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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-26
Two Children Burned
to Death In Seattle

SEATTLE, Dec. 26-Lying in twin
caskets where the Christmas tree
was to have been placed, the bodies
of Donald OConnor, two years old.
and his baby sister. Bertha, only six
months old, are today awaiting the
drive to the cemetery.
The babes were burned to death
early yesterday in fire which de-
stroyed the home OF their parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel O'Connor.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-26
A Story of the Town

G. W. Parks advertising
what good of the police unable
the
ing piece of goods The other managed to place mink fur
notified the latter dashed after the thief
the sidewalk and rapidly making his
grabbed identify
of bulge under his coat
Parks, ripping
the did the made swing with his right
but The fellow printed Parks
triumphant with the stolen goods.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-26

said that he. took poison and pre-
tended to be in a dying agony.
On the 18th of November he is
alleged by his wife to have loaded
Ia revolver and locked himself up
In bedroom, telling his wife that
he was going to blow his brains
|out Immediately.
Black is still alive and able to
earn $125 month as a book
keeper.
There are two children in the
family.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-26

Fire broke out in the OConnor
home at 3 o'clock Sunday morning.
Every effort was made to reach
the room where the two little chill
dren were sleeping, but they were
dead when rescuers came. Both
Mr.. and Mrs. O'Connor were ter
ribly burned trying to get to the
children
The fire was due to the explos-
ion of an oil lamp.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-26
WAITER BADLY sCALDED

Arthur M. Olson, employe OF
the lunch counter in the Board OF
Trade saloon, was badly scalded to-
day, and 1t was necessary to re-
move him to the county hospital.
Boiling water was accidentally
spattered over his face, neck and
arms
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-26
BUL-l-E: ms 50

VICTORIA, b. @, Dec 0-Advces just reaching here from
shipped
Afghansan the northern India.
being shipped britain
lish reports.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-26
CLARA MORRIS MAY
REGAIN HER SIGHT

YONKERS, N. Y. Dec. 26.-Clara
Morris, the actress, who went blind
recently, is slowly recovering her
sight, according to frionds here to-
day. 1t is said that she can now
distinguish between light and dark
ness and her friends are confident
that she will be able soon to see
again.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-26
AVIATOR HOxSEY
MAKES DARING
HIGH FLIGHT
(By United Press Leased Wire. ),

Los ANGELES. Dec. 26.-Arch
Hoxsey is the hero of tile aviation
fans today. The intrepid youngster
added to the laurels he already had
won by ascending yesterday to a
height Of 1900 feet In an atmos-
phere that was fog-saturated and
bitingly cold, and after shutting off
his motor, plunged to withing 500
feet of the earth befora righting his
planes.
Hoxsey's height record, establish
ed Saturday, will stand at sass
feet instead of $500 as announced.
The Paragraph reading as first an
nounced was incorrect.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-26

WASHINGTON, ID. 26.-Reports IN In
Domingo ubstanaed official
legation republic
trouble result of smugglers
ring goods from Hayti.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-26
World News
win Brief%

NASHUA. N. H., Dec. 26.-The
bite of a dog three years ago caus-
ed the death today of Charles
Richards, 4s, local agent for the
New Hampshire Woman's Humane
society Richards was taken iii
with pneumonia, and yesterday
symptoms of hydrophobia devel-
oped.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-26

WASHINGTON, @, 26-President Jared
arriving
Secretary
conferred with the president for lf hour Other
offices closed
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-26

CAMDEN. N. j., Dec. 2s.--with
their arms about each other. How
ard Newcomb and Mrs. Nellie N.
Hall were found asphyxiated in a
room where they had lived a week.
A gas jet was found open in the
room.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-26

WEST UNION o. Dec. 26.-Adams politicians
mandng today stigaon of eight adjoining
In tel o buying.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-26
WEATHER FORECAST.

Rain tonight and Tuesday
Moderate westerly winds.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-26

ATLANTA. Dec. 2s.-In response
to the request of Charles w. Morse
made through the warden of the fed
eral prison. members of the Mid
night Sons company made a trip
to the prison and with song. dance
and Jest made happy two hours for
TOO men.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-26

GREENFIELD, Mass, Dec. 26.-
James ]. Casey of Waterbury, Conn.,.
charged with vagrancy, attempted
to gain his freedom by eating the
Commemorative evidence.
He succeeded in getting one large
bite of the written appeal with
which he had been soliciting aims.
Very convincing" said the court
as 1t glanced at the remnant OF
Casey's lunch. "Six months in Jail
Casey"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-26

HANSON, Mass, Dec. 2e.-wher
Chester Truner was ready to aris,
this morning he could not move. II,
had dislocated his hip while asleep
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-26

That Freemont Campbell was I'm
the grocery business in Tacoma in
1890?
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-08-20
PLOTTING PAPER.

Blotting paper was discovered
purely by accident. Some ordinary
paper was being made one day at a
mill in Berkshire when a careless
workman forgot to put in the sizing
material. 1t may be imagined what
angry scenes would take place in that
mill. as the whole of the paper made
was regarded as being quite useless.
The proprietor of the mill desired to
write a note shortly afterward, and
he took piece of waste paper, think
ing it was good enough for the pur-
pose To his intens annoyance the
ink spread all over the paper. All of
the thought that this paper would do
q sudden thought flashed over his
and he at once advertised his waste
paper as plotting"
The reason the paper is of use in
drying ink is that really it is a mass
of hairlike tubes which suck up liquid
by capillary attraction. If a very fine
glass tube is put into water the liquid
will rise in it owing to capillary at
traction. The art of manufacturing
blotting paper has been carried to
such a degree that the product has
wonderful absorbent qualities.
The original plotting paper was of
a pink color, due to the fact that red
rags were used, rags which could not
be used for making the ordinary pa
per as the color could not be re-
moved. Here was method for using
the apparently useless matter, and so
for a long time pink was the predom-
inant color
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-08-20
CHINESE BUSINESS HONESTY.

With due respect for others, the
Chinaman is perhaps the most honor
able and upright business man in the
world today. His business principles
are founded entirely upon honesty,
and he adheres to the policy with the
tnsistence of a leech. The chase after
dollars stops if he has to resort to low
tricks to get them. Of course a little
thing like telling a falsehood OCCASION
ally does not bother him so much, but
when it comes to plotting and schem-
ing to defraud some one the task be-
comes distasteful. The equal of the
japanese in initiative and foresight,
he is much their superior when integ-
rity Is concerned. A japanese does
not think twice before deciding to get
the best Of you. He calculates that
you are liable to change your mind or
get out of reach if he INDUCES in a
little mental debate as to the propriety
Of cheating you.-Bookkeeper
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-08-20

BY HELENE vALEAU.

The guest should know just what lug
gage to bring and how to make her
plans accordingly. At the end of the
visit it is simple for the hostess, if she
wishes, to ask her friend to prolong
her stay.
a well bred hostess never shows that
her guests visit is a burden to her.
She keeps her household duties in the
background as much as possible, never
consults her servants before her guests
and never embarrasses her by discus
sions Of household finances. She
makes her feel at every moment that
she is a welcome addition to the
household, and that her presence is a
real pleasure. On the other hand she
is not too attentive leaves her friend
to herself for an hour or two and gives
her an opportunity to read. She never
obtrudes family troubles on her. never
corrects the servants in her presence
or permits family differences, which
often amount to Guarrels unimportant
perhaps to the persons concerned, but
exceedingly uncomfortable to the Wis
itor.
A good hostess is careful to make
her guests comfortable. The guest
chamber in many houses is a special
apartment furnished with the best and
choicest belongings of the family, but
Ii the guest finds a vase of flowers and
books and magazines on the table, she
feels somehow that she is really most
welcome in the household
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-08-20
FRIENDSHIPS.

There are many ways in which our
friends can help us, and Often,
through their kindness or influence,
we can get Il start which perhaps we
could nor get in any other way. But
we cannot count upon them to car
nv us very much beyond the start.
The influence of a friend may put us
into a fine business position, but, I'M
less we can make good in the posi-
'tion. unless we can prove our ability
TO fill it satisfactorily, the influence
that placed us there viii count for
very little So our friends may,
through introductions, give US the
opportunity to form other friendships
that would be pleasant and helpful.
But after the Introduction, it depends
on ourselves largely. No matter how
fond our friends may be of US, they
cannot make their friends see us
through their eyes We must prove
ourselves: if we win new frlendS III
must be on our own merits. We can
now and then be unreasonable or even
q bit inconsiderate with those who
have grown truly fond of us without
stretching their liking too far, but we
can never win new friends that way.
Those who know US only a little are
not likely to take the trouble TO get
beyond the prickers, if we happen to
be carrying the Dricl1ly side out. The
interest which they may have felt in
us because of the one who made the
Introduction quickly dies out if it IS
met by Indifference or seeming rude
ness on our part.
If we hope to make pleasant friend
ships, we must be ready to do our
share, for in friendship just as much
as in a business position, we must
prove our worth and give something
worth while in exchange for what we
receive
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-08-20
HIS WAS A GETLEAIAN.

A few weeks ago / was passing
through a pretty shady street where
some boys were playing at baseball.
Among their number was little fell
low. seemingly about Il years old
a pale, sickly looking child, supported
on two crutches who evidently found
much difficulty in walking, even with
such assistance
The lame boy wished to join the
game. for he did not seem to see how
his infirmity would be in his own
way and how much it would hinder
the progress of such an active sport
as baseball.
His companions. very good natur-
edly tried to persuade him to stand
one side and let another take his
place; and I was glad to notice that
none of them limited that he would
be in the way, but that they all OBJ
jected for fear that he would hurt
himself.
why, Jimmy" said one Of them
at last you can't run, you know,
"Oh ,hush!' said another, the tall
est of the party. Never mind, I'll
run for him" And he took his place
by Jimmy's side, prepared to act. IF
you were like him." he said, aside, to
the other boy, you wouldn't want to
be told of it all the time"
AS passed on I though to myself.
that boy is true little gentleman.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-08-20
4 MUNTCTPAL HOUSEKEEpER.

Miss Anna E. Murphy has been ap-
pointed ward superintendent of the
Twenty ward, Chicago known
IS the dirtiest ward in the city. Miss
Murphy, who is a former newspaper
woman and has been in the water
pipe extension department of the city
hall, started out on her new work
Monday with the purpose of cleaning
up the ward and saving the babies
1T can be done" said Miss Muir
ply, and it is going to be done. 1 am
going to every house in the ward and
see that the alleys and back yards
are kept clean. If the people them
selves won't do it when 1 ask them to.
then L shall call upon the police and
enforce the laws"
The idea of being assigned to the
dfrtiest ward in Chicago" a ward the
population of which is composed for
the most part of persons who do not
speak English, is agreeable to Miss
Murphy.
THE harder the better" she said.
why can't a woman be a better ward
superintendent than a man? 1t is sim
ply a sort of municipal houseclean-
ing, and surely a woman is a better
housekeeper than a man. If a wom-
an has any executive ability she can
become a good ward superintendent.
Il have been employed in the city
hall for several years, and / think
that I have some executive ability I
know that the task of cleaning up the
Twenty-ninth ward will not be an
easy task, but it is going to be done
Chief Steward has promised to assist
me, and If his men cooperate with
me there viii be no trouble in making
the ward a perfectly safe place for
babies to live in. Before / am through
every alley and back yard in the place
will he oVerhauled 9,
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-08-20
I.nTCATE GIRT.s TO BE WIVES.

WHY is it that so many young WON
ON aretty fresh, captivating and well
dressed. drift gradually into the spin
srar gtate2 IT seems d shame that
these fresh, bright flowers are left to
pfrher in their loneliness, and we are
jwuelled TO set it down to the stu
ptdfv or cruelty OF men. But who Is
to blame? The majority of the girls
whose case we are considering have
been reared i'm an atmosphere of some
comfort. They have been accustomed
To dress well and fashionably, and any
Woman knows what that means and
costs. A night at the theatre is only
I'm the accepted order OF things. A
liberal allowance of social flutters and
outings is also counted among the per-
nanent things of life. For such young
women the idea Of matrimony is asso-
riated with a conventional pretty we'd
ding. a queen Anne cottage in a nice
suburb. a maid or two, elaborate
fr0cks. with continued round Of
theatre parties and social functions.
Now. we all know that the great
majority of men are blessed with very
moderate means. Our fathers. how
ever comfortably situated today had.
most Of them. to start at the foot Of
the ladder. Success comes gradually
and il is just as well that il should be
SO. Their sons, running their eyes
around the circle of their young fe-
male friends observe the fashionable
frocks, the French hats, the frequent
outings. and draw their own cOncld-
sions. What hope has a young men
drawing an ordinary salary. however
promising of inducing a girl who has
been accustomed to spend a third of
that sum on dress and pleasure to
share it with him? He must either
look elsewhere or postpone his mar
rage until his income viii stand the
strain of feminine extravaganza.
And all the while the pretty, expen-
sive girls continue the gay life. Time
passes and a few-very few-draw
prizes in the lottery, and marry men
who can give them the living they
seek. The rest drift on to forty; some
make pitiable, reckless marriages for
the mere sake of marrying. while the
rest settle down to single fiXedness.
Now. most of these failures in femi-
nine life were really fitted for mar
rage and are never either happy or
useful outside Of it. Who is to blame?
The fault is with the parents, who per-
sst in bring up their daughter as
though the world were filled with
manageable men of large income.
whereas it is a fact that the greater
number Of young men must start at
the lowest rung of the ladder and the
remainder have so many of their own
kind 10 choose from that our own
girls chances are only one in a thou
sand.
These facts should be admitted and
faced. Parents should see that their
girls are trained in all that tends to
produce useful women and competent
wives They should be taught to rec
oSnize the possibility of being poor
mems wives.
Pleasure in moderation is good. but
Young girls should be taught that the
cares and griefs and duties of wife
hood and motherhood are the real and
precious things in a woman's life
The Pilot.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-08-20
THINGS WORTH REMEMBERING

Old kid gloves or wornout leather
pillows are excellent materials for pol
isning brasses
Bedroom paper should be light. Two
toned stripes with floral border make
effective wall coverings.
crude oil will drive away rats. II
placed where they cannot get away
from it they will be poisoned by the
fumes
The seeds Of perennial plants are
more certain to generate if they are
soaked I'm warm water for several
hours before planting.
An ordinary and uninteresting room
can be made delightful by different
color scheme, proper hangings and
floor coverings
Grape fruit always makes an appe-
tzing first course for luncheon. It is
better combined with other fruits
than served alone.
Candles win not drip when lighted
II they have been kept on the ice for
several hours before.
Every housewife should have a
strong willow hamper for a receptacle
FOR s0iled clothes
Good soil. sufficient water, pure air
and little regular attention is all that
Is necessary to keep ferns and palms
ln good health.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-08-20

youth and her companionship with
the man of her love and choice, make
her the personal center of the inter
est. the hopes and the happiness of
the family Her love never cools,
never tires, never sleeps. but ever
CLOVIS and burns with increasing ar
dor and with sweet and holy incense
upon the altar of home devotion.
Even when she is gone to her last
rest a safnted mother in heaven is
always a mightier influence over her
wavward husband or child, than when
she was present. Her departed spirit
still hovers over the home and draws
the family by unseen chords to her
self in heaven.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-08-20

one in whom Nature seems to have
placed full confidence and in whom
we. too, may therefore repose full
faith.
1t may be that every good woman
could merit this attitude did she de-
sire it sufficiently. No man knows,
for no man has yet lived who really
understood woman.
Despite centuries of closest COM
partnership, to man she is still mys-
terry. like the cause of being or the
source of motion.
Yet it is happily given to nearly
every man to know. in the course of
his lifetime, one or few women who
shine with glory past description
and who must ever be ranked among
the most vital of all forces for good
Leigh Mitchell Hodges.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-08-20
WE'LL AND VIGOROUS AT 10.

Norfolk, Va.-Well vigorous and
able to take long walk each day is
Richard Cooper, an inmate of the City
home, who is 10 years of age. City
officials say he has clearly established
that he was born in Norfolk county in
October 1900. Cooper, up to two
years ago, was an oysterman. He sold
his home to pay expenses as the re-
suit of the fatal illness of his wife,
and was then forced to become an in
mate Of the city home. He attributes
his long life to nothing in particu-
lar" He says he always smoked
whenever he felt like it, always
minded his own business and never
let anything worry him unduly.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-08-20
TEST FOR LINEN.

Wet the end of your finger and put
u on the material If moisture is seen
al once on the inner side it is pure
linen II slow in coming up it is prob
ably half cotton. mercerized. A little
magnifying glass viii show the differ
ence in the fibres at once; cotton is
smooth and in one piece, linen is
jointed.
Irish linen is the best: it is beauti-
fully fine and viii take on an un-
equaled gloss. For hard wear the half
bIeached or unbleached pure German
linen cannot be equaled, but if mixed
With cotton it Will not wear as well.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-08-20
THE TRUE WOMAN.

The finest and most beautiful thing
in the world is a true woman, whose
charms and graces, refined by moth
erhood and set in common-sense, re-
veal their power in gentleness of
voice, calmness of bearing and spir-
itual reach beyond the understanding
Of the average being.
The very presence of such woman
is felt and valued, while their friend
ship is treasure beyond recokning
in high worth.
For while the world is full of brave
sweet women, only rarely do we meet
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-08-20

to her neighbours eye or pull it down
in such a way as to deprive him of
light when he is reading.
To put her feet on the seats.
To open a window in railroad car
without asking those who are sitting
within reach of the draft whether
they object to it.
To move up and down the aisle an
unnecessary number of times.
To turn and stare at passengers
seated behind her
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-08-20
} be sorrowfully CONVINCED Of this

to be sOrrOWIuIIy COINIHVVU u VIII7
fact.
Churches rich in traditions ard
embodying wonderful specimens OF
medieval art are found to be stead
lily crumbling away, apparently no
authoritative effort being made in
any quarter to save them. Many
venerable edifices have long been de-
voted to common and injurious uses.
such as the storing of coal in the
great tower of Saint Pierre at Chart
res for consumption in the adjoining
military barracks. In some COM
rlu~ os the mayors seen pcSs"sS"d Of
ignorant fanaticism against every
thing that savors of religious art.
They strain the authority given to
them by law to compass the destruc-
ton of precious architectural relics
within their jurisdiction.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-08-20
HOT MILK VERSUS WHIsKEY

The Prince of Wales-when spend
ing the evening at the Savage club
set the fashion of drinking hot milk
and now hundreds of whiskey drink
ers are abadoning the spirit for the
Princes beverage. 1t seems to have
suddenly become quite a craze, and
it is drunk scalding hot. One Gu
rious Thing is that the people who
are taking it were until few days
ago, whiskey drinkers. Even at the
Savoy hotel in London, there is the
demand for hot milk
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-08-20
BLACKBERRY WINE.

Wash the berries and to every gal
Ion allow three quarts of water.
Cook and strain. Allow to each gal
Ion of the mixture two and a half
pounds white sugar. Let stand for
ty-eight hours in a large tub, stirring
once day and Swimming off all the
Impurities that rise to the surface
Put into cask not quite full and
close. Bung and seal
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-08-20
TRAVELLING ETIQUETTE.

A woman who is travelling alone
should remember that 1t is not good
form
To pull up a window shade in car
where this will throw the sunlight in
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-08-20
FRANCES FLORAL OFFERING TO
CDNGDF1EC

1t is stated that over 10000
punches of beautiful blossoms, very
carefully packed were sent to West
minister for the Eucharistic congress
from the Catholics of France by
specially chartered boat. Both Arch
bishop Bourne and the Duke of Nor
folk wrote in the name of the Eng
lish Catholics special letter OF
thanks for this magnificent gift.