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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-09-10
THE GAME LAW

Many hunters are out in all parts
of the county and yet the open sea-
son for lawful hunting of game that
is at all plentiful in the county will
not begin until Sept. 10, AS usual
the law is not being generally obeyed
and the principal offenders are not
non residents. The open season for
grouse, prairie chicken, partridge,
sage hen and ptarmigan began Sept
l, but there are few of any Of these
birds in the county. The open sea-
son for California, Valley or Noun
tain quail and Bob-White quail does
not begin until Oct. ], and it is un-
lawful to shoot Chinese or Mongolian
pheasants or quail before the 18th
day of September, 1908. The open
season for deer begins Sept. 10 and
closes Dec. Is. The law requires
that every hunter shall obtain a
license and yet this requirement is
pretty generally ignored by the peo-
pie of this county. 1t ought to be
strictly enforced and every person
found hunting without a license
promptly arrested and fined. The
only place in the county where there
is game warden is at Olga and that
seems to be the only locality in which
any effort is made to enforce the law.
There should be wardens on all the
larger islands of the county and they
should be sufficiently numerous and
have sufficient 'back bone" to see
that the law is enforced, Thus far
this season only twenty-three licenses
heve been issued and only ten of them
have been taken out by citizens of
the county. Following is the list:
Ensign Hill, Edgar Hill, w. E.
Stevenson, Paul McMillin, A. r. Leh-
mann, VIM. Shultz K. A. Weaver
and V. j. Capron, all of Roche Har-
Dor; b. Muscott, Lopez; ID. G. Wooten
and ID. l.. Ehle, Seattle; Alfred Will
Jams, Thatcher; b. F. Shields, j. III.
Diehl, Joseph Ives and Fred Garris,
Bellingham; l.. w. Gilbert, Hal Graf
cenburg, Dan Cratcenberg, Walter
Rowe, Dell Rowe, VIM. Balch and
A. "A. Baker, of Ferndale.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-09-10
SENATOR FOSTER
VISITS COUNTY
ACC oMPANlED BY HIS STCRE-
TARY AND MAJ. MILLS
Much Pleased With the Trip--TuI,ls
In General Way of The Political
situation and IL Confident OF Re-
publican success,

United States Senator Foster.
Thos. Sammons, his private secrc-
tary, and Major Mills, of the United
States engineer corps, were in town
a short time Tuesday, coming ON the
army tag General Wilson," from
Roche Harbor, and leaving on the
revenue cutter Grant. Major Mills
visited the Point Caution military
reserve while here, in company with
c. l.. Carter, the lessee. and dis
cussed with him the question oi thu
use of water from the reservation
spring, about which there has boea
quite controversy. The conclusion
was reached to lease the water pliv-
ilege to the highest bidder.
1t was Senator Fosters first trip
among the islands and he expressed
himself as being delighted with the
charming scenery. The senator is
genial, jovial, approachable man,
who knows how to appreciate a good
story and how to tell one and who is
evidently close observer of men and
events. In conversation with the
editor the senator expressed him
self as not entertaining the least
doubt as to the success of the
Republican national and state tickets
in the approaching election. Himself
man of large affairs, being one OF
/ the wealthiest lumbermen in the
state as well as q United States sen
ator, he has been brought into close
relations with great many men
prominent in the business as well as
in the political world, and he mhcsi-
tatingly expresses the opinion that
the alleged antagonism of eastern
business interests to President Roosc-
welt has been very greatly cxaggcr-
ated by the ''yellow journals" of the
Democracy for partisan purposes.
He has very high opinion of Albert
E. Mead, the Republican candidate
for governor, and predicts his cleo
ton by very large majority.
The senator's secretary, Mr.. Sam
mons, was for years prominent in
newspaper work. He succeeded the
present editor OF the ISLANDER as
representative of the Post-lntelli-
gencer at Tacoma in 1890 and was
later for several years editor Of the
Daily Union there. In addition to
his duties as private secretary to
Senator Foster he is secretary Of the
senate committee of which the sen
ator is chairman.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-09-10

The application for a rural mail
route on Lopez island has been APP
proved and it is expected that the
service will be inaugurated October
/. The route viii be about twenty
three miles in length and the head
quarters viii be at Richardson, the
office there getting the cancellations
of all mail collected by the carrier
along the route. When the service
is established the Otis Office will he
discontinued.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-09-10

Mr.. Howe, from the United States
cable ship Burnside, which recently
| finished laying the Seattle.Sitk
cable, was the guest of c. II. Sutton
for several days during the past
week. The Burnside will leave soon
for the north again to lay cable
from Sitka to Valdez, a distance Of
about 500 miles. Since the United
States colonial government was or
ganized in the Philippines about 5000
miles of cables have been laid there
and about 5000 miles of land lines
have been erected, so that the islands
now have one of the best telegraph
systems in the world. The cost Of
deep sea cables is much less than
that of cables built for crossing mar
row channels where the tidal cur
rents are strong For instance, the
Philippines cables and most of the
Alaska cable cost the government at
the cable factory only 1886 mile,
while what is called the intermediate
cable, used in the waters of Puget
Sound, the Strait of Fuca and SINH.
lar channels, costs 1926 a mile and
the more heavily armatured shore
ends 81, 1853. These amounts are small
as compared with the reported cost
of the international Telephone cable,
soon to be laid across the Canal de
Haro, San Juan and Harvey chan
nels and Rosario strait. This cable
will have four copper conductors and
will be of unusual size and heavily
armatured and it is expected that it
will cost, when laid, about So, 900 a
mile, or more than 81 foot, which is
over seven times the cost of the Sc
attle- -Bremerton telephone cable, the
service over which is said to be Civ
ing good satisfaction.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-09-10
SCHOOL FUND APPoRTIONMENT

The August apportionmcnt of
school funds amounting to 81 ,9G2. .56
has been apportioned among tie
various districts by Mrs. Buxton,
county superintendent, as follows:
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-09-10

General Superintendent Kent, of
the British Columbia and Interna-
tional Telephone Companies, in a let
ter to the editor of the ISLANDER,
written at Bellingham, says: ga
general impression seems to be
abroad throughout this district that
it is not our intention to open toll
offices on the islands. Several have
informed me that this statement ap-
peared in one issue of your paper"
Mr.. Kent mentions some difficulties
experienced in securing right of-way
especially on Lummi island, but says
he has personally located new route
there and that the work is now pro-
ceeding. He repeats the statement
made several weeks ago to the editor
of the ISLANDER and which has seg-
eral times been published that the
company fully intends to install one
office, and more if necessary, on all
islands, if business warrants it," AS
matter of fact such has been the
general understanding In this county
and it is not easy to understand how
any reasonably intelligent person in
Bellingham, or elsewhere, could get
any other impression from anything
that has been published in the
ISLANDER in reference to this great
project, which the outgrowth of the
earnest work instituted by the What
com Commercial Club (now the Bell
ingham Chamber of Commerce) at
the personal instance of the ISLAND
ER's editor, who addressed the club
on the subject by invitation of its
first president, A. b. Clark, two
years ago last April. In an article
published August l3, reporting Mr..
Kent's trip across the county for the
purpose of estimating the cost of the
proposed line, the ISLANDER said:
'It is the intention to establish pay
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-09-10
VARIABLE COST OF
MARINE CABLES
DEEP SEA CABLES COST LESS
THAN FOR INLAND WATERS

The International Telephone Plo-
ject-Plan OF Local Company to
Connect Lopez, shaw and Orcas
islands Prob obable Gable Charges.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-09-10

StdtlOUS Oll cStCll lSlul1o lOl
business and for inter-island COM
munication, but the company does
not intend to build local lines or IN
fere in any way with the local com
pany,"
In an article published August
20, giving definite assurance of
the construction of the line and the
route selected, the following state
ments were made;
mo instruments will be rentea by
the company either for inter-islan d
communication or through business.
There will be a pay station here, one
on Shaw island and one at East
Sound, and testing stations near the
cable terminal points at Point Law
renee and Andrews bay. The rates
of toll lor service between island
points and Victoria and BellinSham
and for iuterisland communicate ton
have not been fixed, but they will be
materially less an the through rate
between Victoria and Bellingham,
which wil be fifty cents for one min
ute's conversation.
It would seem that these state
ments of the company's intentions
ought to be understood by anyone
familiar with the rudiments of the
English language.
Dr. Capron, of the Island Tele-
phone Company, estimates that the
cost of laying a cable across Upright
channel, from Lopez to Shaw islands,
like the Seattle -Bremerton cable,
should not exceed $500 and that con
nection can be made with the Orcas
saystem by running a line across
Shaw island and POE pass for about
$500. There will probably be a switch
ing charge for use of the Lopez cable
of five cents per message and 1T is
expected that the charge for the use
of the International cable across San
Juan and Harvey channels will be
ten cents a message. This latter
statement is merely surmise, based
upon the reported through rate, and
is not to be taken as authoritative.
The Island Telephone Company in
tends to proceed Immediately with
its plan of incorporation, giving any
one an opportunity to secure stock
upon a capitalization of $4,000, of
which it is proposed to expend 81, 600
in extensions and improvements.
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All others, each.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-01-11
IN SOCIETY

Mrs. George w. Parks house party
over Sunday includes Messrs. John Wood
ruff. Justice Wilson. Ledyard Mitchell
Edward Clucas, George Munyon, John
Thomas and Charles Rafferty, OF Yale
Mrs. Parks guests will remain for the
leap year dance at the Agawam. On Sat
urday evening Mrs. Parks gave large
theatre party at the Providence Opera
House in honor OF her guests.
Miss Louise Thatcher. Mr. Thomas
Thatcher and Mr. George Steele OF New
York are guests OF Mrs. John II. Congdon
OF Cooke street.
The Cotillion club dance was postponed
from Saturday night until wednesday
night, owing 20 the Trocadero being given
on Friday.
Mrs. David s. Baker gave a theatre
party at the Opera House on Saturday
evening In honor OF her son. Mr. David g.
Baker, Jr
Mr.. John Reid OF New York u the guest
of Mrs. Robert II. l. Goddard.
Mrs. William Hardness Arnold's tea
takes place this afternoon. and Miss
Mary G.. Wheeler will receive In Mrs Ar
nold's absence.
Mrs. w. w. Flint gave a whist al her
Bowen street residence on Saturday af-
ternoon. Tickets were sold by subscrip-
ton and the proceeds given to the Pine
Ridge Camp at Foster.
The patronesses for the gym ball 10 be
given at Brown University the 10th in
clude the following: Mrs David s. Baker.
Mrs. w ". r. Faunce. Mrs. Louis r.
Foster. Mrs. r.. I. Gsmmel. Mrs. Henry
r. Gardner. Mrs. william Grosvenor,
Mrs. Charles D. Owen. Mrs. Henry
Pearce. Jr.. Mrs. William n. Waterman.
Mr. william y. weeden and Mrs. VIII
liam W. White.
The private view OF the paintings by
Mr.. Sidney r. Buriegh will be given to-
morrow afternoon In the galleries OF the
Providence Art club.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Hoppin are at
The Raymond" Pasadena. California
where they will remain until March.
The regular meeting OF the Society OF
Colonial Danes In Rhode Island was held
this afternoon I'm the society rooms on
South Main street and the several com
ndttees reported progress on the coming
Loan exhibition.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-01-11
THE WEATHER

Bostsn. Jan. 11.-For New England;
Snow or rain tonight except fair In
northeast portion. uesday snow or rain.
Warmer tonight. except in northeast por-
tion; Tuesday warmer. Fresh 20 brisk
north 10 east winds increasing.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-01-11
LITTLE CROMpTON.

Little Compton grange Installed its Of
fcers Wednesday evening. Some Of the
the following were duly installed by John
A. Hathaway OF Nonquit grange. Tiver-
ton: overseer. Herbert Pierce: steward.
@. Harlan Simmons; assistant steward.
William A. Peckham; chaplain, Herbert
Grinnell. safe keeper. Alexander Carton
secretary. Mrs. Jere wibour: treasurer.
Richmond Brownell. Pomona. Rebecca
Tripp. Flora, Nellie A. Mott. lady as
sistsnt steward. Mrs. Josephine Man
chester.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-01-11

Hewitt understand that the foreign
noblemen are beginning 10 get worried.
Jewett-Over WHAT
Hewitt-The way these United States
senators are marrying all the American
women.-Town Topics.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-01-11

"Maud's latest photograph is just love
~"
rs it7"
Yes had to ask who Il was
Plain Dealer.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-01-11

An overcoat valued at 81 was stolen
from Joseph Cshne's lodging house, 100
Globe street, Saturday.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-01-11

Thomas Conway was placed on proba-
ton until June 7th by Judge Sweetland
today for the larceny OF an overcoat
valued at 81. the property OF Fred Allen.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-01-11

Hugh Mcdonald was hned $40 and costs
by Judge Sweetland today for defacing
building belonging to Alice e. Owens.
He was elected from an Olneyville sa-
loon and smashed glass valued ut $40
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-17

there Besides this he told them where
tney could ma the juicy young vege-
tables and the tender green things that
No wonder they felt very, very wise
as they scampered home afte:, the talk
Tomorrow I shall try all those
things" Jackie decided. Blu. aIasi IN
the morning their mother came to them
IN great trouble. MY children" she
said; the reapers are out. They are,
home Will be torn open and .qe our
selves killed perhaps There Is no
time to talk she went on. seeing a
question on Jache,s lips, do just as
dreadful men are looking the other way.
Then, when I say run don't stop a
second. but follow right after me.
know a good hiding place # We can
OF course the little Dummies were Ser
ribly frightened That IS, all except
Jackie; He was more anxious to find
OUT What made the strange noises he
neard. SO when his mother, waiting
her chance, cried run. he went only
a few steps beyond the burrow and
is. he said to himself" But alas iust
then some one called: There goes a
bunny. Catch him. qufcki' and before
ne nad time TO Jump hand was out
prisoner
Now. indeed. he regretted not obey
ing MS mother. OH how good he would
be II ne could only get back to her once
morei he thought; but, struggle as he
would, he could not get away. So, with
his heart beating wildly, he tried to re-
sign himself TO his fate. At last, a-aer
what seemed a long, long time TO un-
happy Jackie. the voice said:
Poor little Bunny, he does seem so
miserablel think I must let him go
1 wonder IL he can find his mother?"
JacSie's heart leaped with 10Y. Yes
yes. I viii find her." he tried TO say;
and. OH IN be so good after this-so
goodr'
Then. all at once. the terrible hands
seemed TO fall away from him and
for one delicious moment he could not
move, so great was his happiness. In
the next he had darted away, Just as
straight as he could go, for the Ticket
where his unhappy mother Watched and
waited.
And how shs fondled himi Smooth
ing out his rIJughened coat, and rub
bling her nose against his wrinlied onel
His brothers and sisters. too. gath
cred about him and told him how glad
they were to have him back
"Ohi mother dear, / mean to be. so
good" whispered Jackie. as his mother
tucked him into bed that night And
she giving him loving pat, answered,
Il believe you mean to try Jackie
LOUISE JAMESON
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But you do not envy me my beauty.
sister dear. do your" questioned Flory-
set. almost sadly
Charlotela sighed. mo. Floryset -
she said. II do not envy you your
beauty. but 1 would give my jeweled
girdle and my crown to be half as beau
tiful IS you"
Yes. l am very beautiful. and 1t
makes me very happy said Floryset.
modestly. and then she added. kindly:
You are plain. Charlotella. l wish we
might manage somehow TO make you
beautiful. too
F'loryset looked behind her, TO be sure
that no one overheard, and then she
whispered: Suppose we slip through
the gate and visit the enchanted lake.
Who knows whether the waters MAJ
not, after all, have the magic power
And 1 should like TO see. too, whether
IL is really possible for me to become
any more beautiful than / already am. -
Charlotella. Notwithstanding the fact
that she hadn't much faith in Bobbin-
cites story. was willing enough to visit
the Lake with her sister. So together the
two princesses used their strength to lift
the heavy iron bar that fastened the
palace gate. After much difficulty they
managed to raise IL. and the black bars
Of iron swung outward with a clang.
noise. but they slipped through quickly
and ran out across the Eunshiny field
toward the pool of glistening water
Now. you must remember that the
princesses were daughters of a great
King. whose wealth was greater than
that Of all the other Kingdoms OF the
world. 50 II is not surprising that when
they went forth from the palace their
raiment was such as befitted royal chill
dren. Charlotella, although nothing could
add to a beauty which she did not pos
sess. certainly appeared less unlovely in
a long trailing gown Of primrose colored
velvet. On her head she wore a small
crown OF gold. in which the emeralds
glittered brightly while the same gems
were thickly studded in her green girdle
and set cunningly in the yellow bow
of her slippers.
florysets robe was Of shimmering
pale blue velvet as delicate in color al
the lining Of a cloud. Yellcw topaz and
violet amethysts decked II hem OF her
garment and peeped shini bgly out from
each of her tiny silver slippers as she
ran. The same dainty. glittering gems
sparkled In the FURNISHED setting Of her
wonderful hair.
Small wonder that even the sun was
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surprised at the gorgeousness of the
Two little maidens as they hurried along
TIL they came TO the waters edge.
FIoryset whose courage was greater
for the moment than that of her sister,
was the first to peer at her dazzling re-
hection In the shining lake. So Won
dertui was the vision that met her as
tonished gaze 1t seemed as though her
beauty's very radiance must melt the
fleecy blue of her garment into mist
The glory of a hundred sunsets seemed
to rest upon her hair The luster OF a
hundred lakes seemed reflected in her
eyes. The delicate blush of a garden
OF roses seemed to lay upon her soft
cheek. and the tint of myriad scarlet
poppies seemed to have lent bright cO;oT
to the bud OF her dainty lips. She had
greater beauty than the sun. moon. and
all the shining stars. She had greater
beauty than that of all the seasons OF
all the years She had greater beauty
than that Of all the flowers I'm all the
fields. and greater beauty than that of
all the princesses in all the worlds.
(TO BE CONTINUED)
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The Troubles of Jackie.

TT was a very comfortable home.
Mother Rabbit had carefully hol-
lowed out the burrow and made IT
coy with hay and dry leaves and
lined 1t with fur from her own breast
Yet those bunny babes were not salts
fed. 1T is too small" they said. Our
legs are always getting tangled up"
But as Mother Rabbit said. that was to
be expected. as there were seven babies
and each had four legs. Besides. Jackie
always made matters worse. He dit so
love to play tricks And how can a
fellow help it2'' Jackie would answer
when his eyes are shut so tight he
can't see a wink 1 wish they'd hurry
and open. / guess I'll rub them. Maybe
that will help" Rubbing. however. only
made them sore. so he soon stopped IT.
Then one day they opened all by them
selves, ard he was proud, indeed. But
very soon he found something TO
grumble about.
Don't take my fur" he sail ''It is
do stop complaining" answered his
mother. "A week ago you had no fur
at all. II will be as thick as mine in
time"
"WeT, my legs won't get any better,
anyhow" he went on. Just see them
My front ones are ever so much shorter
than my back ones Why aren't they
For shamer' cried his mother.
Nothing suits you. How could we rab-
bits take long jumps II our legs were all
the same size? You should see your
father jump"
''Our father2" cried all the Dummies
Have we a father2'
ITO be sure you have, replied Mrs.
Rabbit. When you are a little older
we will all go out to see him" After
this Mrs. Rabbit had very little peace
Jackie especially was always asking her
questions.
Il suppose 1t is because he has a
superior mind" she told herself. Never
theless. IL was very tiresome. At last
came the important day when the chill
dren were to see their father for the
first time. They had grown quite big
and were looking very pretty indeed With
their new grayish brown topcoats. their
whitish vests and their cunning little
upturned tails. Their father was very
proud when he saw them He was
big rabbit with long whiskers. and
very wise in rabbit ways. so of course
they learned many things from him.
He showed them how TO gnaw bark
so that their teeth. which were grow
ing all the time, might not get too
long, and how to hold their ears so
that they could hear the least sound
and run for cover. He also showed them
how to crouch down among the grass
and leaves and lie so std that an
enemy would never guess they were