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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-07-29

care you sure that Kardek Il at the
points?''
YES; that has been arranged" :,
What has been arranged? And who IL
this Kardek they are talking about7
The conversation continues.
I'VE must wait until we get the sig
NAL" says Faruskiar.
'Is that a green Light" asks Chan
CIR.
Eyes. 1t will show that the switch is
over"
do not know if am in my right
senses. The switch over. What switch
A half minute elapses. Ought l not to
tell Popof?' Yes, l ought. was turn
ing to go out of the van, when an ex-
clamation kept me back.
'The signal-there is the signal!' says
Changer.
"And now the train is on the Nankin
branchy' replies Faruskiar.
The Nankin branch But then we are
lost. At five kilometers from here ID
the Tjon viaduct, in course of construc.
ton, and the train is being precipitated
toward an abyss.
Evidently Major Noltitz was not mis-
taken regarding my lord Faruskiar.
understand the scheme of the scoundrels
The manager of the Grand Transasiatic
is a scoundrel of the deepest dye. He
has entered the service of the company
to await his opportunity for some e1'
tensive haul. The opportunity has come
with the millions of the Son of Heaven
Yes. The whole abominable scheme is
clear enough to me. Faruskiar has de.
Tended the imperial treasure against XII
Tsang to keep it from the chief of the
bandits, who had stopped the train
whose attack would have interfered with
his criminal projects. That is why he
had fought so bravely. That is why hi
had risked his life and behaved like 8
hero.
But somehow we ought to prevent this
rascal from accomplishing his work. W.
ought to save the train, which is running
full speed toward the unfinished viaduct
we ought to save the passengers from 9
frightful catastrophe. As to the treas
ure Faruskiar and his accomplices are
after / care no more than for yester
days news. But the passengers-and
myself-that is another affair altogeth
er.
CTo be coutinued.) 81.
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Arabia's Laughing Plant.

There is curious plant that grows
in Arabia and is known by the name
Of Laughing plant" This name comes
from the fact that any one who eats
its seeds cannot control his laughter.
The natives Of the district where this
funny plant grows dry the seeds and
reduce them to powder. A small dose
Of this powder makes those who eat
1t act much like those who drink more
liquor than is good for them. The So
berest person will dance, shout and
laugh like a mailman, and rush about
cutting up the most ridiculous capers
for an hour. At the end Of this tima
tho reaction comes. The dancer il en-
haustsd and deep sleep comes upon
him. After nap Of several hours he
awakens with no recollection Of the
antics he has performed.
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RARE STAMPS ON OLD LETTERS.

Finds OF value Sometimes Made
Stamps to Look Out For.
"Never burn up or throw away old
letters or papers without first giving
them a careful examination" advised q
Twenty-third street stamp dealer, for
there's many an apparently worthless
piece Of paper that bears stamp
which would bring in open market hun
dreds and maybe thousands OF dol
lars.
There are plenty of the old post
master stamps still in existence, for
instance, as there were great many
of them originally issued, and it has
not been 80 long ago, say nfty-fve
years, when they were in active use
Now, any one Of these early issues Is
worth from $500 up. Any one who
has access to old files Of correspond
ence from 1910 to 1866 ought to hunt
for such stamps.
1.-THE chief reason why more Of these
old stamps have not come to light Is
probably that they have 50 ordinary
and unattracuve an appearance that
a person unacquainted with their value
would not waste second glance upon
them They were very similar in most
cases to the postmaster cancellation
with the exception that the postmaster
was required to sign his name to them
1.-The rarest Of the whole lot Of post
master issues Is the 1O-cent Baltimore
stamp, with the name Of James NJ
buchanan. One specimen Of this STAMP
sold for $4,4O0, which is the record
price for a stamp of United States
issue. There's no reason in the worlG
why there shouldn't be more Of these
stamps packed away somewhere. 1r
the case Of this stamp none Of then
was used on envelopes, but all on let
ters.
1.-The design of the Baltimore STAMP
is box made of hair line rule, one
and half inches long and half al
inch wide: In the center is the sigma
ture. James n. Buchanan while un
der the name is the denomination, eth
or or 10 cents. There are two kinds
of these stamps, In black or blue. The
1O-cent black Is the scarcer
Next to this series probably comes
the New Haven stamp, at the bottom
Of which Is the signature of e. A
Mitchell, p. M In the center is the
figure s with the word Paid directly
underneath. At the top are the words
Post Once, New Haven, CT The
words are all fncloeed In a black Dor
der with small curve at the corners. >
New York Sun.
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PHONE AID TO MATRlMONY.

Girl with One In Her Home Always
Popular with Young Men.
1t is needless to say that the tele-
phone is great institution, says the
Utica Press. 1t has long been an abso-
lutte essential in every place of bust
ness. Just now there is a great in
crease in the number Of phones in pri-
vate houses. 1t is possible to talk
with pretty much everybody at his or
her home. The companies are evident
~ endea voring to boom that branch of
their business, because they are ad-
vertising it extensively. The other
day St Louis paper had a big dis
play ad. at the top Of which was a
picture Of an attractive young lady
telephoning and represented as saying:
us that you, HarryY The text be-
meath 1t includes this statement: cit
is wellknown fact that the girl who
has telephone is the girl who has
the most friends, and consequently has
the best time"
This appeal to the young people is
u0AOAI, oAu uOuOucSS Will serve TO
make the st. Louis exchange bigger
and buster. The parents who have
manageable daughters will do well to
consider this ingenious contrivance and
modern aid to matrimony. 1t is some
thing of bother for a young man to
call or even to write a note asking the
young lady to go to the theater, 20 for
a walk or drive or a ride to the park.
but II he can transmit the message by
telephone it is an easy way of making
an appointment. Many a delicious
message is telephoned these days, and
there IL reason to believe the statement
made by the st. Louis company. It
applies, of course, with equal force in
every American city. The young la
dies for whom life of single bles-
sedness has no charms are not exactly
buying a lottery ticket when they hire
a phone. They can get much pleasure
and comfort out Of it as they go along,
for it is a constant contributor to con-
venience. 1t Is worth the price, with
the enhanced matrimonial possibility
thrown in as an extra inducement.
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HE DESTROYS SECRETS
Queer Business Of Man Who Reduce
Account Books to Pulp.

Queer Business of Man Who Reduces
Account Books to Pulp.
II have just paid a few cents q
pound for old books and papers fol
which some one in this town would
give thousands Of dollars" said 8
downtown paper manufacturer a few
days ago to the New York Sun, and
he told the truth.
A large part of his business consists
Of destroying confidential papers fol
business houses, banks, brokers or any
one else who can furnish enough ia
bother with.
The paper man pays for this valu-
able old paper only few cents q
pound. That is all it is worth to him
for reduction into pulp. His rates are
bit lower, perhaps, than those of the
junkman, but with his purchase he
gives guaranty that nothing he buys
shall ever be read or examined.
A list of his customers which he
gives for reference is pretty good proof
that he keeps his word and that the
secrets of the waste-paper bags never
leak out The reference list shows
that the manufacturer has destroyed
books, papers, etc., for about twenty
banks, half as many insurance COM
panies, q dozen bankers and brokers',
several of the big wholesale dry goods
firms and large number of retailers.
"How do you destroy this valuable
paper and make sure that nobody gets
hold Of itY' the manufacturer was
asked.
ut isn't allowed to pass through
very many hands," was the answer,
"and the men who do take care of It
are ignorant. Some of them cannot
read, but they would not have a chance
to CLEAN much out Of our waste If they
could.
when we get an order from a firm
to destroy its books and papers we
send man up with a lot Of big bags.
The bindings are ripped or the books.
their pages are torn apart and they
are stuffed into bags along with let
tiers and any other waste the flrm may
have to OFFER
1.-THE bags are sealed and put aboard
freight car. Next day they arrive
at our factory in Connecticut, and the
seals are not broken until the bags are
dropped beside big vat filed with
strong chemicals.
1.-THE papers are dumped into this.
which reduces them to a pulp. An
other process cleans the ink from the
plup. and then it goes into new paper.
You see, there isn't very much chance
for any one to get hold Of any Informs
ton ct down on our waste paper, ana
I'm dead surs that our guarantee has
never been broken.
DO We do : BIC business II de-
stroying documents7 Wsll I should
cay yes.
ID ~Bsfors ~ took helA - that nstw
hrau6h pk The pauae hualnans Il w4s !
good daal Il problem Tor some firms
= know how T. ct "a ef theix IL
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GOLDEN COW Is DEAN

And q Whole Town 10 In Mourn,r.,.
the Costly Animal.
Mrs. Rice's COW is dead and tn. .,
tire population Of Gohheld, New !.
in mourning. says a correspondent -
the st. Paul Pioneer Press, Sba w.
the only cow in the gold-bearina a..
trict. As not spear Of grass nor .
herb of any description grows in m,
desert region that would furnish IN
der to even a goat Mrs. Ricss ~,
subsisted exclusively on hay that co,h
500 a ton. Even the milk which
reaches the burg from Reno, two d,u
old, sold for 81 quart: 50 this tou,.
tain right lin their midst" wa,
cherished institution. !
When Mrs. Rice decided tn r,.t
nearly all she possessed in the lmno
tation of this COW she realized that 81.
was risking it for a big prize. Th
Journey Of "Bossy" was long and ted.
GUS, partly by rail on slow freighu
part of the distance tied to the res;
end Of mule freighters, trudging Owe,
the alkaH desert. But the enterprisIu,
widow was rewarded one day abou,
three months ago when her COW wal
delivered safely in GoldAeld.
That was a gala day in the town,
The COW was only an ordinary JERSEY
long horned and red, but was an Oh.
ject of greater curiosity than If It bad
been specimen Of some prehistoric
age. The demand was so great for
sight of the gentle creature that Mn
Rice consented to allow her treasure
to be paraded through the main thor
oughfares shortly after Its arrivu
Never did a circus parade in coun.
try village create more real enthus
iasm. Business was practically sus
pended during the hour Of the cere
mony. The miners followed In The
wake of the cow, cheering wildly.
Merchants ran from their tented stores
with ribbons and flags, until her COW
ship was decorated more gaudiy than
a May day queen.
Following close on this incident
new tent appeared on the main street.
in front of which was crude sign
with inscriptions:
Fresh ice cream and milk shakes
from Mrs. Rice's cow"
It was business acumen worthy Of
genius. Mrs. Rice was the envy Of
every merchant in town. Her eshb
lishment was thronged day and even
ing. The supply inexhaustible, yet no
one had the temerity to question open
~ the genuineness Of the delicacla
served.
When Mrs. Rice failed to put in al
appearance as usual one morning ID
quiry developed that the COW had da
suddenly during the night. There ""
CONSERVATION in the camp.
No reason for its death could Do ~
signed.
It was suggested that some 1ealo"
rival among the saloon men, WHO"
business was affected by the coS'
supply, might have poisoned the Oea''
but this was shouted down as l00 ILL
lannon's for Goldf1eld,
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A Curious Advertisement

An old London paper contains uu'
following curious advertlseneu'
Wanted, a man between twenty a..
thirty years Of age to be lo0''u y.
and underbutler in great FANNY ~
must be of the Church OF hnsAD
and have had the smallpox In the 10.
ural way. Also a woman, middle-assu
to wait upon a young lady OF slss "a.
fashion and fortune. The woman lu I'D
be Of the Church Of England, nave ns
the smallpox in the natural way, and
sober, steady, and well benaveu .. md
understand dress, getting up iace =.
fine linen and doing all things ne TT,
sary for a young lady that soe' not
all public places and keeps tne e. vi Il
company. Inquire Of the prln'''
this paper.-Oct. 1, 1774." -
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RUSH INTO DEATH VALLEY.

of the Rainbow.
The moral Of the old Persian prov
erb, 1.-THE cheapest thing in the king
dom is what men hold most DEAR" is
called to mind by the story which
comes from San Francisco Of the daily
sacrifice of human lives in the mad
search for gold in the Death valley.
Past Funeral mountains, which stand
warder at the gate, men are struggling,
lured by the lust of lucre.
Men have strayed into Death valley
many a time before, says the s. Des
Moines Register, but it was when they
were crazed with thirst and knew that
pass the agony Of the known. From
end to end Death valley is strewn with
bleaching, sun-dried and vulture-
picked skeletons. It Is the most bar
rem and forsaken place in North Amer
lea.
Death turks on every hand, but men
are giving up comfortable homes by
the hundreds with chances a million to
one against them, and storming Flu
neral mountains in hope to struggle
into Death valley to despair because
gold has been found a little further
on. The tortures awaiting them have
been heralded widely, but cannot daunt
the adventurous spirit of the argo-
nauts.
Al Through Death valley, as well
q al hn fri af Mo9o
and the Colorado desert, the atmos-
phere is so devoid of moisture that ev-
erything is as dry as bone. The
new arrival finds that all superfiuous
fat and flesh appear to melt away from
him. He has to take up several holes
in his belt and he has to drink gal
Ions of water every day where he or
dinarily drank several glasses.
In fact, the system Graves so much
water that when it cannot be procured
the mans strength fails rapidly, and
to be without it, even in the shade,
is sure death after a day or two. To
run out of water on the trail and to be
forced to travel over the desert in
the fierce glare Of the sun means in
sanity in a few minutes and death in
few hours.
Not even the seasoned resident can
resist this heat for long. The only re-
course Of the old resident who loses
his water supply in any way is to seek
shelter under mesquite bush and to
wait until the sun goes down. Then
hn h %v,n
before sunrise, or unless he has won
derful vitality his skeleton will be add
ed to the large collection that lines all
the roads through Death valley.
The old Persian proverb has been
proved over and over again, but never
more conclusively than in this case.
The hunt for gold has always been the
hunt for death. The Western plains,
over which the argonauts Of 1S40
struggled toward California and gold,
the silent places along the Chilkoot
pass, the great steppes Of Siberia, the
great wastes of South Africa, wher-
ever gold has been found, men have
offered In bounteous measure that
which they hold most dear and yet
that which Is cheapest in kingdom or
republic.
Men by the thousands have left
riches at home to tempt fate and that
will-o' the-wisp gold, and have added
their bones to the funeral pyres that
mark every such struggle. The Death
valley rush IL only another in the long
1iat ainre man anu0hf m And tho po+s
Of gold at the foot Of the rainbow.
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postponement inevitable.

III yoh husban' beats yon' n ,s.,n,
yoh kin hab him sent to de WnlppD
posi-" said Mrs. Potomac Jackso" aid
IF my husban' ever beats m ~, .eud
Mrs. Tolliver Grapevine, "dey KIN .nt,
him to de whippin' pos II asy .ip
to. but dey'll have to wait tlll ne st,r.
out.n de hospital. Washington
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Grand Collection.

Sharpe Come out to our china clos
ct. want to show you a collection Of
souvenirs.
Whealtcn-Why, every piece oil
china Is broken and numbered!
Sharpe-Yes, they are souvenirs Of
our different cooks.
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Old Fogy Father-My 1aln.. ,.nder
supplied me with money " s ats
on fast horses, theater pafue
dinners and the like. ~ risht
Up to Date Son-Oh. thars ~ =. .ops
dad. You must remember .n. 10 you
az : more aristOcratic family
Aid CHICAGO News.
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Tho hoy.

McCall-Who II that younester3
Herchant-Merely our new once
boy.
NcCall-Oh. zee. His face seemed
familiar.
Merchant Perhaps It =, but hi
manner = more so.-Philadelph1a
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The Special Correspondent
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thanked Faruskiar, complimented him,
and gave him to understand that the Son
of Heaven would reward him for his SER
vices.
The manager of the Grand Transasi-
distinguished him, not without impa-
thence, as l could clearly see. Perhaps
he felt himself superior to praises as
well as recompenses, no matter from how
great height they might come. In that
l recognized all the Mongol pride.
It is ten minutes to 10 when we return
to the station, absolutely tired out; for
the walk has been a rough one. and al
most sufocating, for the heat is very
great.
My first care is to look after the van
with the millions. 1t is there. as usual.
behind the train, under the Chinese
guard.
The message expected by the gov
ernor has arrived-the order to forward
on the van to Pekin, where the treasure
is to be handed over to the finance min
lister.
Where is Faruskiar? I do not see
him. Has he given us the slip? No.
There he is on one of the platforms,
and the Mongols are back in the car.
Ephrinell has been off to do a round
of calls-with his samples, no doubt
and Mrs. Ephrinell has also been out on
business, for a deal in hair, probably.
Here they come, and, without seeming
to notice each other. they take their
seats.
The other passengers are only Celes-
tials. Some are going to Pekin; some
have taken their tickets for intermediate
stations like Si-Ngan, Ho-Nan, Lou
Ngan, Tai-Youan. There are a hundred
passengers in the train. ALI my numbers
are on board. There is not one missing.
Thirteen, always thirteen!
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Haste trips its own heels ana fet
tern and stops itself.-Seneca.
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An Audience ~ Fault

An Audience - once
eve haven't the orators Is,tuaIp
had. !. said the man who Il naD''
regretful. ..A GenatS
..Ies. W have ansvsls e. M pub
eorshum, ..ths trouble z N !. ,,rtsa y
a. III rs1rdsyy i to buu 9
-. = Va Abingdon Star.
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I Dreamt that Dwell In Marble Ha11s.
I dreamt that dwelt in marble halls,
With vassals and serfs at my side,
And of all who assembled within those
walls
That l was the hope and the pride.
had riches too great to count; could
boast
OF a high ancestral name;
But also dreamt, what pleased me
most.
That you loved me still tho same.
l dreamt that suitors sought my hand;
That knights upon Bonded knee,
And with vows no maiden heart could
withstand
They pledged their faith to me,
And l dreamt that one Of that noble host
Came forth my hand to claim;
But I also dreamt, what charmed me
most,
That you loved me still the same
From 1.-THE Bohemian Girl"
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s.rhe Ninety and Nine"
There were ninety and nine that safely
lay
In the shelter of the fold;
But one was out on the hills away,
Far off from the gates Of gold,
Away on the mountains wild and bare,
Away from the tender Shepherds care.
Lord, thou hast here thy ninety and
nine;
Are they not enough for theeY
But the Shepherd made answer: It's
of mine
Has wander'd away from me;
And although the road be rough and
90 to the desert to find my sheep"
But none Of the ransom'd ever knew
How deep were the waters crossed,
Nor how. dark was the night that the
Lord passed through
Ere he found his sheep that was lost.
Out in the desert he heard its cry
Sick and helpless, and ready to die.
Lord. whence are those blood-drops all
the way,
That mark out the mountain track r
'"They were shed for one who had gone
astray
Ere the Shepherd could bring him
back"
"Lord. whence are thy hands 30 rent and
torn2"
'They are pierced tonight by many q
thorn"
But all through the mountains, thunder
riven.
And up from the rocky steep,
There rose cry to the gate of heaven,
Rejoice! l have found my sheep!'
And the angels echoed around the throne,
Rejoice, for the Lord brings back his
ownv'
Elizabeth Cecilia Clephane.
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The poorest thing you can oRer !
friend u IN excuse
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bShave ~ bsttsr Jon W.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-22
Play at CuunOck Hall

The third play in the Cumnock Dra-
matte Cycle will be given next Friday
evening in Cumnock hall. 1t is the
old fashioned story "Our' Boys" has
been chosen. The plot lies in the way
wardness of the love stories of two
young men. The son of a retired but
terman woos a naughty society lady,
while the heir to baronetcy loves a
penniless maiden. The anger of the
baronet and the tradesman, the separa-
tion of the lovers, and the final reun-
ion form the plot of a very pretty and
amusing play.
Miss Blanche Hardy and Miss May
Smith take the parts of the young
women. Miss Maud Turner, who Is
likely to make name for herself as
a comedy actress, will appear as the
lodging house slavey. Mr.. Max Parker
will take the son of the butterman,
the latter role being assumed by Mr..
Garnet Holme.
This is the first of the series of Cum
mock plays that will take place under
the auspices of the newly organized
Cumnock Dramatic club. The players
at Cumnock have now incorporated
themselves into definite organization
of which Madame Modjeska has gra-
ciously consented to be president, and
Mr.. Ben Greet vice president. Mem
bers of the club are looking forward
to the rehearsals with Madame Mod
jeslxa for the forthcoming production
of "a Winters Tale" An invitation
night to witness farce by some of
their number, dancing party the fol-
ing town to revive Shakespearan
play are among the early doings
Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-22

Behymer of this city, This is Mr.
Holmes third visit to Los Angeles and
he comes directly from successful
series at the Auditorium, Chicago
where his business has been far in ex-
cess of any previous year and where
it has been the cause of envy on the
part of all the travelling managers, who
have marveled that one-man show
could draw as large houses as opera
companies or theatrical companies.
Added to the success of Mr.. Holmes in
America this season he has had Eng
lish laurels since last season, for at the
end of his New York season last spring
he gave twelve Trayelogues in London
and outlying towns, making a decided
hit and encouraging himself and his
to establish the Travelogues
as an annual event in England. The
subjects to be given here and the dates
for them are as follows; Monday, In