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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-06-28
An Episode OF tho Fourth.

Oh, yes. we had a glorious time. Of
course. We always do. We didn't begin
firing till o'clock, partly because 1t
wakes people up, and partly because it Is
so silly to use up all your crackers be-
fore breakfast, as some boys do, and
have none for the rest Of the day, and
have every one think you nuisance be-
sides.
We had no accidents; that Is, nothing
to speak of. Polly burned two or three
of her fingers little. but we made that
all right with soda and q rag, and she
never cried bit; but there was an cpl
sode, and it happened to me. This was
the way it happened:
wanted both my hands to use, and l
had a piece Of punk in one of them, and
there was no place to lay 1t down, and
everybody else's hands were full. too, SO
T-well, just put it into my pocket for
a minute. 1t was lighted. but didn't
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-06-28
Our Celebration.

The birds have been practicing glees, but 70.
day
They gave up their concert and dew away:
And the locusts and grasshoppers, noisy and
shrlll,
Could not make themselves heard, and %
they kept still;
And the clustering wind went OF In q hun,
Since nobody noticed how loud he could pun.
And the clouds rolled up from the west In
row,
For they thought that the noise in the worlA
below
Was the voice Of the thunder to call them
together,
And 50 they began to make showery
weather.
And the Man In the Moon, being greatly PEE.
picked
To know what would happen next,
Wished for hands or feet, a. well a. q face,
To cover his ears up, or run from his place.
And the baby stars opened their bright little
eyes,
And stared down below with the greatest
surprise
To see how the rockets shot up to the s1yS
But they never guessed out 4
What II all was about,
That we were just keeping the veurtA q
Julyl
-Yevtk's Companion.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-06-28

Skill in the dairy is important, but
the art of butter making does not de-
pend altogether upon skill in the ma
nipulation of the milk, cream and but
ter. Inferior cows, that are half fed,
or not fed properly, will not furnish
milk of the desired quality for produc-
ing the best butter. On some farms,
during the warm days of summer, the
cows suffer from lack OF water. 1t
will not do to simply water them
morning and night, but they must
have an abundant supply. The food
should also be varied and of the best
quality.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-06-28
TRY Aliens Foot Ease,

A powder to be shaken into the shoes. AT
this season your feet feel swollen, nervous
and hot, and get tired easily. lfyou nave
smarting feet or tight shoes, try Aliens
Foot Ease 1t coos the feet and makes
walking easy. Cures ingrowing nails.
SWOLLEN and sweating feet, blisters and
callous spots Relieves corns and bunions
of all pain and gives rest and comfort. We
have $4,000 testimonials. Try it today.
Sold bv all druggists and shoe dealers for
25c Trial package FREE. Address Allen
S. Olmstead. LEROY, n. Y.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-06-28
Christianity and Theology.

One of the most unfortunate mis-.
takes ever made by the Christian
church was to slide into the habit OF
identifying Christianity with theology.
We have had brains given us to use
and there are no themes that so magni.
ficently challenge a mans intellectual
powers as the themes that associate
themselves with religions and with the
Christian religion. But even SO, the
ology is not Christianity.-Rev. Dr..
Parkhurst.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-06-28

Much is said about the supreme need
of personalities in our day, instead OF
distractions, theories and inanimate
scholarship. 1t is even limited that
theological study is of secondary i'm.
portance, the personal factor being the
essence in the preacher. But the i'm
perative demand of the age in enlight-
ened personalities embOdying the re-
suits of past achievements and the best
thought and scholarship of the present.
We need profound thought and rich
learning sanctified into personality
Homiletic Review.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-06-28
Charity Thinketh No EVIL

II we would live in peace, let us
make the best constructions of one an
others words and actions. Charity
judgeth the best, and thinks no evil.
If words and actions may be con-
strued in good sense, let US never put
a bad construction on them.-John
Bunyan
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-06-28
World tn End thfs Year.

This is the recent decision of one Of the
prominent societies ofthe world but the eI-
act day has not yet been fixed upon, and
while there are very few people who be-.
lieve this prediction, there are thousands
of others who not only believe, but know
that Hostetter's Stomach Bitters is the best
medicine to cure dyspepsia, indigestion,
constipation, biliousness or liver and kid.
ney troubles. A fair trial will certainly
convince you of its value.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-06-28

Terrible Ravages OF Opium Trade.
The terrible ravages of the opium
trade in China are indicated by the
number of suicides. In Yunnan prov.
ince there are on an average of 1000
attempted opium suicides per month.
The average for the whole of China
is not less than 6OO,O0O per year. DR..
William Park says there are over 500, :
900, and that the number of deaths
from opium poisoning is not less than
200, 900 year.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-06-28
Tw0 Old GrOWlerA.

The One-Now, you know well
enough all women are artificial. They
are never natural.
The Other-But you must remember
shat it is natural for them to- be artifi.
1ial, so your assertion does not hold
indianapolis Press.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-06-28
Beware OF Ointments for Catarrh That
Contain Mercury,

As mercury will surely destroy the sense OF
smell I completely derange the whole sys-
TEN wnen entering it through the mucous sur
faces. Such articles should never be used ex-
Clans, as the damage they will do is ten fold to
he good YOU can possibly derive from them.
falls Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. j.
,heney d Co., Toledo, o., contains no mercury
md is taken internally, acting directly upo;
the blood and mucous surfaces of the system.
In buying Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you get
the genuine. 1t is taken internally, and made
I'm Toledo, ohio, by +. J. Cheney & Co. Testi.
monials free.
Sold by Druggists price 75c. per bottle.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-06-28

Religion is the product of an i'm.
planted life; it's blossom is frequent,
pervading the world; its fruitage is
perfect, satisfying hungry multitudes.
The Gospel does not provide exper-
fences which are merely pleasurable,
but the invitation is to life.-Rev. J..
j. Parsons.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-06-28

Henry w. Grady once said of the
whisky traffic: ct is the mortal ene-
my of peace and order, the despoiler OF
men and terror of women, the cloud
that shadows the faces of children. the
demon that has dug more graves and
sent more souls unshrived to judgment
than all the pestilences that have
wasted life since God sent the plague
to Egypt, and all the wars since
Joshua stood beyond Jericho"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-06-28
A Civil War Heroine.

A few days ago Miss Lizzie Vanlew,
who rendered such conspicuous services
to the federal cause during the civil
war. died at Richmond. Va. For the
aid she gave to General Grant the lat
ter when elected president made Miss
Vanlew postmistress of Richmond.
Miss Vanlew also gave substantial aid
to officers who effected their escape
from Libby prison just before the close
of the war.-Chicago Record.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-06-28

VERY often" remarked the long
hard man. 1.-THE printer mixes up
words in my poems. thus creating. diff
ferent meanings and thoughts from
what l intended
That so?' inquired the practical
man. "How much does he charge
Ou?"-Indianapolis Sun.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-06-28
HOITT'S SCHOOL.

Menlo Park, San Mateo County, CAL,
with its new buildings, newly furnished
and complete laboratories, beautiful sur
roundings and home influences. is one of
the best equipped schools tor the training
of boys and young men on the coast. 1t
is in charge of DR.. Ira G. Hoitt and is ac-
credited ut the universities. Send for cat
alog. Tenth year begins August 6, 1900.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-06-28
Some dairymen have a measure a

Some dairymen have measure and
give each COW the same quantity of
food. There can be no uniformly in
the allowance of food. Some cows con-
sumo more than others. and cows that
are in full flow of milk require more
food than the non-producers. The only
rule to follow is to give each animal as
much as it will eat up clean if it is
producer.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-06-28

Street cars in Germany have con-
spicuously displayed the number of
passengers which they are permitted
to carry. When the stated number is
on the car, no other passenger will be
permitted to enter.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-06-28

Life is made up, not of great sacri-
fees or duties, but of little things in
which smiles and kindnesses and small
obligations. given habitually. are what
win and preserve the heart.-Sir
Humphrey Davy.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-06-28

1t Is sometimes hard work and a good
deal Of expense. especially in small and
not well-to-do communities. to get up
Fourth Of July celebration: but every
gathering of this sort pays the largest
kind Of interest on the investment In the
cultivation of the spirit Of patriotism and
the proper education Of boys and girls in
the theory and practice Of Fourth Of
July celebrations and similar obseryances
that shall mean more than simple good
time. 81
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-06-28

saved my life three years ago.-MRs. THos
ROBBINS. Maple Street, Norwich, N. Y.
Feb. IL 1900
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-06-28
When aphides attack trees the b

When aphides attack trees the best
remedy is strong soapsuds made OF
whale oil soap. Strong tobacco water
is aslo said to be excellent. The use
kerosene emulsion is sure RENE, y,
but it should be sprayed on the trees,
so as to saturate all the branches, twigs
and leaves. In winter painting of the
trunks and limbs with crude petrol.
cum has given excellent results.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-06-28

tional freedom and deplore as well the
fact that the rising generation speaks OF
the coming Fourth" rather than OF In
dependence day." name so pregnant
with meaning. Perhaps the people who
''deplOre" are right.
One Of the signers on that famous
Fourth of July. 1176, declared on his
ieathbed that he would like to sleep
century, then wake up to find out how
future generations were celebrating indie
pendence day. II the old gentleman's
wish were to be granted, when he heard
the fish horns, the multitudinous snap
ping of John Chinaman red wrapped in
ventions, the reports Of the dangerous
torpedoes and dynamite crackers he
might be willing enough to hurry back to
the tomb.
When some staid New Highlander finds
fault with the present method OF cele-
brating the nations birthday the noise
making small boy may with good grace
tell him that New England's patron
saint. John Adams, recommended that
the day be recognized by just such a din
as young America is making. 1t Is true,
howevef, that President John suggested
that the early part of the day should be
given over to solemn acts of devotion.
Then he said the day should be conmem-
Grated with pomp, parade. games,
sports, guns, bells, bonfres and illumina-
tons from one end Of the continent to
the other for evermore." OF the first
celebration Of a Fourth Of July by the
continental congress Adams In writing to
his daughter said: "The people shouted
and huzzahed In way to strike utmost
terror to every lurking tory. There was
a splendid illumination and while a few
surly houses were dark the show would
have given King George heartache."
Hessian Band Played.
On this first official celebration of
Fourth Of July by Congress that body Sc
cured music for the day and at the same
time afforded the people a great chance
for amusement and laughter by forcing
the Hessian band, which was captured
by Washington at Trenton the December
previous, to play in the public square all
day long. There is on record fairly full
account Of an Independence day celebra-
ton which George Washington attended
as the guest of honor. The celebration
was held at the Spring gardens. near
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-06-28

The most northerly city in the world
is Reykjsvik. Iceland, which has 5000
inhabitants.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-06-28

Mothers will find Mrs. Winslow's Sooth-
ing Syrup the best remedy to use for their
children during the teething period.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-06-28
IN THE OLDEN TIME.
CELEBRATION OF lNOEPeN0.
ENCE DAY LONG AGO.
Hessian Band Furnished the Music
for the First Official Publication
Noise In the Early Days Was Given
Secondary Place on Programme.

N ye olden time they eel
ebrated independence
day" and not the
Fourth of July" The
change of name came
with the change in the
manner Of celebrating
the anniversary of the
signing of the declara-
ton Of independence.
Many people deplore the
present method Of show
ing appreciation Of ma
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-06-28
Will Bet You $500

That n you write us your name and address, Ne
viii send you photograph and null description Of
what you will perceive 70 b the finest, most eco
nomIcai and pleasantly servicsaSls ore crate ever
known. II 10 entirely new, has new system Of
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up the chimney. II yen write 10 for inS6EnAtion
you'u b eaed Of q. 1uB JOHN 1AP8B14
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-06-28
Women
Think
About This
!.
I'm addressing Mrs.
PInklbans you arc o00,-
n,unIcafing with
About This
a Woman

a woman whose expo
rIcnce In treating female
Ills Is greater than fsaf
of any living person, s'saAe
or female.
She has fifty thousand
such testimonial Ieffos6
as we are constantly pub
fishing showing that Lydia
e. Plnklias,,'s NegofabAo
COMPOUND Is daily re-
NevinC hundreds of suf-
fos'ing women.
Every woman knows
some woman Mrs. Pink
ham has restored to
health.
Mrs. Pinlt5aH7, S,10k00
no statements she cannot
prove. Her advice Is
|.no lydia e. Pinkham
SsVSS Ned Co., Lynn. Mass.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-06-28

There are imitation baking powders, sold cheap, BY
Gus drug, which renders the food injurious to health
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-07-19
LION BREAKS FROM IT'S CAGE.
tatoFs at Pleasure Resort
NcGr milwaukee.

4 lion in a menagerie at Ccney Is
land, g resort on the river at Milwau-
kee, Wis, broke from it's cage the
othereveniEg and caused = panic among
q large number Of pleasure seekers. The
lion has the reputation of having killed
keeper in England and few days
ago struck Mime. Hilda, the performer
who goes into the cage with the lions.
One Of the attractions CT the show
IS the feeding OF the animals. The other
evening the keeper teaSed the lion by
placing large pieces of meat on long
pole and then pulling it away before
the lion eould get at the meat. This
caused the beast to become furious. He
tipped over tho cage, and the bars
broke.
The lion started OF tour of the park.
A kangaroo was in his way, and he
killed it. The crowd vanished. Some
climbed the treea, but the majority
fortified themselves IN a house. The
killing of the kangaroo aroused the an
ima1 more than ever. When he saws
the park clear of people he killed a
Shetland pony and had started TO feed
on his prey when some OF the attend
ants lsssoed him. After a struggle
they got him into cage. No one was
seriously INJURED.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-07-19
Selecting Famous Americans.

About half the men who have been
invited to act as judges in the selec-
ton of names of Americans who are
entitled to the distinction of having
their portraits hung in the Hall of
Fame of the New York university
have already said they viii serve.
Among them are the presidents of
Harvard, Yale, the University of
Michigan and Northwestern univer-
Sity, Chief Justice Fuller, Grover
Cleveland, Theodore Roosevelt, Charles
Dudley Warner, Edward Everett Hale
and DR.. Moses Colt Tyler.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-07-19
MORE TROOPS NEEDED.
Military Mon Tell tho Associated PROSE-
That LawtOn's Estimate of 100000
Was None Too High.

Manila, July 12.-(Correspondence
of the Associated Press) More sol
diers" is the demand which is coming
to Gen. Macarthur from every depart
ment of the islands. Recent events
have worked to vindicate Gen. Law
toms Judgment that 100000 troops
would be needed to establish Aneri-
can sovereignty over the Philippines.
Until they attempted to hold prov
inces of 100000 or 100000 hostiles with
a regiment or two the American COM
manders hardly realized the size of
the Philippine islands. The present
force is not large enough to garrison
more than half the important towns
and in some of the most important
islands, among them Cebu, Panay,
Samar, Leyte and the great Moham-
medan empire of Mindanao, only the
commercial ports are occupied. The
Moros are cloud on the horizon.
The officers best acquainted with con-
ditions in Mindanao and the Sulu is
lands tell the Associated press CORE
spondent that they consider serious
fighting there inevitable. If it comes
the two regiments which are scattered
in small garrisons, some of them hun
dreds of miles apart, along the coast
of MifIdanaO, an island nearly as large
as Luzon, may have serious work.
The Moros are fighters by nature, do
not fear death, have many guns,
though of Anticipated makes, but do
the best execution by lying in the
thick Jungles and cutting down sol
diers who pass through with their
terrib!a knives and spears.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-07-19
CUBA's FUTURE.
Secretary Root Says Annexation of the t.
land Is Not IIaminent-8Tast Give the
Cubans Independence.

Washington, July 14.-Secretary
Root yesterday, in discussing the com
ing constitutional convention in Cuba,
expressed himself quite positively on
the question of annexation. In reply
to a question he said that the sub
ject of annexation, or any other sub
ject for that matter, might be
brought up before the convention,
but that in his own opinion Cuban
annexation, if it came at all, was not
imminent just now. Said he: my
own experience in Cuba leads me to
believe that the desire for independ-
ence is both strong and general among
the people. 1 do not think they want
annexation, even supposing that we
want them. Under the congressional
declaration we are in honor bound to
give them independence first. If, sub
sequently, they wish annexation, that
is matter for them to determine.
But it should be determined when
they are in a position, absolutely in
dependent of US. Even then, as I have
suggested, it is a case where it takes
two to make bargain"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-07-19
THRILLING STREET FIGHT.
Ten Detectives Have n Fight at ST. Louis
with John Nelson, Alleged to he
Train EObber.

ST. Louis, July 14.-Ten detectives
engaged yesterday morning in thrill
ling street fight with John Nelson, al
legged to be one of the gang who
robbed the Illinois Central Express
car of $4,000 near Wickliffe, KY,
early Wednesday morning. In the
battle which began in the house at
1858 Finney avenue and extended to
the Vandeventer station, 40 shots were
exchanged. Nelson was badly
wounded, but escaped. General Spe-
ciaI Agent George Murray, chief of
the Illinois Central railway detective
bureau, was shot by the fugitive and
is in a hospital with his left thumb
shattered and ragged pistol wound
ranging through his left arm from
the elbow to the shoulder.
Charles w. Barnes, alleged to be a
member of the gang, was quietly over
powered at 1900 West Belle Place az
three o'clock yesterday morning and
is now in Jail.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-07-19
writing a woman.s Bible.

Abraham G. Dixon, an old book
worm of Omaha, is now at work writ
ing what he terms a woman's Bible.
In this work, which he has almost
completed, the author places woman
on an equal footing with man. In
speaking of his new Bible, Mr.. Dixon
says: What the so-called civilized
nations need is a woman's Bible, one
that represents her as she is in the
eyes of God, and not as the insignifi-
cant serf, not as the secondary eIe-
ment of humanity she is pictured to
be by the orthodox creed"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-07-19
inaccuracies of EARLY Date..

The approach Of a new century has
brought forth much discussion of
chronology and has served to call at
tention to the inaccuracies of early
dates. F. F. Arbuthnot, for instance,
who has made a lifetime study of
them, asserts that little credence can
be attached to any dates in England
before the sixteenth century, while all
the early documents of Europe are
regarded as unreliable down to the
end of the twelfth century, when the
vatican records first begin to wear an
appearance of genuineness.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-07-19
FOR A NEW CABLE.
United States Wants Powers Uaita an
International Line to Connect with
Base OF Chinese OPeraUiOn-.

Washington, July 14.-<An attempt
has been on foot for some days past
to arrange the powers now operating
in China for an international cable
connecting the base of Chinese opera
tions and either with Shanghai, Port
Arthur, Yokohama, or some other
point through which more speedy
communication can be had with the
outside world. The war department
now has so miles of cable ready to
ship to Manila, to be followed by 400
more about the 1st of August. This
was to have been used for inter-island
communication in the Philippines,
but the urgency of the case may cause
it to be diverted to China
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-07-19
THINKS TOWNE WILL RUN.
j. Hamilton Lewis Says He NTnst Remain
GA the Ticket to Help Bryan Ia the
Western States

Washington, July 16.--Congressman
]. Hamilton Lewis, of Washington,
has arrived here from Lincoln, Neb.
He said that it was now practically
decided that Towne will not with
draw in favor of Stevenson. 1.-The
reason for this said Lewis, sis that
if Towne withdrew the populist vote
would be divided, the larger part of
it going to the middle-of-the-road
faction. If Towne remains in the
field until the presidential electors
convene his electors can vote for Ste
venSon''