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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-07-30

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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-07-30

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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-07-30
CLOTHES ClEANiNG.
DENTISTS.

DANCING lessons. private or ii
classes daily. Prof. Wilson's Dan
cine school Ranke block
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-13
Gossip About Several Pones
ON the ToDdnp


On March Pope Leo XIII. who was
born in 1910, entered upon his ninety-sec-
ond year. OF all the bishops of Rome for
st. Peter and his immediate successors can
hardly be styled popes, he, in point of age.
Is far and away the first OF the 262 occu-
pants OF the chair OF St. Peter though
there are at least score of well-auth enti-
Gated octogenarians. ne Is the only nono-
genarian of that number. Though he has
It seems an imposs5ility that he should
break it in length of office for his immedi-
ate predecessor, Pho Mono, reigned for over
one and thirty years, ard the present none
has something like eight years before he
Will have been supreme pontin as long as
that. centenarian oCe would indeed he
a wonder of the world
The Thirteen Club might claim the nona
for one of themselves. When he was elect
ed men not so much past middle age now
can remember how some of the supersti-
tious faithful begged Of him not to be the
thirteenth Leo. During the last century
of the seven popes four were Plus by title
two Leo and one Gregory. and it was semi
officially announced that when Cardinal
Pecci was chosen pope In 1873 he was to
become Gregory XVII But his holiness
defied augury and styled himself Leo XIII
ihere has been no nonogenarian sovereign
for after all, the pcpe is a sovereign
within the recollection Of man: the nearest
approach was Kaiser Wilhelm l. the "old"
German emperor, who died on March g.
1888, just thirteen days before entering
upon his ninetieth year. The two European
rulers at present nearing the nineties are
the Grand Duke Of Luxembourg. who will
be eighty-four next birthday, and the King
of Denmark. eighty-two the sth of next
month
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-13
Where London Is Hauxhty,

From Frank Leslies Popular Monthly
The little mile-square city of London
holds itself aloof from and Independent of
the great metropolis of which it is the
heart. 1t is even inclined to think that the
king might properly be styled king of the
united kingdom Of Great Britain and Ire
land and the city of London" The king
is not allowed to enter this naughty little
city of London or his soldiers march in the
streets thereof without permission of the
lord mayor. So it has always seemed to
the lord mayor that when a new monarch
comes to the throne the city should have
an independent voice in the matter. That
was why the present lord mayor fingered
to receive the king In person after all the
other officials except the members Of the
privy council had withdrawn.
Exactly the same thing had happened
when Queen Victoria 'acceded," as the
official phrase has it. On that occasion the
lord president of the council caused the
lord mayor to be elected before the queen
entered the room. And now again this
precedent was strictly followed, for the
Duke of Devonshire observing that the
city's chief magistrate remained behind.
promptly stepped up to him and requested
him to retire. 1t was trying moment for
the right honorable the lord mayor, for If
he meekly went out the implication might
whether the city liked it or not and in any
event the dignity of the independent square
mile would receive a sad blow But the
Duke Of DevOnshire was firm and the lord
mayor was little uncertain, and so out
he went
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-13
A Great Siberian River.
From Harper's Weekly.

The Amour at Khabaroffsk. though we
were more than 800 miles from it's mouth
was fully mile and half wide and
flowed in strong, full current, which fact
we realized for many a day thereafter. as
we made our slow and toilsome way against
it. The Amour Is one of the few greatest
rivers of the world. In length it is euualed
by no river in Europe and surpassed only
by the Yang-tse-kiang and Yenisei in Asia.
by the Nile and Congo in Africa and by the
Amazon and Mackenzie in America though
II we reckon the Mississippi and Missouri
as one river, it is longer than any of them
except the Nile. It's water is somewhat
muddy at Fladivostok, but nothing like the
consistency Of the Mississippi at St. Louis
1t cannot be said to be both food and
drink As we ascend it's swift current it
constantly grows clearer, until a thousand
miles farther up. 1t is about the color of
white wine and is sweet and wholesome to
the taste.
Its shores are still in their virgin green
cry. For hundreds of miles at a time one
some such titled land lies back from the
river and out of sight. Great wood piles
for the use of the frequent river steamers
are the most common objects that show the
hand of man, but even these are often in
desperately lonely spots, so that one can
scarcely believe that they were ever visit ed
by human beings. And yet all this i'm
mense river basin of half a million square
miles is apparently fertile and habitabIe
and brilliant verdure. Surely the world Is
not yet Overpeopled while such a lordly do
main Is waiting for the plough and the
reaper.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-13
MilIiOnaires of the Past.

rom CEainberS journal.
Croesus was by no means the richest of
the ancients. despite his having had his
name adopted as the synonym for wealth.
The glory and grandeur of Sardanapalus
the magnificence of the Roman emperors
the dazzling splendors of the Pharaohs, of
Cleopatra, of Darius, of Alexander were
evidences of material resources far exceed
ing those of Croesus. Yet the actual be-
queathable wealth of even the Roman en-
perors. with all their power of absorption
by conquest, taxation. confiscaton, the ex-
action of tribute and what not did not
represent probably half as much positive
ownership as the wealth Of many a mil
llonalre OF today who possesses neither title
nor dignity beyond that which his self
made position cOnfers upon him. The EN-
peror Tiberius left at his death above f2S,-
100000 it is supposed but Ii Hung Chang
OF today is reported to be three or four
times as rich as the imperial Roman, while
Mr.. Belt could have bought him UP several
times over. Nor is it likely that the for
tunes of any of the living millonafres
named will vanish as the fortunes of the
ancients occasionally did. Tiberius' mill
ions were squandered in less than wear
by his diSsipated successor, Caligula which
IS not TO be wondered at when as much as
too.po was spent on single timer; but
1t was easy come, easy CO." with the
riches of the Roman rulers. Caesar was
not given to parsimony, yet even before he
attained supreme power he had feathered
MS nest to the tune of nearly $1,000 600,
and In his later years had all the affiuence
he could desire, but riches did not mean
stability even for Caesar Cleopatra. at
the height of her power, had command of
an enormous revenue, and was lavish in
her giving as in her spending. Did she not
on one memorable occasion make the IA
vored and infatuated Antony a present of a
diamond valued at $500 900?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-13
Canada's Tallest Man.
rom the Chicago Times Herald.


Edouard Beaupre, the young Canadian
giant, who is at present giving exhibitions
in Montreal. Is a most remarkable snec,-
men Of humanity. He is only kwenty wears
old. but already measures seveh feet eight
inches, weighs 3S7 pounds and wears No.
q boot This remarkable man was horn at
Willow Bunch, Assinnaboia, N, w. II. His
father. q farmer Of that district. was only
five feet eight inches In height, and his
mothers heightdwas five feet four inches
While there was1nothing remarkable about
the parents, Beaupre has a brother who
while only9;eight years of age, measures
already five feet, and 1t is believed ne will
In time exoeed his brothers height, bean
pre- since the agei of ten years has been EN-
ployed as q cowboy in the northwest and
western states. and is proficient in the use
of the lasso annJ'a splendid shot Medical
opinion that he will grow still taller. His
great height Is not at first very apparent.
as he Is Observation-Disclosures but when
he throws Ibis shoulders back and draws
himself up TO his full height his appearances
Is remarkable. 6When he arrived AT the
hotel in Montrehl it was impossible to And
a bed large enough to accommodate him
and two mattresses had to be placed end
to end for him to sleep on. He showed his
great strength Sbg having three men sit on
his left arm and then raising them To a
height Of seven feet and replacing them
on the ground. -Beaupre was injured in
ternally by being thrown from a horse In
Kentucky last summer, and is in Montreal
for medical treatment. He is giving exhi-
billions to defray his expenses
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-13
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counterfeiter. and the full penalty is al
most always imposed. The counterfeiter
of former days has found this out to- his
complete satisfaction, and the result Is
that his crimes take some other form. ASK
any business men, and they will all concur
in the statement that but little counterfeit
money ever reaches their eye. l put the
question to the managers of three of the
principal stores of the city few days ago.
and they told me that they rarely ever
saw a counterfeit note in a business way.
One of them, the manager of q big cloth
ing store, said he had not seen counter
felt note of any kind for seven years. Or
dinarily publications in regard to money
do not do any particular harm, even If
they do not do any good, but the moment
three or four publications are made in
close order about counterfeit money there
Is certain class of people who are
alarmed. Bankers find out this alarm
sooner than others, for we are the parties
who are consulted. It costs considerable
to get out a fairly we'll executed note, and
as soon as one does appear, which is very
rare in late wears. the newspapers publish
the fact. and that simply prevents 1t from
circulating to extent sufficient to pay
the expense ofeissuing it,
- 81 y X X
The United States Supreme Court holds
on to precedents and traditions of the
past with more tenacity than any other
body in the country. This fact is shown
in little as well as in great things. The
court Kept up the practice of filling its
official snuff box longer than did the
United States Senate. and the Senate held
on to the once-popular drug long after 1t
had ceased to be used. The love of the
old way is shown in the Supreme Court
every time that august body meets by the
array of quill pens distributed over the
desks. When the quill was the only pen
instructions were given to have a certain
them or
members of the court. Very few people
now use the quill, and those who do would
get along very well with a steel pen. But
no one has ever dared to interfere with a
custom once established, and the quill pen
doubtless still has long life in the court.
The Supreme Court holds cigarettes as an
abomfnation, though 1t gives respectful
place to the custom of smoking tobacco.
In the clerks room there is displayed a
large acknowledgements smoking prohibit
ed'-but cigars may be freely used.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-13
Queen VictOria's RinRs.

From the London Chronicle.
The wedding ring OF Queen Victoria was
by her own wish. buried with her As a.
matter of fact, it had been her inseparable
wear for more than sixty years The
rule of her married life had been never to
remove it; and. once. when a cast of her
hand was taken, her great alarm was that
the ring might be displaced with the plas-
ter With the single exception OF its en-
forced removal. in later year. for a few
hours. to be enlarged. so as to accommo-
date 1t to the increased girth OF the finger,
the ring was worn necessarily for over
sixty years. -r--e
Of all her fnnumerable rings next to her
wedding ring. Queen Victoria most valued
very simple one indeed. 1t was made of
gold and enamel, and had a very small Ola
mond as Its central ornament. It's market
value was slight enough. as well might he
Ior 1t was bought by boys pocket money
II was, In fact, the first present made by
Prince Albert to the Princess Victoria
when, at the age Of sixteen he visited the
future country of his adoption. The actual
emerald serpent ring which he gave her
afterward as the formal engagement ring
was never quite so precious to her majesty
as this humble predecessor which stood as
the flrst token Of this memorable affair of
the heart.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-13


On one Of the islands in Lake Maelar,
called Adelso, there is a tree which enjoys
a curious reputation. 1t Is an aged fir
stump, standing quite alone on high ground,
far from any dwelling, and is an object of
superstitious reverence to peasants and
woodcutters. There are three holes in the
stump near the ground, and in one Of these
holes treasure of some kind is constantly
to be found. Sometimes 1t is a few copper
coins. sometimes a piece of jewelry-noth-
ing perhaps Of any great value; but If you
put your hand into the sawdust and rake
about you are certain to find something
The person who sends me this information
went in October, 1900, with the owner of
the property, to look at the tree, and found
four pieces of money in the hole 1t is well
known to the peasants that IL money or
jewelry is taken away there is certain to be
more a few days after. How do these
things get into the hole? According to the
peasants, the thing Is very simple; they are
put there by spirits. The island and those
adjacent to 1t are covered with old grave
mounds, sepulchers Of forgotten chiefs. and
ancient valuabies are often discovered
Quite recently q woodcutter was telling
tree. which fell over on one side with half
its roots sticking out of the ground. On
one OF them glittefed q gold snake arm
band. The man received a large sum for 1t
from the National Museum OF Stockholm.
where the jewel may now be seen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-13

pets and fittings would be a credit to a
mansiaH. The ship IL equipped with refrig-
Grating apparatus ana has also a plant for
distiiling water so q at an ample supply OF
ice can be mainta ned in the summer
months well as au abundance of pure
water.
To Keep Her in Place.
To hold the lghtship on her station,
powerful apparatus was provided. She has
what is known as harbor anchor weigh
ing 1900 pounds large enough for an or
binary liner This is connected by a chain
whose links are l is inches thick, calcu-
lated to stand strain OF Ta.0oo pounds
Besides the harbor anchor there is what is
known as a kedge anchor, weighing $50
pounds. which works as sort of steering
gear to keep the vessel head on to the
waves In a heavy storm. In order to give
her plenty of room to ride the waves, 720
feet OF anchor chain Is provided. The
anchors are raised and lowered entirely by
steam, the ship being equipped with special
engines. Electricity furnishes the illumi-
nation for the lanterns which are arranged
upon two steel masts at a height of fifty
feet above water line. Each mast contains
cluster of six arc lamps each OF 100 volts
On clear night their rays can be seen
a distance of twenty miles, while in stormy
weather IL is calculated that the captain
of ship ten miles distant can see them
through his field glasses. as they have an
attachment which produces a vivid flash
every half minute. The electric current is
generated by a set OF powerful dynamos
operated by steam engines.
Number ~ is provided with steam as a
motive power. In case she should break
loose from her moorings. Her engines are
as large as those in an ocean tug of the
first class and, II is believed. will enable her
to battle successfully with the average
northeastern. She is also equipped with
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-13
TO WARM MARINERS
A New Lightship Put in Place Off
Cape Hatteras.
BUILT TO WITHSTAND ANY STORM
Mighty Task to Guard the Grave
yard of the Deep,
H OW SHE is EQUIPPED
Written for The Evening Star.

Written for The Evening Star.
Sailors say that there are two graveyards
IN the Atlantic, one Off Sable Island and
the other at Cape Hatteras. The wrecks
that strew the sea bottom around the lit
tie piece of land between the Grand Banks
and the mainland are mostly caused by the
dense fogs that prevail most of the year.
misleading shippers westward and east
ward bound, until too late they find them
selves upon the rocks Fog is only a lesser
peril of the Hatteras weather. The cape
Is known the seven seas over as the worst
OF storm centers. The fury of its winds
the sweep Of it's terrible cross-seas and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-13
A Horned Tortoise,
From the London Chronicle.

From the London Chronicle.
Horns crop up most Unexpectedly and
apparently in the most inappropriate
beasts at times One is prepared to find
anything that has got hoofs duly pro-
vided with horns to supplement them. But
tortoise with horns / sclearly an oddity.
A fine specimen Of an extinct kind of tor
toise. with skull as massive as that Of
an OK. and with a pair Of curved bony
prominences set up at right angles to the
skull just as are those Of many bulls, was
exhibited to the Fellows Of the Geological
Society at their house in Hanover square
last Tuesday. The horn cores in all prob
ability We're covered with genuine horns
but one can hardly picture the tortoise
rushing like bull at a gate. The beast
must have rivaled In size that mythical
tortoise of the Hindu emblem which sup
ported the elephant that supported the
terrestrial globe
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-13
Hopeful.
From the Philadelphia Press.

From the Philadelphia Press.
"Hooray!p exclaimed the optimistic horse
THE automobile won't be able to take our
places altogether"
What have you heard?'' inquired the
other. - -
why, 1t says In this paper that the auto
manufacturers will still have to use horse
hide for the leather finishings."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-13

mainsail, foresail and jib. principally 10
steady her In a gale Of wind There is no
danger of her being mistaken for any
other craft The letters on her side are
ABOUT ten feet in height and on a clear day
can be seen at distance OF several miles
in themselves
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-13

Jerseyman-"M county has sew
eral voters over hundred years old. ="
crossings at grade there. presums."-New
York Weekly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-13
what He Had Heard.

What He Had Heard.
From Leslie's Weekly.
Bobbie-''Pop. are we among the best
people?'
Papa-"We are, Bobbie."
Robbie latter thoughtful siience)-"Pop,
Is the best always the cheapest?'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-13
A Queer Discovery.
From the London Post.

When the library Of the learned John Sell
oen-who was known as ''the incompara-
Die long before Cinquevalli balanced bath
tubs on billiard cues-was handed over. I'm
accordance with his will. to his old uniyer-
sity, the strange discovery was made that
hehad used pairs Of spectacles as bookmark-
ers and forgotten all about 1t 80 often that
several score Of these aids to eyesight were
found within the pages OF as many VOL
umes. A number OF more valuable markers
were left In the books of an elderly lady
VINO died interstate the other day in Paris
her unpretentious goods and chattels we're
to be sold by auction. and the commits
sionaire employed to convey them to the
sale rooms. being OF a literary turn OF
mind, perhaps. discovered that nearly every
volume contained a share certificate or Sc
curity OF some kind or other He did NOT
actually regard these documents as treasure
troye. but he concealed his knowledge Of
their existence. and purchased the books
containing them at the sale. At the last
hearing he was engaged In Conversation
with JUICE Construction. How far the
code Will cover such a use OF special in
formation" remains to be seen, unless in
deed, the case has already been decided.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-13
Poverty of the English Language.

From the London Chronicle.
England has not been very successful Of
late with the coinage of words. which
forms the fascinating subject of one Of
this months magazine articles. Bicycle"
is hybrid which use has made tolerable:
automobile" still causes q shudder. But
there is a gap which Is even more curious
than the mistakes. 1t IL not unusual in
England for a young man to be engaged to
a young woman. or even q middle-aged wo
man. But the English language has NOT
succeeded In producing q word to express
the relation OF the man to the wo-
man. You cannot call him her young
man." nor her intended" That would set
the teeth on edge. Mash is an exploded
vulgarfsm, and ''bloke" expresses nothing
but masculine humanity. and that badly
We must fall back on the French Nance"
Yet one would expect to find an Enxiiss
name Tor the thousands OF English lover.
Lover is unfortunately q hbei on the in
diyidusl ="
Daily camera., 1901-04-15
IT Is A PARASITE.

That Causes Itchinx Scalp, DandruT and
Finally. Failing Hair.
The itching scalp. the falling hair and
the dandrua that annoys are the work of
a parasite hidden in the scalp. That
parasite must be killed to cure dandruff
and the only preparation that will do that
is Newbro's Herpcide. "Des,roy the
cause, you remove the effect"
c. H. Reed Of Victor. Idaho. says:
Myself and wife had dandruff and fall
ing hair several years. Two bottles Of
Newbro's Herpicide completely cured
US, after several other hair preparations
had failed to do good" Makes hai'
grow glossy and soft as silk. Hundreds
Of other testimonials just as strong.
Daily camera., 1901-04-15

= An important meeting of the old cem
pany was held in front Of Streamer's
drug store yesterday morning. although
it was Sunday. Bond. Williams and
Dodge constituted the meeting and they
certainly are quorum. Benny wa' the
spokesman and # be hit the telephone
pole In front of the store once. he hit it
hfty times in III. vehemence of his ex
postulations. Is it possible that some
one had refused 10 sign up proxy?
Daily camera., 1901-04-15
factory.

Some one writes to the Camera saying
that DR.. Dodge is indispensable as a
school director. The party may or may
not have written in a satirical vein. He
did not sign his name and so his contri
button to the school literature Of the day
does not appear. There are several
thousand citizens of Boulder who do not
regard any man as indispensable and
who are quite willing to dispense with
Gar Dodge's services.
Daily camera., 1901-04-15

The Prep girls basket ball team enter
tanned their gentlemen friends Saturday
evening at the home. Of Miss Mable
Pughe, in most delightful manner. The
principal feature Of the evening was 4
spread elegantly prepared by the young
ladies of the team. Those present we're
Professor Patton and wife. and the
Misses Martin, Paddock, Pughe. Wells,
Conway and Cowie and Messrs Pughe,
Allen, Davis. Coulehan, E Pate and A.
Pate.