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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-05-12
Letters to the
Editor
pIsOHIBITtON-ITS STONY
Inln IN 1f1lNAlne

pisOIsIBITtON-tTS STONY
TOLD IN RHYME
Editor The Star Prohibition bsr
a way. to all your wants u saying
nay: all the drinks beyond the water
that you sink. or wash In ourht'er.
are inspected. n detected. they're In
jcoted with some Iift. that gives you
notions. that you own the coast and
ocean. they're DETECTED In their
course and mirrsion-and by force
you have . vision of . jail: n bail
you fail 20 furnisb-in ean you land.
This. IN short. In prohibition. high
spots shown. courses known. In the
work OF thirst revision
Now.
Uncle Fam kept bar for y-nrr.
And served tho best In vino and
beers:
Tastes and spp~tftcs were grown.
From his big hand no freely sown.
hut one day cana he fen to think.
inr-
WHAT'S the good Of All this drinking,
The boys must stop this wild On,
rousinE.
win not stand for all this sousfng
he told the hvys hs nov vas stop.
ping
This hullabaioe and bottle Popping.
MIX and water and grape juice red.
Would benceforth put them all sober
20 bed
nut
The appetftes he'd been ycays eiIiing.
Grew rank and strong without his
| willing.
He started sometnfng - csuidn'f
| stop.
And truth 10 ten. raised Q M Of .
| crop
rpsr. poor man. has nsos hand IN
shaping tights and appe,ites OF flsnh
and rpirst Years he knows not Of.
have done n for him. And now they
gore him with their calls TO nntisfy.--
and 40 he failA
| Drink. With by,,t. ~ ~, ,c 49,.
n. .,nt.. ara wo,s,,~ =, ~. 100.
ness Of the cali TO nearly rates
wh.re Peter xal,r % ssur, ,,,, on
Moun,nIn dew ara ll,chs, hrsx,
M, x,n ,,,,.,u. 80, rs.na.. 80.
| came, xrnl, TO- tim. ga 40. al.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-05-12
TODAy's QUESTION

Are yen surprised n the v~siict In
the Biadge Anna Sawyer cascs
ANSWERS
MRS. A. w. DOwD. sic ". Union
IT: well. Was rather surprised
MISS SADIE FINN. 7.7 Lucille IT..
I'm not nurprissd. Ihavent follow
81 the CASE enough To be-
MRS. q. u. CANDY. - w. oup.r
81: II don't care 70 express myself
q, ALL
MISS OLIVE HOLLAND. ms
i7uh ave. N. Yea II does surprise
me-
MISS r. JACKSON. 81 S<th ava
81 II rather expected II. but I'm not
sure enough Of my opinion to say
much publicly
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not caught. and before the Judge
you're brought and told that you
ought 10 be shot for having whisky
that old. and him not told befora
when on nature they can prvvufl,
In fermentation TO henc~forth fall,
the aEe-old riddle we herewith fiddle,
will have been soived-and not TIL
then q. y. n.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-05-12

Street line Is making money County ferries losing
more than . quarter of q million q year What has the
county Of King to say to the city Of Seattle nowl
Seattle burglar loses loot when ne tries 10 steal kiss
Stolen fruit not always the sweetest?
1t may Be significant that Germany has to say yes or
no about indemnities the eve Of Friday the 18th
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-05-12
OUR DAILY FICTION

Once upon a time there was q
republican who worked tooth and
nail 10 bring out large vote for
Harding. Ills neai gained wide
advertising. And after Harding
was elected he became . candt
date for postmaster In his city.
And he wrote a letter to HAr.
ding.
\ am not going To peddie ire
bunk to YOU" he wrote. by say.
ing that I'm after the job be-
cause I consider II . fine placc
10 render public service. want
the Job because tho salary looks
Attractive to me-"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-05-12

lily. county. ecfocf 4nc pcft orr
Gals me, yesterday for the purpose
n TALKING over the tar problem.
They accomplished their purpose
They talked.
THE CYCLE
axes are high." he boldly cried
I'm tired OF all this load
But he yelled much louder the day
they denied
Him a piece OF road
An the murderers got after taking
~ life OF . taxicabby was enough
- buy q few gallons OF xssoiine
Proving that life Is cheap and Eas
elm high.
The naughty play must 20. our
recent visitor. Wilbur Craft. says
Bless such innocence. Why. the
naughty plays do 60. It's the clean
plays that don't
ODE 10 A sER.MADB
CLEOPATRA
Znun1Ao "a ths& titfIs 1AS4
n WA Thy chseks . 1esper shaAo
TAaa perhaps thsy ought - ~
I'm wsro mighty stxsng fus ~
SEARCH %
soasn1y 80 IN -. a. ~ -
~ u1nutss Nppr~x Ysg19 = Int
= nAach b. Ticking Il with his
thumbnAfl. when II could havv been
done BY the old fashioned method IN
1hrss<txhfhs Of . second. what's
t1o answer Constantly thina.
CURLY MccuR
ne scale commonly used By the
onIy i've notes. which are called
1ouue. chang. kio. tent and yus VIII
chr Friend and adviser. Tiny Burnett.
ktnd1y check this up. and. II found
ooRrect slip Ms the pitchf We're try
- % pick out the Doc I'll rag On
our uks and wish 70 get started
s1ghl
OCR OWN HALL or FAME
Q. B. Young lives At Twelve Nile.
HOW MUCHs
4 Portland man vas fined so for
tonlltng q woman q chicken"
How much would Il have eBss
HIN had he used the term ~oid hen"7
nnADD err - x-v~r~uzS
= column . day. IT'S thai ana no
pay.
= eofurnn and not fne le@l
There may b. no news,
You may want TO slooze,
Es . column or change Of address
THAT IS LOVE
when . giri tmagines that . big
bob with bristles on his chin and q
brsath like an old pipe n The Great
~ Thing on Earth~--that Ia love.
NJ KNEW WHAT HE WANTED
Banging the door shut behind him.
19r. TIT Consumer 0himseif) entered
fhe florists shop and glared At the
G1erk.
Il noticed your sign. Say n with
Yl0wers,' out IN 'front.' and thought
"a give you trial ORDER he said.
We'll, we have roses, carnations,
hyacinths and most anything you de-
eire. Now what
Nothing like H.. growfed Uh
What I want h . couple o. dozen
skunk cabbage 10 send my landlord.
He's raised mo rent again.
Ono professor says high heels
cause many divorcea Yes; . wife
can't do much manual labor In the
things.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-05-12

(ap'ry hall b goin' q b. used 10
>AtWe wool In this SUNNY. but Il
won't b. ~ woolly m some o. the
shows what played there last
winter. A woman u known best
8 her drossusLss.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-05-12
Worlds stronaes, Child.

Natalie Owens OF Los Angeles, Cal-
aged nine years, Is said to be ehe
strongest child In the world. She
easily lifts n n OF 175 pounds. IN
her fathers dairy she handles cans
of milk OF all sizes, the largest weigh
Ing over 100 pounds. with as littlc
effort and concern as tile sturdiest
farm hand about the place. In the
public school she attends. she out
runs all the boys OF whatever age or
size, and can trounce any two of them
II the occasion arises. She has done
this thoroughly several times. She
Is slender, not tall for her age, and
weighs but OIL pounds, yet she amuses
herself by lifting burdens that would
tax an ordinary man. ms readily as q
woman raises n small basket of eggs
Montreal Herald.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-05-12

tent will lose the waterproof qualities
1t left the factory with and begin to al
low lean, penetrating streams Of wa
ter to wiggle down the necks OF the
sleepers. II II rains hard the water
will also crawl under the tent and col
lect In a large. damp body on the floor.
so that anybody who gets out of bed
TO tie up the west flap will have no
trouble In telling what II is at once
More Internal rheumatism has been
caused by sleeping In a water-soaked
state In a tent which was guaranteed
TO stand off a clOudburst than from
any other cause except putting vinegar
into the breakfast food.
Owing TO lack OF space In the aver
age tent. the spring cot is used as a
substitute for beds. AS nobody ever
manufactured a cot that was over five
feet long the result Is that several of
the male members of the family are
obliged TO allow their feet to hang over
In a graceful parabola, or else curl up
like a telescope fireladder and collect
a full set OF internal contracting
cramps. No man ever slept on one or
these cots and became the unwilling
prey OF every homefarlng pinch bug
without cursing the manufacturer to
his latest breath.
Tents are constructed OF strong
ibrous materials which will keep out
everything but the wind. rain and man.
eating insects. When n thinks Of
the thousands OF intrepid American
families who go to roost every night
in the summer in a dog tent. which Is
liable TO cave In every time the wind
gets above middle G. he will not fear
that we are losing those heroic quail
ties which shone at Bunker Hill and
the late Chicago convention.
The tent sleeper Is an early riser.
owing to the milkman, the iceman and
he insomniac rooster, and therefore
he practice should he encouraged.
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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-05-12
Last Dreams
What They Mean
WHEAT.

NOTHING grows in the land o,
~ dreams say the readers of
destiny. more favorable to those who
see IL In their nightly visions than a
field OF wheat To look upon a field
OF the growing grain, or preferably to
walk In such a field, foretells a great
financial prosperity. To those unmar-
ried this dream indicates success in
love beyond their most sanguine ex
~pectatons. Not only will they marry
the person Of their choice but the mar
rage viii be a most happy n and
their children will be handsome aId
weil-behaved. All this in addition TO
the wealth the dream foretells. II
you are engaged In a lawsuit a dream
stroll through q wheatield is q prog
nOsticatiOn that the suit will be de-
cided 10 your favor. In fact you will
be successful in all your undertakings
II you dream OF wheat.
There seems to be some occult con-
nectiOn between tie wheat seen In
dreams and financial matters which Is
wholly uncOnnected with those rela-
lions as they exist in the wheat-pit OF
the produce exchange-and fully as
much % be relied on as many grain
Spectators have found to their cost.
In fact speculation In dream wheat has
a decided advantage over speculation
in the ordinary kind in that you don't
have to put up any margin. To dream
that you are eating wheat In the ear
indicates that your profits In business
are doubly secured. And II you are
a farmer and dream that you are CIV
Ing away wheat you are going to have
a most plentiful harvest. There are
only two things TO be avoided by those
dealing In dream wheat. You must
not dream that you are buying 1t; that
is as unlucky as 1t is lucky to dream
that you are giving II away. Nor
must you carry on your back any
quantity, however small, OF the phan-
tom grain or you will suffer financial
losses. Bearing these two exceptions
in mind go to bed resolved to dream
of wheat.
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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-05-12
FOX y THE T

ID LACK FOX had often heard that
ID there were witches and fairies
living somewhere 10 the forest. but
he had never seen one and ava not
bother even 70 wonder where they had
their home until one day he thought
~ something which would need the
help u q witch.
So one night be BEGIN 70 hunt and
found the cave where an Old witch and
her black cat lived. They were dane
ing about a big kettle Of something
boiling over q Ere outside the cave and
for q second Black Fox thought Of
running sway.
Bu, Instead be bid behind a rock
snd watched the strange pair. He
snw the old witch dip into the boiling
pot and take out q cupfuI Of something
and give u 20 the black cat 20 drink.
which changed the cat into a fox Just
like himself
"Ah, this Is Just the place ! am
looking for. said Black Fox. running
up 70 the witch, who vas 50 startled
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-05-12
NISAiIQ|XlRN gI0RY

the witch. 4 will Be easy with you
and ask only for a stone. but Il must
be taken from the bottom % the pool
that i 10 the middle q the forest and
from no other place.
Black Fox almost laughed AZ this
Il sounded 80 easy. He promised at
once 20 BEGIN the next night. bringing
q o from the forest pool.
on be ran 20 the pool. and then he
thought for the first time that this
was no easy task FOR him to dive each
Night 10 the bottom ard bring Ep e
stone.
How r. she I know. I wonder.
where the stone ONE FROM thought
sly Black Fox. Il am not going 70
risk my life every night getting q
stone from that deep pool when there
are piesty Of stones right here on The
ground
The next night. as be was on his
way 10 the wiich's cave Black Fox
picked up a stone from the ground
and took Il along.
Here Is the stone from the bottom
% the pool. wise Witch" said Black
Fox. ~and now I beg Of you be quick
and give the the power | crave"
The old witch looked at the stone.
and she knew {. once Black Fox had
tried to deceive her. but said not a
word. Instead she went to the boil
Inc battle ard -uva him u.rra 81 the
fluid In a cup. Drink - she said. and
had Black Fox noticed the look In her
yes he would have dropped the cup
and run.
But he didn't. SO he drank II and
asked: "What shall / do next. wise
Witchfr
wiser than you think" muttered
the witch under her breath. but she
told Black Fox all that he had TO do
was TO wish three times when he
Wan&ed to change Into a turkey. and II
would be granted.
But remember. this will only last
for tonight. Tomorrow you must bring
me another stone from the bottom Of
the forest pool and from no other
place"
Black Fox promised. and of he
trOtted, laughing to himself that she
old witch did not know the difference,
and It would be easy to bring the
stone each night.
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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-05-12
Beauty Chats
By EDNA KENT FORBES
ARE

A S I have often said before, II
"A isn't how much you eat. to re-
duce and increase flesh. but what sort
Of foods you eat. Certain foods con-
tain much more fat building power
than others. And the measure OF such
nourishment Is the calorie.
IL you want to reduce or Increase
your weight, or II you want 10 keep
your weight at n certain point, you
must find the number OF calories Of
food which you should eat each day.
To do thls-welgh yourself accurately
first. Find out what you should weigh.
for your height and age, and multiply
what you should weigh by 10. This
figure Is the number Of calories OF
food that you should eat to remain at
that n weight. II you are over
weight. eat less than this amount; II
you are u~nderweIght, eat more.
Here is the caloric value Of some OF
our eonHnon Ioous Galleries.
one slice OF bread. 20
One plate thick or cream soup.....1GO
one potato, boiled or baked.
one teacup clear soup. ......... 90
IL ounces lean 40
Z fat meat. 200
ohe < 20
One glass milk.
One oyster s
one apple 40
One Banana 100
One heaping teaspoon sugar. ...... 80
One tablespoonful ice cream......135
And so on. / have picked out a
few of the commoner foods included
In the daily diet. From these you can
see that II you eat less than half your
usual amount Of meat. II II Is fat
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-05-12
Hunt sardInes with seapIanes.

California promises to be the great
est sardlne canning center of the
world ms the result of the use OF sea-
planes In the industry on the Pacific
coast. Since the first of the year
naval seaplanes have been flying out
from the sea coast, sighting schools OF
fish and sending a wireless back 70
the naval station giving the direct
location. The naval station then tele-
phones the information to the San
Diego office of the ish and game com
mission. Fishing fleets are immediate
iy directed exactly where to seek thelr
game and are consequently assJr9'
of a big catch.-Wall Street Journal
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-05-12
Rann-dom Reels
By HOWARD L RAM
IN A TENT


CLEEPING In a tent is a rried and
- tested method OF getting close TO
nature and the domestic mosquito.
For some reason which science has
never been able to ascertain, the
American mosquito operates at his
best in a wall tent which has been
swathed in netting. Many a man has
left an alright chamber two flights
up. where he was free from mosquitoes
and breath. and sought refuge In a
tent out in the yard. only TO arise in
the morning decorated with the pink
art craft OF the nonIadic mosquito and
the treacherous red ant.
A Z by 9 tent which has been put
up by a sIxteen-year-old son who was
in a hurry TO go fishing is an inviting
place to sleep in during a rain storm.
After 1t has rained for a while the
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-05-12

ASA night ] am sect round try
Il feegure out wot gonna say for
da paper. Preety soon da bell ees
maka reeng on front door and leetle
girl come yeesit my place. She only
bouta seek. eight, nine, dozen year
old and so pretty like new bambIno.
She aska me "Ees Peanut Pietro
leeyn does placer say jusa for
be nice and keeda her leetle bit, "Oh,
somatime he leeya here when ecs
seeck and no got TO work" She say
two, tree week & her leetle pup
doggie lOsa hees way and no come
home. She say some people tella her
Pietro linda leetle dog and TAXA cen
for geeya becga feed.
You know dat pup and me wot
find ees greata frlcns before da leetle
girl show up. But when he hcara her
voice he almost breaka hees neck for
leava da place. He act so glad lIka
jusa been elected. Eef | speaka to
heem he no pay noteece yer mooch.
But when she speaka weeth heem he
almost breaka bees tail weeth too
mooch a lie ees great dog ALA
right for lika da girls.
And when da leetle girl go home
dat pup ees 20 too. She say she cry
Tonga time before linda my place. but
now she ees 40 cry any more
'Gooda bye, George" ! say to dat
pup when leaya da house.
"ohi Meester pletro." da leetle girl
say. "hees name ees no George-he
ees Fritz"
RIghta queeck ! am mad because
maka frlen weeth dog whosa German
name. | declda mex time linda cat
or mako dog show da ceetzen papers.
Wot you tlnk?
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-05-12
Just Folks
THE MOTHER ON THE SIDEWALK
By EDGAR A. GUEST

The mother on the sidewalk as the
troops are marching by
Is the mother OF Old Glory that is
waving In the sky.
Men have fought to keep II splendid,
men have died to keep 1t bright,
But that flag was born of woman aud
her sufferings day and night;
IT'S her sacrifice has made Il. and
once more we ought TO pray
For the brave and loyal mother Of the
boy that goes away.
There are days of grief before her,
there r hours that she will
weep.
There are nights of anxious waiting
when her fear will Danish sleep /;
She has heard her country calling and
has risen TO the test,
And has placed upon the altar Of the
turmoil Of the fray
The anguish Of the mother OF the boy
who goes away.
You may boast mems deeds OF glory
you may tell their courage great
But to die Is easier service than alone
TO sit and wait.
And | hall the little mother, with the
tear-stained face ami grave
Who has given the Flag a soldier
she's the bravest OF the brave.
And that banner we are proud OF.
with It's red and blue and white
Is a lasting tribute holy to all moth.
ers' love OF right.
Copyright BY Edgar A. Grest)
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-05-12

by seeing two foxes she almost tum-
bled Into the pot.
Madam. ! want your help" said
Black Fox. II want to have the power
to change myself into a turkey when
ever ! like and the power to change
back again also"
"what will you give me II | do
this7" asked the greedy old creature.
Black Fox had not thought Of that.
lie had always got everything for
nothing so far and this was a new
idea. but he saw at once hat this
time he would have TO pay. so he
asked her what she wanted.
"As you have no gold to give" said
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-05-12

meat you still are getting almost three
times as much fattening nourishment
as though IL were lean neat.
No woman who wants to reduce
should touch bacon, pork. ham. or such
meats. Fowls, steak. such meats as
are lean. willie give strength without
too much fatty tissue. Oysters are a
good choice. they have so little fat.
Clear soups. as you can see. produce
much less fat than cream soups. A
breakfast Of a few slices OF toast with
butter and n cup OF coffee with
three Jumps OF sugar and cream. has
more fat in II than a full meal OF re-
duclng foods. Yet one fat woman told
me she continued to gain. though that
was all she ever ate for breakfast
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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-05-12

Probably no movie" actress has
been able to command more favorable
consideration from those VINO regular
~ visit the picture houses than has
charming Edith Storey. Her black
hair and raven black eyes add TO her
strong face, which she uses most eree-
lively in the portrayal Of the heavy"
parts which she so frequently plays.
She is Of medium build snd is regard
ID as pretty.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-05-12
Questionable Exaetitude.

Mrs. Sears was q charming old lady
who had m%ethodical habits. a passion
for exactness and a great fondness for
saving things. A result OF the COM
blnation Of those characteristics gave
her niece a slight shock when she
went to the orderly medicine closet
and tool down a bottle neatly labeled.
"Calomel--I think.'-Youth's Com
panion.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-05-12
Entertainment.

FLOWS your singin' society getting
niongY' inquired 81 SlmlIn.
"Fine." replied Jud Tunkins. ''The
slngin' doesn't amount 10 much yet,
hut some Of the arguments are full OF
hrst-class repartee."
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-05-12
Describing Il.

"What sort OF a store is the Right
placef" inquired o guest.
well" replied the landlord OF the
Petunia tavern, "Tll tell You, They
not only sell suspenders. but actually
call EN- galluses."-Kansas City star.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-05-12

STRICKLAND W GILLIAN,
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A CONF ssIoN

I do not dress as well as some,
Before the public, or to hum.
My loved ones call me. with a sob.
A name That sounds to me like 'slob."
II IL not that I am averse
To looking very much less worse,
IL IL no; hat I like to be
The shabby hick folks know as me.
No. Il IL merely that in youth
! had such scanty duds, in truth.
That when guests came | up and hid
This Is no Jest! ! surely did.
Full Oft my trousers tdo not grinD
Had scarce a trace OF bosom In.
Such things are not a source OF Joy
To any halfway modest boy.
! wore this sort OF uniform
Through sun and rain and
storm
Untl I was too old to learn
To look as now TO look yearn.
But We grown r~econciled unto
The way I have to look and do,
Though ! don't dress as well as some
Either in public or to hum.
FINNIGIN FILoSoFY.
livery town has uts local blow
hard hat tn home folks won't
listen to at all. but who livery
vance in a while
b~thranger an imprisse i'm till
some citizen puts tn stranger
mkt.
It's Your Choice.
Weather suit your
II not, are you thinking OF making
trouble about 1T