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ASKS DAMAGES Fur INJURIES.
John Ross Sues Brightwood Railway
COMPANY for $4,000.

Suit at law was instituted today by
John Ross against the Br.ghtwood Rail-
way Company to recover $4,000 damages
for alleged personal injuries
Ross complains in his dec aration, filed
through Attorneys Wilton j. Lambert and
r. H. Yeatman, that November %. 1872.
he was seated on a two-horse log wagon
which was being driven south on Georgia
avenue and that while the wagon was
crossing the tracks of the defendant COM
pany at Quincy street, a car, which was
being propelled south at an alleged excess
sive rate of speed and not kept under
proper control of the motorman, struck
the wagon and caused him to be thrown
to the ground
The plaintiff declares his back was Sc
vereiy wTenched and he sustained other
injuries. and was rendered unable to
work for long space Of time.
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Farmer Browns Boy Grows
Curious.

Now. X happened that the very day be-
tore Paddy the Beaver decided that his
pond was big enough and SO allowed the
water 10 run in the Laughing Brook once
more Farmer Browns boy took il into
MS head to go fishing in the Smiling Pool.
Just as usual he went whistling down
5cross the Green Meadows. Somehow
when he goes fishing he always feels like
shistling. Grandfather Frog heard him
coming and dived into the little bit of
water remaining In the Smiling Pool and
stirred up the mud at the bottom. so that
Farmer Browns boy shouldn't see him.
Nearer and nearer drew the whistle
suddenly il stopped right short OFF. Farm
n Browns boy had come in sight of the
smiling Pool or rather. what used 10 be
the Smiling Pool Now. there wasn't any
smiling Pool. for the very little pool left
was too small and sickly looking 10 smile,
There were great banks Of mud, out OF
which grew the FURNISHES The lilypads
We're forlornly stretched out toward the
tiny pool Of water remaining. Where
he banks were steep and high the holes
that Jerry Musk at and Billy Mink knew
so well We're plain 10 see. over at one
side stood Jerry Muskrat's house wholly
out OF water.
Somehow. il seemed 10 Farmer Browns
10Y that he must be dreaming He never,
never. had seen anything like this be-
lore, not even In the very driest weather
u the hottest part of the summer. He
ookcd this way and looked that way. The
= cen Meadows looked just as usual. The
Green Forest looked just as usual. The
Laughing Brook-ha, What was the mat
Ter with the Laughing Brook? He
COULDN'T hear IL and that, you know,
vas very unusual. He dropped his rod
md ran over 10 the Laughing Brook.
There wasn't any brook. No, sir, there
wasn't any brook-just pools of water
with the tiniest of streams trickling be-
tween. Big stones owe: which he had
always seen the water running In the
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in this gift to Ada it was complete. The
child was constant delight. Ada began
soon to be spoken of as that lovely little
Brent girls mother" Whatever Ruth
cid she excelled in; wherever she was she
led. The chi dren f1ocked around her:
their parents petted her The whole town
realized that Ruth Brent was In Its
midst.
One day when she was fifteen and be-
ginning to have the sober thought of a
woman, Ada said TO her, trembling: y on
never act, Ruth. as If you thought | was
was different from other girls mothers.
Ruth smoothed back the grazing hair
tenderly. Different. But hoW?" she
queried.
Adas neart leaped. Was it possible that
Ru n was not aware how ugly she was
Yet that could not be- You know she
said, trying to smile humorously, that
I'm a very plain woman
SRuth looked mystitied for an instant.
Then she flung both arms about the
ugly little figure in the really handsome
gown Why. you're just mother she
said That's all that matters-all I've
ever thought of. l wouldn't trade you for
any of them, not even for Leonore Cal
BIRTHS mother. guess | wouldn't.
"Wouldnt you dear?" faltered Ada
humbly, for Mrs. Calbrith was the most
attractive matron in the town, as she
had been the oveliest girl.
1t was inevitable that so much love
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GLASS OF SALTS
CLEANS KIDNEYS
IF Your Back Hurts or Bladder
Bothers You, Drink Lots
of Water.

When your kidneys hurt and
your back feels sore. don't get
scared and proceed to load your
stomach with a lot Of drugs that
I excite the kidneys and irritate the
entire urinary tract. Keep your
kidneys clean like you keep your
bowels clean, by flushing them
with a mild. harmless salts which
removes the body's urinous waste
and stimulates them to their nor
nal activity The function of the
kidneys is to filter the blood. In
"a hours they strain from it 500
} grains OF acid and waste. SO we
! can readily understand the vital
! importance of keeping the kidneys
active.
Drink lots OF watef-you can't
drink too much; also get from any
pharmacist about four ounces OF
lad salts; take tablespoonful in
glass of water before breakfast
each morning for few days and
your kidneys will act fine This
famous salts is made from the acid
of grapes and lemon juice. COM
bined with lithia. and has been
used for generations to clean and
stimulate clogged kidneys; also
to neutralize the acids in urine so
it no longer is source of irrita-
ton. thus endinS bladder weak
ness.
lad Salts is inexpensive; cannot
injure; makes a delightful effer-
vescent lithia-Nater drink which
every one should take now and
then to keep their kidneys clean
and active. Try this. also keep
up the water drinking. and no
doubt you viii wonder what be-
came of your kidney trouble and
[ barkache
Agent-O'Donnell's Drug Store.
$4,000
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able to see the child. The nurse brought

able to see the child. The nurse brought
it.
See" said the woman. smiling; "she
is a perfect little beauty
Ada tainted. The child was. indeed, a
beauty, and they gave her the name
which is its synonym-Ruth.
With every day Ruth grew. happiness
also grew for Ada Brent. In the first
place, CHRISTOPHER worshiped the child.
He gloried in her. He made wild plans
for her future. Christopher was partner
now in the very store where ne had be-
gun as a clerk, and he was making
money. Ada could indulge herself in any
within she might have for her little
daughter She resolved that Ruth should
have all she had missed.
Ruth had a mind and charm as well
as beauty If there was indeed reparation
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-11
Odd Fellows Visitation.

An Official visit to Potomac Sarepta and
Falls Church lodges of odd Fellows will
be made tonight by w. T.. Allen, grand
master of the state, Covington, Va, and
at the same time Mrs. Cora f. Benedict
state president of the Assembly of Re
becca, will visit Samaritan Lodge of Re
becca. The visitation will be a Joint one
and will take place al Odd Fellows Hall.
Members of Harmony Lodge OF Masons
or Washington, accompanied by dele
cation of members of the Lancaster, Pa,
I1odse of Masons. visited in Alexandria
this afternoon and were entertained at
dinner a the Rammel Hotel by Alexan-
dria- Washington Lodge.
Miss Mary E. Pettey, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. j. f ank Pettey and Milton A.
Elliott, formerly of this city. but now of
the rectory of st. Paul S Episcopal
Church. The ceremony was performed by
Rev. P. P. Phillips, rector. Mr.. and Mrs.
Elliott will reside in Washington.
The marriage of Miss Florence Van
nette Ha,r and Clifton B. Hickerson.
both of Washington. took place at $50
o'clock yesterday afternoon at the rec
tory of Grace Episcopal Church. Rev.
Edgar Carpenter, rector, performed the
The inability of John Ryan to keep out
of the city resulted In Ryan being SEN
fenced to ninety days in jail subject to
the state convict road force when ar
raigned in the police court today on a
cha ge of drunkenness. Several weeks
ago Ryan was arr;tigaed on the same
charge and released from custody by JUS
tice Thompson with the understanding
that he would keep out of the city. He
was promised the above sentence If he
returned. and Justice Cation carried out
the promise this morning.
Robert A. Wallace of this city died yes
terday afternoon in Baltimore.
Funeral services for Benjamin J.
Langof. who died Sunday, will be held
at $3.50 O'Clock tomo row morning at St
MarNs Catholic Church.
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and dry In the little pools frightened
minnows W, darting about.
Farmer Br WINS boy scratched his head
in q puzzled way. 4 don't understand
IT," said he Il don't understand 1t at
ALL Something must have gone wrong
with the springs that supply the water
for the Laughing Brook. They must have
failed Yes sir. that is just what must
have happened But l never heard of
such a thirg happening before, and
really don't see how IL could happen"
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Not Made in Washington.

Assessor Richards searched the records
OF the tax Office today, but failed TO find
any record of property owned by y. h
Riggs Charles c. Glover. president OF
Riggs National nank. said N. X. Riggs
was a haif-brothe- OF George w. Riggs
the founder of the bank.
He said n. X. Riggs never lived In
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-11
SEES SERIOUS FAULTS
IN D. c. TAX SYSTEM
Representative Heating oil
Colorado Lectures Before
Association of Women.

Criticism of the tax system of the Dis
trict of. Columbia was the keynote of the
address delivered by Representative Keat-
ing OF Colorado last night before the
Women's Single Tax Association. at the
Public Library. Representative Heating.
referring to the published. report that the
n. K. Riggs collection of ancient and
medieval armor. valued al 5000 900. is
to be given to a New York museum de-
clared that When a man can accumu-
late, through real estate speculation
alone. so much money that he can spend
100000 for a collection of armor. then
something surely Is wrong with the sys-
terrof taYafionn
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Receiver for Candy Firm.

Attorney r. II. Daniels has been ap-
pointed by Justice Gould as receiver OF
the wholesale candy business Of Stein
Brothers. al 626 Pennsylvania avenue
northwest. The receivership is the out
come OF petition filed IN the bank
ruptcy court by creditors ~ the firm.
Attorney Lucas =. Loving appears for
the creditors
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Washington TO his knowledge and he felt
sure he never owned any rear estate here.
He said ne had never seen y. h. riggs
and that III he ever was in Washington y
| was only for q short visit
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tenn of taxation and of making I'M
provements, Mr.. Heating adding that
he was hopeful that the time is near
at hand when fathers and mothers and
little children will not be starving by
reason OF no fault Of their own.
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Riggs Fortune Cited.

The Colorado representative declared
that Mr.. Riggs, who. he said ran
sacked Europe and paid fabulous sums
for the hardware" received advance In
formation as to where improvements
were to be made in the District and
said that this information alone ena
bled him to become Immensely wealthy.
Such conditions, the speaker declared.
make it imperative to change the sys-
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To Work for Armor Plant.

The question of setting forth the claims
OF Alexandra for the proposed armor
plant of the government was discussed
1t was decided that the commit zee having
his matter in charge take it up at an
carly date with the Virginia de egation in
Congress and use every effort poss BILE TO
have the y ant .oca ed n Alexandria.
Announcement was made that the mail
for the .ower river landings on both the
Virginia and Maryland sides of the river
is now received and dispatched by steam
ers on the Deiav are, Maryland and Vir-
ginia line. going into operation yesterday.
4 considerable quantity of mail was
brought here on the first trip. Hereto
fore all mail was sent and received by
way of Washington.
An invitation was received to attend the
tenth annual meeting OF the Rivers and
harbors Congress, which will be held in
Washington December 30. and Carroll
Pierce, president of the organization,
will name five delegates to attend this
convention.
Labor and vagrancy laws were also dis
pusSFd
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Appreciation Items in Every Part of the Store!

MARABOC-13 otf-plain black
and natural = also novelties
combined with Ostrich-Capes,
Stoles and Muffs.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-10-18

SHANGHAI, China, Oct. 49,
Do the carpenters OF America
know there is a god of carpen-
aters?
These two Chinese carpenters
in the photograph KNOW there's
such a god.
They recently worked for Euro
peans at Shanghai and got big
pay. but suddenly they recollected
that the god of carpenters, Lu
Pang. would not be pleased that
they gave their talents Go foreign
devils. So they quit and set up
for themselves in the primitive
fashion you see In the picture.
Lu Pang Is the strange fndivid-
ual who is now worshipped as the
patron divinity of all who use the
saw or the chisel in China. He fs
known by tradition to every car
penter In the land. He himself.
a native of the mysterious King
dom Of Lu--the present province
Of shantung no mean work.
man. He used the tools OF mis-
trade with a dexterity which PASS
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-10-18
Reckless Driving

Deaths on account Of reckless driving increased
53 per cent from 1907 to 1912 in Chicago according
IS official statistics submitted to the Chicago Safety
bomnission an organization recently formed to war
~ reckless driving in that city.
III With the introduction of the automobile and the
motorcycle the streets of large Cities the list
M deaths and accidents is bound to grow. In the
nd days before we had any autos motorcycles a
person was always safe on the public streets save
Tor an occasional runaway. Children could play
about the streets with perfect freedom.
Now this is all changed. The auto has come. The
motorcycle has come. And both are here to stay
There are several ways to protect pedestrians from
these One is to introduce stringent ordinances
against reckless driving and to enforce them.
There are too many reckless drivers nowadays
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~ THE.
,&s'5G|
W-nkAAA@I

A swain leaving his adored one
always walks q little way then
stops, looks back at the. house.
breathes deeply.
A fine gentleman always has
his coat tightly buttoned; an
abandoned character is always ne
glectful about this.
An author in the act of writ
ing invariably goes through con-
tortions rivalling those of Bone
less Wonder. This indicates that
he is completely wrapped up in
his WORK, not-as some may sup
pose-completeIy wrapped up in
himself.
When girl pulls the trigger
somebody always drops.
When prison guards shoot,
they invariably miss.
The piano is very much played
without looking at the music, al
ways spread open on the rack.
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Falkland, Wash, Oct. IS, 1918.

Parkland Wash, Oct. 49, 1913.
Dear
1 going the Circle If will let Here
my game for his weeks OF
THE MANDARINS
the rght-hand neighbor "My
The other asks what has it
right hand makes
though tanning herself All the other players the
the third my ship has home
China and to the question What has brough?
tanning herself with both hands, her
being initiated by all the Others
possession of three
others, fans"
moving five FANS both feet
eyeid
both both eyelds moving At seven
both both eyeids mouth kept
all
them udicrous
blance a party of Chinese mandarins
RUTH ANDERSON
Falkland, Wash.
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THE GOD OF CARPENTERS.

ed understanding. and he had a
head for patenting. Therefore.
the Chinese have made him god.
ranking high in national rever-
ence.
People who use the ohisel or
the saw, each class by itself, now
meets every year at a stated time
to worship this patron deity.
They, of course, make feast
of 1t, and on this occasion teach
Lu Pang's trade union way to
do things! They regulate the price
OF labor and the articles they
manufacture--and wo betide the
man who during the yea rensuing
breaxa the ru1el
It would be futile for the car
penters themselves to Imagine
they can do aught by themselves
--old Lu Pals hrs to preside ever
the proceadinEay and he IL pi17sed
With the guard of than Al >k
the coming year - HcfS1
IN the prayer 4 IN,
fioca WIN be pro- uild
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-10-18
ENDS DYSPEPSIA.
INDIGESTION, GAS


'sReally doesv put bad stoi /.
achs In order really does" Over
come Indigestion. dyspepsia. -
heartburn and sourness In MI
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES maxi
Pape's Diapepsin the largest ee3-
ing i'tomach regulator In tHe
world. II what you eat fermenk1
into stubborn Jumps, you boI6h
gas and cructate sour. undigestsd
food and acid; head to 3fxxy ana
aches: breath foul; tongue coat
ed; your insides filled with bile
and fndfgestfble waste, remembor
the moment "Pape'a Dfapepsfns'
comes In contact with the stomach
all such distress yanishes. It's
truly astonishing-alm marvel
GUS. and the Joy = IT. harmless
ness.
A larse fifty-cent case Of Psps'n
Diapepsln VIII give ron . hun
dred dollars worth Of satisfaction
or your druggist hsnds you yyNr
money hack.
It's worth it, weight "a gold 70
men and wamen who can't get
their stomachs regulated. Il BE-
longs Ia your homealould al
ways be kept handy IN case Of 4
sick, so11r. upset stomach durinx
the day or # night. ITS the
Quickest. suresf and most harmless
Homach doctor In tho world
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-10-18

With a smile on his rubicund
features the hotelkeeper was
peacefully enjoyed 40 winks.
Business was booming; the place
was full. Good!
KNOCKS on the door of his sane
tum, however. brought him back
to earth. In staggered a perspir-
ing waiter.
"P-p-p-lease, sir" he stammer-
ed. "I'm in terrible fix. A gent
has just ordered roast mutton"
well, what of it," came the
exasperated answer. There's
plenty of It, isn't there?"
eyes, SIR" breathed the dis
tracted knight Of the napkin.
But he's already had one por-
tion of it as venison.
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the Foreign Missionary society,
Miss Nettie Whitney entertained
with q handsome luncheon Thurs
day. Covers were laid for Mrs.
Upmeyer, Mrs. Edward Todd, MRS
Wilbur Adams, Mrs. r. M. Wayne,
Mrs. H. q. Small, Mrs. Bernard
Lambert, Miss Edith Mock and
the hostess.
The Degree of Pocahontas will
give q card party Wednesday
evening in Odd Fellows temple.
Daughters Of Veterans will
hold their regular meeting Tues
day afternoon in the state arm
DRY.
Tho John A. Logan circle will
hold an important business meet
ing Monday evening. The session
will be called to order promptly
at 1880 o'cock.
A vaudeville and moving pic
ture show will be given by the
Young Ladies' Sodality of st.
Leo's church next Wednesday
evening in st. Leo's theater for
the benefit Of the school. A good
program has been prepared. and
the committees In charge promise
a NOSE entertaining show.
Tho Washington Women's Leg
islative committee will meet
Wednesday afternoon at 2 O'Clock
at the home of Mrs. III. @. Scott,
sos South ] street. All persons
interested in legislative matters
are invited to attend.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-10-18
UNCLE TED'S
CIRCLE

Neces and Nephews
Circle gets the dollar
Ruth IL old
1.-THE Mandarin" sounds to
that the
parties gatherings
Puyalup another dandy
ant / had a deciding which the best.
Wednesday. Friday brought
Circle organized have
a and certainly proud Of
will them from day to day. and
games the long winter
Here some O
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chair an hide the hole In II until
she came down stairs" faltered
little Susie.
ANYTHING.
Father says he doesn't wish
you for q son-in-law."
ASK him II he's got any other
good position he could give fell
low, will you?"-N. Y. World.
81 TOO MUCH.
81 hear Miss Screecher doesn't
sing at the prison any more"
mo. The prisoners complain
ed that 1t wasn't included in their
sentences"
LIARS! THAT committee which
met the Portola girls yesterday
never brought their wives.
THEY CERTAINLY deserve this
bawl out, the old four-flushers.
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HAPPY DAD.

HAPPY DAD.
"Oh. George!" breathed Janet
in eager excitement. did you tell
father that You had saved up
$50O?"
Eyes, darling"
"And what did he say?"
HE said, Fine! You're Just
the man I'm looking for
Eyes. yes; go ont" 1ss,s 4
Lend it to me, will you
IN. Y. World.
THE REASON.
"Why are you so fond of gofn6
to church?" - Z
'It's SO comforting to see 6n4
man keep SO many women 0ufIet
for whole hour" IS
ON DUTY. ~
won't you come and sit on ny
knee?" asked the visitor.
Mamma told me to sit on t1ia
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-10-18
TWOs COMPANY.

TWOS COMPANY.
A small boy had been very
naughty and his mother was go
ing to whip him, but he crawled
under the porch and stayed there.
As soon as his father came home
his mother told him a.oout 1t, and
he started to crawl under the
porch to get his SON.
Hello, dad" called the young
ster, as he saw him coming, "is
she after you, torn. Y.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-10-18
Society

One Of the pretty dancing af-
fairs of the Halloween season
will be the Alaska or Klondike
ball to be given by the Lakeside
club at it's pretty American lake
club house next Thursday even
Ing, October 80. Two auto buses
will take the guests out from
town, leaving 9th and @ streets at
1880 o'clock and following the
Traction line through the city.
The committee in charge of the
novel affair includes Harry B.
Manley. A. B. Comfort, Cleo Hem
riot, Verne Holt and R. p. Conant.
The Woman's Guild of All
Saints Mission, Larchmont, will
hold a social meeting at the resi-
dence of Mrs. John Foster on
Parker street Wednesday after
noon. October %.
Mrs. w. w. Seymour entertain
ed Friday afternoon at the Taco
ma hotel with a handsome lunch
con in honor of Miss Rhoda
White, dean OF women at the
Pullman state college. The tables
were beautifully decorated in yell
low chrysanthemums. Among the
guests were Miss White, Miss
Marjorie Johnson, Mrs. @. 8.
Bowie, Mrs. William r. Geiger,
Mrs. James A. Hays, Mrs. John
@. Mason, Mrs. Norman Holbroox.
Mrs. Samuel CrasswelIer, Mrs. T.
n. Philips and DR.. Alice Smith.
The Young Ladies' Institute
will give a card party and dance
Monday evening. October 81, in
st. Leo's fraternity hall. The af-
fair Will be the second of series
to extend over the winter.
-
A special train loaded with Odd
Fellows left the Union depot to-
day at / o'clock bound for Car
bonado, to attend the seventh
district meeting of the lodge. The
members represented all lodges in
Pierce, Mason and Thurston coun-
ties. This afternoon there was an
inspection tour OF the coal mines,
to be followed by banquet this
evening and the lodge session.
The NortiIandslaget VIII enter
tain at valhalla temple tonight
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ing? Thanking you.

ing? Thanking you.
BLUE EYES.
A.-Either Is q foolish habit.
1t was started at q time, ages ago,
when women were supposed to
need protection IL they put their
feet outside the ramparts Of the
home. Really I see no reason
for it at the present time. The
streets are well lighted, and
women are now strong enough to
stand up alone.
1 could never bear to have o
man grip my arm and lead me
around, but 1 did have the habit
of taking the mans arm until
met y man who had never known
that such a thing could become q
habit. took his arm one even-
ing. and he told me, long after,
that at first he thought It was an
invitation for him to spoon
needless to say he learned differ
emit