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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-12-27
Get Red Ball and Teach Your Children Music

"A child at the age OF 6 months
can begin 20 associate tone and
Color declares Mira Hughcy. THE
younger children are. the more
plastic their minds. and the more
elastic their muscles and vocal
chords.
"A child can learn TO sing Do
DO Just Rs well az TO say Dada
and n given a red ball at the time
tho tone is sounded II soon asso.
ciaies the tone and the color.
Il maintain a mother can begin
a chiid's musical education at the
age Of months. n the child Is u
normal, healthy baby"
Mira Hughey begins her musical
work with children by telling a
story. They are not placed nj the
piano. They sit about the teacher
ON cushions TO make their first trip
into music fairyiand.
And the queen Of the fairies
clipped her wee hands and ex-
claimed: We will send those little
earth children some singing birds
from falryiand. Each little bird
shall pass through our magic rain.
bow and wear a beautiful color.
So tho queen waved her wand and
out flew red bird down into
James hand~--hcre the teacher
slips red bird OF cardboard into
the chIid's hand-"and the little
bird began to sing Do-dodo.-
Tho teacher sounds middle G
and the child. gazing at the red
bird. nnconsci6usly fixes In mind
the color aud associates with a. the
q tone
This little bird always sings
'Do-do.' so we call II the Do-bird.
Do-do. sing the same. little song.
children. Very good. Now the
fairy queen LET another little bird
down from fniryland. II flew
through the rainbow and fluftercd
into Ruth's hand" and the teacher
huma softly "Me-meme.
-oh. the little Mi-blrd.- exclaim
the children, while the teacher
summons the little orange Re-bird
and the little green ra-bird. and
shows where the five birds nest on
tho piano.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-12-27

the wise young woman takes ad-
vantage 81 this knowledge and
adds this useful bit OF clothing TO
her wardrobe.
The young wife who has just
'mnfed In" 10 her new dovecote
and IL 10 do" her own work should
have a number Of biz loose pima
forcs. These should be made large
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-12-27
NEWS OF SPECIAL INTEREST TO WOMEN READERS wv
Cynthia Grey's Letters
INpER OBLIGATIONS TO TWO Me

va M,a Grey; am - years old have neither father
t met young who he loves
nate 10 turn him
doctor bills About eight months
says ne loyea cant
on me sickness
not able operation
VIII never be strong
between them What shall dor Shall
me homer am not able
A BROkENIIEARTED Girl.
A. this letter ought reads my col
70 snow them
ton 70 Would II bette he
ellison pays taxes than have
claim her. IN
astsr Now nokenfiead Girl You mother or father
nov on you must do what rIghno
marry either OF the tho hospital
~ 9 or the Guy DISSEMINATION and allow them
uni you stronger them
whom you arr congeni who
acsoF Just because BIO
sounds like that whom marry
give homo.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-12-27

At the Fifth Avenue Home the
Christmas merrymaking will be
held this evening. with tree
and party for the inmates.
On Friday evening at O'Clock
tho Y. w. G. A. rooms on the cor.
ner of Fourth av. and Seneca st
win DO the scene of holiday par.
~. to which the members OF the
Y. NJ. G. A. are also Invited.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-12-27

There In not a man living who.
In his secret heart. does not like
TO SEQ woman In an apron.
Every bridegroom dreams OF his
young wife donnIng one In which
10 pour his coffee
There II something eternally
feminine about an apron In the
minds Of tho stronger ones and
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-12-27
Women's Designations

II is said that rs per cent of the
women OF the middle class in Eng
land smoke and drink whisky and
soda, but they only follow n fashion
set by their more aristocratic sis
tors. OF 1851 persons sent to In
ebriate reformatories during the
last few years. 2.b4S were women.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-12-27

will pay for them. but will criticise
them afterward and make her feel
very uncomfortable. l.. NJ.
Al think the mans insane. and
the woman n fool. The great
trouble with women Is that they
make a little god of the man they
marry, and take all kind of treat
mont the first year, and after they
have encouraged a man to think
he IL the lord Of creation. they be.
gin to howl The time TO stop an
evil Is when Il begins. This hns-
bands treatment Is unalloyed tyr
amy. and the woman who submits
to II Is equally to blame.
Dear Miss Grey: We have gone
TO several parties lately. and not
having joined In the kissing games.
our boy friends seem distant. and
80 unfriendly. Should we play these
games and regain their friendship.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-12-27
AN OBJECT LESSON

printing the letter below wcings
married
what these
TO get
hands-bu. Oh how hard hold yourselves:
Dear Miss Grey We chums
months twin Of
object We ma that their father wealthy banker The
9her forEave thsn but will writing
tell Va how % esain their affection Our husbands like
afraid they visit the
Them DO think q
small Should or
NEwIywEDs
A-No the boys right fully
how have mistrsatnd
Christmas tne-a pardon
little grah letters the dear home folk and toll them hc~
Christmas without
sally a. you can but not loudly Make yourselves such nne little
that the
friends and II
home Eyery girl Isn't
That attracts tho so mako glitter home
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-12-27
WALNUTS A RICH DIET

The food value of walnuts is very
high. II has been calculated that
30 large walnut kernels contain as
much fat as az pounds of lean beef,
and yet the walnut is used as a
supplement TO a square meal.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-12-27
nc oIvus nrR Tng elurs

peaf Miss Grey: elgh
years husband
woman Now after have cven him taken him back
nut mere something
me oaes and evoryhnx looks 30 dark but when he
singing The |
Must Leave this he home whore taking little moth
criess children.
mcnothing hardhipsf am
christian will do
u right no matter what
eyes change color Sometimes they
brown. and A LOVING HEART
Ar your husband IL trying be
TORE ne left would
wrong but u he 10 the same-ke follow he
certainly
hm 70 settle down1 u Is within his he ought make the
effort
children met do No
how much outno
helm
him with II al
depends whether . a hmsef
Change health the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-12-27

Dear Miss Grey: Kindly tell me
how long must be In this country
before can become citizen. and
who Is the proper person to apply
to. and where? have read your
many answers In the paper. You
are indeed smart and intelligent
lady. TOMMY JONES.
A.--Thank you. Tommy. You
knew that last would bring an an
swer, didn't you? Well. here goes.
You must be here five years. Call
up the courthouse and ask for the
naturalization department.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-12-27

A Letter From "BIue Eyes"
4 Dear Miss Grey; wish to !
4 thank you for a good Christ
4 mas. My two little sisters
4 have a nice large doll. and +,
4 they just sit and hold them
4 and look ut them, and | have 4
4 dandy pair of roller skates. !
4 You viii never know how we 4
4 enjoyed this Christmas. and
4 my sisters and I all say !
4 thanks to Cynthia Grey.
4 Yours truly.
4 BLUE EYES. ,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-12-27

Dear Miss Grey: VIII the city
allow a man to lay pipe from the
city water main and put In a
meter. and then lay pipes and sup
| ply forty or fifty families with wa
ter and charge them 81 n month.
while he Is paying the city water
ratey
Al called up the city water de-
partment ON this. and they say II
can be done.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-12-27

inns lily 6uc&tto0t
Dear Miss Grey: I motto In To-
nights paper that you advise "A
Subscriber" to see Pure Food In.
spector In regard TO being sold rot
.ea oysters. During the past sea-
son ! paid IS cents a crate for
peaches. when other places we're
selling at IS cents did II In
order 10 get fine fruit when de-
livered. there was not sound
peach In the two crates. |. too.
was laughed at at the stall where
purchased. and took them to the
pure food Inspector. and he curtiy
told me he could do nothing.
ANOTHER SUBSCRIBER
A.-Thc very next time you hare
such an experience. report the In
spector TO the mayor. II every cit
ixen Who IL imposed on would re-
port. and keep this thing going,
some good might be Effected
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-12-27
NEwT.YwEN.
y = = = y = y
. Cynshis's Readers Made Many 4

: Cynshis's Readers Made MANY I
Happy 4
want ~ tell my readers OF 4
4 some OF the happiness they =
4 we're responsible for on Christ 4
4 mas day. There were 80 4
4 many. many helped that can. =
4 not take space 20 cits every 4
individual case. but the III. 4
4 tie life soon TO come TO the 4
4 family In a little town near .
4 Seattle will find a dainty and 4
4 warm outfit awaiting Il. while 4
4 the other two children we're 4
4 made joyful with toys. ~Ncl. :
4 he" received the ''bisque" doll 4
4 she asked undreAaed, no 4
4 that I can make some clothes 4
4 for IT," "a Fathcriess Child" =
= was not forgotten. nor the 4
= young mother. with her six 4
4 wceks-old baby. who could not 4
4 hear from tho husband and 4
4 father IN Alaska. One OF our .
4 readers saw that she had fuel: 4
4 another. provisions for a week 4
4 Blue Eyes" and Another =
4 Blue Eyes" were we'll reImena. 4
. bered. or tho money sent In. =
4 s. went to a worsan whose 4
husband had been arrested for .
4 nistreatmcnt, and who had =
= two little children to look af- 4
4 ter. another SIS went to n 4
4 widow with four children. and 4
4 80 on. ana SO On. A few let. 4
4 ters came without addresses. 4
= and too late to print. so II 4
4 Little William g." aud "A 4
= Little Girl Who Loves Mama" 4
and Lola" win come to Miss 4
4 Grey she viii try to do some 4
4 thing yet. 4
CYNTHIA GREY. 4
- = - - 4 \ a. 4 a 4 4 4 =
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-12-27

IFree cttfcFH
Dear Miss Grey. Would IL look
well for three sisters. an under ~.
to travel through California with
out chaperon7 And ~ould II be
all right Or me 10 take a set os
furs from a hoy friend that ] have
been going with for threa monthsg
My mother thinks II Is. but my
brother says: Don't take them"
TOTTfE.
Ar you girls are together. and
behave yourselves as you should.
you can 70 all over the world with
perfect safety. But you should
have your money arranged so that
you viii have plenty wherever you
happen 10 be. Your brother prob
ably knows more OF men than your
mother does, and does not want his
sister 10 place herself where any.
thing can be said against her. He
is right.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-12-27

Dear Miss Grey: am 80 years
old and have good position in
tho fire department at 800 a
month. sincerely love young
imdy--a friendship OF long standing.
would like very much 10 get mar
ried, but the lady objects TO my
present employment, on the
grounds that have 10 be on duty
"a hours a day. and only one day
Of liberty In eight. How shall I
proceed to win her?
VICTOR.
A-Well, now. Victor, I never
was fireman trying TO win lady
love, so how on earth am going
TO tell you how7 The girl will
practically be living her life alone
II she marries you. and she seems
to realize this. On the other hand.
you don't want to give up your po-
sition. and can't blame either OF
you. One OF you will have 10 give
In IL you ever make a go OF II, but
I refuse to throw my influence on
either side.
Dear Miss Grey: VIII you kind
iy inform me II Helen Gould Is mar
ried or single. and does she live on
9Th nv, New York? We have had
an argument and would like you
TO settle Il. READER.
A.--She IL single. and lives on
9Th av., New York.
Dear Miss Grey: What IL your
opinion OF man who insists on
doing most of the shopping. buying
his wife's dresses, coats and hats.
and Dragging that his taste Is bet
ter than his wife's? ! think that
If her clothes were attractive
enough before marriage. she can
dress herself Just as well now. II
he takes his wife with him. and
she picks the things she likes. ho
New-York tribune., 1911-02-26

said the man with whom he talked. Ihere
are three thousand Germans, seven hun
dred Poles, about hundred divided be-
tween half a dozen other nationalities' but
Irish Goodness, gracious, / like TO lor-
got OF course, there are two lrlshmen
living here, the Mayor and the CHIEF OF
Police"" "
Just then the sound OF a striking clock
pealed through the room in slow and
solemn strokes 1t was II o'clock. A hush
fell on all the diners, not SOUND was
heard until the last stroke had died away.
Then. with one accord, every man arose.
The Grand Exalted Ruler took one step
forward and spoke:
.In this sacred hour, when all Elkdom
turns it's thoughts in all the conservation
Of seriousness and earnestness In anxious
wish for the prosperity and happiness Oh
all EIkdorn and its members, wherever they
NAV be; In this consecrated hour l propose
Elkdom's dearest toast: TO our absent
brothers
The toast was drunk slowly and in silence
and SLOWLY the diners resumed their seats.
Some way in the shuttle Brother White
law was lost and the limelight beat about
the willing form of the Hon. John CALVIN
Mayor Of Cincinnati.
II didn't expect TO speak before so as
tinguished a gathering when l left nome
be hogan "They let me in when CON-
gressman from West Virginia found tha'
his dates confiicted with his good intentions
New-York tribune., 1911-02-26

and he had 10 cancel the engagement
They didn't give me any warning that l
was TO sit at the head table. Perhaps they'
too. were deceived by that Congressman
Do you know the story about the captain
Of a ship who found himself and all MS
passengers threatened by the plague?
well. without saying word TO any
other man. that captain summoned a stew
ard TO him and said:
"John. a terrible responsibility rests on
Won and me- A passenger has died from
the plague and the only way 10 save our
lives Is TO drop the body quietly into the
sea Go, my boy, TO Room Is and wrap a
blanket about the body you find in the
berth. take 1t and cast IT overheard. It's
the only way.
THE steward was a brave man. without
a word he went TO do his perilous duty
swiftly. The captain sat with his head IN
his hands. listening for the fatal splash
when suddenly he remembered that he mad
given the brave steward the wrong cabin
number: It was not 2S but %. He jumped
IN his feet and rushed after the steward
and met him returning.
MAN he cried, 4 gave you the wrong
cabin number
Heavens, sir" cried the unhappy stew
ard. 4 thought there was something
wrong. I went into 2S. wrapped the body
up and dragged il TO the side, but l mad
an awful time casting it overheard. the
man said he was a Congressman ana
New-York tribune., 1911-02-26

Four hills of interest to Mount vernon
are now pending in the Legislature a'
banv. and should they become laws VII,
work many changes in the government u
.ho+ ci+v Assemblyman Cotfey has miro
duced a bill which provides for a poaru
. u.o+or commissioners TO be made UP OIL
80 ,rarobers TO be appointed by the
,,a,,or These commissioners viii nave
Ne 20 obtain a new water supply for the
IT., and nrevent any future water fafnihe
in Mount Vernon. Another Dill hds
introduced which gives Mayor flshe t,o
,,o,yer IN make appointments without tie
confirmation Of the Common Council II i
,.,dors+ood that the Republican organiza-
,io, ,s opposed 10 this measure because J.
IN enable Mayor Fiske h appoint a Coih-
,,,issiorer of Public Works in the place Oh
,nahihaId Reresford and a City Clerk IN
the nlace OF Allen W. Reynolds bo''
those officers are Republicans ana are
holdirq over because the aldermen VIII
not confirm the appointments made py 'he
nIavor The third bill provides FOR gov
orr,oent bv commission. The sentiment
g against il. because it provides for re-
call public hearing on this Dill VIII
COON he held in the city Han.
,...3,o Keogb of the Supreme Court
has filed an order approving the accounts
~ Frederick T. Goodman as comni''ee
~ the estate Of Hattie =. Goodman ai'
incompetent person. The order dlscharseS
h,ro unon turning over s4.175 Sc now in his
hands 70 Robert s. Goodman, adrninistra-
tor of her estate
a. tho ,esult Of the efforts OF Justice
t,aoob tho Public Service Commission mas
directed that important Improvements pe
80 70 the New Rochelle station Par-
- dificultv has been experienced IT
to,dlinp NJ eastbound passengers and
:, g believed that the temporary improve
.,o,,e IN be made Immediately, penang 'ne
.....,o,o,t improvements 20 consist OF the
a,to, ~ a new station, will improve
conditions.
,orga number of Wills have been pro-
"a nv Surrogate Frank Y. MliIaT" az
u,t,ito plains during the last le" u"S =
80 them IS the will OF Stratford I. II
-, ~ croton, who left an estate "
S'o i'',.' n-o,cy = Haines OF Ossnins, whose
S''VY =, valued at $500. and AndreW j
I.',,,.,.n of Ossining. who gives all ms
90 his three children. Ida, VIII
pad Estber The will Of c. r Bloom
ihii ,,ar,h Salem, divides his proper
~ between his sons George .a,as a"u an, .,
and supervisor Frank >. heSnp,uS' ,r, o. ~
Nortb salem. Is made executor ~
~ Anna NJ. Beach, Of Mam"roiie'N, s,e ~,. 600
noses Of an estate worth more 'i'al 49, e'1'''
Tbe The heirs are Edwin c. TompkIns' Of S,n nIou'
Is,,. Io.,a. Eleanor Tompiins' oil Nam
New-York tribune., 1911-02-26

aroneck and Samuel c. Tompkins' OF call
fornia.
Ex-senator and Mrs Francis NJ. Car
penter started on Thursday for Pasadena
Cal, where they will remain for six weeks.
Mr.. Carpenter is president OF the west
chester and Bronx Title Company and lives
in Mount Kisco.
Mr. and Mrs. David Cromwell, who have
been in Cuba for a short time, are now al
Palm Beach, Fla. Mr.. Cromwell Is presi-
dent Of the First National Bank OF White
Plains.
Under the provisions of the will of Charles
Ferris. of Tryon. Polk County y. c. after
different bequests have been made ne
gives the residue for the support OF Beulah
clin n fresh air house Of rest, TO be estab-
ushed at No. l Chestnut Hill avenue, White
Plains"
william L. Ward, Republican National
Committeeman. and his physician. Or. "
+ Sands. of Port Chester, sailed this week
for Furope. where they will remain until
| April /.
Miss Mae Seaman, OF Long Island. has
been spending a few days with friends in
White Plains.
Frank +, PerIey. who is now holding over
az state Tax Commissioner. has made a
public announcement that he is not Fl can
| didate for the postmastership Of White
! Plains. He says ne would not accept the
place il it was offered to him.
| .bo ffc.
sionarv Societey has been formed in the
Norsemere Methodist Church. Of Yonkers
Mrs Frances f.. PauIin is president, Mrs
Y. +. Johnson vice-president, +. NJ. Allen
secretary and Mrs. T. B. Young treasurer.
A meeting will be held under the auspices
~ the New Rochelle Forum on February
% in the New Rochelle Theatre. when the
Rev Thomas r. Slicer and James j
Walsh will speak on Should Non-Relig-
ious Instruction Be Continued In our Pub
/ lie Schools"
Extensive plans are now under way un-
der the direction of the Rev. W. w. T
Duncan and the parishioners OF St Johns
! Methodist Episcopal Church, OF New Ro
cbelle. for the entertainment Of the New
York East Conference for a week, begin.
ming March 2s More than three hundred
| and fifty clergymen will be entertained In
private homes in New Rochelle.
The conference includes all the Methodist
ministers Of Long Island. Eastern New
York and Western Connecticut BishoI
Iobn /, Nuelsen will preside over the con
ference this year He Is the younges
hishop in the Methodist Church He wal
elected at he General Conference OF E@
In addition to the Bishop. some ten o.
New-York tribune., 1911-02-26
ROUNDING UP SOUVENIRS.

The dinner had been gradually breaking
up right along. but when some men were
seen circulating about among the tables
with packages in their arms the exodus
ceased These packages proved TO be
small hand painted vases. Then small
gilt badge. bearing the device OF the panel.
as shown upon the banner. was distrib-
uted.
some one announced the dinner was over.
and pinning the badges TO their coats. tho
Jurors withdrew, but had gone only little
way before they were halted by bread line
OF the sports slowly filing before small
window Some one within was receiving
small tickets and giving each holder a
package which looked like three-pound
box of candy One man opened his box at
the anxious solicitation Of a friend who
didn't know whether To wait OF not. In
side was something carefully wrapped in
tissue paper. Amid a curious throng just
shedding questions he unwrapped IL and
drew out large crystal bottle made 20 con-
tain about pint OF anything and stoppered
with a patent corking device that was
locked with large paddock. Outside was
an etched label, Private Stock" Every
body promptly lined up. but many indig-
nant murmurs We're heard because the bot
ties were empty.
Naturally. when among men who have
tried many famous criminal eases chance
words were listened 10 in the hope that
something of interest might be let drop.
The one remark that seemed on every
ones lips was: Say. this dinner of our
panel beat the second panels all hollow"
ALFRED JACKSON.
New-York tribune., 1911-02-26
A TALK ON FORESTRY.

Then. when all were seated once more
Lieutenant Governor Conway was intro I
duced. He began with an apology. Il sin'
sorry" he said, Ito introduce so dry ~
subject as deforestation, and the conse-
ouent Impairment OF our water supply 10
YOUR attention. But the need of arousins
public interest and an active sentiment Is
so paramount that IL is necessary.
within the State of New York we nave
land enough 70 have the finest forests OK
any state in the Union. Until very recently
little thought has been given 10 their care.
They are thinned, unprotected, almost un-
cared to-. and consequently our farm LANDS
suffer from droutb and the little streams
are dried up i'm summer. In agriculture We
are the fourth state In value Of products;
with scientific care. not only the value OF
our timber lands would be increased but
the productiveness Of our farms would DE
enhanced. | cannot urge too strongly TINS
need of careful. scientific supervision.
There is no state in all these United
states that has such wonderful natural ad-
vantages Of water power. The use or this
untouched wealth that tumbles daily down
a thousand falls unusued, is another sub
/ iect / wish that I had time 70 urge upon
! your attention
. The Lieutenant Governor then excused
7 himself because Of another engagement,
! and departed.