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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-10-12
Lowered the Fee.

At a certain church it is the
pleasing custom at a marriage for
the clergyman to kiss the bride
after the ceremony. A young lady
who was about to be married in the
church did not relish the prospect
and instructed her prospective hus-
band when making arrangements to
tell the clergyman that she did not
wish him to kiss her. The young
bridegroom did as directed.
well George" said the young
lady when he appeared, did you
tell the clergyman that | did not
wish him to kiss me ?"
"Oh, yes"
"And what did he say
sHe said that in that case he
would charge only half the usual
fee London Telegraph.
Not In Time.
Mabel-My dearest Olga, | could
not rest until / had come and made
an effort to dispel the gloomy
thoughts which, to judge from your
letter yesterday, threatened to de
yelop into suicidal mania. lis true
Alfred has Tilted you the wretch:
Still, try to act like q sensible girl
and look out for another engage
ment.
Olga-Y advice comes too
late, darling.
aGood gracious, Olgal You sure
II haven't taken poison3'
ssWell, n-n-no; the fact IS T.!
became engaged again yesterday
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-10-12

The only true constipation cure must
begin its soothing, healing action when it
enters the mouth. HOLSTERS Rocky
Mountain Tea restores the whole system
to a healthy, normal condition. 35 cents.
Tea or Tablets. Friday HarbOr Drug Co.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-10-12

John Lawson was over from Deer
Harbor Thursday. He is having a
hard time at his home now, his wife,
one son and one daughter being very
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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-10-12

Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Newhall
spent Tuesday in Bellingham.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-10-12

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AEsa s4ss. Nass
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Newhall
spent Tuesday in Bellingham.
Mrs. ]. w. Geoghegan returned
Monday from a visit With Seattle
friends.
Mrs. S. NJ. Bugge and little daugh-
ter returned Wednesday from q visit
with Port Townsend friends.
Ground clam shells, for poultry. one
cent pound, at briggs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Erickson were
in Bellingham the first of the week.
Mr.. Erickson going over to have a
badly iuflamed eye treated.
The official proceedings of this
weeks session Of the board of county
commissioners will be published in full
in the ISLANDER next week.
The ISLANDER family is indebted to
J. NJ. Fleming for fine silver salmon.
Mr.. Fleming and members of his fam
lily caught fifty-two last Sunday.
Second hand furniture for sale, En-
quire at the Presbyterian parsoage.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Simpson return
ed Monday from Seattle, having been
away over a month. They are both
glad to get back to their coy home
here.
John Lawson was over from Deer
Harbor Thursday. He is having a
hard time at his home now, his wife,
one son and one daughter being very
| ill.
The shrimp steamers Alta and Ze-
beitka now have their heanquarters
here. Capt. Hale, of the Zebe tka,
and family are living in DIR. Wright's
cottage.
The plasterers completed their
work upon the new bank building
Wednesday and returned to Seattle
Thursday. Carpenters are now put
ting on the interior wood finishing.
Henry Bailer went to Sidney, Van
couver island, yesterday to bring Mr..
and Mrs. Frederick Neaves over to
visit her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. P. E..
Peterson, and her brothers and sis
teas.
J. w. Geoghegan, Van E. Sargent,
Glenn Tulloch, Chas. Churchill, Nor
man briggs and John McCrary had a
fine days sport deer hunting on Or
cas- island Sunday, securing five fine
fat deer.
Laces, Embroideries and Ladies neck
wear at the new Millinery store. Stamp
ing specially.
D. B. Shull says that notwithstand-
ing the exceptionally dry season, re-
sulting in short crops on most Of the
farms of the county, his oat crop from
thirty-nin acres threshed out very
nearly thirty-four tons and he fed the
equivalent of ton or more green.
He also raised over six and a half tons
of peas from niue acres.
Geo. W. Myer, the well-known or
chardist, of Orcas, received a check
Saturday for 81 1926 for 776 boxes Of
pears sold to w. N. Sayre and deliver
ed to him on the Orcas dock. They
were shipped to Beliingham by the
ste amer Islander and were so care
fully handled that Mr.. Meyer gave
Capt. Basford IS. 90 for the ''boys.
The only true constipation cure must
begin its soothing, healing action when it
enters the mouth. HOLSTERS Rocky
Mountain Tea restores the whole system
to healthy, normal condition. 30 cents.
Tea or Tablets. Friday Harbor Drug Co.
J. A. Mccormick went to Seattle
Tuesday to help his brother move into
a fat which they have rented for
bachelor quarters and Photographic
work rooms where ssMac" will finish
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Mrs. Z. NJ. Durkee, Of Langdon, y
The guest Of Mrs. Andrew Newhall
Harry Wilson is going with L. J.
irwin to Monroe to work for the state
Q. S. Hagen was in town on bust
ness trip Monday from his coy home
near East Sound.
Ladies' water proof capes ct Bakers.
School will begin in district No. 3
next Monday with Miss Inez Martin.
Of Orcas, as teacher.
Dry batteries at Churchilps, only 3
DIR. McKinnis now has his Office il
his fine new home on the corner at
Front and East streets.
Services will be held in the M. E
church here next Sunday morning at
the usual hour and at Roche Harbor
in the evening.
Miss Ella Mullis went to Seattle
Tuesday to purchase millinery goods
for her sister, Mrs. Larson, return
ing Friday On the Rosalie.
High Chairs, Hammocks and Lamps at
Fowle's.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. j. Irwin have
rented their home property here to
P. A. P rry, who will move his family
there the first of November.
The launches St. Paul and Vaga-
bond towed scow load of fruit cans
over from Rellingham Thursday for
the Island Packing Company.
When writing for Brown Herb Tablets
please say ad. was seen in islander.
The Ladies Aid, of the M. E.
church, will meet with Mrs. w. H.
next Wednesday afternoon
from two to five o'clock. Lunch
served at 4:30
Prosecuting A ttorney Garrett and
Attorney Thompson went to East
Sound Thursday to prosecute S. D.
of Olga, for assault upon
T. C. Morrow, committed Sept. 23rd-
Water proof lap robes and horse covers 4
at Bak er's harness shop.
Frank Larama and family have ar
rived here from Everett and have
rented the Galdraith house in Gould's
addition. Mr.. Larama had a gun and
bicycle repair shop in Everett. He
is an old friend of J. S. Groll.
The Ladies Guild met with Mrs
Robt. Irwin Wednesday. Mrs. G. NJ.
Tucker was elected president for the
ensuing year and Mrs. Gene G. Gould
secretary. The next meeting will be
held at the home of Mrs. Mullis.
Fifteen per cent discount on all hats and
millinery and special prices on ribbons at
I,o vi
Prompt attention to mail orders.
ADA M. MULLIs-LARs0B
Mrs. F. N. Culver and children re-
turned yesterday from ten days
visit at Alderbrook and Woodside
farms, Orcas island. Mrs. G.. N.
Culver came over with them and will
90 fir m here to Seattle to visit her
sisters.
Daniel Kepler, for many years =
prominent fruit grower of Orcas ISL
and, was ordered committed to the
insane asylum at Steilacoom last
Wednesday. He has not been vio.ent
but his mind failed him so that for .
time past he has been -
very great care to his family.
The pain in Mas head has gone,
She's as happy as can be,
Her health is right, her temper bright,
Since taking HOLSTERS Rocky Moua-
tain Tea ut night.
Friday Harbor Drug Co.
Capt. K. w. Perry, Of the q. s
revenue cutter service, who has many
friends in this county, having been
stationed here for about two years
shortly after his promotion to first
ieutenacy, has been ordered from the
Atlantic coast to San Francisco to
the cutter Golden Gate.
Walrod & Sutton began work
upon the well to be drilled
10 the line between the court house
The independent., 1907-02-21
GOING TO TUE SOURCE.

Fifty thousand dollars of state money
is proposed to be spent for diffusing
the advantages of education through
out Nebraska's less favored districts,
The justification Of the plan is that
the whole state suffers from allowing
a single community to exist in an ilIit-
crate condition. Illiteracy increases the
common expense and risk of dealing
with crime. ADDS to the difficulty of
maintaining good government, and re-
duces the average productiveness of
the people. It is on this theory that
the common schools and state universi-
ties are founded, and SO thoroughly are
they established that never a word is
heard against them as an institution,
however much their shortcoming may
be realized. TO spend nifty thousand
dollars Of state money for aid to edu-
cation in districts financially unable
to provide adequate facilities is not
a drop in the bucket to what many adj
vanced educators propose in the way of
dffusing educational advantages at
public expense Professor Chrisman Of
Ohio university goes so far as to de-
mand that funds be provided for pay
ing children To attend school, in other
words. to provide their expenses while
they attend school as is done by means
of scholarships in the higher institu-
tions of learning Thus the child labor
problem would be settled he thinks.
and illiteracy become a thing of the
past. Furthermore. the unmarried and
the chiidleSs married that now escape
the burden OF rearing the children of
the future state would under this plan
be forced To participate through the in
creased school taxes in the expense OF
fitting other peoples children for citi-
zenship. an object for which those
without children have the anne moral
responsibility as those With them.
The independent., 1907-02-21
WHEN TO SHORTEN SAIL.

1t is noticeable that eastern writer's
express apprehensions regarding the
prosperity outlook such as do not seem
justified in the west from a view OF
western conditions. The difference
seems to lie in the fact that the strain
ing and groaning Of Wall street, now
very pronounced, has in recent years
been reflected i'm the west hardly at all.
Yet there is reason to be cautious. Two
conditions which commonly pass for
causes of hard times are crop failures
and ovcrprOductlon Of manufactured
articles. There are no signs at present
of the latter The factories are Mefklngg
overtime and the demand for iabor ex-
ceeds the supply. But suppose a crop
failure occurs. THAT, according TO Or
thodox economics. means the farmers
can buy less. which means in turn that
the factories can sell less. This throws
some laborers out Of employment, who,
buying less, still further reduce the de-
mand upon the factories. causing more
laborers- to be thrown out of work, fur
ther fall in wages, further idleness,
until bedrock is reached or another big
crop or two starts reaction. Mean
while the price Of farm and city lands
will tend downward and here is where
Nebraska farmers and home owners
can protect themselves. The farmer out
of debt and the laborer with his home
paid for take comparatively little risk
in this crash. Farm products will be
lower to help the laborer and labor will
be lower to help the farmer. Both may
be somewhat inconyenienced in the re-
adjustment. but the shrinkage in the
value of the farm and the home will
not hurt them il they are out of debt
and so not compelled to sell. BY resist
ing all tendency to balloon real estate
prices, and overcoming the fever to
leave a mortgage on property while
spending ready cSssh sor mining stocks
and other risky ventures, Nebraska can
make herself practically immune to
serious commercial disease no matter
what happens to Wall street.
The independent., 1907-02-21

or party Princes of the imperial fam
ily twenty years Of age or over are
members for life. Marquises are also
members for life, while counts, Wis
counts and barons elect representa-
tives of their orders to serve for seven
years. Persons nominated by the milSa-
do for meritorious service TO the state
become members for life, while another
class of members are chosen for life
out of their own numbers by the flf-
teen largest tax payers of each admin-
istrative division. The lower house is
undemocratic enough, the suffrage be-
ing restricted by tax paying require
ments to such an extent that only
about eleven persons in every thous-
and of population are able to vote. The
trend in Japan has been steadily to-
ward a wider distribution Of political
power, manifested largely In the effort
to obtain a ministry responsible to par
lament instead of to the emperor The
demand now appearing for breaking
down the less responsible branch OF
the legislature marks further ad-
vance in the movement for popular
government.
The independent., 1907-02-21

One OF the advantages that Siiouia
accrue from a railroad commission de-
voting itself entirely to railroad mat
ters, is having non partisan experts 70
throw side lights upon the partisan
views of the specialists who speak for
the railroad interest. The passenger
agents who spoke at Tuesdays near
ing agreed that service and wages
would have to suffer if a lower passen-
ger fare were established. Now wages
and train service might be reduced
merely to make lower fare unpopu-
lar, or such reductions might be pro-
phesied in order to prevent the
enactment OF a two-cent fare law. The
only present way to test the matter IS
by passing the law and leaving its JUS
tice to be tested in the courts. A rail-
road commission could have settled the
matter by preliminary investigation,
as was done in Wisconsin. The rail-
road representatives cited suburban
traffic and denser population in the
east to prove our lesser right to a low
fare. We need to know in that connee-
ton Just to what extent The troiley
lines have cornered the suburban traf-
fic in the east. If in Massachusetts, as
one speaker said, there are ,437 inhab-
itants to the railroad mile, as COM
pared with $40 in Nebraska, is it not
true that trolley lines, water trans
portation, shorter haul, and greater
cost of railroad building and nIainten-
ance might absorb the difference? An
other speaker said he had difficulty in
getting the managers of the roads to
provide new equipment, owing to their
fear Of harm through radical leglsia-
ton and impaired railroad credit. The
same argument was used against two
cent fares in Ohio, and against the
new federal rate Law. Yet railroad Sc
curities are selling as we'll as any
other securities Half billion dollars
of bonds. stocks and equipment notes
were ffoated in 1865, within few thou
sands of as much as in 1887, when
three times as many miles OF road
were built as in 1905. Even II railroad
credit were impaired, it would require
disinterested proof to show that it is
railroad legislation passed or proposed
rather than railroad stock watering
and piratical manipulation of railroad
property on the part of the railroad
KINGS themselves, that is responsible
for tile trouble.
The independent., 1907-02-21
TuosE 8ornERsosiE LORDS.

Public ownership of the house OF
lords is an English issue of sufficient
punsen6y 20 deserve our interested at
1eltion. The house of lords has de-
feated the English aspiration to pub
lie ownership aud control of her
schools. ON this issue direct decree
had been handed down by the voters.
The lords. spurred on by their bishop
members whose control OF education
was threatened, dared to ny in the
face OF that mandate. Now. half scared
bv its own temerity, the house of lords
IL waiting to see what its punishment
il 10 be.
This is Il matter that the liberal ma
ioYity in the house needs To so about
with tact. Unless the common saying
is wrong. Engishmen dearly love a
lord. While they want the lords de-
prIxed of the right 20 defy their ex-
pressed wish in matters of public poll
iey. the Brltlshers do not want this re-
vered establishment 10 be uuduly hu-
initiated They might resent IN effort
fn eject reduction ad ahsurdan Ia
the lords hy creating i regiment Of
nee peers. for English opinion wishes
dignity 10 remain an adjunct ~ lord
ship This old deylce win probably not
b. rrsuflea a.. therefore, Neither fer
the safne reason, Il any proposition 70
abolish The lords altogether lilsely ~ be
considered seriously u Is denAtur-
Ixed hnuse Of lords that IL wanted. ono
The independent., 1907-02-21

good for ornamental purposes but in
capable OF harm; much like the king,
for instance.
Just what form the effort to effect
the change will take-is uncertain. One
group favors leaving the house of
lords with a measure of veto power,
sufficient, perhaps, to suspend the ope-
ration of a law pending its submission
to the people for a direct expression.
a referendum, in short Others go so
as Il iaWlnaking power an elective
far as To demand the divesting of the
lords of all Legislative authority, maxi
ing the house of commons supreme in
lawmaking power. Still again it is pro-
posed, this by lord. to make the lords
body. As to what the lords will be do
ing in the meanwhile IL is likely they
will be held in subsection by the free
ly suggested alternative of being
mended or else ended
The independent., 1907-02-21
STEADY!

The events of the last week or ten
days make it necessary to remind the
people of Lincoln that the most dam
gerous thing in the world is the cul-
tiyation of indiscriminate hatred
against the negro on account of the
unlawful act of one member of the
colored race. The loathing felt for
this crime and the criminal are nat
ural and excusable, but when the feel
ton of the community to refuse to
employ colored people, even for the
most common and menial service, the
dreds Of people who may be trying to
live decent lives.
There can be no solution of the race
problem so long as the white people
persist in visiting the sins of individ-
ual negroes upon the entire race.
Nothing is needed more at the pres
ent time than a calm temper and
sound sense. The citizen who allows
himself TO be so carried away by an
unreasoning prejudice that he refuses
to continue to patronize or employ
colored people whom he knows To be
worthy, Is adding weight to one of the
great problems of his country.
On the other hand the colored peo-
pie of Lincoln need to be admonished
that the presence Of number Of their
women at a preliminary hearing last
week was improper In the highest de-
grec, and has gone far to cultivate
race feeling In the community. Both
races must stand for decency and law
if crises OF this kind are to be- passed
I'm safety,
The independent., 1907-02-21
INCREASED EARNINGS.

Money is scarce in Wall street. The
cash reserves of the associated banks
show a shrir kage, and SO do the de-
posits. The usual surplus at this sea-
son is twenty millions, just now 1t is
about three millions Money tends TO
flow into the interior, and all stocks
have suffered. while the bank of Eng
land is sensitive to all movements 70
attract gold across the water. 1t any
particular kind of stocks suffered, the
cause Of the trouble would be looked
for in those stocks. If any kind or
securities 50 important as railroad se-
curities was in special disrepute and
failed to attract capital SO much the
better, one might think, for other se-
curities. But all business in Wall
street is hampered Why it is not rail-
road securities alone may be guessed
from the following table of increased
railroad earnings, compiled by the
Financial Chronicle
The independent., 1907-02-21
FEBRUARY 21. 1907
THE TMO-CENY FARE.

IT is hardly fair to twit the passen-
ger traffic managers of the railroads
with lobbying, us the World-Herald
has done, because they came before the
legislative committees and presented
as strongly as they could their objec-
tions to a reduction in fares to two
cents mile. That sort of lobbying
Is plainly in the public interest, and is
to be encouraged as a substitute for
the dark lantern methods that have
prevailed under the old order of things
in Nebraska.
While the speakers on behalf OF the
railroads made d good impression as
to their ability and sincerity, their az
guments were not conclusive for the
reason that the companies have per-
sistently refused to put on record the
facts upon which the entire discussion
must ultimately rest. Until fair plan
Of arriving at the just capitalization OF
railroad properties is established, the
spokesnen of the corporations will
continue to argue in circle. What is
the value of railroad? According to
Wall street, it is the amount of money
that the net earnings will pay divi-
dends on. What is a just rate? Ac-
cording to the men in charge of the
railroads, it is a rate that will pay ex-
penses depreciation and dividends on
the capitalization. No matter how
earnest or sincere or plausible an ar
gument against the two-cent fare may
be, 1t must fail to carry conviction un-
til the necessary foundation facts are
put in evidence.
The independent., 1907-02-21
Per cent of

me year 1876, ending SIX weeks ago,
was the best for gross earnings in the
history of the railroads, and the last
half Of the year was better than the
first half Nothing here to justify the
claim of the railroads that they must
raise rates. They have not explained
either, how raising their rates would
float their securities when there is a
money stringency that makes hard
floating for all securities. More and
more as the days go by it is made
clear that the only conceivable ground
for the talk of impaired railroad
credit and the need of higher rates is
desire to set up a counter claim
against congress and the state legisIa-
latures, and to make past regulatiye
legislation odious. If the people of
the country and their official repre-
sentatives permit any such raise to
take effect without far better founda-
ton than has yet been laid, we are
an extraordinary set Of philanthro-
pists.
The independent., 1907-02-21
JAPANESE SENATOR'S.

Remembering that one OF the big is-
SUES IN our own country Is the demo-
cratizing of the upper branch of the
national legislature. We find an inter-
eStinE reflection In the announcement
that the Japanese rs we'll as the Eng
liah ARE growing restlve under the ir-
responsible restraint oe hereditary
legislative chamber. The Japanese
house Of peers contains s0c members.
drawn from various classes, not one or
whom Ii directly responsible so public
The independent., 1907-02-21

shall serenade the cynosure of my af-
fections as galIants were wont to DO
when knighthood was in flower Now,
what instrument do you think would
be tn, most appropriated?
well" replied his practical chum.
IF / were you I should serenade her
with phonograph.'
What? Al phonograph? why,
phonograph is nothing like as roman
tic as a. guitar"
"Yes, old chap, but you can start q
phonograph and then run to the tail
tirnbers before the shooting begins.
The independent., 1907-02-21
If You
Are Sick

It is because some Of
the organs Of the body
are not doing their work
well. There is a lack Of
that nervous energy that
gives them motion. Con-
sequently you are weak.
worn-out, nervous, irrit-
able, cannot sleep; have
headache, Indigestion, etc.
because there is not suffi-
cient nerve force to keep
the organs active and al
low them to perform their
natural functions. DR..
Miles Nerviue restores
health because it restores
this nervous energy.
II have been sick for year, and
did not know what was the matter
with me. l tried many remedies and
heard of Or. MiAes' Nervine. I pro-
cured a bottle. and before had taken
half of Il | was bctter. | would hnvs
had nervous prostration IL ! had not
got Tins me<t&ctne whru | did / con-
tinued 10 tnke II until | Was entiraiy
well. / hAYo ssuea Recommended IL
20 five OF my lady friends. and they
have all thanked me for doing 30, for
IL benefited them AN"
MRS. ROSE OTTO.
1sa n. I'd St. CoiumbuA Ohio.
Or. Miles, Nevvine Is sold hy your
druggist, vino ~sa guarantee that the
first bottle will hen&sst. tf IL fats. he
will refund your nseney.
Miles Medical Co. Elkliart. Ind
The independent., 1907-02-21
Poor Remedy.

A bow about seven years old was
finding some difficulty in getting to
sleep. His father, physician, learn
ing the difficulty, advised: 'Pll tell
YOU something that will soon put you
to sleep. You begin and count slowly
up to 100, and then another hundred.
and so on and before you know 1t
you'll be sleeping
Everything remained quiet until hts
father went to retire As he passed
the boys door a little voice piped
out.
Papa
Eyes, my boy"
What comes after trillions?"