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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-01
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Timber Land, Act june 8, 1878
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE
Seattle, Wash, Nov z8. 1905.

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE
Seattle, Wash, Nov. 49, 1906.
Notice is hereby given that in compliance
with the provisions of the act of Congress Of
June g. 1873, entitled can act for the sale of tim
Der lands in the states of California, Oregon,
N evada and Washington Territory as extend
ed to all the Public Land States by act of August
4, !sea, Clancy N. Lewis, Of Nottingham, County
OF Whatcom, State of Washington, has this day
fled in this Office his swor n statement No. II6Io
for the purchase ofthe Ne. \ OF the Ne. Y Of
Section ~; Lots 8, and S Of Section ~ and the
Nv. Y of the Nv. u of Section No. IS, all in
Township 81 North. Range No West
of Willamette Meridian, and will offer
proof to show that the land sought is more valu-
liable for its timber or stone than for agricul-
tural purposes, and to establish his claim to
said land before the Register and Receiver at
Seattle, Washington, on Saturday the 9th day
of February, 1907
He names Is witnesses: T. j. Adair, Cyrus
Gates, J. A. Adams. A. c. Miller, all Of Bel
Hngham, Washington. essssss
Any and al persons claiming adversely the
above described lands are requested to Gle their
claims in this ONCE on or before said 9Th day Of
February, 1897. -
]. HENRY SMITH, Register.
First publications Dec. I, 1885, Last, Feb. 8, 1907
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-01
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

First publication Nov. II, 1906.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-01

The Great Majestic Steel Range leads
all others. The ordinary range usually
offered to be as good rs the Majestic
weighs from to az much - the Males
tic. thereby costing fully g per cent less
to manufacture. The Great Majestic is
sold strictly on it, merits and although It
means something Of an Investment the
purchaser gsts mil value for his money.
Morse Hardware Go. are sole agents ar,
Of Whatc0m, Skagft and San Juan.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-01
Timber Land, Act June 3, 1873

VlmOOf LAM, ACC Juno D. 1919
UNITED STATES LAND OFFIcE,(
Seattle, WASH, Nov. 3, 1906 !
Notice is hereby given that in compliance
with the provisions Of the act of Congress OF
June 3, 1875 entitled "An act tor the sale OF tim
Der lands in the states of California. Oregon,
Nevada and Washington Territory" as extend
ed to all the Public Land States BY act of August
4, 1899, Henry Cayou, of Deer Harbor, County
Of San Juan, State of Washington, has this day
filed in this Office his sworn statement No. 1887,
for the purchase Of the Lot Two [7l of Section
No. 49, in Township No. IS North Range No.
West, and will offer proof to show that the land
sought is more valuable for it's timber or stone
than for agricultural purposes, and to establish
his claim to said land before the Clerk OF the
Superior Court, at Friday Harbor, Washington,
on Thursday, the 18th day Of January. 1897. :.
Deer Harbor, Washington: j. W. Frits, of West
Sound, Washington; J. G: smedberg, of West
Sound, Washington; j. T. Nugent, of Deer Har.
Dor, Washington.
Any and all persons claiming adversely the
above-described lands are requested to file their
claims in this office on or before said 18th day Of
January, 1907.
J. HENRY SMITH, Register.
First publication Nov. 10, 1906 Last, Jan. I2-'o7
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Success
BY MRS. BESSIE o. STANLEY

He has achieved who has lived we'll laughed often
and loved much who has enjoyed the trust of the
and the love of little children who has
filled his niche and accomplished his task who has left the world
better than he found whether improved poppy per-
feet poem rescued SOUL who has lacked appreciation
of earhs beauty failed it, who has always looked
for the best in others and given them the best he had whose life
inspirations; whose memory benedction"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-01

Poor Manual gives the 1905 gross earnings of American
railroads 100000 operating
total $766 00 interest and dividends 1854
100000 and surplus 1921 600 Compared with 1908
there increase of 900 in gross earnings s1O
100000 in operating expenses income 1884,
900 in interest and dividends and surplus
The total mileage 27 34 last increase miles
1904 Commenting these figures the Seattle Trade Reg
lister says National finance is fly speck compared with the
railroads whose cash receipts last year equaed fourh
total currency circulation of the United States Great
Northern gross earnings last year about
The big city the nesting place of all those conrvances
commerciaism which enable the sharp wed prosper
the expense of the multitude not sharp and build up
system based the comparative
The Homecro village the abiding place demo-
cratic aspiration its growth making for liberty equality
erny The embarkation national the
aiding the people, through the their savings
h Homecro villages, would demonstrate, than the
passage OF the Homestead Act in the year the pre
dency Of Abraham Lincoln that this government
people, by the people, for the people" Talisman
According to the American Agrcultuss final report of the
apple of tho United States the total
against a. barrels 1906 rather more than
ooo barrels in each Of the three preceding years
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-01

Kansas has something to show for
the enforcement of the prohibition
law. Out of the 105 counties in the
state, 85 having not single pauper,
rs counties have no poor houses and
81 counties having not single Grim
inal.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-01

LOST-At or near Friday Harbor. Nov.
%, gold locket watch charm with the
initials IN. c." on one side and &c. r."
on the other. Photo inside. If found
please leave at the ISLANDER office.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-01

Its the pain cure of the world. It
relieves rheumatism, neuralgia.
pleurisy, burns, scalds, sprains and
all pain. Free sample at the Fri
day Harbor Drug Co.'s. All goods
warranted or money refunded, its
Grand DADS Linknenf,
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Church Notices

FRIDAY HARBoR PREsB RIAN
Church. Rev. Robert Irwin, Minister.
Sunday school 1890 a. m.
Preaching II a. m. '"The Joy of the Lord"
Preaching 1880 p. m. Seriec topic 1.-THE
Life of Christ" Seventh of the series:
characteristics Of the Public Life Of
Jesus"
Prayer Meeting Thursday Evening at 7:3O
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FRIDAY HARBoR M. E. Church, Rev. G..
G. Pratt, Pastor.
Sunday School 10 a. m.
Union Payer Meeting Thursday evening
at 1880 at the Presbyterian church.
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The La Jara chronicle., 1906-02-16

coasts back to It's post. The distance
OF one hundred yards is covered in
about ten seconds. which Is as fast ss
good sprinter can cov1r the distance.
Multiplying gears in the windlass in
crease the speed. So far as is known,
Mr. Taggart Is the first to apply this
idea to rural maIl-box.
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Aerial Man Box.

In Delaware, Ohio, an Ingenious cit,-
zen BY the name OF TagEaFt lives on a
high hill come little distance of the
main road. The hil is OF loose gravel
and at It's foot Is 4 small creek, inno-
cent looking and easily forCed in
ordinary weather, but swelling rapidly
with heavy rains. The rural carrier,
whose route extended TO Mr.. Taggart's
residence. found the frequent high wa
ter and the rough, hilly road such a
source Of delay and Inconvenience that
the department ordered the route
changed and Mr.. Taggart was directed
tn place his box on the main road. Mr..
Tagg1rt protested, declaring that he
would not walk that distance. Then
bis Inventive brain conceived the troll
ley or aerial mail box. AT a convenient
corner of his porch he placed wind
lass, with a small steel cable extending
down to the box post on the main road,
around deeply-srooysd wheel on the
post, and back to the porch. As
ehown, the box is connected In this
ca ble, forming the link for the broken
ends. The box Is fitted with top
wheels, which run on n fixed cable
stretched tight from the porch to the
post.
When the mall carrier reaches the
box post (which is visible from the
porchl, be puts in the mail md raises
signal. Some one at the house takes
the handle Of the windlass and turns
Il rapidly, and the box, with its burden
OF mall, comes sailing up the wire.
The mil IS then removed and the box
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Meanwhile a great deal of wirepull.

Meanwhile. a great deal of wirepull-
ing is going on in favor of the general
proposition. 1t cannot be asserted that
any one OF the numerous bills thus
far presented has the approval either
Of President Roosevelt or Senator Dry
den, though it is presumed that a meas
ure embodying their exact views will
be submitted within the next few
weeks 1t is known that SO anxious are
the insurance people for some form of
LEGISLATION taking away from the
States the supervision of insurance
companies that they are prepared to
spend unlimited money in the work of
education, but thus far they have not
been able to make much headway.
Like all campaigns Of education to
which Washington has become accus-
toned. 1t is expected that the usual
amount of speculation as to the out
come will be indulged. but this will
not effect the judgment or the conduct
of those members of Congress who have
the final decision OF the question
through their influence with the Judici-
ary Committees.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-02-16

his usual fiery manner and all my for
mer admiration for Burr returned and
l became eager to help defend him.
The debater who l was to answer
was slow. earnest speaking fellow.
not very bright, but accustomed to ar
gument and fond of statistics, and even
before he had finished l had again
veered around and found l was losing
my faith in my side of the question.
When my name was called, l rose as
IL In q dream. and for about, l pre-
sumed, ten minutes, talked the veriest
lot OF nonsense that was ever heard
In a debating club. If looked at my
notes l found that 1 had said every
thing about the subject that I could
think Of, and ii | tried TO extemporize,
l repeated the former things over and
over. The ordeal was finally passed
and as took my seat there was lit
tie perfunctory applause. and then the
president promptly decided the case
against Burr.
Grant was sitting quietly and look
ing straight ahead into vacancy and I
noticed he had made no demonstration
In my favor. Leaning toward him,
timidly touched him on the shoulder
and said, "Well, old fellow, did l make
e complete failure" NO" he an
ewered slowly, you did pretty well for
first attempt, but the devil himself
couldn't have made out on which sido
you were debating"
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aETURNO OF SPEAKER KIEFER
W1S CAR OF THE HOUSE WIEN
PRE- SENT SPEAKER 'JOE"
CANNON WAS MEMBER

c Oue OF the Three National
Speakers Who Have Been Returned
to Congress After a Long Laspe oil
Years.
The return OF General ]. Warren
ziefer TO Congress after an absence
II % years Is Of more than passing
interest for the reason that lie was
speaker Of the House which was or
esnized in 1881. 1t was famous
Congress- and Kiefer's pathway was
lot one of roses. He became invo!-
red in controversy with II. y
3oynton, then dean OF the Washing
on correspondents, and the bitter at
;acks of BOynton had much TO do
With KIefers retirement from pubic
lie although he was but 4S when he
finished his fourth term in the House.
bince then he has not been idle but
has been prominent in civil and mill
ary life. He returns to Congress as
aid Nathaniel y. Banks and Gaiusha
4. Grow. They had been Speakers
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-02-16

When you buy Wing Piano. you buy at whole
sale. You pay the actual cost Of making It with
only cur wholesale profit added. When you buy
piano, as many stiIl Go-at retzil-you pay the
retail Dealers store rent and c:hsy expenses.
1ou pSy his pTotit and the commission CT salary
OF the agents or salssrsn he ernploys-al these
on top OF what the dealer himself has to pay to
the Tanufscturer. The retail profit on piano
Is from SIS to $500. lcn't this worth sayIpg3
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many years before and their return
vas notab BILE. Each, like kcifer, lived
oor years without prominence in poll
dcs but both were older when they
zane back. General kiefer is now
eS but remarkably hale and hearty.
de was always n conspicuous nun
and Is the more SO now because or has
Hhltc hair and beard which We're
sawuy brown in the days Of his
soeakcrshlp. He clInEs TO the Garb OF
ae old time statesman and wears at
Ill times an old fashioned swallow
esiled coat cut much like the dress
seats OF to-day. General hleIer
szrved four terms in Congress- com
ing to Washington first for the special
session OF 1877. He was chosen
speaker of the 47th Congress, Dec.
9Th, 1881, serving but the one term.
Last year he was nominated for
congress and had no very hard time
% getting the honor. The district Is
strongly republican and his majority
vas the largest ever given any caHdI-
sate.
General E,efor has n rrent war
eecord. AS n fighter and leader he
.sd few equals III the Union army.
Ee was practiCing law when the hrSt
alarm OF war was sounded in 1861
md he at once volunteered as priv
ate. Before going to the front he was
commissioned major and was pro
r1oted very rapidly, rearing In 1853 as
srevet major-Eeuer3tl and as briga-
sier in active service. At the battle
= the wilderness in 1864 he was
severely wounded but would not give
sp. He stayed at 1t until Lee sur
rendered. A born soldier he could
sot resist the call to arms when the
fTar with Spain came on, ana was
made Il major-gcneral Of volunteers.
de commanded a brigade under Shcr-
dan in the Virginia battles that led
10 to Appomattox. At the battle of
ssilors Creek, General kiefer had an
experience out OF the ordinary.
Going alone ut dusk to observe the
.jaes of the enemy he found himself
1uddenly surrounded by large body
" confederates. They could not dis
dnguish his Federal uniform in the
lark and he was equal to the occas-
on. Wheeling his horse about he
tried out in tones of command "Atten-
don, men, right about face, march,
thinking 1t WIS one of their own
sNfcers the confedcrates followed him
alto the Union camp where to their
disgust they found themselves prison
ers-
He returns to congress vigorous and
=sger for active participa ton in the
councils OF the nation. AS an eX-
Speaker he has been given chairman
lhIp and was also allowed the privilege
=. choosing his old seat without going
t1to the lottery scramble. Speaker
Cannon was in Congress during gen
tral Kiefer's term as Speaker aul
atey were warm friends. Gelornt
60 !opg-a-uea one Of tic uer-
..-f.r., ru g. .n.t. 'Ul-- Nl.- m 10
.,,.,.,ur,rg establishments. He has
:y,.aI few Of his Old colleagues in the
House. Many are dead and many
uoore long ago retired to private Iie;
Cannon and Bingham iitl '-au
Payne. also Ketcham OF New YORK
are about ali who are now in inc
House who were with Klefcr in the
stirring days of his spcakership.
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CHARACTER OF AARON BURR
Defender of His Fame Was Willing
but Didn't Know Tricks OF Oratory.

Il
but DiGn't Know Tricks OF Oratory.
The arst secret society with which
l vas ever affiliated was called the
"Omega," which was two-thirds liter
ary and one-third social, said an old
college man, who has since won dis.
tinctlyn as a national orator and CAM
DaiEn speaker. In our rival society.
the Alpha Rho" this order of things
was reversed and we pridod ourselves
greatly on the fact that our feast OF
reason" outranked the flow OF soul"
ours was a good deal of a debating
society. and though | early gained
some reputation as a speaker, l was
either too bashful or too ignorant to
take part in any of the debates.
one of my intimate chums wac
named Grant, who excelled in that
line and although much younger than
the average member, never hesitated
10 cross swords with the older ones
and was not infrequently the victor.
He was very anxious that / should
learn to debate, and frequently urged
me 20 at least make commencement,
arguing that after l had gotten over
my embarrassment. l would enjoy the
fun and excitement.
The subject of debate one evening
was to be. WAS the influence of
Aaron Burr, upon the time in which
he lived, good or bad?" Grant knew
that was quite an admirer Of Burr.
had read quite extensively about him.
both in history and fiction, and said
to nc that this would be an excellent
opportun!ty for me to make my de-
but.
Grant himself was to answer one Of
the oldest and best debaters and /
could answer the one who followed
him. He coached me very thoroughly,
told ne to listen carefully to what the
opponents urged against Burr, to cite
my proofs, showing he was neither
drlukard nor libertine, as they would
assert, and then show what debt
Washington and the country owed
him for his military skin and ability
during the Revolution. He said
must not allow myself to become fur.
ried or excited. that I could occasion
ally refer to my notes and in fact talk
and act Just as If | were simply argu-
ing with one or two of my school
mates.
During the day l thought much OF
the important part I was to play in the
coming drama, and there seemed to me
no reason why l should not score a
complete success. But as the hour of
the meeting drew nearer the success
seemed to grow more problematical
and by the time the debate opened, my
thoughts were completely topsy-turvy
and | could hardly remember whether
Burr was an Italian or Chinaman.
The man who opened the debate
showed plainly that my hero was ev-
erythiug that was vile and wicked and
should have been tried and convicted
us a traitor. and I found myself Won
deriug how Grant could possibly an
syer all these terrible charges. But
his defense was splendid. He spoke in
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-02-16
40 INSURANCE LEGISLATION.
congressman VIII Talk, But Wont
Pass ELL.

Legislative experts at Washington do
not look for the passage of an insur-
ance law during this session of Con
gress. Statesmen OF all sorts and con-
ditions will talk much about it. There
will be great deal of discussion on
the floors of both houses. Senators and
Representatives alike viii vie with
each other in denunciatiOn of the meth
eds OF the insurance magnates as eN-
posed in the legislative investigation
which occurred in New York. Already
divers and sundry lawmakers at bCtA
ends of the Capitol have submitted re
marks that have stirred their constlt-
uents to increased admiration of the
eloquence and alertness Of the men
whom they have had the wisdom and
foresight to send to Congress. But in
the end nothing will be done-that is,
nothing except a heap of talk.
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Would Spoil His Pleasure.

a certain Irishwoman, on her death
bed, called her husband to her side. Pat
rick she said, I've last rayquist to
make OF ye." Il couldn't rayfuse ye
anything, Mary, darlint," responded the
sorrowing husband. Patrick" said
Mary, solemnly, 81 want ye sh'ud lave
mother ride i'll the carriage beside ye to
me funeril." "'Tis too much yc'rc askin'
of me, Maryl' cried Pat, springing to his
feet in desperation. Mary, however, was
determined on this point, and Pat finally
yielded to her last rayquist." III lave
her ride be me side he promised, weep
ing bitterly. but mark ye Mary, dar-
lint, twill shpoil the day for me entoire-
ly, that il viii 7
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Very Trying.

A man who usually Erumbled at
everything and on every occasion, was
attacked by rheumatism. He was
carefully nursed by his wife who was
very devoted to him, in spite OF his
sault-fndluE disposition. Sometimes
the sight of his suffering caused her
20 burst into tears as she sat at his
bedside.
One day friend of the invalid came
in, and asked him sympathetically
how he was getting on.
BADLY, badly" he exclaimed; "and
its all my wife's fault"
Eyes. The doctor told me that damp
places were bad for me; and there my
wife sits and cries Just to make the
air in the room moist"
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-02-16
No Constitutional Provision.

The reason of this is that the Judi
ciary Committees, both of the Senate
and House, thus early have about con
cluded that the Constitution of the
United States does not provide for the
kind of legislation which is recon-
mended in the Presidents message
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-02-16
States Insist on Rights.

A factor of no inconsiderable weight
in the matter is the insistence of near
ly all the State governments upon their
rights in the premises. and as Congress
does not seem to care to lend further
aid at this iuucture to the centraliza-
tion movement which is rapidly becom-
ing an acute issue in State politics. it
is regarded as altogether likely that the
Fcderalization of Insurance will at
least be held in allegiance for some
tine yet.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-02-16

/ and is being advocated by Senator
| Dryden, Of New Jersey, president OF
one of the big life insurance companies,
as well as by other financial magnates
who, like Senator Dryden, are directly
| interested in insurance and are pre-
sumed. therefore. to know better than
anybody else what the eXigencies oil
the situation demand.
Senator Dryden, who studied law in
Yale. but who has not practlced much
in the courts, is OF the opinion that
there is nothing in the Constitution
either expressed or implied, which Con
gress should regard as an inhibition in
this matter But other members of the
Senate who have practiced law for
years declare that in this the New Jer
sey statesman is in error. 1t is as
sumed that, generally speaking, the
picked lawyers of both branches of
Congress compose the Committee on
judiciary in each house, and it can be
positively stated that as the case now
stands the majority Of the members Of
both committees are opposed to the
general proposition.
1t is, of course, possible that bill
may be framed bringing the subject
within the united powers of the Con
stitutiOn, but none Of the measures
thus far presented meets the objections
of most of the experts in Congress who
have been consulted on the matter.
There is a considerable element in the
House insisting that the great Chief
Justice Marshall blazed the way for
just such an emergency as this in his
famous decision defining in effect inter
state commerce as intercourse between
States, to say nothing of the applica-
bility to this case of another ALIEN
bracing decision of his concerning the
implied powers Of the Constitution.
Not Satisfactory to Lawyers.
But broad as these doctrines are.
they obviously are not satisfactory to
the majority OF the lawyers who are
members of the two committees on the
judiciary.
AS usual, the Senate has gone more
directly at the subject than has the
House. At the opening Of the session
Senator Culberson, of Texas, introduced
a resolution calling upon Congress to
investigate the matter thoroughly,
with the, view of determining the dis.
puted point as to the authority of the
lawmaking body to deal with the sub
ject as recommended by President
Roosevelt. This resolution was re-
ferred to the Judiciary Committee.
Two or three days before Con-
Eress adjourned for the holiday re-
cess the Senate committee briefly con-
sidered the proposition presented by
Mr. Culherson, and referred his resolu-
tion to n subcommittee with instruc-
lions to report In eytensO as soon as
practicable after the holiday recess.
The members Of this subcommittee,
Nrezsrs. Clark, Spooner, Knox, Bacon,
r0t CulbeTson, arc Of opinion that
- ere is no warrant in the Constitution
for Congress to assert over insurance
the power which the President, Senator
Dryden, and apparently all OF the in
surrnce rnagnates appear 20 think Is
! Inherent in the legislative department.