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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-06-30

sack Of -four originally worth SIS was
the outcome of an election bet in
Austin. New. This town was holding
an election to decide the matter as
to whether it would incorporate. On
one side of the question was a man
named Gridley, shown in the picture.
and on the other was one Herrick.
Gridley agreed that If the election
went against him, he would carry on
his shoulder a sack of -four and
keep step to the tune Of "Old John
Brown" played by fife and drum
band trailing after him, the line of
march being from one side Of the town
to the other. Herrick agreed to do
the same thing II the question was de-
cided contrary to his hopes, only the
band was to play Dixie" There was
a deal Of war time feeling mixed up
in the matter
Gridley's side lost out and SO there
was a time set for him to pay his cleo.
toin bet
After he had delivered the goods,
Gridley at once offered to buy the -four
back for $25 and Herrick at once took
him up At this point Mr.. Armstrong
who at that time was citizen OF
the place, offered to give $50 for the
trophy, falling in with Herrick's prop
osition to turn the money over to the
fund of the United States Sanitary
commission. This was the start oil
the movement that ultimately ended
in swelling the charitable fund to ST..
100000 throughout the country.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-06-30
PURGE Of Vegetables.

Clean, wash and prepare in the
usual way any kinds Of vegetables
that are convenient to the season,
potatoes. onions, turnips, carrots,
peas; beans, etc. Put them in q sauce.
pan with bunch Of sweet herbs and
enough stock to cover them. Season
with salt and pepper and boil until
tender. Mash them through q fine
sieve. Mix together two tablespoonful
of melted butter and one Of flour
Stir In the puree gradually. When
vel mixed remove from the IRE, skil
Ii the yolks Of two eggs which have
been beaten into small quantity oi
milk and strained. Heat again. hut
not to . boiling point: serve on Aot
dish and garnish with pieces Of bat
tered toast
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-06-30
WHERE INDIANS MADE PEACE
Unitarian Church at Taunton, Mass,
Marks Scene Of an Early Treaty
With Redskins.

Taunton, Mass.-Among the relig.
ious edifices Of Taunton, none is more
important in its historical associations
than the Unitarian church. whose site
marks the scene of the settlers coun-
Gil with King Philip, Immediately aft
or that great warrior had been pro-
claimed sachem Of the Indian tribes Of
Massachusetts, in 1862.
His promise. however. to continue
the friendship then existing with the
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-06-30
Rules for Longevity.

Brockton. MAss.-A set Of rules
for long life." compiled by Mrs. Mary
Scriggens. famed a. the oldest wom-
an In Massachusetts. includes the fol.
lowing:
. day is not too much: abstain from
idle gossip; never nirt. for It II use
less waste Of energy; do not read nov
els; Danish the vanity Of dress: keep
away from dances and shows.~
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-06-30
One tor The CLERGY.

Somewhat Superior Young Minister
OF the Episcopal Church. mo, dear
lady, frankly. cannot persuade my.
self that it would be safe to let won.
en- vote.
And what. may ask. is your rea.
son for opposing it,"
We'll. dear lady, cannot but think
that II women were to vote it would
make them, let US say-a little erer
masculine"
Oh, | don't know. It has never
had that effect upon the clergy
Life.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-06-30
THE TRUTH ABOUT sLuINc.
Talk No. 7.

Avoid liquid bluing. AS a real
Simon-pure farce liquid blue is about
the biggest yet. Don't pay good
money for water.
Buy RED CROSS BALL BLUE, the
blue that's all blue. A large package
only cents. Washes more clothes
than any blue on earth. Makes laun-
dress happy. ASK YOUR GROCER.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-06-30
Don't cringe don't finch,
Should fortune pinch
And all seem lost;
With might and main,
TRY, TRY again
At any cost
nHTNv0N
-MUNYON.

= AM taking the above text. for the
reason that / want to instill into the
people self-reliance, self-nobtHty,
self-sovereignty. want every per-
son to feel that they are above decep-
ton. hatred. selhshness. jealousy, envy
or revenge.
I want the person who IL pinched by
poverty, who has suffered great reverses.
who is weighted down with some great
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-06-30

colonists. was broken IL years later.
when, provoked by the entertainments
Of the whites. he devastated the New
England settlements. finally meeting
bis own death at the hands Of . faith
less Indian in 1916. It II . Significant
fact however. that Taunton, which
was originally known by the Indian
name Of Cohannet, was spared the
narrowing details Of the war, but
whether 1t was because Of the treaty
|or because Of the fact that the town
with its SURROUNDINGS had been the
special hunting ground Of King Philip.
was never known.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-06-30
Why He Forgets.

Uncle Nose" said a drummer, ad-
dressing an old colored man seated
on a dry goods box in front Of the
village store, they tell me that you
remember seeing George Washington
am l mistaken"
mo, sah," said Uncle Nose, Il
useter member SEEM him. but l done
fo'get some since l jined the chu'ch. "
-Everybody's.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-06-30
Pointer for Hou.e,vIxe,

sububs-Well, I've just engaged
two girls at the intelligence once.
Urbano- Going to keep two maids
now?
Sububs-Mercy. no! I engaged one
to come Monday and the other q week
from Monday. when No. l will no
doubt be leaving. I can't spend al
my time hunting intelligence o6ices."
Judge
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-06-30
Cream sponne Cake,

Two eggs. well beaten. then put IN.
to I emp and I'LL with sweet cream.
Very rich milk will do. Pour into mix.
Ing howl, add cup Of sugar. n CUBS
Of nour, teaspoon baking powder
and pinch Of salt Beat well Bake
in moderate oven.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-06-30
Prefers Money Now,

you used to say" said his boyhood
friend, that you would be willing to
starve in an attic if you could have
fame"
Eyes, know. But I've changed my
mind I've tried starving in an Alta"
Judge.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-06-30
The Straight Of Il

The Straight Of Il.
rs my hat on straight"
II can't tell"
Cant tell when a woman's hat II
on straight"
well, it is hanging just above your
left ear"
''Then It's on straight Good-by.s
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-06-30
FREE TO YOU.

A sample Of Glover Leaf Catarrh Remedy.
the best remedy ever offered for the treat-
ment and relief Of nasal catarrh and cold In
the head. Ask your druggist for free SAM
name Of your druggist and we will send II
free. Sold by all Druggists. Price so centR
Prepaid by Glover Leaf Pharmacy, Clover
dale. Cal.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-06-30

HOWARD Z. BURTON. Assayer and Ch~mie.
"A Leadville. Colorado Specimen Prices: CT
Silver. Lad. LOO: Gold. Silver. TIC; Gold. Gos1
ve5opes and full price list cent n appHcst3sn
Control and Umpire work solicited tekagUne0
ArhonatC Nhtional Bank
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-06-30

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, 1911-06-30

SUI w ~ 0(S0AeSO
luainted with the re-
deeming power OF
Hope. / want them
to take Hope as q
companion, as q
counsellor, az q
light. as g medicine.
for Hope il an am
bassador from God:
It il q teacher that
shows US the beauti-
ful. It fills our souls
with songs and our
tongues with praise.
To be hopeful one
n,~Af hA W0lI and tn
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-06-30
A A.ir.RaIslno Accident.

a HAtr-RatSJn0 ACCIDENT.
What was the commotion at the
theater the other night when the
crowd gathered in the lobby?"
"A lady coming out had head-on
collision with an obtruding gas Jet,
and her elaborate couture was . per.
feet wreck"
What was the cause Of it,"
II think, misplaced switch"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-06-30
RARE RELIC OF civil WAR
Pieturs q Sack Of Flour Which Was
Used to Raise the Sum
ct $1,000 900.

Sycamore. Ill.-Of all the wartime
pictures. probably there are few rarer
picture. than the accompanying print
which has been preserved by g.. r.
Armstrong Of this place. The sack Of
-four shown on the shoulder Of the
man n the picture WAS used to raise
more than million dollars for the
famous sanitary commission. organ
lied Dy Dr.. Henry w. Bellows, Boston.
during the last years Of the Civil war.
The object Of the commission was to
relievs suffering among Union sol
diers OF the northern army.
The scheme to raise funds for the
commission by selling and reselling q
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-06-30
A New Market,

Ambitious Author-Hurray! Five
dollars for my last story. THE Call
of the Lure!"
Fast Friend-Who from?
Ambitious Author-The express
company. They lost it-Woman's
Home Companion.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-06-30
Harrison Cake.

Two eggs. one cup sugar. one cup
molasses. one-half cup milk. one-half
cup butter, one teaspoon soda, all
kinds Of spice. two and one-half cups
hour.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-06-30

Mothers VIII find Mira. Winslow's Soothing Syrup
the best remedy to use for their children during
the teething period.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-06-30

1t Cures While You Walk.
Aliens Foot-Ease Is . certain cure
for hot, sweating, callus. and swollen,
aching feet. Sold at all Druggists.
Price Csc. Don't accept any substitute.
Trial package FREE Address Allen
g. Olmsted, lie Roy. N. z.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-06-30

WA1xED-A live representative In
this town to handle best selling irri-
missions Address Hanscom e Kimball.
302 Monadnock Bldg, San Francisco, Cal.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-06-30

One funnel can be hung over a table.
for instance. and another over the
window sill. AS the flies enter the
window those that come close to the
funnel are sucked up into the pipe
above. For those that escape a bait
OF bread and molasses is set on the
table below the mouth of the second
funnel. When the insects make for
this feast they are whirleG up into
the opening above as soon as they
come within the radius of suction.
Valves at the top of the tunnels close
down when the vacuum motor is shut
on and the traps can be removed and
immersed in scalding water to kill
the captives.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-06-30
FREE
ADVICE
TO WOMEN

Women suffering from any form OF
illness are invited to promptly COM
municate with Mrs. Pinkham at Lynn,
Mass. Ali letters are received, opened
read and answered by women. A wO-
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-06-30
NEW FLY-cATCHING DEVICE
Pests Of Hot Weather Days Are
Sucked Into Traps and
Afterward Killed.

The limit OF uses to which 8
vacuum apparatus may be put seems
to be boundless. Here 10 . plan by
which It catches dies. A pipe leading
from the vacuum tank is suspended
across the room horizontally with a
series OF tunnels depending from It.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-06-30
loAcres $35O-S2O Down. $40 a Month

FOR the man who wants more than two or three
acres OF land and at the same time wants to be
close to Seattle this 10 acres will make q first
class farm-just east of Kirkand-neaH Lake Sa-
maammlsh, y mile from railroad station-and lake
shore-withn easy driving distance of Seattle
BURKE & FARRAR, INC.
aob-40s New York Block. Seattle
Branch Offices at Madison Park and Kirkland
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-06-30

plass1 snywnsrs, q.
1rasta asA klhs ~
i1iss. Neat, clean,
| ornamental. cooven.
lent. cheap. kas1g IN
|ssasea. Can'tspW a.
ldp over. win nce SOD
Tor iujure anyhtng.
| Cuaranteed e0ect.
live. OF I'll 6eaDePs o.
sent peepatdhs 0cs
80 D. 1alt Ave-
oreehlyn, j. y.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-06-30

S'SS> Ss''""Ns" NCNCA HOO OAO POO-
ished a testimonial or used a letter
without the written consent of the
writer, and never has the Company
allowed these confidential letters to
get out of their possession, as the
hundreds of thousands of them in
heir files will attest.
Out of the vast volume of experience
which Mrs. Pinkham has to draw
rom, it is more than possible that she
las gained the very knowledge needed
n your case. She asks nothing in re-
urn except your good will, and her
advice has helped thousands. Surely
my woman, rich or poor, should be
glad to take advantage of this gener-
JUS offer of assistance. Address Mrs.
Pinkham, care of Lydia e. Pinkham
Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass.
Every woman ought to have
Lydia e. Pinkham's 8O-page
Text Book. 1t is not a book for
general distribution, as it is too
expensive. 1t is free and only
obtainable by mail. Write for
it today.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-06-30

man can freely talk
of her private ill
ness to q woman !;
thus has been es-
tablished this con-
fdence between
Mrs. Pinkham and
the w men OF
America which has
never been broken.
Novor hos che NH.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-09-11
A Bankers Judgment


The question is often asked, "Will it pay me
to buy real estate in Hammond" My answer is,
YES if you buy in the right place and at the right
price" My answer will be- ''No, if you buy in the
wrong place at the wrong price,
Our city is SO laid out that there can never be
but three north and south streets of any consider
able length, namely: Holman St., Calumet and Co
lumbia AYES. Holman is already well built up,
the range of prices per front foot of all south of the
river is from about $40 to $50 in the resident dis
trict and from 800 to 81 900 per front foot for
business property have never yet heard OF any
one regretting having secured lot within this dis
trict and do not know of any one who does not
regret that he did not take advantage of the past
prices. I maintain that Calumet Avenue, being
the center one of these three important thorough
farts, is destained to outrank Holman Street in
the near future. Hence, we say without hest
fancy this is the right place to lay the foundation
for home, Respectfully, 10
A M TIIRNEI2 49,
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-09-11
Merry Christmas, Lillian

Suppose Christmas morning when your
wife is wreathed with smiles and expectancy of the
gift she is to receive from you that you hand her
the twelve monthly receipts for rent that you have
paid during the year and you say, Merry Christ
mas, my dear, here is your present"
I knew man who had the nerve to do this.
For few moments, until he had time to explain
to his wife, it looked though domestic tornado
due.
At the beginning of the year the landlord, to
whom this man had been paying rent for many
years, told him that if he would sign contract to
buy the house he would let the rent apply on the
purchase of the house.
He took the contract out in his wife's name
When he gave her the rent receipts he told her
that with these receipts she would get credit fof
$4,000 on the payment of what was now her home
It was the largest Christmas present she had
ever received from her husband, and somehow it
was the merriest Christmas they had ever had
You can buy of these lots and build home for
the rent you are paying.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-09-11
BRIEF FACTS ABOUT HAMMOND
Complied by A. w. LEWIS.

Population 1884, 1000.
Population 1910. 10000.
Area of city, 151s square miles.
Railroads, main or trunk lines,
18.
Freight rates are the same from
Hammond as Chicago.
Passenger trains, daily, 140.
Miles of street railway, electric,
%.
Four electric roads connect with
Hammond.
Miles of water mains, 10.
Miles of paved streets, 81.
City Water System, daily ca
pacity. 100000 gallons.
Number miles public sewers, Al.
Number telephones used in city,
2,400.
Newspapers and publications, 4.
Daily newspapers, Q.
Public schools, $50 teachers.
Business colleges, 2.
Churches, 20.
Hospitals, L.
Banks, 4.
Railroads, q
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-09-11

Land Sale
Thursday, September IA,
Friday, September Is
Saturday, September is,
Sunday, September ~,
2 pm. each day, corner
Calumet & Morris Ave.
Facts About Hammond Real
ECfgfO
Estate.

Activity Hammond market during the
of the ciys
notable periods The market for realty
the wonderful changes the city,
OF the Lake
County
s45ooooo changing
side OF the city plotted and there steady
rapid the direc
All this Isl for the result of healthy growth
and unwaverng faith in Hammonds future Property Is in
steadily districts Of the cis
doubled
with moderate rentals
territory around Hammond has
has Hammond wonderful advance
factory will The records show
Hammond remarkable
follows: 1906 $55oooo 1906
se75ooo; 1907 100000; $15oo0o.
recorded the recorders office
during he o January 1910.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-09-11

Interurban Lines, 3.
Combined capital, surplus and
profits of Banks, s510,000.00.
Deposits over s2,500,G00.00
Postal receipts, about $55 900.
Number of City Carriers, 10.
Miles from Chicago. 20.
40 minutes by train to Chicago.
Value Of city and school prop
erty over s1,000,000.
Hammond has churches of every
denomination.
Hammond has four beautiful
parks.
The Superior Court House is To-
Gated here.
The value of taxable property is
over ss.ooO.0oo.
There are over so manufacture
ing plants In Hammond.
There is over s25, 900, 900 invest
ed In the manufacturing
plants, with an annual product
value of 100000. and over
10000 men employed, with a
monthly pay roll of over
100000.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-09-11
Land Sale

IdklO odIC
Thursday, September IA,
Friday, September is,
Saturday, September 16,
Sunday, September IL.
2 pm. each day, corner
Calumet & Morris Ave.
Why Don't You Own
q Home in Hammond?
Three reasons: I never thought about it.
Well, intended to buy home some time The
third is that you have never learned how to save
anything out of what you earn.
The last reason is by far the most common
With the increased cost of living you have been
more easily satisfied with your reason for spend
ing all that you make.
The strange thing, however is that the people
who are making the low wage are the ones who are
buying lots and having homes put up for them and
paying for them.
The conclusion is then that economy has
almost to be forced on one
Try it once. After you have made the first
few payments you find it easy and feel great sat
isfaction in owning something.
A Traveller from the East saws
Il I'm surprised at the Won
derful Resources of Hammond
Pew Cities in the Country
have so good a future
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-18
THE LITTLE FISH CARRIES
 ITS OWN STORAGE BATTERY

Washington, June 17.-(Special.)- IA re- cent addition to the division of fishes in the new National museum in Washington has proved one of the most interesting specimens in the entire collection. It is the electric ray. known in the language of the scientist as the Narcne brasilien- sis, harmless enough as to name, but ca pablo of repelling it's enemies in a manner peculiarly its own, which gives it its com- mon title of the torpedo" fish,
 The electric ray is of the skate variety, with broad, flat, nearly oval head and body and a. caudal appendage something like that possessed by the majority of well known fishes. Its mouth is on the under side and it can only feel the way to it when feeding. But the real curios ity about the Narcine brasliensis is the fact that it carries its own storage battery with it on all it's wanderings, and that it has the power of recharging the thou- sands of little cells when they become ex- hausted, using It's power over and over again.
 There are really two batteries. They are located where one would naturally ex- pect to find the breathing apparatus of the fish, to the right and the left of the beady black eyes and back. They are kidney shaped, occupying perhaps one-third of the upper part of the body.
 When at peace with itself and the rest of the world the torpedo fish swims around at leisure or rests in shallow Wa ter, burrowing in the sand at ease. but if attacked the battery is discharged ana the enemy is glad to call it drawn bat tie if it can swim away. It gets it's prey by using it's batteries to supply the nee essary current to kill, but it must first complete a connection with the object Of it's attack.
 Men have speared these torpedos in shallow waters and have caught them in nets, but on handling them have been very glad to call 1t off and avoid further shock Fishermen have been repeatedly knocked down by contact with them.
 The species is common along the South Atlantic and Gulf coast. the electric ray in the museum coming from the west coast of Florida. In bulletin os of the American Museum of Natural History J.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-18

Russell Coles says: 'They can give pow erful shock. I have been knocked down many times when experimenting with this fish. yet could make no record of this pe- cuiar form of electricity, as it had no effect on my battery testing needle, and it would not light little elctric lamp that required but two and a half volts"
 Several barefooted fishermen have been knocked down by stepping on the electric ray in the water. They remain soft and rubber-llSe in a formalin solution that hardened other specimens
 There is one adult ray and IA little ones in the division. The little rays in life are capable of numbing the human hand by contact.
 MT. Barton A. Bean and MT. Alfred C. Weed of the division of fishes have writ ten paper on the 10 rays, which has been published under the title of An Electric Ray and It's Young From the West Coast of Florida Proceedings, r. S. National museum, No. 1s1e) with excellent photo graphs of these wonderful specimens.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-18
BEAT THE GRAVE
 BY QUITTING WHISKEY

"James Sanatorium, Memphis, Tenn.-- Gentlemen: received couple of let ters from you a few days ago, and was glad to know that you took enough in- terest in me to write me, and I want to gay to you that if I had not taken the step I did when I went to you, l would have been in my grave today, but as it is I am still alive and enjoying the best of health, and have the best job have ever had in my life. I am steamboat man by trade, and considered one of the best on the river, but would have been . dead one If had not cut booze out I don't have any more desire for alcohol than if had never taken a drink in my life, and besides it scares me when I think of it. 7 You will never get the chance to treat me again, I don't think. I ! will encourage every poor unfortunate that is in the. fix I was to come to you, and if there is a specS of manhood left l in him, you will restore it. Of course, ! there are some that you can't do any i thing for much, but that is not the case
 with me I would not take s10.000 today for the good you did me, for the money would not do me any good If I was to start drinking again. Well, it would take me all day to explain all about the way I feel about the James Sanatorium, so judge for yourself the rest. I will close
 for this time wishing you success. Re- spectfully. s2tsFsF JOHN FURNAN.