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4 THE SEATTLE STAR ¢" Kuterea at Seattle, By mall. out of clty, 91,70 One year, 84.25, Wibscrivers to Phe Seattl office at once of any failure Pee -vaper, of any attemet to It is the desire of the of hysteria seems to have Harbor Island terminal etl i 7 i Fe. “4 i | : H i if : F é r7 f { fi 8 £ Ls E. & Fs F and the PRO- WHO PROCEEDS i | iF st " =s » little men soon reveal y all about it right off the bat. pom ord Rag ort is deluged with post. petitions handful of merchants in each protien py JP orabogd instance, will send a petition carrying from recite two striking “facts” that don't seem to belong | i [ ! i i | By the same rue the first one must be false. efficient and eco- facilities. that are is post, destred by an heaven's name what can we from our cherished inati- the parcels post! They never ballots marked “yes.” It would be a snowdrift—for the express companies to whether the Oregon home rule tax amendment will be decided by the people of Oregon at the single tax will submit an ir state-wide application of the next election in Oregon will be the first in the United States to involve, specifically, the land values tax. _ MADERO says that Reyes will ‘Mg. Reyes that his rebellion fizzied o ° o WHAT'S in a name? A whole lot. Down east, where butter is soar- fag toward 60 cents, peanut butter has a lovely sound. o 0 0 HAVING cleaned himself of Harper's Weekly support, Woodrow next luck may come in the form of hot opposition from Hearst. not be shot. This ought to convince toa He. o o oO more ducal visit, and half of New York's 400 won't know how one fhe other half lives, which will be mighty tough on the divorce lawyers. ENGLISH family had a table and some cats. It took the cats Just oo hha one leg of the table away. ‘The felines didn’t touch BAKING POWDER Absolutely Pure The only. Baking Powder made fromRoyal Grape Cream ofTartar NO ALUM, NO LIME PHOSPHATE F rst Ave THE STAR—WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 1912. First Flat Dweller—The poopie in e next flat to ours are deat and| Jackson—I'm going to a dentist dumb, and have this tooth out. Second Flat Dwellor—-How do| Christian Sclentist—Hush! Your tooth doesn’t ache, It’s your ti First Flat Dweller—The walls are | nation. go thin that I can hear thelr joints| Jackson—Then I'll got the dentist rack whon they're talking. to yank out my imagination, : THE SOPORIFIC PREACHER She—The Rev, Wilkins is something of a faith healer, you know, and I'm thinking of attending his church for my rheumatism, He—I can recommend kim for insomnia! —Sydney Bulletin. HIS REGRET “You used to say,” she complained, “that you counted that day lost when you did not hear the sound of my voice.” “Yea, | know,” be replied, “and I shall never cease to long for those dear lost days."—Chicago Record-Herald, VOICING HIS PLEA. “Not guilty!” exclaimed the prisoner, “An‘ Oi can prove it.” “That remains to be seen,” observed the judge. “Whol,” continued the prisoner, in aggrieved tones, “when the man ‘was robbed, yer worship, what could Oi be doin’ in the house wher Oj Wasn't there at all, at all, but was thrae doors down beyont the lamp- post moinding the baby?. Shure, onyone in the strate could bave heard me singin’ away; for it's @ moighty powerful voice Ol have, an’ it's many a tolme Ol've-—” Sto) !" erled the judge, angrily. “What on earth has your volee to do with itt ” explained Pat's counsel, smiling Maxasine “He only means, your Ly Diandly, “that he ean prove a luilaby.”—National Food VERY LIKELY. PERHAPS. (=) scenery don’t grumble. Hike. Old Roarder-—What makes you think the new boarder is in love with you? Has be made any ad- “Here's a story which says the heroine thanked him with @ look.” vances? “I spose ber gown was so tight Landiady—No; bat be says he/|that Will as soon as his father remita. ‘speak, eh?” WHAT BOOTED “IT?” ‘The impecunious youth had approached “her” wealthy father ap .« subject near to his heart. ‘ou siabsided shrimp! . You conldn't support a brood of spit tows,” roared the old man. I “What boots it?” indignantly inquired the anemic youth, ‘i “1 do,” sniffed the magnate, as he swung his right brogan, and {tie young maa rolled down the front —Chicago Record-Herald, TOO TE. She looked at him sadly after she had promised to be his wife. » “Why do you gaze at me like that?” he asked. “You look as {if you were unhappy.” ' “['m sorry this couldn't have happened before,” she replied. “Now everybody will think I took advantage of my leap year privilege,/— Chicago Record-Herald. . FITTING EMPLOYMENT. “There's 2 man at the door wants work, ma’am,.” “What can he do?” “He says he's an actor, ma'am.” “Give him the snow shovel and tell him to pile up properties for SERVED HIM RIGHT. claimed Mr. Swellman, “the baby has just eaten a lot. for he has often eaten the baby’s food.”—Tit-Bits. WILLs. He was very sick, and had called his lawyer. “I want to explain gain to you,” he said weakly, “about willing my property.” ‘The lawyer heid up his band reassuringly-~"There, there,” he said soothingly, “leave all that to me.” The sick man sighed and turned away upon his pillow—"I suppose I might as well; you'll get 1t anyway.”-—Boston Herald. WHA SHE THOUGHT. SEEMED LIKE IT. Mr. Borem—Why, it’s nearly half past eleven. It's time to go. Miss Kutting—Oh! it’s surely later then that. Miss Haytop (from the country, sir; but he ain't suick Action Prescription. Cures Colds in a Day Re * * * OF COURSE * * Tom—t told her father that * * I expected to inherit sevoral * ® pieces of fine property. * *% =©Dick—What did he say? * & Tom—He said that deeds © # speak louder than words, — * The best and quickest tton known to medi golds and coughs is as “From your druggist get two ounces of Glycerine and half an ounce of presortp. ence \ lor yi “Newt Fridemush stuck with @ jederate $5.00 bill th’ other day, but he finally auc- ceeded in gittin’ rid of it. He worked It off on his wife.” f STING, STUNG, STINGER Woul; it be jolly, Bi gs n't it be fun a Leap year And sottle on the Pong you have always hated And fix him to be stung? Alas! they gave the party And bad the girlies there, Some were biondes and some bru- nettes od him get the sting. laughs all over, the “sting” « ring. “Ob, let him come along,” the duke of Connaught’s tmewer when the name of Speaker Clark was mentioned as a “Sis” Hopkins, or Rose Melville, Is Going 3. . “Bis” Hopkina tx going to quit for a year—beg pardon, we mean Mins Sho'a been playing long that Rose and o more clonely re lated than the Siamese twins, They are a8 one~—it’s Kone’s means of Mdentification, one might say, and Bertillon description could not Hopkin: words ‘Rone Melville.” You could no more separate the two than you could that little cher- ry tree from the papa of this coun- try, or mention Reng and leave elther the divorce court or Jack Johnson out of your realm of thought. It’s 13 years now since Miss Mel- ville first brought the quaint Hoos- fer girl with the pointed pigtails into the public view. And she's still a popular girl Fow artists have attained the distinction of keeping alive a character year in and year out. Joseph Jefferson was one. He played Rip Van Winkle for a quarter of a century. Phoebe Davis played in “Way Down Enst” for 16 years. “Sis” is perhaps des tined to reach an even older age, for Miss Melville merely promises to retire “for a year, anyhow.” That doesn’t sound at all like real farewell. Mise Melville has made several such farewell tours with .” but always came back, Miss Melville played in every state a dry state, either,” told The Star tnterviewer. used in solution, of instantly reduc- {ing wrinkles. Any one can readily doesn’t suit you, The groundhog isn't the onty creature that is : afraid of his Justice is always the highest expediency —Wendell Phillips. make this same solution by dissolv- ing an ounce of powdered saxolite in a half pint of witch hazel. Bathe the face tn this—and note the imme- to Leave the Stage for One Whole Ye DSA A man may admit | sophi i r yet deep in the woman whore fo jno artificial touching gp, who ap inte this, whe | siderat: to the | point, avoid using |might indie their their own. Buch women in ff ber are acquiri wax habit. By appl night as they would Washing it off in the wecure, and maintain, ural complexions, hibit no evidence of Raving “bemutified.” Noth the old omplenion al stead, is discarded, wax, procurable at aay —an ounce will do vitalized outer skin, most imperceptibly, clear, satiny underskig: pears, bears a by } m not comparable {ficial color—Adyt, Have yoor wins and I might have got the little tal-| possess,” she said. Mins} Melville attended a convent schoo! | and Franklin college before taking up the stage career. work—dyein; willowing ana MODEL MIL 527 People’s A New Motel, Cestraily Over $26,000 Worth of High Class Thursday Evening 8 o’Clock Dreamland Rink 1,000 Chairs Reserved for Ladies and Their Escorts JULES REDELSHEIMER, Ct»irman. SPEAKERS HIRAM C. GILL, Candidate for MAYOR GEN. JAMES B. METCALFE, formerly Attorney General for Washington. The supporters of HIRAM C. GILL for mayor are tion meeting, in his behalf, interest in registration. Registration at this time allows you to v Bonds, the Charter Amendments, Thursday ev JAMES F. McELROY, formerly Prosecuting ney of King County. * E. HEISTER GUIE, formerly Speaker of the of Representatives. : earnestly Tequested to attend the great-rally and org ening at Dreamland Rink. The Purpose of the meeting is to increas® ote for the Mayor and Councilmen in the city election, vote on the This regi i ‘ - disor % Philadelphia ‘Telograph. iM This registration also allows you to vote for President, Governor of the St ntrated Pine compound. County Officers in the fall. RRKKKRHEAR KERR UP A TREE Russian Official — You cannot stay in this country. Traveler—Then I'll leave it. Russian Official—Have you a passport to leave? Traveler—No. Russian Official—Then you can-| {iy I will give you 24 hours| Th: not leave. to decide what you will do—Cas- sell’s Journal. Take two ingredients home nnd it into halt @ pint of good witts- Shake it by toaspoonfuls after each meal at bedtime. Smaller, dosos fldren according to a ae fot only the Renting (Globe) ntrated Pine. Each half ounde omes in a tin serew-top #Ail- case. Any druggist haa it on hand or will quickly get It from dis wholesale house. There are many reparations of lar - it don’t pay to ex ate published for six nd thousands say it ‘has dvt, UNLESS YOU REGISTER YOU CANNOT VOTE FOR ANY OF THESE OFFICIALS OR THESE MATTERS. Organization—