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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-06-01
PATRIOTIC NORSEMEN
PROPOSE Big PRESENT

st. Paul, May 27.-A novel move
ment has been started in Minneapolis,
the outburst of patriotic enthusiasm
among Norwegians at recent cele-
bration held in the Auditorium. There
was an audience of nearly 5000 men
and women, and in a stirring speech
toward the close of the meeting John
w. Arctander said:
''We are q million of us here in
America. Each one of us is earning
$500 year on an average, or in other
words we are producing $500. 600. 900
a year for America and have been do
ing it for years. No one will begrudge
it in the least if We send Norway a
present on her Tooth birthday ami
versary, and I propose that we shall
take steps tonight to begin the work
of raising fund Of $1,000, 900. One
quarter should be used in clothing the
naked mountains and helping to make
them beautiful as well as profitable.
Then another quarter should be used
in draining those desolate swamps,
which could produce the finest crops
if they could be drained. The remain
der of the funds should be for indus
trial development, or such purposes as
the committee may decide"
The proposition caught like wildfire
and committee Of prominent Norwe-
CLANS was named to take up the pro-
iect. At the head of the list Is Unit
ed States Senator Knute Nelson, Of
Minnesota. Among the other we'll
known men associated with him are
Gov. Davidson, of Wisconsin. 0. G..
Searle, Minneapolis, b. j. Gjersten,
minneapolis, Rasmus B. Anderson,
Madison, and Prof. Sven Oftedal.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-06-01
STORY OF MISSOURI RIVER.

Stream Has Personality, Habits and
CaDrices All It's Own.
There are rivers of all lengths and
sizes and all degrees of wetness There
are rivers with all sorts of peculiarities
and with widely varying claims to
fame. But there Is only one river with
a personality, habits, designations, a
sense Of humor and woman's caprice !;
a river that goes travelling sidewise,
that interferes in politics, rearranges
geography and dabbles in real estate !;
a river that plays hide and seek with
you to-day and tomorrow follows you
around like a pet dog with dynamite
cracker tied to its tail. That river is
the Missouri.
This thing happened in Kansas City
not many years ago: A party Of men
owned a strip Of Land along the Mis-
souri, River bank. It was not handsome
land, but it was valuable for factory
purposes. They were offered portly
prices for it, but held on.
One day they noticed that the strip
was getting emaciated. They held
hurried diagnosis with a surveyors
tape and found that half Of it had been
washed away. The next year half of
the remainder had gone.
The men wanted to sell then, but the
market seemed remarkably sluggish.
The next year the river ate so vigor-
ously that only tiny strip about as
wide as a piece of baby ribbon was
left. The men were much depressed.
Suddenly the land began to increase.
The Missouri had chosen the late man.
ufacturing site for a place to deposit
fine 16O-acre farm upon which it had
foreclosed up the river. Inside of six
months that strip Of land contained
200 acres. The men were jubilant, but
still they would not sell.
They wanted another 100 acres, they
said. They strolled along the bank
each day and urged the river, in pro-
prietary tones, to build faster.
Then the river changed its mind once
more and not only wiped out the extra
100 acres but the original 100 acres,
every foot of it. The next year it built
I'D 500 acres in the same spot, but they
all belonged to the man who owned the
ground behind the original plot. They
have stayed there ever since that is,
ND to last reports. For high financing
and property juggling the Missouri
makes a crooked lawyer look like a
child. hate to think what it would
do for a man II it had a personal
friendship for him.-American Maya
zine
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-06-01
A Prayer.

Father of light and love, our hearts
seek Thee. At this quiet hour we would
come into Thy presence. How deep is
Thy sympathy! How sure is Thy help
May we know to-day the peace that is
past understanding. We need rest of
soul and body-renew us. We want the
cheer Of true gladnesst bestow the gift.
Strengthen us with divine power. Grant
that all noble purpose and bright hope
may possess us, then we shall not fear,
but fight the battle of life sure of glo-
rious victory.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-06-01
TARIFF TREATY UNLIKELY.
But Indications Point 10 Reciproe;.v
With France.

Washington, May 29.-Althonoh y
is stated that nothing has vet bean
done toward adjusting the tariff rela.
lions between France and America
and while 1t also has been stated that
there appeared to be no occasion FOR
the dispatch Of tariff Commission to
Faris, as was done in the case Of
Germany, the Satisfactory completion
OF arrangements with that countr '
mas caused preparations to be made to
consider the case of France.
80 Tar as known the recent decision
tnat tariff commission would serve
no useful purpose remains unchanged.
The reason assigned for that state
ment was that the negotiations with
FRANCE had long ago progressed far
beyond the commission stage and had.
indeed, resulted in the drafting of a
treaty. But this treaty can come to
nothing without affirmative congress
ional action, and the French govern.
ment isb elieved to be unwilling to
await the uncertain course of legisla-
ZION. Instead, it is believed. they are
willing to follow the example set by
Germany and endeavor to secure what.
ever advantages are open to them I'M
der reciprocity agreement drawn
under section three of the Dingley
act.
1t Is now for the state department to
determine what shall be demanded as
quid pro quo for 25 per cent cut
IN the champagne duties. It is true
that this concession was made to
German champagnes, but as the total
amount of the Importation was tri-
ling and the revenue magnificent it
is held by some treaty officials that the
cases are not parallel, for the French
champagne imports last year aggre-
gated more than Sc. 900, 600. There
fore, to secure anything like an equiv
alency in the concessions that might
be asked, America, it is said, should
secure a considerable addition to the
present limited list of articles of Amer
lean origin upon which the French
grants the minimum tariff
rates.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-06-01
Milk Plant Destroyed

auburn, WASH, May 26.-The gas
sank operated in connection with the
ois Borden milk condenser exploded
aoout I o'clock in the evening. The
report was heard all over town. Fire
oroke out almost Immediately and
uuu u, the shattered building.
me loss will be considerable, but will
Interfere only slightly with the opera
ZION of the plant.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-06-01

Wyoming to Gust Western Union
Cheyenne, Wyo. May 29.-Ouster
proceedings have been fled in the dis
,iict court here by Attorney General
\ against the Western Union
telegraph Company because of its fall
afe to file its articles of Incorporation
~ this state. The company bases its
ieiusal on the ground that it Is carry
.ng on interstate business and its e.
punishment in this state preceded the
enactment of the law.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-06-01
Princes. Royal Ready for Trial

yictoria, May ss.-The G. T. 4.
staamer Princess Royal is now ready
for her steam trial. The engines,
which were recently installed. are
comrlate and the vessel will probably
make her trip at an early date. The
staamer is expected to make her first
frin TO Skagway on July 4.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-06-01
Great Sleeper.

BILLIARD is he good sleeper9
Jill-Is he? Why, that fellow slept
standing on his head all one night and
never knew It until he woke in the
morning.
you're joking?
Indeed, I'm not! A folding bed
shut up with him In It, and he never
knew ni"-Yonkers Statesman.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-06-01

North Yakima, May 27.-The Com
meroial Club is considering the pro-
posal to institute new annual festi-
val here. to be held in the fall, and to
- known az Fruit day." The idea
r. TO provide number Of valuable
prizes for growers OF the valley VINO
show the best samples Of the varieties
of fruit grown here, and to build
around the prize giving ceremonies
nertaking Of the old time harvest fes-
tivaL with certain features OF the
modern carnival.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-06-01

London, May 29.-Lord Rothschild
holds President Roosevelt responsible,
together with British socialists and
French tax officials for the unstable
market conditions. Rothschild said +:
ssThe markets are no worse, but with
Rooee yelt attacking in one corner, the
income tax and other problems in
France, and the socialist movement in
England, the public is killing the
goose that is laying the golden egg,
ana we can expect nothing more than
what the market reveals.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-06-01
About Free Thinkers.

About Free Thinkers.
10 the pastor the man said. well,
for my part, am a free thinker"
"Yes," replied the pastor, ''then / am
glad to meet you; so am l."
"Oh, thought you were q Presby-
terrain"
$50 am, and as free thinker as
any man would care to be-" And under
his breath the pastor went on thinking,
but the man did not hear it: IF you
mean a loose thinker, why am not
that. I am only free thinker. Your
great locomotive that leaps along the
rails under pressure of steam is free.
Let it leap from the rails, spurning re-
striction, refusing restraint, and 1t is
not free; it Is loose, and it will soon be,
a wreck Your flower that blows in the
breeze, rooted in rich soil, obeying the
laws of It's being and place, wandering
no whittier, Is free. Let it be uprooted
and dance thoughtless moment on the
breeze, and it is loose but it will soon
die. Your lad held down to the rule and
order, learning the duties of life, COM
ing out to the fullness Of manhood is
free. Let him spurn those laws; let
him become the victim of his own
whims and he is loose, but he Is head
ed toward slavery.
sLooseness heads toward wreck. Free
dom heads toward fullness Of the laws
of life. Minds that refuse to recognize
fixed laws, fixed truth, that will not
bow before eternal truth, accepting it as
the guide Of life, but must call all truth
each day to wait new settlement
these minds are not free they are only
loose. There is no freedom in escaping
the tether Of God. Freedom is finding
the reach and circle of that tether, and
living there"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-06-01

wish had de money
What weigh de rainbow DOWN.
Rainbow lax ribbon
Runnin' roun' de town.
Atlanta Constitution
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-06-01

A Petition.
These are the gifts I ask
OF Thee, Spirit serene;
Strength for the daily task,
Courage to face the road,
Good cheer to help me bear the travellers
load;
And for the hours of rest that come be-
tween,
An inward joy in all things heard and
seen.
These are the sins I fain
Would have Thee take away:
Malice and cold disdain,
Hot anger, sullen hate,
Scorn of the lowly, envy Of the great,
And discomfort that casts shadow grey
On all the brightness Of a common day.
Henry Van Dyke.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-06-01

One Of the things man can't IN.
derstand il why his enemies havs any
friends
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-06-01
Beginning Right.

Beginning over again IL always hard
er than beginning right. God lays ID
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-06-01
The Life of Service.

It was a merciful sentence which the
Creator passed upon man for his DISC
bedience-"In the sweat of thy face
shalt thou eat bread; for to the pun
ishment itself he stands indebted for
health, strength, and all the enjoyment
of life. And, though the ground was
pronounced cursed for his disobedi-
ence yet is that curse so ordered to be
the punishment, chiefly and almost
solely Of those who, by intemperance or
sloth, inflict it upon themselves.
The stoutest timber stands on Nor
wegian rocks, where tempests rage and
long, hard winters reign. The muscles
are seen most fully developed in the
brawny arm that plies the blacksmith's
hammer. Even so the most vigorous
and healthy piety is that which is the
busiest, which has difficulties to battle
with, which has its hands full Of good
works, which has neither time nor room
for evil, but, aiming at great things
both for God and man, promptly and
summarily dismisses temptation with
Nehemiah's answer. II have a great
work to do, therefore, I cannot come
down."
The Real Source of Unhappiness.
Self-centered life is everywhere the
greatest disturber of human happiness.
1t defeats itself and keeps its victims
forever upon the rack.
1t collides with others interests, and
God is in its way. 1t destroys the peace
Of the home
It leads husbands to be Indifferent or
mkind to their wives, and wives to re-
gard their husbands only as the chief of
their own conveniences
1t leads children to demand that the
whole Of the family arrangements shall
be managed with reference to their per
sonal pleasure.
1t breeds social jealousies and neigh
borhood quarrels it breaks up the
church choirs; scrambles for the chief
seats In the synagogues, and sets church
members to praying, Lord, grant that
we may sit on Thy right hand and on
Thy left in Thy Kingdom It leads
Diotrephes to love the pre-eminence.
1t Is to the credit Of the religion of
Christ that selfishness cannot live in
peace with IT'D. H. C. Huntington.
d. d.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-06-01

If little sparrow Is cared for by
God and is not forgotten, will he care
less for one of his children? Not less,
but immeasurably more. Then there
Is the Masters familiar word about the
numbering of our hairs, which Is very
suggestive. God does not count peoples
hairs-that Is not what the word
means. 1t means that he takes note of
the smallest things in our lives, the
smallest events, the smallest cares, the
least danger. Our God is great, but
he knows our names and loves M indi-
vidually. the least as tenderiy az the
greatest. His guardianship extends to
all our life, and the most insignificant
circumstances and experiences Of our
life.-J. r. Miller.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-06-01

Ak0C AC8CGs
Peace Of heart lies In perfect resie.
nation to the will Of God. What we
need is true simplicity, a certain calm
ness Of spirit which comes from entire
surrender to all that God wills, patience
and federation for our neighbours faults
and certain candor and child-like do
cility III acknowledging our own faults.
The trouble we feel about SO many
things comes from not accepting every-
thing which may come to us with sniff
Gent resignation to God. Let us nut all
things into His hand and offer them
beforehand to Him in our heart as
sacrifice, From the moment when we
cease to want things to be according to
our own judgment and accept uncond,-
tionally whatever He sends, we shall
be free from all uneasy retrospects and
anxieties about our own concern
Fenelon.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-06-01

on every one Of his children the duty Of
being sunshiny and joyous: 4 day be-
gun In that spirit, therefore. 10 q day
begun right; and q day begun in any
other spirit will have to be begun over
again or 1t will be a failure. Some one
gives this sound advice: BE pleasant
every morning until 10 o'clock: the rest
OF the day will take care Of itself.
Gloom and joylessness are disloyalty to
Him who IL the Light Of the world.
That homely morning recipe is only an
other way Of saying, 'Begin the day
with Christ, and the whole day will 20
happily"
The Washington herald., 1907-09-07

has been II chief subject of investigation
by the subcommittee, and g IS probable
that important recommendations on the
matter viii be made to Congress. The
subject of emigration is a paramount one
in most Of the countries We have visited,
and ir most of them the attitude tosard
emigration is not favorable
THE constant and long-eoBuuued
drain upon the rural population. from
which class the great majority of immi-
grants come, and the general prosper
itv, which now prevails. has produced
4 scarcity OF farm labor. and ii is
claimed agricultural industries are suf-
fering In consequence.
Because of this scarcity of labor the
condition of those remaining at home
has TO a degree been improved but the
general condition is causing much
alarm among the landowners and "a
strong sentiment against emigration
has developed. A very large proportion
of male emlgrants leave their native
countries at time when they are LA
bic 10 military service there. and this
constitutes another strong objection 10
such emigration"
The Washington herald., 1907-09-07
AGAIN INDICTED FORREBATING
Standard and Two Railroads Face
Fines in New York.
jamestown Penalties, If Maximum Is
Imposed, viii De Nearly as
Great as in Chicago.

jamestown. n. Y, Sept. 6.-The Fed
eral investigation in this city of alleged
concessions granted to the Standard Oil
Company by the New York Central and
the Pennsylvania Railroad Companies
from Olean to points in Vermont is now
completed.
The grand jury this afternoon returned
four additional indictments, and was then
discharged with the thanks Of the court.
The four additional indictments will add
materially to the troubles Of the corpora
tiOns under fire. In each Indictment here
are IS counts, which means that 5S cars
were shipped under the alleged HlegaH-
ties from Olean to points in Vermont.
The corporations named in those fndict-
ments are the STANDARD Oil Company of
New York, the Vacuum Oil Company of
Rochester. the New York Central and the
Pennsylvania roads.
The offense charged is the same as in
the batch of indictments returned some
time ago. viz: That a substantial con-
cession was allowed the oil shipments of
these companies between OIean and Nor
wood y. Y.
The route was over the Pennsylvania
from Olean to Rochester, and over the
lines of the New York Central from
Rochester TO Norwood. The published
rate bin between these points was 26Jb
cents. The rate to the Standard was
lis cents.
As the law provides penalty of $50 900
for each ofense, and as ffty-e light sep
arate and distinct offenses were charged.
the court, if the corporations are con-
victed, could impose a fine Of s. 10000 on
each corporation. or $4,640,OOO in all Add
this 10 the indictments previously found.
and the fines will amount close TO the
Chicago fine recently imposed by Judge
Lands.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-07
FORAKER DEFIES ROOSEVELT
Senator Will Ask No Quarter, Nor
viii He Show Any.
Says Mckinley Opposed Hayes. Was
ComPlimented for II, and After
ward Became President.

Columbus. Ohio. Sept 6-Senator Fora
ker to-day bid defiance by innuendo TO the
White House in a speech delivered t. a
great crowd on the State fair grounds. He
made it clear that in the contest now
raging in Ohio, which is looked on as a
battle by the Ohio Senator against the
Roosevelt administration. he would show
no quarter nor would he ask quarter.
GOV. a. L. Harris, who has indorsed
Taft's political candidacy. introduced Sen
ator Foraker. saying in his speech that
the Senator was credit to Ohio and that
he hoped he would be returned to his seat.
The Senator said:
Gov. Harris was very generous when
he said ne hoped / would succeed myself.
and il ] do I want to say to you that I
viii not change my position I will be
ready at any time to confront those who
arc assaiing me and want to say that as
long as I am in the Senate I will do nv
own thinking. No human being can say
I ever did HIS thinking for him, and no
one has right to think for me.
If you want somebody to take orders
from somebody else, don't send me back
TO Washington. I would rather be nv
own boss in Ohio than take orders in
Washington. Mckinley opposed Hayes.
voted 10 pass bills vetoed by the Presi-
dent was cOmplimented for it, and after
ward made President"
The Washington herald., 1907-09-07
DOZEN DIE IN WRECK
Rock Island Train in Acci-
dent at Morris. Iowa.
SMOKER CRUSHED BY IMPACT
Twelve Seriously Injured Taken
from Debris - Passenger Coaches
jump Track 2Rd Ram Freight
Train-Car with Passengers Mashed
Flat Between TWO Heavy Coaches.


Waterloo, Iowa, Sept 6.-Twelve men
were instantly killed and twelve seriously
injured when Horth-bound local train
on the line Of the Chicago Rock Island
and Pacific Railroad jumped the tracks
to-day at Norris a few miles from here
and rammed freight train standir on a
siding.
All the deaths were in the sSoking car.
which was caught between d heavy mail
car and a parIor car and crushed like an
.eggshell.
There were about 100 passengers in the
coaches behind the smoker, and they were
all badly shaken. and many Of them were
cut by flying glass.
The locomotive Of the passenger train
rammed the locomotive of the freight and
went diagonslly across the siding into a
steep bank. A baggage car was com
pletely telescoped. and then the mail car
acted as a buffer against the smoker.
which was filled with passengers and sew
eral members Of the train crew.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-07
PORCUPINE HAT THE LATEST.
NetbeFsoIe Brings over HendgeHr
That Looks Like Clam She'll.

New York. Sept. 6.-The ''porcupinc"
hat is the latest for women. It arrived
to-day from Europe. and Olga Nethersole.
the actress, is the importer So far as
known, it is the only one in existence
to-day as it was created in Paris es-
pecially for her American tour.
The porcupine suggestion comes from
"a bunch Of Heron feathers which rise
from the front of the hat. The hat proper
resembles nothing so much as an enor-
nous cream-colored clam shell extending
in parasol effect.
Miss NetherSole left Immediately for
Kansas City, to appear September y in
Carmen She will travel Westward to
San Francisco and returning will venture
into Mexico "Sapho" and Mrs. Tan
query are among the plays she will pro
duce
The Washington herald., 1907-09-07
PRESENTS HIS CREDENTIALS.
Or. Egan Has Long Conversation
with King of Denmark.

Copenhagen. Sept 6.-The American
Minister to Denmark. Dir. Maurice F.
EgaR, presented TO King Frederick to-
day ex-Minister OBrien's letters Of re-
call and his own credentials The new
Minister, who was introduced by the
foreign secretary. had long converse
tion with the King, who is interested
in the Industrial and social progress Of
lhe United States. He asked Mr.. Egan
TO convey his special greetings to Pres
ident Roosevelt. and expressed the
hope that the good relations existing
between the United States and Denmark
would continue
After the audience, Mr. Egan was in
roduced to Queen Louisa, who showed
lively interest in the phiianthropic or
ganizations Of the United States. with
which she showed herself to be con-
versant
The Washington herald., 1907-09-07
SMALL AND NELL CONFER.
Head Of strikers Says Companies
VIII Arbftrate soon.

New York. Sept. 6.-NauonaI President
Small. of the Commercial Telegraphers
Union admitted to-day that he had a
brief conference with Commissioner Nell,
who came here TO meet his feHow-men-
bers Of the immigration Commission. The
conference, however. consisted Of an in
formal talk he said Nothing important
could result from it, as the time had not
come when Mr.. NenI could be Of any as
sistsnce in settling the strike.
we only talked generally. said Small.
"as there was no new point. The com
panies have lost millions Of dollars by
the strike already. and when they lose a
few millions more they will be willing
to talk OF a settlement. ] know where
TO find Mr. Nell at any time there Is any
reason TO believe his presence here would
do any good.