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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-04-29
COULD YOU STRUGGLE
ALONG ON a MERE
liA.5oo A NHARf

NEW YORK. April 20 Miss Al.
leta Nathalie Bailey. ~. who re-.
erives $3.50 a year from the en'
tate OF her grand parents. has made
application TO have the sum sub.
stantlAliy increased.
Mlsa bailey lives al Yonkefu. but
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-04-29

A iarEs and varied assortment
in Oriental and floral effects.
This Competing goes well with
most any surrounding and viii
give good service.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-04-29
DEAD FROM
EXPLOSION

-. 4 solrobsO. one of the men
s.s,a at the recent mine explo-
Al Black Diamond. died At
Providence hospital Yesterday.
~. 4 The seventh death resulting
,.em the catastrophe
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-04-29
Ingram carpeiing.

The bssi line OF ail.vooi In
grain carpetluK IS to be seen
here Many patterns are shown
ia the new Brussels weave.
These are very stylish and effect
i've for bedroom usa
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Body Brussels carpeting.

We carry a number % Arnold.
coustabie a Cos beat patterns
exclusive with us IN Seattle.
Some extreme novelties are in
olndsd. such a. white and gold,
two-tons tans. two-tOns reds.
twotone greens and twotona
blues. These are VERY effective
for bed room nsa.
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Bigeiow Administer Carpet
ting.

Most Of our patterns In Bise
Low Administer cArpe,ing are
sold By Arnold. Constable = Co.
aaa are exclusive vith ua
IN Seattle. Many exceptionally
pretty patterns are represented.
IN various color efecta
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IuGhf M4n

Not long ESQ q resident % Seat
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Wilton Velvet carpeting.

THIS cArpsting comes IN
r'her shs a7.inch or s4-snch
ridih With ssinch OF s4-lnch
STAIR carpeting % match. Many
exclusive designs are shown. De.
nsns and color effects are eeDec-
lally good.
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Royal wilton carpesing.

b shs~n N . VARSITY q designs
~ eolsrx Oriental nnd con.
wfionsI effects prevail This
ArDssing Il especially desirable
= parlors libraries o. dininx
VIA HkiI ard stair Carpet
eE tza - h4d to match.
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A THOUSAND Wards oF TAPESTRY GOODS
Rors AND CHENILLE roRTIEREs At HALF


Regular $40 Red and BLACK cut to 49,. s0c var
Regular tt.oe Blue Granite cut 20 ...t.. Csc var
Regular ft2b wood Floor ......4...... 00c var
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Isprse wilton Carpsting.

EssslIsa, for recspsion rooms.
hTizz rooms Libraries. etc. Hail
al stair cafpatinx II also
norn IN shis grade The Tsp-
nc Wilton ean Be had IN zT.lneh
o. it-laeh v1atA
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fa-yArd piece regular $50. at ......s.. $50 yard
rs t.s-yard piece. regular SSc. AZ 63c yard
f6-yafd pieces regular ssc AZ ......... .H3c yard
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a7-yard piece regular $50. at .......... see yard
t2-yard piece regular ssc. 81 .......... soc yard
Sewing. lining and laying lee yard extra.
Bring your plan and measure
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COFFEE

starts the day right, ii
good; and starts the
day wrong, if not
good.
Neas sFsess rstsrvs feia naasY y ~
saut ilSs setlida3s Best - naf hiHl
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-04-29

furnishings for the now occupy yo
and Rug Department Our best e.
purchasers receive the highest values Tor 'as
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EXTENSION DINING ROOM TABLES.
IInsInE out sale Of sampIes.

Regular 1880 Golden oak .............s e.76
Regular $500 Golden oak ..............s 1o.T5
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Regular $500 Golden oak ............... $4,000
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Regular $500 Golden oak ...............s $3.50
Regular $3.50 Golden oak ...............S STATS
Regular tis.50 Golden Oak .s12.TS
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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-01-20
Polly Epans Story Page for Boys and Girls
ELEPHANT FERRYBOAT.

One of the most singular ferries IN the
world Is found in India, and was started
under very peculiar circumstances.
A certain native. who lived near a
branch of the Gauges. rescued from a
tiger a Rajah. and IN a transport Of
gratitude the latter presented him with
one of the finest and largest elephants he
possessed.
Only rich man could support an ele-
plant, and the rescuer was threatened
with absolute ruin. as the animal would
eat him out OF house and home in a
month.
There was no way oat OF the difficulty.
as, according 10 the unWritten law, a
gift OF this kind could not be given away
or sold without subjecting the giyer 10
punishment, so the poor owner of the
elephant saw himself staring ruin In the
face, the huge creature keeping him en-
gagged all day hariing food for it.
His house stood by turn in the river
where many persons crossed, and as the
stream was at times raging flood, boats
and men were often carried down and
put to great annoyance
The elephant was bathing IN the river
one day, when 1t suddenly occurred 10
the despairing owner to use It as ferry
boat. There was no time when Il could
not go over in safety. and the plan was
at once put into execution. A harness
was made for the elephant. with long
rope as a trace, which was fastened 20 a
heavy boat.
The latter was loaded with passengers
and successfully towed over the river, TO
the great delight Of the native. who now
saw in the elephant with the enormous
appetite a source Of revenue
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-01-20
MECHANICS IN THE BRITISH
NAVY.

Mechanics in the British navy are gov
erned by iron rules Of tradition; they new
or alter. and custom ordains that individ-
uals blessed with the more popular pat
ronymics shall become known by every
thing entirely different.
For instance. if you were a sailor and
your name were Wright, It is quite prob
able that you would never hear II men
/ toned throughout your career In the ser
vice. save. perhaps. by officers upon q
few special occasions.
YOLr Shipmates would know you as
Sinner" and Sinner you would re-
main until promotion placed you beyond
reach Of pleasantries. Similarly all
Clarkes are called 'Nobhy,' all Greens
/ Jimmy" and all Whites ''Knocker."
Why this should be so nobody knows;
the usual mists Of antiquity veil the orr
gin Of these strange transformations.
There does seem to be some reason,
however. for the "Spud' Murphys and
the Dusty" Millers. and the ''Lofties'
and ''Shorties" need no explanation.
Jack tars Of the brunette order are al
ways dubbed Niger the reason being
obvious, while sailors of the heavy build
are called 'Bargey'' or ''Tubby," to taste
Even the bright particular stars Of the
tittA t4tta are AaDt NNNlAikL AAtAAA e--| W.
tates of custom.
The captain is invariably either the
Owner" or the Skipper" while the
commander Of the lower deck is the
"Bloke" and the first lieutenant Jimmy
the One"
Departmental officers are known by de-
paTtmental names; thus the gunneTy
lieutenant is either Guns" or the Gun
merry Jack" the torpedo lieutenant
Sparks or the Torpedo Jack" and the
navigating officer. Navy"
Then, again, there are names existing
in the British navy to-day. which were
extant long before Nelson's time, for IN
every ship you Will find Tommy Pipes"
the boatswain; Chips" the carpenter;
Jimmy Bungs." the cooper. and Sails, &"
| the sailmaker; while last, but not least
that autocrat of the upper deck, the chief
boatswain's mate, Is still designated by
the almost majestic title Of the Chief
Buffer"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-01-20
HOW WILD ANIMALS ARE TRAINED.

\ circus in the daytime Can you
imagine the scene, boys and girls?
It is in winter quarters now, Of course
SO the scene by day is quite different
from what you might picture it to be in
the summer time. when the familiar tents
are the habitation Of animals, performers,
and all.
All is dark and gloomy in the empty
auditorium. The rows and rows and
rows Of seats are all covered over to pro-
tect them from dust. 1t is hard to be-
lieye that, after nightfall, this place will
be filed with men, women, and children,
and all sorts OF noise and funmaking.
But there is almost always this con-
trast between fun and the absence Of
fun The contrast makes the latter ap-
pear gloom! Look at a comedian when
his face is at rest, and it will look pit
eously melancholy-by contrast to the ex-
preston you have been used TO seeing
there.
Meanwhile what are the animals doing?
And where are all the performers and
animal trainers? Are they out having a
good time somewhere?
Indeed. no! They are working. and
working hard. too. in the workrooms and
training yards, which are down the cor
TidOTs little way.
Here are the clowns. DO they have TO
work? They do. indeed. Only practice
makes the really good clowns keep on
being good
The tumbIers. the scrobats, the trick
performers-yoU will see them here, there.
and everywhere, hard at work, with seri-
Gus faces, practicing stunts which they
learned and mastered years before, per-
hsps. But that makes no difference.
They must practice daily if they are to
feel absolutely sure of themselves when
the time for the public performance ar
rives
How long do you suppose it took a
frst-class juggler for instance, TO mas
ter HIS trick of tossing up billiard balls
and catching them on the point of his
cue? 1t took three and a half years of
daily practice!
So you can see that circus performers
are very Woodworking people! Life is no
fun for them. not If they fail to do their
part perfectly.
When circuses first began to go around
the country giving performances, they
sometimes found that the audience be-
came so noisy and inattentive that even
the most difficult and wonderful of tricks
failed TO impress them in the least
How could the audience be kept under
control and its interest kept up from be-
CHING 10 end? All! thought one man
ager, music will help US out. So he tried
the experiment of hiring a lively band
and having It play loud and merrily
when nothing was doing" and stop short
the moment some performance was be-
gun. This brought the audience UP
sharp, and fixed their whole and undi-
vided attention on the performers.
So that explains the invariable pres
enee Of bands in circuses.
BY far the most interesting men in a
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talking like this you'll tell mother. and
mother viii scold me. No. she won't
either. because its my birthday. Oh.
goody! You go ahead and tell mother.
She went punish me to-day. and it'll be
a great chance to let her know what I
think Of the way she's bringing me VI"
Florence Jones, you're a naughty girl,
and I shall tell mother" cried Virginia.
The older sister ran out Of the room in
search OF her parent. While Florence, who
took life less seriously than Virginia.
laughed at her and turned her attention
70 her other presents.
But she could not feel very happy.
She had such a large family of dolls al
ready that it put her to quite a little
trouble to know what 10 do with the new
ere. a bright idea suddenly occurred &c
her; at least she thought it was bright
she usually did think her ideas bright.
At breakfast she asked very solemnly
and quietly, if she might visit little An
ME Welch, a poor child. whom Florence s
mother looked after bit, and whom she
encouraged her child ia being kind 20.
Having obtained the desired permission,
she left the house. But not 10 so TO An
MES home; that was not her plan.
Florence had also asked permission 10
take her new doll with her, and Mrs,
Jones had quickly granted her request.
for she thought it a sign that her little
girl repented OF the hasty words which
Virginia had dutifully repeated.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-01-20
SHE DIDN'T WANT HER FACE
WASHED.

This Is a story about a little girl who
didn't want her face washed.
What did I hear you crying about,
just now. WINNER" asked Aunt Jane.
looking up from her book.
Winnie put her finger in her mouth and
looked ready TO cry again.
Come, come, now, don't look fright
ened." said auntie. soothingly; "sit on
my lap and tell me all about IT,
Winnie obeyed, and whispered:
Il didn't want my face washed"
ION. but you know, said auntie. that's
very naughty, because little girls must be
kept neat and tidy Do you know that
many, many animals and insects keep
themselves beautifully neat and clesn?''
Winnie opened her eyes very wide at
this.
do they? she asked.
Indeed, yes. Just watch Pussy as she
sits in front Of the fire; see how carefully
she combs her fur with her sharp claws,
and brushes It down into place with her
rough tongue. II her coat gets rumpied
or dirty-ever so little-she viii spend a
long time making It neat and smar,
again.
Next time you visit some Zoo and go
10 the monkey house look at the cages
all around the walls and in them YOU
will very likely see curious little creatu. IS
called lemurs. If you notice them car,-
fully you viii see that their middle I'm
gers are very Ions. They use these as
combs. and with them keep their coats
spick and span. Then there is an animal
called the flying lemur, which has per-
haps the best comb Of all. and that is is
lower front tooth. Ii IS quite a large
tooth, and the edge of it is just like the
comb that you see"
"Oh, how funny." exclaimed Winnie
And Just look how birds smooth their
feathers down with their besks. My. if
they were 10 let them grow just any
how, they would look frightfully ragged
and untidy.
Notice the flies. too. how carefully
they brush their heads with their fore
legs. and their wings with their hindlegs,
while bees have kind Of comb on each
front leg with which they clean the deli
cate feelers on their heads
You know what an ant is like, Of
course. Well, some ants not only have
combs on their legs, Ike the bees, but
~ uoittS g. we'll AUH SET dAi4llld - carr
their brushes and combs about with them,
and so they never get lost"
II lose track of mine sometimes" said
| Winnie.
And do you know that when animals
are quite young, too little TO look after
themselves. their mothers wash them and
make them tidy. just as little boys and
girls mothers do
And they never cry?'
NO"
Then I'll never again be naughty
about being washed and combed. and
! dressed promised Winnie, for I'm not
going to let the little flies and things
stand ahead of me-"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-01-20
THE BIRD CATCHER.

To play this game you must first de-
eide which one Of you is to be the bird
catcher; the other players then each
choose the name OF d bird. but no one
must choose the owl. as it is forbidden.
All the players then sit in a circle with
their hands on their knees, except the
bird catcher, who stands In the center,
and tells a tale about birds, taking care
70 specially mention the ones he knows
10 have been chosen by the company.
As each birds name is called. the own
er must initiate its note as well as he
can. but when the owl is named, all
hands must be put behind the chairs. and
remain there until the next bird name
IS mentioned.
When the bird catcher cries ''AIl the
birds the players must together give
their various limitations OF birds Should
any player fail TO give the cry when his
bird is named, or fOrgeI TO put his hands
behind his chair, he has 10 change places
with the bird catcher
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-01-20

circus are the animal trainers. First Of
all they must have certain qualities-per-
suasiveness, gentleness, and yet plenty of
flrmness. and great kindness. These
qualities make the people possessing
them most interesting, especially when
you behold the wonderful results achieved
through them in the training Of horses,
elephants. and other animals.
You would be surprised if you could
see how quickly these animals forget
their stunts; how patiently the trainers
have to go all over their work again.
Perhaps you have noticed that at times
trained animals quite refuse TO perform
properly when they are out on the stage
Stubbornness and changeableness of
mind are things the trainers always have
to reckon with in their charges. And,
on the whole. it is simply wonderful how
great their control is over them.
The busy circus artists-tight-rOpe
walkers, tTicksters, trainers, and all
practice busily until about o'clock on
days when they do not give matinee
performances, then they stop for a little
rest and supper, for the evening perform
anee will begin early and last late, and
they will need all their strength for it.
Do you boys and girls think you would
like so very much to be in a circus after
all?
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-01-20

-Four tramps. it is said. stopped at
certain farmhouse one day, and begged
for something To eat.
Well" said the farmer, = have q
piece Of work that Will require 200 hours
labor. II you want TO do it, I VIII pay
you SO. and you can divide the money
among yourselves as you see 1t"
The tramp agreed TO his proposition
But boys" said one Of the tramps,
there's no use in all four of Us doing
the same amount Of work. Let's draw
lots to see who shall work the most hours
a day and who the fewest Then let each
man work as many days as ne does hours
a day"
CTIe was the most intelligent, but also,
sad to say. the LATEST Of the fOUr)
The rest agreeing TO his plan, he
shrewdly saw TO il that the feWest hours
fell to his lot
The puzzle is. however, how were the
GOO hours Of work allotted so that each
of the four tramos worked as many days
as he did hours day, and yet so that
no two tramps should work the same
number of hours?
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-01-20
Prince MILLER Dead, Aged 100 Years.

Prince Miller Dead, Aged 100 Years.
Wilcox (Ala.l Progressive Era.
Uncle Prince as he was generally called
was ferryman for over fifty years. He
commenced when his old master, DR.. Mil
Ter, owned MiIlers ferry, and was not
only regarded as the safest ferryman on
the Alabama River, but a most polite and
obliging one. He had many friends among
the white people and in his declining
days many who had pleasant memories of
his days Of usefulness left little tokens Of
good VIII with Judge Henderson. ION
whose place he lived" for him. The old
man was unedUcated and had some secret
way Of recording the amounts charged
and the cash taken in, and when he
retired from active work was extremely
happy when told that his book balanced
correctly. All white patrons of the ferry
had great confidence in him and always
felt safe for Uncle Prince to put their
families across at any stage of the water
From a record kept by some of Squire
Sam Chapman's family, he was 100 years
old on Christmas Day, on which day he
died. He was polite. courteous. 0bIiging.
and scrupulOusly honest, and we feel Ger
tain that he has safely made the landing
on the other shore.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-01-20
A PAIR OF SHOES.

Not very long ago made the acquaint-
ance of my favorIte pair Of shoes.
They suddenly struck me. as being a
good-looking couple, although very much
tanned. which IS. I suppose. due 70 their
rowing life, and being out IN ali kinds OF
weather.
They are not a young pair. and 50
have lived together long time, and yet
I have often thought they must still be
very fond OF each other, for where one
goes the other follows. Mrs. Shoe never
even takes a walk without taking SIR.
Shoe with her.
But the most devoted or couples some
times disagree. and as Mr.. and Mrs. Shoe
both have rather long tongues. it IS not
unusual to hear them quarreliHg in tue
shoe box
fear Mrs. s IS inclined TO be fault
finding. She declares continually that
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-01-20
WHERE SUNDAY IS MONDAY.

Manila is one Of the most important
ports in the Philippine Islands. but,
strange 10 say, is one day behind all
other places Of its size in the world.
This curious fact is accounted for in this
way:
Although the Philippine Islands lie near
the Asiatic coast. thsy We're discovered
by Spaniards who sailed from America.
When they crossed the magic line where
Sunday changes into Monday these fiery
dons Of proud Castilisn ancestry did not
revise their calendar
When told Of this years later, and IN
formed that their mole of reckoning time
was not up 10 modern notions. they mere
~ said that was SO much the worse for
modern notions. Anyhow, the fact re-
mains that these islands keep plodding
along one day behind the rest Of the
world. which reck0ns time by new style.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-01-20
THE GOLF LYNX.

How often I've seen.
As I've passed DER the green,
The golf lynx. a very fierce brute.
He's gaudily dressed
In a loud, spotted vest
4 very conspicuous suit.
Whenever he can,
He catches a man.
And often eats maid with his tee;
And when he is mad, he
Win gobble the caddy,
So very fer0cious is he.
When watching his game.
He tries 10 look tame;
That's one OF his terrible tricks;
SO nobody thinks
OF approaching the lynx
Without a big bagful Of sticks.
O. II. 3.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-01-20

"Of course pouted Florence, as she
dressed herself for breakfast on her birth
day morning, they've given me another
doll. when what I really wanted was a
house TO put the ones in that / have
now. Grown people have no sense"
whats that?" cried Virginia. who was
about FIVE years older than Florence and
felt IT her duty 10 see that her younger
sister behaved herself. What do you
know about grown people?"
Sa1etlsipg." replied Florence. I'm imi-
tating them Today and talking about
things I know nothing Of.
Now. see here" began Virginia.
ooh, see here yourself" cried Florence;
jumping up OF the floor L know what
you're going to say, that II keep on
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-01-20
FEATHERED SURGEONS.

Certain birds seem to possess a re-
markable instinct for surgery. The wood
cock, the partridge. and some others are
said to be able TO dress their wounds
with considerable skin.
A naturalist observes that he has seen
several woodcoek that were recovering
from wounds previously received. In ev-
cry instance. he found the injury neatly
dressed with down plucked from the
stems Of feathers and skillfully arranged
over the wound, evidently by the long
beak of the bird.
In other cases ligatures had been ap-
piled TO wounded or broken limbs.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-01-20
a LITTLE MARTYR.

A minister's little daughter. who had
been TO church for the first time and
heard her father preach, was questioned
by him on reaching home as to how she
liked his sermon. There was an en-
b2rrassed silence; then the little maid
tired out with the long strain of being
good" and yet anxious not 10 offend in
anywise, made answer, with long
drawn breath of patient resignation:
You preached awful long, papa; but 1
barred It,.