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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-05-16
A Curious Grace.

The most curious form, or, rather,
expression. of grace after meat which l
have ever come across was that custom
airy at Clifford's inn, one of the van
ished inns OF chancery. The society
consisted Of two distinct bodies. the
principal and rules and the Kentish
mess, each body having It's own table
At the conclusion OF the dinner the
chairman of the Kentish mess, first
bowling to the principal Of the inn, took
from the hands Of the servitor some
small rolls or loaves Of bread and, With
out saying word, dashed them sew
oral times on the table, after whicl
they were taken away. Solemn silence
relieved only by the thumps prevailed
,duSing this curious substitute for a
verbal grace. Cor. London Chronicle.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-05-16
tn GRILL ROOSEVELT
.,ops EXPECTED TO BREAK
OUT IN DENUNciATieN OF
EXECUTIVE.
, o..ers Asserting Supremacy Of Presi
dsnt in Army and Navy Matters
Criticism of Course in Brownsville
c,ee and in Banishing of Col. Stew.
art Cause of Rumpus.

washington, May 9-Three mem
hors Of the United States senate have
-ocoived letter from President Roose-
golf declaring his supremacy, as COM
,,,order-in-chief, in matters referring
% the control of the army and navy.
Tho letters have created intense feel
mo in the senate and it is not unlikely
that they will precipitate a conference
Of republican members. The letters
- averv case are in defense of his
oourse in discharging without honor
tho negroes he believed to be guilty Of
shooting up the town of Brownsville,
Tovas and his action in banishing
Colonel William F. Stewart to an
abandoned military post in desert
section of Arizona.
Writes to Senator Stewart.
The third letter came today to Sen
ator Stewart of Vermont. A few days
ago during the debate on the Browns
Vile case. Senator Stewart asked a
question Indicating that he had doubt
aS to the wisdom of extending to the
nresident the power of passing on the
innocence or guilt of ex-soldiers apply
ing for reinstatement, in view of the
fact that it appeared the president still
believes all of the negroes to have been
guilty of completely in the ARRAY.
The senator was surprised to receive
from the president today letter bear
ing on both the Colonel Stewart and
he brownsville cases. Attached to the
coli. -nunications were letters to Sen
tors Raynor and William Alden Smith,
the one to Raynor asserting chiefly the
presidents right as commander-in-chief
to deal with an officer in such manner
as he pleased, while the 'one to Mr..
Smith was confined to the Browns
vile affair and reiterated the presi-
dents belief that he had dealt with
the case as conditions demanded.
Raynor Will Publish Letter.
None of the senators who have re-
ceived letters from the White House
have decided whether they will make
them public. All have been asked to
do so. Senator Smith of Michigan de-
clined on the ground that it wsuld be
improper, and Senator Raynor is pre-
pairing to use the letters to him in a
speech which he will make to the SEN
ate denouncing the action of the presi=
dent in banishing Colonel Stewart to
Fort Grant, AriZ. Senator Stewart
showend to several of his colleagues
the letter he received, but the house
thus far has made no disposition of it.
Several senators said today that the
letters would have the effect of COM
plicati!lg the situation in re gil to the
legislation in the interest of the inno-
cent members of the battalion of ne
groes discharged on account of the
Brownsville affair. There are two bills
before the senate looking to that end.
1t is generally believed that the Re-
publican senator's will hold a caucus
Tor the discussion of the entire ques-
ton, including the presidents letters,
next week.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-05-16
DISCOVER A WAY TO
KEEP THE HINDUs OUT

Victoria, B. c., May THE report
of Mackenzie King on his mission to
interview the British government to
secure the stoppage Of the Hindu i'm
migration to British Columbia was pre-
scented at Ottawa yesterday.
The solution of the problem restrict
ing the immigration OF Hindus is bas-
ed on clause of the Indian emigra-
ton act which prevents natives leav-
ing India under contract to labor in
any outside country unless the coun-
try is on the list of those scheduled
In the act as among the ones which
have made laws considered by : the
governor in council as adequate for
the protection OF the natives OF India
who stay In that country. Canada Is
not on this scheduled list. Therefore
the bringing In Of contract labor from
India to British Columbia, the main
source OF alarm for the future influx,
is contrary to the laws Of India.
An order In council has been passed
which makes ali immigrants liable to
deportation which come in violation
OF the laws of their country. This
shuts out contract labor immigration
from India. Those who come v0lun-
tarily are shut out by the provisions
requiring them to have IN their pos
session necessary money to prevent
the liability OF becoming charge on
the public. The minimum sum now
is SIS, and may be raised to $500,
|if the former is not found adequate to
keep out the Indians.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-05-16
Optimism in tho Philippin.,

The Philippines are to-day nearer
the realization Of the doctrine of 1.-THE
Philippines for the Filipino" than they
ever have been. There Is more English
being spoken in the islands than Span
ish at the present time. Important
public enterprises are under way which
have attracted the attention of careful
students Of insular affairs all over the
world. Water works are being built
under the most expert scientific adj
vice, public schools are being built in
large numbers and of superior equip
ment, and splendid public roads, such
as that to the summer capital Of Ma
Mia, are being laid out and construct.
ed. Plaques have been made practic-
ally impossible, the customary fever
period has been largely robbed of its
terror, and sanitary conditions and
the health of the people have been
made subjects of special attention.
While complete independence is the
dream of the people of the islands,
they are finding that with SO large a
number of their own people in charge
OF the local government, as oficehold-
ers, they are practically administering
their own affairs. The Philippine Con-
gress contains many of the brightest
men in the islands, who are manifest
ing an enthusiastic interest in her new
responsibilities. The speaker of the
House, Senior Don Asmena, Is a pro-
gressive and talented young man who
believes In American Ideas and is
adapting them to his large field of use
fulness. Hopefulness and optimism
are the dominant notes in the Philip
pines to-day, and these are the quail
ties that make for success and prog
ress. - From Secretary Taft's Own
Story Of His Tour Around the World
In the National Magazine.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-05-16
FOR UNIFORM DIVORCE.
Legislative Body Of Methodist Church
Holds General Conference.

baltimore. Md, May 9-Bishon
Goodsell. Of Boston, was easily the cen.
trai ngure Of the session OF the quad
rlennial conference Of the Methodist
episcopal church, by reason of the fact
tnat 1t was he who read the address OF
the bishops and that this address. al.
ways q matter OF much interest. con.
tanned this time matter Of unusual i'm.
portance.
The address notes gain in the mum.
per OF communicates during the last
four years of 278,357, the greatest dur.
ing any similar period for sixteen
years. The total pastoral army" nun.
bers 20,161. These, according to the ad.
dress, preach the gospel in 100 Ian.
guages and dialects.
The total gain in church property for
the four years is $32,67S,4S1 and the
total valuation of churches and par
sonages is $186,924,O24.
The membership of the United
States is 3,036,00O, while in the whole
world the number was 3,761,275 at the
close of 1907.
The valuation of educational grounds
and buildings has increased $4.682. 539
and is now $25,761,547.
AS to divorce the report says:
The consecutive poligamy permitted
by the divorce laws of some of our
states is a disgrace to our country.
1t continues to undermine family life
and to break up into helpless and war
ring factions that which God means
shall be a unit. We greatly rejoice
that the conscience Of the nation is
quickened on this subject and the de.
mand for uniform divorce laws in
creased"
The bishops have quite little to say
as to workingmen and the church and
also as to trade unions.
The liquor question again came be.
fore the body. This time in the form
OF a resolution offered by Governor
Hanley, of Indiana, chairman of the
temperance committee, demanding that
congress enact the Littlefield interstate
liquor shipment bill, for the protection
of those state in which the traffic in
intoxicants is wholly or in part inhib-
tied. A committee was appointed to
present the resolution to Speaker Can.
non.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-05-16
Pacific May Secure ! Cutter.

Washington, D. G., May 7-Ine
house committee on interstate and for.
efgn commerce yesterday reported
fayorably an omnibus appropriation
bill containing an item Of $3.50. 900 Tor
the construction Of q revenue cutter
for service on the Pacific coast
Appropriations for cntter Tor Key
West, Fla, Lake Superior and Mar
ragansett bay were also reported fav'
orably. ss
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-05-16
Will Let Dry Farm Bills Pass.

ton esonlan News Bureau, Washing
ON Nay ll.-Speaker Cannon has
viii D reasonable assurance that he
wao,- srant time during the coming
tho ~ oa Iof consideration in the House of
and olV-acre dry-farm homestead bill
graz .ne Dill by Representative French
acre. Idaho an additional 2.O00. 900
lievos uhoer the Carey act. It Is be-
vote a both will pass If they come to
'ote. I
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crossley 10 Succeed Harlan.

washington, d. c., May THE
president has decided to ap-
point James ]. Crossley as district at
torney for the Third Alaska district.
to. succeed Nathan v. Harlan, whose
resignation was called for by the at.
torney general. Mr.. Crossley Is q citi-
zen 81 Iowa and was recommended
to the president by the senators from
that state.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-05-16
FLAG OF ADMIRAL EVANS
COMES DOWN FOREVER

San Francisco, May 9.-Rear Ad-
miral Thomas commanded the Allan.
tic fleet today, and thus marked the
passing of the great figure that new
takes place with the other great
men of the American navy. At 10: 80
this morning the blue pennant of
Rear Admiral Evans was lowered and
the similar insignia of rank of Rear
Admiral Thomas was hoisted.
The very. simplicity of the cere.
mony reflected the undercurrent of
sorrow and sympathy every officer
and man felt for the stricken hero
who was unable to bid goodbye to his
ships, it's men and the navy. All felt
that great leader was leaving them,
from the humblest middle to the high.
est gold-laced admiral.
Evans relief papers were handed to
him this morning, therefore all that
remained to make the change in com
manders was to read on board the
flagship Connecticut the formal order
assigning Rear Admiral Thomas to
command. Promptly at 1920 the Of
fcers and crew assembled on deck.
Admiral Evans flag fluttered down
from the truck, never to go up again.
Officers and men gazed upon it's de-
scent with heads uncovered and grave
expression. A few SECONDS later Rear
Admiral Thomas flag leaped up the
peak, and the band played and the or
der assigning Thomas to command
was read. The salute was fired and
the signal to dispense wass sounded.
Fighting Bob" had left his great
ships and the navy forever.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-05-16


Instinct Is the generic term for all
those faculties Of mind which lead to
the performance OF actions that arc
adaptive In character, but pursued
without necessary knowledge OF the re-
'lation between the means employed and
the ends attained. Reason refers to
those actions that are adaptive in char
.acter and that are pursued with knowl-
edge Of the relation between the means
employed and the ends aimed at. Such
Is the technical statement OF the diff
ference between instinct and reason.
but the. real. basic difference between
the two faculties is unknown and prob
ably unknowable. New York Ameri-
can.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-05-16

shifting changing making
Colworth by
especially weight
of
the Pole
ice to counters the movem
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-05-16

violated the properties and the rules
OF the house. She threw beaten biz
cult at the bachelor boarder.- Chicago
Daily News.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-05-16

Most people don't become angels
until they are % old and fat that Il
sounds ridiculous to call them angels.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-05-16

creed and still have the heartache.
The best commentary on the life Of
Christ is the Christian life.
There IL no God In the past for those
who find none In the present
Wink at wrong to-day and you'n
oe talking Its wages tomorrow.
II you take the frosting OF some SER
mons there won't be much cake left.
II You are really leaning on Jesus
there will be lot of people leaning on
you-
We always see the worst of people
when we are trying to get the best Of
them.
We would all rather hear a fool
praise others than wise man praise
himself. No.
A man loses his religious zeal when
the church gives him soft words while
he is fairly spelling for hard work.
You can lead dog to whisky, but
you cannot make him drink Yet when
you find man there, it's hard to make
him think.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-05-16
JoBSON's>ICE-CREAM.

Mrs. JobsOn has deadly fear Of the
tabOr-saving devices which her thought
full husband frequently purchases;
therefore, says writer In the Wash
ington Star, when. Mr. Jobson began to
describe remarkable Ice cream freezer
which he had seen that day, Mrs. job
son showed but slight interest, merely
inquiring what use they would have
FOR patent ice-cream freezer.
"What user inquired Mr.. Jobson.
"Well, what use is an egg-beater, or
skillet, or teakettle, or any other
household necessity? Mrs. Jobson, 1
am surprisei!'
But" suggested Mrs. Jobson, you
know we always have Ice cream sent in.
None Of us care much about 1t; and
It really costs more to make Ice cream
at home than it does to have 1t sent
in, and the work of making it is to be
considered, and"
"Wait, wait moment" requested
Mr.. Jobson. "Just look me In the eye
for minute or so while am address
Ing you. Haven't l always said that
the sice cream we had sent In tasted
like shoemaker's wax that's just been
xavei from flreY'
Really" said Mrs. Jobson, Il don't
recall"
"And as for the work of making 1t,
did you ever know me to dodge work
or avoid expense when the comfort of
my family was in question? No, Mrs.
Jobson, 1 not only want homemade ice
cream, but mean to have It,"
The next day being Saturday Mr..
Jobson had the patent Ice cream freezer
sent home. He made various purchases,
and his materials were all on hand
when he prepared to manufacture ice
cream.
He studied tho "Book of Directions
for the Use Of Patent Freezer" for a
long time. Then he turned his atten-
ton to the ice cream recipes, and care
fully measured out cream, broke the
proper number Of eggs, and added Ia
voring from several bottles. Then he
placed the mixture in the freezer, and
took hold Of the crank.
In eight minutes he removed the lid.
and did not notice that he had dropped
in about half a pound Of salt.
The ice cream had strange, I'M
frozen appearance. so Mr.. Jobson twist
ed the crank :or another fifteen min
utes, and then peeped again. 1t rese.n-
bled Welsh rabbit. Mr.. Jobson worked
patiently on for two hours; then he
picked up the ice cream freezer. carried
1t out into the yard, and dumped Its
contents into the garbage can.
MRS. Jobson." he remarked. as he
entered the sitting room, don't ever
again try to persuade me to buy, those
so-called labor-saving devices. yield
ed in regard to the freezer, but It was
against my good Judgment"
what President TAinks Of Biselow.
Attending one Of President Roose-
velt's luncheons, guest sought to en-
tertaln the co9pany with this anse,
dote:
..When the Emperor Of Germany FIRST
rot graphophone he marveled at it
and at once wanted to see how It work
ed. He took it apart, and, then put it
together again. perfectly readjusting
from memory every piece Of minnte
mechanism.
Mr.. Roosevelt was interested till
the speaker added: The Ksiser's
friend, Poultney Rigelow. tells the
story. s {.
at that Mr.. Roosevelt drew in his
breath and rejoined through set teeth:
II wish somebody would take Poult-
ney Bigelow apart and forget how to
put him together again !" Success
Magazine.
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HAMS Ho1n 11Asxo
war.a.s Nst.s cal,ias Il, wsskse

Living for get
ting never got any
b dy a living
worth getting.
II the face Of
God Ii familiar, the
face Of man will
bring no fear.
It is possible to
sw allow every
New-York tribune., 1908-09-17
THE ANTLOPIUM CAMPAIGN.

The steady progress of events confirms the
opinion which we have more than eX-
pressed in the face of widespread skeptlcism
that the Chinese official movement against
the opium habit is sincere and is likely to
proye successful. We have already explained
the provisions of the law, which wisely aims
at once at the triple object of stopping the
use of the traffic in and the production or
the seductive drug, save in so far as IT Is
legitimately needed in medicine and the arts
There seems to be a general inclination to
respect and to enforce the law, and already
much substantial progress has been made
toward the abatement Of the evil.
The law according to its own terms, is to
be applied gradually. That is a judicious
recognition of the practical impossibillty of
entirely abolishing so great industry and
so general a practice in day or year.
But as fast as the law does become effective
1t is inexorabiy enforced. Report has just
come to hand of the Punishment of a Peking
druggist for ten years because Of Illegal deal
ing In the drug. 1t will not take many such
sentences 10 convince all Chinese and for
eign purveyors of opium that the govern
ment is in earnest in its efforts to put an end
10 the long prevalent national vice. OF course,
IL remains to be seen whether, as some have
reasonab bly, feared. the abolition of the opium
habit will be followed by resumption of the
alcoholic drink habit, which the great
curse of China in former centuries before tho
Arabs introduced the use of poppy juice.
Ii is gratifying 10 observe the practical 20,
operation of the Western powers with thu
Chimes government in this matter. The United
States has taken fine initiative in calling for
an interna tional conference on the subject, to
meet at Shanghai on January l next and all
of the powers which are. at al directly con-
New-York tribune., 1908-09-17
"PUTILE."

,fr prvan anpears to least disadvantage on
tho grimm when he devotes bis copious vocab-
ularv to the discursive treatment OF generai
questions and appeals for support on purely
partisan grounds. When he resorts TO compar-
isons and direct attack he exposes himself 20
such painful punishment as Mr.. Tart ana the
President have recently administered. He said
the other day for instance, that the President,
in order to render his Endorsement valuable,
would have to stay in Washington and see that
Mr. Taft made good" That sneering observa-
ton reminds us of the story of the lawyer who
by a slip of the tongue described a statement
made by his brother on the other side as
.putile' wbereupon the judge said: Il am fa-
''miIiar with the word futile and the word
"'puerile,' but what does 'putile' mean?'
"'Putile" promptly responded the lawyer,
means both puerle' and futile.
There Is one fact about the official career of
Mr. Taft which nobody ever pretended to dis
pute until political rivalry suggested disparage-
ment and that is his extraordinary efficiency
in the transaction of a great variety of difficult
and delicate duties Whenever and wherever,
year after year, some knotty problem has had
TO be solved or trying work to be performed 1T
has been probable that Mr.. Taft would be as
signed to it, and certain that II he were 1t would
be we'll done Indeed, he has been universally
known and adnliringy described as 1.-The man
on the job The whole country has felt safe
in advance and satisfied tn the end
And now Mr. Bryan, who has never done a
single thing for the country except to talk TO
IT. and to whom capacity, at his time of life,
for administrative work of any kind can rea-
sonably be attributed, has the effrontery to say
that Mr. Taft needs another mans guarantee
that he will make good" A mere suggestion
of the contrast is enough. Mr.. Bryan's sneer
is '.putile.''
New-York tribune., 1908-09-17
BEHIND THE TIMES.

Ex-Judge Alton B. Parker, in his speech to
the Democratic State Convention at Rochester.
fell into an error-or else created serious
misundersta ndine-in leading his auditors to
think that corporation contributions for po-
liticaI purposes are not now forbidden by both
the New York State and the federal laws. The
Democratic national platform, which MI
Parker helped to frame, exhibited similar
confusion of ideas-a confusion to which we
called attention last July. Here Is what ex-
Judge Parker said yesterday:
NV friends it is not too much to say that it Ia
the highest duty of the hour TO make a contnu-
ance of these relations impossible 1.-THE relations
between corporations and political campaign
fundsl; that the first step is to take away In
this democracy all possibility of further cor
porate contributions to party campaign FUNDS, 10
the end that corporate managers may be leo
tribute the people. And to accomplish this
there should be enacted in every state and py
the Congress statutes Furnishing with 1mprison-
ment all persons concerned in the making OF
corporate contributions for campaign purposes
The people Of the United States must look to
the Democratic party for this relief.
The people of the United States fortunately
do not have TO look to the Democratic party
for this relief. The Republican party has al
ready taken steps TO put an end to corpora
ton contributions in politics. A Republican
Congress passed law forbiddfng corporations
to contribute money in connection with any
election at which President and Vfce-Pres1-
dent, Senators or Representatives in Congress
are voted for and the New York Legislature
has also passed a law forbiddng corporations
TO contribute money in connection with elec-
tons for state and local offices. Many other
states have passed similar laws, and the abuse
of corporation interference in elections has been
practically ended.
Possibly ex-Judge Parker may have meant to
say simply that imprisonment should be the
exclusive penalty for persons acting as agents
for corporations caught giving money for po-
Iitical purposes the federal law prescribing as
penalties file or imprisonment or both. But
if he meant merely this, his general statement
is grossly misleading. The Democratic party,
as usual seems to be exercised over accom-
plishing reform which It's opponents have al
ready accomplished.