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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-08-04

cumstances, I think you are foolish
to make yourself all this trouble be-
cause OF your people. Were ] in
your place, ! would have a legal
separation. thus putting 20 an end
all this worry.
OWL you kindly advise me as
TO what relations my cousins child
ls TO me. and what relation my
child 10 TO his child?
A READER.
A.-Your cousins child is your
second cousin. and your child is his
child's third cousin.
o.--can you tell me what 10 good
for rose bushes that are widowed,
or moidy7 I have asked quite
few, but all seem like nyseIf-they
don't know. | have been q reader
OF your columns for four or five
years, but have never seen any
thing In them regarding this sub
ject. J. p. X.
A.-You may gain valuable in
formation by writing to the infor-
nation bureau, agricultural depart
ment, Washington. ID. s. There are
chemical preparations. ! presume,
that will destroy the mold or mil
dew without injury 10 the rose,
bushes. and Judge you can get
same from first-class druggist.
OWN you please tell me N II
10 the owners or the renters place
to attend TO the earbaee7 J. L.
A.-The owners All rented
places are supposed 10 be provided
with garbage cans, and these are
emptied regularly by the city
garbage department.
al am a young man, 81. and
engaged TO a girl ! once liked. but
do not care for her now. She
was after me always XII said
"Yes. we will marry" But | do
not respect her any more.
| do know OF dear young lady
In this town and she thinks lot
of me, but doesn't run after me.
She is a good girl and ! love her,
and can wait one or two years for
her. Is seven or eight years too
much difference In our aqes7
Your answer and advice as to
what to do will be appreciated.
YOUNG IRISH.
A-Because the girl wanted you
to marry her was not saying that
YOU had TO. You had the privilege
of declining. and you would have
shown more principle bad you done
so In the beginning. You say you
don't respect her any more. Why?
Do you respect yourself? Are. you
sure you are better than she? Are
you worthy OF pure wife any
more than she is OF a good hus-
band? | don't say you are not, as
do not know the particulars of
your case, but there are two sides
to every story and this is only
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-08-04
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-08-04

o.--Will you kindly advise me as
TO what relations my cousins child
Is 70 me. and what relation my
child 10 TO his child?
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-08-04

office hours, $3.50 to O. Sundays.
0 To 12
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-08-04

A.-The owners. All rented
places are supposed TO be provided
with garbage cans, and these are
ernptied regularly by the city
garbage department.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-08-04

A.-Your cousins child is your
second cousin. and your child is his
child's third cousin.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-08-04

o.--Wlll you please tell me N II
10 the owners or the renters place
to attend TO the garbaee7 J. L.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-08-04

from Seattle TO Vancouver. II. C..
costs $500. from Seattle TO Vic
torla. b. c.. $3.50.
Two dollars and a half II the
usual fee charged by Justice OF the
peace for officiating at wedding.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1914-04-04
SLAYER HID IN BIG PRISON
Man Wanted for Murder Allowed
Himself to Be Caught In Burglary
to Escape Search.

Sacramento-A countrywide search,
covering almost three years, for Otto
Shaumberg, the notorious key
burglar" of st. Louis and alleged MUIR
derer Of Detective James Arnold of
East st. Louis, has ended in a cell at
San Quentin prison. Shaumberg was
identified by William J. Mulconnery,
sheriff OF lie Claire county, Illinois.
The police of every city In the United
States have been on the watch for
Shaumberg and $500 reward for his
capture is authorized by lie Claire
county.
Shaumberg was betrayed by his
cellmate at San Quentin, to whom he
narrated the story of his criminal
Louis. Sheriff Mulconnery was noti-
fed and extradition papers were
signed by Governor Dunn of Illinois
and filed with Governor Johnson two
months ago.
Sheriff Mulconnery recently came
to the Pacific coast to get a prisoner
at McNeil's Island penitentiary and
stopped over at San Quentin to iden-
tify Shaumberg. whom he had seen
about East st. Louis.
Hello, OTTO" Mulconnery said,
and offered his hand to the convict.
my names not Otto" Shaumberg
replied, and he pulled back his hand.
Il never was back there, and l don't
know you" he added.
Back where?" queried Mulconnery.
Back where you come from"
Shaumberg replied. and then wilted
down when Mulconnery accused him
of the murder.
Shaumberg told his cellmate that
after he had murdered Detective
Arnold he hurried to the Pacific coast
and permitted himself to be captured
in the act of committing a burglary
at Santa Cruz. Cal He pleaded guilty
under the name OF Ray c. Jones and
was sentenced to serve two years In
prison. Shaumberg told his fellow
convict he thought he would be safer
in prison while a search for him was
on than roaming around the country.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1914-04-04
DREAM OF CENTURIES IS REALIZED
At GAMBIA WHEN DAM IS BROKEN
Free Waterway Across the sthmus Created When President
Wilson Touched Button-Possibities Were Seen by Bal
boa-Story Of the Panama Canal and Of French
and American Engineering

New York.-For more than 400
years the vision of canal across the
Isthmus of Panama has fred the mag
ination OF the world, Frank Parker
Stockridge writes in Popular Mechan-
ics. The vision became a reality on
October 10, 1913, when President
Woodrow Wilson in the White House
at Washington pressed button which
sent the electric current 1000 miles to
explode 40 tons of dynamite which
blew up the last barrier to free wa
terway across the isthmus.
"Gamboa's busted!" exclaimed the
president as he pressed the telegraph
key. The casualness of his remark
was a tribute to the engineers Of the
United States army, to whom the dig
ging OF the canal has been simply IAN
other job" in the routine of their reg
ular work and one that called for no
brass bands or special ceremonies to
glorify 1t. With the same simplicity
the first vessel to pass through the
famous Culebra cut, after the break
ing of the Gamboa dixie had let in the
water, was an ordinary rowboat, while
a humble but useful tugboat was the
first craft of any kind to make the
passage through the great Gatun
locks.
While the work at Panama is still
far from completed, yet the canal
which the first Spanish explorers Wis
ualized is today an accomplished fact.
On September 25, 1913, Vasco Nunez
de Balboa climbed the peaks of the
continental divide and discovered the
Pacific ocean, which he named "the
South sea-" From where Balboa stood
his new ocean lay directly south. be-
cause of the S-shaped twist OF the 18TH
mus, which brings the Pacific entrance
to the canal not only southwark but
eastward of the Atlantic terminal
When Balboas report of his discovery
reached Spain, it was accompanied
by the recommendation that a canal
be Immediately dug across the 18TH
mus. What the explorer had in mind
was a sea-level canal, for. although
Leonardo da Vinci, the great Italian
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and geology Of the isthmus than had
Grant In 1869 asked congress to take
up the matter of a canal. The only
action was a resolution providing for
an exploration by officers of the navy
and the creation of a commission in
1872 to consider their reports. Then
in May, 1876, the republic OF Colon
bia granted a concession for the con-
struction Of a canal from Colon TO
Panama, the terminals of the Panama
railroad, to Lieut.. Lucien Napoleon
Bonaparte Wyee, an officer of the
French army.
In 1894 new French company was
organized and work was resumed. In
1899 the United States congress Gre
ated the isthmian canal commission
to examine all practicable routes and
to report which was the most prac-
ticable and feasible for a canal under
the control, management and owner
ship of the United States" The COM
mission reported two alternative plans,
one for a canal at Panama and the
OlhcI dCIOob NiCdIdBud. IL cbIludlou
the cost of a Panama canal at $780,
37S,25s and of the Nicaragua canal at
$200,540,000. But because the route
from New York to San Francisco
would be several hundred miles short
er by way of Nicaragua, and consider
ing existing French concessions In
Panama, the commission gave II as IT.
belief that the Nicaragua route was
more desirable under the cirgdm-
stances. The effect of this report was
to induce the French Panama COM
pany to offer its concession to the
United States for s40,000.00c in Janu-
airy, 1902. The isthmian canal COM
mission advised the purchase and con-
gress authorized the president to buy
all the property of the Panama com
pany. including majority of the stock
OF the Panama Railroad company, and
to obtain from Colombia perpetual
control of a strip Of land six miles
wide, through which to build the ca
nal. Colombia refused to grant this
control. but in November, 1908, ten
months later, the state OF Panama de,
clared itself Independent. Within
month a treat had been negotiated
with the new republic by which the
United States was given control OF
strip OF land ten miles wide for the
purpose of canal. The French COM
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pany's property was bought and in
February, 1904. commission for the
construction Of a canal was appointed.
In May of that year work was begun
where the French company had aban-
doned 1t. In June, 1905, a board of
consulting engineers was appointed to
consider whether the canal should be
at sea level or with elevating locks.
The canal itself, from deep water to
deep water, rs 90 miles long. Its gen.
eral direction from the Atlantic en-
trance to the Pacific end is from
northwest to southeast, the northern
terminal being about 2216 miles far
Their west than the southern entrance
from the Pacific. The first seven
miles OF the canal beginning at the At
lantic end are ut sea level Five miles
Of channel, 500 feet wide, have been
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Plate
physically we'll socially the street dog closed in The window dog tum
He had been upercous after all
o
proprietor
frightened rapidly disappear around
therefore pursuit
taxdermis need only of show window
He will dog
he
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1914-04-04
ROYAL FLUSH BRINGS DEATH
New Orleans Man Believed Slain by
kian He Beat In Poker
Game.

New Orleans,-With his head and
the upper part of his body filed with
buckshot. Capt. William Collier was
found dead in his hermit's lodge. He
was seated at a table and clutched
in one hand was royal flush" OPP
posite him was a full house." He
had been playing poker and was evil
IDENTIFY assassinated by the loser The
police are seeking his opponent in
the game. believed to be a sugar
planter
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service long before the retirement age is reached and then
money had automatically their monthly
would lost
clerks
Their selfshn really
the examples
real loss salary United
home established
indemnity fund from Mexico which nobody what WITH
magnificent District
shelter 5000 without crowdng 1t has magnificent white marble
buildings with marble
magnificent library building
the mich
~ month enlisted
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two-thirds Of their salary, and the
same organization which is known as
the Retirement association" is de-
handing increased salaries all along
the line. The pure selflshness of this
United States Civil Service associa
ton shows In the fact that the clerks
are unable to get together on any one
suggestion for retirement. Scores OF
the younger clerks object to the
monthly assessment plan for the pur.
pose of securing an endowment fund
on which aged clerks may be retired.
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a piles
while the
caught
head More
norther direction oded CALAMITY through
h snow n he
Half hundred gathered along the curb newboys
capture newsboy possession
a smile
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that
gazing back the train His either not shy enough
departed
the instinct
the breezed
He found it, so feet beneath shattered the Southern rail-
had picked hard which settle last
mus n rash.
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experiment proved few people realize
the difference colors can make or
their real relation to one another.
The ideal soldiers costume Is one
that soon fades into the background,
and that does not show at all from a
distance, making It invisible to the
enemy. In order to prove the relative
conspicuousness Of colors, IL soldiers
we're dressed in colored uniforms and
ordered to march OF, while group OF
officers and color experts remained be-
hind to take notes on the uniforma
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1914-04-04

slit skirt and carried huge muff-
Her hat was one of the latest effects
in straw. 1t resembled an inverted
soup plate, and was trimmed with a
black lace ruffle and a single feather.
She was crossing the street going
toward the subway entrance when
particularly spiteful gust of wind
caught the hat, lifted it from her head.
and sent it straight up into the air. A
young man started to the rescue. He
followed the erratic course Of the hat
Nth hin fncn fnrnnd slvWnrd so did
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Fierce FIaht With Panther.

In hand to claw fight with a pam
Their, Albert Jeans, a rancher of the
Anderson valley Section, California,
received some severe bruises. The
animal sprang upon him while he was
bending over the body of its mate
that he had Just shot, and II was
only after desperate struggle that
he managed to break the hold of the
beast and shoot 1t, Jeans caught the
fret panther in a trap and shot the
animal II measured nine feet Ave
inches from tip to tip. The second.
with which Jeans had the fight. was
only q tribe more than ak feet long.
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Man Of Resource.

A big, raw-boneo youth in the caro-
lima mountains wsat to see a young
woman of his acquaintance. In his
bashfulness. he sat in silence; but
as II 1t were his only means OF ex-
preston. he twirled his thumbs one
about the other in never-ending cir
cles.
At length the girl inquired; DO
you always do that when you go a-call-
ing?"
mo" drawled the youth; some
times I" (twiriing his thumbs In the
reverse direction) "do II this way
Youths Companion
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a Colony
thought might holiday
address,"
a
Secretary Garrison when he returned the city to be told that
holiday Columbia
man
February IT, that they might attend the Maine
Arlington This
honor those who went down death the aesh Maine
February TO- 1898
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IH6 LOuIBVIIIb q NdSHVIIIe IdIIOdu
early the other day.
Oexner had been attending a dance
and was on his way home between
midnight and dawn. His only COM
panion was a much-beloved guitar.
To lessen the loneliness of the walk
he played, and as he played he sang
losing consciousness Of all about him,
and no doubt having dreams the while
of some fair Juliet upon a balcony
listening to his strains.
So ppprOccp6 bo In bfc r,,tcin
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art treasures, all treighted across the
plains when Mrs. Cleophas, a Penn
sylvania belle. came West as a bride
before a railroad had penetrated the
region of the Missouri river.
Three years ago Mrs. Cleophas, who
yet retains much of the beauty which
made her the toast OF a state in her
youth, became blind. While in Cali
fornia she may submit TO an operation
which possibly viii restore her sight
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big tan shoes, surmounted by a foot
of gray striped trouser legs before the
tailored edge of his fur collared over
coat shut off the view of the stripes.
A roll brimmed, quarter bow derby
kept in the aroma of bay rum that
held the sandy hair in plastered per
lection. and curves as proper as the
curved handle of his hickory-rough
walking stick. His companion was
human.
Entirely unnecessary, entirely so.
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birthday by some senator reading out
Washington's farewell address, while
Of the birthdays of Mckinley and Lin,
coin absolutely no record is usually
made. The Fourth Of July, If congress
is in session. and June IA suffer the
same neglect.
Secretary of War Garrison, how
ever, taking 1t FOR granted that Lin.
coins birthday would be a holiday
the same as in New Jersey and New
York. did not go down to his Office
In the Mar danartment at all so his
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and the most exciting happenings on
sidewalk and pavement did not stir
him to the visible extent of fraction
of wag OF his fraction of tail.
Presently came another bulldog OF
more active nature, willing to be
friend and play or to be an enemy and
fight. This second bulldog stopped in
front of the window and wagged his
tail tentatively. There was no an
swering wag. He growled, There
came no answering growl
Nj H.. r.lnE.aa Al nIL.s..i y, q.
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soldiers N in
in
disappear
visible long the other had
results Red and blue targets
blue could
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years practically all of this traffic was
by way Of the isthmus over the Pan
anna railroad, opened in 1855 by Amer
leans under concession from the re-
public Of New Granada, now known as
Colombia. The explorations and sur
veys for the railroad. a work that is
said to have cost the life of a man
for every tie, led to a much more
accurate knowledge OF the topography
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1914-04-04
AIL Have rheIr RsmedIea.

Whats the best thing to do for
coldT'
my dear sir" replied Colonel Still
well, everybody has his special pref
erences. I couldn't assume TO giveyou
expert advice. I'm not bartender"
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The More lmnnrtant.

IT'S your engagement broken on
finally1"
Yes Henry found he could make a
nrst payment on new car with the
price OF the diamond ring insisted on
his getting"
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prohIbIts eutton-up Back Dresses.

Providence. r. IA bill prohibiting
women from wearing dresses that
button up the back > has been intro
duced in the legislature. II would
make offenders serve six months at
hard labor in the kitchen.
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stopped walking about like chickens they would fall the street in this
falling
a nothing mo-"
fall and the slippery rail had polite
his opinion
he helped his
overlook the fa-bu the immaculate
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1914-04-04
MAYOR RaIka a Paw.

Mendoza, Ill.-Because his pay has
been fixed at 16 cents a day. Mayor
Charles Rogers Coca on strike. He
wants $500 a year.
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Few Holidays Observed in City Of Washington

DE District Columbia
ordinary Mashng
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were.
OF there representatives all
Ing picture firms the making films epocakng incident
was freezing day. with biting wind but everybody stood with barred
Torrance, but only few-probably 20
Before
Senator Culom made opening
est Of all Americans Blackburn held by
South we'll by the North Today let the country that this great
steadily
The site the direct line with the Washington
which
memorial bridge
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As Hard to Negotiate as a "SIide for Life"

INDIANAPOLIS DThe
a a
But this brother different
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Light Gray Is Most InconspicuOus for Soldiers

WHAT
determine the color best suited soldiers uniform
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OF their home that their furniture
might be guarded, but their faith in
human honesty is so strong that they
declined TO employ custodian.
The furniture OF the Cleophas house
hold was brought TO Wyoming by or
teams in the early sixties. 1t origi-
nally was imported from France and
for more than century was used
by fhe cleobhas family In Pernsyl-
van
Ieces date froh the
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Government Clerks lust as Selfish as Others

CONVENIENT clerks selfish other body of that
" They been bowling retirement
which win prosIons for rement oneha
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Flying Hat Chased by Maiden and Many Men

NEW YoRKTh short but exciting chase Times Square late the
other when homegog filled the The
victim of the prank the wind tall slender who
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Sacrifices Beloved Guitar and Saves His Life


scken freight which
Beevile
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painter-engineer, had recently invent
ed the hydraulic lock. now generally
used for lifting vessels over eleva-
tons, 1t had not become widely known.
The discovery OF gold In California
in 1S4S was followed by tremendous
volume of traffic between the Atlantic
and Pacific coasts, and for fifteen
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some the large Atlantic steamers
have $50 iremen each
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Dogs Are Always Dogs Even When One. Is Bogus

Karl Kahmann's shop at PAST Lincoln
bulldog gazed out the other night on
He held his head at a naughty angle
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TREASURE HOUSED IN CABIN
Priceless Art Furniture In Log Hut
In Wyoming WlIds Owned by
an Aged Couple.

Big Piney, Wyo.-Unguarded in a
rough old log cabin on the Green
river. near this place, Is household
furniture for which II 10 probable an
antiquary would be willing TO pay o.
fortune
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Ground Broken for the Great Lincoln Memorial

AsNGToNGround February
W which be
ho great president the simplicity
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The day was the one hundred and
fifth anniversary of Lincoln's birth.
There was no blare of trumpets, no
pounding of drums and no burst OF
artillery salutes. The resident mem
bers OF the Lincoln memorial commits
sion, accompanied by Henry Bacon,
designer of the memorial; M. F.
Conner. Toledo, O., the contractor, and
Col. w. w. Hart. engineer commits
sioner in charge Of public buildings
and grounds, met on the spot down
an Aho Mr,,nhnn frrnrtnd hug tho Do.
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Their friends besought the
couple % leave some person N 9
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the window of
i avenue, a handsome. big-muscled
passing traffic, calm and supercilious.