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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-06-18
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Sir Leopold Mccllniock. the Arc
tic explorer. was once giving an
account Of hla experiences amid
the leo fields o, tho North.
We certainly would have trav-
oled much farther" he explained.
had not our dogs given out a,
critical time
But" exclaimed tho lady who
had been listening very intently 4
thought that tho Esquimaa dogs
woro perfectly tirclcss creatures.
Sir Jeopold's face wore whim.
sically gloomy expression as he 70
piled;
'I-cr-spenk IN a culinary
sense. Toronto Mail.
Margaret ms usual. wanted to
leave the table with her hands full
of bread and jam
Margaret" said her mother.
cant you remember that your
grandfather said that you reminded
him OF q little puppy taking his
bone out to chow"
Margaret slipped from tho table
with her bread
Pansy watched her sister silent.
Is. and then fixed herself a small
piece OF bread and Jam. then turn.
Ing TO her mother hcr big. brown
eyes. she said meekly:
Mamma. may DO n little pup
by. too Judge.
Young Reporter 49, Tho storm
king buried his torn and tumbllng
torrents over tho ruins Of the
broken and dismembored ediflce.
Old Editor-What's that, What
do you mean. young fellow
Young Reporter -- I.er.the flood
washed away Patrick McDougaTs
old soap factory. Tit-Bits.
True story about schoolboy in
IN Cleveland public school. This
boy brought homo his report card
last Friday His parents looked n
over and noticed blank In the
place where the mark for "deport-
ment' should have been.
How ls this?" asked the father.
You have no mark for 'deport.
ment y
oh" answered tho child.
brightly. I'VE don't take that
subject this year. That comes I'm
next years course. Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Tho story is told OF college
professor who was noted for his
concentration OF mind
The professor was returning
home one night from n scientific
meeting. stlll pondcrinR over the
subject. He had reached his room
in safety when he heard n noise
which seemed to come from under
tho bed.
is some ono there7" he asked
mo, professor. answered the
Intruder who know of the profea-
sor's pecularlties.
That's strange. was positive
some one was undoy my bed" com
mented tho learned man.-Judge.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-06-18

dered man. Others had seen Jus,
IA dark. middie-aged little woman
"A homo" body--but Pat CuAack
looked beneath. looked 20 where
banked fires smouldecd In her
deep. dark eyes. fires that this
tracer OF motives saw could be
famed into a wonderful blaze by
some one who knew how"
Every one else had noticed and
admired tho implicit faith and
trust in her husband which Mrs.
Pennel had shown--pht Cusack
had noted the dofcrcniial tender.
ness of Pencil when with hts wife.
In marked contrast 10 his ordinary
somewhat cynical. selfcentered
manner
Days passed, a week went by. an
other week was nearly gone
scores Of Investigators followed
phantom clues. But uppormost IN
Pat CuHack'a mind were the ques
lions;
why was pennell 90 eager
20 learn N there was any news
In the papers1
VIVA, news was he expect
inpf
"pid tho opened deak and
scattered papers mean that
Burdick'a murderer was seek
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-06-18
ATS HOW, WRITES FRANK PARKER STOCKBR

tho day before his death. had be.
gun suit for diyorce-.on the
only ground for which New York
grants diyorcoa-and had named ms
correspondent Artuur w. Pennelll
HERE WAS SCANDAL UPON
MYSTERY
Why, tho two men woro friends,
played golf togothcr-thoir wives
were frienda. Mrs. nurdiek. n
plain. unattrRctivo woman OF 40.
mother OF three childrsn--how
could sho have mrcd tho wealthy
young lawyer from his own charm.
Ing wifo OF tho calm blue eyes and
radiant presence? Tho devotion
OF the Pennolls was almost joke
among their wide circle OF friends
Questioned. Mrs. Pennell con.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-06-18

firmod her husbands statement
that he had retired early tho night
Of the murder. had risen early and
gone TO Niagara Falls on buHinona'
Ho had telephoned her from tho
Falls. asked II there wis any news
In tho papers. Expressed his horror
nj the awful death OF his friend. In
CURED II there was any other nows
aud had invited her 10 come down
TO tho Falls and have lunch with
him. which she declined. II did
not seem an II the detectives had
got much out OF that line Of in
qniry BUT TO ONE OF THEM
1T WAS FOOD FOR THOUGHT.
Shrowd odd Pat Cusack." the
veteran chief Of detectives. had
talked with tho widow OF the muir.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-06-18
ny FRANK PARKER STOCK.
BRIDGE

BN FRANK PARKER STOCK.
BRIDGE
Dead. in his den" with his skull
crushed in-Ho they found Edwin
l., nurdlck on tho morning OF Fob.
IS. 1903.
Not n trace OF weapon. no sign
OF struggle-no Glow but an open
cd desk and some scattered papers.
No one had heard u sound nor
could anyone suggest n motive for
the crimo--Rt first
Before tho nowEboys had finish.
cd crying their ''wuxtrya" came an.
other revelation 20 shock tho PEG.
plo OF Buffalo. already stirred by
tho mysterious murder OF ono OF
tho most popular and prosperous
business men OF the city. nurdlck.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-06-18
SWAPS JOBS WITH WIFE
AND NEARLY LOSES LIFE

and her husband started in 10 wash
the dishes. In cleaning a glass
pitcher no severed an artery In his
wrist and nearly bled to death be.
fore his wife heard his calls for as
sistance. A brother. who brought
him here for treatment. said he
will recover.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-06-18
Ever Play Golf?

Tho man Was old and worn and
gray.
His step was weak and slow.
Upon these Inks" he said. 81
drove
A ball some years ago.
II few away ! know not where,
And. TO decide bot.
| started then 20 find tho ball
I'm looking for II yct."
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-06-18
The Better Way.

Tho scotchman sang that old,imc
song
And SANG Il with a sigh.
For Bonnie Annie Laurie
Would lay mo down and die. .
-Bo Gorsa." said an Irishman.
Catch mo AZ no such trick.
For pretty Rosie Hogan I
Am hustling wif n pick"
What has become OF the old.
fashioned president who was al.
ways willing TO surrender or com
promissf
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-06-18

COLBY, Kas.. June ia pro
,osal by A. G. Ball. farmer living
hear here, that he would wash the
fishes for his wife II she would
harrow ak acres OF ground nearly
cost him his life.
Mrs. Ball accepted the offer and
rent to the field to begin her work
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-06-18

Clapp and Bystrom scored by the grand jury.
A mysterious 81 900 could not be traced by the
probers. But not word from the grand jury why
the county commissioners paid IS cents square
foot for the Clapp site, when better and
venient site was offered the county commissioners
for 81 cents.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-06-18

Rent" is the sle OF Wight Virginia
everywhere since it Of unanimous good
provided the
doesn't consist unanimously lying down under
offered full rather Indicative
4 free
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-06-18

Wonderful grand jury! After the court has de-
cided the courthouse fake, they also boldly come
forth with a denunciation of the But they re-
fuse to take up the fraud charges in Proposition A,
the bribery of milk inspectors, etc.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-06-18
A HUMANE WARDEN

Editor The Star: II seems TO mo
every article. such M tho one pub
lished in The Star. June 8. stating
the way J. G. Sanders. warden of
tho Iowa penitentIary. handles con
vlcts. aids in others doing the same
II is certainly an established fact
that the better you treat any per.
son the more good Il brings out OF
them. A man Of Mr. Sanders type
does n great good To humanity. and
every warden should consider his
way Of handling conylcts. The lee
ture course is n great thing
ONE WHO STUDIES HUMANITY.
Editor The Star: Please accept
the. thanks ~ poor old taxpayer
for the stand you take IN the cause
Of right was very much sur.
prised and greatly pleased when I
received my paper last Friday
night. Tho headlines. In fact the
whole front page. was nothing but
headlines. explaining tho Port Pi.
rates steal Mr.. Editor. keep right
on In tho good work you have be.
gun. Right always wins in the end.
and I assure you you will reap your
reward.
Wishing you success.
ARMINDA CHRISTIAN.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-06-18

Maybe the Port Pirates will let Seatte's
harbor developments proceed. One years delay oc-
casoned by the Pirates has been costly to Seattle,
but il has taught the voters a much needed lesson
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-06-18

The grand jurors suggest that Mckenzie being
unable to buck the Hamilton Knudsen combination.
should resign. That may be good logic, Mr. Grand
Jury, but it's mighty rotten morals.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-06-18

The logic of the grand jury is pathetically humor-
ous The probers critcise the loose, unbusinesslke,
extravagant methods of Commissioners Hamilton and
Knudsen. And then they recommend that because
Mckenzie isn't working in harmony with them, he
ought to resign. Ha! Ha!
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-06-18

'X" marked the spot all right and the voters
hit il hard and often.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-06-18

Well, that SIS, 900 mystery is still with The
grand Jury confirms The Stars charge that the
county was buncoed out of this amount the
Glorious dock site deal But the jurors controlled
themselves nicely They didn't any harsh
language.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-06-18

MxNsUR or rar sCRirrs NORTHWEST
LEAGUE or NEwsrArERS relekrsph News
Service o the United fress Association.
Battered the es-.sefc~, seattle. wssh- s~s-s.d
cia.s matter. Published by The star Publishing
Company ever, evening exccct sunday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-06-18

These be sad days for the old gang. It's j.
one darn thing after another.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-06-18

There must have been bucket OF whitewash
concealed somewhere about the court house attic,
where the grand jury held its sessions
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-06-18

The vote was light but it was heavy c
kill the Port Pirates proposition, two to G
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-06-18

Jury makes it clear that the county stung. Ii
failed miserably, however, to explain why S. II.
Barbee was tipped off that the county willing
10 pay him a handsome profit the Glorious dock
site which the county could have bought directly.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-06-18

'Name him, name him. shouted the Ayers
organs to Commissioner Bridges. And Bridges did
name him. And comes the grand jury and re-
fers to him as a prominent citizen. WHY DIDN'T
THE GRAND JURY HAVE NERVE ENOUGH TO
NAME HIM?
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-06-18

What was the matter with this grand jury
Commissioner Knudsen's recall is recommended be-
cause he favored warente instead of brick, for the
North Trunk road. Didn't Hamilton vote exactly
~ Knudsen? Why was the grand jury anxious
10 let Hamilton off easy?
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-06-18

The logic of the grand jury is pathetically hu.
morous. The probers criticize the loose, unbusness
ike extravagant methods of Commissioners Ham.
ilton and Knudsen. And then they recommend tina,
because Mckenzie isn't working in harmony with
them he ought to resign. Ha! Ha!
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-06-18

s::; Z: 'i; ::s. go! :..S; .::. AD
The said slaughter took place as per schedule.
"X' marked the spot all right and the voters
hit it hard and often
These be sad days for the old gang. It's just
one darn thing after another.
The vote was light but it was heavy enough to
kill the Port Pirates proposition, two to one.
There must have been a bucket of whitewash
concealed somewhere about the court house attic,
where the grand jury held its sessions
The grand jurors suggest that Mckenzie being
unable to buck the Hamilton-Knudsen combination;
should resign That may be good logic, Mr. Grand
jury but it's mighty rotten morals
Maybe the Port Pirates will let Seatte's
harbor DEVELOPMENTS proceed. One years delay oc-
casoned by the Pirates has been costly to Seattle,
but it has taught the voters much needed lesson
Wonderful grand jury After the court has de-
cided the courthouse fake, they also boldly come
forth with denuncation of the But they re-
fuse to take up the fraud charges in Proposition A,
the bribery of milk Inspectors etc.
Well, that $4,000 mystery is still with The
Grand Jury confirms The Stars charge that the
county was buncoed out of this amount the
Glorious dock site deal. But the jurors controlled
themselves nicely. They didn't use any harsh
language.
The logic of the grand jury is pathetcally humor-
ous The probers crtcse the loose, unbusinesslike,
extravagant methods of Commissioners Hamilton and
Knudsen. And then they recommend that because
Mckenzie isn't working in harmony with them, he
ought to resign. Ha! Ha!
'Name him, name him." shouted the Ayers
organs to Commissioner Bridges. And Bridges did
name him. And now comes the grand Jury and re.
fers to him as a prominent citizen. WHY DIDN'T
THE GRAND JURY HAVE NERVE ENOUGH TO
NAME HIM?
What was the matter with this grand jury?
Commissioner Knudsen's recall is recommended be-
cause he favored warenite instead of brick, for the
North Trunk road. Didn't Hamilton vote exactly
n Knudsen? Why was the grand jury anxious
10 let Hamilton off easy?
The logic of the grand jury is pathetically hu-
morous. The probers criticize the loose, unbusiness
like, extravagant methods OF Commissioners Ham,
ilton and Knudsen. And then they recommend that
because Mckenzie isn't working in harmony with
them, he ought to resign. Ha! Ha!
We still have the $4,000 mystery. The grand
Jury makes it clear that the county stung. 1t
failed miseraby, however to explain why one S. n.
Barbee was tipped off that the county willing
10 pay him a handsome profit on the Glorious dock
site, which the county could have bought directly
Clapp and Bystrom are scored by the grand jury.
A mysterious $11 900 could not be traced by the
probers. But not word from the grand jury why
the county commissioners paid IS cents square
foot for the Capp site, when a better and con-
venient site was offered the county commissioners
for 81 cents
Tor Rent" !. the sign o.. in l., was. yran.
matter Of unanimous
good behavior doesn't consist unaSoa lying down under any
imposition that's offered a jail Indicative OF
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-05-06
PEACE AND PLENTY.
Alabama Town Where Thrift and
Cnntentment Reign.

The town of Cullman, Ala, has
population of $500, and every man
in the town who is the head of fam
lily has a clear title deed of ownership
to his home. There is not man IN
the county of Cullman who does not
own his own home There are 275
heads of families in Cullman and
everyone has bank account. Gull
man county is the second richest
county per capita in the United States
and, it is said, the people are the
most contented in the nation.
The county was organized about
40 years ago by Germans and at the
time of the organization the farmers,
all of whom were German, formed a
plan of marketing their products,
which probably has been the founda-
ton of the prosperity hat has come.
Though it is in the heart of the
black belt of Alabama, there is no1 a
negro in the county nor a single
colored man in Cullman, although no
effort was ever made to keep negroes
ont
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-05-06
BRYAN AND CLARK.
That Get Together Frigidty of Former Gro
mics Caused Developments at Baltimore Convention

] was as warm as a piece of gas pipe
at the north pole, and everybody
present was like the man who goes to
get a tooth pulled-'mighty glad
when it is over"
The current opinion is that the re-
cancellation between the secretary OF
state and the speaker Of the house
cannot be handed down to posterity
as one of the great events OF the
| Wilson administration. Odds could be
had against the possibility of Bryan
and Clark doing the Damon and
Pythias act for the next four years
The net result of Mr.. Bells purely
altruistic endeayors are that in the
future the speaker will probably say:
How do you do, Mr.. Secretary in
a cold and distant and How I would
like t., soak YOU tone of voice and
get a response from the secretary in
the same friendly and sincere vein,
on occasions when they are thrown
together.
The truth of the matter is, that try
as he may the speaker can never fully
forgive Mr.. Bryan, and believing as
he does that Mr. Bryan is alone re-
sponsible for the defeat of his life's
ambition it would indeed be remarka-
able if he did. On his part Mr.. Bryan
has little to forgive the speaker, for
Clark was always devoted and faith
ful to the commoner in all his cam
paigns, and until Mr. Bryan struck
him below the belt" in Baltimore
never had aught but praise for the
peerless one.
The secretary of state is urging
worldwide peace and he may be able
to bring about this most happy con-
summation in the end, but the dis
armament between himself and the
speaker will always be a mere matter
of form, and will never reach that
cordial and friendly stage where they
viii slap each other on the back and
say Hello, Champ" and Hello,
Bill, unless the slapping is done
with a ten pound sledge.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-05-06
1.-THE MISTRESS OF THE "O-H"
PLUCKY NEBRASKA GIRL WHO
RUNS A LARGE RANCH.
Is Own Manager and Takes Her
Cattle to Market Herself-is in
Saddle Almost Constantly.

lis Own Manager and Takes Her
Cattle to Market Herself-Is in
Saddle Almost Constantly.
1t is only 10 years ago that Miss
Helen Lynch, of Hyannis, Neb., was
student in a High School at Oma-
ha Today she owns and personal
" operates a cattle ranch of 10000
acres in Grant county, on which are
thousands of cattle and 100 horses
and "cow ponies
The ranch is known as the 90
/ H." and cattle bearing that brand
can be seen in the live stock mar
kets of Omaha, Chicago and Kansas
City.
/ Miss Lynch did not graduate from
the Omaha schools, but she has
made a success of the business to
which she devoted herself upon the
death of her father 10 years ago.
Thomas Lynch left little prop
erty in the shape of a small ranch
out in the sand hills country, a wi
dow and four children. At a family
council after the funeral Helep an
nounced her intentions of quitting
school and devoting her attention
to the small ranch.
Mr.. Lynch had often SAID tnat
Helen had good business sense and
the mother gave her consent.
mo long range management for
me-" said Helen. I'm going out
to the ranch and live on it"
The plucky girl moved out to
the place, as she had declared her
intention of doing.
She was wise. Her father mad
left many friends out on the range
and they were glad to advise her.
She was able to separate the good
from the bad. So she prospered and
the ranch grew, from the small al
fair left by the father to the 10000
acre domain of today. Last year
Helen cut 100 tons of hay, worth
in Omaha more than SIS, 900. At that
beginning there was considerable
trouble with the cattle "rustlers "
A number of ranchmen got togeth-
er and determined to wipe them out
and several of her cowboys lent their
aid.
Since then no cattle have been
''rustled."
Miss Helen is an expert horsewo-
man, and is in the saddle almost
constantly. She is her own mana
ger, buys her own cattle and takes
them to market She uses a big
miles City" saddle, carries a lariet
at the pommel and a revolver in a
holster She wears a divided skirt,
pair of boots that reach to her
knees, and a large soft white hat.
She can use the lariat with any cow
boy on the range and is a good shot.
She is the best "hazer" around the
Hyannis. The "hazer' on ranch
is a rider who steers a bucking bron-
co that is being broken. He follows
at the heels OF the regular buster
and when the bronco is seen to be
, headed for barbed wire fence or
any other danger, he must so ma
neuvre as to push his own mount
between it and the threatened dan
ger.
The jobis one for full sized man
and Miss Lynch is the only woman
'hazer" in the country
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-05-06

WASHINGTON, D. C.-Theodore
Bell, from the Pacific coast, came all
the way to Washington, perhaps not
altogether for one purpose, for the
situation in California with refer
ence to the japanese had something
to do with his business, as probably
did the distribution of federal pie
but one of the things he had in mind
was to play the role of pacificator.
He longed to be the mediator that
! brought together two of democracy S
greatest championship VIM. J. Bryan
and Champ Clark-who have been
estranged since that memorable night
i'm Baltimore when the great com
moner took the platform and threw
the harpoon into the political pros
poets of the speaker, so far as the
nomination for the presidency was
concerned. alleging as his reason that
Mr.. Clark was receiving and accept
ing the support Of Tammany.
Champ Clark believes that this act
of Bryan's lost him the nomination.
He believes as firmly as ever he be-
lived anything at all that had this
incident not occurred he would to-
day be in the white Louise.
Broke Up Close Relations.
Anyway, that incident broke uD a
long and close relationship between
the two men. The speaker has been
exceedingly bitter toward Mr.. Bryan
and Mr.. Bell arranged this little din
ner for the purpose of getting them
back together and inducing them 10
smoke the pipe Of peace.
The secretary Of state submitted
his statement denying any intention
upon his part of rejecting upon the
speaker personally or bringing into
question his political integrity. Mr.
Clark issued his, in substance saying
that Mr.. Bryan did not have the pow
emo other man had the power--of
urdoing the damage he sustained az
the hands of the Nebraskan at 3alti-
more-but, for the sake of harmony,
etc, etc.
So they shook hands around the
festive board amid the applause of
the few favored spectators, and Mr..
Bell silently shook hands with him
self and murmured inwardly, Il
guess as a pacifer there must be
some class to me-"
Cheer in Large Packages.
Thereupon everybody took seat
and the conversation took on about
as cheerful a turn as the meeting of
the creditors. of a defunct bank when
they are informed that they may get
10 cents on the dollar. Mr.. Clark
was urged to tell a funny story. and
consented to do so--it was probably
as humorous as a broken leg, but ev-
eryone present made heroic effort
to burst into unrestrained and mirth-
full laughter. From all accounts sit
ting up with a corpse would I'M
dOubtedly have come under the head
of pleasure in comparison 70 that
dinner. The speaker thawed out and