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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-09-10

In 1901 Wagner batted 1852, and IN
1902 his average was 1929. The record
Of Wagner for 1905 was 1863.
In 1900 he played in Pittsburg mi.
form and he has been a Pirate sinca
then. During his career in Pittsburg
Wagner has played 1.6O6 games, been
at the bat 6,125 times, scored 1141
runs, secured 2,162 hits and stole ga
bases. His batting average for nine
years of playing has been .351.
In 1897, 1898 and 1899 Wagner play.
ed with the Louisville club. In 1897
he hit .344, in 1893 1905 and in 1899
1858. For a dozen seasons he never
hit below 1905 and his best average
was $50, made in the first year that
he played with Pittsburg-19O1. He
played in 1874 games that year, was at
bat 528 times, scored 107 runs, got
201 hits and stole 36 bases.
OF popularity Wagner has plenty,
and he bears more nicknames than
any ;other man in baseball Last year
they gave him loving cups and good
wishes and everything that men give
one another to show gratitude for big
things accomplished.
This year some men figured that
Wagner would go back, start on the
downward path physically, which
course all men are bound to take at
some stage Of life. But Wagner has
returned strong as ever, fielding bril-
liantly and batting and running bases
wonderfully. He is as good right now
as he ever was.
Wagner fields with much motion
There Is nothing catlike or graceful
about his movements. He Is all mo-
tion-arms, hands, limbs, body, when
he goes after a ball. But he gets
there, Just the same, and the pubic
doesn't stop to consider how man
gets there, just so he arrives. Was.
ner arrives. nearly always, In time. Il
he does not 1t is never because OF
lack of speed or a lack Of judgment
The big Teuton is to-day as awkward
as any man playing In the big leagues
Many Of the chances he takes look u
be impossible for one who works llkS
he-but he gets there just the sam'
Like the stars of the stage, wagner
comes while the stage is waiting in0
other players are on the field; inc,
have been warming up for an nouf VI
80, but not with Wagner. AS tne uin
pire discovers that 1t Is ten minutes
before the time to call play, vague
arrives at the ball park. he cou,'
in a big automobile, his biggest ~"
by. He makes a dash for the 'lu.
house, climbs into his uniform an
runs across the field, generally 49, w.
the time the umpire Is announce
the batteries for the afternoon > s"'''
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-09-10
Perfect Confidence.

A physician was summoned to a
very sick man, who was very much
preoccupied with troubles Of his own.
On arriving at the sick mans bed, he
said to his wife:
Your husband Is in the last throes.
Every movement shows that the end
is nearing"
At this moment the sick mans head
fell over the pillow, when the doctor
said: 1.-The end has come. your hus-
band Is dead"
In a shrill, thin voice the sick man
said.
"Tain't so, Maria"
At once the wife laid her hand on
his head and remarked: Don't dis.
turb yourself, Rufus-the doctor knows
best."-Harper's Monthly.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-09-10
Al..! He Cannot Talk

Opposition to scientific resea arized
sure to end as soon as it is recosn. -
that the end is good. Uncle En- - the
mark in the Washington Star 70
point on this subject. .o,antis
II don't see much use In de said,
folks studyin' monkey talk, I'D lk
but a study Of boss talk %. . hefo
de animal tell all about nisso ..ap q
a trade comes OF 'ud save
hard feelings" $.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-09-10
In the Wrong Place.

It was not until three batsmen In
succession had struck out that dis
gusted patron in the bleachers yelled:
Hey! You NUTS oughta be up
here. You're nothin' but fans. Kan
sas City Times.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-09-10

Owing to the scarcity Of whales, the
whaling industry is dying out. Only
$50 are now caught each year.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-09-10
wAazxz, GREAT BALL p,.v.

Ms "o ono n.me-Batted ov,.
300 for Eight Year.
John F. Wagner is the greatest ~.
IN baseball. That is his Cbris,ta au
name; his other name is ''Honrs y
"aans." Wherever men and ho "
play baseball they know of wasnss '
They have read and talked aoout h,a
for years. and they are still talt;n
about him.
Recently Wagner's name was fash,
across the country. He stol, Co.,,
third and home in game ~ Srraa
and on Monday he got five hits ont :.
SIX times up and stole three h.,oa
On both days he did some vo,dors",
fielding. Those things nave hohhoa
up in Wagner's baseball career n.na
times during the last twelve va,rs
But he has accomplished srea. th,,as
consistently, and the consistency w,.s
which he does things is what has how.
the name of Wagner on the tongues .,
the men who play and the men on,
boys who follow baseball.
Other stars have appeared sinca
Wagner began doing startling tbira.
Great stars have been among them
Their naNse will live. But above al,
will be the name of Wagner-"Hans.
Of Pittsburg.
Wagner is above any other star =,
baseball's history. He does the th,n,,
year In and year out that Others do
Tor season or two or three. He il
the same wonderful player at bat m
the bases and in. the field.
For six seasons Wagner led the Ma.
tional League in hitting. His record.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-09-10
Her Preference.

Edyth-Would you marry a man to
reform him?
Mayme-Not IL could get q man
who didn't need reforming.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-09-10

OF the worlds population there are
sixty-four to the million who are
blind.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-09-10

The doctor Of divinity ~
lieve In the faith cure.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-09-10
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The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-01-06
Place for Inaugural Dance Is in Doubt

Pension Commissioner Warner says
that the pay of employees during that
period, within which they would be
in enforced idleness, aggregates $685.
474. and it would mean just that much
cost to the government.
He says that the work of the Office
will be put back, and that damage
that cannot be estimated invariably
follows every occupancy of the pen
sion Office for the inaugural ball.
There is already on foot. however,
movement to utilize the building al
in the past for the ball and the house
committee on the District of Columbia
after the holidays will bring in q
resolution to that end. Unless the
temper of congress has undergone a
radical change in the last four years.
the resolution will meet with defeat.
The only other building in the city
where the ball could be held is the
new national museum. now nearing
completion, but this structure. because
of the absence of a court such as the
pension building has, would lessen
the brilliancy of the function by con-
filming the guests to the corridors.
The receipts from the inaugural
ball in the past have gone toward pay
ing the expenses of the Inauguration.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-01-06

ering, and DR.. William Henry Roberts
of Philadelphia, American secretary Of
the alliance. have sent q communica-
ton to DR.. George d. Matthews of
London, general secretary of the al
lance. recommending June for the
convention, and they are awaiting his
answer before going on with plans
for the meetings. The western COM
mittee wanted the council In October,
but the eastern section cabled this
could not be.
Already plans are under way for a
celebration continuing several days Of
the four hundredth anniversary of the
birth of John Calvin, the founder Of
the system on which this organization
is based. His birthday comes in July,
and monument to him is under way
at Geneva, Switzerland, his birthplace.
This Pan-Presbyterian Organization.
which includes some Is branches, rep
resenting more than 10000, 900 commu-
nicants from every part of the world.
will be the greatest gathering of the
kind held in New York for many
years. This is the fourth time the al
lance has met in America, and 1t will
be the ninth quadrennial conference.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-01-06
Bitter Social Feud Recalled bv Death

shattered. Mrs. Davis went to Kansas
to live and legal separation was fol-
lowed by a divorce. A year later. Mrs.
Evans became Mrs. Davis No. 2.
Mrs. William r. Merriam, wife Of
rising politician, was the social lead
er in st. Paul at the time. She was q
devoted friend of the first Mrs. Davis.
and her decree that Mrs. Anna Agnew
Davis must not be recognized socially
was obeyed implicitly.
1t was not long before William r.
Merriam was elected governor of Min
nesota, and his wife assumed her 20
sition as mistress of the executive
mansion. The inaugural ball is the
great social function of st. Paul, and
when Mrs. Merriam sent out her in
vitations the former governor and his
wife were excluded.
Gov. Davis was elected to the Unit
ed States senate In 1887. Soon after
the expiration of Gov. Merriam's term
he was appointed director of the CEN
sus, coming with his wife to this city,
and transferring the scene of hostil-
tiles.
Senator Davis died on November -,
1900, from blood poisoning. While
campaigning in Maine he suffered .
slight abrasion of the foot. The dye
from his silk hose infected the wound
and septicemia resulted. Mrs. Davis
was married to Hunter Doll on July
%, 1903.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-01-06
Editor Wanted-Apply to Uncle Sam

1T was real funny when got to the
pOstOffice. l was escorted to one Of
the rooms by three or four attend
ants. Half a dozen more men spent
Is or 20 minutes slipping bars and
bolts and raising windows. Another
bunch rushed at me with a stock of
papers. Then the whole mob got to-
gether and decided it wouldn't pay to
hold the exam. for one candidate"
What do you suppose kept the 9TH
err editors away?" he was asked.
Il can't figure that out" was the re-
ply. Its a fabulous amount of mon
ey for the modest requirements of
the job, and think Of the honor of
singing ink for the government. All
it requires is perfect knowledge of
entomology, economic zoology and vet
Urinary science, together with a work
ing assortment of French. German,
Irish, Hindustani, African, English and
Italian.
"Of course, you are expected to
qualify on the reading, writing and
'rithmetic and letter writing. You've
got to be a ready letter writer to work
for the government these days. Ami
NAL husbandry and dairy philosophy
are some of the minor subjects in
cluded in the examination
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-01-06

IINCLE SAM is worried over the fail
u ure of the United States civil
service commission to get him an ed
itor. The chair in the sanctum of the
Experiment Station Record, a red hot
monthly devoted to cattle society and
oleomargarine endurance contests, is
vacant. The job pays 81 500 a year.
An examination was held in the
Brooklyn postofiice recently, but only
one applicant appeared. He promised
to raise the standard of the Record
and to swell the circulation by ma
king a cow-to-cow canvass for new
subscribers.
"They looked me over" said this
editor, land decided to give the other
editors of the country a second
chance to try for the job. They re-
fused to believe that there was only
one editor who wanted to work for
the government.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-01-06

TT TAKES a million dollars day to
i satisfy Uncle Sans sweet tooth. be-
cause the average citizen in the Unit
ed States consumes half his own
weight in sugar every year.
These and other interesting facts
are given in q statement issued by the
bureau of statistics. which reads more
like a fairy tale for children than q
government report
The total consumption in the
United States in 1907, the latest year
for which the figures are obtainable,
was 7.0S9, 667. 975 pounds.
Calculating this enormous total at
the average retail price of 5h cents
per pound" the report states. I'VE get
a total of 1872, 100000 as its cost to
the consumer, or more than q million
dollars for each of 365 days of the
year"
The statement shows that 213 Der
cent, or 1911 100000 pounds, of the
sugar consumption of the country was
of home production, 17.7 per cent, or
1,254. 0O0, 900 pounds, was brought from
our insular possessions and the re-
naming 81 per cent, or 1867 ,000. 900
pounds. came from foreign countries.
Forty-three million pounds was the
aggregate of the expectation Of sugar
from this country.
The United States sugar record for
1907 was unique in that the quantity
of that product imported from foreign
countries was larger than ever be-
fore. the quantity brought from our is
land possessions was larger than in
any previous year. the quantity pro-
duced ct horne exceeded that of any
other year, the quantity exported was
larger than in any year Of the past
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-01-06

WHERE shall the inaugural ball be
w held?
This is the question which is agitat-
ing the minds of the inaugural COM
mittee and society folks here. For
many years this has been the crown
ing feature of the installation into
Office of new president, but four
years ago congress reluctantly gave
its consent to the use of the pension
Office building and followed this action
up by adopting resolution that the
building should not again be put in
disorder for such purpose.
Properly to prepare the structure
for the ball means the removal from
the great court of millions of valuable
records besides the almost complete
cessation of the government business
for no less than 20 days by the army
of clerks who daily pass upon pension
cases, -
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-01-06

Old stone House at Richmond.
cite lived for time. and James Moa-
roe was at one time its tenant.
A favorite meeting place for the
leaders of the south. 1t became known
as the political capitol of Richmond
1t still contains many relics of its
noted occupants.
A curious bit of forgotten history
was enacted near the old house in
1902. There came to Richmond one
Henfrey in that year, and he an
nounced to the citizens that he could
pour fame from a teakettle instead
of steam or water. He showed the
astonished citizens this feat. and as a
result was asked to see what he could
do toward lighting the city.
He erected near the Old Stone
house an 0ctag0nal tower Of brick,
with q large lantern with many Jets
on the top. Here he proceeded to gen.
crate gas in q kind Of still In the base
ment, and conducted 1t BY q pipe to
the burners. The experiment was won
derfully successful, and Richmond had
the distinction Of being the first city
In America to use gas lighting.
Henfrey failed in one thing, as cleo
trio light pioneers failed later. He ex-
pected that his lighthouse" would IL
illuminate the whole city. This was
not accomplished and the novelty
wore OF, and finally Henfey's tower
was abandoned.
Half q century later gas came into
general use. and Richmond. which re-
fused to support the pioneer, was
forced to adopt gas lighting.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-01-06

Peruns Drug Co, Columbus, Ohio.
Gentlemen:-I can eheerfully recon-.
mend Peruna rs IN effective cure for
coughs and colds. IS,
You are authorised to use my photo
with testimonial in any publication.
Mrs. Joseph Hall Chase,
S04 Tenth St., Washington, d. C.
Cosld Me- S0ea Noe ueae.
Mrs. A. l.. Wetzel. l02s Ohio St., Terre
Haute, Ind, writes: o..
''When began to take your medicine
I could not smell, nor hear . church
bell ring. Now can both smell and
hear.
"When began your treatment my
head was terrible. / had buzzing and
chirping noises in my head
II followed your advice faithfully and
took Peruna as you told me. Now /
might say am well
II want to 60 and visit my mother
and see the doctor who said I was not
long for this world. will tell him it was
Pefuns that cured me"
Peruna Is manufactured by The
Peruna Drug Mfg. Co.. Columbus, Ohio.
Ask your Druggist for . Free Peruss
Almanac for 1909.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-01-06
MEETING OF CHURCH ALLIANCE.
will Probably ee Held In June lnstssd
Of October. !.

New York.-In all likelihood the
next quadrennial meeting Of the Pan
Presbyterian alliance OF, the general
council Of Reformed churches holding
the Presbyterian system. will be held
In New York city in June, instead Of
next October. as planned until re-
Gently.
Rev. David James Burrell, pastor OF
the Marble Collegiate Reformed
church, who Is chairman Of the com
mittee on arrangements for the gath
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-01-06
Business Proposition.

The anctioneer at one of the mush-
room book establishments was enter
tanning large audience with remarks
on riches" preparatory to asking
GONE one to start the bidding on q
book relating to that subject. DO you
know" he said, that $4,000 people
own more than nine-tenths of all the
wealth of this great country? Yes, our
has 10000, 900 inhabitants, and
$4,000 of these own the rest. Now,
this book tells you all about them
what am bldg" There was no imme-
date response, and then a cadaverous.
cold-looking, seedy individual said: If
1t tells how a fellow can get into the
I'll give you dollar for the
book" And the auctioneer had to
pass the lot and try his oratory on
the works of an English poet.-New
York Tribune.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-01-06
Bill for Sugar Is 100000 a Day

decade. and the per capita consump-
ton was the largest ever recorded, ap
average of S2.6 pounds for each man,
woman and child in the country.
An equally interesting feature Of
this record year of 1907 was the fact
that the production of beet sugar for
the first time exceeded the produc-
ton of cane sugar, the product of the
year being, cane sugar. $4,000, 900
pounds, while the production of beet
sugar amounted to s67, 10000 pounds.
The worlds production has prac-
tically doubled in the past 20 years,
having grown from 100000 900
pounds in 1887 to $4,000, 000, 900
pounds in 1907.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-01-06

w recent death
w of Mrs. William Hunter Doll, for
merly the widow of Senator Cushman
K. Davis of Minnesota and well known
in capital society, recalls a bitter So
cial feud in which she was one of the
leading characters
Mrs. Dolls maiden name was Asna
Malcolm Agnew. and she was not
quite 16 years of age when she mar
ried Senator Davis, who was "a years
her senior.
Anna Agnew described herself as a
great-grandchild of Margaret Malcolm,
a distinguished Scotch woman, and q
great-grandniece of Admiral Poultney
Malcolm, who guarded the island of
st. Helena while Napoleon was a
prisoner there. She became the child
wife of q printer named Evans, but
she divorced him in 1873, and. to sup
port herself, entered the household of
Gov. Cushman X. Davis of Minnesota
as seamstress.
Within a few months the harmony
between Gov. Davis and his wife was
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-01-06

We Offer Ono Hundred Dollars ReWasd 1oe any
ease Of CAtAnh thas cannot be cured b. HAB6
CAtArTh Cure.
r. j. CHENEY CO.. Tosedo. q.
We The undersigned. have known y. J. Cheoey
1e the last IS years. and believe him Da1eetly Aaa
os1Dle n an business tf1nsActtons and financially
abls 70 cary out any oblHAti0ns made By hi 1m.
WAlDlNG. KINNAN & MARVIN.
Wholesale DrugxiseaI Toledo. o.
Halls CAtanh Cure taken Internally. seSing
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces Of IL
system. Testimonials sent free. PIice Is cents pR
bottle. Sold By all DrugRstaL
Take Hairs Family PllD for eCnsSlpotton.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-01-06

most Stx months, but my case seemed
hopeless. The urine passed inv0lun
tarily. Two months ago began TAX
ing Deans Kidney Pills and the i'm
provement has been wonderful. Four
boxes have done me more good than
al the doctoring Of seven years. !
gained so much that my friends won
der at It" ata
Sold by all dealers. Soc box. 1ooA
terMilburn Co., Buffalo. N. Y.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-01-06
How Il Went.

The Boy-Boo, boo! Gus has swal.
lowed my little engine.
Kind Stranger Gracious! How could
that happen?
The Boy-We were playing railway,
and he was the tunnel.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-01-06
Not Rugged.

Not Rugged.
The Doct0r-YOur son is too delicate
to attend college.
The Father-Dont you think his
studies might be regulated 30 that he
wouldn't have to work too hard?
The Doctor-Oh. his studies won't
hurt him. But he couldn't live through
fraternity initiation.-Cleveland
Leader.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-01-06
A Distinction.

When Bill Burns first struck Wash.
ington he stopped at one Of the hotels.
Finding the expense would not be 90
great 1t . boarding house. he packed
up his belongings and set forth.
A couple of weeks afterward, Muir
ply of the Athletics said he heard he
was living at a boarding house.
You heard wrong" replied Bill.
I'm boarding in boarding house"
Washington Star.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-01-06

says: In . railroad
collision my Kidneys
must have been hurt.
Is I passed bloody
urine with pain for .
long time after, was
weak and thin and
50 I could not work
Two years after ]
went to the - hos
and remained n
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-01-06
A Certain Fraud.

Bobbie-Mamma, this shilling you
gave me this morning must be coun-
terfeit.
Mamma-Why do you think SO,
dear?
Bobbie-Well, hear papa say that
money talks. and I've had this money
whole day and it hasn't said a word.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-01-06
PITY Ti3 Tia True.

Teacher Ito pupils)-What is the
first meal You eat in the morning?
Smart Boy-Oatmeal.-Judge.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-01-06
Really, How Could He?

Dentist to garrulous woman in the
chair-Now, madam. il you want me
to ill this tooth you viii have to keep
your mouth shut!"-Yonkers States
f2aR.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-01-06
HIS IDEA OF GETTING WORK.

Kind Old Lady-Have you ever
made an effort to get work?
Beggar-Yes, ma'am. Last month I
got work for two members Of my fam
lily. but neither of them would take Il.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-01-06
HURT IN 4 WRECK.
Kidneys esdly injured and Health -
riously impaired.

william White. r. r. man. 301 Con
stantine Street, Three Rivers, Mich,
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-01-06
kempS baISanl

WIN stop amy cough NAT
can be stopped by any
medicine and cure coughs
that ee0RCt be cured by any
other medicine.
u Is always the best
cough cure. You cannot
afford to take chances ON
any other Kind.
KEhR'S BAISAM cures
coughs, colds, bronchitis,
grip, asthma and c0nSunD.
tl0n In first stages.
q does Eot contain alec.
A01, opium. morphine. or
any cher narcotic, poison.
eos a. AAEmtul drug.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-01-06
FIRST CITY TO USE eAsLicHr.
A Lighthouse" Was Built in 1902 to
illuminate Richmond, Va.

Boston.-The Old Stone house is the
oldest structure in Richmond, Va, and
in its glory days it entertained many
noted people. Here George Washing
ton had his headquarters; here Lafay-
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-01-06

Long before a woman acquires any
Jewels she likes to worry for fear they
may be stolen.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-01-06

Many q man with wheels thinks he
IS the whole political machine.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-01-06

Lewis Single Binder costs more than
other &c cigars. Smokers know why.
Your dealer or Lewis Factory, Peoria, III.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-01-06
The Rulino Passion

15SS Ss0SS''0 ooO'0S's
The Late Conner (anxiOusly)-HoW
far have they got with the program?
Mai. Styme ian ardent g0lfer]-Sev-
en- up and two to play.-Harper'
Weekly.