The Seattle Star Newspaper, January 21, 1909, Page 4

THE SEATTLE STAR a STAR PUBLISHING CO, 1907-1908 Seventh Ave. Pas ST oy EVRY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY, as" Botered at the Postottice at Seattle Warhi gy brcond-clane matter “THE AMERICAN LANGUAGE” Stilted eritics in England, who never weary of finding ee femlt with the poken and written in this country : Might reflect ver Mark Twain's remark that “we Of this country peak English, but American : Since English critics themselves keep harping that our lan B @uage is not English, there is no reason for ourselves calling it a such. i The tail doesn’t wag the dog. And this nation, which has made its language t liplomatic lang e of the world and is @ansplanting it in colonies all around the globe, is under no ligation any longer to call that language “English,” 4 The relativ vation, wealth and power of the United States and Canada are qt sufficient to entitle them to a language of their own Tt is no new proposition, Even as carly as one of the first Sessions of the wntinent that we renounce the and ado an ardent patriot moved congress English speech of the British oppressors vf own, Roger Sherman thereupon nd the res should moved ¢ n to read that we retain Baglish ourselves and compel the British to adopt some other D language Prof, Brander Matthews, who tells this story in Munsey's Calls attention to a movement, not so drastic as that proposed by the revolutionary patriots, now being pushed by the Ameri Py) dan Language Legion. That body is sending out appeals to ie American people urging th tongue by the name There is nothing to ie any n mich or ) The language ing them “to unite in calling the mother f the lren who speak it.” rat the English language has nore for this country than might have been done by German nly spoken now in many sections #8 lareely a blend of many languages } America has contributed more than her share of new Sientific terms and of words which, originating as ‘ ; ersal Mave grown int use It is signif Pm the world is not in England, but in Dub Ireland, and in % n, own south #) ‘Compared with the mellifluous, linpid speech of these sec Tons, the English of the real Englishman, with his confusion @ @ his bh, sounds like the rattle of a nail machine Tt has been said by some wit that the German speaks from Stomach, the Frenchman from his lungs, the Englishman his throat, and the American from his nose. It is another inction that entitles us to a name of our own To “speak United States” is a slang phrase already widely use. t phrase, “the. American language.” Let us hope that it will evolve into the dignified’ and . rrr t tt ttt oy -OUTBURST OF EVERETT TRUE v — ON, WAIT A WHAT YE WANDERING ee a WERE ag 1’ A TOWN FOR! wagers R NAME? SAY Y ana WA CIGAR S70. SOM L-W-H-~8~-R— | | VIN || NEA) OF K. ROCKEM CILLY ; AS LISTENED BY—FRED SCHAEFER ee 1 took « ride the other day Aw, your wheels are rusty,” he Pince then, however, I've put it said. “You 4 your pinions oiled.” © This is how 1 happened to it If 1 had pinions,” 1 said, “Tj ) E weat to a garage. Do you know could fiy, and wouldn't need your What a garage is? Dear me, no old car is in fact, 1 can jump Mke a knows what it where jack rabbit. 80 | made a hare apring| p automobiies. They keep into the car and shot down the! until you pay for the repai treet If you see an automobile at large, It wasn't my fault. The street Poul! know it is a fugitive from a had no business standing where {t e. could be shot 4 When 1! got there the had no That reminds m that I got fired chines on hand Wel sald 1, | once The boss couldn't resist Wwe you any on foot? the temptation, | was so bullet “No,” said the man, “all we have | headed Bre on time Hy the way, when I shot down “1 want one,” | said, “thet won't the street my 44 went with me. ¥ at any unusnal sight None | ‘Phat was because the man had put ours will y anid, if you get int a charge On it where it can't see you, Will, I spent the rest of the day riding} be back after a while’ clean through the city That was | “No,” 1 waid. “IN be back after An automobile Seriously, I'd rather be after an mobile than have an automo easy, because I'd just had a bath Just av I was driving the ear with great momentum, the car sud- denly stopped le after me But the momentum kept right on Ho | waited round a while for going myself to come back, and when J, [ had the choice of staying with Brrived an automobile was there the car or staying with the mo. me, mentum, 1 ehose the momentom, Mf 1 had been before the auto And the momentum threw me Mobile | might have been run down As ft was, | was otill wound up But that didn't do any good, for the man couldn't hear me when | Wanted the car on tek. Bo I struck and went “Cuckoo!” three times ©) At that | cheated him, for it was 8 o'clock. Bo I still owe the five “Cuckoos!” into a predicament When I got out of the predica ment I ‘was covered with from head to foot i think there ought to be a law against contractors leaving a pre- Gicament in the street after night without a red lantern. A little music, professor! j had been satisfied In my walk with | reach j cellent hold for the hands mortar | Te MURDL FOURTH INSTALLMENT, “I now replaced the regarded It attentively naft and A person and = the caught; but the uid not have been replaced might have reclosed it apring would have nail ¢ DIAGRAM SHOWING POSITION OF BROKEN NAIL WHEN WINDOW WAG CLOSED: S] TOA PERFECT SS] NAIL WAS COMPLETE? The asion was plain, and again narrowed tn the fleld of my inves tigations. The assassins must have 4 through the other window c x. then, the springs upon each sash to bo the same, as was probable, there must be found a differ betwoen the nails, or at least between the modes of thelr fixture. Getting upon the sacking of the bedstead, I looked over the headboard minutely at the second casement assing my hand down behind the board, | readily discov ered and prossed the spring, which was, ax | had supposed, identical in character with ite neighbor. 1 now looked at the nail. It stout as the other, aed ap fitted in the same manner in nearly wp to the head. escap ones driven Something Wrong. Tt had. of its fellow in the other window “There must be something wrong, I said, ‘about the nail’ I touched it, and the head, with about a quar ter of an inch of the shank, caine off in my fingers. The rest of the thank was in the gimiet bole, w it had been broken off. The frac ture was an old one, and had ap parently been accomplished by the blow of a hammer, which had par tially imbedded in the top of the bottom sash the head portion of the nail. 1 now carefully replaced the head portion im the identation whence 1 had taken it, and the resemblance to # perfect afl was complete. Pressing the spring I gently raised the gach for a few inches; the head went up with it remaining firm in its bed. I closed the window and the semblance of the whole nail was again perfect The riddie, so far, was now up riddled. The assassin had excaped threngh the window which looked upon the bed. Dropping of its own accord apon his exit (or perhaps purposely closed), it had hecome | featened by the epring; and it was the retention of this spring which) had been mistaken by the police for | that of the nail Mode of Descent. The next question (# that of the mode of descent. Upon this potnt I) you around the building five feet and half from the case- ment in question there runs a lght-| | ning rod. From this rod it would have been Impossible for anyone to the window itgelf, to say nothing of entering tt. I observed, however, that the shutters of the fourth ry were of the peculiar kind called by Parisian carpenters ferrades—a kind rarely employed at the present day. They are in the form of an ordinary door single. not a folding door), except he y tower half is Jatticed or worked in open trellis, thus affording an ex In the present instance these shutters are VIEWS ON THE GROUNDS Never add nuts to @ cake you plan to keep for some time, The nuts will mold in a few weeks and $25:00 REWARD ruin the cake entirely ogee enaees ge b paid to returning my eotch evitie : nen condition. Color, #4 wh four w Very timid.” "Disap peated December a8, i908 884 te. ee vine at. mm ; Shop or grind enough cold cooked MKS, DANIOL BEKING, ham to measure one cup, add the | 2616 Western Ave beaten yolks of two oggn, a level! ‘Telephones; Main 1629; Ind. 11 or A 1700 i butter, milk to I say, every appearance! THE STAR—THURSDA RS 7 #e RUE MORGUE DY EDGAR AL POE fully three feet and a half broad It was clear to me that the shutter belonging to the window at the hoad of the bed would, if swung fully back to the wall, reach to within two foot of the igbtning rod, It was also evident that by exertion ef a Very unusual degree ¢! aetivity and courage an entrance Into the window from the rod might tare ffected, Hy reaching to of two feet and a halt suppose the abutter apen xtent) a robb firm graap tting go, then, otis placing hin fept the wall, ‘ahd been thus the dlatance (we now to ita whole have taken trellis-work hold upon the rod. securely againat springing boldly from it, he might have #wung the shutter so ab’ to close It, and if we Imagine the win dow open at the time, might even |have swung himself into the rétt Murderer’s Agility 1 wish you to bear espectally iin passing out through this window! mind that | have spoken of a VERY] 4 mere razor unusual degree of activity ax requi site to success In #0 hazardous and leo difficult’a feat, It ts my desi BRONSTEIN WINDOW WAS RAISED os WINDOW SASH WENT UP, WITH IT: vA | ber, we have gone so far as to com “lbine the ideas of an agility as to show you, first, that the thing|tounding, a strength superhuman, a | might powmibly have been accom-|forocity brutal, a butchery without plished; but, secondly and CHIEP-| motive, a groteaquerte in horror ab-| LY, | wish to tmpreas upon your|solutely allen from humanity, and| understanding the RY EXTRA-|@ voice foreign in tone to the cars| ORDINARY, the almost preternatuof men of many nai ilies ral, character of that agi! dens hal of all distinct or | — Th ger could have accomplished it syliabifieation, What res | Guitar ne ta Remember then, first, the VERY | has ensued? What impression bave | lirtier = y in UNUSUAL acti¥ity of which I havel 1 made upon 4 mate ft just spoken, and ond, the VERY| | felt a cre floah as PECULIAR shrill (or harsh) and UNEQUAL Yolee, about whose na tionality no two persons could be utter found to agree, and in whoee ance no words could be dete At these words a vague formed conception of the 4 of Dupin filtted over my mind seomed to be upon the verge of com prehension, without power to com | prehend Robbery Not Motive. Let Ws now revert to the Interior of the room,” continued my friend he drawers of the bureau, it is sald, had heen robbed, although many articies still remained within them. ‘The conclusion It Is a mere guess—a very atily one llow to know that the arti clos found tn the drawers were not) all these drawers had contained?) If « thief had taken any, why did he not take all? Why did he aben-| don 4,000 france in gold to entum-| ber himeelf with « bundle of linen?! 1 wish you, therefore, to discard from your thoughts the blundéTitt, ides of motive, engendered in ghe Wraine of the poltee by that vorbge of the evidence which speaks of money delivered at the door of the house. Cotnetdences 10 times) a remarkable as this happes to all of us every hour of our lives wither attracting even momentary notice. Coincidences, In general, are creat stumbling blocks, Had the gojd been gone, it would have been car roborative of this idea of mothe. But, under the real ciroumatances of the case, if we suppose gold the motive, we must also imagine (he perpetrator so vaciliating an tdiot ans to have abandoned his gold end hin motive together Butohery itself. } “Keeping now steadily in mind | the points to which I have draw About| your attention—that pecullar votes | gin. that unusual agility, and that star.’ Ulng absence of motive in 4 murder, 80 singularly atrocious as this—let ws glance at the butchery itself Here is a woman strangled to death by manual streagth, and throst up a chimney, head down a Ordinary assaveins employ no such modes of murder this. Least of all do they thus dispose of the murdered. In the manner of thrusting the corpse up the chimney, you will admit that there waa something altogether tr reconciiable with our common no- tions of haman action, even by the most depraved men. Think, too,| bow great must have been that ia LOOKING ACROSS GEYSER FOUNTAIN BASIN, END OF MANUFACTURERS’ BUILDING. MACHIN- ERY HALL AND LAKE WASHINGTON IN THE DIGTANCE. nt “ Ad. | moisten, and a fe | per, Heat until the ege thickens and spread on slices of toast that have been dipped quickly into boil ing water; serve hot, | Cranberry Roll. fourth inch in thickness, 8 [with stewed cranberries, Roll | a) body of Mme. L/ fa abeurd/ tureoming of the hands by the ‘w dashes of pep-| ness of the milk, Roll out, ric® biseutt crust one-| tor cakes. ANUARY 21, 1909. Jetrength which could bave thrust the body up such an aperture #0 foreibly that the united vigor of several persons was found barely leufficlent to drag it down! Hair Torn Out by Roots | now, to other indications employment of a muscular marvelous On the thick tresnes—very of gray human hate These had b torn by the roots You are aware of the great force necessary in tearing thas from the head even 20 or 90 haira to |gether, You saw the locks in ques tion as well as myself, Thetr roots | (a hideous wight) were clotted with fragmenta of the flesh of the scalp token of the prodigious which had been exerted tn juprooting perhaps half a million Jof hairs at a time. The throat of the old lady was not merely out but the head absolutely od from the body--the instrament was 1 wish you also to }iook at the brutal ferocity of these Of the b % upon the naye I do not The doctors say they were by a very blunt instew: ment, True! The obtuse instru | ment was clearly the stone pave |ment in the yard upon which the j victim had fallen from the win dow which looked upon the bed This idea, however simple tt may now seem, escaped the police —be Joause, by the affair of the nalts, \th ir perceptions had been sealed lagainst the posstbility af the win dows having ever been opened at all Turn of the power hearth thick treme most wore wre | power | deeds | speak | tnflleted Madman the Assassin, If, now, in addition to all these | things, you have properly reflected | upon the odd disorder of the cham “A | Duptn asked me the question adman,” 1 said, “has done decd—some raving maniac escaped }from an anylut “In some respects,” he replied your idea is not irrelevant; but madmen are of some nation, and their language, however incoherent in ite words, has always the co | herence of syllabification. Resides, the hair of a madman ts not such jaa t now hotd in my hand. I dis entangled this jittle tuft from the rigidly clutched fingers of Mme. 1 Expanaye. Teli me what you can make of it? Dupin!” | sald, completely un nerved, “this is no human hatr.” I have not asserted that it is,” sald he, “but, before we decide this point, | wish you to glance at the little aketeh | have here traced up- on this paper, It is a facsimile drawing of brutses, deep im dentations upon the throat of Mile. L'Eapanaye. (To be continued.) 1 SRR * * THE GLOVELESS FAD * AND “MADEUP” HANDS # * * Ce ee eee edad One of the most ultra fads of the} stay with you so long?” moment is to appear with hands un- gloved upon all sorts of forma! oo- aston, Even sloeveless gowns are una panied by gloves ‘ Naturalty this fashion briny prominence bracelets and ring considerable tems of tole Wide band bracelets are worn above the bow tightly clasped about the arm end bangied bracelets at the wrist Heavy bands of goid set with stones in qbaint design, are popular, and ‘Pracelets enameled in black of dark Diue are considered becoming, as say add to the whiteness of the inte Especial attontion te given to the wom- an who gives up her gloves, Not oniy is pertection of manicuring tn sited upon, but the hands are t od to & skilful process of “makeup. Palms and finger tips are tinted & Tosy pink, while the backs of the hands are made to appear like ala- baster. Greatest velocity wind ever at tained in this country, as record od by government. weather # tions, wae 102 miles an hour at St. Paul She is noblest wy 4 Hab ington. this | PICTURESQUE CHARM IN STYLES FOR YOUNG GIRLS. e ® ceremonie) of while simpler mother, ta still The costume (de the young miss, than that her charmingly gant. Empire and directoire models are mont seen, and when accompanied by the pie turesque hat, reff and handsome furs, make a beautiful ensemble, STAR DUST A Word From Jeeh Wise of This is where I planted turnip coeds” Did you get a full crop?” No, the neigh chickens each got a full crop ee I Had Seen His Line. f new baby come ‘The doctor brought it, Willie.” “I dowt want to see it.” “Why, my son? NED MERTON'S NOBLE REVENGE 1 Merton wa ent vath neatly attired, Ned general favorite » one could fault with him, much as everyone sought to nat more be said? Quite a different was Jona 4 rude “boy of the vil lage, He wae over in mischief had .¢ appearance of one who was untid He had lars d knuckle and did not Mlace in the depraved manner Derby's flushing with & pugilist or boxer for gain I dast you to bat an eyelash.” uttered eye. Smarting with pain, Ned was tempted to reply in kind. was made of sterner stuff. scene to heap ¢ & gooseberry bush Ned eapied the bad boy approaching fly with the coals, about a scuttieful. that was soon — 2 Abcam sarc HARRY ABHTON'6 HONESTY. ot ti inclement op utton of bin jac When his hair wae in disorder it seemed unkempt, Buch a boy was Jonas Jobso On & bright day Ned was sent to the store to feteh a pennorth of tea for Granny Gilson. In #o doing he encountered Jonas, a clr cumstance to be deplored Come, Ned,” #aid Jonas, with an abandoned air, “let us spend the afternoon in idie amusements Nay,” responded Ned, stout! idieness leads to h, and am on the way to the grocery stated that Ned was not adverse to play in mod- would beguile the hours with kaltting, or while seated on a rustic bench under the It ought to be ration Be tim tifching worsted garden & goose you are, to be sure,” said Jones tn his harsh, We could have famous fun placing Farmer in the soft soap barrel.” worthless fellow, Jonas,” ne 4 he mottoes What brindled eat I fear wald Ned, his face you v oa tion “Hoh,” rolling up his sleeves in the fashion of You are a milksop, Ned Merton, and Such was the vulgar language he sneered Jonas You cannot provoke me,” sald Ned, with a mild twinkle in his “I beg of you to efface yourself from the range of my vision.” For an answer Jonas with one blow struck Ned on the elbow. But he In fact, Ned Merton mastered himself. Yirecting a look of reproof at Jonas Jobson, he abruptly left the This should have sufficed for Jonas, but Ned was resolved ais of fire upon his head. Some days later from behind Bo he let They were not afire, but emedied, for they quickly It on tae head of Jonas. % | found the seersucker suit you wore @\in 1887 ag] Suto supplies? “All of hie children are red- beaded.” . A Lucky Find. Mr. Spatte-—Me go to the mask ball with you? No, [ll be deveed if i go to the expense of hiring a ridiculous costume. Mra. Spatte—-You won't have to. ummaging in the attic today f R ~ «ef Anything to Please. “How did you induce your cook "We have been sending for our! meals to a restaurant” . . Kaicker—Do you carry complete Deal ball Yoa, even diamonds for} w York Sun .. 6 It makes « man mad to have his wife gad about all day, and ton | briag home no scandal! worth listen ton Herald HH . In Society. “My operation for appendicitis || ought to get me considerable so: cial recognition. Don't you think so?” “That depends cost you and who carved? sas City Journal. o-* How much did it Kan- Her Appearance. Mr. Poote—Has yo’ bad de pleas ure of seein’ Brodder Bump's new wifo? What does yo’ think of her,|) sah? ! Mr Spradtey—-Uh, well, sab. 1) —— doesn't ut to be cricketal, nor) nuthin’ dat wh-way; but it do ‘pear to me like he mustuh done won de lady at a shootin’ match.—Puck . . The most fun that a girl hae at a masquerade is how ybody guesses who ghe ts. York Prone = +7e% Tough Luck “Dad always gives John the best of it, becuz he's th’ oldest. An’ ma humors Bobby b he's the baby.” ‘And where do you come in “Nowheres. I gotta be good Cleveland Leader Among Those Present When an Automobile Breaks Down, One obnoxious onlooker offering officious observations Two troublesome poring with the tanh Three thick- beaded thundering out theor! tourists tam: thinkers Four fat, fussy fowales, finding fault Five foolish fops flinging fon Six saucy woubrettes slinging slang Seven solemn sages shifting the self-starter Bight exports eagerly examining ything. e nimble neighbors. Ten tinkers trying to tend to the tires. Fleven eloquent electricians eldating elusive . noodles nudging t elu-}] Twelve toddling tattered tots tim idly talking twaddle—Life sundation of Rome, Varro; to 2569 of the . to 2685 of the ymplads (the first year of the ba Olympl. winving July 1, 1909); to 1826-27 of the Mohammedan era ! 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