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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-25
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At Twenty-fourth street two
young women boarded the car.
They were chic and pretty; faint
waves of heliotrope followed them
down the strap-hung aisle. The
young women sat down, patting
their voluminous hair-puffs and
adjusting their crinkly skirts.
The nthe blond girl leaned in
pretty confidence toward the
chest-nut-haired girl. 1T was
simply awful, Mable." She shiv-
cred daintily as she spoke.
at must have been," agreed
Mable.
A business man tore his eyes
away from the Yale-Harvard
scrimmage and looked inquiring-
ly.
81 could see him enter the
house at midnight" continued the
blond, in subdued murmur.
"He ha dthe awfulest knife-oh,
it was fierce-like a Turks sci.
mitar!"
"Ooh!" shivered the brunei.
The business man let the pink
supplement fall to the floor.
The conductor punched the
.Thirty-second street transfers for
Forty-fourth street.
The blond girl continued in
STACEY murmurs. "The man slip
ped down the hall. held my
breath. He was heading for
Mays room. 1 was afraid to
scream!"
I'D have tainted" put in Ma
BILE.
The business man leaned for
ward. Three lads forgot to get
off at Thirty-third street. The
conductor called: Sherman ave-
nue." for "Dumbarton street." A
police officer perked up his ears,
There I was" continued the
blond. "afraid to cry-afraid to
breathe-afraid to look. Mag
asleep in her room-a lot of iia-
monds on the dy
else in the house. The man stop
ped just in front of Mays door.
1t was Tom Murchison.
"A-h-h-h! Tom Murchison!"
groaned the brunei; and the blond
nodded impressively.
The business man clinched his
palms. The conductor allowed a
woman with four small4children
a gO-cart and a market basket TO
run three blocks past her destina-
ton. The police officer listened
in a Sherlock Holmes pose.
The blond began to make ner-
vous little gestures. FWell, II
ehought I'd die! Now listen---l
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-25

monthly tea tomorrow afternoon
at the residence of Mrs. b. w.
Vreeland, 170S South Fortieth
street. Members and friends are
cordially invited to attend.
An event of the week was tho
announcement by Mr.. and Mrs.
Daniel Lunkley of Spanaway or
the marriage of their daughter,
M. Belle, to Arthur r. Rowland
Of Seattle. Wednesday, November
"a, by the Rev. Father HyleDos.
The bride, who has been in close
connection with her fathers gen.
eral merchandise business the past
eight years, has a wide circle or
friends. Mr.. and Mrs. Rowland,
after a weeks stay in Portland
and other oregon cities, will be at
home to their friends in Seattle,
where he is partner of the firm
Rowland & Merriam. contractors.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-25

haven't told soul but you. Tom
Murchison opened that door right
easy and tip-toed in. / could see
Mag lying there asleep. He rails
ed that big, curlemecew sword and
waved it in the air"
The business man stood APP
right. The conductor stood I'M
mindfully on stout woman's toe,
while the motorman, looking back
at the commotion, hit a push-cart.
The police officer wrote in a note
book.
The blond raised both hands in
a housekeeping gesture. "And
Tom Murchison raiseod that aw-
full Turks sword and brought it
down kerwollop-"
The entire audience arose. and
groaned, "Aw-w-w-w!" The police
officer stepped over and touched
the blond on the arm.
''I am afraid, madam. l will
have to detain you as a wit
ness"
'iAnd just then I woke up" fin-
ished the pretty blond. Then, look
ing at the officer, "Sir?"
"Oh, nothin'," replied the SER
geant. "But there ought to be q
muzzling law in this town"
Goodness, look where we are!"
said the blond. The car had
stopped at the barn at the end of
the line.
Five minutes later the same
crowd boarded No. 332 on the re-
turn trip. But this time there
was an ominous silence.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-25

Centering great interest as the
most elaborate dancing party of
the season, the Thanksgiving bail,
given in honor of the Tacoma AMI
Lincoln High school football
teams, will take place at the
armory tonight. The arrange
ments are under the supervision
of the football management AMI
the affair is a memorable one IN
High school circles. Kelly's
band will furnish music for the
dancing which begins at o'clock.
Among the invited guests are a
number of Seattle High school
pupils and alumni of the Tacoma
High school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emory B. Rey-
lnolds, proprietors of the Hotel
Bonneville, will give the first of
La series of dancing and dinner
parties tomorrow evening compli-
mentary to the guests of the hotel.
Nason's orchestra will play the
music and a pleasant time is an
|ticipated. Mr.. and Mrs. Reynolds
will give a number OF similar
functions during the winter.
Mrs. Phineas Foster will enter
tain the members of the Mary Ball
chapter of the d. A. r. Saturday
afternoon at her residence on
North Tacoma avenue in honor
of the birthday of Mary Ball.
Mrs. C. A. Pratt will have charge
of the regular historical program.
The members are each to bring a
donation for charity.
An invitation is extended to all
to attend the Thanksgiving dinner
given under the auspices of Our
Savior's Evangelical Lutheran
church in the church parlors at
South Seventeenth and ] streets,
Saturday evening from 5 to 9
o'clock.
The Ladies' Aid society of taef
Bethany Lutheran church will
hold a Thanksgiving social at the
church this evening. An elabor-
ate program has been arranged for
the affair.
The Central Union of the w. G.
T. U. will meet Friday at 2 p. M.
at their hall, SO South Ninth
street. All are invited.
An elaborate dinner will be
served at the Annie Wright SEM
mary this afternoon compliment
tary to the students and teach
ers. Special guests Of honor at
the dinner today will be Bishop
and Mrs. F. w. Keator.
The Central Union w. c. T. U.
will meet Friday afternoon at 2
O'Clock at Temperance hall, $40
South Ninth street.
Tacoma company No. 1, Uni
formRank, knights of Pythias,
will hold their elaborate military
ball this evening at the Masonic
temple. Plans for the big event
have been under way for some
weeks.
The Y. w. C. A. is giving one
of the large dinner parties OF the
day at it's rooms ON G street this
AFTERNOON for girls and women
who are not living with their par
ents or relatives and who will not
have any home festivities.
The Ladies' Sunshine club will
be entertained at its regular
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-25
THE TALE OF A TRANSIENT

Just brief twelvemonth
and fro his pumage shines like FURNISHED bronze while bis
Importance and they take him
make his outlines swell
turkey With chagrin others him chrky h
coming finish, their him
head adheres like 1T can't the armerss
his of life whitfield
his feathers till
his nnads they will rudely spill the void with
ehesnuts FILL when gentle
his form will baste that his dainty flesh won't burn while
ing browne dunto he'll
but that adds pathos his storythey whe him
life with keen and carving knife Willie will obtain
leg and Susy claim the other the busy will
bring the two grandparents each wing to the especial
will awarded
afford others
the
bony and petite, is all that's left =
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-25

If the host passes plates of food
down the table, do not critically
inspect each plate as it goes by
you. 1t makes the other diners
nervous for fear you wish to an
mex the largest portion. Act IN
concerned, as If, for instance, you
were a member of a bucket brit
gade at tanneyr fire.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-25

Little Maggie (on tasting a
raw cranberry: Whew! if this
little apple wasn't red I'd say it
would be a lemon when it grows
up!
First Turkey: I thought you
were dosing up on anti-fat?
Second Turkey: / was; but
my owner found the bottle and is
taking 1t so he can eat more of
me.
Squire Smith: Gabe, are you
going to have a nice fat goose
this Thanksgiving?
Gabe: All dunno, boss. Does
20 sleep sound?
Weary Wilfred: Where do you
go on Thanksgiving Day, Ferdy?
Famished Ferdinand: Col.
don't go. l hang round till 1 gets
la handout.
Turkey in Asia is undergoing
a critical change. Huh, so is tur-
key in America.
ESSAY: There are several
kinds of turkeys-white turkeys,
red turkeys, bronze turkeys and
boarding house turkeys. Board
ing house turkeys may be either
white or red or bronze. A bronze
turkey will last longest, If it is
really bronze.
CONUNDRUM: What key had
better be kept under lock?
Answer: Turkey. every
boyd laugh.)
Teacher: Willie. what do fifth
les die off" H
Willie: Most of 'em go in
seine. Lampoon.
That skylight demonstrates
by suffragettes shows that Lord
mayors must not banquet in glass
houses. Il
"a little of this goes a IoIr
way" said the aeronaut, as BE-
!flicked the ash from his cigar.
Harvard Lampoon.
Let the almanac makers takt
this sure-thing tip: Predict storms
land high winds for Jamaica fol-
1910. II always happens.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-25

''rhey say enough is as good
as a feast. That must mean aft
err feast is eaten. fer a man
amt got enough until he's
through"
Call me early, mother; call me
good and soon;
want to linger in the kitchen
with a tablespoon,
And when you haste the turkey
l expect to test
The banquet while it's cooking to
give my meal zest.
Lucullus after all didn't have
much to brag of. He never tast-
ed sweet potato pie.
One charm of Dickens novels
is that they were full of food. The
only thing he ever was "scooped"
on was an old-fashioned American
Thanksgiving dinner. He may
have heard OF 1t, but even his elo-
quent pen would have faltered
at attempting to do 1t justice.
Oyster (sadly): It's the eight
months with r. in them that spoil
all my pleasure in life.
Turkey (bitteriy): Bah, that's
better than being eaten all in one
month.
1.-THE noble bird" was discov-
cred by the Pilgrim Fathers. Evil
IDENTIFY they found the Plymouth
Rock too hard to chew.
Gobble, gobble, gobble!
Turkey in the straw!
You'd better starye or they Will
carve
You with an ak and saw.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-25

fear scarcely darkens work
fngmans home Some have less than could wish
die for lack of food and the deya
tations of famine known
Thank God for number of the unemployed is
daily lessnng fair that of those who
scripture implies that work is curse but
Father worketh hitherto He
makes work but love
Let forget that the Son of
working carpenter.
peace of the nations the spectral
s happily, over ours With our
register that
industry and which must all be paid
largely burdens which have been
dollar which national gov
" cents either for
future and the heavy end
this the mans shoulders Thank God for
that abide with us forever
friendship. 1t is the unspeakabe good
well thank Him it, friendship
thought of Him despot or
a the universe; but most of
that He is friend
seeking to do is to fill the whole
world with spirit of friendship That what the great
undesandhat God the friend of
be thankful for today that this
coming pass. will to is bringing dw
Good will is gaining steadily all the while The
gain but 1t there is great deal of good
will in the world than when was boya thousand times
than there thousand 1t is not
all people who did the work of the
long since who
le virtuous cheat and crime
kill. 1t better world today than it before.
friendship, work spread 1t all around
the world
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-25
A scaldcd Boys shrieks

Mortified his grandmother, Mrs.
Maria Taylor, of Nebo, KY, who
writes that. when all thought he
would die, Bucklen's Arnica Salve
wholly cured him. Infallible for
Burns, Scalds, Cuts, Corns,
Wounds. Bruises, Cures Fever
Sores, Boils, Skin Eruptions, Chill
blains, Chapped Hands. Soon routs
Piles. 25c at. all druggists.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-25

When you have your helping.
don't fall to as if it were a pie
marathon at a newsboys' picnic.
Eat slowly, so you don't swallow
your false teeth.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-25
Some Rules for a s
Thanksgiving Guest

When ushered into the dining
room, don't choose seat too near
the turkey. You don't know who
will carve, and splashing gravy
has an effective radius of three
feet.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-25

After it is all over, get up
without grooming audibly, even If
the effort be painful. Neither is
it proper to rise and stretch be-
tween innings-that is, courses
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-25

This thing of acting cutup by
beginning to eat celery at the top
end isn't good for a laugh any
more. It's done too much in BAN
quet scenes on the Usage.
Help along conversation at the
meal, but don's ask how much
the spread cost.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-25

Nor clatter your knife ana
fork. That betokens impatience.
Act as if you had seen a swell
feed once before.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-25

Don't tuck che tablecloth into
your vest in mistake for the nap
kin. That is not the place to tuck
a napkin, anyohw.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-25

If the others show disposi-
ton to be drowsy after The fast,
do not est off pack of fire
crackers in the midst of them.
Make a quiet sneak.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-25

When your plate is incumber.
ed with boens, do not toss them
under the table. The garbage
can is in the hack yard.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-25
Thank God for Peace, Plenty,
Work and Friendship
BY DIR. WASHINGTON GLADDEN..

workman be thankful for in 1909?
truly without
priceless things
mention them without talking patude
who is
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-25

If the cheese is old, don't whis
per to it. TTTreat it with Ven
Grafton,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-25

Anothe rthing. Do not cor
sumo turkey dressing with gusto,
Consume it with cranberry sauce.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-25

Mr.. Hartman would gladly have
parted with all his hundreds of
millions. Good health and good
digestion are treasures beyond
price. You say that there
nothing original in this remark.
No, there is not; and one of the
biggest things we all have to be
thankful for is that statements
like these are commonplace.
Thank God for life!
Thank God for plenty. 1t is
here. 1.-THE valleys stand so thick
with corn that they laugh and
sinsiinthe elevators are bursting;
the long freight trains are rush
ing across the continent laden
with the produce of farms and or
chards, of forests and fisheries;
there is enough for all, and there
is no fear of famine. 1t was not
long ago that in every land be-
meath the sun the working peo-
pie were constantly haunted by
fears of starvation. That is true
of many countries today. But it
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-25

The Ladies' Sunshine club will
be entertained at its regular
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-25

But I've no space to tell it all,
Dyspepsia sudden death and
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-01-14

Almost $2,OOOOOO,OOO worth of
horses are owned in the United States,
according to the Year Book of the De
partment of Agriculture. 1t is prob
able that if the horses were taken at
their real value, instead of their as
sessed value, this figure would be great
ly increased According to this report,
there are 19,992,O0O horses in this coun-
try, with a value of 81, S67 900, and
the average value per head is $93.4O.
Anybody knows that has tried to buy
horses of late that the average per
head is too small, for even an ordinary
work horse is worth more than that.
However, the showing is very encour-
aging In the last ten or twelve years
the number Of horses in this country
has almost doubled, and, instead or
there being too many horses, there are
not enough to do all the business that
is required and if it were not Tor the
use of automobile trucks IN the large
cities the merchants Of this country
would be hard pressed for methods of
transportation for their goods. With
business increasing, as every sign indi-
Gates, there will be a greater demand
than ever for horses during the COM
ing year. In view of this, breeders
can go on increasing their business,
with every confidence that all the
horses they can produce will find
ready sale at good figure. AS for
good trotters, horses capable of going
out and winning in their class the de-
mand is greatly in excess of the sup
ply. Auction sale managers complain
that there are not enough of the good
ones to supply the gentlemen who are
in the market for likely prospects. The
coming year will be banner one in
the horse business, especially in the
breeding business.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-01-14
INTOLERABLE ITCHING.

Fearful Eczema All Over Baby's
Face Professional Treatment
Failed-Perfect Cure by Cuticura.
''When my little girl was six months
old | noticed small red spots on her
right cheek. They grew so large that
/ sent Cor the doctor, but instead Of
helping The eruption, his ointment
seemed to make it worse. Then 1 went
to a second doctor who said it was &C.
zema. He also gave me an ointment
which did not help either. The dis
ease spread all over the face and the
eyes began to swell. The itching grew
intolerable and it was a terrible sight
to see. / consulted doctors for months.
but they were unable to cure the BABY.
/ paid out from $50 to $50 without re-
lief. One evening 1 began to use the
Cuticura Remedies. The next morning
the baby's face was all white instead
of red. I continued until the eczema
entirely disappeared. Mrs. ?. E. Gum
bin, Sheldon, Ia, July 13, 1908"
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp, Sole
Props. of Cuticura Remedies, Boston.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-01-14
Her Mistake.

Owing to the fact that the car lurched
suddenly as he was passing along the
aisle. Bronson was deprived of his bal
ance. with the result that in attempting
to save himself from falling he clutched
one of the shoulders of handsome wom-
an who had succeeded in getting a seat.
Moreover. he knocked her beautiful hat
aWry and with great difficulty avoided
stepping on her toes. AS he succeeded
in recovering his equilibrium the lady
turned toward him and said:
: 'sYou contemplate pupil I wish you
to understand that l am not a lamp
post or piece of furniture to be chung
Ito for support. You ought to ride on a
cattle train. You have no right to crowd
in where you can tear other people to
pieces with your big awkward hands.
You pitiful clown, you ought to be
thrown out into the street. You are not
fit to be allowed to go where you are
likely to interfere with the comfort of
refined people. You unmannerly bump
kin you deserve to be-
Excuse me, madame" Bronson man
aged to say, you have made a mistake. y
"a mistaken the lady demanded, her
eyes flashing with wrath. what do
you mean?'
81 an not your husband. Chicago
Record Ell eraId.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-01-14
Winter Poultry Notes.

When your hens sing know then that
they are feeling good and will lay.
Hens will not lay well or thrive. I'M
less they have plenty of sunlight. Keep
the windows clean.
Don't fuss around your hens too
much. Like some people, they want to
be let alone at times.
Take the chill off the water. Hens
will not lay many eggs if they are
compelled to drink ice water and eat
corn mixed with snow.
Get rid of tie useless cockerels and
old hens. Stuff them md they will
grow Fat and tender--not too tender
but enough to grace boarding house
.aDie.
Throw some rusty nails In the drink
ing trough The hens need the iron as
a tonic But do not let anything else
besides clean water go in with the
nails.
Dressed fowls, wrapped iA clean,
white paper and packed in new boxes
will bring enough more to pay well for
the trouble. 1t is not hard to get top
prices by little thought and work.
The hens ought to begin scratching
first thing in the morning. A few
handfuls Of grain thrown In the litter
after the birds have gone 70 roost will
give them something to do that will
warm up their blood as soon as they
leave the roost.
Green bone is the thing that brings
tie eggs in winter. You cannot afford
TO do without it. 1t contains all the
food elements necessary to make eggs
AS it is a highly concentrated food il
should be fed without clover or bran
1t is a sad mistake to feed laying
hens or any other kind red pepper OF
any sort of stimulating food. That il
one of the old-fashioned theories tina
do more harm than good. Do not do i
because it acts like whisky on a man
The reaction is sure to come and leave
the birds in worse condition than be
| FORE
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-01-14
HOW CIGAR CAUSES CANCER.
Physician Says Smoker Should Keep 1t
from Side of Mouth

There are many smokers who delight
in holding a cigar in the side of the
mouth and putting away ON it continual
ly. According to physicians, this is
dangerous, and smokers who have been
troubled with cancer of the mouth or
tongue bring it about not so much
through the incessant smoking as by
holding a cigar constantly at one side of
the mouth.
II have Just come from the hospital
after performing an operation on a friend
OF mine. said an uptown physician re-
Gently: "A little while ago a cancerous
growth began to form on the left side
of his mouth. l cut it away for him in
time. What caused it? Why, he always
held his cigar in the left side of his
mouth. If you know any one who has
that habit tell him to stop it at once''-
New York Herald
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-01-14
snow then would readily slip from the
Light for the Barn.


Light is one of the great sanitary
conditions which promote vigorous
health. If the germs of tuberculosis
are exposed to the sun a short time
their vitality is destroyed but theil
injecting power can be preserved fol-
several months if kept in a dark recep
tacle.
The State veterinarians who inspect
dairy accommodations now recommend
plenty of light, and the new dairy
barns are featured with an increased
number Of windows. If possible the
windows of dairy barn should be SO
placed as to cause the sun at some
portion of the day to shine on all parts
Of the floor, as the rays will search for
disease microbes and destroy them.
Sunlight acts as a powerful disinfect-
ant, and nothing is cheaper nor more
effective in preventing disease than
sunlight
Dark, underground stables are now
condemned as insanitary and disease
breeding. Dark stables are often also
damp, and present especially favorable
conditions for the evolution and propa-
cation of tuberculosis. Cattle on the
plains, which live only under the shell
ter of the armament, are immune to
tuberculosis and many other diseases,
and barns for housing live stock should
be constructed with plenty of windows
to promote the sanitary condition of
their occupants.-Goodall' Farmer.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-01-14
SECTIONAL VIEW OF ICEHoUsE.

Second-rate pine boards were used for
siding, which was nailed on the inside
Of the frame. The roofing was made
of similar material as the sides, but OF
a little better quality.
In filling, space is left between the
wall and the ice, to be packed with
sawdust The crevices between the
cakes are filled with fine ice shavings,
but no sawdust is used between or on
top of the layers of ice until the filling
is done, when about one foot of saw
dust is placed on top.
Openings must be left near the peak
of the roof to secure ventilation, and
the sawdust filing at the sides must
be kept firm and solid while the ice
is being removed in summer. 1t is
important to locate the icehouse
where there will be good drainage.
Poor drainage at the bottom of the
ice or allowing air to circulate at the
top will quickly spoil the contents OF
the house.