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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-05-11

no matter how good the intentions of
the AMATEUR REFORMERS and tho
WOULD-BE PARKHURSTS who ad-
vocate it may be.
I'VE therefore recommend that both
bills be indefinitely postponed.
"A G.. NJ. ROBERTSON.
'.R. RYCROFT.''
The oasis., 1896-04-11
Frcc IiIls.
schgers.

Send your address to H. E. Bucklen & Co.,, Chicago, and get free sample of Dr. Kings New Life Pills. A trial will convince you of their merits. These pills are easy in action and are particularly effective in the cure of Constipation and Sick Headache. For malaria and liver troubles they have been proved invaluable. They are guaranteed to be perfectly free from every deleterous substance and to be purely vegetable. They do not weaken by their action, but by giving tone to stomach and bowels greatly inyigorate the system. Regular size 25c per box. Sold by Chenoweth & Mix.
The oasis., 1896-04-11
FRATERNAL SOCIETIES.

NoRa1esss Lodge No. g.
 10. O. F. Officers: Al Peck N. G.; Richard II. Clarke, V G.; J. B. Mix, T.. Ed. Pierson. s. Regular meetings every Thursday evening at 7:3i o'clock. AL PECK, N. c. E. l.. PERSON Sccy'
The oasis., 1896-04-11
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Saturday, April II, 1896.
AcRossrIIE BoreDEre


 Governor Agustin Sanguines of the northern district Of Baja California, Is lying in critical condition at En. senada, as result of injuries received from oyerturning of carriage last Saturday.
 lt is rumOred that tie authorities or the state of Sinaloa have a project in hand to connect the towns and yil- lages in the state by telephones. The phones will be placed in the munich pal and other official headquarters for the use of the various public officers.
 The Hon. Israel NJ. King of Silver City, New Mexico, q member Of the New Mexico legislature and big cat tlcman, was arrested In Juarez few days ago without legal complaint or processes of law by the Mexican police. He must stay in jail five days, the local city judge says, until his bonds can be approved at Chihuahua. Some personal enemy accused King of steal. iDg Mexican calves ln driving cattle over the line at ralomas where he has bills of sule for all such stock. The arrest Is denounced as an outrage An appeal will hc made to Washington.
 The Secretary Of Fomento Hon. Manuel Fernandez Leal has issued circular to the various bureaus under the jurisdiction of his department calling the attention of the officers in charge thereof of Mexico's member. shlp tC the Metric Convention whose aims Drc the creation Of an interna- tlonal office of weights and measures for the ultimate adoption of the me- tric system. The general government, the circular adds, opened an office in 1892 for the purpose of paving the way for the introduction of national sys- tenn and preserving it's unity once 1t had been established. The main fact ors-metre and kilogram-now being in possession Of the government such as will be in use eventually through out the world, the minister calls upon his subordlnates to make an applica- tion for them for the purposes for which they are intended.
 4 dispatch from Mexico announces that the English contracting firm of s. Pearson X Son has entered into contract with the Mexican govern ment for the purpose of completing, cquipping and operating the Tchuan- tepec railway, which was constructed by the national authorities year or more ago, but has been practically useless except for local traffic, because of the absence Of harbOrs at terminals, COatzacoalcos, on the gulf of Mexico, and Salna Cruz on the Pacific coast. The contract involves an expenditure Of Sl5, GOO, GOO in gold in the completion of the harbor for deep water naviga- tion, the erection of docks, piers and terminal facilities, and furnishing a sufficient amout of equipment tooper- ate the road. As compensation the contractors are to have T lease of the road on liberal terms for long period of years, and the right to charge port and landing fees for all cargo and pas scngers.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-09-17
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN PURSUANT
IN to the provisions of an act of the legislature
of the state of Washington entitled Gan act to
provide for voting on constitutional amend
vember, 1896 relative to the qualifications of
electors" approved March 8, 1895, that the fol.
lowing amendment to section I, article of the
constitution of the state of Washington, Nill be
for their approval at the next general election:
SEcTIONI. All male persons of the age OF
twenty-one years or over, possessing the follow
ing qualifications, shall be entitled to vote at all
States; they shall have lived in the state one
year, and in the county ninety days, and tn the
city, town, ward or precinct thirty days Amme-
diate1y preceding the election at which they
offer to vote; they shall be able to read and
Indians not taxed shall never be allowed the
elective franchise: And further provided, That
this amendment shall not effect Ea6eet] the
right of franchise Of any person Who 10 now
qualified elector Of this state.
The legislature shall enact laws defining the
manner of aseertaining the qualifications Of
voters as to their ability to read and speak the
English language and providing for punish
ment Of persona voting or registering in viola.
there shall be printed on all the ballots cup
piled for said election the words, "Fo1 proposed
amendmtnt to section I, article 6, Of constitu-
ton, relative to qualihcstion: Of electors
article g. Of constitution, relative to Qualihea-
tons of electors"
At said elections each elector shall vote for or
against said amendment by crossing out part Of
parts shall express his vote on the question sub.
mitted.
In witness whereof I have he1eunto set my
hand and affixed the seal of the state Of Wash
ington, this z3d day of July, 1896
Secretary Of State.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-09-17
F. M, Merrill

After the reading of the resolutions
and platform, the following ticket was
placed in nOniinatiOn:
For delegates to the judicial conven-
ton held at AnacOrtes last Monday: H
IL. Smith, D. Kepler, H. N. Jesper and
Adam Wood. Alternates: A. Douglas,
Jasper Coffelt.
For representative at Olympia-Jos.
eph Hilton, pop, of Olga.
For treasurer-August Void, pop, OF
Friday HarbOr.
For assessor-Sebastian Downie, pop.
of Richardson.
For sheriff.. Nj. Rose, pop, Shaw
island.
For county clerk-C. D. Stedlin,
DEM, Lopez.
For commissioner Ord district-David
c. Clark, pop, Lopez.
For county cOroner-left vacent.
For prosecuting attOrney-ThOs. It.
Paxson, pop, Of Brush island.
For county surveyor-Henry Finch
er, pop, of Friday Harbor.
For auditor-Granville B. briggs,
DEM, Friday Harbor.
For superintendent of public instruc-
tion-Miss Rhoda A. Lee, dem., of
West Sound.
For wreckmaster--H. G. Smith, dem.
Argyle.
For commissioner LIST district-P. E.
Peterson, DEM, Friday Harbor.
The Populist county central commit
tee now stands as follows:
]. M. Rose, chairman, H. H. Smith,
Fred Jones, Alfred Douglas, H. l.. Glib
bons, L. Eastman, J. l.. Davis, Daniel
Kepler, Adam Wood and Louis Hyatt.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-09-17

speech, Monday evening, delivered by
Hon. E. w. Ross, of Castle Rock, Cow
litz county, Republican candidate for
attorney-general. Odd Fellows hall
was well filled with a very attentive
audience who showed their apprecia-
ton by repeated storms of applause.
Mr.. TOSS spoke for nearly three hours,
clearly setting forth the money ques-
ton, as viewed from a Republican
standpoint, convincing nearly all pres
ent that free silver coinage at a ratio of
ID to l, should it ever be adopted by the
Congress of the United States, would
mean financial ruin to this country and
place the laboring classes in position,
the seriousness of which can hardly
now be imagined.
Hon. Geo. w. Thompson, of Tacoma,
delivered Populist speech i'm Odd Eel
lows hall, last Friday evening to a very
good audience, made up largely of
good sterling Republicans who wished
to see If he could present any argument
whatever that would excuse our Popu-
list friends for bowling for the Free
and unlimited coinage of silver at a ra-
ito of Is to l." While we give Mr..
Thompson credit for being thoroughly
honest and sincere in what he had to
say, we failed to find the least particle
of argument during his entire discourse
to warrant the people Of the United
States in voting to the silver mine own
ers all the plofits to be derived from a
free coinage act, and accepting oursel-
Yes a money which would be worth
only ffty-three cents on the dollar in
almost any country OH the face of the
globe. During his speech he referred
to the bankers of this country as being
a much maligned set of business men
and said that they were generally hon.
est and honorable in all their dealings.
We would imagine this to be a bitter
pill for our Populist friends to swallow.
Mr.. Thompson is an ex-banker, having
been i'm the banking business for some
twenty-five years.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-09-17
sHERIFF,s SALE OF REAL ESTATE.

By virtue Of an order Of sale issued out
of the Superior court of the state of Wash
ington, for the county of San Juan, and to
me directed and delivered, for judgment
rendered in said court on the 18th day Of
August, A. D. 1896, in favor of the Oregon
Mortgage Company Limited . corpora
ton plaintiff, and against Thomas Dixon
and isabelle Dixon, his wife, defendants,
for the sum of 81 ,928.05 with interest at
the rate Of9 per cent per annum from
said 2oth day of August, A. d. 1895, and
the further sum of $l9. 100 costs Of suit.
have levied upon the following de-
scribed real estate, tOwit;
The south one-half % of the north west
quarter "a of section numbered twenty
seven (Z7) in township numbered thirty
seven (37) north of range numbered two
(2) west, containing eighty (80) acres situ-
ate, lying and being in San Juan county.
State of Washington.
Notice is hereby given that on Monday
the 18th day Of October, A. d. 1895, at the
hour of 10 O'Clock, A. M. Of said day, at
the court house door, in Friday Harbor,
in said county ofSan Juan, will sell Az
the right, title and interest of the said
Thomas Dixon and Isabelle Dixon, bis
wife, defendants, in and to the above de-
scribed real estate, at public auction, 10
the highest and best bidder, to satisfy sald
execution and all costs.
Given under my hand this 5th day OF
Sent. A. ID. 1895. NEWTON JONES,
Sheriff of San Juan county, state OF
Washington. . ,aoe
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-09-17

Encouraging information has been
received 10y the Young Naturalists' So
ciety as to the result Of their 1896 dredg
ing expedition. OF course, while the
collecting is going on, with everyone
busy hauling in the dredge, sorting and
preserving the material, curing starfish
and cleaning shells, there is 10 oppor-
tunity to determine how many new
species have been taken until all the
material has been transferred to the
laboratories, and there worked over.
Edwin g. Starks represented Stanford
University Oh last years expedition,
and with David S. Jordan published
"The Fishes of Puget Sound, in which
over ten new species were described as
a result Of that expedition. This year
Mr.. Starks again represented Stanford
University. aud being the specialist in
fish, all the new forms Aredged. seined,
or found in the rock pools were turned
over to him. He has just written that
he has found i'm the collection one new
genus; four, and possibly five new
species. This is a splendid showing
and certainly insures 4 continuation of
these expeditions.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-09-17

So, 2S3, PIG, 500. All these dollars were
as good as gold, and their purchasing
power was steadily increased by the
decreased cost of production, due to
the progress of invention and the open
ing up of vast areas of farming lands
Between 1880 and 1890, and for two
years thereafter, the wage-earners got
dollars with less difficulty, and got
more for each dollar, than at any pre-
vious time in our national history.
Mr.. Bryan on the same occasion
said that "railroad rates have not been
reduced to keep pace with falling
prices. The farmer has thus found it
more and more difficult to live"
The official statistics, as published
by the general government, show that
in 1872 to ship bushel of wheat from
Chicago to the seaboard by rail cost
$3.50 cents. In 1895 it cost 1917 cents.
By lake and rail routes it cost % cents
in 1872. and sos In 1895 BY lake and
canal routes it cost 24.47 cents in 1872,
and Ill cents in 1895.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-09-17
SOME OFFICIAL FIGURES.

In his speech at Madison Square
Garden, Mr.. Bryan said that "while
the gold standard raises the purchas-
ing power Of the dollar, it makes it
more difficult to obtain possession of
the dollar"
During the decade between 1880 and
1890 according to the census tables.
This country was, as it is now, under
the gold standard. The census shows
that, in that period, the average yearly
wages of workers in all kinds of factO-
ries increased from 1924 to $488. The
number of such employees increased in
that time nearly 100 per cent, rising
from 2,732, 595 to 4,712,623. The total
amount of their wages more than
doubled. In 1880 the wage-earners in
our manufacturing industries received
$947, 953, 795. In 1890 they received
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-09-17
A Good Wind Mill-Make 1t Yours elf.

made one of the Peoples wind mills which
saw recommended in your paper recently it only
cost me $40 and is splendid mill my we'll is
deep but it pumps it all right and with very lit
kind ofa carpenter, l have agreed to put up
nine mills already, on which can make nice
profit, and there are many Others for whom I
caa put up mills this fall. l don't see why
every farmer should not have wind mill, when
they can make it themselves for less than $40,
any one can get diagrams and complete direc-
tons for making the wind mill by sending 10
two-cent stamps to pay postage etc, to E. d.
Wilson Co., Allegheny, Pa, and there can be
dozens OF them put up in aGy locality by any
one that has the energy to do it. FARMER
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-09-17
A Wife Equal to q Gold Minei

Will some of your readers give me good
cipe for making cold starch !? 1 am selling self
heating fat irons and iron little at every house
and have to use some starch every place and want
to know how to make good cold starch. My
husband was in debt and being anxious to help
and am doing splendid1y. cents worth of
fuel will heat the iron for hours, so you have
perfectly even heat. You can iron i'll half the
time and no danger of scorching the clothes
with the old on, and you can get the most
beautiful gloss. l sell at nearly every house,
as the iron saves s, much fuel everybody wants
sold less than ten any day worked. My broth
er is doing we'll and think anyone make
lots of money anywhere selling irons. J. F.
CASEY & Co, St Louis Mo, will start anyone
in the business, as they did me if you will ad
dress them. MRS. A. RUSSELL.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-09-17
August Weather Report.

The mean temperature for tie month
was 59.50 which is Leo below the normal
August, and the coolest on record. The
mean temperature was 78o on the 22nd.
The highest recorded was $50 in August
1893. The mean temperature was 4So on
the 9th. The lowest recorded being 450
in August 1895.
Total rainfall for the month was 30
inches, which is .0S below the normal.
The wettest August was 1891 with "a
inches, and the dryest was 1894 with IA
inches. Total rainfall from January LIST
to August 3lst was 1892 inches, which
was .9o inches below the average for that
period.
The warmest August was 1891 with a
mean temperature of 61.70, the coolest
being the one just passed.
There were during the month Is clear,
partly cloudy and cloudy days, and 8
on which rain fell.
JAMES THEo. GEOGHEaAN,
Voluntary Observer.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-09-17
Notice of Settlement of Final Account.

In the Superior Court of the State of
Washington, for San Juan County.
IN PROBATE.
In the matter of the estate OF Sarah
Jane Fleming, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that James Flem-
ing, the executor of the estate of Sarah
Jane Fleming deceased, has rendered ana
presented for settlement, and filed in said
Court his final account of his administra-
ton of said estate; and that Saturday the
tenth day of October, A. D. 1896, at two
O'Clock, o. M, at the court room of said
Court, at the court house in Friday Har-
Dor in said county, has been duly appoint
ed by the court commissioner of said
court for the settlement of said account,
at which time and place any person inter
ested in said estate may appear and hle
his exceptions in writing to the said ac-
count, and contest the same.
E. H. NASH, Clerk.
Dated September 9th, 1896.
w II. THACKER, Attorney for Executor.
First publication Sep. 10th, 1896.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-09-17
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE
Seattle, WASH, Aug, 81, 1896.
NOTICE is hereby given that the follow
~ ing named settler has filed notice OF
his intention to make final proof in sup
port of his claim, and that said proof will
be made before the Clerk of the Superior
Court, at Friday HarbOr, Washington, on
November 7th 1895, viz:
NELS OLSSON.
Homestead application number ~, 1874
for the lots and 3; Sw Sc Sec. Twp.
SO, N r 8 w.
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon and
cultivation of said land, viz:
William Bratton. III. T. Cayou. Edwin
Barnes and John w. Mode. All of Deer
Harbor, Washington.
WIN. d. O'TooLE. Register.
Date first publication July l6, 1896.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-09-17
Churning Done in One Minute.

have tried the Lightning Churu, you recently
described in your paper, and it is certainly a
wonder. / can churn in less than one minute,
and the butter is elegant and you get consider
able more butter than when you use common
cnurn. I took the agency for the churn here and
every butter maker tllat sees il buys one. L have
ton know / can sell 100 IN this township, as
they churn so quickly. make so much more but
ter than common churns and are SO cheap. Some
one in every township can make two or three
hundred dollars selling these churns. By ad-
dressing J. f. Casey s. O., St Louis you can get
circulars and full in formation so you can make
big money right at home. have made $50 in the
past two weeks and never sold anything before
In my life. FARMER
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-09-17
Ice Cream Made by New Process

have an Ice Cream Freezer that will freeze
cream instantly. The cream is put into the
freezer and comes out instantly smoothe and
perfectly frozen. Tins astonishes people and
crowd will gather to see the freezer in operation
and they will all want to try the cream. You can
sell cream as fast as it can be mad and sell the
freezers to many of them who would not buy an
old style freezer. 1t is really curiosity and you
can sell from IS to S. worth of cream and six to
twelve freezers every day. This makes good
profit these hard times and is pleasant employ
ment. ]. F. Casey & Co., II43 ST. Charles St, ST.
Louis, Mo-, will send full particulars and infor-
ma lion in regard to this new invention on appli-
cation aud will employ good statesmen on salary.
KATIE M
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-09-17
A Great Chance to Make Money.

want to tell you of my wonderful success. Be
ing poor girl and needing money badly, tried
the Dish Washer business and have cleared $7oo
every month. 1t is more money than ever had
before and can't help telling you about it, for /
believe any person can do as well as have II
they only try Dish Washers sell on sight; every
lady wants one The Mound City Dish Washer
Co., St Louis, Mo-, will give you all necessary
instructions so you can begin work at once. The
Dish Washer does splendid work; you can wash
and dry the dishes in two or three minutes with
out putting your hands in the water at all. Try
this business and let US know how you succeed.
ELIZABETH c.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-09-17
The New Hook Spoon Free to All.

read in the Christian Standard that
Miss A. NJ. Fritz, Station A., st. Louis,
Mo-, would give an elegant hook spoon to
anyone sending her ten 2-cent stamps.
I sent for one and found it so useful that
I showed it to my friends, and made $l3. 90
in two hours, taking orders for the spoon.
The hook spoon is a household necessity.
1t cannot slip into the dish or cooking
vessel, being held in the place by hook
on the back. The spoon is something
that housekeepers have needed ever since
spoons were first invented. Anyone can
get sample spoon by sending ten 2-cent
stamps to Miss Fritz. This is splendid
way to make money around home.
Very truly, JEANNETTE 8.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-09-17

According to the Philadelphia In
quirer, despite the peaceful air that
surrounds League Island navy yard, all
the great monitors and iron-clads are
anchored there, including the Mianton-
oman and Vesuvius, are being repaired
and put in condition for service. Even
the six old single turretted monitors,
the Nahaut, Montauk, Lehigh, Jason,
Catskill and Matapoe, which were sup
posed to have been permanently retired
from service, have been included in the
general order to make every vessel
ready for duty. Also. at all the navy
yards every man who will pass muster
is enlisted. The surmise is, that the
Spanish cruisers now constantly how
ering on our Florida coast may at any
moment commit some indiscretion
which may become ''casus belli," and
that our navy department thinks it
best to be prepared for emergencies.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-09-17
Hair Restored to Natural Color.

I have used many preparations for restoring
hair to natural color bat never had satisfactory
results till tried Zulu Vulier it will restore any
hair or beard to its natural color in three weeks
If it does not they reteurn your money, SO you
take no risks. People who have never tried it
can get sample package which contains enough
inr Stamps TO paw postage etc. to
Wilson & Co., New Concord, Ohio.
The regular price is s.. so per per package. If
it does not restore your hair to natural color,
they will return your amps. This proposition
is so fair that thousands are using it. 1t is harm
made by selling Zulu vulier from house to
house?
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-09-17
THE
new YORK WORLD,
THRICE.A.WEEK EDITION.
Is PAGES WEEK. I56 PAPERS A YEAk

:. Jaeger than any weekly or semi-weekly
,aner nSbiished and is the only important Dem
ocratic weekly published in New York City.
Three times as1arge as the leading kepnDnc;an1
sdvanfage to you during the Presidontiai
Campaign, as 1t is published every other cay
except sunday and has all the fresnn s mo
w;th s long list Of interesting Department.
uninue fcatures cartoons and graphic uiusel@
lions. the latter being specially
o,,t anv increase in the cost, which remains *
one dollar per year. ..~ .cA TIVE
we ofYer this unequa1ed newspeper .ns
TsIArpER together one year for $L75.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-09-17
Call For County Committee Meeting.

EAST SOUND, Sept. 18th, 1896
A meeting of the Republican County
Central Committee of San Juan county
is hereby called to meet at Republican
Headquarters, in Friday Harbor, on
Wednesday, Sept. 23rd, 1896. Every
precinct committeeman is earnestly
requested to be present, also all the
nominees Of the late Republican con-
vention held at Friday Harbor, Aug.
22nd, 1896. G. III. SHOWERS, Chairman, i.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-09-17
WOOD WANTED.

Thirty ricks of good sound fir wood cut
green. twenty-five ricks to be 20-inch
wood, 5 ricks to be l6-inch wood. Sealed
bids for same to be in before September
2lst, 1895. Wood to be delivered at the
court house and accepted by the commits
siOners. A. H. Sitter, County Auditor.