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and thankfulness for this grand invig.
orator. People enjoying perfect health
sometimes wonder at this gratitude;
but whoever has suffered from prostra.
ton of the nerves, of which insomnia
is one of the symptoms, will under
stand how hard it is to overstate the
torment of this condition. And who.
ever has been made completely we'll by
Paine's celery compound feels that no
words can overstate the joy and graft.
tude such persons feel.
This is the state Of mind Of thou.
sands of nervous, sickly broken down
persons who have used Paine's celery
compound and been made we'll.
Mrs. Sample tells of the happy result
in the case of her grandchild. One Of
the most conspicuous instances of the
remarkable power Of Paine's celery
compound over debility is shown in the
relief it has afforded children. OF
course the dose is adapted to the age Of
the little patient The compound pur.
lies the blood and corrects any tend
ency to constipation. Pale. puny
children are made vigorous, rosy and
healthy by this incompatible remedy.
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to the chair, being free to move In
upward, downward and spiral direc-
tons, under the impulse of the spring
acting in the drum on the back Of the
chair. The spring Is set free by q
lever on the side of the chair.
At the moment set for the execution
the spring Is released and the projec-
ton, striking the protruding pin on
the strap around the neck, imparts a
violent downward and rotary move
ment to the head. This force Is war
ranted to break the neck Of any man
not more powerful than an OK in a
twinkling, causing practically instant
death.
The death-chair is so constructed that
it may be turned into a table. When
the murderer's life is extinguished the
back of the chair is lowered and the
foot-rest raised so that the body rs In
a horizontal position for post-mortem
treatment. The inventor claims many
advantages for his device. By it, he
says, the mishapS experienced and the
pain and torture suffered from the
present mode of executing criminals
will be avoided, and the body may be
delivered to the relatives Of the de-
ceased in condition differing little
from that in which it would be had he
died naturally.-New York World.
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Wrings the Neck.

NrEn&S Eu6 ANeCKs
Gruesome in the extreme are the man
killing machines which the Ohio Leg
islature Is being called upon to con-
slider as substitutes for the gallows
in the execution Of criminals convicted
Of capital crimes. A couple Of weeks
ago the World described a steel mask
designed to crush criminals skulls, in
vented by an Ohio Legislator. Since
then another Ohio inventor, George
Jeremias, young Columbus tin
smith, has come forward with death
dealing machine more horrible, If pos
sible, than any Of the others.
This new device is designed to break
the neck of the murderer on much
the same principle employed by coun-
try housewife in wringing the neck Of
a chicken. 1t combines the main fea-
ture of the Spanish garrote, the gal
lows and the electric chair. Tbs VIC
tim sits in chair Of the ordinary
shape, but very heavy and strong. The
body is tightly strapped, as in the cleo
trio chair, and the head is secured to
the head clamp. Over the top of the
head heavy metal helmet is lowered.
being adjusted so as to fit tightly. A
wide strap is passed around the neck.
securing it in position against the
block.
On the back of the chair is a drum
in which a powerful spring is wound
and set. The head clamp Is not fixed
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-04-23
Facts About PeODle,

The seventy-two races inhabiting the
world communicate with each other in
1904 different tongues, and confess to
about 1000 religions. The number Of
men and women is very nearly equal,
the average longevity Of both sexes be-
ing only thirty eight years, about one
thir of the population dying before the
age of II. Moreover, according to the
most careful computation, only one per-
son in 100000 of both sexes attains the
age Of 100 years, and only six to seven
in 100 the age of 60. Generally, taking
the entire world, married people live
longer than single, and those who have
to work hard for their living longer
than those who do not, while also the
average rate of longevity is higher
among civilized than uncivilized races.
Further, people of large physique live
longer than those of small, but those
Of middle size beat both.-New York
Medical Record.
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NO CHANCE TO CHEAT.
Conductor. to Garry Register and
Fare Collector"

rorductor. to Garry Register and
Fare Collector"
The uickel-in-the- slot machine Is
about to enter a new field in Detroit.
II Is to assist street car conductors III
their work, and is called register
and fare collector" 1t is a nlckei-
Mated contrivance which will hang
around the conductors neck. Fingers
that Itch for illegitimate coin will not
touch the fares. The conductor Will
nresent his machine in the passenger
face in hold-up fashion. and the pas
senger will transfer his 5-cent piece
from his pocket to the machine. The
coin will rattle down into its depths
until a little bell will jingle. This will
inform the passenger that his fare is
recorded in due and proper form. He
will sit down assured that it will reach
the Golfers of the company instead OF
the pocket of the conductor. The con-
ductor will be ordered to finger neither
the coin nor the ticket. They pass d.
rectly from the hand of the passenger
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-04-23
Bishop Sleeves.

While rumors float in the air as to the
possible narrowing Of sleeves, the bishop
sleeve has come in by the side door with
no one to announce it.
A few outer jackets were first thought
out with the sleeve cut in this style; a
few more weeks and then the velvet
coated woman had adopted it. Now
the house bodices of heavy figured satin
have the full, becoming sleeve to the
wrist. There are few women who can
not afford to wear sleeve so made. The
slender arm looks larger and the stout
one is hidden. Very little stiffening is
placed in them, and the shoulder seam
must be quite long, with the sleeve
dropping from it toward the elbow.
Do you know how the new sleeves of
all patterns are put into the armholes?
They have four or six rows Of shirring
to hold the fullness.
The plan is far more attractive than
the plaits to which we chung so fondly
not longer than a few months ago.
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into the slot Once within the machine
they cannot be shaken out. When they
finally drop through into the receiver
at the base of the device they are reg
istered. At the end of the route it is
the company's cashier and not the con-
ductor who unl0cks the slot machine
and takes out the receiver. He has in
his possession keys marked with each
conductors name and number. The
register is reset, another receiver is at
tached, and the conductor sets on his
way.
The Detroit conductors are objecting
to the use of the new device, because
they say that 1t brands them as thieves,
but the officers of the company assure
them it is for the purpose Of curing
losses from careleSSnesS quite as much
as from dishonesty The company av-
erages $4,000 each year in losses from
both these sources.
Besides the slot machine which the
Detroit company is to confer upon all
Its conductors, the man who calls out
Fare" will be loaded down with an
other device. This is the change box,
built on the plan of the dime banks,
which were popular a few years ago.
This is merely contrivance to get out
of the difficulty of diving into the peck
ct after change. The company has
been investiga ting all sorts and man
ners of cOntrivances to dis4nay klepto-
mania on the part of the conductor, but
the register is the invention regarded
as the safest. however irksome it may
be for the conductor to wear It.
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tenn works necessarily. Poor sleep
means a poor nervous condition, and
prolonged insomnia leads in every case
to p-estration, and too often to dread
insanity. The mischief that results
from weakened nerves is much greater
and more destructive than most folks
even dream Of.
The all.important thing for nervous,
rundown persons, and for those who
are losing sleep is that Paine's celery
compound builds up the whole physi-
cal system, and by improving the di.
gestion and regulating the nerves it in
sures sound, refreshing sleep. In win
ter most women and many men lead
dollhouse lives. A tagging appetite,
disposition to pick at this dish and
that, rather than to eat square meal,
is among the early indications OF fail
ing health. Then comes delay in fall
ing asleep and the fretful, uneasy feel
ing the next day.
Deliverance from such miserable
condition by the use of Paine's celery
compound has caused men and women
from every section Of the United States
to write sincere, hearty words of praise
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His Last Pun.

Il perpetrated a pun several years
ago when | was a struggling young
attorney in Humboldt County" said
George Knight, land l have not at
tempted another since"
II was riding along country road
when l came to an old acquaintance
hoeing in his garden.
Hello. Uncle Jimmie, what are
those vinesE inquired.
Summer squashes,' he replied.
"'Some are and summer not said L.
"He looked at me pityingly a mo-
ment and then remarked:
of you know as little about law as
you do about garden truck, I'm sorry
l voted for you for District Attorney 4"
San Francisco Post.
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Women's Reform Work In Prison.

Philadelphia women are just now in
terested in working among the prison
inmates. and there are various guilds
and societies devoted exclusively to that
purpose. Once week the heavy prison
doors are thrown open, and the "prison
angels" 60 in to teach needlework.
give kindly advice or read from good
books. The "24 hour cases." or women
who are simply locked up overnight to
answer some minor charge, are made a
special object of effort. The women en-
gagged in the work are unanimous in the
opinion that cit pays"
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rha Tennessee Centennial.

Any woman having in her possession
an article invented by women, and wish
ing to loan it, as an exhibit for the
women's department in the Tennessee
centennial, will please address the chair
man. Eleanor G. Ratterman, Nashville,
when particulars will be given. The
committee will secure from damage all
articles, and will see they are returned
promptly at the close of the exposition.
ELEANOR G.. RATTERMAN,
1915 North Summer Street, Nashville,
Chairman Women s Patents and Inven-
tions For the Tennessee Centennial.
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For the unfortunates who lie awake,
staring at the ceiling and counting the
strokes of the clock, every sleepless
night is an eternity. Mrs. J. A. Sam
pie of 1868 Broadway, New York
city, was afflicted with insomnia until
her nerves were on the verge OF pros
tration. She thinks her condition was
due to indigestion. Here is what Mrs.
Sample says:
II have used Paine's celery COM
pound with marked and decided bene.
fit. 1t is especially usefnl in insomnia,
arising from indigestion and poorly
nourished nerves.
II should add that my grand-daugh-
ter, Vera Hafeigh, was so thin and
puny at the age Of ten as to cause the
greatest anxiety. We had no difficulty
in inducing her to take Paine's celery
compound. Today the roses bloom
in her cheeks, and l never saw a
healthier, stronger child than Paine's
celery compound has made her."
The brain is the center OF the nerv-
GUS system. Sleep alone rests this vital
organ, together with the nerves. Dur
ing the waking hours the nervous sys.
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KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement. and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the wo.ld's best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of perfect lax
alive; effectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in SOC and 81 bottles, but it is man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being well informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
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perience and tact he gained not only
in the inner sanctuary of the Mime
sofa temple of Republicanism, but in
posts of national scope When Will
lam Window was in the cabinet Mr.
Brynes was appointed clerk of the
Treasury Department. There he made
many friends among the leaders of his
party. He added to his reputation by
successful work in raising funds dur
ing his term as secretary of the Ma
tional League of Republican Clubs. Mr..
Brynes and ]. S. Clarkson have always
been close friends, and his appoint
ment Is largely due to the Iowan's
friendship.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-04-23

We sing "Come, Gentle Spring." and are
often very sorry that we did anything of
the kind, for Spring, though beautiful, is
sometimes very painful. The very luxury
we enjoy in the return of the balmy air is
the latent source of a great many pains
and aches. 1t is because the nerves are re,
Taxed in this way that they become weak
and an easy prey to sudden attacks of neu-
ralgia; tonic of cold healthful air braces
them up and makes them strong against
any suck attack, but the sudden change to
warmth makes them liable to be preyed
upon by this disease. For this simple
reason the great nerve disorder has many
victims at this time, but we have in st.
Jacobs Oil something that restores the
tone, vigor and strength of the nerves to
what they had been. The prompt use of
it in these neuralgia attacks of spring time
is sure to be followed by perfect cure.
Oh, try to be hero,
My noble little lad,
And some day in the magazines
You'll get to be fad
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Ean nix

President Isaac Lewis of Sabina, Ohio,
is highly respected all through that
section. He has lived in Clinton Co.
IS years, and has been president of
the Sabina Bank 20 years. He gladly
testifies to the merit of Hoods Sarsa-
parilla, and what he says is worthy
attention. All brain workers find
Hoods Sarsaparilla peculiarly adapted
to their needs. 1t makes pure, rich,
red blood, and from this comes nerve,
mental, bodily and digestive strength.
81 am glad to say that Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla is very good medicine, especially
as blood purifier. It has done me good
many times. For several years suffered
greatly with pains of
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-04-23
An Ingenious Suicide.

A French suicide near Lyons careful
II built a guillotine for himself, using a
Ratchet weighted with sledge ham
mer for knife. Having adjusted his
head to block, he let go cord holding
the weight, and was neatly decapitated.
This man certainly deserved to succeed.
If he had built pond to drown himself
in he might have been rescued at the
last moment and made ashamed of him.
self. But deliberately planning to l<se
his own he&d by his own hand shows
that he had a brain.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-04-23

Mrs. Minerva B. Tobey of Boston is
giving talks before the Women's club
this winter on the work of the House
hold Economic association. AS result
of her talk at birmingham, Mass, some
80 ladies met and decided to form a
branch of the New England association
for the study Of household economics.
Mrs. E. M. White, who has had practi-
cal experience in kitchen gardening.
was elected president.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-04-23
Czarina VIII Not Smoke.

The young czarina fatty refuses to
conform to certain Russian customs
smoking. for instance. She has request
ed her ladies in waiting not to approach
her If there is an odor of tobacco On
their clothes. All the Russian grand
duchesses smoke like chimneys, includ-
ing the czarina's sister, the Grand Ouch
ess Sergius. On entering room one
day where several of these ladies were
enjoying cigarettes her imperial males
ty looked reprovingly around and said,
Il consider cigarette in a woman s
mouth is as bad as an oath in a man s. -
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.R9& !!!!!! 3; :'!::::.
.oet Of all IA overnn'en' 900
nlgnMLatest " Absolutely Pure
Usefulness Preferable to Brilliancy.

Dr. G. Fl. Parkhurst says that light
ming flash is brilliant to behold, but he
would rather have a candle to read by.
There are few lightning flashes and
many candles in the world. A bril-
liant" young man or woman isn't such
an acquisition as some people would
have Us believe. The Flooding habit OF
logged toll can accomplish more than
spasmodic freshets Of enthusiasm.
The work of the world is done in its
workshops, not its talking shows, con-
ventions aud enthusiastic" gatherings,
whose enthusiasm never, by any chance,
percolates into the adjoining street or
slum.
The girl who is plain in face and
homely of figure, but kindly Of heart and
tender and true, is to be preferred by an
honest man for wifehood before her
dashing, laughing sisters, rare and hand
some, whose dainty fingers never baked
a pie, whose hearts never bore another g
burden. The light of the home is gen.
orally the quiet, humble, unobtrusive
sister or brother who is not cursed with
the waywardness Of genius.
Beauty and talent have unequaled OPP
portunities when combined with direct
ing character. But the plan of nature
never intended that the many should
trust to them. so they are given to the
few. The majority of us depend on our
power to be useful-determine use
ful-for our life's value. And the daily
effort thus to live has made this world
and our national heritage much what
they are and give to us.-New York
Ledger.
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TIMOTHY E. BYRNES,

Who Is to BE Sergeant at Arms of the
Republican National Convention.
Timothy E. Byrnes, who will be SER
geant-at-arms of the Republican ma
tional convention at st. Louis is prac-
ticing attorney of Minneapolis, and a
managing politician of wide expert
ence and acknowledged tact. This ex-
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-04-23

STATE OF 1G oaIo 6 CITY OF TOLEDO S.
FRANK J. CHENEY makes oath that he fs the
senior partner of the firm of r. J. CHENEY d Co.,
doing business in the City of Toledo, County
and State aforesaid, and that said firm will pay
the ssm of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each
and every case of Catarrh that cannot be cured
by the ase of Halls CArARRH CURE
FRANK ]. CHENEY.
Sworn 70 before me and subscribed in my
presence, this 18th day of December, A. D. 1886
(l A. ". 6LEAsON,
l~l Notary Psblic.
HslPs Catarrh Cure is taken internally and
acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces
of the system. Send for testimonials free.
FL. CHENEY 4 CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best
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Miss Smashum-I don't care for men; in fact,
I've already said "nO" to seven of them. Miss
Comely-Indeed! what were they sellingf
CONSUMPTION CURED
AN ABSOLUTE REMEDY FOR ALL
PULMONARY COMPLAINTS.

+. A. slocum offers to Send Two Bot.
ties FREQ Of His Remedy to Cure
Consumption and All Lung Troublei
An Elixir of Life.
Nothing could be fairer, more philan
thropic or carry more Joy in it's wake than
the offer of T. A. SlOcum, NJ. c., of 18s
Pear. street, New York. Perfectly conf
dent that he has an absolute remedy fol
the cure of consumption and all pulmOn-
airy complaints, he offers through this pa
per to send two bottles tree to any reader
who is suffering from lung trouble or con-
sumption, also loss of flesh and all condi-
tons 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
will arrest the approach of death. Al
permanently 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-
ing so prOof-pOsitive of its benefcent re-
suits, DIR. SlOcum considers it his religious
duty, duty which he owes to humanity,
to donate his infallible remedy where it
will assault the enemy in its cidatel, and,
oy its inherent potency, stay the current
~ OAooOAueAOA3 OAAA6Au6 JOy W AOAAA0 wv
which the shadow OF the grave has been
gradually growing more strongly defined,
causing fond hearts to grievs. The cheap
ness Of the remedy-offered freely-apart
from it's 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 n )strums
without effect; who have ostracised them
selves from home and friends to live in
more salubrious chimes, where the atmOs-
phere is more congenial to weakened lungs,
and who have fought against death with
Ill 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.
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There is one thing you can always
depend upon: If one man abuses a
thing, the next man you meet will like
n
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-04-23

There are Dictionaries and Dictionaries
but the noblest Roman of them all seems
to be Webster. It is still easily in the lead
in the great race for popularity.
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FIT6.-An Fits stopped free BY DR.. Hines
Great Nerve Restorer. No Fits after the first
lays use. Marvellous cures. Treatlse and 600
rial bottle free to Fit cases. Send 70 Dr. Kline
~ Arch st., Philadelphia. Pa
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in one eye and about my temples, es-
pecially at night when had been having
a hard day Of physical and mental lab Dor.
Itook many remedies, but found help only
in Hoods Sarsaparilla which cured me Of
rheumatism, neuralgia and headache.
Hoods Sarsaparilla has proved itself true
friend. I also take Hoods Pills to keep
my bowels regular, and like the pills
very much" ISAAC LEWIS, Sabina, Ohio.
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We like a girl who refuses to let q
young man break her heart.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-04-23

Wibble-Where are are you going in such
hurry2 Wabble-Down to the doctors. A
woman ran her umbrella into my ear this after
noon. WIbble-Well, hope you will be able to
get it out.
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A KILLING MACHINE.
LATEST INVENTION TO EXECUTE
CRIMINALS.

The Victims Neck Is Broken by
Downward Twisting Motion-Death
IsPsiuIess and 1t Does Not Muti1ate
the Subject.