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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1903-11-26
THANKS, RRo. RAsE0Rp.

In our judgment the last Issue of the
UNION COUNTY COURIER was the best,
from an editorial standpoint, that we
have recently seen. RedfeId Press.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1903-11-26

AN Iowa daily puts it this way :
Score of the first half, Cuban treaty,
1886; beet sugar, 81"
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1903-11-26

The best local paper Ii Union county
-the COURIER.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-03-19
BOW-FACING ROWING MECHANISM.

From time to time inventors devote
their attention to designing a method
Of propulsion for rowbOats which shall
enable the Oarsman to face in the di-
rection the boat is being driven, with
the purpose of enabling the man hand
ling the oars to steer the boat without
the necessity of craning his neck at fire.
quent intervals or taking easily mis-
understood orders from another occu-
pant Of the boat. The mechanism here
illustrated has been designed by Dan
lei H. Sheen of Peoria, ILL.,, with the
above object in view. The oar itself
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-03-19

Prayer is the contrite sinners voice,
Returning from his ways;
While angels in their songs rejoice,
And cry, Behold, he prays!"
Was 1t the voice itself or was 1t the
words? Robert Grayson was on his
knees.
After the service Grayson waited for
the appearance of the boy singer. The
choirister came out. His clothes were
neat, but patched and threadbare.
Grayson went to the little fellow and
said, You did something for me to-
day-take this" and he slipped $40
bill into the boys hand.
The little fellow looked at it, then
flushed and smiled, Papa will get well
now. He can have what the doctors
order"
SIS your father sick?" asked Grayson.
yes" said the boy simply.
Take me to him" Grayson's heart
was warm that morning, though it was
the first bitter cold day of the year.
The lad led him west to Market
street and up some dark stairs into a
rear room. A man wan and thin lay
upon bed in the corner. A little wO-
man stood near.
James Grayson looked and staggered
back. A light come into the eyes Of
the sick man and a smile into his face.
"Jim," he cried, and held out thin
hand.
Bob! l am here, thank God, and
not too late to save YOU
And James Grayson was at the bed
side and on his knees for the second
time that day in prayer-Chicago Rec
ord Herald
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-03-19
PRINCE nENRY's COMMISSION"
Lovely Noble woman, Fishing for a
Compliment, Disgusts Him.

Compliment, Disgusts Him.
A story is now going the rounds of
the London clubs concerning Prince
Henry of Prussia, who, rumor says,
will before long pay another visit to
the United States.
A few weeks ago his royal highness
paid quite an unofficial visit to Eng
land, and during his stay in London
was the guest of a certain very veal
thy and deservedly popular America n
millionaire. At dinner one evening
Prince Henry happened to sit next to
marvelously beautiful but extremely
conceited English woman, who used
all her dangerously winning ways
to please and capivate the popular
German prince.
"Oh! your royal highness," softly
remarked the society beauty, I'm so
glad you like dear old England and
the English people. Now, will your
royal highness tell me quite candidly
what has impressed you most forci-
bly-what has given you the greatest
pleasure-during your visit to this
country? I'm simply longing to have
your confession on this point"
Prince Henry, who was genuinely
bored by the "beauty's" silly 'gush,"
looked around his hosts hospitable Ia
BILE and then, with apparent deep earn
estness, replied: You ask me, Lady
-, what has impressed me most fore
IDLY during my short visit to your
country. Well, I'll tell you-you shall
have my confession
The blushing Lady -, naturally
expecting some sweet compliment, list
ened eagerly.
Il have been fascinated with many
things since 1 have been in England"
continued the prince, dreamily looking
down at his plate, ''but what has given
me greater pleasure than anything else
what has fascinated me most-has
been-I think-your glorious roast
beefv'
ooh! your royal highness" almost
shrieked the shocked and bitterly dis
appointed Lady - at such a pro-
sale confession" Our roast beef!
But surely something else besides our
roast beef has impressed you-some-
thing else, surely?'
Yes, Lady -" tenderly replied
Prince Henry, according to the New
York Tribune, yes, indeed. / think,
next to your English roast beef, l have
been most impressed by your English
boiled beef"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-03-19


and unanswered One day there reach
ed James Grayson In London a letter
with the address printed in a childish
hand He was puzzled and opened it.
In printed letters inside the first words
which caught his eye were, Dear
Uncle jim" A look that had been a
stranger to James Graysons face for
years was there for a second. Then
there came sternness again, and the
little letter was crumpled and thrown
into the fire.
One day James Grayson read all
American newspaper. He looked at
the financial column. 1t contained
news of the loss In a mining venture
of every penny of the fortune of Robert
Grayson, millionaire, Chicago. Cou-
pied with it was the statement that
Robert Grayson was ILL.,
What James Grayson's thoughts were
after reading that announcement he
alone knows. He paced his room in
end Of what must have been a struggle
with himself he was the same unfor-
giving man as before.
A year went by. 1t was now nearly
twelve years since James Grayson had
seen his brother. Business called the
wanderer to New Orleans. 1t was an
imperative summons. He hated Amer
lea. In New Orleans he met a man
whom he had known In Chicago. The
man looked upon him as one returned
from the dead and then blunderingly
spoke, saying: you know about Bob,
Of course. He lost his money, saving
only enough to pay his just debts. Then
he became Ill, and hear ne is dead"
James GraysOn went his way He
worked at his business affairs all day,
but In his mind and heart and soul
were the words, Bob Is dead" He
went to his hotel and from recess
in his trunk he took a packet Of let
ters, selecting one. 1t was the last
letter his mother had written to him
when he was schoolboy. She had
written it just before her death.
James Grayson read: "You are older
and stronger than Robert and of
deeper nature. Look after the boy
when your mother is not here, for she
cannot stay long"
James GraysOn paced his room again.
The next morning he left New Orleans
for Chicago. He reached the city on
Saturday and went direct to the Office
of man who in the old days was
friend of the family. James Grayson
was not recognized for he had changed
much with the years. He did not make
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-03-19
SHOWING ONE OAR IN POSITION.

Is straight blade mounted on curry
ed handle, which, in turn, is pivoted
at the end Of an arm extending from
the horizontal shaft to which the pow
er is applied by means of a short crank
at the inner end. In the yoke in which
the oar is pivoted is spring which
tends to throw the handle, at right
angles to the supporting arm, and in
this position 1t will clear the water in
returning after each stroke. In the po-
sition of the oar here shown a projec-
ton on the handle is engaging brack-
eft on the side of the boat to bring the
oar in position to exert its leverage in
the water with the next stroke by
throwing the upper end Of the handle
down against the shafts. To back the
boat the end of the handle is clamped
fast on the shaft, but normally the
spring and bracket alternately exert
their influence to throw 1t into its mop
erative and working positions respec-
lively.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-03-19
Names of French Ships.

French ships are usually named
after French provinces or towns, vic
tories, ideas or sentiments. but no
French names, excepting those of
great men in their history, are made
use Of. German ships bear the names
of German rivers, ports. poets. states
and characters in German literature.
Spanish ships are almost invariably
named after their cities or great CON-
manders.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-03-19
himself known, but asked abruptly, Il
Robert Grayson dead?"

Robert Grayson dead?"
NO" came the answer "but-"
Jones Grayson did not wait to hear
the answer in full. He turned on his
heel and left.
Living! The old hate stole back into
his heart Dead he could have for
given him. but living never. 1t was
Sunday morning. Grayson went to
the North Side and walked past tn
old familiar places where had played
and lived as boy and where he had
grown to manhood. He stood in front
of gray stone church. He had wor
shipped there with his father and moth
er and-Bob. Something stole over
James Grayson at the sight of the old
church. IF l could only pray" he
groaned. He had not seen the inside
of church for more than twelve years,
but something moved him and he went
In. Fate and the usher led him to the
old pew. He was late. A cherub-faced
choir boy was singing a solo. Was it
fate again? The boy, with a voice like
that of the hermit thrush. was sing
ing:
o Thou, by whom we come to God,
The life, the truth, the way,
The path of prayer Thyself hast trod:
Lord, teach US how 10 pray.
James Grayson felt something come
into his throat The boy sang on:
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-03-19
EASY TO MOVE TO EUROPE.
Household Effects Can Be Transported
with Very Little Trouble.

with Very Little Trouble.
I'm these days." said a storage and
van man, lit is just as easy to move
from New York to London as from
New York to Hoboken. Ones furni-
ture and household effects can be
transported across the Atlantic in vans
as easily as across the North River.
"Of course, vans have long been
used here for comparatively long
distance moving by rail and steamboat.
1t Is common thing in summer, for
instance, to see teams on the decks
Of boats running to and from this
city. They just run the vans aboard
on their own wheels, and run 'em off
at the other end of the line, and back
in the country, or wherever they want
60 take them.
1.-THE vans used in transatlantic
moving are lift vans. They are really
van bodies and can be lifted from their
wheels and swung onto car of trans
portation by rail or down a hatchway
into steamers hold.
"At the end of it's rail or water
transportation the van can as easily be
lifted off the car or out of the steam
er's hold and swung upon the trucks
upon which it is to be hauled to the
house where the goods are to be put.
who are the people that thus cas-
ually pack up and move across the At
lantic? Well, they may be foreign
merchants who have been living in
this country, but are now going back.
They may also be Americans who are
going abroad to live.
with the modern facilities for the
transportation of people and goods ev
erywhere and the very great increase
in travel there are now many people
who, crossing the Atlantic for more
or less extended stay, take their house
hold goods with them.
"Of course, there are people moving
IN this way all the time from Europe,
rs there are people moving thither
rom here, and when we move any
)ody over we want, of course, a freight
back; we don't want to bring our
vans back empty, and we move some
body this way.
I'm some German cities there are
published weekly newspapers, or rath-
,r extended bulletins, devoted to the
interests of the storage van men. In
those several publications you would
ind lists of the vans to be had in the
city where the list was published and
other information concerning them. in
Guiding the name of the owner of the
van, where 1t was from, It's cubic ca
pacity. where 1t would be at disposal
and the name of its agent or the rep
,escntative of its owner, at the point
where this list was published.
Foreign lift vans come filled with
household effects to American ports.
and through the representatives of
their owners here they get return ship
ments, as American vans In Europe,
through their representatives there,
ret shipments this way.
$50 you see that really In these days
it is about as easy to move to Europe
rs 1t would be to move into the me-
block. and there is lots of trans Atlan-
tic moving. York Sun.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-03-19
Might Be Doing Worse.

eff 1 were the mayor" remarked
the stranger who had attended a meet
ing of the city council, 81 wouldn't
permit the alder men to waste so much
time in useless wrangling over trivial
matters"
"The mayor knows what he is
about" replied the citizen. "When
they're wrapgling they're not doing
any mischief" -Chicago Tribune.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-03-19
Population Is Declinlug.

1t is estimated that the Eskimo pop
ulation Of Alaska, Labrador and Green
land has declined from 10000 in 1880
to 1900 at the present time, owing
to the thinning out of the seal, walrus,
polar bear and other sources of food
supply.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-03-19

never wronged you in my life and
l did not mean 1t now. Stay, boy. |
can't bear this thing. We have always
been brothers in much more than
name"
"Stay2 l hate you, Robert Grayson.
You call yourself my brother, and yet
you undermined me in the affections
of the only woman l ever loved. l hate
you, and | will hate you to all eterni-
ty. You tricked me; you and the wo-
man. My hope is that l shall never see
you alive again."
jim" But james Grayson had
gone.
James and Robert Grayson, brothers,
had been companions from their ear
Hest boyhood. The elder, James, had
always been of grave disposition,
grave to sternness. The younger, Rob
ert, had a disposition like the sunshine.
He was easy going, believer In all
men and with a love for his grave
brother that filled all of his big heart.
Their father, William Grayson had
oiNu anu iCLA NdNh a lOl tuhS.
mother they lost when James was IA
and Robert was 10. The brothers had
grown to manhood and each had fallen
In love with Helen Wright. The girl
was an orphan living with superan-
nuated maiden aunt Helen taught In
a North Side school. The Graysons
had met her through the medium of
a business matter which they Jointly
had transacted for the aunt. James
Grayson's love for the girl was like
his nature deep yet undemonstrative
The girl knew--what woman doesn't
know when man Is I'm love with her
but she gave him no encouragement.
though James Grayson's temperament
made him think the lack of demonstra-
ton did not mean nect ssarily lack of
love. He had a certain confidence in
himself that kept him free from the
thought that his love might not be re-
turned.
Helen Wright held her heart for
Robert Grayson. He wOoed her and
won her quickly. He was ignorant of
hAS HiO'hSA anu WhSh ne CdIut
TO tell the brother that Helen was to
be his wife he knew nothing of the
blow that he was to infiict.
James Grayson had taken Helen's
kindness TO him as Roberts brother to
mean love. He made himself believe
that the girl had led him on, and that
his brother had undermined her affec-
tons. His nature was one of which
made him hold 10 a fancied wrong as
one that was real, and so he left Rob-
ert with anger in his heart and with
something that was little short of a
curse on his lips
This was twelve years ago. James
Garyson left Chicago and went to Eu-
rope. He stayed in capital after cap
ital. He knew that Robert and Helen
We're married. After the marriage he
had received letters from both, gentle,
entreating letters, but James Grayson
had closed his heart. He had taken
hatred into it, and had shut the door.
i hate them BOTH" he said to himself.
ana hate them | always will"
Inc years went by. James Grayson
sun stayed abroad. Letters came
from robert, but they were unopened
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-03-19

0AMES Grayson stood at the
oil doorway of his apartment.
W Until that hour he had shared
this home with his brother Robert.
Now he was leaving in anger that uls-
torted his face. There was hatred III
the heart of James Grayson for this
his brother whom he had loved.
Robert Grayson stood within the
room with an appealing look In MS
ewes. Don't go this way, Jim,' be
said 81 did not know; | never saw II,
Jim. may have been blind but ala
not know; did not even suspect, jim,
that your feeling for Helen was deep.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-03-19
Men Make the Laws.

"There is no law against a man
making fool OF himself" growled old
man Rohler.
"The men make all of the laws, do
they not?" mildly asked Mrs. Rohrer.
"Of counsel"
81 see," she unused. "Men never
like to hamper themselves. INDIAN
aplois News.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-03-19
OF Course.

The palmist looked fxedly at the
woman's hands.
"Why," she said perplexedly, "this
is queer. Your right hand and your
left hand give different fortunes"
eyes, I suppose so,' replied the
woman, placidly. 81 never let my
right hand know what my left hand
doeth, you know. New York Times.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-03-19
Toll Bilked of Its Reward.

"No wonder bankers get the reputa-
ton of being frauds and swindlers.
Fright you are." commented the
man with the jimmy in his hand
"Here we have worked all night at
opening this safe and there's nothing
in it. "-Philadelphia North American.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-03-19
Definite Directions.

A waiter who had been an old marin.
watched as long as he could bear it
while his master tried to draw the
stufing through the side of bird.
"Farther aft. sir" he ventured in
an embarrassing whisper; farther aft"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-03-19

When lot of girl clerks get together,
the idle women who are disagreeable
and impudent in buying at the stores,
should hear what they say.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-03-19
Now It's All on.

II thought her marriage was coming
of during New Years week."
1T was, but her engagement came
OF during Christmas wek."-Brooklyn
Eagle.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-04-28

noble joined in wed
Pttsburg yesterday The Earl of Yarmouth has title
long The bride had estate
of a mi dollars nd now has
daughter William Thaw of
urer who died leaving his children million dollars
attractive girl debut and is
great fayorie Psbug She the of the daugh
of the William Thaw his the elder
Margaret having married several George Lauder
brothers Edward Taw New York Harry
Kendall Thaw Josiah Taw her half broth
Edwards William h. Thomp-
son. Benjamin andD DR.. Blair Thaw, all of Pittsburg.
The had adventurous
His father the Marquis HEREFORD Having been thrown
his young Earl has tried to make
living without
journalism with still The only thing he did make
Three years Europe of entertained b.
Thaw In Paris Taw dinner to his society friends
of $4,000 band yen matters
few nights later another dinner that startled all Europe
With Yarmouth and few other gentlemen guests he had
all the beauties and models
Paris his dining table This dinner of the American young
blood" known this Paris the beauty dinner
But this dinner that the Earl his start Young
liked He that had the
dough" agreeable match might be
gambling matching round American dol
lars against yards of title Yarmouth the Taws in Washing
Mrs Thaw the wind and violently opposed
sight
and the Eae could nothing less considering the fortune at
affair in the bud Mrs Thaw sent her
Cumberland Island Florida The Earl
followed with the Mrs Thaw compelled announce
their engagement.
considered the beautiful
Psbur being well invested brings her ear
income of SS5,000
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-04-28

wandering off For more than hum
dred years after Alexander Munro, M.
D., F. r. s., had warned his profess
sionaI brethren Of the worse than USE
lessness of the practice OF. venesection.
the medical fraternity continued. with
unbounded faith in their OWE views.
to bleed their patents right stnd left.
old and young, to cure disease a.ssI TO
prevent it, Your correspondent has
lived long enough to have seen dozens
OF people hled Munro was known the
world over. The Academy OF Surgery
Of Paris gave to him it's diploma and
of him it is written. he was first profess
sor Of anatomy and surgery of one OF
the greatest schools Edinburgh Of
medicine the world has ever SEEM
The medical fraternity also "beIieved's
in incubation for smallpox. and for
nearly eighty years, practiced it. To-
day. in England, it is a penal offence
to inocuIate any person with the dis
case, Notwithstanding that formerly
the Royal College Of Physicians pro-
nounced the practice to be highly
Statutory to the human race" Mr.. Edi-
tor. your correspondent has for forty
years read the best medical literature
He is not unacquainted with the
strength and weakness OF what some
call the science Of medicine" He
knows full well how much we all owe
to great original investigators Of the
past and present and how much Of our
we'll being and comfort depends on the
teaching Of the patient, careful clinical
observers Astounding in the profession.
and he feels quite satisfied that il is
very safe and good to listen to the
views of such men as the eminent and
accomplished physicians whose opin-
ions he has SO often quoted in your
columns. Let me. sir. for a moment re-
fer to one or two of them. DR.. Charles
Creighton, chosen on account Of his
striking abilities and scholarly attain
ments TO write the article on vaceirIa-
ton for the ninth edition OF the En-
cyclopedia Britannica. is spoken Of as
the foremost epidennioIogist of our
time" After giving several years OF
special study to the whole question, ex-
aiming the records and documents of
Jenner and his days stored in the Brit
Ism Museum; after travelling over
Europe 10 gather information and data,
having trained and educated agents to
help him in the work. the learned ply
stefan and specialist chosen, as said
above, because of his marked ability,
arrived at the point where he strongly
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-04-28
May 9, 1908, at II M.
Commissioners Sale of Real Estate

BY order OF the Honorable w. ].
Robinson. Third Judge. First Circuit
Court. Territory of Hawaii. dated April
%. 1903. in the cause OF partition be-
tween Harriet Baily ct al, plaintiffs.
and Elizabeth Cushingham ct al, de-
PENDANTS. the undersigned william
Austin Whiting. Commissioner, will
SELL at PUBLIC AUCTION at the
FRONT (mauka) ENTRANCE TO THE
JUDICIARY BUILDING known as
Aliiolani Hale in Honolulu, Oahu, at II
O'CLOCK NOON ON SATURDAY,
May 9. 1903. the following real estate.
belonging to the heirs OF the Estate OF
the late James L Lewis and others:
First
That valuable piece Of land situated
at the South East corner OF KING AND