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The Newtown bee., 1909-11-19

Thursday eening prayer meeting at 7.45 o'clock.
 The ladies meet for sewing, We'd nesday afternoon, at the home of Mrs c. B. Taylor.
 On Monday nighttime Mems Feder- ation will have its November meet ing with an address by Rev Joel s. Ives of Hartford on Good Citizen ship" Light refreshments will be served and an interesting meeting is assured.
 The supper served by the ladies of the Congregational church, Saturday evening, was largely attended, and supper was highly complimented by all. It will net the treasury of the Ladies' Aid society about $50.
 The Ladies Missionary society will hold it's annual Thank offering meet ing at the home of Mrs w. M. Rey- holds, Saturday, December 4, at 2.90 p. m. A large attendance is desired an an interesting program is offered. Rev Annette B. Gray, wife of Secre- tary W. B. D. Gray, will speak of the missionary work in Wyoming. The regular thank-offering collection will be received.
The Newtown bee., 1909-11-19

Choice white grapes and mixed nuts at R. H. Beers 6 Co.'S.
The Newtown bee., 1909-11-19

Sunday last there was a large atten- dance at the preaching service at Hat tertown schOolhouse.
 Sunday, preaching by the pastor, morning and evening.
 Prayer meeting on Wednesday even ing.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-27
mother She has wept prayed and petitioDed
orr ratiopoI ana state Governments tn throw

mother. She has wept prayed and petitioDed
our national and state governments to throw
from the greatest curse this world has ever
known; but instead of granting her request, this
"land OF the free and home Of the brave" has
the only reply weeping, petitioning woman
hood received is: Co. make homes; be patient;
bear children and each year we will lay only
about 100, 900 of them In drunkard's graves!"
Besides the toll of death the mother knows
that other hundreds of thousands of our chill
dren will be brought by drink to almshouses.
county jails, penitentiaries and asylums.
1t is not that woman loves poodle dog
more than baby that she chooses the dog.
Does not society itself place the higher
value on the dog? If the woman pays her dog
tax and putes collar on the dog, the law pro-
tects her pet from theft and slaughter; but tell
me, If you can, how does the state protect her
boy?
At the best the state JAIIs the boy and
breaks his mothers heart when he falls into
temptation and yields.
How can the mother protect her boy when
society places the stamp of its approval upon
drink and drinking places?
Don't you know that when woman brings
a child into the world she CANDLES life for
life? She deliberately turns from health and
goes alone down far into the Valley of the
Shadow of Death. not knowing If she shall re-
main there or If she shall come forth leading
by the hand another tiny little life.
Do you realize that thereafter her life and
her aims are submerged in the loving service
and care that shall rear new human life?
Ought not the whole world love and pro-
tect her when she. counting the agony and the
travail as naught. rejoices that she has brought
forth a child?
Yet, and especially If 1T be a man-child.
there is from the first haunting fear. The fear
that her boy may fall to the level of the brute
through liquor. The fear of that curse which OF
all things that make him lose his love for
his fellows, his mother and his God And yet
you collect tax from saloons and say that you
are mot the guardians of brother"
I know, Mr.. Editor, I know. I know how
the mother watches over the baby, the child,
the youth and the grown to mans estate.
How she watches over him sleeping and waking;
warns him of the dangers of drink, but too
often it availeth not Ere the blush of youth has
left his cheeks she has seen him offered as a
sacrifice the altar of nations greed. What
wonder that a woman buys ranch, goes into
sheep raising, instead of raising boys.
Wool growers protected and IL the
wolves should abound our government would
pay so much head for their destruction; but
the destroyer of souls is protected by law
his business is legalized.
When the voters of the country make the
raising of children safe business, then will
our daughters become wives and joyful mothers
OF children and there will be great rejoicing
throughout the land, and may that day come
soon. MRS. e. X. L.
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Embroidered muslin makes

Embroidered muslin makes a
charming graduating gown. Tho
pictured combination of embroid-
cred and plain material is more ef-
fective than Ii made of plain alone,
but one can use plain lawn, which
lis much cheaper, with ruffles sof
the all-over embroidery edged
with Valenciennes lace Of pretty
design, and still have dainty
dress.
A novel garniture fs the toft
broad ribbon band, knotted at the
left side of waist In front with
flowers of the same color, passed
over the right shoulder across the
back to the left side. where It ends
I'M a bow at the skirt yoke, and
has long knotted ends.
The sleeves are elbow length
and long silk gloves are worn.
A band of the ribbon Is brought
across the front OF the simply
dressed hair, and tied in small
bows just ADORE the cara
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shaw. Miss Dillpicsles Gets ON the Trail Of .
Kidnapped Chee-ild.
BY FRED SCHAEFER.

him and pull his hair and scream.
But that, / was afraid, would
arouse his suspicious.
At last he reached an unfre-
quented spot. After glancing fur
lively around and seeing only me
and several other parties. he eau
fiously emptied the sack. 1t was
trash from some housekeeping!
T 1 accumulated four blisters on
my feet for following that man,
and nix on the reward thing.
|: I now surmise that young Ches-
terton is hid in some house. But
pot in a hotel. All the detectives
are hanging around the hotels,
smoking long. black cigars in the
lobbies during the impatient, ner-
|vous longing, for something, any
thing, to happen.
(Continued.)
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Here's a Case Where It Paid
/ Railroad to Be Fair

II pays railway company to be fair with
IN people.
Wnukee railway in the last couple OF years worth
millions OF dollars, and It has another one tncu-
hating that will probably be passed next week.
In ali these grants by the city. there has
The company naturally has wanted every
Thing Il could get. But in all Its requests 1t has
xSo6Hnixed that the city had rights and that the
future demanded some consideration. And 1t
hna shown q disposition to treat with the city
On q business basis. There has been no bluff.
NO refusal to swap horses" attempt to bull
dozo the city into terms.
AZ = result the Milwaukee has been given
probably much better terms than 1t otherwise
would have secured. Possibly they have been
TO good for the best interests OF the people IN
nome cases.
ss Last night the council eliminated from the
tidof1at franchise stipulation requiring the
eompany to viaduct Eleventh street. This
hc4ion means saving of $4,000 to the COM
papy. Possibly this was giving too much to
fho company, but 1t was done purely on the
Sentiment In the council that the Milwaukee had
been decent and respectable In its dealings with
TIE city. and that It was hardly fair to compel
thu large expenditure on its part now, when 1t
WaD hardly needed.
Judee Reynolds for the railway, afterward,
when the council was ready to pass the fran
c1112, suggested that some of the shippers
wanted switching charge clause in the fran
ohIss He said the company would be willing
Il the clause could be made reasonable and he,
himself, had the ordinance laid on the table
until the shippers can secure what they want.
& 1t Is this apparent fairness and evident
disposition not to slip something through to
Guchre the city that has made 1t easy for the
Milwaukee In the council. This same sentiment
promfses to be bigger asset for the company
III the future, when 1t inaugurates its business
hore< The Milwaukee will get its pay In tre-
mendous returns when the people begin ship
1t pays not to attempt to grab too much.
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Original Mrs. Vanderbilt Sets
the Fashions; Her Latest Gown

Before they leave their order
with their modistes, New York So
lciety women wait-wait for Mrs.
VIM. X. Vanderbilt, jr. She de-
signs everything she wears.
She sets the fashion, so far as
Fifth avenue is concerned. When
ever she appears in a new gown,
the other women of the 400 rush
to get gowns like it.
You'll search New York and
fail to find other gowns like Mrs.
|Vanderbilt's latest-if you hurry.
None can be found the first day,
but the second day-you'll find
one or so. Next day, there'll be
more, and the next more. 1t takes
time to make gowns, you know;
New York modistes are like
modistes the world over, they are
painfully slow.
The photograph shows Mrs.
Vanderbilt in her latest spring
lfrock. and was taken shortly after
she first appeared on the street in
! it.
This is a close-fitting, long
sweeping princess OF soft, heavy
black satin that follows closely the
lines of her figure. 1t is embroid-
cred in graceful design in white
silk over the bodice, and across
the front and up the sides of the
skirt in overskirt effect.
| The frilly jabot, yoke and I'M
dersleeves are made of fine white
net and trimmed with priceless
valenciennes.
Long white suede gloves,
stitched in black, and white mi
Ian hot sharply turned up on the
left side, faced with the black
satin of the gown, and simply
trimmed with flat bow of satin,
complete this charming picture In
the fashionable black and white.
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DaiUSborfSfor
THE HAT
BY stuart B. Stone.

Mrs. Walters lifted the filmy.
fragile hat from the spick-span box
ana uttered little ecstatic cry.
She placed the expensive dream
upon her head and stood in rapt
silence before the mirror. She
nodded the dangling, purple os-
trich plume and coQueted with the
other Mrs. Walters in the mirror.
What artists the milliners were!
A thought flashed into her
mind, causing her to smile. She
would go upstairs and exhibit, the
new hat before Prof. Augustus.
He didn't care greatly for crea-
lions and ostrich plumes and heron
feathers, 1t was true, but surely he
would recognize the true beauty
Of this.
''The best-preserved specimen OF
the stricter Tegean architecture
Was unearthed at Delipolis by
6chlegelswartz in 1862" read
Prof Augustus. Then he cackled
aloud and snapped his fingers.
NAugustusi" interrupted soft
voice from the doorway. Angus
tus--1ook!"
The professor bIinked up at his
pretty, young wife. YES, dear"
fe answered, Il was just reading
from 6ch1ege1swartz. His wonder
m researches in Macedonia en-
sBut, augu5tus." persisted Mrs
Walters, ple.&.ngly, waving the
rakish purple plume, don't you
notice anything? Haven't you
something to say to me. dear?"
Tho professor blinked rapidly.
ssHaye you brought me the book
on Thessalian vestibules? Do you
want me to read to you about
Bchlegelswartz, whose epoch
making work.
,t0h, dear---oh, bother SchlegeI-
nWartxi" moaned Mrs. Walters. 81
H1sh all Greece would sink into
. the seal I wish was deadi''
With gesture of despair she
/ flung the costly hat upon the tn
! Bio and, leaving Prof. Augustus
70 blink and puzzle over the mys.
1 tery Of woman. fled downstairs.
OF what use was an absent
mtnded archaeoIogist for hus
I. hozIdf OF what account was Z
RaFisian dream of a hat by tht
oido OF 4 broken pillar OF ole
DpnrtA7 II she were white and
e6zI and dead, with arms chopped
on above the elbow like Venus
a Milo. then her husband might
+ H1xo tor her. Mrs. Walters bow
- 1er dainty head upon her dress
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-27

The following letter from woman reader
seems to be worthy of a place in the editorial
column Here it Is:
Editor of the Times: It is becoming more
and more common to hear the charge made
AGAINST the American woman that she has lost
|or crushed out the God-given desire to become
wife and mother.
Various reasons assigned for this, but
n have seen no mention of what believe to be
tho principal cause believe it is because our
nation has refused to protect the home that the
American woman refuses to become a wife and
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-27
How England Taxes
Her Rich

Bearing on the inheritance tax
feature of the tariff bill-a feature
which congress seems disposed to
abandon-report as to the work
ings of inheritance taxes in Great
Britain is interesting. In that
country it appears to be very
practical method for taxing wealth.
A considerable proportion of the
total revenues of Great Britain
come from its tax on inheritances.
In the year 1908, for example, es-
tate duties inheritance taxes)
paid $94,230.O39, while from in
ternal revenue sources the govern
ment received $180,221,094. The
income tax is also used in Great
Britain--a feature which Senator
Bailey and others will try to in
corporate into the tariff law. The
income tax paid Last year in Great
Britain $168,668,023.
In Great Britain the inheritance
tax is graduated tax. 1t begins
with / per cent on estates which
exceed $500 and do not exceed
$500. 1t is 2 per cent on estates
between $500 and $1,000; 3 per
cent on estates between $4,000 and
$50, 600; 4 per cent on estates be-
tween $4,000 and $125,000; An
lper cent on estates between 1885,
900 and $250,000, and 5 per cent
on estates between $25O,000 and
1915, 900, and SO on up to 10 per
cent on estates which exceed So
I750,000 and do not exceed S.
100000. Then the per cent runs
|up to Is per cent on estates which
exceed 15,00O,000.
The rates depend also on the de-
gree of relationship of the person
|inheriting. A child or descendant
|of child of the deceased, or a IA
Their or mother pays / per cent:
Ia brother or sister or a descend
ant of such pays 3 per cent; an I'M
|cle or aunt or descendant Of such
pays 8 per cent; greatuncle or
aunt or descendant of such pays
Is per cent, and any other person
pays 10 per cent.
The tariff act as reported by
Senator Aldrich does not contain
1.-THE inheritance tax feature.
In the United States the brunt
Iof the whole system of taxation
falls upon the people of moderate
means. Whyf
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I v.

~. 5otTl
Aha, the scent grows stronger,
I nearly found Chesterton Ounce
Dubarry today. The crooks who
stole him better beware. n Ii
was mooching along histing to
see what 1 could hist, when 1 seen
a man going through an alley with
la big gunnysack. He was a beetle
browed man with a damaged der
by, just such man as you'd sus.
|pect of being suspect. I was, dis
lguised in an electric blue raintoat
and white veil, so had no trout
BILE following him without him
knowing was Diana, the Demtre
IDetectess.
For many blocks trailed him,
my eyes glued on the gunnysack.
Perhaps the kidnapped child was in
lit. Sometimes I wanted to leap on
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-27

Everything is i'm readiness for
the opening performance of the
Kirmess, to be presented at the
Armory this evening, and when the
great doors are thrown open to the
public at z O'Clock the hall will
present beautifully contracted
picture of colored lights, decora-
tions, and tastefully arranged
booths. Seats for the evening
have been selling at great rate,
and the entire house will be filled.
The entertainment will be given
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-27
- Of Interest TO Women ~
TO PREVENT DOORS

A volatile oil rich in sui
phur is contained in onions.
turnips and cabbage. When
these vegetables are boiled
this oil spreads over the sur
face of the water and sends
its fumes to the far corners
of the house.
II the vegetables are soak
ed In sailed water for an
hour before cooking the trou-
Bile will be less. If they are
kept at the boiling point for
three-quarters of an hour,
but not allowed to boil, they
will become tender, yet their
odor will not permeate the
house.
If boiling for a short time
is preferred as a method of
cooking, crust of very hard
bread dropped into the water
for 10 minutes will absorb
most of the oil as it rises,
when the crust may be re-
moved.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-27
U50DES UP To
The MIL MUTE

Some of the smartest of the new
hatpfns are small enameled
plaques in all tones of color.
A great many ornaments are
worn In the hair, but the bands of
ribbon or shell or jeweled kind are
the most used.
There Is now no doubt that the
waist line, which has SO long been
towering near the empire line, is
rapidly descending.
Hatpins are enormous about the
head and terrifically long about
the pin, necessarily. with hats the
size they are now.
Pongees come in many new
weaves and are in great favor,
in the twills and suit
ing effects in which they are now
produced.
With a gown of black and
brown checks is worn a guimpe OF
Embroidered brown filet net.
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ing laughter. The noises came
nearer, growing into outlandish
tumult. Mrs. Walters arose and
went to the front door. A hundred
|urchins, messengers and policemen
had gathered in front of the house.
A tall, square figure was passing
|unheedingly through the crowd.
On the head of the figure was the
dainty, extravagant. Partisan
dream of a hat; under its arm
was another great, drab book. The
figure was Prof. Augustus.
why, Augustus! she cried
out. What in the world are you
doing wearing my new spring
hat?"
"ScbIegelswartz," he bubbled,
extending the drab book, Ibis
new epoch-making work on the
characteristics of -Doric columns
for your birthday. That's what
you meant, my dear know"
but it isn't my birthday .
lpouted Mrs. Walters, nearly In
tears again. And I don't want
lany Greek tombstone books-and
Iwhy are you wearing my haiti"
The professor reached up and
lgrasped the wonderful, purple
plume hat. "Oh," he murmured
where did ! get this absurd
Ithing?"
After Mrs Walters pulled him
through the door. he sat In the
lhalf-dark hall and began reading
about the temple OF Janus on page
1883. And Mrs. Walters. with q
little sigh, nestled down
i'm his lap.
ut was good of you to think II
was my birthday. anyhow, dear,
she whispered.
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>aLWo1ne,>
Aa.eDo1>1

Laura Coombs Hills is said to
be making a new epoch in the evo-
luton of miniatures by the
breadth and strength of her work.
She is craftsman of unusual skill
and delights In almost microscopic
perfection of workmanship.
Women are now engaged In all
but two of the three hundred and
three gainful occupations OF the
men Of this country.
There are 20 princesses, 6 duch-
esses, ~ baronesses and 8 Wis
c0untesses Of American birth.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-27

VIM. Parr-England's Oldest man
married the third time at 100,
lived 20 years longer. People should
be youthful at so. James Wright,
of HpurIock. KY, shows how to re-
main young. Il feel just like q Is
year-old boy" he writes. after TAX
For thirty years Kidney trouble
made life q burden. hut the first
bottle OF this wonderful medicine
convinced me had found the great
send to weak, sfckIy rundown or old
people. Try them. Soc at all drug
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-27
SOCIETY and PERSONAL

an atmosphere Of formality by the
presence of Governor Hay and
several Japanese and American Of
ficers. The huge stage at one end
of the Armory has been completed,
as have the booths about the walls
of the hall.
The Woman's Auxiliary to the
Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers will entertain at cards to-
morrow afternoon at $3.50 o'clock
at East Tacoma Odd Fellows hall.
Mrs. @. Il. Peterson, Of North
Twenty-sixth street, is spending a
fortnight with her sister, Mrs. F.
D. McReavy, of Hoods Canal.
In place of the regular class
banquet, the graduating class of
the Tacoma High school will hold
a picnic a few days before grad
uation. The affair will be held
Monday, June z, and the class will
charter launches for trip to the
beaches at Olalla. A class pro-
gram will be given ON the beach.
Virginia Dare chapter of the
ID. A. R. will meet tomorrow after
noon at the apartments of Mrs.
Edwin Savage in the Bonneville.
The Young Ladies' Sodality of
st. Patrick's church will give a
progressive whist party in the
auditorium of the church this
evening.
Miss Raze of North Yakima ave-
nue. DIS entertaining a party of 80
guests this afternoon in compile
ment to Miss Blakeley, whose mar
riage to Bruce Honeyman of Port
land takes place next week.
Fern Auxiliary, o. e. s., will
meet tomorrow afternoon at the
home of Mrs. R. w. Wilkinson,
1892 North Union avenue.
Members of the Round Table
will be entertained next Monday
evening by Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson
Bennett, sos South G street. The
meeting will be the last of the
season.
Invitations are in preparation
for the Annie Wright seminary
graduation exercises to be held at
the school June 8. Fifteen girls
will be graduated this term, and
the exercises will include the
usual program of class day festi-
vities preceded by the bac-
lcalaureate sermon at st. Luke's
church. The young women who
Twill receive diplomas are the
Misses Evelyn Patterson, Bessie
Hutton, Virginia Lafour, Mercedes
Campbell, lima Noon, Lulu Fettig,
Memory Stiles, Naomi Jones, Reba
Noonan. May Mccormick, Irene
Ulin, Vivian Gose, Emily Coleman
and Neva Doud.
Mrs. julius Thompson will be
hostess for German afternoon at
cards tomorrow at her home, ON
North Twenty-seventh street.
Complimentary to G. A. r.. peo-
Iple and their friends, Mrs. Goodno
VIII entertain at cards tomorrow
evening at her residence, 194hl
South G street.
Admiral Sebree, his stan and
| the officers of the American craids-
ers IN the harbor were the guests
lof Major Everett g. Griggs at
luncheon at the Union club yester-
Iday noon. During the afternoon
the officers of both fleets were taxi
en- about the city in automobiles.
a Il I--xxx -
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The fauna1 naturalist, they say,
Shoots with unerring aim;
But If he didn't, why anyway,
He'd scare it dead, the game.
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those swing songs, probably.
She (effusively): How nice to
have met you again after all these
years, Capt. Birmingham.
Captain: It's been 10 years; I'm
la major now.
She: Oh, how fine. I hope
you'll be general when 1 meet
you next.
The capacity of the Pullman
car works is to be increased, indi-
eating that a new vein of sleeping
car names has been struck some
where.
Those French royalists are all
there with the "Vive lie Roi's," but
otherwise woefully absent.
+ The &c letters of the English al
phabet could be arranged and rear
ranged If one had the time into
twenty-nine thousand quadtrillion
words. That figure, by the way,
is written 29,00O,OO0,0OO,00O,-
900, 900, 100000.
The French crisis has been pass
ed. Well, that's what always hap
pens to crisis when it stands still.
Eighty women from the old
harem have been transferred to a
separate palace, indicating that
Abdul Hamid is going to be some
summer widower.
The annual peace conference
has been pulled off, reminding us
that a place called Lake Mohonk
is still on the map.
Thos. F. Lawson has been
"muckraked" by a rival Boston
financier, who takes him seriously.
What the country wonders is
whether Chicago ever adopted an
official pronunciation of Mayor
Buses name.
The faunal naturalist, they say,
Shoots with unerring aim;
But If he didn't, why anyway,
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Entertains sunday school oIas

Mrs. George J. Chapman enter
tanned for the Farther Lights Sun
day school class OF the First Bap-
fist church last might at her home.
AIT South Ninth street. The
Glass \ composed Of girls.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-27

For something nice in the fish
line, call on the American Fish
Co., City Dock. So
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-27

Go-carts retired by e. Y. Peter
son, s24 Tao. av. 49,