The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-09-28
o. w. PETERSON & BRO.
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ALL SORTS"

America makes 1000, eoo.ooo cigar
yearly.
Paris has detective whose watel
Wa stolen by a piekpaeket.
Nsiieabie glass was made In tbs
SiIe many years ago. and the pro-
cess iost.
Electricians claim that the human
body can become more or less inureS
to shocks from live wires.
Tunls has been a French proyincI
FOR Is years but the recent ccnnul
show. only .0.ooo Ffsnehmen In th'
colony.
Ambitious Youths that man yoI
inni bowed TO your publisher sirus'
cling Authorize. That's my pawn
broker.
Ealtor--Iiaven't We a line standing
which reads The UnHpeakable
Turk Forcmaa--Yes. sir. Editor
jusi have u changed Ia The Tn
speakabie Frenohman." and bring u
up 10 date
Gov. johnson. Of Alabama has
granted a parole 70 negro impris-
oned on conviction Of stealing chick
ems. but on the condition that he
shall not steal. buy. or cat chicken
or any portion thereof for the mex,
twelve months. The negro thinks the
conditions -pow'rful hard"
The question has been frequently
asked Who was Bronx. whose name
VAS given to the Bronx river and 10
one Of the i've baruughs Of Greater
New York II appears that the river
derives its name from Jonas Bronx.
"a no settled in that region tn 1889 In
isss the department 81 buildings is-
sued permits for the erection In the
borough OF Bronx Of i.7s3 buildings.
the estimated cost Of which vas tiA.-
o.. $50
Tits has been the creates; year for
pears that the New Jersey farmers
have had mr. a decade. Now they
say that cranbcrrlea viii be equally
lk8t,ffui The picking OF this popu-
~ fruit win begin a fortnight ear
Her than usual. and II Is expected
that they VIII be cheaper than usual.
Moreover. they are very fine, large
and sound. Now. n che turkey crop
proves to be a good one. there Il a
splendid prospect for Thanksgiving
day
The newest lucky piece" is a cary
cd white rabbit not bigger tran a
bean. which mus, be carried In the
palm 81 the hand. OF course. the idea
r. ta keep ~ there. without dropping
the dear little thing. and losing ones
luck thereby. In japan these little
tiny amuiets are all IN vogue. In
time bunny assumes lovely color.
like a meerschaum pipe. and then IL
can be Transferred TO nilady's purse
or tn the cabinet Of curioE but only
hen duly warmed" has the wear
er'z good fortune been assured. Don't
forget that,
There 10 no smallpox in New York.
but the board Of health is not to be
luiled into false security. SO Il has
had one thousand pupils Of the public
schools vaccinatod in the last few
days. and there are other Juveniles
waiting for the operation. Many ~
the parents object to having their
children vaccinated but they cannot
help themselves. The view Is taken
that the safety Of the whole COM
munHy IL OF more Importance than
the preiudices Of men and women
who do not believe In the efficacy ~
vaccination. Parents have not even
the excuse that they cannot afford II,
for the operation is done for nothing
when the parents make application.
To one who wishes to help the un-
fortunate. a knowledge Of human ma
ture is az necessary OF good VIII.
Well meaning but tactless persons
often undcrrate the intelligence of
those whom they seek To help, and al
low their intercourse to be marred
by an atmosphere OF patronage and
coudesccnsion An inmate of a New
York tenement house recently said
To a woman whose life had been de-
voted to good deeds. Il never had n
chance to learn much, hut don't like
To he treated as II I hadn't any un-
derstandlng | know good language
from poor. and Ia rather hear words
that sound educated. even II | don't
exactly know what they mean. than
to he talked down TO as If were a
baby"