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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-17

bers and friends are invited.
Miss Grace Owens will present
several of her students in piano
recital at the Temple of Music
Tuesday night, to which the pub
lie is invited.
Mrs. J. C. Stallcup will be
hostess tomorrow afternoon for a
large reception given in honor of
the Episcopal women of the city.
Mrs. Vienne Neel Reidelsberg ~
head of the department of music
at Whitworth college, will present
a number of her advanced pupils
in retical Friday evening at Mason
library.
Tomorrow afternoon Mrs. M
A. Warner, 1922 South l. street,
Will entertain the Woman's Study
club at her residence. The author
to be discussed is Ernest Thomp-
son Seton. Mrs. S. E. Roberts,
Mrs. Jacobs and Mrs. Barlow will
take part.
Final arrangements have been
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S0IE7Yy

A wedding of much interest
will be celebrated tomorrow
morning when Miss Bernice
Minis, daughter of Mrs. w. P.
Minis, and Mr.. Leo Kachlein will
be joined in marriage at the
home of the brides mother on
North 26th street. Rev. Edgar
c. Wheeler will perform the cere-
mony.
The Twentieth Century club
meets Tuesday afternoon with
Mrs. S. s. Healy, 419 East 26th
street.
Mrs. Clark Thompson will en-
terrain the Topaz circle Tuesday
afternoon in Association hall,
913 1-2 Tacoma avenue. Mem
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F>adS, Fasbiofls and Home Hints for 6>on1en

made for the mid-winter ball %
be given by the Ladies' Musical
club Friday evening, Jan. 81. A
board meeting will be held to-
morrow to make plans for the re-
organization of the club chorus.
Fern Auxiliary o. e. S. will he
entertained by Mrs. Edward Mil
Ter at the Miller apartment on
Tacoma avenue Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Booth are
entertaining about 40 guests at
their residence on North Ander-
son street this evening in cele-
bration of the 18th anniversary
of their wedding.
Needlecraft club meets with
Mrs. Florence Lispon, 1922 North
Anderson street Tuesday after
noon at 1880. Mrs. w. J. Hal
sen will act as secretary, Mrs. Ben
Olson being absent in California.
Tacoma Homestead No. 233.
Brotherhood of American Yeo-
men, will give musical program
Friday evening in Eagles hail.
Refreshments will be served dur
ing the latter part of the evening
and a general social time will be
enjoyed.
Platt w. c. T. U. will meet
with Mrs. F. ]. Lenhart, 1918
North 2Sth, tomorrow afternoon.
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Comic and Hurnor Section
OSCAR Makes der Story of Tom Thumbnail
Diss Hero of Story Books WaSs
So Small He Imatchined He
Wass Troubled Nit GrasshOp-
pers Ven Dey Wass Only FIeaS.
BY FRED SCHAEFER.

A long dime ago, children, be-
fore actual facts wass inventet,
dere wass born a fiddle boy aloud
der size of a tin soltchier. Dey
called him Tom Thumbnail.
Der r-r-resan he wass so small
ISIS dot fairies brought him, und
you know a fairy hates to carry
anydings heafy. Fairies ISIS lazy,
like your Onkel Adolf.
Veil, ven his parents receifed
Tom Thumbnail dey cut down u
suid of ladders clothes for him,
und hat enough left for ladder
to work. arount der house in.
Hiss cradle wass a pecan she'll
und day fed him boiled rice, Won
rice each day. Den he voult PICK
him teet NIT a chickens eyelash
for a tootpick. He used to amuse-
ment himseluf playing marbles
nit mustart seeds for marbles.
He illumin ationed hiss house NIT
a lightning bug. All he hat to
do wass to kick der bug in der
Stats und i'd voult flare up.
Won day he said to hiss ma:
"Say, I am ferry much troubled
NIT grasshoppers." Hiss ma, she
took good look und said: "My
son, does it nod grasshoppers;
dose is fleas." Zach" said Tom
den dose eagles vich is flying
arount in der garten must be
humming birts-dey wass bimble-
bees.
Such small curiosity as Tom
coult nod stay home long. Some
body kidnapped by catching him
on a piece of sticky fly paper und
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-17

While the long, broad stole oil
fur is one most seen, the small
neckpieces with heads and claws
still are in excellent style, and
many fashionable women will not
give them up for the more cum
bersome furs.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-17

pungent, aromatic and somewhat
bitter. The tea, which is made by
sleeping the leaves in hot water,
acts as a tonic, and Is an anti
spasmodic.
0ld-fashioned mothers give it to
their babies to soothe, and to ex-
pei the gas from the little stom-
achs. Then these mothers drink
what's left of this soothing herb
and like it-and feel refreshed
without knowing the reason why.
We are gradually getting back
to nature and before long We'll
be an herb-drinking people. When
that time comes, we'll forget all
about the NERVES" and indigestion
and other diseases, caused by caf-
feline and tannic acid.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-17

Among the new scarfs are those
of soft white silk, quite elaborate
ly beaded. The scarf proper has
a design, very elaborate, wrought
out in gilt beads, while the border
is in silver.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-17

more, it doesn't find TIN way
back"
Rich eastern woman went
coasting wearing a $500 pear,
necklace and they were spilled iu-
to the snow. But ones neck
must be kept warm at any cost.
"Upholding discipline" is one
thing and holding up" the dis IL
plined is another, as Pinchot may
find occasion to remark when h.
gets time to coin epigrams.
Visitor: What became of that
other windmill that was here
last year?
Native: There was only enough
wind for one, SO we took it down.
Transcript.
AS Senator Gore says, "the
jeweled hand of greed picks the
threadbare pocket of the needy"
but by this time it is pretty close
to the bottom.
"She asked me what 'igloo'
meant"
"Well?"
"And 1 couldn't tell her. I'm
not up on baby talk" Detroit
Free Press.
The beef trust shows exc sp-
tionally large profits in the last
year. The beef trust is one of
our suffering and much malignad
eleemosynary institutions.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-17

Women will have to be more
careful than ever this coming sea-
son about the appearance of their
shoes, for fashion has decreed that
walking skirts shall be four inches
from the floor.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-17

The suede glove is the thing of
the hour. 1t is worn for street in
its heavy texture and wide stitch
ing, and in the evening in the pale
gold tones that are becoming to
the arm and hands.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-17

The return of the blouse and
separate skirt restores the sash
and belt to favor, and they are
found in attractive styles in leath-
|er and silk.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-17

Smart are the crocheted or
knitted buttons made of the same
worsted as ones sweater and worn
upon the garment. They come in
a variety of shapes and sizes.
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OutOf tbeWBdOmOf
.SCYhTHIAGREY -

When an extra long buttonhole
stitch is desired in embroidermg,
the edge may be buttonholed
twice, the stitches of the second
row coming between those in the
first row.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-17

Beaded belts in antique colored
designs are as much worn as bags
of this description are carried.
They come with large fancy
buckles.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-17

The sharp pointed waist is seen
now and then in ultra-fashionable
costumes. Whether it is to come
back to its own remains to be
seen.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-17

In children's clothes black and
white checked materials are much
used. Little coats of the same are
worn over these dresses.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-17
CYNTHIA GREYSI
CORRESPONDENTS

Dear Miss Grey: l am a 15-
year-old girl. 1 hope to enter col
lege in four years. Is that the
usual age? What kind of dresses
will l need? Would it be all right
for me to make cushions, throws
and such things to decorate my
room, now? If so, will you tell
me what l will need in that line?
Also, since 1t Will be a "hard tug"
for my parents to send me to col
lege, would you advise me to buy
my outfit a little at a time from
now on and not have so much to
buy at the last?
A SCHOOLGIRL.
A.-Eighteen and nineteen is
the usual age for the high school
girl to enter college. You will
need the usual amount of under
wear, hose and handkerchiefs.
These things you can get ready
during the four years. Shoes,
dresses, coats and hats cannot be
bought in advance, as styles in
these articles change each season.
Gloves also may be bought during
the time. Girls in college strive
to give their rooms as cosy and
homelike an air as possible. Usu-
ally the room is shared with an
other girl, and each sleeps in a
single bed. These beds may be
converted into gay couches in day
time, each girl bringing Gre
tonne couch cover and five or
more large pillows to match. Then,
if she has a few printed notices,
pennants simply framed, pictures
of favorite subjects, and photo
graphs of the home folks, she
hangs them on her side of the
room. A small gay rug or two
brighten up the room. A good
student lamp does not come amiss,
but perhaps is not necessary. Your
idea of beginning to get ready so
early is a very good one, and
speaks well for your mental bal
ance. 1t is refreshing to find a
girl so eager and ambitious about
her schooling as you seem to be.
l hope your dreams will all be
realized.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-17

The turban has usurped the
place of the picture hat for many
formal occasions, and is generally
seen at fashionable gatherings.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-17

The newer revival in sleeves is
the kimono cut in one with the
waist, but it is by no means sc
full and wide as formerly.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-17

A scratch on highly polished
furniture will almost disappear
after a vigorous application of
olive oil. sr...
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-17

The pretty frock OF the illustra-
ton is made of white landdowne
and white Japanese embroidery on
silk. With the simple little sash
it is at once a simple and hand
some dress for a tiny girl.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-17
MIDGET MINSTRELS

LOOK heah, Eph, why am a
haberdasher LAX section hand?"
"A haberdasher as LAX a Sec
tion hand becaze he handles ties"
Dat am right. Now, how tin
"a black man max his color fade?"
Let him quit eatin'-dat1l
max him a good deal lighter"
I'VE will now suspend de en-
tertainmen' while de Sugah Cane
quartet sings He Allus Comes
Eroun' When Dey's 'Possum on
de Plate"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-17

Nowadays a dollar doesn't go
as far as it used ter. an what's
more, it doesn't find tn way
back"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-17

Dear Miss Grey: Which is
proper for a divorced woman to do
take back her maiden name, or
keep that of her ex-husband?
NJ. L. H.
Aft you have children by all
means keep your husbands name.
If you have none, settle the ques-
ton yourself. 1t isn't a question
of propriety.
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Final arrangements have been
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-10-04
DEATHS.

BROWN Friday. September 80. 1910
at 1910. a. m. at Rutledge, Pyllis
Albert Brown, aged 8 months.
Private funeral services were held
this morning. at the Sioux cemetery
near E1don where fnterment was made.
BRADY-Friday. September 80, 1910
at 2:20 q. m. at the family residence
In Riverview, William P. Brady.
aged rs years. Death resulted from
tuberculosis OF which the patient
had been sufferer for over q year.
The deceased wos born In Iowa and
had resided in the state all his life.
He Is survived by his wife.
Funeral services will be held Sunday
October 2 at $3.50 o'clock from the
residence. Rev. w. II. Horned, pastor
OF the East End Presbyterian church
will conduct the services. Interment
will probably be made in the Ottumwa
cemetery.
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sleouRnEY.

r. - - =.
Attorney George F.. Hise Of Des
Moines was caller in Sigourney on
Wednesday in Connection with bust
ness pending in the district court
Mrs. Eva III. Ogden made a business
trip to What Cheer Wednesday and
also to attend the What Cheer District
fair.
The Hedrick boosters, composing a
string Of 20 automobiles and loaded
with enthusiastic boomers of their
town passed through Sigourney on
Thursday morning enroute for the
What Cheer District fair
Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Brown and Mr..
and Mrs. L. A. Funk went to What
Cheer Thursday morning in the form
er's auto T. take in the fair.
N. w. McVicker was a passenger
for Muscatine Thursday morning for
a short visit with relatives and
friends.
Prof. G. D. Woodford of Ottumwa
was in the city Tuesday organizing a
violin class.
Judge Clements adjourned court on
Tuesday and he and D. w. Hamilton
went from here to What Cheer to take
in the fair.
Mrs. z. L. Parker and children, j. T..
Parker. Jr., and Evelyn Parker from
Lewiston, Idaho, arrived in the city
Tuesday for an extended visit with
he formers father Cap. J. T. Parker.
J. G. Smith from Denver Colo. is In
the city this week visiting with his
brother j. H. Smith. whom he has not
seen for twenty wears.
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ing to sag. But i enjoyed my authority
Of the house, and my liberty abroad
seemed like license to me. j felt
launched on wide sea OF life.
The city itself was changed to my
new horizon 1t was larger, more
complicated, with more masts In the
harbor, new streets and horse car
lines, and every one moved about IN
it like the pieces OF Chinese puzzle.
The friends who had lived close about
us had all moved westward or south
ward with the trend Of the city, and
between Telegraph and Chestnut street
hills there were some very fine houses.
was often running over there to see
Halle or Estrella, and my shortest way
lay past the convent that stood little
apart in the middle of the settlement.
Next to 1t, but facing on another street,
was a house which had been built at
the same time as the convent The
convent wall came up at its back. On
the other three sides was high fence.
Over the fence only the upper story
could be seen, and 1t had look so still
and closed up, that 1t brought back to
me that feeling OF mystery the city
used to give me as child. But
never noticed or wondered about it
particularly until one day when ! saw
an open carriage waiting In front OF
the steps.
While I was looking woman came
out Of the gate, and got into the car
riage. She was Spanish. saw at q
glance, and big. and all Id sweeping
black. but instead OF being dark she
was tawny, with q wonderful glow OF
copper colored hair through her black
lace veil, and in all my life I had never
seen creature move SO gracefully as
she. It was Nike watching q beautiful
cat. asked Estrella Mendez who she
was, and Estrella blushed, and said she
did not know. And when asked was
she sure, because knew the woman
was Spanish, Estrella got quite angry.
and said she wasn't supposed to know
all the Spanish people in the city, ana
especially IL they didn't have husbands.
That surprised me, for the woman had
looked quite like great lady, and
when went home spoke to father
about 1t.
TO Be CONTINUED.)
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puRuQUE,s CENSUS.

Dubuque showed gam In the cen.
sus returns this year, but it was not
so large gain az its rivals, Sioux
City and Davenport, scored and Du-
buque dropped from second place IN
the 1900 census to fourth place in the
1910 census. But Dubuque Is not down
hearted over the showing it made.
eve may not be the biggest city In
the state" says the Telegraph Herald
of that city, "but we are virtuous
counters" This is the way the Du-
buque paper views the census returns :
To count or not to count the dead
in the church yards;
To count or not to count the couple
Thousand residing without the limits
Of the city proper;
To fake or not to fake many thou
sand names;
To write down or not to write down
the summers visitors as residents
here;
To pad or not to pad :-these were
the questions.
And having census enumerator
with tn conscience Of q Puritan, the
manner Of arriving at the figures is
something of which we may we'll be
proud, provided that there We're
counted all we have, which doesn't
seem possible, or convicts the non
Puritanical enumerators Of other
years as mighty careless with figures.
We may not be the biggest city IN
the state on the showing made, but
we are virtuous counters.
incidentally it is to be remarked
that anyone who thinks Dubuque does
not present on every hand evidence
OF substantial growth is deluded.
Dubuque is up on its toes now, now
ever, and may be counted upon to
make a hard fight to hold q place in
the first division Of the census race.
"A 100000 fund has been raised tc
bring new industries to Dubuque and
the reawakened spirit Of which this
gives evidence will have it's eject IN
pushing Dubuque forward
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Miss Farmhouse of Oskaloosa is vis-
iting her grandparents Mr.. and Mrs.
]. III. Scott this week.
Mrs. Ed Waddington has placed his
goods in the Vance building and will
sell them at public auction today. He
Is preparing to move to California
Mrs. Geo. De Tar went to Oskaloosa
wednesday, to help care for her little
niece Lucille Grimes who is quite sick.
erected In the vicinity Of Eddyville.
Among the number of the homes Of
Mr.. De Brien, Ed Malloy and the
Misses Sargent.
Mrs. Jesse Sturgeon and Mrs Min
ME Guy are transacting business In
Bloomfield this week.
Claude Wells is In the northern part
Of the state this week ION business.
Sam Housting moved his family
this week from near Cedar to Eddy
willie on North First street.
The friends and neighbors Of Mrs.
John Boden gave her q very pleasant
surprise Thursday. The event was in
honor Of her 49th birthday About 20
were present. Mrs. Boden received a
number of presents.
Mrs. Geo. Strange and baby of Des,
Moines are guests this week Of Mrs.
Frank Kussart.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Ward and family
and Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. hurry and
family and Miss Gertie Briggs at
tended the fair at Abba Thursday.
VIM. Mattix Is moving today from
the Scribner property to the tenant
property of B. Joiner on South Fourth
street.
w. ). Richardson Of Westport, Ind.,
is visiting his granddaughter Mrs. J..
r. Sipes.
Mrs. j. L. Sipes entertained at din
ner on Thursday in honor Of her hus-
bands list birthday.
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FAIRFiELD.

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Charged with removing mortgaged
property to the value OF $13 from the
state, J. H. McIntire was brought to
Fairfield from Rock Island Tuesday.
He was arrested last week but resisted
extradition and could not be brought
until papers were secured.
Roy Spence has resigned as local
manager of the Western Union tele-
graph company and will go to Quincy,
Ill, to enter a business college.
Miss Alice F. CRANE, a we'll known
woman of Fairfield, died Monday night
at her home on East Burlington street
after short illness with paralysis.
Miss CRANE was born in Fairfield In
1874 and resided here all her life. She
is survived by one sister, Miss Nam
ME CRANE, and by brother, Edward
CRANE of Council Bluffs. The funeral
was held Wednesday.
A luncheon will be enjoyed by the
members Of the commercial club at the
Court hotel. Municipal affairs and
business interests will be discussed
during the luncheon.
J. D. Cannon, prominent young
attorney of Davenport, Is being tried
here on charge Of obtaining money
under false pretenses. The case is be-
ing stubbornly fought by both Sides
Cannon is repsented by J. P. McQuirk
and Cohn Murphy Of Davenport and
Grail & Grail and ]. +. Ready OF Fair
field, while County Attorney Huglin
is being assisted In the prosecution by
j. P. Starr. The case grows out Of q
deal of the International Land COM
pany. OF which Cannon was attorney.
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o'BRIEN, FITZPATRICK AND THE
FISHES.

Cedar Rapids Republican. o Brien
and Fitzpatrick, two Cedar Rapids fish
ermen, are becoming talked Of. They
went fishing the other day and they
bet the refreshments, after the trip,
that Fitzpatrick would catch twice as
many as O'Brien. O'Brien, Of course,
bet him that he wouldn't
Well, they sat on the river bank all
afternoon. They looked at the green
hills across the river and at the will
lows dipping their leaves in the waters,
as the wind swayed them to and fro.
bite, but the fish had too much other
food at hand to bother about the
worms on the hooks OF O'Brien and
Fitzpatrick.
But, hist, finally there was bite,
and the man who had the long side Of
the bet brought out a fish. The other
man kept on trying, but no fish came
to his hook.
The man who had bet that he
would catch twice as many as. the
other man, had caught one fish and
the other man had caught none at
all.
The question now is, was that one
twice as many as the none Of the
other man. The night editor Of The
Republican, was appealed to and he
decided that one Is twice as many, or
q thousand times as many as none.
He Is a wise man, Carl Stuart Is, and
Broberg, who works on the desk next
to his, taking the Associated Press
report from the wires, says that Gail
Is a great mathematician we think so
to. Everybody in the Office thinks so.
But the man who had caught none,
does not think so-he paid his bet, but
he protested that he was not compelled
to do so.
There are two sides to this problem.
One is more than none and not two
more or twice as many as none. We
have studied on this problem some, but
it is confusing. II you have a solution,
write it out and we will print 1t.
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The fight made by Aviator Brookins
Yesterday from Chicago to Springfield
was the first cross country flight made
in the middle west, and was one OF the
most successful in the history OF av1a-
ton. The Chicago Record-Herald,
which offered prize of $4,000 for
the flight and thus made the record
possible, is to be congratulated. The
Record Herald had every reason to be
disguised with the art of flying after
having spent thousands on the aerial
expeditions Of Walter Wellman, who
did all of his flying on paper. Mr..
Brookins, on the other hand, being a
pupil of the silent Wright brothers, Is
not at all literary. He talks little and
writes not at all. But, my, how he flies.
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RACE MEET NEXT WEEK.
Pete Leinhauser of ottumwa to Be
Official Starter at Henry
Co, Race Meet,

Mt. Pleasant, Oct. 1.-The officials
of the Henry county race meet have
engaged Pete Leinhauser, or OF
tumwa to act as Official starter for the
races which will be held here October
5 and 6. He has acted in, the same
capacity at the Henry county fair, and
is known to be very competent.
Reports continue to come in from
various places that fine line Of horses
will be hare. Practically the entire
list which is at West Point this week
will be here, and there are men at a
number of other county fairs this
week looking after the speed list for
the race meet here next week. There
will be horses here from all over this
part of the state, and also farom points
lin Illinois and Minnesota.