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Evening star., 1917-09-09

Mr.. Percy Schwartz, formerly O.
Washington. now of Boston. has beer
the guest of his parents in NewtoI
street during the holidays.
Evening star., 1917-09-09

Mrs Meyer Loeb and daughter Marior
of Columbia road returned home Tues
day after short stay in Ocean View
and Norfolk, Va.
Evening star., 1917-09-09

Mrs. Milton Kronheim and son Milton
Jr., are spending ten days at Ingelside
Rockville. Nd.
Evening star., 1917-09-09

Mr.. and Mrs. A. Sigmund and daueh-
ter Majorie and Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac
Behrend and children. Eleanor and Will
liam. are spending ten days at Remiick
Va.
Evening star., 1917-09-09

Mrs. Williams, widow of Col. Charles
3. Williams, L. s. Marine Corps, has
returned from Blue Ridge Summit TO
her home. 91S 18th street
Evening star., 1917-09-09

Mr.. and Mrs. c. Wallerstein and
daughter Mildred have retufned to
their home on Lanier place after spend
ing some time in Atlantic City, N j.
Evening star., 1917-09-09
Entertainments.

Lieut. and Mrs Edwin Charles Mead
OF Fort Strong. Massachusetts. gave a
farewell party in honor of Maj. and
Mrs. James Frederick Howell Saturday
evening. September /. in the garrison
gymnasium. which was decorated with
American flags. The guests were Mai.
and Mrs. Howell and Miss Mary Howell,
Col. and Mrs. Ridgeway. Maj. Holbrook,
Capt. and Mrs. y. Mead Reardsley. Capt.
and Mrs. Wilson. Capt. and Mrs. Noyes
and their house guest, Miss Oglevie of
England; Capt. and Mrs. Ellis. Mr.. and
Mrs Ford. Lieut.. and Mrs. f. Lewis
Ford, Capts. Carl Betcher, H. B. Hows-
mere. Kane and Kirchie. Mrs. Alvord,
wife of Gen. Alvord; Mrs. Morrison.
wife of Col. Morrison: Mrs. Ruther-
ford of Washington. D. c.: Mrs. Spiller,
Mrs. y. n. Horowitz. wife of Capt Ma
than Norman Horowitz: Miss Fencede-
mocher of Richmond, Va; Miss Ellis.
DIR. and Mrs Wood. DR.. Donlon and
Miss Donlon. Capt. and Mrs. Pendleton,
Lieuts. MacMullen. Grim. Rose, Schroe-
der. Campbell. Winton, Blaney, White,
Ranger Reid and Whittlesy. Mr.. and
and Mrs. Z. W. c. Krieger of Wash
ington, D. c.. mother of Mrs. Mead,
house guests of Lieut.. and Mrs. Mead.
The band from Fort Warren played
for the dancing.
Miss Laura Speight was hostess on
Monday at her home in Norfolk. Va,
at luncheon in compliment to her
house guests Misses Marie Mcguire and
Henrietta Burnes of Washington The
table was arranged with a centerpiece
of roses and ferns.
Mrs. Andrew Walker and Mrs. Clay
ton Newcomer of Chevy Chase, enter
tanned at a luncheon and shower Thurs
day in honor of Miss Weren't Schmid
whose wedding will take place this
month. Those present were Mrs. Reiner
Mrs Hines. Mrs. William Gentner, Mrs
Schofield, Mrs Fred Daiker, Mrs. Alex
Schmid and Dr. Clifford Hines.
Evening star., 1917-09-09

Mr. Lawrence Heller returned Tuesda,
to Washington after weeks trip t
Mountain Lake Park.
Evening star., 1917-09-09

work. in canning and other forms OF pro-
duction and conservation. The French
workInan's overallS. neatly buttoned
around tho lower calf and ankle. are by
no means unbecomng to shapely form.
Riding knckerbockers have already
found great favor among women.
X X
If there really is. after all, any truth
in the old saying that misery loves
company. h n
kits for Our Men, the poor long
g You Please! VIM r. ~.
coming fashions offer no more uniim-
tied field as a fitting ground for the
cartoonists than the man and brother
who even now is uneasily stirring, and
incidentally staring, at his knees.
The Seattle Post -Intelligencer issues
the soul-wobbling announcement:
The news from London that kits may
Evening star., 1917-09-09

After a stay in Atlantic City Mrs
Ben Held and children are visiting the
formers mother, Mrs. Schwab, at New
York.
Evening star., 1917-09-09

Lieut.. Charles Etheredge, U. s. NJ c.
has returned to Quantico after a visit
to his parents in Norfolk, Va
Evening star., 1917-09-09

Mrs. Clyde G. West, wife of Lieut.
West. L. S. N, has returned to the
Norfolk. Va: navy yard after spend
ing the summer in Detroit with her
eon-fn-law and daughter. Lieut.. w. n.
Richardson, L. S. N, and Mrs. Richard
Evening star., 1917-09-09

Mrs. Louis Bush and son William
have returned from Atlantic City.
Evening star., 1917-09-09

Miss Florence Pittle has returned
home after a ten-day visit to Ocean
View, Va.
Evening star., 1917-09-09

Mrs. L. Baumgarten and daughter are
spending some time at the Breakers 'Ho-
tel, Atlantic City, n. J.
Evening star., 1917-09-09

Mrs. Samuel Saloman and little
daughter. Irene Adele, have returned to
the city after spending several weeks
a Sugar Loaf mountain, Md.
Evening star., 1917-09-09

Paymaster Jonathan Brooks. L. s n.
and Mrs Brooks. who have been in
California for some time past on ac-
count of the formers health. have re-
Gently purchased a handsome home at
Redlands.
Evening star., 1917-09-09

Mrs. Kingsbury, wife of Capt Ross
3. kingsbury. U. S. Marine Corps. with
their three children. and her sister,
Miss Priscilla Elliott. who have been
with their grandmother. Mrs. Williams,
at her home in this city, sailed yester-
day from New York to join Capt.
kingsbury in Santo Domingo
Evening star., 1917-09-09

Rear Admiral f. D. Taussig, U S. NJ
retired. has gone to Shelburne, y. H.
for this month.
Evening star., 1917-09-09
Personals.

Mrs. Abe Lehman and daughter,
Deborah-Mae, have returned from At
lantic City. where they spent the past
two weeks.
Evening star., 1917-09-09

Mr.. and Mrs. 3. Sinsheimer have
returned to the city after a two weeks
trip to Fredericksburg, Va, where they
We're the guests of relatives
Evening star., 1917-09-09

vid have returned to their home in 18th
street from a short trip TO New York city.
Evening star., 1917-09-09

Mrs. Dave Cohn is the guest of her
sister, Mrs. r. +. Lyon, at Congress
Evening star., 1917-09-09

Mrs. John P jackson, wife of Com
rnander Jackson, L. S. n, is at the
Homestead Hot Springs, Va, where
she spent the summer.
Evening star., 1917-09-09
have returned to Congress Hall Hotel
after visit to Atlantic City.

Miss Eleanor Loeb of Columbia road.
who has been spending the past ten
days in Atlantic City. will leave there
on Sunday for Philadelphia, to be the
guest of Mrs. Leonard We'll.
Evening star., 1917-09-09

Lieut.. Maurice Nordlinger. who has
spent short time in town with his par
ents, is now en- route to Greenville. S. c.
Mrs. Bertha Oettlnger and her son Da-
Evening star., 1917-09-09

Rabbi and Mrs. Louis Stern of Column
bia road are now at home after lengthy
stay in Atlantic City. n. J.
Evening star., 1917-09-09

Lieut. Commander Rosce F. Willen.
L. S n, and wife motored last week
to Monterey. Pa
Evening star., 1917-09-09

Civil Engineer Hoard, L. S. N. and
wife are now making their home at
Berkeley. Cal.
Evening star., 1917-09-09

Miss Eleanor Selinger, who has been
out Of the city for a few days to at
tend the wedding of her brother Sidney
has returned from Danville Pa
Evening star., 1917-09-09

Mr.. John Tyler, son of the late Lieut..
Tyler. L. S. N. and Mrs. NJ. II. Tyler.
has just passed his examination for a
second lieutenancy in the Marine
Corps, and has gone to Paris Island.
s. c.. for intensive training. Mrs. Tyler
now makes her home at Vallejo, Cal.
Evening star., 1917-09-09

Mr.. William Baum and sister, Miss
Pauline Baum. have returned home
from a two-week stay at the Breakers
Atlantic City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Eloch announce
the marriage of their daughter Ruth
to Mr.. Sidney Selinger of this city. The
ceremony took place at the Hotel
Montour. Danyille. Pa. on Monday
night. at 1:15 pm. Mr. and Mrs.
Selinger's wedding trip will be through
Canada and then to New York. Among
the out-of-town guests Were Mr.. and
Mrs Ronkers of New York city. Mr..
and Mrs. j. G. Cohen of Yonkers. n. Y:
Mr.. and Mrs Julius Selinger and
daughter of Washington and Mr..
Maurice Selinger of Hopewell, Va.
Mr.. Max Cohen left the city on Tues
day for a stay of several weeks in
Atlantic City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph Kahn returned
to their home on Ontario road the
early part of the week after spending
two weeks in Atlantic City.
Mrs, NJ. Herman. accompanied by her
son. Mr.. Milton Herman. Of Detroit.
week in the city, left on Wednesday to
be the guest of Mrs. Leonard Well of
Philadelphia. Pa.
Sanger have returned to Washington
after spending the week end in Atlantic
City.
Mrs. A. Levy and daughter Blanche
have returned to their home on Vernon
street from a short stay in Atlantic
City.
Miss Carrie Hirsh and Miss Isaacs,
who have been spending the past two
weeks in Atlantic City, returned to the
city Tuesday.
Miss Rena F'leishman is visiting rela-
tives in Wildwood. n. j.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. koenigsberg have
returned to the city after a two week
visit at Ocean View, Va.
Miss Eleanor Selinger. who has been
out of the city for few days to at
tend the wedding of her brother Sidney,
has returned from Danrille. Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. b Sinsheimer have
returned to the city after a two weeks
trip to Fredericksburg. Va, where they
were the guests of relatives
Miss Florence Pittle has returned
home after ten-day visit to Ocean
View, Va.
Evening star., 1917-09-09

Mr. and Mrs ]. Sanders and children
have returned to their home III the cit.
after spending a few weeks in Ston,
Mann, Md.
Evening star., 1917-09-09

heavy thread and all the old odds and
ends of burned wax or tallow candles
and paraffin that can be corralled.
Then the ninble fingers of children
can set to work with will. for trench
candles writes a woman somewhere
in France are made of strips of old
newspapers and parat1in. The news
paper is cut along the lines of columns,
ten columns used in making a candle
The paper is very tightly rolled. tied
with piece of ordinary strong thread.
then the roll is dipped into hot paraf-
fin. remaining twenty minutes. By
testing a trench candle. either end will
be found to burn twenty-five minutes,
giving a clear light and steady heat.
The ration heaters, as they are known
by the women making them in France
and Italy, are two and one e-eighth
inches long and one and e-eighth
inches in diameter. They are useful to
the soldier in lighting his trench and
for heating his food on long marches.
Little children and grown-ups in
Italy and France are rolling and par
affining trench candles by the million
and the soldiers are cooking their ra
tionS over them.
Evening star., 1917-09-09

Mrs Zera L. Tanner. widow of Capt
Tanner, L. S. N, with her daughter
Miss Ruth Tanner. is at the Warm
Springs. Va.
Evening star., 1917-09-09

Mrs. Joseph Leroy Nelson. wife of
Lieut.. Nelson. L. S. N, and son
are at Long Beach. Cal. Later Mrs.
Nelson and her son will go to Idaho.
where they will visit Lieut.. Nelson s
parents. who have a cattle ranch there.
Evening star., 1917-09-09

Mrs E. D. Ryan. wife of Pay Director
Ryan, L. S. N, accompanied by their
last week in Philadelphia. after visit
to Mrs. Ryan's sister at Vallejo, Cal.
Evening star., 1917-09-09

Mrs. Rudolph B. Lyon and son Arthu,
Evening star., 1917-09-09

Mrs. E. A. Perkins, wife of Lieut..
Perkins. L. S. NJ. c., is at the Puget
Sound naval station.
Evening star., 1917-09-09

Lieut.. ]. Ward. L. S NJ. c., after a
stay at Paris Island. S. G, is visiting
friends in Portsmouth, Va
Evening star., 1917-09-09

Miss Howell of Atlanta, Ga. who has
been on the other side of the water for
some time, busy with hos
A Very pital work. has written
Nice Row a most interesting letter
Nice ooy. to the Birmingham Age
Herald. in the course OF which she
says:
You ask for my plans for the win
ter 1 do not know. I am signed for
here until November"
Then quite incidentally Miss Howell
adds in a postscript:
only line to tell you the Prince of
Wales came to see me last night. with
some English officers. friends of mine.
/ told him all about the Georgia boys
who might come. and what 1 hoped to
do for them. The prince told me. among
other things. that I was the first wom-
an he had talked to in four months
He is little beyond medium height,
twenty-five years old. and very nice
boy"
Evening star., 1917-09-09

Lieut.. Claud n. Balm. U. S. NJ. C. is
at. Annapolis for visit to his mother,
Mrs. Thomas Balm.
Evening star., 1917-09-09

Mr. William Baum and sister, Mis-!
Pauline Baum. have returned home
from a two-week stay at the Brea kers
Atlantic City.
Evening star., 1917-09-09

Mrs. Powell Mcclellan Rhea has gone
70 Newport. r. l., to join her husband,
Ensign Rhea, U. S. N. and will be with
him in the east for some time
Evening star., 1917-09-09

DR.. Karl Osterhaus. son of Rear Ad-
r,iral Hugo Osterhaus, L. s. N, re-
tired, will shortly accompany TO
France the recently organized University
Of Virginia base hospital. No l.
Evening star., 1917-09-09

Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. koenigsberg have
returned to the city after a two week
visit at Ocean View, Va
Evening star., 1917-09-09

Continued on Fourth Page
Evening star., 1917-09-09

The making of trench candles. or, to
be absolutely correct, trench lights"
Evening star., 1917-09-09

Miss Helen Bloich has returned to
the city after spending a short time
with relatives in New York.
Evening star., 1917-09-09

Miss Essie Sanger and Miss Rena
Sanger have returned to Washington
after spending the week end in Atlantic
City.
Evening star., 1917-09-09

The Misses Eleanor and Esther
Gregory. daughters of Civil Engineer L.
E. Gregory. L. S. N, after spending the
summer with their father on the Pa
rcfnc coast. have returned to their home
In. the east
Evening star., 1917-09-09

When the world on this side of the
water reads of Gen. Cadorna's thrilling
onward smashing drive
YYne&o;r, toward '1pStairS TO
Evening star., 1917-09-09

Mrs. A. Levy and daughter Blanche
have returned to their home on Vernon
street from short stay in Atlantic
City.
Evening star., 1917-09-09

Surgeon A. J. Geiger. L. S. N. and
wife have been entertaining at the
Puget Sound naval station the former S
sister, Miss Louise Geiger. who has re-
turned to her home in Lansing. Mich.
Mrs. Geiger will come east with her
children this week
Evening star., 1917-09-09

Mrs. G. A. Duncan, wife of Civil En-
gfneer Duncan, L. s. n. after a stay at
the Puget Sound naval station, has gone
I'd Baton Rouge. La. for a visit to
Mrs Duncan's family. The trip included
q visit of several days at Bauff.
Evening star., 1917-09-09

Rear Admiral Eugene H. c. Leutze
u S. N, retired, accompanied by Mrs
and Miss Marion Leutze, will return
to Washington on the 18th from the
Warm Springs of Virginia.
Evening star., 1917-09-09

Miss Carrie Hirsh and Miss Isaacs,
who have been spending the past two
weeks in Atlantic City, returned to the
city TUESDAY,
Evening star., 1917-09-09

Miss Howell of Atlanta, Ga, who has
been on the other side of the water for
Evening star., 1917-09-09

daughter Marguerite, who have been
taking an extensive motor trip through
out the north, are now at their home
in Cleveland Park
Evening star., 1917-09-09

Miss Rena F'leishman is visiting reIa-
tives in Wildwood, n. J.
Evening star., 1917-09-09

Mr.. Max Cohen left the city on Tues
day for stay of several weeks in
Atlantic City.
Evening star., 1917-09-09

Mrs Tecla Haas has had as her
guest her son, Mr.. Alfred Haas, of
Norfolk. Va, formerly of this city.
Evening star., 1917-09-09

After prolonged stay in tn
Adirondacks. Rabbi and Mrs. Abrar
Simon, have returned TO the city.
Evening star., 1917-09-09

Miss Rose Marie Callaghan. who
spent some time at the Puget Sound
navy yard with her brother. Lieut..
D. c. Callaghan. snd is now visiting in
Everett, willSbe joined shortly by her
brother, Midshipman William CAL
laghap. and together they will leave
for their home in Fruitvaie, Cal, where
Midshipman Callaghan will spend his
months leave.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1917-07-26
CONCERNING TASTES

Out of our high school Latin
days-that grand old period when
we knew "amo-amas-amat' and "hic-
haec-hoc" forwards and backwards
energies but few phrases that were
sure of. Among them is de Gustibus
Non Disputandum Est'-(One can
not argue about e)-and were
doubly sure of the truth of the old
saw now that the Chautauqua is near
ing it's close.
Our pet numbers we've heard 9TH
ers call some cold, hard names, while
those that we thought were sad, sour,
and extremely painful, seemed to de-
light all our bosom friends.
So we aren't so free about crit
icising harshly, and were not part
icularly irritated when people tell
us that those weak" programs were
"simply great For we do remem-
Der the words of Friend Cicero-or
was it Titus Labienus?-when he
pointed out that De Gustibus N. D. E.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1917-07-26
MR.. SLATER

The term of Mr.. Henry Slater as
county commissioner will expire next
year, and it is said that the silent
member from the Ferndale-Mt. View
district is planning to run again. AS
Mr.. Slater has been about as active
as tombstone during his term, the
people of Whatcom County will hard
" care to send rubberstamp of
his type back to office, unless he
should improve wonderfully during
the next twelve months.
And his attitude on the Marietta
bridge squandering of county funds
isn't gong 20 Ieip Inn ga;iier in any
thing besides his own vote.
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His Recorded Words.

His aunt was rich and elderly. She
had called Unexpectedly when he was
nut, and his wife was trying to enter
lain her by such methods as she
thought best conducive to their future
welfare.
The old lady had recently added a
photograph to her establishment, and
when she heard that early that morn
ing her loving nephew had made for
her record of her favorite cOrnet solo
she was delighted.
"How nice of him" she said. "Can
hear it!"
"Well," said her niece, 1--WE haven't
tried it yet, but III put it on" 1t was
a pronounced success, and the old lady
was charmed.
But her feelings changed when after
the solo was finished the instrument
brought out these words with fatal
clearness:
"Phew If that isn't good for an ex.
ira hundred in the old girls will I'm
Il Dutchmanr'-Pittsb Chronicle
Telegraph.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1917-07-26
DESPITE THE PEOPLE

LINDEN isn't the only point in this
county that has protested against the
building of the Marietta bridge. Ev-
erson Ferndale, and Blaine have ex-
pressed themselves outright against
ter were left to a vote of the people.
Commissioners Mcmillan ard 81 ter
couldn't get a hatful of votes in fav-
or of the bridge.
Here are few remarks to the
point that the Everson Valley Home
made on the subject last week:
According to schedule the pro-
posed Marietta bridge has come up
for consideration, this time with a
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1917-07-26
Rose to the Occasion,

QuaNers are peaceful and opposed to
'io'ehce' but when an emergency crops
ip they may be relied upon to rise to
.he occasion, as did one of their num-
oer VINO was a ships captain and lay
at anchor In a foreign port. Espying
piratical looking fellow coming VI
rope over the side of the ship. he
said' Friend, If thou wants that rope
+Aou can nave it, and he cut the rope,
e''ihg the marauder down to a watery
rave quickly and quietly.-PhiIadcl
'hia Ledger.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1917-07-26

call for bids. which will be filed by
tomorrow Why all the haste to
build a bridge when all material is
double and the same with wages,
is beyond our comprehension. The
Improvement will accommodate but
a few and should not be built at this
time. The article taken from The
Lynden Tribune sounds our senti-
ments and that OF moss or the people
of this section. A business admin
istration is needed at the courthouse
this year and the people may decide
to see that one is had"
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1917-07-26
The Good ship Today.

Talk not o'erloud of yesterdays
That are hundred years away:
Though of them could sing much praise,
Our large concerns are of today.
Sigh not for good old days of yore.
There is no music In the tone;
Today stands wide the open door,
Tomorrow Is as yet unknown.
Seek not for things that used to be:
You are not equal to the strife;
As well attempt to drink the sea
AS bring the dead past back to life.
The past has it's allotted place.
Yet we now have the right Of way.
Who not the past, but present. face,
And sail on the good ship Today.
Thomas F.. Porter In Boston Globe.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1917-07-26

IL was Sunday evening ana likewise
MS first call. She was entertaining
him at the piano, and he was not fond
or music. OF course she couldn't be
expected to know that, poor girl! She
was not particularly accomplished, but
she didn't know what else to do. and
he hadn't suggested anything. So she
played ON and on, occasionally skin.
ping few bars that she didn't re.
MEMBER and trusting to luck. Finally
from sheer WEAKNESS and to make CON
versation she turned to him and said !.
Papa thinks 1t is wicked for me to
play the piano on Sunday"
Papa is certainly right" he replied
YEARLY. but why does he-er-snee 1.
fy Sunday?"
1t Is perhaps needless to record that
ne was never again invited to that n,
lie flat
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1917-07-26
A LITTLE SUNSHINE
Strict.

Strict.
Nose. an ancient retainer on one of
the old Virginia plantations, was al
ways chosen as the guide when the
master and his guests went shooting
on the river. Among the other per-
quisites which came his way on these
excursions We're occasional quaffs of
whisky, largess from the TASKS of
connOisseur gentry.
One cold day, however, Nose con-
Quoted teetotaler after quail. There
was no liquid solace at the lunch In
the field and none for the cold drive
home. Noses plant reached every ear.
"Wouldn't take n drink. eh. Moser'
asked one of the shooters
Boss answered Nose earnestly.
dat eem'ma wouldn't take er swig
outer de Brandywine river, he's so
trickr'-New York Post.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1917-07-26

is good enough for washing up and
so on"
After tea Mrs. Timson asked:
"Did you remember about the water
Thurza?''
"Oh, yes, mum !" said Thurza. az
filled the kettle half full of water from
the butt, and the other half with wa
ter from the well. I thought the bot
tom half might as well be getting hot
at the same time for washing up the
dishes after a."-Pittsburgh Chron-
icle-T Telegraph.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1917-07-26

The people around Lynden who
take a lot of pleasure in running
down their neighbors should be con-
scripted for the navy, where they
ought to be wonders running down
German submarines.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1917-07-26
Fertile Socotra.

Socotra, a large island in the Indian
ocean, Is one of the least known of the
inhabited parts of the world. 1t is
mountainous. but very fertile, and In
ancient times was famed for franklin
cense and myrrh, aloes, dragons blood
and spices. But now Sumatra and
South America produce more dragons
blood.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1917-07-26

queer case of passing-it-along
developed this week in Washington.
Employers generally have been fir
ing the l. w. WIS, and now the 1. w.
WIS are charged with firing the for
ests.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1917-07-26

There are so many boards of de-
Tense and food control and conserv-
alton and military tactics and knit
ting and war-funds that even Mister
erably board"
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1917-07-26
Member Washington Newspaper Association

asked the people to carry their own
packages home, and cut out the ex-
pensive delivery systems. This isn't
such a hard task now, when a dol
lars worth of sugar is an exact fit for
vest pocket.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1917-07-26
A Good Retriever.

A neighbor of mine recently bought
setter dog. l mention dog" because
you may otherwise think refer to Co
chin China or Plymouth Rock. Well,
he thought he was getting just a plain
everyday setter, but the dog turned out
to be retriever of great'value as well.
Last wash day he retrieved from a
neighbours line set of army blankets
and pair of silk hOse-of a total value
Of about $40. If he holds up to this
record he will prove bargain to his
master, for. besides being faultless
setter and retriever, he gives signs Of
becoming professional kleptomaniac.
-Zim in Cartoons Magazine.