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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-12-24
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, TON
u. s. LAND OFFICE AT SEATTLE, WAsHiN'
OCrOPER 90 1000

DEPARTMENT OF THE lNTEkloN, ,.croN
U. S. LAND OFFICE AT SEATTLE, +" ASH
OCTOBER 20, 1909 A11att,
Notice is hereby gwen that d. Ethel wash a. A
whose post-ofhce address is Rosario 61e in this
on the 9TH day of January, 1900, me No oo5o,
office Sworn statemsnt and and Ag gpeeton
shin 81 p"i 81 North Range west Willaned' eT
Meridian and the I'll timber Mt pne sseIs3 and acts
amendatory. known as the Timber ana :, a'9 40.
at such value as insight &c to such such
ton the land and timber thereon have been s ar
praised HUNDRED dollars t NJ and the land
sa5o per acre; that said applicant will one sworn
proof in Of his aRpea'a1p before
Register and Receiver, q. S. Land once a. -
tie, Washington. ..t This pur-
Any person is at liberty to protest. .n. at any
chase before entry, or initiate contest o.orrobof
time before patent issues, by fling acts which
ated affidavit in this Office, alleging iaN
would defeat the entry. c,nrH
= Register ut
First publication Nov. s, 1909.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-12-24
The Truth About Santa Claus

write myself down as one who
stilI believes in Santa Claus. Don't
voue Are you one of those very lit
ersl folks who have their doubts
whether they ought to let their chill
dren cling to the beautiful old myth?
Without imagination. without
dreams. without poetry. this old
world of ours would be very weari-
some place. Its road would be steep
or than it is-much like sleighing
over bare ground would our progress
be compared with sleiahing over deep,
hard packed snow.
The poetic myth of the old saint,
with his reindeer and his jingling
bells and his bullying pack of toys
and honbons, has charmed thousand
generations. The stocking hung by
the chimney on Christmas eve, the
children staying awake until sleep
bounced on them like strong man
armed. the presents filling them from
top to toe in the morning, the rush
of the bare feet hurrying fast across
the floor, the merry uproar. the bub-
bling laughter. the shouts of joy
the whole of this family pageant be-
longs to dear Santa Claus. We owe
it to him. Gradually as the golden
mists of childhood clear before the
sui and the trailing clouds of glory"
fade. our small men and women dis
cover that Santa Claus is not one. but
ten thousand; that he is better than
they knew, being just the spirit of
love. good will and beautiful unset
fishness that makes the world beau
tiful place to live in now and makes
it good starting point for heaven
by and by. For you and me there
Is hope that we may do our duty in
this world lovingly while we keep
the child heart and believe in Santa.
WAYNE HOLT.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-12-24
Our Enormous Crop
Production For 1909

The Scientific American. in an in
teresting article on the crop produo-
ton of the United States among other
things says:"If our wheat we're dis
tributed among the inhabitants of
this country. every man. woman, and
child would receive over eight BUSH
els for his share of the crop. If this
quantity were taken to -four mill.
it would be converted into one and
two-thirds barrels of -four and
out of this quantity of flour baker
could make nearly five hundred loaves
OF standard five-cent size. In other
words, we grow enough wheat in this
country to supply every individual
with loaf and half of bread per
day. This is slightly more than the
average supply per capita for the last
forty years.
Comparing our crops with other
countries, we find that the United
States leads the world in the produc-
tion of corn, oats and wheat. Last
year we did not equal European Rus
sia's oats production but this years
estimate is 176. 900, 600 bushels more
than that of last year and while the
figures Of the 1909 crop in Russia are
not yet available. it seems improb-
able that they will equal cur own fig
ures for this year. When it comes
to barley, We must take second place.
accedinR first place to Russia. Rus
sia also leads the world In the pro-
duction Of rye. We stand fourth In
the production Of potatoes, with Ger
many, Russia, and Austria ahead Of
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-12-24
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
No. I8o
In the Superior Court of the State of Washing
ton, for San Juan County.

In the Superior Court of the State of Washing
ton, for San Juan County.
IN PROBATE
In the Matter of the Estate OF William Moran
Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the undersigned,
Robert Moran and Frank Moran have been ap-
pointed by the Superior Count of the State of
Washington for San Juan County, executors of
the last will and testament of William Moran,
deceased, and that they have duly qualified as
such; and that all persons having claims against
said decedent or his estate are hereby required
to present the same, together with proper
vouchers, either to Robert Moran at his residence
at Rosario Washington or to Frank Moran at
his residence, 22nd Avenue North and Highland
Drive, Seattle, Washington, or to Robert Moran
or Frank Moran, at the place for the transaction
of the business of the estate, to-wit at the Office
of R. E Morris, at the Court House, Friday
Harbor, San Juan County, Washington, within
one year from the date of the first publication
of this notice, towt: within one year from the
10th day OF November, 1909.
Dated this 10th day OF November, 1909
ROBERT MORAN
FRANK MORAN
Executors of the last Will and Testament of
William Moran, deceased
R. E. MORRIS, Attorney for Executors.
Date of first publication, Nov. 26, 1909.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-12-24
Christmas Family Advice

To Papa-Remember the myth OF
Santa Claus, to keep it holy.
To Mamma-Don' It worry about the
molasses candy getting on the parlor
rug. Christmas comes but once q
year, and the stores will sell you a
parlor rug any day.
To Miss Belle-It Is not necessary
to stand under q bunch of mistletoe
If you look at him the right way.
To Little Willy-Don't be envi-
GUS of Jimmy Jones because Santa
brought him a cannon. Next year
you may get a disappearing gun. ct
will disappear mysteriously shortly
after you begin to make noise with
it. and maybe mamma can explain
To Baby-Be good, dear child. and
let who will be clever.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-12-24
If Sick
Don't risk eoen one single penny!
And will tell you why say this.

xO1lC TlSE eOe7 one S1n9Le penny.
And will tell you why say this.
msaess sss5s & 4 ze00D
No one need risk even one single penny.
Just think what this means to the suffering
' No risk. nqSkpense nothing whatever un.
Without Wiz ss the penny you Sas esn a use
i sssso!s g Ren ssGSD'
Then why take any chance whatever?
Why purchase any medicine aohose
maker dare not back 1t Just as I do by
this remarkable ofers
And besides. am no st1pnder to you.
s,oo, Ny p.s NO Rdpf2ss payKpEn has made Dr..
no chance whatevef here"
For twenty years DR. shoop' medicines have
become thoroughly tapdardized all over America.
ee druggists Village fna sss4s
, wssss tS s y9Sis T n;s
But write me first for an order.
have an agent in almost every commun.
ity.but all druggists are not authorized to grant
So drop me a line, please-and thus save al,
disappointments and delays.
Besides, you are free to consult me by letter
and fuliy-if you desire nv advice and the boof
below are yOurs-and without cost. Perhans :
word or two from me will clear up some serious
ailment have helped thousands upon thousands
plan.
Besides. the books win open up new and
helpful ideas to you. They tell of my so yea1 ex.
ais n sna se ssa a N t aSsp 81
he neF Isr. ras Xxx ~ E,s R297 inside nerve
Heart It's impulse. How the Stomach and Kidney
each have their inside or power nerve. Hon
these organs surely falter when these controlins
Of master nervepn11in to fail. How DR.. ShooD's
and febuilds. md its1Ia IA resfofss - n:
0nc ana powde n CAN SURG help you'll e Il
xitnin the power Of medjetA TO do %. NJ bssi
now. while Il = fresh NImind. - ~
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WA 0eeA oAau osol Ysas
!Oa gys2eDA no. For Women
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-12-24

While jury in Olympia found
Ortis Hamilton guilty of embezzIinp
from the state, during his term as adj
jutant general. another jury in King
county freed John Riplinger, former
city comptroller of Seattle, from a
similar charge of wrong doing. Both
men will have to face trial again, as
there are other counts to be explain
ed in each case. At the same time.
grand jury in Seattle is investiRat.
ing all sorts of charges and the air
seems to be thick with criminal re-
ports. Spokane, too, has her share
OF nasty rumors. And to top it all.
comes the information from Washing
son' U. o.. that government investi.
sssora have found Puget Sound the
secono largest port Of entry for the
wn.se Slave traflc In the United
6sases It would seem that some 10.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-12-24
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
q. S. LAND OFFICE AT SEATTLE, WASHINGTON,
OCTOBER 20, 1909
Notice is hereby given that Annie M. Grow.
whose postofice address is Rosario, Washington
did, on the 9TH day of January, 1909, file in this
office Sworn Statement and Application, No.
o952, to purchase the NJ SEA; 81 NE4, Sec
ton II, Township 81 N, Range w., Willamette
Meridian, and the timber thereon under the
provisions of the act OF June 3, 1878, and acts
amendatory, known as the Climber and Stone
Law" at such value as might be fixed by. APP
praisment, and that, pursuant to such app1ica-
ton, the land and timber thereon have been
appraised, four hundred dollars, the timber es:
tinated no board feet at $no per M, and the
land $25o per acre; that said applicant will offer
final proof in support of her application and
sworn statement on the 5th day of January,
1910, before Register and Receiver U. S. Land
Office. at Seattle, Washington.
Any person is at liberty to protest this pur-
chase before entry, or initiate contest at any
time before patent issues, by fling corrobo-
rated affidavit in this Office, alleging facts which
would defeat the entry.
]. HENRY SMITH,
Register.
Date of first publication Nov. s, 1909.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-12-24

The Shasta Limited, the Southern
Pacif1c's crack train from Portland to
San francisco. will run from Seattle
to San Francisco after January l..
This new service will mark the first
time through passenger train was
operated regularly from Seattle to
the Golden Gate and will mark q
great improvement in travel on this
coast. By the new service. it will
be possible to make the trip from
Seattle to San Francisco and spend
only one night on tie train. The
new train will be run by arrangement
between the Southern Patcif1c and
the Northern Pacific.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-12-24

W. A. Halteman. executive COM
missioner for Washington State at the
Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition. is
being strongly urged as the successor
to Congressman Miles Poindexter in
the Third District. Mr.. Halteman
made an excellent showing and has q
splendid knowledge of the state q
needs. Secreatry L. P. Hornberger
of the state commission. who was also
a prominent factor in making the
Washington showing a pronounced
success, will probably soon become
q permanent resident of the West
Side.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-12-24

e. F. Harpst, the jeweler. has
just received fine line of jewelry
suitable for Christmas gifts. Hand
some belt buckles, chains. fobs, rings.
pins, brouches. gold and fountain
pens, necklaces, manicure sets; in fact
anything you might wish in the jewel
ry line at prices that are right. Call
and see him.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-12-24

On Christmas morning fl. all your
pockets full of nuts, candy. etc., and
call at all the neighbors for q few
moments, treating the children. And
send q basket of dainties and the la
test magazine to the invalids; or q
load of wood to that poor old woman
or crippled man and let the house.
wives set out the cake for all callers,
and spread sunshine. - but no wine
or whiskey.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-12-24
Alexander Mckenzie
Dies at StratfOrd

j. Fl. Mckenzie received telegram
this morning announcing the sudden
death of his father. Alexander McKen-
zie, at the home of his son. D A Nc
Kenzie. at Stratford, Ontario, aged
70 years. The funeral will be held
there tomorrow. Death was caused
by apoplexy.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-12-24

"A fine assortment of silk Um brel-
las at prices ranging from So. SO tC
$500 at The Togeery.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-12-24

Call and see our New Line of
Knit Underwear and Wooden Hose at
The Toggery.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-12-24
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Date of first publication Nov. S.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-12-24

Date of first publication Nov. $, 1900.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-10-09
Mines transform Tgliness.

The first time | saw it it was rath-
er a dilapidated old well-lOOked as
if it had been in existence ever since
fore de war and the shed that
covered it was gray and crumbly with
age. Since then a most wonderful
change has taken place and the last
time l saw it it was a thing of beau
ty." Around it and clustering over it
and peeping out from every corner
was a wealth of bright-colOred bios
SONS and it was the coolest, most in
viting place I've seen for many a long
day A very modest investment of
seed an da little time and care can
transform almost any desolate place
into a scene of loneliness and it seems
a pity, this being so, that we see SO
many hideous places about.-Harriot
Russell in Houston Post.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-10-09
Alaska a Good Investment.

1t is just a little more than 40
years since Gen. Grants administra-
ton closed a deal by which Russia
ceded Alaska to the United States.
The price was 100000, and the
ear took about half that amount in
old gunboats, of which we had sur
plus left over from the war.
Since then We have taken out of
the territory products amounting to
about 1927 100000, OF $8.175,O 900
a year, a good bit over 100 per cent
per annum on the cost. AS we got
little profit during the first 20 years,
We are now taking out something
like 200 per cent of the original
cost. But as Alaska contains a tim
Der supply to last us for centuries
if properly taken care of, and coal
to last for years to come, the bar
gain was good one The fisheries
and other Wealth-producing resOuT-
ces of Alaska may be made perpetu-
al.
Yet a great cry was raised against
the government for the purchase,
and the general bore most of it
Los Angeles Times.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-10-09
Bags and Birthdays.

A neat little silk bag ana the fol-
lowing verse, vas used by Topeka
Hive, Kansas, to secure contributions
for a birthday party which they
held on September 16:
We herewith extend a most kind invi-
tation
To you or your friends or aug rela-
ton
To come to a party. This little six
sack
Is intended to furnish good place to
pack
As many pennies as you are Yeas
old;
We promise the secret shall never be
told.
If objection to exposing your age
should arise,
One hundred would be a splendid dis
guise;
We Will meet young and old with
greetings most hearty,
As you come one and al to our own
birthday party
Now if perchance you can't attend
Please send your sack with some
kind friend,
1t seems that this appeal could
hardly be resisted, and many and
heavy must have been the little sacks
turned in on the night of the festivl-
ties.-Ladies Review.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-10-09
The UnIucky Newspaperman.


If you want to fall right on to
some of the trials and tribulations of
a newspaper life, Just read how forci-
bly, Brer Bushick of the Corpus
Christi Caller expresses them in one
short paragraph. here it is:
Unfortunately the bank deposit
guarantee law doesn't guarantee US
a deposit-at least some of us have
mt got ours yet Laredo lines.
Lines to a Delinquent Subscriber.
''Thewind bloweth, the farmer SOW
eth,
The subscriber oweth and the Lord
knoweth
That we are in need of our dues,
So come a runnin', ere we go gunnin'
We're not funnin, this thing of dun
nin,'
Gives us the everlastin' blues
The Cross Keys.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-10-09
His Speciality

There is a story told of a Welsh
doctor who went to settle in a Ken
fish village, and the first night of his
arrival he was sent for to attend a
child He looked at the little suffer-
er very attentively, and then deliv-
cred this opinion:
This baby's got the measles, but
I amt posted up on infectious dis
eases. We must approach this case
by circular treatment. You give the
little child this draft That'H send
him into fits. Then send for me: I'm
a sumner on fits. -Tit-Bits.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-10-09
When the World win BE Full

A scientist has made a calculation
about the time it will take to fill the
world with all the people it will
hold. The present population of the
globe is supposed to be about 1,467,-
100000. and he estimates that the
maximum of the inhabitants that cal
be sustained on the entire land sur
face of tn eearth is 5,994O0O,0O0.
and this figure will re reached \. D.
2072, or in about $50 years.
A splinter that has been driven into
the flesh can be removed by the aid
of steam. Secure a wide-mOuthed
bottle and fill it nearly full of hot
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-10-09
LABRADoR HAS ONE POLICEMAN
He Has a Beat 900 Miles Lons-Ise-
ported in Battle HarbOr in 1906.

The total population OF Tlhraior
is 1000, for the 10000 Newfound-
landers who fish there in the sum-
mer months are not counted in the
census. There is one policeman for the
entire Labrador country and his beat
is 900 miles long He is a member of
the Newfoundland constabulary, for
Newfoundland owns the strip of Lab
rador along the coast and must, per-
force, police it. That Labrador cop is
due to have a strenuous time on his
first riot call if he happens to be 500
miles away on his long frozen beat.
The little crew of newspapermen
aboard the cable-laying steamer Tyr
ian, who made safe port in Batue
Harbor on Sept 10 and interviewed
Commander Peary thirty-seven ways
from the main question, which he
lodged, were vastly interested in
that lone Labrador gendarme whose
name is Oni McEwen. The last time
Oni had pulled his patrol box in
Battle Harbor was in the spring of
1906. He is due that way again next
spring, when he will wait for his re-
lief from Bay of Islands. Newfound-
land.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-10-09
CHILD THEORIES
OF POLAR SEARCH.
Essays of English Pupils Show a
Vague Idea of Cook, Peary and
Americans.

h1SSstAS VI EhSbSh uDAA> oiAON a
Vague Idea of Cook, Peary and
Americans.
A pleasing feature in the modern
way of educating day school children
is the method of giving lessons on
topical subjects, says the New York
Herald During the last few days
in some hundreds of schools in Lon
don and elsewhere the children have
listened with eager delight to the
stories of the double discovery of
the North Pole They were then
told to write essays on the subject.
Here are some selections from es-
says in a London suburban school:
There is now lot of talk about
the discovery of the North Pole,
commences a girl of ten. Or Cook
was supposed to have reached it,
but when he got there Captain
Peary came up over the side and told
Mr.. Cook the pole belonged to him.
They both became very angry and
waved the Stars and Stripes, but
presidently agreed to leave it in the
hands of the president of America
Says another:-'A lot of people
have been trying to find the North
Pole but when they got there they
died, and their bones were found by
DR.. Cook and Captain Peary. The rea-
son why DR.. Cook and Captain
Peary did not die was because they
were Americans.
The following is the result of a
serious effort by little girl who
has mixed the North and South
poles:-
"A lot of men have been trying
to reach the North and South poles,
and at last there have been two
DR.. Cook and Captain Peary, but
DR.. Cook was the first. It is very
cold at the North Pole and always
showing, but there is nothing to be
seen but fields of snow That is
why it is called the North Pole.
Lieutenant Shackelton tried to get
there, but went the wrong way.
Mother says that soon there will be
airships flying around the North
Pole
One youthful essayist is of the
opinion that Mrs. Peary accompanied
her husband to the North Pole The
essay runs
Just lately it has been said that
the North Pole has been reached.
Some people say it is a story The
man who said he reached it first
was DR.. Cook, and there is another
man, named Captain Peary. Mrs.
Peary went with him When they
got to the pole a child was born
there, when it was two years Old,
and they now call it the Snow Ba
by. 1t was born covered with hair,
and had a lot of fur around its
eyes
Again another essayist affirms
that Captain Peary reached the
North Pole on a Dreadnaught. He
adds
The reason he went by sea was
because it was cheaper than going
by train The discovery of the
North Pole is a good thing. because
it is the end of the world"
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-10-09
Wat Are You Doing?

Do you lazily nurse your knee and
muse?
Do you contemplate your conquering
thews
With a critical satisfaction?
But yesterdays laurels are dry and
dead
And to-morrow's triumph is still
ahead;
To-day is the day for action.
Yesterdays sun: is it shining still?
Tomorrow dawn: will its coming
fill
To-day, if to-day's light fail us?
Not so. The past is forever past;
To-day is the hand which holds us
fast,
And tomorrow may never hail US.
The present and only the present en-
dure,
So it's hey for to-day! for to-day is
yours
For the goal you are stin pursuing.
What you have done is a little
amount;
What you will do is of lesser account,
But the test is,what are you doing?
Edmund Vance Cook, in Saturday
Evening Post
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-10-09

water. place the injured part over
the bottles mouth and press slightly.
The action thus produced will draw
the flesh down and in a minute or
two the steam will extract the splin-
ter, also the nflammation.-Na
Magazine.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-10-09
The Early Boy and Early Worm.

He crept down stairs in the early
dawn.
Full of eagerness to be
OF all the boys in the neighborhoOd
The first at the chestnut tree
The nuts lay thickly on the ground,
He gathered them with glee;
But soon he found to his great dismay
The worm was earlier than he.
From October Farm Journal.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-10-09
HOME HINTS
Grass stains may be removed by
cream of tartar and water.

GIdSS SLdltlo may NC iSluOhSu ny
cream of tartar and water.
Scotch snuff put in holes where
crickets come out viii destroy them.
Salt on myers when cleaning
fowls, meat or fish. will prevent slip
ping.
To cclean aluminium wash with
strong soapsurs with little ammonia
and soda.
A few drops of oil of cloves added
to paste will prevent the latter from
turning sour.
For blood stains use cold water
first, then soap and water. Never use
hot water as it sets the stain.