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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-01-29
PORT TO BUILD
Big WAREHOUSE

Bids for the construction Of a
seyen-story concreterSarehouse for
the storage OF fruit and fish have
been taken under adyisemeut by
the port commission. There were
II bids. the lowest being sl1l.000
by Peters Go.
A contract was signed by tho
port commission with tho Seattle
n Lake Washington Waterway Co.
10 dredge the East waterway and
90 fill the old canal waterway from
Second ave. s. 10 Beacon hill, ten
blocks. The cost. II IL estimated,
will total about $4,000.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-01-29

stall ~. lhs fine sugar. CSC. Stalls
TT-Ts. fresh pastsuriHcd milk. &c ct. -
pt stall cav. 400 umbrellas. ssc: shoes
hair soied. 1ec 20 7kc Stall - Toe roiii
toilet paper. Sc. itc can solid pack TO.
mato,u. ioc. &c bars laundry soap. aso,
lbs white beans, gbc. $50 Jars assorte ed
fruits. ipc; sugar. o. 90 sack, delivered
stall IS. 7tc fresh roasted coffee lsc
stall 81. ats fresh clans. &c. stall Sc
fresh butter. lbs stci oregon butter. ;
ihs b6r full cream cheese. $50 III. or :
lbs ake STAN 1891. legs lamb iSc 10,
shoulder lamb. ioc 10 veal roast. lee
to isc III. bacon backs zee N.
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fsc. stan is. sugar. ibs tte. toilet
paper. &c roll. navy beans. lbs, Use
maesfoni. Sc ~. stall 81. sliced hAiibut
ibs. 9so. fresh herring. , lbs Ice. hall
but cheeks. lbs. 3te. stall ss, fresh
smsls. ihs. atc. stan ~. pot roast. tc
ID. shoulder lamb. Zoe 10. roas; veal
Ave ID. roast pork. i1hc ID fancy
hams lac ID. shoulder hams lie ID.
fancy bacon. iso ID. stall 90. bulk cocoa.
Zee ID. stall -. creamery butter. soc ID
honey. Toe cernb. stall a.. ranch sgrs. J
foE Ttci condensed milk. Z cans sse Stall
a.. waluuts. ihs. ise sprouts. lbs fse
prsuss. ID. ftci dates. Ice N. stall
-. apples Sc dor. lemons. lee doE
sweet oranges Toe dox stall TO- apples
tte bon. bes, potatoes. fi.ib Jack Stall
-, apples. Sc bon. Yakima potatoes. ti.ee
sack.
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stalls ss-se - lbs sugar. ii.eo; lars'
cans milk. itc. stih To. bulk coffee; bcsi
milk $40 doE cans. Z pkEs spaghetti o.
fnncaruul ttc. : small cans milk gbc
flour. iiTG. delivered Stall l3s. hea
butter. = its o. oa. fresh egrs. Z dos T5c
Toe rolls toilet paper. ztc. Stall .
lamb chops ihs 7tc. pork or veal reas,
igAc 10. good hams. ite 10. AZ t.esiic's
Washington butter. tnc 10. macaroni Of
spaShetti. pbEs tbc. Yakima potatoes
81 g cst fancy pfuncs. lbs. 1tr. whole
goldfish. Tc 49,. It's rice. stc, a-ih brick
Goldfish. isc. corn. string beans or TO-
mAtoss ssc doE cans. use pkEs breakfast
food zoe
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Stalls 1 TO .. fresh dressed hens. isc N,
steer pot roast. iso H.; Anchor brand ba-
con. Zoe 10. Stall II, hppered herring. z
lbs. 2se. fresh herring. lbs. 2sc. Stall,
le-i7. fancy Yakima potatoes. ~ lbs. CSC,
Stall ~. Toe ioRves bread ibc; IL doz,
cookies. soc. Stall 10, imported ches;nuts,
1 90 III. sunkist oranges iso dor. stalls
ta-i4. We lead again. large cans choice
egg pluma $50. or. pepper. In fancy
shaker. &c, pure ground coffee, ibc H.
lbs sugar. .sc. stan Is, best wash
lnKton creamery butter. ssc H.; fancy
Plymouth storage eggs. 2fo dos
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Wants Voting on
Bonds Limited
to Taxpayers

OLYMPIA, Jan. 2e.-Unless
you are a direct payer Of taxes,
you may lose the right TO vote
on any bond lssue-state,
county, or olty--if bill intro
dueed by Senator Taylor OF
King county becomes law. The
measure was referred to the
constitutional revision COM
mittee.
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NOTICE, Mr.. DALE!

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 2e.-
The profits OF the San Fran
cisco municipal railways for
the month OF December was
SAP. 5000, according to a re-
port submitted 10 the board Of
public works today by SuperIn-
tendent Cashln. The receipts
for the month were s110,4S3.6S
and the expenditures $68, 347.49.
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LEGAL NOTICES
nrcKtNEIiH 49,

hESktNEIth sALE
rWo.roofn Restaurant. with storsroofn and
Kitchen. fully equipped. siissrwars.
glassware and cFocksFy for ~ tables.
seating a. persons. tro sifsbnsrds.
large ieehan. fanse, counter and sho~.
eases large stock canned Foods and
supplies. Success nsHfaurAnt 7et-Tpt
Madison Of. Seattle. Thursday. Fob.
rusFT 4. 1913. Ai 10 a. m. Sealed bids
must be fiisf with recsivsr before Wed
nesfsy. February Z. Q , IN sold an.
der order Of Judge Mitchell Gillian.
Superior Court. EinE County
JAMES y. THOMSON.
Receiver.
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SOUTH DAkOTANS MEET

The South Dakota State society
will hold their annual meeting In
the rooms of the Commercial Club.
Postal Telegraph building. First
and Columbia, February 4.
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CHANCE or vEAEEfss SANH
Notice 10 hereby given that. under chap
ter LEI Laws % Iati. and Article :
Customs Regulations Of 1905. and IN
pufrusnrs 81 authority granted ~ the
ceafsaissionef % Aaeiration. on the APP
piiesiioa q, c. D. HuinAn. owner. the
nam. Of tho stsau, screw 'yENtfR.' %
burfen iV gross tons. nffciAi nun Der
fottfs. has been changed 90 CHI
NOOK y c, HARPER.
Collector ~ Customs
SEALED rhorosAi-s viii - received a,
ihs efncs % the Lighthouse Inspector.
hsfchihan. AlashA. pntn 2 o'clock ..
m March 10. 1878. ana then opensd. FOR
furnishing twe internaf combustion en-
sinss and air comprsssaYs and two tn
isfnAi combustioa hpisfins engines for
Naps n Elias lAshi station. Alaska.
biank proposals. and particulars may b.
obtained ~ addressing the above efslr.
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GIVE TESTIMONY

Lack OF ships. owing 10 the war.
is assigned as the cause for the
increase OF freight rates, according
10 the testimony OF Agent McGill
Of the American-Hawaiian Steam
ship Co. at a hearing before the
port commissioners Wednesday. l..
r. Tolman. Western sales agent OF
the y. w. Snow Construction Co. OF
Chicago, made the charge recently
that unfair shipping rates are now
being maintained between the At
lantic and Pacific. The port COM
mission took the matter under ad-
yisement.
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SOIfTII END

Farmers sections. celery. 2 punches &c;
s~eet potatoes. . lbs. iooi dried onions
Z lbs &c; cabbage 2 heads &c. hee;s and
carrots. punches &c; potatoes, 20 lbs.
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LEGAL NOTICES

PUBLIC NOTICE
Notice In hereby given that my wife
Gcnevieye Farren rhayor DID on Jan
uary 49, 1915. without my knowledge
consent and without cause. leave my
home, at No. 44ta Latona ave. ~ the
city ~ Seattle, Washington. taking
with her our baby and certain furniture
musical Instruments etc, belonging to
her, and notice IL hereby given that I
viii not be responsible FOR any debts
or obligations contracted by her from
this date.
Seattle. Washington. January rs. 1918.
WALTER IL TIfAYER
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WANTED - FURNITURE
MISCELLANEOUS

lss-rASEL DOORS. us
In order 10 keep our rorsm.s
busy dustnr the winter
rnonths ~s hav. rssds 9 .vs-
cisi cut on ths prices Of eur
doors
We ovn and operate sns iarw~s,
dir~ct-to-eonsunner sash ard
Door FACTORY In IN. West.
ard save you the retailers
profit Quality suarantssf.
PRICES FROM OUR Gaia
LD1uE NO. n
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L yTXas6sAES sharp~nsf soc Ia
AC<&f-$&L& French cleaned
THE ELITE. 1911 Third Main siSs
NEW PIANOS FOR RENT RENT APP
Piled on purchase. MsYer-Tonsr. ftt
Union
FOR sALE-Eisc,rie siEn Royal Cafe,
s1t Union
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rurni,sr. cheap Zoe cash. iss, w.-i.k.
PAciFic COAST FURNITURE CO.
Elliott 1878
BLACKWELL YURS Co. 1T Pa. Ell
ffsa
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E-cros.- panel doors, rs ssrss ........ti.is
sam. for painting q Sizes oniyl 30. %
Cottage front doors ........... fs up
a-piy veneer interior doors ...... zee up
New Craftsman Interior door. 80. i.sa up
New Craftsman front doors ...... fTs up
Cottage rront windows .......... tto up
f.uxht transam ............... IS up
Bunrsiow easement sash ..... .ts up
Hot bed sash tslaE~1.) t-oss-s rs
<-exs-o ....sssss~ts ss.s .+..- ftsIs
cosnpist. inside window trim. ..s.. 80
Complete inside door trim ...... 50
GLASS pArNTa nffff.Df~G PAPER
AND HARDWARE. oSE-THfRD LESS
ASK FOR CATALOGUE NO II
o. " WILLIAMS CO
1919 First Ave Main 1857
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ReducedRates
Port Angele,-Port Williams
Port acknowledgement

Boat That saves You u Dollar"
Leaves Pier 1. foot Of Ycsler way.
every day except Saturday at ~ mid.
night.
PORT ANGELES
TRANSPORTATION co.
office. Room 10. Pier I.
Phone Elliott 1879.
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ID LOST AND FOUND

II you want your watch repaired 40 that
II VIII keep correct time take II to
bymons. 20s Pike A. Cleaning 81 90.
/ main springs $50. The Jowsler Who
Always Sells for Less
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-02-26

grandsons; for you are yourselves
primitive little sayages, unaware of
aught else but savagery. Why should
Vesta not have been mine? was a
man of culture and refinement, pro-
lessor in a great university. Even SO,
in the time before the plague, such
was her exalted position, she would
not have deigned to know that | ex-
listed. Mark, then, the abysmal degra-
dalton to which she fell at the hands
of the Chauffeur. Nothing less than
the destruction of all mankind had
made it possible that | should know
her, look in her eyes. converse with
her, touch her hand-aye, and love her
and know that her feelings toward me
were very kindly | have reason to
believe that she, even she, would have
loved me, there being no other man
in the world except the Chauffeur.
Why, when it destroyed eight billions
of souls, did not the plague destroy
Just one more man, and that man the
Chauffeur?
ITO BE CoNTINUED.)
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-02-26
PoIIteness In Athens.

A long time ago, in Athens, the Spar.
tan boys were guests of Athenian boys
at the theater. They were sitting in
the front row because they we're the
guests of honor
Just before the play began an old
man came into the crowded theater,
and made his way down to the front.
He stopped by the seats of the Ath.
enian boys, and they commenced to
make fun of him. He turned sadly
away.
AS he was about to go away the
Spartan boys all rose and motioned
for the old man to come and sit with
them At first the Athenian boys were
ashamed; then they began to cheer.
All the people were attracted by this
and looked to see the cause of it.
When the cheering was over, the old
man stood up and said:
"Athenian boys know what is right,
but the Spartan boys do what is
right"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-02-26
Thoughts In Autumn Fields.

Perhaps the herb everlasting, the
fragrant immortelle of our autumn
fields, has the most suggestive odor
to me,of all those that set me dream
ing. can hardly describe the strange
thoughts and emotions which come to
me as | inhale the aroma of its pale.
dry, rustling flowers. A something 1t
has of sepulchral spicery, as If it had
been brought from the core of some
great pyramid, where it had lain on
the breast of mummied Pharaoh.
Something, too, of immortality in the
sad, faint sweetness lingering so
long in its lifeless petals. Yet this
does not tell why it fills my eyes with
tears and carries me in blissful
thought to the banks of AsphodeI that
border the River of Life.-Oliver Wen.
dell Holmes.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-02-26
Fiction 77TTT TTNEEC, Travel
, STORY PAGE
Adventure - =

thousand acres. When the plague
broke out, Van Warden sent her there.
Armed guards patrolled the boundar.
les Of the park, and nothing entered
in the way Of provisions or even mall
matter that was not first fumigated.
And yet did the plague enter, killing
the guards at their posts, the serv-
ants at their tasks, sweeping away
the whole army of retainers-or, at
least, all them who did not flee to die
elsewhere So it was that Vesta
found herself the sole living person
in the palace that had become a char
mel house
Now, the Chauffeur had been one
of the servants that ran away. Re-
turning, two months afterward, he dis
covered Vesta in little summer pa
vilion where there had been no
deaths and where she had established
herself. He was a brute. She was
afraid, and she ran away and hid
among the trees, That night, on foot,
she fed into the mountains-she,
whose tender feet and delicate body
had never known the bruise OF stones
nor the scratch of briers. He fol-
lowed, and that night he caught her.
He struck her. Do you understand?
He beat her with those terrible fists
of his and made her his slave. 1t
was she who had to gather the fire.
wood, build the fires, cook and do
all the degrading camp labor-she,
who had never performed a mental
act in her life. These things he COM
PEELED her to do, while he, a proper
savage, elected to lie around camp
and look on. He did nothing. abso-
lutely nothing, except on occasion to
hunt meat or catch fish,"
Good for Chauffeur" Hare-Lip com.
mented In an understone to the other
boys. Il remember him before he died.
He was corker But he did things.
and he made things go. You know, dad
married his daughter, an you ought
to see the way he knocked the spots
outa dad. The Chauffeur was a son
OF a gun. He made us kids stand
around. Even when he was croakin
he reached out for me once an laid
my head open with that long stick he
kept always beside him."
Hare-Lip rubbed his bullet head
reminiscently, and the boys returned
to the old man. who was Numbering
ecstatically about Vesta, the squaw Of
the founder of the Chauffeur tribe.
"And SO l say to you that you can.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-02-26
ENGLISH VILLAGE A MODEL
About as sinless as Is Likely to Be
Found in This Wicked Old
Abode of Men.

A sinless village has been found in
England. 1t is Blackwell, a snug little
colliery town in the Derbyshire hills.
where the solitary policeman enjoys a
perpetual holiday. The last incumbent
left from sheer boredom. The man
ager of the collieries is born leader
of men, and this, combined with the
fact that he can dimiss all evil-doers
at will, practically the whole popula-
ton being employed at the colliery, is
the secret of his power. At the model
clubhouse the main army of the vii
layers can be seen around the model
bar arranged by the manager, who
does not object to drink in modera-
ton. He selects the brands of whisky
and bee" for the consumption of his
flock. Over the bar are notices re-
questing patrons not to swear or gam
BILE. There is a ballroom, and here
the youth of Blackwell trip decorous
measures, for Blackwell has no use
for the tango or other modern dances,
or, for that matter, for modern dress.
There is also in the building two we'll
equipped baths, so that cleanliness
ranks among the villagers many vir-
tues. Blackwell has also excellent
cricket and football grounds In the
cricket building is a battered straw
hat, the relic from Blackwell's one
lapse from grace. 1t was the only hat
out of fifteen that returned when a
party of holiday-makers left Black
well to spend day in London.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-02-26
Ignorance Waa Bliss.

A raid had been made on negro
gambling house and dozen inmates
arrested. In police court the next
morning each of the accused was
heard In turn. The last in the row
was a large, scared-looking negro.
WELL" asked the Judge, what do
you know about this case?"
who? Me?" asked the negro.
Eyes, you"
well, just tell yo'. All l knows
about dis case is dat l was dar!"-
Green Bag.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-02-26

not understand the awfulness Of the
situation. The Chauffeur was a serv-
ant, understand, a servant. And he
cringed. with bowed head, to such as
she. She was lord of life, both by
birth and by marriage. The destinies
Of millions such as he she carried in
the hollow of her pink-white hand. And,
in the days before the plague, the
slightest contact with such as he
would have been pollution. Oh, have
seen it, Once, remember, there was
Mrs. Goodwin. wife of one of the
great magIAtes. 1t was on a landing
stage, just as she was embarking in
her private dirigible, that she dropped
her parasol. A servant picked it up
and made the mistake of handing It to
her--to her, one Of the greatest royal
ladies of the landl She shrank back,
as though he were leper, and indi-
Gated her secretary to receive 1t. Also
she ordered her secretary to ascertain
the creatures name and to see that
he was Immediately discharged from
service. And such woman was vesta
Van Warden. And her the Chauffeur
beat and made his slave.
"--Bill-that was it; Bill, the Chauf-
feur. That was his name. He was
primitive man. wholly de-
void Of the finer instincts and chival-
rous promptings of a cultured soul. No,
here is no absolute justice, for to him
fell that wonder of womanhood. vesta
Van Warden The grievousness OF
this you will never understand, my
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-02-26
MEAT CLOGS KIDNEYS
THEN YOUR BACK HURTS
Take a Glass Of Salts to Flush Kid.
neys II Bladder 5others YOU
Drink Lots of Water.


No man or woman who eats meat
regularly can make a mistake by flush
ing the kidneys occasionally, says a
well-known authority. Meat forms
uric acid which excites the kidneys,
they become overworked from the
strain, get sluggish and fail to filter
the waste and poisons from the blood,
then we get sick. Nearly all rheu-
matism. headaches, liver trouble, ner-
vousness, dizziness, sleeplessness and
urinary disorders come from sluggish
kidneys.
The moment you feel dull ache in
the kidneys or your back hurts or if
the urine is cloudy, offensive, full of
sediment, irregular of passage or at
tended by sensation Of scalding, stop
eating meat and get about four ounces
of Jad Salts from any pharmacy; take
a tablespoonful in a glass of water
before breakfast and in few days
your kidneys will act fine. This ia
nous salts is made from the acid of
grapes and lemon juice, combined
with lithia, and has been used for
generations to flush and stimulate the
kidneys, also to neutralize the acids
in urine so it no longer causes irrita-
ton, thus ending bladder weakness.
Jad Salts is inexpensive and cannot
injure; makes delightful efferves-
cent Whitewater drink which everyone
should take now and then to keep the
kidneys clean and active and the blood
pure. thereby avoiding serious kidney
complications.-Adv.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-02-26
Her Preference.

Young Mawks had decided to enlist
and go to war, and his wife was OBJ
jecting.
But, darling" he argued, "even If
were killed, just think how fine it
would be to be the widow of a hero"
"Oh, no, Wilfred," pleaded the young
wife earnestly, her mind reverting to
a familiar proverb; 81 would rather
be the wife of live jackass than a
dead lion."-Judge.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-02-26
senator summers LIteralnsss.

OF Senator Summers literalness
some amusing anecdotes have been
told. At an official ball in Washing
ton he remarked to young lady:
I'VE are fortunate in having these
places; we shall see the first entrance
Of the new English and French minis.
tiers into Washington society" The
young girl replied: Il am glad - hear
it, like to see lions break the ice. :"
Sumner was silent for few minutes.
but presently said: Miss ---, in
the country where lions live there is
no ice. Christian Register.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-02-26
A Natural Fear.

Old Hound-Come, come! What are
you shivering about?
The Pup-Why l just heard the
master say he'd have to put me
through the mill.
Old Hound-Yes; he's going to train
you for the hunting.
The Pup-Oh! thought he meant
the sausage mill. - Pittsburgh Dis
patch.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-02-26
"Reminiscences.

81 can remember when we could get
an idea of how an election was going
by taking a straw vote"
I'VE never depend on straw votes
out our way The only chance of
learning which way the election was
going was to discover which side had
the most two-dollar bills"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-02-26
Aa Society ssea n.

Il thought you were going to move
into more expensive apartment"
1.-THE landlord saved us the trouble"
replied Mrs. Flimgilt. He raised the
rent OF the one we have been occupy.
ing. Washington Star.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-02-26
MUCH PITY WASTED
MartYdom for One May Be
Pleasure for Another.
The Open Air Man Pites the Man
With the Indoor Job--Then There
ls the Case Of Hen
rletta.

There is an awful lot Of pity vast
ed in the world. Take, for example,
Henrietta. Henrietta's family and
friends are always plying her be-
cause she married that "hopelessly I'M
interesting" or "everlastingly disa-
greeable" man, while Henrietta Is
laughing in her sleeve because her
sympathizers have never seen the real
side Of her Henry, and she feels posi-
lively much set up because she knows
he is more interesting and infinitely
nicer than folks suppose him to be.
Personally, the writer never cared for
this negative charm in men, but there
are numerous women who feel differ
emily. They consider that a man
apathetic, or even disagreeable, to
others can be stirred out of his habit
ual mood when associated with them.
Hence sympathy for Henrietta Is
wasted.
The open air man pities the man
with the indoor job He reioices in
being out among his fellow men. Con-
.inement or detail work would kill
him, whereas the indoor man feels con-
corning the outdoor one that the lat
ter leads dogs life-always on the
go-always having to be cheerful, no
matter IL the water pipes have frozen
or the baby has the Group.
Our little barks of life may seem to
be carried along by currents stronger
than the individual will, yet really
the individual is consciously, or I'M
consciously, at the helm controlling
every portion of the steering gear and
directing the craft toward the port of
his desires. One might think we put
up with our associates as we put UP
with our features, but actually we are
constantly drawing the congenial
companion to us and eliminating the
acquaintances we care nothing about.
1t may be that one wants but little
here below. nor wants that little long,"
but certainly people do want the
queerest things. Imagine how a man
who rejoices in pretty wife and coy
home must pity an explorer like
Peary and what Gelett Burgess calls
the latter's uncomfortable taste for
voluntary and unnecessary suffering.
According to Gelett, Mrs Peary's Pc
culiar self-chosen line of hardships in
cluded twenty years of half freezing
to death, pulling sledges. eating shoes
and candles. sleeping in a bearskin
bag" And then, as Gelett pathetically
concludes, when he had found the
north pole he didn't know what to do
with it."
Who can understand the lure of the
business? Or appreciate
the mental attitude of a man who
could go to the ball game with fas-
girl, yet who elects instead to
gather together all the small fry of
the neighborhood, marshal them on
and off cars and treat the bunch to
roasted chestnuts. You sigh over the
avocation of the one and
tho seeming martyrdom of the other,
but that is all you know about it. The
first is keenly interested in his SEEM
lngly depressing avocation and the lat
ter has the time of his life with the
boys.
Yes, If folks stopped commiserating
others and expended half the energy
IN just being pleasant, maybe they
could win a smile from even Henri
stta's phlegmatic husband.