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AIMar. Keen Faith.

Many woman, who would not think
of lightly breaking promise made TO
growDup person, is utterly careless
about keeping her word with her chill
dren. She promises whatever is con-
venient at the moment. and apparently
thinks that the breaking or keeping Of
those promises is a matter in which she
can please herself, and that her chill
dren have no right TO consider them
selves aggrieved if she does not do so,
A mother who acts thus does her
child grieyous harm. She forgets that
the sense OF justice is strong in quite
a little child, and that ii is natural and
reasonable that he should expect his
parents TO be as good as their word,
and to fulfill their promises even at
the cost OF convenience. Promises
should not be lightly broken. and the
parent who is guilty of this soon loses
her children's confidence. which IS one
Of the sweetest things our little ones
can give US.
When boys and girls learn to doubt
their parents truthfulness, they soon
look around for someone else whom
they can trust. and on that person they
shower their affections and bestow their
confidence.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-08-14
CHAPTER XIV

1t had been a sudden within that had
carried Sylvia Castella back TO that lit
tie north-country village where she had
lived the happiest part of her life
1 will go to Mill Cross again, and it
will be almost as if Ben were with me
all the time" and it was this impulse that
had put her into the north express and
had landed her at the little wayside sta
ton at which Gerald Ienby had alighted
also.
Gerald would have followed her-he
hardly knew why, save that fear was
pressing in upon him from all sides-only
t was impossible for him TO expose him
self to too much comment. He had to go
on to the Court, to that big old house that
once had seemed TO him the only place in
the world that was desirable, but which
tonight had no beauty in his eyes.
The butler looked at him with well-con-
cealed surprise. He wondered what could
be the matter with Sir Gerald. The young
man looked almost old; certainly this
gray-faced, nervous man was very much
apart from the smart, clever, wealthy Ger
aid that had been wont to pay visits to
Mill Cross while Sir Maurice was alive
but good servants have their share of tact
the man did not let his master realize
that he noticed anything was amiss.
He spoke to him about matters that had
occurred since Sir Gerald had been in
London. and he handed him some letters.
and with these letters the packet of pa
pers which Stanton's faithful old friend.
Sarah, had Journeeyd from London to de-
liver.
This packet was left with me to be de-
livered 70 you personally when you should
arrive, SIR he said: 1t was brought by
an old woman
BY an old womanf" repeated Gerald,
hurrNdly. then his memory returned. He
almost dropped the packet; il had a hide
Gus significance TO him. not that anything
was contained in il. but that its very pres
ence conjursd up all that he desired to
hide forever.
The servant closed the door and he was
left alone. left TO stare down at tina, small
square packet. which had been the excuse
for getting Sarah out of the road while
work was being done in the old tumble
down house which was her care, her joy
and her sorrow.
London was provided with great SEN
sation the morning following Gerald Ten
ey's departure 10 the North. Scarcely
had the news OF Edward Marchmont's
death been made public than the world
was Informed Of a new disaster that had
befsllen the lot OF the widow
A most extraordinary thing occurred.
something terrible and bizarre. something
thse shocked Teople even while il struck
them as being unusual and alarming
This was no less than a great IRE
that had consumed the greater portion OF
the house where Lady Betty had lived
and auusred away the many years Of hev
butterfly existence Ere SO large IN It's
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proportions that, though help was forth
coming IN very short time, the fury Of
the flames was so great that it was al
most impossible for the fremen to APP
proach.
And life was lost also. Lady Betty
herself was rescued in a haiffainting
condition, and greater portion Of the
household fortunately escaped; but one
or two of the inmates, Gagged at the top of
the house, persisted in the flames that had
sprung to life, no one knew how, and with
those two living creatures the body of Ed
ward Marchmont had been consumed also.
The news reached Antonio by means of
one of the maids in Lady Charlotte's
house.
She fell on her knees, as soon as she
was alone, and tried to pray, but the hor-
ror that had come over her as she remem-
bered Betty Marchmont paralyzed her
brain: not even a prayer could come CO.
herently; in fact, the girl was verging on
an illness. She had made enormous de-
mands upon her courage and her physical
strength, and this prostration was only
the natural outcome of such exertions. As
she sat there a message came to her from
Lady Charlotte, asking if she would go
to her at once.
Antonio found the delicate woman in a
state of great agitation. Lady Charlotte
was sitting, propped up By her cushions,
gazing at a letter that she held in her
hand. Antonio went across the room TO
her and sat down beside her.
"Oh, Antonio !" she said, what can l
say to you? What wrong l have done
Child. your faith should hsRs caught me
a lesson your love tried TO lead me to
this, and l would not be led
(To be continued)
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A Missing Return Check.

Henry E. Dixey, the comedian, tells
Of a performance in Chicago where it
would have been difficult to say which
was worse. the play or the acting.
Dixey had been strolling about the
lobby during an entr' acte, when his at
tention was attracted by an amusing
colloquy between the door-man and two
youths seeking re-admission. Only one
of the young men had been able TO pro-
duce his return check. That's all
right, said he, with reference to his
companion. You remember him; he's
with me-"
Il remember him all right" replied
the door-man; but how do / know
that he hasn't given his check to some
one?"
Whereupon the young man who had
spoken before, now solemnly added :
why, man, he's a stranger here and
hasn't an enemy in the city"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-08-14
Edwin Markham,s Faith.

Writing of What Life Means to Me-"
in the Cosmopolitan. Edwin Markham,
the poet, tells how ne passed through "a
chaos of creeds and doubts" 10 the con
viction that humanity is the core of re-
ligion, the core Of the spiritual fact 1t
was then easy to see that fraternity in
action is the hottest Of al ideas--is the
spirit of all gospels and the fulfllment
of all revelations" As consequence
"The Hebrew old clothes Of religion were
carted away 10 the dust heap, and little
was left but the radiant indignation Of
Isaiah and the martyr-love of Jesus" He
reached at the same time the knowledge
that genuine Christianity is the final re-
ligion, resting upon the impregnable rock
of humanitarian principle" He believes
that man realizes himself only when he
Identifies his life with the common life
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the middle of the front to the bust line.

the middle of the front to the bust line.
this lace being fagoted to tucked strips
of the organdie. On each side of this
pointed strips of the wide insertion
were set in, frills of edging lace to
match. edging this upper trimming, as
a study of the figure will explain. Fig
ures of the heavier lace were set in
across the shoulder seams, and the low
er part of the full bodice was banded
around with a strip of the insertion.
The sleeves had tucked cap-like upper
parts, edged with insertion, and finished
with a circular frill, trimmed with rows
of narrow lace over transparent lace
puff, the girdle being of shirred ribbon
to match the frock.
The skirt was tucked about the upper
part and was made in Eve cores, with
deep tucks as trimming, there being five
tucks about the bottom, with band of
insertion above and three tucks in the
second group, topped by second band
of lace. The little hat had rather
high crown and was of white Neapoli-
tan, trimmed with a pale blue plume
and maline and a single large creamy
pink rose, with foliage.
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END OF FAKE JEWELRY.
Doom of Brass Masquerading as
Gold Sounded by New Law.


The doom of gold-coated brass jewelry
marked eighteen carat, of eight-carat rings
marked fourteen carat, of Weaknesses
marked far above their real quality,
gold" cuff buttons with bass links, cheap
alloy wedding rings boldly called eighteen
carat, gold" chains which were brass
dipped" in a solution of gold and sold
as the solid metal and hundred and one
other devices successfully worked for
years upon an innocent public has been
sounded.
4 new law will protect the public from
unscrupulous manufacturers and dealers
in jewelry who have for years been foist-
ing on the public spuriously marked gold
articles. Now it becomes misdemeanor
to stamp any article Of gold or silver as
being of a quality more than it viii as
say. This fraud has been crying evil
in the jewelry trade, and it has been by
the hard and earnest work of the best in
terests of the trade that the attention Of
Congress has been effectually called to the
abuses which have been in vogue. Not
waiting for outside reformers to investi-
gate trade conditions. the jewelers. them
selves called upon Congress to penali0e
fraudulent work. and so to protect hon
est manufacturers and dealers, as well as
the public The average MAJ buys jew
elry with his eyes shut, figuratively speak
ing, and up to the present time he has
had very little protection. The new law
makes it ?rohibitive for any manufac-
turer to run the risk Of deceiving the re-
tail dealer or of abetting him in the de-
ception of his customers.
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Death Scene is Horrifying.

The scene as the Sirio went down
was so horrifying that some of the
spectators were forced to close their
eyes Those who leaped into the water
could see the sinking vessel rapidly
filling with water until-it seemed al
most immediately--the stern settled
deep into the water and sank below the
surface. This forced the bow up until
it overhung the ocean. For a moment
the bow hung thus, while the death
screams of the hundreds of unfortu-
mates imprisoned in the steerage es-
capped from the depths of the doomed
ship and could be heard for many
rods.
Then With a splash the bow followed
the stern below the surface of the
water, there was great swell of the
waves and the SriO, laden with human
freight, had passed forever from sight.
Involuntary sobs broke from the hun
dreds of spectators, most of whom had
by the closeness of an eyelash escaped
from the death which they had just
seen befall their less fortunate ship
mates.
Before he committed suicide the cap
tain declared the steamer had Go pas
sengers on board and that her crew
numbered 127 men. The Sirio had so
passengers when leaving Genoa, but adj
ditional Spanish passengers were taken
on board at Barcelona, where the YES
sci touched a few hours before the dis
aster.
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about 80 cents a yard, - yards being
required

about 30 cents yard, j. yards being
required.
The bodice had smart little touches
of black velvet, which gave the frock a
very Frenchy air, and was trimmed
with inch-wide valenciennes lace, with
a little narrow edging to match, and a
strip of two or four inch wide Irish lace
insertion. The upper part of the bodice
had narrow valenciennes lace inserted,
as shown in the drawing, about sections
of cross tucking. forming a sort of fiat
yoke, and there we're two tiny little
revers of black velvet, edged with plait-
ed valenciennes edging in the middle
of the front, just below the collar. The
sleeves were very short, full puffs, set
into rather deep-ftted upper sleeve
of the Irish lace, edged with valen-
ciennes frills and trimmed with row
of black velvet buttons. The skirt was
made with a gathered flounce set on I'M
der insertion, as shown in the sketch.
the lace being inset to give panel eff
feet in front. About the bottom of the
f1ounce section We're four rows of the
narrow valenciennes insertion, with a
band of the Irish lace inset.
The second figure shows a frock of
pale blue organdie, trimmed with rather
wide cream-colored Mechlin lace, and n
few figures of heavier lace, this com
bination of thin lace with the heavier
lace being very fashionable. The bodice
had a strip of the heavier lace set down
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-08-14
Notes of Current Events,

The Milwaukee Mechanics Insurance.
Company has withdrawn from the Cali
fornia field and will pay all losses.
The fall target practice Of the North
Atlantic feet will take place in Massachu-
sets Bay the last part of September.
Five blocks, including twenty residences
and eight business plants. were burned at
Suisun, Cal, causing loss of 100000.
East Liverpool, Ohio, was chosen as the
place of next years convention of the
National Brotherhood Of Operative Pot,
tiers.
r. W. .Penaff, who carried a printers
travelling card from Rochester, y. Y, was
killed in the Milwaukee railway yards in
st. Paul while trying to board car.
Difficulty is being met with By the
War Department in enforcing President
Roosevelt's order with reference to the
eight-hour day. This is owing to the
complex nature of contracts.
The Georgia child labor III, providing
that no child under 10 shall be employed
in any factory Or manufacturing establish
uscnt in the Sta.~. that no child under IA
shall be employed at night, and restrict
ing ne employment OF iuOse between Inc
ages of 10 and IA, was passed by the
lower branch Of the Georgia Legislature
President fGompers, in an appeal. has
asked every union labor man 70 give 81
for the coming political campaign by the
labor party.
The California Supreme Court affirmed
a verdict Of S76490 against John Alexan-
der DoHie and n favor of AtforDey Hugh
Craig for money advanced TO Dowie tc
conduct a meeting IN the Grand Opera
House Of San Frar-cisco in 1883.
The police Of ST. Louis came 70 the
conclusion that Louis Suhrheinrieh. alias
Johan Hoppe arrested for attempting 70
extort money from a wealthy Italian Wild
ow by threats vas a member Of the Black
Hand gang that recently attempted TO
extoft 5000 from David X. Francis.
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the bride to remember this and while
there is yet time to mold him into the
proper form for future keeping.
l would admonish all brides, there
fore, to obey their own blind instincts
and to train up their husbands in the
way they should go. Mere man thinks
he knows something and he is inclined
to act upon this fatal assumption too
often.
The bride, however. does not know
she divines, and she should hold him
sternly fast to her intuition, selecting
for him the things that he needs-or
doesn't-feeding him on the things that
are good for him-or are nGt-taking
him to the places where he is anxious
to go-or isn't-and, in short doing for
him all the things that he likes-or
doesn't like-in the firm assurance that
her own sweet incompetence is ~ far,
the best guide.
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CHAPTER XXII.-(Continued.

CHAPTER -(Continued)
The maid was back again almost di-
rectly. She told Lady Betty that Antonio
was not in the drawing room her eyes
were full of pity FOR her mistress.
Il have told them to telephone for the
doctor, my lady," she said. Can l help
your"
Lady Betty had sunk on her knees by
the bedside, and was chatting one of the
cold hands. Her manner was full of agi-
tation; she looked almost wildly at the
mail.
Il cannot make him answer me" she
said. "Oh Emma, am frightened"
The maids eyes filed with tears. If
ever she had nurtured a harsh feeling
for her pretty mistress, that feeling died
now as she saw Lady Betty's blonde head
bowed in what seemed to be very agony
of grief.
II was not long before others Joined
them, the doctor and other servants, and
then Lady Betty was lifted from her
knees and led gently away into her own
room.
When she spoke it was in faint, weak
accents, and the doctor was sympathet
ically impressed by what he took to be
signs of physical as well as mental suf
fering.
She repeated to him exactly what she
had said to Antonio, and DR.. Anderson
was silent for a moment or two.
II think l shall prescribe entire rest
for you, Lady Elizabeth" he said. "ResI
and fresh air." he added and he stood ant
glanced about him. There is strange
atmosphere in this room; it almost seem:
to me as if some chloroform had beer
used"
For answer Lady Betty held forward
toward him a small bottle with ''chloro
form" printed on the label
II have been nearly crazy with tooth
ache" she said. II suppose it is a nerv
Gus attack, but the only thing that gave
me ease was this. l don't think" sht
added, family, Il should have cared how
much l had used to get rid of the pain
! feel lost, DR.. Anderson she said hall
wildly; Il cannot realize that he-he has
gone. He was so good, so tender, such {
noble man. What can have caused hi.
deathY
Il am afraid cannot answer that ques
tion just yet, Lady Elizabeth" DIR. An
derson said, gravely. II shall have TO e
into this matter"
The heart of the woman stood still
DO you mean that there will have t
be a post norton examination, an-an in
quest?"
You will leave things to my hands
Lady Elizabeth" he said, kindly Il pre-
sumo that Lord Marchmont will com,
here, and we will settle every detail to
gether."
The doctor closed the door, and Lad,
Betty was alone. She stood and locke,
about her in an agonized way. With 1
choking cry the woman covered her fac
with her hands, that ashen face from
which, for the moment, all prettiness hat
fed.
1t was no longer Antonio she had t
fear. She must think swiftly; she mus
work her brain subtly to devise sons
means that would prevent the working o
justice.
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Woman and the Church.

"Take woman's treatment by the
Christian church." says The Woman's
Home Companion. To-day it is easy
to understand why many women have
half deserted church work for club
work, inasmuch as for centuries men
did all the preaching and women most
of the practicing, largely through mis-
sionary societies devoted to heather on
the other side of the earth.
'This religious record was most sec
ular. to say the least. The council of
Macon, composed of fifty-nine bishops,
seriously considered whether woman
had soul, but by a majority of one
decreed that she had. Later one Chris
tan sect declared that woman would
have to be transformed into a man be-
fore she could be resurrected. Then
the saints called her all sorts of WITH
perative names. st. Bernard said that
woman was the organ of the devil st.
Cyprian characterized her as the in
strument of the devil st. John Da-
mascene denounced her as the daughter
of falsehood,' and St Gregory the Great
said, Woman has the poison of the asp,
the malice of the dragon st. Pauls
milder edict, 1T is shame for WON
an to speak in the church, has until
latels prevented the fair sex from Sc
curing any representative within the
scored precincts. She was not permitted
to sing in the choirs or to speak in the
pulpit. To-day the only church which
recognizes the absolute equality of men
and women is the Orthodox Friends
though the recent establishment of the
house of churehwomen' by the Episco-
pal church is a step toward universal
religious equality"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-08-14

What is the usual standard of meas
urement for men in our land? Is 1t
not money? When a man dies, and we
ask. What was he worth?' we mean,
How much wealth did he accumulate
in his lifetime?" We are not inquir-
ing concerning his true worth, ac-
cerding to the ancient and honorable
definition of the word. In the very IN
quiry. therefore. we voice the prevail
ing sordidness of the age. 1t is his
financial value that is his worth"
girl may marry well' though her
husband be not rich in this worlds
goods; man may be worth" much
without two coins to clinE together. A
more intelligent use of These terms
would in itself be a potent protest
against the modern worship of Nam
mon
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-08-14
Marrying Wen.

We often hear it said that So-an-So
has married WELL" What is meant?
That she has married a man with
money oftentimes has married money
with a man. by general usage the
phrase has come to possess this extreme
~ limited meaning. When a girl gives
herself to young man who is rich
only in character, energy and a good
name. do we say that she has married
well?' 1t would seem time to reform
either our ideals, our rhetoric or both.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-08-14

The tyel designs illustrated show
gowns of thin material for afternoon
Or evening wear, both models being very
pretty ones for organdie, null, wash
chiffon or any of the thin silk muslins,
ct cetera, so much in vogue this season.
Both of the gowns sketched were made
up without a lining, and, although not
very expensive as to material, were
quite deliberately inlet and trimmed
with lace.
The first sketch shows a gown of
cream white silk null, which comes at
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-08-14
Grass Rug. Are PopuIar

Small grass rugs make a. sufficient
floor covering, or, if the floors are nice
ly finished, they may be left entirely
bare. For any furniture that is up
holstered make coverings, not funereal
looking affairs of brown holland, but
pretty ones of cretonne in a dainty de-
sign, that doesn't cost very much, and
that adds to rather than takes away
from the attractiveness of the room.
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Don,ts for Readers.

Don't forget to return a book when
lent.
Don't turn down leaves at the cor
ners.
Don't leave a book lying face down
ward.
Don't handle 3 book except with
clean hands.
Don't cut leaves with any knife but
the proper paper knife.
Don't, when opening a book, be rough
and pull the leaves apart too quickly,
let them open gently.
Don't get a book from the bookcase
by the binding at the top; take it from
the middle of the back.
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She Remembered.

A little girl was out walking with
her aunt one day. The aunt bowed to
a man they We're passing. who is he,
Aunt JennieY asked the little girl.
Mrs. Littlefeld told her that he was
Mr.. Melrose, the village undertaken.
"Oh, yes" replied the child, quickly,
Il remember him. He undertook my
grandmother Harper's Bazaar.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-08-14
To Figbt for sage Estof.

shortly after the death Of Russell Sage
il became known that he had left his en-
tire fortune. estimated at sS0,000.0O0. 10
his wife and nothing whatever TO specified
charities. This was decidedly not to the
satisfaction Of the relatives. nephews and
nieces Of Troy, y. Y, who are to get only
$4,000 each. 1t was said that Mrs. Sage
would devote all 10 charity.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-08-14

is fine white straw,
low crown and up
turned brim--tha
former encircled
with pale green
tulle, a double
chouX of which
trims the left side.
A large pink rose
is placed directly
in the center of the
choux and there is
a pretty arrange
ment of tulle at
the back resting on
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-08-14

Stranger Gin Yaphank That show
to b., given here next week ought TO be
suppressed. Would you be willing to
start a crusade against il?
Local Minister-Who are you, may /
askf
Stranger-rm the advance agent
pt,rt
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-08-14
Sad story.

Kind Lady-Do you mean TO tell me
that reading Shakespeare brought you to
prison? What works did you read?
No. 411-Romeo an Juliet. mum.
Kind I.ady-But what evil influence
could that have on you?
No. 411--Why, it learned ME to be a
porch-climber, mum.-Puck.