davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-08-09

ing It over, the man saw that II was
addressed to Cynthia in his own well.
remembered hand. There was a
strange clutching at his heart when he
took out the tear-stained bit of lace
paper. with its cupids and its roses.
and read again the foolish little verse.
It was two mornings later. Cynthia
stood by window in her room looking
listlessly out at the snowy expanse OF
lawn. Her stolen watch had been re-
covered the day before. but her ebony
box had not been found and she could
not well advertise for a box containing
an old valentine
She had heard that Harold was at
home, and looking well and particular.
ly happy, but she had not seen hiri
She must look happy, too, when they
should meet, for she would rather die
than have him guess how her heart
ached.
The door.bell rang sharply and she
heard some one go through the lower
hall to answer the ring, but she did
not take notice of what was happen.
ing until Annie raped gently at her
door For you, Miss Cynthia" the
maid said, looking on and handing to
her mistress a large white paste.
board box. Her fingers trembled as
she unfastened the cord and lifted the
cover In the white tissue paper lay
great bunch Of fragrant violets with
their rich green leaves and nestled In
among them was small white ca.
velope. Opening It. the girl drew ont
her cherished and lost valentine, and
with II sheet OF paper. On the pa
per, In Harolds strong, manly hand,
was written: When ! see you, | will
explain to you how | came by this val.
entine, which | sent you years ago.
The fact that you have treasured Il
has given me hope and courage. We
do not now need to wait to be older
before the joyous fulfillment of the
hast line of tho Valentines verse.
shall come to you this evening"
He came, and stood again In that
large, pleasant room, waiting for Gym.
thia. He heard again the rustic of her
skirt upon the stair, and looking up,
he saw her coming down. She wore
gown OF white, as she had done that
other night, so filled with pain for
both of them, but his violets we're IN
her hair and against her breast, and,
unabashed, the love OF him was shin
Ing In her eyes.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-08-09
Jap" Effect In Sleeves.

A variation Of the fashionable Japa.
nese and sling sleeve effects is found
In some of the little coats of striped
silk, showing the sleeve and underarm
section cut in one. This is quite I'M
Ike the Japanese sleeve, for, though
1t gives the long shoulder effect. 1t fol.
lows the line Of the arm. The coat
has the most charming little empire
vest formed Of embroidered tafFeta,
the scallops of which are turned back
and stitched down very close over
fancy lace braid, OF which only enough
shows to form a piping beyond the
edge OF the scallops of taffeta.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-08-09

Many newspapers have suppressed
the fact that on June q, the Repub
licans in the New York state senate
blocked the passage of resolution
providing for an investigation of the
charges made against Roosevelt by
Judge Parker and f. II. Hartman con
corning the Republican campaign fund
OF 1904. But such is the fact.
The resolution reclted that reports,
inspired by the promoters of corporate
interests in New York, distinctly
charge that the managers of tho Re
publican campaign of 1904 solicited
and accepted large contributions OF
money from corporations, with the I'M
Outstanding that President Roosevelt
and the national government should,
in consideration thereof grant certain
concessions and favors to those who
furnished the money; and declared
that It is the duty of the state legisla.
ture to investigate and prove the truth
or falsity of such reports, in the in
terest of public morals and good citi-
zenship. 1t then provided for raising
joint commission of nine members
representing the governor, the sen.
ate and the assembly to conduct such
Investigation and make full report
thereon. There was a motion for its
adoption, but objection was made,
and It was referred to the committee
on finance by Senator Raines, who was
acting as president of the senate
Now, Is there any reason why the
truth should not be ferreted out in re.
spect to the connection Of Roosevelt
and Cortelyou with the scandalous do.
ings OF the corporations In 1904? As
Mr. Roasevelt's party friends control
the legislature, II he fails TO demand
such an investigation 1t will impress
the voters with the fact of the cor
ruption that existed in his campaign.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-08-09

holding out to him some letters and a
ring that sparkled in the light. Her
face had been so cold-so cruelty cold
and beautiful-his Cynthia's face! Har.
old stood there a little longer, and
then, not seeing very well. he went on
up the street.
He had gone only few rods when
his foot struck something lying on the
walk. 1t was square and dark. and.
picking It up. he discovered that II was
small black box. He started to open
II, but hearing footsteps coming rapid
ly down n side street, he dropped the
box into his ulster pocket and strobe
on to the welcome awaiting him at
the red brick house.
It was late when Harold Cushmnn
slept that night. and late when he
awakened in his own familiar room the
next morning. When he went down.
stairs he found the family already as.
sembled at the breakfast table and
eXcitedly discussing a burglary which
had taken place In the village between
II and II the previous evening
The yellow and white colonial house
had been entered, and two watches,
considerable silver and some money
had been stolen. Cynthia's watch had
been taken from the dressnE.table in
her room, and her desk had been
broken open. 1t had been a bold Won.
ture for a moonlit night, and the town
was stirred over the affair.
AS his sister finished reading the &C.
count of the burglary. Harold remem.
bered the black box. and hastily excus.
ing himself, he mounted the stairs,
three steps at a time. His ulster was
hanging over a chair in his room. as
he had left II the night before and
diving into one of the capacious peck
cts he drew out the box which he had
found in the street. 1t was of ebony
and exquistely carved. He lifted the
lid. expecting TO find the box either
empty or containing jewels but II was
not empty and neither did II contain
Jewels. Against the delicate blue lin
Ing lay a little old envelope and, turn.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-08-09
The States and the Railroads.

The western railroads have raised
their freight rates five per cent. by
changes in classification. This shows
how futile the Roosevelt rate legisla.
ton Is to protect the public from the
corporations. Yet some people want
Mr.. Roosevelt renominated, without
thinking that his plan of reducing
railroad rates Is n total failure. The
only rate reduction that has been nc.
complished has been by state iegisla.
ton and Mr.. Roosevelt's plan. as ex.
planned in his Indianapolis speech, is
to take the power to reduce rates from
the states and concentrate all such
power in the federal government.
Don't be fooled by any such Hamilton.
ian theory, but hang on TO the re-
served rights OF the states and hame
rule.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-08-09
PUT IN DEMOCRATS
ONLY CHANCE FOR RELIEF FROM
TRUST ExToRTIoN.
Republicans have No Real intention
Of Allowing the Tariff to Be
Revised, Now or at
ANY Time.

The minority faction of the Repub.
leans are admitting the tariff must
be revised, but the faction called
standpatters, whose only idea of any
change is to revise the tariff higher,
are In the majority. They controlled
the last congress and will also domln-
ate the coming congress and will re-
elect Mr.. Cannon speaker Where
Mr.. Cannon stands is not guess work.
for the ways and means committee
that he appointed when the last con.
gress was organized had safe ma.
jority of ardent Republicans who were
30 intent on protecting the trusts
that they would not allow any tariff
the house of representatives. Even
the bill introduced by Hon. John
Sharp Williams the Democratic lead.
err TO reduce those tariff duties above
100 per cent. down to that figure,
was refused discussion.
II the Republicans carry the next
national election, the standpatter ma.
iority will claim that the principle of
protection has been ndorsed and the
recommendation of such n tariff com
mission as they now propose will be
ignored.
There Is another reason why there
can be no tariff revision by a Repub
lIcan congress- and that is the trusts
and corporations will still control Il
majority of tle United States senate
and any bill that would reduce the
large profits that the present tariff
law gives the trusts will receive scant
support in the finance committee with
senator Aldrich, that arch trust pro.
tectionist at its head, and the Stand.
ard OIL millions at his back
If the people who are paying high
trust prices want the cost of living
reduced, they must not only vote for
a Democratic president, a Democratic
house of representatives, but more
especially for Democratic members OF
their state legislatures, in those states
where United States senators are to be
elected, who will in turn vote for
Democrats for United States sen.
ators
There are 30 senators whose terms
expire March 5, 1909, of whom ~
are Democrats. II majority of the
Is Republicans were defeated there
would be al Democrats and 40 Re.
publicans In the senate, and there
are six of seven Republicans who
would vote with the Democrats for a
partial tariff reform bill.
Think over this and when you feel
the pinch of high trust prices make
a resolve that you will vote to turn
the trust rascals out.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-08-09
MAKE HALL PRETTY
MISTAKE TO NEGLECT ENTRANCE
TO HOME.
Proper Decoration and Arrangement
GiVUs Visitor Good impression Of
House-IIIustration Shows Ap.
propriate Furnishings.

Our first impression Of the home
we enter is often decided by the halls
appearance, and II this Is badly ar.
ranged and decorated the other rooms
are likely to be in keeping with it,.
Little can be done with the average
hall In narrow city houses, but II may
at least be kept from being dreary
and lorbidding
A well.chosen stair carpet. wall
coverings of good rich color, and
doorway draperies in tones to match
go far to bring about this result The
less furniture the better. An um.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-08-09

wall was covered with brown cloth,
which is very durable and fresh
looking This was topped by a mold.
Ing, above which the wall space was
hung with two.tonc bun paper. This
In turn had strip of moldng above
1t. The ceiling was covered with
cream colorod paper
The floor was of hard wood and
was covered with rugs OF harmonic.
Ing shades The staircase was a sim.
pie colonial one. in n straight line
design, and a mahogany hall table
stood against the wall. Two oblong
pictures were on the wall and colo
NAL mirror hung over the table. on
either side Of the latter there was a
double candcstck. made to fasten
to the wall
In the hall or on the stairway a
few pictures may be hung II the
width OF the passage permits. but
there must not be the slightest chance
Of jostling against them. They should
be of assorted sizes. some oblong
or square, others round or oval.
Fortunately. the picture holding
is fast losing It's original use. Moth.
Ing is more hidcous than the triangu.
lar shaped space formed BY the pic.
ture wire above frame. particularly
II the frame be small and the wires
long. The sCrcw-cycs should be about
one inch from the top OF the frame.
and the wire should be- so short that
1t does not show Pictures should BIO
hung flush with the wall, If they
slant they viii be ont of harmony
with the architectural lines of tho
room.
For the formal drapcry for the front
door or the window, nothing EQUALS
the filet lace panel There are sev.
eral ways Of using this curtain: Il
may be stretched on a frame and set
In the sash against the glass. or IL
may be attached to n small rod at the
top OF the pane and allowed to hang
In folds to the bottom. The frame.
however, has this advantage: when
the curtain has been cleaned II may
be stretched In the frame and dried
In position Otherwise the lace Will
tend to dry out Of shape and look
str!ngy and lacking In its pristine
freshness.
One of the best frames comes with
groove In each side in which is n
cotton cord To this cord the lace
panel is sewn, and when the curtain
Is cleaned these stitches may readily
be taken out. and after washing be
readily replaced.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-08-09

to the tidy, while they are also very
useful in keeping the sticks in place
The tidy itself is Of pale linen made
in pocket form, and fairly deep, so
that the combings will always be out
Of sight II is bound at the edge with
heavy white cord, and finished in
front with single pale pink rose with
green foliage. embroidered in washing
flax thread and in the natural tints Of
the flowers and the leaves. Linen is
suggested rather than silk, as the tidy
can then be washed and replaced,
when occasion requires.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-08-09
Pin Cushion Covers.

Lingerie pin cushion covers are at.
tractIye for the dalntily equipped
dressing table. They are oval In shape
and OF sheerest linen, hand embroider-
ed, aud finished with frills. which
are button holed in deep points. and
outlined in real Valenclennes lace.
The covers are fastened to the cush-
ions with tiny buttons and can be
easily Numbered They sell for eight
dollars.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-08-09
The New Combination Of Iacna

One of the combinations of lace
that seem the most modish this yuar
is that of Valenciennes and filet. The
lighter lace is used to edge patterns
in the filet or, In the form of entre-
deux. is incrusted in the heavier lace.
AS rule u rather heavy Valenciennes
and light fllet are chosen. This
seems to replace the Irish AID valen.
ciennes OF last season
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-08-09
FOR THE DRESSING TABLE.
Novel ToiIet.Tdy viii Make a Pretty
Ornament.

The dainty little toilet.tldy shown
in our sketch is made on something
the same principle as an easel or a
standing photo.frame, and would prove
pretty ornament ior the dressing
table
II Is arranged with three long and
slender pieces of wood, some seven or
eight inches in length, and one short.
or piece TO 20 across the top. These
pieces of wood are kept in position by
firmly tied bows of pink satin ribbon,
which are connected by twisted ends,
and which serve to give pretty finish
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-08-09

brella stand, chair, a chest and mir.
ror with hooks, are all that is neces.
sary, Pictures should be OF rather
formal style, carefully chosen and
sparingly used
houses the widest latitude is allowed
In the treatment of the hall The
Illustration shows n simple and at.
tractiye way to furnish the ordinary
hall. The first three feet OF side
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-08-09

Does any man in the world remem
ber a tariff revision by Republicans
which wasn't a revision upwards?
We want no such revision You
might as well expect a reduction of
high salaries to result from a gen.
eral revision Of salaries by congress
% a government bureau. Give us an
income tax; and revise the tarlg
downwards.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-08-09
The Listeners Excuse

II we always directly turned the
other way when We heard anything
obviously not intended for our ears.
we should lose vast deal of amuse.
ment--Eton College Chronicle,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-08-09
Reunited by a Burglar !
By L. AGNES MORLEY COWLES

Copyright, by Joseph b. Bowlcs3
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-12-08
SMALL TALKS.

Four)
CAPTAIN DREWNw Francisco will the old altogether in
the shade, pretty therem be ruins
HERBERTIt will
desirable
small supply
vegetables potatoes
days attention during the week.
They half million each and the generated high
o
OSCAR THE SILENT of those believe jumping
himself
Allow
the his old
of the St. Louis he had a right to
TOWSE-The auditorium old fish
auditorium
meeting
thing that the there into the fresh ought
Saturday
auditorium there for the they talk about Waach
That's our
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-12-08
AN AUTO PRINCESS.

News Letter-Princess Elizabeth OF
Lichtenstein, whom all followers Of the
doings of royalty will remember as
the youngest daughter Of the Arch
duchess Marie Therese and a niece of
Emperor Franz Joseph. and whose
beautiful castle at notwithstanding fs
one of the most delicatessan in South
Hungary. has taken TO motoring. Not
wishing to attract undue attention or
notoriety in her indulgence in this
pastiue. she has purchased thirty-one
automobiles as a starter, and il she
likes them. viii purchase a quantity.
Meanwhile, the little community OF
stuhlweissenburger are preparing 10
enter their claims for having more
automobiles per capita" etc, thus
gaining for themselves the giories that
such a reputation has to bestow.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-12-08
TO PRESERVE GREAT SEAL.

LONDON, Nov. 20.-The Great Seal
of the South African Republic is not
to be sold by auction after ALL The
protests raised in South Africa against
such a course, backed up, no doubt, by
the Transvaal government, have led
the colonial office to intervene. and it
is now certain that the seal will pass
into possession of the crown.
The seal, it is stated, has been, for
some time past, in the possession of
quartermaster sergeant who was en-
gagged in the late war According to
his own account, he obtained it from
a Boer. who was in the act of burying
it. Quite recently the soldier sent the
seal TO this country to be disposed of,
and the announcement of the sale
created great interest.
The seal is in the form of a circular
steel matrix. and is "a inches in diam
eter. In the center are the arms of the
South African republic-a lion couch
ant in the top left hand corner of the
shield. an armed Boer in the opposite
corner, a wagon in the lower half and
an anchor in the center space. The
arms are surmounted by an eagle, and
are fanked on either side by three
flags, while below is the motto: "Eend-
racht maakt Magt." cfUnion makes
strength'0 There is a circular in
scriptfon. Government Zuid .Afrika-
ansche Repubhek," round the edge Of
the seal.
The seal dates back to 1884, the date
of the convention granting the indie
pendence OF the republic, and was used
to ratify the measures passed by the
legislature. as well as to seal official
between the Trans
vaal and Great Britain. 1t was i'm
pressed-for the last time-upon Mr..
Kruger's ultimatum presented to the
British agent at Pretoria on October.
9. 1899
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-12-08
THE BYSTANDER.
(continued froua Page Four.,

printed qties
of
advice, conclusion
This set anazng Why should
know
with Wooeys and which intended
for years. Was jealous Wooney
nfrmity felt myself article
dawned Honouan bone
The he
of his
onehaf of this
look these msdmeanO together
didn't
we wouldn standf or Hessian
had Lots of
themselves they sailed into things they
been calling the
Woley. per-
herewi be of noava
~ ~
Whitney is
county
unkind him him Oahu midst Republican
would magnitude there;
isle require them, might retire.
y y y y
you paekge9
leaving
SAIL
steak; think it WASH reporter
question 5 n PACKAGE
mott incident
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-12-08

Announcement has been made by the
Haiku Sugar Co, whose stock had sold
at 127 IL, that it will discontinue its
monthly dividend beginning January
. Heavy expenditure for improve
ments the past season is given as the
reason. As Haiku has been paying
one and half per cent. monthly, the
suspension of dividends comes with
the force of shock.
1t is reported that Hindu laborers,
driven from town to town in the
Northwest by labor agitators, viii be
shipped to Hawaii. A few more la
borers from the Philippines are under
stood to be on their way to these is
lands. Japan is announced as now
willing to submit to American exclu-
sion of japanese laborers, but wheth-
err a compact of that kind will include
Hawaii remains to be seen. In the
meantime the Spaniards and Portu-
guese introduced this year, to the
round number of five thousand, are
by all accounts both satisfied and CIV
ing satisfaction on our sugar planta-
tions.
A special meeting of Kihei Planta
ton Co. is called for December 80 to
consider a proposition to sell it's prop
erty on a basis which will net the
company 5000 clear of all outstand-
ing debts. Kihei's paid-up capital is
s.. 500. 900. so that the proposition means
a realization of one-fifth the par value
of stock. Last sale of the $50 shares
was at $50 and 9 is the present asked
price.
The few shares OF stocks reported
sold the past week evidence a. sharp
decline in the choicest. Transactions
were as follows: Waialua ($100), 20 at
81: Eva (s20), at 22.75, 10 at $3.50,
so at %, 50 at 22.12 1-2, at 22.5o, 40
at %: Oahu (s20). 25 at 1852 IL; o. r.
& L. Co. ($1o0), at SO; Honolulu Rapid
Transit (s1o0), 20 at so; Haiku $1,000,
at 125: O. R. & L. Co. 6s, $1,000 at
100; Cal. Refinery SIS, $1,000 at $3.50.
Dividends announced on December 3
were: Onomea (San Franciseo), 20
cents a share; H. c. & s. Co, IS cents
a share; Pepeekeo, 1 per cent
SOME PUBLIC MATTERS.
President Roosevelt, in his message
to Congress, has the following refer
ences to Hawaii:
The unfortunate failure of the ship
ping bill in the last session Of the
Congress was followed by the taking
off of certain Pacific steamships,
which greatly hampered movements OF
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-12-08

sells Is thus far unconhrned here.
Besides the yacht the Hawaii Yacht
Club is having built here for the trans
pacific yacht race next year, Hawaii
viii have another representative in the
race in a Down East fishing schooner
bought by Eben p. Low.
Mr. and Mrs. G. NJ. Cooke having In
creased their donation for a library
building for Oahu College. from $50. 900
to $4,000. the structure VIII be erected
according to the original plans instead
Of being cut down as was feared after
the specifications had been prepared
William C. Irwin has been elected
president Of the Mercantile Trust Co.
Of san Francisco. Of which for some
time he has been vice president He
succeeds the late President Rideout.
Ocean steam arrivals for the week
have been the Porter from Kaanapal,
the Hongkong Maru from San Fran
cisco. the Queen Helena from Newport
News. the Sherman from Manila, the
Siberia from the Orient and the High
land Monarch from Baltimore. Depar-
lures have been the Crown OF GaIIcia
for Auckland, the Hongkong Maru for
the Orient, the Porter for San Fran
cisco. the Nederland for Newcastle, ~.
S. w, the Sherman for San Francisco
and the Siberia for San Francisco