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gins to plough through the refrigerator
and OF course she finds eatables enough
the makings Of some hot biscuits and
plenty Of eggs and some bacon. and all
that sort Of stuff.
Il don't know when I've been SO hum
gry.' she says briskly. putting on her
apron. I'm going to fix something to
eat-if. Of course. you don't mind?' look
ing at him inquiringly.
Kind o. nippy. myself he replies to
that. Didn't pick much at dinner.
Thinking Observation-Disclosures"
She gets together a mighty tidy little
snack-baoon and eggs and hot biscuit and
coffee and the like, while he stands In the
doorway of the little kitchen watching
her work.
While the bacon is frying, "It's a wonder
you wouldn't shave, she says to him.
what for? Who for?' he says with a
little gulp. taking his pipe out Of his
mouth.
aWhy. for yourself. silly. You seem to
think such a whole great lot Of yourself
and nobody else she replies. trying to
voice. but failing.
-Huhl Bother shaving. and all that
whats the usea'
Every use. she answers. "You shave
every day when I'm with-weli eyery
day, usually, don't you? A man ought
to be able TO keep himself looking respect
able without his wife being-er-s
wonder IL I've got time to shave now
before these eats are ready?" he asks.
IF you hurry she replies, and he
hustles into the bathroom and shayes
and reappears in time to sit down. ali
pinked up. to the snack.
The bacon and eggs and hot biscuits
and things taste> pretty good to him.
When he's through he lights cigar with
his second CUP OF coffee and feels iust
about right. He sure has missed her
sorely. She looks at him out OF the tail
of her eye. She has missed him a heap'
too, plainly enough
well, you look like somebody now.
since you've shaved she says to him.
-That SOP says he. well, you always
did look pretty good to me. young feller.s
he says TO her.
Then she begins to dab at her ewes with
her handkerchief. Then, OF course he
gets around to her side of the table in
about two strides and grabs hold of her,
stroking her hair and all like that and
it's all right.
Next day her trunks are back in the
fiat, She has telephoned to mamma to
send them.
1t has happened this way several times,
and they're always terrihoally glad TO
get together again.
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at their best. Vet life viii be LEES con-
ventionai than during the regular season.
and we can always slip out OF town for
week ends at the seashoro or the noun
tains when we wish.
Eve do not save much, II Is true. but
wo save little and we get moro pleasure,
saner joys and moro advantages than
soorn such q way Of living but for the
thousand dollar year life Tor two or the
fifteen hundred life our idea is good.
"The one idea Of many Of those who
live In the CITY In the winter is to rush to
some high priced restaurant for dinner.
whore they will see overdressed women
and their escorts eating expensive foods
while hand plays. This e the one idea
of gayety that hundreds OF men and
women bave-the women more than the
men. of course.
A woman who is young and not over
sensible gets glimpse Of this life and ahe
begins to grade her desires according to
these overhatted, overjewelled women.
She gets out Of her own environment and
acquires an entirely false view of life
one that her husbands means are not
In accord with. She Ia discontented.
we we're like that to n great extent. II
things went wrong and X we felt depressed
or poor we dressed and found some res
taurant where we spent Ave or six dollars
for food that We didn't really want To
put on q lot OF unnecessary clothes and eat
Unnecessary foods is to be gay With a
great many city dwellers. Such things do
not lure us now. On the contrary, they
seem rather common and silly, and above
all false to our own true position in the
world. st.N,
Il think there is something In the co,iTis
try life in winter that> clears the braid
of its delusions. and you suddenly se4
the sham and the pretenoe OF the fooliah,
after needless and superiuous
things that make happiness for those
who can only create 1t In that way. q N
when a woman rids herself, of the
idea that her entire wardrobe is USE
less to her just because the lines of hats
and gowns have changed and new fur
has come in she has emancipated her
self from certain form of slavery. 8 IA
Il will admit that at a town gathering, 4
even shopping, she win look old fashioned
in last years gown, no matter bow per-
feet its condition may be, but when
she has learned our plan Of life she avoids
just these groupings Of women who live
entirely for show and never for the really
worth while things Of life.'
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esch other 20 carefully that thsy may be
taken apart without dihioulty and when
returned 70 their places remain In that
position until they are again taken apart,
Then they are made only from the finest
kind Of wood. They outlast any Of TIE
soft pine sheep and COWS In the ,farmyard
that used to lose their legs under the
slightest pressure.
In addition to the quality Of the natural
wood and the care with which they are
put together Ii the artistic decoration In
color. The pictures shown here are
examples Of the finest toys sent last month
to the annual exhibition Of the painters of
Vienna. They we're displayed along with
the frescos, paintings, statues and the
rest OF the harvest Of the year. whiph is
sufficient evidence Of the importance
attached to their products.
The Dresden Society Of Applied Arts
has occupied itself less with the toys made
by the lathe. The village shown here as
well as farmhouses, groups OF domestic
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feed the beggar and change his drinking
water every night myself"
"oh, do your she asks him vaguely,
and then she sits down on the edge OF
a dining room chair with all her wraps
on. She has her swell scenery on too,
and looks as II she's all fixed up to make
hit-with her husband
Kind o. warm in here he says. still
carelessly. Think you'd better lay of
your coat for a minute or 80? Presume
you'll hang around a while2'
-oh, for a very little while she replies,
somewhat airily. but removing her wrap
and hat, whereupon he notices that her
hair is fixed mighty prettily. I've got
to get back to mammals. Some folks are
coming to play cards or something this
evening"
"Uh-huh.' says he. and then, during
the ensuing silence. he goes and fills
piPss.. ,o , >. ,s., A., b..
says. and she follows him into his tiny
smoking room. looking intensely bored.
why, look at the ashes scattered around
everywherel It's a wonder 'Mella wouldn't
clean up in here once in a while. Why
don't you mention it to herr" she says to
him.
"Oh, it's good enough he replies
lighting his pipe. Ashes don't bother
me. I don't like Melia fussing around
In here anyhow"
She trips out Of the den presently and
goe to his chifionier and begins to wade
thr ough his collection Of socks. She
picks up an armful OF them, gets out the
gourd and the darning gear. returns to
the den where he is smoking his pipe with
apparently the serenest indifference in
the world and begins to darn.
Somebody's got to do it, she says,
stifiy. sort OF apologizing for the stunt.
-You can't 60 walking around the streets
with holes in 'em as big as all outdoors
He doesn't say anything, but keeps
on smoking.
-How's Bug'' he asks her presently.
referring TO the bull pup she took away
with her when she left him.
"Oh. just grand" she replies with some
enthusiasm. But he's got into the habit
Of fighting everything he meets. Takes
after somebody might mention"
He doesn't make any reply to that sly
dig. but sort Of grins 70 himself. There
ISM I any conversation for bit. and then
sne suddenly says;
'Im just as hungry as / can be. !
didn { eat any dinner, for had headache
Anything to eat In the ioebox?"
Il Dunno says he. go out and dig
and maybe you'll spring something or
other"
Shs Soes into the kitchen than and be-
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GREATER THAN NIAGARA.
The Igua zu Waterfalls in South America
Leap al3 Feet.
From the Chicago Tribune.

Larger than Niagara is the cataract OF
the Iguazu falls. almost at the intersection
Of the three frontiers Of Paraguay. Brazil
and the Argentine Republic. The river
takes its name from Spanish word mean
ing great waters.
About twelve miles from its mouth the
bed drops suddenly down q rocky perpen-
dicular cliff some 2l3 feet high. hence there
is a waterfall Of that great height At this
spot delightful little island. beautiful with
vegetation, divides the river into two arms
so that the total width is about two miles
and a half. The Brazilian arm Of the river
forms a tremendous horseshoe here and
plunges into a great chasm with a deafen-
ing roar, while the arm on the Argentine
side spreads out in q sort Of amphitheatre
form and finishes with one grand leap a
little over 20 feet.
Below the island the two arms unite and
iow on into the Parana River. From the
Brazilian bank the spectator. at q height Of
ESQ feet, gazes out over two and n half miles
of come of the widest and most fantastic
water scenery he can ever hope to see.
Waters stream. seethe, leap. bound. froth
and foam. throwing the sweat of their
agony high In the air and writhing. twist
ing. screaming and moaning. bear OF to
the Parana." Under the blue vault of the
sky this sea OF foam. Of pearls. Of ofiridescent
dust bathes the great background in a
shower OF beauty that all the more adds to
the riot OF tropical hues already there. When
A high wind Is blowing the roar Of the ceta-
ract can be heard nearly twenty miles away
A rough estimate OF the horsepower rep
resented by the falls is 100000.
Few sightseers ever catch glimpse OF
the great Iguazu falls. because IL takes elk
days to make the picturesque journey Of
about $50 miles from Buenos hyres amid
the fair fertile plains Of Santa Fe and the
savage luxurianoe OF the virgin forest. pass
ing through the territory Of the missions
and the ruins Of jesuit churches and con-
vents
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THEIR RECONCILIATION.
Homecoming OF the wife Who Had
Taken Refuge With Her Mother.


There is a young couple in this town
living in a mighty comfortable little fiat
who scrap every little while. This ID
not TO say that he hits her with chair
or that she attempts to scratch his face.
They just hurl the usual marital badnage
at each other. It's the things that happen
after their scraps that are little bit out
Of the usual.
Every time there's a scrap she just
packs up her duds and goes right back
10 the home of her mamma. who lives
in The Bron, While she's gone he holds
down the fat and awaits developments
The developments are always just about
the same. --
That is to say, sooner or later, 1t may
be three or four days, it may be after a
week or ter days, his wife drops into the
fat to see how things are going. just
30. Not TO visit him Of course. just to
see how things are going.
He is sitting back in his easy chair
some evening after dinner, mighty blue
and down In the mouth and lonesome.
trying to read a book that's held upside
down and wondering what's the use any
how. when the apartment bell tinkles.
BY this time the old black fat maid has
gone home and he is there by himself.
It's rather dark in the outside hall and
when he opens the door he doesn't see
who is there. 80 he asks.
1It's me- the familiar voice Gays.
We'll, you know the way ip." says he,
striving TO give his voice an Indifferent
tone. She enters.
"Oh no. she came around all right
knew dad d-blamed well she would, although
she swore she'd never set foot in this place
again as long as abe lived and breathed. $
he says. to himself. sort Of gloatingly.
AT that, IL she hadn't shown up. be-
lieve / wouldn't have held out much
longer than tonight; I'd have telephoned
her as sure as shooting and asked her
to drop down. Glad she beat me to II,
hongh-minx! sure am glad she came. y
and he pretends to look rather bored.
He doesn't take her In his arms and
hand her the greeting that would be part
Of the routine II a scrap were not in prog
ress. She doesn't offer her face TO be
kissed either. In fact, they're both tre-
dignified about 1t all.
Il just dropped in TO see II the canary
was being taken care Of. she says, pass
ing through the hall and into the little
dining room, where the cage hangs.
"T'hat sof' says he, rather frigidly.
Bride all o, K. Slick as q whistle.
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ART IN CaILDRRN'S TOYS
GERMANY PRODUCING UP TO
DATE PLAYTHIN9S.

sOIae Specimens oS the Heal Art That II
BUtne Devoted to Making Even the
X AttlS Things sf Lfe Beautiful
I; --nFesden Artists Tuking Hand.
The prevailing tendency to apply
artistic principles TO every kind Of manu-
facture in Germany has not overlooked
the toys and 1t has happened that ohild-
ren's Playthings Of very different kind
from those formerly imported have begun
to como from Germany. SO far these
novelties ara comparatively few in num-
Der, The taste Of the children still runs
much, more strongly toward the more
familiar or lees artistic toys to which
they have long been accustomed.
When German wholesale manufactur-
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expect something much more SNOWY
than these artistic importations, which
are very substantial and attractive. but
not OF kind to appeal to every taste.
1T may be that they will become after
awhile as popular here as they are abroad.
In the meantime most of my customers
want wax dolls with yellow hair. pale
blue eyes and pink cheeks. and when they
buy animals they pick out the voolly
lamb Of childhood.
Against these odds the new toys have
80 far failed to make any impression.
They are an acquired taste. however. and
may become very popular
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ers decided to shake Oh the old styles
German artists set to work 10 add some
beauty to the objects used in everyday
life. They especially developed the
power OF the lathe. Articles for the
kitchen. the boudoir. the dining room
and now for the nursery come from the
use of the lathe. The animals shown in
the picture may not be strictly In accord
ance with the conceptions formed In
chilaren's minds By the contemplation
of Noah's arks. They are much made
substantial. however, and they are more
as thoroughly and carefully as artistic
turning can achieve. The parts At into
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animals, a shepherd and his flock. along
with his dogs and the sheepf old-these
are the humber subjects that have been
selected for the special work OF the artists
attached to this society.
A wonderfully carved and painted goose
girl with her flock sent by the Dresden
society took prize in Vienna. Here the
lathe is not altogether relied on. Nor is
grotesqueness the aim Of the artists.
Th5y follow nature just a. the Nuremberg
manufacturers Of toys did. They do.
however. try to make their nature some
what more artistic, They also endeavor
to make the poses OF the animals little
The sun., 1908-12-13
Fonnd Kettle Of Gold and silver.

on CITY correspondence Pittsburo Dispatch
Edward Woods and Thomas Dickinson,
lumbermen, took q day of yesterday TO
hunt rabbits. They found an iron kettle
In the woods containing $500 in gold and
40 In silver.
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indiana Hunters Iucky shot.

Boon riile correspondence Cleveland Leader.
John Hammond. hunting yesterday.
shot at rabbit. Several quail few UP
and eight Of them we're killed. SO yRs the
rabbit, Hammond u slowly recoyering.
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Repulsed.

The effort 10 prod pastors and
church members to greater effu-
siveness in welcoming strangers to
public services may lead to over
doing hospitality in various ways.
One of the ways was revealed to a
warmhearted western pastor. Com
ing down from the pulpit after
the evening sermon he found q
stranger in the person of fair
haired Swede and, grasping her
with a cordial hand clasp, said, 81
am very glad to see you; / want
you to feel at home here. I'd like
to become acquainted with you. If
you'll give me your address, I'll
call and see you" She replied,
'But l have fellow"
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A HuInbuQ.

The biggest humbug in this gov
eminent is what is called civil SER
vice. 1t is not thing less than a
screen for those elected to hide be-
hind so they can't be seen by the
men who voted them in, and have
been promised sumo kind Of
recompense.
To the victors belong the spoils,
is good enough to work and live by.
As it is, the affairs of this nation
are run by neither party. The
soldiers and their children should
have the places that they and their
loved dead fought for and saved.
Instead, they are out, and fully
a hundred thousand of the others
are in there kept by that screen
fraud. If the president can and
has the right to appoint any one he
wants, regardless of test, why
can't congress or the endorsement
of the voters for an honest party
man have him placed as requested?
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1t Did Good.

Says the Wheeling Telegraph:
"Parkersburg honored the con-
federate dead In a fitting manner.
The war is over many years, hut
you can't stop few of the old sur
vivors from discussing the merits
and dement's of the late conflict.
These discussions are not of a
harmful nature and the few who
are left are entitled TO any or all
privileges on the bill"
The late exercises here did
good. They served to bring
closer together the people whose
services and sympsthies were on
opposite sides during the war.
Bless you, we all look on the
Union dead and the Confede ate
dead as our own and revere their
memories equally!-State Journal.
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june Fire Losses.

The fire losses Of the United
States and Canada for June, as
compiled from the carefully kept
records of the "Journal of Com.
MERGE and Commercial Bulletin"
aggregate sl9, l52, 900.
The June Losses for zoos were
nearly five million dollars greater
than those of June, 1907. and were
more than five and half million
dollars in excess Of the sum charge.
able against June, 1906
The first half OF 1908 was nearly
20, 600, 600 more expensive as
regards fire loss than the same per.
iod In 1907. Fourth of July fires
were decidedly light this year,
state of affairs gratifying to under
writers.-Rough Notes.
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"A Message to Rockefeller.

Among the congratulatory mes
sages received by John d. Rookie
Teller on the recent occasion of
his 59th birthday were the follow
ing lines from the pen of the Rev.
DIR. George Thomas Bowling,
rector of ST. James Episcopal
church, Brooklyn:
Cling to the habit of still being
young;
Cultivate leisure without being
lazy;
Garner all joys that the poets have
sung,
And prove every year Or. Osler
is crazy.
Before becoming an Episcopalian
DIR. Bowling was for l2 years Mr..
Rockefeller's pastor In the Euclid
Avenue Baptist church, Cleveland.
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RUSSELL SAGE

MRS. RUSSELL SAGE is doing
much good with her wealth. While
she gives literally to colleges,
minor matters are not overlooked.
She is especially interested In the
poor children of New York city
and Is doing great deal to ada to
their happiness.
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If the people did the placing of
men in positions there would be
none Of the official bossism, or
trouble we are having.--Pioneer
Press.
We have always argued that the
so-callcd civil service is one of the
worst frauds that has ever cursed
this country.
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Docks Creek, W. Va.
The health of our community is
good with bat few exceptions.
Misses Ida and Sadie May Sharp
visited the Misses Rakes on Wednes-
day.
Miss Cintha Kendrick is visiting
the family of VIM. Smith of
Whites creek.
John Mitchell Of Cincinnati, O..
is visiting his mother, Mrs. f. A.
Mitchell, Of Docks creek.
Mrs. A. p. Hutchison, who has
been visiting her daughter, Mrs.
p. Ii. Brumfield Of Buffalo, has
returned home.
Fred Hatten is making prepare.
lions for erecting new home on
his farm on Docks creek.
Pearly Rigg is seen at Docks
creek quite often. Some attrac-
tion hare, no .loubt.
+. b. Plymale has quite sore
hand as the result Of ball playing.
Plymale, who was catcher for the
Walkers Branch reds, missed the
ball with his gloved hand, and
throwing out his left hand the ball
went between his fingers and split
his hand quite badly. but we are
glad TO say his injury is getting
along nicely.
Miss Nora Swanson, who was in
Jured some time ago in runaway,
is improving.
j. b Skean of Docks creek at
tended services at Centerville Sun
day.
Mrs. Marble Darling, who has
been on the sick list for quite
awhile, is improving, We are glad to
say.
There will be base ball game
here this afternoon between Walk
ers Branch Reds and Docks creek
Sharks. Everybody is eager to go,
as base ball is all the 90 here at
present. The Sharks are quite rest
less as it is whispered about that
the Reds will beat.
.Iulv o. zoos Npmco.,ru
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DELAwARE's peach crop Is esti.
mated AT two million bushels.
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icaI; uuuutIess ne 10 ouv, Du.
N lnr hnara lnarar, &c cnn cnIrn-
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slDly no one ut an, any 49,.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-12-15
WAItR SUPPLY
IS DIMINISHING

T., so;.o 90 an a. -. it,,
nos
iailen IN tne city ana lower Nuuanu
valley during the past two weeks there
is now ON tap in the Nuuanu reservoirs
lust n little less than on tho first of
the month. What rain has found its
way into the reservoirs has been less
in amount than the water used in the
city. even under the Restrictions i'm.
posed on its nse for ;rrigation Con.
trnctor Wbitebonse. who Is waiting for
water 70 recommends his contract work
Is natientlv watcbing for hottor timas
but confesses now that b;s natisnca IL
wearing IN q thin e5ge
Dur;ng tba morths 90 oe,o,,or ora
November inst nast accor5ing 70 the
weather reports issned NV the local
Weather Bureau. the rainfall has been
less than in any months of october and
November for the past twenty.three
years, not only less than the average
for that length of time. but less than
the lowest. The drought so far this
winter has been phenomenal. while all
through the sprinr and summer months
the water supply has been extremely
limited. If the ordinary weather CON.
ditions. sucb as the engineers had fgur.
ed on from the reports of the past ten
years. had prevailed the bip Nuuanu
dam would have been completed. Now.
no one will venture TO puess when the
contractor can cali II "pau. },
The sluicinp plant now living idle Mt
reservoir number 4 was ready TO start
pumping ON Nav IA last. two hundred
and ten DAYS ago. Had the conditions
been such that work could have gone
on uninterrupted. the work Of sluieinu