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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-05-01
TO BE
RAISED TODAY (

The surken steamer Teie-
graph. which lies near the Col.
man dock IN 90 feet OF water.
will be raised this afternoon ard
so~ed 10 ffarbor island and
bescheo. Yesterday Captain
James e. pharo and his crcw
Of submarine divers succeeded
In flashing the Inflated boat TO
two seows. after getting three
steel iiAes under her.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-05-01
WAGE INCREASE
BY GREAT NORTHERN

EVERETT. Wash. May LA 10
per cent increase In wages Of Great
Northern workmen went into effect
today. and at tho same time the
shops start working full time. The
change affects $50 men.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-05-01
Wappenstein Says
He Is Broke

Charles w. wappensteln IL
broke" He so Informed Doputy
Sheriff Liner. his custodian, when
the latter presented the court costs
bin OF 81 500 to him. The sheriff Is
making dlligcnt search OF any
wappensteln property upon which
to levy execution for this amount
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-05-01
SAVED LIFE, BUT
LOST SOME MONEY

NY VnIed Frrrs IeRscd WIreI
PITTSBURG, Pa. May david
A Williams, OF London, England,
survivor of the Titanic. lost sin.
what was left of his life savings,
on the street here. after carefully
guarding Il when he jumped from
the wrecked ship.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-05-01
ST. PAUL USES
II. p. TRACKS

tBy Waited Press Leased Nirel
CHICAGO, May L. Under the
traffic agreement recently made.
the ST. Paul railroad today began
running both freight and passenger
trains solid from Chicago to San
Francisco and Los Angeles. using
the tracks Of the Union Pacific be.
yond Omaha.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-05-01
ALARMED AT JAps' INCREASE

PUHTLAND, Or, May I.--Alarm.
ed at the increase in Japanese i'm
migration through the leaving OF
Japanese ships by members OF the
crews while the vessels are In port
or In the Columbia river. United
States immigration Inspector Bar.
bour Today has decided to com
municate with Washington for spe.
cial Instructions In the matter.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-05-01
MAN WAS KILLED BY
HIS OWN CHOICE

SALT LAKE CITY. May fwshout his he
urged the officers be quick their Norris
here He minutes fell
Morris who killed Walter Ase effort after he
had robbed shop selected hanging preferences shooting
choice seldom
invitation TO Asser father witness the the
did
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-05-01
CHOKED; MEDICAL
STUDENTS THERE

NEW YORK. May L. Choking. Ia
the presence Of four medical stu.
dents who were poweFless to help
him. James r. O'Brien. real IS.
tate man. Is dead here today
OBrien was IN a crowded rcstanr
ant when large piece % steak
lodged In his outlet aud he fell to
the floor In commissions.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-05-01

sown with sweet pea. nAsturHiu n
and California poppy seed.
First Impressions are often iasi
INK - III. attitude OF Mrs. Edward
l.. Baldwin ~ San Francisco. rhair.
man ~ spmtaflon Eastern
women viii be greeted with typi 80
beauty and fragrance
Mrs philip y. Moore OF st louis
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-05-01

OAKLAND. Cal. May Too ar
dent championship OF the "houn
dog" caused the arrest OF g. A. lie.
sure here. Seeing &. s. cobbins
kicking one around. he retaliated
With his fists. Cobblns IL having
his spectacles dug out Of his face
In a hospital.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-05-01
MRS WIDENER SAVES HER ssoooo ROPE or
PEARLS AFTER ALL

PHILADELPIIIA. May THAT the famous $4,000
OF pearls OF Mrs Geo d. Nidcner OF this city the
Titanic survivors, lost reported is de-
clacd here today by Mrs Midencr who saws She
family vault
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-05-01

Sultor-lf YOU refuse me | shah
never love another.
Suited Does that hold good u |
accept yonT- Pathfinder.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-05-01
RAWHIDES WASHERS

GAINESVILLE. o., May BE
cause OF attention paid TO his hired
girl by certain young men of the
village. John Naylor of Stockport.
used the rawhide on Jay Abbott
and Fred Jenkins.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-05-01

A.. TO THE PUBLIC have been
49,. bothered With Asthma for twenty
years: had been so bad that l
iai' could not get any sleep for weeks.
'ome- commenced taking Natures
all a Creation about the middle OF July
49, this year. anc began gaining at
once. My Asthma has left me: I
con don't cough any more and don't get
-four tight on my lungs like | used 70.
do n My appetite and sleep are good and
,,ro.s feel like new woman. l hope
Natures Creation will help others
ana as II helped me.
won MARY STILABowER.
lie to
vow, I had been bothered with the
Asthma since was six years old,
~. III but not bad until four years ago.
n not Then It came on me so bad that at
Il All times l could not lay down for a
:, !. week and coughed day and night.
I'll couldn't do days work from the
medy kIirst of Nov. to the first of April.
glad commenced taking Natures
Q; In Creation the first OF Nov. 1911. and
tightly haven't lost days work since and
lie. have gained 16 lbs in weight.
y see know Natures Creation has cured
sc of me and will do the same for 9TH
ers II they will give II fair trial.
Very truly yours.
les. GEORGE HAMPTON.
ma Here In Washington IL you do not
this treatment, call at the office and we
addresses of people here in Seattle that
d while they have only taken Il short
enough TO convince the most skeptical that
more than we claim for H. Long-standkrg.
hma are yielding readily to this treatment.
for booklet and full information This is
scientific treatment for all troubles of the
RES CREATION /,
les Bank BLDG, Seattle
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-05-01

Tokio.--Two hundred and eighty
three miners are reported entombed
today as the result OF an explosion
of fire damp at the Hokkiado Coal
company's mine at Yunabri.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-05-01
FIRST POLICEWOMAN
IN NORTH YAKIMA

NORTH YAKIMA, May 1.-Mrs.
Myrtle ID. Roberts today entered
upon her duties as the first police
woman, with special jurisdiction
over dance halls and young boys
and girls in the streets. She wears
a natty blue tailored suit, with a
star under the lapel OF her jacket.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-05-01

MRS. FRANK NJ. st4iEk.
president of the general federation
viii preside over Tho meetings. a.
sisted BY Mira. Josiah Evans CnwIrs
81 Los Angeles. first vice president.
Mrs. Rudolph nlanksnharK. wife ~
the reform mayor ~ Philadelphia.
second tics president. and Mis-.
Frank \ Shlek ~ whcAtland. Wa.
corresponding secretary.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-05-01

Poet-I called 10 see II you had
an opening for me.
Editor-Yes. there's one right be.
hind you. shut Il as you go out,
please. Satire.
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the public on the question OF wo-
mems political equality. II beaten
In the courts they are ready to de.
fend their property by physical
force.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-05-01
FOUR OF EN-
OVER EIGHTY

. a genuine octoreuariau I
Z party vas held yesterday AFT. I
= cruoor IT the home OF Mrs I
= Hattie =. Love. 1907 frrxt I
= az W. The oceaalon was The 4
= sfth birthday " Mira Mary
= Love. and among her guests I
= we're three other women. all I
= OF whom had passed the age I
= OF so. I
They vere Mrs. J Baker, 4
4 aged so. Mrs " y nurweli. 1
= AGED -. aud Mrs. Esther
= Woodruff. aged Sc.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-05-01

have been suffering from AS.
TINA for the past twenty years.
The last five years during the fall
and winter had suffered some
thing awful-would have to call a
doctor to keep me from smother
ing to death. would then be con
fined to the house from one 10 four
weeks. not being able TO do a
thing. began taking Natures
Creation November 10, 1911, aud
after the first hottie felt won
derfui change. have been able to
work every day this winter except
one. have gained twelve lbs. in
weight in three months am not
bothered with the Asthma at all
any more. Natures Creation is,
certainly most wonderful remedy
for the Asthma, and will be glad
TO recommend II to any one: In
fact cannot praise IL too highly
for what 1t has done for me. /
hope that other sufferers may sec
this and he helped by the use Of
Natures Creation.
Yours truly.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-05-31
Doll Census of Kansas Town.

At Sabetha, Kan. a doll census
was taken. One family had forty.
There were dolls in 222 homes. There
We're twenty more dolls I'm Il dozen
homes. There were dolls fifty. forty
and twenty-five years old. One doll
weighed 225 pounds. One was three
and half feet high. One was one
and a half inches high and lived in
button box. One doll had come down
the fire escape ut the schoolhouse. An
other doll. thlrty-nine years Old. had
been in n cyclone Kansas City Journal.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-05-31
IN THE SEWING ROOM.

,, Iinnng pattern requires n great
deal of time. Weights may be easily
moved about and save time. Small
bags filled with shot answer the pur-
pose equally well.
Little coats. kimono i'm shape and
very much cut away in front. can be
made of very small piece Of brocade.
Such Il jacket worn over lace decol-
lete slip and with lace skirt will be
useful accessory when visiting and
when Il simple evening toilet is needed
out Of odd lengths Of ribbon or half
yards Of satin pretty little bows and
cravatS can he made. The merest
strips of ribbon can be converted into
the little poSieS Of mixed flowers which
can be worn in the center OF the cor
sage or tucked into the coat front.
Purple ribbon can be turned into vio-
lets. pink, red and crimson into rose
buds and berries, blue into forgetme-
notS and green into leaves ami stems.
\ use for oddmentS of satin * that
of covering buttons. 4 shirt of black
ninon may he pped with Japanese.
blue satin and trimmed with a row of
tiny buttons of the same down the
front.
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friends. had left the church and wer,
going to their home.
The clock struck =.
This time there was n mellow sound
IN ITS tones suggestive of autumn. ON
the hills hung purple grapes. Orchards
were ruddy with fruits. Here and
there flushed scarlet leaf The sun
stood midway between the meridian
and the horizon
Up the road came two figures. n wo-
man and youth. She was resting her
hand affectionateIy on his shoulder
and ii was plain that he was her son.
! The earnestneSs accompanying the
words she was speaking TO him. the
Sld look on ner face. mingled with
PRIDE anu hope. told me that she was
sending him out into the world TO pIay
MS part in life. ut the bridge she en-
J braced him. and he Went on. while she
stood looking after him Turning. She
f1Ned her eye momentarily on me. then
slowly retraced her steps and was soon
shut out Of sight by the oaks. | had
seen her for the third time.
y single stroke broke upon midnight
wall, dirge. an essence of infinite
misery. L looked about me and through
the darkness saw that IL was winter
The stream beneath me was concealed.
The hills were white with snow As
the vibrations Of the bell came on they
lost their melancholy. swelling slowly
into strains of heavenly music. As
the frs, stroke had signalized the birth
of child. this was greeting 10 n
soul that had trodden its earthly path
and was being welcomed I'm heaven.
/ looked up into the dark vault stud
ded with stars. and fancy showed me /
one more picture. Il face i'm which /
were blended the child. the bride. the
mother. In ii there was neither Youth 1
nor age. but seXless spirit of rare I
beauty. Pickering like an aurora.
1t faded, and | saw my bedroom
lighted by the faint glow of night
lamp. The vibration of the stroke |
had last heard ended i'm the tones of
the tiny bell of my repeater. Reach
ing for the watch. | touched n spring.
and ii struck the hour Of |.
had gone 10 bed and 10 sleep at n
few minutes after midnight. I'm less
than an hour the musical strokes Of
my watch had given me in four pic
lures 4 vision of AN entire life. The
irSt stroke AT the quarter had brought
me the child hast ening To enjoy the
beauties of the world Two strokes
For the half had painted her entering
in0n the duties of life nj her marriage
Three strokes for the third quarter had
shown her starting n new generation
,vcr the course she had troddpn i'm
maturity. The fourth stroke for |
'clock was funeral bell changing
nto Il welcome To new existence. :
There is no such thing as time. Be :
ween the strokes of midnight and |
'ciock had dreamed for an hour or
wed Il lifetime:
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THE COOKING SCHOOL.
sssssssssssssssssossesse.ss

Chicken and turkey fats are excel
lent for frying meats of any kind:
also egg plants. They will serve as
we'll rs butter for this purpose.
Sweet Potato pone.-Four cups of
hot mashed sweet potatoes. one orany,..
rlnd and juice: one cup Of hot milk.
Two tablespoonfuls of ginger. one cup
or butter. one cup OF sugar. one-fourth
OF teaspoonful of salt. Cream the
butter and add the sugar. When
creamed we'll together add the rest Of
the ingredients Beat well. pour into
buttered pan and bake one hour in
moderate oven.
For tasty supper dish cut the meat
LETT from Il roast or boiled fowl into
pieces. Have ready n green pepper
cut into dice and cook il i'm two table
spoonfuls of butter until ii is tender.
but not Drowned Then add n round
ing tablespoonful of flour and cook
stirring for three minutes. Turn in Il
cupful and half of cream. two Cum
fuls OF chicken and n cupful of button
mushrooms and heat through over hot
water. Serve on toast.
Beans baked the New York way
without molasses make Il nice warmed
up dish ii they are heated through i'm
butter and slightly Drowned, seasoned
with salt. pepper and mushrooms or
tomato ketchup.
Buttered Onions.-Peel six Spanish
onions and cut in three thick crosswise
slices. Put into boiling sailed water.
Set stone underneath and cook forty
I'VE minutes. Drain. Sprinkle with
salt and pepper. ..dd butter rs de
sired and serve.
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FOR THE GIRL GRADUATE.
Embroidered Flouncings In High Fa-
vor-Can BE Fashioned at Home.

or all the dainty materials offered
for graduation gowns none is more
irresiStibly lovely than the embroider-
cd fiouncings. suggests fashion writ
or III the llouSekeeper These come
In three widths twelve. eighteen and
tWenty -Seven inches As the last costs
but trihc more and cuts To better
advantage. particularly for kimono
Sieeved waists. it is cheaper in the end
frequently obviating the necessity of
purchasing plain material for the np-
per portion Of the garment or for the
deep hem Of the skirt. The fiouncingS
range III price from 10 cents 4 ward
upward. As but from three and ore
half 10 six yards are required for n
1rocE. which. as Il rule. needs no 9th
er trimming. the expense is not so
great after all, particularly if the Girl
can fashion the gown herself No es
peclal pattern is required TO make
many of these attractive gowns. \
we'll fitting kimOno waist pattern and
n two or four gored skirt pattern are
the only guides necessary i'm Il number
of pretty designs
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-05-31
A Space For Our Little Friends
FOLLOW THE LEADER.
An Amusing Game Which Can Be Used
to Wind UP a Party.

to Wind Up Party.
a good way to entertain your friends
is here suggested:
Light refreshments are laid out with
crackers and quaint notices and all
the funny decorations possible.
Each child is given a squeaker and
comical mask, and ut the end of
the meal 4 prize is given to the child
who has kept the straightest face all
through it,
y good game with which to wind M
the evening is follow the leader" One
OF the elder children does all the alb
Sutd things he or she can think of.
the rest being obliged TO follow their
leader in everything.
Lastly. forfeits are redeemed amid
much merriment. the pcntup laughter
OF the entire evening being now al
lowed to escape.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-05-31
TONGUE TWlSTERS.

Now that they are talking of having
department for stammerers. under
the management of the board Of edu-
cation. some people are wonderin.
what will be taken rs q limit which
shall mark stammerer from \ per
son who has only an occasional slut
ter Of certain words.
If anything of the kind is done il is
probable that some learned doctors
VIII devise system of tests for the
powers of speech. just as they do now
Tor the powers OF sight. Some day
we may see children asked TO stand
up and repeat something like this:
She sells sea shells on the sea shore.
Ihe shells she sells are sea shells. I'm
sure
So If she sells SEA shells on the SCI shore
Ihen IN sure she sells sea shore shells.
Here is another one that should
prove an excellent test of a smooth
running tongue:
kimbo Kemble Kicked his kinsman's ket-
tie
Did kimbo Kemble kick his kinsman's
kettle
II kimbo Kemble kicked his kinsman's
kettle.
Where's he kinsman's kettle that Kimbo
herible kicked?
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gently flowing water. on one side
decllvity. on the o.her Il mead
ow wearing that shade of pale
green which belongs To early spring
Across the meadow above clump oi
oaks was Il spire. The sun was peep
ing above the horizon. tinting the
fields, the hills and the water n soft
yellow glow. while the cross on the
i Splre shene like FURNISHED gold Birds
were ON the wing hunting Il break
last. now and again sending forth Il
soft. musical piping. The sky was a
pale azure There was not even one
neecy cloud floating over its great.
domeiike surface.
Suddenly from clock i'm the church
spire came II stroke a harmonious
blending of chords that had never
heard in earthly music 1t seemed TO
me fitting signal from heaven that n
child had been born. II new soul
launched OH earth. While its entranc-
ing melody WAS still filling my senses
with Il freshness that recalled the
pulse of childhood n little girl emerged
from the oaks which hid the sp.re and
came quickly along the road leading t.
the bridge. she held in her hand
few wild flowers and stopped now ana
again to gather more. Coming on 10
the bridge. she passed me. tossing
her ringlets and turning upon me
pair of blue eyes full of interest and
wonder.
lis it not n beautiful world:" she
said. Il am going To the hills. They
are so mellow. | shall love to play on
their grassy slopes
She did not stop. and rs she receded
the idst word seemed TO come from an
infinite distance.
The scene changed Where there had
been fields there were dwellings. Trees
had been cut away. Others that had
been mere sprouts were casting broad |
shadows. The sun stood high in the
heavens
The clock in the spire struck >
Ihere was deeper. more intense
melody in the strokes than before
both joyous and solemn. giving me nm
impression of great happiness blended
with sense of great Responsibilities.
The sound had not died away before
there came from the hills 4 merry
shout, and saw wedding procession
moving toward me. The bride walked
alone. followed 10y her family ami
rlendS. Reaching the bridge. sh,
rossed it with irm step. and whe
he turned her eyes TO me | saw il
hen traces of the look | had seen il
de little girl and knew that she was
he same She passed ON. with her
etinne. and WAS soon lost in The oaks
hat hid the church. Then there was 4
lush. and the strains Of n weddn,
march burst forth. In another moment
arlegated tintS were 10 be seen mov-
ne through openings i'm the trees. |
he married pair. followed by their
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-05-31
Proverbs In Rhine.

As stiff as poker. as blind as a bat:
As fierce as lion. as black as your hat
As swift a an eagle. as dead as n stone
As sharp as n needle. as dry as q hone
As proud as peacock. as tight IS a drum
As cool as cucumber. STICKY as gum.
As clear as bell. as light as feather;
As limp As rag. as uncertain as weather.
As strong as horse and as weak as a cat.
As fat as q hog and as poor as a rat
As thin as a lath and as hard as a flint:
IS deaf as post but as rich as the mint.
st. Paul Pioneer Press
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Fashion and Care of the Home
PROPER CARE OF THE BABY.
Importance of Sufficient Sleep Should
BE Foremost Consideration.

a few mothers seem not To realize
the influence that sleep or lack OF il
has on the physical welfare Of the
baby. whose main business is sleeping.
There should Ice a brief time for bath
ing, FEEDING and general care Of the
body. but eighteen or twenty hours
out of every twenty-four should be
passed in good. healthy sleep. This
rule holds good even up to six months
When the child is Il year old fifteen
hours will be sufficient.
Avoid the rocking TO sleep of which
the poet sings. advises the writer in
the Philadelphia North American. and
which has done more to burn midnight
OIL and gas than any other thoushtlesS
attention. The baby will cry IL il
has been fed if the bed is comfortable
and the ventilation and temperature
right-in other words. if ii cries just
for attention and n little motion-the
best thing To do is 10 let il cry. Re-
fuse 10 let ii associate crying with
rocking Let this happen n few times
and Nature. in her memorable habit
forming. way. Will stop tle crying
Need the fact he emphasized that hours
Of walking the floor or of rocking the
crying baby will he saved:
By the fifth month most babies are
able 10 do without food between the |
hours of 10 i'm the evening and : i'm |
the morning \ baby OF this age. if |
trained properly. should go to bed at |
i in the evening and should be waken-
ed possibly once in the night to insure
4 good sleep and good digestion. 1t |
should be fed one hour before it's bed
line.
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CHILDREN'S MASQUERADES.
inexpensive Costumes Possible For
Little Folks Parties at Home.

Children enjoy more than anything
else fancy dress party. Ii is q source
Of education 10 the child as we'll as
an amusement For instance. the
Philadelphia North American suggests.
party Introducing the characters of
medieval history. the Elizabethan Pc
riod or colonial days is most instruc-
tive. Little stories may be enacted.
such rs robin Hood Cinderella"
Golden Locks" and many others.
To make a Robin Hood tunic n piece
of material just double the required
length is needed. This is folded in
half. selvageS touching A curve for
the neck is cut ont OF the top. The
material must be from fifty-two 10
sixty inches i'm width The selya2es
are Sewed mp 10 within few inches
of the top. These openings on either
side are used for the armholes.
When chain armor or coats OF mail
are needed. which elisten realistically
like metal. they may be made as fol-
lows: Heavy notwithstanding cot
ton cloth Is best-can be painted with
silver gilt. Metal rings fastened here
and there give the impression OF chain
armOr.
Breastplates and leggings NAV he
formed from buckram. dampened and
then shaped. This may then be silver
ed and painted with the device. Or
binary cotton gloves may he silvered
70 form gauntlets.
'olored sateens. cambrics and flower
ed silkaline make splendid materials
for girls dresses. Gorgeous robes for
queens and princesses or dainty
gowns for Dolly Nar1ens, Marie An
toinettes or Vatican maidens are east
" made from cheap materials.
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A Point For the Home MiIIiner.

odd pieces of tapestry brocade are
easily convertible into millinery orna-
ments. n good plan is that of en-
broiderinG the pattern with wooden
beads and furnished metal thread. 4
piece of this embroidery. five or six
inches in length. can be used To catch
up the bent brim of a plain hat or
keep in place Il plain game feather in
natural colors or dyed fancy shades.