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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-12-25

alive
so mr. meyer he made the man
put the alligaters down and let
them walk around. TO show they
was alive, and then he give him
10 dollers on the three
so the Teller went out. and the
alligaters went crawling around The
flore, having look at the place
pretty soon guy with a hang
over come In with the Intention OF
hooking his wotch, but the fnten;
ton was as far as he got
one OF the ailigaters looked up
at him and smiled. and he went. out
the door and right on up the street
like he had been fired out OF i rs.
inch gun
that made mr.. meyer sore, you
bet, losing customer like thai !,
just then he heard awful bol.
lering. and he looked around. and
anuther OF them swamp inseckts
had grabbed his yaller cat by The,
tall ~
gee. there wasent much tail left
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-12-25

But he expressly insisted that thu
public should be told that the taugo
WIS not danced at the La Sale.
The Argentina tango ID danced
by the couple taking position for
the waltz. They start or with 4
demure twostep for five bars ana
then give one OF those 4 don't care"
Eva Tanguay whiris for five bars
lifting the feet at the end Of each
bar in a kind OF kick.
When the whirls are finished
there Is a long slide fthe couple
who can make this slide longest
are the most profIcienil, and The
man selves the girl above the waist
Just as she seems 10 be falling over
backwards In a kind OF Ruth 81
DenisSaiome pose. As she comes
up from her backward dive, both
her arms twine convnlsIvely about
the mans neck He takes another
grip about her waist. brings her VIC
lently 10 him. and they take four
long dips.
Then they drop into the txo-step
again. and repeat this performances
until the music stops.
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offs lend
on aligaters

n. ~. dec. 25.--even a pawnbroker
can Tern sumthing once In a while
there's one OF them three BAH
philantherpests up on sth av, that
amt going TO lend money on no
more alligaters
a Teller come In a cuppel OF morn
ings ago with alligaters under his
arm, and he wanted TO hang them
up
will lend money on anything
that's worth money. says mr.. meyer.
the pawnbroker. but how do know
them web-footed dachshounds has
got any value 10 them
call up the 700. says the Teller,
they will tell You that alllgaters
Is quite expensive and rare
good idea. says mr.. meyer and
he called up the 200 and got the
head zooist, and he says, how much
IL alligators worth. mister
well. the roo man says, ten dol.
iers apiece anyway, II they are
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-12-25
THE ART OF LIVING

b. be kind. To little and spend
IessT To make whole. family happier
To shall
to be 10 with
out capiuaon--above 0 grim condition
keep endaw : a task for all
haso delicacyr
In this creed Of Robert Louis Stevenson set
the eudeposs finer conception Of lie and duties than
is contained in many bulky book.
The Of living is art too much neglected in these
strenuous days
The tendency toward material gain the craving for posi-
and personal place. the increasing appetes for fame and
fashion are less hostile development and
growth.
To "ge along in the world the shibboleh Of the
times rather than to live fully and we'll
This strange. neither Is it phase Of the times to
be greatly feared
Kindness like honesty, likes best dwell in little things
Both like OF great organ honesty the bass and
kindness the treble We the payerand his
IS pionbut through the asles and transcpts
o the world floats the music.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-12-25
ROUND ROBIN" FROM
PRISONERS TO GOV.

PHOENIX. Ariz.. Dec. ga
round robin signed by Ill conylcss
at the state peuitentIary at Flor.
ence. is reposing Ia Gov. Hunts
desk today. The prisoners heartily
thanked the governor for bis ef.
forts in the interest OF prison bet.
terment, and declared that, upon
their release, they viii prove 10
the world the wisdom of the honor
system and other reforms intro
duced at the prison.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-12-25

The only explanation we can
make to the anonymous auestioner
about the scarcity OF reindeer pic.
lures this yuletido Ii that it's prob.
ably because OF the animals close
resemblance TO the Bull Moose.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-12-25

Ole III Bar saws as TO how IL
beats IN dickens how late a Teller
kin stay out al this here season
without gcttln halled out by tn
ole woman
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-12-25

DO you think that we should
have more elastic currency :"
asked Old Fogcy.
IL IL elastic enough" replied the
Crouch. why don't they make II
more adhesiyeg
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-12-25

" w Buckley. who recently
moved 20 Detroit became homonick
for real live town and moved
back 10 Deahlerl They now live In
the Presbyterian parsonage neab.
Ter cor. Henry County Signal
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-12-25
Nothing Serious

A woman in Pennsylvania has
smoked one pipe for 30 years. She
ought to have almost enough TO.
bacco coupons saved up by this
time 10 entitie her TO another pipe.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-12-25
THOSE Mcxicans VIII

THOSE Mcxicans who in
vaded New Mexico are Selling
only hay for their horses and
beer for themselves, say dis
patches. Any man who'll risk
capture for the sake Of New
Mexican beer has got a real
thirst, for sure.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-12-25
DIR. RALPH SPANGLER

Of Philadelphia 5 accused Of
curing epilepsy with snake
venom. Maybe that old doc
tor who promised to cure any
thing by first throwing the pa
tient into fits was all right,
after all.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-12-25

Anxious One You are right. The
man who put the "p'a" in Peter
Pepper was a sufferer. We don't
know who put so much "spar in
'spug" 'Talnt In our dictionary.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-12-25

Love hath no terrora for the High
Cost of living The girls used 10
be content 10 sit In the front par
lor aud hold hands. but nowadays
they want 10 80 60 a show every
night.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-12-25

pardoned by Taft. but i will
take one higher than President
Taft to pardon the greedy
owners OF that rotten death
trap.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-12-25

A bee was held az the church
Wednesday and Thursday TO put
down the new church carpet aud
finish the work Of cleaning the
church. Como and see how nice IL
looks. - Rollln Cor. Hudson Post.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-12-25

A woman who has filled all the
rolas between bride and grand
mother In better authority on
most things than justice OF tho
United States supreme court.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-12-25

TITS almost certain that she'll
marry that chap"
"lIas the engagement been an,
nounredf"
Not yet. But they'll get married
all right"
What makes you think sos''
Her mother and father have
both started TO knock him"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-12-25

Betrothed by mail after introduc.
ton by mail. Miss Minnie Hankin.
OF brooklyn. y. Y, has gone 10 Cal.
cutta. india. and married j. y slice.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-12-25

No one who sends me a present
viii be admitted 90 my wedding" 10
the warning added 10 her invitation
10y a Boston bride.iobe. None OF
her frienda has taken offrnse.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-12-25

Some fellow with more figures
than brains In his head has figured
that there we're $4,000. 600 900 tele.
phone calls In the world during
1912.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-12-25

We suggest that the next Nobel
prize be given 20 the man who IN.
vents a corn hnsker that hasn't an
appetite for human arms.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-12-25

''Oh. | know every one Of the
tricks Of your trade. said the
haarder. warmly. DO you think |
have lived In boarding houses 10
gears for nothingY"
u shouldn't be at all surprised"
bald tho iandlady. frigidly Harp
era Bazaar.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-12-25

"is your Wife fond OF danolngg"
"Yes. especially the night ! pre-
fer 60 stay at home"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-12-25

We had 1855. 0ss. sat ourselves
from the opening OF the baseball
season to the close Of the football
season.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-12-25

Women can smile more naturally
shan II they meant Il.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-12-25

A man will tell woman he'd go
through fire and water for her. and
after marriag. Il often proves TO
be merely flrewater.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-12-25

Contributor who gave - cents
10 the Republican campaign fund
came nearest 10 getting bis moneys
worth.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-12-25

Despite the cry about the scare.
ity Of farm hands. kontmcklan has
added 40 ceres To bis II .00o.aerc
farm.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-12-25

Many mans selfcoucelt over.
shadows bis popularity.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-12-25

An Illinois aviator has figured
ont there Is no possibility ~ flying
unless an angel has wings at least
10 feet lone. That IL liberal meas.
urement from tip to tip. you must
admit. but ut that we have faith
that the celestial course WON'T be
crowded.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-12-25
MERRY CHRISTMAS!

The first Christmas a merry
young mother in the throes of maternity was housed
IN stable
baby born in Manager denied human shelter be-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-12-25
ounh, 10 ne rhanlful.

A Kansas man has sued his wife
for divorce because she told him he
talked In his sleep and wouldn't tell
him what he said
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-12-25

Items are scarce since our good
friend Mr.. Blumfield moved to Can.
TON Two weeks ago.~-Mercer. o..
Journal.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-12-25

Every girl has visions OF
social eouquests when she gets
married, but she 10 lucky u shc
gets to 90 to a scent theater
once a week.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-12-25
DAYS BEST STORY

Samuel Gompers was giving II as
his opinion that In exciting times
people are apt Ia accuse the wrong
man. II suggested to him the story
about the Young woman In Toledo.
This girl had been receiving now
and then a young man who had
never made love to her, but had al.
mlred her greatly One evening. be.
Tore the girl entered the parlor. her
mother appeared and asked in n
rough. stern tone Of voice what HIS
intentions were Not having any In.
tentions. the youth turned every
color OF the rainbow and succeeded
saying nothing. His suffering was
ended BY the entrance OF the girl
who exclaimed
Mother. Mother That il not
the one. The Popular magazine.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-12-25

knglish peaches grown only In
hot houses--sell for 80 cents each.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-12-25
MORGAN :.

MORGAN says he's uncon-
scious Of his money power.
Just think Wall street had
such a lamb right in its midst
and never knew It'll
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-12-25
N. Y. HERALD /

NJ. Y. HERALD has start
ed quite boomlet for musk
rat and sweet potatoes. gar
nished with candied sweetilag,
as an addition to the menu.
Looking the market prices
over, we see a coming chance
Tor sweet grasses, sweet rats
and such, all right.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-12-25
PRINCESS PARLAGHY.

from Carlsbad, IS expected in
New York. She's an artist and
carries with her two dogs that
were baptized.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-12-25
COUSIN BILL TAFT 4

become a college professor !.
Well, WELL College profess
ors are getting TO be right
prominent in politics, too.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-12-25

CASTRO. Tx. OF Venc-
znela, is taking the baths at
Brussels. Some revolutions
are not wholly in vain.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-12-25

that time has worked In Portland
lumber yard.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-12-25

Hal THEY thought they'd
trapped Morgan as king Of
finance, and he testified that
he's just a pure patriot squcez-
ing us for oui own goodl
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-12-25

Some men would get along a
whole lot better n they'd stay AZ
home aud aend their wives.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-12-25

NOW TAFT messages con-
gress for court Of pure food
laws. Bill surely holds the
record as the courtiest presi-
dent this nation ever had.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-12-25
CAPT. VAN scHAIcK 81

the steamer Slocum. whose
burning cost l,050 lives, is
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-12-25
Resort Courteous.

! Wall flowers arc society girls who
we're nipped ia tho bud.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-12-25

LAW NEEDS HIM
MORE THAN WIFE?

PORTLAND. Or. Dec. IS
Homer Baker. ex.convict. arrested
after robblng house and then bar
Reading himself behind his wife
and child when the officers came
for him. is today advised that his
intention 10 plead guilty may not
get him the suspended sentence
desired
Despite the pleas OF Bakers at
torney that his family needed him
sadly. Circuit Judge McGinn can
see but few mitigating circum-
stances In Bakers case.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-12-25
HON. FORAKER's stor

about how Hon Hearst got
those STANDARD Oil letters IS
convincing and corvicting-of
both.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-12-25

Somebody haa invented an cleo
trio device that will split kindling
wood. Gradually We are getting IL
80 arranged that the world will
have absolutely no use for small
boys.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-12-25

And SO two OF your sons are
Boy Seoutag Where do they DO
most Of thoir reconnoltering :"
In our Refrigerator"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-12-25

The Turks assume an indifferent
sort of an attitude toward the out.
come. Turkish shrugs. perhaps.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-12-25

ANOTHER tremendous So
cial reform inaugurated at
Washington. Authorities
have prohibited rushing the
growler."
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SKYCACK FROM MARS

ne TAKES WIRELESS OBSERVATIONS IN his NOTE BOOK ON
EARrr CUSTOMS
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-12-25

Wanted Furniture. Ma, 6bls.
Modern Furniture Co. >ss
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-12-25

A girl expects 10 be perfectly
happy when married because she
has had no experience.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-12-25

The way Of the trsnsgressor Is
we'll written up--espccially II the
sex 10 feminine.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-12-25

Are you interested In the
Turkish war;"
II should say | am. One OF
the places mentioned In the
dispatches yesterday Is the
town where our parlor rug
came from"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-12-25

First radium bank" In the Unit
ed States and the second In the
world Is open at Grand Junction
Colo. A piece of radium the size
OF pin head will buy dozen oil
eggs.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-08-03
90 3** 80 **$
. SECOND ANNUAL NORTH DA. =
= koTA INDUSTRIAL EXPOSE Z
= TON, BISMARCK. OCTOBER I +
. 70 10, 1912. =
>$*44*$. 80 80
MEXICO WARNED.

The renewed American warnings to
both the established and recognized
government OF Mexico and the leader
o. the principal insurgent force In
that country that the live sand prop
erty of Americans must be respected
are to be taken as constituting the re-
Spouse of this country to OrOzco's
reported threat to apply heavy pres
sure on Americans within the terri
tory under his control as a means OF
forcing Intervention. Within the last
few days alarming statements OF con-
a'ticns south of the Rio Grande have
been received, indicative Of a desper-
ate determination by Orozco to force
the United States to take a hand In
the internal affairs Of the republic
by menacing the lives and property
of our citizens residing there. This
country cannot yield to such pressure.
At the same time it Is compelled to
put all Mexicans. both federals and
insurgents, definitely upon warning
that they will be held accountable for
damages inflicted upon American In.
terests as a result of the failure OF
government there. Just how long our
patience can endure and how far trust
a be placed in the effectiveness OF
the American government to safe
guard American lives and property
must remain a question to be determ-
ined BY the President, who thus far
has met the Mexican situation with
admirable frmness and discretion.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-08-03
An INGENIOUS "Fire Box

A very simple but nevertheless ef-
fective method Of making fire Is used
in the Arfak mountains, in Dutch
North New Guinea. The natives cut
a section Of bamboo, usually about
nine inches long by two inches In d.
ameter. and into this ire put Il supply OF
finder and II small fragment OF any
thing hard. preferably Il piece OF china
If the natives can get hold Of It. The
finder is covered from the wet by a
piece Of bark. and the fire box" Is then
ready for use whenever It Is wanted.
To get a light the native merely takes
the piece OF china and a lump Of tin
der between his thumb and first fin.
ger: then. holding the bamboo in bis
left hand, he strikes its. surface sharp
". with the china. causing q spark,
which o ignites the finder. Even
the white man soon acquires the knack
Of doing this, and the process IL much.
more effective and infinitely less laborl-
Gus than the usual method OF produce
ing fre BY friction.-Wids World Mag
a1tne.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-08-03
Tn. phi,ippin. Coast Line.

Deep seu sailors used to laugh at
their brother mariners Of the coast
wise trade and refer to them as men
who like to go to sea when they could
get home to dinner" This gibe would
have little point in the Philippines. the
coast line Ufrwhich has been found to
measure more than 1900 miles-tO be
exact, 1h5ll statute miles. In the
Philippines there is one mile OF coast
10 every ten miles Of area, the total
area Of the islands being 115,O26 square
statute miles. These figures are inter-
esting when it il considered that the
ratio in the United States Is 232 square
miles Of area to II mile Of coast line.
The figures for the United States have
reference to the coast line Of the main
part Of the country. including islands
lying neal the coast, but not including
noncontiguous territory. such as Alas
ka and Porto Rico. The coast line Of
the United States 80 measured. with
what the experts call three mile
steps," is 1926 statute miles. less than
1000 miles in excess Of the coast line
Of our eastern possessions New York
Tribune.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-08-03

cry load Of grain that Is pulled TO an
elevator over a rough. bumpy, rutty
road Is hauled with economic waste
not only to the owner but TO the so.
ciety at large.
Farm values increase with good
roads. They are great agencies Tor
development and uplift. City growth
at the expense of the country dis
tricts has been due in a large measure
to the bad roads-and the poor means
OF communication and travel. People
fled the rural districts because OF the
isolation. Good roads will keep boys
and girls on the farm, will make en-
%tertainment, ch%urch.going, school at.
tendance and social intercourse easier.
Bad roads breed discomfort and fall
ure. They make a bad country. 1g-
norance thrives in sections where
they exist.
Good roads increase the wealth, in
telliyence and social life OF the dis
tricts in which they are found. North
Dakota can make good roads cheaply
If the work Is intelligently done.
The state should not be disgraced
with roads that are impossible of trav-
ell.
See that your candidates for the leg
islature are favorable to the enact
ment OF good roads legislation. II
should be a matter OF selfish interest
to every property owner in North Da-
kOta.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-08-03
CHINESE S%IGNB0ARDs.
Poetic Gems to Attract Business to
Shops In Pokino,

W Simpson In Meeting the Sun"
writes: Il saw In Picking a list Of
%signboards. and Il few samples Of them
will illustrate their general character:
shop of Heaven Sent Luck shop Of
Celestial Principles The Nine Felici.
ties Prolonged Mutton Shop of Morn
ing Twilight The Ten Virtues All
Complete Flowers Rise to the Milky
Way
I'm these signs we can see that the
Chinese can combine the soul Of q poet
with the pocket Of a shopman. Con.
trast such efforts with The Noted
Eelpie House Of the London streets.
and one must feel that we are outer
barbarians. Carlyle quotes q Chinese
signboard, no Cheating Here but !
could not find anything like It In the
list. Good and Just According to Heav.
en- ought to satisfy the ideal notions
Of the author of 'Sartor Resartus.'"
THE Honest Pen Shop Of Ii" implies
that other pen shops are not honest
The "SteeI Shop OF the Pockmarked
Wang suggests that any popularity
Of a shopman may be used to Impress
the memory Of customers. Snub noses.
squirt eyes. lame legs and hump backs
might all he used In this way.
A charcoal shop calls itself the
fountain Of Beauty" and a place for
the sale of coal INDUCES In the title Of
Heavenly Embroidery" An oil and
wine establishment Is the "Neighbor.
hood Of Chief Beauty" a description
the realization Of which It is hard to
conceive anywhere In Picking. THE
Thrice Righteous" one would scarcely
expect from an opium shop.-LondoD
Globe.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-08-03
WILL REPAIR OLD o A

The Board of County Commissioners
have authorized the necessary repairs
on the road to the ferry, which eros
ses at old Fort Lincoln. In addition
to the repair Of the road they have
arranged to lay a plank approach to
the ferry boat on this side of the river,
which will make the road passable
over the sand along the river bank.
The ferry installed at this place
seems to, meet the requirements as 1t
ha1sbeen in regular operation for the
past two years and an attendant is
on the boat at all hours, both night
and day. Since the railroad company
abandoned the use of the ferry cars,
this boat crossing has been a neces-
sitr as there aIe many teams and
automobiles crossing back and forth
each day. In addition to the local
people who cross, there are many tran
silent automobiles passing through the
country and recently n of the three
trapscontinental routes across the
United States has been mapped
through Bismarck by the American
Automobile Association. This action
on the part Of the commissioners IN
improving the road will be appreciat,
ed by those who have struggled
through the sand and mud in the
mast.