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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-06-29
THE TRAGEDIES OF CHILDHOOD
aY CYNTHIA GRAY.

Of these. there g. the threat which
upwiae fathers aud mothers hold
ever their ehlidrcu
Less than a week ago beautiful
little Lillian sehw 4ab. of New York,
tan away because her mother
threatened TO punish her v she did
not do better IA school
Frenaied. the parents are search
ing Tor her.
That threatened punishment was
a tragedy 90 Lillian. Rather than
face punishment she ran away. Who
can blame herr Can you. you who
remember the tragedies OF your own
lhlldhoodG
what II il,tie Lillian had failed
10 paas1" Are the things learned
from books 30 essentials
Has u ever occurred to you that
fathers and mothers often cruelty
apply the lash merely % spur a
child 20 prococtouauenH. az a graft
fieation % their own prids. their own
ambitipnHf
A child should be kept "a ashngi.
A child should be taught the lsasats
In books. Hut should not a tiai1
also be taught the love lessons IN
hume 'lfe1
TraKedirs-aud there are fnany
more than we have mentioned JED
sen a child's ability TO learn lessons
from books A ahiia with bot hatred
IN his heart. o. child In a rage.
or one filled with fear % punish
msnt IN case ef failure. has not a
fair chance either n book lessons
or life icAaana
Hark back into tha years. on yuu
fathers ana mothers who have for
gotten those heart struggles those
tragedies Of your own childhood
When about Co punish OF threat
en your ehlid. recall that dark mo-
raent IN your babYhood or
when you were haif grown that
tragic. hateful. horrible momen,
when you Missed out into the dark
meas. 4 Nlsh I were dead. dead.
deadls Remember. aud save your
little ones.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-06-29

ny Cynthia Grey
when you were child were yea
ever made 50 miserable over an un-
just punishmrnt or an unmefited
rebuke that sou hated everyone aad
every thlngf
do you remember that tlme when
you were sent 10 bed without your
supper for breaking the glass vase,
when you cried and cried aud wish
"a sou dared run awayg
10 YOU remember the time YOU IN
yaur innocent childish grief over
the fact that no enc lowed you. plot
tel 20 run away where no one would
ever zee you againe
Do you remember the night you
cried youaelf Into a tower aud how
yoa tossed your small arms and sob
bed 4 wish were dead. dead.
dead" Do sou remembsff
Then you know something % the
tragedies OF childhood.
Someone heard that wicked wish
aud said suod doesn't like naughty
baYa and glrlsl- The hatred grew
aud you sohhed. 4 do wish a. dol
I dot" and someone then said.
"SHiy so 70 sleepi"
And that is about a. much
thought as L. usually given 10 these
intense sutfcrluEs OF our little pco-
pie.
lust a few days ago william
Glover. Of South orange. n J.. held
matches 60 the fingers Of his little
hoy and little girL Thls outrage
vas % teach them not 70 play with
fire.
DO you think that those little ones
believed that their father loved
themG In their terror can you not
believe that they might have wished
that they. TOO. were dead. dead
But there are other and lesser
abuses which are tragedies to the
children that We pretend % iovs
and whom We are bound By moral
and civic law 20 protect
There are the sharp words. the
blows. the earclesslY administered
punishments And. worse than any
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-06-29
OF
$4,000

BY euRFoRp oULANNoY.
Copyright 1906 by thn Newspaper
Enterprise Aasoeiation)
CHAPTER ".
THE CITY LAWYER AND THE
CLIENT FROM THE WILD AND


THE CITY LAWYER AND THE
CLIENT FROM THE WILD AND
WOOLLY WEST.
Aunt pepoW had lived on the rem
tails Of the property she had iefi 20
her nephew. Loldo had heen her
solicitor for nearly 20 years.
She had a blind confidence la him
that way fraud lies.
Regularly every quarter he had
paid over 10 her the rnntaia Of the
properties, that was all she had
cared for.
She bad no idea that by reason OF
/ The building ~ a railway atatlon.
and other developing influences the
revenue OF her property had gone
up BY leaps and bounds and that
| ultimately. while she was receiving
two hundred and fifty pounds
year from property which she
thought worth about five thousand
pounds. the lawyer was receiving
four times that sum. and the real
value was about twenty thousand
pounds
Could any more sad blow have
A''H AttHtN " hHH ANWaf A tNAA hNf
black edged imitation which
reached him one morning -tidlnga
Of the death % his best cilentf
Yet that etxnal hope We hear ~
In the hnmanNbrnaat, aprauR up IN
the lnwyor'e when he reflected that
America was a long way of. that
be. Lode. was the executor. and
would have the proving ~ the Will
What would be eaaier than 10
show the leratee the income his
aunt had been deriving. aud effect
a bogus sale Of a part OF the prop
erty for about five thousand
poundsf That he could Transmit 10
America. aud end the matter.
lie wrote nepew. and when the
eAbiegram came in reply. instruct
ing him to sell the property al once.
folde rubbed his hands together
and ehnekled with Elee. II was just
what be had wanted.
hut the glee was short lived. An
other cahlegfHm came. saying that
| Depew was on bis way % England.
and would be there In = few days.
lsoide viewed Il with elenehed
hands. curses on his iips. and fear
In his heart
Depew was powerful. wlry.
keen. shrewd. Intelligent man Of
businaaa Iia picked the lawyer 10
pieces In five minutes. and 50 took
greater precaution In seeing that he
was fairly dealt wtth.
The lawyer had quite an unpleas-
ant time
SAY. lawyer. things appear 10
have been handled by my aunt with
a light hand Understand that | arm
| driving nov. win You. and the
coach won't rock. perhapa"
How DARE
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-06-29

All the time. sleep there to-
night. and tomorrow on the Allan.
tie"
They entered the paxsengei
agents office. and that worthy had
a two-berthed cabin vacant.
Depaw booked one berth Tbs
agent confirmed Il on telephone at
at the shipping office. the passage
money was paid. and the men LETT
We'll. said the lawyer 7 must
get back. which way are you 70
ing2"
Through The circus here First
I'm going 10 have an aening tooth
out. aud then on 20 the hotel"
They shook hands heartily. and
separated. going IN opposite dirso-
lions.
The moment Dopew was out oi
sight the lawyer returned to tbs
passenger agents office.
Ny friend has altered bis mind
he said. lie Wiil book the other
berth. and 50 have the whole cabin
10 himself
Right you are. sir"
The same process was gone
through as before. and presently the
lawyer left the office. with ticket
for the other berth in the cabin De-
pew Was % journey in.
Did he intend to travel 70 Ameri-
ea7 Not quite as far.
The lawyer determined 70 leave
the ship at Queenstown. and he
hoped TO bring of his coup there
TO bring Off the steamer those ~
crisp Bank % England notes which
helped TO girdle Mr.. Depew's waist
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-06-29
The President Has Numbered

The ordinary Justice denied protect personal euds
This deal which had from
Paul Morton and other officers % the Santa Pc
shouId exactly the officers Of ether
alton which had violated injunction.
The violation OF the injunction admitted Th violation
intangible corporation It's officers
them other evidence required
violation The proceeding inquiry
individual who guilty Every lawyer knows that thu!
Is he ordinary procedure
president has made grleyOus bunder He has lent
de official who
prosecution friends HIS boss
goddess supposed recognize discriminate
Judson loyal the
the legal profession They have firmly and
ageousy forced which
becomes duty citizen and particularly every
lawyer 10 push until 5 rightly decided.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-06-29
The Graft Hunt

graft becoming and hot Throughout the
entire country public
Toilette OF Wisconsin; Governor Folk Of Missouri
District Attorney Jerome OF Clarence Of
Chicago Of Boston, to be the priuei
pal speakers be held in Ottawa Kan.
An July designed % a political revival meeting
Popular Political revival Is less
really than Is Of Pop
ua outcry against graft administrative
prosecuting officials 10 astonishing activity.
last from which reform spirit was to have
supecteds conspicuous Of graft
chasing When their aims
may Iookfo 10 nano miracles everywhere.
Governor Folks inspiration order 70 the sheriff
county who yioate the law against betting
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-06-29
~nlY FRIEND has ALTERED MIND" SAID THE LAWYER

That's the crcckt word. I don't
say you robbed my aunt. but I'll
take taruatiou good caro- that you
don't rob me. see9 Now you just
set about winding up this here es-
tate quick as creased lightning. and
mind that u realizes the best price.
see7H
II was apparent that Depew was
not an Individual to be played with
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-06-29
Count rfeitS.

Read what obe GREATEST NEWSPAPERS AMERICA has
say this subject
The manufacturers Coda have been compelled spend hundreds %
amaze public signature Fletcher
This has been necessed by Of pirates counng the Caoa
This eomeeng only against the popietoH Castoda
the growing generation An should be careful that
the signature Of Chss H. Fletcher they would guard health
children Parents and mothers particular ought carefully examine
the Caon advertisements which have been appearing this paper re-
member that the wrapper every bottle genuine Coa bears fac-simile
signature Of Cas H. Fletcher under whose supervision has been manufactured
continuously for thirty years. fhiadeiphta Butletq
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-06-29

than can be seated n fhey cannot
make : Law 10 that effeet. they can
At least insert a clause In any new
franchise compelling companies not
10 take on AM more passon sefa
when seats are fsfli The ennneIl
might take a lesson from little Den
mark. G. Y. n
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-06-29

Don't bluster. old son. come
from q land where We make holes
IN hlusierera-rouud holes with bull
let's at the bottom OF en-.
let me toll you"
mo. dou't--you let me tell you
Well get there all the quicker.
don't say you have robbed my
aunt"
Robbed"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-06-29
va STAR DUST va

We hope The mutineers will rev
olutioHixe the name o. the battle
ship Knlnz potemklne before they
are subdued
Ada Rchan has the Appendicitis.
That puts her ia class now. Look
out Tor farewell tourist
Now. honest. HOW would you
like % be the czarg
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-06-29
Editor The star

EDITOR Tho Star
think our honorable eouncllmen
shoald be given a tip 70 enact
Law for the suffering public Who
ride on the stress cara. that r.. a
Law 20 prohibit the car company
from taking more passengers aboard
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CTo be continued.)

on flrwofks our prices are The
lowest See Us before buying.
Piper and Taft 1924 2nd Ave. ."
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-06-29

4 young man In Chicago Gays he
viii devote the rest OF his life to
eiecting Carter Harrison president
who says mans work is from sun
to sun and that womau's is never
d0ue7
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-06-29

ALL QUIET ALONG sPuD CREEK.
Items Of news are scarce and our
time 70 write them stili more scarce.
Nell Hale Is making some needed
improvements on the George ranch.
We hear that Gene Hutehison was
thrown from a horse and had three
OF bis ribs broken.
Attendance was large at Sunday
school last Sunday.
The Becker Sunday school has de-
cided 70 buy an organ. Sand Greek
correspondence, Valentine fNebl
Republican.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-06-29

worry Lite Nothing but a frost
hothcra him.
An American missionary says co.
600 people have died from the
sleeping sickness IN Uganda
Strange ia never fatal In Phlla-
delphia.
President Roosevelt II determined
10 introduce business methods In the
departments In Washington. Gesi
More trusts
The window glass trust has raised
prices Oh. well. We can got along
with nothing but screens for . few
months
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-06-29

Gen. Corbln. says Washington dis
patches. will be commander Of tho
army In 1906. Don't care We don {
belong to the army-and don't IN
tend 20 enlist
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-06-29

are you going away for the rest
Of the summer"
Tor the rest OF the summer7
Certainly no. Summer doesn't need
any rest I'm the one that needs
a."
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A WORD PROM JOSH WISE.

] upluo& 81 '4ulu !
psdfols kuuO puq Isf
-isJ y ~ ssWnauIoS
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-06-29

sThat young scatterdough who
follows you around all the time isn't
bad locker. Is he7" remarked the
girl who served in the rear rank Of
the chorus.
Z should say he amt" replied the
girl who held the end Of the line
He's a fine looker-he's one OF
these men with commanding pres
ence."
fYes--automoblle and diamond
ring"
The boys" in Paris are planning
a hot time for Rev. Or. John Alex.
EHfnh DoWla A hot TINA vFuutf
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-12-29

auxiliary came into great use during
the war of the Rebellion. The pom
toon train, however, is a very cum
bersome affair when the ordinary fiat
bottom boat with the necessary tim
bers and accessories are packed on to
what is known as the "pontoon train y
The German army recently adopted a
sort of sectional pontoon boat which
allowed of greater mobility to the
train.
However, the soldiers of the United
States Engineer Battalion have been
drilling in the use of pontoon boats
made of heavy canvass stretched over
wooden frame These boats are wa
ter-tight and when assembled are cap
able of supporting six or more men
A boat may be ia. .en apart and packed
into a small bundle light enough to be
carried by one man. Upon arrival at
small stream all that is necessary is
for each man to urstrap his bundle,
quickly put the boat into shape, and
launch it into the water. The wagons
which must necessarily carry the tim
bering and flooring of the bridge to
be, can be sent forward with much
smaller guard than is necessary when
the cumbersome pontoon train wagons
each carrying boat or section, are in
motion,
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-12-29

from Tennessee and knows all the emil
nent men of that State. He was tell
ing good story the other night of Col.
Sandford and Major Saunders, prom
inent business men of the Knoxville re
ion. They were once on Pullman com
ing this way. 1t was hot and they sat in
pajamas far into the night. An old
man came in. lighted cigar, smoked
and said nothing. They did not recog.
nize him, and kept on talking about
the miserably poor representation, their
State had in Congress. 1T is a pity
said one of them that State like
ours should have such poor worthless
men at Washington. Our senators are
no good. old Harris is played out and
Josiah Patterson is the only man III
the House that amounts to anything
At this remark the stranger arose and
in tone of thunder began to hurl
invective and abuse at the two men
"It is about time l was taking part in
this conversation" he yelled and went
on to tell few warm things to the
astonished party of two. When he
had subsided a bit one of them asked,
But who are you to get so mad about
it?" who am l? Well, | am Senator
Harris. ding you, and / have much
more to say to scoundrels like you
Both men were amazed and they has
tened to apologize. They all became
friendly, and the old man often told
the story on himself.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-12-29
One Good Use for MilGonaires.

Regret has been often expressed re.
garding the threatened extinction of
many species of wild animals.
OF late however, some of the worlds
millionaires have begun to devote their
attention to the task of preserving
them, and numbers of wealthy men
have established or endowed parks
and private geological gardens, in
which buffaloes, antelopes, giraffes,
gnus, and other dwindling species are
carefully cherished. In some cases
herds of bison are kept, after the fash
ion of deer, on the estates of great
landowners.
Nor are Europe and Asia behind
hand. Large preserves of big game
are to be found in France and Ger
many. and in England the Duke of
Bedford has made a wonderful collec
ton of wild animals at Woburn Park.
1t comprises many rare animals, in
cluding waterbucl, gnus, sable ante
lopes. and some almost extinct species
of deer.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-12-29
EOOfc's EarragO.

Foote, the comedian, when young
person of either sex applied for po-
sition, seldom refused outright, but
gravely handed them the following
lines, and asked them to commit and
repeat them to him correctly in ten
minutes. If repeated with no error,
lie promptly took them for trial.
That there could be no collusion
with those who applied later, he FIRE
quently changed the order of the lines
and the proper names:
So she went into the garden to cut a
cabbage leaf to make an apple pie and
at that time n great she-bear coming up
the street pops It's head into the shop:
impudently married the barber: and there
were present the Picninnies and the job
lilies and the Garyulies and the grea
Panjandrum himself with the little round
button at the top, and they fell to play,
ing the game of catch as catch can,
till the gunpowder ran out the heels of
their boots.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-12-29
NEW PONTOON BRIDGES.
CoIIapsibIe Boats of Canvas Which
Ian e Carried by One Man.

The soldiers of the United States En-
gineers' Corps seem to have solved one
of the greatest problems which has
confronted generals in command of an
army when on the march. Small un-
fordable streams are often encountered
by the army and these must be crossed
in the shortest time possible. In fact
large rivers often confront an army
when about to give battle to the enemy,
and it would take weeks, if not months,
to construct even temporary bridges
to allow the men with their heavy
armaments to cross. The pontoon
boat. of course, is well known to every
reader of history, for this most useful
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-12-29
TIE PRESIDENTS TURKEY

is pre-eminently the home meal of the
year the French chefs have to give
way to women who know just how to
prepare the generous wholesome
dishes that an American citizen looks
forward to finding on his dinner table
on the joyous holiday. President
Roosevelt also shows fondness for
carving the turkey himself.
A good old fashioned Christmas din
ner, moreover, with all the essentials
from turkey to plum pudding is a reg
ular institution at the White House
during the present administration.
Perhaps President Roosevelt with
his assertive good health and his fam
lily of lively young folks, are particu-
ly well qualified to appreciate rous-
ing yule-tide feast, but whatever be
the reason certain it is that during the
Roosevelt regime the Christmas re-
past has become one of the most i'm
portant as well as one of the jolliest
meals of the year.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-12-29

knowledge which enables her to solve
problems which would puzzle hun
dred other heads. Her knowledge OF
streets in various cities of Europe led
to her compilation of street directory
of it's countries.
The value of Mrs. Collins work in
ferreting out addresses is all the more
notable when it is considered that each
postoffice in all the large cities has
division especially set apart for de-
ciphering illegible and otherwise puz-
zling addresses. So after this has been
done letters which are still unclaimed
are sent to the postofiice at Washing
ton.
Knows All Languages.
Mrs. Collins has made such a study
of this rather psychological work that
she knows just what section OF the
country. even to the cities, in which
various nationalties have settled. She
can put her finger on the japanese,
the Chinese, Greeks, Spaniards. Italians
and all the rest of them.
This particular talent has enabled
Mrs. Collins to decipher many letter
which would have been otherwise un-
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-12-29

Patti Lyle Collins, head of the Open
ing and Unavailable Division" of the
Postoffice Department.
Each holiday season brings to her
desk thousands and thousands of
Santa Claus" letters and were she of
the ordinary type of clerk, thinking
only of the salary she draws twice
month, these letters might go into
Uncle Sans waste basket without SO
much as a thought for the writer's.
Not go with Mrs. Collins. Through
her generous heart, her love for chill
dren and, possibly, with memory or
two of her own when she, too, believed
in the real existence of the childrens
patron saint, this lovable woman at
tends first to her duties of returning
the letters to their writer's If this Is
possible and then she plays Mrs.
Santa Claus" to her army of little
friends.
Christmas Presents to the Children
When such a thing is possible Mrs.
Collins finds out the addresses of these
children, sends them some little thing
they have asked for and gets her
friends interested in them until she
has now earned the title which came
to her SO long ago merely through her
associations with this part of Uncle
Sans postoffice.
This is rather the sentimental side
of Mrs. Collins work, but there is an
other and scientific phase of it which
has made her invaluable to the Gov
ernment. She is the official chiro-
graphical expert of the Department
and. through her efforts each year
ninety per cent. of mail matter bear
ing manifestly indecipherable ad-
dresses finds its way to the person to
whom it is addressed.
Mrs Collins is linguist and deep
student. Added to this she has stored
away in her brain a fund of general
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-12-29
POLITICAL TAXATION.
LEGISLATION LIKELY REQUIRING
PUBLICATION OF ALL LARGE
CONTRIBUTIONS.
such a Bill, Introduced Last Year.
was Looked upon as Crank Meas
ure-MiIl be on a Different Basis
This Session.

a
was Looked upon as Crank Meas
ure-MiIl be on a Different Basis
This Session.
Exposure of the practice Of the
great life insurance companies and
other corporations, OF making contri-
buttons to political campaign funds
and of devoting large amounts or
money to influence legislation will
bring before the next session OF
congress the question Of the passage
of bill similar to that introduced at
the last session by Representative
Bourke Cochran, of New York, and
Familiarity known as the Corrupt
Practice" bill. 1t may not be that
this bill will be taken up and given
the serious consideration which 1t
was denied at the last session, but
that a bill containing provisions or
the same general description as those
of the Cochran bill will be introduced
and pressed to vote is moral GER
tainty.
The Cochran bill provided that
every contribution of more than 500
to a national campaign fund should
be reported to the clerk of the dis
trict court of the United States,