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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-11-25

described by the ranchman. on.,.
the trst object that met his r.-a !.
the old blue stocking, familiar ~ s ~a'
from childhood. It was now c.r" ~ ni@
stuffed with crisp, green bills. Rsu,s.
ing it, he took the box in his arms p .na
returned to the cabin. 'uu
Placing the precious burden nm, ~.
table, he sat beside the bed. ca,ml,
awaiting the time when his .a,,.n.
should awake. An hour thus na.ssa -
gloomy meditation. Two years At ri,
life had been blasted by the thiey;ns
helpless wretch now lost in slumben A.
last the sleeper awoke. Looking A. II.
seph, he feebly pointed to the bex NM,
the table. The young man placed u an
the bed beside him. Painfully raisn,
himself upon his elbow he opened 4 and
handed him the blue yarn stocking hi,
mother had knitted with one foot On hi,
cradle.
The sick man deliberately counted ont
two hundred dollars, and restored Them
to the stocking; then, with nervous hasta
added another fifty, feebly murnurina.
'The market money" and he again
handed the stocking to Joseph, who took
it with gloomy air.
Now. get well, Jack, for l want to
take you back to the old Bay State and
make an honest man of you"
A week later Joseph and his strange
companion arrived in Boston. That
night he telegraphed Eliza:
Am on the way home with thief and
money. Tell mother"
This, then, was the secret Of that
silent preparation which had 50 nysti.
fed Farmer Sloan.
Thanksgiving morning brought Eliza,
radiant In new furs and brown stuff
dress. Drawing the old man aside. she
quietly read to him a letter Just receiv-
ed from Joseph.
Il swan. if / didn't think he was
a-comin' by my dream" said the old
father, rubbing his hands in glee IAN
to think that he run down that ar thief
in Texas. Come to think ont, that ar
fellow was on the road behind me on
market day, but how he got int the
house is the mystery" His eyes sud.
denly fell upon the table which mother
was spreading. "Six plates and six
chairs mean six persons-who can the
other two be?" And he looked ia1ur-
ingly at Eliza, who blushed to the roots
of her black hair.
Zone Is for this latter day Judas,
who has caused all the trouble, father,
and-the others for-the minister"
Before the astonished father could
reply, a scream of joy from the mother
in the kitchen was heard, and looking OUT
they saw her clasped in the arms Of her
stalwart son. In his wake was man.
too feeble to make many steps alone.
The farmer recognized him as Ranchman
Jack. The repentant man reached hN
hand to the man he had wronged. II
was warmly clasped, while the nstner'
too happy for speech, pushed her Jon
into the little sitting room. where Bat
Eliza, and quietly shut them IN.
That afternoon there was sosuu'
home wedding on the hill and the MN.
lister said it was hard to tell when on'
of the quartette was the really nspp.
one, but his verdict was in favor " NV
mother.-WaverleyM Magazine.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-11-25
Farmer Fodderahuck..

Queer folks in the city" remarked
Farmer Foddershucks "They Get ev-
erything charged at the stores, 1 guess
never think O. payin' cash. wy, l
went inter big place ter git Mandy
some caliker last week an 1 laid
daown a S. bill ter pay for it. TIL
clerk give one look at it an yelled out,
all excited: 'Cashp An I swan IL q
hull flock Of kids didn't come a-runnin'
to see it."-Cleveland Leader.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-11-25
The Thankful Heart.

If one should give me dish Oh ean.
and tell me there were particles o. Nv,
In It might look fer them WIN -
eyes and search for them with my ciam
~ fingers and be unable to detect lne
but let me take a magnet ana sW'. ~
through it, and how It would Draw ~.
itself the most Invisible particles D'
mere power of attraction! Inc ~.
thankful heart, like my flnger J. ~.
sand, discovers no mercies, put ie' IL,
thankful heart sweep through the oa1
as the magnet finds the iron, 50 :. .,....
find in every hour some heavenly u .od
ings, only the iron in Gods SAND - s'
Oliver Wendell holmes.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-11-25
Our Turkey Crop.

The turkey crop Of the United Qua At
finds its first important "a.A ~
Thanksgiving, when, according 70 IN.
liable estimate, about 6,OOO,Ov - Ali
birds are sold. It is raised IN .. .
lots all over the country, eacn 90 = IN.
contributing few. This crop Of = V sSsm
600 Thanksgiving turkeys. if al el . .s
were marching in single ME, ss;.eo
stretch from Boston to San sonr
and a far a. Denver on the return
new
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-11-25

Not Loaded.
Maybelle-Clarencs and Jack quar-
relied about me!
Estelle- exciting! What did
they dot
Maybelle-Oh, 1t was awful! came
into the room and they were waving
pistols at each other.
Estelle-Pistols? Mercy! Were they
loaded?
Maybelle-Not bit-they were as
sober as could be!-Cleveland Leader.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-11-25
Fully Qualified.

Graspit (angrily)-Whatl more mon
ey? II you K 'ep on, you'll bankrupt
me, then after I'm dead you will be a
beggar.
Mrs. Grasrit (calmly)-Oh, well, I'll
be great deal better or than some
poor women who never had any ex.
perience In that line.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-11-25
CHAPTER vi.

III not give way! If I stay away
one day, shall want to do 1t again. and
then my copy will not be finished"
Ethel uttered this aloud, though .he
was alone, evidently with the idea that
merely hearing the words. would. ner.
haps, strengthen her waning resolution
Poor child! Her head sched. and nor
eyes looked quite pathetic with the heavy
circles round them; but she refused to
pity herself. and resolutely plunged her
head into q large basin of water. rubbed
hsr hair half dry, and started for the
museum.
though her head stin ached 4 rood
deal, the copy made fair progress. and
there was no sign Of neglect or hurry In
me work, her -t-robbing temples notwith-
standing.
she always wore a hat with q rather
large brim, when copying, to save her
eyes from the light from above. and At
the same time shut out most Of the
room and Its occupants from her view.
% that her attention was not 10 Hahle
to wander from her work.
She was engaged ON q difncult patch
q shadow and she sighed ~ she realised
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-11-25
Tho.e Heartleee Creditor..

Those Heartless Creditors.
mo I can't afford to work for $4,000
a year"
Cant! And why notT
Because it would be too good a
thing for my creditors. They'd take 1t
all away from me-" Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
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verdict 81 Jud~e Lynch,

How did the trial Of the alleged
horse thief endi" asked the stranger
from the effete EAST
ooh, in the usual manner" replied
the landlord Of the Arizona village
inn. 1.-THE defendant was left In sus-
pense."
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-11-25
IN HardLuek.

The Judge-Havs you anything 20
offer the court before sentence Il PASS
"a on you7
The Prisoner No, your honor, I
had $13, but my lawyer appropriated
It.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-04-10
RUSSIAN NtHlLlSTS.
1Ae Tragedy From which fhe Rart.
RAJ and Its Creed Speung, 81

4Ae TRAGEDY From witch fhe Party
f&1 and Its Creed sprung. !.
Who was the first nihilist? How
and where did nihilism first start2
These questions are answered In the
following narratives: %a2 aFsS5
Exactly forty-three years ago, when
Muravieff, the lieutenant Of the pres
ent czar's father, was carrying out
his cruel and barbaric crusade against
Poles, young student of that coun-
try attending the University Of Dorpat
returned home one day with half q
dozen companions, whom he promised
to entertain in his fathers house.
They entered, and a CHASTITY spectacle
met their view. The whole family had
been massacred, while the mother and
sister Of the young Pole had been
brutalV Treated by Muravieff's cow
ardly soldiers, drunk with vodka.
The students, who We're Russians,
stood dumb with horror, while the be-
reaved boy sat down by q little table.
His head rested on his left hand,
while his right arm hung Imply by his
side. His companions expected wild
outburst Of rage against themselves
and their country, but the boy did not
speak. He just sat there, pale and
deathlike, while tears poured from his
CLASSY eyes. -..
One Of bis friends went over to him
and, touching him on the shoulder,
said: sE, '..s... '.|.,-,
'tStanislans! Stanislaus! Come to
yourself again, and we will avenge
this wrongy' ~,
But the boy did not answer. In a
few minutes the tears ceased to flow,
the eyes turned upward, there was
heavy sigh, and Stanislaus fell dead
from his chair. e.
The terrible shock had killed him.
Kneeling round the body Of their
dead companion, the Russian students
bound themselves by a solemn oath to
work out the ruin of the tyranny which
had thus disgraced their fatherland.
They secretly met afterward, and their
creed was thought out and settled. It
was the result Of careful thought ana
was not wildly absurd or hysterical.
It was as follows: Liberty In rell-
gious belief, freedom Of the press and
In public meeting, government on the
representative system and the redistri-
button of property" To secure these
things they determined to resort to any
measures assassination. And that
has been the creed Of the nihilists ever
Gnce.-Pearson's Weekly.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-04-10
BITS FROM THE WRITER'S.

The people who have chance are
the people who make a chance for
themselves.-Sarah Grand. "
Playwriting, II hardly means Of
livelihood, is an exceedingly agreeable
speculation.-Anthony Hope. is@
;. A true patriot does not hate the for
dgner; he looks forward to closer In
tercourse and a complete fraterniza-
tion.-Augustine Birrell. !. = ,%a
. Things that are worth doing are the
flowers in the garden Of God, and, like
the flowers, they sometimes grow In
unexpected pla0es.--sidney Allnutt.
Woman is throwing of her useless
femininfty and beating even her broth
ers In brusqueness, Indifference and
the art Of being "casual."-Miss Ella
Hepworth Dixon. >ss a..ry|
Monte Carlo is like the Serpent of
Old Nile-beloved even though feared
and most aIluring IL most deadly; age
less, arresting, retaining always that
which she has won. - Lady Helen
Forbes. $685. >,.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-04-10
CHAM ARMoR.

Sfon ~ o. 0Ree F'aHHas tveasel p
IN tie Rqssian Nayy.
Among the anecdotes told BY Colonel
r. "A. Wellesley In his book, "With TIE
Russians III Peace and War; il one
concerning once famous vessel Of the
Russian navy. When the ironclad
Peter the Great, from which SO much
was expected, was in course Of con-
structton the deputy acting minister
81 marine, on being suddenly asked BY
the car what progress the ship In
question was making, lost his head
and replied that she would be ready
for sea in three weeks; sThe emperor
expressed great satisfaction at the
news and said that he would shortly
inspect the vessel at Cronstadt. It SO
happened, however, that, far from
being ready FOR sea, the ship was still
IN dock and that her armor plates,
which were being rolled In England,
had not even been delivered. In view
Of the emperor's threatened visit all
useful work on board the So was
stopped, and hundreds Of M were
set to work night and day at the cree
ton Of cabins. the covering Of the ship
with sham armor, the erection Of
wooden turrets and the like. ss,. ,5,s,.-s
when the Duke Of Edinburgh came
to Russia + told his royal highness this
story" continues Colonel Wellesley,
(which he was most reluctant to be-
Ieve. told the duke, however, that
he would sooR have an opportunity Of
Judging for himself at a naval review,
and predicted that. as he was a naval
officer and therefore sure to detect
anything wrong, some excuse would be
made to prevent his going on board
that particular ship. The duke ex-
pressed to Russian naval officer his
desire to visit that ship, but objec.
lions were raised to his doing So &
2 "Then the emperor, noticing that
something was wrong, ordered q boat
to be lowered Immediately to take his
royal highne.s on board. After the re-
view the duke told me that I was
wrong about the turrets being made
Of wood, rs he had placed his hand
on one Of them, and it was made Of
canvas and yielded to the pressure Of
his fingers" s~g 80
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-04-10
4 SWIMMING HORSE.
The Proper Way to Ride the Animal
2asf.-ss..3, In the Water.

The Proper Way to Ride the Animal
vsf.as. In the Water. z.i
A military journal Of Paris gives this
account Of the way horse should not
be ridden and Of the way he should be
ridden in swimming stream:
To begin with, 1t must not be sup
posed that a horse always swims nat
urally and with ease the moment he is
OF his feet in the water. The animal
under such circumstances has but one
notion-to keep his head out Of the wa
ter and to lift his shoulders as high as
possible. 49,. 49,.
In doing this his hind quarters sink,
and he finds himself almost standing
upon his tail, or at least in a position
three-quarters erect. ~. t4
:, In such q position, II the rider draws
upon the reins or throws his body back
in the least, the animals hind quarters
will sink more and more, his body will
take vertical position, and, beating
the water uselessly with his forefeet
be will finally sink. q ...5, :
As soon as the horse gets of his feet
III Tue Wdter let the rlQeT grasp HaHu-
fnl of the animals name, leaning at
the same time well forward upon his
shoulders, but without touching the
horses head. The riders knees should
be pressed tightly to the horses sides;
otherwise he is likely to be swept of
by the water.
This is the only position which will
enable man to remain in the saddle
and the horse to swim at the same
time. .%,5,.. 2
The reins must be held loosely and
each well to one side. If the horse Is to
be guided in the water give the loose
rein little jerk In the direction de-
sired. But it 10 in the highest degree
important never to pull on the reins.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-04-10
Hair and Intellect.

"Did you ever notice." asked an OBJ
servant woman, "how many intellectu-
al people have auburn hair? At the
theater the other night ! don't remem-
Der noticing single reddish head Of
hair among the hundreds Of uncovered
heads spread out before me. They
were the well coifed heads OF the aver
age nice woman. The next night ! at
tended meeting Of very learned 90
ciety at which there were perhaps 200
or 200 Of the brainiest thinkers and
educators around town, and without
turning my eyes ! picked out at least
= dozen auburn haired women In the
few seats in front Of me. Now, that
was more than coincidence. It ar
sues something for the possessor Of an
burn hair, / should think. z
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-04-10
The Bill Was Not In the Senate

The Bill Was Not In the Senate.
One of Senator Frye's scintillations
as presiding officer, when the Philip
pine bill was near its passage in the
senate, should not be lost to the world.
Such measures, till perfected, are con-
sidered in committee Of the whole. not
in the senate, as the term goes. The
distinction is Of little popular sig-
niacance, but Of great parliamentary
importance. fs;sYs,ig Il 81. !:
Senator Bacon, wishing to make q
certain motion, was Informed that the
bill was not In the senate, but in COM
mittee of the whole. .,.1
"Oh, Thought we were in the SEN
ate" replied Mr.. Bacon. ia
eve are in the senate" Mr.. Frye re-
sponded, ''but the bill is not."-Wash-
ington Post. -
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-04-10
People Who Make wills.

An English lawyer says: '"The mo-
ment a man has EGO clear to leave he
will begin spending money on tesla
mentary disposition. I have even
known small farmer whose savings,
after the realization Of his property
and the payment Of his just debts,
could not have exceeded a Flo note
70 spend f3 or "a a year over q course
az thirty years in having fresh wills
drawn up. As q matter Of fact, when
he died at last will was in force iden-
tically the same as the first one I had
drawn up for him thirty years before.
II he had saved the money he spent
with me and had put It out at COM
pound interest he would have had q
very snug sum-well on toward four
hgures-to add to his estate"
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-04-10
TWENTY YEARS SLEEP,

nip van winkle,s case May have
Been More Fact Than Fiction.
Even superficial students OF folklore
know that the tale OF Rip Van Wrinkle.
sppposing that Irving really heard 1t in
the old Dutch settlements along the
Hudson, is BY no means peculiar to
that district, but Is found in some form
or other all over the world. In other
words, the idea that it Is possible for
human being to survive In state Of
inconsistencies for very long time
would seem to be either a universal
fancy or to be founded on some actual
experience. s ...s s. a
DR.. Lancereaux in the Paris Bulletin
Of the Academy of Medicine reports
such an experience, the case Of a wo-
man who actually did, SO far as intelli-
gent consciousness was concerned,
sleep almost exactly twenty years.
The patient. Of a neurotic and hyster-
ical family, had always been delicate
and nervous. On May 81, 1888, she
was severely frightened and fell into
violent hysteria, which after twenty
four hours passed into unconscious
ness. In this condition, interrupted ev-
cry month or six weeks by sudden con-
vulsive attacks, she lay until May %.
1908, kept alive entirely by injections
Of nourishment. = no s%2 Fl'f'-
On May % she was seized with hys-
terra similar to that at the beginning
Of her sleep, and the next day there
was another. CONFUSION. On May Is
she began definitely to recover con-
seriousness and by the next day was
able to speak intelligently Of events
before her sleep and could also remem-
Der from day to day since her waking.
OF happenings during her sleep, such
as the drawing Of some of her teeth,
she knew nothing. On the evening Of
May % she died peacefully.
The particular case Is of interest
chiefly to the medical profession, but
the general fact of survival in uncon-
seriousness for very long time shows
how such tales as those of the Sleeping
Beauty, the Seven Sleepers Of Ephesus
and Rip Van Wrinkle, to mention only
the most familiar examples, could have
originated from actual experience and
observation. Very likely such cases oc-
CURED more than once. a. ....s1
truth is stranger than fiction" runs
thu old saying. It is undoubtedly more
correct to say that fiction is merely en-,
larged, reduced, distorted and other
wise decorated fact and that without
q fact within general knowledge from
which to start fiction could not exist.
It is entirely safe to conjecture that at
some prehistoric period. sleeping not
out Of doors, Of course, but under shell
ter, and for many weeks and probably
months, If not years, there was Rip
Van Chicago Inter Ocean.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-04-10
Henry VIII. and Puddinx..

Bluff King Hal, otherwise Henry
VIII. of England, was exceedingly fond
Of buildings. At one time he gave a
certain Mistress CORVALLIS a house in
Aldgate for herself and her heirs for
ever 'fn reward Of fine puddings." In
King Henry Wills private accounts
occur again and again entries Of his
rewards to different housewives for
bringing him buildings. A typical In
stance runs thus: item. The same
day paid to the wife that made the
king podings at Hampton corte, Wis.
Wild" This would be about Sits, but
fts value was much greater when the
entry was made. This love for fine
buildings" explains much In the Ia
miliar rotund figure Of King Hal. *
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-04-10
eeDox Tree, : a1i.nomer.

''Dogs have q variety of gaits," said
the boss Of the kennels; therefore I
can't understand why 1t Is that people
who describe q certain style Of locomo-
ton always call Il q dog trot. Judging
by the uniyersality Of that expression.
q body would think that : dog never
moves any other way than on trot-
Hut he does. All the Galts belonging to
other four footed animals are also his.
He runs. he lopes. he even racks and
PAGES, 70 when person in hurry
fails Into 4 peculiar kind Of canter
there would be Just an much sense ii
speaking Of his gait as dog run Or i
dog gallop once IN awhile as always
70 call II dog trot New York Pres.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-04-10
,,ems.ssksrs' Exeur,lons.

ss1lgfslnl ~ 9 kcF = Ncurelons.
The Chicago Great Western railvE
Will On the ART and third Tuesdays
Of each Unonth seli tickets at one fare
plus - for the round trip to points
II Alabama, Florida, Iowa, Kentucky.
Louisiana. Michigan, Minnesota,
Mississippi. Missouri, North Carolina,
Tennessee, Virginis and Wisconsin.
For further Information apply ct any
Great Western agent o. j. r. Elmer,
q. r. a. Chicago. NJ.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-04-10
Anhiauors IrnxYish.

rHavs you ever trisd to explain the
various meanings of some OF 0ur Eng
lish verbs to foreignerY asked lady
who employs many servants. Fly
0erman maid went to the drug store
he other day for some headache msdi-
cins and rsturned very much puzzled.
The man say. "vfli iyOn take It or
sAall I send iti.' abe reported. Dsf 10
- not send II, bow can I take ~ Y
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-04-10

YODERN BROTHERHOOD or 6NERIcA.
Meets every 5nd and 4th Thursday a saeh
month In Oddfellows' hall. C. "A. Hess.
president; Mrs. Ida White. secretary.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-04-10

BISMARCK CHAPTER. NO. IL. q.
Meet first and third Fridays In each n,ontS
at Masonic hall, Dakota block. Emma d.
Falconer, w. M; Hattie Shelton, Secretary.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-04-10

1ssw. ~ lookey heah, W Geoesa.
leen ~ fan down ~ bsaak dan
= ccui1n't bfsak nm noAsw. Dsy Il
Piymouth Rock aigA dsy ~
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-04-10
KNIGHTS on PYTHI1S

ST. ELMO LODGE, NO. i. MEETS
every "wednesday evening q Z. p, IN.
new Webb block Frank LaNrence, C. C. :.
G. ~. Wolbert. = Of 3. and S. IA
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-04-10
n. O. u. n,

1 3. b.. a. o. u. W. si,..
sISMAkcK LEDGE No. $50. MEETS THE
9 o'clock. John Mclaughlin. M. w: Bradiev
c. Marks, Records. So 81 B -. 81 Ssrs
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-04-10
OF, AMERICAN YE0-

BROTHERHOOD OF AMERICAN YRO.
KEN. z, 81
A FRATERNAL LIFT AND ACCIDENT.
insufance organixation. Mssts the seroud
and last Tuesdays Of each month "a IT,
gddfellows' hall G. w. Jones, foreman:
John Belk, correspondent; J. p. Jackson, ~
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-04-10
NAcCABERS.

Z. q. 2: M.-.MEETS EVERY FIRST AND
third Issr}dsE q - H !: 4! q Q o'clock
e:m eostialt wslsesed y. c: Ramp,