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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-12-21
SAM'L. II. GROSS
PASSES AWAY
San Juan Pioneer Of 1868 a Victim Of
Pneumonia

Was q Native OF Maine- Came to CAL
ifornia in 1857 and to Puget
Sound in 1S82--Locaten on San
Juan Island In 1868.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-07-26
NCIg|d 0nd HC0Nn
THIN, NERVOUS PEOPLE NEED
THE TONIC TREATMENT.
This Woman Took DR.. Williams Pink
Pills, Gained Thirty Pounds and
Has Been Well Ever Since.

How many women-and men too
are suffering from a general decline il
health which the ordinary remedies
seem unable to check How many nus
bands see their wives wasting away
steadily losing health and beauty, and
are powerless to help! Consumption
and other germ diseases find in these
debilitated systems easy prey, for the
lowered vitality is unequal to the task
of fighting off the infection of these
diseases to which most of US are al
most daily exposed.
The symptoms indicating the decline
which may have results so fatal could
scarcely be better described than in
the statement of Mrs William Man
ley, of % Court street, Utica, n. Y.
Her case is typical one. She says:
'fFor six months after the birth of
my baby, l suffered from sick, dizzy
headaches, which seemed like a rush
of blood to my forehead, just back of
my eyes. Some days they twitched so
I could hardly see and black spots float
ed before them. The least exertion
brought on this sickness Ny appe
tite was poor and l was often sick
to my stomach.
elf tried to work my feet soon be-
came swollen, paining me terribly. /
had sinking spells and grew pale and
nervous / was so thin that I weighed
only 95 pounds.
Gone day when at the drug store to
get headache powders ] decided to try
DIR. Williams Pink Pills instead. /
soon noticed that my headache was dis
appearing and my nerves gradually
grew stronger. The pills gave me
hearty appetite and | now weigh over
$50 pounds. I believe the pills to be
the best tonic and builder woman
can take, as they certainly helped me
when my condition was critical and /
have never been seriously i'll since. "
The great value of DR.. Williams
Pink Pills lies in the fact that they
actually make new blood and this
carries health and strength to every
portion of the body. The stomach is
toned up, the nerves are strengthened,
every organ is stimulated to do its
work.
IF you are i'll and the treatment you |
are taking does not cure you, write |
for proof of what DR.. Williams Pink |
Pills have done in similar cases.
Your druggist sells them or they viii
be sent by mail, postpaid, on receipt
of price, so cents per box, six boxes
for $3.50, by the DR.. Williams Medi-
cine Co., Schenectady, N. Y.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-07-26
BY AUTHORITY


COMPARATIVE STATEMENT FOR THE MONTHS ENDING
1un % 1oos
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-07-26

of the marines, where a great number
of natives were collected, and a mes
sage sent that if the chief went for
the boats they would give them to him.
This was the old man s story told II
years after the death of Captain Cook,
and 81 years since | heard it told
The Customs officer was an Amer
lean, had been several years in the ser
vice of King fanny -ama-a, and married
nice native woman. He said he had
made many inquiries of old natives,
who confirmed the old mans story,
which he believed to be true, and so
do /.
(Sgd) SAMUEL CHARLES,
Master Mariner, Cliff Towers, Point
Piper, Sydney, aged 80, 1907.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-07-26

RECEIPTS. CURRENT.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-07-26

The simmering burner saves cost of
fuel and gives satisfactory results Get
gas stove from the Honolulu Gas Co.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-07-26
When you give your washing to the
S1|i|0|y SIp1|l LQuDd|v

you are helping over fifty deserving
girls and women who are employed In
this Laundry to earn an honest living.
All work is first class.
The washing is done with artesian
water.
Ordinary mending done without
charge.
ROUGH DRY LAUNDRY is a oro-
cess whereby we can do family WASH
Ing at minimum cost.
We wash
Lace Curtains. Floor Cloths, Rugs
Tents, Sails. Etc, Etc.
We have a
FRENCH LAUNDRY DEPARTMENT
where all work is done by hand in
the most careful manner. Work for
this department should be marked
French"
We have each day what we call a
Special" whereby, for a small extra
charge, work will be taken out and re-
turned the same day.
We give special attention to the
cleaning Of suits and dry cleaning.
ALL WORK GUARANTEED
PRICES SATISFACTORY
Call at the Laundry, Kawaiahas
street, or ring up Main 70.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-07-26
DEVELOPING AND PRINTING.

r. w. Perkins makes a speciality of
kodak developing and printing for
amateurs. Hotel St., near Fort.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-02-06
PUBLIC SPIRIT SHOULD BE
ENCOURAGED.

One of the most valuable assets
of "a town is the public spirit OF
it's citizens. No matter how
able u city administration may
be. without a liberal and pro
oressive citizenship to co operate
with it. it's most jealous efforts
must meet with disappointing
results. For which reason 1t
oehooves those in charge Of the
towns affairs to at all times
encourage civic pride and public
spirit and to especially commend
every manifestation Of it. Has
the present Council done this?
Four citizens seeing that the
most suitable and convenient To-
cations were rapidly being occu-
pied, purchased and reserved a
plot of ground on the north side
of the railroad for a public
school. When the school bonds
were voted in May, it was under
stood by the public that the city
was to buy the lot. About the
middle of last June the Council,
instead of taking the school lot OF
of the hands of the citizens aChC
were asking no profit on it. bough'
the old Bank Of Lafayette
building for a city hall
paying for it $4,000. No move
being made by the Counci
to acquire the lot, the citizen.
formally rendered it to them il
July, but we're simply notified tina
the Counciiwouldtake up themat
ter later, and it was laser, fOl
they never bought the lot unit
Jan. 90, this year.
Public spirit is not encouraged
by such treatment. And with
out public spirit there is no
likely to be Il progressive tow
very long.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-02-06
SHREVEPORT HUSTLE.

The people of Shreveport have
won golden opinions for the
practical way in which they have
made a city out of their country
town. And their practical way
consists of hustle and do"
A medical department for the
State University was talked of.
Shreveport hustle" began to
hustle and $50, 900 was raised to
offer as a bonus for the location
of the school in Shreveport, and
committees worked overtime to
land it. The effort failed, but not
discouraged they are now after
the LOuisina Female College, and
unless it is nailed down, they
will come pretty near getting it
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-02-06
Let the Entire South Rejoice.

The entire South should feel proud
of the fact that it is the possessOr of
Americas greatest commercial school.
The January enrolment of the Tyler
Commercial College, of Tyler, Texas,
surpassed in numbers that of any
other American College. More than
800 enrollments of new students we're
recorded during the month, which is
more than the number enrolled by any
other commercial school in the T. S.,
and more than double the number en-
rolled by any other Southern CONNER
cial school.
This now famous institution opened
its doors to the public just seven
years ago. 1t has had q rapid and
continual growth each year. Its
wonderful success is due mainly to its
use of the famous Byrne Simplified
| Shorthand and Practical Bookkeeping
and Business Training, its employing
none but the very best and most pro-
gresssive teaching talent, its progress
| sive, honest business methods, its deep
interest in its students. not only
while in school, but in placing them in
positions and helping them 10 succeed
after graduating. This institution
can now point with pride to its gradu'
ates in the highest positions in every
walk of commercial life. Its course.
of Bookkeeping, Business Training
Shorthand, Typewriting, Telegraphy
and Station work are the most thor
ough and complete. Let the entir'
South now rejoice that it Cal
boast of not only one o
the largest commercial schools il
!, America, but n of the most Thorough
and practical, one that is enabling
!. Young men and women to mOr thal
Ithribble their earning capacity, ant
one that holds that all true education
: is based on character and honesty,
school that strives hard to strengthen
each and every student morally .
, we'll As in the technical and practice
Knowledge of Bookkeeping, bushes
Q Training, Shorthand, TypewritinI
and Telegraphy.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-02-06

The following list of vegetable
seeds can be planted safely this
month: in hot bed, egg plant,
peppers and tomatoes; in open
ground, spinach, mustad, car
rots, beets, turnips, leeks, rad
ishes. lettuce and endive. cab
baQe, kolhlrabi, cahlifower. cress,
celery, roquette, sorrel. peas
onions and Moss
Pharmacy can supply all thu
above seeds.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-02-06
A BIZ SUCCESS.
Ravre Real Estate TO the Amount
of SI5,I5o Changed Hands.

Tribune.
The auction sale Of town lots
conducted here Wednesday by
the Rayne Development company
was a decided success, despite
the fact that only a limited time
devoted to advertising the
event. Fully 500 people were
present. and all who made invest
ments seem we'll pleased, while
officers OF the company are being
congratulated on their success
in the undertaking. The early
morning train from the east
brought in quite a number who,
later in the day proved to be the
heaviest investors, and 10 o'clock
train brought in a fairly good
crowd from points as far west as
Jennings. Most of the property
sold was located around the new
depot Of the O. G. & n. E. rail
road and about five blocks east of
what is now the business section
OF the town. The first lots offer
ed we're Immediately across the
street from the depot, and were
started at a bid of $3.50 each by
Dr.. r. G. Webb and advanced tc
S215, at which figure they were
sold to the doctor. Mayor 0.
BrOussard was the next pur-
chaser, obtaining four lots on the
same block at 500 each. The
flags were then moved one block
west and Grin 3. Hopkins olaf
ayette became the purchaser OF
the first four corner lots at $40
each, afterwards securing the
remainder of the block at S95
per lot. Mr.. Hopkins was a
liberal buyer and cleaned up the
three solid blocks in that vicinity
at figures ranging around $50
per lot. He later secured desira-
BILE property over the entire
offerings. his purchases amount
ing to near $1,000 after taking
advantage of the discounts for
cash. Evans & Dantzler were
the next heaviest purchasers,
their investment calling for
about 81, 500. The afternoon
sales were more evenly divided
among the smaller purchasers.
The exact number of lots sold
has not been ascertained as yet,
but President Holt estimates
that the sale averaged 800 per
lot.
Haywood Foote Of Indian Bay
on was the fortunate man obtain
ing the $50 in gold given away.
This sale has had the effect OF
stiffening Rayne real estate val
ues, and many who purchased
Wednesday have sold at heavy
advances over their purchase
price. In one instance a party
, who purchased twelve lots. sole
) eight at an advance of 500 ant
has four left. Activity in build
ing will doubtless begin soon
and our little town will begin t.
assume the shape of Create
| Rayne.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-02-06
AN ABSURD CLAIM.

1t is only natural to suppose
that the present city admins
tration in asking for reelection
should submit in their platform
for the consideration of the vo-
tiers, those things wherein they
feel that they have made a good
record. Hence we may assume
that they place considerable
stress upon the fact, that they
reduced the rate Of taxation from
ten to eight mills. But as to
whether they are justified in so
doing-that is another question,
and depends upon the point OF
view.
If it is considered that under
the law they had a right to levy
ten mills and they did not-then,
of course, they are entitled to
some credit for refraining from
doing so. But when you cOnsid-
er it from the point Of view as to
whether they hare raised or tOW-
cred taxation during their term W
office, the statement that they
have reduced the rate of taxation
from ten to eight mills looks
quite different, and there does
not appear any good grounds for
them to congratulate themselves,
or for the public to rejoice either
much or exceedingly.
Now as to a little history and
figures in the matter.
When the present Council as
sumed Office, the rate of taxation
was seven and a half mills.
During quarantine, it was deem
ed necessary to exercise the
privilege granted by law to raise
the rate to ten mills, the legal
limit, to meet the extraordinary
expense caused. Meantime the
assessment was materially in
creased by the assessor, and in
order to counterbalance this
raise, as it was stated. the rate
was reduced from ten to eight
mills. But did it cOunterbal-
ance? A little figuring will
demonstrate quite differently.
The assessment in 1904, under
the old Council. was 81, 421,6 $40.
At seven and a half mills this
yielded SIC ,662.O7. The assess.
ment in 1906, under the present
Council was 81, 1892, 883. At eight
mills the town received $15,143.
O6. In other words, basing tara.
ton upon the assessment aUhen The
present Council Uent into office,
they taxed the people last year
not eight mills, but ten and three
ffths mills, which shows them tt
be the most expensive Council
the town of Lafayette has ever
had.
And yet they submit for the
consideration of the voters as
meritorious act that they have
reduced the rate of taxation from
ten to eight mills! They certainly
must consider the people exceed
ingly dull, otherwise they would
scarcely make such a bold claim
Of having reduced taxation, whel
in reality they have raised
nearly fifty per cent.
L. w. Mayer. for several year
a valued member of the Indus
trial Institute faculty, now ha
editorial charge of The Gazette
We extend him a cordial we
come to the newspaper fratel
nifty.
Tho following list of yeQetab,
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-02-06

L. w. Mayer. for several years
q valued member of the Indus
trial Institute faculty, now has
editorial charge of The Gazette.
We extend him a cordial vel.
come to the newspaper frater'
nifty.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-07-10
STRANGER THAN FICTION.
The Tragedy In the Life of Russian
Military Officer.

Lieutenant Won Lemsberg of the Rus
sian guards endured thirty-one years
of penal exile and penal service in ST.
IBERIA. He was in his day fine looking
and highly accomplished officer Like
many of his fellows, he borrowed mon
ey from City Councillor Wlassow, an
old, good natured bachelor. Young Won
Lemsberg's notes continued to grow,
and the old money lender threatened to
sue unless some of them were redeem
ed. Then the young lieutenant became
enga ged to the daughter of Count To-
dleben and called on Wlassow to tell
him the news and to ask for time.
"You wait" said he, in q sneering way.
"I'll give you wedding present to be
remembered" Believing this to have
been threat, the lieutenant called at
the house the next day and deliberate
ly cut his throat He opened the old
mans desk to find his promissory notes
and discovered them neatly tied up.
marked paid" and a document by
which he would have become the heir
Of the man he had murdered. Over
come by remorse he surrendered to the
authorities and Tas sentenced to life
servitude in Siberia. Because Of good
conduct his irons were taken Off after
seven years, he married woman who
went into voluntary exile to be near a
relative, started vegetable shop in
the penal settlement which grew until
1t became great mercantile establish
ment and when the war with Japan
broke out he volunteered, became an
oficer, was decorated for bravery and
received full pardon.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-07-10
WANT COLUMN.
Rates;-one cent per word for each and
every insertion.

Rates;-One cent per word for each and
every insertion.
LosT-Ladies black hat on road be-
tween Dubois and Reynoldsville on
night of July 4th. Finder please re-
turn to STAR office.
For SALE-About two years ago a
photOscope, a machine for taking small
photographs when nickel is dropped in
slot, was left at my residence, and un-
less the owner calls for the machine,
proves property and pays storage it
will be sold. MRS. Fl. S. BELNAP.
For SALE-Moving and carting
business. Inquire OF Henry or Emily
Bennett, Jackson st.
For SALE-House and lot at Anita.
Inquire E. Neff, Reynoldsville.
For SALE-Good house and lot on
corner OF Fourth and Mable streets
on easy terms. Inquire at law Office of
M. M. Davis.
For SALE-Good working team, wa
gon and harness; team weighs about
So, 800 pounds. Inquire of l.. F. Het-
rick.
For SALE-Cadillac automobile. In
good condition; will be sold cheap. In
quire of J. S. Howard.
For SALE-A property on Grant
street. Inquire on premises or address
Chas. S. Kirchartz, Warren, Pa.
For SALE--Good property on East
Main street at bargain. Inquire Of
Joseph Macro, Reynoldsville.
For STRAIGHTFORWARD mower and
rake. Good as new, nothing broke.
Sell for S35 or exchange. Inquire of
VIM. Gibson.
FOR SALE Good house, barn and six
acres of land adjoining borough of Reyn-
oldsville. Inquire OF J. or G. F. Hoff-
man.
For RENT-Four room house on jack
son street. Inquire l.. M. Snyder.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-07-10
The Old Staqecoach.

Those who are accustomed to look
back with longing eyes to the good
old days" will find it interesting to
learn that in the middle of the eight
eenth century the common carrier be-
tween Selkirk and Edinburgh, dis
tance of thirty eight miles, required
two weeks to make the journey. In
177S it took day and half for
stagecoach to go from Edinburgh to
Glasgow, only forty-four miles away.
About the same time the swiftest stages
seldom covered the road between Edin-
burgh and London, 80 miles, in less
than two weeks, an average speed of
about twenty wo miles day.-St
Louis Republivg
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-07-10
The Charming Woman

Is not necessarily one of perfect form
and features. Many plain woman
who could never serve as an artists
model, possesses those rare qualities
that all the world admires; neatness,
clear eyes, clear smooth skin and that
sprightliness of step and action that ac-
company good health. A physically
weak woman is never attractive, not
even to herself. Electric BittersN re-
store weak woman, give strong nerves,
bright eyes, smooth, velvety skin, beau
tiful complexion. Guaranteed at Stoke
g. Feicht Drug Co., druggists, SOC.
Reynoldsville and Sykesville.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-07-10
THE CHANCE CAME.
Dams Father Said He Never Would
Set the River on Fire.

Set the River on Fire.
Several years before the discovery of
oil at Pithole an Irishman named Me-
Carthy and his son Dan came to this
country from the Emerald Isle. Dan
was young man of twenty, but his
father looked upon him as mere boy
and seemed to take delight in ridicul-
ing him before people.
''Yis, Dan is good by" he would
say sarcastically, "but, Danny, me by,
Yell niver set the river on fire."
This was his stock witticism, and it
annoyed Dan very much, but he did
his best and soon surprised the old
gentleman by securing a lucrative job.
"Yis, Danny has job all right" he
said. TITS $3.50 day, but the by III
niver set the river on fire-not he."
When oil was found at Pithole, Dan
hurried to the scene and was soon
earning unusually large wages as
teamster. All the petroleum was
drawn in barrels, and teams were in
great demand. He saved his money,
bought an acre of land and soon had a
well drilled that was producing 100
barrels of oil per day at $40 per barrel.
The elder Mccarthy joined him, saw
the well, received liberal gift Of mon
ey and then shook his head ominously.
"'Tis good thing, Danny" he croak-
ed, "ye're doin' well; but mark me
worruds, yez'll niver set the river on
fire, me by"
A few days later food wrecked one
of Dams small wooden tanks, the oil
ran down the river, and there was
great excitement AS Dan and his fa-
ther stood on the bank watching the
oil float away Dan drew a match and
lighted it.
Father" he said coolly, "the next
tonne yez say Oi'll niver set the river
On fire PLACE reminder that Oi had
chance wanst, and-and didn't do ut,
bedad." 90.
Then he blew out the match.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-07-10
Six Matrimonial Don'ts.

l. Don't marry merely because you
''fall in love-" Ask yourself frankly
whether you are in love with the man
himself, or with the unimportant de-
tails of dress or looks or manner that
have caught your fancy.
2. Don't marry man without an
alma definite aim. II you think
enough OF him to analyze his character
at all, go far enough to find out exactly
wha, his purpose in life is-or II he has
a purpose. Many men haven't any.
3. Don't marry man who places un-
due Importance on dress, or looks, or po.
sition, or any superficial thing. II man
is too fond of dress or display, If he
thinks too much of society or merely
idle pleasures, beware OF putting your
life's happiness in his hands.
4. Don't marry man for his looks.
Learn to look for character qualities.
Learn to dissect, to analyze human ma
ture. Learn to know the man as he is.
5. Don't select man who belittles
your ability to help and inspire him. A
true man will believe in you and place
confidence in your capacity as a help
meet
6. Don't marry man who lacks
force Of character. He not only must
be good man, but he must be forceful
positive in his goodness. Negative
virtues do not impress the world. New
York american.