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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-08-23
Dress for Young Girl.

A pretty dress for a young girl is of pale blue null with a yoke and undersIeeves of very sheer white handkerchief linen formed of tiny tucks and halfinch valenc1ennes inser- tion- It is made by hand The blouse and sleeves are cut in one piece. trim med with the lace insertion and edg- ing. while a hand-embroidered motif in front gives a very French touch The gored ssirt is plain and full, sim ply finished with a nine-fnch hem The girdie is of deep rose pink liberty satin This frock is very easy to make. but its style depends on It's color scheme With 1t should be vorn q leghorn hat with brown tulle drspery around the crown and two deep pink roses as trimming. and q pf1k psrt sol kklz-6 hs cz<risk
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room!
 "The corner room upstairs; the corner room." walled the wretched mother; ''oh. do something for them for the love of Heayen!"
 The men heard her and made haste to secure a ladder and place it against the blazing building. then they re treated, awed and overcome by the heat and the dangers of the situation. To ascend the ladder seemed Nike sure and certain death.
 "Ain't some O you goin' ter git dem chillen?" cried Lize, pushing among them. "Ain't dey man as Il go after dem little ones?"
 No one moved and Lize, with the fire of her heroism darting from her eyes, cast upon the men look of scorn and began resolutely mounting up. up, up into the intense heat and smoke.
 Come back!" called one deep voice. as sturdy man started from the throng Come back, woman, I'll go"
 "Too late. rse goin' ter do it myself now"
 They watched her breathlessly from below, until she disappeared from their sight
 "She can't live," they said No one could live in that heat. It is certain death" But, after few minutes.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-08-23

Lize emerged from the smoke, coming down the ladder with child in her arms.
 A chorus of cheers greeted her ap- pearance She was faint from the smoke and heat and her hands were scorched, but she handed the child to the men beneath her and started back again.
 "Dey's anudder one up dar," she said, wildly ''I'll save i'm; yes, will, eff it's de last ting ever does" There were brave men in that crowd of onlookers; men with the courage, if not the alacrity to do what Lize was doing, and when the young colored woman declared she would save the other child, there was "a holiness about her brow" which a tinge of color could not obliterate, and the men remained silent with awe, then broke forth into wild cheers, and Lize once more disappeared from sight on her perilous mission. She was a long time returning. The spectators were breathless with expectancy, and when the roof fell in with crash univer- sal cry of horror arose. Surely the brave negro girl was killed-yet, mo-. Faint and faltering, Lize once more emerged through the smoke and cin- ders with the remaining child. Appar- ently, she was stupefied by the hard ships she had suffered, and when only a few feet from the ground, she tot tered and fell. The child. which she had pressed convulsively to her bosom, was injured only slightly, but Lize had inhaled the deadly heat and lay at the point of death, where she had fallen. Strong and willing hands bore her tenderly to a neighbor's house and medical aid was summoned-but to no purpose. and the gathering night of death closed slowly over the heroic girl. Just at the bounds of Heaven, where color and caste are dropped with the poor, mortal body, Lize reused to semi-con- sciousness. 1. ''Moke, w'ere's little Moke? Come yere. little brudder. an kiss Sistah ] Lize"
 With frightened eyes. little Moke was watching the crowd and wonder ing childishly why so many people were going and coming. and whisper ing among themselves. He had awak- ened shortly after his sister had gone, and after vainly calling. had started oil to find her. Seeing the crowd at Morgan's house, he had gone there and thence drifted to the place his sis ter was carried. He stood around watching the people until he thought he heard some one cry ''Moke." It , sounded SO like Lize that he started forward to the bedside.
 Yes. it was Lize. But what was she doing there-so still and silent? And why were these men standing with bowed heads? Moke threw his arms about his sisters neck.
 -Sistah Lize. sistah Lize." he walled. and for the first time in her life. Lize tailed to respond to that pIaintiye cry.
 Sistah Lize was dead,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-08-23
literary Associations.

She was sitting next the vindov. gazing at the landscape Dearest she murmured. -do you realize the significance of the scenes through which we are being so unsympathet- iczlly vhirleds This Is the land of song and story-the realm of old TO- nance. Do not these changing vistas call up in you thoughts of daring knights and eadeared damsels-of joust and jest. of feast and frayz~ Yes. dsrifng. answered husband. earnestly, but vfthal auxiously, for he was not even near-lits-zry. and knew 1t He was. therefore. not m relieved by the Interruption when the brakeman stuck his head in at the door and yeIleds -Indlz1spoliss s-- Puck
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-08-23
Linasri. Bel, |. Arti.,i.

A late arrival from Paris is a belt of borderie Anglaiss that fastens with a plain linen buckle That these are smart and of original aspect there can be no denying. and they promise a dainty waist finish to simple lawn shirts and linen or serge skirts. Hand embroidered linen again Is a notab.r fancy. this afiordins ample sccce foi ingenious individual treatment
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-08-23
CARE OF KITCHEN UTENSILS.
Proper Treatment Adds Greatly to
 Their Durability.

A little knowledge as to. the care of copper and brass ware, silver and so forth, is necessary in every well-man- aged home, and if servants are taught to properly clean and care for such ar ticles, they will last much longer and look better, of course, than if careless ly treated.
 Perhaps nothing is so durable, orna- mental and satisfactory as copper ware when it is properly cared for. In cleaning a copper saucepan or stewpan. 1t should be washed with hot water and soda, thoroughly rubbed with sand or salt. and then polished on the outside Stains may readily be removed with a cut lemon, after which any brass polish may be ap- piled. It should then be rinsed in warm water and dried near the fire. Copper jelly and pudding molds should always have a tin lining.
 Aluminium ware Is rapidly coming into favor, and is easily kept clean. It is very light. bright and nonpoison- ous. and may be cleaned as directed by the manufacturers. from whom the polish may be procured.
 Of course. the metal which needs the most care is silver. The silver should first be washed in very hot soapsuds and thoroughly dried with a soft cloth. In case the silver is tarn- ished or stained. the polishing powder must be made into paste and left on for an hour before brushing on. The final polishing should be given with a clean bit of chamois. If the chamois is used daily after the wash ing with now and then a sprinkling of good powder. the wet treatment will seldom be required
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-08-23
mn. slnoIe Blower in ,b, cor,,,,

It is to be hoped the bouquet de corsage will not soon become demode. says a writer in Vogue. It is such a perfect finish to ones costume and adds a becomingness that is impossi- ble to achieve by any other means. It is no longer. however. literally a bou- quet, but some choice single flower of great beauty. as rose. an orchid or lily. that is considered chic. The great art lies in making a faultless choice.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-08-23
RACK FOR PAPERS
FANCY WORK THAT WILL BE.
 GUILE VACATION PERIOD.
Any Material. from Linen to 6rocade, Suitable for the Work--Makes a Very Pretty and Useful
 Affair.

Whilst making preparations for va cation one must not forget to have ready piece of needlework as an oc- cupation for wet days, says a cores pondent. I would suggest that very pretty and useful piece of work would
 be an embroidered news paper rack.
 The materials are not costly. and the work is not bulky, so it could be car ried about without any difficulty. Any pretty material, from linen to 'brocade. is perfectly suitable for the purpose, the choice being regulated by the
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-08-23

purse and taste of the worker. The back of the rack should consist of a strong piece of cardboard, about 20 inches long by 12 wide. This must be neatly covered with the material chos- en, which it would be useless to em- broider, as the work would be com pletely hidden when the papers were put in. The front, however, can be just as beautifully and elaborately em- broidered as the worker pleases. When finished the work is mounted on a piece of cardboard similar to the back, but rather shorter, and sharply round ed off on one side. The two pieces are then sewn together, and the join. ing concealed by thick cord sewn all around. A smart bow of ribbon at the top. by which to hang the pocket, and a similar bow at the side, would fitly finish very pretty and useful affair.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-08-23
@na eood on E.rth.-

Insurance Agent-Possibly. madam. you might like 10 insure your bus band's life Mrs G-cgzz-Inszre ne husbands fife. is 1t. Faith a big foc
 I'd be to insure his Efe. Hes no good oa earth at all. at all, His life z5nt worth a si4Peaes to ne,-niusUstsd
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-03-15
hELP THE Butler Trade.

The best way to help butter prices
is TO make better butter. The great
est menace to the industry now is poor
butter and SO much more of il. III the
country store l0-cent brand could be
worked into some other channel for u
while, If we could give all butter con-
Sunlers a taste of the genuine article.
II would mean the n of the poor stuff
that finds its way to 81 many tables.
until butter makers tax hold of the
proposition right. rope products and
bogus butter Will he sold in enormous
curtains in many farm homes where
the methods OF renovated butter factor
les and oleolnargarine plants, my sense
of smell compels me to take my chances
with the last 1t is nothing but down
right carelessncss in taking are OF
milk n following methods in use
twenty-five years ago that brings so
much bad smelling, varied colored but
tel to country stores. | have Witnessed
Instances whore the care of milk from
the time IL was drawn until long after
breakfast, WAS almost criminal. These
may be strong words. but they are
facts, which anyone can SEC for him
self, If he will happen around a shiftlesS
farm when the milking is In progress.
The way to help the dairy business is
to help the quality of your ho1ne made
goods. Think of any business man sell
ing for 10 cents what it has cost 20
cents to produce. That's just what You
are doing when you sell butter at 10
cents a pound.
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PARIS woMEN's HOTELS.
Another Home for Business Girls at
Low Prices Opened-Run at a Profit.

Io" VIiSCS OROiiSo"IloiI dl d FTOTlCs
From the New York Sun.
Another women's hotel of the cheap
er sort has been opened in Paris. 1t is
called La Nillette and has been built
and is to be managed by the Societe
Philanthropique.
This is the society's third venture in
the women's hotel line. The first was
by the Baroness Hirsch de Gereuth and
DR.. Margolin. 1t was such a success
that the society began Il campaign for
funds for the new enterprise.
These We're provided in 1903, when
Jacques Stern died, leaving 1000, 900
purpose, and in october, 1904, the sec
ond hotel was built in the La Roquette
quarter. 1t had seventeen large and
ninety-seven small rooms. 1t cost $780,
900 francs, or $4,000, and every room
in it has been continuously occupied
since it was opened, with a waiting
list.
The new hotel is OF about the same
size II cost about the same amount.
The two Hirsch endowment buildings,
on the opening day of the second, shell
tered 217 women and young girls work.
ing for their living. including sales
women, clerks, g~overnesses and holders
of small government situations. 1t is
aid that even society women without
escort have found shelter there for
brief periods
A speclai point is made of having the
hotels nicely decorated and prettily fur
nished so that they may be attractive
to young women for other reasons be-
sides their moderate prices. They all
have ample bathing facilities-not "a
common thing in cheap French lodg-
ings-and roof gardens, where the
boarders can enjoy themselves in fine
weather.
One of the larger rooms costs at the
rate of 90 cents a night; one of the
! smaller ones IL cents. A bath costs 4
| cents. a douche 9 cents. In the r%estaur-
ant the price of portions varies from
2 to c cents; the fullest meal tbs can
be made up, including soup. meat,
vegetables, sweet bread and wine, foots
up just IL cents.
Both of the older hotels are not only
paying their expenses: they are maxi
ing money. The society hopes in a year
or so to build another one.
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USING TOO MUCH DAT SEED.

y farmer writes me that he has been
sowing from three to -four bushels of
oats per acre, still he does not get n
thick stand, and his yield is getting less
every year. He says ne has about con-
Guided to give up growing oats. and
asks whether i can help him out. In
the first place. there is no sense in SOW
ing three to -four bushels OF seed per
acre. Assuming that the seed is good,
either 1t is not an covered, or it is coy
cred so deep that it rots. The trouble
in this case is in preparing the land.
Now try it this way this season. Plow
your oats ground shallow, or disc it
thoroughly, and then harrow until YOU
have Il Well worked down seed-bed.
Then drill in your seed, using not more
than two bushe of well-cleaned and
we~ll-graded seed per acre. Set the
drills so that the seed is just nicely coy
cred. Sowing oats in cornstalks n
then cultivating or discing them in is
wasteful of seed, n on account of the
seed being unevenly distributed there is
not the best OppOrtunitV for StOOling.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-03-15
MEN WHO MAKE GOOD Hus-
From the New York Mcekl,

From the New York Weekly.
An alleged authority on mankind has
given his views on the sort of men
that make the best husbands. Among
the really nice ones he classes the mar
who is fond of fishing, the lawyer. n
the all-round journalist.
He does not get enthusiastic over the
popular doctor as a husband. and a
musical genius or u man of letters gives
him cold chills and shudders. The au-
thor, he says, is so fond OF his fine
sentences that he is disagrceable when
the baby cries. and makes himself gem
orally odious about his food, and noise
of the children. and amy domestic in
felicities that may come along.
The musician cares for little except
his art, and the wife is often secondary
to the claims of a prima donna.
All in all. the good Journalist seems
to have the most strong points. He
is a bit of ii philosopher. is likely to be
practical. makes the best of what cam
not be helped, and is full of alterna-
tives. The lawyer is good TO have in
the house. He is likely to be alert. a
good Judge of human nature. a good
talker. and quite as fond of listening as
OF hearing the sound of his own voice.
He studies human nature at home as
We'll as abroad and is altogether a good
fellow.
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CHAPTER vi.


I WAS quite dazed for the moment.
"A crowd of them in my room!" 1
repeated. "A crowd of whom, Mrs.
Fitch?"
"A crowd of reporters, They've been
Worrying my life out. They seemed to
think l had you hid somewhere. hope
you're not in trouble. Mr.. Lestero"
Not the least in the world. my dear
1'a'1am," laughed, and 1 breathed a
lor.g sigh of relief, for l had feared l
know not what disaster. I'm soon fin
fsh with the reporters and | went on
un the stair.
Long before I reached my rooms |
heard the ciatter of voices and caught
the odor of various qualities of tobacco
They were lollins about over the fur
nlture. telling stories, l suppose. and
they greeted ne with a cheer when /
entered. They We're such iovial fellows
that 1t was quite Impossible to feel
Angry with thenl-and besides. / knew
thai they We're gentlemen. that they
iabored early and late at meager
salaries. fer the pure love of
the WORT. that they were ouicl.
to scent fraud or trickery or unworth-
mess. and memorable in exposing them:
that they' loved to do good ancnymous-
~. remaining utterly unknown save to
the appreciative few behind the scenes.
So returned their greeting smilingly.
ana SAT me down in a chair which one
OF them ~obligingiy vacated for me.
Well" I began, looking about at
them.
My dear Mr.. Lester" said the one
who had given me the chair, permit
ne to introduce myself as Rankin. of
the Planet. These gentlemen" and he
included them in a wide gesture. are
rny colleagues of the press. We've
been ~anxiously awaiting YOU here in
order hat we may PROFOUND to vo,,
certain questions"
All right, fire away l said.
First, we'd like to have vcur theory
of the crime. Your work this afternoon
convinced us that you know how to mt
two and two together. which is more
than can be said for the ordinary NOR
tai. The public will a to know your
theory-the great public"
oh. but 1 haven't any theory" pro-
tested Besides. don't think the great
public is especially interested in me
You see. gentlemen. Pm quite out of
the case. When we cleared Miss Hol-
laday. our connection with it ended
But is Miss Holiday cleared?" he
persisted, rs it not quite conceivable
i1nat iii t.ose two hours she was absent
from her carriage, she may have
changed her w gone to her fathers
office . taen changed back again:
I'm that case. would she not naturally
rave chosen a green w since she
never wore green?"
or. nonsense" I cried. That's
pueIile. Elmer she would disguise her
SELF efscctually or not at all. l sup
'ra i'll rhine. you would merely put OF
~ @'-l lat b cause you never wear
~ :" YOU this much: I'm NOR.
.&l "a Miss Holiday is quite
t'"s. o~el!eve. is the dlstric'
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ay gURro~ sreveNsoN


What r.d eo5 as5ripton BE
verehf u waust ~ taa s, Nasa
aaj i06cdt Besides tae 50 uot eNei
fQ4ai tte toy NoW ~ fstarn to a
Uofs
We had cone 70 tas aad cigars,
and / teltir tne 70 protest
"Eetoro We return 20 the note. Mr..
Godfrey sstG. ia axe 10 ask You Two
direct Questlous Whlt interest have
. in the matter
The interest Of every Investigator OF
crime he answered. smiling.
You belong 10 the detective force
them"
I nave belonged to it. Al present.
I'm in other employ.
And what Was your object in bring
ing me here this evening
one portion of my object has been
accomplished, The other was to ASK
you to write u for me a copy OF the
r,ote."
But who was it pursued US up
on. / have rivals" he chuckled. Z
iatteI myself that was rather neatly
done Will YOU give me a copy of the
rote. Mr.. Lester2"
No" l answered squarely. You'll
have to go to the police for that. I'm
out of the case"
He bowed across the table to me with
a little laugh. AS looked at him. his
i-mperturhable good humor touched me.
IN tell YOU one thing, though"
added. The writer of that note knew
nothing of Rogers color blindness
you're off the scent there"
Il I'M? he asked amazedly. Then
how did you know it, Mir. Lester"
Il suppose YOU detectives would call
1T deduction-I deduced tt
He took a contemplative puff or two.
as he looked at me.
avail -, X. D.-,l,;,,o - l1-t ,J -,,.+
say that beats me. Deduced it. That
was mighty CLEVER
Again | bowed my acknowledgements.
AND that's all you can tell me- he
added.
I'm afraid that's all"
VERY Wen; thank you for that
much" and he ficked the ashes from
his cigar. Now. fear that l must
leave YOU. I've a good e of work to
do. ard you've opened up a very in
terestinG line of speculation. l assure
you that I've passed Il very pleasant
evening. | hope you've not found it
tiresone?"
quite the contrary" 1 said heartily.
I've enjoyed myself immensely"
Then I'll ask last favor. My
cab is at the door. I've no further use
for it, and l beg you'll drive home in
IL"
saw that he really wished it.
why. yes. certainly" l assented.
THANK you" he said.
He took me down to the door. called
the cab and shook hands with me
warmly
Good by. Mr.. Lester" he said. I'm
glad of the chance to have met you.
Tn not really such a mysterious in
~dividual-it's merely a trick of the
trade. L hope Well meet again some
time"
so 20 l." I said, and meant it.
l saw him stand for a moment on the
curb looking after us as we drove away.
then he turned and ran rapidly up the
steps of the elevated.
The driver eeme in no hurry to get
ne home, II I had plenty of time to
think over the events of the evening,
but | could make nothing of them.
What result he had achieved | could
not imagine. And yet he had seemed
satisfied. AS to his theory. I could not
but admit that it was an adroit one;
even a mastery one-a better one. GER
tainlv. than | should have evolved UNI
aided.
oh. Mr.. 1ester!" she cried. such a
time as I've a this night, Every five
minutes there's been somebody here
looking for o and there's a crowd
OF them up in your room now. T tried
to put them out, but they wouldn't go."
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Speed VS.. Capacity.

At a recent dinner given to the
paper boys of a great city, one of the
gentlemen in charge of the feast no.
ticed a 'newsy' storing away the food
at a rate tina BODIED i'll for the i'm
mediate future of his digestive apa-
ratus.
why do you eat so fast. sonny?"
he inquired.
SOS | kin get a hull lot down fore
l feel full" was the choked reply.
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u4
i4apertg.
Ills I.a
a0a Iae. afa ga Us.f
o.I sstS laa <as r4 u.criNH4 t
rMlsau4e lesl.N. about Aalr a.4ualao
WIS sivea 10 N.lataus esietitlas ID. WhAa
he hld uecH Interested during aIs i9e
end ,he reu3afN3.r WAS placed 40 tae
absolute disposal of has daughter
We found tl4lt his fortune had Ntea
overestlnated. is is usually the c4se
With mcu whose wealth depends uion
the fluctuations OF the street. but tAege
stil remained something over four ul
lions for the gtri-a prett dowry. She
told Us at once tina she wished To le9Ye
her affairs IN our hands. and In imam
cial matters would be guided entirely
by our advice. Most of this business
vas conducted by our Junior. and While,
of course, he told me nothing, ii was
evident that Miss Holidays kindly
feelings toward him had suffered no
diminuition. The whole office was more
or less conversant with the affair. and
wished him success and happiness
SO a week or ten days passed The
utlnose e~ndeavors OF newspapers and
police had shed no new light on the
fra gafN and for the yrn1t nnhlip n
had passed into the background of the
forgotten. But for me, at least. 1t re-
mt.ned of undiminished interest, and
more than once | carefully reviewed its
features to convince myself anew that
our theory was the right one. Only
tend TO prove ii untrue. If there was
an illesitimate daughter. the blow she
had dealt her father had also deprived
her of whatever income he had allowed
her, or of any hope of income from him.
SO she had acted in her own despite
still. Godfrey's theory of sudden pas
sion. might explain this away. And
then again. Miss l%iolladay could prob
ably be counted upon. her first grief
past. to provide suitably for her sister.
Granting this, the theory seemed to me
quite i~mpregnable.
one other thing puzzled me. How
had this woman eluded the police? l
knew that the French quarter had been
~ransacked for traces of her. wholly
without success. and Yet 1 felt tina the
search must ave been ~misconducted,
else some trace of her would surely
ave been discovered. Miss Holiday,
of course, rightly refused herself to all
inquirers. and here. again, found
myself ON the horns of a dilemma.
Doubtless, she was very far from
wishing the discovery of the guilty
woman, and yet l felt that she
must be discovered, if only for Miss
Holidays sake. in order to clear away
the last vestige of the cloud that
Swallowed her.
Then came new developments with
q startling rapidity. 1t was toward