The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-10-23


salmon.
81 Petersburg 10 10 have a novel
kind Of museum building con
tanning models 81 famous insane asy-
iumH and specimens 81 clothing aud
appliances used therein. torvther
with the brains % mnatics. presorv-
cd IN alcohol, books. photographs.
etc
Frances telegraph receipts during
the nfcyfua trial were tisn eOd morr
than Tor the corresponding month
year ago. while the receipts from
telephones we're So 0oo grratcr. This
budget estimates from these two
sources for that period Nere exceed
ed by over $50 DO.
Uutll 20 years aSa the statutes u
Massachusetts, imposed a INV OF SO
on everyone found travelling on the
Lords day. except Tor necessity or
charity.
\ few miles frum the town u
Worcester. south Africa. lies the
"iirandolri mineral hot spring hav.
ing a temperature u its degrees. Il
has three outlets which are utiiiz-
ed fpr irrigation purposes
Petroleum cannot b. exploded IN
a new can invented by nelsian. the
nuEH.e betuw tnterHccted near It's
has. by nat strip OF tin. having a
narrow slit. which viii prevent the
passage - Hame. but which allows
the oil 20 TOW freely.
\ berlin journalist has unearth~d
a document showing that brandy
vas fret publicly served In ftsriin
exactly no years ago. in consequence
af peHtileuce which hai diminish
cd the population % the city from
ts.0oo Ia e.ooo
The heather Chinese not many
income since. petitionrd the mission.
aries for stooo bibles They were
shipped but suspicion followed. and
Investigation showed that the in
feruai h~athsu had used the paper 10
make fre-craekers.
The faculty % the University Of
Picking consists u two presidents
eight foreign and eight Chinese pro-
frsenFa. is assistants. = secretaries.
aud about 100 minor officers. OF 80
students Of modern language 100
are Earning English.
A French observer has come % the
conclusion that the bubouIc plague
Il widely disseminated by heas a.
Tire result % a series Of experiments.
he affirns that fisas taken from In
fected rats can communicate the a.
ssase "a healthy rats. which. IN their
turn. become ecutera - Infection.
FROM isss 70 1885 women have tak.
cn out s.e05 patents women have
Invented many important things
The woman sho began b. invrutiuR
a corset is now tnvenfinE reservoirs
and dams. Another woman has Ia
vented a lock with 5000 eDmbina-
tons and letter box now IN daily
use for houses
only half % those who ente-
the military academy at West Point
continue IN IL long enough to obtain
a commission. and. In part. because
Of the severity % the discipline Sir
thousand sit hundred and ATTY eight
cadets were admitted TO the academy
Up 20 and including isss. and only
a.2ss OF these were graduated.
II 10 said that the study Of Ger
man II increasing In France. while
TIE study Of English 10 on the de-
cline. In the Ecolo dos Sciences Poll
tlqusA IN Paris. where diplomats
are trained. many more study Ger
man than English. Many young
Frsnchmsn are now being sent 10
Germany and Austria instead q 90
England % get acquainted with the
language 81 the vicfors % 1870.
driveway bridge In the United States
II not Ia the world. The bridge
CROSSES Grand river IN Michigan av-
enue, two squares from the front en-.
trance 10 the State house. 1t 10 Of
the truss pattern and IL ltb feet wide
in the ciear=ths full width 81 the
avenue on either side t. walk
Is feet wide leaving n roadway ~
feet In width
One Of the curiositl~s ~ New Yea
land is a vegetable caterpillar. What
happens ts that a wicked plant darts
It's seeds into an unfortunate cater
pillar. and the seeds grow 20 plants
sometimes a foot long In the mean
time the caterpillar dies n lingering
death. This recalls the awful bam-
boo torture Of China "A bamboo
shoot 10 grated on the human body
and grows. nourished by the Juices
u the body. It Is the most exquls-
lie torture known.
Returning sojourners along the
Jersey coast tell II an annoying epl-
demie Of sort Of summer grip
that has been prevalent from Long
Branch down. Its Characteristic
have been sore throats, head and
back aches. bilious symptoms. fever.
and extreme proatrntion. The VIC
tins were usually affected for two or
three days On its FIRST appearance
II was thought to be only n form Of
the ordinary cold that chanReable
and unseasonably cold weather
might occasion. but the number Of
those affected and the wide area
over which they extended indicated
IT, more serious aspect
They are telling a good one on n
young Philadelphia belle who n stop
ping al an uptown hotel with papa
and mamma. The other nisht for
the first time she wandered into an
art store while a sale was IN pro-
gross. a dainty vase was put up.
How much am I bld?" the aucitn-
ecr cried. Two dollars" was Mise
Philadeiphla's reply. aH she gave n
covetouH glance at the bit Of Dorce-
lain. Two dollars. two dollars,
only two dollars" drawied out the
auctloueer. Someone make II &c."
he continued In his winning way
Miss quaker city did The crowd
was amused and declined to enter
the competition. while the fair young
creature from the city Of Britheriy
Love bid against herself TIL the vase
was finally knocked down TO her ~
81. And even yet she does not
know how II happened, and is boast
ing OF her bargain