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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-03-26

BY Earl X. Sui!iyan. y. c.
40-iwp
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-29

your lordship."
Apple blossoms. suppose
shifted HIS lordshir.
This time Blood laughed. but there
wnA stlll a lingering wis,fulncRs 10
bis eyes.
II shall be as you wlsh--and very
gratefully let mo assure your lord
ship. shall know how 10 earn his
maies;y's appreciation. You may de.
pend upon my loyal service"
III l didn't. / shouldn't offer you
this govornorship,"
Thus Il was settled. Biood's com
mission was made out and sealed In
tho presence OF Mallnrd. tho com
mandant, and the other officers OF
the garrison. who looked on in round.
eyed astonishment. but kept their
thoughts 20 themselves.
Now ve can aboud our business
60" said van der Kuylcn.
I'VE sail tomorrow morning" his
lordship announced.
Blood was startled.
and Colonel Bishop?' he asked.
"He becomes your affair. You are
now the governor. You win deal with
hla ar you think proper on his re.
turn. Hang him from his own yard.
arm. lie deserves IT,
Continued Monday
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-29
STARVED TISSUE
|. CASE NOW
NORMAL

Anna NJ. Coleman, OF POI n. Euclid
ave, Pasadena. Calf. has recovered
her normal health acknowledging for
twenty years from a case OF starved
tissue, nervous prostration and rheu-
matisrn on the nerves.
During tho early winter I heard
much OF the many wonderful results
from Alvita Tablets and decided TO
give them trial. ! have been n
sufferer for twenty years, have been
through an extreme case OF starved
tissue, nervous prostration twice, and
rheumatism on the nerves. Ny con.
dition seemed almost hopeless. but /
vas inspired to try ALVITA Tablets
and on February %. 1923. com.
menced my first dose. BY the end
OF one week / found a most wonder.
fui betterrnent in my condition, all
the old sufferings and conditions
have disappeared. and / now feel nor.
NAL. Such a joy--am simply bub.
bling over with gratitude and want
the world 70 know what Alyita has
None for me"
y Aivita Tablets are scientifically
prepared from the wonderful alfalfa
plant. which Science has found is a
itch storehouss Of tho vital mineral
elements lime. iron ma phospbntes.
Thousands u men and women from
every section NJ the Lard hnvo OBJ.
tanned amazing benefits from Aivita.
80 matter what sou hBvo tried, try
This rsme6y II Nature now. n dollar
buys "A box az any drug siorc,-Ad'
yeftisement.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-29

10 snenk up 10 the house after the
Deacon and tho boy had reached the
meeting house. and let tho fox
hounds loose. Wei, OF course. the
pack leader picked up the trail OF
the fox Immediately and away the
pack went. beiling and baying and
sobhing something scandalous. The
Deacon was in the midst OF his SER
mon when tho pack dove under the
meeting house. Their Internal babh.
ling, the rapping OF their heads and
tails against tho floor Of the meeting.
house just naturally silencod the
Deacon.
We'll. the pack raced round and
round. following the dozen circles
thru which the pet fox had been led.
then they followed the trail out from
under the meeting house and gradu.
ally their hubdub was lost in the dis.
lance. But not for long. A fox
hound r. single minded animal and
whom tho pack leader came 10 the
spot whore that Internal boy had
picked his pet up off the ground the
trail was lostl SO the pack did what
fox hound pack always does when
puzzled. II back.trailed and started
in all over againl In minute or
two the uproar under the church
started again and trailed off towards
the Deacon's house 10 tho start; then
II trailed back again. Then the con-
grogation commenced 10 Rigglo and
on tho fifth return engagement the
Deacon lost his temper and said
'Damnthose hounds chopped off
his sermon and dismissed his congre.
cation. After the hounds had har.
rassed him three Sunday nights in
succession the congregation took the
hint and decided against a preacher
who kept fox hounds.
"Qno OF these days this country will
wake up and decide against public
servants who run in circles and back.
ward and forward like Deacon Hat.
fields fox hounds"
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ADVENTURES
OFTHE TWINS
@Olive Roberts Barton
MIssEz PETER PETER PUMPKIN EATER

Nancy, cycling his brave colors. you
are not so old.fashloned yourself.
You have on brand new clothes and
they are the latest styIer'
IL mean for women said afis.
ter Peter
Il seer said Nick sobsrly. Eyes.
we saw woman 20 by with n
basket Of eggs She said she wns
going TO the Market Town Fair"
why. that wosn't my wife" said
Mister Peter. That was Old Dame
Trot."
II saw another woman" said
Nancy. "she was on her way to the
Butchers TO get her poor dog a
bone. Perhaps that was your wlfor'
why, I'm surprised of you" ex.
claimed Mister Peter Indignantly.
That old hag' My wife! Humph,
n should say mott That was Old
Mother Hubbardr'
And now remember saw stlll
another woman 20 by" said Nick.
"She was all bent double and had
on n little ragged shawl. She said
her house wns under tho Hill"
My goodness aliveF' cried Mister
Peter Grossly. That's the Old.
Woman Who os.under.thc.Hinl
Why. she's a perfect rag.bag. What
do you think my wife looks like.
anyway"
well, you said you didn't believe
in fashions" Nancy reminded him.
You ought TO be glad IL she did
dress in ragsr'
II didn't mean that exactly" said
Mister Peter Pumpkin Eater ~
Just meant don't approve OF hor
spending every cent / give her on
clothes"
what did she buy with tho last
money you gave her?' called a teas.
ing voice. and there stood 10 Peep
on her front porch, shaking n finger
at stingy Peter.
~ don't know! ] mover gave her
ayr said Mister Peter before he
thought. Then he got very red TN.
der his green hat
II thought sor' laughed 30 Peep,
patting her blue satin skirt all
caught up with bows Of cherry rb.
bon. we all thought CO."
Just then Missez Peter Peter
Pumpkin Eater turned tho corner
a heavy basket. Peter tool,
ono good look - Hef and then
glanced .rt iis owr uui:.
POLY, you need q i,cw dress" he
declared. aa sho came near. You
mover did ray enough attention 20
yolr ciothcB"
GO 10 Continued
Copyright 1923, by Seattle STAR
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-29

Hello" called a voice bright and
early next morning. who is living
here now7'
I'VE arc" said Nancy and Nick.
sticking their heads out Of their
Christmas-tree house in Daddy Can.
der Land. who are your
why, I'm Peter Peter Pumpkin
Eater" answered a little man oil
dressed up in yellow clothes with "A
large green hat. did you see my
wife,
mo, we didn't see her" said
Nancy. what does she look iike7"
We'll" said Mister Peter, she
isn't fashionable. / don't believe in
fashions. She's sort of old.fash-
ioned."
but, my goodness declared
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-29
HOW TO GET A
NAH JONGG BONUS

4. IL you win hand with a total
OF 90 points ttho bonus for Mali
Jongg1 consolation 10 points Is al.
lowed you. However II your score
totals 22 GO for Nah Jongg. plus 2
for drawing tho winning ,!le. or 2
for filling only place to VIM you
cannot elect 10 take the consolation
bonus. Your score in this case is
%. not 30.
.. Filling the only possible place 10
win. which scores bonus OF 2,
means that only one particular tile
VIII give you Nah Jongg and that
You draw that tile. in using the
term particular tile" ! mean n tile
Of particular designation. such as
Red Dragon. Two Bamboo, etc. This
bonus Is not dependent upon dis.
cards. Thus II Dot would give
you Nah Jongg and no other tile
would. you would get your bonus
irrespective how many Dots had
been discarded. or II none had. Con.
versely. IL you held two pairs. and
IA third 10 either pair would give you
Nah jongg. YOU would not get your
bonus II two tiles OF one pair had
been discarded. This. OF course.
practically would mean that the only
tile which would win for sou would
be third 70 one pair. but as dis
cards do not affect this bonus. theo.
retialiy, YOU could win by drawing
Z "A third 10 eStfter rair
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-29

"wcll. gentlomen-and others,
said cappy Kicks, as no showed his
chair back from tho luncheon table
at tho Bilgewnter club. and lighted
ono OF his famous ono dollar per.
fectos. 81 SEQ by this mornings news
dispatches that lifo In not, after all.
the gray and sordid proposition TINT
Herr IIohenzollern started out 10
make IL
you are. undoubtedly, the king OF
optimists, Cappy." J, Augustus Re-
dell declared THE secretary OF the
treasury makes public O suggestion
that income tnxea shall be reduced az
the next session OF congress. and In.
stantly your alert mind sees the
thing done. an extra dividend declar.
cd and everybody happy
And why not7'' Cappy demanded,
would You have mo pesslmist
rather than an optlmst? Do you
think | would manage 20 extract
more fun out OF life IL played the
role OF mlsanthropy7'
"A little conservatism in this mat.
ter now would doubtless tend 20 les
sen your disappointment later. Don't
forget that in 1924 you're going to
make lot OF money. The lumber
you VIII sell TO Japan viii keep your
aawmills running on a 24-hour shift
for the next year. and youll get nj
lease SIS a thousand feet, board
measure. for rreighting your own
lumber in your own ships TO Yoko'
hama"
THE more the merrier. my boy
The more money can pay In taxes
10 my country tho happier am. be.
cause no matter how much pay II
means that I'm stili lucky dog and
getting mine. As for my radienlism
or rather. lack OF conservatism. II
you mean by that tho pleasure with
which l hail Mr.. Mellon'a announce.
ment, all have to say Is that l pre-
fer now TO believe that Mr.. Mellon IL
eternaily right. that tho country
knows he's right. that congress
knows he's right but Is unwilling 70
admit II. but will have 10 later on,
and that TO all tntentH and purposes
the cut in income taxes Is an accom-
/ plLshed fact, Dog my cats. Gus. a
fellow just naturally has GOT TO be
Iievc things or go crazy"
well. I'm going crazy" declared
| Ulysses Grub. Of tho Grubb Boz
/ Factory. Inc. "rho notifications OF
this present law have sc, my reason
lettering on my throne. When my
I 1890 income tax return was exported
In Washington. tho expert found an
error OF s2s.t5 In my favor and sent
me n check 10 cover. Last year a
I field expert came around and checked
UP my books for 1890 and figured on,
my income tax for that year as II
( should have been figured " the eX
collector OF internal revenue. r
whom | paid a large Zee 20 make II
out for me. had known how 10 figure
When he go, thru he allowed that
owed tho government i4.2s9.os anf
gave mo ten days In which to pay up
So called In my expert 20 expert tho
field experts figures in the latter,
/ presence, and my expert told N,
government expert that tho lattoi
was crazy. The next thing knew thcj
had pulled off round with skif
gloves In my office. To save myself
from n penalty. I paid tho excessive
tax under protest Then I hired q
lawyer and sent him 20 Washington
10 plead my case before the commits
sioner. After supporting that lawyer
at the best hotel for n month ant
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-29
aaag sah oag4B sl@Rt 1.-THE g d Sad

either your exposed or concealed
hands, you are allowed bonus Of
10 points. This iH very useful
score 10 remember during play.
7. Should player have three OF a
kind exposed and later declare the
fourth. you may pung this fourth
for Nah Jopgg. This IL chilled STEAL.
ing tho Fourth 20 Win" and entities
you TO n bonus OF 10. This cannot be
done on declaration Of four at one
time, no rcan you claim the bonus
II person with tire OF kind should
elect for any reason 10 discard the
fourth instead OF declaring IL.
8. II the game progresses to a
point where there are only II tiles
left In the wall tho hand IL draw.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-29

BLOOD
By Rafael Sabafi,iI
. RAFAEL. SARATlri
AppcI NA Srpvlcr ~

ihuhVuVu tntHlhciNtN UPON Wv
French like hounds upon the star
they have brought 10 hay, After
them went others. until all had
gone. and none but willoughby and
the Dutchman were left TO watch
tho fight from tho quarterback OF
tho abandoned Arahclla.
For fully half an hour that bat
tle ragged aboard the Frenehman
Beginning In tho PROV. II surged
thru tho foreeastle 10 the waist
where IL reached climax OF fury
The French resisted stuhhornly
and they had the advantage OF
numbers TO encourage them. But
for all their stubborn valour they
ended by being pressed back and
back across the decks that were
dangerously canted 20 starhoard by
the pull OF tho water-logged Ara
bella. The buccaneers fought Will
tho desperate fury OF men who
know that retreat is impossible. for
there was no ship 20 which they
could retreat. and here they must
prevail and make the Nictorieuss
their own, or perish.
And their own they made her In
the end. and at cost Of nearly
half their numbers Driven 20 the
quarterback. the surviving defend
ers, urged ON by the Infatuated ri.
ynrol. maintained awhile their des'
perate resistance. but IN the end
Rlvaroi went down with n bullet In
his head. and the French remnant
numbering scarcely score o.
whole men. called for quarter.
Even then the labors OF Biood''
mon were not at and end. Ths
Elizabeth and the Medusa were
tight -iocked. and TIaE,horpc's fol
lowers were being driven bach
aboard their own ship for tho sec
ond time. Prompt measures were
demanded. Whilst Pitt and HI
seamen bore their part with The
sails. and oglc went below with q
gun-crew. Blood ordered the crap
nels TO be loosed az once Lore
willoughhy and the admiral wert
already aboard the Yictorleuse. ~
they swung Off 10 the rescue oI
Hagathorpe. Blood. from the quar-,
ter-deck OF tho conquered vessel
looked his last upon the ship thai
had served him so well. the shlI
that had become 10 him almost n
part os himself. A moment abs
rocked after her release. then slow,
~ and gradually scttled down. th'
water gurgi!ng and sdying about
her topmasts, all that remained Wis
Ibie 20 mark Tho spot where sh'
had met her death,
As he stood there. above "a,
ghas'ly SHAMELESS In the waist o.
the ylctorseuse, some one spoke be.
hind irn Il think. Captain Blood
that IL Il necessary ! should hes
your pardon for the second time
Never before have ! seen the I'm,
possible made possible by rcsourc,
and valor. or victory 10 Enllantis
snatched from defeat"
He turned, and presented TO Lori
Wilioughhy a formidable front, Hi
head-plcce was gone. his breast.
plato dlnted. his right sleeve n rms
hanging from his shoulder about O
naked arm. He was splashed from
head 20 foot with blood. and Their,
was blood from scalp wound that
he had taken mating his hair and
mixing with the CRIME % powder
on his face to render him unrccoE,
nlzahle.
But from that horrible mask twy
vivid eyes looked out preternatural
~ bright, and from those eyes two
tears had ploughed each o furrov
thru the fifth OF his cheeks
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-29

Tho cases whore you I'm TO the
only possible place TO win are: ta)
You draw the middle tile 10 a sc.
quenec. or the end tile 10 a sequence
open at one end only; bl You draw
the second tota pair.
6. When you have no sequences In
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-29
No. ESPECIAL BONUS SCORES

No. ESPECIAL BONUS SCORES
CPECIAL bonus scores. which mp.
~ ply only 10 tho winning hand. are
ms follows:
|. Nah JongR ............20 points
2. Winning tile drawn. ..... 2 points
.. Nah Jongg on special draw OF q
loose tile after completing four
four OF kind. ...... 10 points
Z, No score other than Nah
Jongg .................i 10 points
B. Filling only possible place TO
win .....,............. points
6. No runs, concealed or exposed
..,....,.......... points
I. Stealing the fourth 10 win
................,. points
s. Nah Jongg on last live tile
..s.s............ points
will now explain these bonuses
more fully;
!. For winning hand cfah Jonggl
bonus OF 20 IL given always.
2. When the winning tile is drawn
from tho wall mot gunged or chowcdl
II bonus OF two In added.
.. You will remember that for
every four OF n kind declared, you
must draw loose tile from the wall,
II you complete your hand for Nah
Jongg on such a draw. you are al
lowed S points extra. This 8. plus
the 2 FOR drawing tho winning tile,
scores you 10 total MS bonus for the
drr.,t
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-29
CHAPTER xXxI
His ExceiIency the Governor

When the cost OF that victory came
to be counted. Il was found that OF
800 buccaneers who had left curta.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-29

As tho last II tiles arc dead. the
fifteenth from last tile is known as
the last live tile" Should a player
complete his hand for Nah Jonsg
on the draw Of the last live tile. he
Is given a bonus Of 3. which with
the points for drawing the winning
tile iwil total him 10 points on tbs
draw.
Next article: Doubling combi,u-
tioDs and pat hands"
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HOW YOU CAN
FILL THE HAND

a third 10 either "a
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-29

bloist With
b OrcheS
berg con
pom, Jan
patton ap
fheater 10
Beethoven
rhestss -
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-29
qUho re-
| Lucille


y the lead
Titan Opera
4 Plymouth
be concert
n Concert
n. the hui
tni, up-to
very bit az
|as Edward
brtist. pos
beauty and
5kin in the
interested
n lie has
tfe and tbs
analyticG
ttions -
the wit -
\ charming
for bis
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-11-23

The people of the community
are sorry to learn that Matthew
Bridges, who has been quite i'll,
is not getting along very well.
He is well along in the nineties,
and so prolonged an illness will be
quite a tax on his strength. Mr..
Bridges is an old settler on the
island, having lived here for
nearly so years, His friends hope
he may soon be well again
Will every person in the South
ern Heights community land that
includes all along the beach from
Shawnee around t, Cross Land
ing) send in all he items they
can? Tell the correspondent of
any Improvements going ON or any
thing at all of interest. Don't ov-
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-11-23

@rlook anything and be sure and
have the items in by Monday cy-
enjng of each week. Please mail
Or phone-phone red S9l, addrcs. +,
Route |, box X40, Burton.
Fred Pugh has just finished &C.
menting a cistern for Mrs. Ely an 1
1t may be sure that she need IL t
worry about water for next sun
mer, as Mr., Pugh is a good, care
ful workman BY the way, speak-
ing of Mr.. Pugh, have you ever
taken a real good look at M.
Pugh 5 neat, cozy well-kept place.
1t does not look like bachelor 5
home with its white curtains 1T
the windows and the whole place
looking most inviting.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-11-23
COVE
R. E. Stafford


W. V. Crosier was a business
visitor at Seattle on Tuesday.
Miss Agnes johnson has been
spending the week with friends at
Seattle.
John and Ole Steen left Tues
day for Darlington, Wash, on
business.
Mrs. Krokset, who has been
quite i'll with erysipelas, is i'm
proving.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. Z. Lund spent
Sunday at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Eden.
Mrs. W. w. Prigg was a bust
ness visitor at Seattle on Monday
of this week.
Tommy Ceilings is at home for
a few days helping to get the fall
work in shape.
The members of Rev, Ander-
sens family have been i'll with the
prevailing cold epidemic.
Ruel and Joe Ramquist were
out Sunday from Seattle looking
after things on the ranch.
Miss Mary Danielscn of Seattle
spent last week visiting at the
home Of Mr. and Mrs. J. Tronas,
The Boy Scouts will hold then
weekly meetings in the Cir
Scouts club room at the church.
Mrs. Harry Smith of Seattle is
nursing Mrs. Simmons, who is
seriously i'll at her home at Cove
Heights
Jake Simmons has moved into
his new home after AN appropri-
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-11-23

A sale and supper are being
planned for the afternoon and ev-
ening of December s at Cove hall.
The proceeds will be applied on
the expense of installing water
system in the hall. Every one is
urged to come, eat and buy. The
ladies of the community have been
making all sorts of articles, use
full and ornamental for some time.
and this will be the very place to
make Christmas purchases.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-11-23

Perhaps many of the News-Rec-
ord readers do not know that the
Tahlequah ferry has changed back
TO the former morning time. leav-
ing the island at 500 a. M. and
Point Defiance at 7 40.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-11-23


mill being built at the mouth Of
Judd creek by the Vashon Island
Mill Co. is laid, and the dock is
now being built. C. j. Williams
states that it will be completed
and ready for business by the first
OF the year.
The Boy Scouts met on Tues
day evening al their headquart-
ers. Two classes were held, one
for tenderfeet and another for,
"second class work. Boys who
intend joining the troop must APP
ply at once so as to get the pre-
liminary instruction.
Miss Gertrude Watts of Seattle
has a class in music at Burton in
connection with the grammar
school. She has her studio at the
Nystedt home and will be here
Sundays and Mondays. The re-
mainder of the week she will be
at Seattle where she has class of
forty pupils.
Your correspondent under
stands that some time ago a sub
scriber of the News-Record had
his paper discontinued because a
correspondent made mention of
some business transaction that
should make any one proud to
have reported in the news col
umns. Now, don't that get you?
Mad when you write 'em up and
mad when you don't. Who
wouldn't be an editor
A message from Fred Schaefer
of Winlock received by friends
here last week stated that Mrs.
Schaefer underwent an operation
at a Chehalis hospital Friday. As
no second message came the
friends are hoping that her CON
dition is improving. The Schaef-
ers were Burton residents for
years, Mr.. Schaefer at one time
operating the grocery store where
the new postoffice building now
stands.
F. c. Hedge was greatly sur
prised Tuesday evening when a
number of friends arrived man-
nounced to help him celebrate his
birth anniversary. One of the
party said that it was beauti-
full sight to see the seventy-one
candles ablaze on the large birth
day cake and to witness the good
fellowship, JOY and wit of the
host as he did honors to the oc-
casion.
DIR. McMurray on Wednesday
removed a needle intact from the
leg of Mrs. Norman Edison. She
has no idea how or when the
needle entered the flesh, but for
several weeks had been in pain,
first at the knee and then up
wards toward the hip where the
needle had worked its way and
where it was located about an
inch under the skin. Mrs. Ed
son is none the worse for the ex-
perience and is again back in the
studio helping get out the holiday
work with which they are swamp
ed. The doctor is keeping the
needle as a curio.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-11-23

Mrs. S. &. Pottet, sister of Mrs.
c. w. Colby, arried Thursday of
last week from Los Angeles to
spend the winter here.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-11-23

The many friends of Mrs. II. O.
Thomson We're grieved to hear of
her death at the home of her son at
Great Falls. Mont. Mr.. Thomson
died less than a year ago.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-11-23
BURTON
Mrs. A. Hunt.)

The Mems Inter-denomination-
al class will be sponsors for the
Boy Scout troop Of Burton for the
coming year.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-11-23

The Mems class wishes to have
music at the meetings. Any one
having a parlor organ not in use,
who wishes to make an offer to
the class, will please communicate
with the secretary, A. Nystedt,
at Burton.