The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-02
THE JEKYL ISLAND CLUBHOUSE,

has five assistants. who get from $500 10
E,5oa. Eight miles away. In the city OF
brunswick, are 30 young lawyers who
would be glad 10 swapzUnlaries with them
IL Is the boast OF ]. pIerpont Morgan
and his associates that in the Jekyi club
house man can get not only a better
dinner than he can get az Delmoaico's.
but that 1t viii cost him three times an
much There are six gamekeepers. a
dozen guides and other chatteis az the
disposal OF the club people. They woula
ind IL a difficult matter Ia get lost IL
they tried. but they must ta guided.
Just the same. The kennels contain dogs
valued at 1900 a head. Ties. dogs have
grown so used 20 the character Of sports
men freauenting the blessed isle that when
"A pheasant is accidentally killed i, scares
them There ia herd OF highly bred Hof-
stein cows. No Jekyl Islander would de-
mean himself and insult his auriferous
companions by drinking Jersey or Here
ford milk. Jerseys and Herafords are
low.
Income From the Government.
The Jekyl clubbers IL hss been es,t-
mated. own 500 epp.sa In government
bonds. Upon these bonds the government
pays them A yearly interest ~ more than
Gpo coo. The sum Of their holdings was
much increased when one Of their leading
members obtained an Issue Of considerably
above sif.s ase 90 NJ his own price Owning
this enormous total Of Uncle Sans PROM
lssoFy noses. the islanders feel that he
ought 20 think a great zeal of them ana
think II often. When the war .ith Spain
broke oFt sozne Of them. who sat W lac
and acquired a habit % sre'ug things.
saw on she horizon - the eastward the
rrnoke from nine Spanish ships % war
Not any ons Of them had volunteered
for service hut they had soli the govern
rnent Sogse yachts et two or three ,faffs
their original cost ard they considered
themselves entitled 70 protection.
Tn. Detection of Nr. King
Later In the war the ciabbefs again
came under the public eye Win rrtsch
shame 20 them. II Was made plain fhat
one ~ their number was rot a trus Jekyi
islander. His name was kirg-Invst III
King trs-ana se owre: ons ~ the '-e0f-
fages Forgetting his caste and the holy
conditions 81 the place be offered this
cottage" rs the RED Gross society. tell
Ing tire nurses that they might use = "a
A HOSPITAL fav wounded soldiers brought
back from THE wars Sine. the air ard
The climate ware ali that they should D.
ana TIE house ttsef was admirably adapt
- for the purpose. TIRE Rel Cross people
accepted stassgY. Arrangements were
made 70 sgs-sfert .Ae wounded and sick
50 heaIth. The ether Jekyis stood s,ssnnet
~ tire auaaeity 90 fh@ thing for awhile
Thsn Trey rose 81 together ant emitted
a bowl mat relied aTs~ ~. cssssnfry IKE
she congi9Ha.ssfs believing ~ Thousand
fuas ~ Bashan They vslses ih&s they
ga rot SEE waat Mr. King eould have
beer thinking ~ psd - know that .ne
sacred Ia wras wo5sr fss :retdsn by rhe lgga-
sacrnsaraet feet ~ s1-e~suHnsh s@fsie~vs
IBID ~ krgw Ehss essRrse, ssr.anv er tssasF
sailors you'd hobEse about sas has~ walks
ara squire tobacco tgs&c~ wcon .Ss srsstq@
r-assc grass At toe end - week OF
tbs s8rt - hing Mr. Kfrg wsthdrew las
e-er II was eApit1laslGn. ~ said. or ssfr.
render - nls property Investments or the
island T4fs there would have ssesn ssrs~esr~
assa to hhvn II te mad insisted uron Aet-sx
IT u~e 70 ere c0auf-y- tbs Res. fsrn.-
society, IN disgust rnass other erranxe-
merits ~ care FOR sss rasn wounded or
tlse , sd 81 defense Of tne 1ag cszsra
more JekYi island Wa safe. ~ thai t.sre
Gre e. sNe hest Known ~ ne darscersf.r.
gansrS had Some things ~ say abaaz IRE
Jekya tsIa Fsegr~ FaGD1tnr are exce~vts
f~u-r sc EDITORIAL Yvfatsss Concerning ts@
kfrg.g4ss ss~ass ttsr4deEf
Before tbs say asns1 osse there gas
nas Is more deserving ard 1ndaxgsoss~
hard - patriots IN ~. land than sn~ rnss-
losx4re owners a Jsxyi ssszn6. wnAr