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The labor world., 1897-01-16
A Sincere Estimate.

"Fairness, remarked the justice of the
peace in a small community, "is regular
hobby with US. There's many time that
prejudice tries to sneak in and get the
better of me, but I always say to myself
that man who can't be fair had better go
out of business"
"That's good ~ to be-" responded
his neighbor in noncommittal tone
"And that's the way am, amt it? Did
you ever hear anybody say anything to the
contrary?''
"No; I don't know that ever did,
"And haven't you heard that I never
took up case with my mind made up on
either side?''
"a friend of mine who recently lost
suit before you was saying something like
that this morning.
II know it, Even those whom I am
obliged to disappoint are compelled to give
me credit for that quality. What did he
say?"
tits kind of awkward to tell it to your
face.'
"Never mind. A man who is truly
modest can distinguish between honest
praise and mere dattery. What did he
say?"
"Well, what he said was that he didn't
blame you for giving him the worst of it;
that the fact that you didn't have gump-
tion enough to form an opinion prevented
you being IN any way biased beforehand,
or afterward either. ''-Detroit Free Press
The labor world., 1897-01-16
A Costly Cow.

Ex-senator Philetus Sawyer of Wiscon-
sin told the following story: "When we
were living on my farm at Rosendale, it
became necessary to sell COW. The buyer
wanted a certain COW or none at all. 1t
happened to be the cow I had given to my
wife. went into the house and told my
wife. She, the good soul, said, Sell her,
but want the money sold the COW,
gave my wife couple of dollars and said,
Call on me when you want more When
she wanted to buy dress, bonnet or we'd
ding present, she would ask for some of
that COW money. had paid back several
thousand dollars of the COW money, and
was wondering when the demand would
cease A house was built. It had to be
furnished. We figured up what the fur
nishing would cost. 1t amounted to sew
eral thousand dollars. I said, wife, I'll
pay you the balance of that COW money,
and you can pay for furnishing the house
with it, It was bargain, and the cow
deal was over.'' The $40 COW cost the old
senator not far from $40, 900, but he never
complained of the price,
The labor world., 1897-01-16

"Here, you,'' said stern faced brig
and, "are you counting those pigeons?"
II was," replied the baron hulnbly.
"Did you not know it is against the law
of the country?''
II was not aware of it, good sir.''
Every we'll, you have to pay me lire
for every pigeon you counted"
"If that is the law, here are 40 lire,"
responded the baron, counting out the
money.
The brigand looked over it carefully and
took his departure. Then the baron be-
came c0nvulsed with merriment and shook
his fists boisterously after the retreating
figure.
"FOol! IdiotP' he exclaimed. II gave
you 40 lire, and counted 100 pigeons''-
Detroit Free Press
The labor world., 1897-01-16
Slaves In the Spirit World.

S.: - rapping is unknown to the natives
of l. >, but, according to the report of
q recellt traveller, they are not without
methods of communication with departed
friends. The customs of "Surmungup,'
which take the place of table turning in
Borneo, are curious, to say the least Of it.
When the friends Of dead chief wish to
communicate with him, they subscribe to-
gether and purchase slave. After certain
preliminary dancings and howlings, each
subscriber drives his spear into the victim
while at the same time he shouts out a
message which he wishes to have conveyed
by the slave to his friend in the other
world. This pleasing practice is capable
of the following variation:
A spear of extraordinary length is Sc
lected and grasped simultaneously by all
the subscribers. 1t is then thrust through
the body of the slave, into whose unhappy
ears are shouted the words which he is ex-
pceted to repeat when he joins the departed
ohieftain in the shades. The "Surmung-
up'' is supposed to be equally effective con-
Quoted according to either of these meth
ods-Pearson's Weekly.
The labor world., 1897-01-16
A Story of Zach Taylor.

story of his father: "While painting Zach
ary Taylor father said to him, Well, gen.
eral, suppose yon are to be our next
president?' I hope not, grunted the bluff
old hero. No military man has any busi
ness in the presidential chair, but If they
offer it to me 1 suppose Ill be -- fool
enough to accept it, And he was.''
The labor world., 1897-01-16
HUMAN FOOD FOR VULTUREs.

The Uncanny Methods by Which the Par
sees Dispose of Their Corpses.
The Parsee towers of silence are among
the most curious of the many burial places
of the eastern countries. But little is
known of them, and no tourist has sue
ceeded in gaining entrance to one of the
towers no matter what pretext he might
devise nor what amount he might offer.
The Parsees keep vigilant watch over their
dead and resent any attempt on the part
of foreigners to pry into that particular
part of their peculiar customs and habits.
The towers are perched on top of the ia
nous Malabar hill just out of the city Of
Bombay. Nobody but priest is allowed
to approach within certain distance of
them, and guards are kept posted at every
possible avenue Of approach to stop the
curious from getting too near When q
corpse is taken to the tower, the 1nourners
are compelled to stop at the line drawn
where priests may enter, but others are
debarred. The holy men take the body
from there to it's final resting place. Each
body has separate tower, and the position
of the tower is gauged by the sex, age and
social position of the corpse before death.
They are not protected, and the body is
left to the mercy of the wind and rain, and
the beaks of the ghoul]ike birds that may
be seen perched upon the walls drawn
thither probably by the odor of decomposi
ton, finish of the flesh in quick time
The bones of the body pass under the in
duence of beds of quicklime and are thus
consumed, while the fluids are conducted
by underground channels to the sea.
There have been many grewsome finds re-
ported in the neighborhood Of the towers
of portions Of arms, legs and other parts
of the bodies being found by passersby
which have been dropped by the vultures
in their flight. But of all this there is not
word in verif1cation. They might come
from the towers or from some other place.
The Parsees maintain their strict secrecy
In all cases. The burial places are we'll
named the towers of silence.-New York
Journal.
The labor world., 1897-01-16
Truo In Both Cases.

"There are many stars that are never
seen," said the astronomer reflectively.
Eyes, and there are a lot that never
ought to be seen, toO," returned the theat
r1cal manager, with some emphasis.
1t was two days later before the astrono-
mer finally got it through his head that the
theatrical manager was not a plain, every
day idiot.-Chioago Post.
The first regular factory for manufac-
turing glass was established at Temple,
N. H., in 1880, and was operated by i'm
ported German glassmakers.
When dogs are sleepy and appear dull
and heavy when aroused, storm is near
at hand.
The labor world., 1897-01-16

Try our patent wing poin t
turner on your collars. No
broken edges; gives new
finish to old ones,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-08-25
A POPOCRAT BOOMERANG.

Few people will live to hear the last
of the blunders growing out OF the effort
of a lot of Pop boodlerS to reform things
last winter in the legislature at Topeka.
Almost every day brings some new con-
ira temps TO light. If that aggregation
had set itself purposely about making
a tumble of everything they could not
have more successfully succeeded. The
chickens of that hatch come home 10
roast hourly. Hardly a single enact
ment but that has been discovered TO
contain flaws rendering it useless or 9th
erwise unconstitutional, even 10 some Of
the simple appropriation bills. Ihey
didn't even spare the public school sys-
TEN of the state which had run without
a jar for a quarter of a century. But
the last thing is something else, a kind
of hari-kari happening, boomerang,
which fiopS back, hitting the Pop party
square between the eyes. In forty-siX
counties in Kansas last fall, the Demo-
Gratis and POpulistS elected a fusion
ticket. In making the returns of cleo
ton 10 the secretary Of state, the county
clerks Of these counties certified TO the
fusion vote as a Democratic vote. No
vote was certified as being cast for the
Populist ticket. Their new state cleo
ton law provides that no party can
have a ticket placed il the ! .'*klFBGk
have a ticket nominated by a cOnven-
ton placed on the official ballot unless
il is shown that it cast at least > per
cent of the total vote in the county at
the previous election. If the Populists
in these counties attempt TO put up Il
ticket this fall, protests can be filed by
opposing parties, and all proceedings
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-08-25
Along the Kansas Nile.

The best peaches that ever grew are
| the little peaches with Kansas freckles on
/ 'em.
The Arkansas City Traveller finds Il nee
| essary TO reprimand citizens for gambling
in wheat.
All over the state the telegraph companies
have had to put on extra operators since
the excitement in wheat began.
The first wheat in the world TO sell for
s. bushel this year was a 81. Louis, AID
it came from Sadgwick county.
There is only one place in Butler county
where one may drink from vine-embow-
cred spring. with a gourd for a cup.
Some of the Populists are now openly de-
nying that they ever declared that the price
Of silver and price OF wheat Travelled to-
sether.
Dick Howard. Beau Brummel OF Arkan-
sas City. announces that ii is impossible 70
spread your knees apart OF bicycle and
look graceful.
The best bicycle rider IN Caldwell has
only one leg. His experience goes TO show
that the second leg is superiGous and a
wanton waste OF pedals.
John J. ingalls, recently published poem:
''Sub-sol." was written twenty years ago.
when ingalls, had an exaggerated idea fl
regard TO the importance OF death
The bicycle has done much FOR the far
me-'s boy n Kansas 4 farm boy living
ten miles from town can run into toxn
any day n an hour. ard many OF them do
il.
The first place prosperity shows through
Is in the vanity o. the people. A travelling
man a EmpoTis the other day. ~ho se.s
collins. says rs business Is picking up
wonderfully.
boy. according % The Fl Dorado Re
publican, who had searched through al -
pockets fo- a :sck-kaife. unsGccsssf1Ily.
wished that he han another pocket, as !,
might Be- in that
L : SAFE % wager that n al the Kan
s2s papers published IN The last ;ea DAYS /
The Tord ''Saylock'' las TOT appeared oace. |
4 year ago such condition CT affairs a. I
Pezrel impossible
Ike Lambert Is aor United States slst-J-,
attorney RANKIN Mason. the Old sss.stsa;
. keep Harry Boae out az is
pace, but Lambert promises &c bounce lin
n docb.e-QGick the.
While PETER ard BI.e3e1thzl are arfas
u a. znr-fgs-oz scheme II TIE Poz-.is, I
--Sriy. Trey ere 100 late Tss Dsznf.crzfs
ex. the 81 play ~>rsek TIE uhsV'- z.,1
TIE POP1lssts ard tire -zi.z,s-c.- iAs--c.4
VII lie tie sEasp<-.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-08-25
a KLONDIKE FACT.

There is more gold. more actual cash
money realized annually from the crops
| of Kansas than will be taken out all the
Klondike country in years. The wheat
crop of Sumner and Sedgwick counties
! alone for the present year will sell for
/ more money twice over than the sums
! total reported mined in the Klondike up
to date The farmers of Oklahoma
wheat crop than will probably be wash
ed from the sands Of Alaska in the next
five years. YET all the world is talking
of klondike. and thousands are taking
their lives in their hands and Drawing
undreamed of hardships for the very
remote chance of sudden fortune. The
that inhospitable cline, over almost in
surmOuntable mountain passes, and
along dreary and frozen water routes
CT hundreds upon hundreds of miles, is
a pathetic spectacle. 1t seems little use
70 warn or TO reason. Even the expert
ence Of men who have spent fruitless
years in that forbidding region of al
most eternal winter goes for naught.
Those who reach there at all will get
htere in the beginning of a long. dark
and dreary winter-a winter the like of
which they never experienced or
dreamed of, with the thermometer ha-
bitually from 30 TO 60 degrees below
zero. Scurvy, starvation and disease
will thin the ranks of these, many of
whom will never be heard from again
Thousands of others Will be stranded
enroute. What their fate will be none
can guess. A number of those who have
left their homes in the temperate zone
will, it is entirely probable, not only
fail TO return, but they will die misera-
ble deaths, remote from the ministra-
tons Of friends and from the comforts
that even the poorest sick man may en-
joy at home. There seems 10 be a gen
eral agreement upon these facts. and
yet publishers Of responsible newspa-
pers continue to allow their correspond
ents TO assert that starvation is impos-
Sible in the gold fields, and that there is
room and plenty for all. Publishers
that let such statements as these 90
uncontradicted into their columns can
scarcely be held guiltless.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-08-25

reason that they hold entirely different
views from their chiefs, and in many
cases are planning and plotting for a
victory of the party 10 which they be-
long, in 1900"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-08-25
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boarding
tins. &C. etc
heahtuness grounds
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D the Rev Clergy and
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-08-25
he THAT WORKS EASILY. WORKS
SUCCESSFULLY" CLEAN HOUSE WITH
SAP POI 10
ns and par.lculars apply 10

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E7.ss f=-fs1 ps5~r Dr. uss = tra-r
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sai-f14l 7-E1g tia-ez Esf aeees.
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-08-25

n ssaea - K-exz2a Jszraas frsssu-
= - Shs- 1casty sss-zer ss54 "a
$50 gas sgTss 80 sssss eay -,
rs1is a4tzel ffss fs-s, -. -.
- ye- y ass1 sase a-e.- -.
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-08-25

Charlotte Smith, q crank. SAYS one O.
lsbor's troubles Is that sixty pe- cent %
the men refuse 10 marry. She wants 10
force them into il They viii have 10 mar
~, il Is sure. II there = 70 be any POS
;e-.ty 70 cheer Mr.. dwellings, adna.nss,-s-
t-oG as governor.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-08-25

Turn your geography over a few pages
from Klondike ard look into the formation
of Jamrud Pesnawur.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-08-25

After one application Of the wheat mar
ket the average purse looks like a piece
of leaf gold.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-08-25

Millions Of dollars have been made by
the bulge in wheat. But the man who is
doing the really obstreperous smiling is the
farmer, not the gambler.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-08-25

The miners are law-abiding. They are
very carefully avoiding mussing up the
ground with their feet in the vicinity of
Mr.. De Armits mines
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-08-25

According to Mr.. Debs the Federal judges
have transformed our republic into an alb
solute despotism. This is important, If true
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-08-25

After reading John L. Sullivan's platform.
the people of Boston should at once elect
John L. Sullivan's press agent mayor
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-08-25

You can't always tell the effect markets
have on politics. In 1883 wheat was at one
time s. a bushel. and time that the Far
mer's Alliance was forming
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-08-25

The Ameer Of Afghanstan. who has been
playing double with England and Russia
all HIS life, is on the boards again, with
the foot-ights turned up high
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-08-25

The Salvation armys music on Topeka's
streets will be prohibited. The town natu-
rally regards the antics OF the army as an
encroachment on its festival.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-08-25

The worlds visible supply OF suckers
shows an enormous increase Of the special
kind which bulls the market just when
the other fellows are unloading.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-08-25

If Bryan is weakening in the regard of
the Populists no one knows it better than
Bryan. And how the sales of The First
Battle" must have fallen off.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-08-25

The price OF bread in France is going up
by jumps. What the French should learn
IS that a corn pone beats piece of white
bread every day in the week
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-08-25

Many just cause has choked itself 20
death on a bombastic manifesto. The
striking coal miners appear 10 be il the
right, but the latest manifesto which
speaks OF liberty beng gone and 50 forth,
Will DO them no good.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-08-25

AntOnin Dyorak. who is really & great
composer, VII build an opera with U-cle
Toms Cabin as theme. Thus Will be az
for6ed the extreme bliss OF seeing Lawyer
Marks lay his umbrella aside and sing an
aria larghet;o.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-08-25

AT the present pitch of excitement, a sui,
OF clothes in the Chicago wheat pit lasts
only about two days. Even the clothier
Is getting his slice of the wheat boom.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-08-25

The best plan in gambling in wheat Is
20 determine the day before what wheat
VII Go, and then gamble. II you are in
doubt SIS 20 just what wheat is song 10
DO. ask somebody who knows nothing al
az about il
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-08-25

A reporter who recently interviewed him
says: senator ingalls, looked of into
space" This was eminentIy- proper. as the
space which Kansas has above her Is IN
ferior 10 no other brand on the market.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-08-25

The telegraph has brought the world d.
rectly under our single eye Il is curious
10 watch the man break out above his fell
lows. The latest leader IS Haddah Mu.-
lah.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-08-25

AS this country viii not go 20 war, most
OF the brave men OF the country are set
ting out for klondike- Courage is an ap-
petite. and the men who have courage
ought not 10 be ridiculed, but praised.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-08-25

Nell Everett. fatguei beyond endurance
half-delirious. stopped. She could 20 no
further and sank upon him with a low
moan. Darkness surrounded her and dark
ness 20 her was death. She heard acutely
the sounds about her. the passing citizen,
the cries near and far. the rumble OF wag-
ons. The audible evidence OF a great world.
lost in business. from which she was shu:
out. Slowly she began 70 know that she
had been blinded permanently. She had
asked John Wright. and received the
knowledge IN h.s silence, for IL was not IN
his hear 20 bid her hope for sight.
She had been ready 10 sink in exhaustion
hours ago, but in a desperation which sus-
tanned her. she had not complained. Now
she could stand 10 longer and sank upon
him.
You can 40 no loager?" he asked.
Il can 90 no longer. I; Is 50 dark"
But We must not stop here. Nell
Il can 50 no longer. The darkness dead
ems me- Leave me-
NO. We shall not forsaks each other
now"
lie glanced around him. 4 huild.ns across
the street struck HIN Familiarity. A Hzhc
in the room. bringing oc; a TOW OF coz
ms. reminded him % other days. THIS vas
Martins. The undertake.. He would throw
himself on his hospitality. There was
nothing else u do.
He placed his arm about Nel and sad:
"A few steps more aa1 We saaH have /
rest"
And alnos; carrying her he t.uSssd /
across the street, opened TIE -oor aad con
.routed the undertaken.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-01-14
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

Notice to creditors OF the estate of III. III.
Smith. deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the under
signed administrative of the estate of H.
HI. Smith, deceased, to the creditors of and
all persons having claims against the said
deceased, to exhibit them, with the neces-
sary vouchers, within one year after the
first publication of this notice to the said
administrators, at her residence three
miles west of the town of Friday Harbor,
in the county of San Juan, state of WASH
ington, the same being the place for the
transaction of the business of said estate,
in said county.
Dated this 3lst day of December, A. d.
1896. ANNIE j. SMITH.
Administrative.
w. III. THACKER, Attorney of the adj
ministratrix.
First publication Jany. It'll, 1897,
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-01-14
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

Notice to creditors. Estate of Thomas
Nick emma, deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the under
signed administrator Of the estate Of
Thomas McKenna, deceased, to the cred
itors of, and all persons having claims
against the said deceased, to exhibit them
with the necessary vouchers, within one
year after the first publication Of this no.
tice, to the said administrator, at his resi-
dence in the town of Friday Harbor, the
same being the place for the transaction
Of the business of said estate in the Coun-
tv of San Juan, State of Washington.
Dated this 26th day of December, A. D.
1896. JAMES l.. FARNSWORTH,
Administrator.
w. HI. Thacker, Attorney for the adj
ministratOr.
First publication January 7th, 1897.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-01-14
PRECINCT OFFICERS.


San Juan No. Justice of the Peace,
H. l.. Coffin, rep; Constable--Charles
Fleming, rep.
San Juan No. 2-Justice OF the Peace,
Jno. G. Clinton, dem.; Constable, John
Douglas, dem.
San Juan No. 3-Justice of the Peace,
; Constable,
Orcas No. Justice of the Peace, w.
0. Clark, rep; Constable, Harry Brom-
ley, rep.
Orcas No. 2-Justice of the Peace, G..
II. Showers, rep; Constable, George L.
Sutherland, rep.
Orcas No 3-Justice of the Peace, J..
81. Snowden, rep; Constable, Sam'l d.
Robertson, rep.
Lopez No. 1-Justice of the Peace, A.
L. Eastman, pop; Constable, James n.
Mervyn, pop.
Lopez No. 2-Justice of the Peace, J..
FARMLAND, rep; Constable, Charles
Sweeney, rep.
Shaw-Justice of the Peace, Henry
Stillman, pop; Constable, Frederick
Jones, pop.
Blakely-Justice of the Peace, John
Blythe, rep; Constable, w. II. F. Reed
rep.
Waldron-Justiceoft the Peace, Ethan
Allen, rep; Constable, Edward Gill
Shenan, dem.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-01-14

The New York Tribune very peril
pentlY says that "the Dominion of
Canada need not wonder that its popu-
lation does not increase with wished
for rapidity, when it is possible for
ecclesiastics at one blow to destroy a
newspaper for saying that in affairs of
state the state is supreme and not SUBJ
ject to the church,
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-01-14

THE little republic among the Alps
doesn't seem to be falling behind in the
worlds great march of progress. Long
distance telephones have been placed
in the smallest Swiss villages, making
1T possible to communicate from one
end of the country to the other. The
fee ranges from two to eight cents q
message.