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The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1891-03-06

probably not one person in thou
sand knows why leaves change their
color in the fall, remarked an eminent
botanist the other day. The common
and old fashioned idea is, that all this
red and golden glory we see now is
caused by frOsts A true and scientific
explanation of the causes of the col
oring of leaves would necessitate long
and intricate discussion. Stated briefly
and in proper language, those causes are
these: The green matter in the tissue Of
a leaf is composed of two cOlors red and
blue. When the sap ceases to flow in
the autumn. and the natural growth of
the tree ceases, oxidation Of the tissue
takes place. Under certain conditions
the green of the leaf changes to red.
under different conditions it takes on
yellow or brown tint
This difference in color is due to the
difference in combination of the original
constituents Of the green tissue, and to
the varying conditions of climate, ex-
posture and soil. A dry, cold climate
produces more brilliant foliage than one
that is damp and warm. This is the
reason that our American autumns are
so much more gorgeous than those OF
England. There are several things about
leaves that even science cannot explain.
For instance. why one of two trees grow
ing side by side, of the same age and
having the same exposure, should take
on brilliant red in the fall and the other
should turn yellow. or why one branch
OF tree should be highly colored and
the rest OF the tree have only a yellow
tint. are questions that are as impossible
to answer as why one member of fami{I
should be perfectly healthy and another
sickly. Naples and oaks have brightest
colors. Field and Farm. 2
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1891-03-06

ci,an horse. man animated by the
reckless daring likely to come OF a wlid,
free life. and The Centaur OF ancient
fable may be fairly realized. A CORE
snondent of the Omaha Herald, having
visited an Arapahoe camp, gives the toll
lowing account of an Indian drlll, or
dered for his amusement:
Fifty fine looking young men, mounte1A
non nonies. drew up before the tents
At q sionaI from the chief they began
their evolutions, with loud yen. =
In a moment they disappeared over q
neighboring hill. Then there suddenly
rose mighty trampling OF horses feel
and they swept past again, SO coInpact
that | only saw ball made OF horse'
and men.
Splitting in two, one body swept to the
right and another to the left, ana again
thev disappeared. Presently they cnargeo
each other in solid lines, and WINE tle
spectator waited breathleSsly ioI tnLe
shock of collision, the hles Skill u ~
opened to the right and lett, ana llle
/ lines passed through the Intervals WILL
out touching. ,.,.
Now came the moment for displaying
individual craftsmanship. Some OF the
riders approached, each lying SO close to
his nony's back that nothing but the
/ horse could be seen. Others stood erect
mon their animals backs. Some hung
to the horse by one foot and one hand,
so that their bodies were completely pro-
/ tected by those of the ponies.
These Young warriors also threw OBJ
iects upon the ground and picked them
up Up at full galiop, and drew bows and
shot arrows from beneath the horses
necks. Some of the men exchanged
horses while riding.
Again, a man would fall from his
horse. as if wounded, and two others,
riding up beside him, would take him by
an arm and leg, swing him between
their horses, and carry him off.
This exhibition lasted nearly two
hours, and, at it's close, men and horses
were completely exhausted. All that
evening the human performers lay IN
their lodges, while the Indian women
brought them food, bathed their limbs
and combed their hair.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1891-03-06

1t is not necessary for a corpulent per-
son to vigorously deny himself everything
good to eat in order to be less bulky. 1t
is positive fact thata cup of water taken
after each meal will rapidly reduce flesh.
Eat what you like, rich gravies, sweets,
pastry, anything, but drink nothing at
meals, and in a few minutes after rising
from the table drink the cup of hot boil
ing water, and enjoy the light, relieved
feeling you will experience. 1t is a little
odd, but hot water taken before the meal
increases the weight.-Woman's Work.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1891-03-06

There is said to be no instance in when
a. peasant ever refused to pay his taxes.
Once a year the collector enters the VII
Iage, taps at the window and cailS
"Kaza!' Then the man or woman OF the
house comes out with the money, Whlcn
is always ready. losses it into the bag OF
the collector, who does not count 1t, pc
cause he knows it is all the mou1lk has
got. When night comes the collector en-
ters the best house in the village, hangs
bis money bag under the image of the
saviour. and carouses or sleeps till morn
ing being perfectly confident that his
money will not be disturbed. because OF
the veneration for the car, whom he rep
resents, and the image under which the
treasure is placed -William Eleroy Cur
tbs in Chicago News.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1891-03-06

Syrup

For children med1'
A Cough cine should be abso
ca lutely reliable. A
anu VI oop mother must be able to
Madeleine. pin her faith to it as to
her Bible. 1t must
contain nothing violent, uncertain,
or dangerous. 1t must be standard
in material and manufacture. 1t
must be plain and simple to admin
lister; easy and pleasant to take.
The child must like it. 1t must be
prompt in action, giving 1mmed1-
ate relief, as childrens' troubles
come quick, grow fast, and end
fatally or otherwise in a very short
time. It must not only relieve quick
but bring them around quick, as
children chafe and fret and spoil
their constitutions under long con-
fnement. 1t must do its work IN
moderate doses. A large quantity
of medicine in a child is not desira-
bic. 1t must not interfere with the
child's spirits, appetite or general
health. These things suit old as
we'll as young folks, and make Be-
schee's German Syrup the favorite
family medicine. @
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1891-03-06
Specimens of African Sheep.

African sheep, as represented by specf-
mems in the Berlin geological gardens,
vary greatly in size and form, some being
large and clumsy, while others are quite
small and graceful, with slender, deer
like limbs. The color is always black
and white. They are not, like European
species, covered with WOOL but have only
stiff, coarse hair, which is short and even,
except on the necks of the bucks. They
are useful only as food, for which they
are highly priced by the blacks.-Arkan-
saw Traveller.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1891-03-06
A JudiciOus Judgment.

In bridge car the other day a man was
reading Stepniak's description of the
brutal dcspotisln of the czar's government.
Did his blood boil with indignation, and
did he denounce the Outrages against
human rights perpetrated by it? No, he
wasn't built that way. He just turned to
his neighbor and remarked. sit seems to
me that the form of government in Russia
is somewhat too strict" There is a
judicious Judgment for you.-New York
Tribune
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1891-03-06

The people at the Worlds
Dispensary of Buffalo, N. Y,
have a stock-taking time once
a year and what do you think
they do? Count the number
of bottles that've been re-
turned by the men and women
who say that DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery or
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescrip-
ton didn't do what they said
it would do.
And how many do you
think they have to count.
One in ten? Not one IN 1fae
hNuared !
Here are two remedies
one the Golden Medical Dis
covery, for regulating and in
MIGRATING the liver and purify
ing the blood; the other, the
hope of weakly womanhood,
and they've been sold for
years, sold by the million bot
ties; sold under a tosztz0e
guarantee, and not one in five
hundred can say:
" 1t was not the medicine for
me
And-is there any reason
why you should be the one ?
And-supposing you are what
do you lose /? ABSOLUTELY
nothing !
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1891-03-06
VALUABLE DISCOVERY FOR THE
BLIND.

Dr. La Grange wishes to make known his New
Treatment for the cure of all diseases of the Eve
-Cdtdrdct DefcctiUe FiSiOa, Inflammation. etc.
without Operation or Pain. Tne remedy can Dc
applied by the patient, and is simple, safe and
sure in its effects, strengthening the muscles
and nerves of the eye, removing paia almost in
simultaneously II is a marvellous discovery and
blessing 10 the sufferer
For further particulars address with stamped
envelope R. J. LA GRANGE, NJ. D., 2l5 Powell St,
fourth door from Gesry, san Francisco, Cal.
Office hOurs-1l till 3
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1891-03-06
FRIDAY HARBoR, March Is, 1890.

FRIDAY HARBoR, March 49, 1890.
DR.. j. Eugene Jordan, Seattle, Wash.
k-DEAR SIR: | wish to add my testimony
TO the many other miraculous cures which
you have performed with your Hlstoge-
Getic System of Medicine. | was very sick
with pneumor ia-sick unto death they
said-when your agent, Capt. j. Edwards
of Lopez Island, who was stopping at my
hotel, came to see me and told me that he
could cure me. commenced TO take y u
medic, inc, viii h the agent always carries
with him, and can truthfully say that
commenced to recover right away. l also
had a very high fever, for which he gave
me medicine and the fever left me the flIs1
night, and your agent, who waited n me
and gave me yourmedicine every bali honi
according to your directions, stated to me
that it only took % cents worth OF meGlclne
to break the fever. The third Cay after
taking your medicine could get out OF beo
and walk about he house, and have beer
steadily improving ever since. The sixth
day was abe 10 get out Of doors, ana
think another wes K of your treatment viii
lake new man Of me.
1 Please print this to lei all sufferers kl OW
that they need not suffer any longer il
hey only take your Hstogenetic Medicine
NTH feeling Of thankfulness that by your
/ valu able discovery Ct the science or nie0l
cine YOU are able to relieve much suferini
| and for the unre emitting care Of your gent,
Capt Edwards, | remain, sir, very trul
yours, JAMES ROSS
Proprietor San Juan Fofel, Friday HarboI
San Juan county, Wash.
Subscribed and sworn to before me TIN
IStn day of March, 1892.
j. l. FARNsWORTH
Justice f the Peace.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1891-03-06
PILES! PILES PILES

DR.. Williams Indian Pile Ointment viii cure
Blind, Bleeding and Itching Piles when all other
ointments have failed. 1t absorbs the tumors,
allays the itching at once, acts as a poultice,
gives instant relief DIR. Williams Indian Pile
Ointment is prepared only for Piles and Itching
of the private parts. and nothing else. Every
box is warranted. Sold by druggists, or sent by
mail on receipt of price, soc and 81 per box
WILLIAMS MANUFACTURING CO, b.
PrODrip.OrS Cleveland q
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1891-03-06
Intox;cated HIockipg Birds,

A letter written from Orange, Cal.
says that the hooking birds in that local
ity feed on the berries that grow on the
Chinese umbrella tree, and that this sort
of food makes them tipsy. They act very
foolishly just after a hearty meal, and
stagger about badly intoxicated Chicago
Hpra1 III
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1891-03-06

Boston Spinster Gn bird store)-That is
beautiful parrot, sir. | am very anX-
ious to have one. Can it talk?
Dealer-Oh, yes, ma'am. To parrot:
s'Polly want cracker?''
Polly (solemnly)-Let her go, Gala
CHER!
Exit Boston spinster.-The Epoch.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1891-03-06
HOM,S THIS d?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any
case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by taxing
Props. Toledo, o.
We the undersigned. have known r. j. Cheney
for the last Is years, and believe him perfectly
honorable in all business tTans8ctlC'ns ana imam
ciallv able to carry oui any Obligation made by
their firm. WEol -
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o.
WALDING. KINNAN & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, T.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally actlns
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces OF
the system Price rs cents per bottle. Sold by
all druggists.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1891-03-06

Frances Victoria Alexandra, the Sioux
baby just born in England, is already fa-
nous. The cable will, doubtless, report
the first effort of the youngster to say.
"Ah GiouX New York World
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1891-03-06
Proprietors, Cleveland, o.

With ''No Trade Secrets TO Keep came ''Fruits
and Fruit Trees" chuck full OF lst the informa-
ton one wants. The title does not give notion
of its real yalue-send 10 Stark Bros. NurS cries.
Lnnisana Mo for the hnNk = Enrn.ot.s' GIL
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1891-03-06

EVERY SKIN AND SCALP DISEASE
IL whether, tort,lring, disfiguring humiliating
itching, burning, bleeding, scaly. crusted PIN
ply or blotchy. with loss ef hair, from T.imples
tc the moSts distressing eezcmeS, and every ht-
NOR oi the blood, whethes simple, scrofuloas or
hereditary, is speedily, permanently aud eco
nomically cured by the CETIcURA REMEDIES,
consisting Of CUTICuRA.the great $ q cure, Gu
TI'URA SOAP, an exquisite skin purifier and
heautiter. and CuTICURA REsoLyENT, the new
blood and skin puri!:er and greatest of humor
remedies, when the best physicians and all other
remedies fail This is strong language, hut true.
Thousands of grateful testimonials from infancy
TO age attest their wonderful, unfaiing and in
Romp parable efficacy
Sold everywhere. Price, CUTICURA, soc; SOAP
Poe; KEso VENT, ST. Prepared by Potter Drug
and Chemical Corporation, Boston, Mass
Send for " How to Cure skin and Blood Dis
cases."
RAJ Pinpies. blackhears, chap d and oily 1JN4
fE skin prevented by CUTICURA SOAP. ICY
%AS Rheumatism, kidney pains aud muscular
- Aweakness relieved in one minute by the
TENCUTICUEA ANTI PAIN Z. ASTEH 25c
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1891-03-06
ELECTRICITY CURES A CANCER
After ALI Other Means Had Failed.

Last week Mr.. George f. Wilkie Of
Wichita, Kan, came to PeOria-a dis
lance of 700 miles-to have DR.. Toel re-
move a cancer from his nose. He had
had it removed several times by means
of plasters, but it had returned every
time, so he finally concluded to consult
DR.. Toel. The operation was performed
by means of electricity in a few minutes
without the loss of a drop of blood, and
the wound is now healed, SO that MIR.
Wilkie will return to his home in
Kansas next week.-NGtiOnGl Democrat.
DR.. Toel is now located in Portland.
The cancer, with hundreds Of other can
GERS and tumors successfully removed by
him, can be seen in his office. DIR. TOel
has studied four years at the Universities
and large Hospitals of Germany, Swift
erland and England, and is the only sur
geon in the Northwest who operates by
electricity without loss OF blood.
DOCTOR TOEL
Makes a speciality of Diseases of the
Nose, Throat and Neck, Skin, Urinary
Organs, Female Diseases and all Surgical
Operations, as for Fistula, Piles, Strict
ure, Cancer, Polypus and all other Tu-
mors and Ulcers. Operations performed
by means of electricity without loss OF
blood Office - No. 7012 Washington
street, corner Fourth, rooms 3. 4 and {
Washington building, Portland, Or.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1891-03-06

are among the most formidable known. Dia
netes. BrightS disease, gravel and other com
r,laints OF the uri airy organs are not ordinarily
cured in severe cases, but they may be aVertet
by timely medication. useful stimulant
the urinary glands has ever been found III Hos
letters Stomach Bitters, a medicine which no
only affords the requisite stimulus when the,
become inactive, bus increases their vigor ano
secretve power. By increa ing the activity o.
the kidneys and bladder this medicine has tn
additional effect of expelling from the blooo
impurities which it is the peculiar office of those
organs to eliminate and pass off The Bitters j.
also purifier and strengthencr Of the bowels
an invigarant of the stomach and matches
remedy for biliuusness and f-ver and ague. il
seounteracts a tendency to premature decay, anG
kustains and comforts the aged and inf M
. TIE Chicago GA are complaining OF cold ST eel
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1891-03-06

1t is estimated that man walks Ea1f q mile
in putting a stiff collar.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1891-03-06

Did Won ever go within mile of a soal
factory? If so. you know what materia
hey make soap Of DJbhins' Ell. C rio Soap
factory is as Tree from odor chair fac
tory. Try it once. Ask your grocer for ii
Lake no imitation
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1891-03-06
HOW Do YOU ACCOUNT

A philosopher is ma who can feel as easy
over his own troubles as We does over his neigh
boris There are no philosophers.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1891-03-06

For the Miserable Failures Under the
"Old' Practice of Medicine?-Be
Tits All GuessVOrk.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1891-03-06

Hojack Ito his wife)-If you're waking, cal
me early Mrs HOj4ck If I'm not wax ng. J
suppose | can call YOU Tom, as usual.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1891-03-06

III wallace Ely has removed his Offices to y:
Powell rect, San Francisco. Cal. where he con
tinues to give special attent. on 10 Kidneys Blad
der Prostate Glanu ana all diseases arising there
from Diabetes and Bfights Disease tIeate'
according to the LATEST approved method. MosI
cases can be treated successfully by correspond
ence. Consultations daily from 10 A NJ. TO
NJ WALLACE ELY, NJ. D.. 2l5 Powell street, fOu
doors f,om Gesry street, San Francisco, al
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1891-03-06
DISORDERS WHICH AFFECT TIKI
KIL\EYS

Why is pretty girl Xix" q bank note? Becaus
they both have face val Ie
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1891-03-06

DR.. JORDAN's office is at the residenc
Of ex-Mayor Yes1er, Third and James.
Consultation and prescriptions absolute
ly FREE.
Send for free book exp'ainil g the Hie
sogenetic system.
CAUTION The Histogentic Medicine
are sold in but one agency in each tow
The label around the tile bears the fol
lowing Inscription; DIR. j Eugene Jo'
dams Histogenetic Medicine Ever
other device is fraud.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1891-03-06

If afflicted " it'll Sore Eyes, use DR.. Isaac ThOmp
sons Eye Wa'er. Druggists sal it. % cents.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1891-03-06

TIE ChiCagOa' are campaigning OF cold ST. eel
cars. They ought 70 insure hot passengers. .
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1891-03-06

Try GERMEA for breakfast.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-27
Sympathy for Watchmen.

Editor Morning News: A watchman's
complaint in your valuable paper of Sept.
%, regarding the small wages paid them by
the Central Railroad Company NOW Rich
mond and Danville) for the duties they per-
form, seems not unreasonable, and should
meet with some favorable consideration
from those in authority.
Most Of these men have large families,
and are dependent upon the magnanimity
Of those for whom they labor One dollar
and forty cents per day il utterly made
quate to meet their real necessities, to say
nothing Of rent, fuel shoes and clothing.
am informed that the river switch
man, "a most important position at this
terminal, P" receives only this amount. He
has been in the employ of the company
twenty-four years, aud should be remem-
bered literally for his long and faithful
service. These hard-laboring and heavy
taxed men hold positions of trust and re-
sponsibility, and it is but simple Justice that
they receive fair compensation for their
hard toll.
really think that if the attention of the
leading officials was called to existing facts.
q proper remedy would be applied for ad-
Justlng this discrepancy, and wages made
equal to their trust and competency.
Most OF these men are the heads of large
families, and their hardships are not properly
estimated.
Believing you to be friend and advocate
OF the workingman, | ask a space In your
paper TO express this, my conviction. of
equity and justice, in behalf of this class of
honest, deserving and toiling men. and
hope a reasonable consideration will he
accorded them. SYMPArHIzER.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-27
THE WEEKS PLAYS.
A Choice of Comedy, Melodrame
Minstrelsy and the Spectacular.

A Choice of Comedy, Melodram q,
Minstrelsy aud the Spectacular.
The theater will be open four nights this
week with Saturday matinee. The at
fractions are:
Monday Night-"A Barrel of Money"
Thursday Night-George Wilson's Min
strels.
Friday and Saturday Nights aud Satur-
day Matinee-"rheD Devils Auction"
"a Barrel of Money promises genuine
surprise in theatrical achievements, both me
chanically and artistically. The play is
said to be one of especial intereste and ex-
citement. There are no special stars in the
cast. 1t is claimed that they are all stars.
One critic, who witnessed the first produce
ton, wrote thus tersely of it: ga great
deal of laughter. q tear or two, a thrill and
vision of human nature that touches the
heart and sends you away in good humor
and pleasant thoughts" OF the characters
he remarked: They are so admirably
drawn, SO real. so entertaining. that you
love them. you hate them, you sympathize
with them, you laugh at them and applaud
them" Briefly, that tells the whole scope
covered by the comedy. except that TIE
musical features are up to the highest
standard of the best farce-comedy COM
panies. 1t is one of the successes of the our
rent theatrical season.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-27
Perennial George Wilson.

George Wilson's minstrels never fails to
take in Savannah and Savannah never
fails DO take in the inimitable George. He
will be here on Thursday night. His COM
pany is drawing immense audiences and the
press is giving the show very favorable
notices. The Washington Post says of it:
THE minstrels themselves received some
thing very like an ovation. For three hours
the burned cork artists held merry carnival,
and the audience was not slow in acknowl-
edging appreciation by repeated encores,
which prolonged the entertainment beyond
the ordinary. The Introductory. entitled
THE Beau Brummels, - is an old-time sub
ject, but the presentation last night was
rather unique. George Wilson has given
the squib new life by introducing fresh
jokes songs ami specialtics, which made the
part more entertaining than ever. Messrs.
Wilson. Donnelly, Clark and Ward shai ed
the honors with the members of the quar-
tette, who received any quantity Of applause
for their efforts"