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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-06-10
Too Difficult.

In Pennsylvania town where the
Friends abound a prim old Quaker
spinster one day attended the mar
rage Of her granddaughter, young
person who had in the course of
his twenty-one years received much
needed discipline at her hands.
The old lady was at her best on
this festive occasion, and at a pause
in the wedding breakfast her young
relative looked over at her with a
beguiling smile.
s.Tell us why thee never married,
Aunt Patience?" he said teasingly.
"That is soon told, William" said
the old Quakeress calmly. ''It was
because | was not as easy pleased as
thy wife was"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-06-10

through Tickets to All Points, ana
sleeping Accommodations call
upon or address,
,o,o A. n. BUSSING, Agent.
-- JOCK St., Bellingham, Wash.
L. A. NADEAU, Gen. Agt.
Seattle, Wash.
a. D. CHARLTON, A. 6. p. A.
Portland, Oregon.
gallon at tW1ll l9n Port Wine $l.5O per
a. void & Lightheart's.
Familu o. Lightheart, wines and hnuorr.
''y trade specially. M ~ uo1s'
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-06-10
She Broke the Spell.

"No, I'm not superstitious," said
a citizen in conversation, "but my
wife is. She went out yesterday and
forgot her parasol, SO she came back
and laid down her .pocketbook to get
her parasol, then went out and for
got her pocketbook, SO back she
came the second time and sat down.
"sAren't you going out 2 asked.
"Yes, but if / went out the sec
ond time without sitting down to
break the spell I would have bad
luck
aShe got up and went out, and
saw that she had sat down on 9
brand new silk hat that cost me %
and had ruined it. That was not
very good luck for me"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-06-10
ART AND An ALDERMAN.
: Criticism That Took se.l....
Frsnch's Breath A~..

Sr's.c'sm That Took sculoe..
Frsneh's Breath Away
a story is told Of an Allegheny i.
herman named McElroy who won ;
place in the hall Of fame By reason :
OF a criticism that for the mom sUA
rendered Daniel c. French the the
sculptor, SPECIFICS.
When Andrew Carnegie ANNOUNCE
ed that he would present . statna If
colonel William B. Anderson. the
nIst lronmaster Of Pittsburg, to the
city OF Allegheny Daniel G. French
was given the commission.
Inc statue was duly finished, and
committee of aldermen came to
New York to inspect and decide
whether it was satisfactory, Mr.. Car
negle.s stipulation being that the
nnlshed work of art be subject to
the approval of the city council. It
is an extraordinarily beautiful work.
representing brawny blacksmith
seated on his anvil with great maui
resting on one knee and book on
the other. Mr.. French's idea was
to symbolic the workman who used
both Drawn and brain. The black
smith was resting between the heats
OF his forge and employed the in
terval reading.
Five members of the company
were unanimous in praise, one NOV
ing at once that the statue be ac-
cepted in behalf of the city.
Then the critical Mr.. McElroy
jumped to his feet and said:
"There is one point I want clear
ed. [ notice this blacksmith has no
shirt on. / never saw blacksmith
in my life who did not wear a shirt.
Ii be didn't wear shirt the sparks
would fly and burn him when he
strikes the hot iron"
The sculptor was speeches.. This
was class of criticism to which he
had no reply ready.
But another member of the COM
mittee saved the day-and the
statue to posterity. He explained
that the blacksmith had probably
removed the shirt to cool off while
reading.
The sculptor breathed again. He
permitted the committee to believe
that was his purpose,in showing the
wonderful physical development OF
the man of brain and muscle.
The statue was then accepted, and
the shirtless Anderson now occupies
his pedestal in the Haymarket
square, Allegheny. = New York
Press.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-06-10
THE CHItDREN's HOLIDAY.
IN China New Years q the Little
Ones Great Day.

IN China New Years u the Little
: Ones Great Day.
Except at the Chinese New Year,
which comes in February, it Is very
hard to catch a glimpse Of children
in China. Little beggars will run
beside you for miles to earn one
.cash, copper coin with a square
hole in the middle of it, worth the
twentieth Of a cent, but children
who have parents to care for them
seem to be kept indoors all the time
or only allowed to play in walled
yards and gardens. We used to say
to each other: l'Why, where are the
children? Haven't they got any,"
But at New Years we found out
that they had. This is the great
holiday Of all the year in China,
when everybody hangs out flags and
colored lanterns and sets off fire.
crackers. We borrowed our custom
of frecrackers for the Fourth of
July from Chinese New Years. All
the people put on their very best
clothes and the children the best Of
all, jackets and trousers of bright
blue or green or yellow or purple,
the boys and the girls SO much alike
that you can only tell them apart
by their hair. The boys, of course,
is braided in a pigtail, and the girls
is done up on her head with silver
pins or, if she's very grand little
girl, with gold or jade. Thus deck
ed out the children go walking with
their proud papas and mammas and
often go to the theater, which is a
rare treat for them.
Perhaps Chinese children have
romping plays together, but they
always look as if they were born
grown up.-Bertha Runkle in St.
Nicholas.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-06-10
Awkward.

An old lady was toiling up the
steps of an Edinburgh church on a
Sunday night when kindly elderly
gentleman came after her and, say
ing, "Allow me, madam" took her
arm and helped her up. When she
had got to the top she paused for a
little to recover her breath and then
asked, 'sDo you know who's to preach
tonight ?" eyes," said the gentle
man; cts DR.. the speaker
being none other than DR..
himself. ssMy goodness graciorsv p
exclaimed the old lady. .Help me
down again, please. I'd rather listen
to man sharpening saw"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-06-10
When Too Tired to Sleep.

IL you are overtired-"too tired
to Sleep" as we sometimes say
battle the neck and temples with hot
water. Battle the back Of the neck
particularly. This seems to relax
The muscles and the veins that sup
ply the brain with blood. Lie down
to sleep with peace, for it will come
surely. The same treatment will
wonderfully refresh during the day.
A headache may often be relieved,
even cured, by hot applications to
the back Of the neck.-W Washington
Star.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1905-04-06
ONE VISITOR ROBBED
Sigourney School Teacher Relieved
of Her Pocket Book.

And to round out the experiences
of the teachers convention the pretty
schoolma' am fell among thieves.
Misses Zena Thomas and Sophia
Strohman, of Sigourney, who were
boarding at the Blair boarding house
on Second street, corner OF Second
avenue, were relieved of about $17.0C
by sneak thieves while at breakfast
this morning.
While dressing the young ladies no
ticed a man look in their window
The same party was at breakfast
when they entered the room, but a,
once arose from the table and hurried
cut. Returning to their room after
breakfast the young ladies discovered
that their pocketbooks had been en-
tered in their absence and all the
cash had been removed. Miss Thorn
as rings, which were in ner purse
and Miss Strohman's watch in hers
were undisturbed.
The, strange man who had hurried
from the table upon their arrival was
at once suspected and nothing has
been seen OF him since. The police
are searching upon that clue, and
have no other.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1905-04-06
! SUCCESSFUL NEWSPAPER.

The most successful voting contest
perhaps ever held in Iowa was the
one recently conducted by the Need.
hams of the Keokuk County News AN
account of which was given in well
written paper on Voting Contests
and Other Schemes" before the
meeting of the editors in Des Moines,
by Chas. X. Needham, Associate Ed
itor. The News after building a fine
home of their own-a 24x70 two-story
and high basement brick building
installing a heating plant, large en-
CINE, fine new newspaper press and
other improvements, found them
selves $3.50 in debt. For this they
gave their obligation to the bank, due
Feb. 81, 1905. Ten weeks before that
date they purchased 5000 worth of
prizes, including piano, a rubber
tired buggy, a diamond ring and 9TH
er useful and ornamental merchan-
disc, and started voting contest to
be closed the same day the note fell
due. They went to the people with
their scheme. They told how much
they were in debt-printed fac
smile of their note at the bank in
the News and in the circulars sent
tout. Contestants entered Tor the va
rious prizes and went to work with
an earnestness and vim in assisting
the News in it's collections to enable
it to meet it's obligations. At the
close of the contest over $4,000 had
been paid in on account and 403 new
subscribers had been added. $4,000
had come in on subscription and ST.
600 on ledger accounts. The last
day Of the contest brought in ST.
254.75, the next to the last day $500,
and the day before that, $3.50. One
man paid 81 years in advance, an
other 80 years in advance, and a
great number from Is to 20 years.
One man whose little girl was a can.
didate for the piano paid for % five
year subscriptions that he might
have the votes for his daughter
The success of the scheme was
phenomenal, and we question if there
is another paper, large or small, in
Iowa that could do to exceed one-half
as well. But the Needhams deserve
it all. They are newspaper people
from the ground up, and we congratu-
late them on their new home and
new outfit and their ability to burn
the mortgage" and to go on with a
new zeal to make the News even bet
ter and greater than it is. Now it
heads the list of Iowa Weeklies.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1905-04-06
THE VENEZUELA CLAIMS.

Venzuelas reported arrangement
with Germany and Great Britain
which is to devote one-half the Gus
toms of FIVE Venezuelan ports,in add
ton to certain other principal ports
of entry, is the cause for the activity
of the United States in pressing its
claims against Venezuela and for the
demand for settlement by arbitration
or otherwise. 1t is feared that the
arrangement with the two foreign
countries would leave the revenues OF
the South American republic toe
greatly crippled to satisfy our claims
This country does not propose to
hold the sack.
The principal American claim
against Venezuela is that of the New
York and Bermuda Asphalt Company
Three other claims are mentioned as
subjects of arMtration-the Critch-
field claim, based on an asphalt con.
cession; the claim of a steamship
company, based on a franchise viola
ton, and the claim of a newspaper
correspondent, Jaurett, for damages
arising from his expulsion from Ven
ezuela.
Castro maintains that the asphalt
company has no just claim. He holds
on the contrary, that If there is a
just claim in the case it is claim by
Venezuela against the company for
aiding a revolutionary attempt tc
overthrow his government. But he is
content to hold the company to a
forfeiture of its concession. He also
claims that the other cases against
Venezuela are without merit.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1905-04-06

whole drift Of events is toward com
pulsory close Of the war. Russia
may refuse for few months longer
but the outcome is inevitable. After
wards Asiatic commerce will develop
wonderfully. The one weak spot,
financially considered, is Paris,which
is the market for an enormous mass
of Russian securities, although large
sums are also held in Holland, Bel
GUM and Germany. Russian bonds
have shown no decline whatever
commensurate with Russian reverses
because of the extraordinary efforts
Of French bankers to sustain Rus,
sian credit. Thus far they have sue
ceeded admirably; but should cri-
sis come it would shake the money
markets of the world, including New
York. No doubt THE money power
abroad is strongly enlisted on the
side of peace"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1905-04-06
HOW REcIPRocIrY WORKS.

The Worcester Telegram says the
results of trade between the United
States and Cuba under that reciproc
ity treaty, which was made the duty
Of this country soon after the Span
ism war, is that the export trade OF
Cuba to the United States has in
creased by 47.S per cent and the i'm
ports of Cuba from the United States
have increased by 1875 per cent, and
in the same time the imports to Cuba
from other countries than the United
States have increased to 48 per cent
In other words, that reciprocity
treaty has made the finest market In
the world for Cubans. but it has driv
EN- the money Of Cubans to the Old
World more than ever before for the
supplies the Cubans want.
The treaty has done just what Its
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1905-04-06
SCHOOLS OPEN TODAY.
Resumption Of Work After the Spring
Vacation.

The city schools opened today for
the work of the spring term, after a
weeks vacation and rest following
the close of the winter session. The
attendance is not quite as large as
during the winter months, but the
classes are all well filled.
Teachers are enthusiastic following
the work of the past week, with the
Southeastern Iowa Association, and
enter upon the work Of the closing
term of the year with a spirit and an
energy that means the best of results
will be obtained.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1905-04-06
HE WILL BE HERE.

Fifer Johnson, of Frederic, being
urgently requested to play at the
State Encampment at Oskaloosa in
May by the committee on music, re-
plies as follows:
(Tune-We'll be there; yes, We'll be
there.)
Well be there, yes, We'll be there,
Or we'll lose our hide and hair.
Yes, be there to see the boys
Who in the eos made the noise;
Who saw our flag unfurled,
While our drum beats round the
/ world,
Filled all space, from sea to sea,
That our nation should be free.
Well be there, you bet your neck,
To see again the SOS vets,
The chaps who bore the brunt
On the fighting lines grim front.
Who could wade the southern
marshes,
Stand the deadly suffers charges,
Who defed the surgeons skill,
And choked down his deadly pill.
Yes, we'll be there, you just can gam,
Bile,
If we take tie ticket in our ramble,
We couldn't miss the show,
Well be there to make our blow.
Yes, be there with our old fife,
In the vets to put new life.
So have the pot bilin',
And Wen keep the beans from spilin,
The bacon and sow belly,
Mixed vegetables and the Jelly,
And the army coffee pot,
It's insides good and hot.
Yes, we'll be there, and in line,
We viii be there and on time,
This is the proper caper,"
For you see it is this paper.
Conundrum.
Why is Lacey like the Japs?
Ans.-Because he's licked every.
thing that has run against him.
--Fifer Johnson. Frederic. Iowa.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1905-04-06
DAMAGE CASES FILED
One for $4,000 and One for ST., 200
Docketed in Court.

Suit growing out of the recent sale
Of the Lacey hotel lease and furnish
ings, has been brought by Landlord
Harry Morey, against the former pro-
prietress, Mrs. Jennie Callahan, in
the district court. Mr.. Morey alleges
That Mrs. Callahan misrepresented
the property, and that also she sold
him furniture which was afterwards
removed by her orders from the
building before he was given posses
sion. For this he claims 100000
and costs of prosecution.
John Durbala asks the court for
100000 damages from tie Garfield
Coal Co., arising according to his al,
legations from a mining accident in
which the man had both legs broken
and sustained other severe injuries.
Durbala claims that ne was injured
because of a shot fred by direction
Of the superintendent, by other than
the mines regular shot-frer, and at a
time when he was working in the
mine. He claims that the defendant
had no right to fire such a shot ex.
cept at the usual period and in the
usual way, by the regular ,shot-frer,
after the men had all quit work.
The other nine cases filed yester.
day were: ....
w. H. Taylor & Sons VS.. John Nc.
Names.
Reese J. Price ct al VS.. B. and T. N.
Van Ort.
John S. Hess vs.Emma E.and Clara
E. McRoberts. ...,
j. B. Holt VS.. Oaks Delong.
John Stcnehouse VS.. George and
Mary Mason.
w. E. Davis VS.. w. R. Thatcher.
r. c. Hoffman VS.. F. l. and Nellie
Harris.
G. w. Davenport VS.. G. w. simp-
kins ct al.
o. A. Johnson VS.. Ed Murray ct al
H. d. Nugent, receiver, VS.. c. NJ
Davidson and b. NJ. Keasey.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1905-04-06
MILLIONS m 1t.

If Iowa people bought Iowa made
goods as faithfully as they should
Iowa farms would be worth millions
of dollars more than now, Iowa farm.
ers would get millions more for their
produce, Iowa merchants would add
millions to their annual sales, Iowa
labor would receive millions more In
wages, and Iowa citizens generally
would have millions more for the
necessaries and comforts of life. In
short, there would be millions in it
If Iowa people gave up their present
policy Of buying chiefly away from
home and in its stead adopt a new
policy of buying abroad only those
things that cannot be bought at
home. 1t would build up home indus.
tries and through them bring that
greatest of all boons to prosperity
a better and larger home market FOR
everything that Iowa farms produce.
While it is impossible to get the ex-
act figures, it is reasonably certain
that Iowa people now send out Of the
state many tens Of millions of dol.
lars every year that might be ex-
pended within the state if they but
Systematically and faithfully bought
Iowa made goods whenever possible.
Through such a policy, these many
millions Of dollars would be put into
circulation in Iowa, building up Iowa
industries, increasing the prices OF
Iowa farm products and adding ma
terially to the wealth Of all its citi-
zens.-Register and Leader.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1905-04-06
WAR AND BUSINESS,

"The war between Russia and Jap
an is still the controlling factor in the
foreign markets." says Henry Clews;
hence its influence here. Russia
seems almost hopelessly crippled and,
however unwilling she may be to ac-
cept defeat, must soon make peace
with victorious Japan. The diminu.
ton Of Russian prestige will benefit
Europe immensely. Both England
and Germany will be relieved from
the costly fear of Russian aggression
for many years to come. Frances
friendship for Russia, too, must in
evitably cool, much to the gratifca-
ton Of Germany. France is evloent-
ly unwilling to continue furnishing
the sinews of war for Russia, this
making powerfully for peace, so the
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1905-04-06

advocates said itwould not do. and has
done just what its opponents said it
would do. 1t has proved that just as
soon as the tariff of this country is
tinkered for the benefit of any other
country, that other country sends
more Of its products here for Ameri-
can money and spends that money
for the goods Of countries in direct
opposition to the thrift Of the United
States.
Meanwhile, the price of sugar, the
principal Cuban product, has increas-
ed in price in this country. 1t is
higher than it has been for years. and
it is still going UP. The Department
of Commerce and Labor makes the
report in this case, and there is no
question of political coloring in it.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1905-04-06

Although the United States COM
prised only 5 per cent of the worlds
population, it produced in 1900, % per
cent Of the worlds wheat, 30 per cent
of it's gold, 80 per cent of its coal, So
per cent of fits silver, "a per cent of
its manufactures, 35 per cent of its
iron, SO per cent o. its cattle, 30 per
cent Of its steel, so per cent OF its
petroleum, 81 per cent of its copper,
rs per cent of its cotton and "a per
cent of its corn. l..
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1905-04-06
THE PUBLIC LIBRARY.
Reception rendered Retiring and
New Librarians.

An informal reception rendered
Miss Priscilla Pickerell, the retiring
librarian of the Oskaloosa Public Lii
brary, and Miss Marjorie Graves, the
new head of the institution, was well
attended by the patrons of the library
last evening. The guests were re
ceived at the door by members of the
library board of trustees, and escort
ed to the receiving line, which was
composed of Miss Pickerell, Miss
Graves and members of the board
The visitors were received just in
front OF the librarians desk. Large
punches of white roses were present
ed the old librarian and the new, by
the board Of trustees.
Miss Pickerell took charge of the
library Immediately upon the compile
tion of the new building, and during
her management the service has been
increased and bettered In every way
and the number of patrons greatly
increased. The records of the libra
ry show the good work done by the
librarian and her assistants in i'm
proving the standard of reading in
the city. A host of friends regret to
see Miss Pickerell depart.
Miss Pickerell leaves this evening
for her home in GAINESVILLE, Illinois
where she will remain FOR several
weeks, preparing for her marriage
with Mr.. B. F. Burd, prominent pub.
Usher Of Kansas City, which will oc,
cur in June. a..
Endorsement from Home.
Concerning the new librarian, the
Dubuque Telegraph-Herald says:
Miss Marjorie Graves left on Tues
day morning for Oskaloosa, where
she will assume her duties as head
librarian of the Oskaloosa public II.
brary on Saturday, April LIST.
For the past three years Miss
Grave T hsasai ebane
Graves has been an assistant in the
Dubuque library. Her work has been
for the most part among the chill
dren and the success of this depart
ment has been largely due to her er
forts. During her library training
she made a speciality of Junior work
and the results have been shown In
the fact that the local library boasts
one of the finest childrens rooms In
the state. Miss Graves has had ex
cellent training for library work
She Is a graduate of Hillside, ana
received her library degree at the
University of Illinois, from which
she was graduated three years ago
The new position offered her is an
excellent one, and was secured from
recommendation of the best libra
ry workers in the state.
Miss Smith, head Of the local Ii
brary, speaks most highly of her
assistant. tI cannot say too mucr
Of Miss Graves" she said to re
porter this morning. "She possesse:
all of the qualifications that go tc
make up the successful librarian
and her heart is in her work The
Oskaloosa library is to be congratu,
lated upon securing her"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1905-04-06
Though the population of Iowa is

Though the population Of Iowa is
100000 greater than that of Califor-
MIA the penitentiaries of that state
contain $500 prisoners, while those
of Iowa have less than 1000. The
California hospitals for the insane
also have nearly twice as many pa
tients as the similar institutions in
Iowa, the California hospitals having
500 to $500 in Iowa. This compar-
ison is from the February reports
which the board of control has just
received from the two states.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1905-04-06
RUMBLINC.
Things Heard and Seen Along Track
and Roundhouse.

w. l.. Darling, chief engineer of the
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific road,
officially announces through the me
dunn of the Railway Age that his
company will commence the construc-
ton of 125 miles of new road in Iowa
this season. The extensions of i'm.
portance to Oskaloosa are the build
ing of about twenty miles from Knox
vile west and north through Marion
and Warren counties to Indianola, and
the construction of a twenty-eight
mile extension of the Winterset
branch from Winterset to Greenfield.
The latter line is all graded. 1t is
reported that much Of the material
has been assembled for the extension
to Greenfield and that actual work of
construction is to be commenced be-
tween Knoxville and Indianola in
May.