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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-10-16

I. IMPORTANCE OF FITTING RUBBERS PROP
ERLY However good the quality perfect the
style Rubber shoes will not give satisfactory
the leather shoes over which they are intend
ed be Neither Rubber Boots or
Lumbermen's Shoes be expected to we'll if they
not properly fitted. Always fit boots small
they be with comfort 1t is impossible
make boot that will not break in the foot if it
is too large. Fit them small and thus avoid
wrinkles and insure good service.
2. GREASE AND OIL VERY INJURIOUS. DO
not allow grease, oil animal fat to come in
tact with rubber goods, as it will speedily decom
pose the best rubber that be produced. Even
milk contains enough grease to njure rubber boots
and shoes
8. STRONG SUNLIGHT is INJURIOUS. Rub
Der boots and shoes when not being should al
ways be kept away from the air much pos
sibe, and in a cool dark place strong sunlight
and dry hot air will the best rubber
to crack especially where it is wrnkled the out
side surface Of the rubber is under
4. HEAT is FATAL. Remember that heat
bearable to the hand is than enough to des-
troy all the value and wearing qualities Of good rub
Ter boots and shoes. When you your feet
before the fire radiator with your rubbers by
usually cooked 20 death.
5. RUBBERS TEAR EASILY This is true of
CLOTH paper and various other things. but few goods
besides rubber have such great tensile strength and
yet will tear easily after rent is made.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-10-16

6. SNAGGlNG Rubber boots and shoes made
with duck will of course resist snags, but rubber
boot shoe proof against snags" is utter impos
sbility, because there snags tough and sharp
enough to pierce and any rubber boot or shoe
that be made.
7. GUARANTEE. We guarantee our goods only
against manufacturing mperfections. We do not
guarantee them not wear out. We do guaran
tee goods against the effects of careless fitting
against abuse against being scorched, sunburned, in
jured by oil grease, torn broken, cut, snagged,
chafed having holes punched in them or against the
many similar accidents that can happen rubber
boots and shoes after leaving hands In other
words willing and anxious to make good what
is fault but will stand the carelessness
first quality rubbers as good as any first quality
rubbers the market and that second quality
good any second quality. This together
with reputation for standing back of goods,
ought to satisfy any reasonable person. We find
from experience that it is not good idea for any
retail merchant to enter into contract with
toners to just how long certain goods will
because nothing is taken advantage of more these
days than a specific guarantee
8. We DO GUARANTEE rubber goods to be
they just what they should be in every par
ticular only desire but WE INSIST their
being brought back to and if there is any fault
or imperfecton in the goods propose to make it
entirely satisfactory.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-10-16
Children's Coats.
Golf Capes.
Petticoats.

Specials in both black and
colored silk at $500 and
$3.50 each.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-10-16
Neck Furs

are much in evidence this
season. We have some de.
sirable things just opened,
also new line Black Neck
Ruchings, $1.OO to $500
each.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-10-16
Dress Goods.

Dress Goods.
New line haired ZibalineS
at so cents a yard. Novel
ties at rs cents, $1.0O, SIPS
and $3.50. Full line of black
goods at closest prices.
Fullassortment now ready
in all departments.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-05-28
GIVEN A SURPRISE.
President Hill Advances Wages In
Express Service

st. Paul, May 22.-President Hill,
of the Great Northern, has given a
pleasant surprise for the men in the ex-
press service of the system, in the
shape of voluntary increase OF wages,
averaging II per cent, and giong into
effect Immediately.
The increase dates back to March |,
and the men will receive checks for the
March and April increase at once, the
added wages for May going into the
May payrolls. 1t is learned through
official sources that the Northern Pa
cifc Express Company employees will
also receive increases of pay, to date
from March l., to bring the wages of
the men to tho level OF those paid by
the Great Northern. The action will
be voluntary, and is taken because the
company believes the men are earning
more than they are receiving.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-05-28
WASHINGTON STATE NEWS.

Stevens county is to hold fair this
fall.
Spokane single mill operators have
resumed work at the old scale. When
the shingle market is in better condi-
ton the scale will be readjusted.
c. B. Mcconnell, cashier of the Ex-
change bank, OF Kennewick, has sold
his interest in the bank to S. II. Anon,
who is now sole owner of the institu-
ton.
Secreatry Root has awarded the con-
tract for the transportation of govern
ment supplies and troops to Alaska to
the Northern Commercial Company and
0. j. Humphrey, of Seattle.
Considerable building activity is
manifested at Kennewick. Twelve new
residences are in process of construc-
ton. They are being built by actual
residents and will be occupied by them
as permanent homes, when completed.
Mrs. Sarah K. Boyer, widow of the
late John F. Bower, died at her home
at Walla Walla Wednesday, aged n
years. For over forty years Mrs. Boyer
had lived in Walla Walla most of the
time, her husband being prominent
business man.
E. J. Kendall, a mill owner, has
been fined $50 for throwing sawdust
into Lake Washington. Game Warde n
n
ed to put an entire stop to the practice
of dumping sawdust into fresh water.
The practice is said to be responsible
for the death of great numbers of sal
mon yearly.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-05-28

party, under the escort of the Everett
and Seattle delegations. arrived here
on the steamer Spokane at 6 o'clock.
A special train of three coaches, wait
ing on the dock, carried the party
around the peninsula to the eastern
portion of the city, where parade was
formed and marched to the grand stand.
The president spoke enthusiastically
while on the train of Everett's manu-
featuring industries, shipping facilities,
fresh water harbor and its rail and wat
err facilities, and also referred to them
in his speech. The gaily decorated
streets were thronged with people, who
greeted the president with the heartiest
of applause. The presidential party,
on its return, drove to the dock at 8
rapid pace, boarding the steamer Spo-
kane, that stood away from the shore,
to to witness the Indian canoe race,
which laid it's course about the steamer.
The president appeared vastly pleased
with the unique entertainment.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-05-28
SEATTLE MARKET REPORT.

The following prices are being of.
Tered to the producer by the local
dealers for delivery in round lots on
the dock or in the car at Seattle:
Grain-Oats, $21@22; barley, s22;
wheat, chicken feed, $25; bran, SIT;
shorts. SIS per ton.
Hay-Puget Sound, $12 per ton;
Eastern Washington, SIT
Eggs-Strictly fresh ranch, 17@18c.
Poultry-Live hens, lac per lb old
ROSTERS, Sc; ducks, 13@14c; geese,
9Q10c.
Live stock-Choice beef cattle, COWS,
4@41ac; steers. 5@5Ac; sheep, Az q
5Ac; hogs. 7A@8c; calves, 5Q7c;
spring lambs. $3.50 per head.
Jobbing quotations are as follows:
Butter-Ranch. 10000; Washing
ington creamery. lib and 2-lb prints
26c.
Cheese-Native Washington, 1904
C; Eastern, 14@15c; halk-skim, 9010
C.; California, 13c.
Eggs-Strictly fresh ranch, 18Q19c;
Oregon. 1Sc; Eastern, 1Sc.
Honey-California comb, 15c per Id
strained, 6@Shc.
Poultry-Live hens. 14h015c per
lb; ducks. 15Q16c; turkeys. 22c;
geese. 11Q12o
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-05-28
A QUIET DAY.
President Spends Sunday Without
Interference.

Interference.
Seattle, May 25.-It is not often
that the president of the United States
may do Just as he pleases, but yester-
day in Seattle lie was left almost en-
tirely to his own resources. He arose
in the morning without any reference
to particular shcedule, and was chair
man of his own reception all day. 1t
was just such Sunday as President
Roosevelt likes to spend, and Oh his
trip since the beginning he has insisted
that Sundays he should not be bothered
with special arrangements. but that
this one day out of seven he should be
permitted to do as his own fancy mi, bit
dictate.
The day was almost such another as
Saturday, when his trip on the water
in the most perfect of weather was one
of the most pleasant features of his
visit to the Northwest states. A few
clouds appeared, but they merely made
the afternoon more delightful for out
door exercise such as the president en-
joys. Finally, after the day was over,
he boarded his train in waiting at the
foot of Madison street and about mid
night the long journey eastward was
begun, and the visit of the president to
Puget Sound Was ended.
The first appearance Of the president
in public yesterday was in the morning
when he attended memorial services at
the Grand opera house, going merely
as an individual. The members of the
Grand Army had hoped the distin.
guished guest of the city would honor
them with his presence at the service,
but almost until his appearance at the
doorway they were not certain that he
had accepted their invitation.
The early part of the afternoon the
president spent in his apartments, re-
ceiving the Alaska committee, which
carried to him the gifts which the
evening before the AlaskaDs had pre-
sented at the Grand opera house. A
few other visitors were also received.
About the middle of the Afternoon
President Roosevelt, accompanied by
Surgeon Genearl Rixey and Colonel
George Lamping, visited Fort Lawton
on horseback. The three left the hotel
| in a carriage and mounted horses some
distance away. The ride was very
pleasant one and the president appeared
to enjoy it greatly. He stayed but a few
minutes at the fort and returned to the
city, reaching his hotel again at about
6 O'Clock. After bis dinenr the presi-
dent received the Harvard club. AS a
graduate oi Harvard and classmats of
several members of the club he seemed
to take pleasure in displaying this cour-
tesy. This reception was very informal
in its nature and concluded the day of
the president and his party.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-05-28
NEWS OF THEDAY
Rrtef Summary of Less hnloortane
Though not the Less Interesting
Happenings Of the Week, FroD
All Parts of the World

Over IS, coo wedding rings were
pawned in Paris last year.
Efforts are being made to unionize
the workmen at the Brooklyn navy
yard.
New York policemen will hereafter
use hand imprints for identification OF
criminals.
Tod Sloan has been ruled off the
French turf on account OF alleged jock
eying of races.
A Philadelhia bootblack found a
$40, 900 bill and returned it to the
loser. He received $40 reward.
The Bay State Gas Company, OF Del
aware, has been declared insolvent. 1t
was one of Addicks' properties.
The national convention of the Order
of Railroad Conductors decided to hold
the next biennial convention at Port
land, Or.
The Porter Brothers Company. fruit
and comm ission house at Chicago, has
failed. 1t had a high commercial
standing.
T. Ahearn, roadmaster of the Iowa
and Minnesota division of the Milwau-
kee and St. Paul road, was instantly
killed at Cresco, la. He fell under a
train.
Two hundred ard twenty acres are
to be added to the military reservation
at West Point at an expense Of $40, 900.
This is the first addition made to the
West Point property since the military
academy was established there.
At st. Hyacinthe, Quebec, fire which
started in the shoe factory of Cote
Brothers destroyed that and half doz-
en- other industries and $50 houses,
leaving nearly quarter of the city's
population homeless. The loss is placed
at 100000
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-05-28
BELOW ZERO WEATHER.
Extreme Gold Follows Big Blizzard
in Montana.

Butte, Mont, May 22.-ren feet of
snow is reported from Coutts, Mont,
near the international boundary, and
the thermometer is ranging at from
four to six degrees below zero. Traffic
on the Great Northern is seriously in
terfered with and the trains are being
operated only under the greatest diff
entity. The cuts of the road are oiled
high with drifted snow. Conservative
estimates now place the loss of stock
at about $4,000, 900, and the number
OF head of stock lost is placed at about
10000. This loss will be greatly swelled
by the ruination of the fruit crop
throughout Northern Montanta, which,
it is understood, will be a total failure.
The storm was followeud by frost of
the most damaging kind, and all gar
den stuffs have felt Its effects. The
Missouri river is rising rapidly, and the
ranchers are leaving the lowlands in
anticipation of destructive food.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-05-28
AT THE STATE CAPITAL.
President Uses UP His Time Talk
ing and Misses Drive.

Olympia, May 22.-President Roose'
welt was made the official guest OF the
state of Washington today. The CHIEF
executive of the state baoe the cher
executive of the nation welcome in De-
half of the people, and the crowd lis
tened to one of the presidents Lectures
on the beauties of good living and eooo
citizenship, and the necessity OF bring,
ing up children in way which shou,d
make them illustrious sons and daugh'
tiers.
So interested did the president De-
come in his address that he talked up
the time which had been set aside Tor .
drive about Olympia, and missed aS
well visit to the oldest Masonic tenn
pie in the state. When he concludeo'
with the cheers of thousands ringing ID
his ears, it was within three minutes
of starting time, and he makes IL .
point to adhere to his schedule.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-05-28
Low ORIENTAL RATE.
Pacific Mail Will Try to Freeze Out
Competition.

racine Mall Will Iry 10 freeze Gut
Competition.
San Francisco, May % When the
big liner Siberia, of the Pacific Mail
Steamship Company sails for the ORR
ent from this port on her next trip she
will carry freight at cheaper rate
than ever before.
The appearance of new competing
transoceanic line is the cause of this
most recent move by the Pacific Mail
people. 1t is evidently their purpose
to begin discouraging the competing
line before it gets fairly started. The
agent of the Pacific Mail Company has
announced unofficially that rates would
be cut 80 that ton of freight could be
shipped to the Orient for 81.
BY carrying freight at that rate it is
hoped that the new rival company, The
China Commercial Steamship Compa-
ny, The new compay will have three
rev steamers of 5000 tons each, built
expressly for them in England. The
company is financed entirely by Chi
nese.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-05-28
Will Get No Land Grant.

Vancouver, B. c.. May 25.-If any
cash subsidy is granted by the Domin-
Ion government to the transcontinental
railway To be built by the Grand Trunk,
II VIII be very small. 1t is doubtful if
any financial aid is given by the gov
eminent to the enterprise. As to the
lsnd grant 1t is definitely decided that
tnere VIII be none. All that the gov
erninent proposes to do is to guarantee
the bonds OF the company, taking a
nrst mortgage on the road.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-05-28
Locusts I'm Montana.

Bozeman, Mont, May 22.-one SCI.
tion of Montana is being eaten up "
locusts while another lies under tnre9
feet of snow. Prof. R. A. Colley. ',
the Agricultural college, has receiVe'
word that district forty miles SQUARE.
situated east of Forsyth, is pestered y
the Rocky Mountain grasshoper, whr -
has eaten everything. Cattle have y
be removed from the infested District
as there is nothing .or them to feed Oh
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-05-28
NO REFERENDUM.
Petitions in Oregon Lack Sufficient
Names.

Salem, Or, May 25.-The referen-
dunn upon bills passed by the last leg
islature has failed. Yesterday there
were three petitions filed upon the
Lewis and Clark bill, bearing an aggre-
gate of l ,143 signatures, thus bringing
the total number of signatures upon
this bill up to 1900. The number re-
quired to refer the bill is 4, 400. None
of the other referendum petitions had
sufficient signatures and none of them
were filed.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-05-28
Tacoma Quotations.

Wheat-Bluestem, 7Sc; club, Toe.
Cattle-Steers, s4.75 per cwt; cows,
81.
Sheep-5c.
Hogs-$7.50.
Veals-$5@7.
Butter-Washingto creamery, 32c;
ranch, 17@1Sc: California. 2602Sc.
Honey-California comb, lac; Cali
fornia strained, SC; home honey, lac.
Eggs-Fresh ranch, 17@18c.
Oats-$24.50Qs25.50; rolled oats,
s25.50@26.50.
Feed-Barley, whole grain, $3.50;
rolled, $24.50; timothy, east of the
mountains. $17.5091s50 per ton; clo-
yer, s16.50@17.50; alfalfa, $1450Q
1880; wheat, s26.5oQ27; wheat hay.
$l6916.50; corn, $25.
Bran-$1S; shorts. 31S.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-05-28
OFF FOR THE EAST
PRESIDENT COMPLETES VISIT TO
PUGET SOUND.
Perfect Weather Greets Him for the
Three Days of His Visit--Great
Everett. Quiet Sunday Without
Any Official Routine.

Seattle, May 23.-Glorious sunshine
heralded the approach of the chief ex-
ecutive of the nation to the Queen City
of Puget Sound, an entry worthy the
head of nation that has two oceans
for it's boundaries.
AS the steamer Spokane, gaily decor
ated in bunting and flags in honor of
her distinguished guest, emerged from
Sinclair inlet, where the president had
inspected the navy yard, hundred ST.
rens greeted her from the waiting ships.
Steadily she swept forward, till at the
head of the escorting feet she ap
preached Seattle. Behind her were the
six revenue cutters, then the Queen,
flagship of the merchant feet, followed
in double line by fully half a hundred
steamers, great and small, all decked
out in their bravest garb and footing
manfully.
A salute of 81 guns, and President
Roosevelt set foot Cd Seattle soil, the
third president to so honor the city
He was received at the Arlington dock
by Mayor Hnmes, who greeted him on
behalf of his fellow townsmen. A few
presentations and the party entered
carriages and the triumphal procession
through the streets of Seattle began.
Every decorated window was thronged
with eager sight seers, and the streets
were packed with an enthusiastic but
orderly crowd.
In the presidents carriage which
YVES surrounded by secret service men
on foot, were Mayor Humes, Governor
Mcbride and Secretary Loeb. Fifteen
carriages bore the remainder of the
(. presidential party and members of the
committee of reception.
Even before the procession started,
the university grounds were thronged
with people. Hours before the time
set for his arrival the audience began
TO assemble, hoping to find favored
spots. Among them we've manv veter-
ans of the civil war, many of whom
found seats close to tho speakers stand
Several hundred pupils of the high
school were also present with their
teachers, he1ides the general multitude.
Arrived at the campus, when finally
the cheering that greeted the presi-
dents arrival there had subsidized, May.
or Humes introduced him with a few
felicitous words. The president then
delivered an address in a very happy
vein.
The president spoke for twenty-five
minutes, making reference to Alaska,
the Grand Army, the Spanish war vet
Grams and the indomitable spirit of the
great West. He shook hands with 6
very few people at the close of his
speech.
After the applause had subsidized the
president re-entered his carriage and
was driven back to the wharf, accom-,
panied as before Dy the plaudts of the
people. He then embarked once more
on the Spokane and started for Everett.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-05-28
GREAT THRoNG AT EVERETT

President Rides Over City and Wit
nesses Indian Canoe Race.
Everett, May 23.--The presidential
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-05-28
BIG FIRE AT MANILA.
Eight Thousand Natives Rendered
Homeless by CONFEDERATION.

Manila, May 22.-Two thousand ma
tive houses have been destroyed by fire
In the Tondo district OF Manila. About
800 persons are homeless and are be-
ing fed and sheltered by the municipal
ity. The damage is estimated at two
million pesos.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-15

the odors of many steerages, the smell OF the
ION unwashed d. OF mouldy lunches and what not.
In two of the pens men and women were
sleeping the sleep OF hope. Their right TO enter
America--the land of promise, where men are
free and life is worth living-had not yet been
decided. Until the last chance is gone the i'm
migrant hopes.
In two other pens, one for women ana small
children, the other for and boys two
score of unfortunates tossed and tunbled IN
their sleep Instead of a soothing hope they
were racked with fear the fear that comes Of
having to return a trail on which one has
burned all bridges. They slept a traVesty OF
sleep. Now and then babe moaned on the
breast of a restless mother. Once in while a
strong man cried out in d foreign tongue. Every
man. woman and child in these exclusion pens
was marked mot wanted" and was awaiting
deportation.
In easy chairs, here and there about the hIE
room, uniformed guards or inspectors dozcd
comfortably. When possible on account of the
SMELL they got open windows where the
air which came in from the sea was still fresh
The exclusion pen for men held u few days
ago one unfortunate who coull not sleep. He
was a barber from Miskolez in Hungary. BY
his side slept his sixteen year-old son, (; bright
looking youth hose sleep even the dread pen
atty of exclusion could not disturb. They were
ordered del'ortti, and all the night the father
had been awake, wondering about the future OF
his wife and chdren in the little hungarian
village of the fate Of his who was barred
like himself.
AT last he felt around his belongings until he
found pencil and paper. He scrawled Il period'-
note of farewell in Hungarian, slipped it INFO
his sons hand, and rsked waking him by plant
ing d fevcrish kiss his forehead He took
revolver out of his baggage. With his left hand
he located the exact spot where his heart was
heating like trip hammer. He put the muz-
zle of the gun there and pulled the trigger.
The report rang out and echoed through the
corridors. Before the son was awake the re-
jected immigrant was dead. Guards jumped
from their chairs and hurried through the halls
They knew just where to go-the exclusion pen
1t was just an incident Of night at Ellis