The Seattle Star Newspaper, September 16, 1922, Page 9

PF ep et ‘ THE SEATTLE STA BY AHERN . PAGE 9 TURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1922. BY STANLEY Cynthia Grey: Letters—One From a Young Girl in Love With Married Man—One From a Benedict Who Hi ost the Wife He Loved Thru Paying Attention | io a Single Girl. OUR BOARDING HOUSE — 7 WAW~ 7 AUNTY=¥ I WAS STEERING MY BOAT INTO “TH WARBOR AN'1 FELL WoTH! BATH Tue! < WaAW —"TH’ Water a 1‘$ COLD “Too, [| BECAUSE I WAS i SAILING BY TH’ a NORTH POLE PA CATCHIN' WHALES « gi : Goode HEAVENS ! ANDYoUR BEST CLOTHES “ol+ WELL MY LAD, yrs A WHALING You'RE GOING “To CATCH THIS “TIME « GIVE MEAT BLAMED Bost’! SKIPPER DRY \-/ His AFTERNOON WoW = ONLY WAY |] MYSELF, AN! He's. “To Keep aT Kip \| “IW ONE Wo HAD 1977 BUV HIM A Miss Grey: IT am 18 years old and I idolize rried ce = has shown ego our love inde us closer cannot go away ani ve another girl to ta! y in his office. 1 cannot give him up, fie is a oon , L assure you, 80 please do not blame him or cast tion upon him. You know they say, and it is quite true, found that “Love comes and we know not how; it! nd we know not where.” f Grey, please help me, and tell me what to do, as I am p begin with, I do not believe that a married man ‘oh love to a young girl is a perfect gentleman, So there's r in trying to give you a reply which would satisTy orany warning which you would heed. But you might} hint of what your own fate will be from this letter | was written me several days ago from a man: have been going about with a pretty girl when I should been taking out my wife. Honestly, Miss Grey, I do not! why. Now my wife says she is going to leave me. But) b fem ae set along without her. ve tried to tell her how much more she is to me ti cheap gir! who has hurt her so, but she will not Mater says she’s done with me. Tell me what will move a! r Sig has been wronged? ANONYMOUS.” Nobody knows—not even the wife. But th i é to be put on probation for a year. i hie Tf letter proves once more on the married man who| : love to a girl does not intend to break up his home, his social caste, or ruin his business for her ‘sweet| Wap dos pat Sap rd some day te be a wife eal - , = MARSHAL OTEY WALKER GAVE "THE NIGAT WATCHMAN AN ACTU a look ahead? Put herself in the} EMONSTRATI N HOW HE EXPECTS TO CAPTURE of the wife? If she did she would turn away from the| IER. HooPLe PuTS ALVIN ON THAT SUSPICIOUS * STRANGER WHOIS STILL. HANGING AROUND ‘ of married men as though they were a pestilence. | A NAVAL HOLIDAY =~ THE CEN wpecies of parrot Is the best } What do the pok like? African grey parfot (Peittacus vy, @ native of equatorial is considered the clearest They cre an ashy grey i) WIS IMAGINATION WILL PUT’M OW “TH! SAHARA et “THAN A FLIVVER sTaANLEey GZ Z BY ALLMAN DOES YOUR HUSBAND ALWAYS REMEMBER YOU ONYOUR. ANNIVERSARY? Miss Grey will recetve callers ™ her office Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 1 to 2 p. m. and on Tuesday and Thursday from 11 a m. to 12 m. each week. Please do not come at other times th block wing quills, a red|| aa tt seriously interferes with ber ank whitish, naked face. writing. eee | are the dimensions of the; What will prevent gun barrels Married Life Conversation You SEE TOMORROW IS OUR. ANNIVERSARY AND 1 JUST KNOW GEORGE WON'T THINK OF IT HE ALWAYS FORGETS IT, So ILL GO DOWN AND BUY MY OWN HE MAY SURPRISE YOu DOINGS OF THE DUFFS HELLO HELEN, THIS IS MABEL SPEAKING - I'M GOING DOWN SHOPPING ‘THIS MORNING Do You CARE To GO DOWN P NO. 1 GUESS | CAN'T 1 WANT "TD GO DOWN AND LOOK AROUND AND TRY AND FIND A NICE PRESENT FOR MYSELF - SOMETHING expensive! NO, BUT | REMIND HIM OF IT IN JANUARY AND IN JULY AND ibd THAT WAY 1 GET TWO ANNIVERSARY PRESENTS BACH frant of the Lincoln Me- Washington, D.C. one is 2,087 feet long feet wide; the small pool is tong and 160 feet wide. The the water in the center of is is to de 30 inches. eee boomerang always return to of the thrower? sf It depends on the skill with A he throws. When thrown with movement of the hand, flat down, conver side forward, this wil, after traveling some return in @ sort of ellipse fo the feet of the thrower, able to vary its course con- The return of the weapon to the air resistance acting its peculiar shape and form. eee does the word “hombre” " analysis. and industries, such as dyeing, pottery, etc. eee was Blackbeard? ty dl ‘heard (or Edward Teach) pirate, s0 called because of his Wack beard. He was killed engaged in a hand-to-hand with Lieut. Robert Maynard famous battle between May- "s ship, “The Peart,” and the ship. Blackbeard, wounded in ‘ fought desperately for his ‘and would have killed his adver- had not one of Maynard's men him down from behind. Maynard Off the pirate’s head and hung tt How did Mt the bow of his boat as a warning) others. oe t is the best vegetable protein 4 to poultry? ments indicate that gluten 4a the best, tho cotton seed and t meal are very satisfactory if mented with animal protein in form of meat scrap, tankage, fish or milk, and with mineral salts. one far do the Canadian ducks en they migrate south? longest range flight on record it of a dlue-winged teal, banded ber 24, 1 at a small lake 20 miles north of Toronto, Ont. killed two months and seven later in the Caront swamp, near of Spain, on the island of Trint- just off the coast of Veneaucla. shortest flight that this bird have made would be over 3,000 vf ee y does grass grow quicker in and gravel sofl than in clay obably because sand and gravel warmer soils than clay. » A. D. Andrews, dentist, re- 2 Peoples Bank building, ike.— Advertisement. |. TRAVEL BY AUTO To PORTLAND $5.50 n, Wednend: FRANCISCO $23 amember get a member | win S< k cember Seattle Chambe Commerce jfrom rusting when kept near the/ seashore? | it ts claimed that an ointment jComposed of corrosive sublimate jdeadiy poison, by the way) and lard wil protect them. eee In what year was William 8 Hart born? eee Who were the democratic and re- | Publican candidates for the prest-| x im 18847 | rover Cleveland, democratic can- | didate, i can, and James G. Blaine, repudli- In it necessary to obtain a permit before moving whisky from place to Fes, such a permit must be sent forcement of the state tn which the | whisky now ts. In applying for such & permit one must itemike that which ts to be moved and state from what point fo what point. ¢ eee Who ts the author of the follow- ing: é A Ite which ts all @ lie may. be met and fought with outright, But a lle which Is part « truth ts a harder matter tofight.” Tennyson in “The Grandmother.” ene What can be done for and liscolored elbows? grad Rud them every night defor tiring with temon julce. Scr he arms daily with warm water and a Bleaching soap, or wee castile soap with water to which @ few drops of Peroxide“of hydrogen have been add- jed. When the whitening of the el- | bows has been accomplished, f they jare very rough, scrub them with [pumice stone that has been dipped jinto warm water. Rub the rough- jened spots gently with this, and| |slowly, leat the akin be irritated ;| then apply cold cream or olive oil [If they are only slightly roughened rub om round and round with fin- gers that have been spre . Fosbied att ipread with co. eee How many Chinese are t' the United States? sapigl 61,839 (1920 census). ee » What cities of the United States lead in foreign-born population and what Is the foreign-born population of each? New York city, 1,991,547 foret J A ion hn ae wd 805,482; Philadelphia, i Detroit, 289,297; Bi 238,919. ad Which 1s correct, “Parcel post” or “parcels post”? Dictionaries give both, the Postal Guide gives “parcel post.” Undoubt- edly both are correct, but “parcel post” is more euphonious. ore What horsepower 1s needed to drive @ direct current generator of | 220 volts, 2.5 amp., at 1,800 revolu- ions per minute? About one horacpower, eee Of what are red inks made? They are commonly prepared from Brazilwood, ecochineal. or carmine. Those made from Brasthoood are re- garded as more permanent, while those made from cochineal yield the | moxt brilliantly colored fluids. An excellent quality of red ink may be made by boiling two ounces of Bra- aihwood in $2 ounces of water, and by adding to that solution, after straining, one-half ounce of stannous chloride (tin salt) and one dram of gum arabic. Brazilwood inks have been almost wholly, and cochineal| inks largely, replaced by aniline dyes. Magenta or aniline red and cowin are the chief dyca used. They are usually dissolved in spirit, which is then suitably thinned out with water, Star readers who would like in- formation on proper methods of gleaning and washing silks will receive same by writing to The Seattle Star Washington bureau, 2 New York ave., Washington, D. C., and inclosing two cents in stamps for postage. Please write name and address correctly and clearly; do NOT ab- breviate.. Many letters are re turned to the bureau dally be cause of {nability of editors to fecipher handwriting of corre: spondents. | where MAKE IT ‘THIS MORNIN MABDEL~ A STRAN {A “How did you ever ge Flap-Doodle went up to the Beamy | Star bevause he liked to stay in the sky. And, of course, he took the Fairy Queen's wand with him. Nancy and Nick watched htm until he disappeared, then Nick said with a sigh, “We'll have to wish ourselves after him.” “Yeu,” nodded Nancy, “but Flap: Doodle will see us coming and wave his wand and we'll drop into the sea again.” Suddenly they heard a new voice, or rather a voice they hadn't heard for a long, long time. “Hello, children,” sald the cheer. ful voice. “Cheerlo—cheeriup! Why so glum?” Who do you s’pose it was, my dears? No other than Mr. Fiippity- Flop, a fairy who wore en—or—mous shoes! “why, Flippity-Flop, how ever did you get here?” cried Nancy. “Just take a look at my feet, “ENTER, THE FLAPPER” saeneaeseensseaeseatsaeaaesteett! BY ZOK BECKLEY stteesett |NO, 15—ADVENTURE LOOMS IN WA BREAKDOWN had reached the Sound, the road ran along @ ridge with frequent grassy gullies running | down to the br en shore. The gullies offered romantic seclu sion, the breeze murmured caress ingly and the smooth whir of the wheels on the road was in itself a restful thing, They GE RIDE y miss,” sald Flippity: Mop, “and your | question will be answered.” | Nick laughed. “And do you stil! | carry as many things in your shoes | as you used to?” be asked the fairy man. | “Nothing but feet now,” answered the fairyman soberly. emptied | my magic shoes before I left home #0 as to make room for semething | else. I took out a cooking stove, | and a washing machine, and an ap: | phe-butter kettle, and a talking ma- chine, and—but there! Whatta you! s'poss I was making room for?” “What?” asked Nancy. “You two children!” declared Filp- pity-Flop, “I heard you say you wanted to go to the Beamy Star without being seen. Hop in and I'll take you up.” Flippity-Flop opened a little flap: patch in each of his toes and the Twins hopped in, (To Be Continued) (Copyright, 1922, by Seattle Star) KE OF AUTO Suddenly there came a click, a grating sound in the car’s internals and the big gray machine slowed— stopped, “What's up?" The shout from all but Peggy. “Hanged if I know! Robby was already climbing out, He lifted the came * Do You THINK You Owe YOURSELF ONEP ar, & AND HAVE ONE ! le « Page 783 SPUNKY LITTLE GRANDMOTHER Frank L. Crosby le no stranger to the kiddies because he ts a very remembering sort of person, And not long ago when a lot of plo neers got together he came up to greet the guests who didn’t really belong, with these words: “gull on the trail, are you? Well, it’s @ long trail and interest ing all the way.” “rT interesting to us, Mr. Crosby, but we don't like to have long stops on the way,” laughed the kiddies, “Don't you remember ‘most a year ago you started to tell us a story about the night Col. Ebey was killed, and we never did hear the end of it. Won't you begin all over again and tell it now?" Mr. Crosby smiled down at them with, “Good memory! I thought you would surely have forgotten about that by now, but I think it's really a story worth telling. “My grandmother, Mra. Jacob Smith, came to the coast in 1850, and in 1851 moved to Whidby island, near Utsaladi. “She was a wee mite of a woman, but just as spunky as they make ‘em. Afraid of noth- ing, capable, energetic and as sunny and merry-hearted a little woman as you ever saw, “Things were mighty crude on Puget Sound in 1851, The Dennys and the Borens and Bells had taken up claims and built cabins on Elliot bay. (That was the be ginning of Seattle.) Commence- ment bay was traversed by Indian { canoes, and on its shores were an | Indian village and a weird grave- yard with bones drying and rat- tling in the tree tops, That was Tacoma, | “Olympla and Steflacoom were getting a pretty fair start and set- | tiers were coming In all the time, buying supplies at those two places and pressing on to take up claims for themselves. “People did the best they could without doctors up around Whidby island, but when my grandfather broke his arm there was nobody to set it. “They tried to fix it, but could do nothing with ft, and decided that the only thing for him to do was to go to San Francisco and have it set. “‘T wouldn't mind #0 much,’ grandfather sald, ‘if it didn’t tako #0 long to go and come. I can't possibly get to "Frisco, have this arm put in shape and got here tn loss than six monghs, 1 hate to leave you alone with the children.” “'¥ou go get your arm fixed, grandmother told him, ‘and never give * ‘What do you ng to happen to us? May- will Jump out of a stump all, or @ crab will pull us into the Sound’ o grandfather left her alone, and that's the story I'm going to tell you." (To Be Continued) Res TPT et eC ._ OC hood of the car. ‘The crowd was silent at first as they walted for Bob to report It wasn’t anything serious and re sume driving. But when, after a long #earch in the engine, he was still at a loss to find the trouble, anxious queries began. Bobby stripped off his coat and all but disappeared underneath the car. Presently he emerged, brushing him. self off in a baffled way. Ted Harker got out and tried to help. ‘Ted was studying mechanical engineering. young men—Olive clo shoulder, Perry alone seemed not to care, as she stood apart and looked on with a faintly amused smile. So absorbed was she that she failed to notice the sidelong study of herself by Duncan Lee. His scrutiny, subtle as it was, should have put the girl on her guard, He had been interested in her from the moment he had real ized she was using him as a means of piquing Bobby. He was wondering now how far at Bobby's YEAR! Poo TUAT AIN'T NUTHIN' AY WEARD TW INSTALMENT AN TELL AY PAW THAT UG WZ GONNA DUT A ATTACWENT YOuR PRIVATES OPTLCE ANTHOUT on ours! Your BEciGcFt Is WeCT FOUNDED IM" her ends, how available she was for adventure. And his appraisal was duly heightened by her behavior since they had left the inn, Her furtive study of the floor of the car, her frequent glances at her feet, had aroused his suspietons that she was up to something. Just what they were he did not guess—until the car broke down, Meanwhile Ted Harker’s shrewd ferreting of the breakdown led him near the solution, He raised the floor section where Peggy had been sitting, stuck an electric torch into ‘The others gathered about the two! she was capable of golng to achieve the dark space beneath and inserted a careful hand, “It's jammed,” he remarked, “but, there!’ And he dragged out a small object. “Why, it's somebody's knife that slipped down the clutch-slot and gummed the works.” “It's my pen-knife!" Peggy's casual manner was an indifferent disguise. “However did it get there!" “Well, however it did, it's bent something in the car's in’nards that will stick us here for a hour or 80.” And Ted dragged off his coat and set to work, (To Be Continued) (Copyright, 1922, by Seattle Star) |