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The San Francisco call., 1909-02-07
KEEPS sILvERwARE BRIGHT

BY carefully lacquering silverware
with banana oil, applied with a camers
hair brush Immediately after cleaning,
1T may be kept bright for several
months
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-07

William Mt stering great
%
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o
my
improve
health
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20
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-07

Special low rates to tourists at Key
Route hotel Oakland's best; new; elab-
,orately furnished; centrally located.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-07

DIR. WONG HIM-Dear Sir: For sew
eral years. while suffering agOnies OF
pain, 1 tried, in vain, to find relief from
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-07
Once an Invalid, Now a Well
and Happy Woman.
Thousands of Mothers Can Tell
a Similar Story About Peruna.


Il Feel I h a t
This r e IN c dy'
ought to be IN
Every HOu 5 e I
hold, for it IS a
Blessing to SUI
fering Human !
ity." /
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-15
SULLIVAN PAYS
To GET SMITH

When "BudReon" Smith returns
from Chicago with a special detec-
tive OF Seattle 10 answer the charge
Of murder OF Hugh Mcmahon. bar.
tender for p. u. Sullivan. he can
thank Pat" Sullivan for his trans.
portation. and the pleasure OF the
return trip.
The state extradition fund of
$4,000 Is so low that the governor
wasn't inclined 10 let King county
draw any more. AS this county has
practically depleted the appropria.
lion. III you keep on at this rate
In King county" said the governor
to Prosecuting Attorney George r.
Vanderyeer. the fund win be OK.
hauaied by April or May"
Banks and bonding companies
that had previously advanced money
didn't want 20 stand for any more.
so Pat Sullivan. who had already
spent hundreds Of dollars. put up
$500 aud the officer was on his
way.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-15
WINS MONEY, THEN
GIVES 1T BACK

CINCINNATI. Dec l5-'II intend
@ return my share oi he money 70
the United States government. %
said Anna Hall when verdict was
returned Ia her favor In the noted
TAN VIII case by Judge James u.
Swings Jury IN the common pleas
court today. The government set
q bad precedent when Il donated
$4,000 TO my father Capt, James
Hal. for his polar explorations. II
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-15
Home of Wireless
lnstitute-P.-I.
Building
SEATTLE - BIDS TO HAVE
the LARGEST AND BEsr
EQUIPPED ELECTRICAL AND
WIRELESS INSTITUTE OF
LEARNING ON THE PACIFIC
COAST.

The International Institute OF
Wireless Tslegraphy. Inc. devoted
10 the teaching and development Of
the art or science OF electric wave
lelegraphy. popularity termed wire.
Teas telegraphy and engineering.
IL Is not correspondence propoai.
ton. Every student studies prac.
teal. everyday actual use and man.
agcment Of wireless telegraph sets
OF the latest types as used by lead.
ING commercial companies and the
government Heretofore there has
been no opportunity 10 learn wire.
less teiegraphy except in the naval
electrical schools. which teach
their own operators from the ranks
OF the enlisted personnel OF the
electric class OF the navy. The
students learn by doing the work
themselves under personal tuition
OF expert constructing wireless
engineers and wireless operators
associated with the INTERNA.
TioNAL INSTITUTE or WIRE.
LESS TELE0RAPHY. INC, the
first and only practical wireless
telegraph institute. officially rccog.
nizcd. open to the public In Amer.
lea.
25 poat-Intelilgcncer Bldg.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-15
BOUfLLON LEADS
~ STRAW VOTE
SALT HORSE" MEAT 4
APPEALS TO THIEF

A fondnees for salt horse" land
cd James Smith ia the city baatile
last night
Smith slyly orept aboard the
steamship Cottage City last night.
and In his ramhles found a sack OF
salt horse" Perhaps Smith
thought the meat was not suffici.
entity picked, for he tossed the
sack overheard into the salt water.
Then Smith calmly went ashore.
got a rowhoat and rescued the salt
horse" He was wandering along
First av. when ratrolman Jack
Lands stopped the procession.
Smith thereupon took a trip TO
the city Jail
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-15
CITY FIGHTS
QUEER SUIT
tbs LIGHT PLANT DAMAGE
SUIT HAS A STRANGE
FEATURE.

Two men were shocked In just
~ same spot and just the same
vsy IN the city lighting station.
s<vsnth and Yealer way.
One. J. Harvey Dennis. city claim
rsnt. was gra,uitouaiy handed
move By the city for damages he
Exfained
Ise other. r. y. Haggard. mex
t>ftneed apprentice at the time of
~ accident Is now fighting In
.sost Taiiman's court for 1880
~nsEes from the city.
hasgard was injured April -.
ssms time later he Instituted a per-
VIA damage suit against the city.
. harvey Dennis, who WAS an as
@sant claim agent u the city. then
- danes A. Bradford. chief claim
ssA' Of the city. 10 show him how
..'possibse II was for Haggard to
- DeH hurt without being Grim
~1''y negligent. He said he would
49, 49, right whore Hageard stood
- "a and Was thrown 10 feet and
'',e'o1sly injured by the shock
- March o. 1909. Mayor Miller
80, 80 40 ordinance which had been
49, by the council. making an
s'~opfNsion ~ 1900 with which
tfss seH iO' H'A m
4 ~ Dennis and Bradford appear
! s gsr' i9r the city in the fight II
r,s'A al"k 70 keep from paying Hag-
IA, eiaiin. The case - atilI On
~ his afternoon
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-15
PERPETUAL
FRANCHISE
A MISTAKE
rs;s Ia Statement OF A. V.
Bou;!lon, Who Says
Mayor Miller Is Right in
Veto.

80 proposed franchise for the
..,sssrn Pacific railway around
s.ss Union bids fair to become a
.s.sell oserrules Mayor Mlller's
srralxn question. In case the
w,h -
..s,,x candidates. took decided
-. With Austin r. urifflths. who
-. Monday In favor OF the fran
- As Il stands at present
M Roulllon Is strongly AGAINST
~ nrcarut form of the franchise,
"a declared that the Northern
S.sfyc has for two years been paw
- sAs way for a francise which
IsuA give Il every advantage
.,rv the rights OF the city.
srxo Northern Pacific men came
a, shs city engineers office near,
= txo years ago. he said this
~crnlnx. and as a result OF their
49, a new street was condemned
"a pald for by tho city In order 10
r,sis Ewing street for railway
~rpoees when e should become
.sxi<shie This Ewing street,
sSseA runs on the shore OF the
assl i the street which the rail.
"a i nov securing by this fran.
rs,se without even a common-aseT
axnss to protect 4.
Fsess Disprove Argument.
Mt. Griffiihs has said that We
,asa the railway more than this
naway needs Us. and has repre-.
nc.sa thai We viii have 20 entreas
a. railway BY many concessions
3 cone oar way at all The fact
As they made all these arrange
xsnts before applying for the fran.
,klse Is Z sufficient answer 20 such
statement
Our city has grown from the
cunsifion Of a village which. eager
Ar railways. eoncesies any saert-
exs to obtain them. II ID nos a
metropolis which should concede
Kivileges only upon equitable
rrms. The tcruIs Of this franchise
are not equitable
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-15
~ elLL 10 POOR SECOND IN
THE bALLoriNo AT
BALLARD.

ballard, Dee. 15.-The straw
vote being taken BY J. v. Holton.
az ballard, shows nouiilon Ia be a
prime fayorite as candidate for
mayor bouillon received iiO
votes. aud his nearest eompetltor.
M Gu, came IN with 81.
This Ia the second count Of the
series OF straw ballots introduced
by Holton at ballard.
On the vote for councilman from
the Thirteenth ward. Dr. @ A. u.
steiner received 100. A. ". Ruffnar
30. +. ] Hcmen SO. &. A. Schneider
40. j. T. Armstrong ~. ". w.
Shields s. and j V, Holton IS.
Steiner 4 the favorite for coun.
Gilman. bull the report IA current
IN Ballard that he will not run.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-15

has been the cause OF all the trouble
In our family. and shall not use a
cent of II.
The viii Of Miss Halls mother.
which has been sustained. loft n
small amount IN trust 10 son.
Charles Hall a street ear conductor.
and the residue. aside from n few
charitable requests. went 10 Anna.
The case has been IN the courts for
years, aud during the fourth trial
Miss Hall tried her case unaided
Miss Hall became famous a few
years =ago. when she succeeded in
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-15

having bill presented In the Ohio
Legislature. providing for the pain
less putting 20 death Of the hope
leasiy sick or injured.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-15
WHITE SLAVE TRAFFIC
(ceneludsd.l


tho agents OF the commission. who
spent several weeks here ON tho
work
They gathered testimony some
OF u the most rcvolting-in Seattle
~ the existence OF the traffic The
commissions report calls Seattle
second only TO New York In the do
velopnent and spread OF the white
slave evil.
Prices vary from $500 TO $500 for
a girL the orientals being the
cheapest.
Then Il is up 10 the girl 10 earn
her freedom In a shameful exist.
ence. but the word freedom Ia n
mockery In these cases. As soon
az she pays off her purchase price
she. ON one protext or another, Ia
Kept In debt TO the procurer.
Jap olri Case Here.
One OF the cases investigated
was that Of Japanese girl brought
TO the United States. through Vic.
toria. and taken To Nottingham
She was sent from japan as a
proxy bride OF Japanese laborer.
Hut the lahorcr did not exist
A procurer lived with her several
days In a house of prostitution. She
was then deserted aud Immediately
taken Ia charge by Japanese
madam. The girl rebellcd against
the life and WAS starved and beat
on. She was brought to Seattle and
sent 10 Alaska The price was
st.eo0. On the deck OF the Alaska
ship she begged on her knees TO
be returned 10 her native country.
She could not speak word OF
English and the ship officers could
not understand her
In another case. a Polish jew
girl was found In Seattle house
OF prostitution She was only n
She landed at Ellis island booked
for Montana She had accumpa.
MED her procurer from Russia. on
his promise To marry her. The
promlse was not kept aud the
ignorant girl was taught her ne
farious trade and then sent to So
attic where business was more re.
munaratlyw.
Story Of French Girl.
Another case was a l5.ycar-old
French giri. practically kidnapped
from a factory near Paris After
inducing her 20 drink quantity
OF wine. the procurer made love
and induced her 10 90 TO Butte.
Montana. With him There she
was deserted by her proeurer she
came to Seattle then. and later De.
came the owner Of two hoascs OF
prostitution in this section. Prom
her earnings she sent money TO
Parts 10 educate the child OF her
self and the procurer.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-15

~ BIG coy 10 wonderfully ap-
y~sasxe Of a hash robe Of sor-
,ssn nlor. and mothers can
/hsty find anything better fer
csrissras gift to boy who
scks enc.
4 s<eoles blanket ~ inches
~ % inehes 10 required TO make
Z robe for n boy rs years old.
The cost 10 sa.so or more. but
wooden material is essential II
the boy tases part N school
Sshteties-
FOR home use. cotton hlan-
ksting will sns~er. II may be
had this season In excellent de-
sicns for 40 cents q yard, ard
five yards OF cloth 10 needed.
For small boys. new cotton
blsnksslnss selling Al 10 cents
gard sho~ borders OF strange
sfsstsres copied from books OF
nursery lore.
Your boys might also like 10
have SEINE Of the following
Articles:
Sweater.
Football.
Striking bag
Baseball outfit
Football outfit.
Fw the small boy:
/ Combination moving picture
NJ magic lantern machine, ~.
Magic lantern. 81
Coaster wagon.
Mechanical toys
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-15

hr.a' reports show that Seattle
.asn,, n ne posioffies gains 10 the
.ssn $3.50, u November, Los Angeles II
~ ~ New Haven. Conn. third.
- Portland. Ore. fourth
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-15
story o. French Girl.

For the gentleman. buy a Safety
Razor.
a. L. HALL.
ftft First Az. see
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-15
Wishing you
A BUM CHRISTMAS

because your gift TO me last
year forced me to the troubls
and expense Of sending you
J thia gift this year.
! From your ao-callcd friend.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-15

Three round trips daily Leave ss.
attic at a m, ~ m. and .. m
Sunday. leave Seattle AZ 100 o. m.
M. aud y. m. Leave Everett ct ssiB
9. m. ABB .. M and lis p. NJ. Sun.
D. IA. and tbs y. m. Single fare to
bnohomish 800 Round trip tie.
steamer Telegraph. Coiman dock.
Ph0nem--Hunaet Main 1854. Ind 1gA
sfEALs SERVED.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-15
Xmas Gifts for the Big
Boy and the Little One

NICE GIFT FOR
YOUR BIG BoY.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-15
MERRY XMAS

Notice What q small. cheap ,
present I'm sending you this /,
= year ,
4 This 10 10 pay you back for /,
4 that ahoddy. t.--.--,.sedown /,
q thing you psi4see noi b. me ,
q last year /,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-15
CANDID CHRISTMAS CARDS
~ FRANK n. WILLIAMS.

| made this pfeaont myself
Not because there was any
sentiment attached 90 the job.
but merely because 4, makes
; the gift so much cheaper.
MERRY CnRISTMAat
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-15

. It's not the spirit In which ,
. this gift 10 made. but the value I
q of II which | wish you 20
h notice.
4 ! spent SIS on this present.
= merely for the purpose OF max
4 ing an impression on you.
\ Please be Impressed accord
4 ingly
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-15

The publishers 90 ANYOLD 4
= MAGAZINE take pleasure In 4
q informing M.t............. =
= that through the courtesy OF 4
4 M..t4.t...-*s she Tor hel a
. viii not be bothered by the a
4 monthly receipt Of Anyold 4
= Magazine the coming year. as 4
= the giver Of this present has .
= sent the publishers g. under 4
condition that they take hts 4
b Tor herr name OF tho mailing =
q list for that period.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-10-15
@By Ellis Darker BuHefI
64B Author ofPii8s IS Pigs Etc. W.
ILLUSTRATED BY PETER NEWELL

For a great many years Miss Pc
tunia Scraggins of Betzville sent her
washing away from home to be done,
but it was not in order to appear styl-
ish, as some Of our invidious citizens
have limited. It was because she was
so modest that she couldn't bear to
look upon a naked clothespin. The
mere sight of six dozen pale, nude
clothespins in basket always over
came Petunia 50 that she became
weak and trembly and had to go and
lie down on the red-plush sofa and
sniff at the uncorked camphor bottle.
But when adversely overlook her
and she couldn't afford to have her
washing sent out, she saw there was
nothing to do about it, and that she
must do her own washing. For three
weeks she hunted high and low for
some kind of lady-like clothespins
that she could put skirts on and that
would ride side-saddle on the clothes.
line, but she could not find any of that
sort, and she didn't know what in the
world to do. Then she tried putting
skirts on the two-legged clothespins
any way, but although they looked all
right in the basket, the way they be.
haved on the clothesline was perfectly
scandalous. Skirts were never in the
world meant to ride a-straddle And a
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-10-15

NEW YORK.-Mrs. Emmeline Pank-
~ hurst. the leading spirit among the
militant suffragettes of England. &C
companied by her beautiful but no
less belligerent daughter, Miss Chrys.
tobal Pankhurst, is coming to Ameri-
ca to inject ginger, pepper and tabas-
co into the "votes for women" cam
paign in the United States.
New York police are already trem-
bling in their shoes as result of the
announcement of her proposed advent,
for they can see but one result from
the visit, an armed clash with the
doughty champion of "women's rights"
from across the Atlantic.
1t had been suspected for some
weeks that the forthcoming campaign
In the cause of equal suffrage was CO.
Ing to be the warmest ever held in
America, but now that the renowned
English woman is to aid there can be
no doubt of it.
Mrs. Pankhurst's coming is an
nounced by Mrs. Harriet Stanton
Blatch of the Equal Suffrage Society
and League of Self-Supporting Wom-
en-. Under the latter's auspices Mrs.
Pankhurst will open her campaign
and she will fire the first gun from
Carnegie hall at reception given in
her honor.
The famous British advocate does
not expect to remain with US long.
because there is little matter of go
to ioi1 IN
attended to. She is involved in a
suit regarding her right to petition
in person the premier and while she
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-10-15
Not the Same Thing.

At a certain college there was 4
master who was extremely fond of
figs. He watched his fig tree very
closely and tenderly, for he held that
in the existence of a fig there was
but one fit and proper moment at
which the ripe fruit should be eaten.
To eat a fig either before or after
that supreme moment was, said the
master, neglect Of an opportunity
and a sad mistake.
One year, for some reason, the tree
produced only one good fig, and one
day the masters examination of this
solitary fruit led him to the conclu-
sion that it would be at it's best on the
day following. Then he did an ex-
ceedingly foolish considering
that there were undergraduates about!
He wrapped his precious fig in a
piece of silver paper ard labelled it
The Masters Fig!"
At what he judged the exactly right
moment of the next day the master
went to the tree, anticipating q brief
but exquisite pleasure. Alas! the
fruit had vanished, and the empty
branch bore,a label with these words:
"A Fig for the Master"
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-10-15

feared they might not be modest, but
when she spoke to the city censoring
committee they said the divided skirts
were perfectly proper and suitable
for the most well-bred clothespins to
wear. So she set to work and made
a complete outfit of divided skirts for
her clothespins. Sim Virgins sold a
few reserved seats for the first ap-
pearance of the divided-skirts, there
being some curiosity about them
among those who had never seen
them, but the next Monday the grand
stand was as empty as a church on
Fourth Of July.
1t is wonderful how little thing
like clothes changes things. Formerly
Miss Petunia was afraid to look q
clothespin in the face, and now she
is as fond of thera as can be. She
says that putting clothes on them
makes them really clothespins, and
that that is all some people are. She
says that for upwards of 40 years she
was lonely and sad and always work.
ing her fingers to the bone to get a
husband, but now she has learned how
much human companionship there is
in a well-dressed clothespin, and she
has given up all intention of getting
married. In the long winter evenings
she just goes out to the clothespin
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-10-15

CTA1D old Father Xnickerbocker has
y now achieved the record of being
the greatest municipal 10y rider" in
the world The record, however, is
not source of Joy, since the city is
discovering that automobiling is an
extremely expensive luxury even
when the cars are not used for pri-
vate purposes.
There are we'll over 100 cars repre-
senting an outlay Of more than $780,
900 now in the possession of New York
city, purchased ostensibly to facilitate
the handling of departmental business.
The department of street cleaning, for
example, has ten: the health depart
ment, eight, the president of the
borough of Brooklyn 13; while even
the department of finance has five.
For the maintenance of all these
machines the city is paying out more
than $150,000 year in supply bills.
AS a result of the expense an in
vestigation has brought to light the
fact that they are largely used for
the personal recreation of individuals
or for 10y riding" as it is more gen.
orally known.
The city, while it has been urging
all sorts of reforms to prevent just
this practice on account of the great
number of deaths which. have oc-
cured here lately from reckless auto
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-10-15
STATES CALLED FOR OVERS
Patriotic Way Of Finding Partners for
Dinner During the Holiday
Season.

A patriotic way of finding your
partners for supper at holiday sea-
son is by states and state flowers.
Each girl is given a card on which IS
painted or pasted the picture of one
of the state flowers, and below it is
written the name of the state Each
boy is given card on which is drawn
one of the states in outline, while be-
low is written the name of the state
flower. 1t is sometimes surprising to
find how different a state looks with
out its surroundings on the map. The
girls and boys have to find the cards
that correspond, which usually takes
them sometime. The following list
gives the flowers for different states.
Alabama, goldenrod; Arkansas, as.
ter; California, columbine; Delaware,
peach blossom; Idaho, syringa; Iowa,
wild rose; Maine, pine cone and tas-
sci: Michigan, apple blossom; Mime.
sofa, moccastn flower; Missouri, gold.
enrod: Montana, bitter root; Nebras-
ka, goldenrod: New York. rose; Okla.
homa, mistletoe; Oregon, Oregon
grape; Rhode Island, violet: Vermont,
red clover: Washington, rhododen-
drOn.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-10-15
Girl Missionaries DESERVING Chinese

her mothers zeal in converting Leon
and other celestials to Christianity
the agitation against sending voune
white girls down into Chinatown's
dens to lead the Mongolians from the
worship of Buddha grew to such pro-
portions as to cause many of the won.
en- missionaries to abandon the work
at once.
A number Of the elder women stuck
to their posts for a time, and it was
not until the Cinnamon themselves
began to show signs of hostility to-
ward their teachers that the general
exodus began.
The hostility of the Chinese AGAINST
their women teachers grew out of the
persecution suffered by practically all
the Cinnamon in the city after the
Sigel murder. The burden of the
crime fell heavily upon the heads of
all the members of the race, and az
the activity of the police increased
the resentment of the Chinese against
the missionaries grew until it began
to appear dangerous for the women to
continue their visitations.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-10-15
SOME SUMMER coNUNDRUMs.

What does Sweet William carry
when he goes out walking?-A sugar
cane.
What does Black.Eyed.Susan use to
keep her hair In order?-Cockscomb
What form of entertainment is com.
mon among the flowers Hops.
What disease is common to young
flowers?-Nettle Rash.
On what does the Wandering lew
rest when tired?-Toadstools.
Which parent made Johnny.1ump.
up?-His poppy.
What tree always uses the second
personal pronoun?-Yew.
What tree is formed by two letters
of the alphabet?-L. M. (Elm).
What tree is the most dapper?-
Spruce.
What tree IL the sweetest?-Maple
What tree is the most melancholy? ?
Weeping Willow.
What tree is proud of being q
parent?-Pawpaw.
What tree is sorry invalid ?-Svca.
more.
What tree is used in building mate.
rials?-Lime.
What tree keeps one warm in win.
ter?-Fir.
What tree does history make con.
slant use Of?-Date.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-10-15

Have you ever wondered when
speaing or writing of the vegetable
"pease" that sometimes it is spelled
one way and at other times another?
This is tnconven1snt, and perhaps, we
think, unnecessary, but as it is a rule
Of our language we must conform un.
til it be changed. A simple way il
to remember that when you speak Of
definite number of "pease" as three
peas" you spell it as we have there
written 1t. When you wish to speak
OF the vegetable in bulk as BY the
bushel you spell it "poaso."
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-10-15
Poor Charles,

A grade teacher at Colby, relates
the Kansas City Journal, after having
a medical examination in her school
room recently, wrote the following
note to the parents of a certain lit
tie boy: "Your boy Charles shows
signs of astigmatism. Will you please
investigate and take steps to correct
it?"
To which she received a note in re-
uly, saying: Il don't understand ex-
actly what Charles has been doing.
but have walloped him tonight, and
you can wallop him tomorrow. and
that ought to help some"