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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-05-04

Rev. Mr.. White preached a Mitch
ell's bay Sunday and here in the even
ing.
Mr.. Shultz held ticket No. 68 which
drew the horse ratified at Argyle last
week.
Mrs. D. g. Swapp and children ex-
pect to leave this week to join Mr..
Swapp at New Westminster.
Mr. Wheeler had one of his hands
cut Saturday in the heading machine
at the barrel factory, but the injury is
not serious.
P. A. Anderson had two fingers of
his left hand cut off and q third some-
what mangled Friday by one of the
saws in the barrel factory.
The steamer Roche Harbor cleared
for Victoria Tuesday evening with a
large scOw load If lime, which will be
reshipped from there to Honolulu.
The Port Angeles Packing Company
began driving trap Monday at An
drews bay, about 500 feet from the
Andrews Bay Fish Company's big trap
there.
The work of driving the Shultz &
Gross salmon traps off Mitchell bay be-
gan Monday. The Lime company's
pile driver. in charge of Ed Carlson, is
doing the work.
Mr.. James Porter. father of Mrs.
Isaac Sandwich, has arrived from his
old home few miles from Victoria to
reside with his daughter at the Sand
with farm, near English camp.
The little steamer "Hector," which
has been housed all winter at her quar-
ters in Westcott bay, is out for her sea-
sons work and is working now for
Shultz & Gross. Her owner. James
Holden, is master, and Harry Ingham
Is engineer and fireman.
Three scows. three seine boats, three
purse seines and some other fishing
gear were entered here this week by
the Oceanic Canning Company, from
Victoria, to be used this season i'll seize
fishing near Lummi island.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Erickson re.
turned Monday from an up-Sound trip
and short visit to Mrs. Erickson's old
home near Toledo, OH the COwlitZ river
They were accompanied by Miss Teeny
Deboe, a younger sister OF Mrs. Erlck-
son. fVoCHE'
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-05-04

qua Ta are hereby notified that the regular
teaehers!y o ez.a:mnination of applicants for
School ~ certificates will be held at the
Jran oii"cse, in Friday Harbor, San
nursdoanm''y, State of Washington, on
Il. p amy 10 friday and Saturday, MAJ
further - -, iSH. Tal :rn also hereby
rec,Iirnfi Qtihed that ali applicants will rs
their axno W pay 3 fee of g 60. ord s.ste
and datdp CT in teaching and the grade
ETHAN ALLEN,
County Supt. Of Schools
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-05-04
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

Tue tOr superior Court of the State of Washing
In 10, ION Tor San Juan County.
deceased. e eS'A'e o' Naffie
duly SIS Is hereby given by the undersigned,
Carrie Tonted administrator of the estate OF
ali pers lucSer, deceased to the creditors Of and
70 exh;b;.s naviug claims against said deceased,
notce ~ one & year after the publication of this
County " " me undersigned, at Port Townsend,
being 10 ot Jefferson and State of washington
hess Of se pace for the transaction of the bust
NY thursday, May d. 100,
WILLIAM g. TUCKER,
Administrator of said Estate
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-05-04
CALL FOR BIDS.

Notice is hereby given that sealed proposals.
will be received by District No. ~, San Juan
county, for the construction of School House.
Plans and specifications will be furnished upon
application to the District Clerk. The Board
reserves the right to reject any and all bids.
Bids will be opened on May 10, 1899.
}As q K TgaI0ek' Trustees.
MRS E. c. KING. Clerk.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-05-04
NOTICE.

A term Of the Superior Court in and for
San Juan County will be held at Friday
Harbor, commencing Monday. May g,
1899, Judge j. p. Houser presiding. ANY
person wishing to take out citizenship
papers can do so at that time. CT
], FARMLAND, Clerk.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-05-04
SPRAYING HINTS,
WHY WE SPRAY.

/. To prevent and destroy fungi on
plants we grow. These fungi are vege-
table parasites, the spores or seeds of
which lodge on the stems, roots or foliage
of plants, take root and grow. and in their
growth destroy the life of the host plant.
The result as appears to us is called q
blight, mildew, rot, etc.
Any application that will prevent the
termination of these invisible spores or
seeds, or that will kill the fungus, we call
fungicide or fungi killer.
q To destroy insects that injure the
roots, the stems, the buds, the foliage and
the fruit of the plants we grow. Any
substance that win put to rest this ever
increasing army Of devastation is an in
secticide.
WHAT WE SPRAY.
Pretty much everything we grow. The
list Of what we don't have to spray is
short. At this season we should spray
trunks and branches of trees, and dor
mant vines with strong fungicides to Kill
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-05-04

OIOO0 SoAS0 ~
from them. The
poison must be
driven out of the
system. III U d =
YAM will eradi-
cate every trace
of 1t. HUDYAN
will destroy the
action of the pol
son and eventually
drive out the last
particle of it from
the system. In ad-
ditiOn to this.
HUDYAN will re-
store the lost APP
petite. It will
build up the weak
ened 3 y Q t e m +.
HUDYAN will
make new blood
and new flesh.
Tho nainQ in the
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-05-04
TO CURE 4 COLD m ONE DAY.

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
4 i Drncrists refund the money it 1T fails
to Cnre. Is cents. The genuine has L.
O. on each Tablet.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-05-04

bones will disappear. The befuddled
brain will become clear. HUDYAN VIII
do all this and make you well. HUDYAN
has cured others and 1t will cure you. we
describe the symptoms. Study them care
fully They are yours. Do not decay long.
er, but take HUDYAN now ana you Will
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-05-04
CHRONIC MALARIA

Differs materially from ordinary chills
and fever. 1t is the. result of repeated
acute attacks. The liver and spleen are
principally affected. They act as store
houses for the malarial poison and the
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-05-04
NEARLY
FIFTY-EIGHT YEARS OLD !! !!

It's long life, but devotion to the true in-
terests and prosperity of the American Peo-
Die has won for it new friends a. the years
rolled by and the original members OF its
mirers are LOYAL and steadfast to-day, with
faith in it's teachings, and confidence in the
information which it brings to their homes
and firesides.
AS natural consequence it enjoys in It's
old are ali the vitality and vigor Of its youth
strengthened and ripened by the experiences
of over half a century.
1T has lived on it's merits, and on the cor
dial support Of progressive Americans;
It is 1.-THE NEW YORK WEEKLY IEIB-
uxr0 acknowledged the country over as
the leading National Family Newspaper.
= 49,, ;C;vr :, sta xa1r1a t, fhOaa who desire
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-05-04

We are Agents for Fred Kaufman,
the American Tailor of Chicago. Gus
tom Garments exclusively. Fit and
satisfaction guaranteed. Martin & Jen-
sen.
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Have you seen money stretched at
the s. j. T. Co.'s store? Dollars are
just like rubber. Remarkable how
much you can get for little cash.
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trfng
nuni in which ne sr his his the
dOings menus
ana "eeAiy
vi.OI only $l5O
Hnr1hnr.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-05-04

Mrs. A. George, the MilIiner, will be
at the Bay View Hotel, May 8 and re-
main until May IL. AS usual Mrs.
George will bring large and well as
sorted stock. Prices to suit all.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-05-04

The steamer Beaver brought pile
driver over from Whatcom, Monday,
for the purpose of driving the fender
piles for Mr.. Sweeney's new dock.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-05-04

Arthur Lord, watch and clock re-
pairer, is still i'm business i'm Friday
Harbor. He wishes the San Juan
county people to bring in their repair
work, and he will guarantee satisfac-
ton.
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Our shoe stock is growing smaller
every day. Don't wait until the GOOD
things are all taken. San Juan Trad.
ing Co.
The Winslow mail., 1899-08-24
MEDIEVAL CUSTOMS.
Strange SuryfVaIs of Middle age
Observances in Modern
England.

In 1incoln's inn, London, bell rings
very evening at nine o'clock. This is
the curfew, derived from old French
words meaning "cover the fire., and 1t
IS an order for all who live III the inn
10 put out their lamps and fires,
OF course. nobody obeys, because the
law of curfew is rather out of date, con-
sidering that it was made by William
the Conqueror in the year 1068 and re-
pealed in 111O. Repealed or in force,
the curfew bell was rung in West Ham
until November, 1859; it is rung now at
Lincoln's inn, while it is actually be-
ing revived and brought into force in
some small American towns.
Another funny old custom is the
howling of the town crier, who goes
about with a bell announcing rewards
for lost dogs or purses, advertising en-
tertainments and telling the news. You
may hear the town crier any day in
Dartmouth and the little boys are not
allowed to annoy him on pain of whip
ping. Several small English towns have
not vet awakened to the fact that the
middle ages are gone and that this is
the end of the nineteenth century.
There are determined attempts at
times to revive ancient customs. In
1889 there was actually tournament
held at Eglinton castle. Young gentle
men IN boiler-plate armor tilted at each
other with lances, while hosts of fash
ionable people sat under umbrellas and
cheered them.
Lady Seymour was queen of beauty
and Emperor Napoleon III. of France
was among the ancient knights who
jousted for her favors in the lists. 1t
rained "cats and dogs" the whole time,
the horses slithered about in the mud
and the gallant knights rolled about in
the mire, unable to rise again without
assistance on account of the weight of
their armor. The event is said to have
been the most comic in all the history of
England.
Another ancient and peculiarly Brit
ish custom is the pealing of church
bells. Does anybody remember that it
was Pope John TX, i'll the year 900, who
ordered the clamor of bells to frighten
away thunder and lightning? There
are country places in England now
which are quite capable of taking the
good pope's advice.
Look at the way some of the justices
of the peace serve out the law to the
commonalty. A man is savagely pun
ished for breaking the game laws, but
for breaking his wife's head with his
boot he gets a gentle reprimand and a
small fine. And that is because so many
English justices .of the peace still live
in the middle ages.-Chicago Chronicle
The Winslow mail., 1899-08-24
Her Sweet Revenge.

medical correspondent writes: "A
patient of mine, Mr.. c., a solicitor, hav-
ing given up the active exercise of his
profession, retired some II years ago
with his wife to the country He was
made welcome by the surrounding
gentry, and was soon on friendly terms
with all except the county set Re-
Gently my patients wife received, for
the first time in ~ years, call from
Mrs. X, who regarded herself as the
leader of the county society. After
making a few vague remarks, appar-
entity excuses for the long delay in call
ing, Mrs X. boldly came to the point
and asked for subscription to her
voluntary schools. Mrs. c. agreed
with enthusiasm and at once wrote
check and handed it to her visitor:
so glad to help you'll hope you will
find this right, but have poor head
for figures; if it is wrong, please cor
rect me. 1t has taken you a long time
to get here; imagine it will take you
as long to get back! / have, therefore,
post-dated the check somewhat, SO
that there may be no difficulty in get
ting it clearedl Good-by.' The check
was dated March "a 1911. London
! Chronicle.
The Winslow mail., 1899-08-24
POETIC PIUTE LEGENDS.
Some of Their Beautiful Beliefs
About the Moon and
Stars.


That Indians are the true children OF
nature is illustrated in the many fan.
cies they hold regarding nature. For
instance, the Piute Indians have very
peculiar way of looking at the stars
that is both interesting and original
They believe the sun to be the great
father of the universe and that the
moon is his wife. All of the stars are
his children, and when Father Sun
makes his appearance they hurry away
to hide themselves as best they can.
for they are in very great fear of him
because the stars believe that if the
sun catches them he will eat them. Sc
1t is that the Piute Indians believe that
when the sun appears in the morning
and the stars are lost to view the sun
has done his best to get one OF them
for breakfast. But just as soon as the
sun goes to rest in the west in the late
afternoon then the stars hurry out
again for a good time with each other:
and their mother, the moon, whom they
love very much indeed. The moon, too.
thinks very great deal of her chill
dren, but every month she hides her
face from view and goes into mourn
ing because of the stars, her children,
which her cruel HUSBAND the sun, has
eaten.
On this account the Piute Indians are
afraid Of the sun, and look upon it as
a most wonderful power, and it is to
the moon that they tell their many
condolences, because she is tender, gen
tie and beautiful, just as a mother
should be. Venus. the evening star,
they look upon as the bravest of all OF
the moons children, and that is be-
cause every evening she is the first to
come ont from her hiding place as the
sun sinks in the west.
As for the comets, the Piutes believe
them to be stars which the sun has
caught, but while he was eating them
they in some way got away, and the
long tail of light which follows the
comet is the stars blood floating from
its body as it flies away in awful agony
from its monster father, the sun. When
the comet at last disappears then il
IS that the Piutes know that the sun
has at last caught up with the wounded
star and has devoured it.--N. Z. Herald.
The Winslow mail., 1899-08-24
Countess Ifn,s Rraxerv.

Many years ago, when quite young
man. during rebellion. Count Ito was
hiding from his enemies, who, having
tracked him to his house, sent a band
of .sohsis" to assassinate him. On
hearing his enemies approaching and,
trapped like rat in its hole, the count
drew his sword and prepared to die,
out the countess whispered, do not
die, there is hope still, and, removing
the .'hibatchi," /" or fre-box, and lifting
up the mats and the planks beneath,
she induced her husband to conceal
himself in the hollow space, which ex-
lists under the floors of all Japanese
houses. The murderers broke into the
room just as the fre-boX had been re-
placed, and demanded of the countess
their victim. In vain they threatened
and cruelty ill-treated her, dragging
her about the room by her long black
hair. But it was of no avail; they
could not shake her resolute fidelity.
Thanks to her courage, Count Ito es-
capped, and has lived to give to his coun-
try a new constitution and become one
of the greatest statesmen of modern
Japan. | often wonder when | see the
countess, now delicate, gray-haired,
little lady, at the courage and presence
of mind that she displayed at that
critical moment of her life.-Cornhill
Magazine
The Winslow mail., 1899-08-24
REMARKABLE PICTURE.
A Snap Shot That Was Taken al
the Moment Of a Fearful
Fatality.

"The most remarkable snap shot pic
ture in the world is owned by friend OF
nine in a town in Georgia." said an en-
thusiastic amateur photographer. 'Its
story is extremely curious. 1t seems
that he went one day to a blacksmith
shop to get shot at the men at the
forge. The smith was engaged on a
difficult piece of iron work, and mad two
helpers. Just behind them, on shelf,
was pint flask, full of yellowish-white
iquor-eyidently the corn whisky for
which the native Georgian has pc
culiar liking. AS my friend was prepar-
ing to take his picture, one of the help
ers caught sight of the bottle and com
municated his discovery by dumb show
to his companion. The smiths back
was turned at the moment, and the first
man reached stealthily for the prize,
while my friend, unnoticed in the cor
ner, quickly aimed his camera. 1t was
a comical scene, and in his mind he had
already named the photo THE Stolen
Drink"
THE helper uncorked the flask and
took a swift gulp, and his comrade
snatched it and did likewise. Then, fo1
a brief, breathless instant they looked
at each other, and as they did so their
foolish grin gave way to such a stare of
horror as 1 never saw before upon a
human face. | know, because it was
then that the camera clicked, and the
picture is as clear as crystal. The flask
contained
hour both men were dead. When my
friend took one print he broke the
negative so as to make the photograph
absolutely unique. 1t shows the for.
ward end of the shop, in the foreground
is the anvil, with the smith bending
over his work. Behind him are the tw
helpers, one still holding the fash
looking at each other. You can sCa
tragedy in their eyes as plain as print.
t is frightful and dramatic tableaa
that could not be duplicated by any
sort of art. 0. Times-Democrat.
The Winslow mail., 1899-08-24
MALAYAN TRAITS.
Principal Points of Character OF th e
Philippine Islanders Are Ig-
nOrance and Cruelty.

The Malay race is impassive, reserved,
and even bashful, so that, until one
knows the race better, one can scarcely
credit his bloodthirsty reputation. The
Malay is entirely undemonstrative. If
he has any feelings of surprise he never
shows them. Perhaps he experiences
none, no matter how wonderful the
sight which meets his gaze. He is slow
1ocutory in introducing subject to be
dioon1ood EHo" tPo opiI]"'" q" '''"'
discussed. Even the children and ~vo1r1-
are timid, and scream at the sight
of a European, while in the presence
of the men they are silent and taciturn.
Even when alone, the Malay neither
talks nor sings, in this respect differing
much from the Papuan, who has all
the negro traits of chattering and
singing to himself for company. Over
pay a Malay for some trife and his
countenance betrays no sign of emo
ton; a Papuan will be grave for mo-
ment out of perfect astonishment at
the mistake made, and then burst into
peals of grinning laughter, while he
bends in two, and finally rolls on the
ground in ecstacies Of merriment. The
Malays, when in company in CANOE
chant plaintiye, monotonous song at
other times they are silent. The Malay
is cautious of giving offense to anyone
and accordingly will hesitate to quarrel
about money matters, and rather aban-
don a Just debt due to him than run
the risk of a feud with his equals. In
his ordinary life he is as impassiva as
the typical Scot, and as fond of the
nil admirari line of conduct as the
American Indian, though, unlike him,
the Malay does not dissemble his feel
ings or play part. He has really lit
tie, if any, appreciation of humor, and
does not understand practical lest.
To all breaches of etiquette he is very
sensitive, and equally jealous of any
interference with his own or anyone
else's liberty. TO such an extent does
he carry this idea that a Malay servant
will hesitate to waken another. even
his own master, though told to do so.
The highest classes are exceedingly
polite, possessing all the repose and
quiet dignity Of the best~bred Euro
peans. There is. however, another side
to the character of the Malay. He is
reckless, cruel, and careless of human
life; possesses but poor intellect, and
has neither taste for knowledge nor
any indigenous civilization. - Cincin-
natl ENQUIRER
The Winslow mail., 1899-08-24

wise, but when mother told him it was
time to milk, he got up and lighted his
lantern, the day being dark and foggy,
took his pail and went to the barnyard
The older boys noticed that he slipped
his book into his pocket, and sneaked
on behind to see how he was going to
milk and read, too, for, of course, they
knew that was his object. He hunted
up his old cow, scattered some straw
beside her, and L declare TO gracious,
If he didn't put his book on the milking
stool, the lantern beside it, kneel down
on the straw and milk and read, and
read and milk said Uncle, suiting the
action to the word.
''What'd the other boys do?'' in
quired jeff.
by and by mother began to wonder
why Jim didn't come in with the milk
The rest had finished their chores, and,
of course" uncle's eyes twinkled with
sly merriment, they didn't know any
thing about it-couldn't imagine what
Jim was about. so father went to the
barnyard to investigate, and found him
milking and reading, reading and milk
ing away; only" with great express
sion, there wasn't any cow there-she
had been gently coaxed forward to the
stable with an ear of corn, but Jim was
still faithfully doing his share of the
milking.
wasn't he mad? I'd "a got even
with 'em some way" exclaimed Robert,
Jr., feeling pretty safe in this express
sion of independence, since his father
was safely enscenced in the parlor.
"But the smartest thing Jim ever did
when a boy was finding himself by the
telephone"
Telephone! There were no tele-
phones in those days." his listeners
chorused.
Don't you be too sure of that. Lots
of things grew in the woods" retorted
uncle, wagging his head knowingly.
The older boys interchanged winks
as signals that they were ION to- the
game uncle was evidently intending to
play on the girls and smaller boys, if
not themselves.
"One pleasant March day, when Jim
was about Is, he proposed that he and
Q was nine them should go to the
marsh and get some tamarack gum
and wintergreen berries. Of course,
was ready-if he didn't take book
along. Jim aud "A book was very dis
agreeable combination for good corr