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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-08-27
in LITTLE OLD NEW YORK
BY IiORMAN.

NEW YORK. Aug. 2T.-lt was
q little past 4 a m. when Police
man Zabke met thinly-clad. rain.
drenched man hurrying along One
Hundred and Twenty.ffth st. with
q satchel which seemed too heavy
for him The policeman stopped
the man and made him opon the
satchcl. It held steak. a roast
Of beef and string Of aansages4
Eyes, stole them" said the man.
~ stole them 10 save my wife's life.
She is dying Of starvation. Let me
take them home, and I will 90 to
Jsii.H
Hes Looked Up.
But the policeman took him TO
prison and had him locked up Be.
fore Magistrate Breen. In the morn
Ing, the prisoner told his siory. lie
was William z Bancker. steamship
Btoker ont Of work. For two days
he and bis wife had had no food.
She was 49, A. he sat BY her bed.
side, she called out In her sleep:
20, VIII, VIII; I am dyingl II I
den, &c, something to eat, ! shall
die now"
IL years 0i poverty and illness.
since their marriage, these were
the first words Of protest or com.
plalnt that the man had ever heard
from bis ulie'H ll-~ And nov she
would not have spoken. had she
been conscious Of what she was
safing.
Bancher went to a cupboard and
took out a battered scfowdriger and
sH old saichol--ihey were among
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-08-27
MANY OWE THEIR EXISTENCE
TO FACT THAT TINS MAN
poGs HIS WORK WELL.

How would you like 10 be known
as tho creates, life saver In the
state Of Washington
The title belongs TO A. W. Per.
ley. Inspector OF tracks and safety
appliances for the state OF Wash.
lngton. Hts work has for iln oh
lect the safeguarding VI railroad
employees aud also the thousands
Of passengers who ride on railroad
aud intorurban electric railroads in
this state,
In the year 1908 one railroad
trainman was killed In this eoun,
Try every = hours and u minutes.
and one injured every Z minutes
during the year Defective tracks
or defective apparatus used on en-.
giues or ears was the answer in most
cases.
He IL a Big Man.
Inspector Porley ia ak feet four
inches tall. and every lnoh OF him
ia lmbued with energy and deFo
tlon to the work Of Improving con.
ditiona for railroad employees and
passengers IN this state For 70
years he drove an engine for the
o. r. q n. Co. In Eastern Wash.
ington. and practically every en-
gincer. brakeman. conductor and
railroad trackman In the state is
actively assisting him In his present
work. These mon have given him
the name Of life saver
Inspector Perluy has plenty Of
authority under tho laws Of this
state. Tie can order repairs made
In any section Of roadbed In the
state. and by a wave OF his hand
can put out 0f commission any do
fective engine or car, until Il IL
properly repaired.
Hls Work Tells.
Before state inspection began. ono
railroad corporation was expendinE
$500 per mile per aunum for track
repairs Ia this state Under In,
spector refley'a regime that same
corporation has been ctpsndlng
from $1,000 to ts7oo per aHnum
per nils for track repairs
-Four years ago tho percentage Of
defective railroad equipment In this
state was about 81 per cent Last
year Il was rs por cent When
he began his official duties. less
than three years ago. Inspector
Perley often found IA many as Is
defective engines IN total of 80
at division points On his recent
inspection trips no seldom found
more than one or two defective
out OF 20.
One OF the Interstate commerce
commission Inspectors recently
stated that three years Aso the
railroads In tho state OF Washington
we're In az bad physical condition a.
any In the country. and that today
they are the best Of those In any
Of the 80 states he vislia officially
Rsilrosds Lose Money.
But there Ia stili room for I'm.
provemcut Last year the railroads
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-08-27

The reason a Firi can be sure her
eyes are blue IL they aren't
A widow knows how 10 be Just as
much interested 10 a man as u he
~aa Interesting
One reason women have such a
good time talking 30 much is thor
have 80 little 10 say.
The more subscriptions you make
to charities. tho more the people
who DRAG the money out OF you act
an u they supported them
A mans Idea Of comfort is when
his wife thinks Il would be q dis.
grace TO her for any Of har friends
who call In carriages TO see him
dressed that way.-Nov York Press.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-08-27
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

A truck has wheels unless It IA
garden truck.
VANITY leaves lts footprints on =
woman's face.
Some peoples breakfast Is sort
Of cereal story.
An officeholder mover retlres until
the voters pry him loose.
A woman Isn't necessarily gifted
bacause she has the gift Of Eab.
The nearer you approach many a
great man, the smaller be looks
Flour by any other name would
smell As wheat to the shorts
Chicago Nova
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Masters and Not Servants

Washington and Idaho property
owners to the number Of more than
q. 900 are now cooperating to.
Rether in the Northwestern Mutual
Fire Association Of this city. and
are thus obtaining over thirty mil.
Hon dollars Of insurance on their
property at actual cost. These PEG
pie are no longer complaining Of
high rates. They are masters. and
not servants to any insurance com.
blne. zee
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-08-27
BAHLARCEOwS
Children's School Goats and Jackets

"Pccadilly"-You well know what that means-fhe bes
tailoring the best materials the best designs, at medium
prices.
A Gray Mixed Herringbone cheviot With dark green
satin nlad collar, dlble breasted, horH buttons and
lined with excellent quality Of twillcd satin
Price ......... .s..... ......'......'''',.t S675
Red OF Navy chevot, strictly tailored and trimmed With
IT, s. navy buttons lined with wied satin Price S975
A Handsome Little Covert Coat, made in like manner al
same price ssssss.sssssssss.. SU15
Full Length Navy chevio with velvet rolling collar
cuffs Of same buttons 10 the left side with large bone
buttons lined with twied satin, Price ....,.. $500
Full Length Coat Of Trouserng, with high rolling collar
and reycfs that button back double breasted tailored
cuff garment full lined lapel pockes very smart En-
glsh Piccady. Price .......s.... .,..... $1,000
A Very Handsome Tweed full length green mixed with
olive velvet collar large horn buttons, rolling cuffs and
lined yoke. Price ....,........,... 1880
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-08-27

BY EDMUND v. COOKE.
What's the good to Kill a rhi
Noceros. or brace Of II.
Ons, or hlppopotnmi7
Don't you know that modern acI
Enee has shown a greater TIL.
umph for steady hand and eyer
u you must make something die.
Come on home and Nm a fly
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-08-27

PROT stone the FenloHisi =
thousand years % 90 are not counted
- any time a. all
Nan In Audience Great Scott
Aud 10 think l made = temporary
loan o. no 90 man who holds
such views STRAY stories
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a. w. PERLEY THE GREATEST
LIFE SAVER IN TIE STATE

Perley, must be a sort Of walking
encyclopaedia on equipment stand
ards required Bic must measure
the thickness " flangea on engine
and car wheolu. must look out for
missing or defective grab Irons or
hill steps; defective coupling hppll.
nnccu. worn bar knuckles, must
inspect draw bars. air brakes Ind
the like, and 500 TO Il that all
enginea and ears arc fully equipped
In compliance with regulations.
Earned He Increase.
Ordinary common sense plays h
strong part with Mr. porley In
carrying on his work Az result
he enjoys the confidence OF rail.
road officials to tho fullest extent.
and IA fairly ldollied by the railroad
employees. lie has brought about
a better feeling aud relationship
between the railroad employers aud
employees IN this state
The last state legislature gave
Mr., pcrley d 90 per cent Increase
IN salary because be had earned Il
A. W Pofloy, Inspector Of tracks
and safety appliances for the rail
road commission Of Washington. is
a public official who has made
good"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-08-27

The park board. "a a compromise.
Nigh, clip of a portion Of center
field. where the Lords prayer may
be said In an under,one.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-08-27

Their Ia every evidence that the
world Is much Interested in Mr..
Hartman iuat nov. but It Isn't en-
,irciy due to his personal popular.
lfv.
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HEARD ON THE STREETS

theatre NaA flllcd with the ladders
and noaffoldlng Of decoratorr. and
right AZ the entrance 10 the business
office two bis ladders we're spread
Aeross tho doorway. Several Wis
iiors sqncered around the sides Of
tho ladders until inscfarity. OF the
theatre. came along Instead Of
sqncrtinr around. Duncan dneked
down and erAwied right in under
the ladder inia the office.
Tomorrow Ia Mapielne day at
uaffey buchanan Co. 80.
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gushing.

The Seattle Day committee seems
To have forgotten TO designate a
man to stay and watch the city
while the rest OF us are at the fair.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-08-27

aYnu raid you had no mosquitoes.
Haid tho summer harder Indignant
b. Well answered Partner corn.
tassai. y don't take nathln saiq
back Thorn you zee atfnYiu around
don't belong TO me Washington
star
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-08-27

aAnd you allowed that young man
20 Kiss your Yes That Nas
VERY indiscfest" Not q all. led
iDak % % HE financial standing.
Cleveland Leader.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-08-27

Doubtless to his intimate friends
Mr.. schiyeiy Ia smiling through his
tears and saying. 4 told you 40
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-08-27

Marriage II never a failure until
after love has gone into bank fupiff.
Florida Times -union.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-08-27

lie tfi.rcsiyl We don't need that
fuE any more than a cat ne#ds two
tails Hos often have ! told gnu.
my dear. mover 90 buy anything be-
Gauss It's eheapf
ahs with an aif ~ one Who has
got the better 81 the afEamsnti
nat u wasn't cheap. my love. Il cost
lss-atfay Stories
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-08-27

The transition from conservation
10 conversation Is so slight that It
may happen any time.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-08-27

"Ahr' said the Doctor, nervous
dfHpepaia u n case u LONG
fiandinFf Yes replied the pa
ilant. "that may have something
10 90 with n What DO you meant
Long standing I'm q mef1fman.
Catholic STANDARD and fiiHes
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-08-27

blessed u tho man who. IN The
hour u Adversely, discovers that he
has even more friends than he
thauFht III bad chicago sass
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-08-27

The crooked path leads straight to
evil New York Evening Telegram.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-08-27

The company's Doctar-Ahy In
hsriiad mnladyf
The Candidate for Insurance
Guess not The only thing that both
ata me h Insomnia
The r0mpsnY'a Doctor insomnia
chr Lot me Soc what's your haai=
nasHT
The Candidate for Insurance
I'm % night Waterman New YORK
Tribune.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-08-27

itlch Uncle You might a. well
stop incoming about Miss beauty
Ahs isn't IN love with you Al alt
she's been after the money she
YOU would Inherit from me.
Nephew impuHalhlei Why do you
think HD7
Hlch unrio-f have pf0poHsd 10
her myself and been accepted -
Kansas CITY Journal
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-08-27
STAR DUST


az. when a
man loses hts
head that be puts
his fasi In u.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-08-27

Tomorrow ia Mapleihe day At
Garsey buchanan Co. q"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-08-27
Boys Suits and Trousers

Kniokerbooker Trousers; sizes
3to 10. made Of good eheyi0t,
NJ stssfssrsssss s|a.ss.'ss Zoe
Knickofbockor wool. ehaFiot and
Serge Trousers. sizes I TO 49,
at sssssss.tsssssss .SD
Straight Trousers, double knee
and seat, all Sizes soc, CSC
Boys School Suits In very
satisfactory chevlot good llhe
Of c0lora and good weight.
Sizes 9 10 ~. ats..... s3.15
A vide range Of eoiors and pat
terms IN Boys Suits at i5i5
ana sstssttsssssasta r1u.bu
Boys Hose The best fast black
Egyptian cotton. triple knees,
double solos and heels extra
long elastic tops. all Sizes. 6
20 10; special ......... 2Je
Also a flne.ribbed real lisia
thread Stocking with double
knees. hoels and toes in all
sizes. special ..........2 5e
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-08-27

Hadinntiy alfred In a brilliant
bathing suit. she walked iata the
Saiatarlum yesterday With her
mother
Nos. bc careful. daughter. and
don't SGT your hair wet" adrnon
iahsd mamma You left your bath
ing cap At home"
Yes. mother dear answered the
obodi.nt daughter, I'm be careful
So saying. she unwound her
switch. removed hef puffs. hung
them 90 tho Knob OF a convenient
door and tfippsd Eaily across the
hall and Into tho tank.
Two i.cent stamps. representing
conscience money. we're received
By Postmaster Russell the other
day We will have tho letter IN
which the stamps wcrr lncioasd. as
we'll a. tho stamps. framed and
hung on the wall Of his home a. M
exemplary evidence Of honesty.
The letter. which IL written In >
childish hand. IA evidently from
little Kiri. Comment on Il ~Ould be
almost a sacrtleEc Here Ia the
letter.
Edmonda. Aus 20. 1909
Dear SIR some time ago ! sent
a little package BY mall from there
You asked mo n there was any
writing In u said name only.
when In fact there was another
wofd beside tho name 80 will nov
enclose the extra postage I've felt
almost like a liar and thief siaee
Sincerely yours. I. X. G.
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Very Special Hair Goods Sale

very opecidi mar uooas SAFE
We especially call your atten.
ton TO the high-elaka character
Of tho goods offered Swedish
Hair. the finest obtainable. and
never shown In Seattle before.
Brittany and German Hair. fin.
eat quality Of goods. all Of which
are offered at unusually low
prices
20 and 20 inch Natural $3.50 and
5000 Switches
at......s1.15 and s2.i5
"a and 2Ginch Natural Switches.
$500 and 1900 qualities
s3.s5 and $50
2siuch Natural Switches; also
qualities ht....s,s...s $3.50
Puffs. $500 qualities at $3.50
Coo aud Zoe Hair Rolls at Use,
23c and ........-t..s..25 e
While they last. $3.50 and 1850
values 10 wavy Gray Switches
Ai.....s5.i5 and ss.25
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Dr. Denion's
Improved Sleep
INK Garments for
Children are 81,
Ter than al oh.
ers because tksy
omplstely cover
The Children
These garment,
positively Will
no, scratch Or
shrink, Come In
sizes 6 months %
10 years and
priced according
to size s0s
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ladies' medium weight glohs
tailor finished. pure whlts
soft cotton Vests and TIGHTS,
an Ideal weight for early fan,
broken lots worth Csc TO ite
per garment special for Sat.
ufahy ss.s's.'s.........i50 t
"Merof-" hand trimmed unlos
Suits. made by WOMAN for
woman" a medium weigh,
soft Egyptian cotton: I'M
neck long or short sleeves.
knee or ankle length; al
styles. per sult.......sf.2s|
Extra values tomorrow in Is
dies summer weight Isle u.
derweaf for women: am
style; per garment 5tDt
ladies' ail-siik Vests: Whit,
pearl. cream; worth sin.
special ..........s.a sf.O0
Boys and girls best Stocking
made for the money: saiur
Gay 'stsssst.-.s..s.....2jt
Ladies' Onyx Black. a regular
BIC grade everywhere, here
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-09-29
Antiquity Of NIcknames.

The origin of the word as well as
the exact date of appearance of the
custom of "nicknaming" ia unknown.
Such names are as old at least as the
most venerable chronicles, for upon
diving into ancient history we have no
trouble at all IN proving that Plato
was called the Attic Bee" and Socra-
tes "Old Flat Nose There isn't the
least doubt but that many Of our sur
names come from nicknames applied
TO our ancestors, such, for instance as
"Dollarhide," "Oxenrider," Bright"
"Lightfoot," "Walkingshaw," Red
head" "Longman," "Longfellow," etc.
Julius Caesar was popularly styled
.'Baldhead," and even the third Ram
eses Is said to have been known by an
Egyptian word which signifies ''limpy."
No one has been able to escape the
blighting or benign influence of the
nickname. Kings, queens, philosophers,
divlnes, statesmen, as well as many
other eminent persons, have been made
to prosper or suffer by having some
appropriate or ridiculous sobriquet be-
slowed upon them.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-09-29
THE HUNcHBAcK.
Romance Of the Duke de Richelieu and
Mile. de Rochechouart.

Romance Of the Duke de Richelieu and
Mile. de Rochechouart.
The Duke de Richelieu married when
seventeen years of age Mile. de Roche
chouart, little girl of twelve. AS was
the custom In the eighteenth century,
the young bridegroom set out on his
travels after the ceremony, and the
child wife remained with his relations
in Paris. Three years passed, and the
duke then Count de Chinon), who had
received many charming letters and a
charming miniature from his wife dur
ing his absence, determined to return
home.
On his arrival he was met on the
grand staircase of the Hotel de Richie
lieu by his family, and, to his horror,
instead of the pretty girl of fifteen
that he expected to see, the count saw
n little hunchback who was none other
than his wife. The unhappy young
man, who was horror stricken, left
Paris that night and for fifteen years
remained away.
The poor little wife possessed beau
tiful and generous disposition, and, so
far from being embittered by her hus-
bands behavior, she did her best to
prevent any family dissensions arising
through 1t and went to live on her
estate of Courteilles, near Paris. 1t is
said that she was deeply in love With
the duke, and In time the accounts of
her unsel1shness and devotion to his
family so touched her husband that
he went to visit her.
The first visit led to many, and this
strange couple became firm friends,
and just before he died the duke con-
templated residing permanently at
Courteilles with his wife, from whom
he had fed In disgust many years be-
fore.-Chicago News.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-09-29
CLAWS OF BIRDS.
The Tees Of Those That Porch and Of
Those That Rum

tnc&o ] nat num-
Let us note that the art of standing
began with birds. Frogs sit, and, as
far as i know, every reptile, be 1t liz
ard, crocodile, alligator or tortoise, lays
its body on the ground when not actu-
ally carrying 1t. And these have each
four fat legs. Contrast the fiamingo,
which, having only two, and those like
willow wands, tucks up one Of them
and sleeps poised high on the other,
like tulip on its stem.
Note also that one toe has been alto
gether discarded by birds as superfiu-
GUS. The germ or bud must be there,
for the Dorking fowl has produced a
fifth toe under some influence of the
poultry yard, but no natural bird has
more than four.
Except in swifts, which never perch,
but cling to rocks and walls, one is
turned backward, and by cunning
contrivance the act Of bending the leg
draws them all automatically together.
So a hen closes It's toes at every step
1t takes, as II 1t grasped something,
and, OF course, when 1t settles down on
it's roost they grasp that tight and hold
1t fast till morning.
But to birds that do not perch this
mechanism is only an incumbrance, so
many of them, like the plovers, abolish
the hind toe entirely, and the prince of
all two legged runners, the ostrich, has
got rid OF one of the front. toes also,
retaining only two.-London Strand
Magazine.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-09-29

'T was going through one of the
wards the other day." said the super
intendent of lunatic asylum, when
one of the Enthusiastically insane,
believe-walked up TO me to an
Dounce that be wanted to be dis
charged
why" ] asked.
"'Because I've been here three
years, and that's long enough he re-
piled. And | want to be discharged
today, too he added.
~ looked at him steadily for several
seconds and then said:
my dear fellow, do you realize
that have been here seventeen years
and have not been discharged yet?
THE question appeared to puzzle
the man for an instant. Then he snap
ped at me:
"'Weli, you ought to have been dis
charged long ago. New York Globe.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-09-29
BOGUS PICTURES.
Counterfsit Antiques Openly Manu-
factured In Italy.

counterfsit Antiques Openly Manu-
factured In Italy.
Speaking of the manufacture of
counterfeit paintings in Italy, writer
in the National Review says that some
times genuine old pictures are really
discovered in peasants houses, but
rarely In good condition.
The peasants have a disastrous trick
OF rubbing pictures with onions to
clean them. BY SO doing they take off
not only the varnish, but the precious
patina and certain colors, IN many
cases leaving only the mere gold back
ground (supposing the picture is Of
that date and the more deeply incised
lines. These wrecks are eagerly bought
for a trlfie by art dealers, who employ
skilled experts to restore or rather to
remake them on the basis of the origi-
nal outlines
Pictures Of the early period with
gold backgrounds and quaint drafts
manship are regularly manufactured,
especially at Siens, where the panels
can be seen openly drying before the
shop doors. Their foundation is a pan
el properly worm eaten and chemically
aged, painted on the gesso ground that
was the basis for all pictures Of that
epoch and to which they owe their lu-
minous qualities.
Such pictures are often made up out
of number of really old butsrulned
pictures and are an Ingenious puzzle
that require dexterity, taste and knowl-
edge to construct.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-09-29

Cynics was the name applied to
school Of philosophers founded by An
tisthenes, pupil Of Socrates. The
main tenet of the extreme cynics was
that civilization is curse, and true
happiness can be obtained only by
gratifying tho most primary physical
appetites which man has In common
with brutes. The general attitude of
the cynics as distinguished from that
OF the stoics, who regarded everything
In the external world with indiffer-
ence, was one of contempt. They were
not an important philosophical school
numerically, but attracted attention
largely by their eccentricities and inso-
lence. On account Of their contempt
for refnemtnt their name came subse-
quently to be applied to any one who
takes mean view of human life
New York American.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-09-29
A HOPEFUL POET.

Failure to Recognize His Genius Didn't
Dampen His Ardor.
Paddy Quinn, type Of bohemian
found only between the covers Of a
cheap novel, was sentenced by Justice
Samuel G. Hyde, congressional repre-
sentative for Washington during ter
ritorial days, to serve ten days on the
rock pile after confessipg that he had
worked only seventy-hve minutes dur
ing his stay Of two months IN Spo-
kane Asked by the court to explain
how he earned a living, the prisoner
said:
II am q poet, but there is no use
explaining to you that which would
be unintelligible to your mind. l will
recite some Of my poetry instead. |
will read few stanzas from my mas
terpiece."
Before Quinn could give voice to the
second line of his latest work the
court had imposed sentence and the
sweet singer was on the way to the
city Jail, where his tattered garments,
oxford shoes and flesh colored hose
were exchanged for overalls. jumper
and hobnailed brogans. His long
black hair and flowing beard were also
trimmed for hygenic purposes, and,
armed with a six pound hammer, he
started for the rock pile, mumbling as
he left the station:
"The muse got an awful Jolt that
time at the hands Of an unsympathetic
Judge; hut. then, there's hope. Recog-
milton will come some time. 1t must
come. Officer. please see that Pegasus
Is properly cared for until returnp