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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-01-26
SHE WANTED TO BE IN TIME
lnquisitive Clerk Finally Discovers
That Likely Young Woman Gus
toner Was Looking Ahead.


Il would like to look at some house
hold goods said the tall brunette as
she entered the big furniture shop.
You see. expect to be married
SOON"
"Ah, indeed" said the polite clerk;
"just step this way. We have special
inducements for young couples start.
ing In housekeeping. When Is the
glad event to come off?"
''Well-er-the day hasn't been set,
tied vet"
"Oh. / see; the lucky man has Just
proposed, and"
mo. he hasn't proposed yet, but
"Ah, he is going to propose. How
long has he been Acalling?"
well, he hasn't started calling yet,
but"
What is the young mans manner"
Really, don't know at present, but
mamma says she thinks some nice
young man will start calling soon, so
We 1ted to be in time"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-01-26
"Manna."

In describing the daily life OF q
certain distinguished citizen of the
republic writer gives, by way OF
contrast, the story that follows:
This calls to mind the English hui
morous writer who sketched out his
daily program as follows: Rise at
noon; breakfast at one; a stroll to
the club; attention to mail; some
afternoon calls; ride In the park;
dinner; round Of evening parties,
and then to bed"
But when do you do your literary
work. he was asked.
"Why, the next day OF course" was
the reply.-Review of Reviews.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-01-26

If you use Eye Salve use the best.
PETTIT'S EYE SALvE is the standard
is reliable and costs no more than infer
Tor goods that are unknown. Used by
Physicians and Oculists, helps where all
that cures, it is the SALvE that does the
work. Guaranteed by Howard Bros.
under the Government Food and Drugs
Act. Don't be deceived or misled. The
only really antiseptic Eye Salve that has
been in the market for years. Sold by
Druggists throughout the known world
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-01-26
Man Of Brains.

Mrs. D'Avnoo. indignantly-What!
move out Of the city and live In the
suburbs? Indeed won't-so there!
Mr.. D'Avnoo, who wants to econo-
mize My dear, pretty woman like
you never looks so charming as when
sitting In phaeton at suburban
railway station waiting for her hus-
band.
She went.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-01-26
Shock Brought Back Speech.

Sarah Alice Stevenson of Padiham
Lancashire, England, recovered her
speech recently In remarkable man
ner. While engaged in household du
ties her clothing caught flre and in
her terror the young woman screamed
aloud. The flames were Immediately
extinguished. and, to her joy, Miss
Stevenson found that she had re
covered her power of speech. which
she had lost six years ago.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-01-26
Ingenious Little Invention.

Some college girls invented an In
genious apparatus for boiling ket.
tie, when they wanted tea instead OF
chatting dish concoction. 1t is made
OF heavy wire, bent at the ends to
rest on the chatting dish frame. A
hardware dealer will make it for q
few cents. The kettle is set down
on the framework, which comes with,
In two inches of the frame.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-01-26
Had Approval of Clerk.

An Atchison business man, who has
small store, recently hired a clerk
uho was very shiftless. He didn't
half attend to his duties. II think I'll
have TO hire another clerk" said the
busjpess man. You ought to-" was
the reply, there's too much work
boro for inst ono clerk"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-01-26
TRY MURINE BYE REMEDY

TRY MURINE EYE REMEDY
Tor Red, Weak, Weary, Watery Eyes
ana Granulated Eyelids. Murine Doesn't
smart-Soothes Eye Pain. Druggists
Sell Murine Eye Remedy, Liquid, Csc.
Doc, $1.OO. Murine Eye Salve in
Aseptic Tubes, Csc, $1.O0. Eye Books
and Eye Advice Free by Mail.
Murine Eye Remedy Co., Chicago.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-01-26

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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-01-26
Genesis.

Genesis.
Eve had completed the first fg-leaf
creation.
"Now, ADAM" she commanded
"round up few horses to look at
me-"
| Thus the show was inaugurated.--
Judge.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-01-26
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.
1t 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, 1912-01-26
MARRIAGE Made Easy,

Gretna Green. Scotland, became IA
nous for its celebration Of irregular
marriages. For many years the aver
age number was i've hundred. The
ceremony consisted only Of an admis-
sion, before witnesses, by the couple
that they were husband and wife, this
being sufficient to constitute a valid
marriage. After this the officiating
functionary (for many years q black
smith), together with two witnesses,
signed the marriage certificate.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-01-26
One DISADVANTAGES.

Speaking Of the announcement b.
scientists that people may become
energetic by eating raisins, the Chi
cago Record-Herald puts In the com.
ment that the trouble Is that NOSE
Of the energy produced by eating ri.
sins has to be expended In removing
the seeds.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-01-26
No Joyrider.

"Their chauffeur seems a sober,
careful fellow" "Well, for the wages
they pay they can't well expect any.
thing else. Puck
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-01-26
SIjott Misunderstanding.

Mrs. Cldtimer-"When we were in
Egypt we visited the pyramids. They
we're Just covered with hieroglyphics."
Mrs. New ch-"Horrors! Weren't
YOU afraid that some of the ugly
things would get on your"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-01-26
One Of Life's Reorets.

Among the lesser regrets that min
gle with graver sorrow for the friends
Of an earlier generation we have lost
are our omissions to ask them sc
many questions they could have an
swered so easily and would have
been pleased to be asked.-O. w
Holmes.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-01-26

That Held EN-.

Tourist-So you've stopped motor
car speeding? How did you do It?
Heavy fines? Native-Nope. Every
fellow who was pinched had to take
the judges old maid daughter out for
5.hour ride.-Puck.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-01-26
Offensive Officers,

"Billie Longears is awfully sore on
the police" Eyes. They've arrested
him four times now, and each time
they've taken him to the pound instead
Of to jail."-Harper's Weekly.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-01-26
Beyond His Comprehension.

"There Is something mysterious
about the word psychic" said the
student Of occult things. eyes," re-
piled the plain person: "and the most
mysterious thing about 1t to me is
the way they spell Stray Stories.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-01-26

Spanish Hen Holds Record.
The eggs Of the Spanish hen. weigh
ing seven to the pound, are the largest
produced.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-01-26
Donestlc Eoonomv.

American Medicine says that tho
supply Of housewives is falling on
and young men delay marriage BE-
cause Of the decreasing purchasing
power of the dollar. Nevertheless
We know lot Of fellows who never
knew what the purchasing power of
a dollar was until they married.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-01-26
A Difference.

It is claimed that there are as man.
microbes on a dollar bill as on fly.
But the dollar bill does not make such
desperate and continuous efforts to
alight on you.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-01-26
y nees Became Stiff
x.ars of Severe Rheumatiesn

FIVE cure of Henry ]. Goldstein. IL
the Stree Street, Boston, Mass, Is anoth-s
Barton NV by Hoods SarsaparilIa.
er Vlc.oat medicine has succeeded In
This soSes where others have utterly
man., M nv Goldstein. says:. IT suf-
failed ., -u rheumatism five years, It
fered iao from business and caused ex-
kept me ne, main. My knees would be-
cruciatine stiff as steel. / tried many
come 80 without relief, then took
nedlEcIli'ec arsaparilla, soon felt much
Hoods nd now consider myself en-
better o,,red I recommend Hoods"
tireIy :. todav in usual liquid form or
Gea.,a II tablets called Sarsatab8.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-01-26
Speak Gently.

Speak gently! It's little thing
dropped in the hearts deep well; the
good, the JOY, that it may bring eterni
ty shall tell.-G. W. Langford.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-01-26

PILES CURED IN TO II DAYS
Your druggist will refund money If PAZO OIiNT
MENT fails to cure any case Of Itching. Blind
Bleeding or Protruding Piles in 6 to II days. Soc
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-01-26
Z Bad.

6a0.
One Of the worst things about cold
weather is that It gives every would
be actor q chance to show himself in
an Overcoat with q fur collar.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-01-26

u Modern TheatrIcalSTrsat.
They ray his new play ID chafm-
ingiy gloomy
.sYea. it's tho most delightfully."- hope.
less thing / ever saw
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-01-26

Only One PROMO QUININE"
That Is LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE. Iooh
Tor the signature of E. w. GROVE. Used IL
World over to Cure q Cold in One Day. 26c.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-01-26

Looks That Way.
4 New York woman has an anklet
that cost $4,000. Something put by
for q rainy day, We presume.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-01-26
Both Are Happx.

o0tn are 1appy.
II q woman gets what she wants
to wear and man what he wants to
eat, there's no reason why they
shouldn't live together and be happy.
Taller.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-01-26

Wisdom OF TaIleyrand.
~Opinion," said Talleyrand, us :
good check but bad guide in GOV
eminent. New Age.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-01-26
Avoid Paradina Troubles.

"Expectin' q man to find satisfao
ton In hearin' about yoh troubles, =
said. Uncle Eben. "gives him credit
fob havin' a purity pore disposition. =
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-01-26

For over fifty years Rheumatism, Neuralgia
and other painful ailments have been cured
by Hamlins Wizard Oil. 1t is good honest
remedy and you will not regret having bot
tie ready for use. "A -
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-01-26

rn cTAMpG Seals. Stencils and Brass
pIIRRtk SlANlIO Signs. Celluloid Buttons
gasss5c sa es No. IS e' xens
Send lo ak MA St. Tacoma, Wash.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-01-26
Cutting.

The Thin One-"And do you really
roll around the floor once day for
the sake of losing few pounds? Won
der what would happen II l tried it,"
The Fat One-"Oh, you'd just cut the
carpet.''-Puck.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-01-26
HNstvraI RgtstaleeI

sHark! Somebody d playing aade-
lightful bit from Richard STRAUSS"
s0A. No: that,s only . new tn q
coal being put IN the cellar. - Satire.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-01-26
Didn't Trouble Her Long.

Miss Malaprop, in returning from
her first automobile ride, said that
the constant OSCILLATION troubled her
little at first, but that she soon got
used to 1t.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-01-26
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

Value Of Encouragement.
Everything good IN q man thrfves
best when properly recognized. Tim
othy Titcomb.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-01-26
Prices Have Dropped.

Prices Have Dropped.
'Tll give you 81 for this anecdote
about Daniel Webster"
whats the matter with your" de-
manded the hack writer. "You gave
me- 81 for that anecdote whom It was
about Roosevelt"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-01-26

Earlie-Papa, what is the rest OF
the quotation MAN proposes and
Mr.. Peck (sadly)-Woman seldom
refuses.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-01-26

Woman'e superiority.
A woman IL 1T her best when she
knows It: a man when he doesn't
Florida Times Union.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-01-26
Divisions Of the World.

OVIST0n8 OF the WOTI0.
Roughly speaking, the world is d.
vided into two classes Of people
people who can shut doors and the peo-
pie who cannot.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-01-26

4. Second Hand Machin-
Mo/ h141Df1l cry bought, sold and
IHu( Jtt5tNA exchanged: engines.
,lls etc. The J. E. Martin Co.. Is LIST
boiler, ssw Send for Stock List and prices.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-01-26
w,rted...Men and Women

barber 5ads r n19s ssf Mssss Eais
far mn School 429 E. 5th ST.. Los Angeles. Cal.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-01-26
asthma CAN BE CURED

lief TRY our great Asthma Remedy.
Instant relief for FREE FIRST TREATMENT.
s Sena Remedy Co.. 721 So E. St. Tacsna Wnk
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-01-26

copns cfMOVFD Simple plaster; no strings;
COFN, Ne--0- 10c: no grease: safe. sure,
p Why be mssT FRA Mpnfy back ca if not
satlsleu' Box 1884, Seattle, Wash.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-01-02
AHARnEESs WAN III
lARNENTHEH AlR.
LITTLE Sage and SuIpliup
Makes Gray Hair Vanish
Remedy forAIIHair Troubles

Who does not know the value otsagc
aud sulphur for keeping the hair dalk,
soft. glossy and in good condition: As a
matter OF fact, sulphur is natural elc-
mont Of hair, and a dcticitpes Of, Il ip
the hair rs held ny many scalp spceiat
fists to he connected with loss Of color
ami VITALITY OF the hair, t'naucstion.
ably. ,here is no better remedy for
hair and scalp troubles, especially pre-.
mature grayness than sage and sui
rhpr. Il properly prepared. Tho Wyetb
Chemical Company Of New York put
IN m ideal remedy OF this kind. called
Wycth's Sage and Sulphur Hair REM
ady, and authorize druggists TO sell u
under guarantee that thc money Will he
refunded II 1t fails to do exactly as rep
resented. q
II you have dandrufE, or if4your hair
is thin or turning gray, get bottle Of
this remedy from your druggist to-day,
and see what It will do for you.
This preparation is offered to the
1uhlic at fifty cents a bottle. and is
recommended and sold by all druggists.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-01-02

little creature held London with her
voice and grace, Higgins knelt down
by Lefty Lanes side, quiet. capable,
going about the business Of rcsuscitat-
ing her lady much as she laced the
singers bodice and shoes. If you
would be so good as to open the door,
sir, and send me a call page, They'll
have to linger out this entr,acte or put
on some feature"
But" exclaimed Blair, "she can't
go back tonight?"
Lord, yes" Higgins returned.
Here, Miss Lane: drink this"
At the door where he paused, Dan
saw the girl lifted up, saw her lean
on Higgins shoulder, and assured
then that she was not lifeless in good
truth, ne went out to do as Higgins
had asked him. In a quarter OF an
hour the curtain rose and within half
an hour Dan, from his box, saw the
actress dance to the rajah her charm.
ing polka TO the strains Of the Hun
garian Band
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-01-02


q SIN: q i she Fasn't from ny
toNn= liIs VOID The vision q
isetty Tine VIII ne epE strands On
ief came 5eiofs his eyer! md
ae ssgi;i bonestly But i DO take AIT
interest il her Just the same, and
she's going to pieces, thats clear,
Something ought 10 be done"
The Duchess Of Breakwater was
very much annoyed.
aAre you going to talk about her
all the time?" she asked with sharp
sweetness. you are not very Fat;
tering, Dan"
And he returned peacefully, Why, !
thought you might be able to help her
in some way or another"
Me- She laughed aloud. me
help Lefty Lane? Really,
why. youmight get her TO sing out
here" he suggested. THAT would
sort Of get hold Of her women know
how to do those things"
His preposterous simplicity over
whelmed her. She stirred her tea,
and said, controlling herself, why.
what on earth would YOU have me to
say to Lefty Lape?"
"oh, Just be nice to her" he sug.
gested. "Tell her to take, care Of her.
self and to brace up. Get some nice
woman tor"
The duchess helped him, "TO re-
form herr"
''Do her good" the boy said gently,
YOU'RE too silly for words. II you
we're not snch a hopeless child ! would
be furious with you, Why, my dear
boy, she would laugh in your face and
IN mine"
AS the duchess left the tea.tabIe
she repeated: rs this what you came
up from London to talk to me about?"
And at the touch OF her dress as she
passed him-at the look she gave him
from her eyes, Dan flushed and said
honestly: "Why, told you that she
was the only thing that kept me from
thinking about you all the time"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-01-02

Bit lie acireSa EaFed leyersheiesn
afId said 80 Dang Who's me sifls
iY1at girl
tie en- sou come here every
nigiit 10 re and are too shy to speak
ID Everybody - crazy to know. t3s
Lefty Lane looked like alittie girl
herseIf n lie cFceheted garment het
small hands held across her breast
Dan put his arm on her shoulder
without realizing the familiarity Of his
gesture:
Get out Of this draft get out OF It
anick, ] say and pushed her toward
her room.
Gracious, but you are strong" She
felt the muscular touch, and his hand
fat against her shoulder was warm
through the wool.
Il wish you were strong. You work
too darned hard"
Her head was covered with the
coral cap and feather. Dan saw her
hiIlowy skirt, her silken hose, her lit
tie coral shoes. She fiuttered at the
door which Higgins opened,
why haven't You been to see me?"
she Nasked him. %You are not very
polite"
q am coming in now"
"Not bit Of 1t. I'm too busy, and
IT is short entr'acte. Go and see the
girl you came here to see"
Dan thought that the reason she
forbade him to come in was because
Prince Poni6towsky waited for her IN
her dressingroom, 1t was his first
jealous moment, and the feeling fell
on him with a swoop. and its langs
fastened in him with a stinging pain.
He stammered:
q didn't come to see any girl here
but yon. Icame to see YOU"
Come tomorrow at two, at the sa!
yoy."
Before Dan realized his own pre-
cipitation, he had seized the door
handle as Lefty Lane went within and
was about to close her room against
him, and said quickly:
"i'm coming right in now"
why, never heard Of such a
thing, she answered sharply, angri'
"; "tyou must be crazy! Take away
your .hand!" And hers, as well as his,
seized the handle Of the door. Her
small ice.cold hand brought him to his
senses.
q beg your pardon" he murmured
confusedly. do go in and get warm
If you can"
But instead Of ,obeying, now that
the rude young man withdrew his i'm
portuning, Miss Lanes hands fell
from the knob, and close to his eyes
she swayed before him, and Dan
caught her in his arms-went into her
room, carrying her. He had been
wrong about Prince Poniotowsky;
save for Higgins, the room was empty
The woman, though she exclaimed
showed no great surprise and seemed
prepared for such a faintlng spell
Dan laid the actress on the sofa and
then the dresser said to him:
please go, sir; l can quite manage.
She has these turns often. III give
her brandy. She will be quite right"
But Dan hesitated, looking at the
bit Of humanity that he had laid with
great gentleness on.the divan covered
with pillows. Lefty Lane lay there,
small as a little child, inaRimate as
death. 1t was hard to think the quiet
little form could contain such life,
Are and motion, or that this senseless
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-01-02
WANT MONUMENT
To FRANK A0LNE
WHOSE REMAINS REST AT Fuse
BIA, MINERAL couNTY-HE WAS
POET, AUTHOR AND ARTIST.

In the lonely churchyard at Fuse
bia Presbyterian Church, five miles
south Of Alaska (Frankfortl Mineral
county, West Virginia, on a beautiful
knoll overlooking the Patterson Greek
Valley, II miles south OF Cumberland,
and 10 miles northeast Of Keyser,
rests the ashes OF the late Frank
Holne, poet, author, artist, a native
OF the above County Death sttlled IN
HoIme, perhaps, the most remarkable
pen genius OF his time. There was
something unusual about him, people
pause even in the midst Of the mad
rush of business to pay tribute to
him while The was yet alive. Chief
Justice Fuller, Mark Twain, Lashelle,
McCutcheon, Ade, Depew, roosevelt
Cleveland and scores OF others eulogiz-
ed him and praised his genius.
rHolme had scarcely entered the
newspaper world before he began to
be noticed; notice that soon passed to
distinction, and then to fame. AS a
cartoonist he was genius; as Illus
,trations his sketches were unsurpass-
able. Speed and accuracy we're In
sepparable characteristics Of his work.
The sketches of the famous Luertgert
murder trial were made in the back OF
the court room, and copied, through
out the world. The Calanut Lake
case and score of Others he did on
his cuffs, match case, old letters, or
whatever came handy.
Once a likeness of Richard Mans
field was drawn in two minutes; the
time 1t took the actor TO refuse an au-
lience for a drawing; a sketch SO re-
markable that Mansfield offered a fab.
ulous price for 1t and received 1t as
a present
Holme was not without his sense OF
kfmor. For months he supported an
armless beggar who daily asked aims
on one of the fashionable corners.
go down on Blank street" Holme at
length told him, naming street III
the tenant section.
What luck?" he inquired, year
later
~ want for nothing now" replied
the beggar. 81 have money, friends
and sympathy in plenty"
Holmes ambition cost him his life;
his generosity left him penniless in
the hour of need His famous school
Of art; his lavish hospitality; his
three.year losing fight against the
dread tuberculosis, in Colorado, in
Carolina, and finally in Arizona, where
a last blaze OF splendor shone out in
the "Bandar Log Press" are all too
well known to need recount. Never
during life did he allow his neighbor
to want Tor a friend. Shall he want
for one in death?
All that marks the resting place OF
his ashes is a small mount; halt-cov'
cred with lonely wild flowers; with a
single loneller wild-brier serving as a
headstone. AS his memorial only the
birds chant a requiem. while the wind
whispers through the houghs OF the
virgin forest bordering his grave on
that lonely West Virginia Fill.
The Holme Memorial Association
has resolved that Holme shall have a
monument. Believing that no one who
has the means will say him nay. 1t Is
addressing circular to those who
have shown themselves to be public
spirited, and whom they believe will
be generous enough to help in SO
righteous a cause.