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Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-03-22
Daddy sBedtirne
~. The Story of
N0TV The Kind
Easter Rabbit

~ADDY said 1t would soon be time for the Easter rabbit to be around,
and 81 he would tell the children a story about him.
"Ihe little folks in Germany believe that the Easter rabbit lays
the beautifully oIored eggs that they get every Easter" said daddy
Every fond of him are. the little ones, and they listen with delight to the
zone of them is as follows: Once upon a time, In the days when fairies
were everywhere and when, If you only knew how to gain their good Will, the
wild creatures of the wood would talk to you and do you many great favos.
there vas a beautiful and kind hearted rabbit whom every one loved.
zone day, passing through the woodland, the little rabbit saw a nest filed
with eggs.
"one by one the other wood creatures had passed it with merely a glance,
but the rabbit said:
"'what a piyi The eggs may get cold. 50 that the little chicks inside will
never com nut of the Shells
$50 the rabbit cudd1ed down over the eggs IL keep them warm with his
soft fur until the mother hen should come back
"But the hen never came She had been snatched up by a hungry hawk.
So her little chicks were orphans when they cam tut of the she'll
This they did oe bright Easter morning As the chicks were very hun
cry the good rabbit scurried around to get food for them
THE rabbit watched yer them Until they wereo old enough to take care of
themselves
aThe fairy queen wished to reward bunny for mis- goodness, and SO she
said:
More beautiful than the eggs If the hen shall be the eggs which you,
little rabbit shall bring 20 all good children o Easter morning,
"For the rabbit loved children, and The queen knew that 1t would b the
greatest joy to bring happiness to the little ones.
"And SO when Easter again came round the rabbit hoped up and down
the land. leaving in the silence and dark of the Easter night gifts OF beautifully
colored eggs for the children. N
~The children learned to leave little nests of straw Or leaves OF the ground
itle German child had been very, very naughty he always finds something in
the nest when he wakens o Easter morning.
but y o one has ever seen the Easter rabbit"
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Hobby Worth Considering.
A person who, apart from business,
has a hobby literary or scientific, is
usually a be- ter man or woman than
one who has none.
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LITTLE ONES STYLES
SIMPLICITY CONTINUES TO Be
KEYNOTE OF FASHION.
Tailored PIainness Universal, No Mat
ter What the Make Of the Frock-
White Trimming on Every
Speciee of Tub Material

Spring fashions for little maids still
preserve the childish simplicity adj
mired this long while. Whether wash
able OF non,washable fabrics r used.
there Ia q tailored plainness about
most of the little gowns, these de-
pending upon novel yokcs or handsome
collars for dressiness, or on the use OF
two contrasting materials.
In point Of style, the frock with
long-waisted bodice and short, plated
or gored skirt still holds place for
children from six up to twelve. In the
palmer instances these have solid
Jokes of silk or of the contrasting ma
terial, but the dressier frock almost
invariably shows a thin white guimpe,
provision being made for this in the
cut OF the bodice neck. Numbers Of
gowns In the more solid wash fabrics
have shields and collars of white
pique or plain linen, and frequent use
ia made of white for trimming every
species of tub material.
The little Sunday-go-to-meeting or
afternoon frocks, while preserving the
tailored stamp yet permit. of course,
considerably more trimming than do
the wash frocks, although the garni-
lures are all on a fat order. The sur
plice bodice with shawl collar reach
Ing to the belt, the deep armhole cut
or it's simulations and the peasant or
kimono sleeve are all phases Of the
little girls best frock, although sleeves
may be both long and short and necks
high or collarless. A frock In one
piece is a smart exaction for all the
smaller girls, who would, of course.
look absurd In anything like q shirt
waist get-up. The bodice, too, is
made loose enough for the utmost
comfort, and, unless a longer cut is
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more becoming to her. the hem Of the
dress reaches just to the chiid's knee
caps.
The girl at the left in our picture
wears a frock of blue and white and
black lawn, the p~atterning in rings and
| spots, trimmed with pipings of plain
blue. The bodice has the yoke and
vest in one, this device permitting
much smartness with O contrasting
material, and the skirt is side plated
from a box-plafted front. The second
frock Is of robin's-egg blue linen, with
q very narrow soutache In the same
color used on the neckband, belt and
sleeves. The frilling finishing the
neck and sleeves is of white lawn with
q scalloped edge. The extreme plain
ness OF this frock makes 1t G useful
style for a school dress In some prac-
teal fabric, and IL wanted 1t can be
made much smarter with q skirt
tucked at the hips and the neck cut
square.
MARY DEAN.
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Fashions EVEN1NG NEWS HOUSEHOLD A c Fandes
F LES

March Worst Month for This
TroubIe-HOw to Remove Easily.
There's a reaso why nearly ev-
erybody freckles in March, but
happily there is also a cure for
these ugly blemishes, and no one
need stay freckled.
Simply get one ounce of othine,
double strength, from Barnekov &
PETE, and apply a little OF it at night.
and in the morning you will see that
even the worst freckles have begun
to disappear, while the light ones
have vanished entirely. Now is the
time to rid yourself of freckles, for
II not removed now they will stay
all Summer, and spoil an otherwise
beautiful complexion. Your money
back IL othine fails.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-03-22
SHORT COAT or LACE AGAIN
Popular Garment Has Returned To
Favor, With Many Designs 10
Select From.

The short coat OF lace has returned
at the bidding of fashion.
The popularity of chantilly lace re-
called this dainty garment.
The coat is usually made in the
sleeveless style and is bordered with
fringe or bound with satin, according
to taste.
Another design has kimono-shaped
sleeves. 1t Is caught In front above
the waist, while it falls to the back in
a point or ia divided into two parts.
one falling at either side.
These are worn with indoor frocks.
The material may be chiffon. gauze
or ~marquisette. Any color to tone or
contrast with the gown Is in good
taste.
The coats are pretty and graceful
and III a charming addition to any
costume.
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SOME CHOICE NORWEGIAN
DISHES.

As every nationality has some char.
acteristio dishes which make them ia
nous, they are intensely interesting
to those who make a study of cook
cry, and any Of us may be glad to add
them to our collection.
FatIman's BakeIs Poor Mans
cakss)-Take one egg. beat very
light, add a tablespoonful Of sugar
and a tablespoonful of thick sour
cream and flour to roll very thin. Cut
in long strips and fry in deep fat.
Sprinkle with powdered sugar.
Another BaksI-Beat four eggs
very light. add a cup of sugar. a cup
of cream and vanilla to favor. Add
flour to roll and cut in diamond
shapes. Fry In deep fat. Sprinkle
with powdered sugar.
pepisa krause.-Take two eggs and
the yolk of one, reserving tho third
white; add q cup and q half OF sugar
10 the beaten egg, two tablespoonfuls
Of sour cream and a half cup of but
ter. Mix with -four to roll. Gut in
strips aud roll, then fold In the form
Of o wreath. tapping the ends. Brush
with the white OF egg and sprinkle
generously with fine graduated sugar
and cinnamon well mixed.
A. delicious sandwich filling Is made
Of chopped hard-cooked egg and equal
parts of grated cheese. Spread on
whole wheat bread.
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Less severe TaIlored Models.

The woma who wishes to deyiate q
trife from the severely tailored mod
els this spring will have her coat cut
with an extremely deep collar and
wide revers. She will also have the
coat N with q peplum set on at the
high waist-line and viii preserve the
Bemi-ftted lines that have characteriz-
ed tailored models Tor the past season
or two. The new length for coats, by
the way, is about "a inches. Suit skirts
usually cut with some form of the
tunic this eason either real or siinu-
lated. Pieated side sections are set
into many Of the new models with
good efsecs-Harpsrs Bazaar.
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WITH OR WITHOUT SHIELD. WITH
THREEQUARTER OR LONG SLEEVES.
The Norfolk costume Is one Of ahe ~prettiesi
for little girls. This one can be made Of one
material throughout or OF two and Is charming
under elthnr condition. In the large iliustra.
lion broadcloth Il trimmed with silk serge which
10 s~caiioped on ths edges. In the small back
view serge II combined with plaid material lnc
velvet banding. Later the model Will be charm.
inx made from white linen with collar and cuff
Of color. and the scalloped edges would be very
pretty Tor that fsbric.
The costume consists Of the coat and skirt,
Ths skirt Is straight. and plated and Joined
20 an sndssbody. Ths coat or blouse Ia boz
plated and ehs collar 10 Joined 70 the neck edge.
When this shield 10 used IL 10 arranged ander it
For the 10 year sire viii be required SA yards
of material m, 3M yards 80, 5N yards ~ Inches
vide With ! yard n. for collar. ssffs and bels to
make 40 shown In front view; aA yards OF plain
material II, q yards 3s. M yards a with .
yards Of plaid material q. 2h yards sS. TX yards
The pattern. No. 1855. 10 cut La alzes for Eiris
Of ., 10 and IL ysars OF sge, and will be mailed
10 any address by the Fashion Department OF
khis nsney. on rsraink Of tan centa.
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trimmed part way up with buttons and
loops.
The coat is curate cut at the neck
and has wrapped seams to correspond
with skirt; it fastens down center,
where buttons and holes are sewn very
closely together.
Hat Of black satin, trimmed with
bows Of the same.
Materials required: Az yards serge
46 inches wide, 3 dozen buttons, Az
yards silk or satin for lining coat.
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Watsr 10 ecarcs and Costly.
Water used Il Alden, Arabia, is
pumped from wells ten miles away.
Distilled water is delivered at 70 cents
and ordinary well water at 10 cents
for 100 gallons.
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2esE@ABINET

CAN'T abide TO see men throw
60 their tools r that way the mia
ute the clock begins to strike. as If they
took no pleasure + their work. and was
afraid Of doing a stroke too much. I
hate to see q mans arm drop down as
X he was shot before the clock fairly
struck. just as II he'd never q bit o.
pride snd delight in 'is work. TIL very
~srfndstons I'll 20 on turning q bit after
you loose t1. -Gsorrs Eliot.
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WALKING COSTUME or SERGE
Severely Plain, but With Elements OF
smartness That Give II oIs-
tlnction.

A plain, well-cut costume such az
our mode would be most smart in
navy serge.
The skirt has a wide panel at front.
set on with a wrapped seam. which Is
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-03-22

~ oUSECLEANING, in it's oIdtime meaning, is becoming more and
Ia more a thing of the past. like stoves that burn wood, and oil
III | lamps, and such Inconvenience of archaic times. With hardwood
- u i floors. and rugs n vacuum cleaners. ad eas OF eIecfric
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Mnrfnfk nInnaaa

Norfolk jacket bionses Of white
linen with blus cellars and cuffs ara
being shown in the shops.
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tam apartments, and he had evident
~ retired for the night. There was
nothing else could do, and return
ca home in very respondent frame
of mind.
Early next morning the man had
sought for in vain staggered into my
laboratory, his face of a CHASTITY pal
lor, and his whole appearance show
Ing that he had received a severe
shock.
Captain Mainwaring is Dead" he
exclaimed hoarsely.
What do you mean?" I demanded.
state a fact. / saw him last
night, and told him the story of the
relations that had existed between
Pamela and myself. At first he was
fiercely indignant; then he Gained
down and said he would take night
to think the matter over. He told me
to call upon him again at eight this
morning. / arrived at the Mowbray
to find the whole place in consterna-
tion-they had discovered the Captain
dead in his bed, and doctor had been
summoned who gave it as his opinion
that there had been foul play. You
can see what this means to me, Hall
fax. was the last person with Main
waring; we parted in anger; the hotel
servants will swear to the interview
having taken place. shall be arrest
ed almost Immediately, and to make
matters worse, there is this in my
pocket
AS he spoke, he drew forth the lit
tie bottle Of anhydrous hydrocyanic
acid.
'This lay on your table last night
was tempted, and appropriated it be
| fore you appeared. was searching
for means to take my own life ii
necessary. Just as you entered had
finished reading full description OF
the action Of the poison. / slipped
page eight also into my pocket. Here
is the proof now and here is the bot.
tle."
'Well, at least you can give them
back to me-you need not voluntar.
lily throw suspicion on yourself
1T is too late. When heard the
fatal news at the hotel I staggered
and almost fell Some fiend tempted
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/ he meant to commit suicide?" she
| queried.
"That was his intention, undoubted-
ly. Fortunately, when the supreme
moment came he had not sufficient
strength to carry out his resolve"
| But I fear the worst" she walled.
'sHe was desperate; the letter he
wrote to me told me so. l ought new
er to have given Laurence up; never
really loved Captain Mainwaring."
Listen" I said. eff you had seen
and spoken with Carroll both last
night and this morning, as did, you
would not give way to such suspicious.
That he was desperate and despairing,
| / admit; but he is not a murderer,
| Pamela. Furthermore, the diamond is
missing. Gopinath has just come to
| the house with the news of the theft.
That fact alone helps to prove Car
rolls innocence. The person who
stole the stone was undoubtedly the
| one who committed the murder. Now,
it was not money that Carroll needed
the diamond had no attraction for
I'LL Ill SUCH d uOluOAL VI LIS l11O
Pamela listened with flaming cheeks
and bright eyes, The fact that the
Snakes Eye was missing gave her
great consolation, and could see that
her old-time passion for Carroll had
lost none of its strength. The inquest
was held at an early hour the follow
| ing morning. / was, of course, obliged
to be present The evidence against
| Carroll was still overwhelming, in
spite Of the new turn to the affair
given by the disappearance of the dia-
mond. In fact, it was limited that he
| might have distracted the gem with
the intention of making it appear that
the murder had been committed by
some midnight bandits in search of
plumber, and verdict of wilful MUIR
der was returned by the coroner's
jury. Carroll was locked up to await
examination, and l returned home
much depressed by the march of
events. l was in my library, when
the door bell rang, and few moments
later Gopinath, the Indian servant,
appeared. He was the bearer of let
ter from Pamela which requested me
to call and see her the following morn
ing.
While / was perusing the letter,
Gopinath stood with folded arms few
feet away from me. 1 glanced at him,
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swallowed it as the best means to
prevent it being discovered"
he gave conyulsive shudder, as
ne finished speaking, and fell back
In dead faint. DIR. Symes and 1 lost
no time in operating, and recovered
the diamond. still in its gold setting.
Gopinath, however, failed to survive
the shock and died at an early hour
the following morning.
With his innocence thus establish
ed Laurence Carroll was released from
custody, and Crossthwaite was one Of
the first persons to call upon him and
congratulate him. The old gentle
mans dislike for Carroll had vanished
completely, and few months later I
had the pleasure of witnessing the
ceremony which united Pamela to her
faithful lover.
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on Fifth avenue and went straight to
the room where Pamela's wedding
gifts were still on view. The table
with the glass case stood in the cen
ter of the room; purple cushion lay
inside the case-but the diamond was
gone!
"Ah,' said Crossthwaite, noting the
direction of my eyes; poor Mainwar-
ing had queer fad about that stone
He brought it here every morning, but
insisted on taking charge of it at
night. BY the way, under the circum-
stances, / had better not leave it at
the hotel. I will have it brought
here"
A door at the farther end of the
room opened, and the Indian servant,
Gopirath, glided in. He came for
ward and threw himself at our feet
''Sanp Kee Ankh is stolen!" he gasp
ed. II have found the empty case"
He held up morocco case in both
hands. The cobra's eye is gone" he
repeated 81 found the case empty, as
you see 1t, under my masters pillow.
/ have brought it here. My master
must have been slain by the thief who
stole the gem
s'This, indeed, furnishes motive
for the MURDER" exclaimed Cross
thwaite, excitedly. "Gopinath, come
with me at once He left the room
with the Indian, and / proceeded to
Pamela's boudoir The girl sprang for
ward and seized my hands eagerly.
sDear friend" she said. 'you will
think it horrible of me, but I am
thinking so much of poor Laurence
Carroll that cannot grieve as ought
over Captain Mainwaring's death.
They have just told me that Laurence
has been arrested on suspicion of hav-
ing murdered him. A bottle of poison
was found in his pocket. Oh, is it pos
sible that he is guilty? / cannot be-
lieve it,.
Compose yourself" said sooth-
ingly. MATTERS may not be so bad as
they look
then related in as few words as
possible how the dangerous acid had
got into Carroll's possession.
"You believe that he took it because
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The Diamond
Was gone.

me tc put my hand in my pocket.
pulled out the bottle and stared at
it as if I was Supplied. A waiter who
stood near must have seen the word
poison on the label.
He sunk into a chair and wiped the
perspiration from his forehead.
after I left Mainwaring," he con.
tinued, st went to the Crown Hotel.
not far from the Mowbray. When
reached my room / took the bottle
out of my pocket Mainwaring' s
words had almost maddened me. ]
saw that he would not relinquish Pa
mela on any terms, and horrible de
sire to take my life possessed me. ]
broke the seal and removed the cork
from the bottle. In another moment
would have inhaled the drug-but in
that moment terror, as absolute as my
former mad passion. assailed me.
dreaded death as much as / had pre-
y;ously longed for it. put the cork
back and thrust the bottle back into
nv pocket. That is all, except that !
know / was traced to this house by
one of the hotel porters. / could see
tina. they all suspected me-"
He had scarcely finished speaking,
when the hall door bell rang loudly.
The next instant a couple of police
officers, accompanied by Mr.. Cross
thwaite, entered the room. One of the
men went up to Carroll.
SIS your name Laurence CARROLL?
he asked.
cit isl
ssThen / have a warrant for your
arrest on suspicion of having MUIR
dered Captain Mainwaring at the
Mowbray Hotel last night"
Carroll simply bowed and held out
his hand to me. He did not glance
at Crossthwaite, who on his part took
not the least notice of the accused
ran. A moment later CrossthWaite
and were alone.
s'That unfortunate young man is in
nocent,'' l said Carroll has no more
committed murder than have"
Crossthwaite shook his head impa-
tiently. well, you can stick to your
opinion, Halifax" he responded. "but
do not expect me to share it. Pamela
is terribly upset and has asked me to
bring you to see her. Come with me
now
complied with his request. In a
little while we reached the mansion
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nread Of obscurity.

aDo you think it possible to love
your enemies?"
mot exactly" replied Miss Cay
enne. sYet many of us ought to feel
rather grateful to our enemies as the
only people who take real interest
in u.s.
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Safest ever.

Purchaser Ito street peddler)
these safety matches? Why, they
won't light at all
Peddler-WeIl, wot could yer ave
safer?-Tit-B Bits.
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assistance l placed him on lounge
and bent over him.
Listen to me, Gopinath,'' 1 said.
t'You are very ill, and this gentleman
indicating DIR. Symes-" land / have
decided that your only chance for life
is to operate on you and remove the
diamond you have swallowed"
His dark eyes, glowing like jewels,
were fixed on my face. It did not
even occur to him to deny my accuse
tion.
rs there any hope that / may re-
cover, sahib?" he asked.
''None whatever, unless the diamond
is removed Now, tell us by what
means you murdered Captain Main
waring.'
with drug known only to my peo-
pie. On the night that l saw Main
waring sahib talking to the young
Carroll sahib I thought the hour had
come, and that suspicion would be
cast upon him. / always meant to re-
cover the stone. The Sanp Kee Ankh
was the eye of one of our gods, and
his curse was on me unless l brought
it back. I had furnished myself with
key OF the sahib's room, and when
| thought he was asleep entered soft
ly and poured the poison on his pillow.
I knew it would kill him quickly. I
saw him breathe his last, and when he
was quite dead slipped the case from
under his pillow and took the e. 1
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Outcome of Breach of Faith


lone outcome of this breach of faith
was a democratic House. which acted so
wisely and courageously as to arouse the
enthusiasm of the people and inspire the
democratic party with justifiable hope of
early opportunity to render a public SER
vice sorely needed. Under sagacious and
intrepid democratic leadership special
bills have been passed. having for their
purpose revision of the tariff down.
ward. ultimately to revenue basis.
These hills are known as Free list, wool,
cotton, metals chemicals. sugar and ex-
else. The Presidents use OF the veto
has postponed however the hour when
the people shall enter into the enjoy
ment of the relief proposed, until after
the Inauguration of the next President.
THE temporary failure owing to the
action of the electorate of Canada, of the
effort to effectuate reciprocity with that
country is regrettable. The agreement
proposed was In the interest of both peo-
pie. The movement was ia the right d.
rection because 1t was toward Compel
tive policy. Its immediate and laudabe
purpose was to lessen the cost of living
in each country.
Whether later the mutual advantage
of our people shall be appreciated by our
neighbors across the border, the con-
seriousness that we took the right course
should content us. In all probability,
people of Canada will induce reconsidera-
ton of the action of last year. The tenn
porary reduction of the duty on cement
by the Canadian opponents of reciprocity
is significant of the results that may be
expected
''All honor to the democratic House
which stood for the nation as whole
and left the door open to Canada.
For the ills that flow from that tariff
increase from an average of 20 per cent
to so, the republican party is responsible
For the continuance of that rate against
the efforts OF a democratic Congress, a
republican President is TO blame. 1t is
evident therefore that relief can come
only through the election of a democratic
| President and Congress,
During all these years of enforced
| leves upon the many for the benefit of
the few II has been abundantly demon
strated that the tariff is, as accurately
described by trust magnate. the fruit
| full mother of trusts