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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-03
Fried Frivolous Lingerie Is Passing Tho Lngerngly
Day of Plain, Practical
Enlargement Coming,
But Women Still Revel
in Lacy Creations.

Just because lingerie makes tho
coolest looking of displays, tho
shop windows seem to flannt
heaps of delicate lace and soft It's
sues on the hottest summer days
After a revue of the same, ono
concludes that there is still a big
demand for the most exquisite
and elaborate undergarments.
Nevertheless the prophets say
that the day of plain and practical
petticogts, gowns and chemfees In
near at hand. Just for this reason.
perhaps, women are satisfying
their fastidious fancy for lacey
decorations, the sheerest mater
falls, and an abundance of full
frills.
Petticoats always initiate the
lines of the outer skirt. And ~
the struggle between the full
skirt approved by some American
designers and the straight skirt
favored by France is not yet over,
the shops supply ruffled petticoats
as well as soft and simple modeiA.
For the stiff petticoats, taffeta
is preferred, for the soft styles.
satin finished and washable silks
are liked Many of the more elab-
crate petticoats are of Georgette
crepe.
Tub silk petticoats are among
the summer novelties. Tho
''shadow-proof" has double
! front and back panel.
Some of the newest petttcoats
are attached to fitted brassieres
because the present tendency OF
gowns is toward the princess
, type.
The loveliest of the negligees
suggest intricately draped wraps
rather than boudoIr attire.
Straight widths OF broad lace go
to the making of a two-flounced
negligee which Is most attractive.
The lower flounce is attached to a
net lining beneath a crushed gir~
die of pale pink satin. The upper
cape is cut away in front 10 reveal
jacket or coat effect produced
! by turning up the ends OF the
lower flounce.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-03
"RobinsonCrusoe"
By Daniel Defoe

everything that would spoil either
with rain or sun, and l piled all
the empty chests and casks
round the tent. TO fortify 1t from
any sudden attempt either from
man or beast.
But l was not satisfied still, so
every day at low water | went on
board, and brought away some
thing or other. The third time I
went | brought away as much of
the rigging as | could.
The next day l began with the
cables; and. cutting the great
cables into pieces, | got two cables
and a hawser on shore. with all
the iron-work | could get. After
this | went every day on board,
and brought away what l could
get.
q / had been now thirteen days on
shore. and had been eleven times
on board the ship. But preparing
the twelfth time to 90 on board, |
found the wind begin to rise.
However, at low water | went
on board, and discovered a locker
with drawers in 1t, In one of which
l found two or three razors
and one pair of large scissors.
with some ten or a dozen of good
knives and forks; in another l
found about thirty-six pounds
value in money. Wrapping all
this in a piece of canvas, let my
self down into the water, and
swan across the channel.
1t blew very hard all that
night; and in the morning when
l looked out, behold, no more ship
was to be seen!
My thoughts were now wholly
employed about securing myself
against either savages or wild
beasts; and l had many thoughts
whether l should make me a cave
in the earth or a tent upon the
earth. resolved upon both.
In search Of a place proper for
this, found q little plain on the
side of a rising hill, whose front
towards this little plain was steep
as a house-side, so that nothing
could come down upon me from
the top. On the side of this rock
there was hollow place worn a
little way in like the entrance of
cave. Before this hollow place
l resolved to pitch my tent.
Before | set up my tent, l drew
half-circle before the hollow
place, which took In about ten
yards in its semi-diameter from
the rock. In this half-circle |
pitched two rows of strong
stakes, driving them into the
ground till they stood about five
feet and a half high, and sharp
ened on the top. This fence was
so strong that neither man nor
beast could get into it or over it.
When I had done this, ! began
to work my way into the rock, and
III made me a cave Just behind my
tent, which served me like a cellar
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-03

head which had some Brazil
pork in it; but the salt water and
the sand had spoiled it.
June 16-Going down to the
seaside. | found a large tortoise
or turtle. This was the first |
had seen, which, it seems, was
only my misfortune. not any de-
feet of the place or the scarcity;
for had | happened to be on the
other side of the island, might
have had hundreds Of them every
day, as | found afterwards. but
perhaps had paid dear enough for
them.
CONTINUED in Our Next Issue.)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-03

tools made every work l did 60
on heavily, and it was near a
whole year before I had entirely
finished my little pale.
l have already observed how |
brought all my goods into this
pale, and into the cave behind;
but at first this was a confused
heap OF goods, which took up all
my place. So | set myself to en-
large my cave and work farther
into the earth--for it was a
loose, sandy rock, which yielded
easily.
When | found | was pretty safe
as to beasts OF prey, | worked
sideways to the right hand into
the rock. and then, turning to the
right again, worked quite out,
and made me a door to come out,
on the outside of my pale. This
gave me back way to my tent
and to my storehouse.
And now I began to make such
necessary things as | found most
wanted. | made me a table and
a chair in the first place, and this
| did out of the short pieces of
boards that brought from the
ship.
was at a great loss for a can
die; SO that as soon as it was dark
was obliged to go to bed. The
only remedy | had was that when
l had killed one of the wild goats
that was native on the island |
saved the tallow; and with a lit
tie dish made Of clay, which
baked In the sun, to which
added a wick of some oakum,
made me a lamp, and this gave
me light.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-03

&Cs4OOCu FfOfu OuT LEW IScucs
Ny raft went very well. only
that I found 1t drive a little dis
tant from the place where had
landed before. There appeared
before me little opening OF the
land, and I found a strong cur
rent set into 1t; SO | guided my
raft into the middle OF the
stroaa.
At length l spisd a little cove
on the right shore of the creek.
] thrust my raft directly in, and
brought all my cargo safe on
shore.
My next work was to view the
country. and seek a proper place
for my habitation, and where to
stow my goods. There was hill
not above a mile from me, which
rose up very steep and high. /
took out one of the fowling-
pieces, and, thus armed, travelled
to the top OF that hill, where l
saw that | was in an island-no
land to be seen, except some rocks
which lay a great way off, and
two small islands, less than this,
which lay about three leagues to
the west.
found. also, that the island I
was In was barren, and. as l saw
good reason to believe, uninhabit-
ed. Contented with this discov-
cry, l came back to my raft. and
fell to work to bring my cargo on
shore, which took up the rest of
that day.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-03
CHAPTER III.
I Build Me an Abode.


now began to consider that I
might yet get a great many things
out of the ship which would be
useful to me, and ] resolved to
make another voyage on board.
And as | knew that the first
storm that blew must necessarily
break her all in pieces, re-
solved TO set all other things
aport until got everything out
of the ship that I could.
got on board the ship as be-
fore, and prepared a second raft.
l found two or three bags full of
nails and spikes, a great screw
jack, a dozen or two of hatchets,
and. above all, that most useful
thing called grindstone. All
these | secured. with two or three
iron crows, and two barrels of
musket-bullets. seven muskets,
and another fowling-piece. with
some small quantity of powder
more.
Besides these, took all the
mems clothes that l could find,
and a spare fore-topsail. a ham,
mock. and some bedding: and
with these loaded my second
raft and brought them all safe
on shore.
I went to work to make me q
little tent with the sail and some
poles; and into this l brought
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-03
CHAPTER III.
EXCERPTS From NV journal.

May 24.-Every day, to this
day, I worked on the wreck; and
by hard labor I loosened some
things so much with the crow
that the first flowing tide sew
eral casks floated out, and two
of the seamen's chests: but the
wind blowing from the shore,
nothing came to land that day
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-03

Documents written on paper
made from asbestos fiber. with
inks from the nitrates of iron and
cobalt, have withstood red heat
for two hours without being dam
aged.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-03

The "crazy patch" house Of
David r. Brown. in Punxsutaw-
ney. Pa, is composed of ston IS
from all parts Of the world.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-03

Egyptian girls generally marry
when IL or IA years of age; at Is
they are regarded "unmarriage-
able" and "unmanageable."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-03

A Toronto dairy is to have a
25, 000-gallon milk tank.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-04-18
A Daring Feat.

Shocks was one of those conceited
make believe, bold hunters and was al
ways spinning his yar1s about his eX-
perences in Africa. and he generally
wound up by saying he never yet saw
a lion he feared One night after he
had finished EARNING he was little
taken aback by one of his audience,
who said:
That's nothing l have laid down
and actually slept among lions in their
wild, natural state"
Il don't believe that. I'm no fool"
said the bold hunter.
Its the truth. though"
You slept among lions in their wild,
natural state?'
Eyes; l certainly did"
Can you prove it? Were they Afri
CAM
well, not exactly African lions.
They were dandelions. - Chicago Her
aid
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-04-18
COURT PAYS TO SETTLE CASE.
Judge Gives Plaintiff $40 in Order to
Save County Expense.

Enterprise, Ore.-To save Wallowa
county the expense Of trying q lawsuit
in which the litigants were only $40
apart Judge j. w. Knowles in the cir
cult court paid over that amount to the
plaintiff out of his own pocket, and the
suit was dismissed.
The suit was brought by j. A. Bur
leigh against Lillian Spicer. Burleigh
appeared on his own behalf in the cir
cult court, but Mrs. Spicer was repre-
sented by an attorney. When the case
was called Judge Knowles interrupted.
II have been informed" he said,
that plaintiff and defendant are only
$40 apart in this case"
: The lawyers replied that was correct.
'Then will give the plaintiff $40 to
settle the suit" the judge said, land
we can proceed to something important
and avert the expense of a trial"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-04-18

Il feel that | am hired in my capaci-
ty as principal Of a school, to be the
leader Of my institution, to live close
to the child, to direct his activities, to
watch over his morals, to inspire my
teaching force to the best effort Of
which they are capable, to impress the
little strength of character I may have
so firmly on my little charges that my
life will have been spent in the uplift
of my community feel that my life
should be one of sacrifice and devo-
ton, and that my responsibilities to
humanity are deep and great; that my
duties are to living children and not
to dead organized system of cleri-
cal work" Educational Bulletin
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-04-18

Family Thrift Is Almost Unknown
Quantity in the Average Amer-
can Household.

The true art of saving is in know
ing how to spend our money.
Mr.. Micawber's advice to David
COpperfield was sound: Never spend
above your income"
Family thrift is almost an unknown
quantity in the average American
household.
Men are famous for their generosity
and our women run their households
on the same generous scale.
AS the income grows larger little ex-
travaganceS creep in imperceptibly-
little luxunAs of no great moment
seemingly at the time of their indulg-
offset.
Every sane man and woman wants
to save. We know that it is our only
insurance against the future.
No matter how well things are going
at the present moment, every family
stands a chance of experiencing "rainy
days." and we are wise if we take
means to meet them.
Sickness or loss of position has not
the same dread to the man or woman
who has a comfortable savings ac-
count tucked away in the bank, as it
has for the person who spends as he
goes along"
Sickness or loss of position to the
latter is nothing short of tragedy.
OF course, there are thousands who
find the margin between wages and a
bare living exceedingly scant. 1t seems
next to impossible to save.
But there are few of us who could
not cut down our cost of living by
careful buying and elimination Of I'M
necessary luXuries.
Anyway, it would do us no harm to
figure out our family budget a bit and
adopt the plan of saving a certain per
cent of our income for future contin-
gencies.-BuffalO News.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-04-18
ssRss~t--
TWO OLD PROBLEMS.
The Moving Train and the Bullet
Fired From a Rife.

The Moving Train and the Bullet
Fired From Rife.
A correspondent sends these two
questions to the Scientific American:
''First.-If a train was running at a
speed of sixty miles an hour aud d
man is sitting on the back end of this
train with gun that would shoot at
the rate Of sixty miles an hour and he
shoots from the back end of this train
in opposite direction. what effect
would this condition have on the bull
let?
''Second.-If the man with the gun
was on the front end Of this train and
was to shoot back at a man on the
back end of train and train to be go
ing sixty miles per hour and the gun
would shoot at the rate Of sixty miles
IA ho"r, what would be the resale"
To which the editor replies:
"First.-In the case you propose the
bullet after it left the gun would still
move forward with the speed of the
train ard backward with the speed
given it by the powder Since these
two sEeedS are equal and opposite in
direction the bullet would drop to the
ground directly under the point where
it left the gun.
"Se"ond.-In this case the man at
whom the bullet was shot would be
killed il the aim was good. This may
be made clear perhaps by asking if
You could not throw Il ball on a train
to man to the rear Of the place where
you We're standing? Could you not
toss a biscuit to a person in the next
seat i'll a car either toward the front
or rear? If you could toss biscuit
you could fire bullet in either direc-
ton and with the usual result when
bullet is fired This matter seems very
simple to us. We do not know why it
causes so much discussion"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-04-18

make man of her husband is a job
none but woman in whose veins
flows the blood of martyrs would think
OF. Many women have tried it, but
who knows their names? How many
have anything better than the frayed
and tattered remnant of a lifetime
wasted in endeavOr to make a miracle
one Of the routine duties of domestic
ity? Only the woman with the self
sacrificing instinct cultivated to the
precipice of genius tries it.
If he is not up to the lowest limit of
tolerance common Weight-by the
time he is-Or whatever age he hap
pens to be when she has him thrown
on her hands-she may we'll make up
her mind to take him as he is. If ma
ture, through the centuries during
which men have been evolving, could
not do better with him that what she
sees has been done, why should one
lone woman hope to take it up there
and make him into a man? Yet here
is a woman who has lived with him
long enough to be convinced, Offering
to give up her children for one more
chance to turn husband into a man
before she Acknowledges defeat.
1t is not alone great military men
who don't know when they're beaten.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-04-18
Goddard's Silver King
SEED CORN

In ears. Grown, selected, test
ed and Grated by the originator
here in this County.
Mr.. Goddard has turned over
to us every bushel of his seed.
He stated that it tests nearly
100 per cent. These crates will
not be opened but sold just as
Mr.. Goddard put them up.
All authorities agree that
SILVER KING is the most pro-
ftable variety that can be grown
in northern Iowa and southern
Minnesota.
Only a small amount of this
pure seed is available. Better
get some for breeding purposes.
Order early.
THE ADAMS SEED co.
Box 9O6, DEBORAH, la.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-04-18
Use Short Words,

A man who acts as tutor and COM
panion to young boy, wrote this in
dOrsement on one of the boys COM
positions: "Use short words-fol-
low the example Of Horatio Seymour.
This is part of his address delivered
by him to students in 1878: Short
words, like love, hate or zeal, have
clear ring which stirs our minds or our
hearts. They but tell of the joy or
grief, or rage or peace, of life or
death. They are felt by all, for their
terms mean the same thing to all men.
We learn them in youth; they are on
our lips through all our days, and we
utter them down to the close of life.
They are the apt terms with which we
speak of things which are high or
great or noble. They are the grand
words of our tongue; they teach US how
the world was made "God said, Let
there be light and there was light"
"'Mark the words of more than one
syllable New York Tribune.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-04-18
Soap Eaters.

Crust thrOwers. those strangely clev-
er beggars who carry dry bread, throw
1t into the streets at the psychological
moment and hurl themselves on. it
with wild cries-object, sympathy and
alms-have rivals in the soap eaters,
who are said to ruin their health by
the diet for the purpose of gaining
sympathy and undeserved charitable
assistance. Two soap eaters recently
arrested in New York were asked what
allied them, and each showed forth a
feebly held card, one reading "a vic
tim of tuberculosis" and the other,
Help, deaf, dumb and starving"
Their pockets were we'll lined with
small silver coins.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-04-18
Slayish Apologies for Sickening Error.
Cedar Rapids Enterprise)

By an error of the most humilating
kind the West Side Enterprise of last
week gave the name of a song to be
sung at Olivet church as "The Little
Brown jug in the Vale" instead Of
THE Little Brown Church in the
Vale" Typographical mistakes will at
times creep in, but this was without
excuse. No sufficient apology can be
made to the congregation, and regrets
on the part Of the paper will have to
be accepted as an atonement.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-04-18
HUSBANDS AND MEN.
pittsburgh Dispatch

Women often rush in where angels
With any kind Of Judgment would fear
o go. Strong men are faint hearted by
comparison to good-intentioned wo-
men in their reckless dashes usually
to give assistance to or throw some
protection around a man.
A case in point is that Of Califor-
MIA woman who has just offered to
give up her children and sacrifice her
self in a devoted effort to make man
of her husband, a rancher. Trying 20
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-04-18
Statement Of Board OF County Can
TaSSerS.

State Of Wisconsin, County Of Grant
S.
We, H. J. Johnson, county clerk, and
E. B. Goodsell, county Judge, and ".
c. Suttle, member of the county
board of said county, constituting a
Board of County Canvassers therefor.
do hereby certify, that the statement
appearing below is correct and true
as compiled from the original returns
made to the county clerk Of said coun-
ty, and as compared Herewith by US,
and that from said returns it appears
that at the judicial election held in
the several towns, wards, villages and
election districts of said county on
the first Tuesday of April, A. d. 1917.
being the third day of said month,
The whole number of votes given
for justice Of the supreme court was
sixty-four hundred fifteen (6,415) OF
which number Walter C. Owen re-
ceived thirty-one hundred ninety-nine
C3,199) votes, Roujet d. Marshall re-
ceiyed thirty-two hundred eleven
C3,211) votes, scattering five 60 votes.
The whole number Of votes given
for state superintendent Of schools
was fifty-four hundred thirty-eight
Co438) OF which number ChaS p
Carey received fifty-four hundred six
teen (5416) votes; scattering twenty
two (22) votes.
The whole number of votes given
for county superintendent of schools
was sixty-seven hundred fifty-twO
(6752) of which number T. Emery
Bray received forty-fve hundred
Lightweight (4588) votes, E. c. Brick
received twenty-one hundred sixty
three (2163) votes, scattering one q
vote
Witness our hands at the office Of
the county board of supervisors at
Lancaster in said county this 7th day
Of April, A. D., 1917.
H. ]. Johnson, County Clerk.
E. B. Goodsell, County Judge.
W C. Suttle. Member Co BOARD
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-04-18
| Ten Minute Classics
Famous Tales and Legends Told in Brief Form
Mexico's Tale OF La Llorona, the Wailing Woman
BY j. M. MULE r
Copyright by J. W. Muller

hands held out before her in agony
of sin and sorrow.
Her trial was sharp and short. She
hid her husbands guilt and took it on
herself. There could be but one SEN
tence. The next day she was carried
to the plaza, and a great crowd saw
the garrote fastened around her lovely
neck.
Even as the screw Of the garrote
was whirled by the executioner, Don
Muno de Monies Clar0s fell forward
in his chair in his rich house. AS
Luisa's eyes glazed, his life went out
on his brides breast.
None knows what has become of the
soul of Don MunO, but the soul of
Luisa assuredly knows no rest. She
must wander evermOre through Mex
leo, Wailing for her children. And she
bears with her the doom of everyone
who speaks to her, for the person ac-
costed by her surely will die within
the week. Should one accOst her first,
and ask, as some have done: Throw
off your rebedO, senOrita, that [ may
see your pretty facet" that man will
shrek when the yelled woman Obeys.
He will shrek just once, and fall dead.
Merjcan Writers haze produced
several UersionS Of this tale. 1t has
0zacays appealed to the deep poeticaZ
spirit among MericanS. A most
esteemed noetricaJ Version is that of
Dom Vjncento RiUe PaJacio. Our
own Thomas 4. Janvier has pre-
served the same legend IN a charm
ing prose tale. Orozco q Berra, an
accomplished Merican historian
(1816-1881) traces the legend to the
aztec cre0tion-myth Of Cihuaco-
huatl, the goddess who gathers the
souls Of the dead and passes through
the land CARRIED IN mystic white,
railing aloud. The Indians be-
ieUe that she viU not cease till a
N0ntezuma again sits on the throne
of Meric0.