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DEPARTMENT

emily render the task all the more diff
cult, are really what make it possible.
The bottle is filed with water to the
top of the neck and corked with a
cork bored with two holes to which
glass tubes or stout straws have beer
fitted.
Straight pieces of macaroni will do
for tubes, by the way.
One of the tubes should rise several
inches higher above the cork than the
other.
The insertion of the cork into the full
bottle will force water up In both
tubes and perhaps cause 1t to overflow
from h short me-. IL it does not, pour
water into the long tube until it flows
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Colonel Ross as we'll as to myself, as
we listened to our companions narra-
tive of the events which had occurred
at the Dartmoor training stables upon
that Monday night, and the means by
which he had unraveled them.
II confess" said he. that n theo-
ries which I had formed from the
newspaper reports were entirely erro-
neous. And yet there were indica-
tons there. had they not been overlaid
by other details which concealed their
true import. 1 went to Devonshire with
the conviction that Fitzroy Simpson
was the true culprit. although, of
course, l saw hal the evidence against
him was by no means complete. 1t
was while 1 was in the carriage, just
as we reached the trainers house, that
the immense significance of the curried
mutton occurred to me. You may re-
member that I was distract, and re-
manned sitting after you had all alight-
ed. 1 was m~arveling in my own mind
how I could possibly have overlooked
so obvious a clue"
81 confess said the colonel, "that
even now 1 cannot see how it helps u.s.
"It was the first link in my chain OF
reasoning. Powdered opium is by nc
means tasteless. The flavor is no dis
agreeable, out it is perceptible. Were
it mixed with any ordinary dish the
eater would undoubtedly detect it, and
would probably eat no more. A curry
was exactly the medium which would
disguise this taste. By no possible sup
| position could this stranger, Fitzroy
Simpson, have caused curry to be
| served in the trainers family that
night, and it is surely too monstrous q
| coincidence to suppose that he hap
pened to come along with powdered
opium upon the very night when d
| dish happened to be served which
would disguise the flavor. That is un-
thinkable. Therefore Simpson becomes
eliminated from the case, and our at
tention centres upon Straker and his
wife, the only two people who could
have chosen curried mutton for supper
that night. The opium was added after
the dish was set aside for the stable
| boy, for the others had the same fol
supper with no i'll effects. Which oil
them, then, had access to that dist
without the maid seeing them?
Before deciding that question I hat
grasped the significance of the silence
of the dog, for one true inference In
variably suggests others. The Simp'
son incident had shown me thai a dos
was kept in the stables, and yet
though some had been in and hat
fetched out a horse, he had not barke6
enough to arouse the two lads in the
loft. Obviously the midnight visitor
was some one whom the dog knew well
81 was already convinced, or almos
convinced, that John Straker wen
down to the stables in the dead of Tho
night and took out Silver Blaze. Fol
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CONTINUED from Yesterday

-
1--WE scratched our other one, and
put all hopes on your word" said the
colonel. ''Why, what IS that? Silver
Blaze favorite?"
give to four against Silver Blaze!'
roared the ring. give to foul against
Silver Blaze! Five to fifteen against
Desborqugh! Five to four on the field!'
There are the numbers up" I cried.
"They are all six there"
"All six there? Their my horse is
running" cried the colonel in great
agitation. but I don't see him.. My
colors have not passed."
"Only five have passed. This must
be he.'
As 1 spoke a powerful bay horse
swept out from the weighing enclosure
and cantered past us, bearing On it's
back the w~ell-known black and red of
the colonel.
That's not my horse" cried the
owner. THAT beast has not a white
hair upon its body. What is this that
you have done, Mr.. Holmes?"
well, well, let us see how he gets
on" said my friend, impertufbably. For
a few minutes he gazed through my
START" he cried suddenly. "There they
are. coming around the curveip
From our drag we had a superb
view as they came up the straight. The
six horses were so close together that
a carpet could nave covered them, but
half way up the yellow of the Maple
ton stable showed to the front. Be
fore they reached us, however, Desbor-
ough's bolt was shot, and the colonePs
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Answers received from the following
children were not counted today when
the prizes We're awarded, as the rules
governing the various contests were
not followed. Try to be more careful
in future:
Frank Pagan, Harry T. Ward.
Thomas Xehoe, Helen Rothacker, Mel
lie Joy. Fannie Lukan, Edmund B.
Bogert, Tessie Koerner, Jacob Amado,
Philip Rafter, Walter Doyle.
Frank Hever-Uncle Jack will be
very glad to receive our picture and
also to heal about your pretty dog.
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OUR SATURDAY. TALK
My Dear Children:

Ny Dear Children:
Next Wednesday we will celebrate
the birthday of one of h nations
heroes, but let us try to look upon the
day not alone as q holiday from school
cares and as an opportunity to enjoy
our f&vorite sports, but let us also take
time to give a serious thought to the
life of u great martyr, President Lin
coin.
Do you know, boys and girls, that
one cannot study this great mans life,
his generous unselishness and sterling
character. without stirring our better
nature to its depths and awakening
all that is best in our lives. Try to
pattern your deeds after those of the
great Lincoln and I am sure you will
be better men and women in conse-
quence.
No doubt a great many of you will
receive some pretty token In remem-
brance of st. Valentines Day. How
many of you know the origin of this
day? Here it is: An early Christian
martyr by the name of Valentine was
killed during the reign of Marcus Au-
relius Claudius, the Roman Emperor,
and was afterward cononiZed on Feb
ruary Il, 270. On Valentines Day in
those early times a fair maiden was
wont to choose her knight t4 be her
troubador and do her bidding for n
year. 1t was mot, however, until
Charles, Duke of Orleans, hen a cap
tive in England, penned a written val
entine that the custom of sending these
tokens of love originated. And to this
day this sweet and lovely custom of
remembering n being remembered by
our friends has continued, and 1 hope
that each and every m of my boys and
girls will be the recipient of some token
on ST. Valentines Day. Yours truly,
UNCLE JACK.
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Am UFMlla STREAM

1t is easy enough to make water flow
up hill if you know how Here is Il
simple way of doing it, and at the same
time performing another feat equally
surprising:
1t is a simple matter to empty a bot
tie with the aid of a tumbler, but to
empty a tumbler filed to the brim with
the aid of a bottle would seem to be
impossible. If 1t does not seem so to
you, try it, but remember that you are
not allowed to use an empty bottle
The bottle must be full at the start and
must remain full throughout the oper-
alton and after it.
These hard conditions, which appar-
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ANSWERS TO LAST
SATURDAYS PUZZLES

The name of the city shown in last
Saturdays rebus was Madison, Wis.
The answer to the hidden word puzzle
was cat anu Africa.
The answer to the illustrated proverb
puzzle was: "Forewarned is fore
armed"
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son to be much flattered with the noted
painters approval
Miss Arcade Villere, of Lake Forest,
Ill, is one of the few American wom-
en- who have been awarded the "Palmes
Academiques," a decoration given by
the French government for distin-
guished service in the field of letters.
! Miss Where. who is of French de-
scent and was for man, years a each
er in Chicago, was given this honor
for the work she has done in further
ing an interest in French in this coun-
try. The decoration is a small gold
wreath of palms worn on violet ribbon.
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SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAP
TIERS

Silver Blaze, favorite horse for
the Wessex cup race, mysteriously
disappears from training stable Of
its owner, Colonel Ross, at Kings
Pyland, Dartmoor, England, and its
trainer is found murdered. Sher-
lock Holmes, accompanied by his
friend, Watson. goes to the scene to
investigate for Inspector Gregory.
Holmes tells Watson of well-dressed
stranger seen by Edith Baxter, a
maid, near stables.
This stranger, Fitzroy Simpson, is
arrested by the police and things
look black for him when Holmes
and his companion reach the scene.
Holmes views effects found on
dead trainer, being particularly IN
terested in, knife, and then inter
views Mrs. Straker, widow of the
trainer.
The great sleuth follows the trail
of missing horse to neighboring
Mapleton stables and sees the
owner, Silas Brown.
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Kearnv. n. j. Feh. 2. 1a0S
Somerset street.

Dear Uncle Jack-I received the pic
lures awarded me and I think they are
very pretty and thank you very much
for them. My mother is going to
frame them for me. 1 was very pleased
to see my picture in the paper. Hop
ing to win a book soon 1 remain, your
friend,
MABEL e. NIXON, aged IA.
608 John street.
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Rob-May 1 stay home from school
today, mamma? !
Mamma-No. Rob, you cannot; it will
soon be vacation.
Rob-Yes. l knew, and If 1 could stay
home now I'd get used to it by de-
grees.
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IN THE WORLD OF WOMEN.

One of the most fearless Adventures
in the world is Miss Lavinia Rudberg,
who, under the auspices of Yale Uni
versity. was sent up into the wilds OF
the Quinault Indian Reservation ia
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ANAGRAM.
(Winner of contribution prize.)
Not novel In n city.
GRACE NOTE.
THE PRIZE WINNERS

The regular weekly prize OF twenty
five cents for a selected complete list
of answers received to New Puzzles No.
252 was won by
Violet, Newark, N. j.
The regular weekly prize of twenty
five cents or an incomplete list to New
Puzzles No. 252, selected at random,
was won by
Arcanus, Iowa city, Iowa.
The regular weekly prize of twenty
five cents for a selected contribution
was won by
Grace Note, Port Richmond, N. Y.
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Newark. N. J.. Feb. 2. 1908

Dear Uncle Jack-I am more than
delighted with the pretty pictures that
1 was fortunate in winning. l am still
a puzzle solver.
MARGARET COWAN.
20 Oriental street.
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. NEW PUZZLE CONTEST

We begin a new weekly puzzle on
test with New Puzzles No. 254."
Three dollars in prizes will be award
ed every week as follows: One dollar
for a selected complete list, 81 for a Sc
lected incomplete list and 81 for q Sc
lected original contribution. Use
Standard Dictionary, tag outside refer
ences. show compound words by (+)
and words out of dictionary order
by 80.
Address replies to Puzzle Editor.
EVENING STAR" and have same
reach this office within twelve days.
Answers will appear in two weeks,
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The prettiest woman in America, ac-
cording to Burne-Jones, is Mrs. War
rem G. Fairbanks, the wife of the Vice
Presidents oldest son.. AS the Burne-
Jones type of woman is very much the
rage just now Mrs. Fairbanks has rea-
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Miss Martha E.. Johnson. of Laconia,
N. H, has the somewhat unusual hon
or for her sex of being a tax collector.
She does it we'll, too. and her first an
nual report is so satisfactory that she
is to be reappointed.
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Newark. n. j. Feb.

Newark. N. j., Feb. 4, 1908.
My Dear Uncle Jack-I have received
my book and it is very pretty. must
thank you very much for it. 1 now
send in this weeks puzzles. AS my
letter is getting too long 1 will close,
again thanking you for my beautiful
book 1 remain. your friend.
ELIZABETH WIGGINS.
1897 Somerset street.
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When are leaves like debutantes? When
coming out.
When are boots like an ocean? When
arctic.
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NOTICE.!

HEREAFTER UNCLE JACK
WILL PUBLISH A "CHIL-
DREN'S CORNER" EVERY
DAY IN THE EVENING STAR.
THERE WILL BE A PUZZLE
FOR YOU TO GUESS AND
OTHER INTERESTING THINGS
FOR THE YOUNG FOLK. At
TRACTIVE PRIZES WILL BE
GIVEN AWAY. GET THE
EVENING STAR MONDAY AND
FIND OUT ALL ABOUT II.
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2,524-BY
HARD TIMES.
2,525-BY

2,526-BY T ALL.
LEAP-PALE-PEAL.
2,527-BY TRYON.
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NEW PUZZLES, No. 25A.

2,540.
SQUARE.
/. Dreaded (Obs.). 2. A dream (Obs.).
8. TO relax. 4. (Chem.) A compound
derived from ammonia by substituting
alcohol radicles for the hydrogen atoms.
5. To brighten away. PARK.
2,541. /
s ANAGRAM.
1 taunt, o viper.
q r EASY.
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2,542.
NEW STYLE

1. The letter A. 2. (Mus.) In solmi-
cation, the seventh note of the diatoniG
scale. 2. To miss the attainment of
truth. 4. To cause to assume an atti-
tude. S. (Anat.) The hippacampus
minor. 6. (Geom.) M~agnitudes that
have length, breadth and thickness.
7. An Egyptian reed-instrument of
music. having two tubes, one of which
may be a drone. s. (zooph.) A family
of g~orgoniacean anthozoans with the
axis articulated and alternately call
careous and horny (Var. -. 9. (Scot.I
To rivet. 10. Native Rajputana state;
Guzerat, Bombay. India STANDARD,
Proper Namesl. II. The lower point
of an organ-pipe. II. To see atObs.l.
13. The letter L. MUSICUS.
Evening star., 1908-01-24
IRON AND STEEL OUTLOOK.
Conditions in Trade Quiet, With
Lower Prices.

NEW YORK. January 24.-The IroI
Age and Iron Trade Review both repre-
sent conditions nthe iron trade as quiet
with a lower range of prices. Condi-
tions in the steel rail business are also
declared to be more reactionary than pre-
viously. The Iron Age says:
The output Of the furnaces and mills is
increa sing somewhat but it is difficult to
express the Improvement numerically. /,
is estimated that operations are close to
80 per cent of full capacity. with the
prospect of gradual betterment.
The outlook in the rail trade and in
railroad equipment Is not promising. With
earnings declining sharply and side tracks
full of empty cars. railmakers and car and
locomotive builders cannot expect much
new work during the first half of this
year. Prices of light rails have been re-
duced to SIS for twenty-five to forty-flve
pound sections to meet the competition
and the low quotations made by. mills
which reroll old steel.
CLEVELAND. January 223.-The Iron
Trade Review today says:
Following the increased activity In pig
iron last week. due to purchases by cast
iron pipe makers. the market has laps ID
nto a condition of extreme quiet, in near
Iy all centers, although there has been a
fair amount of buying of small quanti-
ties in some sections of the country.
Efforts of various interests to check
the present tendency toward declining
prices have been postponed until after the
next general meeting of manufacturers.
TO be held in New York. at which it Is
hoped sentiment strong enough to have
an extremely beneficial effect upon the
market will be developed.
Evening star., 1908-01-24
Home Suggestions,

Among the many old-time hints of a
useful nature which have survived till
this day is that of sewing a tight roll of
strong webbing or a small bag of sand at
the extreme corners of small doormats.
SO as to prevent the edges from curling
up. A more modern expedient is. how
ever that of sewing a triangular piece
of corrugated rubber on to the under
surface of the mat. The rubber should
be divided into small three-sided pieces of
about four or five inches in length. and
these should be sewn to the canvas back
of the rug with firm stitches. The lat
ter-if carried out in wool TO match the
pile of the rug-will be hardly visible on
the right side. says Woman's Life.
Evening star., 1908-01-24
Lucky Seagoing Bridal Pair.

NEW YORK, January 24.-To have a
liner all to themselves on placid trip
through summer seas from port to port.
from the cline of perennial flowers to n
place where the snow ought to be, but
snt. is seldom the lot Of bridal pair.
rhat Is the experience of Senor Josef
Rica. who arrived yesterday aboard the
hamburg Americank steamship Sarnia.
The senor was married just before the
iner sailed. AS she is equipped to carry
IIrse nunoer OF passsnsrs 70 me
winter. the senior and his bride had each
ha.i dozen stewards to attend to them.
Capt Msissner himself personally looked
after their comfort. They are going to
Evening star., 1908-01-24
Various Uses for Scarfs.

Was ever an accessory quite so charm
ing and at the same time SO useful as
the dainty scarf? Not only are these
tilmy trifes used for their legitimate
purpose of protecting head and shoulders.
but also in a number of decorative
schemes.
Scarfs of hand-painted chiffon or gauze
can be formed into saSheS. bretelleS. XII
mono sleeves. baby bodices and as pam
els covering the front of princess gowns.
The fine slken scarfs make most effe ct
i've ties" for evening coats. laced
through the cloth. and the brilliant
Egyptian scarfs develop into the most
fascinating bridge of czars
Evening star., 1908-01-24
ERRATIC PRESIDENT.
Ex-senator Manderson Gives His
Views of Roosevelt.

OMAHA, January 2i-In an informal
talk before the Clarkson Club at Trinity
Cathedral, Gen. Charles r. Henderson.
for twelve years United States senator
from Nebraska and for several years
President of the Senate. expressed the
opinion that there is a screw loose some
where about President Roosevelt
Gen Manderson's talk was on the Presi-
dents he has known. He recounted remi-
niscences and described the characters Of
Buchanan, Lincoln. Grant. Hayes. Car
field Cleveland. Harrison and Mckin-
ley as he had known them, and coming
to Roosevelt said:
Roosevelt | have known for many
years, and although there is much about
him to be admired. l should say there is
a screw loose about him somewhere. 1
regard him as the most versatile and GER
tainly the most erratic of our Presidents. !"
Evening star., 1908-01-24
An Odd But Smart Hat.

An odd and pretty hat seen in a shop
recently was blue felt in pale shade
of CoDenhag gen. 1t was on the sailor
order and the trimming of wings and rib
bon was arranged in a unique fashion.
The wings seemed to be those of duck.
undyed and started on the top of the
crown in the front two inches or SO from
the edge entirely covering both the top
and the sides.
A satin ribbon in blue concealed the
starting point of the wings and was car
ried over the brim at the sides. then to-
ward the back, where 1t ended In loops
and ends falling over the hair.
It was extremely smart and girlish look
ing.
Evening star., 1908-01-24
lHI A r PER- S
FOR FEBRUARY

Is there great unknown continent in the Arctic
Circle: Many scientists believe there is Last year
two great geographical societies and Hapers Maga-
zine sent expedition try to find this continent.
The expedition has gone through many adventures and
is still in the frozen north Mr.. STEFANSSON of the
staff of the expedition has just returned civilization
and tells dramatic story Of what they have done.
Mr.. HOWELLS contributes travel article of
charming and less sort in his account of
his visit to the old English cathedral city of York.
HOWARD T. SMITH. young Canadian painter tells
of the quaint life in French Canadian village and has
made many striking pctures-sonle of them in color.
Science is represented by Prof. SNlDERS article
on The Nations Bread, notable paper which shows
that after all bread made from white flour is the
nutritious Prof. LOUNSBURY'S language article
gives curously interesting information about the
pronouns and how they reached their present forms.
nature paper by JENNIE BROOKS telling of her
Days With Mother Bird is full of affectionatc
charm.
President THWING of Western Reserve Univer-
sty pictures life at the University of Paris and tells
why France is famous for her teachers
Evening star., 1908-01-24
Parasols.

Parasols. which are now being shown
for southern trips. are altogether lovely
Chiffon, gauZe silk and linen are all rep
resented. and in the most fascinating de
velopments. The loveliest in the group
to my thinking. was a white liberty satin
embroidered with design OF a flight OF
swallows in shades ranging from a rich
cream to golden brown. This was
mounted on ivory ribs and had stick to
match.
The white linen sunshade' show open
embroideries in pale pastel colorings quite
as often as the all-white needlewOrk.
Evening star., 1908-01-24

Commissioner Macfarland has approved
the recommendation of Chief Belt that
Lieut.. f. T. Martin of truck company
No ) be deprived OF his days off for
perio1 Of ninety days and be reduced
four numbers in rank for having failed
to get line of hose on the fire i'm Probey's
carriage repository the morning of Janu-
ary l. This fire resulted in damage
amounting to $3.50. According to Chief
Belt. a great deal of the damage could
have been avoided had Lieut.. Martin per-
formed his duty properly
Evening star., 1908-01-24
Aunt Goes Ginger Snaps.

Boil one pint of molasses. then cool to
milk warm. Beat into 1t at this stage
one beaten egg. add teacup butter and
lard. mixed and melted.
Add two tablespoonfuls ginger and a
teaspoonful soda dissolved In a teaspoon
full of warm water and -four to roll thin.
Bake quickly and take carefully from the
pan.
Evening star., 1908-01-24
IN THE KITCHEN.
Cabbag ge Salad.

Chop or shave fine half med:um-sized
head of cabbage that has been left In
cold water until crisp. then drain. Season
with salt and pepper, then pour over it a
dressing made in this way: Beat the yolks
of two eggs add two tabespoonfuls melt
ed butter and beat again. Add two ta-
bleSpoontuls thick sour cream. two ia
spoonfuls sugar IA sprinkle of mustard
and half n cupful of vinegar. Beat until
thoroughly mixed. pour over the cabbage
and toss lightly until uniformly seasoned
Evening star., 1908-01-24
Deprived of DAYS OF.

make tour of Spain before returning to
their plantation in San Jose.
Evening star., 1908-01-24
Beet Salad.

Cut boiled beets III thin slices. arrange
on lettuce leaves. cover with French
dressing and serve.
Beets may be chopped instead of sliced.
if preferred. popular combination with
heets is celery, in equal quantities. while
i'll Germany celery. beets and herring
broken in pieces. well mixed with French
dressing are much liked.
Evening star., 1908-01-24
Erie Sells Lehigh Stock.

NEW YORK. January 2S.-The Erie
Railroad Company has sold practically all
of it's Lehiglr Valley railroad stock. dis
posing of 1t gradually in the open market
in Philadelphia. 1t is estimated that the
aggregate was approXima tei;' s1,500, 000
Evening star., 1908-01-24
&XdNENKlAD[R3

led fully the science of growing old.
And so they were charming to the end.
The coquetry of the old is as respectable
as that of the young; it is the homage
paid to propriety to a decent care OF the
person. to innate punctiIiousness and re-
finement