The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-11


calls to the Herald OF that city Mrs,
Julia Ward iiawc's mot on the In
atltutioni Charitable eye and ear.
| didn't know Boston had either
Great nritain has no fewer than
$500 magazines. $50 OF Thorn being Of
religious character.
Cyclists IN Denmark are forbidden
by law 10 riie faster than the speed
~ cab through and town.
The fiesh OF alllgators taste very
much like veal. and IL regarded as a
dclleaoy by many people In India.
The stars on the United States
coinage are six-pointod. while the
United States HAS carries five-polnt-
ed stars.
II is calculated that the yearly
production OF paper In the world Is
soeo, ooo.0eo pounds weight. and this
rmanates from sSsi mills,
The Miami tFiaD Republican thus
sums up the love affairs OF the
Twenty Kansas, Five OF the
Kansas city, Kan. boys married
Cuban wives and brought them TO
the United States. They have all
cl,hor small lemon or orange
grove. while one Of the PittsburE.
Kan. boys captured a dusky maiden
who has 6Qo-aere coffee plantation.
sixteen others married Cuban girls.
but they drew blanks. and when the
troops came home they left them TO
shuttle for themselves"
A venerable lady In New Phlia-
delphia. O. recently gave a party
which was thoroughly unique In It's
character. The company was made
up OF seven couples who were re.
lated to the hostess. and all 81 whom
had claped 70 set married. In no In.
stance had there been any serious
opposition 20 the different matches.
IL simply runs la the family" 90
embrace matrtmans IN that way.
aud the style IL faithfully maintain
"a and the youngest couple elapsa IN
February In face ~ the cordial ap.
prevail OF their attachment for each
other by their parents.
England finds u impossible 10 dock
her biggest hattleahlpr outside of
Europe. The Honxkong Dock com
pany has refused to take the risk
Of docking the Victorious. a. the
batileship il only six inches narrow
er than the dock entrance. she
must. therefore. b. returned 60 En-
gland to be cleaned unless she can
get into the Malta dock. The Vie
torlous. &c VIII be remembered. ran
aground at the entrance To the auen
canal on her way Ia China and was
fioated again with difficulty. The
reasons given AZ the time Was that
her anchors were not big enough 10
hold.
The cid London bankin. house Of
Gosiing 4 sharpe. which In byxnnc
days was known by the sign % the
Three Squirrels. has bean pulled
down and board remains around
the site. while new premises are be-
Ing erected in which the banking
business, now amsixamatsd with
that Of Barclay. Bevan a Co. will be
carriedan and where the anscient
sign. formed % three little iron
squirrels. which bad been displayed
on the window bar % the goldsmith
and banking premises upon this spot
for moro than so years. viii stiil
have a place.
The movement for the study Of the
Irish language In Ireland has met
an obstacle in the opposition Of a
number Of prominent Irish educators
such a. Mr.. Mahafry and nr. Akin.
son. both OF Dublin university. DR..
Atkinson In regarded as the greatest
living authority on the Irish Ian
Tuare and literature and might be
expected to favor the proposed re-
vlval net he takes the surpris-
ing ground that tkc mass ~ sxtant
Irish literature. including the mod
ern folklore. IL too indecent for pop
ular teaching.
Wv. V. Smith. living south Of Flor
encs. claims to have the longest
whlskeFs In the svoria." SAYS the
Florence. Kan. Bulletin. They are
eve feet in length and are still grow
ing. Mr. Smith u ambitious and
wants 10 travel with a circus. He
would like to know II you know Of
anyone who can match his whiHkers-
Mr.. smith would be thankful " the
newspapers Of the state would take
up his beard and discuss Il. His
postofnce address is Florence. Kan.
aud he Will gladly answer any cor
rrapondence. Mr.. Smith Is an old
soldier. has half a dozen wounds.
and IL worthy Of any consideration
that might i.a extended 10 him Fx-