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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-02-04
What . Dollar Dog Can Do.

A man in nearby city bought for
his wife and child year ago a dog
for which he pair dollar. 1t was
obviously nothing wonderful In the
canine way-merely a mongrel, with
the bulldog strain predominant. The
owner was a man in humble circum.
stances. and the dog in his modest
dwelling was the principal asset aside
from few sticks of furniture. The
other night Tom was tied to a leg of
the kitchen sink, as usual, and the
family went to bed. They were awak.
ened by the dog at midnight scratch.
Ing at his masters door. When his
master came out to see what was the
matter the dog, with a remnant OF
chewed rope hanging from his collar.
whined and ran to the head of the
stairway. The house was on fire. and
shortly after woman and child and
man and dog made their escape their
poor dwelling was a mass of glowing
embers. The owner of the dog has
been urged to part with him for a
large cash consideration; but, though
he Is penniless. he will not part with
the four footed savior of his family.
Neither has the dog at any time had
thoughts of leaving them for luxurious
York Times.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-02-04

To Clear a Debt the First Christian
Of Beaver, OKLA, Raised Corn.
The congregation of the First Chris
tian Church of Beaver, Okla, a Kans-
as City Times correspondent says,
planted and reaped forty acres Of
broomcorn last season to raise funds
for reducing the Indebtedness on its
new church building. The Rev. r. R.
Cof{ey, the pastor, led his congregation
In the work, men and women and boys
and girls joining with him in the en-
terprise.
The land used belonged to James
Crabtree, farmer, living four miles
west OF Beaver. As the season prog
ressed the Church ED" thrived won
derfully. Whenever there was work
to do willing hands were found to do
It. The time of ripening came and the
corn grew yellow and golden in the
sunshine. There was much talk about
the prospect of high prices for broom
corn, and as the season advanced buv.
ers began coming from eastern mar
kets to the broomcorn eds of Beaver
County.
Finally the day of harvesting ar
rived and the congregation of the
Beaver Christian Church was astir
early In the morning. Fathers and
mothers. boys and girls and young
men and young women. with the Rev.
Mr.. Coffey at their head, went to the
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-02-04

ball TO send after him!" said the deo-
tor.
He il reckoning on a good feed of
human fiesh!" cried johnson. his brain
giving way. HE Is sure enough of his
NEAL" continued the poor fellow. He
must be hungry. and 1 do not see why
we should keep him waiting"
johnson, calm yourself"
mo, Mr.. Clawbonny, since we must
die. why prolong the suffering of the
poor beast? He is famished like orr
selves. There are no seals for him RI
eat and heaven sends him men! So
much the better for him, that's ALI"
Johnson was fast going mad. The
situation was desperate. johnson"
said the doctor. Il shall kill that bear
Tomorrow"
Tomorrow" said Johnson, an If
waking up from some bad dream.
Yes, Tomorrow
You have no bullets
'rll make one"
You have no lead!"
mo. but 1 have mercury"
So saying, he took the thermomete.
which stood at so degrees above zero.
went outside and laid it on a block Of
ice. At dawn they rushed out to look
at 1t. All the mercury had frozen into
hard piece of metal ready for use
Just then Hatteras made his appear
ance. and the doctor told him his pro-
ject and showed him the mercury.
The captain grasped his hand silent.
ly and the three went off in quest Of
their game.
They soon sighted him, about 300
yards distant.
Friends. this is no idle sport" said
Hatteras. I'VE must act prudently.
Yes" replied the DOCTOR 1--WE have
but the one shot. We must not miss
He would outstrip a hare in fleetness."
I'VE must go right up to him." said
Hatteras. Il have a PLAN"
What is it ?" asked the doctor
well, you kept the skin of the seal
you killed, didn't you?"
1T is on the sledge"
"All right! Well get 1t. Leave
Johnson here to watch it."
At the snow hut, Hatteras slipped
into the seal skin.
Now, give me the gum" he said.
Courage, Hatteras!" said the doc
tor, handing him the weapon, which he
had loaded with the mercury bullet.
Soon a seal was making it's way to-
ward the bear. 1t was a perfect imf-
tation. The bear, greedy eyed, waited.
When the seal was ten PAGES away
the monster sprang forward with a
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-02-04
His FavOrite Novel.

If the girl hereinafter mentioned
was silly, the man was mean. Let it
be a lesson to girls not to pretend,
In order that mean men may not have
the chance to make fun of them!
The New York Times prints the story.
She was young. This may account
for it. Besides that, her companion
was well read, so she naturally tried
to show her own reading qualities
and quantities.
you've read Dumas?" he asked.
"Oh, yes" she replied. Amt hr
grand"
And Hugo?"
Eyes; he's fine!"
"Dickens?"
II think he's just glorious!"
"How about Scott?"
"De-licious!"
He regarded her keenly for a mo-
ment. Which of his works do you
like best, Ivanhoe,' Or
"Oh. 'Ivanhoe, by all means!" she
exclaimed with fervor
He smiled. "Of course" he said, de-
liberately, you've read Scott's 'Emul-
sion"
"Of course" she replied, indignant
that he should ask such a question.
But" she added, II don't think it's
as good as Ivanhoe'
What he thought of 1t he did not
say. He simply put the question to
the girl on the other side of him, and
she Uttered.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-02-04

The weather man is the standing
Joke of the paragraphers who fill space
by holding him responsible for the o'-'
ferent brands of weather that are
turned loose on an unoffending COM
munity, but the photographers Know
and everyone else knows, that 'n7
weather man is the greatest life saver
and property saver in the whole WORM
He cannot control the elements, ou1 10
can give warning, and men can seeA
safety. We cannot speak with cerlain'
ty, but we believe there are humorous
Of men alive to-day who owe their ilVe'
RI the weather bureau; and the warn
ings the bureau sends out save n'0''
lives at sea than on land.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-02-04

one Oh the most cheerful Of moda,,
medical iconoclasts is Dr. w.,
Hutchinson, who combines in 1t" 00u'
person wide experience, scientific law WV
ing. refreshing common sense ~.
gift forwriting entertaininglyou hss,,s
topics. The doctor-author's latos. .su
plot is an article defending ths w.
man appetite. In all ages tbs -.
orite way of "mortifying the aash.
has been to thwart the appetite som.
times 1t has been a matter Of rs,,s,as
sometimes a purely health ma,su,.
The apostles of slender regimen Ill.
to assert that man digs his rravs
with his teeth" and that most =,
the ills that flesh is heir to coms f,,u
over-eating. The doctor lays on right
Justify In behalf of the normal human
appetite. 1t is, he says, TO be treated
with the greatest respect, is to no
thwarted only for the best Of rs,.
sons and in special emergencies and
is, all things considered, the most re-.
liable, indeed, almost the only guide
that we have in matters of Diet
This, he declares, is the overwhelming
consensus of the laboratory, the hos.
pital, the family physician, the sana.
forum and the diet kitchen. Compar.
ing the deaths due to diseases follow.
ing over-eating with deaths due to
undertaking, he pushes his point far
Their. Of the forty-two principal causes
OF death in the United States, but
three are related in any direct way
to over-eating- of the stom.
ach, diseases of the liver and diabetes
The list of those due to under-feeding
or In which the mortality is highest
among those who are poorly fed and
lowest among those abundantly fed,
accounts for 100000 victims, or near
ly thirty per cent of the whole annual
number. In this list are consumption,
pneumonia. typhoid, inanition (the po-
lite, scientific term for starvation) and
diarrheal diseases. Other facts he
marshals, such as that 'the blameless
and frugal poor have the highest
death rate, the highest disease rate
and the lowest longevity rate Of any
class in the community" and that
practically every prolonged famine IS
followed by the outbreak of some cpl
demic!" DR.. Hutchinson makes out
good case for the appetite. He does
not mean. of course, that 1t Is to be
INDUCED without discretion. But
when a man is hungry, 1t Is fairly
conclusive evidence that the human
engine he is operating needs fue'
Some men crave and, therefore, need
three squares" a day. Others ges
along better on one hearty meal anu
two lighter ones. Modern meoleal
science is disposed to approve the prln'
ciple that every man intuitively knows
his own needs better than anyone eau
tell him.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-02-04

At Englevale, N. D., two cowboys ia
tally shot Louis Maxwell, a farmer,
took possession of the town for twelve
hours, and finally departed with armed
known as the Cant brothers, escaped.
In pool room fight Maxwell was shot
by one of the brothers. The Giants,
who recently came from Texas to work
on a ranch, then took possession of the
town. Firing volley after volley with
large revolvers, the two pagaded the
streets and forced every one to do their
bidding until long after midnight.
They then galloped of, much to the
relief of the inhabitants.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-02-04

Worst of all there were only seven
charges Of powder left, and six balls.
A little game was shot, but quickly
devoured. The weary men could hard
ly drag themselves along by now. The
dogs had began to gnaw their traces.
Their last meal, on the Sunday even
ing, was a very sad One-unless help
came. their doom was sealed.
The next morning Johnson saw a
bear of huge dimensions. The old sailor
took it into his head that heaven had
sent this bear specially for him to kill;
and whiting waking his comrades. he
in pursuit.
On reaching the right distance he
took aim; but, just as his finger touch
ed the trigger, he felt his arm tremble.
His thick gloves hampered him, he
threw them off. But what a cry Of
agony escaped him! The skin of his
fingers stuck to the gun as if it had
been red-hot, and he was forced to let
it drop. The sudden fall made it 90
off, and the ball wis discharged in the
air.
It was the last bullet.
DR.. Clawbonny came out and saw
what had happened. He dragged the
poor fellow into the tent, where he
made him plunge his han@ into a bowl
of water Johnson's hands had hardly
touched 1t before it froze Immediately.
you are just in time; I should have
had to amputate soon," said the doc
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-02-04
Fast and SLOW

The Father learn with sorrow.
my son. that you are getting to be
what they term quite fast. The Son
You shouldn't believe all you hear.
dad. I'll Introduce you to man who
will tell you another story. The
Father-And who Is he? The Son
My tailor. He says I'm the slowest
chap he's got on his books
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-02-04
Not Qualined.

Two men were getting warm over 4
simple difference of opinion.
They turned to the third man.
isn't homemade strawberry
shortcake better than cherry pie?"
demanded one Of them.
isn't a homemade cherry pie bet
ter than any shortcake?" INQUIRED the
other.
The third man shook his head.
I don't know" he said. st board !"
Plain Dealer.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-02-04
CHAPTER III.

That morning they had no breakfast.
Pemmican and salt beef were both
gone. Not a crumb of biscuit remain
ed They were obliged to content
themselves with half cup Of hot cof-
fee and start off again.
They scarcely went three miles be-
fore they were compelled to give up
the day. They had no supper but cof-
fee, and the dogs were so ravenous
that they were almost devouring each
other.
Another day-thirty -four hours since
they had tasted food. Yet they contin-
ued their march, sustained by their SUI
perhuman energy of purpose. They
had to push the sledge themselves, for
the dogs could no longer draw it.
Then Johnson drew haggard- eyed
and wild. He caught the doctors arm
that night.
THAT bear is following u.s." he cried.
hoarsely.
"A bear following us?"
Yes, for the last two days."
Have you seen him?"
yes, about q mile leeward."
Terrible. And we haven't q single
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-02-04

81 always did enjoy that scene In
which Hamlet comes out and solilo-
Quizes,'' said Mr. Cumrox.
my DEAR" replied his wife, "you
are confused again: You have got.
ten Hamlet mixed up with that vaude.
vile person who comes out and
throws his voice. "-Washington Star
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-02-04

tremendous bound, but stopped short.
stupefied and frightened when Halter
as threw off his disguise, knelt on one
knee and aimed straight at the bears
heart. He fired and the huge monster
rolled back on the ice
(To be continued.)
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-02-04

Actions Speak Louder than Words.
The Sunday school class was sing
ing II want to be an angel" "Whv
don't you sing louder, Bobby" "Pm
singing as loud as I feel" explained
Bobby.-The Delineator.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-02-04

China has ten cities with popula,
tons Of over half a million.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-02-04
Cholera,

No race is safe from cholera. II I,
deadliest to negroes.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-02-04

When you tell your doctor abou, ~ .
taste in your mouth, loss Of snr. ~. o,d
breakfast, and frequent headacS s.'e 10,
wnen ne sees your coated tongue +. saa
say, " You are bilious" Ave.. n vll
work we'll in such cases, F'll'
.@1sds BY the J. G. Aver Co., Lov.u w.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-02-04
.(oMso on
heChest

Ask your doctor the mat, !.
name n, for . cold on the s'e eSss'
He will say, "Bronc h HIM; saes I,
Ask him if it is ever s. ...s."
Lastly, ask him il he ' W..
scribes Ayers Cherrv p pre-
toral for this disease. ~. ss'
in close touch with yo vsp ?
family physician. '0ur
The Detroit times., 1910-07-01

o,ne on rmmsdiatsiy sf<sr receiving
'0s' meeting OF the boert 9l pirsfsors
was at once called nnqf.tte5 oeai ,ght
s :sz I ss S;F i 4 NJ SSS y
a. era ,'r 5s 6 at sseis LESS n Tax
man, rA a. low a. IS poWN AND 81 PER
WEEK And 4 ths dent mSys cq psH
" We wiIi REEL ,,PlN ER All y viii THIi
c eOsEFFbL qPsEosi.E
+. In this fiamboyant copy. fiung 70
the breeze In several city papers. the
ntano concern reckoned without It's
landlord. Tho attorney of the lessees
~ the building served notice on the
tenants OF the 'overweighfed" floors
that they must let up ON the scare
stuff-which they appear TO have done
for the time being.
with the exception that there were
no alterations worth mentioning. no
terrific weight, NO NOTIFICATIONS
FROM THE BUILDING INSPECTOR,
and no MISUNDERSTANDING
deliberations by the board Of direc'
tors, the advertisement might have
p6ssed muster as merely q sample OF
he bifncombe tfiat - All too common
IN the advertising sections of daily
+. But the rest OF the bombastic stun
was Just consciencelsss lying, and the
Iessees of the building did the public
q service by putting a stop TO IT,
II is evident The Times has not
oyerstated the enormity OF the fake
piano advertising evil.
The Detroit times., 1910-07-01
TOMMY TAKES A HAND.
BY A. ROBERT eRoH.

II was no secret at the factory that
Jim Bailey was In love with Harriet
/, Shields. Even red-headed. inquisitive
little Tommy O'Hara had expressed
the sage opinion that ''the foreman's
dead gone on little Bright Eyes"
Miss Shields eyes truly were bright
but not for Foreman Jim Bailey. Such
Ia the perversity OF fate. Any OF the
oIher. 80 girls In the factory would
have given anything TO get the at
tention that Miss Shields received
from the handsome young man who
had risen SO soon TO a good position
and would some day be member OF
the firm.
One morning Harriet did not appear
for work. The affected nonchalance
of the foreman was q decided his
rrionic failure. At noon Tommy met
him and. with the license OF his years
and good nature, said:
Where's little Bright Eyes today?"
Il don't know" said the foreman.
Tommy noticed trembly note In his
voice.
"Mebbe she's sick" he volunteered.
Want me to 20 an seer"
The gratitude In Jim Bailey's eyes
could not be hidden and the dime
which Tommy had counted on was i'm
mediately forthcoming.
The foreman sent me down to see
IL you was SICK" he said, when the
door had been opened by Miss Shields
herself. The answer Of that young wo-
man was cool. though the shrewd
Tommy took note OF blush that man.
tied her fair cheek as he mentioned
Jim's name.
On the way back Tommy reflected
and communed with himself. When
be reached the factory he sounded jim
Bailey.
Say, little Bright Eyes don't seem
to cotton TO you very much, does she,
Mr.. Bailey7"
I'm afraid that's true, Tommy"
said the foreman. Il know I'm not
good enough for her"
Jaw, forget It." said the irreverent
Tommy who hated sentiment She
likes you, all right. | know"
do you think so, Tommy" asked
the foreman. You're a good boy.
wish you were right"
When the whistle blew that evening
Tommy waited and walked proudly
home with the foreman At the lat
ter's boarding place he left him and,
continuing. turned the first corner.
Then his demeanor underwent a sud
den change. He started OF at a run
and soon arrived al the home of Miss
Shields. He rang the bell. Mrs.
Shields opened the door.
Il Just stopped to tell you about the
The Detroit times., 1910-07-01
SIDNEY ROBINSON
browns At FLATS
Member Of Liquor Firm Seized With
Cramps While in Swimming Of
the Old Club.

Word was received In Detroit.
THURSDAY, OF the drowning OF Sidney
Robinson, member OF the wholesale
liquor firm OF Robinson & Aronheim.
on the Old club. at the st. Clair Flats.
Mr.. Robinson and a party OF friends
left Detroit about 4 o'clock Thursday
morning In a launch for a trip across
the lake and an outing at the hats.
The details OF the AFFAIR received here
are meager. nut It Is stated that Mr..
Robinson went In swimming on the
Old Club and was seized with cramps,
drowning before his friends could
come to his rescne.
He was 81 years old and lived at
the Norton hotel on Griswold-st. Mr..
Robinson was a wellknown figure
about the city. He was unmarried.
BILLY" Considine and other promin-
ent downtown saloon men. started for
the fats Thursday noon. The body
has not been recovered yet
The Detroit times., 1910-07-01
SHIP RACES BACK TO PORT,
HER HOLD ROARING FURNACE
Eighty Passengers Are Put Ashore
and Firenen Are Overcome While
Fighting Flames.

Eighty Passengers Are Put Ashore
and Firemen Are Overcome While
Fighting Flames.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. June S0-The
Merchants and Miners Line Steamship
Grecian. which sailed from this port
yesterday afternoon for Boston with
80 passengers and a heavy cargo Of
wool and turpentine. raced back here
today with her hold a roaring furnace
After the vessel locked and all the
passengers had been landed. firemen
fought the blaze from land and river.
and more than a dozen of the fro
fighters were overcome by heat or
smoke.
When the flames were eating their
way through the cargo. the passengers
after being hastily aroused, danced
from midnight until daylight In the
ships saloon, courageously defying
and daring danger until port was
reached.
The blaze was discovered soon after
midnight while the ship was passing
out Of the Delaware capes. After q
hurried examination, Capt. Briggs des-
patched officers To the cabins and
aroused the passengers. Each was
told to dress quickly, but quietly. As
The Detroit times., 1910-07-01
Innocence Misrepresents Itself
VIII AND Full OF SIN An -

She stood up beside the pulpit in
our church the other evening (the
church the editor sometimes attends)
and sang it-"Vile and Full OF Sin
Am T"--sang II beautifully and brave
ly,
She was about la sweet, inno-
cent girl. Just blooming into that fair
est OF Gods liiies--young womanhood.
The editor maybe world-hardened, but
he was shocked clear through his cal
lopsness. He knew that she was not
vile; neither was she full OF sin. She
was innocent and pure and all a-glory
With the religious fervor OF tho hymn
she was singing.
The Detroit times., 1910-07-01


Jim Balley's house and ring the belL
ner he halted. A moment later he was
rewarded by seeing Miss Shields come
out OF the house and fairly run up
the street
With great satisfaction, but wise
precaution, the youth followed He saw
her hurry up to the door OF Jim Bal
,ey's house and ring the bell. He saw
the door opened and the young wo-
man disappear within.
She did not come out again ana
Tommy, growing weary OF waiting,
found his way to the kitchen door, re-
taembering incidentally a certain oc-
casion when Mrs. Smith. the land
lady, had given him a piece OF pie.
Mrs. Smith was singing as she went
about getting supper and there was
smile on her motherly face.
Hello, Mrs. Smith, is Jim here ?"
Gsked Tommy.
Hello, Tommy. Yes, he's here, but
wouldn't have him disturbed for any.
thing now. He's In the parlor."
Tommy went through the dining.
room and stealth;ly approached the
door. He heard o gurgling feminine
laugh Then the voice OF Miss Shields:
Il feel so mortified, I'm going to
give that Tommy good shaking next
time / see him."
II think I'll give him a dollar" SAID
Jim Bailey.
The Detroit times., 1910-07-01
PACKERS FILE DEMURRER.
Five Firms Are Charged With vlolat-
Ina Antitrust Law.

JEFFERSON CITY. Mo-. June So
The Ave packing companies charged
by Attorney-G General Major In his suit
filed June 20 with being q trust to
maintain and control meat prices TO
day, fled demurrer to the states
petition bringing quo warranto pro
oeedings seeking to Gust them from
che state
The demurrer asks that the custer
proceedings be dismissed on the fol-
lowing grounds: That the petition
does not state facts SUFFICIENT TO con-
stitute q cause OF action: that there
h q mistoinder of parties and that the
court has no jurisdiction.
The demurrer win be taken up by
the court In October.
The Detroit times., 1910-07-01
WERE YOU ONE OF
THE UNFORTUNATES

Who missed the Moonlight excur-
sion on Steamer City OF Cleveland
recently! There will be another
lake ride Monday, July 4, at 2 p.
m. Dancing on the large freight
deck. Tickets, soc.
The Detroit times., 1910-07-01

Most Of us admire that fine old
church song that Charles Wesley
wrote and old Simeon Marsh put to
sondrous music. but why stand beau
tiful, guileless girl, a solitary figure
before an audience and make her sing
a lie in those terribly self-condemna-
tory words?
On the other hand, II It is necessary
for somebody to MARBLE vile and Full
of Sin Am l." why not assign the Job
10 some sure-enough old human sin
ner--the preacher, for instance, or the
Sunday school superintendent, or even
the world-hardened editorf
The Detroit times., 1910-07-01

soon as they appeared ON deck they
were escorted TO the saloon where the
captain talked. promising them that
should there be danger he would warn
them In time and urged that they re-
main below deck and ind amusement.
Dancing was suggested and. vhsn a
young womAn~passenger went to the
piano, the saloon In few minutes was
turned into a ballroom.
The blaze at noon today had not
been extinguished.
The Detroit times., 1910-07-01
COUNCIL DOESN'T MEET.
HaIly and Quorum Absent; o. U. r.
Paving Matter to Come up Later.

Corporation Counsel Hally was In
Lansing, Thursday morning. TO argue
the Fairview workingmen's ticket
case. and was not able TO make a
report to the council on the mandamus
proceedings commenced by the d. U.
r. TO compel the city to repave the
pavement between the tracks OF the
three cent lines. The company de-
ufsnds that more than 100000 be
raisqd Immediately by taxation for
the purpose. There was not quorum
at the special meeting called to dis
cuss the situation with Hally, and the
matter was put over to the regular
meeting, rext Tuesday night.