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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-06-27
SAY GIRL WAS oARE1IEss

NORTH YAKIMA, June n. =
Eyewitness say that o. P.
Stephenson was killed because OF
the carelessness of Miss Ruth
Parton. who was driving the auto
that killed him yesterday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-06-27
WEIGHS ia POUNDS; MORE
Than FATHER OR MOTHER

BORN-February IL, 1900.
WEIGHT THEN-121s pounds.
WEIGHT NOW-2f4 pounds.
HEIGHT-60 inches.
WAIST-47 inches.
THIGH-83 inches.
NECK-1S inches.
HAND-01s inches wide.
HEAD-24 inckes circumference.
FATHER WEIGHS-105 pounds.
MOTHER WEIGHS>-15O pounds.
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What Became of the Groom?'
TODAY's HEALTHoGRAM

Most sO-eaIled bilious headaches due
Ksonstipstion. For immediate relief dose of
salts = purgative will usually prove sufficient
Plenty Of exercise, moderate diet, fruit and
vegetables I'm the preponderanee will very large
prevent such headaches. however.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-01-19
Daddy sBedtime
q. The Shy Little
DCOIV- Doodle Bugs
And the Ants.

nxrN ADDY" in a tell
new .%s,~ ,n.r.,. DADDY, -,.r .,.., tn. .r,.,r,
dear. children II
spiders!
his back almost looks The doodle
find they have their homes the ground because they
aui1t the
owe themas do o he
the
light their
to Of
O The doodle frightened
decided they'd
ddn
happening besides liked the They
of doodle enjoyed playing with
ri
last of the and could possibly
like all
them thought trick them
of
So out
the doodle
the
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-01-19
leaky Acetylenc Gas Tubing.

1t is very rarely that motorcar owners
take much trouble to ascertain whether
their acetylene piping Is nll in order,
with the result that much gas Is vast
ed and serious trouble liable to be ex-
perienced Mt an awkward time. In
nearly every pipe line there are one or
more short lengths Of rubber tubing
which perish and crack In the course
Of time. ana call for periodic renewal.
III metal tubing be used. this Is liable
10 chafe through at points where II
rubs; leak may also occur ut the
point where the burner screws into Its
socket. To test for leakage. smear the
parts with soapy water and turn on
the gas; the formation Of bubbles VIII
Indicate weak points.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-01-19
Easier to Remember.

The Rev. Henry Ward Beecher had
II rather defective memory ut times.
When he was making the announce
ments for the coming week one sun
day lie wanted 10 intimate that he
would not bc the preacher on the fol
lowing Sunday and that the pulpit
would be occupied 10y his son in law.
the Rev. Samuel Scoville. but at the
last moment his memory went astray.
In addition to the notices Just read"
he announced, II desire To say that
shall not be- preaching here next Sab.
bath, and the pulpit will be occupied
by-by- the pulpit will he occupied by
-by-by -by"--
After he had stammered for few
seconds he tried again. Il shall not
be- here next Sabbath. AMI the preach
cr will be-will be be- Here he broke
off with Il touch of evaporation:
why. | know him quite well. You
al know him. He married my daugh-
ter. Oh, remember" And he pro-
ceeded gravely. sam will preach here
next Sabbath"
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: OUR 5000 LITTLE SUPER
: STiTlONS.
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After Dr. Fletcher Bascom Dressler
got through With his investigations
and the University of California had
published them, II was apparent that
there are some 1900 superstitions dis
ributed among about A. per cent of
the population.
Pretty nearly everybody under tLo
sun seems 10 be- connected with some
superstition, from an owl L. the hem
Of your skirt Never hear Of either?
Well, if your skirt happens To be Turn
ed up bit at the bottom. You can be
sure some one is thinking of YOU. You
can, however make every one think
more, especially the men, if YOU wear
slit skirt. As for the OWL if il should
come into the house, trouble is sure Ia
follow. The best thing To do when
YOU expect an owl is to put all the
cut glass into the china closet and the
china closet in the dining room clos
81; ana then lock that closet. For
ih" owl, YOU can then use anything:
"a broom is generally pretty handy.
The first time pigs cross your
threshold make them jump over your
pants belt, or your wife's garters, or
the maids apron, then they will come
home regularly \ plan now in use
To keep the pigs in regular pens and
feed them twice day. II is regarded
as a scheme more popular with the
wife and the maid. The other way is
recorded as being German one
II there are white horses i'm the
barn, good luck is due to come To the
house. That's German stunt, too;
but the United States has shown ~
late marked preference for gray
hOrses-sincc about tho time when IL
was discovered that, if you meet Il
red headed girl, you'll meet n white
horse. The red headed girls lately
have changed, so that the white horse
has disappeared, too But we're go
ing strong now on grays.
1t is bad luck to hear a dog bark
at night. This superstition has been
found To depend on circumstances; 1t
is a matter of whose dog. II it's the
dog next door. the best thing 10 use
is a natiron; but good aim is even
more valuable.
Women believe that, If they go
somewhere on Monday, they will be
on the go all the rest of the week.
That may be the explanation of the
fact that women like to wash on
Monday. Kill a eat and you will have
bad luck for seven years; there is,
however NO special superstition as To
kittens, SO it is best to begin ON your
cats early.
The Germans. To- cite only one more
out of the 1000, believe that. If your
right hand itchcs you will get money;
If your left hand itches. you will
spend much. Americans are the only
people IN the world who have both
hands itching all the time.--Philadel-
phia North Americans.
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Economical to the Last.

When visiting II certain town in
Massachusetts says Bostonian, II
was told of an extraordinary incident
wherein the main figure, an economi.
cal housewife, exhibited. under trying
circumstances, a trait 50 characteristic
OF New England women.
ut seems that an elderly lady OF
the place had by mistake taken a
quantity of polson-mercural poison,
the antldote for which. as everybody
Knows, comprises the whites of eggs
when this antidote was being adj
ministered. the order for which the
Unfortunate lady had overheard, she
managed to murmur. although almost
unconscious:
Mary, Mary! Save the yolks for the
pudding"-llarper's Magazine.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-01-19
Politicians Should
Keep Their Hands
Off Copper Region

/ After an exhaustive examination I'm,
10 the facts IN connection with IN,
strike in the copper country, Govern.
/ or Ferns gave out the opinion thai
! N the matter was left To the mine
operators and their employees 10 set
7 Tie, without outside interference. the
trouble would soon be over" The gov
crnor evidently got at the crux OF the
situation, ana, while in his statement
he evidently made reference To the
Western Federation OF Miners agita-
tors. who caused the trouble originally,
and have been chiefly Instrumental in
keeping il going. he may we'll have
had in mind another form OF outside
Interference, which is undoubtedly
having 40 inconsfderahle influence ON
the continuance of The trouble this
being the politicians with their in
Vulnerable investigations and
probes"
The governor has spent some time
ON the ground, had ample opportunity
and authority 20 question all sides in
the controversy and undoubtedly gain
ed more facts than any other man
who has visited the district That hcI
is unbiased and fair in his deductions
NO fair-minded man will deny. In
To this many newspaper cor.
OF acknowledged ability
and with uu other idea than To- report
conditions exactly as they found them
have been i'm the copper country for
many weeks, so that the facts Of the
situation are we'll known 10 all who |
have read their reports The latest re-.
ports from the district are 10 the Ell !
feet that the old employees OF the |
mines are returning To work I'm stead
ny Increasing numbers, and, if the |
people are left alone the trouble will |
soon De over.
But several politicians evidently see |
N the copper country situation an op-
lortuuity To force themselves into the |
melight, with possibility of gaining
.ayor with the labor unions. our OWE
Bun Moose congressman has been per-
sistent in his demands for a con-
,ressional investigation of the copper
.ouutry strike, when he must know,
omIng from the copper country as he
joes, that there is absolutely no nee
.ssity tor any such proceeding, ana
hat there is "a great probability Of
larm in IL, Let the outside agitators
nj the politicians keep out and let
he copper country miners and their
Employers settle their own differences.
md there will soon be an end To the
rouble in the copper country-Iron-
wood Times.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-01-19
BLUNDERS CT ARTISTS.

Curious Examples Ia the Dome Of the
National Capitol
In the dome at The capitol AT Wash
ington there are eight great paintings
carefully deSigned aud executed 10y the
artists for the adjournment of the ma.
tion's greatest bdilaug Yet five of
them are either defective in technique
or In error as 10 natural or historical
facts
One of the best known pictures Is
that in which Washington is shown
rcSigning his commission 10 the Cont.
mental congress There are two young
glIls. almost lie SiZr. standing In the
foreground They are very pretty
young girls, but one of them has three
hands, one LEFT hand rests on the
shoulder of her companion: another
left hand Is round her companions
whist Doubtless the artist TrunbuIl
painted both hands To- see which bose
he preferred and then forgot to paint
ohl lh' SNI"l ullbuS llilll
Dagonally ACROSS the rutunda is the
painting of the baptism of pocahoutas
Sitting in the foreground Is Opecau.
canough. the uncle of Pocahontas. lie
Is barcfooted, and the artist has Civ
en him six toes on his left foot.
In the painting OF the landing of Co
lumbuS, which used To be- reproduced
on the five dollar bnnknote. the artist
has painted three tlagS They are very
well drawn, but one is blowing east.
one west and one south. which indi-
Gates II very variable condition OF the
wind Oh that famous day.
In the picture OF the surrender of
CORVALLIS General Washington is con
spicuous seated upon Il white horse.
But General Washington was not pres
cnt at the surrender. CORVALLIS did
not surrender his army In person, but
sent Il subordinate officer to do so. Ac-
cordingly Washington detailed an oni.
Ger of corresponding rank To receive
the surrender II would have been II
breach of military etiquette for Wash.
ington to he present
The fifth picture. "Signing of the
Declaration of Independence ut phila-
delphia on July I. II1G." is WRONG only
III the title. The Declaration of Indie
pendence was adopted on July 1. but
II was not signed 10y tile members OF
!he congress until Aug =, Int
Youths Companion
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-01-19
:. TROUBLES OF THE MIGHTY. :.

The presidents cabiuetecrs do not
rest boo beds Of roses.
one by one they have been dis
covering that the limclight which beats
Hron the occupants Of Washington's
."ats OF the mighty is frequently pro-
au"'Iyc OF q pale yellow hue in Ms net
results
First Secretary of State Bryan in
CURED tn wrath Of his Judges because
He persistcu'ly went out lecturing in
order To- bolster mp his $1,000 per month
salary 10 point where family Of
democratic tendencies could meet It's
current bills
Second. Attorney General Mickey
uoIds found that the nation did not
look with kindness upon am uncon-
.ipus conspiracy between Washington
and san Francisco to rotard the pros
esuti"n of the Caminctu white slave
case.
Then, Secretary Of Commerce Red
field discovered that he had thrown a
boomerang when ne threatened manu-
ia.'Wcrs with the dire consequences
of Federal inquisltion if they had 10
shut up shop after the new near free
trade urin law went into effect.
Then Secretary of the Navy Daniels
stirred mp q hornets nest in Seattle
When a casual patriotic speech about
the fiIg produced riot in which his
naval jackies undertook to practice
what hey thought he meant to preach.
Thet Secretary Of the Treasury
McAdoo found that the currency re-
form program for which he had to
stand sIonsor put him in the vortex
Of a whirlpool sfIch smI threatens to
spit up ms h1rty's solidarity in the
upper house of Congress
Then, Secretary of Labor Wilson
made few questionable and unjus-
tihed remarks to The American FEEDER
atioh which impeled certain gentle
men To inquire whether or not this
newest department of cabinet govern
ment was an official appendage to Mr..
Gompers' labor organization.
And now comes The National Grange
10 condemn the selection of MIR. Hous-
ton for the secretsryship OF agricul-
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Nothing to Say,

a very mughable incident once &C.
Cured IN the house Ut commons. An
irish member having risen was assail.
Ell by loud cries Of spoke. Spoken
meaning That. having spoken once al
ready. he had no right To do so Sec
ohd time. He had evidently a second
speech struggling In his breast for an
introduction into the world. when see
ing after remaining for some time on
MS legs that there was not the slight
est chance OF being suffered TO deliver
sentence of II, he observed with i'm
p'rturbable gravity aud In rich Tip
perry brogue
III The honorable gintlemin suppose
'n'' ! was going To spake again they
are quite mistaken. merely rose for
,"e PURPOSE OF saying that had moth
any more " say ON the subject"
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TIE PROPER ACTION.

The decision Cd the Democratic ma
joriy OF the House rules committee
that there are no federal questions In
VOWED ina the copper country sima-
ton and that congressional uyesu-
cation is uuwarranted must be- graft
flying 10 Governor Ferris, os IT is 60 The
workers of tie copper country, Who
have AN along insisted this district and
the great state Of Michigan were De.
ing misrspresented uy apit#tors urging
such am Investigation similar action
by the Senate education and labor
committee 10 whom tnc Ashurst reso-
luton asking w Investigation was re-
ferred would bee in keeping with the
suggestions Of Governor Ferris. aud
others whose Investigations have fall
ed 10 disclose any need Of federal le
ton, It is to be hoped the Senate viii
view the situation in the same light
the House members have viewed IT,
The single fact that practically an
Of the demand for congressional action
comes from sources remote from the
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HANDS OFF. GENTLEMEN!

L-a..g 81 Representative or senator
&C. l., r....r. ...,...a r.r anvrI.ns
D.. ua. ssr. 900. ...rs. os Congress.
II. may st...r.. lice please. r..s-.r-
Jess .r whether bias foundation for
il and irrespective. .. .n. injury Hat
ius result 4rr n..r.at asr. ao direct
fear ar f4e. ..r..rrar.a. >....r,r.r.es
Governor Ferris U.s. u...., chosen D.,
,au ,u ar.wn, m.... .u, r.v. .. Tho
halls of c...... .r.rs.r.. r.. .,,,.
Of Mams.. comment. ,.. s.,.r...
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Hr H.e given w....y FL. ... a.g....,
ru.rrrYe.. r.. .... ... ...... 80, ...
copper .aa.,r.. aa..r... ma. ,.r.
sn. msy. ar rr.......r ...-........., ...,.,
.. n.. mot ..rm....... .,.. ..,,..... .......
OH. st.., r.. ... 4r.raI.r..g
AS H. SAWS. r. -...r... r.a a..,
closely I'M touch win. rr. s.t-.tf., ..
ra, t...or Peninsula. r. has p.r..,..rI,.
lugos,.g. ..a .aua.uors th,r. and r.
nas shown disposition nurare.a..,
80 a.. promptly ..a.n rHa need .,..
seu.aI itself ue haas rourl. ta. nor
NAL machinery Of orderly GOVERN.
meut to De- operating smoothly TIA.
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train rs fast ms he could rlni. The
train overlook him and tossed him into
the ditch. BADLY shaken up. he was
taken To- the hospital. where the fore
man visited him
You bithering idiot" said the fore
man. Didn't | tell YOU To- take care
ana get ont of the way: Why didn't
you ran np the side al the hillT
Up the side of the hill il il. Sort
said Thomas through the bnndages IN
hiN Face. u the side of the hill? BE
tn" powers. ! couldn't bate II on the
level, let alone rnnnih' uphill" Every.
body's.
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He had breakfas st

III Dth, pul. hHulIlS
1t glorious morning, he arrayed him
self In scarlet slippers and n light
crimson dressing gown. sauntered into
the garden and leaned pensively over
the gate, with his red hair flaming
brilliantly in the sunlight.
The church bells were ringing. and
the parishioners had all to pass the
parsonage gate 10 get to church. But
none Of them dared to pass the fam.
Ing apparition, and all came to n halt
The church bells stopped. but at the in
stance of the vicar, who could not be-
licYe that all his parishioners had de.
serted him, were rung again.
At last the boldest man I'm the village
holtcd past the gate. and the rest STAN.
peded after him, Swinburne gazing ut
them In quiet wonder at their strange
method of going TO church.
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SHOOK OFF DEATH.
Ordeal Through Which Archdsseon
Stuck Once Passed.

stuck Once Passed.
Archdeacon Stuck. who climbed
Mount Mckinley, the great American
peak. once had his life saved IN II
most extraordinary way
Late one evening. while exploring H.
the arctic regions. he was unlucky
enough to fall through the ice into tle
water OH his way back To camp lie
was accompanied 10y IN Eskimo bog
dogs. aud the boy soon had him out
again. but us the thermometer was
then about 20 degrees below zero the
possibility Of saving his life seemed
very remote. lie was wet through.
OF course. and before fire could have
that he would have frozen 10 death.
The resourceful boy thought Of 3
better plan than that. The explorer
was already scarcely able TO move, but
the boy took one Of the dogs out of
the traces aud forced the archdeacon
to take It's place. Then he dashed the
unfortunate mans legs until he was
compelled to run, applying his whip
mercilessly every time the archdcacon
showed signs of tagging.
In this way the boy kept him NOV
ing rapidly toward their camp and
10y the time they reached IL the terrible
languor of death that had threatened
To overcome the archdeacon had been
shaken Off. --pearsUu's Weekly.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-01-19
Shall Be worthv

J may not reach the heights seek:
Ny urtried strength may fail me
or h1lfHay mp the mountain peak
Fierce tempcsts may assail me:
Bat, though my goal never see,
I his thought shall always dwell with me
| Will be worthy of II.
] may not triumph In success
J'rrp'tr my earnest labor:
! may nUt grasp results that bless
The Efforts of my neighbor;
But, though lfe's dearest JOY ! miss.
There les a nameless strength In this
! VIII be worthy OF IT,
Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
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He Knew.

a young lady one Sunday left be-
hind her In church her prayer book. in
which We're written the following lines:
bunch of flowers, n book or two,
little billing. a little coo.
a little coming and going till
They go to church and say II wijl"-
And that ends IT,
On the following Sunday, on taking
up her book. she spicd written under
meath her lines the following effusion,
possibly the work of some wretched
married man:
Young lass, you're wrong-you surely are.
You worked that rhine just one too far.
IL ends right there? Oh. no. 1t don'ti
For. coming home. she says, II WON'T
And that begins 1t.
London Answers.
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His Illustration

An English lecturer, eXpatlatlng ON
the nature of man. remarked that one
point OF distinction between human
beings and lower animals consisted I'm
mans capacity for progress.
Man" exclaimed the lecturer. zig n
progressive being; other creatures are
stationary Take, for example, the
ass. Always aud everywhere II IL the
same creature. You never have seen
ana never will see "a more perfect ass
than you see at. the present moment"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-01-19
The L otus Eaters.

The race of people To whom the name
lotus eaters" was applied was n
Lybian tribe. known to the Greeks
as early rs the time of Homer. Herod.
otus describes their country and says
mat caravan route led from Il to
Egy. t. The lotus still grows there in
great abundance prickly shrub bear.
ing u frnit at sweet tnste. compared
by iierodotus Ia that of the date. Il
IS stu eaten by the natives. and Kind
or wihe Is made from ITS infcl seai,'ss.s'
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Il train coming
throw down your
tools and jump off
the track Run like
blaZes.
IS ure." said
Thomas and hcgaG
to swing his pick.
In II few minutes
the Empire State
e press II m e
wlirling along.
i Ii ON = threw
down his pi * and
darted up the
a - a
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THE SCRAP BOOK
She Agreed.

When John Drew WAS much younger
than he Is now he took n small part IN
Much Ado About Nothing" when
that comedy WAS being performed By
his mother, nor did he believe that his
performance of his role left much Ia
he desired until he uttered the line.
"A gentleman should act better than
l." whereupon he overheard his moth
er remark in an undcrtone. Il should
say SO"
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Ouuht TO Work.

I'm afraid these boiled eggs amt
very fresh
Write the name Genevieve' on 1ne
OF them" suggested the hend walter
mir. wopsey Is romantic. and that
will distract his attention " the eggs
are not so good. - Louisville Courier
Journal
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-01-19

I'm G h ge Of Il
country parish In
Essex. England.
He arrived there
OH Il Saturday and
was excused ut.
tendance ut Sun.
d n y IN orn in I
c urc h on the
gro und that he
must he tired with
his journey.
He had breakfas st
-
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Hereditlry

THAT Office boy Is never here when
he IN wanted
THAT'S not altogether his fault"
what do you meanT
"Its hereditary. His rather was
.,,,c.ma a - Hon tosb Post. 81. -.
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ture. declaring that in this designa
ton, President Wilson failed TO catch
the true farm spirit Of the country"
All of which must leave Garrison
and Lane-who have thus far escaped
ON the anxious seat.-Grand Rapids
Herald .. ..I.sal... saa.al-s ....... t..l.fa
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Asking Too Much.

NOW. : homaS." said the foreman Of
the construction gang To II green hand
who had just been put on the job.
keep your eyes open When you see
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In Roosevelt's Life Of Benton what
tribute is paid TO General Lee?

Following Is his lunguuge: Nine
world has never seen better soldiers
than those who followed Lee. and
their leader will undoubtedly rank as
without ANY exception the very great.
est of all the great captains that the
English speaking people have brought
forth, and this although the last and
chief of his antagonists may himself
claim 10 stand as the fun equal of
Marlborough ana Wellington"
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" vacant house should burn would
insurance on il DO paid?
1t would depend on the terms of the
contract aud whether II was violated
or not
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Both Sides SURPRISED.

At the age of twcnty-thrce years
Swinburne was sent to study history
under Bishop Stubs. who was then