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*nT. ■ T .
Pacific Ccasl Steamship CcmpaDy
Hjt^j^ lor San IVnitciscu
fc*t*^y'?'.Tf»i The, company's >■!••
--»»-J1\ij Kll » t »lr.iin«lil|.«
( S»l4j"<j7Jjki (jii.-.n, Wullh Walla,
and t'lii.itiiin leave
Heat tie t a. m. via
Port r.,„„,. 11,1 and Victoria, March
8, 10, IS, r«, JO, April 4. I, 14, i», XI,
:». May 4, and every urih day ih.-rr
alii > l.itivf
San Fronciaco
Par Prattle 10 a. m,, via Victoria and
Tort Towuaend, M n. h », 7, 11. IT, S3,
April I. *. 11. 14 :i. ;t.. May I. and
every 'Hi day thereafter.
F"OR ALASKA
The el«gant steamships Cottage
City, City of To|»>ka and AI-KI leav«
Hv;»itle » a. in. M.i!. Ii I, ii. 11, i«, :«,
51. April I, II 15. tfi, 1\ Id, May S.
and every fifth day thereafter,
r.-r further Information obtain
fulder.
Thi- company reserves the rlsht to
chance, without provluus notlre,
•leamcrs, sailing date, and hours of
•ailing.
J. F. TROWnitItMIR,
l'uri-1 SI Bupt,. itcean Ik. .Itl^.
Uptown ticket oßlce, «ll First ay.,
Seattle; (IwhUII. kin» * Co (len,
Agrnta. Pan I'r cm i«..».
BEHOLD YOUR
UNCLE SAM
Growing as Dig Waistod as
Johnny Bull.
WABHINdTON, March ».—Th*
rnriit promise of Ambassador
ChoAte that 111.- l:iii..l Si un ami
iiii«i llrltaln would maintain ■ very
friendly rivalry In lit* world* ••••in
mi-n-i", •uci;.'«t» «.i Inquiry that I*
not ao consoling to our British cous-
In* aa II la ii v«. for Ihe »tatiaii. «
•how that w» have, not only been
rapidly gaining upon their etpoct
trade, but «uri>4««r.l It laat jrnr by
more than a hundred million dollar*.
In ".««* Ihf I'nlted Hi*l. • eiportrd
i:«.T».rwi worth of domestic mer
chandise ami i)r.«t ltrlt«ln S»»a.
139.040 In ISW oar total amounted
<■• f1.»3.M4.U land ONM lirltaln'a
la t1.111.M4.U1. that U. In thirty
year* *- hay« «»im->l 5M4.1U.«2» In
our rxport trad*, whll* Orrat llritaln
h»a rained only SXU.US.ni. rut
(lns It another way, our gain ha*
b*«a 311 |i«r r»nt. and her* h-tn born
only :* i»r rrnt Hhr li»« not c*«i
been abl* to k*»t> par* with th.
growth of population In h*r <■»
ootoalea.
In It»* wa W.I fair to iut',<ui th«
r»c«.r4. Our ex|M>rta In th.- eight
montha ending with February laat
«M l'T> ':•' 111. while Ihtuut from
th* !r.! 1 Kingdom were ITU,**.
--427. The year !«♦< wan th- Ant year
In which our exi>orta eieredM thoae
of Oreat I'.rilatn. Only Iwtr* have
they been more than a hUlion «f
d >llar*. while lIMM of Or—l llrllaln
ha* exceeded a billion .t.-llam annu
ally for more than twenty year*.
There la even more atrtklng «i«ni- i
n«-an*^ In our trade with the mother
country. In 117* *-• sold her »M«. • ,
4HS.UI worth of m*rchan'lls«. In
rreaae of 14 i«t rent,. whll« our g*n>
|U« w* • <M her JKt.*»«.»>?. an In
eral *«p»rt trade lncre«*r<t <3 |»r
rest.. The e«|»*rta from Oreat Url>
tain to the fnli.J Ittate* have
M --I •■■II for a quarter of a century.
They were atmoat th» Hill' In l»»» j
M they were In UTt. being UM,»tS,.
IH In the former and ..'M.li; In
MM latter rntr. whlrh »h>«» that ;
although Great Itrttaln eontlnue* to
be drpendent upon u« we are making
our own IT "la
SHOE MEN REDUCE.
__————
Fifteen Manufacturers Meet
and Announce ■ Cut.
nOKTON. Man*.. March 14 -At a
meeting of Aftren of the largeit
manufacturer* of men*, boye* and
ynutha' ehoea held yrvterday an
agreement was reached that the
Anna would make a larg* rut in ill*
rounta. Th- reaolutlon ai unanl
ni'iu'ily paaaed, *aya that on all
!•.'.<!■ ordrrrd for delivery after
June 1. itM, the t»rma of dlarount
for •■«■»!. thirty daya; net ality day*,
without dating further dlarount. All
prlcea subject to »ilvanrr without
further nolle*.
TO HIMSELF.
This Man Mailer! Letters for a
Purpose.
"Juat wait a moment until I drop
the*« MM In the box," he •*!'! «•
h* turned out of the offlc* building
Into Ui* afreet.
"Why. they »re «;i.lrt««| to
yourself." I could not help maklnt;
the remark, for I hn-l nntlreil them
lying M "'■■ little table bralde hla
desk a few minute* berore.
"1 know It," hi loughed. "I wrote
the addremi myaelf. tor, to tell the
truth, there I* nothing In the envel
i.l«<x but » pter« of blank paper."
"Hut It I* not April 1—"
'111 tell you all about It. It* a
little nrheme of mine. I'm going to
move right to the other side of the
city early next week, and u« I do not
ear* to have any letter* that may
be addreaaed !■> me, either lirrnnrril
or btiatneoa go aatray, I "Imply ad
drexa half a doxen or more envelope*
and poatal ranla to mirMll at the
new adrllllM and i.i.ill • couple each
day.
"They aerve no other purpoae than
to Inform the peoplw at the dlatrlrt
pontofTlre through which my letter*
will pn«a thnt there la a new tenant
at number ao-and-no, and when I nm
■ettled In my new quarter* I am
very MM that my regular corro
apondvnr* will rome to ma without
an error. Therm la nothing like be
ing a llttla «yale.matlr. A quarter In
v.«>. that way may *uv« m« ''■''
lara, and certainly aiivo me ialbl<
nnnoyanre from delay and mlade
llvery through being a newcomer in
a neighborhood."
SNost Story Ex|»lodo«1
UAWnENCEDtJIKJ. In.i.. M»rrh
24,_What »i< tiippO—d by MOM to
tw a. BhoKt In th« atllc of th» W^n
trr rp«l<l*nre, n«>nr the City l";irk
ha« proved, on Invmtlitntlnn, to I)
n dwarm of bi-^» iii ii hurl loralcil
th<T« l»»t (prtna ami ipanl Hib
■prlnß In Inylnic up in pnundx of
tinnfy. «n open nablo window per
mitting them i" come »nd go at
plt«aur*f j
SURPRISED
REP»
Understood Manila
Was Destroyed
A\i)A3ii:i;iri.\Aß)iYMiN.s\n:r.iJ
Wild Tjlsi Told By Rebels to
Dgtitar Up their Witt and
toting C*uaa.
M wit V *I«rcb H.— TIM Inmir
»'■ »>!-■< are »tirnitihriilng thvlr posi
tion rturlh of Manila, .ml pr*p*\T<
Ing for an advance Uy the Amerlcnn
i"n ■ » I.t>..(i<■:> refugees «ho ar*
rived >i-rit-!>iu' from tt»« northern
I'.irl of .l.tii-hi i \f.i. •• am >.| ■»'■ t<>
find M.iuii.. In f\lh.. 11 .-. T!; •> ».i >
that tlm liuurgruta In the north
• i'l-i •-.■ i!if clly I* In ruins, and Hi •
flower of 111- American army «>*«
•troy*!. Hergt. Cohen anil l*rlvate
MiiW. of <h. Twin.,, tii K4l ■• i". mat
hilled In a skirmish with the ><:.!»
at Oitoran (.-lay.
WIDOW HAS SUED.
To Recover Insurance on Her
Husband Dead in Alaska.
Mrs. lly II Hl-1..n h*s Aled ault
In the Federal court against the
IVnn Mutual l.if» Imaranco com
l.any Mri. Rtetson la the widow of
Archie C. ntetson, a prominent
young Seattle man who »>< one of
the party of fourteen that perished
with the river steamer Jessie at Ihe
nvnith of the Kuakokwim river In
Alaska last June, ami she sues [..
collect on a I *•« policy luktn out by
her husband last February.
The Insurance company refuted to
pay Ihe rlilm until prnnfs are fur
nlshed showing positively thai Mr,
IHi •.!•.... la ill Mrs. Hlelson'a at
tornrya, Humphries, Humphrey, 4k
|t.x('.>i< k. have been gathering evl>
•I«'»>-1> for aeveral months, and are
rortAdent that when Ihe case la tried
before Judge I!anf«rd neit summer
the fact of Klelaot'a tJ-nh will be
proved to the rnl!r« aallsracttoo of
Ihe Jury.
The Pntoner Had Snakei.
"Stand up there!" said the rrnaw
>-ulor A Aerre, black haired man
rose «lowly from the prisoners',
bench and nervously eyed Judge
Cann.
"Who are you," asked the rourl at
length, ar.«lou> la break the lew.
wrrnla Oreeier. pardner.
WHat be your*
"None of your Impudence, sir!
The ameer »>»« you were beastly
drunk."
"The hyena He*!" shouted the ■!-•
fendant with sudden animation,
"I'll dare him to—
"IMnp!" rommanded the Judge, "or
you'll go—"*
"Qull curving your neck at me In
that way, you miserable reptile!"
snapped the prisoner.
"What's MM matter with that
man!" ga*pe<l hi* honor. "Home
body "
"I"it.'l stick that >.tn«u> of yours
out at m* again. Tou're trying to
fasflnate me!"
■'«• that chap!" shnuted the
Judge: •»• years, and »•• for con
tempt of court."
"Hold on, your honor!" ejaculated
Prosecutor De Itruler; "you've got
the sentence wrong! The law
doean't contemplate—"
"Now ! he«r ye hlanln'" broke In
the prisoner; v ... ■•■ getting ready
to strike! Keep away, or I'll pound
ye with my stick?"
■ Ju<l«>\" aal<i the ri-portrr, "Ihal
man hit* iiMli'i "
"Oh. I* that all? You otiKht to
know!" exclaimed hi» honor, with •
algh of relief «■ the eonfualnn nub
•Mrl, "then I'll reduc* the "■'<■
trncr to thirty day*—the old drunk
took ■i■•■ for ■ ratllvrt"
HOW TO BE :
A CONJURER
!■
And Mystify One's Mm* j
With Magic.
A young man In «nrl*ty who want* (
to < r!n!n hi* ' rlr m.l» With up-to
date conjuring trlcka, muit have ft I
pl*thorl<- ciir«» Jt m»y limn an |
e*»y and Inexpennlve thing '.•> fallow.l,
In the fnotiteria nf a ■ I"v. r i. >n»: I
per»on who get* nuked evrry«h-tr«»
•ilmply l.>rmi»i- !"■ i>n ••»»t•- 11 • I >• nn
rvrnhii party tot ill hour nr *n niih
a few • Hvrr ■!.■»•• tt«. but It n't.
Amateur prcallnlftltnllon Ik hy no
iiicanK ..... youth* who emu
late Keltar and Men m inn an<l r"
Into the thins ax n nutter at hiMi
neaa. There In n'i fnpprvaxlng th» j
nmblllnu* amntnur ••■ 'njui--i uh » {
hope* in h» a prnfr'Uftlonnl, but tlHrrt |
«!•<■ a number .r irouM men. nml
wnm*n a)*o. with v bom ■ mania for
trlrk* nf mum' I* hi im.hk>'<l at low
nf nibllna or nny other hnh'uy.
They hnv* money to m>oml In vrntl
fylnK th'lr whlmx, and they nr« «!•
way* mli the loqkoul fo* domelhiiiß
new. Mmv of them Irivertt th'-lr
own m km, nnil tnk« prW» In the
fact thnt they nre "unproftMton
nl."
Two bl»r!c» from the Snvi Ynrl:
lleralii n(Tlce thf-re In n mnnufa.-toiy
nf mnclosl my»lerleii. It i- Ih*
only one In thin country, nn<l the
lurr'-'t in 'nfl wnrl(l '"''" '" n W»ll
known firm In London. Kor pro-:.
fetmlrinnl trnde the two lirotli.TH Who]
run It make frefluent trip" to l;«r- |
ope, nml rxrhnnge |d*SI llh xlrn
]i., r roneernd In Hamburg, I"ar:<,
h nil Lend
Itut the bom* market for drnwlti,f
: room enUrlnlnrni la ■ »rv (lltTer
.l,l tlilnK. Coneernlnr; tliln ona of
the tuother* milil to me:
"The tlm" hnn pn«»eil whin pro.
r> pi<h-i..'l trlrkn are wanted for Hie j
drawing room No young mm i
want* to to to «n evening porty i
THE BE _TT2. STAB.
with a trunkload nf HiipiirHtua. iii
ivunta "..in. ii.in.-, that ha ran put
awuy 111 111/. ......1,,!,, wltlimit illn
i-'ilin,! the ahitpn if till! clotlira,
Tii" i. .ii .i.ihi it.m.ui.| H r.. i Mm ill
appurutu*. I ii- r H i that them are
expeimlvp — aometlmei Involvlnu
met hanlKiii a* Intrtrnto km tli« flii'-at
wnteh, rfoea put at'ein to ninke any
dirfcrrnci', IClectiiclty hplpi ii" out
I Rixnl (l.'lll It) thla.
"I ahould i«.>v that a young; mnn
"!••■ vvanta to lieennie jm■•ii. i. ut .1
thia form of I vi .■ •ntvrlatnmtnl
mum !■■ atile to apend I "" to mak.i
n imrreai nf It. A tcarhi-r, at the
.ii i. -i. In netpoanr}'. Tho leaamta
"ill toil anvn Int.) from 13 to 120
each If t.ikm fmm n mnn who I n i v >
hla tiualnraa, lti»ik.i on i-i . -<ii tun >-
linn .ii- \cry mu>h like I i. •<m
i .'i.i. i.ln,- Thi'V nre uct-ful n.'llV
tv men who know hmv In li.iii.ll-'
their taela,
"Three Ihlns* nre lniH»pena»t)'e—
a «jul< k eye, a ateady nerve,, ami A
rciidy lonfitai If a nmn Aura nut
i ■ »i Ihtae h# ahnuld lei conjur*
Inwr nlimv Almiiit anybody not a
born Idiot tnn learn n trlrka, but
romparallvely tf\r rnn make any.
thlnu Ilka n niirre»a lieforu Bfwla
tora, Thi» 1..HH11.1M trlika of ron
Juror*, Invnlvlnit hit*, rarda, flow*
era axd tlm like, • ■«! everywhi-r«
fi."ii (A • mi i t<> ITS. :'...i" of id
new trick* rniulre nn apnnratua v
i'i;:i, - than a matchbox. but llmt
ro»t more thnr» I 100,
"The drawing ro«m entertilnrr
who work* without pay likra to he
failed from Ihe mHat of th-t com
pany he la with, Juit aa nne la <»k
ed lo alnit or tc» redtp, without h*v»
ii - to • \ • it a bag and n ■- ■■■> I out a
lot of thlnga upon a table. ti-
IMnka It i■ .: . hotter. You re
meint'er llerrmann'a fxmoua ,-i ci. •
• ■■•I drawing them frurn a baud>
kerrhl< f or from n < -■- > In ut<l!ir.il*d
I---.-H .■ .»• A yuung man In Ihia
'it* who i -:\ . • iinuMi • r«.i ■ enter
i.!'•.•]>■ mi. !>..• (tone him on* >•• <>• i
f'rntn a alnci* ■ • "•■«• nf paper i,.- ran
druw out i.i. white, n-il »-!•••
--11":r>«. llrrrtnann'a wern ,ttl une
coior,
■ ;!i i ■ la no alight of hand, alseve.
o- %**l work. An Millnary ah«wl of
I i< la Uae<l. ''■ -n. ;'■>•• !'u <)(
• \n, - It in.- An n i In one Inch of
apart w* tan ramfmn garlands that
meanurr peven yard' long. l>r»w-
Ing r<M>m conjuring haa '.'•!• i rather
quiet for a few rear*, but social
vaudeville haa rvvlvrd II."
INDIAN UPRISING
IS FEARED
HfXENA. Monl.. March it —
"When the. green graaa earn** the
• hue men on th. Cheyenne lamia
will have <.. n»-h: Ka aay the friend
ly Indiana to the white urttler* In
Kaatern Montana." The speaker
waa I". 11. llenjamln, a well known
r-*|.tfnl of the ea*tm tart of the
Mala.
A •!>••• I"' aifnl ft ihf |nl<rl- • d»
t*rlm»nt put In the (utnm«r month*
<>f U"t y*ar tmllnc «tlth thnwln
•li.m» ami <>lii»lnln* opllona for lh«
r in. h «n<] •■•■" k roxrvallnna on Iho
Tonsu* ami llo*rbu<l il»<r« Imllitn
Annl Mi- IwtiiKhlin lis«l t u-.-l i-I llw>
whit* ••■ii!.-r» la trnk.- no further
Impravvmrnta. i>l>'-tsmir that (ha
money f.*r thrlr laixla an>! Improve
m*nia 1011 M l«- |.«!-i m th*m not
latrr than June -.f !lu« r»ar. Th»
bill for th. r.H-f of lh. — avltWra.
ln'r. lv. ■ I by H« »>-»'"r Uanlt* of
Mnntan*. ■ M hill' I .I'irlr,* ih» last
iw of icrwu and th* »<-tii«T« ar«
Itvlnc aa In th* past, lex-ated on an
Indian Mullen, With no tllhlluf
i.n\ !".<■*« < An uprtMnx i7»«.n« the
Indiana to ejwrt th»m la fcarnl.
NOT PROOF
AGAINST THIEVES
Burglars Surprised While
Robbing Insurance Man
V, lUftNOTI V*l, M ir. h U.
tlurclars were lauchlnc. cracklnit
jokr* and having a fra*t of eat
! ables In th* real Im ■• of C I: Pier
son, out Uarket (treet. early thla
mornlnc. *h-'n they m« som* one
strlk* a nit. li and were confronted
by Mr. Pi. ■• .n. with revolver In
hand, lie bad t»-. n awakened by
their nolne. The rubber* hastily es
caped through a window, and Mr
I'lrrxm fired several (hots at th- in
without effect. Mr. Plrrffon la man-
I acer of a burglar Insurance com
pany. .;-
Wishing Mr. Barrows Well.
The Wn»tiim:t.>ii c<irretpondent at
the New Y..ik In !■ :>• nI. n'. who it
• lid tv be Mr. inn x m •. th* presi
dent's selection for the new librarian
Of ronexe**. thus writes to hi* paper
of the new librarian:
"I have ti.it. tn .I hi* erowth and
!!•■■ i chanslnK features of hi* • .>■■ • r
from childhood tn manhond with i
rare Inlerrnt. not wholly relieved »t
times from anxiety. I h*va Iwn
with him In scene* of dnnicer, nnd
hnvo enjoyed with him many aon'S
nf calm n pone, I wan with him one
day nt U. li. ■• A Co.'* warks. tin
Hherlff atrret, Nrw York, nhrn n
1,:.. i. of wood fell <>n iii i )i. i •« ti.'
ptisai 1*! lindir the ti .!*tv..tv. ml h)
was takrn I '■• • -t:- <r to the : 'the
■ .ii v I was with 1.1 t.i ■•• ii> n he wna
prottratvd by .i fi.i of th" Nut itabla
.| - .r at If. ■ « i ■ -l.i. ', on Ilruomo
■trpct. ! «M ul(h him tn the In
dun lull 11 «n the Ycllow*tonn,
whrn a HprinKfleld ri(l<- ball 1 . ne
trati-d .i trco two Inches atjnvii lila
h*'»d."
Mr. Harrow* having mirvlvril the
raittiu bliM k ami tb* (tabla ilcw.r,
will yi't contlini" t" prosper, we rr>[n>,
ROW Ihut thi- United Htatea *<n.iti!
[ ha* fail . 'ii lilm.^— Lousvlll* ■ ''in -
j Icr-Jnurnnl.
MISHAP AFTER
A BAPTISM
1 'i
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lof tl ' -'n on
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i.iiiii) lo rifirt.
a AWFUL
A Tramp Relates It
to The Star.
A frow»y man with a strawberry
none «,i» I, anlru: ucaliiKt a Ulegraph
IMile on Heeond avenue today. A
Him 1 reporter |iatae*l.
"(llmme. .i iii. k"i pleas*?,'
"Jin I from Chi. .i»».», mi" you?"
"Saw. I'm ■•■ eastern man who's
not -tin k OB 1 ..ill town."
Whal'a th^ mnti.'r wllh It?"
"Matter ■ enough! I've puttered
nbuae. My bunlneea la |>f Hnal
i»ii in an i-vii hour i rude Into
your ' Iti on a.On ai Northern
car, I've be«n a beaeeabla vlaltor
for nearly two week*, but have been :
i. iinT..!, autraged. and alighted by
porky ;. .-i!, until I.rant alitnd It
no i _•-»-. B»Veral Queen Ann* hill
klti-hen glrla threw i|l>h-water In
my far* MUHI] I draw lha lint
at li-■•»• Hir.
"Ah! You're In luck!"
•1-urkr*
•i if rourae. "You've atrurk a
writer of the rltar—«n« who publlah
-1 **» the imtrafta of other people.
"8a? I'm gt»d In make your ae
nualntanre. then. The Blur, I well
know, 'rl--n'l» the 1... ,i I will
give It ml •' iry A great many
trnmpa take your valuable paper—
j whenever they ran . <-t •• rhanr* to
get at II In »!il>«. -iii. r« dooryari]*—
and we know that you ran put
thing* In a lurtd light when onro
ruuMd up i.i aetton. Other r. «•
--f •=• i'■< - hay* lampooned and raru»n>
ih] ua iii a fatidatoaa manner. We
feel •ii- treatment all the more be>
t rau«« we used la know ao man* of
the edltori txrannally,
"During thi- two <••-. I have
til-Mil in your ■!!» I have In I a j
good opportunity I < tee 'he Inalde
working* • t many kltrhrna, and I
ran and will tnak« torn* aatoundin*
revelatlnna. Tonight I atari *•«•
: In a Portland rommerce car, and the
expo** w«l| do me no harm. It will
be a aatUfaetlon for my Injuries.
"«» Third ->T»nn» 1 found aeveral
fin* Inoklng hnoaff—fine on Ihe out
aide, but oh. my! ! looked through
th* window of one kltrh«n at t a.
jin an.l atw the female prratdenl
there take her Mark pawa out of Ih*
arrub hurket art) plumra 'em with
out waahln' Into th- blarult dough.
"The a!glil made me al<*k, but nort
■>' ' ur i-.it*. »<> I knocked, grocery b.»y
•tyle. at the door, and when old
■Vnway opened tt t politely aiked If
'mIMU* would Rive a email ptere of
unbuttervd bread to a poor man with !
a wife and three ehltdrrn, all down
! with ».«rli.| fever r
" Ay- roorae,' *be an«»-->r»>l and j
going l>ehlnd the door, ahe >Ilvr.|
down Into an oil tin boiler and pull- ]
ed Ih* half of a loaf. I Take thot to
yer ararlet fevtr damlelle.' ah* Mat, '
rlnalna; the door, proftMlonal
fashion. In mr ' v •
"I t«.k her •■'. 1 »tufT »nd coin' out
I In the alley I #pl*.j a <!•■■ that look
ed rsfeworn. aa though !!'■ was no
•>t.)«-i Ho I ear* him the bread'
' and watched him Ma If- had all
th* symptom* of blood poisoning.
'"After my narrow •■•rat". 1 wand
ered '"i" en Jam** atreet. and Fee-
In* a fin- hni«. with a windmill and
water tank behind It. I examined
the ■.■-h board of the fence and
found it chalked XX A No. I. A*
that l« th* established eating hou*e
sign af our order I atrpped around
la the kitchen without hesitation.
Ther* at— A a freckled female with
blue eye* and ham hair with a
defunct cat In her hand! Th* crea
ture was undoubtedly of some pant
generation, «n not only perceptible
to the naked eye, but to the naked ■
novel
" Throw that bade Into the alley,'
•ho commanded me In a voice like a
wife. 'I find It up In the wathtr i
tank, It • been »i Its' the flavor of
th* wather, an' the mlslhreaa I*
ralaln' Cain. Iff la* particular
thot the la, anyhow.'
"I (lipped around for the street
and then circumnavigated the flrnt |
bakery that I aaw, aa M to bring up
In the rear. In the back yard. The
biker had left n I .1 of fr*«h pies
standing on the knrr.Hnit board, and
a* he wasn't around to wait on ■'»»•
t ■■in. ri, I began dinner. It was the
thlrtl pie, I think that attracted my
portlruinr attention. The other* hnd
been cuatnrd*. but IkJa MM had a
tap lid, «> I lifted It to make sure
that there wa*n't .1 cemetery be
nt'itth. It ■>. - lucky lli.it 1 did «<•.
for there, I "lijt in lh*lr la*t *leep
lay 17 his !!■««. aevernl of th«m on
their buck*, with wide-open black
eyra *tnrtnff at i!.. 1 . 'Hnar' It a M
a horrifylns night, and I felt like
a crave robber. H<i I hnatlly drop
: 1 the lid nf the pie and Hum; the
• hole thing out of the bark door.
f"ae««r. didn't I run' The pie hit
the bilker, who van Ju»t rnterlnc.
blnckberrlen nnd ■' U nil over hi* :
apron! No flea* on him! Well, '
think ItiTi' were neveral! ! skipped
by the frnnt door with that fellow
vhtiutln* "Mop thief," behind. *o 1
iii..in lit 11 beat to hunt 11 retired to
cnllty. and did *o, 'Unit up In the 1
ronl »hed of a achool hou»e. There
I remained till 111 excitement dli-J
out.
"Hlx hour* later, when the aha bM
of rvenln' hnd put it'" 4*l to I- 1.
I ventured bark to that bakery. In
tPtit on u'ttlnß even with th« pro
[irlr>tnr. 1 did not Intend to aaaauli
him with .1 ■ lull, tut to do him n
worst Injury by nntlnaj •own all of
hi* mldnlßht doln'a and ih^n pub- i
lti>hln' ''"i (" 'I' 1 world!
•lie wn* working away at a 1.m:..
batch of bread when I located near
thn window nnd prepared to keep
tab.
"II wn* worm, no doubt, down
there At lfn«t lh<> bnk«r looked hot,
for the tii-niln of ptraplrHlon kepi
,mii' from li! f«''e nnd minxiiir
with Ihi dough. Finally he *n»
lirnili'd the kni'inllnn operation*, anil
8 ,,1n" tn thi furnace he punrheil up
thi> lire, threw «pveral ' hunk* «if
dirty . .ii into the name*, u*ln' hi*
h.iniln. an 1 then, without «iiKiilir,
wont back tO thi dmißh »nd till ii' d j
the « hole batch 11 dark color.' 11 re-
Mmblcd ryr bread, ami, BO il.illhl.
,1, ,1 Bulled him. 1 neved knew ha
fnre that 1 oat dual cnutd 1 ■•■ utlll/.'.l
In makin' bread, but 1 know now,
II reminded ma of tlin Krub-bueklt
eplaodc.
i nail] the baker picked up hi*
pan*, dumped In ii" dough and on
signed It to the oven. Then 111 took
an ■hk *ni of iii< buakot, brnlu 11.
• lied of It and screwed up hla
fare. I put bark fi ■■■ th«s wlnd'iw
expert In' lf> hear mil o|| miim
whtniln' |,iiki. i.iii It .ii.ii, I. I ra
in. 'i
"Next day I went around la Hi"
i..i. k door of an ii|i-»'i« n ?.• I.itir
ant rniil »..<t .. Hrjuliit at the kitchen.
a red-fumd maiden was pouring
».■!:■ i.-iiii-■•< ..in r ■ ima nn-41 whit*
• llnhi'i' Intn !.,.•. lit." k (toll M the
•tor*, Thin ■•.■.in.ml'/ii proeaadinf
■truck me unfavorably nnd I left
without " word.
"out on llroadway i vlmlted a
MtSlun where a ninl't ivna preparln'
a r"«it fur 'tinner, when two large
family nil got .w >v with It and
retreated U|> Ihe alley. Mm ""I I
imirii-ii ami overtook tin- meat aa
tho cats «<-:•■• t|i'iiin MtiK aa to ii,.
1.. 11 nay to run. The ■MaM was
covered with dirt and i-1.. ». but Hi,
maiden doused It In the water |"<!I
and chucked It In tin' oven."
Tho i. imp ginned, l.mm >l at Hi"
run. fijiJ-.-J-hr,1 .*. utei-liul- f"r th**
Northern Par Me freight yard.
FOR THE HOUSEWIFE
To dean a -[■!■•• mill, Ktlnd « an ■ 1
fui of m rlo<\
j A ln»lt broom I* juat the thing;
I" • l.i.n .1 h .1 -.-i j.llfh nt.-it. r.
''■i». !• with Ih'- whalibonea i. -
moved make koiml < Irunlng rlulbi.
\\'.<..l nub*« pal In ii wollon bag
■ml pin. ■•■! In 11,. >'. 11l i will make
Itrklca a* i iin-K ir will not l"< ■!• In
la Jar that nan ever had »ny kind
of ii. !».. In It.
_____
Clam ahelta «r« more convenient |
for m r:iii»-K pota ii!i.| -••tti.-« than |
a knife, ■•■•iuiritu; le»a urn*-.
«Villhk» that liii>' Im-.-ii •in.it. •I by
■ keroaene lamp *hould i>«- wu»h<••!
..ft with • *• nk « -i i water.
I'm I Mill- hnuachoM ammonia on
a rut- and < !■ ■«« oft the rnlla nf the
wringer before putting It away.
lirain pip** that M anur or Im
pure may be cleaned with lime water
■or ■»■!•. I! arid or rhlorlde of lime.
When < '>ii drive a nail Into a wall,
I clotheaprees or •>•«•-! to hang th!isir«
on. drive It through a spool up to
: th* h"d-
A small »>■ * ml. .1 with time ami
placed .in a ahelf In th* pantry or
closet will «ba<irti iiampnmii and keep
th- air dry and sweet.
Canned Good", Trust.
BTItACUBR. m V.. ism 'i j« —
Merrill * Koule and the I<oomta-AI
-1 len company, targe manufarturera
of canned coodt here, have been ap
proached by outride partle* Inter
ente<t In th- aame line of bu'ii.- ■■
wllh a propoaltlon to form a ttu-'t
capltallie<l at t50.000.000. It U -Mid
i that Curtice brothera, of Itocheater,
the fManwtx company, of Home, and
I the Itri- I'rmervlng company «f
' HufTalo have given pptlona on their
I plant" Amalgamation la expected
I In take plice on June 1.
EXPANSION AND TRADE.
American Policy in the Philip
pine Islands.
Th* i fi.[l<- who are opposing what
they «n'l expansion .11 mural
rmnn<la appear not l> lake all the
fact* of the case Into consideration.
II IS not Ilio pollrjr '■' the admlnla
tratlon In take the Philippines from
th- Filipinos. Th* •.!•)•■• I I" to tract)
* semi-barbarous people that civili
sation will lift them to a hither con
dition. They are not to be robbed
of thtlr land, but they arc to b«
t/iuKht how to develop th- riches
they have. It la m■■ to '«• expected
that people of the l>pe of the Fili
pinos ■an he made to understand th*
object of this government at in*
outset. if tkaf could, they would
■top their warfare, at once, drill
hi ion In not something- to be manu
fsrtun-l: It In ■ thine of growth.
Oen. Uomea says »'■ i« ■•» con
vinced thai the I'nlted States In
Mali to do all that has been prom
i»-.1. When the Plllptnon arrive at
thin *tate of conviction th* tolutlon
of the qtleatlon In the Kant will !>■•
In sight.
It la unfortunate that the critics
of thin irovernment base th- action
of thin nation on selflnhneiw. The
course the administration ha* In
view with regard to th? Filipino*. if
liailawl nut, will In a '■■" yean be
of benefit ■.. both side*. The *eml
•mßic'" will be able to secure what
they h-iv« never hnii, and the mar
kit for mir surplus manufacturea
will tie widened In the extent of the
need* "1 the 10.00.000 of |<enple. A
foothold fir trade In th* Philippines
mean* balm In ■« position i\;m
tiiiii-«.ii« for bidding for the trade In
China when th* change now speed
ily expected liecomca a fart.
It I* estimated Hi.it manufacturing
ha* pf»gieam»d so far In this coun
try that the need* of our own people
ran be- supplied if the factories are
In operation bill four month* In the
year. The product* of the Inbnr of
the ether e!|rht month* are iirnt to
other countries. If thr»o product*
••tin be hod by people Ie«« favored
than we' are. at a fnlr "I . why
tint seek to veil them In the Philip
pine*, China and i«nywhere>l»e? Iv
ti noli trade I* not rohblnr; one's
customer*. It I* one way of »hnw-
Ing the world what the American
pen people run do In extending civili
sation. Fair dealing I" not b«*ed on
•elflahneii*. and there 1* no motive
of robbery In It. It la guhlcil and
controlled by the hlithp*t motive*.
The Cabana, the Filipinos .ml even
the Hpanlards. will 1. urn this In time
In »plte of their prejudice*.
" ■ ■
Making a Quick Sale.
"1 railed at your boa « to Ii Mr.
Smith." 1" k.im the book aicent, "«,»
■how your wlfi> .1 very Interesting
bunk which I utn ■•Ulm"
\on did, ill" You Infernal
scoundrel! ! Well. I »uppo«e you
fooled her Into buying one, and now
you export ■',■ to Pa) for It, 'lilt I'm
not Rnlnj 10 do nnythlnß of thi kind,
It* nluiut time thl* nul*nnii> »v
stopped. v 11 r ii"" ■bo around and
nil worthies* booh 1 to tii" women
fnik«. who iinn't know .hi* ball r,
mill then make us ,lli: up for them.
I-,,, in, lof it. You In-' '■" back
1,, the hout ■ ii.' tell my «Ifa to itlvo
you your bonk, in 1 dnn't ever try
Hi it 1:1'". "ii ma I'K.iin."
"You nre mistaken, sir," said
the .ittent calmly. "Your wlf*'re
fund to buy the bosk, Hhi> laid ii
wan not ■■■ to rrail, and ih« would
not hnve It In in,- house."
•Hhe did, did (he? Here, i\e me
n copy, quick! How much Is It?"
:j
HITCH ms
mmm
In Printing the Book
On Alaska.
,j
which cox/ms is to issib
-r. - - . _._ ....
explanatory ittUr from the •>
--tUtint Secretary of War.
Tho Ixinlt on Al.i>l«n •■xpl<,r«tlim
to l>e liaued by Hi • government, baa
been <!• 1.iy..l .jwln« la an ov«rnl(lit
In congrM*. Id Uw'etOStßg hour* of
iho lii.i ariwlon a reaolutlon <t!r»ct.
In* Urn war department to proceed
with |iul>l!'utlon wa» uvcrlouk
■•l H-llh Hi.- remit that th* man
Si vitluable matter which had been
prepared by direction <>f the wnat*
«■• left unavailable for Immediate,
DM,
Inn letter received by the editor
of th- it. .,iii,. Ktar i.,;;t pvenlng. A*- '
■Ktant ffecretary of War Mcikl*
)..hn aayi:
"In regard to the proposed publi*
ration of Ala«kan rrport* I wlfh to
• •lUr.- you that the MM wer« pr«
--i .■■ .1 and tubi .'•. ■! to ronirrru for
put 11. mi..11. but authority 'therefor
«ea» not procured prior to adjourn
mrnt. In conii*<|Urnc« thfy will ba
held In th. department and tram
milt.-.l to ronajreca again upon the
'•p-nlnc of ii« next aecilon. with
nek additional matter and data on
the lubjert an may be collected In
the Interim. "
BURIED A CAT
■ WITH HONORS
I KTON. March 14—A cat fan
eral look |.l»r«. ihl» afternoon, when
Davln, .-»i:<-.i 11. owned liv William
H'fulilrn. r.ii. •-.;. .if Kant High
»treet, m* l»l I away. TIM cat for
I*o tefS past ha* laid In atata In
lloulden'a houae, envelop 4"! In a,
l>!i> k rxhmr m ahroud <\n 1 encaaed
In a coffin of regulation pattern.
Around the •■•i:!in «'r<; Mm flow
era. A number of white nelshbon
vrrre admitted to view the last of
Mr Thomaa Cat. The bearcra wer*
Ma>l«ra Prank Hum, Allen and
Wilbur Conoway, and Oeorire Hi' 1.
--••n». white youth*. A (hort funeral
»<rvl <• wan held at the crave In
chance of riouldrn, the owner of the
cat.
Coached for Naturalization.
Deputy Fufwrinti»nd#nt of III*-?
--' M Rl*man wan In White I'lnlna
on* day lant »wk whim thlrty-i>»v«ti
Italian laborer* who had been
boached by a WtMtekaatW county
peUttoaJ trader, went before Jji:i;
l'iikfv, of the auprtme court, for
naturalliatlon. The Italian* had
bun told thai all that waa M ■ •■
> ■*ry (or them to do was i> elvo
their ntmn and age*, and to aniwer
j-f» t.i <• very que»tlon that m'rh. t>»
put to th-m Mr. Kidman liatened
to the examination The Omt
Italian Ptrppcd brfor* the * untie* »nd
• mil.-1 btandly at him.
"What In your n«mf!" a»k»-<l the
jmtl. ••.
• I.Mill Maroronl." aald the candl
date.
"How old are you?" asked th« '•:•
tlr».
Thlrty-on» year," Mid Macuronl.
"Will you iwnr to iudpotl the
''•>nnlltutlrn and the lawi of ths
I'nlted Htat.B an.l of the St»- of
New York?" a«k»d the Justice.
"Vfi," MM batch
"Will you bear anna acralnat •'.••
t'nltfd Ptatrtr* »ii th, next .nic»
rtaa
■Yra," rrspondrd UiUri itllUlr
"Will you Join the An*rchl«l»T"
came next.
1 V.v.. paid l.ui«l. amlllriKly.
"Would you aanlit a fatrlxn power
aealnK! th* lull- I BtatP«T"
"Ym." MM I.uikl. eaiccrly.
"Would you at all tlmen r. tut the
offlrpra and rower of the ' r.it'l
Slate* in the execution of th»-!r
duty?"
"yea." ...^
"In ra'i' of war with a forelsn
power, would you give HI 1 and com
fort tn the enmy with all the ;n>wer
.it your dl»po»*lT"
"Yen."
"And you » 'lcmnly awesr that y»«
will do all of theae thln«»?"
"Yer. " aaM the candidate, hi* Mco
llCllllllK UP.
■tap iluwn." >a!d the justice.
"Th»f» all."
Of the thlrty-»evcn i an IM >'••» two
recelred their naturftllaatlon paf>era..
—N. V Sun.
"'■■ ' ' ' "" """
WILL NOT CALL HIM
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian*
Deny Rumor.
NEW rORK, March !4.—The "tier.
Dr. John Wauon (Inn Macl.aren)
mi siikr.-.'liml In the 1.ill).II *ii|>i>ly
committee of th<> Fifth Avenue
I'renbyterlan i hini'li M « possible,
mirci-mor M Hi' 1 late Dr. John Hall.
Six mtmban of the rommlttea
h'inril him gri>rh la*t «r**t On«
of tinl members of flit* rommlttee
unlil today thai the H. v Dr. .it
■Oß had Iw-on eliminated from th*
poaatti randldatoa ii Hi.- vacant
pufttnrate.
Tramps Threaten ■ Town
ii< iVRR, Del March M.—TwtlVi
tramps nroused 111 family of form
rr Bb«rlß .' mi ii Mi DuM, on
Btata stii'.t. Iml nlßhl, and roiiKh
|j I. tn.in ]■■! a.linW«i..n i,> tin' Jail.
Mr. Mi Piiiili-I la ■ jnDM-omuilnaloner,
(iii authority tv commit vagrants.
Uporf his n-fusnl to iiitrii'l to them
«t Hint hour of th« nl-ht the dls>
tiirbrrs of the iipare became ptas>
i h< moui and alumlve. and threaten
ed tn make a bonflre of the town,
and had to be driven off with re
volvers by Sheriff McDanlel and hi*
X.in.
