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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-09-19
.Fstts,?Isia and True.

When the ardent lover for the
fair maiden's hand doth
pray,
IT'S her more tender heart he
is craving for, safe to say.
When the young Nobleman with
pedigree long and means
short to sojourn in the land
of Uncle Sam doth choose,
1t is dollars to doughnuts that
sooner or later another
tempting heiress we will
lose.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-09-19
Special Bargains in Mems and
BOYS Clothing.

In order to make room for our new
line of Fall and Winter Cloth
ing, we will close out our sur
plus stock of Mems Clothing at
great sacrifice. Suits that were
formerly sold for s., and $40.
now sold for. Observation-Disclosures .$S. 90
Boys School Suits for. 75c., 81 90 ST.. so
Boys fine all-wool suits for $1.75 $2.5o
Boys Knee Pants. .e5c., 35c., and soc.
Mems good working Pants and soc. 75c.
Mems Gray and Striped wool
Pants for...... .........$1.25 $I.50
Mems fine all-wOol dress Pants,
fancy striped and plaid pat
terms for. 81. 90 and $3.50
Mems Shoes. & Ladies Shoes.
Mems good satin calf Shoes, coin
or square toe, worth 81 80. .$I.25
Mems good heavy working Shoes
worth $l.25.for. ........ ...... o6c
Mems fine Russet and Calf Skin
Shoes, coin or square toe, worth
ss.oo...,............. ...$I.48
Mems Black Russet yici Kid and
Box Calf Shoes, extended soles.
worth $3.50, for. So. 90
Mems Russet, Vici kid, Enamel
and Patent Calf SHOES, extended
and welted soles regular value
$4.OO, per pair. r......... $500
Ladies Fine Bright Dongola Lea
ther Shoes, lace or button. ..... 08c.
Ladies' Fine Bright Dongola and
Kangaroo Leather Shoes, all
styles and shapes, worth $3.50
Ladies Fine Bright Dongola
Leather Shoes, made with hand
sewed and welted soles, coin,
square or globe toe; patent tip,
regular $500 shoe, for. $500
Ladies' Heavy Grain Leather
Shoes, worth $l.25 for. ...... o8c.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-21
A Stream of Earth.

Can't Roberts ~ the british army.
writes u SIR Martin Conway, th. ex-
pi1rrr % the iiinaiayns, a curious
phenomenon he has seen among the
mountains % the 0Ktrsue north
western part q India. not far from
the upper Indus. These IL a very
narrow valley or nuliah among the
mountains. the head ~ which iH
about iz.aea feet and the foot about
Zoo feet above sea level. Tho earth
on the foor Of this nuiiah IL moving
down toward tho foot Of The valley
az the rate % about co feet a year.
The estimate ~ the rate % move.
ment 10 made from the position Of
trees that are growing on the suf-
face and every year are nearer the
foo, - the valley The Hurfecs Of
the moving mass nils the bottom of
the nuIiah. ana II about 600 feet
aide. As far az he ia able TO aNcer-
tain, there il no ice or snow above
or within the moving mass. The
surface ia unduiatinE and looks Ike
a moraine-covsrr6 glacier. except
that RraNs IL growing upon ~. The
neiEhborinF villagers have made a
few cultivation terraces upon the
moving mans In dspfsnsionH on
both sides 81 81 streams fiow be-
tween the mass and the hllla!des. -
New York Sun.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-21

that fpreteii the return OF prosperity
la the sure indication that good
times have come. that the country
Il making money, ana that business
IL destined 20 become set more ne
tive.
The commercial agencies estimate
that tho advances Ia wages already
min operators, iron aud steel work
reported affect 10000 men, Cotton
cra ana tiuplate workers have been
advanced generally, the two classes
nrat named getting an increase aNz
oraslnr 10. per cent. The rise Il Htill
IA progress ana VIII ultimately at
feet almost the entire body ~ wage
workers IN tho country.
A moments reflection hrinFa Into
view the inevitable consequences 81
an increase in the Income ~ millions
80 persons. IL auEmeuts the retail
purchasing power ~ thu country 10
an enormous degree. only part OF
the increase - added Ia the savings
fund Much Of Il goes at once to
supply deferred wants. 60 purchase
comforts and t. provide enioymeuth
and lu1ufiea. Trade viii be incrvhs-
ed ana the manufacturers VIII be
pushed Co the limit of their capacity
to meet the new demand.
Ia the years that he before nH pro-
duction in this country will FAR out
run the records ~ the most fruitful
past years.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-21
WILL THIS
NEVER STOP!

CHICAGO. March si.-"Chicago
clothing manufacturers have receiv-
ed invitations 10 Join the sio0. ooa. 600
ready made" combination forming
in tho East in the shape ot pros
pectus outlining the WAYS and the
means bv which lat dividends are T.
be earned.
Upward Of - local establishments
have come into possession % the
plan. which is signed by Samuel Ro-
seminal. St.. OF Baltimore. The cor
poratinn r. to be known "a the AM
erican Clothing Manufacturing COM
pany 81 New Jersey. and II 20 form
an alliance with the lately organized
American Wooden company, where
by the iatter'p produet is 70 he ex-
eluaivoiy controlled by the clothing
makers
Part OF the trusts" 800. 600. 600
capital viii be per cent. preferred
stock and part common. The plan
does not become operative until OPP
lions secured show AN annual output
OF 500. 600 900.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-21
RESERVES
TO CRUISE

WASHINGTON. March .i.--The
secretary Of the navy has decided TO
turn the converted yacht Prairie
over 60 the naval miiitianen OF the
various states for practice cruising.
This magnificent little vessel IL now
at the League Island navy yard un-
dergolnE a few slight repairs and an
armament. consisting Of s-inch
rarid-iire rifles. 9 rapld-fire s-pound-
e. and : Colt automatic machine
EinF II the latest improved type.
has been manufactured at the
Washington foundry and shipped to
Philadelphia to be mounted on the
Prairie.
The miiitias Of the various East
ern states are TO have eight days
cruising each. starting with the Lou
isiRna militia in April and finishing
with the Massachusetts militia In
September. The Prairie can carry
$50 men In addition TO the compile
ment OF officers and men. who are
now being selected by Capt Crown
iushicid. chief Of the bureau OF nav
igation. kt.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-21
INCREASE OF
MAIL CLERKS

SPOKANE March si.--Aicxhnder
Grant. 81 Washington. n. G. gener-
al superintendent - the railway mall
service. Norman Perkins. 81 81
Paul. superintendent II the tenth
railway mail district. II. =. Thraii.
Of san Francisco. superintendent Of
the Eighth district. ana chief Clerk
coitormau. q Portland. are holding
a meeting today 20 discuss ana de-
fermine how the railway mail clerks
Ia the eighth and tenth districts
shall be- distributed - as to handle
the additional work made by the
new daily mail train on the North
sfn Pacific.
what they have done 40 far II To
divide the men up nos on the
Northern paeihc ears and let hair
work on one Northern Pacific train
and the other half on the new train.
Thursday the half crews are able
% handle the mail ell right on each
train. but the mail II increasing and
probably additional mon VII have 70
b. employed.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-21
.LEAPED TO
HER DEATH

NEW YORK. March sf.-The at
tention OF the deck hands on the
ferryboat Montclair was drawn to n
heavily yelled woman. who stood on
the forward deck when the boat left
its pier at . o'clock last night for
Hoboken. When the craft reached
the middle Of the North river one
of the men noticed that the woman
had disappeared. where she had
stood were two letters. n bottle la
beicd oxaiie acid. a pair OF spec
taoles In case. bearing the name of
a Boston firm. a pocketbook and a
brick. wrapped In a paper. One of
the letters showed that the writer
was n person of culture and refine
ment. The tenor OF the letter indi-
Gated that she had been Induced 10
leave her husband for the man to
whom II was written. 1t was signed
Jennie"
The other letter was addressed 10
Jennie" and signed Charley" 1t
was n request that the woman meet
the writer at n well-known restaur-
ant. The woman In her letter said
that she had hoped to end the mans
life as well as her own. II she could
haev got into n room and turned on
the gas. The body has not been re-
covered.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-21

ridge in HIS search. until ht last he
saw hiH stock al some little distance
ahead. lie was more than aston
ished upon coming ~ To the group
70 fud not only his cattle ana colts.
but "a deer. three Wild cats. a coyote.
and several rabbits. all alive. and
apparently IN no fear of him. They
watched his approach with iudiner-
enoe. the timidity gone from the big
eyed deer. no venom In the Wild cats
purr. ana honesty shining In the
gray coyotes face. The rabbits sat
on their launches. as meek 49, the
pets ~ children i3ut the poor coy
afe was ~ pain. and as the farmer
came ciaaa the Grstwhlle robber Of
the rooat dragged hlh helpless hind
quarters toward the man ia mute
duplication. The legs Of the ami
NAL had been frightfuily burned.
The rnncher WAS In no mood 10
make frienda Of such strange crca-
lures. and at once drove the stock
through the Hm0idcrlng brush, the
deer going along with the cattle. the
rabbits hopping along ut the ranch
ers heels. the wild cats slouchinR
along behind. asd the coyote. unable
70 follow. whining a pathetic appeal
for nuccOr. when the burning field
was passed the deer broke into "A
run for the distant hills. the rab-
bits were away like a fash. and the
old defiance and snarling leer came
aek 90 the Wildcats. who Heorned TO
make "a yhow OF haste. They walk
ed slowly out Of sign. - San Diego
Union.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-21
WANTS TO
:. CATCH UP
Russia Will Change It's CAL
endar.

NEW YORK. March 2i.--Inas-
much as all nations OF Europe and
America, except Russia. have been
using the Gregorihn calendar since
1872. and as the Julian calendar.
used In Russia. In known to be un-
scientific and inaccurate. the car.
Is considering the desirability Of
changing to the Gregorian calendar
In the year 1900
The Julian calendar takes It's name
from Julius Caesar. who. at the be-
ginning Of the year &c A. D.. fixed
the length Of a year AZ 1854 days.
and threw in a day in February once
in every four years. But as the real
length OF a solar year was eleven
minutes and IL seconds shorter than
the year adopted by Julius. Caesar. IL
was found In 1852 that the vernAl
equinox had retrograded from the
zist OF Mareh 20 March IL. In that
year. therefore. Pope Gregory XIII.
directed that ten days be suppressed
In the calendar and ordered that In
every fourth year ending an even
hundred years there should be no
extra day in February. unless the
year was exactly Invisible by 400.
Russia. however. has never adopted
the Gregorian calendar. and as Feb
ruary In the year 1900 and 1900 had
- days In Russia and had only 20
days In the other European coun-
tries. Russia IL now II days behind
the rest Of the civilized world.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-21
RIGA
MINERALS.

WASHINGTON. March 2t.--Root.
r. HilI. OF the geological survey. who
Ia the author Of an excellent work
on Cuba, has Just returned from an
examination OF the mineral resources
of Puerto Rico. and has prepared
a very interesting and valuable re-
port on the subject. He estimates
that nine-tenths of the island Is
mountainous and the remaining
tenth is foothills, composed OF rock
of sea origin, a peculiar type of trop-
ical white limestone, and alluviai
formations of rich sandy loan. The
ordinary prospector for minerals. he
says, will find the conditions there
so foreign to those in the United
States that he will be entirely lost
in endeavoring to follow what are
to him ordinary indications OF min
eral wealth. He thinks, however.
that the mineral resources should
receive thorough scientific study and
that the sands and alluvial depos-
its OF each of the 1900 streams should
be carefully examined, for IL Is pro-
bahle that they obtain platinum and
other rare minerals. There Is plen-
ty Of material for construction. and
it is utilized with great skill by the
inhabitants; brick and tile clays,
building stones OF great variety,
lime. sand. cement, gypsum and paw
ing blocks in great abundance. ana
plenty OF pottery clay although but
few potteries on the island. There Is
a belt OF marble OF great hardness.
variegated In color and OF much
Beauty.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-21
BEET SUGAR
FACTORY

SPOKANE. March 2f---A $3.50. 600
bee, sugar factory Ia 10 be erected
near Fairheid. In this county. at
once and VIII be In operation this
year. Tho capital VIII be furnished
by u. c. corbin 81 this city. al
though the factory viii be conducted
by company 90 be- organized by
him IN the near future. work has
already begun and the plans for the
buildings are now being drawn and
contracts for the machinery win be
let soon.
"Abou; ioe0 acres Of land have
been secured said Mr.. corbin yes
,erday." for the factory site and for
the cultivation OF the beets. Men
who are familiar with the raising Of
sugar bce;s will be brought here and
given every inducement. We may
make the land rent free and furnish
the seed 60 get things started. We
want men familiar with the business
here 30 they can instruct our home
farmers how to raise the most pro-
fitahie crups.
The factory win have capacity
Of about 20 tons Of sugar during the
season and will be built with n view
TO increasing the capacity should cir
eumstanccH warrant. The price paid
for hccts will be ~ per ton and up
wards, Experiments have demon
sirnted that the beets grown here
are as rich or richer In sugar than
those In states where beet sugar fac
tories are in successful operation.
Tn other states where such fac
tories have been operated. they have
resulted In great benefit. They not
only give farmers n profitable mar
kr; for a product but keep much
money In the country. by rotating
beet crops with wheat the land Is
kept In more productive state. The
additional pay roll TO a county Of
such an enterprise II also a consid-
cradle benefit"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-21
An Indiana Ghost Story.

The residence Of James Kile. In
the southern part Of this city. has
been visited frequently Of late by a
mysterious personage-presumabiy a
ghost. The doors have been OPEN
ed. peculiar sounds have been heard.
and articles are often found scatter
ed about the rooms. Last night a
party % six men. headed by Officer
Bowiin. visited the place with View
of aNcertaining the cause OF the
mysterious disturbances. Their
trip was not without its reward. for
they saw a figure in the form OF a
woman ROBBED In white appear on the
vsranda about midnight. She con-
verpcd freely with the men and In
auircd concerning the welfare OK
many well known people OF this city.
When they attempted to advance In
the direction OF the figure II dis
appeared as mysteriousiy as IT came.
Sentinel.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-21

grain was carried by tramp stcnms
erH, and as several of these steam
ers have since been engaged IN car
ryiug wheat across the Atlantic. IL II
an easy matter 10 secure compare
tive statement of rates These same
steamers have made repeated trips
across the Atlantic tone way IN bal
lasD and carried WHEAT and corn
nj "A profit at considerably less than
40 Of cent. per ton per mile
t10.0Tiial, and on the same basis.
grain could be carried from the Pa
cinc coast. through the Nicaragua
canal 10 Europe at a rate ~ $3.50
per ton, IA direct saving ~ - per
ton. or. on the 1927 tons exported
In the last cereal year. ti.705.Tii.
This III the minimum Of direct say
ing that would be made IN the
transportation Of the Northwestern
grain crop by the short route. The
Indirect saving would swell the
amount very materially. The annu-
nj passage Of the grain-carrying
feet around the Horn was about 20
days. and the sailors required from
.-~Ss, ~, -s;s -. ~. ~ 'E-xi'H. 'k.Js
keeping nearly t20. 900. GOO worth Of
grain tied up out Of reach oil from
% 90 100 days longer than would
otherwise be necessary. The bleak
shores Of Patagonia. and the region
around Cape Horn and the Strait Of
Magellan has been the last resting
place Of more finc ships than have
been lost anywhere else in the world
In the same area, and for this rea~
son insurance has always been very
high. most Of the grain carFoes pay
ing not less than ~ per cent. The
route by way OF the canal presents
no such dangers. and the insurance
companies would undoubtedly make
enough Of reduction TO add frac-
ton 20 the value Of every buHhei Of
wheat raised In the Northwest In
surance on vessels. which frequent
~ runs up 20 per cent. where they
are engaged in the round-the- Horn
business, would BE- lower on this cry
much dangerous route. and the BEN
efit would be apparent In CORE
spondfnXiy lower charters.
From these figures II IL apparent
that the Nicaragua canal could save
the wheat producers Of Oregon and
washington alone. approximately,
g. 90. 900 a year, There would be a
propartionate saving I'm salmon and
lumber. and in the latter business a
yeritabie bhom would strike the
eaas, whenever ~ became possible
20 land eargoes in Europe from one
third 20 one-haif less freight than II
now demanded.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-21
Christian Science at Work.

one OF the most appealing stories
about Christian Science that have
yet come TO light has Just been com
inundated To me. Its authenticity
In vouched for. though I do not de-
sire to be numbered among the
vouchers. A gentleman met with
an accident which resulted In his be-
Ing left with ono leg shorter than
to put him Co rights and In despair
he determined to try what Christian
Science could do. He was intro
duced To n healer" who was said
to have had miraculous successes
with similar cases. Unfortunately
the lady had engagements on the
Continent, and was only able TO see
him personally once. She, however.
commenced the treatment at this in
tervlew, and departed for the Com
tinant. promising to continue the
course In abaentin. The attentive
reader Of Truth is aware that In
Christian Science. absent treatment
IL very much the same as present
treatment So II proved in this
instance. The leg began To grow.
II continued TO grow. II got as long
as the other, but It showed no dis
position to stop growing at that
point. The owner became alarmed.
He made Inquiries after the absnet
healer but failed TO find her. His
leg kept on growing. and In despair
he advertised I'm the newspapers I'm
the hope Of stopping the absent
treatment. but without success. His
leg In now three inches longer than
the other. and Is sun growing. Lon
don Truth.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-21
THE ISTNNUS CANAL SCHEME
Some of the Advantages Which Will
Accrue to Seattle.

The Incorporation OF the New
York steamship company which IL
TO cnghge In the Paeine coast and
Hawaiian trade. foreshadowa the
doom OF the sailing vessel IN the
ronnd-the-Iiorn business. and fur
tAer illustrates the tendency OF the
carrying trade Of the world 20 gfaV-
itate 20 a steam basis. For the pres
ent u Ia a matter Of small moment
Ia the people OF the northwest as to
whether their cargocE are carried TO
the worlds markets by steam or
sail. ON account of the long and
dangerous journey around the Horn.
or through the strait OF Magellan,
with numerous stops at expensive
eoalinK stations. the steamer IN oh
iigrd 10 keep rates un TO figure
which cannot eliminate the sailor
from the question on short notice.
. but It, advent as a regular factor
In the trade IL bound 10 aid IN hast
enlng the construction of the Near
aqua canal.
when this IL done the broad
beamed. ma u b0ftomS1 rafhfF
freiFhtcr which now makes the
North Pacific grain ports it's special
preserve. viii 60 the way Of the IA
nous clippers which raced across
the Atlantic In the latter part Of the
fertica and In the mites.
IL IL a difficult matter % arrive at
the maximum loss suffered annually
by the producers 81 the Pacific coast
through their inability To reach the
markets ~ the world except by IL
ono-milc journey around Cape Horn
or by an expensive overland haul
and rcahipmeut by water ON the At
lantlc. This loss. direct and indi-
rect. would run 10 far into the mil
lions an % surprise the general pub
lie who realize In a vague way, that
the canal would De OF great value 90
the coast. but are far from reallx-
ing the extent OF this bsnefit which
would BE- conferred on Pacific coast
producers
The grain growers II Oregon and
Washington alone suffered q direct
losz 81 about t50eo per day for every
day % the last cereal year. ending
July I. ISIS. through having no 9th
eF route to Europe except BY way
20 Cape Horn. During that period
there was shipped % Europe from
the three ports-portiand. Seattle
ani Tacoma --seT .siT long tons 81
wheat. valued At is.sss.sis. and the
total freight paid Ia ship owners
amounted 10 r7iS.TTp. an average
per ton Of gss0 pounds OF $50.
Something over 10 per cent. Of this
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-21
in Armor Plate.

A new factor IL introduced into tha
controversy about the cost OF armor
plate by the offer OF a steel company
of Philadelphia TO furnish the navy
armor plate equal TO that furnished
by any new process at a price less
than that which the department is
now paying" This means new pri-
waite competition. and amounts To
an accusation that the present man.
ufacturers are charging the govern
ment more than n fair PROFIT for
their product. II now appears THAI
the restriction placed upon the price
OF armor plates for new ships need
no, delay their construction. as was
at first feared. Contracts for plates
may be made as late as Is months
hence without interfering at all with
the earlier building of the hulls.
There IL. therefore. time enough for
the technical subject of plate to ar
rive at n settlement In the next cons
gress that shall be just to the gov
eminent and fair to capital invested
in costly piants.--New York Mall
and Express. -
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-21
Locked In a Cell.

NEW YORK. March 2i.-'Mrs. II.
Howard. ut one time n buyer for
Marshall Field a. Co. of Chicago. Is
locked up at the police headquarters
charged with swindlinR New York
merchants cut Of s50. 900 worth OF
goods. on the death OF her first
husband several years ago she he
came n buyer for Marshall Field.
and enjoyed unusual consideration
for one OF her sex In the field Of the
trade. Her misfortunes began when
she married Charles Howard, oEteu-
albly a real estate dealer OF Chica-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-21
Pump Trust Was Easy.

CINCINNATI. March gi.-A letter
received from } " Dunn, % the
t.AidlAw -punn-Gordon company. the
Cincinnati concern that has been
merged Into the International steam
Pump company. says that the tzf.=
te0. 600 capital stock Was uycrHub-
anfl.-l .ilhln the .Mrai a hans, =.
Dunn has been offered position
with the new trust, aud may take
up his residence In New York.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-21
BIG WATER
CONSUMER

MILWAUKEE. Wis, March I'll
a warrant was Issued this fore
noon for the arrest of c. l.. Dana.
one OF the biggest milk dealers in
Wisconsin, charging him with sell
Ing milk not up to the standard re-
CURED by law. The warrant was
issued on complaint of Norton ].
Field. state dairy and food inspea-
tor. Dana supplies the National Sol
diers Home with 1000 gallons Of
milk n year. lie was arrested and
convicted in May last for using
"freezlne" in milk delivered ut Camp
Harvey and consumed by the sol
diers who we're preparing to go to
cuba.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-21
The Comradeship of Peril.

the hills Of the Descanso neighbour
hood In southern California, Illus
trates the comradeship that common
peril brings about among beasts as
well as among men.
After the flames had completed
their work Of destruction and spread
a pail over the hills, n ranoher went
forth among the charred stumps
and smoking hrush-heaps to look for
a number OF cattle and colts. which
he feared had been hemmed In by
the fire. lie went across gully and