing of a hundred strokes at night and in the morning will have the effect of making the hair grow. This is mistake. The brush should only be applied with a very gentle, almost caressing, motion. Its only use is to fmpart gloss and make the hair smooth. To properly brush the hair care should be taken to part it at the middle and gently brush downward on each side from parting to points with long, even strokes. Ere Quent massaging of the scalp will be found beneficial and will do much to- ward promoting the growth of the hair.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-11
Johnnie'a Suxre stiOn.

Johnnie, 8 bright boy of six, while being dressed for school, observing his little overcoat much the worse for wear, and having more mended places than he admired, turned to his moth~ CT and asked her:
 Mother, is father rich?"
 "Yes, very rich, Johnnie. He's worth @, ,5oo, ,o0O."
 "How, mother?"
 ''Oh, he values you at 1000, 900, me at LOGO, 900 and the baby st $500, GOO. g
 Johnnie, after thinking moment said;
 Mother, hadn't you better tell fa- ther to sell the baby and buy us scme clothes ?' Chicago Journal.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-11
Story of roe Cadi
 and fbe Cifig en

One morning as the Cadi had opened court to dispense justice with as liberal a hand as if 1t didn't cost over 10 cents a pound a Citizen stepped forward and tearfully said:
 70 thou son of wisdom, want mine own and no more. A feller in this town owes me four plunks and refuses to settle up. He has even threatened to put head on me if dun him again!'
 My subjects must not treat one an- other thus," said the Cadi as his face grew stern. "He who contracts just debt must pay it, even though he sells the shirt off his back. By what name is this shirker and reviler known?"
 "He is called Green, and he Is in the ice business, o Cadi!'
 What! A man in the ice business refusing to pay his honest dues! It seems incredible. Hast made no mis- take about MT. Green?"
 "None whatever, o Cadi! He owes me $4, and he will not pay"
 "Then I will make him eat a ton of his own ice, and it shall be honest weight at that! Thou canst spread the news that will do this. By the way, what is your name and businessT
 "I am called Consolidated, O Cadi, and run gas plant"
 "And the iceman owes you for gas consumed"
 "That Is the indebtedness. See! Here is the bill knew that you were a just man and would see me-
 "Begone, caitfR- -begonep reared the Cadi as he threw up his hands. "As told you before, I am on this earth to see justice done, and when gasman complains of an iceman it is carrying things altogether too far. The plumber has ever overcharged me, and the ice man has given me short weight, but the gasman has billed me $3 for the month my house was closed up tight as a drum. Go to, thou man of gall-go to!"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-11
TABLE AND TOILET WARES.

mazlssn@n&ma1--sM@w Wrinkles
 In Ehs sDaAA@Es Service. Ono af the marsredf ffeatures of the presentsas thesuse fnE Etahle and toilet wares af metals ctfipr than the white. S Right royal has been the road of murnishedb copper toAfavor. Tits rich hue striAns the ere strongly ;ffts soft luster strcngthsns ethe first pleasing impress sisn. In its splendid color there is a Mepth and yet delicacy that arrests and holds the fancy
 Furnished copper with silver orna- ment appears in vases. desk and smok- ing sets, tanlDards and range, umbrella handles and nnnaNerless small things, but the new continuation is handsomest on the toilet table. Imagine asWatteau plaque in gray silver enlivened and warmed with, decorative frame of shining copper the whole forming the back of a hands mirror. Silver deposit work in copper,is most effective.
 Silver gilt Is also now much used and Is not at all couanedS to purely decora- tive objects, butt SenEiches all sorts of table silver from spoons to complete tea sets
 The small and, ,odd areSSOf the table offer much novelty. Here for elegant service are the Eame0utns of decorated French porcelain set.intO pierced sill yer frame, with the onetlong side han dle characteristic of the cruder proto- type, and there are silver entree dishes with ears and a cover resting upon a gmaM plato.
 Bouiilon cups of decorated china in silTer frames with loving cup handles form charming array.
 pe0uliarly attractive are slender choc- eiate cups of French porcelain deco 9R&edsan pink and provided with frames whose bnsas of pisrced silver is square instead of the usual circle.
 Quite a pleasing wrinkle for the host ess abreast of the times are the dainty little individual almond dishes that form set 4Nyfth the regulation almond dinh.
 The oyster cocktail glass has become thing of impostanceitn the past year. One example of it In porcelain on a silver standard takes the form of the ordinary champagne glass and indeed might serve either purpose.
 Highball glasses are tall, tempting affairs of crysta1set in circular frame with handle.
 Russian tea glasses to accompany tho saxnovar rest upon small silver plate, with fixed circular cup in the center for the reception of the glass.
 A fashion of the day among many good diners is the serving of mineral water directly after coffee, and tum- bler of approved size, placed in rather heavy gray silver base, is the silver smiths provision for this custom.
 Decidedly unique is the plan of a sil- yer cracker bowl where the center ot the wide, shallow bowl is arranged for the reception of worcestershire sauce, horseradish and catchup bottles
 An asparagus holder like an abbre- viated pair of tongs serves for the deft lifting of few stalks from one of the new asparagus trays that are provided with pierced silver bottom or drain ing board. Elsie Bee in Jewellers Cir cular.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-11

SILK CElIFFON ALLOVERS- Beautiful creations in Persian, grape and rose effects, prices $1.9s to $4.9S "a yard.
 PBRSLAN APPLAQUEs- Soc to S2.96 yard.
 SILK APPLIQUBS- Black, white, grey, tan, black with Persian mix lures, and black and white, prices 25c to $1.98 yard.
 PERSIAN BANDS--Narrow and wide widths. in fascinating color com binadons, prices 1218c to $275 yard.
 PERIHIAN MEDAILTONs Hand- some novelties sold by the yard.
 GRAPE MEDALLIONS Black or ,swthite silk, price 29c each.
 FANCY SILK BRAIDs White, ablack and Persian effects, prices 5c up.
 SILK DASSEIiS They're much in Remand this sapson for drsss trim nnings; come in black and white
 FROGS -Wdth or without pendants, prices 1Oc to S3c each
 PENDANTS AND Black pr white, prices 10c to 29c each.
 AILOvER BATISTE- Lace stripe and grape effects, very desirable for wadsts. $2.25 a yard.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-11

low, for that is to show It's surface. Bore holes the size of the legs in each corner of the two squares, beneath the top and in the upper surface of the shelf, boring but half way through the wood. eya s <.
 When the legs are driven in tightly, the ends having first been coated with glue, put screws dewn through the top into each leg and up through the shelf from the loweg side i'll the same way. Round wooden balls can be had at any cabinet makers and can be screwed on beneath the shelf with very long screws, hole having been bored up through them previously with Simlet.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-11

LACES.
 VENuSE GALLOONS-1 to 6 inches wide; many of these can be cut into medallions, prices 1215c to $2.75 yard. Paraguay, Antique, Mexican and Ve- mise Laces in bands and in narrow and wide widths, all prices.
 Paraguay and Mexican Balloons in narrow and wide widths. vAI4ENCIBNNES LACES WITH INSERTIONS TO MATCH, all widths, prices range from Pc to 45c a yard.
 MECHLIN LACES wITH 1NSER- TPONs TO MATCH. prices Sc to 19c a yard.
 ALLoyER NOTTINGHAM LAC U White or cream color, prices soc to $165 yard.
 AI4LOvER LACES in venise, Mexi- can, Paraguay and Grape effects, prices 79c to $4.9S yard.
 See our south window for display of many of these novelties, then step in side to our Trimming Department and see the complete line.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-11
Hoyv to c1ean cretonne chaar cover..

How to Clean Cretonne Chair Covers.
 If the coverings cannot be taken off and washed, have them we'll rubbed with cloth wrung out of cold water and ammonia, two teaspoonfuls to a pint. Keep turning and rinsing the cloth as it gets soiled, or the cover will look streaky when dry, and have fresh water when the first lot begins to look dirty. Soap should never be used when washing cretonne. Bran should be boiled in the water to soften it, and no soap willsbe needed. The best plan is to tie the bran fn bag. Unless this is done the. water must be strained
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-11
she Did Her Part.

Tess-He tried to kiss me, and he de- clared the more I struggled and screamed the more he'd kiss me- He's no gentleman.
 Jess But, my dear, gentlemen some times do that sort of thing.
 Tess-But when screamed he ran away. A gentleman would keep his word. rd.--Philadelphia Press.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-11
How to Brighten Crystal.

To cleanse decanters and bottles that have become discolored fill three-quar- ters full of cold water and add egg shells crushed into small pieces and shake thoroughly. If this method does not restore the crystal to its pristine clearness, try small quantity of spir- its of salt diluted with three times its weight of water.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-11
How to Break Glass Mven1y.

If you want to break off glass bot tie or jar quite evenly, soak piece of string in turpentfne, tie 1t round the jar exactly where you want to break 1t and fill to just that point with cold water. Then set fire to the string, and the glass will snap off all along the heated line " ~-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-11
waIIinu to Try.

She-They say kissing is dangerous. Do you believe it?
 He-I don't know. Let's see.
 She-I like your impudence. How ever, in the cause of science I don't know why I should take offense.- Baltimore Transcript.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-11
Their Opposite Roles.

"You say that Scrabbles and you played in opposite roles on the night he ran away with the box office re- ceipts. How was that?"
 t'While I was appearing he was dis appearing ."-Baltimore Herald.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-11
GONaiD.

"Is 1t true that the elder Miss Bull lion is to marry her fathers clerkT
 "Oh, yes. I understand he was threatened with discharge if he didn't accept. ."--Puck.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-11
How to Clean Ivory ornament..

Place the articles in cold water and let them stand for twenty four hours Then remove from the water and lay them on some clean soft rag, but do not wipe them. Dry in the open air by a window and blow out any water that remains in the carving, for if water is allowed to stand on thefiyory it discol- ors it. m
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-11
A Erank Oninton,

Mrs. Server-What did you think of the eggs on toast? MT. Honestboarder-I felt sorry for the toast.-Brooklyn Life
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-11
HOW to olean aa. oven..

To clean gas ovens put little ammo nia in the water, and clean in the ordi- nary way. They will be found to clean easier, and 1t prevents them turning brQNwn
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-11
Miss Billyuns-I'll let you know by phone.-Chicag News.
TmpuIsive.

"And you permitted that strange young man to kiss you"
 "No, mamma. He didn't give me time."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-11
Hnrx ta Rfa chtna of stafns.

Stained teacups and other china should be rubbed with little salt. Aft -r the discoloration has gone wash and dry the china as usual.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-11
A aooa srna11 stand.

A simple bit of woodwork illustrated in the Household is the making of little stand that, when finished, with pretty cover, is not only attractive, but quite safe, which some light stands are not Two squares are cut from seven eighths inch boards, one of pine and
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-11

wooden plugs into the hollow ends. Round the edges of both squares and
 xub down very smoothly the shelf be-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-11

the other of some handsome, heavy wood for the low CT shelf. Let these squares be seventeen iaches ca oh way. A couple of worn- out bamboo fish ing pole s will furnish four legs.
 Cut them twen- fy-ssven In ches in length and it
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-11
Everybody Can't Do Everything

We can't paint a picture, or carve . statue or make a coat, but we can wash clothes to perfection. We can do it because we do nothing else-have done nothing else for a good while-b T. canse we have studied 1t. and thought ehout 1t, and worked hard as any nainter ever did. It requires as much hard work, and practice, and talent. to make good laundry as to make good Ticfure, Everybody can't paint ptc- can't wash clothes per- factIy. We want you to give us fair s~iaf' and allow us to prove our word.
 Davis Steam Laundry
 I7 CANAL STREET
 Branch office. e Grand street
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-21
THE "BARBARIC SIENDOR"
OF NEW YORK
'The Striving for Display Has Assumed the Look
of Madness !"

/, steamers. Consequently many hun
dreds of families, dependent on the sal
airy of the husband and father, attempt
to keep up with the pace set by the
millionaires. A salary of ten thousand
a year will barely support a husband
and wife who make any pretenslon OF
mingling among the patrons of the
high-priced resorts. The result is that
thousands of families in New York are
living beyond their means. A few
years of this unreasonable mode of life
drives the man of the family into bank
ruptcy, of course, and ruins the fam
lily, but in their headlong downward
flight the eXtravagant New Workers 90
not care about the future. They live
luxuriously from day to day and stave
off the crash as long as they can. When
it comes they. sink out of sight-go
West or become part of the submerged
Glasses. --
There are many families in New
York that live very meanly and par
simoniously that they may have cash
enough to make a figure at Sherrys or
the Waldorf Astoria on Sunday night.
Many of the big iewelry stores made
a practice of Ending sets of jewelry
for a night. I'9r this accommodation
they receive e4rRe pay. The wife of
some compa- at,V-W poor man will ap-
one hundred thousand dollars worth
of diamonds, Tor the use of which she
has given a sum equal to a months in
come of her husband. The husband,
poor man, is very likely as vain and
foolish as his wife. He enjoys having
people that do not know him take him
for a millionaire. For this he gives
up all the real comforts and enjoy
ments of life. On his income, amply
T4a41 H. =
ably, he is nothing but a tawdry pau,
per.
Not only ultimate bankruptcy, but
frequently embezzlement, is the conse-
quence of this extravagant way of hv-
ing. Salaries that would seem very
large in San Francisco become mere
pittances in New York. Here he can
dine at a restaurant with the best"
that is, the richest people in town, all
about him. In New York he must herd
with the poor, and can behold the rich
only from a distance. OF course, If
man is clever. he. can become pro-
foundry satirical and find the vulgar
rich very amusing-still from dis
tance-and can work himself into an
exceedingly superior state of mind. He
can become even more than satirical IL
he will contrast the display of vast
wealth with the misery and pauperism
that prevail so close to it.
If the satirist is from San Fran
cisco he NAV return thanks that this
city is yet fairly free from the madness
for making, the passion for spending
money. He may get some consolation
from the reflection that "a per cent. OF
the people of San Francisco, while
only 70 per cent of the people of New
York own their own homes, and from
the additional fact, that the climate of
San Francisco is worth a million dol
lars, in terms of comfort, to each in
habitant. tGo
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-21
SOME WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
WHY so MANY POLICEMEN AT THE
WHITE HOUSEs

The Place Ia 40 Longer the Office of
the President - The Presidents
Daughter to Visit Bar Harbor.
Miss Margaret Long an NJ. D.-She
Will Practice Her Profession ia
Observation-Disclosures of the Daughter
of senator Newlands Another
Peruvian Girl Gets n TitIe-Per-
Known PeopIe-other Matters of
Interest.
Washington, June 19.-The President
and Mrs. Roosevelt are now alone at
the White House for the first time
since their residence there. without
even one of the children about. Per-
sonal friends say that the interesting
couple seem to be enjoying a sort of
second honeymoon, after their several
weeks separation. Be that as it may,
they have settled down for a season
OF happy quiet in the remodeled man
sion, in a real old-fashioned honey
wayne official etiquette to be observ-
ed. or compulsory guests TO be enter
tanned, or army of servants to be SUI
perintended; just a few friends to
luncheon or dinner whenever the
fancy pleases them, and oftener the
rare pleasure of tete-a-tete meals by
themselves. BY the way, the withdraw
al of all executive business from the
White House has given the always I'M
necessarily large corps of policemen,
who still infest its corridors in undi-
minished numbers, an appearance of
anxiety to make arrests in order to
earn their salary. rather than that of
playing the peaceful role of ushers. AS
it is now thoroughly understood that
the executive mansion has become
merely the private residence of our
Presidents and their families, and is
no longer in any sense an office for
the transaction of business, 1t seems
superfluous to have it's doors guarded
by such a formidable array of police
men. especially as the latter have made
no change in their demeanor of sus-
picion-like the law, holding every man
guilty until he is proved to be inno-
cent. AS a natural result of the pres
ent incongruous condition, personal
friends of the President and Mrs.
Roosevelt or strange visitors who have
a right to view part of the mansion,
are confronted by uniformed guardians
of the peace and detained by numerous
unnecessary questions and comments,
until they feel themselves as small
and insignificant as they are made to
appear. Even the respectful atten-
ton of a senator's wife, who desired
to leave cards for the Presidents fam
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-21

New York's Vulgar Rich" are de-
scribed in the San Francisco Bulletin
as follows
Western people that have visited
New York within the last three or four
years have been astonished and i'm
pressed by the ostentatious opulence of
that city.
The smart drives are filled with long
files of private equipages. The woIn-
en- dress richly and splendidly. 1t is
nothing to see a quarter of a million
dollars worth of jewels decking the
person of the wife of some man who is
not known to the public. There are so
many millionaires in New York that
they are as common as members of
Cinnamon in San Francisco. Long
streets are taken up by the great
houses of obscure millionaires.
Great fortunes are easily made, in
New York, where money abounds, but
the indigenous rich are not the whole
of the millionaire population of that
city, for hundreds of Western families,
having Indue tuGlI pie 4h NAANhA5
lumber, or Pennsylvania coal, or Chi
cago trading, or California mines, or
Texas cattle, or other Western enter
prises and industries, move to New
York, set up establishments there, and
help to support Sherry's, the Waldorf
Astoria, Tiffany's and other such
places.
The splendor and luxury of New
York are barbaric. The striving for
occt1Yoad the lOOk of mad
ness. Immense sums are spent in folly.
| There seems to be competition in ex-
| travagance. People advertise their
wealth by extraordinary entertain
ments and by throwing their money
about as if they were glad to get lid
Of it. Prices at the places of public
resort frequented by the rlch are con-
sequently very high.
There is millionaire public in New
York large enough to support such
establishments, and prices are ranged
according to the millionaire purse.
These establishments are rated in New
| York as of the first class. AS there Is
not a large millionaire population In
any other city, prices at the first-class
| hotels and restaurants elsewhere are
based on a lower estimate of the aver
age wealth of the patrons. People In
moderate circumstances can afford TO
live and dine at the Palace Hotel In
this city or at any first-class hotel or
restaurant in any other city except
New York. But in New York fam
lily having an income of only few
thousands a year lives beyond Its
means If it dimes frequently. at Sher-
RVS or at the Waldorf-Astoria.
But-and herein is the evil of these
luxurious resorts-the usual we1l-to-do
American family, in New York as else
where, is afraid to patronize any but a
first-class hotel or restaurant, or to
cross the ocean on any but the fastest
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-21
DETECTIVE DETECToR.
Unique and Lucrative Employment
of Young PhfIadelphian.

Unique and Lucrative Employment
of Young PhfIadeIphian.
Two young men, one sumptuously
and the other shabbily attired, says
the Philadelphia Record, met on Chest
nut street the other day.. They shook
hands and then retired to neigh
boring cafe. There, over glass of
vichy and cigarette, they conversed.
what" said the shabby one, ARE
you doing now, Mark?"
II have" returned the other, "the
strangest job in the world, and the
most lucrative"
"The most lucrative?"
"The most lucrative?"
what kind of a job is it, Mark"
"I am a detective detector."
What the deuce is that?"
81 shadow detectives, learn their
game and profit by my knowledge.
Let me explain this thing to you by
a concrete instdnce-an occurrence of
last week.
"Loafing in the morning, as my
wont is, in the close proximity to the
main detective agency of this town,
/ saw a hanson draw up at the door,
and forth stepped woman of middle
age, yelled heavily. She entered the
agency, remained within twenty min
utes and then drove away. l followed
her to her residence and learned easily
that she was Mrs. Dash, the wife of
Dash, the broker.
II learned with the same ease that
Dash for q month had been staying
out late at night, that gossip accused
him Of a sudden infatuatiou for a
pretty shop girl, that he had been seen
dining with this girl in quiet restau-
rants. Gossip in these accusations
was probably wrong, but at any rate,
/ called on Dash that afternoon.
az am, sir I said, "a detective
detector Your wife went to Blank
agency in hanson at 10 o'clock this
morning, and from the evening on a
detective from Blanks VIII shadow
you A word to the wise, sir. is suf-
How long asked Dash who had
turned pale, will / be shadowedT
+" About week. think. The
length OF time will rest with you
partly =.
at the weeks end. When the week
was over ne welcomed me with great
warmth.
NV wife, with tears in her eyes.
he said, told me this morning that
she had been suspeetins me unjustly.
Hence ! take II that the shsdowing
Is over. / gave the sbadOwer a time.
didn't get home tiil after midnight
on any evening. and kept the fei-
low busy following me 70 missions, %
college settlements, 20 hospitals, 20
Temperance lectures. 20 prayer meet
inEs and 70 police stations, where ]
diatfibutea tFneis among the prison.
ere Here. sif b. your check. You
have dOne ule a Freai service Ana
b. handed ulf d check. Peter, that
VAS bigger fhan your sfara salary
4 c8n rsnflly believe ~ Marx.
fald ne shabby young man
well thaf IA Dig lble ~ business
fhac9Hing cetscilFea, Rpd "a paTe."