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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-11-03
THE OLD SAMOAN Jusr1cp

The customs Of the old Samo.,
% rapidly becoming obsolete th.t =
who knew them nfu years aso %. y. ~.
stories which will be news to IN. 'ea
emit generation Of Natives RAJ =.
b Stair. believing that the s.m. ua
community, was one Of tho most ,ns
esting that the white man ever .noa0
tered. has made careful records =.
life that can be- seen no more.
The old Samoans had primit,v. -.
highly conscientious system Of iust;. ~
In cases Of serious crime the of,o.s
went to the injured person and .us
mitted himself to the judgment ., ~.
offended. This act of submission .s .'''
the plaintiff a chance to exercise nv ss''
and forgiveness. Naturally, the visit =,
submission was deferred until II h.s
been ascertained that the Offended ns s1
sons anger had in some measur. ~.
sided. uS
1t happened sometimes that ~.
wronged man was unable to contro, w.
passion on seeing an enemy prost,,..
before him, and rushed on him WIN
club or spear. But generally the sinh
hitting party, the culprit and nj.
friends, were well received, and iuv,t.,
to enter into consultation.
Once a chief of high rank, Tu,o,.
ula. killed Manopa chief. Prenar.
tons for war were made By Manon,
and its allies, and the offender prenar.A
to resist. He retired to an INLAND fo,.
tress. War seemed inevitable.
A deputation went to Tui-one-ul, n
get him to submit. The deputation IN.
cluded DR.. Stair.
After some challenge on the part Of
the defenders, the visitors were admit
ted to the presence Of the chief IN
whom they explained their mission. Al
first they were met with curt refusal
Why should he run the risk Of almost
certain death, and not be able to d.
TEND himself? Better stand the chance.
Of war and die fighting.
The blow that had killed his opno.
nent seemed unprecedented chans
blow IN a quarrel-so that the crime
amounted only to manslauxhter.
After discussion he wavered, and
promised to consider the matter oyep.
night, and give his decision In tho
morning. The deputation took leave
Of him.
In the morning word was brought
that the old chief would make bis sub
mission. and he did.
With the exception Of Z threatened
assault by a young man, a relative Of
the deceased chieftain, which was pre-
vented by the young mans frlends
Tui-one-ula was well received, and tho
war was averted.
As q case Of fair-minded arbitration
this deserves to 60 on record at The
Hague.
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Of the show places In Wales. The house
and grounds were fitted without refer
ence to expense. A private theater ID
one Of the interesting apartments in
the castle, and there the great soprano
has been heard sing even comic songs
for the entertainment of her guests.
To see Patti at home is to see the gen.
erous side of her character; to see her
demanding $1,000 for a public appear
ance is to see her undoubted business
side.
Takes Care Of Voice.
The great diva's voice has been kind
" used by time. One reason for the
fact that it has remained with her 50
long is her lifelong habit-not to sing
when she is tired. Consequently, a.
she has aptly put 1t. she Is never tired
when she sings, and no abnormal strain
Is placed upon her vocal cords.
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WE EAT TOO MUCH.

Perils Of the American Digestion
Due to Overfeeding.
More people starve to death through
eating too much than too little.
This is true all the year around, bun
it is particularly to be remembered IN
summer. A heavy meat diet taxes tho
energies OF the digestive machinery 70
get rid OF what has been unloaued upon
it. and leaves too little effort remain
ing for the assimilation OF necessary
nourishment.
During the winter the fuel c0nsum'
ed in keeping the body warm helps %
burn I'D the unnecessary food, Out Id
the summer when the temperature VI
the air approaches that OF the Dlooo'
the surplus food is a dead load whose
burden tails on digestive organs enr
ervated by the heat and not alaea "
physical exercise.
We eat too much.
The main cause of many summer az
eases is the superabundance OF io'u
which the majority OF people cal anu
the failure to adjust their diet TO SUI.
the conditions OF the weather anu u
their occupation.
The body does not thrive Oh tn'
amount of food that goes oo"n 'n'
throat, but on the quantity OF hou.
lshment that is assimilated by the u
gestive organs.
The average man knows more-anu
cares more-about the proper teedins
Of his horse or his dog than ne Kno"'
or cares about the proper feeoins
Of himself.
To At a hog for market the farmel
selects and measures ~
food, but it Is a rare man VINO nA'
the good sense to take AZ mucn CAV
to increase his own health and ViIF
tty. 80.
The Centenarian Club has long DC.
the idea that the lOo-sea.
old man would be common did We no'
shorten our lives by oversating.
We eat too much.
A well-balanced diet more tnan
abundant food provides the necessary
:,
The amount of meat, fat and starcn
which Is needed in the summer time
really very small. Fruits, green veg
"a t3as and nlenfv Of nuro water mees
the essential needs Of the body anu
the brain better than the steaks, POI"
toes and bread and butter. Beam
peas and cheese supply assimhau' ~
proteins better than meat SALAD o.
with lettuce, tomatoes and ike Ves
etables answer the body's requirement.
much better than butter and lara.
There Is also a saving Of doctor >
Ellis, a prolongation Of life and Des
ter enjoyment Of it-Louisville Herau
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Too Late.
The millionaire's motherless sou had
just filed his application for a job as
husband to the fair maid.
you'll have to excuse me, Percy, -
she said, "but / can never be anything
more than a mother to yOu.''
"A mother" echoed the surprised
Percy.
That's what I said," rejoined the (.
m. "Your father spoke first"
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CHAPTER XIV.

l shall never forget that supper a. long
az l live. Considered merely as a social
gathering it would be memorable enough,
for l never before or since sat at meat
with ten such queer customers as my
hosts of that evening. The officers of
the Aureataland army were a very mixed
lot-two or three Spanish Americans,
three or four Brazilians, and the balance
Americans of the type Of their country
men are least proud of. If there was an
honest man among them he sedulously
concealed his title to distinction. All this
might have passed from my memory, or
blended In a subdued harmny with my
general impression of Aureataland: but
the peculiar position in which stood
gave to my mind an unusual activity of
perception. Among this band of careless
jewellers l sat svigilant, restless. and I'm
patient; feigning to take 4 leading part
In their hilarity, l was sober, collected,
and alert to my very finger tips. l anx-
iously watched their bearing and express
sion. led them on to speak Of the Pres
ident, rejoicing when elected open mur.
murs and covert threats at his base in
gratitude to the men on whose SUBJ IT hi,
power rested. They had not been paid
for six months, and were ripe for anv
mischief. was more than once tempted
to forestall the Colonel and begin tina
revolution on my own account; only nv
inability to produce before their eyes any
arguments Of the sort they would listen
to restrained me.
Eleven o'clock had come and rome. The
Senior Captain had proposed the Presi-
dents health. 1t was received IN sullen
silence; was the only man who hon
ored it by rising from his seat.
The Major had proposed the army. and
they had responded to their noble selves.
A young man Of weak expression and
Quavering legs had proposed, 1.-THE com.
merce Of Aureataland," coupled with the
name Of Mr.. John Martin, In laudatory
but incoherent terms, and 1 was On nv
legs replying. Oh, that speech Of mine
For discursiveness, for repetition. TO,
sheer inanity, 1 suppose it has never
BEEN eQualed. droned steadily away
- went on the audienss paid les and
- atsentacn. Il Was past twelve. Tn
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CHAPTER XIV.

SAAAA L LII ANs
1t Il a sad necessity that compels Us
to pry into the weaknesses of our fellow
creatures, and see to turn them to our
own profit. l am not philosopher enough
to say whether this course of conduct
derives any justification from its univer-
salty, but in the region of practice l have
never hesitated to place myself on a
moral level with those with whom l had
to deal. felt, therefore, very little
scruple in making use of the one weak
spot discoverable in the defence of our
redoubtable opponent, his excellency, the
President of Aureataland.
The President had no cause to suspect
a trap; therefore, like a sensible man.
he chose to spend the evening with the
Signorina rather than with his gallant
officers. 1t appears that at a few min
utes past eleven o'clock, when the Presi-
dent was peacefully listening to the con-
versation of his fair guest (whom he had
galvanized into an affected liveliness bv
alarming remarks on her apparent pre-
occupation), there fell upon his ear the
sound of a loud knocking at the door.
Dinner had been served, and the Presi-
dent could not command a view of the
knocker without going out on to the We
randa, which ran all round the house,
and walking round to the front. When
the knock was heard, the Signorina start
Cd mp.
Don't disturb yourself, pray" said his
excellency politely. II gave special in
structions that was visible to no one
this evening. But I was wondering wheth-
er 1t could be Johnny Carr. 1 want to
speak to him for moment, and I'll just
so round outside and see If it Is"
Az he spoke tap was heard at the
door.
yes" said the President.
"Mr. Carr Is at the door and particu-
larly wants to see your excellency. An
urgent matter, he says"
''Tell him I'll come round and speak to
him from the veranda," replied the Presi-
dent.
He turned to the window, and threw 1t
open to step out. Let me tell what fol-
lowed in the Signorina's words.
"Just then we heard sound of num-
Der Of horses galloping up. The Presi-
dent stopped, and said:
Hullo, what's upY
"Then there was a shout and q volley
Of shots, and I heard the Colonies voice
cry:
:. Down with ysur arms; down, I say,
a. Sea'Ee dad msnp
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Thrifty.

Tim," asked the passenger on the
rear platform of the antiquated fat
wheeled cable car, whats in this COW
cred stone jar l see out here nearly
every time take a trip ON your carp
That's my wife's churning," an
swered the conductor. Zone round trip
on this old rattletrap brings the butter
every time. Saves her lots of trouble. /"
Chicago Tribune
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His View.

Uncle Josh-It seems the minister
has had rheumatism for the last three
years, but he hasn't said anything
about 1t.
Aunt Hetty-Why, could have told
him just what to do for it.
Uncle Josh-Mebbe that's one of the
reasons why he kept it quiet.-Wat-
sons Magazine.
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Rural Logic.

Uncle Hiram-Brother Eben's son
has stained glass winders In his new
house.
Aunt Samantha-Yew don't tell
That comes from Margin one nv them
good for-nothin' city gals reckon she's
teo pealy lazy to wash tn Stains OF
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well of my eloquence was running drise
and drier, and yet no sound outsidei I
wondered how long they would stand It
and how long l could stand it. At IL: rs
| began my peroration. Hardly had
done so, when one of the young men start
ed in gentle voice ditty. One BY one
they took it up, till the rising tide Of
voices drowned my fervent periods. Per-
force l STOPPED. They were all on their
feet now. Did they mean to break up?
In despair at the idea l lifted up my
voice, loud and distinct, in a verse of the
composition, and Selling my neighbor's
hand began to move slowly round the
table. The move was successful. Each
man followed suit, and the whole party,
kicking back their chairs, revolved with
lurching steps.
The room was thick with smoke. Me-
chanically led the chorus, straining ev-
cry nerve to hear a sound from outside.
l was growing dizzy with the movement,
and, overwrought with the strain on my
nerves, l knew few minutes more would
be the limit Of endurance, when at last I
heard loud shout and tumult of voices.
What's that?" exclaimed the Major,
in thick tones, pausing as he spoke.
1 dropped his hand, and seizing my r.
volver, said:
"Some row in barracks, Major. Let
'em alone"
must co." he said. "Character-Au-
reataland-army-at stake"
"Set thief to catch a thief, eh, Ma
jor?" said 1.
what do you mean, sir7" he slut
tered. LET ME 60"
IF you move, shoot, Major" said 1.
bringing out my weapon. I never saw
greater establishment on human counte-
nance. He cried:
Hi, stop him-he's mad-he's going
to shoot ~
A shout of laughter rose from the crew
around us, for they felt exquisite appre-
citation of my supposed joke.
Fright you are, Martini" cried one.
Keep him quiet We won't 90 home
till morning.
The Major turned to the window. 1t
was moonlight night, and as looked
with him l saw the courtyard full Of SOL
diers. Who was in command? The an
swer to that meant much to me. The
sight somewhat sobered the Major.
"A mutiny!" he cried. 1.-THE soldiers
have risen -
60 to bed" said the junior ensign.
Look out of wndow!" he cried.
They all staggered to the window. As
the soldiers saw them, they raised shout.
| could not distinguish whether it was a
greeting or a threat. They took it as the
latter. and turned to the door.
Stop" l cried; Il shoot the first man
who opens the door,"
In wonder they turned on me. I stood
facing them, revolver in hand. They
waited huddled together for an instant,
then made a rush at me; fired, but
missed. l had a vision of a poised COB
let: second later, the missile caught me
in the chest, and hurled me back against
the wall. As l fell, l dropped my wea pon
and they were upon me. l thought it was
all over; but as they surged round, in
the madness of anger, l. looking through
their ranks, saw the door open and a
crowd of men rush in. Who was at their
head? 1t was the Calanel, and his voice
rose high above the tumult:
Order, gentlemen, order" Then to
his men he added:
Each mark your man, and two of you
bring Mr.. Martin here"
l was saved. To explain how, must
explain what had been happening at the
Golden House, and how the night attack
had Jared.
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Geraldine You have been H'
haven't you? s,
Gerald-Yes. was threatened WIZ
brain fever.
Geraldine What 4 big joks On u
teyer.-New York Press
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A deathbed repentance is an apology
avaryone has to accept
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desde Ell tftulo mismo que sera con-
tinuacion complemento de Ia tan
conoeida y popular Biblioteca de Au-
torres Espafioles, que di6 nombre
imperecedero 4 su editor y tipografo
don Manuel Rivadeneyra.
Al lamar Veontinuacion' Ia
Inuestra, entendefnos solo tributar un
Ijusto homenajet 4 la "Bibliotecap
antigua, dnica de su gGnero entire
|nosotros, y aeeptarla PROVISIONAL
mente como Introduction 6 primera
parte de la aotval, puesto que nos
suponemos no repetir ninguno de los
autores inclufdos en- aquella, a no ser
que Ell texto publicado a1li sea de tai
manera dehciente incorrecto que
resulte hoy until 8 pueda inducir 4
error, como sucede con algunos poe
tas de la Edad Media y con otros de
| los siglos XVIsy XVII.
Tampoco nos proponemos imitar,
generalmente hablando, ell plan de la
"Biblioteca prirnitiva, nj menos su
manera habitual de reproducir los
textoA antiques. No en- balde ha CO.
rrido mas de medic siglo desde que
el benemerito grupo de eruditos que
Sc asoci6 q Rvadeneyra (y de los
cuales va no existe ninguno) CONNIE
20 su labor, desigual sin duda, aun-
que contiene parties admirables. Las
condolences de Ia crftica y de la flo
logia eran entonces muy diverSas de
las de, ahora; los estudios de litera-
tura comparada Sc han desarrollado
portentosamente en- este largo perfo.
do, y aunque con lentitud han 1ogra-
do penetrar en- Espafia; Sc ha acre
centado el rigor de las exigencias
del metodo, y preocupaban al var6n
mas docto. No es culpa de los que
vivieron antes el no haber hecho
mas de 10 que en- su tempo podfa
hacerse, pero serfa culpa y grave en-
los tiempos actuales insistir en- me
todos imperf ectos anticuados.
| iContinuara
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Ell deSaStre de California

A medida que pasan los dfas van
publicandose cartas y descripcione .
verbales de los que presenciaron la
catastrofe de San Francisco, Sc com
prende que no habido exageraci6n de
aquellos horrores y que las sumas en-
dlnero y los auxilios llegados, con
ser enormeS, distan mucho todavfa
de responder 4 las exigencias de la
situacion. Y 10 que sobre todo con
trista el amino es la relaci6n de los
sufrimientos y de las privaciones
one hoy smismo, tres semanas des-
pues de aquel desastre, siguen ago.
biando a la mayorfa de los habi
tantes.
FL general Gree1y anuncia que le-
jos de disminuir aumenta de dia en-
Id1a elejercito de personals desvali-
das quienes sustenta la carload dc
todo al pals. Su ntmero sc estimaba
el de Mayo de IoI. 600 en- San Fran
cisco exclusivamente. En- Oakland Y
Berkely pasan de 10000. Ell gene
raj dice en- un telegrama al ministro
de la Guerra: "El problema es enor-
me y seria Ia situacion. Parece i'm
possible seguir alimentando tama-
ia multitud sin grandes sufrimien
tos por parte de muchos de los que
la forman."
A consecuencia de las perdidas su-
fridas en- California ha Quebrado Ia
Trades Insurance Company, de Chi
cago, una de las mas antiguas en-
presas de seguros contra incendios
de aquella ciudad. Hasta hace dos
s tres dias hubo esperanza de salir
del trance con el pago de dos milo
nes de pesos. que hubiera dejado el
capital de Ia Compaf1fa reducido q
cero, pero Ell abogado de la misma
declare aver que entire fuego, terre-
moto y dinamita, las polizas de la
Traders la obligaban q responder
con mas de cuatro millones. Entire
sus principales accionistas Sc cuen-
tan presidentes de Bancos y otros|
hombres adinerados de Chicago. Di-I
ce TN periddico que esta quiebra DO
ne en- peligro a una docena de. com
paflias de incendios menos impor-
tantes.
Ell ministerio de Marina de Was
hington tuvo noticia en- su dia de
que la 11nica vfctima del terremoto
entire los mar mos de guerra de San
Francisco habla sido Ell contramaes-
tre Hanson, que Sc hallaba en- tie
ira con licencia al ocurrir la catas-
trofe. El Depaftamento recibi6 dos
afas despues un telegrama pregt n
tando 81 Sc encargaba de los gastos
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NuevO feIrOcarril

La Comisi6n de ferrocarriles del
Canada, despues de varias sesiones
consecutivas, ha autorizado la cons
|trucci6n de una Inca ferrea, la pri-
mera que Sc establece en- la region
minera del Klondyke, que partiendo
de Dawson Sc interna ochenta millas
en- los terr enOs aurfferos, 4 los cua-
les Sc ha hecho hasta hoy ell viaie
Por medic de trineos. Sc ca1cu1a que
en- ell termino de seis meses oueda-
ran ablertas al pdblico treinta millas
de enrielado. La ohcina general de
la Cempafifa Sc situara en- Octawa v.
el capital presupuestado para Ia obrs
alcanza q SIS. soc, 900.
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que ocaslonase Ell transporte IN Es-
tado del Este de los restos de la 4nu~
Jer, los dos hijos y Ia madre de Ham
son. ii mlnisterio contest0 que solo
podia proveer al transporte del ca
daver del contramaestre v recibi0
por respuesta Ell sigEiente teleQra-
ma: Las cenizas de Hanson. su n1u-
jer, madre y dos hijos estan todas en-
lei mismo ataud."
Mas de 80, 900 billetes al precio de
un peso Sc vendieron para la function
que Sc dio Ell vierneS en- el Teatro
Metropolitan de la Opera benef-
clio de las vfctimas de California, or
ganizada por todoS los empresarios
teatrales de Nuevs York. Solo unas
lquince mil personals, en- tandas de
cinco mil, lograron pasar Ia dobIe f.
la de policfas. Aunque para otros
ime' hos m'llares g. esp. ,io, -
nubo iocaIIdSdeS en Il gan LOnsuo.
q pesar de haberlO llenado y vaciado
tres yeces los organizadores de la.
function monstrua, los empresarios
abrieron las puertas de Sus otros
teatros en- Nueva York Harlem,
dieciocho 6 veinte en- n1mero, 4
cuantoS tenfan billetes para el de Ia
| Opera. El tai benehcio 10 ha sido
de veras para las vfctimas, que OBJ
ltendran de el no menos de treinta
mil pesos.
Entire las muchas ofertas de auxi-
lilo recibidas del extranjero merece
especial mencion la de So, 900 recau-
dados por suscripciones personales
entire los habitantes de Ia Martinica,
isla que tanto sufri6 hace tres amos
con la desvastadora erupcion del
Monte Pelee. Ofrecieron sus Sc, 900
Ipor medic del Consul norteamerica-
no en- Fort de France, pero en- virtud
de la proclama del Presidente Roo
sevelt que prohibe recibir donativos
de extranjeros ''porque no; sc nece-
lsitan el Departamento de Estado Sc
lnego accptar Ia generosa oferta de
la Martinica.
Cast todos los artistas de Nueva
York han contribuido una de sus
lobras para formar una collection de
cuadros, cuyo producto en- venta Sc
fdestlna al sOcorro de los artiStas ne
cesltados de San Francisco, algunos
/ de los cuales han perdido no solo sus
lienzoS y bosquejos sino cuanto po-
seian. Entire los mas conocidos con-
ltribuyentes fguran los pintores Wi
liam NJ. Chase, Kenyon Cox, Carroll
Beckwith, Luis Mora, Kendall, Sar-
tain y Alphonse Mucha.
Las ditimas noticias d e Santa Ro-
sa, c1udad donde dafIos cause el te-
rremoto, dicen que el ndmero total
de muertos fu6 allf de sesenta Y nue.
We, con mas de cincuenta tres he
ridos. Sc ignora en- absolute el pa
radero de d1ez habitantes de la ciu-
dad
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A COney Island

FL domingo pasado inaugur6se en-
este centro de recreo neovorkino la
temporada de verano. A pesar he
10 inclemente del tempo, Ia concu.
rrencia fue numerosfsima tedoe
los visitantes quedaron gratamente-
sorprendidos con la magnifcencia de
los nuevos espectaculos que se.ofre-
cen al pdblico. Los empresarios de
Luna Park, han hecho un easto de
100000 para mejorar Y adicionar
este sitio que, con justicia, constitu-
ye uno de los principales centres de
recreo. Dreamland, presenta una re-
production mas 9 menos exaeta ae Il
catastrofe de San Francisco. de ma -
nera que sc ofrece al p1bIico ma
buena oportunidad de apreciar IL
magnitud del desastre sin senfir il
:"
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En- Inglaterra

Londres, de mayo-Dice un des-
pacho de Douyres que ell general Cas-
tro, Presidente de Venezuela lego 4
aquel puerto esta tarde de Calais
Francia.
La escuadra inglesa mandada por
Sir Charles Beresford ha llegado 4 la
Bahia de Phaleron.
Londres. de mayo -Ha l1egado 4
Douvres el doctor don J. Torres Car
denas, secretario del Presidente Cas-
tro de Venezuela.
Gibraltar, 8 de mayo.-Los cruceros
"Amethyst' y "Arrogant" Ian recibi-
do orden de reunirse inmediatame nte
4 la escuadra inglesa del Medite-
franco.