The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-08
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A male adait has half an ounce Of
sugar ia his hlpod
since uly last. twelve ships have
been named Tor Admiral powcy,
{
II is estimated that the men ~
Great britain spend tss.eoe, coo a year
on silk hats.
I 4 quart u milk contains atou, the
same amount - nutrimrut az three
quarters u pound ~ beef.
ON the early railways a candle
stuck IA a station house window
meant stop. is absence was a signal
% 40 ON.
The goat produces more milk an
nuaily tn proportion % 81 I've
weight than any other animal Kept
for milk production.
| A nv- year old Philadelphia boy
fell out u third story window aud
hia ne was saved by lighting an %
man wearing a silk hat The hat
was ruinedi
A Pennsylvania boy trassd y cat
with kittens tiiI she jumped al him
and manEiei the calf u his beg 90
that he viii probably De cripple
Tor life.
what proper sanitary regulations
will do for the health % great city
- shown By the fact that ia tsss
there vas but one death from small.
pox IN London.
Yes. he's got a great scheme on
foot lie expects q bring the mag.
aEiuc eit0rs % terms IN short order +
whats the sctsnss1e7a : dialect
trust. '--Clsveiaud iTaind.aicr.
\ young man In New Jersey be-
came unconscious ON Tuesday. re-
severed sufficiently On "Wednesday
70 ak what day it was. uaii he
would de on Friday. became uncon.
scioua again, and on Friday kept
his word,
Canada has a forest area estimated
at ESQ 600 square miles. or 500 80 400
acres. the largest forest area. - FAR
as the woods 81 commerce are con-
ccrurd. 81 any country In the world.
Its forest production IL 1000. 90 an
naaiiy.
The Chinese detective force ia n
secret body. and the best organized
ia the world. They have an eye
upon every man. woman or child.
| foreign or native. In China. and. IN
addition. watch over each either.
John g. Sargent. the artist. has a
great deal ~ trouble with others ~
his name. The death ~ one - these
recently caused report n his death
TO be published. ana some years aHo
a man IN England named sargent be-
came insoivent. and the story wont
/ the rounds thar the portrait painter
could not pay his debts.
Herr Herman Holdhelm. we'll
known German journalist. celebrated
/ his jubilee the other day. He has
always been an enthusiastic hdvo-
cate 81 democracy. has been PROSE
cutcd more than nfty times. and
has been sentenced on more than
twenty occasions to imprisonment,
lie So attached to the stan Of tho
IVoikazeitunR. the proprietor ~ which
paper entertained him and his col
I leagues al a dinner on the day Of his
Jubilee.
Three elephants In the London Zoo
earn c 1000 year BY carrying on
/ their backs the visitors 10 the gar
dcuH The elephants are stationed
IN different parts Of the Zoo. and
there seems to be a bit Of profess
slonal Jealousy between them hp-
Iparcntly they are on very good terms
between hours. but when business IL
brisk. and the largest one IL coin
I ing money (for he is the favoritcb.
the other two try 10 lash him with
their trunks as he passes.
/ The Rev. Wilson Cnrllle. rector Of
st. Mary-at-Iiill. London, r. an up
to-datc priest. lie takes atrombpne
with him into the pulpit. and when
/ the singing becomes aplritlcsa. he
4 tivena II up with Few blasts on that
/ Instrument. During the greater
part Of the service tho church f.
dnrkened. and the hymns. prayers.
sacred and other pictures are thrown
by llmelight on huge screen sus-
/ pended across the altar. Besides m
organ. there ia an orchestra of girls
wearing surplices and college NOR
/ tar boards.
/ Russia IN Europe has a forest area
+ Of about 10000. 900 neres. Ono-third
+ Of the country. indeed. rs forest II
/ rs to be noted, however. that the
whole Of the forest lfen Of Russia Is