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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-04
THE PEACE JUBILEE
Washington Looking Forward
to Great Times.

WASHINGTON. May t-wash.
inxton IL looking forward q great
times this month In connection with
the National Peace jubilee. May "a.
q and 10.
They may do all the killing they
want 10 in this Philippines. they can
shoot and cut In Samoa. bat offieial.
~ there will be peace here during
those days.
The committee In charge expects
greater crowds In the Capital City
during that period than have ever
gathered here 60 attend che inaukur-
alton of any President.
The features Of the first day will
BE- the parade Of the military and
naval organizations, West foiat and
Annapolis cadets are expected. In
the evening there wili be a public
reception by President Mckinley.
Tn. next day Will be another day %
pAradcH. several being on the pro.
Eramme. The featare % the iaat
day wilt be the magnificent hiatnr-
Ical pageant illustrating Americas
accomplishments The eliminating
feature viii be the Jubilee Rev
clrlNR"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-04
Saved the Postage.

That makes me think. speaking Of
stupidity. % a dilemma a man I
know IL In partly because ~ his own
discretion and partly because Of
we'll. let me tell YOU. The man Il
married. and he has a wife who I'M
dcrztands perfectly how To make him
toe the mark. lie spends all Of his
time. let me say. In that process 81
toclue New. the wife went away
last month TO spend a few weeks
with her mother In Cincinnati, The
husband decided that his health i'm
peratlyely demanded a trip 20 Fort
Monroe. OF course he didn't want
his wife Go be worried about his
heaith-his motives were really no.
ble-so he arranged 10 keep her IN
ignorance u tbs trip. Accordingly
he wrote a number % ietterH-ous
for each day Of his absrncc-and In
trusted them 10 his once boy to mail.
They we're lovely tetterss-an about
how lonely he was. how drvary his
evenings we're. how hard he WAS
working. how early he went home
nights-you know the kind of letters
husbands write TO their wives. Now,
the once boy IL creature Of ex.
IRENE sasacity. lie was not wholly
in his employers confidence. The
employer IL too wise for that Vie
merely mentioned. Incidentally that
the letters we're to go on~ at time.
The officc boy IL economical. He
calculated that one large letter II
less expensive to posi- than seven
small ones. 50 he put the seven let
tiers into one large envelope and sent
them Ell. The Wife came home IN
expectediy. 80 did the husband.
HIS health improved maFNelousiy
after n telegram his wife sent him
lie IL tn~lnK the mark mors carefully
than ever these days. but the econ
omlcal Office boy IL in search Of en-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-04

Interest W. our citizenship n IL
heaycni We are aliens nni foreign
era here, have 40 more business
to take a voice IN affairs here Than
would have la 80 10 Englan I ara
attempt 60 participate in their gov
srnmcnt Heaven IL my homo
Tho following announcement.
showing how English IL spoken IL
Cuba, IL taken verbatim from the
Diario de Ia Marina of Havana 'l'or
"a petition made by several Spaninrds
w'ho wants to practice In the Ems
ilsh language aud by several Amer
loana who wants dc same In the
Spanish language We viii public New
York kilograms IN both languages. :"
The Mcpherson CkhsD Republican
says that one sim" wright who IN
locally noted a. mighty hunter. has
aatdnlshed all the Hportamcu by In
venting a new method % getting up
to Wild geese Ito has trained an
old CO.'S "a that she VIII allow him
L. hide behind her aH she approach
81 the feeding geese, The birds 10
not take fright az "A COW, aud he r.
thus able 90 approach them AZ VIII
Recently 'slm" and his COW erept
up on one nock and ''sim" Killed
fourteen with two shots.
A Frasshnpper wasted all the
frosty DAYS u winter IN gayly Hkat-
los DER the frozen Lake. while a
prudent ant improved each gloomy
hour BY cutting Ice ana storing II
away When the summer was come
and the thermometer registered los
degrees IN the shade. the Erasahopper
approached the ant Tor a loan 81 ".
Hut the ant. who loaned money only
on eood security. said what were
you doing an last winierf' 'skn;s
ing All. wrli' pitch hay now. p"
- tho hungry Fraashopped went 20
the hAYuelA. where be dropped dead.
from a suuntroke. while the ant sat
on the shady side Of his house.
drinking ien-eoli lemonade and read
ing French novels Moral cut Ice
ia the dark. cold DAYS % winter. %
you will have e. make hay while
the sun ahlncH - Life.
An Old hen. the solitary resident
Of a coop IN little rear yard near
Tenth aud ilainbridEs streets. IL the
motnsFiy head ~ an interesting FAM
lily that abs has adopted IN leu II
the company q any toathsred fowls
Of her own kind 'spoity." az she
Il called. has taken a maternal in
teFrst in . nock - npsrraws that
nest In tree growing ia the yard.
and at all hours Ia the dag she can
be seen scratching the garden. sur
rounded hy company u little birds,
which industfiousiy pick up the
grains % food she thus provides FOE
them. n sspaiiy.' unearths a
worm and none - her little
feathersd friends happen % be near,
she Ciueku at a great rate until they
rs down from the tree 70 secure The
dainty morari The old hen cannot
persuade thc aparraws to take shell
ter under her wings. like brood -
hicks. but when tired % seratchiaE
for food. nhr viii cit cunsplaeentiy
FOR minutes at tiur with whole
heek u the little birds nestled about
her phlladclphin Record.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-04


The news from Spain today indi-
Gates that there Is a terrible rove on
IN the Cabinet over the question OF
which minister shall have the priv
iisge Of using the 81. 90. ooo Just sent
over tn. waters BIZ Uncle gam "a a
Philippine present. The Minister Of
War shakes hts finger thrsatsnlugiy
az the Minister % Marine. and tells
him that the Spanish army needs
the money most. and that IL would
literally be throwing cash to the bow
vows TO let the navy have any Of Il.
Thsrsupon the ministers scowl
nercely at each other and declare
that they viii tell the king" who
knows but what that snurinR TWEEN.
ty millions viii yet lead to a rough
and tumble fights IN which several
Castiiian dukes will lose all OF their
remaining hair7
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-04
A Slight Difference.

Yes" said Mr. Jones. when a GER
tain young girls name had been
mentioned. Z know her % speak 70.
but not by sight"
You mean" cut In the prompt
corrector. you mean that you know
her hy sight. but not 10 speak 90 A"
DO ~ asked Mr. Jones. anxious.
iy.
"Of course you do You have seen
her 40 often that you know who she
IL. but have never been introduced
To her. Isn't that it7a
NO. that isn't II. ! never Jaw
her at all 70 know her. but I speak
10 her nearly every day"
How can that be p.
"she IL the telephone giri at the
exchanged"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-04
SEEING THE COUNTRY
Girl Only Is Years Old Mssque'
rsding In Male Attire.

ST in1is. Mo. May 6 Mary
shane. aged Is. Of nridKeton. y. J.
Is a prisoner at tho -Four Courts on
the charge % incorporating In male
attire. she was arrested ia vine
roam late last night. having run
iowu from Alton. III. 20 zee the city
~ eariiFht Fur six months she
has roamed the country. visiting all
important cities between the Allan
nc ocean and the Mississippi river.
beating her way over railroads and
working At various things. from an
ufFirc boy 90 a iaboror In glass works
When arrested she said Il was the
only time her disguise had been de-
trefef
she said that when her parents
died six months ago. she decided 60
ace the world. taking the heroine Of
novel che had read ~ her model.
Going so Philadelphia shc secured
knicksrboc ie'ra and had her long
hair cut Ike boys. Returning To
New Jersey she got a Job az once
boy at Nliivilis. Finally she CON
rinded 20 travel west.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-04
New Use for Hair.

A venerable. white haired clergy
man recently preached In the parish
of friend. He had hardly got back
to the vicarage from the church
when the door bell rang, and n
charming girl Of eighteen asked 10
zee him. He received her. They
talked about the sermon and other
things, until finally she asked. din
IDENTIFY;
oh. won't you please give me a
lock OF your hair"
"certhlnly. my child" said the old
gentleman, BATTERED at the request
'1'll send II TO you tomorrow. And
he did.
On his return 70 his own home he
had five more requests OF the same
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-04
School for Blushinq.

One Of the late novelties Of Paris.
that city Of novelties, II n school
where hlushing iE taught. II there
Ia any place whore bluHhing has be-
come lost art. one would certainly
think ~ was Paris. but the Parsians.
on the other hand. declare that II In
n result Of Anglomanla and the in
iuonce Of the American girl. The
young woman who plays golf or ridca
bicycle In "rationnla' IN the freest
cnmaraderie with her male friends IL
likely 10 acquire a self-poise which
will make the flush OF embarrass-
ment n stranger to her cheeks, and
the city where women are bicycling
on the boulevard with their bare
knees exposed has felt the necessity
Of n reaction. The classic grace and
simplicity Of the early years Of the
century, with their accompanying
downcast eyes and shippers are now
in vogue again. and the maidens who
have forgotten how 10 blush are GO
Ing to school to learn the primitive
art. They say II is easy enough to
droop the eyes and affect bnshful-
ness. but tc call up a mantling color
Is rs difficult as pulling eye-teeth.
How the orimsoning flow OF red
blood 10 the pallld check II accom-
piished In these fin de steele schools
Of department II Is hard TO imagine
unless It Is that they have taken a
page out Of Du Maurier's Joke book
and emulate the society girl who sur
priscd her friends by always blush
Ing the the right time. How can
you manage II. ?" asked the other
girl envlously. "Oh. It Is very easy"
the expert blusher replied. II simp-
ly think Of something that makes mo
blush"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-04
Trouble In Baptist Church

owENSBORO. Ky. May t.--The
refusal ~ several young members
81 the Macedonia Baptist church In
this county to publicly apologize
and express repentance for appro-
priatlnE nelxhbors' hens and having
chicken stew in the woods. has
caused a serious split In the congre-
CATION. The Rev. W. ~. Dawson has
resigned a. pastor. and II members
have withdrawn with their families.
The young men privately apoioglzef
and paid for the poultry. and the
split In the church arose ove- the
question as TO the sufficiency OF this
action
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-04

Kind. aud he proudly hoasted to HE
wife that he was glad 10 wee that he
had not yet lost his power TO please,
Al Went We'll until his wife received
this note.
Dear Mrs. 49,; VIII you please
ask your husband to send me lust
a little lock Of hia hairs We have
all been taking lessons In making
hair flowers. Sc many Of the kris
have asked him. and he sent It TO
them. that | thought | would rather
ask you 60 kct Il Tor me. Won't you
please 10 this for me- II Is 50 hard
TO get white hair FOR liliea Of the
valley"
This was a terrible blow, aud the
less now said about locks OF hair IN
that old sehtieman's presence the
better. .= TIT nltH.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-04
Blew Open the Safe.

BLOOMINGTON. Ill. May THE
private bank OF c. +. Shlnkle. in
Ellsworth. this county, was robbed
last night. The safe was blown open
with dynamite and $1,000 secured.
Five men were concerned and have
been traced to timber east of this
city. There are hopes Of capturing
them. This IL believed to be the same
gang that has successfully looted a
half dozen banks I'm Central IL
llnols during the past year.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-04
President Deblois Resigns

ALTON. H.. May i-Austen X.
Deblels, for Ave years president OF
Shurtliff college, resigned the presi-
dency this afternoon TO become the
pastor OF the First Baptist church at
Elgln. The resignation was tender
ed at the meeting OF the board OF
trustees and was accepted.
II Ia understood that Dr. a. A.
KendrIck will be recalled 20 the
Shurtleff presidency. lie IL now tho
pastor OF the ST. Louis Immanicl
Baptist church, and was the immo-
diate predecessor of President be
blols.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-04
No Youngsters Need Apply.

An Alabama newspaper has this
advertisements:
ITO the LADIES' am a widowon
nincty-seVen years old. and
am looking around for smart wifs
Of about eighty years; one who
knows how to work and would be
willing to help manage the farm.
No young girls need apply. l want a
woman who has had ut least sixty
or seventy years experience. and I
promise 90 make such a one happy
for the rest of life"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-04
THEY MEET JUNE 81
Women's Relief Corps at the
Elk's HALL.

The women's Relief Corps will
hold the annual meeting In Eikn hall
June 81. A, least 300 delegates OF
that organization VIII be present.
ana over 60 visiting brethren are
expected.
There arc forty corps west OF the
mountalnK. and their membership
ranges from Is To 20 in each corps
Seattle has been the headquarters Of
the corps for the past year. and Mrs.
Taylor. the department president
and her staff OF officers are now at
work arranging their official work.
They expect TO have the largest
gathering % that Organization ever
held in the state.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-04

TRENDoNfA, N Y. May A.
Several familiea have been poisoned
here by eating canned meat pur-
chased at n local market. Three or
four cases came near being fatal. J.
O'NeH. one Of the victims. said that
last night he had a sandwich In his
pail made from some of the meat
He ate n small piece OF II and soon
began To feel very sick. He lay down
on bench and was soon uncon-
sclous. a physician was called and
by hard work Of over three hours
managed 10 bring him around.
three members OF his family We're
affected. other families have been
made more or less sick from eating
the meat.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-04

The celebration in honor OF the
Washington volunteers will he 1
magnificent AFFAIR." The citizens
OF Seattle have made up their
minds on that point. II only re-
mains for Mayor Humes and
President Graves Of the Cham
Der OF Commerx 10 select the
members Of the committee OF
twenty called for in the reSolu-
ton passed by the City Council
and then the preliminary prepa.
rations can be commenced.
!, will take money. time and
effort to get up an appropriate
celebration. The committee will
have a BIG undertaking on its
hands. hut will start out with the
cheering certainty OF success.
The people are ready TO give the
money and to cooperate in every
way with the committee to make
the affair a success. Never
before was there such unanimity
OF sentiment behind any move
ment for a celebration in this
city. The feeling seems to be
growing that the event should be
given the dignity of state re.
eeption to the volunteers. Seattle
Is the metropolis of the North
west and II is proper and fitting
that the reception TO the First
Washington regimen, should be
rendered in the name Of the state.
There must be no half way
preparations. Time will be re-
CURED to get things In readiness.
The program should include some
one concluding feature Of great
brilliancy. Possibly repfodue.
ton Of the battle Of Calumpit.
with the Washington volunteers
leading the charge, would make
an effective spectacle. Again.
II might be the best idea to have
q grand pight reproduction Of the
naval battle Of Manila upon the
Sound. using ships in the harbor
for the opposing squadrons and
fireworks instead Of cannon for
the pyrotechnics Of battle. The
great amphitheater Of hills would
afford unsurpassed opportunities
for the people to view the spec
sacle. The population Of the
entire state Of Washington could
be invited to come and enjoy the
affair.
That the railroads will co-ope.
rate and will contribute literally
to the celebration fund Is a fore
gone conclusion. So will the
owners Of boats plying upon
Puget Sound. There will be no
lack Of money to make the cele-
bration the greatest event in the
history Of the state Of Wash
ington.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-04
THE DAM BROKE.
Cloudburst Wrought Havoc at
leadville.

PORTSMOUTH. May f-purinE a
cloudburat this afternoon ut Lucas
VILE. ten miles north Of this city.
Nlller'a run broke its banks and
flooded the town.
when the Hood was AT It's highest
lightning struck the residence Of
John Kline and completely burned
II. Several members ~ the family
we're rendered unconscious. and
their reseucra had To- wade through
water three feet deep.
The new steel county bridge was
swept OF the piers. and a large Soc
tion of tho Norfolk q Western raft
road track. with q bridge. Is wash
ed out, delaying the trains. All tele-
graph and telephone wires are down
Hail fell. covering tho ground to a
depth OF over two inches.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-04
WEATHER FORECAST.

For Seattle and Vicinity Tonight
and Friday occasional rain. souther-
~ winds.
The area OF high pressure has
moved eastward lnto Eastern Idaho,
and the barometer readings along
the coast have fallen. The tenn
perature has continued 10 rise
throughout the Pacific slope. the
highest temperatures reported this
morning being al Roseburg, or, and
Red nluf, Cal. 10. The lowest
temperature was 80. az Idaho Falls
LIght rain has fallen in the Sound
and Strait region, and along the coast
as Tar as Eureka. Cal
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-04
Shlpbuilding Combine.

PHILADELPHIA. May 4 -- The
Evening telegraph says NeFetia5
tions are pending for the eonaolidAs
ton % the Cramp shipbulidluE CONF
pRuy and the English Arm ~ N.cks
ern eana s Maxim. 10 was officially
stated today that an offeF looking %
the amaisnmatinn Of Interests had
been received from the English arm.
The capital OF the consolidation, Il
was stated. would not be excessive.
but would be large enough 60 pro-
vide for a great extension % huHi.
ness. The authorised capital Of the
Cramps IL o.. on. 600
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-04
4 Bogus o6cIsI.

READING. Pa, May t.-scveral
cigar dealers in this city have been
visited the past couple Of days by a
man who represented himself to be
a revenue officer. and attempted TO
cigars which he declared
bore counterfeit stamps. When chal-
20 show his authority. he ex-
cuaed himself. 50 far as Is known
the impostor failed TO gather In any
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-04

Mr.. Gompers says that there IL
nothing 80 beneficial for a labor or
gsnization rs a good defense fund.
When provided with one, labor can
employ fine legal talent Itself. and
take a fall out Of conMltutionailty.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-04
AL SORTS"

There are over 1000 villages In
Russia where no school exists
The population % Queensland al
the end Of isss vas estimated at
go. 600.
The British tobacco trade EN-
pioys today III women 20 every 100
men.
The Florida season ~ virtually
over. IL has been a most pros
porous one.
OF refining in western Siberia IL
making fast progress and large
quantities are sold abroad.
Receipts from the sale of tea form
more than ene.haif Of the whole CT
port trade Of Formosa.
The FIRST electric railway n the
world built In Ireland. from Bush
mills TO Giants causeway.
Natives Of ceYion believe the
.cocoanut tree viii not grow out Of
reach OF the sound % the human
voice.
The Hhipyards In Great Britain.
all working together, could turn out
a big steamship every day OF the
year.
Loudon's record Of deaths by vln-
ience was asa last year. being i2i
above the average Of the preceding
ten years.
The production OF lead In Color.
ado was 20 per cent. more IN 1898
than I'm 1901. and Of copper nearly 10
per cent, more.
The Boston aldermen whose enor-
nous bills for carriage hire the
Massachusetts, senate has twice re-
Iected have been appropriately dub
bed the Rough Riders"
An Assyrian tablet I'm tho cellar ~
the British Museum has on II rep
resentatlon Of the hanging gardens
Of Babylon according 10 Herr Bruno
Meisaner n he is'right. this IL tho
FIRST testimony TO their existence
found among the cuneiforn inacrip-
ilonH.-New York sun.
a white tiger was shot lately IN
the DibruEnrh district OF Assam. nc
cordlng to the Calcutta Eng1lshman.
lie was nine feet long and I'm thu
prime Of life. The Calcutta taxidcr-
mist who prepared the skin states
that In eighteen years he had nelth-
er seen nor heard Of such a thing
az a white tiger,
Three steamship lines plying be-
tween Australia and China and Jap
an are now calling regularly at tho
port Of Manila, Philippines islands.
These are the China Navigation elm-
pany, the Eastern a. Australian
Steamship company. and the Nippon
Yusen KsiBha On japanese linc1.
Each Of the companies has four fair
~ good steamers.
The Rev. c. II. Currena, n Pres
byterinn minister OF ChlsuEo. thus
explains his attitude TO tho Slater
II never vote. such matters do not
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-04

The navy department has felt II
Advisable TO instruct Admiral Kautz
not 10 let his ietter-writinR hand
know what his official hand ls doing
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-04

The Anglo American alliance
chatter Nv not proceeding very en-
couraginzIy along the Canadian tim
Der line.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-04

General Otis viii please prolong the
fighting until Uncle Joe Wheeler can
get over there and enjoy a battle or
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-04

After July the Lake Front park
In Chicago win bo called the u. s.
Grant park. The change Is made by
n state law, enacted At the request OF
tho G.. A. X.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-04

The Rev. c. H. Currena, a Pres
byterinn minister OF ChlsuEo. thus
explains his altitude to tho Statei
II never vote. such matters do not
The record-union., 1899-03-02


The trouble lies in the fact that too few
women enjoy perfect health and strength
of the special womanly organism. A won-
an who is not well and strong locally cam
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suiting physician to the Invalids' Hotel and
Surgical Institute, at Buffalo, N. Y. No
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have been troubled with female weakness
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writes Miss Team Conner, of Catfish, Clarion Co.,
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At last commenced taking DR.. Pierces Favorite
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Constipation is a little illness that if
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