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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-01-07
the rise and fall OF the great
monsstlo establishments - the
vital history OF ENGLAND,

tNr rise anu fail oI No HffaN
monsstlo establishments - tho
vital history OF England,
Thousands of tho priceless
volumes were gathered from the
tower, the chapel house, Westmin'
ater. the Rolls chapel and a thou
sand law courts and government
departments Among them Is the
Doomsday book
One Zeppelin bomb we'll direct
cd might have destroyed the orig
inal sources 81 500 years OF history.
The air men attempted and failed
By five feet. II IL now too late TO
try again.
hut tho rolls OF the kingdom
were not the only possible prize
Just across the lane II stored
vast accumulation ~ treasure. price
less works OF art. rare gold aud
silver plato. worries, Jewels. such
ducal ruhies and prlncrly pearls al
Solomon IN all his glory never
imagined. all brought there by
French and Belgian refugees. noble.
men. lawyers. merchant princes,
even the poor. who there deposited
IN safety their family treasures.
"ln one -- lane depository
alone Il IL estimated that $1,000.
600 900 worth OF hidden wealth Is
stored
/ glanced down the commonplace
looking passage
Every bomb had smashed in the
middle OF the pavement. from five
10 ten feet short % doing any
harm. Grimiy oomplAcent English
men were rcglAring the shattered
windows and storing inestimahle
treasure for safety underground
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-01-07

ATLANTIC CITY. NJ j.. Dec. rs.
No, I'm not Joking, not bit Of
It. exclaimed Mayor Riddle, ms he
inspected the new plush lined coffin
which he has had made to order
and which no Will install I'm his
home when a fellow gets out
with the boys and kind OF gets by
his limit, he should have something
TO remind him, aside from a head
ache and a flannel tongue the next
morning. I've had this coffin made
so that when get home after
o'clock In the morning from some
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-01-07
Basement Salesroom
The January Sale of Muslinwear
Offers Many Saving Opportunities

Offers Many Saving Opportunities
Ii the advantages are with those who buy their
sons supply of Undermuslins during this January
Sale for assorments extremely varied, the garments
all fresh and dainty and the Sale prices represent worth
while savings.
CORSET COVERS, 25e-
Corset Covers of good quality nansook wmadc
ming of wide embroidery Irish pattern edge drawn
with ribbon. Sale price, 2sc
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-01-07
BUSINESS E,EN URGE PREPAREDNESS

Northwest Business Mems Preparedness league "Wednesday
uhanopay adopted
esentave from Washington yorinE attention being paid to
the development
Tho resolution Hammond and Ben
l. Moore y a FOR
Resolved That business Mems
Preparedness United
that this definitely positively favor
reasonable that Hnch
should be sufficient successful resistance
invade
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-01-07

banquet or the like II will be my
sleeping place Guess that'll make
me thinklH
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-01-07
Oh, SWIFT. SHIPPING COMMISSIONER, DEAD

TACOMA Jan 10 Swift United States shipping
Death
ad zen suffering ROM
tho widely
In In 70 Northwest
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-01-07
ENVELOPE CHEMIsES. SOC

Envelope Chcmises OF fine lingerie
cloth trimmed with dainty embroidery
edge. laced with ribbon Sale price, soc
Equally attractive values in Envelope
Chemises arc offered at SOC, 75c,
95c and $1.25.
Willmar tribune., 1916-11-29
THE ENGLISH PHEASANT.

Originally From Asia, It 10 Still Found
In China and Tibot.
Generally speaking. the English
pheasant is misnamed. since it came
from Asia and is still to be found In
India, Tibet and China. The birds
were brought to Europe more than 500
years ago, turned loose on hunting
preserves and thrived amazingly. They
supply the finest bird shooting In Scot
land and England, and so much care II
taken In raising them that they may
almost be regarded as a half domesti-
Gated bird.
Under the present system the eggs
are hatched by hens or in incubators.
The chicks are carefully fed ON in
sects and prepared foods, and when
they are able to shift for themselves
they are turned into the woods. While
the common pheasant will roost In
trees, it Is ground bird The female
will remain under cover until 1t is al
most stepped upon.
Because Of this trait the pheasants
are aroused by men who beat In the
thickets until the pheasants take flight
over shooting boxes, where the hunt
ers are concealed.-Philadel North
American.
Willmar tribune., 1916-11-29
IN THE Millennium.

How This Old World Will Was IN ths
Good Days to Come.
my gracious, how cheap everything
is getting!'
II understand there hasn't been q
case Of divorce in the last ten years"
~ think our national stability Is
greatly due to the patriotic spirit of
our congress, don't your"
Aren't these modest fashions just
too cute for anything? I'm SO glad
they will stay that way"
1T certainly Is a pleasure to pick up
4 newspaper these days-always good
news and plenty of it,
Brown tells me his wife disobeyed
him yesterday. Did you ever hear
anything like it,"
"Yes, dear, I have to use my car all
day long. don't know what I'd ever
do IL gasoline wasn't free"
II am a poor man; but, thank heav
en-, still have the courts!'
mo. child, there won't be any more
wars-the rulers Of the world are all
good men,
"How foolish we women were to
clamor for the vote when all we want
ed was the millennium
Dear me, what a horrible night
mare had last night! I dreamed !
was living in the twentieth century,
Edmund J. Kiefer in Life.
Willmar tribune., 1916-11-29

One Of the most remarkable books
ever published Is the. "Lithogra phia
Wirceburgensis," written by Wurz-
burg naturalist named Behringer in
1726. Probably very few copies are in
existence, as the author destroyed all
that he could get possession of soon
after the book appeared. He had been
victimized by some practical jokers,
who had made great variety of arti-
flcial fossils and hidden them in a
quarry, to which they then enticed the
professor. Behringer was overjoyed
by so rich a find and had no suspicion
Of the trick, although many of the fos-
sils were of very grotesque charac-
ter. He took his treasures home, made
elaborate drawings of them and wrote
a minute description Of each, as we'll
as an exhaustive commentary filed
with ingenious and plausible theories
When he had published the book the
jokers confessed, and then, Of course.
the professor did his utmost to sup
press the work.
Willmar tribune., 1916-11-29
Light WAVES.
Some Too Tiny to Bs Seen, Yet eeionoa
Can Measure Them

Some Tee Tiny to Be Seen, Yet eeienes
Can Measure Them. =
The very smallest thing on earth
which has been actually measured Il 4
light wave.
Light waves, Of course, are Of differ
ent lengths. In the spectrum the red
waves are longest, orange next, yellow
next, and 20 on to the violet, which are
shortest Of the visible waves. So II
We were to give the measurement e
the very smallest thing we would have
to take one Of the light waves In the
violet end Of the spectrum or, better
still, one of the waves of the ultravfo-
let portion which is invisible
The shortest Of these that has been
determined is 12O millionths Of milf.
meter. Changing this to fractions Of
an inch, we can comprehend the small
ness of the wave better. If these waves
were placed one on top Of the other
there would be more than 100000 of
them In line one inch long. The neg
ative corpuscle which Is a constituent
part Of the atom is known to be small
er than this, but its exact size has not
been determined.
That these light waves can be meas
ured Is due to the fact that as light
waves are refracted it is only a matter
Of determining the angle of refraction
and by triangulation finding the length.
kansas City Star.
Willmar tribune., 1916-11-29
STORY OF THE POTATO.
A. . Food Il Was at First Used Only
or Piua and Cattla.

A. . Food II Was at First Used Only
For Pigs and Cattle.
The question Of where the potato Is
indigenous and where introduced by
man has never been strictly answered
1t seems sure, however, that the potato
Is native Of the mountainous districts
of tropical and subtropical America.
from Chile to Mexico and even as far
north as the southern part Of Colorado
Data concerning the known use of the
potato for food are not very definite.
1t probably was first taken to Europe
from Peru by Spaniards early in the
sixteenth century and spread from
Spain to Holland, Burgundy and Italy,
though cultivated only as curiosity in
few gardens and little known or
thought Of. In 'The Complete Gar
dener," published in 1910. it is not men,
toned.
As a food 1t was first used for pigs
and cattle. Then. on account Of its
great yield, it was suggested that it
might be useful for the poor and pre-
vent famine, due to the failure Of the
grain crops.
As early as 1868 the Royal Society Of
London adopted measures to encourage
its cultivation in England. 1t spread
quickly in Ireland, but not until the
middle Of the eighteenth century did
it acquire any real Importance on the
continent of Europe. OF it's first cult
vation as crop in North America even
less Is knOwn.-New York Times.
Willmar tribune., 1916-11-29
FOUR POSTER BEDSTEADS.
A Legacy From the Days When Psopl,
Slept In Boxes.

A Legacy From the Days When People
Slept In Boxes.
In medieval times, when life was
very insecure, 1t was usual for people
to sleep on bed which was surround
ed by sides Of boards with strong posts
at the four corners. These sides con
tatned sliding doors. which could be
fastened inside.
When men retired to rest they took
q weapon with them. II attacked In
the night they were aroused by the
noise made by the crashing in of their
wooden defense and were able to de-
fend themselves.
When the law became strong enough
to protect human life the sides of the
bedstead were gradually dispensed
with, but the four posts remained The
boxlike bedstead still survives In the
rural parts Of Scotland and is almost
necessary where the earthen floors and
imperfect ceilings cause much damp.
Emily Bronte in 'Wuthering Heights
describes one Of these bedsteads In the
old mansions as forming a little clos
et." Mr.. Lockwood, who had to sleep
in it, says, II slid back the panel sides.
got in with my light, pulled them to-
gether again aud felt secure."-London
Standard
Willmar tribune., 1916-11-29
Penalty of thu Paach.

The Egyptians appear to have been
acquainted with what is commonly
called prussic acid, the most deadly of
poisons. 1t is held that they distilled 1t
from certain plants and trees, notably
the peach. In the Louvre there is an
ancient Egyptian papyrus from which
the following has been deciphered:
Pronounce not the name Of J.. A. o.
under the penalty of the peach" This
has been supposed to be death warn
ing to those who might be tempted to
reveal mysteries in connection with the
religious rites of the priests.
The Romans probably learned of prus-
sic acid from the Egyptians. History
has it that In the reign Of Tiberius q
Roman knight accused of treason drank
poison and Immediately fell dead at
the feet of the senators, significant
circumstance, inasmuch as no other
poison has the almost instantaneous
eject Of prussic acid.
Willmar tribune., 1916-11-29
0odqinq Mother Memo,

Infant prodigies are not unknown in
China, and Chinese Buddhists find 1t
easy to account for them. According
to the doctrine Of the transmigration
Of souls, persons passing through hades
on their way to the wheel of life
(which relaunches souls into the bodies
Of babies or animals Just being born)
have to cross a bridge. Before mount
Ing the bridge they are stopped by an
old hag called Meng, who, ladie in
hand, compels each soul to drink. Z
mouthful of the waters Of forgetfslk
ness, for which the popular name q
Mother Meng's soup. Those who drink
Of this forget all that they had pas1sd
through or had known in their former
life and thus on being reborn into the
world are entirely ignorant. Some.
however, manage to dodge Mother
Meng and enter the world full Of
knowledge, which they display as soon
as they can articulate.
Willmar tribune., 1916-11-29
BOUNDARY LINES.
A Clearing s75 Miles Long Ssparatss
AIaoI<a From Canada.

A Clearing s75 Miles Long Ssparates
AIaska From Canada.
Boundaries between countries, states
and counties and between cities and
the country surrounding them are
marked in various ways. Sometimes
1t Is by a stone post or monument: Of
ten a county is separated from an ad-
Joining county by public road, which
Is surveyed purposely on the county
line.
In some Of the southern states coun-
ties which allow cattle to run at large
are often separated from those which
do not by a fence. The boundary be.
tween Alaska and Canada is marked
by clear strip In the woods 676 miles
long.
When highway passes from one
country into another the traveller is
made aware Of the fact by the customs
officials. Sometimes also, as In France,
a tax is collected on country produce
entering the cities. But in thinly set
tied sections OF the United States tue
boundaries between counties and even
between states are not always marked
and, though known to the Inhabitants.
are often not to be recognized by a
stranger
One notable instance Of q marked
boundary IS the great wall of China.
which extends for a distance of more
than 1,500 miles along what was once
the frontier Of that empire. Christian
Herald.
Willmar tribune., 1916-11-29
Grand CANYON Rocks.

In the very bottom Of the Grand can
yon lie the dark, inconspicuous rocks.
mostly tough crystalline granite gneiss
and schist. the oldest in the canyon
and among the oldest in the world
They were in part deposited as sands
and muds in sea, in part accumulated
as lava flows and in part intruded be-
meath the surface as molten rock. All
these materials became solidified, and
later they were slowly heaved and
crumpled into mountains, which were
In time worn down by rain, rivers and
perhaps the waves Of the sea to a near
ly level land surface This surface
finally sank beneath the sea and be
came the floor on which fresh sedi.
ments began to accumulate. Twice at
least was this mighty cycle repeated in
the Grand canyon region.
Willmar tribune., 1916-11-29
First Stamps Of Nippon.

1t was in March, 1871, that postage
stamps were for the first time issued In
Japan. following the system of western
countries. The stamps were of four
denominations Of mon. These stamps.
however, disappeared shortly after
their issue, to be replaced in 1872 by
another series in the denomination Of
sen. These denominations are still In
use today. but at the present time
there is a far wider variety, the values
being from one-quarter of cent to S.
The first stamps were extremely crude
In appearance, were without gum and
were printed by the ancient method Of
wood engraving. Today electric ma
chimes turn out the stamps. rs we
know them In this country, In enor-
nous Quantities.-Japan Society Bulle-
tin
Willmar tribune., 1916-11-29
One Beyond.

Willis-Do you think that moving
pictures are the ultimate development
Of dramatic art? Gillis-No. There
will be one more. On the legitimate
stage you can get along with brains
and no beauty; IN the movies you can
get along with beauty and no brains.
and the next stage Of development will
oe one where you can get by without
either.-Ilfe.
Willmar tribune., 1916-11-29
Mortified.

mortified.
II never was 90 mortified In my
lfe."
"What's the matter nowi''
"You know that little gown bought
for $1850 that looked as though it
must have cost four times that and
was so becoming to me? I never
dreamed any one would guess It's price
or where l bought It,"
"Well, did any one?'
Yes. wore 1t for the first time
last night at a dinner dance, and there
were Just sixteen other women there
with gowns exactly like it."-Detroit
Free Press.
Willmar tribune., 1916-11-29
A Poor Press AGENT.

Max O'Rell was exceedingly popular
as a lecturer, and the way in which
his mother viewed the suggestion that
her son should take to the platform is
worth repetition. She wrote to him
from the native village which she had
never left for more than a day to say
that she did not think appearing before
audiences to be reputable business, and
when he replied that he had decided to
do it and had signed contract to that
effect the dear old lady wrote back
that she was still" his loving mother
and that she would tell no one in the
village about it.
Willmar tribune., 1916-11-29
Animals Under Watoe,

The ability Of q beaver to remain un-
der water for long time is not really
30 tough problem as it looks. When
the lake or pond is frozen over bea-
yer will come to the under surface of
the ice and expel his breath so that It
will form wide, fiat bubble The air.
coming In contact with the ice and wa.
ter, is purified, and the beaver breathes
it again. This operation he can repeat
several times. The otter and musksat
do the same thing. .-s--
Willmar tribune., 1916-11-29
CONVENTION ITHl64.

Seven thousand visitors will be in St.
Paul December 5, and Z, attracted by
the Equity Farmers Convention. One
OF the big features of the Convention
program will be the formal dedication
of the $25O,000 terminal elevator now
nearing completion on the river front.
1t is the first purely cooperative term
inal elevator ever erected anywhere.
But significant as is the completion
of the elevator project, it is second In
Importance to the great plan that will
be laid before the Convention for a
vast national cooperative marketing
and buying organization of which it is
planned to make st. Paul the headquar-
ters.
If this is accomplished many millions
of dollars annually will be cleared thru
ST. Paul to cover the tremendous buy
ing and selling activities Of this organ
ization. F. A. Bennett, Of Great Falls,
Montana, for months has devoted al
most all of his time to advocating this
plan in addresses to various state far
mers' societies. The coming Conven-
tion here is certain to be one of vast
Importance to St. Paul and the North
west.
The business interests Of St. Paul
have just begun to realize the import
ance of the cooperation movement
among the farmers in the Northwest,
and nearly every business concern in
st. Paul is planning on giving the far
mers royal welcome when they como
down for this years Convention. Many
OF the firms are sending out letters in
| advance asking the farmers to make
their headquarters at their places of
business and all will do their share to-
wards making the farmers feel that St.
Paul appreciates the fact that they are
going to make it the center Of their
business activities.
Robert Bridges, president Of the Port
Commission in Seattle. WASH, has noti-
fled the Equity Cooperative Exchange
that he will be with them at their COM
Ing National Convention and Celebra.
tion. President Bridges has put up a
great fight for better marketing Of farm
products, and during his term as Presi-
dent Of the Seattle Port Commission,
the city of Seattle built a large terminal
elevator which is the only one of its
kind built by municipality. While
here Mr.. Bridges will tell the farmers
all about the struggle for better mar
kets for the farmers produce in the city
of Seattle. Every farmer should hear
this address.
Willmar tribune., 1916-11-29
Clock Watchers.

Clock Watchers.
Said q Boston business man the other
day. If there is one thing hate more
than another it Is to see one Of my EN-
ployees watching the clock
Eyes, SIR" said the young man who
had been called on the carpet. "1ll
call the timekeeper's attention to what
you said, sir."-Chicago Herald.
Willmar tribune., 1916-11-29
A Polite Doubt.

a Polite Doubt.
A fond parent was telling Oliver Her.
ford Of the really bright remark of her
three-year-old daughter.
Herford was much impressed.
"How old did you say little Lena is7''
be asked.
"Only three" answered the mother
proudly.
"Do you know" said the humorist
solemnly, II have suspicion that some
times these children lie about their
ge."-McClure's Magazine.
Willmar tribune., 1916-11-29
0if6cult "a ldan%if,,

Difficult 20 Identify.
"A man should be content to let well
enough alone.'
"Very true" replied Miss Cayenne.
But think how wonderfully wise Z
man must be to recognize we'll enough
when he sees t."-Washington Star.
Willmar tribune., 1916-11-29
Perfectly Reasonable.

Perfectly Reasonable.
The picture show had started and
seven-year-old Ruth sat watching in
tently when she heard a man behind
Ter exclaim pettishly:
II can't see thing, madam"
Mother" demanded Ruth, why
does he come here II he can't see?"-
Ph0toplay Magazine.
Willmar tribune., 1916-11-29
Served Him Riuht.

0VvVo SJVNU NJ9USs
Il have made all sorts of sacrifices
for you," complained the husband.
driven to the wall at last. "What did
you ever give up for me?"
"What did ever give up for you?
repeated the exasperated wife. "Wen,
never! Why. you cheap humbug;
gave up three or four Of the incest
young fellows in this city, that's
what."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Willmar tribune., 1916-11-29
oouolas Jerrold In School.

Douglas Jerrold wrote "Black Eyed
Susan" when he was twenty-one and
contributed to Punch the immensely
popular "Caudle Lectures" not long aft
erward. But at nine years of age young
Jerrold had been scarcely able to read,
and it was not until he was apprenticed
to a printer after serving for some time
as midshipman at sea that he showed
either desire or capacity for intellectual
improvement
Willmar tribune., 1916-11-29
Wood Pulp Silk.

Artificial silk manufactured from
wood pulp for which several kinds Of
California timber are suitable is used
annually in this country to the amount
Of 100000! 600 pounds. 1t is utilized
principally In the manufacture Of mil
hnery, sweaters and hosiery.
Willmar tribune., 1916-11-29
vonoorina.

Veqeering is not a modern invention.
hut was introduced in the time zof
Pliny, about 80 A. D.. to reduce the
cost Of the enormously expen@ive ta-
sbles Of rare woods that were much
sought after by wealthy Romano.
Willmar tribune., 1916-11-29

History Made While We Wait.
Are you a student of history?"
II surely am. I'm reading the news
paper faithfully every day."-Wash-
ington Star.
Willmar tribune., 1916-11-29
Reckless.

Reckless,
'Better let that woman send thirty
words for quarter If she likes.''
Why so?" .
1T will save the company money.
She has already torn up about 81 worth
Of blanks trying to boil her message
down-"-PittsburghP Post.
Willmar tribune., 1916-11-29
He Named Il.

Ho Named Il.
"Who can name a word with an Il In
itT' queried the teacher Of the juvenile
class.
"Needle!" exclaimed q bright little
miss-Kansas City Star.
Willmar tribune., 1916-11-29

Sweet il the destiny Of all trades,
whether OF the brows or Of the mind
SOD never allowed any man to do moth
in4.-Bishop Hall.