Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-10

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4 ~ EAT,rLE Wash, July s,--seattie Is
VA q mighty fine eitS--provided you you
have an airship. The fact thas
you live. in Seattle need not of
necessity indicate that your domciie
Is within walking distance of the Totem
polo at the foot of First avenue. Cen
orally you reside anywhere within two
to IA miles of that starting point
whence the majority of utaiins box
their compass and launch out on a
campaign, of exploration.
Seattle would be all right if it were.
not for the hills, dales and lakes, Wncl-
ever you want to go anywhere there IS.
q Hill with a lake to greet your eyes
when you arrive on tile summit Hence
mn aeroplane would come in mighty
handy The trousers of the maiortty
OF the mails population of Seattle bag
Mt the knees This style Of sartorical
adornmcnt is popular and is not super
induced by Il praycrfu attitude. because.
4 Seattle is not Il pous city, but baggy
4 knees are the sign of much hill climb
e ing.
WHY PAY MORE?
Some things strike the stranger. Not
ably the absence of children on the
streets. by children, one means Infants
and not the Children of Israel Here
the newspapers cost one II cent and
decent rooms iii II downtown hotel.
verify kings ransom. but who wants
To stay IN IA gaudy hotel in this serene
climate when you can buy enough pa
per to make Il bed with sheets to spare
for one cent
If you must have a room. however,
go out by the exposition grounds, where
you can get all the comforts OF home,
mothers cooking, for s1I5 n
day, and that is better than you can
do in Salt Lake.
The fair grounds. or the Alaska
Yukon Pacific Observation-Disclosures volt |
like, are about MS far from the Totem |
pole as Murray is from the Pioncerl
monument.
GET THE SPIRIT.
Before going further it Is we'll to in
quire-"H Have you tile Seattle spirlt?"
All you need to acquire this spirit Is
to stock up on adjectives and let go n
broadside at every unprotected stran-
ger you meet. After months resi-
dence you are eligible for a diploma
Then YOU are due to take a post grad
uate5 course in the gentle artof buying
ealSestnte 1925 down and tena month"; |.
and unloading on the next candidate for
ttlle Seattle spirit" 1t is a great game
and source of constant revenue for
the garage owner and the taxicab man.
JOYS OF TAxIcAB
Did you ever ride IN a taxicab? At
your own expense, that is. You have
heard that old adage about spending
your money like drunken sailor?
What, yes! That is a back number In
Seattle--take a taxicab. At the
present time there are five tor.
pedo boat destroyers and cruiser
lying off the waterfront in the sound
Jack comes ashore after his long cruise
with his pockets full Of money. and ir
duty bound he is going to spend 1t.
He does not get drunk. He simply
takes q ride in a taSicab--it is quickeriI
and there is no headache next morn
ing.
There is no chance with the taxicab.
When you enter you take one glance
at the dial and it registers 80 cents, If
YOU frown at 1t, 1t costs you 10. Any
how, before you get around the corner
the Indicator shows that you have had
SIZE of joy ride and by the time the
auto circles the block, you see that you
are in the three-dollar class. Then is
the time to get out and pay the chauf-
feur in a hurry. Don't handy words, l.
because that remorseless Indicator
works over time whether the machine
IS in motion or not and whether you
are seated inside or standing on the
curb. Don't talk unless You want to
pay at the rate of 90 cents n word
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