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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-10-31
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 81, 1913
average man has no direct fl
nancial interest in the detailed

average man has no direct IL
nancial interest in the detailed
operation of the income tax
law. But it is interesting to
know what the other fellow has
to pay and the terms of the law
under which his income is to be
determined by the tax gatherer.
In view of this, there are GER
tain features Of the law, not
generally understood, that are
worthy of special presentation.
Everyone who reads the pap
ers knows that the taxable in
come begins at $4,000 per an
mum in the case Of bachelors
and $4,000 in the case of mar
ried men; that the lowest rate
which is levied on this income
and in the next graduation, up
to $4,000 a year, is l per cent;
that from $4,000 to $4,000 the
rate is 2 per cent; from $4,000
to 100000, 3 per cent; from
100000 to $25O,OOO, 4 per cent;
from $25O,OOO to 100000, 5 per
cent, and above 100000, 6 per
cent. All this means that the
$4,000 a year man will pay $40;
the $4,000 man, $40; the $780,
600 man, S1,O7O; the 100000
man, $3.50, and the $65O,OOO
man, $26,O50.
There are exceptions, a num-
Der of them. They include tax
es, business losses, expense Of
carrying on the business, worth
less debts, allowance for main
tenance of property used in
business; income upon which
the tax has been paid at the
source; corporate dividends;
interest upon state, county or
city bonds and upon United
States bonds. All these items
are to be deducted in the pro-
cess of arriving at the net rev.
enue, the corporation dividend
item being included because of
the fact Of its being effected by
the corporation tax law.
1t will be readily seen with
these exemptions, or deductions
considered, many of the veal
thiest men of the country will
not be hit so hard as we might
suppose upon a cursory con-
sideration of the income tax
principle Bellingham Herald.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-10-31

The United States is not the
onIv country with a beef trust
to worry it with high prices.
Canada has one of its own and,
according to those who know,
the Canadian beef trust has the
one in the United States looking
like a phiIanthropist. 1t is de-
clared that the Canadian pack
ers pay less for their beef and
hogs than do the U. S. packers,
but they charge the people of
Canada much higher prices for
their meats than are charged
by the packers on this side.
The United States, seeking to
break the back of the beef trust
in this country, has taken the
duty off Canadian beef and
hogs, so that they may enter
free. Now it is expected that
Canada will soon admit Amer
lean beef and pork free of duty;
if Canada does that, it is declar-
ed that the Canadians will soon
have cheaper meats, for the in
dependent packers will at once
ship their meats to Canada, Of
fer them for less money to the
Canadians, thus putting the Ca
madam beef trust to rOut. The
DAYS of beef trusts seem to be
approaching an end.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-10-31
Diarrhoea Quickly Cured

Il was taken with diarrhoea and
Mr.. Yorks, TIE merchant here per-
suaded me to try bottle Of Cham
berlain's Collie. Cholera and Diar-
rhoea Remedy. After taking one
dose of it was cured. 1t also cur
ed others that ] gave it to-" writes
M. F. Gebhart. Oriole. Pa. That is
not at all unusual. An ordinry at
tack of diarrhoea can almost invar-
iably be cured by one or two doses
OF this remedy. For sale by Friday
Harbor Drug Co.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-10-31
NOTICE OF SALE OF STATE LANDS
Application Nos. 1892, 1915, 7217, 1921,
1850, 1858. 1894

NOTICE OF SALE OF STATE LANDS
Application Nos. 1892, 1915, 7217, 1921,
1850, 1858, 1894.
on Tuesday, the 4th day of November,
1913, between the hours Of ten O'clock
IN the forenoon and four o'clock in the
IN fbe of at ten o'clock
the main entrance door to the county
court cou house in the city of Friday Har..
OF etbe saP Nv h uar STATE Of
itor OF said county or by member of
the Board of State Land Commissioners
OF the State Of Washington, the follow
the improvements situated thereon, will
be sold at public auction to the highest
bidder therefor, tO-wit:
Application No. 1892.
All tide lands of the second class, as
defined by section Of chapter SO Of the
session es laws Of 1911, owned by. the
OF, adjacent to or AUDITING upon that
part OF lot g. section ~, township SO
Beginning at the meander corner to
SO north. range west W. M, and ID run rum
s.sS chains: north ssa de egrees vest
$50 chains; south g degrees west, $40
f fhs1ps eha sEuth .a asH degrees vest
east, $40 chains; SOUTH 2o% de- de-
gssss ae east: SIS cha ms; south
south 21A degrees east, 10 chains:
south 46 degrees east. $50 chains and
the true point of beginning of this de-
scr1ption, and running thence south IL
degrees east, LOO chain to the terminal
tage Of LOO Iineal chain. measured
along the meander. line. according to
a certified copy OIL the government field
the office Of the Commissioner Of Public
praised at $1,000 per lineai chain hal a Or
Application No. 1910.
All tide lands. OF the second class, as
defined q, by section ! OF chapter IS Of
State Of Washington. situate in front
following. described uplands:
ton. 8, township St north. range 4
west w. NJ, measured along the mean
der line as follows: Beginning at the
and 3. township SIS north. range /
vest YES ". M, and running thence north
true asige es west LOO chain hal to the
grees west $50 chains to the terminal
ge hJ nss nRans with gon
$500 per iineai chain. or $3.50; also
Beginning at the meander corner. to
fractional sections 2 and g. township
50 north. range 4 west w. M. and run
ESQ c faanse north north Sssress west west
S.S0 chains and north is degrees east,
z z;Eo chains to the true point OF begin
thence north Is degrees east. 200
chains and north Sc degrees west. LOO
cnain to the terminal point of this de-
chains, appraised at $500 per nneal
:, All as measured along the meander
line, according to certified copy of
the government field notes of the sur
vey thereof on file in the Office OF the
COMMISSIONER of Public Lands at Olym-
pia, Washington.
Applicati0n No. 7217.
All tide lands Of the second class
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-10-31
A Word For Mr.. Bryan

Secretary Bryan is the target
of a partisan press.
Just now it turns particularly
upon his lecturing, varied lit
tie by the s. fall hat.
A short time ago 1t was grape
juice, and during the past Is
years it has been either one
thing or another.
The last shots have ridiculed
a dignified American office.
Therefore, there is harm.
Had Mr.. Bryan dabbled in
Wall street and made a lot of
money as soon as he became
Secretary, there would have
been no criticism.
Had he gone into a real es-
tate corner in Washington or
elsewhere, as Secretaries have
done, still there would have
been no criticism.
Mr.. Bryan is honest. That
never has been questioned. He
takes the American people into
his confidence.
He frankly said he needed
something to supplement his
income, if he filled his office as
his predecessors had done, and
entertain as custom requires.
All are not SO honest or
frank.
Many and maybe all the Sec
retaries of State for years have
spent far more than their in
come.
Possibly this whole criticism
arises from the fallacious argu-
ment that a public official must
support himself and his office
from his own pocket.
In no instance has it been
shown that Mr.. Bryan's lectur-
ing interferes with his public
duties. He appeals alone to
the better side of human kind.
All he says enobles and uplifts.
Men who hear him go away and
are better citizens, and they
come by the thousands.
The chief object of an admin
lstration should be to better the
citizenship generally. If that
can be done by lecturing, or
preaching, as some of the crit
les call it, let us have more of it.
Mr.. Bryan is the very best in
his line. His work certainly is
better than Wall street specu-
lation.
Is it not better for a public
officer to come out in the open
and tell how he makes his mon
ey, rather than work under CO.
yer In secret, and make it. new
ertheless?
The people of the country
honor Mr.. Bryan because of his
honesty in frankly telling the
public what he is doing.
Mr.. Bryan has no secrets. He
lives in the open.
Let us remember that certain
biased newspapers have to find
fault with hats, grape Juice and
lectures because no one con
make a truthful accusation that
Mr.. Bryan is serving any one
but the public.-Sun.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-10-31
THE INCOME TAX LAW

We are well aware. says the
Portland Telegram, that the
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-10-31
Community PROGRESS.

The Brimfeld (Mass.) grange recent
~ held an open meeting with the vii.
lage Improvement society. and the ex.
ercises were of unusual interest. State
Overseer Chapman spoke on sCommu.
nifty Progress" Community progress
he said. depends on cooperative inter.
est and on the efforts Of all. The
grange should be an ally Of the church
the school and Of every movement FOL
Community betterment. It will thus
become q powerful factor in social
progress.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-10-31
A Library plan.

The oranges of one OF the counties
of Illinois hit upon library plan Of
their own. Each grange purchased d
certain number Of books. no two
oranges having books OF the same title.
After each grange keeps its books d
certain length of time 1t boxes them
up and sends them to a neighboring
grange and receives their set Of books.
Thus county having fifteen oranges
would afford each grange the use Of
fifteen sets Of books for the cost Of one.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-10-31


Chapter. 100 Of the Session Laws Of
1911, relating to easements for rights
of-way and the carrying of timber,
stone, mineral and other products over
Said lands will be sold for not less
than the appraised value above stated
and upon the terms and conditions fol-
Terms and Conditions Of sale.-Not
less than one-tenth OF the purchase
price must be paid at the time Of sale
chaser. IL he be not the owner Of the
improvements, must forthwith pay to
the officer making the sale the full
improvements, as above stated One
tenth Of the purchase price must be
paid annually thereafter on the first
day OF March Of each year, with inter-
est on all deferred payments at the
rate or SIX per centum per annum to-
gether with accrued interest on any
balance, at the same rate: Provided
That any purchaser may make full paw
ment OF principal. interest and statu-
to ices e. any time and obtain deed
materials is prohibited by law from
c Gu Or rem;Eying any such timber
consent of the Commissioner Of Public
Lands or the board. until the full
AMOUNT ad OF d the purchase price has been
All sales OF state lands are made sub
Jecl 20 the reservations of oils, gases,
coal, ores, mineral and fossils Of every
name, kind and description, and to the
additional terms and conditions pree
scribed in the act Of the Legislature,
3 Of chapter 256 OF the laws OF 1907.
The above described lands are offered
Tor sale in pursuance OF an order 81 the
Board of State Land Commissionesrs'
and an order of sale duly Issued snd;
certified by the Commissioner 81 Pnh-
TIC Lands Of the State OF. Washington
nov on NE IN the Office of the county
...- w. w. HOPKINS
Assistant Commissioner Of Public
Date Of First Publication September.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1913-08-21
Library Etlqustts In l<ans.,

Library Etiquette IN kansaA,
Don't throw down the quarter on
dime % IL your real intention was to
mako holes in the delivery desk. says
the Kansas Industrialist. The iinG
charged on your overdue book IL only
. reward for your own carelessness,
and. contrary to the ideas Of some Der.
sons. is neither . peace Offering to
the librarian nor Q contribution to hen
pin money box.
II you must chew gum. seek the pri!
vacy Of your own room. Do not up.
proach the delivery desk during the
operation. Many y librarian has been;
called Crouch" because she did not
hasten TO serve . careless schoolgirl..
who accosted her thus between
chews): "say. I wish you'd get me
sumpin' on George Eliot. or, Il there
amt anything about him. Dickens n
do" Any librarian 10 delighted %
helD every borrower to get the most
good from the library. but, like the
gods. shs plsasss to help those who
help themselves By being courteous.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1913-08-21
HOW TO Be A GOOD MAYOR
Brand WhitIoek Says Tom johnson
Advised Him to Spend Less Than
IS Minutes q Day In ONCE.

II had gone into the mayors once
feel:::.-~ nat was about the most Ill.
- man for such q job in the
sos,... writes Brand Whitlock. mayor
pf Toledo. in the American Magazine.
Naturally I had turned to Tom John
pom. who had tremendous reputation
1 70 an executive; even his worst
ienemy. - the saying II. would not
deny his wonderful executive ability.
went to him in sort Of despair, and
he laughed and whispered:
It's the simplest thing in the
world: decide every question quickly
and be right half the time. And get
somebody who can do the. work.
That's all there 10 to executive ability
II looked ct him in astonishment.
He had grown quite serious.
There's another thing he added.
Don't spend too much time in your
ONCE. A quarter Of an hour each day
% generally too long. unless there are
. whole lot Of letters. OF course he
vent on refectively. you can get
clerks who can sign your name bet.
ter than you can
He that hath ears to hear, let him
hear"
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1913-08-21
elephant REFUSED TO DODGE
chaufFeur'e Version Of Odd Accident
In New York Falls %
Satisfy Bees.

A taxicab driver attempting 70
Cross Madison avenue near Madison
square garden recently ran directly
into the rear end Of IN elephant, tho
property Of circus exhibiting in New
York recently. The big animal was
not half - much Jared as the ma
chine. but he showed his displsasure
By sitting down on the hood. crushing
the engine and front wheels into q
mass Of wreckage.
The machine was dragged to ita
garage. and there the unlucky chauf.
feur was called on the carpet by the
superintendent.
How did this accident occur?'' he
demanded.
why. an elephant sat on the hood
|axplained the chauffeur.
IAN elephant cat on tho hood. did
hs3" repeated the superintendent,
murphy. I've known that you've BEEN
drinking pretty hard for the past three
weeks. but didn't think you were
that bad. II had I would have fred:
you long ago. An elephant sat on the
hood did hef Well. you're afsd!"
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1913-08-21
WAS FOLLOWING HIS ORDERS
Ftseal Tells Woman Of Her hu.,
baad's Uasaitlhulnsss, but
% Robujeed.

Mr.. Wetterson. an way sorry
70 hsvs to ten you what an about
TO divulge. but consider 4 my duty
- your friend 70 Let yva know ths
truth. Il u about yow husband"
Mercy sakesi Don't tell me- any.
thing teEsibls has happened to him.
IT'S worse than that II he wero
my husband I'd rather hear that he
had met with . fatal accident than
have to b told what feel that !
really must tan you. Your husband
- deceiving you. He d Q Villain
volt In sleeps clothing. Don't incr.
rupt me. I am going to ten you every.
thing. Ny conscience urges me 70 do
IT. I saw him this morning-and
where. do you supposed He WAS in
. taxicab with . young woman, and
he had his arms around her and vas
% busy saying things to her that
hs had no time 70 notice me-
20. q that IN? He was bringine
our new maid ont from the employ
meat agency. had told him to Do
anything hs could to make Il intea.
Asting and pleasant for hen, % that
abe wouldn't change her mind and 70
back On % before she got hero.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1913-08-21

Are Women More Trustworthy !
. Several leading business men in
London have been interviewed on the
question a. to whether women are
safer handlers Of money than men.
Mr.. Gordon Selfridge says that, taking
the average, women were more hon.
est than men. In q cashiers position
woman was at least equal in every
respect to q man. Another large en-
ployer declared that the average won.
an could not be trusted. They do not
take any interest in their work, and
are always impatiently looking at the
clock to see when they can leave. A
militant suffragette. drawing herself
up to her full height, replied, scorn.
fully: women are mems superior In
overwhelmingly. morals. and
brains"
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1913-08-21
Horss's Instinct saves Girl.


A horses sagacity was instanced In
q remarkable manner ct Aberdeen not
many days ago. when q child narrow.
~ escaped being trampled to death.
Two horses were pulling . lorry out
Of stable. and when about to turn
into the street one Of the animals
stopped dead with its forelog poised
in the air. and despite the exhorta-
lions Of the driver refused to bulge
an inch. A woman's scream attracted
the drivers attention. and, following
her pointed finger with his eye, he
clambered down OF the vehicle to In.
vestigate the cause Of the delay. On
reaching the ground he noticed q lit.
tie child lying prone on its face liter.
ally under the horses hoofs. But for
the amazing sagacity on the animals
part, the little one must undoubtedly
have been killed.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1913-08-21
DOING THEIR DUTY
Scores Of Wahpeton Readers are
Learning tho Duty Of tho
kldnAva.

Scores Of Wahpeton Readers are
Learning the Duty Of the
Kidneys.
To filter the blood is the kid.
ncys' duty.
VIXEN they fail to di this the
kidneys are week.
Backache and other kidney ills
may follow;
Help the kidneys do their work.
Use Doan's Kidney Pills-the
tested kidney remedy.
Wahpeton people endorse their
worth.
Mrs. J. M. Weimer. e24 No.
Fourth St., Wahpeton, N. D. says:
Il seldom need a remedy for my
kidneys. Doan's Kidney Pills cur
ed me some years ago. Once in q
while take a few doses as a tonic
and they always do me good. All
I said in my former public en-
dorsement still holds good"
when your back is lame-re-
member the name." Don't simply
ask for a kidney remedy-ask dis
tinctly for Doan's Kidney Pills.
the same that Mrs. Weimer had
the remedy backed by home testi-
mony. SOC all stores. Foster
Milburn Co., Props, Buffalo, N.
Y. adv.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1913-08-21
WONDERS STILL TO Be BEAT
California Has Largest Trsss; sahara
The Biggest Dessert; New York
the Longest Tunnel.

The largest trees in tho world are
undoubtedly the giant redwoods. Of
California. One Of these, in Tulare
county, has ct the base . circumfer.
ence Of 10S feet and at Q point u
feet from the ground . circumfsr
ence Of 7e feet.
The largest desert in the world -
the Sahara. This barren waste has
. length Of 5000 miles and IN aver.
age width Of 900 miles. Rain falls
there 1t intervals Of i've ten and
twenty years. It IL blistering hot In
summer and in winter the tempera-
ture frequently falls to zero.
The largest cave Is the Mammoth
cave in Kentucky. This consists Of
. succession Of irregular chambers.
certain Of which are traversed By
the Echo river.
The highest active volcano u Popo.
catepet near Pueblo. Mexico. It IL
1880 feet above sea level and has .
crater 1000 feet wide.
The longest railway tunnel aside
from the New York subway u that
Of st. 0othard on the limo Of the
road between kueerns and Milan. II
Il 36h feet wide. 10 test from door
70 roof. and OK miles long.
The Chinese van. now reported 10
b in process q demolition, u the
greatest on earth. Il WAS completed
in 3o4 B. G. - . protection against
the TartaEs. The wan havetses Q
rough stretch Of country, passing
over the mountains and valleys and
ACROSS rivers. Il u 1.5oo miles
long. 30 fest high, Is fest thick at
base. and IL feet at its top.
The greatest pyramid u that Of
Cheops Of the Gisah group. Il con.
4ains S9.000, 900 cubic feet Of masonry,
% 461 feet high, and the total weight
OF it, stone has been estimated at
over 100000 tons.
The highest lighthouses arc the
Bartholdi Statue Of Liberty in New
York harbor. which u ISL feet, be.
sides . pedestal Of 155 feet; ono It
Genoa, Italy. 210 feet in height. and
Cape Hatteras Light, which IL 1so
feet.
The largest bell 10 the great bell
ut Moscow. which is SO feet in cir.
conference at the bottom, over 81
feet high and 20 inches thick at tho
top. Its weight has been computed
1T 217 tons. It has never been hung.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1913-08-21
The Poet and the Boy.

The Poet and the Boy.
Dr.. Carleton Simon. the well.known
New York specialist. told 1t . dinner
the other night . story about James
Russell Lowell. TT seems" said DR..
Simon. that . woman friend had
asked the famous poet to write in her
autograph album. So Lowell wrote:
What 10 30 rare ~ = ;dayrin Juner
Some time later the poet had &C.
casion to call at the woman's house.
While waiting he picked up the album
and glanced through It. Great was
his surprise when he came to his own
writing IND found scrawled beneath
It In = schoolboy hand "A Chinaman
with whiskers.'"
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1913-08-21
TOUCH SYSTEM IS SUCCESS
Private Known ~ "Lueky Bill" Tells
comrade How to Secure Pen.
slon From the Government

Private William McDermott, better
known to his comrades at Lucky Bill. -
was being examined by the regular
army surgeon In order to have. his
claim for q pension verified. In his
right hand he carried q heavy stick
which he used a. q support. Each
step was accompanied with . con.
spicuous limp. while his face was con.
torted almost beyond recognition. q
with pain.
whats the matter with your leg?"
asked the surgeon.
"sho, Just below the knee" return,
cd Lucky Bill"
The surgeon examined the injured
limb. winked at his assistant. and turn.
ed again to the applicant.
why. man, there's nothing wrong
with your leg" he said. "Your wound
Is almost entirely healed. and while II
may cause you to limp . little It win
never hinder you from making q Nv.
ing"
"Oh. yea. It WILL" argued Bill.
But howl" asked the surgeon.
Bill hesitated q moment. Then his
face frightened. I'm q song-and-
dance artist" he said: maybe you can
tell how I'm going to dance with .
stiff leg?"
Bill got his pension.
When he returned to camp Q friend
asked him how he made out.
First rate" answered Bill: why
don't you 60 over?'
Il would IL had been injured" IN.
Swered his friend.
! You lost the tip Of your index IN,
Ger, didn't you?" said Bill. "Just ten
them you are . typewriter and uso The
touch system"
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1913-08-21
Really q Waste Of rima.

!; The late Thomas b, Jefersy. vhc
built bicycles and automobiles. was Z
man Of 6sw words. One day ho vas on
= railroad tEain when Q travelling 20.
N1aintanco called his attention to . BID
buildins In . tom By Witch the train
Vas passing.
"Sse that warshouss9s asksd thu
traveller. well. ten years ago I could
have bought that whole thing for a.
900 and now ito worth twenty"
Did you have the seven thousand?.
"Oh, mol"
We'll. then" said Je6ery, I would
nj let II worry me."-Saturding Eve
ming Post
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1913-08-21
Not Easllx Psrturl.eel.

The American GIRL" said Mayor
Ainslie. at bachelor dinner in Rich.
mond. "is noted for her beauty and
intelligence. and she 10 also noted for
her adroitness. Circumstance can
never confound her.
"A typical American girl. young and
beautiful. sat with her clear eyes
dxed ardently on the orbs Of Q young
man who. seated at her side. poured
forth his soul in . declaration Of love.
Suddenly the girls brow darksnsd.
kloQk q Qe!n QysrspssaA hse> fnaa,