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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-06-15

Lynch. the Tiger captain. seems
10 be hitting the ball in his Old
time form lie got three hita Ia
tame With nutte yesterday. Dfun.
nan IL hack IN the same Tor Ia.
eema The question ia. hee long
will he stay this timnF
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-06-15

shifted into left. where he took care
Of everything lie misiudged a fly.
however. but stuck up his hand
when IL looked 70 be lost and 1t
stayed there.
Tho ball teams from the Seattle
College and 50 Martins College
played AZ Madison park THIS after.
noon.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-06-15

Don't fail 10 visit the Y. 8 Navy
Yard n hrencrton. the Hatfieships
Nebraska. Oregon and Wisconsin.
and the mammoth Drydoeh noafs
leave Pier az 30 $40 aud 10
a m. 1915. $3.50 and f30 n n
Round trip SOC -
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-06-15
CROKER'S VOICE CONE

DUBLIN June f5.-Ia,.....
Croker, former Tamnany &C.,
Is confined 70 his bed win CO..
trouble. from which he has bee -, -.
ferlng ever since his hogsa -, ~
won ne English derby. The rrs ~.
EnEilnh race. lie strained BIZ 49, ~,
b. cheering TOO heartily a.. - -
horse won the derby. ~
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-06-15
RECIPROCAL ACT is
BENEFICIAL

Lumber and shlngle mauufactur.
ers IA the vicinity OF Seattle state
that since the reciprocal domur.
rage law went into effect Wednos.
day. they have been receiving an
unusual amount Of cars. The rail.
roads had been preparing for the
new law by rushing q large mum.
Der Of empty cars from the east
A months Test. however. win show
better the exact results Of the law
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-06-15

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$50 fsaakss Ffs5. fafsFfs e. AfHzszss -
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-06-15
somruwr~r ,sseur

SPOKANE. June IS fn aNks
third % the eeFiea Qafnu So.
aricd huneh won from the CAHaehs
18th the score % 70 Q Is Nas =
gains fuii of intrrrst ard trth
teams played fine taii Il8h
james. the second haaeman sf-s4en
got from SeNile. Won the enhIFat
- smash.uE the bail for Ions
drive ard scoring Stress No SIDE
made an cffer.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-06-15

BUTTE June is~Tbs Tigers
won again yesterday with Tho
aeofo ~ 8 10 . Clafiin. fHe Tsoaa
ina tNiflsr went 10 pieces in Tbs
second. Nalking four men ard al
told Issuing free paasea % seven
u the Butte hatEmpu Rue Halia
bunch could not connect ulfh the
bail ~ the fiEhf Tine and u inosa
a. u the boy manager Vas in for
hts. Butte made two more hits
than Tacoma but Naa aiao reapan.
sihls for seven errors.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-06-15

A woman derives more p,.,....
from planning things thss s a.aIs
come on than a man dos re-, - =
actual happening Of fhlnrs 20
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-06-15

The tan slipper IN not very pop.
uinr with little Johnnie.--Nashs
Vile American
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-06-15

Or Leo Baker. dentist. 20e Eitel
building. Phone. Main ezs6. SO
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-06-15
BASEBALL.
GOSSIP

Wake up. everybody. We have
lost enough games for while.
What do you say II we win a few ?
There IL no use IN telling what
Seattle needs. because We all know
what the trouble Is. Probably Dug
dale. thu most worried man In Seat
tie At this time. can remedy things
and succeed in patching up z team
that has already been considerably
patched Let Us DO something with
the weak places.
Iabeli. who was tried ont az sec.
ond bsse last year for a time BY
Ross HAIL, played rightfield for &c.
attic yesterday. Only one ~ came
his way, which be- handled nicely.
and he managed 10 get a hit Rob
erta, tbs man who looks like an
indian and is as silent as one, was
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-06-15

A swellsd head 10 a sign Of M
health.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-02-09
A Little Sarcastic.

An old woman went into q grocer s
and ordered pennyworth Of carrots.
After being served she inquired. Dye
not tlraw something in WI them E
ooh, yis," replied the grecngrccer; IF
ye wait minute III thraw in Il seek
hundredweight O. turnips an box o
oinngesl AM" he shouted rs the ole
woman fiounced out OF the shop, when
I'm busy I'll thrnw in the horse an
cairtl If yor not satisfied then. come
back for the shopr'-Lon1on Mail
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-02-09
Mexican Musicians.

We were listening to the playing Of @
military band the other night when my
friend said: do you know that, al
though l have heard Just about all OF
the best orchestras and bands In this
country at different times. have not
a candle to Mexican musicians? Those
fellows are something wonderful, al
full Of music, and, although half OF
them cannot read the language Of their
country, they read the music and gel
notes from their instruments that
would really astonish you."-Columbus
Dispatch.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-02-09
A CATS EYES.
The Chinese Discovered Their Use ~
Time Indicator.

The Chinese Discovered Their Use ~
Time Indicator.
The first European to learn of the
use of q cat as a time indicator was
NJ Hue, who In a work on the Chinese
empire tells how he was initiated into
the mystery.
NJ. Hue and party Of friends set
out to Visit Chinese Christian mis-
sion settlement among the peasanry.
They met a young Chlnaman on the
road, and to test his intelligence they
asked him II he could tell them the
time. The native looked up at the sky,
but the clouds hid the sun from view,
and he couldn't read any answer there.
Suddenly he darted away to q farm
and returned IN q few moments with q
cat In his arms. Pushing up Its eyelids
with his hand, he told Hue to look at
them, at the same time volunteering
the information that 1t was not noon
yet While they were puzzling over
the case the boy went about his bust
ness.
When the party reached the village,
they asked the Christian converts If
they could tell the time by cats eyes
and how 1t was done. Immediately
there was a wild hunt, and ell the cats
obtainable In the neighborhood were
brought before them.
The Chinese pointed out that the pu-
pills of cats eyes were gradually mar
rover up to IL noon, when they be-
came scarcely perceptible lines drawn
perpendicularly across the eye, and
, after that dilation recommended. Hue
examined the eyes of several cats and
verified what the Chinese had told
| him.--Chicago Chronicle.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-02-09

Although he was not the first to de-
wise a machine for typewriting, John
Pratt won the distinction Of inventing
the first working typewriter that Sc
cured sale. He was born in Union
vile, 8. O., on April IA, 1881, and in
1864, with his wife, he went to Eng
land, Pratt devoting his time to the In
vention of a mechanism which he des-
ignated the 'pterotype," the first prac-
teal typewriter. Provisional protection
to the invention was granted by the
British government In February. 1884,
and on Dec. 1, 1855, letters patent No
8163 were granted to Pratt. On re-
turning to the United States, in 1888
he secured letters patent In this coun-
try. Mr.. Pratt was the first inventor
of machine In which a type wheel
was moved by key levers, and he was
the first man to make and sell type
writers, having sold several In London
In 1867.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-02-09
A CRUEL ENDING

The Lonely Death and Desecrated
Grave of Laurence Sterne.
Laurence 6terne, the great writer,
was left alone In his rooms on Bond
street, London. In those last bitter
days, with a servant Of the lodging
house for his only attendant. AS he
lay dying a knock was heard at the
door and a footman entered, come
from a house near by to inquire as to
his health.
The footman waited till the end. saw
the thin arm raised as If to ward of
a blow and heard the almost inartcu-
Is comer'
Then he went back to the house,
where large party was gathered, and
told the news to the feasters, most of
whom were Sterne's friends. For the
space Of half an hour they lamented
him, and then the talk turned on other
things-so soon are we forgotten In
this workaday world.
ALIAS, poor Yorickw His publisher
and a single friend followed him to
the tomb, while ghouls watched out
side and marked the spot where he
was laid Two nights afterward the
body was stolen, shipped to Cambridge
and placed, strangely enough, upon the
dissectIng table at bis own university,
A friend recognized his features and
tainted away when 1t was too late to
stop the Observation-Disclosures Reed in
Book News Monthly.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-02-09
Strange Fog Signal.

When fogs prevail In Boston harbor,
the attention Of passengers on the Nan
tasket Beach line of steamers Is at
tracted by faint metallic sound which
might be mistaken for the sound Of a
bell. But 1t Is not the Changing Of
bell which the passengers hear. Sud
denly through the mist there appears
ahead, like a specter, large tripod,
from the apex Of which is suspended
big steel triangle. 1t Is this which
causes the strange sound and signals
vessels as to how to guide their course
through the difficult channel Of the
fog
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-02-09
WALT WHITMAN
Ways of the Poet Who Was Loved ~
All Who Knew Him.

Ways of the Poet Who Was Loved b.
All Who Knew Him.
This is the Walt whitman who was
known and loved by those who mot
him daily:
AFTER some conversation Whitman
proposed walk across to Philadelphia.
Putting on his gray SLOUGH hat, he sal
lied forth with evident leisure and. tax
ing coy arm as support, walked slow
~ the best part of milo to the ferry.
Crossing the ferry was always a great
pleasure to him. The life of the street
and Of the people was 70 near, so dear.
The men on the ferry steamer were
evidently old friends, and when we
landed on the Philadelphia side we
were before long quite besieged-the
man or woman selling fish at the cor
ner of the street, the tramway con-
dtctor, the loafers on the pavement-a
word Of recognition from Walt or as
often from the other first; presently
q CHEEKY shout from the top Of dray,
and before we had gone many yards
farther the driver was down and stand
ing In front of US, his horses given to
the care Of some bystander. He was
an old Broadway 'stager,' had not seen
Walt for three or four years, and tears
were In his eyes as be held his hand
We were now brought to a standstill,
and others gathered round. George
was i'll, and Walt must go and see him
There was a message for the children
and in his pocket the poet discovered
one or two packets for absent little
ones. But for the most part his words
were few. 1t was the others who
spoke and apparently without reserve
whitman as Carpenter Saw Him
In Craftsman.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-02-09
Alter 1t 1. Al Over.

When yarns are being spun one hears
good deal concerning the curious an
tics people go through when highly ex-
cited, but very little is said about the
man who gets scared after it is all
over" And the latter, not being so
constituted that he can faint, as wo-
man often does after fright, gener-
ally keeps his own counsel and often is
given the credit of being cool and
''nervy" when the fact Is that his knees
are ready to bump together for mutual
support.-Forest and Stream.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-02-09

"Ohr' gasped the beautiful woman
as she fell back, clutching ut her heart,
and permitting the telegram to futter
to the floor.
Her fashionable guests rushed for
ward, crying:
= what is it7 Has your husband met
with an accidentr'
'No. no." she moaned. at is from
my son-in-law. am grandmother
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-02-09
a Ha1s Lergsh picture.

A countryman bargained with Cali
fornia photographer for a half length
picture of himself at half price. and
" hen the artist delivered a fine view
OF the subject from the walstband
down the victimized sitter INDUCED In
remarks more forcible tlan polite
Philadelphia Inquirer.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-02-09
All Wrong.

New Curate-Your husband Is q con-
firEed Invalid. is he not? Mrs. Bill
yus- Confirmed, sir? No. sir; he amt
Church OF England. New Curate-I
niean. Is lie q permanent invalid? Mrs
Billyus- Permanent? Lor', no! Doctor
Says be can't last month.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-02-09
On tn. safe side.

They had been engaged for fully
thirty minutes by the cuckoo clock.
II have surprise in store for you,
Alfred, dear" she said. II can cook
as well as l can play the piano"
THAT being the case. darling" he
replied. 1T will be well for us to
bOard~
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-02-09

To do the wise thing at all times and
under all circumstances Is dihcult-
yea, impossible but to make fool OF
ones self Is as easy as rolling on log.
~-Spring1eld Republicans
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-02-09
COFF
We are Exclusive agents for
Chase & Sanborn's
High Grade Coffee

CHASE & SANBORN do business differently from
any other Coffee House in the United States. They
give store in city the exclusive sale of their cof
feee and thereby do away with the cost of many travel
ing statesmen and add this saving to the quality of their
coffee They the largest importers of Fine Coffee
in the United States They have had forty years
experience in buying and roasting coffee and have
down to fine point.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-02-09
Tn. Alteration He Wanted.

: Customer-Yes: I Ike this suit I
suppose you will make any alterations
may require free. Tailor-Oh, yes,
sir; certainly. Customer-Very We'll
then Just alter the price from IA TO
E2 and I'll take 1t with me.-London
Tft-Bits.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-02-09
Appropriate.

Tho society editor was writing up a
church fair.
Mrs. Green. the wife OF our promi-
nent milk dealer" he wrote, was ap-
propriately gowned In watered silk"
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-02-09

You must hear that which hurts that
You may gain that which profits.-Se-
lected.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-07
7 AID \.
FOR THEISLAND'
Senator Plat Has introduced a
Bill in the U. S.
Senate.

WASHINGTON, Feb. A bill u
permit the city of New York or the
Hudson Water Company, Il New Jer
sey corporation, or either of them, t
lay, maintain and operate two water
pipe lines across and under the wat
ers of Kill Won Kull from Bayonne
n. j., to Staten Island" was intro
duced In the senate yesterday by Sen
ator Platt.
The plan contemplates two thirty
ich water mains fol the purpose OF
providing an adequate supply OF pure
and wholesome water for the use OF
the Notifications, the marine hospital
and the lighthouse establishment OF
the United States on Staten Island
and for private domestic uses ana
protection from fire.
The bill requires that the pipe lines
shall be laid in accordance with plans
approved by the Secretary of War in
December, 1904, and that the work
be done subject to the approval OF
the engineering department of the
army.
The right is reserved to the govern
ment to remove the pipe lines when,
in the judgment of the Secretary OF
War, it becomes necessary in the in
terest of navigation.
NEWARK. Feb. 1.-THE bill sub
mitted yesterday by Senator Platt in
the senate, at Washington, is believed
here to be a subterfuge upon the part
of residents of Staten Island and OF
the persons interested in the East
Jersey Water Company, to overcome
the decision of the Court OF Errors
and Appeals of this state, sustaining
the decision of Vice-Chancellor Ber-
gen, when he, two years ago, granted
to the state an injunction restraining
the East Jersey Water Company or
any of its subsidiary companies from
furnishing New Jersey water to other
states
The issuance of this injunction was
later followed by the enactment of a
law prohibiting the sale of potable
waters lin this state to neighboring
commonwealths or communities out
side of New Jersey. The water COM
pany carried this decision up to the
Court of Errors, questioning its con-
stitutionality. The higher court sus-
tanned the decision of the Vice-Chan-
cellor as we'll as of the legislature
and specifically held that the act was
within the scope of the constitution.
Prominent men who were inter
viewed here last night upon this mat
ter were free in expressing it as their
opinion that Senator Platt was en-
deavoring 20 have this matter placed
in the hands of the Water Depart
ment upon the pretext that the water
supply in Staten Island is not ade-
quate to supply the fortifications
there in time of war. The fact that
the bill also provides that the pipes
shall be large enouh to supply water
for domestic consumption and man.
ufacturing uses, they stated, indi-
Gates that the plan is to convey New
Jersey water to tSaten Island in spite
of the state law prohibiting it.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-07
FLAMES THREATEN BOAT.
Pilot Reversed Engines and Sent Boat
Back Into Slip.

JERSEY CITY, Feb. "a fire on
the ferryboat Wilkesbarre, of the
Central Railroad of New Jersey, late
yesterday afternoon, compelled the
transfer of her 100 passengers to an
other boat The Wilkesbarre had
puller clear of the slip at the foot of
West Twenty-third street, bound for
Communipaw, to connect with the
$3.50 o'clock Lakewood special. Pilot
Charles d. Smith had charge.
NThe boat had cleared the slip when
those in the forward pilot-house
found that the woodwork was on fire
The flames blazed up so suddenly
that Troy were forced to beat re-
treat. They moved to the after pilot.
house and backed the Wilkesbarrt
into the slip again. While this did
not take very long, 1t enabled the fire
to get some headway and the fire be.
gan to eat through the roof
The people left the boat in hurry
as soon as she touched the landing
There was some trouble with the
teams, but they were safely gotten
off The firemen soon had the fire
out. It was attributed to faulty in
sulation of wires. The Lakewood
train was held at Communipaw until
the passengers arrived on the ferry
boat Bound Brook.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-07
THE JUSTICES
WERE PRESENT
All Sections Of the County We're
Represented Before the Grand
Jury Yesterday.
Special to the EVENING NEWS: /:

SOUTH AMBOY, Feb. 7:-Reun-
ions have been in vogue for number
of years among the veterans of the
civil war and the NEWS correspond
ent has attended many of them and
JOY and happiness seemed to beam
from the countenance of each and
every one present. Yesterday. how
ever, at the reunion of the justices at
the county court house the express
sions on their countenances were
varied. In some of them of a genial
nature the smile was on their faces
and the cracking of jokes were fire.
quently heard, indicating they were
conscience free, at least, whatever
might be brought against them.
Others appeared with very sober
countenances, as though every ray Of
sunshine had been eliminated from
their lives, and again there were
others who seemed almost bursting
with suppressed indignation.
We did not count them, but should
Judge from Il rough estimate that
there were about forty representa-
tives of the small cause courts pres
ent at the reunion and as a whole we
think would compare favorably in
appearance and intelligence with any
other similar number of men in Mid
dleseX county, whether they be
clergymen, lawyers or doctors. But
there was one feature noticeable in
each and every one, that was a great
er or less amount of indignation. Not
because their official acts were being
investigated but because of the hum
| iliating manner in which the investi-
CATION was conducted. In the fore
noon the county prosecutor was on
hand and in the grand jury room
| bringing out the impression that like
lion after his prey he was lying In
wait to pounce upon them.
| With all due respect for the prose-
cutor, as we are on the most friendly
| terms, by what right or by what law
| has he to be in the grand jury room
during their deliberations? We al
ways understood it was the grand
jury's duty to indict IL the evidence
warranted and the prosecutor IS duty
and sole duty in the matter is to con-
Wet If possible the person against
whom the indictment was found. We
may be mistaken in this matter and
if we are we hope to be excused, but
this is one of the peculiar circum-
stances where the innocent must suf-
fer with the guilty, if there is anyone
who is guilty, and it is in this way;
If justice has been guilty of will
fully and persistently doing wrong,
lei him suffer for his wrong-doing,
but to throw out drag net and scoop
in the whole body, thinking thereby
to catch some wrongdoer, we think is
unfair. For this reason, justice, If
he does right, has some influence for
good in the community in which he
lives and to be forced to come before
the grand tribunal of the county with
the suspicion of being criminal by
the higher court, in measure de-
troys his influence for good however
innocent he may be. We hope that
none have wilfully done wrong and
that there will be no evidence of this
kind brought out in the grand in
quest,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-07
COURT AMBOY
INSTALLATION.
FOresters Had Big Meeting and
Enjoyable Social Time Follow
ed : Change Location.

The annual installation of the Of
ficers of Court Amboy, No. 5S, For
esters of America, was held in the
rooms in the Mccormick building
last night. Deputy Grand Chief d. J.
Flynn assisted by John ], Dayton,
as herald, installed the officers.
There were about fifty lmembers
present. Several visitors fl ON Court
TottenvfIle were also present. After
the installation speeches 1ere made
by Grand Chief Flynn, Gr and Senior
Woodward J. J. Flynn, john Deveny
and others. This court HAS held it's
meetings in this place fpr, the past
sixteen years, having re ented it from
Algonquin Lodge, knights, of Pyth-
las. A com mittee. com posed of the
trustees, was appointed to seek new
rooms. They will report at the next
meeting. A social Will be held at
each meeting hereaftE,r The enter
tainment will be under the direction
of Thomas Lucas, lecs urer.
After the meeting an adjournment
was taken to Louis E,mith's cafe in
Smith street, where refreshments
were served. Speec hes We're made
and several songs We're rendered by
members.
The following were the officers in
stalled at the meeting: Past Chief
Ranger, Louis Smith,; chief ranger,
P. F. Mantoh,; sub-clhef ranger, Ever
Everson recording secretary, Chas.
A. Johnson; financial secretary, E. J.
Dalton; treasurer, K. Finklestein;
senior woodward, J. p Kilmurray;
junior woodward, Albert Schilling;
senior beadle, Thomas Patton; junior
beadle, Thomas Gardner; lecturer,
Thomas Lucas; trustee, B. j. Mullen
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-07
Installation Next Week.

Rock of Safety Lodge, Independent
Order of Good Templars, held an im-
portant meeting in |. o, G. T. hall, in
Prospect street, last night. Two new
members were taken in. The install
lation did not take place at this meet
ing, but has been deferred until the
next meeting, which takes place on
Wednesday next. A committee, com
posed of Alex Dixon, Miss Marion
Ort and Miss May Poulsen. was APP
pointed to make preparations for the
affair. collation. will follow the
ceremony. Aaron Van Pelt, the lodge
deputy, will be the installing officer,
1t is expected that a large number of
the members will be present at this
meeting.