I n::ti:'^J-,J:^ THE STAR EDITORIAL AND MAGAZINE PAGE iHSeS Hi •I Knt«r*J ■! MMtlla, \V«ih., poitoftk* «• ••r.m.l v-Um ntllli, * m MM^ *** * A MM* ■■■* M M \*r M *.M A M MJk AMA WJU^ JLIMA M. \*M A MMatMA IMS M ■*■ M. "V-# *-* for tbPe tint* contributed .•iioiniou-h in Urn would! of tka nation. "Y*>u bet! Hurrah! 11 —Th* Guggenheim Gang. Tho fi« or ma»» tht #ntir.- burden of tho consfrrvntlnn of the nntural r«>»ourr«jplorm tlon and location. Thi* would give a reward to the diligent pros pector. " *■■' ••And me such a dandy little diligent protpectorf*— Standard Oil. It would !»<'«-iii a direct and effective mothod of control would be to trustee the water sites tt.4J0.000 .to the status. "It's easier breaking each stick separately than the whole bunch tied together."—Western Power Trust. No new r<>clamatlou project* have been undertaken slnco March 4, ISM) 9. but prior to that time 3 primary projects had been under taken. On. March 4. 1»0t. R. Achilles Ballinger moved Into the Interior department. The large national parks should be gradually opened up for th. convenience and comfort of touruts and campura and lor tha careful pre*<«rv4t!on of their natural featurea. "Fine! Great Ideal Go to it "-Grand chorus of Everybody In America. The scenery and natural wonder* found In other count rlea fre quented by our people ar« InnlmitfUant compared with that of any of our Kfrat national parks and the mountain ranges In which thejr are found. This "parks for the people" matter was placed last in th* re port, but it alone pay* one for wading through what may be th* farewell message of Richard A. Ballinger, secretary of th* Interior. _^^— I MARY BAKER EDDY j _ __——I A *tr«nr»». triumphant life was her*, possibly raori> Influential than that of any other woman, not a hereditary quren, who • rat lived. Th« test of her works Is still to come. A poet of the day rv saarks: "Stone cttle* melt like mist away. Hut footsteps In the sand—endure." Mr- Eddy's Influence reaml many a pll» of stone, lint these are nothing compared to the school of thought and the spiritual at Biosphere she sptvad through many lands. Mark Twain predicted thai In a hundred year* two churche* would divide the world betwwn them—the Human Catholic and the Christl&n Science. If that prediction Is fulfilled, the nam* of Mary IlAker Eddy wlil live long In human history. "~—————— I THE STRUGGLE FOR AIR Coicaco proposes to limit the height of skyscraper* to IS stories, and thus to protect public rights In air and sunshine. England has her law of ancteni llghu." which prevents greedy landlords from shutting off tho daylight from tn«lr neighbor*. It Is well to have a similar ir.m.-m.tit In America, befor* th« light goes wholly out of our metropolitan skt«-e, and bvfor* In ventive genius interests some trust magnate in a proposition to bot tle the air and sell it by the quart EMPIRE'S STAR TODAY | The United States' population a.i a whole aa Increased allghtly more than Mam cent In the last 10 year*, Hut thta ratio la •!• ceeded all Ika way from th:>— to ten time* In certain localities. The blgx«*st growth Is west of the luOth meridian, which cnta the country tn twain from north to snuth. Th*. Southwest, the ■•% • treme Northwest, the Pacific coast—'Us there the star of empire now take* Its way. And these hi* sections of the republic harp only began to grow. They are the lain!* of tomorrow. 11 I OBSERVATIONS I DON'T sass the girl behind th» counter till after Christmas. 000 " A PIKE ST. dealer In tombstone* says he ■ulns for divorce, being s u ,-d by two -omen for divorce and l« charged with doming a third woman. Maralial Walts it to renlgn, so', t^glv<. his entire time to women, porhap. Here are a few "wet" »tallsllrn: I The Pacific ocean wnter weighs 94S . I ULiiiuiiuMLauim ' 000.000.000.000.'i00.000 ttniH and t!.i- W%2,''^ E^Pf'Pi^^fltS^E?! ; ■water In tin- Atlantic about f>u<-. R?y*-V/"- itWHIBH :./'•'■*■'-''• .1 third a;i much. To niiiw away the ll^Cl h*tyttc*^iKtJPyZf& I content* of it..- I'aniric li would be v I UI i VlaL^ ifmEH if^B riecensary ". fill :i tank a mlln lons, n P/l I f uW%] I ill V^^% VI tm a mil" wide and a mile »J.-. every ■Iwnßnvlnm'WßnlH^EHß^Pl •lay fur II yearn. Tho Pacific coy j^>^P?i3SS6plfC!'3^^J^ ; ": ■ 4 it" cm.ijO'i oi)o mll'-H, ih" Aii.iiiii' Mc'.-V:* v!W^»r3+sß>W'^«H ! £0,000,000, and the Indian ocean, I I Arctic ;iml Antarctic, 12.000,000 li I S3i wvnjlo lfltf^ irfiif^WfSm would take all Hi n<-d w;it<. r In the ■■■BMlMgjdl v.orld 2,000,000 years to flow '„. I''Ml 1 LTTLN T t.T. 1! Niagara. Rl /ffi.^nfiAJ «^|L'j->il^liiLLxl Chrittmat. ||^Sj^f*yyl ry4pßyJT^wfiiW6Mj^| Buy the hoy a good blcyoln at A t*~4JmiitiTSmtAVilimi lUnirtl I 1.. Hall's, 1111 Flrat av.-nui-. »*• —^—a^a^B^a™ i Postmasters May Come and Postmasters May Go \ But They All Keep Wm. J. Colkett as Assistant . .— . Present Deputy ILf* Been on . Job Since Hr Graduated From College Some M Yens Ago. iv.im.t-ti-it inuy come and post im:i 'i.-r.t iiiiir 80, but you're Kill" In find William John Colkett on thn Job hi ni.siHiiuif. He* boon Ihern for mure (him 30 year*, and It* nil Hip morn n'ltiai l««lili' mi ni'hii \ •> linn! when on* learn* that I! waa lint until 1.. .ml'rr I of thin year Hint h<* «ii» first protected by rlvtl ■>■ -nl> i< ratal! Hut W. J. (he seldom cnlli him self by lilt full na,me> has other • j.iiiMi for distinction bvslde* thli poHtoffiee Job. ll<> viaa tka first man to Ki<«itu.if« fiuiii Hi.- I'niv.r --»IIt of U'uchltiglon. and put It In your think rap riitht now that any one who ■mi lit at any time (.11 IM M«'»ny, now professor of history at said Institution, that ho waa • fi.. ki, ,| (i. i.l frrshman la some Im portant bug. And 'here ta tllll another reason for pun! W. J. 1. thn hall of fin.,. Half or the riaai of is to of the I nlvermltjr of Washington, which consisted of fuar members, llvr>a at tilt homo, aaid half being Mr*. \V. J. Colkett. BM Clara K. l.om'iard. and W J himself. I'.n lui«*«nt. It might b« noted that Jtitt 30 year* after f»ere and Mere Col krtt irot thoir sheepi-kln*. Marlon X kilt. th.-li Mil)) daughter, graduated In a •'.> -■> of 130. Colkett irti-.t working In the poatofftco at Seattle Immediately after graduation, umi-r O. J. Carr. 11.- on the only assistant, anil be did everything from making on' in.in, •>• ordera to cleaning tb« win dowa. tin r«-fl».sl tin. mimlfl. t-iii mini of Ml a month at fint. This wan gradually ra!*ed until bla sal ary now amount* to $1,000 a year, and ho ha* a Urge, well appointed office all for himself, with alee mahogany furniture, and a slrnog raphcr to take car* of hla corre spondence. A little change from the life of assistant poctmaater a* It used In be miftt upon • iiiiKi* Tii.-to arc now 221 clerk*. U3 carrier*. I* «i«< vi delivery .I'tMDiiTi and eight laborer*. 427 altogether. Col kett mi to do the work of all these In ISSO. !.(«.- a Xt- it many other '..'•■ long republicans, Colkett i.---! to be ■ democrat h--f.ii-" ih- great •;■ .■;"(■«' of 1 *>'.'■'. 1.-it jw>tltlrs really never worried W. J. Itrpubtl. ran*, democrats, standpatter* anil "pops" yon and loat It* atlll re m;ii!i."t asutttant pontßiaatrrr. II- Ik ■>. r*it;c und<*r !.:« <.<•.• >:•}•. chief, md hi' la only &3 now. During all thla Urn* Colkatt hat ir.«nif-«i.-.| a de*>p, though Dot oat tentatlons Internet In tha welfare of the city he maw rapidly growing op. II« »er*e«l for «li year* on th«>, ■Cboollxtnl. two je.tr» a* [.r> «i i ■ !--:i!. I'luliT hi* «i!i-.-r > lvi.-ii. about I 100 arbnolrooma wvra built, and ri> - children of hi*, all 1...m In Ku Jill', have «lnr« mad« liberal un« Of tii.m« Of thrux All In all. ('. k.-tt la quite a fatnoua man. K»*o th« •tpmenta) .onuplred to mak« him mo whoa h«j HOLIDAY SPECIALS Our Liberal Credit System extends you the privilege of selecting any of these desirable pieces ou terms of $1 Now and $1 Weekly. ERfcssHfW $4.50 $10.50 -jsSSf^^qi "ff Magazine Rack ™* ** BfflA Pgi $4.50 $10.50 jl] Mdi»a/inc Rack l*«™' **£ M^gpl ' *1-ili£^_ ji* ZP^m^Zj |, NOW— WEEKLY J CYcSt/f h. y C jgi T««tlljr dnlfiMxl ui< Dci!r«blo D^k. Ilia Fjrfl^SJ^^nj I ' |I ■< Illustration; of ij i»r L «( I ?* —» II well eomtrurtcd of oak, !«■< oak. finished . \ ||. »n or Karty drn*om. woo ' rhalr al"1 Kl«ctrtc k ' ?l [■ l.ninp: nolld <>ak. i:.uly fflJjMCtfc'W. V '■' i V ' KnKllnh flnlxli. An nt -0 Chair» • Dining JLaAJI Set of 6 lor Table HI -4v J'M '"V '■''''"'■'"V:" 1!' 1 i'n'ir'fr Table, U f 1 KnKllHh rinliih; full I"artcr sawf£StV ) 'j I Ixix i.,ii. upholNlor effect; top 42 JrJW'^SriiS'^Sß^s. ] -J ** '-'I in clmHo lentlinr. inclics, rxtcud fsyJ3'*'u.,.,,t'7~ —- - =| SEATTLE'S POPULAR HOME-FURNISHERS |= THE MAP MONDAY. DECEMBER M. I girl*, who marry and raise cblt> I drett with no visible means to sup i port them until eld enough to t-\p port tbennKilvra? Mould any man or woman marry and raUe I ''.•'!; without stopping to cnntlder wheth er they ran support tttrm until ».if ftrUntly educated to go out In U.n I world and earn a decent living for ihcm»«lve«. Instead of b«*tng thrown (I and fac , . • I '• tory taskmaster*? No. The parent* of 'he most of the»« J girl* are Ignorant, bavin* no wb*»| ration tbemsHtea. and. upon mar rying. Immediately prot~e«d to rals« rblM «ft.-r child, wblrb tboy are unable to support. The result I* J ! that our factories are filled with three children, who are underfed. ) underpaid and are never able to tope with the belter educated class > of childr«u lv their old age. Children should be 11.ought of and planned for Instead of being east Into tb* world Ignorant and bolptnsa I aw sure that an article In your paper on tbe subject occasionally nould tirally lirlp to better the coming generation*. 1. V. DKESI.IN. I Editor Star: Th* Pttuburg evangelist commit!** I* going to entry the Go*p«l hundreds of feet below the »urfn--e of the earth to tho miners working la tbe crtray. dnsky depths. Also open air ir.ivt , Ings will b* hrld a* th» noon hour*. Now, that Is all f#r» well for «be I benefit of the soul* of th* mlaer*.! and M also augur* welt for the pr*r« -•.-.■ pocketbooka of tbe cual treat, but It will not help tbe I tarred mind* and muscle* cf the miner*, nor will It be of much ronaotattoa to th* starved and emaciated wive* and children j boused In those «rlm. cheerless company-owned bouse*, and fed rum. hi »:li iii load • "ii.[>.• stores. Why don't these enthusiastic evangelists first carry Hi'- true Uoiipel n.. tag* to (he nfflt <• of 11.. 1 mil trust and demand ,111 honest di-nt for Hi' miners and the public) (11l Ihn Illi»»M|ri' to Hie slain leg lalatur* and congress, and demand j honest laws; carry I lull mxtixiig" ! to th<) governor mid thn president,! and dl Miami an lion. ' i-nforcernent of aurh laws; Hint finally 1.111, in. tnrntini to our courts and demand an honest hearing? When these evangelist* do them thing*, tin- iiiiiK'in will have aM fidence in their effort*, but until then It will look to them much aa though Hi- rvangelUta w«rn hire, lings of tii" coai trust, working In their Interest, not for "Peace on .nth. rood will to man," but for pence under the earth and good will toward tin- coal trust, which would lie much cheaper than strike* and lockouts. A H:i: ".II Bremerton.'Was**. STAR DUST There's a gift In each closet. And mystery rulgns. Thn coal bin Is loaded with Toys, dolls and canes. Tls ■ while before Chrlstma* Hut each one I* Wlte To thn present that • for him. Bo when-D tka surprise? When a man begin*. "Now, I like a good joke as well as the next feller—" you ran make up yuur mind that be doesn't. If your grouch appear* to be I "■»>• that won't come off; II you feel 1 the universe has loaded dice on yotj; if existence seems profitless and stale and every man seems against you. go make tunne poor little kid happy thin Christmas. If you don't feel better then Iron a ton of cyanide of potassium Into your coffee and KNU IT ALL. What do you Intend to do with the .'.it centa you II save on account of tbe reducUoa of th* Pullman berth rate? Sklnney A. Nuff, th* Village Cutaway. I The Gift That —-, Keeps on Giving Did you ever stop to think that if you gave your wife, your mother, your son, daughter, sister, fiancee, godson or any one who is close to you, a Saving Book with $100 entered in it. you would be giving them not merely the $100 of NOW, but the $4.00 interest that the $100 would earn In each of the succeeding years? ■ In other words, YOU give them a Holiday Present THIS year, and that same Holiday Present will give : them an additional Holiday Present NEXT year and the year after, and so on through ALL the years that follow. Jfc. They may spend this interest each year for other dr^^V^^ little gifts that they will remember you by, as each nCW Holiday Season comes around, or they may let it •2$ If ' accumulate and even add to it from time to time with »»'*' « |[i(B,O/!i a I"1111-1"1""1 appreciation not only of the gift but of 'i'?l 15i^i'V»it' tIU" X ' Vtl ul'° ll> terrcspondence Washington, I) C. D«c>. 7. Ik-ar Dud : Kurty-slx yeara ago. In the little town of Winchester, Va , there were two sister*, daughters of a Southern gentleman, tbe prom- Imtnt and wealthy resident of Hie town. Th* two sinter* were beauti ful, of sweet, retiring naturt-s, popu lar, and with every wish gratified that social prominence and wealth could grant. The world looked bright and promising. Uut one dark nieht thn girl* were awakened by ttm negro butler, and were told that General Sheridan was tn itottAfssion of the town, and that thrlr house had be«-n taken at a temporary hos pital. In the morning they went down stair* to find the wound*» beginning of he «nd The home wa« swept away. Their father and their for tune went, and when the war was over thn two sister* were glad to .->■ - ;-i the aiutatance of an old fam ily friend, who secured them clerical appointments ri the government service here In Washington. The health of «>no sinter fatted. Tbe oth er worked for both, and rendered aid to relatives in th« South who were less fortunate than «hi- She be c&nto an expert tn tbe disbursing office, and the long year* of ex twrlence were rewarded by promo tions, which finally brought her $1,200 a year. She »a« protected by the civil service system—or thought she wa*. Bat one day, not so very long ago, she bad a note from the department head "demoting" her from her place In the disbursing office to a clerkship In the library of the ■erteultunU department. U niluclnK her ealary to |»go • j «f. I looked the matter op, and £03.4 that Jaipur Wilson, too of tie we. rctary of agriculture, wanted ti« |i!««h for aotne friend of hi*. Ko he took IL The little Bo«th»rn hit had do powerful friend. She had Kray hair. That wa* all. • • • It w»i a new and almort •«•*■ tlonal »howi D « mad* by Lj^i Drandolt b»fore the lnt»nute co» merc« commUtloa when h« prwm '•-I bit *Lati«tics and irfnawu la faror of more efficient manageiaett of railroad*, and It la (trance that chain:.an Knapp ahoold hare cat «plcuou«ly absented binuelf boa the bearlnei during all thii pr«w» UUon. If It If of any Intemt to th« pub lic. that patient composite ma/ make ready it, mind lor the as nounc<>m«-ri' that the rallroadi win bo granted taeir tocreife of ratet. We will not aay thai ■ the card* an •tacked." It Will luifli-MBtly « plain to nay that a nayjrtty at tie commission bare wtal ta* l*« Irrnnnl "the railway »lad" 81» --e«rely. RATH. "You'd better keep •tUTor ton* thins will happen to you," mii Use tired mother to Inqulsltlre Kdvta. "Cnrloalty killed a cat, you kue»." Edwin waa «o lmiirt«M< by (Ml that he kept allcnt for two islaca. Ttien: "Bay, ma. what was it (tat rat wanted to know?" Wall *t. had president's meow ••Tftral da) 1 before C. P. Bat »&• In thunder it C. P.I