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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-11-14
Very sagacious.

A farmer had a very sagacious dog
which he had trained to count his
sheep as they passed through partic-
ular opened gate, against which a pile
Of stones were placed for the dogs nsa
AS each sheep passed through the dog
placed one Of the stones aside. One
day, much to the farmers surprise, he
found the dog trying to break stone
In half, and on himself counting thu
hock he found there had been an ad.
dition in the night Of lamb
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-11-14

Mrs. Mugins-My husband is per
feet crank Mrs. Bugins-All husbands
are, my dear. Mrs. Mugins-But fancy
a man who complains that my mustard
plasters are not as strong as those his
mother used to make.-Stray Stories.
TITS such a small chunk of ice Won
give me for fifty pounds complained
the housewife. But notice, ma'am. the
firm and excellent quality Of it," said
the iceman. "In buying ice your motto
should be Not how much, but how
good "-Chicago Tribune.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-11-14

Inc CuSLOmer-v L uvus1Iu a Gu.
from you few weeks ago you said you
would be willing to supply a new part
if l broke anything. The Motor Agent
Certainly, sir. What can 1 have the
pleasure Of providing you with? The
Customer want pair of new ankles,
a floating rib, left eye, three yards of
cuticle, a box Of assorted finger-nails,
four molars, two bicupsids, and a fun
ny-bone.-The Sketch
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-11-14
Mint Jelly.

Many persons like anything Of food
variety containing gelatine, and the
usual meat jellies contain such, but a
splendid jelly to serve with cold or
warm meat is mint jelly, the bulk
Hlade with apples. Cook the apples the
salne as for apple jelly, strain the juice
and add a handful Of crushed mint.
Doll until the flavor is extracted, strain
twice and add the same amount Of SUI
gar and boil until a thick jelly is
torned. Grape juice can be favored
Al the same manner, and also cranberry
JUICE which is really delicious when
favored with fresh mint.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-11-14

Anarchist Goldman is going to Aus
tralia. On the part of the congregation
there will be no objection to her going
still farther away if the transportation
facilities are good
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-11-14
To Soften
the Hands

housewives who find their hands Of
Ten hard and stained from their work
viii find the following recipe valuable !:
10 soften the hands and remove the
stalns put a couple of handfuls of bran
III bowl of soapsuds made from Elec-
Ilc Floating Soap. Keep the hands
~ this, brushing, rubbing and soaking
ulem thoroughly in the warm mixture,
winch should be of the consistency of
Hln cruel. This is healing and soften
sns Cold boiled potatoes will also
.ieanse the hands and keep the skin
sui and healthy.
Cheap soaps withan excess of Akali
I"use the hard lines and seams on the
aahds' Besides its superior cleansing
Iiuailtls, Electric Floating Soap will
" found useful for many of the clean
lug problems that come up in the ex-
Nilence of the housekeeper
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-11-14

Always shake in Aliens Eoot.Ea.. j.
pow1er. 1t cures hot, sweating, aching.
5si3. "A feet: Cures corns. IMPROVING
shoe stores, Csc. Don't accent an . ~hu
s.lntute: sample mailed FREE. Addres.
Allen 5. Olmsted. Le Roy. N. Y
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-11-14

ETTC St. Vitus' Dance and Nervous Diseases
~ permanently cured by DR.. Khnes
Great Nerve Restorer Send for FREE $500 trial
bottle and treatise. Dr. r. II. Kline Id, 931 Arch
St., PHILADELPHIA Pa.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-11-14

man named Stitch rescued a num-
Der of persons from a burning building
before the arrival Of the fire depart
ment. Thus is the truth of an old say
ing demonstrated.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-11-14
Peppers Stuffed With Chee.>

Take green peppers, seed and boil
ten minutes in water in which has been
put pinch of soda. Fill with grated
cheese, dip in water and fry in hot
q ri
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-11-14

Mothers will and Mrs. w1nslow's sootb,no
esIup the pest remedy TO use for their ehiidyen
ourlng the teetn;ng period.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-11-14

If you want to set woman crazy.
advertise a good dish pan for ten cents
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-11-14

Turn 1attery wrong side out ana you
have SANDER.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-11-14

Merchant-In give you a POSITION as
Jerk to start with, and pay you what
you are worth. Is that satisfactory?
AppIicant-Oh. perfectly; but-er-dd
you think the firm can afford it?-Illus-
trated Bits.
First Weather Bureau Man-Where's
that flag we hang out when there's go
ing to be fair weather? Second Wealth
er Bureau Mani hung it out last week
and a storm came up and carried it
av-Philadelphia Bulletin.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-11-14
Keister's Ladies'
Tailoring College

Designing, Cutting, Fitting, Tailoring
and Dressmaking Taught. French patterns
cut. Positions secured graduates. Write
for terms. 1909, 18th Avenue, Seattle
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-11-14

;. The sure and safe corn cure. Re-
lieves pain and inflammation instantly.
It is dangerous to cut corns Get
Cornicide from your druggist. Send
25c to Cornicide Co., 604 Pike St.
Seattle.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-10-02
PENSION ROLL
GROWS SMALLER
ARMY OF GOVERNMENT BENEFIT
Charles CONTAINS FEWER
NAMES EVERY YEAR.
ONCE REACHED A MILLION.
Many Veterans of Wars Have Returned
to Native Lands to Spend De- =,
clining Years.
UNCLE SAM A GENEROUS PRovIDER

There are fewer persons on the Unit
ed States pension roll today than at
any time for the past fifteen years, says
the Brooklyn Eagle. The army of the
beneficiaries from the governments
bounty at last seems to be ON the down
ward grade, in point of numbers. There
are now only $751; S7 lert, and at the
rate at which death is cutting into the
ranks the total will have shrunk to 9OO.-
700 before another year.
Million Mark Reached
The high-water mark in the pension 5
was reached in 1904, when for brief
period there We're more than 100000
persons ON the roll The spectacle of
this enormous number of persons draw
ing monthly checks from the govern
ment frightened the Republican leaders
tor while. So long as the army was
kept within six figures it was found COM
paratively easy to defend the liberal pen
sion policy. No mention will be found
n the report of the commissioner of
tensions of the fact that at one time
more than 100000 pensioners were on
the roll. The figures are given for fiscal
years only, and the high-water mark was
touched i'll August. Before June 30
came around again the figures had gone
back into the hundreds of thousands.
so that so far as the official reports go,
the highest point reached was 500, 446.
The pension roll prior to the present
year, had been growing larger and
larger with a regularity that attested
the eagerness for business of the pen
sion attorney. 1t assumed visible size
after the Civil war, for in 1866 it num-
bered 10000. From that time on its
expansion was as steady as j. Pierpont
Morgans income. In 1880 there were
100000 pensioners; in 1890 there were
$4,000; in 1900 there were $4,000.
How Pensioners Increased.
The following table shows the upward
climb of the list:
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-10-02
PRESCRIBED CUTICURA

fter other Treatment Fai1ed-Raw
Eczema on Baby's Face Had
Lasted Three MOnths-At Last
Doctor Found Cure.
Our baby boy broke out with &C.
zema on his face when one month old.
One place on the side Of his face the
size of nickel was raw like beefsteak
for three months, and he would cry
out when bathed the parts that were
sore and broken out. I gave him
three months treatment from good
doctor, but at the end Of that time the
child was no better. Then my doctor
recommended Cuticura. After using
q cake Of Cuticura Soap, third OF
box Of Cuticura Ointment, and half
bottle of Cuticura ResOlvent he was
we'll and his face was as smooth as any
baby's. He is now two years and
half old and no eczema has reappeared.
Mrs. Nj. L. Harris, Alton, Kan, May
IA and June -. 1907"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-10-02
On a New Footing.

Absalom Foote, an eccentric old man,
who had grown tired Of lif in the city,
decided to move to some smaller town,
free from the roar of traffic, the hustle
of confusion of the thronging multitude,
where he could end his days TRANQUILITY,
as became man of his age. In casting
about for a location his eye CHANGED to
light upon the advertisement in a viii
lage paper, of one Thomas n. Foote,
who wanted to dispose of his boot and
shoe store, at a bargain. having made
up his mind to remove to the city.
That's the very thing" he said, sell
inc shoes is a nice, easy occupation. 1t
will give me just enough to do to keep
me from stagnating, and it won't wear
me out with overwork. I'll investigate
It. It's queer, though. that his name is
Foote, my name is Foote, he wants to
come to the city, and I want to go to
the country"
A visit to the little town decided him.
He liked its appearance and location.
He was pleased. moreover, with
Foote's shoe store" and bought it, good
will and all, at bargain.
Well" said the other Mr.. Eoote,
'you won't have to change the sign"
NO." he answered, slowly. ''I'1l just
add a little to it,
The next day he added this, just below
the sign:
This place has changed feet" YOUTH
COMPANION.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-10-02

BIGGEST BUFFALO HERD LEFT.
Is Expected to Number Close to a
Thousand This Year.

4 report comes from Alberta, Cana a,
bat the largest buffalo herd in the
Scrld. which is corralled near the town
Lamont has wintered we'll. From the
] me the roundup of the herd commenced
b Montana last year less than l12 per
Rnt have been lost or died.
4 ACCORDING to Fur News, arrangements
d being made to bring up another 800
Fad and Michael Pablo is engaged in
citing them together Oh his ranch in
Aentana. Last year the 400 head
Fought to Canada We're shipped by
@eight trains, but several were killed
u loading and unloading.
s This year an attempt will be made
y drive the herd up from Montana to
bis place. q distance of over eighty
ailes. Th'S eighty mile drive of 400
old buffalo will be one of the greatest
Undertakings in the history of COW
|lnching.
& The government is calling for tenders
pr a wire fence around this preserve
NlIch will be over seventy miles long
Rd will cost approximately $4,000
lie preserve is so arranged that for
aghty miles the railroad runs along one
dc, giving passengers a chance to see
DC herd.
8 This is even now the largest herd of
sgffalo in the world. With the arrival
s the other herd this spring it will be
Rubled, and before the end of the year
is expected to number close upon q
EkouSand head, with a net increase of
@lIy % per cent. annually
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-10-02
AN ENGINEERS SPARROW.
Has Fondness for Railroad Men-Queer
Nesting Place.

Jim is the name Of sparrow which is
the pet of the engine drivers and firemen
at one end of the railway centers in the
north of Scotland.
He was Matched within the noisy pre-
cincts of busy locomotive stable, but
falling out of the nest before being fully
t1edged was placed in a cage and tender
" cared for in the railway office. On
the third day he began to be friendly,
and in very short time was flying all
over the room, and even allowed himself
to be petted
In fact, he quickly became so tame
that one day when his owner 1.-THE local
railway engineer) was writing he flew
onto his hand and quietly fell asleep.
and when about six months old began to
accompany him on his daily rounds
among the engines in the yard, perched
jauntily on his shoulder, or hopping con-
tentedly by his side.
He chooses very queer places for his
nests, the oldest and most awkward so
far being the inside breast coat pocket
Of his owner, whom he would follow
wherever he went, stufing the selected
pocket with miscellaneous nesting mate
rial. Jim is now six years old.-Animals'
Friend
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-10-02
Back Negro Doll Factory.

At the meeting of the Colored National
Baptist association, composed of negro
leaders from all parts of the world, in
session at Lexington, KY, the following
resolution was passed:
Whereas. Our publishing board at
Nashville, Tenn, under the management
of DR.. r. II. Boyd, is prepared to supply
long felt need in factory for negro
dolls; and
Whereas, Our people for nearly half a
century, because of the uncomely and
deformed features of negro dolls, have
spent thousands of dollars on white dolls
for Christmas, etc. therefore, be it
Resolved, That we do here and now
give our Endorsement and hearty APPROX
al of the negro doll factory and not only
urge the patronage of the people of our
churches as Baptists, but Of the race at
large throughout the United States"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-10-02
Tramp with Manicure Set.

A real aristocratic tramp honored the
Twenty fourth district police station
with his presence last night. when
Joseph Gregor of Russia applied for a
nights lodging. Though his clothing was
sadly out of repair, Gregor looked as
though he was not a stranger to soap
and water, and he said he had seen bet
ter days. His fastidious tastes were
shown in the property taken from his
clothing. It included manicure set, a
razor, two cakes of toilet soap, mirror,
shaving paper, a lead pencil and pad
of paper. The two last-named articles
Gregor said he employed in taking OBJ
servations of his travels through Amer
lea. He had also a 800 bill in his pos
session, but it was of the stage variety
Gregor, who is about forty years DID, has
been working on farms around Brides
burg, but he got out of employment and
was obliged to appeal for shelter: The
police accommodated him.-Philadelph
Record.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-10-02
FRENCH WOMAN SCOUT.
Nine. May Risked Her Life to Gain In
formation

An application for license to open a
tobacco bureau has brought to public
notice in France a forgotten war hero
ine Mime. May, who in 1870 dis
tinguished herself by a series of daring
exploits.
She was born in 1874 near lie Mars,
and was living at Metz at the time the
war broke out She offered her services
as scout and was accepted. At first
she drove about the country in ii cart,
and after some time adopted masculine
attire, which would permit her more cas-
lily to move about among the soldiers.
Her cleyerness i'll avoiding detection,
As we'll as her courage, was soon recog-
nized. and she was charged with car
rying important dispatches to the far
thest outposts along the frontier vii
lagos. which exposed her constantly to
the risk of being caught and shot as a
spy.
She was, in fact, captured one day as
she was carrying three important mes
sages through the enemy's lines to
the commander of the besieged forces at
Thionville. She was searched by the
Germans, who, to their honor be it said,
treated her most decently and sent her
away free, but with strict orders not
to cross their lines again.-Paris Cor.
London Telegraph.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-10-02

uon George w. Honey, National
rhanain {. Y. e., ex-Chaplain Fourth
E';Sconsp Cavalry, exTreasurer State
\ Wisconsin. and ex-Quartermaster
neral State of Texas G. A. R., writes
ham 100 First St. n. E., Washington.
b C., as follows;
Il cannot 100 highly recommend your
srenaration for the relief of catarrhal
.eoubIes in their various forms. Some
HAMMERS of my own family have used
4 with most gratifying results. When
shpr remedies failed, Peruna proved
nost eficaciOus and cheerfully certi-
n ia IFS curative excellence"
Mr. Fred l.. Hebard, for nine years a
|esding photographer of Kansas City.
III located az the northeast corner of
so,b and Grand AYES, cheerfully gives
2hp following testimony: ut is a proven
lact that Paruna will cure cafarrh and
il griDDe. and as a tonic it has no
lanai Druggists have tried to make me
4 Ee something else just as good but
Perma is good enough for me-"
Pe=ru-na in Tablet Form.
For two wears DR.. Hartman and his
ss,jstants have necessarily labored to
npate Peruna in tablet form, and their
srpnuous labors have just been crowned
Enh success. People who object to
Icud medicines can now secure Peru
In tablets, which represent the solid
Medicinal ingredients of Peruna.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-10-02
A Convenient Separation.

A commercial traveller struck small
Arkansas town and asked the landlord
of the one hotel to have his trunks sent
to the sample room.
won't be no use" the host drawled'
removing the stem of his corn-cob from
between his teeth. ''Yo' couldn't git no.
body to come look at 'em. Yo' have to
tote 'em round to tn sto's yo-self."
whats that man waiting for! he
has been sitting on that goods box all
day, with a gun across his knees, the
drummer remarked that afternoon.
That's one of tn Johnson boys-Jim
Feud between them an tn Cowpers.
He's waitin' fer Bill Cowper to come
long"
And where is Bill:'
Hes settin' on a box cross the
square waitin' fer olm to come long"
''Hew long has the feud lasted-how
many have been killed." the drummer
asked. grasping at the hope that some
thing exciting would happen.
"Oh. not long-'bout a year." the land
lord replied. ''Ain't nobody killed yet.
Yo' see. Their Johnsons live out this-a-
way. an ther Cowpers on Their other side
of town. an they amt happened to run
across each other so fer. Philadelphia
Ledger.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-10-02
To Propagate the Golden Trout

The United States fish commission
Inounces that within a few years one
the gamest and showiest species of
Re fish kingdom probably will be caught
D Of thousand streams in all parts
the country where it is now to be
1nnd IN but one. and that q most remote
rook The rare fish has been named
+ Roosevelt golden trout, because of
Resident Roosevelt's efforts to preserve
from threatened determination. The
poSeyelt golden trout at present is the
EGduct solely of Volcano creek, tur-
plent water course of fifteen miles i'll
ngth on the slopes of Mount Whitney,
e. After repeated efforts the commits
SH obtained number of the trout
ahch were sent to the fish cultural
Etlol ut Bozeman, Mont, and Lead
pc Colo. for propagation. Encourag-
3 news has been received from these
Rnons to the effect that a sufficient
Raluty OF eggs has been obtained for
ssttehlng the stock through streams in
alerent parts OF the country.-Portlan
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-10-02
CREMATION STILL UNPOPULAR.
The Number of Incinerations Growing
but Slowly from Year to Year.

In spite of the strong sanitary argu-
ments advanced in favor of it, the prac-
tice of cremating dead bodies of human
beings is but slowly gaining favor This
fact is confessed in the annual report
of the French International Cremation
society at Paris.
This society is doing it's utmost to in
duce the French people to burn rather
than to bury their dead. Owing to it's
efforts the number of incinerations is
growing from year to year, but the in
crease is hardly perceptible.
Most of the cremations in France oc-
cur in Paris. as the country do not take
to this method of disposing of the dead.
America. the report says, has the largest
annual number of crematIons. There
are thirty-six crematories in the United
States. in which last year nearly 1000
bodies were consumed.
The greater number of the cremations
in this country, it is claimed, take place
in the case of foreigners. Germany has
fifteen crematories, which last year in
cinerated nearly 5000 bodies. In the
Argentine republic there We're 976 Gre
nations. in Switzerland 721, in Great
Britain 705 and in Italy 442.-Leslie' 8
Weekly
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-10-02
Handy Measures for oHusewives.

A woman who cooks cannot always
have scales at hand, yet it is very neces-
sary to observe proper proportions in the
admixture of ingredients. Here are
methods of weighing and measuring
with apparatus always at hand:
Liquids-One pint of liquid equals one
pound. Two gills of liquid equals one
cup. Four cups of any liquid equals
one quart. -Four teaspoons of liquid
equals one tablespoonful. An overflow
ing tablespoonful of liquid is equal to a
wineglassful.
Butter-One cup of butter equals one
half pound. A pint of butter equals one
pound. Butter the size of an egg"
equals two ounces. One tablespoonful of
butter equals one ounce. Butter the
size of a walnut equals once ounce.
Flour-One quart of sifted flour equals
one pound. Three cups of coornmeall
equals one pound -Four cups of bread
-four equals one pound. Two tablespoons
of flour equals one ounce.
Sugar-TWo cups of graduated or
brown sugar equals one pound: One
pint of sugar equals one pound. Two
cups and a half of powdered sugar
equals one pound.
Miscellaneous-Ten eggs equal one
pound. One pint of chopped meat equals
one pound. There are thirty tablespoons
of coffee in one pound. -Four large
stalks of celery will make one quart
when diced. Two quartes of ice cream
will serve ten persons. One quart OF
chicken aicE weighing s1a pounds before cook;
ing will make a quart of meat diced
when cooked One quart of chicken
meat and one quart of celery dressed
with mayonnaise will serve ten people.
A 15-pound ham will weigh only about
7 when boiled. One and half pounds
of butter will spread 100 slices of bread
for sandwiches.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-10-02
His ADVANTAGE.

Tive Irishmen were digging a sewer.
One of them was il Dig, strong man
about feet inches in height. and the
other one was little, puny man about
4 feet inches. The foreman came
along to see how the work was progress
ing. and noticed that one of them was
doing more work than the other. Look
here he cried, show is it that little
Dennis Dugan, who is only half your
size. is doing nearly twice as much work
as you. Patrick CHANGING down to
his partner. Pat replied, And why
shouldn't he? Amt he nearer to it?-
Kansas City Independent.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-10-02
4 Greek Revival.

! went to see the revival of one of the
" oy an old Greek author who lived
s1 dreadfully long time ago"
Did you enjoy it?"
|, Ever ". so much. 1t was awfully quaint
Y IAe gowns and sandals were very be-
'tnlhg And | am sure l never heard
81 En-, stately language"
w " no was the author?"
aG;IySlpelas, l think "-Cleveland Plain
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-10-02
Mrs. Palmerer resides in Brookfeld, \

The last surviving widow pensioner
of the War of the Revolution was Esther
S. Damon of Plymouth Union, Vt, who
died in November, 1906. aged 81. The
last survivor of the War of the Revolu-
ton was Daniel f. Bakeman, who died
in Freedom, Cattaraugus county, New
York on April ), 1869. at the ripe old
age of 100 years. There are more than
five hundred widows of the War Of 1912
remaining on the pension roll.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-10-02
Cancelled Money Orders.

The other day some 300 tons of waste
paper was shipped out of this city to a
paper mill in Michigan to be ground into
pulp This stock represented the accu-
mutations of four years of Cancelled mon
ey orders, totaling 100000 sheets and
once representing value of 81 800, OOO,-
OOO-W ashington Star.