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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-13

How much more IN shown In a houi
dnir OF woman's little dent EVERY
tribe is an indication.
Every woman Of refinement ought
10 have such den. be- the space 81
her lodgings ever 80 limited. sh'
can, " at all ingenious, always con
triNe 10 at least reserve some corner
n the drawing room or rittins
room for this purpose. II nn room
can be especially allotted TO II.
Here. surrounded by screens. ar
tistically arranged. so ms to shut
her on into delightful privacy, In
the midst OF plants and flowers, abs
can dream. or write. or simply medi
tate, II II here that morally, she
throws OF all worldly conventional
ity. and allows herself without re.
atraint the joy OF being entirely her
own self without the ever ready
smile uf ceremony,
Ia the boudoir her intimate friends
come 10 tell her their secrets or Sos
sip of the latest drawing room news
In the little desk close At hand Il
locked up all the precious cofre-
sronicnce OF her dear ones, and la
~ moments she delights to perune u
once more.
The bondoir ls forbidden TO all
casual intrudern. Nliady lives In Il
for herself only. with her favcrite
books. her piano and her music.
Everywhere else she may seek 10
shine. 10 be a queen. In her retired
little nook she only plans her hap
ttanau. ana 49, - E.att
A boutalr iH necessarily OF small
dimensions. The lonErr and narrow =
~ the better. 80 a. 90 allow the fur
Their enc Co remain In becoming
setni-darkness. Although everywhere
else IA the house the most serupu-
lous order needs 10 be observed. here
an artistic confusion il not only per-
mltted. but realty Imperative, As
hanxings and coverings only small
figured liTht. dainty silks must be
used. never wooden nor brucade ma
tersais. Only the airiest furniture
must be adopted. heavy pieces be-
ing entirely out Of place,
one corner. cf course. is to he &C.
eupied By a comfortable couch.
heaped with pillows. drapcd with
antique nhawls or costly furs. ar
with CHEAP dealra. as the purse al.
lows. Near by a dainty little work
table or an eneueied basket for the
same purpose looks well. Eyerywher.
should be pretty tFifies. softiy Hhad-
ga lamps. exquisite little cups. No
particular style need be adopted.
but let fancy dictate the rect. The
only innexihie rule for tho boudoir
n that Il shall strictly harmouixe
with her who IL the queen. Her 1T
tie Kingdom then will be one mors
success II she appears In II more
charming 10 those who love her "
In their eyes she reads the admira-
ton when she admits them into Il.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-13
Grazing Law u Made

TACOMA. March is.-supt. Close
has received blank grazing licenses
and instructions from the depart
ment of the Interior regarding sheep
grazing on the Aft. Tacoma reserve.
The boundaries of the sheep lands
are: on the east and south. the
crest Of the Cascades. from the
northern boundary Of the reserve 70
the cowlitz pass, and thence along
the CowiItz river To the western
boundary Of the reserve. limited
number OF sheep shall enter the rest
OF the reserve. provided no reservoir
supply or public resort be intruded
upon None but American citizens
Of Washington viii be allowed graz
ing licenses.
The grazing season will be from
June goth to September 20th.
United states Marshal Tde has re-
ceived orders To deputize all forest
rangers. This will greatly facilitate
their work.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-13
The Biggest Steamer Yet.

am obliged 10 state that before
the Oceauic was launched at Belfast
competing company had given or
dera Tor the construction Of a steam
er which VIII exceed even the enor-
NOUS proportions Of the new white
Star liner All the details Of the de-
Hign are being got out. and there ls
little doubt that in the course Of the
next few months the contract viii be
let The experience OF recent years
has proved that steamers Of the big
est class are, IN certain trades. very
profitable; but II n evident that the
demand for such monster vessels
VIII have to be accompanied by n
pfoportlonate increase In the dry
dock accommodations. At pres
ent. ana told. there are only two
dry docks IN the country which will
BE- able to admit the Oceanic; name
~. those at Southampton and Til
bury. birmingham Post.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-13

IouisvfLLE. NY. March Ia
The richest beds OF onyx In the
world have been located IA Itarren
county. and will be developed this
spring
Onyx. or onyx marbie. as u may
be called Go distinguish u from a
variety Of ehaieedony bearing the
same name. 10 the mos, esteefa.d
of any like material used for inter
Ter decoration.
In the last 20 years Algeria. Next
90 and Arizona have been the chief
sources Of this valuable stone. ana
the rnat % furnishing the finished
product always has been much an
HANGED by the expense % transport
alton.
six months aEo a mining engineer
~ many years experience. employed
~ Louisville. while making a geo.
logical examination IN Green c0un-
~. KY. along the Little narrcn
river. came uron groups 81 onyx de-
pusitN These deposits we're iaraiei
on the Stops Of range % hills form
ing one Nlse ~ the basin ~ the river
The pscuiiarity ef the grouping IN
this region n that several deposits
varying in area from n few square
rods TO several acres. are found to-
Tsther. and then for miles the sides
az the hills show ne trar. afonyr
In rare instances single or ISOLATED
deposits are found.
The deposits Of anyx thus far have
been only found on the slopes 90 the
knobs bounding the vest side Of the
Harrsshoe basin. These deposits.
like those In Green county. are chief.
~ la groups. with miles 81 luterven-
inE country practically barren Of
onys Some 81 these deposits are the
largest ever found one on the
Smith farm. to the lower edge OF the
crest. extends about 20 feet up the
slope. showing a thickness % about
20 feet.
The onyx Il sound and usually has
nons 81 those fiaws which sometimes
mar the beauty Of the Mexican pro-
duet
Since the discover. 81 this neid
about 1900 cubic feet Of the material
has been shipped This has been
sawed into slabs and polished either
for use.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-13

NAIsIsA WAI<I@As harcu lA~~1ht
reports recently published concern
Ina the damage to wheat by the late
cold weather in this section have
considerably overentirnated the loss.
careful and systematic inquiry
among representative wheat rais@rH
has demonstrated that while much
wheat has been damaged In the
waiia walla country. the greater
portion Of the wheat crop has been
uninjurrf anf good erop IL gen
orally expected.
The large belt ~ wheat land ex-
tending along the foothills Of the
niue mountains 70 THE north and
cas-, - waiia waiia was covered
VT several inches 81 snow during
the sesef~ entd weather. consequent
IL the wheat was not injured. except
on portians OF side hills facing the
south. where the wheat was exposed
10 the winds The damage has not
been sufficiently great In that local
liy 90 consider the cost Of re-Heedtng.
In the western portions of the
county the wheat IN what II known
"a the Eureka nst district. however.
has been entirely frozen out. The
ron IL much lighter In that section.
compared with that In the foothills,
and not 50 well protected by nature.
wasn the rosd wave came the land
was bareft Of SNOW and the wheat
was killed. necessitating the work
~ e.scedinE the entire section. COW
ing an area Of approximately 5000
acres. The farmers are now buriiy
engaged In re-secding. The cost 20
re-seed an acre will average about
u.ss. The cost TO rs-rscd the Eure-
Ia nat country wii amount to
$4,000.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
damage % the fall grown wheat, to-
gethsr with the expense Of re-recd-
ing IN that locality. will aggregate
large sum. a very fair crop can be
harvested from spring sown grain.
provided that the farmers are
blessed with the usual late spring
rains.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-13

one can follow With safety the al .
vice OF % Shaw and use two IN or
der To have a perfect cup % tea
II In true than IN doing 10 IL takes
longer. People who come into a ten
room won't walt for ali this prepars
alton. for n IL like making ten twice
over. stlll. II you have time to make
tea at home. should recon- tend
that the teapot should be heated be-
fore hand. until II IL dry--an earth :
enware teapot by prcference-heat-
Ing the teapot over the boiler II you
can. then put the tea IN and pour
freshly boiled water on IL. Then
two or four minutes according 10
whether IL IL ceylon or China teal
will suffice, when YOU should pour
the tea of into another dry hot
teapot. The tea thus made can
stand ms long as you like, and T. al
ways good. In this respect tea "
superior To coffee. because the latter
loses It's flavor after standing, but
tea does not.
Now few people understand max
Ing iced tea. which In no agreeable
In the summer.
Very many think iced tea means
only tea ordinarily made ana then
iced. This II all wrong. II should
be made with cold water Put gen
crous amount Of tea In lug. pour
could water on the ten, then let a.
stand for several hours. prefer
letting IL stand over night Next
pour the ten on into another jug.
and place II In a Refrigerator
"Do you approve Of using cosieH3'
Ten cnnies take US back 10 many
years ago, when old fashioned
housewives imagined that ten min
utica infusion was necessary. Now
adays this method is not followed. !"
should the mix be poured into
the cup before OF after the tea p
We'll. I think IL should be poured
into the cup before the tea. and yon
Will find that the tea has a better ana
smoother flavor. On the other hand.
II you pour the milk Ia afterwards
one can measure more easily the
exact quantity Of milk required.
Coming back 10 the subject Of us
ing two teapots. ] am sure that II
would not be practicable In a tea
room. People would not believe Il
was properly made " they did not
see the tea leave In the teapot
Why. they would think u was made
In one OF those large tea boilers
which are used In England for the
school treats.
AS Co the advice given In Mon
days herald to avoid second brews
.fth o.ed tea f~aven 4 should be
sorry TO think that this should be
thought TO apply TO tea rooms IN
Par. IL"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-13
FILIPIIOS
ALL ALIKE
Lazy, Treacherous,
Fond of Trouble.
A PiYHlSTEGS PEIIlTE OPIXIOY
Man from the Orient on Mis- Wey {
70 Washington Talks In
Chicago.

CHICAGO. March is.-Mnf John
Dcmerlti. appointed 10 the paymas-
fer'a department by President Ne
Kinley. and the only volunteer officer
from Vermont u go 70 the Philips
pines. was a. the sherman house
yesterday. lie was on bis way TO
report to the department at Wash-
inRton.
Maj Dcmeritt thinks all Filipinos
are much alike lazy, treachcrous
and fond u trouble. lie says they
have shown themselves ungratefai
for Kind treatment accorded them
by Gen. Otis troops. Manila, says
he. has undergone a complete reno-
walton AZ the hands % the United
States troops and has been made
more sanitary since The American
occupation than at any time In its
history with Maj. pemeritt II Maj.
X. G. finnsy. who is connected with
the quartermaster's department st
Manila and who Is on his way to
Louisville. KY. where ne will prob-
ably negotiate FOR supplies for the
men Ia the Philippines.
~. s.. Wheeler. merchant Of Ko-
be. Japan. who arrived on the sams
steamer With the army officers. puts
little eredenoe in the report that
the Japanese government sanctioned
the shipment Of arms 10 the Fiji
plnos and enyH the japanese are too
crafty AZ statesmen TO allow such
operations even on the part Of priv
ate individuals. Regarding ths
scheme OF Lord Charles Beresford
for the rcJuvenation of China for
trade purposes he said that the re-
form should begin with the chinsss
officials instead Of with the army.
mo contract Is ever let there" said
he. without the pocket OF some ofii-
elnl FIRST being lined"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-13
Wounded Italian De.
cIines to Talk.
WAS ATTACKED n NEW YORk
Luigi Arbsnsnsi Found on tho Street
With rwo Bullet Hoios In
Mis- Left Side.

NEW YORK. March i7.-pollee-
man Beman at the Oak street sta
tion saw an Italian lying on the
sidewalk NJ James street and Park
row Hoon after midnight on satur-
day The man Was grooming and
there was blood on the sidewalk
who're he lay. from two wounds Ia
HIS left side. The on'cer rang for
an ambulance and questioned the
man. who said thai he was Luigi Ar
hananei. - years old. "a bartender.
living a. " James street. and that
he had been shot when asked who
shot him he turned To- the north
side Of James street as II 10 roint,
then changed him mind and shook
his head EndeaVorn To make him
tell anything were fruitiess
lie was taken to the Hudson street
hospital where he now lies. At nrst
IL was thought he would die. but HE
condition improved yesterday and he
viii probably recover. The police
found out that Arbanansi formerly
tended bar az Adriano nria's 'Itai-
tan Immigrants Hotel" Raines
law piae. At James street, n few
places from where he was found. A.
no blood spots we're found between
the place where he lay and the no
tel IL IL not supposed that he was
shot In the place. but the police be
llsve that he may have quarreied
with some one there and have been
shot after leaving the place. They
have little hope 81 getting any In
formation FROM the wounded man.
and we're searching for witnesses
last night
Nobody could be found In the ga
loon yesterday who would admit
that he knew anything OF the shoot
ing.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-13

The most sensible lmperializt re-
gently heard from Is the Austrian
Archdake John. who. instead OF par
AIDING his titles. had himself labeled
plain John Orth. This l.vel- headed
prlnecilng. who wss formerly John
Sepemuk Salvador. the youngest son
Of Grand Duke Leopold H.. Of Tus.
eany. found himself constantly en-
sasca In disputes with the other
Eranares and officials at court. and
having grown weary Of It. he one
day IA 1853. threw ~ the whole roy
atty business. hung his rank into the
back yard. declared tho titles to be
n nuisance. bought farm In Arxen-
tine. took unto himself a thrifty
wife and got back to the soil and
first principles.
Some u our American families
who have cot there on pork. oil or
shorts. and arc beating tbs bushes
81 artstocraey In search 81 matrs-
m1nial md. would do we'll 10 CON-
rnanicatc with farmer John orth. Of
Argentina. who quietly put the
Whole business 81 royalty behind him
as being but vanity and vexation Of
wuiYff.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-13
"OId Toms" Chop House.

"Oid Toms" chop house es;ab~
ilshed in fseo at Thames and Tempis
streets By Thomas J. Hoishan. is TO
be sold bad news for those who
love good. plain cooking and good.
plain drinking. .soid Toms" son
died In February a year ago. and
William Kennedy VIII sell the estate.
In partition. on March Il next.
William waldorf Aston, who. be-
fore he went TO England. was a pa
fron % "Oid Tom the younger.
wrote a description OF the ancient
chop house. I'm which he said:
on entering. the visitor finds hirn-
self I'm an irrewuiariy shaped room
with dark, wainscoted walls. relieve
ed here and there by an old print or
engraving. ON the left II a tabls
laden with deiicately notified steaks
and chops. shining kidneys. giisten-
ing fssh. a bursting caunfower or
two. besides other uncoolked articles
the mere sight OF which whets ones
appetite 10 a degree.
From rows Of hooks hang shiny
old pewters and a large number oe
fat brown tobies. and II there be any
one not familiar with the latter ves-
sci. let MIN ~
Toms and call for a toby OF ale with
his steak.
standing beside the bar, or nov
ing sedately about to see to the
welfare of his guests. is Old Tom
himself. whose genial. healthy APP
pearing and well filled paunch are
walking advertisements OF the ex-
celience OF his goods"
To name those who have had their
legs under "oid Toms table would
be TO give n very long list OF capit-
aiists. lawyers. politicians. soldiers.
and hon viVants. John Jacob Aston
the first, william Aston. Commodore
Vanderbilt. Peter Cooper, A. t.
Stewart. General Grant. General
sherman. General Sheridan. General
Hancock. Chester A. Arthur. Roscoe
conkiing, Thurlow Weed. and John
Kelly have slipped ale from "oid
Toms" tables. To-day Mr.. Croker
and his friends often take luncheon
there.
"Old Toms" really sprang into be-
ing before the present century, when
the Charlotte Temple residence. next
door. was converted into a public
house. Perhaps "old Tom" may ind
another hahltntion.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-13
Saw Him HANGED.

The wife OF Robert Lewis. the
murderer who WAS sentenced to
death on the galiows here. walked
eighteen miles through the rough
mountain country OF Georgia to be
present at the execution of her hus-
band. she resided in the country.
and hearing her husband was TO be-
hanged. she set out to the nearest
railroad point. eighteen miles. whsra
she secured passage to Atlanta. To-
night she arrived here and when adj
mItted to the Jan 10 see her husband.
she learned he had been respited two
weeks by the Governor. She is pens
niless. and IL charge upon the city.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-13
Some Hints for Golf Lovers.

Just at present golfng. except TO n
minority composed Of such cranlxa ms
run each and every pastime To a
point Of. eXagReratiou, IL Mt stand
still. and the golfers of last aeason
are looking around for novelties for
the coming one, not only In clubs,
shoes aud costumes. but In strokes
and proper attitude Of body
One theory advanced is that of
learning the proper swing. The fault
that ia about the hardest to correct
in driving IL To get the shoulders
and back into tbs stroke, SO that the
awlng viii be full and the club head
follow through with the ball. The
way to get the true style In driving.
according to the new idea, Ia TO
practice the drive with n Rolf ban
held firmly under the armpit 1t
will be found that when the swing
,is properly made the ball VIII not be
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-13

dinlodged from It's place. aud. on the
other hand. that the cKertton of
holding the bali IN itn position will
teach fine carriage OF the shoulders
ana body throughout the entire
stroke All who have tried swinging
with ball under the armpit say
that Il has improved their drive
Another nuRRcntion IL that the
necka or mouths OF the eaddlo bags
should not be less than six and a
half inehea acrora This recon-
mendation iA based upon the expert
once that the usual caddle bag
mouth OF four and half inches In
Hures badly frayed leather grips ~
tho clubs. owing To the haste Of the
caddle boys To push them In and
out OF the baE In serving the play
ers during the round. The BAGS, al
though somewhat larger To the eye.
are no heavier than those with mar
rover mouths. and the caddle'H
work In thus made easter and the
chntnR and seraplnE of clubs done
away with 10 great degree
A third suggestion Ia AN Improve
ment In the cups used Co nil the
holes, The usual disc cup In Of
heavy galvanized tin. with two cross
pieces perforated To support the
disc staff. which. especially when the
ground II hard with frost. requires
considerable labor 20 bury In the
earth
The new device. which has been
uned for a season in the west. IL an
iron cup having thick hast 10
which the siaff rests The hole need
not be ss deep an with the tin cups
aud - there are no cross bars the
balls never become stuck between
them
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-13
Michigan Railroads.

LANSING, March I3.-NommIs-
sloner Wesseiius reports that the
Michigan earnings Of railroad COM
panies for December we're f2.750. 979.
an Increase of s3s3.737 over Deem
Der, 1897. The total Michigan earn
lngs OF the year 1888. on which tax
90 will be paid this year. were t31.-
G4G.s7g, an increase OF 1896. 400, or
10 per cent. over 1887. II in estim-
ated that the increase In taxes will
be 10 per cent. making the total rev
cnue this year about 3i,i00,000.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-13
Stock losses In Northwest.

PORTLAND. or. March ta.-Frem
c. N. Grimes. who has just returned
from Southern Idaho. u is learned
that the loss of stock throughout
OREGON. Washington and Idaho. al
though bad. is not nearly so severe
as reported. The loss IL principally
among range horses. which the set
tier. do not feed. having only sum
Gent feed for their valuable stock.
Many Of them deem that Z, IN best
TO allow these horses to die. so that
the grass may be saved for the
sheen and better class Of stock. IL
seems like cruelty To animals to
reason thusly. but they say II u
merely a question OF the survival oil
the attest
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-13
Found the Stolen Property.

coLFAN. wash. March ia.-All
the surgical instruments stolen from
the Office ~ nr, Ferguson have been
recovered hy sheriff canutt and his
deputies. who. by neat piece Of de-
tective work. discovered the instru-
mrnts cached away under the Pa
ellie Coast Elevator csmpauy'a
warehouse. Tom Purcell. eho II In
iaii awaiting trial for rolling a
drunk. has been suaurcied af the
robbery from the start. and the Of
fieefs now think they have sufficient
evidence 60 convict him The casc
will be held pending che reHuit Of his
trial on the charge for which he la
now IN jail.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-13

WASHINGTON. March i3.--Gus-
tay 4. Wolf, "A private Of Battery
Il, Seventh artillery. has been tried
by court martial at Fort Slocum. ~.
Y. and found guilty of the charge
Of desertion. There having been
evidence presented at the trial OF
two previous convictions. the court
sentenced him To be dishonorably
discharged from the service. to for
felt all pay and allowances due him.
and 20 be confined nj Fort Column
bus. n. Y. nj hard labor for one
year. Gen. Merritt has approved
the findings END sentence OF the
court
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-13

ALBANY. March is.-The actual
work OF building the white City
Of the Pan American Exposition. 10
be opened In Buffalo In 1901. viii
soon begin. The exposition In an as
sured fact. Early In March the
bin appropria,ing 100000 for the
Sew York state building and en-
hIfat, passed both houses of the leg
islasure. and was signed by Gov.
Roosevelt Immediately. Next day
the bill sppropriating 80. 900 for the
national exhibit. passed congress
and was signed At once by President
Mckinley. Soon after. when the
news was teiegraphed 10 Buffalo. the
whole city turned out and great
jolilfieation was held. An immense
crowd gathered on the terrace.
where a salute Of 81 guns WAS fired.
and speeches made prairing the men
who had worked so successfully IN
getting the bills through congress
and the legislature.
There " now the sum Of 81. 900
behind the exposition. The city OF
Buffalo and western New YORK
have raised by popular subscription
81 400. coo Congress has appropriated
500 600 and the state $4,000. Dur
lnK the next few weeks other states
win appropriate large sums for
their exhibits. and the work OF pre-
pairing the exhibits In other coun-
tries OF the western hemisphere has
already begun. During the present
week the roo tncosporators OF the ex-
position company will elect a board
Of IS directors and other officers for
tn. exposition. A great scramble to
now going on In Buffalo for these
places. As soon ms the permanent
organization Of the company Is
formed the ate will be selected and
work on the grounds and buildings
begun
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-13

MILWAUKEE Wis. March Ia
Wholesale dealers and iobbers. rep
resentlnE nearly every big coal com
pany handling bituminous coal, met
in this city today In order to agree
on uniform price for soft coal at
the lake ports, Those present denied
that II was the intention TO form a
trust, but admitted that an agree
mont was reached by which n uni
form rate would be maintained dur
Ing The present year