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Gloucester County Democrat., 1897-04-29
How to Clean a Goatsl1in Rug.

They can be cleaned by washing or
with naphtha.
Wet a small part of the rug with
naphtha and rub with soft cloth until
that space is clean, then clean another
place, continuing until the entire rug
has been treated in this way Hang in
the air until the odor has disappeared.
Take care that no gas is lit in the room
while the naphtha is being used.
To wash the rug, put into tub about
four gallons of tepid water and half a
pint of household ammonia. Let the
rug soak in this for about half an hour,
sopping it up and down in the water
frequently. Rinse in several tepid wa
ters and hang on the line to dry; if pos
sible, in shady place. Select a windy
day for this work Even with the great
est care the skin will become hard when
washed. Rubbing il between the hands
tends to soften it, or it may be folded
lengthwise, the fur side in, and then be
passed through the clothes wringer sew
eral times. This, of course, should be
done only when the rug is dry
Gloucester County Democrat., 1897-04-29

Mrs. Mckee, daughter of ex-President
Harrison, vouches for the perfection of
recipe for making pecan cake. Beat
together cup of butter and 2 of sugar,
adding little beaten white of egg, then
put in a cup OF flour, half cup of sweet
milk, then another cup Of -four. The last
-four must contain 2 teaspoonfuls of
baking powder Add the whites of
eggs, allowing for that which has been
taken from them to mix with the butter
and sugar. The filling and icing is made
as follows: Two cups of nuts should
soak awhile in a grated pineapple, after
chopping them fine. Now mix them into
the whites tbeaten stiff of eggs and
powdered sugar Put whole pecan ker-
nels over the top of the cake while the
icing is still soft.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1897-04-29
SWEETS.

Chemically considered, sugar is a "hexa-
tonic alcohol"
Sugars are divided by chemists into nat
ural and artificial.
The longest run in candy has been made
by chocolate creams and caramels.
Entomologists declare that the sugar
cane has 227 varieties of insect enemies.
The 'sweet cane'' mentioned in Isaiah
xiii, "a, is supposed by some critics to
mean sugar cane.
Cane sugar heated and treated with
chlorate of potash forms detonating
mixture of great intensity.
Fashions prevail as much in candies as
in hats, and it is singular fact that diff
ferent kinds of candy are fashionable in
different localities.
The female matinee f1end of Philadel-
phia still fayors the ground nut candy
that her mother cheWed over 80 years ago,
that form having remained fashionable for
half a century.
Owing to improvements in the manner
of manufacture the quantity of sugar OBJ
tanned from a ton of beet root has in late
years risen from S3 per cent in 1879 to
11.9 per cent in 1887.
The cane sugar production of the United
States in 1894 was Gil, 156, 922 pounds,
the sorghum sugar amounted to 8S2, ,572
pounds, the beet sugar was 40, 191, 1896,
while 1858, 036 pounds of maple sugar
was produced in IL different states, oSez
5000, 600 coming from Vermont.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1897-04-29

A few drops of ammonia in a cupful
of warm water, carefully applied, will
remove spots from paintings as we'll as
from frames.
Nothing will SO quickly clean and
polish the spigots of sinks and bathtubs
as little ammonia and suds mixed
with the fine ashes from the ash fue OF
the range
Equal parts of ammonia and turpen.
tine will take paint out of clothing,
even if it be hard and dry Saturate the
spots as often as necessary and wash out
in warm suds.
Put a tablespoonful of ammonia in q
quart of water, wash your brushes and
combs in this, and all the grease and
dirt will disappear. Rinse, shake and
dry in the sun or by the fire.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1897-04-29
THE TROUBLESOME MOTH.
How to Deal With This Destroying In
sect In Furniture and Carpets.

How to Deal With This Destroying In
sect In Furniture and Carpets.
Furniture is one of the favorite hid
ing places of moths The worms seldom
attack the covering, the hair consti-
futing much better food Benzine and
liquids Of a like character are frequent
| ly used to drive out the pests, This soft
ems the hair and is at best uncertain.
| Upholstered furniture should be treated
each spring with mixture of borax and
powdered tobacco leaves. By removing
few tacks from the bottom covering a
half ounce or SO of the powder is easily
busted in. This will effectually preserve
| the hair from attack. The outside COW
ering of furniture not in use during the
summer is best protected by being dust
ed with borax and then completely COW
cred with old newspapers. Furs, being
worn only during part of each year, are
exceedingly subject to destruction by
moths. A cedar closet Or chest is usual
ly considered proof against attack. 1t
is, however, Of little avail if the moth
eggs have been deposited in an article
previous to its packing away. Beating
ruins fur and does comparatively little
toward removing the eggs, which are
laid at the root of the hair, where the
natural grease of the animal is most
abundant
Hot, dry air is the most effective
means of destroying moth eggs Mate
rials to be treated should be hung on
chairs in small room heated by fur
mace Or steam. Windows and doors be-
ing closed, the drafts are turned on full
force. From "a to 48 hours of this treat
ment will be necessary, according to
the temperature and dryness of the air.
By the end of that time embryo insects
will be dead. The eggs may then be re
moved by brushing. If cedar chests are
available, the furs must be sprinkled
with borax, wrapped in newspaper and
packed in tight trunk or box, which
should not be opened again until all its
contents can be removed.
Whenever possible, carpets should be
subjected to the purifying influence of
heat and dry air, then sprinkled with
| finely powdered tobacco and borax. It
is well to cover them with crash during
the summer. If this is done, the pow
der may be left on If covering is i'm
practicable, the mixture should be
brushed off lightly after "a hours.
Enough will remain in the nap to prove
an effective safeguard Curtains, por-
| there's and other hangings may be treat
ed in a similar manner.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1897-04-29
PERT PERSONALS.

Miss Marie Money of Butler county prob
ably wouldn't make that a condition If
the right sort of fellow came along KAN
sas City Journal.
The English poets, with one exception,
are backing up Greece with great feryor.
Laureate Austin is the silent one, but he
is not much of poet.--St. Louis Globe
Democrat
John Hay, in succeeding Bayard, will
not make over his Little Breeches" to
conform to the London cut, nor turn them
up at the bottom because it's English, s'yer
know. Council Bluffs Nonpareil.
The queen of Madagascar long ago
shocked the aesthetic taste of the French
by her habit of dressing in Worth gown
and bare feet. That doubtless is why they
have banished her.-Bnffalo Express.
1t has been suggested that President
Mckinley can count on Benjamin Harri-
son for assistance and support in any po-
sition he may take in the protection of the
infant industries of the country Harris
burg Star independents.
General Schofield has, it Is stated, begun
writing volume of army experiences. It
looks as if literature was becoming cpl
demic among our retired army officers. Tbs
age limit should certainly be extended
New York Commercial Advertiser
Emperor William eff Germany has start
ed in business as manufacturer of war
clouds on large and extensive scale. 1t
is true that his customers are unwilling to
take the goods, but that makes no differ
ence to Willie. Cincinnati Commercial
John Ward, the ex-baseball player, is
now acting as claim agent for one OF
Brooklyn's trolley lines. His long expert
ence in disputing the decisions of the UNI
pire will enable him to take extraordinary
advantages of the victims of his employ
Washington Poss.
"We find at the close of 100 years, y says
Rev. Eugenia F. st. John of Kansas,
''that man is total failure as finan-
cial manager" Mr.. Eugenia St. John
must have been doing the marketing and
charging the cigars up to the kerosene ac-
count. t.-Minneapolis Journal.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1897-04-29
How to MAKE Cream Candy,

Place over the fire a vessel containing
2 large cupfuls of granulated sugar and
half dozen tablespoonfuls of water
Let the mixture boil until. when little
of the sirup is dropped into cup of cold
water, it will harden. The moment ii
will do this add teaspoonfuls of vanilla
and a small teaspoonful of cream OF
tartar. Then turn into buttered dish,
and when cool enough to handle with
the hands pull it until it is white, cut
into short lengths and set away to gel
cold
Gloucester County Democrat., 1897-04-29
Flow Oranres were Tntroduced.

Hindustan had monopoly on Or
anges till this fruit spread to the other
parts of the world. The crusaders
brought back oranges, but the ancients
round the Mediterranean were SO un-
happy as to die without having tasted
this delicious fruit We are all eating
the descendants of one tree. They de-
clare the progenitor of all American and
European oranges was single oriental
tree transplanted to Lisbon and still liv-
ing in the last generation.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1897-04-29

Have your carpenter manufacture a
circular or square table, as you desire.
Tack piece of cloth around it's edge
deep enough to come down half way to
the floor. Saw to this founce of the
Grape paper, covering the rest of the dis
tance to the carpet. Cover the top of the
table with the paper and finish it with
another flounce of the paper deep enough
to overlap the lower one. Set it off with
a liberal number of paper bows or ro-
settles, and the effect will be really as
tOnishing.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1897-04-29
How Captain Cook Was Killed

He fell victim to the sudden resent
ment of the natives of Owhyhee, or
Hawaii, on Feb. IA, 1879, having dis
covered the island the previous year.
A boat having been stolen by one of the
islanders the captain went on shore to
seize the king and keep him as hos
tage till the boat was restored. The peo-
pie would not submit to this insult, and
their resistance brought on hostilities,
during which Captain Cook and some
of his companions were killed.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1897-04-29
How to ID. .,stroy Bookworms.

Paper or book worms, originating
from one volume, quickly infest libra
ry, and if not detected in time ruin the
most costly prints. Both the worms and
their eggs may be killed with dry air.
Paper and bindings are not injured by
such treatment. A mixture of one part
camphor and nine parts borax sprinkled
along the back of the book shelves will
generally prevent the reappearance Of
the worms
Gloucester County Democrat., 1897-04-29
How to Keen Milk.

1t has been declared upon good author
3ty that milk can be kept for week by
canning it as one would fruit. Fill glass
jars and screw down the lids, then place
them in steamer over cold water. Heat
the water gradually and steam the jars
for an hour, then tighten the tops The
woman who has preserved milk in this
way says she can see no reason why it
should not keep much longer.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1897-04-29

There are few if any kinds OF fruit
more easily raised or more highly priced
than the different varieties Of -rasp-
berries. By planting in rows sufficient
~ far apart to cultivate they can be
grown with very little trouble. = St.
Louis Republic.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1897-04-29

1T Is stated that 67 daily new~pa-
pers have been started and have died In
New York city alone within the last go
years, involving the loss of over 1885,
100000.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1897-04-29
The family Of Mrs. Mary RagIanC

The family OF Mrs. Mary RagIant
a widow of s3, living near Port Gibson
Miss, objected to her marriage will
L. II. Lyman, a neighboring farmer oi
10, who had courted her for two years
So the lovers eloped and were united
matrimony at the courthouse by sur
visor.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-05-20

By virtue of an order of sale issued out
ofthe Superior Court of the State of Wash
ington for the County of San j uan and to
me directed and delivered for a judgment
rendered in said Court on the Oath day Of
April, A. d., 1897, in favor Of Charles e.
Burnside, plaintiff, and against Clarence
b. Dameli, T. G. DarnelI, Chas. f. Worth
and Mary Allis Doriinier, defendants, for
the sum of $4,000, with interest at the rate
of 2 per cent, per month from said oath
day of April, 4. d. 1897, and the further
sum Of 1880 costs Of suit, 1 have levied
upon the following described real estate,
tO-Wit:
Lot number six (6), section twcntyfour
(2f), in township thirty-six (36), north OF
range two (2), west; and lots one ~, two
% and three (3), of section number nine
teen 90, in township number thirty-six
(36), north of range enc %. west OF the
Willamette meridian, containing One-hun-
dred and nineteen and 25-l00 Ol9.25) acres,
situate, lying and being in San Juan
County, State of Washington.
Notice is hereby given that on Saturday
the 18th day of June, A. ID. 1897, at the
hour of 10 O'clock, A. NJ. of said day, at
the court house door, in Friday Harbor,
in said county ofSan Juan, will sell all
the right, title and interest of the said
Clarence 3. Darnell, Il. G. Darnel, Chas.
f. Worth and Mary Allis Dorfinier, de-
pendants in and to the above described
real estate, st public auction, to the high
ton and all costs.
Given under my hand this 10th day OF
May, A. d. 1897. NEWTON JONES,
Sheriff of San Juan county, state of
Washington.
First publication May 18th, 1897
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-05-20
this country the national credit might
become hopelessly impaired.
FRUIT NOTES.

Picking, packing and marketing are
important factors in growing fruit for
profit.
If plants have failed to grow, set new
ones in their places at once, one cannon
afford to have missing hills.
The root is the foundation of the
plant, it should be stimulated to early
and continuous growth by the best
care in the beginning.
FREQUENT surface cultivation makes
the natural food of the plant more
available, prevents escape of moisture
and holds water in store for summer
use.
Blackberry and raspberry bushes
should be trimmed severely, cut BACK
at least one-third or One-half. severe
pruning increases the size and guam
tity of the fruit.
Look for the currant borer at this
time. When the leaves start, affected
canes commence to wither and Ole.
Cat out the affected canes below the
black center and burn at once.
All newly set plants should be
thoroughly cultivated; weeds must not
be allowed to grow for they consume
valuable plant food and the moisture
so necessary to the young plant.
The roots of currants and gooseber-
ries of bearing age should not be dis
turbed by cultivation or hoeing until
after fruiting season. Apply mulch
of coarse manure or straw, timex
enough to prevent the growth of weeds,
in and about the hills and rows.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-05-20
No, 2629.-
Notice of Application to Purchase Tide
Lands.

Office of Commissioner Of Public Lands
Olympia, Washington.
Notice is hereby given that R. c. Kin
Ieyside, of richardson, Washington. filed
an application in this office to purchase
the following described Tide Lands, of
the second class, situate in San Juan
county, Washington, towit:
All Tide Lands of the second class
owned by the State of Washington. in
front of, against to and abutting upon two
certain portions Of the United States gov
ernment meander line, situate in front-of
Lot 3, Section IA, Township 81 North of
Range West OF Willamette Meridian
described as follows:
Beginning at a point on said meander
line where the boundary line between
Lots 3 and would intersect the same.
thence North SO West LAP chains.
Also, beginning at a point on said
meander line 3.l1 chains from the point
thereon where said line between Lots 8
and would intersect the same, measured
along said meander line, which point is
the initial point of this description; thence
North so West .38 chains: North 1870
West LII chains, a total of 200 chains.
The two descriptions taken together
having a total frontage of 3.5I chains
measured along said United States gov
eminent meander line, according to GER
titled copy of Surveyor Generals field
notes attached to said application.
Any person desiring to protest against
said application NAV do SO within thirty
days from date of first publication of this
notice.
Date Of first publication this 18th day of
April, 1897. ROBERT BRIDGES,
Commissioners of Public Lands,
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-05-20
The Official Paper Of San Juan County,
THURSDAY, MAY Goth, 1897.
TIDE LAND MATTER SETTLED.

THE ISLANDER takes genuine pleas
ure i'm announcing that the vexatlous
tide land complication has been ami
cably and satisfactorily settled, Ill
manner creditable alike to all parties
concerned. Mr.. J. A. Gould, repre-
senting the Island Packing Co., is en-
titled to the credit of effecting COM
promise with Mr.. Earle which the
commissioners, on behalf of the coun-
ty, will doubtless promptly and cheer
fully approve. The settlemet was
made in Seattle ON the day preceding
the date set for a hearing before the
land commissioner, and before the
county attorney had arrived there.
Mr.. Gould secured exceptionally fav-
orable terms of settlement for the
Packing Co. with the added condition
that absolute releases should also be
granted to the county and to Judge
Warbass, and the several releases are
now a matter of record in the land
commissioner Office 1t is understood
that the total amount paid was only
5000. a sum which is quite insignifi-
cant as compared with the value Of the
privileges involved. There are Ofcourse
some additional costs, but these also
are small The settlement having
been effected in the manner that 1t
was, the county's obligation to Mr..
Gould and the Packing company is
purely moral one, but it is none the
less one that the county should con-
slider as binding as a final decree OF
court, and there certainly will be no
reason for any taxpayer to utter
word of protest if the county share
equally with the Packing Co. all the
expenses that have necessarily been
incurred. There has been good deal
of misunderstanding about the matter,
and some ill feeling which might have
been avoided had the parties concerned
met each other half way in the begin
ming. The Packing company had
good reason to be incensed at the
belligerent and entirely uncaiied for
letters received from one Of the at
torneys Of Mr.. Earle, and which we do
him the justice to believe did not i'll
any sense reflect his views or DISPOSE
ton. We have his assurance that he
never would have made his application
had he known of the county's Interests
upon the water front, and certainly the
settlement which he favored and
finally accepted, when the situation
came to be more clearly understood,
ought to exempt him from further
harsh criticism as to his motives. We
may well dismiss the matter now with
most cordial congratulations to the
commissioners and all parties con-
cerned, upon what threatend to be a
most troublesome and expensive mat
ter. Let another triumph be recorded
for the principle of arbitration.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-05-20
No. 2d2t.-
Notice Of Application to Purchase Tide
Lands.

Office OF Commissioner of Public Lands
Olympia, Washington.
Notice is hereby given that The Island
Packing Co., of Friday Harbor, Washing
ton, filed an application in this office to
purchase the following described Tide
Lands, OF the second class, situate in San
Juan county, Washington, towit:
All Tide Lands of the second class
owned by the State Of Washington, stu
ate in front of, adjacent to CT AUDITING
upon that portion Of Lot 2, Sec. Is, Twp.
IS n. r. w, described as follows:
Commencing at the meander corner
common to Lots 2 and 3 and running
thence in a northwesterly direction dis
lance Of 1861 lineal chains, according to
certified copy ofSurveyor Generals field
notes filed with said application.
Any person desiring to protest against
said application may do so within thirty
days from date Of first publication Of this
notice.
Date of first publication this 18th day Of
April, 1897. ROBERT BRIDGES,
Commissioner Of Public lands
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-05-20
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
Seattle, Wash, April 9th, 1897.

Notice is hereby given that in compli-
ance with the provisions of the act of Con-
gress of June 3, 1873, entitled "An act for
the sale of timber lands in the states of
California, Oregon, Nevada and Wash
ington Territory" as extended to all the
Public Land States by act of Aug. 4, 1892,
Mrs. ELIZABETH B. TIT, of Friday Har-
Dor, county Of San Juan. state Of Wash
ington, has this day filed in this office her
sworn statement No. 6544, for the pur-
chase of the Lot Four az dissection No. Z,
and Lot of Section No. Is in Township
No. SO North Range No. West, and will
offer proof to show that the land sought is
more valuable for its timber or stone than
for agricultural purposes, and to establish
her claim to said land before the Register
and Receiver of this office at Seattle,
Washington, on Wednesday, the 3Oth day
of June, 1897.
She names as witnesses:
Thomas Tharald, Of Friday Harbor,
Wash. l.. B. Carter, of Friday Harbor,
Wash. d. Hoffman, of Friday Harbor,
Wash. E. B. Fowler, of Orcas, Wash.
Any and all person claiming adversely
the aboye-described lands are requested
to file their claims in this office on or be-
fore said Both day of June, 1897.
VIM. d. O'TooLE, Register.
First publication April Is, 1897.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-05-20
No. 2622.-
Notice Of Application to Purchase Tide
Lands.
2622.-
Office Of Commissioner of Public Lands
Olympia, Washington.

Office Of Commissioner of Public Lands
OLYMPIA, Washington.
Notice is hereby given that the Andrews
Bay Fish Co., OF Roche Harbor, Wash
ington, filed an application in this office
to purchase the following described Tide
Lands of the second class, situate in San
Juan County, Washington, towit:
All Tide Lands of the second class own
ed by the State of Washington, situate in
front Of, adjacent to or AUDITING upon the
following described upland:
Lots and 2, Section II, Township 30,
North of Range West of Willamette Me
ridian, having total frontage along said
lots, measured on the United States gov
eminent meander line, Of 500 lineal
chains, according to the certified copy of
Surveyor Generals field notes filed with
said application.
Any person desiring to protest against
said application may do so within thirty
days from date of first publication of this
notice.
Date of first publication this 10Th day of
April, A. ID. 1897. ROBERT BRIDGES.
Commissioner Of Public Lands.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-05-20
No. 2625.-
Notice ofApplication TO Purchase Tide
Lands.

Office of Commissioner of Public Lands
Olympia, Washington.
Notice is hereby given that The Island
Packing Co., of Friday Harbor, Washing
ton, filed an application in this office TO
purchase the following described TIDE
Lands. of the second class, situate in San
Juan county, Washington, towit:
All Tide Lands of the second class
owned by the State Of Washington, stu
ate in front of, adjacent to and abuttlng
upon the upland described as Lots 2, s,
and portion Of Lot 5, Sec. IL, Twp. "a n.
R. w. the initial point being ing the tn the mean
s. Military Reservation and said Lot z,
and running thence in a westerly direc,,
ton a distance of 65 chains measured
along the U. S. government meander
line, according to certified copy, OF Sur
veyor Generals field notes tiled with
said application.
Any person desiring to protest against
said application may do so within thirty
days from date of first publication OF this
notice.
Date of first publication this 10Th day OF
April, 1897. ROBERT BRIDGES,
Commissioner of Public Lands.