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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-05
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THE LATEST MOTHER
GOOSE STORIES

Tom. Tom, son Of the well
known piper, IL wanted by the
police on the charge Of petit lar
ccny. At police headquarters u
was said that Tom. Tom had stol'
en- "A pig and that In view OF tho
high price OF pork Il was possi'
hi. that he was guilty OF grand
larceny. 10 all depends on the
pigs weight. regarding which
the police are somewhat uncer'
tain and which they are trying
20 ascertain thru witnesses who
obtained a good view OF the AMI
mai.
Tom. Tom stole tho pig from n
reHident In the suburbs and was
followed by large crowd. lie
ran down Main st.. where h.
dropped the pig in order to run
faster In tho hope OF escaping.
but was caught and badly beat
en-. Tom. Tom was then re-
leased and he continued his
flight down the street. crying
loudly.
As yesterday was a beefiess
day IN. pig was eaten. This
makes the question OF Its weight
rather difficult one for the 20
lice To solve,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-05

A calendar pie In a fine summer
dish. II Ii made OF dates and cur
rants.
Many folks do no, buy ice In hot
weather. and naturally the butter
meltn. sometimes running all over
the table and on IN. floor. This can
be prevented by putting tho butter
In "A bottle.
A lovely iegiess table can be made
out of an ordinary dry goods boz.
An ElisnsburE company has placed
on the marke, clock dial II IL
mAda of soft rubber. 30 that u u
easy to stretch a half hour into an
hour.
The iairs, thing In turkey piat,sra
In ono that has sharp steel spike
In the center. Tho turkey II stuck
upon tho spike and II thus prevented
from rolling on the floor.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-05
HE SAYS COAL SITUATION
SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED

OF new ones which have been opened
up Rinee then. and with many Of the
Industrial plants and practically ali
OF the steamship lines now using
OIL. we are told We mr.. facing h
grave coal shortage
think I can safely say there
never was put on this market such
inferior coal aa W. had 20 burn last
winter. due 90 preparation In soue
cases, and 10 mixtures with low
grades In Others
II you wan; a ignite nut coal
right now. you arc compelled 20
take lump nut mixture. tho you
have no use whatever for lump. and
have TO go 10 1, with N. axe bcforu
you can uAc u. and for this mixture
which you do not want. you have TO
pay much NOR. than you ever had
TO pay before for straight lump coal
OF the same kind
We all know that n. cost Of FRO
duciion has increased. both as TO the
scale Of wages paid tho miners and
the cost OF supplies. and all Of u-
are willing that IN. operator shall
make a profit. but u certainly looks
M tho the operators have been IN.
only ones consulted an 20 what that
profit should be.
There is something wrong with
the prices on all grades. and on the
Ignite Goals IN particular
This coal situation should be
,horoly investigated. and the public
advised as 10 the findings
Yours truly.
n r. kETCHAM-
400 Dcnsrnore ave.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-05
Powder, Not Piffle, for Them

1t is reliably reported that Secretary Lansing has sent
N ultimatum to Turkey that "means business Twice
bofore this government has addressed the Ottoman
the sackng of the t. s. consulate and hos
pital at Tabriz and been wholly ignored.
II ought not to require any Lustana affair." 1t ought
70 take only so comparatively small matter as the
Ihbtz outrage the very last drop of fighting
blp0d against any ally of Germany at this stage The
1st L. S. soldier who gets within gunshot will not be
i0Ihored by either Turks Bugarans, and ought
~ be beyond the point where fiddle with statecraft
md require actual slaughter of Americans to US
10 war with any element controlled aided by Germany.
# God help u.s. Our life is at stake. We've got to
I'M off the mad dog of Europe and all Of its pups Turkey
and Bulgaria not with in this business. Theyre
against US. positively This should be enough, without
waiting for American corpses to emphasize necessity
~ recttude of attitude the thoroness of pur-
pose
The Turks and Bugarans aiding enemy to
kin Americans To hell with statecraft!
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-05
Yes. S. S. S. Is Purely Vegetable
Natures Safe Blood Ire atment

pepsia and often entirely running the
health.
s. $. s. Is made entirely OF gentle.
acting. healing. purifying roots.
herbs and banks. possessing proper
ties that build up all parts OF the
system. In addition 10 removing all
impurities and poisons from the
blood $. $. s. Is "A safe treatment
for rheumatism. Catarrh. Scrofula,
Sores and Ulcers. Skin Diseases,
Blood Poison. and all disorders OF
the blood. IL cleanses the entire sys-
tern and it's permanent. Get S. s.
$. at any drug store today. II In a
standard remedy recognized every.
where as the greatest blood antidote
ever discovered II yours Is a
peculiar case, write 10 Medical Di-
rector. Az Swift Laboratory, At.
lanta, Ga.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-05
Known for so Years as the
Best Remedy for Rheuma-
tism, Catarrh, Scrofula,
Skin Diseases.

Scientists have discovered that the
forest and the field are abundantly
supplied with vegetation OF various
kinds, that furnish the ingredients
for making a remedy for practically
every i'll and aiiment OF mankind.
and banks which Nature has placed
at the disposal OF man, are better
than strong mineral mixtures and
concoctions. Mineral medicines work
dangerously on the delicate parts OF
the system. especially the stcmacb
and bowels. by eating out the lining
membrane, producing chronic dys.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-05
An Al,urinr Invitation

Preacher Mainard preached sun
day night here. We suppose Brother
Greer must be an old bachelor or
widower. as he always gets 20 Leach
Vile. where there are so many pref
" girls at and stops, Now Preach
er. come on 20 carmi. Some OF tho
most beautiful girls In the state are
To he seen at Carmi.-carmi corre-
spondonee. fayetteville tArkl Courier.
Nevertheless. Captain u. c. Much
more II stationed at Camp sherman.
And Miss Tapke Is stenogrnpher
for Cincinnati Rotary club.
There's great chance for some
wise theatre manager In Vienna 20
make a fortune by putting on n food
show.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-05

Mlsa NJ. -. reports II.
Girl wearing white hat white
shoes and summer furs reads the
newspaper headline. Down with
Germany. Cry In Vienna" and turns
To young man beside her and asks,
"say. what il Vienna. anyway Amt
IL capital OF something over there.
or is " the metropolis Of EUROPE
mo. cousin. it's tho name Of a
Nakerx to f.tha
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-05
KING GIVES WINE TO
RED CROSS GIFT SALE

LONDON. July 6 -King George
has contributed more than 500 dozen
% choice and rare wine from the roy.
~ cellars 20 n glfi sale on behalf Of
the Rcd Cross organized by the wine
and spirit ,rad.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-05
Sock on the Prices!

In behalf of old John Bareycorn, the N y World,
institution founded by Joseph Pulitzer that should
always fight for progress and reform never tolerate cor
rlpton and always remain devoted to the public welfare
has discovered mares nest that's chock fun OF eggs
mostly rotten.
When congress- as a measure. for conservation oil
grains. shut down the manufacture of Intoxicating
LIQUORS. a so-caled whisky ring, or monopoly, was
formed The fellows who had whisky in stock or bond had
good thing. The fellows who hadn't the stuff hadn
rood thing This is of the eggs in the nest and 1t
was naturally laid.
But when congress shortened up the manufacture,
il did fix the price in the OF other war con-
sorvation measures that the fellows who had whisky
resorted the unpariotc and babarous method of get
ting rich quick by raising the prce-another egg quite
naturally be found in the mares nest. The drinker
PAYS 25 for 10cent drink and the whisky
monopoly stands to put about 81 extra pros
in its pockets
The Pulitzer institution for reform and public well
fare than page to play this up MS great
national calamity and miscarriage of government economies
and insnuates that portion of congress had
personal interest the prospective billion of rakeoff
But don't Not ripple of public sympathy
ii going to stir for the drinkers mucted OF that extra
billion. The fellow who will waste the price of Thrift
Stamp whisky, in these days will have to manufac-
tnre his sympathy. Go to it, Whisky Monopoly,
-------~-
fI
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-05

wV Of ;, N: :. ~ s...,.,,,
agreed that the temperature OF
the worhroom should not exceed
81 degrees Fahrenheit. and that
the humidity should not be over
80 per cent Of the saturation point.
In order to maintain these CON-
ditions u is first necessary to ex-
haust the warm. foul air from the
workroom by means OF fans. in ad =
dition TO supplying an abundance
OF fresh air.
The striking results obtained in
many parts of the country with
opcn-air school rooms show how
valuable IL the stimulus supplied
by an abundance OF fresh air.
Some far-sighted employers havs
introduced tho custom OF having
short settinR-up and breathing OK
orcises with wide open windows
several times each day. The tins
required In more than compensated
for by the better work performed
after such exercise.
In THIS connection. renrm bel
always to spend part OF your
lunch period outdoors. filling your
lungs with pure. fresh air
The evil effects OF insufficient,
fresh air are atrikingly seen when
large assemblagcs OF people gather
in a poorly ventilated hall. and ms
tho symptoms are so familiar 10
everyone they need not be de-
scribed
The ill-effects are much loss
striking. however. when sedentary
workers spend day after day In
n poorly ventilated office or shop,
but they are not bit less certain.
Miss II. s. asks: Just what IL
agar and Is II really beneficial In
cases OF constipation"
II is a japanese sonweed and be-
cause Of It's power OF absorbing
water and thereby giving bulk to
tho diet II Is OF use In the treat
mept Of constipation.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-05
a Fine, Big, Wholesome Fourth

And thought crackerIess Fourth Of July wouldn't
work
Even the office boy says il swell"
He went swimming at Madrona and bought three
Thrift Stamps.
The phone girl says the dance "a circus"
And the janitor put solemn o. X. the park
festivities.
In fact there be general approval of Seattles
great big sensible celebration Mayor Ole Hanson, who
conceived the idea of real safe and Fourth, is TO
be congratulated.
And Charles D. Davis who worked the thing out
has several thousand ardent admirers today-and
he deserves them.
1t fine big, community holiday with a whole
some atmosphere accompanying it.
II is rumored that the kaiser has Abandoned the
project of castle the Hudson and is eren thinking
of giving up those he has the Rhine
Evidently Michigan party bosses rant only a sem
dtor scho doesn't start until they crank him mp. self
starting Ford doesn't s1at EN-.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-05

Wsrships have 10 bc cleaned on
the outside. On one ship alone. 200
men worked all day scraping Off 600
tons OF animal and plant growth.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-05
Questions Mr.. q. Grey Cannot
Answer

hAvd leekn In my garden. How
can | mend thcmf--c. r.
Does duck ever feel down In the
.nouthf--P. A.
What kind Of food IL used in sred-
Ing prcasf--J. c.
How long should boil n door
iamb7--Mru. r. r. T.
have heard cats purr. but ana you
eyer hear a iarkspurf-H. n. J.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-05
AIR
Bad Effects Are Largely
Due 10 Lack of
Motion

Recent Investigations have shown
that the ELECTS ascrihod TO had
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-05

Speaking Of trial marriages, Miss Sue has
eCedded a laicuer named Dod0er!
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-05

II the German espionage system icorked tcith the
inrolred crdeness depicted couple OF moYes shoic
ing at local payhouses Eis ceek, the URitsd States
WOMld hare been safe from IL.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-05

AIR" are largely
associated with
temperature and
humidity. . N d
also with the
degree OF motion
OF the air.
II IL generally
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1918-08-22

whsa hes tunchsa comfortably II
homs."
I'm quite in tie dark" Hassl CO..
fessed. 'Bill seemed q tribe put out
about something. He didn't ny what
1t was about"
"Shall I explainr' Mr.. BROOKS sus.
gested. You'd understand-and you
might be able to help. don't a rule
believe In bringing business into the
home, but this bothers me. I hate to
Sc q good thing 60 wrong"
"Nxplain. BY al meanA" Hazel
promptly replied. III I can help. III
be glad TO-"
Thank you" Mr.. Brooks polished
his glasses industriously for a second
and replaced them with painstaking
exactitude. "Now-ah-this 10 the sit-
uaton: When the company was
formed. i've Of Us, including your hus-
band, took up enough stock to finance
the preliminary work Of the undertake
ing. The remaining stock, seventy.nve
thousand dollars In amount, was left
in the treasury, to be held or put on
the market as the situation warranted.
With the first cleanup, Bill forward
ed facts and figures to show that We
had property far beyond our great
est expectations. And. of course, we
saw at once that the thing was ridicu-
lously undercapitalized.
$50 we held a meeting and author
ICED the secretary to sell stock. Nat
urally, your husband wasn't cognizant
Of this move. for the simple reason
that there was no way Of reaching
him-and his interests were thorough
~ protected. anyway. The stock was
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CHAPTER xiv-Continued.

IF money meant that we would be
compelled to lead the sort Of exist
ence most of these people do" he re-
as soon as possible"
you're awful J" Hazel commented.
Bill snorted again.
tomorrow. you advise our hostess
that we're travelling" he instructed.
When we come back we'll make head
quarters at hotel until we locate
place of our own-if you are sure you
want to winter here"
Her mind was quite made up to
spend the winter there. and she frank
Iy said so-provided he had no other
choice. They had to winter some
where.
"Oh. yes, suppose 30. All right
wen winter here" Bill acquiesced.
That's settled"
And, as was his habit when he hao
come to similar conclusion, ne re-
fused to talk further on that subject,
but fell to specializing idly on New
York. In which he was presently
nided and abetted by Hazel, who mao
never invaded Manhattan, nor, for that
matter. any OF the big Atlantic cities.
New York. she WINS constrained to
admit. rather overwhelmed her. she
traversed Broadway and other WORLD
known arteries, and felt trine dubi.
Gus amid the unceasing crush. Bill
plotted her to famous cafes, and to
equally famous theaters. She made
sundry purchases in magnificent shops
The huge conglomeration OF sight"
and sounds made an unforgettable I'M
preston upon her. She sensed keeniy
the colossal magnitude Of 1t all. but
she felt n distinct wave OF RELIEF when
they were Granville bound once more.
In n week they were settled COM
fortnbly in a domicile Of their own
hve rooms In nm up-to-date apartment
house. And since the social demands
on Mrs. william Wagstaff's time grew
npace, a capable maid and cook were
added TO the Wngstah establishment.
Thus she was relieved Of the onus OF
homework. Her time was wholly her
own. nj her own disposal or Bits, US
she elected.
But by imperceptible degrees they
came to take diverse roads In the swirl
Of life which had caught them up.
There were no many little woman At
fairs where q man was superhuous.
There were others which Bill hntly re-
fused to attend. "Hen parties" he
dubbed them. More and more he re-
manned mt home with his books.
Sometimes Hazel caught herself
wondering II they were setting as
much out Of the holiday ms they should
have gotten. M they had planned TO
get when they were struggling through
that intermlnable winter. She was.
But not Bill. II she ventur.d to give
. tea. he fed the house AZ y from the
plague. He made acqualntaLces OF his
own. men from God only knsw where
individuals who occasionally dlled the
dainty apartment with malOdOrOus to-
hncco fumes. and who would cheer.
fully sit up ali night discOurAing ear
ncstly on any subject under the sun.
But so long us Bill found 0rsns lille
habitnble she did not mind.
She wished fervently that Bill W; uid
take up some business thu. would / eep
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1918-08-22

him In touch with civilization. He had
the capital. she considered. and there
wns no question Of his ability Her
faith In his power TO encompass what
ever he set about was strong. Other
men. less gifted. lad acquired wealth.
power. even mcnsrrc Of fame. from
less suspicious beginning. Why not
her
Hut she could never quite bring her
self 10 put II In M many words 10 Bin.
The cycle Of weeks brought them to
January. They had dropped into some
thing of u routine 10 their daily lives.
Bill's interest and participation In 80
cial AFFAIRS became negligible. When
~ WAS not absorbed Ia . book or
asgnxin~. be spent ILLS time In some
downtown haunt. nnving acquired
0emberSi,lp In club Ms concession
TO their manner Of life. Once he came
bone with flushed face aud overbrsght
eyes. rndistihs I'M odor Of whisky.
Hazel bud never SEGA him drink 10 cx.
cess. Shs was cosrespondinHy
checked. aad tesk 10 DsiRs " hide her
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1918-08-22
CHAPTER XIV.
A Duslnsss Journey.

~ OV0sUS00 SO0vUSys
II have to 90 to the Klappan." Bill
apprised his wife one evening. "Want
to come alongf'
Hazel hesitatsA. Her hrst instinc-
dve feeling was one Of reluctance to
retrace the nerve-tryins trail. But
neither did she wish to b separated
from him.
II see you DON'T" he observed dry
ly. swell. can't say that I blame
you. It's stin trip"
"I'm sorry can't feel any snthusi.
asm for such a journey" she remarked
candldly. II could 60 ~ far a. the
coast with you, and meet you there
when you come out. How long do you
expect to be In therer
II don't know exactly" he replied.
I'm not going In from the coast.
though. I'm taking the Ashcroft-Fort
George Trail. have to take In pack
train and more men and get work
started on q decent SCALE"
but you won't have to stay there
all summer and oversee the work. will
your" she inquired anxi00sly.
Il should" he said.
For a second or two he drummed
on the table top.
But II there any real necessity for
you to stay on the groundr' She pur.
sued her own line Of thought. 81
should think an undertaking OF this
size would Justify hiring an expert to
take charge Of the actual mining opcr
ations. Won't you have this end Of II
to look afterr'
"Lorimcr and Brooks are eminently
capable Of uphOlding the dignity and
Importance Of that slga they've gol
smesred across the windows down
town." he observed CURLY. THE CHIEF
labor Of the Office they've set up will
be to divide the proceeds. The worl
will be done and the money made In
the Kluppan Range. You sabe that
don't youf"
"l'm not stupid" she pouted.
I'm going tomorrow" he said. VI
think. o. The whole. It'll be Just Al
well II you don't 90. Stay here and
enjoy yourself. III transfer some
more money to your secount. l thinl
IN drop down to the club"
She followed him out Into the hall
aud. % be wrtssled into his cont. shs
had IN impulse to throw her armi
around his neck and declare. In al
sincerity, that ~ would 20 to thu
klappan o. to ~ sorth pole or my
plaes On sasth VIII him. II he wantet
hes. But By some peculiar feminin,
rsasoninS she reflected In the same In
slant that n Bill were away from heI
In . few weeks be would he all tn,
more glad TO get back. That CLOSED
her mouth. II wns not wise to be tot
meek or obedicnt where n HUSBAND
was concerned. Tint WIS another nit,
Of wisdom, she hnd .nrncrcd from IN,
wives Of her circle.
No she kissed Rlll voo,i.by ~ tn,
station next day with rcrfcc, good hu
NOR and no parting emotion " M,
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Pirse W. o. oars.

To tdea Of tfopsllinS 6hip0 il6e.
pendsntiy Of the wiod Afse led 10 ~
use Of oars. Ths discovery q land ~.
hicass and the means e peopui.
sion Of land vehicles 5000 lsd b q.
tempts to utilise II on behalf q ~
ssla. Il Ia claimed that the Afse q.
tempt at this propulsion wss no1s
By Dissee d 0afay, ct BsseaieoA, b
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ME Brooks and Paul Lorimer and 9TH
ers Of that group, there was no telling
what might happen. His interests
might become permanently identified
with Granville.
Bill informed her from time to time
as to the progress Of his venture. The
company was duly Incorporated. With
an authorized capital Of one hundred
thousand dollars. i've thousand dollars
worth of stock being taken out by each
on Q cash baGis-the remaining sew
enty-ive thousand lying In the com.
pany treasury. to be held or sold for
development purposes a. the i've saw
At when work began to show what
the claims were capable Of producing.
In early March came q Telegram
from Whitley Lewis saying that he
had staked the claims, both placer and
lode; that he was bound out BY the
Telegraph Trail to ale at Haselton.
Bill showed her the message-wired
from Station Six.
II wish I could have been In on IT.
that was some trip" he said-and
there was trace Of discontent in his
tone. II don't fancy somebody else
paving my chestnuts out of the Goals
for me. It was sure a mans job to
cross the Kappan In the dead Of win
ter"
The filing completed. there was am
pie work in the way Of getting out
and whipsawing timber to keep the
I've men busy till spring-the i've who
were on the ground. Lewis sent word
that thirty feet Of snow lay in the
gold-bearing branch. And that was
the last they heard from him. He
was a performer. Bill said. not q cor
respondent.
So in Granville the affairs Of the
Free Gold Mining company remained
at a standstill until the spring floods
should peel OF the winter blanket Of
the North.
Ultimately. spring overspread the
eastern provinces. And when the
snows Of winter successfully gave way
to muddy streets and then to clean
pavements in the city Of Granville, a
new gilt sign was lettered across the
windows Of the brokerage once In
which Paul Lorimer was housed.
FREE GOLD MINING COMPANY
p. II. Lof1mes. r. J. L. Brooks. sso..Tfeas.
william Wasstan. Manager.
30 It ran. Bill was commissioned
In the army Of business at last.
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Divine ossoonA.

The ineongruity Of the Bible With
the nse Of its birth: its freedom from
earthly mixtures: its original. unhoe'
roweti. solitary greatness: the sudden.
ness with which Il broke forth amidst
the general gloom: these to me are
strong indications Of its divine DE-
scent: cannot reconcile them wttA Q
human origin.-CAannln4.