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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-02-14
MAIL STILL
PILES UP
Superintendent Wah Explains
Congestion az postoftiee-
Saws He Needs More Help
Makes Appeal 10 Public.

ru-snesa men % Seattle are be-
gsnnlnx 10 waasirs u thr postal al.
Asrsfsss St Washlngsob care Whrth-
= my sver SIT auy matt At the
rx~as tine letters. some Of them
4 tss greatest Importance. are frsfn
4 D - haarx behind tltle IN de-
As~fy sirapiy h~causp The pest Of
80 here = not allowed sufficient
"a
Csafies waIt. superintendent %
- fisT aslfvery n the iacat pest
fsaV. sai3 tins mafutug we arr
zzzriy baFiad IN NaFk. labcFinE from,
a v IA ksega sxsTy daY IN eur
M<xk1kinx department. The car
nzrs ezrns under the -haur ias. and
sza nas ~ork iankaF than their al
isf1ef tine. but The distributes
s<rks arv aiHaply working their
kzzils nff and thea can't keep ~.
-Thg maj = heavier nos than u
~ GariHx he hall1axz. ard TODAY
- sfs haHdfinE about zee Gee let
~ Alane ssfh only IS men.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-02-14
SHE STARTED ROW nv
CASTELLANE FAMgL Y
Wife Of One Of the Richest Peers Of France.
She is Known as the UnCrOwned Queen of
French SOcieE---The Most Dashiug Woman
in all France.

she vas educated Ia a convent ana
At the axe " rs was married IN is
yet To her husband she brought
a -awry At tsaa.uee.
Ia soclety the Duchess Marie
fherese II brilliant woman. sbe
haa been the Joy OF the eNrta.tv.
circles ~ Parts lier vivaeitv aud
originality have made her queen
aud leader and her followers have
willingly submitted 10 her sway.
At the Chateau ug Homeless the
little duchess has been a leader IN
The hunt Kin 10 ali the Historically
great in France, she has gathered
around her all the nagsN arthy who
have entrance "a exclusive fune.
lions There they swarm ana chat.
ter titled men. poFtiY mattona.
Eildcd countesses aashlng march,
iouesHes and stseauntrsssa aud aim.
perlng dehutantes. Ameng them a
piaky man who rides famous Ifiah
hunter, Is the Count de castellane.
and here al.a n the foreign woman
Who got him for $40 a0o. ao0-an ex-
penalye bargain. Nearby IL the great
duke Of choiseui prasliu. hid Ia by
Miss tNrhca Tor a mere million. The
horns sound and the aashlnK duchs
ess leads the hunt.
In Paris the duchess has attained
fame a. a daring arfonaut. In the
summer OF 1900 she made her first
trip I'm a balloon managed BY Mau.
rice MRllet Two years later in her
own balloon. she was introducing
custom of FALLING upan her Parts
friends In an airship ah1ut teatlme.
This - the woman who has set
the match 10 the mine % jealousy
Prom dawn % dusk she has played
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-02-14

AIMS rhe enthusiasts alton
"a 10 the beautiful Duchess
r y. b, Count Feei'ase DE e,s.
,.a,,. ar said 10 BE- Responsible
=. nrrssni trouble With the
,..asess Anna. nee Could
- sxsesses ~ tlani have often
- ,he eause Of auarreis between
=. hl.ck sheep AZ the castcliane
-, aaa hts American wife. frc-
- erssss AZ thc superhly FUR
s.,.t bachelor apartments where
$500 companions ana women
-. mainly far their beauty par
,..,,,.sea IN tho festivities have hern
-. az hess overlooked by the
-s..s because such affairs are
.~...l,fea necessary among men ~
- Lass nut the concentration
!, n. attentions apon the rich and
s.,sstn,l little duehcsu could NOT be
=, ..,ie With any mere shruE of
- .sauiasfs
I. s.artnx hsr place Ia social cir.
-. a. Countess Anna would be
...s.lls., 10 uret this flashing ne
-. !. ~.man u 81. uho IS known as
!, wss,aw ned queen Of F1pnch so
- and ths humiliation resulting
- ~ considered too great a
-. 10 r.ay ter the already dearly
1883 attic man donkey" with
..s-,.s farr paddrd chest and
s.sfiy hesi waist
nrfssa - lhs premier duke ~
r-.mx. son q the famous and
.s.lsAv auehrss. known a. Mime
s.,.na uhe finanzet the nou,angcy
- ms attractive little wife was
. NJ t.uynes. sister q The nukrs
= rhsasass and 10 flcuulnEny,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-02-14
PORT TOWNSEND
MARINE NOTES

PORT TOWNSEND. Feb IT,.
A tIindoo. named Hiram Bing ard
four japanese ntoWawaya were
taken ashore here from the steamer
Telomaehua on arrival from the
Orient via Vancouver Sing was a
legitimate passenger. but was found
to suffer from the Oriental eye dis
ease ,trachomu. All viii be held
here for deportation
The frach ship Bonehamp. the
fourth of tho fleet OF SIX British
and French vessels en- route from
Cardiff TO nrapcrton with coal lor
the naval fleet. arrived here ycater-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-02-14
BRIEFS

Vessels % the e0aaf defrnee
squadron of the Atlantic have gone
10 Ne~ Orleans 10 take part In The
Naril GraH festivities
A hox being conveyed % the dosk
FOR shipment on the transport Meade
AZ san Francisco exploded when The
expsumsmaa dropped t. y IA said
a similar bar aAs IN the hold when
the recent fire started
Senator IaFolletts has refused to
heeutne 4 member % the Insurance.
committee of Tom LAVISH.
Count CaNtoiiane he's decided not
10 file a cross bill for divorce.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-02-14

day afternoon after a long voyage
of 20s days The B0nchamp put In
AZ Hobart Tasmania. 10 register ne
in customary with French vessels
coming around the The Horn. Aside
from n fair share of rough weather
the voyage was uneyenthl Tho
other two vessels coal laden for the
same destination are the British
aehooum Aohnashie and French
bark Rene. out 1871 and Is DAYS,
respectively
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-02-14
MARINE NOlkS

Freikhter Arlrnuan arrived from
FriNce yesterday. making tho run
in about 81 hours
Canadian Pacific VIII put now
steamer, the Princess Royal. on the
run between Seattle ard Victoria
THIS SKINNER to alternate with the
Princess Victoria.
Steamer Excelsior brought dawn
frum Alaska yesterday loo hoxea OF
fiah. ~ tnaA of concentrates from
Copper river. and 20 passengers.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-02-14

n ne early past of NoVemhsr
zr-sefs dsFlvrrrt an average % tsss
rsxss sr IS poands % snail each day
Daring 1zHuarY business Increased
= pef GENT
ozs tkinx fhas Wtu greatly faefl-
szts ne handling % mail N the
iszine a. letters during the day IN
xsa4 u sft~r effics hours as t.
- easEoua
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-02-14

A choice selection OF latest de-
signs Of Valentines IN just being
opened up at the High School sta
tlonory a. Motion Store. 125 y. Pike
81 Also full line Of stationery.
dry goods. gents Furnishings. ote
sss
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-02-14

with the Idle moments At tennis.
az the races. IN the fashlnnahls REM
devious. AZ the Pare dos Princes she
has teyea with time.
For the jealous and humiiiated
wife there u sympathy. tfut poar
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-02-14

Seattle Retail Groeera' association
TO give entertainment March ~,
proceeds 10 be applied to running
expenses Of aaHoelntlon.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-02-14

Anna has few friends among her
husbands p~ople These aftntoeratn
shfuE their shoulders. It h to be
expected. they say. 1t IL the cuns
tom. she raid Tor = titie.eouid sha
expect fnars z
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-02-14

4 yaa wans good photographs
Asxg rst Pinney's Panels for soc
- 8Enxa. I9s Columbia ST. -"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-14
DIVORCES IN FRANCE.
Movement to Make Them Easier In
.Suite of Increase in Numbers.

Spite OF increase IL ~ uAhoSAS'
From the New York Evening Post.
The movement in France in favor OF easy
divorce il the subject of an article in the
Reyue de Paris. Until 1884 the law was
strict and divorces were few. 1t was sup
posed by those who advocated the act OF
that year that to give greater freedom
would diminish the number OF divorces
granted on the ground Of infidelity. On the
contrary, while the number during the four
wears preceding the passage of the act was
only s24, in the last four years 1t has in
creased to 2,214. There has been no de-
crease In the frequency of crimes passion
nels. The legitimate birth rate has re-
manned stationary. The supporters OF the
act expected that at first the number Of
DEGREES granted would increase as those
who were unhappily married TOOK advan-
taee of the relief afforded, but that subse-
ouently there would be q marked decrease
in such cases But while in 1885 there were
1000 DEGREES granted. in 1902 the number
rose to 1900. 1t Is not in the bourgeois
class that this condition OF morals Is most
common for Of these divorced about rs per
cent are working people and peasants. 1t
would seem, therefore. that instead OF an
agitation to extend, there should be an en-
deavor to restrict, the freedom OF divorce.
NM Paul Bourget and Fonsegrive are
active In such an effort. But there Is an
extensive crusade in progress to secure
greater liberty. 1t Is carried on chiefly by
notoriety The clerical party naturally re-
CARDS it as an effect Of anti-Catholic senti-
ment, while Its opponents declare that to
resist the new movement Is to write ones
self down ''reactionary" and "obscurant-
ist" Yet when the law of 1884 was passed,
among those voting in the negative were
Carnot, Fallieres, Felix Faure, Jules Ferry,
Ribot and Gambetta.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-14
LOSES PRESENCE OF MIND.
Guest, Though Forewarned, Puts the
Hostess in a Predicament.

From the New York Tribune.
An amusing anecdote was told by q young
matron the other day apropos OF absent
minded persons. She had been married only
q short time and was giving luncheon to
some Of her mothers friends She was par
ticularly anxious to have everything go OF
well, that her reputation as a housekeeper
might be established. The little menu was
made out after much consultation with the
new French cook. She had trimmed the
table with her own hands and all was in
charming readiness, when at the eleventh
hour an old school friend arrived from out
OF town and asked If she could stay for
luncheon. 1t was most inconvenient, but
the warm hearted bride welcomed her.
Stay, by all means, dear Amy, she said.
But there is one condition. Please do not
take any chaudfroids. There was not enough
chicken and the cook has only just told me.
But, after ALL IL you and both say No
to them. they are sure to 20 around. Don't
forget. DEAR"
Amy promised faithfully and went up
stairs to prepare for the party. The guests
arrived promptly and the luncheon began
with an excellent melon for each. The
hostess. having been warned against too
much food. especially there was to be
bridge afterward, had cut out all the extras
and limited her dishes to the melons.
cheese souffle and the chaudfroids. The last
she refused when they came her way ana
trembled at the small amount on the dish
There was not even any extra aspic jelly.
but she reflected with relief that there
would be Just enough when Amy refused.
Then, to her horror. she saw her absent
minded friend not only take one, but two.
upon her plate. The waitress had not suf-
fcient presence of mind to halve the re-
mainder, so two women went without any,
"And / am sure" added the narrator m
conclusion. that they all went home hun
cry Why. / blush even now when 1 think
of that luncheon"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-14
THE SWEET KING"
Death Of One Who Built Up a Great
Business.
From the London Mail.

From the London Mail.
A man who has pleased the palates OF
millions Of children and who will tickle
the palates of millions yet to come Is dead.
For fifty years Mr.. George Osborne Bar
raft has been devislng and manufacturing
sweets tempting to the youthful eye. He
began when there were only five or six
kinds Of sweets on sale, and before he died
on Tuesday he had invented and manufao-
tured over 400 varieties, incidentally max
ing a great fortune in the process. He
started with a small shop In Shepherdess-
walk. making a few pounds OF sweets a day.
and now the factory he has left at Wood
Green Is turning out $50 tons week.
Mr.. Osborne Barratt should have fairy
tales written about him for the little ones,
for he ID the patron saint of ''cocoanut
chips" Of ''jumbles," and Of seaside rock"
He was the sweet king. His son. Mr.. Err
nest Barratt, gave some interesting facts
about him yesterday. He started work as a
pastry cook. and one day the hard brandy
snaps being only half baked. he tried to
s ths as fas
That was the origin Of 'jumbles
Mr. Barratt afterward started business
a confeotioner In Shepherdess-walk, his
boiler. He noticed that people who liked
the taste Of cocoanuts found the nuts tough
and indigestible, and SO he grated cocoa
nuts coated them with crystallized sugar.
thing called Jordan rock an almond
confection introduced by Mr.. Barratt, be-
came the rage, and the young confectioner
was made man.
One day he hit upon the idea of introduce
ing the figure Of man into a stick OF
rock, so that wherever you broke the rock
the figure was still before you. The sweet,
known as 'Tichborne rock, gained tre-
mendous popularity at once, and hardly
a confectioners shop could be found with
out the sweet In question.
Always overfowing with new Ideas. Mr..
Barratt was not a man who could actually
make sweets He was content to think
sweets and to get others to make them.
The funeral Of Mr.. Barratt took place at
Highgate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-14
"THIRD BRIGADE" OF PARIS.
An Organization Famous for Its Su-
perior Efficiency.

From Everybody's Magazine.
have no desire to write q technical
account Of the Paris police organization,
but you could not understand the reason
Of its efficiency unless you knew q little
about the famous Third Brigade. Its bust
ness is to supervise the police. 1t is under
the direct command of the chief OF the
municipal police, and Is composed Of an
officer de paix, q principal inspector, a
brigadier, five sub-brigadiers and a num-
Der Of men averaging usually seventy
five. One and all they are picked men.
About half of them are assigned to watch
the regular patrolmen: by day and by
night they slip about the streets. noting
down all attractions Of the rules or the
service. He Is a bold policeman who runs
the risk OIL visiting a wine shop for SLY
glass, or commits any of the other little
sins dear to the patrolman's heart. There
Is hardly a chance that he Will not be de-
tected in time; reprimand follows and,
after that, fine, and lastly, dismissal The
discipline is extremely severe And, more
over, every man knows that very slight
breach Of the rules entails the loss of his
place. There is always long waiting
list of candidates, sound young fellows,
fresh from the army, and the city can
choose its new servants among the best
The other half Of the Third Brigade is
engaged in work Of a subtler and more
typically Latin kind. In the first place IL
investigates all complaints made against
the patrolmen by chiefs or citizens; these
Investigations are rigorous and quite i'm.
PARTIAL. the agent who Is taken in fault
must go. And, in the second place, the
Third Brigade maintains regular system
of espionage upon the private lives Of all
policemen, be their rank what IT may
This, of course. is the Latin way OF dolng
things Wrong as 1t may be in principle,
IL serves to weed out the men OF bad
character and bad habits and bad associa-
lions. And 1t prevents that monstrous
alliance-which New York has KNOWN
~ the police and the law-breakers. At all
events, this method Of policing has been
Justified by its results. 1t does not stop
wholly at the Third Brigade, TOT these
Supervisors are, in turn. watched by q
smaller body Of detectives who report d.
rectly to NJ Lepine. the project OF police.
In one way or another there Is spy upon
every man on the force.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-14
What Man Should Eat.


Those who do not want to rank as ex-
trem1sts will do we'll to eschew the glandu-
lar organs. such as sweetbreads and liver,
to pin their faith to mutton and one or two
kinds Of fish, to give up coffee and drink
weak China tea. Those who wish to go
further should reflect first that man Is
neither carnivorous nor herbivorous. For
long scientists have obscured the view by
useless arguments as to whether or not q
man was meant to live like q COW.
There are other species than the flesh and
grass eating animals; all students Of COM
parative anatomy know now that the teeth
Of human beings are Identical with those
Of the frugivorous apes who live on fruits
and nuts. Not only So but the proportion
of bowel length to body length in man corr
responds exactly with that in the same
species in marked contrast to what obtains
in all carnivorous animals where the bowel
Is proportionally short.
A study of anatomy therefore suggests a
fruit diet as the most suitable; further con-
firmation is afforded by the OBVIOUS pre-
objection Of nearly all children for such
food. The best fruits for food are apples.
bananas, grapes, nuts. dates raisins and
figs
Nuts are especially valuable owing to the
large amount of fat they contain. The old
fashioned idea that they are indigestible is
due partly to the error In taking them at
the end OF an already more than ample
meat meal. and partly to insufficient masti-
cation Chestnuts are the easiest to digest
and make an excellent food. Many other
fruits may be taken, always remembering
that stone fruits sometimes disagree, and
that acid fruits should be taken in modera-
ton. Strawberries contain considerable
amount of purns and should be avoided by
ali with equity or rheumatic tendency.
Among fruits we include those Of the
cereals, such as wheat and rice. White
bread Is free from purin, but brown con-
tains a varying amount derived from the
husk.' The most wholesome form of bread
Is unIeavened.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-14
BON MARGAE, 514=5l8 SEVENTH STREET


cities along the coast The always present
Spanish spirit of "manana" 10 found in
Santiago more than any of the seaports.
Santiago Is not commercial city In the
sense that Valparaiso is. and its foreign
population is not SO large. Its people are
pleasure-loving, and In the cool Of the even
Ing throngs gather in the parks and plazas,
forget the cares of business and listen to
the music of numerous bands.
Between IL O'Clock in the morning and
o'clock in the afternoon during the heat
Of the day, hardly any labor is performed
In Santiago, except that which is done in
hotels, restaurants and cafes. These places
are crowded about the noon hour, and the
temporary respite from business is invar-
iably accompanied by the daily "siesta,"
when the not overworked Santtagoan gives
himself up to slumber.
Santiago is about forty miles from VAL
paraiso in an air line, but the railroad dis
lance is considerably more than that owing
to the tortuous route Of the mountain line
The streets of the city are exceptionally
well paved, clean and broad. The Ala
media. or Avenida de las Delacias. which
runs through the middle Of the city is one
of the finest thoroughfares in the world.
1t is more than 800 feet wide. lined with
several rows of popiars and ornamented
with fountains and statues.
The prominent buildings In SANTIAGO In
clude splendid opera mousse large mint
the exposition palace. the hall Of congress-
the cathedral. the university. the national
well-endowed hospitals. The university
was founded In 1743 and has a thousand
students.
Many notable structures have been added
In recent years to those that formerly dis
tingushed the city, the beauty of which
| has been enhanced by open squares dec
orative fountains and sculptural works.
The Tajamar. on the banks OF the Mapo-
chic, Is a vast embankment of solid ma
sorry for the purpose of protecting the city
from the inroads of the river.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-14
QUEEN OF ANDEANS.
The Capital of Chile is the Most Beau
tiful Place on Western Slope.

From the fhilauelphla Press.
Santiago. the capital Of Chile can prop
srly be called the Queen city" of the
Andean region. With the exception of San
Francisco 1t is the most populous place on
the western slope of the two Americas. a
recent census crediting 1t with more than
325 900 inhabitants.
1t is by far the most beautiful city in the
western part of Central or South America
and it's location Is ideal 1t is on a nigh
plateau and presents enhancing view
Of the snow-clad Andes, apparently only
a few miles distant.
Santiago is also one of the most ancient
cities OF the western hem sphere. dating
its history back more than $50 years to Its
foundation by the Spanish explorer, Pedro
de Valdiva.
Its climate is almost a duplication of that
OF the most favored section of California,
except that the seasons are reversed. Be-
ing in the south temperate zone, its sum-
mer is In December January and February
and Its winter. or rainy season. Is In the
months of June. July and August. with a
moderate amount of rainfall In May and
September.
Like on the coast and in the valleys or
California. snow and freezing weather Is
unknown In that part OF Chile
Few more charming views can be seen
than that presented from the heights of
Santiago on warm day in December or
January. when the city lies browsing In a
glow OF glorious sunlight not a cloud WIS.,
fble anywhere. luxuriant foliage filing the
streets and parks and the wide sweep of
plateau on all sides covered with verdure.
while few miles away the towering white
walls OF the snow-clad Andes glisten In
the clear atmosphere.
The great show place of the Chilean cap
ftal. partly natural and partly artificial Is
Santa Lucia. an immense hill, 300 or 400
feet high, rising abruptly from the back
stretch OF streets in the heart of the city.
On this hill the original settlers withstood
a six wears Siege nv h.ff In
beautiful park adorned with trees. having
q theater at the summit.
yankees of South America" Is q term
rightfully applied to the people of Chile,
but 1t is more properly used in reference
TO the very progressive class living In VAL
paraiso and other bustling commercial
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-14
Mems Rooms.
From Hafper's Baz

From Hafper's Bazaar.
Man may keep his ideals Of comfort and
convenience firmly in mind as the two es-
sential principles and still yield gracefully
to the claims of beauty without loss OF dig
nifty His comrnodious desk or writing table
may delight his very soul with dts size and
convenient drawers and compartments and
still be well proportional and of beautiful
wood His chair may rest and soothe every
tired muscle and nerve as he sinks into Its
depths and yet be gracefully shaped and
rich and harmonious In color. The curtains
needed for practical purposes may fulfil all
these purposes, drawing back and forth
readily and resisting successfully too Wig
orous pull or push. and still be beautiful in
color and texture. Furniture, textiles and
wall hangings of today all seem to pc par
ticularly adapted to, mans needs and
ideas The mans ideal and the woman's
have united and we have beauty and use
fulness combined.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-14
American VS.. French Salads.
From Harper's Bazaar.


Salad translated into the American Ian
guage seems to mean conglomeration with
mayonnaise dressing. The way natural
affinities in the order of growing things
are violated In American salads il fairly
(and horribly Indicative Of the way prin-
ciples Of nature are confused in our social
order. Oranges and lettuce leaves, celery
and bananas. olives and pineapple, are q
few of the original combinations offered to
me in the United States in the name Of
salad, always with mayOnnaise dressing
and usually with nuts I like nuts and
have not followed the teachings of Boston
domestic economists without learning their
nutritive value. But want TO know when
they are coming. I like to be prepared for
them-indeed, a normal stomach needs to
be prepared for them-and when, under Its
mayonnaise mask, the frightful uncertain
ties of an American salad have entered my
mouth, and, unwarned, find the supposed
ly soft mass fall of small, hard substances
this Is an affront to nature. an abuse Of
confidence. which I find It exceedingly hard
to cOndOne,