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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-01-06
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By w. B. Slater.

LISBON, Jan. 5-Portugals finances
are weak and her principal crown jewels
are believed to be in pawn, but royal pal
aces are spread thickly over the land. In
and near Lisbon there are six of them,
not counting several ruins and palaces
used now as prisons or other institutions.
The one most used is the Necessidades,
a fine looking building overlooking the
town. 1t is so named after an adjoining
church. and is well kept up, especially IN
the gardens. When the royal family is
not IN the residence permission is readily
granted to view it, as is also the case OF
any Of the other palaces.
at Belem otherwise Bethlehem or
"Bedlem'' J, adjoining Lisbon on the west,
are two palaces, one of little interest neal
the famous convent, but finer one called
the Ajuda palace, on the hill behind. 1t
has good collections of coins, books and
paintings, and is used by the queen dow
ager.
About II miles out of Lisbon may be
found the summer palaces, far more at
tractive to the visitor than those in town.
Byron describes this spot as "Cintra S
Glorious Eden" Cintra is a village at
the foot of rocky group OF steep hills
clad in rich timber, and provides summer
quarters for the well-to-do classes OF LIS
bon. Terraced gardens and handsome
houses nestle in the woods.
The main hill above Cintra is crowded
by the Pena palace, approached by three
miles of zig-zag road, for the hill is very
steep. On the way the queen dowager' S
summer palace is passed, attracting at
tention by its curious kitchen chlmneys,
shaped like an inverted pair of binoculars.
These chimneys dominate the whole scene.
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PAYING THE PEOPLE THE PROFITS

municipal cheap and good the service also cheap
andgo Of
rent of a
London is akenng OF Glasgow.
and the profit of the works
the raised
derives
light people and will take charge of the
sreetIa railroads So is with Belfast
people Of behind hard
Yankee
closely the
is 5 al ownership
The best evidence
logical spreading ST. Peters
burr to
to the will wonder they
a o. a public
andch themso much 70
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-01-06

Il. K. Plevin, the lawyer, left home last
Thursday for a trip to the roof of the
Broadway ortlandt building. to confer
with the officials of the American Cinch
Co. lie expects to return some time next
week.
Dr. Ledger, the bank cashier who dis
appeared several months ago with $4,000
of the banks money, has been located.
He is in hiding ON the top floor of the
Broadway -Cortlandt building. Detectives
have been sent after him. They expect to
catch him day after tomorrow.
A special telegram from the top floor of
the Broadway Cortland building says the
English capitalists who began an examin-
alton of the building last week have reach.
ed the 4Sth floor They expect to return
to New York sometime in August.
Nikola Tesla has announced the compile
ton OF an invention by which it viii be
possible to illuminate the upper ten floors
OF the Broadway-Cortlandt building with
electricity. Heretofore it has been i'm
possible because there was no method by
which electricity could be carried to such
height.
Hi Upton, who has offices on the top
floor of the Broadway Cortlandt building,
is visiting friends in New York today.
A man leaning too far out of one Of the
windows of the Broadway Cortlandt build
ing yesterday afternoon fell ont The pave
ment in front Of the building WIN be
closed to traffic tomorrow evening be-
tween and 9. as the man is expected
TO reach the pavement about that time.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-01-06
NUMBER, PUZZLES.

There is whole hour of delightful
nonsense in the new riddles founded on
the Arabic numerals. By using the full
list the riddles may be made the nucleus of
a very attractive evening sociable.
The idea of school days might be car
ried out picturesquely on the evening of
the party by presenting to each player
an old-fashioned school slate, with pencil,
sponge and rag. The questions are writ
ten ON the upper half of the slate in a
clear distinct hand. The lower portion is
for the answers.
Prizes could be laughable affairs sug-
gestive of early school days, such as books
of very juvenile character. The BOBBY
might take the form of a FOOLS cap rend-
erred brilliant with gold and silver paper.
The BOBBY winner should be obliged to
wear this during the remainder of the
evening.
Here are bakers dozen of the ques-
tons to show the working plan. Those
given here can be used as they stand,
or added to, according to the discretion of
the hostess:
What number becomes even by sub
tracing one? Seven.
By subtracting two? Eleven.
What number by subtracting one be-
longs to us? -Four.
What number by adding one becomes
heavy? Eight. Weight.
What number is finished by adding
one? Done.
What number becomes frequent by ad-
ding two? Ten Often.
What number by adding one becomes
stronghold? Forty.
What number by the addition of one
stands alone? One. Lone.
What number by subtracting two is
gone? I-Went-y
What number becomes IA pounds by
adding two? One. Stone.
What number reversed becomes clear
profit? Ten. Net.
What number by adding three becomes
foolish? Nine. Asi-nine.
What number remains the same after
subtracting one? Two. 7 (w) o.
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rider that the colored men on the North
ern roads may not meet with like fate
tue Young Mems Sunday club of st. Paul
has undertaken to prevent such action by
discouraging the, tip system. With this
movement is a proposition to assist the
porters in the matter OF salary. As it is,
the Sunday club claims that the porter
cannot provide for himself and family
without the gratuities of the passengers
unless wages are increased.
The matter will be brought to the at
tention of the proper railway officials and
the fact that the Union Pacific increased
the wages of white porters $3.50 per
month will be pointed out.
An official OF the Northern Pacific said
yesterday: IL consider it a step in the
right direction. We are constantly on the
lookout for ways to improve our service and
for the better accommodation of patrons,
and in adopting drastic measures to abol-
ish the tip system the Union Pacific has
set an example that northern roads would
do well to follow"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-01-06
WHAT alaska
MAY RECEIVE

WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. 6.-The
senatorial commission which visited Alas
ka last summer will make the following
recommendations to congress:
First-That there be no territorial form
of government at present.
Second-That delegate to congress be
appointed by the president of the United
States.
Third.-Construction of wagon roads, the
cost of which is to be betrayed from the
revenues of the territory
Fourth-Thorough revision of the min
ing laws by a committee or commission to
be appointed for that purpose.
Fifth-Creation of an additional judicial
district in Northwestern Alaska.
Minor needs of the territory will figure
in the recommendations of the senatorial
committee, but these five are looked upon
as highly important.
Four or five bills, intended to carry into
effect the commissions ideas have been
prepared and will soon be introduced.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-01-06

PALACE AT CINTRA-THE NECESSlDADES


Pepper trees, bananas and other fruits,
besides luxurious flowers, flank the zig
gag road, and as the traveller mounts up
ward the view over the Tagus grows in ex-
tent and beauty Formerly there stood
upon the peak convent of which the
chapel and cloiter alone remain, joined to
fine Gothic castle, built by the grand
father of the present king. There are
everything here suggesting the impregna-
Bile deep strong tunnels, sharp passages
and court yard approached by single
narrow road. Further on there is ruin
ed palace three centuries old, with gar
dens in which oranges were first grown IN
Europe.
In spite of all this, the Portuguese court
runs things as economically as possible.
The writer saw some birthday festivals
in Lisbon, with royal procession from
Necessidades to the town hall. First
came two or three royal coaches, and then
various high officials, in the ordinary cabs
from neighboring cab stand.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-01-06
HOW A THEATER
SHOULD Be BUILT

NEW YORK JAN 6-The awful trag-
edy in the Iroquois theater in Chicago IS
likely to have good effect on theaters
in general. 1t will without doubt make
architects and owners more careful of their
buildings, for a time at least, and it may
result in the permanent lettering of the
alter construction.
One of the best known managers and
owners in New York discussed the mat
ter today.
Fully half the theaters in the country"
he said, ARE built and managed in man
ner to make them veritable hretraps
am not speaking of the Iroquois and my
criticisms must not be made to apply
nothing about its construction, and every
point that ! want to make may nave
been covered in the construction of that
building But my criticisms will apply
to hundreds of theaters all over the coun-
try that / do know about.
at seems to be absolutely impossible
to erect a building that will not burn.
1t is certainly impossible to build the
alter in which fire would be impossible
But the danger can be lessened in man
ner that would at least give people a
chance in case of a panic OF course,
when people become panic-stricken some
of them are going to be hurt whether
it be in a theater or in the middle Of a
l0-aere lot. When people lose their heads
entirely it is hard to handle them and
accidents are sure to happen. But there
are some things that every owner of
theater or any other place where large
crowds gather should look out for.
1.-The first great trouble lies with the
laws governing the building of theaters.
They are by no means stringent enough.
And even where they are they are ad-
in a slipshod manner. Under
officials are corrupt and careless and in
Theaters cost great deal of
money nowadays and architects and build
ers cannot be depended upon to build them
as they should be built unless there is
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TO THE READERS OF THE TIMES

the
which beenex tended to t o
The the problem
the
peten carriers with New
and The Times
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Timesea rries.
of delivery, nodvey 1t the desire
all desired the delivery
system may be madeab absolutely efficient.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-01-06
INTEREST ON TIME.

81 am going to accomplish something
this year. Two girls standing in a
crowded street car were carrying on an
earnest conversation during which one
made this emphatic remark.
How" asked her companion. Now
that the year is over | feel | haven't ac-
know how you intend to begin"
II shall begin by doing the little things
"Then youth have no time to do the big
things!"
Perhaps not, but 1 believe that if l
buckle down and keep the little things
straight, when | am done l shall lind
that the big ones have been taken care OF.
1t is wonderful how much time there really
IS. If | take care to mend the little
holes / shall spend no time mending big
ones. Mother says time is like money,
wisely spent it brings reward and well
invested it yields interest"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-01-06

a very rigid inspection by officials who
are both competent and honest.
In the first place, every theater should
be surrounded by alleywavs not less than
10 feet wide. These alleyways should
be open at the top and should always
be kept free from snow and nothing
should ever be allowed to accumulate in
them. In an ordinary theater seating
1890 to 1900 people there should be at
least three exits from each floor on each
side into these alleyways. These exits
should be large double doors and they
should never be locked when there is an
audience in the theater. Before each au.
dience is admitted all these doors should
be tested by an official whose duty it
should be to see that they were unlocked
and in working order. This could be
done by the fireman who is usually as
signed to each theater. As soon as the
performance is over all of these doors
should be thrown open and kept open until
the audience is out of the house. This is
for the purpose of familiarizing the pat
rons of the theater with these exits. There
should be separately wired red lights over
all the doors that they may be easily dis
tinguished in case the other lights are
put out.
From the doors ON the upper floors
IRON stairways not less than four feet
wide should lead down to the alleyways.
These should be permanent stairways and
not fire escapes. They should always be
kept free from snow and ice and should
be used at every performance. There
should be separate stairway for each
exit.
"There should be at least three exits
from the stage and there should be some
open connection between the alleyway
back of the theater to another street at
one side or to the rear of the theater.
There should be plenty of fire escapes
from the fly galleries and from the dress
ing rooms on the stage.
"The inside stairways are another point
that should be looked out for. Sharp
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-01-06

quarter cup sugar, four tablespoons butter,
one-haf teaspoon salt, one-half- yeast
cake dissolved in one-quarter cup luke
warm water, three cups -four, one third
cup currants. Add butter, sugar and
salt to milk; when lukewarm, add dis
solved yeast cake, -four and currants.
Cover and let rise over night. In morn
ing shape in form of biscuits, place in pan,
let rise, brush over with beaten egg, and
bake fifteen minutes in hot oven.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-01-06
The Home
By CYNTHIA GREY

put in center of serving dish and surround
with a wreath OF cooked asparagus tips.
Pour over the whole mayonnalse or a
boiled dressing and sprinkle with chopped
capers. Serve with toasted crackers
canned or fresh asparagus may be used
TOR this salad.
Chocolate Soup italian style) Heat
one quart Of milk in a double boiler.
Crate two ounces chocolate and mix with
one-quarter cup sugar and dash salt; add
to hot milk and STIR until chocolate is dis
solved. Add yolks four eggs, slightly
beaten. Cook until mixture thlckens; re-
move from fire, add one teaspoon vanilla,
pour over slices stale sponge cake. Serve
cold
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-01-06
DEPUTY Is
APPOINTED

Thomas Higgins has been appointed
deputy food and dairy commissioner for
Pierce county by State Commissioner OF
Food and Dairy Products E. A. Mcdonald.
He succeeds L. M. Haskell, resigned.
Mr.. Higgins is a native of Pierce coun,
ty. the SON of Edward Higgins, well
known pioneer. He understands thor
oughly the process of butter making and
has a scientific knowledge of food stuffs.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-01-06

OF WOODMEN

Tonight the Modern Woodmen of Am.
erica will celebrate their twenty first ar
States. Lodge No. 5,2O8, of Tacoma, the
largest in the state, will give smoker"
preceded by the installation of officers.
A program will be rendered. All Wood
men in the city are invited to attend.
Attorney R. l. Elliott has received from
Washington, D. c., patent for John P.
Oleson, who has invented a new raker
gauge and jointer for the use of lumber
men and loggers.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-01-06

COON. If the girl sees this she may have
her letter by claiming it, and l hope that
| may be enabled to return It to her, Tor it
is very nice. motherly sort of letter
that any one would enjoy receiving New
Years day.
Latest army scandal charges officers
with grating collins. Now for a stiff in
vestigation.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-01-06
SOUTH TACOMA
POST OFFICE

South Tacoma will have a new postof-
ice at 1920 Union avenue. Postmaster
Cromwell has signed the lease whereby the
lower floor of new two-story building
wlll be entirely used for postoffce work.
The building will be furnished with all
necessary cOnveniences and will be ready
for occupancy January Is.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-01-06
TO ABOLISH
TIP CUSTOM

The Union Pacific railroad has dis
charged all colored porters in its employ
on account of the persistency of the col
ored men in levying tribute from pat
rons for attention and accommodation, In
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-01-06
KNooKERs. KNOCKERS.

The other evening we ventured into
our favorite loafng place. and while listen
ing to a discussion as to who would be the
next Republican presidential candidate.
the door opened and maiden Of at least
40 years, slow time, came in and asked
TO see some fine candies. It took her
Just 26 minutes BY the clock to purchase
l5c worth. and If she had paid SOC per
thousand words for her rambling CONVEX
sation she would have had enough money
to buy a new wrap. As she departed we
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-01-06
DISHES FOR THE VEGETARIAN

Marconi Croquettes.-Make a white
sauce of three tablespoons each of flour
and butter and one cup milk Season with
salt and cayenne. Add one-quarter cup
grated cheese. cook two minutes, stirring
constantly; add one cup cooked macaroni
and remove from fire. When cold, shape
roll in crumbs, then in slightly beaten egg
and again in crumbs Fry in smoking hot
fat.
Asparagus and Caulifower Salad Break
the cooked caulihower into its howerets,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-01-06

joEingly remarked to the merchant that
some one had said, Silence is golden"
''Wel," remarked the merchant, 'if sill
ence is golden, deaf and dumb woman
would certainly be Is karats fine. MT.
Hood Democrat
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-01-06
CLASSIFIED ADS.

WANTED-List your houses, lots, ranches
and lodging houses, and, in fact. every.
thing IN the real estate line, and we viii
ind buyers for them. We will also fur.
nlsh you with first-class help on shortest
notice; such as walters, cooks. dshwashers.
etc. Puget Sound Employment & Real
Estate Agency, l4O91z Pacific Ave. Phone
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-01-06
MENU FOR BREAKFAST.
Rakad Ann

Baked Apples.
Cereal with Sugar and Cream.
Fried Bacon. Dreamed Potatoes
Hot Buns. Coffee.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-01-06
PRICKLY POINTS
A WORD FROM JOSH WISE.

FROM NEW YORK PAPERS OF 1906
The new Broadway Cortlandt building
IN New York will be 0l5 feet high.-News
Item)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-01-06

You. will find that if you get in on the
ground floor the way is easy to that room
at the top.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-01-06

Originality is the art of twisting some
other fellows idea into such shape that
the public doesn't catch on.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-01-06

Success depends not on your clothes
You need not dress for fame
For Cupid wears no clothes at all,
Yet he gets there just the same.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-01-06
THE OLD YEAR TO THE NEW.

Be she dead, am she gone?
is | left here all alone?
Oh. cruel Fate, thou art unkind,
To take she fore and leave | hind!
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-01-06
THE PROPER SPIRIT.

BE it ordained by the city council of
Olympia that any Young men, who desire
light be permitted to turn out said light,
provided they give the police written
statement that their attentions are ser
ious and that marriage is the ultimate
object; and further that all such offenses,
which may have been committed in the
past be hereby excused, and said young
men be apprised OF the fact by the po-
lice. Passed Dec. 81. 1903.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-01-06

Some men We're born to be president
Others achieve the presidency and others
have their friends thrust the presidency
upon them. Do you tumble. Uncle Mark?
One girl didn't receive her New Years
letter. Instead, it came to me And /
am quite certain that the girl has letter
which was intended for me.
In my New Years mail was letter
directed to "Prickly Points Editor" l
opened it. and was somewhat surprised to
lind this salutation My Dear Hazel.
Then followed some motherly advice to a
daughter. a mention Of New Years gift
and finally the admonition. "Be a good
girl" The letter was signed Little
Mother"
1t looks to me like a plain case of
switching letters The writer had. per-
haps, written a contribution to my column
and also letter to the girl Then she
mixed them up.
The postmark on the letter was Stella
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-01-06
A WINTER SHOWER.

About 20 neighbors and friends of Mr..
and Mrs. r. 7. Loose rendered them
novelty shower at the home of the brides
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Emanuel Miller
Saturday evening. They were also the
recipients of many useful presents, among
which We're 100 clothes pins. Light re-
freshments were served Mt. Tacoma
Echo
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-01-06
CLEARANCE SALE
Henry Brewsters Cash Grocery.

Eggs of All Shapes. Sizes and Ages Posi-
lively Will Be Sacrificed At
This Great Sale
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-14
MARINE
INTELLIGENCE
NEW TUG SECURED BY
PROPELLER T0WB0AT CO.

Is Named G. 1. Taggart and Will Be-
gin Services About Jan. 1.
The fleet of the Propeller Tow Boat
Company will be. swelled about Jan. I
by the addition of a new boat, the G.
1. Taggart. The new vessel was for
merly named the Foster and was own
ed by the government. The tow boat
company since they bought it have
practically rebuilt IT, and on lines that
will make the new vessel one of the
best of the fleet. This, after Jan. /,
will number eight tugs.
< AS the Foster the new boat was
we'll known at Savannah because con-
nected with the local quarantine sta
ton. Prior to it's assignment here 1t
was used in the vicinity of Dry Tor
tugas. 1t is fine, st0utly built sea
boat and during its service in South
ern waters has never missed a trip be-
cause of weather. The Taggart, when
ii takes it's place in the Savannah fleet,
will have been fitted for all kinds Of
duty. In size and indicated horse
power it is in class with the Nc
Cauley and Cynthia.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-14
ONLY STRONG HANDS
Kept STOCK PRICES FROM ANoTH-
Err DOWNWARD PLUNGE.
COPPER AGAIN DOMINATED.
SUPPORT OF THIS STOCK ONLY
WAY TO HOLD UP GENERAL LIST.

vigorous Support Helped 1t SIS Over
closing of Day Before but an Alb
rupt Relapse of 2 Points Again
cave the Market a ChiII-Ioney
Was Easy and Not "A Factor in the
Market-Bonds Declined Early but
showed Some Recovery.
New York. Dec. 13.-The Stock Ex-
change spent another bad half hour
after the opening of the session to-
dav. Prompt and vigorous measures
were adopted by powerful capitalists
N avert a disaster and the headlong
downward plunge of prices was almost
Immediately checked.
The whole market showed a close
sympathy with Amalgamated Copper
throughout, and it was the determined
support of that stock against the
opening pressure that gave force to
the supporting measures elsewhere
after the first plunge. Amalgamated
Copper fell back to last nights level
for a moment after opening a point
higher, but when it was perceived that
it would not yield below SO the whole
market bounded resilently.
Copper Dominated.
This stock again demonstrated it's
effective dominating power of the mar
ket in the last hour of the trading. At
that time a level of prices had been
attained for the principal market lead
ers from l to points, above last night.
Amalgamated Copper itself had risen
81 over the final price of yesterday.
1t was its abrupt relapse of over 2
points which gave the market its sud
den chill again.
When the sudden reversal in the
movement of Amalgamated Copper
was seen to be a false start, there
were recoveries almost as sudden as
the reaction. But this was not en-