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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-11-03
TWistino ! Law.

A few weeks ago the Chinese OF
New Zealand were found to be doing
q very great deal OF the laundry work
available, and had so thrown out OF
employment the women workers in
some OF the iaundries.
In New Zealand q laundry Is a fac.
tory within the meaning Of the fac.
tories act, so it occurred to . law.
maker that he could settle the dim.
Guilty Of this Chinese competition. BY
.. neat amendment In the interpreta-
ton clause Of the act above men
toned.
An amendment was therefore draft
ed and printed and sent with the ut
most seriousness and good faith to the
crown law ONCE for consideration: Il
contained provision In these words:
..For the purposes Of this act (the fac
tories act), . Chinaman shall be deem
ed to be girl under Is years Of age
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-11-03
PLAYING A LOW GAME
PickPockEr TELLS HOW He
WAS "WoRKED" sY VICTIM.
Neat Scheme by Which He Was In
dueed Not Only to Give Up $50
He Had Stolen, but SO
More.

played by one white man on another
was played on me-" said the man who
admits he was not always 40 honest
as ne II now. ut was the diabolic
invention Of man from whose pock.
ct ! one evening extracted a roll Of
bills. Along with the money which
ola want. ! secured a letter which
! did not want. but which could not
return to the gentleman's pocket
without appraising him of my former
meddling with his financial affairs.
When got to my own room |
read this letter. l wished a hundred
times after that l hadn't. 1t was an
appeal for assistance. The writer
was woman. she was living in q
small Indiana town. Apparently she
had some claim on the man. She
told him of the death of two members
OF her family, of the sickness of an.
other. and of her own overwrought
condition. She was destitute, and
she begged him to send her at once
as much money as he could possibly
spare.
1 don't mind saying that that let.
ter made a powerful impression on
me. ! read 1t several times before
going to bed. and in my sleep
dreamed about it. l saw that Door
woman's tears, l heard her sobs and
prayers, l pictured the dead and dy.
ing children. Along toward morning
| sat up on the edge Of the bed and
called myself names.
You beast said l. you miserable
brute, you
But | won't repeat all the hard
names handed out to myself that
morning. They don't sound well when
you say them out loud.
by and by counted the money
again that the man and had snapped
the night before. There was just $50
Since the money was wrapped in the
woman's letter l had no doubt that
he had scraped it together to send
her. / could not return the money to
the man, for didn't know where to
find him, but my sense Of humanity
forced me to do the next best thing
The woman's name and address were
on the letter. and l resolved to for
ward 1t to her. I was hard up jus,
then. devilishly hard up; but l knew
that wOman's need was greater than
mine, and added the last $40 l had
in the world to the other mans $50
and sent it to her.
THAT ought to have ended the in
cident, but 1t didn't. Two years later
met that man again. 1t doesn't
matter where or how, but met him
and it was what l learned then that
killed my faith in human nature. That
letter was fake. The man always
carried it for the benefit Of gentle
men of my profession. A friend out
west wrote it. She wrote fresh let
ter every week, and the man carried
| 1t wrapped around whatever money
he happened to have in his pocket
He figured that the most hard-heart
ed criminal alive would be melted by
an appeal OF that kind and woulC
give up the Doodle. He figured right
in my case. 1t got me. and it got
my $40. which of course, the man
hadn't counted on; but leave it tc
any unprejudiced witness If tina,
wasn't playing just about as low q
hand as it is possible for any man
to play"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-11-03

GILT EDGE the only ladies shoe dressing
that positively contains OIL. Blacks and Polished
xvithouf rubbing, CSC "French Gloss,s' Toe.
DANDY combination for cleaning and POLISHING
all kinds Of russell tan shoes, 25c 'Star size lOc
ELITE combination for gentlemen who take
pride in having their shoes look Al. Restores
color and lustre to all black shoes. Polish with a
brush or cloth. 25c. BABY ELITE size lie.
II your dealer does mol keep tne Ainu yuu want
send us his address and the price In stamps 10,
a full size package.
WHITTEMORE BROS. & CO.,
1o-1e Albany ST., Cambridge, Mass
The Oldest and Largest manufacturers cJ
Shoe P0lishes in the World.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-11-03
v.ees Became Stiff
~ severe rheumatism

Five 'ea s Of Henry J. Goldstein. II
The cure Street. Boston, Mass. is anoth-
parton or1eb by Hoods sarsaparilla.
er victory Medicine has succeeded in
This grea aS where others have utterly
many cases cas-. Goldstein says: II SUI.
failed. NJ rheumatism five years. It
fered ron trom business and caused ex-
kept me - nain. MY knees would be-
cruciatlanss stiff as steel. I tried many
come as. as without relief, then took
rediclheSsa rsa parilla, soon felt much
Hoods I'D row consider myself en-
better an I recommend Hoods"
tirely {. Gu today in usual liquid form or
&c, II tablets called Saroatabos
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-11-03

TRY MURINE EYE REMEDY
for Red, Weak, Weary, Watery Eyes
and GranulatedE yelids. Murine Doesn't
Smart-Soothes Eye Pain Druggists
Sell Murine Eye Remedy, Liquid, Csc,
SOC, $1.O0. Murine Eye Salve in
Aseptic Tubes, Csc, $500. Eye Books
and Eye Advice Free by Mail.
Murine Eye Remedy Co.. Chicago.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-11-03
STALE PHRASES ARE NEEDED
Writer Who Expresses Powerful
Emotion Must Say What Has
Been Said Countless Times.

Our drzmatfc critic, in his review
of Sardou's play above Suspicion. :
said Of one Of the characters that his
lips were sealed" and remarked that
such phrases necessarily accompany
such plays. They do. indeed. and the
use of them makes one understand
the emotional quality of such plays
better than the most elaborate analy-
sis OF them.
There are hundreds of phrases like
this. containing metaphors both VIC
lent and stale, which are only used
seriously by writer's who snatch at
the easiest means Of expressing an
emotion which they do not feel. For
II writer has a real emotion Of his
own to express he will either use q
metaphor suggested to him by that
particular emotion or none at all. This
is matter Of instinct, not OF literary
art; for a fresh emotion will not be
satisfied with stale phrases but Will
feel itself misrepresented by them.
That Ii one reason why. when power
fully moved, we are often 30 inarti-
culate. We feel that commonplaces
will not serve our turn. but we have
nothing to put in their place. The
writer's task Is to be neither inartlcu-
late nor commonplace. He must not
be artless. nor must he give us BAD
art for good. II he has = new IDEA
to express he IL not tempted by stale
phrases. For they are associated with
emotions rather. than with thoughts.
since emotions are not discoveries.
like new idpas. and when expressed
in literature are valued, not for their
novelty. but for the power with which
they are expressed. Thus. q writer
who expresses new idea says what
has never been said before. but Q
writer who wishes to express pow
er:ul emotion has to say what has
probably been said q thousand times.
and by bad writer's as well as good.
These bad writer's have burdened our
memory with metaphors. some OF
them Nfeless from the flrst. some Kill
Cd By constant repetition. or In appro-
pirate use: and their metaphors stay
in our minds because they have been
20 often repeated The good writer's
mind IL often infested with them. 20
that. before he can mud the phrase ne
wants. he must reject half = dozen
that he does not want This = the
penalty that he has to pay for living
at . time when literature = old ana
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-11-03
WASHES CLOTHES FASTER.

Use RED CROSS BALL BLUE and
you will find it makes beautiful. clear,
white clothes with less effort and less
cost than any other blue.
It is far superior to any liquid blue
on the market, for the best of liquid
bluing is principally water. Use the
blue that is all blue. AT ALL GRO
GERS. Price 10 cents.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-11-03

Every Woman win b Interested.
There has recently been discovered an
aromatic, pleasant herb cure for wO-
mans ills, called Mother Gray's AFRO
MATIC-LEAF. 1t is the only certain
regulator. Cures female weaknesses
and Backache. Kidney, Bladder and Uri-
nary Troubles. At all Druggists or by
mail so cts. Sample FREE. Address.
The Mother Gray Co.. lie Roy. n. 7.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-11-03
Friendship Too Costly.

Are you going to send the Sparkler
girl wedding PRESENT." mo, old
Sparkler and had a squabble yester-
day" That's too bad. What was
the cause?" II can't afford his friend
snip. He has five manageable
daughters. Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-11-03
Good Reasoning.

NOW. children" said the stimulat-
ing teacher of the brilliant juvenile
class. why did God create this beau
tiful world?" II guess because ne
didn't know Of anyone who could do It
as WE'LL was the matter-of-fact re-
Spouse of diminutive John.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-11-03
a.i.aIlx Color Bearers.

,on ,s q word formed on the
hns ~ The display Of insignia, badge
'dea .,;oo and was formerly much
or u' rbere we now employ the word
useu , The company officers in 9
cools .nt who were, until late years
lskln ensigns were, at still earlier
telm na more correctly termed "ensigu
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-11-03

[O1 LILO UC1OIO i UA1ON
Lydia e. Pinkham's
|Vege ia Bile Com
pound. / was in such
Ia nervous condition
Il could not keep
Is till. Ny linn b 8
were cold, I had
creepy sensations,
and / could not sleep
nights. I was finally
told by two phys
|icians that ! also
had a tumOr. I read
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-11-03

Many q man, who is now thrilled
with the currents Of the life Of this
modern age freely passing through
him, is in danger Of moral disaster,
through defective spiritual insulation.
Are the wires of your ambition well
wrapped around with the insulating
material Of prayer and faith and love?
-Zion's Herald.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-11-03

For your own sake don't wait until
it happens. It may be a headache,
toothache, earache, or some painful
accident. Hamlins Wizard Oil will
cure it. Get bottle now.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-11-03
Between Doctors.

Doctor, l want you to look after
my Office while I'm on vacation"
But I've just graduated. doctor.
Have had no experience"
That's all right, my boy. My prac-
tice is strictly fashionable. Tell the
men to play golf and ship the women
patients off to Europe"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-11-03

}'4IoA qe 90 o. 4q6no eq
asql sAouH GU usqA 81 SuIaseI Aofue
1Hsel ueo uBm emIl kIuo eQL
'ueYl kIuO
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-11-03

New York's Quick Lunch Places.
There are more than 5000 quick
lunch stores in Manhattan, and every
day more than 100000 people. run a
Marathon with their digestive organs.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-11-03

Deep Mines DON'T ray.
There Is little or no ground for the
belief that valuable metallic deposits
lie very deep in the earth's crust.
With few exceptions. ore deposits be-
come too lean to repay working below
5000 feet. Nine mines in ten. TAX
Ing the world as whole, are poorer
In the second thousand feet than In
the first thousand, and poorer yet in
the third thousand than in the second.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-11-03
No vaeabond Currents There.

A system for the protection Of gas
and water mains against vagahond
currents Is In use at Karlsruhe. This
Is formed by placing at suitable spots
electros In the ground and connect.
ing them to the positive pole Of low
tension source Of electricity Can &C
cumulator or dynamo), while the
pipes to be protected are connected
to the negative pole.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-11-03
Woman's Woes.

AS soon as a married woman gets
you saved up she becomes oppressed
oy the thought that she is merely
accumulating fortune for the second
wlfe to spend.-Louisville Courier
Journal
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-11-03
Coin Lona In Tree.

Coin Long In Tree.
While cutting up the trunk OF an OLD
ash tree Albert Watson, Jr.. of Darby,
Pa, found imbedded in the heart OF
the tree copper penny bearing the
date 1917. The coin was found at .
point six feet from the base OF the
trunk, and was not even discolored.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-11-03

Towne-"Oh, yes, he's quite an en-
thusiast. He goes in for things N
real earnest" Browne-"Yes, II
some one were to send him on wild
goose chase he'd speak Of himself att
erward as a sportsman" &C Catholic
Standard and Times.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-11-03

How Much 10 Enough.
When q man has enough OF th1S
worlds goods why doesn't he quilt
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-11-03
or Buy Some stamps.

First Young Miss Tin drug store e.
aiming directory III can't lind ms
name in this. book. Alice" Second
Young Miss Cant you? Let's g
across to the other drug store ana
look in their directory"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-11-03

DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets regu-
late and invigorate stomach, liver and
bowels. Sugar-coated, tiny granules.
easy to take as candy
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-11-03

pIeglBD- 'SuIQlHIoAe q!
peeoons TIeqs I 4Bql VI pesoons I u
pus 'uBm JIssHm o4Bm o. uB9W I
'ssooonS 10 uIe3Iso
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-11-03

The Perfect Man.
A perfect man is the one who i'd
mits his every fault and not the man
who insists he has none.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-11-03

Business Instinct.
do you think woman can keep a
secret?"
mo; she always tries to syndicate
fudge.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-11-03
Work and Worry.

Worry wears out more people than
work does" said the ready made phil
osopher. "Of course It Does" replied
Mr.. Growcher, "for the simple reason
that so many Of US would rather put
in our time worrying about work
than doing It."
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-11-03
WHAT
| WENT
THROUGH
Before taking Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.

Natick, Mass. -'I cannot express
what went through during the change
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-11-03

Mothers w.n find Mira. Windows Soothing Syrup
the best remedy to use for their children during
the teethinG period. s
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-11-03
Quaint Survival.

why are you 80 interested IN those
little figures that came with little
whites Noah's ark ("
aThey suggest very important
idea. The hobble skirt appears to
have dated 1t the time Of the deluge.s
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-11-03

II YOU think constipation is OF trifling
consequence, just ask your doctor. He
will disabuse you OF that notion in short
order. Correct it, at once!" he will
say. Then ask him about Ayers Pills.
A mild liver pill, all vegetable.
Made by the J. c. Aver Co.. Lowell, Msss-
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-11-03

Finest in Quality. Largest In Variety.
They meet every requirement. for cleaning and
,olishing shoes of all kinds and colors.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-11-03
Wei COME WoRDS TO vvoMEN

wlth0ut q exaadtnddon k1f FieFce holds kNON\
feneralx need. NNS
less ard that no woman except cases. shud sbit = ~
Dr. Fierce: freafmsn wM 81 de pvav ~
home. Prescr;rs:rrss t.'..y
hundreds Of thousandss tie wor.e "a
Il The only medicine Of s kind product Of s,
The only eood enough that WV
nsedenf on es outsoe wr.pRe There's
No alcohol
uo medicine dealers may o1ef ubstute
with health Write
" Pierce. President sdvice ye -. r \
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-06-05
M'Cumber Charges Newspa-
pers Ordered Washington
Correspondents to "Whoop
Up" Reciprocity.
RIDDER KICKED ON
HAVING TO TESTIFY
Big New York Publisher
Tires of Being Ridiculed in
Committee and Replies
Hotly to McCumber.
(National News Association

Washington, June 5.-The paper
trust was defended by Senators Nc
Cumber, Gallinger. Smoot and Hep
burn, Republicans, and Bailey, Demo
crat, at a hearing today before the
senate committee on finance on the
Canadian reciprocity bill
Herman Ridder, publisher of New
York newspaper and publisher Of the
"American Newspaper Association"
was principal witness and at times
proceedings verged on disorder and
were accompanied by bitter denuncia-
tions on both sides. Ridder repeated
ly protested against being called be-
fore the committee to give testimony
and he said. ito be subjected to it's
ridicule." McCumber, after Ridder had
made statement regarding the price
OF news print paper began the trou-
BILE by charging that Ridder had sent
out letter to more than three hun
dred members Of the American News
paper association urging them to in
struct their Washington correspond
ents to boom reciprocity. and to report
nothing except that which favorable
to the agreement. AS a result Nc
Cumber charged false statements had
been sent out. This aroused much
feeling on the part of the members of
the committee. Ridder denied that he
had asked anybody to make false
statements concerning reciprocity.
There is plenty of sentiment favora-
BILE to reciprocity" he said. without
resorting to falsehoods." After a heat
ed discussion McCumber withdrew his
remark and said the statements sent
out from Washington were "unfound-
ed"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-06-05
Tornado, Accompanied by
Near Cloud Burst and Hail
Wrecked Property and
Damaged the Crops.
MINIATURE CYCLONE
VISITS PREBLE CO.
Reports from Other Parts of
Indiana Show Storm Was
One Of the Fiercest of the
Present Season..
palladium Specially

Fountain City. Ind. June 5.-It was
estimated today that the tornado
which swept through this town and >
territory about six miles In width late
Sunday afternoon damaged crops and
property many thousands OF dollars.
Young wheat was badly injured by
the wind. the near cloud burst and
deluge OF hail stones. the size OF
small marbles. Prospects for an ex-
cellent crop Of cherries was ruined
and thousands of young chickens
were drowned. In Fountain City
many trees were blown down. One
large tree was torn up by the roots
and thrown against the homo OF Sam
uel Barnes. but the building was not
injured. Heavy lawn swings were
bowled over. signs torn down and the
creek in the short space Of fifteen
minutes became q raging torrent.
When the downpour ceased. the
streets, sidewalks and many lawns
were under water. At Lynn, north Of
here, the new home Of Lon Boren, un.
der roof and almost completed, was
blown down. Damage to farm prop
erty throughout the zone Of the torna-
do is reported heavy.
Before the storm broke the local
negro Methodist church was holding
a baptism ceremony In a stream
about one-half mile from town Short
ly after Wade Curry, who is ninety
eight years old, had been submerged
the wind came up accompanied by .
terrible electrical display. Tho vene-
rable negro was placed In carriage
and Immediately there was stam-
pede for town. Those who had to de-
pend upon their legs to reach shelter
kept pace with the terrified horses at
tached to carry-alls. phaetons and bug
gies
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-06-05
Under Same Roof Two Years
divorced Now.

In answer to the charges Of his wife
Emma NJ. Moore. that he had wholly
failed within the past two years to
make reasonable support, George B.
Moore. a we'll known insurance agent
on Monday morning in the Wayne cir.
cult court admitted to Judge Fox the
authenticity of the accusation and
gave as his reason that he no longer
cared for his wife. 1t was shown that
they had been living in the same
house, but apart. at their residence on
South Fourth street. AS much on the
strength of the testimony of the de-
fendant as on that of the complainant.
Mrs. Moore was awarded divorce.
They were married in 1896 and since
the estrangement, which was little
more than two years ago, the complain.
ant said that her entire support was by
her own industry, chiefly as a seam
stress.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-06-05
LIVED AS STRANGERS E ROBBED GRANDMA START TRUST PROBE
Howard Hunt, II, Said tc
Have Stolen $1OO.

Charged with stealing 800 from his
20 years old grandmother, Mrs. Anna
Bearman, Twelfth and North D streets
Howard Hunt, II years old. was ar
ranged before Mayor Zimmerman this
morning. Entering plea of guilty he
was bound over to the circuit court.
for grand larceny. Hunts mother had
earned the 800 by hard work She
left il with Mrs. Bearman. The money
was placed in a writing desk. which. it
is alleged Hunt forced open yester-
day then took the money. He was ar
rested by Patrolman Westenberg and
Yingling.
According to the police Hunts re-
cord has been a bad one. Once. it is
said, he drew a revolver and thrust it
before his grandfather's nose. 1t is
alleged by the police that he struck
his grandmother on more than one oc-
casion. Although never before arrest
ed he has been brought before Su-
perintendent of Police Gormon.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-06-05
CLARENCE 5. FUNK
GROWS DESPERATE
Threatens to Shoot Any De.
tective Whom He Finds
Is Following Him.
National News Association)

(NdllOnaI news ASSOClatlOn)
Chicago, June 5.-Hounded by de-
tectives who have followed him night
and day since he testified on the wit
ness stand that Edward Hines, the
lumber millionaire, was the man who
raised and distributed the 100000
corruption fund with which the seat
of William Lorimer in the United
States was bought, Clarence S. Funk
today armed himself and threatened
to shoot any persons found following
him.
According to Mr.. Funk, who is man
ager of the International Harvester
company, he has been under constant
espionage ever since he testified
Three men followed him from here to
New York and from thence to Wash
ington, he asserts. and several times
he believed they were on the point Of
striking him. Il am afraid l shall be
compelled to shoot one or two of
them" he asserted You must make
a guess as to who is paying these
men"
Actions of the men shadowing
Funk's Erie street home have arous-
ed the neighbors. who fear that they
will attempt to kidnap him.