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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-03-23

~ EDMUND VINCE COOKE
THE VINECATOR
(Copyright 1910, by the Author.l
BY FiZziwig.

1.-THE vinegator is the funniest
animal that ever was" said Fizzi-
wig. Its color is brown, and it's
lovely to hunt, cause girls can
hunt it just as good as boys, and
it doesn't mind being caught, and
it can run, but it can't jump, and
it has shape like a cup of cof-
fee."
"A breakfast cup or a demi-
tasse?" asked the Dollychild, who
had taken few meals at hotels
in her time.
Neither one. ! didn't say it
was like a cup. 1t g like the cof-
fee. It's like spilled cup of cof-
Fee"
"How do you hunt it, then ?"
asked Gabbleoff.
We'll, I'll tell you. One day a
flock of vinegators got into a
house and got loose IN the kitch-
en-. And the paby climbed UP on
the table and the vinegator bit
MIN anu
BIT him where?" asked Angel
imp.
Bit him in the stomach" an
swered Fizziwis, and So"
How could he be bitten in the
stomach when your stomach's in
side of your" asked Truepenny.
Because the, baby bit the
vinegator first AMI swallowed a
weeny bit of him, and so the vine
gator bit the baby in the stomach,
just as / said, and So"
1.-THE vinegator must be mighty
mean TO bite baby" said the
Dollchild.
Eyes, the vinegator has sour
disposition, said Fizziwig, but
he wouldn't have bit the baby if
the baby had let him alone. But
1t wouldn't do to leave the Vine
gator loose with the baby around
SO the baby's big brother and his
little brother and his little
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-03-23

Mona Leslie, proprietress of ono
the houses in the Sandberg dis.
trict, Fourteenth and Court A.
and Miss Lena Meadow, an inmate
of the same house, and May
Smith, friend, We're held up and
robbed last night by three heavily
armed men. About $500 in
money and jewelly was stolen,
the women say.
According to the story told the
police, the three men arrived at
the house about il o'clock, and
after chatting with the women for
while, suddenly covered them
with revolvers. Miss Leslie
started to cry out and was struck
over the head. They were then
marched to a bedroom, where
Miss Meadow, partially disrobed
and submitted to q search to keep
one of the men from ripping her
clothes off with a knife. The
women were then bound to a bed
with electric light wires and
strips torn from a sheet, and a
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-03-23

county in which the cause shall
have accrued, or in which the de-
PENDANT shall reside, or be found,
or in which the plaintiff shall re-
side, if the latter be either the
county in which the party last CO.
habited, or in which the plaintiff
shall have resided six months be-
fore suit be brought, for the fol-
lowing causes
And then it gives these causes
in addition to the statutory
grounds: Willful desertion, at
any time, for one year. Extreme
cruelty. Neglect OF husband for
one year to provide common ne
cessities, when not the result of
poverty.
1t is not the grounds, but the
ease with which the courts find
jurisdiction, that makes Nevada a
haven for heavy hearts. If two
want divorce, they leave a train
in the state and one commits an
act of cruelty. Neither need be a
resident. Or the defendant may
be found" passing through the
state and served with papers. Or
either may reside in the state six
months.
OF the colonists 80 per cent live
in the five hotels of which Reno
boasts, another 80 per cent are
cottagers, and 40 per cent find
employment. The latter are wait
resses, manicurists. hair dressers,
saleswomen, stenographers, tele-
phone operators, or maids. Their
thraldom need only last but 1872
days.
Prospectors, miners, gamblers,
Fasteners, Indians, Chinese, Japs,
doctors, lawyers, real estate men,
merchants, actors, mon from every
walk in life flock to- this American
Eldorado, which nestles brilliant
white in its setting of emerald on
the eastern slope of the Sierra Ne
vada mountains. The rattle of the
roulette ball, the drone of the
dealers voice and the click of the
crap dice go on uninterruptedly,
and there is often high play. Much
money changes hands nightly, for
this is one of the few diversions
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-03-23

huge mattress thrown over them.
A diamond ring worth $3.50, an
other worth $500, another worth
$50 and an eardrcp worth $50
were torn from Miss Lesl;es
hands and ears. The other ear
drop she managed 10 pull out and
hide. She also lost Sill in
money. Miss Meadow lost pair
of diamond earrings and 5000 in
gold she had hidden in her trunk.
May Smith lost SIS and a dia-
mond and turquoise ring, besides
a bracelet.
After the robbery the men d.
vided the spoils in the parlor of
the house, then disappeared. Aft
er struggle, Miss Leslie tore the
bonds from her wrists with her
teeth and the police were sum-
moned. Detectives Ellison and
Mckay are searching for the three
men, of whom they have good de-
scriptions, as they wore no masks
and made no effort to hide their
features.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-03-23

ported by the senate committee on
labor too late, however, for actio 1,
while the Graves bill was finally
recalled by Senator Graves from
the joint committee and taken to
his own (the judiciary commit
tee, where so far as we know, 1t
still slumbers.
The same influences, same men
same means were used to defeat
liability legislation as were op-
posed to the woman's eight-ho III
law and 1t is an almost safe pra-
diction that vote of the senate
on the federal liability act as pre-
sented by us would have resulted
in defeat by the same votes that
defeated the shorter work day.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-03-23
Is Going to Build
New Railroad?

SAN FRANCISCO, March %
Officials of the Hartman lines
here are DESTROYS of learning the
identity of the interests who are
putting up the money for the
survey for a proposed railroad
from Butte, Mont, to Boise, Idaho,
thence southwesterly toward San
Francisco by the way of the Las
sen country and Red Bluffs.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-03-23
WIFE OF MAJOR SLOCUM
KILLED IN lAUTO ACCIDENT

General Franklin Bell, chief of
staff of the army, was in the ma
chine. He escaped with slight in
juries.
> Mrs. Slocum died within 10
minutes after the collision.
: General Bell sustained a deep
scalp wound. but a superficial ex-
animation revealed no other in
juries,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-03-23
v. C. I. U. MEETING

The Central w. G. T. u. VIII
hold a meeting Thursday after
noon in the hall at $40 South 9th
street. Systematic and propJc-
tomato aims giving will be dis
cussed at the home of Mrs. Sho t.
hill. corner OF 9th avenue aud
Adams.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-03-23

Many Of them are inclined to an
swer-"Hill."
Some little light was thrown on
the matter by John M. Haines, of
Boise. He formerly was mayor of
Boise. He said that business men
at the Idaho capital city are GER
tain that a 1000-mile road from
Butte to San Francisco, via Boise,
is soon to be built.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-03-23

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
WASHINGTON, d. c., March
23.-Mrs. H. }. Slocum, wife of
Major Slocum, U. S. A, stationed
at Governors Island, N. Y, was
killed today in an automobile ac4
cident. The automobile was
struck and demolished by an in-
terurban car in a suburb north
of this city.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-03-23
THIS MAN CASE SAYS THINGS

lin his annual President Charles r..
Federation Labor speaks plainly
people of this
and incidentally political
crisp
excerpt
day.:
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-03-23

CHILDREN-Here is pc rfectly jolly way join
Story club Get book, each
ed cut 1t of the and paste it in the scrap
Then when the Story club quit for it's
will have regular story book You
secretary Story keeping the minutes
of the meeting
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-03-23
Reno, Refuge of Heavy
Hearts, Where Mismates
Flock For Divorce

Continued From Page One.)
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-09-08
Ohio Mans eyes Opened.

A man from Ohio who was recently
in Seattle, Wash, having heard that
the salmon run was on and that
scowloads were being taken to the
canneries every hour, called a waiter
in local hotel to him and said:
Sam, go out and buy me the big
gest and finest red salmon you can
get, have 1t baked and served to me
at dinner. Here is five dollars; keep
the change"
When the meal was served that
night the Ohio man sat down before a
baked fish that stretched the whole
length of four-foot platter He was
amazed, and asked for an explanation.
He was more surprised and better in
formed about the salmon family when
the waiter said that he might have
bought a 45-pound salmon instead of
just a 40-pound fish had he been just
few minutes sooner He also in
formed the Ohioan that there was no
change to be returned for the fish had
cost $490. and the walters carfare
was ten cents, so he received nothing
for the labor of carrying the big fish
to the hotel.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-09-08
Protecting tho Men.

"All women OF whatever age, rank.
profession or degree, whether virgins.
maids or widows. that shall from
after the passing Of this act impose
upon or betray into matrimony any
Of His Majesty's male subjects By
scents, paints, cosmetics, washes, arti-
flcial teeth, false hair, Spanish wool.
iron stays, hoops, high-heeled shoes or
bolstered hips, shall incur the penalty
OF the laws now in force against
witchcraft, sorcery and such like mis-
demeanors, and that the marriage,
upon conviction, shall stand null and
vold."-An act OF Parliament In the
reign OF Charles II.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-09-08
PONDS SUPPLIED BY DEW
MISts From tho Sea Aid In Keeping
Hilltop Reservoirs Filled
With Water.

The question why Jack and jill
went up" the hill, instead Of down, to
fetch the famous pail of water has
been solved by the latest dictionaries,
in which may be found the word dew
pond" 1t was to one OF these, which are
always built upon high ground, that
the two were bound, says the Scien-
tffic American, adding that probably
1t was located on the English downs
Continuing, the writer says:
"The NEUROLOGY Of the down country
Is topsy-turvy, for down is an un-
land, and the downs afford bountiful
supply of water even when the wales
are parched. Hence the singular spec
tacle Of cattle being driven to the hill
tops and carts sent uphill to procure
water.
What is a dew pond? The word is
only to be found in the two newest
dictionaries-the New International
and the Century Supplement, both
published this year-though 1t has
been used locally for hundred years,
perhaps much longer.
Dew ponds date back to a prehis-
toric era. They receive water direct.
ly from the air-whether chiefly In
the form of rain, mist or otherwise is
a question still unsettled, impervious
bottoms enabling them to retain all
the water they gather The bottom
commonly consists of chalk or clay,
over which is strewn layer of rubble
to prevent perforation by the hoofs
of animals. A layer Of straw is often
added. The ponds measure 80 to 70
feet across, and the dep h does not ex-
ceed three or four feet
"The theory that these ponds are
fed by dew-by the condensation of
the invisible moisture of the air-is
supported by Edward A. Martin, who
has been making extensive observa-
tions in Sussex, and who believes that
he has found an important source Of
the water supply In the frequent mists
from the sea- From the Geographical
Journal of August, 1900, we quote the
following:
Everyone acquainted with the
Sussex downs must be familiar with
the sea fogs which sweep inland from
the south. Ones clothing quickly be-
comes covered with deposit of dew
like beads. :. On some of the downs
in West Sussex the highest parts are
chosen for pond construction. as be-
ing more exposed to the moisture-la-
den winds. Dew would not be depos-
tied If the air were in rapid motion,
but fog brought in from the esa would
remain in spite of the wind. provided
the temperature were sufficiently low
so the name dew pond is mis-
nomer; but as Dr.. Hugh Robert Mill
has recently remarked, 1t would be a
pity If this picturesque word should
vanish from the language"
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-09-08
A Fat Reducer.

Before starting to starve or drug
on your extra layers Of fat try the
effect Of this simple exercise, which
Is great reducer Of adipose tissue.
Standing with knees close together.
rise on the tips Of the toes, and, at the
same time, elevate the chest and force
down the palms Of the hands as II
pushing hard on board Bend the
hands up slightly so the muscular
strain comes on the feshy part of the
hand close to the wrist.
Do this whenever you happen to
think of It during the day. and you
will soon notice a decided difference
in your flesh, particularly in promi.
nent abdomen.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-09-08
Habit.

Habit is the deepest law Of human
nature. It is our supreme strength,
II also, In certain circumstances, our
miserablest weakness. Let me go once.
scanning my way with any earnest
ness of outlook. and successfully ar
riving. my footsteps are an invitation
TO me q second time to go by the
same way; It is easier than any other
way. Habit is our primal fundamental
law, habit and imitation; there is
nothing more perennial in US than
these two. They are the source of all
working and all apprenticeship, of all
practice and all learning In the world.
-Carlyle.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-09-08
To Provide for conxIets, Families.

PToNioe TOT ConVlctS' amlIlcS.
An act to provide relief for the wives
and children and other relatives who
may be dependent upon prisoners com
mitted to the state prison will be
brought before the legislature at its
next session, according to F. s. Weis,
secretary of the Louisiana state board
of charities and corrections.
Since the publication of an article
rs the Right Party Punished?" many
inquiries have been received by Mr..
Weis as to the number of destitute
families in the city, and the number
throughout the state, and 1t appears
that there are many charitable per-
sons interested in the passage of this
act 1t is said to be simple matter
of Justice, not of charity; and every
effort will be made to prevent the
measure from being shelved at the
next session.-New Orleans Times
Democrat.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-09-08
washrnu Crepe de Chine.

Washing crepe de chine is no more
difhcult than to wash frock of col
ored muslin. If tepid water and good
soap are used with care it will come
from the laundry as triumphantly as
a piece of white linen. Do not let 1t
lie in the water longer than is abso-
Iutely necessary. rinse thoroughly, and
when half dry press on the wrong side
with a medium hot iron II of deli
cate color the garment must be dried
In q shady place after pressing.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-09-08
ITO ne continued.l


Harlem has a rival of Maxim. His
name Is William Patten, and he has
built model Of gun to be discharg
ed by a. centrifugal force, instead Of
with explosives. His force is supplied
by central wheel which will be work
ed by a 30 horsepower motor when he
builds d six-foot gun. But In his pres
ent 1O-inch model Patten turns this
wheel by hand and he seems to do mar
yelous things with 1t. He needs no
she'll nor cartridge but uses leaden bull
lets, the wheel firing them out as fast
as they can be poured into the gun. A
newspaper man vouches for the fact
that the gun put 400 buckshot into a
space five-eighths of an inch In diane
ter In less than a minute. The target
was 40 feet away. Patten believes that
his slx-foot gun will fire $4,000 half
inch steel bullets minute, with force
enough to kill at 1900 feet. The gun
will revolve so as simply to rain bullets
into anything within range.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-09-08
Cnanoe IN man,

Men are not the same through ali
divisions OF their ages; time. expert
ence, self-refections, and Gods mer-
cies, make in some we'll tempered
minds kind of translation before
death, and men to differ from them
selves as well as from other persons.
Hereof the old world afforded many
examples to the infamy OF latter ages.
wherein men too often live by the
rule Of their inclinations; so that,
without any astral prediction, the first
day gives the last; men are common
ly as they we're; or rather. as bad dis
positions run into worse habits, the
evening doth not crown, but sourly con-
.ludea the dav.-Sir Thomas Browne.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-09-08
To Make a Homs.

What do you include when you think
Of housekeeping? II you take It to
mean merely the work Of the house
which could be accomplished by a
hired servant, then perhaps 1t does not
matter that you should miss such
things as opportunity for thought,
daily reading. etc, says Home Notes.
But II you make housekeeping mean
home-making and housekeeping. the
formation of home into center for
the life of the soul and spirit as we'll
as of the body, then you must culti-
vate your mind. not keep 1t always to
the level Of the mundane things of
life
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-09-08
WIN Jones WINS sad.

Jones rich grandmother died and
Jones seemed unnaturally depressed
and sad. His friends tried to cheer
him.
"She left a last will and testament.
I suppose" said jenkins, carelessly.
"Oh, yes" said Jones, raising his
head at last, "she left a win and tes-
tamentl"
"Ah," chimed in Brown, you were
always a friend Of hers! OF course
YOUR name was mentioned"
YES" answered Jones, bursting
into floods of tears, my name was
mentioned, boys. IL am to have"
They hung expectant, while more
sobs checked back his words.
"T." he declared, at last, "am to
have the testamentl"-Scraps.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-09-08
CHAPTER xTIT.

captain Frank Pollock was, as many
people had said at different times and
In divers places. a little fellow; but
there was a good dead Of decision in
hin makeup. He walked to Rodney
MeHriam's house one afternoon with
an exaggeration Of his usual alert dig
nifty.
Rodney Merriam was lying on a wids
couch in his upstairs sitting-room when
Pollock's card was brought to him. He
put on a pair Of low shoes and a blue
serge sack coat, and before he left the
room stood on the threshold a moment,
thinking deeply, and then went down
stairs.
Good afternoon. Captain Pollock" :"
he said. courteously, taking a step to-
ward his caller. but Pollock stood per-
fectly rigid and did not move Mer-
riam stood by his desk. his hand rest
ing upon It
"Mr. Merriam" began Pollock. II was
introduced to you by a gentleman in
your club several months ago"
That is correct"
'T have met you a number of times
since-I needn't specify. Within a
week you have refused to speak to me
at the club; and yesterday. at NJ
Dameron's house. you acted toward me
in an extraordinary way. to say the
least"
Merriam nodded affirmatively.
"As / am likely to meet you, here
and there, at the club. perhaps at
houses of your friends, I have taken
the liberty of asking you what I have
done to Attend you. l resent being cut
before my friends by a man whom they
have right to assume I know"
Il fear that you exaggerate, Captain
Pollock l doubt whether cutting a
mans acquaintance can be construed
as an insult"
That is a matter Of opinion. sir.
choose to take It that you have DELHI
erately snubbed me, and. among other
people. before your nieces. Miss Dam
eron and Miss Merriam. II ! am not
At to enjoy your acquaintance, l am
not a At person for them to know.
have come. sir. TO ask an explanation
OF your singular conduct I am not in
the habit Of being treated in this fash
ion by a man Of any age"
His effort to be respectful In his an
ger showed a quality Of character that
touched the old man. who looked at
the erect. uncompromising figure with
liking in spite OF himself.
I am not in the habit Of giving rea-
sons for things l do. Captain Pollock.
and II would pain me very much to be
obliged TO explain why I may have
seemed TO treat you with discourtesy.
beg Of you 70 dismiss the matter as
one OF the alterations. let Us say. OF
old age. am considerably your senior.
Ny living you OF not liking you is not
an important matter-unless, well. II Is
conoeivable that some situation might
arise In which II might become import
GutF
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-09-08

Cairo has become one of the gayest
cities in the world. Fancy dress balls
are all the rage among society folk
there, and every one strives to outdo
every one else in originality of cos
tune. An English officers wife Gre
ated a sensation there the other eve
ming by appearing as a baby. Her
baby clothes we're made especially for
her in Paris, and she hired a stately
Arab to wheel her through the streets
In a perambulator, and right into the
center of the ballroom.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-09-08
a.yore and After.

The young Prince Tsai-Tao, during
his visit to America, welcomed criti-
cism of Chinese customs, and retorted
politely with counter criticism OF the
customs Of the United States.
The prince, at fashionable lunch
con in New York. sat beside lady
prominent in a rich and rather fast
set.
Prince" said this lady. IT think it's
dreadful that in China bride never
sees her husband before the wedding
day"
WELL" said the prince. with a grin.
there in America you never see him
after n"