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The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1898-01-27
The 0facial Paper Of San Juan County.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 9th, 1898.

In an article in the Post-Intelligencer
of the 10Th inst, relating to the extern
sion of the Western Union telegraph
system to Port Townsend and Port
Angeles, the statement is made that
1.-The experiment Of laying cable from
Port Angeles to Victoria is deemed inn
practicable, owing to the tremendous
strain that would be exerted on the
line by the heavy tides and extremely
rough water. The consequent detrem-
ination is to reach Victoria in a round
about way indeed as compared with
the comparatively direct route across
this county from Anacortes to Friday
Harbor and Roche Harbor and thence
70 Sydney and James islands, b. c.,
and across the narrow and shallow
Cordova channel to point on VAN
couver island about twelve miles north
OF Victoria. This route is believed to be
entirely practicable and it is one which
would be of much more value to both
public and private interests than any
other that has ceen suggested. The
Anacortes route would leave Orcas
island, as at present, without tele-
graphic communication, which would
at times he of very material value to its
large fruit inte rests. But if the West
ern Union system were to be extended
through the county it might easily, and
without great expense, be supple
mented with telephone system with
in the county, which would afford to
all sections the quick means of COM
munications with markets and trading
centers which is of incalculable value
in these busy commercial times. So
far as a route from here to the main-
land is concerned it would seemstha
an excellent one might be selected via
Shaw and Orcas islands, and thence
via Clark's island to Village point, OH
Lummi island, and OH across Hales'
pass and the Lummi Indian reserva-
ton to Whatcom, connecting there
with the main coast line between Seat
tie and Vancouver, for the construc-
ton of which preparations are now be-
ing made. TO the county as a whole it
would matter comparatively little
whether telegraphic communication
were afforded by way of Anacortes or
Whatcom. The main consideration Is
to get line some way and thus remove
one of the principal hindrances to the
further settlement of the county by
wide-awake and progressive people,
and to the establishment of industrial
and commercial enterprises by men of
means and energy.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1898-01-27

Our readeus will be pleased to learn
that the eminent physician and scientist,
DR.. Kilmer, after years of research and
study, has discovered and given to the
world a most remarkable remedy, known
as Swamp Root, for the cure of kidney
and bladder troubles; the generous offer
to send bottle free that all may test it's
wonderful merits without expense, is in
itself sufficient to give the public conf
dence and desire to obtain it. Swamp
Root has an established reputation as the
most successful remedy, and is receiving
the hearty endorsement OF all up-to-date
physicians, hospitals and homes. IF our
men and women readers are in need of a
medicine of this kind no time should be
lost in sending their name and address to
DR.. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y,
and receive a sample bottle and pamphlet
both sent absolutely free by mail. The
regular sizes may be obtained at the drug
stores. When writing please say you
read this liberal offer in THE ISLANDER.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1898-01-27

THE Post Intelligencer not only
keeps pace with but leads, as it has
done for many years, the wonderful
march of progress which has made Sc
attic noted among the cities of the land.
Its regular daily edition now consists
of ten pages, or more, and is printed
upon press capable of printing, past
ing and folding $4,000 four, six, eight,
ten or twelve tpage papers per hour.
Every citizen of Washington may well
be proud of Seattle's great daily, how
ever much he may differ from its poll
tics or its policy.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1898-01-27

THE kindly and enthusiastic COM
ments upon San Juan county made by
Mr.. E. A. Carter, of ST. Anthony Park,
Mimi, in THE ISLANDER last week
may be regarded as fair sample of the
opinions formed of this favored region
by summer visitors, and tourists who
see our shores only from the decks Of
steamers. If the criticisms made by
MIR. Carter were not well founded they
would not be SO frequently heard, but
we venture the opinion that COMPARE
lively few of those who make them
would, under the same circumstances,
have accomplished much more in the
line of artistic Improvements along the
shores. Mr.. Carter comedies that the
work s'requires muscle and money!"
but perhaps he does not fully realize
how much of either is necessary if he
has never undertaken to convert a
forest of frs into farm and mean
while "make a living" from the land.
Utility rather than ornament is the
first object of the pioneer settler, and as
a rule the work of providing the many
things needful for the comfort of him.
self and family leaves him little time to-
give to beautifyingl's spots that nature
has made more attractive than produc-
tive. Our casual summer visitors see
more of the poetry of life than most of
our farmers, old or young, who are
daily battling with the wilderness, SOW
ing seeds ia the ashes of trees whose
lofty limbs had waved i'm the winds of
centuries, and gathering bread even
from among the stones. 1t is mighty
task, and when one comes to think of
it seriously he finds little cause for won
derment that not more has been done
to supplement the work of nature i'm
making our shores attractive to the
tourist and pleasure seeker. We would
certainly be delighted to extend a most
cordial welcome to Mr.. Carter and his
friends and number them among the
residents Of the county, and they will
be all the more welcome if they come
with the "muscle and money" needful
for the work that we who are here, as
well as Mr.. Carter, would like to see
done. We may at least indulge the
fancy that our islands will sometime be
rs noted as the Thousand Isles of the
st. Lawrence" and even more thickIy
dotted with comfortable and attractive
homes, if not with such elegant 'show
places.n
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1898-01-27
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
! UNITED STATES LAND OFFIC
Seattle, WASH, Dec. 9th. 1897

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE.
Seattle, WASH, Dec. 9th, 1897.
Notice is hereby gwen that the follow
ing named settler has filed notice of his
intention to make final proof in support
of his claim, and that said proof will be
made before the Clerk of the Superior
Court at Friday Harbor, Washington, on
Friday, January 9th, 1858, viz:
FRANK HAGMANN.
Homestead application No. 14.O7l for
the Sw. of the Sc. / Section % Township
81 N. r.. A w.
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon and
cultivation of said land, VIZ:
Joe Emanuel, Andrew Petrie, William
LOmberg and Bernard Mordhorst, all of
Roche Harbor, Washington.
EDWARD p. TREMPER. Register.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1898-01-27
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
Seattle, WASH, Jan. 4, 1898.

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
Seattle, WASH, Jan. 4, 1898.
Notice is hereby gwen that the follow
ing named settler has filed notice of his
intention to make final proof in support
of his claim, and that said proof will be
made before the Clerk Of the Superior
Court, at Friday Harbor, Washington, on
Saturday, February 49, 1898, viz:
FRED ACHORN.
Homestead application number IA, 1874
for the NV Sc I Of Sec. 8, TIP. SO N. r,
NV.
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon and
cultivation of said land, viz:
Charles Freel. Peter La Plant. Of West
Sound; Geo. w. Myers, Of Orcas, and
Harry Kirchetf, of East Sound, Wash
ingtOn.
EDWARD P. TREMPER, Register.
First publication Jan. Ii, 1885,
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1898-01-27

The Klondike boom still continues
to pull the legs of thousands of EASTERN
ers over the backbone of the Rockies,
and Seattle does the rest. The P.-I.
says that lot Of Klondike pictures
have been sent to the president from
Seattle and it may be inferred that it
was done with view to enticing the
president and his cabinet out there to
GOutfit ~
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1898-01-27
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Land Office at Seattle, WASH,
Monday, December g. 1897.
NOTICE is hereby given that the fol-
lowing-naned settler has filed notice
of his intention to make final proof in
support of his claim. and that said proof
will be made before the Clerk Of Superior
Court, at Friday Harbor, Washington, on
January, q, 1883, viz:
JOE EMANUEL.
Homestead application No. 1903 for
the Lots and 8. Sec. u: Lott. Sec. 20, TIP.
81 N, r. 4W.
He names the following Witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon and
cultivation of said land. viz:
Frank Hagmann, Andrew Petrie, WIN.
IIomberg and Bernard Mordh0rst, all Of
Roche Harb0r, Washington.
EDWARD P.TREMPER, Register.
First publication Dec. l6, 1857.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1898-01-27

Now THAT the Populists of the state
appear to be developing considerable
against fusion isn't it about
time for the Hon. "ColoneW Lewis and
the Hon. Wheat Chart Jones to line up
and take the middle-ofthe-road pledge
to abstain from any further indulgence
in Democracy Or Silver Republican,
ism2
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1898-01-27
A Cura Tor Lame Back.

my daughter, when recovering
from an attack of fever, was great
sufferer from pain in the back and
hips" writes LOuden Grover, of Sardis,
KY. CATER using quite number OF
remedies without any benefit she tried
one bottle Of Chamberlain's Pain Balm,
and it has given entire relief" Cham
berlain's Pain Balm is also certain
cure for rheumatism.
For sale by drug department San
Juan Trading Co.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1898-01-27

1T will now be in order for Mr..
Bryan, Of Mexico, to explain how it is
that 1897 proved to be the best busi-
less year in the United States wit
messed by the present generation. The
explanation from Mr.. Bryan would be
especially fitting in view of his state
Hents during the last campaign to the
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1898-01-27
IN the contrary avoid lights.

on the contrary avoid lights.
To control the Goblin Moth only two
methods have been found that are profit
able. The first and most important Is by
spraying with one OF the arsenical poisons
preferably Paris green, using it 1t the
rate of l pound to $50 or even 200 gallons
of water. To make the spray stick bet
ter, some experimenters have added glue
or soapy compounds; theoretica, this
seems desirable improvement, but as
yet has not been much used.
Concluded next weekly
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1898-01-27
No. 27l4.-
Notice Of Application to Purchase Tide
Lands.
Office of Commissioner of Public Lands
Olympia, Washington.

Office of Commissioner of Public Lands
Olympia, Washington.
Notice is hereby given that Elizabeth B.
Tiff, of Friday Harbor, Washington, filed
an application in this office to pur-
chase the following described Tide Lands,
of the second class, situate in San Juan
county. Washington, towit:
All Tide Lands Of the second class
owned by the State OF Washington, situate
in front OF, adjacent to or abutting upon
that portion of the United States govern
ment meander line described as follows:
Commencing at the corner to fractional
Sections and IL ION west side of Town
ship], Township So North, Range West
of the Willamette Meridian; thence fol-
lowing said rleahder line South Mo West
a distance of s chains, according to certi-
fed copy OF Surveyor Generals field notes
filed with said application November IL,
1897.
Any person desiring to protest against
said application may do so within thirty
days from and after date of first pablica-
ton Of this notice.
Date OF first publication this 10th day of
December, 1897. ROBERT BRIDGES.
Commissioner of Public Lands.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1898-01-27
WHAT TO DO.

There is comfort In the knowledge so
often expressed, that DR.. Kilmer's Swamp
Root, the great kidney remedy fulfills
every wish in relieving pain in the back,
kidneys, liver, blader and every part Of
the urinay passage It corrects inability
to hold urine and scalding pain in passing
it. or bad effects following use Of liquor,
wine or beer, and Overcomes that un-
pleasant necessity of being compelled to
get up many times during the night to
urinate. The mild and the extraordinary
effect of Swami Root is soon realized. It
stands the highest for it's wonderful cures
of the most distressing cases. If you need
a medicine you should have the best
Sold by druggists, price. fifty cents and
one dollar. You may have sample bot
tie and pamphlet both sent free by mail.
Mention THE WEEKLY ISLANDER and
send your address to DIR. Kilmer & Co.,
Binghamton, n. Y. The proprietors of
this paper guarantee the genuineness of
this offer
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1898-01-27

Why do we not keep more sheep?
Simply because the farmers will not
take the pains to grow the best and
cheapest winter feed for a flock. The
culture of roots is the key to the fact
that in the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Ireland there are 246 sheep
to each $50 acres, or one sheep to every
two and half acres. Let us put this
fact in a CONSPICUOUS way. as thus:
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1898-01-27
HOW TO find OUT.

and let it stand twenty four hours; a sedi-
ment or settling indicates an unhealthy
condition OF the kidneys. When urine
stains linen it is evidence OF kidney trOub-
le. Too frequent desire to urinate or pain
in the back, is also convincing proof that
the kidneys and bladder are out of order.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1898-01-27
THE
NEW YORK WORLD,
THRiCE.A.WEEK EDITION.

Is larger than any weekly or semi-week1y
ocratic weekly" published in New York City.
Three times as large as the leading Republican
weekly of New York City. 1t will be ofespeciaf
advantage to you during the Presidential
Campaign, as it is published every other day,
except Sunday, and has all the freshness and
time1iness of daily. 1t combines all the news
with long list of interesting departments,
unique features, cartoons and graphic illustra-
tions, the latter being speciality.
All these Improvements havejbeen made with
out any increase in the cost, which remains at
one dollar per year.
We offer this uuequa1ed newspaper and THE
ISLANDER together one year for Sf.7S.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1898-01-27
CHICAGO
WASHINGTON
PHILADELPHIA
NEW YORK
BOSTON and All Points
EAST AND .SOJJTH
NOTICE TO SETTLERS.

Settlers desiring to make final proof OH
their claims can make their application by
writing to the ISLANDER for Information.
thus saving trip to the county seat, the
only trip needed being on the day Of final
proof
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1898-01-27

Ripans Tabules cure ffatulence.
Ripans Tabules assist digestion.
Ripans Tabules: one gives relief.
Ripans Tabules: at druggists.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1898-01-27

TIC UHIJ0U OtaCe, UIIIy . SHtcP
to each square mile. And we are buy
ing abroad as much wool as we are
making every year.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1898-01-27

Ripans Tabules cure liver troubles.
Ripans Tabu1es cure constipation.
Ripans Tabules cure nausea.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-05-18
The Cache In Alaska.

The settlements along the Yukon are
few and far between and consist, for
the most part, of the same elements.
There are the company's store; the huts
and tents of the natives; the crowd Of
bowling dogs; salmon hanging in red
strips, FURNISHED with copper tinges in
the sun; little tots of children; chatter
ing women offering baskets, moocasins
and trinkets for sale, and here and there
perhaps squad of uniformed children,
marking the work of some mission
good looking, clean looking children,
but, whether Christianized or not,
spoiled for living like natives again.
The problem is, What is to become of
them? Along the banks are occasionally
met the rude huts and tents of small
parties of Indians come hither to cut
wood for the boats or to fish, but, how
ever simple the habitation, it must al
ways have the cache, or storehouse,
propped upon posts to keep the supplies
out Of reach of the dogs, for these dogs
can bite through o tin can and almost
climb CREASED pole in search of food.
The cache should have place ON the
coat of arms of Alaska. 1t is universal.
1.-THE River Trip to the Klondike, -
by John Sidney Webb, in Century.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-05-18
BUFFALO, ROCHESTER, & PITTS
ID BURGH RAILWAY.

The short line between Dubois Ridgway,
Bradford, Salamanca, Buffalo, Rochester,
Niagara Falls and points in the upper oil
region. 100
On and after Feb Goth, 1885, passen-
ger trains will arrive and depart from Falls
Greek station, daily, except Sunday, as fol-
lows: -
7.s5 q m and lao p m for ourwensville and
Clearfeld.
9.43 a m-Rochester mail-For Brock
Jewett, bradford, Salamanca, and
Rochester; connecting at Johnsonburg
with p & Il. train ., for Wilcox, Kane,
Warren, Cory and Erie. -
1927 q m-Accommodatlon-F sykes, Big
Run and Punxsutawney.
1928 m-For Reynoldsville.
LIS ID m-Buffalo Express = For Beech
tree, Brockwayville, Ellmont, Car
mon, Ridgway, Johnsonburg, MI Jewett
Bradford, and Buffalo.
1.25 d. m.-Accommodation for Punxsu-
tawney aud Big Run. -
40 D. m,-Mail-For Dubois, Sykes, Big
Hun Punxsutawney and Clearield.
740 p m-Accommodation for Big Kun ana
Passengers are requested to purchase tick
cts before entering the cars. An. excess
charge OF Ten Cents will be collected by con-
ductors when fares are paid on trains, from
all stations where II ticket Office Is maintained
; Thousand mile tickets at two. cents per
mile. good for passage between all stations
j. II, MCINTYRE. Agent, Falls Greek, IN.
y. O. LAPEy, Gen. Pas. Agent,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-05-18
SNOW DAYS.

oh, the children love the snow and they nev-
er grumble over itl
Old winter snaps, but in their wraps they toss
and tumble over 1t.
In laughing. Jolly tumble,
Through n snowdrift first they stumble.
Then n snow man, like dough man
Though he really looks like no man
They freeze stiff as amy Roman,
Ere he hns n chance to crumble.
10, helol Who loves the snow
Let him out APPLYING gol
On the road IT makes cushion so the wheels
can't rattle over IL,
But all the boys In merry whirl5 they romr
and battle over II.
Then the girls, both high and humble,
Bring their sleds without grunble,
And n.coasting, checks u'ruasting.
Every one Of speed n-huuStiug,
Down the hill they all i:u cunstintS
with n juuncc and bounce and tmsble
So, hclu' Who loves the snow
Let him out n-rlnyinr got
Martha Burr Banks in 81. Nicholas
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-05-18

The radiograph-that is, the Roent-
gen ray "photograph"-is an excellent
test for gems. Diamonds. pearls, rubies.
turquoises. emeralds, opals, garnets, sap
phires and SO ON all give black radio
graph, whereas paste limitations give
only faint photograph, hardly visible.
A minutes exposure is sufficient to tell
true from false stone.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-05-18
HAUNTED BY MEMORY.
One Man who WIN Never Forget the sa
moan Disaster.

moan Disaster.
~ suppose that all of us who felt the
living, frenzied force Of that awful on
shore hurricane will dream about 1t
occasionally as long az we live" said
an ex- x-bluejacket Of the United States
navy now living in Washington, who
was among tho Vandalia ships COM
pany at the time of the great naval dis
aster in Apia harbor, Samoa, in revert
ing to that experience. "For three or
four years after got out of that mess
all safe and sound the memory of it
used to get tangled up in my head when
1 was asleep, and l would wake in a
trembe and be unable to sleep for the
remainder Of the night. But time has
softened the craggier edges of the re-
membrance of that horrifying black
wind, aud once in spell nowadays /
forget all about it for two or three days
at % time.
"There was ono man in my mess on
the Vandalia who was never quite right
after we went on the reef was ship
mate with him for two years afterward,
and his occasional wildness was plain
to all hands, and men who've been ship
mates with him since-for he's still IN
the outGt--tell me that he's just as bad
ly haunted by the memory of the disas-
ter as he was when last saw him.
This man was shipwright, and his
name was Turley. Before we had that
bad blow Turley was as cheerful and as
chipper man around decks as l ever
swapped yarns with, but when he got
we'll of his broken arms down in Apia
he was q changed man. l never sSw
him crack grin after the blow, and
from stout, husky fellow he became
thin and haggard looking. He recovered
all right physically from the thing, you
see, but it sort of twisted his head and
preyed upon him. He swung his ham
mock alongside Of me on the Alert for
two years after we were sent up to duty
on the west coast again, and IL was a
common thing for Turley to hop out of
his hammock in frenzy in the middle
of the night in port or at sea, yelling
like q madman: All hands abandon
shipi She's going to strikep He created
lot of excitement up forward by doing
tnlS, DuU uIter tWHll6 tuB llleu got uscu
to it and only turned over when they
heard Turley bowling.
1T was the regular thing for the cor
poral of the marine guard at the gang
way to prod the poor chap awake when
he had these crazy sonnambulistic
spells and put him back in his hammock,
for he'd come out of them as weak as a
kitten and trembling all over There
were number of US on the Alert who
were washed up in the Samoan disaster,
and naturally once in awhile we'd get
to talking about it. But it didn't take
US long to find out that we couldn't talk
about it while Turley was around. The
mention Of the thing in his hearing
would bring an insane gleam into his
eyes, and he would suddenly begin to
talk incoherently and at the top of his
voice about reefs and dragging anchors
and all that, SO that we learned to
knock off Samoan hurricane talk when
he was around. don't wonder much
either. 1t was an evil enough blow to
nigh turn any mans headgear topsy
turvy. Washington Star.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-05-18
Farms for Sale.
A GREAT CHANCE FOR SOME MAN
FULL OF DAYS WORKS.

One hundred and thirty acres clean
farm land with thousands of tons Of
lime stone-onough to pay for the farm
two or three times overland coal land.
barn, four-room house, good spring Of
water. timber for fence posts, in Monroe
Twp. Clarion Co., within six miles Of
County Seat Good country aud good
community. Come quick. Can be
bought for two thousand dollars.
Another farm with two large barns
and houses: lime stone and coal: three
10 four thousand dollars worth of good
oak timber: good water: land in good
cultivation: containing about 260 acres:
price twelve thousand dollars.
Another with nearly two hundred
acres, about 80 cleared: good water and
coal: about three thousand dollars worth
Of oak timber: within three miles of
Summervile, A. V. R'y. Price eight
Thousand dollars.
Another Of one hundred acres. large
barn and good water, six-room house,
with about two thousand dollars worth
Of oak timber. Price four thousand
dollars.
M c. COLEMAN.
Reynoidsviiie. Pa. Executor.