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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-30
A Werd as to Trimrlnus.

Trimmings are at a discount in the spring models. Laces-oh, yes. a lot of themi But. for the rest. the watch. word is simplicity. It is a hand of genius that knows how properly to trim a skirt. Flounces. plaitings and embroideries should be 30 harmoni- ously built into the skirt as to seem a part of it. Skirts made of soft ma terials only will be trimmed And the basic law of skirt ornamentstIon de mands that the trimming be put on at the right place-either very low or very high. In between is fatal.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-30
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it bent in two places to form the rest for the book, so that the two end spaces measure four and one-half inches, and give the uprights. and the middle one measures F inches, and provides the horizontal portion, which is the same as the length of the board. Cover it with ribbon to tope with the brocade. and screw 1t to the board in center of each end, so that when not in use the rest may be bent down and placed compactly on bookshelf, or elsewhere. The screw fixing the tin should be left loose enough for the support to be turned down. Just behind the screw put brass nail, which will prevent the rest falling backwards when the book is in position.
 The diagram gives the back view, which shows that provision has been made for the support of very heavy book. as under the board at the back are nailed two strips of tin. their points facing towards the front: and these can be turned round and out at the back when required. These should be painted. as if covered they would not lie fiat under the board.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-30
Novel Pincushion.

A China-headed doll; three-quarters of a yard of any ribbon; one yard bebe ribbon and a skein of silk to match; a packet of needles. also a strip of flannel to be found fin most piece-bags. Cut the strips of flannel q little narrower than the ribbon--two strips twice the length of doll and one a little longer-fold in half and cut holes large enough to pass over dolls head. the longest strip buttonhole with silk all the way round. Fold ribbon in half. cut a hole aud bu;tonhole it round and put on doll. Tie bebe rib bon round waist. thread several needles with silk and stick in flannel and you have pretty needlebook to hang on dressing table.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-30
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By J. J. BELL.
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But, my dear Lydia" said I, mildly, eff you insist on having several strings to your bow, you mustn't be surprised If you have entarglements."
 T wish you would speak plainly" " she retorted, with some petulance.
 Well, then, if you will flirt with half-a-dozen fellows, you-'
 How dare you?" she cried indig- nantly.
 You asked me to speak plainly, Lydia"
 And you were impertinent and hor- ribly-untruthful. Half-a-dozen fellows! Oh! how dare you?'
 T believe there are only six. Pray forgive me-" "Oh, you insulting thing!'
 Well, there may be more that I don't know about. Still, six is plenty to be ashamed of."
 I'm not ashamed! I haven't done anything to be ashamed of. I wish you would go away"
 But you asked me to come in and have cup of tea. Where is the tear" l demanded.
 You're the cheekiest boy ever met" she remarked. smiling grudg- ingly. I'm so sorry mother isn't in" I'm not going to be violent" as- sured her.
 Fudge! You know quite we'll could get one of the maids to put you out. So, behave!"
 I've been put out enough already this week." returned. T had a visit
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-30
USEFUL BOOK-REST
WILL BE ESPECIALLY VALUABLE
 TO THE INVALID.
Good Also for Those Who Like to Knit and Read at the Same Time - Directions for
 Making.

This sketch presC-.ts an excellent idea for making book-rest, and it would prove a very useful present to those who like to knit and read at the same time; or for an invalid to whom the holding of heavy book is very trying, and often, in fact, strictly for bidden. For the groundwork, take a piece of board about one-half inch thick, 12 inches long, and six inches broad; cover it on the upper side with brocade, carrying the material over the edges and gluing it down under meath, where sheet of brown paper should ! pasted over the entire sur face to make it quite neat. Next ob- tain strip of tin three-eighths of an inc wide and 201s inches long. Get
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-30
Invention Worth Money.

Have you invented anything e centlyy-
 Yes" answered the sensation0 scientist T have invented . new va1 to get to the north pole
 "Is 1t good for anythins!
 Certainly It is good fss ten -
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-30
Rocks Observe Sunday.

All the animal world appears to know a Sunday from a week day. There is a tradition in Lancashire. and perhaps elsewhere. that the rocks always commence building on the first Sunday in March. This has been ire quently verified by observation. and the punetuality of the rocks might all most claim to exceed the limits of coincidence.-Country Life.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-30

from Bill Carraway on Tuesday night" .'Oh." said Lydia.
 He was looking uncommon seedy." "oh!" said Lydia again.
 Hes going off to western Australia on Saturday"
 "oh." said Lydia a third time.
 Do you know why, Lydia?' "How should I know? .. He's a nice boy" she murmured.
 Yes; but he found he wasn't nice enough-for you. Lydia. He told me all about il"
 "The wretched creature!"
 That just describes him, poor chap. However, he's so bad at present that fancy he'll soon get over it. It's queer how fellows come and tel me of their troubles in connection with you. Lydia" remarked musingly.
 Its simply horrid,"
 T suppose it's because I'm a sym pathetic sort of being and have known you so long,"
 '1ndeed!"
 T often wonder. though. what they would think if they knew that you and l had once been engaged"
 Rubbish, Paul,-
 "Oh. but we were. I've still got the ring you returned to me, though I burned the letters.-
 The ring came out of Aunt Marv'a wedding cake" said Lydia. laughing a little. What sillies we were, Paul, Why. you hadn't left school
 T was 17 when the engagement. vas broken od Do you remember why we quarreled?-
 N-no." said Lydia. blushing.
 You do remember. You were fond of climbing trees. and I forbade you And as you refused to climb down. so to speak. we parted. after you had shied the ring at me. So all was over between us. lydia
 ~Hov foolish 1t was.-
 You can therefore understand bov sympathetic I feel towards ferrouz vho love in vain I had a paipfuI in terview.- I vent on- with another of your-a-victims yesterday
 -oh- talk about sonefhiux else. T0 nothizg elss to tsll shpgs |
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-30
rejected, like all the rest"

rejected, like all the rest"
 Do you depend on your pen?"
 He looked up and laughed bitterly. T have never earned penny in my life yet" he said.
 "A few months ago l was rich. at single blow I lost all but hundred dollars. Then I came here and put up at the Grand, and tried to sell some plays I had written. I used to write plays when was at college. l could think of nothing else" Still her eyes questioned. Now the money is gone, and no play accepted. Therel the lock is right now, so good night"
 She held out her hand to him. Good night, and thank you," she said, and added, Bring the play tomorrow"
 Mir. Tom Wesgate, the actor, was at breakfast in dressing gown and slip pers when his cousin Sophie Deland was announced.
 Well, Sophie, how goes the experi- ment? Hope you fumigated yourself before coming"
 Don't talk rubbish, Tom! I have got a find"
 "A genius among the waifs?" he in- quired banteringly.
 No, but a genius all the same; quite young fellow-a college man. He lost all his money at stroke, ex- cept hundred dollars, which he pro- ceeded to dissipate at the Grand"
 "Oh! dissipated, is he? true hall mark of genius"
 Nothing of the sort, Tom. He was brought up rich, and I suppose it ney- CT occurred to him that he shouldn't go to an expensive hotel. Now he has drifted into the Square; his room is next to mine. He gave me his play to type"
 Then I suppose you want me to look at it?'
 Tom Wesgate smiled indulgently. Well, tell him to send 1t along; I'll look at it, for the sake of my pretty, eccentric little cousin. What a brute l am! Do have some coffee. No? Well, don't carry your experiment to starvation point"
 T shan't do that, Tom, but my ex- periences in that awful place have taught me what l wanted to know. Do you know, Marcus Gilroy was in a pawnshop few nights ago. I was there, as part of my experiment; yet. thinking me poor, he gave me the play to type and would pay in advance. Think of that!"
 Marcus Gilroy was in his room. He was meditating whether he should call on the typewriter girl with the ex- cuse of seeing if his play were ready but really out of an overpowering de- sire to be in her sweet presence when there came knock at his door. He rose and glanced despairingly round his untidy apartment and
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-30

Best thing for years" said ono Such dialogue-such situations--suc1 realism. Marcus Gilroy has strueo oil"
 How he has managed to employ successful melodrama without sacrt ficing the true"
 GIlroy fled and paced the cool corn dor to calm himself. She told me shs would be here tonight" he said ts himself. Then he made his way u Tom wesgate's dressing-room.
 Its all right. old man-the plaJ will dol" cried wesgate. clapping hin on the shoulders.
 Come along. 1 want to introduce you to my cousin-,there is just tims.'
 Mechanically, as in dream. Gilrol followed him. Presently be found himself in box. and before him va the typewriter girl
 She stretched out her hand He clear grey eyes had a glad look h them.
 In his own were tears.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-30
Lifetime Spent in Mil.

FIsty-two years ago. Mrs. Melissa Hodgton. of Saco. Me. a weaver. went to work ir cotton mill and has been telling every weekday since. Fifty years of that time she has been . weaver in the cotton mills of Saco. uaars she is at present.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-30

opened the door. It was the type writer girl.
 T have brought your play. MT. Gil roy: and may I come in a moment have something I want to say to you?"
 Marcus placed a chair for her and closed the door. How homelike the miserable room had become in a mo- ment! The lamp-light made a glory of the frizzy red hair that surrounded the pale. Madonna-like face.
 T hope you won't think it a liberty" !" began Sophie. with pretty hesitation, but I know Tom Wesgate-the fa- nous actor. you know. type for him, and think your play would suit him. Here is his address"
 Gilroy's face lit up-not SO much from the fact that there was a sugges ton of a possible opening for his play. as because this gir, had taken a kind ly interest In him.
 Tt is very good of you, Mis-
 "Deland."- she put in. seeing him hesitating for the name.
 Miss Deland.- he went on. Tt is a new sensation to be so kindly consid- cred"
 The second act of Captain Cane = was just over. and Marcus Gilroy went to the bar for a drink. He was faint with an unreasonable joy. Some crit ics were imbibing near him and con- menting on his play,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-30
An oppor,uni,x sIinh,.d.

Why don't you buy stock in that company"
 Tt doesn't seem to me that the men running 1t have good business judgment They say that in a month the price of the stock will be double
 "Yesy-
 Well why don't they wait month before selling it to meg
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-30
To ee srcuub, ov, onee , w..t.

" ce cfsesnt WI OnSc WeeS.
 A good many people have an idea that religion isn't worth while unless it is worn with Sunday clothe&-Chf eaO Rseord-HroA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-18
Standard Oils Profits.

Two main facts appear a result of
the showing rendered yesterday by the
Standard Oil Companys books at the hear
ing in New York. First is that the Stand
ard owns practically all the stock of a
long list of subsidiary companies engaged
in the production, refining and transporta-
ton of petroleum and its products, and
thereby virtually covers the entire Ameri-
can field In this industry. Second Is that
this gigantic combination Is vastly profit
able. earning in eight years nearly half
billion dollars on capitalization of less
than one-ffth that sum. The average an
nual profit for these past eight years has
been s6I,OOO.0O0. In other words. Standard
Oil has earned each year of late at the
rate of over 63 per cent in net profits.
These two facts hang together closely. 1t
has always been claimed, on behalf of the
Standard Oil Company, that 1t was a stand
ing argument in favor of combinations in
asmuch as 1t "cheapened petroleum" and
brought Illuminating and lubricating ne
cessities within reach of the consumer. 1t
stands to reason that If this trade had
been left open to all corners, competing for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-18
A Silly Season Story.

The silliest of the silly season stories Is
the proposition of the New York Herald
to sell the Philippines because of the trou-
BILE and expense involved in their possess
sion 1t is so very absurd that it is to be
doubted whether a sensible paper like the
Herald is really serious in broaching it.
The Lon lon Spectator in thoughtful
article upon the question whether the
Americans should abandon the Philippines
settles the matter with conclusive point
as follows:
We have said nothing Of the strategic
Significance of the Philippines. partly be-
cause We have preferred to consider the
matter other grounds, and partly be-
cause 1t is matter of dispute. But 1t is
obvious that in the present circumstances,
when the e Is talk of transferring the
American navy to the Pacific, and when
the dangers To the peace OF the world are
rcCOgnizahIy there, the proposal to sell
the Philippines could not be seriously en-
trrtained. To whom would they be sold?
Not to japan. If strategic reasons did not
forbid that, religious reasons certainly
would And in every other case an OBJ
lection could be discovered. We would
even go as far as to say that civilized
power which has deliberately undertaken
the guvernance of an inferior people has
no right To sell the country into the pos
session of others. We fOresee that the
question cannot become acute for some
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-18

ing combustion there. BY this means all
leakages are repaired by the action of the
engine
In official trial. just reported. the bal
loon made Roadway against fffteen-mile
wind. travelling in a wide circle of about
two miles circumference at the rate OF five
miles an hour. Then a slight accident
caused suspension of the trial. which was
later resumed with greater success. The
craft covered a three-mile circle at an alti-
tude of about half mile without a hitch.
AS military devices the dirigibe balloons
constructed by the German, French and
British armies are possibly all that may at
this time be expected They are designed
wholly for purposes of observation at con-
venent attitudes. and are not supposed to
travel great distances from base. They
have marked advantage over the old
style captive balloon in securing a wider
range of operation and more convenient
angles of view. At the same time their
closer approach to the enemys position rem
ders them subject to attack, and it may be
expected that The further development of
this device will evoke a Counteracting en-
terprise on the part OF makers of small
arms or field artillery for the purpose of
rendering the position of military aeronauts
extremely dangerous. While it may be
possible to send the dirigible balloon high
enough - get it out of range of a small
arm 1t would be difficult to carry 1t to a
sufficient elevation to preV-nt effective
firing from special artillery while permit
ting satisfactory observation. 1t would
doubtless be necessary to reconstruct the
field pieces somewhat in the matter of their
training apparatus. to secure greater ele-
walton. The balloon. indeed venturing
within three miles of a hostile battery
would be likely to suffer from shrapnel
The question therefore arises whether there
is much to be gained by the development
Of the sluggishiy moving gas-bag air
ship swiftly skimming aeroplanc would
offer smaller target and a more difficult
one to hit
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-18
Chicago's Charter Vote.

Chicago's citizens yesterday declined to
accept a proposed new charter which ma
terIaly increased the taxing powers of the
municipal authorities, while granting GER
tain advantages in the way of restricting
the long-term franchise grants. The mix
ture of popular and unpopular propositions
weighed too heavily, and the charter was
rejected by a vote of over two to one in
total poll of ISL, 800. 1t is significant that
the registration reached total of 361 .96S.
Thus it appears that only about one half
of the possible vote was cast, indicating a
lack OF public interest In the matter. This
is 10 be regretted, whatever might have
been the fate of the charter on a full vote.
1t is always desirable that the voters of the
cities ballot as strongly in local contests
as in national or state elections. 1t is even
more important that they should turn out
strongly to vote on fundamental laws such
as charters. constitutions. amendments and
the like than to vote for the candidates
for the administrative offices. If the Or
ganic structure of a municipality Is de-
fective not even the most efficient admin
istrator can render ideal service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-18
Crime and the Police.

In the cable from Paris giving an ac-
count of the excitement there produced by
the clemenCy shown by President Falleres
to the rapist and murderer Soleillant APP
pears this paragraph:
Paris and other large cities are becom-
ing alarmingy infested with another type
OF criminal known as the Apache who. in
the secluded sections. almost daily MAIN
and rob and sometimes murder their vic
TINS Their weapon always is the knife,
and. gathering in bands, they often wanton-
ly stab pedestrians and frequently police
men merely for the sake of stabbing. NJ
Touny. director of the Paris police. de-
clared today that his force was entirely in
sufficient to cope with the situation
AS in Paris. 50 elsewhere. The policing
of no large city is adequate. In America
here the complaint is old New York is
VIGOROUSLY undersupplied. and every chief
in the past twenty years has endeavored
to have his force increased. Col Bingham
Is at present laboring under the disadvan-
tage of short service. We are short our
selves in this town. We have been fortu-
nate in escaping what called waves of
crime. but that our police force is too
small for the area demanding attention is
a fact of long standing.
The criminal classes are we'll advised of
such deficiencies. From sneak thieves to
murderers. close tab is kept by lawbreakers
on the number and quality of the police.
1t is a feature of their trade. The cop
is the enemy; and where he is and in what
force and condition must be known if pos
sibe. There is calculation in crime. and
this is factor of supreme Importance to
criminals.
And not only are policemen too few. but,
as a rule, they are undcrpa!d. The job calls
for courage and physical strength. vigi-
lance and discretion. The man wearing
that uniform Is often in peril of his life,
necessary In discharge of his duty. If there
is danger on his beat he must be in the
thick of 1t. And yet this man is poorly
paid His salary at the highest is never
such as an official should receive of whom
such duties are demanded.
Stinting a city In the number of peace
guardians and stinting men so employed
in the matter of pay cannot otherwise be
correctly described than as false economy.
At times it proves to be criminal economy;
for where crime is easily traceable to a
poorly protected neighborhood they share
in the blame who might have made the
protection stronger. In such a city as
Paris particularly-rich. pleasure-loving and
truly osmopolitan-harboring all sorts and
conditions of men and women-crimina.s
find an inviting field, and the law requires
at any expense an adequate assertion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-18
Political Trumns.

1 want to run for Office and 1 want to do
it right;
1 want to sound the trump of fame and
scale the starry height,
So I'll get my clothes together and I'll
hustle for train,
For men who stay at home, they say, scant
prominence can gain.
If you want to be darling Of the people
you must roam
To distant chimes. There's nothing got by
singing Home, Sweet Home
The things that are essential If you ever
hope to land.
Are round-trip ticket and a Big Brass
Band.
It's really absurd to think that any man
claim
The worlds applause by staying at his
desk to sign his name
we need today
Is something that will give US all a chance
to say "Hoorayi"
It's Goodbye at the depot. and farewell
to the states
And echoes of applause from all the world s
great potentates-
You'll surely win BOOM if you know how
to play your hand.
With a round-trip ticket and Big Brass
Band.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-18
Military Balloons.

Notwithstanding the prejudice which ex-
lists in many minds against the gas bag as
Il device for navigating the air. European
military Authorities continue their expert
ments with 1t on Large scale. trusting. it
would seem. to the development of the art
To enable them To produce Il reliable air
ship" capable Of making practical Roadway
against the winds and of being controlled
In rough weather. This belief, apparently.
* borne out to some extent by the success
Of a dirigihle balloon in England. con-
structed ulder army auspices The gas
lag has lifting power of about .e ton
giving il a carrying capacity of three men
In addition TO the machinery and car. The
chief novelty in its construction appears to
be- device which transforms the exhaust
yapor from the engine into gas and its
transferen-e into the balloon without caus-