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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-15

Dry batteries at Churchilps, only 80
cents.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-15

SAN JUAN VALLEY Presbyterian Church,
Rev. Robert Irwin, Minister.
Preaching 2:30 p. m.-'TEe Growing Cos
mel -
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-15

Surveyors VonGohren and Allen
have been establishing the bounds Of
number Of pieces of private prop
erty in and near town this week,
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-15

I. d. Nordyke went to Port Dis
covery the first of the week in his
launch, expecting to be employed
there for several weeks.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-15
Local and personat

Miss Hawley has been spending
the week in Seattle.
Rev. G. G. Pratt will spend Sun
day, the 10th, at Lopez.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. A. Jensen have
been IN Seattle this week.
FOR SALE-One full blood Red Poll
Bull, three years old, for $50. J. T. WHITE
LEY, EAST SOUND.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Light
heart, Thursday, Dec. ID, girl.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Chevalier were
in town from Speiden island yesterday
S. NJ. Bugge was in Seattle the
first of the week on business trip.
Mead Johnson, of Seattle, is visit
ing his brother Ralph at Roche Har
Dor.
The local schools will close next
Friday for the holiday vacation Of
two weeks.
Osro Strahl left for Seattle, Mon
day, to spend few days visiting rel
atives and friends.
II you want lots of money to spend
Xmas send us your apples and we will
furnish you the cash. Ana. ortes Cream
cry Co. 9-29-tf
Capt. N. r. Gregg, Of East Sound,
was passenger on the Islander
Wednesday, for Seattle.
David Kimple, of North beach,
Orcas island, spent Sunday here as
the guest of j. w. Srioots.
J. S. Groll is having a scow built
/ fifty feet long and sixteen feet beam,
for the transportation of lumber.
Dry batteries at Churchilps, only 30
cents.
/ G. G. Randles and George Mullis
began work Tuesday on Mrs. Hicks
new cottage, on the Stoliker place.
| The tug Valiant towed boom of
logs to Browns mill Wednesday, from
w. D. Schmuck's place, on Orcas isl
and.
FOR SALE-Small fruit ranch. with
good house and well, in town of Friday
Harbor. Cheap and on easy terms. En-
quire OIL. j. IRWIN, FRIDAY HARBoR.
| John Douglas is building an ad-
dition to his house, includingaa wide
porch, and be has also built new
barn.
| John II. Boyce has moved his fam
lily over to the Orcas Lime Company's
property on Orcas island, of which
| he has charge.
| Jas. Firth and family have moved
to Orcas island, where Mr. Firth has
taken a contract to haul wood for the
Orcas Lime Co.
| I. D. Nordyke went to Port Dis
covery the first of the week in his
launch, expecting to be employed
there for several weeks.
l
| Surveyors VonGohren and Allen
have been establishing the bounds Of
number of pieces of private prop
erty in and near town this week,
FOR SALE-Five collie puppies. pedi-
greed. Enquire of T. T. JONES, Decatur,
Washington.
| There has been brisk demand for
hay during the past two weeks, the
Bugge Trading Company alone hay-
| ing sold over one hundred and fifty
tons.
! Gene C. Gould, Van E. Sargent
and O. III. Culver made another
Masonic pilgrimage to Anacortes,
Wednesday, duly watched and guard
ed by S. NJ. Bugge and b. II. Nash.
! The gale Monday night did some
damage to the mill property at
Thatcher. A numb of the piles OF
the new wharf we're broken and a
scow was driven ashore and stove in.
FOR SALE Empire Cream Separa-
tor, 500 gallon capacity Will sell cheap
for cash. Inquire of j. Broder, Friday
/ HarbOr. Wash. 4-Iu
|: N 9 7 / c E s
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-15

Jas. Firth and family have moved
to Orcas island, where Mr.. Firth has
taken a contract to haul wood for the
Orcas Lime Co.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-15

FOR SALE-Five collie puppies. pedi-
greed. Enquire of T. T. JONES, Decatur.
Washington,
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-15

John III. Boyce has moved his fam
lily over to the Orcas Lime Compauy's
property on Orcas island, of which
he has charge.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-15

The tug Valiant lowed boom of
logs to Browns mill Wednesday, from
w. D. Schmuck's place, on Orcas ISL
and.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-15

There has been brisk demand for
hay during the past two weeks, the
Bugge Trading Company alone hay-
ing sold over one hundred and fifty
tons.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-15

S. NJ. Bugge was in Seattle the
first of the week on a business trip.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-15

John Douglas is building an ad-
dition to his house. includingsa wide
porch, and be has also built new
barn.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-15

Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Chevalier were
in town from Speiden island yesterday
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-15

FOR SALE-Small fruit ranch, with
good house and well, in town of Friday
Harbor. Cheap and on easy terms. En-
quire of L. j. IRWIN, FRIDAY HARBoR.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-15

FOR SALE-One full blood Red Pol
Bull, three years old, for 80. j. T. WHITE.
LEY, EAST SOUND.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-15

Mead Johnson, of Seattle, is visit
ing his brother Ralph at Roche Har
Dor.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-15

Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Light
heart, Thursday, Dec. ID, girl.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-15

The local schools will close next
Friday for the holiday vacation of
two weeks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-18

as he appeared before you got him-prob-
ably not more than thirty pounds-but large
enough to carry you back few years, and
l think you will agree with me that snap
ping turtles are not more beautiful now
than they used to be. The same snaky
head he has, the same cold. merciless eyes
and the same wicked jaws as had the
snapper" which caused "Squirts" discom-
fort years agOne.
You may notice commotion over there
among the stems Of the pickerel weed. and
IL you look quickly you may get a glimpse
VI a water snake, whose red and gray coils
are twisting this way and that he speeds
along, apparently In pursuit of-yes. n is
a frog. The latter is doing all he can YOU
see, even leaping out of the water at every
jump: but it's no USE for the snake is
raster. and has him even now. And how
pltlfully the frog squeaksi But Door fell
low, he might just as we'll be silent for
any mercy he Is likely to get from a snake
DOESN'T 1t remind you of the day you res
cueo toad from black snake down near
keller's ice house? Goodness what a big
snake that was; looked about nine feet
long, and must have been six at least And
now ne thrashed around when YOU held
MIN by the neck in order to release the
TOAD, ana how quickly he turned and hit
you when you let go your hold
Yes, all these memories are pleasant bat
IL you want no unpleasant memories of this
Iater VISIT to the swamp, don't forget that
you haven't been doing this kind of thing
Tor some time. and that n Won uisb 70
avoid rheumatism and other evils yon ia
peter get out of the wet and put on your
SHOES and stockings. Like the frogs ana
snakes and turtles, rheumatism has
changed little since you were a small boy
anu II YOU haVent forgotten the faces your
grandfather used to pull whenever he arose
from his armchair, don't STAY ton Ionv in
the swamp IN
ERNEST HAROLD BAYNEs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-18
No. 10.
False Cards.

A false card is an unnecessarily high
card played to q trick. In winning, or
attempting to win trick ii is conven-
tional to play the lowest of sequence
cards; or, If not trying to win to follow
with your smallest card Cards played in
another order are false cards and are apt
to confuse your partner, causing him to
misplay the hand.
When playing with a partner, every card
played to a trick denies holding the next
value below-to win with the ace denies
the king; to play the king denies the
queen, etc.
When holding ace and king, don't think
1t makes no difference which one you win
with. II you win with the ace and for
some reason do not care to continue the
suit, your partner will infer that you have
not the king, and will place IL with the
dealer--and it may cause him to misplay
the hand to your loss
Playing your small cards irregularly,
higher and then lower, constitutes an echo
when following suit, and the reversed dis
card when discarding. SO, unless you wish
to convey that information to your part
ner. you must be careful to play the
smaller card first. When playing the dunn
my you have no partner to confuse, hence
false cards are unobjectionable. Therefore
invert your rule, win with the highest of
sequence cards, and always play as high a
card as you can afford. 1t may cause the
adversary to change suits to your advan-
tage.
Suppose in trump hand you are the
dealer and your left-hand opponent leads
the king of a suit in which dummy holds
small cards and you have the queen and
the first trick; Ii may cause the leader to
change suits, whereupon you may be able
later to discard the small card and tare a
trick. Or. If the opponent on your right
leads a suit In which dummy holds low
cards and you hold ace and king, play the
ace; If he later regains the lead he will
probably lead that same suit again, hoping
his partner has the king.
Cd Influences.
Most bridge players are accustomed to
draw certain differences almost mechanic
ally, such as: Upon partners lead of king
they infer that he has ace or queen, or
both of that suit; but many players over
look the negative inference which enable
one oftentimes to place the cards equally
well as the positive.
II your partner plays the ace to win the
trick, he has not the king, therefore dunn
my not having it, it must lie with the
dealer. You have placed the king through
negative inference.
Draw from differences while the cards are
in sight before ace trick is turned. Unless
you do SO, your attention may be drawn to
another suit and later it may be difficult
to recall how the cards fell. In a no-trump
hand the opening lead Of a two shows a
suit of four exactly.
A suit which the adversary has opened
against your no-tfump make with two is
not greatly to be feared, as he has only
three more at best.
If your partner does not return your lead
in a no-trumner, he either has no more, or
has better suit of his own. For either
case, unless very strong in your suit, you
had better return his lead. If your part
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-18
BOOKS RECEIVED.
THE REVIVAL OF ARIsTOCRACY. BY
Oscar Levy; translated by Leonard A.
Magnus. London: Probsthain & Co.

THE REVIVAL OF ARISTOCRACY. BY
Oscar Levy; translated by Leonard A.
Magnus. London: Probsthain & Co.
THE MAKING OF THE WORLD. BY DR..
: NJ. Wilhelm Meyer, author of THE End
! of the World" Translated by Ernest
Unterman. Chicago: Charles H. Kerr
& Co.
LIFE AND DEATH, Study in Biology.
By DR.. e. Teichmann. Translated by A.
M. Simons. Chicago: Charles H. Kerr
& Co.
THE REBEL AT LARGE. BY May Beals
Chicago: Charles II. Kerr & Co.
THE CYNICs RULES OF CONDUCT. BY
Chester Field, jr. Philadelphia: Henry
AltemuS Company.
THE CYNIC's DICTIONARY. By Harry
Thompson. Decorations by Guernsey
Moore. Philadelphia: Henry Altemus
Company.
HYGIENE OF THE NURSERY, Includ-
ing the General Regimen and Feeding
Of Infants and Children: Massage and
the Domestic Management of the Or
binary Emergencies Of Early Life. By
Louis Starr, MD. Seventh edition. H.
Illustrated. Philadelphia: p. BlackIs-
tons Son & Co.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-18
The Spirit of Sport in the Army.

FROM Harpers Weekly.
President Roosevelt sometimes shakes NJ,
brain flag by taking a stiff CONSEQUENTLY
run with McDermott as his only COM
panion. McDermott is known as the Pres
idents orderly, but on the army pay roll
he ranks as an artillery sergeant This
hard-faced, keen-eyed Irishman goes along
for the reason that he can shoot quick
shoot straight and ride like the DEVIL" as
one of the White House officials puts IT,
Yes, McDermott is a pretty fair type Of
the American Muvaney. Handy with his
gun. handy with his fists, he is what the
physical culturist would call an "alI-round
man. This is what the government has
been trying to do with the army especially
since the Spanish war-turn sergeants and
privates into all-round men. So II is that
the rank and file at the. various army posts
have chance to show what they can do
as athletes, and they are making records
both in the field and in the gymnasium
The morning setting up is only one
part of the daily muscle stretching that
the American soldier has to go through.
The present service rife can be turned into
a substitute for Indian club and is
used to exercise the Drawn which is not
reached by the ordinary army gymnastics.
Consequently the enlisted man is rebuilt
physically from the ground up. II he Is
too fat, the surplus tissue Is soon taken
OF; where he needs filling in, the move
ments he goes through under the eye OF
the drill sergeant soon round him out and
strengthen the weak spots in his system.
With so much attention given TO physical
culture, it is not strange that the men take
deep interest in sports of all sorts
which is just what the War Department
wants them to do. as 1t has organized a
bureau for the encouragement of athletics.
Orders have been issued to the various di-
vision and post commanders to arrange
outdoor and indoor contests. and where
practicable to allow the soldiers to COM
pete with civilians. Consequently nearly
every garrison has it's committee, consist
ing of at least one commissioned officer, in
addition to commissioned officers and
privates, to arrange programs for field
days, organize teams and pick out the
star men of the command to represent
it in the various events.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-18
...BRIDGE TALKSe..
y for The Star by MISS BEsSI
(All Rights Rsservek-)

ner has led one good suit. don't expect him
to show you much by his discards.
Don't.
Don't. against a trump hand, lead suit
when you hold a suit containing ace and
king or king and queen.
Don't, in a trump hand. open from
ten-ace suit.
Don't change from your partners suit TO
yours In a no-trumper unless you are sure
yours Is better. -.-tF
Don't hesitate to return your partners
lead In a no-trumper just because win
ming card lies in the dummy.
Don't, In a no-trumper, be in a hurry TO
play your ace of the adversary's suit.
Don't play false cards unless you are the
dealer. Your partner at best is probably
having hard enough time IL the make
was a good one, and needs every item OF
information you can give him. while the
adversary knows just about what his hand
and dummy's are worth. and you can prac-
tice little deception upon him that will he
of avail.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-18

10 Returning from the death-bed of the
brute's victim. The tale Is admirably told
in dramatic style, with strong character
drawing.
FROM RULL RUN TO CHANCELLORs-
VILLEy the Story Of the Sixteenth
New York Infantry, together with
Personal "reminiscences. By Newton
Martin Curtis, LID, brevet major
general, u s. Vols. Illustrated New
York: G. p Putnam's Sons. Washing
ton: Woodward & Lothrop.
Cen. Curtis has here told the story Of
his old regiment of volunteers with all the
vfeor of a soldier and all the grace of a
man skilled in the use Of his pen. The vol
ume is of local interest beyond that Of the
historian of the war or the participant Of
the scenes mentioned by the author. For
Gen. Curtis was for years a familiar figure
at the Capitol. where he served several
terms as q member Of the House of Rep
resentatives from the Ogdensburg district
of New York. His tall figure, his COM
manding presence and his genial personal
ity are definitely stamped upon the memory
of Neutrality-suspicious.
The 10th New York Infantry participated
In some of the hardest fighting Of the war.
In his narrative Of Its experiences however.
the author does not confine himself to that
organization, but dwells interestingly upon
other regiments of New York troops. Speak
ing of the civil war itself. Gen. Curtis
says: -. ..s ~. n..a
eracy was supported shows that Its upris-
ambition of any man, or the clever work
OF few designing ones. The underlying
cause, in my opinion. was not primarily
the slavery question, but may be traced T.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-18

North and South score nine lrlcks.
Comment.
Thick dealer plays low from dummy,
holding cards of equal value I'm his own
hand.
Trick 3-East continues diamonds to clear
his suit. Pone must protect both his spades
and clubs; his heart suit not being strong,
there is no occasion for the reverse discard.
Trick 4-If the Dealer makes the spade
suit, he must establish 1t before dummy
loses the king Of hearts, as that is his only
re-entry.
Trick 5-Pone leads clubs up to dummy's
weakness, hoping to let his partner in to
make his diamonds. Dealer false cards
with the ace.
Trick 6-Dummy must fnesse in spade-a
second time. 1t does not matter IL pone
gets the lead, as he cannot mold another OF
his partners suit, or he would have re-
turned ii before
Trick S-Dealer leads low heart TO put
dummy in the lead. II the spades are d.
vided, dummy's three spades are good.
Trick 12-Dealer must finesse the heart,
as 1t is the only chance to win the game
on the hand. .ss.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-18
England's Telephones.

From the Electrical Review.
England has the most expensive and tho
worst telephone system. No other country
is SO badly served. Norway and Sweden do
duty over again in the way that all tele
phone readers will remember. Australia is
far in advance of US, and on the continent
there is no country where things are not in
finitely better managed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-18
A Natural Conclusion.

From the Baltimore American.
PA, what does scommons' mean?'
Supplies-food-rations
Then. pa, Is the house Of commons
hotelr'
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-04-20
BOSTON oEsDECK.
Sum of s25,OOO Quickly Raised to $10O,
 OO0--Meeting of Citizens,

Boston, April 19.-The advices from San Francisco to-day showing a much greater loss of life and property res suited in an immediate increase of the amount of contributions from this city and sMassac chusetts from S25,00O to $100- 900. Kidder, Peabody & Co.,, the treas nrers of the fund, wired their repre- sentatives in San Francisco, authoriz- ing them to place the entire amount at the disposal of Governor Pardee and Mayor Schmitz,
 Another meeting of citizens will be held tomorrow at City hall for the purpose of raising additional funds, and it is expected that the committee ap- pointed yesterday will be increased in number from fifteen to fifty.
 Many other New England cities are raising funds for the California suffer- CTS. The Providence city government has appropriated $5,OOO, and Governor George H. Utter to-day issued an ap- peal asking the citizens of the state to add to it. The mayors of Newport, Portland, Montpelier Vt, Concord, N. H.. and other places have issued official appeals.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-04-20
WILL BIZ SHOT ON sIGHT
Any Person Found Looting or Com
 hitting Any Crime.

San Francisco, April 19.-Mayor schmitz this afternoon issued the fol- lowing proclamation to the people of San Francisco:
 "The federal troops, the members of the regular police force and all special police officers have been authorized to kill any and all persons engaged in footing or in the commission of any other crime.
 T have directed all the gas and elec- tric lighting companies not to turn on gas or electricity until I order them to do so. You may therefore expect the city to remain in darkness for an indefl- nite time.
 T request all citizens to remain at home from darkness until daylight every night until order is restored.
 T warn all citizens of the danger of fire from damaged or destroyed chim- neys, broken or leaking gas piper or fixtures, or any like causes"
 Mayor Schmitz to-day appealed to Oakland flor immediate supplies o bread and food of all kinds, tents and bedding. Golden Gate park will be the asylum for the destitute.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-04-20
MANY PALACES BLOWN UP.
Final Desperate but Futile Effort to
 Check Flames.

San Francisco, April 19.-With each succeeding hour the devastation grows The entire business and wholesale dis frfcH Is a mass of coals and ashes, while thet fire has reached westward far be- world Van Ness avenue, wiping out buildings and seeking more to devour.
 At 4 o'clock Mayor Schmitz and Chief of. Police Dinan decided that the only hfope of saving the western addition, with It's forest of frame dwellings, and { the Richmond district, with its thou sands of homes, was to check the fire at Van Ness avenue, which crosses the city from north to south, where the res idences begin. This avenue is ninety feet wide and the possibilities of stop ping the march of the flames there looked hopeful. Orders were given to concentrate every fire engine in the city at this avenue, to marshal soldiers, po- lice and all workers, and make one last stand to save the remainder of the city,
 Huge cannons were drawn to the ave- me to aid the dynamiters in blowing I'D the mansions of the mtllionaires on +he east side of Van Ness avenue. Every available pound of dynamite was hauled to this point and the sight was one of stupendous and appalling havoc as the cannons were trained on the pal aces and the shots tore into the walls and toppled the buildings in crushing ruins.
 At other points dynamite was used, and. house after house, the dwellings of nillionaires. were lifted into the air Inv the power of the believing blast and drorped to the earth mass of dust and debris. The work was dangerous, and many of the men who kept working for forty-eight hours without sleep and scarcely any food, may have been kill ed while making this last desperate stand.
 The fire line at o'clock extended a mile along the east side of Van Ness avenue from Pacific street to Ellis. All behind this. except the Russian hill re- gion. and a small district lying along the north beach, had been swept clean bv the flames and from the steel hulks of huildings and pipes and shafts the engines have been dropped into the molten mass of debris like melted wax
 The steady booming of the artillery and the roar of the dynamite apove the howl and the cracking Of the flames continued for hours with monotonous regularity. Such noises nave peeh bonbarding the ears of the panic stricken people since the earthquaAe ol "Wednesday morning.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-04-20
NOT LIABLE FOR LOSSES.
Fire Insurance Companies Do Not Pro-
 tect Against Earthquakes.

tect Against Earthquakes.
 New York, April 19.-Officers of the large fire insurance companies having their headquarters in this city an- nounced to-day that losses by earth quake were not included in the fire in- surance policies written for California, and that such losses could not be al- lowed, even if the companies were so inclined, for the reason that the laws of New York state prohibited It. The rul- ings on the losses by fire, however, will, it is said, be broad and generous, the insurance companies apparently agree ing that to draw the lines with any se- verity whatsoever would be extremely unwise in the face of such an appalling disaster, where the suffering will no doubt be widespread.
 Willis c. Robb, secretary of the New York board of fire underwriters, said that all the buildings which have been dynamited will have to be settled for by the insurance companies, since the statutes of the state of California, re- gardless of whether the statement is included in the policy or not, provide that the insurance companies are liable for the damage done by dynamite.