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Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-08-25
To Inspect Mines.

Dave Holland, of the Tonopah Liquor
went over to Hannapah
Thursday to inspect some valuable min
ing property of his which is situated
over there. A deal is now on hand by
which he proposes to dispose of it at a
good figure.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-08-25
Affairs at Round Mountain.

Walter Hearn, a prominent business
man of Round Mountain, spent Thurs
day in Tonopah on his way to Goldfeld
and Silver Peak. He says Round Noun
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-08-25

Furnished rooms to let by the day,
week or month-apply at the Bonanza
Lodging House, Brougher avenue, next
door to the Brokers' Exchange. x
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-08-25

Men of taste smoke the La TOGO
clear Havana cigars. s-4 f'0 ~
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ORE SHIPMENTS

The shipments week ending
terdy follows Tonopah Mining Company tons Montana
100 Tonopah Extension SAT Belmont ons Mcnamara
tons; Midway, 100 tons; West End, TONS
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-08-25

Irib cures bruises ana spralns.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-09-15

that he put MS money In the DanK an
when the woman begun to hint around
she'd like somethin' or another ne
didn't pay no 'tentlon to 1t, an then
she lowed he didn't care a row OF pins
what she got along with. That pun
Yves back where he started an tne
nex' time he went to town he come
hack with a washin' machine an Q
mangle an blue plush album an
settin' O. brown leghorn eggs.
mo, there wasn't nothin' Yves couio
do. seemed like, that suited her. though
she was a right pleasant sort O woman
to most everybody else. But Yves
couldn't please her. Yves done rlgn'
well with the farm. He was worker
from away back an good trader an
he made money where anybody else
would have starved to death. He still
KEEP up tryin' to please his wife an he
had Jest about the same old luck.
"WeH, one time Mis- Slope went to
town an she seen passle o folks
playin' this yer croquet on the grass
out In front O. Paul Peabody's residence
an she come back home an lowed that
it would be right nice If they had
croduet set. That was enough for Wes
O. course. He bitches up the next day
an goes to town an comes back with
a box full o. mauls an balls an wire
hoops.
mis- Slope looked at 'em an then
she looked at Yves. Yves Stope, she
says, L sh'd think some time you'd gil
a little sense Now, what use d. you
s'pose that there croquet set is with
all them stumps right in the way OF
the archesY
"That made Yves a little mad, be
cause him not bein' able to satisfy hei
had been workin' on him right smart
spell, though he was one O these fellers
at never lets on. He shrugged his
shoulders an sighed an went out te
the barn an got two-inch anger an
began borin' holes in them stumps. The
woman didn't notice what he was ado.
LII UClA IOuuu OA lAO CAAOJ S~~~S -
the house hangin' out wash, until all
Of a student them blasts went on sim
ultaneous.
when Yves come to the fust thing he
noticed was a hole in the side o the
house as big as a double barn door
where the biggest half of an ellum
stump had busted through an brought
up against the parlor organ, Gavin In
the front, an chunk of rotten butter
nut an some mislanyous hickory an
beech had follered after an played hob
with things gin'rally.
lit amt no manner O. USE he says
groanin'. L want to please her, but
whenever I go to try, 1t allus turns out
in some such cussed way
"Well, after that Yves and his wife
fixed it up that she was to be satisfied
with everything that come along on con.
dition that Yves would stop tryin' to
please her. reckon it works fust rate
as l hain't heard no complaints.
cago Daily News.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-09-15
Work or Play.

Mother won't let me go down to
the deep swimming pool" said Jack.
my mother won't. And she won't
let me go of and camp with the other
fellows said Louis.
"And I can't go down by the wharf
Alone" complained Jack.
mo, and can't go out in sailboat
without papa"
Then the boys sat down under the
tree, and looked as II they had been
very much abused. Just then grandpa
came along. He had heard the COM
plant.
mo funy' he asked.
The boys shook their heads. I'VE
can't do anything down here because
our mothers are afraid" said Jack.
|. II know something that is SAFE"
said grandpa You know that old
chicken-run made of laths down there
by the brook, and the little low hen
house that stands there, all tumbling
down? Well, it is to be torn down and
the wood piled up in the shed. The
brook runs right down from the chick
en-run to the walk leading up to the
shed. Now If you boys take of one
side Of the hen-house you can use 1t
for a raft, pile all the laths on it and
tow it down the brook then you could
unload 1t at the fiat rock and carry 1t
into the shed. That would not scare
your mothers one Bit
The boys went up and away before
he had hardly finished, and soon the
sound Of tearing boards and swapping
laths was heard. When supper was
ready the bit of land that had been an
eyesore was all cleaned up, and the
boys were hungry for grandma's good
biscuits. They told their mothers that
they liked games that seemed like work.
Grandpa laughed, and said, II guess it
Is work that seems like game
Youths Companion.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-09-15
WATCH YOUR WORDS.

Eeep watch on your words. my dariings,
For words are wonderful things;
They are sweet, like bees fresh honey
Like bees, they have terrible stings.
They can bless, like the warm, glad sun
shine,
And brighten a lonely life;
They can cut, in the bitter contest,
Like an open, two-edged knife.
Let them pass through the lips unchal-
lenged,
If their errand is true and kind
Ie they come to support the weary,
To comfort and help the blind;
IF a bitter, revengeful spirit
Prompt the words, let them be unsaid !;
They may flash through a brain like
lightning
Or fall on a heart like lead.
Keep them back, if they're cold or cruel,
Under bar and lock and seal;
The wounds they make, my darlinga
= Are always slow to heal.
May peace guard your lives, and ever
From the time of your early youth,
May the words that you daily utter
BE the words of beautiful truth.
Magazine.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-09-15
BOAT ON AIR-BALL BEARINGS.

London Inventor Makes Improve
ment in Motor Craft.
If the sanguine expectations OF the
inventor are realized we are soon te
witness a revolution in motor boats
says the London correspondent of the
Washington Star. Instead Of forcing
their way through the water amid a
smother of spray the new type of craft
will skim lightly over the surface on q
succession of air bubbles or globulea
that may be likened to ball bearings.
The practicability of the idea is tc
be put to the test In a boat now IL
course of Construction by Saunders, q
noted boat builder at Goring on the
upper Thames. In shape the boat Is q
mere box. some thirty-three feet long
by eight feet wide, the bottom slopina
upward at the forward end, forming q
but in these hustling days it is account.
ed no sin to sacrifice beauty to speed.
On each side and amidships are fixed
three stout keels, each about eight
inches deep. Between these, on each
side of the center keel, are seven other
lighter plates of about half the depth,
making seventeen in all, extending the
full length of the bottom of the boat
Between the fins or plates are a number
Of holes sloping aft. They are con.
nected with an air compressor driven
by a motor engine.
The boat depends for propulsion on
the reaction Of the jets Of air from
these orifices, Of which there are large
number, striking the water. At the
same time the air Is prevented by the
fins from escaping to the sides of the
boat, and thus, it Is claimed, Is formed
a species of air bed between the water
and the bottom of the boat, over which
the craft will glide with much greater
velocity than could be attained If fore.
ed through the water in the ordinary
fashion by a propeller. It sounds de
lightfully simple in theory, but even to
the lay mind 1t Is obvious that to sus.
tain the weight Of the boat the air bed
would have to be at considerable pres
sure, which would mean the absorption
of large amount of power. But tn,
inventor is no novice in dealing with
mechanical problems and has already
brought out several successful inven
tions. He declares that a model boa,
on the same lines as the craft he is now
building showed remarkable speed and
demonstrated the practicability of his
idea. In few weeks the boat will be
tested on the Thames. Then we shall
know whether the air-ball bearings
really work.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-09-15
HER BOOK OF BOOKS.
In Which She Set Down the Titles
of Those She Had Read.

In Which She Set Down the Titles
of Those She Had Read.
She held up the fat little red leather
book for her friends to see.
"No-not diary. 1 kept one once
but I burned it long ago. My father
gave me this when l was fifteen, and
showed me how to keep it.
TT Is my list Of books l have read.
l call it my book of books. Here IS the
first entry: Westward Ho,' by Charles
-double-starred because |
have read it three times; star means
rereading Underlined, too, because
when l looked the list over at the emu
Of the year it was one Of my favorites'
A little circle after the title-thats
because 1t was work Of fiction tnat
set me to hunting fact, in history anu
biography. l don't think much OF any
historical novel that hasn't earned us
circle.
Not all the marks in my code were
marks of honor, though. LOOK al the
cross after number nine; that means
trash. And there, after number eieVeii
the Frederika Bremen nove-tne
black dash-that means simply tnat l
didn't like 1t. Father enjoined me ~
be honest with my black MARKS 11e
said I should find them an antldo1e u
literary pretentiousness. One can naru-
" assume airs Of superiority III us
cussing classic masterpieces one
given a black mark to.
1.-The list Of ones reading IS 30 inu'n
more than a list. 1t is half tue hiS'oi'
Of q mind. I can trace here 50 many
delightful episodes of developing tas'e
and temperament; my long meahael-
ings among the poets, my dash 'nsD
folklore, my DEPRESSION Into sasaS' m
return to solid English history anu
biography, my rebellious bolt INTO l.n y,
olous fiction, my gradual achleVelnen. ,th
due proportion in my dealings W."
fact and Imagination.
"Then there is the occasional encou
ter with some new author VINO .ap.
waited my fancy at the instant, anu ,u
breathless rush through all DIS WIZ
Look at that page Of unoroken Stew
son! One title after another lne a,o
they all are, and oh, what a goou '''
I had with them!
MANY people can't keep an 'n'ei CIV
Ing diary; there aren't many WHO '' -,
keep true one-true In the sense n,a
telling the whole truth. But siinpi.
list Of books can deceive no ohe' co.
hurt no susceptibilities, pamper ~
vanities, encourage no morbldness' =.
tray no secrets and yet 1t teiis
much! Try 1t for yourself, II you n',o ~
never tried, and soon there Will NC ~
book in your library you VIII p =,
more than your own little book "
books. YOUTHS Companion.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-09-15
WESLEYS WIFE.

800 HAT was she chawin' on them
WNW samples for, Rufe?" asked
Newt Robins as the woman
who had been "doin' her tradin'" de-
parted with her bundles.
ITO see If the dye 'ud rum" replied
the storekeeper. Some Of 'em always
does that. They'll stand alongside O.
the counter an chew on turkey red an
Bingham an calico for the best part of
an afternoon as fast as 1 can snip off
samples. 1t makes my jaws ache to
look at 'em. She only chewed on six
pieces before she got piece to suit
her,
She's hard to please" observed Mar
vim Parsons.
Most women are" said Sol Baker,
with a tinge of bitterness.
Il don't know so much about that"
objected Washington Hancock, who
was trying the effect of broad-brim-
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-09-15
A Candle I'm the Well.

When well has to be cleaned, it Is
customary to lower candle into it; II
the candle burns, the man who Is to do
the cleaning may descend with safety,
but II 1t goes out, for him to descend
would be almost certain death. Carbon
ic acid gas often lies at the bottom of
well, and lowering the candle is the test,
for this gas will at once smother the
light, just as it would smother the man.
The fame and the man both live on
oxygen, and both die in carbonic acid
gas.-Chicago Daily News.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-09-15

Some words In our language have
several meanings, each different from
the others, SO that it is not always pos
sible to know at first just what thought
the speaker wishes to express.
There is the word Humanitarian, >
for instance. II you will turn to your
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-09-15
He Got the Wrong One

A certaia inspector, in one of bis viz.
Its to district school, was much an.
noyed by the noise of the pupils in tb,
adjoining room. At last, unable to bear
1t any longer, he opened the door and
burst in on the class. Seeing one boy,
rather taller than the rest, talking
great deal, he caught him by the col
lar, carried him to the next room and
threw him into chair, saying:
sNOw sit there and be quiet"
Presently little head appeared az
the door, and meek voice cried:
please, sir, you've got our teacher
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-09-15
The Week.

As a division of time the week has
been used in the east from immemorial
ages. It does not seem to be natural
division of time, though several periods
of animal economy, such as the incuba-
tion Of eggs, correspond with weeks.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-09-15
Sensational Cables.

whats the news this morning!
Mighty exciting cable about foch'
Teller"
whats that? 2"
"Why, he goes to bed every n's ~
gets up each morning. converses WIZ
his friends, eats when he IS nuns'.
drinks il thirsty, and hasn't tippeu
waiter yetr-Philadelphia Ledger.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-09-15

Mother says the baby brides
In their nests are sleepin' sound;
No good little boys or girlies
Wide awake can now be found.
In my little comfy" nightie,
With my curls all tied up tight,
And my bedroom candle lighted,
1 have. come to say Goodnight"
G. Hays.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-09-15


Here is jolly game. 1t consists of
answering questions which are puns on
the authorization Of our various State
names.
Pass around sheets of paper for the
different players to write them on, an
nounce ~ minutes for each answer,
and then begin reading out the ques-
tions:
1. Which is the most religious Slater
2. Which is the most egotistical
State?
8. Which is the State where untidy
folks ought to live?
4. Which is the father of States?
5. Which is the maiden State?
6. Which is the State for pupils
having lessons to study?
Z. Which Is the best State for
miners?
8. Which Is the most unhealthy
State?
9. Which Is the State best fitted to
heal the sick?
10. Which Is the decimal State?
II. Which is the best State In case
Of a flood?
IL. Which is the State Of surprise
or exclamation
The answers are:
1. Massachusetts. g. Maine. 3.
Washington. 4. Pennsylvania. 8. Mis-
sissippi. 6. Connecticut I. Oregon.
8. Illinois. 8. Maryland 10. Ten
noaaoo II Arkansas 10 Ohio
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-09-15
CHAPTER XVIII

1t Is long story" he said. "Wiu
you sit DOWN."
Both obeyed him SO mechanically and
30 rapidly that he had no time to prepare
his words. and he hesitated.
L have to tell you," he said, that
there Is no news of the ship. She sailed
from London three years and seven
months ago. She was sighted By the
whaier Martin on the third of May, three
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-09-15

med straw hat before the mirror in
the back Of the showcase rs fairs
my experience goes wimmen amt hard
to please"
'They amt II you've found 1t that
away, WASH" said the storekeeper,
with an appreciative chuckle at his
own wit
Jest give 'em their own way an do
the way they want you to do an don't
contradict 'em an you can git along
fust rate with most of EN-" said Han
cock, ignoring the thrust "Oncet in
while there's exceptions, but l hain't
never seen many Of 'em. The trouble
s we don't try to please 'em enough. 1
never seen but one man that tried right
along an that was Wesley Slope"
Don't he try now" asked Baker.
He does it thout tryin'," said Han
cock. That's the best way, after all.
When Yves started out he didn't know
enough to keep from pesterin'. He pes
tered his woman inter marryin' him in
the first place. She'd have been willin'
enough to marry him anyway, but he
didn't know enough to know that, an
the consekens was she allus could tell
how she give him the mitten three
times afore she took him. Well, Yves
didn't care for that. He told her that
i'll she'd only take him he'd Jest put in
the rest Of his days tryin' to please
her an he started in ten minutes after
the preacher said no man was to try to
put 'em asunder.
Il remember soon after they settled
down she said one time that the barn
ought to be painted an Yves went to
town thout sayin' anythin' to her about
lit an brought Jud. Harper an five gal
Ions O. yaller paint back with him an
while she was over to her mothers
they painted that barn roof an ali rs
yaller as a punkin. You'd have tha,!.lt
that would have pleased her, be-. it
didn't. She said she didn't me i, it
ought to be painted right away, an
there was things needed paintin' a.
sight more than the barn, an If he'd
painted it anythin' why hadn't he
painted it red an what was the use
o payin' Jud Harper So, when he could
have done the Job jest as well him
self an saved the money, an she'd
sooner have took the So he'd spent for
shrubs in the front yard for oilcloth
for the kitchen floor or seed potatoes.
an where was the sense in paintin' the
roof"
That's jest the way with 'em, b.
gosh" said the storekeeper.
yves turned in an got her the oil
CLOTH" resumed Hancock. He done 1t
for a surprise, an she lowed she was
surprised-at his dun foolishness.
There wasn't nothin' wrong with the
oilcloth 'ceptin' the pattern. Shed set
her heart on somethin' different, O.
course, an anyway she hadn't no more
use for oilcloth In the kitchen than a
toad has for tall. She thought he'd
be actin a heap more sensible to put
what money he had In the bank an git
| along with things around the house the
way they was until they felt more
able"
by jucks, that's Jest like 'em!" ex
claimed the storekeeper.
well. Yves plugged along an after
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-09-15
The Middle Bov,

The Middle Boy,
I'm only just the middle boy,
So all last year wore
Delancey's clothes. Most ev'ry TOW
had was his before.
But I'm $50 hard on ev'hythine
That's what my family saw
Right from the shops they have to br,n,
New clothes for Richard Gray.
Delaney always says, "Why, Jim.
I wouldn't care one bit 7"
You'd think they'd be just fun for him.
Old clothes that don't quite fit.
But father talks different way.
mot so very long ago
I was middle boy" he'll say.
"You hurry up and groww
Youths Companion.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-09-15

The packing houses are not the only
dirty things In the world. Look at
some kitchens, at some back yards
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-09-15

Webster you will find that # ma.~
1. One who denies the DIVINITY :.
Christ, and believes him to have \,
merely human. 2. One who limit. =.
sphere Of duties to human relations ~. .'s
affections, to the exclusion of the ro,,s Nv
ious or spiritual. 8. One who 10 aas
lively concerned in promoting thu NJ,
fare OF his kind; philanthropist M.
third sense Is the one In which ts
word Is now most frequently used anS
Webster marks this definition as "ro
cent"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-09-15
just ~ Good.

The drawing teacher had been CIV
ing lesson on cubes, and some Of the
pupils had given examples. The teach
er wanted more, but no one could think
of any. Finally, boy said:
II know good cube-hal a pound
of butter
''Why, that is excellent" cried the
teacher. "Now, who can give me an
other example, as good as Henry's?"
After long time she saw a hand
waving wildly in the back Of the room.
well, Willie, what is it:''
why, the other half pound of that
butter" said Willie, triumphantly.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-04-21
A GREAT WOLF DOG,
Some Fine Points Which Developed Wher
He Was Put to the Test.

Some Fine Points Which Developed Wher
He Was Put to the Test.
A reporter was ta]king.to al old hunt
or who had lived many years in the
west and other regions where hunting
was part of man : daily living, and
the conversat Oh turned on dogs after
it had run to considerable length in 9th
er directions.
remember, said the old man, with
little, low, soft, reminiscent smoker,
"of wolf dog that my boy Jim got off
Of a Teller that you might call tramp
these times. Jim had an idea he knowed
everything about dogs that was to be
inowed, and when this tramp Teller
come along with IL why, mean lookin
dog and wanted to trade him fer pint
Of whisky Jim lowed he was Il power.
lul wolf dog, and the tramp Teller said
thar wasn't better one in the country.
fer he was bred fer wolves pertik]er, sc
Jim ups aud swaps pint of liquor fl
the dog, and the tramp Teller gifts along
his journey, and jim goes to slickin the
dog and gittin him ready fer wolf that
be knowed was cbasin his hogs up III
the mountain.
Zone mornin bright and early Jim sci
out with the dog TO give the wolf run,
and about two hours afterward, the
dog had the wolf goin lickety split. The
wolf tuck round the pint of the hill
with the dog after him, and Jim flowed
he could cut across the top and git in
ahead of 'cm in good time to see the
dog cl.aw up the wolf, fer lie prided
himself OH that dog and had been tellin
the whole neighborhood what fine dog
he had picked up.
''Course Jim knowed dogs, aud be
knowcd that dog OF hist would chaN
the wolf up in no time, and he wen,
over the hill chucklin. When he got tc
where he thought the dog and wolf
ought to pass, there wasn't sign, ant
Jim sot down to wait. 1t wasn't lone
till Teller come along, and Jim hailed
him
"'Say,' says Jim, 'jou see anything
Of dog chasin wolf anywheres the
way you Gomez
"'Sorter yaller brindle dog:' says the
Teller.
Same, says Jim, nightly tickled
Had he kotch up with him?'
h "'kotch up with him? says the fel
Ter. We'll, shd say he had. He wa:
200 yards ahead, and the wolf was run
min the tail often him. Wuz it you
dog says the toller, but Jim's hear
was broke, aud none Of us didn't car,
to say dog to Jim fer better'n 81,
months. '-W ashingtou Star.