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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-08-01
SPECIAL FEATURES OF INTEREST TO WOE1EN READERS
Cynthia Grey's Answers
Weighty Matter.

Weighty Matter.
Dear Miss Grey: Will you please tell me how
to close letter to boy friend in another c;ty.
don't like the formal sYours truly Gre
spectfully," and the like. MAY
A / am afraid you little young to be cor
responding with young men when you cannot decide
for yourself such a small matter You might sign
Your friend. Sincerely, AS ever"
Necessary for Marriage License.
Dear Miss Grey: Is it necessary for the girl
to accompany the young man when he secures
A No, not if he takes some one who will give affi-
davit that she is of age. The affidavit blanks are
provided at the license bureau.
Good Reading
Dear Miss Grey: Have you seen and read the
new booklet of verse, entitled pearls and Flow
ers," by John Hubert Valentine? If you know
about it will you tell me whether you consider
it good book for young people, and people in
general, to read? LIN.
A am glad to say, that although the book is
just on the market, have read it, and wish each of
my readers might enjoy it, too.
The first poem, "Pearls and Flowers" contains
a beautiful lesson; GA Country Hop" shows real
country JOY in just living, while "The Coy Little
Maiden is an example OF pure humor such we
seldom see. There is really something for each
member of the family in the spicy, little booklet
People Who Talk
Dear Miss Grey: For the past two years
have been chums with girl Of whom am very
fond. During the last six months her brother
has been paying me attention. Before this
went to visit my chum very, very often But
now people say go on purpose to see the young
man. What shall do? Shall quit going?
Kta ZELLA
A. Show yourself above such gossip by doing as
you always have. Be healthy minded, frank girl
and do not act forward and the talk will soon STOP
If you pay attention to it, lit will become so encour
aged that it will rapidly develop.
Feminine Version Of Damon and Phythias
Dear Miss Grey: I am a girl of &c. ! live
with my grandparents. 81 IIgo with a boy of my.
own age, and he is very nice to me.
About three weeks ago my chum went away
for visit, and did notSsee him for week.
asked him why he had Winged, and he said he
liked my chum the best. I told him we had bet
ter quit, and he said all right.
When my chum came back she got us together,
but feel he wants to be with her, although he
treats me nicely Should I quit him? I like him
very much. Please answer. E.B.
A. I cannot say to "quit' the young man, but
put it this way to him. Tell him frankly that you
want to be good friend to him, and to retain his
friendship, but you want him to feel particularly
free to go with others if he wishes to. There is
need of complete rupture with boy who has been
so honest and manly.
Mystery Explained
Dear Miss Grey: Can you explain to me what
"candled eggs" means? will be grateful for
the expression has puzzled me- s.
A. [ can see how the expression might mystify
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-08-01
Crescent Butter Store


We wish to announce that
we are now located at our old
stand, Stall 20. Public Market,
where We have added new
lines to our stock. such as
Kramer's Bakery goods. The
Holsum bread. the only q
pound loaf In the city for Zoe.
Also an excellent line of bulk
Teas and Coffees at 25c, soc,
35c and 4Oc per pound.
In order to introduce our Teas,
we Will for q limited time give
free one fancy Cup and Saucer
with each pound of Tea pur-l
chased.
OUR EVERYDAY PRICES
Good Creamery Process on
Butter, ID. .,. Jul
Fresh Churned Washington
Creamery 99n|
Butter ID. 1850. y y =
Tacoma's Best Creamery Or
Butter, lh. .....-...s.s,.s1 - y
I3z, 81
F'ulI c<sem chesre, III
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-08-01

Your Sunday Dinner
will be more complete
with q few of our Milk
Fed Broi1ers. We invite
you to select them from
off our Livestock. Also
q nice Roasting Fowl.
We dress them while you
wait. Special price on
hens for Saturday.
FOWLETTE POULTRY
MARKET
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-08-01
What Salary Will
/ Receive?

This is usually the first
question asked by the aver
age American boy or girl.
While it seems important, IL
is too bad that a young man
or woman should make it of
primary Importance.
A young ScotchInan conf
ing to this country within six
months, applied at the office
of q large manufacturing
firm with a view to getting
. position as salesman.
Six months later on being
asked how he had made
such q remarkable rise with
this business firm, he offer
ed this explanation: "Whcn
/ came to this country and
applied to this firm for u po-
siti0n, I said, Let me work
for you four months. IL
am any good to you, you will
want to keep me; II I am
+. not, you won't want me at
any salary / went ON with
the firm ON that proposition.
have made good rs you
see."
What . difference this at
titude IL to to that Of the
ordinary American yuuthi
The young Scotchmam uhor-
oughly realized that there
was a definite law OF cause
and effect with reference to
this salary question; that q
man Is paid what he Is worth
and for what he Is able TO
produce.
Our boys and girls never
need to ask, "What salary
will 1 get?" BeuteI gradu-
ates are not selling their
services at Bargain Prices.
They are daily demonstrating
their abilities, and they are
drawinR the highest salaries
paid office help doing this
class Of work.
x there are amy <loubtfnR
Tho1uases, we VIII enter Into
binding ''Money-back
agreement Ask to soo n
.----.s-r.rr--
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-08-01
SUFFERED ECZEMA FIFTY
YEARS-NOW WELL

Seems long time to endure
the awful burning, itching, smart
ing. skin-disease known as "tet-
ter"-another name for Eczema.
Seems good to realize, also, that
DIR. HObsOn's Eczema Ointment
has proven a perfect cure.
Mrs. D. L. Kenney writes:-'I
cannot sufficiently express my
thanks to you for your DIR. Hob
sons Eczema Ointment. 1t has
cured my letter, which has trou-
bled me for over fifty years." All
druggists, or by mail, soc.
PFEIFFER CHEMICAL co.
st. Louis, Mo. Philadelphia, Pa.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-08-01

A. [ can see how the expression might mystify
one not familiar with the meaning. Candled eggs
eggs that have been tested to their freshness,
by holding between the eye and bright light. The
may be used, lamp, in fact any bright light
Formerly only candles were used for this process,
hence the expression.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-08-01

Mystery Explained
Dear Miss Grey: Can you explain to me what
"candled eggs" means? will be grateful, for
the expression has puzzled me- S.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-08-01
Daily Healthogram

Short breath. rapid pulse, dizzi-
ness from exercise and cold feet
are not infrequently signs of
heart disease. With such symp-
toms 1t Is wisest to consult a
reputable physician, ask for a
diagnosis and then follow his d.
rections~
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-08-01

"Why. Bobby" said his moth
err. didn't I tell you to take o
bath?"
"Yes'm."
But your face is very dirty"
We'll, / don't always wash my
face when ! take BATH" said
Bobby.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-08-01
Necessary for Marriage License

HvvO0oos@hJ fVa 0.esA hhaSO 1iC0iS0
Dear Miss Grey: Is it necessary for the girl
to accompany the young man when he secures a
marriage license? BLANK.
A. No, not if he takes some one who will give affi-
davit that she is of age. The affidavit blanks are
provided at the license bureau
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-08-01
$4,000 Worth
of Furniture
Samples

in our Sales Rooms will be closed
out this month to make room for
the fall stock. Some samples
(slightly damaged) will be sold
for less than ONE-HALF,
Arizona republican., 1913-04-01
Choosing a Wife in Japan.

MT lchba is weI-known Japanese author, better known, however. for his eccentricties than for his literary ability. His first wife (states Reuters Tokio corespondenD died in April last years patient endurance of the literary temperament and the mourning spouse immediately set about finding another partner. He commis- stoned all his friends to keep their eyes open for the good thing and standing order to the various matrimonial agencies in the capital report immediately any likely candidate for the honor of being the second Mrs. Ichiba. He laid down six primary conditions which the successful candi- Wate would have fulfill. They
 First-The lady must have passed through all conditions of life the various phases of society from A to z as only by ripe experience could perfection be attained
 Second-Except the clothes she should stand up in she should have worldly possessions what soever.
 entirely
 Fourth-she must contract to keep the kitchen and bathroom absolutely spick and span and ready for instant
 Fifth-Her style of hardressing must be la mode Japonaise-no foreign frills, pads, switches toupees be permitted
 Sxth-She stand five feet high in her tabi, and her limbs and body be 'of a proper plumpness'-as to face, features and other points these to matter.
 As might be expected, Mr Ichiba had consider able difficulty in finding his Juliet and looked fortyseven candidates before being satisfied with a young lady of 2S years of age whose experience in life appears have been such meet with the eccentric authors approval. At the first interview, when he gave her the hallmark of his approval the lddN borrowed a half sovereign from him as an earnest of his intentions With the money she went out and bought herself a pair geta and umbrella.
 in accordance with the quantness of the cOurtshp that the wedding ceremony should be peculiar. Priests middlemen registrars were all barred, wedding guests and anybody else who might be presumed to have the right entree. The bridegroom stole out and bought two pints of sake, with which the wedding cups filled and the ceremony celebrated. Thereafter MT Ichiba appeared at the door of his house and announced to those in waiting that they married and there need to wait further as he did not propose to spoil his wedding day by a reception.- London Standard.
Arizona republican., 1913-04-01
The Self-Playing Piano
By HOWARD L. RANN

The playing piano is musical instrument which was invented the people who learned tO n anything but the board of trade. Thousands 0 people who obliged to cultivate corn while others were cutivating a musical now have satisfaction of sitting down piano player and rnaulinfs long strea<s of melody of the Tannha,leer overture, the presence fatigued guests who are polite attempt to escape. No body knows why the who devised this deadly implement called it self playing device nasmuch il requires at least g horsepower keep it from lying down and expiring with deep sigh in the mid Moonlight sonata. A series of careful tests reveals that it places greater strain the leg muscles the operator drive self play ing piano through the finale of the William Tell ture than it does climb the Washington
 average player consists of upright pionO equipped with suction pump, which draws the music out of the interior and throws it the room in large melodic hunks. This is accomplished by feeding q roll pre-digested harmony into the machine and then working both feet up and down until the operator is seized with cramps the audience with a nervous chill Every in a while the roll will get the track and start a piece which nobody interested in, when the machine has to be backed up and placed the rails again. play pianos fitted with handy arrangement known as re-roll, which helps people forget the music by hiding it fast possible After a man has pumped through roll of music 400 feet long and is about rub the kinks of his right biceps he is by the necessity speeding up by which time he is usually K hausted to tackle anything for several minutes There would be demands for the self playing piano if consisted of nothing but the re-rol and a speedometer
Arizona republican., 1913-04-01
What of Tax Legislation?

There only two things which seemed to make il necessary to call the legislature together in the second special session and of them not regarded urgent necessity but something extremely desirable The real and urgent need of extra session became apparent when the supreme decided that there should be regular cleo ton of and county officers last fall that provision for the conduct of the state government for the years required the reassemblng of the legislature.
 The other thing the legislature expected to do once it in session, to reform almost absurd system of taxation, under the power ferred upon it by a constitutional amendment rati- fled by the people last fall Though the legislature is now within three days of the end of the session. the necessary appropriations will probably all be made but it is quite doubtful whether there will be any taxation legislation
 It especially desired that plan would be devised for the equitable of the mines and for giving power to central authority that
Arizona republican., 1913-04-01
SHAW'S OPINION OF HIMSELF.
(From the New York Times

IfFOm the NeW YOrk IImeS.t
 London-G. Bernard Shaw has this say O himself:
 Among the most celebrated people in Europe 1 not only man of genius, but l make money out of it.'
 MT. Shaw has been putting his theory of social ism into concrete terms
 Socialism equal division of the tOna income among all the inhabitants of the country and the maintenance of that equal postuate the very of the constitution The problem that socialism offers political economists is how make this postulate workable"
 MT. Shaw believes that the process of reds tributng the income has already been begun by legislation, together with the pooling tendencies of capital, and will lead examination of the Whelming objections to income inequality.
Arizona republican., 1913-04-01
American Looks Down on Wife
(Edith Wharton in Scrbners Magazine What do you call the weak pOnt?'


 you call the weak point?
 Bowen paused. The that the average Amer ican look his wife.
 Mrs. Fairchid up with spring. Really Charles-if that's where paradox lands you!'
 Bowen mildly stood his ground. "Well-doesnt he prove it? How much does he let her share the real business of life? How much does he rely on her judgment help in the conduct of serious af- fairs? Take Ralph, for nstance-you say his Wlfe's extravagance forces him work hard; but that's not what's wrong It's normal for man to work hard for a woman--Nhats abnormal is his not car ing to tell her antyhing about it"
 ITO tell Undne? She'd be bored to death if e did,"
 Just so she would feel aggrieved But why? Because it's against the custom of the country and whose fault is that? The mans asain-I don't Ralph, I mean the genus he belongs to; homo sapiens. Amercanus Why haven't taught wO- men take interest in our work? Simply be- cause don't take enough interest in them
 Mrs Farchild sinking back in her chair. sat gazing at the vertiginous depths above which his thoughts seemed dangle her.
 You don't-I the American man doesn't the most slaving self -effacng, self sacrificng?"
 Yes; indifferent; there's the point. The slaVings argument against the indifference. To slave for woman is part of the old American traGition people give their lives for dOgmaS they've ceased believe in Then again, in this country passion for making money has preceded lavishes his fortune his wife because he doesn't know what do with it.
 Then you call it mere want of imagination for d man O lavish his money in his wife,
 Not necessarily-but it's want of imagination to fancy it's he her. Why does the Eur what the men doing? Because she's inn portant them that they make it worth her while. Shes a parenthess she is here-they simply don't picture life without her.
Arizona republican., 1913-04-01
Harbingers
By WALT MASON

sap the the buds breaking forth; longer do We shake and freeze in raw winds the north: and everywhere pilgrims go. the harbingcrS appear say there is an end of snow hint that spring is near The housewife talks of thrilling hats she in some ones store. all trimmed with ostrich pumes and bats and floral things galore And dad confesses to wish to voice a vernal song, and talks about a place where fish thirty cubits long. Old grand dad makes ancient theWs convey him down the street; children long shake their shoes and try naked feet The agent leaves his winter haunt with easy marks to plead, and sells them traps they o not want. and books they'll read. The hobo the city sum for pastures fresh and new, and in the village jail the bum kicks up howdydo. The candidate begins to pass around his fatal smokes; composed they garden sass, including arti chokes. We gather up the old tin cans around our lots bestrcNn and formulate divers plans for raising tea and prune. oh, spring is coming once again. to comfort and help, let the joyous sons of men stand their heads and yelp.
Arizona republican., 1913-04-01

there might be equalization of the assessment of all kinds of property, that that important matter might left the varying views of the fourteen county boards of equalization.
 We that in the few remaining days, the legislature will find time complete this work. It has not neglected has had careful cOnsidera- ton with the result that a majority of the members have formed opinions regarding the measures that have been presented them but unfortunately, these opinions are in harmony It is late to reconcile differences may exist and enact d law which, though it may not be a perfect one, would be improvement upon the present
 Unless a mine taxation law be agreed upon there is no hope that the authority of the state board equalization will be established the county boards for legislature would certainly not invest board with a discretionary power to fix the valuation of the mines by some method which has yet been devised and which the nature things would be experimental
Arizona republican., 1913-04-01

It ought to be necessary in any state to pass d bill that just introduced in the Pennsyl- vana legislature which fOrbids the hazng of newly married couples and provides penalties for those who offend in this way. Our civilization ought be beyond the shivaree stage and there indi- cations that at least it is about to pass from it. There is why the solemn marriage service should be followed by merrymakng. but the insane antics that often attend weddings not only grotesque and annoying to the bride and groom and their families. but positively dangerous life and limb. Frequently there has been ample cause for taking clowns from wedding a police station.
Arizona republican., 1913-04-01

The Republican does wish monopolze the field of charity. It has vet quite finished the collection of fund for the Ohio flood sufferers and will therefore leave it's evening contemporaries business of nstituting movement for the relief of the Morgan family lately deprived of it's sole support.
Arizona republican., 1913-04-01

The clergyman who wants baseball games opened with prayer has again broken into the news columns, without arousing much interest among the fans. A of burial service for umpires might strike a popular chord, though.
Arizona republican., 1913-04-01
KEEPING UP THE SIMILARITY.

That boy of mne, remarked smith, eX- travagantly 'is the genuine article He's all wool, you bet"
 T shouldn't wonder" commented Jones' T notice that he shrinks from washing!'-Stray
Arizona republican., 1913-04-01
HAPPY THOUGHT.

Office Boy-There out there. sir. wi o them is a poet and the other deaf
 Editor-Well go out and tell the poet that deaf is the editor, and let them fight it out between them.--Tit- Bits
Arizona republican., 1913-04-01

A reformer has hit upon the brilliant idea of compelling newspapers to print scandals in small type. Possibly he is oculist and finds business dull
Arizona republican., 1913-04-01
PERT.

PERT. On he train Medford way Sudbubs got into conversation with stranger, who remarked: 'I you are putting up good many build ings.'
 Yes answered Subbubs; new buildings are the only kind put up."-Boston Transcript
Arizona republican., 1913-04-01

The divorce lid will not be clapped down in Reno until January l. 1914 So curtaiment of June wedding activities will be necessary this year
Arizona republican., 1913-04-01

He-That woman l you with often looks very sad Is she unhappyly married?
 She-No; unhappily unmarried.-Boston Tran script.
Arizona republican., 1913-04-01
A CIVIL QUESTION:

(From the New York Sun.) Newton had just discovered why the apple fell. But" cried the anxious office seeker why doesn't plum fall?"
The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1913-06-12

clearly defined, but the lower portion
OF the ravine was rocky, and the trail
soon lost He passed down beyond
the stables. realizing how easily the
fugitives. under cover OF darkness.
could have escaped. The stable guard
could have seen nothing from his sta.
tiOn, and just below was the hard
packed road leading to the river and
the struggling town. There was moth
ing to trace. and Hamlin climbed back
up the bun completely bafied but des-
perately resolved to unlock the mys
terry. The harder the solution ap-
peaTed, the more determined be be
came 20 solve it, AS he came out, OF
pOsite the barrack entrance, a car
riage drove ia past the guard-house,
the guard presenting arms. and cir
cled the parade in the direction OF Of
icers' row. II contained a soldier
driver and two ladies', and the Ser.
geant's face blushed under its tan as
he recognized Miss Mcdonald Would
she notice him-speak TO him? The
man could not forbear lifting his eyes
TO her face as the carriage swept by.
He saw her glance toward him, smile,
with a little gesture OF recognition,
and stood there bareheaded, his heart
| throbbing wildly. With that look,
that smile, be instantly realized two
| facts OF importance-sh was willing
to meet him on terms OF friendship.
and she had not recognized him the
evening previous as he ran past her in
I the dark
Hamlin, his thoughts entirely cen.
! tered upon Miss Mcdonald, had scarce,