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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-02-17


looked, but they were. However, that
Is not material. In round numbers be
Is So years Of age. He received pub
lie school education, after which De
became sign painter. After he had
deemed himself an artist along this line
Riley became q strolling player ana
composed songs and remodeled plays
for. the company Of which he was
member. Still later he became an edl-
torial writer on an Indianapolis news
paper. In 1873 Indiana newspaper
editors began to receive poems from
his pen. He wrote in the Indiana ala
lect, and soon became famous as zine
Hoosier Poet" He does not, however
conflne himself to the Hoosier dialect
but has written much in literary Eng
lish. His public readings from bis own
books have become quite popular. Tnere
Is a quaint, fascinating charm abon.
his poems, and he Is one Of the most
Familiarity known literateurs OF the
United States. Riley is bachelor. new
er having married THAT Old SWEEP
heart Of Mine. IT Toledo Blade.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-02-17

rejecting upon his honorable name. The largest ind
vdual taxpayer in the United States not because he
the weathest man, but because he did not conceal
his wealth. he inspiration to good citizenship
The creator Of the greatest Of American museums as
well as chief contributors to the University
Of Chicago and other institutions, he truly public
spirited and recognized.
That high offices sought this silent, retiring man Is
we'll known Positions national tickets were urged
upon him by managers Of political conventions His
counsel financial and other questions valued by
leading statesmen His influence in the business affairs
of the country very great The envabe reputation
which Chicago has for strength and conservatism IN
in the conduct OF vast enterprises Is in no
small degree a reflex of the counsels and example Of
Marshall Field
Here then great who won success
by speculation, huge fortune by the exploiting OF
monopoies. He gave value for what he got. He sold
goods at honest profit He bought real estate
and improved it in the best possible in order that
1t hight give him fair return Knowing how to draw
good profits from his possessions he had hesitation
in paying his share toward the support of the
government. To business men Of to-day his example is
inspiring than is that Of the good faithful
servant in the parable.-Chcago News.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-02-17

French friend, widow Of an officer
at Pornic. On returning to Nantes
she took third-cla ticket, to the
establishment of her hostess.
II always travel flrst-class," she ex-
claimed. after little chat about the
matter Of trains, adding, ''but do not
travel often. and I am rich. / have
an income of two hundred pounds a
year"
Probably she never spend two-thirds
of it. In this supreme sense the vast
majority Of French folk are rich, "be-
yond the dreams OF avarice."
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-02-17

- HE worlds greatest merchant died when Mar
shall Field of Chicago succumbed to pneumonia
/ in New York after brave battle for lffe
There element of chance in the re-
markable which he achieved. Thor
oughness in organizing and extending his great bust
ness was Joined to genius for choosing men to CO.
operate with him and for inspiring them to accomplish
the best work of which they were capable Those
whom he employed made to realize that large re-
wards to be in his service and that the way
to advancement open to any who showed merit
Yet his master mind was in command at all times and
in every department. when his firm had grown to
be the greatest Of it's kind in the world Its greatness
built enduring foundations 1t discounted all Its
bills a fixed policy and sold goods solely their
merits the satisfaction OF the customer being regarded
necessary part of every transaction.
1t has been said for Marshall Field many times by
observers Of his that in day OF general striving
after the dollar by means that could be devised
and without particular respect for the nerdictons
of the decalogue his dollars all to him honestly
His fortune very large, but it represented the
profits of clean transactions in which nobody lost.
There feverish spots in his record actions
that require explanation to prevent them from
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-02-17
Ethereal.

WED be glad to have you among
us" said Mrs. Starvem; "all our
boarders are quite refined" Eyes"
replied the Enquirer, ''the few I've seen
look positiveir spirituelle, almost di-
aphanous. 1t cares e."-Philadelphi
Press.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-02-17
10 Pleaee the Actor

BLANK il an awfully kind-hearted
fellow, isn't he7"
Yes, / took him to minstrel show
the other day, and he laughed at all OF
| the jokes
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-02-17
Strangers Now.

Strangers Now.
Edyth-Percy De Smythe asked me
to tell him the difference between pref
ty and handsome.
Mayme-I suppose he thought the
opinion of disinterested person would
be best.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-02-17
JAMES WHITC0MB RILEY.

Comparatively few people In this
country do not know something OF
James Whitcomb Riley. In Indiana
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-02-17
Cause of 1t.

Cholly-I admit it frequently takes
me some time to make up my mind,
but
Miss Pepprey-Ah! Naturally. You
must lose time in trying to locate it.
Philadelphia Ledger.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-02-17

Damascus Is to have IN electric
works and IN electric railroad. The
working crpital Of the company il
81 ,25O, 600
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-02-17
Drawing tho Line.

Rounderbout-I hear Lillian Russell
is going to star in THE Barber Of Sc
ville."
Jaygreen-Well, she won't get any
Of my coin. I never patronize lady
BARRIERS.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-02-17
which He Wasn't.

IA
Say" said Heeler. don't call mo
the boss OF the ward That's too CONF
mon- Make It ruler or something llA'
that"
Obi I couldn't call you that 10
piled the reporter.
why not7 I'm sort OF a rule''
amt r.
well. yes; but there's another so,'
Of ruler that's always straight '-fnn
adelphia Press.
A I general thing, those VINO :.
fresh their Souls every morning =
memorixing BIT Of poetry, are ~
to work ana lose their Jobs. ana =
af1orward bike whole day 70 +
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-02-17
THE RED STORM
Or the Days of Daniel Boone
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nv 10 L r o

a large body Of savages, to demand its
surrender"
And what will be the consequences II
Daniel Boone refuses to yield?'
1.-THE consequences will be that Du
Quesne will hurl his savages against
Boonesborough, and take it by storm.
The slaughter will. in such case, l
fear, be indiscriminate. And now comes
the most important part of my business:
1t is to earnestly request you to go to
Harrodsburgh, and stay until after this
tragedy is enacted"
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1906-07-28

Crowley Signal: An impossible
task has Oeen set fol the engineers
of the Central railroad Of Loulsi-
ana, that of findlog "three
tenths" grade for the line at tho
polnt whore It leaves the Kansas
City Southern, and this almost
makes it certain that the fine ltal-
ian hand of that subtitle influence
which has been at work for years
in this section to prevent railroad
construction has pulled off another
coup which will lose tc Crowley
a line ardently desired, IN the in
terest of which the people have
lent their time and best effort.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1906-07-28
\ PLEA FOR HIGHER
BRICK PRICES
New iberia, La. July 20, 1906

New Iberia, La, July 20, 1906.
Brick by the pound is one the
cheapest manufactured products
of the world. The question is Of.
ten asked, why is it that the brick
factories of this country are not
profitablei That the majority OF
them are not profitable, no one
connected with a brick factory
can for a moment doubt. 1t is a
positive fact that many OF the
best equipped are barely paying
expenses, and that the greater
number of plants are not doing
that, and are either sold out by
sheriff or die a natural death.
One thousand bricks will weigh
on an average 5000 pounds. The
price of 90 per 1000 is equivalent
to about 13 J cents per 100 pounds.
Now think of it for q moment! a
manufactured product for 134
cents per 100 pounds! This 100
pounds of clay has to be handled
five or six times, at least three
times by hand; has to be treated
tempered, bonded together and
made to dry carefully under sbel
ter. Then, to be turned oct int
q finished product, it has to 81
Watched day night while goinl
through the costly process of burn
ling, which is never without a pei
centage of loss.
Under existing conditions brick
ought to be sold not less than 81
per 1000. Stiff mud bricks. 4
pvr cent smaller than ours. hav
!. advanced to s12 in New York.
A difference of a dollar or tw
per 1900 is a very small item
the builder and would mean sa
Ivation to the brick men, who al
+ now simply wearing themselv'
t ont, their money and their m
; chinery.
ri Alexis Voorhie
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1906-07-28

Age Has Sorrows
But 1buld bNe few regrets
Said IN Pld a", regretfully'"l 81
might taZhad a home, bought
with thefent through the
IbeJA Building Association.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1906-07-28
Kansas City Southern Behind
Godchaux Limo.

1t became known in New Or
leans yesterday, says the Plca-
ynne Of last Saturday, that the
Kansas City Southern Railroad
had effected an arrangement with
the Yoakun interests which
would enable the Kansas CITY
Southern, to use the line of the
Co orado Southern, New Orleans
and Pacific into New Orleans.
At the same time, it is understood,
the Kansas City Southern was
given the option of constructing
it's own line into this city.
1t is learned from reliable
sources that the optional line
which has been adopted by the
Kansas City Southern is not the
Louisiana Central, which all along
has been known as the Kansas
City SOuthern's line into New
Orleans, but the New Orleans,
Crowley and Western. the road
which the GOdchauxs have pro
iected between New Orleans and
Crowley.
Great surprise and much com
ment we're created recently by
the announcement that the con.
struction of the Louisiana Cen
trail had been abandoned. This
announcement followed a confer
ence which w. +. Owen, Presi-
dent of the New Orleans, Crowley
and Western, had with the
managers of the Kansas City
Southern IN New York. In pro
iecting the New Orleans, Crowley
and Western it il believed by
local rai,rOadmen that the God
chaux intended merely to organize
a company and survey a road
which would give the GOdchaux
interests competitive rates foI
the handling of the output OF
their sugar factories. This pro
iected line, it IS stated, was
originally intended to be sold to
the highest and quickest bidder,
and the Kansas City Southern
has got on the ground first with
a bid which gives it control of the
Godchaux line, at the same time
that a move has been made
which will enable the Kansas
City Southern to use the CoIora
do Southern, New Orleans and
Pacific into New Orleans, if il
so desires
This statement of the Kansas
City S0uthern's plans clears W
the whole situation regarding the
entrance of that system into
Nou nr1oaua
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1906-07-28
WRITE US A LETTER

freely and frankly, telling us all your
troubles. We will send free advice Gin
plain sealed envelope). Address: La
dies Advisory Dept. The Chattanooga
Medicine Co., Chattanooga, Tenn.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1906-07-28
BIDS FOR WORK ON PLAQUE
MINE LOCK.

Sealed proposals for construct.
ing river approach and making
back fill were closed Wednesday,
July II. In the specifications the
following sequence of the work
as required will be OF general
interest:
"The construction and lnstalla-
ton of the necessary plant can
be carried on simultaneously with
moving the old levee into its new
position, which must be the first
work done. The movement of
this levee renders Immediately
available $4,000 cubic yards Of
material which must be excavated
during the present season of 1906
and be placed in approximately
equal portions behind the north
and south walls of the lock under
conditions hereinafter specified
The piling and concrete work
must follow the excavation as
closely as practicable All the
material for this contract, except
cement, must be accumulated on
the site of the work within four
az months from date Of nOtitica-
ton of approval of contract.
When all the excavation Of the
So. 900 cubic yards of earth is
made, and the piling and con
crete work made possible by this
excavation is finished, the re-
naming $1,000 cubic yards can
not be excavated, or the remain
der of the piling and concrete
finished, until the high water of
1907 receties, so az to render it
safe to take away the temporary
levee The contractor, however,
must hold himself in readiness to
resume the work within ten days
of the notification by the U. s.
Engineer Officer in charge to do
so, and said contractor will then
finish the excavation, ard the
contract, within the time specl-
fed in paragraph 80 of these
specifications, leaving that portion
of the natural bank between this
work and the river, as shown Oh
the drawings, and so placing the
earth then excavated as to be form
the remainder of the back fill as
shown by the sections. ."-Plaque-
mine South.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1906-07-28

"Not satisfied with his gigantic
railroad undertakings, which,
after thirty years, appear to oe
only a little more than half com
pleted, James J. Hill is now turn
ing bis attention to canal building,
and is said to have given hls
word to his friends that boats
will be running from th" Great
Lakes to Hudson bay before tht
first boat passes through thu
Panama canal" The people o1
this section could heartily wist
that someone would be bolt
enough to promise as much TO
the Plaquemine Locks.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1906-07-28
The So. Pa. R. R. Go Will Spend
$4,000 at Rayne.

The Rayne Tribune Of last
Saturday says: "Information was
received here Thursday forenoon
from Division Superintendent
Shackford, of the Southern Pa
cific, to effect that the directors
of his road had authorized the
expenditure of $4,000 for i'm
provmeDts to their property
in Rayne. The appropriation is
to become available at once
This means the erection of brick
passenger IepOt, handsome
park. better facilities tor handling
freight, additional trackage in
yards and cement sidewalks over
their property in the town
Tn conveying this information
to the town authorities Super:n-
tendent ShackfOrd took Occa-
sion to congratulate the citizens
of Rayne on the manifest evidence
of progrcssiveness prevailing and
displayed here and said that no
town along the line could get
too bnsy for the S. p; that his
people were always ready and
willing to do their part in the
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1906-07-28

According to the "VaIley of the
Teche, published at Breaux
Bridge, the Southern Pacific R. r
Co. was last week unloading
heavy timber at that point to be
used in the construction of tho
bridge across the Teche for the
Lafayette-Baton Rouge line
The work of building the bridge
will be commenced in a week o.
two.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1906-07-28
Loose Leaf Ledgers, atMi||ajds

especial Excursion, to Jeaner-
cite, La, on Sunday, July 20,
1906. Special tram leaves New
Iberia at 80 A. NJ. returning,
leave Jeanerette 200 p. M. same
lay). Fare 80 cents for the round
trip Races at Jeanerette for the
pxcnrSiOniSt.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1906-07-28
Salton Sea Problem.

Ell Paso, Tex, July 24.-Tbe
engineers who have been trying
to construct dam to shut off
or hold in check for a time the
waters of the Colorado River
pouring into the SaltOn Sea have
about despaired of accomplishing
such thing. Fifty-foot piling.
have been driven to their heads
and the soft earth or silt continues
all the way down, it being impos-
sible to catch a firm enough hold
to begin the dam. In the mean
time the Southern Pacific is being
crow ded into Mexico at rapid
rate. The Fifth Cavalry, now on
it's way to Austin, will have to
pass through a portion OF Mexico
in order to get here, though it il
not supposed that under the cir
cnmstances Mexico will make any
sort Of objection.
The Southern Pacific is NJ
against a real problem in the Sal
ton Sea. The waters of :he Colo
RADIO River pour in as freely al
ever and the river continues about
nine feet above Its normal. Tht
Invest point in the dry sea il
about 25O feet below the sea eytl
and when the great depression il
finally filed it will be sevent,
miles long. There appears to III
|no way in which it can be stopped
| Yuma, Arizona, celebrated a
the dryest town in United States
finds itself a port, and it is saf'
that the capitalists are discussing
the project of establishing steam
ship service to compete with th
Southern Pacific for points abou
the borders of the inland see. .-E1
OW0R1A.-
I.ps, m1 y Z. ag.s ~
ss.:.- NJ kZ
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1906-07-28

The Sixth District COngression-
Al Committee will meet July 80 at
Baton Rouge to reconsider its &C
tionsin fixing the primary under
the Old law.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1906-07-28

II. M. Mayo resigned the secre-
taryship of Progressive Union OF
New Orleans to become Chief Clerk
for Vice President Fay, of South
ern Pacific.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1906-07-28

The Southern Pacific will con
tinu+ It's Eunice branch into the
Mamou country to Vile Platte,
and probably to Opelousas
Work in Mamou has commenced,
and grading is being rapidly push
ed rward. G. g. Duson is in
that country, and has secured
the light OF way along The route,
except in few instances. In the
latter case appropriation suits
have Instituted. One Of these suits
Is for the right of way across
the depot grounds Of the Loaisi-
ana East & West at Eunice. The
line follows the meridian line,
and will parellel the Rock Island
We learn that in many instances
in Mamou the right of way grant
ed the Rock Island has been
withdrawn and sold to the South
ern Pacific. st Landry Clarion
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1906-07-28

Donalds0nville council has pass
ed an ordinance giving the police
men 81 out of every fine collected
from pistol t0ters.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1906-07-28

The annual state reunion of The
U. V. {. will he held at Baton
Rouge August 10.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-21
PREACHED NEW IDEA"
FROM END OF TRUCK.

JERSEY CITY, Aug. 21:-From
the end of a truck, Corporation Coun-
sci George L. Record, of Jersey City,
last night expounded the new idea
in politics to two hundred men, wom-
en- and children in Palisade and Og-
den and told them about the
methods of the political bosses in
New Jersey.
incidentally Mr.. Record said a
good word for his candidacy for the
United States senatorship now held
by John f. Dryden. Senator Dryden
declined to join Mr.. Record in a SER
les of public debates. Last night the
corporation counsel said: John F.
Dryden would not dare go before the
people and fight by direct vote of the
people,"
Friedrich Craft, leader of the SOC
ialist party in Hudson county, chal-
lenged Mr.. Record to a joint debate,
and said he would pay half the ex-
penses of the hall. He was assured
that the corporation counsel would
consider the challenge.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-21
SPEND NIGHT :
ON MUD FLAT.
New Brunswick ExCurSiOniStS
Aground Off South AmbOy
All Sunday Might.

NEW BRUNSWICK, Aug. 20
ut was a pleasant excursion, but it
was rather a long day." said n of
the 250 eXcursionists on board the
steamer Trenton, of the MiddleseX
Transportation Company yesterday
morning when the Trenton, which
sailed Sunday for Coney Island,
reached her dock in this city at 5
o'clock yesterday morning. His SEN
timents were echoed by his fellow
excursionists, for the Trenton, which
started from Coney Island at 3
O'Clock and should have reached her
dock in this city at 8 O'Clock. hit a
mud fat in Raritan bay, just Off
South Amboy, and had to lie there
for the tide. She did not get off
until nearly four o'clock yesterday
morning. In the meantime the eX-
cursionists, after singing songs and
praising the pilot, made beds of
camp stools or of coats rolled up,
and managed to getsomesleep when
they were not fighting mosquitoes.
The Johnson, which left this city
shortly before five o'clock yesterday
morning, passed the Trenton on her
way down the river, the Trenton
hurrying to make up for lost time.
but still behind schedule to some eX-
tent.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-21
NATIONAL PROTECTION
LEGION HAD MEETING.

A large number of the members
of the recently organized National
Protective Legion, of this city, at
tended their first quarterly meeting
which was held in Odd Fellows hail
last night. Three new candidates,
Daniel Gallagher, Louis Smith and
RI. Shuck, were initiated and about
twenty-five new applications were re-
ceived. Thomas Lucas, who was the
vice president, resigned and was
unanimously elected financial and re-
.cOrding secretary.
Louis Smith was elected vice presi-
dent in his place.
1t has been decided to meet the
first and third Mondays each month
in Odd Fellows hall. This organiza-
ton, but two weeks old, is growing
steadily.
1t is expected that the membership
AEill reach the one hundredth mark
NerN shortly.
DiSeyict Manager D. F. Dunsmore
and District Deputy John Sporting
of Trenton, were also at the meeting
last night. \
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-21
BAKERS ON STRIKE.

Three bakers in tn employ of Isaac
Solomon, who keeps a place at IL
Hall avenue went out on IA strike
last night. The difficulty, it is de-
clared, was cansed by some alleged
il Treatment on the part of their
employer.
After the men had quit work they
left the premises, and while in the
cigar store of H.. Jordan, of 44O
State street, became entangled in an
alteration with A. Metzendorf, a
-four dealer, who, the men claim
threatened them with arrest If they
did not go back to work again for
Mr.. Solomon.
According to the mems story, Met
zendorf would lose the sales of Hour
if they we're not working.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-21
DAY OBSERVED.

NEW BRUNSWICK, Aug. I'll
Yesterday was German Day. Gay
bunting decorated residences and
places of business. bands of music,
marching men, long professions of
daintily dressed children, all COM
hbined to make up an inspiring spec
tacle. New Brunswick had its share
in the excitement and attraction of
the spectacle, even though the gath
ering was at Aurora Grove in High
land Park.
The day was arranged by the
members of the newly formed ALI
ance of German-American societies,
made up of organizations from this
city, South River, Sayreville, Perth
and South Amboy and Plainfeld.
The parade was a feature of the
day and the decorations along the
line of march were especially fine.
After their arrival at the grove,
the speaking began, the address OF
welcome being delivered by Richard
S~trassburger. The out of town
speakers followed. Col. b. G. Stahl
of Trenton, delivered an especially
interesting address.
Following this was the entertain
ment and dancing, which was hello
last night.