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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-14

Thomas Camden. white, aged thirty-flve
and married. was killed on the farm o.
State Senator Bland Masse in Nelson
county Va, by a negro farm hand named
Tom Coles. They quarreled over liquor
and the negro Drained the white man with
a wagon standard and escaped.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-14

George Hoover died recently at his home
north of Ringgold Washington county, Md,
aged eighty years. His death was due to
complications and followed a prolonged i'll
ness Mr.. Hoover was retired farmer and
was noted for his kindness to tramps.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-14

Dwight Haven died Wednesday, at hi,
hcllc in New LenoX, III. He was born in
New York December H. 1871. and had lived
near Joliet since 1884 \ great grand
father OF the deCedent WAS one OF the
minutemen killed in the battle of Lcxiug-
ton
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-14
SUBURBAN PROPERTY.
"GO THE WAY OF THE ARROW"
1g1;z;!!z;ug

"A PLACE TO LIVE
THE COOLEST PLACE NEAR THE CITY To
SPEND THE DAY Is meath the shade of the old
trees of FLORAL HILL LAWN, on Minnesota ave
near Pennsylvania ave. at end Of Randle High
lands ear line CONE FAREl.
OUTING PARTIES WELCOME GROUNDS
FREE. Call at Office
519 Washington Loan and Trust Bldg
To have grounds reserved for special dates.
w. LEE WHITE & SONS,
Phone Main 1924. 9th and SITS.
tyl4-tf,2O
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-14

On August two OF our representatives will sail for
Europe They will visit the leading fashion ceners in quest
OF the latest creations Gowns Suits, Wraps Millinery
Lingerie Those OF patrons desiring place
missions with them for foreign goods may do with the
that all orders will be accurately and nelsenty
filed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-14

Splendid grades of
Tan, Black or Shiny
Leather Low Cuts
with flexible hand
sewed welted soles-
- choice selections of
styles.
Arizona republican., 1907-12-21
The Literary Man.

A glance a. the current magazines lndi-
Gates thst man. mere man. Is fast crowd
Ing his sister for hOnOrs as a Contributor
OF light literature. few years ago VI
WAS woman who held this Geld most sue
cessfully against ala comers. The title
pages 10 near.y every short story bore a
NOIuan's name. aud nan was left out IN
the cold. 10 lopking through the Christ
mas magazines this year and. Ia fact. by
going back Il few months. Il can readily
be seen thar Een are Ia the majority as
authors OF short siories-aliye at last TO
the advantages aud proht arising from
this fisid VI labor Publishers Of ma 81
zines are ever alert TO the advantages OF
exploiting some heretofore unknown au'
thor In whom they believe they see latent
signs OF budding genius. anu to this end
every bit Of manuscript nndlng It's way
20 the publishers desks is carefully
scanned Writer'S OF good. snappy short
stories are more 10 demand today than
ever before. 81 sharp is the competition
between rival publishers. II Is lucra-
tive calling and one that must necessarily
lead TO higher and broader fields. and
that this fact Is recognized Is evident by
the number OF new names 10 be found
among the lists OF authors 10 the tate
periodicals.
Arizona republican., 1907-12-21
Building the Home by Contract versus Day Labor.

responsible from time TO time for the
proper construction OF the work. In this
connection ! am not saying anything Of
the time spent By the owner himself
aud the worry and perple1lties caused
him by t.yirg to do something OF which
he has no knowledge.
Contractors should be treated IN an
honorable way. and then they should be
expected 10 complete their contract ae-
cording 20 their agreement. This IS often
not the case. Owners will secure figures
from different builders. forgetting that
this has taken many hours Of work-pos-
slbly days work to put these figures to-
gether-and all the owners want Of the
hgures Is Information so that they NAV
go 10 some friend and give him the work.
getting his own price down below his
best judgment In order TO meet the price
that has been made by the other bidders.
II you will treat builders aud contractors
in this manner. and they know that this
Is being done. how can you expect 10 get
their best figures or their best work. 10
my own practice for many years | have
ONLY one plan. and that adhered to strict
~. Select four 10 six builders of reputa-
lion, explain the plans TO them carefully,
giving them all possible Information and
Arizona republican., 1907-12-21

The question OF how to build a home Is
one Of the most common Inquiries that Is
brought before the architect for his opin-
Ion.
|. The average business man outside OF
the building trade knows little or nothing
regarding building rnd how 1t should be
done.
:. Although he may be acquainted with
material dealers. he cannot buy materials
10 advantage and between the buying.
the delivery ahd the using there will be
an unavoidable waste.
3. Concentration ~ work In the hands
OF one u.an results Ia economy Of time.
ECONOMY OF materials aud economy In
outlay.
4. Snbdiyidlng OF contracts always re
suits In greater outlay.
II will be seen from these few PROPOSE
;IOns that ! attn H. favor Of letting work
by contract. INST. last and always. aud
notwithstanding what anyone may say
10 the contrary, I knOw that It Is strictly
ia the Interest OF the owner to place the
work under contiAc; IN the hands OF one
reliable man. In giving this advice | am
assuming that the contractors are reli-
, able. competent To estimate quantities
End ynlues. men OF eta -acter and OF In
.esrity in purpose. There are many So
Arizona republican., 1907-12-21
Exquisite Gowns for Evening Wear
By DOROTHY DALE.

gartienia and buds thrust through the
loops.
While. OF course. the original models o.
these gowns are very high 10 price. and
the majority Of fabrics USED this season
for evening wear are expensive. the wcn
an who has small dress allowance need
not despair IL she has good taste IN color
aad can ieslEn her own cloths. as
search In the shops VIII prove that there
are yar!0us Inexpensive materials Ia bs
had that are YER effective and can Ne
made up With excellent results.
For .ils;aLce. the s'lk MULES. although
they have Gotten woven IN, are very lus-
trous aud effective and come 10 lovely
"OlOrings snopy the lighter iihts. This
material IL the best In effect In the plain
unngured KINGS. and Ia certain eoiors
has very much the same effect as material
costing ttree tunes that amount. For
iGstanse. | recently saw charming Nttie
dancing frock which was extremely In
expensive. made OF pale yellow silk mus
lin costing 40 ceuts yard. white
taheta foundation. which haG already
done duty for a former evening gown
was used as a lining for the skirt and bod
lee. the trimming consisting OF four-Inch
wide lace insertion and liberty satin OF
the same shade rs the silk muslin. -he
insertion used wss a nBs NaleDcieBnes
winch lau Detp Olppeu III COucc auu
tinted q pale ecrI Two bands Of this
were used around the lower part OF the
short skirt. between rows Of two-inch
tucks and bands of liberty satin. The
low-cut cOrsage was made mainly Of lace
and liberty bands. The satin was folded
over the shoulders. with lace on either
side. being drawn down toward the waist
In fchu effect and finished by bows at
the top OF the high glrdle. The yellow
silk mule was used about the lower part
of the waist and was finely plated.
band of embroidered lace. with the 1e
sign worked la yellow silk with touches
Of gold, being used across The .op, back
and front.
At this season. TOO. a great many bar
gains are to be had among the chlffOns.
bordered materials and other evening
fabrics. and even II .siy sinai! pattern
Is obtainabie AT the reduced price, the
styles Of the season lend themselves
admirably TO combination with other
materials. For instance. take the lovely
bordered chiffon cloth-in many cases n
pattern will be reduced to half price.
because there Is not sufficient for an en-
tire Gown. A great many OF the new
models are. however, made With a satin
bodice with a long trained back-in short,
with n redlncOte so that " this style Is
adopted the chiffon need only he used
for the front and sides OF the skirt.
Arizona republican., 1907-12-21
BY CHAs. 8. sEDGwICK

called contractors that will not come I'M
der this head. or such we are not writ
ing.
In long and extended experience with
building contractors. such as would
consent 10 do business with. ! had, them
men OF unusual Intelligence aud % abiii-
~ far beyond the credit that they are
given: they work for small profit; they
put In long hours In figuring and caleulat-
ing 10 make the ends meet and save
small profit when the work Is completed.
In my judgment. the profit made on the
average house contract by the competent
builders OF our country Is not nearly
what it ought TO be. Hence It Is THAI
when the owner attempts TO set himself
up ia place Of the builder and buy his
own material, for which no one but him
self Il responsible 10 case that too much
or too little Is ordered. be pays the big
gest price for everything. and the yari-
Gus subeOntractors who are engaged In
doing the work have 20 mutual Interest.
ana when the owner has completed his
work meeting with al kinds OF compi-
cations and unlookeu-for difficulties. paid
all the Different bills and footed up the
column. will Hnd that he has paid dear .y
for his experience. Ills house Il not a.
well constructed and no one being held
Arizona republican., 1907-12-21
A Small Cottage Design
Designed BY
Chas. S. Sedgwick, Architect Minneapolis, MINI

would be no greater than 10 use narros
siding as shown in the cut. There are
rive small dormer windows in the roof.
one on each slfe. igh-ing the staiTway
and the bathroom. These little windows
add very much to the exterior appearance.
The nrst-story rooms are 5 feet 10
height. and the second story. seven feet
six inches. with the eeiliag angle on two
sides cut very slightly. mixing very nice.
pretty rooms. The upper portions Of the
gables are shlngled. also the sides OF the
doFIners al d roof OF piazza.
IN painting this cottage a very pretty
eject eau be had by painting all the
trimmings white. the body u he house
= oluish gray. all Of the shingles Venetian
red, also the noor OF the plaza and steps
and the ceiling overload In lighter shade
Of red. and the sash Throughout red. and
The chimney gray. the same as the bccy
OF the house There "a aide grade e.
trance TO tae cellar. and also leading -
10 the kitchen. as shown IN the cut.
adding much 10 the convenience o. the
house.
Arizona republican., 1907-12-21

We submit for the consideration OF our
readers q small out neat cottage design
OF nve rooms. the size being 20 feet wide
by "a feet deep. The cost Of this house
should not exceed $500. as follows: All
carpenters material aud labor complete.
$3.50: al, mason work complete. $3.50:
painting. 500; total cost. 81 20O. This
Approximate estimate does not include
-i.ing or plumbing. and contemplates
building the house simply With Norway
pine finish on the inside and hard pine
noors. a good cellar and good founda-
zion wall.
IN constructing a small house OF this
description It is not necessary TO timber
10 US heavily as would be needed In
larger house, and II the shcsthing on the
outside is put on diagonal and well nailed.
aud the noor lflipg laid diagonal and
well nailed 10 .he joist, the framing may
be quite light.
Such a cottage may be shingied all
over on the outside and have very rus
Tic and artistic appearances. and The cost
Arizona republican., 1907-12-21
THE MEMS CORNER. sxAk s4sxHyss1: R
Green Is the Rage.

Green is the predomlnatlng shade in the
more fashionable babe rdasheries at pres
ent. and greens OF every shade are there
TO lie found. Especially popular are
greens for shlrtlngs and neckwear. and
yet these tin;s are by no means confined
TO this department OF mans wardrobe
Green stockings are shown In u bewilder-
ing combination OF tints. and again under
wear OF the most delicate sllken fiber Is
made up In greens. some soft and delicate
ana again so g!aring as 10 dazzle the
eyes OF all who behold It. PaJamas. too.
are seen IN the verdant hues. and alto
gether the winter runs to green where
mans fancy Is concerned.
Some OF the shirtings are very attractive
and delicate All. more or less run TO
tiny pin stripe or some figure dalntily
Interviewer ana hareiy dlsceraible. The
searfs OF this shade are a tribe more
pronounced aud are shown In the louder
patterns. So distinct Is the rage for
green thai several well-known New York
men have been seen on Fifth avenue Of
late wearing patent leather boots with
green Kid tops.
Arizona republican., 1907-12-21
Beware of Stock Tipsters

Three more days 10 Christmas. and with
this glad festival safely passed thousands
of men will breathe easier. take stock OF
their depleted treasures and then look
about them for a place OF safe-keeping for
the residue. where 1t can be planted in
the hope that Il win soon sprout. grow
and bear fruit. This should not be dill
cult from now on. There Is distinctly
better feeling prevailing ia commercial
aud Industrial eenters. due entirely TO the
improvement In the money market and
the resumption OF business by those mills.
factories and foundries that shut down
temporarily when money was held az pro
hibi;ive prices by those individuals aud
Institutions that were boarding IL.
stock brokers report that the volume Of
business transacted In small lots Is unpre-
cedentrd. all Of which goes 10 show that
tFadiag has been INDUCED IN by hose
who sought investments. rather thah by
those Of u speculative bent.
glance az the stock lists Today VIII
dlvuIg. advances 10 prices OF standard
stocks within the past few weeks which.
bud they been aiken advantage OF 10y In
vestors when they were at the low ebb.
NNQlu nave ntANth faNNhN 49,
abave their fondest dreams. Many or
these opportunities stIH exist and there
are number Of good things TO he plueSed
from among fe stocks still going begging
for patronage.
word to he wise. however. ana none
other than that Napoleon OF finance. J.
Plerpaut Morgan. ueed he quoted In THIS
respect: beware OF stock tipsters- II
l. Obvious TO all that Mr.. Morgan had
none other IN mind when he made rms
roma "a than Thomas Lawson. who has
spent millions Of dollars In the past lew
years advertisiu9 his stOck-tiPping bureau
iawson. according 10 those who profess
10 knaw every move made IN the world OF
stock speculation. has made hundreds or
thousands Of dollars over and above MS
advertising: yet. strange 10 say. he mas
followed course as regards his own
transactions IN direct contradiction TO the
advice be was selling at so much per
The tone of business Is 50 much I'm
proved that merchants In general DO not
now hesitate To assert that the new year
holds out many opportunities not In evil
dence At this time last year. and that sn-
other wave OF prosperity Is in sight which
will require far more than Wall Street
furry 10 retard.
Arizona republican., 1907-12-21
By BEATRICE CAREY.

OF pink tissue paper in several shades.
n bright little doll head, with face
framed in yellow stamens, forming the
center. Of the flower. Money or 4 check
is often sent I'm some little fancy case
or boz such Ms this. with rather more
Chrislmasy eject than la the usual way.
The two little tnrudowR collars pie
tured are handmade and are sold In the
shops NJ two dollars or over. but II one
can do hne reedlework. they can be
Innde a: : very small eXpens-. One
OF those pictured IS one OF the
novelties IN tie stlT linen collar. be-
ing made " st-ipei llner. H. color OF
white. the dots beihg hand Embroidered
10 match the stripe The crDsshatiei lin
ems are also very smart for these Collars.
the padded dots and Ia. scaliopirg at the
edge being done 70 match the color Of the
crossbdr. white striped O. barred with
Arizona republican., 1907-12-21

The bail and dinner gowns OF the pres
ent season are very dellghth rs l"
material. but Il Is In the cOloriug and
design that most OF the distinction Of the
models lies. The new gowns shown Tor
the gay holiday season are many OF them
rather daring as 10 color combination.
but so cleTerly are the shades used tnat
the effect il exquisite. II takes al artist
IN dress however. Il design such gowns.
but q great many American women are
as clever as the French as 10 coivI. ahu,
with the imported models as guides. San
design lovely costumes for evening wear.
In selecting tones and materials for
such frocks artificial light is required.
and the materials should ali b. selected
under gas or electric light. which often
changes IN q marked degree the coioEing
OF the various materials. Both Of me
sketches show the high-busted. short
WASTED lines OF the new Imported gowns.
All the advance models are made with
the Empire or Greek suggestion, with
the waist several inches higher thad fog
nerly, the skirts ntting very closely over
the hips. and very long and trailing. but
IL must be admitted that such models
are only advisable for slender. graceful
figures, and must even then be made by
very experienced sownmaker to be sue
cessful However. this new crtl.n- Is
fasniona Bile: therefore. OF course, as fash
ION chrOnicIer ] have shown two Of these
Iaodes. Very smart they are, though. II
well made. and tie gowns pictured were
very beRutifuj IN the originals. The col
oriug of the coStnme sketched af the
right Of the plat. vas particularly 20 he
commented and Vas very chic and dis
tingulshed In style Pale Violet liberty
was the material used for the robe,
which was made In semi-Princesse shape.
the Long. graceful skirt being untr'mrned-
The draped corsa-9 was OF gold eIubroid-
cred black tulle, embroidered turquoise
blue duchesse ribbon being nsed for the
belt" and for the pieces .Jrming the
upper sleeves. outside OF toe tulle drap-
cry The rosetts at the left was OF
tulle in turquoise blue. the tucked sleeves
and folds across the fro being Of pale
salmon pink chiffon
The effect OF these tones 10 combination
was exquisite and very French--the gown
being very unusual III style. The other
costume pictured was less daring aud
was planned for Younger woman. The
model Was ali white. but the design
would be charming Tor pale blue. pink or
any OF the light tints. Soft white chif-
fon cloth was used for the original frock.
trimmed with tulie lace, aud ruches OF
white liberty ribbon and ioZenges OF lace.
At tie left OF the low-cut bodice was
large bow OF liberty ribbon with white
Arizona republican., 1907-12-21
Some Homemade Novelties That Make Acceptable Gifts

very narrow lines OF black and worked
in black are very chic. and white with
blue. lavender. pink and red are all ef-
fectiye.
The other collar was IN all white. the
collar being buttonholed IN scallops In
white wash cotton. The linen was cut
out as shown In the drawing. the edge
being buttonholed In a straight line and
strip Of lace Insertion set In. either
Ealenclennes lace or fine Irish Or cluny
being used.
The linen case for jewelry or money,
which may be worn about the neck when
travelling. Is another useful present Illus
trated. IL Is made In simple envelope
shape, the model heing n heavy white
linen embroidered In RetiCelia embrOid-
ery. \ channels or inner envelope
is made to slip inside. aud u wash rib
bon is attached long enough to 20 about
the neck.
Arizona republican., 1907-12-21

The illustrst ton shows several Christ
mas novelties that will he easy to make.
and can he copied without much e1pendi-
lure
The veil case pictured would prove &C
reptabie for almost any woman who en-
joys dainty belongings. and may be made
Of small piece ~ Drocade. or satin. or
3 length Of w!d. ribbon over founda-
tlon OF stu. heavy cardboard. covered
with sheet cotton. The model case was
made 81 pale scru corded silk. decorated
with garland doue In ribbon embro.d-
cry In Dresden colorinss. with bow knots
IN narrow gold Ribbon. the case being
edged with very narrow gold cord
The little ruse case pictured. with little
dolls face in tie center. was suggested
as pretty way OF Givlng money or nne
caady The foundation was n small.
round candy box. plainly rOvered With
green crepe paper. The rose was made
Arizona republican., 1907-12-21

good specifications. set a day and hour
when the bids will be opened. aad at
that time open the bids In the presence
Of the builders and award your contract
TO The lowest bidder. II YOU conclude to
make changes OF any kind In the plans
requiring new figures. Il Is only fair and
honest dealing 10 make these new figures
with the lowest bidder then when you
TO expect an exact fulnlment Of the con-
tract TO the very letter OF the law.
Many prospective home builders ask
Arizona republican., 1907-12-21
MEN AND THINGS.

The most Interesting and successful ez'
psriments Of teiephonlng without wires
have been made by the French scientist.
Dpcretet.
Here's hoping that the clearinghouse
certificate Christ mas turkey will lie as
render aud plump as II II was paid for In
greenbacks.
Atlanta Is IN the tSroes 81 municipal
fight over n pump. II might lie well Ia
settle this most monentOus question
speedily. for after January ! the chances
are said pump will he much In demand.
Arizona republican., 1907-12-21

me this question. and after bearing my
advice they tell me that they can buy
their own maIersai. hire foreman aHd
build by day. work snd save money N
the end. all OF which absolutely know
TO be a mistake. and without fail iasy
all get their experience" and when they
are through they tell me thar they would
be much better 81 had they taken my all
vice. And this Il my best advice; What
ever you build always build By contract
and know tae cost at the beginning.
Arizona republican., 1907-12-21
Game Birds Disappearing

Sportsmen may be surprised to learn
that unless the Department OF Agrlcul-
ture bestirs Itself very shortly the game
bird I'm this country viii soon he extinct
So rapidly has the dencit grown that for
several years past our National Farmer
has been importing numbers OF the
feathered tribe 10 rest9ek our preserves
During the present year 5000 English
partridges aud nearly l0.Oo1 English
pheasants were Imported. TO say nothing
OF tue thousands OF capercail=le and black
game OF Europe. brought over here to-
geIher with many thousands OF eggs FOR
propagation purposes.
Congress viii doubtless be asked 10 take
some steps toward checkiug the wholesale
slaughter OF game birds Ia those states
that have feiled To enact aud enforce
laws looking toward their protection.
determined effort was made TO make
Three Cent Tom Johnson look ike
the traditional thirty cents. Dot Taft
reekoned without his host.
Alfred C Vanderbilt has Just made an
offer OF SIOo.O0O for the erection OF n
Young Mems Christian Association Build-
ing. in Newport. A few miles distant
MI Vanderbilt has erected stable aud
raining ring for his show horses that
cost several times more.
''ls the Golden Rule Practicable In the
Business WORLDLY was the tlfeme OF
Sunday sermon lately To which We are
prompted 10 reply: In theory. yes. For
every business man expects that every
man with whom he has dealings will
practice IL.
Arizona republican., 1907-12-21

In the fierce lexicon OF murder the
point l. 10 prove the accused sufficiently
insane to escape electrOcution. but not 50
mentally deranged as to deserve incar-
cerat!ou.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-12-24
DAILY. SERVICE
On Leetonia-Salem Divi-
sion ofthe Y. & o, Was
Instituted Saturday
Morning
GOOD TIME is MADE

Salem, Dec. Decentralization Of reg
ular service on the Leetonia-Salem d.
vision of the Y. o. & r. railroad Sat-
urday morning closed the last gap
in over 900 miles of interurban lines
I'm this section of the country. The
opening of the local branch makes
possible run from New Castle, Pa,
TO Cleveland, and to points Of almost
equal distance in opposite directions.
within a short time It will be possi-
BILE to travel by way of the electric
roads from Cleveland to Pittsburg,
from Pittsbmg to Butler and from
thence to Oil City, and eventually to
Buffalo, N. Y. The latter two
branches are not yet under construc-
ton, but II is said the work will be
started in the early spring.
:, The first car of regular service over
the local branch arrived in Salem