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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-02-28
HHL WRECK


KNOXVILLE Ten. Feb. zss--
Aeas~r reports are ia from wreck
Of q passenger train On the Southern
railway IN q csft east % Ieneif City.
this morning 4 section foreman.
v no brought the uaws. sas three
dead ana many tntursi. Anothef r..
port ssrH that the engineer, fireman.
basxazenan astd several passengers
wsfs killed. The train was dsfaiistf
By waskoat and the wreck Was
followed BY fire. fsoefofs have been
seat on = special 70 tbs srene.
A later report from the scene Of the
wreck says that ssx persons. isriud-
Ing five train men. were killed. The
disaster wee caused b. landslide
from thu top Of q st<~r emhenk-
nasnt. down which the train plunged
v hsis running At fail spses The
locomotive went on tts back In the
Twanesaee river and four cneeAes
piled on top If II. Three NeFs burned
81 fire which started from the en-
CINE furnace.
LATER - The relief train has
reached here from the wreck bearing
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s8shed the others. BOT with the In :
teHtion OF deffaadine anybody. but
D. the Desperate tes8fe to save any
iisNFaee 80 the name Of Helnioh.
u have aus the courage 10 write
20 angel mother or 10 loving father
or Sister, ssud fofatxe me
Tbs safuen which ths unfortunate
teuns man played srs In reeHi
useF the Seattle bar. The trupflefoe
naturally eoes net know ths suicide
ana has net heard Of htsn. The poker
EaulHH that we're tho ruin OF Iisls
nuieh we're supposed to hASFe been
closed several weeks ago by order 81
Chief 81 roilee Sullivan. acting aus
der instructions frnfn the grand jury
Last uishi. however. there uefe
ssfnes running tn the place, but 10
sneney was tn aisht.
Al the offices II Preston, Carr &
Gilman tbs stetefasnt ~ fiefniirh IN
his isttaf regarding the checks that
he eashsd 10 = mystery. The affof
nets DO ne1 know 81 snf checks
slth which he was fntfissted nna 90
sasss kfanN ~ any ln which he eouls
set the firms cheeks. The only
theory left Il that they Nene forged.
sitsuush there 10 no proof " this
yet
Helnalrh entered the employ az
Preston, Cart q Gilman nearly sis
fsenfhs sTos Ills work began 10 grow
eaFetsNs AHd he appeared nerve nus af
siuteN The fact that he was gam
bling ieaked eut and . few DAYS sko
be FuddeniY disappeared. Until HE
Death yesterday neither his family
nvf mis- eznpsesef~ knew OF his
where's bouts
His parents. Mr. ard Mrs Hef.
tuteh. are Old and respected residents
% Seattle. Two Efo~n sisters also
suryiss hirn.
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II Chief Of Police Sullivan were
honest In HIS efforts 10 make seattle
a moral town. rs could make ten
strike BY cleaning oat the low sn-
lodhs n the nelahborhoo1 OF First
nrens and PIKE street. There are
Inumber ~ dives In that ueifhb9fhoed
thar are far lower IN the moral scale
than very many % those in the re-
f.fdsf among this class Of saloons
ara rssortn IL the blue Light on
rIrst avenue near the corner Of PIKE
street There ARE q large number
ar the resorts In the neiEhbornpoa'
hut the "Biue Light leads the iias
Ia point ~ iewdnesa and law efeah-
ing qualities. a.,
Nearly all Of the saloons In the die
|trict are operating IN direct vi9iauep
to the city ordinance, duotea " 'iir
ntar Yesterday. CONCERNING satos :.
booths. boxes and side entrances. 1t
tie attention II paid 70 this p. .,
auaa on Pike street o. upper -
s...n,e In The snidou Keepers OF the
e,,,st ~ police. In fact since chlet
a,sfiivau has been in office he heA
a,,re uaihlna 10 enforce the efain-
+ zee III any part 81 the city.
c.,,etal times the city council mss
f.t.en the fnutter IN hand ana ~ .ae
time moi long 50 IeNaHed tne .,i1
~ t..ssse ssfaasafS. Ytfn had o saloon
X, Tetrft avenue near PHO street
/ tssl.@.san there were pofrH II we
sa.tr ~ hie SALOON Tine tisht Ntaiilst
! I.foaHiira IL sald - have hssu . ', -
s..raf afts however. There ~
/ s',teona within few hundred tttt
~ i,ie risce q here the law ia given
- r,.if,4ct than g wHH ~ Ms
Icon but whore pfupfletafa are u9'
faaieefed. .....
/ as....sfa - fhe Pike street ditifie
have h6ca pfae.3snllf ltts 49,. - -
I enforcement pn the part OF ti'e eut''
Of police. at. 4,s,
ans boys fully 90 NSiHsh N,.se
anipe Iirht aeiqun on tA
/ ennd near Pike street laFt nv ~. ~.
[ sams 81 the women we're Oh ~
gray headed Others we're Hl'ts ~ = -. =.
/ All. however. were more o. 49,. ~
daF me influence - liqupf. ~
1 sort il conducted On the urn. i'i =
"a fandrfiaif concert hail win 4.
ssaefsflon that the Wauian ~ ~
mace do not perform aa ~.
- they do fsbflaR The llHfsl
are ii the Haipun boxes heN f3t -
aiilHH men 70 hiF them arm
List HiFht eFefs hos ~ llis
/ ailauf y fissen ~ all vas ~
~ either . crowd Of men ana
a. b. = solitary WHinHHt -
and fuifufas like WaitlH ffs =
oua' 20 apHla alptg ana eff"'
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money IN N. pl.e. win her ssslns

money IN the place with her husin'
Ths entrance generally uasd by
women TO gain admittance 10 the
eulus Light" IL at the front Of The
saloon. just at the side Of the main
entrahct. but partisioned OF BY low
wall. This highways leads baek
Through the main part Of the saloon
10 the boxes. which Are situated on
either eide OF a partition at the back
Of the barreoni. Some OF the boxes
are fitted up with doors. but all wers
Open last night In the main bar
room there Is an orchestrion that
makes as much noise an brass band
Walters are kept running 10 and
from the boxes serving drinks and
In almost every respect the place
appears exactly like tenderioin con-
cert hail before the order that swept
away all but the soft drinks.
Juat across the street from the
entrance 10 the "niue Light den II
the entrance to the Young Mems
Christian association building. Al
most nightly the strains Of the HHcred
chapel meets the notes n drunk
ards song coming from the "Biue
Light
The saloon has been conaueied
= ith CHIEF suiiivan'H permission. and
With hts full knowledge af the ehar.
actor 81 the riaee However the
Frapd Jury hiss not made an ineeHz
fiEaiion Of titsHe uiHeeH. nHd tom
rauusniiy hes not ordered him 10
take auy action
Alane Pike street there are atfea
eaieanH ttaf have baxea and hsbihs
the name rs we're faHmotly lu tho
"tenafeas.n
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VICE STILL
FLOURLSHES,
Side Entrance Saloons in Up Town Districts Filled
With Women and Girls Under the Eyes
of the Chief of Police

Quoted;
IN Justice to myself, my family
and my friends ] think the public
ehauid know the fun facts Of this
case l have lived here and been In
business here for a good many years
and / will venture the assertion that
there H. not a person, man, woman
Of child who VIII say that have
ever cheated a man Qut Of . dollar,
conducted "A disorderiy house o. con-
trihufed ia any way 10 the mistof-
tunea Of any person. man or woman
'sWnen l rcfitted my saloon some
time ago heaitatsd about putting IN
the boxes In the rear. because l do
not care for that kind Of trade, J
said at the time that II there was
eYtr any public talk about saloon
boxes I would tear mine out,
When l read IN the paper some
time ago that thia Miss Tharp had
testified Ia court that she and her
companion had been served with Il
drink In nay place, ! said to my bar
tender, THAT Hettlea Il. III have
those boxes out for once and sli.
Mind you, this was before there was
any Of this talk about The liquor be-
tne drugged.
- immediately jumped On a car
sud went down town aud sent two
carpenters ~ 70 teaf eut the boxes.
"MF har4antrrz and the cniarrd
walter have aiNays had the most
strict Instructions from me not to
serve women 81 a had the arpeHr+
Hfise # heine under age and also not
10 asrkt any women who bore the
i inheritance ~ being Immoral or who
4ff t0iHtsfHHF. So wei 10 this
tHnsa 10 be tfue that uHHs faH4
al flielf WiveF aeitte there Nhfa
4
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-02-28
ROBER rs IS
ARRESTED

spieesai Policeman Owen Roberts
ws. arrested this afternoon ss Dep
ssy Sheriff Bowers on a grand jury
warrant charging him with solici,Inx
= hribe. He was released on siooe
bonds
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-02-28
SUED FOR
ISLANDER
nGneNGR c. w. aovsTon SAID
70 NAVE MslfcNED a
soe2>ook or HEALING

~ fsnnkxl Eaaitarlarn ana
@@1t 4 usnting Of thm city
-1u1H ~ = the superior cuurt
- nlz1azt 41Ninst G. W. Hpxnfns,
fv<pxw &f11 for sfiexelf Islander
> aAzp<4 " the complaint that
Nlntea E1ll~ eunaaetlnx = meeting
- NJ Carmel Mission, recently
17<4 b the school Of healine az
s1exhAHHmems that wAs doing
- 9x<if4 own work. amt whlrr
e9<<ff us respectable person
M1el4 t4trenlse
Ai1x ~ irstrodaetion II h fur
y 0Af<f that novntun denounced
M11faFturn In the strongest lar.
xetrn could b. used ~ith i'm
nozn the pulpit and eioHess
e4d<tsx ~ stating that every
HA<n Into the establishment
f1ofd money
~ Plaintiff alleges that since
n<enb f<uunsizsi1n the csffers
establishment haee not he4gi
t. - - yefr and that fts nat.
= xrs1uafiy decreasing. At
- sires " fsahAH and Waiter
Nftnr are rezFsssnslng the ptait-
e n aexlpn. John y Tf~re has
s3t4sn<e ny the defendant.
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SONTHS RECORD
or BRIGHT DAYS

I|L
4, ~ s,.. month that eiosss to-day wiil
esesf'..n u ihf anHaia 1T fhe iocsi
n So - p'ifsau a. record .z,faa HssF
u eis.ssAl days. There have been
W. ~ aafs. 3 days wtan the alsy
fjo,f.sf pafsiy overcast. and bit
MAJ .H iie uioHfh but f4s inches
tl y ~. - fofabasnd 4ifh r. rain.
~ ~ ipffea for February
~ The reeafda show. haw-
~ a. the aferare fanBsfafafe
ks.gi9,.s nightly iieiaW normal shuH
81 X ~ The safety ~ the fruit efan
.ssf ~ DANGER u too eafis building.
ii. zs'ef JtaefFer aaii4bufV Ufa-
n eeutiHtanee II tha ursfauf
e1f stisef for serefai 5.aVa 81 fa.Islf
thtfs' - iaaaaH Hafeif wilt
Htke come in Ike lamb ana.
hts ssfinE be true. aal 70 sut
tsIos .su ..l faiafaii % iais h not
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-02-28
MANY BIDS FOR
CITY CONTRACTS

A large number Of contractors wlsa
has submitted bids for street irss
rfosefnentH we're before the board
% public works AZ IT'S regular meet
Nx today There wete six improve
itent contracts 10 br trf. ana fur
each Improvement there was an ua.
usual number a bids The tmero4e-
nfetts on v hith bids we're opened are
the First aR4gue water main.
Twenty ninth AxHnue aaath sewsr
system. Valley strwet sever system.
Seventeenth avenue raarsh sewer sye-
TEN. First avenue wsst. grading. and
East Hsrubficaa street. grading
An unusual amount II routine
business was transacted BY the
beard. The Seattle Electric Company
a1one secured psrtnits for fhe IN
ssaiiatten Of 80 poles. the most %
whlch afe 10 b. erected in Fremont
and at Green Lake.
Contracts for street improvements
acre awarded - feiEa~z Pavement
es the alley In block n. A. A. Dem
nxss aasi1hsffs. 10 ueaFsT Bremen. for
ISIS So. Waterman on Siuef~eslth Az.
snsae fFnsn East jefferson 10 Eaef
Madison street. "a y Ncfsatiana a
Co for E.sts grading East Maffou
street frstn broadway 60 the WatsA
WsIia addition 70 =. Nsrmlle. for
t1sllk5e
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lEA77LE ELECTRIC
EMPLOYEES STRIKE
esoAnIxAriok AND GRANGE ~ WAGES OF CREWS AT
fhsEr BARN Is ussArisf AcToRy TO THE

ne result of a Reorganization o.
sf<-s ehaplsy-d By the seattle
'f'< Company si the Pine street
= III night crew has decided 70
lsa1xAt.
4e3e< the new erdsr wages viii be
- m month Instead OF By the
&c The men = ho are dfssaf Is
xf she new arrangement state
tnN means q reduction Of
They are also Dissatisfied
n new manner Of appertsop-
- Nafk and with the diheharge
22f hail the force. Claiming that
4. - rt441H The men retained wilt
sssficsrnt 10 do the work.
- asY force IS also expected 10
- sszinst the new order u
PIT they had taken no &C.
- matter W to noon today
~ rlefpfs the men have hean
s22xst ~ the rate ~ from O. to
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u4nfIA feh A-esov. Me-
- nau has a chance TO aIg41
7uvszkt bssl providing for the eFvs
- Il 1 sfAfs beard af arhstrAsors
: wzssx AhaF stfikeA and 1tffse al
~ I'm nseas1re uaesed tks house
~ 01fHtnx and viii 10 "a the gov
- m week
Il 49, = beard 81 commission
- 4 1As<h the state Labor eefn-
nlanlf i chairman. which can
nnr1me j. lsbee troubles and fs&ss
i 4nreGssn< between employers And
G1ql1pw when Submitted to them.
~ hoe<< deferred aeaEan an the
m1ulekF eAaass until Tuesday
tviuskier Sill Goes Through
: ~ Fi4insin irrigation pfopo3l.
- q yskf1na eosanss eat Ihrssuais
= l6zetiax are % opponfsion thsn
ul144 xh<n the house aFderasl 4
1l1<<t< bal pftnted over the pro.
- < Speaker Hare ena ether op-
~ y ~ Measure. The btu pre-
- 81 the creating ef storage res
G1u1Fx h Yakima and kittltAs esafs :
= ~ Blaine has - big irrixa.
- esA<fn- under gaat which viii -
- t4sethis BY the btu.
e4sE< ear Ia aisc as@ian that
1M<n Damn Of the COMMITTEES in
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81 per day with time and half for
0Ver-tlIne. The new wage schedule
will range from So to ls1 per lls6fith.
Howard u. Grant. general mans
axeF for the company. stated this
morning that Il wea true thai a gem
erat reorganization o. the Earn
forces viii take place bseiniuns to-
morrow, but he denied that there
would be any reduction In the
wages, except that the 0ver-ttsne
would be cut off He stated that the
Arrangement was such that they
would not be forced to work the men
over time.
N fkssfd to the cutting down Of
the force. he stated that az a result
Of the completion Of a large amount
o. work IN fitting up cars u men
would be let out.
The new order will 60 into effect
tonight and the night crew h ex.
peetsd 20 GO TO work. =
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-02-28
~-~=1-<-1Hsa-~===aa==s--
WOULD SELL
BONDS HERE

The advisory board 81 the mayor L.
In session this eftssuoun considering
tbs municipal lighting plant 1T the
head~sseFs Of Cedar river.
There are a uumtlef % matters 81
Vital Importance which will probably
be deesded thfs afternoon. rrtn%
ctfaf among these Ia the sale o. the
lighting plant beads. Cfff Comp
trciEsr Klpilnsef IL expected 10 pro-
pose a rfan by which al or a part u
the bonds VII be noated at harae. a
majority Of this board have express
81 themselves - being favorable 10
the plan end have expressed Tn. be-
lief that Il Ia feaslisla
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Will ENGAGE m
AASKA TRADE

T. n. Gray Of the /. u. Gray
Steamship d aency. left for san frau-
cisco toiay, t. affarga fuf the char :
ter Of fNo sailing feasein 20 enEHEa
during the coming HaaHan IN the
tfade BETS een Semitic and NOME
Tine aahosuef fflila for which he In
agent r. T. he chartered for a trip
% Cook inlet She IN uow beiiia
opnrha sled IN the UuNHHiab river.
'fhe brig TANNER 81 which NeAfhall
A 20. ~ tits cifs are owners ia out
for = charter and r. expefted to sail
10 Nniaoa about Aaech 10 n the
meantime she win be ovefhauied AZ
MaIHns.
sehe steamer fsainief sailed e. san
Ffnnciaeo fast nlrHt with 20 pHHs
nenssfs. SIS. 600 feet If lumber sud
100 tonn % meft baudise.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-02-28

fftnity parish has Instituted n
suit In the superior court against ~.
W. beers, the contractor employed to
rebuild Trinity church. The COM
piaint states that the defendant has
contracted n bill Of a7f0 for ma
iefiai which has not been paid The
plaintiff asks that the contractor he
made to PAY the liens.
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KNAPP rs STILL
CHEERFUL

HAMILTON. uhiss Feb fs.--Mur~
isrer KNAPP eth maintains cheer
fni stensaHeF. The dragging ptr@
ties stili fall 20 find the tessy Of htH
wifs HannAh Goddard. II her body
h net kuttd Knapp will probably be
tried m Cincinnati for the murder %
Mary Eckaff
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~ bsdlss Of the eugfne<f. 3 postal
c9exk essd unr other dead Twenty
tour Passengers Nsrs seriously and
tvs fatally tntafe3. Ths baggage
And express earN With mast Of the
mat car we're burned
The Ncsns OF the wreck Was most
sIesehinx Scores Of people wsfe
ptnurs down BY the debfis Of the
krsasn eyre. enf several wers burned
before they could be rescued ffpfn
the flames Thess who were unhurt
worked desperately 90 save tha~e
who we're heitssss either from In
furse~ or through being held fast By
broken thinkers whieh thsr oouid not
move unsidsd. Esesral persons had
narrow escapes ffnm the fire and
were barely released IN tina.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-02-28
ARBITRATION
BILL PASSED
Measure Creating State Board Passes House To.
day. Following Action of Senafe--NOw Goes to
the Governor

charge Of the measure had left town
carrying favorable report and the
original bill with him lie MAS Ia
the minority ON the COMMITTEES v htch
had alsnsd a favorable report Tho
charge was made ~ inHinuation that
the opponents Of the measure sought
e defeat u by undeFhnnd methods.
Thn tili Was dug IN. ersseted priatnd
and placed on the calendar after =
pretty NktfmfNh-
A memorial askinx congress to
drsdke the baw amlwh river 80 a. 20
relieve the fioesis In White river
PASSED the heus3 and VIII Be sent 70
exsnkFess at once.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-02-28
JNpAHgaE FINED

Tha Japnerec. ) iinHhtmato, who
ssaa arrested Sew dags nsu for tio-
|Iallaa fha cubic mir ordinance, WIS
vr1fsrIaa HHaf 500 ~ talies 1udae
fsa#faa. The Ono WIS fgsnsu1ed. on
t.s.t4aifiaa that ihe man rniafEe fhd
fsIltflauRh tie fHnfHH - hiH ifnflHH
Ffaa ~ ffFf iHa4teEn aseniie ne
b. Fft ai iaHaaaue Or tHe
1ily asaIHaHkh
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-02-28
SUES THE CRY

Ruth King. ig~yeaf -old girl, BY
her guardian May klng. has flled o
suit n the superior court for $4,000
damages against the city The plain
tin claims that while crossing Sec :
ond avenae. Lass August. she was
thrown under a circus wagon and
her foot badly crushed.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-02-28
CLEARHNGS
FORMONTH

] An index OF the Increase In
business in Seattle during the
] past searn IL found In a rnni-
pAftsoH Of tire bank elsAFIuEs
The elseFiaeu during the meath
just rio~sa Show IN Increase Of
] t3Fszssa oeeF those uf fsehfu4
] AIRY 1909. The cfeAfinka during
] the i've banking days ~ the
] Fast week wsFe tatstf7B. Fur
the corresponding week a year
aeo they were tSxsgfkt. rot
outstanding the fact that la
the lest week Of February a
year ago there weFc STA bank
Ing DAYS. the eieaFinem during
the week Just Passed shoN an
increase Of tIsf.szt over those
o. The sanfc weak year aku.
The dsf'a eteafinxH wefs fsgs,@
stt. an Increase Of tfav. sfs ever
tire eisATsusn Of the same dwyH a
war axo.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-02-28
LOGGER is
KILLED
~. MILLETTE MEETS vio-
DEATH IN VICINITY
KAhAsKET


r.,s.s Millette, q logger. was in
49, kl'isd BY q falling tree near
- 10 this county. this morn
-, na'isfworsh & sons ana Cor
4saft he9e we're notified Of the
kf'efnoon.
~ ~ fnssser details Of the accident
~ re city this morning. Mil
49,, - uten working AZ the Miller
s~t Aanp AZ a woadrnaan. soon
lstt The camp this morning
Il. 49, q . high tree fell. striking
y. sa4tslf On the head. Death
i1stanfaneoua
4 100 pf the Inen working with
/ ,ssflFa tht body 10 the camp,
49, ~. sses n six tniirs
~ Mas single fnan and
s.s,aset 5tlA1ffss IN tnlz pHff q the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-02-28

VERDICT FOR 500
In the suit Of A. n Acdrsw seaaass
Carrie PHILIPPE for fsene for false linz
rsfisenfusut. superior court jury
shis morning return . verdict OF tfeu
fer the pielutiH.
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lst at least seem to serve some pur-

must at least seem to serve some pur-
pose.
Not 80 the pastille. 1t may be placed
anywhere, or everywhere, in groups or
singly.
Last season these pastilles of cloth
or OF velvet were, as a rule, plain. Next
season will see elaboration.
The pastille will be braided, en-
broidered or simply crossed with rows
Of ribbon or braid or cord. Or small
er pastille of another material viii be
mounted upon 1t.
French knots in profusion will also
adorn either the whole or a part Of
the pastille. AS for lace applique. its
usefulness in this or any other capaci-
ty goes without saying in this way of
adorning q dress of the ornate sort.
The pastille. however, is a democratic
bit OF trimming. A cloth one is Just
as content on a walking suit as is q
coquettish little velvet one on an even
ing dress. In big, ornate sorts it will
be in evidence on handsome street cos
tumes.-Philadelphia Record.
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For the Scrap Book.

Fish, when fresh, will have firm
flesh, a good odor and glittering, fine.
clear skin. In smaller fish the eyes
will be clear, the gills red and the
scales bright and shiny.
When arranging flowers try putting
the foliage of carrot with sweet peas
or verbenas. The effect is very salts
flying to ones love of the artistic.
Meat can be protected from flies
by smearing with pepper or vinegar,
which can be washed OFF before using
The vinegar, by the way, will help to
make tough meat tender.
II very new potatoes are put into a
pan of cold water and stirred brislxly
with stick or paddle very little skin
will remain on them. This may be
rubbed off with the fingers. A piece OF
lemon rubbed over the fingers will re-
move all stain.
Javelle water Is homemade cleans
er that is worth keeping on hand. 1t
will remove stains made by grass, tea,
coffee and fruit. The following recipe
will provide enough to last an ordinary
household for year. Mix In an earth
ern jar or large bottle one pound OF
salsoda, five cents worth of chloride
Of lime and two quarts OF soft water.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-09-30
The Lilac.

In The Delineator N. Hudson Moore
writes charmingly of that favorite of
old gardens, the ..ac. In the language
OF flowers, the lilac. 1t is said, is un-
reQuited love. Many superstitious fan
cies hover about this flower, particu-
larly In England, where in some rural
parts 1t is regarded with especial dis
favor by lovers. In many small ham
lets In the heart Of England, to give
to your sweetheart a spring of purple
lilac. is to say you wish the engage
ment broken, while stout hearted bach.
eaors sport boutonniere of 1t to show
that they are proof against the charms
Of woman. The white lilac is called
less unlucky than the mauve, but nei-
ther should be made a gift between
lovers. "She who wears lilac will new
or wear a wedding ring" runs an old
proverb, so wise mothers with mar
riagable daughters see to 1t that no
eprig Of this unfortunate .lvnsr ~
brought inside the house. In Devon
and Cornwall pixie ridden counties, the
lilac Is the May flower and a peculiar
virtue attaches to it, if gathered be-
fore the sun is up.