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Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1908-06-29
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Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1908-06-29
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frei.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1908-06-29
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Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1908-06-29

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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-12-23
CLEARS THE COMPLEXION
OVERNIGHT
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Quickly Eradieated by New
skin Remedy.


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such az pimples. rash. herpes, black.
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plication. only a small quantity be.
ing required TO effect a cure. Those
who use poslam for these minor
skin troubles can now avail them.
selves Of the special 50.cent pack.
age. recently adopted TO meet such
needs Both the 5O-cent package
and the regular s. jar may now be
obtained in Seattle az the Quaker
Drug Co. aud other leading drug
stores
Samples for experimental nur.
poses may be had free OF charge
by writing direct 60 the Emergency
Laboratories, 90 West Twenty.fifth
street, New York City.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-12-23
INTIMATE CORRESPONDENTS

Anybody who figurea on Eetting
7 II bad better come 20 me and
learn the fuil nature ~ his under
taklng. because Marquis o. Queens.
berry rules viii have nothing 90 Do
with the caae Politics Is a rongh
and.tumble. with stock yards SRFia.
lions. You remember when Ruck
Mccarthy vent 10 the floor with
Joe hammers. in their argument a.
% who should BE- county commit.
tesmsa from the Afchy Road dis.
tflrtT AZ Buck explained 10 me
afterward q gnuged him aud I
drilled him Aud he explained BY
Inserting one thumb In ms Kiil and
the other In my eye lJuat In a
friendly way. Of course Well. u
vas conclusive. and when Joe got
out Of the hospital be admitted that
his major premise had been wrong
The point is-loe had started out
20 'Eer Buck. and Buck didn't pro-
pose 10 be got And Il was ain
regular according 10 the rules 81
the stock Yards
No. sir when yoa hear a dull,
brcath.eruding wutf' Like that n
won't be + X going to the mat, Il
viii be hia foot landing Al. the
stomach Of Old Mr. Congress b
Sincerely. RATH
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-12-23

Really. / must 20. declared
pretty Irene Dennison. drawing
aiminutive. red.bound book from
her shopping bag. See this book
This Is ny engagement book. and
see what I have down here for Z
O'Clock this afternoon Meet
Mabel st Bioomingdale'E It's M
teen minutes OF four, 80 | simply
must fly"
Harvey Wagner looked at her
glumiy.
"Oh. pshaw. cut lt,~ ne cried.
"Oh. I couldn't possibly do that
cried the girl. II always do what
my little engagement book tells me-
20 do. when II tells me
'You'd never do exactly the op'
posite Of what Il says"
mo. never. Yoa see I'm super
stitlous about IL.
He looked long after the car
which bore the girl away and then.
with a Sigh. turned back. Tie
started suddenly ~ his eyes espled
a familiar little red-b0und book ~.
ing on the sidewalk. Irene had
dropped her engagement book
Perhaps Harvey's actions. after
he found the book. we're rather pc
GUITAR, but everything Is fair In
love" He wrote industriousiy In
the little book for a time and then
beaming satisfaction. he placed II IN
hts pocket That evening he man
aged unobserved by Irene, TO re.
place IL In her shopping bag.
Three weeks after this Incident,
and. 10 be exact. az 9.35 o'clock
M the evening. irene accepted Har-
-vey's proposal Of marriage But,
strangely enough. Hafgey's citation
was short lived At g:45 he looked
at Irene dolefully.
Il know. dear. what made you
accept me" he said 4 know how
superstitious you are. and so, happy
as Il would make me 70 marry you.
! cant honOrably DO less than re-
lease yOus
Irene sat up very straight 1T this
with a look OF wonderful astonish.
ment on her face
why. Why. what do you mean?"
she cried,
Il mean" said Harvey doggedly,
Chat / know you have accepted me
81 this time because you found q
memorandum in your engagement
hook to do this thing AT this time.
And. as wrote that engagement In
your book. / say ! can't honorably
take you"
why. Why" suffered Irene In
her surprise.
Il know. too" went on Harvey,
sorrowfuliy. that you kissed me al
me times you found set III yaux azs
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-12-23

wish you did Ike me enough 10
marry me. bat I can't honorably
have you 10 do II when / know
you've only accepted me ont OF au-
persiiti0n
Well. ! never," cried Irene. with
great vehemence. az she rose and
pulled the little red book out Of n
desk VIII you look At that book
and see what entries | made after
that day shOpped with you. or.
In other words, after the day you
really began counting me7"
There's not one. beyond the
ones ! made said Harvey. IN a
moment
DO YOU know what that mcanAg''
asked the girl it means that /
haven't looked into the book since
that time. II means that since that
date I've been 20 taken ~ with YOU
that ! haven't cared about ans en-.
gagements except the ones I've had
with you. And. further. n means
that / didn't know your entries
we're in the book Therei Oh. you
big, silly. honorable Roosei"
Harvey's reply was the only one
appropriate under the circum.
stances.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-12-23

Loves blindness Is TRUE. she
explalncd
High above her heaven and her
God
She placed her love for him
aud set he never know loves name.
For the little uncontrolled think he
called his aoul
Was Just too small fn kuow
That a womana heart u.ght break
for him
Set. Christi She loved him 30.
And thon "A woman'a Way
tier kisses fingered 90 the dear Tips
of lad
Tier burning mouth klndied al the
sleeping fire
That waited bat the touch of pas
slona flame
70 seorch his soul with anguish.
mad dcalre
She watched with alfslnmbnfing
eyes.
The torture OF her powers a. thslF
play.
Then gave herself with al hes pas
aiunate soul
And that's a womans way
Read the poem entitled Song. +
said Mrs Watson THAT IL ihs
way every woman wants the fuaa
che loves to feel
Song gecs Ike this
Let me look deep In your sea blue
eyes.
Let me warm your rcd HIPS
With the passion % mine.
kiss you and crush sou. O. maiden
fair
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-12-23

My soul afiame with iis mad do
sire
Come. take what Is yours.
You kludled the flrel
There a. literary circle at r.
Alocum. among the army officers
niypa. and they have placed the
stamp of approval on Mira Watson
poems and viii read them Ia q
meeting
z never thought Ellnor GYMS
Three Weeks VAS bad n wasn't
sell written. though" aaid Mrs,
Watson.
Claudia Halnsf Yes. she's the
wife oi an army officer. too. Would
nay book encourage such n life as
she led7 That lsut very pretty
qneatlon had women viii think
ms book Is bad Good women elii
thlnk q, As good Most men will
think q f. bad perhaps
1890 sssss sss
4 think the poetry ia Il IL =
. tine like poetry and read a =
grral deal =
Dld you help your wife 10 q
q write the verses q
Il "No. couldn't inspire q
q poet"
- Your wife dedicated the .
hook To a Man ! Know Il .
q that man youf =
- Well. I Nouidnt be amlllmg .
now. would !. II ! didn't think .
- that man Was Lieut. Watson a
q You know how man feels a
. about such things =
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-12-23

tier friends look ou the book and
then ON beautiful Mrs Watson. wife
LOT Lieut. Watson OF FL. Slocum. and
ldaushterinlaw OF Admiral Watson
Of the United States navy. aud are
last0unded
They cannot understand how
these veraes ~ passion can have
been written by this little home.
body army woman
saw Mrs Watson 10 minutes
after the frat book had come from
the press OF the Casino Publishing
Co
oh. les glorious 20 have a book
OF your own she cried. handing me
one ~ she volumes III wonder what
The tolka Ia San Antunio viii think
Of Maryland Spring Mrs Wat
sons father Dr. v Spflng ~ a
prominent physician If San Antonio
On the title rage of the book h.
written. Dedicated 10 Man !
know
4 wont aay whether that Is my
husband or not she said With her
delightful Southern accent
Here's Quo verse from Mrs Wat
son book
4 am waiting here Tor you.
Every drop OF blood
THAT pulses Ia my heart
Is flaming torch 10 iiEht yonf
WAY
Lover lad. with your Irish eyes
How well kuow just what you'll
do.
STILL am waiting here Tor you
Any woman can understand
that" said Mrs Watson. That's
ms fayorite"
Loves Meiamorphoaia- seems 10
b. real poetry
u I could walk down
This worn old path with you.
| think its every turning would
seem neW
To ME and yet. know Il ~ b.
heart
That every pebble seems a part
OF SOME dear memory
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-12-23
SOUNDS QUEER.

Yes" said The returned tourist.
''over In England the sole fish Is
considered a great doilcacy."
but suppose one couldn't eat a
whole uolsf" spoke up his friend.
In that caae. suppose. you
would order mp a halfsOle
"I4nlfaoieg Great Scott IL
heard that order I'd think ! was In
shoe shop instead Of a reslau-
rant"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-12-23
A PAIR or EN-.

Teacher--Ailen. who we're the
two strongest men OF ancient
kimcWg
\ Allen samson and Hercules
J Teacher What can you tell the
about Them
Allen Samson was regular
5tercules and Hercules was a reg
nlRT Samson.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-12-23

Pearl Her father heard she was
going 10 ciope IN an automobile and
he was furious
Ruby Indeed
Pearl Yes. he said automobiles
could not be trusted Advised her
TO elope In cab.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-12-23
TEDDY SUES EN-.

You've heard the old song Souaa
wrote
THE Hands Across tho Sea-"
re must have meant BiR Wiihcim'a
fnitt.
And the bread hooks " Tedd-ee.
For now between the two there "a
a bond ~ sympathy
But Wilhelm has It on r. n.
When editors asanll
For when they're sassy be can put
The caustlc ones IN jail
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-12-23
Fine Silk Umbrellas.

Gold ana Pearl Handles. are being
closed out az i-3 OF regular prices
Don't mias this opportunity II look.
Ing for a fine Umbrella
CHICAGO JEwELRY CO.,
1907 Second Ave.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-12-23

II ls stated thet this years re-
ceipta from the federal forestry
service will probably reach $1,000. o.
900 Most Of this money b. derived
from the sale Of timber Of tho ma
tlonai forest reserves agEre-
eating 100000 900 acres In extent
and all the trees thus sold are ae-
lceted by the government agents
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-12-23

Counsel for the prosecution
declares you are supported by a
woman" said the court.
ny a womani" exclaimed the
tragedIan. by II OF them, SIR"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-12-23
PASSIONS LATEST POETESS
SAYS WOMEN UNDERSTAND
nv w. q. allHpAERp.

NEW YORK. Dec 80 "a wonde
what the folks In san Antonio vii
think now OF Maryland spring p
asks Maryland sprlng herself nov
Mrs Frank Watson
Mrs Watson S. the author OF n,
latest book 10 startlc New York
Destiny aud ncsire
tAStA ttAt
= ~ MARYLAND WATSON.
4 Good women know. Will 4
a think ms verses are good and 4
pure Most men may think 4
= they are bad That's the ar !
= ference between a woman and 4
"A man his animal passion. 4
4 her spiritual passion 4
= wrote my verses uH !
a thoeght them have always I
4 had a splendid happy homo ! 4
4 have little Elfl years old 4
a II thought my VERSES we're 4
q evil just Tor hcr sake alone =
4 II for no other reason, | would 4
= not have allowed them 90 be 4
= published
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-12-23

How IN the world could you IN.
derstRnf what that conductor said
whom his mouth was fun 90 trans
feFsf queriet the man on the back
platform
bachelor. ehr" asked the tall
man
Sure thlnri"
Thought an You see. could
understand him because hts words
sounded exactly like my wife's
when her mouth IL fun Of hair
pins"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-12-23
Everett and fdmonds

-bfs. rsuna trips aailE. Leave Sc
stti. - a ma. ~ NJ. end . n
funday. isats seattle 81 1I1e .. m. a.
a.. and D. N. Lsafs Everett al ests a.
a.. afta b. m and 1iib D N. SUNDAY
leave kysFstt az sfes a. m. zfls v IA
and 7iia ., sineia fairs te enohen.
mh tea. neand trip size.
Ntaemsf ctr ef heeret1 CoimaR Daak
rnssse-sunsst setti tnd lisa
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-12-23
UNION BAKERY AND
RESTAURANT. 2fT PIKE So

Special for Christmas s.months-
old fruit cake zoe pound. Eng
lish plum pudding. a0c a pound go
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-12-23
TROUBLES or Old John BARLEYCORN

Governor Haskers proclamation that liquor cannot legal,
be sold ~ oklahoma even Tor medicinal purposes ~ he one
OF many recent solar peNus blows which have set poor Oh
Jolly old John has had his own way so long. bringing
cheer and revey his friends and opulcnce 90 e hackers
that he be dmbouuded and confused by the sudden turn
Of the strong tide against him
Sustaining the Oklahoma idea such eminent authorizes
nr Williams. in article IN McCiures Magazine and pit
Peterson address the New York conference Of Char
ties and Correction both OF whom declare that liquor as "''
cine does good but does ncalculahle harm ~
Rut his expulsion from the sick room were all ola lona
might still maintain his oly For his best friends ms easiest
victims take their liquor not to make them We' BY" 70 make
them sick.
is what is giving old John heart failure
Pre>ideu,-elee TAFT caught the infectious spirit ct tenn
perancc and Hot Springs banquet turned down ms WINE
glass 8" ann no. going drink anything agancve he sad
Taft has before him the hardest work Of ms me-woik
energy there him. Evidently he regards liquor not as
help but hndance to these high qualities Therefore old
pers and IS 10 be banished from the cabinet table
Well old John is coming the end Of his day he can
have rhvned his praises and roystercr loved him His
sparkle has found its reflection in many nodmateY bright
eyes lie has warmed eheeress heart aud caused many
a SORROW be Forgotten few hours
But the burden he has laid upon humanity heavier than
humanity lie has scd the insane asynms ana he
prisons lie has loosed madness TO ma, anu huu ~ W.
made mbcees OF brian, criminals OF honest ones a,U
panpers of prosperous lie has wrecked homes By the
millions The laughter he ine'es is echoed by the walls OF
widows and orphans ,..,., ..,
And L. from Oklahoma the White House the people Of
the land rise against him and down hn-we hete WI"
be less in the land than before
The supreme Scotia have gone ON strike
and there nobody injunction restraining them from
heaying law books iuists
Heney going president and strange 70 say
will not ee any advice oncernng African hunting trip lseue
wonder
"
Railroad detectives say that thc car robbed BY
hohoes Quite nkely as connoisseurs
=. ne, p.s.sa,a theorlst that
man cannot AVE on snese whh saFnishnigs,
Canada kicking violently Dukhobors and New
York clamoring for saiomes Can't they ss' 'osehefo
Is down ia Oklahoma marked down
for the rush. doubt
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-12-23

Don't waste any sympathy on our
outgoing president I never saw u
man enjoying himself so much In
by life This idea OF the Uncle Joe
Cannon bunch that they can take a
few safe pokea AZ him as he exits
has filled his life With a new inter.
est lie believes they will be fool.
ish enough 70 do t. lie hopes and
believes that a few Of the more ad.
yenturoms ones Will come within
range OF his paws-and claws-and
jaws.
Whereupon. with a loud growl.
the enraged monster swung his
mighty paw. There was shrek. q
moment In which the audience
caught its breath. and then
Wasn't II awful, Mabel?
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-12-23

eth tdier can
exhaust himself
by wat hina
others work.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-12-23

WASHINGTON. d G. ncr is--
Dear Dad Harry. hurry. hurry
Get your seats Get your Acatsi
The shoW begins new In a minute
Walk up every body II you cant
walk run Only set your seats for
the biggest show on the grounds
A real live Teddy Hear viii be
baited By a real live cougress'
Thrilling. amusing. horrible No.
body can afford to mIss u Alto
getheF the mOat unique. unparai
ieled and gtupcndnuN affair ever ar
ranged Tor any public Have your
money IN your hands, Keep your
hands above your heads Our zen.
tlemaniy assistant vili relieve you
OF the trouble OF making change.
waik up, Hurry. hurry. hurry
Yes. they're going TO bait T. r.
Wow. but Il will be- fun He's
just In the mood to be baiicd BY
congress- And Tawney and that
senate bunch are Just In the mood
10 stick their fingers through the
hara-with the inevitable results
They feel like they did last winter.
only more 10 You remember how
chemty they got "rebuking the ad.
administration" Well. they ssill
think they are the great rebukeTs.
Those diminished malorities In
Illinois and Minnesota have not yet
carried their lesson suppose II
is that business OF getting together
on the floor Of the house and In
the committee rooms and slapping
one another on the back and telling
each other how grand they are. And
perhaps the free barberIng and
baths have something to do With
Il. and the subscrvient doorkcepers.
the toadylng clerks and the marble
office buildings. and the new red
carpets and red mahogany furni.
ture You know there ~ a lot In
atmosphere and environment You
remember whore Darwin says.
Transplant the common or garden
congressman from the normal and
healthy soil OF his native state, and
set him down amid the hot-housine
condition OF a nations capital, and
Il IL quickly noted how he begins
10 swell and grow In new directions
Tho head as well as the stomach
become abnormally large" etc
Wen. that Is simply by the way.
What / started 90 tell you Is the
interesting fact that T. Il. IL 20 be
baited BY congress.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-12-23

The supreme Scotia have ON s'rk'
ana there nobody restraining them ou
heaving a iurists.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-12-23

IIeney going president and strange 70 say
will not sye any African hunting trip lieu
"a a
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-12-23

Railroad detectvcs say whskey robbed
hoboes quite rkey they ccraia connoisseurs
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-12-23

Murder Was done for Oklahoma marked down
for the Christmas rnshu noe
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-12-23

Canada kicking violently Doukhobors aud Ne'
York is elsmoring Can't they ,ogesherc
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-12-23

II must aow be reasonably ealu Pasadena heos, tn
man canno, ave on slarss ~nh tomato Sarnishais'
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-04-30
EXAMINATION FOR CLERK

The United States Civil Service
will hold an examination at this
point on May 9th to secure eiigi-
HES from which to make an appoint
ment to fill a clerkship at the mint
in this city. The salary is $1,000 the
wear. r he examination is open to all
Dersons over the age of twenty years
and application should be made to
the officers at the local mint or to
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-04-30
WORKERS AND kICkERS

The following from the Salt Lake
Herald is applicable 10 every com
r1ity:
very once in awhile symc puol.c
movement comes up which calls for
the service or men wiling 10 sacrifice
their time and money for no profit 70
themselves except the purely prob
lematic benefit they may secure TO
their community. Invariably the men
who are called TO this service are The
busy men OF the City-men whose tine
is valuable who are buratned with
business sponsiDIlties, whose every
hour lost from their own work means
that much time lost from needed lest
and recreation. 1t is noticeable Glt
the men most ready to DO such
are the men VINO are most ensroos ii
in their own affairs and often those
who can i'll afford their sacrifice
Whether it is a church debt to be can
celed, a commercial club building 20
be built, q convention to be secured
for he city, he effective workers for
the movement are usually busy men III
their personal affairs.
What thanks do hey get 10. disln-
terested service? How often are they
thanked for their S9crltice? Ism II
true mat in their efforts to secure the
generation OF heir 1elow citizens
they meet numerous men who do not
only refuse 10 bear heir share OF
the public burden, but take occasion
when hey are asked to do it, to be
unpleasant, critical ii not insulting!
One of the several churches in this
gregationa purposes owes its splendid
success largely to the efforts OF sew
eral laymen who have handled its i'm
ances, solicited funds spent days and
weeks on church business and given
freely of thei~ own means TO tide over
crises. Yet these men have been crit
icised for teXtrayagance, they have
been accused, not publicly, but by men
who should know better, OF running
things" without consulting others
Their critics never have offered to
help and most c. the men have given
little and given it with such bad grace
as to make the gift unworthy.
The instance is mentioned, not be-
cause it is uncommon, but because II
illustrates the broad fact that the mer
who do things. who serve the public
generously, who can hope for no oil
rect reward or appreciation, are those
who are most needed.