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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-02-27
"cod Bless Our Home"

Washington tpeeiai-An assistant
secretary % one OF the executive
departments. who 10 known from
Maine to the coast as the chief spell
binder os the administration. and
whose houeYsd words held the Re
publican forces ~ line west Of the
Mississippi In the late elections. used
hts forensic art viii telling effect in
the daily administration OF affairs
connected with HIS department. as
well ns when he pleads his own
cause before the powers that be.
4 few deys after the Inauguration
he secured the promise Of a fat Job
and returned to his far western
home He reappsared IN Washing
ton a week or two later with n hand
satchel and a smile. Since then he
has been moving hts family here In
sections. and has done IL In such a
nice way that no one can object.
His FIRST plea was for hts brother.
lie was a nice young man. full OF
energy and anxious 20 succeed In the
world He wanted 10 learn how 20
run the government, and was willing
to start out on ever 40 small a sal
airy. Brother WIS brought on and
given a 81 700 Jot In one of the de-
partments.
hut the assistant secretary began
20 pine and waste away. and al
though he smiled. II was In n far
away manner lie was thinking of
home. Finally he could bear II no
longer. He unhoaomed himself 60
the secretary.
Washington ~ not Mt all like
home without father" he said. II
have never been separated from
him for no long a period before, ]
should like TO have him with ms,
hut father IL peculiar: he wants 10
have little something TO occupy
his mind. A small position in one
Of the departments would do him
and would make mo very happy"
Father is now carrying massive
reports In book form from place "a
place IN the basement Of the de-
partment and drawing wages as a
skilled iaborer.
The assistant secretary next call
the delivery wagons at the depart
ment, about the noon hour, and
spoke to him.
II would like you 10 go 10 the
depot and deliver a parcel ut my
house" he said.
The writer was delighted and
sctartod Mt once. Hours afterward
he returned. dripping with perspira'
tion. completely tagged out and sal
down on n berch. softly Hayinr
things about the assistant secretary
The parcel was half carload u
furniture from the far western
home. which is now. with the escep'
ton OF the residence, entirely Iocat'
ed In washington.-New York
/ World.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-02-27
A new DEFENDER.
Lead Keel Of the Yacht Has
Been Laid.

At the Hcrreshor boat shops Mt
Bristol. Rhode Island. the lead
keel OF the CUP defender that was
moulded last month has undergone
a change during the past week that
materially alters the appearance Of
It's surface. both as regards the side
and the top. Its sides Mt present
would give a person the idea that
II was large tanK from the fact Of
its being sheathad with bronze plates
from the bottom half away up 20
the top. Tho sheathlnE is quite
thin. and in laid ON and screwed to
the lead In workmanlike manner.
The work Of " eathing was begun
at the bottom Of the lead keel and
carried upward so that the lower
plates are tapped under the upper
ones, similar to the system followed
in shingiing a house. The fasten-
lnes are placed close TO the edge Of
the overlapping plates. and are very
close together. The lower plate In
turned under End secured with
bronze screws. The work being
smooth and neatly finished leaves
the lower part of the underbody
with the slightest degree Of resist
ance to he pushed through the WA
ter. The work OF sheathing the low
er half Of the lead keel is about ali
completed. a few days more end
the Job win be finished, The upper
half viii not be covered until the
work OF plating the hui begins.
All week the top OF the lead keel
where the keel plates are In course
~ being nplv foEten4d was a scene
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-02-27

mountain by blocks and wedges.
and then dragged the rest OF the
way by hundrsda OF men over roads
made for the purpose. which were
covered with feaweed. Being roll
ed on an inclined plane 20 the top
OF the platform they were set up.
In the workshop outside the crater
and at the foot OF the mountain
there are ib6 statues.
II In obylnis that the number OF
workmen employed In these quar-
rios must have been very great,
That some tremendous catastrophe
put sudden and definite end TO
their labor Seems 90 be beyond
question. AMI the likelihood n that
II was a volcanic eruption This II
may have been that overthrow all
the imAreA destroyed the inhabi'
tants. and even wiped out all the
trees on the island Though the
soil OF the island IL very rich. al.
most the otly itsea are very dwarf
lhh. being tot more than ten feet in
height and two or three Inches In
10 very hafd and IL used by the isl.
anderH today IN the manufacture OF
household gods Such gods are
rudoly carved and hideouA imita.
lions OF the human form. two or
three feet in length, with preposter.
Gus development Of chest. and pre-.
ternntural collapse OF abdomen. as
though famine had long brooded
over the land. They have long and
Alender arms and legH. gonteee aud
t3s. Of Human Hone.
prominent ears. The eyes OF these
IDOLS are very curloua, the iris being
represented usually by a circular
button Of bone which Is cut from a
human skull. In q round hole in
the centre OF this disk Is set n
piece ~ volcanic glass which. riist.
cnins 10 the light. makes n fair i'm
itAtian OF n pupil. Skulls out Of
which fuch disks were cut were I'm.
agined by earlier explorers TO afford
evidences OF prehistoric trephiuing.
but In Cooke discovers that this
was a mistake.
The bottom Of the crater Of Rama
IL oeegpied by lake OF considerable
= 70 and OF sarh depth that sound.
ing lines 800 feet long have failed
10 fAfhom a. A large part of tia
area IL covered by q Aort OF yegcta.
BILE floor. composed OF a thick In.
teFwfned growth. from which spring
many bushes and even small trees.
Over this floating and elastic car.
pet fsttls actually Craze. exhibiting
a very interesting spectacle The
Laws stream flowing through the
break In the crater wall already de
scrlbed has formed two small isl.
andz on shore called Mutu Sui and
MWu Raukan.
There are now only about $50 ma
tiven on the isisnd--a degenerate.
uosceount people. who claim de.
scent from the image makers,
Though apparently without JUS,
gpund, II seems likely that the
fate OF the prehistoric race. 10 stran.
gay wiped out. will forever remain
a mystery. though some light upon
the subject IL thrown by certain
wooden tablets bearing inscriptions
shlch have been discovered and to
an extent deciphered. In 1861 there
sas a population OF 1900 souls on
Easter Island. and 30 recently as
isss POO OF them were left. In 1875
800 Of these were taken TO Tahiti
nnder contract 10 work tn. sugar
plantations. and three years later
500 more were transferred BY the
missionaries 20 settle the Gambler
archipelago. TIP 20 1864 eannibai.
ism is known to have been praetie.
ed
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-02-27
Equal to the Occasion.

MIchelot, the famous comedian.
suffered a great deal from the spite
Of his colleagues, and found II neces-
sary TO be on the alert at every per-
Torrance. ON certain occasion he
had to scoid a servant In one OF
Mollere's plays. when the "claaue."
which had been tIibed by his rivals.
began to his.
Michelot was by no means dlscon-
certed. Giving the servant n couple
OF blows on the ear not Included In
the part, he extennporized as follows
You vile scamp OF n varlet, there
is nothing you think of There you
stand quietly listening 10 the YER
min saueaking In the house and
never trouble yourself TO get the rat
polsonr'
The effect of this sally was strlk-
ing Tht audience broke out In loud
applause and no subsequent attempt
was made to hiss the eetor.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-02-27
HUMBOLDT GOES NORTH
On Her Second Trip to Sksg
way Yesterday.

stearer Humboldt sailed yestef.
day en- her second trip 70 skaEway.
having on board over 100 passengers
and a big freight cargo. The ma
jorlty OF the passengers were bound
for the Porcupine district and others
for Lake Bennett.
The Humboldt goes to skagwat
direct. stopping at no Intermediate
port other than Mary island The
passenger fist was as follows: Mrs.
Foitr. Mrs, r. A. Bennett, ole Lar
son. Frank Rourk, ~ Larson. T.
Prest,ine. A. r. Lee. v. Hanson.
George Demars. e. Demarn. G. Pro-
vost. II. W. Walker. Mrs. y. ".
Walker. Hans Engeseth. J. War.
r. A. Anderson. r. O'Herelna. J. r.
warners. Ed Hamilton. Ola Hamii-
ton. J. T. Terry. T.. l.. wEiford. T.
Thomas. J. r. Anderson Robert
Hicks. A. NJ. Donaldson, ". Olson,
n. o. Aockurss r. Floating. J. T..
Lee. r wognoild. @. J. Anderson. a.
Jestisne. J. Gundcrs0n. II Bailey,
X. o. Hangren. r. A. TsOcken. -.
Wagner. and seventeen second cab.
In and nfty-one steerage.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-02-27
About Diamonds.

The diamond NAV be exhausted
in time and as an attraction u may
grew less favorable" exclaimed =
leading ieweieF 60 Washington
star reporter. but there 10 no indi-
cation Of either Of these PROPOSE
lions being verified q, the present
time. tnseed diamonds ate today
pientier than they ever were. and
consequently cheaper; but instead Of
taking background thet are silli
at the front Of the jsweiry business.
~ in wonderful how many are cut
and ssld and how Tn demand for
them crows They bear the same
position today as they did 100 years
ago as an ornament other stones
have their reign for years or seasons
but the diamond has never for mo-
ment been dethroned The three
forms ~ cutting diamons which pre-
palied hundreds OF years ago--thr
brilliant. the rose and the table
atiiI prevail without any change,
and there IL as much mystery and
Ignorance about them as ever. for
even nt this day and time scientists
and biologists are not agreed as 20
their erigin. though the majority
opinion II that they are OF vege-
table origin. The carat In diamonds.
thougl four diamond grains, weighs
but little over three and "A quartz
grains troy. The value OF diamond
IL increased with the square OF iis
weight In carFts. A two-casat stone
II -four times the value Of a'onc-
carat stone. and three carat nine
times the value OF q onc-cnrat stone.
This arrangement goes on withou:
limit. and " IL Ia remembered. very
good idea can be had OF ths value OF
a stone by its weight. II In weight
In the first place and slze In the
next. The same calculation hardly
applies 10 anything else that is
known of--that IN, where weight and
size are factors"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-02-27

The British authorities some time
ago made n test Of the alleged value
of alcohol when men are subjected
TO unusual and -xhaustinR labor
Experiments were made at different
times and under varying conditions
with three regiments from each OF
the several brig1des. In one every
man was forbidden TO drink any al
coboi whatever while the test last
ed: In the second malt liquor only
was taken: In the third aration Of
whisky was given to each man. The
whisky drinkerr manifested more
dash at nrst, but generally In about
four days showed signs Of weakness
and fatigue; those given malt liquor
displayed less dash mt FIRST, but
their endurance lasted somewhat
longer. while the abstainers i'm
proved daily In sIertness and stay
ing powers.
In tho German army experiments
are being made with sugar. which II
claimed 10 have such great aus-
tanning powers that tla proposed
TO serve IL as an extra ration whom
unusual fatisr>- sFr*e be borne. =
From the Medical Her 4gd.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-02-27
Drunk with Thy Beauty"

Charles Dickens once had an ar
gument with a friend about Byron's
expression, Drunk with thy beau
ty," TO which he made great objec-
ton. During the discussion the nov
eiIst gaxed as IL enrsptured at his
hosts fair-hairoJ daughter, who
was in the room. Atlast he sprang
TO his feet. struck a drams 'r atti-
,uae eiasped his heart Tn his
hands and staiked 10 Z sindow.
where he wrote on the te wood
work: ~
o maiden Of the am r. dropping
hair
Would I. Byronice}ly. thy praise
might utter'
Drunk with thy beauty would that
might dare
To breathe out pafans, borne up
ON a shutterl
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-02-27
TACOMA DEFEATED.
City OF Destiny Was Not In II
With Our Men.

At the bowling tournament saiut 81
day night the s. A. club defeated
the Tacoma Athletic Club ~ -four
games by i72 pins. In a eepre o.
1860 TO SIS e. a. Mckenzie broke
the tournament record for totals.
his score being EOS, against 2oi held
by oregon Road club Of Portland.
SEATTLE ATHLETIC CLUB.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-02-27

The enormous growth OF the or
ange cultivating industry In Cali
fornia in recent years Is demon
strated by the fact that in lSsO.sl
n total OF Is cars laden with the
fruit were shipped east from River.
side, Cal. while in the season OF
is97.9s the shipments amounted to
400 cars.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-02-27

The solons src stiil plugging away
at Olympia and the lobby. or thir
hous. seems 70 have just as NAM
critics as during previous sittinEv
The most aggressive ones this year
repress Mt an element that two years
eomplaeentiy gaset upon tie opera
sions Of the lobby. and had not =
word tn say against It's i-ernieious
pSncllceH
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-02-27

Dewey says that he wants the
Oregon at Manila FOR political reaS-
cns.. Emperor william 10 said TO be
soowlink over his English phrase
book IN AN effort 20 ascertain Jus,
What construction TO put upon Ad-
mirai Dewey's language.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-02-27

With two steamship Hires TO the
Hawaiian islands and john r. Fay's
feet ~ sailing vessels renaeEvausins
at Seattle. Il really begins 20 look As
thoughethis city r. 10 give San Fran
eisco u sharp tessie for the island
trade The time was not loug ago
when the California; metropolis ha
quite firm grip on Horeiuiu and
the region round about. hut tina:
was oHly because Seattle had not
turn-i its attention In that dire 3.
} ton. As the passing months 80
trsmrins away IN yearly squads
each win pack OF upon its back
some chunks OF san Franchises
commercial supremacy. and win drop
the burden upon Pure, sound. THIS
is no Idle prediction Ten years hsnee
the great city Of Il + northwest. II
not - the entire Pa\ine coast. viii
Be located at this tentiesi point
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-02-27

A man from 4kanosan county
says that the stats lands set aside
and known as capitol Iasds. are no,
worth anything. tfzat thcy arr q,
only for grains. These lands we're
selected Some tine ago. II might b.
interesting 20 know mrs, why worth
less lands ~ere chosen When there
were thousands Of acres ~ good soil
that could have been selses-i and Sc,
aside for this purpose.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-02-27
TACOMA ATHLETIC cLUg
UNIVERSITY NOTES.

Arrangements are bcins made Tor
an intercollegiate debate between
the University OF Washington and
the Washington Agricultural CoiieEe
and school of Science. The question.
Resolved. That the government Of
Great Britain In more responsive to
public opinion than thst Of the
United States was sit-TII1ited by
the u. of W. and Pullman College
has chosen the negative side. 4
seriet Of contests consisting of a pre-
iiminary semi-hnai and final con-
q 4. will be held to select the .ocal
team This series viii begin i'm
mesiately after the spring vacation
which ~ the latter part Of this weet
The final debate between the two
schools will be held in Seattle about
the frst OF May IL is hoped TO
make this debate an annual feature
in tn. two schools. Much inicres;
ia manifested In the event by local
men and local contests for places on
the team will be spirited.
This week ends the winter terms
work Examinations are i.eing held
In the various classes. TO pass sen
tsnrs on each students status. The
spring vacation comes on Thursday
and Friday. and a large number Of
students are preparing TO visit thel-
homes at that time.
Th- much nooted question % an
offciai pin has nj last been settled
by the representative council adopt
inE d design for one. n consists Of
an outline map of the state In gold.
nlied IN with royal purp.e. In the
center. In gold. In the University
Monogram. W. w. interviewer. The
pins are now being placed In the
hands OF the students by u. II, Har-
rimAn.
Tho senior pins arrived Friday.
and are now being worn by mem
berr Of that class. The pin consists
OF an elaborate design in gold and
purple bearing the words: Wv. Of
w. 20"
Prof. r. y. Doubt delivered lee
ture in Everett Friday On Flee
isici,y" This was the last In n
sense % four lectures given by pro-
fesRors Of the University. Prof.
Doubt was assisted in his lecture by
David Kelly.
J. q. CALL1soN.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-02-27

Adapted to the nj Il t,sv
people. The ava. M, or
woman always likrp svslv
scan the moving niunna 4 he
globe during the Ieaa fiaahur
that folbws the evrrnnealud
then tum attention stiner AIT.
ters. The pubIisief the TIE
STAR appreciate tfishandkye
modelled the papefStke
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-02-27
All Of the BID |
TeleglatN|Vs

Don doubtit for onetuteI The
paper will not elaime tn best
on earth with the "i4kt cicula-
tion" that is, not ysshit. but
the effort will be mad stadily
improve il. In tfrranyhile
please remember tha3ss fps"
telephoned to the offi pkei SOY
will be much app3ro; also
subscribers. II onIros
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-02-27

Direciness otSstrlni
VIII be a noticeahttstie An
interesting, breezystseof prs-
graphing finds ineusn,fa,o n
these days. as oppv:tth,sd
time fashion Of ponI0sl" we.
ups p" and editofiI snranes.
TIE STAR will have
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-21
GOOD WALL STREET GAINS.

Interest in stocks has flattened out
almost completely; il is evident that the
market holds well, but that in itself is
not an inducement to buy stocks. In
ten days the semi-annual disbursements
will be made and an early July advance
on investment inquiry seems to be the
mainstay of the bull position. Added to
this is growing hope that the crop sit
uatiOn will prove better than early re-
ports have indicated. Emphatic con-
domination of bearish talk on wheat
comes from the west and to believe
some of the stories sent into Wall
street there has been gross deception
a I'd the crop is all right. 1t is hard to
make up ones mind on this vital ques
ton and while crop affairs remain in
doubt it is useless to try and work up
the market.
The traders pick out a specially or
two and make it comparatively active
at the expense of the general list, which
drags along heavily. Yesterday was no
exception. Traction shares of the New
York group-Manhattan Metropolitan
and BroOklyn-let in strength; Federal
Steel fell further 3 points, with recOv-
81 VI llCdl ~ ali VI Tie lbSSs sugar
showed strength and the general mar
ket had a hardening tendency on light
volume of dealings. The grangers gained
fractiOnally and AtchisOn preferred rose
q.
The opening of the market brought a
food of the steel stocks for sale on ac-
count of the injunction granted against
the payment of the dividend on Federal
Steel common. Five thousand shares Of
IL A.
way from 59i2 down to IS, the extreme
decline being points. Six thousand
shares % Steel & Wire on simultaneous
sales, sold at from J37s to 521a the ex-
IRENE loss being 25s. Continental Tobac-
co dropped 4 points, and there were
sharp losses in Sugar, Brooklyn Tran
sit, Metropolitan and Anaconda. The
railroad list was weak also. After the
opening drop the tumble in steel stocks
tempted the bears to raid the other
speCialties, and Tennessee Coal. Tin
Plate and American Tobacco fell sharp
". But little effect was produced in the
railways outside of the Pacifics The
grangers and SOuthWesterns moved up
wards. Dizziness developed. and brisk
covering in Brooklyn Transit. Steel &
Wire, Sugar and Federal Steel carried
them up materially, and strengthened
the entire list by the end of the fist
points.
Although speculation was intensely
dull, the underupne was much improved
and most shares hardened towards
noon, despite irregularity in Sugar,
Metropolitan and Brooklyn Transit Des
Moines and Fort Dodge rose points
and the preferred was bid up 51a points
without a sale. Lower prices were re-
corded for bonds, with especial weak
ness in Union Pacific As and Kansas
City. Pittsburg and Gulf lists. The
strong recuperative tendency in Federal
Steel and Steel & Wire was supple
mented by the advance in Sugar. Con-
tinental Tobacco, Brooklyn Transit,
Peoples Gas, the Changers and various
railroad shares after noon, gains rang
ing from l to 8 points. The rise was held
well, and in the succeeding dullness the
tone continued firm.
The following quotations were closing
prices on the Boston exchange yester-
day, on stocks held in Worcester and
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The following quotations were closing
prices on the Boston exchange yester-
day, on stocks held in Worcester and
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Stocks, Grain, Cotton and Provisions
bought and sold for cash or margin.
Our Market Letter sent on application,
valuable to investors or spectators.
We allow 6per cent interest on depos.
its, subject to check.
Worcester Branch under management
WIN. H. WOOD, Jr., Walker Bulldog
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-21
MARKET NOTES.

The copper market shows considera-
Bile firmness at 1Sc. for summer deliv-
cries, and rumors of business under
these figures remain unconfirmed The
fact is that bids of 1734c. have been de-
clined, and holders are in no mood to
negotiate on that basis.
Henry Seligman, one of the directors
of the Steel and Wire Company, yes
terday, said: Il favor a dividend on
common stock of IA p. c. AS for re-
port that 1 am to resign, know of no
basis for such a story. The directors
will meet on Friday"
1t is said that the largest dividend
payer excepting one among the min
ing companies in American, and prob
ably in the world. last year, was Calu-
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Subscription Books Open Monday June &c
and Close at 3 p M Wednesday, June %
Massachusetts Electric Companies
$12,OOO,O0O
FOUR CUMULATIVE SHARES
ere a. to AM
$12,OOO,OOO
SHARES

Nashua Street Railway Co.
Lowell & Suburban ST. Ry. Co.
Lowell, Lawrence & Haverhill St. Ry. C
Reading & Lowell St. Ry Co.
RockpOrt St. Ry. Co.
Gloucester st. Ry. Co.
Gloucester RockpOrt st. Ry. Co.
Gloucester, Essex and Beverly st. Ry. c
Lynn & Boston R. R. Co.
Beverly & DanverS st. Ry. Co.
Salem & Wakefield st. Ry. Co.
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SUCCESSFUL INVESTORS

are those who purchase the first issue OF
stock in company of merit; the Hartford
Copper & Gold Mining Co. control gold
and copper properties development work
dtscloses enormous bodies of copper and
gold ore, which assay $40 to $3.50 per ton:
some specimens assay $4,000 in gold per
ton at sea level: a limited amount Of
treasury stock VIII be sold at % cents per
share, par value 81; prospectus and fur
Their information on Duplication. HART
FORD COPPER & GOLD MINING co,
Exchange Dl. room IS. Boston.
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HERE Is YOUR OPPORruNIrY.

So - Slli Ion on T. J. GARDINER, District Mgr, Bay
sp5 mouse Wednesday and Thursday May 81