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Dutch word "giniva." which Is in turn
derived from "genievra," juniper. since
gin Is made from juniper.
Among the rs I read the curious fact
that 'forestalI'' was originally to waylay
dealer and buy his goods before he
reached his stan in the market; that
fond Is from "fon." an idiot. so used
by Spencer. and once meant weak, silly.
and foolish. and that ''horin" was so
called because this coin came from Flor
ence
This latter word suggests looking up
some other terms derived from Italian
cities, and we find that pistol comes
from Pistola. a '1eghorn" hat is named
from the city Of Leghorn, and we have
''mantua smakers'' from Mantua
Finger" we are told. is derived from
fang" that with which anything is
seized and in turn ''hgure" is a modih-
cation OF the word fingers in counting.
How do we get our meaning of failure
into the Italian word "fiasco," which
means simply a bottle or flask? The
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ABE CHRISTMAS TOYS FOR TWENTY YE

He was all motion and hustle. The re-
porter had to hustle some in following
him up and down the stairs-for Mr..
Crandal scorns the elevators-and along
the aisles OF the store. where he pointed
out the objects of infinite variety, prod
ucts OF his versatile genius.
His Inventions the World Over.
There is mighty little in the toy-mak-
ing business that has passed NE inside
of the last fifty years." he said. 81 hold
no less than l44 patents. and some of my
inventions are now TO be found in nurs-
cries the world over, such as the spring
hobby horse, which I patented May II.
1857; the folding nested blocks. the oscil-
lating horse, the nursery convertible
chair, and scores Of others.
81 never had any business talent. and
did not push most OF my inventions at
all, and the result was that when my
patentSran out foreign makers appSpri-
ated them. Ny folding nesting blocks.
for instance. are being imported by the
ton from Germany. and the things would
not sell here at all while my patent was
valid. Same thing has happened with
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esses may be doubted It has. to date
annexed roughly speaking. s.. 900 600! A
big return for a few months work and a
borrowed capital OF something less than
$4,000 This, Of course. does not take into
account the amount OF nerve put into the
syndicate by the members.
Hung Fire Too Long.
And now the fourth member remains
10 be provided for. He has hung fire too
long. He is getting shop-wOrn. The world
owes him a living American money
should provide it for him. Selah, Too
much blame must not be laid on Francis
Joseph's royal shoulders, He has tried
much And he has failed more
This younger member OF the house OF
BraganZa has all the extravagancies OF
his eXtFaVagant family ineased in his
own skin. He has outplayed even the
scandalously extravagant Miguel He
owes more to-day than his older brother
did before Anita Stewart threw him a
life line, Last year he borrowed an ex-
ira hundred thousand TO help him marry
Mss Marjorie Gould, Mr. Gould, having
one foreign spendthrift in the family.
did not want another Francis Joseph
experienced an unexpected defeat
II was just after this that ne met Miss
Burden at his brothers wedding. And
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look al toys that used TO give joys IN
told 10 kids in my day.
in those days swings were the princi-
pal attraction for children; then sleighs
wagons, beasts. COLLINS, and clowns.
Nowadays a child's mind Is seriously in
elined- Things of fancy and monsters
satisfy him no longer. He wants real,
tangible things surrounding him. There
is plenty OF fancy I'm present-day reality
The toy world Is fast becoming more and
more of true image OF life, both with
boys and girls
Boys Are Up-tO-dRte.
Boys now go in a good deal for cleo
trical toys, wireless. aeropIanes. all kinds
OF mechanical toys. automobiles and
motorboats, that work almost like the
real machines. Girls are mostly interest
ed in dolls houses. with dolls merely as
their inmates. not like the old-time girl,
for whom her dolly was everything and
the rest but her accessories.
Now We make houses that are realis-
tic in more or less minute details, and
they take delight in furnishing them and
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Richmond Times Dispatch: The people
OF the country viii commend President
Taft for the broad and courageous spirit
which animated him in the appointment
OF a man OF opposite political faith.
though OF unusual judicial attachments.
In this appointment the President lifted
himself ABOVE political considerations.
Providence Journal; The Presidents
choice is an excellent one. The
fact that Mr. White is a Democrat is a
sufficient indication that no partisan con-
siderations governed it, The President
has simply exercised his best judgment
in this important matter
Philadelphia Press: President Taft's
Judicial appointments appear 70 be salts
factory TO about everybody. except those
who didn't get what they wanted.
Cleveland Leader: The country has
learned to trust the President in the ex-
tremely important matter of choosing
judges for the United States courts In
one or two instances his selections have
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being widely boycotted by persons in
censed at his interference with their
drink habits or trade. But this opposi-
ton bore the customary fruit.
PhilanthrOpist and Financier.
That lofty purpose is consistent with
practical measures, that a Christian phi
lanthropist can be a great financier. are
points demonstrated by Geheimer Kom-
merzenrat c. Bolle at his dairy farm.
For no methods, tested and approved.
that conserve or enhance the quality of
milk guard its purity and contribute to
its efficiency are neglected there The
milk filtered and cooled at the places Of
production is daily brought from about
30 collecting centers 10 the dairy farm.
After its quality is tested. it is again fl
tered over sterilized gravel and freed
from large part of the heterogeneous
that would permaturely spoil the milk.
A further course of treatment destroys
OF renders innocuous all disease germs
present, especially those of tuberculosis,
without chemically or physiologicarly al
tering the milk. The greater part OF the
supply sold is whole milk" A smaller
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money he had borrowed from financial
syndicate of Budapest that started the
marriage syndicate.
It Is a story very much like The House
that Jack Built"
The StewartBraganZa wedding was
celebrated with great pomp and spendor
after very short engagement The
prince was so eager 10 we'd his lovely
bride, His tailors' bills and wedding ex-
penses were paid by Count Sigray. who.
in turn. had to get the money from Count
Szechenyi
How pleased old Commodore Wander
bit would be to know that his millions
were IN reality the background for the
opvf atoms Of the matrimonial syndicate
o. Yiennal
SZechenyi developed a sudden sensitive
ness after his marriage He did not want
to be discovered as a charter member Of
the syndicate. Consequently he gave no
money 20 Il officially. but loaned the
members small change on a friendly
basis. He was mighty generous with his
introductiOns. however. one OF his
friends, who does not belong TO the syn
dictate, Count Mannsfeld CoIoredo, he
introduced TO Miss Nora Iselin. and 10, a
matrimonial alliance was formed.
The syndicate has done well for itself;
whether il has done well for the heir
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DICTIONARIES ALL CONTAIN EXCEPTIONALLY INTERESTING READING

scraps and ''umbles'' were baked for the
inferior folk. those who sat below the
salt" or at the foot OF the table.
Wondering where we get our word
pie" We turn 10 it. and discover that ii
is nothing but the word paste. which
being commonly written pie. like We for
the finally came TO be called pie
Over on another page we strike word
whose origin is about as curious as any
in the language, pocket handkerchief. A"
The French ''couvre chef meant head
covering. and from it comes our word
'kerchief" BY prehxing hand we get
handkerchief as the head covering
was carried in the hand. Then pocket
was added TO signify il was carried in
the pocket, and now the term meaning
head covering to be held in the hand
and carried in the pocket is not used for
covering the head at all
Pocket by the way. is little poke
or bag, "et" being common dimin-
utive, and the word poke still lingering
in common use in the proverb. Ito buy a
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dwellings and halls that complete this
ideal industrial community For this wise
missionary had other projects, incidental
but no less praiseworthy. in carrying out
his milk industry. Not only would he
save human lives by supplying hygienic
food at prices not prohibitive to the poor,
but also he would save the souls OF men
and women by treating his employees as
his brethren.
One Of Bolle's benefactions is daily
seen in Berlin strests-a well-fed and
groomed horse harnessed to a great milk
wagon. the latter rectangular, white: one
compartment close-locked, with shining
faucets in the side, tampering with the
milk being thus guarded against over
the top is the familiar sign, C Belle &"
In the rear are two lads in uniform.
Turning the faucet is the milkman. His
working hours are from $50 a. m. 10 p.
m. He may have left at home a sick
wife or child; if so. she will be cared for
by visiting deaconess. His little ones
are in the free kindergarten. His con-
valescent child is recuperating In the
Holiday Home, supported by a fresh-air
fund for 'Bole children" His older
boys and girls are enrolled in the singing
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four Americans of to-day. And yet it
is true that the soberer- minded observers
were hoping that the President would
not name him for Chief Justice, both be-
cause OF the presence of deserving men
already on ire bench and also because c.
his present lack of experience there.
Pittsburg Dispatch: President Taft's
judicial nominations seem TO rise above
the partisan plane He takes a Demo-
cratic associate justice of the Supreme
Court for Chief Justice. and dominates
another Southern Democrat for associate
justice. These are Justice White, of
louisiana, and Judge Lamar. of Georgia,
the third nomination to the Supreme
bench being Judge Van Devanter. of
Wyoming.
Buffalo Express: The opposition which
prevented the naming OF Justice Hughes
to be Chief Justice apparently came from
the same class OF lawyers and politicians
in this State that fought him during all
the time he was governor. So far as the
Interpretation of law goes, Mr.. Hughes
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Germany has a romantic story in the
rise of her home missionary, Herr BoIle,
and his great milk industry. Bolle. peas
ant-bOrn. early became a foreign mis-
sionary: lost his health. stranded, looked
about for an opportunity of service. This
was in the '7O's Of the last century Bolle
saw the children of the poor in the city
of Berlin dying by thousands and traced
one cause-poor milk. He studied the
case and set about its remedy. He said;
Let me fail in trying to do something
rather than sit still and do nothing" But
such men do not fail.
In 1850 Bolle started three milk wagons
carrying pure milk at a moderate price.
The time was ripe. the response immedi-
ate. the business grew, In 1887 he bought
five and one-half acres of land in Mo-
abit, erected two large buildings for his
milk dairy and depot. and villa for his
family. In 1894 the business was employ
ing lOO0 men and 60 women at the works
and sending out daily 800 delivery wag-
ons In 19Oi the dairy farm was enlarged
by purchase of a neighboring SITE ana
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make the best all-around popular toys Of
all descriptions. and their prices are be-
yond competition. They supply the world.
1T is not a mere adage that a nation
can be judged by its toys The finest
toys in the world. the most elaborate
and delicate masterpieces OF the art, are
produced in France England gives us
solid, substantial toys Of a practical va
riety. They don't go in for dolls much.
Amazing Progress of Children.
Very few people are in a position TO
realize as I do, the amazing progress the
chlldren's world is making. II the prog
ress of humanity is rapid. the pace set
by children is nothing short Of vertigin-
Gus. II is too much even for ne TO keep
up with. and have lived with the little
ones all my life The present-day child
is as far away in its tendencies and the
cultivation Of its tastes from my contem-
poraries as the Mauretania is ahead Of
Stone Age dugout. Why. my grandchH-
dren-I have a dozen OF them-would not
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OF Justice White is contrary to tradition,
but this aspect of the case has undoubt-
edly received full and earnest considera-
ton. The remarkable nomination dis
regards conventional precedents and par
tisan politics in order to pay a high
tribute 10 high merit-to learning, So
briefly of Judgment. independence, and
character
Pittsburg Post: We admire the final Sc
lection for another reason. All during
the months when the press was almost
unanimously predicting the abrupt pro
motion Of Justice Hughes, though but
month in the silk. the Post con-
stantly refused 10 accept the dogmatic
statement This promotion of a justice
TO the middle breaks a precedent lasting
since the earliest days of the nation.
Columbia state: As to the wisdom OF
the selection. we do not think there can
be any censure of the President Justice
White is a jurist of the widest and ripest
experience. He was associate justice OF
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James Is dead and Townsend IS on the
sick list It really looks as though the
fathers death had opened a PandOra's
box OF misfor;unes. Many Affections
have fallen on both branches of the
family There have been deaths, dOmes-
tic tragedies, losses of jewels and mon
ey, hours of bitter guarreling.
Is the hoodoo lifting? II does not look
So MIR. Townsend Burden is sick he
takes no pleasure in life. Neither OF his
daughters has married. His oldest son
died last winter. His youngest son, the
popular Townie, has been forced 10 get
down 70 his desk in the corporation coun-
sells Office at 8 o'clock since last Janu-
airy. Tragedies gather on all sides.
This Is the family into which Francis
Joseph yearns TO break. Afraid Of hoo
doc? He is much more afraid Of his
creditors. He followed the fourth OF
thirty from Paris TO Dinard. from Di-
nard to BiarritZ, from BiarritZ TO a Sc
questered cure in Germany.
And now here is news that viii excite
society, He is 10 follow her TO New York
after Christmas And Miss 'Gwennie"
will have TO make her choice, II viii be
hard task for the royal princeling, for
he has not a clear field. He has host
or rivals at home and abroad. In Eng
land dukes and earls laid their titles and
castles at her feet.
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OF the verb Ito die.'O His last flicker OF
interest was in the word more than in
the fact Of death
Old DIT. Johnson. the great dictionary
maker. said: Il am not so lost in lexicOg-
raphy as to forget that words are the
daughters of earth while things are the
sons of heaven" But these. daughters
OF earth are captivating. Nevertheless.
and no one loved them more than the old
doctor.
Let Us ramble leisurely through the
pages of the big dictionary and see whaL
strange things We can find Here is the
word generous" and we find it original
~ meant well born" ''Geranlum" is a
Greek word. signifying crane" and the
lowering plant gets its name from the
resemblance Of its seed pod 10 a cranes
bill
Gas" is taken from the German word
'geist" meaning ghost or spirit. just
as spirit at first meant breath.
What "GIn, stands For.
Gin" has nothing to do with the city
OF Geneva. but is a contraction of the
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strikes our eye. He is the "'house bond, +"
the one who holds the household togeth-
er. Let US look for the names OF the
other members of the family. There is
history and poetry In each one.
Definition of Wife.
Wife" is she who ''Weaves" for the
house: son" is the cleaner" "daugh-
ter is the mixer and ''spinster" is an
unmarried woman. such as the husbands
or wife's sister. who spins" We can
see the primitive English family all at
work
We glance along and come 10 the word
HUMBLE and there is the phrase mum
bic pie" We've always wondered how
such saying arose. and now that we
find it we find a bit of picturesque old
times. For the word is properly tumble
pie" The tumble" OF deer correspond
to the giblets OF a goose. When the big
vension pasties were made for the lord
and lady and guests, pies made Of the
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viii have quite as much influence as an
associate justice as he would have had If
he had become Chief Justice. The cor
poration lawyers and defenders of special
privilege had no reason to fear that their
cases would be in more peril because of
the additional honor TO Mr.. Hughes. But
they simply do not Ike Hughes.
Charleston News and Courier: In ap-
pointing judges President Taft is at his
best. No President before him has been
so apt in eliminating partisan considera-
tons and discovering the man best suited
for the particular judgeship to be filled.
Chicago Record Herald: There is not a
single political" appointment in any OBJ
jectionable sense of the term, There is
in the Montana, Wyoming. and Georgia
selections a plain recognition of the
growing weight and Importance Of the
far West and the new South in national
affairs. but this recognition is eminently
proper and viii be commended by high
minded men everywhere. The promotion
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Do you know that one OF the most in
teresting books to read is the dictionary?
I am not joking. Some time when the
time hangs heavy take down the big IN
abridged, lay it on the table. and ramble
through its leaves.
For you will find in words more sur
prise and romance and history than in
the latest best seller" II is not to be
wondered at that some men can devote
their lives to philology and that this
study can grow as absorbing as chess or
the collection OF antiques or the solving
OF riddles. says the Chicago Tribune.
II is related OF a certain German sa-
want. 10 show how strong the ruling pas
sion is in death, that as he was dying he
exclaimed in French. in which language
he was deeply learned, "Je meurs'' q
die). Pretty soon he opened his eyes be-
fore passing away and added: Man
kann auch sagen. Je me meursi" Zone
can also in French use the rehexive form
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The pipes viii carry the water first
through system OF filters that win re-
move every foreign particle. then through
boilers which viii heat it to the required
temperature.
II viii take two and half tons of coal
and sixteen and a half hours OF time 10
I'll the pool fer the first time. Once II
Is filled and heated, however. 1t viii con-
stantly remain at an even temperature.
II is the expectation Of the builders Of
this modern bathtub that the glass roof.
WHICH viii be OF what is known as putty
less glass-the joining Of one pane 20
another being invisible TO the eye-will
not only serve to light up the pool during
the day, but that the rays from the sun
VIII also aid in retaining the heat in the
water.
At night clusters of electric lights will
be suspended from the roof and from the
ceiling over the walk surrounding the
pool. while single lights viii shine in
every corner OF the building.
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estate. Lyndhurst. at Irvington-on-the-
Hudson. a bathtub that viii cost that
amount of money.
Just think of the plumbers bill IL any
thing should happen to go wrong? What
the plumber might do, however, evident
ly has 10 terrors for Miss Gould. who
planned for a private bath that would
excel any other of its kind In the eoun-
try.
Society, surfeited with every pleasure
that money could buy, has at last found
new way TO aInuse itself 1t has taken
10 swimming, and. like the small boy
who has a secluded little pool back OF
the old mill to which he steals whenever
he can escape from school. so do rich
people build their own little pools to
which they can retire when the routine
OF dances aad dinners becomes irksome.
During the last year many Of the
wealthy have built out-of-door pools on
their summer estates. pools that are sur
rounded by pergolas. loggias. and tropi-
cal gardens.
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JESSE CRANDALLS HAS MADE c

Everybody says about me they never
saw a younger man OF seventy-seven.
Maybe that's true, but I can't believe
myself / have lived that long. said the
man that looks like Santa Claus. II
have been so busy ali my life-and my
work is nothing but continuous fun to
me-that time Just flies. And when you
don't notice time the time doesn't notice
you
This is the secret of youth in a nut
shell. Every night I go to bed and fall
asleep with the thought that tomorrow
viii be another day OF carving. holding.
painting, planning, engineering, and this
makes me wish il were morning already.
It's fascinating work; making toys for
young folks makes you feel young with
them"
a New York Evening Mail reporter,
somewhat bewildered by the oddness of
the place, was taking in this speech. to-
gether with the fantastic surroundings
OF the interior OF the Santa Claus
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marble columns, supporting the roof Of
glass. and standing upon walk of ce-
ramic tiles. bordered with white marble
Scattered about this walk will be marble
benches. covered with rugs and Pillows
on which the bathers may rest as they
become fatigued from swimming or from
which their friends may watch them
while at play in the water.
White and green will be the prevailing
colors. The pool itself will be lined with
green tiles. At the base and along the
upper edge will be white marble. The in
terror walls are 10 be white, and the rays
of sunlight will be filtered through the
Gelieately tinted glass ceiling.
In order that the water in the pool
may be ever fresh pipes through the
basement Of the building will carry water
not only from the spring on the grounds
but also from the mains OF the city water
system. Should an exceptionally dry
season cause the spring to run dry il
viii be possible to make use of the other
means OF filing the pool
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House" little. self-contained world in
a corner of big store in Brooklyn.
The speaker, its sole occupant and
master. Jesse A. Crandalls. "the child's
benefactOr." has been inventing and
making toys for ffty-two years. IN
scribed in bold characters, under the
snow-elad, ieiele-hung caves Of his hut
is the legend, santa Claus is working
for the pleasure of your children the
year round"
Across the expanse OF the snow-clad
roof was a masterpiece of decorative
carvings vivid winter landscape, with
Santa Claus in the foreground in a sleigh
drawn by ten stately reindeer, and a
whole village in the background
NimbIe, il Not Young.
The speaker. a little. wiry. brisk. white
haired man in workman's overalls. with
snow-white whiskers and shrewd brown
eyes. pointed with pride to this elaborate
scenery and said:
1T took me Just three and a half days
TO make all this" II looked like three
months job