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the madam 'ud be back when returned
Then the door was closed. By this
time had made two soft steps Of 1t to get
in the hak shelter Of big old fashioned
clothes cupboard that stood crosswise In q
corner Of the dressing room. couldn't
quite get out OF sight there, but I figured
that maybe I'd be out Of sight enough.
Y'see, was wise to what had come OIL the
minute heard the key turn In the entrance
door.
sThe maid hadn't much shopping to do
and me a-hguring that shed probably
make an afternoon Of 1t So she'd come
back about three-quarters Of an hour after
starting out.
when she'd looked In the key rack for
tho key to the SCOT she'd figured that her
mistress had returned, and so she'd come
right upstairs. She'd tried the knob OF
the entrance door while was moeeying
through the SCOT looking behind the Pic
ture frames, and hadn't heard her. Then,
doping 1t out that her mistress had taken
tho key along with her on her drive, the
maid had dug up the chambermaid and
had tho ohambermaid let her into the SCOT
with her pass key.
Il didn't have much room In that little
angle space on tho far side OF the old fash
ioned clothes cupboard. but oalc'lated
that maybe the maid 'ud pass right through
her mistress's dressing room to her own
room ct the end OF tho SCOT without seeing
me. and that then I'd do the quick slink
to the sitting room and then out Of the
entrance door without being nailed.
Tho maid moved around In the sitting
room whistling coon tune softlike
for what seemed . right long time to me,
and then she crossed over to ono Of the
windows and looked down into the court
yard for quite bit--I could see her plain
when poked my head out from behind my
shelter In the next room to see what she
.Then she gave yawn like a. II she was
sleepy and came into the dressing room.
Hhe was bound straight for her own room,
I felt, from the steady, quick way she was
walking. but In going through the dressing
room she gave . general look around, like
women will when they enter . room, and
from the quick. way she halted and little
gasp that she gave knew that she'd caught
sieht Of the sleeve Of my ooAt etickin out
at the side Of the old clothes cupboard.
well, there was ooly ono thing for me
to do then, and did 1t. stepped right
out from behind the clothes cupboard, hold
ing my hand up a. tip to the GIRL to keep
her head closed.
she was standing With her hands oo her
hips, pretty chalky around the mouth, but
her eyes were steady enough. and she
looked right at me. She hadn't lost her
voice, either. -. -
-'Oh.' she says, quiet like. I thought
there was somebody there.'
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The Nerve of a Woman.
Spike McCunn Tells How He Didn't Get the Dia-
mond. but Becam. . Mind of Mouse Fancier.

see II she made any Of those clutches at the
bosom Of her dress to find out anything
she had there might BE- missing. Nary a
clutch did ssie make. And that's when tie
job began to look soft.
There was only one way to figure it
that the stuff was left behind In the rooms
hy both mistress and maid. It looked q
shame to 20 after such easy junk.
"Three days after got my chance. The
maid came dawn to luncheon IN the servants
dining room, with her lat On, and right after
lunch she struck out for the State street
shops. took It for sure thing hat she'd
shout be making An afternoon Of II picking
the bargains over.
.Her mistress came down few minutes
later, also done UP for tho street. aud when
saw her private Lrougham pull up at tia
carriage door while she was eating lunch
tho weather began to look pretty fine for
me. ...
Il didn't have no trouble at all In getting
the key Of her room and riding up in the
elevator. I couldn't help but chuckle to
myself over the sinfully easy thing I had
OF it In Just sticking the key that belonged
to 1t into tho ksyhoIe and walking into a
SCOT where al but know there was enough
swsg to allow mo to lay of for year II
! wanted to.
.The entrance door lot into the sitting
room Of the SCOT. and whom got in looked
1t again and stuck the key in my poohet.
The mistress's dressing room was right
next to the atting room, with Jap reed
portiere between 'em instead Of door,
and whom stepped In there and got peck
ut the big birdseye maple bureau, with
the fine gold bAoked toilet articles scattered
all over the top Of II. I felt pootty sure that
tho stuff was there for Was In ono Of those
side bureau drawers. =
Il felt all the sursr Of this when went
al through The SCOT and felt behind the
picture france. 4 lot OF travelling women
who don't dspodt their junk in tho hotel
ssfe stick IL behind . picture frame In
bag when they 20 out-and that's the Arst
place q hotsi woeker looks for the stuff
before be begins work With his Jimmy ON
the bureau and dresser.
well, I got my Jimmy out and was Just
about to pry open the top ono OF the big
bureaus side drawers when heard q couple
OF women's voices outside In tho hall.
Then heard a key being poked into the
SCOTS entrance door in the next room.
.The key turned In the lock while the two
women kept Attacking. One Of the women
said 10 the other:
Thanks for letting mo In. ! thought
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Women" remarked Spike MoGunn Of
Detroit, who used to be swell hotel sneak,
amt good fnishers. They begin good
dten enough, but when it comes to stayin
the route they're not there.
That's the reason I never was much
afraid Of women when I was working
without they fell to screaming, that is.
Id rather take chance In blind hall with
four roughneck hotel porters that've been
put wise to the job than to have one scream
hs woman on my hands.
But when they forgot to scream, and
Just tried to play their hand out, cool like,
Twas never bothered by any kind Of bulge
woman had on me. Always felt sure
she'd collapse at the finish, II she got that
lar with her bulge.
Nearest thing ever butted into with
woman mixed up in 1t was In high grade,
old fashioned hotel in Chicago. while the
worlds feir was going on. It was ono OF
these easy looking jobs that gets you to
counting the dun your fence Is going TO
sup you for the swag before you actually
DO the work.
An elderly woman and her maid took q
eoot Of rooms at the high grade, old fash
loned hotel, which was in downtown Chi.
First time saw the elderly woman come
down to dinner, and I got a flash at her
rocks, picked her out. set TO work on
the Job.
i put in about five days studying the
nnks and movements OF the elderly woman
and her maid. First thing wanted to
NOV, Of course, was who carried the
Ainers. They were never deposited In
We hotel safe-I got hep to that in two day.
Watching.
The elderly woman didn't pack 'em
around with her-I watched her at break
iast and luncheon, and felt sure Of that.
Isee. woman generally carries he- rocks,
snen she carries 'em at all. In bag slunE
Geund her neck by a cord or ribbon. and
an beneath her waist. And when .
soman's carrying her glitter Junk that-a-
Wy you'll notioe-if it's your business 70 bs
aoucing such things-that every few min
@ss she sort O. gives start and takes feel
the outside OF her waist to go II the
'namo's hag's still there.
but this elderly woman didn't do 1t,
ma made sure that she never packed the
''an on her. Then I trailed the maid to
II slle was In the habit Of carving the
sSn,mps with her. I gnmshoed after the
n-she was q fine. outstanding. high
~eppihg locker of ali American girl. with
ybe bit of the Irish ia her through
"t OF the stores she visited, Watching tU
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ask the help OF the police In the matter
Father Curry stopped an eight-yesr-old
boy coming out Of a saloon carrying . pail
OF beer. The youngster said that It had
been sold to him by the Italian who runs
the place. The priest after looking about
In vain for a policeman entered the place
and gave the italian such talking TO that
the next customer, who happened to he
little girl, went away empty handed.
One night on a busy corner was found
a little tot scarcely three years Of age stand
ing on grating with huge pail Of beer
tightly clutched IN his tiny hands. It
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weighed him down, but he refused to part
with 1t until his sister, girl Of about ten,
came around the corner in evident distress
over having forgotten him. She had been
sent for the beer and was on her way home
with 1t when, meeting a girl companion.
she had given 1t to the tiny child to hold
and wandered away for a moment.
These are the children that Father Curry
fears may find the beer can a step to worse
things On the way home, or oftener on the
stairway, the little ones stop to take sur
reptitious sip OF the beer or stronger drink
which they may have heen sent for.
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narrow sidewalks or following the Ice
wagon in search for heat antidote.
Upstairs In the houses tho parents are
trying to forget the struggle Of the day.
To them In many instances it is q natural
part Of tho routine Of life to call ono OF the
many children and send him or her to the
saloon for beer. In other cases the parents
are too lazy to 20 themselves, or they may
be ashamed.
The lights Of moro than twenty saloons
shine brightly at night on that part Of
Cherry street. which IL in the parish Of St.
Jathes's, and there are more than fifty In
the parish altogether. Father Curry may
not get far from home before he catches
sight Of little girl coming along with an
empty beer can.
She goes straight along about her business
and she walks In matter Of fact way that
shows there IL no novelty about the pro-
oeeding to her. She goes into a saloon
filed with q drinking crowd Of Italians. She
wastes no words In the matter, but places
the money and the can at the eame time
upon the bar. Tho saloon keeper fills 1t
and reaches forward to pat her cheek,
when the plain clothes man steps In and
says Il want you
While the policeman attends to tho saloon
keeper the badly frightened. fearful little
girl is being questioned BY the priest. As
likely as not Father Curry takes her to her
home. Often he finds her ono Of four ohil-
dren living With her parents In ono small,
poorly furnished room for which they
pay q weak.
The parents very likely at first are in
dignant, rcsenting what they regard as ON
intrusion on their parental rights. But
perhaps, whom the prizes. leaves, the head
Of the house promises that the neat time
he himself viii 60 for the beer. There are
many parents who have been brought to
understand the wrong they do their chill
dren by sending them for beer and hearty
God bless you!' sometimes follows Father
Curry rs he passes on.
The sellers OF beer to children 20 far In
the parish have generally been Italians.
One day at noon before he had decided to
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COST OF LIVING IN GERMANY.
The Last Ten Years Have Seen . Great In.
crease In tho Price Of FoOdstuns.

luC h<8BJ Cu OSIW hhoNc SC0tI uEC8t Ins
crease in the Price Of Foodstuns.
Germany is no longer the paradise OF
American and English families with in
comes just large enough to starve on gen.
teeily at home. Ten years have brought
great changes in the standards Of life In
Germany, not only In Berlin but in tho
smaller cities. Roughly speaking, the cost
Of living has increased by a third to half.
Berlin is still better than New York. Com
paratively few families in Berlin boast the
luxury of an entire house-even fewer,
perhaps, than in New York. The rest live
In wohnungen, or fats, like their American
ment Of four rooms il desirable locality
in Berlin varies from 1915 TO $500. Ten years
ago the prices in Berlin were a fourth
less.
There are complaints in Germany Of the
least a fair knowledge Of cookery is a gen.
eral Possession, and in the second place,
strict oversight on the part OF the police
prevents absolute disregard OF the sacred
ness OF contracts. The minimum monthy
pay for domestic service is IS. Even this
Is an increase Of at least 32 within the last
deoennium.
Turning to the cost Of foodstuns, the
outlook Is less encouraging. Almost with
out exception, articles Of daily consumption
have increased in price from a third to a
half in ten years. As an example, mutton,
which previously cost 12H cents pound.
now costs 25 cents. Butter has risen from
20 to 33 cents pound and eggs from Is
to ~ cents dozen. This increase has been
partly the result Of deliberate legislative
effort to improve the condition Of the peas
antry by the imposition Of protective duties
on the products Of the soil
In general, Berlin holds the same rela-
ton to other German cities as New York
to American centers Of population, but the
cost OF living in Hamburg and Frankfort
than the cost Of living in Philadelphia or
St. Louis with that Of New York. An ex-
oeption In this connection must be made
In favor OF the cities Of south Germany.
The sun., 1905-08-20

There has been a falling OF: in the side
door beer trade on Cherry Hill. That is a
result Of the crusade undertaken by Father
James B. Curry, rector Of st. James's
parish, to put stop to the pre- ctise OF send
ing children to saloons to buy beer.
4 shall fight this unlawful sale Of liquor
TO mere babies to a finish. and / am a good
one to hang on at things, Father Curry says.
For weeks past the kindly faced, hand
some priest has been making the rounds
Of his parish with this end in view. Often
he Is accompanied by detective In plain
clothes to make arrests when desirable.
, Father Curry has always exercised moro
or less personal supervision over the boys
and girls Of his flock. Many a youngster
whom he found staying out too late he has
ssnt to bed with a kindly woro. And always
It has been his effort ITO save and help the
little girls
Ke noticed on his trips through the parish
many children, girls and boys alike. some
Of them not more than Z or 8 years old,
who had been sent by their parents to sa-
looms for beer. Then he began his trips
With another object, that of breaking UP
this form Of lawlessnees. He went through
ths district also at the noon hour and
found that children were sent at that time
also by careless parents to saloons for cans
or pitchers Of beer.
On one occasion four little girls were
seen to come from saloons at Roosevelt
and Water streets within half an hour. Not
one was over II. One Of them, child with
bare feet and all the marks Of poverty,
seemed unwilling to enter the saloon and
stood waiting until another little girl Joined
her. Another was girl Of about IS, with
4 face Of intelligent sweetness and clothed
With care and neatness.
One night brings forth many incidents
b the blocks bounded by Market and Roose-
welt streets, the Bowery and the river,
which make up st. James's parish. 1t
b seldom before O'Clock that Father Curry
starts from st. James's rectory on Oliver
street. Tho streets are full OF his boys
and girls. They are dancing to the music
of hurdy g,lrdy, playing games on the
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-06-08
FOR OUR BOYS TO REMEMBER.

There is lots more courage in being
whipped by larger boy than yourself
in a good cause than there is in whip
ping a little fellow. 1t marks the diff
ference between boy and a bully.
Don't kick your dog because you
know he will forgive you. a boy that
takes a mean advantage of a dogs good
nature is never the kind of a fellow
to take on a camping trip.
The real hunter or sportsman always
treats a gun as if it were loaded, even
if he knows to the contrary. It's the
boy who never had gun in the woods
that plays with it recklessly OF points
an unloaded gun at anyone.
One good turn deserves another, but
it generally brings good many more
than one \ good turn is always good
nvest.nent-cheap, safe, and pays the
biggest dividends of any stock in the
market. If you don't believe it, just
buy a few shares.
Boys will be boys is mighty poor
excuse for any act that is unworthy Of
a boy Boys VIII be men is what should
be borne in mind. and if they are man
" bows they Will be brave, generous
gentlemen, and there's only one thing
better-a true gentlewoman.-N. Y.
Herald.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-06-08
KANIHO OPENS
FUSION CAMPA|G en-

Kaniho, the lone Home Rule legisla-
tor, mounted the soapbox at the corner
of King and Bethel streets at noon yes
terday. Though belonging to the is
land of Hawaii he gave an hours ora
ton to a crowd of Oahu electors upon
their duties in the county campaign.
An intelligent listener who understands
Hawaiian said, in answer to a ques-
ton. that the orator wasn't saying
anything
Home Rulers were excited yesterday
over a rumor that some mysterious
person had attempted to bride J. M.
Poepoe. fusion candidate for sheriff, to
withdraw from the contest. The price
at which Poepoe was appraised by the
tempter is said to have been $500.
Henry Hogan is mentioned as
Democratic possibility to run for coun-
ty sheriff. He was three times attor-
ney for Napa county, California, and
has all his life been a Democrat Mr..
Hogan, when asked about it yester-
day evening, said it was the first he
had heard of being sought. Yet the
news did not seem to offend him. He
laughed at the suggestion that he had
better not commit himself too sudden
ly against having the honor thrust up
on him. Then he invested a nickel in
the second edition of the evening paper
that had brought him out.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-06-08
A TOUR OF INSPECTION.

Supt Holloway and J. II. Rowland
made an automobile inspection of the
roads around Oahu yesterday. Char
lev Bellina drove them over the whole
course in a sixteen horsepower tour
ing car in eleven hours and forty-five
minutes including stops of five hours
and thirty minutes. The officials
found that they would have to build a
at Hauula, where the sea is
eating the highway out. At Waimea
they inspected the new road that is
being cut to the Wahiawa settlement.
The Lord & Belser bridge at Waialua
was also looked over, as was the Wa
hiawa dam. Both gentlemen were
pleased with their trip.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-06-08
NOTES FOR RAILROADERS.

Our miles of railroad track exceed
by more than 10000 all the tracks of
Europe.
Out of 100 900 900 passengers by sea
all over the world, 80 lose their lives;
out of the same number by rail, AZ.
HezekIah Earl, of Auburndale, Mass.
has just closed voluntarily term of 81
years in the employ Of the Boston &
Albany railroad. He was a clerk in the
freight office. He was born In Boston
August Is. 1877. and was sailor in his
youth He is strong and Wei. and
greatly enjoys his weI.-earned leisure.
According to the Railroad Gazette
Cos miles Of new railroad were built
in the United States during the first SIX
months of this year. The roads were
built by 154 compa mics. Last year All
miles were constructed in the same
time. Texas leads, with PAS miles.
while Oklahoma is second, with 243
miles.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-06-08
Legal Sales
At Auction.
SATURDAY, JUNE 10, 1905,
LUX Shung Wal Co. Rice Plantation.
MONDAY, JUNE II, 1905,
Hawaiian Hotel Annex.

MONDAY, JUNE II. 1905,
Lots /, and in block 106, Palolo,
with improvements; also leasehold OF
Bishop Estate to James Carly on
Richards street.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-06-08
CAMPAIGN
IS OPENED
Republicans Hold the
Initial Rally at
Aala Park.

The county campaign was opened
by the Republicans last night with
meeting at Aala Park which was well
attended. A quintette club was in at
tendance and rendered sweet music
between speeches. Sam Dwight was
chairman. Most of the candidates for
office We're present and pledged them
selves to serve the people. Among
the speakers We're E. r. Adams, Jim
Quinn, Jack Kalakiela, Bicknell. Achi,
Jack Lucas. Geo. w. Smith, E. A.
Douthitt and others. Bicknell said he
was more used to keeping books than
to making speeches but he pledged
himself to an economical and honest
administration of the auditors office
long address in Hawaiian urging sup
port for the republican ticket. He
was interrupted several times by Dem
ocrats and Home Rulers in the rear
of the audience but always had a
ready reply.
Jack Lucas brought down the house
with a humorous speech in which the
candidates We're ali described in very
amusing way. Geo. w. Smith impressed
the idea on the people that for the first
time they had been given a chance to
choose their own officers. He said that
if their choice was not wise and coun-
ty government was a failure the next
legislature might take it away. He
urged support for the Republican tick
ct as the only safe one and the only
one representing a party that had a
standing in the community. z. A.
Douthitt showed how the national
election had proved that the Republic
an party was the one that should be
supported. He said that Poepoe's name
should have been "Moemoe," saying
that there would be no deader one than
the Democratic candidate after the
election. Douthitt paid a glowing trib-
ute to Brown
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-06-08
AMERICAN HUMOR.

Editor Advertiser: In the recent
Sunday Advertiser appeared some ex
amples of American humor credited to
Professor H. G. Lord of Columbia and
alleged to be typical products of the
crop of smiles grown on Uncle Sans
fun farm. Were they not in every in
stance too far-fetched and does not
each and every one of them SAVIOR
strongly of the vaudeville monologists
gag-book? To me the small boy
marching down the pike. eating a
green mango and whistling Nearer
my God 20 Thee" is as perfect an IL
lustration of the subtlety of American
humor as I can at the moment bring
to mind.
H NJ AYRES.
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BLACK and white and blue in nat
trimming is a very good combination
this year.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-01-11
NAUGATUCK NUGGETS.

The Ladies Auxiliary 10 the A. o. II. are arranging to bring Ireland'S Own band here at an early date. No band of mlISiciahS have done so much for their country as Ireland'S Own and those who have heard them render the sweet and beautiful songs of Old Ire lend say if is q rare treat.
 Gardner Spring of this town pre- sided at the organ at a church wedding ill Winstcd yesterday afternoon.
 The organ recital given by Harry Ludlow Cooke. organist of the Con- orrgational church. at the church last evening was fine musical treat MT Cooke was ably assisted by Mrs Lillie Wigmorc Squire.
 Tonight the Naugatuck Athletic club basketball team will play the Or tent liv" of Bridgeport, in the Geni opera house. A rattling good game is expected. There will be two prelimin- aries.
 The funeral of Mrs Bertha Racke. wife of Frederick Rackc, Jr., took place yesterday afternoon from the home of her husbands parents. Mir and Mrs Frederick Racke, on North Main street The Rev Sherrod Soule otfici- ate The interment was in Hillside cemetery.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-01-11
WATERVILLE,

Mr W. II. Kenney, secretary and Western representative of the Water vile Cutlery company, who has been spending the past few days in town on business has returned to his home in Milwaukee.
 St Paurs vestry will meet at the rcctor's home tomorrow evening.
 Mr N M. Hall and family of Elm street are spending few days with Mr Halls sister. Mrs Charles Willard of Springfield Mass.
 Charles Alexander. New England representative of the Waterville Cut fiery company, who has been spending the past few days ill town. has re- turned to his home in Springfield.
 The Watervillc lovers of baseball are requested to meet at Goodwill hall tomorrow evening at o'clock. when plans will be started for the season of 1905. There is talk of q joint stock company to back the team this year.
 On Tuesday afternoon and evening, January l7. the Rev J. A. Stansfeld and Mrs Stansfield. will hold a recep tion at their new home on Main and Sheffield streets. where they hope to welcome all their pariShOners in Wa tcrvlle. Oakville. Bucks Hill and Grey stone. The hours are 3 to ] and : to 9.