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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-30
A Fine Melon: You Get the Rind

example street operation is
Wells Fargo Express Co. This capital
100000, which dividend
nualy. dividend of 800
also increase 100000
s2400o.000. additional
indicated the present
sold $685. and after this melon cutting sold
This melon cutting furnished arguments for
reforms.
Firs-Hhe parcels prevent
the
continue their robbery the public
other huge accumuaons be piled for subsequent
cuttings.
express companes
could not be continued.
Thrd-Government the
lie will be called capital
000 instead $S000000 The public
OF the increase of s1600O000
to a profit on its
FourthProtection for stockholders
in short time from 325 $780,
tuniy for those the inside! Not
also the stakeholder. The millions that
respectable The highwayman hypocre
but the Wall manipulation
larceny that of breach of
Finally
ownership all the ownership
together The Wells
OF California completely its has the Southern
cic This melon
Ing illustration Of the price it has ownership
manipulation of public utilities The history
How illustrations will the
becomes sufficiently existing
How long will the
have the rnd only as their share?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-30
JIM AND JACK

Jim and Jack were two mock
ing birds who lived, not out in
the trees of the warm south that
had once been their home, but in a
large cage. The lady who owned
them loved them so dearly and
treated them so kindly that they
really did not miss their outdoor
home at all, and they were as hap
py as could be.
The cage stood in a sunny win
dow which was full of growing
plants, and Jim and Jack had
great sport flying about among the
flowers, for you see they were so
tame that the door of the cage
was left open most of the time,
and they flew in and out as they
pleased.
Sometimes they got into mis-
chief, and ran off with their mis-
tress' spools or skeins of bright
embroidery silk. One day as she
sat sewing she noticed the birds
hopping along side by side. like
two dignified gentlemen out for a
walk. They went all around the
room, still side by side, and at last
she left her work and went to see
why they were doing it. They had
found a piece of thread, and Jim
had swallowed half of it and Jack
the other, so of course they had to
stay close together.
The lady very gently drew out
the thread, so as not to hurt their
tender threats. They probably
never tried it again.
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The woman's union of the Ia
coma Ethical society will no ! its
monthly tea Wednesday afternoon
at the Tacoma Music Hall on To
coma avenue The hostesses will
be Mrs. M. #. Philip, Mrs. e. Moo
nan and Mrs. Lucas. An inter-
esting program has been arranged.
Mrs. o. G. Ellis will give a talk
on Pure Food and Market SAM
tation, which was announced for
the November tea. Musical num-
bers will also be given and a light
luncheon served.
The Women's auxiliary to the
Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers will entertain at a card
party Friday evening at the home
Of Mrs. A. ]. Knuppe, 2113 South
e street. All members and
friends are invited to attend.
Mrs. A. F. Hoska will entertain
the Eureka club at Odd Fellows
temple tomorrow afternoon from
2 to 5 O'Clock. Mrs. J. w. Davis
and Mrs. H. w. Luders will assist
the hostess.
Fern auxiliary, o. e. s., will
entertain Thursday evening In
honor of its anniversary at the
Masonic temple. The affair will
be complimentary to the members
and their families.
Thursday afternoon the month
ly open meeting of the Woman's
club will be held at the CONNER
cial club rooms on C street. Civic
topics will be discussed and the
meeting of the civic department,
which was to have taken place
Monday, will be part of the af-
ternoon's work.
The Ladies' auxiliary to the
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
will give card party at Parker's
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hall Thursday afternoon.
The girls and young women of
the Y. w. C. A. will hold mass
meeting this evening at their
rooms Oh street for the purpose
of making plans for a summer
camp at Fox island next summer.
A Japanese program of musical
and other numbers will be given
by the japanese in native cos
tune.
The Metropolitan club has Is
sued invitations to a dancing
party to be given Thursday even
ing at Sloan's academy. st. Jeans
orchestra will play and refresh
ments will be served.
Fritz Kreisler, the noted violin-
list, appears at the Tacoma thea
ter Friday night. Kreisler has
been anticipated in Tacoma for
many weeks and he will be greet
ed by an enthusiastic audience.
A parish reception will be given
this evening by st, Andrews Ep,s-
copal church complimentary to the
members of the congregation and
their friends. The affair will
take place in st. Luke's parish
house on st. Helens avenue.
The Ladies Aid society of Gen.
trail Methodist Episcopal church
will meet Wednesday afternoon at
1880 in the church, to make final
preparations for a bazaar to be
held December s.
The Woman's guild OF st.
Luke's parish will hold its an
nual Christmas sale tomorrow and
Thursday at the parish house.
-
The Friars' Dancing club will
entertain with its third dancing
party of the season Wednesday
evening at the Bonneville.
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several reasons. among them that
of not being deep and wide
enough. And we have allowed
them to stay out of use. We have
rather smiled when the railroads
have cut the throats of river and
canal commerce, while Germany
has made laws to protect her boat
owners from her railways. But,
then. Germany has no Uncle Joe.
And Germany?
Well, not having any Uncle Joe.
Germany is going TO deepen and
broaden the Kiel canal so as to ac-
|commodate the MaureAania and
such vessels as the future may
produce. The new Kiel canal will
be 36 feet deep, and with locks
somewhere about 1000 feet long.
There will be broad passing
places every five miles or SO, and
four of these will be spacious
harbors. dug In the heart of the
empire.
Vhch SomptStCuy ILLS waterway
from Kiel bay to the mouth OF the
Elbe. and only about so miles
long. will have cost 100000 900.
It will save the passage around
the little peninsula OF Denmark
I'm voyages from the North sea to
the Baltic.
Uncle Joe froths at the mouth
when II Is suggested that we, the
richest nation In the world. spend
"a like sum on a waterway from
che lakes 20 the gulf. to weld To-
setheT fds hugo trades Of the
lakes and the ocean. Nine million
tons went through the 500 canal
between Superior and the lower
lakes in September last Our wa
|terway commerce Is growing
where It has chance. And what
ia chance Uncle Joe will give II II
The Is kept In poweri Would that
Danyille were In the heart OF Ger
maRyf
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Goodness knows what Mrs. VIM.
X. Vanderbilt has done. She came
out the other day at a fashionable
Afternoon function in New York
wearing a hat with jewelry upon
1t. The New York newspapers and
fashion journals have begun to
talk about the freak effect, and
1t seems likely that it will soon
spread over the country and
dear old fathers millinery bill
may include such items as "To
one pearl pendant, two hundred
and six dollars" or lone diamond
cluster. just as much as father
can stand"
The Roman pendant that Mrs
Vanderbilt wore on her fashion
able black picture hat was at
tached to the right side of the
crown. The brim came up close
to the crown at this point and the
diamond-studded pendant dan
gled glitteringly over the side OF
the brim. exactly as you see it in
the picture.
or course we will not all want
to wear diamonds on our hats.
We may wear limitations = rhine
stones for instance. We may also
get neat effect by wearing pend
ant of enamel, which are made vi
in charming designs, or we may
apply to our hats some of the
novel and pretty arts and crafts
ware for sale in the novelty shops
and big stores.
But, anyway, to get right up to
the minute. we will have to wear
some sort of jewelry other than
pins on our hats; and what's the
matter with the suggestions
above, so long as diamonds are
expensive and disgustingly osten-
tattous also?
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DaiVSbor1SforY

/ becoming fraction of a blush.
ALLOW me. at least, a chance
to persuade you," laughed Irving
Keith, audaciously.
Then he Jared forth into the
storm, leaving Miss Mona Desmond
wondering why man, seen only
twice, could be 80 very congenial.
until a suddenly possible why
ldeepened the faint rose to an ard
ent crimson, which she promptly
attempted to check in the soaking
folds of the huge umbrella.
December rain and sleet. And
again Mona and the redoubtable
Irving Ronald Keith, now a FREE
quent and most welcome visitor.
The huge grandfather's clock
was Ginning IL, and as of old,
they were discussing that fateful
umbrella.
Il told you once, Mona, "a
thrilling and compelling light
burned in Trying Keith's eyes, and
he used her first name with ard
ent deliberation-"I would never
take that umbrella back, that you
must accept it. and me, some day.
indefinitely. , Will you, Mona?
Don't you know l love you -
live had suspicious" con-
fessed Miss Desmond.
And, at that, a pair of strong
and tender arms drew her close,
close to Irving Keith's heart.
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Germany Is pursuing a policy
as to waterways which indicates
that II Danville. ILL.,, were in Ger
many. Uncle Joe Cannon would be
q private citizen of that village,
and not in the reichstag at all,
not to mention being speaker,
szar and gaveler-in-ordinary. He
would just stay in Danville and
smoke.
Germany has its 1akes-to-the-
gulf deep waterway, too. But not
having any Uncle Joe, hers Is
built. It Is officially called the
Kaiser Wilhelm canal, but owing
to Its Baltic port, is spoken of as
the Kiel canal, and was put in
operation In 1896 as an isner
passage from the north coast of
Germany along the Baltic sea to
the west coast on the North sea.
Il was as important to Germany
as the Panama canal is to US.
1t is great canal canal, about
so miles long. with locks 4s7 feet
in length and 81 feet wide.
The Germans, not content with
ia feet through the valley" dug
the KieI canal 81 feet deep at the
first attempt.
And yet. it has been failure.
Why7 Because Il was not hie
enough. The Mauretanfa Is 7s5
feet long and SIS feet across. Such
: boat could not pass through
even the mighty Kiel canal. The
aokuaanz made the Same mistake
that the Canadians made when
shey dug the WelIaud only IA feet
deep. and with locl<s only 2e5 feet
long. This mistake IL that OF fall
ing to foreyee the growth In size
IN ships. The canal never grows.
Ships get larger and larger all
The time.
We have had the same expert
spce on our inland waterways.
They have gone out OF use for
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-30
Comic and Hurnor Section
All Abouid Pussycat-Mit- Der Gumshoes
OSCAR Tells der LiddIe Folks
How a Boys Best Frent ISIS Hiss
Maltese--But Only in a Fairy
Story.
BY Fred Schaefer.

ny HNCo sJCiiuClcEs
Eff you don'd belief vot I am go
ing to tolt you. chiltren, please
don'd ask me to sprain my match
inadion again.
Won dime der wass miller. He
hat a slssage mill und a chackass
und pussycat. Won day ven
pitziness wass dull he died und left
all his PROPERTY to hiss dree sons.
He gate der Oldest der sissage
mill, becos i'd wass losing money.
To der secont son he gate der
chackass, becoss dey voult make
a goot team. To der liddlest son
he gate der pussycat. SO i'd voult
nod get into der sissage mill by
mistake.
You may dink dot der fiddle fell
Ter wass stung like der rest of
dem, but diss wass no cheap,
curbstone pussycat, but a etchu-
catet pussycat NIT nine brains in
stead of nine lifes. Der fairst
ding vich she dit wass to get a pair
of gum shoes so she coult sneak
rount und steal milk bodies off
der front porches for her master.
Diss wass only der commence
ment of der stard. Der pussycat
began gumshoe campaignings to
make her master solit NIT der
king. She vent to der king und
tolt him she was der pussycat of
der Count Won Kokomo. Der king
hat meier heard of der Count Won
Kokomo, but he wass too foolish
to DISPLAY hiss ignorance. Besites,
der king dit nod become too in
|quizzletife becoss der pussycat
brought him efery day dead fish
or some odder delicatessen. sub
bosed to be diregt from Kokomo.
Diss graft mate great hit NIT der
king.
BY der dime der king began to
ldinG der Count Won Kokomo must
be fine liddle scout, der pussy
cat hat i'd fixed SO dot der boy
shout be swimming in der reser-
Ifoir ven der king passed on hiss
royal ret veiozIpede. Deere ISIS my
lmaster!" cried der pussycat; che
ISIS defing for some more picked
fie<Fire Tor your matchesty. = Ad
!diss der King tack OFF hiss sweater
lund gate ID 10 der boy ssad let
him rite back to der palace on dtF
Mantle bars. Den der cat tolt eff
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cat wearing gum shoes, dey wass
only too vikings to say SO, becoss
dey tot dey hat been Thinking too
much buttermilk und to say i'd
vouit only sount natchural from
anybody NIT too much buttermilk
aboard. Id mate der king feel
funny alzo to hear dot der Count
Won Kokomo owned eferydings in
town vich he tot he owned him.
seluf, und he said he voult hat
to quit buttermilk hmseluf eff Id
effectet him dot way. Or wass i'd
der fish?
Diss wass nod all. Der pussy
cat gumshoed to der office build
ing of ochre, or monster who
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-30

There is a craze this season for
yelling laces with chiffon, and
many of the dressier types -of
frocks have Jokes like this. an un-
der yoke of lace showing through
the over one of chiffon. In this
case the frock is of pale yellow
satin draped with tunic of black
chiffon and trimmed about the
top of the bodice with jet. The
square cut lace yoke beneath the
black chiffon is woven with gold
threads.
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When a Mans a Man
Don't you just love human beings?
Thus ends the recent short story.


sometimes not
become pejudced aundced purblnd
selfshnes
sensuality that to be found
They overlook the side
selfsacrifce the
to be found in all of is
They the bad good.
the black
Down Cherry ILL.,, a of uncouth,
untutored miners
the
men who attempted to quench the fires
dying a horrible
Now what happened: n pit of terror
managing
commencing them to the blessings
messages that they would death brave
querabe human hope that
dnce they would dried
Up above riskng their lives digging
into the mines their fellows
ed wrecks of their
heroism
That is the lesson
And now don't just LOVE beings?
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,DORads FASHIONS and Home Hints for Womes

head of crisp white lettuce. and
foYr hard boiled egg yolks.
To prepare salad, parboii the
oysters in their own liquor. then
drain. Pour over them a dress
ing made of the lemon Juice, olive
oil, salt and pepper. Set on ice
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lifed on human lamb chops. Diss
'ochre der pussycat hypnotizzed to
belief himseluf pint of condensed
milk. So soon as diss happened
she drank him up und licked her
yitzkers, und gate all his real
estate to der Count Won Kokomo.
Den dere wass holdings left for
der king to do but gife der count
hiss daughter to we'd.
Und der pussycat-in-gumshoes,
she hat stomach schmerzen efer
after from eating dot ochre-be-
coss der liddle fool hat svallered
him mitouid remofing him from
der condensed milk can NIT a can
ohanar.
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bowknot. Variety In the position
of the bracelet is noticeable, With
evening robes many are worn quite
high on the upper arm. Both wrists
are decorated, and with three
quarter sleeves these pretty bands
are placed anywhere to suit the
owner.
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HER UMBRELLA KNIGHT
BY II. s. Phillips.

Mona looked at the soaking
shower that had turned all the
glory of the August afternoon into
somberness, and sighed once.
Mona looked at her dainty white
attire, and sighed twice.
Mona thought of the bachelor
girl matinee party at the Stuyye-
SAINT, and sighed thrice.
Four long blocks from her des-
tination! And she had walked.
because the day had been so per-
feet. and the reflection in her
long mirror so obviously dainty.
Can I be of any assistance?"
The owner of the voice was tall,
strong, capable, good-looking and
his shapely right hand held a
spreading tent of black silk that
put to instant useless shame the
folded butterfly prettiness of
Nona's white and gold parasol.
Mona glanced up at the awning
beneath which she had sought
shelter and then into understand
ing gray eyes.
Il was going to the matinee
at the Stuyvesant."
"You are going to the matinee
at the Stuyvesant," corrected his
pleasing tones.
II seemed almost necromancy.
A flourish of the umbrella an
chored a passing taxicab at the
curb; the same umbrella protect
ed her to the vehicle. and in a
tiny fraction of time, or, so it
seemed to astonished Miss Des-
mond, she was gasping her thanks
to her knight of the shower, who
pressed the umbrella into her
hand, saying, 1.-THE storm may
continue" and vanished into the
misty grayness as suddenly as he
had appeared.
A sudden desire for chocolates
and new magazines made Miss
Desmond cognizant of the dreary,
pelting October rain. So she went
foraging for rain shelter. From
the depths of a closet she I'M
earthed the decidedly masculine
combination of silk and silver that
had been bestowed upon her the
day of the matinee party at the
Stuyvesant.
1.-THE very thing!" dubbed
Mona.
Idly wondering what names the
initials II. r. K" meant, she
slipped into a raincoat and glee-
fully prepared to brave the ele-
ments.
Returning laden with the spoils
of her desire, she beheld a man
marooned beneath the sparse shell
ter of an unoccupied store door
way. A second later, with a posi-
tive and not unwelcome start, she
recognized the owner of the int
tials 81. r. X"
"Can u" Miss Desmond's
voice vibrated with mischievous
amusement, "be of any assist
ance?"
II. r. X" turned quickly.
"Why--you!"
Delight permeated the words
delight which Mona suddenly
hoped was not all for recov-
cred umbrella.
"And you'll" she echoed, blithe-|
~. And incidentally your hor-
rid property. It's quite time l re-
turned 1t. You must admit.
though, I. r. X. isn't much of an
Irving Ronald Keith, reryI
much ct your service. Z
Mona Desmond. more than
grateful.
But when MIss Desmond. safe
in her own doorway, attempted to
restore the umbrella to It's right
full owner, Mr.. Keith gravely
shook his head.
But can't keep It indefinite-
"" demurred Mona. with vastly
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From MARX%
BOOK
-

Oyster Salad.-Oyster salad is
a seasonable delicacy that appeals
to some. The materials needed
are four dozen small oysters, one
cup finely chopped celery, one ia
blespoonful lemon juice, four ia
blespoonfuls olive oil, one-half
teaspoonful salt, one-fourth tea
spoonful white pepper, one cup
rich boiled salad dressing, one
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for two hours. When ready to
serve, lipe a salad bowl with the
lettuce leaves. Mix the celery,
oysters and egg yolks. cut into
slices and crumbled. Place these
ingredients in the salad bowl and
pour the dressing over the salad.
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A ScaIdcd Boys shrieIxs

oe"huNU 10y . oIIFItKS
Mortified his grandmother, Mrs.
Maria Taylor, of Nebo, KY. who
writes that, when all thought he
would die, Bucklen's Arnica Salye
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.
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FASHIONS

The pockets in the new ulsters
are very large.
Green belts are a fad of the mo-
ment in Paris.
There has been a revival of the
fad for yellow of late, while much
gray is also worn by the woman of
fashion.
Lace wells with irregular meshes
are most favored by Partisan wom-
en-. A butterfly design is placed SO
that one is on each cheek; but this
novelty is not obtrusive enough to
detract from the beauty OF its
wearer. y9H4I
Al&
Tapestry and fur are to be
found on lovely little turbans and
you have no idea how beautiful
the effect is. The full overtop-
ping shape of lynx has a swatched
crown of tan tapestry, which ohas
large rose-colored flowers In the
dull tones of this material. b'+
sTHit
Just now there is a good deal to
be mentioned about sleeves. In
many of the best street gowns
the sleeves are seyen-eighths
length to allow for the wrinkled
wrists of the glove below. And a
great many sleeves for even the
simplest walking suits are being
abbreviated for the sake of the
glove.
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CYNTHIA CREYS
LETTERS

NO ANSWERS WILL BE
GIVEN IN THIS COLUMN TO
ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS
ABOUT OLD COINS OR POST
AGE STAMPS.--MISS GREY.
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Binds Octopus Hand and
Foot" is a st. Louis newspaper
headline. 1t IL also an eisg ant sx-
ample Of bull
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The WrfRht brofhers are a.

A central bank sounds good
deal like a central oil company.
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Central American revolution
lists should always have dead
American or two on their side.
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GlrlS VINO are so Tickle as 'WOr-
ried" and Florence S." ought to
wait until they know their own
minds before accepting a proposal
of marriage from an honest man.
Girls like these two are the kind
who drift into wedlock without
due thought-and are unhappy
ever after-not to mention the
misery of the unfortunate men
they marry.
Worried" says her sweetheart
has been away for nearly a year.
While they have been correspond
ing, yet she has grown tired of
him, and wants to stop. She let's
the cat out of the bag when she
says, 81 have met someone I like
better" What shall she do?
The situation of Florence S."
is the same. in that she has two
sweethearts on hand. But, un-
like Worried" she loves both.
She asks whether she ought to
marry the one her parents favor
and If SO. how she shall inform
the other.
My answer to these two girls,
who have so little decision of char
|acter. is this: Write to the men
you intend to reject, for, of course
you must have preference, and
state the case to them frankly and
kindly. You owe 1t to them to ex-
plain. The love of an honest man
should be respected, always. Real
ly, l would like to congratulate
the rejected ones, for I think they
have had mighty lucky escapes.
Dear Miss Grey:
Is it customary for the BRIDE
groom to pay the best mans ex-
penses to another city where the
wedding is to be held? Does the
bridegroom furnish the brides
maids boquets? Please mention
some articles the bridegroom could
give his best man and ushers.
l.. M.
A: Cd He may offer to pay
the best mans expenses, though
it is not an obligation. CD Yes.
CD Sleeve links or scarf pins
Ia t. -
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At any rate. you can't avoid
doing your Christmas magazine
ing early. They all come out in
November.
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$50 they're still engaged;
thought she threw him over"
well, you know how a woman
throws. "--Illustrated Bits.
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tAr VtthAt sIttntfs are Htaft-
ing an aeroDlane factory. If the
time ever comes TO make 1t advis-
able, the stock win not be water
edit will be aerated.
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9Th Teller who goes round con-
tinnerally flynn a distress signal
soon finds that folks consider him
beyond help"
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"Well," replied the manager,
what are you kicking about?
You die a natural death. don't
you? If you got chance to come
on in the second act you'd get
killed. Chicago Record-Herald.