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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-01

Hrs. Seville. wife Of Col NJ. r.. Sc
V1l1e. y. 3. A. retired. Of Manila, ar.
11ved recently to spend a few weeks
- town, and il the guest Mt the
0otel Assembly. Mr.. Gordon Seville,
- youngest son Of Col. and Mrs.
oevirle, arrived from Chicago TO Join
H mother. and is planning TO enter
Ne University Of Washington this
IN
Mr. Claude A. Phirbrfck left yestsr.
~ for Lake Crescent. and viii 70
0nrn In . few days accompanied by
09sA PhiIbrick and daughter Mar
mnsse
=. and Mrs. Edward l. Prescott
nd family have removed from their
1o1he In the University district TO a
D1nidencs at Lake Forest park.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. T. Huteson Of East
Sound viii arrive I'D Seattle on Sun.
Aay TO remain for an indefinite length
- time.
Mis- Katherine Crawford returned
Monday evening from three
month"; visit with Miss Cordeiia Jen.
nings 1t juneau. Alaska Miss Jen-
1ings WI leave Alaska for Seattle
me 10th Of September. and after hav.
ing spent . short period Of time in
6his city, win leave for California,
where she will remain during the
winter months.
Mis- Elma Collins returned Tues.
2ay from Enetal, where she has
spent the last few days as the guest
~ Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. HawIey.
Mrs. John Campbell and daughter.
Miss Dorothea Campbell. left Sunday
for Oakland, Cal. Miss Dorotbea
Campbell viii enter Mills college,
and after two weeks visit, Mrs.
Campbell viii return to her homo.
/ Misc Marjorie Campbell. who has
1sen spending the past two years
With her uncle and aunt. DIR. and
Hrs. Guy 8. Peterkin. will leave for
1er homo In St. Joseph. Miss. on
Sunday.
Niss Irene Jarnan Of East found
- visiting with Miss Margaret Hute-
pon for = few days.
Mo Elizabeth WlIcox = ths guest
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-01

Ma Prank Fretwe,l VIII entertain
Nth . table Of six this evening q
- Tennis club dinner danca.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-01
LssScheon and Theatre

Mn Irving 0sssn entertained with
= bunchoon a twelve covers At
DSoft1o6 Inn on Wednesday, and
Nth . theatre party later at the
WiIhsa. cpmpfImenttng Mrs. Henry
Dubln. Of Chicago. who Is visiting
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-01
Clubs

Citations. viii hold a picnic Thursday
az the home Of Mira Ella Drummer al
Kirkland Tho boat leaves from,
Leschi park AT 10 o'clock
- johns Guill 10 Ms-l - Recf~ry
St Johns Guild Of West seatfis
win convene at the rccsory. i75s <sth
ave. s. w. Thursday afternoon Al .
o'clock
Seattle uvic Imwvvonsns Cub "a
Mese
Seattle Civic Improvement club VII
meet st the Federated clubhouse
Thursday afternoon at : o'clock scv
crai candidates for nomination fer no
ii,icai offices win be present The
meeting Will be open TO the public
Wmscu's Commercial Club 70 Mer<
The womcn's Commercial club
VIII hold its regular monthly bust
ness meeting Thursday. September
?. T.3o .. m. at the Chamber Of Com,
mcrcoL
Washington Branch 81 Women
Voters Convcninx
To promote better Legislation and
work for the Standardization OF laws
also 10 perfect and make pcrmanen
a state organization OF women vot
ers. are the purposes Of the convcn
ton OF tho Washington branch OF
women voters. being held today and
tomorrow in the auditorium Of the
Young womcn's Christian Associa.
ton The local association was or
ganixcd last October by Mrs. Carrie
Chapman Gait. who IL aiding the
cause turnout the United states. In
which the national suffrage aseocia,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-01

1flas Elma Collins returned Tues
Aay from Enetai. where she has
spent the last few days as the guest
~ Mr.. and Mrs. A. l.. HawIey.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-01

Mrs. John Campbell and daughter.
Miss Dorothea Campbell. left Sunday
for Oakland, Cal. Miss Dorotbea
Campbell win enter Mills college,
and after two weeks visit, Mrs
Campbell will return to her home.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-01

1fiss Marjorie Campbell. who has
Len spcncing the past two years
With her uncle and aunt. DIR. and
1lrs. Guy 8. Peterkin. will leave for
bar homo In St Joseph. Miss. on
Sunday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-01

Mis- Irene Jarnan of East found
= visiting with Miss Margaret Hute-
ron Tor . few days.
1glw Elinbsth Wfllcpx = he guest
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-01

Mr.. and Mrs.. J. r. Huteson Of Eas,
sound win arrive I'D Seattle on sun
Aay TO remain for an indefinite length
- time.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-01

-. and Mrs. Edward L. Prescott
nd family have removed from their
1olne In the University district TO a
Duxidence at Lake Forest park
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-01

Mr.. Claude A. Philbr1ck iefs yester.
~ for Lake Crescent. and viii 70
nm In . few days accompanied by
09rA PhiIbrick and daughter Mar.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-01-17
"Huqging Their Toys"

Claus, grow younger and younger.
Or at least, all these things keep me
from growing older.
"You may wonder that don't grow
any older. I am an old man in a
way with my white beard and my
white hair, but I'm strong and l can
get about quickly with the help Of my
good reindeer.
Il can hurry down chimneys and up
again and / can even manage these
modern fire-escapes which they have
In city apartment-house homes.
$50 Tn a sprightly, strong Santa
Claus, y,, am. But the thing which
keeps me from growing older Is, as
said before, because all the children
in the world thank me and smile for
me and say such wonderful things
about me.
"The day after Christmas is my
birthday-for then I'm just resting
after the toymaking. the trips to the
homes and the time which / spend
looking through my teleso.,
"But it's birthday such as no one
has except Santa Claus. It's birth
day which G hes each year, but l do
not really grow any Older-maybe in
wears, but not in any other way.
"Anl while it is children that keep
me young I'll tell you something else,
Boy Of the North.
"As long as there are children. love-
", smiling, laughing, happy boys and
girls, there will always be old Santa
Claus, for they-the precious dears-
will always keep me young by their
love and by their friendship.
eyes, Santa Claus. the children's
King, will always be the same old
solly, happy man as long as the chill
tren love him, and this l feel sure,
Boy Of the North, they will always do,
for he so loves them!"
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-01-17

and served during the conflict on q
trawler, hunting for German mines,
until an explosion left him blind and
paralyzed. A crippled man, he return
ed to st. Ives. and rejoined his fam
ily.j Then there came another child.
They lived in house on the wharf.
One morning smoke was seen issu-
ing from the kitchen and bedroom
windows of the house. Pollards
brother ran to give assistance and
saw his sister-in-law at the window OF
q bedroom. He called to her to jump.
But she only shook her head, threw
up her hands and went back into the
room. Pollard was not seen at the
time. Fortune saved the children, but
the flames were not spent until the
parents were lifeless.
'Could she have got out through
the window when you called TO her?"
the coroner asked the brOther-in-law
at the inquest.
Eyes. she could have comes out
through the window if she had wish
ed" he testified. But she evidently
chose to die with her crippled has.
band"
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-01-17
EVENING
q FAIRY IAL / z
| VI @MAVY GAHAMJ>ADI
3 b : y, EGNI
SANTA'S BIRTHDAY.

"Ah, Boy of the North" said Santa
Claus, as he leaned back in his shop,
Il am getting the toys made quickly
this year. Everything is going 50
well. It's happy Christmas all over
the world. l can just feel it is, can't
you, Boy of the North?"
BOY of the North wagged his tail
and looked at his master out of his
big, devoted eyes.
I'm an old man, Boy of the North"
continued Santa Claus, IAN old, old
man, but l have a secret which l will
tell you"
Boy of the North opened his eyes
wide and made a low soft growing
noise as though he thought he should
hear the secret.
Yes. l will tell it to you," said
Santa Claus.
II will tell you," he continued,
what keeps me young. what keeps
me from growing older and why you
really needn't ever worry about any
thing happening to your old master.
"You know, Boy of the North, how
every Christmas day / take out my
magic telescope and look through it
right into the homes where there are
children.
81 see them smiling. 1 see them
laughing, l see them hugging their
toys and their mothers and their dad
dies and their sisters and their broth
ers and their animals.
Il see them jumping up and down
for JOY and give you a look at ali
of it too and you wag your tail with
joy, too"
At the mere mention of the word
tail, Boy of the North wagged it as
hard as he could. Eyes. l know" he
was trying to tell Santa Claus.
well" continued Santa Claus, 1T
is on Christmas Day that l am taking
d rest. l am sitting back after lot
Of work.
"But, MS you know, Boy of the
North, this work that / am doing l
love. If a person has work which
they love. it keeps them young, for 1t
keeps them SO interested, and folks
who aren't interested in what they do
are very sad and disconnected and
grow dull and old.
$50 my work, even though it is so
hard keeps me young, but there is
something else that keeps me young
more than that.
"Ah yes, you have it, Boy OF the
North, it is the thanks of the children.
Yes, when all the children thank me
and say that they love old Santa
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-01-17
Terracing Is Effective.
VALUE OF WOOD-LOT TIMBER
Farmer Should FamiIiarize Himself
With Products-Big Losses Can
Be Prevented.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
Lack Of familiarity with the business
Of timber selling usually puts the own
er of q small woodland at disadvan-
tage, and in many regions material
from the wood lot Is sold considerably
less than its real value. The loss to
the farmers Is, In the aggregate, very
large. In order to stop this loss, 1t Is
necessary that the farmer informs him
self about the different kinds of grades
Of wood-lot products, the methods OF
estimating and measuring them and as
pertaining their value, the methods Of
selling, the markets, and the current
market prices. Especially does he
need reliable information about the
amount and real value Of his standing
timber and the location of good mar
kets. Farmers Bulletin 715, which
may be had free, contains detailed in
formation ON these points.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-01-17
TWO BROOKLYN MULES ON JAG
Go on Rampage After lmbibing vas
Quantities Of Eeer-One
2 Suicide.

New York.-Two mules that had i'm
bibed vast quantities Of beer the!
found in keg went on rampage
in Brooklyn, which was ended onl.
when one Of the crazed animals com
mitted suicide by plunging through q
plate glass window in an undertakeri
shop.
The mules were turned out to pas
ture. There had been picnic I'D the
field the day before and the party hao
left half .keg Of beer. One OF the
mules knocked over the keg and the
beer ran on the ground. They eagerly
licked 1t up and then the fun started.
Several hundred men and boys chased
them.
When the mules reached a position
onposite an undertaker's shop. one
crashed through the window ana feii
unconscious. 1t died in a few mo-
,uents. The other was captured sew
eraI blocks away. 1t was returned 70
pasture.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-01-17
BEST TIME TO PRUNE
TRANsPLANTED TREES
Early Spring Has Been Most
Generally Recommended.
Fear Has Been Expressed That
Branches Cut Back in Fall viii
Not Dry Out Sufficientiy-Re-
suits of Missouri Station.

The time to prune transplanted
trees, and young trees not to be trans
planted, has been much discussed.
Early spring has been most generally
recommended. IL is the usual custom
to prune back the branches of young
trees when they are transplanted.
Some writer's have recommended de-
laying pruning back fall transplanted
trees until spring The precaution of
ten urged against cutting back the
branches in the fall is that the tree
loses too much moisture through the
cut surfaces of the twigs. Fear has
been expressed that the cut-back
branches will dry out sufficiently to
kill back badly during winter. The
question naturally arises as to whether
more water will be lost through the
wounds of the cut twigs than would
be transpired from the branches were
they left intact.
In order to answer this question for
Missouri conditions, which are more
or less typical of the central states
general observations have been made
on young trees pruned at different sea-
sons at the University Of Missouri
College of Agriculture in the last
twenty years. The results uniformly
indicate that better growth results il
the branches are cut back in the fall
This holds true for young trees gener'
ally, whether they are transplanted III
the fall or spring or are not trans
planted.
The same observations are true OF
grapes. A skillful grape propagation
and grower at Hermann, Mo-. has found
that grapes make better growth II
pruned back in the fall. This grower
sets his cuttings in autumn as soor
as the vines shed their leaves anc
thereby successfully roots Norton
Cynthiana and other varieties found tt
root with difficulty if the cuttings are
made and set in early spring. he
further says that one-year-old grapes
designed to stand a second year in the
nursery, make much better growth Il
pruned back in the fall; also tina
bearing grape vines make stronger
growth if pruned in autumn as soor
as their leaves are shed. This is par
ticularly true of varieties that tend tt
make poor renewal growth from the
lower spurs.
That the water content of yount
apple trees is not greatly affected b!
fall pruning was established by ex
periments in 1900 and 1901 at the Uni
versity of Missouri. Little difference
in water content was found between
apple trees transplanted in late fal
and those which were not transplanted
Also, the trees whose branches were
pruned back in late autumn contained
on the average. slightly more watel
than those which retained theil
branches. While this difference Is no
great it at least indicates that thu
pruned branches did not suffer from
drying out through the wounds, bu
that on the contrary the pruned tree:
dried out slightly less than thos'
which were not pruned.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-01-17
TUBERCULOSIS IN HOG HERD
All Affected Animals SHOULD Be Sent
to Market for Slaughter Under
Federal inspection.

(prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
When tuberculosis already exists IN
q drove of hogs all the affected ami
mails, whether hogs or cattle, should
be removed from the premises. The
hogs should be sent to market for
slaughter at an abattoir under federal
inspection. The tuberculin test should
be applied to all cattle on the place,
and. those reacting should be properly
disposed of. The pens and stables
should be thoroughly cleaned and dis
infected before restocking.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-01-17
WALKS INTO FIRE
TO Die WITH MATE
woman ',' Sacrifices Life With
"oS0and Who Was Crippled
During the War.

pa monaon.-The story of Mary 1,.urr
flames ho ~ sacrificed her life in the
Cbann,o '1eause her husband, Edwin
esnanp Pollard. cripple could NOT
were Ina, mas thrilled London. Both
.sa, 80 hilied BY the fire which DESTROYED
.neir little home on tho wharf 'a :. C.
tinor,ss. men the flames had been ex-
su,sted. the body of Mrs. Pollard
h.ss. ,oand lying across that of her
o''ara and his wife and two chill.
al al used at st. Ives in the happy
uass before the war. At the outbreak
" 'ne conflict, however, he enlisted
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-01-17
GRAIN DESTROYED BY FIRES
Considerable Amount Lost Each Year
Avoid Placing Number OF
Stacks in Small Space.

prepared By the United States Depart
mont of Agriculture.)
A considerable amount Of grain in
the field is. lost each year by fires
which reach the stocks through dry
stubble or through lightning. Fire
protection demands that large num-
Der of stacks should not be placed in
a small space and that each group OF
stacks be safeguarded by means of a
firehreak. Special precautions should
De given as to preventing thrashing en-
zines setting fire to grain.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-01-17
QUITE SIMPLE POST FULLER
Effective Device Made Of Ordinary
Pieces Of Timber With Chain At
tached to Singletree.

This is very simple post puller. 1t
consists of 2 by 6-inch timber about
8 feet long. placed in slanting posi-
ton against the post which you desire
to pull out of the ground. Fasten the
chain around the post just above the
ground and run it over the plank. The
next step is to hitch a singletree to the
end Of the chain and one horse easily
pulls out any ordinary fence post. This
device will be found very handy by
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-01-17
Placed Dynamite in Ear,
Lit Fuse, Awaited Death

The body Of sixty-year-oid
THOMAS Gray was found in MS
little shack at Port Weller, n. T.
he having apparently killed him
self by sticking a dynamite
cartridge in his right ear, attach
ING fuse to it, lighting the tuse
and lying down on the floor to
Wait for the explosion.
The cartridge was found stick
ing in his head, his head Deing
partly blown off.
He had told fellow workmen
thar he felt bad and intended 10
HOW himself up. He explained
that he used to look after mules.
and when they had to be killed
the men would put a dynamite
cartridge 10 their ear and attach
a fuse to It.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-01-17
Ireland AGAIN.

Two Irishmen were walking along
one Of the main thOroughfares in
Glasgow when they noticed a large
placard in the window of shop with
the words: Butter! Butter!! But
ter. ! y in large type written on it.
pat" said Mike, what is the
meaning OF them big strokes after the
words?'
"Och, We ignoran u.s." says Pat,
squire they are meant for shillelahs,
to show it's Irish butter."-London
Ideas.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-01-17
Business Training.

Serious consideration is being given
TO the need Of higher commercial train
ing when London university proposes
to collect -S2.500,00O to establish q
course In commerce. that Is to say. to
create a commercial faculty, scholar
shins. travelling clerkships, erect build
ings and get library. Tie need OF
higher commercial training iiapresses
the British.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-01-17
Bad Erosion Results From Clearing
Land Of Too Steep Slope.

be reduced sufficiently to prevent Sc
rious harm. The general principle to
be kept in mind is to prevent surface
run-off, as far as possible. Water that
is absorbed by the soil not only causes
no erosion but increases the supply
of ground water, diminishes drought,
feeds the streams and maintains a
steady flow in adjoining streams.
Terracing Is Effective.
One of the most effective methods
Of preventing erosion on sloping cul-
tivated land is terracing, subject
we'll worth special investigation by the
farmer who wishes to till sloplng
tracts and at the same time keep the
good soil on the upper areas from be-
ing washed down the hillsides.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-01-17
Not for Such.

mo doubt about it," exclaimed the
physician; ''by means Of this wonder
full discovery old men can be made
young"
"Why don't you try it on yourseify'
"It's no good for a doctor. A doctor
spends half his life trying to look old
enough to be regarded as highly erudite
and experienced"
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-01-17
Heard on the Phone.

The small boy was the first to an.
swer the telephone. The person Oh
the other end Of the wire was friend
Of his mother. and the following con-
yersation ensued:
us this Mrs. Blanks residence?
"No, ma'am, It is Mrs. Blanks little
boy."-EverybOdy'S.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-01-17
ThriftteSS.

"You don't seem to have much re-
spect for those chaps painters refer
to as the old masters
"None whatever" said Mr.. Dustin
Stax. "They sighted their opportunl-
ties. Think of the money they could
have made merely by painting into
each picture package or bottle OF
something that was being advertised.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-01-17
Modern Simplicity.

"What q beautiful gown you have"
"My dear, it's really a very simple
little thing and most inexpensive. !
paid only $135 for it, would you be-
lieve it?''
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-01-17
With a Piece Of Plank, Chain and
Horse, Fence Posts Are Easily Pulled
nuf

farmers repairing their fences or tear
ing out old ones to replace them by
the modern steel or concrete fence
posts which have won such great favor
among farmers generally. The chain
may be quickly attached to any post
and the prop put in place. The parts
are easily carried to the next post to
be drawn.-Popular Science Monthly.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-01-17
Mortal Superiority.

"If you will make three wishes,
said the old-fashioned fairy, Il viii
see that they all come true"
you're little Slow" responded the
rustic "Any Teller that runs for Of
flee out this way will promise to make
wishes come true Eastern you can
think 'em up."
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-01-17
Leisure.

"Why can't you keep servantT
81 think" replied Mr.. Crosslots. that
for the first week that she feels ready
TO take q two-week vacation"
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-01-17
A Defect.

"Don't you think athletics In school,
make a boy strong?"
"They haven't made our boy strong
enough to bring up bucket of COAL"
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-01-17
A Mad World.

Jack-1 have noticed that some fell
lows act like fools when in love-
Edith-And ! have noticed that It is
not even necessary for some to be in
love.--London Answers.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-01-17
Financially Speaking.

did Mayme accept the college pro-
fessor?"
NO; she wanted an automobile and
a diamond necklace so she married
the skilled day laborer"
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-01-17
The Reason.

"And you haven't any friends, poor
MANI"
mo, ma'am, and it's because l am a
moor man that l haven't any,"
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-01-17
The Woman Deposition.

"Sorry, madam, but your account is
already overdrawn"'
swell, what of it, young man?
Haven't I right to do what l like
with my own accountable.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-01-17
Apprehensive.

Triend-You saw the doctor, did
you? l suppose he started to regulate
your diet.
Dyspeptic-No; think he started to
eliminate it.