The Seattle Star Newspaper, October 17, 1907, Page 4

ver cemagen test j THE SEATTLE STAR BY STAR PUBLISHING CO, 1307-1909 Seventh av. . every AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY, re Matiard 100 connecting all parte of the building — Sunset, Main 1050 and Independent, 441. 4 Wek for the department or the name of the person dosired. “BALLARD STAN AGRNOY EVERETT STAR AGENCY 221 Mallard Ave Runset Homer Brans, 2981 Rockefeller Av; Bunset 1640 ents por month, De One cont par copy, ste Mvered by mail or carrter conte per week 0 free In thin way we cam be certain of giving our subsoribers & perfect service and tt tm the only way mcr 2 A NATIONAL DEPARTMENT OF -PUBLIC WORKS The proposition to create a national department of public works is likely to stin ap something in Washington Not becatise it migtt hot be an admirable thing you under stand. At Washington propositions are not always judged on their merits. But a depart For example, there is child labor meat of public works might tie the hands of the patriots. It might mean—as it should mean—fewer perquisites, You know the miserable, dog-eared, yellow-backed story of our years of waterway improvements capstone of governmental thingumbobery. It is doubtful if anything has quite equaled the annual purse plundering under | the name of rivers and harbors improvements. Fifty thousand channel of the Unkeefunkee river and Nobody Squaw creek might dollars for deepening the $100,000 more for dredging Squaw creek needed to know where the Unkeefunkee river was. be a myth. But it was all a part of the congressional hand- out, like the yearly free seed buncombe. It was a patriotic tap of the public pipe line in the name of an honest and itching palmed citizenry at home. é A national department of public works might end all this America has a vast system of inland waterways. She has the mightiest river in the world. She has the means of so regu lating freight rates that the railroads would be compelled to quote reasonable prices or lose the bu There has been ness. en a great deal some actual river improvement; but there has t of desultory and foolish so-called have not begun to make use of our millions of miles of noble streams. It has not been m river improvement, and we ¢ clear exactly what the department of public works would do, nor exactly how it would do it; but if it will make highways of our rivers, if it will if it will care for roads, then we are prepared to say Give it to us. our forests, yur public lands, if it will bu us national now— CALLINGS AND CREDIT Who is the best pay? Is a man’s honesty affected by his calling? A writer for an English tailor’s n so. He has anal classes—minimum risks, slow payers and bad payers Farmers are g stores and small businesses earner is a good credit customer. He finds cle ne seems to think zed his customers, and divided them into three “l pay, he says. So are the proprietors of And the general weekly wa nen slow pay; also retired army officers, lawyers and the less prosperous profe nal men. He Prost concludes that this is because the incomes of such rarely proportionate to their social positions. The bad pay list includes soldiers, sailors, itinerant trades men, brokers, actors and literary migratory ; others are habitually im Perhaps the in this. But notice that a the weekly wage earner is a good man to trust HowWouYouANswer men Some of these are pecunious, thinks local credit men's association may find a hint oad, as at home, average general mth who may turn out to How would YOU answer this let ter if it were addressed to you? Dear Marie I arrived home sal Everything 0, k. at hom and off Meant to write this yesterday a. m., but was too busy and last night we had that sm. Had a hot time, but I went b IT am doing everything | promised you I we One cigaret last nicht (just one) and mail, won't you, dear? r Marte orgive the Only me can't stop everything at no drinkables. ¥ You know a fellow I told the governor that I was thinking of marrying you. You Ought to have seen him swell. Honest he did, Marie. He always did thisk you were « peach. He id that tted that your dad had had such hard luck in that business gam against you but that that was nothing He told me that we'd get the new shack on the avenue which will help some, and he is going to make me v. p. of the mili company. Say, ivn't that the candy? Now, Mar 1 love you, don't 1? ¥ tie up for keeps on Ch kid? All I have wil! in the center of the f let's linger. 1 standing on one foot wa Good night, my beste Your true rst row of the in th am t st dearest nd faithful lover GEO How should this problem letter be answered? Here follows one an's idea BY ROSA Vv Dear George: Your ever-wel: ter recelved, and, of course 1 was very pleased to hear from u. f suppe 1 shall have to forgive you for not writing yesterday, because yc e wuch @ care leas be I am certal dear George y € T t rivin i those bad h for the soor 1 h > 4 will be a good, ste r t t ad Where lid 1 ¢ , ur fath have cho ne fut 1 that he » pleased 1 w ! t n business 4 t make hi ! then the V. | t you m ad the \ Jen You really seen r gt h rs) mud think you about ' 5 who doe not k n a “ in it Do t to be 1 If you ar isfied [ « The ce f the row w ertainly be all right if yo there al MAR The ly to rec ‘ addressed “Dear Ge | Tt has been a little THE SEATTLE STAR—-TMURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1907. STAR DUST how grown people oan live withdjit working. Jouh Wire Saye: Ambitjon t# discovering that you can't be happy withWul « thing, and | succens to discovering that you can't be happy with It.—Puck | man ter be crooked unless he's a An Odiows Comparison. tortloniat “Doesn't serubbly look cheap be | wide that pagnifioent, well dressed wife of hia? | 1 whould way to! Me looks Ike & bartender’s shirtatud beside the | Koh--noor “It dooan't pay a | con | MACHINE-MADE MIRTH, Horne of a Dilemma, me will wear only| (Being an example of how, given three gowns ia this opera? 4 ploture, you oan fit many kind | ‘Only thre sowna, one to an of joke to it, dovering & wi act,” answered the prima donna aad: |Tanse of Ideas, Take your choloe.) ly. “It was either that or have some one elie ocoupy the center of the stage while I changed.” Louisville Courter-Journal | | | Keyed Up. } | Prue—Do you think motoring has jimproved your health? Dolly—It has made my lungs | stronger Charile can now under stand what | aay to him without |reducing the speed.—Puck | Experience Son—Pa, have you ever had a tooth pulled? | Pather—Hundreds of ‘om, my) JOKE A. boy, hundreds of ‘om—The Tattler, | Rubbing It In on Cholty, Not Uniikety, Fane me seo your runners, Mr. Seribbler—"I'll starve before 1 will write anything uot equal to the greatest poets Critio—"T prised that I have runners, littl one? Oriental Billiard and Pool Par lors, 1416 Third av., have eight new tables and the only 5x10 pool table The child labor problem ns to im Seattle, A place for gentler be an outgrowth of the problem of ° shouldn't be sur 75ce Four-in-Hand Merce White lengttia Don’t Pay Fancy Prices for Music Rolls. our values up to $1.25. Y morrow Red See our oh Music Satchels $1.00, $1 $2.00 and § down to one price 100,000 Yards 10c and 15¢ Torchon Lace, 4¢. web design me, | Ww Wod Orr 50 Goods, all marked Delicate spider widths up to 3% inche will sell only 10 yards per yard to customer fe 10-4 Dark Gr 100 Designs Lace Beading, per yard le. tiful designs; sold regularly 25c Girls’ Round Combs, 10¢. ade of best rubber and well finished; each . 10¢ Shetland Floss. of 12 sketr ne se ! int Wo en's Separate worth 4c White Blanket | “L heard winter short skate.” JOKE @. This One's on Sister, Mins Antiqué’y Subtor: Tad me how old you fre, pet, and | will ive you @ stick of candy Angel Child: Gimme two sticks of candy, an’ Til tell you how old sinter 18 aay you Were a Chicago henuty who bay 2,000 proposals ways the man she | woutd accept muat be a good follow a Bohemian Not a few ladies who are married to “good fellows” might, like have hor take them off thelr hand refuned Tut, tut, Qhina tw really sending | Mr. Wu back to Washington to re jnume his job as the Ka | win of the diplomatic Inquisitive eorps Pickpockets went crowds at the Llinota wtate fatr at | Springfield, This is whet you might call & Springfield rifle. through the After fondling the nut of this | highbrow, who | am told letens to} | Te Live Long. the name of Geo, B, Cortelyou, I ' (Dr, H. FP. Bigger lias wiven the lam conv need that his greatont rules which he lays down to Jobn| onaracterintic is Secretiveness, On D, Reckefeller for long life.) [his pecan the bump of Secretive-| / s : neks is so pronounced that you! | Reat, Fa ame and play, MY) have to pase through three ante | | riend ; rooms and a witket to get to |_ Drink buttermitk; don't sourry, {and that's going momo. ” [i Y's OM of Pine—Hor doughy | Simple be the food you eat, This in « maasive head, That ts / me | But over all, don't worry to way, it is all in a lump Ike o | vorlne—t ounces tor ; JOHN DOWBN'T | hatch of dough, That leads me to ie " Ohms . predict that he ts secretary of the ¥ ounens tas, ’ —_— |treasury—dough, money, (reasur Hose Witer—1 om J Abjure tobacco; eut out boone; | gee? 7 j v 7Un008 68 ssa | Don't let your tongue get furry;| Mr. Cortelyou began life an ® Kyo Kalin a ws Mastioate your lunch with care; child, Inter as @ short-hand report © the world, per th 2, a But, over all, don't worry = ler itis business was taking down Insect Powder—Por th emlOHUN DOBSN'T |things, So far, however, he has sooty | ee =" negiected to take down his preal orion O8—¢ Sette Gita | U.S. Navy Yard [dential boom, but as it fs in no Take a trip on the Sound and visit the U. 8 hod navy yard, see the In Why, how did you get the idea battleships Oregon, Wisconsin and jtary for diffe Nebraska, the crulsers Charleston, whe Boston, Buffalo and the tratning ship Philadelphia, the mammoth grad « docks, torpedo boats and the prison ship Nipste. Boats leave! can Pier 2, foot of Youler way, six times a « daily, Round trip, boc *7* Hut For we w A Useful These arti¢les will be gratuitously distributed at als during the day---come--- ct ae ee men’s Long Coats $5.00 rized Table Damask, 58 a yard inches wide, Biggest Bundle Sale pr Tat Dama n wide, in short ds; 460 qua neat ndle Sa OUTING FLANNEL. Yuting Flannel, per yard ight colors, per yard HITE WOOL BLANKETS gon Blan hem slight egular § and dark BABY’S CRIB GIFT DAY TOMORROW things for give every lady in the store Absolutely FREE a eedeninioae $019-10%8 Fiat AVENUE PRAKCH STORE BY PROF. BUMPTARARA Mand Pressed Velloma, and “anvelopee i ea ye way we will not chide him time he became private pennant t prominent m n | that he overlooked jebody to forget | corporation or “gifts In this way he} | may add that his secre ,. =_))hC ee Quaker Special Linew Wetting then sete A ‘" * package |. habit of wear juated into the cabinet and to/ing his hair roached ts no sign he wertect Uomle. per chairmanship of the Republl-| is buggy Pe national committee, which 16 | cm»: Am oF ou —Rovivitieg well sphere for forgetfulnens.| Leave Pier 2 to see battleships I find no bumps to indicate xed Woe ‘lake Nall Miles—Rog. te: Cranttontom¥or the hate; Prem rou. te Gift Day Again the benefit of Friday’s throng ill repeat yesterday’s success--- Household Article "ios ioarrisscoSien ents "Saison aah aero EE Blows ARE Values length They come in allhwoo!l kerseys, Melton and coat PRICES buttons. Worth $10.00 ant 8 wl seas ee Dr G d 2 ) Set of Teeth... : Bargains won) oe SUES ) g $6.50 and $7.50 Plaid] ]$5.00 Trim- ! ome $7.50 Wom- | | cin, waists, med Hats, | ff $1.75 and $2.25 Novelty All- ; en’s 50c and - $3.98. *4* Ties, 15¢. Skirts, 1.98. mee 6 Wool Suitings $1.39 Yard ALL WORK WARRA i About 1.000 of the richest and most beautiful a 95.00, i Beautit New ot ant SPECIAL FOR FRIDAY h All-Wool Nov — i y s that any man in town ac own an Piald Stik 0 a hea ag ee. orn | like to wear, Frida as Fan Waist Rost Mo shadow plaid es and ch Associated U i Big Cotton Bolts, 5¢. a ee thier aie: peg all the newest colo New Management. mae ee pen. eee Slastion of ost X styl co bench a oe PP et 112 244 Barler Ideal Oil Stove. worth $6.30. to worth $7.0 ‘ | Why Pay Trust Prices for ss oak catia Sits 4 ee W750, “hinge each Higeen Pra $1.98 Black Chiffon Broad- ” Cash Registenst mudy. Thaee soy anand 4 price ...8 ' $4.98 price cloth $1.39 Yard ae re ee aa: SPECIAL FOR FRIDAY—S¢inch All-W ee oe Dollar Kids for 49¢. . ° fon 1 vadeloth ‘the pen “s " most pei } ; A noat, woilmade Glove, with 2 large tancy ff ff Blankets--Table Linen--Outing Flannels § ) tsvric. mre vw soa vetves tna. ow $1.39 in short $1.25 Quality Black Taffeta Silk, 36 Inch, 98¢ yard SPECIAL FOR FRIDAY—36-inch Taffeta Silk, fine us finish; pure d and fast black; suit or shirt waists ats and underskirts day at, a yard ose 20c Quality Black Mercerized Sateen 124c yard L FOR FRIDAY—3 Let Us Prove lt The Sundwall | 609 First Av | M. 1180 " SPECI h Bla uly 360 yards ¢ wa 1 goods for coat! and Friday at, a yard wish TO 6th YOUR REAL ESTATE OF . pd SCRIPTION ANO New Bearskin Coatings R actcn SALE, SEE INT : oy iat NAL BOND & REAR AMERICAN ) 9 LDING DR. $2.25, $3.25, $3.75 and $4.50 Remnants Dress Goods, Silks and Linings Half Price HOL ‘J ¢ ratetelt ypathy, mypetele Light Gute Main 245k