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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-04-14

WHOLE table is filled with things for Babies-such
"A Straw and Lawn Bonnets and Hats Silk and
Wool Toques, Childrens Dresses and Petcoats Former
prices ranged high dollar.
Now they're all offered ioc each.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-04-14

We are ansIousIy waiting 10
see what brand OF grape Juice
King George intends to adver.
tlss.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-04-14

= oWNEs Famous $500 Kid Gloves in all sizes. are
selling for sl4o pair. The $3.50 Fownes' Gloves
arc Sis The Dollar Luxor" Kid Gloves arc zoe. Odd
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-04-14
DIR. l. n. CLARK. ID. ID. q
Mrs. Ebelt Says Regal Teeth
Are Better Than Her
Natural Ones

Gentlemen:
Five years ago you fixed my
teeth with bridgework and haven't
had one bit OF trouble with them.
in fact. they are better than my
own teeth / have recommended
you to many people and Will con-
tinue 20 boost for you. | would
not think of going to any other
dentist. for you certainly do handle
your patients with care and do per-
feet work. Also the tooth you ex-
tracted for me was done absolutely
painless. Many thanks 10 you.
MRS. EBERT EBELT.
"R. r. d. /, E1monds. Wash"
After reading what Mrs. Ebelt
has to say about our service. how
can there be the least vestige OF
doubt in your mind that this is IN.
deed the proper place to come FOR
your dental work?
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-04-14

Boston 10 celebrating the
landing o. the PilsrlnS. Don't
wake them.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-04-14

In spite OF Teddy's sarcastic re-
marks, 40 American women, head
ed by Jane Adams. left for The
Hague TO attend peace conference.
Rae Tanner. who tried a breach
OF promise stunt against former As.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-04-14

NHENS Atwood Suits sos. We only fit little
lVA men, however. Young fellows who 90 the S. A. C.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-04-14

Another table is filled
with Undermuslins and
{ hildren's White
Dresses. INTO ms
prices ranged as high
as Si.S0. Now they're
all 6oc.
And a third table
contains Dresses. Pet
ticoats. Sleeping Gar
ments. Outing Flannel
Gowns and Flannel
Skirts for Babies, that
were bought TO sell at
a dollar apiece. But
we shall close them all
out at 3oc.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-04-14

Account asked Of George 3.
Burke, manager and director OF
Bakers Trust Co. Tacoma, charg-
ed with converting money to per.
eonal use.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-04-14

VXYOMEN'S Percale House Dresses that Panton sold
w for dollar have cut to ACC.
Odd lots Of Town and Country" Waists and Summit"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-04-14
Selling Out and
Selling Out Quick!

A bit a swhyW
at
fong
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-04-14

VXYoMEN's coRsETs in small and large sizes only
w "R. c." Warmers" and La Grecque" in
cuded Former prices up to $500. All to be closed
out at zoe.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-04-14
JOSH WISE SAYS:

Bert Frldemush has gave
up his Job at tn Little Gem
lunch counter. He says tn
only tip he ever aot there wuz
an asparagus tip."
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-04-14

THE foregoing is merely small chapter from long
i book filled with wonderful values.
You can help great DEAL if you will. by coming early
in the morning, almost unable wait on the
afternoon crowds
Pay cash-no goods can be exchanged-no c. o. DIS
without reasonable depos-no small parcels delivered
No telephone orders.
No mail orders-no exchanges-for this is
Merchandising shorn Of all extravagant and expensive
features
And don't spend cent here If you do better any,
where esel
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-04-14

Some fellows are 90 self
satisfied that they Will boast
that they have more dsnde.
lions In their front lawns than
the nelahbors have.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-12-24
FIFTH WHEELS.

They Are Of Many Varieties, and Some
Of Them Are Human.
am what is known as a fifth wheel
"a useless piece of paraphernalia car
ried along Us necessary impedimenta
on other peoples journeys.
There are lots Of fifth wheels in the
world. Some are old and rusty and out
of repair, and down in their inmost
hubs they long to roll off into the gut
ter and lie there quiet and undisturbed.
These are the old people. silver haired.
self effacing. who go upstairs to bed
early when guests are invited for din
ner.
Some are emergency fifth wheels.
such as are carried on .motorcars. al
ways ready. to take their place on the
road If. one of the regular wheels
breaks down and needs to be sent
away for repairs. These are the mid
die aged unmarried aunts and cousins
stanch. reliable-who are sent for to
take care Of the children while mother
runs owe to Europe for a holiday.
And some are fifth wheels like my
sel-neither old nor self effacing, nei-
Their middle aged nor useful, but simply
expensive to keep painted and very
hungry for the road. 1t may be only q
matter of time, however. when l shall
be middle aged and useful and later old
and self effacing; when l shall stav
and take care Of the children and 60
upstairs early when young people are
having a party.-Olive Higgins Prouty
in American Magazine.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-12-24
Limit Up on Christmas Eve.

Light UP on Christmas Eve.
Some residents OF Boston received
the following announcement daintily
printed in old English a few days be-
fore a recent Christmas:
ITO All Whom 1t May Concern
Greeting: We again bespeak your good
will and assistance in adding to the
cheer Of Christmas eve by placing light
ed candles in the windows of your
houses between G and 10 Mt night, to
the end that the hearts of passersby
may be gladdened and that the day of
good will and glad tidjngs may be IT.
tingly commemorated."
The response was more general than
was expected. Scarcely a house Of
those to whom the appeal was address
ed but had its candles arranged long
before the hour appointed and prompt
~ at 6 o'clock lighted up in n flare Of
Christmas light. The effect of good
Christmas cheer and of welcome to the
coming festival was charming. The
custom will be observed hereafter.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-12-24
A Poverty Stricken. Queen.

Partly owing to the fact that she
was welded to an avaricious king and
partly because she was generous with
the little money allowed her Elizabeth
of York. queen of Henry VII, spent
but a small amount for dress. She
was very often in debt. and the sums
she spent were ridiculously small. 20
shillings $50 being the greatest amount
expended at any one time. Her gowns
were mended and turned. and new
waists were made for. them. as is
shown by the record Of bills paid to
her tailor. These bills prove that she
wore her clothes for a long time, for
her gowns We're obliged to be newly
hemmed. and also that. though a prin-
cess of the great house of Plantagenet.
she wore shoes costing but "a cents.
which were decorated with tin buckles.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-12-24
HIS DAY OF REST.

A Town In France Where a Legal HoIi-
day 10 Strictly Observed.
The jewelers. face expressed bewih
derment and establishment and amuse-
ment. He looked from the artist to me
and back again at the artist. He
started ut the end Of every sentence to
say something. but the artist didn't
give him a chance. The artist kept OH
talking. while l kept on trying to con-
troll my sense of humor. l wanted to
shrek. l longed for the ability to
write shorthand. so that l could put it
all down for %posterity.
The artist had left q watch to be
mended. and we were standing in front
OF the jewelers. shop on one of the mar
row streets of Douarnenez, a town in
the extreme west of France. The shut
tiers were up in front of the shop, and
the jeweler was in his shirt sleeves,
looking as If he had been walked up by
our knock from an enjoyable after
dejeuner sleep. The artist and I were
leaving by the 3:15 train for Pont
Croix, and we didn't intend to come
back this way. 1t was Thursday, but
the jeweler had politely explained that
he could not give us the watch until to-
morrow, although it was all ready and
was hanging from its little hook in the
shop at whose open door we stood. The
reason was that Thursday had been
chosen by the jeweler for his repos
hebdomadaire-the one day in seven
rest imposed by law.-Herbert Adams
Gibson In Harper's Magazine.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-12-24
Charm curss.

Belief in charm cures is not quite ex-
tinct ever today. Only a short while
ago a child in East Anglia went to q,
chemist with a request from her moth
er for a spider in a nutshell to hang
round baby's neck to cure his, whoOp-
ing cough. In the west country some
still pin. faith in the cure of w%hooping
cough by administering cooked dor.
mouse or by plucking a hair from the
sick child's neck, hiding 1t in a piece of
meat and giving 1t to a dog. No child.
will ever have the malady, others af-
firm. II 1t has ridden on the back Of q
bear!-I.ondon Telegraph.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-12-24
Light Of . Deep Sc. Shrimp.

One Of the most extraordinary crus-
tacea ever discovered was dredged up
by the Prince of Monaco from a depth
Of 10000 feet. 1t has been named
Oplophorus grimaldi. 1t is a sort of
shrimp, and its popularity is that 1t
squirts from two holes near It's mouth
a liquid which, on coming into contact
with salt water, produces a fine pale
blue light.
Absolute darkness reigns in the
depths where it lives, but the little
shrimp does not find 1t necessary to
keep its light always burning. This
would use up too much energy, so it
squirts out the Illuminating fluid only
when it wants to look at something, or
perhaps to attract the minute animal
culae that form it's food.-New York
World. =
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-12-24
Children.

What are children? Flowers! They
are flowers of the invisible world. In
destructible. each with q multitude of
angels and evil spirits underneath it's
leaves. toiling and wrestling for domin-
ion over it. Blossoms! They are the
blossoms Of another world whose fruit
age is angels and a%rchangels. Or dew
drops! They are dewdroRs that have
their source not in the chambers of the
earth nor among the vapors of the sky,
which the next breath of wind or the
next flash Of sunshine may dry up for;
v e but among the everlasting fonn-
tains and inexhaustible reservoirs of
mercy and love.-John Neal. g
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-12-24
SAVAGE ATHLETICS.
Canary Islanders Who Would Havs
Made Star Ball, Players.

Canary Islanders Who Would Have
Made Star ealiSPlayers.
The Canary islands game into sub
lection to Spain about he time Column
bus discovered America. The conquest
was due solely to the superiority of
European weapons and not to better
| Skill and pr0wcss. Native soldiers were
trained athletes developed under a sys-
| tenn that held athletic sports to be an
important business. like military drill.
Spanish chronicles have left accounts
| of sports Of the islanders. From baby
hood they We're trained to be brisk In
self defense. AS soon as they could
toddle the children were pelted with
mud balls that they might learn how
to protect themselves. When they were
boys stones a1d wooden darts were
substituted for bits Of clay.
In this rough school they acquired
the rudiments Of warfare which ems
bled them during their wars to catch IN
their hands the arrows shot from their
enemies crossbows.
After the conquest of the Canaries Il
native Of the islands was seen at Sc
vile who for Il silver piece let a man
throw at him as many stones as he
pleased from a distance of eight PAGES.
| Without moving his left foot he avoid
ed every stone.
Another native used to defy any one
to hurl an orange at him with so great
rapidity that he could not catch it.
Three men tried this. each with a doz-
en- oranges. and the islander caught
every orange. AS a further test he hit
his antagonists with each Of the or
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-12-24
This Lonely Miner. Photograph.

-t[-S.u ~ @VssOsy aeus
What would an Alaska steamer be
without Its photograph in the cabin?
Not a minute is 1t idle. Even while
the passengers are down below at
meals some lingering hand reaches out
for the latest record. One of the gov
ern leent's corps Of engineering experts
wh6swas on board said: What would
the miners do without the photograph?
4 fnd n Iii every cabin. no matter
how remote IT may be. It has helped
to drive away the loneliness of camp
life in The faro6 wilderness and Is
mainly esponsible for the marked de-
crease % insanity among the miners
90 noticeable in recent years. The In.
strument on the steamer was inst then
melodiously grinding out annie Tau
RE" Think said Uncle Sans ON.
cial, -. the aoothing effect Of that
beautiful song on q Scotchman i'm
INJURED in q cabin 9 thousand miles
from the nearest settlement."-Leslie
Weekly. I
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-12-24
h

There is a maiden lady in Boston
who used to be very fond of Omar
Khayyam. She quoted the Rubaiyat
on all possible and some impossible oc.
casions as though It were her Bible.
But a short time ago she went to the
play. "Omar. the Tentmaker." in order
that she might see her favorite hero in
propria persona. But instead of being
pleased with the play she, came home
Disguised. Her copy Of the Rubaiyat
Omitted edition. numbered copy. Hol.
land paper. vellum binding, Vedder H.
lustrations) has been burned or buried.
She neither mentions Omar nor allows
any one else to quote him in her pres.
ence. When asked the reason Of her
change of taste she replies gently. but
firmly. Il didn't know he was a drink
ing man.''-Independent.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-12-24
my Christmas De-
CiSi0n"

From Battle Creek, Mich, a
. Christmas message was sent to
the nation-a message that may
. mean Christmas cheer for the
/ starving tenement jewellers, the
. street wait, the jobless man, the
. social outcast. for everybody
, who is lonely. neglected or
!. friendless.
. With Rev. George F.. Barnes
!. as sponsor a movement was
. started to make this Christmas
. Christmas for everybody"
The following, called MY
!. Christmas Decision" was sent
J broadcast:
!. every Christmas season
makes your friendship and mine
. more precious and our love more
tender.
, This year the thought of that
) love has been bringing to me a
, new consciousness Of the needs
, of the whole world Of Christmas
. cheer and love.
! "Desolate homes, stricken
. countries arc imperiled lives
!. abroad: slackened industry and
, impending suffering at home-ali
!. are calling. I want you to know
. that my Christmas gift to you
. will be quite simple. but warm
, ed with the fire of a new love.
. for I am going to give an extra
, gift to the needs Of all those
!. whom I deeply love.
J "My Joy in this new service
, will he greater II you Join me in
its spirit. that our Christmas eel
! ebration may he kept simple.
j filed with good. will. winged
I with sacrifice and devoted to
. peace"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-12-24
THE CURIOUS KANGAROO.
A Theory its Queer Style o. Animal
Architecture Suaaests.

A Theory tie Queer Style o. Animal
Architecture Suggests.
The kangaroo family is unique and Is
found only in Australia. 1t is the most
remarkable branch Of the order of the
!marsupials. or pouched animals. the
pouch being u kind Of pocket in which
the young r nourished and protected
for n long time after birth. The opos-
sum is an example Of a marsupial in
habiting America, but 1t bears no out
ward resemblance to a kangaroo.
The m%arsupials arose in very ancient
geological times somewhere in the me
sozoic age, and later on nearly disap-
peared except in Australia and neigh
boring islands, where today they con-
stitute the characteristic native fauna.
There is one curious fact about tho
kangaroo which appears all the more
singular when we reflect upotl the
great antiquity of the order Of the mar
supials. 1t almost looks as If this ex-
traordinary Australian animal repre-
sents a survival Of d style of animal
architecture which was once a favorite
with nature. but has since been aban-
doned. g.,
The frames Of these creatures are
characterized by an enormous develop
ment of the ~posterior parts, including
gigantic tails and massive thighs and
hind legs. If any of the dinosaurs had
a leaping power comparable with that
of the kangaroo the terror inspired by
their forms must have been matched
by that arising from their movements.
New York Journal.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-12-24

No New Way Of Keeping Christmas.
have among my friends some who
have tried new ways of keeping Christ.
mas. says an English writer. They
have not been q success. When folk
have done a thing in n way for some
hundreds Of years It is not easy to In
vent a better way Of doing 1t. OF
course It has been done sometimes.
We have the steam engine. the electric
telegraph. and so OH. but with regard
to keeping Christmas day no n seems
likely to invent anything new that will
will lot do instead Of holly and mistle-
toe. and there is no satisfactory sub
stitute for beef. turkey. plum pudding
and mince pies.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-12-24
Charming Christmas
Eve Custom

A delightful custom in many
homes Is the reading aloud Of
Christmas literature on Christ
mas eve.
After the stockings are hung
and the children are ready to be
tucked snug in their beds the
whole family gathers in front Of
the fire, while each one. large or
small. contributes something to-
ward the invocation Of the
Christmas spirit.
Among the choice selections
that have been found especially
J appropriate for this hour. when
hearts are tender and receptive.
are Dickens "Christmas Carol"
bits from Herrick. Walter Scott
and George Withers. Reginald He
ber's "Star of the East" Lu-
theirs beautiful. carol "All Praise
to the Eternal Lord" Alfred
Domett's Christmas hymn. Phil
clips Brooks exquisite "Oh. Little
'HTown Of Bethlehem" or any of
the Christmas gems written by
Mrs. Sangster. Margaret Deland.
Louisa NJ. Alcot: and other Amer
lean and English writer's.
Last in the reading comes the
simple Testament story Of the
}, Nativity. and just thel. as the
children are ready to scamper
on to bed the recitation in, con-
cert Of that wonderful. ever new
Christmas poem "Twas the
Night Before Christmas. their
exit being appropriately timed to
its conclusion:
\ Merry Christmas to all.
And to all a good night!
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-12-24
Christmas Money.

Christmas Money.
The demand for Christmas money at
the New York %subtreasury grows each
year. On Il recent Christmas about
$25O.OO0 a day in new coin. both gold
and silver. was provided to meet the
demand, which kept up until Christ
mas day. This Christmas money comes
direct from the mint each year at this
time. Thousands of residents Of New
York who never see the %subtreasury
ut any other time pour down on the
dingy old Wall street building and
clamor for bright new gold and silver.
The big department stores also de-
mand new money, both to please their
customers and to facilitate change.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-12-24
The Amateur Golfer.


Under the amateur rule of the United
States Golf association there are two
things. and only two. That u golfer
may do in connection with the game
and receive money therefor, writes
President Frank L. Woodward in the
New York Sun. He may write about
che game, or he may act as a golf
architect. Everything else is barred.
1t is not intended that a golfer shall be
barred from earning his living, but 1t
must he clearly established that his
connection with the game Of golf has
nothing to do with his getting Or hold
ing the position, with the conditions OF
his employment or the mount of sn,
airy received.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-12-24
Quicknass of Mind.

Quickness is among the least of the
minds properties and belongs to her
in almost her lowest state. Nay, it
doth not abandon her when she is driv-
en- from her home. when she is wan
dering and insane. The mad often re-
tain 1t. the liar has 1t, the cheat has it,
education does not give it. and retiec-
ton takes away from it.-Landor.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-12-24
Idea For Christina. Decoration.

Idea For Christmas Decoration.
In the dining room that has to have
a screen to conceal the kitchen there
may be a very simple and effective ad.
dition made to the Christmas decora-
tons by pinning holly to 1t, covering
the original surface completely. Lace
curtains may also be effectually used
In this way to make lovely bits Of
color in the room.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-12-24
Friday Weddings.

Friday is a. day Of which about to
wed couples are extremely nervous. 1t
is a matter Of record In most cities that
fewer licenses are issued on that day:
than on the other i've Of the working
week. In the divorce court no such
hesitancy is manifest.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-12-24
Your FauIts.

However good you may be you have
faults; however dull you may be you
and however slight they may, I've you
had better make some-not too painful.
but patient-eff0rts to get rid of them.
-RNskin. n
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-12-24

He-The town You live in is rather
arid socially, isn't IL! she-Arid? Well,
| shonld say 10. Why. the soil there is no
arid socially that you can't even raise
your. eyebrows Vanity Fair.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-12-24
Naturally.

II just ate a comic supplement-" said
the goat.
How do you feel after eating this
comic supplement-" inquired the COW.
"Sort Of funny nside."-Louisv1lle
Courier Journal.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-12-24
comnetent.

Old Lady--Oficer. could you see me
across the street,: Officer 6GG-Sure.
I've got rs good eyesis!lt as any man
on the force.-Princeton Tiger.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-12-24
Sheppard to Coach .Mniti.men.

Sheppard to Coach .Militiarnen.
Melvin w. Sheppard, a former mid
die distance runne and holder of man!
records. has been engaged by the six.
ty-ninth Regiment Athletic association
New York, to coach its athletes for the
coming year. Sheppard In lfs competi.
tive days had an envfable reputation
as a middle distance runner. and in his
career as IL competitor he has gleaned
much experience which should. prove
valuable to him in his coaching. Up
to about a year ago he still retained
his standing as an amateur athlete,
but he relinquished this to take up
the duties Of coach to the Milir0se A.
t5A. athletes.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-12-24
Already Done.

Pa-But. young man. do you think
you can make my girl happy? suitor-
Dol? Say. I wish you could "a seen her
when l proposed.-Cleveland Leader.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-12-24
No Use.

you say Jones is down and out!
Why, it was only q little while age
that be told me he had the key of sue.
cess"
HE did. but the poor fellow wasn't
able to lind the MISUNDERSTANDING.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-12-24
Be Moder.te.

be Moderate.
Do not cherish exaggerated hopes.
No tree ever grew to the sky. --Yoc,uthl''ss
Companion