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care where
When I aweks the nsss morning the
odor which filled every orsvte) q the
car told me that I had entered the pine
belt Of Georgia during my stsse. I
threw up my window and inhaled great
draushts Of frssh air. I felt i~nvisorated
ana ready to cas5y eut my assignment.
no matter whore Il LED nj. the further
Into the pine-forsets and out OF reach
Of managing editors, I Thought. ths bet.
ter. Later In Ne day I lsft the main
road and TOOK . narrow-eauge line
which I vas told followed the bed Of
tho savannah River and passed through
several Of the most historic counties Of
the State. rich In memories az the
past and peopled mostly by remnants OF
the old colonial and a~ntebsilum fsmi.
ues. who had. In the past. made them
the most influential centres Of the State.
We stopped at several stations, and
around each there was an air OF happy
Incidence that lent . charm to the al.
lapidated wooden sheds which stood for
depots. and. In front Of these there was
always to BE- seen soms antiquated
wagon or "carryail." These latter were
invariably filled with half-erown Girls
and boys laughing and c%hatterfng like
Q lot Of fhagpiss ~ the train pulled up
They were there presumably to got the
mall. but Al I thought more likely to
exchange bits Of gossip and 10 ma out
what was going on down tho road. l
save myself up to listening 10 their
chatter. and I found myself wondering
a. the train would start again on IL
slow journey how many OF these bright
and innocent faces there would b at
the next station to gree, US. II would.
Indeed, take some time. I thought, to
get . proper estimate Of these people.
whose clothes would Indicate that they
belonged to the farming and laborinS
classes. but whose o~onvSrsation. accent.
and grammatical phra1lng would lead
a 10 believe they represented . GLASS
better educated and with more culture
than n 10 likely to discover In such
out-of-the-way counties ~ those
through which We were now passing.
BY degrees the few passengers who
had taken this train got OF. and to-
wards the end OF the journey there Wal
no one In the coach but . venerable
looking old gentleman and myself. lie
wore q long frock COAT and an old
fashioned silk hat. He represented a
type l had begun to know and recog-
nixe. He seemed well known along the
road. 1t wal "Howdy. Col. Turpinf'
at every station now. and some one
always asked. 'THow's Ellenf" Hts
clean-shaven face would wreath itself
In q smile 10 invariably he would make
Answer:
'Eiien's we'll. but between the cooking
and the music che has little time left
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n.rnns "a make up my mind - follow
~. sA,hrs. and whom I dtd % II. w
-ssn soms decree Of humiliation ma! !
Itseovored that there was not = fepoS.S
an Inc Veosr who did not wf1te pester
shan /. Constant Application ! ny ~
vn6ortak4nG. however. = nssr
Nork I had done at the univsrnss sC0
brought me my reward. ~.
singled out constantly LOT 80
cal assisnmsnts. and o"cs .,,c.s. ma
sent 70 washington on . os''~"'
n,oked up again the order when lsy
a. ne Neas ard read Il over vne 80
orA Tina. I thought I cav the ~.
msrtn Of politics In Il. wnaie IN
-~c,si ouAet,on wA not mentsoneo "
usvs6 thnt Il was thts problem I Va 70
6isc,es. haA made . sueSsstlon On
this uns some months oe1ore, on, as,,
MANAGING editor had not teken k'ny
20 ~ IDEA At the time. Tns orues
read Il ovsr seemed fndeunise n"xn.
and I started with Il TO ths manas'ns
.H'..... room. A. I presented myself
hsrnrs that austsrs little c~rpple-.phye'-
eel mt not mental. for mentany ne W
a siant-i was outwardly calm. put my
S.s-t ~ beating Q tattoo INSIDE. Qor
shsrs vSrn few Of " who dad not feer
90 rand before him unless very sure o.
ina ground on which We $1,000. so" =
hnvS,sr. in q businessliks way. - II
such assignments were daily OCCUR
rsncss 20 ms; 49,.
II have come - So you e0out NA'
assignment. dr."
.sWhat assignment" he asked.
'Tor me to 20 South Tomorrow" I
answered. =.
"Oh, you are Palmer. are your he
ala. calmly looking mo over through
ME spsctacies. Il thought you were Old
n, have noticed your work and gave
you the present Assignment on account
Of II. Have you come to a YOU ere
not equal to ttr'
was somewhat surprised when I
learned that he did not even remember
ne. but the fact that he had Judged me
BY my work was At least gratifying. 20
I hasttned to say
mo. sir. I feel perfectly able to DO
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False Shame.

False Shame.
"P. D." writes: "A girl 10 hesitAtins
about allowing . young man to call on
her because her home 70 not - nicely
furnished a. Il might Be. Do you him
she II foolishf"
Indeed 20. No girl should be
ashamed u her homs.
%. r." writes: II Wa In love With .
young man. but have Quarrsllsd with
him. He has sent me some insulting
postcards. Would II be proper for mo
10 return Ill hS letters and oardSr"
II would b = proper and &sutnsd
rGeuks.
m. L." ~YAsss II an seventeen and
a Young man has asked me to 20 to
several places With ham. I don't love
him, but I enjoy bis company. SHAH I
n With himf'
don't see why not. 4 you show him
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BOTH SIDES OF THE SHI
BY MAJOR ARCHIBALD w. BUTT

whenever ne talked Of ths South ana
OF the friends he had made there aftes
the bitter days Of the campaign were
over. After leaving washington every
station became q interest, and there
y no detail from wAlsA I aA not
draw souss moral. I hsd determined TO
Pie mem ie,o sns sSrsi ! s ssnsss rom g s *. .a no
whore the palmetto. the pins and che
live oak live side ~ side.
That evening I finishsd my first tet-
ter ana maiied Il from the train.
Whsn I reached Atlanta I meds In
Qu1ry - 70 the bet meane Of reaching
some Of the outlying counties, where !
could study the social and educAtionAl
conditions Of this people out Of the
beaten trao1D ana away from the thf1v-
ing centres through which ! had passsd.
and which. according TO my precon.
NortS.rS capita, or New England
energy. I remained IN the vicinity Of
this cty for sewers AAys. making 30ur.
neyu into the country and taking u0e0
Of the field hands and making Inquiry
a. to the wages paid and che amount Of
labor performed By the average Hand.
Ny seal waa undated. and ! Wa on
the point q quitting ~ my Figures into
. letter w0en my Snthuaeom received
= CoOO0 0@S UhWV 0VOS VOsessO "NO ~
throw up my Assignment which would
have done without hsottAtion he'd ! not
feared Il would mean . summary dts-
missai from the PAPER - Wen On
coming IN from the factory district ens
afternoon I found . letter from The
managing sditor. Il said:
we want facts. Your lSetsr
mailed On the train. founf ussisss.
ana has been thrown In the wests:
basket. II true. Il wa . very 5000
editorial, but We Do not want ed
eor1als from you. II you still hAyS
my order, read Il over and. you VII!
find IN II nothins about the racial
lilies Of shs "a regime. ana Sssr il
mind always that whatever you
write will b copied there. Your
letters. therefore. ehould Be Just and
truthful. whatever else they may
be. II you were an artist With the
brush. I should say paint . picture
Of some old Colonial homesteads and
antebsllum plantations. Since you
can't paint. write OF them a. they
are. Bring the seemed In Gcorgta
yy!xi6iy before n: people Of S sS~e9
sionA Let your pictures be Of pso-
pie and places - you see them"
That WAS all: but Il Wa sufficient to
0hAtter my hopes and discourage all
further attempts to make cure OF the
electoral vote Of New England. Discon-
ISOLATE. and With = vague sense Of my
own ignorance. I boarded . train that
night bound somewhere IN . southerly
direction. I did not know end ! did not
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.ieppina-stons to literary distinction.
"he few short stories I had written.
: owever. had been returned to me by
,Src magaxines to which I had sent them
with q promptness that raj calculated
10 dampen my ardor and othsrw1ss 20
discourage me. I had been LED to b.
l<ve that my style was exceptionally
good and that I was not without . keen
sense Of humor. at the same tne poi.
sessing . proper appreci" ton Of the
pathetic.
had taken a prise At the high school
for IN eaeay. n later. when my tai
snts began to develop at the university.
wa elected to NIL a place on the sdi-
torial STAN Of one Of the monthly PERI
odicals published there. I was Cha
grined. therefore. when my manuscript
written lsgfbly on hne linen paper. tied
with the best silk ribbon to be had. came
hack to me. I began TO form . very
poor opinion Of our magazines. Pos
sessing an Independent fortune. ! deter
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mined to publish my writings IN oooH
form and at my own expense. I cok
my manuscripts to q publisher. NY;
honest mar that he was. was KIM
enough to tell me that people did nov
think much Of books published at the
author's own expense. Determined az
length to get 4 proper estimate OK my
work. I sought out an old frlend coa
the family who had ACHE. ~ fame oy
his PEN.
He reviewed my stories. and In . ruth
less sort Of way. a. II scemed 70 me
then. told me that some Of my ideas
were good. but expressed clumsiIy. re
advised me to cease all attempts at III
erary composition and to seek q place
on q newspaper. WRITING must become
. habit with you." he said. before yon
can hope to express your thoughts
gracefully. What you need most is ease
and II you can avoid the pitfalls OF Jour-
nalasm you may in time succeed In your
ambition" II took me 1ust another six
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aH Z@e New lH]&lNEa
MgWN Eva Davenport M&@
YNEAM And Hopper YSkSM
Score in patience" U@
BY CHARLES DARNToN
CHARLES

IN bogyn6 70 remind u no A01n Ia Q = e 0NbaH ~ aru,,.. a.. ~.
bet spNns tonic w eouA sAk& Ms.s. Bsay ar ssnsss ~" "., "s
= "PAusnos" . good shaking q ~ L0nA
Although there are msnsnN when shs pa6muanss e>-. - I. Ir,. NJ,
throat trouble. this rsvval ~ . great deal q lie Ia Il, thanks 10 no nv.
Davenport and 10 Wolf HecoN. end mis- IN s0h should b. enourne a -. =
going for our wseka An anxes public may alex b rsasvsA = 49, ~. ~.
iovsAok mAidsns look unoommonay we'll Their oohe 4 . uuue ~ hut tss
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, usussSAi COMEDY pAsG 0Gno Of tAom
ecampsr abous IN tAsis bAss sset without
oseTayang he suGAtsse ADas Of Q slate
apssnS." aAd I'll q then tAesv ehsm.
seves 81 ~ TED q DmtAosno = H.
SaAsst sUs1aG stV1A
II 01oegts 11n6 = oMoAOuuaeu seens
. Htte seASa. ~ 00louo1aA peteer n.
maAao - fresA - che VpG0o1oso nat
tAe'1Sash Naysro misssAWAoa ~ ~
here. end the wosd-dOvoussag llenner
oessa't hsG1taeo . ga - 0STa syiiHNls
here md thss~ - 49, nsAGusA. h
mav eAAly - eeeg1vsa ~ - lbsstsss
- takss Win ~ past - 1uGAesas.
sss he " - funAy \ ~ IN 6AauIas
way that nothing ~ naetssa
Mo- DoWsnpsst AaaAaD hesuuoe even
mess solid" With ~ eullnes e 10y
Jena Il mose than eae sense - h Z 4
snos1uouo success Both IA ths lesh sad
the sulsss she = . lay Jane tat ne
The IN - ovsr0UWhG aaA Whn ehs
oomss out with hsr ~ ALL - eius
'SAA 10 That wonAnO Lo&" - Vuors
away ~ Enough - WssU 0awins wood.
her ssrs~s ~ anoet pssstaay ~ tahen
seriously.
The performance soUee sluDoot Uu0rely
upon ~ sheu1osss q Mlss D~avsoport
~ biiths nss ~ - yAesOes end hsr
0oott q 0rosvsuos. also mahss =
soos N his life soas me ~ suateur.
saloon lses yeu k1sw wat he 10 sing.
saf bard. but 0ogsss oowisSs voice 10
giss Abcs 0raAy sangs and dances ev,te
~ '7aAies' p not an shAs they shoun
na1Esai SeP ~rae0eS" anl ,nos asman1
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~ n your pictures be drawn from life. This will be IN order o. the
~ p - buAnsss once or what money o nay need"
6uch were tn order I found n morning OF my desk In tn city editor
soean o . well known Boston Newspaper. OF the labor involved In such o. -
alignment I was ignorant. and I raw only . pleasant trip in that part Of my
country in which I had never travelled. I had been employed o. he paper for
. comparatively short msIn fact I had besu In Journalism for q period OIL less
than two years-eo that such . n assignment - tn on o given m wal highly
nattesny to me. and I knew It would bs equally gratifying to my father. who
had watched M career with that interest which attaches solely to . n only ION.
had not been u Of Harvard v&y ioos when I had taken thu advice Of IN emf
hent literary % q friend Of IA father. u entered journalism ~ . ~
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-12-27
School Statistics

The twenty first biennial report
of the state superintendent of pub
lie instruction for the two year:
ending June 80, 1912 has the fol
lowing items of interest to residents
of San Juan county:
No. pupils enrolled in county
1877; average attendance SGT.
No. teachers employed-male, 3;
female. 20.
Average salary per month male
$50; female, $64.
No. school districts in county, rs.
Estimated value of school houses
and grounds, SAG, 625.
Receipts from state and county
apportionment, special taxes, ETC.,
for school year ending June 80,
1912 -$29, 693.16; disbursements,
$23.135.46.
Bonds paid, $64O: bonds outstand.
ing. $1,000.
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Squared the Account.

William had just returned from
college, resplendent in loud checked
trousers, silk hosiery, fancy waist
coat, necktie that spoke for itself.
He entered the library, where his
father was reading. The old gen.
tleman looked up and surveyed his
son. The longer he looked the more
Disguised he became "Son, he
finally blurted out, ssyou look like a
silly foolp Later the old major
who lived next door came in and
greeted the boy heartily. evil
ham," he said, with undisguised adj
miration, syou look exactly like
your father did twenty-five years
ago, when he came back from
school" eyes," said William, with
a smile, $50 father was just telling
me"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-12-27
Most Acceptable Gift

Although a little late for Christ
mas. we may remind you that in
making presents to your many
friends who live at distance, that
years subscription to this paper
will be the most acceptable gift for
the ones who have at some time
lived in this vicinity. 1t is a week
ly letter telling of the doings of
old-time friends and can be sent for
the same cost as written letter.
less the time taken to write the
pages. The paper will tell more
things each week than you would
write in the fifty-two weeks. Who.
ever is the recipient of your kind.
ness will remember you with thanks
each week for a whole year.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-12-27

he wanted it made ten feet longer
and then give instructions to make
alterations that cost $4,000. Yet
this is what Daniel Cowan Jacklin
wealthy copper mine owner
whose yacht is under construction
at the shipyards of the Seattle Con.
structicn and Dry Dock Company
has done. In fact. before it is done
changes enough will be made te
bring the cost up to a half million
The changes will make the boat
larger and more seaworthy. Jack.
lin plans extended cruises along the
coast and t. Alaska, but the vessel
will he good for trips around the
world.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-12-27
Life is Brief

Men come into this world of woe
and fuss a while. and then they go
somewhere beyond the sun; a little
while they work and weep. little
while they sow and reap, and then
the journeys done. Men come into
tt is vale of tears and skirmish round
like brindled steers a few brief
weary days; a little while they
prance and whoop and then they all
forsake the coop. and vanish in the
haze. Yet in the little fleeting
space the world is their abiding
place. some do their work so well.
that when it's done and they have
died the people speak their names
with pride and of their labors tell.
And others live like butterflies; they
dawdle round meath summer skies.
content to show their wings: and
when they've gone their useless
ways. no weeping mourner speaks
their praise. no poet of them sings.
This life is brief. but it is good, and
you may saw LOT Of wood between
the morn an eve, to others you may
comfort give SO that they'll praise
you while you live, and bless you
when you leave. Man comes into
this world of signs and snoops
around while and dies, and under
takers smile; but if he does his best
to cheer ard comfort other pilgrims
here, his journey is worth while.
Walt Mason.
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Short Mourning.

A well known yachtsman was de-
scribing a winter he spent at Nice.
seBut the Nice beggars!' he said,
laughing. "The splendid, sun
drenched Promenade des Anglais,
with it's ivory white villas on one
side and the blue Mediterranean on
the other, is always haunted with
these beggars.
Zone Of them accosted me one
morning as | came out Of the Ger
Gle Mediterranee, fashionable
French club.
Monsieur, he said, sone little
sou, for the love Of heaven. My
poor wife is starving
s why, look here said |, only
last week gave you some money to
bury your wife, and now you tell
me that she is starving. How can
that beY
But, monsieur said the beg
gar, Z have new wife now"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-12-27
A Splendid Showing

The BelIingham American-Reveil-
lie issued a special number last Sun
day, which made remarkable
showing of the resources and pro-
press of that city and the north
west. 1t had this to say of the San
Juan archipelago:
"Just west of Bellingham and
across the finest harbor in the
world. harbor capable of accomo-
odating all of the ships of the Unit
ed States navy at one time. lie the
thousand islands of the San Juan
archipelago. The scenery of these
islands will compare with anything
of the kind to be fourd in the
world.
"On Cypress island, for instance.
there is a shore line of but four and
one-half miles in extent. In this
small distance is to be found every
variety of scenery found along the
entire Pacific coast. 1t embraces
sheer and over hanging cliffs. sand
and gravel banks. fresh water
swamps. tangled underground. etc.
Unsurpassed in their beauty, in
their historic interest and in the de-
STABILITY for summer and winter
residence spots, the value of these
islands as ranching and fruit-grow-
ing centers is now beginning to be-
come known to all acquainted with
the Pacific coast. 1t is on Orcas
island that are grown the finest
pears to be found in the United
States today, pears that command a
price in New York far in excess Of
that of the finest apples raised in
the Hood river. Yakima. Wenatchee
and other famous centers.
"On these islands are many set
Elements. the principal being the
city of Friday Harbor, with a pop
ulation of about 500 persons. All
of these settlements are connected
with the city of Bellingham by an
excellent boat service.
Ranches on these islands may be
bought at prices ranging all the
way from few hundred dollars. to
S150,000, their fertility for all
around purposes being unsurpassed
by the finest agricultural land of
the mainland"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-12-27
Not though Operators

Railway and wireless concerns
short Of keymen to transmit mes
sages.
With the new federal laws il effect
requiring railways and ships to be
provided with more telegraph and
wireless operators, there is wide
spread scarcity Of men and women
to man the keys. Commercial tele-
graph companies are feeling the
same shortage. All sea-qoing yes
sells are now required to have wire
less equipment, and to carry two
operators where one was deemed
sufficient before. Schools for tele-
graph operators are finding it ex-
tremely difficult to meet demands
Of all branches of the service. The
Morse Telegraph Company. oppo-
site the Orpheum Theatre. Seattle.
will gladly mail You, upon request.
q catalog outlining the coruses for
men and women. This is the larp
est school Of the kind in the North
west.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-12-27
The Mindps Eve.

It will probably be news to most
people to hear that documentary
races of third eye exists among
all vertebrates, including man. In
the human race the third eye forms
part Of the pincal gland, a small
mass about the size Of a pea in al
most the very center of the brain.
Possibly. therefore. there was more
actual truth in the well known ex-
preston sthe minds eye than its
originator rcamed Of.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-12-27

The Concrete Enterprise issued a
supplement to its issue Of December
10. in the form Of an 84-page illus
trated booklet. To those who are
not familiar with the wonderful, in
exhaustable resources Of north
western Washington, it should prove
a revelation. and properly used will
be Of great value to the upper Skag-
it valley. Editor Jact bin is deserv-
ing of great credit for the unusual
enterprise indicated.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-12-27
Rough On the Dog

Two Anacrotes youngsters were
paying with some percussion caps
last Saturday afternoon and decid-
ed to shoot some in an empty bottle.
One of the boys lit the fuse and
stayed to see the fun. Most Of the
glass lodged in his feet and lower
limbs and one piece struck him in
the forehead.
A dog belonging to one of the
boys was cut by several pieces of
glass. and its fate is the only thing
that seems to worry the boy.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-12-27
Americas Greatest Weekly
The TOLEDO BLADE.

THE TOLEDO BLADE
Toledo. Ohio
The Best Known Newspaper in the
United States. Circulation 240,.
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No Wbiskey Advertising.
The seventy-eighth year of its ex-
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popular than at any period during
its long and successful career. 1t is
read each week by more than mil
lion people. The Blades field is
national, and it goes into every state
and territory in the United States.
thereby giving it an unquestion-
able right of claiming to be the
greatest national weekly newspaper
published in America.
The Weekly Blade is distinctly a
family newspaper. The one object
of its publishers has always been to
make it fit for the American home.
for the Preside, and of interest to
every member of the family. To
fulfill this purpose it is kept clean
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world is handled in comprehensive
manner, and the various depart
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painstaking care. The Household
page is a delight to the women and
children; current affairs are treated
editorially without prejudice; the
serial stories are selected with the
idea Of pleasing the greatest num-
Der of fiction lovers; the Question
Bureau is scrap-book of infofma-
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conducted with the purpose of CIV
ing the patrons medium for the
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On farm topics. No department is
neglected. but every feature is
taken care of with the idea of maxi
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Sample copies mailed free. Adj
dress
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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-12-27

Lancaster, Pa.
Dec. %. = Pastor
Russell spoke here
today. His text for
the occasion was:
ut pleased God by
the foolishness Of
preaching to save
them that believe. "
II Corinthians !.
81. Pastor Russell
said that there is a
wide difference be-
t W e e n fool / 8 h
nr,onhinn and sfhn
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-12-27

Messrs. Paine and Voight. of the
state board of Inspection and Super
vision. left Monday after auditing
the books of the county officials.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-12-27
FOLLY OF PREACHING
| TO THE W0RLDLY-WISE
Why Should Gods Ministers
Preach While Earthly RuI-
ers Command?

Preaching Thus Serves tho Divine Pur-s
pose During This Age-ln the Com
ing Age Of Messiah's Kingdom i
Will Be Different-The Law Shall Go
Forth and Transsressors Shall Re-
ceive Corrective Punishments.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-12-27
N5O, 900 for a Yacht

It would be a great experience
for any man to own private steam
yacht worth $500, 900, and it would
be with 4 great deal Of self-satisfac-
ton that he would suddenly decide
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-12-27

Regardless of the bad weather q
good time was had at a "housewarm-
ing" in Clarence Workman's new
home.