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THE SEATTLE STAR BY STAR PUBLISHING Co. uy to, __Svany SPTERNSeN ekeeer sunoay, — “CR Bbtered at the Postottioe at Seattle. Whehington, ae seeand- class matter ae es WHAT'S THIS?---SLAVERY IN AMERICA! Tt is not well for the robust freedom which dwells on the hills and mountain ranges and in the valleys and plains of the country, which is our only real hope as a natio behold even a aplendid slavery in their eapital city, and its wing fat and magnificent and contented in their bonds, thou nade of hemp and iron and gold, so mingled that at a little distance and to the popular eye the of the latter conceals the other two What, what What is all this about More slaves to be freed Just think of it! In the capital city of the nation, congress informed that “three hundred thousand souls have been held and are now being held in legal bondage, under a despotic form of government, in which they have had no representation what ever, and which has thus oppressed and despoiled them of life, liberty and property continuously for more than 30 years last past.” And the voice continues: “The permanent continuance of such a state of things is intolerable and impossible in a free country.” The first paragraph and the subsequent quotations arejon the bottom of the skirt & ' 1 : hich she toars and slashes the taken from a petition laid before the sena y former Senator! vvaded pieces for the bandages Henry W lair, of New Hamy e The petition asks for| She \aughtngly told me: “The skirt st#, but unfortunately the extra ch amendments of t const shall gi h istrict | laste. such amendment he ” tion as shall give the I Oty cerlge Gib wah, 9nd atten T have aiff of ¢ mbia representation in congress and permit the people | eulty tn matching the material, of the district to govern themselves The tain ranges and in the va “robust freedom which dwells on the hills and moun has eys and plains of the country” been moving considerably in Washington of late, One hears no longer of the Distri f Columbia commission plan of ernment as a * del for the world The nment of late has been falling down in almost every possible way, Congress as a city council has been a decided failure. There are n enough schools for the children. There is a continuous wrangle in the board of education, Th blic service corporations don’t get regulated. Street car e gets worse. Gas and electric ity remain high priced. The blind alleys are not opened. The slums don't get cleaned up. The asphalt pave nts crumble and crack. Sidewalks fall into disrepair. Public improvemer k @0 to favored sections of the city. Real estate ring Rents are high and the plain people are disc t Consequently, Washington has seen a growing der The ions have b they a change in its form of people say government would jike to vote. Citizens en fo the neglected parts of the city Wait on congressional committees and on the district commis-| assoc nittees and They appoint com sion. They pass resolutions and print their protests in the newspapers. There is every evidence of a rising spirit of rev AND NOW CONGRESS HAS IT IN ITS RECORDS THAT THE CAPITAL HARBORS THREE HUNDRED | THOUSAND SLAVES, AND THAT THE PEOPLE OF) WASHINGTON ARE “GROWING FAT,” BUT ARE TIED HAND AND FOOT IN BONDS OF “HEMP AND IRON AND GOLD SO MINGLED THAT AT A LITTLE Dis- TANCE AND TO THE POPULAR EYE THE GLISTEN OF THE LATTER CONCEALS THE OTHER TWO.” Messrs. Rockefeller, Harriman ot al tr fiduciary abilities, oan also show Mr. Gompers something at fine art of keeping out of Jul aside Twenty-four merders and 77 suicides is King county's record for the year, which rather indicates that life is uncertain at the best Tomorrow is the day for turning over the new leaf with th reasonable hope of a volume of pages. un President-elect Taft of having relations. probably now realizes the poignant trag p This will be about all for 1908 ha" a ce ARABIAN BS EKG FENLEY t heaped wp treasore us things, that he » builded him a wide i for rants, FROM THE A certain Of King Gathered store of all pe ure thereof. Moreover such as beseemeth king doorkeepers beyond eount and might take his pleas and ite service lofty palace. guard. a One day he p cook dres the goodli J, and summoned his household. Then he sat down and b himself, say Oh, soul, bebold, thou hast gathe together all the riches of the world; so now take thy lelsure and pleaaure therein im Jong life and abounding pr erity Hardly had be made an end of speak! ere ame , terrible a shock at the gate that the whe k Th servants were affrighted and ran to the ¢ they saw a man in tattered raiment. “Out on thee!” they cried. “Walt « the King we'll show you the « ear Nay stranger, “lam the Angel of Death Then their hearts quaked and their limbs searce bore them t to their master. “Bid him take a substitute mm aid King. But the stranger had already en and f 1 am no mere p a8 server, but propose to take thy soul me an hour,” begged the King. “I b much to give to the poor “Nay.” sald the Angel of Death, “thou hast had already a life time.” Whereupon the King fell was dead When this story was first to ‘ y hadn't much oll, but they had plent ventence of ed. It was quite a popular # but a good many folks thought our story of tomorrow about ¢ Proud Man's Heir” quite as interesting of the sa Custard Souffle. pudding dish tn a mod oven Rub two scant tablespoonfuls of One-half hour. Serve at « butter to o cream, then add two) , Raisin Spirals. ~ h Take one cup sugar, one-half enp seant tablespoontils of flour. Pour| putter and yolks of two ones and over this gra one cup of hot beat toa cream. Add one cupful sour raltk and cook eight minutes in a| milk and one of chopped raisins double boller, silrring offen, Boat °BC-PAlf teaspoonful each of inna J mon and nutmeg. Dissolve one tea yolks of four eggs, add two table syoonful of soda in a little of the spoonfuls of wuger, stir into the milk. Just before putting in. the iniik and set away to cool. Half|flour add the beaten whites of two exes. Make a very stiff dough and nour be e eat the an hour before serving bes eut in thin strips about five inches whites of four exgs stiff and add to \, lightly, Bake in buttered | fr Roll around the in butter to a delicate brown mixture | » } and for | also find stoc THE STAR—THUR BY MERLE WANE Miss Julla Herne, who ts appear tne at the Orpheum the this woek in a successful sketoh, “A Mountain Cinderella,” of ho: writing, is the eldest daughte the late Jamea A, Horne, author prod wf “Shore Acre: Hearts of Onk Drifting Apart Han Harbor” and othe ays depleting the homely and sterling virtues of the main masses of the American republic Honored Inheritance. To Mias Herne has fallen the honored tnheritance of continuing the successful production of those pastoral plays that her father had previously firmly established in the public favor Now, Just for the the curiows who will see the gratifioation of oh this week, | wish to confide that the ntifal Weht, fluffy hale of Cindrelia” ta to the larger amount + Miss Hernes very own, Also abe never really dreased a wound as neatly as she doo it under the glare of the stage lights; nolther dows she actually tear up the good looking skirt-—this Is a weoret; she has an extra atrip of goods tacked from Only a Girt She ts only a girl, with still « girl's humor, tmaginations, inaptra tions and ambitle As she talked 1 noted the refinement of her speech and the lovable character portrayed in her serious face You, | am aspiring to become a playwright. That is why | have been on the stage for the past eleven years. I have been seoking stage expertence, and securing & However that perhaps one can t understanding of the wider observation of life. feel I sow get & NOTED ACTOR'S DAUGHTER SEEKS FAME ON STAGE _ M186 JULIA HERANE,. ] ¥, DECEMBER 31, 1008, STAR DUST A Word From Josh Wiee. AA The Baillargeon Store Will Not Open Tomorrow— New Year’s Day “A lap dog has no busine: th’ bosom o family.” Going One Better as . lhe New Year must ne¢ arily be Drummes—¥ rival rm prosper. to date He saya he haa turke au n mm” hh JATIIAT Reon &, to killed, every few days 5 Landlord (Hage house)—shuc All Merchandise Is Worth While. that ain't much, Why, we have wild turkey killed by aeroplans All Prices Are Ever Moderate. Made Him Nervous. Farmer fyetes—tly beak. yeou And still more inducements are af- can seo that thar duck hunter came can age th forded by our Special Farmer Hardayple How % teke? Farmor Ryetop--Why, by heck In Progress Now Is Our Semi-Annual Coat every time a wild duck goes “honk honk” he thinks it is an automobile horn and jumps ten feet [es Below the Face. | Pearl 1 kinwed him? Ruby—1 did | Pearl-—1 am more than surpri “ You told me last Week that you wouldn't kiss any man op the face an ul a e of the earth Ruby Oh, but this waa below the face, de It happened in the sab: | § ecu ‘ a i fee ar nApD a Every price tag has been altered to mean a a il saving of dollars on ) Superstitious. Bearche De ou belt in ghonts? Any Coat | Any Dress Matter Fact-—Yes, the kind that) | walks on Saturday. Any Suit Any Costume Same Old Bunch | 1 see by the guide book that 40 | "yr quired to build this) AR | Any Skirt | Any Evening Wrap | years cathedral were f All garments are this s« n's mod a nt phases of human life off = ms estan eee 4 You? Just like our postoffices | the stage interests that one forgets the ae leading support are in love with her| at home, Must have been 4 gov Enjoys Vaudeville. ompanying work. at the same time ernmen H 1 enjoy vaudeville vary much. It | appear next June in leading The Herne family live at their oO j nS - - ” . puts the best test on your acting roles in a stock company at home at Sag Marbar, Le island Used to Danger Ps ene powers to know how one must win urban Garden theatre, Bt Mies Herne and he ve Weren't you atseld whan Gon All T, d M ll and hold one’s audience during the Here | will present my new four thy, were fortunate in crossing each | gor th rimme I inery brief time allotted t each act. 1 act play, entitled ‘Managing Bylvia.” other's lines of travel at Spokane. Ob, ne 1 see, I'm married, mi % work Interesting. it, It deals with the experience of a where together they spent a most oe: lis filled with go much fife and new star actress whose manager and haypy Christmas Hewitt: And then my auto a rice turned turtle AR a i oA eee Jewett Get out, you nature | 7 we habe diaae faker —-Hobemban / A DREAM (U to Date) rth yp engage > A LA ANTITOXIN j Pp * STREET GARBER SHOP. #) oy. jones—Why don't you take e * Customer Quick shave, @/|m yut occasionally? Mr. Smith is a r t 1 he ar ® please * ale aking his wife to the the . ° bp ® ~ Rarber—Close, sir? * at a | SECOND * Customer—See here; what # Jones (absent-mindedty) jon't me ® business le it of yours whether bien hin I'd lke to take ber] "4 AND SPRING ST. A-going on at Wes @ I'm clone or not? Vil you @jout my* | nd we thanks # one thi o 1 dor pedis | 7 ‘efeee<e . Ané waited f ne ing, Young man—I don't #& i Se oe 75 7 @ tip, Hf that's what you want to & Mme. Steinbell says it In an out SEE -SEELEE 26S Pe wate oe sere # know & rage to examine her. Thinks se) -———— x ny T aoe 6 sight the . & Paris p are buttairesin, as it Weim up SPR eee me HOTT tes : ) Thee Contin dey You know graft the peop! wher oe oem = DIAKA’S DIARY — Miss Ditipiekies Fishes for Romance by the Correspondence Method and Makes Same Queer Catches BY FRED SCHAEFER. THOUGHTS or THEE COLORS GET MIXED Au sad NN — j at LIM ODE — ‘or “HERE'S WHAT ANOTHER FOUR-FLUSHER GENT ME Iv i the 1 ad near Will they EVER stop up perfectly useful paper with « More artists are ng me suf ent pon i have a cuspidor in Paper Co. cardboard. One sent in|! guess this one thought he wa a pleture of HIMSELF with his k, signing himself Linseed Oil wife’s portrait turned toward the but | TUMBLED right awa wall, I know he's a fourflusher, be Another reply I got wan from a cause {t showed him painting ma mim artist, She gave mee par rpleces in where artist & and warned me not to seribble ho use B it we more paper, or she nild velveteen t Tam o'Shan on me to the firm te and don't pose fe an easel The PRVE of her They hanch up to a rickety table (Continued. Ls Y 8.6 An exile trom Moscow sat one Afternoon on a bench in Prosper park, Brooklyn, gazing at the flow | = er beds that stretebed before him | and gasiog at (hem memories of his far away home stole into his heart! | and resolved themseives into al ] x lt was a pathetic song, and} sang ft with a cadence that] ' compelied the very trees to Neter i ‘ Mozart on bin pedestal seem | ? e4 attenti —save from 20 to 50 per cent in the buying And hin song was no sooner end . P fie. 4, when before bim of needed Winter Apparel during our Big girl with auburn hatr . base! ayes Reduction Sale. Pardon the impropriety of a \ strange girl. she said bat, the jsounds of my native language, 80! o> j —pay for your purchases in the easy way jawootly in 4, have poured into ; Bie 7" my trowbled the comfort in| + : | j a little down and a little at a time. vain search of which I have been ) | wandering here all day. 1 thank | you for it; and, please, allow me to! 4 gop erRpRUPTED nre. | ar . yes speak a few words with you.” And }before he had time to reply, “she |became restless; the stiliness and : om the serenity of the park irritated astern Uutittting Co., Inc. | “I was born in Kigy. Six years him, and he started toward the car 3 © 1 came to the United States. | that was approaching the entranc 1332-34 : tf 209 Carelenwly 1 plunged myself into the jof the park i Second A “Seattle's Relichle Credit House Union St. whirlpool of American life, dream All the way he held his hand in ve. nion ling some day to shine in exclusive his pocket; pressing the watah tn noclal circles. Russian young men|the palm of his hand, its fingers by the doren were sighing for my feeling the cracks ef the broken }love; but | was determined to maf érysial. ‘Thoughts Witheut . nim eae sg aA lg om, Hola ry an American ber, and confusing, surged in his |< but what does the gentleman | | According te program: no Well, marry an American 1 did. |head, and changing emotions tor-| 40 Cot ee Se eee Hut with the marriage terminated |tured bis beart. But by the time What @o you menu?’ said the S#e int . ine of second-hand war my happiness, died all the hopes of the car was rumbling over the Wil-|™letress, hough’ 7 |my youth. My husband mistre liamaburg bridge hie thoughts had You have te 5 While Venezuela shouts for Gam me in every way and falled to pro-|shaped themmelves into a deciaton | tion. said the N I tro’s scalp, that gentleman is bays vide for me. Then one night he /to have a new crystal put on the | ant to know the ac neckties In Paris | t s cant © gathered op all our jewelry, and | watch, and send it as a gift to bis | Guveintance may start fa ae . jleft me. Alone A sob inter-|swWeetheart in Russia ; : Pr yy rarenete “ ey rupted her. 1 the exile’s heart| He off on Delancey street,| A million in gold dollars weighs 00, an Snorense ot Crt } d y and sympathy, but be |and stepped inte the first jewelry om and onetenthe tons . ea he had time to shape them |store he came across. As the jew éolars : tons; 10-cent The f men trained to | words, #he resumed clor wan adjusting the new crystal) 29 57 tong; nickels 110 be in France is estimated This,” and she drew from her|he aske How much ts a new, Pennies, 342 6 n at 0 purse a beautiful watch and fo’ watch and fob like these worth? canon — this o remains to me In the New sald the jeweler, with a [hurry of his Might he dropped it. |towch of sympathy tn his voice Falling, the crystal was broken, as |“why, sir, this watch is new; so is || were broken the golden chains ofthe fob, Both were bought at this || ot or a jhope and happiness, At first I cher. |store this very morning, by a] ished it ae a souventr of shattered |blonde young lady for a dollar and hopes; but now the possession of |ninety-five cents } lit has become painful to me, Please | take It from te; telleve me of t|HER TURN ABOUT ay iness that had Avtong weighing ‘ali | WAS FAIR PLAY day on my heart | (New York Tribune.) —-Bat— Automatically be took the wateh, |. ™ epee, ah & Cinmer and held ft in his hand, perplexed |Ne’ ¥ par apeccctate ne and embarramed, A was |“TY no gs ver an glistening on the broken crrstal nce ~ vente then spread itself along the eracks. |"™ \ . +1 Page vey He wiped it away with bis hand. }"4 Women keog egg ways kerchief, and sald a ee ee But why shontd you give i" i > awa, when you can sell it? | But who can blame the in oe 7 “g haf |how little you know—y¢ and the |, a" fon : fn EN 4 a tremor of her volee @eopened, “tf! trom the Jude aon "ha oe . n you refuse to take It otherwise, I)». stitled to eall Wim t " « *» J I have with me “ f . j . N & KoVverne a Vesna % 7 too much, and T have noland anid that she. © n } ehange, I thank’ yon very much.” |met with Jumt mich treatment om al of Excellence e put the money into her pt ide and b hing away the tears from aid that m th » of th bp nsy walked away with bowed ’ her mistress once in-|| You will do well to try a pound box of qaality—-Sixty-five cents wae trod ib t a ment He looked after her until she di Mins Jones, iy duction appeared among the trees, then he lended, 4 wr re 1 know " 5 looked at the watch, “A’ souventt + ala ll pe grabs IMPERIAL CANDY COMPANY, Sole Mfrs of shattered hopes,” the phrase #ank | tress expectantty, as if waiting for Seattle, U. S.A into bin heart and deepened the sad thing |nos \ ady porvaded it, He And, I beg your par “a PASe Sess = Marcgcegevh oF EearEe 7, @pireee sarvsecer 2 “wo peazee see -)