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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-06-16
WIIL FAVoR LIGHT REDUCTION BILL

far greater To the city. II IN sold
to the consumer NJ a lower rate,
In spite OF the fact that Tacoma
serves fewer customers on the
same territory as Seattle.
"The more | Investigate this
question" said Councilman He's.
keith. "the more | find that facts
are constantly refuting Supt
Ross arguments against cheaper
residence lighting In fact. Ross
statements have become boost
for decrease In the price OF
lighting
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-06-16
Shoot Walls to Place

NEW YORK. June ia new In.
venfion by which the inventor
proposes to shoot wallis OF concrete
buildings into place with rapid.
fire gun has been discovered. By
the aid OF compressed air and q
tube OF sufficient textile strength to
withstand the pressure of com
pressed air and water. thefconcrcte
win be shot into place. This ma
chine can accomplish more In one
day than "a men can under the old
methods. The invention is backed
by large capital
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-06-16

the woodland and
the vacation bug
was burning right
into my vltals I
fell into an ifyllie
dore when the
nashy one slipped
In softly aud un
folded his Gift
plan"
20. he gave II
away did he =" In
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-06-16

CURED Uncle Ehcn.
Yep. but he didn't mean 20.
chuckled Schnitxel. 1T was q new
invention Il was a neat little con.
traption that guaranteed 20 toast
bread. boil you an egg. darn your
socks and wipe your eyeglasses for
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-06-16

Besides being an inventor Of rail.
road signals. Floyd Merrill Is the
nsatest little sutemanlse that Sc
.attie has enjoyed in many day.
Floyd 10 the youth who has es-
capped from the Seattle police twice,
from the Tacoma police once and
from the county jail once.
All this within the past 10 days.
He has also essayed to wed i6-year-
old Sadie Pierce. and has worried
moro auto renting concerns than
any seven JOY persons who ever
rode. He's still at II. too. according
10 all accounts.
Young Merrill Is only II years
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-06-16
THE INTEREST,"" ARE
. "AGIN" MACON

0uy United Press iesssd wi,s,
Los ANoELEs, June is.-pl.
osrdo Flores MACON, president
Of the Mexican liberal party. al.
serted In an Interview given Al
the county Jail today that bio
eapltailstic Interests In Wal
street are against him and had
brought about his arrest and
the arrest Of the othsr leaders
Of the liberal party
THE big Interests % Mesl.
Coz he said. "aIl Of which are
centered In Wall street, have
made deal with madero, and.
both desiring 20 zee the liberal
movement defeated, influences
has been brought 20 bear which
has resulted In our arrest"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-06-16

oLNEYvILLE. n. l.. June is.--
Because OF the popularity OF the
hobble skirt. which does not re.
quire as much cloth as older styles.
1000 are out OF employment In the
mills here.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-06-16

you all At the
same time The
oily one said tina,
all they needed
was s3057B 10
build the factory
aud buy the ma.
c b In cry. Then
they'd make abou,
$50 every sixty
minutes lie Of
fered me forty per
cent Of the stock
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-06-16
ROCKEFELLER I'M cLEvELANp.

CLEvELAND--John ID. Rockofol.
Ter today IL settled comfortably In
his Forest Hin home. He says he
viii stay until after the strawberry
season ends.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-06-16

cHicAoo-"Biood sports" 10 the
phrase applied. TO auto racing.
aeronautics and other events In
which elements OF danger are In.
yolyed, by Coroner Peter Hoffman.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-06-16
cHIcAoo-rbe Bible ss a

ChiCh0O-Thc bipie -
: guide for young women IN love ?
! IL recommended M better :
! than the advice" columns In :
! the newspapers by Rev. DIN :
: Mason caward. Rear Prov. 4
! CRIBS. he says.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-06-16
SETTLING STRIKE

Wy '"ff'" ff'"| tfs-f" "fsV
LONDON, June t6.--AIl lndlcs-
lions today point TO a settlement OF
the British seamen's strike within
few hours. The compounds offer
OF an increase OF 10 shilllngs, made
by the White Star, Canadian Pacific,
Lamport and Holt lines, has been
accepted by the union. Other lines
are expected TO make similar
offer.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-06-16
WOMAN NINE FEET TALL.

4 WOMAN NINE FEET TALL. ,
= She Denies Her Intention Of 4
4 Getting Married and Per. 4
4 petuatinp Race. 4
4 CHICAGO. June 1.-THE 4
y tailcat woman IN the world. 4
= Ella X Ewing. OF CORN. No. 4
q came here recently suffering 4
4 from heart trouble. Nine feet 4
. one inch and half IN height 4
= and weighing 3st pounds she 4
4 denied that she expected 10 be 4
= married to a European giant 4
= y don't want Ia get married" I
= she said Just think how 4
= strange II would be II there 4
4 were a whole family like me" 4
- - - - - - :
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-06-16
CHOKE TEETH AND $50 OUT OF MAN

men r. Dudentha his home In Chicago.
said Hey
up more"
$50 cash and meerschaum pipe
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-06-16

Who. with Eric Jorgensen. In
vented the world famous KragJor.
gcnseu rife. has come over from
Norway TO do n little sight seeing
in America.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-06-16
Out

HOW /
BfNA
FfoH
pom
you everI
oies7 "A
The6
some jo4
A u
Empioyq
same ga
for it's e
But
shout az
Of them
Of the d
sTRtki
A 80
fat on Z
but 1901
each, CO
by the {
sight
II ~
ard SOC
week z
The
Heating
porated
shops,
when z
they IL
alton u
tie, an
petition
get ruq
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-11-30
VALE OF THE WYE.
Glimpse Of an Imposing and Romantic
Spot In Wales.

Glimpse Of an Imposing and Romantic
Spot In Wales.
Those who travel through strange
places with their eyes and their ears
open are likely to make strange discov7
cries. but there are plenty OF other
finds which. simply as delight to the
senses and without any wonder or Gu
riosity attending them. are well worth
the trouble Of trying to forget ones
preoccupation In what be sees and
hears.
Both these pleasures Of travel come
to those who will fare slowly and OBJ
servingly through the Vale Of the Wye
In Wales 1t seems almost like chap.
ter from some magnificent Apocalypse
to travel on to Cader and Plynnmon
and glimpse the imposing grandeur OF
the visions that await the appreciative
eye Half Of Wales seems to lie before
the traveller, The mountains Of the
Cader range loom loftily. and Snow
don. Of the lakes. seems to beckon him
on. The long headland Of Carnnrvon
hugs half a sea In the crook Of its arm.
PemDroHt'S rugged capeS SIeam Ue-
yond the lovely mountainous heights.
No sound breaks the vast silence. You
are shut OF from the bustling world
The hawk circles in noiSrless void
above the slopes whitenrd with graz
Ing sheep For moment there may
be the feeble pipe OF the wheateur. and
for another brief space lark may lit
praise to heaven. But tina. Is ALL.
PHILADELPHIA North American.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-11-30
Chinese Queer Ways.

Difficulties Of census work among
Chinese are nmusingly illustrated by
the British commissioner ut Weihaiwei
in his report A Chinese child at
birth Is said to he one year DID, ne
writes. "and after II has passed one
new year IL Is said to be two years old.
Thus u child if born In the last month
OF the year may be- said to he two
wears Of age before 1t Is thirty days old
according to European II koninE.
child Of eighteen months time OF life
since birth Is reckonrd 10y Chinese to
be either 1--WE years or three years Old.
this dtut:rliEg on whether It was born
I'm the first or second half of the year.
1t IL common for Il Chinese mother tc
give son the name of IL girl. presum-
ably to deceive the fates. II being con
siiered ensier to bring up girl There
are many large undivided families in
Weilaiwei The largest IL that or
widow uumtd Meng iu Shih. whose
family consists OF siXty-Slx, which,
with one servant. makes SlXty-sev
mouths to the common meal"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-11-30
THE OIL IN 4 NJTM--i.
II q Pin Prick Doesn't Draw II Then
You've Got a Wooden Article.

you've SOt N!oOHSH N't'S'S.
The pure food eXlevl 1T Il pure food
show in New York took up II nutmeg.
"Watch me jab this pin into the nut
meg here and there" he said. do
you see how from each pin prick
little oil exudes: Well. that is II proof
that the nutmeg is good When Pin
prick draws no oil from it 1t is a wood
en- nutmeg. nothing more.
. 1.-THE nutmeg tree of Asia is seventy
feet high The fruit is like pear
The flesh of the fruit is like cand!ei
citron, and its seeds. our nutmeg prop
er, are enveloped in yellow rind that
Is our mace.
"Nutmegs are dried for two month!
In q moderate heat. They are thea
sorted, and the small and broken ones
are thrown into the press for the l'!r'
pose Of extracting their oil. the eS>en'
tial oil Of nutmeg being very costly
article Of commerce.
1.-THE big. fine. choice nutmegs. If
they are now put on the market. are
all right; but. the oil being so costly,
there Is a way Of eXtrnctii@ il without
the use of the press. Ia" tive hoi,e
nutmeg Is STEPPED in no, water aud
afterward coated with lilAe Thea.
though all its oil and nearly all lis
flavor have departed, II looks q Il
1T looks o. H., but II is n worih
less wooden nutmeg and If YOU sr@'e
1t over anything you get no l"\"r,
while ii you stick a pin in it no oil
exudes. "-EXchange
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-11-30
Man More liquid Than Solid.

Every fiber and every cell that enters
into the formation Of a living body Is
bathrd In moisture, by which means
alone these ultimate elements are kept
alive and are enabled To carry out their
dutie& Even the bones. which appear
to bp the most solid Of all. owe more
than half their weight to the presence
OF fluid That our bodies contain a
large amount Of fluid Is proved In a
striking manner hy the bllsters which
rise after the infection Of burn.
Water. In fact. plays Il very important
part In the human anatomy, for II Is
through its agency that the vital proc
esses Of digestion. absorption and the
eXcrction Of waste products are car
ried out To reduce the whole matter
to figures and taking 1874 pounds to be
the total weight OF an average full
grown man. II is said that water alone
accounts for 100 pounds Of the whole.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-11-30
DIRT AND DISEASE.

Many of the diseases that atta"K
firm animals are trareable to germs
that flourish and live from year to
YEAR In the litter In and about stables
and I,psss. mnny OF which are In &C.
cidedly .insauitury condition. Among
the germ life hourishing under these
conditions are likely to be those or
tuberculosis. contagious abortion. ma
vel disease. luulpy jaw. hog and ralf'
cholera. while parasites that cause
pcub. mango and itch likewise flourish
Where a stable IL In such condition II
should he given thorough cleaning.
This should include not only brushing
down cohwpbs and dust from ceiling
and wallis aud n thorough cleaning OF
the partitions and floors. hut when
this has been done the interior should
he given n cont OF whitcwash made by
adding salt and three or four table.
spo0nfuls OF ruri,o.ic acid TO Il consid.
erable quantity of the lime wash.
This should be kept stirred and may
be applied with Il broom or long han
died brush. but the job IL more easily
and pffe.tivelf done II one has a spray
pump such ns IL used IN orchard spray.
Ing operations. Applied In this man
npr the solution can M forced into
every crack and crrvtce
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-11-30
HIS iilLD REPR00F.
The Mate LET the Captain Down Easy
About His Mistsks.

About His, Mistsks. /
The skipper was u man who had q
enod opinion Of himself and bis no
tions. EIe had pulled through ship.
wreck. mutiny and ether perils Of the
deep. but he came a crOpper once. For
.,ne Of his voyages he had shipped
boatswaip's mate who bore somethina
Of u reputation.
One day the skipper ordered him
aloft to examine q sail on the royal
yard.
"'Tain't safe, cap'n" protested the
boatswain's mate. "The foot ropes mas
got to he dxed first"
do as l tell you" Numbered the(
captain. THE foot ropes are all right.
! know they are"
The man went up.
Five minutes later he came tumbling
down through the rigging from the
ton Of the mast. distance Of over
100 feet
With bang he landed on the belly
of the mninsail and bounded into one
Of the canvas covered boats.
The sailors. thinking him dead.
crowded about him In II circle.
To their umuzement he sat up.
His eyes wandered varnntly about
until they rested on the Ieathery face
of the skipper. when they lighted up
with Intelligence.
"Cap'm" he said slowly. you was
mistaken about them foot ropes. -
London Tit-Rits.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-11-30
A COSTLY LESSON.

The writer has In mind a pretty
level headed orchard owner who
somehow got the idea that the chaps
who are in charge Of the horticultural
work at his own and other state ag
ricultural colleges were impractical and
did not know what they were talking
about when they laid much stress on
the Importance Of n thorough spraying
with arsenate Of lead within ten days
after the petals TAI This WAS In the
season Of 1910 Acting on his own m'-
lief in the matter. he delayed his first
spraying for the cooling moth until
the little ralyx cup was CLOSED and
the apples were about twnthirdS OF
an inch uiraulh. The theory Of the
college men was amply justified In the
fall. when this orrhnrdist had n" end
of worms. which converted what
would have been fancy h"x stun into
cheap stuff for canning factory. II
IL needless to say that this experience
was not repeated
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-11-30
Tor{oies Shall

The finest of tortoise shell Is said to
be that which comes from the Indian
archipelago. although much Of that
obtained Oh the Florida coast Is Of the
very best quality. says the Scientific
American There are three rows OF
plates OH the hack of the animal called
blades by the fishermen. In the
central row are five plates and In each
Of the others four plates. the latter
containing the best material. Besides
these. there are twenty-five small
plates around the edges Of the shell.
known as feet" or moses" The big
gest turtle does not furnish more than
sixteen pounds of shell. Formerly the
undershell was discarded as worthless.
but now Il IL much esteemed for its
delicacy Of cooring. Sometimes imi-
tatiOn Of tortoise shell Is made OF the
horns Of cows.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-11-30
HEI<1;v
/T~
Blends Getting Scarccr.

Scientists are taking n gloomy view
Of the future Of the blond Not only
are fair people becoming fewer but II
this Is not II paradox they are ais" be-
coming darker The future promises
than the whitley browns If humanity,
To preserve our blonilS is Scientsii'lllr
possible. but their continuance Won d
make an end to The progress of e vl!.ZA
ton. All or nearly all ih, roin iti"nS
Of modern life tend I" pn'ru:ag" lr'i
nettes. BEFORE many decades nave
passed there will probably only he
rare examples of women VIII, are d.
vinely fair London l.tdy's Pictorial.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-11-30
Sand Dunes In Gascony.

One Of the most interrsI ta@ ANA ~
markable OF the many regions for HE
observation of sand duues lies between
Bordeaux and Bayonne. In H"S ony
The sea here throws every year MON
the beach. along Il line of i0' milHS III
length, some 5.000.GoO cubic yards Of
sand The prevailing westerly wi1ri!
continue picking up the surface par.
ticles from the west ward S.Opr. whirl
them over to the inward slope. where
they are again deposited. and the entire
ridge by this means alone moves grad
ually inward In the course of years
there has thus been formed II complex
system of dunes. all Approximately
parallel with the coast and wifi ON"
another and OF all attitudes NJ to Dog
feet. These are marching steadily in
ward at rate Of from three to SIX
feet year. whole villages having
sometimes been torn down to prevent
burial and rebuilt at II distance.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-11-30
A policem ans Duty,

Some Of the answers given by can
didates for the Chicago police force at
a recent eXamina ton were:
1.-THE duties Of n policeman are to
guard the peace and limb of the city"
"If | found a man on my beat suf'
fering with II broken leg | would ask
him his name. address. age, occupa.
ton. married or single, and would then
see II he would rather go home or to
hospital"
Burglary Is crime where you
crawl In a mans house with the inten-
ton Of intimidating to steal. "-Chica-
70 Tribune.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-11-30
RATS IN THE JELLY,

A reader whose good wife's Jelly
cupboard has lust about been cleaned
out by rats asks the writer what he
can do to get rid Of the pests. ANY
person who has had experience In this
matter knows that 1t IL n good deal
easier to tell how TO do the Job than
It is to actually do it. However there
are several methads that have given
good results In The line Of traps good
results can he had with the rnge trap.
especially If the whole rat tribe in the
immediate locality can be inveigled
into It In a night or two. The spring
or guillotine trap IL one OF the best
we have tried and is the more effec-
tive II the bait used IL tied to the
tongue OF the trap There are several
rat nelson's on the market which do
the business II used according to d.
rections. while IN excellent, slow
working poison is made 10y mixing one
part of barytes with eight or nine
parts Of cornmeal and adding enough
wetting to give stiff dough. Small
quantities Of this should he placed In
the runways Of the rats. out OF reach
Of poultry or other creatures.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-11-30
KITCHENER STORIES.
caustic Retorts of the Tac;.urn eritlsh
Official.

LauSIiC nCtOTtS OF ttC S''t'o'
Official.
There ure some stories. new ana oIu.
Ut Lord Kitchener tod in Nnsh's Mag
azine by Sydney Brooks. "Sulistrokt!
What the devil does he mean 10y haV'
Ing sunstrokpT Is given as the classic
instance of his attitude toward the
weaker vessels \ fav.r.te captain or
his was once intruSted with an impOr'
tant commission. There was IL delay
in executing II through his horse cast
ing IL shoe every sorry" was Kitten.
ener's comment. but | cannot rest my
plan Of campaign on II horses shoe or
an officers careleSSness' He has
grim. laconic humor Keep the gun.
he Is said to have wired to the war Of
flee authorities. who were pressing
certain weapon upon him. Il can
throw stones myself.
To an officer who kept on reporting
that as Il result of his various brushes
with the enemy several Beers were
seen to fall from their saddles LORD
Kitchener sent the poiit" inquiry. Il
hope when they fell they did not hurt
themselves"
He goes instantly TO the essentials.
Sorry to report loss of i've men
through explosion OF dynamite" was
the giSt OF telegram from the front
put into his hands one Cay. TO you
want any more dynamite? was his
immediate answer. Men do the impos-
sible ut word from him. "Twelvt
hours In which To carry this dispatch:
You must do II IN six" And the officer
who had asked for the twelve hours
did 1t In five.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-11-30
VALUABLE COOPERATION.

A cooperative eunQe9akahg ID peihs
ca rried out by the WISCONSIN expert
ment Station and Ashland and Bayfield,
counties. In the northern part OF the
state. that IL To bp strongly commended
from the standpoint Of good seilse ana
practical value. \ quarter section OF
eut over land. MOST Ut II Ut the req
clay type. was given Jointly by the
two counties for use as branch ex-
M,rlmpnt station. The state will equip
and manu.e the farm. and foreman
frou, the college will be In charge Any
workers " the college who may re-
auire the red clay soil In their expert
ments will be assigned plots on th$
farm In question. WIKI b IL located near>
Ashland Junction. In addition to the
strictly experimental work. the crops
will be so plannpd IN to serve as
demonstration to nearby FARMERS.
Meetings will be held eucb year when
the crops are III the best condition for
ation-purIosps The superin-
tendent and his assistants will be ut
the service of the farmers Ut the
northern part OF the state and help
them in every way to Improve farming
conditions The land comprising this
farm is typical umi~rIand. aud the
same problcms will have to b. worked
out that the bnnrstpatler in the SEQ
ton would have Oh his bands.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-11-30
Eorehartjed!

Little Peter had diSnlpyeI his moth
er, and when. In shoe krd yo q. she
called him to her he came running
with the tears streaming over his
flushed face
"You won't" he soAlpd. rlinring to
her hand-"you won't have TO whip
me. mummy. cause I'm cryin' al
ready"- WOman's Home Companion.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-11-30

The cynical man was staring through
the window at the chrS'y man swing
Ing down the street Does Chesty
know anything" asked his -ompan-
ion.
"Know anything" sad the cynical
man. "He doesn't even suspect any
thing."-New York Times
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-11-30
here ia little question that the de

There is little question that the de-
cided Improvement In quality OF fruit
produced the past season BY orchards
not sprayed was due to the fact that
the total failure the year previous IN
practically, all the Territory east OF tho
Rockies made the propagation OF
worms and to quite IN extent the
spread Of fungous pests impossible.
1t illustrates nicely the well known
nisfortunes. like blessings. are
seldom unmixed.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-11-30

A unique experiment In oillng rail-
way tracks was worked out the other
day on a transcontinental line when
tank car containing 10000 gallons OF
cocoanut oil sprung leak and the con
tents were spilled for long distance.
The dust WAS laid but the material
used was u bit high priced.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-11-30

While there may be greater risk In
raising them. a dock Of coclerels at ~
cents a pound live weight are more
profitable proposition than the average
hog or steer.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-11-30

Data lately published show that
about $4,000 families are at present re-
siding on land watered by government
Irrigation systems.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-11-30

At the land -abow held recently In
New york four 81 900 cups for the best
wheat. a,ts. harley and alfalfa were
Won by Montana farmers, this In com
petition with the United States and
CaDadu.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-11-30

The roots-tnrnips. carrots. parsnips
DID such which have been put 10 the
cellar for winter keeping will remain
crisp and firm much longer II they are
pu, IN lpxes and covered with moist
sand They will keep tho longer u the
cellar Is cool.