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The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1898-02-03
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS.

Notice is hereby given by the under
signed that the tax rolls for 1897 taxes
have been turned over to me. The
said taxes will be due and collectable
on and after the first Monday in Febru-
ary, or February Z, 1898, and can be
paid in full or half at any time on or be-
fore May 81, 1898. If not so paid they
will become delinquent on June l, 1898,
and will be subject to sale for delinquen-
cy and a delinquent certificate issued
therefor to any person desiring to pay
the tax, and amount of said certificate
will draw interest at the rate of Is pei
cent per annum until paid. If first
half is paid before June l, 1898, the
property owners will be given until
November 80, 1898, to pay last install.
ment before it becomes delinquent.
AUG. VOID,
Treasurer of San Juan County.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1898-02-03
The Official Paper Of San Juan County.
rH1rRsDAY. FEBRUARY srd, 1898.

THE following resolutiontion, intro
duced by Senator Teller, of Colorodo,
and being practically a reafiirmation
of the Matthews resolution OF 1878,
passed the United States senate last
Friday by the very decisive vote of At
to 80:
"That all the bonds of the United States
issued, or authorized to be issued, under
the said acts of congress hereinbefore re-
cited, are payable, principal and interest,
at the option of the government OF the
United States, in silver dollars, OF the
coinage of the United States, containing
4l21 grains each Of standard silver, and
that to restore to its coinage such silver
coins as legal tender in payment OF said
bonds, principal and interest, is not in
violation of the public faith, nor in de-
rogation Of the rights of the public
credit"
The first part of the resolution is un-
assailable as legal proposition, as it is
merely declaratory of the law as it now
stands, and as it stood when substan-
TALLY the same expression of senatorial
opinion was first sought and obtained
by Senator Stanley Matthews, OF Ohio,
twenty years ago, when the bullion
value of silver dollar was about ninety
cents, or more than double the value of
the same dollar Today. 1t was in the
same year that the Matthews resolu-
ton was passed that the full legal
tender function of the standard silver
dollar was restored and its coinage au-
thorized. The law then expressly pro-
vided that ali purchases of silver bull
lion made by the secretary OF the treas
ury should be at the market price in
stead of an arbitrary ratio, as the silver
ties now demand, and all purchases
were so made until the coinage act of
1878 was repealed in 1890. The portion
of the resolution referring to the right
of the government to resume the coin
age of the silver dollar with a view to
using it as q legal tender in the pay
ment of the bonds referred to may pos
sibly also be above repaoach from a
legal standpoint, but it is by no means
as clear it ''is not in violation of the
public faith, nor in derogation OF the
rights of the public credit"
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1898-02-03

PRESIDENT, MCKINLEY has taken
occasion publicly within the past week
to strongly reaffirm his belief in the
wisdom OF the Republican national
convention on the money question, as
contained in the st. Louis platform
upon which he was elected, and
while he is evidently impressed, if not
oppressed, by 'sthe difficulties in the
path of satisfactory REFORM" he does
not appear to have given up hope that
Hnetallism may yet be accomplished
by international agreement. ut will
NOT Suffice" he says, ''for citizens now:,
days to say simply that they are in
favor of sound money That is not
enough. The peoples purpose NUT
be given the vitality of public law.
Better an honest effort with failure
than the avoiding of SO plain and COM
mapding duty"
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1898-02-03
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
! UNITED STATES LAND Off,
j C1DAkl-

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 wilt be
made before the Clerk of the Superior
Court at Friday Harbor, Washington, on
Friday, january 9th, 1898, viz:
FRANK HAGMANN.
Homestead application No. 14,O71 for
the Sw. of the Sc. Section 2S 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, 1898-02-03
NOTICE ron PUBLICATION.


UNITED STATEs LAND OFFICE,
Seattle. Wash, Jan. 4. 1898.
Notice is hereby gwen that the follow
ing named settler hna dled notice of his
intention to make anal proof in support
made before the Clerk Of the Superior
Court, at Friday Harbor, Washington, on
Saturday, February 49, 1898, viz:
FRED ACHORN.
Homestead application number Ia, 18l
for the NV Sc 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 Kirchef, of East Sound, Wash
ingtOn.
EDWARD p. TRKMPER, Register.
First publication Jan. Is, 1898.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1898-02-03

In looking over the list of subjects
taught In primary and advanced
schools Of the present day we would
naturally conclude that al the pupils
were intended to become professional
men and women, as doctors. lawyers,
ministers, or college professors and
teachers.
The fact that the vast majority who
attend the common schools must of
necessity be farmers, mechanics, mer-
chants and ordinary sshewers of wood
and drawers of water" never seems to
have entered the minds Of boards of
education, who have devised and still
maintain the school curriculum.
While am in favor of an education
of the broadcast kind for every man or
woman who can obtain it, yet there are
comparatively few who cam hope to
attain It. The tendency of the common
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1898-02-03

A few months ago Mr.. Byron Every
of Woodstock, Mich, was badly afflicted
with rheumatism. His right leg was
swollen the full length, causing him
great suffering. He was advised to try
Chambertain's Pain Balm. The first
bottle of it helped him considerably and
the second bottle effected cure.
The % and SO cent sizes for sale by
drug department San Juan Trading Co.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1898-02-03
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The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1898-02-03
NOTICE TO SETTLERS.

Settlers desiring to make final proof on
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, 1898-02-03
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The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1898-02-03

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The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-12
The Moslem's Rosary.

The rosary consists of 90 beads, and a distinct ejaculation is appropriated to each as it passes between the fingers. Each ejaculation generally consists of two words and declares name or at tribute of God. Almost all Moslems in the upper and middle ranks of life carry in their pockets or bosoms a string of beads for this purpose, which they use not only on the occasion I am desorib- ing, but while sitting and smoking their pipes, walking ill the streets or even while engaged i'll conversation.
 When a Moslem has gone over his beads at the regular time of prayer, he folds his hands, and then, holding them up open, as if to receive something from above, he prays for such blessings as he desires for himself or his household. When this is concluded, he strokes his beard with his right hand and says, Praise be to Godl" This concludes the whole. Mind.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-12
A HINT TO ARTISTS.
One Way of Putting Rejected Exhibits to
 Good Use.

One Way of Putting Rejected Exhibits to
 Good Use.
 They were riding on the Fourteenth street cars and their conversation was edifying. The man with the long hair was evidently sculptor, and his com panion. large, jolly looking fellow, was trying to persuade him to present work of art to some society woman who had mania for collecting bric-a-brac and articles of vertu.
 "I told her that you would, l thought, in time present her with some memen- to, statuette illustrating your peculiar style. Was I wrong in saying sop
 The sculptor answered indignantly: 'I know her value of art, and tell you she cannot distinguish between manu- factured trinkets and works of art. In fact, she thinks all artists are manufac- turers and can turn out statuettes as easily as the rich stove ornament man who gave her a nickel plated mule. Then, too, a brass fixture artist gave her something from the brass foundry, and she thought it great. Never, in my judgment, could she appreciate true work of art"
 "Then you refuse to give her sam- pie of your work? Remember, she has great influence.
 "I do not refuse. I'll give her that model in plaster of paris which was re- fused by the committee last month. She will think it great, whether or not the committee did. "
 "Goodl She will think it magnifi- cent and get you an order. New York Commercial.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-12
ANCIENT WARFARE.
How an English Castle Was Attacked In
 the Fifteenth Century

the Fifteenth Century.
 Sir John Fastolf had by his will de- vised his castle, called Caister, to John Paston. AS a fertilization, it was an excellent defense against foreign invad- CTS, and as residence it was worthy of royalty itself In fact, the Duke of Gloster, afterward Richard III, at one time contemplated making it his abode. While Paston was trying to establish his title in the courts the Duke of Nor folk purchased pretended claim to it, and sought to gain possession by force. The Pastons did not propose to yield, though the duke was then probably the most powerful noble in England, and John Paston was his liveried servant. Four professional soldiers were sent up from London to aid in the defense. They are described as "provyd men, coming i'll werr and can vel schote both gonnes and crossbowes and devyse bolwerkys and keep wacche and warde. They be saddle and vel advysed, saving on of them, whyche is ballyd (bald) but yit he is no brawler. Ye shall fynd them gentylmanly comfortable fellowes, and that they dare abyde by ther taklyng.n
 Young John Paston, aided by these four and by a handful of personal friends and followers, held the castle for several weeks against siege conducted by the duke's army of 5000 men. By the terms of the final surrender the besieged were allowed their lives and goods, horses and harness, and respite for 15 days, in which to gowhere they pleased. They reported that they were forced to surrender by ''lak of vitayl, gonepow- dyr, menys herts and surete of rescue. Edward " had refrained from interfer- ing in this extraordinary contest, be- cause the troubles with Warwick were gathering thickly about him, and the Mowbrays were too necessary to be safe ly offended. Review.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-12

A recent incident shows that the Turkish Government can be forced to do right, If the proper means are taken. An Austrian merchant at the port of Mersina, in Asia Minor, had been mal- treated by Turkish mob and by the authorities, because he had aided Ar menian refugees; and the Austrian consul, who intervened to protect him, had been insulted. The Austrian Gov ernment thereupon notified the Sultan that before noon on a fixed day the of lending officials must be dismissed and the Austrian flag saluted, or an Aus tran warship which had been sent to Mersina would lombard the town. The Sultan waited until the midnight be fore the day set, and then granted ey- erything that Austria demanded. Yet for more than two years Europe has rSfrained from applying any pressure
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-12
Father Ryan.

No. American poet has given clearer proof of the possession of poetic genius of rare order than Father Ryan. Ger tainly no poet has achieved a more en- during fame and secured warmer place ill the hearts of the people of the south than the "poet priest" He is distinc- lively known as the poet of the ''lost cause"-as the bard whose harp sings so sweetly and so pathetically the re- quiem of brave and proud people over the grave wherein their hopes and aspirations have been buried by the mysterious dispensation of an almighty and all wise Providence. This fact puts Father Ryan in unique place, separat- ed from any other American poet of his time. As to the high intrinsic literary value of the majority of his poems. of the genuineness of his poetic faculty and the excellence of his gift of song there can Ee DO manner of doubt. Al kahest.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-12
It Brings Ravishing Dreams of Bliss.

In southern Arizona the jail and prison officials have their hands full in trying to prevent the smuggling into their institutions of the seductive ma- riguana. This is a kind of loco weed more powerful than opium. It is a dan- gerous thing for the uninitiated to ham, de, but those who know it's uses say it produces more ravishing dreams than opium. The Mexicans mix it with to- bacco and smoke it with cigarettes, in- haling the smoke. When used in this way, it produces hilarious spirit in the smoker that cannot be equaled by any other form of dissipation. When smuggled inside the prison walls, the Mexicans readily pay $4 an ounce for it, but free men buy it on the outside for 50 cents. San Francisco Call.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-12

When Dr. Atchison, of Illinois, re marked, in the Methodist church con- gress at Plttsburg, a few days ago, that sacred song in certain branches of his church had degenerated into a caricature, he spoke truth which has unfortunately been self-evident for several years. The trouble is that this Sunday school music is machine-made It is ground out to meet a demand. There are some exceptions, of course, but these are few, too few. They are oases in dreary desert of pure balder- dash and rot.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-12

For seversl months past the deadly
 struggle in Cuba has held the attention
 of the American people. On the other
 tragic has been in progress. Another
 down-troddeu people is in armed revolt
 against Spanish mlsgoverument and op-
 pression. It has become the policy of
 Spain to keep the Philippine Islands
 perfectly isolated from the civilized
 portions of the earl, and the better
 she can do this the better for Spain.
 The outrage that Ie natives of this
 colony of Spain have to suffer are the
 most unreasonable that ever character
 ized any colonial g0yernment. The
 country Is not vas in resources, and
 yet if properly governed would be ade-
 quate to the support of it's S,000,000
 people. The system of government is
 so organized as ro he 8 sort of financial
 hospital for the broken down Spanish
 gentleman. The ministry has no
 thought of developing the country or placing 1t on any permanent basis The
 rulers of the counry are appointed
 rather than elected The spanish min
 ister appoints a 5. ernor general at a
 salary of $40 000, and he in turn ap- points many of the subordinate ofti- cials. The length of service depends wholly upon the pleasure of the minis try. Not infreQUersr an official arrives from Spain at the solony only to learn that his successor t8s been appointed. Time is therefore precious and the se- yerity and the ext0rtiOn Of the rule of each official must aa lu Inverse propor- tion to the length of his tenure of office. A tax is lev;ed upon everything in sight, even upon he natives them selves. Every man. woman and child must have a personal certificate of much the same nature as the tag worn by the dog on the streets Of our cities. The certificate merely shows that a sum ranging from Sl50 10 S25 has been paid. If ma wishes to kill an OK he must pay for the privilege of doing so. If he owns a coco0nGt tree he must nav a tax on it ever if t be barren. Chinese have to pay { special tax. There is not a single thing that a native can possess upon whicu he does not pay a special tax. Where do all these taxes go? Into the pockets of the Spanish officials Improvement of the country Is never thOufhJ or Bridges are un- known, roads are 90 poor that travel by boat even at a longer distance is more speedy than by land. It will thus be seen that these poor unfortunates are merely the serfs Of the domineer- ing, cruel ana pusiHanImous Spanish official. That they should win in their struggle for liberty can but be the wish of every civilized people, but, alas, they have been kept down so long that they are unable to rise from the pit of op- pression into which they have been cast, and If they are ever emancipated It must be by the Interference of those powers who acknowledge the rights of justice.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-12

Slang in itself may be harmless, but 1t is the tendency, the loose and care less tendency, which Is betrayed in the use of such language which Is the alarming feature of 1t. Good morals and good language go together gener- ally. The good man, whether he may be rough and ignorant or polished and wise, has the instincts of good man. ners. A woman who uses slang habit ually may be set down as a woman who Is not careful of her conduct or will sooner or later cease to be such.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-12

An expert in educational matters says that country children remember longer than city children. It would be we'll if their superior memory invariably re tained the story of failure of boys and girls who rushed into cities when their country home offered them sure, if moderate, success. The examples of occasional good fortune are never for gotten; the disappolntments become indistinct in the recollection, largely because the mind wishes to put them out of view.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-12

In old days when women were train ed to be the mere toys of men-pretty ornaments of the home, players upon the zither and all that sort of thing they were content. But in our modern time we have educated women's higher capacities, while we have given those higher capacities nothing with which adequately to occupy themselves. In other words, we have utterly changed the intellectual status of women with put correspondingly changing their con- 1itiOnS.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-12

A young carpenter, working on a high roof, suddenly began slipping toward the edge. Press hard on one heelw came the cry of his brother, above. "Why should I press on one heelT whimpered the boy. "Obey orders" was the stern reply. The boy did so, found his course arrested at the very brink, and was soon rescued. To-day, as one of the prominent orators and evangelists of this continent, he attri- butes his success largely to the lesson of obedience learned on that sloping roof.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-12

If a few years ago music had beer declared to be as necessary in educl- | ton as mathematics or physics, the | with amaZement, if not derision, says
 the Philadelphia Times. The early aim
 of common-schOol education was the
 making of practical men and women.
 and by practical" was meant q prep
 aration for the ordinary bread-winnlng
 affairs of life Not that the moral side
 of education was ignored, but 1t was
 believed that the three R's and the
 hard and fast sciences, together with
 a general indorsement of religion and
 good ethics, were sufficient factors In
 character building and all that the
 schools should supply. Music, litera-
 ture and drawing, if they found any
 place In the curriculum, were merely
 incidents that were not sufficiently practical to be requisites, nor was their more subtle and potent influence on the character and the higher development of the mind appreciated or perceived. Ornamental they might be, but they were not believed to be useful. Only visionary sentimentality considered these arts as necessary to public edu- cation. To-day art, in a broad sense, occupies a far higher place in the re- gard of every educator of note and of every man who is alive to the interests of well-balanced and symmetrical edu- cation. In fact, the art influence in ed ucation is coming to be adequately ap- preciated and art is no longer consid- cred an incident in life, but rather the reality itself We are not attempting to detract from the nobility of labor That education which founds indus tries, which adds to the comfort of mankind, which makes possible the cul- tivation of the arts, we must recognize, uphold and admire, but that education which tells us we are not altogether commercial machines; that to love something for its innate beauty and not for its pecuniary worth is wise and good; that by loving harmony of sound we may come to love harmony of deeds; that tones which speak to us of others sorrows, making us forget self, may be of more worth in the end than much positive science-such education we are beginning to revere and to see in it the most practical method of develop. ing sweeter women and nobler men.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-12

The reconceDtredes, who are often mentioned in dispatches rom Cuba, are non-combatants from the outlying country districts, who were compelled by General Weyler's edict to take refuge in the towns, on peril of being treated as rebels. They nave been huddled together h large numbers in Havana and other cities, and being cut ofr from their usual means of sup port, they have suffered great priva- uons. Genera Bla1co has so far modi- lied the polio Of his predecessor in the treatment Of these people as to ex- tend somewhat the area around the towns which they are allowed to culti- vate. Committees for their relief have been formed in the several provinces under direction of the government.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-12
LET US ALL LAUGH.
JOKES FROM THE PENS OF
 VARIOUS HUMORlSTS.
Pleasant Incidents Occurring the World Over-sayings that Are Cheer. full to Old or Young Funny Selections that You Will Enjoy.
,Twas Ever Thus.

Alas! my new umbrella-I miss it with a sigh; the day l rashly bought it a friend was standing by. Next day 1t rained-he borrowed 1t, to be returned that night; but since that fatal moment 1t hasn't blessed my sight. He lent it to neighbor's wife, and to increase my woe she lent it to the minister, and it's still upon the go. He lent 1t to stu dent, who lent it to a friend, and still it's going, going, gone; wonder where twill end. But through the cloud of borrowers, one ray of hope see; per haps may be lucky and it will be lent to me.