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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-20
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missed fire, there was a sudden
burst of flame and Smiley saw
that fire had attacked the frame.
Unless he made an immediate de-
scent to the torpedo boat, death
seemed imminent, but Smiley set
his teeth and vowed never to de-
Iscend until New York was reached
Lashing the levers so that they
could not move, Smiley ventured
out on the framework. Quick
work was needed. The flames
snatched at him, and as he bent
down to grasp the burning word
work he felt his arms, hands and
face scared and scorched. But
the fire was extinguished.
Back in his seat again, despite
the intense pain, Smiley made
plans for repairing the damage.
| "Fasten more cloth to this
rope!" he yelled down to the tor
pedo boat, which was now immedi-
lately below him.
Though every move wrenched
his soul with the agony. Smiley
threw over the rope and secured
the necessary articles for repair
ing the damage. When this was
done, he got under way once more
and sought to make up the lost
time Beads of pain crept out on
This brow. He writhed In his seat
with the soul-searing torture, but
still he kept doggedly ON. America
must win. And now the land
came into sight. and again he saw
1.-THE Frenchman's airship little
lahead Of him. Again Smiley
threw every ounce of his energy
into the effort to drive his shiI
faster. At last. at last. he over.
hauled the Frenchman, drew
Iahead Of him. ana sailed over New
York. the first to cross the sea.
Down In the heart OF The Grove
he sank. Kind hands lifted hin
from his seat. and then, Just be
fore he lost consciousness, Berth.
came to him, the light of low,
Ishining in her eyes, and his sou
was possessed OF a great content.
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which Just mat
accomplishment
cred the with her pearly teeth.
'In instant alo, the valley and
the height her wandering steps to guide.
1.-TWO nights passed this while
the driving had anything
hunger barometer and meal ticket good only the
dining pavilion.
ed from the cold bags of limestone ballast!
suddenly the balloon ripped indeed she to
danger. She falling falling The thought
banched ESTES With realized
that If she
of mounting balloon workbasket
with her and needle thread himbe piece
stuff making patchshe could
But, alas daughter, n wild
good and learn
her cheek there rolled Mrs Suepuddng that
And gancing daughter. except that
Susan
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naghty he did to be made the
victim of this barbarous and inhu-
man punishment 10
Every minute of the "a hours
there are 100000 matches
struck Tor stricken). For this in
formation l am indebted to the
United tSates forestry department.
| didn't count them. Matches are
constructed from pines, linden,
aspen, white cedar, poplar, birch
and willow. Doors, sash and posts
are the byproducts of the match
mill
Arthur p. Sheldon is down in
the public records as clerk of Sen
ator Aldrich's finance committee
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FIRST ACROSS THE SEA
BY Frank HI. Williams.

ny EFhuk II. NllilhfiS.
Up, up in the air the huge air.
ship rose and above the beating
and throbbing of the engine and
the whir of the gigantic propel-
lers Robt. Smiley heard the fran
tic yells of the great crowd below
him. One fleeting glance he shot
back at the spot from which he
had started, then forward he
surged on his long Journey across
the Atlantic. To the right, hall
mile distant. on level with him
flew Charmion, the French cham
pion. in his huge monoplane. II
was race between the two fol
the honor, of first crossing the ses
In an airship, and silent, to him.
self. Smiley swore that Americs
should be first.
Presently he was over the sea
and below him steamed the tor.
pedo boat assigned by the United
states government to accompany
him I'm his perilous trip. On the
deck of the boat he could see the
men gazing up at him, and from
them came shouts of encourage.
menf.
In time land disappeared, and
an Immense loneliness settled up.
on smftley's spirit. still to his
right be could see Charmion and
below the latter steamed French
torpedo boat. Powerfully, bird.
Ike, the mighty airship swept on.
ward, and m place OF MS former
loneliness Smiley was possessed
OF \ great pride that he should BE-
the first American to essay thfs
adventure. And to him came thu
fate o. Berlna WildInE. his sweet
heart. This nezved him to an in
tonse, get purpose: fer he knew
that n he won this great honol
for his country that Bertha would
reward him with yes
For two days. though buffetet
BY the wind. the flyers went we'll
Then suddenly the gasoline cngfn.
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Fur turbans in the latss styles
can be made from your discarded
muffs and neckpieces.
Hats reblocked, dyed and clean
led. Prices reasonable. Plumes
dyed cleaned, curled and remade
at the Modern Millinery, 522 Prov
fdent Bldg. Pacific ave. Phone
Main 1898.
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4 sr FRED ScHKErER.
SUSAN SURROUNDINGS LESSON

child. Suetpuddng
possessed She did herself needlework
preference to embroideng plowsham stitching sampler
Susan reed playing at beanbag and other rotou
a deporabe
a morning when Susan's in the act Of
hole darning exceled
told the little girl a story with a fitting moral.
Once time there child Essie,
Suepuddng, who She would
rather out-at -elbows than in at quilting bee.
time Essie fair where
habit pastme for the vulgar that there
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-20

A,-Improve your general
health and circulation by outdoor
walking, Battle the face two or
three times a day in hot water,
followed by clear cold water. Rub
the skin dry with soft towel. Do
not pinch or scratch your face
with your finger nails.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-20

"A man ought to be a good
mechanic in order to get satisfac-
tory results from an automobile. /"
: YES" answered Mr.. Chuggins,
Tibut it's still better to be a good
Washington Star.
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and secretary OF
t h g monetary
co m m | S S | o n,
Query: ID o e S
Sheldon do the
work for the
monetary COM
mission for moth
ing, or does he
get two envel-
opes from the
United s { a t e S
government?
Sincerel,
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"HUMAN FLEAS!"

FLEAS FOR SALE-Can fur
nish any quantities of human Eu-
ropean fleas all year round. am
supplying several other shows.
am the only importer; also can
furnish complete outfits for flea
circus. Address Prof. Wilhelm
Fricke.-Ad in The Billboard.
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prevent a double chin? Please
give me a remedy for laryngitis.
VERY ANXIOUS.
A.-(D Massage. Restrict your
diet. Exercise your neck mus
eles. CD Gargle hot water. In
hale steam. Apply hot fomenta-
ton to the throat at night. Dry
compress through the day. Use
your voice as little as possible.
Breathe only through the nose.
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Rich MEMS gins Arc POOR

beside this: II want to go on rec
ord as saying that / regard Elec-
trio Bitters as one of the greatest
gifts that God has made to wom-
an" writes Mrs. o. Rhinevault, Of
vestal Center, N. Y, 81 can never
forget what II has done for me-.
This glorious medicine gives a
woman buoyane spirits. vigor of
body and jubilant health. It
quickly cures Nervousness, Sleep
|lessness, Melancholy, Headache.
|Backache, Painting and Dizzy
Spells. soon builds mp the weak,
falling and sickly. Try them. soc
lat all druggists.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-20

England club of Tacoma will hold
its first annual dinner at the Ia
coma hotel. A fine program has
been arranged and all former New
|Englanders who are interested
are requested to see the presi-
dent, Thomas F. Ray.
The Ladies' Aid society Of st.
Johns English Lutheran church
will meet January 6, at the home
of Mrs. N. Greulich. 1919 South
Sixteenth street.
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fs HINTSh
nXA8r1OITHRS

The mother who does her own
work has frequent employment
which cannot be interrupted, for
instance, baking pies or cookies.
To keep baby safe and amused,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-20

W udluo L dtut
as one of the
honorable com.
mIttee to tell
the pre- s l d e n {
that the house
Was assembled
and ready for
h / s message
Payne has hat
this arrangement
since the year
one, and it must
have been some
= n n ~ " a r "
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CYNTHIA >GREYS
CORRESPONDENTS

Dear Miss Grey: Is a girl of 10
too young to wear shirtwaists?
How should they be nader How
old should girl be, before keep
ing company? LA RUE.
A.-(D No. (2) They should
be simply made IL for school wear.
Look through fashion journals
for ideas to to making. ca
Eighteen.
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two days of con-
gress two per-
fectly good in
vestigations were
dumped in t o
Speaker G a n
mons garbage
box. I refer to
the resolutions
to inquire into
the sugar trust
and into the Bal
linger p / nchot
ron trnv ar G "
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Dear Miss Grey: My skin Is
very thin, and when / have a pim-
pie or scratch on my face It leaves
"a permanent red scar. How can
treat my face to prevent this?
n ~
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-20

Dry carefully and use talcum pow
der to insure dryness. Wear gloves
whenever you go out.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-20

Joe Cannon was perfectly safe
in rejecting the presidency.
There's no danger of any breach
of promise suit.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-20

Dear Miss Grey: My hands are
large and red. What can do to
make them white?
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5,kolNTlMATE
I |FET1 I0QRRESP0 NcE,
Il ulHSA BY- RATA
6Y- RATA

Washington. d. c.. Dec. 10.
Tear Dad: During the first
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Wish l knew. I'd join.
Speaker Cannon is peeved at Sc
reno Payne, and declined this year
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FLOHENCE ii.
Apply cold cream at night
and wear a pair of soft old kid
gloves when asleep. After wash
ing the hands hold in cold clear
water for three or four minutes.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-20

A
'Why do call the girl that Tilted a vampre?'
Because diamond ring and she vamped with it,"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-20

simplest way to clean net in a silk
dress, without removing Tt
something which will not injure
the silk. G. b.
A.-Clean 1t with a cloth damp
ened with chloroform. ~ !
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one mother has put a dry goods
box in corner of the kitchen:
The box is neatly painted, and ls
padded with blankets. About the
edge are tied all the favored toys,
on long strings; baby throws them
out of the box at pleasure, but
finds 1t equally entertaining to
pull them all back again.
In giving an alcohol rub to a
child use an old toilet water bot
tie with shaker cork, allowing
only few drops to fall. The
other hand is then free to mas
sage.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-20
GOSH NtyE.SAYSs

its a pity that sOft'nin' o. tn
brain doesn't spread ter tn heart"
There has been so much peace
lately that the Nobel peace prize
has been split up between
Frenchman and Belgian. When
In this country there are 25,-
900, 200 bank depositors, includ-
ing those who can't get theirs out
because the bank is IL :he hands
of receivers.
This beetle paste purchased
here doesn't seem to kill the BEETLE
at ALL"
"Ah! you see, madam, the prop
critics of this preparation are not
to kill the beetles at once, but to
undermine their constitutions" -
Tattler.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-20

So far there has been no bull
market in stovaine on account of
lraps given the interests in the
message.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-20

Key-fitting and general repar-
ing. u. q. Peterson. ga Tao av. :
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Dear Miss Grey: How can
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Dear Miss Grey: What is the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-20

Dear Miss Grey: win you
please give me O remedy 9tfer
wartsf CONSTANT READER. 4
A.-Lunar caustic, nitric acid or
a yellow soap plaster will inre1
move them. If you do 1t yourself,
rub cold cream all about the wart
before applying the acid-in order
to protect the skin.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-20

Store open evenings until Xmas.
Tao. Art Emp, 929 Tao. ave. *ss
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/, AMOUNTS TO THE SAME THING
/, "Are your in partnership"
just the under
taker and the other sells automobiles
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MR.. sKYGACK. FROM MARS

lie Visits the Earth Special Correspondent Makes
| Observations in His Notebook.
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Wednesday evening the Ne
Evening star., 1909-05-06
FADS AND FASHIONS.

A new pongce ribbon in dashy designs
is intended not so much for hat decoration
as for womens neckties.
Blouses almost without exception. are
being chosen to match the gowns Win
which they are to be worn.
The snowy frills in sleeves and down the
fronts, at wrists. and jabots are 10 be
very smart this spring.
Foulards. after having for several years
been drug on the market. are now
smartly to the fore again.
Mixtures of grays and browns with deep
tones are still as in the winter. among
the very popular fabrics.
| Spring costumes show a great deal of
embroidery and braid, the latter appear
! ing in odd patches in unusual places.
| Many of the newest coats show a hint
! of returning fullness in their skirt parts.
but the increase is very slight.
| A great many ornaments are worn IN
| the hair, but the bands of ribbon or shell
or jeweled kind are the most used.
| Few taffetas appear among the new I'M
ported gowns Nets. tulles. striped NOUS
selines and plain chiffons predominate.
There is now no doubt that the waist
| line. which has so long been lowering
near the empire line, is rapidly descend
! ing.
| Black pipings. black cord edges, black
girdies and jet buttons are FOUND togeth-
| er on many simple little gowns and suits.
Hatpins are enormous about the head
| and terrifically long about the pin ne
cessarily, with hats the size they are
| now
II is decreed that lines must be very
straight up and down. and that neither
| skirt nor jacket shall show the slightest
| coquetry.
Feathers. wings. flowers and velvet
| loops are the trimmings most in favor.
| but very little of the much-talked-of SILK
| ribbon is used.
| With the long sleeve has appeared the
new loose chain bracelet. with pendant
of artistic design, which falls loosely over
| the sleeve.
Although the main lines of this year s
| models are much the same as last year.
| the general effect is infinitely more gra-
cious and attractive.
Tailor-mades have not changed their
main lines, and the sack coat is still with
| us, although slightly closer fitting and
with bit more trimming.
| The upside-down-basket effect in mil
linery seems to have proven failure,
and it is unlikely that many of these
hats will last through the spring.
The Napoleon collar is a feature of the
Evening star., 1909-05-06

William Morse was asleep. with the in
tention. it is alleged. of killing the man.
against whom he held a grudge. Morse
had been employed to do some work for
a woman who lives on the farm and
whom Powell wanted to marry.
Powell became jealous when he learned
of Morse'S presence on the farm, and,
il is said, armed himself with a heavy
singletree and broke into the house TO
kill his rival Morse was aroused in time.
ard, seiZing an ak. dealt the intruder a
blow from the effects of which Powell
died at 8 o'clock yesterday morning.
Morse says he acted in self-defense. He
made no effort to escape. IT was said
at the Maupin & Owens farm that Powell
was partially under the influence OF
whisky at the time. When he reached
the house of the woman he found the
doors and windows closed and locked.
To gain admission TO the building, after
arming himself with heavy singletree
and an iron plow-side he tore open a
blind An ak happened TO be in the room.
and seizing it. Morse dealt his assail
ant a blow on the head, crushing his
skull.
Evening star., 1909-05-06

new garments. 1t is made of the same
or contrasting material, gold embroidery
effects being very fashionable.
The newest belt is made of suede in
American Indian style. fringed with
thong leather on the lower edge and
laced Its entire length with Venetian
beads
In spite of their tremendous rum but
tons are still good styi., espec' ally when
they are Of pearl and worked into the
embroidery scheme OF the costume
Some of the new blouses are tucked
all over, bodice and sleeves alike, and
finished with quaint little Puritan collars
and cuffs. edged with lace frils.
The voiles are less talked Of among the
fabrics than for some seasons, but their
usefulness for general all-around wear
insures them against retirement.
The patent leather hat is the latest
conner at the milliners. 1t is made in
scuttle bOnnets for automobilists, and in
mushrooms, sailors and similar shapes
Lingerie dresses are being made of the
sheerest null. without a bit of lace of
any kind, but covered with bold floral
design done in white and richly raised
While black does not figure in cos
tunes SO freely it did last fall and
winter. it is every whit as prominent in
trimmings and little touches and acces-
sories.
Evening star., 1909-05-06
PROPER WAY TO CLEANSE
HANDS FROM OFFICE DIRT
Clerks in Dry Goods Stores, Bookkeepers and STEM
ographers Should Always Wash Hands in
Grease Before Using Soapy Water.

Many girls who do office work. such as
bookkeeping or selling goods over a
counter, injure their hands unnecessarily
by not washing them often. for the most
amazing amount of damage is done the
nails and skin by permitting an accumu-
lation of dirt to remain in the pores for
several hours. When cleansing hands so
stained soap and water should not be the
first application, for nothing but a sort
grease will be effective, and vaSeline,
believe is the best dust remover. for IT
penetra;es all cracks. :5oftening instead Of
hardening the matter Then a fluid soap
used directly afterward extracts the
grease bringing the foreign matter with
it. In cases of extreme soil mere wash
ing leaves the skin in dinsy condition
This is the explanation of many un-
slightly hands and defect that is easily
remedied.
There are other oily applications as
beneficial as vaseline for this purpose.
Among them are sweet almond oil or
soft cold cream. The necessary feature
of these is that the applications must be
either liquid or one that liquefies quickly,
OF it will not be a dust collector.
Wash Hands in Grease.
1t is not enough to wash the hands just
before going to luncheon, for the prettiest
materials in the shops soil the skin. while
ledger work or typewriting makes the
skin grimy after few moments work.
Yet it takes less than five minutes to get
them into condition Ii the pot OF grease
is kept near the Washstand and is used
in liberal quantities. as, for instance,
Evening star., 1909-05-06
Overfatmess Condemned,

Fat, or even fattish. women readers vino want
to be In the mode this year must un Ter stand tat
the demand is for lines. not curves. and govern
Themselves accordingly.
That means OFF with the fat II has he
come duty. Many are trying exercise or diet
ing; but 1t is certain they will find these meth
DDS too slow and unreliable. The cheapest and
safest way to get in form for the Directoire
mode is by means Of Marmola Prescription Tab
let's. And dur:sist Tor the Marmola Company.
Dept. 2Si Detroit. Mich) will give you a large
sized case of these elegant little fat reducers.
containing good. generous supply. for seventy
five cents. and even this quantity should lie
enough to make decided impression on your
excess fat. Many have lost much az a pound
a day.
These MarmOla Prescription Tablets may be
used with impunity and likewise perfect con-
fdcnce. for. being made strictly In accordance
with the famous Marmola Prescription. they are.
of course. quite harmless. They rather bene-
fetal than otherwise. in fact. never disturbing
the stomach or causing u wrinkling Of the flesh.
Evening star., 1909-05-06
TAHOMA AT GIBRALTAR.
Revenue Cutter Bound for Turkey to
Protect American Interests

The revenue cutter Tahoma, the new
ship that sailed from Baltimore April IS,
arrived at Punta del Gorda, in the Azore
Islands. April ~. and as soon as she
coaled she sailed for Gibraltar. at which
port she was scheduled to arrive yes
terday.
At Gibraltar Capt. Quinan. commanding
the ship, received orders from the Treas
ury Department to proceed with all speed
to Alexandretta TO assist in any way
she may be called upon to protect the
lives and property of American citizens
during the present uncertain condition OF
affairs in the Ottoman empire. This duty
will delay the arrival Of the TahOma
at Port Towns I'D. state of Washington,
WHITTIER she is bound. The stay of the
Tahoma AT Alexandretta ard other Turk
ish ports is uncertain and depends en-
tirely upon the condition of affairs in
Turkey
Evening star., 1909-05-06
WORK ON ESTIMATES.
War Department Figures Forwarded
to Secretary of the Treasury.

Acting Secretary Oliver of the War De-
partment has forwarded to the Secretary
of the Treasury for transmission 10 Con-
gress at the proper time the general esti-
mates Of approx riations necessary for the
support of the military establishment for
the fiscal year beginning July !, 1910.
These were made up by the chiefs of the
various bureaus of the War Department
and are divided into four clauses-the
civil establishment, the army proper, pub
lie works and miscellaneous.
The totals are approved in each case,
but in quite a number of instances GER
tain details are held up pending the per-
sonal consideration OF Secretary Dick n
son, who is now making an inspection OF
the Panama canal construction He is
expected TO return to this city about the
I'D instant.
Evening star., 1909-05-06

lump the size of an English walnut at
each cleansing. To apply this is put in
the palm of the hand and the other hand
is rubbed into it. and then the same mo-
ton as In washing is gone through. spe-
cial attention being given to the finger
tips and nails. This takes about half a
minute. Then the hands must be dipped
into warm. not hot. water. When the
temperature is too high the tendency is
to dry the skin Any simple soap may
be used. but strong kinds should be
avoided. A nail brush is necessary. but
an inexpensive quality will be as cleans
ing as a costly one
AS soon as the hands are wet they must
be lathered. and then the brush rubbeu
over the soap and the whole of the palms
and backs scrubbed. brushing SO the skin
will not be irritated. yet sufficiently brisk
to take out the dirt. The finger tips re-
quire several extra strokes. Rinsing
mQst be thorough. Drying finishes the
cleaning.
To Dry. the Hands.
Drying is not the simple process that
many persons think. and in the manper
of doing 1t lies half the secret OF having
pretty nails Each finger must be taken
separately. the towel rubbed down the
sides, back and front. beginning at the
tip The common mistake is to begin
at the finger base and rub up. which
simply trains the cuticle down over the
nails and thickens the tips. Every nail
must be wiped individually. commencing
at the top and pressing gently down to
the crescent at the base of the nail. Only
in this way will good shape be preserved
The fact that knuckles are not thorough
~ dried many times is the explana ion of
redness. They require special attention