The Seattle Star Newspaper, February 13, 1912, Page 4

THE SEATTLE STAR Private Exchange Matn ma! city, 39 cen 1.70. One year, $4.25 s s i hihacribers to The Beattle Star will confer tall ve prom ce at once of an lure to soeu 9490 and Independent 442. lishing Co. i er montha notitying ihis” very of Kempt to sanartute, hnother the management to se are given courteous and our paper failed to arrive any mi git Befice’at once Main 400 oF Ind. 4 ment. “And the Star-Spangled Banner in triumph shall wave, o'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.” The strains of the song rang out through the crowded theatre, the peorie clapped heartily—but not a SINGLE PERSON of the andreds in the house arose to honor the song, as every one used to do. Imagine an English, French or German audience sitting through the rendition of the national anthems of their respec- tive countries! A person who did and hooted it over there would be hissed Of course, we're still a very young sort of nation, and as a whole. we people fear ridicule more than anything else in the world. In spite of our vaunted independence of thought, we Rate to be laughed at, even by each other, Repression of emo- tion in public places is a national characteristic. And 80, for fear of exciting amused comment from those who haven't any- thing better to do than to criticise, we sit on our patriotism ¢x- cept in times of war. Come on, everybody; let's stand up when “The Star- Spangled Bannér” is played! Let's applaud for it and whistle ‘and sing, too, as the band plays, if we feel like it. Let's show the world that we're not ashamed to show our patriotism out loud. Funny how seriously the old gangsters and the pre-election old old political pirates Beeme that they will never jooled any more by the old The Young Women’s Christian Association in San Diego fhas started a class to teach young engaged girls to cook and combine foodstuffs in a way that won't cause indigestion; sew- ing, not the latest embroiery stitches, but how to make shirts, "nig baby clothes and to darn stockings so there won’ ct MPs ; and general housework, how to save work by sy: tematizing. and all the little points that mean so much, like how to clean furniture, how to prevent food from burning, how to clean lamp chimneys properly, ete. Oh, they're going to help those brides-to-he a whole lot, ut—what are they teaching about hygiene, about the mean- ing of marriage, about the sex problems which a married man’ and woman must meet? How many of those girls have had THE STAR—TUESDAY, THEIR PARENTS who Is your father?” ‘ “Why, be ie the man who stays at home with us o@ Sunday.” FEBRUARY 13, 1912. | Marguerite, of “The Red Rose,” Says about time @ many can. go back ii—that one of them mudsting ing campaigns.” The father of twins wishes he might make himeelf as obscure as & vice president. Then Edwin received some good, sound advice, after which he went into the hard, crue! world to make hin fortane. Five years later Edwin returned home. “I've climbed the ladder said he to his father “I knew you would, my boy,” de clared the proud parent. “! told you you'd get to the top.” “Yea, Pve been to the top.” His voice peed. “I'm « window cleaner now,”--Tit-Bita, it Would Depend. “Would you advise me to encour: age my daughter in ber desire to take vocal instructions?’ asked the rich man, “Well, that would depend,” re plied the conscientious teacher. “On what? “On whether you expect her to learn to sing or whether your ob- ject te to keep her out of mischief.” tengo Record-Herald. Eager to Piease. “1 want you to see if you can't dad,” find out that | am descended trom| « king,” sald the manewho had be come suddenly rich “Very well, sir,” replied the genealogist, “we bave a large stock of kings to select from. Have you any T—Chicago Record: tee INEVITABLE. Advantage as Wooers, Even If | She's a cheerful as a squadron of Sunny Jims. She's not quite #o longttudinal, architecturally speak But neither must she need perform that washboard stunt, or steam roller thing (whichever It may be), which has served, among other things, no doubt, to make May Irwin famous. She's just a bright, healthy and charming young women, fe Miss Marguerite de Von, who likes the gladder wide of things, and kes to make you like them, too, A tete-wtete with her is really re- freshing, for it refleets the human hue, in «triking contrast with the (oo oft artificial atage colored in- terview. Mime de Vou has the in- valuable art of making you feel perfectly homey in a dressing room, And any interviewer, from the days of Lat’s wife to the Seattle Quis Congress, can appreciate the value thereof. Mine de Von, despite the hint of ancestral castles on the banks of the Daaube or Rht & typically Western girl. Frank, clever, with a keen sense of , & sperkling conversationalist, she makes a hit off or on the w No wonder that in her three ap pearances here before she war known as just “The There The Girl at the Helm,” and thea “The Time, the Place and the Girl,” and “The Girl Question,” in vath of which she played the title role. In “The Red Rose" Miss de Von got her first chance in a Ni York company, and tt is m ing the interviewer's standing-as « prognosticator to say that her fu- ture is even rosier than “The Red R " Heelf, “Do you really think that girls have many more ways of winning men than men have of capturing giriieh hearts?” ‘The interviewer asked this be- cause Miss de Von introduces one of her clever songs with some such rane “Frankly speaking, I do not. 1 think the men have the advantage. Oh, sure,” and she laughed mer- rily, “I haven't forgotten it's leap year. Indeed not, for I'm keeping my eyes open, and my proposal is almost at the Up of my tongue, ready for the first nee. “But really there's a great deal fn the song. 1 think those little— littlo—tricks, will you call it?—cer tainly have a mighty Influence with ten. Only I personally don't like MARGUERITE DE VON to taint—I should get cold feet if 1 had to do #0, for I'd be afraid of cold water dashed with much im- punity into my ears and down my neck. Neither would | like to win a fellow with tears. Can't see much fun in that. But that ts not saying that they don't have their weight.” And, just to enumerate the many other—what shall we call them— trickn?—Miss de Von quite infor Mothers to teach them these things, so that they ia turn can teach their daughters how to live? Or how many of them have picked up al! the knowledge they do possess of sex matters in an indiscriminate way from chance sources? “Ignorance is sin.” Register tonight! Your vote for Cotterill, the peopie’s champion, | ing ‘Will be needed next Tuesday. MERELY A COURTESY are you called the head of the family?” ly @ courtesy ttle, my son.”"—Cleveland Plain Dealer. mally sang the chorus. And here song Ee it te: and‘ So “If you can't flirt and win him with | — charms, aca Then faint every time he appears; {f you can't faint and make him hold in his arms, | ‘Then try winning him with tears; | if you can't ery, and talking figures | strong with him, { Then talk when you have a HIS OPINION “What,” enthusiastically excialmed the man of 40 whe was attend- the “coming-out" party, “Is more beautiful than a gir) of 20 whe is just budding into womanhood?” “Weil.” replied the man of 60, “if you really wast my opinion, 1 should say a nice, new $20 bill” —Chicago Record “That man talks a great deal,” remarked the impatient girl. “People who love others are always either up in the air or “Yes,” replied Miss Cayen: wt I don't object to him down in the depths,” remarks Helen Ware, actress. “The says anything sufficiently interesting to take my mind off what I was folks who care only for themselves doubtless live the happi..st| ™™*ia* about” fives, for they are never ruffled. But they are also never © BEFORE AND AFTER Pop, what is the difference between an epith¢tiand #9) yy patiron—Dey ain't no wee talkin’ to a woman. Mr. Chareoal-—How so? Mr. Flatiron—She's done bound to git yo’ wid weepin’ er hammer yo wid a fatiron, bublieve me. Han’ me dat hows Iniment, Mistab Charcoal. Tommy ' Just imagine the dull monotony of considering yoursett] epitaph? D first ali the time. Why, half the fun of life is in going up to Poem; et onl 4 aps gsm Retore Rp t dentvens the that “exalted” feeling and coming down to the “depths” one | ter_afterward— : < se And when you come right down to tacks, it’s the fellow VINDICTIVE PERFECTLY MUTUAL ‘who does the most for the rest of the world and loves ‘em and smiles hard while he is doing it, who's going to get the most geal happiness out of life. In Spokane they believe in the “equal-pay-for-equa! w idea, and they're going to practice it by paying seven women assessors the same amount per month that the 42 male assess. Ors will receive for the same amount of work. ‘The womes specialty will be household assessments, and’ there will be ‘mall chance of slipping any furniture by the keen eyes of these assessors. Married women of good business ability hove heen selected for the positions, and it is expected that others will be appointed later for several Washington towns, s Equality is coming to have a like definition for women and men here in Washington. Hie Redeeming Feature. “Do you mean to say,” sald Wemys, “that you bave never found ® Fedeeming feature in an habitual = =f Healthful Food made with ness to animalst dren?” tf “No,” came the uncompromising reply; “it was a pawnticket. - Hits. Love of chil- he distinguished himself at schoo! | that everyone foresaw a brilliant Was your contract broken by mutual agreemen . 1 HMarper—This show cost the pro-; “Ob, yes, indeed! The manager Observations ducer $25,000. Hed Mar and { ald “You're | . THEY are going to plant 1,260,000 apple trees in one orchard at Thompson, Mont., this year. © © ° WRITER says Boss Cox of Cincinnati has @ “hard, intangible sur- face.” But it was punctured. o o°o EXPERIMENTAL station officers of the department of agriculture bg to 1,000,000 persons last year. Maybe we'll all be farmers some ladder, but you'll climb it.” No True Friend. There's a Hugh Ford and » Harry Ford at the new theatre. The simi larity of initials eometimes makes trouble. The other day « perfumed note came for "H, Mord,” and Hur Ford, opening it, found it was from ; a woman. The next day Harry Ford the best for Fos opened a letter addressed to “H x BS flare the best mage” Ford.” Then be passed over to) - = i Hugh the bill marked “due and pay- 1h oer HUTESOM, We able” which it contained. 1330 2°AVi gud. { | a eee o ° oO “Glasses we AGENT, about to sell an auto to W. J. Bryan, said the low-gear ratio ought to be about 16 to 1, and then he wondered why W. J. didn't buy it. 8 © ADVOCATE of children’s Wureau asks {if they aren't worth one- as much as bugs. He has the figures from the bureau of plant to start the question. “You're no true friend,” said Hugh Ford. “You might have paid my bill for me; I kept your date.”.— | Cineinnat! Times-Star | New Year Reverses it She-—Sir, 1 wish to propose— He—I am sorry, my dear young | lady, but 1 ean only be a brother to you, She--T was going to propose, sir, that If you engage me as a stenog-) rapher I want only to be assister to you. Baltimore American. 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Hod Carrier—I am, throat? | Actor—Why don’t you tor Big Show Manager—A centipede understudy play the part with corns. while? Actor—You weem red. SECOND AND UNIVERSITY Entrance, 207 University your for a