The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-13
CAPPY KICKS
He Deadheads His Way Across Pacific
Written for Tie star By Peter ~ Kyne
Written for Ihc Star b. Peter II, kyne

hreis Il stands 10 reason that II TIE
Chinamau makes che grade ~ d
thousanith n bn iuels the foolish
devil behind him D. bound % receive
the bump ana get knocked back into
he'll OF some ether seaport
OF cuurss. not iufrcqusutly Il hap
pena that the houssboy has 10 got
our early Ia. the morning 20 wipe O.
whole lot ~ drfuuCt Chinamau OF
Bills radiator before 1914 can pro.
coed u the ofngs ln style, AJAX cd
blIl what be ala 20 avoid suit FOR
granddaughter in such cases. having
ip mind the rapidly growing practice
among Now York East sidsu 81
treating themselves 20 trining rap
in The tail lFht from the Tenders Of
the rich. in order 20 settle tho case
Tor "a cash consideration out u court
'oh. We never have any trouble
~ that bort out here" 1914 replies.
The Chinese are the most practical
and reasonable people on earth. and
every Cinnamon knows that there
arc too blamed many other China.
men. anyhow n the victims widow
comes and eries In front Of the Of,
flee, ] know she'll cry there for "a
year until she UuiglmsB me. 20 /
giyo her - Mexican dollars immc.
diatsiy and we part friends. n she
has child OF two o. three give
her co."
But BHl.' ] protested. does th.a
happen very frequently
with me yes." na answered.
owing 20 my physlc1i iunrmltios.
I've killed moro Cinnamon than
devils 20 date. can't dodge fast
enough"
you need d raise 90 salary BU.
10 keep up with this extra expense. 4"
suggested. why didn't you tell
me about this bsfore2 It's working a
hardship on you"
''Oh. not nt AL" says BIZ. Don't
mention a. I've charged al my dead
ana wounded up 10 tho Kicks Log.
sing a laundering company and the
Blue Star Navigation company.
whose agent and Oriental manager
am"
Good gracious, Bin" ] replied.
This II tho first intimation have
received that have been paying
blood money"
You're Just as happy. Mr. Kicks.
as II you had good sense. What you
don't know viii never trouble you.
For instance, about a year ago a big
company In the United states learned
that China exports more eggs than
any country on earth. Practically all
tho eEgs used by New York confec.
TONERS como from China. and yet you
never SEQ chicken ranch. There
arc only about four hundred and nifty
million Cinnamon. however. and
every family owns two or three hens
and rooster. Each morning a coolie
representative % tho egg merchant
goca around and collects an tho eggs
In his village. and ships them in q
sampan down river TO tho coast. II
you get ak dozen eggs In village
ana there's village every 200 yards.
FOR a hundred miles along a river.
naturally you get some eggs.
We'll, this American house manu-
factured mail order chicken houses
and chicken equipment. and their
strong point was a prcdlgeStcd hen
food known nH 'Makc'cmI lay that
WAS guaranteed 10 speed up a slow.
laying hen. Deciding TO exploit the
Chinese market. they sent a young
man out here and opened an office.
simultaneously they sent a cargo OF
Makc'em.Iay and patent hen houses.
~ tho end OF six months their repre-.
sentative camo homo with most OF
tho shipment and reported that the
field wRs too fallow for them. II
appears that the Chinese ate the
Make'cm.Lay themselves and en-.
loyvd II immensely. while living In
his chicken housesl Since he was
out 10 uplltt tho downtrodden hen.
no could. OF course. afford TO prae.
tico on human beings"
hope this letter reaches all you
boys as Il leaves me at present. /
viii tell you all about the war In my
next letter. with kindcst regards
10 YOU all,
Yours faithfully,
CAPPY KICKS.
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