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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-06-01
The Confessions
. of a Wife c

l am too independent, too ag-
gressive to gain universal love
Those who love me, however, love
me very much and those who do
not like me hate me. | don't be-
lieve anyone is ever indifferent to
me.
Just now everybody is talking
about Mary's apartment, and Aunt
Mary and Mother are both advis-
ing. Poor Mary is lying back on
her pillows and smiling and MAX
ing each woman believe that her
advice is the one she Will take,
while /, in the same circum-
on plans of my own and probably
make them both angry.
l guess | am also a little envf-l
Gus because Mary is going to have
a home of her own before | do.
l do wish Dick would let me go
to housekeeping. l need not be
alone while he is away; we could
have Aunt Mary with us. There is
one thing I have noticed, and that.
is that Aunt Mary, no matter how
much she has planned for Mary'sI
housekeeping. has never once sug-f
gested living with her and Jack.
| certainly will be enviousl
while Mary is furnishing the flat.
although she will have to get
along with very much less money
than | would.
have made no suggestions to
Mary about her home, for ! think
that is a thing In which every
woman should exercise her own
taste and individuality. pre-
sumo | shall be away while Mary
Is furnishing, for l have deter
mined to so somewhere. all by
myself. white Dick Is away this
time. | would like TO take Mollie.
and maybe her mother will let
her go with me.
am so fond of Mollfe that per
haps I worry more about her than
I need TO. But IL ever a girl had
the attributes of both heaven and
hell IN her composition it's Dicks
beautiful sister.
Il is queer that no one sees this
but me-and Billy Tenney.
Ito BE Continued Tomorrow
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-06-01

tossing curls pouting, and a re-
suise which was always fine. even
when it's trend was toward pru-
derry.
The old-fashioned charms are
most of them, like blushing, not
easily explained That is exactly
why they surpass modern charma
which are much too obvious. Even
physical charms are forced, to-
day, upon mans observation.
Transparent blouses worn over
pink silk slips excite. but impose
upon the imagination. The clutch
of the tango is a poor substitute
for the delicately implied embrace
of the old waltz.
Modern witchery is over-em-
phasized and over-advertised.
And therefore is Ii so lament
ably transient,
Old-fashioned charms kept old
fashioned lovers guessing.
And here is the secret of all
real charm for every woman; II
may be put as a riddle:
In his attitude toward woman,
what does man lack most but ad-
mire most?
SINCERITY!
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-06-01

LOS ANGELES. June For
I've got bells on my fingers.
And ringh on my toes"
So sang Alice Els. dancer. from
her dressing room in the theateF
here recently.
On each of her pink, polished.
tapering little toes she had a ruby
ring.
Her ieweled feet were clad in
soft straw sandals and bound
around her ankles were heavy
siIken bands. edged in ruby red
Now you may think that this
form of footgear is worn by the
Egyptian eyed dancer only on the
stage. But she wears them at
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-06-01
Fair Photographer
For Prize Babies

KANSAS CITY, Mo. June L.
There'll be thousands of babies II
the Panama exposition prize
winning babies, better babi IS, ("
just plain babies, but they'll all
look alike to Miss Blanche
Reineke, vice president of the Ma
tional Photographers' association
and official photographer OF chill
dren at the San Francisco Worlds
Fair. Miss Reineke is a photog-
rapher by profession, but baby
lover by nature. Probably no
other photographer in the United
States has taken so many baby
pictures as Miss Reinekes but her
gallery will be increased by
thousands before the Worlds fair
ends.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-06-01

home. at balls. at tea parties and
in her motor ear.
Why, oh why, do American
women hide their feet ?" asked
Miss Els. Why do they spoil
them by wearing hideous. Grip
ping. cramping shoes2
Il think feet are just as pretty
as hands. or they would be II girls
wore sandals. walked a great deal
in their bare feet, especially on
lawns. They would develop their
toes and their feet just as we do
our hands.
Il love to wear rings on my
toes. II is quite the thing abroad
low, you see.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-06-01
Mry.U.S Grant Jr.

I, Mrs. u. S. Grant, the young
bride of the oldest son of ex-Presl-
dent U. s. Grant, thinks New
York is the best city In which to
make a home.
Grant and his bride have just
returned from a honeymoon trip
around the world. When she ex.
pressed a wish, upon reaching
this country, to make her home
In New York instead of on the
Pacific coast, Grant smilingly
said, My wife's the boss"
At the time the two were mar
ried some of the members of the
Grant family frowned on the
match because of the great dis
parity in ages. This, 1t is thought,
may have something to do with
Mrs. Grants wish to live in the
east.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-06-01
Society

Miss Marian Baltic, youngest
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Alexan-
der Baillie, is due to arrive in
Tacoma this evening, after spend
ing a year at the Mount Vernon
seminary, Washington, ID. c.
MIR. and Mrs. G. l.. Richards.
$50 South J street, are rejoicing
over the birth of a daughter yes
terday. The child has been
named Corinne Nedra.
DIR. and Mrs. George It. Lord ex-
peet to return from Monrovia,
Cal, about the second week in
June, where they have been
spending the winter.
Judge and Mrs. BENJAMIN s.
Grosscup have issued invitations
for a house dance June s in honor
of their son, Thaddeus Grosscup,
and Miss Norma Allen, whose en-
gagement was recently an
nouneed.
MIR. and Mrs. j. ID. Hynes of
Gig Harbor announce the mar
riage of their daughter, Mar
garet Elizabeth, to William o.
MCLEAN. May 2s.
Mrs. Granville Marshall will be
hostess for one of the week S
events tomorrow afternoon, a
bridge tea.
Miss Kate Brown entertained
Informally with a breakfast yes
terday morning at her rooms in
the Avalon, honoring Miss A. B.
Whimple, who leaves next week
to attend the General Federation
of Women's Clubs at Chicago.
The guests included Mrs. w. A.
Stewart, Miss Whimple, Miss
Winifred Mcfarland, Miss
Blanche Kenny, Miss Phoebe
Buel, Miss. Zilfa Phillips, Miss
Mary Lyle, Miss Elsie Crane,
Miss Media Jaeger and Miss Har-
riett Caughran.
Mrs. J. A. Reed will deliver a
talk at the Y. M. C. A. rooms to-
morrow morning at IL O'Clock on
state philanthropie work.
Mrs. II. Il. York, 2sOs North
Puget Sound avenue, entertained
this afternoon for members of the
Query club No. 1.
Tacoma society is looking for
ward with interest to the Tennis
club reception Wednesday even
ing at the clubhouse, North Eighth
and Tacoma avenue.
Mrs. J. II. Parker, 4f4 North
ID street, will entertain Wednes-
day afternoon for the Woman's
Foreign Missionary society of the
First NJ. +. church.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-06-01
CHAPTER CLXVIH.
Copyright, 1914, by the News
paper Enterprise Association.)

paper EhtefpNtso nSsoNs'V".b
Do You know, little book, | be-
lieve | am actually jealous oil
Maryl [ know il speaks very bad
ly for my strength of character OF
my regard for Mary, who is one
of the sweetest girls | have ever
known. but here are the facts in
the case land / would rather die
than to tell them to anyone but
you, my daryl:
No one, If 1 do say it myself.
could have been more sympathetic
and helpful to all of Dicks family
than L. | have given all of myself
not only to Dick, but to Anut
Mary, Mollie, Jack, Mother and
Dad Waverly whenever they need
ed me. and here Mary steps in
and. because she has lost her baby.
which she ought not to have had
at ali. the whole family is ready
to fall down and worship her.
Z Jack is, of course. adoring.
which is as It should be, but he is
much more demonstrative than
Dick has ever been, and sometimes
Il hurts me a little when / think
How almost always Dick takes ev-
efything | do and say as a matter
d course, while Jack seems to
think that no one in the world
obuld ever do as fine as Mary, who
ID lust lying in her bed at the hos
natal and taking everybodys ador-
atfon with a very sweet smile.
Mollie has not said much about
Navy yet. have a feeling she
viii never be as great friends with
her as she is with me, for. not
outstanding Mary has been on
the stage, yet she is singularly
conventional In her manner OF
thought. and Mary, God bless her.
Is as original as she is clever.
Moilie has the making OF one of
the most splendid of women or
she may bring about the greatest
OF cataEtrophes. and Mary is one
OF those lovable little women who
never steps on anyone's toes. be-
cause they never walk out of the
beaten path or try to pass anyone.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-06-01

Dear Miss Grey: I am q
girl IA years old and l like
a boy awfully we'll. He is
awfully cute and all the girls
like him. 1 think he likes
me, but | am not sure. I am
IA, he is 16. How can
find out IL he likes me or not?
He comes down in the even
ing and plays cards some
nights. Do you think this
wrong? My mother likes
him very much because he is
a nice boy. JOSEPHINE.
A.-The boy probably like
your whole family, or he woui'
not visit them. As for wanting
him 10 like you a little bette
than the others, you are simpl!
yourself ridiculous In Civ
ing IL a thought. He no doub
likes you well enough-just as al
nice boys like nice little girls Q,
play with.
Stay a child, read some of thu
fine books for girls at the library
learn TO sweep and dust a room
and cook a decent meal
Be of Come use I'm the world, ans
leave off bothering yourself as Q,
or not, "a particular BIO!
likes you.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-06-01

Dear Miss Grey: I wrote
you some time ago, but new
er got an answer, hope you
will not throw this away, as
you answer so many Ques-
lions maybe not so import
ant as mine.
Can you please tell me II
Their is any lawyer l could
consult without paying.
Could you also advise me Of
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-06-01
CAN'T GET WIFE

CHEHALLS. May 3O.-Justiee
Westover dismissed the habeas
corpus proceedings yesterday
whereby Samuel shove of Cen
tralia tried to get his wife away
from her mother and father.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-06-01

Their names are Marion and
Madeline Fairbanks. but they
have been known so long as The
Thanhouser Twins" that they
sometimes forget that they have
any other names. But these
clever misses have now reached
the dignified age of thirteen
years. and so they want their real
names used.
Giving them their names will
not enable their friends to identify
them any more easily. for Marion
might he Marion. Each weighs
seventy-four pounds, and they
are the same height, four feet ten
inches. They have curly hair OF
the same shade of brown. and
their eyes are the same dark
hozel
The twins were on the regular
dramatic stage before being seen
In the movies They appeared in
The Prince Chap, Mary James
Pa" and In Snow White
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-06-01

Better telephone Main 10
and order the Times to
come to your home reeu-
larly. You'll get four high
class novels complete, with
the Times, each month
hereafter. A novel viii
start each Monday and
finish each Saturday. Ne
long waiting. You get q
complete novel each week
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-06-01

Dear Miss Grey: VIII you
kindly tell me how to re-
move marks from a table,
caused by hot dishes; also,
water stains, without injur-
ing the polish?
A CONSTANT READER.
A.-One must be very careful
in apply the recipe I give. Here
it is:
Fold bIotting paper to make
four thicknesses, cover place
with it. and apply a hot smooth
ing iron. Have ready bits OF
flannel, folded and also hot. As
soon as the surface Is quite warm,
remove paper, and apply parsf-
fine, rubbing hard; then rub the
place with the warm flannel, and
continue, substituting freshly
warmed clothes until the stain
disappears. The operation may
have to be repeated.
Dear Miss Grey: VIII you
kindly tell me through your
Information when IL is
proper to use the prefix
MISS MHtu WfitAnk OncS
own card. or is just the
name sufficient? Thanking
you. V. V. B.
Alt is correct TO use the pre-
fix Miss" on a calling card, but
not on a business card.
Dear Miss Grey: Kindly
advise how long l have to be
in a city in the state of
Washington to procure
marriage license. Do | have
to be a RESIDENT Thanking
you in advance I am,
A STRANGER.
A.-One must be I'm the state
q year. The length OF time I'm a
city or country does not matter.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-06-01

Dear Miss Grey: Please
tell me how l should act to-
wards my young man friend
with whom I have been keep
ing company for several
months.
Now when We two go out
together he leases me, but he
is only joking. | know il. but
I make out like | am really
mad and IL makes him feel
bad. Miss Grey. l admit
do this to be sm art and to
quarrel with him, but IL he
should get really mad at me
and not come to see me l
should feel very sorry. | am
just crazy about him, but
could not let him know IL.
My parents like him and he
is a perfect gentleman in
every way. He isn't what you
call a fresh guy and Is SEN
sible.
Please tell how | can show
him that | respect him and
want his company without
acting mushy and trying to
show my love Ia that way. 1
thank you. G. o. ID.
All you respect him do no
retend anything. Some girls ~
ngry because they like to see
IAN feel badly about it.
Show your respect by bein
hla and taking III
easing in a pleasant way.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-06-01

Dear Miss Grey: / am a
boy is years old and am very
fat. | wear long pants and
am in love with a girl IA
years old. | think she doesn't
like me because | am fat. You
know the old saying, No
body loves a fat man, and
am almost heart-broken.
Now Miss Grey, please tell
me some way to reduce my
weight.
FAT HARRY.
p. S.-Answer soon, for l
wait your advice.
Add you say reduce you
wait, or weight? Well, my boy,
you will WAIT long enough you
WEIGHT will reduce i'm "a nature
way.
1 haven't any faith I'm the oh
saying you quote, for l neve
knew but one fat man who wa
not liked.
My straight advice to you, m
lad, is TO stir yourself enough 3
pIay foot or base ball once 4
a while, or split wood for you
mother.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-22

post was a source Of keen disappoint-
ment. \ large number Of circulating
Libraries, schools, colleges. and pub
fishers requested the department to adj
nit books to the benefits OF the system.
50 that the lightweight limit and the
zone rates Of postage might apply. The
parcel post rates are lower, at present.
in many instances than the correspond
ing rates on third-class mail. which en-
braces among other things books and
matter wholly in print but not included
in the second class.
The postage on parcel containing
merchandise weighing four pounds.
when addressed to a patron residing
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-22

blc not only to the department, but to either or both
shipper and consigncc.
Recently received an inquiry to whether milk
could be sent by parcel post The regulations exempt
certain liquids ike dangerous acids or alcohol IN any
form: but beyond the specified prohibited items any
liquid may be sent if metal containers be sealed against
leakage and then ncoscd in strong box and securely
wrapped Glass containers of course must be likewise
protected: but the of glass is dscouncnanccd, and
it hoped that eventually containers made OF strong
light mcal-aluminum, for instance-will be used tor
the purpose II would seem. therefore, that the depart
mcnt is not vet ready to handle milk in ordinary cans
although there no doubt that this will be done Just as
soon as the service can be adapted TO this class Of dairy
Of farm products.
Pcrishablc articles particularly berries and ripe
fruits also paints oils and the like, contact with which
would be destructive the contents OF other parcels
must be denied admission to the mails unless the rcgua
tons with reference to packing are strictly complied
with Before this order enforced there were often
instances where carccssncSs in this regard had caused
damage to other mail. Umbrellas canes golf sticks
and articles of like character must be securely strapped
10 strip, of wood Of the same length and made suic
emily strong to withstand the impact from heavier
package, coming against them the process OF handling
in their various stages in transit and at the same time
10 protect other parcels from being damaged by such
pointed objects.
Sending pcrishabc edible products by parcel post
was attcnutcl from the very first day the system
pl, i'm operation. either test Joke. But during
the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays people awaited
thcmscyc, Of the facility At their disposal To Obtain
frc. and lcap poultry from nearby produce farms. The
postmaster at Omaha for instance reported that more
than five hundred turkeys and chickens were received
on Thanksgiving morning. and all had been delivered
bv eleven o'clock The packages containing this pou-
try were of local orign-that Is 10 say, from points
adjacent to and surrounding Omaha and shipped to
rarsns who had eli her arranged to obtain the birds d.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-22

. ..., that IL stands ont as the greatest 81
.t most useful enterprise OF the people "a ffe
.. .-. people, II reaches everywhere all 81
ell. ..-. twenty millions Of rural resi-
t..,. r,w have housc-to-house delivery =
.f collection of parcels, a service for Ii
....'yto D.. had only in cities and towns. l
I'm. benefits Of parcel post applied to the
...-.r delivery service Worl; both ways.
,-.... .r~.i articles and the means of culture and
t. .. ~ ar,. brought TO the farm while the smaller
...,..,~al products are sent from the farm to the
- swelling the supply of the ncccsSarlcs Of lite and
-....ir- the cost OF living.
Twill bc gradually developed in accordance with the
demands and requirements OF the people keeping III
..t -.e necessary economies of administration. Its
-... vin continue at increasing rate as all the
. -. -.~ whose benefit it was established accustom
- Ives 20 its Use; while it will corrcspondingy in
-. revenues. So that from time to time further re-
. = rates NAV be had and additional increases OF
....,. .-i. Of parcels authorized The weight limit
4 DID ..rrlr- for me, because the main purpose OF the
.. .. Is 90 afford a cheaper means OF Transported
... ~aa.ablc merchandise and II was clearly the IN
..r,f Congress that this function should be limited
f.. pert ruanoe only by the considerations OF cost ana
.rlat.vc postal administration.
I. IS important however that the people should aid
. p.-.ofic. Department in making the service ct-
..n, While the partnership, SO 10 speak. exists be-
..cen the government and the people IN inat when
o.,rns the welfare of the nation. II exists IN ITS widest
~ I'm the postal business, and primarily IN the parcel
.. po,trnastcrs and clerks were recently informed
a.. "a result Of complaints that, whenever 1t Was shown
.,- the loss or damage To- parcel or lis contents was
clearly the result Of improper packing or wrapping at
fine time of II, receipt al the Office Of origin the person
responsible for its acceptance in that condition would
be held accountable for that damage
Posmastcrs must refuse to receive for mailing parcels
ro. properly ndorscd or packed for safe shipment.
L., +.,- ne. hen al
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-22

If the people
act rs
partners IN
the parcel
post system.
they will
find that
it will
work like a
fine watch.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1914-12-11


DY VIRTUE of the power in a De-
ID cree of the Orphans Court of Prince
Georges County, in Equity, passed
December 1st, 1914, the Undersigned
Trustee will offer for sale, at public
auction, at the Court House Door, Upper
Marlboro. Maryland, on
Tuesday, December 10Th, 1914
AT II O'CLOCK M.
all the property mentioned in said pro-
ceecings being
7 acres of land and small
dwelling
Terms Of sale as prescribed by the de-
cree: Cash on the ratification of the
sale by the Court. A deposit of $4,000
will be required on the day of sale.
VIM. G. BROOKE, Trustee
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1914-12-11
Road Notice.

NOTICE is hereby given. That the
~ undersigned examiners appointed
by the County Commissioners of Prince
Georges County to ascertain and re-
port if public convenience requires the
opening of new public road starting
at the intersection of Newton street
and 3Sth street in the town of Mt.
Rainier, through the lands of Jas. C..
Rogers and J. Harris Rogers, and the
heir or heirs-at-law or Gevisee or devils
es of the late Martha S. Mccullough,
deceased, to yesterday Avenue in Will
en- Heights, all said lands and locations
being in Prince Georges County, Mary
land, as petltioned for by Henry Hand
err H G. Machen, H. G Keithley and
others, will meet on the premises,
Tuesday December 18th, 1914
At 10 o'clock A. M.
to examine said road as required by law
JAMES B. BERRY
]. AUGUST MILLER
VIM. S. RYON
Examiners
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1914-12-11
MARYLAND week makes for more
United Country spirit

To any one who has watched the growth
of the Maryland Week Exhibition in
this state, the most striking feature OF
the whole affair this year, was the
more united spirit in which the country
people themselves came up to Balti-
more. both as exhibitors and spectators,
to take part in their great agricultural
show. There seemed throughout the
State previous to the week of the 18th,
genuine enthusiasm and interest in the
success of the display and the rivalry
of various sections of the state for the
honors in competitive exhibits, such has
hitherto been more or less restricted to
certain localities more fortunate or
more progressive in their attitude to-
ward the purpose of the Exhibition.
The interest shown by the city folk
which has been hitherto one of the
strong cards of the exhibitions was of
minor Importance, compared to that
evinced by the representative farmers
and their families who were in attend
ance. Such a spirit promises well for
the future of Maryland Week and the
agricultural interests of the State which
it aims to represent from every county
in the State,