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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-10-12
WIT OF THE YOUNGSTERS.

Little Harold-"I wish we lived In a
skyscraper, mamma" Mamma-"Why,
dear?" Little Harold-"So 1 could
slide down the banisters and go up in
the elevator
:..See vat little boy over zare?" said
Mabel. "Yat's my little bruzzer, an
his name is Nat" Indeed" said the
visitor "Well, 1 think gnat is a good
name for a buzzer."
Papa suggested Mary, as she lis
tened to her father and mother talk
ing about the garden for the coming
spring, don't you think peanuts would
be just as pretty as flowers growing in
the front yard?"
1t was very blustry day. The breeze
from the sea was so strong that 1t blew
in one or two plates Of glass and
brought down the curtains with clat-
ter to the floor. II see now" said lit
tie Harry, "why they call windies win
dies"
Mr. Brown, the new minister, had
Just eaten his first dinner with the
Smith family. AS they were leaving
the dining room the good man turned
to the hostess and said: SISTER
Smith, 1 rarely get such an excellent
dinner" Before she could reply, Bobby
Smith, aged Z, rejoined: Same here,
Brother Brown"
Small Janette heard her mother and
aunt talking Of their voyage from thel
old country when they were children,
and how terrible storm came up one.
night and almost sunk the ship with all,
on board The next day Janette said :
Mamma, I'm awfully glad the ship
you came over in didn't sink, for then!
I might have got real cross mamma"
Papa, Is Mrs. Bigelow very poorY'l
mo, Cedric, Mrs. Bigelow is well OF i
don't you know what nice house shel
hasY' "But she sleeps in the hencoop,;;
papa" "Why, Cedric?" "She said she.
did" what do you mean?" DON'T
you remember when she was here to-
dinner night before last she excused
herself and said she must go homel
early because she went to bed with thej
chickensY
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-10-12
IDEAL LIFE IN A "DUGOUT."

One Who Has Tried Roughing 1t
Tells of Some of It's Joys.
Lawrence Tom Kersey, a New Prov
idence (Hardin County, boy, has had
some experiences In 'roughing it, and
demonstrating in mo Mans Land" says
the Des Moines Register and Leader.
Mr.. Kersey Is college graduate, q
prince of good fellows, a writer of much
ability and an art and musical con-
noisseur. A number of months ago Mr..
Kersey states that he had "a desire to
be the owner OF some real estate, and
an opportunity to become such an own
err by the investment OF nothing but
time terms particularly appealing to
me-" 80 he filed claim and for six
months let not the idea of a cover
ing over his head at night bother him.
Then suddenly an inspiration struck
Mr.. Kersey to build sodhOuse. Mr..
Kersey, in his own language, gives a
pretty comprehensive idea as to how
he arranged that ''dugout." Building
a house on a claim, even though 1t be
Of sod and seemingly the work Of a
lifetime, does not relieve the home
steader of the obligations In return
for the fuldllment of which he is to
become the owner Of 100 acres of land.
He must establish residence" To
do this he should have in his house at
least stove, dishpan. bed and the
courage to call that "homer fnw
years ION the road" makes the last
named requisite easy under any condi-
ton, and few dollars secures the
other essentials, SOL was able to full
fill the law to the letter and mix 4
good bit of the spirit Of II.
ITO me the 'Reclaimlng Of the DEG
ert,' The Subduing Of the Forest and
the 'Conquering Of the Prairie are mag
ical phrases / had just Imprisoned
ninety-six square feet Of unframed ma
turs and I was making that prison
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-10-12
R;d. for Fleets Food supply

washington, Oct. Bids for 1000
.rnnliea for Admiral Evans battleship
saeet On it's coming trip to the Pacific
coast. have been opened. The amount
ssked for approximates ak million
bounds. mode up Of perhaps two dozen
f;@erent kinds Of articles of food, be-
sidaa Quantities Of fruit extracts, eggs
.rd tahle delicacies. to be delivered
a the Brooklyn navy yard.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-10-12
THE MOROCCAN CRISIS.
Priests Preaching a "Ho1y War; and
Death to Chriattans.

Priests Preaching s.Ho1y War; and
Death to Christians.
The situation in Morocco appears to
be growing worse instead Of better.
Since the French bombardment Of
Casablanca the French troops holding
that city have been hard pressed by
the Moors, who have repeatedly charg-
ed the camp Of the invaders and whose
fanatieal courage has been revelation.
Resentment against the joint French
and Spanish occupancy has spread far
into the interior and fanatical mara
bouts, or priests, are preaching holy
war against all Christians. Should
the green flag of the prophet be un-
furled, as seems not unlikely. the world
may witness horrors transcendiAg the
incidents of the Sepoy mutiny in In
dia. All through the Mohammedan
world there is unrest. 1t is in India,
where 53,OOO,OOO Moslems year ago
demanded larger share In the admin
istration of the government and where
the Hindoos are openly preaching re
volt against British rule. 1t is in
Egypt, where, Notwithstanding the un-
doubted benefits of English occupation
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-10-12
willed Away the Laundry.

When a perfectly strange woman
came for the soiled clothes three weeks
ago the mistress of the house came to
the conclusion that her own laundress
had simply employed a new messen-
ger, and made no comment on the cir
cumstances. But when two weeks had
gone by, and still the old laundress-
known as Susan, no last name having
been mentioned-did not appear, the
mistress of the house felt that she
would be lacking in her duty If she did
not make some inquiry about her.
where is Susan?" she asked the tall
and bony structure who came for the
clothes. "She has gone to Pennsyl-
vania to live, yessum," returned this
person, with composure. "She went to
Pennsylvania some time ago, an she
lef' good-by fer yuh, but slong es yuh
didn't seem tub motifs l didn't say
muffin" But why didn't she come
and tell me and allow me to make
some arrangements about my laun-
dry?" asked Susan's ex-mistress.
well, she lef' yo' clothes tub meh. She
made a will an lef' dem clothes tub
meh. Wese allus been good frien's, and
so wen she lef' she say may wash
yo' clothes long ez wush tub, an dere
wuz no use worrying yuh bout 1t, now
was dere!" To which moderate and
sensible question the mistress of the
house could only remain speechless-
Baltimore American.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-10-12

Nobody had ever been able to find
out exactly how Uncle Bemis managed
to make both ends meet, as he had no
visible means Of support and was con.
stitutionally opposed to hard work. :.
"What do you do for living, Uncle
Bemis?" a curious person asked the
old "darky" one day. He gazed sol
EMMY at his questioner for a moment
before he answered.
"What do I doY he repeated, with
an air of offended dignity. Il do do
very bes' I can, lady, an dat's mo-
dan some folks can say"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-10-12
Hartman Proxies Cancelled

Hartford, Conn.,, Oct. 5.-At q meet
ing of local stock holders Of the Illinois
Central railroad here it was unani-
mously voted to have all Of the proxies
of the Stockholders present turned over
to Charles NJ. Beach, Of this city, who
ia q director of the Illinois Central
and 3 supporter of Stuyvesant Fish, in
the flcht with the Hartman interests.
Those who had sent proxies to Mr..
Hartman will cancel them.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-10-12

Minneapolis, Oct. THE federal
grand jury has resumed the investiga-
ton of tho Little Black Book, /" which
catalogue houses dealing in lumber
and manufactured articles say has
been used by the lumber trust in an
effort to ruin the mail order Office. It
il now known that there was secret
meeting of lumber dealers in Mime
spolis last winter, and lately similar
meeting of about sixty lumbermen in
Chicago. The book was published here
after the Chicago meeting.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-10-12
The Nation Of shopkeeDers.

Napoleon must have been right
after all. We are nation of shop
keepers. There is nothing In the shop
we are not ready to sell at price,
says the London Saturday Review.
We would no doubt sell the Great Seal
If we could get good enough offer
from Mr.. Pierpont Morgan. Shak-
speare folios, first editions Of Walton.
the portraits of Reynolds, Of Rom
ney-these and any other national
heirlooms, only given fat enough
OFFER, we are happy to part with to
any foreign nation that has the taste
and money to buy them. We can put
them up as coolly as Charles Surface
did his forbearA
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-10-12

that, perhaps. of the bark Of some dis
tant Nestor's dog or the wall of lone
coyote, without being impressed with
Nansen's poetic description Of the far
north and its adaptability this beau
tiful land-"The peace Of a thousand
years rests there" W.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-10-12

quite surprising to know how manv
varieties OF quick gro wing trees the
government has found and how extern.
siveiy the people of some Of the West
ern states are taking advantage of the
Information thus made available to
them. W
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-10-12
Hfa Plea.

Judge-Prisoner. have you anything
to say to the court before sentence ID
pronounced? Prisoner beg the court
to consider the youthfulness Of my at
torney Weekly.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-10-12

II suppose you'll send your wife to
the shore again this SUMMER"
init. Can't afford II"
.sWhy, she isn't extravagant, II she7"
"Not at all. But last summer, all
the time she was away, / spent q
hundred a week"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-10-12

It IL easy to throw too much en-
thusiasm into q handshake, particu-
larry r you are shaking hands with Z
woman.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-10-12
al the seashere.

.Aren't the Brassits very ordinary
people?"
"Oh, very! They don't even SURF
battle until the low tides. baltimore
American.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-10-12

InHormntion Wanted.
She Did you hear they had = tall
ing out last night7
HeNos Hammock, canoe Or auto-l
mobilef- YoukerD Statesman
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-10-12

Nsb u some states, however, such %
smaoa, for instance, where there 1s
Of s pkeen appreciation of the value
east ese trees than in states farther
on :, large demands have been made
thu .ne government for schooling ~
davs 'oience of forestry, and just q few
pr;n. ago the forest service issued 2
mate; .eo pamphlet giving general iDfor-
Nor.uSn about tree planting in the
told - ana South Platte valleys. This
hov ~ "hat to plant, where to plant,
resn,. " care for and how soon to expect
S OF commercial value. It 4
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-07-24
SNAKE FIGHTERS IN INDIA.
Great Loss OF Life Caused by These
Poisonous Reptiles.

Great Loss OF Life Caused by These
Poisonous Reptiles.
Last year the number of man, wom-
en- and children who met a terrible
death in India from the bite of poison
Gus snakes amounted to 25,937. Be
sides this there were about $500 killed
by wild animals-chiefly tigers; to say
nothing about $4,000 cattle. Every
conceivable measure has been taken to
mitigate this appalling annual destruc-
ton, but with little avail.
The venomous snakes Of India, most
destructive of life may be placed in
the following order: First Of all comes
the deadly cobra, responsible for near
~ nine-tenths of the fatalities, and then
the kraft, kuppur, Russell's viper, the
hamadryas, and Ratsamp.
The water snakes kill a good many,
as we shall see, but they are compare
lively rare. A regular organized war
fare is waged upon India's myriads of
reptiles, and In each district a regular
head tax is paid upon each cobra and
other snakes killed.
Last year the number of snakes de-
stroyed was 762,221, for which rewards
amounting to nearly $4,000 rupees were
paid. The greatest destruction of life
appears to have been in Bengal, where
11,131 people were killed and nearly
1000 cattle. In this province alone So
O54 poisonous snakes were destroyed.
The officials charged with this curl
GUS work were scattered over the whole
vast area, from the Himalayas to
southern Madras, including Bombay
provinces, the Northwest provinces and
Oudh, the Punjah, Central provinces,
Burma, Assam, Hyderabad and others"
Technical World Magazine.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-07-24

voice and beauty, refused to disperso
without another sight Of the wonder
full singer. In a way she was the clty's
possession since once it was her home.
In the roar of applause which surged
against the lowered curtain, message
was brought to Papa Mertz from Adele
asking him to come upon the stage,
and to "come quickly"
Half dazed with his happiness, and
with the music which still filed his
ears he obeyed her request, stopping
to take from the basket the forgotten
cluster Of flowers. He found Adele
standing In the center Of the stage,
eyes shining, hands outstretched, to
greet him.
ooh, Papa Merit" she called. "Oh,
dear Papa Mertzv"
Slowly, revcrently, he approached
her, and, throwing his arms across his
chest to the utter ruin Of the flowers
before her.
"My schild," he said solemnly, his
voice husky and faltering with emo
ton, you hat done great"
There were tears In Adele's eyes
when she gave the signal to raise the
Merits shoulder, and she drew him
with her to the front Of the stage. She
waited until the tumult Of applause
was still, and then she spoke.
"AIy teacher" she said, simply, smil
ing toward the old musician.
Tor an instant there was an uncom-
pretending silence. Suddenly some
one remembered There is always
someone who remembers in this SHIFT
ing world, where the new presses hard
upon the heels Of the old and clamors
for its place.
"Papa MertZ !" voice shouted.
Papa MertzI' shouted other voices
good naturedly taking up the cry, I'M
til In a swelling chorus, his name rang
to the ceiling.
And Papa Mertz, scarcely needing
this loud acclaim, bowed low before
Adele, clasping the broken flowers
| against his breast.
"You hat done so great my schild,"
he 1nurmured over and over.
He amused the hundreds who watch
ed and cheered him. To the many, he
seemed a grotesque figure; a bent aud
gray, little old man, who once had
been the great Adele's teacher. They
did not know that she was the hope
and ambition Of his life come true.
| They did not know that he carried
heaven in his soul.-Toledo Blade.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-07-24
AFFECTIONATE BIRDS.

To the naturalist wild life is every
way more interesting than that of
domesticated creatures. Nowhere
can this life be studied better than
in regions least frequented by man.
Capt Snow tells, in his Voyage TO
TERRA del Fuego,' how completely
unacquainted with man were the
birds of those South American isl
ands. What particularly interested
him was the fellow-feeling shown
among the sea fowl.
Il remember once when I wanted
TO give the men a change of diet at
Keppel Island. l shot in an hour and
a half Twenty-Five of the best up
land geese, quite as good and large
as our finest geese at home.
ct was not always, however, that
l wanted to shoot these birds l
have mentioned how they went in
pairs of threes when feeding. On
the occasion to which l refer 1 was
making sad slaughter among them,
when I observed a male bird sudden
~ turn from the flight which he and
his companion were making and look
round. l had shot his mate, and the
poor things had just dropped on a
hillock not far from me-
For a moment the male hesitated,
and walked off, after aEghting near
his partner, but he again returned, on
seeing the female struggling in death.
On he came leisurely toward the fall
en- bird, and so Indifferent to his
fate that for a second or two I did
not shoot, until l bethought me that
l would end his grief, if grief he had,
by making him share the same fate.
Another male bird that ! winged
fell in the water, where I could see
him swimming about closely attended
by his female companion. When, at
last, I sent the boat and captured the
wounded one his poor consort took
to the shore and wandered about by
herself, apparently quite disconsolate
and refused to mix with the others.
Il could mention several instances
which l noticed of affection between
these wild birds, but mast give only
the following: One of the logger
head ducks had been caught alive
and carried about with me on the
beach. The other bird, seeing his
companion in this situation, at once
came on shore for it, and followed us
about to some distance, until l at
last allowed the captive to go, when
they joined each other and immediate
ly waddled away to the water. =
Youths Companion.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-07-24
DEVOTION OF GYP.

One hundred and tWenty-fOur miles
is long distance for a short legged
little fox terrier to travel in less than
one week, yet a certain fox terrier
named Gyp recently went all the way
to see her two babies, from whom she
had been taken. And she had no
one to tell her the direction. Instinct
and mother love taught her where to
go.
Gyp, who is a very young mother,
only eighteen months old, lives in the
far west. Her master is Harry c.
Fisher, of Salt Lake City. Gyp ac-
companied her master on a visit to
Weston, Idaho, and stayed with him
on a ranch owned by August Jensen.
One day, while they were there, Gyp
came frisking to Mr.. Fisher with an
extra amount of pride in the wag OF
her nipped off tail, and informed him
in her doggish language that she had
something very beautiful to show
him. Naturally his curiosity was
aroused, and he followed where, bark
ing and jumping joyously, she led
him. There hidden away in one OF
the barns, was litter of little blink
ing puppies.
There was a large family Of them
at first, but, as dog families will, they
dwindled to two before many weeks
passed. But Gyp loved these two
dearly, and when Mr.. Fishers visit
being ended, he took Gyp away with
LOFT f1oO
grieved, as any mother would be. The
babies were six weeks old then.
About four weeks after their ar
rival in Salt Lake City Mr.. Fisher
missed Gyp. At first he did not worry.
He thought she had just gone out Tor
a run, or on a hunt for the bones
which are so dear to the heart OF
even the most carefully brought UP
dog. But a whole day passed and no
Gyp. The Fisher family began to
he concerned. Two weeks passed and
still no Gyp. The Fishers mourned
their pet as lost She must have
been killed or stolen, they said. Then
a thought struck Mr.. Fisher. He
sent a postcard to Mr.. Jensen, Yves
ton, IQaINO. Auu SAOcaC was CAO &c
ioicing in the Fisher home when the
answer came, for it announced that
Gyp was safe and sound at the Jen-
sen ranch. She had arrived, footsore
but happy, ten days before.
"Her arrival was the occasion Of
great rejoicing in the kennel" said
the note. "The two pups and Gyp
barked and rolled each other around
in great shape"
Probably Gyp was telling the babies
how hard she had travelled to reach
them, and they were telling her how
lonely they had been since she went
away.-New York Tribune.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-07-24
LEGAL INFORMATION.
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The last Minnesota legislature re-en-
acted the "spite fence" law which was
repealed by the 1905 Revised Laws.
1t provides that "any fence or other
structure maliciously erected or main
tanned for the purpose OF annoying
the owners or occupants Of adjoining
property shall be deemed a private
nuisance" etc.
The last Minnesota legislature pro-
vided for filing a lien upon horses, ETC.,
for shoeing, within six months after
such shoeing. 1t does not seem that
such a lien would be of much benefit
to the blacksmith as he must begin
action to forclose the lien within the
next six months. The cost of enforcing
the lien would be more than its amount
In most cases.
A homestead Of 80 acres Con which
the owner liVes) is exempt from sale
on execution and may be mortgaged
Dr. sold free from any judgment recov-
cred while same. was a homestead. As
to a government homestead, the q. 9.
homestead law provides that mo land
acquired under the provisions Of the
homestead act shall In any even be-
come liable to the satisfaction of any
debt contracted prior to the issuing
IF the patent therefor"
81 hired out to a man to work on
farm and worked six months at 500
per month. He paid me $50 and sued
him and got judgment, but now find
that he does not own the farm or any
Of the property, but that his wife owns
the farm and that he was working for
her. Can l collect pay from herY
Ans.-Yes, If you did not know that
the husband was acting as agent for
bis wife until after you got your judg-
ment. OF course If you knew that the
husband was acting as agent and not
for himself when you sued him, you
elected to hold him instead OF her, and
cannot now change.
"Can a single person who has not
lived on his claim steady, has had to
be off to earn a living, but who lived
on 1t the last eight months, when he
comes to make final proof, if it Is not
satisfactory, can he prove up by pay
ing $1.25 per acre, or what would he
have to do?" Ans.-He would better
consult local lawyer to whom he can
state all the facts. We should think he
could not commute at $1.25 per acre,
but it is possible he could. If any one
should contest such a claim he would
probably be successful.