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The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-03-12

was to bacCO saturated cigarette mend
MANY and many time did try to quit
smoking myself into eternity, but l could
not put through day without suffering
extreme nervous torture, which would in
crease hour by hour till finally, to save
myself as it seemed from almost flying to
pieces, had to light the little white pipe
stick and swallow the smoke.
Zone day read in my paper Don't To-
bacco Spit and Smoke Your Life Away
Just what was doing; it came to me like
the warning of the man who waves the red
flag of danger at the railroad crossing, and
said that No-To-Bac was an absolutely
qua "anleed relief from tobacco slavery.
II did not believe it, but like drowning
man grasping at straw, l commenced
taking No-To-Bac.
The effects were magical; it destroyed
the nerve craving and desire for cigarettes.
Two boxes, would you believe it ? made
me well and strong.
Il have gained mentally, physically in
vigor and manhood, and with the brain
free from the nicotine and breath no
longer befouled with tobacco smoke, am
so happy to-day to write No-TO-Bac did 1t
all year ago, so the cure is time-tested
and tried, not only in my own case, but
seve, al of my friends who have also been
cured.
1--WE have baby boy now.
"My wife and feel that all this happi-
ness started from the time when l first
used No o-Bac. and in evidence of our ap-
probation, and in order that the memory
of the happiness may be prrpetuated in a
living form, we want to name our baby boy
after the man who wrote the line Don't
Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your Life Away
"No-To-Bac is popular here and all our
druggists sell it. Hardly a day passes but
somebody asks me atout No-To-Bac, so
don't want you to hesitate to use these
lines in any way that you think will make
known to. suffering humanity the happi-
ness that there is in No-TO-Bac for the
many men with nicotinized brains and
weakened resolutions, if they only will
make up their minds to save the waste of
vital power-to say nothing OF the money
now going up into smoke and out in to-
bacco spit"
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-03-12
CONSUMPTION CURED
AN ABSOLUTE REMEDY FOR ALL
PULMONARY COMPLAINTS.

T.. A. S1ocum Offers to Send Two Bot
ties Free of His Remedy to Cure
Consumption and All Lung Troubles
An Elixir of Life.
Nothing could be fairer, more philan-
thrOpic or carry more Joy in its wake than
the offer of T. A. Slocum, M. c., OF 1873
Pearl street. New York. Perfectly conf
dent that he has an absolute remedy for
the cure OF consumption and all pulmon-
ary complaints, he offers through this pa
per to send two bottles free to any reader
who is suffering from lung trouble or con-
SUMPTION also loss of flesh and all condi-
tions of wasting. He invites those desir
GUS of obtaining this remedy to send their
express and postOtfice address, and to re-
ceive in return the two bottles free, which
this remedy, by it's timely use, has per-
manently cured thousands of cases which
were given up, and death was looked upon
as an early visitor.
Knowing his remedy as he does, and be-
ling so proof-positive of it's benefcent re-
| snlts, DR.. Slocum considers it his religious
DUTY, q duty which he owes to humanity,
to donate his infallible remedy where it
will assault the enemy in its citadel. and,
by it's inherent potency, stay the current
of dissolution, bringing Joy to homes over
which the shadow OF the grave has been
gradually growing more strongly defined,
causing fond hearts to grieve. The cheap
ness Of the remedy-offered freely-apart
from its inherent strength, is enough to
commend it, and more SO is the perfect
confidence of the great chemist making the
offer, who holds out life to those already
becoming emaciated, and says: "Be
cured"
The invitation is certainly worthy of the
consideration of the afflicted, who, for
years, have been taking nauseous nostrums
without effect; who have ostracised them
selves from home and friends to live in
more salubrious chimes, where the atmos-
and who have fought against death with
all the weapons and strength in their
hands There will be no mistake in send
ing for these free bottles-the mistake will
be in passing the invitation by.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-03-12
Was Sure About His Mother,

Johnnie was about to repeat his first
verse at the Sunday school concert. Of
course it must be short and of simple
words, so his mother selected this for
him, II am the light of the world" re-
peating it to him number of times I'M
til he was sure Of it. The evening of the
concert came. The audience was in
readiness. Johnnie came out. made his
most approved bow and proclaimed in a
loud voice, "My mother is the light Of
The world. ''-Congregationalis
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-03-12
GODFREY'S COVE.
Near York Harbor, Maine.1

Near York Harbor Maine
These dawns that sink and swell across the
land
Soft fields s,iffused with yellow mist1ness-
These pastures growing greener to the strand
The willows with their whispered cadences'
The rocky sculpture of the waves and skies,
The clear cool waters prisoned peaceIuiiy'
Are prophets all of what behind them hes
The infinitely changeful, changeless Sea-
0 soul. thy multitudinous happenings
The trivial events of nights and days,
The griefs that darken and the hopes 'has
shine,
The pleasant places and the stormy ways
Are hints and heralds of eternal THINGS
from the tide OF the dlVlhe!
John Hall Ingham in Atlantic.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-03-12
WHAT'S A BUMP?

In our peculiar vernacular, we say q
bump on a log and bump on human
being. What one might call q bump an
other one would call thump. Thus we
have bump from thump and thump
from bump. In like manner, bruise
may cause a bump, and bump may cause
bruise, or perhaps q thump may cause
both, Well, what's the difference, so long
as we suffer from either bump or bruise,
we want to get rid of it. That's true, and
the surest, quickest way to cure bruise is
at once to use St. Jacobs Oil. Then the
question will be not what it is, but what 1t
was, as it will promptly disappear.
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A Sore

two inches across formed and in waking
to favor it sprained my ankle. The sore
became worse; could not put my boot
on and thought l should have to give I'D
at every step. | could not get any relief
and had to stop work. I read of cure of
a similar case by Hoods Sarsaparilla and
concluded to try it. Before had taken
all of two bottles the sore had healed al
the swelling had gone down. My
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-03-12
CLEMENS WIFE AND DAUGHTER.

They Accompany the Humorist and
Author on His Lecturing Trip.
Samuel Clemens, Mark Twain, the
humorist author and lecturer, is happi-
~ married. He has a handsome home
at Hartford, Conn. which is a center
Of the social and literary set of the
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-03-12
GOT A BABY-BOY NOW
HAPPINESS IN A SOUTHERN
MANS HOME.
Heed the Red Flag of Danger at the
Railroad CrOssing-A Warning
to Americas Men.

"For twenty-six
years / have used
tobacco in great
quantities, and of
late years took to
cigarette 8 m o k
ing, ~ writes Mr..
w. E. Simpson,
of LIE Compile, La.
II want to go on
record that tObac-
CO has robbed me
of many years of
life and a greet
deal of happiness.
/ realize it now as
l compare m y
feelings and my
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-03-12
Nv snecial Command

A Berlin tradesman exhibits in his
window i showcard with the inscrip-
ton. Specific for the destruction of
insects, and underneath, "Purveyor
to a. NJ the empress Liberal
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-03-12
MAN WAS MADE TO MOURN,

Perhaps, but rheumatism need not add to the
calamitles to which we are more or less sub
ject, when there is such an efficient means of
counteracting the dire complaint as Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters. When the liver, bowels or
stomach are out of order, or the kidneys or
nerves troublesome, the itters is also an ef-
ficient remedy: 1t prevents and remedies all
malarial disorders.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-03-12

In every apartment the screen is alb
solutely necessary. 1t shuts off the ugly
heat, hides bedroom door and conceals
dressers, which in any apartment are so
bideous.
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500 REWARD 500.


The readers of this paper will be pleased
to learn that there is at least one dreaded
disease that science has been able to cure
in all its stages and that is Catarrh. Halls
Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure now
known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being a constitutional disease, requires a
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the
system, thereby destroying the foundation
of the disease and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution
and assisting nature in doing its work.
The proprietors have so much faith in its
curative powers, that they offer One Hun
dred Dollars for any case that it fails to
cure. Send for list of Testimonials.
Address,
FL CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
E@Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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ScrofuIa

Gnfests the blood of humanity. It
appears in varied forms, but lie forced
to yield to Hoods Sarsaparilla, which
purifies and vitalizes the blood and
cures all such diseases. Read this:
"In September, 1894, made a misstep and
injured my ankle. Very soon afterwards.
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ancient capital of the Nutmeg State.
Just now Mr.. Clemens Is on occurring
tour in Australia and South Africa
and is accompanied by his wife and
charming second daughter Mrs. Glenn
ems is a handsome and accomplished
woman and a famous traveller She
Is native Of Elmira, N. Y, and when
Mr.. Clemens married her possessed q
large fortune.
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Inere is false modesty, which is
vanity; false glory, which is levity; a
false grandeur, which is meanness; a
false virtue, which is hypocrisy, and a
false wisdom, which is prudery. -Bru-
yere.
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A giddy young girl of Cologne,
When her fellow his stuffhad all blogne.
Tossed her dear little head,
And cut him quite dead,
With heart of lime carbonate stogne.
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DOT

is now well and l have been greatly bene-
flied otherwise. l have increased in
weight and am in better health. l cannot
say enough in praise of Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla." Mrs. H. BLAKE. So. Berwick, Me.
This and other similar cures proves that
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-03-12

Strawber-Why do you think you will have
Singerly-I had to tell the girl, didn't II
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-03-12

Piso's Cure is the medicine to break up
children's Coughs and Colds.-MRs. NJ. G.
BLUNT, Sprague, WASH, March 8, 1894.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-03-12

Mincemeat isn't made right unless
you have a headache within two hours
after eating the pie.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-03-12
Millions of Fortified Fish.

For a score of years the biologists
have known of the existence of immense
beds of shale in Wyoming which occa-
sionally yielded fine specimens of fossil
fishes, but it is only recently that sim
liar beds have been discovered in Color
ado These beds of petrifed fish, con-
tanning millions upon millions Of indi-
vidual specimens, cover hundreds of
square miles in the northwestern part Of
the Centennial State. They extend a
distance of 100 miles in the direction of
Green river and "shelve out" for 100
miles more toward the interior Of the
state. In some places these beds-al-
most solid mass of perfectly fossilized
fish-are from 100 to 200 feet in thick
ness. One of the greatest puzzles regard
ing the find is the fact that they lie
about 5000 feet above sea level st.
Louis Republic
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-03-12

After the ball is over,
After The dance is through,
Come dressmakers' bills and doctors pills
Enough for year or two.
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An old journalist tells reporting
incident Of his young days. II was
sent" he says, 'to meeting held in
the Lesser Queen Street hall, Edin-
burgh, to report a meeting in connec-
tion with some kind Of young men's
improvement society, at which the late
Lord Moncrief was expected to speak.
I cannot exactly fix the date, but as
was then engaged on the now defunct
Caledonian Mercury, it must have been
over 80 years ago. At that time the
'Darwinian theory and the 'Vestiges of
Creation were creating much excite
ment in Edinburgh, as elsewhere, but,
except to select few, it was not known
that the late DR.. Robert Chambers was
the author of the latter work. Lord
(then Mr. Moncrieff took occasion to
refer to the controversy, and created
roars of laughter by his ridicule of OAR
winism.
"When he concluded, gentleman
sitting at the back Of the hall, among
the common ruck' Of the audience, rose
and respectfully asked permission to put
a question to the 'Darwinian critic.
There were cries of Name! Come for
ward! ETC., but he modestly declined,
remarking, in effect, that he only
wished to ask the speaker if he had read
Darwin's Origin of Species. Mr.. Mon
Grief at once promptly replied that he
had not, but that he had studied re-
views of it, etc. 4 thought so, quietly
observed the stranger, who moved to-
ward the door, amid jeers and cries of
'Name!' He turned upon the platform
and it's occupants and the bowling young
gentlemen with whitening glare, and
said, My name is Of no consequence
here, but as you demand it, it is Tom
Che did not say Thomas) Huxley. -
Leeds Mercnrv
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Try GERMEA tor breakfast.
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N. P, N. q. No. e3e.-s. r. n. o. No. 716
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-24
FOR RELIGIOUS FREEDOM.
Rev. Peter c. Yorle, Editor Of the Monitor,
Approves Of the Stand Of Charles NJ.
Shortridge, Editor Of "The Call"

The following excerpt from appeared in
issue Monitor of which
Peter c. Yorke is editor:
publish Shorrdge
wghter questions which have been asking week for
months We glad make public that
M. satisfactory
with circumstance made against
of
denial with
satisfied with denial
making
denial made long The which had
Marshall, Brewer, But
men a
asked
heartily gd
and the and defenders
before hatched.
compimenting shodge
unhappy
declared
thing Charles pioneer in
both in the
neither
to be just men of religion and of
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-24

many riders who live in Oakland and
work in this City. They have been accus-
toned to bring their wheels with them
and ride to and from work. charge cf
20 cents day would be material item in
their weekly expenses"
man, also expressed the opinion that ex-
cursions across the bay would be very in
frequent while the charge for bicycles was
in effect.
The only route out of the City which is
largely patronized by wheelmen and is
not controlled by the Southern Pacific is
the North Pacific Coast Railroad via Sau-
salito. James B. Stetson, president of the
road, says his company has no intention
of charging for bicycles. at has always
been our policy to encourage bicycles to
use our line" he said. 1--WE do not get all
of the mileage they travel, but are glad to
get what we can. We have always tried to
make things convenient for them, and on
Sundays put on an extra car to carry their
wheels.
81 recognize the fact that wheelmen are
not the naoobs of the land. They are
m ostly young men who are working for a
salary. A bicycle l consider most ad-
vantageous recreation for them and see no
reason why its uses should be discour-
aged or made expensive. / have always
worked for the Improvement of the roads
about Sausalito, though that may seem
rather negative position for railroad.
believe, however, it will pay in the long
run.
1.-THE handling of their wheels, of
course occasions some Inconvenience, but
we are very willing to put up with it and
have no intention of imposing charge
upon wheelmen."
Mr.. Stetson is also president of the Cali
fornia. street Cable Company, and he de-
clares that road is the only one in the
City which carries bicycles. He has in
structed his men to allow patrons to bring
their wheels aboard and collect no fare for
them.
The fight which the local wheelmen in
tend to make has been waged bitterly
throughout the East. The League of
American Wheelmen's Journal recently
prin ted a list of 133 roads which had been
prevailed upon to carry wheels free.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-24
AN IDEAL EXCURSION.
Manager Locke Gives Many People a
Specially Pleasant Trip to Dun
cans Mills


Yesterdays special excursion to Dun
cans Mills, Cazadero and the big trees on
Austin Creek and Russian River, over the
North Pacific Coast Railroad, was posi-
tive success, notwithstanding it was the
second edition of the Sunday before.
Excursion Manager Locke, in his usual
systematic manner, looked after the pre-
paratory details necessary for the comfort
of his patrons, and person ally conducted
the excursion to the satisfaction of all.
The ride, with its variety of scenes of IN
terest, is one of the mostinteresting single
day trips out of the metropolis, and for
the distance travelled is one of the cheap
est in the State, at the popular rate of
81 90
The train ran through on good time to
Duncans Mills, where an hours stop was
made for dinner. The ride was then con-
tinued to Elm Grove and CaZadero. One
of the best features of the trip was the
stop at MOSCOW cottage on the return trip,
where Mr.. and Mrs. Morris Newton re-
ceived the visitors on the front veranda,
from which an inspiring view of the Rus
sian River is had. Mr.. Newton, with
great thoughtfulness and his usual hospi-
tality, had a refreshment table out on the
lawn, where an attendant served iced
punch to all the visitors. Thence good
run was made for Sausalito, the party ar
irving in the City about 80 last evening.
Mr.. Locke's next venture will be a spe-
cial train for Bohemia Grove, where the
Bohemian Club held its links Saturday
night, for Sunday, September 6. when a
popular rate will be offered the public,
with the added attraction of reserved
seats.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-24

the Nicaragua canal and opposition to re-
funding the Pacific road debts in any way.
Candidate Maddux of the Seventh, an
old time Democrat, is likely to cause
great deal of trouble, because he believes
nothing can beat him, and he has already
stumped large part of the district at con-
siderable outlay of his own time and
money.
Another snag ahead is in the Third
District, wherein the Populists and Demo
Gratis hold their conventions on the 4th of
September at Vallejo. 1t is almost certain
that they will not be able to agree, each
party claiming everything in sight.
From the strife and confusion generally
prevailing. it is evident that the Popullsts
do not propose to die without great
struggle, and there are many signs that
the attempt at fusion in the Congressional
districts will be Don Quixotic farce.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-24
A REBELLIoUs SON.
No Man Who Is False to Himself
Can Be True to
others


A very practical subject was discussed
in very practical way in Mrs. Cooper's
Bible class yesterday. 1t was based upon
Absalom's attempt to usurp the throne OF
his father, David. In her opening remarks
Mrs. Cooper said: "Sad as we may feel for
David we cannot forget that the monstrous
ingrattude and inhumaEity of Absalom
points back to the same traits in David, as
shown in his treatm ent of Uriah. From
the time of that great transgression David
had to bear the judgment of the Lord.
Years we're added to the life OF the King,
but he was bent down under an invisible
load. 1t is now ten years since the foul
crime against Usiah. Nathan had told him
that the sword would never depart from
his house. 1t was verified. And now his
own son, A bsalom, is conspirIng to uSurp
his fathers throne. We see the craft and
the intrigue. 1t reads like modern polltl-
cal intrigues. There is the same sort of
electioneering, the same senseless ostenta-
ton, the same bending of the knee that
thrift might follow fawning. Samuel and
David had set an example of noble SIM
plicity, but Absalom did not like plain
living and high thinking
In speaking of Absalom's speech to the
people Mrs. Cooper said: SIT is a fair spec
linen of the everlasting speech of the DEM
agogue in all times and in all countries.
Just try me, and / will see that justice is
done to every body' Absalom prostituted
every holy instinct, every noble purpose,
to selfish ends. He counterfeited affection,
he simulated friendship. David had him
self to blame for the lack of character in
Absalom. Parents must be what they
would have their children to be. The true
object of all government, whether in fam
lily or state, is self-government No one
can properly govern others who has not
first learned how to govern himself. David
had not taught his son self-government.
The nd was self-destruction. There is too
much of bringing up OF children and too
little of the training up of children. 1t
taxes man of very fine sense TO carry him
self well if he is very handsome. Fathers
ought never to be so busy with public af-
fairs as to neglect their children. Chill
dren have more need of models than of
erificS ~
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-24
FROM THE ROOF TO DEATH.
Steven Mencaci's Mysterious Ambula-
tiOn Over the Top of House.

Steven Mencaci's Mysterious Ambula-
tion Over the Top of House.
Steven Mencaci met death yesterday
morning in rather mysterious manner
From what could be learned from the
people living at Nos. 10 ana II August
alley, narrow by-way off Green street, be-
tween Powell and Mason, Mencaci left his
bedroom at $3.50 Clock clad in his drawers
and undershirt and climbed on to the
slanting roof of No. IL, which adjoins No.
10, the house where he had been rooming.
Crossing over the roof to the north side he
either jumped or fell to the yard below, a
distance of about fourteen feet.
In his downward course he must have
struck the top of board fence which
divides the adjoining lots. The fall at
tracted the attention of the family living
in No. II, who, on making an investiga-
ton, discovered him lying in the yard.
He was placed in hack and driven to the
County Hospital, where he fingered in
great agony until 1 o. clock, when he died.
His body was removed to the Morgue.
He was not Intoxicated nor was he a
somnambulIst 80 far as could be ascer-
tanned.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-24

listen to the voice of the infinite God, and
let them learn that the great uplifting
power is spirituality.
"The child with us tonight will draw
around it the spiritual influence of its
parents and with the friendliness of the
host OF other spirits here present to aid it
will acquire firmer hold upon earth-llfe
than would be possible for it to do without
the aid of these friendly powers. Let US
deck it, then, with the flowers of purity,
truth and life"
Mrs. Shriner said: "I babtize thee in
the name of the Father, the Son and the
Holy Spirit. May thy life be as bright as
the flowers You now hold Throwing into
his lap lot of red and white sweet peas)
l call upon the spirit world to give this
child guide through life."
The ceremony of baptism thus ended,
the infant was passed back into the arms
of its waiting mother and the feature of
the evening was over.
The remainder of the time was taken up
with songs and recitations and tests by
Mrs. w. K. Robertson and Mrs. K S.
Aiken. Such is the history of a memor-
able night in San Francisco spiritualism.