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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-24
Japan Looks to us for Food

Dr. 4. A. Knapp. Of the United
States Department of Agriculture.
has been on the western shore Of the
Pacific studying AGRICULTURAL and
trade conditions. aud has just hand
ed in his repor, to the Government
lie and the native experts agreed
that the rice from Kiusih. the south
ern island Of Japan. was the best IN
purity Of seed. in nutritive value. IN
flavor and in milling qualities. He
bought ten tons Of Kiushiu seed rice
and shipped them to the Department
of Agriculture for distribution. II
this rice does az well here as Il does
on the other side OF the Pacific. the
department estimates there win be
saving TO miliers Of some s2ooo. 900
annually. This is because Ameri-
can rice is more friabio than the best
japanese product.
The doctor calls attention TO the
small percentage OF arabic land In
Iapan--oniy about one-eighth of the
entire area being suitable for culti-
walton. This gives about one acre TO
every three Inhabitants. and means
that every bit Of land available must
be cultivated TO the highest possible
productivencss. There are about Ia
600 600 acres OF farm land IN Japan.
aud the population. exclusive OF For
mosa. Is a., 500. 900. This shows clear
ly, says he. that the United states
need not ever fear Japan as a com.
petitor along agricultural lines The
empire has about reached her limit,
and must ind In manufactures the
road of further advancement. She
IL doing this. and the price OF day
labor has more than doubled In the
last ten years.
Japan Imports now between VA
900 600 and S25. 600. 900 (gold) worth of
wheat. Hour. sugar, cotton. butter.
cheese, and meat. Dr. Knapp thinks
that the Empire soon win take all
the surplus sugar crop of the Phil
ippines: that she viii Import three
fourths of the cotton from the Unit
cd states. and practically all of the
other stuffs.
He finds. also. that China viii soon
make enormous demands upon the
United States produotiveness, but he
calls attention to She fact that
French and Australian butter are
able competitors at present.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-24
LUCKY THIRTEEN.
Some Interesting Facts Abos
the uaIucky Number.

Observation-Disclosures all our boastad
ctvilsxasten and tho efforts Of sha
Thirteen ciahA how few there are
Of y. who sr. not. In the Utmost re-
css~cs Of our hsartA afraid Of the
simple number % thirteen. Gays The
f-hiiadsiphia Times. Deny I, as Ne
may. an unpleasant emotion ariass
In "a n. unwi,tinsly. VIC az down 70
dinner where thirteen people are 10
eat. This number. however. was
not AWAY. regarded "a unincky, In
fact. there IL plenty % sviesnca IN
the folklore Of mAay ancisnt pee.
plea 20 show that In old.a times "
wAs held az lucky nutnhsr. Thu
history Of tha Persizns, the natives
u India. ana ~ The aboriginal In
dams % our own western ccntinsnt,
amply proves this fact. biblical
students also well kuo~ that Ia tss-
tMmsntary times the Jews were %
Inc s-ms opinion In regard 70 che
mystic mum Der. Thistesn elties we're
especially dedicated 10 the pEiesily
tribe. thirteen hish priests descend
ed from Aaron. thirteen kings "a,
In tho high council OF the ascieats.
preparations for tho Feast % tho
Passover we're begun on the thir-
tenth day of the month OF Milan.
and the holy tncepsr consisted %
thirteen different doors. AmenE
the long since exttue, tribes Of south
America. the number had a sacred
and divine meaning. especially
among the ancient meas aud AEtecs.
Th- Inhabitants OF Peru counted
.avsn days. without ans particular
name. ia the week. The year had
seven times ntty-swo days. OF -four
timsa thirteen week A father Was
eompsIisd 10 support his ohild to
the thirteenth year. The As,ecs
had weeks for thirteen days. each
with a special name. Their cen
tury had nifty years. or four times
thirteen. Their public archives
we're Of circular form. with sun Ia
the center Of each OF the thirteen
parts composing Il. and their tribes
numbered thirteen II IL an inter
esting fact. and one well worth look
ing up by any American boy, that
several Of the great events Of our
history occurred on tho thirteenth
day Of the month. and more espec-
lalIy on a Friday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-24

and as no objection can attach 10
tho measure. it viii probably pass
and exert sufficient force 20 erias
about the desired change.
A few years ago an aesthetic move.
meat swept through the oregon leg
lsiaturc, aud a number ~ pioneer
names were turned down for more
polite onea, The good people OF
Aikalt IN eastern orpg0n, Imagined
that the name was not one 60 con
lure eastern capital. aud dropped II
tor Arlington \ new name was de-
Yisca fer nuliy Greek ana railrr
Dog end Take oven we're tahoood
a. primitive and unppctic,
nut Bake oven has adhered and
Is stu the name " a p0stei'iee, In
dced. much room remains Tor Inn
proVemont II the nomenclature OF
Oregon. which includes IN ia iiFt Of
poAtaliice the towns af Burnt
Ranch. aooaeeerry. iiayatack. Lob
ater. t.onx Tom. Mule. shake. shlrk.
starvuoul. and Sucker.
s few names 10 Idaho could be
droppcd Tor she better, among then,
Hay horse. Corral. Gimlet. acntils
Valley. sawtoath. and yellow Jack
ct.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-24
lust as Full as a Goat.

The goat Of the battlasbip Iowa
suceumbed to tho temptations OF
shore leave early this morning and
WAS locked up at the city prison on
this cbarKa OF drunk and disorder
~"
In company with three or four Of
the jackiea from the Iowa the goat
had been attending a wake at the
Undertaking establishment u earcw
a English at Van Ness avenue aud
oak street. Ia the course 81 tho
evening hls conduct became too bola-
ferrous even fer a wake.
onioor &. Kahn made the arrest.
aud one Of the Iowa lackieH who
we're tho companions OF the goats
rcselry went part way 10 the station
With his dlsgfaeed friend. aud then
at thought Of the fun they were all
having back Al the wake he said to
the scat. .Riil old maa. l hope you
won't think hard OF mo II 30 back.
You're IN good hands. just so ON
ana III icln YOU after a Bit"
Thus II happened that the con
yiviai mascot 81 the warahip. stun
hlinR along aud bleating occasional
- sama very unmuHicl notes de-
serted b. HIS nsaaulatea in time ef
heavy weather. was. In the words
u The mariner. t9sed into port with
hia propeller shaft damaged After
be wakes up to-day no will be turned
over 10 his friends and taken aboard.
nlli's behavior al tho wake ls de-
scrihei 81 having been something
remarkable. The services In men,
DRY Of the dad had lasted through
the svsning and Hntu o'cloek In the
morning Al that hour u Was ne
ceaaaSy % summon the police 10 in
sure che safety II both the LIVING
and the asad.--ssan Francisco
Chronicle.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-24
Thouaht kIsse. We're for Her

He ia a prominent lawyer In this
city. His daughter is Z years OF age
and walked to the gate with him one
day last week. The little girl kiss
ed her hand to him until he turned
the corner. lie returned the saluta-
ton each time. That night when he
came home his wife had an Icy stare
for him. lie wanted TO know the
trouble. but she only answered his
query by saying Nothing. Any
question from him received a short.
sharp yes or mo" After supper
she called him into another room
and said: "Mr. and Mrs =. our next
door nelRhbor. was over to see nae
this afternoon. She Informed me OF
your conduct when you walked
down the street throwing kiss after
kiss TO her. She says her husband
was not at home or he would shoot
you VIII YOU please invent some
plausible excuse that I can give TO
my neighbor to explain away your
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-24
Embroidered Strappings.

The woman who 10 clever with her
needle can work wonders Of em-
broidery for her summer bodice In
odd hours Cut ivory white taffeta
silk into strips an inch and a half
wide. which VIII allow Of a turn In
on either aide Of quarter Inch and
80 leave an Inch Wide band for your
"sttapplng" Look up your em-
broidery silks. noss, nioselle and
sadlera' silk. the twiiled cables wear
ing better than the loose. hosay silk.
Embroider a design with chain
stitch In different eolors, blending
ali the huss Of the rainbow on the
white background. Garnet and
very bright green. tawny yellow and
blue produce an Oriental effect. that
which IL desired Use the strips OF
embroidery as straps In your silk
shlrtwaIst and you Will have a rich
Perslan-iooklng smbroidery admired
by all beholdera.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-24

ropruhenalble eonduet2' lie was up
against the knottlrat proposition Of
hts HE. lie thought long aud hard
ana nnaliy the llaht dawned upon
him, lie ruahed franticaliy out OF
the room and returned with hts be-
loved daughter Ia hla arms.
"paughter." he said. please toll
your mother what YOU and papa
were doing after dinner today
we was throwing kirHea 40 each
other until para turned the corner
80 quickly was the prosecution dis
miased and ia such "a convincing
manner that the lawyer awoound
away when he thaughi 81 hin mar
row escape. Suppose the ohlid hbd
forgotten the occurrence There no
doubt would have been a hot time In
town that night nut there n II dee
cided GOODNESS between the two wo-
mon, -owcnabora Messenger.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-24
SIantiHg Insertions.

Soft white gowns Of batiste intend
ed for use in July and August. are
miracles % dainty adorument. The
bodice is iavishiy trimmed with In
sertiops OF inch-wlde valsnciennes
lace. sometimes with a group Of
tiny tuckfng Of batiste between.
These strips OF lace are arranged 70
al % slant downward toward the
middle Of the front or Of the back.
Even on the sleeve the insertions
slant. Blue ribbons and edge Lace
seem tho natural fiBiAh for a white
batiste waist. The skirt Il arranged
with an apron front and near the
hem is a fitted fiounce lavishiy decor.
atcd with tuckings and delicate lace.
Even the foppcea have vandyke ar
ranxements (the double alanD Of
lace insertiop. The skirt IL cut very
long and much fuller than a cloth
gown. The sleeves are not nearly
80 close fitting as those Of last sum
mer. an innovation welcome for cool
ness sake.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-24
TALKING CLOCKS.
Some Of the Numerous Purposes
They Are Made TO Serve.

quite the newest thing in time
pieces Il the clock which announces
the hour In somewhat metallic. but
clear and diatinct voice.
II IL. Of course. an Ingenious COM
blnation OF the clock and the talk
ms machine. the latter acting b.
means af simple connection with
the works above.
For the ume OF tn. private inasvld-
nal. tbs talking clock mlsht be en-.
ploysd with considerable effect as a
morning call. II man waated 70
b. awakened at. says : O'Clock. all
ho would have 20 do would be 10
IN the attachment at that hour
wind up the talking machine. and
retire So rest with every confiicncs
Of something happening. II every
thing went OF nlcely the room at ]
a. m. would be fitlad vita the strains
Of Hail. smiling Mora" or. In a
lighter yeia. Rise tn William RI
ley" which. as an sys-opener. has
seldom been cxcellri.
~ far orders for private houses
have not bsen extensive. but the gem
erai opinion among members ef the
trade IL that the euekoo and The
tFunnpeter aad the pacceio solo and
the ornamental chine and bells Will
soon give way to clock tina; Will
IRE on instrumental solos and funny
stories whenever any one presses
a buttoa-
Asa stimutant 20 tho sleepy
haudmaiieu OF the suburbs, a con
trtvaace that would yell out Vow
then. hustle around and get that
ara under wayi" eleven times In rap
"a succession. would b. one OF the
greatest blessings bestowed By mod
rru arieure.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-24
SEATTLE INKLINCs.

GeoEae Richards and George
Christopher Nere nned this after
noon ITO each for violating the
bicycle ordinance in regard TO fast
riiing.
The hank eiearaneon today we're
tsss. ssNss. and the balances $3.50 %.
The Mamie Mining a Milling com
pany has been incorporated with a
capital stock Of 80 90. Tho tru@-
tess are John " barber. y "
Thomas T. A. Hunter. Morse nar-
Der. chAs. Wilson. aad r =. HoaE
Thomas J. Peterson has nied hiss
bond for the Improvement % Sew
snteensh avenue. from = point 10
feet south Of East Marion street 20
Yesisr way. TIE bond i fer tsisT.s s.
and Ia held by the American Bond
Ing q Trust company Of baltimore.
Rabbi Gnnas. % the JeNish syus.
gogus on Fourteenth avenue south
and Washington street. reported to
the police this morning that the boys
In the nalKhberhend had hcnn max
ing uiehtiy raids ia tho church. des-
troying books and other Furnishings
Sadie waiiaer IL stlu missing The
police have beeu hunting for her
since Wednesday she il charged
with robbiuK J " veaie. a mining
man. on Tuesday night. 81 $50. Ia
The Reception saloon ON Washing
ton street.
building permits we're today issued
TO John shaw 10 build "a one story
frame residence az Ross. Was. Cost
t9o0. Philip Plaster. for alterations
at SIS nth avenue. Cost 500.
Paul Riar 70 build a two story resi-
dencs al 1908 Federal avenue. Cost
iiOco.
James r. Townsend has filed a
proteat against the Improvement Of
Ycslor way. from Twenty as-
cnue to Twenty fourth avenue. by
the construction OF a sewer. He
states the property is Of small value
and could not stand the assessment
The estate Of the late =. l.. Nord-
haff Is appraised at sa.st7 according
to an inventory aled In the probate
court. The property L. itsmixed a.
follows: Cash on hand, ti0.oiT. stock
Of dry goods In the Bon Marche.
% no 20. stock of shoes, 5000. The
aztats's Indebtedness is $4,000.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-24
Youthful Talk.

Papa" asked a four year old
youneHfsr. are all little boys made
% dustf" YES. my SON." was the
reply. well. them" continued the
little fellow. 4 wish you would make
nurse stop using the whisk-broom
on me. I'm afraid she'll brush me
ali away"
why. Willie" said the mother one
day when they we're out walking.
what DO you mean By offering .
penny to that muller" ''Hccanas.F
replied the young investigator. Il
heard papa say that money makes
the mare go. and want to see u IL
has the same effect on a mule"
Teacher. You should be very care
ful what you say. Johnny. DO you
know what viii become Of you II you
keep on telling stories7" Johnny
Cwho reads the papcra)i ''Yes'm:
I'll get Invitations to ali the big
dinners when I grow up and become
a United States Senator from New
York"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-24
Will DO Shaken Up for Fun.

A new sensation ls In store for
consy island pleasure aaeicrH. says
the New York Journal shooting
the chute will become Mild affair In
point Of excltsmsnt when tho latest
modification Of thu roller coaster get
In running order. Tho inVontor.
Edwin Prescott sf Arlington. Mass.
proposed BY this strange apparatus,
To enable va 60 experience the thrill
ms sensation ~ bslng whirlsd about
through space la an upuitic-dow
condition. lilo believes We shall like
AZ.
Mr.. rrcscotts plans now on flie at
the patent ofiee show a regulation
roller coaster or railway. with a
series q gradients and sharp curves
by which the car carrying The pas
senxers acquires AN enormous I'm.
petu.. Al the proper tnstant the
car enters that part % the track
which uaAksr q compists somsraault
upon iisnslf. the car remaining all
the while ON tbs rails and shoOting
around the circle made b. the tracks
with frtEhtfsil momentum.
Hut what eseosnsa OF tho people
IN tho carr Mr. Prescott Gays they
Nili b. perfectly safe. Tnss ALL
simply hang on. srit their teeth II
they are men. scream II thsy are
Somsa. cry to imagine they are hav-
Ing = good time and let the Laws u
physics do the rest. Under the laws
Of centrifugal motion. tho iaventof
says. the car cannot leave the rails
should Il try 10. Jast give u enough
Of an impetus before Il enters the
loop. and u will make the entire
revolution anickis and safely. In
fact. the passengers will mahe tha
sonerssuit IN the car In so sudden
A manner that they will scarcely
realize L.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-24
RATES TO DAWSON.

The through transportation rates
from Seattle to Dawson and inter-
mediate Alaskan points. have been
revised by the Canadian Develop
ment company. The rates take ef-
feet at once. the nrst class fare
from seattle 10 skasway being SIS.
TO Juneau as. to Bennett sas. and
to wrangci 80. The nrst class fare
10 Dawson In flxed at tiaS. Untu
May the second class rates viii be
SO less ON each OF those just quoted
After that date they win be $50 less
I'm accordance with those adopted by
the Alaska Steamship association.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-24
Odd Names Of Western Towns.

It L. dinacuit to shake of the
names attached 10 streams and
mountains by the pioneers Of a new
country. With few exceptions Wash
inzton has Jared well IN nomenoia-
ture. says the Spokane Spokesman
Review. In a majority OF Instances
Indian names have been retained.
and usually they are easy and poet
icaL But In some cases tho individ-
uality Of the first settlers prompted
them to an effort 90 improve on the
native names OF streams and ssc-
lions. and In some instances they
were not happy in their originality.
The word HangTnan has chung OF
the little stream which skirts SpO-
kane on its western borders. and re-
peated apaainodie efforts 20 center
the public mind on the more mclo-
dlous name I.atah have failed of
their purpose. Now Senator Plum
rner Of this county has introduced n
vi al Olympia TO rHa,se this change.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-24
OIL, GRIEF,
OH, GRIEF!
Her Lovers Train
Was Late
AND TUE Delay PROVED riTiL
q Detective Caught the Eleplas
Couple Before They Could
Get Msrrtsa.
AND TUE DELAY PROVED FATAL

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. April "A -
Miss Minnie Leonard. pretty. viva.
eiouz brunette. well educated and
cultured, s,yiishly atured In a close
fitting drcss % blue. aud carrying a
small haud satchrL came here so-
day from Louisville. NY, With the
expectation Of meeting her bctrothed
J. = cahanae. a travelling salesman
81 ~. Louis. Mo. The young couple
had arranged 10 meet at The Union
railway station. thls city. the we'd.
ding 10 follow at once. but Mr.. Ca
hanne's train was behind time and
he MAS delayed ten minutes In tl-
ing the appointment. The young
lady then called - cab for the Eng
ilsh hotel. where a detective took her
under his aoiieitous care. backed by
q telegram from her father. 4 ~.
Leonard. Of Eddyvliis. KY. soon
after reaching thu poltce station Mr..
Cabanne also reported. The yeunE
people wxre much chagrinsd To ind
Nevertheless they laughed away the
disappointment and asserted that
while u was ~papa's turn now. their
turn would come"
II seems that Miss Leonard was 80
confdent OF outwittlng her stern pa
rent that she eoniided the delicious
secret to her Louisville friends with
whom she was visiting. and a. she
started on her Journey 10 IudiAnap-
obs a wire TO papa appraised him 81
the plot. and be sent a message TO
prevent the marriage al all hazards.
He then sent a second message In
STRUGGLING that his daughter be seat
hack 20 Louisville under guard. and
he would meet her. Both bride elect
and bridegroom bore themselves
with discretion. the young woman
simply saying. Il viii marry the
man OF my choice no matter how
long wait" while Mar. cabsnne said
his daughters hand. and. while no
personal objections we're entered to
him as a sutton. Mr.. Leonard. ar. re-
piled: Walt ave years. and then
VIII tell you whether you can have
her or not"
Miss Leonard suggested that Mr..
Cabanne return 20 81. Louis. as her
father would be In a towering rage.
You know.v she said. he 10 a
Thoroughbred Kentuekian and he
may have a gun IN ais pocket"
Mr.. cabanne. however. was deter
mined TO take The consequences. 4
may be sent home in a box" he said.
as the young couple started on the
return to LauisvtIie IN charge Of =
detective. "3u; l love Mas Leonard
and IL 10 my duty to stay with her
until she 10 again under her fathers
care"
Both Cabanne and his bride-clect
were much ehakrinaf over the
breach % faith on the part OF their
Loulsvliis friendA Miss E.eonard's
father Is president Of the Farmers
bank AT Eadyvllle. and IL also large
~ Interested IN street railway vcn-
lures At Paducah. Ky. and other
points. He Ia said to he wealthy
man Miss Leonard's bearing - that
of well educated. thoroughly rshn-
81 young woman. and both she and
Mr.. cabann@ woa the sympathy OF
every ons here today with whom
they came in contact
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-24
WaLlAcE's NEW Jos.

Captain Thomas Wallace. who for
several Year, has been master Of the
steamship Walia Walia. has been
appointed superintendent Of IN. Pa
eifc Ccasft compAuyss steamers a
BroadNay wharses | and = San
FSraacisco. The Office has been held
heretofore by Captain !. ". Hen
nett.
Captain Wallace II aone OF the
beat known steamship men on the
Pacific coast. and Il a brother Of
Captain wallace, Of the steamer Cot
take City Captain Gage. late mas
ter Of the AK. win have command
~ the waila Waila-
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WEATHER FORECAST.

For Seattle and vicinify Tonight
and Tuesday. fair weather. cooler
Tuesday: northwest winds
The atmospheric pressure "a high
over Montana and the British pos
sessions. and low over the plateau
region. the low being central at
Boise city. Ida. There has been no
rainfall in northern Oregon. nor IN
Washington. except at the mouth u
the Columbia OF Of an inch. Rain
has fallen IN southern oregon ard
In parts % California, at san Fran
eizco 80 Of an inch.
The temperature 4 decidedly high
er throughout the northwest. In
California II has fallen slightly.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-24
CRUISE


As was announced recently In the
star. she coast survey steamer Pat
terson. VIII leave san Francisco
ahortly far a cruise along the Alask-
an coast. The trip viii extend TO
the Yukon river and Herins sea- and
IN. object Of the voyage win be 10
make new sounding and surveys for
the new eeast and geoletlc survey
chart. which will shortly BE- propar.
I'd. Captain Pratt who has had
charge % the coaas aud srodetic sur
ysy bureau at seattle. vii have
command NJ the Patterson.