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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-10-17

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almost scholastic cast Of feature. no
one would have dubbed him the idle,
INSCRIPTIONS loafer he had proved
himself to be. Absorbed In his own
ill luck" as he called it, even the Ger
tainty Of his poor little wife's end fail
ed to strike an unselfish chord. He be-
gan by abusing what he chose to style
the hospitals lack of resource" Sure
ly If he could not get out Of bed, the
porter could carry him to his wife, ETC.,
etc.
He quite failed to grasp the SHOCK
his sudden appearance as the victim
OF an accident could not fail to have
on one in her condition. His idea Of a
letter seemed to be a detailed account
Of his own injuries, ending with q SEN
timental farewell to herself. Sister
Evelyn's suggestion that he should
write a letter that should give Mary
the comfort Of supposing he was really
in the way Of honest work elected
virtuous refusal to lend himself to any
deceit; but the sister had a way of get
ting people to see things in her light,
and she did not leave till she went
away triumphant with the following
epistle:
"Ashleigh.
Dear Mary: You will be thinking
I ought to have written before, but
I've had so many disappointment that
1 thought it was no good writing. My
luck has turned at last, for I've heard
of a place as handy man a few miles
out from here. There's cottage, too,
none so bad they tell me, and you and
I will tidy it up together. 1t will give
me fresh start, and you the country
air you need. So buck up, old girl.
Your loving husband, BILL"
Stealing softly past No. 21's bed, Sis
ter Evelyn listened to the shallow
breathing with tender thought of the
letter, which, by the by, would bring
comfort to the loyal heart, and in her
room she found a stamp, so as to keep
up the post" fiction. At o'clock she
went down to the hall, noticing, as she
passed, how the curly head turned wa
rily to Sc her CO.. AS she neared the
glass doors on her return, she took the
letter out of her apron pocket, that the
big blue eyes, straining through their
gathering weakness, might see the well
come oblong.
SISTER, is that it! Let me feel 1t.
Thank God!"
The tender-hearted plotter put the
letter In the cold feeble hands. Its
so dark in your corner; I'll fetch my
little lamp and read it to you"
"Will you open it, sister, my hands
are so cold tonight"
"I'll put your shawl over them, and
then you can listen comfortably"
Softly she read the letter, and slip
ping it under the pillow, stole glance
at the radiant happiness that lit up
the dying face.
Thank you, sister. felt it would
come. My Bill only wanted a chance.
Sister, 1 believe I'll get better after
all. 1t wouldn't do to waste my chance,
would it? I think l could sleep bit
now If I tried. The letter will make
me dream Of my Bill"
Her last words and her last
thoughts; but Sister Evelyn, standing
half an hour later at the bedside, took
dissolution into her soul from the peace
on the face of the dead woman.-Phila.
delphia Telegraph.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-10-17
And Save Money.

In the city there's the clang of the troll
legs and their bang,
In the country there's the roosters
early crow;
In the city there's the toot of the b
o'clock salute.
In the country there's the cattle, how
they low!
City life, or country, noise comes upset
ting all your joys,
The jackass gives a hee-haw, or the car
Swiftly goes a-whizzing by, driving sleep
far from your eye;
Oh, you might as well remain rig"
where you are.
Houston Post.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-10-17
pANDE11oNs CAN BE KILLED.

Man Who Has Driven Them from
Lawn Tells How He Did 1t.
There are those who say the dande
lion cannot be killed. I know better
I've tried it," says writer In the Den
yer Post. II have a lawn 200 feet by
$50 feet without dandelion, and l
didn't rip up my lawn, either. It was
made twenty-five years ago, and Is bet
tel to-day than 1t was at any time dur
ing its earlier years. How do l keep
carefully every spring and keep close
watch for their temperance during
the summer, thus avoiding the seeding.
Every spring scatter plenty Of blue
grass seed on my lawn and thus supply
1t with the seed that Is lost to 1t by
reason of frequent cutting. Not only
that, but when l am digging dandelions
l have pocket full Of seed handy and
drop a pinch Of seed in each hole l
make when l extract the dandelion
from the sod.
New grass grows up quickly, fills
the hole and chokes the dandelion.
have neighbors who have spaded up
their lawns half a dozen times since
I planted mine and their lawns are as
full Of dandelions to-day as they ever
were and most of them have thrown I'D
the Job in disgust and given up the
battle 1t has not cost me SO to take
care OF my lawn where it has cost my
neighbors $50. If people would hire
a man in the spring to 60 over the
lawn carefully and systematically and
then put in few hours themselves
digging up the new ones that make
their appearance, It would not be long
before the sod would be strong enough
to choke the pest to death. It takes
work to maintain lawn, but not as
much as some people think. The rea-
son there are 30 many lawns In bad
shape to-day Is due entirely to laziness
on the part of the caretaker. l went
away a few years ago and left my
premises In the care Of a man who
proved too lazy to look after the dan
delions. When l returned, after an alb
sence OF three years found my lawn
solid mass of dandelions. I hired a
rev man and put him to work digging
and seeding az he proceeded. In three
months time my lawn was as good az
ever. It takes time to demolish the
vegetable pest as well as the human
pest"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-10-17

ceiver to the ear
for any great
length of time.
When the tele,
phone conversation
Is Of more than
the ordinary length
the arm holding
the receiver soon
becomes numb. Ac.
cOrdingly he de-
c{~nn6 n cfp,pIo
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-10-17
His Card Tricks.

Mrs. Stryver-We had a most enjoy
able time at Mrs. Hunters tea. COUNT
Tedout was there and kept us mystlneu
for an hour with his tricks with tnS
cards.
Mr.. Stryver (dryly)-He kept Us
mystifled with 'em for three months d.
the club, but we're on to him now
New York World.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-10-17
TELEPHONE ATTACHMENT.

Adjustable Brackets Which Support
Receiver Close To the Ear.
An Indiana inventor has realized
how tiresome and inconvenient is the
necessity of holding a telephone re.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-10-17
True CALAMITY.

She (voyly) Can you guess my age9
He-No. indeed, but whatever it is,
you don't look It.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-10-17

Thousands Of men have talked Of
shooting automobiles, but % far no
one has done It
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-10-17

London's net municipal debt amounts
to S222 101, 800.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-10-17
PERUNA ADVISED FOR
SUDDEN COLDS,
Il Should be Taken According to Di.
recti0ns an the Bottle, at the
First Appearance of the Cold.

st. Joseph, Mich, Sept, 19O1.-Last
winter I caught a sudden cold, which
developed into an unpleasant catarrh
Of the head and throat, depriving me Of
my appetite and usual good spirits. A
friend who had been cured by Peruna
advised me to try it, and I sent for
bottle at once, and I am glad to say that
In three days the phlegm had loosened,
and felt better, my appetite returned
and within nine days was in my usual
good health.
Miss Helen Sauerbier.
edy for colds. No woman should be
without it.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-07-16


The carpenter hurriedIy pushed the
chisel out Of the white. vibrating sun
shine into the cool blue shade
DO you want TO spoil the tools TEN.
per in that heat?" he growled.
But the older carpenter, smiling
soornfully. retorted:
y thought you we're above the silly
superstition that the summer sun
could hurt the temper Of our tools.
Why, man, you triple the suns heat,
and still our tools could lie in the
full blaze unharmed
To temper a ehisel the steel is heat
ed to 400 degrees. To temper axes
and planes a heat Of SO degrees IS
applied Fine saws and augers take
$50 degrees. and hand and pit saws
take 900 degrees.
"Of course the tempered steel can't
be affected till the heat Of its tenn
pering is applied TO it, Throw back,
then. old man your chisel into the
sun. Proof against 4Ss degrees, what
can 10 or so out there on the sand
10 to itq"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-07-16
NEWS THAT TT

You want a newspaper that prints
all the news. do yous
Wei, you's better subscribe for an
other paper The Express prints only
what's ft % print.
There's material for columns Of SEN
sationsl stud in a short story that ap
pears In the Express today. A eyel-
low journal would spin it out and play
it up 70 finish and rr would be eager.
ly deToured BY persons who love to
feast on carrion. We pass it up with
an unembellished statement Of bare
facts II you enjoy that sort Of stuH
go 70 the nsWs-mongers who deal In it,
According 10 our view there II
enough Of the seamy side Of life en-
forced upon our attention every day.
without running after it and display
ing IT In the work OF furnishing In
formation, newspapsy must neces
sarily chronicle some things that are
bad as long as they happen, but it
is the policy Of the Express to play
up" the good things. making the most
Of them. We believe that such q poll
cy is best for a community and IT
makes a paper that is fit 70 go into
any family. Why should a newspaper
dish out columns Of stuff that are not
ft for discussion IN decent society.
The Express won't do II. We repeat
Il; you viii have to look elsewhere
II you want that class Of news.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-07-16
POINTED PARAGRAPHS

Even a shallow man may get deep in
debt
Hard cash is awfulIy hard to do
without
The man who always gets his own
way has a lot OF enemies.
Wine and women may be alike ID
some respects. but age improves wine.
It's the turning point in a Woman's
life when her hair begins to get gray.
A woman may be wrapped up in her
self, but thar isn't her idea Of a stylish
wrap.
People who won't TAKE what they
can get are apt to get what the dis
like to take
It takes a lawyer to draw viii so
that he can get something out Of the
fight over 1t later.
A girl likes TO think that other girls
think she is more attractive than
they pretend to think she is.
There's something wrong with the
woman who isn't chewing something
when she comes out Of a grocery.
When a woman informs a man that
she's going to tell him something fer
his own good it is time for him to
stand from under.-Chicago News
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-07-16
Tabernacle
Meeting

4 vast ihrong listened 10 the sermon
of the pastor at the tabernacle last
night The attention and emotions ey.
ineed were deep and touching. Many
wept and q few surrendered 10 the
Lord It was a pathetic sight TO see
IA hundred parents, brothers and sis
ters on their knees pleading the help
of a plying God to bring back the
thoughtless husbands and children.
Ye men Of Chiekasha. you may let
the Whiri Of amusement and the De-
sire for gold. and the love OF this world
.engross you today and tomorrow. but
the next day you are to face q shroud
and coffin and the judgment. The
preachers theme for the $3.50 service
this evening IN "Your trouble with the
Devils cart While life lasts. those
who hear this sermon win never for.
get Contributed
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-07-16
10 CRIME
Ordinarily staia Individual Points oui
Ho4 Peaceful Han Nay &c Reused
t5 fury 5y Neglect II
the Home.

II suppose. said Nr Phhgmilthroe.
that when everything has been count
ed up and ra5uced 70 final aanlysis It
VII BE- discovered thai the one single,
most prolific cause Of crime IS cold
plates
q wouldn't De understood as saying
that cold plates are direct incite-
meut 70 murder. though it is not i'm
possible that thev might be So but as
a insidious. undermining eanse, as
anAnHuenca leading perhaps Indirect
II but suM with no less certainty, to-
the committing of crime I have no
doubt Yuu would ind cold plates lead
ing an The rest
How often De We hear it said q the
fate 81 nations that Il Is trembling In
the balance ready To be moved this
way 81 thar 81 the slightest touch?
And If this can Be true Of nations,
how much more may It be true Of indi-
Yiduals. who maF be swayed. their for
tunes for THE time settled. or their
whole conduct Of life determined by
the slightest circumstance?
Coming back gov 10 cold plates
You take a man VINO has worked hard
and been harried all day and who
comes home at night tired and wor
RED, and whom a square meal would
brace up nightly and cause to take
q neE view OF life and TO set his
face in the right direction. and you
give this man a good dinner with hot
plates. and don't you see that you
head him Up right and confirm in
him his good impulses? You nail
him. so to speak, you start him OF
right, and you keep him going right;
and there's a man saved
And now you take that same man,
and give him his dinner on cold
plates; and that may be the last
straw that breaks the camers back,
and he may get peevish over It, and
not enjoy his after-dinner smoke, and
get 50 wrought up that he doesn't
sleep well that night, and wakes up
the next morning and goes to business
already tired out and not fit to do
anything, so that he loses bis temper
and IS cross and irritable, and misses
every play he makes and goes on from
bad 10 worse and winds up maybe by
killing somebody before the day is
over. All this is absolutely attrib-
utable to cold plates.
So Of major crimes, such as muir
der and that sort Of thing: but when
# comes to little things. such as plain
sulkiness and kicking over chairs at
home and being cross to the children
and making your wife unhappy and
causing gloom to settle on the house
hold generally. why, these cold plates
have crimes to answer for innu-
merable.
Tall oaks from little acorns grow,
mill-dams break and spread their
devastating waters from leaks that at
first you couldn't put your little finger
through, and I have no doubt that
many disturbing. distressing, harrow
Ing things have been primarily due
to 50 small thing as cold plates
which indeed, as I have said, be.
lieye TO be the one most prolific cause
sf crime
And, taking this view, what a re
sponsibility rests upon those whose
duty 1t is TO see that the plates are
hot For the good OF humanity, II
not for our own comfort, well being
and happiness, give us hot platesl'
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-07-16
DESTINY

sHl slides the stream. and shah for
over glide
Thl -Jrm remains, the function new
er dies:
While VIE. the brave. the mighty.
and she wise
We men who ia the morn Of youth
dehed
The elements. must vanish. Re it sol.
Enough. If something from our hand
have power
TO i've and act and serve a future
hour;
And as if toward the silent tomb
we 20,
Through lore. through hope and
faiths uanscendent dover.
we feel that we are greater than we
know,
! am not aarth-born, though here
delay:
Hopes child, I summon the infinite
powers
And laugh to see the mild and sunny
day
Smile on the Thin and shrunken
autumn hours
I laugh, for hope hath happy place
for me-
# my bark sinks, tbs to another sea-
-gelected.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-07-16
POLITICAL OUTLOOK

~ 81 IaFNH r. 80 g.
Political propheeg wiH constitute
one 81 .he most important American
indusfi during Aa aer tsw m1-ths.
Airss the fellows wae make tables
81 fa sHd bon. oat 8 irreiutabi,
facts and logic the Inevitable outcome
Of ths Eeeembar election srs tg a
their trade and the laboE Wild oa
come more arduou IS he camn
advances
What ere the chance for democrat
lc success and the prospects for reBub-
Iican riet0rgg This q the theme ot
countless columns of speculation taat
win fiIl The newspapers for several
moons
The Express never did lay any SER
ioua claims to prophetic powers but
even without such a gift i g absolute
" safe to assert that Air Bryan vii
be the next occupant Of the White
provided. the democrats can
outrofe the republicans and ther
-barIa The one thing tka. can beat
him Is al enormous siush fund
Tie democrats committee has a.
ready given It out straight that con
tributlons win neither BE- solicited OF
accepted from corporations Or fl large
amounts from anyone. They win rely
wholly upon the free VIII offering oil
honest American voters who are sin
cereiy desirous Of the triumph Of dem
ocratic principles
The selection Of plutocratic cor
poration magnate as treasurer Of the
republican national committee and the
admitted dominance the corporation
element over the Chicago convention.
together with many other unmistak-
able signs an indicate that the mil
ionaires are going to pour out their
coin to secure the election Of Nj.
Taft with a righteous cause that
must appeal to the sense Of right and
justice Of the people. Mz. Bryan does
not need any money for corrupt pur.
poses. All he needs Is for the
rank and fle Of the party win res.
pond with friends sufficient for the
legitimate purposes Of a we'll conduct /
ed campaign
The shameful extravaganza Of The
last congress the raid On prosperity. |
brought about through the policies
which the party in power has follow
ed and the consequent exposure Of the
hypocritical claims Of the republican
party as the only real promoter Of
prosperity; The nomination OF a man
who Is a professed prolege Of the pres
ident On q platform thst practically
repudiates all that yr. Roosevelt has
stood ior, which means that the inter.
ests win dominate II Mr. Taft is
elected-these are facts thar voters
recognize plainly and they furnish an.
pie grounds for the prophecy Of demo
cratlc victory
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-07-16

DO you know. sir, observed P0eu.
cas. that on some days ! feel much
brighter and abler than On others;
those / call my golden days
Ny golden DAYS" returned Proser,
ARE pay days. After these come sil
ver days. when I get down 10 halves
and quarters These are followed BY
my nickel and copper days. Let me
see. now, this is Friday, isn't 1T An.
ysa; then this Is one Of my brass days
lend me a iveT, win f7-Bostou
Transcript.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-07-16
COMMERCIAL CLUB CORNER


The citizens Of chIckasha slow 10 move but rba they
get started On good and needful thing they go the limit
Now 70 say that The good limit church work
may not be the genuine Simon expression for giving literally
but Il fits here and we're going 10 back peddle
When people they have good thing be,
them as rule they come handsomege
"Hat me citizens Of chickasha voluntarily the Methodist
church in about hours proves the thfuese of i
statement = ~
the church s W s
The has been paid
This speaks volumes for chczashas citizenship
But the good work does stop there
Today the Baptist congregation T. erecting aa ~ ,t e.
Of worship D e city
WIN he grand ana beautiful structures have been erected
mere within Two years and nov being built chcash can soon m
justly called, The CITY Churcbes7
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-07-16

The decay Of any real power Of
thinking is an adequate explanation
Of a deal Of the early mortality Of
prosperous middle life The business
man OF 40 is often content 10 live in
the mere practice, AZ a matter Of
habit, Of what be has acquired. He
eats and drinks too much. and the
higher brain centers waste for want OF
exercise. He dies from stupidity.
there is nothing left to keep hin
aiiye--London Lancet.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-07-16
WEEDS MUST co

1t Is quite true that there are many
evident advantages I'm having the state.
ly weed forests II streets alleys and
yards about town.
In clarion tones ney proclaim the
fertility Of our soil and at the same
time they furnish shady retreats fof
the weary traveller who would find re.
lief from the burning rays Of the noon.
day sun The numerous groves afford
deHghtfal places Tor picnic parties and
also harbor the merry mosquito. These
advantage are 50 obvious that no Ar.
gument IS necessary TO show that our
weeds are indeed a valuable asset
But
We must weigh its Disadvantages
ALSO
There are a lot Of foolish people. ut.
teriy lacking "a The aesthetic sense.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-07-16

The Baptist folks are having a great
revival Hot weather can't head OF
the Baptists. The pastor and his peo-
pie are doing good work and should
be encouraged in it.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-07-16

The challenge stage in the campaign
for members Of the legislature has
been reached Look out for our old
friend 'Tie Nailed. next.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-07-16
AT The BIJOU

The Biiou has taken on the cheap
or so-called 4high-classa vaudeville.
but they continue to show only the best
and latest films. The program is the
best we have ever had. The feature
Of this program is "A Western Rom
ance in the Days Of AZ This pic
tare IS full Of the spice Of western
life Real COW boys and real Indians
do real riding and real war dancing.
OF course there IS love story in
connection. A cowboy falls fin love
gith an Indian maiden and after res
cuing her from the whirlpool rapids
Of waterfall over which she Is seen
10 come, they fall in love and after a
strenuous time with her father they
marry. This Is 1000 feet OF fine new
film. The program is as follows:
A Western Romance of the Jays
of 40.
The Imperial Canal Of China.
Poverty and Probity,
And an illustrated song True
Hearts by Fred Caro-
Come where the lights shine.
Remember the price, 8 cents.
7-15-2t
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-07-16

Miss Leila LauehHn went 10 oklaho.
ma City this morning for a few days
visit with friends and relatives
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-07-16

Trade with the home merchants. It
helps TO make better town.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-07-16

The crops are growing and Oklahc
ma will prosper this season.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-07-16

Where Is the fellow who said it
would never quit raining2
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-07-16

Mrs &. A. Hemuings Of Cement is
shopping IN the city today
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-07-16

# A Bloss farmer from near ce.
ment was trading IN the city today.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-07-16

Read the messages of the Express
advertisers.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-06-06
Liaht-Toed Gentry.

"The best pickpockets," said the de-
tective, "are the Hindoos. You have
to call them light-toed as well as light
fingered, for they can lift watch or
purse as easily with their feet as with
their hands. Trained from childhood,
these bare-footed rascals are wonder
fully skillful with their toes. This
gives them great advantage. A Hin
doc in a crowd will stand with his
arms ostentatiously folded and sneak
with his foot the wallet from your
trousers pocket"