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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-10-13

On the first day that the London
Times was issued at penny 1.-TWO
cents), Its circulation was quadrupled.
Three hundred thousand copies were
sold. The London Daily Mail says:
"The demand is the most amazing
thing that has ever been known in
the history of newspapers Four or
five hundred thousand people applied
for the paper In vain. On arrival at
their newsagent's or bookstalls they
found that all the copies had been re-
served for regular purchasers"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-10-13
Beau Nash.

One hundred and f1fty-three years
ago died Beau Nash. who made Bath
respectable. In 1904 he was appointed
master of the ceremonies and drew
up code of laws which, like those of
the Modes and Persians, were unalter-
able, for to them even royalty had to
bow. Princess Amelia requested one
more dance after II, but she was re-
fused; and the Duchess of Queens
berry, who appeared at a ball in an
apron of almost priceless point lace,
had to remove, for it was a full-dress
dance When Nash died the corpora
ton put statue of him in the pump
room between the busts of Newton
and Pope.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-10-13
Hadn't Seen Them.

A correspondent from Cheshire,
England. says! Il came upon q small
boy not long ago who was modify
fishing with an improvised rod and
hook In the muddy waters of the
canal l cannot but believe that he
will make a great fisherman some
day, for he seemed to have the logged
perseverance necessary for the craft.
But he was clearly far from happy. He
paid no attention to me at all but
mournfully pursued the matter in
hand What are you doing?' / asked
him at last, Fishing for snigs?' I
don't know he replied, dreariIy, I've
never caught any yet"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-10-13
Chill Poor Country for stock.

Stock raising in Chill does not seem
to be keeping pace with the general
development of the country. owing to
the fact that better use can be made
of the land, since beef cattle can be
brought from Argentina cheaply. Then
the ravages of tuberculosis, carbun-
cles, fever, ETC., and the large number
of Deaths during droughts in unirri-
gated sections of the country tend to
make the business improbable
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-10-13
Around the ord Drum Stove.

Ever see any big snowstorm when
you was young, Uncle Cy?" said the
wit behind the counter
Sure, did," cackled the old man
Il seen some whoppers. l remember
one where tn snow wuz six feet
above my head. Yessir"
"Oh, nonsense, Uncle Cy. That's
impossible. There never was such a
SNOW"
IT'S true, tell ye."
1T couldn't have been"
Yes, twas Six feet above my
head. / guess ought to know. l
wuz down cellar at tn timel"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-10-13

What did you say to him. dad?"
AZ asked him If he could support you
in the style to which you had become
accustomed"
And her"
HE said he could.
IF he tries 1t. I'll divorce himl"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-10-13

Mrs. DiggsEAt our club meeting
this afternoon, Mrs Brayton read one
OF her unpublished poems.
Mr.. Diggs-And what did you dot
Mrs. DiggsEJust to take her down
Q peg, I read one Of my untried re-
cipes for Hungarian goulashI-Puck.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-10-13
Uncle Eben.

'Lookin' on de bright side O. life is
all right" said Uncle Eben, unless IL
gifts man to tryin' to stay awake till
de last Of the electric lights goes out."
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-10-13

Old rails, erected in pairs. are used
by Brazilian railroad for telegraph
poles in q region where insects de-
stroy wood rapidly.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-10-13

Collections at 6.l5 and $50 a. M, and 500
p. m.
Deliveries at $50 a. M, and 2.l5 p. m.
Rural carriers leave office at 730 daily ex-
cept Sunday and holidays.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-03-14
Orpheum Comedy Act Heads
New Bill at Empress Theater

A bill in which comedy will be
featured strongly will be present
ed at the Empress tomorrow aft
ernoon for its debut to Tacoma
vaudeville patrons. The head
line attraction is a big comedy
drama known as I've Got It."
which has just finished a success
full tour of the Orpheum circuit.
IL was staged under the direc-
ton of Joe Maxwell and is pre-
sented In three scenes, being one
OF the most pretentious tabloid
plays seen upon the Sullivan &
Considine circuit in several years.
The Golden Wedding Is a
classic of rurar life and charac-
ter" is what the New York Times
has to say about an act which
will appear at the Empress be-
ginning Sunday afternoon.
A fleeing glimpse of beauty, a
flash of comedy and the memory
of clever song or two are the
impression left by Bessie Brown
ing. the Vivacity Girl, who is to
be featured upon the new bill.
There are wheelmen and wheel
men and the best of those is Fred
st. Onge and his company OF
whimsical riders who are making
a tour of the s. & C. circuit.
They will be on the new bill. Ed
and John Smith, said to be ex-
ceptional dancers, will also be
feature of the new bill.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-03-14
The Confessions
. of a Wife C

business, but among the first
question he put was: Are you
married."
81 consider that perfectly
proper question, Margie," said
Mrs. Waverly with conviction. "A
man would treat an unmarried
woman very differently from
married one."
why should he?" I asked
petulantly. "In the first place, /
did not ask for the mans friend
ship or his acquaintance either. l
only wanted the common sense
kind of courtesy that one man
would give to another business
caller.
81 don't believe that any man
or woman either-asks Dick IL
he is married when hsris making
his first business call upon them"
The world goes on the SUPPOSE
tion that mans private life Is
only of interest to himself, but II
butts in" as Dick would say, on
all the personal affairs of
woman.
One may not decry the happi-
ness of a girl who has just prom
ised to become the wife of the
man she loves. l do not think !
will ever again reach the ecstatic
heights of the night on which
Dick asked me to be his wife. ]
wanted something to commemor-
ate that moment-not that / can
ever forget it-something tangi-
BILE that l might finger and
caress, but l did not particularly
want a ring to be worn on a GER
tain finger. That has become a
badge of ones engaged state
rather than a token of commem-
grafton of the wonderful moment
when loves VOWS were made. ]
would just as leava had chain
or bracelet, or even an appropri-
ate picture or a rare book.
(TO BE Continued Tomorrow
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-03-14
White Heavyweight Champion
Observation-Disclosures

Mighty Gunboat Smith, con-
queror of Arthur Pelky. holder
of the white heavyweight cham
pionship of the world and un-
doubtedly the most formidable
foe that has yet arisen against
Jack Johnson, will top an excep-
tionally strong feature bill at
the Pantages theater for the week
beginning with the Monday matt
nee. He will give short three
round sparring bout with his part
ner and will perform various
stunts that form part of the
daily routine of the big boxers
training life.
Another stellar feature of the
new bill will be the first appear
ance in Tacoma of Walkers
Happy Girls. There are six nifty
singing and dancing octoroons
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-03-14
DO YOU WEAR TIN STOCKINGS
CLAY LINEN AND PAPER SHOES?
Congressman You Do Fabric So That
You'll Know What You Are Really Getting When Buy Clothes

Shoes of glucose and epson
salts, stockings of tin, under
linen composed largely Of clay,
and finally an "all wool" skirt
made OF cotton loaded with starch
that's an accurate description
of what milady is actually wear
ing!
She may have paid for the
HIGHEST quality when she
bought her garments, but shoddy
Is probably what she received. So
much is Indicated by the facts
brought out In the Investigation
of fabric authorizations now being
carried on by a committee of con-
gress. Stringent pure fabric"
legislation, to correspond to pure
food laws is being urgently advo-
Gated by Representative Francis
o. Lindquist of Michigan to cor
rect these abuses.
There are no commercial
products marketed with greater
fraud" he says, than the vari-
GUS forms Of clothing" And he
proposes that 1t be made compul-
sorry to label goods in such a way
that the purchaser will know ex-
actly what substances he Is buy
ing.
Today he buys shoes which he
trusts are made of leather.
Really they are very often made
largely of leatherite, hideite or
strawboard, which are compounds
of rags. paper and leather shaw
ings, compressed and glued.
These leather" shoes soak up
water like a blotter. Yet the
purchaser pays high quality
prices for them.
Likewise linen Is adulterated
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-03-14
CHAPTER CT.


Some way | run up against all
of Dicks mothers prejudices and
/ don't think l am an unconven-
tional woman, either. think per-
|'haps it is because Mrs. Waverly,
sr., always accepts as gospel any
conventional tradition and Mrs.
Waverly, jr., is always asking the
reason for things.
Dick and / were married with
a ring. Someone asked Dick, just
before the wedding, II he were 60
ing to use the double ring cere-
mony. and he answered: Not on
your life! Why should l tag my
self"
T. At the time the words did not
make any impression on me, but
one day when ! was recalling the
events of my wedding day they
came back to me, and l said to
myself: "Why should l tag my
self, either?" and Immediately |
took off my wedding ring, and l
only wear it as | do my other
rings when I think 1t looks we'll
with my costume.
AS a rule | do not wear rings
in the morning and consequently
Mother Wayerly noticed my bare
hand and exclaimed in accents of
horror: "Madge, have you lost
your wedding ring?"
NO." | answered, composedly.
what have you done with it,"
she demanded.
cat the present moment I
think It is on the little ring
stand on my dressing table," l
answered.
"Madge, I can't understand you
at all. You seem very much in
love with Dick and yet the sacred
and beautiful ebmlem of your
welded state means nothing to
you'll"
Eyes, 1t means much to me,
mother dear, but it means nothing
to the world at large, and ! have
come to believe that this constant
explaining to every one you meet
ones absolute status in society Is
relic of the time when woman
was a chattel and was handed
from father to husband and must
bear emblazoned on her person
something which might tell her
history and her owner. The mo-
ment a girl is engaged she tells
It to everybody by means of q
more or less expensive engage
ment ring and upon her marriage
to it is added the conventional
gold band which says, Yes. I'm
married.
"But you notice that very few
husbands, to whom the sacra-
ment of marriage Is presumably
as sacred as to their wives, feel
called upon to tag themselves In
similar manner"
Don't you want people to
know you are married." asked
mother Waverly in Mortified
tones.
81 resent having everybody
know my personal affairs" an
,swered. while was teaching
school never went to a man on
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-03-14
LITTLE EMMA TRENTINI
10 COMING NEXT FRIDAY

&lstn8 name of Hammerstein In
association with a theatrical or
ganization Ii generally accepted
by theater-goers as guarantee
of excellence. and by the same
token. the announcement that
Arthur Hammerstein's new COM
edy opera, THE FREELY" with
Mile. Emma Trentini as the bright
shining light which will appear
at the Tacoma theater next FRI
day and Saturday, gives rise to
the belief that this city Is going
to see something out of the ordi-
nary in the way Of comic opera
entertainment. Arthur Hammer
stein, who is the son of the ia
nous impressario, Oscar Ham,
merstein. has spared neither pains
nor expense to make this produc-
tion the supreme effort of his
busy career.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-03-14

Spring Blood and System Cleanser
During the winter months Inn
purities accumulate, your blood
becomes impure and thick, your
kidneys. liver and bowels fail to
work, causing so-called "Spring
Fever" You feel tired, weak and
lazy. Electric Bitters--the spring
tonic and system cIeanser--is
what you need; they stimulate
the kidneys. liver and bowels to
healthy action, expel blood Inn
purities and restore your health,
strength and ambition. Electric
Bitters makes you feel like new.
start four weeks treatment---
II will put you in fine shape for
your spring work. Guaranteed.
All Druggists. SOC and 900.
H. e. Bucklin q Co., PhidadeI-
phia or st. Louis.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-03-14
FEMININE FACTS

There is no such person as an
old maid in Siam.
There are women in Norway
who act as steamship captains.
One of the new avenues OF
learning in London proves to be
that of canvassing for advertis-
ing. Twenty women follow this
occupation.
1t is not always the fanciful,
dainty positions that women hold.
In Germany there are feminine
street cleaners.
The women workers in Chill
receive an average wage of 38
cents day.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-03-14

and couple of nimble and funny
dingy comedians.
One of the most unique musi-
cal acts ever sent through
vaudeville circuit is that present.
ed by the Four Magnanis, who
play on everything from anvils
and broomsticks to knives and
paving stones.
Granville and Mack, clever
comedian and a pretty girl who
can both sing and dance. appear
in an Italian character sketch,
said to be splendidly done.
Clinton and Rogers will intro
duce the latest society dance
steps with clever songs and pat
ter.
"Swap" ads, 10 words 3 times
TX reufs See Want Ad mage - =
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-03-14
Society

Alma IL. hansen were marrleu
last Thursday evening at the par
sonage of the East Congregation
al church, East 28th and e
streets, Rev. A. d. Shaw perform
ing the ceremony. A small group
of relatives and intimate friends
attended. Mr.. and Mrs. Hansen
will leave tomorrow for Alaska
where they will make their flu
ture home.
The Yeomen, Homestead No.
1891, will give "a social dance at
Pallies' hall, 3Sth and Yakima
avenue. Wednesday evening,
March IS. Music will be furn-
ished by st. Jeans orchestra.
The Parent-Teachers' associa-
tiontion of the Sheridan school
will meet Tuesday afternoon at 3
o'clock. Each member is asked
to bring one or more visitors.
The Parent-Teachers .associa-
tion of the Irving school Win give
a fair and bazaar next Friday
evening In the school. There will
be baby show and a number of
booths. All members of the COM
mittee are asked to meet Tues
day at the school to complete ar
rangements.
The Ladies' Aid society of st.
Johns English Lutheran church
will meet Thursday afternoon at
the parsonage, 800 South 9Th st.
Vida chapter, Order of the
Eastern Star, will entertain at
cards in the Masonic temple Tues
day evening, March "a.
Tacoma circle, Women Of
Woodcraft, No. 1853, will give q
card party Thursday evening at
Eagles hall. All members and
friends invited.
The Progressive Psychic society
will give a card party and dance
Tuesday evening at the Tacoma
Music hall, South Bird and Taco
ma avenue. Members and friends
invited.
Donald Mcdonald heads the
Lakeside Country club this year
following an election at the Com
mercial club fast night. j. "A.
Sorley was elected vice president
and Dewitt Evans is secretary
treasurer. The following were
chosen trustees: HI. J. Schwinn,
Scott, Conant, Buckley, Marley
and Williams
The First Baptist church will
give st. Patrick's birthday par
ty at the home of Mrs. J. C. Todd.
! 500 South Sheridan avenue Tues
day afternoon.
The Thule Male choir compos-
ed of 80 voices will make things
lively at the Commercial club
Saturday night at home" this
evening.
The announcement Of the en-
gagement of Anne Penrose Black
burn, only daughter OF Mr.. ana
Mrs. H. H. Blackburn, to Charles
Herbert Campbell OF Seattle. has
been announced. The wedding
will take place some time this
spring.
Tho Lady Moose circle will
give q card party In Moose hail
Thursday evening. II
Il
Owing to the illness Of r. b.
Van Trump. who was to have
been the principal speaker. thb
Query club has postponed itB
meeting which was to have been
l LAJl khto a.. - - II
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-03-14
CYNTHIA GREY'S
:: LETTERS ;:

and applied for citizens pa
pers in the state of Ohio. He
was told that he did not need
papers because he was under
age. That was IL years ago.
Does he have to apply for
citizens papers or is he O
citizen, because he was under
age when he came here? I
am very anxious to know, as
his citizenship affects me
very much. Thank you.
ANXIOUS.
Aft his father had taken on,
while the boy was under
age, or, II the father was al
citizen your husband Il
4 citizen without taking out pa
pers. IL not, he is not q citizen
but can become one by taking on
papers now.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-03-14

with cotton and loaded" with
clay, while silks are weighted"
by immersion in an iron bath
from which they absorb quanti-
ties OF tin crystals.
Lindquist has on exhibition for
the benefit of congress piece Of
goods which he bought In New
York as pure silk. Analysed, 1t
is found to contain only SIS per
cent of silk.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-03-14

Five women In the city of
philadelphia hold municipal po-
sitions.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-03-14

Dear Miss Grey: Will you
please tell me what to do to
make myself shorter? am
fourteen years, five feet and
eleven inches.
Can you tell me what to do
to make my teeth pearly
white? Please answer, and
thank you. LONGY.
Al judge you are q girl. II
so, and you wish to appear short.
err, wear flat-heeled shoes, broad,
flat hats, yokes in your dresses, q
skirt. Do not worry
about your height. Some of the
tallest people are the sweetest,
brightest and most lovable. A
few years will probably add to
your weight, and you will not ap
pear too tall.
A weak solution of salt and wa.
ter Is as good tooth wash as one
may wish. prefer clear water
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-03-14

Dear Miss Grey. l have
gotten into no end of trouble
for doing what thought was
q Christian duty, by exposing
one Of the worst crime nests
in the west. What can dor
INQUIRER.
A.--Y0u can't stir up . hor-
nets nest with bare hands and
not be stung. Il was just rs
foolish to stir up this ''nest Of
crimc'' without preparation.
We arc often mistaken about
our Christian duty. Jesus plain
~ taught Ne not TO throw stones
even It . guilty one; but to over
como sin with love. Was your
heart fun to the brim with love,
with compassion for the guilty
ones. and hate for only the crime
when you took Il upon yourself to
mako an expose2 II not, you
neglected to protected your hands
with sting-lr0of gloves before
handling the hornet crime.
It Is NOT too late to now I'LL
your mind with brotherly love TO-
ward the wronG-doers, and bring
Gods protecf1n~ r. vnnseelf ~
them.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-03-14

Dear Miss Grey: l am, or
rather. have been, a great
devotee of motion pictures;
but l have lost all interest in
them owing to the ill-man-
ners of people surrounding
one. I see the advertise
ment of some good film and
go to see it, only to be dis
turbed by some person or
persons who take trouble to
annoy others by explaining
to his companion all about
the picture, which goes to
show they have had very
poor bringing up.
When a pretty song or mu-
steal selection Is being rem
dered we are again enter
tanned by hearing this class
of people humming or whis-
thing 1t. It proves very an
noying. For these reasons l
have become disguised with
shows In general. and | would
appreciate It very much IL
you could suggest some sort
of q proposition to remedy 1t.
Thanking you for your Just
consideration, / remain,
ONE WHO DOES NOT
LIKE TO BE ANNOYED.
Al, too, have suffered thii
would suggest that
every manager instruct the uslleri
ming, whistling, etc., to be quiet
A flash on the screen TO that ef
Fact would he QOOd and Ieai
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-03-14

Dear Miss Grey: We are
two pretty young girls, Is
years of age. We are both
dearly in love with hand
some young man OF II. He
seems to like US both just
the same, but we want to
know which one he likes
best. Please tell us how to
find out. Thanking you in
advance, we are,
1.-TWO PRETTY GIRLS"
p. 8. - Please do not
throw this in the waste bas-
ket.
ALI you, right on the ground,
decide this, how do you
expect me to?
Really, IL is immaterial which
girl the boy likes best; but It Is
Of paramount Importance that
girls represent such noble, true
and girlish qualities that all young
men win recognize them and have
= high regard for womanhOod.
That is what counts-n0t whether,
or not, . girl IL pretty or has gold,
or black hair.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-03-14

Dear Miss Grey: My hus-
band came to America when
he was seventeen years old,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-03-14

Tho Lady Moose circle viii
give a card party In Moose hall
Thursday evening.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-03-14

Posed especially for The Times
to show women readers how their
shoes and clothing are adulter-
ated.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-03-14

Owing to the illness OF r. b..
Van Trump, who was to have
been the principal speaker, thb-
Query club has postponed itb
meeting which was to have been
held this evening At the home dfl
Mrs. J. 9. Mason.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-03-14

"Swap" ads, 10 words times
is cents. See Want Ad page. -
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-03-14

The announcement Of ere en-
gagement of Anne Penrose Black
burn, only daughter OF Mr.. ana
Mrs. H. H. Blackburn, to Charles
Herbert Campbell of Seattle, has
been announced. The wedding
will take place some time this
spring. +