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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-01-20
CHAPTER XXI.


The eighteenth of September was
damp. comfortless morning. and Mailing
:ord Park looked particularly desolate.
The sky was of dull gray, and the rain
drizzled steadily all the day through.
Babette was busy in Miss Mallings
dressing room. 1t was half past nine
o'clock, and she had just returned from
seeing her mistress off by train. None
Of the guests were astir vet, and the
house was unusually silent, as it was
likely - be for some hors. The ball of
the previous night had been exceedingly
spirited and was not concluded until
nearly 6 o'clock. so that the visitors
would not be likely to be astir very
early.
Babette was to join her mistress at
Char.ng Cross station with the luggage
at half past 2, and, though her mind
was full of tormenting doubts as to the
days events, she went about her business
as methodically as though nothing un-
usual had happened. .Tenderly and care
fully she folded up the elaborate gown
of cream-colored satin, with its draperies
OF thick costly lace, and it's superb bou-
qllets of deep crimson blossoms, in which
AAISS 1hdHlliS ucllSHlcu the eyes OF lef
admirers at the ball. Very circumspect-
" she placed the magnificent diamonds
and rubies, with which her mistress had
adorned her shapely throat and arms, in
their cases, and then packed them in a
small oaken box with steel clamps. Then
she went round the room with her keys
and locked and strapped the travelling
trunks one after another. That done,
she sat down to wait, she knew not for
what.
Captain Polling received telegram at
quarter to IL that morning which
filled him with surprise and curiosity.
It ran:
AT all risks get to Bishopsgate
church in time to see a wedding fixed
for this morning, and obtain good view
Of the brides face"
The telegram had been dispatched
from Bassillia, and he remembered the
name as that of the nearest railway sta
ton to the convent where he had found
his wife's grave. Without knowing why,
he felt that he must obey the telegram,
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-01-20
size OF Atlautlc Waves.

The size Of the Atlantic waves has
been carefully measured for the Wash
ington photographic bureau. In height
the waves usually average about 80
feet, but in rough weather they attain
from 40 to 48 feet. During storms
they are often from 500 to 600 feet
long, and last 10 or II seconds, while
the longest yet known measured half
a mile and did not spend itself for %
seconds.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-01-20
He Knew the Law

A Civil War veteran, several tiu'.
representative from his own ois'iN'
to the New Hampshire Leglsla'u'"
and at one time speaker Of the HOUSE.
had Just returned home from c,os
ing session Of the legislature, at Wn,'-'
says writer in the Manchester unlo.'
the law pertaining to the right Oh "''
to pedestrians had been passed. -.
He was crossing the street froln -
Office one day soon after his re' .,as
when an electric car came oounu. ~.
along. The motorman, alive 70 ' =.
danger OF the veteran, made 1ran Ia
efforts to attract his attention '
when they failed, shouted: -.
Look out. major! II you don 81
on the track ! shall run over wv
The mayor stopped stock-stiil Ii ~
middle Of the track.
IF you do, young man, you'h nAD'
for IT, he said, firmly.
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Al Empty Assursaot

mike" said Flooding Pete dio yS VA
hear dat stump speaker say 40 wo'
owes us = livin' r -. an
Eyes. But dere's no harder JoD
earfh dan collectin' bad deDS
Washington Star.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-01-20

Cultivate health and thus radiate
strength and courage.
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MISS MARTINS LEGACY

N0I ISIS ANNA MARTIN had lived
lWl all her life In the small vii
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1906-04-20

them. They will not discriminate
between the fire and the earth
quake.
All saloons of the city were or
dered closed at an early hour.
In fact this was one of the first
orders given by Chief of Police
Dinan.
Mayor Schmitz sends out or
ders that the physical necessities
Of the sufferers be first attended
to. Goldberg, Bowen & Co. send
word that they have placed all
their stores at the disposal of
4he city, including the provisions
contained therein. All newspa-
pers of San Francisco have
ceased all effort to collect news.
The Associated press force was
compelled to act Independently.
Relatives of DR.. and Mrs. S. S.
Linder. a sister of Mr.. T. |.
Swygert, reside in San Francis
co. Miss Beulah Martin, who is
attending Clifford Seminary, has
an uncle, Mr.. John Martin, in
San Francisco. He went out
there from Laurens County.
Mr.. Alfred Cunningham, whose
father is a respected citizen of
Union County, is out in the Sa--
ramento Valley. No tidin. 5
have been heard from them up to
the time we go to press.
SANTA ROSA TOTALLY DESTROYED
Just as we are going to press
a message comes to us through
the Union Stock Exchange at
noon Thursday says: Santa
Rosa, one of the prettiest cities
in the State is a total wreck.
Ten thousand people are home
less. Loss of life will reach
thousands" 1t is probable that
the horrible story has not been
half told. Other points are yet
to be heard from.
HISTORY OF SANTA ROSA, CAL.
Santa Rosa is a city that was
located in 1854, and is the capital
of Sonoma County, California.
1t is 81 miles north of San Fran
cisco. 1t is widely known for it's
roses, which bloom all the year
in the open air. 1t is in a region
peculiarly adapted to fruit-cul-
ture, hop and grain growing,
hay-making and dairying. The
city is laid out on a site nearly
level with wide streets and side
walks bordered with trees. 1t
is a city with many churches and
several fine educational institu-
tions.
FACTS ABOUT SAN FRANCISCO.
We take the following facts
from The News and Courier:
In 1900 San Francisco was a
city of $4,000 souls. 1t is not
the capital of California, but it is
the chief city of that State and
of the Pacific coast. In 1900 it
ranked ninth among the one hun
dred largest cities of the United
States.
The city is located on a hilly,
sandy, rocky and treeless pen
insula, which is thirty miles in
length and six miles across at
the city, and which cuts off San
Francisco bay from the Pacific
Ocean. The greater portion of
the peninsula is wholly unfit for
cultivation and it was evidently
not intended by nature that it
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SOUTH CAROLINA 70 HAVE
TWO FEDERAL DISTRICTS.

In the event Of the bill intro
duccd by Representative John
&ton. requiring the creation of a
new Federal District for South
Gar" ina. passes and becomes law,
the resident will be called upon
to make several appointments.
At present there is only one Dis
tiIct, comprising the whole of
South Carolina, but if Mr.. John
ston's bill passes, the State will
DO divided into two Districts, and
those counties north of Column
ga Will comprise the Western
District.
Mr.. c. M. Graham, of Union,
announces that he will be an an
piicant for United States Mar
snal for the new district. He has
already secured the signatures
OF the laWye ers and county officers
OF Union, and will visit other
towns in the proposed district
and solicit endorsements from
the members Of the legal profess
SION and other prominent people.
Mr.: Graham has had splendid
training and by reason of his long
experience in government work,
he is well equipped to fill the
duties of the position he is seek
ing. lie Was assistant postmas-
ter at NeWberry for number of
years, and served under former
Marshal Lawson Melton as office
deputy for four years. Mr.. Gra-
ham Kept the accounts and vouch-
erS in such a creditable manner
that his work received favorable
comment from the judiciary de-
partment at Washington. For
SeVera! years he has been the
k-keeper for the Union Gro
Gerry Company, and by his faith
1ulneSS and Jealous attention to
business, has won not only the
respect tand esteem of his employ
er8, but from the public as we'll.
lie Is d man of the highest integ-
rlty OF character and possesses
the esteem and respect of all
classes. MIR. Graham does not
belong to the socalled South
Carolina class of republican
politicians, and unlike the
majority of white republi-
cans who have been notoriously
prominent in this state, he has
never been active or offensive, al
though on account Of his views
on the tariff and other questions
1t is generally known that he is a
national republican.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1906-04-20
Bell Telephone LinemGn on Strike.

The International Brotherhood
Of Electrical Workers have or
dered the Bell Telephone line
men to go out on a strike. 1t
began Monday morning at 9
o'clock. The linemen asked for 5
cents a day advance in wages
which was refused. There are
seven southern states involved
in the strike: North and South
Carolina, Georgia, Alabama,
Florida, Virginia and West Vir-
ginia. Up to noon of Wednes-
day, our two local Bell linemen
had received no notice to quit
work, but they are holding
themselves in readiness to obey
at a moments notice. w. B.
Irby, better known as "Old
Buck - says: UNLESS the Bell
Company raise us, [ am gone to
stay gone. | have worked in
seven states as lineman, but l
am gone if they don't give me
that Sc a day raise" Mr.. Kir-
by, the other lineman employed
by the Company here, says he
will not go out on strike unless
notified to do so.
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Death Of Squire Patton.

Squire Y. NJ. p. Patton died at
his home in Cross Anchor Sunday,
April 18th, and was buried at
New Hope church Monday, with
Masonic honOrs. He was a man
Of rare qualities, an old Confed-
crate soldier and a Christian of
exemplary life. He was a mem
ber Of the Constitutional Conven-
ton and served Spartanburg
county in the legislature two
years. Such citizens are deeply
missed when death takes them
off, for he stool for those IDEAS
that build up the cause of right
eousness.
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should be used for residential
purposes. Millions of dollars
We're spent in grading an other
improvements. San Francisco
bay is about seven miles in
width opposite the city and about
twelve miles in width at the
widest point. The bold and rug
ged shores Of the Golden Gate
rise on the north as high as 1900
feet in places, while on the south
they are from 300 to 400 feet in
height. Many of them are COW
cred with shifting white sand.
Thirty feet of water may be had
on the bar at low tide, while
within it is much deeper and the
anchorage is good.
About the city, which is To-
Gated on the east slope of the
peninsula, tower high hills,
which were formerly cut up bv
many gullies. The low ground
at the base of these hills. was
formerly narrow, except in what
IS now the southern portion of
the city. There a succession of
loose, barren sand hills made the
passage Of wagons impossible.
All this has, Of course, been
changed during the last half CEN
tury. Where big ships formerly
rode at anchor are now paved
streets, for the cove was filed
in some fifty years ago.
But one road leads out of the
city whose thickly settled streets
are built in the amphitheatre
formed by the three hills. These
hills prevented the city's being
built after any uniform plan.
San Francisco is nevertheless a
most beautiful city. Much has
been done to improve its appear
ance, and it has been adorned
with many handsome public
buildings. For a long time many
of the residences were built of
the famous California redwood,
which is not at all infammable,
and this probably accounts in
large measure for the fact that
the city has been singularly free
from Disastrous. contiagr ratioAa:
since the SOS, when several
large fires cid occur. 1t was
subsequent to this time that the
use of redwood was begun.
Across the bay is Oakland,
where is situated the Leland
Stanford, Jr., University, which
was damaged yesterday.
Tie Palace Hotel was, at the
time of its erection, the largest
building of the kind in the world.
1t cost $3,250,O00 and could ac-
comodate 1900 guests.
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IN Jail.

Dan Gibson, co!ored, is in jai!
charged with burning The
Peoples Supply" store, a joint
stock company Of Carlisle run by
colored people. Dan was at the
head of the concern. 1t is re-
ported that much Of the goods
had been moved out and that
there was an insurance of 81 500
on the concern. 1t is charged
that the burning was an attempt
to get insurance money.
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SAN FRANCISCO SHAKEN
BY MIGHTY EARTHQUAKE;
Fire Followed Fast Upon the First Disaster and
Added Its Work to Destruction and Ruin.
Thousand Or Perhaps More Killed,
Thousands More Injured MANY
Millions OF Dollars DAMAGE.

The greatest earthquake dis
aster in the history of the United
States visited San Francisco
early in the morning of April 1S.
The destruction was most fear
full in the business and tenement
districts. Here the loss of prop
erty and of life was fearful. 1t
is estimated that from five hum
dred to five thousand lives have
been lost, and the loss of prop
erty is estimated to be between
fifty and a hundred millions of
dollars. The earthquake follow
ed by fires have destroyed about
all the business district. The
shock came exactly at BIS o'clock
in the morning. This made the
Dss of life among the business
houses practically nothing. The
greatest loss of life was in the
tenement district, where the
houses were cheaply constructed
and, like the business district,
lies in the low and made ground
between the hills of San Francis
CO.
Fire broke out Immediately af-
the shock at eight points and was
helped by broken gas mains. The
waterWorks system was Destroy
ed; this put the fire beyond con-
troll in a short time, but it was
heroically fought with dynamite.
The Palace and St. Francis no
tells, where most tourists stay es-
capped the earthquake, but the
former was afterwards destroyed
by fire. The City Hall, new
postoffice, Call building, Parrot
building, Grand Opera House and
st Ignatius church are among
the larger buildings that were
destroyed. All telegraphic COM
municatien with the city were
cut off. Smaller fires later broke
out among the residence districts
At noon Thursday it seemed prob
able that the greater part of the
whole city, not already Destroy
ed will be swept away
The city is under martial law
The morgue is stacked with dead
bodies, and truck loads of others
are awaiting a temporary rest
ing place. Fire Chief Sullivan
was killed by the cupola of the
California Hotel which fell
through the roof of the fire house
where he was sleeping. The
great water main which ran
! through the ruined districts was
! broken, and the water was spout
ing up through the ruins in scores
of places. The firemen stood
helpless and the inhabitants
crowded towards the ruined dis
tricts hampering the work of the
firemen and reserves. Chief of
Police Dinan, got out the whole
police force, and Gen. Funston,
acting on his own imitation, or
dered out all available troops in
the Preside military reservation.
The city was placed under mar
tial law. Tall steel buildings
stood the shock better than brick
buildings. The new City Hall
which was wrecked cost 500, :
900. The Mayor has appointed a
committee of safety comprising
mapy of the leading citizens.
Commissioner E. Myron Wolf an
nounced at noon that the 80 odd
kshsurance companies interested
,7had decided to pay dollar for dol
lar t0 'averV one insured wit h
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1906-04-20
Death Of II. |. PedGn. .

Mr.. II. l.. Peden died Of heart
disease on the evening of the
18th. The body was shipped to
Spartanburg for burial. He was
a harness maker and has resided
in Union for about two years,
coming here from Spartanburg.
Mrs. Aull, his daughter, came
from Spartanburg and carried
his body back to his old home.
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p
Woui! nave heeh serious. AS 1t
MS; Ms; II came 70 an end o"lng TO
.ne nolloay@ 2I that tim@; They
are ESry mUch lh'iuenced BY their
/ W4f'i''p.
l Eisl'eo me spanish club that
i h%S t"enII-i,ye tho1a2nd mem
pG'", pS,", c2ch member pays @l.oO
! Nop"iII9h money! per mcnlh as d
hl?IG?efSHI" :, I. zee. ihey have a
puliUhE ironing, central Plaza
cETerlh% one "lo'c block, and the
c,uo c.t occ0ih.S 'of%c !loorS. 1t IS
lItco up WiIh AIl NlndS OF con-
nentollce" ven everything 70 make a
LeiIocI , i'iaI -;!"uSe-anu Il SAID
W ne one OF the moss extensive
t ana lna2ll'IcehI cup houses IN
'iiT Sr,S Moriu.
ne ne peo?le Ihefe give up most
ri nj 'liGir 1: !tN:S 20 a'HnSementS.
i ne cILLi"le /" very uhiIofNl; ;lheif
lloCIeSC I gays oICen come IN March
ana t APrn; sometimes later, but
eiIeiG I !; e !: :: "!Wa|S a preeze blowing
and II IN the open air, one is new
ermcomfortable with light cloth
ing. Inc thermometer on the
hottest day ranges from 95 to
lOo degrees for OILY, IfWo hours in
'hG udy II 10 1 0 cIock.
nt"ru ~, "l no yeilOM Nv leNef' saw
lots OF Old folks. They appear
to be a !ong-lNod people: They
eat scarcely no meat. While Wis
lIing the market l asked why they
aId not nave l2c meat, The re-
Piy was thaC they could not sell
iaI meat; lat was Tor soap lac
tplleS. IN HreSSng tnner pork
tney slh&e the nan or ana SKIN
!ne carcISS' leaving the TAT an
l;,I: lIich !ilicI ,ci!nSlin@ 10 Ihe SKIN.
ms IniS Is S1lu 1 10 tn?Se VINO want
2ri'ztS Tie%Se u iot cooNins purposes.
ineE sen d GteaC Geal OF mutton
ol'IE tlG native ShGep Whlch 90
i1C i:1 Pioouce ~ Woo p"I are nary
ttNe r, :''e T9"I: ana never gus very
a. a. $50, IS sou .iI ior lood. IheE use
ne ne i"lGI :I, iit!IN G0"C G1,I lor nursing
@ tne cn'iottn. II 4, ney Stahd the
XIX XXX On u, a a, sIool' d Nurse nurse hoioS me
Sn, ,I.Iu ~ tme ueat ;Iy iIS,n tHe i%'r' f,.
oo.iieClilieS NV IWo chliofch OF GllLGf-
| CIII ages VIII De nursing at lHe
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hi5-Sk. W. haTalt 4 iGlIS The Times Ed
sOr CfiaNsE % the Pearle nj the
lfntlllAs&SA ( alma oi u,vsnn, ard
n tsaInFs1I "S 80 ~ VI ,.'.. nu'Ii'',n n Gnu
W VI ,agstA u tlG LS!dtta--FtOp!G
iul at!aGHJ Ni!iUdtG OF tie lSland---
A HiY,d Rfr .lydl Of Conditions by
an Eve WiifgS.
49, 81.
Mr.. r " tbmilton ono &c o,,,.
most progressive and infSnent;al
citizens is iuJ hocIt f,.n,', y tr;,l
to Cuba. In y intervinw wi, + +
the editor of THE TT,4rs bo 600
us the fellow, no. 0 - =
I was mud Snrnrisod o+ tlo
CITY Of Hayaea be;n% one of thn M
richest and 3ncst Of c0n,borS
cities / haze s~nn II i bnnon,
inc ra0idly ArnrriraniyoI nat
CAPITALISTS and tnlrists fron, nj
most every city in the Union
who .ave a!rnaiv invaetoI Iar,,a
ly, most, in country disn,;cts,
some nrl.,,', rn;no. t,,,+ ,t; ~" faT,, 'H.S'
90 mile, in Va ;nfnr;o,. " T U;s;t ~ -
ed mgnv nf t;rsn Earns Tint baI
been nurchaaed within tha loct <
wears These farn1s are nnJe,.
native ovcrsrers and have n,aGa
garden snots Of forn1er waste
places land is verv fertila and
adapted 10 rlost ali kinds of crons
such as fruits flowers and caraaIs
Large foraue crons and tobacco
are among the best pavin@ crons
| saw. I was in one tobacco barn
that had SO GO) worth of tohac-
co hanging. The weed wax of
the finest and will sell for 81 and
SO Der pound.
| saw orange and CRANE fr,it
trees three wears from the mr.
sery loaded with rreen fruit now
being picked off TO allow the trees
a chance to prory Retwnen the
rows were prtwjnp. ali kinds of
" Sess taNte, nS9 plant. Tomatoes, :.
.adishess ! WIoeS, sweet and
Irish alsE GwerS Of the rarest
annuals. These are used to beau
tify the grounds and are planted
out in these groves between the
trees. Mr.. Gray Adams, of Gin
cinnatti, who is a nulti-million-
aire, five years ago bought 500
acres Of land of the red soil class
which he paid $40 per acre for.
Now this land is beautifully i'm
proved and planted. He has re-
fused $500 per acre for it. He
has on this property everything
in the way of stock and poultry,
all of American type. | drank
water from the bored well at this
place and it was as clear, pleas
ant to taste and cool as our city
water. No ice is used in it. All
Cuba has good water.
Water for the city of Havana
is gotten from the mountains
from springs. No filter plant is
used and the water is clear as
crystal. saw no mosquitoes to
speak of. The cost OF living in
the city is very high Many of
the tourist hotels charge from $18
to $25 per day. One in full view
of the bay and the wrecked Maine
and Moro castle at Ft. Cabanos
is the highest priced place |
found. Itcharg'es $27 per day for
the best it had. Mr.. Nj. Flagler Of
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Cherry & Company
Executors Sale.

For sale, at public auction, on Mon
day the 2nd day OF July 1906. at Ian.
caster, ). c., at II O'clock IN Tract of
land in Lancaster County containing
about 6j3 acres, known as tract 4 Of
the estate lands of Julius Mills. hound-
ed north and west on Catawba and
Naiefee rivers, as per plat OF w X.
Duren ID =; being tract conveyed by
Williams, Clerk Of Court, to Annie X.
Robinson by deed dated the 2nd day
OF December. 1899, and recorded in
Deed Book G, pages 3 and /.
Terms cash: or One-third cash and
the balance payable in two equal
successive annual instruments from
date o. sale, secured by bond OF the
purchaser and mOrtage OF the prem =.
ises. Purchaser TO pay for deed $40 90.
and also f"r taxes payable after date
OF sale, including those payable in
1906. A. NJ. Lee,
Executor,
Est Annie X. Robinson,
o-23-iw. deceased.
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Comment by the Editor:

Comment by the Editor:
l. Any of the running peas.
The unknown" S one of the
best varieties. Very likely Won
will have to sow mixed, if you
depend upon the Macon market
for seed.
2 One bushel should be enough.
unless your land was very rich,
then you could sow more.
3. About the first Of May is the
best time. but any time from
Nav l to July l will do.
4. If you want to make a fine
weld, would put fertilizer under
them.
3. An s 2 2 goods is a standard.
If you can get an S44 goods 1t
would be better for your truck,
but you will have to mix it for
yourself. An ) 2 would do for
your peas. The S A would cost
you about $500 per ton.
.. Yes, any stow, vines or any
thing that will absorb urine and
will rot quickly is good TO have
in the barn yard. We wish YOU
success. Around Macon Is a fine
section in which to farm.
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Origin of Dog Days.
burg Co, S. g.

According to the generally ac-
copied doctrine the dog days be-
gin on July 3 and end on August
II, but there have been disputes
as to every possible point about
them. 1t was universally agreed
that Chey we're connected with
the dog star, but which one? The
real dog star, Sirius. or PrOcyOn,
the Little Dog? Then there were
Engagements as to the particu.
lar astronomical performance of
the star that fixed the dog days;
as to their number, which varies
In different estimates between
30 and 81. and whether they
were to be reckOned before. after
or around the stars performances.
The 40 settled on precede the ris-
ing OF Sirius with the sun. A be
lief grew up that in these DAYS
dogs went mad, but terrestrial
dogs have really nothing to do
with it. The original belief was
that the star and sun together
brought intense heat and all
sorts of plagues.-London Chron-
icle.