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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-03-21
The Stage

Pink Dominocs' Is an amusing
comedy on the boards at the AlcazRr
this week. Tho Platt- Stevenson
Stock Company handles the piece in
a capable manner and from the rise
OF the curtain TO its fall the audi
enee Is IN constant laughter. The
motive lies IN the attempt OF two
young wives 10 discover their hus-
bands. who are not avarse 10 good
time Ia large cold bottle and a
small hot bird" Through the mis-
chief OF a maid, many amusing sit
uatiouE are developed. The play
brings out the best work OF capa-
blc actor. s NJ. Griffith. who por-
trays the spoTtive old country mer-
chant lie is the star OF the piece
and his antics convulsed the audi
ence. Lille Sutherland Martlnetti
played the naughty maid In a way
that eaptivated the audience. Her
dancing speciality was good. Georgia
Francis. the country merchants
Jealous wife. deserves special men
ton.
Pink Dominoes" will be the bill
all week at the Alcazar and II worth
seeing. This viii be the last week
OF this capable company I'm Seattle
as they will open up at the Lycoum
In Tacoma for a protracted stay.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-03-21
The MARKETS
WHOLESALE PRICES

WAolEsAlE PRICES
fThsse prifss are 10 any buyer 10
average 70 per cent hiEhsr1
Provisions
Ereab Meat Cow beef &c per 10.
steer bset. fgs4e 10. veal. iaEi0s,c IL.
PORK 1r 10. mutton - 10
Provisions Harms faaFtsc 10 brsAkfaa.
baeon. ito 10. bellies. frssh. izssc I'm
Vegetables
whl,s River nurbanks, Ma@g.l @
PEI ton fsk stn, Pf,a, ssT nt"y 49,, y =
basas. Ne per sack cabbage p per 10.
es.. laaiEh:s e, iss per dSs su2 }s,':
onions. Z % per ewt. green onlons,
ieu per dozen punches. Hubbard
squah qse per ID. pumpkin iSikc
per 10
Green Fruit. Eto.
Apples. cooking, team % boz spit.
asnbsrssrs. u as'e@" per boz. baldSins
Wasf.sfs. NoFtRern npiss. etc. o. )oal
f a. eirssains.' sqii sos. VisSrs and md
is pears. q agfso nor. WARS and
ia nediaSd. oranges, q }6soo Box
ssffnans fs03 y box. Cranherfics. ~
IA. Persian dates. SIC v. uueklabsr-
Hes iec 10. Bananas. B. ft02 . per
tstnehl
Hay. Grain and Feed
Oats. ts6 per ton, barley, 80 per ton.
aheMt. ~ ton. chop, Es4ee ton. shorts.
So ton. bran. tls ton. oil meal. az ton.
e. W. timothy, new. ~ ton; 4. w.
compressed timothy new, 81 ton.
new wheat nay, fienif ton; new alfalfa,
tic ton, new faEet Sound hay. tia
II ton nidGlngs 81 ton PeanutR
Jumbo. g Al fc.
Butter, Eggs, Cheese
Native creamery, &c per 10. Eastern
creamery. fresh. &c III. storage. lael
per lb.
Egg Native ranch. iac doE: Ore.
Eou ranch, sc don Eastern. &c doE
chesae-Natlve. itdibc per 10 East.
ern. Ice per 10
Poultry
Chickens, hens and springs, itli5Ms
Ducks. live. iec. dressed. iiuiic per "
Geese. i2e per u. Squads. scarce
Fish, Etc.
Hallbut, Tffso per III, salmon trout
t9ac per ~. founders, &c per IN. Eoles
t1ee per III. shrimps. lie per 10. ameltA
tube per III
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-03-21
CANS GARDNER

SAGINAW. Mich. March n Joe
Cans Slil defend his title Of Hight
wslsht champion IN a io-round bout
wfth Gus Gardner before the saE-
iuaw Boxing Club tonight The con.
test wAH originally scheduled Tor
last week. bat was postponed on re-
quest Of Cans Gardner has been
doins soFIis good rms work % late
and expects 10 make splendid
sho2inK against the Baltimore boy.
even though he may not &c, the de-
clAian.
Cans who arrived IN Saginaw sew
sral days aga. has put tho finishing
touches 20 his work % preparation
and appears 10 be IN frs; rate oon-
fition for the bout. The fighters
viii weigh IN At O'Clock at iic
pounds.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-03-21
THINKS VERDICT
IS TOO LARGE

Superior Judge Morris this morn
Ing stated that he intended either 20
grant the defendants motion for a
new trial IN the suit OF ]. w. Kahle
against the Seattle Electric Com
pany. or 10 reduce the amount Of
damages recently awarded TO the
plaintiff from 81 900 to 5000. The at
torueys were given their choice be-
tween the new trial or the reduced
verdict and have not yet made a de-
elsion.
Kahle recovered 1890 damages for
having been elected from n Capitol
Hi car July 5 without due cause.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-03-21
~ Classified Ads. ~


$500 90 e.RooM house e. ,he es 80
resident district % .Hta'tt' -
hioek. two eaF Hines hlh a ma
rato for sutoro wanunE a tlno resi-
dsncr Tcrwn,
q eAo 40 Fuur.tcom cottage, large bath
and pantry, wired close Go luiNefs
atty. city water. SEQ this ana Aeu
viii trade Terms.
81 t1c 90 New S.r0om cottage in lel-
lard. one block car line, modern
throughout, Terms.
81 900 40 s room cottage IN ballard,
close tu ear line. A eafsain Terms
sSIo CO rOofn cottage In Ballard. one
hiuck 81 var itnr. easy terms.
sH,o 90 Feur- room cottage on lot tor
ion. city water, a gpOd buy. This lot
10 worth tNoo0
tsao % slightly lot on 18th ave. toxlo
J hlocka from car line,
yao % A corner lot lofSiit feet. easy
walking distance ~ University city
water close e. new school building.
J. n RICH.
Eit Wellington building,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-03-21
GETS GOOD BERTH

Capt o. A Johansen. who Ii tenn
porarlly In command Of the Alaska
Pacific Navigation company.a steamer
Dora, has been selected to command
the steamer Garonne. For many years
Capt JohanEen has been the master
OF vessels plying the waters OF Alaska.
and probably has a better knowledge
81 the waters 90 the westward Of
Sitka than any other navigator now
living. Capt. Johanaen will make one
trip on the Dora. after which he will
return to this city and take charge
Of the Gnronne.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-03-21
Asrsans tsr ssI.-eentInusa
ACRE TRACTS

81 80 o. TIVE acres ~ urishtun ueach,
tiuHH 60 tie Watefs small house and
orchard
81 10 90 rive acres 8omerville tracts.
tuat south Of town
ffslae Acre Tracts IN brooklyn seven
blocks from atate University. Three
hlpgka from school and car line This
u choice ueikhhorhuod. IN the cen
ter of fifteen thousand people Go.
mea walks ard eitY water at the
duuf4
PETIT q SON.
Arcade block.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-03-21

ARE YOU looking Tor lots where you
can build a nice home Ia deairs BILE
neiEhppfhoOd on or close 90 good car
line, where property IL steadily adj
vancing and VIII continue Ca do -
where the price and terms are within
the reach ~ all. then roAd What We
offer you below
ttA
Lot tiNl01 60 alley IA blocks north ~
university public school rsht on car
line. lots in adjoining block held at
e.. A good buy Tor either home or
tnNgHtment. easy trTua.
Sis.
t1xlad 20 alloy on nrookiyu ave. one
block from car line. near University
Public school. s. cash. SO per mo.
takes g.
ye1
FlN& on Same street very desirable
easy terms.
Corner Mx& brooklyn ave. cheapest
corner near State University,
Remember the State University will
always be there aud this property
ST Increase in value
Prise and Sign on let's
~ 8 TURNER 4 Co.
81 dlubc block.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-03-21

pcnted its success of last week in
"Oilyette.f which VAS presented yes
terday. The company II evenly bal
nnced and there isn't a poor char
acter IN II. The operas are all well
staged and sung as they should be.
"Oiivetta." although an old opera.
possesses those enduring qualities
which make IL always new. II 10
filled with catchy songs and har-
moulous ch0Fuses.
John +. Young. in the comedy
role. last night. made a decided hit.
In fact. he has been the center OF
the FUN IN every opera that has been
presented BY the company. His
Bob Up serenely" was sneored
again and again
Carl Haydn sang several pretty
love songs. and Iottie Kendall
among other things. sang My Cot.
ton Blossom" very well.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-03-21

I'D Gasaway, "a eolored bootblack.
was arrested this morning by PATROL
man sprangle on charge of as
saulting Emma Clark. also eolored.
with n knife. Gasaway will not say
what the trouble was and the wom-
an says she does not know.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-03-21

The Seattle Liederkranz gave an
enjoyable concert at Germania hall
last night Among other selections
one act Of the comic opera "CandldRt
JOINS I'm Examen" was sung I'm
n highly creditnble manner.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-03-21
YOUR SAFETY AND COMFORT

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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-03-21
DENIES 1T

DENIES 1T
SALT LAKE. Utah. March IL
United States Marshal Haywood de-
MES that additional subpoenas for a
large number of persons to testify
in the smoot case have been re-
ceived Up to noon today none had
been served here.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-03-21
ANNA HELD.


Anna Held, the vivaciOus ana
charming little French star. sur
rounded by a galaxy of fe0 chorus
girls. according to the press agent.
viii open a short engagement tn
Nam selle Napoleon" al the Grand
tonight. The advances sale Of seats
indicate that the attendance at all
four performances win be a record
breaker.
"Maul'selle Napoleon" is me-
lange. a mixture OF comic opera.
drama. ballet nd tAbleaux.
The English adaptation Of the
piece is by Joseph Herbert. and this
music by Gustav Iuders. iihrettist
OF The Prince OF Pilsen." King
Dodo" and other light operas.
The scene Of the play Il laid in
France during the stirring times Of
the Napoleonio regime. and is IN
three acts and five tableax.
At THE SEATTLE.
The Juvenile Entertainers. 50
strong. will give performance at
the Seattle theater next Thursday
evening, after which that playhouse
viii be dark until Sunday night.
when the Baker Theater Company.
which made such n successful run
last season. viii open for four weeks.
For the first week the company. OF
which George Allison Is the star. will
produce The Christian" Hall
Gaines famous play.
The graduation exercises OF the
Egan Dramatic School are being
held at the Grand this afternoon.
Seven pupils will be awarded diplo-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-03-21

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slonsr Of tho Newspaper Enter.
prise Association In the Far East,
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-03-21
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-03-21
'o1IvETTr.'

The Olympia Opera Company, now
playing at the Third Avenue. re-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-03-21

Business Suits. IS HERALD. ia29 "a.
&c
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-03-21

Hourn's Millinery. SIS srd ave. zee
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-03-21

house. large tract Of
land. at Hiilman City. only $40,
terms tz5 down and s. per month.
" cords ~ wood free come today
office on ground. &c fare on Wash
hgton street
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-05-20
Corean Patriotism.

The Coreans have been called an IN
patriotic people. This may be true il
patriotism means a passionate desirt
for the welfare Of ones country; bu
if a consuming desire for the pre-
servation Of national identity is pa
triotism. then the Coreans are indeed
patriotic. The one thing they fear is
national extinction, whether such ex-
tinction would mean better govern
ment or not. They would rather live
without equitable government, with
out sanitation, without education,
without any of the concomitants of
civilization, if with these they must
also accept foreign domination
From Homer B. Hulbert's "Corea, the
Bone of Contention" in the Century.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-05-20

The Rothschilds, like majority of
the Semitic race, are dark of complex
ion and hair. One exception is Mr..
Alfred, a member Of the London fam
lily, who is blond. He is noted for his
liberality and for the elegance Of the
entertainments he gives. He is a
thoroughgoing business man, but has
his eccentricities, one of which is to
have a dinner ready daily at both his
city and country homes, so that at
whichever he may chance to lard he
need not be compelled to wait for re-
freshments.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-05-20
USELESS TALK.

Ascum-Your daughters young
man interviewed you last night, didn't
he?
Grouch-Yes, and such stupid fell
low. He hasn't sense at all.
Ascum-Ah, then you won't have
him as a son-in-law?
Crouch? What have to do with
it? The idea of his coming to ask me
when the girl and her mother are sat
isf1ed If he had any sense he'd know
that settled it.-Philadelphia Press.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-05-20
HIS WORD SETTLED IT.

We'll go to the seashore this Sum
mer," said Meekly. For long tim'
we couldn't decide between the noun
tains and the seashore."
'eWho finally decided the matter%
"I did. said, well go to the noun
tains, and Immediately my wife clos
ed her jaws and went out to selec'
materials for a bathing suit. "-Phila
delphia Press.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-05-20
Frenchman, 81 hat not breakfasted-
on re contraryi"- Tit-Bits.
HE DIDN'T LIKE HER.

Look here" said the sour-faced
lady who had answered his per
sonal," your ad. is fake; it dis
tinctly stated object matrimony.'
"Well-er-um-you see," faltered
the man, nervously, there was SONS
mistake. The printer omitted a word
The ad. should have read, object tc
matrimony. Town Topics.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-05-20
THE NEAREST SUBSTITUTE.

''You say the Russians haven't any
expression for 'Shiver my timbers'? ?"
mo When a Russian sailor is in
that frame of mind he merely ex'
claims, We'll, I'll be torpedoed!'"
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-05-20
APPEARANCE AGAINST HIM.

"Is your husband absent-minded? 2"
well" replied the professors wife,
she claims he isn't, but after honing
his razor yesterday morning he shut
it up and put it in this pocket, and
when I asked him at breakfast why he
hadn't shaved he advanced the theory
that I found fault with his appearance
because the glamour of our romance
had begun to wear off Chicago Rec.
ord-HeraId.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-05-20
DOUBLE MEASURE OF JOY.

But your hero and heroine get mar
ried in the middle of the story. How
do you expect the public to keep on
being interested in a book like that?"
they get divorced in the last chapter
and live happily ever after. So, you
see, the reader is made twice glad for
one price of admission. Chicago
Record-Herald.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-05-20
FORESIGHT.

To-day" said the minister. Il think
you'd better take up the collection be-
fore / preach my sermon"
why SOP" asked the vestryman.
I'm going to preach on Econ
omy. Philadelphia Press.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-05-20
THE YONKERs COMPLEXION.

She-That new boarder who came
today has a beautiful olive complex
ion.
He-Well, after she's been here a
few weeks 1 guess she'll have prune
complexion. -Yonkers Statesman.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-05-20
a TRYTNG DIGESTION.

A pale and dishevelled Frenchman
was sinking into his deck chair on a
Channel steamer when a passenger
asked cheerily:
"Ah, monsieur, have you breakfast
ed?"
"Io, monsieur" answered the pallid
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-05-20

In a church in London, chiefly at
tended by seamen, is a pupit in exact
imitation of ships prov. The de-
sign follows the line Of the ships Of
the ancient Vikings.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-05-20
HER. RECORD.

Mrs. Wiggs-Cook has only broken
one dish to-day, dear.
Mr.. Wiggs-That's better. How did
that happen?
Mrs. Wiggs-It was the last one
Scraps.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-05-20
A MOMENTS HAPPINESS.

Wife-The styles are returning to
1880.
Stingiman-Glad to hear it. / was
afraid they would be s99.98.-New
York Sun
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-05-20
THE REAL FACTOR.

did she consult the bridegroom in
fixing the date of the wedding?'
''Oh, no, to her dressmaker. Chi
sago Post.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-05-20

When a Londoner describes himself
as a "housebreaker" he means that his
business is to demolish buildings.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-05-20
THE COOKS CARRYING CAPACITY

II1E COOhS' CARRYING CAPACIII
''You are having trouble with your
eooks?"
eyes. The first one carried on So"
''And how about the last?"
"She carried off so. l lost two vests
and a hat. philadelphia Record.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-05-20
HIS. POINT OF VIEW.

"But, protested the typewriter
boarder. adam wasn't contented
without a wife"
perhaps not" reioined the old
bachelor, "but at that stage Of the
game he didn't know anything Of good
or evil. Chicago News.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-05-20
EVEN IN ALADDINs DAY.

Aladdin was rubbing his wonderful
lamp.
isn't it Iovely?" they cried
mo" he returned, 'T'd much rather
skin the gas company"
With heavy sigh he paid the bill.
New York Sun.
MORE DEFINITE INFORMATION
Now, William" said the man of
business to the Office boy, II am going
out to get shaved"
"Please, Sir" said the boy, hesitat-
ing: elf any one calls and wants to
know where you are will say you've
gone to the BARRIERS or down to Wall
Street? -Yonkers Statesman.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-05-20
A MODERN WALTON.

Now the melody which calls us
To our well remembered trails
Is Dame Nature softly playing
On the fishes silver scales.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-14
SIMPLICITY OF THE POPE.
Once Prepared Coffee for Guest with His Own Hands Assisted
 by a Count.

One morning early, writes William J. ID. Croke, concerning the new pope. in the Century, friend of mine, 8 Venetian nobleman, called on him. Mgr. Sarto had said mass and settled down ito work. His sisters had gone out to mass, or for the household marketing, which they were doing at the Rialto on August 4, 1903, the day of wonders in their simple life.
 Has the count taken coffee?" asked the bishop.
 Well, to tell the truth, no, because the business was urgent, and have come straight from the railway station" /" the guest replied. ..-
 No excuse avai1ed, and Mgr. Sarto rose and went into the kitchen. So the bishop of ducal Mantua and his guest might have been seen there talking and laughing, while monsignor coaxed the charcoal with black kitchen fan, the coffee fizzed in a tin pot on the range, and the count got out cups and saucers, in order to save his distinguished host what menial service he could. Then they had coffee together at the kitchen table
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-14
COST OF LIVING IN ASIA.
Old Days of Low Prices for Food and Raiment Are Passing Away Economic Conditions.

During a recent tour in Asia of nearly 16 months (from February, 1901, to June, i1902), in which I visited Japan, Corea, China, the Philippines, Cochin China. Siam and Laos, the Straits Settlements, Burmah, India, Syria and Palestine, says Arthur Judson Brown, in the Century, Z found everywhere deep interest in the changing economic conditions. The common people in Asia care little for politics, but the price of food and rai- ment touches every man, woman and child at sensitive point.
 Almost everywhere the old days of cheap living are passing away. Steam CTS, railways, telegraphs, newspapers, labor saving machinery, and the intro- duction of western ideas are slowly but surely revolutionizing the orient Shan- tung wheat, which formerly had no mar ket beyond radius of few dozen miles from the wheat field, can now be shipped by railway and steamship to any part of the world, and in consequence every Chinese buyer has to pay more for it. In like manner new facilities, for ex- port have doubled, trebled and in some places quadrupled the price of rice in China, Siam and Japan.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-14
WALKING. STICK CUT LONG.
Earth-No Longer Carried as !. Battering Ram.

The fact of the return of the walk ing stick to earth is a very remark able one, for it must be approaching t15 years since walking sticks were used, and not worn or merely carried says the Court Journal. With the dis appearance of the "crutch" the walk ing stick left the ground. At first 1t was carried in the right hand, consid- erably nearer the ferrule than the i"top,' and, held in this position, was lfourished in most dangerous man. ner. Before long the hand travelled more amidships, when the action, from Ihail-like, became a ramming one. Then suddenly the stick was thrust under the left arm, where it remained some years. The advent of the curved or crook handle had it's inevitable re- suit. Instinctfvely man wants to hook it upon something, and, finding his left arm close at hand, straightway hung it up and created fashion after the unconscious manner of his kind. Why the walking stick has once moro come to the ground, thus to discover the perforated condition of the West end pavement, it is at present impos- sible to say. 1t will no doubt be re- marked, however, that the king has for a year past generally been seen using walking stick of rather more than usual length, and all sticks are now cut long,