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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-07
THOSE FILIPINO
BRASS BULLETS
What is Said About Them by
Army Medical Men.

WAAliiNOrON. April 7.s-Me1ical
officers Of the army are not disturb
cd by the report that brass. tipped
bullets arc extensively used by the
Insurgents ht Manila Ther. 90 a
popular belief. not aubsibntlatsd by
medical experience, that wounds
produced BY such bullets cause gan
creme and death Ia "A majority II
caagf. u h said by the docturn that
while the brass bullet has a tendency
90 tear uud enlarge a wound. ezper-
lcnec shows that u does not AFFECT
the wound seriously. Bullets Cow
cred with grease are much more
liable a. caure serious danger. on ae-
count of the germs that may adhere
20 them and the dirt they gather.
Several medical officers said today
that while d WAS nat enmaIaaHt44. q
.riviiizei method Of warfare "a use
any bullets that would unduly on
large wound. there IL DO difference
between what ~ known as the Dunn
Dunn bullet aud the braHa.covered
one The Dum-uum IL a bullet with
an end of soft lead. which "mush-
rooms ar spreads On hitting. cuinrs-
inc the surface 81 the entrance aud
causing the neah Is be torn nud
bruiacd. such bullets are not re-
Eafdcd with favor. yet they are used
iu the british service. The United
states army has also been cnnHid.
rriuG the aavlnihliity OF adopting
softer lead Alr the purpose OF cauH-
lnR the mHshfoonlnR effect.
fThn FsauaHaaHHssH 81 s4safaUsaNt4as Htfff.fa
wan never recognized by any nation
a. Legitimate. ana met with favor
only among the tribes % Africa. but
the brass bullet has for years been
employed by insurgents IN the Phil
ipplnes and Cuba. with the sanction
and approval. u IL said. OF the SUI
pcrlur officials. The Dumb DUN bull
let r. uaea because the cutihre %
modern rifles has been reduced 20
such an extent that a small bullet
win pierce a man and SIN not In
capacitstc him from service unless
some vital part IL hurt.
II has been learned from reports
received by the War department
that the bfanN-coverrd bullets used
by :he F1iipiuoH are an OF the .ts
Remington cAiiber, a type Of rifle
used by Spain as the national small
arm until the adoption Of the Mauser
some years ago. when the old Rem
lnFtonn werr shipped TO the colonies,
and for years the Hoidiery 81 the
Philippines and Cuba were armed
WITH them. 4 large number % the
Philippine insurgents are equipped
with this tyne Of gun. although
they have aino thousands of Maus.
crH.
The trass-covcred bullet was used
To a limited extent by the spanish
troops who attacked the marines nt
Guantanamo bay. Cuba. and caused
At the time an impression that the
dead had been mulilinied. re-
port Vas sent by Admiral Sampson
TO this effect. but he withdrew "
later after an investigation BY sur
Reona.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-07
Mystery Follows Mystery

Jackson. Tenn. April 7-some
weeks asa ,. a. Stewart. farmer ia
.Cherter county. wna found murdered
IN his field. Ills son was arrested on
"a warrant sworn out by his brother
ln-iaw. David Fasior. and was put
I'm ian charged with murder 4 few
DAYS later Foster committed suicide
hy shooting himself through the
head. Nav comes the news that
Mrs. Stewart. the third victim In
.tnln chain ~ mysterious family ira
gc1irr. was found Ia her harnyarI
murdered Tho officers OF the coun-
ty viii cndcnvor IN ferret the whole
matter a. the bottom.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-07
First Baby In the Family.

The doctor had come In late from n
hard days work, driving from place
II place. feeling pulses. giving en-
euuraEemcut and writing preaofip-
tons HE had eaten his supper Mt II
a'clack made a last call on a man
wtth the "trip. and had turned into
had. dog tired.
n was long after midnight when
The telephone teii fanE. The doctor
vas sunk IN 4 deep sleep. Again the
bell rang out sharply and impatient
IS and continued 20 ring. but the
doctor dtd no, hear a. AT the other
end q the hall a pale student porrd
over his book. lie was studying law
The bell disturbed him. and he al
last decided 60 answer II and stop
the ringing lie took down the re-
ceiyer and shouted ''Hciioi"
Is that sou. d0ciorf" asked the
anxious voice.
Yes. what do yuu WANT" replied
the student. who knew the doctor
was Tired and ala no; wish 20 wake
him unless the case was serious.
This Is p0tta. doctor. ~. J. Potts.
My wife wanted me 10 call you up
anu tfA you AAAh AAt hAhG WIN Z
play With It's blocks tonight and ap-
pears kind 81 heavy and DUH. what
DO YOU suppose IL the matter. doc
tori Ny wife ia very uneasy"
Hum" said the student. trying 60
think Of something TO say. Ia tho
baby fcvertah7a
No. ! don't think he is.' replied
tho voice. but he anccEcd once last
night"
All" said the bogus doctor. at IL
a good sign. n he sneezod and r. not
feverish he g. all right. You might
give him little water II he wakes
up and cries. n he gets too warm.
take some of the covers on"
AN right. doctor. Much obliged.
Sorry to have had 10 disturb you.
but my wife wouldn't go t. sleep un-
~ I had called you up. Good night"
"Ah." thought the pale student.
that r. g. for the doctor. Wish 1
could earn Il as easily"
when he told the doctor about his
deception the next cay he was thank
d. aud Mr.. Potts bin was swclled
by g.. one-haif Of which went 10 the
pale student.
IT'S their FIRST baby" explained
the doctor. land they're ticklcd to
death To- pay tho price for IT, I
couldn't have given Potts any better
advice myself"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-07

.0f water The stone IN the ring
cost. without tho mounting. $500,
Tho owner hated to give a. up. got
hc aii not know how To- nn 70 work
to set II out Ia his pefpleKity he
applied o. capt John Haekott. a
man uf experience ia dredging. al
though on somewhat larger scale
than hunting Tor uo Hmsll "A thlnH
az a riaE The loser Of the ring Ind
bren thoughtful enough % mark the
place IN the bridge whore the ring
fell through uHckett firked small
elam-Hheli buekott. Ca be operated
by hand with e rope that WIS
dropped through the bridge al the
place marked. a bucket " mud
WAS brought tfum the bottom 81 the
bayou, nc was taken o. the bank
and washed out 4 SECOND aud then
a third WAS tried. ana lu the third
WAS found the ring.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-07
ARE WORTH
THEIR MILLIONS
Prospective Brides Who Have
Great Fortunes.

II IL no mere poeticai nlmile. but
literal truth. to say Of many Of
the heircsncs and prospective brides
Of today. that their price IL above
rubies." Gold iu no longer an ade-
uuhic measure % their riches, and
u IL far from an exaggoratien n
say that there are scores OF charm.
Ing young girls in the matrimonial
market" today whose dover In dla-
monda would far outweigh their own
weight.
One 81 the richest and most charm
Ing 81 these prospective brides Is
Miss Artor. daughter Of william
waldorf Astor. the many -miilioned
master of ciivcdon and % s2co. 900. =
900. what Mlas Asior's ultimate
fortune VIII be u would be rash TO
speculate. Il - however. commonly
estimated az $50. 600 00o. which may
represent an income Of 81. coo. coo a
year. To gain some idea Of the
richness Of such a dover. II IL aufii-
Client 20 say that IL would purchase
two-thirds Of a ton Of assorted di1-
manda." or probably twelve times
Miss Astaf'a own weight In these
precious stones,
In sovcreirns II would outweigh an
army ~ 900 able-bodied suiIors.
while three months income alone
would be sufficient 10 make Miss
AHtor an elaborate trousscau fash
Toned from bank England notes.
Miss Pauline A. hr. Who ls Htill in
the happy land u the teens" has
charms " mind and body which RI
val her riches In gold. The daugh-
ter OF a beautiful mother. she has
the anmc olive complexion. beau
tlful dark eyes and graceful figure,
and has no need Of gold 20 attract
woaera by the score. The twin sis
tors Of Mrs ogden Mills. Of New
York. are similarly lowered with
gold and beauty.
Another attractive and richly.dow-
cred girl Is Miss May Goelet. the
daughter Of the late ogden Gorlct
the American millionaire, who left
the comfortable fortune Of $50, 600
600 I'm real estate and $50. 000. 5000 IN
personality. Although little Older
than Miss Astnr. Miss Goelet has not
long cmerred from the schoolro1m.
and IL a girl OF great attractiven"s -
who combines rare gifts Of mind and
manner with a pretty face and q
graceful figure. Her fortune II $40
GOO 600. with an extra allowance
$500. coo for pin money when
mnrrioH. II is needless to say
such a wlnsomc and richly dow E
maid counts her wouers by scer,..
but though she might have at le
one duenl coronet for the taking. ehs
stm "laugha at lovers VOWS and
kccps her freedom and her millions.
Many woocra have sought the hard
Of Miss Helen Gould. the charitahle
daughter OF the late Jay Gould. the
maker OF SEQ. coo GOO. To one son
MIR. Gould left a fortune of $4,000. e
600. and 20 each ~ his other five son
and daughters $4,000 600 each. Mis-
Anna Gould was quickly snapped uf
nv the Count of Castcliaue aud hg'
to rule society in European eou
Auss Helen Could VIII have nothn-
IN say TO lovers ESQ fal, but h.f
s-tven m her life to deeds Of kin J.
ness and charity The sacriiiees
abc made for her country during the
war have made Miss Gould the most
heIovcd woman In America: and,
apart from her immense wealth.
hundreds would count u the high
sat honor to win her hand.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-07
Joining Of Society and art

NEW YORK. April I.-~Womcn -
the stage and women 81 New YORK
society are 90 be bound together %
the BAH gowns Of the latter. \ new
woraana exchange where gov NJ
that have been worn BY the zoo
may fail into the hands u those
whose business u II TO contribute
to their amusement. Il soon . 9pen
ia doors IT - a gigantic plan 10
solve the question 81 how modern
actresses may provide themHeiv ~
Nith suitable costumes without do
prlying themselves and their fanii-
lies OF the ordinary necessities Or
life.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-07

fectiona from men who had hocn .u
different parts n the city. Tho call
60 auuriera HaH sounded and every
man 90 ms company not on duty
answered Here" I'be aIme was tfu.
81 tho other comnanlea ~ ogF hBt-
TALON. Two OF three officers wefs
caught away from home ana ala H3t
got IN on time.
ION the isHroitn. az the bridge ~
spain. ana iu the walled rify thr
scene that followed war beyond ny
p1WurH II description 40 one HeeH-
ed ia be aware or the ruuae ~ H
atnmpcde. ! never witnessed IsH-
thing Ike 81 lu ms lie 1he
Of excitement swept over the emit
city after the mnuuer of csr
The street cars were lnmmel
Rether IN groups. carab1r a.
pilcd up against one another and
barricnded the narrow street
quilez were interiofkcd. overturned
and their teuuanta thrown out;
doors aud shuttsfH were eioEed and
barred. men. women ana chlldfeu
ran hither and thither and crowded
and lualisd one another in their
ffante efforts % escape some dread
ful. dlrefui calamity.
The soldiers alone behaved with
E1miFaui8 fBuitr-H Guards were
doubled and trebiod. In an incred-
ible short HuHce 90 slime plateona ~
Infantry were thrown across each
approach ~ the great bridge. and NJ
one but soldiers hf80t were allowed
10 pass Armed men took possession
OF the EHeoita ana the avenues lead
ing thereto. and uFed persuasive
powers TO calm the storm and
al last the display ~ American
sense and courage prevailed. In
less than an hour the whlflwlui
had passed ana trade aud tfnfnc
were resumed. The question with
the soldier was. what on earth was
IL all about anyWayT
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-07
Cunsmith's Terrible Death

BIRMINGHAM. Ala. April Nv.
L. salisbury. a gunsmith. killed
himself this afternoon at hts home IN
North Birmingham. He seated him
SELF In n large arm chair and loaded
"A shotgun with nlugs placed the
muzzie 70 his chin ana pressed the
trigger with hir foot. His head was
blown from his shoulders.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-07

FRANKLIN. Pa. April MIR. H.
Baird. aged io2 years. committed
suicide at her home IN this city this
morning by cutting her throRi. Her
husband died six m0nthH ago Of the
grip They were married CO years
aEo At Albany She was a Roman
Catholic. She left q note raying she
was tired Of life and wanted to join
her hnahanH
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-07
clamshell Bucket Dredger.

Dredging ha7 been successfully re-
sorted Ia IN recovering the valuable
diamond rims that was l0st in pctu-
luna creek. California Recently
across an arm OF the creek, when
on a bridge Just below Potaiuma.
his diamond ring slipped from hls
finger and fen through crnck IN
the bridge and into about elght feet
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-07
Sovereign Retained.

WALLACE. idaho. April Tho
element In labor circles which is not
satisfied with James L. Suverrign'u
course with the idaho state Tribune
are apparently making life q burden
ia him, but have not succeeded IN
dIslodglng him from his position.
the board Of control having declined
to accept the resignation which no
rendered a few days ago.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-07
BIoodhounds on tho Trail.

PULASKI TENN. April 7-Thc
larFe Jaw aud rriat mill NJ =. r.
Nance. near Anthony Hill. eight
miles west n Pulaski. Wna destroyed
hy nrr GO B O'Clock this maruIng
bloodhound have been nut ON tho
TRAN ~ a supposed ineendiary. The
zz7-rsi gs--sH ssAststtf 2 rss57sls
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-07
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

licenses 10 wed we're Issued yes
terday to Francis Elliot Moore, az
Tacoma. 20. ard Susie May Lee. ~.
OF seattle. Michael Antier. y. and
Myrtle Gorhnm. 10. both Of Bellevue.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-07
Living in Tents.

LEWISTON, Idaho, April Tho
ponulation Of Lewiston is estimated
"a have Increased 5000 In the pas,
four months. All over the city arc
neopic living IN tents. the houses
being nIlcd. There Ca an active DE-
mnnd FOR city property. Rents have
gone up greatly.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-07

Since Herrq rat his now check
e1ian- suit he oats IN chcctr. ana
Hvss IN checks 1n1 e'rHpG In
ehefEf'
"u9H he tnllg n ohnrlss?"
"asl. ha maks8 hiA papa DO that"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-07

While Or. Albert ! Forrest n In
EcH York.. his 1eutal practice VIII be
attended 20 by Albin 81 Smith. den
lists. Room 10, Sullivan Block.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-07
Pacific Coast Steamship Company
For san Francisco

The eompany'a Gle
ant steamships
Queen. Walla Walla.
and umntllla leave
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-07
Bright
] Boys
! Who
Want
| To Earn
! Money

VIII find Il 10 their advan.
toe TO call NJ the office OF
The Seattle Star. Ne. no7
Third avenue. There are
still A few newspaper routes
to be had. which viii yield
good compensation.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-06-21
SATIRE.

June 10, 1899.
(From our regular correspondent
School in No. closes today.
Henry Fadness has returned home,
having spent two years in S. Dakota.
l.. N. Spilde is down from Willow
Lake, S. Dakota, but will shortly re-
turn.
John Istad has succeeded M. S.
Faldet hauling cream on the Canoe
route.
P. Ford, who has been working for
Joe Holland during spring, is now
working for S. Morstad.
M. S. Faldet, of the firm of Faldet
Bros, of Canoe, was married on the
seventh to Miss Amanda Ellington,
the young bride returning to school
duties after the wedding.
On the fifth, twins were born to
Mr.. and Mrs. b. Ford, two little girls.
Both died after few hours and were
buried on the sixth.
The sale by the Ladies' Aid Society
on the twelfth turned out very success
fully. The frequent showers during
the night and early morning prevent
ed field work; great crowd was pres
ent.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-06-21
Women and Tandems.

1t is customary in building tandem
to put the drop frame in front, and for
women who are strong and hearty it is
a more desirable seat. But for women
who take to wheeling for health it is
far better to have the drop frame in the
rear. This permits them to sit quietly
and pedal, leaving to the man in front
the work of steering, balancing and
braking, as well as many other minor
things which add to the WEAKNESS at
the end of long ride. Women should
also see that the tandem they ride is not
geared above 63. There is a tendency
to gear mixed tandems higher than an
ordinary woman s wheel. which is prob
ably due to thoughtlessness on the part
of the man, who does most Of the work.
1t does not occur to him that it is as
hard for woman to ride high geared
tandem as bicycle. New York Post.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-06-21
PURDUE UNIVERSITY SllO.
A Simple Plan Involving an Expense OF
One Hundred Dollars.

Simple Plan Involving an Expense OF
One Hundred Dollars.
H. E. Van Norman, superintendent
of the experiment farm of Purdue uni
versity, furnishes plan of silo re-
Gently built at an expense and rental
within $780,
Laying Out. I'm the center of the
silo stake was driven and sawed off
at the height the foundation was want
ed-in this instance, three inches above
the ground. On top of the stake one end
of board was held by nail. Five
feet, ten inches from the nail hole
was bored and IA inches farther Sec
ond one. With sharp stick two circles
b and O were marked ON the ground.
The space between was dug out two feet
deep for the foundation.
Foundation. Small stones were used
for the grouting underground. A layer
of them was placed in the bottom of
the ditch, then mortar made of one part
lime, two parts louisville cement and
nine parts fine gravel was poured in
and distributed with hoe. After that
a second layer of stones put in place,
care being taken to have them rest firm
ly in place This alternating process
continued till level with the ground.
For the top few inches below the ground
Portland cement and no lime was used.
Above ground, which was sloping, the
wall was three inches high on one side
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-06-21
Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one way to cure deafness,
and that is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness is caused by an inflamed con-
dition of the mucous lining of the
Eustachian Tube. When this tube
gets inflamed you have a rumbling
sound or imperfect hearing, and when
it is entirely closed deafness is the
result, and unless inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored to its
normal condition, hearing will be
destroyed forever; nine cases out of ten
are caused by catarrh, which is moth
ing but an infiamed condition of the
mucous surfaces.
We give One Hundred Dollars for
any case of Deafness Caused by catarrh)
that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure. send for circulars, free.
Sold by druggists, 70 cents.
+. J. CHENEY Il Co., Toledo, o.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-06-21
The Folly Of Buying Goods Away
From Home.

Some three or four years ago two of
Decorah's citizens had business at
Davenport, Iowa. They finished their
business and had day to spend before
returning, so they strolled over to Rock
Island, H., where they ran across
Farmer" Burns, who insisted upon
their going home with him FOR dinner,
and so they went. The writer never
met the Farmer" in the ring. but as
gentleman. and his wife as lady,
they are unexcelled. The dinner was
fit for king, and far too good for many
of them. Ole Marsh was there, and
did full justice to the occasion.
In the afternoon the DEBORAH parties
took in Davenport One was big
man, and the other small man; and
while passing along principal street
they spied a box of cotton socks, with
card attached thereto, reading:-
500 Cents q Dozepr' The big man was
thunder-struck, at such a low price,
but didn't want dozen pairs; so the
small man, with Yankee sharpness in
a bargain, proposed to divide the spoils,
and offered so cents for dozen pairs to
divide with the big man; but the pro-
prietor, with holly horror, said it was
impossible, as they were selling them
just at cost, and were merely an adver-
tisement. So the two DEBORAH sharpers
bought dozen at 60 cents, went to the
hotel and divided them, of course the
big man taking all the largest ones.
They put the socks in their pockets,
which made them look like TOAD in
a thunder shower" and came home,
chuckling over the great bargain they
had made The first point after land
ing in DEBORAH these great financeers
made was the postoffice. On the way
they passed store kept by one Ben
Bear-(some of you may have heard of
him and the first thing they noticed
was big dry goods box filled with
socks, the same as they had bought in
Davenport, with card bearing the
Words" 50 Cents q DOzenU
MoRAL-If you want to buy goods
cheap and get the worth of your
money, buy of your home merchants.
X. Y. u.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-06-21
CORRESPONDENCE.
News Furnished us by an Excellent
Corps of Writers From Neighbor.
ing Cities and Towns.
BLUFFTON.
June 10. 1899.

June 10, 1899.
(From our regular correspondent
Mrs. VIM. LANCE has been on the
sick list for few days.
Our Children's Day last Sunday was
a success, although we were disap-
pointed by some being absent. Those
present, and taking part, did splen-
didly.
We have been having very hard rain
storms during the past week, and the
water has been up and carried off the
temporary bridge across Pine creek,
making it impossible for teams.
Mr. and Mrs. Demaray and Mr.. and
Mrs. Yingst, from Canton, Mimi; also
James Price and family. and James
Price and family, and Mr.. WILDER
and family, from Burr Oak, and a
number of others, were here to attend
the Children's Day exercises.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-06-21
IOwa's Dollar Daily.

Iowa is the only state in the Union
which has a daily newspaper at 81 a
year 1t is one OF the wonders of the
world. 1t is the Des Moines Daily
Ne,Os. The subscription price is 81 a
year, 70 cents for six months, so cents
for three months, % cents month,
payable in advance. The Daily Ne,0s
is member of the Associated Press
and prints all the news, boiled down,
for the busy reader. Address, The
NeWs, Des Moines, Iowa.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-06-21
Why Most Women Are Ungraeeful.

The lack of grace in wheeling which
some women show is said to be caused
by the pushing of the pedals of extreme
" low geared wheels, which most wom-
en- ride. Mounted ON wheel geared be-
low the average, women are given a
jumpy appearance which is almost i'm
possible to overcome. Much ease and
grace could be added to women riding
If they could be persuaded to ride re-
specially high geared wheel. with pro-
portionately lengthened cranks. The
latter would give longer sweep to the
feet. which would do away with the
jumping motion. Just as soon rs a
woman begins to ride fast ON a. low
geared machine she invariably becomes
ungraoeful. With tolerably big gear
she could ride fast with q different ef-
feot. New York World.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-06-21
Temperature of Milk.

A temperature of about ordinary sum-
mer heat is found to be the best for the
production of milk both as regards
quantity and quality. A sudden frost
in winter time will not only reduce the
quantity of the yield, but will also re-
duce the amount of butter fat in the
milk, the greater demand on the ma
terial in the food being represented by
lesser production Of fat in the milk.
and SO ON.