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Action by the’city council and board of public works pro: viding for the construction of a sea wall along the west line of at the Railroad av. from the vicinity of Yesler way to the docks Smith's cove should be one of the immediate resnits of agitation for a clean city brought on by the appearance of bu bonic plague Public safety demands that this work be done as quickly as possible. Seattle cannot be in condition to guard succes against epidemics of disease until the cesspool along the water 1307-1909 Seventh av, sfully | front is filled in with solid earth and no permanent filling can be done until a sea wall is constructed along the waterfront to prevent the tide from carrying off the filling The work can be done without any great expense to the city at large on the railroads using the waterfront and on the abutting prop: | There are no legal obstacles in the way as the | answered this ad. in the paper erty owners work can be ordered and executed just as any ordinary street improvement of public works The power rests with The present is a propitious time to do the work. By start ing in now the earth from the Denny Hill regrade work anc the tide flats between the high tide line and the sea wall work can be done much cheaper now by utilizing the earth from the regrade than by putting off the improvement until the filler would have to be brought in at great expense and lost Probably half of the expense of the work would fall on the railroads, but the roads must eventually fill in beneath their | their} tracks and obviate the of trestles. expense maintaining A sea wall of rip-rap construction would serve the purpose | P | temporarily and could be constructed much cheaper than a stone wall. The permanent wall could be left for future construction when the property could better stand the cost The construction of such a wall and the filling in of the waterfront is entirely feasible and within the means of the property owners benefitted. The work would require the ex i tension of present sewer outlets but that work is absolutely necessary to improve the sanitary condition of the waterfront | At present, the sewers empty on the tide flats, spreading enough | wroy refuse on the flats to feed all the rats of the city. The exten-/| And prosecutions moots anew, sion of the outlets to a point where the tide currents would carry | the refuse well out in the sound is absolutely necessary to make the waterfront sanitary. Conditions demand action and the city government sh« take immediate steps to provide for the work Although Seattle is exceedingly fortunate in having at its command at this time the services of Dr. F. S. Bourns, whase experience in fighting bubonic plague in Manila in the govern- ment service has qualified him to grapple intelligently with the forget the debt both of gratitude and of money which we owe to that physician, As a member of the board of health, Dr. Bourns receives | man who has a wife? the nominal salary of $50 per month. If he were merely giving the city the benefit of occasional medical advice in the regular the Rialto? board meetings, that compensation could be deemed sufficient, | but im the light of the service which Dr he is practically giving the people the benefit of expert know!- edge and experience, as well as the greater portion of his time for nothing Dr. Bourns has been the. moving spirit in all efforts so far} made to stamp out the plague ures he has advocated and helped to puf into practice will go far toward checking the spread of the plague. and, followed faithiully, will eradicate it. He has devoted almost his entire time to efforts to further this work, and it is largely due to his efforts that the public has been made to realize the situa tion and the necessity for action For this extra service Dr. Bourns has asked nothing, but he is performing it at a personal sacrifice which should be made good by the public. The city should do no less than to give him a free hand in dealing with the plag and a salary more nearly commensurate with the service rendered. A salary of $200 per month is the least that should | a month would be more in line with t sidered, and $500 f ¢ usual recompense expert medical services A HENPECKING WIFE BY FRANCIS GILBREATH father.” If he makes a suggestion INGERSOLL. ° about household affairs, she sniffs I love the woman who seolde— 2%4 st#hs that “he does not appre who does the job thoroughly, and “™'* er es to make things quits when she gets througt eenenee th # not kiss het She is a verbal purifier of the do be vs apt he the house mestic atmosphere ee eee woman in the Heaven deliver a family from the oe ali ni woman whd keeps up a a opie e “kicks” if he does drizzle of nagming—"henpecking.” "4 She” kie if doean't is her disagreeabiii-|, Se" children ed out of | ties “duty od with a capital (eetom of speech and action, Hven “Dy” and pronounced with a seit. °°" gh busine uffers from her henpec habit righteous pucker that would di rr Roap abt i count a pe nMOn ¢ A why her fam Ste scours and serubs for the |.) *" eglectful of her;" wh pleasure of groaning about “how Bo ays ® me evening hard she has to work’—<wotil her .t . jt © discontented husband feels ike a criminal if he oe a wi her girls neve fails to take off his shoes in the ade why “shiftiess Mra. | woodshed or spills a drop of coffee ~ + sige friends and she so on the tablecloth y y we fated if he whistles, “her head aches Bhe nls happl kills peace If he reads the paper, “he might try | “4 he name of to be soclable the few hours he inrid, leeelt and y at home If he indulges the et po pe a henpeckin dren ever so little, “he will be the | “ity of every crime in the decatog ruination of them.” If he does not Bh fondie them, “he is a hard-hearted PALACE MEA? MARKET Carries the choicest and fresh Leave Pier 2 to see battleships. | meats, poultry and fuk in "i Try it. G04 Second av. eee The expense of such an improvement will fall he city council and board | | | the proposed. Magnolia Way regrade can be utilized to fill in} The} At present | dirt ig being sluiced from the Denny Hill work into the sound | tourns is performing, | ¥ith Frohamn The prompt and effective meas-} | then.” | new home is half completed. | situation here, that good fortune should not cause the city to} granted. SEATTLE § FROM Caste Mies Dilipicktes Into Rm DIANA’S DIARY - ut She Survives oe BY F. W. SCHAEFER, Ht the Ti “EVERYTHING LED ME TO BELIEVE MAD BEEN CANNED.” 5 [certainly consider triplets an eme: What am [ up against? kency Task myself this, like the maiden fam too fond ef adventure an who stands upon the threshold of experience | life at the commencement ¢ s. 1 decided to apply The reason is thiv; I have just, [made my way to the address siven, and met another girl coming out WANTED--At once, if not There wae no tewere danglin | sooner, a competent young per that can make good, EVERETT propitious. TRUE. |” Bo I put off until tomorrow m There tx a manly tone to thts that | grand entry into the Trae home. makes me feel that a atrong hand) Say, | bas taken held of oncy |gazabo this True party ta. t the True home. Well, | should (To He Coutinued.) STAR DUST BY JOSH Joon Wise Gaye: | “Doesn't he do so any more?z “Merey, no! The onty have of hearing frou him tw ¢ “Nobody kin chart) the picture postal cards he th’ sea o° matrimony | the children.”—Judge. 7 for you as well as ye . kin yerseit.” The Sporting Instinct. The dollar's not the only thiag/ | To live for. frosts, | | j j Jing, costs? Indianapolis Newer A Raise. for ways in @ row or stew, And everywhere hears, “Bhi doo!” Why, HARRIMAN | this, “A penny | Jones.” Those Kdisen conerete houses! into a mold will interfere ae Cleveland Loader tlously with the habit of your wite of trying to alter the plans after the ; } Tabloid Romance. 1 ceased to be enough. Plenty, in- The count courted her. 1 Society courted the bridal per. 1 She “courted” the count. distinction —Puek. A Chilling Suggestion. “If you serve your country faith. Decree fan't It Strange— That an affinity usually hants up *| adorn the engravings on our cur | reaey “You,” said Senator Sorghum. What's the news On| “put what is the use? |allowed to bold a piece of money First Actor Second Actor—Newe enough. De a has got & speaking part) ) First Actor Lacky dog! i? Second Actor—Calling the car riages at the front door, What is ——-— ECHOES FROM BATTYLAND. Ephemera! Bliss. He wrote an epic to his fairy love- That he had lofty felt quite sure. |} And this is what he read from his } fair dove Your nme ou Adaptable. “How can I ever hope to win uch a proud beauty? “Drop around when men searce. She ain't nearly so p Wasbington Herald are s needs an ept- Luck at That. During the first year of our mar ried life my husband would call HE VISITS THE EARTH AS A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT A no MAKES WIRELESS OBSERVATIONS IN HIS NOTEBOOK “I see that the officers of the anthepitting cresade are employ me ing very drastic measures at pree WONMICED SEVERAL YOUNG EARTH BEINGS 1M MYSTERICAL STAT & wm-mvnn SEEMED TO MAVE GRIEVANCE wre WERE ASKING EACH OTHER woo THEY; ARE mm SHOWED TELTH AND BARKED PURIOUSEY rnnne PRESUME LOST THEIR WAY HOME, Ran! Raw! Raw! WHO ARE we fill FITZ DE Bine-Bing! RAH! RAH! Raw! P Biya Guns 102 For Rent Second av Pipe Vatt wenn & Fleet of batteshipa at navy Hoapitable But Hostile Home pass up this chance. | | behind her, but everything led me | son who loves children to take [to better that she had been|"" people into heaven care of triplets; no four | cagned flashers need apply; nice | ¢ faltered “DIC” AND “DOC” home and union wages ¢ | “The moment did not seem to be wonder what kind of «| whea be had to be away from home.” Though life bas ite — if you prove your car's fast- by Why, what's a paltry fine and your thoughts, | 1 was just wondering if tt would wuld | made overnight by pouring the ma | %¢ Safe te touch you for §10."—~ The hore of plenty was all right a8 & conventionality of classic art, [but it le emblematic of nothing in| }® day when plenty has long since deed, is hopeless!y bourgeois, Even | too much, unless it te very mach too much, te fast getting to lack fully and tntelitgentiy,” said the | patriot, “your portrait may one day | Nobody is jong enough to take any interest in | the picture on it.*—-Washington | thoughts he tad t, even going to the limit of de barring a certain kind of dogs from fthe sidewalk.” “What kina?” The “elty hall” ie crumbling to de eay, Ite dromedary grace will soon be minsed jit gets Moore Qaky cach ensuing day; Alroady It has quite a Socta-lint! It happened In North Seattle, 1 was sented Ina barber's chair, en joying the lu@hry of a face mas hage, when two children panned by lwho were evidently greagly int pated in the work of th Lon ae 1 | wetiat, rging from the shop I met the children, when @ne of them imed On! Norah! The man has Just got done | steaming!” JO KOBe | SENTENCE SERMONS, Henry F. Cope in Chie Tyibune The petulant are powerlons Kh takes more than sentiment to make « saint The religion you can Uve be will do to die by "i The man who stops for praises minses perfection The largest gifts to God can not cover the it's the news that eoly The song in your own heart will sustain you longer if you share it The handsomest people are thos who let. happiness get into their faoon, The deed is the only indorse ment of & good sentiment recog nized by heaven. Some folks never appear to en Joy life's rones until they sit down among the thorns You are wasting affection if you are pining for angels before you have learned to love folke. Get heaven into people and you will not need to worry about get Uitte every day makes every holptut day heay dt While the messenger boy dreams | of conquest, i) befaly him. But thanks to his y he never knows it, purp. y Look, | A BIT OF VAUDEVILLE te BY F. Ww. ° “Roady! Are der sant bags ofer, Ongar? “No, Adolm we are ofer dem. We are *mofing, ha. ha, ha “Yous, we are mofing Hud for why do you laugh’? Hecows dit nod leave our new address, teehee! Dit you: nodins der profailing vinds?* “Yous, yess; dey wass in der odder diregtion. hat brought a lantern,” “Der answer, blease?” “Hecons it voult make der balloon NM@hter, Ob, | am trafeling light aw powstbility; started. Did you get More. Chee, 1 vish we ha, ha, bat” I got @ whafe before we rid of much weight? 1 vashed my face, ha, ba, ha! | | Say, | I beliet we are falti ‘No, id tas only der termometer.” "Ah, I nee; id ine rising downward. Sing somedings to drop & note, ba, ba, hat” “You act Mke you nefer vent up before.” “Yous, I dit; often, 1 used to be @ hod carrier, teehee! you know der altitude?” we ought Do “I don'd ane tell me when we come to id, ha, ha, ba! Say, I voult hate to drop from here!” é “Vot & grouch you are. Nobotty voult charge you mileage it you dropped. iy der vay, you should haf brought your dog mit; he voult enchoy diss.” “Nefer! He ins a dachshund, nod a skye, ha, ha, ha! Ob. here you can get a goot birt'seye view of der airth.” “Had 1 don'd see nodding» at all.” “Vell, diss wanes a nearsighted birt, ha, ha, hat far?” “I don'd belief x Nod a single mile post haf we passed.” “T thought so—you haft brought too much luneh. Id makes der car too heavy “Dot isn easy remedied “L hat @ horrible thonght down!” “Ab, I haf provided for dot dine liddle trap door?” “Vell, vot ima dot for?” “Foot! Te go down through!” <= Hat we gone we can ead Id, Schmalzgesicht!” Subbose we abould vish to get Do you see in der bottom of der car (THUD) BY LYDIA F. PEASTER. the old bachelor’s heart | j | storm.” | cab whirled up to the portal of antly, as he hurried into the recep. tion room. came here thin moruing,” her eyes | flamed; “he has preferred a com “It in my unalterable opinion that _ Sb¢ cast herself on his breant, the young man is suffering from ™ d sobbed heartbreakingly: aberration, (tx bratm which has ‘Dear, Dear Melly: a been clouded for some time has '8't Crasy—he just loves me bean subjected to a succession of “Then, according to your jude bat the seductive influence of vel ment, Dr. Lawler, should we hold "arms Hawtrey for examination?’ Dr. why" the - “Bat, my dear child” — aby. “Most certainly.” “Perhaps you would like to inter: view the young man before leay-| ing?” “No, not today.” Dr. Lawler an- awered, with some haste. “His vio. #4 Kidnap me if all the doddering lent distaste to my presence is one [4 Sileniste In New York interfer of hie most distressing symptoms.” od. Vather telephoned to an offi ‘The pale gray aut le of Dr, Cth ~charged Don with assault, and Lawler bad scarcely vanished when ‘he®.” drying her eyes om the emt . pent physician's lapel, “Don acted young grand. He jaunt put up his head tke pow a king and went with the officer.” Kuished alienist deferen- came tighter. “Bo they quarreled about me. Don raged tusanely,” with a faint the hospital and dingorged a women, who demanded of an ' — interview with Dr. with a dejected air - | Por a moment his love for the yg gg gg pees ag agp = | baby of yesterday and hix loyalty plained Ke: | to bis old friend battled in Mellon's "Well, Miss Gwen, what can I do| art. but the poor little confes your” cried Dr. Melion, pleas-| "08 bad done its work ] Dear child said the doctor, |haskily, “your father withdrew the | Charge of assault, but requested me |} to detain Hawtrey for examination inte bis sanity. He whall be sub- jected to some tests at once-—he is im the detention room, where | am new expected.” for “Any of your dolls af Mieted with sawdustiana tT” “Dr. Metion,” she retorted hotly, ‘Tm not the little girl of a few years ago. | know why my father He saw the She did not ery ont | plaint against Don Hawtrey-— : ' - 4 baby face tuke on womanly lines i ae that he is demented. He tx that would last f ‘My Gear child, your tather is a! 7, will wait here; you will tet | distinguished allenist; his dectsions |™0, "POW" are usually final.” { we > xs o -~ The young woman gave vent to ag tm heer? A day Take a trip om the Sound aud} visit the U. 8. navy yard, see the wall of grief, then exclaimed, die a DIM of beans; it is formed out of | spite.” Don becanse” grew atlent. ther” The far door unclosed. Glendolin did not look up. She could not! ‘Owen! it was Don leaning over her. Dr |Melton stood near by; it was he tor | Who spoke 1 have conducted the examina tion suggested by your father, Gwen, and find Don sane—except as regards a fixed belief in your Hawtrey, you are dis pect fully “His opinion doesn't amount to ‘ Bet my dear child'” “Well, it’ so; father ie it in she stammered “But. Miss Gwendolin, your fa ‘Oh, Dr. Mellon,” she interrupted, |4¢¥inity “please listen”—her tone wheedied Ch#"éed.” that’s a dear. Till tell vonair=| “God bless them,” he murmured, Dr. Mellon rose. as they fell into one another's ; “My duties are Nebreska, the Sralacre Charieetn: | pressing.” he began stfffly, but | ship Philadelphia the ‘mammoth | ing baby oe oman ee. ee ry docks, torpedo boat - qelach ailp Wipe, Meets tonne toddied and insinuated herself into Pier 2, foot of Yosler way, six times daily. 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