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money In its pursuit. So my mantle falls
upon you. What information have, you
have. The names Of my friends in the
cities mentioned I have written down tor
you; they will serve you for the memory
Of my name: but be assured at the outset
that you will never take this man upon
the sea. And AZ for the money which Is
rightly due to the one who rids humanity
Of this pest, say, 60 to the Admiralty in
London, and lay 50 much of your knowl-
edge before them as shall prevent rob
berry of your due; claim a fit reward from
them and the steamship companies: and.
as your beginning, 60 now to the Hudson,
river-I meant to 60 within a month
and learn there more of the man you seek
or, if the time be ripe, lay hands there
upon him. And may the spirit of dead
man breathe success upon you!
On the yacht Celsis, lying at Coaoes,
.oritten in the month of August, for
Mark Strong.
When 1 had put down the papers, my
eyes were tear-stained with the effort of
reading, and the cabin lamp was nigh
out. NV interest in the writing had been
SO sustained that had not seen the march
of daylight, now streaming through the
glass above, upon my bare cabin table.
l went above, and saw that we were at
anchor in the Solent, and that the whole
glory of q summers dawn lit the sleeping
waters.
l stretched myself on a deck chair.
slept and dreamt again of HAIL. OF Cap
tain Black, of the man "Four-Eyes," OF
a great holocaust on the sea. When
awoke, doctor from Southsea was writ
ing down the names of drugs upon paper;
and Mary was busy with ice. They told
me had slept for thirty hours, and that
they had feared brain fever. But the
sleep had saved me; and when Mary and
Roderick talked of the Doctors order that
I was to lie resting a week, / laughed
aloud.
II start for London tonight" said.
"What" they cried in one voice.
Exactly, and If Mary would not mind
running on deck for minute, I'll tell you
why, Roderick."
She went at the word, casting one
pleading look with her eyes as she stood
at the door, but gave no sign, and she
closed it. I had fixed upon a course, and
as Roderick, dreamingly Indifferent, pre-
pared to talk about that which he called
my Madness" 1 took Halls manuscript
and read it to him. When l had finished,
there was a strange light in his eyes.
Lets 60 at once" he said; and that
was all.
Ito be continued.)
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1t was simply the practice Of giving large part Of th
time to thinking not Of personal but Of commun,t -
fairs They did what it should be the duty q,
man, and especially Of every young man. to dodevot.,
part OF every day consciously and directly to lo,o
planning for the benefit of their fellows. 4
Such practical suggestions occurred to them IT,
passed to Others and thus their conversation hoc
not mere interchange Of pleasantly and repartee h
mutually beneficial interchange Of ideas on imno..
affairs, which left richer all who Joined in 1t,
Every village and city needs such help from s,.-
citizen. There great public services to no 49,
pshed through private organization and personal eo
Youths Companion.
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The American woman, whether work
Ing for living or merely taking q
philanthropic interest in the better
ment Of her sex, might find consola-
ton, II there be feminine solace In COM
PARSONS, by contrasting the condition
Of the working women here with that
Of her sisters In Europe.
Women's work has long been fruit
fnl of discussion In Germany and in
France, and now it has become a Con-
tinental question and has produced q
deluge Of pamphlets In many tongues.
None of this army Of reformers, how
ever, has gone SO far as to advocate
woman's abandonment Of the field Of
labor; they are merely in favor Of re
forming her hours and methods.
In all European countries woman 10
engaged In the most laborious occupa-
lions. She 10 the general farm hand
al over the continent, she plants the
seeds and gathers the crop, and In
parts Of Germany she Il both plough
horse and cart horse. She pushes a
broom and q wheelbarrow ~ Z street
cleaner In Berlin and Munich and In
the latter city adds to thess duties
that Of track sweeper and switchman
Tor the street railways She serves -
q railway crossing guard and 10 ire
Quently q section hand or station por-
tor working In competition with men.
She breaks stones for highways In
southern Europe, takes her turn 1t
pushing heavily laden canal boats In
Holland. She works In the mines Of
Belgium, digging coal and ore and load
| ing them upon cars and In Bavaria she
b stone crusher and bod carrier.
II she has any leisure between times,
lsomebody manages to flnd her some
thing to do. In fact, tho European
woman IL 30 busy that she has scarce
| " opportunity for advanced ideas and
that seems to be the reason that now
man has risen to reform her work.
That her long hours Of toll and the
insufficient nourishment that her poor
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-01-19
A Poor Place to Live In.

A Poor Place to Live In.
Wind and weather were to Mrs.
Goodsall a constant source Of interest
She watched the clouds and the village
weather-vanes with eagerness and
pleasure, and in doubtful weather her
first question to the grocer's boy when
he came to take or deliver orders was
sure to be, (Which way was the meet
ing house vane p'inted when you came
byT
Her neighbors all humOred her by
telling Of any eccentricity they had
discovered in their own or other
vanes, and Mrs. Goodsall would speak
Of "eddies' and currents" and
'swoops" of air In a wise and authori-
tative manner.
"How did you enjoy your visit to
Boston?' asked one Of her neighbors
on Mrs. Goodsalrs return from a
weeks sojourn with a niece who lived
in the city. II suppose You saw lots Of
grand sights I hear Carrie lives In
considerable style"
'shs lives in benighted locality"
said Mr. Goodsall, dryly, that's what
call Il; for all their carriages an
stone steps an fine clothes, 'tis 4 be-
nighted spot Peer an twist a. I
could, there was only one weather-vane
I could sight from their windows, back
or front What kind Of place do you
call that for intelligent folks to make
Z home, ia like to known
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eNNfIEN
@EUR0PE

pay furnishes rob her Of the charm and
graces Of womanhood and induce great
physical suffering Is admitted. But the
most deplorable fact of all to the mill
tary statesman 10 that such conditions
mean q lack Of gooo lighting men to
ill the ranks Of the standing armies
much veightter matter than the mere
.ympathetic fact that she u . beast Of
burden
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Ths poverty Of the English language
In exemplined By q circular which ID
making the round Of 4 suburb and In
wiling subscriptions to q testimonial
to the stationmaster. It comes from
one who styles himself ''the longest
resident" the sad physical fact being
that he 10 probably the shortest, al
though In bulk and rotundity he makes
up for the inches he lacks IN height.
Here Il case In which the very clum-
sinem Of the German language would
be IN inestimable help, for then this
this gentleman could quite correctly
describe himself the for-the- longest
time herein-residing," or even perhaps
e'.sthe for-the- longest time-herein-resid-
ingest'' individual. Those compound i'd
5ectives Of the Teutons may b awk-
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from the East
what wonderful thing it Is for a city," said
of the Eastern men to friend ito have forty of
such caiber and power devoted to its service"
ut H. indeed" replied the other. "But how much
finer thing if could go into the street and call in
any forty young men, and find them active, pur-
poseful as determined help their community the
road of progress"
The speaker laughed cynically If the sugges-
ton were wildly impossible Yet it should not be
The quality in these strong which made them
force in the city was riches scholastic training
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Fl tell you,v remarked the newly
married man, there's no place like
home. after all"
"Yes," agreed the old rounder, after
al. "Philadelphia Ledger.
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wh.t the GIRL Preferred.

what the Girl Preferred
'sIf you marry John" said the woo'
an John Is farmer), you'll nave y
get ND at 4 O'Clock Of mornings an'
milk about seventeen cows"
"I'd rather get up and milk . nun
dred cows" the girl declared, nau
hang out the window Of some 10.
York nat Ct 4 O'Clock of mornings wan
Ing for my husband to come home I"
ma."-New York Globe.
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Kept Her WORD.

sThis" said the school frieno, ~
had not seen her for year, tnls
the siri who vowed to me she Dew
would belong TO any man, chr
II don't" said she who had -
married the matter Of some few 10u
Of .. HE belongs to me"
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CIVIC THINKING.

GROUP Of forty representative men Of Chi
cago met recently at a dinner to discuss
plans for the betterment Of their CITY, There
was not one Of them-business or profess
sional man-who had not won the regard
of his townsmen by his unofficial public SER
vice. With them were number Of men
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-01-19

Not . Natter ~ FE1AOaDAe
Didn't you say that the bosses m'
gor
II did, -
and here you ar setting you1'
up ~ Z boss" -,
Certainly. Why did You suppos
wanted the other fellows to eo1
Philadelphia Ledger.
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A SANE VIEW OF ANNEXATION
GOODWIN SMITH, Of

ROFESSOR GOODWIN SMITH Of Tononto
is quoted saying 'The annexation Of
Canada to the United States will probably
come, but none say how soon or in lust
Qa&S8SN what way Two countries so closely related
Cf*f$$fgI by nature and similarly populated can
hardly forever remain apart But great
movements often progress for time you know
and so 1t is with this one"
Two great Engsh-speaking nations separated only by
parallel of latitude and few floating buoys appear
be running somewhat counter to the of nature
but there Is why the matter should trouble
anybody at present The only duty that confronts is
likely to confront the present generation Of Americans
and Canadians is to be good neighbors.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-01-19

Fifty million eallons Of petroleum
were produced In Burmah and Assam
last year.
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to decide In harmony with the evidence m.
effort to prevent publicity from invading the mind
like the effort promote health by arresting the c,
lation Of ozone When a newspaper unfairly tries III.
beforehand and hangs somebody before convicted
it makes friends for the accused II man is abused ~
fore trial. he should be grateful for unwarraned ans
Is boomerang.
We know Of a successful man who says that be |.
chiefly indebted for his to his stupid enemies
whose ample rope gets about their necks There
case In Maine not long ago where newspaper
set out make convict of indicted the effort
helped the accused
This world Is promoted by its martyrs The Innocent
best afford full publicity. Prejudice msnforma
ton are eliminated by turning the lght-Levston
Journal
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THE VALUE OF PUBLICITY.

EARLY every month somebody cites the dan.
ger Of arresting Justice through publ,c,+-
The best detective, however, is the hon..
newspaper ready to correct its MI.
takes. The juror who does not read n.
newspapers Ii the most dangerous juror. A,
a rule, you may safely trust Intelligent ma,
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-06-11
Witnesses Are Sworn.

Deputy Sheriff Plat and Frank
Avaro of Leavenworth were called
by Prosecuting Attorney Grass, and
sworn to tell the truth about the
killing of John McGee, as they knew
of it.
Frank Avaro first took the stand,
and was examined by the states at
torney.
Q.-Mr. Avaro, where do you live?
Al live in Leavenworth, this
state.
Q.-Are you acquainted with the
prisoner here, w. l.. Davis?
y A.-Well, I'm not personally ac-
quainted with him. I've seen him
around and know who he is.
Q.-Was the defendant, Davis, in
your place at Leavenworth on the af-
ternoon of June 7th, last?
A.-YeG, he was in there
Q.-Were you acquainted with
John McGee, of Leavenworth?
A.-Yes, l knew him.
Q.-Where is John McGee now?
A-He's dead; | don't know
whether he's buried or not.
Q.-You saw the two of them,
Davis and McGee, in your place at
Leavenworth at the same time, on
the afternoon of June the 7th?
A.-Yes, they were in there
Q.-Was there row between
them in your place?
A-Yes, there was
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1t Pleased En-.

A fair sized audience greeted the
Brandon players on their opening
night in Wenatchee
"Linwood," military drama of
the stirring days of 81, proved a fas-
cinating play. 1t is filed with the
action and ci;ivalry OF the Old south
in ante bellum days and afforded Mr..
Brandon's company an excellent op-
portunity to do their best
The specialties between the acts
were feature greatly appreciated
by the audience, especially the clever
work of Mr.. Smith
Tonight Ruined Lives" will be
staged. Last nights performance
was considerably handicapped
through lack Of costumes, the COM
pany's bagged having been delayed.
Tonight things will run more
smoothly, and Mr.. Brandon promises
a first class show, absorbing from
start to finish.
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The foregoing were the last words
written by John NIcGee, the Seattle
contractor, to his wife, the day be-
fore he was shot. He fell victim to
the bullet of w. L. Davis, of Leay-
enworth, Friday night last. Mrs. Nc
Gee, with her two daughters, Mrs
G.. w. Smith and Mrs. Fred Harper.
returned from the scene of the trag-
edy yesterday, bringing with them
the body.
While overwhelmed with sorrow
at the loss of her husband, to whom
she was married nearly thirty years
ago, Mrs. Niece exhibits no resent
ment toward the man who killed
him. On the other hand, she shows
Kind of pity for him.
''He is in the hands of God" she
said, land it is not for me to judge
him
G. w. Smith, the son-in-law o.
McGee, who was with him shortly
before the shooting, said that MCGEE
had done absolutely nothing to pro-
woke the quarrel.
my father-in-law,' he said, "was
as kind man as ever lived. He never
at any time tried to start a quar-
rel. 1 think Davis was a little de-
mented, for he not only killed. Nc
Gee, but he tried to kill an inoffen-
sive boy, Roy Kringoll, and but for
the fact that the gun snapped he
would have accomplished his pur-
pose. 1t seemed as though he simply
wished to kill somebody to gratifv
an inordinate thirst for human
blood"
McGee was 43 years old. He had
just completed contract for build
ing several dwelling houses at Leav-
enworth, and was winding up his af-
fairs preparatory to returning to Sc
attic. He lived at 1852 Green Lake
Boulevard for nearly a decade. Be-
hind the house is a strawberry patch
the fruit just ripening. Mrs. McGee
said that she had intended on the
evening of his return to strip the
garden of it's most lucious straw
berries so that he would enjoy for
his supper his favorite dish, straw
berries and cream
The funeral was held from the
residence at 2:30 O'Clock this after
noon, under thea uspices of the A. O..
U. W., of which he had been a mem
Der for nearly twenty years.-Seai-
tie Times.
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states attorney, Justice Palmer said:
Davis, upon the evidence as TAX

states attorney, Justice Palmer said:
Davis, upon the evidence as TAX
en- here today bind you over to the
next term of the Superior court for
Chelan county, for trial, on the
charge of murder in the first degree,
and you are to be committed to the
county Jail awaiting trial"
Walking slowly between Sheriff
Webb and Constable Simmons, and
leaning on the arm Of the former,
the tall Kentuckian was led back to
the dismal dungeon which shall be
his abiding place until the eventful
day when he faces a jury of his peers
and the laws unflinching penalty.
The next jury term begins July
18th, when Davis case will come up
for trial.
AS yet he has no lawyer. If he
has no money the court will desig-
nate a member of the local bar to
defend him.
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Gets 80 DAYS
and $IOO fine
William Pollard, Who Raised Rum
pus at Theater, Gets Ex-
treme Penalty.

William Pollard, employed by the
Harlin Meat company, was fined $100
and sentenced to 80 days in the Jail
by Justice Palmer at one o'clock this
afternoon.
Thetrial was speedy and results"
were obtained with a noticeable
scarcity of red tape
Marshal Ferguson was sworn, and
testified that last night Pollard
came to the theater drunk, and was
denied admittance on that account.
Later he returned, and told by
ISLANDERS outside the theater that
Ferguson didn't own the whole town,
and that if he monkeyed with him
(Pcllard) he would fix him.
Ferguson went out to where Pol
lard was standing, and after a short
tussle, disarmed him and took him
to the lookup. During the scuffie
Pollard made an attempt to reach
for his gun, but the officer beat him
to it.
The pistol and a box of cartridges,
taken from Pollard, were offered in
evidence.
In passing sentence Justice Palmer
reminded the prisoner that he had
been before the same court many
times for similar offenses, and that
leniency had been shown him with
out apparently being appreciated by
him. The judge then imposed the
maximum penalty for carrying con-
cealed weapons, and Pollard was es-
corted to Jail by officers Van Land
ingham and Simmons.
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And the Floods Came.


The clouds leaked last night. and
wet Wenatchea.
The dreary dream of sun, sand
and sage brush was suspended, and
the valley treated to a typical Mis-
souri, 'gosling drowner.'' In Iowa
they call it gully washer
Anyway it rained-to beat the
high line ditch-and everybody's s
glad. Umbrellas and waterproofs
were in evidence this morning. The
mercury in the heatometers came
down to rest. 1t will go up soon and
hang around the hundred mark until
the campers come home September
first.
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Grass Reads the Complaint.
Prisoner Refuses to Talk.

rs w. l.. Davis your correct
name," asked Mr.. Grass.
Yes said the prisoner, after a
slight hesitation.
Now, Mr. Davis" continued the
prosecuting attorney, Il want to say
to you that since you are not repre-
sented by counsel, and since it is not
the laws intent to take advantage
of any person charged with a crime,
that it will not be necessary for you
to make any plea at this time There
are three courses open to you. You
may plead guilty, not guilty, or you
may remain mite. Is there any
thing you wish to say?"
No" slowly answered Davis, "as
I am alone here | will say nothing at
this time
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The Bar.Tenders's Story.

You may go ahead, Mr.. Avaro," :"
said the states attorney, and tell
the court in your own words just
what occurred in Smiths saloon on
the afternoon of the shooting, as
nearly as you can remember it."
Well" said Mr.. Avaro, MCGEE
was standing at the bar talking to
some other people when Davis came
in. Davis walked up and slapped
MIR. MCGEE on the shoulder, and Nc
Gee turned around and said Hello
Then he turned and kept on talking
with his friends there. Davis slapped
him on the shoulder again, and Nc
Gee turned around to him and said
Don't do that / was shaking dice
with fellow there. and wasn't pay
ing much attention to what was go
ing on. l remember seeing McGee
turn around a second time and tell
Davis not to do it, and then went
on talking with Mr.. Booth. When
Davis had slapped him on the back
for the third time l think it was,
McGee said that If he didn't quit
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FUTURE LOOKS
BAD FOR DAVIS
Man Who Murdered MCGEE at Leay-
enWOrth To Know His
Fate in July.

Long, lean and lanky-a typical
Kentucky mountaiheer-W. l.. Davis,
charged with the murder of John Nc
Gee. stalked into Justice Palmer's S
court room late yesterday afternoon,
under heavy guard. No steel man
acles bound the brawny hands of the
towering prisoner, but three arms of
the law surrounded him-Webb, Fer
guson and Simmons.
The prisoner, visably agitated,
turned constantly in his chair, and
looked from one to another of the
stern officers of the law who sur
rounded him, for he was a stranger
in strange land, and on trial for
his life.
Grass Reads the Complaint.
Davis, clad in a rusty, dark color
ed suit, celluloid collar and no tie,
stood while Prosecuting Attorney
Grass read the complaint, charging
him with murder in the first degree,
in that he did, on the afternoon of
June 7th, deliberately and with NAL
ice kill John McGee. During the
reading of the complaint Davis ap-
peared very nervous, and seemed re-
lieved when the states attorney had
finished
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Jubilee in June.

Invitations to the three day cele-
bration of the Lincoln County Pho
neer and Historical Association have
been received at this Office. The or
ganiZation of old timers in the neigh
boring county meets at Crab Creek
June 1S, 10, and 20, in its fifth an
nual picnic.
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Three Tents Full.

Travellers returning from up the
river report that the G. n. survey
ors are now camped near Wilson
brothers lime kiln about Z miles
above town in three large tents.
Several engineers, rod men, etc.,
comprise the party, who are doing
cross section work. This would in
dicate that preliminary work of all
kinds is finished, and that the sur
veyors are now getting down to busi-
ness.
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MACEE'S LAST
WORDS TO WIFE
Man Murdered at Leaycnwortil
Mailed Letter just Before Death
Buried Yesterday.

II will be home next Saturday,
June 8, and then l will take two or
three days and do nothing but show
you a good time. suppose the straw
berries are ripe, and l hope there
will be some left for me when l get
home. Give MY love to the girls.
''Sour loving husband,
JOHN MCGEE"
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Comes An Hour Late.

The G.. Ms west bound Number
l passenger has had it's running time
chee at one o'clock, p. M, instead
of at noon, as heretofore.
This affords the public chance to
eat lunch here before starting for
Peshastin or Seattle.
The train today is only one hour
late
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Still at 1t.

The We chee Masonic Lodge,
No. %, is .till in prctracted session.
The local members and visiting Ma
sons were busy tn long after twelve
last night, aad will probably not fin
ish the work in hand before II or
one tonight. The Royal Arch degree
is being conferred on a large list of
% or so.