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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-07-25

looking across the meadow, he saw the
flying figure Of our hero.
"There he il, now" he exclaimed, in .
tone of fierce satisfaction.
LET him go. Jack" pleaded Meg. wno'
in spite of herself, felt sympathy Tor
the boy who, like herself, had been un-
fortunate.
He threw OF the hand which she had
placed upon his arm, and dashed on IN
pursuit of Walter.
Walter had the start, and had already
succeeded in placing two hundred yards
between himself and his pursuer. But
Jack was strong and athletic, and could
run faster than a boy of fifteen, and the
distance between the two constantly d.
minished. Walter looked back over his
shoulder, as he ran, and, brave as ne was
there came sickening sensation OF rear
as he met the fierce, triumphant glance
Of his enemy.
Stop called out Jack, hoarsely.
Walter did not answer, neither did he
obey. Only few rods in advance was
deep ditch, at least twelve feet wide,
over which single plank was thrown as
u DIkeSc LUZ lOOt POSSCA6CAS'
sped like a deer forward and over the
bridge, when, STOPPING down. he hastily
pulled it over after him, thus cutting of
his enemy's advance.
PUT back that plank" reared Jack.
II would rather not" said Walter.
you'll be sorry for it, them" said
Jack, fiercely.
He had walked back about fifty feet,
and then faced round. His intention was
clear enough. He meant to jump over
the ditch. Our hero took the plank and
put it over his shoulder, moving with it
farther down the edge. An idea had oc-
Gurred to him. which had not yet sug-
gested itself to Jack, or the latter might
have been less confident of success.
Jack stood still for a moment, and
then, gathering up his strength, dashed
forward. Arrived at the brink, he made
a spring, but the soft bank yielded him
no support. He fell short of the opposite
bank by at least two feet, and. to his an
ger and disgust, landed in the water and
slime at the bottom of the ditch. He
scrambled out, landing at last, but with
the loss of one boot, which had been
drawn off by the clinging mud in which
it had become firmly planted. Still he
was on the same side with Walter, and
the latter was now in his power. This
was what he thought; but an instant
later he saw his mistake. Walter had
stretched the plank over the ditch few
rods further up, and was passing over it
in safety.
Ito be continued.)
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-07-25
SIOUX WOMEN.

Among the Sioux it was no disgrace
to the chiefs daughter to work with
her hands. Indeed, says Charles A.
Eastman in "Old Indian. Days." their
standard Of worth was the willingness
to work, but not for the sake Of sccu-
mutation, only In order to give.
Generosity Is trait that is highly
developed in the Sioux woman. She
makes many moccasins and other ar
ticles of clothing for her male rela-
tives, or for any who are not well pro
vided She loves to see her brother the
best dressed among the young men. and
the moccasins, especially OF a young
brave, are the pride Of his womankind.
Her own moccasins are plain. her
leggings close fitting and not as nigh
as her brothers. She parts her smooth,
Jet black hair In the middle and pats
1: in two braids. Her ornaments, spar
ingly worn, are beads, elks' teeth, and
a touch of red paint. No feathers ere
worn by the woman, unless in sacred
dance.
She is supposed to be always nccu-
pied with some feminine pursuit or en-
gagged in some social affair, which Is
also strictly feminine as rule. Even
her language is peculiar to her sex,
some words being used by women only,
and others have feminine termina-
ton.
There is an etiquette Of sitting and
standing, which is strictly observed.
The woman must never raise her knees
or cross her feet when seated. She
seats herself On the ground sidewise,
with both feet under her.
Nearly all her games are different
from those Of the men. She has q
sport Of wand-throwing which develops
fine muscles of the shoulders and back.
The wands are about eight feet long,
and taper gradually from an inch and
half to half an inch In diameter. Some
of them are artistically made, with
heads of bone or horn, and 1t Is re-
markab,e to what distance they nay
be made to slide over the ground.
In the feminine game Of ball, which
Is something like shiny" the ball is
driven with curved sticks between two
goals. 1t is played with from two to
three hundred on side, and game
between two bands or villages Is a pic
turesQue event.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-07-25
DR.. Watts Revised.
How doth the little busy bee
Improve his shining time
Al - thar honov % mo con

Dr.. Watts Revised.
How doth the little busy bee
Improve his shining time
And gather honey, as we see,
With industry sublime!
He dives into the flowers cup
And scrapes and digs the sweet,
Then hurries or and stores it up
For other folks to eat.
he builds his cells SO trim and stout
You never find him lax
And then we 20 and smoke him out
And swipe his hard-earned wax.
BIS perseverance we admire,
His energy's immense,
But though he never seems to tire
He hasn't got much sense.
And 70 with good old DIR. Watts
I cannot quite agree.
OF ny hard-up acquaintance lots
Arr lie the busy bee.
/ do not think that should sing
Hi virtues to the young,
For though he always bears sting
He b the one that's stung.
Chicago News.
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shoals OF certain kind OF fishes. which
have the power Of giving on the glow.
just az nrefies have. The editor re-
members having seen, on the New
Hampshire coast. one night, display
OF this kind that made the breakers
look Like sheet Of fire. The glow
ing particles were swept up onto the
strand, and he gathered some Of them
In q handful Of sand.
Flower Names.
Perhapse you will be surprised to
hear that the way nearly everybody
pronounces these two fower-names Il
wrong glad-i-o-lus, with the accent on
the third syllable; and cle-mat-is, with
the accent on the second syllable. Ask
almost anyone about them, and that II
the way he or she will give the pronun-
citation. The right way, however, Ia
gla-di-o-lus, with the accent on the sec
ond syllable, and clem-a-tis, with the
accent on the first syllable. Ask your
teacher some day, in open class.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-07-25

CANDY NOT BAD FOR TEETH.
Doctor Says EVIL Of Eating Sweet
Is Much ExaggeFated.

Doctor Says EVIL of Eating Sweets
Is Much Exaggerated.
In his lecture at the Harvard med
ical school yesterday, DR.. Charles A.
Bracket made It plain that eating con-
fectionery is not particularly conducive
to decay, says the Boston Transcript
He said that the evil Of candy eating
on the teeth is much exaggerated, q
reasonable amount Of sugar being need
ed in the system for the production OF
heat, especially in cold weather and for
Woodworking people. He commended
the action of Queen Victoria in send
ing large quantities of chocolate to her
soldiers in remote places, thereby af-
fording them an element Of diet that
they needed.
That the teeth that last the long
est are necessarily harder than those
that decay soonest, he said, does not
necessarily follow, and the reverse is
often true, the real reason for decay
Of the teeth being acids In the mouth
caused by debris Of food that may rest
there and become fermented by micro
organisms that are always In the
mouth.
Acids thus created, he said, disinte-
CRATE lime salts, and they, attack and
cause the hardest teeth to decay, II
they can but find entrance to the body
Of the tooth, by means Of some nat
ural assure In the enamel, which is
often found in teeth of the very best
quality. Hence, he argued, the only
sure prevention Of decay is the most
perfect cleanliness of the mouth, par.
ticularly at night, when the opportu-
nifty for the microbes to carry on their
d:sintegrating work Is much longer
than between meals In the daytime.
DR.. Bracket commended an idea Of
Philadelphia dentist who takes
contract to preserve the teeth of his
patients, charging them nominal sum
to keep their teeth clean by means Of a
monthly securing with pumice. So
salutary is that simple treatment in|
their preservation that he voluntarily
engages to repair without extra charge
any evidences Of decay that appear
from time to time during his care OF
the teeth.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-07-25
A Railroad Mans knock.

That famous railroad man, the late
Samuel Sloan" said a. New York
banker, Aloved fast trains and hated
slow ones. They tell, a story about a
trick he once played on railroad
whose service was notoriously slow.
Having several times to use this
railroads afternoon accommodation, he
caused 4 sign to be painted, which he
took from his pocket and hung in front
OF one Of the cars when nobody Has
looking. The sign read: Passengers
are requested not to pluck flowers
while the train = In motion !. New
York Times.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-07-25
MS steady Obj.

Rigley-You don't believe in college
education then?
JiSley-No; 1t units man for ev-
er. thing except to sit areand croaking
about how much more intelligentiy he
could enjoy wealth than the average
man does. Catholic Standard and
Times.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-07-25

"!f you could only make money like
your father" sighed the disappointed
wife, things would be all right"
And II you could only cook half AZ
well rs your mother did things wouldn't
be so bad. either" replied the husband,
who was by no means altogether
Pleased. Detroit Free Press.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-07-25

Edyth-It's too bad that Clara was
in love with Jack when he proposed to
me. | feel sorry for the poor girl
Mayme Why. she Is In love with
Tom. She never cared for Jack.
Edytho oh. dear! never would
have accepted him had known that
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-07-25
csnra1ss of Nature.

In vain the earth's masni6cence Il spread
For him who, seeing, has no soul to
know
The splendor Of the autumn's pomp ma
show,
TAs wonder Of the winter, white and
dread: ss.
WAc never feels : new life thrill his heart
When spring comes smiling and with
lavfuh hand
0trews danAeIions over III the land.
While sreAs grown sreen, and lone, cold
night depart.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-07-25
Polly. Tea Party.

Polly gave q dollies' tea
And many guests were there;
Pussy came IN white fur coat,
And Rover in curied hair.
Soldier Tim, with sword 70 bright,
And Miss Susanna Lee
Sat beside old Rover dor
And Pussy 1t the tea.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-07-25

Always try your bit not to . tzyine
- yOur frtenda
The Prescott daily news., 1908-10-22
Eastern Ideas of Religion.

[, describing the curious comming- ,.n of religions in Macedonia and ", 'a,. narts of the Balkans a traveller Vn., '..,. "I found an educated Moham-
 ..dan % at Serajevo who had been
 ,ho Austrian government service.
 uo was descended from notable ,,r,lv of Bogomils, those early Pro- .ss,.nts ~ who. at the conquest, became
 inc most fanatical of Mohammedans.
 Nv friend and l engaged this man as
 ,.,0oman and started out with him
 ,r inc first day with modest lunch,
 ,,-0olv of ham and whisky, with suit
 ,No food for the true believer. We hsbfully produced the ham, fearing n offend him. but to our great disgust |Ae nroyed even fonder of the ham hsn ourselves, as also the whisky. It
 ,DOeared that, though Mohammedan, ta was what he called a liberal. l hare known an Albanian chief, nomi- raly Mahammedan, who attended he mosque on occasion, but also main
 aned in the precincts of one of his nstles 9 small orthodox monastery. which guarded a medieval Christian chapel, and here he maintained a Greek monk in virtual captivity
The Prescott daily news., 1908-10-22

own life in the meanwhile, and say ing up everything for the festival that was never to be, it becomes that hys- terically moving sort of tragedy which lies in the confines of force. The victim is dead-and he has cunningly over-reached himself; a combination of calamities none the less absurd for being grim. To husband a favorite ciaret until the batch turns sour is not at all an artful stroke of policy; and how much more With a whole cellar-a whole bodily existence,- Robert Louis Stevenson.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-10-22
Dropsical Oysters.

With a sheer the oyster opener pointed to a brownish smear upon a Saddlerock shell.
 Some fool" said he, has been try ing to fatten up batch of Saddlerocks with cornmeal. You might as well try to invigorate flowers with cornbeei hash.
 But it is a common error to be lieve that cornmeal or oatmeal will fatten oysters. 1 continually find oy sters with their shells stained witt those grains. It makes me laugh
 AS matter of fact, there is nc such thing as fattening oysters. Al you can do is swell them up witt water, precisely the same as water swells 6 sponge. You put them ir fresh water, which, being less dense than the salt they are accustomed to by the principle of osmosis penetrates and distends their tissues-gives them as you might say, dropsy.
 For my part, l don't like fatteneG oysters. I want water In my oysters no more than in my beer"
The Prescott daily news., 1908-10-22

Paris Pattern No. 2353, All Seams Allowed-A simple tailor model in white butchers linen is here portrayed. The fronts and back are stitched from shoulder to waist line, and the cuffs on the wide kimono sleeves are finished with a binding of pink or blue linen. The wide turn-down collar is finished with similar binding, and the waist closes at the centerfront. The pat tern is in three siZes-13 to 17 years. For a miss of 15 years the waist re- quires 35s yards of material 20 inches wide, three yards 27 inches wide, two yards 36 inches wide, or 1A yard 42 inches wide.
 To procure this pattern send 10 cents Write name and address plainly, and be sure to give size and number of pattern.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-10-22
SHE LIKED THE SMOKING ROOM
Unexpected Approbation of the Wom-
 ans Club from Aunt Mary.

The girls brought Aunt Mary into town in the motor and stopped at the woman's club to clean up, says the New York Sun. It was really to see this famous place that the old lady, who rarely got nearer New York than the summer home of her family on Long Island, had been eager to come to the city.
 Do we dare show her the smoking room?' asked one of the younger women. You know she never heard of anything like that in the womans club in Brattleboro."
 Maybe she will be fearfully shocked" answered the other, and we'll regret that we ever did it. But just let's wait and see what happens at the moment"
 Aunt Mary was delighted with what she saw. She was bubbling over with comments of delight on the trig maid in the dressing room who helped her to remove the stains of travel by motor. She was just as pleased with her lunch, grew enthusiastic over the gymnasium and swimming pool and could not restrain herself when the party stood somewhat abashed before the door of the smoking room.
 How convenient" observed the old lady with approval as the two younger women exchanged surprised looks, and how well arranged for the pur- pose
 That Aunt Mary should show so much appreciation of the smoking room was more than the younger wom- en could understand, as she repre- sented all that was most conventional in the old-fashioned view of womens conduct. She was emancipated up to the federation of a woman's club, but that she should admire the smoking room when she never failed to express her disapproval of that habit in wom- an was beyond them.
 So you sec" one niece said rapidly to the other as they walked away from the door, you see, you never can | tell"
 Tkat night they sat after dinner on the piazza discussing the visit to town.
 One thing I did not see in the club" Aunt Mary observed, was any needles and thread"
 Needles and thread?" repeated her grandniece. Why, I think the maids always have them."
 T know, dear" Aunt Mary went on, but I mean in the sewing room. mean that nicely arranged sewing room, with the tables and the com fortable chairs. Everything for sew ing was there except any needles and thread. Where are they kept?"
 So it seemed, after all, that Aunt Mary's enthusiasm over the smoking room had been founded on a misap- prehension. Yet it seemed shame to destroy the illusion.
 "Oh, 1 understand, aunty," answered one of her two escorts to the club, the smo-sewing room. l suppose all the members of the club who go there to sew take their needles and thread along with them. I'm sure it's the rule they must do that If they want to sew there"
The Prescott daily news., 1908-10-22
Live While You Live.

Age, in a majority of cases. never comes at all Disease and accident make short work of even the most prosperous persons; death costs noth- ing. and the expense of headstone ia an inconsiderable triie to the happy heir. To be suddenly snuffed out in the middle of ambitious schemes is tragical enough at best; but where . man has been grudging himself his
The Prescott daily news., 1908-10-22
Not Fully Equipped.

q fear" said the observer of events that public sentiment is not with us as strongly as it used to be-"
 Never mind," answered Senator Sorghum, you can let that matter wait until after the campaign funds are collected. Public sentiment Is valuable in it's place. but it doesn' t carry any check book"
The Prescott daily news., 1908-10-22

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The Prescott daily news., 1908-10-22
At Last!

''If you'll wait a moment" panted the druggist, I'll attend to your or der I've had a shock You see the woman going out? Well, she's been living in this neighborhood for about two years. She's been in here nearly every day, and every time she came in she bought stamps-one stamp sometimes, sometimes two, and now and then three or four"
 Then what?" asked the waiting customer.
 "Why just now" faltered the drug. gist, "she bought cake of soap"
The Prescott daily news., 1908-10-22

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The Prescott daily news., 1908-10-22

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The Prescott daily news., 1908-10-22
The News National
 | Campaign Fund

WmJ. Bryan, the democratic nominee for. president,
 asked the democratic newspapers of the nation to |SmFaisng the required amount of money necessary M legitimate campaign purposes The News, therefore, |Nl receive and forward all amounts sent in it's |he following have contributed the amounts opposite |ar names:
The National tribune., 1908-12-03
The 10th Iowa,

Editor National Tribune: Please give
short history of the 10th Iowa. L.
McAnally, West Plains, No.
The 10th Iowa was organized at Iowa
City and Montezuma from September
TO October. 1851, and finally mustered
out Aug 15, 1865 1t was commanded
by Col. Nicholas PercZel, who resigned
Nov. L. 1852. followed by Col. VIM. E..
Small, who was discharged Aug. 10,
1863. Lieut--Col. Paris P. Henderson
then took command, who upon the ex-
piration of his term of service was sue
ceeded by Lieut.-Col. VIM. H. Silsby.
1t belonged to Quinby's Division, Sew
enteenth Corps, and lost 101 killed ard
l3f from disease, etc.-Editor National
Tribune
The National tribune., 1908-12-03
Inc I'd Pm.

Editor National Tribune: Please give
a history of the SD Pa. ! would like
to hear from some of the camrades-
Alex. McLain, Greensburg, Pa
The SD Pa. was organized at Harris-
burg. Nov. z. 1861. and finally mus
tered out June 80. 1865. 1t was COM
manded by Coils. John. r. Brooke,
Octavius S. Bull and VIM. NJ. MintZer
in succession. The SD was one of
Fox's fighting regiments, and its first
experience in battle was at Fair Oaks.
its total loss amounting to 13 killed,
81 wounded, and II missing, Mai.
Thomas Yeager being among those
killed. At Fredericksburg it lost 81
killed, 1873 wounded. and one missing.
out of 2S3 men who were in line that
day. In December the regiment rein-
listed and was present in all the battles
of the Second Corps. At SDotsyivania
it lost 26 killed. 123 wounded, and %
missing. 1t belonged to Bariox-'s Civi-
sion, Second Corps. and lost 200 killed
and 1874 from disease, etc. Its total OF
killed and wounded was 7S7 and 5s
of its members died in Confederate
prisonS.-Editor National Tribune.
The National tribune., 1908-12-03
The 1st Iowa Cav.

Editor National Tribune: Please cir,
a short history of the 1st Iowa Cav
j. d. Wilson, Woodburn. Ore
The 1st Iowa Cav. was organized ar
Davenport in July, August and Sep
tember, 1851, and finally mustered out
Feb. Is, 1855. 1t was commanded by.
Col, Fitz Henry Warren, who was pro-
NOTED July 16, 1852. to Rrigadier-Gen-
eral, succeeded by Col James G. Cow
er. who was discharged Aug. 20, 1863.
Col. Daniel Anderson then took COM
nland, resigning the same NAV 2Ss
1864, and succeeded by Col. William
Thompson. in command at the time of
nnal muster-out. 1t belonged TO E. A.
Cars Division, Seventh Corps, and
lost IS killed and 235 from disease, etc.
Editor National Tribune.
The National tribune., 1908-12-03
The 9th Pa. Reserves.

Editor National Tribune: Please give
short history of the 9th Pa. Reserves.
Thomas w. Bell, Erie, Pa.
The 9th Pa. Reserves was organized
in Allegheny County July 81, 1861, and
mustered out May II, 1864. 1t was
commanded by Coils. Conrad +. jack
son, Robert Anderson and Maj. Charles
Barnes in succession. The regiment
was one of the 900 fighting regiments,
and was also called the 3Sth Pa. The
9Th went with McCaIrs Division of Pa.
Reserves into Virginia in October. 1861,
where it was assigned to the Third Bri-
gade, and in this brigade, under Gen. e.
o. C. Ord, fought the battle of Draines-
vile. one of the first Union victories.
1t, with the division, was afterward
transferred to the Army of the Poto-
mac, where it was actively engaged in
the Seven Days battle. The division
captured the colors of the 10th Ala. at
Glendale, and at Manassas it lost II
killed, So wounded and 35 missing. Gen.
c. f. Jackson, the brigade commander
and former Colonel of the 9Th, fell NOR
tally wounded at Fredericksburg. The
9th belonged to Meade's Division. First
Corps, and lost 1877 killed and died of
wounds and so from disease, etc. It's
total casualties were II killed outright,
336 wounded and 100 missing.-Editor
National Tribune.
The National tribune., 1908-12-03
TIE 18th ky.

Editor National Tribune: Please pub
lsh short sketch OF the 18th KY. Was
it one of the 500 07-John B. Wood, De
Land, Fla.
The 18th KY. was one OF Fox's 800
fighting regiments. and was organized
at New Haven Dec. IA. 1861. and mus
tered out Jan. Ii. 1865. IT wis COM
mandcd by Col. Curran Pope a West
Point graduate. who died Nov. 3. 1862.
of wounds received in action at Chaplin
Hills. succeeded by Col. James B. For
man. who was killed the next month
at Stone River. Col. Marion c. Taylor
then took command. retaining the same
! tlil muster-out. At the battle of Chap
I'm HIS the regiment sustained heavy
loss, its casualties being SO killed and
$50 wounded. 1t lost three field and
Two line officers in this battle, thru
which It carried itself with such cool
ness and gallantry as to provoke great
| praise. At Stone Piyer it lost 10 killed.
32 wounded and Is missing its brave
| boy Colonel being among the former
After the fall OF Atlanta the regiment
was assigned to garrison duty. 1t be-
longed to Johnson's Division. Four
teenth Corps, and lost 1871 killed and
ia from disease. etc. Its total of killed
and wounded was SIG. and 10 of its
members died in Confederate PRISONS
Editor National Tribune.