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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-15
What Actors Are Paid.

The salaries Of actors and actress
90 vary - much that no fsed prices
ean be quoted II may suffice "a say
that thr salary list Of stock house
viii not come 20 tsrn than 1900 a
The salaries IN the front are about
no follows business manager, $50 To
t7s week: boxofhce man. SO; assist
ant, tis. two dnorksepers. ~ 10 sf2
each: head usher. -: other ushers
t7hree or foorl. 81. iIthograph men
ftwol. SIS: night Waterman. $40. Ths
salaries ~ she attaches Of the stage
are all hxef af union rates. Fur
thermore. the manager must en-
rloy three men on q s,de-thst II.
three men on each side Of the stage.
including the stage carpenter and hts
asslstant-and two ffymen. men who
work the curtain and drops up in
the "nicn." the region above the
stage. The union rates are as fol-
lows Stage carpenter. so a wscx;
assistant. SIS; electrician. SIS: as
si-tant. sis: property man. s1s as
sis,ant. SIS: back doorkseper. 81:
stage hands. si.s0 for each perform
ance. - 70 per day for putting on n
and s2is cents an hour for all labor
half an hour after the fan Of the
anal curtain. Orchestra leaders get
SO "a ga a week, and the union rat.
for musicians Is rs. except In oper-
eitas. when u ls 81 performances
Scribner'H Magazine.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-15

yealed that one Of these was sol
Tiers Three" another Seven Seas"
and the third .sThe LIGHT That
Failed All the other passengers
were reading the latest newspaper
accounts If Mr.. Kipling's condition.
The number Of women who are said
10 have called Rt the hotel to i'm
quire FOR Mr, Kipling's health Is sur
priHinn. when one remembers that
he works are supposed to appeal
chiefly 10 me. The fact II. an the
present state ~ sympathy shows.
Mr.. Kipiing'a writings appeal To ey-
rryane. irrespective Of sex. race. age.
color or previous condition OF liter
AIRY sefyitudo; IL Is not that women
love them any the less but that men
love them more shortly after the
authors Illness first manifested IT.
self a nirt declared her Intention OF
going 70 the hotel and inaniring for
him personally. But" eSpostulated
her friends ard family, you don't
know the Kipiingh. u will be moth
inR short Of intrusion for you TO
mekc personal Inquiries. Why. you
have Fever even seen the man"
NE" said the sirl. with tears In her
eyes, rive never seen him-but
know 'Mandalay' by heart"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-15
THE FEDERAL BUILDING
Who Will Nave Charge Of the
Work.

where WIN the new federal buna.
inx be iecatedg
Who viii have charge Of the work.
the letting Of contracts. PURCHASING
Of site. etc.
hen viii the money appropriat-
ed BY congress b. aVailabief
Congress appropriated t3eo.ooc for
federal building at Seattle. bat
there's not man here Who seems
to know anything concerning the
channels through which the work Ii
= be accomplished. Captain Robin
son. nha has charge % the army
pest site. says u does not comr with
in bis jurisdiction. Federal Judge
Haaford SAYS It's none Of his bust
nsEs. Fred Wing. vino n IN charge
of the government assay once.
doesn't know anything about a..
George Stewart admits he ~ the new
postmaster. but denies having In
structinns 10 build new once:
Chief % pulice Reed saws he's not
guilty. Comptroller Parry declares
the President has not written him.
and. In fact. al taeai authorities
fan when Questioned concerning the
matter. A clerk in a downtown cigar
store aayH Il II his opinion that the
matter Of site. etc. Will be settled
by a committee selected by an ON
ciai body Ths location Of the assay
offise WAS selected by COMMITTEES
from the treasury department. and ~
may be that the ritr Of the new
building win be selected In like man
ner
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Produce Exchange Clock.

The Produce Exchange cieek. Gle.
waited as q n In n lofty brick tower
and looking down Wlth a 1ne open
couatsnancr some - feet broad. IN
consulted b. many persons on and
about the lower end ~ Manhattan
island. In the absence ~ stop
watch u was used the ether day 10
take the time Of a small boy on a
vriacipeie who MAS racing fur a re-
cord around one % the grass plots
In Battery park
There we're three boys in the party.
The seiocipede VAS one as the high.
shouidorrd affairs with very high
wheel IN front and two small wheels
behind. The blT wheel vas without
haii bearings. and such bearings as
Il had we're - worn that the wheel
wrirxicd a. ~ rolled The rider was
a good big boy whose knees. with
rapid eetiuu. rosc alternately we'll
IN In front Of him as he piled the
pedals.
The grass plot eircumnaviEated
was the pear-uhapcd space over on
the aquarium side. distance not
stated. but Il was quite piece. Tho
boy ~ and the two boys that we're
10 time him.--thcss two. as one might
say. holding the Produce Exchange
clock all together fcr a min
ut. and thcn away went the hoy on
the vaIocipede. pumping away nH
hard aH he could. and presently he
came tearing down the home stretch,
well bent down over the handle bars,
knees flying up and down Ike shut
ties, the front wheel wrirRiing and
wnbbilns. the whole OUTFIT under
about a million pounds OF steam
and flying across the line with one 81
the boys shouting Two minutes >
ana the other saying, mo. 2ioi
si0i"
And 2io was the time aeccptedi
but even this. no doubt. establishes
a new record in veloeipeding around
the pcar-shaped plot in Battery
park.-New York sun.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-15
Oyster Smokers Observations.

An oyster rhueksr found In the
shell u the bisaise what he called
a baby crab.
That's the frst one % that kind
I ever found in a Long Island oys-
ter said the old .huck~r. and I've
been shuckinx along the Sound for
- years. Hut snch crabs are fire.
auently found In Virginia oyster
shells and are considered great deli
raclcs when you get enough of them.
Last summer WAS shocking. while
on a visit To- Virginia. and | found
enough baby crabs In oyster shells
20 MI an ordinary slrsd coffee cup.
A young woman saw them and
ciapped her hands NJ the sight. She
asked me what would take for
them and I said o. without thinksns.
She took sne 1p quicker than = mise
and OF nhe ran with them an u she
had drawn a prize"
why do they 90 into oyster
sheiisr'
Il don't know. Z asked an old Viz
gilman shucser that san,e question
and he ssid that ~ VA. because they
were tane-ouse and went In for com
pany. hut dan't believe H. That
would mean that crabs think. and We
know they don't Neither does a
lobster. I think the bssEest fool
thing In the water n lobster.
suppose you know how We catch lob
s,sYs IN the sound Take a box. bore
holes IN the aide Of II and sink II,
put out your buoy 40 you'l know
where to md the box. Lave the
box sunk all night and 60 out next
morning and haul u NJ and you have
a boz full Of HOLSTERS. And the fun-
ny thing about IL - thAs they -
into the holes backward. Even peo-
pls viii put their heads into holes
where they are looking. but V takes
a lobster 10 bask into a hole. and
they keep on doing II. ffah are very
smart. You have 70 play Win thetn
10 get them 20 bite. Hut Holsters
,b.v hack right into your arms, Biz :
gess fool things that i've New
York sun.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-15
Berry Stories.

Dr. Berry. a celebrated English
Congregational minister. died lately
while he was praying at n funeral
This clergyman was fond OF story
telling. once, IN Lancashire, he
heard a poor man nj n prayer meet
inE offer n most fervent petition and
this was the praver: Lord. Thou
fnowext Thou hast tried me In
many ways. Thou hast tried me
with nfiiirtihn. Thou hast tried me
with work and Thou hast tried me
without work: and Thou hast tried
me with many troubles Of one sort
or another. but n Thou triest me
nruin. Lord. try me. ~ IL please
Thee. with n bit OF braSn."
AHd pr. Berry YVES willing that
the toke should be on him. In this
country taikstiye American wear
ied him what are you talking
about ?. said the doctor. and. raising
himself un 10 his fuIs stature. he
grhndiioqnently added; Il belong to
an em~ire on which the sun never
sata." This cNpostuintian. strangely
enough. had the effect OF siiencinr
the bnaHtfui American for a time
ard proved 40 effective that DIR.
Berry tried the same tactics on an
other American who was much In
cllnef "a draw the long bow. In the
latter instance. however. the doe-
tor suffered discontinue. Don't
sou know" the American retorfed
uprn the doctor. why the sun never
sets uran your cmplror" The doc
tor said he could not tell Then"
saif tho American, II guess II is he
cause the Almighty cannot trust the
people Of your empire I'm the dark"
Boston Journal.
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intellectual Capacity.

DR.. Joseph simms. in the Decem-
her Popular Science Monthly. ar
ranges In one table the names Of %
renowned men drawn frum different
parts Of the earth whese brains var
led In weight from II TO 90 suneea.
Another table gives the brain
weights 81 rs persons Of ordinary
or weak minds. IDIOTS and criminals.
whose brains were. on the whole.
larger than those of the 90 before
mentioned About . or 10 per cent.
81 men examined In asyluma resia-
tered a brain weight % more than
IS ounces. while those % Daniel
webster. Lord Byron. Bacon. Gen.
aknbeior and ~ many other re-
nowned men were between tz.s and
70 ounces. The average brain weight
Of 90 famous men was found IN be
less than the estimated brain weight
OF all men. and the ten most weigh
~ brains In the list % famous men
average more than ounces less
than those 81 the ten heaviest BE-
longing 20 the idiotie. criminal and
ordinary Glars.
The writer then proceeds 10 demoi-
iah several other long held beliefs.
The faiiaciousners Of the theory that
the external dimensions and shape
II the head are a criterion OF the
aise and ahape Of the enrephalon u
demonstrated BY some notable es-
ampiss % the contrary. and II " as
serted In explanation ~ those facts
that the skuii and brain are dcvcl-
oped independently. Or. simms also
denies that many and large convolu'
tons Of the brain exert any infu-
cnce on intellectual capacity. but
hold that such occurrences are mere
" accidental. and that n high degres
o. Intelligence may appear In either
Kind u brain. Next. the theory that
the degree OF mental capacity de-
pruds upon the amount Of gray mat
Ter In the hsfniHphereE IL declared
10 be nntenabie. and Daniel Webster
IL again brought forward a. an In
stance I'm point. his brain containing
gray matter to the depth Of ouiy
one afxteenth OF an inch, while ths
brains OF negroes. nurderers and
peraons OF a low type. In almost ev'
cry case. bad n far thicker layer Of
gray matter. Lastly, the collected
facts disproved-at least to DR.
slmns' aatisfactlon-the theory tina
the cultivation OF the intellect gives
shape and size 10 the brain Within
thus affecting TO n somewhat simi'
lar extent the skull without.
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work. the lack IT casualties among
his men and vessels proved sur
prise to MI snaninfds and for
eiGnorH alike, Dewey had the bet
tef gums and the heat summers. he
simply was out of range 81 the
Hranish gums. and Va good target
practice RANGE FOR hlu own guns.
As soon ~. tho fifht commenced !
went on board an fngilah sailing
ship aud remained thore until got
a chance Ia get back Ca Hong Kong.
80 | really saw very little OF what
took place In Manila during the
period"
Concerning Asulnaldo and hia
campaign Mr.. Wheaton says that
the people Of the Orient have always
regarded him ms mafeennry pure
and simple. shire wd. cunning. and
trcacherouH
lie does not care for the question
OF helf.nevernment IN the Philip
pines. said he. .Ali hn wants Is
another present OF few hundred
thousand dollars. The spAnlufds
have twice bought him OF. the last
time paying him $500 600. and he
fondiy expects that the United
States viii mako him a bid. 1 WAS
told In Hong Kong BY member II
the Filipino 3unta. that Il would
take $4,000 900 O. pay on kEuin-
aido's troops. T'hht h a fair In
dlcation Of the amount 81 money the
rebel chief would demand u this
country would treat with him"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-15
The Girl Who Sold Books.

There arc really deeper Joys in life
than trying 90 buy books OF green
sales Kiri. a green hand II pretty
bad In almost any department but
when she il turned loose among the
books her ignorance would make
nneeis-if they happened to be ~ n
literary turn ef mlud-weep. Tho
reporter had an experience with one
Of these girls the ether day
Have you The Peterkin Papcrs7 p
asked the reporter
"oh, no." loftiiy. I'VE don't keep
the papers. Just the masaEines."
Tho reporter concluded not TO try
To- explain. Then he happened to
think that he wanted cheap edition
~ one OF klpling'a books TO read ON
hia way home. SO he said;
"ffave YOU Plain Tales from the
Hills'9''
u don't know. Say. Maggie" call
Ing to an elder girl "ain't we got
Tales from the Hilis.' In a plain
cover New York sun.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-15
FLOSSIE'S
SAFE TRIP
-
Arrives at Juneau
Covered With Ice.
THE LITTLE FERRY STEAMER
Was seven Days Going From Port
To~nseod to Junssu-is
Good See uest.
THE LITTLE FERRY STEAMER

The steamer Fiossle. built by the
la Conner Trading a Transporta-
tlon company, for the Juneau Ferry
company Of juneau, Alaska. reach
ed her destination safely She left
Seattle nearly three weeks age. on
her hazardous voyage. She went
north In charge OF Captain Charles
MacGreEor. who returned on the Cot
taEe city yesterday
The t1ossie made the trip to
Juneau Ia exactly seven DAYS and
three hours from Port TownncndA.
which port she called al after isav-
ms Seattle. where hhe was delayed
eighteen hours. The trip north waa
extremely rough and stormy. snow
storms being Of frequent recurrence.
The t1oasie was often obliged Ia
seek shelter IN some o. the bays and
harhnrs along the coast. where she
would wait until the weather moder-
atesi.
Sotwishstandinw the severity Of
the trip. the f1onsle arrived az
Juneau safe aud sound when ahe
tied ~ alongside the dock. her
deck. roof. and pilot house were COW
erred with Tee. The sifeilghts wetc
completely enclosed In ice. a man
on the dock remarked. ss he took the
steamers lines.
what snowbsil l. thIrf'
rho Fiesste will operate between
Juneau and Douglas City as a ferry
steamer.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-15
Millions In Appropriations.

The total appropriations Of the
present session Of congress wili ap-
nroximntc TOO million dollars, of
which 30 million dollars viii be for
the military and naval uses. II the
SicaraFuan canal amendment In
added to the river and harbor bill
this viii make a material increase.
Included In the naval bill are provi-
sions for three sea-going battieships.
three nrnored cruisers and six small
cruisers. for which ten million doll
lars IL appropriated for the first
years work. Based on estimates. the
total appropriations ~ the 6sth con-
eroHa tuot including the four appro-
priatlon bills left over by the former
eongrcnsl. would he approximately
1000 million dollars. of which amour,
approximately 100 million dollars Is
FOR war expenses or incident TO the
army and navy.-wsshinEton Let
ter
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-15
Real Cause of the War.

"FightinR Bob Evans uttered
some sound and solid truth when he
lntlmated IN his recent Cincinnati
speech that tho primary reason why
the United States went 10 war with
Spain was the destruction q the
Maine and the murder Of 2e6 OF her
crew. a great deal Of nonsense has
been written and spoken about the
waglng Of war solely for humanity
last summer. Dut the cold fact Us
that determination 90 punish the
spaniards for che crime Of February
H. 1898 was the motive that iuapir-
ed n large majority Of the American
people In forcing the hands Of the
administration and the peace party
In congress-.
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Mr.. MltcheII's Tame Wildcat.

The oldest pct ever heard ot prob
ably may be found ia Gaiiatln. IL
Ia a wildcat. owned By Charles Nit
ehsil. a clerk for John Fry, The
animal Was captured N Cumberland
mountains and brought 90 Gailatln
BY same deer hunters net long since.
II II nat fully grown. but II quite
large for its age. beinE about 4 feet
ionE y inches hlah. and Weighing
about % pounds Il Is the color OF
tiger Mr. Mitchell has succeeded
in DEMONSTRATING thln vicious animal.
and values hlm very highly a. pet.
The house eats and d0an stand In
perfect awe % the newcomer. al
antaFonlzrfz The wildcat FamboiH
about the house IN n fraiicNomr way
aud - quite found n Mr. Mitchell.
Il Spendn a greater part Of the time
IN the house. tYinE before the fire.
and readily ohcyn when ordered out
% the room. Although the cat has
a house built 90 order. II has been
permitted 10 remain IN Afr, Mit=
ehelia bedroom during this cold
spell. remaining in corner of the
roam al night and never making
any disturbance.
T-h~ cat ls great deal more active
than the domestic eats. and enjoys
Jumping from limb "a limb 81 the
trees. from the hous.top 20 the
ground. etc. u has = peculiarly
sounding voice. which can be heard
At great distance. ~ weH apt In
learning several tricks which iiH
ownsr taught u. Another strange
thing about the eas - that II has no
inclination tn raVn erounf~ons II
the recuiiHfttisa of the xilsieat@and
Is never seen out ~ tive yard only
when following Mr., Mitchcil. which
ls often the case.
T-hls ia the only instance known
where a wildcat has been tanned. and
Mr.. Mitchell h very proud 81 the
achievement. Nashville Hammer.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-15

The above telegram was received
this morning by Manager Peabody.
81 the Alaska steamship company.
and Il caused general rejoicing in
the steamship office. The telegram
was sent south from Juneau BY tho
steamer Tees. and was piaccd on the
wire At the HrHt telegraph office
which happened 10 be Ensou. n. G.
Arrangements are being made TO-
day fer sending a powerful tug ~
the Puget Sound Tufboat eonpauy'H
feet 10 Juneau for the Dirlro.
which tug will be selected has not
been determined. or when she will
- dispatched north. Probably the
T'yce viii be selected, 40 the Dirtgo
II good sized vessel. and VIII tow
very hard.
Previous Co the arrival Of this news
the company had almost completed
arrangements Cor the charter % n
steamer TO take the DiriFn'a place.
and II may he that this VIII yet be
done temporarily. until the DirtFo
is IN Ehape 20 again be placed In
srrvirs.
This morning when the telegram
came the manager 81 the company
was busy drvotinK his attention 70
matters relating "a the Insurance ~
tho uifiEe and the cargo which IL
In her holf. The steamship office
was well ficd with parties who had
sent fright north On ths DiriRn.
just whaf arrangements the eom-
pany psil make IN regard 10 paying
Oft claims Tor damages fiied BY own-
rrs nf the carKn. IN case IL has been
damaged BY water. are At present
uncertain. member % the
company said this morning that the
nirigo Was owned exclusively by the
Alaska Steamship company. and
was insured for SEQ 600. policies being
held in different insurance com
rhnlek represented by firms at san
FrRneiHra The etepe 20 he taken
by the underwriters wiii. ~ course.
be- determined when IL In definitely
anccrtalned IN what degree the
Iiirigo IL damaged.
Additional particulars Of the ac.
cldent were learned this morning
\ seems that when the steamer went
On we NEAA"s hhf7F hNsF EAH
punched In her aide. When the tide
rose again 90 tie full height. the boat
was partially fioatea. and the water
poured In through the aperture in n
steady stream which soon threaten
Cd 10 stink her. for the water about
the rocks IA very deep. The officers
Of the DiriRo saw that II she sid
on the rocks she would sink In a
short time. 80 both anchors were
cast out and made fast 10 the shore.
holding the steamer ARMY in her
position. The paen then went TO
work ga the hole and plugged u up
iu such a manner a. To- keen most
81 the Water from coming In. The
sudden shock tho vessel received at
the time Of grounding. damaged the
engines SO that they would not re-
rpond, and the steam pumps were
also useless. The sob ~ stopping
the leak and getting the steamer to
Juneau. required careful. intelligent
work. and the fact that the boat
~ safe now. II matter % much
self-conEratulation 70 the owners Of
the boat.
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SAILOR MARTIN DEAD.

Jaek Martin. q dcckhand, died In
his room over the Merchants saloon
on washington street and Railroad
avenue late last night. Martin has
been complaining for sovernl weeks.
and only yesterday received per
nit to enter the Marine hospital Mt
Port Townsend. and was 10 have
left at y o'clock last night. He
lay down TO sleep until time to 60,
and his friends later found him dead.
The remains are at the Seattle I'm
dortakinr company's morEue. Mar
tin was about twenty-five years
old, and single man.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-15
Needy Citizen.

when the relief committee was
organized recently In Atlanta. an old
negro sent the following letter to n
man who had formerly employed
him, "Marse I'M; Deer Fren. 7 Is
toll dat dev Ewine 'roun' strlbiitin'
goods ter do DO. Marse Bin. you
wen knows dat | de po'es' Niger dis
side er Freedom. So fur. so good.
Now. wants you ter use you 'fuence
ter cit me some what dey strihiitin'
I wants one bar'l cr self-risin' -four:
two hams. en- side er meat: ole
bari or pearl Frits (git de right
hran'. Mnrse BIND: two gallons or
maple aurrup: one sack or salt; six
nouns er coffee; n dollars wuth er
sugar. en-. Marsh Bill-ef don't 80
gin dey conscience-erbout n quart
or con Kicker. SOS de Of man kin git
him drami"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-15
PuqnaciOus Candidate.

A couple OF candidates for the le-
giaiaturc once beratcd each other
roundly In a Joint debate. Finally
the hottcr-hcaded Of the two burst
out IA am announcement that he
could whip his rival or any of his
friends. THAT reminds me-" said
the other. coolly. "ef a dog my faith
er used 20 have that could whip any
dog IN the nelghborhood. or any that
came that way with the teamatera."
whats the application, sir2" roar
ga the other. I'm stand no inuend-
oes, sir Make your application, "
you dare" 1T Is simply this, my
pugnacioua friend. no one ever
thought of sending my fathers dog
to- the Legislature" The fre-eater
romained ut home.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-15
A Mediums Death.

NEW YORK, March 15.-Mrs. Jen-
ME Danforth. a eIairvoyant. 80 year.
old. died on Sunday night at her
home. 200 West Forty-first street,
under circumstances which were re-
ported to the coroner's office as
needing investigation.
Although, according To her card.
Mrs. DanfOrth was a medium and a
clairvoyant, possessing great heal
ing powers" she had been treated
by Or. W. II. Mum. who lives In
the ndRhborhood. Dr. Mum said
yesterday that Mrs. Danforth had
been suffering from a complication
Of diseases. and that he gave her a
heart Btimulant. He saw her last
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-15
LECTURED ON HAWAII
J. A Nsdcsu Tells What He
Saw on the Islands.

j. A. Nadeau. who recently return
ed from a soiourn IN Hawaii. dellv-
cred an interesting lecture In the
Plymouth Congregational church
last evening. In his lecture he de-
scribed the island In regard TO
scenery. their facilities for exports
and imports. and also a brief outline
OF the history Of Hawaii.
Speaking Of the commercial ex-
ports. Mr.. Nadeau stated sugar was
the standard product Of the islands.
More than es per cent. Of the sugar
raised. he said. r. shipped 10 the
United States, the greater bulk being
sent 20 California. He predicted that
in time the principal commerce OF
Hawaii will be directed to Puget
sound