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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-10-30

You old people, Syrup of Figs
is particularly for you. You who
don't exercise as much as you
need to; who like the easy chair.
You, whose steps are slow and
whose muscles are less elastic.
You must realize that your liver
and ten yards of bowels have al
so become less active.
Don't regard Syrup of Figs as
physic. 1t stimulates the liver
and bowels just as exercise would
do II you took enough of 1t. 1t is
not harsh like salts or cathartics.
The help which Syrup of Figs
gives to a torpid liver and weak
sluggish bowels is harmless, nat
ural and gentle.
When eyes grow dim, you help
them. Do the same with your
liver and bowels when age makes
them less active. There is moth
Ing more important. Costive,
bowels mean that de-
caying, fermenting food is clogged
there and the pores or ducts in
these thirty feet of bowels suck
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-10-30
"CASCARETs' FOR
SICK HEADACHE
Bilious, throbbing headache
means Bowels are clogged
and liver stagnant.

You're bilious, you have a
throbbing sensation in your head,
bad taste in your mouth, your
eyes burn, your skin Is yellow,
with dark rings under your eyes;
your lips are parched. No won
der you feel ugly, mean and ILL
tempered. Your system is full of
bile not properly passed off, and
what you need is a cleaning up
inside. Don't continue being a
bilious nuisance to yourself and
those who love you, and don't re-
sort to harsh physics that irritate
and injure. Remember that most
disorders Of the stomach, liver
and intestines can be quickly
cured by morning with gentle,
thorough Cascarets-they work
while you sleep. A 10-cent box
from your druggist will keep your
liver and bowels clean; stomach
sweet and your head clear for
months. Children love to take
Cascarets, because they taste
good and never grippe or sicken.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-10-30
BOOKKEEPING
SYSTEM ADOPTED

A new system of bookkeeping
for the assessment rolls in the
city controllers office was re-
ported to the city by the state
bureau of inspection yesterday,
and will probably be adopted. 1t
proposes to wipe out lot of the
present crude methods, make
less work, keep better records
and save both the city and
property owners.
Both the controller and COM
missioner of finance have ap-
proved the new idea which is the
suggestion of George A. Liebes
and Fred L. Mills, state check
ers, who reviewed the city books.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-10-30
HALLOWEEN HINTS.

An unique use of the cats and
COLLINS would be to paste them
on drinking glasses, the latter to
be filled with milk. The BLACK
and white" effect of these when
placed on the table will prove
novel and pleasing.
An original costume for Hal
lowe'en is always timely. Paste
any of your "cut outs" in scat
tered effect, or in decorative bor-
ders, on a sheet and pillow case.
A witch's hat made of black pa
per might be worn, too.
Costumes for the haunted
house" party might be the old,
old sheet and pillow case, a very
simple witch's costume made
from large-figured cotton goods
or crepe paper, witch's hat
made from black paper and a
broom stick. Or, If you like,
there may be postscript to the
invitation saying, Wear your
Oldest clothes; the ghosts are
modest"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-10-30

The big debate between George
Fishburne, democrat, and Homer
II. Bone, socialist candidate for
prosecutor, will come off tomor-
row night at Moose hall. Admis-
sion will be free, and the hall
probably will be packed.
Bone challenged Dow and Bur-
meister also, but they refused to
go into the combat, but Fish
burne accepted, despite the pro-
tests of his party managers, who
declare it against all party prece-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-10-30
Times Political News of
Tacoma and Pierce Co.

dent and wouldn't "do any
good"
Both speakers are orators of
widely different types. Fish
burne is the southern, polished,
conservative type, and Bone the
aggressive, radical, western,
breezy orator with a vocabulary
that beats the dictionary itself.
There will be fun at Moose
hall tomorrow night.
Democrats are going to make
whirlwind finish for Lister this
week in Pierce county. Bob Ev-
ans will speak at Dempsey mill
1T noon today, F. c. Robertson
of Spokane at South Tacoma
shops. Tomorrow, DR.. r. A.
Cove and ]. D. Fletcher will
speak at st. Paul mill and Mil
waukee shops. J. J. Anderson
will speak at the smelter at
1870. Friday noon Bob Evans
will speak at Defiance mill, and
John T. Bib at Old Town mill.
Tom Vance will speak at South
Tacoma hall tomorrow night,
and a meeting will also be held
at Gilbert hall.
If the thing can be arranged,
local democrats will have an old
fashioned torchlight paarde, with
red fire and a general jubilee on
the STREETS Monday night to boost
Lister for governor, and Wilson
for president. There has not
been any real thrilling feature
like this since the exciting days
of 1896.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-10-30
What-Me Marry
Again? Nix, Says
Edna Goodrich

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
TORONTO, Ont, Oct. 30. -
That she is not engaged to Ralph
Herr, the comedian. and does not
intend to marry him is the en-
phatic assertion here today of
Edna Goodrich, the latest divorc-
ed wife of Nat Goodwin.
"Why, I not even sure that /
know Mr.. Herr by sight," declar-
ed Miss Goodrich. II can't pos
sibly understand how such story
could have been started"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-10-30
PUMPKIN-FACE MENUS.

The MENU cards should be
simple and in the spirit of the
occasion. Why not cut pumpkin
shapes out of pumpkin-colored
paper, putting the mouth, eyes
and nose in in black or merely
cutting them out. The clear
spaces On the face may be used
to write in the menu.
Print the word MENU across
the top of the pumpkin shape in
black ink. These cards may also
serve as place cards by writing
the name of a guest on the back
of each one of them.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-10-30
MAY HAVE A
NEW CATHEDRAL

Consideration of two PROPOSE
lions of greatest Importance to
Episcopalians of Tacoma will be
the order of a meeting tonight
of st. Luke's Memorial and Trim
ity vestrymen.
Either the vestrymen will de-
eide to consolidate the two par
ishes and build church large
enough for the two, or will con-
clude to erect a cathedral on the
site of the Annie Wright semi
nary.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-10-30
Use the silhouettes shown
here for your decorations,
either tracing direct or copy
ing them roughly on a much
larger scale.

A HAUNTED HOUSE" HAL
LOWE'EN Party! How about it !?
| All sorts of parties may be
planned for the last night in
'October-All Hallows eve. But
as Halloween seems naturally to
be the night of pranks and sim
pie fun, the Times suggests that
1t would be heaps of pleasure and
little expense to have a haunt
ed mousse party this year.
1t is nearly always possible to
lind an empty house in the neigh
borhood. The chances are you
VIII be able to get it for nothing
or for a mere song from the
owner when he knows it is for a
harmless Halloween event. If,
by any chance, the house can't
be secured, big shed will do
equality well if it is "spookified"
in the proper manner.
The trimmings for the
haunted house" and the decora-
tions for table, the menus, the in
vitations and the games can all
be made and planned at home.
The only purchases needed are
black silhouette paper, some
crepe paper rolls in orange color
and white, some paste and some
candles. Scissors, little time
'dnd ingenuity should do the rest.
The "sprite" atmosphere will
be doubly enhanced if some full
length sheets are hung as dra-
peries in the room which you
have chosen for your games.
The pastimes for this party
should be the old-fashioned ones:
bobbing for apples, hide and
seek, fortune-telling and a
ghost story hour. The stories
should be told in the spookiest-
looking room in the house, where
there are many draperies which
will easily move gently in the
slight wind from cracks in the
windows or doors. The room may
be hung with candle lights high
up, encased in scooped-out pump
kins, figured with queerly mark
ed nose, mouth and eyes. If there
is an open fireplace so much the
better. The embers should glow
and flicker, but should not be al
lowed to burn up brightly.
Should there still be need of at
mosphere" large silhouettes of
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-10-30
CITY TO HAVE
MUCH WATER

DR.. james, city health officer,
says it was a foolish venture to
go into the Green river gravity
water system project, but the city
is in and will have plenty of wa
ter next summer If Nick Lawson
gets the job finished. The wa
tershed will be patrolled to keep
the river free from contamina-
ton.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-10-30
Come to the Haunted
House

Witches and choice spirits of
will hold high carnival
at the Haunted House" Thurs
day, October 31st, at s o'clock.
Don't go past 1914 Blank st.
Watch for the witch. Look
straight ahead and walk fast or
the "goblins II git y'u eff y'u
don't watch out.
Yours for spooky time,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-10-30

FOR WOMEN VOTERS
An educational meeting for
women voters will be held to-
morrow afternoonsat 2 O'Clock
at the home of Mrs. ]. w. Brock
WaV
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-10-30

oBonh IOShI Ell
AT THE CORNER OF
M'KINLEY AVENUE
AND DIVISION LANE
WILL BE OPENED
TOMORROW.
If YOU LIVE IN THE
M'KINLEY PARK OR
BISMARCK DISTRICT
YOU WILL APPRECIATE
OUR EFFORT TO BRING
THE BEST AND
FRESHEST GROCERIES
AT THE LOWEST CASH
PRICES TO YOUR DOOR
AND AVAIL YOURSELVES
OF THE SAVINGS WE
OFFER.
Specially Priced for
Thursday and Friday
Your choice Upton, Tetley
and Ridgeway Tea, 75c
quality at SIC lib.
This is your opportunity
to get quality Tea at a
low price.
No. A size Cottolene SIC.
25c Crescent Baking Pow
der, tic.
Schilling's Best Baking
Powder, lib. cans, sold
regularly 45c; special,
32c lib.
Snyder's Tomato Catsup, 19c
a bottle.
For Halloween
Pure Sweet Cider, Soc gal.
Walnuts, 2 lbs. 25c.
Brazil Nuts, 2 lbs. 25c.
New Chestnuts, zoe Id.
The only new ones on the
market.
Apples for 75c box up.
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-10-30

Lille Arthur says: EFF
ey'ry knock am a boost, Mis-
tab Bob Hodge will sho git
heap o. votes mex Tues
day."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-10-30

the fire will cast strange shad-
ows. Siihouettes of cats, bats,
owls, ETC., in smaller size will
add to the appearance of the
room and take away from the
baroness of the walls. 1t will be
best to confine the merry-mak-
ings to one or two rooms, as an
attempt to prepare a whole house
for the event would be big,
tiresome undertaking. There
should be nothing of nature
which will really brighten the
guests at this party or any party
given on Halloween. Remember
the occasion is one intended for
real fun and merriment. And it
should be kept in mind that the
"spooks" of Halloween walk but
once year and then FOR FUN.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-13
COMFY" CHAIRS FOR
THE SITTING ROOM

Perhaps the most comfortable chairs
for the moments of rest and relaxation
are those that have a very long seat so
that the thigh is we'll supported to the
knee. The seat is low and slants back
ward, thus allowing the weight of the
body to be taken OF the tired feet that
have probably done more than their
share.
A sitting room should have chairs of
different shapes and siZos. And part!cu-
larly is it desirable to have chairs that
are Of ample proportions; for although
a slender individual can snuggle COM
fortably into a large, roomy chair.
stout person cannot, reversely, enjoy
chair of scanty breadth
The Washington herald., 1912-08-13

tiles The idea Of reproducing at Earl's
Court the life in Shakespeare's England.
which ] have described in these columns
IN order to raise money for national
memorial to the Bard OF Avon. and to
wake up the public in view Of the Shakes
peare t.rcentenary OF 1916, was entirely
hers But she was not content with
merely thinking out the idea. The whole
OF the buildings OF the exhibition were
designed according to her suggestions.
and ST." il was who really transformed
EarIs Court into a picturesque Eliza
bethan town. with streets and shops,
churches inns. theaters, and quays, as in
Shakespeare's time.
Mrs. Cornwallis-West hit upon the idea
of having a fac-simile OF the old Globe
Theater. where people can seo plays as
they were presented in the great dram
atist's own days. II was of Enzabethan
dances and tournament. such as l dis
cussed here yesterday, while another Of
her motives was the converting Of the old
Earls Court lake into view OF Ply
mouth Hoe and installing there an exact
counterpart OF Sir Richard Grenville' s
famous frigate. the Revenge.
OF course. Mrs Corvallis West has
| been assisted by a committee bUI some
| idea OF her energy may he gathered from
| the fact that during the early days of
the exhibition she was at Earls Court
every morning at II, and stayed there
until late in the evening. and even now Is
TO be found almost every day at charm
| ing Tudor house in the grounds at Earl 5
| Court which she has been obliged to make
! her home in order to be constantly on the
| spot for any work which may be requir-
| ed. There is no one who has 4 greater
| belief IN the up-to-date maxim. DO il
now than Mrs. Cornwallis-West. And
| no matter how small the undertaking
may he. or how minute the detail. she
does no; rest until everything is arranged
to her satisfaction.
Few among the many thousands of
Americans who have visited Winchester.
the old capital Of England. within the
past several years. have been aware that
| deep down upder the foundations OF the
cathedral. which was built in the eleventh
century. there was working alone in the
| dark and under water a man who one
day was proclaimed the chief agent in
saving the historic edifice from destruc-
tion. This came about the other day
when King George visited Winchester 10
The Washington herald., 1912-08-13
Beefsteaks Rolled.

Cut from two-pound piece rump
steak six equal slices, f1atten them to
quarter-inch thickness, season all around
with teaspoon salt and half teaspoon
pepper, then roll up: finely chop one bean
garlic, three shallots. and four branches
parsley, place these on a plate and
lightly roll steaks in the mixture; then
envelope each steak in a thin slice Of
larding pork, tie around with string;
heat two tablespoons melted lard in a
pan, place steaks in the pan. one beside
another. fry ten minutes. frequently
turning: then set in oven fifteen minutes:
remove, unite, place on hot dish; re-
move all fat from pan. add a teaspoon
-four. stir well. then pour in two table
spoons sherry, three tablespoons tomato
catsup, a teaspoon Worcestershire sauce.
and half gill broth (steak. trimmings).
mix well, boil three minutes; pour sauce
over steak and serve.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-13
NEW TUNIC WILL
TRANSFORM GOWN
Fashion Which Is Real Economy
to Women.

That friendly feature of fashion that
can be traced 10 the acient Greeks and
Romans is still helping womankind to
achieve beauty at small cost. TUNES are
sim salient facts in the story OF the
styles and. il may be ADDED. are more
attractive and varied than ever.
The CCmmendable point in summer
tunics is the fact that a new tunic trans
forms an old gown. II your silk frock.
your linen dress or your chiffon evening
gown be Of last years making, It can
D., brought up TO this years plane OF
modistic merit by the addition of a
tuniC. Here are the latest models that
show a difference in line. but emphasize
the same idea that has stood the test OF
sea sons.
one hatiste model seen recently has
a disappointed yoke and a wide border
formed of lines of suutache braid. The
Fl ont peplum resembles a short, round
apron. and the back is cut in similar
line. This model slips on over the head.
and IS fastened at the sides by means
OF linen-covered buttons
What is more attractive than a net
tunic over a silk dress? Here We have
opportunity to use Arabian or ratine lace
in an irregular border, which can sur
round a top trimmed with the heavy
lace. The back is made on the same
straight line, and a silk girdle holds the
tunic in place.
For the Evening Gown.
For evening a pannier of chiffon,
trimmed with beads and embroidered on
the edges. is an important feature. II
can cover the satin dress worn with IL
| except at the skirt. The draped fchu,
| the slashed skirt and the bunch of silk
roses are new points to be observed. Any
evening dress of last year will form the
foundation for the separate tunic of to-
day.
The linen or lawn frock is not exempt
| from the influence of the tunic Rows
Of hatiste insertion and lace form the
| front points that cover the bodice and
| extend below the waist line in a large
panel. \ vest Of lace fills in the space
! between the two wide pieces that are
| passed over the shoulders. This is one
OF the easiest forms to make.
Filet lace forms another kind of tunic
| that is more blouse than peplum. 1t il
sleeveless, and the top is rounded to
| show the yoke of the dress. Silk buttons
| will effectively trim the blouse. A short
pointed tab extends in front and back
| below a silk sirdle.
Last In the tUnic story is the square
| tunic made of all-over lace and point de
venise bands Medallions are set in and
lace girdle completes the idea.
Easy? Undoubtedly. These hold in
their lovely lines the possibility of CIV
ing new LAMPS for old" The ease with
which a transformation can be effected
is convincing to the practical and the
| lover Of the beautiful.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-13
lust CUT EXPENSES TO
PAY FOR WIDER SKIRTS

With the promise of wider skirts from
Paris, the cost of each homemade winter
suit will naturally be increased a little,
as the new skirts will most likely take a
half yard more of goods than is now re-
quired 10 make the fashionable skirt
This does not sound like very much. but
If there are many suits to be made in
one family, this wider width in skirts
will make some difference with those
who have TO be careful about just such
little things
However, we must have winter suits,
and so the extra money to be spent must
he cut off in other ways. but don't start
with the table, as that should always be
the last thing to economic on. unless. of
course, We are noted for over-extrava-
gance in that line.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-13

All the lines of this charming dress
are girlish and clever. The frock repre-
sents one of the prettiest designs Of the
summer, and is so easy to make that
the young girl learning 10 sew can fash
ion it without difficulty. The garment
has the body and sleeves cut in one
and the Empire skirt is a four-gored
model. The design offers choice Of a
wide range of suitable materials, and
the collar is prettily trimmed with bands
of contrasting fabric as suggested by the
drawing.
Pattern, No. 5S76. is cut in sizes II. l6
and is years. and is suitable for the small
woman as well as the miss Age l6 re-
quires ~ yards Of 35-inch material and
Y yard of 27-inch contrasting goods.
The pattern can be obtained by send
ing 10 cents TO the Pattern Department
Ct The Washington Herald.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-13
Christmas Present. in July.

Frum the New York Press
| met a woman in a department store
who informed ME she was buying Christ
mas presents. My goodness! Isn't il bad
enough to have Christmas when it gets
here? II she had been buying the pres
ents to give away nOw-now. when hear
ly anything can be bought for nothing
I would have heartily approved. But she
wasn't She was buying them TO put
under the bed. 20 put away. I believe in
giving presents I believe that the psy-
chology Of giving presents is very nearly
the religion OF religion. believe in Civ
ing presents just as richly and just as
often Is We can. But l don't believe in
being held up with a gun and told to
hand them out at Christmas. ! don't
know OF any one who l think would be
more disgusted with the modern Christ
mas than Jesus. 4 gift should be given
spontaneously. The one who receives it
should not be expecting II. l will give a
Christmas present on Christmas only II
happen to feel like II. I'm quite as likely
to give one on the Fourth OF July OF
Labor Day or the day after Labor Day
or the day before.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-13
Paul Jones N strntegi.t.

Probably most OF those persons who
read the account Of the dedication OF
the Paul Jones Statue at Washington
think OF that daring seafghter as a man
OF strenuous action. a sort OF sea knight.
Paul Jones was. indeed. all OF that. and
he was a great deal more. comedies the
Boston Transcript. He was a thinker,
who thought deeply on naval strategy
and naval organization, and. so far as
our service is concerned his designation
as the father OF the American navy
Is correct Save toward the close Of his
life and then under most unfavorable
conditions, he never had a chance to
put his Ideas of staregy into action.
The Russian navy. with which he serv-
ed IN the war agains. the Turks. was
poor school and one unwilling to lsarn
from a great instructor.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-13
MEALS FOR TWO DAYS USING
LEFT-OVERS THE SECOND DAY

BREAKFAST
Cream OF Wheat with Sliced Peaches
Rolled in Sugar.
Eggs Soft Boiled. Buttered Toast.
Coffee.
LUNCHEON
Cheese Souffie.
Baking Powder Biscuit. Orange
Marmalade
Frosted Ginger Cookies.
Iced Tea.
DINNER.
Fried Chicken, Cream Gravy.
Peeled Baked Potatoes Green Peas.
Fruit Sherbet. Sunshine Cake.
Coffee.
BREAKFAST
Fried Green Apples.
Toasted Baking Powder Biscuits
Bacon Rolled in Flour.
Coffee.
LUNCHEON
Egg and Lettuce Salad.
Cottage Cheese. Waters.
Cake. Fruit Juice.
Stewed Chicken. Century Dumplings.
Butter Crust Potatoes. String Beans.
Picked Beets.
Peach Cobbler. Coffee.
The cream Of wheat left over from
breakfast should be nodded in baking
powder cans and set aside for frying. This
is dainty and much more delicious than
corn meal mush. A caramel sugar sirup
may be substituted for the maple on
occa sions when sirup is served.
In preparing an old chicken select the
best pieces and simmer until tender. sea-
son well, roll in egg and cracker crumbs
and fry. Make gravy as for fried chick
en-, using the broth to give it additional
flavor. The odd pieces may be stewed
next day for the dumplings.
The frosted ginger cookies will keep in
definitely.
The fruit juice and fruit sherbet may
be made at the same time.
Bacon Rolled in Flour-Bring slices of
bacon to a boil, rinse in cold water, roll
in flour and fry a crisp brown. This is
an economical method of frying bacon
CLEANED from a southern woman.
Century Puddings-Two cups -four two
teaspoons baking powder, one-half teas
poon salt, one cup milk. Boil ten to If
teen minutes and do not allow them to
stop simmering. Century Cook Book)
Frosted Ginger Cookies-Into measur-
ing cup put one teaspoon soda, two table
spoons hot water. two rounding table
spoons butter. one teaspoon ginger and
one-fourth teaspoon salt and fill cup with
molasses. Then add flour till the mix
ture is stiff enough to roll out, leaving
It as soft as can be handled. Roll and
haka in gOOd 0yeO Cover with white
boiled frosting favored with mint.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-13

Every woman can be neatly dressed
about the house when such charming de-
signs as this one are offered that require
little time or skill TO construct. This
pretty frock is good looking as we'll as
practical. 1t is made with body and
sleeves in one. and has the convenient
front closing. The skirt is cut in four
cores. and is Joined TO the waist by a
belt. Percale. g!nGham. chambray. dimi-
ty. lawn and similar materials may be
used
Pattern. No. 5S7I. is cut in sizes 70 70
- inches bust measure. Medium size will
require -. wards OF 3S-inch material. J.
of a yard OF plain goods and = of a
yard OF 27-!nch striped fabric. Width
of lower edge, 2Ss yards.
The pattern can be obtained by send
ing 10 cents to the Pattern Department
of The Washington Herald