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The Illinois issue. (Chicago, Ill. ;) 1906-1912, 1908-12-04
THE ILLINOIS ISSUE
Not A Saloon Victory

When Governor Harris of Ohio was defeated for re-
election by Judge Harmon, the saloon crowd imme-
ard f., I'm yell of triumph. Most of the liquor
papers mas claimed that the defeat Of Harris was
a saloon victory.
But Bonforts Wine and Spirit Circular, the biggest
of the whisky organs in its Ohio correspondence adj
mts that the liquor forces have little if anything to
The situation is explained thus
''The election Of Judge Harmon made pos
sble by the fact that in the country districts Harris
did not poll much more than his normal strength
The 'drys,' in other words, voted for Harmon and
Harris along party lines to great extent.
'Whle the election of Judge Harmon greatly en-
couraged the liberal forces and seemed to be a
blow at the Anti-Saloon League, the local option
elections since held have shown the usual dry
maiorites In some counties good-siZed Cities IN
Guiding GAINESVILLE and Findlay, have been placed
in the dry column although against the will OF
majority of the voters of the cities. Encouraged by
this the Ant-Saloon League announces that it will
press the fight in practically every county OF the
state, and it also announces its opposition to any
license law. It is considered possible that an at
tempt may be made to force vote in Erie county,
the center of the wine business, although this
county which gave Taft plurality of nearly 4OO,
gave Harmon plurality Of nearly 1000, purely on
the local option issue.
s'To the impartial observer it would appear that
the election of Governor Harmon, and the makeup
of the Legislature, insures against any law for
statewide prohibition. At the same time there is
no prospect of change in present laws, and the
county local option law will not be repealed. 1t
looks very much as if at least threefourths OF the
counties of the state will be voted dry"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-01-25
Girls and ssOld Maids.

Never sheer, girls, at an unhappy
"old maid" Once she was very likely
just as sweet and young and sunny
hearted as yourselves. But she missed
the road which may, perhaps. lead you
to sweetheart and a prospect Of mar
ried happiness. OF. course, she was
wrong to turn sour
To brood over things that cannot be
helped Is weak-spirited. There are
many roses to be gathered in the gar
den Of life over and beyond the ro--
nance belonging to men and maids.
Success and happiness can be won by
any girl Of to-day, even IL nobody
comes to WOO. But neither is likely to
come to the girl who, when love fails
her, sits down to weep and wall over 4
might-have-been marriage.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-01-25
story Of soiOurner Truth


The late Theodore Tilton, who boast
ed that he had never had pipe, cigar
or cigarette in his mouth, used to de-
clare that the most inveterate smoker
he ever knew was Sojourner Truth, the
famous freedwoman reformer and lee
turer. He was wont to tell how one
day, when the venerable dame, then
about 80 years old, was on a visit to
his house, she sat smoking her pipe BY
the chimney corner, when George w.
Bungay, the author Of several eloquent
anti-tobacco tracts, called to see her.
Aunt Sojourner,' he said, Il revere
your character, but deplore your
smoking, for it will keep yon forever
out Of heaven"
..Lawkes, honey, how so?" she asked.
Because, Aunty," he rejoined, ''you
know. that, according to the Good Book.
nothing entereth there that drileth.
Now, how do you expect to get into
heaven with your breath defled BY to-
bacco?"
"Lawkes, honey" answered the OLD
negress, sswhen / 60 to heaven I 'specf
to leave my bren behind me ]"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-01-25
Don,ts for Husbands.

-
Don't hang about the kitchen giving
advice about this and that, unless you
allow your wife the same privilege at
your place Of business.
Don't show all your kindness and
courtesy away from home and let only
the ugly side Of your disposition mani
fest itself at home.
Don't listen to the man who begins
to criticise his wife in public; advise
him to settle those things in the pri-
vacy Of his own home.
Don't forget that your own family
has as much right to pleasant greet
ing when met as the business or social
acquaintance next door.
Don't be lavish in your expenditure
for downtown lunch and cigars while
you think out plans for greater econo-
my in the family grocery bill.
Don't allow any quarrels to crop out
before children or servants, leaving all
such things reserved for private dis
cussion, with mutual confidence and
kindness.
Don't demand an itemized report Of
every cent you give her, and If she
makes an unwise expenditure think
how many times you have given her
the same example.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-01-25

The henpecking wife's greatest crime
IL her ignorance Of the meaning Of the
marriage vow. She actually believes
that she has right to dictate to her
husband, to fret at him, to nag him, to
order his way Of living just because
she is married to him. Why must q
mans personal liberty be at an end
because he has taken unto himself a
wife? Every man and woman Is per-
son and is entitled to certain liberties,
certain freedom Of action, certain re-
spect from other persons, but the hen
pecking wife doesn't recognize any OF
these laws.
Woman admires manliness, yet the
woman who restricts her husbands
personal liberty makes dummy OF
him. He has arms and legs, tongue
and teeth, even brain, but these he
Eaust not use as he chooses. He must
hate as she hates, love whom she loves,
eat as she eats, think as she thinks,
believe as she believes, even to the
worshiping of her God. She scolds;
thinks she has right to-. Worse, she
jaws. II he spills his coffee she jaws.
If he tracks in mud-she jaws. If he
forgets to mail letter she jaws.
The henpecking wife feels too much
responsibility. II her husband talks
too much, speaks too loudly, laughs
too heartily, she takes his sin upon her
own shoulders and Is 80 mortified"
Why? She doesn't care how loudly the
grocer laughs Her husband isn't a
piece Of her that she must be RESPONSE
BILE for his vocal defects.
A man is person, married or sin
gle. The marriage VOW contains no
clause which gives a woman the right
to rob her husband of it's free Will !; nor
does it say that she can lose her tenn
per and scold him with impunity. No
matter how much he loves her, he Is in
no way part Of her. He is being,
an individual, with just as much right
to his personal belief, aims, ambitions,
hopes, fears, habits, as he had before
he married her.
When women learn these truths they
will have too much respect for the in
dividuality, the strength, the personali-
ty of their husbands to allow them
selves to develop into henpecking
wives.-Cynthia Grey.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-01-25

At the hem of the circular skirts
wide Greek or other conventional bor-
ders are shown in heavy and beauti-
full braids with velvet or fur intro
duced, and the skirt trains ever 80 lit
tie. The waist to gown like this
(for these costumes are In three parts,
the coat usually on Directoire lines).
has a square or ,v-neck for a guimpe
yoke; at the edge the border design
again appears, but in a smaller pat
tern. The yoke is of filet, Irish, or
Florentine, as taste and purse may in
spire; all are good.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-01-25

door to some other man who Is more
thoughtful enter the affinity, the
'.soul mate" =. nothing more than new
names for old things, for the man or
woman who makes existence pleasant
It is probable that we would never
have heard the names had not human
ity reached such a point OF careless
ness. We take life SO seriously that
we find no time to foster sentiment be-
yond a certain prescribed limit.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-01-25

No baby can be well IL its liver does
not act with the utmost regularity.
The slightest variation In Its functions
requires immediate attention, and the
longer treatment Is deferred the more
dimcult viii be the cure. q
Torpldity rather than over-activity Il
likely TO be the cause az trouble il this
organ when cold weather begins. The
symptoms Of this state ar easy u al
cover. 81 Il
e - case of torpid Liver d ! hairy
almoet rear old, who II still being
nursed and glvep no bottle food lackI
cf nourishment a sometimes tie cauue
That 4 I baby literally Is not ksttire
enensh nculishmenf for the liver IS.
have anything upon which - acf MI
A = out of health ID. con- uuence
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-01-25
Table Manners.

Fl =
The following general rules, the OBJ
seryance OF which will reduce the
chances OF contagion. have been laid
down By Prof. H. w. Conn, professor
of biology in Wesleyan University.
Eat the right kinds and quantity o.
food, and at suitahseI- tt1ans3s V
The food should always besgell mas
ticated.
No overeating nor excessive drink
Ing.
Do not eat too often nor too greatAf
variety at the same meal.
Do not take cold liquids SO as to
chill the stomach, nor drink too much
with food
If drink other than water is needed,
take that which contains nourishment,
rather than that which has none.
Stimulants should very rarely bs
taken.
Do not spit on the door.
Do not put the fingers in the mouth.
Do not wet the fingers in the mouth
for the purpose OF turning the leaves
OF book, especially library books in
as much as book leaves are sometimes
the lurking places Of disease bacteria.
Do not put pencils IN the mouth.
Do not put money in the mouth.
Turn aside from others when cough.
What to Eat.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-01-25
Az to Letter Writin..


It is well-knoWn fact that nobody
writes letters nowadays. It is true we
spend vast deal OF time at our writ
Ing table, that we consume unton
quantities Of ink and pibs, while CIR
stationery bill is by no means the most
modest item Of our ever-increasing ex-
penditures.
But we neither write nor receive let
tiers. The utmost we do Is to dash OF
notes" in answer to Invitations, to
"scrfbble few lines Of congratula-
ton or sympathy, as the case may be.
with q friend; to express briefly but
forcibly our dissatisfaction with our
dressmaker. or our surprise Of onr mil
liners account.
As for our absent relations. 81 the
rare occasions when we remember
their existence at all, we send them our
love on post card with few details
about the weather. ending In tearing
haste" with the hope that they win
write soon and tell US ali their news.
Of course, they never do, which Il
Just as well, az II they did We should
IN all probability never have time Is
wade through their letters
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-01-25
COLLEGE Woman's Creed.

College Woman's Greed.
I believe in the home and the fam
lily.
I believe In sane and rational daily
housekeeping, to which I am ready to
give the necessary amount Of time and
energy.
believe it Is my duty to scrutinize
my manner Of living and to determine
what useless financial burdens I am
carrying.
believe that the result Of my home
life should be the health and good tenn
per Of my family and the sense Of liv.
ing the life Of the spirit as well a. Of
the body.
/ believe 1t Is my duty to proportion
my expenses to my income IN such 9
WY as to make home OF comfort and
simplicity without undue anxiety.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-01-25

Remember, brothers" shouted the
orator Of the strenuous life, II haven't
any use for mollycoddles."
The very old gentleman who was sit-
ting IN the last row removed bis pipe
and retorted.
oval, by heck, mister, even Il you
haven't any use for Molly Coddles
yeou needn't stand thar and talk be-
hind her back. seein' that she = not
present to defend herself. !"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-01-25

This gown Is made Of ecru cloth and
trimmed with folds Of hight brown taf-
feta. Collar and sleeve bands Of white
voile, embroidered in gold thread.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-05-12

For expressing the view that vital necessity the continued sue
the Prohibition that there be to the
old esome but reud that prohibition does not
prohibit and for stating that special interest would therefore be taken
watching Georgia experiment The Star vaousy criticised
little less than month ago 1t appears from Mainland literature
since hand the subject that quarters the view of
the held and without Prohibition anxiety One
example found the writings of William E. Curtis who has done
lot of investigating the spot John Temple Graves article
thuac in sympathy for the itself in the June Cosmopo-
ltan closes with the following:
Well the experiment of prohibition to have long fair
trial in the of Georgaas fair perhaps the theory
has had in history. The churches the farmers the manufac
turers and the make up the public opinion which
would give it the clear and unquestoned right of If
prohibition with these mighty adjutans fails to prohibit
Georgia. the theory will be discredted for hundred years
The innings is big with fate and instinct with crisis
the prohibition all the South, but the signs of the
times point enduring victory.
Nh Graves says that the greatest influence bringing about the
prohibition law that of the churches and the effect of vile
liquors upon the negro population He agrees with Curtis and other
writers that Georgia much improved especially the matter of
lice records and drunkenness but like the others he finds
big Jug trade ominous multiplication of locker Cubsn the
of Savannah alone such clubs formed the day the law
and these clubs had members There
is much food for thought in these conditions.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-05-12
fo the island OF Oahu and specify establish naval sta
ton at Pearl Harbor
VERY MUCH MIXED.

TO for nearly sixteen months delay the trial
Let Let the Star finds that of more than fifty opporti
ties to bring the three only lost by the opponents
of Lee Let Once witness away with the Congressional
party Chief Taylor asked for poponement behalf
of his attorney, and the Chief San Francisco
the and the matter is waiting his The Star
members forget the months and months of delay charge
able to the County Attorney, the further fact that he
finally dropped the prosecution of Lee Let altogether We
have doubt that if the Advertiser had kept hamerng
away, the would have had the surreptiOus mol
pressing the Duvauchele Observation-Disclosures.
Fifty opportunities sixteen months? Let see -Four of these
months of the present of court in which the case pending,
with the prosecution ready That leaves twelve months delay
Under law there three of per year Postpone
granted by the county attorney the request of the Ad
veser and the request of the complaining witness for
the term On least occasion the county attorney senuousy
pressed the for trial but couldn't get the prosecution the
mark Finally the county attorney did drop the prosecution
all He turned the he did number of Others the
attorney generals department This having been DONE the urrep
tous pressing could only have been done, if the ameng
had ceased by the attorney generals department itself Really
it would be hard to condense msaemnts and econradc
tons again into the space the quoted paragraph occupies
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-05-12
THE MANCHESTER ELECTION.

Yesterdays abgram announcing the election of Winston Churchill
president of the Board of Trade from Dundee surprise those
who knew that his original campaign Manchester
Churchill defeated in Manchester April The the
heaviest pod twenty and the fight for the probably
the ercest British politics. Atlantic abegram
Nothing like the excitement of the closing days of the campaign
Manchester before being brought home from
distant coming from the continent The northwest
division of Manchester the constituency and reversed its
dict of 1906 by eectng W. JOHNSON Hicks Unon by majority Of
Hicks attributed his victory mainly the education and cens
ing bills and the brewery defeated Win
Spencer Churchill The however also appear have had
hand the result according the following further particulars
the cabled story of the fight:
Contrary expectation the Socialist small
it had practically effect the election Probably
damage inflicted the Liberal by the activity
the sufragees who worked with the energy against
Mr. Churchill 1t also supposed that David LoydGeorge
Chancellor of the Exchequer, by breaking the
Cabinet Ministers abstain personally from canvassng elections
votes of to the Unionists while Mr.
RedmOnds advice to the Catholics support Mr. Churchill
may have late the English Catholic priests having
conducted vigorous campaign against Mr. Churchill and the
Governments education bill.
Although the defeat of the president of the Board Trade
Manchester blow the eorganed Liberal govern
men the time anticipated difficulty
in finding for Mr. Churchill safe elsewhere reported
the night of the election that the Liberal leaders of Dundee Scot
land had invited him contest the made through the
elevation the of the R Hon. Edmund Robertson Liberal
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-05-12
HONOLULU PAINTING CD

Removed from BeretanIa Street near
Emma to 221 King street opposite Aala
Park with a full fine line of paints,
brushes. etc.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-05-12
HOBSON'S WAR AGAIN.

Hobsons war still being fought paper and in his last ar
Gle he has the United States beaten the dust and fighting
existence He calculates that could land these islands
send to the Mainland 100000 less than year and could
gain possession of the entire Pacific and COLOMBO fof
that it would be lost FOREVER the Americans, With
Britain ally Japan thinks this strateg could invade the United
States successfully all Sides and exists with which tc
oppose the invaders In Hawaii the interesting feature of all
this speculation that the vital of safety Hob
sons opinion is the fortihcation of Pearl Harbor:
Hawaii is the point without which neither power could
take the aggressive after victory that gave control of
the sea- We should place in Hawaii gar
rson sufficient to keep the Japanese inhabitants under
troll and to repe landing force under the protection
of Japanese ships and take chances of losing
control of the
After hostites began fleet should remain the de-
fensve off coast and put the enemy disadvantage
of crossing the before he could engagement
consideration should farther Hawaii and
this far only if in and Pearl Habor entrance
can be dredged. This harbor is the wonderful and
most vital sheet of water the world Whether hands
of the white the yellow it is destined become
the greatest naval station the world has
by the yellow America will be helpless against Aaic
invasion It supreme duty to hasten garrison and
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-05-12
BEST CHORUS EVER.

The full chorus of The Rose Maid
en-" was held yesterday for the first
time, and showed the best of pre-
liminary training, as all knew their
parts perfectly. But the thing that
pleased the director most was the
perfect balancing of the parts, and
their even, full singing. Mr.. Living
ston expressed himself as very much
pleased with the training of the diff
ferent parts of the big chorus, and
thanked the teachers who had charge
of it.
So well had the chorus been drilled
that the rehearsal went like a finish
ed production, and that is a very good
indication of perfect chorus work on
Friday evening. Mr.. Livingston said
that 1t is the best chorus he has ever
had in charge, and that he was now
sure of giving Honolulu people an
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-05-12

Acting-Governor Mott-Smith signed
two grants of land under the right of
purchase leases this morning. One
was to A. A. Wilson, for 124 acres
of land at Puukea, Oahu, for which
$l,56S.75 was paid. The second was
to Moku o. Hal, for forty-one acres
of land at Kaniaku, which cost the
homesteader $231.75. e t"f
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-05-12

exhibition of really good chorus work.
The soloists are all in the best
form, and the affair will undoubtedly
come off without a hitch of any kind.
Mrs. O'Day has some beautiful solos
that will give her pure contralto voice
full scope, and she will be heard to
the best advantage Friday evening.
Another soloist who is sure to de-
light his audience is Mr.. Chester Liv-
ingston, who will take the baritone
part. AS he has sung this same part
before in "The Rose Maiden" he is
thoroughly familiar with it and it is
very well suited to his voice.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-05-12
FOR SALE.

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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-05-01
YOUNG FARMER SLAIN.
Otto Doiph Murdered by an Unknown
Assassin Near Collins.

WV O0sfta uAt OStSO Wy all OuNtSWu
Assassin Near Collins.
Cruelty murdered by an unknown
assassin. Otto Dolph was found near
Collins, where he had gone to prepare
for the coming of his bride, Miss Hat
tie Cooper, whom he was to have
married in a few days. He went to
the farm week ago Friday.
Not seeing him since, his fiancee be,
came alarmed and friends were sent
to search. His team, half starved,
stood hitched in the barn. His body
was found in a sitting posture in the
corner of an old shed with shotgun
by his side and hole in his forehead.
Suicide was first suspected, but inves-
tigation showed fracture of the skull
and bruised jaw which would have
caused death
1t is believed shot was fred by the
assassin to indicate suicide. The con-
ditions about the farm indicate it had
not been attended to for two or three
days. Coroner Hansen of Cambridge
is searching for clue, but so far has
been unsuccessful.
Dolph was twenty-five years old. He
was man of exemplary habits, highly
respected and honored.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-05-01
MUST WIN cHlLD's LOVE.
Unusual Conditions In Placing Girl in
the Custody Of Father.

Los Angeles, Cal.-By one of the
strangest decisions ever made here.
Jacob Schilb Of Minneapolis has OBJ
tanned custody of his daughter MIL,
dred, ten years old, whom he had
sought for seven years from the At
lantic to the Pacific, and recently
found at the home of the girls moth
er, his former wife, who is now mar.
ried to another.
Singular conditions attach to the
award. Judge Monroe STIMULATING that
Schilb must make his home in Los
Angeles, place the often-kidnapped
child in the custody of another wom-
an and win the affection of little
Mildred before he may actually have
her in his keeping. And he must also
permit the mother to visit the child.
Schilb. who also married again after
the divorce from his first wife, de.
clares he is glad to comply with the
conditions.
When the decision was rendered,
the mother Mrs. Anna NJ. Malody,
tainted.