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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-28
DaiWSborfSforY
BY Stuart b. Stone.

There was a whoop and bang
at the front entrance to the sane
Hum of the Angel Ledge Weekly
Pioneer, and six feet four of
armed aggressiveness bounded In
side, defying the seribes, the
presses and the pen, which soma
say Is mightier than the sword.
'sShow your smutty, smeary
faces. you loose-jointed, bald
headed paper-writers! Come out
and fight like mani Don't skula
in = tub of ink like a coyote
We-o-o-w-wl"
The amfable visitor took q
chance shot at the ancient revoI7'
ing globe, boring great hole
somewhere in Kamchatka.
There was a sound of hurried
shutting in the back of the oit
pEdntery, as IL the timid paper
writer's might suddenly have beer
called to their homes and lovet
ones. A pause followed and ther
somebody's blue eyes showed a
3 bullet hole made in a flimsl
partition by some previous equal
" well-intentioned visitor.
"What Is it, please?" asked
soft. delicate voice.
ooh. We-o-o-wl Wow!" yell
ed the big man. do you know
who ann I'm Ripsnorter Ruff
from Cayenne Gulch."
The delicate voice was heard &
. little chuckle. .sHonored-im
mensely. Want TO pay your sub
ecripfIon, mir. Ripsnorter?"
R1nsnorter Rufus growled Xix
= Gagged tigress. Nav. I JUS
want 20 bite you In two and
throw one half in Salt Lake an
the other half over the north poll
for printin mean. measley Ifel
and fa1sehoods about me in thi'
here Pioneer paper. Some cross
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-28

threading a raisin in the middle of
a yard of Irvine, couple chewing
at each end until one reaches the
raisin-the sign being that this
one will be married first. Anoth-
er good game is to provide the
crowd with peanuts, pins, tooth
picks and a few chicken feathers,
they to vie in making little ami
mails of the peanuts with these
materials, a prize being offered
for the best animal. Another
game is to give each of the guests
a marshmallow, they to cut 1t in
half as evenly as they can, a prize
being awarded to the one whose
halves most equally balance on a
small pair of scales. Or squares
of colored paper may be used, the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-28
Hints and Some
Ideas For Entertainment

Make the Affair Informal and Us
, Simple Devices to Entertain the
Guests-FOrtune-Telling and
Other Games-How to Provide
the Company With Pastimes
Some Clever Devices.
Halloween time is here, and 1t
behooves one now to determine
whether to celebrate this ancient
festival. There Is not much ex-
cuse for halloween, except the
opportunity for some innocent
'un. BY innocent fun is not
meant the outdoor sport of tear
ing down fences and annoying
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-28
SOCIET Y

The first of the autumn dances
given by the ST. Margaret's guild
will take place this evening at
Masonic temple. Plans for the
affair have been under way for
several weeks and pleasant
evening is expected. Mrs. A. S.
Black will be assisted by a num-
Der of prominent Trinity women
as hostess.
In honor of Miss Lou Dobler,
who is leaving shortly for juneau,
Alaska, where her wedding is to
take place early next month, Mrs.
Robert M. Thompson Is entertain
ing this afternoon with q pretty
shower. A number of pleasant
affairs have been arranged for
Miss Dobler before her departure.
The Tuesday evening Whist
club was entertained at the home
of Mrs. H. B. Blake on North
Eleven tn street. Five tables were
played and refreshments were
served late in the evening.
Mrs. r. s. Blattner and her
daughter, Miss Dorothy, have re-
turned from an extended trip
abroad, having been gone over
year. They are now at home
at their new residence on Pros
pect Hill.
Miss Eugene Roberts entertain
ed at an informal but delightful
tea yesterday afternoon ocmpli-
mentary to a group Of her young
friends.
General Hooker circle, Ladies
Of the G.. A. R., will entereain
this evening at the armory with
a pleasant affair to which all
members and friends of the G. A.
R. are invited.
The Epworth league chapter Of
Mason M. e. church will give a
Halloween social at the house of
Miss Florence Gibbs, 3716 North
Adams street, on Friday evening,
October 20. All members and
friends of the chapter are invited
to attend.
1t is expected that the armory
will be filled to its capacity this
evening at the concert to be CIV
en- by Ellery's famous band. The
one of unusual excellence and all
music lovers should take advant-
age of this opportunity.
The concert given this after
noon was we'll attended, princi-
pally by children and their par
ents. The program consisted TO
great extent of patriotic and
national airs.
Mrs. E. T. Durgin will enter
tain with the second of her bridge
affairs tomorrow aft ernoon at her
residence on North Yakima ave-
nue.. Mrs. Durgin will be assist
ed by Mrs. Marsh. her sister.
Mrs. G. A. Tonneson entertain
ed at tea yesterday afternoon in
honor of Miss Mary Male, whose
wedding to Mr.. A. A. Morford
will take place next week.
Much interest is taken among
musical people in the piano reci-
tai to be given tomorrow even
Ing by the pupils of Madame
Fernando Hansen at the Temple
Of Music. The recitals given un-
der the direction of Madame Han
sen are always excellent ones and
she will be assisted tomorrow
evening by Madame Kaethe Piec-
zonka, cello soloist of great
ability.
The Aloha club is planning to
give a series of lectures in con-
| junction with the Collegiate
Alumni association, beginning
after the holidays.
A very enjoyable time Is PROM
ised by the Larchmonth Improve
ment club for tomorrow night. A
hard time social will be held, and
fines imposed on all those who
do not wear costumes in accord
ance with the occasion.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-28

Here is an easy salad to make:
Bananas cut in quarters laid on
lettuce leaves, pour over salad
dressing, sprinkle with finely
chopped nuts, take a small ball
or two of cottage cheese, roll in
nuts, serve on side of dish. This
is a delightful and refreshing
salad for Sunday night supper.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-28

eyed crawfsh named 'Buttercup'
writ piece about me KILN FIVE
men. And I wishes 1t distinctly
understood that 1t were six"
Tut, tut! This is too badi"
scolded the lightsome voice, and
young lady emerged from be-
hind the fimsy partition. The
mistake shall be corrected with
apologies, Mr.. Ripsnorter Rufus;
but you owe the Pioneer fifteen
dollars for shooting holes In the
office geography"
The girl was fair and trim,
with the winsome light Of mis-
chief shining from her blue eyes
and a becoming but determined
flush in her cheek. The bad man
from Cayenne Gulch lowered his
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-28
Some Fads, Fatbions and Home Hints for Wonnes

peared at the foot of the bed. Ant
they made such a loud noise ii
woke Harry up. How glad he
was to find 1t had only been a
iream!
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-28
THE PALACE GROCERY co.
ITO q Street

is retiring from the Retail Grocery
business, therefore great reduc-
lions are being made for cash
through their entire stock, with
the exception of sugar and con-
tract goods.
Entire stock and fixtures for
sale. zee
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-28

Marie da famous woman last
week.-Chicago News.
The reason l don't like thee, DIR.
Fell,
Is one of two:
(a) l don't know thee very well.
or (b) do.
Judge.
For eight years cheese has been
paying short weight duty at the
port of New York, but a plea that
it overpowered the scales is not
permissible.
Conductor: This isn't the right
ticket, sir.
Absent-minded p a s ng r.:
What's the matter with it?
Conductor: This ticket calls
for diamond ring!-Philadel-
phia Bulletin.
IOuhS Eu6liSuWould WduJs
position as driver Of a taxicab in
this country. Wise girl. Driving
one is the only way to beat a taxi
A Prof. Dyche offers to climb
Mount Mckinley for DR.. Cook.
Like as not, his time isn't as val
liable just now as DR.. Cooks.
when I was in the east I met
with many begging dervishers."
ST thought they called them
bowling dervishers
"That's what they become when
you don't give them anything
Meggendorfer Rlatter
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-28

This year again there is a
fancy for the fluffy neck bows of
illusion or maline, and these
fluffy, airy bows, tucked beneath
the chin, are bewitchingly becom-
Ing.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-28
FASHIONS

In street suits, while many of
the coats seem to be short. there
are yet many which are long, and
these last will certainly appeal to
the majority of fashionable
women.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-28

Mousquetaire sleeves of heavy
Milanese silk are in vogue. They
are in ii and 16-button lengths
and have embroidered tops.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-28

Dark gray is promised a great
popularity, and new shade
dubbed coal dust" is among the
leaders.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-28

A natural successor to the
feather boa, which, while still
worn, is not so popular as it used
to be, is the marabout neekpieee.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-28

Buttons are large and decora-
tive, but should be used only
where they look as If they are
needed to fasten something.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-28

"A woman doesn't have ter be
a famous whip ter give We a good
tongue lashin'."
Wonder If a tariff war with
France would affect Jas. Hazen
Hyde's status as an import If he
wanted to come back?
Troubles never come singly,"
Observed some ancient guy.
Well, we don't know; we've seen
With only one black eye.
Boston Transcript.
The uplift is bearing fruit in
Pittsburg. A poor clerk has mar
ried an heiress.
oyer: Poor Blinkers! He has
passed into oblivion.
Meyer: When did he die?
Over: oh, he isn't dead. He
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-28

the Earth Special Correspondent Makes Wireless
Observations in His Notebook.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-03-04
500 Reward, 1 0

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at
least one dreaded disease that
science has been able to cure in all
its stages, and that is Catarrh. Halls
Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure
now known to the medical fraternity.
Catarrh being a constitutional dis
ease, requires a constitutional treat
ment. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken
internally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces of the
system thereby destroying the found
alton Of the disease, and giving the
patient strength by building up the
constitution and assisting nature in
doing its work. The proprietors have
so much faith in its curative powers
that they offer One Hundred Dollars
for any case that it fails to cure.
Send for list of testimonials.
Address F. J.. CHENEY, & co.
Toledo, o.
Sold by all druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for con-
stipation.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-03-04

1t is up to the state senat to take
such action as will make the publ
cation of insurance statements in
the newspapers Of the state unnec-
cessary. This bill has already passed
the house. and has been SEM to the
senate for action. The Republican
does not favor the publication of
THESE statements for the reason that
any statement Of an insurance COM
pany that has been published in the
past six or eight years which was in
tended to give any inform
alton to the public as to its condi-
ton failed in the very mission for
which it was intended for the year
in which the statement was publish
ed. These statements show the con-
dition OF the Insurance companies
at the end Of the year. and in nine
cases out of ten these statements are
not published in the press Of the
state until at least ten months have
elapsed. Consequently the people are
wholly ignorant of the real standing
of the companies. The publication
of these statements makes an un-
necessary burden l:pcn the comps .
les and is a graft pure and simple.
The examination of the companies
by the insurance commissioner ought
to be sufficient and answer the pur-
pose. The senate will be doing a
very wise thing TO pass tAe bill rel
egating the publication of insurance
statements to the dump pile.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-03-04

panies. 1t seems to be a pretty we'll
settled opinion since the legislature
has passed such drastic laws that
the roads will do mighty little to-
ward extending their lines, much as
the state and the people needs them
in many directions. 1t was hoped
that the legislature might e its way
clear to get action on the freight
rates instead of the passenger rates,
for the former would be of assist
ance to every individual in the state,
while the reduction of the passenger
rate helps only those who travel,
and the greater majority of people
in the state do not travel to any
where near the extent that they are
in need of lower freight rates. We
would not be surprised to see the
railroads adopt some retaliatory
should they lose their
cases now pending concerning the
reduction Of the passenger rates.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-03-04

Some merchants have said that
they would think it would be pie for
my competitors INC my experience
has convinced me of this fact. that
when a man out with his
price in bold type, the other fellow
cannot keep up with you fast enough
to cut them OIL else he hasn't the
nerve to spend the money on advel-
Using his cut prices. And il he
does not advertise he is harmless.
Here is an illustration of a fell
low who did not nave a chance be-
cause he did not advertise up to my
standard. Last fall | advertised a
COIN shelter for $500. Ny competi-
tor did the cutting act. He had the
same shelter. He put it cut on the
side walk and marked it with a
rough card Only s6.25.' His shelter
stood there to my knowledge for 3
months. During that time | made
my newspaper talks strong and sold
more than a dozen.
Now why did the people come to
me and pay IS cents more than he
offered to sell it for? There is only
one reason. The people read my de-
scription and it gave them enough
confidence in me to know that my
price was fair. They knew was
giving them full value for their
money and they came to me and
bought their goods. Here is the
point: l am a vigorous advertiser.
For the last three years I have made
an increase OF my sales of SO 1-3
per cent every year. Does it pay
to advertise? 1 have no trouble
with the catalog houses. The more
| go into the question of losing trade
through the mail order houses, the
more I am convinced that the local
merchant is to blame for the pres
ence of the catalog house.
Their great success has been at
tanned through their advertising. If
their advertising will build skyscrap-
ers in Chicago, I figure that the
same kind of advertising for me will
put a new plate glass front in my
store.
"The time has come when the re-
tail merchants must advertise. Ad-
v%ertise until it hurts your pocket
book, and then keep on advertising
until it stops hurting. And one thing
sure it will stop, but that does not
mean that you should stop adver-
tising."
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-03-04
The Lurid Glow of Doom

was in the red face, hands and
body of the little son of H. NJ. Ad-
ans, of Henrietta, Pa. His awful
plight from eczema had, for five
years, defied all remedies and bafled
the best doctors, who said the pois-
oned blood had effected his lungs
and nothing could save him. But"
writes his mother, "seven bottles of
Electric Bitters completely cured
him." For E%ruptions. Eczema, Salt
Rheum, Sores and all Blood Disor-
ders and Rheumatism Electric Bit
tiers is supreme. Only soc. Guaran-
teed by Diehl & Brown.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-03-04
EXPAND LOCAL BUSINESS
Methods Adopted by Bookings Bust
ness Man to Compete With Out
side Houses
side Houses

1t is the business of the CONNER
cial News of Sioux Falls to hunt up
incidents of trade which relate to any
method that is adopted by a business
man to overcome outside competition,
particularly that of the catalogue
houses. Vt the meetings oil various
business organizations in this state,
the catalogue house usually gets it's
share OF attention, and also the PEG
pie Who patronize them. A hardware
merchant of Brookings presented his
situation in 4 paper before the retail
ers' Association, and which is given
much prominence by the Commercial
News, and it is outlined as follows:
ut is a great waste OF time to sit
around and knock because your Gus
toners send away for their goods or
give their trade to the other fellow.
. I'VE live in a progressive age. The
| business life of even the small mer-
chant is Il struggle. Affairs move
forward at 4 rapid rate, and the pro-
cession is passing every mans door
at high speed. Unless he makes some
| attempt to stop it he will never be
noticed by the procession.
Too many retailers believe that
it does not pay to advertise. To 9th
ers it is merely a matter of support
ing the local printer.
"Some people can never see a thing
clearly until they are struck on the
head with a club. l seemed to be of
that kind until 1 got it right between
the eyes, and it opened both of them
at nee
/ Il met Smith on the street on day
and asked him if he didn't want a
, range. He told me he would want
+, one pretty soon, for me to wait. Well
Smith was a good customer of mine.
had plenty of ranges to sell and ]
! considered that sale as good as made.
But one day I CHANGED to be at the
depot and l saw a steel range being
unloaded. 1t had been shipped in
from a neighboring town about forty
miles away. 1t was addressed to
Smith, my supposed customer.
81 made it a point to meet Smith
when he came to the depot after the
range. OF course, l jumped or him
for not coming to me before he
bought.
"'Well l suppose l should says
Smith, but 1 saw Jones big ad in
the newspaper, and it struck M just
about right. He showed a picture OF
the stove, told how it was made, how
it operated. He told all about it and
the price there in plain figures. My
wife read the ad over and we talked
about it and finally decided that was
just what we wanted. So we ended
by sending him a check for it,
I'm defense of my position l asked
him to walk over to my store, look
at my ranges and see how much less
his cost than mine.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-03-04
There Are Others

Kansas City Times: The incident
of an Iowa legislature cheering w.
j. Bryan in a speech unwilling be-
fore that body a portrait of General
James B. Weaver, will probably re-
mind Mr.. Taft Of the fact that the
South is not the only place where
the people do not vote as they cheer.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-03-04
This was mighty poor consolation

This was mighty poor consolation
when the deal was made. But to
please me he came yer to the store.
When he saw my prices he acknowl-
eyed that they were the same as
Jones prices, and 1 had the same
identical make that he had bought.
Now, if you had ONE to me in
the first place I said, you would
have bought the same range and
saved your freight
But l never knew that ans
wered Smith. You never took the
trouble to tell me anything about
your ranges
That sort OF opened my eyes. So
l began to watch the depot and /
found there were q lot of people in
my town that did not seem to know
that | was in business at all.
81 simply got desperate. The first
thing l did was to use a full page in
the local newspaper. / gave q full
description of my stoves and quoted
the price in bold figures. In connec-
ton with this l gave some extra in
ducements. l made a clear propo-
sition to give away one range on a
certain day to the person that held
a lucky number.
II it cost anyone to enter the
contest was to come to my store and
give me their name and address. In
return I gave them a number. The
only restriction was that only one
in the family could have a number.
1t was further provided that on the
day the drawing was to take place,
which would be advertised, the lucky
number must be presented inside of
thirty minutes after it was called.
This meant l intended to have my
store crowded, and get my money
out of the range advertising.
"The first day that I advertised
that the drawing would take place it
rained and poured, but there were g.
900 people blockading the entrance
waiting for the appointed hour.
"In taking their names, when dis
tributing the tickets, l found out all
their needs in the stove line. Then l
used this as a mailing list. That first
year l sold forty ranges. Did it pay?
II followed up the free range offer
with a gasoline stove and in the fall
with a heater. Now 1 have turned
the tables, 1 I'M doing the shipping
act instead of the other fellow. And
there is not a family living within
fifty miles that does not know that l
handle stoves and ranges, what kind
they are, how they are made and
what the prices are.
They say a young tiger is harm
less so long as he does not get the
taste of blood. The first year of adj
vertising was a taste for me. The
next thing I did was to supply my
self with a couple hundred electro
types which l secured from the man
ufacturers of my lines.
'Then l started in to run whole
page ads which we're changed regu-
larly for three years. I advertised
everything in my store from a five
cent cookie cutter to a threshing ma
chine.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-03-04

What with the state legislature
passing anti-railroad laws that r
calculated to be burdensome in the
extreme and with the snowstorms Of
the winter. the railroads are having
: pretty serious time Of 1t. They
don't know which is the more expen-
sive-the legislature or the elements
which have combined to make life
anything but pleasant for the come
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-03-04

Since the address of Governor
Buchtel at Pierre in which he dis
cussed the woman's suffrage question
adversely the Colorado governor has
been hauled over the Goals by Miss
Bower and Mrs. Breeder, both of
whom disputed the governors atti-
tude on the right of suffrage as eX-
tended to women in Colorado. The
governor maintained that the women
of his state did not take to the ball
lot in the way anticipated, and that
the higher classes of society paid lit
tie or no attention to the ballot. The
South Dakota women, both OF whom
are working strong for the adoption
of the measure in this state, present
ed a different line of testimony than
that offered by the Colorado COVER
0 to show that the better women
of Colorado did take advantage of the
ballot, which testimony was support
ed by the Introduction of letters from
women of the state in which they
told of the way in which the ladies
used the ballot. Woman suffrage is
looking up in South Dakota to a re-
markable extent, and it is practically
up to the senate to give the public
an opportunity to vote on an amend
ment to the constitution at the next
general election.