The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-10-26

cate the growth Of our fshlnE indus
tries, During the past summer Am
erloan fHh fresh from the water ap.
punred ON the tables Of the leading
hotels abroad.
Tho cable rates between South Ar
rlra aud England are 10 be reduced
10 I shilllnKH "A word.
4 bin has been presented 10 the
senate IT lirhzil authorizing women
to practice the learned professions.
The governors OF thirteen original
states have been asked 90 send trroh
from Hnme historic place for the
adornmcnt Of the grounds at Valley
Forge.
According Ia the ninth annual re-
port Of the New York state oumnisz
sion In iunacy. there are held IN the
various aHylums for the insane In
that state u Ss1 persons.
The Turkish authorities have al
lowed about 5000 81 the 20 900 Amen
ian refugees w the Caucasus to re-
turn 60 their former homes hut no
effort has been made 90 restore their
property to them
Two-thirds Of the aulnlne eonzum-
ID iu produced IN the island Of Java.
from cultivated trees. the young
plants having been procured by the
Dutch government from Peru IN 1859.
The English government also start
"a cine bona plantations In India. and
now produce large quantities " qul-
nine
Johnny aged o. was a guest at
church wedding. I'm never going 20
watch the happy couple walk
down the aisle why not. dear7'
asked his mother, because" replied
The youthful observer. shes crying
aud he looks sorry already"
The Illinois supreme court has rul-
81 that the shade trees in the street
ln front Of a mans property bee
longs to him and cannot be cut dow
or muttlRted without his consent
The nult vas one tn which a proper.
~ owner sued telephone company
Tor cutting on the limbs % his trees
ln order Ia make room for It's wires.
India has ~ isi miles ~ railroad IN
operation March q. aud a.sss miles
under construction. The net earnings
Tor is3s showed an Increase OF 81
slo.sot over the previous year. There
was an Increase Of g2o. ias psssen.
gers ana 2.stszs8 touH Of freight In
a country where England took up the
white mans burden only a genera.
ton or two ago.
The Chinese In Chicago are doing
unprcce drutsd things. PRED with the
prevailing enthusiasm over the faIl
carnival. they unanimously agreed 70
close the iauharies at noon on Sat.
urfiaY and to keep the doors locked
until Tuesday morning. This was a
remarkable concession BY a class Of
workers whose Industry 10 prpysrb.
lai
few years ago a Western rail.
rad planted eco acres q land with
trees, with the idea Of growing TIM
hof Tor railway ties aud telegraph
r"its The trees have made quite a
good growth. but arc not quite ready
Tor use as poles. and some % thu
trees are noW being cut out and
made into fence posts In order 10
thin the forest
\ nrm 81 nnh dealers IN Mobile.
Ala. - experimenting vith a rail-.
road tank ear IN witch. II success
ful. thrY viii transport spanish
naekefel. pompana. ruf blusnsh.
and other southern nsh alive TO the
northern citles. They believe that
necessary asratlon and regulation Of
temperature ia q sufficient quantity
u salt water viii be feasible.
4 suit In New York over a sum -
about t5eo left b. a widow L. fought
an the ground that since the wo-
mans income was only s. a month
etc could not have saved any money
and the cash must. therefore. have
been a fart Of the deceased hun-
bands estate. one % the lawyers
cnutctting the allegation says the
woman could have lived on g. a week
and testified that when he was law
student At a time when the cost q
living was higher than at present
he lived on 81 week