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THE SEATTLE STAR xchange Main #400 and Independent 441 ‘The Kiar Pabtishing fered At Reattlo, Waal “SE city, 38 conte por m onth Up vo win mm The Patriotic Bosses Before the people took charge of California, no) man, republican or democrat, could be elected to any, office in California, from justice of the peace or con-) stable to chief justice of the supreme court or governor, unless he bore the stamp of his party boss to the satis- faction of the Southern Pacific Machine. Now all these bosses in every county in the state are turned patriots to save the people from falling into the hands of bosses. This, these patriots say, will surely happen if the Initiative, Referendum and Recall amend- ments are adopted, and the people have the right to propose and approve their laws, and remove dishoner+ officials. Don't do those awful things! It may be the fatal step. Some of these expert patriots may have to go to work for a living. The Saddest of Words “Mother must not learn of it.” : We have long eee toe gor pe oc with the ’s proposition that “O' we of tongue or the saddest are these, ‘It might have been!” Fail- ure and disappointment are never harder to bear than dead loss. Licked ape ag Fe dh lr it ion and enjoyed the glory o! i er w heart; the woman who has had soft little hands clinging to her breast, the saddest of all words of tongue or pen, it seems to us, must be, “It was, but cannot be again.’ What “might have bees” seems small as against such loss. Take, too, “Mother must not learn of it.” At Leavenworth, Kansas, “John Doe,” a man of 45 years, educated and evidently one who once enjoyed a good home, lies dying in prison. He's punished for postoffice burglary. Cancer of the stomach is carrying him off in He has no friends. He might be par- often the sole believer in you, man, no sorrow that mother cannot soften, no failure that mother will not condone, no sin that mother will not for- give. What do all the things’ that might have been’ amount to, when, in the prime of life, a man lies dying mother must not know? this burglar has a She is thinking of ” his first shoes, his first school day, his first wage earned, ; He's dying miserably in anything much sadder than his must not learn of it”? ; “Without free speech no search for truth is possible without free speech no discovery of truth is useful; without free speech progress is checked and the nations) no longer march forward toward the nobler life which the future holds for man. Better a thousand-fold abuse free speech than denial of free speech. The abuse) dies in a day, but the denial slays the life of the people entombs the of the race.”—Charles Brad- famous Freethinker, member of parlia- and one of the really great men of his day. _ GLASS windows came in in the 14th century. Before that you could legally throw anything out of a London or Paris window after y@ ing “Look out!” three times. a Cee SHIRTS were unknown until the Crusades. Gents didn't send @mything to the laundry. They simply perfumed what they had on. * Be tes WE TAKE it that those Viennese became riotous for reciprocity Asyhow, they demanded a chance at foreign meat when home prices jog was anfe in the streets of Vienna. BY REV. JOSEPH L. GARVIN, 8. D., M. A. Pastor of the First Christian Church, Seattle, A DOUBLE-BARRELED IMAGINATION IMAGINATION KILLED RECI-| they drank a toast—in water, need PROCITY in Canada—the dream of less to say, to HIS MAJESTY. ation within an undying empire, ONE DECLARED that the fear of an annexation bug-| was destined to mediat The talkfest was exciting,’ and understanding bet mevertheless, and the issue entirely land and the United States. fm doubt unt!l election. Canada did not want annexation. THE SILENT VOTE did the busi Ress, The stay-at-homers sprung surprise on themselves, An ava- Jaache of votes upturned the Domin fon's policy. Liberalism received a crushing blow, Why was the decis- fam 80 decisive? THE ISSUE WAS NOT deter. mined upon its merits. Premier Laurier struck a keynote when he said the pact would materially bene- fit bis nation. Many in both coun-|go the overture 0: cia tries still believe this. Even Mr. / friendliness was pe og Sehyler, a barber and student of af-\can hardly say repudiated. It felts, | id wisely, the other @ay.¢shows what sentiment will do. that Canada, with 9,900,000, had the THE BORDE(N)R LINE of cus afvantage of America, with her tom posts still stands, and our 90,000,000, in such an agreement grips will continue to be packed A FEW FIGURES were smoth-/py speedy officials But this ered under the political landslide. | teaches us two lessons—the power Bat men are puppets when ideas for harm of a careless word: the ferment. Sir Frederick Borden, need of sober reason in using the minister of militia, was beaten by patiot. ry roariously. A FEELING DEEPER (logic sways our Canadian breth- ren. Reciprocity need not disturb | this beautiful ideal. But a fear | was created that annexation, some- thing we will never nt without Canada's willing CONSENT, WOULD SOMEHOW be brought about through ratifying the treaty than youth ‘WE ALL KNOW THAT this 21-| year-old college student did not defeat the slated crown high com- Laid for the Bishop. “Look here, Dinah,” said Binks, he opened a questionable egg missioner. But something did, and at breakfast, “is this the freshest the boy stood by the something. | egg you can find?” It is the frony of fate that its lead-| “Naw, uh,” replied Dinah er was Borden, too. | “We've done got haff dozen laid WHAT WAS THAT SOME-| diss mornin’, suh; but de bishop's THING? It was a double-barreled| comin’ down hyar in September, fmagination. 1 attended a banquet|suh, and we's savin’ all de fresh as fraternal delegate in Vancou-|aigs for him, suh.”—Harper’s apr, B.C. once. Before eating, ! Weekly. In the first edition of The Star each day now a free Wanted” rtment is being printed. It is pri and| Both sentiments were cheered up-| ONE REVIVAL. “De you think there will be a re vival of business after the elec tion? “Well, the payment of wagers will have @ marked effect on the hat Industry.” wa. 1TS MISSION. “They say the hobble akirt Is go- “That's odd. exactly 1 should think it sulted to be a fall oe Wise ‘YS ‘Bee America First’ idear. it hae adopted th’ slogan amended Beeleysport ist, Then Die!” PATHOS AND BATHOS saw her but 4 moment From the window up above heard her plaintive singing-— Her song was one of love. saw her but a mon As in the yard she eat, throw my hatbrush at her—~ It was a tabby cat! ——Arverne Sandpiper. that aviator Fowler alr jaunt “sped by & mother's kiss.” Very pretty, but we hope his engine was working well. It tw well known that within re- cent years the men have become extensive patrons of beauty spe- clalists and masseurs. Not only the fastidious, but men generally who have a care for personal ap pearance. This bas also led to the employment by many of means cal culated to enhance or preserve physical attractiveness, especially by those who abbor “beauty par- Of these, perhaps the most wide- ly used is ordinary mercolized wax —which explains the mystery of the silver-haired gentieman with the boyish face. The mercolized wax, obtainable at any drug store, is applied after shaving, the same as cold cream, only not rubbed in. This gradually absorbs the dead and balf-dead cuticle fn tiny parti cles, revealing the fresher, health jer-hued skin beneath. To secure best results, many apply the wax at night, washing it off in the morning. Women not only encour: age husbands in this, but use the treatment themselves —Advt. $1.85 det einet $2.75 inch Garber: $2.75 $3.00 Gem Carborun- dum Toot Grinder . in drive, ext i <r %at-incb enclowed Kear Grinder om yko Peerless Junior, sx2-ineh Pyke Peoriese Senior, Oxt Sxt%sinch ad- borundum, enclosed 83.50 xi-toch Bmery $9.00 No. Wheel, eu reat Grind $10.60, 149 Goode) Wheel, guarded cut feat and wheel $2.50 Fire Fly i Taig Bory ut gear, adjustable, rd Grinder . rhorundum Grinder 15 0 Bent Made Adjustable Carborun: gear driver Geinder 93.50 We want your phone orders. Spinning’ is Bargain Store SAFES Fire-Proot Burgiar-Prot VAULT DOORS Fire-Proot "Sates That Are tate Burgtar- Mob-Proot Furniture Wood Bieel ’ Fixtures “H ly for the benefit of men and women who are looking for work. But it helps the employer, who can insert an ad, free of cost, and the departmefit is of real interest to all ers. These free help wanted ads run exclusively in the first edition of The Star, ON. THE STREETS AT 11 O'CLOCK. Buy a Noon Edition and watch the ads. Wood Moet Marble PURCELL SAFE CO. Raclustve Agent for the GUNUINE MALIA GARR Frotonteine Bidg. Beattie. THE STAR—SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1911. MANLY, A isceijhdd awfully advanced, “Plighty, twn't he? “Filghty! Say, a cheap mono cigarets, J suppose?’ plane in « sixtyanile gale would be “Cigareta! Ob, dear, no! She an anchored sea wall compared to} smokes a pipe.” him.” HER BREAK. know your son was at Is this bie freshman ° THE REASON. “T didn’t . | college “Don't you like to play with paper) year? dolls any more? “Ont “No; | eut them out long ago.” | more, ~~ OUTBURSTS OF EVERETT TRUE AHEM !? G no, indeed! He's a syca SHALL WE RIDE ON THE MERRY-GO- ROUND ? + LEAVE. /T To You. COME HERE TO YOUR Wife AND CHILDREN WHERE YoU == = REAL BOYS WANTED A thoughtful Bible student, who thought that he might possibly be of some assistance in a mission Sunday school, undertook to teach a class of a dozen Ind) , and started off to idea of total qepraviiy—thinking to meet with responses that would enable him to make his poitt plain. “Now, boys,” he said, “if 1 weté to draw a chalk line right across here and say, ‘Don't any of you step over this mark,’ what would you do?” “We'd stay on this side,” the unanimous response, “Suppose,” he continued, smiling at the ready answer, but thinking to drive the point further home “suppose I'd put you in an or- chard where there were both ap- ples and pears, and suppose | should tell you that you might have the apples, but n't touch the peare—then what “We wouldn't touch the pears.” “Superintendent,” called the new teacher, “send me some bad boys, please—these are no good! ‘ed | Robinson, In Cleveland Plain Dealer. HIS TARIFF POTISION “Of course, you are in favor of) some forms of protection?” “Only one,” replied Senator Sorghum. “and what ia that?” “Self-protection.” —. Star, the competent steno ‘apher and book: Luery. Price fas wok? Jockin to de —= It-ts-our- mission. to. prep. young for: the responsibilities.of «business - office le open was SR HYAT'T FOWELLS Savings Bldg Fourth end: Pig the-door:to Caportumey. {si my im BOYH ND OLS The Star Three prizes (pound boxes of chocolates) will be given by Uncle Jack next weélellGy three best drawings submitted by members of the Star Circle that illustrate this sent is a Picture of My Home." ‘The drawings must be in black ink on white UNRULED Ii you cannot make a successful drawing a photograph will answer quite well and: considered when the prizes are awarded, No photographs can be returned. Address contributions this week, before Friday morning, to Unele Jack, care of The Seattle § a Ae 2 * SECOND PRIZE we FIRST PRIZE *\* KEE This drawing wi the contest this drawn by Hazel Box 74, Enu box of chocolates has bens to her | aloliletetaliahalhelietaheleh-4}tehaleheleiebeieiehdbbehelelr’ ae * * RARER EE Second prize in the drawing con test this week goes to Frances Stoy, aged 16, of 2319 Oakes av., Bverett. Little Miss Stoy is a pu pil at the Everett high school, Her prize was mailed today, * \* THIRD PRIZE * * # Retr ret hhhhe Herman Knudsen, who is 16 years old, draws third prize with picture this week, Her: 26 20th av. N. W., in 4 to call at The Star office for bin prize DON’T FORGET PICTURES Remember, boys and girls, that 1 ANNIVERBAI Story of Washington’s ; land photographs from members of | Circle is approaching,” WHAT THE DENTAL COMBINE DID | rn) sear Circle. Just sow | would few weeks off now, and Te om, ¢) W. mAnenAW like to have some letterd and ple-|a big surprise planned & other peopie, and| tures from boys and girls who are|and girls to help b human” beings; they | getting along pretty well in school. | have nearly 2,000 m ; na wear clathes, and / Will you not make it a duty to write | every one will share in the |me this week? UNCLE JACK. | Uncle Jack fs planning. : I greet the fall as bright and fi “Bonesetter” Reese, tl 1 love its breezes clear and fres! Youngstown doctor who woolen underwear,| ball players, doesn’t | which soon must take the place of|apply his treatment ia mesh.—New York Telegraph. re ithe right ike many t Dental Board gives an that i net preseribeg by law g 4 “4,” of CAddibibdbd yoaay) Mir bach alVina thowagh satisfy VILSWNS MODBEN BUSINESS on ind” Awa | of thie tate have id far worse than this; th have sus | tained the Dental Board in their refw sat alt ontess they | ‘and he askea: | "ie that after 1 have ; mind you this ry in the you suppose the Wai bine would stoop se ost-Gradunte Dent And, preposterons: why, the idea! The Washington Dental Law waterproof; stout paragon which will withstand the weather. Prices From $1.00: Our Umbrella Hospital, for ination and tails you lone examination in this DR. HAMAHAW WENT To OUR COURT Dr court a Dent pair or reco we wili put a Hull detachabl able-handle umbrella. Prices always as reasonable as the mits. Stoelting Trunk Stor 706 Second Avenue—1420 Second Avenue whaw new filed a petition in o& © mandamus to compel the Board to him in the man- and defined. Just take Dr bin is in want tal wreck, and probably hopeleasiy in GOING GOING Only Six"More Sale Dates, and Then Bargain Fares to the East Over the O.-W. R. & N. O. S. L. and Union Pa Will Be Gone, You Can Buy Your Tickets SEPTEMBER 25 OCTOBER 2nd and 6th f Return Limit 29 Days From Date of Sale OCTOBER 17th, 18th and 19th Return Limit November 15 Sample Fares from Seattle, Tacoma, Portland, Grays ® “and all Puget Sound Points to 55.00 | Detroit ...... 60.00 | New York . 60.00 | Philadelphia of his profes b is od for his family Dontiats © legisiature wherein, ker Howard Taylor difference f mi human rig! Denver . Omaha Kansas City St. Louis . Chicago .. ‘ Going transit limit 1 either going or returning. Don't forget that traveling over these lines insures JOU tection afforded’ by Block Signals and Steel Coaches. O.-W. R. & N. (LINE OF THE SHASTA LIMITED) O. S. L. and Union Pacific City Ticket Office, 716 Second Av. 4 Phones: Matn 982; Ind. 1995. E. E, ELLIS, General Agent. Passenger Station, Jackson St. at Fourth and Fifth Phones: Main 7378; Ind. 2623, L. E. GILBERT, D. T. A. W. D. SKINNER General Freight and Passenger Agent subject the pe plottation of plato the peopl mean, and though 70.00 | Boston 72.50 | Montreal .... 5 da: Tickets good for ah shaw that the republican party is capabl fuse to correct the Dent the governor of th My article next week will deal with Seattle's Grafting Dentist to be my tasietants My the Union Block, at 718