The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-05-22


Times. All the LATE news.
Everything absolutely incorrect.)
THIS is CIRCUS DAY.
by Teacher Wright Orr.
The circus is here today. How
well | remember what a thrill
that would inspire when l was a
small boy. For weeks before the
show came to town | would study
the works of the old masters
hung In the open air galleries OF
somebody's barn, and culver as
l thought of the blood-sweating
behemoth (whatever that isl and
the elephants, and all the rest.
And on circus day mother
would scrub my face, and bawl
me out about the tide mark" on
my neck, and put on my best
clothes. Finally we would break
our necks to get down town at
10 o'clock, so that we wouldn't
miss any of the parade.
And around 1880 the blamed
thing would start, and we would
feast our eyes on the prides of
the sawdust, and thrill with an-
ticipation. AS soon as 1t was
over, mother would grab us by
the ear and march us for home,
saying.
We'll, we saw the parade, chill
dren, and l guess that Is the best
part of the circus, anyway"
BREVITIES.
F. Garrett Fisher and his
Sparks threaten to be famed into
a blaze this evening.
AS an expert on whisky, w. w.
Seymour is evidently very good
eX-mayor.
Harry II. Johnston has written
poem. Sheriff Jameson has
been notified and given instruc-
lions to capture the desperate
man, dead or alive.
A. U. Mills declares the ivory
market is becoming glutted. A.
U. ought to know.
Billy Reed is getting all fused
up about picnic plates. Some
body had picnic and Billy didn't
get bid.
WON'T TAKE ACTION.
Despite the report the chickens
will be on hand at the Spark din
ner tonight, Chicken Inspector
Maybin does not think that he
will have to investigate.
81 do not believe there will be
any Sparkling with the Chickens"
he stated today.
BUFFALO BILL.
BY Tearsanna SObbs.
I found Buffalo Pill out at the
circus grounds today, putting on
a pipe and busily reading gaudy
sheet of literature which bore the
name, 1.-THE Adventures of Buff
falo Bill, No. $751;"
"Reading?" / ventured.
Eyes," said he. 1.-THE only ex-
element l get is reading my ad-
ventures here"
IT suppose you love to recall
those old exploits?"
81 don't recall them. / hear
about them for the first time.
learn more about the narrow es-
capes I have had from death, my
thrilling adventures, and great
courage by reading this stuff,
tnan I could remember in hun
dred years.
BEEN TO HALIFAX.
Tom Desmond has been to Hall
fax. He Is coming back. We
thought he had died long time
ago.
AN OVERSIGHT.
p. H. Hebb dropped In the Of
flee today and said it was the
dryest day he could remember In
q long while. But p. II. didn't
offer to buy anything to remedy
this dry state of affairs.
SYMPATHY'S LETTERS.
OIL am a young girl with a
rather homely face. | have a
young man friend who says he
would marry me If he didn't have
to look at my face al, the time.
What can l do?-Snubnosed Liz.
A.-Why not wear a veil?
Q.-I write splendid poetry.
Isn't this sign OF brilliancy?-
Warbler.
A.-No. Insanity.
Mrs. Rowe Dies
SEATTLE, May 20, Mrs
Dora Rowe, wife of Bishop Rowe
of the Episcopal diocese of Alas
ka, died today after an illness OF
Is months.
WILL RECOVER
The one-month-old baby of
Mrs. Lena Hannus, 2S14 South
G street, found by the police in
starving condition, is reported I'm
proving at the county hospital.