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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-11-02
CAT AND CHEESE"


If ever, in connection with cheese,
ones thoughts fly to cat instead of a
mouse, it must surely be to that famous,
grinning cat from the county Of cheeses,
the Cheshire cat. But the cat asso-
ciated with cheese in the annals Of
a certain family, whose ancestors were
pioneers, was no such amiable creature.
Neither was 1t an ordinary cat, nor
was the cheese an ordinary cheese.
Little Lucy, eight years old, was
sent to neighbours two miles distant
on an errand. The road, although
scarcely more than track, ran through
cleared land, except for few rods of
wood, and was supposed to be safe.
But in the woods the child became
aware that something, skulking and
rustling in the underbrush, was follow
ing her. She ran, and emerged safely
into the open, but to her horror wild
cat, which must have been extraordi-
narily hungry, burst boldly out of the
brush, and came bounding down the
road in pursuit.
The farmhouse was in sight, and she
screamed for help; but it was plain
she must be Overtaken before help
could come.
Inst as the creature was about 20
spring upon her, the little girl, with a
desperate fash of courage, stopped,
faced it, and oh arms extended hori-
zontally, began whirling wildly around
and round. She kept whirling till she
was breathless and dizzy, then dipped
quickly to the ground, and with her
distended skirts made cheese"
These amazing proceedings so discon-
certed the wildcat that although 1t re-
NAMED glaring and growing near by,
It did not dare to pounce. By the time
It gathered courage to crouch again
for q spring, Lucy gained greath for
another whirl; and again her dizzily
mysterious gyrations averted the at
tack. Three times she whirled and
made a cheese" then a lad from the
horse, who had heard her cry, ran up
with his gun and shot the cat.
The skin he gave to Lucy, whom ne
afterward married, and the tippet MADE
from it was duly handed down with the
story to another Lucy. But furs are
perishable, and Lucy's Lucy can only
ma IS on the story to Lucy the fourth
Youths Companion.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-11-02
WIT OF The YOUNGSTERS.

Teacher-Now, Harold, can you tell
me what wisdom Is? Small Harold
Yes. ma'am. It's information Of the
brain.
Mamma-Why did you eat the whole
Of that pie in the pantry, Willie? Lit
tie Willie-'Cause you told me once
never to do things by halves.
Sunday School Teacher-Freddy, do
you remember the precept about spar
ing the rod? Small Freddy-Yes,
ma'am. Spare the rod and lose the
fish.
willie" said his mother, Il wish
you would run across the street and
see how old Mrs Brown is this morn
ing" A few minutes later Willie re-
turned and reported: Mrs. Brown
says it's none of your business how old
Sic is"
Little Margie had been to the den
fists to have a tooth extracted and
this is how she explained the proceed
ings: 1.-The man grabbed hold with n
lair of big tongs and pulled his best.
and just before it killed me the tooth
came out"
Elmer wanted to go in swimming.
But" protested the father, I'm afraid
it will not be good for you, Elmer.
Only this morning you complained Of a
pain in your stomach" That's all
right, papa" the boy replied, Il know
how to swim On my back"
"Now, Harry said lady to small
guest after dinner, wouldn't you like
to take some of the plum pudding
home to your little sister," NO,
thank you,' replied Harry, who had
improved his opportunity, i've got
about all 1 can carry now
Mamma" said 5-year-old Elmer,
who was tired Of staying in the house,
come out in the back yard and play
game Of football with me-" II can't
play, DEAR" replied the mother Huh ~
exclaimed the little fellow, scornful-
". That's what comes Of having a
woman for q mother"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-11-02

The curse Of too many laws Is con-
tinually impressing itself on thinking
men. Judge Parker, who ran for the
presidency three years ago, says, after
long experience on the bench, that the
need of the country Is not SO much
Tor new laws as for the enforcement
Of the old ones. Not long ago the
speaker of the New York legislature,
In a Chatauqua address, prophesied
reaction from the demand which cries
for new laws whenever an old evil
Sbtrudes itself upon notice.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-11-02
A<v Dolces Sauce.

Mix well together two tablespoonfuls
Of sugar, half-cupful of currants, four
ounces of grated chocolate, table
spoonful of chopped candied orange
peel, the same quantity of chopped lem
on peel, tablespoonful Of capers and a
cupful of vinegar. Set aside for two
hours, then pour over roast venison or
veal or boiled tongue and cook for ten
minutes. If they are liked a table
spoonful of pinocchi (pine nuts) or a
dozen chopped almonds may be added.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-11-02

New York has for years been one
OF the few large States In which per-
sons could marry without first securing
license. The Legislature has lately
passed law, to 60 into effect on Jan
l. making it misdemeanor for any
authorized person to solemnize a mar
mage unless the parties to It have first
0o'ained license from the proper Of
nceA AS the license makes 4 secret
marriage difficult, II not impossible, it
y In the interest Of public order and
0ecancy, and Is therefore commendable.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-11-02
20 m r:sS
IBORAX
Sample, Booklet and Souvenir Game
loo. Pacific Coast Borax Co., Oak
land, Cal.
Bread Panada.

Toast on both sides slices Of stale
bread from which all the crust has been
removed. Put in a bowl, sprinkle each
slice with little salt and sugar and
pour in enough boiling water to cover
all. Fit lid on top of the bowl and
set it in an outer pan of boiling water.
Simmer gently until the bread is as
tender as jelly. Eat hot, with powdered
sugar and little nutmeg.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-11-02

A Methodist minister has protested
against the use Of the Sunday service
as . practice hour for students In
shorthand, who 30 to church merely
to take down the sermon. It does
seem q double offense to break the
SABBATH IN church
Mothers will find Mrs. Winslow's Soothing
syrup the best remedy to use tor their children
curing the teething period.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-11-02

The towering Washington monu-
ment, solid as it is, cannot resist the
heat Of the sun poured on it's southern
side on a midsummer's day without a
slight bending of the gigantic shaft,
which is rendered perceptible by means
of a copper wire TIA feet long hanging
rying a plummet suspended in a vessel
of water
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-11-02

Nathan Stratus, an eastern philanth-
rophist, has established in New York
City q series of milk booths where pure
sterilized milk Is sold to the poor for
one cent a bottle. Absolute antisep-
tic cleanliness is required by him in
all branches of the enterprise. = In
cleansing the milk bottles he uses two
thinRs-hot water and BORAX. The
glistening bottles testify to the effec-
tiveness of this method.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-11-02
A Univer.al Inclination.

II see that they are starting out
again to discover the north POLE" said
Mrs. COrntossel.
EYES," answered the farmer
II wonder how it'll seem when the
pole Is actually reached
"Oh, s'pose It'll be the same as it is
anywheres else. They'll put in about
O-thirds Of their time complaining
about the climate Washington Star.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-11-02
some Dark Chapters.

Father (impressively) Consider
our numerous captains of industry. and
keep in mind that nearly all we're TT
architects of their own fortunes.
Son-Sure! But you don't see any
Of them exhibiting blueprints of the de
tails of construction.-Puc
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-11-02
A Kind Word.

$50 you don't share the general In
dignation toward the railways?"
NO." answered Farmer Corntossel
ST have always felt that a locomotive
was entitled to a great deal Of credit
for sticking to the track instead OF
snorting up and down the country
roads like an automobile. Washing
ton Star.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-11-02
The Only Hone.

"Of course" said Popley, shes not
q pretty baby now. Our only hope ID
that as she gets older she'll grow hand
somer."
Yes. I guess there's nothing for you
to do but believe In age before beau
q. ,".Philadeiphia Press
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-11-02

John d. says that charity pays.
There are 4 lot Of people who would
be glad 10 exchange some of their
charity holdings for a little Standard
Oil stock.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-11-02
Quite Likely.

Piker-It would be interesting to
race the origin Of some Of the COM
mon remarks OF the day. For instance,
l wonder who originated the express
sion, 1T never rains but 1t pours."
Wiseman-Noah. very probably
philadelnEia Ledger.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-11-02

Scientist- travels at The rate el
Isl, 900 miles Z second.
Chauffeur-Gee! That's going some
Auto Enthusiast (slightly deaf)-
Pardon me, sir. But what make ma.
chine was It you just mentioned2-
Bohemian.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-11-02

Don't Imagine you are the only per
SON In the world who has annoyances.
There is so much trouble In the world
that there IL plenty to 60 round
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-11-02

You can tell when q woman II intsEl
ested in what you are saying By the
way she pretends she Isn't
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-11-02
r-,-o..shI~ ComditiOns.

"A girl should never kiss man I'M
less she is engaged to him"
But 1 don't want to be engaged to
all the men I happen to know. -Pitts-
burg Press.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-11-02

Etc st. Vitus' Dance and all Nervous Diseases
Ill j permanently cured by DR.. Kline's Great
Nerve Restorer. Send for FREE$2 trial bottle and
treatise DR. r. Kline, Id. 93lArch St., Phila Pa
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-11-02

TATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO, I ..
LUCAS COUNTY, oo'
FRANK J. CHENEY makes oath that he n
Co., doing business in the City Of Toledo, Coun-
ty and State aforesaid, ana that said firm will
pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for
each and every case Of CATARRH that cannot be
cured by the use of HALL's CATARRH CURE.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before mo and subscribed in my
presence, this 9th day of December, A. D., 1886
A. w. GLEASON,
|an41| Notary Public
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and
acts directly on the blood and mucous surfacea
Of the system. Send for Testimonials, free.
T. ]. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O.
fold by Druggfsts, 75c.
1Alrs Family Pills are the best
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-11-02

Charity is a cloak that covers lot
OF advertising
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-11-02
II Cures While You walk.

It Cures While You Walk.
Aliens Foot-Ease is a certain cure fol
hot; sweating, callus, and swollen, ach-
ing feet. Sold by all Druggists. Price
Csc Don't accept any substitute. Trial
package FREE. Address Allen s. Ohm
sted, LIE Roy, N. Y.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-11-02

All the world loves to laugh ct H.
BLINDNESS Of lovers.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-11-02

For we have no competition selling
cheaper than we do.
WE SELL AT THE TRUE, NOT AT AN
INFLATED PRICE.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-11-02

The Trust must keep up an Elk
PENSIVE ORGANIZATION for the pur.
pose of freezing out competition.
Evening journal., 1907-03-11
THE WOMAN MTERPosED, jim, CAN'T YOU

at least he would have a good view Of her companion
the man who SO insoenty appropriated his wite IN
broad daylight But three stout women crowding
past him the critical moment, blocked his view as the
cab swung in more ahead OF The car. lie had
caught only another fugitive glimpse of the green moire
the CLINT of copper below the green ostrich plume, and
still more vaguely a smooth -shaven, back-haircd
youngish beside her. lmpotently he cursed his
weak ncar-sighted eyes, that left him in doubt who
the scoundre was, who brazeny rode there beside Nora
for all Broadway to Was It someone whom he
knew? Someone who had clasped his hand partaken
OF his salt, enjoyed his hospitality score OF unesf
Among the men who came habituay TO her evenings
home freely dropped in for dinner or for tea,
there were half a dozen of medium height smooth
shaven and with darlish hair. II might be any one
of these The seemed TO repeat themselves trip
pingly in his car, in rhythm with the hum OF the car
wheeis-Jack Elting, led Noorhis. Windon Hnckley-
Wndon Hinckey? The image of Mrs. Faversham's
brother persisted in recurring to his mind crowdng 10
the front elbowing out of the way the other vaguer
phantoms of his uncertainty. Never before IN all these
months of unspoken jealousy, had his suspicious TO-
oussed definitely upon any one man. Windon Hinck-
ley! With his foppish dress, his dileante manner the
indehnabc stamp Of dissipation in his boyish face and
KEEN bold eyes. He had never even tried TO like Hnck
ley Il had Jared upon his sense of fitness TO see
Nora with her innate hneness, suffer contact with d
nature that he stigmazed as vicious Yet this antip-
athy was so intangible that he had put it into
words He had simply left the house, on more than
one hmsy excuse had gone out into the winter night
rather than listen TO Windows light frothy talk rather
than hear his hgh-pched laugh that seemed to pene-
trae the furthest corner of the apartment rather than
see Nora gray eyes Wluen uloCklByf III leBlieu lT
bulxe OF his hippant audacities That the way he
had guarded his home, by taking his hat and going
out into the winter night
At Union Square the cab turned east once more.
Meish sprang reckessy from his car. without waiting
for It slow up. and broke into run once more,
though the devil were squirting him. hundred
flower vendors with trampled vioets could not have
stayed him now, under the impusion of his GER
tainty. Cutting diagonaly the square he gained
somewhat the cab which was fading into the vista
of Fifteenth Street when he finally reached the corner
Luck played into his hands in the shape Of
an open treash where gas main was being repaired
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saw the couple descend, saw the driver touch his hat
in acknowledgment of his fare, her glance appre
hensvey up and down the street. before gathering up
the folds Of her green skirt, and slipping furtively
through the doorway As the vanished after her,
Mellish awoke TO consciousness that he about to
lose them The street door had closed again before
he could reach it In his haste to gain admission he
impeuously pushed every of the eight new brass
bells in rapid succession The automatic latch sounded
a responsive staccato the knob yielded 10 his hand,
and he sprang into the inner hail. stumbling over a
scrubwomans pail standing just within the dim vest-
bue From somewhere above him there hoated down
through the gloom Of the stairs the sound OF
voices and a woman's laughter.
Up through the darkness the coseness the stale odor
Of cooked food Mehsh sprang two steps at time
The physical strain had told upon his strength; the
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Single word that fell from those rec, mutinous lips,
single glance shot from those wide gray eyes, single
thought behind that serene white brow with its won
derful of shimmerng copper Once more he
bowed his shoulders under the incubus OF his unreason-
ing jealousy. Long after dinner he continued
sit in the dningroom; his coffee growing cold be-
fore him; his cigar slowly turning to ashes where it
smouldered in his The clock on the mantle
shelf struck nine when al last he reused himself and
drew from his pocket the theatre tickets that Nora had
forgotten TO ask about-he splendid aisle seats that he
had equally forgotten TO show TO her At intervals
Hinckeys boyish, penetrating laugh echoed down the
length of the hall Thoughtfully Melish tore the tickets
across the middle dropped them in his saucer with the
ashes lit fresh cigar, and pausing at the paror door
long enough to frame his usual himsy excuse, put on
his hat and passed out into the summer night
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The cab must wait while dump cart was backed out
OF the way Ten doors further on it drew up in front
Of four-story brick dwelling in whose fallen for
tunes could be read the history of slow transition
through successive grades of INDECENT genlity 1t had
lately been converted into secondrate bachelor apart
ment of the sort that exercised censorship the
quality of its tenants visitors. The vestibule
with the cleaning brass of its speaking tubes and letter
boxes was the one touch OF newness in the whole
shabby exterior
Mellish, reeng dizziy in pursuit his forces almost
spent, not hundred feet away when the hanson
stopped. From the ambush Of a grocers wagon he
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as It slowed down for
passengers at Twenty
second Street, there
came the yellow roam,
at full tilt, straight
across S from Fifth
Avenue, as though in
tent Il pom running
down the car he was
in, and him with it.
Evening journal., 1907-03-11
The Story Here Given Complete.

Suspicion S In
asalpI Iand in ayngi its secret h w i'm a o py
logcas sores wiha human he % t
tuft twrss the lei is pt with
sympathy compelled
mi
nome when the nde
Of TN rci tansa life
ion the Ia S o n minds
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With sudden comprehension he remembered that the
police regulations would naturally have obliged it to
make the circuit of the Fatron Building that was why
it had vanished from sight at Tweny-third Street Now
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vae benefit and had Knocked him gay because he kept
forgetting that the right of all that gorgeousness
was lizard green moire How she loved the pleasant,
iuxuriant things of life dainty viands lavish clothes,
e glitter Of many gaslgts the adulaton OF the pass
inp glance She not made Tor domesucity she
vas too exotic-tha was the initial fault the source
Il his unrest She craved the stimulus Of perpetual ex-
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1907-12-19

$3.50 Suits, Cravenettes
and Overcoats, a large
assortment of this seas OIL M
on's styles to select from 0l4.J0
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BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
Reports of the Town Officers and
rIonthIy Allowances.
MAYORS REPORT

To the Honorable Board of Mayor
and Aldermen
I submit this, my report, for the
month of November, 1907:
There were tried In the mayor $
court eleven cases, as follows
Four from Mr.. Magruder, one from
Mr.. E. E. Jordan and six from cit
izens.
We have placed on duty an extra
police, Mr.. E. E. Jordan.
The citizens have organized a
Law and Order League, which we
trust will cooperate with the Off
GERS by material help, which has
been heretofore lacking.
The brick sidewalks will be re-
paired as rapidly as John Jackson,
the contractor for the work, can get
to it. We have had the walk in
front of the postofice repaired and
and the other walks on Main street
will be attended to first.
The shed on the Harding prop
erty is menace to life and should
be pulled down at once. Messrs.
Harding of Port Gibson and Vicks-
burg have been notified, but the
shed is still standing.
m. M. .SATTERFIELD,
Mayor.
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Deason-Moore.

A quiet home wedding which is
the subject of considerable interest,
due to the popularity of the con-
tracing parties. was the marriage
last evening of Miss Clara Moore, ell
dest daughter of Captain and Mrs.
w. w. Moore, to R. w. Deason, a
former resident, who is now living
in FL Paso, Texas. The wedding
ceremony was performed at the
home of the bride, by DIR. J. S.
Hillhouse, only few friends in
formally invited, and the immediate
members or the family being in
attendance. After the wedding the
happy couple, who are the parties
to this love match. the elimination
of courtship of several years,
departed for New Orleans where
they will spend their honeymoon,
and then go to FL Paso.
The bride is a charming young
woman, possessed of many rare
traits of character, and gentle wom-
anhood.
Mr.. Deason is now engaged as a
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The Cotton Shortage.

/
! According to the Report of the
Census Bureau bulletin 9o-Sup-
ply and Distribution of Cotton) the
worlds consumption of cotton for
| the year ending August 81, 1907,
was Io,4o3,44I bales. The world S
consumption for 1900 was I3, $780,
$40 bales. Taking the difference
between these figures and dividing
by 7 we find that the worlds de-
mand for cotton has increased by
1896, 800 bales each year since 1900.
Should this demand continue to in
crease at the same rate the world
will require 2o,329,74I bales for
the year that will end on the 3Ist
of next August. Where is it to
come FROM In answering this
question we may leave out of con-
sideration all parts of the world ex-
cept the southern states, India,
Egypt and Russia, for the reason
that all other countries except these
contribute such small quantity to
the worlds commercial supply that
we may assume without apprecia-
Bile error that their supply this year
will be the same as last. The COM
bined shortage in the Indian,
Egyptian, and Russian crops is at
least 2, 100000 bales. Taking the
average Of the estimates of Mr.
Theodore Price, the great Bear
King, of Mr.. Burton, an English
manufacturer, and giving a reason
able Interpretation of the last gin
ner's report (I3,5oo, 900. II,Ioo,-
900, II, 200, ,ooo) it appears that
the shortage from last years sup
ply in the southern states will be
about I, 500, 900 bales. The worlds
supply last year was about 20, o,ooo,-
900 bales. Deducting the shortages
the supply this year will probably
be about I6, 500, 900 bales and TAX
ing the difference between this and
the worlds demand for the present
crop we find shortage in the sup
ply of 3,82e,74I bales That is to
say the consumers of raw cotton
the mills-in order to keep up their
business as they have been doing
and not shut down will want and
require 3,829,74I bales which it
will be impossible for them to get |
at any price. Assuming that the
foregoing figures are approximate
ly correct these queries suggest
themselves When this enormous
shortage begins to appear how
much will spinners offer for cotton
and how much will producers be
willing to take for it? ~.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1907-12-19

Two Hundred Dollar chickens
are common among poultry fan.
ciers, but the climax was certainly
reached when eleven birds of Crys-
tai White Orpingtons sold for ST.
900. They are Crystal King, S.,
900 /; Bobby. $1,000; Booty, $500
Princess Louise, $500, which laid
236 eggs in sos days, and Peggy
and Gracious, $3.50. 1t is claimed
that this variety of the hens lay an
average of forty per cent more eggs
than any other chickens.
Bishop Theodore D. Bratton of
Mississippi was the guest of the
hospitable Mr.. and Mrs. S. E.
Dudley of Hermanville, Saturday
and Sunday last.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1907-12-19

Boys 2 piece Knee Pants
Suits, in this seasons
new styles, black and
blue serge and fancy
mixtures, ranging in val
ne from 5000 to $3.50,