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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-01-11
IGNORE SENSATIONAL PRESS.
Japanese Faith in Roosevelt No,
Shaken BY Yellow journalism.

Japanese Faith In Roosevelt Not
Shaken by Yellow journalism.
Paris, Jan. 4.-Baron Kuenino, the
Japanese ambassador to France, gave
out statement declaring that the
Japanese government has too much
confidence III the pacific policy OF
President Roosevelt to take any stock
in the bellicose intentions attributed
to the government at Washington by
the sensational press.
1--WE interpret the American battle
ship fleets cruise, which has created
such a STIR" the baron continued,
more as a manifestation in favor of a
larger navy by demonstrating the ne
cessity of reinforcements in Pacific
waters"
Nothing, he said, justified the so
called warlike preparations, and the
pronounced talk that Japan was covet-
ing the Philippine Islands was fable.
Continuing, the baron said the question
of Japanese pupils in the schools in
San Francisco had practically been
settled, and that he could see no cause
for a conflict. He predicts that three
months will justify his optimism.
This statement was called forth by
the Patrie in it's issue this morning,
asking in big head lines: Where Is
the Japanese Fleet?" and publishing
an alarmist story based on reports
that it has been seen cruising off Ha-
wall.
Fleet Not Seen.
Honolulu, Jan. 4-No Japanese fleet
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-01-11
JAPAN SUGGESTS WAY FOR CON-
TROLLING HER EMIGRATION
TO THIS COUNTRY.
Formal Reply to American Govern
ment's Recommendation - United
States Plans Accepted in Part, but
Nation Believes II Must Decline
others-Exact Wording Of Memo
randum Guarded.


to Ambassador O'Brien memorandum
containing a reply to the suggestions
offered by the United States govern
ment some weeks ago, whereby the
American government sought friend
ly way to assist Japan in perfectine
plans for the future restriction of emf
grafton, thus effectively avoiding q
possibility of friction over the ques
ton.
While the contents of the memoran
dunn are carefully guarded, both al
the Japanese foreign office and Amer
has reason to believe that the memo
randum is couched in the most friendly
terms, and that while it accepts some
|of the American suggestions, it de-
clines others as incompatible with the
dignity of Japan and outlines plans for
the further restriction of emigration
to America.
cabIed to Washington.
The memorandum has been cabled
to Washington, whence it is possible a
counter suggestion will be forthcom
ing, but it is intimated that Japan
thinks that the memorandum will form
the basis wherein the two countries
will be able to reach a final and salts
factory understanding.
Officials of the Japanese foreign
office, talking to the Associated Press
have said that the system controlling
labor emigration, which will be imme-
|diately enforced, would efectually
avoid complaints which have arisen
in consequence of the mistakes of ad
ministration of the regulations inau'
gurated last spring.
While not desiring to shirk the re
sponsibility for these mistakes, the
officials of the foreign office point out
that it would be foolish to charge the
japanese government with willful
breach of faith.
The Japanese government having
carefully investigated the details, has
discovered the causes of the failure
of previous plans and now proposes to
demonstrate it's ability to effectively
prevent the emigration of laborers who
are needed in the development of
Japan.
Confidence Shown.
The consensus of opinion of Ameri-
can residents in Japan shows conf
dence in the sincerity Of the japanese
government and its competency to
control emigration as well as its de-
sire to maintain friendly relations
with America.
It is pointed out that it's concession
to Canada, limiting emigration to that
country, is a part of its entire scheme
of control, because Vancouver afforded
an opportunity for large numbers OF
Japanese crossing the border into
America.
A prominent Japanese official said
yesterday to the Associated Press:
1T matters not whether America
controls immigration from Japan or
Japan controls emigration to America.
Difficulties must arise in admins
tration. Japan is now coping with a
difficult situation resulting from mis-
takes of it's own administration in the
past.
1--WE have discovered the mistakes,
and we think that Americans should
allow us to show that we are willing
and able to. rectify them"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-01-11
Famine REORGANIZATION Passed,

Famine Appropriation Passed.
st. Petersburg. Jan. 4.-The council
of the empire has passed the famlne
appropriations Of the duma ana then
adjourned for the Russian Chrisfmaa
holidays.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-01-11

Her New Umbrella.
Oh, Ella,
With her first umbrella
She walked abroad like any queen;
She held it proudly for display,
Admired it's handle, stroked it's sheen,
And never little girl more gay.
Dear Ella!
Such a wee umbrella!
One day upon the market-place,
I met her dripping were her curls;
She looked, despite her sunny face,
The most forlorn of little girls.
"Why, Ella,
Where's your new umbrella"
Said I. 1.-The storm has drenched your
hair!
Just see your frock! Just see you,
hat!
And what Is this you hug with care?
A broom, fiddle, or a cat?"
Oh, Ella,
With her first umbrella!
She looked at me and shyly spoke,
The raindrops pelting on her yet;
II have it here, beneath my cloak,
Because, you see, it might get wet J"
Chicago Daily News.
Optical Illusion.
A curious optical Illusion Is to be
seen in the accompanying figure. Al
the places where the white strips sep
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-01-11

and weather beaten, ana It had IL boW
al bound up in wadding ana thinsr
just a. II It had the toothache.
Teddy laughed. whats It for7. he
asked eagerly. rs 1t cause they Ill
leakr
Cousin Dick smiled. "You wait and
see" he said, and Just at that moment
the great liner backed away from the
wharf, and the three little tugs went
putting along beside her. Two little
tus1 on one side and one little tug on
the other, and they turned that big boat
right about, facet" and then they ali
went sailing down the harbor together.
AN II 1t hadn't been for these tugs.
Kathie couldn't have gone to Europe,
could she?" said Teddy, as the three
little boats went steaming back to Bos-
ton again.
They show us how valuable the little
helps are" said Enthusiastically Com
panion.
The Boy Who's Loved.
How people, says Robert Burdette.
do trust truthful boy! We never
! worry about him when he is out OF our
sight. We never say, II wonder where
he is; l wish knew what he is do
Ing; wonder whom he Is with; l won
der why he doesn't come home" Moth
ing OF the sort. We know he Is all
right, and that when he comes home we
Will know all about 1t and get It
straight. We don't have to ask him
where he Is going and how long he will
be gone every time he leaves the house.
We don't have to call him back. and
make him "solemnly promise" the same
thing over and over two or three times.
When he says, Eyes, WILL" or mo, I
won't, just once, that settles 1t.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-01-11

Fleet Not Seen.
Honolulu, Jan. 4.-No Japanese fleet
has been seen off Hawaii.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-01-11
The Lions Courtesy.

Talking of lions and hyenaa the
.ditor Is reminded Of something that
ne saw In the lion-house one day at
feeding time. The head keeper was 70.
ing around the garden with him calling
his attention to the traits of the differ
emit animals, and at feeding time par
ticularly to the difference between a
lion and hyena. The animals always
know when the keeper Is coming with
their meat, and they show great excite
ment, leaping from one end of their
cage to the other and roaring with Gag
erness for the expected feast. In one
cage was a fine lion with his mate, both
Of whom were pacing excitedly from
end to end, waiting for the meat to be
thrown in. When the keeper appeared
before the cage the lioness crouched
ready to receive the meat, on which she
pounced with ferocious growl, but the
lion. with/a courtesy worthy of his rep
utation as the king of beasts, paid not
the slightest attention to what had been
thrown to his mate, but continued his
pacing up and down the cage until the
keeper threw mis- piece In. This may
seem almost incredible, but the editor
saw 1t, and vouches for it's truth. Then
the head keeper led him to the cage of
the hyenas, with the remark: ''The
lion is gentleman; come and see a
real brute" There were two hyenas,
male and female, and when the first
piece Of meat was thrown, they ripped
and tore and snarled at each other with
savage fury for possession Of it. The
male got 1t, and when the female had
received hers, there was scene Of fero-
cious gluttony that can hardly be de-
scribed. They tore the meat apart In
frantic haste, gulping it In great pieces
and all the time they glared and growl-
ed at each other like the disgusting
beasts they are, each trying to swallow
the meat first so that he, or she, might
rush over and fight for the second piece.
And that is exactly what happened, for
as soon as the male had gulped his
down, he made savage attack on his
mate for her portion, and the keeper
bad to separate them with his iron bar.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-06-25
Women and Ansexthefies

The perils of the use, or, rather, the
abuse. of drugs by women to alleviate
pain received some striking illustra-
lions last week, says the London
Queen. IN one case the dangerous drug
was taken TO induce sleep, the patient
suffering from that dreadful disorder.
insomnia. In another it was taken
without the advice, and in the second
against the advice, of a medical man.
And this is the lesson to be learned
from these and all similar cases of
self-destruction by splf-admfnistered
toxic drugs 1t is not necessarily that
these powerful drugs are dangerous to
life, but that they are asSuredly so
when not used by the advice of quail
fed medical men. The self admins
tration of medicines, drugs. specifics and
cures is at all times to be strongly
deprecated, but when it is the case of
taking laudanum, cocaine, atropine and
the like without a doctors orders. it
is well-nigh criminal. Deaths so caus-
ed are the more deplorable in that
these very drugs, poiSOns though they
be. are in the hands of properly quail
fed medical practitioners. capable of
rendering the greatest possible service
10 suffering humanity, whether en-
plOred as medicines, as soporifics or as
GnaeStheticS
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-06-25

hour glass, doesn't it? Well, just mark
the difference when my corset filter
gets through with her. She will make
her over to fit the newest Paris models
in gowns
And it was even so. The woman
who had gone in pudgy, thick-hipped
and fat across the back, came out
transformed. The line descending from
the bust was a straight slant Her hips
had the slope of a girls. The back
was as round as if padded.
But just see how my skirt hangs
Yin folds" she said protestingly.
"Of course" answered the corsetiere
smilingly I'VE don't make over gowns
we make over figures. The modiste
must do the rest" Then she explained
the merits of the new corset. The gar
ment is made very high in the back
to hold the shoulder blades in place.
Over the hips it measures thirteen in
ches from the waist line to the bottom.
Four sets of supporters are so Joined
as to pull the flesh of the hips down
and backward. giving the rounding
back effect. When the hips are unus-
ually large the waist line is let out.
By increasing the waist measure the
hips are made to look smaller.
although proper cOrsets are abso-
lutely necessary to the wearing of fash
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-06-25
The InwcIcome Guext

A guest who is rarely welcome is the
one who insists on just running out to
the kitchen or up to the nursery to
speak to you for a minute when you
have sent her word you viii be down
soon. The one who talks to you about
the things that have happened in other
women's houses. You know your home
will not escape. She who keeps telling
you how delightfully."- a mutual friend
entertains while you are doing your
prettiest to keep her amused. The one
who gives you advice how 70 bring up
the children, or who looks disapprov-
ingly when you grant them a request
that does not meetwith her ideas of fit
ness. The woman who says what
lovely wall paper. but why did you get
it so dark, or so light, or so something
il is not She who will talk to your
servants whenever you are not around.
ignoring them in your presence. She
who repeats what she has seen or heard
while visitor in your house. It may
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-06-25
THE TRUE WASHINGTON.


Unless the reader knows more about
the Father Of his Country" than
school books ever taught him, he will
not be prepared to hear that George
Washington, one day when he was
some sixty odd years old, laughed so
heartily at something that happened
at Mount Vernon that he rolled on the
ground In Everybody's Magazine
Owen Wister brings before his readers
the real Washington, the man whom
the starving, ragged Continental sol
diers idoliZed; and so one comes to
know the wealthy store of human facts
about Washington.
Hero-worship is not alone response
BILE for placing Washington in too I'M
earthly a light. He himself, through
ing it, came to have a presence so ma
jestic. and so generally held his stormy
passions in firm control, that these
were forgotten by his Oiographers, who
gave us, in consequence, a statue in
stead Of a man.
To this impression another has ma
terially contributed, his portrait by
Stuart, so well known to all of US. In
our national imagination Washington
stands stiff, in, somber dress, almost
forbidding in countenance, looking as
if even smiles were unknown to him.
Of course he could look so on occa-
sions, but who Of US was ever taught
what he said about being painted?
''At first l was as FESTIVE under the
operation as a colt is of the saddle.
The next time l submitted very reluct-
antly, but with less fOuncing. Now no
dray-horse moves more readily to his
thills than l to the painters chair"
Do not these words, with their sense
of amusement at himself, shed warm
ing light over the cold image that has
stood 50 long in our minds?
There were moments in battle, and
other moments as well, when he acted
with promptness that must have been
appalling. He came one day during
the Cambridge winter upon the begin
ming of a fight between some soldiers
newly arrived from Virginia and some
Yankee troops. The New Englanders
had made fun of the Southerners' cos
tune, and although harmless snow
balling was all they at first INDUCED
in they had got further when Wash
ington rode upon the scene. Such a
fight was full of danger to our cause
as jealousy between North and South
was bitter.
The commander-in-chief sprang in
stantly from his horse, seized two sol
ders by their threats, and shook them
together until, when he had finished
everybody else had taken prudent de-
parture and the stage was vacant.
Yet this fierce spirit was at times
overcome by tenderness. At the Battle
of Long Island, when he saw the
slaughter of Americans beginning, he
wrung his hands and cried aloud,
Good God, what brave fellows 1 must
this day lose" Upon another occa-
sion when other soldiers were being
bayoneted near New York, and he was
powerless to help it, he is said to have
wept like q child.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-06-25
Spoiled Their Wn1tzing.

In her memoirs Nine. de Boigne
gives some interesting glimpses of Eng
fish social life. For instance, she
writes:
"In 1916 no young English lady ven
tured to waltz. The Duke of Devon
shire returned from a tour in Germany
and observed one evening at a large
ball that a woman was never seen to
better advantage than when Waiting.
| do not know whether he was anX-
ious to play trick, but he repeated
this assertion several times. 1t was
passed from mouth to mouth, and at
the next ball all the young ladies were
Waiting. The duke admired them
greatly, said that it was delightful and
gave proper animation to ball He
then added carelessly that he, at any
rate, had decided never to marry a
lady who waltzed. 1t was to the
Duchess of Richmond and at Carlton
House that he saw fit to make this
revelation. The poor duchess, the most
clumsy of matchmaking mammas, near
ly fell off her chair with horror. She
repeated the statement to her neigh
bors, who passed it on, and consterna-
ton spread from seat to seat. The
young ladies continued to waltz with
clear consciences. The old ladies were
furious. but the unfortunate dance was
concluded Before the end of the even
ing the good Duchess of Richmond
was able to announce that her daugh-
tiers felt an objection TO Waiting
which no persuasion of hers could ever
overcome. Some few girls of more in
dependence continued to waltz, but the
majority gave it up"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-06-25

s'What does this mean, this talk Of
friend in connection with tie confrere OF
a thief?' Mrs. Stansbury asked.
Il did not bubble in the use of the
word"
do you count as a friend one whn
would try 20 put you aboard ship which
bears the reputation Of the Madame de
Stael?-one who would bring 70 our house
the notorious Nicholas StembridgeE
"You were also invited TO go, remem-
ber."
MY dear child. you are overwrought-
cannot believe that you are appealed 20
by this sudden interest of his in your well
fare; nor that you dreamed of accepting
terms that would have frightened oar
Domremy saint who braved wars"
Il do not like your talk of terms. moth
er. There were no terms. Mr.. Constable
asked me 70 board his ship, that l might
be safe. His care for my welfare is not
important in this talk"
do you think you would be safe to go
with him."
Safe as the sea-safe as the black
women and their babies now crowded up
on the terrible de Stael, l do not care
TO talk further You have followed your
inclinations regarding Mr.. Constable, and
until now have allowed your inclinations
10 be mine l am guilty as you are of
outraging the sensibilities of man who
deserves at least the consideration of a
gentlewoman l shall learn the truth
about these reports, and if they are as
false in substance as l believe, l shall
make up for my incivilities.
Mrs Stansbury felt that here was a
resistance no less formidable than sudden.
It must be crushed, of course, but the
present moment was not propitious. She
laughed gently.
Ito be continued.)
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-06-25
Wisconsin
State News
ABDUcTs HIS CHILD AT CHURCH.
he7osha Man Takes Little One For
chilly from Grandfather

heaosha Man Takes Little One For
chilly from Grandfather.
George \. Bliss. Chicago manager for
the Thomas B. Jeffrey Company, forcibly
took his daughter, Geraldine Bliss, from
the arms of her grandfather, Robert Z.
wilson, in Kenosha The grandfather
ana the little girl, who is ) years of age.
Rad just left church. where the child had
taken part in a chi.dren's day exercise.
When Bliss rushed up and pulled the little
glri from the grandfather and escaped,
while his friends prevented Wilson from
following. The child had been in the Gus
tody OF the grandparents since birth. and
II Is alleged that it was an agreement be-
tween the dying wife of Bliss and the hus
band that the child should be left with the
grandparents. The reputation of the
father and the grandparents is the high
est, but long legal fight is promised. The
grandparents declare Bliss never paid n
cent for the support of the child and has
by silence given consent to the agreement
with the mother \ year ago Bliss mar
ried Miss Hattie Symmonds.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-06-25
When You Are Tired.

Don't grit your teeth and work
harder. Ease up a little.
Don't talk any more than you can
help. Talking takes vitality.
Lie down in a dark place if only for
fifteen minutes.
Don't read anything in which you
are not interested.
Don't feel that everything must be
done in one day. There are 364 more.
Realize that it is better to leave
things undone than overdo yourself.
Avoid people and their woes at that
time. Seek some one frivolous.
Don't try to improve yourself. Give
your mind a rest.
And don't forget that little lemon
Juice in cold water in the morning is
a great help.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-06-25

Lord Knollys has shown his devo-
ton to the English royal family by
naming his only daughter Louvima,
which is a combination of the names
of the kings three daughters, Louise,
Victoria and Maud.
Duchess Carl Edward, of Saxe-Co-
burg-Gotha is an accomplished type
writer and stenograpfer. She learned
her trade in German business college
an boasts that she could earn 100
r'aTks per month if thrown on her ON
resources.
A daguerreotype Of young man and
girl taken from the body of a soldier
on the battlefield of Charlottesville
during the American civil war, has
been returned to the girl in the pic.
II re, Mrs. t. W. Stowe, of Milford,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-06-25
Some Flower OmenS.

Here is Il schedule of superstitions
about finding the first flower of the
season:
If found on Monday, good luck all
the year.
If found on Tuesday, large undertake
ings which will be successful.
If found on Wednesday, wedding
In the family.
If found on Thursday, hard work
with little profit.
If found on Friday, unexpected
wealth.
If found on Saturday, misfortune.
If found on Sunday, best luck of all.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-06-25
The Finishing Touch,

If your mahogany furniture looks
dull and smeared this is an excellent
polish to use after your cleaning is
finished: Take five parts of pale resin,
two and half parts of palm oil, four
parts of benzine, one-quarter part of
verbena extract and three-quarters of
a part of peppermint extract. Keep
this tightly corked, away from fire and
light. and shake before it is used. You
can use this on different woods.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-06-25
Quick-Drying Floor Polish,

Dissolve l part of shellac in 2 to 2.5
parts of 90 per cent alcohol, adding 1
to per cent of copabai balsam Cor
Venice turpentine) and a sufficient
quantity of lumber ard ocher. Apply
the color with a shoebrush to the wood.
The addition of 5-10th per cent of
boiled iinseed oil to the mixture i'm
proves its elasticity. If the wood has
been covered as desired, coat of clear
varnish can be given to increase its
pOlish.-Scientiic American.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-06-25
SAYS HAYES WAS DRUNK.
witness ir Murder Case Claim

Witness ir Murder Case Claims
Slayer Was Intoxicated.
The sensation of the Hayes murder case
IN the Circuit Court in Manitowoc was
the testimony of Patrick O'Hearn of Ma
pie Grove, who witnessed the tragedy and
who is witness for the State, that Hayes
was intoxicated. when Kuchimberg. the
murdered man, insisted that Hayes accom-
pany him. the defendant threatened he
said. "kuchimberg said. L am not afraid
OF your gum Hayes pulled the revolver,
pointed it and with the words, You're
not; take that fired the fatal shot"
OHearn said that he was within five feet
of where the tragedy occurred.