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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-12-07
Dina Moe and Dina Mite.

Mr.. Cracker, young colored gentle
man Of our city, had just obtained eu,-
ployment in one of our department
stores as an experienced porter, but
after short time proved to be unit
for the position. Being fired, he there
by gained the nickname of Fire Crack
er. Fire Cracker was deeply in love
with young woman Of his own race
by the name Of Miss Moe, and after a
short acquaintance found that her sur
name was Dina" He went to Dina
Moe and said:
Dina Moe, does you Tub me?''
She quickly replied NO"
Not being disheartened and at the
same time remembering the motto he
learned at school-"If at first you don't
succeed, try, try again"-he went to
Dina Moe again and said:
''Dina Moe, could you learn to lub
me?"
Dina this time rolled the white OF
her eyes, and, looking Fire Cracker In
the face, answered:
''Dina-Mite !"-Judge.
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"It viii be impossible for as to
transact any public business tonight, .
said the president of the city council,
because Of the lack of quorum"
"Mr. Chairman" SAID the new MEM
Der, arising quickly. II have been
elected on a pledge to my constituency
that shall work untiringly. and nm
ceasingly for the uphuilding and uplift-
Ing Of our city. and I now and here
move that a committee be appointed to
consider the Immediate purchase Of a.
good quorum as the market affords.
and that the committee be Instructed
to secure the quorum and have It prop
erly installed by the next meeting
night. And furthermore" he said.
with p fine patriotic touch, "let us OBJ
tain q good American quorum, and not
one Of those ancient Roman things n
Success Magazine.
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Q|!gEaRl5IlR!f{j

Germany leads the world IN -,
ducti0n Of chemicals. pro
A ton Of oil has been obtainea :.
the tongue Of q single whale ''0a
Previous to 176O the French vo,,,
not eat potatoes. It being s,nnos ua
that they would cause freckles pp''sa
Vanilla grows well in panam.
great difficulty is experienced in on, Das
the beans owing to the extreme A.. Aug
ness Of the climate. ua
One tea company in India has ~,
cultivation 1,45O acres, while ann.u ae'
has 1908 acres. 1t costs to produce !. \
tea and place 1t in the market a. c .s
cutta from Z to 8 cents a pound ~
Arthur Maillet, who translated q,
works Of Andrew Carnegie into Frena AZ
is at the head Of a party Of Fronas
scientists and engineers now in ~.
country investigating the steel ndu.
try.
Emperor Nicholas Of Russia h.,
given Premier Stolypin permission -
wear the japanese Order Of the Sim \,
Paulownia, bestowed upon him bv n.
Emperor Of Japan This is the a,,.
time since the late war that the czo,
has granted such request.
There is no doubt whatever that III.
drinking habits of the nation, and o.
pecially of the women OF the nation
are doing more harm to our financial
and social position than is any denra,.
sion In trade or other economic causes
British Journal Of 1nebriety.
Over $4,000 tons of peanuts ara
brought to Bordeaux annually from
Africa, and the value of the oil made
from them is 100000. Many French
families prefer it for table use to ollye
oil, and 1t Is much cheaper, too, the
the price being 55 to 50 cents gallon
according to quality.
Good Chinese Ink, better known az
india ink, improves with age, and
should not be used for a few years
after 1t is made. Some persons, in rub.
bling 1t up, make circular movements
that soon ruin 1t. It Is better to rub
1t in straight lines backward and for.
ward with slight pressure.
Native historians of Afghanistan as
sert that the Inhabitants of their coun.
try are the lost tribes of Israel. Ac
cording to these chroniclers, the Al.
ghans are descended from Afghana,
who was the son of certain Jeremiah,
who was the son Of King Saul. The
eastward removal Of the seed Of A.
ghana is attributed to Nebuchadnezzar.
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LET SOMETHING GOOD BE SAID.


When over the fair fame of friend or Toe
The shadow of disgrace shall fall IN
stead
OF words of blame, or proof of thus ana
SO,
Let something good be said.
Forget not that no fellow-being yet
May fall so low but love may I'LL MS
head:
Even the cheek Of shame with tears is
wet,
If something good be said.
No generous heart may vainly turn as'oe
In ways of sympathy; no soul so DEAD
But may awaken strong and gloriheo'
If something good be said
And so 1 charge We, by the thorny crown
And by the cross on which the SAVIOR
bled,
And bv YOUR own souls hope OF far e
nown,
Let something good be said.
james Whitcomb Riley,
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IS Z es'
ag 4 *

ST thought that before I did anything
about 1t, I'd ask you," said the young
man with hesitating air. 'You have
had experience in that sort of thing,
and I should appreciate any advice
you could give me. You see, it's a Sc
rious matter, because If you once COM
NIT yourself there isn't any way out"
You might crawl out" suggested
the senior. Its DONE"
IT don't want to do that" said the
undecided young man. Il want to do
what is right in the matter. It
wouldn't be fair to her tO-er-well. to
make her think that had certain in
tentions and then disappoint her.
"In other words, to win her trusting
heart and then lightly cast it aside, "
said the senior. mo, that wouldn't be
exactly the square thing. don't think
you're cut out for the part anyway. to
tell the truth. Well, tell me what's
eating you"
"She seems to be Of very amiable
disposition" said the young man.
That's good" commented the senior.
Il say she seems to be-" said the
young man. 1.-THE trouble is that I
don't know whether she really is or not.
When I 60 to the house she is always
pleasant to me and she speaks very
nicely to her family. don't think
that she's any different when I'm not
there, but haven't any sure way Of
telling" IL
That's certainly where we get fooled
occasionally" said the senior.
"If she was quarrelsome with her
brothers and sisters she might be quar-
relsome with her husband"
There's certain probability in
that"
And If she wasn't fndustrious-I
mean, If she didn't help her mother
and that sort of thing, she would be
apt to neglect her own household and
try to shift the responsibility, wouldn't
she?"
"'Plato, thou reasonest WE'LL" quoted
the senior
The young man looked pleased. "I've
been thinking it over quite lot" he
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said. II figure that man may learn
great deal about girl by noticing
how she conducts herself In her own
family. I've been noticing. Another
thing I'VE seen is that she Is always
very neat and careful about her dress
But then I haven't called except when
she has been expecting me, and II she
cared to make a good impression or
me-mind, / don't say that she does
Z hope that I'm not conceited. But II
she did 1t would be quite natural fol
her to be particular about her looks
I might call at the house at some un
conventional hour and surprise her, OF
course. Still, that doesn't seem to me
to be an honorable course to pursue
It would look like spying"
'You couldn't do it and retain your
self-respect," said the senior, gravely
That's the way it appears to me
And, speaking about dress, | don't
think she is extravagant, but I'm SO
ignorant on the subject that couldn't
be sure. Her gowns are certainly won.
derfully becoming and elegant, and
am afraid they cost great deal OF
money-more, In point of fact, than
I could afford. If I were wealthy II
wouldn't matter so much, for don't
believe I am naturally stingy. j
should like her to have every elegance
and luxury within my means-but al.
ways within my means. New, what
would you do in such a case? I've
tried to speak frankly, and I know
that you will respect my confidence. :
do you love her p asked the senior
Il am afraid / do" ~
docs she like your
Really, couldn't undertake to b
positive on that point" t
well, satisfy yourself on that point
first" advised the senior. That's
really the important thing. AS far as
the rest Of it is concerned, shut your
eyes and jump. But l believe you'll
be lucky" ~
"Why?" I'll
There's an old saying that's In your
favor" replied the senior Chicago
Daily News.
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answer the note in person. You may
60"
She passed swiftly out. the red blood
flooding her face and neck.
"Jove, Eggy, old man, I say, but
you've insulted her highness !" said a
tall blonde youth, turning on his chair
"In what way, pray?" asked Egle-
ton, looking the youngster up and
down. WAS 1 not potter"
'iOh, yes, sure you were, only you
were so cool over it all. She's used to
having us obey orders instead of obey
ing them herself-that's ALL"
ANY bully can insult woman" said
a heavy-set, bull-necked man at the far
end Of the room.
James, 1 want you to post up these,
and you, Thomas. enter all your ac-
counts single column. I'm going to
take the afternoon off,"
The others looked at him in sur
prise.
Going to the races?" asked the
thick-set man, with sheer
I'm coming over to tell you all about
it right now, my fine fellow an
swered EgletOn.
and. reaching over, caught the fellow
by the collar. In another instant the
thick-set gentleman was spinning
through the air like top. He landed
! under table, and Egleton fished him
out and shook him as terrier shakes
rat, winding up by setting him down
hard on the stool he had so suddenly
vacated 81,
after this l want you to attend to
your business and leave that tongue of
yours in its cavern, my man." said
Egleton.
Then he took his hat and cane and
walked out.
At the elevator he met Blanche Slut
ters
Father wishes to see you in the Of
fee at once" said that young lady,
smiling triumphantly.
THANK you for making the engage
ment for me-" said Egleton, lifting his
hat and stepping into the elevator.
Mr.. Shutters was sitting at his desk,
alone In the Office, when Egleton
walked briskly In.
"Egleton," said Mr.. Shutters, turning
and looking at the young man disap-
provingly over his glasses, 'it's GUS
tomary for the clerks to knock before
coming into my private Office; but we
won't say anything about that"
Egleton laid his stick and hat on the
table and sat down In an easy chair
opposite to Mr.. Shutters.
II might also say, Egleton, that ]
have been in the habit of inviting any
visitor to sit down before he did So
but we won't say anything about that
either. What / want to know is, what
have you BEEN saying to my daugh.
teri"
Would you mind waiting until ]
read the note? There may be some
reply. Thank you, Miss Shutters.
viii answer the note in person You
may CO. Those were the words used
I think" answered Egleton
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for they would have become two chick
ems, which in time would have so null
tfplied that the whole fortune of Alb
del Hakk would not now pay for them.
When the case came to trial the lien
man was not in court. "Why is the de
PENDANT not here? demanded the
judge. MY lord" said his attorney,
"he Is gone. to sow boiled beans"
Boiled beans?" s"Boiled beans, my
lord" "Is he mad" "He Is very
wise, my lord" "Thou mockest ~
"Surely, my lord, IL hard-boiled eggs
can be patched, boiled beans will grow"
The SIT was promptly dismissed, With
costs to the plaintiff.
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John Graham Brooks estimates that il
costs about. $4,000 to properly educate
tmiddle-class" American boy.)
What is the cost of good, strong boy
A boy we are proud to see,
A youthful prize of Lincoln size
Or a little Napoleon B.,
For Henry Clay or Franklin, say,
Or a Burns or an Andrew Lang?
And what must we bid for Chinese KID
With a mind like Ii Hung Chang!
What! twenty-five thousand to raise tho
lad?
Well, that is blow, for sure!
If what you name is the price OF fame
Our son must remain obscure.
Time was when lads, ere they fed on fads
Grew up till we called 'em great :,
And marched corn-fed to nations nea0
For a tenth Of the sum you state.
I rather thought that boy home-tausn'
Or schooled in modest way,
If born with brains and for taking palms,
Might rise in the world some day.
And dreamed, in truth, that coNeS'
youth
With nothing-a-week or less
Might still pull through las I've ''''
them do)
And race for the goal OF success
Though boys there are who are "''N
the price,
I think it would wrench my era"
To pay SO dear for a Harry Lehr
And more for Harry Thaw' :,
If you raise boys cheap that are "0''A
heap,
Do you. wonder the gods feel nul'
When they educate at a princely ra.o
The boys that are as cheap as oif''
Then what il the use Of a boy, say -,
Brought up at the price OF br0v u;sd
Can Won give him mind of better XIV
In your costly ecole de lu1e'
And If not, say /. I can raise my '0
On rational, frugal plan .+.nd
Where he'll get the best ana can
The. test
~ When. he grows to the size OF "A
wallace Irwin, in Life.
q
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Fresh sheets 1t Premiun Premium.


The. woman who had just re.a '.,tsa
from abroad, where she haa ,l n.
some country towns, was telling y rure
comforts and discomforts Of the Iu !,
pean country hotel. 'They navs n.
aversion to putting fresh sheets on ..M
beds for every new guest" she , sas
@and we always pulled down 1ns ,snd
clothes the minute we were assign %sa
our rooms to examine the shee.s' =.
chances to ONE they were wrinklea lea. ~ -
had that slept in appearance anu a., J.
invariably insisted on fresh .o orss
Finally we struck series OF !. '0t tns
where the hotel proprietors got ,,sJ
best Of Us, for the sneeting they .4 u
was 1 sort Of creepy stuff, sone : ~
IKE seersucker, and for the life !. o. 80, y.
Won couldn't tell. whether they
slept on or not. New York Pres
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GOOD
Short 9toriss
~~~~~~~

Bishop Potter was staying with a
friend in a country house up on the
Hudson. On Sunday morning as he
passed through the library he found a
small boy curled up in a big chair deep
ly interested in book. Are you going
to church, Tom?" he asked. mo" he
replied. "Why, 1 am" the bishop
said. "Huh!" the boy returned, "thats
your job"
During certain battle the colonel
Of an Irish regiment noticed that one
Of the men was extremely devoted to
him, and followed him everywhere. At
length he remarked, "Well, my man,
you have stuck by me well to-day.
eyes, SOFT" replied Pat. "Shure 1t
was me mother said to me, says she,
Just you stick to the colonel, Patrick,
me bhoy, and you'll be all roight. Them
colonies never gets hurted.'"
In Cornish chapels the invariable
rule is for the men to sit on one side
Of the building and the women on the
other. A visitor and his fiancee, who
were staying in the district, went to
chapel and Just before the service be
gan the young man was greatly aston
ished when the chapel steward, seeing
that the couple were seated in the same
pew, came over to him, and In an au-
dible voice said: "Come on out OF that,
me son. We don't have no sweetheart
in here" s
A lawyer died in provincial town,
and his fellow-lawyers wrote over his
grave, Here lies a lawyer and an hon
est man." Not long afterward the gov
ernor OF. the, province visited the town,
and among other places inspected the
cemetery. When he came to the law
yer's grave he stopped, read the in.
scription once or twice, and turning to
the head inspector said: look here,
my friend. We wink at a good many
things in this province, but do object
! to your burying two men In one grave
The waiter at a recent banquet held
In the North was looking so melan-
choly that the last Of the guests, one
to whom the waiter had been very at
tcntive, could not help inquiring the
reason for his signs. what is the
matter, my man?" he asked, sympa-
thetically. Haven't You had enough
tips tonight" '.Tips!" replied the at.
tendant. .'Why, not one Of them, in
Guiding yourself, has given me a tip,
and, what's more, some one has taken
the shilling put on the tray myself
as decoy!"
When Alb del Hakk was poor he was
| one day travelling ACROSS weary plain
says the author, of Life In Morocco
land was very hungry. So he came To
the house Of the Widow Zaidah, who
was also poor; but when he made
known his want she set before him two
hard-boiled eggs. all the food there
was In her house. Later, when Alb del
Hakk lived In Marakesh and was very
rich. Meludi, the lawyer, disliking him
persuaded the Widow Zaidah to sne hin
lfor tAs egEs; but not Tor the egss alone
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sound Bu.iness.

"Why," asked the casual observer OF
the teacher who was working energetic.
ally for another, do You take SO much
pains to help that woman and get In
terest in high places for her?''
"For sound business reasons, replied
the teacher. II am trying to get In
terest for her In high places because
she is my principal. Baltimore Amer.
fcan
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Quite : Heroine.

Really" said the coy girl. II think
I'm entitled to Carnegie hero medal
I saved life the other evening"
The Mea!' exclaimed her friend.
"Whose Z"
Jack Hansom's; he said he couldn't
live without me Philadelphia Press.
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squelehed.

Impecune I'm poor, sir, but | lore
your daughter.
Old Rocksey Tut! tutl young man;
you can't make money as quick as that
ID this world. Harper's Weekly.
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Even the winner IN game Of chance
attributes his success to his good judy
me.A
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this note for you, Mr.. Egleton."
The girl laid the missive on the desk
and made as though to withdraw.
Twill you wait until 1 read it, Miss
Stutters?' asked the young man, tear
ing open the. envelope. THAT is, II
you are returning to your father. There
may be reply needed"
The girl glanced at him quickly. His
words were almost command. 1t was
a new trait in him, one she had never
discovered.
Egleton perused the note hurriedly.
AS he read, his mouth drew into thin
line and his jaws set trifie. He rose
from his stool, and, after blotting the
page before him, closed the book and
flung rather than placed it in the safe.
The girl stood near the door, her
head held high and disdain flashing
from her dark eyes,
May go now, please, Mr. Egleton p
she asked.
Some men would have WINGED at
the biting sarcasm of the speech; but
Egleton simply nodded his head with
out glancing up. The girl did not move.
She was battling with her feelings, try
ing to think Of something she might
say to this man that would make him
regret that he had even thought of hui
initiating her in this fashion.
Finally Egleton seemed to note that
she had not moved. He stood straight
up and looked into her eyes,
Thank you, Miss Shutters. I will
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No man ever told another ~ Hi
sscretA ss'
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sense. To tell you the truth. i believe
II young Egleton were to. walk boldly
up to me and demand five, or even
eight, dollars raise, I'd give 1t to him,
IL after consulting you / find you will
ing. But, Lord bless you, he hasn't any
nerve. He's fine fellow, but after all
he's. mammals boy. No fight In his
makeup Why, look at yourself !.
What would you be now If you hadn't
asked for raiser n
"Just a pen-scratcher like Egleton,"
answered Mr.. Front
well, we'll give him dollar raise, T"
said Mr.. Shutters.
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spoiling sport.
The game laws as amended
True huntsmen can't abide
They may secure q deer or two,
But never pot Z guide.
Philadelphia Ledger.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-04
WILL REBUILD BRIDGE.
Council Pays No Attention to I'M
proVement League Protest.

The proposition TO reconstruct the
bridge at the entrance to Ogden canyon
was decided upon by the city council
last evening by vote of to 3. The
old bridge across the old channel of
the river will be rebuilt a new con-
crete bridge erected across the new
channel. The ogden City Improvement
League and a number of business con-
Germs have protested against using the
old bridge, but the councilmen paid
no attention to them. The matter of
expense apparently figured in the de-
cision of the council
The $1,000 asked for by the new board
of park commissioners was granted. 1t
is estimated that out of this amount
$500 will be necessary to maintain
the present city park and the balance
will be used for improving the west
half of the city hall square.
The chief of police was granted a
leave of absence to attend the ma
tional convention of police chiefs.
which is to be held at the jamestown
fair this month. The chief appeared
before the council in person and after
his leave was granted took occasion to
deny the charges made by one of .he
councilmen regarding the mounted po-
lice. The removal of officer NJ. Malone
was confirmed.
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Ouden Briefs.

GONE EAST ON vISIT-M. Buchmiller
of this city left yesterday for six weeks
visit to Buffalo, n. Y, and other eastern
points.
SUES FOR DIvORCE-In the district
court yesterday Mrs. Caroline Smith COM
menced suit for a divorce against her hus-
band, William Ralph Smith, alleging nom
support. Mrs Smith asks for the custody
of two minor children.
MARRIAGE LICENSES-Marrigae IL
censes were issued yesterday to Asa w.
Van SIyke Of Goldfield, Nevada, and Miss
Blanche Prescott of Nampa. Idaho; w.
S. Wikoff and Miss Harriet z. Gamer,
both Of Los Angeles; Daniel F. Coen of
Hoiton, Kansas. and Miss Rose Butter
worth of Franklin. Idaho. and to Edward
Irwin and Miss Myrtle Sanborn. both of
Pocatello.
HOME FROM MEXICo-Miss lone At
wood. who has been in Monterey and
Mexico City during the past winter, is the
guest of her sister. Mrs. Geogre W. Bak-
err for a few days, on her way home
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED-The CON-
nlittee appointed a short time ago by
District Judge Howell to draft resolutions
I'm honor Of the late Judge James A. Miner
through Attorney George Halverson. yes
terday submitted resolutions which were
made a part of the records Of the court.
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FLANKING PARTY IS
EXPOSED TO DEADLY
FIRE.; DEFENSE WINS


ceeded in Outflanking the position oecu-
pied by Captain Moreton, but in doing
this they were compelled to be uncov-
cred for short distance while crossing a
side gully. Moreton swung some of his
men over to oppose this flank movement,
but was Outnumbered and this position
was deemed weak AS these two lines
were approaching, each in line of Skin
mishers, time was called just thirty-five
the scouts in Captain Van Colts division.
Decision of Judges
The judges then. with Captain Freeman
Bassett, n. q. L., as their chairman,
proceeded to select the vietors. Captain
BaSSett- before announcing the decision.
asked the commanders of both sides sew
eral questions in regard to the infOrma-
ton which they received from their
scouts before active work commenced,
their movements after the work started,
part of which was unseen by the judges.
In summing up. he stated that both sides
his outposts too long. and Van Colt by
allowing his flankers to get out of cover.
He then said that under the circumstances
the defenders would have been able To
have held their position Indefinitely. He
said that the fiankers would have been
shot down as they crossed the gully in
the opposing fire.
After the decision had been announced
the cadets were given a short rest, and
then marched back to the school. The
soldiers. many of whom are small boys.
were almost exhausted by this time, and
the lack of canteens was felt.
The battle was watched from a shor.
distance away by a large number of spec
tatOrs.