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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-07-29

Picture shows how a modern
dreadnsuqht lat botton) could
shoot former type Of bsttleship 10
pieces and never get touched.
York" can pot a hundred "Of~'
sons one at a time without en-
dangering herself Here Ia the real
value OF the big ship, the dread
naught" Of today.
THE MEN BEHIND HER
GUNS CAN HIT THE BULLS
EYE SEVENTY TIMES OUT Y
OF EVERY HUNDRED SHOTS
WITHOUT ONCE GETTING
NEAR ENOUGH TO ALLOW
THE SMALLER SHIP TO
MAKE a SINGLE HIT. IN
OTHER WORDS, THE DREAD
NAuCHT CAN KEEP so FAR
AWAY FROM THE OLD BAT
TLEsHIP THAT THE LAT.
TER's SHOTS WILL FALL
SHORT, WHILE THE NEWER
ONES GUNS ARE PERFECT
LY EFFECTIVE. BESIDES,
THE DREkDNAuGHT COULD
RUN AWAY FROM HER AN
TAGONiST IN CASE OF aC-
CIDEHT OR LACK OF AM
MuNiTiON.
II the New York." by any 40
cIdent, should get herself within
range of the "Oregons" her men
would be able to throw a shot from
each of her ten guns at an enemy's
ship every thirty.five seconds. and
the "Oregon's" men thought they
were doing well II they. shot one Of
ufes.
The l4-inch guns. on the New
/ York" can shoot ID miles. They
carry a shell weighing l.400 pounds
one OF which. II properly placed.
could completely destroy a ship
like the Oregon"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-07-29
He's Not a "Tuffer"

a cCORDINC to the press dispatches this happened just
"A the other day:
President Wilson raised his nib1ick high His left
toe dug earth His right leg stood like pillar, while
his left hp became doined He compressed his lips His
<eves rolled Down the nibiick with mighty swing
and two square yards OF the putting green the
and sailed away toward the horizon almost intact Tut
Tut yelled President Wilson
Wen swallow this description all the Tut! Tut r
Our worthy president is tut-tutter Those who have
had any close relations with him, particularly
men, been struck by the strength and polish
say impiety of his CALCULATIONS In fact round
expressions not wholly unknown in Woodrows vocabu
ary, and coming from college president they only
have originality and redundancy but indigenous APP
propracnes that strongly mpresses and makes the
pressor seem more OF
OF do not undertake to say what pres
dent issued when that nibick swung low. 1t not
IAN efcte and eeminate Tut 1t surely something
hat made the square yards OF turf get hurry
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-07-29
Kitchen Cure for Hammock Habit

" OUvE doubt the type OF girl who sits in the
hammock and reads dppy novels while ma washes the
dishes or mends daughters clothes.
Well there's family in Eastern city where that
won't happen It's wealthy family pa being lucky manu-
faurer who got the tariff trough while the getting was
rood They employ three maids But the other day, as
daughter got back home from finishing school, OF the
maids gave notice and said to the sweet girl graduate
Here my child is a chance for YOU Pa and have
been spending lot OF money TO get you educated The
prime purpose OF education for IS to qualify her
10 be the administrator You've had good
ing the theory Of housekeeping but you've not had the
put that theory under the test of practice We
can afford to hire another third maid. all right, but
aren't going You to be the third maid
And being sensible girl albeit fashionably finished.
daughter the point donned wrapper, rolled up her
sleeves and went TO work
When your daughter gets into the hammock and novel
habit try the kitchen 1t may be just what she needs
her immortal soul.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-07-29

II used TO be all the style for
travellers TO write their Impressions
OF foreign lands. mad for news
papers 10 print same. Hut now the
stuff lie off Readers haT. grown
tired OF seeing guide books rehashed
by a Cooks tourist full OF Cook.
book learning.
The trouble with th.sc writer's
IL that they first made mp their
minds about place formed an
ideal. as II were Then they went
and saw--and busted the ideail
Had they stayed at home and writ.
ten their Impressions what III
erary success they would have
madal
IL that \ good hnnch' Let's see
how II works.
For instance. there's Atlantic
City. tho famous New Jersey re-
sort
have never laid eyes on At
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-07-29

/ lantic City. hut often DO bio
there In the private car of my
fcyer-d imagination.
Atlantic City. presuppoHe. In n
place OF life aud animation where
nobody Ia ever bored, cxccf, the
Board Walk
IL Ia full Of hotels. boarding.
houses. sand drifts and phllAdel.
phlans. There are also few New
Workers. In profuaion and rainbow
rags.
Nobody walks on tho Board Walk.
! tell myself. save those who haven't
tho price of a wheeled chair And
nobody broathc@ the cheap wca-air
who can afford 10 breathe the air
OF dane. hall on the Million Dol.
lar Pier IN paved with n million gold
lar Pier. have been told that the
Million Dollar Pier IL paved with
q million Eoid dollars.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-07-29
Best Short Stories of the Day

A man got IN tho cab at the Rich.
mond railway station and said:
Drive me to the haberdashcrs. '
"yass. sub" Rald the driver. whip.
ped up his horse and drove block.
then. leaning over TO address his
passenger. Raid:
"'scuse me- boss. but whar d
you say you wantcr GOT
ITO a haberdashera"
"Yass, suh. yass. sub" After
another block there WAS the same
performance.
'Scuse mo. boss. but whar d
you say you wanter goT"
ITO haberdasher's" was the
somewhat impatient reply.
Then came the final appeal:
Now. look ahere. boHs. ben
drivtn' In dis town twenty year. an
never give Nobody away yit Now
you jes tell dis niggar whar I Ia you
wanter go. Century Magazine.
She was only small girl. but
even little people can be naughty
sometimes. and this was one of the
occasions when Mabel had kicked
over the traces
Naturally. mamma was terribly
angry. and Mabel was despatched
TO tho regions alof, where. In
mothers bedroom. she was hidden
SIT upon certain chair. pending
further instructions from head
quarters.
The particular instructions were
long delayed, from MRbel's point OF
view. and after half an hour abe
ventured TO query in childish
treble:
Mamma. may I come down now7
I promise I'll be good"
Headquarters was still huffy and
waited up the stairs the reply:
mo. ron SIT down where you are
TIL call you"
"All right" came in sing.song
tone from the bedroom. FALL right.
mamma. only I'm sitting on your
best hati"-Guif States Presbyterian
The little daughter OF a prominent
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-07-29
Dreadnaughts? What Are They?Well, One
of Them Could Sink Hundred "Oregons"
Before They Could Get Within Range

You have head q lot OF talk
from Washington about adding
more dreadnaugfts TO the navy and
they're not through talking yet.
Do you know what dread
naught is7
There are ten or twelve OF these
monsters ia the American navy.
Remember ito old Oregon
The ship now mt Bremerton. that
made the famdin voyage from tho
Pacific coast e the Atlantic ut the
time OF the Spanish war and arrived
off Santiago "a tima To take part
In the big naml battle that ended
the war.
Well, n dreuinaught like the new
battleship INV York" could sink
fleet OF more than hundred
"Oregona" hfore the "Orcgons"
could get neg enough to the New
York" 10 eyet hit her.
Tho New York" IN almost three
times ms big as the Oregon" She
In one-thlrd longer. She carries
twice ms mmly men. She travels
onefourth fasfer and she is almost
three times IL heavy. And then,
also. she carries 10 fourteenfnch
guns as opposed 20 the "oregon's"
I thirfeen.inch guns.
But none bf these things is the
PRINCIPAL reason why the New
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-07-29

but I'm inclined 20 think that
II that were the only way to build
pier Atlantic CITY would be peer
less.
snrfbathin. Ia very popular at
Atlantic City. ! know. The bathing
quits 81 the girls are not only up
10 the Minute. but up 60 the knee
caps NJ least. In the bathing
throng ara many New York chorus
girls who pu, ON bathing suits iust
10 ace hgw II feels to wear lot OF
clothes.
Atlantic City 10 the nations play.
ground. all right Quite a few OF
my friends have returned srom AT.
lhntic City this summer. fun Of
glowing reports and Atlantic City
tan. Tho first two that came back
I greeted warmly. Now am aide.
stepping en- as fast an they como
past. Gee. can't lend every body
n qnartori
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-07-29

William Ioncs he went to college
Where he got lot OF knowledge.
Jimmy Brown was always sinking
Everything that looked like work.
ing.
As clerk now William collars
Ev'ry week eleven dollars.
Jimmy's rich and growing richer.
Gets ten thousand ms pitcher.
Educated men are many,
But star pitchers-sCARCELY any.
u used 10 be 80 that a cartoon
ist could draw Riuk with chin.
whiskers and mended suspender
and II would instantly be recognized
as a farmer. but in these days OF
safety razors and belts. art IL more
difficult OF mastery.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-07-29

divine, whom Il would be cruel to
name. was recently taken TO her
fathers shurch for the frs, time.
She was. OF course. intensely in.
terested In all that went on.
A true little Yankee, her first re.
mark on coming out was:
Do all those little boys In
nighties set paid for singingr'
Yes. ! suppose So" replied the
mother.
And does father get paid. toor''
Yes"
Well, shouldn't think they'd
have TO pay him much. for he does
nothing but talk. and he just loves
TO do that. Judge.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-07-29

room COLLIDE Rox.
Her grandma walked with eggs TO
Fair. rosy checked and strong.
Her mother rode IN a farmers cart
And iugEed tho eggs along.
but Goldle Rox wears silken socks,
Good health is her denied
sh. spreads her chest like a queen
when she takes her auto ridc.
She sAiis,h by with a staring eye
A. fierce as q barn yard breeze.
An air OF cottage cheese.
And out OF place. her silly ways
Disclose her foolish pride
She shows no grace Of her good old
when abe takes her auto ride.
---f,ildad the Hittite.
Editor Most Anything:
Score two for Bothcll style
There's n woman here who won't
wear her new slashcd skirt be.
cause her rarters don't match II.
--Bothell Resident.
Not TO Mention the Collars and
Shirts.
At the last meeting OF the Maine
laundrymen's association a motion
was made and carried that n fine
BIO imposed on any member making
use of the word 'mangle" because
OF the Impression II was liable to
make on the uSnitiated.- Manu-
facturers' News.
A Washington girl 10 writing I
book about Washington society
Probably II will be interesting. but
we should prefer 10 read one writ
ten by policeman.
The man who loses on a chance
In called n fool to take II:
but all proclaim hIs wisdom wher
He has the luck to make II.
DO you play soIff"
Not yet But wheeze wher
wink up one flight OF stairs"
How can anybody knock mar
riagc? Mrs. Inez MIhollant
observation-disclosures, hasn'
talked for publication for week.
|
my motto 10 Live and learn
That's all right, but think how
long you'll have TO live"
| Tho women do a lot Of foolish
things.
But
! We never saw one lean up agains
an iron rail and spit tobacco juice
all over the sidewalk.
There Ia that little fellow ovei
there reading the Mulhall charges
See how he Is enjoying 1t. That's
ex-senator Billy Lorimer.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-07-29

After the dreadnausht comes the
superdreadnaught. and after that,
WHAT asks the gentleman from
Cincinnati. The same that came
after paddy's death--the wake.
A shower-bath IL TO be insts
In the White House at the request
Of President Wilson, who doesn't
care to use the Taft bathtub. not
being n strong swimmer.
II 10 entirely probabIe that Eve
upon being wen kissed by Adam
asked him II he would swear that
she was the first woman he had
ever kissed7
Into this discussion as 70 who
was tho first woman sailor men.
toned I'm history we project our
recollections OF an old.fashioned
book. Lots wife was an old salt.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-07-29
Loue Piracy and Its Punishment

respects the saying true that they order things
! better in Germany" For example:
In Berlin robust and amorous tenor recently fascinated
the susceptible wife OF Dresden merchant hey eopea.
The teno wife sued divorce and received freedom and
5000 The merchant sued for damages but couldn't prove
any general principles the court held that the soulful
singer would be the period OF enforced reflection
and therefore ordered him to spend month IN Jan
Suppose that American fratous folk were subject
70 that Kind Of strict accountability Mghn lessen some
what penchans for taking Liberties with the seventh COM
mandment7
Though you can't make people good by law YOU can
make law good by enforcing In all OF our states ~
against the for lay siege to the happiness OF
another mans home and try play the raies OF mar
ricd women for his selfish pleasure Yet how many times
have Won of this law being enforced with jan
scntence, Practically il is a dead letter.
We're eager enough punish thief OF property Why
not thief OF constancy? Isn't the honor OF home as
worthy OF the laws vgan protection the merchandise
within it, which police carefully
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-07-29
IT Cam co some,

PARIS. France. July 2s.--At =
meeting OF the academy %
sciences the statement was made
that the average speed OF wireless
messages between Paris and Wash.
ingfon Is 2s.s22 miles a second.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-07-29
elama Jahs. Boosts and
Most Anything
JOSH WISE SAYS:

"A large ard
sppreeistive audi.
enee listened 20 .
lecture In Tn high
school auditorium
on tn subject
'NoW 20 Guard
Against sewer
Gss.' Tn insoc.
nation secured
will be Of Ines
ltirabie value 20
our citizens II
9ceIeysport ever
gets sewers.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-07-29
:N EDITORIAL PAGE OF THE STAR


D EERING her mothers lap at picture in out
spread newspaper sweet little tot Just turned cried
excitedly in a little California the other day
-"Oh. there's daddyr And added looking longngy into
mammals flushed face
"When's daddy coming homer"
The little one the daughter of Drew Camineti and
it's likely that that home daddy will back For
daddy face Judge and jury and explain why he.
married man. with devoted wife and beautiful children
let young miss from high school lure him into eope
ment with grim sequel OF discovery and nationwide scan
da with the prospect OF prison for him. disgrace for the girl
and tragedy in what had been his own happy home.
In the years come. when the eury-hared daughter
Just able lisp daddys grows into hand
some woman OF LIES queer what won
der will estimate OF daddy and will she still want
him homes
Or will she perchance be the companion OF other
daddy in similar adventure and thus upon other homes
and lives the suffering which daddys sin has thrust into her
own
One but guess this.
But you'll have agree it mighty selfish and
naughty daddy that would treat baby girl
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-07-29

WE KNOW some plaees-and in Seattle, too-where
Senator Pondexters bill develop Alaska is not making
any striking hit
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-07-29

A STUDY in coutrasts-the firemen's and judges va
cations One kind is difficult the other is easy TO get
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-07-29

NO WONDER Judge HUMPHREYS peeved when the
socialists him OF bed late Saturday night Ddn
work his fill when he held special injunction
session in the afternoon?
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-02-06

the signature of the. chairman of the
board of county commissioners and of
the county auditor.
Sec f. The county commissioners
shall annually after the date of said
certificates of indebtedness levy a tax
upon the taxable property of the coun-
ty in addition to all other taxes, sui
ficient to pay the interest annually
accruing upon the certificates Of in
debtedness issued in pursuance of this
act, and In advance of the maturity OF
the principal of any of said certificates
shall in like manner levy tax upon
the taxable property of said county,
suficient to pay such principal when
due.
Sec. s. Before any county shall be
authorized to issue any certificates
of Indebtedness as herein authorized,
the county auditor shall give notice
by advertisement, published for at
least one issue in each Of at
least two consecutive weeks in ONE
DAILY NEWSPAPER published in
said county, that bids win be received
at his Office for the sale of such GER
tificates at the time named in such
advertisement. The county auditor
shall sell such certificates to the high
est bidder or bidders, but in no case
for less than par, and preference to be
given at all times to the bidders offer
ing to purchase only portion Of said
Issue or issues.
Sec. 6. This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after its
passage.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-02-06
THOS. SULLIVAN
FIRE N ST. CLOUD
Davidssa opera nease ssrss,
Less $4,000

Tie Davidson Theatre at Sc. Cloud
vas burned early Wednesday morning.
entailing loss Of $4,000. E. T.
Davidson, owner and manager of the
building, carried 1000 insurance.
The building was completely Quilted.
Mr.. Davidson announces that he ex-
poets to rebuild In the immediate
future.
The fire is believed to have caught
from overheating of the building
owing to the cold weather. The fire
department did fine work and pre-
vented the flames from spreading.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-02-06
kflLS N TIE RACE


DELAFIELD, WIS, Jan. 29.
Friend Welles: 1t may be little
early to commence talking politics,
but as the mayoralty Of Ward Springs
is such an honorable Office, some OF
the boys may commence setting up
their pins at any time now. and II
they do, 1 ask you as one Of my
staunchest friends to kick them down
as fast as they are set up. If you
should need any help call on Chan
Marshall. By the. way, Ward writes
me that Chan is looking poorly this
winter, and he thinks the cause OF
his trouble is that he don't leave
enough on the table.
am SO anxious for the time to come
when can take up my bed and walk
out to my. cottage, And right here |
want to tell you that shall expect
you to spend good share of your
spare time withme, which ] hope will
be at least six days. week. >
/ get The Herald every Friday even
ing, and / tell you / think there is
lots of style about it. | read it all
through not even missing the adyer-
ments. L am making my h o m e
with my br her and think l
am getting to be something ofaclerk.
Have sold several cans Of peas and
eaten all kinds of candy. | miss the
fine dinners l. used to have at the
San Souci Circle and wonder il any OF
them ever give me thought while
they are filling up.
Yours as ever,
THE HONORABLE MAYOR
OF WARD SPRINGS
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-02-06
FoR SALE-Good mich COW, hft
Apply to ". A. Derby.

H'oR SALE-Good house, barn and
well, other buildings, and one and half
xcres land, cheap. S. Smith, Hobo
ken. A-37
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-02-06
SAUk CENTRE PROOF
Should Convince Every Sank Gen.
tire Reader

Should Convince Every Sank Centre
Reader
The frank statement OF q neighbor,
telling the merits of a remedy,
Bids you pause and believe.
The same endorsement
BY some stranger far away
Commands no belief at all.
Here's Sank Center case.
A Sank Center citizen testifies.
Read and be convinced.
NJ. O. Frank. Second and Pine StS.,
Sank Centre, Mimi. says: II have
had no occasion to take any kidney
remedy since ] used and publicly Ell
dorsed Doan's Kidney Pills some years
ago. The cure they made has been
permanent. MY work requires heavy
lifting and exposes me to all kinds of
weather. This effected my kidneys
and my back became so weak that |
bad hard time to stoop. Sharp,
shooting pains darte2 through my
back and shoulders and thought
sometimes that my back would surely
break. When was in that condition,
Doan's Kidney Pills were recommend
ed to me and l gotta supply at Fies-
ler's Drug Store. They cmpletely
cured my trouble.
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the Uni
ted States. ADV.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-02-06
Fire In Bank Of England.

Tho first fire within memory 90
Cured ct the Bank OF England, Lon.
don. few days ago. The FIRE broke
out in the southeastern portion Of
the building. The flooring and joist-
Ing were considerably damaged. The
outbreak was discovered by the Bank
OF England authorities. and subdued
by their own appliances In 80 min
utes. A lieutenant and dozen men
OF the Irish Guards on duty at the
bank, with fixed bayonets, assisted
the police in keeping the crowd back
from the building.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-02-06
Fitt,ro for iioher Things.

We may call the higher Kingdom
spiritual kingdom or rot. az We
choose; but 1t is at lea not meat
and drink" Only as man realizes
somethin : of 1t can he hope to under
stand even himself. or his true rela-
ton to the life that now is. And 1t
is only through proper understand
ing of his relation to the present life
that man can fit himself for partici-
patton in the life of the spirit. LEX
change.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-02-06
instruction in Dressmakinu

Cutting, designing and sewing
taught by expert teachers. Perfect
systems, thorough instruction, reas-
enable terms, satisfaction guaranteed.
Call at class rooms, located upstairs
in the Pendergast building.
Miss OvIDIA CoRNELIUsEN
ADV. 1851
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-02-06
Expensive Taste.

A woman wine faster In France II
said to earn nearly $4,000 year. as
her services are in good demand. Not
many women have adopted this pro-
fession. but half dozen or SO have
been famed for their powers. 1t takes
q rare sense Of taste to be able to tell
as soon as drop of wine touches
the tongue in just what part of the
world the grapes are grown.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-02-06
Few Visit .csrden Of Eden"

1t is said that hardly more than a
dozen white travellers in a year visit
the Garden of Eden. which is situated
in Turkish Arabia. and is too inacces-
sible to attract any but the most cour-
ageous tourists. But perhaps people
stay away from fear of being disap-
pointed when they should see it.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-02-06

For SALE--The Keller warehouse
and sl.ed. Will sell either one Or
both at. a low price per thousand feet
for the lumber, just as tl.ey stand or
torn down. See Geo. O'Gara or AL
Salmond. ADV. If.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-02-06
ION The QUI WE
Continued from Page /

Continued from Page I
the signature of the chairman of the
board of county commissioners and of
>
the county auditor.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-02-06

SALEaEN WANTED-To look after
our interest In Stearns and adjacent
counties. Salary or commission. Ad-
dress The Victor OH Company, Cleve-
land, O.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-02-06
Her sneakina slIence.

It is the things she leaves undone,
the words she leaves unsaid, that q
woman says more thousand times
than ever is asked of her.-"The An
|tagonist,'' by e. Temple Thurston.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-02-06
BASKET BALL
Teams ffsm Sank Centre aa1
leso Prairie Meet Here

Last Friday evening, at the city
hall, the basket hall teams Of the
Sank Centre and Long Prairie high
schools claslled. The local boys won
by score Of Al to 9. The Long
Prairie girls team won from the
the locals, 6 to 5. The lineup and
score: