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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1903-12-24
TOAST TO THE FAITHFUL.
Here's to one and only one,
And may that one be she!
Who loves but one and only one,
And may that one be me!
WHY GIRLS PROPOSE.

Now is your chance! Now is your
chance! the first chance for eight years."
Someone has started the cry and with
blush and a laugh it is handed down
the line of bachelor maids
What is the origin of this delicate privi-
lege granted to women during the leap
year,
Both mythology and history shed light
upon the question which so few seem able
TO answer.
Mythology has it that the soft Irish
eyes of st. Bridget earned for women this
blessed privilege. The story runs some
thing like this;
st. Patrick after he had driven the
snakes from the grass and the frogs out
OF the boys, was FORMULATING the shore
of Tough Neagh, looking for more worlds
to conquer, when he was aceosted by st.
Bridget who conscious of the charm of
tear-wet lashes framing Irish eyes. wept
and wrung her hands while she told of
the great wave of dissension which was
sweeping through the nunnery because the
ladies therein We're debarred the privilege
of proposing"
st. Patrick, stern as he was, was moved
by this pitiful tale. and offered to grant
to women one year in every seven, during
which the privilege of proposal" should
be theirs.
"Arrah! Patrick. jewel" exclaimed
Bridget. throwing her arms about his
neck, Il daurn't 90 back to the gurls wild
such a proposal Mex it one year in four,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1903-12-24
PREPARATION OF CHRISTMAS
DINNER.

As much of the Christmas dinner as is
possible should be prepared in advance.
If woman does her own work she does
not want to spend the entire morning
of Christmas day in the kitchen; and if
she has maids to do the work for her,
let her consider their pleasure and ar
range the work accordingly.
2 The soup Nsteslz-lpd- ahsass---+---4a- can
be maize, and the nuts salted, on Wed-
nesday. thursday the royal custard, may
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1903-12-24

reached the writer of the original letter
in each envelope.
The original letter was taken out and a
new one inserted and the envelope sent
along on another journey, the writer's
often inclosing photos, pen and ink
sketches Of their friends or homes, or any
thing striking their fancies, and at times
clippings which they had reason to be
lieve might be interesting to all. The
good landlady is party to the chain, and
thus each letter uses 3 Scents to make the
trip, 4 cents postage being requierd to
carry it through the mails.
1t takes each letter about three months
to make the round there being an iron
clad agreement that letter will be writ
ten and sent out with the other eight in
the envelope within week Of its receipt.
Each writer thus writes thirty-six letters
each year.
The eight former schoolgirls are now
all married.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1903-12-24
STORY OF A MINER
WHO MADE GOOD
DESPITE HIMSELF

WASHINGTON, Dec. PA story
mort ABOUT farming than most anyoDdy.
strangely IKE those that came from Cali
lorna IN the early days figures in state
department puDncatlon. II Is from the
pen OF General A. Ohren, United States
consular agent at Rossand, British Column
Dia. tie says:
There Is quite romance connected
with the discovery of rich deposit OF
tree milling gold quartz on Poplar creek,
ID the Trout lake district. 1t seems a
prospector had been grubstaked by some
OF his friends to go into the hills and pros
pect for Them but in the course of a
game of cards lost his money and provis-
ions. Nothing daunted, he set out on
foot to go to the place he had originally
intended. Arriving at Poplar creek he
was overcome by that tired feeling, and
determined to stake claim on the nearby
hills, that he might be able to say he had
done something To his own surprise he
staked valuable claim, as he found nu-
merous small lodges carrying free gold in
them. The prospector's surprise at these
small discoveries was nothing to what it
was when other prospectors, passing that
way, broke piece of rock off a ledge at
the foot of the hill and found that the
gold merely held the particles together as
in a chain This last strike was made
on what is now called the Lucky Jack
Since that date tunnel has been driven
on the Lucky Jack vein for about 100
feet, and the ore is immensely rich in the
end of the tunnel. Some of the ore in the
Lucky Jack is computed to run at thou
sands of dollars to the ton. The writer
has seen samples as large as a cocoanut
broken up but held together by the net
work of gold throughout the sample"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1903-12-24
The Home
By CYNTHIA GREY

Patrick.
Patrick, being man, considered and
was lost. "Biddy, acushla, squeeze me that
way again and I'll give you leap year,
the longest one of the lot"
Whereupon, Bridget, thinking of her
husbandless condition, popped the ques-
ton" But st. Patrick, having taken the
vow of celibacy, got himself out of the
difficulty by giving her kiss and a silk
dress.
And the legend says that every man
who refuses a lady's proposal must pay
the penalty with a silk dress and a kiss.
So much for the legend. History claims
that in 1888 the following law passed in
Scotland:
1T is statut and ordaint that during the
reign of her maist blisst mageste, far illz
years knowne as lepe yeare, ilk hayden
layde of bottle highe and lowe estait shall
haze liberte to bespoke We man she likes,
albeit he refuses to talk hir to be his
lawful wye, he shall be mulcted (fned)
in We sum ane pundis or less, as his estait
may be; except and avis gift he can make
it appear he is betrothit ane ither woman
he then shall be free
A few years later the same law passed
in France, receiving the kings approval
Before Columbus made his famous voy-
age the same law was established in Genoa
and Florence No record of fines remains
and there is no list of spinsters who took
advantage of the gracious law.
In London there existed as early as 1906
an unwritten law to this effect Gas often
as leap yeare doth return, the ladyes have
sole privilege during the time it continu-
eth Of making love. either by wordes or
lookes, as to them it seemeth proper: and
no man win be entitled to bene-
At of clergy who doth in any wise treat
her proposal with slight or contumely"
In many parts of New England the old
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1903-12-24
METEOR FINALLY
BROUGHT TO PORT

The Globe Navigation company's steam
er Meteor arrived In Seattle last night
in tow of the Puget Sound Tug company's
Tyee.
The Meteor is steel steamer of 2,30l
gross. tonnage. She broke down on her
way to Nome The steamer Eureka, of
the same line, towed her to Dutch Har-
Dor. From here the Tyee was dispatched
to bring the disabled steamer to the
Sound. Last night the Tyee completed
trip that will be remembered by the crews
of both boats.
During the trip rough weather was en-
countered. The Tyee was almost buried
by the seas and great creditJis due both
to her deck and engine room crews for
the Meteor's safe arrival.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1903-12-24
CANNOT INSTALL
THE WIRELESS

There will be no wireless telegraph or
telephone system to Vashon island for the
present. 1t was the intention OF the
promoters to have central station, where
communications could be made from the
same place, but it has been found that
the instruments of wireless telegraphJ,
are too delicate to permit of such an ar
rangement. as the two systems cannot De
operated from the same office.
The project for establishing electrical
communication and the matter OF laying a
cable is being considered once more by
those interested, and will be thoroughly,
investigated The residents OF the island
are very enthusiastic about establishing
communication, either by wireless teie-
graph or by cable.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1903-12-24

Of this city, all Oberlin College students.
boarded at a quaint little cottage. their
hndlady being Mrs. H. S. Rood.
The friendships formed then have never
been broken, and, though some of them
are thousands of miles separated from
others, today each keeps in touch with
the lives of the Others by plan as sim
pie as It is unique. At a prearranged
time each wrote letter to the girl clos.
est 70 her, The recipient of these letters
wrote letters and added them to the
trst. The chain was continued thus until
the bulky envelope containing the letters
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1903-12-24
ELECT OFFICERS

At a meeting last night of Court Ia
homa No. 1855, Independent Order of
Foresters, Thomas Hanley was elected
chief ranger; Thomas Mathie, vice-chief
ranger and trustee; Don Mcpherson, past
chief ranger and court deputy; Joseph
Beck. recording secretary and trustee; c.
j. Conway, senior woodward; w j. Hal
lis, junior woodward; l.. H. Pearson,
senior beadle; r. Haddow, junior beadle;
DR.. F. j. Schug, court physician; Gottlieb
Jaeger, treasurer; w. r. Wallis, financial
commissioner; j. N Neil, organist and
financial secretary.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1903-12-24

and boilers are spreading the word among
steamboat owners that after the first OF
the year as their boats come up for in
spection they will be required to carry
two licensed engineers and a licensed
mate.
Heretofore the small boats have only
carried two licensed men. The inspectors
claim that half the time the care of the
vessels is left in incompetent hands.
The new ruling will put many of the
small tugs out of business and cause
raise in towage rates.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1903-12-24
0ANJA WILL BE LARGEST
SHIP TO REACH TACOMA

1t is said on the waterfront that the
steamer Oanfa, of the Liverpool Tacoma
line, now on her way here from San
Francisco, will be one of the largest car
riers to enter this port, eclipslng the
Shawmut by several thousand tons.
The Oanfa's registered tonnage is cut
down as low as possible in order to get
through the Suez canal with the least
possible expense to her owners.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1903-12-24
GENERAL GEORGE F. ELLIOTT.

Brlgadier General George +. Elliott,
United States marine corps, has been or
dere0 to hold himself in readiness to pro.
coed to Panama and take command OF
the marines landed there. General Elliott
has been an officer in the marine corps
since 1870. He was under fire both in
Cuba and in the Philippines.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1903-12-24
CHIMNEY FIRES

Two chimney fires gave the department
IA couple of runs last night The first
one was about o'clock in the evening
at 8l8 South Tacoma avenue. The second
one was at 1915 D street. In each case
the blaze was caused from defective terra
Gotta chimneys
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1903-12-24

They will never know
Where the reindeer go
With Santa Claus DER the Christmas
snow;
Ger the housetops high
He will pass them by;
Over empty stockings they weep and
sigh easl
He will pass them by -}
He will pass them by!" ,s-,
And the little boys in the trundle bed
Turned to the Fire and weeping said:
When your red flames glow
They chatter so,
If it ~u-e7sAlt Cor you he would never lnowt
= Ii it wasn't for you
Wed have toys, too ,r
Talking, talking the long night through.
While the shadows flicker and dance
about;
Oh, for rain to put you out!"
But the Fire said: "The skies are bright.
Therell be no rain from the clouds to-
night;
My fame is fierce; am strong to fight;
And when he comes
With his horns and drums,
And a sleight half-full O. sugar plums,
I'll blister his feet
With my burning heat,
And drive him back to the snow and sleet!
Twill make him fly
Ger the housetops high
Over empty stockings you'll weep and
sigh;
He will pass you by,
He will pass you by!"
That is what the Fire said
To the little boys in the trundle bed;
And then they covered each curly head
And cried themselves to sleep.
But when all save the noisy fire was still.
Ever singing its angry Wild
And on the housetop and on the hill
The snow lay white and deep,
There came the sound of t tinkling sleigh.
And a fairy trumpet blew far away,
And Santa Claus in his coat of gray
Came on with a merry shout!
And over the chimney shaking the snow
10 the place where he knew the flames
must glow,
The flakes fell fast on the hearth below
And put the Fire out!
Then down the darkened chimney he sped.
And standing close by the trundle bed.
And seeing the sorrowful little boys.
he filled their stockings and hats with
toys
.------
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1903-12-24
SCHOOL FRIENDSHIPS
KEPT GREEN BY LONG
CHAIN OF LETTERS

MARION, o., Dec. 24-Fifteen years
ago eight young women, Miss Hattie Bris-
toll, of Mason. Mich; Miss May Smith. of
Charlotte, Mich; Miss Jennie Smith, of
Chardon, o.; Miss Nellie Huntley. Of
Akron, o.; Miss Laura Spoor, of Char
lotte, Mich; Miss Rena Reasoner, Of Al
Logan, Mich, and Miss Margaret Leonard,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1903-12-24
HOW SANTA CLAUS
FOOLED THE FIRE AND
FILLED BAD BOYS
STOCKINGS
BY FRANK STANTON.

This is what the Fire said
10 the little boys in the trundle bed.
While the blaze was burning red and blue
And the wind sang over the chimney fue:
bad little boys
They get no toys
They will never taste of the Christmas
joys;
Oh! Oh! Oh! 1 am going to eat my
Xmas dinner at the New York Kitchen,
922 Commerce street.
They certainly make a speciality of holt
day meals for all and have excellent din
ners for family parties.
Those who do not wish to take the
trouble nor go to the expense of a fine
dinner at home had best try the New
York Kitchen.
Scandinavians, get your Lut Fisk at the
New York Kitchen. ***
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1903-12-24

house Of representatives after nine years
absence from that body. Cochran was born
in Ireland in 1854. Since 1880 he has
been prominent in Democratic politics.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1903-12-24

superstition exists that in leap year the
beans grow on the wrong side of the pod,
suggesting a general upheaval of natures
laws.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1903-12-24
u. S. INSPECTORS
ENFORCE NEW LAW

The United States inspectors of hulls
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machine drawings, tracings blue prints.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-12
STRIKERS ARE RI0T0US
Guns, Knives end Clubs in Evil.
dencs Yesterday at Kan
sas City.

Kansas CITY, Mo. March 11.-Violence
entered into the strike today of 2il
drivers employed By the fourteen trans
fer companies of the city, which went
out this morning for an increase in
wages and recognition Of their unions.
Perhaps half a hundred men We're en-
ployed during the day 10 take the
places of the strikers, though but lit
lie work was accomplished by them,
During the afternoon strikers and their
sympathizers gathered in large num-
bers at several points I'm the west bot
toms and held up wagons driven by
nOn-uniOn men. At the Burlington
freight depot the police were forced to
draw their reVolvers TO disperse a crowd
that had cut the traces 20 two loaded
wagons. At another point George 3.
Evans. an employee Of the American
Express company, I'm attempting to dis
perse a crowd that was throwing
stones al a driver. fred a shot into the
ground. n. n. Latin, a striker, inter
fered, and made a move TO draw a
knife. when both men were arrested.
Later Mrs. Evans. wife of the man
arrested, gave an exhibition of nerve
when she struck with whip the lead
ers i'm a crowd that interfered with the
course of a wagon in which she was
riding Later Mrs, Evans took charge
of a wagon belonging 10 the SwOfOrd
Dry Goods company and, unaided.
drove the team through the crowd. Her
progress was uninterrupted. In Null
berry street, between Ninth and Tenth.
during the afternoon a crowd blOckaded
the thoroughfare and threatened the
uon-union driver Much excitement
prevailed. and the police were kept busy
keeping the crowd in order.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-12
WOMAN FOUND
DEAD IN NEGRO DIVE

New York March 1l.-Detectives Of
the West Thirtieth street station are
much mystihed over the finding of the
body of a young white woman lying
at the foot of the stairs leading to
billiard room owned and patronized
by negroes on the second floor of 1O4
Thirtieth street.
The woman was OF good appearance
ana well dressed. A surgeon who eX-
amined the body said death was due
to "A fracture of the base OF the skull
There was blood upon the stairs lead
ing to the club room. as though the
woman had either been thrown down
or had tried 10 drag herself up after
she was hurt. Thirteen colored men
who We're in the club rooms We're TAX
en- to the station house and four of
them were locked up on suspicion of
knowing something of the. manner in
which the woman came 10 her death.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-12
CHOLERA KILLED BOTH
PASSENGERS AND CREW

New York. March 1l-Dr LHomme-
deiu of the port health authorities. who
is IN charge of the Anchor line Kara
mania. on which a number of mys-
FERROUS deaths occurred. said today that
the ships surgeon and Dr. BallayliO.
government physician on the ship. had
virtually acknowledged a belief that
the four seamen and two passengers
who died on the voyage had been
stricken with cholera. The sick per-
sons displayed all the symptoms Of
cholera The doctors at quarantine
have about dismissed the theory that
the deaths were caused by noxiOus
gases. and the crew and passengers
viii be detained seven days until the
danger period for cholera has passed.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-12
BREAKING FLOOD
CONFIDENTLY EXPECTED
Water Will Continue to Rise in the Lower MissiS-
Sippi Country For Several Weeks.
levees Beginning to Give WayTrbuta Streams Are Bank Full
and Overlooking.

districts of ;he Mississippi river and
IS from Assistant Engineer kNpaules,
who ls ih PERSONAL charge of the Harl.
at that point Ihe telegram says .dat
the caviug or The river bank iH .tantuf
the first leYee has necesslfatel lrs
abandonment and that the second .eTee.
or loop, is now relied upon alone. Ae-
sislaut Engineer Fitzpatrick Says tna
second levee Wl stand q further Else
OF five feet De- no further cavlng W che
river bank occurs
The river tonight registers s5.4. ana
is rising. The weather bureau sags las
stage at Memphis WIZ reach thirty
eight feet by sunday. ana rhar stage
OF th.rty-nine feet shouid ne Prepared
FOR
The Georgia Lee LETT tonight Tor Cairo
with many bales of sacks for Caruth-
ersFii.e and intermediate points. The
government Steamer Cbiscl le1 f0r
caruthersviIe tonight with larsa
cargo of supplies. All incoming boats
from both directions axe bringing NUNS
beers of refugees.
Reports from Mississippi county. Are
kansas say large area behind the
levees ls flooded by water which has
seeDed through the embankment.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-12
WILL NOT GO BACK WILLINGLY
ExNayor Ame8 of Minneapolis win Exhaust His Legal Rights Be-
fore Accompanying the Officer to the
Flour City.

charge in the warrant accompanying
the requisitiOn from the governor OF
Minnesota was insufficient, in that IL
was impossible for DR.. Ames to accept
the bride in his official capacity, as al
legged in the warrant
When the hearing opened today cOun-
sci in the case had a long consultation
over a disagreement as TO what took
place at the hearing before the gov
ernOr. IL was cOntended by Mr.. Ham
blett for DR.. Ames that Attorney G., n
eral Eastman had objected to the H.
PRODUCTION at that time of any evidence
whatever. while County Solicitor futile
claimed that the attorney. general had
not excluded all evidence, but admitted
any necessity 20 identify DR.. Ames as
the man wanted. The court finally sent
for Attorney General Eastman. who
appeared in the afternoon. He made a
statement of the proceedings before the
governor, and Judge Pike at once de-
MED the petition and ordered DR.. Ames
10 be turned over to the Minnesota of
fCer. Mr.. Hamblett excepted to the
ruling, and Judge Pike remanded DI.
Ames to the custody Of Sheriff Doane
Of Hillsborough county. Bail was first
fixed at $4,000 but later reduced one
half, at the request of Mr.. Hamblett
After the court formalities Dr. Ames
walked to his hotel.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-12
DISASTROUS WRECK
OH UNION PACIFIC

= Omaha. March 1.-THE Over =
= land Limited. eastbOund. and ,
= freight train No. p, westbound, >
= on the Union Pacific, cOllided ,
y head ON at Gilmore station, =
= twelve miles from here. at ] y
= o'clock this morning. The fire .
= man on the freight is buried be- >
= meath the Wreckage and is sup =
= posed 90 be dead. Five other =
= trainmen are reported killed. A =
= number of the passengers are re- y
= ported injured. A Wreckiug crew y
= and a corps Of doctors have gone =
= TO the scene of the wreck. Gil =
y more is merely a switching sta =
= tiOn and there is no night opera =
y tor there. =
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-12
OGDEN TRAVELLING MAN
STRANGELY DISAPPEARS

y Portland. Ore. March III. p. =
= Brown, salesman for George A. =
= Lowe Of Ogden, Utah, a well =
= known travelling man, mysteri- =
= OUsly disappeared from the Port 2
= land hotel last Monday and his =
y friends fear he has met with foul =
2 play. The police have been nou- 2
, fed Of his disappearance and =
y have taken up the search for the =
= missing man, but as yet have >
= found no trace which would lead p
> 90 his discovery. He is said To =
= have had over $500 on his person. ,
= Browns friends say that ne in- =
p tended 20 stay I'm Portland for a =
= time and then go TO Seattle. News >
, has been sent 90 Seattle and TO =
= friends In Boise of his disappear =
= auce. =
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-12
CITIZENS ARE ALARMED.
Flood Situation at Memphis Almost
as Bad as Can Be.

Flood Situation at Memphis Almost
as Bad as Can Be.
Memphis. March 1.-THE Mississippi
river is rising steadily al this point,
the gauge this morning marking 522
feet This is a rise of hve-tenths of a
foot in the past tWenty-four hours. II
is believed that the river VIII reach
a mark of 80 feet at Memphis. Re
ports from Mississippi and Arkansas
today indicate that the gravest appre-
hension prevails regarding the flood
situation. in some districts armed sen
tries are patrolling the levees. All
streams and rivers In Arkansas are
overlooking In North Memphis the
flood has already begun encrOachlng at
certain points and it VIII take but "a
few inches more to render work inn
possible at many of the lumber in
dustries i'm that state. At GreenlaW and
Second streets the back-Waters have
reached the latter thOroughfare and
the occupants of abius have been COM
PEELED to flee TO higher ground.
The steamer Georgia Lee arrived
from Cairo today and reports all land
dings to be in an untOWard condition
The steamers officers say refugees
from the lowlands are 10 De seen every
where The government engineers
have augmented their forces and the
steamers are carrying sacks Of sand
and other supplies 10 the more danger
Gus places.
I'VE are preparing 10 make Tight
If necessary said Captain Lucas OF
the engineer corps.