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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-06-14
THE SEATTLE STAR EDITORIAL AND MAGAZINE PAGE
THE SIGNS ON THE WALLS

In Spokane there is saoonkecper named Jimmie Durhn
lie has big saloons and has just opened third lie has
taken his into partnership and upon the occasion oil the
opening OF the third saloon he wrote them letter about sa'
looms. liquor and drinking.
For years and years jimmie Durkn standing behind the
bar has watched neverendng procession OF customers
lie has pplers and sots, young boys and old men
rich and poor glad and goomyal pass in review before
his bar
lie has learned lot about booze and lot about people
He has summed up OF his experience notices which he
has hung upon the walls OF his When the saloon
was opened Jimmy picked set OF signs for It, Not only
that he bought large advertising space in the newspapers so
that his customers wives might read them. Here few;
Don't buy booze II your children need shoes Jimmie don
need the money"
Don't lean on the bar thinking it will support you
III mems conseiences the endereSt things about
them. this would be a happy world"
"rhe trouble with Iimmes medicines The patient apt
to take an overdose
keeping the hartenders busy don't hurt my feelings"
"Durins bottles good when they arc ull-that is
than you say about the fellow who gets full empyng
them"
"rhe fellow who's wishing he had il will never catch up
with the fellow that's trying to get it,"
Buying drink for bartender is like paying con-
ductors fare
"a man that is looking for trouble find II easier than
the man that's trying to borrow money"
III had looking glass that would reflect past
actions we would break il"
There lots Of chin music in front OF the bars my three
stores The best that get from it find in my cash
register"
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ONLY THREE MINUTES
FROM MARS

Isrh, travels n, tho rate ~ tse
ooo mica a sscond
-, a. ~ :, -,
So'n, ono ~ iays ~ ihas
ua'e ''a a uls'anoe s4ua y, y
neay e, IN e,,e' 'Ae e'suniisi'
Wv " ''' ."' "
Count two The rays have gone
sIz.0VO miles into space.
Count three"-tne rays have
gone half a million miles into space
On September IS Mars. which ia
sometimes 90 1000. 900 OF miles
away. Is only IS .0O0, 900 Of miles
distant
We know the rnta Of speed at
which llRht travels. and we know
the distance 10 Mars on the date
mentioned
II lisa simple matter 10 calculate
how long IL will take A message Of
light 10 reach Mars,
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fish would like. and found | had
some worms ! had them out IN
the yard, not inside. A. none OF
our folks cared for worms. ! fsli
that We could spare thcm Tor the
fish.
Arriving At my friends plhce. he
told Us 10 make ourselves nj home
SO unpacked tho worms and lot
them fomp on the lawn awhile,
Then I escorted them down 70
the pond. had a fishing pole
with We and some hooks The
worms we're afraid IN 30 into ths
water without something 10 Gins
to, 40 gave them each a hook
After that tossed thom IN
Well. the fish welcomed them to
their midst. Then thought II
would DO a coFking iokc on the fab
to pull them out with the worms
| gave the pole a Jerk,
What do you suppose happened
Nothing. Nothing AZ all
I'd forgotten 10 tie the hooks "a
line | had forgotten TO bring
And worst OF all. had forgot
ten TO tie the line had forgotten
to bring TO the pole ! had remem'
bered TO bring
Ny friend asked me why
hadn't caught any fish. ! told him
He was indignant He suggested
that ! got back the worms from
the fish. asked him how.
-oh. be said, use some sub
terfuge
4 know a better way than that. q
I said.
Tell me" he said.
Use some vermifngc." | said.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-06-14

rate out Into space for thousands
Of years.
II you could take a dash. At tho
rate Of a million miles a second.
out To some far distant star. and
II your telescope were strong
enough. you might meet the rays
which left tho earth when Adam
and Eve were in tho garden. You
might see the Shiny monsters that
infested our earth la even more an
oient days.
Out in the vaatneas Of space
those rays may yet be dashlng out
there may be tho real picture Of
what our earth was at It's birth.
And astronomers have found
stars 30 distant that these rays
from earth have not yet reached
their surfaces.
80. after all. Mars Ia really our
nolghbor.
We are only three minutes from
Mars.
And we havo seen 20 many won.
ders performed Ia science that no
one Of Us would DO greatly surprla.
cd To have a message from that
unknown land.
Who dares to say It Ia Impossible ?
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answered. Decree, thcn. lord.
that none save such a. pay a yearly
poll tar of 90 Euilders shall remain
In your dnmlhians
The ediet went forth The neat
time that Count Robert rode noorn.
fully down tho Jadcnkasss. hun.
dreds Of the misefahiy poor blocked
his path. hssseehinE. upon thnlr
knees, that be rcaeind bis las
Clean my path from these YER
min" he ordered bis knixh,s
Thoy did - With the flats Of their
sSords oniY one man remained. a
whitsbeafdcd patriarch Of four,
score. blocking the way. his old wife
At his side. He laid hold on the
counts birdie. and his lord halted In
amazsment
@Rssrind your Law. lord. tho
man shined VIII you make thou
sands Of your SUBJECTS pennileas and
homeieas' Resoind Il or''-he
whispered msnAeiuHly-"ths God
who made yoH count shall humble
you Into the duai.
With a furious oath. the count
spurred his horse. thrustinE tho old
man lnto the mid
lie rose and looked after the ~,
treating eAyaieAde. then turned to
his wife. There wars tears IN hor
eyes,
4 must tell him. ha said
The old haF caught At his arm
Not she cried. lie Ia great
and proud see the fine lords who
surround him. and the ladies In
tilks and gowns Of sable Shall
your own hand humble hint
He silent. woman" her husband
hiaaed shall thousands " our poo
pie beg their bread through dusty
LnrraineT
At least. walt ~ days. before
they come to drive them from their
homes" she urged. and he con.
rnnted Meanwhile the word was
passed that the Jews should 70
main In their homes. let them not
oboy the sdict Of expulsion until
the torch was applied
Lord. said the chaplain, those
vormin llngsr in their holea. Open
| ly they despiHa you. Shall We no,
drive them AWAY
Count Robert aprang 10 his feo,,
I fuamlng.
Assemble my knights with whips
aud torches" he commanded. 10 he
rode down from the castle toward
the Judenaasae, hla followers bohind
him, carrying destruction with
them. A little page who rode at
his aide turned.
Lord. will you not show them
mercyf he asked
Sooner will lie bleaching In
hell fire. Count Robert sworc.
pricking on into tho Judengasse
ahead Of his men Again the old
couple blocked his path.
zone word. Count Robert" cried
the graybeard. VIII you spare
these helpless folk before tell you
that which shall drive you 10 the
foot Of Gods mercy aeat7"
Hal A jastl" Count Robert
cried. refining In with mock oour.
tesy. Tell me. good SIR"
The hag came near him you
are our son" she said. "Hore r.
the deed whereby your foster moth
er procured you for adoption. bid
ding me hold /, secret except the
utmost extremity should come TO Us
through you.
Count Robert took Il and read
Then ha alighted off his horse,
'Homsl" he cried to his knlghts
But no knelt, sobbing. In the mlrc
Of tho 1udonRaase.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-06-14
STAR DUST

A frog IN The pond IL worth two
In your throat
A breach Of promise suit Is a
poor substitute for a Wedding coat
There is nothing that will burn
hole IN your pocket 80 quickly "a
cool million.
The man who said Talk IL
cheap HeYes had 10 pay bis wifo'a
telephone charges.
n. a. some poet has said. all life
Ia music. tho tramp must have
been set 70 rag time.
What a comfort Il would DO n
the wolf al the door could be- trnin
ed To chow up a few duna "A they
arrived
There vas time whom 800. 900
SEEMED like a good deal Of money,
and. come 10 think Of H. Il socma
70 yet.
II Ia not 30 much tho love Of mon.
ey. but tho inordinhtH desire Of it,
possesaorG 10 get nd ~ Il, that 10 NJ
the root Of many latter DAY evils
HArpera Weekly.
Tho greatest tAtilotAlo In the
world ls Noman'a age whou II
begins to tell on her.
The world Is full Of sunshine.
whereat tho awning manufacturer
reiniosa.
Loves Alphabet
Hell tod you Cupid had some
thing TO do with tho alphabct
aha-whht did ho dol
He-Noli. u and r" have been
closer together since he came on
the seene-chips.
Decidedly Weak.
OrTilln Dauher-i'm doing this
painting In water color
Suckaf-Yes. there does not
seen 70 be much spirit In itl-syra
euse Herald
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Now. little man. what will you
do with that half penny ! gave
YOU
why, air. III marry Sally here
an start housekeepin' ut oncei"--
Chlps.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-06-14

While our percentage column lost
a little weight last week. II ia stlll
In fairly good health. ooaaldeFin'.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-06-14

Lev me teh you y tish st"iJ
This Il fish story that even a
FISH couldn't improve upon.
A friend OF mine had beautiful
pond. full Of fish. There's also
some water IN II - lust about
enough TO keep the fish moist A
fish would soon get sunburned II
he didn't have a little dampaeas
10 throw round him.
Well. this friend invited me to
visff his fish. lie told me TO bring
along something for them to eat
looked around tho house 4
little TO sec II I had anything the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-06-14

Tariff op,imists look to an end
Of the debate Saturday night.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-06-14

The Arch Of Welcome" will be
all Of that when II Ia completed.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-06-14

Wlgg-IIe has a Job az the India
rubber man In dime museum.
Wagg-I thought no walked with
an elastic tread
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-06-14
WHAT CAUSES WRINKLES

Worry. frowning, fretful.
fulnesa. going TO bed hungry.
reading In bed. straining
eyes, fine sewing.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-06-14

OrTilln Dauher-i'm doing this
painting In water color.
Suckaf-Yes. there does not
seen 70 be much spirit In hl-syrA.
euse Herald
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-06-14

What a comfort Il would DO n
the wolf al the door could be train.
ed To chow up a few duna "A they
arrived
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-06-14

II. a. some poet has said. all life
Ia music. tho tramp must have
been set 70 rag time
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-06-14

The man who said Talk IL
cheap neYes had to pay his wifo'a
telephone charges.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-06-14

There vas time whom 800. 0ot
SEEMED like good deal u money
and. come To think Of IL II secmi
70 yet.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-06-14

The world Is full Of sunshine
whercat the awning manufacturer
retoieaa.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-06-14

The greatest tAtile.talo In the
world ls Eomhn'a age when Il
begins to tell on her.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-06-14

II Ia not 20 much tho love Of mon
oy. but tho inordinAts desire Of iif
possesaorG 10 get nd n Il, that 10 NJ
the root Of many latter day oyila.--
HArper'a Weekly.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-07-10
MY FATHER.

NV father is a farmer living on a
farm of 100 acres. Last fall papa
planted some fall wheat and this
spring it came up and grew very fast
and now Is turning yellow, and IN the
spring he plowed and disced the
ground all ready to plant his corn.
Il is all planted and is up growing and
looking nice. 1t has been plowed once
and after it has been plowed twice
more he will begin his harvest. First
of all the wheat must be cut and
stacked ready for threshing and Their
cut and stack the oats and cut, rake
and shock the hay Then papa vii
dig the potatoes with the potato dig
ger and then the corn which he tend
ed in the spring must be gathered am
then gather the apples and put then
away for winter.
Ethel Marie Guthrie, age 10.
Kirkville, Iowa.
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DORA is COMING TO oTTuMWA

Dear Editor: -
brate the Fourth with my aunt, mary
McNabb She has little chlldren INV i,,
T like them very much, also they will
rot allow US to have firecrackers.
don't care for that. We will have 9
picnic in the evening and invite all OF
our little friends to attend. My Mama
and aunt Mary is going to make some
cake and ice cream for us: They nae
a social in Chillicothe last Friday an lfe
we intended to so but it looked SO muci
like rain that Mamma told us that ms
lad better stay at home and walt UNI
til the Fourth Of July.
Dora Adcock,
Chillicothe, Ia
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-07-10

Abraham Lincoln was born in Har-
dan county. Kentucky, February IA
1909 and in the year 1916, his parents
crossed the Ohio river and moved "
Spencer county, Ind. near the present
village Of Gentryville. His mother dleo
in the year 1919. His father then mar
ried Mrs Sarah Johnson. Ills
early education was very limited 81
far as schools We're concerned. but hs
could cipher we'll, and was also FOND
of reading history and all other DOORS
he could secure.
In 1880, Abraham, being Il years
of age, the family moved to limos,
sattIinp on a small farm near Decatur
In this neighborhood Abraham MADE
his first public speech in reply TO
candidate named PuseT In 1881 ne
made trip to New Orleans, IN a nal
boat built by himself and two reia-
tives. The sight of slaves IN me cry
chained, and logged made a deep I'M
nression on his mind. Little he thought
he would ever become president ana
free the slaves.
Returning from his Mississippi voy-
oea Jjncoln settled at New Salem
village on the Sangamon, where ne
| was clerk in store, village postmast-
err. and surveyor, until 1854. Wnen ne
was elected a Wing member OF the
state legislature. He quit there IN 1914.
He then studied law and in 1887, being
| % wears of age, he was admitted to the
| har. He also became leader in the
| Whip party. and when the state capt.
| tol was moved from Vandalid to
| Springfield In 1889 he took up resi-
dance in that CITY, In 1916 Lincoln was
elected to congress. His father was a
nreacher. He was the 10th president.
Ruth Riegel.
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JoE,s FOURTH OF JULY.

Once there was a little boy whose
name was joe His parents were very
rich 1t was about week before the
Fourth of July when Joe was tell1ng
his nlaymates how he was going TO
spend the Fourth. He said he was
going to shoot firecraclsers and tor
pedoes and eat candy and all sucn
goodies. Now Joe's mother heard TINS
conversation. When Joe came home
his mother told him that Alice. the lit
tie girl at the next door was very, very
sick and that he could not shoot any
firecrackers. to annoy Alice. But ms
mother was very kind and said ne
could have all kinds Of goodies she
tod him that he could go to the green
house and get a bunch of carnatlon 5
and give them to Alice. The Fourth Oh
I,,1v came and Joe celebrated just as
his mother told him. He had such a
nice time that he spends all his Fourth
of Julys like that one.
Blakesburg Ia.
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Once upon time there was boy
named John. Johns home was IN the
Rocky Mountains. He lived with MS
father, mother and two older brothers.
John liked to hunt and fish IN the
woods. His brothers. whose names
were Henry mad Robert hunted a great
deal in the woods near their home, put
as John was just s years old. they
would not let him go with them. One
day when his brothers were gone ne
told his father that he was gong
hunting. His father warned him about
being careful with his gun. He prom
ised that he would and started out
carrying his gun and a lunch that his
mother had fixed for him. John reach
ed the place where he wanted to hunt
and set his lunch down. Then he be-
gan to hunt. 1t was not before he saw
! a large bear. He was greatly excited
but not afraid. for he was brave
boy He loaded his gun, but just as
| he raised the gun to shoot he saw two
| other bears. He was so frightened
that he let the gun fall and it went off
injuring his arm severely. He was
not so brave in the woods after that.
Leila Shaffer,
Douds- Leando, Ia.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-07-10

have peonies, two kinds of flags, i've
kinds of roses and many different
kinds of geraniums. l live quarter
of a mile from school. l went twenty
four months without being absent or
tardy. cior
MY papa does not take the Courier,
now but he used to. My uncle takes II
and I read all the letters out of 1t ana
think they are very nice. We have
four little calves tied up in the yard:
We unite them and lead them around
once in while. They get loose ana
start to go to the old COW and we have
to run and catch them. We have ABOUT
sixty-fve little turkeys and three nun
dred chickens. We have about seven
ty-two little leghorn chickens.
Well as nv letter is getting long
will close. -
Wessie M. Fulton, age 10,
Charlton. Iowa.
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Age 9.
oTTUMWA JUNIORS WRITE FROM
ALTAVISTA.
Dear Editor:

Dear Editor:
Sister and 1 are away visiting
and thought 1 would write to the
Courier Junior, telling them what
am doing and what see.
1 am visiting in Elma, Iowa. on
farm. I am visiting my aunt and
uncle and family. They have 300
chickens and they get from four to
five dozen eggs every day. They have
fifty little turkeys and five large ones.
They have fifty head of cattle. They
milk twelve COWS. They have seven
little calves. They also have four
horses and two colts. The little colts
name is Dave. 1t is a very friendly
colt. He is about two months old.
They have sixty acres of corn, partly
in and it is growing very nice now.
NV uncle and cousin are still blowing
it. The oats are not growing as nice
as in some years on account OF the
wet weather My uncle is building a
barn at this place. 1t is 80 by AZ
| with leans on two sides. They have
four carpenters doing the work. They
pump water with an engine and they
have fine water. They have about an
acre in orchard. They are going to
have quite a few apples. The hay
/ crop looks fine. They separate taeN
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sToRIEs-LETTE7s
THE slGNERs OF THE DEcLARA-
TON OF INDEPENDENCE.

The signers Of the Declaration OF
independence were Thomas jefferson
BENJAMIN Franklin, John Adams
ROGER Sherman and Robert II, Living
ston, Richard Henry Lee offered the
resolution that the state ought to pc
free. Jefferson happened to be char
man of the committee, and one OF the
best writer's of that time, he was ap,
pointed to write it. This he did ana
on July A, 1776, congress adopted 1t.
On July s, it was read to vast
crowd Of citizens in the state house
ward one a wooden platform put there
in 1863. After it had been read the
people rang the old bell in the tower,
which had been cast twenty-rour
years, and rang out the joyful peal
On the side of the bell were the
prophetic words, proclaim liberty
throughout the land unto all the In
habitants thereof"
am a Tri-Weekly Junior.
Lola M. Hughes, age II.
Bonaparte, Iowa.
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ETHEL's SECOND LETTER.

Dear Editor:
AS have written before I thought
I would write again.
My papa takes the Tri-Weekly
Courier. l like to read the letters.
For pets have one little kitten. It
is black and white and have one calf.
My other brother is writing. l have
big doll. My school has been out
but 2 weeks. Our teacher gave US
some nice cards. l am going down to
grandma's as soon as can. | have
had a good time. Oh, yes have a lit
tie turkey and chicken. live on
farm two miles east Of Bunch. We
moved here this spring. don't know
whether we will go to the celebration
or not My playmates are Elsie
Gallons, Nellie Hutch, Edna Gilman.
My letter is getting long so | will
close.
Ethel Hunt, age 9,
R. f, D. No 1, Bunch, la.
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WHAT is RAISED IN MONTANA.

Dear Junior:
1t has been a long time since ]
have written to the Junior page.
will tell you what we raise in Mon.
tana. We raise lots of sugar beets,
potatoes and all kinds of vegetables
most every kind Of fruit and also
wheat and oats, barley and alfalfa.
The alfalfa is cut three times. The
first cutting will be the last week in
June, the second cutting will be In
August and the last cutting will be the
last Of September. My papa went TO
the hills last Sunday and he saw sew
eral antepoles and an eagle. He killed
rattlesnake with eight rattles on it,
SO the snake was eight years old.
There is a pet coyote at the Hesper
| ranch and when the dinner bell rings
it will bark. 1 will tell what kind OF
trees that grows for shades trees.
They are the cottonwood, box-elder
and naples. Then the golden willows
are set out for wind-brealls and all
kind Of flowers grow here. The lit
lite girls that 1 play with is Pearl
Suddith. I have received several
post cards from some of the Juniors
and would like to get many more.
NV papa takes the Daily Courier
/ Marie Shaw, age 8,
R. F. D. No. 2, Hesper Ranch, BIZ.
lings, Montana.
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WHY l LIKE THE FOURTH OF
JULY.

We celebrate the Fourth of July FOR
the, old soldiers and the men who
signed the Declaration of lndepen-
dence. l like the Fourth OF July pc pc
cause we celebrate and shoot hre
crackers. Last Fourth of July heip-
ed papa sell fire crackers. Everytlme
papa would sell some fire crackers ne
would give me some to shoot.
One day a little boy by the name OF
John asked his mother If he could
have five cent piece for a gun. Has
mother gave it to him and told MN
to be careful with it. He said he would
and off he ran to the grocery store
and bought a gun. He loaded it with
paper capstils, put it into his pocke'
and off he ran for home; he ran
little ways and biff, bang, bang, Bang
went his gun. The boy got SO fright
ened that it nearly turned him out o.
his wits-for the boy was only SD
wear old He ran home and told ms
| mother, and his mother said, rms
teaches you a lesson, never touch an
other gun nor fire crackers for you arr
! liable to shoot your head off" And n
never did.
Would like to exchange postal
with some of the Jniors.
Little Leichman, age IL.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-07-10
A FOURTH OF, JULY PICNIC.

Once there were three little girls
Their names We're Irene, Miidreo ana
Zemula. One evening they thought OF
a plan. Mildred said: Lets have a
Fourth of July picnic" Alright said
Irene and zemula. So the next day
when they went to school they invited
the girls whom they wanted to come.
There were fifteen all together. 50
Sunday afternoon they started out;
Zemula said, Where shall we go
"Iets go to the grove" said Mildred"
So they stared out with their baskets
full, intending to have a good time,
But reaching the grove they found
many picnickers there besides them
selves. They put their baskets down
aid looked around them. but that was
the best place they could find. Then
| they put up hammock which one OF
| thu girls hrnnnht- Than thaS nlaNac