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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-08-18

There has been comfortable discus
sion among farmers as to which OF
the two roads to the Corners" is the
shorter. HI. A. Armstrong measured
the distance a few days ago by count
ing the revolutions of one of the wheels
of his wagon, the circumference of
which is IL #. and one inch, and he
found the distance from the corner OF
Sring street and Argyle avenue to
be just the same by both roads, by
taking the ''cut-off" just beyond the
first hill on the valley road. Accord
ing to his figures the distance is IL,
1873 feet, or a trifie less than two and
one third miles.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-08-18

The Morse Hardware Company, Bel
bingham. are heavy jobbers in Doors,
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-08-18

Dry batteries at Churchills, only 80
cents.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-08-18

The Morse Hardware Company, Bel
bingham, are jobbers of White Lead,
Pure Linseed Oil, etc.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-08-18

= e. w. Harrison was over from
East Sound Tuesday. "Eb" makes
formal announcement of his candi-
dacy for the office of assessor in this
issue of the ISLANDER. He served
very acceptably in the same position
for two terms some years ago and is
accordingly quite familiar with Prop
erty values and well acquainted
with most of the taxpayers of the
county.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-08-18
THE u. S. MAIL :
Steamer islander

Leaves BELLINGHAM at 6 a. m. Mon
days, Wednesdays and Fridays, touch
ing at Urban, Doe Bay, Newhall, East
Sound, Orcas, West Sound, Deer Har-
Dor. FRIDAY HA RBOR, Port
Stanley, That b er, d ecat ur
and ANACORTES, in the order
mentioned. Returning, leaves Ana
cortes at =. M. Tuesdays, THURSDAYS
and Saturdays. Connects with Seattle
steamers at both terminal points.
ANDREW NEWHALL, Owner
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-08-18

The preliminary hearing of Jas. F.
King, charged with the larceny of
domestic animal" belonging to
John Douglas, wa: held before Justices
Blair and Tucker, sitting together,
Monday and Tuesday. Mr.. King
was bound over for trial in the super
ior court and was re quired to give a
bond of $400 for his appearance,
which he Cid.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-07-17
Home Management

A managing woman is quite a term
Of reproach; but it ought not to be so,
for every wife and mother should try
to be this. The fact is that women
feel this pretty generally, but good
many have not the tact and wisdom
they need to help them in their work
Management, when recognized, is al
ways rather resented both by children
and grown-up people as an indignity
but tactful woman never lets it be
seen, and peace and happiness are as.
sured under her reign.
She studies the dispositions of her
husband, children, and dependents, and
wins rather than drives. She is gentle
and courteous, and requests and sug-
gests far more than she commands.
The great secret of successful man
agement at home is to keep your own
temper, and to take care not to upset
any one elses. In the control of her
servants the good mistress gives praise
where it is deserved, and gives credit
for good intentions even where the per
Torrance has not been wholly satisfac-
tory. If sometimes it is necessary to
administer a reproof she chooses q
time when she can do SO pleasantly.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-07-17
Married PoIfteness,

viii your" asked pleasant voice
And the husband answered, Yes, my
dear, with pleasure" 1t was quietly
but heartily said; the tone, the man
ner, the look, were perfectly natural,
and very affectionate. We thought,
How pleasant was that courteous re-
ply! How gratifying must it have been
to the wife! Many husbands of ten
years experience are ready enough with
the courtesies Of politeness to the
young ladies of their acquaintance,
while they speak with abruptness to the
wife, and do many rude little things
without considering them worth an
apology. The stranger whom they may
have seen but yesterday is listened to
with Difference. aud although the sub
Ject may not be of the pleasantest ma
ture, with ready smile; while the
poor wife, if she relates a domestic
grievance, is snubbed or listened to
with ill-concealed impotence.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-07-17
CHAPTER XyI-(Continned. ,

CHAPTER XVII Continued
The woman sat down and stared at the
fat white envelope, that was to be the
price of her freedom. Suddenly Sylvia
turned. She held in her hand a small,
old-fashioned picture.
That was how / looked twenty-five
years ago, George Stanton" she said.
you will find no hardness, no selfishness
in that girls face. / started life hun-
bly,, if you will but at least there was
purity and honesty surrounding me.
Many have tried to search out my origin
and few have succeeded. l have been too
careful for that. 1t was not of myself
l thought so much, but of those who, IN
the long ago, belongedsto me and cherish
ed me. ] have never spoken to q ii7ing
soul of that past till now; but as we
stand on the brink of becoming man and
wife, / am driven to look back on that
past. Something of my old self SEEMS to
cry aloud against what you would have
me do. / have never willingly stopped
to crime. See, this picture represents my
soul. In those days / was as white as
lily. Swear to me on this picture that
this money came to you by no evil means,
and l will take you for my husband"
Advancing toward her, he took the pic
ture she held and pressed it to his lips.
II swear to you," he said, thickly, that
this money has come TO me bonorably."
The next moment she lay in Stanton s
arms, but the lips he kissed were unre-
sponsive, and he knew that though he had
stained his soul to win this woman, she
would never really be his.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-07-17

AMANDA CLEMENT Ger knowledge OF
the game is thorough and she has an
Intimate acquaintance with all the fine
points and inside plays" Miss Glenn
ents' services are equally sought by
amateurs and professionals, and she
has received urgent calls, both by wire
and letter, to hold the indicator" at
baseball contests. Miss Clement, how
ever, continues her studies at the col
lege and is not at all disturbed by the
peculiar fame that she has acquired
She receives pay and expenses for her
work on the diamond, and could make
an excellent living by umpiring, but has
decided not to abandon her books. With
the money she already has earned she
will be able to continue in school for
longer period than she had anticipated.
Miss Clements home is at Hudson. She
received her knowledge of baseball
through her brother, who is profess
sional player. She first started UNI
piring for fun, but her work at once
challenged recognition and she has be-
come prime favorite.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-07-17
His Peroratfon.

The following was part of young
attorneys peroration on argument of
demurrer in one of the courts recently |:
May it please your honor, this is
stupendous question. Its decision by
you this day will live in judicial his
tory long after you and / shall have
passed from this scene of earthly
glory and sublunary vanity, when the
tower of Pisa shall be forgotten, when
Waterloo and Borodina shall grow dim
in the distant cycles of receding cen
turtles. when the names OF Eugene.
Marlborough and Napoleon are nc
longer remembered, when the pyra.
mids of the Pharaohs shall have crum-
bled into dust. when the hippop otamus
shall cease TO inhabit his native Nile;
even then your ruling on this demurrer
will still survive in the antique vol
nmes of legal lore, as fresh, green and
imperishable. The case. your honor.
originally concerns the cost of two new
hats and an umbrella. - Success Maya.
zine.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-07-17
ALTON is HEAVILY FINED.
Railroad and Two Former OficiaI
Must Pay 100000

haiIrOnd ana Two Former OmctatS
Must Pay 100000.
Judge Lands at Chicago passed SEN
tence on the Chicago & Alton Railroad
and two former officials of the road in
the case charging the granting of re-
bates. A total of 100000 in fines was
imposed. The defendants were found
guilty under the Elkins law. The sen
tence was as follows:
Chicago and Alton railroad, $4,000,
$4,000 on each of two counts.
John n. Faithorn, former vice presi-
dent, $4,000, $1,000 on each of two
counts.
Fred A. Wann, former freight agent.
$4,000, $1,000 on each of two counts.
Judge Lands declared he saw no ex-
tenuating circumstances in the case,
and in passing sentence the judge said t.
"A jury has rendered a verdict, and
from it | see no escape. Counsel has
talked about this being open and no
.orious in Kansas City, but there is not
fact before me that this was not a Sc
cret rebate. The Elkins law was
passed in 1908. There was considerable
agitation concerning its passage. | do
not forget that railroad men and ship
pers gave close and dligent attention
to that law and any man interested in
the general situation would have had
no trouble in finding out about the law.
These offenses took place one year after
the law was passed. / will say there
are not many facts in this case in sup
port of the arguments, that this is not
a case for substantial punishment
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-07-17
SWISS PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Best I'm the World, and Attended by
Rich and Poor Alike.

One of the reasons why the Swiss
fare well is that their public school sys-
tenn is probably the best in the world,
and with them public school education
is practically compulsory. You can
send your child to a private school Gin
some cantons) if you insist upon doing
so, but the face of the government and
the force of public opinion are sternly
against the practice. In the Canton Of
Solothurn private schools are absolutely
forbidden.
In other cantons private school pu-
pill must secure formal permit from
the local authorities, and In some cam
tons he must pay charge to the pub
lie funds. The idea is that the public
schools are good enough for all, that
rich and poor are to meet there on even
terms, that the public school is the nur-
sery of democracy and patriotism, and,
above all, that democracy is the life
blood and strength and very soul of the
republic, and the republic is Switzer-
land, and without the republic Switzer-
land is nothing
Private schools for Swiss children
are few in number, and such as exist
are under the strict supervision of the
state. Education is a serious matter in
Switzerland; there is no escape from it
A parent must send bis children to
school or so himself TO jail They kept
Seventh Day Adventist III Jail for two
years because he refused to let his child
attend school on Saturdays. AS it then
seemed likely he would spend the rest
of his life in cell he surrendered
verybody's.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-07-17
ALIENS SET NEW MARK.
Total of 1902 .054 Immigrants AID
mitted During the Past Year.

Total of 1902 .054 Immigrants Ad-
mitted During the Past Year.
During the yea.r ended June 30 there
was great increase in the number %
immigrants arriving in this COUNTRY, rs
compared with last year. Tie tetai
number of arrivals during the year, in.
Guiding tourists and citizens Of this
country, was 1,062,054, or enough TO
nearly depopulate a city of the size OF
Brooklyn. If all the ships which
brought these immigrants were TO ar
rive at the same time it would indeed
be a magnificent fleet If each ship
had capacity of 1000 immigrants the
fleet would include Logo vessels.
OF the grand total of arrivals during
the fiscal year just passed SS0.543 were
aliens who We're admitted to the Unit
ed States. That is more peopel than
there are in the State of Florida, for
instance. and more than there are in
any one of the several great Western
States. OF the SS0,543 aliens. COS, ia
were males, 27o,S29 females; 106990
were under the age of IA both sexes,
and 3S,296 were over the age of 40
years.
approximately these aliens brought
into the United States with them to-
tai wealth of 100000 or enough to
buy an entire block of Broadway sky
scrapers with probably snug nest egg
left over.
OF the number of arrivals 99SS4
We're citizens who came in the steerage.
There were debarred 1877, of whom
195 were criminals. One of those de-
barred was a polygamist. Others were
shut out because they were suffering
from diseases
More immigrants arrived from the
South of Italy than from any other
place. A cityful came from there, or
about 221,606. The Jews came next
witt. 125,000, many of whom were
forced to become refugees from Russia
on account of the massacres.
The total number of arrivals in the
fiscal year ended June 80, 1905, was
S62,979, of which 7SS,219 were aliens.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-07-17

In making a young girls dress it is
hard for the amateur dressmaker to at
tain the even length demanded of all
short dresses. Hang the skirt proper
ly and sew it on the belt Try it on
the girl who is to wear it and when
it hangs as it should, take a stiff foot
rule and hold upright with one end on
the floor. AS the model turns slowly,
mark the skirt very closely by the up
per end of the ruler, with pins or chalk.
Take off the skirt and spread it on the
sewing table and outline the tracing
by basting. Having decided how short
you wish the skirt, you have simply to
remember that the skirt is gagged "
inches from the floor. 1t is easy now
to keep it perfectly even by turning
the hem the right number Of inches
from the gauging line
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-07-17

| by's lips. His face was now quiet and
set. He had himself well in hand, and
yet somehow Lady Betty's eyes discon-
certed him.
ITO warn me p be said in accents OF
profound surprise. Dear Lady Betty,
this is most mysterious l don't under
stand"
"Of course you don't understand. How
happened! l tried to explain in my let
tiers that / wanted to see you, not for a
personal matter, but l got no answer"
Il have told you," Gerald said, hur-
riedly, shat l only received all your let
tiers at once"
Il don't know why, or how. you did
not receive my letters" she said, with a
touch of peevishness, II should not have
troubled about you at all but / thought
you were my friend but, of course, you
must have known that l called at your
chambers. That odious man you have en-
gagged as your secretary must have told
you that he met me at your door"
Sir Gerald shook his head.
stanton told me something about meet
ing lady on the stairs, but he gave me
to understand that it was stranger to
him. How could / have possibly mag
ined that you would have Gomez" Ger
aid tried to put tone of affection into
his voice. Won't you tell me now" he
said, pleadingly, why you troubled your
self about me so much?"
Perhaps my information is stale
| news" she said.
Let me hear it." Gerald answered; but
before Lady Betty could speak bland
voice broke in on their conversation, and
George Stanton emerged from behind their
chairs.
He was faultlessly dressed, and looked
what he really was-a handsome and a
well bred man-yet had he been a reptile
Lady Betty could not have shrunk from
him more completely.
Pray forgive me, Lady Betty" Stan
| ton said, raising his hat "but 1 caught
sight of Sir Gerald in the distance, and as
| have some important papers for him
was obliged to take this opportunity of
| giving them"
Lady Betty rose to her feet with a
| founce.
Twill you take me back to my car
riage?" she said to Sir Gerald.
| When he had put Lady Betty into her
carriage, and had stood and watched it
| roll away, he turned and retraced his
steps. His face was very pale, and in
his eyes there blazed fierce expression,
which was comprehensive enough to Stan
| ton. AS the. two men stood for a mo-
ment side by side, Gerald said
| let us be clear with each other Stan
ton. 1 refuse to be logged and spied
upon in this way"
| Stanton shrugged his shoulders and
laughed.
You are not the master to give or
ders," he said. 1T is as much to my in
/ terest as to your own that / should know
what you are doing. You are bit of a
fool, you know, Tenby, if the truth is
told. Look at yourself tt is moment Why,
you cannot control yourself. Here we are
| with the world looking at you, and you
are ready to fly at my throat and make
scene. Take a pull at yourself, man,
and bear in mind one thing; that, wheth-
er you like 1t or whether you don't,
mean to keep my eye upon you. Come
this way. See take this letter and read
it as if it were something very important.
Already l am accepted as your secretary /:
that will account for our being together
as we now are"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-07-17

Among the important acts of Con-
gress, one which has received less no
tice than it deserves is the bill to en-
large the scope of the Census Bureau.
Until the year 1902, as most persons
know, the census office was constant
ly shifting organization. A director
was chosen before the taking of a CEN
sus, but he was continued in office only
so long as was necessary to perform
the duties pertaining to that particular
census. The entire force of statistic
ians, experts and clerks was discharged
and new force of men had to be gath
cred every time. The act of 1902 made
the census office a permanent organiza-
ton. The act just passed has greatly
increased the scope and usefulness of
its work. BY it the director is author
lied to gather once in every ten years
pendent and delinquent classes; to
crime, including judicial statistics per-
tanning to it, and covering such matters
as age, sex, color, race, nativity and
parentage; and information concerning
many of the great industries, such as
mining, fisheries, quarrying. telegraph
and telephone companies, savings banks
and many other things. The enlarge
ment of the duties of the Census Blu
reau is so important as almost to sug-
gest that the name be changed to the
Statistical Office. In the matter of
crime, especially, and the deficient and
dependent classes, it will now be pos
sible to gather and preserve knowledge
which will De national, where hereto
fore the only available statistics were
confined to a small number Of States.
The change will be a gain in another
direction. The increased work will now
make it possible to give permanent em-
ployment to the best-equpped men, and
so to retain them, and thus avoid the
necessity of entrusting important duties
10 inexperienced statisticians.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-07-17

sound; but to mine / confess there Is
both music and sweet remembrance in
such an accent"
and then Sylvia seemed to awaken to a
sense of duty.
Il think I can find my way now" she
said; lit is very kind of you TO have tax
en- so much trouble for me. Perhaps |
ought to tell you that / am Sylvia Cas-
telia, the actress"
Il have heard your name" said An
tonia, gently, "and now l understand why
your face seemed familiar to me. Do
you come here often, Miss Castella?"
II hardly know what brought me here
to-day" Then quite abruptly: yes, ]
do know; / wanted to think quietly to my
self. You are very young, and, there
fore, you will not understand that there
are moments when one has to pause and
take stock, as it were, of ones life"
Il am not very old. certainly said
Antonio, with her beautiful smile; lat
least, as years are counted, but / think
have grasped already the knowledge that
there can be great delight and terrible
bitterness in life"
There is something about you," said
Sylvia, that makes me speak out frank
ly. When / saw you coming toward me
just now / recognized you. | was sitting
under the trees in the park yesterday
morning when you passed me with your
dogs. You were talking to a big, sun
burned man, and you seemed both of you
to be very sad. l watched you-not from
curiosity, but because was interested
IN you. I admire you with all my heart
You won't mind my saying that, viii you
And / thought there Sylvia's voice hur.
ried little-'that the man who was with
you looked good"
Indeed, you are right" said Antonio
"He is good, simple mad noble. A splen'
did friend. One whom | honor and love-
'Yet he is a working man." Sylvia
Castella said, with a faint smile on hel
lips.
ITO he continued \
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-07-17

Dressy effects are attained by the use
of soutache braid, combined with hand
embroidery, as a trimming for the taft
feta suits in solid colors. This taffeta
has the little bolero cut in battlements
and outlined with several rows of SOU
tache braid, and broadening out on the
shoulder so that the line of embroidery
covers the sleeve top. This skirt is cut
in battlements at knee height and COM
pleted with fiounce laid in clusters of
plaits. The front panel and skirt edge
are outlined with the braid and en-
broidery, and both jacket and skirt
panel have a decoration of soutache ar
ranged in frogs held by small silk-cov-
cred buttons.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-07-17
Black Soil Not "A Sure indication
That 1t Is Good.

Black Soil Not "a Sure Indication
That 1t Is Good.
Many people have notion that
black soil must of necessity be rich
one. But, on the contrary, it may be
almost devoid of nitrogen, and so
stands in need Of some fertilizer. While
it is true that garden soils in general
have sufficiency of both potash and
phosphoric acid in them, the chances
are that these two food materials are
is, they are not Immediately available
to the plant and are only taken out
by slow degrees, says Garden Maya
zine. Therefore, the amateur garden
er will find that the best all-round fer
tilizer for him to 3uy is one with an
abundance Of nitrogen, and moderate
quantities of the other two substances.
OF course, for large operations, spe-
cial compounds of fertilizers are an
economy, and, while the same thing
holds good in theory on the small scale,
yet in practice, as the amount involved
is so little it is wiser to have one all
around fertilizer. Succulent vegetables
particularly will thrive on nitrogen. 1t
makes them grow rapidly, and that
means tenderness. Potash is used to
improve the tissue of the plant.
What a fertilizer contains can al
ways be ascertained by reading the
ANALYSIS which must accompany it.
Look only for those three terms. Don't
regard anything else. How much to
use? OF course, the answer largely
depends on the grade of fertilizer. Sta
BILE manure can be spread on three
inches thick. A pound of nitrate of
soda is sufficient to cover from eighty
to 100 square feet
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-07-17
Hanging Pictures.

Often in putting up heavy pictures
that are hung from a screw in the wall
rather than from picture molding the
greatest difficulty is experienced in get.
ting the screw to fasten securely in the
plaster. Here is a simple remedy which
many professional picture hangers fol-
low in the course of a days work. The
hole made by The screw is enlarged
and the edges of the plaster are thor.
oughly moistened with water. Then the
space is filed with plaster of paris
and the screw pressed into the soft plas-
.er. When the plaster becomes hard
ened the screw Will be found to hold
very firmly