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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-09-23
PAY LIQUOR LICENSE.
Dealers In Patent rIedlCines flust Paw
retailers rec.

Dealers In Patent f1ediclnes rlust Pay
Retailers rec.
Washington, Sept. 16.-The COM
missioner Of internal revenue has re-
versed ruling Of his department. made
many years ago and now decides that
the manufacturers Of medicines from
distilled liquors must take out licenses
as rectfiers and liquor dealers and
that druggists and others handling
them will have to pay the usual retail
dealers license
He authorizes collectors to impose
the special tax on manufacturers Of
every compound composed Of distilled
spirits, even though drugs have been
declared to have been added thereto,
"when their presence IL not discover
able by chemical analysis or it ID
found that the quantity Of drug in the
preparation is % small az to have no
appreciable effect on the liquor.
To prevent injustice being done the
ruling will not be put into effect until
December /, 1906.
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AFTER A LONG FIGHT.
senator clklns Gives Views on Rate
LEGISLATION Prospects.

Senator clklns Gives Views on Rate
Legislation Prospects.
New York, Sept. Ex-senator Ste
phen b. Elkins, Of West Virginia, IL
in New York, and has been in CONSUL
takion here with various railroad and
business men on the subject OF railroad
and tariff legislation to be considered
hv congress in the coming session.
AZ chairman Of the senate commit
see on interstate commssrce, Mr.. 81
kins will have charge Of all railroad
leeislation in che senate. He predicts
an : regulation bill will pass this
winter, but feels that prolonged ana
hitter fIRht viii ensue when the sab
ieot OF tasiR Legislation IL considered.
The senator said:
sThe committee on which am
chairman will frame . measure snis
vinter and IL prepared for it, work
and Nm meet two weeks IN advance
r the regular session for tho purpose
g prepafing bill. Every member o.
- commiftee knows exactly where ne
.st,nda 81 this question, and think ~
Deoember We viii have bill rsady
fnr introduction. regard revision o
tsies eooeion q beyond question.
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Throading . Needle.
This il not 90 much a trick ~ 1t Is
Z test of limberness and agility. Ev-
cry boy, unless he be a very STOUT boy,
or has very short arms and long legs,
should be able to do 1t easily after a
little practice, although at first 1t looks
very startling.
Get a thin stick, about three feet
long. Hold it before you with both
hands and, jumping into the air, try
to pass the stick beneath your feet
without letting 60 Of it with either
hand. It Is not 30 easy as 1t looks In
the picture, and at your first attempt
you will probably strike your ankles or
toes against the stick and knock 1t out
Of your hands.
On your second or third try you may
get your toes just over the stick. when,
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-09-23
SEA BIRDS ARE DISAPPEARING.

Many Species Have Become Extinct
and Others Are Threatened.
No one knows better than the sailor
or the shore hunter how the sea birds
may be exterminated and no one better
than the Indian or the trapper Of the
deep woods how sometimes the Wild
est and most abundant land species
may disappear. The wonderful great
aux. or garefowl, has. within the men,
DRY Of men now living, been hunted
from the face Of the earth 30 that tn
skins and eggs are now worth their
weight in gold. Practically the beauti-
full wild pigeon, which once darkened
the skies with its vast and cloud-like
night has met the same fate. though
small colonies Of 1t in remote spots un-
doubtedly still exist. The eastern pin
mated grouse IL also practically extinct.
In the Chatham islands alone, in the
Pacific, seventeen species of birds have
become extinct
On all the islands Of the sea and at
all the shore spots to which sea birds
resort the work of slaughter is being
carried on quite relentlessly. Largely
for purely humane reasons and Incl
dentally In the interest Of science the
National Association Of Audubon So
cieties is engaged in the work Of try
ing to save the sea birds from exter-
mination. Several species are being
systematically destroyed for their
feathers. Fashion, Of course, does not
care whether these beautiful creatures
are exterminated or not. The scarcer
they become up to the point Of their &C.
tual disappearance the greater are the
prices realized for their feathers ana
the deeper the Joy taken by the wearer
Of the ornament. And when at last they
are all gone-why, there will be an
other Of Gods creatures to put through
the same process.
This association has forty wardens
guarding some Of the key colonies Of
these sea birds. This may guarantee
them from total destruction at pres
ent, but does not insure the Inainte-
nance Of the birds Of the species In
question in such numbers az to render
their preservation sure. Instead Of
forty wardens the society ought to
have 8OO.-New York Mail.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-09-23

Total OF $I,77O,IJ7 to Be Raised
bV Taxation.

Olympia. Sept. 2l.-The state super.
tntendent has certified to the state
board Of equalization that the number
OF school children In the state is 2O7..
O99, as shown by the last school cen.
sus. The state board is required to
provide school funds amounting to not
less than SO. for each school child,
provided that the levy for school pur-
poses shall not exceed mills. The
state superintendent further certifiee
that the revenues to the school fund
from sources other than taxation for
the twelve months passed were $780,
853.
This deducted from total of $2,-
O7O, $50 required on basis of $40 fol-
each pupil, leaves q total of $1,77O,.
1877 to be levied by the state board.
II the assessed valuation az finally
adopted does not provide this amount
at levy Of mills, the amount levied
will necessarily be less. The board in
previous years has been able to raise
the amount by levying the maximum
Of 5 mills.
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plead Not GUILTY..

Portland, Or, Sept. &c. 8.
Smith, sheriff Of Crook county, and
Dr.. Van Gessner, q defendant in the
Van Gessner Btggs case, were afraign-
ed before the federal court yesterday
and asked to plead to an indictment
charigng them with having tempered
with government witnesses during the
first and second trials Of the William
SON. Van Gessner Biggs case. The men
both waived the reading Of the indict-
ment and pleaded not guilty. No time
has been set for trial.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-09-23
How swallows Drink.

OF course we know that swallows
drink az they skim over the surface
OF water. We have seen how here
and there the water ripples on pond
when swallows are gracefully skim
ming to and fro. One day ! sat down
beside Z small pond where, every even
ing, many barn swallows came to
battle and drink on the surface OF the
CLASSY water. With sketch-book and
pencil in hand, I closely watched the
birds; and you may imagine my de-
light to see just how they managed
to touch and dip up the water a. they
came within Z few steps Of me. You
see, the swallow takes up water In its
lower bill, Just as you would dip up q
little water in a spoon or in the hollow
Of your hand while You glided over the
surface in a boat. Only the under
half OF the open bill touches the wa
ter; il the upper half were also to
touch, the water would be forced ont
on either side instead Of being scooped
ND into the bill.-St. Nicholas.
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NcWSpApeox r.. -. -
advertising Canlo1lea ee.,,..,.
TOR Great Sucrese

s..'o 1emoelea aespons,n,,
Tor Great Success
Portland, Or, San. 81 8.
S AZ Lsw's ana Clask s1pouition i ~.
ols1lne g 2 close. Il 3 : m.se.- 80 -
MuOn elannOation 70 the msIsss,,..s ..
tnes ~ point Of attendance ~. 1890 $500
saon nae bean : noteworthy 49,. -
que N 2 largo measure g s.. s..ss..,,
aroused BY intellieent advsres..- - :
nallloao seatistics chow that "a ooo
e1curn 2 tickets to tho Pacieo $3.50 49,.
~eso soid this year prior 60 sent.mh..
from points east Of the Miss,s.,ss.
fiver, and that $3.50 were Ma r &"
parsons who visited the expoaitior
Inc Newspaper advertisino caro-.,..
vas oirecsed fully % much with tSs
1ae. OF interesting the people "a the
Fscnc Northwest a. In the exno.;t;on
which was to be held to exploits FL =.
sources. -' - TO
The expedition has reaped an .hrra
ant harvest from this policy. Ths -
'al number Of admissions registered Il
now IN excess Of 900. 900, showinr an
average OF l7,200 day. Il this a..
tendance continues until the clo.a tha
exposition will have made an attand.
ance record better than that made hv
sne Iransmsississippi exposition at
omaha, which il generally conceded
to have bean the most SUCCESSFUL Of ali
the lesser worlds fairs.
ibis accomplishment ID seen to be
even more remarkable when it is con-
sidered that within 500 miles-a dav'a
1ourney-of Omaha are Is ,OO0, 900 peo-
pie. while the population within q aim.
i a radius OF Portland Is only 1,so0,-
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-09-23
AGREEMENT IS NEAR
NORWAY AND SWEDEN APPROACH
UNDERSTANDING.
SAID Compromise Has Been reached
Regarding rronfIer rortresscs.
They Win BE DIsarmed, end
Oiher Questions WIN Re Arb,.
trated.

harlstad, Sept. 1.-THE first official
announcement indicating that the del.
egates OF Norway and Sweden were ap-
preaching an understanding in their
EFFORT TO establish modus vivendi for
the countries as separate governments
was given out last night at the close Of
the joint session Of the delegates. The
announcement reads:
THE probabilities are that in the
near future negotiations can be Drought
to definite result
This somewhat cryptic announce
ment 10 accepted as indicating that the
negotiations having reached a stage
wnere an agreement 10 in sight, q re-
sort to arms, which might have in.
solved other powers, may safely be
considered to be ont Of the question.
At this hour the delegates and other
ofdcials decline to throw further light
on the subject Of the negotiations,
which will be resumed toady.
Karlstad, Sept. 18.-The Norwegian
and Swedish delegates met in CONFER
ence twice yesterday and adjourned
until today. The question Of fortiflca-
tions IL still oeing discussed, and some
unforeseen difficulties have appeared.
It 10 expected the discussion will be
concluded Wednesday and tho prelim-
mary result will be submitted to the
riksdag and the storthing. The riks-
days approval Of tho negotiations il
sure, but that of the storthing is doubt
full. and especially if the Norwegian
delegates yield on the questions con-
cernina the forts.
The Swedish commissioners intimat-
ed their willingness to meet the desire
of the Norwegian commissioners for
the simultaneous treatment of both
questions at issue by Offering to allow
the stipulation regarding an arbitra-
ton treaty to form part of an agree
ment for the demolition of the forts
and to como into force at the same
time.
Since then details regarding the
question of demolishing the fortressea
have been under discussion, but the
situation is now clear and there is ev.
cry hope that it will have q rapid and
satisfactory solution.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-09-23
FEDERAL DECISION IS
IN FAVOR Of CHINESE

Wheeling, w. Va. Sept. 2O.-In the
United States court here Judge Dayton
discharged from custsody Yee Gee Yu.
q Chinese laundryman, who had been
indicted for violation Of the Chinese
exclusion act. It was shown that he
was q merchant in Boston before com.
ing here, and not laborer.
In giving his decision, Judge Day
ton, who was recently appointed to
the bench. after serving ten years in
congress, said:
eft was merely q question Of present
expediency TO meet the demands OF the
Western country to shut ont the Chi
nese, that the exclusion laws were
passed. We might as well admit that
some bad legislation gets upon the
statute books, enacted by congress al
well a. by our state legislatures. There
cannot be any question about the pro-
pr,ety, and always fels the necessity
Of passing laws restricting certain
masses Of foreign Immigrants, but
never GOULD understand why that 70
striction should be placed upon the
Chinese and not be placed lpon Ital'
ians, Slavs, Hungarians and the South
Of Europe laborer, just a. obnoxious &c
this country a. the Chinese. Ano
while the Chinese exclusion laws are
upon the books, our gates have been
opened 20 those other GLASSES OF labor
ers. This court, a. far as he can, pro.
moses TO construe for the Chinaman,
and against the government, because
he thinks it Is an unjust discflmins'
ton. -
ar think I have done two things 10
my congressional career that wa
ashamed Of; one was voting Tor sne
oleomarearine bill, and the other wal
votnio for this Chinese exclusion law.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-09-23
Underwriters SPLIT ON
RESOLUTION OF CENSURE

cl. as''lord, Conn.,, Sept. 21.-A sharp
ds1s su between Western and Eastern
sone' a'es at the convention of the Ma
s,s ua' association of Life Underwrit-
,OOcurred yesterday afternoon.
D. a. resolution of censure offered by
and ' 81 j. J. Raleigh, of Sc. Louis,
anoo 'lmea at Irregularities in insur-
n;sos ''tcles, was the issue which was
thu. 'u ~nen the executive committee,
cOnras us secretary, submitted to the
rsso,e u'lon report on the Raleigh
90. : Ibis report was as follows:
comm;a MS the sense of your executive
by a' that the resolution offered
ciat;oS ''ogate from the st. Louis asso-
tbi. should not be considered BY
sraso convention, and that the oonsid-
ton - VI that or any similar resolu-
pronas unwarranted and outside the
cist; e, province of the National Asso-
Thu OF Life Underwriters"
with os committee report was received
sided ~ When the noise had SUBJ
sross =. y. W. Van Tuyl of Minneapolis
suumh.ssp speak. He said he represented
ttom .S OF those whose views differed
nittas u0 report Of the executive COM
marks h. after a few preliminary re-
coasa s depend for all we get on public
hke vsa e' and if we fail now il will
"lin,rs TO regain ourselves.
spassad sumo reasonable resolution
lines Of 10y oy this association along the
hon 3. mat suggested BY the dsleeate
sent ont - Louis a resolution will b
signed ~ ~ the press Of the country
afavo. sa the names of man Who are
tie orio;U =. the principle embod30d 81
saad -. usl resolutions. We VIII not
@tssnss,o pad loans, Cambon dinnms
'er Of securities.n
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~
friend once entered the studio OF
George Inness, the American landscape
painter, while he was at work and re-
marked that the picture on the easel
seemed to him much better than Ger
tain former works Of the artist.
"Rightv' said Inness. This IL going
to be one Of my best things, and the
reason il that have had the good luck
to break my right arm and am Obliged
to paint with my left hand. You see.
he added, showing his right hand In q
sling. this hand had become 80 darned
clever that could not catch up with
II and It painted away without me.
while this hand"-showing the left
Nth which he held his brush-is
awkward and can do nothing without
me-"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-09-23
Washington O,f Crop.

Bellingham, Sept. 18.-Washington's
oet crop this year will bring to the
farmers between $4,000, 900 and $2.-
SOC, 900, and the cat growers Of What
com, Skagit and San Juan counties
will receive about $500, 900 Of this To-
tai. The estimates of the growers and
buyers place the crop for the entire
state ct approximately $500, 900 BUSH
els, Of which Skagit county il credited
with $50, 900 bushels, Whatcom county
liz, 900, and San Juan county with At
least 100, 600 bushels.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-09-23
Nebraslka Ncars Completion.

Seattle, Sept. 16.-Mr. Frank Moran
10 authority for the statement that the
big battleship Nebraska, which 10 un-
der construction at the Moran Iron
Works, Il moro than so pr cent COM
pleeed. He stateS that within the next
two months the vessel viii Be near
enough done for builders' trial trip.
All the hull armor IL In plaoe, the
machinery st up. and al that r.
mains 10 b finished II tho supeGstxuc-
tuIs, which Il, comparatively. simple
task.
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rARrsrps TO Join UNION.
rllddle States to Be Organized %
Au,erlcan federation.

Chicago. Sept .21.-The farmers o.
Illinois. wisconsin, Indiana and other
adjacent states may organise and AMI
- vith the American Federation OF
Labor ct the coming conversion =
November. u.-
The nroiect u finding favor IN VIZ
consin. according 30 J. ". Norton :
Chicaeo labor leadsr. Morton says
tia farmers arc enthusiasttc over ene
rl.n s organise and control the price
OF their produces. ~.
The organisatfon VIII % oaaleu -. ~
American Society Of Equity ana e.
workinas viii b along ehe unes =
che sooialistiO theory.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-09-23

Florida Water and the Lions.
We had often heard that animals
were very fond Of perfumes. So Ma
mie and saved our pennies and
bought a bottle Of Florida water,
which we took with US to the zoo. You
Just ought to have heard the racket in
the lion house. 1t was very near their
dinner time and they were all very
hungry. The old lion and his wife
were prancing around their cage, roar
Ing with all their might. Their noise
startled the puma, and when he began
he started the panther. It was, as
sure you, pandemonium let loose.
So Mamie poured half Of tho Florida
water on piece of raw cotton and
threw 1t In the Hons cage. He stopped
his noise, shifted at it and acted just
like Z good-natursd puppy dog. He
rolled over and over with his four big,
strong legs In the air. He was per
fectly happy and forgot that he was
hungry. Then Mrs. Lion came up and
had 4 roll; and he never once snarled
at her, 40 he 30 often does. They both
were as nice and quiet az two pussy
cats. Mamie and didn't regret hav-
ing spent our money on the perfume
Lottie Canheld, in Our Dumb Animals.
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your nanOs ana 10! you are stanOln8
with both feet on It!
If you keep at It. you will soon
learn the knack Of 1t, which is in NOV
ing your arms just far enough to pass
the stick beneath your feet at just
the proper moment. Then, when you
are an expert at this, try it backward,
holding the stick behind you and bring
ing it beneath your feet to its old 20
sition in front
When you can do both these with
ease, try the feat on some Of your
friends, and when, at their first at
tempts, they pronounce it impossible,
surprise them by doing it both for
ward and backward.
White Rabbits az Pets.
what do white rabbits most like to
eat?' Almost everything They are
not In the least fussy as to diet. For
that reason, and for their attractive
appearance and playful ways, they
make excellent pets. Always have an
ample supply Of good, clean hay and
oats before them. Good green food
once or twice day, and only in guam
ties that will all be eaten. II at any
feeding they do not eat all you give
them, omit the next feeding, and then
give less thereafter. They are fond
Of almost any kind Of grain or vegeta
ble-in fact, any thing that cow or
sheep will eat; and they will devour
almost any wild plant, except poison
Ivy or wild parsnip. Among the favor
ite delicacies OF the summer are clover,
dandelion, plantain, blackberry briers
and blackberry leaves.
Give them water once or twice
day. Some dealers and breedersi may
tell you not to do this; but II you love
your pets, pay not the slightest atten-
ton to such advice. It is cruel treat
ment. Hay should be kept In rack
on the side Of the hutch; oats, In a
"self-feeder" or in firm dish that will
not tip over easily. Clean tho hutch
frequently, and cover the floor with 4
light layer of sawdust or Of flne shaw.
inss.-St. Nicholas.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-10-24

In spite of the fact that the farm
ers are securing better prices than
they did last year. it is said that the
cotton crop this year will be the most
expensive that has been raised in
Arkansas for several years. A we'll
known planter who resides in this
city, said yesterday that he had been
compelled to plow his cotton fields
eight times this year, While in ordi-
oient. In addition to this local cot
ton men say that il has been found
that it requires more seed cotton to
make a 500-pound bale this year than
ordinarily This is due to the pecu-
liar weather conditions Of the early
part of the season. Taking all of these
things into consideration, it is de-
clared that the farmers will make less
off their cotton this year than they
would ordinarily at a lower price.
In spite of the call made upon the
farmers by the Southern Cotton assO-
citation and others farmers organiza-
tons to hold their cotton for 1 cents,
has been heavy movement of cotton
recently.
Reports from the cotton market in
d:cate that the operators are becoming
convinced that the crop will be unus
ually short this year and it is said that
little attention is paid now to any es
innate of more than 10.5O0,O00 bales.
Lonsdale and company Of Little Rock
have made an estimate of 10,30O,00
bales. This estimate is based upon
a careful analysis of the present cOndi-
tions and is based upon figures show
ing the average yield for the past 25
years Considerable attention was
paid to this estimate when it was
made public in New York.
Capt. T. p Brashear of the steamer
Henry Sheldon, who has returned to
Pine Bluff after Carrying a cargo of
cotton from Augusta to Rosedale,
Miss. has reported that in his opinion
the crop between Pine Bluff and the
Mississippi river will not be more
than 40 per cent of an average crop.
Fc also reports that little Gotten is be-
ing moved in southeast Arkansas.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-10-24
AN EMBLEM BESMIRCHED
APpRoPRiATEs THE ENVELOPE LeTTERHEAo OF
THE HISTORICAL COMMITTEE Y. c. V POLITICAL
PURPOSES,
LITTLE ROCK.

tacking Attorney General Rogers aud
giving what the 2overonr sees fit to
designate a full explanation of that
Hot Springs transaction.
Who has authorized the governor to
use the L. c. V. letter head in his at
tacks on Mr. Rogers? Who has a,l-
thorized him to use this sacred en-
blem for political purposes? The pur
pose will be evident to any one. An
old eX-Confederate in one of the back
counties gets a circular from the gov
ernor enclosed in an envelope upon
which appears the colored emblem of
the Z. C. V. He looks at the emblem
and thinks that the circular has the
endorsement of the order or the gov
ernor could not use it. The result
will be apparent. Envelopes with
this letter head containing the gov
ernor's circular have been sent the
Democrat They are at the disposal
of members of the u. G. V. If that
organization will stand for any such
trickery we are very much mistaken
in the temper of the men who control
:+.-Little Rock Democrat.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-10-24
SAYS McALL is DEEPLY IN DEBT
ST. Louis Director of New York Life
Agencies Tells Of Woe.

Kansas City, Mo-, Oct. 24.-Fifty-
two representatives. of the New York
ife. Insurance company, present at the
meeting of the agents held at the
Midland hotel here, learned from
Hamilton Cooke, director of agencies
at st. Louis, that their president, John
A. Mccall was not rich man. He is
deeply in debt, according to Mr..
Cooke, but he has protected his fam
lily by carrying insurance on his life
to the amount of $50O000. Mr.. Cooke
explained that Mr.. McCall's home is
heavily mortgaged. John T. Boone
confirmed the statement that Mr.. Nc
Cali is deply in debt 1t developed
later that the mOrtgaged home cost
Mr.. Mccall $450,000. and that it
encunbcTed to the extent of 100000