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The Wrangell sentinel., 1909-07-29

I like 10 read of Theadote, who s wo1 renown for shedding gore, and time will never dim it; l read about the beasts he stays, and wish him fortune all his days-but Kermit is the limit. I do not care what ker- init slew-a mongoose or q hangar col care not where HE wanders; and yet the man who sends the yarns of hunting in the jungle tarns, of Kermit droo1s and maun- ders. Its Kermit here, and Ker- init there, and Kermit killed a grizzly bear, polecat or a chee- tah; and Kermit licked a crocodile and chased python half . mile, or slugged big muskeetah. Oh,
 
 send a thrilling yarn of gore, Of bloodshed wrought by Theodore don7t cut it down or trim it; we'll print the stofy, word for word, and not one comma will be slurred- but Kermit is the limit.-Walt
  Mason.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1909-07-29
CHEER UP
Mason.

Don't kick because }ou have to button yout wife's waist. Be glad your wife has a waist, and doubly glad you have wife to button a waist fo-. Some men's wives have 10 waists to button. Some men's wives waists have no buttons on to button. Some mems wives who have waists with buttons on to but .on don't care button whether .hey are buttoned or not. And hen again, some men don't have my wives with waists with buttons on to button, any more than rab- 2it.-Ex.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1909-07-29
He Needed Help

Some Federal officers during the Civil War once sought shelter for the night in an old, tumble down shack. Shortly after midnight a full-grown, healthy skunk an- 'nounoed it's presence irf its own pe- culiar way. A German sat up af- fer while and looked heIplessly about him. The others were sleep ing peacefully.
 "Mein Gott!" he exclaimed at last in tones of despair. All the resht ashleep, und lie got to shmell it all alone.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1909-07-29


 The Douglas Island News says that once il c great while a 2ood man gets into the newspaper busi- ness. Each one of us naturally thinks taat Brother Hopp had us n his minds eye when that nigh ty truth w1s penned Of course he hidn't mean himself, because that would be egotistic, and good men are ever modest. No one has ever accUseI the Juneau bunch of pen wallopers of eyer being good, and God knows that the Skagway man is no more saiat'y than he ought to be, avea If he does print a bible verse every day. Who is there left? Just Bushell and the Miner editor. It's a cinche he didn't mean Eusaell. ketchikan Miner.
 And it's another ci1che that when Rrother. IEowdeshell shall haze IT,
The Wrangell sentinel., 1909-07-29
Taking His Vacation

Leo Mccormack was a round trip passenger on the Cottage, on her last trip to 'Sicka, and contin- ned on to Seattle to take in the big Fair. While south Lao expocts to meet his brother, 2 resides in Mon tana, whom he has not seen for Q number Of years. He expects to be gone Ter about ( month.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1909-07-29
A Pointed Question

The teacher was describing the dolphin and its habits.
 And, children" she said i'm pressively, a single dolphin will have two thousand offspring"
 Goodness gasped the little girl in the back row. And how about the married ones?"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1909-07-29

ceived the wings, harp and halo which his goodness" as evcfybo- dy knows, has so Rell earned, that he had better have them fire proofed.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1909-07-29

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-11
If the Eagle Would Scream Nearer Home

fortune happened be American cit
Nicaragua The
and Meyer and
the big summoned their Chiefs
their subordnates, and
nothing of large quantities
devoted head ofzeaya
real American ask less of his
citizen whatever of
the world he happen to be.
cannot great difference in value
between the lives of of the hundreds of miners who
killed at Cherry couple of weeks and the two men
difference there
to be all in favor of the miners Yet to now we have heard
of Washington about that mine disaster
will be before the charged with the
enforcing in this will continue
the underlying of such tragedies AZ
Cherry
1000 miners in the United States
In than of 5000 killed
In accident law which charges
the widows and orphans
of Belgium can't afford to XIII
everything possible guard against it.
This country years behind other civilized
n matters.
We by of thousands every
soaed captains of industry find that
mel ar cheaper than accident prevention
shriekng of the eagle and waving OF the rag
generally time fellow Is shot 1or
into the other fellows business South or
effort some OF
the statesmen and near-statemen dowh
quality to the eagles scream tha "ouu
m the of the average man.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-11

One of the brilliant affairs of
the week will be the ball this
evening at Masonic temple. given
by the Daughters of Isis in hon Or
of visiting members of the order
who are attending the annual
meeting. The order includes
some of Tacoma's most prominent
society women and an enjoyable
evening is anticipated.
Mrs. R. E. Anderson entertains
this afternoon at the Union club
with an elaborate luncheon given
in honor of her daughter, Miss
Ruth Anderson. Mrs. Anderson
will also be hostess at a Christ
mas dancing party Thursday
evening, December %.
The girls of Emmanuel Presby-
terrain church are holding their
Christmas sale this afternoon and
will continue this evening. An
attractive program will be given
at the church this evening.
Mrs. b. III. Bennetts and daugh-
tiers, Alice and Beatrice, expect to
leave Sunday morning for Hum
boldt, Arizona, where they will
Join Mr.. BENEFITS, who is general
superintendent of an Arizona
smelling company.
Phoenix lodge, No. 234, Ia
dies auxiliary to the Brotherhood
of Trainmen, held an interesting
meeting Thursday afternoon in
Fraternity hall, 111R Tacoma
avenue. The following officers
were elected: President, Mrs.
E. A. Brautigam; vice president,
Mrs. Sarah Vail; secretary, Mrs.
A. ]. Ryan; treasurer, Mrs. T.
C. Wise; chaplain, Mrs. ]. Cess
Ter; conductress, Mrs. A. l.. Holy
cross; warden, Mrs. c. A. Rob
ertson; inner guard, Effie Vail;
outer guard, Mrs. Ed. Snyder.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-11

Announcement is made by the
Ladies Musical club that Mrs.
Clarence II. Hopper, the gifted
Tacoma soprano, will appear at
ahe regular fortnightly concert
Tuesday afternoon. She will be
accompanied by Mrs. Frederick
Bentley of Seattle.
I. B. Benner left yesterday for
an extended business and pleas
ure trip through California.
Mrs. A. l.. Holycross was hos
tess for the Glover Leaf 500 club
Wednesday afternoon at the home
of Mrs. ]. r. Winers, Clio South
Seventeenth street. Five hum
dred was played at four tables
and high scores were made by
Mrs. Ella Drew and Mrs. r. ID.
Wilson. The club will meet next
Wednesday afternoon with Mrs.
Hangerford, SIS South Eleventh
street.
The ladies' OF St. Andrew 3
guild will hold sale of fancy
articles for Christmas gifts Mon-
day and Tuesday at 1115 South
C street. A table of home cook
ing will be one of the attractions.
The Aloha club will meet at
1.-THE home Of Mrs. Everett G.
Griggs, 318 North f street, Mon
day afternoon. Miss Rollwagen
will give a talk on the life and
works of Schubert, illustrated by
the following songs: Margaret
at the Spinning Wheel" Hedge
Roses "Erl King" Maiden s
Lament" "Wanderer, Death
and the Warden" Restless
Love-" "serenade," "Whither?"
Mine" She will be assisted by
IMesdames J. A. Wolbert, L. J.
w. Jones and G.. G. Wagner, with
Mrs. Elliott Kelly at the piano.
Current Musical Events will be
discussed by Miss Alice Voorhees,.
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snatch of heaven itself. 1t was the
laugh of a woman, ripping, sweet
tonel, bell-like, fresh as the twit-
ter of birds in springtime forest.
Three young girls were APPROACH
ing. They we're beautiful all, and
gay and careless. Hank envied
them.
They were warm and well
clothed; Hank shivered slightly as
the early autumn breeze caressed
his tatters. They were we'll fed;
Hank the hobo, rubbed his vacu-
UNI of a stomach. They were fair
as the maids of old Troy; in his
youth Hank had been favored N
women. They were happy; and of
q sudden Hank, the vagabond,
hated box cars, and hay lofts, the
silent, sunny tramps and the
sprints from savage watchdogs of
his journeyings. Once when boy
but. pshawi Hank DOTTED his
sieve of black hat and groveled
for aims.
please. leddies, give a bloke
sumpin' wot amt swallowed a
spud for more'n three days"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-11

The women of the home-heI
lgrievances-most of us never
Thought of them. She has nc
business agent, no walking dele
gate, to demand shorter hours
better living conditions, better
Ventilation, better treatment.
Here's a letter that makes peo-
Iple think. 1t came in the editors
mail this morning. We are print
ing it because 1t taps an entirely
new territory-or, rather, it taps
the oldest territory in the world
Previously our knowledge OF
this has come only with the di-
vorce court. Perhaps if more OF
the Times readers will tell us
about this matter, husbands eyes
may be opened-before matters
reach the courts. Here is the let
tier:
Editor of the Times:
when you get a lot of these
other problems settled, suppose
you take up the cause of wives.
Ibid it ever ocur to news
paper man or prosecuting
attorney or a labor commits
sioner to inspect" homes
and husbands? Will we mar
ried women have to organize
wives union before men
wake uD to the fact that
woman doing housework is
the most overworked toiler in
the business, industrial or So
cial world?
at isn't mems fault - that is,
their willful fault. They Just new
err thought about it.
That's what is the matter with
husbands. They have always had
wives. Wives have always done
homework, and it has never oc-
Cured to men what goes into the
home to give it the comfort they
demand. It's time to wake them
up and l am glad DR.. Woods
has wound up the
alarm clock in the Saturday Even
ing Post. l just want to give the
alarm key another turn SO the
bell will jingle in mems ears until
they get up and do something.
"Mind you, it isn't because they
are mean. They are stupid, bless
Fem, and I want all the other
wives in Tacoma to help open their
eyes.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-11
Fads. FASHIONS and Home Hints for Wome,s
WOMAN AT HOME
SHE NEEDS HELP

"What would happen If the
law prohibiting the "employ-
ing of a female over 10 hours
in "a" were enforced in the
home? The average wife In a
home of moderate means,
who does the general house.
work for the family, is on
duty from II to 10 hours
every day. She may not be
at hard work every hour of
that time, but she isn't
"through" until the last light
is turr 1 out in the house and
the family is in bed.
'In poorer homes the wife ofteI
carries on the whole work of hel
own household and takes in wash
ing, besides. Keeping house" is
no doll play. There is no com
parison between the work done by
the husband and wife of moderate
means. Even the man of moder-
ate means hires his office swept
and cleaned or his place of bust
ness made ready by hired help
His wife does her own sweeping
and housekeeping. He
works with his mind, she works
with her hands. Her home is hel
shop.
"When evening comes, IL
she isn't too dead tired, the
wife would like to shut it up
and go out. The husband has
been down town all day, the
home is his refuge, he wants
to stay there. He left his
shop and work down town
town and has come home to a
pleasant change. The wife has
washed or ironed, swept or
baked or sewed all day in her
workshop, and she would like
to get away from it.
1.-THE husband complains that
his wife is not domestic. Does
she call him a poor business man
because he doesn't stay in his Of
flee or store all day and all night?
"We'Il have to 'agitate,"
stir up the question until men
see the unequal working con-
ditiOns and conveniences of
women in the homes. When
they see it they'll do some
thing.
Lord, open their eyes.
HOUSEWIFE"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-11
|DaiWSborfSfory

The first girl frowned, hesitated
then from a small pocketbook pro-
duced a 10-cent piece, which she
tossed at the hungry tramp, and
passed on.
The second maid, who had at
first ignored Hanks plea, turned
shamefacedly and pitched him a
silver quarter. What bother!
she murmured; and Hank hated
her in his heart as he dug for the
coin, muttering unmeant thanks.
Then the third girl crossed the
road, and stood before the hobo.
"Poor, tired plodder!" she MUIR
INJURED. Poor old wait and stray!'
Hank looked up in quick, I'M
comprehending amazement.
Poor, buffeted flotsam and jet
sam!' continued the girl. Down
and out in the highway, beaten at
the post, sick and a-weary of the
game" Though smile was upon
her lips, tear STOOD in her blue
eye.
ooh, leddy!" gulped Hank, the
hobo. Something big as a croquet
ball chicken him. He could not say
more.
81 have no money" pursued the
girl, land no beans, nor bread, nor
beer-but-" And she leaned
over and stroked Hanks tangled
brown locks and patted his limo
cent-of-water cheeks. Its all In
the battle" she whispered. Don't
give up. Always fortune waits just
around the corner
ooh, ho-nice Teddy" sob
bed Hank, inarticulately, ano
much ashamed of his weakness.
Then the girl passed on to join
her companions, and Hank watch
ed her until she disappeared with
in little green cottage in the out
skirts of the village ahead.
Talk about yer angels!" NUT
tered Hank. This here dame mus
be old Gabriel's favorite daugh'
ter"
Grabbing up the coins he trudg-
ed into the village. A restaurant
gave forth a dilcious odor of hasf
and beans. Hank shifted and
passed on. A bakery displayed
rolls and pie in window. Hank
rolled his red eyes and trudged
on. Passing into a confectionery
he bartered the dime for candy
cigars and exchanged the quarter
for cocoanut fluffs. Then straight
back to the little green house he
trudged. hungry, but blissful.
Compliments o. Santa Claus
miss" he grinned, when the sym
patty girl appeared. Zone fer every
sweet tooth in yer head"
But I thought you were hun
gry," cried the girl.
Nav" lied Hank. "That there's
Just a old con game we works on
easy marks just to keep in prac-
'tice."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-11

SUCCESS
WINTERS

Miss Frances Johnson, pioneer
woman photographer of Washing
ton, was for years practically the
only photographer who had pat
ronage of the white house and
the exclusive homes in the capt.
tai. For long time every debu-
tante in Washington had her first
picture taken by Miss Johnson.
She has a most attractive studio
in V St., NV. 1t was remodeled
from stable. The lower rooms
she uses for offices and gallery.
and upstairs are her living quar-
tiers. The rooms are decorated
with curios from different parts
of the world. In her gallery are
pictures of many presidents and
other statesmen.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-11
BY Stuart ID. Stone

Hank, the hobo, was hungry.
Back at the last farm house there
had been an odor of friend onions
and pullets simmering in the pot.
But the lady of the manor was un-
kind and ungracious. Now he
closed his eyes and Tearing against
the fallen tree-trunk dreamed
dreamed of strutting turkeys, of
rich brown gravies and sparkling
wines. 1t was heavenly dream,
worthy of a poets enchantment,
and Hank, the hobo, scowled at
the awakening.
The awakening was really a
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-11


dog.
Not a society dog with a pedi-
gree longer than my own, but just
plain, outcast dog who isn't too
ALFRED proud to scratch when a
flea bites him.
That's the kind of dog
| like, and that's the kind of a dog
that likes me.
I've got one dog that is so in
separable that my wife says that
IL | were to die she wouldn't feel
like a widow unless that dog died
too, and she hopes he will.
1 think this one is cross be-
tween a rat terrier and bird dog,
because he's afraid of both rats
and birds. He has long woolly
fur, and l know that he isn't a
Mexican hairless dog because he
doesn't understand Mexican.
Some say he's Great Dane,
but that's a mistake-he doesn't
resemble Hamlet in the least. He
isn't bloodhound, either, because
i cut his tail off and he didn't
bleed to death.
But he's fighter, that dog is.
He whipped a setter-drove her
off the nest in the barn and ate
her eggs.
That dog saved my life. I'll
tell you how 1t was. There was
a burglar got into my house, and
my dog Fitz--I call him Fitz be-
cause he has them so often-my
dog Fitz waited till the burly ruff
fian stole the crayon portrait OF
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-11
Comic and Hur7or Section
MINSTREL NUGGETS

"Say, Rastus. kin yo' tell me
why de sun am lax window in dc
roof"
"Ah sholy kin, Eph. 1t am a sky
light"
"Well, den, also tell me how yo
kin keep a boss from being too
fast?"
Dat am easy-unfasten him.
EFF de audience will remain, we
will rendah What Am Home Wifi
out a Hencoop?'
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-11
MO.T,HE Re-
P.PQ BLEMS

10 protect the baby's dress
when it is teething. cut a dress
shield in half, bind the raw edge
and tack each half under bibs.
Thus the moisture will be absorb
ed, and the little dress kept dry.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-11

Among the new buttons are
those made of wood, highly pol
ished and exquisitely inlaid. The
designs are often quite unusuai,
both as to coloring and form.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-11

Freshen black silk or satin by
sponging with strong tea, to
which a little ammonia has been
added, press on the wrong side
over a damp cloth.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-11
stung fos15 Years

by Indigestion's pangs-trying
many doctors and 100000 worth
of medicine in vain, B. F. Ayscue,
of Ingleside, ". c., at last used
DR.. Kings New Life Pills, and
writes they wholly cured him.
They cure Constipation, Bilious
ness, Sick Headache. Stomach,
Liver, Kidney and Bowel trou-
bles. Csc at all druggists.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-11

AS the season advances, satin
charmeuse, a satiny cloth, is found
more supple and dressy than
broadcloth. Though wolfe and
marquisette are both worn, mar
quisette wolfe is decidedly newer.
1t has such tremendous favor be-
cause it is as supple as marqui-
settle and has almost as much body
as wolfe. This material comes in
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-11

When the neck of your sweater
is stretched out of shape, simply
dip the neck in clear warm water,
wiring and dry. 1t will resume its
original size.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-11

BY fixing your mind for 10
minutes daily upon the figure
49," you may get yourself into
readiness for properly dating
things next January.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-11

When making Waldorf salad.
pour lemon juice over the apples
as soon as they are sliced. It inn
proves the taste and keeps the
color of the apples.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-11
CYNTHIA GREYS
CORRESPONDENTS.

Dear Miss Grey: My brother
recently died. l am 15. Shall l
wear mourning and how long
shall l remain away from socials
and theaters? x. Y. y.
A.-Please don't allow conven-
lions to influence you. You are
young to wear mourning and too
young to give up the innocent
pleasures of girlhood. Don't do
lit. You can honor the memory of
your brother Just as sincerely If
you are dressed in colors at a So
cial, as If you were sitting at
home dressed in somber black.
Brooding over bereavements new
er helps one to bear them.
Dear Miss Grey: What is the
birthstone for April? ALICE.
A.-Diamond.
Dear Miss Grey; Please give
me a copy of the song "The Ship
That Never Returned" Also q
list of wedding anniversaries.
A READER.
A.-(D On account of limited
space l cannot comply with your
first request. Consult the refer
ence department of the library
(2) First, cotton. Second, paper
Third, leather. Fifth, wooden
Seventh, wooden. Tenth, tin
Twelfth, silk and fine linen. Fiji
Iteenth, crystal. Twentieth, china
ITwenty-fifth, silver. Thirtieth
pearl. Fortieth, ruby. Fiftieth
golden. Seventy-fifth, diamond.
Dear Miss Grey What Is cor
rect to wear to an "at home
given fraternity.
A BACK NUMBER.
Aft It is a very formal at
flair, a handsome street suit, hat
and gloves to match will be the
proper thing to wear. If you ex
pect to remove your coat, a one
,piece dress of becoming color
with gloves and hat to match
should be worn.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-11

heavy wire brace from one hole to
the other. If the bookmark, at
tached to the back by chain, is
found to be too difficult, 1t may
be omitted. The rest should be
made large enough to hold a vol
ume of the encyclopedia.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-11
FASHIONS

One of the newest features to be
noted in evening gowns is the high
girdle which forms a delightful
contrast and which is necessary to
the artistic value of the gown on
account of the fullness appearing
at the top of the skirt. Many of
the new semi-evening gowns show
but slight decolletage and have
transparent guimpes of tulle or
mousseline.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-11
HER HANDIWORK
A OTHER

Suggested: That DR.. Cook
hereafter give out rain checks at
his lectures.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-11

Nothing makes more attrac-
tive afternoon gowns than the silk
and mercerized cotton mixtures.
These are to be had in wide va
riety of lovely colors.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-11

lall the popular colors, but the
fashionable shades are strawberry,
bois de rose, taupe, champagne
and black.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-11
AmnCDAZYLOG.
NED BY FRED SCHAEF'ERs

my wife's mother and didn't bark.
Thus he saved my life, for If l
had woke up l might have been
killed in the attempt to make the
burglar take along the phono-
graph.
And then l swore that as long
as that brave dog had a home I'd
have one too. Do you blame me?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-11

Plated skirts are to retain
their popularity for street and
walking, but are likely to become
too common to be accepted by the
best dressers. Princesse and Gre
clan gowns for house and evening
wear are to continue in favor.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-11

Young John d. Rockefeller has
taken to bicycling, thus following
in the wheel tracks of his dad.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-11

Those Chileans have a lot to
learn. A couple of them fought
a duel and one of them was kill
ed. 1t must have been badly
stage-managed.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-11
BY Eva Dean

any boy who is fond of using tools.
The cut shows it's construction
plainly. There are two holes in
the supporting bar that is hinged
to the back so that the rest may
be tipped more or less, as the
reader desires. by changing the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-11
JOSH WISE SAYS;

9TH problem nowadays amt SO
much how ter make home happy
but how ter be happy when al
home"