The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-02-05

When YOU want 20 know anything,
aak the postmaster. That 4 the
rule followed by more people than
anyone imaainaa n makes littia
difference what they want 20 know,
tho postmaster - the Information
And clerk viii not Do. either 10
IL thruHt aside aud entrance de-
manded 10 the office % the post
master.
true only Of tho smaller towns, bat
tho Seattle nostmaHtara Tor years
past can tell a different tale.
They have all had their troubles
with persistent seeker after knoWt-
edge, sad must % the infprraatinn
postmaster u forbidden 90 give out
uut " was ever thus, and ~ now.
IL you think differently, lust ask
Postmaster George Russell about hia
days work and the letters ha res
eeiyas from Seattle and out ~ Sc.
attic writer's who wish 20 know
many things
Postmaster Rassail has not been
On the job very long. but he has
discovered that the desire FOR ins
a Wide extent.
And he IL unKaiiant enough 20 afs
fifm that women ara more deter
mined auenttonsra than men.
Are Nee nashfai.
They are not ane hit bashfui
about asking favar. not they
From ordinary questions they
rise 20 those which require die
tionary and thtaa encyclopedias TO
rhen they go into the realm %
such practical questions as bargain
hunting. matching ribbons and per
haps chanKiHf some lace which does
Not 50 very long ago letter
came from Auburn
Written on blue stationery. a
locke real sweet. addressed Ia nmh 4
feminine handwriting
ENCLOSED was letter, very short
aud a sample Of three kinds ~ red
ribbon, AT different shades. The
instructions we're brief
- easeof Eet say uf thess
SHADES af red In Auhara. bet
knaw that Che seaftfe stores
earn them. Please ssafeh thsus
for tue ssh seea ms three yards
~ the llahs eas. thrs~ Yards Of
che s@iddlw aae sud fsur mnd
hair yards Of sh@ dark .ne. "a
mm.a be last itks the sample. or
senT @~ma sh~ns Ht sii.~
just imagine Postmaster Russell
matching that goods ard battling
eth the pern0n behind the counter.
who tried g. sell hlm some seeds
which. 90 hia official eye. was last
little OF cetar
Not . word ahaut how he was 20
set hts money back Not even the
suggestion that the postage wouid
A dseiinailoa Of tho lob went out
on the very neMt mali
n was 70 have him match a
dress pattern that smother woman
wrese 70 iee pas'laaasss
she could net set the same ar.
ficie On Tacoma. 80. ~ All e0nfi-
fsnes. expected the autocrAt % ths
malls In ths larger city % got busy
and send her ths nauch needed three
yards q goods
na, the busY postmaster passed
When any request Is made % pest
uA4tsr RuHseih howsver. which
shows a Henalun seeking FOR tn-
formation, OF when anYome writes
ses 40 y anY sud. he - riaht %
the Job. ard spends hours gofnntlmea
getting the Information desired
writes ssr News sf nsy.
often and oftan = moshsr writes
for news - a wandering son from
whqm she heard last While Ne was
fmmsdiatsirfshs machinery ~ shs
p1at0fffrc r. put 80 sork and the
address lista searched fer the name
- the atlaNluE ere
~ not found the carriers are
given the nafns. and " they fMli fta
police ard tne newspapers are called
on 90 k~ip ftaa fhe prodigai
often fhr worA Is una niiinw. nud
iettar has 20 BE sent the erxtous
paTsmt that no trace % The Tor
can be f0una. but not seldom has
the search resulted Ia restoring the
Wandarcr O. hla homs
Not many wsehe aEc a letter
came from = Nofnnn in Oregon. ash