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THE STAR—FRIDAY, JULY 5, 1912 THE SE ~——"Tintered at Beattie, Wr |LEW SULLY, “GIGANTIC JOY GENT,” TELLS HOW HE SPUN AROUND A RACE TRACK ALL ONE People who are laughing With Sm rn Lew Gully at the Orpheum this week, and who do not know Bully personally, are inclined to wonder whether front pi is really “all bis own, he is using a number of chest pro- tectors, such as baseball catchers affect, to give him that embonpoint and avoirdupois. the] . If these people coutd gaze on the “gigantic joy gent” in his dressing room, they would soon become con vineed that it is all Lew’s, and not one bit of it is loose, Further than that, Lew frankly admits that it te a great asset, and that he does not want to lowe any of It. “Just look at all the fun I had Nothing Serious ving the driver waw taking two minutes, ang were all getting under our belt —poatertics “as 8% i of olty, 9 up to six mow; six me If a man can write a better book, preach a better sermon or make a better mouse-trap than his neighbor, though he builds his house in the woods, the world will make a beaten path to his door—Emerson, July 4, 1912; Sane Fourth Nobody seriously hurt in Seattle. THE DOCTOR'S PROFIT. SUCCESS IN EITHER CASE » and were ail lit up ike 7 if we were goin s was shining like pe Le woke up the next morning | o'clock with ™yY mouth tagties flannel and looked . dow, I notleed > oma and « litte later things: look familiar, and I poties believed to be the again, | woke up the and we watched, and finaiy's AGAIN Ol Doe Brom comes to front with a nature lyric. The Peoria poet has been silent so long we thought he had bronchitis, He oays: You sure forget your troubles Whatever they may be, When morning nudges you and Record throughout nation: Dead, 20; injured, 648; fire loss, a $576,525. “cena have a aut getting that bay window,” said the we saw that some butlding The crusade for the safe and sane Fourth of July won "ne big comedian, “and consider what anh or wixth the, we it has cost me. I have thousands of dollars invested in thet bay win- dow, and I am fond of it, and don't want it to turn into a losing in voutment.” While Sully was talking a giant firecracker exploded just outside the dressing room window, and be annout . “The Fourth is with us onee again. day ub way re 4a numbe: in the minstre to make @ 40-mile jump to the » town to meet a urth of July kagen: and we had to make fi in a stage comeh, This meant ¢n alinight ride, Every man in the company figured that the driver of the coach would bo eure to get ua there in good shape if he was kept joliied along with an occasional drink, and every man in the com- as dead to on bis seat In some horses bad got into a . track where they were x Me hold races on the Pourth,, _ the greater part of been romping +g track. We must ® 30 laps on the track, resuscitated the dri that we were still 36 * ago when I was town where we wo had to drive the Lew BULLY ~ the day to make it, glorious Fourth.” its biggest battle of peace yesterday, This is evident when To which we reply: it is known that a year ago there were 57 killed, and in 1910, 131, s We all know how much the youngsters like to split the air with noise on Independence day; we know aed — ; : i ing. for we were all in their boots in the “good old First Althor-—f eee that Masson's — ee tes : vy death rolls, and heavy injured Bi to too| Doctor—-Well, I hope you profited | book t* one of the beat soliers. How restfol (t mut be for # ee ae Hien Tg ii iby my advice. Second Author—Case of merit? | suit of clothes to hang on @ good big a price to pay for mirth, however innocent in intention Iti" patient—Yes, doctor; but not so| First Anthor—Case of advertis-| round fat man. may be. And so sane-thinking Americans are year by year tag ser enjoying the big day probably just as much as of old, but in - SING THEIR WRT alt bnetent backsliders do not gimpler, less deadly fashion. . And 1912 is the banner year, aeniiitineninaieonasen “I CAN'T MATCH vituperation with Col. Watterson,” twas Bryan's quiet reply to a request for an answer to “Marse Henry's” editorial, “Treachery Unspeakable,” which was di-} rected at the Commoner. “Rattlesnake” and “traitor” were two of the many titles freely given Bryan by the choleric colonel. at six each morning We ever rose with glee.” pany provided himself with a large black bottle, Every once tn a while one of the boys would fiash bis bottle and slip the driver a drink, and would take one himself, The result was that = eS RAKE * To wear a wig ts to advertise one’s baldn The old hen had hatched out o brood of ducklings, and as they took to the water she wan “ay, my, how each new generstion pro greases.” many helpers spoil the ple; many glasses spoil the ey: 7T many grouches spol! the look; Too many pages spoil the book. One on Pop * 1 Willie—Pop, what are “an- ® yours—your grandad is an & \® other * DENTISTRY l® Willie—Oh! But why fx it & |® that folk brag about them? f it * TA Too T He Offered His All F. J. Sharp, coal dealer and hero, is dead at Salt Lake City. He undertook to undersell the coal combine by 25 cents aton. The railroads refused him cars, the United States circuit, court of appeals upheld the railroads, and Sharp was ruined. | Had Sharp's heroism consisted in not crowding women and| children away from the life boats he would have been proclaimed to all the world as a great hero and got a monument. He sacri- ficed a business built up by lifelong effort, to keep women and children from freezing, and gets an ordinary six-foot hole in the cemetery. How many men would sacrifice their business for a principle? Count them among your acquaintances. POOR King George! His life is full of trouble and woe. ss Remember This Kicker—Do you like Iabor-saving devices? Bicker—Yes; a fishing pole will prevent you from having to take up the carpets.—~ew York Sun. Myrtlo—rwther seoma Impressed with your talk about coupons, Have you really any, George? Sububs—They acem to be making George--Sure. Got 700 saved up! a conscientious effort to do so. Not toward the furniture for our little one has left her nest for the Inst Urban—Do your beus tay well? Knew Him Now he doesn't know what kind of a suit and hat to wear| St jel weeks Mra. Stranger—Can you tell me} 1 give my individual when he occupies the state barge in the Henley regatta Sat- NO WAY OUT OF IT ! THE REASON. ‘ . who that stout, blond man ts over/ tention to each patient; urday. there? He is the worst soft soaper , Dental Company, to: : l ever met! bine, employ ae te Dowager—Yer; he is my husband. | do my own work and —Judge. responsible for same, ed You should know As to Success as you do your doctor, Griggs—1 should say that the two | fake and er keys to success are luck and pluck Dentists who Brigge—Sare! Luck in finding} OWn names is pr someone to pluck.—Boston Tran- script. Comprom: Arizona’s senate came pretty near abolishing itself the other day. There is a proposition under discussion in Rhode Island to have two legislative bodies, one of men the other of women. Compromise with them! Compromise with them! Why not have all our senates female? There are almighty few male jsenates we know of that wouldn't be improved upon if changed to female, neuter or any other old gender. [Oecrratiome —SCSC*d “One o' th’ roome at th’ Gevieye 28 - grogy has nig" toe po m "i account th’ ” an elm tree growin’ in th’ winder | ore ant fillln’ it up.” AT THE THEATRES THIS WEEK. Moore—Margaret Ilington in “Kindling.” Metropolitan—Dark. i ething Orpheum-—Vandeville. |a little bit more is. But better to do both. Hasty pudding means the kind you eat fast, | IT takes a strong-minded woman to hold her tongue. SPEAKING OF CALVES, | cll a | My charges are : / I would not be « fated caif eee eee eg motion {| Scompliah the best . For any kind of boost, { Li ineure careful, palulems wart @ For 0, too many prodigals = phaser ee sodA to absolutely guarantes Come home at lakt to roost. ; i THE ho is slo do man who is slow to wrath generally makes a fast Roggy—What 40 you suppose 1 a sacred said when she called me a fool? on’ , : eRKY—Sald! , __ IT isn't what a man takes as a chaser that drives him to Bis. ee ee ee “Old friends are the best.” “Yes. They have usually bor rowed the mit and stopped.” An empty wagon makes the most noise. So does a full man. TOO MANY OR NOT ENOUGH A REFORMER is usually a man who is very energetic in rf y ee A man who has an office down town called his wife by telephone WBeing that somebody ought to do something. the other morning, and during the conversation asked what the baby 4 * ‘ ing. WITH the conventions and the Fourth behind us, decks Sane ie crying her eyes out,” replied the mother. Wwre cleared for Seattle's own big time, Potlatch week. “What about?” “I don't know whother it ia because she has eaten too many straw- IT ‘rained yesterday. Ever know a Fourth on which it] derries or because she wants more,” replied (he discouraged mother— Wid NOT rain?’ Particularly if you were going on a picnic? | '#!/anapolis News. JUDGE THOMAS BURKE! Seems to us we havel\S *******HRKAHKRAARRHRAH RS theard the name before this Hanford investigation. Oh yes,|% ONEIROMANCY wasn't he the chap who began the race for the United States|* “Ever notice how actual happenings sometimes fit into Senate? *® dreams?” | ' “Had experience. I dreamed I was in my auto on & country ee” * + *% globe in the room had burst, and when | awoke I was under the *% bed tinkering the springs with my wife's manicure set.”-—Judge's * * * IN THE EDITOR'S MAIL * * * * * * road and recall hearing an explosion. An incandescent light # * * Library, * * * RR RP CORR RSE RRR ERR RR SESS SS SD Editor The Star: I think Mra.;where women and children are eaeeed —- \Charlotte Jones tn her letter last|reased in thin clothes the men SHE EXPLAINS might expressed the true sentiment on ee dmesg Me ny yr bend An Avalon youth who has been calling on a Mount Washington girl , Making an-| was trying to paint a vivid picture of his burning love se mrt ot Sete omen orn, tes az oes. burned |" “rene pron om 8 moran hart bo dir 905 RAILROAD AVENUE e. is|from these same sparks. I noticed “Nonsense,” she responded. “You don't breathe from your heart. true that women and children are|at the flower show in Mt. Bak "aniPittot ; compelled to inhale the foul, sick-|Park, where hundreds were Moers appears sorasneestae: pees a A te quing — “y Esomy a wears in line waiting for admittance, men JUST TO ACCOMMODATE 5 e crowds | were smoking. joking. MRS. MILLAR. Hungry Girl (one of « party of tourists who have arrived tate at a) AeENENS Se lS) $172|—— Hungry Girl-—Well, but can’t you wake them?—Pilegende Bilaetter. | == > cesses mee . Fourth near Pine a | R 207 Open All Summer, TRACIE Traders’ Bldg. Cool Place. 905 1-2 Third Avenue We have received a mixed shipment of Hardware from some of the best manufacturers, who were overstocked, instructions to sell at any price that good goods may bring. Goods such as Stanley Tools, Disston and Atkins 4 Young’s Logging Outfits, Camping Outfits, Fishing Tackle, Guns, Ammunition, etc., etc., to be sacrificed. LOOK AT THESE ITEM and 35¢ Spoon Baits, 5c 75¢ Long Handle Steel Hay BOW a 6 6 tb chines 6K eeeceenses Fork, now ....«+ ve eeeeeemeetl 75c E. C. Atkins 2-Man Crosscut Saws, now, y] OU COE iin 0k vin b'd 0 bdininis o Hee C ADVANCE FALL STYLES Vakashins Fil Johny’s Hart With Glume. ¢ $1.75 3 or 4-piece Calcutta Split 75c Copper Finish Mortise HOFFMAN SYSTEM BY THE JUNIOR OFFICE BOY | and seo some uther guy playin foot-\f PAmboo Fishing Rod, 87 s Tacha, ow ce oases Hand-Made Suits, $15, $20 and $25 | ny. 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S. Blue Serge. Guaranteed Six Months. $3.50 Best Steel Top 3 a est ote good for general work, now .. Blocks, warranted, now sete wees . 49 8%c Best Plow Steel 4 40 Cable, %4-in., now ... $2.50 French Willow Double Woven Fishing Basket, ¢] 19 WWE cS eds Se nibh an olen vik $1.00 10-in. Steel Pipe Wrench, now ...-++ . $2.00 Extra Good Peavies, tool steel hook, now .. 50 50-foot 4-ply “-in. Guaranteed Rubber Hose with Y4-in, Couplings, NOW ......eeeee “ Vice, NOW ...-05 eeeeeeeeet kashins is having to back to *00dwin would still be a old ‘bach- os Y, >. - | a to go bac ° 1.25 You 3 D work agen, gee but ite feerce eller : , iy oo 63c ‘a rushan exile on his way to | | ROW wish to offer free of charge 0g Hook, Mow s..eseeesess beeria with a chane sround his|* ressipe for a paneless vakashin nook tsa cheerful] Provide 1 pair of slippers, 1 hot| lookin objekt com-| Water battel, 1 bushel baskit full of} paired with « fol| books and magazeens Bior that is just{ Dut on the slippers, fill the hot stackin up agenst water bottel, 1 bushel baskit full of the toll stuff agen | after friskin obra around with a bunch of skirts at & summer hotell if Lp for a cuppel of AY weeks 75¢ Best Water Witch Lawn 39 C Sprinklers, now ........ Torch, mow ...seeeveeeee® $3.50 Galvanized Barbed Wire, 80 35c Steel Grass Hook, 15 rods to a reel, 10w Sis, cade iN LT BROW eeecsis..cs Our Hoffman system of hand-tailored suits has won the approval of Seattle women. Bust and form are built to retain their shape—highest grade of canvas and French hair lining. All we want is a chance to show them to women who have been accustomed to paying $50 and $75 for suits. 1,000 Dresses, Coats and Waists at 30c on the dollar during the Manufacturers’ Mill End Sale, HOFFMAN CLOAK & SUIT CO. Peter F. 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