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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-02-27

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Inc state superintendent Of public
instruction i"' RI has made the f9lloylpg,rql-
s III The matter of computing and re-
p' II days attendance Iof pupils ..,..
rs ae"chers, principals and>city supertp-
r.n ueh's In keeping registers. and making
act, UiS snould record and xeport only .khs
to To attendance of pupilai. School dis
s,rns s are entitled to accredited, or cor-
Tho, i've attenda2ce, in but dine case. ssd
nnrn - Wien the school is closed for The
49,. pose Of allowing the teacher tn ATTEND
aos saeasFs institute. In this instance the
III. co.s a st1endaHGs should be added by
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. EN- repWhiand should, he de-
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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-02-27
Not to bI Learned.

a. dignified bishop while passing
along a London street heard three vegs
etabIe pcddjers engaged in a rather
bl4gpheiaous argument.
Intending to rebuke them, he said to
one OF the offenders. my good man.
where did you learn to swear like
thatf' :.
LORD luv yer. guv'nor." replied the
brawnN beddler. ciapping him genialy
on the shoulder. I'VE can't leafn It! It's
gift:'
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-02-27

have taken a great many different
medicines for stomach trouble and con-
stipation," says Mrs. S. Geiger. of Dunk
erton, Iowa, "but never had as good re-
suits from any ax from Chamberlain
Stomach and Liver Tablets" For sale by
all druggists.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-02-27

1t is not ecoppmy to send to What
c oo, TO buy yopr grass seeds when you
can get clean, fresh seeds of all kinds
=. nome. The Blue Front Store has
mos' all kinds of seeds and they are
new new, and you cannot save any money
sending away for them, quality
o ~ l will sell you good seeds
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-02-27

"Bnt Why" asked the subchisf Of tho
eannihai isles. do you insist upon haY-
Ing the IMAM who fell while Leading the
charge against tis SERVED up at the bad.
ruet this EVENING" tie seems to be
hard 10 nails" y.
/. "Huh! answered the chief Of the
canpibal isles. u read In a book Of
poetry left by Utf last meal that the
bravebt are the tshderest' "-Baltnors
American.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-02-27

The Northern Pacific has resumed
its homeseekers' rate for the Pacific
northwest, selling round-trip tickets
on the first and third Tuesdays of each
month at 81 advance over single fare,
while beginning March l and continu-
ing through April the regular second
class tickets from Chicago will be $33
and from ST. Paul to the coast $25.
Prospects are excellent for heavy inn
migration movement this season for
Washington, Oregon and Idaho, and
the effect of the new rates will soon be
felt in a large westbound passenger
traffic. ~
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-02-27

Lieut.. Johnson, lately i'm. command
Of the revenue launch Scout, has re-
cicned from the revenue cutter service
TO accept position as superintendent
Of on electric light aid power company
at Redlands, California, of which Mrs.
Johnson's father i president. Lieut..
WILEY has been transferred from the
cutter Grant to the Scout ard both the
Scout and the Guard have been trans
ferred from the customs department
and placed under the orders of the cap
tain of the Grant.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-02-27

Miss Bessie Hall returned yesterday
.rom Colorado, where she has been at
,.,diny school for over q year.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-02-27

IF you are needing anything in shoes
call and see us. We can show you the
most complete line in the county
Martin & Jensen.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-02-27

For fruit trees that are acclimated
and tirst-class in every respect and are
warranted true to name call upon or
write to P. Bostian, Crystal Spring
Nursery, East Sound.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-02-27

Ed Buckley went to Fairhaven Tues
So, r. enter into service as fireman on
tbe steamer Michigan.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-02-27

Found-Adrift. in Harvey channel, a
small scow, Is It. long and s #. beam,
decked over. Owner can have it by
applying to Oscar Weeks, Lopez, and
paying charges. 2O-4t
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-02-27

Dr. Teager, the druggist, made an
,,.or sunday visit to East Sound, count
lining pleasure with business.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-02-27

Won can buy nails, doors and win
dows cheaper OK the Morse Hdw. 20.
than any place on the Sound.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-02-27
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.
A., and MIS-. Warren Dightmen
~ Fairhaven Tuesday.

rbsro will be service in the Metho.
81, church next Sabbath morning and
evening.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-02-27

Mr. and Mrs. Willard, Of Everett,
came to town Monday aud went on to
Corell's lime works Tuesday to en-
gage as cooks.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-02-27

HAAAtiye Homo QuiHiae rabietS ssrs esst d
ent day. no curej No Pay, Pfiesss seats
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-02-27
The h. S. MAIL
Steamer Buckeye
Running Between riiaij HHaaiIbor.
Anaoortes and HhAtcom.


This elegant steamer runs through
the Archipelago De Haro, Daily. Leav.
ing Whatcoiti 1t 3 2. III. on Monday,
"Wednesday and Friday, ss1ling at Doe
Bay, Olga, NewbSn, East Sound,
Orcas, West SOUND ind arrives ut Fra
day Harbor at l2A9 p.,m:,, Leaves Fri
for Anacortes. stopping ut PIT. Stanley,
Thatcher, Decatur, Nedro and Guemes
xfid arrives at Anacbrtes at $40 p. III.
Leaves Ailacortes at I'D: m. on TUES.
day, Thursday and Saturday, for.dhe
above MINED points arriving at Friday
Harbof at 1920 p. Leaves Friday
Harbofsat D. m. and Arrives at What
com st7 p. m. ara ~
ply On board.
A. NRHHkEL. /. Owhet
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-02-27

ar. I lack. at cS%aaisthlll's
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-02-27

and works, sR the Cold. :,
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-06
TIE Owe"

The license of the editorial 1--WE" has
often served as a theme for pertinent
discussion, but it has remained for our
brother editor, ex-senator William V.
Allen, to furnish a pointed example to
illustrate the full scope of its elasticity.
Composing an obituary on the late ].
Sterling Morton, Editor Allen writes:
Our acquaintance with j. Sterling Nor
ton began In January, 1898, when the legis-
lature was In session and a United States
senator was to be elected. We met and
we're introduced to him for the first time
in the lobby Of the Lincoln hotel. He was
a candidate for United States senator. The
outcome was the election OF the writer.
Mr.. Morton made strenuous efforts to Sc
cure his own election and to defeat US,
going even to the extent OF sending one
OF his lieutenants to us and asking us to
withdraw from the race, and because we
declined to do so and were elected we in
Cured his enmtty, which lasted the re-
mainder OF his life. The writer was a
member Of the United States senate during
the four years Mr.. Morton served as Sec
rotary Of agriculture. We saw him barely
four times during that period. After his
confirmation by the senate we calleo on
him at his rooms in the Corcoran hotel.
After his induction into once we called on
him at the Agricultural department, and
twice We met him at the senate for a few
moments only. We conversed with him
for a short time during the monetary dis
cussion at Omaha in 1898, and these inter-
views constituted the extent Of our per-
sonal acquaintance with i'm. But for the
fact that Mr. Morton hecama the enemy
Of the writer by reason Of our promotion
to the United States senate, our relations
with him might have been closer and more
cordial. But his frame of mind toward US
was such as to induce US to hold aloof
from him.
Surely no real editor will ever discard
the use Of the first person plural when
he wants to do effective writing.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-06
A PROPOSED RAILWhY CoURr

Months g this paper suggested the
e%xpediency OF a court TO which should
be submitted the issues arising between
the railroads and the Interstate Com
merce commission. We urged that such
a cour would permit the issues arising
from time to time to be Immediately
submitted to judicial consideration, in
stead Of having to wait for an indefinite
time in order TO be passed upon.
The proposition for a railway court
has received attention from those who
are giving consideration to the rail-
way problem and it has some supporters
among those who have been giving the
most earnest attention to that question.
Senator Elkins among others has ex-
pressed the opinion that a railway court
is the only practicable way out of exist
ing difficulties. that such a court will
ultimately have to be established in
order to meet the questions involved in
the problem Of regulating the railroads
by the government. This is the view
taken by the leading members of the
Interstate Commerce commission. In
his testimony before the house commit
tee on interstate and foreign commerce
last week Commissioner Prouty took a
decided position in favor Of a railway
court-not a tribunal. as he indicated, to
supersede the Interstate Commerce COM
mission. but to cooperate with 1t by
taking charge Of all those cases which
are appealed from its decision and with
which 1t is now so difficult to induce
ordinary courts to deal
The idea of such a court, 1t is pointed
out, is by no means a new one. There
is precedent for 1t in England and else
where and while the conditions are not
precisely the same abroad as here, yet
to all intents and purposes the circum-
stances are such as to justify the appli-
cation Of similar principles in this coun-
try as are operative abroad. At any
rate the proposition for a railway court.
which would have final Jurisdiction and
authority in regard to questions arising
under the authority and rulings of the
Commerce commission, is. N
that is entitled to the most careful con-
s~ideration, particularly In view of the
fact that it has the support Of mem
bers of the Interstate Commerce COM
mission and senators who are advocat-
ing legislation for strengthening the
powers Of the commission.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-06

PROJECTED ALASKAN LAM GRANTS.
The San Francisco Chronicle takes a
very decided stand in opposition to the
proposed legislation in favor Of giving
certain privileges to railroad projects in
Alaska. 1t says with reference to the
Alaskan, Gulf & Yukon Railway COM
pany, which is seeking a land grant
for constructing a road in Alaska, that
It's request is totally u~nwarranted and
IL granted would simply result In rob-
bling the national government even to
a greater extent than 1t has ever been
robbed in its concessions hitherto to
railway enterprises. The Chronicle
points out that while this company is
not so voracious as the Transalaskan
railway, "still 1t has nerve enough to
ask the government 10 grant it the
alternate sections Of the public domain
for 1--we miles on either side OF the
right-of-way 200 feet in width for the
400 miles between the termini." This
and other concessions asked Is in the
opinion OF the Chronicle altogether e
travagant and it urges that congress
should do nothing TO give anything like
a railroad monopoly in Alaska, which
IL thinks would be the effect of grant
ing the demand of the Alaskan. Gulf
& Yukon Railway company. 1t says
hat congress should be exceedingly
| chary about allowing any land grants
In Alaska, other han those allowed
under the various land laws, until q
more definite knowledge has been &C
| auired OF its resources.
Admitting that congress should be
very careful in this respect 1t is yet
to be said. on the other hand, that II
Is hardly wise to impose any extraordi
nary restrictions upon the Legitimate
/ enorts OF capital to develop the re
sources OF Alaska, among which nonS
Is more essential than that Of estab
fishing in the territory the most ade
auate facilities Of transportation. II a
reasonably liberal system Of land grant:
is necessary TO the construction OF rail
ways in Alaska 1t would be a mistake
to refuse such grants. but 1t is OF
] course expedient that they should bs
90 regulated as never to become a bur
den upon the people. The fact IA now
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-06
Live Nebraska Towns
WILDER Gem Of the Blue Valley.

and return home the same day. this Com
OF the Blue Valley lie one OF the best places
on earth to live in and is the home OF some
Of the best people on earth, who come as
near living up to the great twelfth com
mandment mind your own business" as
any community on earth. Most OF them
own their own homes, which has been made
possible TO many OF limited income by a
we'll managed building and loan association
that confines its operations to this one
precinct. The census OF 1900 gave the
population Of the village as 1854. Since
then the corporate limits have been ex-
tended and IL is now nearly 1900. In the
management OF local affairs the question OF
politics nevers enters, the people working
tremendously together for the general good
and as a result we have a we'll and econom-
ically governed city, owning In excellent
system OF water4works and electric lights
that would be a credit to a much larger
place, on a elf-s%ustalning basis.
The fame of WILDER is not confined to
our own state and nation, but extends
far across the ocean. At a public gather
ing a short time ago q visitor who had re-
Gently returned from a trip through Europe
told that while travelling In Bohemia be
saw inscribed on the iron work OF q big
bridge the names Of WILDER, New York,
Chicago. Milwaukee and Cleveland. The
name OF WILDER stood hrsti The ancestral
homes of many Of our best citizens are in
that country. but no people are more proud
Of or more devoted TO their Nebraska home
than the people Of WILDER.
JOHN KNIGHT.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-06

That WILDER, the county seat OF Saline,
should be accounted one Of the best towns
In Nebraska is not owing TO the enterprise
Of It's citizens, individually or collectively,
for they are among the most placid and
conservative people Of the west, but Is the
natural outcome OF the fertile farms by
which It is surrounded and the Industrious
and thrifty tillers OF them, who make II
their trading point. Through the environ
ment OF this happy combination OF fertil-
ity and industry the town has made steady
and substantial growth and its inhabitants
have prospered in a modest way ever since
the beginning of 1873.
In addition to grain and stock this is one
OF the largest shipping points in the west
for butter, eggs and poultry, the total Of
which is something Figures are
net accessible and statistics are said to
be dry. WILDER is not a dry town. Here is
located one Of the Oldest established and
best known mills in Nebraska, the products
Of which find a wide market over our own
state and northern Kansas and their spe-
cialty, rye -four, goes as far south as Ok
lahoma. The brewery, operated by a joint
stock company, may in time dim the fame
Of Milwaukee. All the lines OF business
usually followed in the market towns OF
represented and the church and educa-
tional advantages are all that could be
desired.
Beautifully situated on the wymore
branch Of the b. & M, within easy dis
lance Of the state capital and the metrop-
oils. both Of which It is possible TO visit
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-06
Personal NOTES.

The assessor is among you, takin'
notes"
The king of Greece delights in taking
recreation In the fields. He can blow, cut
and bind corn, milk cows and. in short.
could at a pinch keep a farm going single
handed.
Emperor william has conferred the bronze
so-called "China medal upon Joseph Her
rings, an American newspaper correspond
ent, who was wounded on board the Ger
man gunboat Hits at Tsku. China.
EVERY business man should read Shake
speare,' says James ]. Hill. the railroad
magnate. There are other good works a
plenty, OF course, but I have found more
valuable advice. consolation and informa-
tion in Shakespeare than In any other
author"
A woman's editorial association had a
dinner in Topeka and one of the toasts was,
Woman: without Her Man Is q Brute
II must nave been a cynical printer man
who set up the type, for this was the way
the toast read in print: Woman. Without
Her Man. IL a Brute" Just how much of
a rumpus this raised may possibly be i'm
aRtued: II ceftainly cannot be described.
william NJ. Bunker. the past president OF
the California Society Sons OF American
Revolution, asked the congress, whose ses-
for the care Of the STARS and Stripes"
monument, which he discovered in an old
church In East London. Eng. It bears the
washington arms and marks the burial
place OF Elizabeth Washington
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-06
BETTER CATTLE WILL BE BRED.
Significance of Record Sales at south
Omaha.
CLEVELAND Lander.

cleveland Leader.
Remarkably high prices were obtained for
blooded cattle sold to breeders gathered at
South Omaha on Wednesday. One COW
brought more than 50. 900 and her calf went
for $1,000. The average Of all the sales
made was notable. as we'll as the highest
figures recorded "eDN
Presumably the high prices recently paid
for meat, and also for cattle, sheep and
hogs At for butchers use, had much TO do
with the success Of this stock sale, but It is
a sign Of hope for. meat eaters when the
demand for blooded cattle grows very
strong. One Of the very best ways to check
the general tendency toward higher prices
for animal food, as the country becomes
more densely settled, is to improve the
average quality Of the live stock. In that
manner 1t is often possible to obtain much
more meat for a given quantity of food for
the animals fattened. Some breeds actually
require much less corn and grass to pro-
duce beeves weighing 1900 pounds apiece
than other cattle, of inferior stock, need
to reach 1900 pounds, at the same age.
II all American cattle were of the best
blood the pastures and the cornhelds would
be far more effective in making meat than
they are now, and present conditions In the
markets would be much worse II there had
not been wide and very marked improve
ment in the average quality Of western
range cattle, as we'll as the stock raised on
farms in the older sections of the country
In the last twenty-five years. That change
for the better Is still going on and 1t does
much to moderate the forces which tend
to make meat dearer.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-06
H GAME OF F
New Orleans Times,

New Orleans 'Times-Democrat
This life is but a game of cards. g.
Which mortaIs have 10 learn I'M mack
And each a trump doth turn.
Some bring a high card to the top,
And others bring a low,
Some hold a hand quite flush with trumps,
While others none can show.
Some shuttle with a prscticed hand,
And pack the cards with care.
So they know when they are dealt
Where all the leaders are.
Thus fools are made the dupes of rogues,
While Togues each other cheat,
And he is very wise indeed
Who nedE meets defeat.
When pla some throw out the ace,
The counting cards to save,
Some play the deuce and some the ten,
But many play the knave.
Some play for money-some play for fun
But not until the games played out
Can they count upon their gain
When hearts are trumps we play for love.
And pleasure rules the hour, ,ov
In beauty's rosy bower.
We sing. we dance, sweet verses make,
Our cards at random play,
And while one trump remains at top
Our games a holiday.
When diamonds chance to crown the top,
The players stake their gold,
And heavy sums are bet and Woa'
BY gamblers young ana old.
Intent on winning, each his game
Doth watch with eager eye,
How he may see his neighbours carts,
And beat them on the sly.
When clubs are trumps, look out for wal,
On ocean and on land,
For bloody horrors always come
When clubs are held in hand.
Then lives are staked, instead OF gold,
The dogs OF war are freed
In our dear country, and we see
That clubs have got the lead.
Last game of all, is when the spade
Is turned by hand OF time.
He always deals the closing game
In every age and cline.
No matter how much each maj wins.
Or how much each man saves,
The spade will finish up the game
And dig the gamblers graves.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-06

Last year the Omaha Bridge and Ter
minal company's property was assessed
by the State Board of Equalization at a
mileage rate that was out OF all pro-
portion with it's value as compared with
other taxable property. The action Of
the state board was made the basis for
assessment by the county and city. al
though the law relating to the assess
ment of railroad property by the state
board limits its power to railroads that
extend beyond the boundaries Of a single
county. In other words, the bridge and
tracks of the terminal company being
located in Douglas county only, should
have been returned in Douglas county
by the local assessors, and that portion
within the boundaries OF the city OF
Omaha should have been assessed by
the tax commissioner on the same ratio
as other taxable property. This was
the course pursued with the assessment
OF the Omaha Bridge and Terminal
company's property ever since the bridge
was built, and inasmuch as there has
been no change in the law, there is no
valid reason why the state board should
allow itself to be used for the purpose
Of helping that corporation In the eva
sion of local taxation. The mere fact
that the Illinois Central has leased the
use of the East Omaha bridge and ter
minais dOes not change the conditions
under which the bridge company's prop
erty is to be assessed.