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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-14

OF necessity there are few changes in
mourning stationery. for the width OF
black bordering to meet the requirements
Of the several degrees of mourning re-
mains the same. SO that only shapes and
lettering afford any variety.
Mourning note paper is brought out In
black borders of five widths. which are
distinguished by numbers, l to D. No. D is
the deepest and is used only by a widow
in first mourning. She may write on this
paper for three or six months. The period
depends upon personal feeling. Some
widows use it for q whole year. others for
three months, and some prefer the No. .
width dating from the bereavement. The
conventional period for this depth of Dor
der is six months, then a widow uses No.
4 for the same length of time.
After year she may write her letters
on paper showing a No. or No. . edge.
This she uses for six months and then
adopts No. /. The Italian is reserved for
half mourning.
The Paper Parents Use.
or No. for three months. After this
period the width of the border is reduced
until at the end of year the father or
mother writes on paper bearing the mar
rOWeSt edges.
When a parent dies the children use
No. 3 paper, unless they prefer a deeper
border, and same rule will apply to any
relative who has acted in the capacity of
a parent. For instance an uncle, aunt or
grandparents.
Nieces nephews or grandchildren, as
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-14
Fat and the
DirectOire.

The coming season viii be hard one for fat
ladies. The directoire mode indorsers already
lift scornful eyebrows such a alebeianism as
bulgy hips. Fat. in short, wberesOeyer it may
be deposited has merIted great condemna ton
and is anathema. In Chicagoese, it's got to go.
Many minds-many methods. /. Exercise. .
Dieting s. Worrying. 4. Tight lacing. 5. Mar
mola. All these suggested but not all should
be adopted. For instance, i and = are not easy.
while 5 and 4 not hygienic. Thus set
them on one side and consider Marmoia.
What is it? A harmless powder obtainable of
any good druggist, which. when mixed with n
ounce Fluid Extract Cascara Aromatic and 3la
ounces Peppermint Water and taken after meals
and at bedtime will. without causing any inner
disturbances outward flesh wrinklin:s re-
duce the excess flesh. proportIOnatey aud uni
fOrmly, u to IL ounces dag.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-14

cTho twill drive US TO the woods;
Guarantee our patent feathers:
Return cash for damaged goods
But hereafter any dealer
Who stamps ladies' skies twos
viii be held in high disfavor-
Marks MUST tell the truth on shoes.
Lay of the ShoemakcTs.
NEW YORK. January 14.-Milady of
substantial understanding must not rate
the clerk the next time she buys pair
OF shoes if she calls for 2-As and finds
she has purchased 6-Ds. 1t will not be
his fault.
The National Boot and Shoe Manu-
facturers' Association of the United
States in session at the Hotel Aston.
representing s400,o0O,0Uo capital, frowned
officially upon code signs SO ingcniously
arranged that a woman may wear any
size her vanity demands.
Such a subterfuge enables a dealer
to substitute one size for another in
selling to customer, said President j,
NJ. Hanan. The deception is obviously
unfair and as it is wholly unnecessary l
have thought that possibly the manu-
facturers might be forced into a serious
consideration Of the problem"
Every one agreed with President
Hanan, and the matter got almost as
much consideration as the tariff and "a
resolution asking Congress to prohibit
the ''adulteration of leather The mem
bers agreed that they want free hides,
free leather and a duty on shoes to pro-
tect American workingmen, and they
agreed to ask the ways and means COM
mittee to hear a committee of manu-
facturerS.
Vice President F. A. Watson was en-
thusiastic on the subject of the tariff,
but dubious as to code signs
Il am not a bit sure that this is such
an important matter after ALL" he said
confldentially. Really, it's quite imma-
terial what size of shoe q woman wears
so long it fits and she is satisfied. Any
way, it's not a question to interest the
public"
Don't you believe that part where he
talks about it being immaterial,' said
]. d. Smithers- of Detroit, a shoe dealer.
You tell "a lady with a No 9 foot that
you are giving her a No. shoe and see
her whisk out Of your store. What you
need in trade, young man, is discretion.
The manufacturers had banquet at
the Aston in the evening. Among the
speakers were Charles A. Towne of New
York. the Rev. DR. Robert Freeman of
Buffalo, George A. Post Of New York and
William c. McElroy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-14
TRUTH ABOUT MILADYS SHOE
TRUE SIZE TO BE STAMPED ON
WOMEN'S FOOTWEAR.
That's What Makers Propose to Do.
But One of Them Sees Trouble
Ahead for Statesmen.

IL We must we'll stand for free trade
crho twill drive US TO the woods;
Guarantee our patent feathers:
Return cash for damaged goods.
But hereafter. any dealer
Who stamps ladies' skies twos
viii be held in high disfavor-
Marks MUST tell the truth on shoes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-14

Upholstery
Friday Specials.
100 Remnants Of Silkoline and
White Swiss that sold for 12lsc. 1Jc
T.: :s' =: t s;;s s.zs 8c
Sd Remnants of Buriap Cretonne. ;
Hungarian Cloth. Colored Canton
Flannel. Linene and Saline that sold
up to &c yard; lengths ~N/
up to 8 yards. Special Vu[T
for Friday, yard. ........ @/RS
80 Rolls Of Good Quality China
Mating: perfect goods: neat and at ,
tractive colors; plenty of greens and .
reds: sold as high as. O. 40
zoe yard. Special for Do. w :
Friday. roll ..............
IS pairs of Tamatave Cross-stripe
Curtains; one pair of a style; green's,
pinks, blues and reds; sold up to
1925 pair; fringed top 90
and bottom. Special Friday, VINO
pair. ............-.........
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-14
COMFORTABLE GARMENTS
FOR CONVALESCENTS

Among the dainty garments especially
designed for invalids is a bed jacket of
softest wool shaped On kimono lines that
would make the most delightful of gifts
to shut-in.
1t has a short yoke worked in an open
stitch. from which depends an ample body.
while the sleeves are quite full and also
loose, which makes the garment extreme
ly easy to slip off and on.
The kimono as it is called, comes in all
white, trimmed with blue. and pink and
white combined.
The long knitted scarf of soft wool has
taken the place Of the circular cape for
wear when the patient is sitting In bed, or
| in IA chair. for short time. 1t Is about
| u inches wide and one and one-half yards
long the ends finished with fringe. Being
knitted upon large needles, ii Is quite
| thick and warm though light i'll weight
and clings to the body closer and is alto
gether more comfortable than the usual
shoulder cape
These scarfS come In white, PINK, Dlue
and mauve.
Bed Socks in Rib Design.
The newest bed socks are of fine SaXony
wool knitted on steel needles in a ribbed
design. They are like long, straight. mar
| row bags rounded off at the bottom, and
| shape themselves into socks when the feet
are placed in them. They come in gray
and white, pink and white, and blue and
white.
| An entirely new garment to meet the
needs of a conyaleScent is a vest with
| long sleeves of the finest. softest gray
Shetland wool. knitted on fine needles.
| 1t has practically no weight and. though
extremely warm. is not the least bulky.
! being as thin as Shetland veil, though a
| little more closely woven. The vest can
! in the sick ROOM or under a waist In the
| house, or a coat in the street just as
| needs require. 1t comes high to the neck,
| and ribbon narrow draws 1t to fit. then
| ties In the front.
! For those. invalids who are able to sit
| I'D in bed and do a little sewing writ
| ing there are the most convenient cases
| and boxes so designed for comfort that it
| will surely be a pleasure to make use of
them.
A writing case shaped like book covers
| is of natural linen, the upper cover taste1
| fully embroidered In a bold design. and is
! flexible. The other one is made firm for
| writing and has straps for the pens. lit
tie case for stamps securely fastened
| down to the blotter, a tiny calendar that
| is also stationary, places for containing
| paper and envelopes. all compact and
| fixed, bringing and keeping all parts close
to the writer, who, Of course, uses foun-
| tain pen.
| Invalid's Round Workbox.
| An invalid's workbox showed the same
thoughtfulness in its design. 1t is round
| in shape about eight or nine inches in
diameter and is covered with an artistic
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-14

Furs are becoming to OF almost age and give
richness and elegance the simplest toilet Especially asci
mating the consisting of hat muf and neckpiece The
fashioned of the fur and white panne velvet caught
the side with buckle of twisted ribbon and heavy white
silk fringe The muff of alternate bands of fur and
velvet finished with soft black balls The collar of
strips of fur black satin ribbon and deep white ruchng is
also trimmed with these pendant balls
Barbour County index., 1909-10-27

tient- He was hard to handle. some
times. wasn't sure. you know. about
the jewels; only said thought they
were at Greenfields. Then under
took to find out from you, but he was
restive. and without saying anything
to me went down to Greenfields on his
own hook-just to have look around.
he said. And SO so the fat
was in the FIRE."
Don't talk any more. Bannerman," /"
Maitland tried to soothe him. You'll
pull through this all right, and You
need never have gone to such lengths.
If you'd come to me-"
The ghost of sardonic smile fitted,
anonymously, across the dying mans
waxen, cherubic features.
"Oh, hell" he said; you wouldn't
understand. Perhaps you weren't born
with the right crook in your nature
or the wrong one. Perhaps it's be-
cause you can't see the fun in playing
the game. It's that that counts"
He compressed his lips, and after a
moment spoke again. You never did
have the true sportsman's love of the
game for its own sake. You're like
most of the rest of the crowd-content
with mighty cheap virtue, Dan.
I don't know that I'd choose just this
kind Of a wind-up, but it's been fun
while it lasted. Good-by, old man."
He did not speak again, but lay with
closed eyes.
and unclasped the cold fingers from
about his own. With a heavy sigh he
turned away.
At the door Hickey was awaiting
him. yer lady," he said, as soon a.
they had drawn apart from the crowd
''is waitin' for yeh in the cab down
stairs. She was gettin' a bit high
steerical md I thought I'd better ge
her away. oh, she's waitin
all right" he added, alarmed by Matt
lands expression. But Maitland hat
left him abruptly; and now, as he raj
down flight after echoing fight o
marble stairs, there rested cold fea
in his heart. In the room he had jus
| quilted, a man whom he had calle,
friend and looked upon with affection
ate regard, had died a self-confesse,
and unrepentant liar and thief.
| If now he were to find the girl ar
other time vanished-if this had bee
but ruse of hers finally to elude hir
ii all men were without honor, al
women faithless-if he had indee
placed the love of his life, the onl
love that he had ever known, unwortl
ily-if she cared so little who ha
seemed to care much
Barbour County index., 1909-10-27

Cholera having found its way to
the Netherlands, our government will
be forced to act vigilantly and dras-
tically toward ships coming from
Dutch ports; and orders to this effect
already have been issued. There are
such carefully worked out campaigns
to-day for swift and thoroughgoing
attack upon plaques of this kind that
the world-hate of mortality from
them is much lessened. Nations may
stil differ seriously as to their duties
toward each other when political and
commercial interests are at stake;
but there is substantial agreements on
a policy of fair play, warning and
common action when 1t comes to hos
tility to disease and those natural
enemies Of humanity that decimate
populations.
Barbour County index., 1909-10-27
HOMES TO REPLACE TEMEMENTs.


A great deal more good than the
public knows of has already flowed
from the establishment OF the Sage
foundation to improve social condi-
tions. The Pittsburg Survey, the con-
gestion exhibit, tuberculo-'s exhibit
and like are some of the ways in
which this money has been used to in.
crease public knowledge and quicken
the public conscience in regard to so
cial evils. But no work that the Sage
foundation has done promises to be
so far reaching in its beneficial effects
as the home colonies in Queens bor-
ough, for which sites have just been
secured. One Of these tracts OF 140
acres Is at Forest Hills, just east of
Forest Park, and the other of 40 acres
is in Jamaica South. The plans have
not been fully matured as yet, but In
many respects the colonies will be like
the homes of the Krupp workmen at
Essen, Germany, with adaptations. Of
couBse, to local conditions. The thing
that is needed to make such a subur-
ban colony useful Is adequate and
cheap transit. These locations have
been selected because improvements
Of the Pennsylvania and other transit
companies promise to make is possible
for workmen to live there ami work in
Manhattan
Barbour County index., 1909-10-27
SYNOPSIS.

Mad" Dan Maitland, on reaching his
New York bachelor club, met an attrac-
tive young woman at the door. Janitor
within that day. Dan discovered a wom-
ans finger prints in dust on his desk,
along with a letter from his attorney torn
torney. Dan set out for Greenfelds. to
get his family Jewels. Maitland, on
reaching reaching nor home 81 SURPRISED iady In gray gray
She, apparently, took him for we'll
known crook, Daniel Anisty. Half-hyp-
therefrom the Jewels. and gave them to
her, first forming partnership in crime.
The real Dan Anisty, sought by police of
him. hin We" He and the girl Went % to New lew YORK York
in her auto. He had the jewels. She
was to meet him. that day. A Mr..
tive. To shield the girl in gray. Maitland.
about to show him the jewels. supposedly
lost, was felled by a blow from .'Snaith's"
cane. The latter proved to be Anisty
himself and he secured the gems. Anisty,
who was Maitland's double, masqueraded
as the latter. The criminal kept Matt
He gave her the gems. The girl in gray
visited Maitland's apartments during his
absence and returned gems. Maitland.
heard woman's voice expostulating.
| Anisty, disguised as Maitland. tried to
c Crash h0 Was ne' heard @ ' at the u 'front.' door.
Maitland overwhelmed the crook, allow
| ing him to escape to shield the young
cape. jumping into a cab. An instant
later. by working ruse, Anisty was at
her side. He took her to Attorney Ban
tried in vain to wiring from her the loca--
ton of the gems. He left her q moment
and Os she phcnsS s oHaSan only getting in
brass bowl" the hiding place in the lat
ter's rooms, when Anisty heard her
Tnok n sn9 ss9 ss was o % ss
the gems and leave town. The girl was
still Imprisoned. Maitland finding the girl
the jewels under the brass bowl He
r"'i 0'sty's trail in big office build
Ing. where the crook was killed. Matt
4 and girl in gray confessed love for
each other.
CHAPTER lxVl.-continued.
Il dunno" Hickey licked his lips
watching with a somber eye the prep
arations being made for the removal
Of Anisty's body. I'D we give farm
II could We caught that son Of gur
alive" he added at apparent random
and vindictiyely. "All right. Yeh bs
responsible for tn lady. If she's want
Cd. will yeh?"
Positively"
81 gottuh have her name md add
ress."
"Is that essentiaIf"
Sure. Gottuh protect myself I
case anythin' turns up. Yeh oughttul
to know that"
T-don't want 1t TO come out" Matt
land Essitated. trying to invent /
plausible lie.
We'll. any one can see how you fee
about it."
Maitland drew q long breath ant
anticipated rashly. Its Mrs. Matt
land" he told the man with a tremor
Hickey nodded. unimpressed. -U1
huh. knowed that all along" n
replied. But seem as yeh didn't wan
1t talked about - And. appal
emily needless Of Maitlsnd's startle
and suspicious stare: IF yeh're goir
to see yer fren'. yeh better get
wiggle on. He won't last long
Barbour County index., 1909-10-27
Rather piscouraaina.

"You want 10 present Uncle Toms
Cabin at the opery house?" said the
sheriff of Bacon Ridge. why, that
blamed show was here month ago"
THAT so?" responded the advance
agent in the blue vest.
Yes. stranger, and the dogs chased
Liza"
They always do that, sir''
Then the dog catchers chased the
dogs"
"Ah, that was an added feature"
.And old Mrs. Wigs chased Little
Eva for winking at her husband as he
sat in the front row."
Rather startling. assure YOU"
And old Bill Jones. who runs the
Eagle house. chased Uncle Tom for a
board bill"
Great Brutus!"
"And then the boys got together and
chased the whole blamed show out
of town. Better present some other
show, mister"
Barbour County index., 1909-10-27

A Swedish inventor has produced
an electric storage battery which is
claimed to solve the long-agitated prob
lem in that line. Whether this be so
or not, it cannot be doubted that ere
long the principle so successfully op-
Grated in the touring car and other
forms of automobiles will be in gen.
eral use on street railroads and in
such public utilities as fire engines
The horse may kick but he has seen
his best day, and steam itself is slow,
ly but surely yielding the palm to
electricity.
Barbour County index., 1909-10-27

Another Chinatown tragedy in New
York city recalls the Elsie Sigel MUIR
der, says the Evening Wisconsin. But
there are two conspicuous differences.
In the first place, the victim was a
pretty Chinese girl, instead of a
white Sunday school teacher. In the
second place. the murderer has been
captured, bloody handprint which he
left on the window shutter identifying
him. The murder will not hasten the
subsistence of the wave of suspicion
which has injured the business of Chi
nese restaurants throughout the coun-
try since Elsie Sigel was killed.
Barbour County index., 1909-10-27

who? Bannerman? What the
deuce do you mean?"
Hes the feller I plugged in the
elevator, that's all. Put hole through
his lungs. They took him into an Of
fee on the twenty-first floor, right
opp'site the shaft"
But what in Heavens name has
he to do with this ghastly mess?"
Hickey turned shrewd eye upon
Maitland. '1 guess he can tell yeh
better'n me-"
With smothered exclamation,
Maitland hurried away, still incredu-
er with every minute. that the wound
ed man had been wrongly identified.
He found him as Hickey had said
he would. sobbing out his life, supine
upon the couch of an Office which the
janitor had opened to afford him a
place to die in, Maitland had to force
way through crowded doorway,
where the night-watchman was hold.
ing forth in aggrieved incoherence on
the cruel treatment he had suffered at
the hands of the law-breakers. A
| phrase came to Maitland's ears as he
shouldered through the group.
". grabbed me an trun me
outer the cage, inter the hall, an then
the shootin' begins. an jumps down
stairs t. the sixteent' floor. :"
Bannerman opened dull eyes as
Maitland entered. and smiled family.
"Ah-h, Maitland" he gasped
thought you'd :. come"
Racked with sorrow, nothing guess
| ing of the career that had brought the
lawyer to this pass, Maitland slipped
into a chair by the head of the coucf
and closed his hand over Bannerman':
chubby. icy fingers.
Poor, poor old chap!" he said
brokenly. How in Heaven
But at Bannerman's look the word.
died on his lips. The lawyer movet
restlessly. Don't pity me-" he sait
in a low tone. "This is what Nigh
have -. expected. suppose
man of Anisty's stamp des
perate character IT'S all right
Dan, my just due.
81 don't understand, Of course" fal
tered Maitland.
+ Bannerman lay still moment, the1
continued: 81 know YOU don't. That
why sent for you. :. 'Membe
that night at the Primordial? whel
the deuce was it? can
think straight long at q time
That night idined with you an,
touched you up about the jewels? W,
had bully salad. you know, and
spoke about the Graeme affair. /.
Yes. yes"
II We'll I've been up to tina
game for years. I'd find out where tn
l,plunder was. and Anisty a
-t:ways divided square. -. use
, TO advise him. OF course 20
won't understand never want
: ed for dollar In your life. -
Maitland said nothing. But his han
remained upon the dying mans.
This would never have happene
IL Anisty hadn't been imps
Barbour County index., 1909-10-27
A BANKERS NERVE
Broken by Coffee and Restored by
Postum.

A banker needs perfect control Of
the nerves. and a clear, quick, aceu-
rate, brain. A prominent banker OF
Chattanooga tells how he keeps hffn-
self in condition:
up to IL years OF age I was net
allowed to drink coffee, but as soon az
I got out in the world I began to use
1t and grew very fond of 1t. For some
years ! noticed no bad effects from its
use, but in time 1t began to affect me
unfavorably. My hands trembled. the
muscles Of my face twitched, my men
tai processes seemed slow and in other
ways my system got out of order.
Tkese conditions grew so bad at last
that had TO give up coffee altogether.
My attention having been drawn II
Postum. ! began its use on leaving on
the coffee, and it gives me pleasure to
testify to its value. / find It delicious
beverage: like It Just as well as did
coffee. and during the years that /
have used Postum / have been free
from the distressing symptoms that ae.
companfed the use Of coffee. The rarv.
BUSINESS has entirely disappeared ana
I am as steady of hand as bow 81
25, though / am more than 80 wear.
old. owe all this to Postum J.
There's Reason" Read the litf1e
book. The Road 70 Wellvillep IS
pkgs. Grocers sell.
Ever rend the above aefterr 4 -
one appeern from time 10 tine. T3seS
are senuanes trues and fu7l @ hursr Z
Barbour County index., 1909-10-27
Dorothy and the stork.

When little Dorothy Walworth was
introduced to her baby brother in the
First Methodist Episcopal Parsonage
In Yonkers, N. Y, she manifested tn
tense interest, but was not astonished.
81 knew he was coming" she ex-
claimed; "I knew it,"
Pressed for an explanation, the f1ve-
year-old said: II was down to the
Bronx zoo the other day and saw
the stork in his cage. recognized
MIN by the black stripes on his wings
that papa said were there. Well, when
the stork was standing alone on one
,eg, went close to him and whispered
In his ear that I wanted him to bring
me baby brother or sister. He didn't
say anything, but knew he would do
| it, because he bent his head toward
me and winked an eye."
Barbour County index., 1909-10-27

The partial destruction by fire at
Liverpool of the Cunard Liner Lu
cania was an example OF the main
danger Of big ships which are secure
against ordinary sea dangers, except
ing collision. which is inseparable
from navigation during fogs The
aim of the builders of big passenger
steamers must hereafter be in the di-
rection Of ire-proofing. The latest
palatial steamers on the Hudson river
are fine examples of work of the non
combustible type.
Barbour County index., 1909-10-27

Crimes OF violence on American
railroads seem to be uncommonly nu-
mereous. just now. but it is safe to say
that this condition will not last long.
The railroad companies are too wise.
The rewards they offer for the ar.
rest and conviction of robbers and
wreckers OF trains are big enough to
keep the boldest criminals in fear,
every hour Of every day that they Se-
main at large. In that respect the
railroads serve the public well.
Barbour County index., 1909-10-27
Joke Medicine.

He is a very practical, serious
minded man of business. The other
lay he met friend. and, related to
aim an alleged joke, and at its con-
clusion laughed long and heartily.
The friend looked awkward for a
moment, and then said:
You'll have to excuse me, old man,
out don't see the point"
why, to tell you the truth, don't
inst see the point myself. But I've
made it rule to laugh at all Jokes;
think it's good for the health"