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tool. The June bugs were buzzlng
outside. They found the hole, and
presently one entered and made
for the light. In an instant / had
stunned Il. 1 looked at 1t minute
ly. Another entered; performed
the same ceremony. One by one
they flew in; but 1t was not un-
III the fifteenth that found what
! was seeking.
Around the insects body was
a tiny sack. and, in this. few
grains of uprplish-black powder.
1t was what had suspected. It
was Illuminating iodide. The in
sect. attracted by the light, would
have flown into 1T; the powder
would have exploded with terrific
force, wrecking the room, stunning
or killing its occupant, and incl
dentssiv setting the house on fire.
Knowing that these insects do
not travel far from the place
where they are born, Gorrill had
evidently fastened the powder
round the bodies of quite a num-
Der. In the assurance that, sooner
or later. one of these would fly in
to the flame and accomplish his
purpose"
Did you catch Gorrill?" we
asked.
NO" said Jepson, meditatively.
strangely enough. the house in
which he was staying In Chicago
caught fire, and he was burned to
DEATH"
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DailYSbor1Sfory

lof Tyler and married again. His
wife was country girl, who had
no relatives. He insured her for
twenty thousand. This was in
March. ] was now working on his
farm as a hand. / became on in
innate terms with the wife; 1 even
dulled the fellows suspicious, so
that we would drink together in
the evenings. But he never let
fall guilty hint; in his cups he
was morose and sullen. / soon
found that his wife went in fear
of him.
zone thing set me to wonder
ing. Gorrill-ro Tyler, as he now
called himself - insisted upon
sleeping with the gas burning at
full all night. 1t would alarm
burglars, he said. He cautioned
his wife that, should he be called
away, she should never turn II
down between sunset and sunrise;
and she was too much afraid OF
him not to obey.
May came and drew to a close
The roses budded and the June
bugs and myriad insects of early
summer made their appearance.
Under pretense of keeping out the
mosquitoes, Tyler put new screens
in the bedroom. On the last day
of May he announced his intention
of spending week in Chicago, on
business. Instantly ] knew that
he meant to accomplish his vile
murder during his absence; that
this journey would prove his
alibi.
but how would he accomplish
his act without accomplices? He
bade his wife an affectionate fare
well and begged me to take care
of the place. From detectives In
Chicago learned that he was in
dubitably in that city.
And there / was, with the In.
noeent wife in the house, and q
fearful murder imminent. I fell
lpowerless to stop it. I had even
resigned myself TO the worst when
a few words that Mrs. Tyler lei
fall one morning fell like molten
steel upon my brain.
81 think there must be a hole
lin those new screens, she said,
for last night the mosquitoes tor
mented me. And d June bug got
tn
Ask no questions / said. To
night you sleep In the spare room.
And put out the light
Wondering, she acquiesced.
And that night occupied the bed
room. ] examined the screens. IN
one. close 20 the top, was circu-
lar hoIe-~punched out With =
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THE JUNE BUG
BY Harold Carter.


II believe said ex-Inspector
Jepson slowly, as he filled his
pipe. that life insurance is the
cause of the most devilishly ingen-
sous crimes that are ever con-
ceived. am thinking of the Cor
xill murders"
Jepson, having recently retired
after life devoted to running
down cases of insurance fraud, oc-
casionaIly INDUCED in his remi-
niscences.
"Gorrill was q farmer in Elgin
county, he began. 1T was a
common enough incident, from our
point Of view. His wife, whom he
had insured for $4,000, had been
burned to death in a fire which
consumed the farm house. 1t was
recalled that a similar death had
occurred two years previously, and
4 claim for a similar amount
paid out. We looked up the rec
ords. We found not two but three.
Each death had occurred in a re-
mote farm house; each woman
had been insured for $4,000; and
every fire had happened during
the first week in june. l went to
E1gin county and Investigated.
Il found that GorriIl had re-
centIy moved into the county. BY
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have always found 1t best to do
under those conditions. Don't ap-
proach the drowning one from in
front, because that gives him a
chance to grab you. Swim around
him until you are behind and
then dart at him and seize him
beneath the armpits.
II you do this in the right way
you will have the man pinioned
SO that 1t will be impossible for
him to throw his arms around you
in death grip, and you can bold
him up and tread water until help
arrives or until he is convinced
that his danger is over, and has
recovered his presence of mind
sufficiently to make 1t safe for
you to take him in hand in the
regular swimming position and
tow him ashore.
But IL he is beyond erasoning
with, too scared to do as direct
ed, and you cennot get in position
to pinion his arms in the way 4
have described. then there Is moth
4ng for 1t but TO resort to harsh
measures for the sake Of your
own life as well as hts. When
he wriggies arc ana and tries To-
grasp you by the neck or reaches
for your outstretched haads.
those hands that you need so|
keep yourself above water. thea
let drive at bis nose or Jaw.
Let 1t be delivered with tle|
cbjost Of rendering him uncon-l
scious. for your own life wiz be
foifeit and the man will sursly
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Ap.LAYTn1E@
.SDTORIES~
- driving she saw the sun-god pas


Through the heavens in his fiery
|chariot. She liked him very much
land wished he would see her, but
he could not, for she was 90 far
away.
She watched him many days,
and at last drove to the shore and
stepped out upon the sand. There
she continued to watch him until
finally, when, the sun had set, she
tried to go back to her home un-
der the water, but was surprised
to see that she could not move
her hands or feet.
Then she was still more surpris-
ed to see that she was turning in
to a flower. She breathed and
lived just as before. but was a
fairy no more.
She grew there ON the beach
and learned to love the sun dear
ly. She watched him constantly
each day from the moment that
he appeared in the east, until
evening came and he went to
hide in the west.
She always has her fact turn
ed towards the sun, so we call her
the Sunflower.
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Wherever you go this time
of the year-the river, the
beach, the old swimming
hole--you find people in
bathing, and danger fromF
drowning accidents ever pres-s
emit. The following article
on how to save yourself In |
deep water and how to rescue
others Others who are In
danger is therefore particu-
larly timely. Dennis Butler, {
the man who has written this
interesting story for the ,
daily Times, is famous wa
ter mana champion life
saver and swimmer. In the, !,
seventies he won manyl
matches and also the amaze
teur championship of Amer
lea. One of his feats was to
swim from New York to
Brooklyn with his arms and
legs tied with 80 feet of rope,
allowing him only the mo-
ton OF HIS knees.
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CYNTHIA >GREYS
CORRESPONDENTS
Dear Miss Grey:

Dear Miss Grey:
How can a fumigate room
after sickness
2.-If a woman enters her own
apartments with a man should she
walk In first? A READER.
A: Paste strips of newspa-
pers over cracks of windows and
doors. Remove all living things.
Loosen the bedding and carpets.
Burn two or three formaldehyde
candles obtained at drug stores)
according to directions on the box
Leave room closed six or eight
hours. Open and air.
2.-Yes.
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and hop for the younger set Sat
urday evening. 1t will take place
at their summer home, THE To-
tenn OLE" on American lake.
DR.. Lee of New York has Joined
his wife for a short visit at the
home of Mrs. G. J. Kershaw. DR..
Lee is attending surgeon at Belize
vue hospital, New York.
Col. and Mrs. w. s. Shank left
Saturday morning for Moclips.
Bishop Lemuel ". Wells of spo-
kane is spending his summer va
cation in Tacoma.
All Methodist ladies are invited
to be present at a basket picnic
Thursday at noon at Point De-
fiance park. 1t will be given by
the District Association of For
|eign Missions of the Methodist
churches.
Mrs. Frank Kelsey entertained
the Woman's union of the Tacoma
Ethical society yesterday at her
home on Prospect Hill.
Rev. A. II. Shehander is spend-
ing six weeks in Wisconsin at
tending the School of Ethics of
the State university.
Mrs. p. y. FransioIi gave a
luncheon yesterday at her SUM
mer home at Gravelly lake in hon.
or OF Mrs. William v. BurrilI.
Mrs. ID. G. Scott will entertafa
at bridge this afternoon in honor
of Miss Mary Potter OF st. Louis.
Marriage licenses have been Is
sued from the county auditors
office to Louie Sherman and Anna
r. Adamack, George q. Martin
and Carrie Ripper. George NJ. I'M
derwcot and Antonette Castorf.
John H. rice and Lena chuld.
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Wide Hercules braid is coming
back into favor as a trimming. 1t
is used as bands on the skirt and
trims revers, collars cuffs and
pocket flaps.
The waistline slightly above the
normal is favored for evening cos
tunes, but the normal waistline is
used for street and formal wear.
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with as much ease as though he
were a stick of timber. Just keep
his unconscious head above wa
Ter so that he can breathe nat
urally and push him ahead of you
until shallow water is reached.
It's the simplest thing in the
world to save an unconscious
man.
] cannot impress 1t too strongly
on the non-swimmer that no man
need drown If he keeps hfs head
and follows these rules: When he
falls into the water he will not
sink SO long as he keeps his lungs
FILLED with air. 1t is only when
he gets Them stifled with water
that he goes under. This reten,
|tion of the air in the lungs, to-
gether with the extension of the
hands palm downward on q level
with the breast and few mo-
tons Of the feet will keep man
on top for half an hour, and In
this time he has many chances
of Icing rescued.
a novice upon falling cmfwyo i
instead OF doing this, however
a novice Upon falling into the wa
ter viii raise MS hands over his
head and attempt to call Tor
heiy. After he discharges the
air ffoEa his lungs in the vain
shout the lungs get stopped 70
by water and then he naturally
ginfs.
Another important feature Of
the rescue work Is that Of getting
I'D Of the water and restoring res
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lpiration. When the rescued per-
son is landed on shore the first
thing to do is to stand him on his
head and hold his feet straight in
the air. The water will gush
from his lungs and when 1t stops
flowing stand him on his feet with
his back towards you and by
holding him about the abdomen
allow him to hang Imply over.
By pressing the abdomen in and
out, the water which is in his di-
gestive organs viii also be got
item rid of.
Another step is to lay him over
a barrel or any other object, face
upward and with his head lower
ed toward the ground. Seize his
hands and work them with a cir
cular motion from the head to
the abdomen and back again. In
bringing the arms back toward
the head keep them wide open so
that air will be forced into the
lungs. OF course the work of
restoration requires anywhere
from several minutes to many
hours, according to the amount of
water which has been swallowed.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-07-20

The farewell concert of Mrs.
Lolita Ashby Othick last night at
the First Christian church was a
signal success. The program was
as follows: Aria from Oberon,
"Cauzonet," "Ashes of Roses"
'Sognai," by Schira; "Cry or
Pachel," by Satter. Each NUMBER
met with enthusiastic apprecia-
ton. Mrs. Othick was assisted
by Harold F. Bronnell, Miss Fran
ees Bradshaw, H. r. Maybin and
Mrs. II. w. Roberts. while the st.
Cecilia club gave a chorus num-
Der.
Mrs. t. j. Fleetwood will enter
tain at a luncheon Saturday after
noon at her home on North I
street in honor of Mrs. George
Gillian of Linneus, Missouri.
Mrs. A. II. Thompson will grve
a bridge tea Friday afternoon IN
honor of Mrs. w. M. Gates and
Mrs. F. Fitzgerald of Indianapolis
and Mrs. Scott Calhoun of Seattle.
Mrs. Clarence J. Pugh, who will
leave shortly for Boise, Idaho, was
the guest of honor yesterday at
"a farewell luncheon given by Mrs.
Richard 7. Buchanan at her home
on North Twenty-ninth street.
Mrs. Ernest Demarest was hos
tess yesterday at her home on
North Prospect street. Mrs. DEM
Arrest, assisted by Mrs. Ernest
Dodge. will entertain again this
afternoon.
Mrs. Melville Cunningham en-
tertained last evening in honor OF
her sister, Miss Jennie Browne,
who leaves wednesday for Van
couver, B. c., to spend the sum-
mer with her brother, Mr.. w. H.
Browne.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Babcock
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-07-20
THE sUNFIOwER

Once there was beautiful
fairy who lived i'm magnificent
palace under the sea. She dress
ed in delicate sea-moss, and wore
jewelry of fine coral, and her hair
hung in long yellow curls. Her
carriage was a lovely shell of
many colors, and two beautiful
goldfish were her horses.
One day when she was out
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Dear Miss Grey:
Please tell me how to dress and
make up for the part of an Eng
lish dude in a home talent COM
edy. DUDE"
A.: Lound checked suit, white
spats, single eyeglass, red face,
checked cap or plug hat, and
gloves. If the part is to be ludi-
crous, drop the lower jaw when
not talking and look as foolish as
possible. Talk rapidly with lisp.
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tail served in sherbet glasses. For
the second course have Dreaded
veal outlets, mashed or creamed
potatoes, pease or butter beans,
jelly and bread and butter. Third,
salad waters and olives. Fourth,
ice cream, cake and coffee.
2.-This sausage is served slic-
ed, without cooking.
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down If you do not adopt these
SCI ntngly brutal. but really ho-
name, measures. Punch him
good and hard and aim for a
spot that will insure slero-rro-
ducing effects.
When the drowning man is
stretched out rigid you can keep
him afloat and tow him ashore
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EXPERT ADVICE ON HOW 10 save YOURSELF AND OTHERS FROM drowning
BY DENNIS BUTLER.
Champion Life-Saver and
Swimmer.

If the drowning man or wom-
an has sense enough to do as the
would-be rescuer directs, then
all is we'll and the life-saver can
proceed about the work in q gem
tlemanly manner by doing as !
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earth mixed to a mud with water
in which coloring matter has been
dissolved and the bulbs planted
In this mixture having had a
number of small ineisions cut in
the lower half. On top OF the pot
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-07-20

A smart little suit of natural
colored linen is shown in this
sketch. A lace collar, narrow
embroidery banding and a pleated
flounce make the trimming.
The hat isof straw colored
braid trimmed with wings or
quilts and faced with pongee in
Persian design.
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a thin covering only OF uncolored
earth will be found to conceal the
coloring matter and the resulting
flowers have a tint varying from
pink to a deep red. Thus does the
willy Chinese gardener produce red
tuberoses.
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Dear Miss Grey:

l am engaged to a man one
year younger than myself. My
mother objects to our marriage on
this account. What do you think
about 1t? ENGAGED.
A: If this is the only objection
to your sweetheart you are lucky
girl. s
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-07-20

Chinese shipments of tea to the
United States in 1909 were mill
lion dollars less than In 1908.
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H. H. Johnston. ]. H. McMena-
min and @, ,. 6windells have form
ed a law partnership under the
firm name and style of Johnston,
McMenamin a Swindells. and have
moved to their new offices at roo
Fidelity Bldg. sss
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-07-20

81 would like that man Brown
if he didn't always laugh at his
own jokes"
''He doesn't laugh at his own
jokes. He merely laughs at you
fellows who are foolish enough to
listen to them"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-07-20

1t Is smart to have the hat, par
asol, pumps and fan match in ma
terial and show similar touches of
embroidery.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-07-20

A season of black materials, in
satins, broadcloths, voiles, mar
quisettes and laces is predicted.
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fashions

Simplicity of style is the key
note of fashion this summer, but
what is lacking in elaboration is
made up in color and variety Of
material.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-07-20

Advertising is certainly an ex-
pensive thing, ISM it,"
what do you know about it?
You don't advertise"
81 know; but the milliners do,
and my wife reads their adver-
tisements."
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Dear Miss Grey:

Dear Miss Grey:
PLEASE give me a menu for
a simple home dinner I wish to
give for a young couple.
FL would like a recipe for
cooking cervelat sausage.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-07-20

Spittoons have been placed on
the streets in Black River Fails,
Wis, to prevent splitting on the
sidewalks.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-07-20

A shipment of Ben Davis APP
pies made in February to London
from Prince Edward Island
brought 1885 a barrel.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-07-20

The working power of an able
bodied man is about one-tenth
that of a horse.
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The Chinese are nature-fakins,
according to a consular report to
the United States state depart,
ment. IL you happen to be in
Tientsin and see various varieties
of tuberoses shading from pink to
a deep red, and should undertake.
to purchase, you will be likely to
find that the opening at the bot
tom of the pot is closed with a
cork, the pot being filled with
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-07-20
TINES HUMOR DEPARTMENT
''lAAOCEnTS ABROAD UP TO DATE

The nhocens" Being American Consuls and the Following
the stories They Write Department
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-07-20

The Roosevelt Homecoming
pictures will probably be barred
at Danville, ILL.,, and Providence,
r. /.
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Joy riding" in the Austrian
empire has not yet become gen
erally popular. Consul General
Chas. DENLY OF Vienna, reports
that the opposition of the lovers
of horses, more marked in Aus
tria than in any other country,
and the ill-adapted streets and
highways are the chief obstacles
to motoring in that country.
The police and fire departments
of Vienna, however, have no pref
udices, and the government is now
experimenting with cars for their
use. The Austrian army also is
now using searchlight Austrian
made cars.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-07-20

France exports less than hail
as much window glass as it did
five years ago.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Babcock
will Eixe ~ informal sapper party
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Eric az:

There's many narrer escapes
in Iife's broad field o. battle"
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1t appears that Mr.. Pinchot 10
still at work for the people. but
the difference is that the country
is not paying him a salary, which
he never did need anyway
$500
Four things man must learn TO
do
II he would make his record true:
To thing without confusion clear,
ly;
To act from honest motives
purely;
To trust in God and heaven Sc
curely.
Henry Van Dyke.
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A.: begin with a fruit cock
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Mrs. ID. G. Scott will entertal
at bridge this afternoon in hone
of Miss Mary Potter OF st. Loui
The daily sentinel., 1910-08-09
REDUCED RATES VIA
THE COLORADO MIDLAND

Denver and return; August 10 and
20; final limit August 2l; S14
Denver and return, August Is and
20; return limit September ; S14
Denver and return October 7. II
end l3: return limit October II. S14.
Denver and return; September 3,
4. 6, 8, 10, 2 and IA; final limit
September 10; $l4.
Pueblo and return: September 10.
20. % and "a; final limit Septembe.
2G S14.
Denver and return: September 10,
90, 21 and %; return limit Septem-
ber 25; $14.
Glenwood Springs and return;
September 19 and 20; return limit 10
days from date of sale; one fare tor
the round trip.
Boulder and return August "a and
25 return limit September 8: Sl4.s0.
Boulder and return; August rs and
29 final limit September 8; s1fse.
The daily sentinel., 1910-08-09
LIFE ON PANAMA CANAL

has had one frightful drawback
malaria trouble-that has brought
suffering and death TO thousands.
The germs cause chills, fever and
ague, biliousness, jaundice, lassitude,
weakness and general debility. But
Electric Bitters never fail to destroy
them and cure malaria troubles.
Three bottles completely cured me
of very severe attack of malaria, -
writes Wm. A. Fr6twell, of Luscama,
N. c., "and I've had good health ever
since" Cure stomach, Liver and
Kidney Troubles, and prevent Ty-
phoid. soc. Guaranteed by The c.
d. Smith Drug Co.
The daily sentinel., 1910-08-09

The report shows:
Unions in good standing Septem-
her 1909 4
The daily sentinel., 1910-08-09

carry out the instructions of the last
convention to the best of my ability.
The past year has been a very sue
cessful one for the federation as at
the beginning of the term but 76 un-
ions were affiliated. and but two of
that number withdrew, one of which
has re-affiliated. From a financial
standpoint, we have not been as sue
cessful as would be expected from the
number of new Affiliations, due to the
fact that many of the building trades
have been on strike for the past year,
and only a small percentage of their
members have had employment.
Since April /, 1910, I locals of the
L. M. w. of A., situated in the north
ern field, have been exempt from pay
ing per capita tax on account of their
being on strike. This has exempted
some 5000 members from paying
their dues to the federation. This
naturally has embarrassed the feder-
alton to that extent and made ii i'm
possible for your officers to accom-
plish the full amount of organization
The daily sentinel., 1910-08-09
IMPORTANT

Tickets for the San Juan excursion
TO Salt Lake City will be on sale in
irand Junction August 10 and 16
These tickets will be good on the
San Juan special, due to leave Grand
junction at ! am. August l6; alsc
ON regular trains ). and 3, leaving
Grand Junction August l6.
For the San Juan special there will
be placed at Grand Junction one
standard and one tourist sleeper
which may be entered after 9 pm.
August Is. Reservations should b.
made at once.
Round trip tickets for this eNCur
sion will be SO from Grand junction.
Return limit, September 3.
FOR particulars enquire of Denye,
& Rio Grande city ticket office: phone
Junction II.