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sister so much and to be so dead mashed
on her children. and
We'll just stick to the point. az you're
always saying. Ididn invite your sister,
did II You didn't consult me when you
invited her. did you-yes or no1'
.Oh. you're going to try to herd me up
in corner and pin me to the wall on that
point, are you? Well. guess you're not,
all the same. see? ! decline to be pinned;
but lemme tell you this: ! don't have to
come here to my own dump to visit me.
Stick that on the end OF your hatpin and
toast II over slow fire.
sOh, indeed? And yet you have the
hardhood to sit there and say that you
expect me to come to you and consult
you when invite my own
sOho! Then you did invite her, hey?'
1T doesn't make a particle OF difference
whether did or not. You saw that you
don't have TO ask me about having your
people come here, and yet you have the
assurance to tell me that
just hold on n minutel Who's paying
the freight here. anyhow
mean remark again about paying the
household expenses--as II 1t wasn't your
business TO do that"
well flag that stuff about what's my
business. II you please. The thing for
you to do is TO get II out OF your head that
you're going 10 do everything that do
around here, understand There's Just
a leetle shade on the situation coming to
me. reckon. as the proprietor OF this
tspee. and the sooner you see II the bet
tors IL going to be oil round.
'You can't get by you know. with that
demand OF yours for all OF the preroRa-
tives OF a wife In addition to all OF the priv
ileges OF husband. Get that fact firmly
fixed IN the back OF your head and you'll
have learned something.'
:, .Hoity-toityl you're the Grand Mogal.
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RREAKlNG 1T TO
u THE HUSBAND
Two Ways Of Announcing
Mother-in.Law's Impending
Visit.

The two following domestic co)loquies
IRE presented for the purpose Of Illus
Fatlng the truth that there are moro ways
slaushtering an qbjectionsble cat than
W shooting It in the left ear with . bell
nouthed blunderbuss loaded with slu 90
and nails.
Colloquy No. portrays tho tactless
method
Says the tactless wife to Hubby:
j had letter from mamma this morn
ing L
Did, hey'' he replies. Highly unim-
portant If true
Then it's on.
Shes starting for the East soon. pur-
sues the tactless wife.
oh, she Isl Say. she's not .i
We'll. she's going to stop Oh at Niagara
rails, and then she will visit us for few
weeks probably for not moro than =
month Poor. dear mamma, shan be
70 Glad 10 see hertz 81 =
oh, not more than q month with US.
en Just like that' Great But look here.
~ho Invited her7'
Well, I hope things haven't coma TO
saen pass. Edward Binsbins, that my
poor' dear mother has 70 receive formal
~"'atlon 10 visit me- a. :. 4,
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horse power motor the cost will be about
20 cents an hour. boat with II horse
power motor will cost IS cents an hour
and boat with a IS horsepower motor
will cost about q cents an hour. A run
for ten hours day boat with an horse
power motor will cost a.20 and q boat
with Is horsepower motor will cost
N10.
With these data 1t is easy to calculate
what high power bost will cost. There
are some with 500 horse power motors
and these will consume thirty eight gal
Ions an hour. and the cost Of running
will average about $3.50 an hour. or SIS
for day OF ten hours.
1t is seldom that a cruising craft will
berun for a. many az ten hours in day
Sometimes in cruise there may come a
long run from one port to another. such
as from Vineyard Haven around the
Cape to Provincetown or Marbleheed,
when the boat will have to be kept going:
but usu ally a run OF from twenty five to
fifty miles is all that yachtsman will
care to make in one day.
There are cruises Of all sorts that an
owner OF a small cruising power beat
can make. and he can regulate the runs
according to the time be his at his dis
posal. Often owners OF these boats
make cruises from Saturday to Monday.
aud when holidays come on Mondays.
as they do this year they get an extra
day for their outings. Then. when their
vacations OF two or three weeks come
they make more extended trips and they
have more fun than those who are con-
tent to 60 to some GUNNER resort and
spend their time idling.
One popular short cruise is to start
from this city and proceed down :he
Bay to Sandy Hook and then anchor
there for the night either oh the Atlantic
Highlands or of the Highlands OF Nave
sink. The next day the boat will pro-
oeed up the Shrewsbury River as far a.
Red Bank or further. IL the owner wishes,
and then return to the city. This trip
can be made in two days without driving
the boat much.
Another two day trip il around Staten
Island, stopping over night at one Of the
resorts on the island and perhaps indulG-
ing in some fishing. Runs up the Hudson
River are always popular and 90 are short
runs on the Sound going as far ss Larch-
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every set could run a boat OF this size a.
far as Marblehead on the one charge Of
fuel. but to do that takes experience and
careful study.
A boat OF this type new costs s.. 500
and second hand can be purchased for
from 81. 500 to $i.sOO. ..
Some men have BEEN lucky enough to
purchase old hulls which with few altera-
tions have been transformed into good
serviceable craft. The old naphtha
launch. at one time popular, has gone
out OF style altogether. and some OF these
craft are not at all suited to the modern
gasolene engines. but others make fine
cruising craft.
Some OF these boats that originally
cost 81, 500 or more have been purchased
for as little as $780, Then the old engine
has been removed and another Of the ex-
plosive type substituted. An engine for
a launch from IS to 30 feet in length OF
say from 10 to IS horsepower can be
bought for 5000 and some makes cost even
less.
The old launch had a high cabin with
glass windows and the interior was well
arranged. giving lots OF light and ventila-
ton. In these boats the new motor
takes very little room and rarely spoils
the original arrangement and those who
have been fortunate to find good hulls
and have rsfitted them have boats that
will sell during the season for much more
than they paid for them
About the smallest cabin boat in which
one can have comfort is 25 feet long
Such boat will let two sleep comfortably
and three at pinch. In the cabin there
will be headroom sufficient to sit easily
around small table, but not enough for
one to stand,
These boats have motors OF from
to 10 horsepower and can be purchased
new for about 81, coo. Second hand they
can be picked up for $3.50. The price of
these boats ought not to fall very much
as long as the vessel has been kept in good
condition and does not show evidences
OF weakness, as there is always good
demand for small cruising craft.
On Lake Michigan vessel with big
glass windows in the sides OF the cabin
house is a popular type. They are about
IS feet long and in the cabin have a small
saloon, a stateroom and galley and will
accommodate four or five persons at
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.ob veil lust can that talk about
~. come 10 s,oh a pass thing. What
S.,t - to knov h this: Did YOU invite her
~ ~ .-oon dovn upon me for a month";
.Nn c.rtainly didnot. ! didn't con-
.,a.r .,ob . thins necessary. I'd like to
snov t.
.w.,, thare are a few little items that
IA ,,L. IN know myself. One Of EN- il
.h;.. Wbsr. do I an,re in this game
.a.h,,, IT,. INV plant here. isn't itp
: :,no.s Won II grant that I've got just a
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,ont. Oyster Bay or even Stamford md

mont. Oyster Bay or even Stamford and
back.
three day trip that can be made With
ease is to stirt on Saturday Afternoon and
run the first day a. far a. New RochehS
where a stop will be made over night
The next day the yacht can 90 a. tar -
Northport or Port jefferson. WHARF
another stop can be made, and tho third
day little extra running will bring .
back TO New York. Va
Fer q boat that makes nine miles an
hour fifty mics 10 q good day's run. and
those who are handling the boat will wsnt
a rest after having steered 50 far.
In starting on cruise Of several days
Huntington Harbor, which 10 ono Of the
most attractive on the Sound, 10 . good
objective point. From Huntington tits
an easy run across the Sound TO Morris
Cove. A run Of forty miles the third day
will take the yacht as far as New London
and from there q run OF twenty -one miles
will reach Shelter Island. around which
there are many beautiful places to visit.
A trip around the island is one possibil-
ity. anotheris up Peconic Bay and stu
another ID to Block Island. -.
From New London It 10 only forty milSS
to Newport and it 10 about twenty two
miles from Block Island harbor into
Newport harbor. From Newport 1t Is .
run Of about twenty eight miles to the,
old whaling town Of New Bedford and
from that port but short distance across
Buxzards Bay, passing between the,
Elizabeth Islands to Vineyard Haven.
II the cruisers want to get into Eastern
waters 1t ia a run OF 7s miles around the
Cape to Provncetowu and then another
run OF 40 miles across Massachusetts,.
Bay to Marblehead. and from that port
they can proceed by easy stages oil along
the New England coast. visiting any port
az they wish and enjoying the most beau-
tiful and varied scenery.
Many OF the owners Of cruising craft
are fond OF making trips through the
canals into the Great Lakes. They 20
up the Hudson River to Albany and then
into tie Erie Canal. The scenery along
the canal is very attractive.
They reach Lake Ontario at Oswego,
and can then cruise on the lake into the
ST Lawrence and through-the Thousand
Ielands and come back again by the canal
into Lake Champlain. and then after pass
plain Canal back to the Hudson. 's
Another trip is through the Raritan
Canalto the Delaware River. then through
the Chesapeake Canal into Chesapeake
Bay and through that bay down to Nor.
folk and Old Point Comfort. -''''
There are hundreds OF trips that the
owner Of cruising craft can make, and
they are limited only by the amount OF
time he has at his disposal. 1t is possible
to 70 through the Hudson River and Eric
Canal into the Great Lakes and then on
to Chicago From there passage can be
made through the Drainage Canal into the
Mississippi River and then down to New
Orleans.
From there there is a run through the.
Gulf to the Florida coast and for a short
way outside as far as Beaufort. where
another canal will take the cruiser as far
rs Norfolk. and then home can be reached
through Chesapeake Bay and Canal and
the Delaware River and Raritan Canal to
New York harbor ~ ,r.tr.,
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Hauling out will cost from $40 to SIS. ac-
oording to. the size Some owners haul
their bosts out themselves. putting them
on the beach at high water and cleaning
them while the tide is low. Some belong
to small olabs that have their own ways
aud haul them out there and then do the
painting and cleaning themselves.
The decks and cabin house can be taken
care Of while the boat il in the water.
An occasional coat Of varnish will do
wonders to the general APPEARANCE Of q
boat and this any one can put on. only
care should be taken to choose good dry
ing weather. A northwest wind is a good
drying one.
The motor itself has to be kept clean
and well oiled. The builders OF the
motors always furnish instructions about
how TO care for the engine and how to
run it properly, and il these instructions
are carefully followed the owner will have
little trouble.
OF course accidents will happen. Some
times some small part in the motor will
break and with almost human intelli-
genoe those p arts occasionally choose
10 break just at the time when there
may be some bother 10 have the damage
repaired.
In almost every port though there is
some one who understands marine motors
and can make repairs o! an ordinary kind
These men are not like those who have
garages in towns and prey on automo-
bilists. They will often repair small
break for almost nothing. They usually
own boats themselves and have a kindly
feeling toward those who follow the sea
in their way and are willing to help out
a sailor in distress.
Gasolene is an item in running motor
boat and the owner has lots TO learn
about how to feed the motor, for il al
lowed to have all it wants the motor will
prove to be veritable glutton. 1t is
usually figured that one pint OF gasolene
will do for one unit Of horsepower OF
the motor each hour That means that
an eight horsepower motor will consume
q gallon Of gasolene an hour.
Gasoiene can be bought for from IL
to 2s cents q gallon. The average price
il 70 oents a gallon. On boat with an
horse-power motor this will mean q
cost OF about ~ cents an hour while tho
boat 10 travelling. On a boat with 10
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Prollnc Phcasants.
From Bdilp's Magazine.

From BdIlVe Mdodsi1. --I---'
1t Ia reported that the whole Of Van
couver Island 10 now we'll stocked with
pheasants which have long been THOR
oughiy acclimatised and breed freely.
The history OF pheasant acclimatixation
In Vancouver Is simplicity itself. In 1888
c. w. r, Thompson OF Victoria imported
twenty-five birds from China, kept them
in captivity till young had been hatched
out and set all at liberty as soon as tho
chicks were strong enough, In 1880 Mr..
MusKrave imported eleven moro birds
and turned thcm out, and from these
thirty six pheasxnts the whole Of Van.
oouver and many Of the adjacent islsQdl
have been stocked, .! ia.
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with sppetites that would be the envy or
anybody. They sleep in the cabin on
hunks or on hammocks hung in tho cock
pit.
The motor boat has taken a prominent
place among the cruising craft and II
10 available for more varied cruising g
thin the sailboats. Il can 20 anywhere
II thero is water deep enough to float
1t and make cruises along the coast, into
small harbors. up tortuous rivers, through
canals. into lakes. In fact there Is no
navisable water on which motor boats
arc not to DO seen.
They have q great advantage. too, over
the sailing craft because they are not at
the mercy Of the whims Of the weather.
Sometimes the wind will be too strong
for the sailing ysohtsmen to venture out.
At other times there will be no wind and
he must drift aimlessiy about waiting for
some breeze to watt him to his haven.
Then the wind may be so light that 1t
will not enable him to stem some tide or
current and at the best he can make
only q few miles day. With the motor
boat wind and tide cut little figure.
The most popular type Of cruisin g
motor boat for the man whose purse is
limited 10 from 80 to S. feet in length.
1t will be fitted with q 20 or IS horse
power motor. 1t will have sleepin 6
accommodations for three in the cabin
ON transoms that are made into beds
when wanted. and three more can sleep
on hammooks slung in the cockpit under
an awning-fne sleeping quarters in
warm weather, and with plenty Of cover
ings good healthful places for rest in
cool weather.
The boat has room for many conven-
iApoes. There In small galley well
equipped with cooking utensils. There
Is a small locker where suit cases and
baggage can be packed away.
A boat OF this size will carry 100 gal
Ions OF gasolene. which will be sufficient
to run the craft from New York to Mar
blehead. 7sS miles. at the rate OF nine
miles an hour. There is also tank in
which sixty gallons OF water can be
stored and there 10 plenty OF room to
pack away the provisions required on a
long run. A yachtsman who knows how
TO eoonomize with his engine and who is
thoroughly familiar with tides and cur
rents so that he can take advantage OF
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AUTOS FOR THE VERY YOUNG.
Even Baby Carriages Fitted with Mstar
Gar Trimmings Newadays.

1T seems to me- said the man who
likes automobiles, that the next genera
ton ought TO be automobile mad. The
toys that children have all are such ~
would accustom them right from TIA
start to machines. Every one knows
the miniature automobiles that children
have, which run with treadles they kick
with their feet. but the other day saw
one that goes even further back toward
babyhood.
Il saw q child being wheeled about i'm
a sort OF Ro-cart baby carriage, a
child that couldn't have been, over 3
years old. Extending back from the front
OF tns carriage was a sort Of steering
post with a wheel attached, 70 which tho
child--it was girl too cluns In the most
natural way. ,..
-The wheel had nothing TO do with the
management OF the carriage. II secms
TO mo that getting children used to the
automobile habit 40 early ought to de-
yelnp car fisnds later on -. 49,. ..-
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boat had nothing to do but start the
motor and hold the vessel on her course.
They declared that a motor boatnan DID
not have to study the fine points OF yacht
,ailine and paid no attention to wind
and tides or sets OF currents, and then
when it was too rough there was always
danger Of swamping, and a power boat
could not be nursed through high sea
asa sailing craft could be.
These arguments may to certain ex-
tent have applied to motor boat racing
over short courses. Such races simply
meant test Of the power and stability
If the motor. Often in these races the
motor would break down and the sailing
yachtsmen would sneer at the motor
boatman and think, even II he did not
cry. Get sail!' just as the >horsemen
used to guy the first automobilists with
Get horse!"
Things are changed now. The marine
motor. although still far from being per-
let. has been so much improved that 1t
is trustw orthy. and break kdovns are few
when one considers the number OF craft
of all sorts and sizes that are now equipped
With motors. The marine motor has
shown that 1t can be depended on to do
lust what is required Of it.
In many ways this proof has been
shown in the races that have been ar
ranged by yacht clubs over long distance
courses These long distance races were
d dscoira ged at first and 1t was thought
i,olhardy to send q ANAL boat less than
% feet in len 9Th from New York to Marble
90 nar
the small motor boats did make such
trips,
They met storms and those on board
had some hard experiences. but they
reached their destination safely and 30
far there has not been a single serious
accident in any Of these long races. The
races have demonstrated that the motor
boat is a serviceable craft. but hundreds OF
small motor boats have made long cruises
simply for the enjoyment Of the owner
and his friends and the records OF those
cruises except in a very few instanoes
are known only to those who took part
IN them
At one time yachting was a pastime
tnat only the wealthy man could enjoy.
He had his yacht manned with crew OK
sailors and was 0nVtoO ny tuo00 "ho
loved the water because he was able to
enjoy life aaoat. He lived on his yacht.
crlised sometimes along the coast or at
lines around the world and his life was
u luxury and ease.
Now the yachtsman who best enjoys
the sport and pastime is the owner Of the
Hnal! boat. Such men get fun out Q!
their vessels in a different way. Some
lake a delight in building them. others
Ouy such boats as they can AFFORD, keep
lhem in proper trim themselves. doing
all the painting and repairing necessary.
ailthem with the aid Of a few enthusiastic
friends and not only race but cruise and
make long cruises too.
The boat too small to have q proper
galley is equipped with a small stove
placed in the cockpit after tho boat has
come TO anchor, and the member Of the
amateur crew who Is elected TO the ONCE
Of cook prepares the evening meal. after
which all hands sitting in the cockpit eat
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night comfortably. These boats cost
about 1900 each in the west, where labor
and material are cheaper than along
the coast. These are fitted with from 10
to Is horse-pows motors.
Another popular type 10 the hunting
cabin launch. The deck forward u
raised and shaped like . turtlsback.
The boats arc high II the bow and make
wonderfully good sea craft and oan 60
anywhere in average weather.
The cabin il under the raised forward
deck, and some have q lot OF room below
The engine b usually under the cockpit
floor and the engine and the boat itself
are handled from the cockpit. Second
hand this type Of boat IS feet In length
can be purchased for about 81 ZOO.
When speed is wanted the ysohtsman
has to pay for it. A motor Of rs. 30 or 30
horse power costs proportionately much
more than low powered motor 1t na tur-
ally occupies more space in the vessel.
10 much more complicated TO run and uses
lots Of gasolene. and il 10 for these reasons
that men OF limited means are content
with boats that can make only eight or
nine niles an hour. although sometimes
as much as ten knots can be squeezed out
of small craft that Is in good condition
and we'll handled.
For cruising, though, nine miles an hour
is plenty fast enough to travel. and at
that rate tho boats are faster than the
average sloop Of the same size. A small
sloop may sometimes when the wind is
avorable make better speed than a power
boat. but when a change comes in the wind
or the course has to be altered the speed
Of the sloop decreases, and when turning
to windward the distance travelled is
len ngthened considerable because OF the
many tacks that have to be made.
At the rate OF nine miles an hour a small
cruising power boat can 90 a long dis
tance in day. This means 1Os miles in
twelve hours and IL the boat Is driven
night and day, which Of course will mean
changing watches every few hours. PIG
miles in a day. 1t is 2so miles from New
York to Marblehead. 30 that nine mile
boat could make the journey in thirty
one hours.
motor boat is easily kept in oondi-
tion. 1t is we'll to have 1t hauled out
once or twice during the season 10 be
cleaned and have the underbody painted.
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liest old thing! Do you mean to say that
l am to write to mamma that she II to
come and that everything will be lovely
and that you are Just a. anxious
Sure thing. Tell the old girl any
thing you like. I've got nothing against
her Fact 10 I'd kind o like to have
her around for . spell. and reckon We
won't have any kiokups. III do my
part and be good. anyhow. Geel Smell
that shad roe! Poor, huh3 Those eats
ready nowf Well. lets get at EN- then,
heyp'
Yes. there are more ways OF Staying
an Objectionable cat. &C.. &C., &c.
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CRUISING IN A MOTOR BOAT
Trips LONG AND SHORT TO BE
WtDE OUT or NEW YORK.

u.st, Suitable for Cruising Cost From
$3.50 upLThe Expense OF Running
Them Not Necessarily Great-For
Comfort and Sport In Small Graft.
The popularity Of motor boating is
growing fast. Only few years ago
r,chtsnen who were used to sailing craft
looked with contempt on the man who
had kicker put into his boat. and In
many of the clubs motor boat racing was
Irowned on because it was not consid-
.red 20 be yachting.
Those opposed to the sport used to say
that a boat with motor was simply q
machine and that those in charge OF such
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THE OPERATORS AMENDMENT
Ts TeleEraphcd Advice to . Youns
'Wsman Absst ChssslnE . Hstei.

A young man who comes from small
town up New York State got letter Q
while ago from young woman he knew
UP there. asking him to let her know q
good hotel at which to stay over night
in the city. a. she was going to sail for
Europe. E'
The letter came 90 close to the day
Of sailin q that the young man decided
q 10 tier. He decided too that II would
be best II the young woman put up At
the Astor House. convenient to q morn.
ing sailing on the American Line. a,
r 30 he sent her this despatoh: rr
You had better stop A. Astor House.
When the operator up IN the small
country town got through with transcrtb-
ing the message 1t conveyed to the young
woman the following Illuminating ad.
.3~~:
You had better stop at a storshouss. 7-
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1909-11-02
Town Council.

AT the regular meeting OF the Town
Council Monday night the following bus
IS was transacted:
Permits were granted Gerald F Conk-
Ign and ! Frank Weller to erect build
ilgs.
Application OF c f Conrad for license
to erect stand on North George sire e,
near Washington street was refured
y Finance Committee made a report
showing balance in the hands of the
treasurer of over twelve hundred dollars
Ordered that the Street Committee ex
anime Liberty street between Geors e
aud Charles. and if deemed advisable
m axe drain or gutter on the ncrth side
o. said stree.
1t was decided that in the improve.
msnt of the corner room OF the Market
House Building that a show window be
not allowed to extend beyond the build.
ing line on George street,