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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-06-09

Kimple, of East Sound. was
M. - tho buyers of school land at
one ~ ',bl;c sale last Saturday. the
the p' mbich he acquired selling for
e 500.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-06-09

Mrs. Andrew returned the first
of the week from Bellingham where
she spent about ten days looking
after her property there. She is
offering her home and household
effects for sale on account of i'll
health.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-06-09

Society Chocolates, Stokes Ice
Cream and Home Made Candies at
the Sugar Bowl.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-06-09

Rev. Geo. H. Buzzelle, of Sedro-
Woolly. was the guest Of DR.. and
Mrs. Reed Tuesday.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-06-09

Mrs. Crosby began selling straw
berries this week from her fine acre
patch of Marshalls.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-06-09
Ansr hour Of the dav VIII

Any hour Of the day when you
are hungry try the Pioneer Restau-
rant for good meal. The cooking
is good and the service is all that
could be desired.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-06-09

Come to the Pioneer Restaurant
for meals. Quality cc--Qrantity
ample-Service prorpr
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-06-09

FOR SALE Team Horses 1900
and 100, young. sound, true. Apply
to VIM. Hemphill, Friday Harbor
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-06-09

Mrs R. C. Smith arrived Satur-
w." an the Islander from her home
Gay v Vancouver, reaching here half
ne"I Lorr after the death of her
al a,o+ber, Mrs. Paul Guard.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-06-09

Clean, Bright Dat Straw, $500
per ton.-Apply to Paul Peterson
Friday Harbor.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-06-09

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Bryant are
PROUD parents Of a fine girl baby
born yesterday.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-06-09

WOOD FOR SALE First class
sound, old growth fir in, 16 or Is
inch lengths. Jas. A. King.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-06-09

FOR SALE Two bay mares
seven and nine years old, weights
about 1900 and 1900. Also double
harness nearly new and one Durham
COW, in calf. A. R. Graves, Orcas.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-06-09

Advertisers are requested to bring
in their copy as early as possible;
not later than Wednesday preced-
ing publication day.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-06-09
Anthony Ohlert and C. S. Willis,
of Olga, were in town Saturday.

New dry goods at Sweeney &
Aliens. See ad.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-06-09

The Canadian Customs patrol
ll'J h Winamac is in port to get a
Iaul'n nropeller wheel which Capt.
nee' new p expects will arrive from
bls sttio on the Resale this morning.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-06-09

Mr.. and Mrs. F. Miller, of Seattle,
are receiving congratulations on the
arrival of a ten pound baby girl,
born June 4. Mrs. Miller before her
marriage was Miss Katie Fleming,
youngest daughter of Jas. M. Elem
ing, of Kanaka Bay.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-06-09

SHOES You can do better at
Murray & Bakers.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-06-09

II Whaling and son, Harry, OF
no1l;noham. State agents for the
,"19 natpnt churn, gave working
iiYo a of the churn at Iul-
,"oh,s corner on Tuesday with a view
=. w. ceiling the agency for its sale in
this county.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-06-09

The judgment against the mem
bers of the San Juan Belgian Horse
Co., amounting to nearly $4,000,
was paid to the clerk of the federal
court at Bellingham last Saturday.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-06-09

Mr.. and Mrs. Duncan Bower, Mr..
and Mrs. ". E. Martin and B. c..
Viereck were visitors in town Satur-
day..
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-06-09

The price of wool is low local buyers
being unable to offer only Is cents,
and they generally pay as much as
the market will warrant.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-06-09

VIM. Shultz and w. E. Purcell, of
Friday Har ,or Packing Co., went to
Bellingham tuesday, Mr.. Purcell
going from there to Seattle.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-06-09

Odd Fellows hall was packed
Monday evening by a delighted aud
;ance assembled to witness the pro-
dnction of the operetta. Golden
uair and the Three Bears" given by
n,nils of the public school under
t f direction of Miss Sweeney. The
rpceipts were approximately $500.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-06-09

John Douglas is putting down a
tpn inch sewerpipe in the rear OF
his buildings on Spring street on
contract with the city. An elbow
will he put in at the lower end and
nine laid across the street to deep
water This is the beginning of a
sewer line which will be in time ex-
tended to Argyle avenue.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-06-09

For nicely furnished rooms go to
the Maple House. Prices reasonable.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-06-09

Miss Newhall closes her school
work in district No. 2 today, having
engaged to teach only until such
time as Miss Sweeney, who taught
there last summer. could take the
school. Miss Sweeney will teach
during the summer, beginning next
Monday.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-06-09

Cigars, Tobacco, and Smokers
Supplies at the Sugar Bowl.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-06-09

There was a large attendance of
Masons at the regular meeting of
San Juan lodge Wednesday evening
when the third degree was conferred
upon C. M. Tucker, of the San Juan
County bank. Lunch was served in
the adjoining rooms after the work
of the evening was concluded.
Among the out of town Masons
present were Payton Reddick. of
East Sound, Capt. N. P. Hodgson
and Jas. Buchanan, Of Richardson,
JAS Meikljohn and Mr.. Salisbury, of
Lopez, c. H. Sutton and Howard
Wiley, of the San Juan valley, and
Peter Lawson, Jr.. of the north
end" tiler Of the lodge.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-06-09

Mr.. and Mrs. Fjellman, of Lopez,
were iii town Monday, coming over
with Jas. Meiklejohn.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-06-09

The woman of today who has good
health, good temper good sense,
bright eyes and lovely complexion,
the result Of correct living and
good digestion wins the admiration
of the world. If your digestion is
faulty Chamberlain's Stomach and
Liver Tablets will correct it. For
sale by Friday Harbor Drug Co.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-06-09

About thirty of the young friends
of Miss Vivian Todd held farewell
gathering Saturday evening at the
home of Evelyn and Leda Culver,
who were assisted in entertaining
by Misses Stella and Olive NeWhall,
Frances Mullis, Juanita Murray and
Abilene Nelson. Miss Todd has
gone to join her parents and fam lily
at Cashmere.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-06-09

T. r. Ramsden went to Seattle
Monday night to attend to some
business matters and also enjoy one
or more of the Shakespearean
dramas presented there this week
with E. HI. Sothern and Julia Mar
lowe in the leading roles. They are
said to be the best interpreters of
the plays of Shakespeare now on the
American stage.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-06-09
San Juan
Area 81 So. Miles

iii S SSSSsS istt
III Area 81 So. Miles x
Anthony Ohlert and C. S. Willis,
of Olga, were in town Saturday.
New dry goods at Sweeney &
Aliens. See ad.
SHOES You can do better at
Murray & Bakers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fjellman, of Lopez,
were III town Monday, coming over
with Jas. Meiklejohn.
Cigars, Tobacco, and Smokers's
Supplies at the Sugar Bowl.
Mr.. and Mrs. Duncan Bower, Mr..
and Mrs. W. E.. Martin and B. C.
Viereck were visitors in town Satur-
day..
For nicely furnished rooms go to
the Maple House. Prices reasonable.
VIM. Shultz and w. E. Purcell, of
Friday Har ,or Packing Co., went to
Bellingham tuesday, Mr.. Purcell
going from there to Seattle.
The price of wool is low local buyers
being unable to offer only Is cents,
and they generally pay as much as
the market will warrant.
Advertisers are requested to bring
in their copy as early as possible;
not later than Wednesday preced-
ing publication day.
WOOD FOR SALE First class,
sound, old growth fir in, 16 or 18
inch lengths. Jas. A. King.
Senator Blair left Monday evening
for Snohomish to attend the meet
ing of the State Grange there as the
delegate from the Friday Harbor
Grange.
FOR SALE Team Horses 1900
and 100, young, sound, true. Apply
to VIM. Hemphill, Friday Harbor.
VIM. Graham, the we'll known Lo-
peg pioneer, was in town the last
of the week enroute to his home at
Richardson from a visit to his fine
farm in the Nooksack valley.
Society Chocolates, Stokes Ice
Cream and Home Made Candies at
the Sugar Bowl.
Bruce Willis left here Monday
evening in his new fishing launch.
Dream, for C'alam and Neah Bay
where he will fish for Spring salmon
for few weeks.
Come to the Pioneer Restaurant
for meals. Quality rnrc Quantity
ample-Servire prompt
The steamer Neptune, of Seattle,
entered here from Ladysmith Satur-
day nigh with a cargo of coal for
the Friday Harbor Packing Co.,
which it required nearly twenty four
hours to discharge.
FOR SALE-Registered Guernsey
bull. 4 years old. For further par
ticulars write or call on A. j. Shines.
K. F. D. No. 5, Mount Vernon.
1t is reported that ]. M. Shelburn
and family, who sold their farm on
the Sportsman lake road few
months ago and returned to their
former home in Virginia, may come
back here this tall to locate per-
man ntly. Their friends here will
be very glad to have them return.
The judgment against the mem
bers of the San Juan Belgian Horse
Co., amounting to nearly $4,000,
was paid to the clerk of the federal
court at Bellingham last Saturday.
About thirty of the young friends
of Miss Vivian Todd held farewell
gathering Saturday evening at the
home Of Evelyn and Leda Culver,
who were assisted in entertaining
by Misses Stella and Olive NeWhall,
Frances Mullis. Juanita Murray and
| Abilene Nelson. Miss Todd has
| onne to inin her narentS and fam ilV
New-York tribune., 1911-02-12
. Courts Have Lost Rust of Centur

hard to beat.
"These are the purely physical changes.
There is one which is both physical ana
moral. Instead OF policemen. the court
has to-day special attendants, who wear
The courts uniform and are responsible 10
the court, and 10 the court alone AS Police
Commissioner I bitterly opposed the prac-
tice of detailing policemen TO act as ushers
In the minor courts.
THE practice tied UP some I2o men In
work that did not rightly belong TO any
police officer They are responsible to the
Police Department. not to the courts, and
yet the department could not possibly keep
any proper supervision over them, for their
duties were quite apart from department
business. The assignments were eagerly
sought after, both because the work was
easy and because the opportunity for graft
was great The men who held the posi-
tions were usually men with pull THESE
policemen were the men with whom the
prisoner came in direct contact, the only
persons to whom he could appeal for ad-
vice or help. OF course, they abused their
privileges.
IF a prisoner had money, or friends VINO
had money the gang usually managed 10
get p good share of It. They worked IN
colusion with the shyster lawyers VINO
hung around the courts recommended
them TO prisoners, and even bullied pris-
oners into employing them.
"Our present attendants are Civil Service
employees, and they are directly responsible
10 this ofice-to the chief magistrate OF the
Board Of City Magistrates. There are
sixty-fve OF them. We examined those
New-York tribune., 1911-02-12

Man Who Tackled Mayor Gaynor's Assaant Upsets Some
Generally Accepted Theories
About Courage
About Courage,

"A while ago." | pursued you implied
that courageous acts were often not
prompted by the natural courage Of in
dividuals What, then, does prompt them?'
Everything but courage" said the Com
missioner smiingly. when one analyses
courage it cannot be said really to be any
/ quality at ALL"
/ / regarded the imperturbable Edwards
with some bewilderment. please explain"
! | requested.
/ Il was at one time the owner of a
/ small black dog" said big Bill" remi-
niscently, which easily made up in vo-
| ciferousness what he lacked in size That
dog feared nothing that ran on four legs;
but the special object of his pugnacous
| activity was a Great Dane that could have
swallowed him as easily as you or | could
swallow the cherry in a cocktail. One
day, after particularly aggressive attack,
| the Great Dane lost patience and gently
! bit my little dog reprovingly on the leg.
Then, such bowling you never heard!
The poor beast ran as fast as he could on
his three remaining stumps for about a
mile and never again did he approach
within even barking distance of that Great
Dane. Now. was 1t courage that had made
the little brute attack the big brute or just
plain damfooishness?
Let us take another instance" he con-
tinued. "A timid woman. who would be
afraid OF mouse, rushes into a burning
tenement, at the iminent peril CT her life,
10 rescue her own child-a clear case of a
mothers habitual tmidity being overcome
by the fear and horror aroused within her
by her babys danger; and these, rather
than any natural courage, instigates her
brave effort Another with an empty re-
volver. cows burglar, and faints after the
danger is past. Here the fears both OF
bodily harm and of the loss Of property
supply the neceSs sary nerve. Cowardly mis-.
ers have been known, under certain circum-
stances TO endure torture rather than lose
their boards. What are these but instances
OF excessive covetousness conquering even
the fear of death? Again, how many per-
sors, who possess little natural courage.
nave, while trembling with fear ridden in
aeroplanes because OF overweening pride.
ambition and desire for the glory and
perhaps for the money that follows fame!
Surely you must agree with me that at
least many brave acts are due to quite other
qualities than courage"
/ asented, and asked whether he thought
our fremen were brave.
"Wel, now" said Mr.. Edwards. calmly |
II wouldn't gay they are not. Most fremen
undoubtedly are brave. But wouldn't al
most any mln be brave II he had TO be-or
lose his, job? You know, there are other
fears besides the fear OF death. A very
pr, sent fear is that OF losing an occupation |
which keeps ones family and ones self in |
comfort. A fireman risks his life when he |
obeys orders. but usually the risk is small !
On the other hand. suppose he backs up
when told TO go ahead; while this may
save his skin. II certainly costs him his |
place. Policemen, too, must often risk |
death or face charges Of cowardice. !
Usually they prefer the small chance 10
New-York tribune., 1911-02-12
BY G. ELLIOT FLINT.
do vou know I'm brave :

"How do you know I'm brave"
Thus Big Bilr' Edwards, who was re-
Gently the deserving recipient of Carnegie
hero medal for his swift tackle of the man
who tried TO killed Mayor Gaynor answered
with twinking eye my query as to how he
liked having his bravery publicly recog-
nized and proclaimed.
"You performed brave act" ! retorted.
"a brave act doesn't prove bravery" said
tho former football player enigmatically.
you mean you are not brave?"
big Bill" pushed his chair back, threw
one massive arm over il and ponderous
leg atop of its mate ere he replied: "As
10 that / can't say, mind don't pose as
philosopher. but l have some queer no
tons about courage as such which I'd like
80 get rid of-not scientific, you under
stand, but plain observations OF facts. Now,
since you've asked me about IT, I'll take
ny own case first When I tackled that
fellow low and hard. 1 wasn't thinking
about myself or Of any danger / ran;
Wrought only of Mr. Gaynor's peril
couldn't think of anything else"
But your act was brave" l persisted:
'and only brave man would have dared
an encounter with an armed and desperate
assassin. You got shot, too. for your tenn
Gritty
soner quickly, until my excitement had
cooled and others had the scoundrel Sc
cured. The point is however. that fear
more than courage impelled me TO act as /
uid-fear for our Mayors safety"
Rage and confidence in your ability 10
pyerpower the man perhaps helped some
/ observed falling into his humor.
Just So" said Mr. Edwards approvingly.
"No man is afraid unless he realizes dan
ger; and the only thing l realized at the
moment was the instant necessity OF put
ting that murderous blackguard down and
out. My idea OF truly brave man Is one
who knows he is in peril, who is, in fact,
thoroughly frightened. and who yet has the
nerve TO stay and face what comes Now
wasn't frightened, and-but that reminds
me of story-perhaps you've heard IT.
"An English cavalry soldier who after
wards became a celebrated general, just
before a big battle sat shaking with fear
upon his horse, when his superior officer'
observing him, said sneeringly. what
the matter? Are you afraid| 'Ye-ye-yes-s
replied the man through chattering teeth;
but - were you - as-afrad-as - lam -
you'd-run-away.
That's a good one" said /, joining In
his hearty laugh. But TO get back TO our
first theme-what about the assassin? Don't
you think it required nerve for him TO
brave the certain wrath of those who sur
rounded the Mayor on the steamer
"Only a coward shoots an unarmed man,
.aid the Commissioner, warmly, and as
20 his personal danger from the anger the
shooting would surely arouse in bystand-
ers I don't believe that the man thought
about IT, His mind was in an abnormal
condition. and It is most unlikely that he
considered the perilous position his act
would place him in"
New-York tribune., 1911-02-12
The Real Hero. He Thinks Should Be Frightened IN
Order to Deserve Much Credit for
Facing Danger

on more occasions than are those with
selfish and excessively prudent disposi-
tions."
I'm enjoying this talk immensely /
put in as the commissioner paused
please go on
Habit" Mr.. Edwards continued, "or
familiarity with special dangers explains
a good many exhibitions Of apparent cour-
age. The raw recruit, panicstricken when
under fire for the first time. soon learns
10 dread bullets less than rain. / remem-
Der that as boy | was very much AFRAID
Of lightning, until one day | happened 10
be caught out in a terrific thunderstorm
I sought shelter in a shed. and stood there
shaking with fear for two hours, while
lightning flashed and thunder crashed al
most continuously But when the storm
=. last broke and / found myself un-
harmed ! ran home. and I've never felt
the least fear Of lightning since.
The trouble is though, that overcom-
ing a special fear doesn't lessen bit our
other fears Because a sailor is not
afraid in storm at sea is no indication
that he won't turn his back to the enemy
in his first land battle And. on the other
hand. the bravest soldiers can be arrant
towards on the water a man who is ac-
customed to horses fearlessly and skill
fully stops a runaway, and at another
time the same man may run away himself
from a savage dog. The average pugilist
will fight any one with his fists. hut he
won't engage in pistol or sword duel.
Again, apparent bravery, like fear, is
frequently due 10 ignorance; for. of course.
we cannot fear danger unless we see it,"
What do you consider ;he chief quail
ties that prompt 10 acts Of courage?" |
asked.
Exaggerated self-conidence. superficial
estimates of possible dangers. optimism
and weak representative or imaginative
faculties" replied Mr. Edwards promptly.
Coarse organizations. which seem almost
Indifferent to pain, hardly krow fear. and
OF these the common bulldog is perhaps the
best example. And yet not even bull
dogs courage is absolute. for when eX-
posed TO peculiarly uncanny cosmic condi-
tons he will often crouch. cover and show
other signs OF fear OF the unknown.
Il believe II was lately asserted by a
distinguished scientist that women were
less senstively organized than men, and
were. therefore. not so susceptible TO pain.
Now. whether that be true or no, it's a fact
that most women will endure without a
murmur pains that would make man
cry out
"once more. there is the desperate brav-
cry born OF some keen disapr ointment that
makes life seem valueless, as when a SOL
dier who has lost his sweetheart deliber-
ately seeks the spot where the bullets hy
thickest In his case the fear OF life looms
larger than the fear OF death. and We call
this fear OF life courage. Another win
frantic zeal aspires 10 die gloriously in
battle. because he fears 10 die lnglorously
In he'd"
do you believe II requires courage 10
commit suicide?" / interrupted
New-York tribune., 1911-02-12
Continued on fifth page.

/ The Commissioner philosopher replied
easily: Whether suicide is courageous
or cowardly depends upon the point OK
view. Some kind OF courage is necessary
deliberately TO send ones self into eternity
even though it be cowarily 10 do so IN
order TO escape responsibilities. But there
are times when the loathing OF life be-
comes so awful as TO destroy the instinct
/ Of self preservation. Yet always youH hhd
that the bravest act masks some iear'
Even when a man rescues another rom,
drowning sympathetic fear for the one
pershng acting upon the generous mind ot.
the rescuer impels the effort to save" 81.
Subtle as was the Commissioners rea-
soning-and who would have thought mat
Big Bill could find time to think around 50
many corners-I thought had him now.
surely il was an act OF pure corr'
age" | argued. when a young woman
. leaped on 10 the tracks OF the subway be-
fore a swiftly approaching express, seized
an infant that had fallen fran the pla'-
form, hurled it we'll out of harms way ana
then barely saved her own life.
1t was a courageous act. certainly M
Edwards assented. But would another
woman, with Just as much courage ou's'
not so athletic, less quick witted ana less.
susceptible 10 the horror Of the chlds su.io
uation. have acted as you say this heronS7
did?'
acknowledged that probably she wonn /
not
Then" said Big Bill trumphantV'
courage cannot be a distinct quality ba'
is rather a complexus OF many qualities
while all acts of courage are only the
manifestations of how these various guam
ties of various persons are acted upon W
various external conditions And So eNeN
courageous action becomes inevitable unde'
the circumstances. Change the condi'loh''
and a formerly brave Individual displays no
bravery whatever. How, then. can W.
rightly call any one either brave OF cow
ardly. since all are both? tf'
'Schopenhauer was a bold philosopher
but so fearful OF fire that he lived Away p
on a ground floor Napoleon once declare"
that when he was drawing mp campais"
there was no greater coward than ne. Anu
the great Duke OF Marlborough wrote h''
wife that he feared her anger more ina"
he did $1,000 soldiers commanded py '"'
best general in all Europe"
To all this / could ind no reply ou'.
thoroughly worsted. took hasty leave .,
the official who. with few words mo-
stripped courage or it's romance oy apPa'
entity proving il TO be only another oil o"'
many illusions