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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-13
LonQ-Lived Prime Ministers.

on February LORD Haltsnufy
entered hls 10th year. and viii
no doubt receive the hearty cenxrat"
utatIonn Of men Of all shades % poll
ties. For a British statesman he can
hardly yet he considered an old man.
lie is younger than Sir William lisf-
court by some three years. and ne
has colleagues In his cabinet who are
his seniors. Moreover. measured by
the duration of the life Of the
queens prime ministers. his career
should stlli have many years TO run.
.rba cares Of once seem to be favor
ab,e to longevity. Feefs career was
cat abort by tragedy. and Mel
boarne ala not live to a great age
other of her malesty'a premlcrs.
,oegrver, Lord Aberdeen. Lord John
ttusseii. Lord paimcrrton, LORD
Derby. Mr.. Gladstone and Lord Bes-
eansnetd ali exceeded the allotted
,hree.acore years and ten. Lord Sal
iabury Is one Of the Oldest members
~ parliament. having entered the
commons so far bnck as lss9' az the
conservative member for stamford
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Second Hand Shoes.

A sign hanging In trent % a
shoemaker's shop where second
hand shoes are sold. has upon
II these words. Second Hand Shoe
with New uppers." II seemed almost
as though n pair o. second hand
shoes with new uppers would be
practically new shoes. but inquiry
showed that the impression was not
warranted by the facts There II a
good deal Of fresh material IN a pair
Of shoes thus repaired but there is
also a good deal Of the old.
The new upper thus put In IL n
new vamp. the front Of the upper.
the old counter or back part of the
shoe, stlIi remains. IL II q familiar
fact that while the ounter may
break down or wear out or get a
hold in II somewhere Il Is much more
likely TO stay round ane good. II Il
the front that cracks and breaks,
and 20 IN putting secondhand shoes
in order new vamDs are sometimes
nut In. But while such a shoe, which
has also been aoied and heeied,
might easily be described as havinE
undergone extensive repairs. Il
would attn be far from wholly new.
There would remain. besides the old
counter. the shank and the inner
sole. and the general shape and
framework OF the shoe, and upon
theeo the repairs could be made
seeond hand shoes bring various
prices. depending on their original
quality and their condition. n pail
Of second hand shoes, resoled and
re-heeled. and with new uppers, car
he bought for "a little az a dollar
New York Sun.
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Effect Of Gunshots on a Balloon

with regard to the effect Of gun
shots upon n balloon the following
experiments were made: A shot was
ssrei from a Lsbei rife at a balloon
at an altitude Of 200 feet. II only
penetrated the fabric below the
equator. and no appreciable results
cnsued. After this many shots were
fred. several penetrating the balloon
aud passing out near the upper
valve. After a lapse Of six hours
the balloon descended quietly 10 the
ground. BY reason Of the loss Of gas
through the bullet holes. But II ap-
peared that. whatever the number ~
shots. the loss 81 gas was never sur
ficient to cause the balloon TO fall
rapidly.
on another occasion n shrapnei
shell was fired from 7.pounder
Armstrong gun az a balloon having
an elevation Of 1900 feet. but this
being above the limit Of elevation OF
the gun Il was impossible 20 nit ~.
In any cas-, hal u been possible 90
do 80. the shell would have pene-
trated the balloon below the equa
tor and passed out again 80 low 1s
10 cause no serious loss af gas. In
deed. a balloon loses but little Of Its
lifting power--that f.. little of its
eas-if the hole In made below the
equator. once a gore was split up
to within a few feet OF the upper
valve. al FIRST the balloon fell rapid
~. then the wind fiiled up the flap
ping fabric 6ad II sailed quietly 70
earth.-A. Delmard and II. Biayth-
wat In February Pan Mall magazine.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-13
a Timely Warning.

our government 81 spending about
sit0. a10 600 a ytar more than II takes
In. OF course this includes hcnvt
and unusual Expenditure this year
hut who shall Say whether congress
or tho progress Of events win enable
as 10 reduce our expenditures in
years 70 conner AZ present with
money easy and suporabunaanec
Of funds In the national treasury
plain sailing Is before uh. We may
not have TO face the Inevitable deficit
tbla year. but d iH bound to come.
and aivteo soon. And when u docs
come. money will not go begRing on
wall street for loans AZ from 70 3
ner cent. and stocks and bonds net
ting lees than a4 per cent. % the
Investor will not be selling nt par
Tho prudent investor VIII bear this
predIefiou Ia mind. and the imprud=
eut viii recall u whom II Il too late.
Jasper In I.eriie'H weekly.
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lays ago that the Riverside cor
nh purposes 90 amaigannte Win
The new Illinois club iE order 10 get
the benefit Of sunday play over the
old belmont links. Although the
Riverside mcfaherH do not care 70
enter into controversy ms 10 inc
propriety Of Sunday play. they Wish
Il 10 be understood that the course
viii be open for play on the sabphth
aa heretofore.
Arrangements have been maze
with the railroad company. whose
tracks run beside the links, To use
their water tank for sprinisllng the
course. II was Intended to resume
play about April goth. but as the
Des PLANES river overlooked us
banks recently several holes ON the
lower part OF the coWse are under
water. Moreover. the turf on &c
count Of It's frozen condition. VIII
take a long time to thsw out, 80 u
may be necessary 10 delay the Tor
mai opening Of the season until AT
ter that date.
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IA Girl Should Learn to unloye.

There 10 time. ! believe. IN loves
first approach when " n not too
hard to bar the door II there - any
reason Why u should nrs stand a tar.
A girl may not have "a learn 60 love.
but she can learn 90 uniovs " she
must. she herself must be the judge.
II the man bring har weakness In
stead Of strength. iow IDEALS and not
high ones. n he - tndolent OF In
temperate. or uncleans II ahs feel
that she viii be mated down. ard
not ON the sweet ana wholesome
level on which shs lives. then " she
IL truly wiss she draws the bar of
the door gently but rcsoiutety' and
holds II fast And when her heart
aches. as Il undoubtedly VIII some
times. half out of sheer PITY for
MIN and half because she 30 misses
the sweet arcunntnnrdnerr Of his
presence. the little attentions. the
flowers. the tender look that stirred
her 40 stranxriy---when her heart
aches because % what IL gone cut q
her iife. let her hold fast 20 her
brave resolution let her strong self
whisper Of her weak. pleading self
Il viii be n0bfy mated ~ not 81
an."--Hcisn watsrson Moody In the
February Ladies' Home Journal
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A NJ Q dicine Man.

GoLDENDALE. March is.-Dr.
Bin. an Indian medicine man Of the
Tumwator tribe Of lSiickitata. visit
cd GoIdendhie on his return from
the tribes winter quarters on Rock
creek. east Of the city. lie reports
that the Rock Creek Indians have
suffered more sickness this winter
than ever before In their history.
and that the advent Of civilization
has carried in It's train scores OF cpl
denies unknown 20 the red mon OF
previous years Two OF special men
ton are the humps and scarlet few
er. Chief Yuc-a-lat. n peer Of Chief
canipoo. died after r. few days H.
ness with pneumonia From Or,
BINS report II seems the late chief
rcaorted 20 the old custom of the
Indian 1wcathouae and ~ plunge in
10 Rock creeks waters. which are
ice cold at this time OF the year.
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she served n very Hparaely populated
district. she waa never stopped or
maleuied la any way oa her round,
and u r. needless To shy that she
gained the respect OF all with whom
she came In contact The lords OF
her ma1enty'e treasury, recognising
the exceptional circumstance of this
woman'n services. granted her half
pay IN the shape OF pension, and the
Inhabitants % her native village
took the occasion GA her retirement
20 present her with n handsome tes-
timoniai.
Another pontwoman IN the llrintoi
district has succeeded her aunt as
-postmintreun. the latter having
served for a years and reached the
astonishing aee % ps. The niece has
served for ~ years AS poatwoman. 80
that nhe must be well on 60 60 on
taking up her new appointment
Chambers Journal.
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Gift Offerings at Eastertide

II has only been little while ago
since IL was thought that "a pretty
card or a tiny bunch Of flowers was
the proper Offering To ones friend
On Easter day. The idea OF sending
trlning Eift has grown. and now.
instead 81 the posy or growing
plant IN fun flower and tied with
pretty ribbons. there goes some
dainty trlhc. with the best wishes
Of the giycr for a happy Eastertidc.
Ladies' Home journal.
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French Motor Car Post System,

In France the autocar seems like
iy. in conjunction with the bicycle.
TO revive the long vanished glorles
Of the road. A Joint stock company
mas already been formed In Paris.
under the title OF La Poste Elec-
trlauc tnternationale." the object OF
which is to establish on all OF the
great highways stations where pc
troieum can be procured and accu-
mulntorH reeharEcd. \ workshop.
too. viii supply the necessary mech
anism for patching up damaged mo-
tors. Lastly. there II To be n res
thurant ana bedroom accommoda-
ton for n limited number Of travel
cra. 1t Is conceivable that the mex,
century may behold country families
coming up tn town FOR the season in
their private electric coaches. as
they used 10 do In the horse-drawr
vehicle. London Chronicle.
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CHANCE FOR SOLDIERS
U. S. Recruiting ONCE Will
Be Opened This Week.

The war department has decided 90
again ask for recruits Ia the north
vest. and recruiting effice VIII soon
be opened up. Capt o'N~ii ls 70 have
charge and viii arrive about We'd
nesday. opening up AZ soon az q
suitable location can be found. This
offices - one 81 the youngest cap
tains in the army. being only thirty
i've years old. and has seen a Eood
deal OF service in the war against
Spain While In Cuba he had an
attack Of Cuban fever. from the
effects Of which he will probably
never recover. In fsea Capt. O.Neil
plioted party Of government seien-
lists through the Olympic noun
tains. spending the whole summer In
a wild and unknown region. out Of
reach 81 the world. lie il captain Of
the Twenty NTH. a eoiored regiment.
and thinks u equal to Any In the
service.
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GAVE HER MONEY
Widow OF Fireman Brandon
Gets o Hundred Dollars.

Mrs, c. y. brandon. wife 81 En-
Kineer brandon, who was Killed by
the avcrturnlng OF "A hose-fcsi while
answering n IRE call fow days ago,
has received "beneat' Of 800 from
the firmcu's Relief association,
The fremnn took up subscriptions
among themselves and raised 500,
The police force raised 80, making
the amount $50. There II talk among
members Of the different companies
compelling framen to join the relief
association for the benefit of all
members.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-13
HELD Up
THREE MEN
Desperate Work of
Highwaymen.
THEY DolND THEIR VICTIMS
The Fourth Man Attacked Escaped
and the Robbers Thea Ran
Awsy NO Arrests.

Two desperate men wanted 90
leave town badly. and last night hit
upon a plan TO raise tho money.
They nesded IS. and concluded TO
oecure the amount by highway rob
berry. Two hour later they had held
mp three men and attempted TO hold
mp a fourth.
The highwaymen took up their
station ON thirteenth avenue. near
tho corner tracks OF the Union
Trunk line. and waited for persons
10 leave the cars r. L. Sanders
was the FIRST man 90 fall victim.
When a revolver Was stuck Under
his nose he held up his hands. and
sf.ss was taken from him all the
money he had. lie was led into the
bushes. his hands tied behind him
with his own suspendeFs. and he was
left with instructions not to move
On pain Of having hls head blown OF.
Sanders wanted 10 60. but the high
Waymcn saie they were afraid he
would spread the alarm. and 80. since
they were not through work. he
would have to walt. Tho NEXT VIE
tims. who declined 20 give HIS name.
was relieved OF n sum less than a
ontisr. lie was escorted 10 the place
where Sanders lay. and vas bound
and left. The third man was II. III.
Corbest. en- employee Of the linton
Trunk line. who Lost Is cents and a
gold watch While these three men
were lying bound. they heard tn.
thieves assault q fourth victim.
This man. however. took to hIA legs
and got away. The hlghwaymen de-
camped. leaving their three victims
IN the brush. shivcrinx with cold
and wet 10 the akin. Corbett finally
worked his hands loose and then un-
bound his companions They report
ed the AFFAIR to the police. but no
arrests have yet been made.
while the three men lay bound In
The brush. Mrs corbett. expecting
her husband. walked along the path
towards the corner Tins with a Ian
tern 10 meet him she passed going
and coming within twenty feet OF
her husband. but the thieves did not
attack her. 20 Cprbatt made no out
cry. and the woman was happily in
Ignorance % thu incident until Il was
all over.
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MsIp DvIid the Road.

WILBUR. wash. March i1-The
people Of Wilbur are wondering who
the governor wimli appoint as com
missioner. Tor the san Poll road. II
IL a matter IN which the whole Of
western Lincoln county IA interest
ed. as the appropriation Of $500 is
only about half % the amount neees-
sary 70 complete the road IL the
commissioners take the matter up
and allow wilbur and Republic 20
work with them. there II little doubt
but that the road will be completed
in short order. IL the route Il sur
vey.d at once considerable OF the
Work vii be done By farmers. pro-
vialns they can ges At it before seed-
ing time.
ne man wrote that II the route was
surveyed at once they would start
a gang from that end 20 construct
bridges. 90 that high water In June
would rot Interfere with the work.
Wilbur residents would also do the
the same thing. This work can all
he done 10 better advantage now
than later on. and would DO without
expense TO the commission.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-13
Two Wedding Anniversaries

Here IL n story OF a Milwaukee
connie who agreed 20 separate after
aftern years Of married life. They
continued to reside within block
of cnch other and to pass the time
~ dny impernonaily when they met
when the silver anniversary Of the
Wedding came on. both celebrated
A.. although separately. Two church
ceremonies were performed In the
church where they were welded
twenty-five years before. the hus-
banda ceremony being al o'clock
Ia thr morning. aud the wifc's at
.. That evening each gave re-
reptlon at the residence at the same
hour. and the same friends called
10 pay their respects. sucecseivcly
Going from one house Co the other
Milwaukee Sentinel
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Wiibur-ksllsr Mail Route.

WILBUR, wsesh,. March ia
postofiicc has been established at
Keller. on the south hair Of The re-
sersation. and william Medeking as
postmaster. Mr.. Medeking came
here yesterday 60 have hia bond fili-
ed out. returning 10 the camp this
morning. He does not know what
provision has been made regarding
the mail route as yet. but thinks u
will be an extension OF the Wilbur
SHENANDOAH routs. Such an ar
ranxement would only give Keller
mail once a week. A daily stage IL
operated between Wilbur and kei-
Ter. and has all II can do every trip.
over loo persons are gettinw mail az
Keller. aad the list 10 growing ey-
cry day.
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Improve the Golf Course

CHICAGO. March l3.--Presldent
". \. Havcmeyor Of the Riverside
Golf club. stated yesterday that the
Grounds committee, consisting OF
cant. A. +. Bowen. ~. Il. Blisa and
W. \. Havcmeycr, had completed
the plans Cor the proposed changch
In the eoursd. which viii result in an
addition Of nearly 400 Yards and the
Introduction Of several new hazards
aud bunkcrH.
Tho directors wish to correct the
erroneous impression created by u
newspaper report published n few
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Warsaw said last month thsDfad-l
erewsid. the great pianist purcnssi
ed beautiful country home In POD
land last year. The paper says: lie
spent several months in hts newly
acquired home. making plans for
progressive farming and cattle rails
ing. He is deeply interested In the
hetterment of the condition of the
poasantry living around his place.
and is on the most friendly terms
with them"
OF his recent concert tour In his
native land. the first he made In Pos
land since his reputation became
worldwide. the paper quoted says;
1T was really triumphal tour.
After his first concert n banquet was
given IN his honor In Warsaw on
January "a. Two hundred OF the
most prominent citizens were pres
emit. Padcrcwski sat between sien-
kewlez and Baron kronenberg.
Many toasts were drunk and speechs
cs made. Paderewski made a speech
which proved him to be an excellent
speaker. II was simple and SINGERS.
without any attempt at rhetorical
effect. At Its conclusion he pros
posed n toast In honor OF Polish
women. The ladies present In the
gallery threw flowers at him ana
covered him with bouqets
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FREE LECTURES.

Editor w. r. Cation. Of SPOKANE,
OH lecture free every night this
,sest in the Old Presbyterian Church
=, Third and Madison streets, on
Inc nyar nf all nations, and nllled
-,,,,tec,s Tonight he win speak on
'srhe fall of London.
Mr.. Cation believes that trusts are
going 10 bring ruin upon the eouh =
trv. lie quotes Bible texts TO ses-
Tain his contention that the Anglo
saxons are inauRurnting strugEie
Tor the mastery OF the world, which
marks the beginning OF the end OF
me present conditions among men,
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Future Of the Negro.

NEW YORK, March Tin the
presence Of n congregation that
filled the Bridge street a. VI. H.
church iu Brooklyn beyond itg seat
ing capacity. Dr. William D. Cook.
y. D.. pastor Of the church. deliver
ed sermon last night upon the
Pace Problem" Or. Cook declared
that many Of the Ills to whieh the
negroes Of the South are subject are
occanloned by the fact that there
are too many politicians In
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The Columbia and Puget sound
train. IN accordance with tbs new
schedule recently issued. ieft here
for Franklin and Black Diamond this
morning at fs3o o'clock. to arrive
there at ats o. m.
The train for Newcastle arrives at
? % a. m. and departs NJ SOS o. m.
This lie daily. except Sunday.
The train on the sunday schedule
leaves here at $40 a. m. arriving At
Black Diamond and Franklin at SIS
p. m The Newcastle train Will ar
rive at s.s9 a. m. and depart at eos
y, M
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ONLY MORAL AID


PEKiN. March is-rhere IL evil
fencc that tho Russian minister here
has assured the TsunE II Yamen
that u can he certain Of Rusaia's
neral support In resisting the de-
mand Of italy for a lease 81 san
Nun bay. No promise ~ material
aid Is given. however. IL IL stated
that the note sent to the Tsung IL
Yanen b. the Italian minister on
Friday contained no menace.
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thta section aud that this class Of
mon use their puipitn for tshoir own
political nreferment and have little
regard for the spiritual or temporal
welfare of the masses OF their peo-
pie. These "weaklinEs In the pull
pit" as nr. Cook calls them. by their
indulgence la politics involved the
entire coiored population of certain
localities In trouble. They them
selvee are able TO iiec from the wrath
OF those whom they incite 20 vio-
ience and leave the poor. weak. ig-
norant and dcfcncciess negroes.
whom they have begulled. Go suffer
the vengeance OF the mohs and IL
literate element OF the whites. who
are responsible for the present out
raKeous condition OF things In the
south.
Or. Cook said the negro race need
ed ahle and competent preachers.
who would preach the whole Gospel
and who were not towards. Such
men. he said. win, the respect Of both
the Intelligent and tho iiilterate
whites. He declared that the firnt
lesson the negro needed 10 learn was
one which he had sadly neglected.
that Of being honest, firrt 10 himself
and then 20 his race and fciiowmen.
lilo needs Go cultivate those virtues
which would win for him the good
viii and good fellowship Of all good
people everywhere. with honest mo-
tivcs oharacterixsnK hts future con-
duet. with the determination Of not
forgetting the great depths from
which he had come and with a per-
sistcnt effort In merit the good viii
OF all people With this. he said. the
future Of the negro In this country
was secure. as web as hts sueeen~
along all Of ilfe'r avenues.
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OF.
PIRATES
Freebooters Would
Steal Millions.
THE MONEY WILL De COyvOYED
-
Plan 10 rsss PAP istsssse Tor the
Cuban seid'srs viii be
frustrated.
THE MONEY MILL De CoyrOYED

WASHINGTON. March II. - The
cruiser Chicago has been ordered 20
convoy the transport Meade. which
viii carry the o.. 1000 for the Cub
an army 10 Havana. The war de-
partment was thoroughly alarmed
over the confidential reports receive
ed that freehootrrs were making
preparations to hold up the Meade
and loot her.
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Women as Letter Carriers.

Therc recently retired from mo
Bristol postofice a postwomhn who
ems horn IA 1926. and who must have
noon delivering letters for the beet
,art ~ slxty years. She was "
years Of age when she retired. ana ~
Ia estimated that she must nave
walked a quarter Of a million miles
during her long service. Although
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THE Beef INQUIRY
Mile. l. stu y'sorou. 4.
Prossd ution.

CHICAGO. Marchl i,.-rhe beef inf
ves,igation this moSnins. Major Lee(
representing General Miles. broughd
out the fact during the examination
Of witnesses today. that the tests
made at the stockyards last summed
as to the preseryative effect OF cer{
tain chemicals on fresh beef. and0
demonstrated that II Is possible I'd
kill diseased cattle outside the stock3
yards and place this meat on the
market Two governments inspec-
tors located at the stockyards adj
mitted that they did not know posit-
lively what was In cans supposed to
contain roast beef.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-13
nER SHACK BURNED.

Sarah McDonough's shack nc Ere
mont was burned 20 the Ground Sat
urday niFht. about o'clock Miss
McDanough was one pf the best
known ycharaetara az Fremont. At
The time Of the fire the shack was
unseuanted, since the oWncr was
adiudged insane and seat 10 the
asylum about month ago.
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What Pomeroy Says Goes.

same people pronounce the word
valet" as valley" believing that
they thus show great learning. The
correct pronunciation is wallet"
We make this statement on the au-
thority OF j. y. Pomeroy. who has
one. And II Mr.. Pomeroy is wrong
his pronunciation go at this Office,
as he once gave the Atchison public
library $4,000 in cash.--Atchison
Globe.
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THEY'RE OUT OF JAIL.

Lou van Alstinc and her sister,
Emma Norton, are at liberty. having
been released from the county JAN
saturday night ON $4,000 bonds At
tornry Chas. L. Shephard went to
Olympia Saturday morning and ap-
piled For writ of habeas corpus.
Justice Reavis. OF the supreme
court. signed an order To sheriff Van
do Vanter. To produce the prisoners
at Olympia on March Il. and tele-
graphed Judge Jacobs what he had
done. stating the amount that had
been fixed for their bonds.