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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-06-07

Rehb : Mendol architects for the
iAenuy estate. have applied FOR a
Permit Ia construct two more
stories On the Denny building. Al
lteS SECOND av The building Il
now three stories In height
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-06-07

The Grand Cruve o. the United
Ancient Order Of nfuida wili meet
fosiaY snd tnmofrow Ia Tacoma A
banquet all he given 10 tn dele.
sates by Schiller Gruee No anl
North Grove No 2 The next ses
aicn will probably be geld in Soaf
tie
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-06-07
BOARD ACTS SLOWLY.

20 decision has Yot been an.
..-,fsl b ne board ~ public
~. ss.k ~ the case 81 3 N0rmyle.
- With having worked men
=. - thsn eight hours a day on a
- seet grading contract The
-, 49, has announced thnf it VIII
a.. .sefnlie's camp prior 10 rem.
- aeclaiou. and has taken
~. .ap'ish before doing 80 10 On.
g. ~ contractor 70 discharge All
men IN bis employ who are
49,. ,seiy 70 give rfimouy
- =. nim and 70 warn those Who
~ z@laea hat II fheg commit
-. lnlaiscrailon they aisa will
&.Nesbfiy sesnnad +"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-06-07

Leave Seattle Via Northern Pa
clfic might Of June 18th and morning
Of l6th. To enable You TO make fi,.
ing trip to view san Francisco. We
have made rate OF $3.50 for round
trip including berth south OF Port
land. also meals going and return
Ing. For particulars call y. 7. City
Ticket office. corner First av. and
Yesier Way.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-06-07

f1r fg o. Fbsrt. formerly in
eharEe ~ the marine hospital ln
this city. has beer Transferred "a
she revenue cutter Perry Iifs SUE
eessor VIII be announced within the
next few 8aya
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-06-07
Gus BENSON IS CHASED FOR
TWO MILES AND IS FINALLY
rELIEo WITH a STONE.

After having tried TO assault o
little gia. resident of the asai-
splt giving his name a. Gus benson
and hts occupation as a iahafsf. Nhs
chased bY an Indignant crowd ~
mon for naafiy tWD miles late last
evening aud uaa captured only aft.
er 4 hard fiGht neuHon'a head vas
badly cut. and the scalp uaa slii
In one place FULLY foigr inches b. q
Fssck with which be vas knocked
unconscious
Detective 20 Rstsus.
Detective fhllbFick had been seat
poat haste from headquarters "a 20
ply 20 several telephone calls 10
tho effect that some man uan being
ignchsd. and sucrneaod In landing
Benson IL isil. where his wounds
uefe attended 10 b. a physician
benson sAA noticeh talking 60 a
iittla giFl unar the Washington Iron
Works. ana several monlters who
watched tbs man and the Eifi BE-
cams Suspicious A few minutes
later thep heard the little Ktfi
screaming and started around a
eeruer - tho Building behind which
the man bad iea the girl Here
they found The brute using foroe
upua The defenssiess girl. add they
started IN pursuit
Knocked Unconscious.
The chase Waa continued 10 sTth
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-06-07
Epleureans Demand Jersey Butter
Store Goods

To enjoy rtvai there must be
sweet fresh butter on the table.
Peer butter IL like counterfeit
unon~y Eood Try some % the
Jersey Butter Store's-soa Pike 81.
Washington creamery. It's fine.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-06-07

lcs during the spanish-AneTtcan
var and In garrison duty aiieFward
a. a musician be naked hlHh,
and 81 Nnk a composer ~ ability
a. veil with the officers ant men
~ the Tgnth Infantry b. was "a.
YoFlte. as testified 70 by the al.
Tendance nt the funeral services.
which wsra held ~ the foFt yes.
tcriaY
Born IN MissourL
Had he lived for q year and eight
months LONGER. nanduaater Cross
uauid have tren retired from the
service. he was Is years old SIC
was born IN PHtsmar, Missouri
When boy BE began epmposinE
masic. and several ~ bis compost
tinna are nos being played ~ mlii.
tafY bands He leaves a wife and
two sons.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-06-07

The Dolphin - due tonight on
her record trip rla from Skagway.
aud the City Of Seattle is due to-
morrow for Southeastern Alaska.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-06-07
WILL DISCUSS ara.

The Rainier Heights Improvement
Club will meet Friday az .. m az
Oltman's Hall 20 discuss the loca.
,ion OF the Alaska Yukon exposition
grounds
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-06-07
WILL elger OFFICERS.

Tho Rentgn Itili tmpnoy emeri
c1uh viii hold ita regular monthly
meefirx today ~ the clubhouse near
18th and Madison Officers for the
year viii DC elected
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-06-07

W n Hutchinson co. are max.
inx : special ran on SIS suits. Cor.
nar second aud tuiup. sss
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-06-07

TouorFnw the schools % ballard
viii rioae for tho raeaiinn With
the exception Of the commencement
exercises Of the high schuol IN the
lunetian hall no exereis.s wili be
held The uUFk Of the mAuaal
training puplis has been put ON en-.
hibitioa a. ths rooms ef the CeatrAi
school
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-06-07
COUNCIL COMMITTEE WILL
MAKE AmENpM ENTs RE
oARDtAG The INSPECTION
AND DISPOSITION or DIS
EAsEo cARcAssEs.

At least two radical changes uili
be made in the proposed local meat
Inspection ordinance before Il Is
passed upon by the health and
sanitation cemmiitee one Of these
~ in the provision which proposes
10 give fuli credit 10 the character
81 the federal inspection 81 meats.
where such inspection Is had. de-
spite the recent disclosures that
such inspection covers only the live
animals and DOES not so Into the
method ~ handling the meat after
3, Is Killed
chargs fer Local inspection.
The other point IS that the ordi-
nance a. proposed provides for a
charKe for the local Inspection.
while tho federal inspection Is pro
vidsd FIRE ot charge by the depart
ment % agriculture
The moaf pressing necessity Tor q
local inspection Of meats lies IN the
facl that she federal inspection does
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-06-07
NeeIieee Shirts SI.OO

W. u. Hutchinson Co. have a
tremendously large line OF soft sum.
mor shirts. Corner Second and
Union go
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-06-07

KANSAS cry. 1uaa Packers
..ssaaie iAs Mss - trade that Niu
- srfiegrd ~ ioeal nackefs slone
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-06-07
SERVEDLONC IN
THE ARMY
sAaoMAsrER oRoss WAS ~
rsE SERVICE TWENTY-FIVE
YUARs--sERvEp FOUR YEARS
IN FOREIGN SERVICE.

The death of sandmasssr ffesicr.
Tex 0gnss at Fort t4ston removes
from the regular army veteran
musician and our - tho beat snoN a
men in that branch af the aTrfice.
Dor 8 years Handmaaief Cross has
waru the hluc 81 uucis sam. Is
years 9Th ths F1nh cavalry and
seven years Wlth the TeHih lnfan
Try.
Forsign Service
Dufiua BIS long period q service
Hanafn4ater UrusH waA m Cuba,
parto Hlca aua the Philippines.
Spending foaf Yrara Ia foreign ssrx.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-06-07

LOVING COUPLE SAILS ON IN.
DlkHAPoLis rEH MINUTES
BEFORE iRATu PARENT AR.
RiVEs TO VENT WRATH ON
LAUGHING WAVES.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-06-07

WORK vas resumed az che Acme
min This morning and tie stim son
min ain start tn a faW DAYS Al
% the mills wiIl Be in fuaniax order
before lnnG
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-06-07
Special Suits SIS

! - Z 'iu'ehlnson Co IRE making
A. -. 10 On il5 suits. Corner
- AHl0u 49,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-06-07

Don't throw your old clothes
away Have them cleaned 10 look
iska new az tho PanioFiam- Main
1865 ."
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-06-07

The uaaetcated baseball team u
ballard Lodge u Eiks. Which last
year made : record Of q runs Ia
uer Estne. has been feorEaniNrd a.
the ttenssilets. and nest Sunday Niil
play bali wtth the Rscheiofs The
same win be called at y "a al the
ball PARK
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-06-07

have entries. and the contestants
have been divided into two classes.
the juniors ars all unaeF IL. while
tkese over IA are In the senior a..
vision
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-06-07

Special Suits SIS

The ehass va eouiinuod to sTtl
New-York tribune., 1906-06-17
BY Mary Il. Sheldon.

TIE house in Bogota in which I lived for If
teen months was one of the oldest and the
largest n that Spansa-built city. 1t was two
sonec and had thirty-four rooms. surrounding
lhfee patics. or courts. The ground floor rooms
were shops and storage places; the family Nv
4g rooms were up one flight of stone stairs
Ohg four Of The apartments looked or the
t'reet-tle others opened off corridors which
fan around the patios From the street one en-
Tered b.. enormous double doors of heavy oak
mo short stone passageWay, OF vestibule'
thence smaller door led into the first patio
a. inclosed garden. with a fountain in the
centre and flowers growing everywhere
Into this patio every day Of all the months
eiat lived IN the place came beggars with their
oaskets, and as my room opened of the corri-
COR ADORE / could sit within my door and hear
ne very Characteristic manner in which aims
ere soAcited-and refused-in Colombia
Tie street doors were never fastened except
a night 50 IN would walk the beggar Usually
En- agea Indian woman; without knock or ring.
-ae sehora. through the open door Of her
nom of the corridor would lock down and
hss the sUrpl.ant standing below in the patio.
AZ Anglo-Saxoa woman, in those circumstances.
would either At once have tossed some dole TO
'As begg3r. OF have said. cUrtly. from where
sAe sst, Go away: I've nothing for you and
INIT would have ended the matter. The Span
@A---t2erlcan Qso:nar's method OF dealing with
N-e si1aa--on was far otherwise II did not
-'@'er- Il twcaty bcgEars had already been
1-c'e ,aat day, ana IL there were every reason
. sc.Iosa that twenty more would come during
~ Afternoon: the ceremony dt was nothing
'7Ssj "l tho refusal TO give was never curtaiied
10y varied 10y one word infection OF the
,elce
f'fst the Seho-a would get UP, leave her en-
]'N2ery or Whatever she was doing. go out
ron her room to the corridor. ard. leaning over
le railing. would 1az TO the begea- very cour-
'eouslys
Good dayr'
Good day. your graciousness" the begsar
"S1ia respond. how co you doc"
4 an very well thank you.
Ano the geEtleEran your husband"
Aiso very well. thanks be 70 God
ho" good that is! Azd your family
They are al well. thank you very much. And
y9uF How co you do?"
Oh am usual. your nercifu,ness; many.
1'SHy thanks 10 you"
New-York tribune., 1906-06-17

Then the Sehora as if she had never seen
beggar before and had idea for what pur-
nose this woman had come into the patio would
inquire
And what is ii that you wioh?"
For the love Of God. your grace, the very
least thing that you have 10 sive-a very smah
piece Of bread"
The Sonora appeared very much surprised u
learn the visitors errand. and at the same time
was overcome by regret that she could not pos
siblv comply with the request.
"A piece of bread she would repeat HOW
,,,,,c,, Measure should have in giving il 70 YOU
u &c really almost too unfortunate that you
come to-day. when we have not been able 10 get
ary.hing from the market and the cook is so III
that we have scarcely had meals for the family
ANY other time I would give TO you gladly
There is always enough. except this one un-
happv day on which you come 1t gives me pain
70 refuse you but"-spreading out her hands
what can / dor
Tho begsar would take il all as If she had
never heard II before and believed every word OF
II to be true.
..Oh Well" she would say; ii is nothing DO
not let your grace be disturbed. Another day
will do quite rs well. SO. then. hasta luego"
('until a little whileD.
..Hasta luego" said the Sonora Que lie vaya
rnuy bien" C'May you so very well').
MANY. many thanks; and you also and your
New-York tribune., 1906-06-17
IF you insist upon talking TO me, why don't YOU

IF you insist upon talking me. why don't you
take up the for whilec'
Because we have never heard of them
Why. have ranch full OF cattle down in
Texas that occupy more of my spare time than I'd
Ike to own during the Congressional season, any
how, I've spent many night under the stars dowI:
there In Texas with better company than herd
OF cattle that stir occasionally. then go back to
sleep again-just enough to be COMPANY
DO you wear a sonbrero and high leather leg
gings. like the cowboys in the story books - in
qCirSd. innocently enough.
My sonlbrero isn't wider than the hat wear
here he said. unconscious of the fact that even
SO. the sombrero might at least approach the head
gear of story book fame.
Il don mako myself ridiculous when 7 get out
with my cows, do | shock their unaccUstomed
gaze With frock coat u starched slrtfrout
never seem TO arouse any excitement among the.
cows by tae way l dreSs I take it that | dress
according 10 their Standards
After al, that should be fair test I reminded
MIN. His manners seemed more and be
above rerroach. even 20 the cows.
NeIl, to tell the truth. 1t is much self preseTv
alton as anything else. IL | began get frisky
around old friends they might express their dis
pleasure in violent fashion
How many cows have you down in TeXas:''
ell. by the way" he said. ignoring the QueS
ton. While We are on the subject OF the rights and
privileges Of my bovine friends. think they would
will give them their full title and discuss the
cattle. Al any rate. il sounds like home
IN be glad to get back to. them and feel the
bracing air OF my Texas plains. If You To
Texas soon II. give you. pro te:npore one OF my
cattle and you can try being cowboy for your
self RUTH
New-York tribune., 1906-06-17
MOTOR ELOPEMENTS.
Chat 7eith WHe. Bob Walter, the
Paris Marriage Specialist.

Mile. Bob Walter. s'r vous plate Tie man
took my card ''Mademoiselle will see you in
ment. he said. And I had just time to look round
the big garage with its twenty or more motor ears
of all makes, shapes and sizes when called
in 10 the proprietress.
Mile. Bob Walter is busting little lady of
thirty-fve with curly brown hair and laughing
eyes. She dressed in bright red-"the color of
passionate love- she said.
Then 1t is really true. mademoiselle and not
merely newspaper canard?"
My elopement agency? Certainly it is true There
are two things in life which everybody considers
necessary-happinass and money. There is also
an cid proverh about the course of true love and
the rough road. Then there Bob Walter. who
tired of doing things that everybody had done.
and wanted business. Et voila,
And mademoiselle laughed my amusement
and took to look at the elopement motor car
1t is 35-horsepower The carriage is a comfortable
berine. little larger than ordinary, and with
roof to carry luggage.
Not that my lovers often need the roof" said
Mile. Walter. Get in and see how comfortable it
is. and then I'll Introduce you TO the Cupid.
thought at first that she Frederic or
Vaudoyer. who the two chaureurs who drive
the elopement motor car-"Cupd's Car Mile
Bob Walter calls il.
But she didn't mean the chauneurs: she meant
the little Cupid daintily painted the panels
Il always arrange my elopements by contract"
she said "Of course. 1 have a sliding scale of
charges. which depend on the distance the eloping
couple wish TO go. the HkeHhOod or danger tan
angry father has shot al 'Cupid's Car before now)
and the different details I have been wonderfully
lucky. OF the six elopements which l have or
ganized. FIVE have ended in happy marriages. and
that the sixth did not do so was the young mans
own fault
Que vouez-vous? He was young he was in
love. he was foolish and he was therefore ridicu-
lousIy proud of himself for carrying off the Lady
In consequence of these things his first when
he got fairly started to send kilograms to all
marriage I.mbecile,
He forgot that everybody who received tele-
New-York tribune., 1906-06-17

the railroad lines for the purpose of visiting the
creameries or shipping stations owned or con-
troed by local wholesalers Reports of shipments
of suspected milk in by wire and milk
raids follow. These raids are conducted fol-
lows: The Department of Health knows the local
customers OF the suspected wholesaler and posts
its men so as to catch the drivers of his wagons
in the act OF delivering the milk, deliveries being
made soon after midnight later in the morning.
If any OF the milk ii is Immediately
seized and destroyer; otherwise samples are taken
for analysis Milk cans a certain shipping
station can be identified by the marks upon them,
so it is always possible for the raiders the
milk which the up-country inspector has reported
as being under suspicion.
New-York tribune., 1906-06-17
They Seem To Be Badly Handicapped but Cupid Finds
q Way just the Same Other Queer Customs
of This South American City

American gold-n that time of revolution. about
fifty to one The government mint was turning
out $500 900 In paper money every twenty flour
hours and il seemed to that the people
turned out compliments in about the same guam
titles and that they We're worth Just as much
below their face value. YET mint and people
both meant well.
The matter of exchange dn money! was posi-
lively ludicrous in foreigners eyes, though, of
course it was anything but funny to Cojom-
hians whose income was III deprecated paper,
but who had to pay appreciated prices for every
thing Tea was $40 pound in Colombi IN
paper; American sugar. 81 a pound candles.
81 20 each I paid 500 pair for gloves and
5000 for all umbrella.
AS the government had to have such guam
titles OF paper money the day was not long
enough to print the required amount. except by
making bills of large OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
less than 500. a 'real'-ten cents III paper
cost more to mint than it wa worth after 1t
was made Small bills. of course, became very
scarce and at last were At a premium of 20
per cent This the government did not want, as
such state of affairs did not sound well. and
was q new argument against them in the
mouths OF the Liberals. So II was announced
by posters all over the city that the government
would change large bills for one hour every
New-York tribune., 1906-06-17

out of the question, as all of laundry work
was done at least two miles away from the
city and there were no irons in the house
In moment or two Sofia came from her room
out TO the corridor. What is this?'' she asked
when she saw my gown over the railing
Well said. 'it is the dress am hoping TO
be able to this evening Ii is terribly
mussed. you see, and if the air does not take
out some of the wrinkles you viii be ashamed
of your American friend"
To my utter amazement Sofia darted at the
garment, removed II from the railing IN the
twinkling of eve, and had II back into my
room again before she took time even to speak
to me.
what in the world are you doinge' gasped
DO You want people TO suppose you have
your clothes made hare In Rogota?" she de-
maudcd.
Then she vent on to explain: Every one who
afford 1t has her dresses sent from New
York or Paris. and of course the things
Wrinkled when they get here. We very
glad when they are, because that shows that
they're imported. II have a gown made here
I always put it under my mattress and sleep on
II for night two before wear it; then it
looks as if it had been packed and sent from
abroad And you would actually have put your
real New York dress out in the air.
went that evening looking. as thought,
fright. but believe Sofia was very proud OF me.
About thirty persons were at the party. and
only two besides myself we're not related TO ali
the others. There were six enSascd couples
1rercnt and they sat (as ! efterward found out
sc fas. ~ fl- the sofas held out, and those
VINO arrived too late secure sofas had chairs
Placed t,To by two close together as II was
possible 10 put them. Thus the couplSs sat
lmrrovable throughout the evening, talking 70
each o.her IN low tones, perfectly o9tyiouS OF
the rest Of the company. Il was one OF the fun
niest .hir rgs l knew, 20 look around the
ROOM and see these six pairs gazing into each
oth=rs eyes. and forgetting that there was any
On- else in the world but themselves.
But enge ed couples can never. never see each
other alone. not for one moment and II they
Gil not sit and talk together in public they
would not r., at all, So who can blame them
for not wartf1- any Of the little time that they
have In each 5ther's company b. converse tion
with outsiders? We had charRdes that evening
and the unengaged young people went ont Of
the room. ana then came back and acted. hut
the peIrs never moved from one end OF the
affair the other. except when they wece
Obliged TO go into the dining room 10 get some
thing to eat. The Refreshments. by the way
were little meat tarts with baked crust. boiled
macaroni. small hard biscuits. three kinds OF
dulce (sweets>. cheese. little cakes. tea and
chocolate.
New-York tribune., 1906-06-17
TIME VALUED AT NOTHING.

So the beggar would go away. none the richer
The Selora was poorer by ten minutes OF time;
nut what is time to q Spanish American woman?
7, was quite a while before / learned 10 take
the pretty speeches of the Colombians for what
,hev were worth The men used 10 assure me.
Soy los pies de usted" C'I am at your feet'D,
when as a matter OF fact they were nothing OF
tbe kind II expressed the slightest admiration
for ANYTHING. from a hairpin TO diamond neck
lace n was Immediately offered TO me. with the
,rote otestation that IL was mine. as the owner
cared nothing for IL and should be doing
favor by accepting IT, No one would have been
more surprised than that owner. however II
had taken him at his word. AS soon as could
say Good morning" and Good night" and
How do you do?" and Many thanks" / was
told by every one that spoke Spanish divine
nlente" (divinely) After while learned TO
make the same allowance for the rate Of ex-
cbarre between Colombian words and American
words that rge had make for tie difference in
values between Colombian paper money and
New-York tribune., 1906-06-17

gram would know where II came FROM and there
fore which way he had gone. The lady's father
arrived here, almost speechiess with excitement.
about two hours and a haIs after his daughter had
been carried of Madame he said when he could
talk my daughter has been carried of by
scoundrel'-
In reddish brown motor with Httle Cupid
on the door said l. laughing a. him.
Then he called rae magician. and his savior.
and an angel, and other Things that men call
women when they lose their heads. and offered me
large sum OF money II I would catch the run
aways II not very difficult. OF course. I
knew the way they had gone, and I sent him or
in quicker car than the Cupid, under the charge
of Vaudoyer. for Frederic was on duty with cupid
II gave vaudoyer orders to use his discretion
when he caught up with the runa ways. and II he
seer@to take papa OFF on a wild goose chase some
where, or u break down conveniently cupid )
NOT far from RambouiIietz saw them Sitting in
windows. So he shouted To Frederic TO stop
and drew up in front of him 6arrns & his passage, age
danced round one another In The road a ht,!e ana ma
daughter going home in Cupid. and the young
@it was good days work for the Maisoa Bob
Walter, hut | think I would haze preferred the the
collection Of letters and nementos from my i've
AND 6aXe pbotSeraDh OF No couples No /
baby, who has been chrstened Bob The second
fRsE fRsR's has :, baby TOO ana am soola''tS' %
But | think the most amusing present 1 nave
had Yet came from the last little couple They
travelled as far as Bagneres De Lorme IN cupid,
and then lodged about all over France by tram
till they got to Granville They crossed 10 Jer-
sey and are now in England somewhere
They have sent me the collection of their rall-
way tickets and a set OF picture postcaIes of all
the places where they stopped
There is nothing very new. said, in loves
young dream, is there:
Perhaps not said mademOiselle But loves
young dream made reality at sixty miles an hour
is rather novel. don't you think? At your dis
posal. should you want Ring me UP on the
telephone. mention the name and address OF ths
lady, and you can leave the rest to me'-london
ExnreSS