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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-11-08
by Jackson.

Photo by Jackson.
Mary Packenham, Lincoln Park
exchange editor for the Tahoma,
outside her literary work spends
most of her time with her studies.
She is a member of the Lincoln
Park honor roll, averaging "a
plus for the year. She was for
merly of Stadium high school
where she was prominent in the
German club.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-11-08

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This Man Says
Theda Would Be
Good Housewife
Movie Editor,

Movie Eultor,
Say, l believe IL Theda
Bara got y good man, one
that treated her right, she
would make just as good
wife as she does movie
star.
would Just as soon trust
her as any of the goody-
good ones, that pray three
times a day.
c. II. WHIPPLE.
or South q st.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-11-08

Mary Stuart Altruistic club,
Pythian Sisters, will give a card
party tomorrow afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-28
The infdnt's lUedr store announces
 sample purchase and Sale of children's $1.95 Easter millinery |

purchase of S9 Sample Hats, which would or dtnar1ly sell for an average of 400, and in in stances high 500.
 There but of each kind, including straws and silk combinations, all fresh clean and very very fashionable.
 These Hats were purchased from leading man. ufacturer and display more snap and style than is usual in Hats for children age to G.
 Cd FIOOr)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-28

1 My Maryland Rose. l Forsythia.
 l Mock Orange. IA. tSyringa.) l Spir,sa Van H0utei f l Boston Tern.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-28
Loveman, Joseph 6 Loeb
LoOeman, Joseph 6 Loeb
Everybody store -theweek before Easter

Q the glamour competitive to
  Q the really
  an exhibition of  will be will disaa Toinm for to Bmnghm Big
The Washburn leader., 1915-12-17
Chocolate, Spanish Style.

To know the finest method for max
ing chocolate or cocoa one must learn
of the practice In Spain or in one Of
the Spanish American countries. There
one finds out two important things
The first concerns the utensil in which
the chocolate is made. Our nearest
approach to this is an enameled ware
double boiler. Indeed, this is per-
fectly satisfactory substitute for the
heavy and fragile chocolate pots fa-
vored by some of the Spanish coun.
tries. The second point is that choco
late is better If not served freshly
made. Chocolate and cocoa are much
smoother and the flavor is much i'm
proved If they are prepared some hours
before service. Cook the chocolate in
the enameled ware boiler very thor.
oughly. Set in cool place and let
stand until required. Then heat to the
boiling point and serve either with or
without whipped cream.
The Washburn leader., 1915-12-17
cartoonists and Small Boys.

1T takes a cartoonist," says writer
in Cartoons Magazine, Ito understand
the heart Of the small boy. The car
toonists enter into his sports and share
his joys and sorrow. They sit with
him under the cool willows, watching
the red and yellow bobber as fat
sunfish or bullhead nibbles at the
bait.
"They know his likes and dislikes.
which are simple. In the former cate
CORY fall baseball, strawberry short
cake, kites, marbles, RATS, rubber
boots, dogs, circuses, swimming, pic
MICS. buckwheat cakes. Fourth Of July,
Halloween. Thanksgiving, Christmas.
In the latter may be found copper toed
shoes, schoolbooks. teachers, starched
collars. sulphur and molasses. practic-
ing, washing ones neck. According
to the cartoonists. the small boy lives
from holiday to holiday. with birth
day in between"
The Washburn leader., 1915-12-17
YOUNG FOLKS CORNER
The straws That wax.

In one of those moments when the
baby Of the family demands something
extraordinary to amuse him show him
1.-The straws that walk" Bend two
pieces of broom straw that are about
sn inch in length SO that each forms
IN inverted V with sides Of equal
length. Set them astride long straw
four or five inches apart and, holding
an end of the straw in each hand, rest
the "feet'' Of the short straws on a
bare table or any other fiat, smooth
surface, with their points toward each
other at an angle Of forty-five de-
grees. By slightly moving the long
straw you can make the two small
pieces move rapidly toward each other.
Meeting midway, with points touching,
they will often stand braced together
so firmly that you can remove the long
straw. If, instead, you dislodge them
by slight jar, one will pass under the
other, and each will continue its way
ENTHUSIASTICALLY Companion.
The Washburn leader., 1915-12-17
Raj.ina Fencsposts.

The increased demand for fenceposts
has induced some far seeing farmers to
raise them for sale as we'll as for their
own use. It takes time, of course, to
do this, yet a shorter period than most
persons suppose. A plantation of To-
Gusts can be brought to fence post size
in five years from seed. The seed are
first scalded with boiling water and
then after soaking overnight are SOW
ed an inch apart in rows two feet
apart. They are subsequently thinned
to stand four inches apart and are
mulched with straw during the first
year. As they increase in size they are
again thinned until they stand finally
eight feet apart. From time to time as
growth develops they are trimmed to
prevent their becoming top heavy. aud
at the end of the fifth year they are
ready for the market. Each tree will
cut an average of three posts. and $50
trees are grown to the acre. In most
localities these will sell for from 20 to
IS cents each, netting the farmer no
less than $500. or $65 per acre per year.
Exchange.
The Washburn leader., 1915-12-17

ships men and the members of the
expedition and a tug-of-war between
the men aft and forward.
Mature herself participated In our
Christmas celebrations by providing an
aurora of considerable brilliancy.
While the races on the ice foot were
in progress the northern sky was filed
with streamers and lances Of pale
white light.
Between the races and the dinner
hour, which was at 4 o'clock, I gave a
concert on the piano in my cabin,
choosing the merriest music in the
rack. Then We separated to dress for
dinner This ceremony consisted Of
putting on clean flannel shirts and
neckties. The doctor was even SO am
bilious as to don linen collar.
Percy. the steward, wore chefs
cap and large white apron in honor
Of the occasion, and he laid the table
with fine linen cloth and our best
silver. The wall Of the mess room was
decorated with the American flag. We
had musk OK meat, an English plum
pudding. sponge cake covered with
chocolate. and at each plate was a
package containing nuts. cake and can
dies. with q card attached. Merry
Christmas From Mrs. Peary.'
After dinner came the dice throw
ing contests and the wrestling and
pulling contests In the fo'castle. The
celebration ended with . photograph
concert given by Percy.
But perhaps the most interesting
part of our day was the distribution
Of prizes to the winners in the various
contests. In order to afford study In
Eskimo psychology there was in each
case choice between prizes. Tookoo.
nah, for instance, who won in the
women's race, had choice between
three prizes-a box Of three cakes Of
scented soap. q sewing outfit contain
ing paper Of needles. two OF three
thimbles and several spools Of differ.
ent sized thread and a round cake COW
cred with sugar and candy. The wo-
man did not hesitate. She had one
eye perhaps on the sewing outfit, but
both hands and the other eye were d.
rected toward the soap. She knew
what 1t was meant for. The meaning
Of cleanliness had dawned upon her
IA sudden ambition to be attractive. !, q '-s -.-
New York Tribune.
The Washburn leader., 1915-12-17
Telling the Time.

First, tell one Of your friends the
trick. as two are needed to perform
1t. Then one of the performers goes
away, with her back turned. Then
addressing your audience, tell them
that the person just gone away can
tell them the time that they chose from
l to 6. If they say 4, do this: Tell the
person who has gone out to come In
Then say. "Girls and boys, this girl
can tell the time" To the girl say,
Dare you tell the time:" OF course
she will say 4 O'Clock.
This is how 1t is done:
Let A equal 1 o'clock; B. o'clock,
etc. Begin sentence with A II It is
l o'clock, but the sentence must be
said to the girl.
The Washburn leader., 1915-12-17
The Word "slave."

An interesting instance in history of
the twisted application Of the names
of q people is afforded by the case of
the word "slave." Now. the Slavi.
tribes dwelling on the banks of the
Dnieper, derived their appellation from
"Slav," meaning noble or illustriOus.
In the days Of the later Roman en-
pire vast numbers Of these Slavs were
taken over by the Romans in the con-
dition of captive servants, and in this
way the name of the tribes came in
time to carry with it the idea Of u low
state of servitude. the exact antithe-
sis Of its original meaning and one
that has survived to this time.
The Washburn leader., 1915-12-17
Christmas Near
The North Pole

n JOv1AL Christmas was that
n spent by Admiral Peary on
his last expedition to the
arctic, from which he return
ed with the report Of the discovery OF
the north pole At Cape York, Green
land. the Roosevelt picked up Eskimos
and dogs and by way Of Etah and
Cape Sheridan made her way to
Grant Land, where she had to halt in
the ice locked waters Of the Arctic
ocean, only GOO miles from the pole.
when Christmas day came. The story
Of the party's celebration Of this Christ
mas, one Of the "farthest north ever
enjoyed by white men, was told inter-
estingly by the explorer when he re-
turned to the United States.
1T was not very cold," wrote Peary.
''only minus % degrees F. In the
morning we greeted each other with
the Merry Christmas Of civilization.
At breakfast we all had letters from
home and Christmas presents which
had been kept unopened. Macmillan
was master Of ceremonies and arrang-
ed the program Of sports. At 2 o'clock
there were races on the ice foot A
seventy-five yard course was laid out,
and the ships lanterns, about fifty Of
them, were arranged in two parallel
rows twenty feet apart. These Ian
terms are similar to railway brake
mans lantern. only larger. 1t was a
strange sight-that illuminated race
course within 7h degrees Of the earth's
end.
"The first race was for Eskimo chill
dren, the second for Eskimo men, the
third for Eskimo matrons with babies
in their. hoods, the fourth for unen-
cumberA women. There were four
entries for the matrons' race. and no
one could have guessed from watch
ing them that it was a running race.
They came along four abreast. dressed
in furs, their eyes rolling, putting like
four excited walruses, their babies in
their hoods gazing with wide and half
bewildered eyes at the glittering Ian
terms. There was no question Of cruel
ty to children, as the mothers were not
moving fast enough to spill their ba-
bies. Then there were races for the
The Washburn leader., 1915-12-17
Tho GoheIin Factory.

The Gobelin factory was founded in
1916 by Francis L.. who secured Eu-
rope for the artists and the makers of
beautiful things who could bring lus-
ter to the capital Of France. Under his
he 1t was who laid the foundations for
the collections Of statuary and paint
ings that have made Paris famous. The
G0belin tapestry factory was among
the least Of bis undertakings.
The Washburn leader., 1915-12-17
A Friendly Bird.

An English lady residing in the coun-
try. has a pet blackbird. Last summer
the birds cage was placed in the open
window, and wild blackbird flew
down to it. looking through for min
ute or two ut the prisoner and then
flying away. A minute afterward the
visitor returned bearing a worm in its
beak. This act Of friendship was re-
peated again and again until the Gagged
blackbird and his mistress had to leave.
The two birds had been separated for
eight months. but recently the lady re-
turned to the country and had not hung
the cage up half an hour before the
same wild blackbird was seen 6yi9g
down to his old friend ~
The Washburn leader., 1915-12-17
Frog In the Middle.

To play this game one player is
chosen for the frog and sits in the cen
ter ON the floor In tailor fashion. The
other players stand in a circle around
the frog, repeating. Frog in the sea,
can't catch me-" They dance forward
toward the frog and back, tantalizing
him and taking risks in going near him.
The object of the game is for the frog
to tag any one of them. whereupon the
latter changes places with the frog.
The frog may not at any time leave
his sitting position unless released by
tagging another player.
The Washburn leader., 1915-12-17
II, Magical Key.


Dear boys. have you heard Of. the won
derful key
Which unlocks the ears Of the people you
see,
So they. quickly will hear what It. 10 you
would say
And always reply in courteous wayf E
It's very sman key and quite easy to
use, .1ssSt ,ss d PA 4
And yours without money Of cost. il you
choose.
Yet pnles. It is used people often won't
Your requests or 10 misunderstood viii
appear.
Though you shout them out loud and viii
sometimes reply
Rather harshly. though you can't imagine
But just just 1rst na Us. III. key and attent,v.
they'll be.
1t will unlock their ears in jiffy. yop'il
50 they.ll hear what you're asking ana
isss5 hear It with ease. ,. ,s.a 9sl 3s
And the key. little boys. 10 the little
word please Il II
Yes. the little word please 4 this wot,-
derful key sS III s IL
Nov. take II and uss II ana watch what
you see. - .
The Washburn leader., 1915-12-17
Cynical Advice.

Actor-l am thinking Of t0urin=
South Africa next year.
Best Friend-Take my advice anG
don't. An ostrich egg weighs two OF
three pounds. you know-Philadelphia
Ledger.
The Washburn leader., 1915-12-17
Not Guilty.

"How many times have l told you
that YOU must not answer me back.
Norah?" said Mrs. Housekeep.
'Sure. mum. an OF amt answerin'
yer back" said Norah. "Oim answer
In your face."-New York Times.
The Washburn leader., 1915-12-17
The Pessimist.

"I've had an offer for my house. A
man wants to pay me $1,000 more than
1t cost me-
you'll accept. of course"
Yes. but I'm afraid the mans rela.
tions will find out he's crazy before l
can close the deal.
The Washburn leader., 1915-12-17
sympathy vsr.u. se;snes.

"We boast much Of our advance n
science, but science Is naught to the
sick and wounded compared with the
word Of comfort and assurance" s29s
the New York Medical journal 1T is
literally true that we would rather die
than be treated successfully BY certain
practitioners. : a little sympathy
sutwelebs much science
The Washburn leader., 1915-12-17
Boy Scout. Growing.

Boy Scouts Growing.
The quarterly report Of the chief scout
executive, James e. West, states:
From June i to Oct 1 29,375 boys
were registered as compared with H.
800 for the same period Of the preced-
ing year, 1921 men were commissioned
as scout masters as compared with 700
and 1902 as assistant scout masters as
compared with GA.
Various badges. numbering 39.921,
were issued as compared with 28,19S.
This, together with a substantial in
crease in cash receipts in all depart
ments. tells the story Of the develop
ment of scouting during the past four
months.
There are today in good standing, &C.
cording to our records, 143.O84 scouts
as compared with 93.97S at this time
last year, $50 scout masters. 5,822 as
sistant scout masters and $50 local
councils.
The Washburn leader., 1915-12-17
The Two Froas.


The frogs were neighbors. The one
inhabited deep pond, far removed
from public view: the other lived in n
gully containing a little water and trav-
ersed by a country road. He that
lived in the pond warned his friend
and entreated him to change his resi-:
dence and to come and live with him.
saying that he would enjoy greater
safety from danger and more abundant
food. The other refused, saying that he
felt 1t so very hard to remove from a
place to which he had become accus-
toned. A few days afterward u heavy
wagon passed through the gully and
crushed him to death under its wheels.
A willful man will have his way to
his own hurt.-Aesop's Fables.
The Washburn leader., 1915-12-17
Parnassue craaa.

The beautiful grass of Parnassus.
which is found in marshy quarters Of
Great Britain, derives its name from
its supposed origin on Mount Parnas-
sus.
The Washburn leader., 1915-12-17
So Fsninins.

I1ottie-I wouldn't be in Kittie's
shoes for anything in the world. Hat
tie-Of course not. They'd hurt yen
terribly. 3,
The Washburn leader., 1915-12-17
A cubit.

4 cubit is the length of the forearm
from the elbow to the tip of the middle
finger.
The Washburn leader., 1915-12-17

Deep 8sa Fishes. Il
Nearly all bottom sea fishes have
the power Of changing eeler ct will
like chameleons. S # n:
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-04-26
Bryan the Whole Show.

y The time-honored "diplomatic-ronm
of the state department.. where dis
tfnEutshed secretaries OF state and
noted foreign diplomats have met for
more than a century and where have
taken place conferences of vital i'm
sportance in the history Of this nation.
there was given recently a show such
as that venerable apartment never
saw before 1t was moving picture
entertainment for certain friends OF
Secretary Bryan and ID which Nr.
Bryan was the whole show. The films
depicted Mr. Wilson'S secretary CT
state not IN the performance Of his
official duties-it would be difficult for
even a moving picture machine to Sc
cure such picture but views OF
him on the lecture platform
Why the. Tvrolean yndlers were not
also shown Is net explained Their
act immediately preceded that of Mr..
Bryan in the Chautauqua circuit.
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r Latest NewB fronl tbs Fields OF
! Science. Edncatton aud Lu-
ventAon-
WHERE MATzOs is MADE.

The United States now supplies a
large part Of the matzos bread used
by the Jews OF the world during
their Passover week, which they
have kept for 900 years in celebra-
.tion of their delivery from the hands
'of the Egyptians This celebration
comes in March. and for months be-
fore that time amatZos factory has
been working almost day and night
TO supply the demand for this spec
ial unleaFened bread
single factory in Cincinnati
manufactures the bulk of this food.
making an average production Of ten
pounds Of baked natzos per minute
and consuming 500 barrels OF -four
Y per week. All OF the work or bak-
ing this bread is in the hands Of
skilled Jewish bakers The ancient
formula is used, although the bread
lis baked by steam and electricity in
stead or being dried in the sun as
in the early days.
The matzos is sort Of cracker,
about six inches square. made from
q stiff dough. baked for four min
utes in an oven of moderate heat
The factory in Cincinnati ships it to
al parts Of the world. Although
the eating OF matzos is a custom pc
culiar 10 the orthodox Jews, it is
rapidly spreading among other peo-
pie. who has found it a, toothsolne
cracker cr1nany uses. II is similar
to a bread made BY the NcrWegians.
except that 1T is crisper and not so
flaky. The manufacturers make no
effort to popularize it with the pub
lie because its use has areligious sig
nificance TO the Jewish race They
will not place II upon the market at
any time during the year except for
the feast of the Passover.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-04-26

/ Order Of Knights of Khorassan, Pyth-
ian hall.
Tuesday. May 4--Rarabara remnant
in AI'Liss. motion picture in five
parts. Orpheum theater.
Tuesday, May Il-F'red Mace in
What + Happened to Jones" motion
picture in five paris. orpheum theater.
Tuesday. May Slew Fields in
I"Old Dutch" motion picture in five
parts. OrpheIm theate1.
Sunday. May Postal clerks con-
vention.
Week beginning Monday. May 81 --
Running races. fair grounds track.
Imercement Washington Irving high
|achool IN its auditorium, night.
Saturdaa;;. .r;::.c 5Bas ehall. West
Virginia University vs.. Wesleyan Col
lego. Union Park.
Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday
June 10. is and lI7Annlal conven-
t,ion West Virginia State Pharmaceu-
teal Association.
Week beginning MONDAY. June 21--
Tri-state convention. Loyal Order OF
Moose. Norwood Pa4...-.
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GUATEMALA CITY.

The bull fight is seen at its best
or at its worst. il you chonse-in
Spain, and some very spectacular
bullfights are staged in Mexico; but
when YOU get as far south as Cen
trial America the sport has greatly
Idegenerated.
q bullfght in Guatemala City. for
example, borders closely upon farce:
but to the northern observer this
element Of fun. and the absence or
cduelty. make the sport more pleas
ant, if less sensational. than the
bloody shows of Mexico.
When Guatemala gets ready to
hold a bullfight. a portion of one Of
the principal streets is fenced off with
a small corrall in one corner where
the bull is confined About this
crude arena the populace crowds
twenty deep. while the Guatemalan
small boy finds safe vantage point
in the trees Within the enclosure. The
matadors are numerous, SO nHmer-
Gus. in fact. that the bull seems UNI
able to decide which one Of the mad
dening red shawls1to pursue. He fire.
quently downs or losses one of his
tormentors, Whereupon the unfor-
tunate lies perfectly still, and the
bull Immediately loses all interest in
him. No one is hurt. not even the
bull for he is not assailed with any
thing more formidable than sharp
sticks.
Often when the BULLS thoroughly
tired some enterprising youth pro-
ceeds TO lasso him, and wind lip the
ceremony by riding hin out of the
ring. On one occasion the bull threw
his would-be rider. chased him to the
fence, and not TO be. BIZ liked. Nv ent
straight through it after him There
upon Literally the whole population
loped triunphantly down the deserted
loped riumphantly down he deserted
street.
If Guatemala bullhghting is. rath-
CT tame sport, however, the cock
fights make up for any lack of cruel
~ The best Of fighting chickens
are bred by the natives, and they are
pitted against each other. not with.
their natural spurs, but With tiny
blades, Keen as razors. strapped to
their legs. In A very short time one
bird is literally cut to pieces
Not all the sports OF Guatemala
are barbaric, however There is a
beautiful theater from which many
an American city mig take hint.
fcr5it is built in impressive classical
style. with magnificent pillared
porttco, In contrast to the featureless
Structures that house the American
stage Band concerts are the popu-
lar amusement in all Central Amer
lea. and in Guatemala the music Is
Especially good. The Central Ameri-
lean is endowed with natural ear
| for music. and the hunblest labor
ers enjoy classical selections that
would be incomprehensible TO the
average American crowd Perhaps
the true spirit Of Guatemala City is
best caught at these evening con
certs in the great snadowy parks.
where he people of all ranks gather
to mingle their Laughter and love
making with the strains or the music.
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The only thing Tor Blnkinsopp to
DO il he wanted his shirt back the
next day to be married in. was to
take II 10 the Chinese h,undIt-man
But Btinkillsopp was such a partic-
llar Young man about his shirts -he
wanted ii done in such special way
How could he tell a Chinaman all
that Still. Rlinkfnsapp was very
clever he was willing to try any
thing once. He took the shirt around
TO Sing Lee,
Listen. chineemans,. he began
!" Shii'tee tofblee dlone up-see? Bosom
softs-nn starchee in font. see? Cuffs
stiff-plcntee starchee. See chinee-