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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-05-09
Tacoma Quotations.

Wheat Club, SAC; bluestem, SEC;
red, SIC.
Poultry dressed, 20@22c;
spring chickens, dressed, 25c; hens
dressed, 18c; ducks, dressed, 18c;
geese, dressed, 18c; live turkeys, 1e
@1Sc; hens, 13@14c; spring, 20@21c;
ducks, old, lie; young, 12c; geese
11@12c; squads, live. $2.50@3 doz;
dressed, $3.50 doz.
Jack rabbits, SC.
Butter-Washingto 26@28c; Ore
gon, 24@25c; California, fresh, CSC.
Eggs-Washington ranch, strictly
fresh, zoe.
Oats-$31@32; rolled oats, $32@33
Hay, alfalfa, etc.-Wheat hay. SIG
OFT; timothy, $22@23; mixed, $20@
Il; wild. $14@15; clover, $16@17;
timothy and clover. $1,000: alfalfa
$14@15; straw, $12.
Feed Corn. $35; wheat, $S1032:
barley. whole grain. $27@2S; rolled
$3o@31; shorts, $zS@2s; bran. $3.50
@275o; middlings. $s20ss; oil meal
$44@45.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-05-09
SENATE TO TAKE ACTION
ON A.-Y.-P. APPRoPRIA1IoN

Washington, May 2.-The quesno'a
whether the Alaska Yukon-Pacific Du
shall be attached as q rider on wv
sundry civil bin is now up to the ser
ate committee on appropriations. ~
senate committee on expositions :
ported favorably on Senator Samu.
Il. Piles proposition to put the EXP !
sition bin In the sundry civil bill s
was referred to the committee on "
preparations to take action when tp'1
bull comes over from the House.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-05-09
Miner Happenings
Of the Week

The net income for March of the
N. P. was $2,203,311.
General Funston has been trans
ferred to Fort LeavenwOrth.
President Roosevelts plan for four
battleships has failed to pass the SEN
ate.
Canada is considering the PROPOSE
ton of stopping the expectation of all
pulp wood.
According to advices received from
Dawson, the whaling feet is expected
to sail from Herschel island June 20.
Heinze is backing railroad to be
constructed from Salt Lake City to
the copper camp of Bingham, to carry
ore.
The explosion on the Japanese
training cruiser Matsushima caused
the death of 2O7, according to the Off
cial report.
Charles Morse, of New York, has
been helped out of his financial trou-
bles by friends coming to his relief
with $75O,00O.
Wachmeister, consul-general at
Cairo, has been appointed Swedish
minister to the United States, in sue
cession to Herman De Lagercrantz.
Directors of the United States Steel
corporation declared a quarterly divi-
dend of "a per cent on the preferred
mon stock.
Advices from Pekin state that dur
ing the months of March and April in
cendiary fires throughout the Han
kow district caused thousands of ma
tives to lose their lives.
Rev. DR.. Morgan Dix, rector of Trim.
ity Protestant Episcopal Parish, New
York, since 1862, and one of the city s
most prominent clergymen, died last
week.
The senate committee on Indian af
fairs has authorized a favorable re-
port on the bill providing for the open.
ing of the Crow reservation, in Mon
tana, for settlement.
The oldest paper in the world, the
Pekin Gazette, which was established
in GIL A. D., printed it's last number
recently. In it's place the Govern
ment Gazette, the official organ of the
Chinese government, will hereafter be
printed as a more up-to-date news
paper.
Ambassador Tower is preparing to
leave Berlin, to be succeeded by Hill
Secretary Taft has been promised
the support of Colorado without con
test.
1t is announced that the German
government will place loan of $3.50,
100000.
N. H. LOOMS of Omaha has been ap
pointed general solicitor of the Union
Pacific system, vice John N. Baldwin
who died last week.
A 100000 voting machine trust
Is the latest monopoly. The Empire
Ballot Machine Company, embracing
all the ballot machine companies in
the United States, is it's name.
Alaska was well treated in the sun
dry civil appropriation bill, money be.
Ing allowed for surveys, care of insane
salmon inspection, reindeer stations
and travelling expenses for the federal
judges and clerks.
All the hardware stores at New
Westminster, B. c., will, commencing
May 2, close from to o'clock on Sat.
urday afternoons in order to permit
the employees to enjoy the week end
sports both in that city and in Van
cOuver.
The assistant secretaryship of com.
merce and labor has been proffered
President Ide Wheeler, of the Univer-
slty OF California. President Wheeler
has asked the president for a few DAYS
in which to consider the matter. It is
not expected that he will accept.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-05-09
Sian Bill If Amended.

Washington, May 2.-President
Roosevelt has agreed to sign the
Snake river dam bill, if it is amended
so that not more than Is per cent of
the water of the dam shall be used for
power purposes. The argument was
reported at conference attended by
Senator Piles and Representative Jones
of Washington. Another provision in
the bill is that after a lapse of so years
the secretary of war will have absolute
control of the dam now projected.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-05-09
Fleet to Call At Hono konu.

Hongkong, May lit was learned
here yesterday that the American gov
eminent has accepted an invitation for
the battleship fleet to visit Hongkong
on Its way around the world.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-05-09
Taft Goes to Panama.

Charleston. s. c., May 2.-Secretary
oI war William H. Taft and party
sailed for Panama on the naval trans.
port Prairie yesterday. The party ex.
May 6. -'-o1 11'Ae VI
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-05-09
Supreme Court Docket complete.

Olympia, May 2.-The supreme court
has completed the docket for the Nav
term. 1t is unusually long, containing
lS6 cases as against 129 for the May
term last year.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-05-09
Washington State News

Work is being rushed on the Aber-
deem jetty.
The Great Northern is to erect a
new depot at Wenatchee, to cost $780,
900.
County republicans of Pierce are
supporting Lumberman Mccormick
for the national committee
Spokane will visit Seattle when the
Atlantic fleet arrives, the excursion
lists coming in a special train.
Lieut. Gov. Coon Is now acting gov
ernor of the state, in the absence OF
Gov Mead, who left Thursday for
Washington.
The twenty-first annual convention
of the Western Washington Sunday
School association was held at Seattle
last week.
The senate has passed the bill max
ing the appropriation fer the erection
of fish hatchery at Tucannon, Col
umbia county.
The Yakima Valley Transportation
company plans a network of interur.
bans in Yakima county, the projected
lines to cost several millions.
Secretary of State Root has been
reelected president of the American
Society of International Law. The
other officers were also reelected.
The board of control has issued calls
for bids for $50 barrels of cement for
construction work at the Veterans
home at Port Orchard and for $40 bar
rels of cement for the new building at
the penitentiary at Walla Walla.
A contract has been let for the con.
struction of the Tacoma armory
building, for $14,S45.
Horse Heaven wheat has been hard
hit by the climatic conditions prevail
ing this spring in the Yakima dis
| trict.
| In the tri-state interscholastic dec.
lamation contest at Walla Walla Fri.
day night, Pearl Watkins, of The
Dalles, Ore, won; Margaret Stell OF
Idaho second and Lelie Garfield OF
Walla Walla third.
The Wenatchee World has received
from Railroad Commissioner Lawrence
letter stating that the Great Nor
thern has informed the commission OF
it's intent to erect in that city $50,
900 passenger station.
According to the Palouse Republic
number of inland empire capitalists
have raised fund of $4,000 for the
purpose of sinking test oil well a
short distance from Fairfield, near the
line of the Spokane & Inland.
At Vancouver, Sunday night, Ste
phen A. Connell, secret service agent
arrested Lou Turner, James Rafferty,
and Norris Ramsey as cOunterfeiters
An entire outfit for making 81 silver
and SIS and $40 gold pieces was found
in the mems room in lodging house
The state railroad commission has
signed an order to enable the Spokane
& Inland electric line to avoid the lons
and short haul theory and make q
special cent rate on lumber to apply
solely from Palouse to Colfax and moi
intermediate points. This is to enable
the electric road, which has about
three times as long haul as the
steam roads between these points, tt
meet the competition of steam roads
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-11-03
1T is WELL.

Under the heading 1.-The Cam
paign ;" Charity and Children
has the following to say about
the campaign and what took
place, which speaks well when
the heated way in which the
campaign has been conducted is
considered:
Barring the Incorporate utter
ances of Judge Montgomery and
a few men of less note, the cam
align which will soon come to a
close has been conducted on a
high plain. To be sure the po-
litical prophets, notably Marse
Henry Watterson, have painted
dark and gloomy pictures Of
what is going to happen to the
country in case the policies OF
their party are not enacted into
law, but the common sense Of
the country has adopted th'
same view that whoever is elect
ed things will rock along prett.
much as they did before. W,
are not about to run the old shil
upon the rocks. She is out o.
the wide and open sea, and wi
make her run in safety and com
into port in fine shape four year
from now. The crowds ths
have attended the public speal
, ings have not been remarkabl
: large as a rule, but those VII
; did attend were not only enteI
tanned but instructed. Ladit
were usually on hand and the
presence contributed no little
the decency of the campaign
u, The speeches have been singula
~ free from coarse and obscer
illusions. On the whole II
brethren on both sides have dor
their duty fairly well, and Il
country is safe"
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-11-03

ing card. The bally-hoo music
and the contortions of painted
hags-why should a man in his
right mind want to see such
things-but they do and that
settles it. One of the brainiest
ministers in Greensboro told US
the other day that the circus
was infinitely better from a moral
standpoint than a county fair,
such as is generally pulled-and
he was doubtless right.
The fair will always be-but
why it has a right to an existence
is one of the mysteries of the
world. A fair and a circus-the
same old jokes and the same old
pumpkins but the crowd will
come; men will journey a hul =
dred miles to She the same thing
he has seen a hundred times be-
fore. Just because it is a habit,
rather than anything else
Everything.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-11-03
The Knockout Blow.

The blow which knocked out Corbett
was revelation TO the prize lighters.
From the earliest days Of the ring the
Knockout blow was aimed for the jaw,
the temple or the jugnlar vein. stomach
punches were thrown In 10 worry and
weary the tighter, but II scientific man
had told one OF the old fighters that tho
most vulnerable spot was the region Of
the stomach, he'd have laughed at him
for an ignoramus. DR.. Pierce Is bringing
hope TO the public parallel fact; that
thd SNQmacN Is the most vulnerable organ
out OF She pike ring as well as In II. We
protect bur hEaS, threats, feet and lungs.
but theSNShsSN6\We are utterly indifler-
ent 10, until dlsesSA hnds the solar pleXus
and knocks US GU. Make your stomach
sound and strong BY tLe use OF DECOR
PIeree's Golden Medica pIscoyery, and
yoa project yourself ID Your meSl SQlnsr..
aHlc SPOT Golden Medical Discovery
cures weak stomach" indigestion, or
dyspepsia, torpid liver, bad, thin and i'm
pure blood and other diseases Of the or
ganS OF digestion and nutrition.
The "Golden Medical Discovery has o
specific curative effect upon all mucous
surfaces and hence cures catarrh. no
matter where located or what stage It
may have reached. In Nasal Catarrh Il
is well to cleanse the passages with DR..
Sage'S Catarrh Remedy iuid while using
the Discovery as constitutional rem
edy. Why the Golden Medical Discov-
cry cures catarrhal diseases, as Of the
stomach, bowels, bladder and other pelvic
organs will be plain TO you II yOu will
read u booklet OF extracts from the writ
ingS OF eminent medical authorities, en-
dOrSing its ingredients and explaining
their curative properties. II is mailed
free on request. Address DR.. R.V. Pierce,
Buffalo, n, Y. This booklet gives all the
ingredients entering into DR.. Pierce's
medicines from which II will be seen that
they contain not drop OF alcohol, pure,
triple-refined glycerine being used instead.
DIR. Pierce's great thonsand.page illus
trated Common Sense Medical Adviser
will be sent free, paper.hound, for q ono
cent stamps, or cloth. bound for 81 stamps
Address DR.. Pierce as above.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-11-03

Mrs. Mary Holloway. were the
welcome guests of Mrs. E. A.
Markham and family last Tues
day afternoon.
Mrs. w. T. Holloway, has had
company from Durham the past
week.
Misses Malissa and Belle
Markham and Miss Nellie Gates,
spent a short while in Durham
Saturday.
The members of Sandy Level
Baptist Church met and called a
pastor Saturday. They called
Rev. J. E. Lanier, of Wake
Forest College.
Miss Nellie Gates, of Stagville.
Ed Walker, ]. M. and Ode Proc
tor, were the welcome guests of
the Misses Markham, Sunday.
We will be glad when the 3rd
is over as that is all the talk.
&c. c."
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-11-03
more numerous than other ads.

more numerous than other ads.
"All this may be nice Sunday
reading. 1t may fill the pages
andthe Golfers of the newspapers,
but we are of opinion that it is
not just the thing" =
"A newspaper man may be in
it for the money; he may figure
it out that his columns are open
to all lawful business-but we
doubt the propriety of and news
paper asking its readers to read,
or showing its readers, how they
may easily secure a Jag"
However it is none of our
business. We are simply here
to say that we have refused all
likker advertisements and we
could print several pages if we
wanted to-but we can't bring
ourselves to the proposition. We
are wicked--God knows just
how wicked-but not as wicked
as some the prohibitionists think
and we expect to be called up
on to explain many things. But
one of the things when we do ap-
pear for the final examination,
it will be not against US, if not
to our credit, that we printed in
vitations for people to remain
drunkards or decome drunkar6s.
The Sunday whiskey ad is
the leading feature, however,
and the paper that isn't full of
'em naturally feels that it isn't
doing the business that under
other conditions it would be
possible to do
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-11-03
KEEPS MOVING.

Whatever the result of the
election the old world is going to
keep moving, and soon we will
all agree with the older people
that the move the world has is
nothing short of simply flying.
The sincerity of campaign
orators is not to be questioned,
but they will some day be asham-
ed that they used such language.
afid were it not for the fact that
we forget some of them would
not have smooth sailing as the
world continues to move along.
Of course you and they both
realized that they were simply
spelling for their choice fol
Office and trying to make thing
look as much like a necessity a
possible.
The result may of course affec
you if you expected something i
your side won in the contest, bu
otherwise you win have to ear
what is coming your way if 20
get it. Truly we would all b
glad if our men were elected an
feel that the country was safe
but when you come down
think seriously over the matte
h.the majority can stand it, "
ian do so also.
Now that the election is ov'
and we all know what to deper
On for the next few years. v
can 90 TO work With better graz
and feel that no big event is
come in 10 disturb US.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-11-03
German Notes.

We are glad to see the sun
come out in all her brightness,
after having so much rain last
week.
Farmers are still very busy
with their tobacco and cotton
getting it off to market.
Diptheria is not raging now as
it has been, / am glad to learn:
only one or two cases now.
Mrs. J. s. Holloway returned
Sunday from down near Berea,
where she spent a week with her
people.
Rev. Mr.. Pace spent Saturday
night and filled his pulpit a,
Sandy Level Sunday at the usuaI
hour.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. T. NJ. Hall, Of
High Point, were the guests o.
his father last week. TOM
former was an old German boy
and all were glad to see him a
home again.
Rev. Mr.. Fisher filed his pul
pit a Fletcher's Chapel Sunda!
afternoon.
Miss Lucy Rogers returnel
last week from Oxford, wher
she spent Il month.
Mrs. Rogers and daughte
Mis- Flora, Mrs c. II. Hicks an,
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-11-03
0, Consistency!

The opening sentence in a spe-
cial from Wilmington to The OBJ
server of yesterday ran this way:
Fred B. Rice, of this city,
formerly deputy collector of GUS
toms at this port, but for the past
nine years inspector of steam
hulls, United States government
inspection service for the Will
mington and Charleston districts.
has been requested by the Civil
Service Commission at Washing
ton, to hand in his resignation,
under penalty of dismissal, the
charge against him being political
activity, after repeated warnings
to desist from SUCH"
What a spectacle! The head of
the national Republican cam
paign is not the head of the ticket,
not the chairman of the national
Republican committee, but the
President of the United States,
who for three months has been
down in the dirt throwing mud
with the best of them. Every
member of his cabinet was on
the stump last week and for long
er, and Secretary Root. realizing,
of course, the improperly of the
proceeding, explained at Cincin-
natti a few days ago, by the way
of personal apology, that Il was
sent here" (Sent by whom?) In
North Carolina District Attorney
Skinner, of the EASTERN district,
and Holton of the western, have
been up to their necks in tbs
campaign. The postmaster al
Raleigh is the Republican candi
datefor Congress in the fourth
district, and has been on tn
hastings, pleading his cause ant
that of his party, for weeks
while other postmasters, and o
course the revenue officers, hav,
been, as usual, doing their hes
endeavers." No brake is put up
on the activity of the aggregat
ion indicated nor upon that of tn
; army Of Federal office-holder
not enumerated, but a poor dew
of an inspector Of steam hulls'
is yanked up and made a sacr
fee or account of his pernidiou
: actevity. o, the hunbugger
: and hypocrisy Of it all!-Chal
; lotte Observer.
---.a=.. ..s.s..... -
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-11-03

We waited just one day in
order to give our readers an idea
OF how the election went and hope
the disappointment in receiving
the paper in due time was made
good when you see the result of
ballots of the day.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-11-03
Southern Railway
EFFECTIVE APRIL s, IgoS
rains leave Durham. NC.

lrains leave nurnaHis ~ =.
J:rq q. m. No. M wcstbound daily for
Greensboro and points South and West.
Connects a, Greensboro with No. north
for Danyille and Richmond. aud south
with Nos. 59. -, % and 81, for Sails.
bury. Charlotte, Columbia, Savannah.
Charleston. Jacksonville, Atlanta, aud
New Orleans: nj Salisbury for Ashcyille,
Knoxyillef Chattanooga, Nashville and
other points west.
ago .. M, No. ia, eastbouud. daily
for Raleigh. Selma sndl C,oldsboro. Car.
riss Pullman Sleeper Greensboro 10 Raj.
sigh.
9.ss a. M. No. Io7, west5ound, daily,
for Greensboro and intermediate local
points: connects at Greensboro with L.
5. Past Mail for Danyilir, T.ynchburg,
Washington aud all pOinis North and
West, A. also with No. ! for Charlotte
aud intermediate stations. Southern
Railway Dining Cars operated ON trains
Nos. u and 20.
g.s0a a. ~, No. II6, no.thbound, daily
for Oxford, Henderson, letiries, keys.
vile and Richmond. where close con.
nection Is made to all points north. Close
connection at TeiITies fur Norfolk and
Steamboat Lines 90 Waal iagton, Bait.
more. New York aud Boston.
s:2s p. m, No. t56. eastb0und, daily
for Raleigh, Selma, G0ldsl'oru and in
tcrmtdiate stations.
6:50p NJ, No. Iss, wesibount. daily,
for Greensboro and al points. Connects
at Greensboro for Winston salem, also
with Ma. rs aud % for saihbury, Char
lOtte. Columbia, Charleston, Savannah,
Jacksonville, Atlanta AMI New Orleans,
Il Salisbury for Ashevllle. Knoxville.
Chattanooga, Memphis, Louisville, Gin,
cinnali aud St. Louis. { ~ meets noitli'
bound with No. "a for Richmond, NUa.
&, 81 aud a. for LynchbWJe, Charlotte
vile, Washington. Baltimore, New fofEr
Richmond and Norfolk.
4:as .. m, No. g7a, nor,hbJund, daily
except Sunday, for Oxford. ksysVille,
Il Richmond and intermediate stations.
II No. fIs, Richmond 10 Durham. a.
rivEs SIS ps m.
II For further information call on any
agent Southern Railway, % address
W. n. TayiOr, Gen. faFs. Agent
Washington, d. {.
RI. Vernon, TRAY. Pass Agent, Shar
iotte, w.. Z.
Il NV. Woodward, union Ticket Agent
Durham. ". {.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-11-03
MANY gHISKET ADS.

Pin any man down and he will
boast Of the fact that he believes
IN the majority rule Of either a
municipality or state government
Il is against the law to sell wills
key in dry. towns, and yet fe"
have any scruples about it. while
We do not at all care how mucl
advertising space other paper
sell to whiskey dealers, We be
lieve for ourselves it would b,
wrong in US to exploit the fac
that certain concerns will shil
any amount you may want anC
consequently We refuse ads o
this sort; bat if this state an
town licensed saloons We shout,
not hesitate to run their business
However,:,his il onlyintroductor.
10 reproducing the following
from Everything, Colonel A
Fairbrother's paper. whic.
speaks for Itself:
THE Sunday papers in Mort
Carolina these days IRE LITERAL
fled wi.1 whishey ads ma
order houses Soliciting orders IL
.soze. Some Of t'.e papers carr
j.. a. m1nj SIS ta2 bundre'
j ...4s III i4ct whis-ey .ds
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-11-03
Executors Notice.

Having qualified a. Executor Of salIie
johnson, deceased. late u Dufham CUun
~, y. G.. this is 10 notify all persons
having claims against the estate Of ealtl
deceased 20 exhibit them ~ tire Under
signed on ~ beiofe the agd day II Scpt.
1000, OF tltis notice will DC plead In lmi
Of their recovery.
Al persons indebted a. saI,l estate will
please make immediate payment.
This September zzh I'as,
DR.. A. ". MOORE
7. J. GOODLOE
Executor
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-11-03
The Old Girls al The County Fair.

Praise God, we didn't attend
the fair at Greensboro this year
We did not even get a chance
on a beer ticket at the tent or we
didn't get opportunity to cast our
hazel eyes on thelfrail old sisters
who disported themselves at sun.
dry tents along what was called
the Midway. Fact il. except
what we heard, and hearsay evil
dence doesn't 90, we don't know
anything about the old bones
who were there but it was told
to Us that the layout was about
as bad a looking outfit as ever
came down a dusty pike for gate
money.
Wonder why II Is that a crowd
Of people will patronize such q
conglomerate lay out Of junk and
humanity az constitutes a Mid
way? Nothing Of the artistic
nothing refined; nothing in Cod,
world but a pathetic sight d
greet the eyes with lust so re
mote that the imagination coulC
/ not res1ond. And ye. the coun
try gentlemen ike to see Thu
layout; it seems always a draw.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-11-03

IN less than two months We
will be in the midst of a Christ.
mas season and we will all feel
better.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-11-03

The next great day is Thanks
giving and if the turkey is not
already fattening you will be late
in having your dinner.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-11-03

For the best shoes at prices
that are low. considering quality,
Hobgood can supply you.