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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-08

ceiling, and 1t should be many years
before you should ever have TO give
the paper another thought. Where
bookshelves are used, 1t would be very
probable that one of the narrower
widths of paper could be used. and
this would cut the expense very ma
terially. Don't spoil the charm of the
room. by loading your shelves down
with a miscellaneous assortment OF
articles but content yourself with an
occasional piece of old brass or cop
per- a dull bit of some unusual piece
of pottery, and a bit of Towering
plant
Later on. these papers may be well
within the price of everyone, but at
present the prices run for an average
size room. from seventy dollars up,
for the lower floors. and from about
sixty dollars up for bedrooms. Now
of course, these prices may vary at
different places, but these were the
prices given me in the studio where
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-08

claimed, haven't you got Strengthened
out yet? What have you been doing
all day."
Mrs. Townbred reached out for the
nearest object to heave it at his head,
but was forced to clutch at something
solid for support.
"Ruthvin! - Ruthvin Townbred!"
she gasped. IF you say another"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-08
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|INCE wide skirts are fashions .
decree. wide petticoats are a
necessity. that is, wide about
the bottom. The top silt fits (.
Pthly. some to the knee while 9TH ,
bre made to begin to fare just
~ the line Of the hips. 1t goes
put saying the longer smooth At
hd be adopted by the plump fig
But because petticoats are wide
not mean that we should rush
barrow. The top ut is the same
said before, so If the understands
bin good condition they can be
delled in an up-to-date fashion.
o lower portion can be taken
and new material, matching or
fasting with the color of the
but not necessarily tho same
c--can be bought for new
ce and the old one be cut up
trimming the new, say, as bands
tie frills. II nicely remodelled.
betticoat will be readily thought
entirely new. 1t may be sup
that the result would be the
IL the skirt were left as It was
small ruffies were added to the
m 10 suggest fullness, but this
mistake. The entire fiounce must
Ill.
the case OF lingerie petticoats
emodeiling is a very easy matter
40,
be (corset cover lace 1t is called)
Embroidery and quickly form
Zee. When it is added the work
novating is complete.
ne of the petticoats are made
II the dress stands out so much
suggest a crinoline beneath
is much variety by way of fin
the underskirt. We see knife
ed frills trimming wider frills
bn the bias; straight accordion
ed hounces, wide circular skirts
ned on the bottom with bias
or folds and plain skirts edged
group Of narrow overlapping
b.
30 Is used oftener than embroid-
or trimming lingerie petticoats.
ounce usually drawn up with
N in a delicate color as a head
equently the under fiounce (for
must be a foundation for the
of course) is threaded with the
h which gives very dainty ef-
It year this time we were giving
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-08
HE LAST STRAW

DHE morning after the night on
which the Townbreds had been
compelled to beat a hasty re-
treat to the city and spend the
1T in n hotel. because of the non
val of their furniture at their
ntry place. Mr.. Townbred walked
serenely to his office while Mrs.
INBRED made an early car for Five
s. prepared to hear the worst.
nd she heard it. On her arrival,
moving men were lifting the last
OF furniture from the belated
and setting it down in the house
hywheres. In fact, the first floor
ht well have been mistaken for the
living room Of a storage company.
Where in the world have you
2" she demanded of the colored
man of the van.
We been mos all over dis state,
)" he answered YEARLY. "En we
on de cold road en- amt had no
kfus' en- feels mos shuah we done
sumpen outer de back uf de
un." A sur1nise WHICH Mrs
inbred later found to be surpris-
accurate.
be van was a sight. with one tire
and large gobs of choice red
try mud plastered all over 1t. The
iture was fairly groaning with re-
ment at the rough treatment it
Just managed to survive. And the
ling men seemed to be finding rare
be in expressing their opinions Of
country, the roads and their all
task of pushing the van
ugh" to Five Oaks.
Mrs. Townbred had Virgie, the
prepare substantial breakfast
hem from the provisions that had
ped the jolts and bumps Of the
After which, under Mrs. Town
s direction, they carried most of
heavy pieces of furniture to the
BUS rooms. But even then they
behind them a house truly d.
4 against itself.
rs. Townbred donned an old dress,
up her sleeves, tied a cloth
nd her head and, with the aid of
e and John, pitched in to bring
tie order out of the chaos that
fonted them.
narrate the details Of that long
battle against disorder would be
6, at best. But to depict the
al distress of Mr.. Townbred back
be city would be even more har-
hg-from his viewpoint.
rowing what was to follow, his
neon was unappetizing; and just
e boarded an early car for Five
he realized, poignantly, as only
an can-that he would have to
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-08

growled.
II c-c-can't Sleep" walled Mrs.
Townbred. Il just can't get to sleep!"
Mr.. Townbred propped himself UP
on his elbow. why not?" he asked.
There's no noise now"
"That's-that's just it," sobbed Mrs.
Townbred. ITS $3.50 still and quiet
and-and Spooky--"
For tn love of Nike" gasped Mr..
Townbred.
Copyright, 1915. by Edward Riddle
Padgett)
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-08

easily be seen that 1t takes much
more expert man to hang this paper
than one of narrow width. Nothing
looks simpler, to be harder. than the
hanging of great masses Of paper. and
where every tear means a tear to the
owner" she wants the best paper
hanger that can be had. This OF
course has to be paid for.
It Is said to be washable. and to
have perpetual wearing qualities. A
wet sponge will bring off all the dirt.
and leave all the pattern and color.
If this is true. 1t is we'll worth the
money, for we all know that the re-
suit in most cases is that we bring off
the dirt, as we'll as the paper and the
pattern and the everything that is
bringabe. Dirt and paper have formed
an attachment that scorns earthly
partings. and 1t is a case of United
we stand, divided we fall"
LOUISE GOODLOE FALCONER.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-08
Seamless Wall Paper

In the library nothing can be quite
so attractive as low bookshelves ex-
tending the full length of the room,
and in any extra space. These should
be about four feet high, and the top
makes the space needed for plants, or
bric-a-brac. or pictures. Thus your
paper can 60 in seamless pieces to the
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-08
What have you been doing all day."

bred and Nirgie and John had made
really remarkable progress in straight
ening out the living and dining
rooms
"When'll dinner be ready?" he in
quired blandly. "A
Mrs. Townbred gave him one look,
gasped, clapped her hand to her
mouth and turned and fled
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-08

this year. fearing the styles are not
yet sufficiently settled to warrant
making new frocks but as one must
prepare underneath for the outer
this sewing can be done with perfect
confidence If my suggestions are car
ried out. l speak from absolute ALL
thority.
without a shadow of a doubt skirts
will be full and the waists fitted
and in many cases boned.
II table silver is placed in hot SOAP
suds Immediately after being used
and dried with soft. clean cloth, pol
ishing will be saved
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-08

was being shown the advance styles
1t depends largely on ones purse.
whether this price is great or small.
but there is no question that it Is q
price beyond most of us. To a large
extent, the price is based on the care
with which 1t has to be hung, and the
great danger of tearing, so 1t cas-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-08

in the darkness
'RuthVin? Ruthvin?" she called
gently.
Yes. Frieda. what is it," Mr..
Townbred replied, wide awake.
Listen" she continued
Mr. Townbred listened. Family but
still audibly. came the strains of a
sweet lullaby. Il Didn't Raise NV
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-08
Boy To Be a Soldier" sang a phono-

Boy To Be a Soldier" sang a phono-
graph, way off in the distance.
"Ha! Hal" laughed Mr.. Townbred,
not once but again. Can you beat
1t! Move to the country to get away
from the noises of our apartment in
town and the very first thing you hear
is"
But Just then Mr.. Townbred re-
ceived a prod in the ribs that struck
with sufficient impact to put a sudden
and effective quietus upon his merri-
ment, for the me-being at least
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-08

a welcome one. Some corsets were SO
long 1t was actually impossible for
the wearer to sit down.
Women are delaying their sewing
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-08

, FIRING is the season when SIM
\ pie food Is much better for the
health, and rich dishes should
be avoided as much as posi-
Where there are children the
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-04-23

in doubt which way to go. Craig had
stuck his head out of the window, as
| had done, and, seeing the crossroads,
had told the chauffeur to stop. There
stood the hobo.
did car pass here, just nova
big carr" called Craig.
The man put his hand to his ear, as
if only half compromising.
Which way did the big car go?" re-
peated Kennedy.
The hobo approached the taxicab
sullenly, as if he had a grudge against
cars in general.
One question after another elected
little that could be construed as intel
ligence. If Craig had only been able
to see, he would have found out that,
with his back toward the taxicab
driver, the hobo held one hand behind
him and made the sign of the Clutch
ing Hand, glancing surreptitiously at
the driver to catch the answering sign,
while Craig gazed earnestly up the
two roads.
At last Craig gave him up as hope
less. "Well-go ahead-that way" he
indicated, picking the most likely road.
AS the chauffeur was about to start
he stalled his engine.
Hurry" urged Craig, exasperated
at the delays.
The driver got out and tried to crank
the engine Again and again he turned
it over, but somehow it refused to
start. Then he lifted the hood and be-
gan to tinker.
Whats the matter?" asked Craig.
impatiently jumping out and bending
over the engine, too.
The driver shrugged his shoulders.
Must be something wrong with the
| ignition, / guess" he replied.
Kennedy looked the car over hastily.
81 can't see anything wrong" he
| frowned.
well, there is" growled the driver.
Precious minutes were speeding
away as they argued. Finally with his
characteristic energy, Kennedy put the
taxicab driver aside.
Let me try it," he said. Miss
Dodge, will you arrange that spark
and throttle?"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-04-23

the dirt, examining the road for marks.
That way!" he indicated, leaping
back to the running board.
We piled back into the car and pro-
ceeded under Kennedy's direction, as
fast as he would permit. So it con-
tinued, perhaps for couple of hours.
At last Kennedy stopped the cab
and slowly directed the driver to veer
into an open space that looked partic-
ularly lonesome. Near it stood a one
story brick factory building, closed.
but not abandoned
AS | looked about at the unattrac-
tive scene, Kennedy already was down
on his knees in the dirt again, study.
ing the tire tracks. They were all
confused, showing that the taxicab
we we're following had evidently
backed in and turned several times
before going on.
Crossed by another set of tire
tracks," he exclaimed excitedly,
studying closer. THAT must have
been the limousine, waiting"
Laboriously he was following the
course of the cars in the oper space,
when one word escaped him, Foot
prints!"
He was up and off in a moment, be-
fore we could imagine what he was
after We had got out of the cab,
and followed him as, down to the
very shore of sort of cove or bay,
he went There lay a rusty, discard
ed boiler on the beach, half sub.
merged in the rising tide. At this
tank the footprints seemed to go
right down the sand and into the
waves, which were slowly obliterating
them. Kennedy gazed out as If to
make out a possible boat on the hori-
zon where the cove widened out.
Look" ] cried.
Further down the shore, a few feet.
! had discovered the same prints, go
ing in the opposite direction, back to-
ward the place from which he had
just come. started to follow them
but soon found myself alone. Ken
nedy had paused beside the old boiler.
What is it?" l asked, retracing my
steps.
He did not answer. but seemed to be
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-04-23
THIRD EPISODE
The VANISHING Jewels,

Banging away at my typewriter the
next day, in Kennedy's laboratory,
was startled by the sudden, insistent
ringing of the telephone near me.
Hello l answered, for Craig was
at work at his table, trying still to ex-
tract some clue from the slender evil
dence thus far elected in the Dodge
mystery.
ooh, Mr.. Kennedy" l heard an ex-
cited voice over the wire reply, my
friend, Susie Martin, is here. Her ia
Their has just received a message from
that Clutching Hand and"
'Just moment, Miss Dodge" l in
terrupted. This is Mr.. jameson"
"Oh!" came back the voice, breath
less and disappointed Let me have
Mr.. Kennedy-quick."
I had already passed the telephone
to Craig and was watching him keen
ly as he listened over it.
He motioned to me for a pad and
pencil that lay near me.
Please read the letter again, slow
Vi, hlSS DOuS0, lie dShCu, duuluS,
there isn't time for me to see it
just yet But I want it exactly. You
say it is made up of separate words
and type cut from newspapers and
pasted on note paper?"
] handed him paper and pencil
,"All right, now, Miss Dodge, go
ahead"
AS he wrote he indicated to me by
his eyes that he wanted me to read.
I did so:
Sturtevant Martin, Jeweler
No. 1892 Fifth Avenue, New York City
Sir-As you have failed to deliver the
$4,000, I shall rob your main diamond
case at exactly noon today
Thank you, Miss Dodge continued
Kennedy, laying down the pencil.
yes, | understand perfectly-signed
by that same Clutching Hand. Let
me see," he pondered, looking at his
watch. 1t is now half-past eleven.
Very well. ! shall meet you and Miss
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Martin at Mr.. Martins store directly
1t lacked five minutes of noon when
Kennedy and ! dashed up before Mar
tins and dismissed our taxicab.
A remarkable scene greeted us as
we entered the famous jewelry shop.
Involuntarily | drew back Squarely
in front of us man had suddenly
raised revolver and leveled it at us.
DON'T" cried a familiar voice.
THAT is Mr.. Kennedy"
Just then, from a little knot of peo-
pie, Elaine Dodge sprang forward
with a cry and seized the gun
Kennedy turned to her, apparently
not half so much concerned about the
automatic that yawned at him az
about the anxiety of the pretty girl
who had interviewed. The too eager
plain-clothes man lowered the gun
sheepishly.
Sturtevant Martin was a typical So
ciety business man. quietly but richly
dressed
In the excitement glanced about
hurriedly,
Directly in front of me was sign
tackled up on pillar, which read:
This store will be closed at noon to-
day. Martin & Co."
All the customers we're gone.
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the powerful limousine On uptown
they went, the only thing preventing
the limousine from escaping being the
fear of pursuit by traffic police if the
driver let out speed. They were con-
tent to manage to keep just far enough
ahead to be out of danger of having
Kennedy overhaul them. AS for US,
we followed as best we could, on up
town, past the city line, and out into
the country.
There Kennedy lost sight alto
gether of the car he was trailing.
Worse than that, we lost sight of
Kennedy. Still we kept on blindly,
trusting to luck and common sense in
picking the road.
l was peering ahead over the
drivers shoulder, the window down,
trying to direct him, when we ap-
preached a fork in the road. Here
was dilemma which must be decided
at once, rightly or wrongly.
AS we neared the crossroad | gave
an involuntary exclamation. Beside
the road, almost on it, lay the figure
of a. man. Our driver pulled up with a
jerk and | was out of the car in an in,
slant.
There lay Kennedy! Someone had
blackjacked him. He was grooming
and just beginning to show signs OF
consciousness as l bent over.
What's the matter, old MANI"
asked, helping him to his feet.
He looked about dazed a moment
then seeing me and comprehending, he
pointed excitedly, but vaguely.
"Elaine!" he cried. They've kid
mapped Elaine!"
What had really happened, as We
learned later from Elaine and others
was that when the crossroads was
reached the three crooks in the limou
sine had stopped long enough to speal
to an accomplice stationed there, &C
cording to their plan for a getaway
He was tough-looking individual who
might have been hoboing it to the city
When, a, few minutes later, Ken
nedy and Elaine had approached the
fork, their driver had slowed up, as i
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-04-23

Elaine, equal to anything, did so, and
Craig bent down and cranked the en-
CINE. 1t started on the first spin.
"See;" he exclaimed. There wasn't
anything, after ALL"
He took a step toward the taxicab
'Mr. Kennedy-look out!" cried
Elaine.
Craig turned But it was too late.
The rough-looking fellow had awak-
ened to life. Suddenly he stepped up
behind Kennedy with blackjack. AS
the heavy weight descended Craig
crumpled up on the ground uncon-
scious.
With scream, Elaine turned and
started to run. But the chauffeur
seized her arm.
Say, bo," he asked of the rough fell
low, what does Clutching Hand want
with her? Quick! There's another
cab likely to be along in a moment
with that fellow Jameson in it."
The rough fellow, with an oath,
seized her and dragged her into the
taxicab GO ahead" he growled, in
dicating the road.
And away they sped, leaving Ken.
nedy unconscious on the side of the
road, where we found him.
What are we to do?' l asked help
lessly of Kennedy, when we had al
last got him on his feet.
His head still ringing from the force
of the blow of the blackjack, Craig
stopped down, then knelt in the dust
of the road, then ran ahead a bit
where it was somewhat muddy.
(Which way-which way?" he NUT
tered to himself.
I thought perhaps the blow had af
fected him and leaned over to see
what he was doing. Instead, he was
studying the marks made by the tire
of the Clutching Hand cab.
More slowly now and carefully, We
proceeded, for mistake meant losing
J the trail of Elaine.
We came to another crossroads anC
the driver glanced at Craig. "Stop!'
| he ordered
In another instant he was down il
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-04-23
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ~oe%9%1~~HeNeo~N~3~N~
SYNOPSIS.

The New York police are mystifed by a
series of murders of prominent men. The
principal clue to the murderer is the warn
ing letter which is sent the victims, signed
with a "clutching hand" The latest vic
tim of the mysterious assassin is Taylor
Dodge, the insurance president. His
daughter, Elaine, employs Craig Kennedy,
the famous scientific detective, to try to
unravel the mystery. What Kennedy ac-
complishes is told by his friend, jameson,
neMSpaper man.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-10-31
.MlLNER DEN0UNCES
BRITISH SECRECY

London, oct 30 t9:31 >. nj
Speaking al Canterbury tonight Nis-
count Miner. who recently raised a
stir in the house Of lords by suggest
ing the withdrawal of the troops from
Gallipoli, vigorously denounced 'the
policy Of secrecy" which, he declared,
had characterized the conduct OF the
war up to the present.
If" he said. "sueh grave faults and
blunders as delay in providing shells,
"A barefaced attempt TO conceal ~
blunders In the Dardanelles and q
phenomenal failure of our policy in
the Balkans-if things like these are
allowed to be CLOSED over we must
not expect and we should never de-
serve. TO see our affairs more wisely
conducted in the future. ! cannot un-
. rstand how anybody can contem-
plate our failure adequately to sup
port Serbia after what we promised
or our belated attempt TO buy help
from Greece by offering her part
of our posses sions. without sense OF
deep humiliation
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-10-31
WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS
CAUGHT FOR BIG SUM

New York oct 30 The first Of
three suits brought by John D. PARKS
a. Sons Co.. of Cincinnati, against men
prominent In the wholesale drug busi-
ness lu this city Albany Troy, Utica,
Elmira. syrncusc, Rochester ana Buff
falo. FOR damages alleged % have been
caused their business bv methods In
violation of the Sherman law. result
cd n p decree for the PARK company
100 the federal district court here.
Tho decree entered Is known In le-
ral phraseology. as a decree pro con
fcseo and ls the equitable form OF a
Judgment by default Damages are
,ot tu be adjusted According TO Al
tom H. Parkcr uf counsel for the Park
companH damages wil approximate
$500 600
The three suits are all directed
against promincut members Of the
National wholesale Druggists asso-
riauon. which. together with its niem-
bers it IS ALLEGED. was cnioined by
decree written Ia 1913 in the govern
meut sHlt ugaInst the so-called drug
trust from fixing prices. circulating
blackllstB ana unlawfully interfering
with the business Of uon-conforming
wholesale druggists Interference with
their business ia charged by the plain-
lifts from 1891 10 1907,
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-10-31
PRESIDENT AND MRS.
GAIT AT ANNAPOLIS

Annapolis, Md. Oct. 30.-Motori lg
from Washington for an afternoons
outing, President Wilson, accompanied
by Mrs Norman Calf his fiancee, and
Or. Cary Grayson. his physician, spent
am hour ana a half here today Their
presence was known 10 only few
persons. although the White House
automobile, ,railed hy car contain
ing secret service men, was driven
slowly thr0ueh the principal streets.
After riding through the naval
academy grounds, the presidents par
.ty stopped for a few minutes at the
home Of Captain Eberle, supeuntend-
ent Of the academy There they saw
Secretary Of the Navy Daniels and
Mrs Daniels, who are weekend guests
of the superintendent and Mrs Eb-
erie.
The president declined an invitation
to stay for the football game, saying
he would rather avoid the crowd He
and his companions remained az a
hotel, where they had luncheon, un-
til the streets We're clear of the crowd
on their way 20 the football game