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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-12-20

DIERRE BILON had not been near
a. his usual cafe for three months
Il and had deserted his card and pool
parties When the office hours were
over, he left his comrades and walked
home The head of his department, who
liked him as partner in a game OF
cards, asked him why he had suddenly
changed all his habits.
"Oh, 1 have not changed for good
Billion replied. Il have just been saw
ing my money during the, last three
months and with the money l have saw
ed in carfare and other things I have
bought a nice piece of jewelry for my
wife. / am going to give 1t to her to-
night. 1t is to be a surprise, and from
tomorrow / will take up my old habits
You surely must be in love with
your wife to do a thing like that one
should not think you had been married
for more than IA years
"Oh, it is not that. 1 have simply
done this to get her to leave me in
peace"
L did not think Nine. Bilon was so
ferocious that she must be bribed with
jewelry."
.iShe is not bit ferocious and really
does not care for jewelry, but we have
some friends, a monsieur and madame
Barboteau., He is cashier in big de-
partment store. Suddenly, some time
ago. he seemed TO have become rich
He bought a big touring car, and his
wife got stunning gowns, diamonds and
costly furs without end. My wife be-
came Jealous of her and took revenge
on me-
LOOK at Barboteau,' she said He
is a smart fellow. do not know where
he gets his money, but he certainly gets
it, 1t is not that I would put for
tune in jewels if / had money, but II
makes me mad to think that If l mad a
husband like Barboteau. we would just
put money aside for eur old age COD
knows how we are 10 live wnen ven
can work no loager, ard she kept on
harpins on this ali the time
Poor fello,v, so that is why We have
not seen you at the cafe for three
months
But it is all overt now" said Bilon
proudly This piece Of jewelry buys
my freedom. 1t is gag l have bought
for my wife, for if she still keeps on
nagging me. 1 am going to show her
that I am the master"
Bravo, Billion, will tell the boys
they may expect you tomorrow.
When he reached home Billion found
Bafboteau about to ring the doorbelI
and he noticed that Barboteau was very
pale.
Are you sick?" Billion asked, insert
ing his key in the lock
Sick Why no, but something very
funny has happened to me-"
Tell me all about it," said Billion, let
ting his friend into the house.
TT is like this. 1t happens to all
cashiers when they need ten francs or
20 francs they borrow it from the cash
they have in charge"
ir1 and don't think there ia
anything in that as long as you put it
back again
Just what 1 told myself, but unfor-
tunately / did not put ii back
Then you will put it back, that is
all"
Il would if 1 could, but 1 can't That
sort of thing grows on you began by
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-12-20

has been estimated that the cost or
the 1910 expedition of Santa Claus
- into the homes of the children of the
United States will cost at. least $40, 000,
600. and that the total weight of the
cargo of toys he brings with him Will
approximate a hundred thousand tons.
to say nothing of the millions of pounds
of candy and nuts he also brings with
him. Thousands of people work all the
year getting ready for the night before
Christmas. In the town of Sonneberg,
Germany, there is a training school
where one of the special lines of in
struction is that of designing toys. Men
travel all over the world in search of
new ideas and new things with which
TO entertain and amuse the children of
the world. Margaret Steiff, who has
bbeen called the queen of Toyland" be-
cause of her splendid work in the pro-
duction of Iife-like toys. employed
two of her nephews to travel in all
chimes throughout the year in search
of new ideas for the making of attract
i've toys.
Mechanical Tin Toys.
The father of the popular priced tin
toy is Fernand Martin, of Paris One
of the chief characteristics of his work
like that of Fraulein Steiff is the life
like appearance and action of the play
things he designs. One of these is a
tippler, who begins TO reel as soon as
he lifts his glass to his lips. Another
is tin porter with his favorite broom
who holds out his hand for the custo-
mary tip the minute he begins TO WELD
his brush.
While the majority of toys are de-
signed on purpose, some of the most re-
markable successes have been brought
out largely as matter of accident. A
notable illustration of this was the Ted
dy bear. Toy bears had been on the
market for years preceding the Roose-
welt bear hunt in Mississippi, but none
of. them possessed that peculiarly funny
expression which later served to make
the Teddy bear hit When the story
of Roosevelt's refusal to shoot a hal
tered bear was published, Clifford K
Bergman, now cartoonist of the Wash
ington Star. drew the picture of the lit
tie bear that has become familiar to the
entire world Bergman thought little
about his picture. but the morning after
1t appeared he received a letter from
former senator William E. Chandler,
who said it was the funniest cartoon he
had ever seen.
The Teddy Bears Start.
President Roosevelt was pleased with
his little team mate and confessed that
his whole family had joked him con-
siderably about 1T. The next Christmas
Bergman made a special calendar for
Mr.. Roosevelt, with a Teddy bear in q
typical attitude before each month
This SO pleased the president that he
invited Bergman to a private inter-
view. In that interview he confessed
that his wife had taken the calendar
from him, saying that she was not
willing to take the chance of having
some political friend of his 'approprf-
ater it This interview resulted in the
Teddy bear becoming the badge Of the
Roosevelt administration.
1t was about this time that the Ger
man toy makers scouts for new ideas
came along, and saw in the Teddy bear
rare chance for the making of a pop
ular toy Without let or license from
Mr.. Bergman, they carried his creation
back to Germany and soon had all
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-12-20
By
Frederic
J. Haskin

shapes and sizes Of Teddy bears on the
market That year happened to be a
very depressing oneatO the German toy
makers, and the immediate rage of the
toy acted as a life saver for their bust
ness.
Bear Craze Spreads
The toy designers ever since have
been trying to. find something which
would be as popular as the Teddy bear,
but without success. Every year he
finds new worlds to conquer and meets
with as warm reception as in his ma
tive America Last year England took
the craze, and it is said that 1000, 600
Teddy bears were sold in that country
during the year, which means that there
are more toy bears than children in
England. The English dressed theirs
and often sold two heads With a sin
gle body. One was a dolls head and
the other bear head, so that the child
could have doll or bear. as it preferred
This year Russia and Japan have taken
a liking to the Teddy bear.
One of the most charming animal
stories of the day has Teddy bear as
one Of its principal characters. Miss
Phyllis Gilmore, of New Orleans, owns
a dog whose surly traits won for him
the name '"Ferocious." When a puppy
he had little bear cub as a playmate.
The cub died and Ferocious was discon-
solate- One day, walking down the
street with his mistress, he spied a
Teddy bear in a window He jumped
through the window and brought the
bear out with him. Miss Gilmore paid
for the new found pet, and wherever
the dog goes he insists upon carrying
his Teddy bear with him.
History in Toys.
So careful is the designer of toys not
to overlook a historical event, new
invention. or a new fad, that the archie
cIcgists of the future might rebuild the
civilization of the present day upon the
evidence of the toys Of the world He
would find toys which would tell of the
discovery of the North pole toys that
would tell OF the rise of the aeroplane
ard the dirigibIe balloon. toys that
would proclaim the Roosevelt African
hunt. the Taft smile. the Merry Widow
hat and the hobble skirt
The present day has witnessed the
designing of many new toys. One Of
these is a rabbit concealed beneath the
head of a cabbage When wound up
the rabbit pokes out his head, works It
around, moves his ears, opens his
mouth and then goes back into his our
rough to the tune of The Sand Man"
from the play of THE Dollar Princess"
There is another toy known as the
Roosevelt nut cracker, warranted to
crack any nut that ever Santa Claus
placed in a Christmas stocking. A lit
tie flying machine known as the High
Flyer is proving a very useful novelty
as well as n popular toy. 1t is con-
structed on the helicoptic principle and
willie fly six hundred feet into the air
or a quarter of a mile horizontally
Ayfators use it to determine the direc-
ton and velocity Of the wind prelim-
inary TO flight, and the average boy
finds il to be an entertaining toy.
The child who has found delight in a
sand bank mill will welcome the arrival
Of toy which will add new charm to
play time in the sand 1t consists of a
large hopper with a release valve. an in
clined railway with a sand car. and a
box into which to dump the carloads of
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-12-20

opening and closing Of a door. Silence
and then the sound Of footsteps in the
hall. A knock at the library door and
the maid was laying the mail on a
table.
A yellow envelope from a drug store.
a long white one from a trust company,
two circulars and a medical journal.
1t was not there!
She shrank back. white and faint.
'Oh-oh-could-cou sheT"
NO" he answered quietly. There is
some mistake"
He rang for the maid.
Susan. is this all the mail? Did you
bring it all in here?"
why. yes sir
Mrs. Carlton Has the Letter.
you are sure there was no other
letter? I am expecting a letter that
is not here. Look along the hall care
fully. You might have dropped it,
'I will look. sir. but I'm sure L didn't
drop anything Perhaps Mrs. Carlton
took it by mistake, sir"
Mrs. Carlton."
The maid looked up wonderingly al
the sudden huskiness in his voice.
Eyes, sir Mrs. Carlton came in just
as the pcstman did She looked over
the mail, took a letter and gave me
the rest. Shall 1 ask her about it. sir
'No-no, I will see her myself That
will do. Susan The door closed after
her.
He bowed his head on his hands
Mary, Mary my poor wife"
She threw herself on her knees be-
side him. "Oh. don't-don't-it is more
than 1 can bear, 1t may not be too
late Go to her at once. She may not
have read it yet"
He started up and then stopped
There was hurried steps and the rustic
of silk outside. She turned to him
with frightened, questioning eyes. But
he did not see her. His face was turned
toward the door.
The steps were very near. Now they
were at the door With stifled CRY
she slipped behind the heavy tapestry
at the window. There was n straining
sound from above of fixtures gifing
way She was bearing her whole weight
on the, curtains. She relaxed her hold
and leaned back against the window
for support
The door opened.
SITS Precious Gift"
Richard, Are you in here. dear? Oh
Richard Richard. my dear. husband!
A quick rush. a glad little cry and she
was in his arms. TT has just come
your letter, dear. your beautiful letter.
The most precious birthday gift 1 ever
had. And yesterday 1 was wretched be-
cause / thought you had forgotten
what day it was. And all the time you
were planning this! Do you know how
happy /. has made me2 Do you, dear:
Oh. / don't think you can know because
because" And then, sobbing, she
hid her face against his breast.
Mary, Mary" he whispered, huskily
Don't dear. You have just said you
were so happyr'
"Oh yes-yes-I am now. Because
know you love me now. You could not
have written that letter unless you
loved me very dearly. But oh, l have
been heartsick for so long, Your love is
SO much to me. it is all 1 have. And
somehow for months 1 have felt that
was losing it. Despair was creeping
into my heart. / am not young any
more. There is nothing in me to attract
you again. If 1 lose your love could
rot win it back now. Oh, know
could not.
"Oh Richard. now don't you under
stand what your letter means to me? II
has made me happier than anything
else in the world could have done Be-
cause it shows that you do love-have
loved me all along. And all these
months 1 have been breaking my heart
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-12-20
Our Paltry 100000 Gain

= substantial error has enumeration Of Texas and
III the recount for the reason that e
congressional reappOtionm recount would be subject 10 m
practically the same results Inc s'a'e ~
disappointing to maj go.
II is big noise Texas has been
and the awakening growth Of the state has
@ over 100000 but least four 9th
a states of growth in Texas mas On Aoo g ~
than II swallow but 1t ought 10 make Us sup
t
The the ten years been cursed with state ~
and legislatures continual disorder in industrial an business
conditions grossly neectfu material agonsic " de-
vopmenta enterprises, and unfavorabe to any measures ioe
capital or encouraging mneIali0n ~ " ~
at,ons and progressive reaconay tendency and set
Texas right before largely nulfed by the angst legs
adon attitude OF state pofica lea0 M
nden pubic education have been u P
because they treadng on any politicians toes ana ns
consistently failed or refused to stick their KNIVES w ~ N ~
tructive fungus growth -, - +u., rrou+b
oklahoma: ANYBODY Oklahoma has received more
immigrants the ground that something mas
nt mineral and forest resources nferty for Texas
in fact continent of varied resource IN every n
UNION ourselves We have NOT stood by Texas We have
nv our state opportunities have sqde our
; and failed advantage drift population to the south
hands against the immigrant and against capital we
have been slow outside cooperation m
greatest development appreciation of what has been offered to us IN spite
,. If orr ossback citizens have
uaing pitfalls and pOu
prices strangers desiring to make improvements
railroads commercial organizations have worked ha 10
arouse interest immigration and investment
is TO these agencies But
Austin with the consent OF the votes OF many
directly injured by the actions and nacons rne
representatives, in public
hope different The idea this
United less
than population of the uOn striking
commentary public affairs of Texas have been mis-
decade when the trend OF
20
failure and
failure 100000 people short of what the figure should
The insusctos would have more alp
operations the Sierra Md
mounts region sronghods aree
military concentrate her in the disaf
The strength OF
which it confined IN area OF DIS
to draw Self interest
of
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-12-20
Just About Christmas
By Frances L. Garside.

"HEY are called the holidays for
the reason that il is the season
Of the year when every one
works the hardest.
treme IS a progressive JOY, the full
ness OF which is in the stocking in
the morning. in the stomach at noon
and in the head at night
After scolding at father all the year
for smoking, a nice little gift to make
him at Christmas is an ash tray
There isn't anything else on the
market that can be bought so cheap.
A joyful gift for a young girl is a
shopping bag as large as a valise;
she never has any money to put in it.
and that is where the joke comes. in
The woman who really has money to
carry is very much older and wears
it in her stocking.
Christmas is that happy season when
the statement that 1T comes but once
a year. is accepted as an excuse for
every folly
A suitable gift for very fashion
able woman would be a blank book IL
Illustrated on the border of every page
with pen and ink drawings of knives
saws, scissors, nurses and surgeons In
operating gowns, all daintiiy bound in
antiseptic gauZe. In this book the
recipient could keep a record of her
numerous surgical operations. reliev-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-12-20
EDITORIAL AND MAGAZINE PAGE
IJNc1WEA Wars Denatured Poem

Christmas shopping the last lone dog hung ere the
all
blying i hd
sold candy
sold
wouldcl mb stick andd
theys showed eviden o all tired
and Half
SHOPPING the buyer in that it's
higher than is decent If do
yourh shopping early and kick and saying
to call the merchants
bes.an pat
shopping till the seasons almost
till
conv,rn 1910 ~ s..,s. ,,.,,>....o.m. [Ds.s Tss.e..
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-12-20
A Happy Christmas For These


n Of
= In today
article Miss
lin association recently
official stationery the United States recma
service and
ashingt D.. c.,
PasoH
In a found the
closed clipping o
and decided o a dollar o
1
to TO
little fellow will his chair and
small But the from Washington
delightful
with Christmas charity.
softE o hurryng
In o Tiny ~GOd every
in
president saving
suggestion
bulyrag
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-12-20
sand There are also little pie plat
for making mud pies.
Remarkable Toy Theater.

hemurkaOlc Toy Tneater.
One Of the most interesting toys in
the world is owned by Washington
government clerk 1t is a toy theater
made for his little girl during his odd
moments 1t has a full equipment Of
actors and actresses, acrobats. clowns.
performing animals, and everything one
might see in a high class vaudeville
theater- His little daughter frequently
entertaiRs her friends at theater parties
in her own private theater Her father
has ransacked the whole realm OF toy
dom in his search for the professional
people who make up the characters on
this little stage
The present tendency in toy designing
is to make toys which will carry into
the playroom the theories Of the kinder
garten- To disguise the labor of learn
ing in sugar-coated pills Of play has
long been the aim of the kindergart-
ner- Today the woman who wishes to
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-12-20

Some folks wear a suit so long Their N
style two Fl three times without KNOWN
it. 1t must be fine t live on a farm
where you kin fight with your wife
without bein' heard.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-12-20
Planning Christmas Toys Requires
World Wide Search For New Ideas

Efforts To Get Substitute for the Teddy Bear Fail
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-12-20

Continued on next page-)
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-12-20

concentrate her the saf-
fe uncove1g republic The strength of the
which confined IN OF
Self
however on the all foreign
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-12-20

.HEY are called the holidays for
the reason that it is the season
Of the year when every one
II OrkS the hardest
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-12-20

The would for arshp than gunf
they after hoever for operations IN the
mountain regions where their strongholds aree
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-12-20
By Jean Drault.

NIERRE BILON had not been near
- his usual cafe for three months
and had deserted his card and pool
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-02-17

tween irstctass quarters and the
crew s accommodations is arranged to
be used for cargo or for steerage pas
sengers, there being portable meta
Ierths provided, for los Of the latter.
The main dining saloon, with a seat
ing capacity of 40, is located at the
forward end of the bridge deck. and
extends the full width of the vessel,
1t is paneled in white pine and fur
nished with mahogany tables and side
board and mahogany dining chairs with
leather upholstered seats. \ large social
hall is located at the forward end OF
the house on the bridge deck directly
over the iiningrOom. 1t is Ianeled in
mahogany, and all seats are leather up
hostered
All small boats are lowered and rails
ed by means of the Welin quadr;.lt
davi,. There is a Nicholson ship log
and Submarine Signal Company ont
fit, as we'll as wireless telegraphy in
stalIation. The General electric Com
panv supplied the electric outfit.
The Wilhelmina is the largest steamer
which has ever been sent ont from the
Atlantic to the Pacific under oil fuel,
and her performance aroused much in
rcrest in marine engineering circles.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-02-17
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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-02-17
TENEMENTS ARE
NOT NECESSARY
Rath Tells Civic Federation Ho-
n0Iulu Can Dispense With
the Evil.

rl: 5:. -
greatest A"'i'''-s' III Vl-7 ie-le1iieLVS'
This forms the nucleus If the report
an taramrnt- submitted +o -ho civil,
f.l....:., ,-......I..,- of-o-,...,. r.,.
'1.''7 ~ i''''''' ANU a.
which have been SEQ frequently exploit
ga at the meetings Of various civic
7.,.l-a. of uonnfuI, were here l,,.baj nv.
%. "'.'''.
roIio"'h4 '"'s pare statement ana
the figures that proved 1t, the report
SAID: ''There is no need Of tenements
IN Uonofnl1 p.o,la are marc cor+art-
cd and I,,-a ,rora baaIrh, and nor,ral
i've. IN small .,++aue. e.naciaII,- where
children ara concerned >, And then.
..Tha Honolulu +anemen+s-socaIIad
are nothing more or less than fire
trans No tenement or roomipg Lo,t,e
Of more than one-storv high should be
allowed to be built without an ade-
uuate number Of landings and stair
cases -
The renor+ was filed. Ratb's recon-
incubation to appoint A strong commit
fee ia take the matter M with the
hoard Of supervisors to draw a stricter
buiIdino ordinance was not acted on.
Ra+h dealt with his auesrion in three
narts looking n i from the construc-
ton. sanitary and social VIEWPOINTS
The statistics he oave do not have to
no nr;nrod IN fnU as they can he So
cnred from the federation and they
only prove the facts that he mas set
ont IN that mart If rha renort which
follows.
Gin Sa,,+o,,ha,. 1000 tho civic Fed
oro+;o, -. unroIuIn ins+rnc+ad their
oan,,,it,ea on odrna+ion charities and
..,hI;, },a,14b =, r,al,o s+,d,- ,f tho
tonenan+s If HonoIuIn and toward mis-
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