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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-10-18
THEY DO SOME THINGS BETTER IN NIPPON

Last year party Of Americans representing the CONNER
rial bodies Of their cities paid visit 10 Japan
They had lovely time They the sacred mountain
the gesha girls They the Japanese varieties Of ambro
and drank the Japanese brands Of nectar They brought,
back bushels OF souvenirs and pleasant courtess
and picturesque
This year the Japanese commercial commissioners pay
ing visit.
They enjoy the couresies OF American cities thor
oughy party enjoyed Japan They reye in mills and
shops and electric and piers and harvesting
chimes and blast furnaces.
And
When they get back their special train night after the
banquet the other half Of their days work begins Craftsmen
busy with sketches secretaries abulang figures notes
compared and before lights the things they have
that day all reduced writing, dagramed tabuaed in
dexed ready for when they get back home.
When this trip every commercial body in Japan will
have information dgesed and worked formulas for
ready reference immediate
Japan to be pretty place TO 60 visiting. But the
Japanese merely picturesque pleasantly Perhaps
may say without exaggeraon that they wonderfully
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-10-18
THE SEATTLE STAR EDITORIAL AND MAGAZINE PAGE
THE CLOCK wINDtR AND That DEFICIT

Nou read about the president getting all his secretaries
together and mpressug upon them the idea that TINS IS
60 be an economical administration didn't your There
big national deficit the postoce department alone being
100000 I'm the hole Every unnecessary salary every
bit waste should be OIL urged Taft words to that
effect for growing deficit is like morstrous corn on one
big when a fellow wants to run for second term
The idea the secretary OF the treasury right smart
~ So he home impressed Taft intended he should
be down with his conscience, and after much mental
travail decided fire the poor devil who had the job OF
winding the clocks in the treasury Offices II was mighty
bold blow in the very bread basket of extravaganza, for
that wnder actually drawing much 500 MONTH
regardless OF the growing national deficit
But it won't work. The 200 employees OF the treasury
department won't wind their clocks regularly When
they do wind EN- they them late to work by and
early get the ball games by and hence the government
loses much Of their time That clock winder IS to be rein
stated at once policy OF economy will have to take
fall out spttoon cleaner OF the agricultural depart
men the girl who puts mp free sample packages OF hay
seed inferior sinner who IS clearly responsible
for that awful deficit
Great economy when applied political jobs but you
have swing her right she boomerangs in the case
OF this winder OF clocks.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-10-18

during the day 10 say that his
girl" ~ working and will not get
of until half past or 8 o'clock
and ask Gage 10 wait until she can
get 10 the court house
we want Ia set married TO,
night, said one clean cut chap
last night. "and the Md can't quit
work. She IL In the suit depart
ment ~ a ladies' clothing house
and she cant get np here vail a
little after o'clock Won't you
wait for herr
You bet viii" said Gage.
Waiting for the Bride.
"Ail right. have cigar 50 the
two sat and smoked and talked for
over an hour. until the giri ruahed
in. All out u broath from her climb
40 the hill
II didn't take long after thm
SO far this year. 2.4i6 licenses 10
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-10-18
MAJOR BYERS
IhTEHDER

While psrtakiug Of his coffee and
rolls In Inns lunch wagon. Maj.
nyers was silent and distracted.
This finally got on the nerves Of
his host and he implored Mai. By.
ess 20 open up and display the
wares In his thought tank.
Il was pondoring over the acclaim
won by wright and cnrtias and
Cook and Peary and such other
spectacular performers In the mat
ter Of achievement said the major.
Yep. those fellows have about
cleaned up everything In the scnsa-
ton line" observed Jim Moth
ing left 20 be done now that would
attract any attention"
Not so. James, not so" said
Dyors. with a CLEAN In his eye.
Even now have formulated an IN.
tentlou that will be novel IN the an
nails of action. and which will
make my name crowd that OF the
small fry off tbs front rage. Re
member the first cable which II was
attempted 90 lay across the Allan.
tio9 Il WAS In 1857 that they paid
II of from a ship from the coast OF
ireland. when II snapped aud the
end WAS lost many leagues from
land II has never been recovered.
We'll. what OF lt7' asked Jim
This Of IL. continued the ma.
ior. banging his fist down on the
counter go hard that the very
doughnufs ratified Il Intend TO 10
out IN n submarine. find the looae
end of that cable and tell the world
OF my discovery by flashing the first
news OF 1t 10 shore from the broken
end BY means Of a Morse instru.
ment That will be something
worth talking about"
Jim said he thought Il would be-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-10-18

we'd have been issued. which Is a
mighty poor record. compared TO
previous years nut the morbid.
cold. calculating lawmakers In
Olympia pat a ertmp into Cupld'a
business for several months during
the year. by the law compelling a
medical examination and cefiifl.
Gates which cost considerable.
since this has been modified bust.
ness has picked up,
He Turns EN- Down.
Once Ia a while Gage will turn
prospective bride and groom down
when they ash for a license. espe.
ciaily when the girl looks under
age, And many mother has
thanked him with fearful eyes for
tho wAtchfni care he exerciseA
ITS all right 20 Ert married" fix
mreH Gage. but a girl with short
skirts has plenty % time 20 wait
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-10-18
ALL ARE HAPPY WHEN
THEY SEE CLAUDE GAGE
License Clerk in the Court
House Meets Men When
They Are the Happiest.

Dan Cupld's right bower and
trusted lieutenant and old Dad
Divorces worst enemy In thls city
"a Claude Gage, Of 1895 Aurora av..
the boss Of the marriage license
window IN the house OF courts at
the pinnacle Of Mount Profanity.
He IL the first man TO extend the
glad hand. and he Is the first to
congratulate, and they do say that
az timea he has been the first TO
kiss the bride soon.tobo.
II Is when people apply to him
that he secs the better aide OF their
nature. No matter how gr0uchy
aud Grabbed they are 20 the grocer.
the butcher or the street car con.
ducsor, they are always nice to the
marriage liccnso clerk.
All Of Them Smile.
The most cranky, dyspepiic PEG.
pie Ia the world. those who are only
supposed TO smile on pay days aud
when drunk. will come tripping and
swinging into the office. Just beam.
ing all over with good nature.
Also. Gage aaya that Seattle
women are good about paying for
the license. Nearly every day a
license IL issued which tho blush.
ing fianeee pays for And the man
Just looks on meekiy and takes Il
~ a matter OF course.
Hates 10 Take the Money.
There are times" says Gage.
when hate 10 take the money
Once In while n couple will come
In. and II seems as II they spend
almost their last dollar for 4 license.
Their clothes are not ~ the best
and their faces are pinehed. and
their whole bearing ~ one OF pov.
erty. yet ! suppose they love each
other as much as their Weather
cousins Al such times | feel like
handing back the whole zee.
"Ouce ! contributed a half dol
lar towards the price 81 license.
he chnckled. when the prospective
bridegroom found his own purse too
lean 60 stand the expense And I
felt better In donating that half
than II had founded a library
Ne Waits for the Girls.
Gage Is real popular with tho
working girls who have been mar.
ried since he has been In the win.
dow
Tho court house f. supposed 10
close at 5 o'clock and many an
anxious young man has come un
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-10-18

have the dreadfullest time keep
ing up with the changes In style.
There my wife IN different She
Is so changeable that she naturally
keeps abreast Of the fashions.
She noticed the other day that
back hair was in favor again. so
she decided to get some.
might add that there's a lot OF
difference IN getting back hair and
getting hair back.
Well what wanted TO say was
that she sent me out 20 match one
OF her switches.
Wen. I did. matched # for the
drinks
lost. Well what will you
haye7" / asked the hair.
bay rum" It said, just as devil
ish as you please.
"Why2" / asked.
Because It's bark r. worse than
It's bite" was the answer
| studied over that quite a while
before realized that bark" Is the
same as bay" For instance, q
person could say he bayed his shina
against a rocking chair in the
dark. Also bark louise might be
bay louise, although, no doubt,
some are sorrel and some are pie.
bald.
Another thing-if someone tells
you bay went down In the bark,
he really means bark went down
In the bay.
For my part. | never go near the
water, although used to be a gon'
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-10-18

Yep. I'm serious mandont keer much jokes
An this here Hlckvile Aero club amt empty
It's hard cold facts, nohin up date
With old Hen Begley In help as feiers ayate.
This here club formed dark an stormy
At Gbsons store. close after that St. Loucy-labm
An all thot that OF tn lot
Ha' that consderin' hos the biggest gas bag
Hen Begley we made founder OF an also president
tfhe alttoodness Of his tales
Our club Will back his balloon
In challenge flights agin all liars where
Us other aero feners. too initiate ourselves times
But we have trouble mounn like
But he insures amateurs win UT
Because he'll furnish hot air long as endures
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-10-18

dolier nui that was when ! navi-
gated In gondola car
And that was Just before ! got
poor eycsiEht from exercising my
sense Of vision on clndcr track
And that reminds me that the
arctic explorers complain about
snow blindness This surprises me.
They should have made use OF the
aurora boroalis. because Il Is one
OF the greatest speciacies known
All Of which reminds that WON.
en- are funny creatures. My wife
told me 10 bring her something
home. and tied n string around my
finger for me 10 remember II by
as II would forget my flngeri
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-10-18
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

II takes woman 20 learn from
a man things that he doesn't
know.
One reason boy can admire his
father Is the way he can cuss when
he gets mad.
What makes a girl sure she is
playing good tennis Is for her hair
to stay nice.
It's Just like woman to come
home from ball and put on more
clothes to sleep In than she wore
to dance in.--New York Press.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-10-18
Ostrich Feathers

Have your old feathers made into
willow Plumes, We clean. curl. re-
model and dye feathers In all shaded
noaa and pompona made from new
or old feathers.
MODEL MILLINERY CO.,
b2O-S2T Peoples Bank nidg.
Corner Second and Pike.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-10-18

One reason why Mr. Furth Is go
Ing to fail In his little Transports
ton holdup IL that the valley peo.
pie need the money more than he
does.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-10-18

Probably Mr.. Furth thinks that
the shop girls who work 10 hours
q day Ia Seattle can breeze out to
Renton in Marathon time.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-10-18

See the big bell on the porchg
It's a feature OF the fine. half-mll-
lion-dnllar mansion on the Taft
ranch In Texas. aud when II rings
you know that the eats" are
steaming on the table and that it's
time for you TO beat Il for the
house. And so President Taft.
whether he's hunting or fishing or
golfing or just merely getting off
gags during his four-day vacation
on the ranch, will have TO listen
for that bell II he wants to get
In on the division OF chuck.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-10-18

one Of those Zurich aero. faccrH
had new experience. The balloon
not only sailed through the afr. but
also among the improcHtiDuN %
ueaauntR whose roofs were dam
aged IS the anchor rope
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-10-18

II would serve a lot OF people
right II Dr Cook never found any
more poles or climbed any more
mountains for them.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-10-18

Capt AmuHdsen Is going on q
polar trip with bears 20 draw bis
nieds 0ood scheme. The bears
could make short work OF any rival
explorers encountered.
Elsie why o. Clara always 20
short % money! Didn't her father
leave her iotf
20 get u until Ahe ~ 80. and she'll
never own % 20 that Boston
Transcript
a Milwaukee woman who sued Tor
divorce says her husband wore neck p
Ties that FLASHED with her collars.
Yet she might have been even more
peeved " he wore no nefktieH az all
IN New York state voter has 20
toll whether he lives with his wife.
Probably trying 20 find out how
many untrammeled citizens there
really are.
The i7-year ioouHta viii oaii again
IN 1910
T n, will be 81 years Old october
The only excuse left for attempt
Ing "a find the South Pole ~ that
there's chance Tor a lecture course.
Just a little Aidrieh.
Just a little Payne.
Fixes up the tariff
Tor nnanciefs again.
Life.
In spain they are organizing the
bull fights like American baseball
leagues. bot no arrangements are
Included 20 give the bulls their BIZ
out ~ th" ppni-HTason games
First Chorus Diri--The comedian
liant be funny any more. He
seems 90 have lost hts grip.
Second chorus Gifl~~oh. he hasn't
exactly lost n. hut hts iandiady re-
fused % let him take II away nntii
he payn his hili--chicagp News.
Il Il better 60 ron bad than go
aHtraY German
SAY Old chap. want 20 Introduce
you g. fri~nd ~ mine Hes tempo
rhrliF embarrassed and wants 20
borrow a.. Can sou accommodate
w-s.u. wha, does he want g
lie owes 4, 70 me"--cleyeiand
Leader.
lie who takes the wrong road
must make hls Journey again
spanish.
city Visitor How 80 you know
thia tree ia doswuoar
Suhufhauits--f can tell hy ifs
bark baltimore American.
Tranquility IL the first auty o. a
ci1iKeu.~ Governor ~ Heylin
sou paps. why DO brides wear
Father To conceal their satisfae.
tiuu Kansas city Journal
Travel renders lite more modest
Greek
"Hnm a must he terrible thing
Go GO through life without your
HINT. Hus YOU must remember u
VII ~ restored 90 you Ia the next
world
u know u yiii. mum. but dat don't
encourage me. Tor u was cat off
when was hahy an II wont come
within a couple - foot % Dc ground
When iia restored '-- Milwaukee
Journal
on q long Journey even a straw 81
heavy italian.
First Art Sfudsnf--Do you know
how 10 make a maltese croKsr
Second Art Student--Ncs. pull his
tnil--chips.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-10-18

President Taft travelled q hours
In Texas yesterday Room Il one
OF the principal products Of Texas.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-10-18

II takes only about ten minutes
to find IN others the faults we can't
discover In ourselves In a lifetime.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-10-18

with a spark screen and smoked
glasses.
The blookhead on the right came
from an Iowa potato field The
farmers son. noticing the remark
able appearance OF the potato.
dressed II up. with the accompany.
ing result.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-10-18

Meat dealers who need a change
OF venue are not the kind Of meat
dealers the public admlres
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-10-18

Legal assassinations are not the
best thing for what aila Spain.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-10-18

ny maii, out Of cfty--f year, e5t
q nontha, ef.b0I 4 month, noe.
Entered ~ seattie, Washy post
office, ne sscond-eiaaa matter.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-10-18

Member of che unitsa Press. rus-
iished daily By The star Publish
Iag co.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-10-18
STAR DUST
JOSH WISE SAYS

asom stim e q
We fhfnh n
mans lost his
fseHrf W hen he's
only lost bis
dinessioa /"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-10-18

Capt. AmuHdseu - going on
polar trip with bears 20 draw bis
sheds Good scheme. The bears
could make short work OF any rival
explorers encountered.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-10-18
SILK Crepes

This falls newest
novelty. a beautiful
plain lustrous wash
fabric specially
adapted for dainty
afternoon and even.
Ing wear white.
light blue, pink, re-
soda. cardinal. Co
% nhRgen. lilac
wood. rose and 9th
erH. Special. per
yard .....+.s soc
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-10-18

Travel renders hte more modest
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-10-18

Elsie why w. Clara always 20
short 81 money! Didn't her father
leave her lotf
MHdge--fan but you see she's not
20 get Il until she 81 so. aud she'll
never own up 90 thnti-~BOFtOH
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-02-04

The members of the Minnesota
legislature are looking out for
Number One all right. One of
the first bills passed provided for
their salaries. Then came one
for allowing mileage. The lat
ter bill was passed while Gov
ernor johnson was at Rochester
by the bedside of his sick wife.
The solons couldn't wait till he
got home, SO they dispatched the
governors messenger to Ro-
chester with the bill for his
signature. The messenger got
the necessary John Hancock, !"
hustled home through the biz
zard and arrived just in time to
permit the lawmakers to draw
their mileage.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-02-04
NO APOLOGY NECESSARY

The Paynesville Press says:
The editor of the Sauk Centre
Herald, after participating in a
republican convention, came out
strong for Johnson. Four con-
ventions-two republican and
two democratic-were held in
Stearns county last year. The
editor of The Herald, at the So
licitation of local republicans, at
tended the first republican con-
vention as a delegate from the
first ward of the city of Sauk
Centre. He did this mainly to
assist a fellow townsman to get
on the delegation to the national
convention at Chicago. The ed
itor of The Herald was asked by
Hon. Alvah Eastman of st.
Cloud and by other delegates if
he wanted to go to the state con-
vention as a delegate, but the
honor was declined. A delega-
tion favorable to the claims of
the Sauk Centre man was chosen
and the editor of The Herald did
what he could to help. The ed
itor of The Herald attended the
three other county conventions,
solely in his capacity as news
paper man to secure full reports
for his readers. The editor of
The Herald could easily have
been a delegate to the other
republican county convention
had he so desired. He has
little longing for that sort
of notoriety, however, hav-
ing been a delegate to but
two conventions in his life, the
first being the state convention
that nominated Bob Dunn for
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-02-04

There's tricks in every old game" +"
tritely remarked John G. Fisher, coun-
ty commissioner and horseman, the
other day. -.
Down at Rockport track they used
to have a great system for preventing
a fast horse from getting low mark
too early in its careers. Whenever .
heat is about to be raced and it is de-
sired to let horse step a fast mile
without giving him correspondingly
fast mark, the ones on the inside set
to work to get corner On all the stop
watches about the track. Those stable
boys know every man that owns a
stopwatch. just the same as they
know every man who owns a rapid
horse. The boys are sent to the own
ers Of watches to borrow them one
by one.
'Then after the heat is over there's
nobody to dispute the time. Those on
the inside merely give the time as
about ten seconds or SO slower than
1t really was, and that's the end Of it.
But they're always particular to have
an absolute corner on the watches" /"
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-02-04
LsNDBfRGH RfPliis

Congressman Lindbargh, has
replied to the criticisms of the
St. Cloud Journal Press on his
plan of asking the people of Lit,
tie Falls to express their choice
of a postmaster. Mr.. Lindbergh
explains at length the details OF
his plan and in addition express.
es his views on the relative i'm
portance of party and people.
Here are some of the things he
says:
Before discussing the ques
tion involved in your article, and
the press comments generally,
suggest to my constituents, that
no shouting from the house-tops
can divert my attention from
representing, SO far as | am able,
the $50, 900 population, farmers,
wage earners, business, = profes-
sional and other people in the
district.
There is nothing due to polit-
ical parties except so far as they
serve the public good. In Sc
lecting ones party, he should Sc
lect the one that seems to him,
under all circumstances, best
suited to promote public inter
ests. No citizen owes allegiance,
loyalty or anything else, to par.
ty, beyond that measure. We
cannot separate. party from the
people if we are to succeed.
But the people may separate
from the party.
II take pride in any good
measure offered by the republi.
can party, but that does not
mean that I resent or reject any
good measure, or thing present,
ed by other parties. Other
| things being equal, in favor OF
the republic, I shall stand by the
party organization and friends
"The abuses within parties
are in the management and the
public will observe, that they are
caused by organization within
organization, and it is that inner
organization that the people
should prevent. The primary
election system is the true basis
on which the people may break
up the inner circles"
Pretty sensible talk, is it not:
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-02-04

The Cannon Falls Beacon, one
of the leading republican news
papers of the state, is surprised
that the Minneapolis Journal
should come to the defense of S.
W. Leavitt of the Board of Con-
troll Commenting thereon the
Beacon says in part: We DO
not know that Mr.. Leavitt stands
in need of any special defense.
He has not so far as the public
is aware been guilty of malfeas-
eance in office or any particular
wrong doing out of Office. He
has, we believe, arrogated to
himself all the wisdom and
virtue of the board from the time
of his appointment to the present
day, but aside from being un-
pleasant to his associates on the
board this is quite harmless, be-
cause nobody believes in his
claims" Sauk Centre people
found that man Leavitt out in
connection with the location of
the Girls Industrial School here,
and will heartily endorse the
above remarks. Governor John
son will do well to make change
when Leavitt's time expires.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-02-04
Last Great caradna Raft.

News comes from Ottawa to the
eject that a large timber raft is now
on it's way down to Quebec, having
arrived at the capital from Deschenes
on Saturday afternoon. The raft was
built on the Coulogne river. The raft
method of transportation is fast be-
coming obsolete, and it is thought
that this may be the last raft that
will be seen.
The raft is manned by eighty men,
with Noe Valiquette as head pilot To
get through any rapids 1t has been
divided into separate cribs, the cribs
going down individually. The value
OF the raft, which comprises about
10000 feet, is estimated at from $780,
600 to 100000.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-02-04
OUR ORANGES IN ENGLAND
lStriaI Cor,estondenO

The champions of American industries
fact that our enterprising orange farm
ers are creating a constantly widening
demand for their product in the Euro
pean markets. This is especially true as
regards England, whose former prefer
ence for Mediterranean oranges is being
rapidly supplanted by the more perfect
seedless California variety now produced
by the California Fruit Growers Exchange
The transition in the tastes of our Brit
ish friends has been gradual, but it is
definite, and they are finding particular
satisfaction in the new crop of "Sunkist'
oranges, which indicates that they have
reached a final conclusion as to the ia
orchards of the California Exchange. The
tendency in this direction was realized
some time ago and London branch Of
nee was opened to facilitate the distri-
button of "Sunkist" oranges.