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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-05-06

and 0vertures OF peace. But wha,
these were Of no avail and the war baa
come, there was no man in Geory,,
more ready than Stephens to do hi,
full duty toward the State in which h.
had been born and the Confederacy IN
whose principles he believed.
II opposed secession" was his statA
ment ''as question Of policy. and
not one Of right. When the State "a.
coded against my judgment, 1 thought
my ultimate allegiance was due to he,
and I preferred to cast my fortune.
and destiny with her and her peons
rather than take any other course
even though 1t may lead to my self.
sacrifice and her ruin. In accepting
a position under the new order Of
things Stephens had been appointed
the Vice President of the Confederacy
tiny sole object was to do all thu
good I could In preserving and perpet
uating the principles of liberty as e..
tablished under the constitution of tn.
United States"
No one can doubt the sincerity of tho
man who gave all that Alexander Ste
phens did for the cause that he had
espoused.
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WORK IN HARBoR BUILDING

Construction Of a Big Deep Ocea.
Breakwater at San Pedro, Cal.
San Pedro, Cal, is about 100 miles
north Of the Mexican boundary and
few miles south Of Los Angeles. When
California had to have a new harbor
somewhere a board Of government en-.
gineers, in 1897, decided that San
Pedro had the best natural advantages
for constructing one. The result Of
their work shows that a harbor can be
built almost anywhere II enough mon.
ey is expended. Congress appropriated
1900, 600 for the San Pedro break.
water, extending $500 feet in length
in the ocean, and for dredging behind
It.
The breakwater is sort of continu.
alton Of Point Fermin, to the east.
ward. It was planned to comprise two
straight arms, connected by a curve
l 800 feet long, of 1910 feet radius
the westerly arm to be 5000 feet long
and the easterly arm $500 feet long.
A gap Of 1900 feet was left between
It and the shore, but this gap was
crossed by railway of tremendous
strength, to enable the contractors to
dump rocks for the breakwater.
The total amount of rock required,
according to the government specffca'
lions, Ii 2,2O6,983 tons, of which 1t Is
estimated 10000 are yet to be put IN
place. For some time the contractors
have been dropping the rock at the rate
Of $4,000 tons a month, or four tons
a minute, at cost Of $0.S44 ton. AT
the beginning the dumping took place
In twenty-feet Of water; to-day inc
contractors are making bigger splasnes
In fify-two feet of water. The rocks
are often 30 large that only two OF
them can be put on one car. There Is
a year and a half Of dumping aneau'
but already a harbor of refuge
formed, where vessels can lie In sale'
ty In all sorts Of weather, behlno
rock line above high water.
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furnish your Judge with unexceptionabls
references ~ to your moral character,
that would be enough to give. You two
years on the treadmill, besides the loss
of all the money l have promised you.
Let Us carry my plan to successful
conclusion, and will sign a deed to pay
you five hundred year for life. should
not think it would take you long to de-
eide between the two pictures"
"Speak out, and let me know what you
want" said Montgomery. uneasily. :
"You-to help me to get rid Of both
Judith and Clarav' cried Rodwell, bold
~. Suppose that the house should catch
on 6re-houses do catch on fire, you
know, sometimes. without any one dis
covering the cause, and people frequently
are lost in such fires"
"This is abominablev' cried Montgom-
cry.
$50 I thought, at first. The house Is
heavily insured, too; we could share the
insurance money between u.s."
"But what purpose could such fear
full crime serve? You would not dare
confess to your uncle that the girl was in
your house; and, unless you could prove
would be useless to you
81 have thought Of all that. If this
thing could be arranged, should drive
of to Morley's at once, tell him that
had traced my cousin, taken her under
my protection, lodged her safely~in the
Manor House, offer to drive him over
there at once. When we arrive there it
would be heap Of cinders."
Montgomery shuddered as he listened
to the diabolical ingenuity of this horri-
bic plot
"But how would you account for the
girls disappearance-for your meeting
with herr" he asked.
I'm hundred waysw was the reply.
Before she ran away from home, she
betrayed symptoms Of incipient insan-
ity. The actions and adventures of such
people cannot be measured by the stand
ard Of everyday life.''
What part do you want me to play
in the tragedy?' asked Montgomery.
Il should have to go over to my uncle.
You would do the restr'
well. give me little time to think
over it."
II will give you half an hour" said
Rodwell, looking at his watch. He was
perfectly calm and self-possessed. His
face was stern and resolved. He left
the room, and Montgomery heard the
key turn in the lock-
(To be continued,
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be much snow on his hair. He won
dered II she had been holding his head
In her lap.
Don't think Of it. 1t isn't pleasant.
Anyway, it would have been my oMn
fault IL I had been. 1 was trespass-
Ing"
Eyes, that's just It," cried the girl,
eagerly. "You know these are private
grounds, and 1 never thought for a
moment that there could be any one
on the road. How did you get past the
gatesY'
Il didn't get past" replied Stafford,
calmly: THE person with the dog
who guards the gates informed me
that couldn't get past, SO conclud-
ed not to argue with him. / walked
down the highway, mile or so, and
climbed over the stone wall"
ITS such high WALL"
Stafford laughed. Some vagrant
lines required to him from the Capu-
let orchard, lines about loves u9ht
wings and high walls.
II didn't exactly climb over 1t. I
tried the nearest tree and dropped
over. 1t was very simple"
"OhT She looked down at him In 4
puzzled fashion. He hardly appeared
to belong to the tramp genus, but his
methods were decidedly tramp-like.
did you want to see any one up at
the house?"
"Well, I did," Stafford confessed
cheerfully. But they wouldn't let me
IN, 80 was going back BY way Of the
gates this time"
The girl laughed, Z tribe nervous
", and drew on her gloves.
They'll have to let you In this
time, because mean to take you back
with me. Lift the gentleman ii. please.
Andrew"
Stafford managed to suggest some
thing about going TO the hotel ct IN
ionport- he would be al right there
he could wire to New York when the
chauffeur raised him. and with the
tush Of sudden agonixing pain thers
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-05-06
FOR INJURIES RECEIVED.

= AM so sorry" said the girl.
Don't mention it," responded
Stafford.
care you badly hurt? Can you stand
up"
Stafford made an effort to rise. 1t
was curious. There was no particular
pain, but so far as any usefulness or
sense Of feeling went, he might as well
have had no legs at all.
II don't believe can," he said. 'Its
awkward, isn't it? Did you run clear
over me?'
''Oh, dear, I don't know. 1t was
the snow, and l was in hurry.
didn't even know that you were in the
road at all until the machine hit you
and Jumped. 1t might have gone over
you. Just think If hadskilled your
Stafford looked up at her with con-
tented, speculative interest. He was
bareheaded. His hat lay about 100
feet down the road, at least what there
was left of it. There did not seem to
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-05-06
IT.s UP TO you. NY SON.

There are two trails in life, my boy;
One leads to height OF fame.
To honor, glory, peace, and JOY,
And one to depths of shame;
And you can reach that glorious height
Its honors can be won
Or you can grope in shame's dark night
It's up to you, my son.
One trail is strewn with labor's flowers
With sharp thorns here and there;
One leads through wicked pleasure bow
That to the eye are fair.
One trail ascends, and day by day
You climb-you cannot run
And one is down hill all the way
It's up to you, my son.
Stern duty guards the upper trail
Exacts obedience, too
And he who treads it cannot fail
To win, if he be true;
But tickle folly, gay with smiles,
Rules DER the other one
And leads to ruin with her wiles-
It's up to you, my son.
At the end of one long trail you'll find
That all the tears and means
And ,galling cares you left behind
Were needed stepping stones;
And at the others end you'll see
Your pleasures, one by one,
But led you on to misery
Sup to you, my son.
At partings of the trails you stand,
A: early manhood's gate;
Your future lies in your own hand
Will it be low or great?
If now you choose the trail of Right,
When you the height have won
You'll bask in Honor's fadeless light
It's up to you, my son.
denver Post.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-05-06
LIQUID Metal Polfsh.

Take eight ounces OF Spanish whit,
Ing, which must be perfectly free from
grit, and put in one quart OF gasoline.
Shake up the whiting and gasoline
thoroughly. You will notice the whit.
ing settles Immediately, leaving the
liquid as clear a. water. TO remedy
this and. further. to make it q better
polish agent, add to each quart OF
the mixture thirty-two drops Of oleic
acid-no more, no less. Shake again.
and the whiting VIII not settle. Apply
to gold, silver, nickel, brass, glass 81
any kind Of metallic surface with !
piece OF cotton flannel rubbing wen.
Polish with piece Of same cloth
Blacksmith and Whselwrisht
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tarily severed ~.
connections with !,
IN 1859. After hi.
retirement from
Washington he had
determined not Ia
again be drawn in.
to the conflict that
was agitating tn.
country. He va,
opposed to violent
measures of di..
union.
From his retire.
ment he constsn,lv
advised moderate,
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-05-06
SHIPS BUILT BY SAvAGES,
South Sea Islanders Are ExDert in M,

South Sea Islanders Are Expert in Ma.
rine Architecture.
In the Marshall group of islands in
the south seas is little atoll Of coral
known as Likieb atoll. 1t is hundreds
of miles away from any other island,
and the natives go half naked like the
other jewellers Of the south seas. But
they have learned one great civilized
art, just the same, and that is the art
Of building ships.
About forty years ago Portuguese
sailor was landed there from a whal.
ing ship. When his vessel sailed away
he remained behind, for the lazy
charm of the Pacific island life had
tempted him and he had decided to
leave the restless sea and live the rest
of his days on the warm, sleepy
beaches, where no one worked
Soon he married the daughter Of a
chief and became a trader. After
many years an American captain WIS.,
tied the islands during a trading voy-
age in the south seas and when his
vessel shortly afterward became I'M
seaworthy he set to work on the beach
to build a new one.
The Portuguese whaler's two sons
helped him and learned a great deal
about the operation. The island had
fine, hard wood on it, just the kind of
timber that shipbuilders value because
it will not rot or waterlOg readily The
captain at last succeeded in finishing a
good 4O-tOn schooner and sailed away
in her.
Before long the two boys had begun
to teach the natives something of what
they had picked up and soon, instead
of the primitive canoes and dugouts
that the Marshall islanders have been
using for centuries, the folk of the
Likieb atoll began to build canoes
made Of carefully fashioned lumber
and pinned together with rivets.
Now there is real shipyard on this
little speck lost in the wide Pacific
A high roof under the palms ON the
beach greets the mariner and when he
lands he sees vessels, modern tools
lying around and everything looking
just as it does in a shipyard anywhere
on the American coast, only instead of
workmen in overalls he sees dark ma
tives with hardly any clothing.
The wood from which the knees and
timbers are cut comes from an island
on the western side of the lagoon. It
is called kauoe and is extremely hand
some, looking much like black walnut.
1t has the valuable property of grow
ing harder as it grows older and makes
fine vessels.
Tools-all Of them Of the best kind
wood for spars, etc, are shipped to
Likieb atoll now from New Zealand
and the boats that are turned out in
the savage island have been compared
with American and English built YES
sells that have touched at the place and
found to be excellent in every respect.
The savage shipbuilders have a
queer scale of prices If chief wants
schooner of, say, IL tons, built for
him, they charge him $1,000 for 1t, but
If poorer person wants the same
kind of vessel they will charge many
hundred dollars less. They do this
quite openly and explain it by saying
that the chief being rich can afford to
pay more than poor person for the
same thing.-Washington Post.
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ADVANTAGE in Kane.s.

"Sally's father said her beau should
never step foot in the house again.
said the Kansas girl
s.Then suppose she had to give
him up?" Intercepted her chum.
No. indeed She entertains him In
the cyclone cellar"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-05-06
4 Little Lesson
IN Patriotism

Let our object b our countr
whole country. and nothing but s sul
country. -Daniel Webster. 'u'
Alexander II. Stephens had be..
member Of the national HOUSE - n !
resentatives from 1643 till ha ~.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-05-06

O'Hooligan-Be yez tn ginue or.
thot advertised in tn paper TOT
ter, SORT ...tA
Hotel Proprietor Yes; but 20 :,
that al applicants must be maue "
mail. res
O'Hooligan Begorry, an. 40 ',.Ssr
think It Do be q female Ofm a
lookin' lOik?
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-05-06

Few persons have courage enough t.
appear as good as they really ara.
Haro,
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-05-06

No Alonso5 It isnst proper = az !
giri tor i kiss until aftsr Jon have
fakon e
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-05-06
CHAPTER XVIII.

LIN AA v Ill.
Little less than an hours furious driv-
ing brought Montgomery and his COM
panion into a suburban district. They
pulled up before a handsome villa resi-
dence. A gentleman, who had evident
ly been watching for their coming, ap-
peared at the door.
"How long you have beenw he said,
irritably.
Come as fast as horsefesh could go,
sir" answered the man, respectfully.
Just look at the mare, sir: she's for
all the world as IL you had chucked
buckets O. water over her!''
''This way, Montgomery" said Mr.
John RodwelEfor it was he.
He led the way into a back parlor.
Read that" he said, handing Mont
gomery telegram.
From Jonathan Rodwell, Morley's
Hotel. to John Rodwell:
Can l have the use of your House in
Essex for a short time? Police have
got a trace Of Clara in that direction.
Telegraph reply
Montgomery gave a low whistle as he
read these words. That's awkwardw
he calculated.
What a FOOLS remark exclaimed
Rodwell, irritably; its ruin, destruc-
ton! What can be done? Can YOU de-
wise any scheme? 1 have telegraphed
to say that 1 will be with him this even
ing"
And then what do you mean tn do7n
THAT is precisely what 1 want tn talb
over with you. You see by that taIo-
gram that the police have discoyered !.
clue, and we know that the cline ia IN
the right direction. The hope of eain;no
the reward will wonderfully sharnen
their scent. Perhaps. while we are ait
ting here, they have spotted the yerv
house"
He paused, expecting an answer. hut
Montgomery. with an unmoyed face 70
manned silent.
L must tell you." he went on .th.t
before this girl was brought home T w..
regarded as my uncle's heir. Rnt he
became infatuated with this sillv doll
and left everything to her. except a nal
try annuity. Well. the girrs inte,Iect
was always weak, and az she grew older
this weakness merged almost into idiocv
One night she disappeared, no ona Lnev.
whittier. Ny uncle was almost frantic
rewards were offered; the rural polica
put upon the search; ponds. river
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1905-06-15
Vol. 10. No. 81,
rANEY COUNTY REPUBLICAN
BY W. II. AND X. b. PRICE,
Taney County

TANEY is the fourth county from the west
line of the state in the extreme southern
tier, and so bordering on Arkansas and en-
loying to its fullness the wonderful climate
Of the Sunny Side" of the Ozarks, where the
temperature rarely touches zero In winter and the
nights In summer are always cool enough to make
sleep u delight
The county contains $50 square miles ii2O0O
acres, of which about $1,000 acres are under i'm.
provement The soil varies from the rich aliuyial
bottoms to the strong limestone soils OF the rldg
cS, producing successfully wheat, ON which the
county was awarded the silver medal ut the Lou
isiana Purchase exposition, corn second to none,
IA stalk grown this season on display IN this onice
measuring IL feet In lengthy potatoes, cotton.
melons, tame grasses, berries, fruits vegetables,
IN fact everything excep, tropical products Pears
and peaches do especially well.
The surface is rugged and picturesque, covered
with forests and trayersed by streams ot spark
ling clearncss, among them the beautiful White
river famed for its scenery and Its tinny tribes
including the gamey black bass aud jack salmon
while the wooded expanses abound In small game
OF various kinds, including fox raccoon, opossom,
squirrel, quail and turkey, aiiorIing abundant
recreation with rod and gun.
The population of the county by the last census
was O,l27, only Two Of whom were colored and
ali but ~ American born. The county tax is but
tO cents on the SlUO, aud there Is practically no
county debt, Wood for fuel is plentiful and cheap,
selling IN Forsyth for NJ u wagon-lOad with side
boards. Church and school facilities are fair and
increasing, many Of the schools manifesting such
spirit of up-to-date-ness as 10 provide libraries
for the use of pupils. Improved farms are valued
ut $40 To so an acre while unimproyed lands can
be had ut II to S. There are still about 5000
acres Of government lands, subject 10 homestead
or cash entry. The county is finely watered, the
White river alone winding in and out for about II
hundred miles within Its borders.
There Is considerable timber OF commercial val.
. uc, including hickorys swhteoak, walnut, pine and
cedar, and vast mineral wealth, as indicated by
the little prospecting that has been DONE Our
mi inplu ip m N uptyuI
ese, copper, lead and zinc In their multitudinous
forms, silver and gold. recent prospecting showing
the presence of both In paying quantities, all OF
which will afford matchmaking opportunities to
men OF means, judgment aud energy.
In no spot on earth, perhaps, can poor man
easily acquire home and make living and
any man Who is honest and energetic will be vel
coined, be he rich or poor, The railroad, (Whlte
River line Of the Missouri Pacidc,) is just reach
ing US for the first time, and freight and pass
enscr steamer will be put on the river next sum
mcr, greatly stimulating activity in every direc-
ton, and sending values upward Now is the
time TO get in right and reap the benefits.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1905-06-15
CHURCHES.

STONE CnkPKL foRsYTH.
M. E.--scryices first Sunday In each month,
morning and evening. REv. 4 u. GgIrfiN.
Union Sunday School every sunday morning Of
10 O'Clock. You are welcome.
LAURA JoHHsos. Sec. W.,H, PsIcE. sup.
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ITO be continued J

The original is always the best-imi.
tations are cheap. Bees Laxative
Honey and Tar is the orig inal Laxative
Cough Syrup. It is different from all
others lit is better than all others, be-
cause it cures ali coughs and colds and
leaves the system stronger than before.
The letter b in red is on every package.
Sold by J. a. Lamb, druggist, Taney-
vile.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1905-06-15

TU INUA1,
Ordered by the court that the follow
ing lands be assessed to the following
persons, for taxes of l9cl, said assess
ment TO be for one ormore years, not to
exceed five years, viz;
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1905-06-15
81 a Year in Advance.

WJLawrence, hf lot ne 22I1S,
at 81 % an acre.
JosClayton, w hf lot NV 324ls,
at Sl,25 an acre.
AJCook, W hf lots and 3, NV 3 "a
IS, at Sl.25 an acre.
WmSherman, ne So "a Is, ..... 80
Jonn Archer, o hf lot NV q }e,
at Sl.25 an acre.
Hiram Lawson, W sw Q "A 49,. ...... 100
WJHicks, Sc NV II "a Is, ....... 80
OLBreckline, sw sc Is "a Is, ..... 30
WJJohnson, 80 acers sw Sc 20 "A
Is, at Sl.25 an acre.
WWPatterson, sw NV u "a 49,. 90
HTLangmaid, Sc NV u "a Is, ..... 80
Martin Crantield, ne % "A 49,. 100
Ira Lawson, W NV % "a Is, ........ 100
John Burns, ne "a "a Is, ....... 100
WCScott, - acre NV NV p "A lS,. 80
JMBeddingfeld sw sw "A l9.... so
JPLee G hf lot ne "a 19........ 30
JesseGilden hf lot ne . "A l9... so
JPLee hf lot NV = a 10 ...... 80
TLHammonds II acres ne sc II "A 10 %
JALathrop sw NV - "A l9........ 80
Ordered that the following lands be
assessed for all the years taxable and
IN tho rroper owpnr at Al cS nm onro
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1905-06-15

Prof. Anguin, the new owner and
editor OF the Ozark Republican, makes
a very readable paper, but his rid e.
formed spelling induces pain.
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CONTINUED TO PAGE FoUR.)
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1905-06-15
SOCIETIES

MASONIC.
$. T. and ~ NJ Forsyth Lodge No. .i53, meets
on Saturday upon or after the full moon in
each month. }. W. DICKINSON, W. NJ
j. w POWELL, Sec.
A. Y, and A. NJ. - kirbyvilie Lodge No. IA
meets ON saturday night upor or next before
the full moon in each month.
q W VASzASDT. w M.
+ ID. JACKSON, Sec.
A. +. and A. M--Cla1lin Lodge, No. 229, Pro-
TEN, Mo. meets on or before the full moon In
each month Z. a. JAMES, W Nj.
S.-Chnpter No. -! meets first and third
Thursdays in each month
Mrs 5. A. WEATntgMAS. W. NJ.
R,C. FoED, W. Z. a II. PARRISH, Sec.
wooDMEN
Nj W. A,--Forsyth Camp No. $3.50 meets on
Tuesday upon or ilrst following the full moon
j. v. BALpwis, Head Consul.
q. II G1,ooa. Clerk.
ODD yELLows
100 F.-Garrison Lodge, NO. CAS-, meets
second and fourth Saturday nights
|. .. o. F.-Bradleyville Lodge. NJ. 2g3,
meets lirs, and third saturday nights.
j. A BLAiE, y. q.
TOO. F.--Swan Lodge No 5Ss, Taneyville,
Mo, meets every Thursday night
D Z RANKIs. n G.
b. J. BUTLER, Sec
10 o. F.-Beayer Lodge, 40 67S. Kissee
Mills. Mo-. meets Saturday nights before sec
ond aud fourth Sundays
W. l.. JOHNSON, n. &.
90. II Golden Rod Rebecca Lodge, No
an Tane. Vile, Mo, meets every Tuesday
night SARAH + PIERCE. n. q
EMMA IAsKts, Sec
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-11-07
GOOD TRIP FOR THE SHELDON.

The Henry Sheldon arrived from
Little Rock this morning at 9:l5. IL
brought in $4,000 shingles and five
cords of wood blocks. Capt. Brashear
says that his steam; boat will remain
in the Pine Bluff and Little Rock
trade. leaving Little Rcck on Mondays
a, 12 IN. and Pine Bluff on Wednes-
DAYS at ~ m. on return trip.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-11-07
OFFICES MOVED.

The Citizens Light and Transit
company has removed it's offices to
III Main street. where it is more con-
veniently situated for the patrons OF
the company. Car tickets can be pur-
chased there, and bills will be paid
from this office in the future.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-11-07
JUDGE GRACE RESUMES WORK

Judge A. B. Grace. who was forced
to relinquish his duties on the bench
temporarily short time ago on ac-
count of declining health, has resum-
ed his seat on the circuit court bSleh,
and is now presiding with his Gus
toned dignity.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-11-07

WE BUY AND SELL ALL KINDS
OF SECONDHAND GOODS, PACK
AND SHIP FURNITURE. SEE
SIDNEY HELMS E. CO., 210 WEST
SECOND AVENUE. OLD PHONE
4o5.