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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-04-05
YOUNG Beavers DAYS WORK
industrious Little Animal In Regents
Park Gardens, London, Fells
Tree Two Feet Thick.

A young beaver in Regents Park
Gardens. London. was once placed at
work upon tree twelve feet long and
two feet six inches thick, just as the
town clock sounded the hour of noon.
The beaver began by barking the tree
a foot above the ground.
{ That done he attacked the wood.
He worked hard, alternating his labor
with dips in his bathing pond. He
bathed and labored alternately until
four o'clock in the afternoon, when he
ate his supper Of bread and carrots
and padded about in his pond until
$50 o'clock.
Ten minutes later, when only one
inch of the trees diameter remained
intact, he bore upon his work and the
tree fell. Before it fell the beaver
ran as men run when they have fired
a blast. Then as the tree lay on the
ground, he portioned 1t out mentally,
and again began to gnaw.
He worked at intervals all night,
cut the log into three parts, rolled two
Of the portions into the water and re-
served the other third for his perma-
nent shelter.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-04-05
BUTTERFLY IS TRANSPARENT
Prof. Beebe Describes Insect Through
Whose outstretched Wings OBJ
jects Are Clearly Seen.

In "Our Search for a Wilderness
William Beebe of the New York Zoo
logical park, describes his first sight
Of the transparent butterfy-Hoetera
piera-of British Guiana, an insect
through whose out-stretched wings
any substance on which it rests can
be clearly seen.
"As we crossed swirling creek on
the trunk Of mighty fallen tree,
something fiuttered ahead" he writes.
1--WE could not see what 1t was Closer
we came, and still the object re-
NAMED indistinct; we seemed to see
butterfly, and yet that appeared Inn
possible. At last we marked it down
on fern frond, and crept up until our
eyes were within two feet of it. Moth
ing was visible but the graceful lace
work of the frond, until slanting
beam of sunlight struck it, and there,
close before us, was a butterfly that
spread fully three inches, but was
wholly transparent, save for three
tiny spots Of azure near the margin
of each hind wing.
LAS we looked, 1t drifted to a
double-headed flower of scarlet, and
when 1t alighted, the scarlet Of the
flower and the green Of the leaf were
as distinct as If seen through thin
mica, and the faint gray haze of the
insects wings was marked only by
the indistinct venation."
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-04-05

vour medicines to all SUFFERING "ol"1 Do
Mrs. MARY HLsrEAD, Platea' fA'
Box SO. ,,;ra
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may be relied upon. :,aar,.
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nation which caused pain IN my . was
and nv back ached all the time. ~" one
50 blue that I felt like crying Il any e
Pinkham's Vegetable COMPOUND, . a
began to gain right away. ! co ,oman.
its use and now / am . well wo . n,
Mrs. AMELIA DAHL Waico'''
Dakota !,
II ron want special advice HI [le.o1na.
LYdis 3, Pinkham Medicine 70. o. rill
1Sntisi5 Lynn, Mass. Your l letter ~ !
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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-04-05
SYNOPSIS.

Howard Jeffries, bankers son, under
the evil influence of Robert Onderwo poo
fellow-student at Yale, leads a life OF dis
sipation, marries the daughter OF a gam
bier who died in prison. and is dlsoWneo
by his father. He Is out of work ana IN
desperate straits. Underwood, VINO hao
once been engaged to Howards step
mother Alicia, is apparently in prosper
Gus circumstances. Taking advantage OF
his intimacy with Alicia, he becomes
sort of social highwayman. Discovering
his true character, Alicia denies him the
house He sends her note threatening
as commissioner, demand an accounting.
He cannot make good. Howard calls at
his apartments in an intoxicated condl-
ton to request a loan of 1000 to enable
him to take up a business proposition
Underwood tells him he is in debt up to
his eyes Howard drinks himself into a
maudlin condition, and goes to sleep on a
divan. A caller is announced and Under
wood draws screen around the drunken
sleeper. Alicia enters. She demands a
promise from Underwood that he will not
renew her patronage. This she refuses,
and takes her leave. Underwood kills
himself The report of the pistol ava
kens Howard. He finds Underwood dead.
Realizing his predicament he attempts to
flee and is met by Underwood's valet.
Howard is turned over to the police.
Capt. Clinton, notorious for his brutal
treatment of prisoners, puts Howard
through the third degree and finally gets
an alleged confession from the lharassed
man. Annie. Towards wife, declares her
belief in. her husbands innocence. and
says she will clear him. She calls on
JeffrieS Sr
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-04-05

II worked in a factory when / was
nine years old, and I've earned my
living ever since. There's no disgrace
in that, is there? There's : nothing
against me personally-nothing dis
graceful, / mean. l know I'm not edu-
Gated. I'm not lady in your sense
of the word, but I've led decent life.
There isn't breath of scandal against
me-not a breath. But what's the
good of talking about me? Never mind
me. I'm not asking for anything.
What are you going to do for him?
He must have the best lawyer that
money can procure-none of those
barroom orators. Judge Brewster,
your lawyer. is the man. We want
Judge Brewster"
Mr. Jeffries shrugged his shoulders.
Il repeat-my sons marriage with
the daughter of a man who died in
prison"
She>interrupted him.
THAT was hard luck-nothing but
hard luck You're not going to make
me responsible for that, are you?
Why, was only eight years old when
that happened. Could l have pre-
vented it?" Recklessly she went on:
WELL blame it on me If you want to,
but don't hold it up against Howard.
He didn't know it when he married
me. He never would have known it
but for the detectives employed by
you to dig up my family history, and
the newspapers did the rest. Gcd!
what they didn't say! I never real
lied / was of so much Importance.
They printed it in scare-head lines. It
made fine sensation for the public,
but it destroyed my peace of mind"
"a conyict's daughter!" said Mr..
Jeffries contemptuously.
"He was a good man at that" she
answered holly. "He kept the squarest
fused to pay police blackmail, and
he was railroaded to prison." Indig-
nantly she went on: IF my fathers
single had been up in Wall street,
and he'd made SO dishonest millions,
you'd forget it next morning, and you'd
welcome me with open arms. Eut he
was unfortunate. Why, Billy Delmore
was the best man in the world He'd
give away the last dollar he had to
friend / wish to God he was alive
now! He'd help to save your son.
wouldn't have to come here to ask
you"
Mr.. Jeffries shifted uneasily on his
feet and looked away.
You don't seem to understand" he
said impatiently. 1--WE completely cut
him off from the family. It's as il he
| were dead"
She approached nearer and laid her
hand gently on the bankers arm.
Don't say that, Mr.. Jeffries. It's
| wicked to say that about your own
son. He's a good boy at heart, and
he's been so good to me. All, If you
only knew how hard he's tried to get
WORT I'm sure you'd change your opin-
| ion OF him. Lately he's been drinking
a little because he was disappointed
In not getting anything to do. But
he tried so hard He walked the
streets night and day. Once he even
took position as guard on the ele,
waited road. Just think of it, Mr.. Jeff-
ries, your son-to such straits were
we reduced-but he caught cold and
! had to give it up. l wanted to go to
work and help him out. / always
earned my living before i married
him, but he wouldn't let me. You
don't know what good heart he's
got. He's been weak and foolish. but
you know he's only boy"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-04-05

She watched his face to see if her
words were having any effect, but Mr..
Jeffries showed no sign of relenting.
Sarcastically. he said:
"And you took advantage Of the
fact and married him."
For a moment she made no reply.
She felt the reproach was not unmSr-
tied, but why should they blame her
for seeking happiness? Was she not
entitled to 1t as much as any other
woman? She had not married How
ard for his social position or his
money. In fact, she had been worse
of since her marriage than she was
before. She married him because she
loved him, and because she thought
she could redeem him, and she was
ready to go through any amount Of
suffering to prove her disinterested
devotion. Quietly, she said:
Yes, know did wrong. But +
I love him, Mr.. Jeffries. Believe me
or mott love him. It's my only ex-
cuse. thought / could take care of
him. He needed some one to look aft
er him, he's too easily Influenced. You
know his character is not SO strong
as it might be. He told me that his
fellow students at college used to hyp-
notice him and make him do all kinds
of things to amuse the other boys. He
says that somehow he's never been
the same since. IL just loved him
because l was strong and he was
weak. l thought could protect him.
But now this terrible thing has hap
pened, and l find am powerless It's
too much for. me. / can't fight this
battle alone. Won't you help me, Mr..
Jefries?" she added pleadingly.
Wont you help me?"
The banker was thoughtful min
ute, then suddenly he turned on her.
Twill you consent to divorce II I
agree to help him?"
She looked at him with dismay.
There was tragic tenseness In this
dramatic situation-a father fighting
for his son, a woman fighting for her
husband
"A divorce?" she stammered why,
never thought of such a thing as
that"
Its the only way to save him."
said the banker coldly.
"The only way?" she faltered.
THE only. way" said Mr.. Jeffries
firmly. do you consent?" he asked.
Annie threw up her head. Her pale
face was full of determination, as she
replied resignedly, catching her breath
as she spoke:
Eyes, If it must be. 1 will consent
to divorce-to save him!"
"You will leave the country and 60
abroad to live?" continued the banker
coldly
She listened as in a dream. That
she would be confronted by such an
alternative as this had never entered
her mind. She wondered why the
world was so cruel and heartless. Yet
If the sacrifice must be made to save
Howard she was ready to make it.
"You will leave America and never
RETURNS that understood" repeated
the banker
"Yes, sir" she replied falteringly.
Mr. Jeffries paceo nervously up and
down the room. For the first time
he seemed to take an interest in the
interview. Patronizingly he said:
You will receive yearly allow
ance through my lawyer"
Annie tossed up her chin defiant1y.
She would show the aristocrat that
she could be as proud as he was.
Thanks" she exclaimed. Il don't
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-04-05
Four-Handed checkerboard.

the board shown in the illustration
has been constructed in France. The
game is played with either 20, 36, Sc
or 80 men, and the squares are in
four different colors which divide
the board diagona1ly into four tri-
angles. 1t is well to note that the
ordinary French checkerboard con-
tains one hundred squares instead of
the GA Of the American board.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-04-05

.DESPONDENT
WOMEN
Find Relief in Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound
Their Own Statements
So Testify.
Platea, Pa. -"When wrote TO Wv
first I was troubled with female WeaA'

ness anu UdCh"o
and was so nervou.
that / would cry .,
the least nolse' !"
would startle me So
/ began to take Ly.
dia E. Pink ans !, :
remedies, and IdOn,t
have any more cry.
ing spells. ! sle sl
sound and my nel'
vousness is better;
/ will recomm e ~ /"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-04-05
How She Caught II.

A little four-year-old went to Sunday
school for the first time and heard
the children singing: "Once / was
blind but now l can see" That after
noon her sister heard her sing: "One
side was blind. but now It can see."
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-04-05
Tho Simpler Way.

Send for the business manager,
said the editor Of a great magazine
What's the trouble?" inquired the
contributing editor. II want to tell
him that hereafter when we SUPPORT
a presidential candidate we'll avoid
possible confusion and do 1t in display
type at regular advertising rates."
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-04-05
Patient Fishermen.

sWhat. giving up already. my boy?'
said q gentleman to q youthful angler.
sYou must bring little more patience
with you another time" II brought
enough patience with me. mister. but
/ didn't bring enough worms"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-04-05
Hoods Sarsaparill.
In the Declaration.

Too often In speech and print occr,
Uncle Sans common people" sMa'
servants" Our middle classes ~
publican France still adoror s
princes and despises her poor NY ny
United States and the Kingdom :.
Heaven were founded for the hon.
u the poor and the weary and ths s
persecuted-not for turnkey montars
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-04-05

Food Of Horse and Sheep.
A healthy horse eats nine times its
weight in food in a year; a sound
sheen six times
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-04-05
A Toot>

a Ioot>
King What no, varlet! Brins
forth my drinking horn" The varle,
with the drinking horn, kid
The old mans going to have another
toot."
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-04-05

Whenever you have a pain think Of
Hamlins Wizard Oil. For headache,
Toothache, Earache. Stomach ache and
many other painful ailments there is moth.
ing better.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-04-05
From Small Beginnings.

From small Beginnings.
Men who have made their fortunes
are not those who have had five thou
sand dollars given them to start WITH
but started fair and with well-earn.
ed dollar or two.-Grace Greenwood.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-04-05
Eat PLENTY Of Sleep

Get Plenty Of Sleep.
Plenty of sleep is conducive to
beauty. Even a garment looks worn
when it loses its nap.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-04-05

Have You?
We have never heard Of anybody
who succeeded in making surliness or
lncivility pay.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-04-05

Only One '.BRoMO QUININE"
That Is LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE. Look
for the signature of E. w. GROVE. Used tns
World over to Cure Cold in One Day. 25c
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-04-05

Mothers win find Mrs. Winslow's Soothing
syrup the best remedy to use for their childgel
Turing tie eething period.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-04-05
Without Limitations.

Our country is the world; our coun'
trymen are mankind.-Willlam Lloyo
Garrison.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-04-05
6 3 | D S
CURED IN One DAY

As rule. a few doses Of Munyon's Cold Ren,,,.
will break up any cold and prevent pneumonia !,
relieves the head. throat and lungs almost ~ ~
stantly. Price rs cents at any druggists or sen,
postpaid.
If you need Medical advice write to Munvor.,
Doctors. They will carefully diagnose your Gao.
and give you advice by mail. absolutely free.
Address Professor Munyon. SD and Jefferso,
streets. Philadelphia, Pa.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-04-05
AMUSING F0UR-HANDED GAME
Can Be Played With Partners or All
Can Play Alone-Board Contains
100 Squares.

To make possible four-handed
game Of checkers, two playing part
ners, or all playing their own game.
Evening star., 1912-11-03
Flames in Car Track.
DREDGING TO BE CONTINUED.
Work at Eastern Branch Will Take
Six Weeks Longer

Dredging operations in the Eastern
b anch have been in progress for more
than year. and 1t will take the San
FORD q Brooks dredge Dewey about six
weeks to complete her contract with the
United States engineers office. The
original contract called for the dredging
and pumping ashore of 10000 cubic
yards OF materia., but when this amount
was dug 1t was found the work was not
nn1shed. Before the work is completed
another 100000 or mo. e cubic yards Of
material will have to be removed in or
der to give a good entrance from the
main channel of the river into that of
the Eastern branch leading to the navy
yard.
When this work Is completed there will
nave Deen Dug and pumped ashore from
the channel Of the branch more than
5000, 600 cubic yards of mud all of which
has been pumped upon the flats to the
south side of the branch, making many
acres of good land.
The operations have Strengthened the
many crooks in the channel and have
made the waterway at the navy yard
easy OF access to practically any vessel
that can come up the Potomac Con-
tracts fo- other work to continue i'm
provements in the branch will be given
out later.
The tugboat masters towing deep draft
vessels out Of Georgetown declare the
Georgetown channel is badly in need of
deepening In spots where the material
brought down from the upper river by
the freshets has settled and fl led the
channel. At one point about 800 yards
above the Highway bridge the is now
but seventeen feet of water, except on
an unusually high tide. and coal-laden
schooners coming out Of Georgetown
often drag through the mud for 100
feet or more.
Evening star., 1912-11-03
VESSEL MUST BE RAISED.
Government Threatens to Take
Charge Of Schooner Maxwell.

II by November II the work Of raising
the wreck OF the four-masted Schooner
Herbert d. Maxwell. lying in Chesapeake
bay on the mouth of the Severn river, is
not started the United States engineers
office at Baltimore will proceed to re-
move the wreck as an obstruction to
navigation.
The Maxwell Is owned by A. Cummings
OF Philadelphia. and. 1t is stated he has
been notified of the decision of the gov
ernment officials. The Maxwell out
bound from Baltimore with a cargo Of
fertilizer for Savannah, was in collision
on the night Of March 16 with a steam
ship. The stern Of the vessel was cut
on and the vessel sank in a few minutes.
four Of her crew being drowned. 1t IL
stated that plans for the raising OF the
vessel were completed several weeks ago.
but nothing further has been done.
The Norfolk contractor who is to re-
move the wreck Of the two-masted
schooner c. N. Seward. sunk In sixty-s.x
feet Of water OF Cove point. in Chesapeake
bay. has begun work. Under the terms
OF the contract the vessel is to be blown
UP. and the contractor Is using large
charges of dynamite in the work. b bow-
ing the vessel into such small pieces SO
that most Of the wreckage will come to
the surface.
Evening star., 1912-11-03
BRAVE THE COOL WEATHER.
Owners Of Pleasure Craft Start on
TRIPS Down River.

Though the coming Of cool weather has
made many pleasure craft owners prefer
warm firesides at home to trips on the
river, the season is by no means closed.
Several parties bound on hunting and
fishing trips down the river left here last
night, and others will take runs to near
by points today. The launch Margaret H.
with Edward Beale and others aboard.
has been down the river for several days
on trip. but is expected to return here
tonight. AS soon as the Margaret H. ar
rives Mr.. and Mrs. B. J. Harlan and
Mr.. and Mrs Frederick Slattery will take
possession, and will sail early this moi n :
ing on fishing and hunting trip Of sev-
eral days.
Tne launch Billy. with her owner. capt
Mason, and others aboard, and the
Oconee, with Charles Carter. Lewis Mills
and others in the party. left here last
n ght for trips on the river that will con-
tinue until the middle Of this week. Guns
were taken aboard the boats, and the
hunters expect to return home with big
bags Of game.
Early In the coming week many launch
owners will begin laying their boats up
for the winter at the different shipyards
here and at Alexandra. The Rosa.ie will
be taken from the water at Regans to-
morrow.
Evening star., 1912-11-03
EXPLAIN POLITICAL ISSUES.
Speakers at Howard University
Make Clear Party Policies.

At a political mass meeting in Andrew
Rankin Memorial Chapel at Howard Uni
versity Friday the views Of the different
parties were expressed by leading parti-
sans. The meeting was designed to
give those students who are going home
to vote more light on the questions at
Issue between the parties. NJ. NJ Harris
of the junior class introduced the speak
ers.
James A Fowler. assistant, attorney
general, spoke for the republican party.
DIR. Waldron. chairman Of the Negro
Progressive Democratic League. spoke of
the necessity Of the division Of the negro
votes Of the country. Frank Hogan, pro-
xressive manager and national committee
man from the District Of Columbia, spoke
for the bull moose party. -.
Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey, president OF
the Woman's College of Law, spoke on
suffrage for women. Other speakers at
the meeting were President Newman and
Dean Kelly Miller Of the College Of Arts
and Sciences.
Evening star., 1912-11-03
SEVERAL VESSELS REPAIRED.
Two -Masted Schooner Lanclott Il
at Alexandria Boat Yard.

The two-masted schooner Lanclott,
Capt. Kendrick owner and master. Is at
Deans boatyard. at Alexandria, to be
overhauled in preparation for winter
service on the Potomac. Early in this
week the vessel will be taken from the
water and her hull will be prepared be-
fore she is put overheard again. When
ready for service the Lanclott will re-
turn to wood and lumber freighting work
on the river.
Repairs to the centerboard well OF the
sloop Mollie, which early in the past
week was out on Benefits railway, has
been completed and the vessel put over
board ready for service. The sloop Annie
was hauled out as soon as tle Mollie
We launched and she has received
huh repairs and been painted in prepara-
tion for oyster running service from the
dredge boats down river to the market
here.
The dump sloop belonging to Dorsey.
agent which was In a shoal dock at the
11th street wharf to be pumped out, has
been raised and taken to the Eastern
branch dock Of her owners for repairs.
The lighter has been in use In removing
the material taken from the new site
u the bureau of engraving and printing
- the Eastern branch and was on the
&7ud-up Of the work whensshe started
10 leak