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The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-08-14

"Why weren't there fairies in mama's house3 asked
Eva in pcrplcNiy
An dryads in the apple trees an the tree where tho
swing was,
Yes. everywhere"
Oh said Eva pitfuly, and poor mama never,
never knew"
She's dom splendid brnGin up that little thing
was Niddlctons admrng comment
This conccusus OF opinion what inspired Middle
ton TO turn Jane in the hour Of its necessity when the
Young minister suddenly died and left his motheres
little daughter alone Though there had been those who
were fam to mother the little girl when the lacked
a mistress no one seemed willing 10 assume the
rcsponsibity SO they turned TO Jane Was there not
room in her heart aud her house for morc2
Why not " said Jane after her involuntary refusal
at first, why not'
thing but so wtfu OF tenderness that III layishing it
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-01

as II an enemy had been in hot pursuit of our
battle fleet when 1t touched our eastern shores,
and IL some of our ships had suffered damage
and were in urgent need of docks and hurried
repairs-what would have happened?
Time was when the "divine right" of the
United States senate navy ring too strong to
permit the common people pondering such prob
i6ms.
made against Senator Hale and his navy ring. 1t
has been publicly charged that the dock and re-
pair facilities the Atlantic coast were no bet
ter than they are the Pacific e. e., next to no
good at alb and utterly inadequate to meet such
An emergency the arrival of battle-scarred
fleet Of crippled ships.
The people of the United States have been
paying some hundreds Of millions of dollars for
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-01

There's a finish fight on the cal
lendar, and the police can't dc
lanything. In fact, there's a dead
/ line drawn around 1t, over which
mo bull may venture.
The old champ, Shirtwaist, Is to
defend the title against the ambi-
Itious newcomer, High GirdlA
6hirtwaist has had the belt
hanging up In the wardrobe so
long that now It would choke her
to death II she'd try to wear 1t.
She's stiff and overweight. Still,
she Is confident that she can get
back into trim to put up the scrap
of her life. That's what they al
ways say.
High Girdle is a dangerous op-
Iponent.
Coming almost unheralded,
High Girdle proves to be the SEN
lsation Of the pattern world. She
was given secret tryout at the
Modistes Athletic club, pronounced
fit, and then sprung as the logical
wallop producer. High Girdle is
|touted to crowd old shirtwaist off
the map.
Ladies who have looked over
High Girdle' declare she will carry
Jail their money. Dress bugs gem
|erally decide she has the goods.
Vogue. The Delineator, New Idea
and other perfumed pinks are
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-01
y 0fslnferesf 70 Women =


Mrs. Jos. w. Folk, wife of the
former governor of Missouri, went
| to school with him in Brownsville,
Tenn, when she was and he 8
years old. They have been pals
ever since.
Folk went to st. Louis as soon
as he graduated from Vanderbilt
university law school in 1894. II
was not until two years afterward,
when young Folk had built up
something of practice, did Ger
true Glass-that was her name
go north and become Mrs. Folk.
Mrs. Folk is of q modest and
retiring nature, but she possesses
wonderfully tactful brain and an
almost uncanny knowledge of hui
man nature. She knows politics
as well as her husband.
Folk has been known to tele-
phone her at midnight for her
opinion on this or that. before he
would give a definite answer on
propositions preached to him at
Jefferson City.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-01
PLAYTIME
STORIES
THE BROKEN WINDOW

The day after Christmas JACK
broke a window pane. He was
playing with his new ball and
was throwing it away up in the
air when, crash, it went right
through the little window, and the
glass came shivering down.
The window was in Jacks own
bedroom. He could lie in bed at
night and see the twinkling stars
and the shining moon through its
bright panes and in the morning
the sunbeams filled the room with
golden light. There were four
panes of glass as clear as crystal,
and Jack could not remember that
any had ever been broken before.
The north wind that had been
singing all day in the trees hur-
ried into Jacks room through the
broken glass. Mamma heard the
noise and went In to see what 1t
was.
"Dear, dear" she said, "it will
never do to have the north wind
in the house day like this" and
she swept up the glass and fas-
tened blanket across the win
| dow.
Mamma did not ask any Ques-
lions and Jack did not say a word
kabout how it happened. He sat
down behind the stove and heard
the north wind singing outside,
l"Ooooooooo! Who broke the lit
tile window? Who? l know and
so do you'll" That Is what Is SEEM
ed to say.
Jack did not like to hear it, so
he went out doors. The little boy
next door saw him and called him
over to play soldiers with him. But
somehow he did not feel like visit
ing. He went back to the house
and upstairs to his room. 1t was
dark with the blanket drawn
across the broken window, 1t did
not look like his room at all, al
though all his Christmas things
his sled and top and bank were
there. He lay down on the bed
and there was a big lump in his
throat. In a few minutes mamma
came up with candle n her hand.
What is my boy doing up here in
the dark?" she said.
! ooh, mamma" cried Jack, cit
was / who broke the window!"
But before he could say another
word mammals arms were around
him. She sat down on the bed of
his side and he told her all about
1t. The lump went away from his
throat, and when the north wind
rushed around the house singing
100000" 1t did not seem to say
a word about the broken glass.
The very next morsing Jack
took some money out of his bank
and went to town and Dough -
new pane of glass, and the hi
man put 1t In for him. tt
mother took down the blanket
1.-THE sun could stream in again,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-01
o. DON'T WORRY, SAYS
sODTI1lX - 1e0 PRISCILLA PRIM.

Lots of women Worrying about spring clothes And If
which found of the
MAGAZINES they we'll be worried But why do hat
sensible normal fashions
which oretell the historical
will find pretty of having
wide
bowl which for head And mark
will be able buy tailor suit much like tailor suit
better shrtwast please providing
the sleeves long.
will piece, like year.
disdan
fitting with tiny tucks and
a plated skirt she has really
a thing about plated skirts
showing had plated
skirts and quite short coats
o Individual
Gull points like from styles discard
and what
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-01
|DailYSborfStorY

asked me whether 1 had made up
my mind yet. I told him / had
about made up my mind to marry
Mr.. Quincy. That got him going
While you were down town this
afternoon Mr.. DeQuincy came and
took me out in his motor car. Yes,
he asked me again, but I told him
l would have to think about it.
Last night, when Jack insist
ed that 1 say YES l told him I'd
leave Fate decide. If Mrs. Peck
gave College Oil Cans l would
know that l wasn't intended for
him. but IL it was 'Curfew Shall
Not Ring Tonight L would say
yes
"No, Mrs. Peck didn't recite
College Oil Cans and it wasn't
'Curfew' either. 1t was Over the
Hills to the Poorhouse'-it was,
really-and I told Jack that's
what it meant, my accepting him,
and that there was no use fighting
Fate.
But he said Fate and Mrs.
Peck didn't know what they were
talking about, for he had just had
a fine raise"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-01
REMOVE DIRT

Few things cause more annoy
iance than a sewing machine
which has become clogged with
dirt, and ON which no amount of
oiling has any effect. II you have
access to a bicycle pump, use 1t
on the different parts of the ma
chine; it will force out all the par
ticles of thread and dust. After
you have used this flood every oil
ing place on the machine with
gasoline and run it rapidly for a
few moments, then oil with the
machine oil, and 1t will work like
a new machine.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-01

Do you know that ugliness can be prevented
or cured?
Well, 1t can be.
In most cases ugliness is ones own fault.
Homelines is not hereditary. 1t is SELF
made The most irregular features may he beau
titled by glow of kindly expression.
On the other hand, the most perfectly
formed face may be marred and rendered re-
pulsive by the scowl of greed. vindictiveness,
envy.
Ones face is ones own fault.
One transform it, If not to beauty, at
least to attractiveness, by seeing to it that moth
ing shows in it that is not loveable
Ones thoughts. If noble and kind, will in
time mold the lineaments of the outer man or
woman and make them kind and noble, too.
Conversely, grabbing habits, greedy ways,
sef-indulgent living. responsible for depress-
ing noses unpleasant eyes. muddy compilations
and repellent lips.
Mere physical beauty has been vastly over
rated by the artists and poetA ever since art and
poetry were born.
Mere symmetry of lneaments, never since
the world began, won true love or commanded
true respect. Pleasing to look at but the human
heart hungers for more than pretty visions.
Who thinks of selecting ones friends be-
cause of their straight noses? More than that
to friendship worthy of the name.
Beauty of face and form is gift of the gods.
But the beauty of character which Eliminates
and makes lovely the homely face is a richer gift
still. coming from the one true God.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-01

boosting her for fair.
From the Shirtwaist camp
comes grim noise like silence,
Some pretty road work Is being
done by Shirtwaist. She has quite
Ia large following. This following
Is hangover from last season,
las 1t were. She still looks good,
for instance, to the bush league
dressmakers, and the fashion fans
who want to get some wear out
|of their. 1908 wardrobe. Also, the
suffraget contingent is still loyal.
They will meet at catch weights.
A large purse will I've hung up---
dads of course. Then there are
the picture rights. whichever
wins, the pictures will be featured
as headliners on all the cover
pages for the season.
There's no question that Shirt
waist has the stamina and ring ex-
|perience. But can she make the
weight? High Girdle has the
reach and all the advantage OF
youth. y
As for betting-make your own
book. It's no cinch either way.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-01
INFIDELITY OFFERS NO HOPE

Bishop Whipple. says he would
have been an infidel, had It not
been for three things:
First, / am a man. I am going
somewhere. l am tonight a day
nearer the grave than last night
l have read all they can tell me
There is not one solitary ray oil
light upon the darkness. They
shall not take away the only
guide and leave me stone blind.
Secondly. I had a mother.
saw her go down into the dark
valley where I am going, and she
leaned upon an unseen arm as
calmly as a child goes to sleep up.
on the breast of a mother. know
that was not a dream.
Thirdly. l have three mother
less daughters. They have no pro
tector but myself. 1 would rather
kill them than leave them in this
sinful world If you could blot out
from 1t all the teachings of the
gospels. First Christian Church
Daily News.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-01
: navy. We wanted a navy SO big and fine that

navy. We wanted navy SO big and fine that
we would never have to use 1t. So powerful
that no nation would dare quarrel with us on
the seas. And Uncle Sans purse opened and
the gold flowed out to buy such navy.
Now we hear that the senate naval ring
bought the navy at pie counter and our naval
establishment has, therefore. sort of a minced
or custard effect.
To begin with. certain amount OF ''pie''
had to go to certain-shall We say "friendly"-
builders of ships, and the rest was to go for
docks, arsenals and navy yards. This was the
custard pie ON the pie counter. Millions have
been spent on inland navy yards. Yards mac
cessible to battleships have been maintained in
order to give patronage to congressman and SEN
ators from certain districts and states
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-01
sossessesseses
THE GUEST ROOM

D The very simplest guest
D room that anyone could inn
D agine! The floor had on It
D gray rug carpet. The walls
D were covered with a plain
D gray paper, and black mold
D Joined them to the ceiling.
D The narrow, old-fashioned
, woodwork of window and
D door stills made streaks of
D black, in keeping with the
D molding above. The hangings
D were gray Japanese crepe.
D MANY tones of quiet
D grays," as said the poet; but
D they served to throw into re-
D lief odd bits of blue and yell
D low Moorish pottery and a
D row of blue books. The books
D were the point of the whole
D gray scheme of things, for
D the hostess had covered them
D all in blue Holland linen and
D had titled the backs on small
D yellow pastors.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-01

REMOVE WRINKLES

If clothing is wrinkled, and it is
not convenient to press it. one can
take all the wrinkles out by hang
ing clothing in the bathroom.
Closing all doors and windows
Tight, turn on the hot water and
run the bath tub full. When the
room Is filled with steam, turn off
the water and open the doors and
windows. When the clothing is
|ldry all wrinkles will be gone.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-01
e Have 4 Committee
That Represents People

The question OF municipal government for
Scona u now up to the people.
"a Al IL meeting last night the council agreed
Is c,1l ! special election to name q committee OF
I~ y make . new charter. On the personnel of
~ commiftee depends the kind OF charter the
Nv wili get.
There seems to be strong demand for the
ASSASSINATION plan" Of government. But the peo-
81 should not be carried away by enthusiasm
6Vor terms The city might get commission
Sim ana have the crookedest government on
earth. It Is up to the people now to be on the
ALERT
Already the agents of corporations and poll
116tans who have axes to grind are taking advant-
40 os the sentiment for the commission plan to
" their ropes to get such a commission plan as
they can use. The people should at once line
~ and get men for candidates for this charter
committee who will represent them.
Therc are several things that the friends Of
oounnissaon government have deemed necessary.
rho recalI for elective officers is probably first.
WnhDut this string ON the commissioners they
iieht organize ring and sell out the whole city.
L IA The non-partisan feature Of elections Is of
lvita1 importance. The main trouble with munsi-
bal government In the past has been petty poll
ticiana have used the government to play poll
tica The initiative and referendum. popular sane
ton OF franchises and various other features of
popular rule by the people are being demanded
but the corporations will be busy and will try to
ret mon on this charter committee by sounding
the changes on the slogan Commission plan Of
4 eovernment" that will cut off the people from
power.
Right now is the time for the people to keep
their eyes open and get the men they want on this
charter committee.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-01

Button this to the underlap and
waist is ready for wear. Remove
the button strip on sending to the
laundry. Thus the same set OF
buttons can be used on several
waists. They never >discolor and
the material is not torn where the
buttons are wrung off as is sc
joften the case.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-01
TO CLEAN PLJIMES

To clean a white plume, make a
paste of gasoline and flour. Dip
the plume In it repeatedly, rub
bling after each dipping lightly
through the fingers. Then shake
out of doors until the gasoline has
evaporated. The flour will shake
off and the plume will even retain
It's curl and original fluffiness.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-01
BUTTONHOLES

When making wash waists, es-
pecially of thin material, one will
find the following hint practical:
Make buttonholes on both the un.
der and overlap. Sew a set OF
buttons on a pice of sorong tape
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-01

Rub block magnesia into light
carpet when cleaning 1t, and then
sweep It. This is good way to-
clean unwashable bath rugs.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-01
~ WAYS
(MRc9H
.AEG6S
Rice Onelet.

Add one cup of milk to a cup of
cold boiled rice and three well
beaten eggs. with salt, pepper and
a teaspoonful of butter in them.
Cook until a light brown in a
hot omelet pan. well CREASED with
butter. Use parsley for garnish-
ing.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-01

Prof. Goldwin Smith says that
muscle doesn't count for much.
Wonder II the professor ever tried
to raise a window In traia, or to
fire his cook7
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-01

Some of the loveliest new even
ing gowns are of lace robes. ALL
overs are prime favorites. Many
of them are draped princess fash
ion, with the waist well defined.
A touch of deep-toned satin
with gold or copper ornaments
pendant, heightens the pretty eff
feet. Chiffon shoulder; drapery
is quite sufficient sleeve.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-01

81 Wo& = thrilling experience to
~ Ida 8oD1r to face death. For
e1r4 sexere lung trouble gave me
&@1cu9 uuff9r1n9." she writes. "and
<<tFxI times nearly caused my
n14E. Al remedies failed and doc
4[o said T WAS fncurabie Then
Ri KINGS New Discovery brought
l<k r@Ii4k and 4 cure so perman-
~ that 4 hare not been troubled
&U4}xe years Mrs, Sopcr lives
5&&xhs an6 Colds. Sore -Lungs.
4IsQ<rkekes. La8rfpps Asthma,
ro4p EkopplnK Cough and ali
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-01

AS soon as the new crop of garden seeds gets
planted the hens joyfully begin laying again
laying for the seeds
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-01

II you don't want your child
to slip on the bottom of a porce-
lain bath tub when you are giving
hib his bath, spread heavy Turk
Il sh towel on the bottom.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-01

Mr.. H. Peck: Life is full 81
contradictions.
Mrs. p: And 1 say 1t isn't. !
Bluff is a good thing, used
with discretion, whether yousfl
playing poker, asking for job, 81
trying to win girl.
/ kissed my girl In taxicab,
No trite and hackneyed lover was
I,
To kiss meath the stars, below the
blue sky,
In dale or in down. with tradi-
tional sigh,
Nor cen the dark parlor brings
me any balm,
Meath the mistletoe-bah--eke
the green waving palm,
II wanted to give all the customs
u jab;
So l kissed my girl In a taxicab.
Yes, a rafting, noisy, fare-eatins
cab,
As we kissed for five blocks in a
hired taxfcab.
The descent Of bank robbers up
on Bald Knob, Ark, seems TO
8. .. ~. -. - q :. ft&. l. !, q. ..x-l
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-01

New York preachers say the stage is bad on
morals. The theater people say it's New York
morals that are bad on the stage
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-01
HATE AT THE
OPEN MEETING
M WIN. A. Duff.

s'If Mrs. Peck has the cast iron
Nerve to recite College Oil Cans
IT the open melting of the Narcis-
ous club tonight, I'm going to re-
n1gn. am indeed Tacti That
woman never heard of such a
thing. At one of our open meet
lngs, mother, she actually gave
sCurfew Shall Not Ring Tonight, !
and added insult to injury by act
ing 1t out, rolling her eyes like a.
dying calf, and letting her hair
down. / had invited Jack to go
with me, and / thought I'd sink
through the floor when she got up
and began her maneuvers. Jack
plaques me about 1t every time +
mention the club, keeps asking
me when we're going to have an
other open meeting. Says he
wouldn't miss Mrs. Peck's stunt
for anything. / told him II he
could stand 1t I could, SO he's go
Ing along tonight.
"One Of the dearest, sweetest
women In our club is Mrs. Rob-
erts You'd never imagine for a
moment that she's worried to
death over her husband, but she
II He was there. He didn't come
With her, but staggered in after
the program had begun. Mrs.
Roberts was mortified to death
over 1t. And then, what did that
chicken-brained Mrs. Peck do but
recife College Oil Cans She
might just as well have pointed
out Mr.. Roberts as the horrible
example. l thought my soul that
Hrs. Roberts would sink through
the floor. But 1t never faxed Mrs.
Peck. Nothing could.
Another thing, mother. Jack
wants me to marry him. He In
sists on having his answer to-
night. Yes, know / could have
Mr.. DeQuincy any time l want him
I'd never have to worry then
about whether I could afford to do
what ] wanted to. He doean't look
20 be nearly so old as he really is;
he's got lots of money and he's
liberal. Don't you think. mother,
that I'D be happy with him? Yes
know I've gone with Jack quite
. while and he's taken me to al
most everything. but it's quite an
other thing to marry him: be-
Sides. he hasn't such a very good
position, and 1t might be long
time before we could afford to live
~ would like To- He SAYS be
expects = big advancement most
any time now, but one can't de-
pend on that.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-01
Some
Jokes
Daily Comic and Hu,nor Section


- = -
Her Husband: But we're going put
Mrs Riot but
this 5O0button
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-01

When you go shopping with a.
go-cart you'll find the shopping
problem easy il you make bag
and attach 1t to the back of the
cart.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-01

Mosquitoes are said to have
damaged tea plantations In India
by biting the young leaves.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-01

BISHOP F. w. KEATOR has ar
ranged to preach the Lenten
service this evening at 8 O'Clock
in st. Luke's parish house.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-01

In cleaning your jewelry use
tooth powder and tooth brush.
Afterward let scalding water run
over It to remove all accumula-
lions of powder. Then polish with
tissue paper.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-01

| One thing about q conceited
lman-when people criticise him,
he never let's 1t worry him any,
like other people do.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-01

beautiful the tired
These flower
laden bows Of ribbon and velvet
of handsome mate
they painted, miniature fashion
braided The rat tail braid is
popular supple and heavier than