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The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-05-21
The Waxs of the Opossum.

Just why the great biologists OF the
present day should have chosen to con-
slider the opossum an animal Of lower
order than the stupid and helpless sloth,
and the third order from the lowest OF
all, is not so easy to understand as 1t
oupht to be. AS matter of fact, nature
has done a great deal for the opossum-
far more than for the great majority OF
ouadrupeds Note what the creature is,
and can do, and match it II you can. liz
eats almost everything that can be
chewed-wild fruit, berries, green corn.
insect larvae, eggs, young birds and
uuadrupeds, soft shelled nuts and GER
tain roots. 1t is good climber, and has
a very useful prehensile tail. 1t forages
on the ground quite as successfully as
any squirrel. 1t usually burrows under
the roots of large trees, where 1t is I'M
possible for the hunter to dig it out, but
sometimes it makes the mistake OF
choosing hollow log. When attacked
it often feigns death to throw its as
sailants off their guard. Like the bear
and woodchuck, it stores up a plentl-
full supply of fat for winter use, when
food is scarce, and, above all, the fe-
male has a nice, warm pouch in which
to carry and protect her helpless young,
instead of leaving them in the nest to
catch their death of cold or be devoured
bv some enemy.-W. T. Hornaday IN
ST. Nicholas.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-05-21
Queer Wills.

A Paris medical journal states that
on opening a short time ago the will OF
a Partisan the following clause was
found: 81 request that my body be de-
livered to the Paris Gas company for the
purpose of being placed in retort.
always used my mental powers for the
enlightenment of the population at
large, and desire that my body be used
to enlighten the people after my death. "
Squire Hawley of the village of Hat
field, near Doncaster, left the whole of
his estate to his groom, on the condition
that his funeral should be conducted in
certain way. He died on Christmas
day and was buried in his own garden
in the center of the graves Of his cattle.
that had died during the rinderpest.
He was laid out in full hunting cos
tune, including spurs and whip, and
was carried from the house to the grave
on coffin board, when he was placed
in stone coffin, which, weighing more
than ton, had to be lowered by means
of a crane. His pony was shot and
buried at his feet in bride and saddle,
and his dog and an old fox were buried
at his head.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-05-21

There is no spring remedy eq. al to
Paine's celery compound.
Sufferers from debility who find their
convalescence too slow, are joyously
surprised by the brisk impetus toward
recovery that comes from Paine's celery
compound. Its healing, nerve-restor-
ing, blood making, nourishing powers
90 so directly to the root Of the trouble
that the progress toward health and
strength is steady and uninterrupted.
No relapses come when Paine's celery
compound has once fairly begun its
healthful action.
With stronger appetite, sounder
sleep, and better digestion (results that
everyone has experienced who has
taken Paine's celery compound), the
weak and sore kidneys and the tired
stomach cease to trouble, and the
nerves allow one to work unvexed by
day and to sleep by night without dis
turbance This is what physicians
mean when they say that Paine's celery
compound cures nervous diseases per-
manently.
For disordered liver, and for all
blood diseases, physicians use this great
formula of Prof. Edward E. Phelps,
M. D., LII. D.. of Dartmouth college
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-05-21
To Save q Historic Town.

The fifth annual congress of the
Daughters Of the American Revolution
began in Washington the other morning.
There was large attendance from near
ly every state in the Union. Mrs. John
w. Foster of Washington as president
general presided. One of the matters to
be prominently brought before the con-
gress was the preservation Of the ancient
town Of Jamestown, in Virginia. 1t is
located upon the James river, which is
gradually washing away the historic old
place, and a movement has been inau-
gurated by the Virginia chapter looking
to action by congress to prevent this by
necessary appropriations and proper en-
gineering work.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-05-21
FORTS BUILT BY CUBANS.
The First Ones We're Made of Hogs
heads-Connected by Telephone.

The First Ones We're Made of Hogs
heads-Connected by Telephone.
After Gomez fought the battle of Nal
TEMPO. within sight of the greatsTerry
plantation, just outside of the Glen
fuegos district, and moved westward
to spread terror over Matanzas ana
Havana, little bands of insurgents
were still about, but the Cienfuegos
planters found themselves compare
lively unmolested, and, combining,
they spread out their men until they
were able to build line Of forts from
one river to another, which bounded
their lands east and west. This line of
defence is about six miles long, and it
has eight forts upon it. At each fort is
a night garrison of eighty or more men.
and by day half the number remain as
a guard while the other half are out as
patrols watching for the enemy's
bands The character of these forts
is peculiar Each is situated upon the
crest of some rise in the rolling sugar
country, where it will command as
wide view as possible. The first
forts, built in a hurry, were made OF
hogsheads, like the barricade between
the buildings at the factories. For the
forts the hogsheads were placed in cir
cles, leaving space inside of perhaps
fifteen feet in diameter. The hogs
heads were filled with earth, and over
them were built rude roofs covered
with canvas, grass, palmetto. or any
thing else that was handy.
On top of the hogsheads were some
times placed two or three tiers of rail-
road ties, leaving loopholes for firing.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-05-21

With all the luxuries and pleasures OF
this life, its big enjoyments and its smaller
comforts, there is an effect or antithesis
which we have to contend in the form of
aches and pains. In some way and by
some form at some time. Trif1ing as some
of them may be, the risk is that they will
grow to something greater and rack the
system with constant torture. There is
nothing, therefore, of this kind that We
have a right to trifie with. Taken in time,
the worst forms of aches and pains are
easily subdued and permanently cured
by the free use of st. Jacobs Oil. NO well
regulated household ought to be without
a bottle of this great remedy for pam. One
good reason for this is that some kinds OF
sudden pain are acute enough to be fatal.
where the application of the great cure
might save life. You want it also In the
house at all times for hurts. cuts and
wounds, and the house that always has II
keeps up a sort of insurance against pain.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-05-21

has been dead for several years, and a
splendid tomb, that is, splendid for this
part Of Africa, has been erected over his
remains, but his mantle has fallen on an
Arab sheik who seems quite able to rouse
the fanaticism of the native Arabs and
blacks to the point of fury The Anglo
Egyptian expedition will probably meet
with opposition ere it arrives at DongoIa,
and if it is true that the successor of the
Mahdi has proclaimed holy war against
all infidels and promised Paradise to all
who fall in the conflict, the end will be
difficult to foresee. Such a war; once be-
gun, may rage all over the Soudan, for in
that region Islam is the strongest form
of religion, and should it do so, the French
influence may be completely destroyed
even as far as the Congo. Taking all the
circumstances into consideration. it is
evident that for some time to come this
hitherto little regarded region will proba-
bly, furnish a good deal of news to the
press of Christendom
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-05-21

Paine's celery compound. 1t has litted
thousands from beds Of sickness \
does what nothing else ever did for ths
sleppless, the dyspeptic, and the d.
spondent-it cures them once and ~,
ALL Here is testimonial from E.
Miller of Columbus, O., accompanying
the photograph of his family.
For two years past have been con.
slant sufferer with severe nervous head.
aches, ofttimes being compelled to %
to bed, when my business necessitated
my personal attention. Last week NV
physician recommended Paine's celerv
| compound. / have taken now four
bottles, and have not suffered with
headache since. This government, in
my mind, should pay the discoverer Of
Paine's celery compound a sum Of
money sufficient to keep him and all
his relatives in luxury during their
natural life.'
Mr.. Miller is the son of DR.. J. D,
Miller. His wife is the granddaughter
of the late Gov Lucas of Ohio. MI.
Miller's praise of Paine's celery com.
pound is equaled by that of thousands
of others who owe their health and
strength to this greatest Of all rem.
edies.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-05-21

the inside of the shell as a means of
communication from top to bottom.
The upper floor in these forts is just
below the top of the steel sides to give
a sentry breast-high cover, and he
has a roof above him to keep off the sun
or rain. These novel forts are so Sc
cure when the steel door is once closed
upon the garrison that some of the
planters have lost confidence in them
for outposts. They believe that the
men of their garrisons feel such con-
idence that they go to sleep as soon as
they get inside. At any rate, the garri-
sons don't answer the telephone at
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-05-21
Never Satisfied.

Eyes, my eldest daughter married for
money"
"She is happy, of course?'
"Far from it. While she has every
thing one could wish for, she is far form
being happy. She loved another.
"Your second daughter also married,
did she not?"
Eyes, she married man for his good
looks
81 suppose she is happy
"Indeed she is not. While her hus-
band is a good provider, he can't afford
to give her what her eldest sister re-
ceives, and, consequently, she is unhap-
py."
"And your youngest daughter. the
one I always thought so much of, is she
married."
Eyes, she married man for love"
"Ah, sensible little grill"
"But her husband is very poor!
"Still, with all her poverty, she loves
the man of her choice, and is, of course,
happy"
"No, indeed. She is the unhappiest
of the three. San Francisco Wave.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-05-21

The later forts were more elaborate.
They were built by first setting up four
heavy corner posts about twenty feet
apart. Boards were nailed on these,
both inside and out. and the space be-
tween the boards was filled with gravel
and dirt. At convenient height long
longitudinal loopholes were left. and
then the buildings were carried up TO
a second story, where other slots for
firing through were left. Over all were
thrown peaked roofs of boards, and
sentry boxes were perched on top of
the roofs. The lower floors were fur
Their protected by throwing up earth
about them in banks that reached to
the first loophOles. and the outer edges
of the bitches thus formed were pro-
tected with barbed wire fences. From
the top of every fort went telephone
wires. which connected each fort with
the others, and all with the factories
which they protected. Neither Mauser
nor Colt rifle balls will penetrate these
forts, and the garrisons Of some forts
like them at other places have stood
sieges which lasted several days.
The most invulnerable and curious of
all the forts erected in this part of
Cuba are made Of old steam boilers. At
every factory of any age there were
number Of vermont boilers which had
been thrown aside. Each was about
80 feet long and feet in diameter, and
made of steel Is to q inch thick. These
were taken in hand at the machine
shops. the braces and heads were
knocked out, and a doorway and loop
holes cut in them. Then they were
carted to the tops Of knobs and set up
on end and braced in place with rail-
road iron. Three floors were put in
each, and a ladder was hung against
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-05-21
Enemies of Horse Thieves.

The most remarkable organization in
the northwest, the Anti Horse Thief As
ISOLATION of Southwestern Minnesota,
met recently at ST. James, Mimi, and
elected officers for the ensuing year.
The secretary reported that the society
now had more than 200 members on
its roll and we'll filed treasury. The
section has in the last IL months been
almost entirely rid of horse thieves, and
the association adopted resolutions that
it is determined that not single horse
thief shall escape in the future.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-05-21
A New York Fashion Hint.

Among others, Mrs. Roche and Mrs.
G. F. Havemeyer wore the new pokes,
which are of enormous size and tied de-
murely under the chin, with large bows
and ends underneath. Surprising to re-
late, the hair was parted in the middle
and lay quite fat and smooth upon the
temples, revolution which, if carried
out, will be fatal to curly heads and
will require the regular beauty of the
ladies above mentioned to make it even
presentable. What will become of the
women whose faces need the framework
of wavy, curly locks it is impossible to
say.-New York Sun.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-05-21
rheater Hats to Come Oh.

Judge Johnson of the district court Of
Colorado, sitting at Denver, has ap
proved an order requiring ladies to re-
move their hats, bonnets or other para
phernalia from their heads during per
formances at the Tabor Grand Opera
House. The theater is at present man
aged by assignees under directions from
the district court, and this recent rule
made by the assignees had to receive the
formal consent of the court before j,
could be enforced.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-05-21

after that" remarked the young
slim who had been telling an inane
ghost story. my mind was a blank"
THAT accounts for it" commended a
sharp young woman, and there was
an interregnum of profound silence
Truth.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-05-21
A TRINITY OF EVILS.

Biliousness, sick headache and irregularity OF
the bowels accompany each other. 10 the re-
moval of this trinity of evils Hostetters om-
sch Bitlers is specially adapted 1t also cures
dyspepsia, rheumatism, malarial Complains
biliousness. nervousness and constipation Inc
most satisfactory results follow lair triaI' Use
il daily.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-05-21

Shopkeeper-How doesit happen that
you are so late this morning, Miss
Wait? Miss Wait {who will never be
hanged for her beauty)-Pl Please, sir, nv
clock stopped. Shopkeeper-I believe
you.-Boston Transcript.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-05-21

Cripple

The iron grasp of scrofula has no
mercy upon its victims. This demon
of the blood is often not satisfied with
causing dreadful sores, but racks the
body with the pains of rheumatism
until Hoods Sarsaparilla cures.
"Nearly four years ago became at
dicted with scrofula and rheumatism.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-05-21
A Good Name For It.

my bicycle has been injured in the
windpipe, !" said Gildersleeve.
What on earth is bicycles wind
piper" asked Tillinghast.
Tho very part that is on earth, the
pneumatic tube. Detroit Free Press.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-05-21
Thew Get the Dust.

Roentgen's discovery has proved a
great boon to the caricaturists. In fact,
the chances are that the comic artists
have made more money out of it than
anybody else SO far.-Boston Herald.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-05-21

big words an fine Clothes said
Uncle Eben, lis berry frequently alike
in not kibberin' much dat rely mounts
ter anything. Washington Star.
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lad G

Running sores broke out on my thighs.
Pieces of bone came out and an operation
was contemplated. had rheumatism in
my legs, drawn up out of shape. lost ap-
petite, could not sleep. I was a perfect
wreck. l continued to grow worse and
finally gave up the DOCTORS treatment to
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-05-21

| believe my prompt use of PIso's cure
prevented quick cOnsumptlon.-Mr rs: Lucy
Wallace. Marquette, Kans., Dec. II, '95.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-05-21
Something of a Curio.

The man who has not invented some
kind of an attachment for bicycle this
year is beginning to feel lonesome. =
Syracuse Post.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-05-21
Not Even if Willie Does Want One.

The final years of the Victorian era
are not going to be disturbed by an
international row if Queen Victoria can
help it.-Chicago Record.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-05-21

apo YOU take fuel in exchonge for subscrip-
ner Office "What have you got-a poem|
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w

take Hoods Sarsaparilla. Soon appetite
came back; the sores commenced to heal.
My limbs Strengthened out and threw
away my crutches. 1 am now stout and
hearty and am farming, whereas four
years ago was a cripple. I gladly rec
ommend Hoods SarsapariIla." URBAN
HAMMOND, Table Grove, Illinois.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-05-21

night at some stations. There are three
OF these boiler forts on the line already
spoken of, and two others within sight
of them on other plantations.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-05-21
REwaRE OF OINTMENTS FOR CA
TARRH THAT CONTAIN MERCURY

As mercury will surely destroy the sense OF
smell and Completely derange the whole system
when entering it through the mucous surfaces.
Such articles should never be used except on
prescriptions from reputable physicians, as the
can n0ssitly derive from them. Halls Catarrh
cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney Co., To
ledo, O., contains no mercury, and is taken In,
ternally, acting directly upon the blood anh
mucous surfaces of the syst, m. In buying Halls
Catarrh Cure be sure you get the genuine. Ii If
taken In .ernally, ami made in Toledo, OHIO, py
F. J. Chene, d Co. Testimonials free.
Sold by druggists, price 75c per bottle.
Hal.'s Family Pills are the best.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-05-21

FITs.-An Fits stopped free oy DE-. Kifne't
Great Nerve Restorer. No Fits after the mrs
DAYS use Marvellous cures. Treatise and e2O
trial bottle free to Fit cases. Send to DIR. Kline
ssl Arch ST., Phladelphia. Pa.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-05-21

She bought pretty psrasol
OF an enhancing shade;
But dared not take 1t in the sun,
For fear that 1t would fade
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-05-21

You have any difficulty In procuring your
soap, cut out this notice and send if with
your order to your wholesale dealer.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-05-21

Eyes, my eldest daughter married for
money"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-11-04
THE EDELWEISS MYTH.
1T Is Not n Rare Plant, Nor Does II
Grow at Very Great Heights


1t is commonly reported, and is nc
less commonly believed by the inexperi
enced tourist, that edelweiss is a plan
which only grows in the most danger
Gus and inaccessible situations. o.
course, with it, as with any other Alp
Inc plant, this may now and then hap
pen. But, as a rule, it is found on
rough and rather stony slopes of grass
the ordinary pasture of sheep and goats,
at heights ranging from about 6,000 to
5000 feet above the sea level. 1t is
not often met with below the former
limit, end seldom above the latter.
once it could be plucked-probably it
has now been Systematically the
side of path few hundred feet above
Zermatt, and within half an hour of
the hotels; it was abundant, and no
doubt still is, all about the little inn
at the Tosa Falls. and it may be picked
in handfuls within couple of hours
easy walk from the baths OF San Ber-
nardino. That it is great rarity
is also an article of faith, but this is
another myth 1t is, doubtless, a plant
local rather than universal in the Alps,
but there are few districts where it
does not occur, often abundantly. What
has caused it to be so priced is difficult
to understand. 1t is an everlasting,
but that is almost equivalent to say
ing that 1t has no great beauty. The
plant attainS a height of about four
inches, having one or two flowers on a
stem. These are Star-Shaped, a few
pointed rays dOwn-cOvered, as if they
were cut out of pale gray velvet, sur
rounding two or three yellOwish tufts.
The dry stem and narrow leaves are
similarly covered. Its scientific name
is Gnaphalium leontopodium, and the
genus to which it belongs has three
or four representatives in the Alps,
one of them, G. dioicum, being also
abundant on dry moors in Britain.
1t is, in short. a flower quaint rather
than beautiful.
The edelweiss is an extremely easy
plant to raise from seed, and should
be treated as an annual. The seed
can be obtained readily for few pence
from any respectable nurSeryman. 1t
is, however, a very difficult plant to
transplant with any success. Some
times the edelweisS, when torn from
its native mountain and set out in
garden, will have sufficient life in it
to flower, and then pine away and die.
This is the almost invariable result
of these attempted tranSplantations.
1t may be added that edelweiss, when
grown on anything like the sea level,
or. in fact, anywhere away from home,
entirely loses it's distinctive character,
and becomes worthless as a garden
plant. Perhaps these remarks will
save some tourists sponge bags from
being filled, which, if they do not be-
come heated and die on the journey,
will barely linger long enough to enable
the proud owner to point to them
rs evidence that he has actually been
to Switzerland.-Lond Standard.