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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-04-09

Central NJ, f, church, and Twenty first
streets, Rev. James Clulow, pastor; II
a. m, GLORY; $50 p m, Epworth
League, 1.-TWO Standards of Life; 73C
p. m. Your Own Salvation"
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FOR RENT-ROOMS.
FOR RENT-HOUSES-

WATERFRONT-Large country house for
rent; plenty fruit; good bathing and
fishing. 9l3 North Sixth.
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HELP WANTED-FEMALE-
FOR SALE-HORsIIS.
FOR SALE-LODGTNG HOUSE.

FOR sALE-Family driving horse, gentle
and buggy. E. L. Roberts, APO So. 1 st
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st. Luke's Memorial, street and Sixth
avenue, Rev. F. T. Webb, vicar; 73C
a. mr., Holy Communion; 10 a m, Morn
ing Prayer; II a. m, the ordination OF
Arthur E. Bernays by Bishop Keator
Rev. c. G. Bruce, of Portland, will preach
ordination sermon. There will be special
music by the choir.
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Trinity church, North X and Fourth
streets, Rev. Horace Chaplain, rector; IL
a. m.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-04-09

Emmanuel Baptist church, Wright ave.
nue. and East d streets Rev. S. A. Abbott
pastor; IL a. M, Home Life" the first
of series on the subject, The Prodigal
Son"
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First Baptist church. Ninth and D
streets Rev, j, Lewis Smith, pastor; IL
a. m, Estimates of Christ; 7:30 p. m.
"Questions of Great Import"
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The Str Greyhound Is now on the run
from mcoma to Olympia. ."
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Fowler NJ. F. church, East D and Thir-
tieth streets, Rev G. L. Cuddy, pastor;
II a M, Christians, a Blessing; 7:3O D.
M, Our Opinion of Christ"
The Press., 1904-08-17
THE LONELY PRAIRIE.

a Trackless Waste without Water
or HamaD HabitattOn.
II had almost as soon be set adrift
In a small boat In midocean as TO be
dropped down on the vast prairie near
the Kansas Colorado state line" said
a man who is familiar with the west.
zone cannot realize the loneliness Of
the western plains until he has crossed
them. There are very few human hab-
itations, comparatively little OF the
land Is under cultivation, and water II
a scarce and precious commodity. In
every direction nothing meets the gaze
Of the eye except a trackless, treeIess
waste which is bounded only by the
lowering sky. Prairie dogs are the
chief denizens of this region. and as
the rain whirls past they perch them
selves on their hind legs and sit bolt
upright as motionless as a statue.
There are a few houses. but they are
at wide intervals. The one single ad-
vantage that a lonely pedestrian has
In that region Is that by following the
railroad track sufficiently far he viii
reach a town some day.
''It Is positively tiresome to the eye
to ride across the prairies I'm a comfort
able Pullman car surrounded by all the
luxuries Of life. This being true. 1t
must be next to appalling to have to
tramp over this region without food or
water except what one begs at the few
way stations along the route. I have
never been able to see anything pictur-
esque or inviting about the wide
stretching ns."-Birmingham News.
The Press., 1904-08-17

The Quarrel Of the Ha@owfsa..
Soon after Sir Francis e.. Burnand
became the editor Of Punch he pub
lished a skit on George Augustus SaIa
which cIeverIy burIesqued his methods
and manner. SaIa was connected with
the London Illustrated News. As he
was distinguished alike for hufIiness
and for geniaIity. there was much talk
about how he would take the joke.
One evening SaIa and Burnand met
at the Beefsteak club. and SaIa. 20 the
mingled CONSERVATION and amusement
Of the gallery. referred with inIiGna-
ton to the article.
.If I were younger" he said. I'D
pull the nose of any man responsible
for such an article"
A peacemaker intervened. To whom
Burnand remarked that personally he
did not think this or any matter In
journalism worth quarreIIng abOut.
but that IL SaIa felt so ag=rievet he
could take the matter into his own
hands
II wiII-' SaIa Immediately cried. Il
wflIr'
And. springing up excite'iIy. he car
ried out his Intentionally wringing his
own nose, first with one hand. then
with the other Then. after murmur-
ing. II apologize" he quietly sat down
Then II came ont that the affair was
a farce planned and rehearsed by SaIa
and Burnand and that SaIa had writ
ten the article himself
The Press., 1904-08-17
Doctor and Dying Patient.


In an address before the American
Medical association an eminent physi-
clan. speaking on the question, "Shall
q Physician Tell Patient He Is Going
to Die" said:
1.-THE truth is not always SO alarming
to the patient, painful as it often is to
the physician. In fact, 1t seems to me
this is one part of our duties that does
notfbecome less trying with increasing
experience. To the sick man whose
thoughts have been turned toward the
end longer than others suspect. intima-
ton of a fatal end often brings no
shock, but rather relief from the end
ing of painful uncertainty. Accord
ing to the rulers of the Roman Catholic
church a timely announcement should
always be given, and those who have
Witnessed the last days of members Of
this faith can confirm the statement that
good often follows. speaking merely
from medical standpoint, and rarely
harm, while the same thing is true Of
many Of other faiths or of no faith.
Even where we have to give a fatal
prognosis there are certain notifying
influences that can be introduced, aside
from1 those that spring from a tender
heart A hope can be expressed based
on the fallibility of human knowledge
in general and medical knowledge In
particular"
The Press., 1904-08-17
The Rocking Chair In the Dark.

Although the name of the man who
invented the American rocking chair
has been lost, to us in the mists of time.
it is considered highly probable that
new arrivals on registering In the here
after will be able to see 1t emblaZoned
on the scroll of fame in letters of brim-
stone and surrounded by an asbestus
wreath of laurel. This is the view
shared by all who have encountered All
American rocking chair in the dark.
A rocking chair may be the instrument
whereby weary persons attain comfort;
it may be the Joy of the flippant youth
and the solace of blase age in the day
time or when the gas is burning, but
by some miraculous agency 1t changes
it's nature completely when darkness
falls, becoming an instrument where
by the ruler of evil recruits his corps
of coal shoveling imps. No longer.
when night falls. 1t Is a padded bit
of furniture. 1t is composed wholly Of
rockers, and the rockers are composed
entirely Of sharp ends which fly forth
and strike the shin for choice with
devilish accuracy of aim. This is one
of the wonders of modern life which
so far is inexplicable.-San Antonio
TeX) EXDreSS ..
The Press., 1904-08-17
A LOGICAL SAVAGE.


II used to know In Australia an in
telligent and interesting missionary"
said an English nObleman- HE and 1
were talking one day about the ma
tives Of New Guinea, and he told me
how one Of these natives had stumped
him in a certain argument. II seems
that he had accosted the native and
urged him to let himself be civilized.
But what good the native asked.
will this civilization of yours do meT
"'Well,' said the missionary, you
will cease. for one thing. to idle all
your time away. You viii learn the
delights of honest labor
"'What good will the labor do meY
Through it you will gradually ac
cumulate money, and In time. with
frugality, you will possess much store
Of honestly acquired riches
''The native was still unconvinced.
What good will the riches do meY was
his next question.
They said the missionary, will
enable you to cease from work Mt last
and to spend the rest of your days I'm
well earned rest
"The native laughed.
1T seems to me- he said, that II
did as you say I would be taking n
mighty roundabout course to get to the
place / started FROM"
The Press., 1904-08-17
DOCTOR OF DANCING.
This Title Was Given Co Beaaehamps
by Louis XIV.

This Title Was Given 60 Beaaehamps
by Louis XIV.
In France during the reign of Louis
XIV. dancing took a very prominent
position among court festivities. and
many members Of the royal family
took part In the complex ballets Of the
time. Louis himself, no mean perform
er, took lessons for twenty years from
Beauchamps. who was called the IA
ther of all dancing masters and upon
whom the king conferred the title doc
tor as a special mark OF favor.
Beauchamps had the honor Of ap-
pearing as partner with the king in the
minuet, dance which was introduced
In 1850 In France, and no court ball
was opened In Europe for a century
and half without It,
About the year 1861 a royal acad-
emy of dancing was formed under the
auspices of Beauchamps. Lulli. Moliere
and others, the object Of which was to
elevate the art and check all abuses.
OF this academy Beauchamps was
chief, with the title Of director.-Lon-
don Telegraph.
The Press., 1904-08-17
INDIA RUBBER.
xts Form Of Structure which Permits
IL to he Elastic.

Hts Form of Structure which Permits
IL to he Elastic.
Modern physics teach us that the
molecules of all bodies are in n state Of
incessant motion: that the intimate
structure Of matter is, in fact, q repro
duction on an infinitely minute scale Of
the revolving suns and planets.
In gases and liquids this motion is
most extensive In range, but In solids
the movements Of the molecules are
more restrained, and they merely os-
cillate or rotate about q certain mean
position, the range Of motion being
strictly governed by the attractions
producing II.
II by the pull Of an outside force the
molecules are drawn out beyond the
limit of their mutual attractions the
body is broken, but within this limit II
will recover itself when the pull ceases
We may regard the particles of rub
ber as revolving In circles. When IL is
stretched these orbits become elliptic.
returning to the circular form when
released. AS then this substance pos
sesses a very wide range of variation
of molecular distance without rupture
IL Is eminently elastic.
The Press., 1904-08-17
on the resemblance.

on the resemblance.
"But tell me-" interrupted Ogden
why did Rodney run away from your
Because he is engaged to a very
dear friend Of mine. and uncle won't
hear of his marrying any one but me-
Rodney hasn't a cent except his slen-
der salary and the allowance uncle
makes him. SO he has to dissemble."
Il wSuld like very much to see the
girl Rodney is engaged to-" said Ogden.
And why?" asked the girl.
"She must be very beautiful indeed"
How do you knOw?"
rs 1t proper to pay compliments up
on short acquaintanceY
You may answer my question when
you have known me longer"
Thanks, since that means you are
not going to cut me when next we
meet"
"But you had better leave before un-
Gle comes down from his nap"
And when can ! be properly intro
duced to your"
'Didn't you know Raymond Pearson
at YaleY
Yes, but Why!
''He is to be married to friend of
mine next week, and I am to be the
maid Of honor. Can't you get him to
invite your"
81 am in town to be his best man."
"What a coincidence! But you must
go now" ... .........@ -...
''All right. Then I'll just say au re
voir until we are properly introduced"
eyes, au revoir until the rehearsal Of
the ceremony next Tuesday"
And Ogden was down the steps and
into the street, conscious of the fact
that he was looking forward to the
wedding Of his friend Pearson with
much more interest than even a best
man is supposed to take In such an
event. ...
The Press., 1904-08-17

In the middle OF the night not long
ago there came a terrific ringing nj n
London doctors bell who's thereTe
he called down his speaking tube In
response a voice came back asking him
to go at once to n house a mile and n
half distant. The doctor got up. dress
ed and went out with the man whom
he found waiting Cor him at the door
Togethes they walked ever 90 the eaIE
eFss residence The dIsturber Of his
sIumbers told the dortor that ne had
Illness In his house and would IKE him
to have q look at the case. When they
entered the sickrOom he said. Vow.
be good enough to tell me If the case IN
serious enough for me TO send nc once
for my own doctor or &c -it win do n Z
wait until morning." ,~Tsr
The Press., 1904-08-17
AFRICA.
The Way That Name Was BestOvvs
Upon the Continent.

Upon the Continent.
The name Africa was given by the
Roman conquerors. after the third
Punic war. B. c. 146, to the province
which they formed to cover the terri
tory of Carthage. 1t was most prob
ably adopted from the word AIRY
gah," the Carthagenian term for q col
ony.
This original Africa was limited in
extent. Its borders reached, according
to Pliny, from the River Tusca ON the
west, which divided 1t from Numidia.
to the bottom of the Syrtis Minor on
the southeast, though Ptolemy carries
1t as far east as the bottom Of the
Great Syrtis. making it include Numi-
dia and TripOlitana.
In later days the whole African con-
tinent took it's name from this part,
which in its narrower limits CORE
sponded with the modern regency Of
Tunis and was called by the Greeks
Lydia. Africus. the stormy southwest
wind. was so called in Italy because 1t
blew from Africa
The Press., 1904-08-17
Beware of Ointments for Ca
tarrh that Contain Mercury.

As mercury win surely destroy the sense OF smell
adm completely derange the whole system when
entering it through the mucous surfaces. such
articles should never be used except on prescrip-
tions from reputable physicians. as the damage
they VIII do Is ten fold to the good you can Dos
siDly derive from them. Halls Catarrh Cure,
contains no mercury, and Al taken iuternally.
acting directly upon the blood and mucous sur.
faces OF the system. In buying Hairs Catarrh
Cure De sure You get the genuine. It "a taken
internally, and is made In Toledo, Ohio, by =. J..
Cheney 9 Co. Testimonials free -
asa scld nZ @ @Druggists; P Price 7sc peg bottle.
The Press., 1904-08-17
HOME NEWS.
srAFroRD SPRINGS.

Mr.. and Mrs. Otis Chapman have
returned from visit with relatives
in Baltic.
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Rosenberg of
New York are guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Stuhlbach
Miss Julia Chapman is camping
for week in Mantle with her sister,
Mrs. Daniel Avery.
Several from here went to Rock
Vile last Saturday to see the game
between Rockville and Manchester.
Rev. @. W. Morrow of Fisk uni
versity, Nashville, will supply the
Congregational church next Sunday.
The Athletic team played the Toll
lands at Tolland last Saturday and
defeated them by score of 1S to IL.
The local team will play ball next
Saturday with the Springfield Ath-
letics, a strong amateur team. The
battery for the home team will be
Cobb and Mulholland.. One week
later they will meet the strong In
dian Orchard aggregation. The In
dians have been victorious in several
games with the local team, but there
are many who think different result
may be expected at the next meeting.
Charles O. McKendrick, ga, died
at Enfield last week. Mr.. MoKen-
drick was we'll known and respected
locally, having spent many years of
for the old Converseville woolen COM
pany, and was at one time superin-
tendent for the same company. Later
he was boss carder for the Warren
mills for a number of years. The
last of his residence here he engaged
in the manufacture of card clothing
in company with Addison Arnold for
short period. The cause of his
death was heart trouble and he was
ill only a week. The deceased had
many friends in this vicinity who
will be sorry to learn of his death.
He was an upright, sterling citizen.
Mr.. McKendrick was born in Scot
land in 1910, and came to this coun-
try with his parents when quite
young. He had been employed by
the Swift company of Enfield for the
past six years. A widow and one
son, Walter G. McKendrick, of Water
loo, N. Y, survive him. The funer-
al was held from his late home in En-
field last Thursday afternoon at 2
O'Clock, and the body was taken to
Pittsfeld for burial. A
The Staffords added another victory
to their number last Saturday after
noon, when they shut out the Steb-
bins team of Springfield and secured
three runs. The gameswas short and
snappy. The Staffords started in the
first inning by batting Smith for two
runs, but we're shut out the rest of
the game, with the exception of the
eighth, when they secured the third
run. The work of the Stafford bat
terry, Collins and Mulholland, and
the support of the rest of the team
was excellent. A long run and catch
of foul fly by R. O'Neill and the
running catches by Mack were fea-
lures of the game. A very difficult
one hand catch by the Stebbins' Sec
ond baseman, Martens, of what looked
to be sure safe hit, was the star play
of the day. The attendance was over
300. The score: -
The Press., 1904-08-17
End Of Bitter FiRht.

"Two physicians had q long and stub
born fight with an abscess on my right
lung" writes j. #. Hughes OF Du POnt,
Ca, "and gave me up. Everybody
thought my time had come. AS q last
resort tried DIR. Kings New Discovery
for Consumption. The benefit I received
was striking and was on my feet In q
few days. Now I've entirely regained
my health" It conquers all Coughs,
Colds and Throat and Lung troubles.
Guaranteed by A. q. Eaton's drug store.
Price SOC, and $1.O0. Trial bottles free.
The Press., 1904-08-17

The three original counties Of Maine
had good old English county names.
York. Cumberland and Lincoln Only
two. Oxford and Somerset, have been
similarly named since, all the rest hav-
ing good American appellations. For
the names OF Androscoggin. Aroostook.
Kennebec. Penobscot. Piscataquis and
Sagadahoc find their origin among the
aborigines, while Franklin. Hancock.
Knox and Washington bear the names
Of distinguished Americans Of the
white race
The Press., 1904-08-17

81 lost my foot In the war;" said the
tramp. land I'm trying to raise enough
money to get out to California"
'What do you want to go to CaIif0r-
MIA forY" asked the woman at the door.
.'Oh. I've heard that there are things
which grow foot in n day out there" |"
-Yonkers Statesman.
The Press., 1904-08-17
Letter TO M. b. F1SE
STAFFORD Springs, CONF.

SIauOfu springs, COhh-
Dear Sir: You ask how many
square feet a gallon will cover. De-
pends on condition of building.
There is great deal of lying on
this point. The stock claim of lying
paints is 800 square feet, two coats
It's lie, as a rule.
Devoe covers 800 to 500, our agents
think We think 800 too low and
500 too high; though doubtless, they
both occur. Eg
How much the other paints cover
is equally doubtful; we guess 100 to
400.
The truth is found in another COM
parison. Devoe is all paint, true
paint. strong paint, and full-measure
the others in general are, at the best,
diluted. adulterated and short-meas-
ure. They cover according TO body
and measure. You can't paint with
clay lime chalk sand barytes water
or air-no body in them. Go, by
0 u ] Yours truly
FW DRvoE 4 Co
81. Chapman 8 Co. sell our paint.
The Press., 1904-08-17

There Is story of prfvatcers :
crew Of forty To fifty men capturing a
Turkish galley with 600 seamen and
soldiers on board by means of a swarm
of bees judiciousIy thrown among the
unspeakabIc ones However this may
be. there are enough authentic in
stances of strange methods Of attack
to provide amply sufficient material
for the casuist in deciding what is fair
and what unfair In war. Turning
naphtha. boiling lead. birds. carcases
of men and horses. Chinese stInkpots.
besides the implements already men
toned, have all been used for offensive
or defensive purposes IN actual wnr-
farsL
The Press., 1904-08-17

Miss verjuce-W What a shame II Is
how the men deceive IN poor womeni
Miss sBluehose-They would never get
q woman togmarry them unless they
did. my dear.-New Yorker.
The Press., 1904-08-17

A SuMMKR COMA summer cold h
not only annoying but n not relieved
Pneumonia viii be the probable result
by Fall. One Minute Cough Cure clears
the phIegm, draws out the Inflammation,
heals, soothes and strengthens the lungs
and bronchial tubes One Minute Cough
Cure IL an IDEAL Femedy for the children
It is pleasant to the taste and perfectly
harmless. A certain cure Cor Cronp.
Cough and Cold. Sold by w. D. HemId-
The Press., 1904-08-17
An Aalr..a.rk rhtef.

At a certain Adirondack cottage last
season something disturbed things fire.
quentIy. a jar Of butter. set under the
house to keep cool. was broken into:
n tub OF beef in process Of corning was
robbed: n jar Of suet on the back
piazza was tipped over. broken and
some OF the fat eaten, and many other
depredations Of Ike character were
committed. Several times the rpbber
had been seen In the evening By ladies'
of the family. and To them he looked
so big that the male contingent deter
mined to watch for the thief and stop
his thieving- Opportunity came one
mOonIIt night
Seen through a window and stretch
ed over n pail In the shadow. the ant
NAL looked big as a half bushel. But
he could not be shot just there. and 30
the broken Jar Of suet was placed In
the moonlight in range Of an open
window. and. gun i'm hand. the avenger
waited. He did not have to wait long
Quietly and with great dignity. as
though entirely within his rights. Mr..
Coon came out OF the woods again
right along the path to the house-and
stopped to regaIe himself with the suet,
so easily found in Its new place Ac-
counts were squared when the shot
gun spoke.-FOrest and Stream
The Press., 1904-08-17

Stafford, y q q o q q U-3
Runs, Smith, Nichols, Mack. Sac
rifice hits. Nichols 2, r. O'Neill.
Stolen bases, Nichols 4, Collins,
Smith 2, Mack. Two-base hit, Mack
First base on balls, off Smith 2.
Struck out, by Collins 8, by Smith L.
Time, LII 26m. Umpire, DIR. Eng
The Press., 1904-08-17

A SIMPLE, HEALTHFUL, oLD-FAsHIONED
Beer. Make some and enjoy 1t.
The Press., 1904-08-17

Theodor Mommsen. the famous his
torian, had not only the appearance
but the manner of n scholar. Once
during the half hours drive from Ber-
lin to CharIottenburg the car In which
the professor rode went badly OF the
track. The rest Of the passengers
alIghted. the horses were removed and
the stranded car was left until help
could be found. MOmmsen remainesL
reading his book An hour passed.. and
the sound Of levers and jacks AMI the
plunging Of horses hoofs aroused him
from his reversc. With M sign 20 dis
composure he arose from his seat and
went to the door "Ah.- saIsI he. we
seem To have come to StansIStiIIr
A PERFECTLY PATNLKss PILL h the one
that will cleanse the system. set the liver
TO action, remove the bile, clear the CON-
plexIon, cure headache and leave q good
taste I'm the mouth The famous little
pills for doing such work pleasantly and
effectually are DeWItt's Little Esriy Ris-
ers. Bob Moore Of Lafayette, Ind !,
says: "AlI other pills have used gTipe
and sicken, while DeWtf's Little Early
Risers are simply perfect" Sold BY W..
ID. HeaId
The Press., 1904-08-17

TF you ara In need OF SPECfACLkS OF
Il HTB-aLAG918 eA0 IS
The Press., 1904-08-17

81. Chapman 8 Go. sell our paint.
Evening journal., 1904-05-04
Linen Necessities in a
Majority of Homes

The flax fabrics for hard uses,
every one dependable under any
stress of housekeeping wear--the
meat and vegetables CT the linen
spread; the kind Of flax, in fibre
and weave. wich will always give
a good account Of itself.
Table hBsH-
Staunch, silver bleached table Inen, "a
Inches wide, SOC a yard.
Extra-heavy, half beached table llnef
that few washlngs win whiten, 2yardi
wide, 75c a yard.
Fine, snow-whlte table linen, Scotch
make; you'll wonder that we ask s.
little for II when you see il; 2yards wide
81 yard.
NabkiHs--
silver. bleached, German damask nap
kins, neatly hemmed, l6Xl6 inches, 81 I
dozen; l6xlS inches, $l.25 a dozen
22N22 inches, Sl.75 a dozen.
-bleached. German damase nap
kins, free of dressing, 26S26 inches
g. 40 a dozen, worth adollar more.
Southwest Of centeTJ