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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-12-11
SERENO PAYNE
DIES SUDDENLY
AT WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON. Dec. 1.-THE
sudden death OF Rep. Serene r.
Payne OF Auburn. y. Y. Thursday.
was the leading topic OF discussion
among the lawmakers here today.
Payne had served is terms In
congress with but a single break.
following the first OF them. and was
one OF the best known men In
Washington.
He was seemingly quite well but
a short time before his death. chat.
ted with friends In the lobby OF the
Portland hotel. and had retired 20
his room when tho office received
q sudden summons from him by
telephone for help.
He died. seated In q chair. Just
as an attendant entered his room.
II was believed he was q victim OF
heart disease.
Congressman Payne was q repub.
llcan. He was II years old.
Speaker Clark appointed q com.
mittee today to escort Payne's body
to Auburn. where burial will be
made. and Vice President Marshall
appointed . senate committee TO at
tend the funeral.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-12-11

LONDON. Dec. ii.--Quecn Alex
andra Is far from we'll. She IL not
exactly III. but seems TO be suf-
fering from n sort OF low fever and
is frightfully depressed.
The king goes to see her every
day when In town.
The princess royal 10 equally de-
voted. and nm entente cordiale has
at last been established between
England's queens.
The fact Ia that the queen moth
er's deafness increases and widow
hood makes absolute retirement
her future lot.
For some time there has been
fear and trembling lest the most
popular royalty In England estab.
lish miniature court OF her own
at Marlborough House.
II II impossible to disguise the
fact TINT the rift between Buck
Ingham Palace and Sandringham
House In wide.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-12-11
AMENDMENTS
PROPOSED BY
COUNCILMEN

N the people approve the charter
amendment proposed by the coun.
ell. there win be no moro free wa
ter or light or any other city owned
commodity given away FREQ to an.
one.
Al present. tho Y. W. G. A. gets
water at reduced rates and some
institutions get water for nothing
The proposed amendment. 10 be
voted on by the people In March.
was sent to the corporation coun,
sci Thursday for legal opinion.
Another proposed amendment Il
to permit the council to pass an
emergency measure over the vetc
OF the mayor.
Over protests OF several property
owners. the street committee oil
tho council Thursday approved the
new assessment rolls OF Pike place
which provide the payment Of
$4,000 by tho city for the public
market.
Tho COMMITTEES also approved the
following: Paving Of East Pike st
$4,000: River Park sanitary nil
$4,000: grading East Fir St,
50 900. A new hearing win Be held
on tho Auburn place paving he
cause tho assessment rolls were
5000 short.
Lenry ave. n now opcn TO traffic
II 10 the connecting highway be
tween Fremont and Ballard. The
improvement work was ordered By
the city council on July 2. 1909. II
was completed recently.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-12-11

Above Is pictured the interior OF
the Mccormack Bros department
store, Second and James, as 1t APP
pears decorated for the holidays.
This store has made special and
extensive preparations for Christ
mas and has devoted a. consider
able portion OF the main floor to
the goods that cheer the hearts of
the young folks. Mr.. Robert Nc.
Cormack. manager OF the store.
states:
I'VE were never better prepared
for Christmas than this year. As
is we'll known. Mccormack Bros.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-12-11

have large store In Tacoma as
well as the Seattle institution
Our buyers were In the field early
and. as the buyers for both stores
buy together, no lot OF merchandise
was too big. provided the price was
right. Most of the staple goods
which we have In stock right now
we're bought Mt least nine months
ago or long before the war scare
sent prices on some lines soaring.
I'VE have had very successful
fall business, in spite of the back
ward weather. Holiday business Is
now opening up briskly, and an.
ticipate heavy Christmas trade.
The tendency seems to be this
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-12-11
ENGINEERS WILL MEET

Tho monthly meeting OF tho Sc
attic section OF tho American In
stitute OF Electrical Engineers
Tuesday VIII be addressed by
Chairman Reynolds OF the state
public service commission on The
Responsibility OF Engineers to the
Public"
The meeting viii be held 10 the
assembly room. Chamber OF Com
merce. Central building. at .. m.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-12-11
THE HOFFMAN CLOAK & SUIT co.
LWAStN1AN Quick Action Merh.nd.er
BOY S0MNAmBULIST
EnSllARED BY WIRE

MIDDLETON. N. Y. Dec. lid
ward Elliott. 8 years old. IL abed to
day in bandages trying TO recover
from wounds he received In . tight
with = barbed wire fence night be-
fore last. He was asleep At the
time and did not awake until the
fight was ended.
One wound lay close 20 the jugu-
lar vein. his face and throat wers
badly torn. and his nightgown hung
in shreds.
As a guard against future van
inKs. Elliott said that hereafter the
key VIII be turned on the outside
OF the boys bedroom every night.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-12-11
NURSE SUES DOCTOR

LOS ANGELES. Dec. 11.--Ten
thousand dollars damages was
asked OF DR.. J. H. Johnson by Miss
Nellie May. trained nurse. who
filed suit In the superior court al
leging that he failed TO fulfill a
promise TO marry her.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-12-11

season to buy useful articles for
presents. One attractive feature
or our store is the fact that wa
nave all OF our holiday merchan.
disc displayed on our main floor
me public will be comforting .
FAVOR on themselves as well as on
the store employees by shopping
early as possible. To make this
particularly easy, we have arranr.
cd In this store TO lay aside any ar.
ticie desired by the payment OF a
small deposit, and the gift certifl.
cate Is also big aid to the early
shopper and also for those who
find II difficult to decide what 10
buy"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-12-11
Make Men and
Women Feel Young
New Life and vIaor for Weak.
Nerved. Rundown People. 10
keiiopo's ssnltone Waters.
SOC BOX FREE

Keilosg's sanitone wAfers are the
greatest known nerve vitaiizers.
They awaken your dropping vitality
and revive the ambitions Of old. It's
shame for any man or woman TO
stay a nervous wreck--so be "dopey''
and peevish. dull. gloomy and irri-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-12-11

~ Look ss ! Feel, After Taking
kciiowg's ssnitone Waters. No
wonder They Call Me n DANDY"
table. when kellogg's sanitone Wa
fers will thrill them with all the 10y
and health OF life. Brace up and
try these wonder-workers. Get out
OF life the best that life can give.
Don't wither away In nerve-rsck cd
misery and siiins whom this remedy
will restore you 80 you're master OF
your old-tims self. 800 n box at
druggists.
Send your name and address today
with six cents In stamps to help pay
postage and packing FOR n free zoe
trial box Of KellogR's Sanitone Wa
fers. to y. j. Kellogg Co. 272s Hoff-
master Block. Battle Creek. Mich.
The regular 400 size OF Keilogg's
sanitone Waters are for sale in Sc
attic nj owl Drug Co. Third ave.
and Pike ut.
No free boxes from druggists.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-12-11
FIX SALMON CHARGE

A charge Of 20 cents q ton will
be made by the port commission
for wharfage and handling OF sal.
mon. Il was decided Thursday.
The previous schedule was 10
cents.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-12-11

A patchwork quilt which has
taken 40 years TO make In one OF
the exhibits which members OF the
London Adult School union are
showing at tho Memorial building,
London.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-12-11

Dame Fashions Christmas gift TO
lovely woman Is a glimpse OF the
modes OF 1915.
Tho new modes which have Just
been revealed 10 an anxiously walt.
Ing public by the National Cloak.
Dress and Skirt association. as.
aembled In Toledo. o.. have the
Made In America" label. bu, it's
many a moon since tho Rue de Ia
Paix has sent anything 40 chic. 80
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-12-11
Socialists Of Wisconsin, according

to their own newspaper. are I'M
willing to seek seats In the state
Legislature. because OF the small re.
muneration--$500 for two-years'
session.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-12-11

The British coast 10 90 we'll pro-
tectcd with lighthouses that n o
ship sailed right round England
Scotland and Ireland by night. only
on six occasions would II be where
II could not see the flash OF a light.
house lantern.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-12-11

George r. Howe Of Norway. Me-,
IL planning TO build on q hill In that
town q fire-proof house. entirely Of
stone. steel and glass. Tho floors
and stairways will be Of solid glass.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-12-11
SAVED BY A MIRACLE

THREE BROTHERS. Ark. Dec.
ff.-While Pink Collins. a farmer.
was walking on n cliff he slipped
and fell headiong over the bluff.
Only a miracle saved him from be-
INK dashed to pieces on the road.
1875 feet below. Collins plunged In.
to a load Of hay which was passing
beneath him and was unhurt save
for light shaking up. The cliff is
known as Dead Mans Bluff since
Hood Frazier fell off II In 1911 and
was killed instantly.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-12-11

Models shown NJ the Toledo
meeting Of the Cloak, Dress
and skirt Manufacturers assoc.
citation.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-01
TELL When They Put TIN in Pure Silk" Sell
Cotton SHODDY for "All Wool and Make Shoes

to come off, and in three months the wheels.
the young who expected to have buggy that
would last him or two has broken-down buggy
that was not worth 40 cents in the first place and he
does not know go his rightcd.
Similar frauds widely prsctiscd In the case of
pianos. 1t has been discovered, the Congressnan
pointed out that pianos put up in poplar boxes
instead of the kind of hardwood usually used In the
construction OF pianos.
Cheap, worthless pianos yearly placed upon the
market at cost to the public OF millions Of dollars,
he declared and the public is absolutely defrauded of
this, all because the OF the maker of that piano
is not placed upon it..
That millions and millions OF dollars arc taken from
the public every year with spurious articles of ewer
that sold for gold, but do contain even wash
of the precious metal, another charge.
Congressman Lindquist author another bill aimed
at merchandise frauds of this character had in
terestirg revelations to make
Perhaps there are no commercial products which
there is greater swindle" declared. than in
clothing industry It is known fact that many
facturers have deliberately placed label cotton
mixed and shoddy goods stating that the goods
all wool Such a label naturally enables the merchant
sell the goods at higher price than would be pos
sble If that garment properly labelled be-
the average person cannot detect tho quality
from which suit Of clothes is made
lie displayed piece of staple serge which is com
mcrcially known and sold by many merchants pure
wool He had had it tested in laboratory and the
suit showed that the supposed wool cloth contained
3214 per cent cotton and only 1914 per cent wool
Congressman Lndqust pointed out that the laboring
people of this country purchasing clothing made
from this quality of serge and in most pay
ing So for the suit simply because it is to
initiate highgrade pure worsted. He conended that
if the manufacturer compelled to put label on
this piece of goods showing that 81 cent of 1t
cotton he would not be able TO wool prices for it,
The Congressman also exhibited piece of silk
bought in of the large New York stores. 1t had
appearance Of being made OF silk. but &C
cordng to chemical tests it only 65 cent silk
IF this silk had been genuine claimed 1t could have
been packed in trunk for fifty without the
least sign OF deterioration whereas silk of this charac
ter often cracks three months after its manufacture
The weighing of silk the Congressman pointed out,
is accomplished by what is called weighing bath.
This bath Is the most important in the dyeing OF
weighted silks" the manufacturer regulate the
weight of the silk by the addition of tin crystals
increase the weight of silk astonishing degree
The proportion Of tin CRYSTALS used is regulated by the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-01
Why HEADACHE "CURES'' Make You TURN BLUE

Is not harmless manifestation, but is due to
destructive changes in the blood which are the
direct result of the OF the drug and that it
is accomplished by impoverishment OF the blood.
Hence those who take these remedies habitually
often suffer from "anema," or thin blood, and
the symptoms which usually accom- any this
condition-pallor, shortness Of breath, palpita.
tion TO make any eXertion, etc.
The njudicious Of these remedies also has
harmful effect upon the heart, thus tending to
exaggerate the symptoms above mentioned. In
addition, It may give riso to other i'll effects
which arise from weakness OF the circulation,
and may often produce death.
1t has long been known that most Of the drugs
81 headache mixtures habit-forming drugs.
The habit is usually acquired through the use
OF the remedy for headaches and minor pains.
Troubles OF this kind are peculiarly likely to re-
turn again and again, and the remedy has but
a temporary effect the dose must be repeated.
In time the patient may easily become dependent
upon the drug.
Furthermore. the ache or pain for which tho
medicine first taken is often worse than
ever after the effects Of the remedy have passed
away, because OF the weakened condition of the
system which may result from the use of these
agents, and hence there is additional call for the
remedy. Thus a habit may be established
drug, impaired bodily health, lessened re-
sistance, more pain, more drug.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-01

of this difference ID people lies In
their childhood training. Those who
are easily confused should blame
their parents and teachers for it.
There are two methods by which
creatures keep their bearings. One
is by keeping in mind the points of
the compass. This may be done by
actual use OF a compass, as on the
ocean, or in deep forests. or by noting
stars or the sun.
The second method ignores the
points of the compass and relies on
a single point, the starting point.
This is the natural method used by
birds, insects, fish, as we'll as four.
footed animals and savages. Only
more or less civilized man uses the
points OF the compass, and he usual
ly used them clumsily. Indeed, men
often become hopelessly lost through
their inability to make use Of the
compass they have with them.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-01
with PAPER SOLES

number iron baths that have been previously given
tho silk; if two baths of iron have been given,
tin crystals is used IL four baths, 10 per cent
and
Just why this is SO is something Of mystery. All
that is that of peculiar quality
possessed by silk it IS enabled combine with iron
tin, aud that exposure to the air after tho bath
fixes these chemicals permanently upon the fibers thus
increasing their weight to almost extent Silk, &C
cording it's quality and weight, will take up these
substances from 80 to 200 per cent without creating
much suspicion in the mind of any but expert.
Instances have been known in which silk has been
increased nine times its weight. Some skein silk
is made from pure cotton and wood pulp.
In the case Of linen, Congressman IindQulst pointed
out frauds almost universal. Few people can de-
temine the difference between fine piece OF cotton
and pure linen The frequent fraud in tho selling
found to be in the mixing OF cotton and linen
in such way only the shrewdest expert can de-
tect whether the article is adulterated not Linen
goods loaded with starch and clay In the same
manner cotton goods.
In discussing leather frauds, which cost the public
millions OF annually he showed that not only ia
leather with glucose and epson salts, nut the
substitution of leather is a big item in tho swinde.
There arc four parts OF tho shoe that most COM
monty namely the heels counters insteps
and slip soles These parts usually substituted
with ono of five different compositions, as follows:
Ieathcrboard, which is made from mixture OF ABOUT
~ per cent leather scraps and cent or rags
II is reduced TO pulp and made into sheets in the same
manner that cardboard is made.
Hdete. the materlai Oh Whleh 10 suila' W IaI 80
board bu, it is be treated by chemical proc
css which makes it less susceptible to moisture will
disntegrate crumple quickly upon being soaked IN
Strawboard: This is cheap board made from
paper, ETC.. which are macerated and re-
duced to pulp 1t then rolled into sheets and dried
No leather SCRAPS are used in This material is very
porous and dsintegrates very quickly being soak
ed in water.
Pate: This material is manufactured from thin shaw
ings leather betting leather These shavnss
are pasted together and compressed. This material
will not resist water There is lower grade Of pate,
which contains leather.
Chrome nate This material is made from the skv-
ings or shavngs of leather pasted together and
compressed The pate previously described is made
from barltanned skivngs.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-01

arithmetic, aptitude at which depends largely Oh
ability to memorizc the multiplication tables and
the results Of various additions and subtractions,
is an art in which no great astronomer has ever
been proficient. Conversely, prodigies at mental
arithmetic arc rarely able to do any independent
thinking, even upon commonplace subjects.
Upon the ability to memorizc depends what
science terms associative memory. This is the
power to bring two subjects quickly into relation
with each other, making for all those qualities
which are now usually summarized under the
popular term efficiency"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-01
How WOMEN Lost Their Boards

and not she did the choosing. Through all the
ages man has mad firmly fixed idea regard
ing desirability in women. They must have
youth.
In stealing or purchasing bride the cave
invariably chose young girl Whiskers
are the most noticeable sign OF maturity, and
when young womans face became fuzzy her
chance OF obtaining a husband gone.
Women who developed boards early in life were
sure to be spinsters, while those whose facial
hair sprouted late feebly had excellent
chance. In fact. they married whether
they liked ii or not
Through the generations man welded out the
bearded women, while there was nobody to per.
form the same cruel but kind service for him.
He did his work so thoroughly that We pay
TO see the occasional "throw-backs" known as
the bearded ladies'" Quite often these are men
dressed up as women.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-01

1t may be this subconscious strain
on tho memory that brings animals
back to their starting points. Or it
may be that with each turn the crea-
ture makes its muscles instinctivcly
register in the brain the exact
amount OF deviation from the air
line home.
Foxes and wolves have central
point, either the place of their birth
or cave or burrow where they have
spent considerable time Even when
this becomes unhabitable they are
known to appear periodically, gaze
at it and whisk off again. Children
would all take to the natural method
and do pretty well with it if it were
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-01

II the dose taken has not been large, the discol-
Grafton may be very slight and may affect only
small portion OF the body. Thus in some persons
who habitually use headache medicines contain
ing these drugs, all that may be noted Is an
occasional blucness OF the lips and mouth, and
possibly OF the nails and finger tips If, however,
the doses are larger taken more fire.
quently, the blueness may affect the skin of the
whole body.
This peculiar effect was first noticed by the
physicians who administered these remedies in
much larger doses than is now customary, but
little attention paid TO do it. as it appeared
TO be only passing effect Since then, however.
il has been learned that the bluing Of the skin
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-01
What to Do When Your Eyes Go Wrong

il within q few hours by bathing the freely and
often with made by putting tco drops OF for
ma line into n teacupful Of water.
Tho formane you buy at any drugstore. IL may
be used with cye-lrOppcr cyc-batl--either OF
which can be had the drugstore But it is even
more effective to allow somebody else TO pour it into
tho eye by squeezing again and again rag or piece
of cotton saturated with it.
cold in the eye is nothing in the world but germ
infection. Formaine kills the germs.
But don't use ormaine in any stronger solution than
two drops tcacupfu If get it into your eye
In n pure state you might destroy the sight At the
least YOU would suffer frghtful pain
Incidentally may be said that the best eye-water
known TO oculiss the OF or lids
is made by mixing grains of boracic acid and five
grains of tannic acid with drachm of camphor
and enough ordinary water to make total of one ounce
The INGREDIENTS cheap purchased from the apothe-
cary and prepare them yourself If you to-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-01

~ REHISTORIC man may have starved ana
- beaten his mate and abused her in thou-
sand ways. but for one thing at least
woman OF today should be everlastngly gratetui
10 the brute men of the past-they saved ner
from the nuisance of shaving.
There is an old saying that humpback Is
a misfortune, . clubfoot is a deformity-Dut
whiskers are mans own fault. This is true be
cause man can remove them. but 1t Is not ms
fault that they persist in growing Ions after he
is bald.headed
There was doubtless time, $4,000 or 100000
years ago when women had as much hair op
their faces as men. The sexes had not special
lied to such an extent as at present, and their
differences were much less noticeable in all
ways.
Ideas of beauty were doubtless crude, If they
existed at all. II woman had any notions on
male good looks they counted for nothing, as be
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-01

A OLTANILID, antipyrin aud phenacctin are
~ very commonly used in the preparation Of
~ n mixtures intended for the relief OF head
ache and other minor aches and pains. These
drugs are white powders with comparatively little
taste and are known coal-tar products for tho
rcason that they are obtained indirectly from coal
tar and possess the characteristics OF the derva-
tlvcs OF that substance
According to the experts Of the United States
Bureau OF Chemistry, the uniavorable symptoms
produced By these drugs affect principally the
heart and circulation and through them other
parts OF the body.
The symptom which occurs most frequently in
poisoning by these drugs is blueness OF the SKIN.