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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-15
SeattleiteS May Soon
Cook With Electricity

ho equivalent Ca about n rate ~ 60
ctnH thousand cubic feet far EaH.
IL would be- possible for every family
IN the city to use electric ranges.
IN the city obtained from each lam
ily 10 cents day. ar 81 month.
the total revenue would be- Immense.
electricity could be- furnished AZ
3 cents "A NloWatt under certain
conditions. said Mr. Thomson Fri
DAY la discussing the matter. II
every consumer cooked with clee
trieity an average OF T. hours a day
~ could be- done hut II they only
cooked three or four hours a day
a would not be possible
For instance. the capacity Of the
plant is nov $500 horse power.
which amounts to 100 500 hlowatt
hours ia day II all thia current
could be used continuously, the
consumers paying al the rate OF 3
cents per kiloWatt hour. the daily
revenue would be tao2a. II the
same amount OF power were used
only ~ hours the revenue would be
cut down ono half. but u would stiii
probably DE enough 70 pay the cost
OF furnishing the power But we're
the consumers all 10 do their cook
ing at the same period Ia the day
az they would as a rule, and Tor
only three hours. the revenue would
amount 10 only t37s n day THIS
would not be enough.
One OF the difficulties IL that
cooking must be done With the al
,ernatinE current which cannot be
stored to advantage for use during
the periods Of maximum demand.
Gas can be sold almost for moth
ing. 80 profitable a. the sale OF the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-15
Final Days Of Great
housecIeaninq
Sale

Paurs th impossible for
them night Saturday stated In
yesterday
This equally impossible for close the
Chandeliers and Mautrla
htoush-whieh VIII
probably 10
- "a positive Of sale,
bargains from the start and
rs
In oraer 70 ale attera.W ~ vii
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-15

Although the time r. not far dln5
tant when Seattle housewives will
be able 10 cook with electricity. gnH
viii probably always De cheaper
fuel for such purpose
That ia tho opinion Of CITY Ems.
Heer Thomson. aud IL 10 important
Ia view Of the claim made by some
citizens that the municipal plant
should be 90 enlarged that every
family In the city could bc furnished
With elcgtrirlty at SO cheap a price
that il could ho used for cooking
Electricity 10 now used FOR fuel M
several biscuit factories In the unit-
td States
II is asserted that with tho mag
uificent natural facilities which Sc
attic possesses for generating eltcs
tricity. she is IN a position With an
adequate plant 90 furnish electricity
far cooking at cents kllowat
hour which would amount tn about
90 cents dny for the average fam
ily Electricity is "a model heat for
cooking It's absolute cleanliness and
uniformity OF thermal quality being
ita chief advantage.
With the rates Tor lis use reduced
to 3 cents a kiiowatt. which would
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-15

by products Nora. "a III IT'S manutso-
turo ! never expect ~ .. sc "'o'lil'-
ity Hupplant gan for cooking auf-
poses.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-15

r.. MAKE an Eastern trip. Hound
-, excursions 10 Eastern cities
sent ts-I7. good ten days going
three months return Great Norm :
ern Ticket Office. corner And aud
Columbia sts.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-15

Saturday spseisl-childrsn's suits.
New fAli styles. worth 400, $50
ard th0o. for 1850. A. Bridge
% fttE4Iaf7 Second.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-15
The So HAT Store

The store for style and quality.
L. n. Brooks 4 Co. 1881 81 Ave "
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-15

soLACE DUE At BREMERToN.
The United States supply ahip SO
lace ia due al the Puget Sound navy
ward Friday night She IN loaded
with supplies FOR the naval station
aud the North Pacific squadron nov
At target practice at Port Angeles.
She sailed from San Francisco
Tuesday
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-15
At Ballard


The council has decided 10 APP
pf0priate ai3t 10 pay the funeral
expenses Of Jacob Taggeraon. who
was Killed several days nro while
releasing the Windlaaa on the eitys
garbage acow Mrs TaKgeraon
agreed 10 hold the city harmless n
that sum were appropriated, and
the council thought " more expo-
dent TO mike The appropriation
than TO face n damage nit.
Condemnation proceedings 10
open Park place from Ballard ave,
nue. Ia Shllabole avenue are Ia be
begun by city Attorney lsgcraoll
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-15
HAVE YOU A PIANO

unVL wv ~ j tnlNO
II not. perhaps you do not re-
alize how much pleasure. how
much genuine satisfaction. may
be derived from a first-class
Piano. In fact. the home is in
complete without one. The pos
session of high-grade instru-
ment Ia an indication OF refine
ment and your good Judgment.
and affords enjoyment for your
guests. Every person should
know how to play the piano.
This accomplishment Is an in
PRODUCTION into the best society.
IL is an additional satisfaction
TO know that your instrument
is up to every requirement--one
TO be proud Of,
Chickering & Sons. Hobart
NJ. Cable. Pease. Haddorff and
Kimball are ideal instruments.
all possessing exquisite tone
qualities and responsive aetlans.
These Instruments are f,illy war
rsnted 10 the mnplfa atsncrs, as
web w ourselves. fnnd their un-
questioned excellence merits IL.
The investigation OF all intend
. Ing purchasers and our easy
) payment plan is no ANAL part
OF the attrGtiveness OF our of
fcrs. Step in and let us talk IL
over with you.
D. s. Johnston Co.
sonttlse Leading Piano House,
3 Bo3 Second Aken
- fs. ,1s : s,sS:na -.
The Cook County herald., 1905-12-09
Long Coat the Newest.

The long coat which is to be such a
feature of the winter fashion is worn
over the entire gown, made of the one
material, and this makes possible the
velvet waist with the skirt OF course
the great difficulty and the great OBJ
lection to a velvet waist to match a
skirt is that the material is heavy, but
the newest weaves of velvet are won
derfully light in comparison with those
of few years ago. apd when trans
parent yoke-even small one-and
collar are added, instead of the high
lined stock collar of few seasons
past, there is great difference in the
comfort of the waist. These gowns
will be worn in the street without a
wrap In the early days Of the winter,
and the coat worn over them will be
loose enough to be thrown off when
entering a house. In other words, the
gown is distinctive and finished with.
out any outer garment.
The Cook County herald., 1905-12-09
New Short Goats.

The new short coats have arrived.
They are queer and will not be becom-
ing to the majority. Truly. they look
like impcrtinent street sparrows. They
do not attempt to fit the figure under
the arms. and the waistlne is about
four inches above the waist. From this
point they curve out at the back. and
the slash up the center makes the two
sides stand out and almost cross at
the hem exactly like a sparrow's tail.
Whether or not this original shape
will he worn is in the hands of the
women. One thing is true-the short
coat is the thing of the moment for at.
tcrnOOn frOckS.
The Cook County herald., 1905-12-09
&mS139ud9ir &S13 ~
zNConfidences

Among the favorite fall trimmings
there can be noted the following:
Knots of colored ribbon for trim
ming sleeves and yoke.
Chemisettes and yokes of lace trim.
med With narrow pipings of colored
velvet
In the follies of fashion there are
shOulderettes of white lace run with
colOred ribbons.
A handsome little gayly colored
cloth vest which is set in the front
of Eton coats. blazer jackets and bod.
ices of all kinds
Handsome pipings OF silk so
planned that they border the regular
trimmings and are used for edgings
to cuffs. revers. rutlles and appliques.
No gown but has deal of this piping
and no gown but looks the better for
It,
The Cook County herald., 1905-12-09

spontaneous OutburSt OF popular Sentl-
ment than in the town of the philos-
opher's birth.
Franklin was SO many-side1 a man
- statesman, diplomat scientific in
vestigator, educator. journalist. moral
ist-that it would be hard to lay ones
finger on just the side Of his char
acter which is likely to be emphasized
in the coming anniversary celebration.
be put in Boston upon his scientific
achievements. AS the first American
to attain any reputation abroad in
scientific pursuits and particularly as
the father of modern electricity, Frank.
lin. aside from the fact of his having
been born in the puritan capital, has
peculiar claim upon the remem-
brance of that city. which has been
The center Of SO many of the i'm.
portant electrical developments of the
century; where the telephone was de-
veloped and where the possibilities of
the overhead trolley were first worked
out.
The Leyden jar. an entertaining de-
vice of the Dutch experimenters. had
been discovered a year or two before
and was being displayed throughout
Europe by wandering mountebanks as
a scientific curiosity. 1t happened,
therefore, in 1746. while Franklin was
in Boston visiting members of his
family, that at the same time DR..
Spencer. Of Scotland, was exhibiting
sCme of the new electrical apparatus
and lecturing upon it. The philoso-
pher, at that time in the prime Of his
achievements, attended the lectures.
saw immense possibilities in the Ley
den jar and other pieces of mechan-
ism. and determined upon his return
to Philadelphia to carry on investiga-
tions Of his own. That was the be-
| ginning Of Franklins great accom-
plishment in making obsolete the idea
that electricity is an obscure fluid,
producing curious manifestations, and
in causing it to be studied as force
capable of being applied to everyday
problems of living. His subsequent
studies, including the famous kite-fiy-
ing episode, fairly entitled him to be
called the father of modern electricity
Unless some one of penetratiye and
practical mind had made them. the
telegraph, telephone and trolley car
and the numerous other utilities de-
pendent upon electricity could hardly
have come into being. So that Boston
will naturally lay stress upon the
mans scientific attainments, mindful
also of the fact that in Charlestown
tablet marks the house in which
Samuel +, B. Morse. the inventor Of
the telegraph, and the first to make
practical use OF electricity, was born.
b Che coming celebration there Is
The Cook County herald., 1905-12-09
Sioux Descended from Japs.

DR.. Charles A. Eastman, our civil
lied aborigine-American fellow-citizen
from Amherst, Mass, told a Detroit
audience THAT the Sioux tribe undoubt-
edly were descended from the Japa-
nese. The names of many Of the
Japanese battleships are, he said. prac-
tically Sioux names SO little changed
as readily to be recognized. In con-
nection With the theory 1t is interest
ing to recall that a member of an
other tribe OF North American Indians
is said 10 have found in the Philip
pine colony at the st. Louis exposition
representatives Of one Of the savage
races Of the archipelago whose hn-
guage he understood with little DIM
Detroit Journal
The Cook County herald., 1905-12-09
Reiun of Ribbon Bows.

Gay fancy paints the wearers host
of butterflies. and the most surprising
is The vogue for bows. saoStly Of Wat
tcau origin. which have lighted like
myriads of butterflies on this seasons
toilets. They deck the slippers or ties,
tho gown, the coat, the hat and even
the hair. They are perky or square
as preferred. and are made Of the
most old-time ribbons with picot. fray,
ed or pinked edges and with surfaces
glacc. chanseahle. flowered. figured
and striped or plain. A spool OF the
.inest wire is unusally found in mi
lady's work basket for the delicate sub
s,an,!ation OF the edges OF bows. TIL
rhtS and other furnishings.
The Cook County herald., 1905-12-09
New Runabout Is Smart.

One of the must attractive and prac
tical ideas in the new fall fashions is
the r'lnabout suit, which will lose none
OF its prestige because of the import
ance of the more elaborate costumes
Women simply can not and will not
get along without comfortable run
about.
1t is ready for every ordinary occa
sion. and is so smart that it may serve
for all but the most elaborately dressy
social functions. Suits of this charac
ter are among the first needs of the
autumn. Phantom checks and plaids
are among the new ideas here aud
will be change from the solid colors
in cloth and henrietta.
The Cook County herald., 1905-12-09
Ribbons of All DESCRIPTIONS.

The Persian ribbons. both wide and
narrow, are particularly beautiful, a
novelty being sash ribbons that in col
oring and pattern are strikingly like
the old-fashioned Paisley shawls. For
belling there is ribbon in widths
from one to three or four inches, the
background of which is of gold thread
with handsome Persian design done
in rich colors, and for trimmings there
are the daintiest narrow Persian rib
bons in all varieties of color
Taffetas and liberty satin ribbons
which are always in demand are to be
had in all OF the standard widths and
shades beside meeting the demand for
novelty in the way Of the latest fash
ions in color.
The Cook County herald., 1905-12-09
Life.

Life.
Would you have the world be kind?
Then be kind yourself! -
Hide not gifts Of heart mind
On the futures shelf
Give what you can spare, and more,
From to-day's most precious store.
Would you meet with truth: Then truth
You must proffer first. =-
Life hath need of grace and truth,
But. through best and worst,
Truths gold passes. clear and straight,
And IS always worth it's weight!
Would you honor gain: Be swift
70 give, honor due;
The deserving to Uplift.
Crown the crowned anew
With the 1aurels they have won
In whatever work, well done.
Would you be beloved? Then love.
And be sure OF this 3
Whatsoe'er life's gifts may prove.
All that was, or is ~
Grand, or dear. or fair, is less 4 -
Than Loves matchless loyeliness!
Madeline Bridges in Youths
- - COmpanioD. - ------- = =
The Cook County herald., 1905-12-09

certain to be little surmise as to the
pleasure Franklin would have expert
enced could he have lived to see the
outgrowth in his native town of his
own discovery-the vast dynamos pro.
viding power for the transportation
Of millions, the wireless messages
thrown, through the air from shore
stations and ocean steamships, the tel.
ephonic instruments on every bust.
ness mans desk, and in the houses.
Imagine, if Franklin had been able to
call up Philadelphia by long distance
telephone and bid Collinson or other
Of his associates in scientific work, to
look into this new matter of electric
ity. In Franklin's day the quickest
The Cook County herald., 1905-12-09
Prepare to Celebrate Two Hundredtl1
Anniversary Of Frank1in's Birth

f i + r 3
A committee Of prominent citizens
recently appointed TO prepare for. the
celebration on Jan.s6 Of the two hun
dredth anniversari of the birth of
BENJAMIN Franklin in Boston is at
work upon an ambitious program.
Enough has already been elaborated
to make it certain that the forthcom.
ing affair will be asthoughtfest of the
kind that Boston sD dearly loves-one
comparable, perhaps. to the Emerson
centenary of two years ago. The an
niversary is also u be commemorat.
ed in New York, and particularly in
Philadelphia, the scene Of the major
part Of Franklin's lte work. Yet per-
haps nowhere WILL aEthere be more
The Cook County herald., 1905-12-09
Colored Fancy Xelxets.

In colored fancy velvets. whose name
is legion. embroidery OF the same color
as the gown is used. with a touch of
contrast in the waistcoat of brocade or
embroidered satin: and it must be con.
fessed that. for instance. with a gray
gown touch of yellow In the waist
and a fall Of old lace seem to soften
the lines of the velvet and to make it
far more becoming. Blue and gray
pink and gray aud yellow and gray
the latter always the smar:est-are
seen. while green, red and yellow are
all used with black.
The Cook County herald., 1905-12-09
oemi.1rain in Favor.

Many of the new skirts display a
demi-train, their extreme fullness not
always proving becoming when cut
short. The average woman, too, NO
matter If she does demand conve.
nience as to length in her walking
costumes, prefers some little train to
those that are worn in the house OF
for formal occasions, for the added
length at the back assuredly does
make for dignity and grace of bear
ing that the shorter skirts never ac
corded.
The Cook County herald., 1905-12-09
Straw Hats Still Worn.

Despite the fascination of the charm
ing new models in felt. straw hats will
be quite as much in evidence during
fall days. Not few women are bring
ing out their spring polo turbans. EN-
trenles in this style. however, are quite
out Of date. New models are built on
wire frames and extend out at the
sides and little over the face. One
simple. practical hat OF black and
white straw is surrounded by band
two inches apart. Two graceful white
wings on either side Of the front cling
10 the brim and raise high as they get
toward the back.
The Cook County herald., 1905-12-09

means of communication was by SLOW
moving coach or chaise, and the jour-
Eey between the two towns occupied
weeks OF weary travelling. Suppose
when, with the aid of electricity, the
sound of the human voice was to be
carried over hundreds of miles of
country. when the wires were to
stretch to remote farmhouses and
lumber camps in the wilderness as
The Cook County herald., 1905-12-09


tallow candles OF his own time, and
the manifold other uses to which cleo
tric1ty is put. In. his own lifetime,
when he proposed to protect buildings
by lightning rods, his undertaking was
denounced as IAN impious attempt
to control the artillery of heaven, =,
and the reasons given for discounte-
nancirg his undertaking were that "as
lightning is one of the means of pun,
ish1ng the sins of mankind. ard of
warn.Ag them from the commission of
sin, it is impious to prevent its full
execution" To-day Franklin would
find electricity used in every house
hold. and as highly appreciated as it
was dreaded $50 years ago. =
That Franklin was able, though
living in a provincial town, more than
5000 miles away from the center Of
the worlds activities, to become one
OF the most noted savants of the
eighteenth century will, no doubt, be
proclaimed over and over again in the
approaching festivities as one of the
wonders of his career. The Quaker
City, though more tolerant of Frank.
Inns personal limitations than Bos-
ton would have been, did not recognize
him socially. and took no great inter.
est in his scientific discoveries. which
were far more highly appreciated
abroad than here. Thus, in 1744,
Franklin started the American Phil
osophical society, Of which he was the
first secretary, and he soon after com.
planned in a letter that ''the members
of our society here are very fine gen.
tlemen who will take no palms," That
this society later became co-equal
with the learned bodies of Europe was
almost entirely Franklins doing.
Even now there is. perhaps, among
some professional scientists a dispo-
sition to somewhat minimize Frank
Inns achievements. His standing as
an electrician is sometimes question
ed. Undoubtedly, he did not, after
his memorable discovery, go much fur
ther with his investigations into cleo
trical phenomena. At the same time,
Rrceabis eyer aaegi isaa.,a ND seEta q,
I ~ every BOStOnlan, Hkes 70 feel t1af
Franklin, as the first investigator to
get on the track of the true explana.
tton OF electricity, deserves immense
credit for the wonders that have sue
ceeded, and that he deserves to stand
in the same rank with Watt, Newton.
Herschel: Laplace and Volta of his
own century, and with Morse, Bell and
| Edison of the nineteenth even though
to a greater extent than any, of the
rest of them he gave up his time and
attention 10 problems of practical
craftsmanship and the application of
Inventions to everyday problems of
living The many sides of Franklin's
complex nature will. of course, get
due attention from orators and essay
lists. Nor will there be any disillu.
sionment Of his private character.
Fortunately for his subsequent repu-
tation. the worst is already known.
The Cook County herald., 1905-12-09
Blouse Waists.

For dressy use the thin blouse is
built in the softest of silks. crepe de
chenes, chiffons and poplins. Radiun
silk which is a cross between taffetas
and liberty. has surface that SHIN
mers with wealth. Of shaded lights
Its suppleness renders it especially
we'll adapted 10 the gathered sur
plice hodice--a last years design re.
appearing with added attractiveuess
this fall.
This style OF waist is remarkably be.
coming and graceful if it is made with
care. 1t requires however. a fitted
lining, and the gatherings of the ma.
terial must fit snugly to the figure.
To prevent giving a fiat appearance
the fulness should slope in a curve
from the under arm seam.
The Cook County herald., 1905-12-09
TO BE Worn This Winter.

In textures moire corduroy = a
novd material. which presents 4
pleasing sickness to the eye, and in
soft shades of brown it is beautifully
effective with sable and mink furs.
These skins. by the way. with a re-
Sivai Of chinchilla. In combination
with splendid iaces for evening use.
are again TO be the winter favorites
and since muffs are enormously big,
Aada number Of the boas prodigiously
lotg. II naturally follows that fnrs Will
The Cook County herald., 1905-12-09
Tip-Tjlted Hats,

Tip-Tilted Hats.
The side-tilting of hats, as well as
the toboggan slide directions, are NO
longer the same marvellous sights, for
the eye is getting quite used to them
Twice as many hatpins are needed
and such superbly jeweled ones as are
used make lesser ones look extreme
ly out of date. The tendency OF
plumes is to end upon the hair In the
back, and is quite definitely accepted
They should not be worn. however, by
what are now termed short women
those who fall below five feet nine OF
ten, but naturally there will not be
any such discrimination. All the femi
nine world IS after fashion regardless
of all else.
The Cook County herald., 1905-12-09
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Boiled cauiihower will be much
wlriter it placed in the sa aucepan head
down, 10 insure submersion.
4 good way Of cleaning oilcloth is
TO sponge it we'll with skim milk, as
ii hrigh.ens and preserves the color.
When making starch for light fab
RIGS add one 1easpoonfui Of borax.
which not only keeps things cleaner.
hut puts nice gloss on them,
Sleeves made OF rubber sheeting
with elssttcs at wrist and elbow are
convenient 10 slip on when Washing
The Cook County herald., 1905-12-09

well as to populous towns and cities,
and when the number OF telephone
users was to be SO large that the sub.
scribers 10 one system alone would
would equal In number the population
of the thirteen American colonies at
the time when the philosopher sent up
his famous kite.
Similarly, picture Franklin's feel
ings II he could see the rapidly-moy-
ing trolley CIR. the Slittering electric
The Cook County herald., 1905-12-09
VARIETY in Hat Trimmings.

Ostrich feathers. heretofore used
principally on large hats. appear on
tho smalleS, OF chapcauX. and for
those who require something more
Serviceablc than the ostrich there are
the quilts and wings in many shapes
and sizes. Flowers. too. in dull tones
are much used us bandeau trimmings.
and quite often wreath OF delicately
tinted roses is laid around the crown
OF broad hrimmed nat and the han.
deau finished with ostrich feathers.
The Cook County herald., 1905-12-09
Cafe Frappe.

Make a pint and a half of strong
drip coffee of double the usual
strength Scald one pint of thin
cream, dissolve in it one cupful and d
third Of granulated sugar, then set
aside until cool Mix with the coffee
add one teaspoonful of vanilla, and
pour into the freezer. Freeze slowly
until of mushy consistency Serve
in glasses with spoonful of whipped
cream O: each
The Cook County herald., 1905-12-09

There is no more to come. Books on
the real BENJAMIN Franklin and kind.
red topics have in the last ten years
told aif there is to be told about the
weaknesses of the man. Indeed. he
himself has been 50 surprisingly frank
in his revelations that the. world has
come to accept Franklin. more than
perhaps any other Of the heroes Of
the American Revolution. 1T his true
value Brooklyn Eagle. s. sssss.s .es &