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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-14
CYNTHIA GREYS
CORRESPONDENTS

There are a number of letters
from schoolgirls on my desk,
which / will bunch together and
answer as well as / can. &c. T."
and "a Reader" want to know
how long skirts should be for girls
of 16. and how to reduce their
flesh. Wear your skirts Just be-
low the shoe tops. To reduce your
flesh, take plenty of outdoor exer-
else, and sweep and scrub when
ever your mother tells you she is
ready for It. Those who know
say there is nothing better to re-
duce fat than ordinary homework
&c. T." also wishes to know how
to dress her hair. Part the hair,
fluff 1t up a little at the sides,
braid it loosely in two braids and
bring it around the head-cross-
ing it in front. That's the pref
test and smartest way a girl can
wear her hair, to my mind.
Thirteen" asks IL shirred
skirts are going to be worn, and il
so, how deep a white wool dress
should be shirred. Make your
dress with a princess bodice to the
hips. Then just at the curve OF
the hip shir the skirt to the bod
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-14

through it rapidly several times
as soon as she rises. Running in
ones room stimulates the liver
and the circulation of the blood,
and reduces superfluous fat. One
simply takes the ordinary running
step in one spot, keeping the hand
on the hips, or clenched in sprint
ing style, and the head well up.
Twenty steps will do for the be-
ginner, the number of steps and
the energy expended to be in
creased with practice.
To reduce the hips, stand erect
with shoulders back and body
we'll poised. Place the hands up
on the hips, raise the leg with the
knee bent, and kick to the side,
quick and hard, then bring the
foot back to first position.
The value of these little exer-
cises depends not upon the num-
Der of times movement Is re-
peated mechanically, but upon en-
ergy put into each movement
and the mental force which
prompts it.
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This Is Terrible; People Are Saving
Little Money For Themselve.

The people of Tacoma saved themselves $4,000
ON electric lamps last year.
Now isn't that awful9
Think of 100000 people buying lamps in large
quantities at very low price and using them them
selves each paying for just what he takes from
the common storehouse!
Could anything be more anarchisticY Is it any
wonder the country is going to the eternal bow
wowsa
The city, that is the people, own the light plant,
of course. Some might think the people want to
make a success, to have good light at low price by
getting good lamps at the least COST But such per-
would be just plain, ordinary citizen without
the mental acumen of a great councilman.
Now councilman really great man like
Johnny Bell of the Second ward, for instance, who
wanted the city last night to cut off the deposit in
the light department wholesale liquor dealer
could get light without any security really bril-
liant fellow like that would say, no. let the people
the light plant and then let each shareholder
go and buy cheap, inferior lamps from some dealer
who would charge him two prices for lamp not
worth having at all.
And this thing is all framed up for just such a
scheme.
A lot of private dealers want that $4,000 the
people saved themselves last year by buying their
own lamps through the city light department. Last
night they petitioned the council to stop the city
selling lamps at cost. Bell has been willing tool
for them and he has been working quietly to this
end. The matter has been referred to the fire and
water committee to report, and an attempt will be
made next Wednesday night to stop the city from
carrying the lamp business entirely, or else to
raise the lamp rates SO the dealers get the
trade
1t is not costing the people cent to do this
lamp business. The storekeeper attends to it along
with his other duties and the people are getting the
best of treatment.
But the dealers want that $4,000 the people
have kept for themselves And unless the people let
their councimen understand what is what it is not
impossible that the solons will turn them0over to
J the private dealers to be skinned again.
Eternal vigilance the part of the people in
watching their councilmen is the price of cheap and
good lamps in Tacoma.
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TELL Ne A ann
ST O.PY #SA
CHI lids ms IyRMA9

Many years ago there lived
three little brothers who were
very noisy. They played and
shouted and yelled SO loudly all
day that they disturbed people
and they never obeyed when their
mother asked them to be quiet
People sometimes thought that
maybe they were stupid and did
not understand. But they were
just disobedient. for as they grew
older they made more and more
noise. They even disturbed the
fairies who planned to punish the
boys If they didn't soon learn to
behave. But no advice seemed to
help them, and they had no con-
federation for anyone.
One night these noisy boys
yelled and sang. keeping every
body awake. One woman was
suffering, and when she asked
them very politely IL they would
please keep quiet as her head
ached they were very saucy and
shouted in answer: mo, we
won't" and went on making the
night hideous.
Just then voice said to them,
Because you like to make a
noise and never consider the feel
ings of others, the fairies say you
shall henceforth take the shape
of owls and you will forever fly
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How's This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars
Reward for any case of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure.
It. ]. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
We. the undersigned. have known
F. ]. Cheney for the last 10 years,
and believe him perfectly honorable
in all business transactions and
financially able to carry out any OBJ
legations made by his firm.
Walding, Kinpan & Marvin,
Wholesale Druggists. Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter-
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces Of the system
Testimonials sent free. Price rs
cents per bottle Sold by all Drug
gists.
Take Halls Family Pills for con-
stipa finn
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Try These for Excercise

Muscles form habits. The busy
girl therefore takes care not to
droop over her writing machine or
factory table.
To conteract undesirable tend
|encies there are several simple
exercises which will prove valu-
liable to many women for various
Loose clothing is absolutely es-
sential when exercising. The sum-
mer bathing boomers make an
excellent costume for indoor ath-
lletics. Even in cold weather. the
windows should be thrown wide In
Ipractice time.
For Strengthening round Shout
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|DaflTSborfS1orY

Lillian Barton. the nurse,
smiled.
ut might have been a Jealous,
homely man who wrote that" she
suggested.
Harry laughed. too, and then
|snatched up a pencil.
Well" he cried. "f she ever
takes out this book again i'm
Iagine that she'll be somewhat sur
lprised at what she sees here"
Then he wrote: "I'l bet you're a
very sweet, adorable woman"
And say. by the way. Miss Bar
ton," Harry continued, ''the next
time you go to the library will you
TRY and get book which I. L. r.
has not commented ont I believe
I'm start a little filtration with
Iaer."
II Harry had not been aching
for some little excitement. 1t d
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-14
In der Meandime Dey Voult Like
You to Answer Diss Question:
why Iss a Peanut-Brittie?
Alzo, Ven der Frost Remedies dose
Burrs From Chestnuts, Vot Do
Dey Do for Chest Protectors? :.
As tolt by OSCAR to
Fred Schaefer.

Diss ISIS der dime of year yer
nut parties go by der woods ouid
und eff dey find any nuts somepody
else has already remofed dem.
Me und Adolf der odder morn
ing by der crisp light of dawn
arose. und arming ourselufs NIT
|nutpicks soon walked past del
country into der superbs.
do you know walnut ven you
see id?" I asked Adolf. Adolf
hass as much. sense abouid nuts
as he hass abouid anydings.
mo" he said, 81 know a wal.
nut only ven l see a hickory nut
Walnuts iss always difference as
hickory nuts"
AS we walked our blut tinglec
till we soundet like a belfry.
hat Adolf pring along 8
basket so we voult hat blenty tc
'eat, only der incipient false alarun
forgot to put any food in der bias.
ket.
"Blease, how do you expect me
to famish myseluf on empty
stomach" asked him. But he
wass to voluble to reply.
Vile sairching for a dairy farm
cit butternnt trees on-id we came
. mable tree, und Adolf sighe
heaye of relief.
sAch," / said, "dere iss no M.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-14
Some Fade FuJbions ard Home Hinfs for Wome's

ice in three groups. Stirring is
very POPULAR just now.
EVA" is IS, and large for her
age. She wants advice as to the
length of her dresses, the method
of wearing her hair and the num-
Der of dresses she needs for school.
since you are large, your skirts
should reach nearly to your shoe
tops. Part your hair, roll 1t at
the sides, braid it, turn the braid
up and tie 1t close to the head with
a large bow of wide ribbon the
color of the dress you wear. Two
simply made dresses of mohair
or cashmere, a serge skirt and
three or four shirtwaists ought to
take a girl through the school
Iyear.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-14

A great many of Tacoma's club
women are at Puyallup today IN
celebration of Woman's day. A
specially prepared program was
aiven under the direction of Mrs.
Emma Smith DeVoe of Seattle who
is chairman of the day. The ad-
dress by Governor M. E. Hay was
the principal feature of the pro-
gram but many other interesting
addresses and also musical num-
bers were given.
The L. o. T. M. degree team Of
hive No. 1 gives it's grand ball and
exhibition drill this evening at
the Masonic temple. The affair
promises to be most enjoyable
one, as arrangements have been
under way for some weeks. Music
will be furnished by Kilgore's or
|chestra.
Mrs. John A. Parker entertain
ed at a luncheon yesterday in hon.
or of Mrs. George Walker of Sc
attic and Mrs. Davidson of Chi
cago. A small number of prom
inent society women attended.
One of the pretty home we'd
dings of the season was solemn,
lied Tuesday evening when Miss
Edna Beamer and Mr.. Grover
Cleveland Royse were quietly
married by Rev. L. w. Terry OF
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-14

"a Sweet College Girl of IA
wishes to know If 2S1s inches
bust measure is too large. If ben
zoin is good for one, and whether
sweet milk or sour milk is best for
the face. The best measure is all
right. / take it that you mean to
ask If benzoin is good for the
skin, since you ask about sweet
and sour milk for that purpose.
Now. don't begin to use stuff on
your face at your age. Plenty of
fresh water and good CASTLE soap
is all you need to keep your skin
in good condition, unless your face
chafes in the wind. To remedy
that, use the glycerin, rose water
and carbolic acid preparation any
druggist can prepare for you.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-14

ION a mable."
dot ISIS funny" he said. "oi
vot, den, do dey make mable nut
|sundaes?"
l hat to undeceife hiss ignor.
ance. =
Later we. fount a elm tree and
Adolf startet to go up i'd.
Fool" / oxpostulatet him, "deI
iss twice as many odder trees init
half as many nuts as on elm tree
ain'd."
Dot may be-" gickied Adolf
but a elm tree iss easier to climb
! let him climb i'd. Adolf car
climb like a gray squirrel. Dot
ISIS, he becomes gray by der dime
he gets to der top. All he needs
to be an aquarium iss a tin cage
NIT wheel on Id, by der same
reason dot eff a mock orantch couIt
swim Id coult be used as a decoy
duck.
UP dere between der branches
Adolf looked like a autumn leaf
init his brilliance red vest, ospe.
cially ven he fluttered to dei
grount NIT der gracefulness of a
box car going drough an opeY
draw.
"Ef you wass monkey"
said, NIT witty laugh, you coul
nod efen gadder cocoanuts, unIes
dey grew on huckleberry bushes. :
Pooh he answered, "a mon
key does nod depent on cocoanuts
You ought to see me eat dough
nuts"
After all our drouble we was.
forced to return emptyheaded
Der only nuts we fount wa.
acorns, yich mss only goot fol-
hogs. ! gate my share to Adolf.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-14

ders and promoting an erect car
riage, there is an effective but
easy exercise. Stand with the
body we'll poised upon the balls of
the feet. Place the hands flat
upon the chest with the tips of the
middle fingers touching. Fix the
eyes upon the chandelier, or a
spot in the ceiling paper. Keep
the knees stiff, bend the body for
ward at the hips, do not let the
elbows drop, and never lose sight
of that charmed ceiling spot. This
movement elevates the chin and
pulls upon almost every muscle OF
the body. Any busy girl can &c
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probable that he would never
have thought of this mild form of
amusement, but once launched in
it, he enjoyed himself hugely.
Miss Barton succeeded in securing
a new book, uncommented upon
by the person in question, and at
the end of it Harry wrote with
great glee: 81. L. Y: l don't
like this book. The heroine is not
as pretty as you are. Are your
eyes brown or blue?-H. A."
After the book had been re-
turned to the library for two
weeks, Harry again asked Miss
Barton to secure it for him. Hast
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through lonely woods. You will
be afraid of human beings, SO
you will not disturb them very
much"
How scared the boys were!
But they knew better than to
quarrel with the fairies. And
when a few minutes later they
felt feathers growing on their
arms and knew they were sprout-
ing wings, they tried to call to
their mother to help them, but
they only uttered queer screeches
that frightened everybody away.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-14

"There'd be some Joy in fir
tation of this kind" he told him
self, eff only L. L. Y was as pref
ty as Lillian" 1t was the first
time that he had ever called his
nurse Lillian, and the feelings
which this simple act aroused in
him surprised himself.
Several more mild, amusing
flirtatious messages passed. by
the medium of the books, between
Harry and II. L. Y" Then sud
deny, when Hairy seemed on the
high road to recovery, he suffered
a reapse. Through the delirium
which followed the comedy form
of his nurse seemed to be mex.
plicably mixed with the letters 81
l.. Y" Then, in one frenzy, he
seemed to lose the nurse and he
cried aloud; II love you'll 1 love
you'll"
Suddenly his brain cleared and
he saw the beloved face of his
nurse bending over him. the liEht
that never was on land nor sea
burning in her eyes. Then Harry
knew.
"You wrote It," Harry cried
you wrote those messages to me
and signed them I love you,' OF
rather by the initials of those
three words, I. L. ""
Fearing. and yet hoping, Harry
gazed into the eyes of his nursf
for confirmation. The look that
he saw there soothed and quietet
him, and, signing a great sigh d
|contentment, he dropped In a re
freshing, life-giying sleep. ! !
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-14
IN THE BOOKS
BY Frank III. Williams.

A long eonyalescence from a Sc
rious illness forced Harry Andrews
upon books from the public libra
ry for amusement. After rather
aimlessly pleading through two or
three his attention was arrested by
a sentence or two of comment
signed invariably by the initials
Il. L. r." which appeared always
at the end OF the book. Harry
called the attention of his pretty
nurse to the fact.
Evidently" declared Harry
= I. j.. X is q voracious reader
Vsry evidently. too. she is won
an. Who but a woman could hav.
written q comment like this: 'Ths
hero e too handsome. 1 dom
like ghis book'f"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-14
STRETCH AND YAWN-THATS
NATURES OWN GYMNASTIC
BY w. r. @. Latson, B. s., Phi. D., M. s.
Written Especially for This Newspaper.

OF all gymnastic exercises
the most natural, the most effort
less and the most beneficial is a
simple stretch accompanied by a
yawn. 1t is a favorite and habit
ual action among animals, among
natural, unrestrained human be-
ings and among young children.
Adults of the so-called Civilized"
world have come somehow to con-
slider the yawn, like all other nat
ural acts, impolite; and SO it is
rarely practiced by well bred peo-
pie even in private.
AS a special exercise the
stretch has many and peculiar
advantages. 1t uplifts and expands
the body, thus giving the heart,
lungs, stomach and intestines
more space in which to do their
all-important work, and generally
stimulating their activity. 1t in
A.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-14

''This is q practical age. Fer
instance, tn beauty O. tn butter
fly is no longer considered a good
excuse fer catterpillars."
Cholly Softhead: Say, Mr.. Kill
time. I-I-er love your daughter
and want to marry her. Is there
any insanity in your family?
Mr.. Killtime: No, young man,
there's not, an moreover, there
amt er-goin' to be!-Chicago
News.
Here's a hint to Kentucky:
Put the lid on the correspondent
who ends his dispatches with
more bloodshed Is expected to
follow"
"Eve probably hypnotized
Adam" says a learned professor.
And man has remained that way.
Harry Whitney had neither the
pole nor very much information
about it. He seems quite well
qualified to come back without
making enemies.
Visiting an old mate In a York
shire asylum, collier noticed
that a clock was slow.
THAT clock is not right" he
exclaimed.
mo, ladl" was the lunatic's re-
ply. That's why it's here" -
London News.
Lots OF disgruntled people in
Plttsburg. Fully the larger part
of the population was unable TO
get seats at the worlds series ball
games.
After a mishap to his aero
plane Wilbur Wright threw his
cap to the ground in disgust. :"
Evidently the famous derby has
been tossed into the discard.
Every wife ought to know how
to make good bread"
How can she unless the hus-
band furnishes the dough?"-
Baltimore American.
The British postoffice made a
net profit of $4,000, 600, acco I'd
ing to Its last report; the United
States postal departm during
the same time, made a nice big
deficit OF $10,500.000.
When the president reaches
New Orleans this time he will cut
out the Creole viands. This
shoves off a gigantic gastronomic
responsibility upon Capt. Butt.
who, n we mistake not, used tc
eat his rolls and coffee perchec
ion high stool at the Englir
-kitchen door at Louisville whe
he used to be mere reporter
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-14

I the Baptist mission. Following
the ceremony they left for a short
wedding tour and will visit the va
rious British Columbia cities be-
fore returning to take up their
residence at their new home in
South Tacoma.
This evening at the Tacoma
Music Hall the Woman's union of
the Tacoma Ethical society will
enetrtain at card and dancing
party complimentary to the Young
Women's alliance and the Fort
nightly club.
In honor of Mrs. Allie Cannon,
president of the state assembly of
the Rebekah department of the
I. o. o. F., the Rebekah lodges
of Mt. Tacoma, East Tacoma aui
South TACOMA will entertain this
evening at the Odd Fellows tenn
pie, TIP 1-2 Pacific avenue. All
Rebekahs are invited.
Walter C. Reynolds gave his
first organ recital of the season
last evening at the First Congre-
gational church before an I'M
usually large and appreciative
audience. He was ably assisted
by Albert Gray and Mrs. Edith
Moxem Gray.
In honor of Miss Stone of
Walla Walla, who is visiting with
Mrs. William Jones, Mrs. Charles
B. Hurley entertained at an elab-
crate luncheon at the Union club
yesterday afternoon. The affair
assembled number of Tacoma's
most popular society girls.
Miss Garrison, who has spent
several months in Tacoma as ths
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. Par
ker, will leave Friday for her
home In st. Louis. She will be
accompanied as far as Vancouver.
B. c., by Mrs. Parker.
Tuesday evening at the First
Congregational church, Miss l..
Vera Olin and william E. Living
ston were quietly married by Rev.
e. T. Ford. Following the cere-
mony large reception was given
at the home of the brides aunt,
Mrs. w. l. Moulton, on Tacoma
avenue, and the couple left late in
the evening on their wedding trip.
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develops the volume
habit of erect, elastic graceful lastly
practically no tax either the
In act stretching instead OF producing fatigue actually
refreshes when
mails and natural humans
nation.
so-throw away the dumbbes neglect the gymnasium
stretch your way to physical well being which such artificial
methods you.
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lily he turned to the rear, and
there. to his huge delight. he
found a message addressed To
himself. III. A." 1t read. my
eyes are yellow. Are yours green
~. L. r" Harry laughed delight.
eddy at this and showed the mes
sage to Miss Barton. +.
While HIS fair nurse gazed al
the message. Harry gazed appre.
relatively Ut her.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-14

'sThis is a practical age. Fer
instance, tn beauty O. tn butter
fly is no longer considered q good
excuse fer catterpilIars."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-14

After mishap to his aero
plane Wilbur Wright threw his
cap to the ground in disgust. !"
Evidently the famous derby has
been tossed into the discard.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-14

every wife ought to know how
to make good bread"
How can she unless the hus-
band furnishes the dough?"-
Baltimore American.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-14

Lots OF disgruntled people in
Plttsburg. Fully the larger part
of the population was unable TO
get seats at the worlds series ball
games.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-14

Harry Whitney had neither the
pole nor very much information
about it. He seems quite well
qualified to come back without
making enemies.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-14

"Eve probably hypnotized
ADAM" says a learned professor.
And man has remained that way.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-14

Here's a hint to Kentucky:
Put the lid on the correspondent
who ends his dispatches with
more bloodshed Is expected to
follow"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-14

The British postoffice made a
net profit of $4,000, 900, acco ID
ing to Its last report; the United
States postal department, during
the same time, made nice big
deficit OF $10,50O.000.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-21

yards before he saw woman standing near the low
wall that guarded the embarked highway from
the water. She looking at the dark mirror OF
the lake, and seemed TO be identifying the stars
reflected IN it Three or four times as he approached
she tilted her head back and gazed at the sky The
skirt OF a white dress visible below a heavy
ulster. knitted shawl wrapped loosely over
her hair and neck, and the ends draped deity
across her shoulders; but before she turned to
who was coming along the road, Spenser had recog
nized her. Thus. in a sense he was trlie the more
prepared Of the for this unforeseen meeting, and
he hailed it supplying the answer to his doubts
Now said he TO himself " shall know in ten
seconds whether not ! travel west by north
Tomorrow
Helen did not avert her glance instantly Nor did
she at once resume a stroll evidently interrupted
take IN deep breaths Of the beauty OF the scene
That was encouraging to the Amencan,-shc eN-
pected him to speak to her.
He halted in the middle of the road. If he was
mistaken he did not wish to alarm her. II you
will pardon the somewhat unorthodoX time and
place, should like to make myself known to you,
Miss Wynton," he said, lifting his cap.
You are Mr.. SpenserE' she answered, with a
frank smile
Yes, | have a letter of introduction from Mr..
Mackenzie