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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-09-14
A COINCIDENCE

Peculiar Combination of Events nc
lated by Andrew Lang.
As to 1.-THE long arm Of coincidence
it may be as long as Is necessary. Notn'
ing is impossible to coincidence An ID
stance Of my own experience, said AL
drew Lang, convinces me of this 1acl
I had been reading a foolish book, Vu'
Of the Hurry Burly," and some Of 1n'
rhymes ran in my head. They began
Bury Bartholomew out in the WOODS
In a beautiful hole In the ground
In the afternoon l drove with par
ty Of friends, and we took the refresh
ment Of tea at a house where tnsi'
were several other guests, all unknoSD
to me even by name. As two OF 1Oss
lived at place on our homeward r0us
they accompanied us IN our vehicle ~
we passed a wood on hillside one "
these anonymous strangers SAID 10 u.
This Is the burial place OF the Muif"'
Of Glendhubreac." I absently anu ~
tomatically replied:
Bury Bartholomew out In the "oOO'
In a beautiful hole in the ground
A kind of chill blight settled OIL -, ~
party. though one of them tactlOD
asked me what poet was Quotlns'
When we had set down our w.
strangers at their own home was a. ,a
ed whether I knew the name OF tne ~
tleman on whom had expenoeu =,
poetical quotation7 OF course ! -,
not know, and of course bis suin
was Bartholomew, while, as ne seeuI
In bad health, my citation nao a. aos
Of brutal appropriateness. lnu0 n
fortune banter u.s." for Bartnoioln'
a most unusual name In Scotianu'
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-09-14
cr4; i; i RIF9A'r':s,a:': n.

fer Mr.. Gillip. He seems to me so per-
fectly silly and lame. l don't under
stand 1t. He's no more to be compared
with you"
"Oh, say!" protested the young man
well, was speaking frankly.
don't see any reason why friends
shouldn't be frank with one another
To tell you the truth, 1 always did
think Mysie was rather foolish in some
things, and I'm afraid she's little
selfish and variable 1 know you won't
like me to say things like that about
her, but it's so. The way she's acted
with you proves it, if nothing else does
1 know you are still in love with her
but"
That's all over now," said the young
man.
You think it is, perhaps, but ii
isn't said the girl. IF it was you
wouldn't be feeling so despairing and
hopeless. You'd make up your mind
that you wouldn't let her spoil your
life. I know that you could accom-
plish almost any success II you set your
mind on it. You're too clever and too
talented to fail in anything your under
took. You see, believe In you"
Its awfully good Of you. I'm not
going to let her spoil my life, either"
"Of course she's beautiful and"
II don't know" said the young man,
waking up little. There are others.
She isn't any better looking than you
are. Not as good-looking, by ginger y
Nov, stop" commanded the girl.
"You haven't any right to make fun of
me-"
I'm not making fun" said the young
man. That's the straight goods. She
isn't SO bad looking, but she isn't a
marker to you. Loo, at your hair
Gee! Say, you're right about Mysie,
too. She hasn't got the sense you have.
And as far as sympathizing with fel-
low in anything"
Then you must try not to feel 80
broken-hearted about it" urged the girl
gently.
"Broken-hearted" echoed the youth.
"Who? Me? Me broken-hearted? Not
by a jugful. I'm glad Of it. If she
wants Gilly she can have him and well
come. 1 haven't any tears to shed, 1
can tell you. Say, Madelon- you're go
ing to let me call you Madelon, aren't
your
Il think I heard some one calling
me-" said the girl with the copper-col-
ored hair. "Why, yes, if you think you
want to."-Chicago Daily News.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-09-14

II don't seem to care what becomes
Of me now" said the youth with the
funereal countenance.
"Oh, but you must" demonstrated
the girl with the copper-colored hair
and sympathizing expression.
But l don't" persisted the young
man.
Its wicked to say that" reproved
the girl. II know you don't mean to
be wicked though and 1 can hardly
blame you. l think it's shame. I'd
like to tell Mysie what I think OF
her."
"Oh, she's all right" said the young
man, bitterly. II oughtn't to have any
kick coming. It's about what l might
have expected. 1 kind Of thought it
was coming right from the start. 1t
didn't seem to be reasonable that girl
like her could care for a fellow like
me-"
I'D like to know why not said the
girl with the copper-colored hair, in
dignantly.
"Well, locker like she Is and a
homely cuss like am"
you are not" declared the girl, en-
phatically. Il think you are real good
looking. Your nose is beautiful"
The young man rubbed the feature
alluded to and tried not to look graft
fed.
And then 1 don't shine In society
like some people. I'm not funny and I
know it."
"Oh, but you are!" protested the
girl.
The young man looked at her sus-
piciously, but she was perfectly seri-
GUS.
"Glllip is a great josher," he said.
"He thinks he is."
well, he is; and then he's got a
smooth way with him that takes with
the girls"
cit never took with me-"
You're different" said the young
man. YOU"
Yes? What about me?"
Its awfuliy good Of you to let me
tell you about It, 1 don't know what
made me, I'm sure. l didn't have any
notion Of telling anybody"
I'D glad that you did"
II don't know anybody else that 1
would tell, either"
You know 1 appreciate your conf
dence, don't you? I'm only sorry that
you feel so badly about it. 1 wonder
at Mysie. 1 thought she had better
sense and better taste. I can't really
make myself believe that she does pre-
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-09-14
GOOD .
Short tories:

John Burroughs was talking about
the increased interest that the world
now takes in nature and her work
and ways. "A modern girl from New
York" he said, would not be apt to
say, as 1 heard a girl say thirty years
ago, as she looked at multitude Of
tadpoles in a pond: oh, look at the
tadpoles! And to think that some day
every one of these hOrrid wriggliRg
things will be a beautiful butterfly"
Brown always was particular to ap-
pear to be in better position than he
really was; it was great failing he
had. On one occasion he took his eld-
est son with him for walk, and per-
m:tted him to play with some other
boys while he read his paper. Going
home later Brown inquired: swell,
what did you talk about to those boys
In the park? "Oh," replied the lad,
II told them you were our footman !!
1 did it to keep up appearances, you
know"
A young man, recently married, early
in the spring secured a suburban place,
mainly with the idea of fresh. home
grown vegetables" Every evening he
would hurry through his supper and
rush out to his garden, where he dis
played more energy than skill. But
when many little green things began
- fhn IN, his n0fOhhnr'S
gardens, his own remained as bare as
the Sahara ut certainly has got me
beat" he confded to a friend at his
office one day. II can't understand why
not a blessed thing has come up. 1
planted peas and corn and tomatoes"
perhaps the seeds were defective" the
friend suggested II hardly think it
was that" the gardener replied, ''for
got the very best-paid Is cents a can
for them"
A traveller arrived late one night at
the Palace Hotel in Tin Can, and, be-
ing very tired, he ordered his dinner
to be served in his room. AS he was
peacefully eating his bear steak. he
heard a loud noise downstairs, a bang,
an oath, two quick crashes, and then
a bullet shot up through the floor and
wounded the traveller in the leg. Put
ting down his knife and fork. he rose
and began to hop about the room with
loud groans.. Suddenly the landlord
burst in on him. 'Whar did that thar
bullet 60 TOT" the landlord exclaimed.
laughing. "Oh, air We hurt stranger?
Wall, now, that's too bad! Ye see,
Alkali Ike and Redface Leary had an
argument over their liquor down In the
bar. and fit 1t our fair and square. Red
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-09-14
MARSHALL WAS BOSS.

Story of Fort Keogh Recalled by
Its Abandonment.
One Of the interesting stories OF
Fort Keogh, in Montana, soon to be
abandoned by the army, grew out OF
the experience of young lieutenan,
named Marshall, who was assigned t.
the command Of one of the Indiar
t:oops. Marshall came to Keogt
fresh from West Point. The Indiar
had all the contempt for the tender
foot that made life hard for the East
erner in those days.
When Marshall left the post with
his Indians for two weeks practice
march the older officers expected 8
good story when he. returned. They
got the story, but the Indians told it
not Marshall, and they did not regard
it as humorous.
junction, Mont, opposite the mouth
Of the Big Horn river, was dead hard
then. Marshall camped near 1t one
night, posted his sentries and went to
sleep in his tent.
The Indians secured some hairtrig.
ger whisky from Junction, filled
themselves with it and decided 70
have some fun with the tenderfoot
lieutenant. AS preliminary Jest they
sent dozen bullets from their car.
bines through the officers tent.
Marshall came out in hurry. as
they Had expected, but the events that
followed were somewhat unexpected.
Marshall was not large, but he was
well knit and athletic. He had calm
gray eye and prominent chin, two
outward indications the Indians had
not taken into their calculations.
1t took the officer only an instant to
discover that some Of his soldiers were
drunk, but he did not realize that the
entire command was intoxicated. He
directed sergeant near him to arrest
the rioters. The sergeant's answer
was warwhoop and a rush at the
lieutenant.
A savage blow in the face with Mar
shall's fist put the sergeant down.
The Indians were never able to agree
On just what happened after that, but
they remembered that Marshall took
the sergeant's carbine by the barrel
and mingled with them.
After he had worked through his
troop the members Of it that were NOT
down with broken heads were falling
over one another in thoir onvio+ !,
surrender or fleeing through the dark
ness. There was never a doubt after
that as to who was boss Of Marshalps
troop, and when he returned to Keogh
with his Indians they were so thor
oughly under control that they would
come and eat out Of his hand. as one
Of the old-timers put it.
Holding convention doesn't stop its
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-09-14
Superstitious.

r A well known New YORKER '"
dining at his club one evening" ~ ss,g
that his order Of oysters on Tue Nh
was not complete, there oells ..n Il
eleven bivalves instead OF the uo soius
was his custom to order. on rene ss
that his waiter, an Irishman' r ate
newcomer, he decided to let tne -, m ts
pass, but when on the next eVenlnt t,iss
same thing occurred he became
impatient. ~ cat
"See here" exclaimed be 70 u. nj
er, 'swhat do you mean by Drlns .rsl,sl|
eleven oysters when / oroel :, =. thlps|
This IL the second time that tnl'
has happened" "a tp|
.Sure, SIR" quietly responus s.nt n
Celt, Il didn't think you woulo
risk being thirteen at table. 81
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-09-14

Swell Style.
Eva-And you don't object to riding
in a crowded car?
Katharine-Not at all.
Eva-But don't you know the crowd
ing and showing will disarrange your
hair?
Katharine-Oh, I don't mind that.
When 1 get off people think 1 have a
genuine automobile tousle.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-09-14
An Exception.

my Oldest boy, if I do say it my
SELF" declared Skinner, proudly, lis a
thoroughly honest and truthful young
man."
well, well! !" exclaimed Knox. "And
yet some people inNist that heredity
figures largely in the development of
character. '-Philadelphia Ledger.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-09-14
Made Him Hop.

Hiram Hardapple-What made
Grandpap Wheatly jump ten feet and
forget his rheumatics when the circus
parade passed? Was he afraid of the
elephants?
Zeke Crawfoot-No; he heard the
steam calliope and thought it was one
of these automobiles with the new-f fan
gled whistles.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-09-14
Too Clumsy.

NO." said the customer in the phono-
graph emporium" don't like this style
Of horn"
you don'tY replied the clerk in sur
prise. why, that style of horn breaks
the record"
That's just the trouble 1t breaks
the record every time 1 put it on"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-09-14

face fired fust and missed, and Ike
the ALFRED generous cuss-he fred in
the air"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-09-14
Patient Given . Reminder.

Patient-But isn't this large fee?
Doctor Inheritance tax might
be bigger. York Sun.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-09-14

Holding a convention doesn't stop it,
progresa
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-09-14
CHAPTER XVI.

On the morning after their talk in the
garden Farley and O'Rourke breakfasted
together alone. After breakfast O'Rourke
took the road to Houfoy. He was walk
Ing along with his hands behind him. and
his eyes bent to the roadway, when he
heard a voice which spoke his name and
gave him an actual start.
Good morning, Mr.. O'Rourke.n said
tne voice, and turning swiftly in the
direction from which it came. he beheld
tne pretty widow standing in the middle
OF the dry water course, alone. She was
very prettily dressed in a light morning
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-12
TO CURB HARRIMAN's INFLUENCE.
Reported Aim of Rumored u P. Executive
Committee Reorganization.

Wall Street read with good deal OF skepticism
a long story printed yesterday morning. In which
it declared that an end about to be made
to tho practical dictatorship Of E. Fl. Hartman in
the management OF the railways Of the Union Pa
cifc system. Influential and powerful banking
interests. both here and I'm Europe. 1t was said.
had come TO the conclusion that change must be
made. as, in the OF the last six months.
period covering the raising OF Union Pacific stock
a 10 per cent dividend basis and the Interstate
Commerce Commissions inquiry into the Union
Pacifc's affairs il had begun 10 be plain TO Wall
Street and Europe, and undoubtedly TO tho Union
Pacific directors, including Mr. Hartman himself.
that however great had been his success In con-
Quoting the Union Pacific as a railroad pure and
simple. his policy had had bad effect upon the
minds Of the people"
One OF two plans for dividing the responsibility
OF the management % the system. It said,
would be put into effect, OF these plans
involving reorganization OF the executive commit
tee and the other the enlargement Of the member
The sEeGp,lys eommttes now consists Of AN ye
man. Marvin IIughitt president Of the Chicago &
Northwesterr. and eN,Judge Robert L3vett
frequently I'm this city. his headquarters being in
Chcago. and MI Stllman has been abroad since
the hist Of The year. and ma! not return before
summer. Tho members available FOR attendance At
and ivet The sUeecstion i nut forTard that
T. II. Rogers. William 6. Rockefeller and 7. a.
mitee for Messrs Hughitt and I.ovett and for NIr-
MI Harr mae J not Sof Ts st ,g9s estara
over the report that the "one-man power might
he done away with. remarking 1t is a fine idea
The belief f. settled IN Wall Street that recon
stitution Of the executive committee such has
heen indicated would. after all, signify sweeping
alteration IN the system Of directing the affairs OF
the Union Pacific and its affiliated properties Mr.
Rogers, II is pointed out. is the close business
associate Of Mr.. Frick and Mr.. Stiman and OF
William Rockefeller father OF William G. Rookie
Teller. the latter being also son-n-law of Mr.
Stman, and Mr.. Valentine is identified with this
group of powerful fnanciels, who have in the past
given Mr. Hartman the fullest latitude IN tha
carrying out of the policies which he has originated
and which have brought tho Union Pacific to its
present commanding position i'm the railway field
n IS the prevailing opinion In the Street that the
inclusion ~ Messrs Rogers md Rockefeller in the
executive committee associates Of Mr.. FriClS
and Mr. Stillman would he n check upon Mr..
Hartman which would lie apparent rather than
actual
The enlargement Of the executive committee
would be radical departure from present corpora
ton policy. tho theory being that such body he
ing small in number, can the more conveniently
and speedily be assembled to take action on 0,ies-
tons calling for prompt decision
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-12
U. P. NOTE FOR P. r. R
Part Payment to Kuhn, Loeb S Co.
for Baltimore s Ohio Stock.

The annual report Of the Pennsylvania Com
pany, issued yesterday. showed that the trans
action whereby the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany about year ago sold TO Kuhn. Loeb q
Co. and through that house to the Union Pacific,
a large part Of it's holdings Of Baltimore &
Ohio stock had been completed. This stock,
which comprised $50 334 200 par value of the
common and S7.2O6.40O par value of the pre-
ferred. was purchased by the Union Pacific on
October g. 1906 from Kuhn. Loeb & Co Mr..
Hartman, in his testimony before the Interstate
Commence Commission February % last,
said that the stock had cost the Union Pacific
$+5OO00eO. but that payment had not 10 he
made for II until March and September. Part
of the purchase price was paid in cash, about
100000, last month, and for the rest the Union
Pacific gave a single note maturing in Septem-
banking firm has transferred to the Pennsyl-
yania in part payment for the Baltimore *
Ohio stock which II purchased from that cor
poration. for I'm the Pennsylvania Company
list ~ bonds owned December 81. 1906 is the
item; Oregon Short Line Railroad COMPANY.
Ala per cent collateral notes. due 1917, %50,59J'-
432 par value
This list of bonds owned shows remarkable
increase in volume In the last year. the total
on December 81 last having been $l00,232,1 4t.
against only S2.SlS.50O AT the end of 1905 The
increase is due chiefly 20 heavy Investments IN
Pennsylvania equipment, freight car and water
supply trust certificates besides the $:'63E'. ~
Oregon Short Line notes The total par value
OF STOCKS owned y Tib,PpWFp elSdiVi man
year ago. The company held on December 81.
1906 Sl3451 300 Baltimore Ohio common
stock. against Sl1 .O44 600 on the corresponding
date the year before. The amount of the pre-
ferred stock owned was NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
The expectation of receiving I'm september
the money from the oregon Short Line note
may explain the announcement recently by the
Pennsylvania company that II would do no
financing this year beyond the placing or its
SG00O0O00 short term note issue. 1t was esti-
mated in the course or the testimony before
the Interstate Commerce Commission in Feb
ruary that the proceeds Of the Union Paclncs
sales Of its Great Northern and Northern Pa
cihc holdings would suffice To pay for all or the
heavy investment which that company had in
the last year made I'm the stocks Of other rail-
way companies. among them the Baltimore q
Ohio
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-12
WANTS TO ELIMINATE SALES.
Colonel Swords Starts Crusade in Appraisers
Stores

Colonel Henry L. Swords, Deputy Collector OF
the Port of New York. is conducting crusade to
do away with tho "curio grabbers." who, he says.
are Systematically buying things from the Apprais-
ers stores in Washington street and then selling
them at a big profit to the original consignees or
consiGnors. He says that some OF these persons
are government employees. The only hope of rid
ding the federal building OF them he says. is to
seek a change IN the law which governs the final
disposition of dutiable goods on which duty has
4 discovery was made through the investigation
made at the Instance Of BCstock. who yesterday
presented 20 the American Museum of Natural
History the stuffed body or Consul, chmpanzee
which died few months ago in Berlin. At the
time OF the animals death it was earning Si,5o9
week The animals life. BostOCk says in
sllred for Sl2i000. The museums of Berlin London
and Paris made bids for its body, but BOstOck de-
Cided to give 81 the Museum of Natural History.
Through the carelessness. of an empoye, the duty
was not paid the body. The United States Gus
toms Department officials refused TO deliver il to
the Museum authorities. The chimpanZee was sold
ar an auction sale Of unredeemed cOnsignmentS-
Later it was found that the animal In the pos
session OF a saoonkeeper ut Sixth avenue and 4th
street. II. &. Schwab, a member OF the FriarS
Club finally got the body and had II taken To the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-12
MILK VALUES DISCUSSED.
Physicians at Academy of Medicine Say
Uniformity of Quality Is Essential

Ihat great care should he exercised I'm guard
Ing against wide fluctuations I'm tbc per-
centaGe OF butter fat contained in milk IN
tended FOR consumption by infants and chill
dTen especially the former. seemed 10 be the
general sentiment Of the members Of tho Academy
OF Medicine. section Of pediatrics at their meet
ing last night. DR.. Elias Hudson BartIey of
Brooklyn who has made = study 81 the certified
milk delivered I'm that borough during the year
1905, said It matter which should he Of
especial interest 10 physicians who mako special
study OF chdrens diseases often tho poor con
dition Of All infant is directly due tho variation
IN The ratios Of fat and proteids contained in the
milk
Dr. Harris Moak. Of Brooklyn who made the
tests which formed tho subject OF Or Rsrtleys
paper. said that the quantity of fat contained I'm
the milk from COW was likely to vary much
per cent in ten days timo This deduction had
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-12
TRUSTEES WANT TO ACCOUNT
Suit Brought to Have Judicial Settlement of
Estate

". Emlen Roosevelt and John f. Roosevelt. as
trustees of trust created by Frederick Roose-
welt, have brought suit against Frederick Roose-
welt Scove administrator OF Marcia Roose-
welt ScoveI; Frederick Roosevelt ScOvel Cornelia
Scovel Fabricotti Edward Brooks scovel ard Clan
Franco Fabrcotu for an accounting Of their trust
and for discharge from all liabilities up to last
Juno.
Justice MacLean, IN the Supreme Court yester-
day. on the application of George c. Kobbe attor-
ney for the plaintiffs made order directing that
service of tho summons and complaint upon Cor
nelia Scovel Fabricotti and Clan Franco Fabri-
cotti be made by publication, they live at the
villa FabTcotti, Florence, Italy.
w Emien Roosevelt one of the plaintiffs saws
in affidavit. that the action Is for an account
ing and Judicial settlement of the accounts Of
himself and his brother PLAINTIFF, and for judg-
ment requiring that the interest of the defendant
Gan-FrancO FabricOtt be defined limited in the
trust estate. which embraces specific real or per
sonal property in this state.