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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-08
IN ANOTHER MUSS
Bark csylon known Here. Is
Nov &C San Francisco.

The barh Ceyion. well known on
Pasei sound. IL one OF the victims
IN a maritime muss at Esn Fran
cisco. Recently she was damaged
IN a collision with the British ship
ralus and Is undergoing repairs
Zach Of the captains % the resp~e-
tive vessels lay the blame on each
other. and the question as 90 which
II 10 ray for the damage VIII have
60 be decided In the courts
Both the Ceyion and the Taius
ere coming into san Francisco
barber. the former vessel being
nsarest in shoss. The pilot In
charge Of the Britlsher gave orders
20 let 20 the anchor. II " claimed
that the anchor was slow In fndins
bottom, and the stern n the Talua
swuaE against the ceyion. breahius
large section Of that vessels rail-.
and strsining several umbers.
The captain OF the ceyipn claims
that he was In a preeariouH position.
and dld not dare anchor his vessel.
Trs asserts that n the Taius had not
20 60 her anchor the collision would
not have happened.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-08
CLEVER LITTLE STORIES.

The great composer. Handel. was
an suormous eater. IL Is said that
at tavern he always ordered din
ner for three. Dinner is quite
ready. sir, when the company ar
rive" said the walter TO him one
day. "Den pring up de DINER"
said the Anglicised German. ~ am
de company !''-chicaEo Journal
The examiner wished to get the
clildren 60 express moral reproba-
ton II lazy peonie. and he led up
to II by asking them who were the
persons that got all they could and
did nothing In return. For some time
thore was silence. but at last a lit
tie rirl. who had obviously reasoned
out the answer inductlvely from her
cwn hoe experiences, exclaimed with
n good deal of confidence; Please,
SIT. I know-st's the baby"
A clergyman tells a good story in
which he ha,i a hand. II Is his rule,
he SAYS, to Use the plainest words
possible In his sermons-a habit
which might by way OF contrast.
gtfike Some congregations very for
chilly. once after preaching In a
strange church, he received n heart
felt culogium. for the next day n
sweep who had been In the church
war asked what ne thought OF the
Wis. ing clergyman. Il like him, +"
he replied "He don't use no gram
maticai words"
Nothing gals the natural pride ~
the true blue scutchman moro than
10 have Scotland overlooked. \
strange instance Of this feeling is
saId TO have occurred at the bat
tie OF Trafalgar. Two Scotchmen,
meesmates and bosom cronies. hap
pencd to be stationed near each 9TH
81 when the celebrated signal was
given from Admiral Nelson's ship
ENGLAND expects every man to do
hla DUTY" Not word about poor
Scctiend." dolefully remarked Dom
ola. His friend cooked his eye and,
tul ring TO his companion. said
"Mun. Donald. Scotland kens we'll
eneuch that nae son o. hers needs
to he tellt to dae his duty That's
Just hint TO the EneAishcrs."
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-08
The German Patent System.

German patents are especially val
liable. because the search for prcvi-
CTS uhiicatlon r.. comparatively
Speaking. thorough. The govern
nrnf takes no responsibility. hoN-
gVer for the correctness Of It's ex-
animation. The claims are also re-
ducea 20 minimum u condolences.
Tire public are invited 10 produce
evidence % priority, Or otherwise at
tack ihe claims OF the Inventors. To
ttiu ef,d the papers are publicly eS-
posed for six weeks after the patent
ofiice has finished It's examination
nnd b. fore the patent II definitely
FRA ted. Much patent litigation is
IRE badly thereby avoided. and the
nui,lle IL less likely 20 be led into
Investments based on patents iacs-
Ing ~ novelty and unable TO With
stand the attacks which commercial
ruct ear IL sure 10 call down upon
them n patent can exist nve
years without being attacked. II tn
sure - the rest 81 the term
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-08
The Sand Desert Of India.

The sand ridges or dhoras. Of the
indian desert. spring from low cross
ridges. like closed fingers from the
knoekies OF the back the hand.
but in reverse and parallel direc-
tons That is "a say. the ridges face
beth northeast and southwest COW
erlag a longitudinal distance OF one
60 two mites. when they are again
repeated in a similar formation.
Their cross slopes average two To
one, and are well covered with dcs-
srt sfanses and bushes. an OCCASION
al acacia or rohira tree breaking the
n1anotany Of the landscape. This Pc
cuiiar formation ends abruptly at
the sandstone cliffs OF Sata, about
1000 feet above sea level. which form
n tarrier to their further extension
eastward. When seen for the first
time from these heights, they have a
confused. wave-like appearance. and
Il ~ only ultimately discovered that
they form In plan parallel. but tap
erIng ridges. with the exception Of
the reid rat. animal life II absent.
and teh old trade route IL mostly In
fieA.ed by the skeletons of cameis
which dot the track at short inter
yelw
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-08
Expanding Our Language.

Some new words have necessarily
been added to the English language
since the introduction Of the horse
less carriage, and the vocabdlaries OF
1tl or tongues have also naturally
been similarly enriched IN ell eoun-
tries where such carriages have be-
come popular
with few exceptions. all these
words are technical, and their true
Significance In only understood by
the electrician and the machinist.
The members of the Flemish Acad-
envy OF Anvera. recently determined
10 frame word which would be
readily Ineligible TO all who under
stand the language OF Flanders, and
who have ever seen a horseless car
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-08
THE VALENCIA
She Is at Last a Treasure
Ship to the Orient.

The steamship Valencia. which last
summer Transported large crowds Of
gold hunters from seattle 70 the
cornir river country. has the dis.
iinellnn Of being a treasure ship. II
she aid not bring boards Of wealth
frcia the far north.
fincc the outbreak OF the war with
Spain. and up TO the present time.
the Valencia has been In the trans
port nvryics between San Francisco
aud the Phiiippinen She II ono Of
~ che ncethd nun hodau onau oiu
1be -'4sfsS--::.=fssisa TsEsf'is OF the
Transport tieet
The Valencia sailed recently for
Manic with stores and number
n Nest Point graduates. wbo are to
DO initial war service with the army
- the Philippines She also had on
board a nnuF treasure. amounting
t. q. zoo. 0oo. which II the pay money
fof tiic soldiers Al Manila.
Captain Lane. First officer Weav-
er, and SECOND Ofiicer Frank Turn
tf are sdd TO be very popular Ia the
Philippines. Fred Maeondfay. puf-
ner Of the Valencia, ls engaged in
the stovedofinE business Mt Manila.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-08
Steamers Come in
From Alaska.
ALL BROlcnr PlSSE,cEES pONl
Topeka, Resale sad Mum boldt IN
Port seattle Men Who Died
At shsg~sy.

Three big steamers have arrived
from Alaskan ports They are the
Huinteidt. Raualie, and the city 81
Topeka. the swo former arriving last
evening. and the Topeka this morn
ms. The Humboldt Was looked Tor
yesterday forenoon. but she put In
Victoria In thu morning. which ne
eessitated her underKolng inspection
In conjunction with the laws enact
ed by the british officials. requiring
al passenger vessels coming L. Vie
toria from the north. 10 BE- Inspect
ed. she sied W alongside Airing
ton Dock. at 9 o'clock.
rhe Rosaiic. Captain o'iirien. ar
rived In port tate IN the evening,
having on board a small number u
passengers She left skaEwAy on
March :. and had fpuEh trip
youth. The steamer brought down
the remains OF Hugh FoY and VIII
lam ousrk. who died AZ FkaKWay,
Fey vas a contractor ON the skAs
way railroad. lie died % pneumonia,
Quirks death wea caused by spinal
meningitis
The Topeka brought down large
number ~ passengers and con
slEsmsns II 10 boxes Of nah taken
on from a yessei IN wranxel mar.
rcws she teft skasway last Friday
Afasns the passengers weye 10 men
who had been employed on the skaE-
way railroad They were part %
the insn who took part In the rail.
road strike. The TnpnkA'H iint was
a. aiows: W. u. walker. y. J.
f.ytn. Mrs. f.yth. Mta y. Mc0erteie
Mrs u. L. Rail. 2. q. schuek. ~. l.
Harper. Mrs w r. Myriek and
ia tighter. p. W nooiey. Mrs White
W. w. Gibson. W. W. Beck. II p
casweIi. ". q. Nelson. o. sselsy.
W B~rrinxhon. Mrs. HerfinEhpff
". Lang. -. =. Trowhridsr. o. Has
ksii. Mrs. Haskell. }. u. walton. y
I.sroeh. &. Desrcrxe. and ~ in the
s,rrrage. The Rosaiie had the fol.
low inr passenger J. Cam. a. Rat
elite. W. u. Newman. y N. Walter.
Mrs.. y. ~. walter. j. Robinson. A.
!. Lynch. !. G. wright. &. ~. Wing.
J Mcknight. J. II. nohb. A. AZ
f.achtan. .. Cults. O. CUTS. A. L.
IL rioe and n. A. Carrie.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-08

oentrai of said lands President mn
pnrcanHed the land Tor his tcfmin.
nj dock. subject Go the abovc-men.
toned contract, bat il alleged "a he
making such improvements an 10 ina
ierfcrv with and Impair the rights
and profits II Mr.. Hayes under she
terms % hia contract With the state.
llr further ailcHcs that Mr. itlil
proposes TO construct a shin canal
1900 tect hons. zoo feet wide and 10
Feet deep at low tide. through the
lAnda described, and II not restrain
81 by the court, the construction of
this canal viii interfere With plain
tiG carrying cut his contract With
the state. and thereby make him
liable upon his $4,000 bond given
TO the state for the faithful per-
fofinance of the contract.
The plaintiff claims 20 have al
ready been damaged 60 the tune %
t10oo. aud demands judgment against
the defendants Tor that amount
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-08

riaHe, and the result WAS that after
much drop thought they framed the
following word D.
sneiraardolooazonderspoorwegpet-
ro,filtniT
Thia cunhoniuH word signifies "a
carriage which n worked BY means
81 petroleum. which travels fast,
which has no horses aud which IN
net run ON rails" This Is. from one
point al view. a fine example Of NUT
fulH IN paHvo. but u may be aues-
toned whether one extraordinarily
long word Is preferable ia half a
dnaen short words THE Flemish
people however. think differently
and the academiciana 81 Anvsrs
have been highly complimented by
them on their linguistic skill aH seer
IA tails unique word.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-08
A FAIRY GRAVE

Let a little grave be made.
Hair in shadow. half In shade.
fn auiet. kindly place.
Friendly ar her face.
Let the passing fairy bird
From his airy height be heard;
Ever. ever fer that ground
Only gently sound.
Let the singing winds, which be
Wiz. ed dreams and melody.
sinaing softly. by her lie,
softly singing. die.
Let the bee has sucked the bloom
Uomewnrd journey Ia her tomb,
And lis 1.-THE of sweet be paid
To her aNceter shade.
Let the low clouds. red and goldn
Mourn her on teh mountains old
penuty. aye her guardian be,
You and melody.
epiIlta OF sounds aud souls OF tlow-
ere.
All your dearest Rrienesa powers.
You with whom she went away.
Tend her night ana day.
John Vance Cheney In Century
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-08
A few CHANGES
Now Duties Of Great Northern
Railway Officials.

The business OF the Great North
ern railroad In the west has recent
~ assumed such large proportions
that some changes have been made
regarding the territory handled by
certain officials. by reason OF this.
Mr John 4. Miller, general agent Of
the freight department. with head
quarters at Seattle. has been placed
in charge OF all the business vest Of
wenatohu. and from the Fraser riv-
sr north To the Columbia river south.
Mr.. George r, Cave, travelling agent
n the territory north of Seattle, will
be contracting freight agent In the
city. and Mr.. H. L. Geary Will travel
m the new territory arralgned to
Mr.. Miller.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-08
HARNEssING THE NILE.
The British Governments Great
Project.

tremendous task n 20 be under
taken BY the English la Egypt
nothing less than the creation. for
purposes Of irrigation. 81 a reservoir
hay nE two or three times the su-
psrftsial area OF Lake Geneva. tx
Consul GENERAL r. e. Pcnncid de-
seriber the proposed undertaking In
the February Century In an illus
rated article appropriately entitled
Harvesting the Mile" lie says;
Engineering skil la SO resrrange
natures surface on the Egyptian
frontier. ana pand back into Nubia
hsssiy 81 water 40 miles long.
crossing the iroplc az Cancer. and
extending south y ard nearly 10 kor-
aaka-a Kovdiy step on the Journey
io Aiu-Simhel and wady- Haifa--
~ rleans of great dam across the
Nlle a. Asauan. Tire pyramids and
this slhIns have borne testimony
through the centuries to the grand
eur and power 81 execution which
tFott within the Nile valley. and
what more fitting now that the same
valley be the ihoater OF a gigantic
engineering exploit. audscioun per-
hapa. but certain ~ success and
miniaierfng to mans necessities. rA-
thrr than 10 his vanity.
As a building achievement the idea
T. on o scale worthy Of a RRmesss of
a Pharaoh. To create in the heart
Il the Aprieal desert a lake having
from two 20 three times the super
aesnt area Of Lake GENEVA. In A~it-
xefiand. and control u with scienti-
nc rrecislon. 20 that the irnpnundsd
aeod may. be turned int distant
channel. AZ eiil H. a stupeBdous uns
der'u king. nut the engineers claim
that their plane ear be carried out
g. The letter. they have estimated
the exact cost of the dam. computed
almost "a the gallon the volume Of
eater that will BE- imprisoned. and
I arufea the necessary resistance To
b. Pc lded at every point Of the
mnsarry In Cairo the experts Of
the ministries % public works ami
I nunaec likewise have calculated "a
n.cety the sam from taxation that
viii rafne into the public treasury
through the country's augmented
/ nrs.ssuetivenesn
Subordinate 10 the great dam a
Al the apex Of the delta. ten miles
70 The north ~ Cairo. r. 20 be made
n Assault Its function viii be 90
give . sufficient head TO the river
20 force the water into the system
Z - irrigation canals that vein hun
Dire y ~ thousands Of acres between
Annlat and Cairo. TIRE completion
~ teh Cairo barraEe ni was begun
I ~ Nehersrt All Parhi. from the
plans ~ French engineer. hut not
made effective until England took
the country In haudp 30 developed
cotton culture ne 60 add TO the pub
lie russnue ~ the country NJ least
/ SIC. On .ooo annually II may safely
I t.ss concluded that the Assuan reser-
volt 10 but one Of the series which
selii In time be constructed south
ward 90 the Victoria Nyanxa. The
i r. osta blishment 81 khediyai au-
thority at Rhartoum will determine
7 this
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-08
SOME MIN
COMPLAIN
Larger Steamers
Capture Trade.
Tn0SE ll.iSki PASSENGER giTrS
--------------~-
Owners Of smaller Vessels Say the
Public Go By the other
lines
Tl0SE il.iSki PASSENGER RITES

The present stand taken by the
panies operating steamers 81 Alas
Kan ports. whereby a universal rate
Of transportation Ia maintained.
seems To he affecesas the business
of some nf the companies, For a
tira~ II has bern noticed that Satne
of the vessels 80 north from Seattle
well loaded down with paHscneers
ard freight. whiie others pull out
with emily a small portion 81 their
freight and passenger acvommodas
sions ntied.
In almost every case 10 IL the
companies with the larger veencis
which sell the fnost tickets. II seem
Ing apparent that the traveiing rub.
he frsfer TO travel on the larger
steamers to the smaller ones.
tits Just this way asid the
agent % a certain company this
morning. People eoms to Seattle
or their way To Alaska and visit
the steamship Offices. They ind
that they ear 60 north for sis FIRST
class or SIS steerage They make
Inquiries. and find that the same
rates are In use by all tbs com
panses. They then select the swift
est zad larreat steamers running 20
Aiasxs. buy their tickets, and go
north. This thing tn happening
every day. The majority o. TIE peo-
pie do ID. ,Sow. " the companies
operating the smaller steamers we're
using rates In reduction 10 that Of
the larger vessels. matters would
h. different AZ u u. the agree
trent to adopt an even rate Of trans
porsatlon on all vessels. Il Interior
sng seriously with this business "
certain companies
Last spring. when the Alaskan
rush was II its height. the steam
sAip rates were high. s5es being
charged for first class aecoramoda-
sions. and sss for second. This was
the highest limit reached. A rate
war hstwecn the companies then fol-
lowed In which the rate we're re-
dured 10 $40 first class and as ser-
end. A truce was finally enacted
between the several companies. In
which II was agreed to adopt a uni
fern rate OF sss arst class and sis
second to Alaska Although the
rates have been cut several times
since then. this rate stIii remains
standard
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-08
new CARS FOR N. P.
important improvements to
Be Made.

Some important improvements will
be made shortly in the cars and
transportation facilities uf the
Northern Pacific. Some new paNssn-
ser. mail. freight. and baggage cars
are To be- added TO the number
New locomotives and fat cars viii
also be added.
The passenger equipment viii con-
piet OF a number Of new coaches eie-
ganiiy furnished and supplied with
uodern improvements Eight new
mai. cars. eight new class +. iocouo-
tivss adapted for passengers trains.
eight Y. consolidated engines. and
fourteen class $. en-wheel freight
locomotives are 60 form the new
ecu prnent. The ears aud engines
viii all be shipped from Science.
tody, New York
The company has also ordered the
building of 500 fiat ears " 10000
rounda carrying capacity each.
from Barney q Smith. 81 Dayton,
Dido. 100 forty tone coal ears from
Detroit. Mich: and 200 Rogers bal
Last cars from Wells & French.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-08
European American Mechanics.

Token all around. the European
woftes IL at a disadvantage com
pared with the American. as SO
much time Is consumed in stopping
and starting. in eating sandwiches
end ia drinking beer and tea during
working hourn. u In impossible TO
produce a. much wors IN the ten
hours in this dawdlinE. abiding Ia
shlon as can be turned out In =
strslrhtaway run. under fun steam.
with good fuel and plenty Of u. Es-
innate the time wasted In one daY
FOR tho breakfast hour alone in an
English workshop where 1896 men
afe employed IL u an exaEgeration
% say that 10 minutes are lost a'
this time by each individuaif For
ioe6 men that IL say 100 hours per
day. In a week. $50 hours. The Am
sriraa mechanic begins the day with
a substantial breakfast. starts work
at Z. works without stopping tili Y.
has an hour for dinner. and works
ssaia frosn ! 20 without stopping.
M beer. no tea. no sandwiches, Well
fea. stesdy working. Which has the
augnnfaFe7
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-08
RAILWAY OFFICIALS LEAVE

The Northern Pacific train. having
in tow the special car containing the
party 81 railway officials. left yezter-
day for Portland. From there the
party will Journey East Ca ST. Paul.
The officials were; Darius Miller.
ce-rtesident. J. ". Blabon. wea-
tern freight manager. ex-frsiEht
manager. w. T.. Benham. v. =. Whit
ney. general freight and traffic
agent: and n. G. Stevens. general
western passenger agent.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-08
PERSONAL MENTION.

SIR ]. 4. Jewell, IF Lincoln, Ne
brlskn. IL guest ~ the Northern.
He la on his way "a Dawson city.
wheru he has mining Interests,
=. X. Robinson. ~ Portland. IL
refiatefed at the Northern. lite In
travelling In the interests af Port
land nrm.
Ihmea Eiiwoad. a prominent ctti-
rem 1T Wellington. Wash. Is al the
paiar
winfred u. Loyd. from Attn. In
Registered al the Butler.
Lieutenant ] { IIeokar 81 the
u : i. Grant IL az the hutisr.
J. NJ. nouEherty. of Dawson. COM
monty known a. Nigger Jim. King
~ the gloaaike. - registered al. the
Hui.of.
Aasong the arrivals on the city ~
Topeka thta morning registered at
The Northern AZ. \ y. Trohfldee and
Il. X uaakfii and wife. from Sum
dun. Niasks. and y. ". Dooiey. Of
North Yakima.
= .. Nelson. " the ileii Nelson
min company. Is registered at tho
SEATTLE.
W. n Sutherland. a lumberman
from Arlington. IL IN town stopping
az the Seattle.
raan \. Mcmillan. - the Roehe
hn ri.ur lime company Al Hochs har-
lzlr. Is al the Seattle.
Thnr ~ Naner. Assistant Attorn-
V.eis neral from Olympia, 10 regis
tered a. the nusicf
Lord and Lady nsnamire. 81 DuuE.
t,lre castle. Victoria. are registered
a. the Butler.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-08

noMEsEEKERs COMING.

Tho Great Northern train. having
on boErd a large number 81 home
seekers who have taken advantage
81 the low Immigrant rates. recently
introduced. Will be. due in Seattle
from 81. Paul The train left that
city Tuesday morning. News from
Chicago states that the Rock ISLAND
road has given notice that II will
meet the homeseekerH' rates on the
Great Northern and Northern Paci-
nc by charging the same rates.
which are. One fare plus ~ round
trip. and half fars Plus 81 for one
way tickets. These rates viii effect
Colorado. Utah. and points on the
Oregon short line.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-08
FRENCH DIED TODAY.

Walter ~. French. head engineer
az the power house 81 the First av-
hame. ssaS First avenue. At $50 this
marntng Death was due TO In
iur'es received In the power house
last niEht. He slipped from the
fiuor 10 tho pit into which the cable
~ inter sinks. The fianEc II the
- heel caught him and he was thrown
vin.sntly on Co the floor. breaking
three ribs and causing two abraslons
Ut the skull.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-08
NEIGHB0R TOWNS

PonT TOWNSEND. March = r
celausi Thomas NJ Fisher, prnsscut
inE stserney of this county. has Re-
scieed notification - HE rsinatate-
ment IN the migration drnspartfnsni
with the rank IT inspector.
TACOMA. March ST, Il reported
that the Northern Pacific railroad ia
preparing e build lire from Black
river junction % Auaeortes. II l.
said . branch wiii run 60 the Rem
ton eoal iuines.
VICTORIA. n. G. March s.-lThers
"a Z BITE ra~ IN the ffadmintun
elph last nIght over the rejection Of
Attorney General Martin AZ n mem
Der. This club IN \ very exclusive
onc. Martin WAS the father Of ths
alien bill.
SPOKANE. March E~T'hs small
fsax scare oecnsiaued Yesterday ~
archie firo9n. victim ~ the d.
sense. sscanlnr frum the teathousr
ana for several hours minsiinE with
thousands ~ rssrir on the streets
brforc hls capture. Ii Increasing.
apnk ANE. March 4 Charles
znis and James ward. the tNo no
snrluns bunko men convicted last
y .sk Of highway robbery In fofcihly
taking fiiea from a victim named
Charles Webster. have been granted
nsw trial by Judge rraiher,
~ FRETr. Mareh s--James ~.
Vernon. Evef~trs newly appointed
tsantnna uteT. has quietly applied Tor
and obtained perutHsion ta remove
the tnutafncs from its present iuca-
tinr. I'VE blocks west on Hewitt av-
snue. 10 the building formerly eccu.
ried ny the Puget sound National
bank.
PORTLAND. or March S--Eari
{. uronanEh. one 81 the best known
attorneys % this city. died nj s;ts
Monday night. the immediate cause
~ his death bcing a general giving
oat Of the Vital forces.
EVERETT. March s.--A. Gates. an
AIRED and respected citizen. took a
large dose Of atrychnine, thinking u
vas spsofn salts. Mr.. Gates ia just
etuhtv.onc years Of age.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-08
EXPRESSIONS.

II is better to say n girl OF four
teen" than "A young girl of four
teen.
II In better 20 say. about six
weeks later" than Some six weeks
iatcr,"
II IL better to say. "of what use
Is this 60 us than what use is
this to us7"
II is better to say, II am going to
the city" than Il am going down
into the city,
II IL better to say II remember
meeting him" than II remember Of
meeting him"
II is&etter TO say. II am studying