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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-10
BUSINESS CHANCES.

BUSINESS CHANCES,
WE GUARANTEE TO SELL
YOUR BUSINESS IN 80 DAYS.
We. want your business of any
description, rooming houses or hotel
We have a large list
of people who desire to invest their
money in business. Why fool with
brokers who do not give you re-
suits, when we guarantee to sell
within 80 days if price is right? r
$3.50 WILL BUY THIS HOUSE
Here is a chance of lifetime to
buy 56-room rooming house, with
private baths and outside bath
rooms, steam heat and hot and cold
water in every room, with furniture
that cost almost $16,SO0 only a few
months ago, not vacant ROOM to
be had at any time. Only a stones
throw to the postoffice, located, in
the best part of c street. Cost of
rent less than $500 per month, in
Guiding heat. The income is almost
$1,000 per month. expenses about
$500. So you see that you can make
a net profit of $500 on the invest
ment of $6.250. Be wise and take
advantage of this opportunity. See
Il. NJ. RUTHERFORD,
with
GILL HOME INVESTMENT co.
9Zo Pacific Ave. Both Phones
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-10
CITY To INSTALL
SAFETY ALARM
BOXES

The city council will tonight
settle the matter of placing soma
phores on the prominent street
corners to give warning when the
fire apparatus is coming. The fire
and water committee yesterday
afternoon gave it's endorsement to
the proposed improvement and
will recommend seven semaphores
to be placed at Puyallup and East
d, Seventeenth and Jefferson,
Twenty-fifth and Pacific, Thu
teenth and G, Thirteenth and Pa
cific, Ninth and C and Ninth and
Pacific.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-10

$14O0-New modern 5-room bunga-
low with l " lots on North Orchard
near seth st. 5000 cash and bal. in
2 years.
$1275-Good Broom house with 9
lots. on North Proctor Easy pay
ments.
S2500-New modern Swiss cottage
with 2 corner lots. on South 9th st.
Easy terms.
George Russell & Co.
304 California Bldg. A 4799
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-10

The power plant will get anoth-
er boost tonight by the introduce
ton of an ordinance for the issu-
ing of 100000 in city bonds te
pay for the site and preliminary
expenses. The issue was authoriz.
ed by the vote Of the people Janu-
AIRY 3.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-10
CITY SWEPT BY
TIDAL WAVE

(By United Press Leased Wire, }
PANAMA, Feb. 1O.-An
unconfirmed report has
reached here today saying
that Point Limon, north of
the city of Limon, Costa
Rica, has been swept by a
tidal wave. 1t is unknown
whether the city was struck.
The reports are not author
itative.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-10
ROOMING HOUSE
PRICE REDUCED $500
If SOLD THIS WEEK
H. B. MARLBOROUGH
$40 Bankers Trust Bids

This is a snap for some one; 10
nicely furnished rooms. near the
postoffice, very fine carpets, iron
and brass beds, steady and transient
rooms; If sold this week can sell for
500; terms, $1,000 cash. This is
the first time a house was ever sold
so cheap in this block. but for the
best of reasons, which we will eX-
plain at office, owner will sell at
that price. Snap buyers better look
this up quick.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-10
TO BOOST SALARY OF
COMMISSIONER M'GREGOR

This afternoon Councilman
Turnbull had an ordinance drawn
up to boost the salary of Commits
sioner McGregor to $500 a month.
1t will be introduced In the coun-
ell tonight.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-10
THE TACOMA TIMES
NATERFRONT LOTS FOR SALE

%At Nakomis Beach, Gig Harbor.
one mile from Point Defiance, half
mile from steamboat landing. Lots
25x120 feet, $45 and up. See An
derson. 405 Kentucky Bldg, Tacoma
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-10

Be independent! Own your homel
Get rid of the rent habit Call on
H. Robert Paul e. Co. and learn how
to have a home. 311-312 Bankers
Trust Bldg.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-10
SO, 800 Home for $4,000

Right in the city. only Q blocks
from the car line. This Is something
ss1 1sca ain I;,w l%ngg,Ttsags for
property, can be assumed, so that
$1,000 Ii all that IL required In cash
This place will bear CLOSE investiGa-
5UnKLgr. FnNmAFD : %.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-10
FOR SALE CHEAP

The northwest corner of So. 10th
and Lawrence ST.. consisting of {
lots; Lawrence street graded and
sidewalk down. When 10th street
grade is completed these lots Will
easily bring $500 per lot. Price 81
500 cash. Purchaser must pay street
assessments at this low price. This
Is between the 9Th av. and 18th ST
car lines. ard is sure to enhance In
value very rapidly. Owner, 1410 So.
Union av., NJ. 1927.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-10
GROCERY STORE

On account of death in family
owner will sell his old established
grocery. located best part of G. St,
for $1,000. This includes horse
wagon, fine fixtures and good stock
years lease at $25 a month, includ-
ing living rooms. Average sales
s25 day.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-10
BAKERY JUST LISTED

Fine location, rent $34 month, 3h
years lease; sales s25 day; fine
place for baker. Price $1,000
which is very cheap.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-10

@. L. Took, realty broker and build
er. 3sth and Yakima, M6924-A4902.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-10
BOOMING HOUSE

iNOohlIN1 I1oOSE
Best part of G St, near court
house. II rooms fine furniture. rent
only $40 month, 2-year lease, very
good furniture and carpets. This is
the cheapest rent in the city. We can
sell this house for $1,000. on terms
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-10

WALKING DIsTANCE--Cozy 5-r.
cottage and one full lot. Sewer,
grading, walks, etc. s1025; $25 down
SIS monthly. No. 1922 Chandler St,
near Jeff. av. car line. Owner. Tel.
Main ass.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-10
GOOD HOMES

Groom house. with light So ST. near
house bath hot and cold aer 10 lots 15 fruit
from - " - $500 -
r3om house modern walls
house, modern lots on So a near h
lots So a4h
H B. WALTER & CO. 223 Bankers, Trust BLDG
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-10

wANTED-Gcod boys over 10 years
OF age to sell papers on the street.
Apply TO Newsboys Union or this
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-10

We have rooming houses from 10
to 70 rooms, ranging in prices from
$500 to $4,000. Don't fail to see
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-10
FOR SALE.

The incest residence lots in the
city of Puyallup; S0-foot lots on the
Short line, only 1850. C. NJ. Charles,
owner, Puyallup, Wash.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-10
HOMEsEEKERs LOOK THIS UP

S1,S00-For a Groom house and
2 lots, 50x120, with 20 foot alley;
only Is minutes ride from our Of
flee. This is q snap,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-10

$2.750-Will buy a Broom house.
almost new. with III acres good
land; only short distance out.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1909-04-08
Artificial Sapphlres.

An interesting communication hah
ben submitted to the Academy OF Sci.
ences regarding the recent discovery
Of NJ. Paris. young chemist, who has
succeeded in making artificial
sapphires. Hitherto efforts in this di.
rection have failed. for. while able to
produce rubies, no chemist has been
able to obtain the hue Of the sapphire.
NJ. Paris. who has been carrying out
his experiments In the laboratory OF
he Pasteur institute. has at last over.
come the color difficulty. To tho
molten mass of ingredients in the cru
chile he added oxide of cobalt. calx and
magnesia. and the effect was to give
TO the artihcially manufactured stones
the intense blue OF the true sapphire.
II is very difficult TO detect the arti-
fetal sapphire from the real stone
Paris Dispatch in London Chronicle.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1909-04-08
aMorthXr Of Charity.

The terms worthy" and ''un.
worthy" stin appear in the reports OF
u few benighted charitable societies.
Such societies as have appreciated
fhe absurdltles OF their use are at
least in a hopeful condition and the
others. Il may well be believed. will
shortly Danish them as terms in the
vocabulary OF charity work. II charity
IS 10 work with only those who are
worthy" by the same token physi-
clans should only have good patients.
probation officers only good boys,
ministers only perfect parishioners,
hospitals only patients with SIX let
ters of recommendation and a record
for abstinence. Imagine an ambu-
lance surgeon carefully examining the
pockets OF the victim OF an accident
to see II he had documentary proof OF
his being OF good moral character"
Just as the ambulance surgeon finds
out whether the victim is "helpable."
so does the real associated charities
find out In what way its patients are
helpable Worthy" and unworthy"
are generally cloaks for ignorant. fu-
tile, lazy dole giving. not for real
treatment at all II would give the
ambulance patient little ether and
send him home. no matter how many
fractures he had.-Charities and the
Commons
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1909-04-08
BLOW AT OPIUM TRADE.
Senate Passes Bill which Fertlds I'm
portation Of Drug.

Every friend OF social reform In the
United States rejoices at tho news
that the national senate has passed
the opium bill II forbids the importa-
ton of opium into this country except
for medicinal purposes. Opium may
only be brought in under strict regula-
tons TO be prescribed by the secretary
OF the treasury. Moreover. by this
bill. all other forms OF opium. smoking
opium or any derivative OF opium, are
absolutely shut out. Offenders may
be punished with two years imprlson-
ment and a fine OF 5000. and It Is
expressly stated that the possession
OF the forbidden drug shah be deemed
sufficient evidence TO convict. No
commercial consideration can be big
enough to Offset the cursc which
opium lays upon It's users. Victims
OF the vice lose body and soul and no
country can AFFORD to sanction the
hideous traffic. In Japan a man who
would dare use opium would be os-
tracized and punished. The importa.
ton, possession or use OF the drug, ex-
WI 30 ~ htulNihts IL lOfDluutn Dy
law. Australia and New Zealand have
driven IL out. By our treaties with
China In 1850 and 1908 no American
bottoms are allowed TO carry opium In
Chinese waters. Great Britain is the
worst civilized offender In the opium
trade, but many of her chickens are
coming home to roost and In India the
British government has agreed to de-
crease expectation eight per cent. per
year during trial period of three
years and watch results. The Chinese
government is endeavoring to abolish
the use OF the dope" in the empire.
The United States. declares the Chris
tian Work, can better afford toilet Great
Britain stand alone in supporting the
opium iniquity than to encourage the
use of the drug by permitting unre.
stricted importation. Our national
honor is at stake on the decision by
congress.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1909-04-08

TO protect their heads and faces in some way but
IL Is impossible to avoid the danger OF bursted
ear drums or hopelessly damaged eyes When
man crawls out from under fast train after a
2Oo-mile run he looks but little like human be-
ing.
During the summer the gay cats works with
such persistence as nature has given him. II he
cannot find work he is not above begging or steal
ing In many cases. Long ago the farmers used to
lodge and feed them in their own houses Nov
they make them lodge in abandoned barns OF in
open air camps. At berry or hop-picking they are
paid by the quantity gathered; in the harvest or
hay fields they receive the minimum Of a dollar a
day and their food. In camp of gay cats" at
night they gather around the fire and play cards
for small stakes or tell stories. Sometimes gay
cats" money goes in gambling, but he is oftener
despoiled by the professional hobo" who takes
his coin away from him by brute force. One
brawny able-bodied tramp, with OF without a gun
will stick up" and rob a group of several gay
cats" without much difficulty The tramps' roost.
too, by the way. is often held up and robbed in
turn by the prowlng "yeggman" with pistol OF
large caber in his fist
At any rate, the poor gay cat" returns to the
cities In the autumn penniless as when he
left It in the early summer II by any chance he
has any money left, II goes in the cheap saloons
along the tough streets During the winter he
keeps soul and body together by washing dishes
acting as waiter in the cheap restaurants; by
doing odd jobs, such carrying signs and snow
shoveling: by addressing envelopes-if he can
write well enough-and by doing other such hope
less work. Then too there are the missions and
pickings and steallngs now and then when there
is not too much risk of arrest.
portion Of the gay cats" are dish washers in
the cheap restaurants. They work from Is to Is
hours a day for an average wage of three dollars
week and food and lodging. Their surroundings
are very bad. Their feet are almost constantly
wet with water heavily charged with washing
soda that is used TO cleanse the greasy dishes;
and the air is as foul as can be imagined. The
poor gay cat" misnomer-devitalized by heredi-
tary ills and dissipation, soon gets to the end OF
his moral tether. OF all the legitimate work there
is dlshwashing in a cheap restaurant is the low
est There is no depth beyond it. and the only
sequence is the city hospital, the almshouse, the
morgue and the potter's field.
Other loss industrious gay cats" spend the
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1909-04-08
i j7IlEtIi||I)!I|||'ibE'
NN1 '-E=SM-.sS
FROM DARKNESS TO LIGHT.
Man Who Was Once an outeast Now
Pastor.

As I sit on the porch 81 my par.
sonage and look backward, l cannot
help feeling grateful to God. and to
the Bowery mission. that to-day. In
stead of being In a drunkard's grave,
/ am saved by grace and preacher OF
OF the gospel writes Frederic J. Bay
liss of Ellsworth. ILL.,, In Christian
Herald. In 1885 came to the United
States with my bride of a few days
ana went to live In Baltimore. The
craving for strong drink was begin
ming TO get possession of me--a habit
| had learned while IN the British
army during the Zulu and Boer wars
OF 1879 and 1881. My wife, noble
Christian woman. did all she could TO
help reform me by her prayers aud
Christian influence She died. how
ever. before this was accomplished.
leaving me witlo child six months
old. went squarely up against the
wall. and became an 0utcast. I
tramped TO New York. and began
terrible experience among tho flotsam
and jetsam Of tho under world. or
Submerged tenth"
got work. but lost II through drink:
sold my shoes from my feet and my
coat from my back. | made resolu-
tions and broke them: signed pledges
and dishonored them; saw myself go
ing downward 10 perdltion. with no
one to deliver.
On one OF these nights--coid. foot
sore. hungry. tired and weary OF life
i passed the door OF the Bowery mis-
sion. The old song. I've Anchored
My Soul in the Haven Of Rest" at
tracted me. I went m. ana there I
found refuge and power 10 overcome.
found "the pearl OF great price"
The superintendent. Mr.. John wy
burn. became Interested IN me. and
later | became cashier OF the mission
restaurant. where fed 1000 or 1000
hungry men daily. II was my delight.
after n days work. 20 go 10 the mis-
sion and tell the story OF my redemp-
ton. stayed there about 1s months.
and then went west with n band of
other converts OF the mission. We
marched across the country. preaching
I'm the churches on the way. aud often
sleeping outdoors
next went with a companion into
the mining camps OF tho Rockies.
preaching the gospel and telling tho
"old. old story" From there I re-
ceived a call to a Methodist church IN
Chase county, Nebraska. had prac-
tically the whole county for my par
ish. and God wonderfully blessed me
In tho salvation OF souls and enabled
me 10 build n little church on these
western prairies. From thcre I en-
tered the evangelistic field. and have
been wonderfully blessed. preaching
the gospel all over the country. am
member OF the North Illinois con-
ference and pastor at Holder and Els
worth. where have been for four
years. have three churches. and tho
past year has been the best OF all.
showing about S5conversions and some
60additions to church membership. Last
year we built a new $1,000 church at
Holder.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1909-04-08
SIGN OF THE CROSS
ITS USE UNIVERSAL THROUGH.
OUT RUSSIA.
Grave and Aged, Young and Giddy,
Are Alike in Their Frequent En-
ployment OF Sacred Emblem
OF Christianity.


The Russian is crossing himself all
Gay long. When he first comes forth
In the open air in the morning, II no
Shurch be in sight from his own door.
ne listens for the first sound of some
hell. then turning toward II. crosses
himself with great fervor. TO insure
a blessing on the undertakings of the
day. He crosses himself before and
after each meal. When you make a
bargain with him he crosses himself
hat IL may prosper. When the peas
ant who is to drive you takes the
Teins in his hands. he crosses himself
20 keep away from accidents. and
every steeple he passes gets the same
mark OF respect. Sometimes the edl-
Gee thus saluted is so far of that the
stranger wonders at the quickness
show in discovering Il. and is often Mt
a loss 10 discern the distant hamlet
where IL stands.
In like manner, the person sitting
beside you In any public conveyance
crosses himself every time you start
with new horses. II you give a child
- lANf' VI AiOnt1 iAo nAAlt hahh 20 WI
In a moment to make the sign OF the
cross by way OF blessing and thank
ting you. No Russian ever passes
church without pausing when he
comes opposite the center to make the
sign OF the cross. II Is not alone the
grave and aged who pause at these
places. but also the giddy and young.
You have just seen some gray-haired
general do Il; but wait one minute-a
laughing band of youngsters are com
Ing up. Now they are opposite the
church or the shrine-thelr mirth and
their talk have ceased-each crosses
himself devoutly-utters a prayer or
two-you see the lips moving-and
then they pass gravely on. the laugh
md jest being resumed only when
they are some way of.
So far is this crossing custom car
ried that when Russian enters your
room he cannot say good morning"
TIL he has crossed himself at the
;aviour's picture. a man In any pub
&c way. such as an inn.keeper. must
always have a picture hung in his own
apartment In addition 10 that in the
public room. to which each Russian
turns before he sits down to oat--Ex-
change.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1909-04-08

the city No outcast above the rank OF
a gay cat" would think OF entering one
The gay cat" can get his bed and two meals by
simply applying. and If he pretends to be convert
ed and gives Testimony" and then, per
haps he can get meals and lodging for two or
three weeks. with possibly odd job occasional
~. When the gay cat grows tired OF one mis-
sion or has outstayed HIS welcome, he moves on
to the next There enough of them 10 last
him through the winter II he is discreet. The
election is also a source OF dishonest revenue TO
these by-products OF an industrial age. Money
shoes and winter clothing circulate freely then
and the number of nomads is augmented.
The majority of this vast army of 100000 or so
are American born, but OF foreign parents. The
Irish and Germans head the list Of these chronic
wanderers The first generation apparently was
hard working and reasonably honest. The second
seems 10 have a large sediment of the gay cat
or tramp" element in 1t. Why this is so never
has been explained satisfactorily. Possibly II Is
because the fathers and mothers worked them
selves nearly to death trying to bring up their
children on a higher social level than they them
selves ever had enjoyed. At any rate the fact of
degeneracy in the second generation remains.
In Massachusetts many misdemeanors such as
trespassing on railroad tracks, riding In box cars
tramping begging and vagrancy in all their
phases are punishable by sending the offender TO
the East Bridgewater farm colony Last year
there were over 5000 commitments to that In
stitution. Migrants sent TO East Bridgewater
on indeterminate sentences. the maximum time
being at present two years. Until recently the
maximum term was three years but the shorter
term has been found TO be sufficient. In the
case of first offenders. release on probation Is
permitted at the end of nine months II conduct
has been exemplary. 1t Is estimated that but 10
per cent OF the men thus paroled relapse into
yagrancy in the state of Massachusetts, Doubtless
many of them do elsewhere, but more than half
of them are regenerated so that instead OF be
ing a charge upon the state they become an as
set The East Bridgewater farm colony is looked
upon by penoogists an unqualified success
So far can be judged now, this Is the only
practical way Of regeneratng and revitaiizng this
large class of mental and physical Incompetence
Life and work, under proper discipline, In the
open air do more to make good citizens-or at
least to transform parasites ON society into pro
ducers-thsn anything else, 50 the penologists say
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1909-04-08
The Wisdom Of saadi.

Two persons took trouble in vain
and used fruitless endeavors-he who
acquired wealth without enjoying 1t,
and he who taught wisdom without
practicing Il. How much SO ever you
may study science. when you do not
act wisely you are ignorant. The beast
whom they load with books is not pro-
foundly learned; what knoweth his
empty skull whether he carrieth fire
wood or books.-From the Gulistan of
Musle-Huddeen Sheik Saadi. Twelfth
Century.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1909-04-08
Time Is Money.

Dentist-Certainly can pull your
tooth. madam. II will cost you two
dollars.
Lady-Two dollars! Why. other den
lists only charge so cents.
Dentist--True. madam; but they
hurry with their work, while I often
spend an hour or more pulling a single
tooth. | must charge for my time. you
know.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1909-04-08
pry Counties IN ken,uoLv

Ninety'three Of Kentucky's 119 coun-
Ties ere now totally dry" 81 are part.
y dry, four. are wholly wet" and
he case Of one county which recently
voted as a unit on prohibition is to he
settled by legal process In court.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1909-04-08

Now he is running a
large and gaudy saloon
In Portland, Ore, and
trying to forget that
he ever rode the trucks
on a fast train.
The men who ride
thus on the passenger
trains-ifthey do much
of it-soon grow deaf
In one ear or blind in
one eye-sometimes to-
tally deafand sightless.
This is caused by the
terrific roar of the
wheels againstthe rails
and the continuous hur-
ricane OF dust and
gravel. Many trampstry
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1909-04-08

ted States, working here and there
a few days. bat always moving on
10 the far-away fields that looked
green. They will help gather the
berries. the hops, the hay and the
harvests- They win wander as far
west as the coast and as far south
as the Gulf of Mexico.
All the mon in this army are not
"ramps." IN the common accep-
lance OF the word. for some are
wiling 20 work. Therefore the real
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1909-04-08

winter in Jail or in
the workhouse. The
workhouse Is III
named; there Is no
work TO be done
there. Others work
the missions" $50
round the Horn"
they call Il. There
are over twoscore
missions OF various
denominations in
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1909-04-08

steady stream-the
army OF the Ameri-
can hoboes, 100000
strong. is drifting
back 10 the country
side. 1t has already
started; IT will be
warm weather be-
fore the last of this
host has left the
cities.
All summer long
these men will be
travelling "deadhead"
throughout the Uni