The Seattle Star Newspaper, July 1, 1912, Page 4

I never could believe that Providence had sent a few men into the world ready boosted and spurred to ride, and millions ready saddled and bridled to be ridden : —Richard Rumbold The Honor of Honors acing of A question of glory ‘is soon to be settled by the pla fall nall a statue of Dr. Crawford W. Long of Geargia in Statuary at Washington. In visiting that hall you will recognize ington, Lincoln, Grant, Garfield and others to be told whom and what deeds the marble ¢ resents. 1 eee And yet Long’s gloty surpasses that of any other and will éndure as long as man lives and suffers After more than half a century of dispu generally admitted that Dr. Long was the discoverer esthesia He made the discovery in 1842, and immediately | claimants of the glory sprang up every where. Chief among} these being Dr. W. G. T. Morton, a Boston dentist Later the medical societies of England, France and the Uni credited the discovery to Dr. Long, although it is conceded that Dr. Morton first made general use of anesthetics. Strange to say, Dr. Long was at first abused. They roasted) him for not promptly publishing his discovery, but they now admit that this omission was unintentional. ‘Then religious} Je denounced anesthesia as deviltry, declaring that the Lord) tended men to suffer. the statues but you will ffigy of Dr. Long and denia is of an | h gets to jumping / aay 8 while ay roasted Long for being too “SLOW,”| they roasted Morton for being too “FAST,” since he got out a tent right on the use of anesthe and tried to make a jortune But now pretty much all civilization gives the glory Dr. Long ” What ‘wotild you do if you visited Statuary hall at Wash- ington? Would you worship before the statue of the warrior, the statesman of the politician, or would you reverence the man who gave to mankind freedom from physical agony? SEEMS strange, but we have not yet heard of any con testing delegates from the Ananias club.— Philadelphia Inquirer. MUST be goat's milk that Teddy ¢livity to butt in—Florida Times-Union inks, juding by his pro Fresh Fish In these days of the high prices of pointed out that fish is much cheaper and Bfford good foodstuffs for the table. The main trouble in this country is to get fresh fish All of us know the kind of “fresh fish” the various trusts furnish us} fish caught and frozen in the winter and peddled through the} spring and summer. s In this, as in many other matters, we could well take a leaf} out of Germany's book. In many German cities it is abso-) futely mandatory that the fish must be alive when sold. The housewife goes to market and sees the fish swimming in the tank. She makes hen.choice. Fresh fish? The German certainly gets them. A start has been made in this country. It is announced from Boston that ah immense water tank has been constructed for one of the fishing schooners, so that fish ray be taken to port alive and thus delivered absolutely fresh. ’ Some day—when we become really civilized—all of our big} €ities and little ones, too, will have fish markets a la Boston. at, it is frequently sat the finny tribes} WITH the national committee as referee we believe Mr.| Taft would never lose a golf game, cither—St. Louis Republi- can. . HAVE an idea that some of these congressmen who object to an early adjournment don’t dare go home.—Philadelphia} Inquirer. | When You Can Can | To can_or not ‘to can—berries and such wife's question The Agricwtural department y faise the fruit yourself and have a surplus, or if yow have a chance to buy it at bargain prices, it will pay; otherwise, it is cheaper to buy the commercjal c | But perhaps the staid old ct he Agricultural depart- ment don’t know that n¢ of us prefer mother’s pack, even if it costs a few cents more a can. at's the house- ays if -you INSTEAD of these comic-opera troubles, Cuba, in time, play a star part in the Amer delphia North American why should not can flag?—Phila- ALLEGED ‘discovery of steam-roller bandits in Chica, looks like an effort to keep up with the stories of aut brigands in Paris—Washington $ | | Observations SEATTLE has ex since 1891. the est rainfall for June perienced y st crops later, And it probably ans hea THE city car line has had a rough passage in g« Btarted but watch it running smoo! ad on time from n | tthe | 1g| mn Y t con- NOW it is said that Eve was the first s yes; that’s probably where the London suffr teived the idea of raising Cain—Detroit News. CARTOONIST CORY creates the bull moose with a healthy set of teeth for the animal representing the new party The idea’s good enough to stick ‘ tte ttes fir THE age of miracles has not yet passed—not as long as congressmen overlook appropriation and that’s what they did last week AMID this talk of bribery in Chicago, it would be terrible if our national song, “Yankee Doodle,” became “Yank the Boodle.”—Philadelphia North Ameri for their own salaries— THE democrats will lose the sympathetic vote of the rising s g senna if they don't hurry up and get through with their jaltimore noise-making before the Fourth IT may be a lot of honor to be a delegate at a histor making national convention, but most of ’em are not thinking of that right now. They're searching their pockets or wiring back home for money to pay hotel bills. A deadlock is an expensive proposition, _. UNTIL Hon. Bill Flinn rounded into his true form we didn’t realize that Pennsylvania had any great atriotic leaders except Mr. Hans Wagne Columbus Ohio State Journal. COMMERCIAL club members figure that if municipal ownership can reduce light rates and can force exchange of street car transfers and street railway extensions, the Port of _ Seattle could well undertake to run its o lending its money to private individuals. wn harbor without | @ clergyman sbould ever be allowed to enter Gtrard College at Phile- jever heard THE STAR—MUNDAY, JULY 1, 1912. “Plyster has skipped with a i dollars of trust) She--You never see a lot of wom s said that be-|en staring at a man, He—~You don't, eh? You ought to! notice what happens to a man who dre funds, and he alw traying @ trust was the last thing a man should do. g Serious chap, tan't by 1 kkable.” Just tt Well, he won't have to do any- thing hereafter, keeps his seat in « crowded street car JUST GIRLS. ar \ ‘ od“ But nowadays there's nobody so re-| ligious but he will yell for laughing gas when his ulcerated) 4 Mrs. Goodsole—Do you have large attendances, Mr. Underfed? The Rev. Mr. Underfed ews haven't yet got tn 8 of the ticket specu! Carolyn—I can read Chartle’s) Well,| mind like a book. > the! Luctllie—Well,.a blank book ts/ t any to read, | 1 A SUGGESTION ‘The retailer stopped one of bis ob { customers on the street, “L want peak to you,” he begs Go ahead and see if I care.” “You got to care. ‘This bill of yours has been running a long) now.” Poor thing! How can you be so cruel as to let it run a lova| time?" 1 “Well, what are you going to do with itt” “Ym going to make you a suggestion. If that bill has been rum ning for as long as you say it bas, give it a rest, Lat It stand for a, monsth or two.”—Cleveland Piain Desler. ‘ RRR * * time ‘ * CAN'T JUDGE BY APPEARANCE ts * * John Wannamaker, the merchant of Philadelphia, ts not given # to making Judgmenta on the strength of mere appearance. * The will of Stephen Girard,” he tnetances, “provided that no % delphia. One day a clericallooking man, wearlng an Immaculate % white cravat, approached the entrance. “You cannot come in here, said the Janitor, “The hell I can’t!’ retorted the stranger. seeeteeeeee® * * { her Mra. Ruatic and ste has eyes just like mother What a pretty little girl AN APPALLING MISTAKE prayer meeting the other night,” confided Mrs. Goodsole, pastor, “Brother Jollifer made the most awful blunder yor of. is it?” inquired Mrs, Hardesty. : arted the hymn, ‘Tell Me the Old, Old Story,’ to the titie af nody Seen Kelly? "—Chicago Tribune. ; NOT SERIOUS “Does the doctor regard your case seriously?” i “He claims I am dangerousty fll, but I don't believe he thinks so!" “Why not?” L “He knows I don’t carry any life insurance and yet he toldeme | could pay the bill whenever I felt like it.”—Houston Post, At the wife of the What “He Has An ee HARD LUCK FOR SANDY “One wretched, blustery day,” said a Pittsburg tron man, “I had a cap with ear-tabs on when I met Mr. Carnegie on the street. He always joked me about my ear-tabs, He sald there was an old Scot who always used to curl—you know the game— in ear-tabs, but one bitter day he appeared on the fee minus the tabs, and a friend said: ‘Hullo, whaur's yer auld Ing warmers? ‘ “Oh, was the reuly, ‘I've never worn them since my acclk- dent.’ *‘Aecident? “AT hear him. What aceident” offered me a drink an’ wi' the dashed flap I didna ‘The Argonaut, HPSS ER SESE ERE HS SEs ee ee eeeeeteee i 2 a 2 a THE ECHO A dialogue which may bé anticipated in 1950 First Child—1 guess my family is just as good as yours, great-graudfather was in th’ battle of Gettysburg, Second Child—That's nothin’! My grandfather was at Chica: 1912!—-Cleveland Plain Dealer, a“ OF COURSE " asked the custom amwered the store My great “How's busines: “Pine, darn tt “Why darn it “Did you ever know business to fail to be fine when v ; a r ‘a » c you wanted to lay off and go fishing?’—Cleveland Piain Dealer, eper promptly. ing anything.” LAUNDRY MARKS. ia] |arms for the Hanford congressional| the courtroom where the hearing !s| The Man Behind—I can't your collars, De you remember what marks we put on them? The Man in Front-—Yes, Frayed edges and torn button holes. i she sees the city dude Go capering round in a Panama hat When she is in need of food. Castles in the air are generally eby & pantry. Mra. Brown- wrong to play bridge. Mra. Black—It is, playé it, And Kansas Is Dry. A Kansas man asserts that recently saw a rat with horns. he Call Boy—The leading lady's tear- og her hair Manager—What of it? her's Tt isn't Definition, GENTUS—One who doesn't for butter on his bread. care if cats have nine lives, As the poets declare, it must be a puzzle To know when to wear Mourning for those who Have wandered away, For they are apt to Come back any day. Question, Why do smooth-faced men blow the foam off beer? Tedd; Roosevelt Our expresident or jour next president, Mexico is planning to establish postal savings banks. But it’s a wonder to us how anyone can save anything in Mexico, Unless He's in on the graft Our Best Tight-Wad, The man who fills his fountain pen at the postoftice ink well, “Why did the stork bring twins to Mrs. Smith?" asked Willie, “So he wouldn't have to make two trips, sill said his sister. “Detective steps into saloon Just in time to make an arrest,” says a headline. It's nice to be a detective and pick your own places for arrest ing folks. “Bo you quicker of judgment matters than women.” Yes,” replied Miss Cayenne. “Men have b the warnings of the newspapers and quit buying sold bricks, but women continue’ to marry for money.”——Washington Star. that men are in practical susp: “That fellow Bangs is a clever er heard of bis doing He manages some way to get along without do find} Mra. Whito says It's! | the way she HERE’S HOW IT FEELS TO BE A SERGEANT Take it from Charles ©. nan, the democratic purty ts tho| candy, the pudding the plum, the whole works } Now Brennan {# not discussing Haltimore convention nor bis} preference for president. Brennan| in of the firm, settled and abiding! }conviction that the party of Jack son and Jefferson is all o. k. up to the handle. In the first place, if it were nv for the democratic party, Brenns would not be now present tn Seat tle to tell us all this. Of course this 4 only @ side remark. Bren- nan himself refers to much loftier 3 | and weightier propositions to base) j his superlative estimate of the “ | democratic party. ¢ | re ——"— and But anyhow, the fact remains! that If the Bourbonie forces had) not walloped the tar out of the re | publicans in the fall of 1910, one) | Champ Clark would not have been) elected speaker of the house of representatives, the houn’ song! might never have been discovered,| | or recovered and uncovered, and i ©. C. Brennan would hardly be in| Seattle at this time | Thus, you » elections have | very significant results. The 1910 | returns, as they came into Troy, Alabama, indicated to Charles C Brennan that he would find useful occupation at the capital city—and he did. At Washington, D. C., Bron- nan is assistant clerk of the judict ary committee of the house. At! of getting « nice long trip to the | Seattle just now, he is sergeant-at-| Pacific coast, sitting up front in) CHARLIE BRENNAN. Seen eee ne ee aE | Investigation comm!ttee. The} conducted, nominally seeing to it) duties of a sergeant-atarms consist! that order is preserved (the deputy! . a. y., July 1—this is a very;this poor |peaceable looking sitazen, ses ‘breton his life in judge corrigaa, when slivester | *oresed | { did, ses riley, and beleave me riley was stood up im frunt Of its a good thing the little sun of jhim, what is the charge man's barber shop and the manner) | agenst/a gun could run faster than 1 |could, or there would be one less the charge agenst him, barber on 6th avenoo your honor, hollers a little feller,| look at my face, judge, he ses, | waving his arma and glaring at just look at my face, { ask you | lthe prisener like as if he would; the judge takes a slant at bite his head off riley's map, and he ses { have} it you can hang this guy it will seen worse, and | have seen bet be a grate favor to me, and me ter, wots the matter with your) and all my bruthers will vote for face, it dont seem to be nicked) you next time you come up, and/up none if you cant hang him | wisht you) nicked up nuthin, howls riley, would send him to jale for any-| wot would ! care for a few nicks, way 100 yeres jitts my mustash thats gone git off the stove, youre boiling! judge, | had a strainer that 1 over ses the bailiff, if you want/had been raisin 16 yeres, and be to tell the judge about it, shoot leave me it was some whiskers, your wad, but get steve, this and when | wake up from a nap/ ain't no theayter, and the judge jin this boob’s chare, i aint got no} aint deef more mustash than s hard bollde So then the litte duck he be egs gins to weep, and he ses, judge,, he told me to take it off, yells your honor, | am a poor man, i the barber, | asks him, shall 1) am a barber, and this retch, he trim it, and he ses, take It off, take comes in my place for @ shave,|it off and before he goes out, he throws! sure 1 said take it off, ses all the shaving mugs through the riley, | was dreamin that my wife looking glasses, and he bresks alljwas trying to put a musterd the bottles of bay rum and hair plaster on my stummick, | dident fonick, and he chases me and have no idde what it was that was my 2 barbers 6 blocks with razors coming off in his hands discharged, ses the judge, my, my, ses the judge, wot a/aint got no simpethy with a bar desperit crimingl, wot have you to ber that will talk to a man even say for yourself, sir, did you reck | when he ts asleep. johny NOBODY—By Meek. ri AND WHEN HE 1S DOWN AND OUT. CHEER UP, OLD MAN, im YOUR, FRIEND. NOBODY -—_ = kok RRR RRR RR Rk CAME FOR THE SUPPLIES Eli Perkins used to relate this anecdote of President Lin. coln: One day an old negro, clad in rags and carrying a burden on his head, ambled into the executive mansion and dropped his toad on the floor, Stepping toward President Lincoln, he said: “Am you de president, sah?” “Lt am,” replied Mr, Lincoln. “If dat am a fac’, I'se glad to meet yer. Yer see, I lives away up dar in de back o° Virginie, and I’se a poor man, sah I hear der is some pervisions in de con'stution for de cullud man, and I'm here to get some ob dem, sah,” SEER E EEE EEE EEE * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * | } | | RRR EE EER RRR Ke MORE FISH IN THE SEA A teacher in one of our elementary schools had noticed a striking platonic friendship that existed between Tommy and little Mary, two of her pupils. ‘Tommy was a bright enough youngster, but he wasn’t disposed to prosecute his studies with much energy, and his teacher saw that un less he stirred himself before the end of the year he wouldn't be pro “You must study harder,” she told him, “or alse you won't pass How would you like to stay back in this class another year and have little Mary go ahead of you?” | “Aw,” said Tommy, “I guess there'll be other little Marys."—Los Angeles Evening Herald | RNS Ne | CUPID'S RECALL “Father, what do you think of the recall?” “Well, my dear, I hardly know. But why do you ask?” “I sent Ferdy away last night, and now I'm sorry.”—St, Louls Dispatch, the real De vouchers nese tees = eitle ment payroll, and ¢ lay hands on said ar But f night how a committee this last session, they salaries of the secret And the fact that republican fit by t killed th: gives atone ma. + one kick? No, indeed, But does | points with pride to ft, It provay his pres that the party is all to the mustard, thing, friend of Se Woul er nobly No se and true, abound sumerously, THIS WEEK, Sicore--Margares Mitngton te Metropolitan—Dark. Seattie—Dark Orpheum - Vaudeville, Empr: andevilie. Pantages—Vaudeville. . Granéd—Vaudeville and motion pictures. Clemmer—Photoplays and vay devil Melbourne—Photoplays and vay deville. Can't Afford To. Friend—You and your busbaag seem to be getting om well gether just now. I thought you had quarreled. Wife—Can’t do that these day, when our dresses fasten down thy back —Pele Mele. 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