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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-12-26

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st<3eec per sab carrots. snsiGcr pnr
sack lettuce, 81 s5aft so case tmrnlps.
104xT5e gariie. He eaAbafe. T5c4gsi 10
swt peppers. 7sxftSf 30 PEI ssss kasks
50 90 pr cwss Chilli perp@rm. zs4fsOe
aausr kgant. ~ NJe Tomatoes. sI %
case fndisAs<. fOr per dos earnisy. 20
HApc eni1ns. g. cn.f9 - eNf. paraalps.
81 ootl 70 eanlldoNeF. 81 0c4fi Is
pnmpkinss i-4e per ~ sqnsahes l ~
var heans. f7hc: arfixhos~s. 7s~qfsi 4 40
Ier dos string beans. Il Ne. eneuashsra.
~ S0f20 90 per box. brussels sprouts.
&c peas lie.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-12-26

AZ the Seattle theatar next week
the attraction VIII be 'sole Oisson."
with Ben Hendricks. the weli-known
Swedish dialect comedian. Ia the
title role. This Is an Old play. but
II has ALWAYS been popular. and a
good old play ID better by far than
a poor new one.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-12-26

Correetef daily - The fofio~fsw
pFicta are being offered ~ ths ovodas.r
81 Seattle
Grnin-oatk. 81 90 barley. $500
mnsat shieksn feed. fi0zOst20. 90 I.
Batter Fresh ranch fesgfer -.
tive creamery 1zf1se
=, theese--NatiVe Washington. ffa
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-12-26
lossIne QUOTATIONS
CORRECTED DARYL
Srten Frais

fsmcns 2 ooa3oo a bar: cooking
apples. aoaffse eating spplsa. 81 asa
] 20 oranges. tt.s5fse 50 hananaA -
e. 80. pears, 81 .n~kf no. California
grnprs. 81 u1sSi 30 eranbarrtea.
5000 per tbi quiaess. Thesft 90 per-
simmons. xt.zsff so p~r bon. gsnp<
fruit. st.OoSfs 90 nsF bon pomeNran.
ate~. sttYegt.Ts pineappiss $500 Yser
s aesss isSs5 sss linz. .o !, 90 .ss s.ss
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-12-26

90 20 Spinning for bicycle repairs
ssa-sae-aa. s.
Buy Diamond Ice Coupon Book.
me season Is on. Tel. Main 1853.
Coal, wood. phone Seattle Fuel Co.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-12-26

.gEs- Strictly fresh ranch. sOc.
Poultry Hens. Zoe large sprins
ilef small spfinE 11c. ducks. ia
%tte turkeys, i5c geese. s9f9r.
calves. SafsT hc Sheep. 4e hogs. bst
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-12-26

No more important union Of tai
ert has been formed than that OF
Primrose and pockstader and their
be the attraction at the Grand the
first four nights OF merit week. and
II r. Justly considered the best array
OF hlack-faee talent now before the
public. The comedians will be Geo.
TX. Primrose. Lew pockstafer,
Himself" Eddie Leonard. william
Haiiett. The scenic equipment and
costumes are beyond comparison.
and II can be said in all trushfuiness
that this seasons program viii fur
nish the best entertainment ever
given by the two rulers Of minstrel
sv
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-12-26
TIE Girl" Cot 4 Present

The Girl from Maxim's" company
presented several handsome Christ
mas presents TO Miss Lena MervIlie.
the leading lady. Among them was
an expensive plate glass mirror. with
a frame OF Flowentine gold. Her
dressing room was arrayed IN beau
tifui floral decorations By the MEM
bars ~ ffsS resr, fsssrxp nfwa
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-12-26

Msssrs. Russell and Drew. Of the
Third Avenue thester. gave an ela-
CANT banquet 10 the company now
playing at their house In what
Happened to Jones'" II took place
after the matinee yesterday. and the
company remained at the theater
until the evening performance.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-12-26

Professor Wilson IL out with an
oTer Of 1900 20 any theatrical man
aver who can produce an argrpra-
ton Of youngsters that con make the
WILSON Juveniles take second
money. The professor does not bar
New York or any other Eastern
managers, and states that Il IL not
enthusiasm. but cold -blcoded bual.
ness proposition. Norman Maregs0n
n certainly q wonder. and there arc
a number Of artists In the company
that are displaying remarkable
talent.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-12-26

What Happened TO Jones'. played
to the limit twice yesterday. u Il a
comedy OF more than ordinary merit
and has made a decided hit. II viii
finish the week with the usual matt
nee on Saturday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-12-26

The Girl from Maxim'ss was a
real Z arfs mas gift yesterday AZ the
Seattle theater. It's iudlcrous sstua-
tons and ptuuant style strike poru-
lar taste. IT win continue through
the week with Saturday matinee.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-12-26

Next week. at the Third Avenue
theatsr, Arthur G. Aisfon's new
play. AT the Old Cross Roads" will
be presented. This production 10
eiassed among the seasons sue
cessss- and IL is said 70 be played
by a capable company,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-12-26

Sterling Planes. Relchsrt's III
Union. -.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-12-26

Ladies' Furs made and repaired.
I. G. Berg. 1918 Third ave.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-01-31
HUMOROUS.

Young man, can you support fam
fly?" Il only want your daughter,
SIR"
Hoax-He's man of considerable
rank, isn't he? Joax-Well, he sup
plies our boarding house with butter.
Dunne-This is the last time I'll
ask you for that money. DETER
Glad to know you at last realize the
hopelessness of ever getting it.
Time is money" remarked the
Wise Guy, Hal" chuckled the Cheer
full Mug; that's probably why the
fellow who owes little bill says he'll
pay it in time"
Il want to get copies Of your paper
for week back" said the visitor to
the newspaper Office. Wouldn't it be
better to try porous plaster?" sug-
gested the facetious clerk.
Studd-Well, it was rather econom-
ical for your wife to make her own
pancake hat. Skinner-Yes, but
furnished the dough for the trim
mings.
He-And SO she's married! All,
WE'LL | used to have a soft spot in
my heart for her myself. She-In-
deed! Everybody else always sup
posed it was in your head.
Miss Redd-Did you hear about one
of our caddies getting married? Miss
Green-No; is that so? Yes; and he
requested the organist to play some-
thing appropriate" "And did he?"
Eyes; he played After the Ball."
Mistress, calling from above)-
Bridget. why don't you answer the
doorbell? Bridget-I'm goin' to,
maam. We'll, you're very slow about
it. Faith. Oh didn't hear the bell till
it rung the thoird tonne. maam."
Robbins-Theres good deal to be
said in favor of early marriage. Upon
the whole. | believe it is good thing
for man to marry before he is five
and twenty. Dobbins-H' m. 1 notice
that when a man marries at that age
he never marries so young again.
81 am very much disappointed in
this dog show" remarked Mr. Wig
wag. Il didn't know you took any in
terest in it," says Mrs. Wigwag. In
terest." cried Mr.. Wigwag; "why, the
things over now, and I've been
watching the papers closely every day
and not one of them said anything
about society going to the dogs"
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-01-31
A ProphetiC Cnt,

In neat little villa at GENTLY. lear
Paris, there has lived for several
years n widow named Mmc. Richard,
whose sole companion is a splendid
Angora cat. Alone the two lived in
the comfortable house. and very rare.
ly did either go far away from home
A short time ago. however. the lady
felt very lonesome. and so she decid.
ed to invite few of her neighbors to
the cat entered the room. and on ac.
count of its beauty at once attracted
general attention.
The guests petted it fondly. and
finally one OF them. an elderly spin.
ster. took it up in her arms and asked
1t curious question.
Tell me. pussy" she said. (which
of us who are now in the room will
die first?"
Straighway the cat leaped from her
arms. and. with tail erect and loud
purrs, went straight to an old lady
who sat at he other end of the room.
Not being superstitious the entire com
pany burst out laughing. and the
hostess was warmly congratulated on
possessing such a wonderful ca,.
A few days later. however. the old
lady who hal been selected by the
cat as deaths next victim actually
died, and then the storm arose. Some
persons insisted that Nine. Richard
was n sorcer ,ss and that her cat was
an evil spirit. while others maintained
that the cat alone was to blame and
ought to be promptly killed. Tine
elamor at last became so loud that six
of the ladies who had been Nine.
Richards guests on the eventful eve n.
ing decided TO take definite action. and
So they laid formal complaint be-
fore the police authorities. in which
they urged that the offending cat.
whose ewes they described as super
natural and diabolical." should he
killed without delay. What action. u
any. the police have taken is not yet
known.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-01-31
BEAT THE SEVEN SLEEPERS.
Celebrated Gases of Long distance SOM
nambulism.

Among the cases of extraordinary
sleepers is that of young American
who slept from November. 1894, until
the middle of January, this year, a
period of 3S months. He was engaged
to be married to a girl, but his par.
ents were strongly opposed to his
choice of a wife. They persisted in
their objection in spite of everything
he could urge. and the constant il.
ritation at length affected his brain.
One day in a fit of ungovernable pas.
sion he shot and killed both his fa
ther and mother. He was, of course,
arrested at once. for he did not at.
tempt to run away or to hide the
evidence of his crime.
Before he could be brought to trial,
however, he fell asleep, and asleep he
remained for the time mentioned.
scarcely ever getting awake at all
When he finally did awake he re-
membered nothing of the crime he
had committed. and nothing can con-
vince him that he had not been asleep
only single night.
A short time ago the German medi
cal papers recorded case of pa
tient who was asleep and who had
been sleeping for more than four
months.
France also shares with Germany
the distinction of having had recently
a lineal descendant of the Seven
Sleepers. He was a man who was
arrested for being drunk and incapa'
BILE. While walking along one Of the
chief streets in Paris two gendarmes
suddenly pounced down upon him and
took him to the police station and
put him into a cell. Next morning,
however. he was still quietly sleeping
on, and when physician examined
him no symptoms due to alcohol could
BE- discovered. so he was sent to q
hospital. where he continued to sleep
undsturhed for about a month. and
at length awoke. presumably much
refreshed.
A similar case to the last two, diff
fering only in the length OF the sleep,
occurred In Chetenham not long ago.
the sleeper being girl. who. how
ever, awoke after she had been in the
land OF nod" for week.-San Fran
cisco Chronicle.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-01-31

seen along the street or highway with
his favorite bird mounted on his leath-
er-bound wrist. In Mongolia the gold
en- eagle itself is still trained and much
used in hunting deer.
With the quieting Of the present dis
turbance and the creation of better
understanding between the Chinese
and the outside world there will doubt
less be great influx of outside sports
men into that country. Those who
have roamed over the world seeking
the dangers and pleasures Of taking
large game will here seek their last
opportunities and find richer rewards
for their skill and endurance than they
have found anywhere else in the
orld.-Washington Star.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-01-31

erner. 1t consists of a bag to be at
tached to the end Of the broom handle
before the straws are wired in place.
with hole drilled in the handle to
point above the straws for the inser-
tion Of the chemicals, etc. which form
the microbe destroyer. The antiseptic
is preferably made in the form of hard
balls, which readily roll into the bag
through the channel, and to promote
the dissemination of the compound
through the straws a quantity of
water, alcohol or other solvent may
also be introduced through the agency
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-01-31

or Mangolian tiger. which is the most
magnificent specimen of the tiger fami-
ly. In addition to these, wild boars.
wild sheep and goats, antelope, and.
what is considered by the Chinese one
of their greatest delicacies, the wild
ass or onager, are common.
The northern deer park, in the noun
one of the finest preserves in the world,
and contains very large herd of
giant deer. 1t covers the whole moun-
tain side and is dotted with pictur-
esque hunting lodges. The deer In
this north park are fine, large animals
of dun color, with magnificent ant
lers, somewhat resembling our Amerl
can wapiti, but peculiar in having
what the Chinese call a mule tail.
Probably the commonest game bird
of China is the pheasant. Szechuan
is the home of peculiar animal that
might be called missing link" 1t
is species of ape, growing quite
large, adults reaching four feet in
height. 1t lives in the mountains and
is protected from the cold by heavy
fur and name. 1t is peculiar for the
fact that it hibernates like bear, and
the Chinese, recognizing this peculiari
~. call it the run-hiung, or the man
bear. 1t is much sought for it's flesh
and its paws are priced as great deli
cacies.
There is so much swamp and lake
country in China that it Is very nat
urally a great country for snipe aud
plover, while the rich feeding to be
found in it's great rice fields makes it
the home of greater flocks of swans
and geese and wild ducks of all va.
rieties than can be found anywhere
else in the world The Chinese a.e
great pigeon fanciers, and take advan-
tage of the pigeon habit Of flying ia
droves to steal from each other and
to take wild pigeons. They do this by
fastening wooden whistles on the tails
Of the leaders of their own flock. for
the purpose of attracting other pigeons
to them. The air of Chinese cities is
full of soft aeolian notes Of these
pigeon whistles.
There is another method of taking
game practiced by the Chinese which
must not be omitted, and this by
means of trained falcons. The great
sport of falconry. once so popular in
all the courts of the world, survives
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-01-31
China the WurId's Last game Preserve.
Bears and Wolves Still Abound.
Many Varieties of Deer and Birds.

bears, both black and brown, and
strange as 1t may seem, they are most
numerous in the province Of Shan
tung, which is one of the most thick.
ly populated and the oldest province
Of the Chinese empire.
Tigers and leopards are also found
in all the mountainous parts Of China,
the royal tiger of India Is found in
the range of mountains which parallel
the coast from Canton north to the
Yang-tse, while in the mountains Of
the north is found the great Siberian
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-01-31

The practical extinct a 81 the
buckwheat cake of our Fhers must
be laid at the door Of q fmil'or. He
Is accused of mixing w!th lgckwheat
fCuI wheat bran and shorts in the in
trrosts OF economy, For while the
adulteratlon was undetociel. but
gradually consumers began TO com
plain that the buekwheat cakce don't
taste any more like they ussl 10 In
the good old days on tho farm and
people began to stop bnylns buck
wheat -four, As the demand fell OF
the farmers raise leas and lose buck
wheat A race Of honest mlllers. CO.
operating With the farmers. might
raise the bnekwheat cake 10 u for.
mer proud position,
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-01-31

ers. fishermen, cyclists-in short 10 all
who spend much time In the open air.
In the upper part small compass IL
fixed. at the lower Is marked a scale
Of the hours. and In the centre there
Is small finger. which can be- raised
and lowered at win.
In order to use this novel watch IL
Is held In the sun. fiat IL is turned SO
as 10 have the blue compass needle
pointing between north ana northwest.
Then yellow finger II raised from It's
pocket In the middle. ana It's shadow
east ON the scale viii show the time.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-01-31
One of the New Toys.

This, says London Queen. is a clever.
ingenious and most amusing mechanl-
cal tin toy, as Will be CLEANED from
the illustration. At each corner is a
Chinaman with pgtail and Chinese
hat, but IL would seem rs If four IA
tionalitics We're intended, for on the
crowns of the hats are the colors Of
the several European allies now in the
Celestial Empire. Each holds the
corner of a yellow sheet, and by an
ingenious device the figure of China
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-01-31

Chinese were the first inventors of
gunpowder and firearms, still their
shotguns have never been sufficiently
improved to be of much service in
hunting. In the first place the Chinese
have never invented or used the per
cussion cap. Their gun barrels are
roughly cast and many of the cheaper
ones look as If made out of pot metal.
The lower Ell of the barrel has ii
small vent on the side with flash pan
attached. Over the stock of the gun
is a holder shaped like Il half bent fin
ger, made OF soft steel, and split so as
to hold piece of lighted punk or in
cense. To fire his gun the Chinaman
fills the flash pan and then, with his
thumb, pushes the holder forward TIL
the lighted punk touches the powder
In the flash pan. By this time any
creature with an atom of intelligence
is a mile away more or less. and un-
less something else happens along op-
portunely to receive the charge. the
shot Is wasted.
The reason for the number of foxes
to be found in China lies in the Chi
nese belief in the transmigration OF
souls. The Chinese think that depart
ed spirits prefer foxes to any other
animals as post-mortem habitations.
The taking of game by the Chinese is
chiefly by means of nets, running
nooses and dead-falls. Quail and rab-
bits are taken almost solely by means
of nets. which the Chinese set in
standing grain, and into which they
then carefully drive the game. For
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-01-31
= HINA Is the last great game
preserve in the world. Many
urill ho c,1rnriSod to learn

preserve in the world. MANY
will be surprised to learn
that, notwithstanding the
dense population of China and the
centuries since the country has become
thickly populated, it is still the best
stocked with game of any country III
the world.
Even in the regions about Pekin,
now occupied by the allied troops,
where villages dot the plains every
mile or two and the population exceeds
2OOO to the square mile, wolves, foxes.
raccoons, weasels and rabbits are so
thick as to be pests, while such game
as pigeons. quail, grouse and rice
birds are found in immense flocks. The
wolves of China are particularly nu-
mercus and fearless, and many lives
are lost every winter from their depre'
dations.
The Chinese farmers do not live on
the land that they cultivate, but gath
er themselves in small villages every
mile or two. For protection from the
wolves which infest that country these
villages are usually surrounded by
mud walls, on which are painted large
white rings. These white rings are 70:
the purpose Of frightening the wolves
away, the Chinese believing that the
wolves think that the rings are the
rising sun, or else traps which they
must avoid and in fear of which they
stink back to their lairs.
During the summer the Chinese are
too busy with their crops to give much
attention to eXterminating pests or
taking game, but in the winter they
gather for great wolf drives and with
their swords and pixies beat out the
fields and kill large numbers of the
animals.
One reason why game is so thick in
China is the absence Of any finished
weapon to hunt with. Although the
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-01-31

Minor, where he was engaged for
about eighteen months in archaeOlogi-
cal researches. Professor Jacobsthal
spent most of his time in Eastern Ar
menia, in the valley of the Aras. In
a lecture recently delivered in Berlin
the professor says that but two of the
ancient monuments in Eastern Ar
menia are still in existence, and these
two are of such highly artificial work
that one cannot find it's equal in any
part of Asia Minor. The smaller one
Of these monuments used to be the
mausoleum Of Josuf Ibu Kutaijr, and
according to well-preserved inscrip-
tions, was built in 1162. 1t Is an oc-
tagonal building, some twenty-six feet
in diameter and about thirtyfour feet
high up to the roof.
The other one is the mausoleum Of
Mu Mine Chatune, who was the wife
of the Seldchuk Prince Ildegiz, and
was built In 11S6. In it's form it Is Il
ten-cornered tower, thirty-five feet
in diameter and about seventy eight
feet high up to the roof. The whole
exterior walls of these two monu-
ments consist of the most skillfully
made mosaic; the various brilliant col.
ors of the tiles and stones are well
preserved.
Both monuments are of brick mason
ry The tiles are fixed upon a white.
extraordinarily hard layer of clay, AMI
many Of them have been colored with
To-
that the magnificent mosaics of these
mausoleums resemble in many pecu-
liarities those found ON old buildings
near Venice and other places of Italy.
The mosacs were made in the follow
ing way: BY mailing thin wooden
boards on their edges to the bottom of
n wooden case. small narrow channels
We're formed whereby the patterns
were indicated. In these channels were
placed the stones and tiles whilst the
space between them was filed with a
kind of plaster. The latter, while still
in pliable state, was ornamented by
carvings. Professor Jacobsthal stated
that the ancient Armenans must have
been genuine masters in their work.
for the mosaic of these two mona.
ments is uneXcelled anywhere.
A Choice of Terms.
Heres another man who got away
with some money that didn't belong to
him." said the young woman who was
reading the paper.
How much?" inquired Miss Cay.
enne.
1T doesn't state"
That's too bad! | wanted to deter
mine whether he is a plain thief, a
misguided embezzler or bold finan-
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-01-31
Wsut ThfDtfnIt.

Mike" said riodding Pete. ''do you
t'lnk II does man much good to 80
troo college,
Not much" replied MeanderIng
Mike. Il went t'roo "A college once. an
all | got was two dictionaries an'
suit Of foot baii clothes. DE swag
wasn't wort dc risk"
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-01-31

strongly In china. Here hawks, eagles
aud falcons arr still taught 10 pursue
the quarry aud tho great falcon mar
ket Ia the southern part of fekin. q
one Of the sights of the Chinese capi
tal. Here ON immense racks are
thousands of hooded birds. exposed for
sale. aud the Chlness sport ID oftea
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-01-31

larger game thcy usf pits with trip
falls aud noos. with weights. ar.
ranged to catch the animal around the
neck aud hang Il.
The abundance ~ game in China II
not peculiar Ia any part of the cut
pire. In the mountains. both north aud
south. are found great numbers VI
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-01-31
tbn the List.

MeJlgger-ne's pretty we'll posted
In social institutions. isn't he,
Thingumbob-Yes. believe he's
posted for non-payment Of dues al all
his clubs. II that's what you mean. -
Philadelphia Press.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-01-31
An Authentic Broom.

The most up-to-date broom, and that
which sweeps the cleanest, has a mi
the accompanying Illustration. The
new broom was designed by a South
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-01-31
A Choice of Terms.
The Roy and the Professor.

81 was mimicking Professor Bore
yesterday. and he caught me-"
"What did he say"
Told me to stop making fool OF
myself. Chronicle.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-01-31

It's funny thing that no great his.
torian has ever written q successful
historical noyel. New York Press.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-01-31

The largest building IL the Coils.
cum at Rome. 6iS feet In greatest
diameter and i2s feet high.