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The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-04-16
JOHN BA E.AAM

Homestead application NJ. II l22 for
,he l. It |, ) &c. 81, Up. 81 n, K w.
He names tie following witnesses 10
prove his continuous resi- iencc upon ana
cultivation of said lard, viz:
Andrew Petrie, James Fitch, Frank
Erdmann and Joserh Manuel, all OF
Roche Ha Dor, Washington.
WV. ID. OTOOLE, Register.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-04-16
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Land Office at Seattle, Wash,
Thursday, February 9th, 1896.
NOTICE is hereby given that the fol-
lowing-named settler has filed notice
of his intention to make final proof in
support of his claim. and that said proof
will he made before the Clerk of Superior
Court, at Friday Harbor. Washington, on
Friday, April 17th 1896, viz:
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NOTICE For PUBLICATION.
LEND Office at Seattle, Wash,
| Wednesday, April Sth, 1926.

Notice is hereby given that the follow
ing named settler has fled notice OF ms
intention to make final proof in support
Of his claim. and that said proof will be
made before the Clerk of the Superior
Court at Friday Harhor, Washington, on
Saturday, May 18th, 1896, viz:
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The Islander

together with any one Of the following
named leading papers of the United
States, for the amount set opposite
each. These must be paid for in ad-
vance in each and every case.
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your wife, child or friend a Christmas
gift.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1896-12-12

A waiter being accused OF "prlg-
ging" some OF the silverware at
banquet In England recently, several
spoons, forks and the like having been
found concealed In his pockets. proved
by the testimony OF several Of his fell
low-waiters that It has long been their
custom when serving at such affairs
to carry supply OF extra spoons. etc,
In their pockets, In order to be able
to furnish any guest on the instant
with any table implement necessary to
fulfill his complement This is a most
unpleasant revelation. and 1t is sin
cerely to be hoped that the same Gus
tom does not obtain on this side OF
the ocean. Nor do we think 1t does;
while there are no better trained serv-
ants than the English, the service In
the best American hotels and restau-
rants Is In many respects superior TO
that In similar Institutions In the old
country, and such a state OF affairs as
this incident reveals would not be toll
Grated here for an instant by either
patrons or proprIetors
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1896-12-12

The people OF New York are just
now concerning themselves more or
less with the Knelpplsts. TO rise at
gray dawn and wander forth In search
OF the innocent but far from unsus-
pecting Knelpplst Is just now a Goth
am diversion. common alike to the
street arabs and the Idle pleasure
seekers. The Kneippists. be It known
to the unlnltiatcd. are followers OF
the Bavarian priest, Father Knclpp,
and they believe that walking bare
footed through the dewy grass OF ear
ly morning will cure all the ills to
which human flesh Is heir, not exclus-
i've of an undue fondness for chewing
gum. This, at least Is what their
friends attribute to them; the Kneipp-
lists themselves tell a different story
"A story replete with halr-breadth es-
capes and wonderful discoveries
story which throws the most famboy-
ant patent medicine advertisement
ever written far into the shade. Govt
sciatlca. rheumatism. poor complex
Ions. the football limp and the bicycle
hump, unorthodox religious opinions,
and mistaken ideas OF ones own i'm
portance all disappear before Wig
orous course of the dewy grass treat
ment, so say these fin-de-siecle bare
foot pilgrims, and In pursuance OF this
idea they have pre-empted the parks.
Any New York Knelppist who desires
10 take dew constitutional may do
so unmolested between the hours OF
O and s In the morning. II is more
than probable that he viii find himself
the center OF an Interested crowd, aud
he may-lndeed. certainly Wilmer
with much derision and guying, but
the danger OF arrest Is over. Not 80
very long ago the harmless and guile
less Knelpplsts who doffed his foot
gear In the parks was in great danger
OF coming into collision with the law.
In many cases he escaped because the
policeman who spled him at his chilly
tramping hardly knew what to charge
him with; In others he was forced Ia
submit to a rigid questioning But
those bleak and troublous days are
over From this time on public
amusement and fun-poking are all
that the Kneippist need fear. And
the tide OF public interest and laugh
ter runs high.
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Tnrnins Among Corn.

Turnlps will not only bear frost with
out injury, but ii Is the belief Of many
farmers that their quality Is improved
after the first frost. Certainly when
they are grown among corn they make
a large part of their growth after the
corn Is cut. This Is commonly thought
to be owing to the root crop being out
from under the shade of the corn. This
may be one reason, but another doubt
less is that as soon as the corn Is cut
Its roots cease to draw upon soil fer
tillty. AS the soil is warm and fermen-
tatlon constantly goes on, heterogeneous
plant food is constantly being liberated.
This is still more so after a frost hard
enough to kill most of the weeds. but
not severe enough to affect the turnips.
There is often a growing season of five
or six weeks after the first frost, and In
this time the turnips will often double
the growth they had made before the
frost.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1896-12-12

The details have been received az
San Francisco OF the loss of the Ger
man steamer Itlls T. the China Sea
on July 10. when seventy-1ve. all but
eight OF the crew, went down. The
bravery OF these men In the face Of
death and their exalted display of pa
trlotlsm at the moment of dissolution
form message Of inspiration to all
men OF all nations. When first 1t was
known that the ship was doomed the
captain gathered his men about him.
and all Joined In mighty cheer for
their Emperor and the fatherland.
The sound OF their voices vas yet In
the air when the ship broke In two.
The end was now but few minutes
Off. but In the words OF the report:
Just as a big wave came curling to-
ward the lost vessel Gunner Raehn re-
quested the men to join In singing the
national anthem. They grasped each
others hands, and. With their voices
mlngllng with the bowling OF the
storm. they went down to death In the
sea"
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1896-12-12
Feeding Hens Wheat.

Wheat is good to make hens lay, but
It must be fed in moderation. Hens are
very fond of wheat, and II given what
they will eat of it they will fatten as
fast as If the grain were corn. 1t Is
best always to make the hens earn
what they get by sprinkling their grain
among cut hay or straw. IL clover can
be got that should be used. and when
the wheat gets scarce the hens will fill
up on clover. which Is an excellent food
for egg production. No kind Of grain
can be depended on for full ration for
fowls In winter. They need some grass
or vegetables or clover. so that the
grain may not lay in hard lump on
their gizzards.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1896-12-12
BIC Was the King or smoIsers.

Klaes. the merchant of Rotterdam.
was called the king of smokers. from
his devotion to the gentle weed. and ne
had a right regal funeral. BY the terms
OF his will. every smoker who chose 10
attend 1t was presented with ten
pounds Of tobacco and two Dutch pipes.
on which were engraved the name.
arms and date Of the decease Of the
testator. All his guests were invited
to be careful to keep their pipes alight
during the funeral ceremonies. and TO
empty their ashes into the grave. His
oak coffin was lined with the cedar Of
his old Havana cigar boxes and a
packet of old Dutch tobacco was placed
nj the foot Of his coffin. His favorltc
pipe was laid by his side along with a
box Of matches. as well as tint and
steel and some finder.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1896-12-12

Nine out Of ten persons. II asked
what is the most sensitive part of the
body. will reply the tip OF the tongue.
This Is a mistake. Those engaged
In polishing billiard balls or any other
substance that requires very high
degree of smoothness. invariably use
the cheekbone as their touchstone for
detecting any roughness. An ivory
article that may feel perfectly smooth
IL rubbed gently against the chin or
touched with the tip Of the tongue
will often feel quite appreciably rough
when applied TO the cheekbone. Pro
fessional boxers. who ought to know
which Is the most sensitive part of
the face. before a fight invariably rub
well into the skin around the cheek
bone solution Of alum and water for
the purpose Of hardening their most
vulnerable part.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1896-12-12
"PALAcE OF PROGRESS. i"
Great Revolving Tower for the Paris
Exposition in 1900.

After much casting about for an Idea.
France has decided to astonish visit
ors to the Paris Exposition OF A. ID.
1000 with an immense revolving tower
400 feet high. The inventor is NJ. De-
vic. and he calls his tower the palace
of Progress"
This extraordinary sort OF struc-
ture is shown in the architects per-
spectiye drawing. The outer room of
the building VIII move at the rate of
11175 meters. or about feet 8 inches.
per second. which is as nearly ms pos
sible two and one-half miles an hour.
A complete revolution VIII thus occu-
by about two minutes, and the views
OF Paris and OF the hills and plains
of the Seine and Marine country will
change as rapidly M the scenery
changes when one is strollIng slowly
along a road The rotary building will
be only half the height of the Eiffel
Tower. but, as It Is to be erected near
the summit OF Montmartre the high
est point within the Notifications, 1t
will command n broad view, cut only
by the tower OF the new church on the
apex. The bearings are said by the
mechanical engineers who have pre-
pared the specifications to be so design
ed as to absolutely assure the absence
OF all sense OF motion. When you are
not looking out Mt the view you will be
as tranquil as In any other building.
but when you swing your chair so
that you face the window you enjoy Al
serene motion and contemplate a con
stantly changing spectacle
The motive power which will supply
the force necessary to turn the struc-
ture will be hydraulic. and it's cost has
been calculated to be only SIP francs
per hour. although each time that the
movement Is checked the hydraulic
pressure needed to give 1t new inn
pulse will represent an expenditure of
232S0 francs.
The upper part of the building will
be occupied by public ball room, to
be open from IL o'clock 10 the even
Ing until ? In the morning. and the
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1896-12-12

Variety performers complain with
some cause OF the managers who Inn
port at fabulous salaries French and
other singers and actors for the vaude-
Vile programmes In American thea
tiers, although the public taste which
seems TO crave for foreign food is re-
ally to blame for the managers ac-
tons. Where the Importation is an
artist. as In the case Of Guilbert or
Chevalier. there Is some reason In the
demand of the public. but some French
performers who have only beauty OF a
scandalous career have recently been
brought over to the exclusion Of real
talent OF the native kind. A woman
who obtained a passing vogue as a
Partisan cafe chantant singer has been
engaged at larger wages than are
paid to any American performer. and
injected into a knock-about play In
New York city. The critics credit her
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1896-12-12

The roar OF British guns In front OF
Zanzibar Is taken by competent writ
ers to have meant the practical ex-
tinction OF 'the Liverpool OF East Az
rica." For many years this old Arab
town has played an important part
In the development Of the Dark Cont
nent. IL Is the largest city on the
coast. and Its commerce has been dis
proportionately large. II has been
the scene OF important negotiations In
the diplomacy OF the East. II recent
events result In strengthening the Brit
ish hold and influence. the policy OF
developing the port OF Mombasa. on
the mainland. as the outlet for British
East Africa, will probably be the door .
OF Zanzibar. One good result looked
for Is the extinction OF the slave
trade. OF which Zanzibar has long
been the center.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1896-12-12

Christmas. Four years ago he was
practically coerced into allowing the
purchase of a few toys. A few days
after Christmas the children had lost
all Of these toys. and the father whip
ped them for losing them. The next
Christmas he brought home some toys.
duplicates of those given the previous
year. In a few days they were lost.
the children again whipped. and moth
Ing more was seen OF them until the
following Christmas. when they once
more did duty for Santa Claus. Since
then the mother acts as custodian 20
prevent the father from stealing bis
chlldren's TOYS.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1896-12-12

The small boy had been requested TO
do some errands. but insisted that he
was feeling badly. AS the family phy
slclan happened to call he felt the boy $
pulse and looked at his tongue. and
said:
you had better make strong mus
tard plaster"
The boy looked depressed and left
the room.
when shall l apply the plasterY
asked the mother.
Don't apply 1t at all. He'll get well
before that stage OF the treatment 3,
reached"
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1896-12-12
Destroying Bnrdocls.

The burdock is a bad weed for n care-
less or lazy farmer. If it is allowed 70
seed, the product OF seed is so enor.
nous from each plant tina. once thew
get scattered over the ground the Mace
will not be free from them for wears
after. Yet 1t is not a hard weed 10 kin
All that is necessary at any stage of
growth is to cut the plant off one 70
two inches below the surrace and iii
In the hole that the part of the root
cut out has occupied with common salt
The root is full of sap. which first dis.
solves the salt, and then SIS the mois.
ture gradually increases. ii rots awor
the root that is left In the ground
making a new growth of shoots above
impossible. One application is enonoh
and II takes less than minute to make
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1896-12-12

improvements are always IN order,
but-pay your debts first
Potato bugs appear to have been I'M
usually numerous this year.
Exports Of wheat for July and Au-
gust aggregated 12,755,10O bushels
against s,515, 2ss for the same months
of 1895.
The secret of grass culture is to save
all liquid manures. and get both nquid
and solid upon the grass land as soon
as possible after made.
The old plan of a summer fallow Tor
tillage land is hardly worth following.
1t pays best to keep the land busy anu
always covered with some crop.
The farmer or gardener who has per-
mitted one weed to mature its seed has
deliberately provided himself with the
work of killing many weeds next sea-
son.
Some farmers do not make farming
pay, others manage to get along fairy
well, and some are making money.
That is the sum Of the situation, ana II
is about the same in every other pusi'
ness.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1896-12-12

Contentment, that balm against the
ravages OF worldly unrest. where can
II be found. and what is It's price? Not
silver or gold. but patient striving with
a thankful heart Will bring II to the
soul who desires II; and In It's posses
sion turks the charm to chase away
unhappy visions. to still unwlse long
ings, and to open the inner vision to the
peaceful delights OF the home. the
friends, the advantages which may be
ours. And through all the phases OF
human happiness we may go. finding
always that Its true essence Ia some
thing that must be gained without
money and without price
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1896-12-12

can be found at all hours of the day.
clad In loose soiled jacket usually
gray, with gray gaiters. Turkish shoes
or sandals, the Inevitable fez and a
neckerchief that makes him look as II
he were strangllng AL the burden OF
conveying large or small articles falls
upon him and he viii carry piano as
easily as trunk. lie Is the most con
tented Of the working fraternity one
meets abroad His occasional smoke
under the shade OF mulberry tree. or
his lazy sips OF sherbet, are treats that
renew his strength for the hard work
by which he must live.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1896-12-12

There has been a wonderful change
in recent years in the manner of franz
ing buildings, reducing the size of tim
bers used and doing much less cutting
Of mortises and lemons. But there are
still other changes in the direction of
simplicity that are not commonly
known. One Of these is shown in the
accompanying sketch. which very near
ly explains itself. Instead of a heavy
sill, two-inch plank Is laid upon the
stone foundation, bedded into the ce-
ment. Upon this are laid the planks
that are to support the floor boards.
These are spiked to the up-ights, which
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1896-12-12

Watering is as important as feeding.
Winter the best, and make meat OF
the rest.
The milk dairyman cannot feed ex-
actly as the butter maker.
A cows biography is expressed, not
in good deeds, but in quarts OF milk
Cows which give a large quantity or
yellow milk are not always the best
butter cows.
Smoking an old pipe where there Is
milk or butter, is first-rate evidence
that the smoker ought not to be in the
dairy business.
Every time you swear at COW she
makes you pay for your Ill manners
Every time you kick her you kick pen
MES out of your pocket-5ook-
Fine butter will always sell readily
at a profitable price, while poor but
ter fails to find customer and loses In
quality daily, and in the end makes a
loss to every one who has anything to
do with It.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1896-12-12

Every farmer and dairyman sbould
have a stable than can be darkenad
in which to put his cows morning ana
evening during milking time. ReIng
in darkened room the fiies do no,
trouble them. and they stand ouietlv
while being MIXED. and are glad 70 ba
freed from the pests which tortura
them when outside the stable. A COW
must have the patience Of Job To stand
quietly and be MIXED. while the flies
are sucking blood from almost eyerv
part of her body; md because sbe
kicks and fiops her tail around to drive
off these pests, the patience of ths
mixer becomes taxed. and the poor
beast is too frequently beaten and kick
ed. because she tries to rid herself OF
the flies that are biting her Try
dark stable for milking. and you win
never be satisfied without one there.
after.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1896-12-12

The more familiar people can become
with the beauties Of nature. the more
freely they can become acquainted with
the masterpieces Of art, the oftener
their eyes meet with beautiful streets.
beautiful architecture. parks. pleasure
grounds. museums and all the various
forms In which beauty resides. the
more responsive will they be to It's 81
lent influence. and the more discrimi-
mating will be the taste with which
they will view It and judge Of II.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1896-12-12

by carefully watching the progress Of
science has but recently introduced
for some purposes the Ganswndt mo-
tor carriage. which Is propelled by
foot power. The apparatus, after hav-
Ing been thoroughly tested. has been
found to be very efficient. and Is now
being rapidly introduced into the fire
departments OF all the German cap
itals. A squad known as the advance
guard, consisting of six men, Is mount
ed on one Of these motor carriages,
which is always ready at the door
of the fire station. The men are in
their places ready to start at the first
signal. The two first ones attend to
Its girding. one to the steering and the
other to ringing the bell. The six
men stand in pairs upon long treadles
and by alternately raising and lower
ing their feet the movement is trans
mitted by means of strong belts upon
a horizontal mechanism. the active
power being considerably increased by
spiral springs and ratchets attached
to the axis and by very clever ar
rangement of the leverage. The en-
tire motor carriage is built as lightly
as possible Of steel tubing and hick
DRY wood.
The machine was for more than a
month sent out with the regular fire
patrol. and II was found that the car
riage rides very easily and safely: that
1t proceeds faster than the patrol wag
on. drawn by horses. and that II the
distance is not entirely too great the
men arrive at the fire in excellent
condition for their arduous duties.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1896-12-12

After discussing the question for
over seventy years Great Britain has
decided to adopt the metric system Of
weights and measures, and bill has
been drafted which parliament will
consider at its next session. One effect
of the adoption of the new system will
be to do away with a very solemn and
ridiculous ceremony. one of many In
vogue there. This IL the annual In
spectlon OF the parliamen's airy samples
Of the imperial yard aud pound meas
ure. The speaker of the house, the pres.
ident OF the Board OF Trade and sew.
dent OF the Board OF Trade and sew
eral other dignIfied officers once year
open an oak box which Is bricked up
In the standard wall of the new pal
zee. Westminster. They take out n
lead case. which they uusolder, and
lift therefrom mahogany box. out
of this they take bronze case which
contains In silver gilt wrappings the
brass yard measure and pound weight.
II they have not shrunk or Increased
In size they are solemnly put back into
all their cases again.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1896-12-12

A teacher Is sovereign. Not often,
however does an instructor have roy
atty represented among his pupils. A
woman teacher has Just died In Ha-
wall, and OF her scholars It IL said
that six have assembled n throne. That
country has seen royalty reduced TO
Its lowest and meanest terms. and II
Is possible that the teacher In question
found the truest kingliness among her
scholars In some OF the humble souls
whose development she watched and
furthercd
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1896-12-12

The pugllstlc world will be grievcd
10 learn that John l.. sullivan aud n
mastlff were pushed into the mud by
an electric car conductor In the Mod
ern Athens. IL Is true that when Mr..
Sullivan had removed some Of the
modern Athenan mud from his per
son he removed the sense OF sight from
the side OF the conductors face. but
this VIII not atone for the ex-cham-
plon's loss OF dignity among his fell
low-thugs
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1896-12-12

Europeans are said to be congratu-
iatlng themselves because they take
Frances announcement OF It's lnterna-
tIonal exposition for 1900 os pledge
OF peace. But they should not be over
confident. II the exposition has a
Board OF Lady Managers and Ma
tional Commission and a Local Direc-
tory the announcement means war.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1896-12-12

Andree. the Arctic explorer, gives up
his proposed balloon voyage TO the
North pole-at least for this year
because the wind Is not propltlous.
Considering the fearful risks involved
In such an undertaking, 1t must be
said that the breeze that did not blow
was a most favorable wind for him.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1896-12-12

are themselves spiked to the sill plank
The same plan OF spiking the frame
can be carried out in the upper portion
of the building. In this way all the
frame is made Of plank. and no NOR
Using or tenoning is required. This
plan Is highly useful for small build.
ings, while there are plans to use n
somewhat similar construction In the
framing of barns.