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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-09-15
PLEASE, SIR. BE YOU A POET
RY-WRITER> MAN?"

write nice poetry piece about my
little brother Bonnie, what died, for
the papers"
Rimer reluctantly promised, and
put in the rest of the day on a six
stanz obituary, beginning, Bonnie,
thy soul is to us beacon blazing"
Next day he locked all doors and
jumped with renewed vim into
Iron and the Clod." But after writ
ing six heroic lines, an insistent
hammering on the back door
brought him forth. 1t was 81 Has
kins, whom Rimer had hired to
NOW the yard.
Folks says you'uns is a poetist?"
grinned 81.
"Ye-e-es," hesitated Rimer.
81 been goin' up to Doc Skaggses
heap to see his darter, SAL" con-
tinued 81. SAL, she's kinder liter
arish herself, ans l been thinkin' II
you could write me a little poetry
piece about her eyebrow or elbow
or somethin', so as l could copy it,
she'd think l was about literarish
enough to hitch up to-"
Rimer was good natured and
hated to refuse. Therefore the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-09-15
SPOKANE AFTER DARK
Little Things Which Happen While the
Night Lights Bloom.
By G. E. McCARTER

broke, too. Had money when hit
here yesterday; plenty money. Met
q bunch O. fellows, and We went
to see the elephant"
"Well, did you see him."
BET we saw him. Twisted his
tail. too. Had one devil Of a time
Lots fun last night. Been lot
fun yet. If some fool Teller at
thought he was a friend O. mine
hadn't put me to bed. /,
Don know where I slept, but
woke up in bed while ago. Oh
what headache! Been achin' all
day. Amt had drink for hour
Feel like muh tongues all fuzzy
Nasty taste. Gee, visit l had O
drink.
"Wish't l could find that Teller
at put me to bed. I'd knock his
block off. I he hadn' put me tC
bed, wouldn't had headache now
Been havin' lots fun yet.
Had peach of time last night
Now I'm in regular pickle. Gee
wish't l cd find that Teller AT
put me to bed"
And then his wearf feet wobbled
all over the sidewalk as he wan
dered aimlessly away in search OF
the man who had spoiled his good
time by trying to play the Sauna
ritan.
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MARINES TO QUIT BLuEFIELDs

MARINES TO QUIT BLUEFiElOS
I WASHINGTON. Sept. 15.-The
detachement of American marines
at Bluefields, Nicaragua, will be
withdrawn shortly and returned to
Camp Elliott. in the canal zone.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-09-15

the instruction of mothers in the
care Of babies.
The Lawyer-You are lodging
the issue. Answer yes" or mo" to
my question.
Witness-All right.
Lawyer-Did you on the night of
October 18 see this plaintiff get run
over by the street car?
Witness (promptly)-Yes or no.
The Rhode Island Anti.Tubercu.
Iosis society distributes informa-
tion about the evils Of the disease
In tho pay envelopes Of factorx
workers.
BETRAYING HIMSELF.
Stern Father-Counfound you,
Chauncey, you're the black sheep
of the family.
Dudish SOn-Baa Jove, papa. -
We have had 16 presidents since
Emperor Francis Joseph began his
long reign of 81 years.
Mamma, know why the cat Is
always climbing up on grandma's
shoulder"
why, dearie?"
"'Cause grandma's been drinking
catnip tea an the cat likes to smell
her breaf."
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-09-15

"Scuse me, pardner, but could
YOU tell me where this ISL"
The man who spoke, stood on a
street corner and swayed uncer-
tainly.
"Why, it's Spokane" replied the
party who had been addressed.
Sure, l know that already" said
the enquirer, "but what streets is
these?"
Front and Bernard"
Thanks. Say, dye know, I'm
drunk?"
The fact was evident. AS he
stood there, the man who didn't
know where he was, wobbled to
and fro. His grizzled hair was
rumpled, his eyes were bloodshot.
His soft hat was crushed and dusty.
The observer made no reply.
Fact" repeated the swaying
man. "Drunker'n fool; an I'm
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-09-15

bee gets food for it's young, is it
twice as busy?" \
81 suppose So"
Then when it is working for the
little little bee the busy little bee
is busy busy bee?"
There, there, Edwin; enough of
that. Suffice to say that the bee is
industrious. 1t improves each shin
ing hour"
at doesn't improve each dark
and dreary hour?"
"No-at least, I never heard of
it,"
"Why, I should think a dark and
dreary hour would need more i'm
proving than bright and shining
one"
''Iou willfully misunderstood me,
Edwin. l mean that the bee is in
dustrious whenever the weather Is
sunny and fair"
Doesn't work during fog?
mo"
Say, maw."
"Waht, Edwin"
"a shining little bee wouldn't
have many busy hours in London.
would it,"
Just then the shining little bee
on Edwin's thumb got busy with a
lab that changed the subject
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-09-15
ITEM MINUTES I'm
LAND OF STORIES
PEGASUS AT POKEVlLLE
BY Stuart 3. Stone.

Rimer, standing wistfully at the
club window, spoke soulfully.
lyon gray and sable pail that
hangs aslant the eastern sky OPP
presseth me-"
"Meaning?" asked Talbot.
Meaning that the SCOT and dirt
of the city are choking my muse.
I'm going to the country-back to
, Observation-Disclosures where
I can dream nd do nothing all the
,day but WOO Pegasus"
The following week Horatius Or
lando Rimer, author of The Purple
Hypotenuse," "Cassandras Dim
pie" and a hundred other exquisite
lays and sonnets, took up his abode
in quaint, dusty, rusty old Poke
vile. The sleepiness Of the place
accorded with the spirit of his
muse. Birds hcirped, insects hum
med. frogs bassoned. Rimer sighed
from his artistic soul, knowing that
there he should grind out accept
able, check producing triolets, ron
deaux. chansons, sonnets, qua
trains. lyrics, limericks, elegies and
vers de societe.
On the very afternoon of his ar
rival, a pretty girl of high school
age came with cheeks a-flush.
You are Mr.. Rimer, the cele-
brated poet?'
Rimer smilingly acknowledged
that he had written when Doris
Sings | Dream of Golden Cities"
which a hundred critics had pro-
noupced exquisite.
81 was wondering" she contin-
ued. "if you would mind getting me
up a little toast-say on friendship
for my class bnquet this even
ing"
Rimer was very busy, but he was
also very gallant. Therefore, he
spent the afternoon in producing a
really creditable rhymelet.
Next morning he set to work to
make up lost time on his great epic,
''Iron and the Clod." Before achiev-
ing there lines he was interrupted
by a blue eyed cherub.
please, sir, be you poetrywriter
man."
Rimer owned up.
"Then my ma said you might
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-09-15
PENCIL p DIN 7 S

Cal Atkinson clerk again. did
endorse his and the facts brought out by
jury investigation?
Spokane will fairly lively
the Farming whoop
ing things
handed out IS and $40 gold election day
distribute Burke
the cads into the
thIns Be rIners eheered the hard
Yet those 6erners ridden by
both king and emperor
Angeles highup society," Somebody's
stealing chickens by Of an auto
scramble things should the New York state
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-09-15
MOST ANYTHING

JOSH WISE SAYS:
my wife she'd make a
log cabin quilt this fall, but
she's done forgot what a log
Goblin looks like"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-09-15

them in preparing compositions on
Courage" THE Discovery of the
North Pole" and do 1t Now" By
the time he had these we'll under
way, he was requested to repair
forthwith to the courthouse to ad-
dress the Corn Planters association
on "The Poetry of the Long,
Straight Furrow." The remainder
Of the day he put in writing coup.
lets with his autograph annexed,
for sale at a church fair.
The next week Rimer, chasing a
Putnam avenue car, overlook Tai
bot.
"Hello!" bawled Talbot, thought
you were wooing the rural muse?'
Il was" painted Rimer, but I've
come back to town to get a rest"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-09-15

morning went to the making of a
lifting Sonnet to Sal"
In the afternoon his housekeeper
came to him with a copy of THE
Cook-Ladies' Companion" contain
ing rebus which she desired
solved, and which tok an hour from
Iron and the Clod." Later in the
evening another very pretty woman
telephoned to know If he would
mind writing her suitable recita-
ton for a temperance social. The
next morning there school children
called and requested that he assist
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-09-15
MINNESOTA DAY AND FAIR.

The Minnesota club of Spokane
met last evening at the residence
of Mrs. G. w. Horton, 1902 Wood.
fern avenue, to perfect plans for
the observation of Minnesota day
at the Spokane Interstate fair
Tuesday. Oct. 4. The committee on
arrangements suggested that club
members attending the fair or
that day show their colors by
wearing badges with the gopher EN-
blem of the North Star state.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-09-15

PA, what's the meaning Of
merger?"
my son, it is, for instance, when
two railroads are brought together"
Huh. dad, l thought that was a
collision"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-09-15

Detroit 10 to have a school for
the instruction Of mothers in the
care of babies.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-09-15
ROAD TO SPEND $4,000, 900.

DENVER, Sept. 15.-It Is re-
ported the Denver & Rio Grande
railroad is to double track its line
from Denver to Salt Lake City at a
cost of $12,000,000.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-26

and complex question There must always
be n smart tailor gown. but is chat as
necessary as the one piece gown with coat
to match, made of light weight material
and suitable for the spring midday reccp-
ton, the afternoon drive OF any of the so
cial festivities that take place after
Easter. New, fresh, smart gowns are a
delight and JOY after a long winter season
of heavy materials and dark colors, and
tho woman who can and does resist their
allurcmeDt5 is either half stole, blind to
the charm of attractive dress or abso-
lutcly lacking IN taste. \ smart street
costume is an investment cmincntly
practical. md this year there is greater
variety than usual 10 choose from in the
coat and skirt costumes and in the three
piece. or, rather the gown with coat to
match. than has been tlic case for some
years. There is the always fashionable.
strictly tnilor made cost in serge, but
this season it will bc more ON the practi.
cal order than ever. for The more clabo.
rale style OF costume, with shorter coat,
Russian blouse or much trimmed short
jacket, will be the most popular
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~ quite done away with, for the new silks
are called waterproof, aud certainly give
the appearance of being extremely dur
able
Those of figured design combined with
plain are most attractive. There are polka
dots ef every size, stripes and checks. but
the newest are the lace patterns of white
on dark ground. Those made up with
the plain color or in the patterns TINT com
bine n plain border with the figured de-
sign are certainly effective, and the colors
are most cburrning. Just rs in every ma
tcral this year, There nrc several different
styles gircn, and both the drapcd over
skirt and tlIc plain gathered but not TOO
full skirt finished with plain band arc
very smart. The most becoming should
be chosen when there is such a wide field
oil choice.
Tho round. low cut neck. which is at
tho moment an all prevailing fashion, Is
painfully conspicuous in many OF the new
est models for foulard gowns. But the
latest designs have all the yoke aud hirh
stock collar of finest net, and. while so
transparent as not to entirely ohviatc the
appearance of the uncovered neck, it does
modify it little.
For older women il has so much that
is ugly chat The wonder is it has ever
gained even acceptance. The pleatcd rnf-
dc entirely destroys one Of tue greatest
beauty points. The Inc from tho car to
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-26
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tcrialS. There need he no trimming, even
on the waist. Soft folds in surplice effect
of fine tulle or chiffon are most becoming,
either of the same color as tho gown or of
white. Sleeves of the net OF chiffon reach
ing not quito TO the elbow, close fitting
and 6niShcd with crystal fringe, nro also
becoming, while it So desired the sleeve
and fcbu in one piece. recalling the
kimono sleeve of two years ago, can be
chosen. There arc also sleeves Of goodly
size. in single or double puffs, for tho
low waist that has the round out around
the shoulders, but this is n most trying
fashion and not 10 be rushly recon-
mcnded The theatre and restaurant din
ncr gown is far prcther with the net
elbow length sleeve, and is in far bettcr
style than the latter, which by rights
should be for 4 ball gown, But, in sleeves
as in skirts. this year the choice is so wide
that surely no woman should ever be seen
in anything unbccomIng
Lace evening gowns for summer will
tax To the uttcrmoSt the jealousy of those
who appreciate real LACE, for when cost
is not considered the real lace gowns are
simply superb: and they are becoming,
for no longer is The fashion Of the mo-
mont sacrificed 10 the beauty of the lace,
but the lace is cut into and made. up
with reckless Disregard 10 its value that
produces most marvellous results.
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task. At times it seems as though every.
thing that had TO do with fashions was
absolutely contradictory, Word goes
forth. certain moi TO bo altered much, that
full skirts are TO be worn, and only full
skirts. this followed within an incredibly
short sp0cc of time with the information
that eXaggcrntcdly tight skirts arc the
very latest style. Draped effects or much
elaborate trimming is commanded, and
before the trimmings are chosen the news
is flashed from abroad that simple, plaip
and classic folds arc the very latest crca-
tiOns.
Many Confusing Orders.
In tho myriad OF confusing orders Tins
set forth what can mere woman do? Even
the most eXtrayaSant of her sex haIfs
undecided as 10 purchasing recklcssly and
blindly gowns that within month or
six weeks viii be deemed impossible"
and impossible" implied TO clothes sig
ni6es all that IL undc 5e Such a mar
row line it Is, too, that divides the dis
uDctlyc from the impossible.
Which is the most essential gown for
the spring wardrobe? is an all important
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-26

Eccentric in the extreme arc many oi
the new gowns with the skirts en-
livened O. with folds of the material tied
together so as 10 draw the fulneSs in about
the ankles. When this fashion was first
introduced it wns essentially n cHrica-
turc, and even the designers who guvc it
TO the public were sccptical as to its
adoption, even with possible notifications
OF the original idea. il has been grea;ly
modified. but the ugly, unbecouing lines,
that tend to awkwardneSs, have not been.
nor can they be, entirely overcome
1t is seen at its best in the soft. trans
parent fabrics which permit of the skirt
being wide and full about the ankles.
then, the knottinG of the folds does not
give so harsh and uncompromising an ef-
feet as when the style is carried ont in
cloth and velvet. Fortunately, there is
4 wide range OF colorS and textures TO
choose from, so that there is not the
slightest necessity for using the heavy
wcaveS
Foulnrd Popular Material
Foulard lis ono of the popular materials
this season and the number of different
designs is remarkable One of the great
objections that fouard was Il muterinl
easily injured by rain has been apparent
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-26

the shoulder, and is inappropriate except
for an evening waist, and then il is again
bad line, The neck not being open
enough. However, for fhc moment it is
fashion much in evidence,
The embroidered net aud tullc tunics
cannot be clasScd among the newest fash
ions. and yet tlicy are exhibited in the
newest of models. There is so much 10
recommend thcm-tbey are charminely
decorative and becoming. enhance the
beauty of an absolutely new gown and
entirely remodel nh old one They can be
bought at a reasonable price. and il de-
sired lot of money con be spent on them
They are beautiful in color and design
Certainly they deserve the popularity they
possess It is easily possible this spring
10 match the color Of any gown in these
Garnitures, for earniturcS they arc. but
be it remembered always that when any
fashion becomes so universally popular
ard Is so practical it is no longer go smart
or exclusive and the woman of well
trimmed taste selects in preference a
model in direct contrast.
soft Finished Materials.
The soft inlshcd silks and satins now
selling at such reasonable prices will
make the summer evening frocks remark
ably attractive tins year. The oycrskirt,
ronnd or pointed. preferably the hitter,
shows to greatest advantage In these ma
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-26

grace and elegance Of line as exhibited in
the expensive models that are displayed
combine 10 make the copying of them an
almost impossible task After Tho first
bcwlldcrmcnt has passed careful study
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TICAL AND FASHIONABLE MODELS 70

F. OR the woman to whom economy is
necessity The fashions Of the mo-
mcnt present depressing outlook.
Tho quality of the material. The work
rlaDsbip of tho trimmings, the subtle
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-26

Iof even the most elaborate gown soon
Sulices TO clear the atmosphere a little,
and the woman with any real knowledge
of clothes. if she can call 10 her aid
clever seomstrcss, can evolve from these
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-26
Foulnrd Popular Material.

Sclfsnme models a most satisfactory
wardrobe at surprisingly small cost In
truth, some of the best eowncd women
are those who spend the leost money.
1t is difficult unless one be absolutely
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-26
soft rInIrhcd Materials.

factory and thea adding some handsome
trimming. the result will be remarkably
attractive One error into which smatcur
ld-essmalers and millincrs alike are apt
to fall is sewing their work too tight, and
in consequence giving garments harsh, hard
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-26

conycrsant with tho intricacies Of modern
dncss to COPY successfully the most elab-
oratc of the fasbjon designs. but by fol-
lowing the general outline, choosing the
simpler STYLES (aS j rule the most salts
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-26

lines. a gown Wei scwed is not of nc-
ccssity nailed together. This applies most
10 dr1pcry and trimming, bat the founda-
ton, the lining also, can be put toscthes
that it will not look teo tight aud too
strained.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-26
BY A. T. ASHMORE.

BY a, I. ASIMORE.
q EIECTING gowns for the sum,
mcr outfit involves Car more
thought, time and patience than
4 can be realized by the uninitiatcd
In the mysteries of drcss, and this
seasons fashions will tax TO the
utmost all those qualities best adapted
to the successful accomplishment of the
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-07-10
Omaha Car Strike
Called Off by Men
Street Car Mems Union Takes Formal
Action Releasing Those Who
Have Stayed Out.

The street car strike which was inaugu-
rated in Omaha September IS, 1903, was
officially declared off last night at a meet
ing OF the street car mems union and all
of the strikers are now privileged to re-
turn to work for the company IL they and
the company so desire. In speaking of the
matter, o. j. Randall, secretary Of the
union, stated last evening:
There are 362 Of the street car men who
took part in the strike last September who
have never resumed work with the com
pany. OF these there are about $50 who
have remained in the city, while the re-
mainder have scattered over the country
and are now employed In many different
cities. Those who remained in Omaha are
most OF them, employed in other capaci
ties, but now that the strike has beer
formally dropped they are free to return
to work While the strike has been vir.
tually off all winter, still it has never beer
officially ended until the adoption OF this
resolution tonight. We thought it was no
fair nor necessary to continue 1t longer, Sc
the action was taken"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-07-10
Teachers Finish
Spirited Session
Many Ideas of Revolutionary Char
acter Expressed by Those Attend
ing Boston Session.

BOSTON, Mass, July s.-The forty-eighth
annual convention OF the National Educa-
ton association ended here today. Not
only was the convention revolutionary in
it's method of selecting Mrs Ella Flagg
Young OF Chicago to the presidency Of the
association, but some Of the speakers at
the department meetings during the week
gave expression to extremely radical ideas.
President David Starr Jordan Of Leland,
Stanford university. made an unqualified
denunciation of foot ball as a college sport;
William McAndrew, principal Of the Wash
ington Irving High school, New York City
vigorously protested against the present
day high school curriculum; pleas were
made by other speakers for the establish
ment of more practical courses In high
and secondary schools; and one of the
speakers declared that the agricultural col.
leKes were SO theoretical that they did not
teach the common service Of the farm.
The Carnegie foundation was attacked bS
one speaker as the greatest educationa
monopoly in the world.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-07-10
Foster Father
DisinheritS Son
if Not a Genius
Must Be High School and Harvard
Graduate at Eighteen-Instructed
to Leave Women Alone.

WASHINGTON, July 9.-Robert 81
George Dyrenforth, the s-year-old foster
son Of Robert @. Dyrenforth, former com-
missioner of patents, faces busy life with
high rewards his IL he qualities The lad
is the sole heir OF his foster father. The
latter's will. in which the value OF the
estate is not given, filed for probate today
provides these conditions for Robert IL ht
would inherit the estate when he reaches
the age OF 2S.
He Is. to be graduated from a public high
school by the time he is IA.
He is to take a full course at Harvard
and win degree before he is IS.
This Is to be followed by six months
study of law at oxford. Then he must
return to the United States to be grsdu-
ated from West Point, and after holding
commission in the army resign, "be thor
oughly educated in the law" and begin its
practice.
His vacations are to be spent travelling
through France, Spain, Italy, Greece, Ger
many Denmark and Russia, in the orde'
named.
He is not to become Catholic. He Is tc
learn manual training, dancing, music and
to beware OF women.
Robert will have the income of the es.
tate until he becomes %, when 1t IL his
absolutely. Should he die or fall to meet
the Wills obligations the estate reverts tC
william r. Dyrenforth, Harold Dyrenforti
and Robert Coils Dyrenforth, all OF hi
cago.