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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-11-20

Rheumatism must be treated
through the blood, and no remedy
brings such prompt and lasting reliei
as S. S. S. II attacks the disease In
The blood, neutralizes the acids, ana
removes all irritating or poisonous
substances from the system.
-, S. S. S. strengthens and enriches
The thin acid blood, and, as it cIrcu-
lates through the body, the corroding,
gnawing poisons and acid deposits
Are dislodged and washed out OF the
muscles and joints, and the sufferer
IS happily relieved from the discom-
tOFfc ord ,,.:~a~x, sc d I, o,y ~, atiefu
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-11-20
hirSute Calculation.

Little WINNIE Gust returned from
Sunday schooD-Is it true that even
tie hairs of our heads are numbered?
Mr.. Frontseat-The Bible says so,
my child.
Little WINNIE (after pause)- 1t
won't be very hard to keep track Of
yours, will it, papa?-Judge.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-11-20
Coed Intentions.

"Don' trust too far to yo' good in
tentions," said Uncle Eben, "unless
yo' has skill back of 'em. Good inten-
tons satisfies de man what has 'em,
but dey is de ruination of heap OBJ
choir music"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-11-20
Marriage Would Cure.

Mr.. Gumpps-That boy will never be
good for anything until he marries.
Mrs. Gumpps-I suppose not.
Mr.. Gumpps-No; he's got to get
over the habit of hanging around the
house.-New York Weekly.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-11-20
No Reason for Quitting.

One day Willie, aged five, was cry
ing, and his mamma said:
"Willie, you are getting your face all
dirty from crying"
And Willie stopped long enough to
reply:
swell, it wasn't clean when
started in" And then he went on.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-11-20

Always shake in Aliens Foot-Ea powder.
1t cures chilblains, damp, sweating, aching,
swollen feet Cures Corns and Bunions. AT
all druggists and shoe stores. 25c. Don't accept
any substitute. Sample mailed FREE. Address
Allen 8. Olmstead Leroy, ny
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-11-20
What He Said.

"Never," said the person of good
advice to the delicately nurtured Bos-
ton youth, "never say Il can't.
"Indeed, cir" replied the intellect
ual lad, 81 trust that my diction is not
so open to criticism. If you will but
be attentive to my conversation you
will observe that say 'Cawn't. "
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-11-20
Literary Note.

Willie-Pa, magazine is just place
filled with powder and guns and things,
amt it?
Pa-No, my son; it's usually filled
with advertisements of powder and
guns and things. -Philadelphia Press.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-11-20
Iudicious Advertising.

Every man must blow his own horn
nowadays, and judicious advertising ir
the great horn that enables many t.
make themselves heard in the din o
competition. jewelers. Circula,
Weekly.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-11-20
Professional Advice

Patient-What would you advise me
to do for dyspepsia, doctor?
DR.. DeQuick-Well, if you want i,
real bad hire cheap cook and eat IT.
regularly. Two dollars, please!
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-11-20

Piso's Cure is good cough medicine.
It has cured coughs and colds for forty
years. At druggists, % cents.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-11-20
Frogs Skin Is Porous.

A piece of frogs skin not larger In
diameter than the rubber tip on your
lead pencil has more pores in it than
there are meshes in the mosquito net
ting on your screen door.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-11-20

Mothers will fino Mrs. Winslow's Sooth
ing Syrup the best remedy to use tor their
children during the teething period.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-11-20
RHELlMA 7I$M
b CANNOT BE RUBBED OUT

But good liniment or plaster will often give
temporary relief because it produces counter
irritation or reduces the Inflammation ana sore
.,ass Rrt NO sort of external treatment can have
anv effect whatever upon the disease itself, for
Ra,eax,,afassss IS not a skin disease, but
is due to an over acid condition of the blood and
the deposit of irritating matter or Ure Ac,a a
salts or sediment in the muscles and joints ana
no amount of rubbing or blistering can dislodge
these gritty particles or change the acid blood
Rheum atism often becomes chronic, and the mus,
Giles and joints permanently stiff and useless ana
the nervous system almost wrecked pesause %
r,,cb time is lost in trying to cure blood disease
with outside applications or doctoring the SKIN.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-11-20

For dandruff wash the scalp with pill
atone once in five days. This remove
the discretion and cures the disease
persisted In.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-11-20

Brine baths may be taken advantage
ously for the cure of sciatica, or neu
ralgia Of the sciatic nerve.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-11-20

Beauty may be only skin deep. but
the impression 1t makes extends much
deeper.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-11-20

A visit to the dentist will soon help
out disagreeable breath proceeding
from the teeth, but should 1t proceed
from the stomach take two or three cap
sules Of one drop Of creosote a day.
If you are sensitive to the cold, and
sweat at night around the neck and
shoulders, battle the affected parts at
night with alum water-one teaspoon
full to the quart-and then wear cloth
Ing that Is not too thick or warm. Also
avoid sleeping on a feather pillow.
Rash, or eruption caused by overhead
ed blood, or constipated bowels, may be
remedied by taking two tablespoonful
of the following, from time to time once
or twice during the week, early in the
morning: Pulv. rhei co., three drachms;
glycerine, half an ounce, and water six
ounces.
Ten grains Of citrate Of llthia taken
twice a day in q tumblerful Of water,
the first thing In the morning and the
last thing at night for three days in sue
cessiOn at intervals Of about two weeks,
will subdue the puffiness Of tissue under
the eyes and the frequent pain at back
Of head.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-11-20

For the cure of warts apply glacia
acetic acid carefully by means Of
piece of pointed wood. Do not allow th
acid to spread over the surrOundin,
healthy skin.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-11-20

Louisville, KY, March 81, 'oS.
oentlemen:-I am glad to say thas
a. 8. 8. has cured me Of rheumatism
About two years ago suffered from
Rb.umatism in my knees and feet,
NV ankles swelling SO that could
not nut on my shoes. This continued
for several months, during winch
time I was applying hniments eno
going by my physicians directions,
INIT derived no benefit. I was toio
~ q. g. 8. and tried 1t. I immeai'
stslv got relief. and continued tns
medicine until I was entirely weiA'
alos Floyd st. d. ]. DUANE
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-14
The DEAR THING

Now comes another trust, the harvester
trust. 1t is new organization, but it
arrays itself in the same old garments
that the trusts have displayed to US with
endless monotony for these many years.
Did you ever hear anything like this be-
fore?
The manufacturers realize that their well
fare and the interests Of the farmers are
Identical. An advance in the price Of agri-
cultural machinery would injure the farmers
and react upon the manufacturers. But on
the other hand, II existing conditions contin-
ued, an advance in prices would be inevitable
1t thus became necessary that either the
prices should be advanced or that substantial
economies should be effected in the manufac-
ture and distribution of agricultural 1nachin.
cry. %.. r :. y- : -e> "a :.
O, dearie, dearie, what nice, kind,
amiable philanthropist this harvester
trust is. just like the rest of the dear,
soulful, thoughtful trusts. Here were our
poor farmers about to be charged higher
prices for their agricultural machinery
Before they had time to realize their dan
ger, the manufacturers united and estab-
lished a trust. 81, .ez. 49,.
This trust will see that the simple, un :
suspecting farmer is not made to pay
| more than he ought for his harvesters
The manufacturers were being forced
against their will to make the farmer pay
more, but by an act of supreme unselhsh-
ness they have rallied, asserted their be.
nevolent strength, hurled the demon o1
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-14

essential thing Is that the only appoint
ment reference in, that letter was to, "a
land Office job. of which there are only
two in the district, and there was no
mention whatever of a postofflce.
Except for an incidental reference to
Judge Edison as selfish old hog" the
letter was as harmless as cooling dove
Nevertheless the Edison management,
with rare political acumen, published the
letter in facsimile in the Duluth News
Tribune. Whereat the merry haha re-
verberated and ricocheted from Grand
Marais to Coon creek and from
Koochiching to Coon Lake and up against
Judge Edson's front door. All the time
J. Adam looked as if it were one of his
jokes.
At this critical moment one of Judge
Morris mining properties jumped from
obscurity into renown and high value;
and the disciples Of the judge. opposed to
J. Adam from antique days and not being
adapt ed by previous political training to
a proper appreciation Of Judge Edson's s
IDEAS of promoting publicity concerning
himself, have with one mind and one
voice cried aloud to the brilliant Judge
to reconsider, become a candidate for
congress, live on his income at Washing
ton, buy cigars with his salary and save
them from Edison and Bede.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-14
LEAVING HIM DANGLING ABOVE THE
STREAM AND THIRTY FEET FROM


child, his comfort certainly was dependent
largely upon her,. If she were too lazy to
wait on her poor old dad, he thought, 1t only
served to prove that he had wasted money
when he bought her melodeon.
While pondering on her ingratitude and
shiftlessness he nearly lapsed again into
slumber, but an awful thought intervened.
1t made him sit upright, bringing his chair
down upon it's four legs with bang.
Sam Womper!" exclaimed the cap'n. "I'll
bet thet dodgasted razerback critter hez he'd
the effront'ry ter cum gallvatin' round hyar
ag'in!'
He went through the store and into the
the little porch which framed the kitchen
kicked him.. ~. ..~..
Rouse up. Nose" said the cap'n, land
tell me whar's Melinda"
II dunno, boss,'' said Nose, edging to get
out Of range II hain't seen her fer more n
er hour"
Look hyar. leetle nigger brat, am ye
goin' ter tell whar my darter is?"
Don't 20 stomp, capn! Fer de Lawd's
sake, don't stomp!'' shrieked Nose, drawing
his knees up to his abdomen in the agony of
expectation. "Ize gwine ter tell all I
knows -
"Jes' ye tell" was the cap'n's grim ad-
monition.
II seed Mis- Merlinda cum outer de doah
an wave her han. Den looked over yam
der" and Nose pointed to the north, IAN
I seed Sam Womper up dar at de edge Nv
de cl'arin'. Den she done went inter de
house an got her bunnit. I seed her go over
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-14
GAIETY IN THE EIGHTH

The campaign for the republican nom
ination to congress in the eighth Mime
sofa district is a funny one. 1t could not
be otherwise with J. Adam Bede In it,
and yet Mr.. Bede's contribution to the
present gaiety of the voters of that dis
trict was indirect.
1t is not often that candidate for con-
gress spends good hard money for adver-
tising space in order to have himself held
up before the people as "a selfish old
hog" but that Is what Judge Edison has
done. j. Adam having denied that he had
promised a. single postoffice appointment,
as charged in circular letter from Judge
Edison to postmasters broadly intimating
that II J.. Adam was against them he,
Edison, was for them and the retention
| Of their jobs; Edison caused to be pub
3lished letter from Mr., Bede to Mr..
SCaswell OF Auoka
4 Just where Mr.. Caswell gets on with
explanation Of his conduct in publishing
10 private letter does not appear, but the
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-14
CHESTER r. LONG OF KANSAS
Il

New YORK Evening POSt. =
Representative Chester T. Long Of Kansas
was never much known outside his state
until he came into prominence as an earnest
advocate Of Cuban reciprocity in the ways
and means committee, and as the Jealous
supporter of Mr.. Rooseyelt's policy on this
question when the Kansas republicans, a
few weeks ago, had to decide between the
president and Senator Burton, one Of the
'"insurgents." Since this episode Mr.. Long
has come to be considerable figure In na-
tional politics. and he proves to have an
interesting personality. He recognizes that
reciprocity with Cuba Is the great issue In
his state, and he delivered a speech on the
subject before the Chautauqua assembly at
Ottawa, Kan, last week, which was fine
specimen OF vigorous and courageous argu-
ment. - 49,
Mr.. Long did not mince matters In fixing
the responsibility for the failure to secure
reciprocity from congress at the recent ses-
sion. He attributed the opposition OF the
"tnsurgent'' senators who finally blocked
action to the influence Of the beet sugar
lobby; 'it was promoters lobby he de-
clared, "that induced number of senators
to refuse to abide by the judgment of ma
jority Of their party, and to decline to fol-
low the Recommendation Of President Roose-
yelt." But this p1ain-spoken representative
does not believe that the nation will sustain
such senators. 80, N--+ s . ~t-
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-14
The, OLD CITY HALL
The project to convert the old city hal

The project to convert the old city hall
property into public bathhouse
seems likely to meet : with sue
cess if the city council can be
induced to take the same view of the
the people generally who appreciate the
value Of such an institution. Acting
Mayor Jones is very warm supporter of
t : project and suggests forcibly the
great service which such an institution,
located at that point. would render to the
occupants Of the lodging-house district
in which it is central.
The most important development in this
connection is the agreement of a wealthy
and public-spirited, citizen to furnish the
money necessary to convert the old city
hall into a bathhouse of the desired
kind if the city council will retain the
property and dedicate 1t to such uses.
From this it appears that a. public bath
house may be obtained without costing
the city anything more than the slight
expense necessary to maintain it.
1t seems to T h j o u r n that the
sale Of the property for such sum as ii
will probably bring, for the purpose Of
applying the money to public improve
ments, particularly street work, would
be an act Of unwisdom. All the money
that could be obtained from the old city
hall would not go very far applied to pub.
lie improvements. It would soon be- ex,
pended without much to show for 1t
rat n
most useful public service and be a per-
manent monument to the Intelligent ant
progressive municipal policy which wa:
able to dedicate this property to this i'm
portant use.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-14

Probably one reason why sugar beet
culture does not grow more rapidly in
America Is that the labor question; is a
difficult one to solve. It requires lot of
cheap Tabor to raise beets successfully,
and cheap labor is not easily obta'inable
IN this country at this time. In California
sugar beet raising has become profitable
on account Of the supply of cheap, Chinese
labor: The average American laborer in
the United States is: not enamoured of
the idea of pulling weeds in beet field,
but that is about the only way beets can
be cultivated successfully, and the aid Of
women and children at so to rs cents a
day seems to be almost indispensable
In this country women and children are
not supposed to do farm work and vari-
eties of farming which require their
services may we'll be regarded as OF
doubtful advantage to this country.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-14
Books and Authors


The Authors Club of London assembled
recently at dinner given to the members
who have been knighted by King Edward,
Rider Haggard presiding. The honored "lit-
erary fellers," Sir Henry Bergne X. C. NJ G.,
Sir Gilbert Parker, M. p, and Sir Arthur
Conan Doyle, doubtless bore the burden of
their new dignities we'll. Sir Arthur canddly
admitted in his speech that in his opinion the
chief cause of the honor he had received was
the pamphlet he had written on the South
African war. There is no reason-to believe
that this was contributory cause of the
honor, but it ought not to be supposed that
the crown was not moved somewhat by pc
rusal of DIR. Doyle's other literary work The
book on the war was out of the doctors regu-
lar line of work, for he has abandoned his
practice for literature, pure and simple, and
does not make any pretense of being master
sanitarian. The book on the war is not a
literary work in the distinctive sense. It is
In the nature of report. Dr. Doyle admits
that his baronetcy is chiefly a>reward for SER
yice performed. The poet-laureateship was
| bestowed on Alfred Austin chiefly for his
ef1cient journalistic work in tehalf Of the
government in London.
In the speech referred to Sir Arthur said
that the first intimation that he had been
| titled was the receipt of bill from his gun
smith addressed to ''Sir Sherlock Holmes -
The gunsmith explained that he had always
understood that gentleman changed his
| name when he received title, and he natu-
rally thought Sir Arthur had adopted 'sher-
| lock Holiness Doyle concluded, however, to
retain his own name. From literary stand
| point Sherlock Holmes alone ought to have
been sufficiently strong card to have num-
| bered Or. Doyle among the knights 1t is
safe to say that the doctor did not write his
war book with a view to reward at the
| hands of the government. 1T has been some
| tjpon elm onth n n fq nod
powerful patrons through bombastic dedica-
tions intended to be paid for. In the eigh-
teenth century even Addison was not above
this fuIsome f1attery for lucre. :. r. p
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-14
AN OPENING FOR CUBA

A suggestive and important fact is the
favorable result Of recent inquiries into
the possibility of Cuba's becoming con-
siderable producer Of cotton.
/ Cotton was produced in Cuba more than
century ago, and, during our civil war;
when, on account Of the blockade of
southern ports and limited output, prices
of cotton rose enormously. British and
Cuban capitalists put large amounts of
money in cotton planting in eastern Cuba
and the outlook was promising for pro-
duction of the staple, but the Spanish
government put up the export duty on
raw cotton, and raised import duties on
| imported gins and baling machinery, and
made cotton planting unprifltable.~ Soil
and climate are highly favorable for the
plant and the quality Is Of a texture
similar, but superior to sea islands cot
| ton which is cultivated on the islands off
the coast of South Carolina. 1t is almost
Of the quality of Egyptian cotton which
is used in some special fabrics and is
imported into this country to the extent
of some $4,000 bales for the New England
mills. r.
| A Cuban planter last year raised 10000
pounds of the cotton and the Cuban gov
ernment has promised favorable legis-
lation to promote the cultivation Of this
much used staple. New England capital
lists now contemplate Cuba ag future
field from which to draw some of their
supply of cotton for the mills of those
states. Cuban cotton will take the place
of the Egyptian cotton the cotton manu-
facturers of that section now import.
The prospect of cotton production In
Cuba on considerable scale suggests; al
/ once, that 1t will meet the urgent neces-
sity for diversifcation ofCuban industries
i Instead Of clinging to sugar and tobacco
/ aa the chief and almost exclusive gricul.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-14
CRITICIZED BY ROOSEVELT

A Washington dispatch says that the
republican campaign text book is tempor-
arily ''out of print" At least, it is not
procurable at the news stands and book
stores, and the requisitions Of members of
congress have not been generally hon
ored. ..-'-- = -.
But 1t Is said that the true reason is
not that the supply ran short, but that
President Roosevelt criticized. the docu-
ment very seriously on the side OF its
"sins of OMISSION" phrase applied by
Chairman Gr1ggs Of the democratic con-
gressional committee. Chairman Griggs
had noted some of the sins of omission
and withheld the publication Of his CAM
paign book until he had devoted a chap
ter to these bursts Of silence in the re-
publican book.
One Of them which the president re-
garded with particular disfavor is the alb
sence Of any expression in the book on
the subject of Cuban reciprocity. This
important subject is absolutely not men
toned in the book. There is much about
what the United States has done for Cuba
in the way of waging war for her inde-
pendence, feeding her hungry people,
cleaning her cities and setting her upon
her feet politically, but nothing what
ever about the economic conditions In
that island or the obligation of the
United States to aid in improving those
conditions.
In view Of the failure Of the republican
congress to do anything to stimulate
trade with that country and redeem the
promises made to it on that point by the
Mckinley administration, this "sin ,so1
omission" is not difficult to understand
| And, yet, it is a cowardly piece Of busi-
ness, and quite in keeping with the miser-
able failure Of the republican congress to
rise to it's obligations and duties in that
particular.
How stupid and unbusinesslike the pol
icy of hostility to reciprocity with Cuba
is, is illustrated in some measure by the
! figures which appear on this page with
regard to the effect of that policy under
| the Mckinley act of $780, which, unfor-
tunately, was repealed by the democrats
| in 1894. The figures at the top Of this
page are eloquent and convincing. They
| show that on the business side of the
| ledger alone, to say nothing about the
moral question involved, Minnesota, has
more-inhnitely more-to gain by the In
auguration of policy of reciprocity af'
fecting her farms and mills than by mar.
rowing the question to one of extravagan'
and unnecessary protection for a single
industry represented in this state by one
little beet sugar factory. No wonder thu
President kicks on such a campaign book
1t may be very considerate of the feeling:
of the insurgents" but it is built q
lines entirely too narrow for our broat
gauge president. . =. ~, z:.s i 81
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-14
THE BAD BOY

Cincinnati Commercial Tribune. i
His hair is red and tangled, and he has q
turned-up nose, :.
His voice Is loud and strident, and it
j.; . never gets repose;
His face is full OF freckles, and his ears
are shaped like fns,
And q large front tooth is missing, as
you'll notice when he grins.
He is like a, comic picture from his toes
nut his mother calls him darling" when
she tucks him into bed.
1t is he who marks the carpet with the
print OF muddy boots,
And rejoices ina door-bell that is pulled
out by the roots;
who whistles on his fingers TIL he almost
splits your ear, 80,
And shocks the various callers with the
slang he chanced to hear.
He fills the house with tumult and the
neighborhood with dread
But his mother calls him darling When
she tucks him into bed.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-14

The railway traffic managers are talk
ing about reducing grain rates from the
wheat fields to Minneapolis. This is in
teresting. Provided the talk is accom-
panied by action, we would rather listen
to it than most any other kind Of talk we
know Of Mr. Mellen says he fears that
the 10 per cent reductions given the
Washington farmers will be held up BY
the commission men, but that, just the
ers feel good. 1t is to be hoped that {
fear that the elevator men will get the
advantage will not keep our local rail
way men from doing all they can to make
the farmer happy.