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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-05
Let Us Paw These Bonds

This feature of frenzied finance by which
Tacoma issues bonds with no provision made for
their payment should stop.
The bonded debt Of the city Is now about
81 900, 000 This means an expenditure OF over
1900. 900 a year simply for interest, and no pro-
vision has been made for ever reducing this
amount. The city recently sold 100000 In
power plant bonds. They run for 20 years and
no provision has been made to redeem them
when they fall due. Now the city is about to
Issue $375, 900 more for bridges and sewers, and
II the old methods are followed, no plan for
paying Them will be provided.
This policy should stop at once.
No municipal obligation should be taken
without provision being made to redeem the OBJ
legation. The city does not want to be forever
paying interest dead debts. The new issues
OF bonds should be made in SERIES an equal num-
Der of the bonds coming due every year they
will be retired.
City councils cannot be trusted to provide
for the payment of bonds in any other way, for
unless specific levy is made for payment of bonds
known to be falling due every year, the coun-
ellis will raise all the money they can for general
revenues and spend 1t, making themselves solid
with their constituents for reelection by getting
something for their particular wards. No votes
can be made by spending money paying bonds.
Eastern cities have long ago adopted the
serial bond, why not Tacoma?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-05

Appropriate gowns for
every day in the year are
what all women should strive
for, and these should be as
good as the means will allow.
Every woman should con-
slider her needs and surround
1ngs when replenishing her
wardrobe. II she lives in one
room she should have as few
garments as possible.
II there is a lack of closet
room, she has to reduce her
wardrobe to its lowest terms.
Should she have a whole
house at her disposal, she is
not wise to have more gar
ments than she really needs,
as they require much time
and attention to keep them in
order. There is no need of
party gowns when one has no
social position, no use for
house gowns when one is en-
ployed out of the house in the
business world.
The right thing in the right
place always bespeaks the
well-dressed woman-and in
the selection of a gown 1t Is
well to choose the sort that is
most appropriate and will
meet the demands of your
everyday routine.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-05

you"
Anna turned to her trunk, un-
locked it and began taking out
her few belongings. One. a SIM
pie framed picture which Fred
had given to her on the anniver-
sary of their first month of mar
ried life, she tried to keep from
her visitors prying eyes, but I'M
successfully.
Dear me-" the woman cried,
you didn't have this when you
lefti / bet you copied out a lot
of nice things that'll help decorate
your room some. That's quite a
scheme-marrying man, and
then, when you leave him, getting
things to make your room look
tasty"
AT length the caller went, but
not before Annals nerves were all
a-quiver. Later, others of the
boarding house called upon. her.
Some of them endeavored to be
kind; all others were flippant. In
none of them did she find the real
companionship, the real interest,
which Fred-despite their strait
ened financial condition-had al
ways shown in her concerns and
her efforts. To some of her old
friends she confided her plans. Not
one of them showed that she took
more than casual interest in
them. Fred, she know, would have
been interested-lovingly interest
ed-in everything.
Somehow things were turning
out much different from what she
had expected. The old joy of in
dependence was gone. Contrary
to what she had thought, she no
longer felt proud to be one of the
bachelor interests, dependent up
on no one. Instead of this, she
felt strong desire to throw her
arms about Fred's neck and cry
upon his coat.
+ In desperation Anna finally be-
gan writing a letter.
Fred, DEAR" she wrote, sit was
all a horrible mistake. I'm blue
and lonely-awfully, awfully
lonely. I've no kith nor kin
nothing in the world, and now that
I've left you, I've plunged right
up into the neck in the slough of
Idespond. I want you-you-I
don't care about the poverty. !
don't care what happens just so !
get you back once more. Please
The footstep Of someone enter
ing the room attracted Anna.
With a sigh, thinking it was an
other boarder, she rose to greet
the caller. Then, with an mar
ticulate cry of joy, she flew across
the room into a mans arms-the
arms of Fred, her husband.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-05
THE CANARY

am a bright canary, and live
in a gilded cage. People think I
am happy because sing so much,
but 1 am not.
Would you be happy If you lived
in a cage?
Gladys is very kind to me; how
ever. She never forgets to feed
me. She cleans my cage every
morning.
Sometimes Gladys takes me out
of my cage for a little while. ]
| fly around among the palms and
plants in the dining-room window.
1 pretend that 1 am in the woods.
For a while am very happy.
/ used to be a very wretched
little bird. l lived in stuffy cage
lin room with ever so many other
birds in cages. They all made such
lqueer noises that I could never
carry a tune for more than a min
lutte.
But one day Gladys came into
the store with her mother. She
heard me singing. When I was
Through she had her mother buy
me.
OF course I like 1t here very
" love Gladys, but sometimes try
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-05
Get Busy! Register!

Only about one-half of the qualified elect
in Tacoma registered and the most inn
portant election in the history Of the city is only
about 80 days away
June g. this city will elect committee to
revise the charter. On the personnel of this
committee depends whether or not Tacoma shall
have commission plan of government, and what
kind of government, matter what the plan.
The entire city charter Is to be revised.
Opportunity will be offered in this revision for
corporations to get in their work and have such
a charter created as will give them whatever they
want and give the people nothing. Opportunity
will be at hand for every crooked Influence to
secure such provisions in the charter as will make
1t possible to thrive and prey upon the people.
Nothing but the energetic assertion of the
peoples rights will prevent 1t.
The time for Tacomans to exercise that
eternal vigilance which Patrick Henry declared
the price of liberty is right now. great
opportunity is at hand for the people to secure to
themselves additional powers and means for adj
vancement. But there is equal opportunity for
the reactionaries to turn back the tide Of pro-
gress
The next thirty days should another
5000 voters the registration books at the
city clerks office.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-05
EARNS PIN MONEY
DEALING IN HOGS


NASHUA, Ia, May 5.-The La
dies Home Journal is always tell
ing of odd ways by which women
earn pin money.
Some bake cakes.
Some write stories
Some do fancy needle work.
Some keep bees and market
honey.
Here's a startling new one for
Editor Box:
Mrs. e. H. Ellsworth, prominent
Nashua society woman, BUYS
AND SELLS HOGS for her pir
money.
She has been in the business fol
two years now. She ships hel
hogs to Chicago, keeping posted
ION the market by telegraph and
Telephone.
She does most of her buying by
Iphone. 1t is not unusual for {
farmer to drive rack of hogs vi
before her attractive home and
open negotiations for their SALE
there.
Mrs. Ellsworth has become 81
proficient in the buying that she
can Judge the weight of a hol
within q pound or two By LOOKING
vt It.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-05
'DuiJSborfSforY
ANNA AND POVERTY
BY Frank H. Williams.

Anna Sutherland sat on the top
Of her little trunk in the little
hall bedroom she had occupied be-
fore her marriage, and reviewed
the reasons why she had left her
husband. She viewed the affair
from all sides, and finally, with a
Sigh, acknowledged to herself
that the main reason was-the
lack of money. AS a stenograph-
er. single and care-free, she had
made good wages and she had
spent with an extravagant hand
when she married Fred he per
olsted in not wanting her to work
ana, as his salary was far from
large, she found the economy that
VA necessary very CALLING. Finally
oho had felt that she could stand
& no longer. and now she was
back In her old quarters
At this moment her neighbor, q
frowsy woman Of uncertain age,
entored the open door.
Hello, Mrs. Andrews" cried
thls person, effusively hugging
Anna 80 you found married life
wasn't all beer and skittles, dear.
told you sol"
Anna shuddered In disgust. Was
|his what she would now be SUBJ
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-05
Sheep Are Simple, But

Following their leader more than 200 sheep
out Of band of 5000 jumped from high cliff
IN this state to their death. The rest were
stopped from following only by the hardest
efforts OF the herders.
That's sheep-like.
M But what is of more Importance is that it's
also human-like
We do lot of theorizing about the indi-
viduality of thought and action. but the theoriz-
ing Is just about all there is to it.
Ninety-nine hundredths of thinking
s1ides along in deep-worn grooves.
The man who let's a thought slip out of a
groove is denounced pited crank.
Men who have contributed original ideas to
the world are extremely few. and they are pelted
with anathema and ridicuie until their ideas
begin to be popular, when all, sheep-like,
chase after them pellmell, whether to good or
to disaster.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-05
MAYBE SO
SOCIETY and PERSONAL

One of the largest events in the
history of women's clubs of the
city will be the reception to be
held tomorrow afternoon by the
Presidents council in honor OF
Mrs. H. w. Allen of Spokane, the
state federation president. Mrs
Amy P. Stacy, chairman of the
Presidents council of Tacoma, will
be assisted in receiving by Mrs. F
Is. Harmon, of the Nesika club
Mrs. A. E. Rae of the Aloha club
and Mrs. Frank La Wall of the
Ladies' Musical club. The affair
will be held in Parlor A of the
Tacoma hotel, which has been
turned over to the women with the
compliments of Manager Black
well, and the hours will be from 4
to 6. Among the state Officers
who will be present at the recep-
ton are Mrs. H. G. Blair of Spo-
kane, Mrs. I. H. Jennings of Sc
attic, Mrs. John G. Pringle OF
Port Townsend, Mrs. e. G. Jewett
| of Bellingham, Mrs. John Trum-
bull of Port Angeles, and Mrs. N
B. Coffman of Chehalis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen G. Mason
announce the engagement of theiI
daughter, Carolyn to w. G. Wheel
Ter, jr. Although the engagement
has been known to the intimate
friends of the couple for some
time, 1t comes as a surprise tC
their host of acquaintances. The
wedding will be in June.
An entertainment will be given
this evening in Parker's hall by
the ladies' auxiliary to the An
cient Order of Hibernains. The
affair is given in honor of the 18th
anniversary OF the organization.
In honor of their pastor, Rev
Herbert JudsOn White, who has
made an extended tour of the
country during the past few weeks
and who will arrive home in q
short time, the members and con-
gregation of the First Baptist
church will give a reception Fri
day evening In the parlors of the
church.
Everything is in readiness fol-
the presentation tomorrow night
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-05

cakes so freely used. 1t is the
same with meats, scrapple. eggs, or
any other article that is properly
fried, and then EATEN, not swal-
lowed whole. 20
1t would seem more to the pur-
pose IL DR.. Latson, instead of con-
demning fried foods, would try to
show cooks the evil effects that
follow careless cooking. He might
truly tell them that when food
which Ia to be fried is put in a
|skillet that is cold or with fat that
is only fairly warm, absorbs a
great deal of grease. Such stuff
as this, grease soaked, deserves the
Iseverest condemnation. But this
! is not because the food is fried
| it is because it is BADLY fried
CARELESSLY fried. Such food Is
ruined and such food ruins stom-
achs just as do cereals Improperly
cooked, or any other food that is
ruined in the preparation.
Cereals are supposed to be sc
Wholesome, yet unless they are
Thoroughly cooked - X
through and through-they are
like lead in the stomach. Many
women will say that they cannot
afford double boilers for cereals,
but I do not think these are neces-
Isary. ] prefer to use an ordinary
granite basin. place the required
lamount of BOILING sailed water
In the dish stir in oats or other
cereal until 1t contains enough to
absorb the water, cover tightly
and set in a warm place, and my
cereal is light and flaky. each
grain distinct, and the only really
necessary article required is a lit
tie common sense. Teach care
less cooks to apply common sense
to their cooking, and we shall not
be obliged to give up our favorite
dishes. MRS. c. d. w.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-05

The notion that is popularity accepted for
the moment however, silly II may be, goes.
Rule of the majority needs no written con-
stitution to make it work out in our private
lives.
The heaviest burden our minds carry Is
memory.
Our commonest rule of action Is imitation.
Our most serious contemplation Of any
act is an effort to recall how somebody else has
successfully done the same thing.
With sheep-like simplicity we follow the
fashions in dress.
A mner In Paris designs the hats for
all the occidental world of womanhood.
A London tailor is the bell wether whose
lead the men of two continents follow.
We read the book that everybody else is
reading.
crowded.
Even ailments that are for the time most
genteel are the most infectious
In the course of evolution from the
lower animals we must have paused a long time
in the sheep period.
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of the comedy drama upon which
members Of the dramatic club of
the Modern Brotherhood of Amer
lea have been working for some
time. The play will be given in
the Eagles hall.
st. Andrews guild is holding its
last social fete this evening in the
guild hall. A musical program
and an experience meeting" will
be the features of the evening.
Mrs. F. s. Harmon is entertain
ing at cards this afternoon, at her
residence on North I street, in
honor of her niece, Miss Carolyn
Mason, whose engagement is for
mally announced. The afternoon
was also complimentary to Miss
Mason's guest, Miss Doernbecher
|of Portland.
Altrua Table Round will be en-
tertained tomorrow afternoon at
the home of Mrs. Leonard Pearson
on North o street. The afternoon
program is under the direction of
Mrs. T. H. Phillips.
The May meeting of the Wom-
ans club, to have been held to-
morrow afternoon, has been post
poned on account of the reception
at the Tacoma hotel in honor of
Mrs. w. H. Allen.
The Woman's Union of the First
Free church is entertaining this
AFTERNOON with a May tea in the
church parlors on Tacoma avenue.
Among the features on the pro-
gram is a talk by Prof. Flett of
the High school, on Washington
plants and flowers. In the re-
|ceiving line are Mrs. Allen, Mrs.
Ashby and Mrs. Minter.
One of the weddings of the
week of special interest to Tacoma
people will be that of Mr.. Celyn M.
Jones of this city to Miss Grace
Housekeeper of Co1fax. The we'd
ding will be held this evening at
the brides home. Miss House
keeper Is a charming young wom-
an, and has great number OF
friends on Puget Sound.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-05
Duchess Potatoes.

Mix a pint of cold mashed pota-
toes with the yolk of an egg, two
tablespoonful Of melted butter
and two tablespoonsful> of cream.
Press this mixture smooth and
flat on a pastry board. Cut. into
squares of an equal size and trans
fer the squares carefully on a
creased pan with a pancake turn
err. Set in q cool place to harden
and then sprinkle with grated
cheese. Bake brown in a quick
owen.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-05

SHE: Alexander!
HE: Lemme alone.
SHE: The cawfee's getting
cold. Co.ome!
HE Gin q low tone): Shut up!
THE RAZOR: Zee-ee-snick!
HE: OW!
SHE: Come, ducky. PIE cease
do.
HE: WAIT, will you! Watchu-
take me fora lightning change
artist?
SHE: What did you sa-ay?
HE: I'm BUSY.
SHE: What are you doing,
dearie mine? Shaving?
HE: Uh-huh.
SHE: l said, are you shaving,
honey?
HE: Nav! I'm crocheting q
boiled onion with a niblick-dine
dash the wowkz-x-x-x-gr-r-r-r dod-
|gasted nickelplated, snide, false
alarm, counterfeit
a THE DOOR DOWNSTAIRS:
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-05
ANOTHER DAY BEGUN
PRINCIPALS.
He. upstairs in bathroom.
She, down In the dining room

THE HOT WATER: Spz-sx-n-rt
HE: Gee-whilikins, that'Ss scald-
ing! =--=.-=c
THE SHAVING CUP: Rittle
rattle, ruttIe. xSa
HE: Punk soap this.
THE RAZOR: Zee-ee-zestzee.
SHE: Alexander, wheR o. are
you?
HE: Mumble-mumble. $500
SHE (again): Alexan-d9r3
HE: Washuwant? N.Y.
SHE: Breakfast is read ee!
HE: Gin a low tone): Theedsaee
1T is!
THE RAZOR: Zee-zee-zee-ee-ip
HE: Darn that blankety-blank.
blank blade! a -
THE SHAVING, CUP. Rittie
rattle, ruttle. -
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-05
U0DES UP To
HE MUTE

Peacock designs figure promi-
nently in decorative effects.
Black lace edged with velvets Is
the latest thing In sashes.
For the dressy waist the tucked
sleeve Is generally chosen.
EyeIet embroidery will maintain
its vogue the coming season.
Darned effects continue In favor
In the matter of embroidery.
Large spots and tiny ones are
mixed on some Of the new wells.
The scarf is almost sndispens-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-05

able for both day and evening
wear.
Expensive and delicate lingerie
neckwear will prove durable il it
is washed at home, and the thrifty
woman who wants to undertake
this work. but dislikes going to
her kitchen for an iron, should
purchase one of the small ones
that are sold for the purpose.
For evening wear there is every
variety of choice in the length of
sleeve. 1t may be quite short, or II
may reach halfway between shout
der and elbow, or be long enough
to completely cover the arm and a
third of the hand.
Powered or striped slips for
young girls make a charmingly
youthful effect when under white
net or marquisette or white or
candle. When the transparency Is
itself lowered ~ striped. the slip
can be made plain
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-05
WOMAN TAKES DOCTOR TO TASK

Mrs. @. ID. W., in a letter to the
Times, takes to task the famous
Experimentation, who declared
in his health articles I'm the Times
recently, that all foods fried in fat
arc dangerous, defends the good
cook and her friend cakes, her
scrapple, her fried eggs and her
fried meats.
DIR. Latson's article condemning
fried foods has moved a reader to
reply as follows:
ITO the Editor: I, as a house
wife. do not agree with DR.. w. R.
G. Latson in his general condemn
alton Of friend foods. I am sure
that food may be fried so that IL
win be perfectly wholesome. The
doctors objection would be good
in all cases IL food were to be swal
lowed practically unchewed, but al
q cook I object to being blamed
for bad effects of fried Or an,
other food that is gobbled whole
That isn't the cooks fault.
ANY ordinary cook knows tina
1000 TO De Tried as IL SnOuld Dt
must be cooked In HOT fat; hot
enough to quickly scar over the
outside of the food. leaving al
except this entirely free from fat;
at the first attempt at masticaion
these outside particles are broken
up and form but a very slight pro-
portion of the article cooked. The
Horribly indigeskible" friedcake,
which DR.. Latson speaks of is a
good example of this. The usual
recipe calls for one scant table
spoon shortening to each egg and
cup of milk used. When fried in
Hot fat the proportion touched by
the fat IL very small and the
center is light and porous, and as
much to be preferred as possible
over the heavy fruit and plum
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-05

Double effect wells come in all
sorts of modish colorings, green
over brown being smart combin-
alton.
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WW
A Solemn Rock-Ribbed Truth:
1t is never the baker that raises
the price of wheat.
If Teddy writes of adventures
with a horned horse, he probably
will find gnu way to spell it.
The town of Vallecas in Spain
is said to be built almost entirely
of meerschaum. Sounds like
pipe.
The Fool Killer will yet land
on the people who persist in writ
ing letters demanding Billy Whitla
ransoms.
The only thing Abdul Hamid
hasn't given up is his bank roll.
He refuses to abdicate that.
Three-fourths of all the people
in the world live principally on
rice. More than half of them de-
pend on It exclusively.
Even If Ft. Worth should sue
coed in tagging Mars, do you
think for a minute that Mars is
going to waste any time looking
at it while your own fair burg is
on the map?
The new ruler of Turkey has
been a prisoner all his life, SO he
won't mind the extra hardship OF
being sultan.
Another American play Is a
failure in London. Usually those
lfailrues have to go there before we
find them out.
That earthquake in Africa was
probably-oh, well, we all know
who's there.
Even after Mars is communi-
Gated with it may prove to have 9
state even grander than Texas.
Pittsburg Chinese made mute
by threats of highbinders. Anyone
who has heard the musical Chinese
Language will thank the highbind-
ers for 1t.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-05

For fishing tackle go to 4. ID.
Peterson, 924 Tacoma ~. $50
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81 notice you didn't get no di-
|yorce." the caller ratified ON. 81
suppose you can get more money
from him by keeping string tied
to him. That's right. my dear,
make the horrid creature support
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-05

to fancy how grand 1t would seem
ito be free, to fly wherever I wish
ed, to have other birds to talk and
sing with.
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able for both day and evening
wear.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-05

Pittsburg Chinese made NUT
by threats of highbinders. Anyone
who has heard the musical Chimes
language will thank the highbind
ers for 1t.
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Daily Comic and Hun1or Section
A Word from Josh Wise.

"It's easier ter
keep q boy in shoe
leather in summer
than tits ter Keep
him In his shoes. /"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-05

The scarf is almost indispens-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-05

A Solemn Rock-Ribbed Truth:
1t is never the baker that raises
the price of wheat.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-05

Even after Mars is communi-
Gated with it may prove to have a
state even grander than Texas.