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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-10-03
FOUNTAINS AS ORNAMENTS

For the Of money invested there IS object
which win add the beauty Of central point 81 city. a.
well a. useful humane end ornamental
fountain.
Water bubbIng Of device artis,ieaIy designed IS
always attractive the eye and will draw attention where
imposing object OF adornmcnt would be passed BY.
There spots tho city where ornamental oun-
tains be installed advantage Pioneer Place and the
intersection Westlac Fourth and Pike The present
small fountain Pioneer Place all IN keeping with
affection and which attaches the True
purpose furnishing cool clear aud
beast 81 would old fashioned log watering trough
Some city officials fearful that large fountain is
installed Pioneer Place viii become loang place for
but this fear hardly based upon any foundation
knowledge OF In order for
gregate here oaiing numbers would be necessary for
their cluster around the fountain and
would be shut off from the Anybody knows team
understands that there highway and there
IS inssent demander Tor his rights than man
the Any blocking avenues leading to the foun-
by oaers will bring forth the peculiar effective
demonstration Of which past-masers and
the way will soon be cleared
The Of camiug done Seattle and the condi.
tons under which horses worked drinking
fountains at convenient intervals necessity
We all reasonably proud Of the big Jobs that have been
done, and being done Seattle glance at the
long strings OF dirt any will tell how
Of this is done by the horse.
The horse has earned his drinking fountains and while
fountains being installed those the plexus Of busy
streets just well be objects Of beauty standppes
Pennsylvania courts are fighting for the posses
sion Of Harry rhaw Whoever him
"2s Instead go" number and ita origin is
that famous abode Broadway
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-10-03

osirnd "a. what kind Of shipa
are coufsehlpaF
~ Soft ships. my son.
Oatenn And what Kind of ships
naii the sea 81 maiFlmouyf
fiardahipa. my son.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-10-03

FIRST Workman doat haow
what 20 do.
second WorhmAn-Mhats the
mntierf
First workman The watkins
delegate ordered me ~ strike and
my wife tells ma 10 keep on work
INK.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-10-03
STAR DUST


Ia far off ancient Bologna
The very beat people have shown
Great liking for golf.
And all Of uH doff
Our hats 10 The links Of Bologna
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-10-03

since srnnspire~ means 10 pilot
together there Is no more reason
to say "conspire together than
there IL to say separate apart
Speaking Of separate. IL IA not
spelled aupsrate.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-10-03

Hound having scared Hare chased over the hos
9~nhp bur being out only Tor an exercise gop up ana
began surveying the beautiful
drop out u the running bued aprner that us
bunch ~ haaaenpfeffsf has skinned from the
nrs Tag The Hound right there
thia about ~ ne doesn't care where he's dos
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-10-03

Frying Pan 1 understand That
the steak fell Ia love with the posa
tomanhHf
Egg heater Wen. be certainly
was hard hit
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-10-03

= cockRoAcH PIED PIPER" 4
= CHICAGO. Hept.1.0 To rid =
4 the nelRhborhood W the cock. =
A reaches and other bugs that, =
4 they claim, followed him =
= home At night some one SET =
4 fire TO the home Of John =
= Jackson. who IN known to his =
4 neighborn ~ "CoclT0heh =
= John" who adyertises that he =
a ~ an cxiermlnator Of yermin, =
a that he manufactures a pow =
. der that will kill the most q
4 danng roach or bedbug Res 4
\ ideuta OF the neishborhood. .
A on the other hnnd. say Johns =
4 powder. instead Of exterml 4
4 mating the insects. proves an 4
4 attraction Ia them. and that 4
= nightly they follow him home 4
4 Ia droyeH
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-10-03

Luna Park Natatorium. swim.
ming lessons. sss
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-10-03

Tom lawson Is very III "sy.iem" run down,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-10-03

United states has no generally
accepted national flower.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-10-03

MEAIa AEnrrn

Three rouna tups daily Leave as.
sue - q. m, ~ and D. ~
SUNDAY leave Seattle AZ al1o a. M. u
m,. &tlb D. M and gita D. an SUNDAY
leaye Everett as RifA "a. M Htts y. ma
aud lilo y m. Single fare 10 Sn0homs
iah 800. Round trip sac.
steamer Ctty of Everett Caiman Deck
Fheasa-aunsst te1tl Ind iaaA
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-10-03

Luna Park Nalatorium. heated
salt water zee
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-10-03

New York and Pennsylvania courts fighting for the
sion Of Harry Thaw. Whoever gets certainly deserves
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-10-03

"2s" instead Of "2s7 number aud ita origin
that famous abode Broadway.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-10-03

In battle OF Manassas. fought
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-03
TheWilliamsburS Bridge Under Construction

lie December, 1903, and while its traffic Is not as heavy as that of the Brooklyn Bridge, nevertheless, 1t has proved boon to those residing in lower Manhat- tan and Brooklyn.
 New Jersey pours an army of com muters into New York each day. Years ago it was found that the fleet of ferry boats operated by the various railroads whose terminals are on the New Jersey side were taxed to their utmost capacity in transporting Jerseymen to and fro. The latter part of February two of the McAdoo tunnels. leading from Hoboken to Manhattan, were thrown open to traf- fc, and as result several hundred thousand passengers patronized the cars operating in these tubes each day. other tunnels from Jersey shores are in course of construction, and these will be in use before another six months, but even w1tn these advanced facilities it has been found necessary to construct a bridge, and such a structure is now under way
 The maximum length of span Is 2,731 feet The guaranteed cost of the bridge is $20,O00, ,0OO, and will be double-deck structure, as approved by the Secretary of War July 3, 1900, for trolley and steam traffic. The law provides that the bridge must be completed within 10 years
 Now that actual work has been begun on the various spans across the water ways which lap the shores of Manhat- tan, not little friction has arisen be- tween the art commissioners and the bridge commissioners. Artistic treatment was the first thought of the former, while ths latter are more concerned
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and limb; the crush on the footway is just as great as that of the narrowest sidewalk in the most congested thorough fare of the shopping district, while the constant blocking by teams of the car riageway is proportionately perplexing. Statistics show that 125, ,000 cars traverse the bridge every four weeks, and this may serve to give some small idea to what use the bridge has been put. With these problems to solve there is little wonder that Father Knickerbocker de- creed that more bridges were needed and these In hurry. regardless of cost.
 Today four additional bridges are In course of constructions; swung high in the air above the many times tunnelled wa ters of East, North and the Hudson Rivers. This quartet of spans include the Will liamsburg, or New East River Bridge; Man haitian Bridge, Blackwells Island Bridge and the Willis Avenue span. Williams burg and Manhattan Bridges will com plete the trio of spans, trebly uniting the shores of Manhattan and Brooklyn, and when completed will represent an outlay amounting high above the hun dred million dollar mark The third of this quartet is being sprung from Manhat- tan to the New Jersey sides of the Hud- son and in cost this will even eclipse any of those reaching to Brooklyn. The origi- nal appropriation for this span is 20O00,- 900, but if 1t is kept within s3O,000, 900 it's promoters will be satisfied
 Wins Avenue Bridge spans the Harlem River and while It's cost in comparison to those now in course of construction is insignificant, nevertheless it Is none the less artistic and ornate. 1t Is one
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plenished, as the ordinary gas plant
 never ceases manufacturing it's product.
 There Is little or no danger of an in-
 terruption of the supply by reason of
 accident, as gas plants are always
 equipped with duplicate apparatus for
 emergencies.
 Perhaps the most remarkable feature
 in connection with gas is its distribution
 to the consumer, which is a difficult
 problem of itself, involving as 1t does
 the properly placing and maintaining,
 without leakage, every inch of the hun
 dreds of miles of pipe in a large city.
 And were 1t possible to expose at once
 the entire distribution system of mains
 and service pipes. network of startling
 proportions would be seen, its ramifca-
 tions being in every conceivable direc- ton.
 To maintain a uniform flow of gas In
 all sections requires careful and com
 prehensive plan of grading the sizes of
 mains, so that there will be proper
 supply of gas for those living nearest the
 works as we'll as for those living in the suburbs, perhaps eight or ten miles
 away.
 But even with these provisions 1t is necessary to meet the variances in the demand, for at certain hours, especially at night, there is a heavy consumption. During the day the consumption usually falls off.
 The fluctuations in the use Is taken care of by governors, which allow a suf ficient quantity of gas to pass from the ,,' holders to supply this demand. The gas governor, acting on the same principle as governor on a steam engine, allows a given quantity of gas to go through it, so that when the consumption increases the governor admits more gas to the pipes, and as the consumption decreases the supply Is cut down. Thus, during every hour of the 24 the flow is held down to the quantity necessary for the proper distribution throughout the en- tire system.
 With the introduction of electricity there were many who believed that the days of gas were numbered, but although the electric light has reached a high state of perfection and is In general use, the effect on gas has been contrary to that expected. New uses have been found. and there Is an ever increasing demand for 1t. Gas has had a remark able past, and the future, no doubt, holds for 1t many achievements. It provides three of the greatest essentials to human comfort-light. heat and power.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-03

and by contact with wooden slat trays, made up like screens, large portion of the tar is removed from the gas, the tar passing off to large receptacles.
 With the elimination of large part of the tar and the gas still at a high tenn perature, 1t Is passed on to the condens- CTS and there cooled to a normal tenn perature.
 The scrubbing process Is then con- tinued again by forcing the gas through fine wood shayings contained In cylin- drical steel shells, which removes the last traces of tar leaving only the other impurities, one of which is then taken out by the purifcation process.
 The principal impurity to be removed is sulphur, and this is accomplished by passing the gas through large iron rec tangular boxes filled with wood shavings coated with iron rust. upon which the sulphur is deposited by chemical actlon
 When the gas leaves the purifiers 1t is ready for use, 9nd its passage to the giant holders iS measured by passing through immense station meters.
 The huge holders are reservoirs from which gas is constantly being taken and the quantity on storage constantly re-
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of chain of 15 structures spanning the waters of the Harlem, Spuyten Duyyil Creek and the Ship Canal, all more or less lines that strongly appeal to the artistic temperament of the dllettante.
 Two other bridges worthy of mention are High Bridge, over which the Croton Water of the old aqueduct passes. and Washington Bridge. The former is 1,460 feet long, supported by IS arches on granite piers, the highest arch being 116 feet above water level. The latter, at Tenth avenue and West One hundred and Eighty-First street, Is 2,400 feet long and 80 feet wide. The central arches are 510 feet each and 135 feet above high water
 The Williamsburg, or New East River, Bridge, as it is best known, is costly structure, having been erected at cost of $12.000,000, exclusive of the real estate on which it's abutments are placed. The dimensions for this bridge are as follows: Main span, 1900 feet entire bridge be- tween terminals, 7,275 feet; width of bridge, 11S feet: minimum height of bridge above mean high water, 135 feet; height of center cables at top of towers above mean high water, 332 feet s1a inches; width of carriageways each 20 feet; width of two footwalks, each 101h feet; width of two bicycle paths, each : feet; width of four trolley car tracks, center to center, 9% feet; width of the two elevated railroad tracks, center to center, Il feet. The tower foundatio are 23 feet above high water and the towers resting upon them are made of steel. This bridge was opened to the pub
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-03

manufacture of gas In sufficient quanti- ties to light the entire city.
 It began operations in the year 1921, which marks new era, for Baltimore was the first city in the United States lighted by gas. Not only have wonder full advances been made in the methods of manufacturing gas. but its field of usefulness has been so extended by new applications that the purposes for which 1t is now used may be numbered by the score. The industry has proven to be one of the greatest boons, and so largely does it enter into the everyday life of the people that it has become a necessity, the loss of which would be considered a great calamity.
 Artificial gas, now used throughout the country, is of two knds-coal gas and water gas. The former is made from a kind of coal known as ''gas coal" which is placed in an alright retort and then heated until the gas leaves it, the residue being coke.
 This gas was the kind that was made in the early day, but owing to its in- ferior Illuminating qualities, with the ad- vent of the method of making water gas, it was largely abandoned, and today I5
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-03
Ble.ckwells Island Brld6e

works, orange farms, strawberry gardens, salmon factories, cattle ranches, or this list of trades that give the active little men employment: railroadmaking, coal mining, copper-mining, ranching, flower and fruit growing.
 If the Japanese were paid the same rate of wages as the white man 1t would be annoying enough to the latter, but he actually does as much work as a white copper-miner on less than half the wages.
 What is the white man to do in the face of such competition? Will he fight or will he take it lying down, content to be forced out of his heritage in the golden soil of Far Western America7 In Australia the same desperate alternative presents itself Every man who studies the geographical position of the two coun- tries realizes that the day Is coming when the surplus energies and population of Eastern Asia will be turned by a channel In the direction of Australian colonies. By their own acts Australians are show ing how greatly they dread the coming of the yellow and brown "barbarians." Although there are great territories of tropical Australia where the labor of white men Is useless, the introduction of the alien is forbidden under the severest penalties To such a length Is this car ried that the civilized world was shocked a few years ago to learn that IS Chinese and Il Malays, being shipwrecked off Melbourne, were forbidden to land, and would have perlshed had it not been for the kindness of the captain of a mall steamer, who clothed and fed the half drowned wretches. And that steamer was a Japanese vessel, manned and off, cered by Japs
 No man of good British blood, of course, desires to see English colonies overrun by Chinese and Japanese. The Chinese immigrant is not a person to whom a British-born citizen would care to leave such an inheritance He is dirty in his personal surroundings addicted to vice and has a trick of forming secret socie- ties, which are menace to good gov ernment everywhere While the Japanese is cast in superior mold in some re- spects, he, too, lacks many of those quail ties which make us respect our fellow citizens. .
 Liverpool begins to see a darker side of the Chinese invasion. Chnamen ar rive who are not birds of passage, but colonists in England. There are laun- dries managed by Chinese, who employ English women and have an unpleasant trick of repudiating the marriages which often take place between them. Then, there are fights and police-court proceed ings, and for a> moment or two the lid is taken off of a very unsavory stew. There are no Chinese women in Liverpool, and the handsomer of the young Celestials are said to exercise fascination over many of the English girls who loiter round the laundries. Without a doubt England has her yellow peril though less pronounced than that of Canada, the United States or Australia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-03
7ze Yellow Peril-Here and Abroad

a lesson. What happened? The "brown monkeys" met force by force, armed themselves with broken glass bottles and knives, and, shouting "Banzai!' rushed upon the attackers, who were ignomi- niously put to the run. As If to empha- size the true lesson of the little en- counter, the steamship Monteagle arrived at Victoria four days later with cargo of 901 Hindus, 149 Chinese and IA Japa- nese.
 Here. then, Is the secret of the race hatred of the oriental which Is beginning to take deep root in the heart of every occidental, whether Britisher or Ameri- can, on the Pacific Slope. Like the Is- raelites of old, the Chinese and Japanese are marching to a promised land, the in habitants of which are not at all pleased to see them.
 If there Is man inclined to think light ly of the Japanese invasion of the Pa cfc Slope let him look at this list of businesses owned by them: Restaurants, cheap hotels barber shops, printing
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-03

per cent. of the gas manufactured in the United States is of the watergas variety.
 The water-gas apparatus is composed of three parts-a generator, carburetter and superheater. These are cylindrical steel shells lined with fire brick.
 In the process of gasmaking, coal is placed in the generator and heated to an incandescent state, then, from the top or bottom, steam is admitted and forced through the heated coal, producing a crude water gas, which is passed on to the earburetter. In this shell enriehing oil is introduced, but as the oil and the water gas do not effectually unite. they are passed on to the superheater, where, as its name implies. they are subjected to high temperature, which thoroughly gasifes them into permanent gas.
 At this stage of the manufacture, how ever, the gas Is still exceedingly crude, for 1t contains considerable tar and other impurities so that it could not be com mercallly used. Consequently 1t IS passed through three other elaborate op. erations-scrubbing, condensing and puri- flying.
 From the superheater the gas passes into the scrubbers, where, in cooling
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-03

Can the Caucasian hold his own in the coming conflict between the yellow man and the white? This is a question which not only concerns the Pacific Slope of the American continent, but the great plains of Australia. the mountains of New Zealand, the fertile valleys of Tasmania and the sunny isles of the South Seas. Wherever the white races have made themselves home In the untitled lands of the East the yellow and brown man Is pushing his way. Bright little eyes, set deep in squat brown faces; crafty almond eyes. set slantwise in plg-tailed heads, are fixed greedily upon the colo nies of Great Britain and the United States.
 Gradually the significance of the recent Vancouver riots begins to sink into the minds of the European. It does not mat ter much how the trouble arose. whether actually fomented by labor unions or not. The signifcant racr remains that a mob of Canadian workingmen marched upon the Japanese colony In JbncouyeA deter. mined upon giving the Drown m0hkeys'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-03

my Saloon Of paintings is now il-
 luminated; those who have seen the
 ring beset with gems of light are
 sufficiently disposed to spread their
 reputation, the purpose of this no-
 tice is merely to say that the Mu-
 scum will be illuminated every
 evening until the public curiosity
 shall be satisfied.
 REMBRANDT PEALE.
 It is interesting to note that the build ing In which these experiments were made is still standing, and is now one of the landmarks along thoroughfare that was at that time In the residential sec tion, but is now wholly occupied by busi- ness and manufacturing concerns. When the museum was discontinued the struc- ture was for a number of years used as the City Hall. Later It was used for a public school, and today it is occupied by the construction department of the Baltimore City Water Works.
 The success of Peale's exhibition laid the foundation for the general use of this form of illumination, as the success of the demonstration immediately resulted In the formation of a company for the
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carried into effect in London, no doubt our citizens will look upon It in another light.
 'An American inventor, it would appear, can have little credit in America until he receives the sane ton of the people of London, and then he has chance of becoming fashionable on ths side of the At- lantie."
 This pointed newspaper criticism result ed in experiments h the manufacture of gas, and gas lights were exhibited In the following year as an attraction in Peale $ Museum, in Baltimore. Peale was a man of great discernment and foresaw clearly the marvellous possi- bilities of gas. He was also a believer in the use of printers ink, for in The American, in it's issue of June 13, 1916, the following unique announcement ap- peared:
 GAS LIGHTS.
 Without Oil, Tallow, Wick or
 Smoke.
 It is not necessary to invite at tention to the Gas Lights by which