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LAMP SHADES
5laRt Has Been AbaD.
doped for q gtraigbt
Lips Effeet.

Fancy lamp shades have assumed an
almost straight side line instead of the
slant which once characterized these
dainty triaes of silk, broeade and flow
ers. Among the newest French shades
is one resembling section Of a cylin-
der having the outside covered with
Milan lace, in a rich yellow tint, with
lining of rose-colored silk. Tiny rose
satin flowers border the top, which is
finished with an edge of gold lace with
fringe added to the bottom Each
quarter of the shade has a vertical row
of tiny silk roses reaching its entire
height. These are placed in double
rows in rather a conventional style
without giving a stiff look to the use
full ornament.
For dinner table shade there is
nothing more attractive and pleasing
than one of rose-colored silk fulled
over the frame and with a narrow gilt
galloon at the upper and lower edges
Then over the shirred silk goes a lat
tice of narrow gold ribbon with gold
sequins holding the intersections of
the ribbons together.
Gold passementerie imparts dainty
touch to a dinner candle shade which
has the frame covered with gold-co1-
ored silk shirred on rather full and the
top and bottom edges finished with
gilt lace. Festoons of tiny gilt roses
add rich touch to this ornament. The
flowers are draped in shallow curves,
with long dangling fringes or ropes of
roses trailing down the frame, where
the festoons are caughts up to the top
Of the shade.
FloWered silk ribbon or material by
the yard can be converted into most
delightful lamp shades by shirring
width or length of it over a firm wire
frame and lining the shade with a thin
plain-colored silk. Before sewing on
the passementerie short silk fringe
can be fastened around the bottom and
then an inch-Wide silk or gilt galloon
be seWed over this, with passemen-
terie ornaments decorating the upper
part at intervals.
For a more elaborate and less sub
stantiaI shade they are using tulle
shirred very full over silk with fringes
for the bottom and passementerie trim
ming the top in a deep band. The cen
ter Of the shade is decorated with
handsome passementerie in an arbor
effect, and the whole shade is then
lined with rose or gold silk. There are
few co1ors suitable for this purpose;
rich yelloWs, rose pinks and cream col
or produce very good effects.
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He clutohed Wildly for His Bank Roll.

neat bow, until Wifey-summoned by
clarion call-eame to his rescue.
Altogether. it was very hot and
.wrathy Jones. who. dabbing bit Of
cologne about his person, surveyed
himself in the glass, and demanded to
know if Mrs Jones would take all
evening to get ready.
In a moment, dear Don't forget
the tickets
You needn't give yourself any con
Germ on that score whatever reach
ing for a cigar and glancing at the
pasteboards and roll Of bills lying on
the dresser. My memory is not in
the least affected with distinct en-
phasis on the possessive pronoun.
Mrs. Jones quickly noticed the insin-
uation, but wisely held her peace.
She knew him Well-better than he
knew himself-and on several oeca-
sions his mental lapses had produced
complications embarrassing in the ex-
IRENE, but his capacity for se1f-ad-
mfration was limitless. Therefore,
after hasty dab of powder, she quiet
ly pronounced her readiness, and
Jones snapped off the lights.
The theater reached, his ruff1ed tenn
per was again aggravated by a seedy
fellow who was trying to force his
way through the jam, and who seemed
to take particular pains to crowd poor
Jones. Jones lost no time in telling him
his opinion of public nuisances in gen
eral, but the rude one advised him to
hire hall, and promptly disappeared
in the crush. at which he swore softly,
and felt for the tickets.
They were gone!
He elutched wildly for his bank
roll.
Gone!
With horrible thoughts of pickpoek-
cts chasing rampant through his dis
ordered brain, he hurried Mrs. Jones
into nearby drug store, gasped out
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Given by the Father-in-Law of the
New German Ambassador.

TIE appointment of Count John
Bernstein as German ambassador to
this country recalls the famous swan
dinner which was given at Delmon-
ico,s in the early sos by the late Mr..
Luckemeyer, his father-in-law.
This gentleman was wealthy i'm
porter and he received from the
United States government the sum Of
$4,000 as a refund of excessive
duties exacted from him on importa-
tons
He dedicated this sum to CASTRO
nomic monument, and never in the
history of New York restaurants, says
Town and Country, has such gorgeous
entertainment for limited number
OF guests been riyaled.
seyenty-tWo friends were asked.
There was one table covered with
flowers, excepting a space in the CEN
ter. left for a lake, and d border
around the table for the plates. This
ike was an oval pond, 80 feet in
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FOUGHT TO THE LAST GASP

! Joined in the fusillade The mon
ster's great weight bore him deeply
into the snow, which he flung behind
him at every plunge, and yet, shocked
and torn by those exploding bullets. he
still came on and on, tremendous.
ungainly figure of rage and determine.
ton.
Even when he was down to his
launches and deathly sick he red
dened the snow in a futile endeavor
to continue that charge. 1t was 4
magnificent exhibit of courage. and he
died facing US as BELTS a monarch.
the red glare Of rage still In his eve
" eWheW! I certainly stepped around
bit that time, said Joe, wiping the
sweat out of his eyes. My first four
shots never feazed him, SO I thought
I'd sort of withdraw and reload on the
run, but couldn't seem to locate Won
feliers nowhere. !"
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SLEEP RIGHT
Ore of the First R@q-
uisit@s for Health
and Beauty.

A certain Well-knoWn society girl
who is noted for the freshness of her
complexion and the general air of rest.
fulness and well being that seems to
emanate from her was recently asked
to tell the secret how she managed
to keep SO well. Dhe answered non.
chalant1y:
I just s}saS-and I sleep right.
Naturally her words aroused some
curiosity, and discussion followed as
to just what was meant by the words
sleeping right" After listening for
some time to the conjectures and
questions Of the group of girls with
whom she was conversing, the girl
whose careless words had set the ball
Of conversation rolling condescended
to explain.
In the first place., she said, Il
sleep with the windows open. Moth
ing is worse for ones health and good
looks than sleeping in a room where
the windows are closed and the air is
impure. Then I sleep on a bed that
is hard rather than soft. Too soft a
bed is enerVating.
Then / sleep on a pillow that is
hard and small. / am careful to be
warmly covered, but have the cover
ings light of weight and pliable It is
better to have lighter covers and
more of them than two or three heavy
horse blankets that tire the body
merely by resting on it.
No matter how late I get home, /
always follow out a regular program
before am settled for the night I,
first of ALL take warm bath. Then
| rub down well with Turkish towels.
When am all agloW slip on gown
and bathrobe, put my feet into warm
slippers, and then drink a cup of hot
milk and eat cracker or two
Next massage my face for about
i've minutes with cold cream. I put
another five minutes into the work of
brushing my hair vigorously. Then
am ready for bed, clean. warm, and
well fed,
I know that sometimes one feels
too tired to set ready to sleep right.
one comes home tagged out, and the
one thought in the mind is to get into
bed as quickly as is possible. This
is all wrong. | have done this and
have found that after I was once I'M
der the covers was incapable of
sleeping. I was cold, nervous, and
had a wretched feeling that my face
was dirty and my hair tousled. After
a few of these nights I made up my
mind that, no matter how late the
hour or how tired l felt, I would get
ready for bed in a proper manner and
sleep right.
AS a rule. sleep about nine hours,
and I find that do not feel right un-
less I get fully this much rest. Sleep
is not only the power that keeps me
well and full of energy, it is my medi-
cine. No matter how poorly l am
feeling, a good, sound sleep will usual
ly set me right"
This girl has, in reality, solved the
problem of right living. Physicians
agree that sleep does more for the
human body than any other one thing.
if a woman would be beau
tiful, and well, and pleasant person
to have about, she must sleep-and
sleep right.
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and made me feel like a new person.
and it shall always have my praise. .
Mrs. Nv. p. VALENTINE, 902 Lincoln
Avenue, Camden, N. j.
Gardiner, Me- I was a great sglf-
feyer from q female disease. The doc
tor said ] would have to go to the
hospital for an operation, but Lydia D.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound com
pletely cured me in three months. 49,
Mrs. s. "A. WILLIAMS, r. q. ID. No. ii.
Box 80, Gardner Me.
Because your case is q difficult one,
doctors having done you no good.
do not continue to suffer without
giving Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound trial 1t surely has cured
many cases of female ills, such as in
Examination, liberation, displacements.
fbroid tumors, irregularities periodic
pains, backache, that bearing-dow
feeling, indigestion, dizziness, and ner-
Tous prostration. It costs but trifie
to try it, and the result is worth mil
lions to many suffering women.
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work Of Steam shovels.

Steam shovel records on the Panama
canal were recently broken by a 95-ton
machine, which took out 55,419 cubic
yards of soft rock at Gorgona in 20.
working days About the same time
75-ton shovel took out 22,02s yards Of
earth and 20,S33 yards of rock in 26
days, according to the Canal Record.
The former shovel has a five-yard dip
per and the latter a 21k-yard dipper.
All shoyels are kept under steam for
eight hours a day, but are not actually
worked during this period steadily,
owing to the necessity of moving them
forward, blasting large stones and
bringing up cars.
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By H. Upton STICK
Copyright. By pally story Pub. Cos

did you get me those new socks to-
day. Mabel?" grunted Jones. as he
scraped the last bit of lather from his
smarting countenance. hastily applied a
cooling lotion, and removed his slip
pers.
"Oh, pshaw! l forgot them, dear.
Really. | had SO many things to get,
and so little time that II
Forgot them! That's It! Always
when I am concerned, you forget. I'll
feel very comfortable at the show to-
night, won't To- and Jones scowled at
the darned socks on either foot.
I'm very sorry, dear" replied his
wife from the next room
Lot of good that does. It's a funny
thing you can always remember a new
hat, new gloves, new s1oes-some-
thing for yourself-and then when
want some socks, I can either get
them myself or go without. You want
to go to the show tonight SO bad
what if I had forgotten to procure
tickets, Ell? What if l forgot any of
the hundred things you are eternally
clamoring for? would get a nice jaw
ing, and be sareastically compliment
ed on having sawdust for brains.
Then, when want a simple pair of
socks rubbish!"
How Jones managed to dress that
evening for the opera has been a source
of puzzle to him ever since That
measly little shirt-button persisted in
hiding under various pieces Of furni-
ture, until his supply Of choice profan-
ity was exhausted, and his temper a
raging volcano. He couldn't find his
cuff-links; ten-minute search brought
to light one collar fairly tidy, and his tie
stubborn1y refused to form itself into
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Windfan h RihLe.

While reading a Bible which he
had bought in a second hand shop, a
Herne Hill (Londonl gardner named
Wallace, recently thrown out of
work, came upon two e5 fs25) notes
and the following inscription: Z
gathered this money with very great
difficulty, but, having no relative who
is in absolute need. make thee, who
soever shall read this Bible. to be my
heir.
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his troubles, cautioned her to wait for
him-he would soon find the wretch
and regained the street, his head in a
whirl.
Here was nice mess. Four dol
lars worth of tickets and Is other cold
pIunks lifted from his person with an
ease that was positively uncanny. He
could see it all now; the seedy-look-
ing fellow, the intentional croWding.
and, to crown it all. the monumental
gall displayed in advising him-John
WaItham Jones-to do such a vulgar
thing as hire a hall" the very
thought of which brought his blood
again to the boiling point.
The odor of RANK cooking, together
with a strange feeling Of uneasiness,
caused him to glance up hastily. He
was in front of a dingy restaurant
one of those alluring places whose
chief source of income depends on the
sale Of ''sinkers and coffee.
But what forced an irrepressible cry
of joy from his lips was a sight of
the lone customer perched on one Of
the stools at the counter, contentedly
munching away on a huge bun clutched
in his left hand, while the right vigor-
ously stirred a cup of steaming boot
legs" and who, but short time be-
fore, had so handi1y relieved him OF
tickets and bank roll.
Controlling desire to haul the thief
from his meal and administer sound
drubbing, Jones raced to the corner,
found an officer, and exeitedly told
his story.
And yez say he's in FoIey's place
BLOWN himself to a feed?" ques-
toned the guardian of the peace. look
ing suspiciously at the Immaculate fig
nre before him
Yes, IN that little restaurant down
there. We can nab him with the goods,
if we hurry.
Jones was eloquent in his appeal, as
the thought of the fellow stufing him
self at his (Jones9 expense, was gall
and WormWood.
The patrolman, convinced that
things were all right, acted quickly;
Foley's was invaded, and the prisoner.
was hustled off to the station
Jones went over his story again to
the sergeant, dilating on the details
until the outlook was indeed black for
the unfortunate. who had given the
name Of Marshall A thorough search,
however, failed to bring forth either
tickets or money, and Jones was furi.
Gus.
Sergeant" he stormed, hes had
confederate near by, and
Yer another!' broke in Marshall
.I never lifted yer wad, an you know
1t. Just such fresh guys
tSilence!" exclaimed the sergeant.
Lock him up, officer Then to Jones:
BE on hand in the morning to ap
pear.
He promised and left the station.
You bet I'll appear against him. =
Jones was saying later to his wife,
as he snapped on the electrics. Why
not?"
oh, it's such a bother, and, be-
sides. are you positive he took them ~
Positive! Certainly I'm positive!
Where else could they have gone tor,
Well, you might have forgotten
them, or else
Rubbish! snorted Jones, and dis
appeared into his room
A rather 1urid exclamation caused
her to follow.
He was standing in the middle of
the floor. gazing idiotieally at the
dresser.
On ft-just where he had left them
lay the missing tickets and roll Of
bills!
Was it any wonder that Mrs. Jones
swept majestieally from the room. and
banged the door after her?
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HOLDER FOR THE HATPlNs.
Adornment for Room in cheapiy-Made
Continuance.

An attractive hatpin holder which
nay be eheaply made, yet is quite an
adjournment to a girls room, is concoct-
ed from long spool. These may be
of any desired size, but those which
hold baby ribbon are best.
The rims of the spools are finished
IN gold or silver paint and the body
covered with a gay bit of broeade, or
! bit Of silk hand-painted or embroid-
BRED. As there is no strain on the
Duter part of the spoon, the covering
ran easily be pasted.
Narrow ribbons are tied to each end
10 form a loop by which the holder is
suspended. These are finished at the
sop with a small rosette. Through the
heart Of the spool is thrust a core of
sork or of wool. through which the
aatpins are easily stuck from either
End.
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come about a pretty fashion of wear
ing a band of colored velvet ribbon
around the neck
This is tied in a small fiat bow di-
rectly under the chin. Girls who have
good features and wellshaped faces
should wear it, but it is rather trying
to those who have not.
1t is directly copied from The old
Boucher pictures and was adopted by
the women of that day. It is prettier
when worn with a gown that is not
very low, and it goes we'll with a
slightly square neck.
1t must be tied at the very top Of
the neck. If put at the base 1t de.
stroys the lines from eartip TO shout
der
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Ever since the terrible earthquake
in Italy, the eyes of the world have
been watching the volcanoes in the
immediate vicinity to see what they
would do as result of the violent dis
tlIrbances of the earth's crust. Woult
Etna and Stromboli get into violent
eruption and complete the work o.
devastation? And with the question
came absorbing interest in the pas
and present history of these volcanoes
and the study of their peculiarities.
Perhaps no one is better qualified tc
speak on this point than Mr.. Frank A
Perret Of Naples, Italy, who is a vol
cano expert and was with Mateucci or
Vesuvius throughout the violent erup
ton of 1906.
Mr.. Perret is an American. but since
1903 he has made a special study Of
volcanic phenomena, taking up his res
idence at Naples that he might OBJ
serve Vesuyius. He has also studied
Etna and Stromboli.
There is a marked difference be.
tween Vesuvius and Etna, which is
now in eruption Vesuvius is a true
cone, with one central crater from
which It erupts, although its lava
flows are from crevices that open in
the mountain flank below the crater.
Etna, with a height of II, 900 feet and
mass so tremendous that its base
measures 80 miles in circumference.
is fat-topped. So its great eruptions.
as a rule, are not from the central
crater, but break out on all sides of
the mountain, wherever the wall is
the weakest at the time To-day there
may be seen, scattered here and there,
more than 200 different cones, each of
which marks the site of an eruption.
Some of these cones are more than
500 feet high, being almost as large
as Vesuvius and all have been formed
by lateral eruptions.
Mr.. Perret spends most of his time
visiting the several volcanoes of Italy
when IN activity, as some of them
continually are. He makes his obser-
vations on the spot Of course, he en-
u.
During the eruptions of Vesuvius, he
was with so others, mostly carbiniers,
on the mountain opposite to where the
ash fell and the lava flowed. Sudden
ly, the wind changed, carrying ash,
dust and dense smoke toward the
men, It became so dark that holding
the hand before the face, it could not
be seen. The dust was so dense that
its friction caused the lips to bleed
and eyes. ears, clothing, all were filled
with fine ash The gases at the same
time were sitting. The people were
several hundred yards from the OBJ
servatory and had no way to get to it
for safety. It was finally decided the
guide should take the end of a rope
and seek a landmark leading towards
the observatory where the rest would
follow along the rope; he then sought
another landmark, ETC., finally, all
were safely gathered at the observa-
gas were as bad as ever and it was
only a question of time when all would
suceumb to the baneful influence of
the vapor. This awful condition last
ed from early afternoon to midnight
when the wind changed again and re
lief was instantaneous. Had condi-
lions remained as they were until
morning there is nc doubt that all
would have persisted.
A remarkable occurrence, seldom If
ever before seen by man. was wit
messed by Mr.. Perret on Vesuvius.
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LAS are nearly AN dark.

Hats are nearly all dark
The hipless girl is in the height of
style.
Bodices are absolutely fiat and close
fitting.
Skirts are long. narrow and high
wasted.
The vest is an important feature
this winter.
Hairpins with the open arehed tops
are most stylish.
Lines are for the most part long, and
fat, and straight
Children's white fur hats sound a
wide range Of style.
The slipper is co1ored to match or
contrast with the gown.
White fur of every sort and kind will
be much worn the coming winter.
P1aids seem to be the fayorite wear
for schoolgirls, both large and small.
Women's calling cards have changed
slightly in shape and are now almost
square.
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lnded Aldernan.

A Lynn (Mass.) alderman at re-
cent aldermanic meeting inquired what
had become of an order he had intro
duced some time before calling for an
arc light on Willow street, The city
clerk, after digging into his files, in
formed him that the order had coma
before the board nearly a month pre-
vious and that he had voted against 1t.
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The Eav.o,,rife

Millions of suffering eyes have found
in Dr. Mitebell's famous salve real
blessing. Reject the offer of any dealer
to sell drug for your eye. DR.. Mitch
ellis Eye Sa1ye is a simple, healthy
remedy to be applied to the lids. It
cures without entering the eye. Sold
everywhere. Price % cents.
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Probably Not.

Breathes there a girl on earth to-.
day, with hair that's slowly turning
gray, who in the mirror scans her
head and neer unto herself hath said.
as she lets out a soulful sigh: II really
think ought to dyer
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this valuable neii-
cine, Lydia 3. Pink
hams We geta Bile
Compound I suf-
fered from terrible
headaches, pain in
my back and right
side, was tired and
nervous, and so
WeakIcould hardly
stand Lydia q.
Pinkhan's Y egeta-
BILE Compound re-
stored me IN health
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MORE
P[NKHAM
CURES
Added to the Long List due
to This Famous Remedy. !,

Camden, Nj IL Is with pleasure
that / add my testimonial 90 your
already long list Hopping that it NAV
induce others to avail Themselves RI
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Married Life.

Some Of the money a man earns
would be very useful to him If his
family could spare any of It for him
to spend himself New York Press.
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Harmless ROUGE.

Water in which beets have been
cooked and to which a tablespoonful
of alcohol has been added is the only
harmless Touge.-The January Define
ator.
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When young man tells girl that
he'll love her forever and ever no
doubt he believes he is telling the
truth all the time.
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For Headache Try Hieks' capudine.
Whether from Colds, Heat Stomach or
Nervous troubles, the aches are speedily
relieved by Capudfne. It's Liquid-pleas-
ant to talSe-Eneets Immediately. 10, Is
and Soc at Drug Stores.
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Locks Like Prosnari4n

New York city imported So 5f,f, oaa
worth Of precious stones during the
last month
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PILES CURED IN 8 TO 14 DAYS.
PAZ0 OINTMENT is guaranteed to cure any case
of Itching. Blind, Bleeding or PEotrnding Piles In
TO II days or money refunded 56c,
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A good detective makes light Of his
ability as d shadow