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The Washington herald., 1913-04-06

spending / was able to start a respectable
bank account and to keep it growing steadily
until at "a had 81 600 drawing interest
- &
Finds Investment for Capital.
Naturally enough 1 Thought of fathers
fortune built from real estate and turned
my thoughts IN the same direction. discov-
cred lot In a nearby suburb priced way
under neighboring pieces and 50 situated that
it could scarcely help increasing in value
By keen bargaining 1 got the price shaded
still further and traded my $1,000 for the
property, even UP. Then went father one
better.
While working on various structures
had formed the acquaintance of builders and
observed a great deal concerning the planning
of buildings. 1 knew that my lot was ripe
for improvement. and even before bought
it the plans for a two nat brick were pretty
well formulated in my minds eye I went
ahead and drafted a rough set Of plans and
then stopped abruptly.
1t was obviously impossible to carry nv
operation any further until I had earned
more money with which to put the plan into
effect I decided to build that house myself.
Plenty Of people said the same thing at the
time.
With my rude set of plans 1 began work
With no equipment but a spade, a wheel
barrow. and my own hard muscles began
on the excaUating. worked evenings until
1t was too dark to see. digging up the earth
a spadeful at time and wheeling ii AWAY
and dumping it in a low corner of a neigh
boring lot, whose owner paid me for thus i'm,
proving his property
The Washington herald., 1913-04-06
An Interview with Dad.

Msloney shook his head.
If you refuse this offer" said the lawyer.
We will have to send you into the bank
ruptcy court. We stand ready to offer you the
The Washington herald., 1913-04-06

Father was pleased as soon as began to
grumble.
Get mad, my boy" he said " Do some
thing that will give the head on your Shout
ders chance. Don't let your muscle do it
ALL"
The Washington herald., 1913-04-06

Year after his fathers forged he struggled staggered on
Over the path Of the countless tns where his ned ette gone
Out OF the smoke each battle fought
For the things they had done and the the deeds
he'd dol
What Of the failures Of yeeryear the wrecks Of long daya
Should they him and keep him back an endless
hay2
Heaven fnd He would the end the last might
For the blood his the blood that suans losing
The Washington herald., 1913-04-06

ground, several acres IN extent, II was
the leading topic of the little town Their
suave real estate man had put it over" on
some smart one a" from Chicago. 1t GER
tainly was good joke.
The first thing he did after buying this
'' worthless" land was to apparently con-
tinue acting out the story Of the fool and
his money. except in this case the fool ~
easily parted with several feet of sand COW
ering his land. He gave the city permission
to take all the sand for nothing. This they
The Washington herald., 1913-04-06

a CLEVER young man purchased a
~ stony patch of land in an Indiana VIII
- lage. The town had built up around
1t. When he purchased this bit of
The Washington herald., 1913-04-06

bank account and to keep it growing steadily
until at "A I had 81 COO drawing interest
The Washington herald., 1913-04-06

- TlNNINGHAM was a young fellow
NAf clerklng in a neighborhood notion
" store, earning a salary of s13 a
week, and indifferently satisfied
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-02-05
WOMAN LOBBYIST WINS BECAUSE SHE PLAYED
POLITICS JUST LIKE SHE WOULD RUN HER HOME

for these things as a matter of
course, not as a special conces-
sion.
"And it seems to me that to be
successful in their legislative en-
beavers women must follow out
this lesson of domestic experience.
If the common welfare is at stake
in what We demand, cajolery is
not necessary, and only excites
suspicion that it Is civic luxury:
on the other hand the chances
are strong that proposed meas
ures which must be furtnered by
Establishment are not good In the
sense that they are not for the
welfare of all. They are apt TO
be fine hat and diamond laws,
instead of bread and meat legis-
lation. Do you see what mean?"
Based on this general principle
Mrs. Weymann has tested out ner
code of lobbying and those VINO
have followed her work here, ses-
sion after session, testify that her
method Is eminently successful.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-02-05
etto1:a Is &c GaMa4hie4 Gf'cx

He likes to stay home and
read. He is 23 years old.
Please give me some advice
and what to do TO persuade
him to go different places.
Il. Il. o.
A.-Could you not arrange to
have your recreation in the after
Moons while your husband is at
work? He is probably too tired
to go around after he has worked
all day. You ought to be thank
full that he enjoys his home
enough to want to stay in it and
should think you would prefer
spending the evening with him in
your own home instead of the
theater or dance.
You surely knew he did not
care for dancing before you mar
ried him, therefore you cannot
expect him to like it now. If he
is sensible man he will not OBJ
ject to your attending dance
once in while with your parents
or friends.
Just a last word-Your future
happiness depends SO much on
the first few years. If you con-
tinue to fuss at your husband to
go out evenings, he will get in
that habit, and then, in turn, you
will have to spend your evenings
alone,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-02-05
MENTO. Feb,

SACRAMENTO, Feb. 5. -
"Women generally have had TO
wheedle all sorts of concessions
out of men all their lives, so 1t
Is but natural that many of those
who are engaged in legislative
work should regard this as the
proper way to approach the law
maker. They are surprised 70
find that the average solon doesn't
take kindly to wheedIing when 1t
comes to matters of public policy
and appropriations even though
he be the kind of man who ex-
poets his wife or daughter to en-
ploy every artifice and cajolery TO
open his wallet for a new hat"
Mrs. G. M. Weymann, secretary
of the Woman's Legislative Coun-
Gil, representive of the Juvenile
Protective association of San
Francisco and tireless worker IN
behalf of those she feels most
need the strong arm and spokes-
manship of friend, was discuss
ing the endeavors of California
women to take a more active and
direct part in public affairs.
No Hoyle of politics has ever
attempted to codify the rules of
the fine art of lobbying, even for
men, much less for women. In
lieu of such a guide, Mrs. Wey-
mann, from her own experience
as lobbyist, has by instinct ana
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-02-05
Home1y and Aged Faces
Now Easily Beautified

You have seen the pIainest
women made beautiful and the
complexions of good looking wom-
en- imprOved-you've seen oldish
faces made young and pretty, blem-
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made spotless, white and .atiny-
in less than two weeks, by a very
simple and harmless process that
acts almost like a miracle This is
all there is to it: Ordinary mer-
colized wax, procurable at any drug
store Zone ounce will do). is applied
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skin, when wholly in evidence.
forms a complexion which for beau
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Equally wonderful Is the famous
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is dissolved in a half pint witch
hazel. Bathing the face in this i'm
grasses the finer lines
even the deeper burrows
and crows feet vanish COMPLETELY.
advertisement"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-02-05

no difference if the material of
which the dress Is made Is OF the
thinnest variety, still there is no
lining.
We may expect some startling
disclosures when lovely woman
shows herself in her new spring
attire.
Our artist has drawn a woman
gowned in the very newest trans
parent skirt which fashion experts
say will be worn when the wealth
er grows warmer.
If this is true, there'll be no
need of going to Atlantic City
next summer.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-02-05

Not once insulted and never
panicky except when she was
chased by a playful COW, Mrs.
Clara Mitchell of New York is
resting in San Diego after a 5000
mile walk across the continent.
After a short visit with relatives
here, Mrs. Mitchell intends to
walk up the Pacific coast, prob
ably to Tacoma, and then she
may take a boat for Europe and
tour England, Germany and
France on foot
The trip from New York to
San Diego was accomplished in
five months actual walking time
and cost but a few dollars. Mrs.
Mitchell left New York in June,
1912, and walked every foot of
the way alone. She is a student
of psychology, and it was with the
intention of demonstrating certain
principles In which she has be-
lieved, but had never been able to
prove, that she braved the perils
of her long tramp.
Without maps or guide and
without enduring any great priva-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-02-05
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ars of Music

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: a very small amount layeraglng
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No one should overlook this
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tions-never sleeping our doors
this remarkable woman enjoyed
every minute of her trip. She
stopped in only two hotels, rely
ing on the hospitality of people
along the way. She was never
disappointed, she says.
The principles in which Mrs.
Mitchell believes and which she
declared she has proved are: The
''intuitive sense" as means of
direction; the Importance of sug-
gestion, in that we should learn
how to take that which is bene-
fetal and refuse that which is not;
that motor action ceases to be an
effort when it becomes a habit;
the philosophy of SELF and the
difference between the II and the
me" of Prof. VIM. James.
In crossing the Great American
desert, Mrs. Mitchell carried no
water. She relied on railroad sec
ton houses, nine or 10 miles
apart. She had no trouble cross
ing the mountains, and took time
to study the habits of the Pueblo
Indians in New Mexico. At Lin
coin, Neb., she was entertained by
Mrs. VIM. Jennings Bryan.
II left friends all along the
route" says Mrs. Mitchell. II have
promised to write to 400 families
who gave me shelter, and | will
keep that promise. / averaged 20
miles a day"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-02-05
LATEST MARKET REPORT
FOR TACOMA HOUSEWIVES

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-02-05
Burn your corsets!

Burn your corsets!
Give your petticoats to the
laundress!
Stick your high collars back in
the bureau drawer!
Thus you will be strictly in the
mode. Already your dressmaker,
even if she is putting "dress lin
ings~ and findings" ON your bill,
has taken them out of your
gowns.
All extra attire has been elm
mated from My Lady's wardrobe,
and she now only wears shoes,
stockings and union suits under
her close fitting frock. 1t makes
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-02-05

reason worked out a line of pro-
cedure which she believes will
bring the maximum amount of
success to women legislative
agents everywhere.
women may wheedle for ex-
pensive hats or for diamonds, but
they don't coax when it comes to
the allowance for the family lar
der, for the roast and the pota-
toes" she continued. zone asks
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-02-05
When One Is Married.

When One is Married.
Dear Miss Grey: have
read some of your advice to
young married couples and
think maybe you can give
me some on my subject.
1 am 20 and have been
married one year. As other
girls, like to have a nice
time and enjoy myself. My
husband seems to think L
should stay at home and not
go out and have q good
time. He does not care for
dancing or anything of that
sort. When / want to go to
a dance, he will never go.
i have my own home and
1t is all furnished very nice.
1 have no children and L
think 1 should have nice
time before 1 have to be tied
down. My sister and other
friends ask me to go differ
ent places with them, but my
husband does not care to go.
We never fight or have
cross word one way or the
other. The only trouble is
he will never go any place
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-02-05
Special Features To Times Readers
SOCIETY

A wedding OF more than usual
interest yesterday was the mar
riage of former County Auditor
w. A. Stewart to Miss Elizabeth
f. Greene.
The charity hall given by the
girls OF the Junior Day Nursery
at Sloan's hall last evening was
well attended.
Mrs. Harry S. Elwood of EiIens-
burg, a former president of the
Washington State Federation of
Women's clubs, is spending
month at the home of her sister,
Mrs. r. d. Brothers.
A special business meeting will
be held at the home of Mrs. Wal
lace Lee, 1906 North Stevens
street, by the woman's auxiliary
of Whitworth college tomorrow
afternoon.
Attorney L. j. Muschek will adj
dress the South Tacoma Parent
Teachers association next Thurs
day on the eight-hour law for
women.
The machinists of South Taco
ma, No. 102, will give a dance at
Masonic temple Friday evening,
February 81.
Invitations are being issued for
the wedding of Miss Emma Bloom
to Henry M. Alexander at the
Hotel Bonneville next Sunday.
A dancing party was given last
evening by the lay members of the
faculty of st. Leo's grammar and
high school.
The officers council of the Par
ent-Teachers' association will
meet Friday afternoon in room
203 of the Y. M. G. A.
A very pleasant evening was
spent at the residence of Mr.. and
Mrs. G. Gallagher, 1880 Sheridan
avenue, last Monday evening.
Five hundred was played, and at
e o'clock a buffet luncheon was
served to the following guests:
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Forsberg, Mr.. and
Mrs. Carl Bach, Mr.. and Mrs. j.
LAM, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Miller, Mr..
and Mrs. Jones, Mr.. and Mrs. K.
Anderson and Hon. ]. Gallagher.
After the refreshments the floor
was cleared for a little social
dance to the music of Bach's Or
cheStra.
The protective committee of the
Presidents council will meet in
the Y. w. c. A. rooms tomorrow
morning.
. executive board of the
La Musical club meets tomor-
row afternoon with President Mrs.
George Tarbell, North 9th and l.
streets.
Mrs. S. j. Kennedy. 2912 North
l. street, is entertaining Mrs.
Walter Reed of North Yakima,
state regent of d. A. r.
The February salon of lie Club
Francois will be held at the home
of Mrs. John Scott tomorrow aft
ernoon.
The Hornet Art club met at the
home of Mrs. G.. J. Gaul, 618
South 18th street, Tuesday after
noon.
Mrs. Il. Fl. Hoyt entertained at
a club luncheon at her home, 1106
South Pine street, yesterday after
moon.
- - n
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-02-05
Better Like a Peeled Onion,
Than a BilIygOat.

Dear Miss Grey: Having
read your many advices, 1
come to you for some.
/ will be IL i'm a few days.
My mother insists on me
wearing my hair straight
back over or above my ears
in a knot i'm the back.
Now, Miss Grey, as I do
not want to look like a peel
ed onion, and want to look
like other girls, mother is
willing you should decide the
matter. AnXiously waiting
your reply. MARY.
A.-Suppose your mother ant
you compromise and each com
half way. Comb your hair in
neat, sensible way that become
you. Personally l would rattle
look like a peeled onion than /;
poodle dog or a billygoat, as S,
many of the girls do.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-02-05

Another One ''MadIy in
Love-"
Dear Miss Grey:
would like to ask you
question which am sure
you will answer with the
best of advice.
1 am a girl of 10, madly
in love with a boy of 10.
have just reason to believe
that he has been associating
with girl who has the repu-
tation of being tough. We
have known each other since
childhood. How shall 1 act
toward him, coldly or indif-
ferently? PEACHES.
A .-Peaches, don't you know
you can't be mad and in love at
the same time? l am inclined to
believe you are the former.
Is it your place to choose this
boys companions for him? Ger
tainly not, any more than he
would have a right to choose
yours for you. You can only in
fluence each other to do right.
He may be trying to help this
girl to be better for all you
know. Treat him as you would
any other friend.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-02-05

A sweater should not be ironed,
but stretched properly while dry
ing.
Joaquin Miller, the poet of the
Sierras, is still living and resides
in California.
The parcel post is divided into
sections or areas called zones, of
which there are eight.
Either party in divorce case
must wait six months after OBJ
tanning their divorce before re-
marrying.
The national headquarters of
the Boy Scouts of America are
200 Fifth ave-, New York City,
N. Y.
The senators from Washington
are Wesley L. Jones and Miles
Poindexter; from Oregon, Geo. E.
Chamberlain and Harry Lane.
Monticello" the home of
Thomas jefferson, is at present
hu nrivafn nnrcNnG hut
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-02-05
1t All Depends.

1t All Depends.
Dear Miss Grey: A man
many years my senior has
paid me much attention for
some time. The other even
ing he presented me with a
beautiful silver thimbIe.
Should 1 keep it or give it
back TO him? Do you think
it would lead encouragement
to his advances?
"PERPLEXED."
Aft this man is making adj
vances you do not care for, why
did you not give the present back
to him when he presented 1t to
you and tell him you could mot
accept it?
1t all depends on the circum-
stances, your age and his dispo-
sition. If he is merely an old
friend and regards you more as
a daughter, 1 see no harm in
keeping the thimble; otherwise, I
would return it.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-02-05
Not in This Case.

NOb III Ills SdSe.
Dear Miss Grey: 1 am a
young man II and have been
going with a girl of 10. She
is a nice girl and good
enough for any man; but 1
don't think it is right for a
young man to marry a girl
older than himself, do you?
Please answer soon, as 1 am
waiting for your advice.
II. b.
Al should say not; nor tC
marry girl any younger either
You are scarcely out of kinder,
garten yet. Wait until you are
of age at least and then if you
still care for this girl and she
cares for you, a few years differ.
ence in age one way or the 9th.
er does not make a particle oil
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-02-05
A PUPIL WHO WANTS TO
FLY THROUGH SCHOOL.
Cynthia's Answers to Miscellaneous Questions

there is some talk of it's being
purchased by the government.
To clean a necktie, wash in
gasoline or benzine and hang in
the open air till the gasoline has
evaporated. Press under a damp
cloth with a hot iron.
The annual international bal
loon race for the James Gordon
Bennett cup was started from
Stuttgart. Germany, on Oct. 27,
1912, with twenty entries.
May 80, Decoration day, is a
legal holiday in all states and in
District of Columbia, Alaska and
Porto Rico, except Florida, Geor-
gia, Alabama, Mississippi, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Tonnes
see and Texas.
To reduce their weight, one
should walk at least two miles
daily and up steep hill if pos
sible, and avoid greasy and
starchy foods; eat plenty of bread
toasted very brown, without but
ter and sprinkled with salt.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-02-05
Economy Is the Road to
Success

ECONOMY is Une ROau 10
Success.
Dear Miss Grey: l am a
young man of Fl and have
Travelled considerably. Now
1 am willing to settle down
and get a home of my own.
have known the girl for
six months and we both think
we can get along all right.
Dear Miss Grey, give me your
advice as best you can and
tell me If 1 should marry
her and settle down. w. Nj.
A.-Young people in ordinar
circumstances must be very say
ng for the first few years O
married life. If this girl is oil
enough, sensible and knows hoy
to economic in the home, Sc
no reason why you should nc
marry.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-02-05
Hate Makes Waste.

ndte hakcS W dSt6.
Dear Miss Grey: L am a
boy IA and come to you to
ask IL IL wouldn't be better
for the pupils of the school
to have at least one ungrad-
ed school? BY the way, UNI
graded means that il you are
good i'm most of your studies
and on account of one study
it keeps you jumping to keep
up with your class. The rea-
son 1 think this is because
the pupils could get through
faster. When i was in Los
Angeles L started through
school at the rate of three
grades per term instead of
two.
Please answer and tell me
what you think of this.
A PUPIL WHO WANTS TO
FLY THROUGH SCHOOL.
Al think pupils are rushed
through school too soon as 1t is
More is lost than gained by learn
ng little of everything and no
much of anything.
Just as the durability of {
building depends so much on it
so does an education
depend on the thoroughness witt
which it is achieved.
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