The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-17

the northern light. lie Intends 10 go
north on July Ia Iceland, where he
VIII erect an observatory for tho
study 81 auroral displays. lie In
tends to remain untll June 1900
eoruntalk disease d the name Civ
en- Ia an affection occurring IN eat
Tie az result OF eating cornstalks
aud corn fodder that seem to be rem.
derrd poisonous by moldlneHH and
fermentation The disorder IL uHu-
ally confined to animals under four
years Of nge. and Il runs rapid
course. causing death IN from four
to thlrty.slx hours.
A Southern man who recently re-
turned home after a Walt to Ii1aton
said To nelghhor; You know these
here little. round white heanHf' The
other admitted that he dld We feed
EN- - horses down our way" Yes. .
"Woti. cir, ~. Ia ilonton they take
them beans. boil 'om for three or
four hours. slap In a little SOW belly
and some malaaara and other truck
la with them. aud what do you sup
pose they do with 'dm 80 Gosh. I
don't no" We'll. oil" said the FIRST
speaker. ssntcnuounly. Tn I'D
" they don't eat them New York
Tribune.
While serving ten years sentence
Ia the Eastern penitentIary n color
81 prisoner who has Just been dis
charged. turned hts mind TO iuven-
ton. with successful results Besides
making himself useful by inVen,lnE
several mechanical devices that were
pat 70 use tn the employment de-
parimcnt % the institution. this In
dividuai completed a model for an
automatic ore escape that promises
10 be a commercial success. The e.
cape lie a clock like arrange cement. 80
constructed that when the person
has ailFhted on the ground the rope
winds up aud IL again ready for use
A patent has been applied for
Because - an lnqulsitive turn OF
mind cub policeman John Atkinson.
Of the twenty nsruud district. yrsters
day had his new summer uniform
thoroughly drenched. Atkinson VAS
stationed near the tfndine boathonse.
aianR the Fehugikil river Prior to
she arrival Of the parade. BE- became
very much Interested ia tho boats
and axturrn at the club house. I'm.
ally he came 80 sisn posted on the
waii which read Pull thr rope and
see the monkey jump" Atkinson did
so and then proceeded TO do The
Jumping lie had pulled the rope at.
faehrd 70 the shower bath .-fhila'
ieiphia Record
Texas has a woman samson in
Jennie Robinson. cnlnrrd. Of uufienan
county She weighs go pounds and
has strength IN proportion Accord
inE 70 the pvsfsser 81 the plantation
on which she works. she recently
lifted a piece % machinery which
i've hrawny negroes HAD vaiulY at
tempted ta raise Another story =
tsld 81 her she sas riding a stub
horn mustang. which refused %
cross bridge Jennie dlHmnunte1,
tied the animals legs. thfrs bin On
her shoulder. carried him across the
bridge. and then continued her jour
uey,
The Hawaiian Cabinet has fofmns
lated a nsw oath 81 allegiance 60 be
taken BY once holders under the IN
mniar government The form iR 4
40 snismniy swear Or afiirm. In the
presence % Almighty God. that ! viii
support the Constitution u the Unit
ell states % America ana the eensii-
tuition. laws and government, OF the
republic 81 Hawaii. ana viii not d.
rertiy or Indirectly encourage or an-
sist in the restoration or establish
us~nt " a monafrhiral form ~ SOW
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