The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-10-05
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not the name that Fox usually al
dfcasra him hY sidney Smith. On
= white mule. locked Tor all the
world uko a ascuud edition of san
eho pnura and Frsd Whiting rode y
little Korean pony. hardly larger
than a duK. which usually had more
than lie share ~ fho road owing -
lta habit 81 billing orerYthlng With
Ia reach Of one end and hiekinH
everything anywhere near the other
Lynch started on a bicycle but gafe
Il up after an unsuccessful attempt
O. mend a puurtare tn a tire Win
q handful % postage atamps
And - the correspondence came
10 Manehuria. welcomed ~ murh
hearty laughter from the naflyes.
wha had certainly never seen such
a taFalaAde before II vas a Ions
mareh and In some respects a hard
one No sufh roads srru ever seen
before. and AZ least eighteen men
whu have come over them trust
never 10 zee auy half 20 bad aEalu
bat the japanese army officers
we're very kind and eUufteoua 20 Ne
aud did evsrythinS In their power
20 make us comfortable
DON'T asAvyY" CLEANLINESS
The first thing the natives
couldn't understand vas our desife
faf cleanliness The courtyard wHH
rich With the ACCUMULATED dirt u
aHrs Why we insisted on driving
out the piFa that wailoSsd In The
NTH and why 80 should be % fool
lab a. o. offer 90 pas q Chinamau
rs cents. gold = day 10 do nothing
bat sweep up dirt. Nsa utterly Be
Yund their comprehension. except
on the theory that Ne wsre AL
crazy. hot such insanity Il very
much 20 n Chlnamnn's taste and
they have been falling over them
selves o. secure the employment
And ~ We pass our days In this
dirty old ChinFHe hrase=. hith
house. - the gay - without doubt
cleaner today than u ever Naa be
fore ~ than ifH oNnef ever expect
~ 81 20 b. We write little read
a little - Dickens. Conan DOYLE.
Charles Lever and others and We
argue a great deal Every subject
that Hua ever argued has been ar
Eand ~ ne - literature art. the
drama. good dinners and a thou
and more every subject imaginable
save onc=tha war That g. tahooed
oar DAYS are al alike. cur nights
are ali the came. The first sonIlus
a.af aHH.af O.. flea a.-a#.fE. Toe - A..
che other n continuous 0Tht AGAINST
mere kinds % insects than ever
knew existed
TIE WELCOME CARNATIONS.
The other night the Efamaphone
arrived. u is the property % the
ranteen contractor and ia evidently
Tor the purpose - making us forget
almost unrnfahle food fof which We
paY him an enormous sum. Now
our nightly program has been a bit
varied. Tor every evening We insist
on hearing The Eramaphoue.a entire
repertoire Within a few miles ~
the Russian lines while two great
armies are preparing for a great
battle. We Fit comfortably with nur
NHEHfH HNANtNHAN IT'D HHf aINaH OF vi
Captain. Carmen tho Venus
song from aTannhauaer.s sung BY
some one with a beautifully clear
soprano voice. or 20 souaa'a band
playing The stars and Stripes For
ever II la like a breath ~ fresh
air nom home We don't care how
much the Ernmaphone where's and
ahtieka. II ia the music that counts
Tho candle r. srIuttsriHg low on
the soap box on which I am writing
From the mess tent outside comes
burst ~ laughter NJ Davis or Fox
finishes a story. or George Lynch
makes a Characteristic comment on
things in general and offers 10 bet
bottle ~ champagne that he Is
right The rain has ceased and
overhead the sky r. studded with
millions Of stars The Rramaphone
long since whoekcd ont ita last air.
the pigs have ceased their squenl
ing. the party ia the mess tent are
approaching the house. Lewis
beautiful barytono voice awells ont
IN tho notes ~ Good Night. Good
NiRht. Beloved
sNHrNs a uafbIuu 20 a, Int co., D.