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THE SEATTLE STAR
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To Self Be True
"This above all: To thine own self be true.
And it muat follow, as the night the day,^
Thou can'at not then be false to any man."
—Hamlet.
In thinking of truth and in acting it in our <laily lives
we arc apt to fall into a false way of regarding it a* an attri
bute of great things, a companion to gTeat causes ami works.
The small lie, we argue, can do none any harm and may make
the road sweeter or plcasantcr for someone.
The little exaggeration, which will add interest and point
to our telling of this or that happening, is harmless, we are
pleased to think.
It i< true that as far as others arc concerned these little
infringements may not entail any of the penalties of falsehood.
But what of ourselves?
What would men think of our comforting and our wit if
they knew both were born of falsehood?
What have the centuries thought of the men and women
who were true to themselves and in that way, through scorn
and a.ssau!t finally proved their truth to the best that was in
uien and matter*? <
The truth that counts is that which is faithful to little
things. ,
It realizes the fact that before wc can «ive anything we must
In some way get it. So before we can t>e truthful to others we
must be to ourselves.
When we have achieved that, wc have achieved a great
work in the building of character.
Jakey'* Scheme
The colored gentleman lurking somewhere in the street
car extension "test" suits demanded by Jakey Furth is gTadual
ly being forced out in the open, Furth doesn t care a hang
about the "test" suit to determine whether a new franchise,
containing all the charter provisions as they now exist, can
affect old franchises of his traction monopoly. He knows, and
his shrewd lawyers know, that a contract for a new line, unless
It specifically says so, cannot affect his rights under an old
contract.
Yet Jakey has been going around yelling and crying that
the council ought to provide him with a «a«e so that he can
"test" that matter out. The council has voted to give him a
"test" suit. Hut that hasn't ended the street car extension
froblcm by a long sh->t. Jakey is finally getting to hi* point.
Fe ha- brought about a condition in the Kinnear park district,
for example, where he has deluded a number of honest citi
zens through some of his hired workers, into a beh'-f that the
charter proviskms are all wrong and too stringent. And he
it working in other districts, where extension-- are needed, to
bring about the same feeling.
So he now comes to the council, backed by these «< -callctl
extension leagues, formed at his behest and t'nder his direction,
with a proposition that the entire charter provision* be amended,
one of the features carefully concealed by lega! ling'-age
Is that the company is trying to get a proviskm that will all >w
the council to givq it franchises for indeterminate period*
That means that the company, through its powerful in
fluences. will be able to perpetuate itself beyond IW, when
its franchises expire. And it means that the company's stock
!*vill be increasing instead of depreciating.
It's a vicious proviskm which 11111 st l>c downed at mC The
matter comes up before the council committee on Friday.
Observations
EVEN the conservative New York Sun. a Taft organ, ad
mits that the Vermont election shows that T. R. may capture
the elector* there.
THE Saturday Evening Post pick* William 11. Taft for a
hopeless third in a certain race that i* scheduled for the early
part of November.
MR. TAFT pronounces the budget clause in, one of the
supply bills passed by congress unconstitutional and his depart
ments are ordered to violate it. With the I'nited >tatcs # su
preme court and presidents laying down the law, what's the
use of congress?
ONE of Taft's spellbinders in this state now, Congressman
Fordney, says it's all right to have a high tariff because "You
can't raise wages too high for me." <)f coursc Fordney"* wages
can't be too high. But how al«out the worker-* in Massachusetts
who get $6 a week in the tariff-protected woolen mills?
"Don't yon think tt Is dreadful about all thia Kraft bualneaa being
discovered?"
"Of course Ido Why couldn't they keep such a good thin* quiet?'
•—Baltimore American.
How the Steel Trust
investigated itself
at the suggestion of The American Magazine
At last year's annual meetingof the United States
Steel Corporation a stockholder said:
"In tlx March numl>er of The American Magazine there
appeared an article dealing with certain economic condition!
obtaining among the employees of thia corporation—l belie*#
it it the right of (tockholdert of thii corporation to he fully in
formed aa to the truth of the atate menu contained in thit article "
Result: the Steel Corporation has spent a year
investigating itself, flow it now proposes to
abolish the seven-day week and the twelve
hour day, is graphically told in
lf^^tOctober,
Hmencan
V sMaffazine
Get aun frsn tlx n«wa.rt»nd or aMd 1S casta to
Tm AaMfieaa Mifuiu, New York
TOO GOOD
Nothing' Serious
From Diana's Diar
Mm Ottlpickl*« BuilM With rinding a Central Amarlcan
(liman for Whom in Unknown Oamiil YMrm In Sunny Mlrlml
I found him In • construction un p, but h« tfidn't know anything
•bout any dsrfc-sysd ihmHli In Nicaragua
Mr #e«r> h for Uarvanaa X. del
Pistachio Tomalrt haa briui
It haa begun, but It la far from
«wl«d It la going to b» no snap
to locate Oarvama X del Pistachio
H«- lan't In ths directory nor In the
telephone book nor f"n In lb* ad
v«rti»«l wall Hat I thought possi
bly h«> might be alek. and Inquired
at all ih>- hospitals and at the po
lice station*. but hs wasn't there
and th« latter asked me It I'd Irled
th# penitentiary. I can new |>«r
--(arlljr Imagine the suspense of the
"dark-eyed senorlta In Mlrlmba"
who advertise* fur ncwa of him II
Rtttat he awful to be all up In the
air as to wber* your loved one la
hanging out.
I.ate thie afternoon 1 thought I'd
located him I aaked at ths em
ployment agency If they'd had any
Sir. Tomale* from Central America
on their list, thinking. )uii see, that
FLOWERS QU
The raiNt had b«en concluded and the attorney who had dtlfinHt
a man on a charge ut assault roae to make hta final address to th«» )<tfT
which was u> decide hla client s fata. Ha was a flowery talker an | bi*
argument ran something like thla
"It waa a beautiful eteniiwt, All nature waa smilingly at rest The
birds twittered their farewell to the aun. knowing tbat the mmo would
soon bs up. Asd Just at this time, gentlemen of the Jury. In this peads
ful environment, the prosecuting witness raroc out from behind a bill
board and called mj client a liar.''
The Jurors laughed and convicted - Kansas CUy Journal.
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* WOULDN'T BE LONESOME THEN *
* Kh«—l've brtn trying for year* to Set toy brother to take a *
* vacation *
* lie- Vrtd he won't do It. eh* *
* Bbe-No. he any* he'd b« lon mono away from hi* work. *
* Me I* a chlropodlat, you know. *
* lie —A chiropodist' Whr don't you suggest hi* spending a *
* few d*ya at lh<' loot of a mountain" lioaion Transcript. *
UNMOVED
Finn PollHctsn —1 unnerstand
your antagoulat la calling >ou ev
ery nam" he- can think of.
Hccoml Politician —Y*«; but "he
haan't much of a vocabulary,
THE PROPER THINO
"What do you do when your beat
girl exprcxMP* a wlih?"
"Why, I pay Ihft express churl's,
of course."
TIMELY ESCAPE FROM THE HOSPITAL
Wh<-n Frank Kin* returned from the Hpanlah-Amerlcnn war, he
wn» aaked lo tell of aome of hi* experience*.
"How lonic were you In the hoapltal when you were ahotT" he wag
a eked.
"Htayed Jiint five daya; couldn't atand It any longer."
"Why »o? Wore you not wetj treated?"
"Well, you aee, when I went In there were alx pntienta. The flrat
day they hurled one."
"Well, what of that?"
"Nothing, only the next day they hurled another. I knew my turn,
would come In time I went In on Monday, and 1 knew I would be
carried out on Saturday Ho I packed my knupauck and loft on Friday.
If I hadn't, I'd aurely have been hurled on Hunduy. Mix duya—one
each day. I < ouldn'l atand that."
THB STAR—TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 24. 1911.
BY FRED SCHAtFm
ma/be he'd gone broke In this
great clt> and b*eo driven to work.
Sure enough they bad a party
named Tomalae on their books. I
found btra tn a construction camp,
but be didn't know anything abe'it
any dark eyed srnorlta In Nlo
ft ragua He»ld*s he was from Porto
Hlco and his name Is Callente To
males Me was a pour nuui, he e*-
plained, and couldn't afford a«y
name near so stylish as OraMMB
X d»l Pistachio. ll* bad tee«
christened Callente, but' was Ml
tent to be on the payroll u plsM
No «J , -1
This can't be the one.
missing man Is more noble, mora
aristocratic It would really
Jarred me if Id found tbe right
man In a construction camp. Bo
I'm far from terribly disappointed
and still all the more keen to keep
up the search.
t Continued I
CKLY WILTED
OUESSINO THE REASON
Poet I have been sending my
stuff to the magaxlnes for two
years, and have never had anything
relumed yet
Critic- Rend postage stamps with
the nett lot and then see,
iSmpioioi Here, you! I thought
you Muld you'd rise with tho lark?
Kmployc Thai was my Inten
tion, but I couldn't find any larks.
NOT HIS FAULT
*Ig rf
Aigyniiqg
riauniNo
Mrat Kir What'a tha matter
with your eyea?
Hecund My—l atralitad 'am roust'
lOK tny <■**». Ona of tha awatters
*ay* Iho average fly lay* 07,000
«**«
Mrat My—How did you coma
out?
Second My—l think I'm shout
4? abort. Cleveland I'lalu Dealer.
CUT RATIt
"The wlaeat man may change hla
mind," aald the ready-made phi I
ampktr
"yea," replied the undoalrahle;
'Imt there lan't a* mncb In It as
there uaed to be I <an r«meinher
the time a voter could get f.' every
time be changed bla mind."- Wuab
ington Star.
A MYSTERY
An old lady making her first
vlalt to tbe Ih'-«ir"' »a» one of our
•»-call«4 rlsaalcal danoera. When
tba curtain fall »hc turned ecclted
Iy to bar daughter. "My aoul. Me
iludsl" ahn wblapered. "It'a won
derful! Mhe'a that graceful. and
yet aba never once moved bar feet."
—Upylncott'a.
"When Mi' firs fiend ree
aged th* Silo tiding Snickersnee,
th' edtter of th' Beeteyaport Weekly
Whang evtended th' court seles of
hla plant tar his contemporary; an'
both aheeta wui printed from th'
earns form, delinquent Hat an' all."
TMFRE WTWE Six OP THKM
"i understand that Ootrot mar
ried bla wife for her figure "
"Well, not exactly. I think be
was Influenced to a large eitent by
the ciphers which followed It"
GRATEFUL
As tba benevolent old gent hand
ed a dime to tbe panhandler he re
marked :
"About three blocka down the
street, my good mm. you will find
a contractor who Is looking for men
to put them to work."
"Thanks for the wsrtilng," said
the panhandler.—ft ray Btorles.
* *
* TRUTH *
* fllll Why sre you so certain *
A thai Jonea Is a truthful man? A
A Will II" had a black eye A
A one day. and when I asked A
A him how be got It be told ma A
A ihst a man hit him —Clncln A
A nati Knqulrer. A
A A
RAINCOATS
»IS.OO AND 918.00
NEW SECOND FLOOR DEPART
MENT
Finest showing In the West.
Cravanetted Material, Rubberized
Cloths, Guburdltuts, in all sty ten and
fabrics.
Tho Big Populsr Pries Houss for
Men and Young Men
CHEASTY'B HABERDASHERY
Second Ave. at Spring St.
A CURSORY EXAMINATION
A huntsman «all«-d on Hodge to settle (or damages done by a run
to bounds, and found only Mr*. Hodge at bom*.
"Has your husband." be Inquired, "made an examination yetT"
•That he ha**, air." replied Mrs Hodge, with a curtsey.
"Kat her • cursory eismlnsHon. 1 suspect?"
"Oh. dreadful, sir. Hueb langwldge 1 never beard—never!"- Judge.
TIMELY
"John Milton revived |26 for Paradise 1-ost." said the scornful
author.
"Well," replied tbe practical publisher, "be was lucky In getting the
work on when the market for that eort of thing was comparatively
good " —Washington Htar.
"MEANTO" FAMILY i
LARGEST IN UNITED STATE
MANY MEMBERS IN SEATTLE
EILERS MUSIC HOUSE ISSUES
CLARION CALL TO TARDY
FOLK TODAY
SPLENDID OPPORTUNITY FOR
FREE EDUCATION IN MUSIC
SLIPPING BY.
The census show* that the bifiett
family in these United States is named
"Smith." Actual contact with people
disproves and contradict* the statistics,
however.
The biggest family in the country is
named Meanto. Mr. and Mrs. Mean to
have had many children. They're the
finest people in the world—full of good
resolutions —but somehow, when it
comes to translating intentions into
deeds, they fail!
We've had many calls from members
of die Meanto family of late.
GOOD INTENTIONS PLENTIFUL
They're going to get a piano. Their
home needs one and they know it! The
children should be taking music lessons
right now. Of course, they meant to
start them last year. But, somehow, last
year slipped away. Then it was decided
to begin the new year RIGHT, and give
the youngsters lessons. Yes, January
would be a good time to start! But Jan
uary slipped away. Spring came and
went Summer passed with golden
wings! And here's winter—and no les
sons—no music—no piano!
TURNED TO GOOD DEEDS
But good resolutions may be translat
ed this very day! Here's a new plan.
Here's a better way than has ever been
devised: You can not only give the chil
dren music lessons, but you can give
them at the expense of the piano manu
facturers!
You select your own teacher. You
take the lessons whenever it is most con
venient. The piano manufacturers pay
for the lessons.
MORE GOOD NEWS
But that isn't all. You can now get a
piano at a lower price than has ever been
known heretofore. You can save from
$89 to $183. The saving is real—tan
gible—and plain-to-be-seen! You'll
know it the minute you see the pianos!
You get a piano bearing the name of one
of the foremost manufacturers in Amer
ica—a piano such as you'll be proud to
own—and at a big, big saving. And yet
that isn't all. You do not have to pay all
cash. You can take your "pin money,"
and "pin money" will buy one of these
pianos. A trifle down—s6, $8 or $10 —
and the piano is sent to your home right
away. A trifle each month—s6, $8 or
$I(^—whatever you can spare without
any denial on your part, and the piano is
paid for before you know it!
The music lessons begin whenever
you decide. No weary waiting—noth
ing to be done.
WILL STAND CLOSE SCRUTINY
Turn the new plan upside down and
NOBODY—By Meek.
HOW MaetHBLY YOU
am pnctscD ft
WHO BUY 6 YOU*
CI or MB ron YOU.
ume boy t >
A LITTLt TOO
"Hulihy, 1 hi. firm „ fflj
liiiMiliik aulta 75 ,* r roaV2?^
Don't ro'i dam w
a«»niy aa thai gaai2?N
Hull"! In " ""Hi*
POtINQ 1
"What atlltuit* K b*n i
'luring the oifipnign?" 6'
candidal*, who « u ."* M| % P
Kama * 61 1
1 would unggaat as M
»'ir« at a dealt," annww^iTT * ■
j«sp*rt«aMtf r-nagai, 1
ixiok In ona hand and i I
pen In the j>thar."--|»|(i Bj
Women'B~|
Best Interestl
demand that ever/ wamm
•parr heraelf uniiatonl mZI 1|
by obtaining aafe and
when physical Ilia and m£H
<lr prraaion occur. tt'Haa 1
and auffering come to yat|J3* 9
brr tliere la one ult, M
gentle arid well-tried *■?!
SSeecJuwa
sm
of ipeflil value to
Pi 11* kmw
of Buffering; they clear IkeMg
•nd by Itinr tunic, MpfclMa
relieve yon of headaefct
• chea, laati t ude and nerve nldk
Try a few cloaca and toMr (|
iifferenre —knew bow BmMi
•Mia will help ymm htm
tow they atrengthca, Im2
Preserve -
and Protect
*oaan attooM Ti IWltlll
tk« tor. ui ilirictnas ■WSsasiK
JeM enrskn - r7|h\
inside out Look at it from erwjm*
point, and it will prove itself Is kit
best opportunity to get a piano amps
sented. J
GREAT SUCCESS RECORDfi
Scores have proved its worth aRHk
Scores of homes have secursdgfla
Swept aside the years of weary MMV
in half an hour—enjoying the MRH(i
which music brings right now. GtfjM
the full enjoyment out of living. Hp
is brighter, happier and ringing virim
ody. Night after night the fwa%§m
ers about the piano to sing the sMsigU
Didn't know father had such a fins Wp!
did you? Didn't know that modHffM
to sing a little? Didn't know j&ltf*
piano had the power to put the kpip
Time's dial back again, did yea?
SMALL PAYMENT ALL THAT!
NEEDED
And a few dollars does Hal» AA
dollars, and wishes translated iatedHP
Mr. and Mrs. Meanto, becoMf»
and Mrs. Have done!
The sale is in full swing. TWfjta
are plainly marked. A little cUI f
pick one and get just as gomMH
worth as a trained musician. Pudjf i
ing U shorn of all its mystery. Slh
A, B, C Easy as anything
the reward as sure as »unri»e! n..
TOO GOOD TO I
But tardy people will be fillfgy
grets. The side is nearing its
to act is NOW. Nothing to h»eiW*|
to gain. If, for any reason, jroaf#
that you'd rather have the rnopcy
the piano, we'll exchange wilklliw
pering, and not a penny shall J«•!!■•*
NOTE THE PIANOS IN TIUfSII
Because certain manufactures j
overloaded, had more pianoifli#
could sell, we secured their ovtelll#*
great reductions. We are •■Pjjf
lower the prices on these stan«wff
—something unprecedented—
to sell them quickly. Awl
thorized to give every buy*
course in music. You select
—the manufacturer pays for the M***
NOTE THE PRICES ON It®*
Kimball pianos (style 17), WFJ
$475, are now selling for
pianos (style 26), regularly IWftjS
now selling for $342; Smith
pianos, formerly sold by anoA*"J2
$400 and $450, are in this sale «***]
the famous Marshall & W**jrJl
regularly sold for $400, are in**®!
for $307; the Decker piaqok **|\J
of this famous instrument are ® ® I T
the $500 style ("B") iss34B,•
ing of $152. And the Ust could •• J
tinued. Chickerings, Sohmers«**y
gers are also included in the sal* I
AND THE EASY TERMS, j
Terms of $6, $8 or $10 a B»oiA|sj
iness men are buying on these saP».j
payments. Avail yourself of *#• . I
plan. Buy a piano without
money! iCaM
Sale renewed tomorrow ati^jl
EILERS MUSIC
Third and_U ni versitj?