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

3 Governor John II. Rogers lies
y at deaths door. For nearly a
2 week ho has been In critical
2 condition, with the chances de.
2 ctdediy against him Ia the
y struggle for life.
. Last sunday evening the Star.
2 IN an extra edition, FIRST gave
: tho news 20 the public. II came
y aa A complete surprise. Some
= persons expressed doubts az firat
y as 20 che authenticity OF the
p Information ana several news
y papers on Monday published
y statements that the governor
\ was not seriously III and would,
y IN ali probability. recover his
, health within a few days.
y AZ the time when the Star
\ isaued tho extra edition Il aid
y 40 on private information from
y reliable sources In Olympia
y that the governor had not one
y chance In ten for recovery.
q You can safely state 10 the
= people that the governor Ia (
y dying" was tho Information
y given by one member OF tbs
y governors household.
The gravity OF the news. sup
y pressed from the time that
y Governor Rogers was taken ~
y on Friday. 10 sunday afternoon.
D justified the Star In making the
. facts public without loss OF
D time.
. Now that the truth ln no
D longer depied either IN Olympia
D or IN Seattle regarding the gov-
D ernor's condition, this bare
. statement OF facts Ia worth CIV
D ing
, The star aims AZ truth telling
3 AZ all times.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-12-26
Both Leary Folk

Aaron Lifts, aged 30 years, was
married to Marguerite Dougherty
by Justice Of the Peace Cam, Tues
day afternoon. Both are from Leary,
Wash.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-12-26
IMPROVING

LONDON. Dec. s6--Tha queens
physician today reports that slaa con-
flnues 20 improve slowly. and that
there - no occasion for alarm over
her flsnesn
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-12-26
eIaars slaen

M Saddle Rock restaurant, at Ifs
- street. @as broken into early
<<ssraaY morning and $50 worth of
- we're stolen. The cash re-
=. vas DEied open. but no money
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-12-26
South Seattle Club

The South Seattle improvement
Club win meet tonight at Cards
hall Important business will be dis
cusaed.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-12-26
And the Pretty Maiden

The gas 10 turned down 20 half speed
The pretty maiden. sith studied enre.
letnDeaa takes a position directly under
the mistlctos beagh. She can % no
more. And the young man. unless he's
a dead one. can DO 20 less thsH sFAil
himself of bis time honorrd privilege.
Its Eratsful and comforting
She then bushes scarlet. hastily pulls
the nistietor from the chandelier, and
severely scolda little brother Tommy
fnf pattinR Il un. She rsnfs The Offend.
ina tuix Into stay twigiass aud saamps
u iato the Hoven fabric beneath her
footprints
rhsn. whoa he" il gone. sAs sends
Tommy 10 the florist after more mlstis.
toe.
Hut this year the second orders we're
not Nsnt In. IL OSCILLATION out 81 date
In seattle OF ls the pendant rslsslstss
~ longer an essential aainnct 70 the
honryspckis- be- acff
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-12-26
Love Lore
FORGOTTEN
The Mistletoe Not Pendant
In Seattle Homes
-sa-s=---s---=s~-=as-
DRUG ON THE MARKET
Maybe the Girls Are Willing but
Men Folk Are 10 Blame

The men Of Seattle ought to b
ashamed Of themselves MIstietoe Is
drug on the local market and It's al
their fault.
And Seattle leads IN pretty women.
too, as In many other Industries
Mlstietoe. one Of Cupldn ehlefeHt wea
ponA eAhaiinE the sweet poison Of love,
thing 81 romance Ieweied IN song
and story. left 20 perish 10 original pack.
afea In seattle warehouses
Tradition says that men and maids
mny hiss beneath Its satin leaves. II
Il grand old Ynietide custom. thiH
Pretty dfapery u green, the tight Of
DEAR expectancy 10 MY lady's eyes. the
swift coming % sir gailant. the kiss.
the whispered words Or love. the after.
math perhaps Of life long happiness
The mistises habit IA worth euitirat-
lag. Iis essential features are most
easy Of requirement.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-12-26

For fair. honest values we 40
not think that you can do better
than 20 Come here. Alfred BENZ
amin and Cahn-Wampold Co.
are in themselves sufficient guar
antce OF the NJ. style and fabric
OF clothing. Your nnd here the
best selections from them az well
aa other reliable makes.
Prices range from
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-12-20
Stories of RulIer's Bravery.

The real secret OF Buffers immense
popularity is his bravery That IL the
quality. which. after all. most appeals
to the primcval man. And that brav-
cry IL OF the kind that Is always ready.
always prompt always forgetful OF
self There is not in the history o.
British battles any more glorious or
thrilling page than that wich records
the deed for which Butler received tie
Victoria Gross have not space 70
tell the whole story here. but suffice
II 20 say that II was won at the Inhlo.
bane Mountain. in Northern Iululand.
Butler was the first 90 ascend this
mountain IN the gray dawn Of the
morning. and when be and his force
had 10 retreat before body Of 1900
Zulus and down mountain heights that
tested the skill of goats he was the
last 10 descend. Again and again he
remained behind everybody else. cover
ing the retreat Of those he had sent
down. and with seven men trying o.
keep AZ bay @ whole army Of triumph.
ant foes. I'm that retreat be saved tie
lives Of no fewera than -four men. and.
In fact. earned the Victoria Cross not
once but four times.
Never has Butler allowed a soldiers
life 10 be- lost II by any chance u could
have been saved. never has he re-
treated from the task of saving an
other mans life because bis own hap
p.ned 20 be IN danger. This is the OK
PLANTATION of that awful scene between
him and the hspless Captain Carey.
after that officer had fed. leaving the
Prince Imperial 20 death AZ the hands
u the Zulus. The story has been often
told. but prststly Psmeroy COlley's
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-12-20
Iilterine Sewage.

a plan Of iiltering and purifying
sewage has been installed in Milton.
Mass. for which claims are made
which will not commend it 10 the favor
Of the fastidious. at least. Sewage
flowing from the houses Of the village
through the public sewers Is caused
10 pass through a system Of filters and
aerating tanks. and is finally pumped
cut clear, odorless, tasteless drinking
water"
Perhaps That the people in charge
of the plant have used the filtrate for
drinking purposes is probably true
enough. but that 1t is desirable drink
ing water may be questioned. and il
seems much like abusing public conf
dence 10 encourage visitors TO venture
experiments Of this character. 4 great
deal OF water which is colOrless, odor
less and tasteless, is wholly unfit foi
drinking purposes, and one who in
duces an ignorant person to drink II
needlessly assumes a responsibility
which may lead TO unfortunate conse.
quences.
II is not necessary, as an argument
in favor OF a system Of sewage fltYa.
;iou and meteorological purification,
that the efiiucnt should be offered the
publi, as a beverage. The claim Is
probably unfOunded that such water
is harmless. unless nature has h
time 10 purify it 10y distlllation.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-12-20
GREAT WILD HORSE HUNT.
Az Expedition sent To Central Asia by y
Dealer in Wild Beasts.

Dealer in Wild Beasts.
In recent years the catching of wild
animals for geological parks and cir.
cuses has 10y no means deteriorated a.
:" industry. In July of last year Carl
Hagenbeck, OF Hamburg. the wild ami.
nal dealer. sent an expedition 10 Mon.
golia Tor specimens of the wild horse
&c he found there
The special kind Of wild horse that
Mr.. Hagenbeck was after was more
than usually swift and elusive. and &c
overcome the difficulties in the way of
its capture his men hired seven troops
of kirghiz horsemen, numbering about
1000 in all. and mounted on animals
almost as swift as the wild horses.
The latest reports received here are
that the agents have secured forty-six
colts, nearly equally divided between
males and females. Brood mares had
10 be taken alone one for each colt, 10
serve as adopted mothers for the young
Captives.
When the expedition gets out Of
Mongolia ii will have 10 travel more
than two months through a rough
country before ii reaches the nearest
station on the Central Siberian Rail.
way. After that the captive horses
will have 10 travel by rail nearly $500
miles TO reach Hamburg.
Several Of the captives have been
sold already, It is said, at about $500
a pair, a price that will buy pretty
good blooded horse OF almost the best
domestic stocE.-New York Sun.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-12-20

cool then Ha, ha. hi. hi"'
That's the way the acquaintance be-
gan. She asked j. X about him
the fast man" at the main office in
Pittsburg. and every time she got a
chance to sub" for the regular opera
tor j. X. would break i'm somehow and
tease her. But he showed flashes of
real kindness. too. His flashes Of hu-
NOR helped her TO improve as no
amount of fry business could. and
he coached her without even limiting
that he really wanted 20 help her.
One cool evening while she was sit
ting in the Office. the regular operator
now, a curly-headed oung fellow with
mischievous eyes came to the window.
Are you H. NJ" he asked smiling
frankly.
Yes, sir" she blushed, laying down
her sewing.
We'll, I'm James Kirk, j. X, from
Pittsburg," he said, laughing with
pleasure. May | come in!'
She unlatched the door Of her little
office and gave him such welcome as
a modest young woman may give to
the man who has been kind and re-
spectful to her. but whom she had till
then never seen.
That was the beginning Of the end.
He came often 10 Sussex after that,
md at Christmas time they were mar
ried and went back to Pittshurg to
live. 1t was agreed that she TOO.
might work in the same office with
hin for a year or SO. She was yet
0 beginner and the novelty Of the
fascinating business had not yet begun
to stale upon her. Then she liked 10
be near him. and-tLey needed the
money for the little home they hoped
soon to make for themselves. So for
six months they were very happy.
Always in the crowded, Gathering.
busy main office she could feast her
eyes on him. They came together and
went home together. and their work
aday honeymoon seemed like a long
holiday until the summer conventions
began Then Jim had TO go with a
squad OF operators to help out at Phil
adelphia. and Helen shed the first tears
of her married life.
one night during the very turmoi! Of
rushing press dispatches, political mes
sages and the hurly-burly OF a great
telegraph office little Mrs. KirS. tired.
sleepy and lonesome was sitting at her
Key pounding out long rigmarole
about rlanks and platforms and can
didates and caucuses. The air fairly
hummcd with the buzz Of a hundred
saunders. All her attention was cen
tired upon the business passing in at
her atttut ear and turning into good
copy at the ends OF her flying fingers.
SlGdenly out Of the bedlam Of sharp
noises she heard a volley OF sharp
clicks that sent the blood cold 10 her
heart.
KIRK dead" she heard that
much. sounding like q distant. steel
toned kuell. Her hands fell 20 her
sides she clinched her teeth and. with
out an effort TO listen. heard above tie
clicklty click Of the tumult the very
sounds that she should never have
heard
"F-e-l-l out t-h-i-r-d-st window
That was enough for the little Mrs
Kirk. Cold and unconscious she
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-12-20
MIsappiIed Words.

Extra" liz nm abused word. People
say extra good" or extra cheap" IN
order 10 intensity good" and "chcap."
But extra" has no such force. SO far
from iDtcnsifying a given condition. II
denies IL 10y indicating that the tsilng
so described lies outside the sphere or
quality named. Thus extra judicial
judicial, aB though judge had
drcdged his conscience In giving an
opinion, but outside Of judicial, and,
therefore. incapable OF being judged
nj all In the prescribed way
A gricylOus fault IL the use Of "ideD-
tity" In "A phrase like this: "Iic Is
identified with the anti.yaccination
movement" a man can only identify
himself with another man or set OF
men. He can Identify himself with the
opponents OF vaccination-aDd even
here the word carries shade Of mean.
ing of It's own, distinguishing TIE
phrase from such n one as "he joined
The opponents Of vaccination"
One should not speak Of high" OF
low" calibre; but. remembering the
meaning Of "cnlibre,' one should ap
ply TO II only such adJcctiycs as
great or small"
II IL wrong to speak Of "A "cODscnsus
of opinion" The word CONSENSUS" ~.
self means an agreement Of thought,
and should stand alone The Acad.
nInN
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-12-20
WISE WORDS.

\ common grief bridges all gulfs.
Talent achieves, but commerce sells
the product
Patience is a virtue only when it is
self-respecting.
Perseverance is a virtue, but per-
sistence is a vice.
Procrastination is to man what pre-.
cipitation is TO woman.
Never" is a short word 10 mean so
sad or so joyous thing.
Unlovely are mannerisms and beau
tiful are lovely manners.
Never borrow from friend what
you can buy from a stranger.
The love of money may cause evil,
but not haif so much as it's need.
Politics. like other insidious habits,
renders a man unfit for serious work.
\ much abused word is "unfortu-
nate" 1t often covers multitude of
deliberate iniquity.
Five years are five centuries when
they are registered upon the face OF
untoward circumstances.
Heredity has a deal to do with both
mind and body. but n naughty spirit
may always be toned down.
There are none so agreeable as those
who consider us quite right in our
deduction-unless they make a habit
OF il.
The lght-headed woman lives in n
gale of emotion and yet it is as far
from real feeling as thistles differ
from grapes.
Between deliberate rudeness and
mock politeness there is but a hairs
breadth Of Indifference, always in "a
vOr Of the rudcness.
Little men. like troubles, are not
as impressive as big ones. but they
can annoy far more successfully when
they get well started. - Philadelphia
Record
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-12-20
The Woman Patriot of the Queretsro.

4 statue has recently been erected
in the Plaza, Santa Domingo. in Mex
leo City. in honor of Donna Maria Jo-
sefa Ortiz de Dominique. who is
known as the woman patriot of the
Queretaro. The wife OF Don Miguel
Domingucz. the corrogidor. or chief
magistrate OF Queretaro; himself Il
patriot. she became one OF the leading
spirits N the meeting which the pa.
triots held. Hidalgo the leader looked
upon her rs one of his best allies. In
September. 1910 he announced his In.
tcntion of proclaiming Independence on
October |. hut before that day arrived
Captain Arius of the Kings Army,
who had pledged his support 10 HI
dalgo. turned states evidence and re.
yealed the plot. naming among The
conspirators Dominguez and his wife.
DomingucZ was warned I'm time, but
though secretly n patriot, he was also
chief magistrate and he felt himself
bound 10 proceed against the revolu'
tionistS Fearing. however. that his
wife would act raShly. he locked her
UP In room while lie went out TO
make arrests.
Fortunately Donna Maria had n
stanch friend in lCnacio Perez. warden
of the city prison, whose room was
Immediately below hers. and she had
arranged with him that If she ever
needed assistance she would tap three
times on the floor with her foot, She
gave the signal and Perez at once re.
spondcd. 1t is said that Donna Maria
gave her instructions 10 him through
the keyholc, and the ponderous lock
and key OF the palace door are shown
&c this day in the museum of Querc.
taro. she told him TO send a reliable
messenger TO san Miguel To warn the
rcvolutionists. but Perez. unwilling TO
trust any messenger, rode there him
self and went thence to Dolores, where
he found IIidalgo. Seeing that a crisis
had come the latter determined TO pro.
claim independence at once, and this
Is what he did. The day was sun.
day. and as the people were focknc
TO mass, Hidalgo called upon them TO
throw off the Spanish yoke. Thus be
gan the long fight for liberty. The
statue erected 90 Donna Maria viii
hereafter be one OF the interesting
sights OF MeXico.-Baltimor Amer
lean.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-12-20

As Herman Swisher. aged ten. was
playing with his sisters near Sherman
Penn, an eagle pOunced upon them,
throwing the girls TO the ground. The
bird fastened his claws in one OF the
arms and the face OF the younger
girl and attempted 10 carry her on.
Herman ran into the house. got q
carving knife and returning slashcd AZ
the eagles legs. nearly srvcring one
Of them. II released the girl and AT.
tackled the boy, badly laccrating him
and tearing his clothing nearly OF.
The screams Of the children attracted
the mother. who grabbed hatChet
and was braycly fighting the eagle
when Joe Belger. u neighbor, shot
the bird. which measured seven feet
from tip 10 tip Of wings.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-12-20
Crew Fights storm Tbirty-eight Hours

After lie and death fight against
snow. ice, wind and waves for oyei
thirty-eight hours the crew OF the big
stem collier John Rugee made the
harbOr AZ Charlotte, y. Y. each man
worn out from work and exposure.
For twenty-four hours the crew could
see the harbor lights faint rays
through the clouds Of snow and spray
but could not gain one foot toward
them.
The John Rucee. n screw propeller,
valued at $4,000. carrying "A crew of
thirty-eieht men, left Cape Vincent foI
Charlotte The gale soon struck her,
and steadily increased in fury, until
the ice and snow hung heavily on her
rigging. and the decks were washed
necessarily by the mountains of water
The engine rooms were flooded and
the fires were nc"rly put out but
by hard work on the part Of the crew
ai the pumps the vessel kept from
6lling until the storm had abatcd &c
such an extent rs to permit them 10
enter the harbor.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-12-20
Loud TeIrphones FOR ships.

one Of the most important instru
mcnts on modern vessels Is the so
called loud talking telephone Ex
Jerimcnts have recently been made
with II In the German navy. and have
proved 20 satisfactory that instru
mcnts are now being placed on most
Of the large seagolng ships The spe.
clal value Of this telephone lies I'm the
fact that captain standing on the
% iGge can easily hear any words that
may be- spoken 10 him from the inte
riOr Of the vessel, even though a ylo.
lent storm may be raging NJ the time,
and can In turn transmit. without
s'raining his voice his own orders 10
officers or men in any part Of the yes
sci
Bad accidents have occurred through
n Misunderstanding OF orders given at
n critical moment. due 20 the fact that
the words were not distinctly heard.
and II II only reasonable TO assume
that casualties OF this kind can be
avoided In the future through the use
Of this loud.talking telephone. - Elec-
tricity.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-12-20
CIosen,.s and Tbrift

Two prominent Wall street brokers
while at luncheon at the Hoffman
House INDUCED in series Of good
natured recriminatioHs about the ten.
denotes OF each 10 refrain from spend.
ing money. One said 90 the other:
Il don't blame you for being close.
II is in the family. Why, remember
your father when be ran a grocery
store. He was 50 close that II a fly
settled IN the sugar barrel he used TO
catch the fly, dust It's feet of with a
broom and let IL GO
So" said the other. You needn't
get chesty. Your farmer was a farmer.
! can remember when he raised bees.
He made those poor bees work hard
all day. and. not satisfied with that.
be crossed them with lightning bugs
and made them work nights
That's right" said the drst good
humoredly. The old man was n
thrifty chap. Why. | remember when
be crossed strawberry plants and milk
weed and got strawberries and cream -
New York Tribune.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-12-20

\ Darlington lady, upon engaging
new cook, was very careful to impress
upon her that no followers were nj
lowed at that establishment, and add
ed that the last cook had been dis
charged through breaking that rule.
Shortly afterward. suspecting that all
was not right In the culinary depart
ment. she paid surprise visit TO the
kitchen. and, upon making tour OF
inspection. was astounded to find n
fine specimen OF the genus Atkins
st ding bolt upright In n cupboard,
Bridget what II this man doing
hercV' she asked.
"Faix. maam. he must have been
left there by your last cook" said
Bridget. Answers.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-12-20

II London street names are not nj.
ways what they seem the names Of the
great parishes usually are. Take
Lambeth. for instance. That vast dis.
trict mas retained it's name practically
unaltcred since the days OF Edward the
COnfessor. who granted charter In
which il Us styled Lambcbith. Some
niitcratc scribe. who helped In the
making OF "Domesday' did. indeed.
make an effort 10 oDlitcr1tc It's real
name by calling II Lauchei, but his ef.
forts were. fortunately. in vain. VIII
lam Rufus. in another charter named
IL Lambeth. since when IL has kept IT.
title unsulliod. In the old days LaInbe-
hith from bithe. q haven was the
great river port whence agricultural
produce was fcrried across the Thames
to the more pOpulOus country OppO-
site There are still many "hlthes' left
". such az Queenhithe and Kotber-
ilthe. and. although their original func.
tons have gone. there still remains q
shadow 10 remind Us of their departed
glory London Chronicle.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-12-20
saved Ills Dog.

Some time ago there was a shipwreck
at ST. Margaret's Bay. England, and
the life line brought sailor after sailor
20 shore amid the cheers Of the res
cuers. At last only the captain re-
m9jned on board The line was ready.
the signal was given but the answer.
ing jerk dld not come. Again and
sgain. for a quarter OF an hour. the
question passed along the rope without
reply. At last. when hope was nearly
dead. the signal came. and the captain
was hauled dripping ashore. He
picked himself up. drew d small. wet.
qulvcrIng dog from his breast pocket
and set IL tenderly down. Then he
looked round and said IN simple apOl-
ogy. 4 couldn't find the little fellow
anywhoIa. Our Dumb Animals.