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The Sauk Centre herald., 1903-10-29
ReyenE0d.

He was asking the old man for his
daughter in marriage. He was talking
tremblingly, hesitatingiy, as you read
in story books. Now came the old
mans turn to speak, and as he began
his face was white with passion and
his voice shook with excitement. r-,
-, "You want to marry my daughterY
he said. "Ah! Twenty years ago your
father crippled me in a business deal
and I swore to. be revenged. and now
my time has come" g.>, .-r,c.. ,..r.,,.,.., =.
.fss He paused for breath, and the aspir,
ant for the maiden's hand was about to
beat a hasty retreat in the face Of
supposed defeat, when the father
broke forth again. bfaf @'z12'$- asss'iisz'
e"Yes, sir; swore to be revenged,
and I'n now strike the father through
fhe son.. Want my daughter eh2
Well, take her, and may she prove as
.expensivef to syuu as she has to me-,
The old man sdropped, into his chair
worn out With the excitement Of hin
plot, and the young man tainted.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1903-10-29
Servants In SwedeM.t

In. Stockholm there is an Old Serv-
ants home, occupying a row Of build
ings upon pleasant street, where
servants who are too old to WORK are
given shelter and care. The institu-
ton is supported by public subscripA
ton and by the interest derived from
large endowment. When house.
hold servant has been engaged for a
long time in, the same family and has
become too old to weuk and, the family
is not In circumstances to support her,
application can be 1aade to the trus-
tees, who Investigate the case,> and if it
is found that the servant is deserving
and her former employers are,not. able
to provide for her propsply she Is ,ad-
mitted to the home: The iIlstitutionai is
always, full, and there is generally la
long waiting list of applicants '.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1903-10-29
Eagles In tire Tennessee Mountain.

Eagles In tire Tennessee Mouneafn
There are many eagles in the Ten
nessee mountains, and consequently
there are many mountaineers who are
expert catchers OF the young eagles:
These reap rich rewards in return fop
their perilous risks and adventures,
and some of them receive as much as
$4,000 for a single years catch. The
keen eyed hunters watch the nests un-
til the young are ~Iatched and then,
patiently waiting foF the mother bird
to leave in search for food, make short
work Of the capture, while the mother
Bird is 1nvariably shot to- death upon
Her return to the nest and In her fren-
lied search for her young. Boider
hunters than these make attacks at
night. while the less experienced use
snaues and nets, methSd however.
in asmajoEfty of cases, unsuccessful
The Sauk Centre herald., 1903-10-29

Yes" said tie yarn! spinning Old
mariner in the corner Of the raiway
carriage, "for three days and nights
we worked at the pumpss~ and stf1 the
water gained ON, us. At last we gave
up the hopeless struggle There we
was-sinkin', sdnkin', expeettn' to per
ish every 'arf minutes: It WAS a
horful time, believe me-, Suddenlfke
we feels the vessel a-risini up through
the water. SHE: riz till her keel was
Almost out O. water, an6 We rides into
port light OBJ top O. the waves. We
was saved! 'Ow it happened was, we
had a cargo: O. yeast on. board, and
when the water reachadj it it rose and
rose till it fairly lifted up the ships'
The Sauk Centre herald., 1903-10-29
An Ant Headline,

An English weekly, speaking: of head
lines, tells Of an excellent one which
appeared over story Of the Pigott
forgery. In that case one Of the de-
vices by which Sir Charles Russell
brought the unfortunate forger to bay
was by getting him to write the word
"hesftancy." In the forged letter the
word was misspelled "hesitency." The
day the flight of Pigott was announced
an editor suggested the headline, ''The
Man Who sHesitetes' Is Lost" and it
was; so excellent that it was fmmedi-
ately put in type.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1903-10-29
Cast Iron.

By altering the rate Of eooiIng the
strength Of iron can be greatly changed,
and the. test bars are often run sepa-
rately' from the casting and cooled
quicker, SO that they usually have
greater strength, sometimes more than
twice as much. Separately east test
bars are always stronger than those
cast OH the castings itself, and of the
latter the enc nearest the heaviest part
of the casting is always the weakest.
The remedy, as above indicated, is
simple when the false witnsss has
once been pointed out.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1903-10-29
An 0nainous Symptom.

"a good wife is heavens greatest gift
to man and the rarest gem the earth
holds" remarked Mr.. Jarphly the other
morning. *She is his joy, his inspira-
ton and his very soul. Through her he
learns to reach the pure and true, and
her loving hands lead him softly over
the rough places. She is'-
Jeremiah" said Mrs. Jarphly SOL
emnly, Jeremiah, what wickedness
have you been up to nowY'
The Sauk Centre herald., 1903-10-29
How Sea Birds Queach Their Thirst.

How Sea Birds Queach Their Thirst.
The means by which sea birds quench
their thirst when far out at sea is de-
scribed by an old skipper, who tells
how he has seen birds at sea, far from
any land that could furnish them wa
ter, hosering around: and under storm
cloud. gathering like ducks on a hot
day at a pond and drinking in the
drops of rain as; they fell. They will
smell a rain squall hundred miles
dissant or even. farther off and scud
for it with almost inconceivable swift
ness
The Sauk Centre herald., 1903-10-29
Burial.

allow much better I like the word
burial than funeral The burial Is
Just the fulfllment Of our latest pray
ers. None of self and all of thee The
Door pettiness of nat which is not liv-
ing and loving and so gloriied in him,
all buried away, and nothing precious
in his sight, and so in ours, can be
buried therev'-"Letters of Emelie Rus
sell Quincy"
The Sauk Centre herald., 1903-10-29
Chivalry.

The essence of chivalry is to look out
for the little ones. Wherever a child
can be helped, wherever stranger can
be guided or q friend who is shy set
at ease, wherever a weak brother can
be saved from falling and shame, wher-
ever an old mans step can be made
easy, wherever servants position can
be dignifed in his eyes, is the chance
for chivalry to show itself.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1903-10-29
Smell and Taste.

The sense of smell is most nearly al
He'd to that of taste. Hearing and see
ing depend upon nerve responses to
vibrations in the air and in the ether.
In order to taste substance it has to
be wholly or partially dissolved; in or
der to smell a substance it must en-
counter the olfactory organs as va
por, an emanation, a cloud of particles
arising from odoriferous matter.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1903-10-29

q 'Lizette," said Mrs. Goldrich to her
maid, ''"I wish you would run up to
my room, get the novel on my writing
desk, cut. the pages, take it back to
Miss Bookhides, present my compli-
ments and thanks and tell her the
story aroused my most profound in
terest.'
The Sauk Centre herald., 1903-10-29

The legal duration Of a patent in
Germany is fifteen years from the
date of application, and additional pat
ents expire at the same time as the
main patent. Inventions which apper-
tain to articles of food or medicine
cannot be patented in Germany. !.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1903-10-29
Books.

f There are many books in the world
and few years in which to read them;
why should l spend even an hour in
reading one that gives me less pleasure
and does me less good when can be
reading one6from which I get more
pleasure and profit aAnon.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1903-10-29
SpOrting Blood.

Blizzer Il heard that Bilgewater
jumped out Of his yacht and was
drowned.
Buzzer-Shocking! Did he do it with
suicidal intent?
Blizzer-Oh, no! He was racing and
did it to tighten his boat and thereby
win the race.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1903-10-29

4
of keeping with what the beauty .cf
the girls voice had led him to expect.
And, now that he could see her, there
was positive refinement Of feature in
the face, wholly charming. upturned to
him. '*r 49,:
eyes," he answered her. "...,' '..-,
The girl regarded him with uncon-
cealed curiosity. "An' what might be
! yer name, stranger?" s.,,g. =. i: r ....:
Mason" he lied without wondering
| why he should lie, lacking reason.
oh" she sighed, with evident re-
lief. Il didn't know-from yer style,
yer know-but what yer might be Cen
try" =
"Who's Gentry? i
s"Aw-a gambler what I heerd had
come to town. Pappy went down
early tonight to get in the game with;
him. Say, Mr.. Mason, did yer see my
pappy down there?" -
II don't know, really. Who
"Lorry.' she interrupted. "Ole man
Lorry they calls him, mostly. Did yer
see him aroundw
!
smiled blandiy upon her to conceal
rising uneasiness.
"Was he drunk" she continued
frankly. = I,
"N-no: | didn't notice that he was"
"He warn't gambiin' with that
hound Gentry, was he?"
!. "No," said the hound heartily. Gen
| try left town today, I hear"
That's goodw She smiled at the
gambler. shading her beautiful eyes
with a deep fringe Of upcurled lashes.
He'll only come home drunk, then,"
she added pensively: 81 don't mind
that. Never had to manage man. did
yer, stranger?"
"Only myself" he laughed 4
'Then yer don't know nothin' about
1.-THE trouble, mean. Pappy's an
ole fool. He don't know no more about
iplayin' poker n a tenderfoot, an he
thinks he knows it ALL He-he"- She |
hesitated
"WellT' he encouraged her.
"Aw-nothin', only he made a strike i
q little while ago. 1t warn't much Of a /
strike. only couple of thousand, an |
he promised to send me back east-to
the home folks, you know-next week."
"And?" said Gentry softly.
THAT was the money he took to gam
BILE WITH" she laughed, trife harshly
"tSaid he'd send me back in styie-with
bis winnin's. Well, SO longs Gentry
amt there reckon may get chance
TO get some book learnfn', after all, if
[: can keep him home till next week.
Coin already. .stranger?"
Eyes; I must hit the traD early to-
Miss Lorry."
*"Waai, so long. If yer see the ole
nan start him along home, Will yer?
Thanks, an good night to yer, Mr. Ma ,
on" ~--.- ...- .~
.
Some Distance down the trail the
amber stumbled over tthe prstrate
orm of a man, With something of a
trong presentiment Gentry turned the
ody over and lit matchsto see the
ace. ~ -;..i *r,,..~
1t was old man Lorry, shopelessIE In
ox!cated, sleeping the deal sleep Of al
0hOl
There's most Of my fiftN" remarked
be gambler grianIy. IT'S like throw
lg good mopey after bad. FIN al
armed fool" .. ..-..- {
TO prove his assertion he took from
is wallet the bills Of which he, had ]
1bbed the miner and stunned them, In I
1e latter's pockets. Their he helped I
i'm to his. feet, meaning ITO see. him 1
ome: To his wonder Gentry found ! ]
lat the man, ezece afoot,i was able to.
ralk after a fashion. He MrchedR
long unsteadily, butsmade progress to-
ard his cabin. IL
The gambler followed bim to-. the
earring. stepping noisehsslE,. then
lrned and went back for hiS horse
nd his last glimpse of Healy's% i
The Sauk Centre herald., 1903-10-29
A Mean Trick

"That's the meanest man l ever ran
across" said the book agent.
'What has he done?"
"Kept me calling day after day, and
finally said he didn't care anything
about reading, but he enjoyed hearing
me talk"
The Sauk Centre herald., 1903-10-29

!, Be true to yourself, and you do not
need to worry about what the neigh
bors think.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-05-28
EAST SOUND

Mr.. Waldrip went to Seattle Friday.
Mrs, Cox, of Whatcom, Is at the
East Sound house.
VIM. Hambley Is recovering from a
severe attack of grip.
Apple and pear trees at present give
promise of an excellent crop,
Mrs. Keith, of Ferndale, was visiting
her sister, Mrs. Aud, last week.
The logging camp is in active opera
ton and is turning out lots of logs.
Mr.. Langell says that his prune crop,
for the third time, is complete failure.
Nj. J. Reddig is building a cottage
here for Mrs. c. w. Waldrcn, of Fair
haven.
There were appropriate. MEMORIAL
services last Sunday both here and at
West Sound.
Mrs. O'Neill and son have sold their
fruit crop to Ed. Templin and intend
iCaNiuS lot oeatlle soon.
{. b. Buxton was over from What.
com again last week. He reports Mrs.
Buxton's health improving.
Mike Adams is not feeling very well
oil late. DE says that his health was
not improved by his winters sojourn
in California.
The pie of East Sound are plan
hlng 10 spend the Fourth of July in a
royal manner. The West Sound band
mas been engaged 10 do the footing.
school has closed in this district and
ne principal, Emo Loop, has gone to
-eA'ck, SaOhOmish county, to spend
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-05-28
LOPEZ

Mr.. Flory went to Seattle last week.
Joe Biggs is back from Anacortes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fitzpatrick went to Sc
attic Friday.
May Kent is home from Seattle for a
short visit with her parents.
A. E. Bigga is quite sick at his ia
theirs home at Port Stanley.
Weeks Bros. made a trip to What
com Friday with their launch.
Vern Wood spent Saturday and Sun.
day with his mother and sisters.
DR.. Muscott was called to Anacortes
last Wednesday to see sick woman.
G. A. Kent and Mr.. Beardsley went
to Seattle Friday to see the president.
Miss Stella Groll, of Anacortes, was
visiting at Mr.. McNallie's part of last
week.
Rev. and Mrs. Ireland returned from,
Seattle Saturday. His mother came
with them.
Miss Stella Wood, who has been
very sick for the past ten days, is slow
~ improving.
Mrs. Walrod, of Fairhaven, who was
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
son, has returned home.
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Orcas will soou have glee club.
The dance Friday night was well at
tended.
G.. A. Van Bogaert is building resi-
deuce for John Killebrew.
The first months school in the new
school district will be held IN James
Iotte's house.
Hardy Clark and Bert Martin left
Saturday for a few days visit with
friends on Waldron island.
The Modern Woodmen of America
will give dance and basket social Fri
day, June 5, at the hall.
Mr. and Mrs. Maudsley, of West
Sound, have purchased the Majo place
and will move there some time this
week.
Il. Holland, formerly of West Sound,
was here few days ago. He is on his
way to Pennsylvania, where he will
hereafter make his home. For the
past three years he has been engaged
in the real estate business in Spokane.
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SHAW ISLAND

Mrs. H. II. Hudson returned to Sc
attic Thursday. -
Taylor Wakefield is visiting friends
on the island. !,
Miss Grace Philip spent Saturday
and Sunday at East Sound.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Fowler, of Ana.
cortes, are visiting Mrs, Fowler's pa.
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. M. Gordon.
Mrs. s. s. Shea and little son Lee
who have been visiting MRS.. Shes's pa.
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. III. Cliff, re
turned to their home in Whatcom
Tuesday.
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O.cas leland
DOE Ray AND OLGA

Robert NIereck is quartermaster on
the :. 900. ton collier ST. Matthew.
Pavtou Reddick has bought sheep
,tearIng machine. Hope it will work
well.
G. Bruce Willis is home again and IS
really putting his big sloop "Ailsa' in
the water.
r. c. willis spent last Sunday with
his daughter, Mrs. Omel Freel, at
West Sound.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nat Lane and several
friends were over to the dance at Olga
saturday night from Lumml.
James Mcdonald, of Whatcom, was
over last Friday with a prospective
BUYER for Mr.. Savage's place.
Mr.. White has purchased the Hand
r,lace. His son is over cleaning house.
He expects his family this week.
Chas. Williams, Of Peavine pass,
CLEARED Mrs Morress' sheep last week
ID is now shearing for q. \. Culver.
S.iss Ella Moore was quite seriously
burned last week while cooking at the
logging camp, but she is at work again
low.
Mr.. and Mrs. Newhall and family
were down in their steamer Loretta
asst sunday visiting Mr. and Mrs. G. 5.
Willis.
Mr.. Fisks son has purchased twenty
five acres of land from Henry Leg
bandit, known as the Nelson place. He
and his family have moved over.
1 he Saturday night dances in this
vicinity seem to he well attended aud
are kept up Till the "wee sma hours"
\ good chance for some live mission
airy.
Oscar Viereck was struck on the
head with the hook on the main cable
from the donkey engine at Tozier Bros.
camp a few day. ago. He was insensl-
bl, for several hours, but is low get
ting better rapidly
There was "a meeting at the Olga
school house Thursday with seventeen
ladies present, Mrs. G. s. Rice presid-
ing, to discuss ways and means for a
strawberry social soon, the proceeds to
go towards buying all organ for the
school.
Miss Florence Gray is cooking at the
Crlft-Hansen trap camp at PIT. Law
r.nce. The Craft trap is being driven
this week. Mr.. Hansen has eight men
over "capping' and hanging web.
Mrs. Hanselfand children are camp
ing in IA tent near Pt. Lawrence. The
eldest boy has a mild attack of measles.
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WEST SOUND

Mrs. Andrews is visiting relatives OH
Lopez.
w. II. Dexter went to Seattle Friday
to see the president.
c, w. Freel and his son Omer and
wife have returned from the Mt Baker
mining district.
The Hermosa now has her new steam
machinery installed and will be ready
for inspection in a few days.
The launch Orcas will make q round
trip to Whatcom Saturday TO accomo,
date any who wish to attend the dec
Grafton day services in the bay cities.
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Lopez leland
PORT STANLEY

John Fitzpatrick and wife are sight
seeing in Seattle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Biggs went to
Anacortes Monday.
j. E. Davis made a business trip to
Friday Harbor Monday.
Enoch and Chester Coffelt have been
visiting relatives on Wildly island.
Miss Eveline Brltendall, of Anacor-
ties, visited her parents last week.
Mrs. George Ham spent two days
with friends at this place last week.
The parents of Mrs. Jas. Coffelt, MIR.
and Mrs. Richey, are visiting at her
home.
Rev. Mr.. Gambill breaches at the
home of VIM. Biggs every Sunday at
$3.50 p. M.
Mrs. Jerome Andrews, of West
Sound, is visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. Brown.
Mrs. Chas. Biggs is spending several
weeks with her daughter, Mrs. Ray
Davis, at Anacortes.
Miss Minnie Mead has returned to
Seattle after a visit at the home Of her
brother, George Mead.
Albert Bggs, who is sick at his fa-
theirs home, was brought here on the
Calendar Friday night. DR., Muscott is
attending him.
Dishes Dishes 1000 tinlnS hi hes at
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-05-28

the summer He has been reAengaged
for the fall term.
Decoration day next Saturday
While the graves of the dead soldiers
are being decorated with beautiful
flowers it is we'll to remember that n
live soldier Is not the meanest thing OH
earth.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-05-28

Dishes, Dishes, 1000 times Dishes at
Fowles.
The Washington times., 1903-05-04
Sunday Church Services.

Several clergymen from abroad occu-
pied pulpits in the Alexandria churches
yesterday. At St. Paul's Protestant
Episcopal Church. the sermon at the II
o'clock service in the morning was
preached by the Rev l. L. Williams.
At St Mary's Catholic Church the clos
ing services of the mission were held.
At the 1920 o'clock mass the Rev.
Father Moore delivered the sermon and
at the 1870 o'clock service at night the
sermon was preached by the Rev
Father Sullivan, after which the papal
benediction was administered to the
congregation. At Trinity NJ. E. Church
the Rev ]. p Filtner spoke at both The
night and morning services. The Rev.
Mr.. Weightman conducted services. and
preached at the Methodist Episcopal
Church South. and services at the Rail-
road Reading Rooms were conducted by
t J. Hill, of the seminary.
The Washington times., 1903-05-04
SHE WASN'T I'M PRESSED
WITH THE EAST ROOM
Greatly Disappointed Because the Piano
Isn't Solid Gold
us it solid gold ?"


The eager questioner was a country
woman, member of a large party which
a railroad agent was plotting through
the East Room al the White House. She
pointed at the piano with the goId-Ieaf
coating as she asked the question.
The guide attempted to evade the
womans question by referring to the
seals of the thirteen original States
which adorn the sides of the instrument
and explained that it is the one hundred
thousandth piano manufactured by a
prominent American firm
as it solid gold?" the woman inter-
posed.
Still the guide did not answer You
will notice that there are thirteen set
tees in this room. one for each of the
original States" he continued.
But l want to know whether the piano
is solid gold" the woman insisted.
NO. madame, 1t is not solid gold" the
guide remarked with slight display OF
temper.
Huh the woman retorted. I've seen
calliopes that looked better and ia hoped
that it had value 10 recommend it. When
there's only one real piece of furniture
in a room of this size a person sort OF
expects that it'll be worth while coming
to see. l cant find anything fine about
this room but the view you get from the
south windows"
The Washington times., 1903-05-04
WILL CURE POVERTY
FOR A CONSIDERATION
! Woman Discovers an Antidote for
Empty Pocketbooks.

Helen Post advertised a cure for pow
erty. She offered TO treat persons af-
fiicted with lack Of cash at prices vary
ing from SO to SO a week
But the Government interfered with
the operations of the woman who an
nounced that she would Danish poverty
from the world. and she is now under
Indictment in Florida for using the Uni
ted States mails to defraud
It is rumored that the woman will ap-
ply 10 the Supreme Court of the United
States on Monday for a writ of habeas
corpus. Attorneys are said TO be in
Washington now for the purpose of
presenting the woman's application to
the court.
The Post case has attracted much al
tention, and has aroused the especial
interest of the Postoffice Department.
Since she was indicted in the United
States district court in Florida she has
published statements in which she offer
ed 10 forfeit $50, 600 in case she does
not defeat the action brought against her
by the Government.
Helen Post, or Helen Williams. as she
has been called at times, had her head
quarters al Sea Breeze. Fla 1t was
there she announced hat diseases of all
sorts. as well as misfortunes. were
amenable TO the treatment rho .y~uII
administer by mail to those who desired
relief and showed a proper spirit by
sending fees according to the nature o.
their ma,adies.
The Washington times., 1903-05-04
SOUTHERN RAIL WAY.
Schedule effective April ., 1908.

Trains leave from Pennsylvania Station
s:10 a. m. Daily. Local for Harriscab1fS,
Warrenton. Charlotte. and way stations
IJ:5I i. N. Daily. Washington and Florida
Limited. First-claSs coaches and drawing room
sleeper to jacksonville, Fla Dining ser
ylos-
lI:I5 a. m. Daily. United States Fast Mail.
First-ciass coaches and drawing-room sleeper
20 New Orleans. Dining service.
4:0I p. M. Week days. Local for Harrisonburg
and way stations on Manassas branch
30 p. m. Daily. Local for Barrenton and
Charlottesville.
s:45 D. H. Daily. New FORK and Atlanta Ex-
press FirsI-class coach and sleeper to Atlanta;
Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays Sunset
Route. Tourist sleeper Washington 10 san
Francisco Pullman Buffet service.
$50 p. N. Daily. New YORK ana Florida Ex-
press First-class coach and sleeper to Savannah,
Jacksonville, and Port Tampa; sleepe- Au-
g,lsta and connection for Aiken Dining car
service.
IOOI D. m Daily. New York and Memphis
Limited (via Lynchburg). FiTst-clas coach and
sleepin,. car TO Roanoke, Knoxville Chatta-
nooza, and Memphis; sleeper TO New Orleans.
Dining car service.
1873 p. m Daily. Washington and South
western Limited All Pullman train. club and
observation cars Atlanta and Macon; sleepers
to Nashville Atlsuta, Macon. Memphis, New
Orleans Dining service.