The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-30

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he Infectious forms OF so-eailcd
cold"
Up IN Nebraska. q la aaid. the
Russian thistle Ia proving a boom 60
che rarmcr Instead &c an nnictlon
aud a menane 10 his prosperity. and
the agricultural department OF that
state has issued bulletin demon
YtratluH ia value as food Cor stock
and aa fuel Tor heating and cook
the purposes Hut the plant Is not
80 regarded Ia the southwest.
What h said Go be the fastest
camera ever constructed In now be-
ing made FOR the mlihsanlan insti-
tuition Washington. The Hneeihea-
tluns Ter this instrument require that
that Il shall be capable Of making a
successful exposure in ene eoeth part
u a second. and Il ia hoped 10 go
greatly increase this specd a. 20 Sc
cure good negative by an exposure
u only one ioooth 81 a second.
'If SO Ter school terday he teach
er'll lick mo fcr not prcparln' lesson
an II stay home. me mudder'li lick
me FER not goin ter school. Now.
either | esst ter go or stay at home.
tfut ~ | SO an De teacher iteka NE.
an mudder finds q out. me muddcr'ii
lick me fer not doln' my school
work; an 10 stay home an. me
nuddcF ticks me de tsaChef'li lick
me fcrmorruw Ter bcin' a truaui
Gee Guess IN 40 tcr nleepl''=-
Nashville American,
The speaking tube IL an excellent
means ~ Infection. and the London
Lancet has rcceutiy ISSUED a note Of
warning concerning them. Thgss
tubes are practically unscntiated.
rxrrIit whcn In use. and when the
pcrsen using them speaks. the nsoia-
turc In the AIR which ise rxhaies Goa
dHnnes on the sides Of the tubs. -
that the products % respiration re-
main for the benefit ~ tho next f,cr-
son using the tubs, and Il - little
wonder that the telephone f. rccom-
msnsisi In preferences 80 this speaking
tube by sanltarsans.
Alas" sighed the krokrn-down
racchoras. what ieVeicr ~ dcaih'
fIcrr am to b. made into canned
cernei beef along with ordinary
horses Now u cifancsf that the
packer overheard the rseehorae thus
bemaanlns he fate. anil. being a hu-
name man. he teok plty on the nn-
happy hea~; Il believe III make
canned lobster out of hln'- cxciafm-
"a the packer. ard all day long he
WIS huoyant with the conseiOuHassa
n a Ecu~roun de~d done without -.
pecially stuiafyinx himself = p~trnlt
Journal.
Michigan stan retains he suprem-
aey as tho home % the greatest beds
uf fius rs-ek salt. tn. whole state
seernz e. b. anaeFisld with u. rpne
q ths best deposits being On the
netroi, river. about ~ miles from
the city q D~trsait. at wyundatte
and at Naniatee. The bcsis extend
clear over into Canada. a rne article
t-slnE produced al wtpdssr. There
are aiso salf factories In New iberia
Parish. louisiana Near Hutchin.
son. rock salt - nnnca. az u done at
Warsaw. n Y. In the sierra Ne
Vaslas. In Nevada and California. are
great mountains Of rock salt.
Although the people OF the wrorid
are better Informed upon the ofren-
slve and defensive qualities Of the
armies and pAvies than thsy we're
before tire war between the United
states arrs Spwin. e " vsfp probable
that many DO mt r~m~rst-r al Thea
the n@~spa psrs havs told them about
she guns and prniertIics sent forth
from them upon vrrans af death.
The prut-ctiie for the fg-iuth gun.
she largest gun mounted on the war
shir~ Of the United States navy. So
81 n. long and weighs 100 pounds.
The rfeJecssie travels - n. bcfnrv e
leaves tho nuxxie OF the gun. and In
tsfHt distance - SGT revolving II the
speed - Is revolutions seconds
The FifiinE in~tie ~ the gun con-
aiEts 81 - spiral grooves. cut one
twentieth Of an iuch deep az che
tcre.-NsS York Tribune.