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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-11-25
Ida is Youngest Park
Commissioner in u. S.

DES MONIES, Ia, Nov. 25.-
Here is the youngest park com
missioner in the United States
and she's girl, too./
Not a really, truly park COM
missioner, but a member of the
commission that has charge of
the government" of the Cassidy
school here. Her. name is Ida
Grace Congdon, and it is her bust
ness to see that the flowers and
plants in the school room are wa
tered and tended.
A boy acts as street commits
sioner and superintends the job
of keeping the aisles of the school
room free from paper and pencil
shavings. The teacher acts as
mayor. Other commissioner
all kids-preserve order on the
school ground, and look after the
finance of the school.
The system is modelled after the
famous Des Moines commission
form of government, and the
teacher says it not only serves to
keep the kids busy, but teaches
them a practical lesson in govern
ment at the same time. Elections
are held every year.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-11-25

Did you know that the turtle OF
the tortoise of certain species
lives much longer than a human
being? And that some of them
have been known to live $50
years?
Turtles come III : all sizes.
You've been out rowing in some
river when suddenly the splash
of the oars scared a little turtle
about as big around as a silver
dollar, and before you had a
chance to grab it and take it home
1t was off the log and out of
sight.
But giant turtles of the oceanic
islands, now very rare have a
shell nearly six feet long. Some
of these monsters still live on
the Galapagos island, Madagascar
and the Mascerene islands. One
of these has been on earth more
than a century and half, and
there are no indications even now
that he will die of advanced age.
The elephant tortoise Is extinct in
its original home. the north island
of Aidabara. One of them lived
in. England. as late as 1897 and
SO by so inches over
the curve of it's shell and weigh
ed S5S pounds. There is one. in
st. Helena now which the great
when a prisoner on
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-11-25
NOSE RED NO LONGER
Poslam Quickly Clears the Skim
Results Seen Overnight.

GAtSuttS oCCh oNCIhikIt.
When used for red noses, pim-
piles and other blemishes, poslam e
fine Work in clearing and healing
the skin is seen after on over
might application. Soon the trou-
bile is driven away. "My nose
would be like a boil" says Mr.,
Carl D. Steinhoff, Columbus, Ohio,
mot only painful but embarrass-
ing. I have given poslam a thor
iough trial. My face became smooth
and fair. My nose is a natural
color and does not get sore"
Being flesh-colored, poslam
may be retained upon the face in
the daytime without attracting no.
iitice. When used for eczema or
tlany itching skin disease poslam
stops the itching with first appli-
ifcation and cures worst cases in a
View weeks. So with acne, letter,
ttherpes, piles, salt rheum, BARRIERS
ditch and every surface skin affec-
Iltion. For pimples and blemishes
ionly small quantity Is required.
fPoslam is sold in two. sizes trial,
$50 cents; regular jars, $2) by all
tdruggists, particularly Malstrom 3,
EsNinth and g sts., and 1913 Pacific
fave, and the Grown Drug Co. For
ia free sample write to the Emer-
lgency Laboratories, 80 West
sTwenty-fifth street. New York
aCity.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-11-25

THAT island, used to pet. 1t is
known to be ITO years old and
may live great many more
years.
Another turtle which has a
god time in Nautilus has a his
tory going back to 1865.
The Galapagos islands, near the
coast of Ecuador, had the largest
known tortoises. There are still
a number of them on the island,
although dozen or so years ago
the best specimens were. captured
and presented to the various ZOOS
of the world.
The turtle lives in the water
and on land, and the bony shields
protect its body, into which it
can draw its head and legs when
threatened. This shell is really
a part of the turtles body and not
ia house, as some boys and girls
think it is. The upper part is
formed from the ribs while the
lower part is part of the turtles
breastbone. Experts can tell at
"a glance the age of some turtles
by the number of rings on the up
per shell, each ring indicating one
year. The turtle has no teeth
and swallows fits fod whole. Its
sight is keen and its hearing
acute. Some species are used by
man for food.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-11-25
FASHIONS

Heavy weight tailored suits are
seen with small fur hoods, hats
and muffs to match.
A touch of rich oriental, en-
I-broidery is often seen on the
dressy velvet suits.
Fashionable color sstill remain
dark and somber. Black ranks
first and dark blue second.
The narrow silhouet with en-
pire waist line is still and will
continue to be 1.-The thing"
Scarlet velvet peoples are pop
ular in millinery.
The extreme side fastening for
coats is meeting with more and
more favor as the season advances.
Black and white continues to
be the favorite combination.
Silk tailor-mades are to be the
thing" for late winter and early
spring.
Double-faced materials are pop
ular for outing or storm coats.
In the newest gowns closeness
of fit is absolutely essential.
Waists show little curve and
sleeves are still short.
Broad collars are seen on many
of the new coats and even on
some of the newest gowns.
Skirts are still narrow and
straight.
Evenings wraps of colored veil
vets are the newest in that line.
Kid garnftures are being much
used by milliners in flowers,
qufHs and cabochons.
Velvet buttons and narrow vel
vet ribbons are. extensively used
as trimming.
Silk slashes and ties finished
with large silk balls are used on
the new gown models.
Cape. gloves are the proper hand
coverings to wear with tailored
suits and long coats.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-11-25
FROM UNCLE SANS
COOK BOOK
Two New Sweet OPtatO Recipes by
Chefs in the Department
of Agriculture.

of Agriculture.
SWEET POTATO COBBLER !:
Prepare the mashed beaten sweet
potatoes as for sweet potato pie,
and fill dish with alternate lay
ers of biscuit dough or some SINH
lar crust and sweet potato. The
dough should be rolled out quite
thin and spread with the sweet
potato mixture in layers about
one-quarter inch thick. Add to
each layer just enough water to
give the crust when cooked the
consistency of peach or other fruit
cobbler crust. Bake until thor
oughy done, and serve hot with
drawn butter or hard sauce.
SWEET POTATOES BAKED
WITH APPLIES: Wash four me-
diminished potatoes, peel, and cut
the potatoes in slices about one
quarter inch thick; pare and slice
the same number of apples. in the
same way. Put the sweet pota-
toes and apples in baking dish
in alternate layers sprinkle "
cups of sugar over the top, scat
ter half cup of butter also over
the top; add three-fourth pint of
hot water; bake slowly for one
hour; serve steaming hot"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-11-25

Miss Louise Cromwell daughter
Washington
who will make their
White
Miss Cromwell of dinners
the house of Miss Angelica
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-11-25
ARE YOU WORTH MORE THAN s1.21
That Is Measuring Value Avoirdupois-Fat


That Is,
Sweetest Because
The indeed unfortunate
weight in gold to
But when it
story Most of would be
into the
Some scientist has figured
tory OF the the
parts
water nine gallons 90
PnosPnorouS enough for matches.
one small bar of
DIX ounces OF salt oil
small pnch or soda .01I
one pound and half OF
10 CUBIC fee OF
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-11-25

Mrs. Henry McCleary, regent
cf the Mary Ball chapter of the
D.-A. r., will entertain at chap
ter luncheon tomorrow at her
home on North street. Mrs. ID.
A. Cove elf Seattle, state regent,
will be present. Following the
usual custom for the TIhanksgiy-
ing meeting, contributions will be
brought fer charitable distribu-
tion.
The Ladies' Aid society of the
Bismarck M. d. church are maxi
ing extensive preparations for
their bazaar and dinner, which
WIFI be (1ehd In the M. W. A. haul
East g and SiXty-fcurtIh streets,
on December 7.
\ The opening ball of the Assem-
bly, Club to be held at the Taco
ma eIotel this evening, marks one
cf the brilliant social events of
the season.
Judge Carroll of Los Angeles
IS the guest CT his son, Mr.. Frank
Carroll. fer the holidays.
-
Mrs. Frank A, Montelius and
Miss Margaret Spellman leave
this morning for Grand Rapids,
Mich, after a several months
visit to the lIatter's parents in this
city
Miss Martha KrulI of South Ia
coma VII entertain the n. E. club
tomorrow afternoon at her home.
The acoma EllSs will give a ball
for Elks and their families at Ma
sonic haM this evening. Cards
Will furnish diversion for those
who do not dance.
Charles Cultus left Wednesday
for a trip abroad and a visit to
his former home in Berlin, which
he has not visited for 81 yaers.
He travels via San Francisco and
New York.
Mrs. Earl Hutchinson was hos
tess at an afternoon bridge tea at
her home on North Thirteenth
street this afternoon.
= II
Mrs. Fremont Campbell enter
tanned at her apartments at the
Lewis at the fortnightly meeting
OF her card club this afternoon.
y y
After a months trip to the Ha-
waiian islands, Mrs. Fred w.
Stein has returned home.
=
Mrs. Henry Hewitt and Mrs. p.
ID. Merton have returned home
from a visit to their old home in
Northern Wisconsin.
Mrs. Ralph Johns entertained
the members of her bridge luncrh- |
con club ait her home Wednesday |
afternoon.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-11-25

Director of Public Health and
Charities, Philadelphia.
In the event of cholera, yellow
fever, smallpox or other dreaded
diseases glazing headlines and
front page newspaper articles
arouse and alarm the community.
Public and private aid ST immc-
dfately placed at the command Of
the municipal health officer and
AN the forces and energies of our
best. civic life are enlisted with
him to combat the inroads of sick
nSs1 and death.
Yet the mortality from these dis
eases sinks into insignificance in
comparison with the mortality of
Infants. Diarrhea and enteritis
suggest no alarm, yet in, 1909, in
tho registration area of the United
States, in every 100000 of popu-
lation 1878 infants died from this
cause, 20 per cent of the deaths
being preventable. In the same
year tuberculosis, pneumonia, diar-
rhea and enteritis caused 43 per
cent of the total deaths from dis
ease without creating any marked
public comment. Assuming the
mortality in the noaregistratfon
area, much more publicity was
given to 10,419 deaths. from ty-
phoid fever, in that yeats record,
than to the mortality of infants,
which was 253,268, or a much
larger mortality than in any other
age period or from any single dis
ease
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-11-25
How to Grow Beautiful
BY CYNTHIA GREY.

beauty asked of Robert Henri the French artist
A woman should be strongly feminine; be
strongly
he is
VIII
need not disappear
"A who
by the time she reaches the foby
acter personality.
The mind controls the features" he adds "and if the
beautiful
beautiful"
Women need delicate coloring
their critics
delicate
Think of beautiful things and will be beautiful.
Think of ugly things
reflect the uglness that is in mind
You be beautiful if willard
beauty cosmetics
live, the think.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-11-25
ALL AROUND
THE Horn
By CYnthIa Grey .

Slices of fried bread or ordi-
nary toast spread with anchovy
paste are delicious if covered with
scrambled eggs. This is a very
nice supper dish.
To prevent cake from sticking
put a paper in pan, grease it,
then sprinkle flour in, put cake
in and bake. When done cake
will come out and paper pull off
of the cake without sticking.
A tiny touch of gold or silver
thread in an embroidery pattern
of colored silks often gives quite
as dainty and effective an appear
ance to the work as filling in the
whole pattern with tinsel threads.
The best way to remove the
odor of fish or onions from pans,
wash in good suds, then place pan
inverted over flame of gas range
or put in hot oven for few min
uteS
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-11-25
THAT WILL INTEREST in THE REALM OF WOMEN
CyNtkiaGrcyS
(orrespoIldey,k

Dear Miss Grey: Cd | have
been getting with young man for
some months. l love him and
until the last time we were to-
gether believed that he returned
the feeling, but he told me then
that | did mot care for him, and
that he Thought there was some
one else l did care for, and he
Thought we ought to part friends.
| did my best to assure him thar
such was not THE case, but could
not convince him. Thinking per-
hars that he might be a tiny jeal-
Gus of another boy friend, l Of
fered to give up his friendship.
but he said that although he had
no girl friends, he world not ask
me to give up any friend. (He
always emphasizes the word ask
Do you think he wants to be con-
WINGED OF my love, and does he
still care for me, or is he taking
this way of breaking our friend
ship and trying to make me think
that am the cause of it? Or is
it just plain jealousy2 | have one
more engagement with him, and
that is to be the last. SHAH | keep
the engagement? If so, shall l
act THE same as usual? CD am
five feet eight inches tan, weigh
100, bust SO inches, waist %
inches, hip SO inches. Am I~well
pnoportioned?? KATIE.
A.-CD To be honest with
you, it looks to me as if the man
is tired of the association, and is
cad enough to put the blame fer
ending it on your shoulders. = Be
frank with him and tell him how
much you value the friendship.
If he st!il insists on breaking it
you can do nothing more. If my
Judgment is correct, he ism
worth your friendship anyway.
| CD Yes. -
Dear Miss Grey: OF what is
household ammonit made?
e. B. D.
At is a compound of nitror-
gen and hydrogen.
Dear Miss Grey: Cd I am
seventeen, have light brown hair
blue eyes and am five feet tall.
What material and color would
be nice for a party dress for me3
(2) What win take the moldy
taste out of a teapot?
u. B. NJ. I
A.-White wash material, black
net, or pale blue silk. CD Wash
teapot after use, and there will be
no moldy taste. If an earthen-
ware pot, set on back of stove
and fiji with boiling water in
which a table spoon Baking soda
has been dissolved. Let stand
several hcurs, then wash and
rinse. Dry thoroughly.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-11-25
NATURAL HISTORY STORIES TOLD FOR
OUR BOYS AND GIRLS
CAN YOU DRAW A TURTLE?

Of boys girls a
but to draw isn't
this though he
of seeing how well draw
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-03-17

SteE hen Sanford has improved since her removal to the Bridgeport hospi- tai she is suffering from severe bruises caused by a fall when she was dizzy from bilious attack. It is her in tention, after leaving the hospital to spend some further time in Bridgeport brother.
 The father of Mrs. Jepson, wife of the rector of Christ Episcopal church, died in Providence last Thursday and was buried on Saturday at Philadel- phia- Mrs. Jepson attended the fun eral.
 gardener from New York trees are be- ing set out on the grounds about s. c. shaw's residence on the Ridge. Only native cedars obtained from the been planted, but other varieties of trees and s11rubbery will follow. The construction of roadway westward from the grounds to the Ridge high way is about to be commenced.
 At an auction in Dodgingtown the other day, twenty bushels of corn on bushel which is about the price at which shel1ed corn was selling. It takes two bushels of ear corn to make a bushe1 of kernels and besides the corn of the autiOn transaction was mo1dy.
 The remains of Levi S. Downs were
 brought here from Bridgeport last Sunday and inferred in the Ridge
 Builder McCo11an began this week the enlargement by another story of the addition to r. o. Peck's summer home Sunset EIil1, leaving the new Luttgen house, which he is also build ing, in the hands of the masons.
 D. R. Warner and son have fine pair of work horses which they bought this week in the upper part of the State.
 John Malone will leave his position with Muennich's Ridge store at the end of this month to take another sit uation.
 Luther See1ey has been severely i'll with an acute attack of bladder in- flammation.
 Clinton Sanford in Tashua on Monday last
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-03-17
HAVEN ROAD CONTRACTS FOR
 dGEAT BUILDINGS

New York. March 17.-Contracts were let yesterday by the New York Central and the New York. New Ha- ven & Hartford railroads for two inn portant units in the city within a city which is to arise over the Grand Cen tra1 trac and yards between Lex street on the west. and Forty-third and Fiftieth streets on the south and north respectively.
 Ali tracks will be subs surface and electrified the express trains running g in on an uprer level and the local trains on a l6zver.
 An unbrok Doric facade of gran ite. seven sSories high and 460 feet long, now partly completed. will run from F'orty-third to Forty-fifth street, in which. beside the executive offices roads. will be housed the Grand Cen tral branch of the United States post office.
 North of the seven-story structure are to be twin buildings each thirteen stories high. of equal width and each a city block in length. It was the contract for these which was let yes ter6ay.
 They have already been let to the Merchants & Manufacturers Exchange which will establish within them a furniture exchange and Grand Cen similar to those of the Madison Square Garden. Between them will run the cross-town streets which will bridge the tracks peioW on huge drcneS OI gradual ascent. From F'orty-third street to F'iftieth street the tracks will thus be completely covered by tracks and buildings.
 North of the twin thirteen-story buildings will be two others of unde- termined height. bounded by the same avenues and corresponding cross-town streets. The whole group of build ings will be nearly half a mile long, by less than a quarter of a mile wide accessible by the present subway and those now projected. The cost of the outlay has not been announced.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-03-17
MIR. BENEDICT CHOSEN
 A LIFE INCORPORATOR
ODD FELLOWS HOME CORPORA l. TON MEETS AND MAKES CHANGES IN OFFICERS.

New Haven March 17.-The meet ing of the Odd Fellows Home Corpor- ation was he'd at the quarters of the The changes in the officers were that Leopold DeLeeuw of Hartford became treasurer in place of c. N. Fowler of Hartford, and MT. DeLeeuw'S place on the board of managers is taken by Grant U Kierstead of Hartford w. B. Thoms of Waterbury takes MT. Goes place in the board of the Re bekah auxiliary. As 8 life incorpora- tor, in the place of Frederick Botsford deceased, Wyatt G. Benedict of Bridge port was chosen. It was voted to tax each IF ern Der of the order 30 cents for a maintenance of the home for the next year, and for the erection of a new barn and improvements
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-03-17
SALOON LICENSES
 VERY MUCH ALIVE
County COmmissi ner Walter Says They
 Do Not Die Wil1 the Sa 'oonkeeper

County Commissioner Jacob D. Wal ter is quoted as saying in Waterbury that the County Commissioners do not construe the new law passed by the Legislature in restricting the license to the saloon to avery every 800 as mean ing that in tie case of the death of a saloon man during the term of his license the license dies with him and cannot be renewed. The chairman of the New Haven County Commission is reported to have given expression to the feeling of the commission on this point in such a way to set at ease some of the saloon people who have been in doubt as to this point. It was thought that. when saloonkeeper died in order to reduce the number of saloons the license would be consid- cred dead, but the commissioner is re- ported to have said that the board of county commissioners feel that when a man dies the license becomes a part of his estate and can be sold just the same as any part of the estate can be. If the license is sold and the commissioners grant a transfer from the estate of the deceased to a pur- chaser the purchaser takes the license for the remainder of the license year, and if the commissioners see fit the license can be renewed on applica- ton.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-03-17
IN THE THEATRES
BOLTS

Tonight at Polls Theatre insofar as it will not radically affect the running of the bill the evenings program will have a touch of the days celebration in that Miss Marjorie Riley, the color ature soprano of sHThe Rolfonians', will sing the beautiful Irish ballad Killarney; MT. Ro1fe and his Rolfon- ians will play medley of Irish airs; George Whiting of Pringle and Whit, ing will sing an Irish song, as will Fan Bourke of Boynton and Bourke, and the Poli concert orchestra will play an overture and finale of Irish airs. close of the day by attending Poli's is evidenced by the big demand for seats for tonight. and those who do go will see the finest bill of vaudeville that has been offered at PolRss in years Heading the bill is B. A. Rolfe and sHThe Rolfonians'' in a most artistic and the special feature of the bill is Bert Levy. the popular artist of the New York Morning Telegraph. in his unique and artistic offering depicting women. As a finale to his act this week he is drawing splendid head of Policeman Deitz. Pringle and Whit ing in a singing act are creating the acts are exceptionally fine. especially that of Jane B0ynton and Fan Bourke two classy girls who have one of the most refined and at the same time one of the most pleasing singing and fn- strumental acts that has ever been of fered at Polls.
 F'os next week Manaeer Po1i will of fer as the lea ding feature of another grand bill Annie Abbott. the Georgia Maenet. fin an exhibition that has pug zled medical men and scientists. and stands alone todav as the most sensa- tiona1 act ever offered on vaudeville e stage. This little woman weighing only 110 pounds. has defeated James J. Jeffries, Eugene Sandow and other famous strong men in feats of strength and will meet any strong man of Bridgeport on the stage of the theatre in strength contest.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-03-17
UNION MEMBERSHIP
 BARS POLICEMAN
MAYOR OF STAMFORD HOLDS
 LABOR AFFILIATIONS WOULD


 Stamford. March 17.-Because Frank O'Hara refused to renounce his labor union he lost the oppor- tunfty to be appointed a member of the city police force of Stamford this week. His application was looked upon favorably until Mayor Tupper learned that he was member of the Iron Mou1der's Union. The May
 You'll have to give up the union," he said, eff you wish to be a police man."
 / 'I'1l apply for a withdrawal card" said O'Hara, "and that will permit me to go back any time I wish.''
 tsUnsat atisfactory,'' was the Mayors comment You'll have to give it up entirely. Where would your sym pa thies be in case you were called upon to do police duty in a strike?'
 elf I was sworn in as a policeman would do my duty as such.''
 ''Yes, but where would yourAsym- pathy. be ?''
 I cannot answer question like that until I know the circumstances of a case. I would have to know all the facts. If I did not perform my duty could be removed.'' @x Then cannot recommend your -appointment.''
 q wouldn't accept the appoint ment now" said O.Iara last night. tsI consider Mayor Tupper's position narrow minded.'
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-03-17
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Write Now for a Free Trial Package of Pyramid Pile Cure and Prove
 Its Sure Value

We want to place trial package of Pyramid Pile Cure in the possession of every sufferer from piles.
 We will send such a package by mail in a plain wrapper free to any one who will send his or her name an d address to us.
 This package will contain an amount of Pyramid Pile cure sufficient to prove it a remedy for piles above any on the market, and such trial packa ge has cured many eases of piles without further treatment.
 Every druggist sells Pyramid Pile Cure. Price fifty cents. Think how successful it must be to do this and how popular these little healing cones are. No trouble, discomfort, pain or worry. They act gently, surely and perform in many eases, what people think are marvels. Address Pyramid Drug CO, 161 Pyramid Bldg, Marshall, Mich.