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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-09-26
Scientist Brings Hope At Last To
Victims Of Dreaded Disease

WITH A GLOW Of hope the medical world and
the long suffering public greeted the announcement,
two years ago. of Prof. Paul Ehrlichs discovery OF
his marvellous remedy, called $685. or s'savarsan.
The world was full Of hopeless sufferers with the
loathsome disease at which the German savant aimed
final blow. Thousands of yistims prepared to
destroy themselves rather than fight against the dis
grace of this ancient ailment. Just when gloom was
deepest, along came the greatest scientist since
Louis Pasteur with drug that required over SIX
hundred long, tedious chemical experiments before it
was evolved. Hence one of it's name, 1906"
But the hope that sprang in the physicians and
his patients breast short lived. The dramatic
cures reported by the tens of thousands Immediately
upon injecting savarsan into the human blood
stream turned out to be wil-o-the-wisps.
What now was to be done7 Ehrlich was deluged
with complaints and scorn.
But Ehrlich had never for moment ceased his re
searches. Flooding over after chemical for the
permanent destruction of the vicious germ he has
announced its discovery.
ss914' instead Of ss606" is one of the names of
steady, unaltered purpose. 1t means that Prof Ehr
and eight combinations farther
Neosalvarsan or 1914" is much more soluble less
dangerous, more effective, and may be injected with
out harm pain in other parts of the body than the
veins.
Nearly two hundred patients have been cured of
the malady in one American city by Ehrlich's new
"914'' and not one relapse has yet been encoun-
tered. There is every indication that the eminent
German scientist has at last supplied anxious
world with the long hoped for cure of bghtng all
ment.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-09-26

Do you want to make a noise
like bull moose?
This hasn't necessarily anything
to do with politics. 1t doesn't
concern political speeches, or the
principles of the Progressive
party. But since T. r. organized
his party. the moose has had 50
much advertising that there's a
natural curiosity about everything
concerning him. And since the
Bull Moosers, at the Chicago con-
vention and ever since, have been
trying with varying degrees of
success to initiate the call of the
moose in the wild, you may want
to know how to produce the real
call.
So whether you're a bowling
Progressive or just Boy, follow
instructions, and you'll be able to
make a noise that will rattle the
welkin and scare the cows-or
cops-according to whether you
live in the country or the city.
And IL you're lucky enough to
be where there are real moose,
you can use the apparatus to call
this lordly animal from his haunts
just as the old moose-hunters do.
There is nothing else in nature
quite like the moose call. It's
fearful and wonderful noise, some
thing like the combination of the
squeal of a pig and the moo of a
COW. And this is the way you go
about to produce it:
First you take a large sheet OF
ORDINARY cardboard or stiff paper.
The big game hunters out in the
woods generally use birchbark,
but the cardboard is good sub
stftute. A sheet "a inches wide
is the right size.
The trick It to make this card
board into a sort of megaphone,
of a peculiar shape. The accomp-
panying diagram shows how to
cut 1t. The shape of 1t, says the
inventor. an old Nova Scotia hunt
er, has a decided effect on the
sounds you can produce with 1t.
After cutting the cardboard in
the required shape, you start at
the corner Indicated and roll It
up into a megaphone or cornucop-
Ia shape, and insert the little flap
on the end In the slit cut for it
near the center of the sheet. That
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-09-26
BY bER'roN DRALEY

Everyone thought that old Bill
Jones
Was coward through to his
marrow bones.
He didn't have any nerve at all;
Hit or kick him-away he'd
crawl.
He wouldn't fight or even swear.
And he got mistreated every
where.
Till once, one night, by the Gene
terry,
When the moon was up and the
hour was scary,
And old Bill Jones was riding by,
Somebody gave an awful cry,
And old Bill Jones, with an an
swering yell,
Went hiking down the road, pell-
nell.
He ran like a rabbit, scared and
sick,
And his fears kept following fast
and quick.
Painting and frightened, old Bill
Right in the arms of a highway
man
Who was trying to earn an honest
wage
BY holding up the local stage.
Screaming with mad and fearful
fright,
Bill chung to the thug and held on
tight.
And the force of the impact quick.
ly told,
For down in the dust the robbeI
rolled,
And the driver got him-and
saved his gold.
Bill is a hero now, and say
He honestly sort of acts that way;
Nobody knows about that yell
Excepting me, and I'll never tell.
1t gave Bill nerve--and he's doing
well.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-09-26
The Times Daily Short Story

The bad man reached into d
capacious pocket and pitched q
bag of dust upon the table.
There, that'll buy you a new
geography ball big as Clad noun
tain and colored like the rainbow.
And here's another sack so as you
can send me the Pioneer for the
next thousand years" 4
The girl wrote rapidly in big
ledger and placed the golden
treaure in a small iron safe
Thanks she acknowledged.
"The mistake shall be corrected
and next week will put In news
note that The Honorable Ripsnor.
ter Rufus paid the Pioneer office
"a pleasant visit"
The big man smiled sheepishly,
but did not depart. Instead, he
twirled about on his heels and
plucked at his enormous black
mustache. "Ain't there some way
/ can help you with this here fine,
nice paper, miss?"
The fair editor secured a large
bundle of copies. eff you would
distribute these samples, 1t might
increase my subscription list
around Cayenne Gulch."
"Huh!" grunted the bad man.
taking the bundle. ANY miser-
able skinflint that don't subscribe
for himself and every friend he's
got back east has me to fight"
At the door he still tarried. "I'd
like to call some time and apologize
in nice, quiet way for the howl
ing and shouting did while
ago."
She smiled again. Thursday
evening. The Cheyenne Terror is
coming tonight and Capt. Turner
tomorrow night and Sagebrush
Simpson the next night to apollo
gize for acting the same way.
Goodby."
The bad man scowled at the
mention of the other names, then,
grinning resignedly, departed. The
girl reopened the safe and weighed
the treasure sacks. "They all do
that way" she smiled, In tender
rev0rie
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-09-26

scolded the lightsome voice, and a
young lady emerged from behind
the flimsy partition. "The mis-
take shall be corrected with apol-
ogies, Mr.. Ripsnorter Rufus; but
you owe the Pioneer fifteen dol
lars for shooting holes in the Of
flee geography.
The girl was fair and trim,
with the winsome light of mis-
chief shining from her blue eyes
, and a becoming but determined
flush In her cheek. The bad man
from Cayenne Gulch lowered his
smoking weapon and opened his
immense mouth. "Well, you can
hang me to the tallest pine on
Hurricane peak! Are you the edi-
tor of this here Pioneer pub-li-ca-
tom"
The girl bowed and smiled. The
same-as you would know, If you
were receiving our interesting and
informing little paper every Fri
day at 81 a year"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-09-26
THE APoLoGIzERs.
Ry STUART b. Stone.

There was a whoop and a bang
at the front entrance to the sane
tum of the Angel Ledge Weekly
Pioneer, and six feet four of
armed aggressiveness bounded in
side, defyfng the scribes, the
presses and the pen, which some
say is mightier than the sword.
"Show your smutty, smeary
faces, you loose-jointed, bald
headed paper-writers! Come out
and fight like man! Don't skulk
in tub of ink like coyote!
We-o-o-w-w!"
The amiable visitor took a
chance shot at the ancient revolv-
ing globe, boring great hole
somewhere in Kamchatka.
There was sound of hurried
shuffling in the back of the old
printery, as if the timid paper
writers might suddenly have been
called to their homes and loved
ones. A pause followed and
then somebody's blue eyes showed
at bullet hole made in a flimsy
partition by some previous equally
well-intentioned visitor.
what is it, please?" asked
soft, delicate voice.
"Oh! We-o-o-w! Wow!" yelled
the big man. do you know who
/ am? I'm Ripsnorter Rufus
from Cayenne Gulch!"
The delicate voice was heard in
little chuckle. "Honored-im-
mensely. Want to pay your sub
scription, Mr.. Ripsnorter?"
Ripsnorter Rufus growled like
a Gagged tigress. Nav, I just
want to bite you In two and throw
one half in Salt Lake and the
other half over the north pole,
for printin' mean, measley lies
and falsehoods about me In this
here Pioneer paper. Some cross
eyed crawfish named 'Buttercup
writ a piece about me KILN five
men. And I wishes 1t distinctly
understood that 1t were six"
'.Tut, tut!" This is too bad!"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-09-26

holds the thing together. Then
you cut the small end of 1t to fit
your mouth, big enough so the
lips will go inside.
Having got the moose mega
phone together, put your mouth
to the small end, covering the lips
and then, with the lips closed,
start to grunt like pig. But Just
before the pig grunt Is really
made, open the mouth and turn
the sound into noise something
like the moo OF a COW.
That may sound difficult and
complicated. but the result will
surprise you. The sound can't be
described, but 1t will be q real
moose call. and once heard 1t is
never forgotten.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-09-26
Real Confidence.

"she has every confidence in
her husband"
THAT so?"
yes; even when she is riding
with him in their auto and he
Is driving she doesn't think 1t
necessary to warn him to be care
full. Free Press.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-09-26

You can't go farwrong. The
strange thing about this mega
phone is, that whether the voice
of the person grunting and moo
ing into 1t is woman's soprano
or a mans bass, the resulting
noise Is almost the same.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-09-26
One Sure Way.

These big. fat slut men,
pretty hard to make 'em mad,
isn't IT."
Il don't know about that. Try
stopping one of them these humid
days and asking II it's hot enough
for him. st. Louis Republic.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-09-26
His Plans.

Are you going home to mend
your fences?"
mot this year." replied the
statesman. I'm going home this
time to get on the inside before
the hated opposition succeeds in
surrounding my district with
barbed wire"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-09-26
HIS CHOICE.

"I don't oatmea" screamed the child
oatmeal" said his father.
anything child like that fnterposed uncle
VIII has child CHOICE
said father. Now, kid have oatmeal o
Which h? The child
Herald.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-09-26
Tame Bunch.

"How were the young men at
the seashore, Elsie?"
"The tamest bunch you ever
saw Honest, this is the first
year I haven't let somebody teach
me to wim."--Cleveland Plain
Dealer. aws
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-09-26
PUT IN HUMAN INTEREST.

preacher his DE tree is known b
its fruit an shake down.
ter an old brother said to him:
81 knowed dat such a text in de Bible
the preacher, sit amt down dat way
hit de intelligence of congregation
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-09-26

Want what ghost looks nkeY That's easyi
fold It, Then write your
plenty of Ink Fold the paper
quickly, thoroughly the ink
writing
another right the
will be
write you'll different Get
with them The queer
amusing. (
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-09-26
IT'S HURTING THE STANDPATTERS

BY
toni It o get
marked
statement that ne
Gent gel
En
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-09-26

Rent your vacant fnuse through.
0 Times Want Al. Only 1c a.
.wc-d. Phone Main IL. go
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-09-26
Tt will not work.
The people are onto Hay.

In
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-09-26
INGRATIATING.

fifth time have been brought before me- said
the offender. When like feer
I ike O all business. You Sec
the judge.-Harpers Weekly.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-09-26

JUST because an aviator goes up about 1900
feet in the air don't get the idea that he cans come
down the same distance.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-09-26

ARE you reading Hugh Jennings stories about
the big world series9
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-09-26
PENALTY OF PoLITENEss.

j. Is he will tell
along Usually of that
a who something of a crouch.
polite brakeman had been for some
window, a passenger whispered to the conductor
the brakeman lost his forefinger? He
to be a nice fellow" 1At
a fellow" the grouchy conductor
fellow obgng that he's
lineJudge.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-09-26

DO you want higher taxes in 1913, or do yon wish
the city to economic on its expenditures Write
the Times Let's have your view
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-09-26
OBLIGED HIM.

the corridor OF The
office building
II am down out" panhande "Can you help
mel"
replied the "Just that button
will
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-09-26
Observations

SMARTING at the idea that Hay spent $500 to
beat Billings for the republican nomination for gov
ernor the standpat element is working overtime try
ing to discredit the truth of Bob Hodges campaign
expenditure statement. But they can't. The peo-
pie know Bob is too good man.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-09-26

WHY do we complain so bitterly about the high
cost of living when money is low that the butcher
can buy lot of it with little porterhouse steaks
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-09-26

ROOT declines to run for governor. The dear old
chairman of the recent notorious republican conven
ton believes that slaughter in the family will be
quite sufficient in November.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1912-04-25
Her Idea of Ciqars.

thereafter" said smoker TO his
wife. Il prefer TO buy my own cigars.
darling. You are very good to volun-
teer to do my cigar buying but really
this bunch at twelve for a quarter is a
little too cheap"
II know twelve for a quarter is
cheap" his wife answered. but
thought there'd be one or two good
ones in the twelye."-Exchange.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1912-04-25
Net cxcitir1.

In the "I.ise Of durcS Il. Stirling
1t is related that Mrs. Stirling used TO
tell how. during a brief holiday to
somewhere on the Clyde. being kept
indoors By three wet days. Stirling
read the Greek Testament continuous
II aloud. TO her. first in Greek and
then in English. She was a truly re-
iie!ous woman, but she owned 10 be-
ing glad when the rain ceased.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1912-04-25

Contrary 10 the popular belle. lin
burger cheese is no longer importo ed
into the United States. Lest some
persons Nay be m;sled into express
sions of joy over this fact. it is necas-
sary 70 state that American manufac-
turers are making Il better grade OF
this cheese at 80 small a cost as 70
drive their foreign competitors out Of
tie field
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1912-04-25
irritztin7.

James Payn tells OF Il whist player
being tod By an opponent that he could
always tell by his face when he had q
good hand. This he resented exceed
ingly and applied to his partner for a
REPUTATION Of it, but he was only still
mort irritated by his form of corrobo-
ration that lie had never noticed any
expression in his countenance what
ever"
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1912-04-25

Although Father Time has has not
pointed his finger at moving day
the Ist of May, Elmer Car'strom
has transferred his services from
the ST. Michael Trading Company
to the Thlihget Trading Company
where he will commence work next
Monday. A. c. Barnhart has
taken the position left open at St.
Michael's,
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1912-04-25
The Mexican l-ettor Writer.

AS nGnF Of the lower classes in the
City OF MaSico can neither read nor
write. the Mexican letter writer does
n thriving business. He writes letters
Of all kinas-love letters. begging let
ters-it matters little To him 50 that
he is paid for his work. These p.ea
are found in the Piazza Of S&nco DO
iningo. sort of market place, where
secondhand articles are for safe.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1912-04-25
School Notes
Louis Cdas. Lemieux, Reporter.

The following grades are those
made at the eighth monthly exam
inatiQn.
Eighth grade.
Weston Dalgity o9
Alice Kipcaid %
Seventh grade.
Adolph Engstrom %
Esther TerYo oS
Sixth Grade.
Wallace Sinclair a.
Estelle Thomas %
Fifth grade.
Annie Lotus 9
Ned Lenieux 90
Fourth Grade.
Helen Hofstad o6
Belle Hood 81
Third grade.
Edith Horgheim o
Edna Sinclair O.
Second grade.
Martha Tervo Is
Cathari4e Lotus 81
~ First,
Henry Ronning o
Hannah Smith 90
"BnFirst,
Elizabeth Lotus 8
Eliaor Lawrence .
Primer Class.
Howard Lawrence 81
Edward Lotus %
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1912-04-25
gEogine Pictures
Tie Fall OF Troy

Every man, woman and
child n IVrangell should ay-.
all themselves of this opportu-
nifty to see this wonderful pro-
duction. You who have read
this story of Grecian Mythol-
ogy will remember the huge
wooden horse that enabled the
Greeks to capture the beauti-
full city and rescIe Helen, the
wife of Grecian King, who
had beeen stolen by Paris.
The entire story, even the de-
struction of the city by fire,
shown Saturday. See it.
Don't miss it
This picture alone commanded
prices from soc to $500
when first shown in the States.
Six other Good Subjects
Red Mems Hall Saturday
Evening $50
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1912-04-25
News Of To-
cal Interest

For Sale h. p. Gray Motor
Apply to Walter shadesty.
Mrs. J. ]. McTague if quite i'll
this week.
Little Miss lima Grant has
been i'll the past week.
T. E. P. Keegan was in from
Shakan Wednesday.
The Uncle Dan made poCt early
"Wednesday morning.
The Kuiu Quean arrived iron
Port Beauclerc last evening.
The Post Office VIII soon be
transferred to the new building.
N. L. Moen has received his
soda fountain for the ink.
Harry PbiIlips came inTuesday
from the logging camp where he
has been working since Christmas.
The Ida Nav made a trip 70 the
west coast towns this week.
l ''
0o0ie'9 'is' ~ -
"0'''''''
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Matheson Re
Seattle, Tuesday.
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The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1912-04-25

Heel Has ,eUl vi L.ada her Wills
.eei;-No, she's merely developed it,
Boston Transcript.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1912-04-25
STORAGE BATTERIES. q

STORAGE BATTERIES, guaran-
eed not to sulphate. Cheaper than
dry cells. Come in and see US
about 'em. Wrangell Light and
Power Company, at Power House.
A. J. KALKINS, AGENT FOR
"Globe" 4 cycle Marine Motor.
"Eddystone-Globe" 2 cycle, open
crank-case motors. The best 2
cycle engine made. Factory re-
built motors. ''Perfex" water
proof igniters. Motsinger Auto
sparker.
River transportation summer
and winter with Launch BLACK
Fox" and dog team.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-05-11
rour Of an English Choir.

We have at least one big thing" To
our credit that America has not so tar
accomplished. The Sheffield Choirr
now singing in Australia, represents
the biggest touring musical enterprise
on record.
1t numbers 23O all told, and when
they return to Yorkshire In a lew
weeks hence they will have covered
$4,000 miles in seven months. The
cost of the tour will be 100000. the
transport and hotel expenses absorb
ing G45.0O0. The choir has sung to
crowded audiences in Canada, New
Zealand and Australia, and If the re
oeipts are equal to the expenses the
promoters will be satisfied. The
youngest member OF the choir Is
boy of 10, the Oldest man OF "
Three Of the choristers are circum
navigating the globe hatless.-Londor
Chronicle.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-05-11
Promoters Of Spirituality.

The old adage In regard to the way
to mans heart is regarded by some
persons as a libel on masculine hu-
manity, but Deacon Sampson OF Gran
ston evidently did not regard 1t in
that light.
He went much farther than the
adage, and was willing to express his
opinion at any time when 1t seemed
best. When the members of the
Central church were discussing the
best way to interest the young people
of the town and bring them into
touch with church affairs, Deacon
Sampson spoke his word.
Il believe In meetings" he said
FIRMLY; nobody believes in 'em more.
and nobody attends 'em more than
do, but along with the meetings
don't know of anything that promotes
spiritual growth moren strawberry
socials and oyster suppers, each ac-
cording to It's season. Youths Com
panlon.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-05-11
Msteor,s Rings.

In the entrance to the American
Museum of Natural History in New
York stands large meteor brought to
that city and presented to the museum
by the Peary Expedition company. To
handle the immense mass of metal
and stone large iron hooks and rings
were made fast at several places.
"The other day." said museum
guard, "a young New Yorker about
seven years old stood with his moth.
er admlring the exhibit. The mother
read the description, saying that this
came from another planet and was
hurled through space, finally landing
In the arctic regions
Mamma" asked the little Knicker-
booker, was that stone hung to the
other planet by those rings?"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-05-11
saAIL's TRIP ON RAZOR EDGE
Scientist Makes Interesting Discovery
While Studying MolIusk's Method
OF Locomotion.

when photographing the snail"
writes Professor Ward In the Strand.
Il was surprised at the fact that even
the rough cut edge of sheet of glass
presented no difficulties to Its loco
motion; It's even pace was continued
in spite Of the fact that the sharp cor
ner appeared to be penetrating its
body. There, too, We have exhibited
the animals delicate sense OF touch.
and this led me to make further ex-
pertinent
after had placed the snail on the
butt OF a razor's blade 1t slowly moved
along the back Of the blade and then
climbed completely over the sharp
edge, the razor being In excellent con-
dition. AS the successive waves
brought the fore part of its foot near
tho edge of the blade It's head was
held low down, and the lower and
shorter pair of feelers nearly touched
the blade, as II feeling the way.
"At the moment when the sharp
edge was reached the small feelers
were fully extended toward it, and
just at the very instant when / ex-
pected to see them cut off they were
both instantly retracted. They were
little more than hair breadth away,
and though the lower feelers possess
no eyes, yet by their sudden move
pent | was quite convinced that the
snail at that instant recognized dan.
ger.
"Still the foot travelled on, and
slowly the snail dragged its whole
weight of exactly one and a half
ounces over the edge, later moving to-
ward the butt and remaining perfectly
'unharmed. The species experimental
with was the Roman or edible kind,
which accounts for Its comparatively
large weight, 1t being the largest OF
British snails."