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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-03-08

SUMMARY:-Meant emperaturet 3SA
Maximum temperature 433 OH the til.
Minimum temperature % on tie til.
Total precipitation H2.44 inches. Total
snowfall. inches, 8. Clear days 8. Partly
cloudy7. Cloudy IL. Dates of frost, light,
Northeast.
Including rain, hail, sleet, and melted
snow.
From maximum and minimum read
ings. T.. l.. ADKINS,
Voluntary Observer.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-03-08
Advertised Letters.

List of letters remaining unclaimed
i'm the Friday Harbor postoffice for the
month ending February %, 1900:
Mrs. Mary Dopp. Mrs. C. Voitur.
Persons calling for any Of the above
letters please say advertised"
j. E. TUCKER, p. NJ.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-03-08

The Farm Journal is choke full of
gumption and has the largest circulation
of any farm paper in the world. 1t is
good everywhere. We offer it in connec-
ton with our paper to advance paying
subscribers, that is both papers at the
price of THE ISLANDER; our paper one
year, and the Farm Journal 5 years (all of
1900, 1901, 1902, 1908 and 1904, both for
81 so. Pay in advance-that's all.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-03-08


ton, for San Juan County
IN PROBATE.
In the matter of the estate of (Mrs.) Ellen Cor
man, deceased.
Notice to the creditors of the estate OF (Mrs.)
Ellen German, deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the undersigned ex'
ecutors of the estate of (sirs) Ellen German, de-
ceased to the creditors OF and all persons nav
ing claims against the said deceased, to exhibit
them with the necessary vouchers, within one
wear after The date of the first publication of this
notice. to the said executors at their place OF
residence in San Juan Valley, San Juan County.
transaction of the business OF said estate in said
county of San Juan and State Of washington
PETER CORMAN,
JOSEPH CORMAN.
Executors of the estate Of (Mrs.) Ellen German
deceased.
Dated at Friday Harbor, this 18th day OF Feb
HIS. KING, Attorney for Executors.
First publication February IS, 1900.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-03-08

A. r. De Fluent, editor of the Journal,
Doylestown, Ohio, suffered for number
of years from rheumatism in his right
shoulder and side. He says: MY right
arm at times was entirely useless. Tried
Chamberlain's Pain Balm, and was sur
prised to receive relief almost immedi-
ately, The Pain Balm has been con-
slant companion of mine ever since
and it never fails" For sale by dealers
eyarYWhere.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-03-08
TO HORSE oWNERs.

For putting horse in fine healthy con-
iition try DIR. Cady's Condition Powders.
They tone up the system, aid digestion, cure
loss of appetite, relieve constipation, correct
kidney disorders and destroy worms, giving
new life to an old or over-worked horse. 70
tents per package. For sale by druggists.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-03-08


Deceased
IN PROBATE.
Notice to Creditors of the Estate of jimmie Vier-
eek, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the undersigned
administrator of the estate of jimmie Viereck,
deceased, to creditors Of and all persons having
claims against the said deceased, to exhibit
them, with the necessary vouchers, within one
year after the first publication of this notice to
the said administrator, at his place of residence,
the same being the residence of the late John G..
viereck, deceased at Doe Bay, in San Juan
County State of Washington, the same being
estate in said County.
Dated this 23rd day of February, A. d. 1900.
W. H. VIERECK,
Administrator, with Will annexed, of the Estate
ofJinnie Viereck, Deceased.
w. II. Thacker, Attorney for Administrator.
FIRST publication March 8, 1900.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-03-08
DR.. w. T. Martin

Has moved his office to rooms in the
Bay View Hotel, Friday Harbor, where
he is nicely located and prepared to do
all kinds Dental work. Crown and
Bridge work his speciality. Teeth ex-
tracted Absolutely Without Pain in
every case.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-03-08
NOTICE OF SUPERIOR COURT.

A special term of court for San Juan
county will be held Monday, March II,
1900
Any person desiring to take out their
final citizenship papers can do so at this
time.
BY order of Hon. J. P. Houser, Superior
Judge.
JAMES FRANKLAND, Clerk.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-03-08

1t is recommended that the primaries
be held on Saturday, March "A, at
o'clock p. H., at the usual voting places
in those precincts that have no commit
teemen residing in the precin.t.
By order Of the Central Committee.
j. A. GOULD, Chairman.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-03-08

Voluntary observers meteorological rec
ord for month of February, 1900. Station,
Orcas Island.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-03-08
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

In the Superior Court of the State Of Washing
ton, for San Juan County.
In the matter Of the Estate of jimmie Viereck
Deceased.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-03-08
70 CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY,

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All Druggists refund the money if it fails
to Cure. f. w. GROVES signature on
every box. Is cents.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-03-08

U. 8. Department. of AxrIculture--weath
Bureau.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-03-08
Republican County Convention.

will be held Republican County Dele
gate Convention for San Juan County OIL
Thursday, March 50, 1900, at o'clock p:
M, at Friday Harbor, for the purpOs of
electing six (6 delegates to attend the
Republican State Convention to be held
at Ellensburg on April 4, 1900.
The basis Of representation will be one
Q) delegate for each ten QO) votes or frac-
ton of five (5) cast on the highest vote for
Republican Congressman at the 1895 cleo
ton, the different precincts being entitled
to the following number of delegates, to-
wit.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

In the Superior Court of the State Of washing
ton, for San Juan County.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-11-17

MA As RE DYING OUT
DIFFERENTIATION or GREAT RACE CONG oN-A RAILROAD rs
81 BUnT THROUGH 7TlHR TERRITORY
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

: Is, ia i
help from Mexico, the tide was turned.
Step BY step; the Indians were forced
back over the ground they had won
50 dearly; their dead and dying
marked q the awful way, and the turkey
. !. 1all Toasted everywhere. OF the
Indians IA captured, those simply put to
death We're indeed fortunate.
= In November, 1850, a few thousand
un nc Indians settled in the
southwestern lal part Of the peninsula
and and built town which they called
Chan Santa Cruz (Little Holy Crosse.
"a few years ago the Indians ceased
to use Chan Cruz as a place Of
residence, retiring further into the
forests, and they gradually have aban-
doned their raids on the white settle
ments. Now arailroad is to be built
through that territory, and the Mexi-
can government has undertaken Is to
subdue or kill off, the Independent
Indians-the remnant. of the nation
whose ancestors are supposed to have
erected the remarkable structures now
crumbling in the 3Yucatan forests
Philadelphia Times. !. :,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-11-17

he had never lost a single dollar. And
very recently / heard exactly the same
statement from Manager Whitehead Of
the Chartered Mercantile Bank Of En-
Ola, Australia and China, a bank that
has numerous; branches, and is enc OF
the largest concerns in the cas- y
5S' The Chinaman is mot merely hon
est, hut he has often good heart. We
read lots of school book stories about
the Chinaman'sS fIiaI affection. bnt /
tell you It S an affection worth re-
spect when It becomes, as it really
has, the foundation OF the whole Chi
nese police system. If yon go into a
Chinese city you never see any police
man On the street corner. The magis-
#trate. or mayor, has q few dozen men
up at his yaInen, Or office. Then il a
robbery or assault is committed and
anybody is suspected it's an easy mat
ter to effect the arrest OF sthe. party
wanted The mas istrate is informed
that Wong ali, for example, is prob
ably guilty pol ceman goes to
Wong Yah's house. long Sis probab-
absent. hat doesn't matter The
policeman arrests Wong,s! father, or
Igrandfath her, or uncle, or moth 81. or.
aunt. That enough Wong is sure
zto come back and give himself up.
He may besa thief sor "a utthroa but
he has too much regard TOR his rela-
lives TO permit them to be punished IN
his place =,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-11-17
s. JOHN
GILMAN AM
VIRTUES.

Mr.. w. N. LoVatt, who has just re-
turned from China, where lie has lived
for 40 years, has a very high opinion
Of John Chinaman- According to
him, The Chinaman loves his coun-
try. He is extremely patriotic If the
people OF some provinces have not yet
heard Of their nations late war with
Japan, it's their ignorance that's to
blame, their lack Of communication,
not their: lack Of patriotism. So
The Chinaman is civilized, decid-
eddy, although his civilization is Meth
ser mod Tern nor progressive. And the
sChinaman is fine fellow personally.
4 lived beside him for 40 years, and i
must say like him. He's an hone st
man on the whole, wonderfully honest:
III business. He's three times more.
honest than the Japanese, and three
times more Of 8 man generally The
Cinnamon Is peaceful, law-abid ling. 10
the majority Of Chinese cities murder.
highway robbery Or other olence is
extremely rare, consid ering the size
of the population. S.
AS for the 5hinaman 's# commercial
honesty, heard Gwen Cameron man
ager OF the great Hong and
Shanghai bank. say years ago at
banquet given the foreign mer--
Chants III Shang hal, that IA all the
numerous transac ions, inYolv nil
Hons OF lars Iexican . that his
q hank had had ith Chinese bankers,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-11-17
Green and Brown FROGS.

The frogs. Of the upper Mississippi
are Of two kinds-the green and the
brown They grow to be Of equal size,
averaging twelve inches from the head
to- the end Of their long hind legs.
There is no difference in the flavor of
them and fish take them with equal
readiness, though anglers in general
prefer the green frog, possibly because
it is of handsomer color. In habits
both varieties are identical, sticking to
shallow water for the most part. be-
cause of predatory fish, sleeping away
their days upon the tops of huge lily
leaves. circular in form and two feet
in diameter, and making night reso-
nant with their voices. s.ss 55.t,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-11-17


until Wellhouss Z son should rsssivs
is bushels per tree. or % long 6 the
trees might bear The GlenMood Or
schard was planted ii the spring 81
1878: the Miami county tract IN 1878
and the Fairmount orchard In 1879
with varieties as follows:
Glenwoods tract Git acres) Ben
Davis, 60 acres: Winesap, 16 acres;
Missouri Pippin, ~ acres. a3..5
Miami county tract l160 acres): Ben
Davis, SO acres: Missouri Pippin, q
acres Maiden's Blush, 8 acres; Coop
Ser's Early, s acres; Winesap, y acres
81. Paramount tract (16O acres) Ben
Davis, so acres; Jonathan, 40 acres;
Cooper's Early, 5 acres; Maiden'f
Blush, 8 acres; Winesap. "a acres.
The years OF usefulness OF these or
chards we're from 1880 to 1895 during
which time they produced total OF
10,417 bushels, giving a net income q
100000 or So. 900 as a result Of the
venture to each party during the fifteen
years active life Of the orchards. The
account practically closed with the
year 1885, ss# s.: ssss 55t5 s5s5.
Wellhouse & Son now own 1,22C
acres of younger orchards, located in
Leavenworth and Usage counties
About 1one-third of these are now laden
with fruit and the product Of this sea
son is estimated at 10000 bushels, ap.
proximately valued at $4,000. s.sl. j.s
Their largest crop was $4,000 bushels
in 1890; the years expenses amounted
to $4,000 and the gross receipts fol
apples $4,000. The next years crop
was 6S.698 bushels. S s.s.s .G. ~,
From their long experience in com
mercial orcharding the Messrs. Well
house are making their later plant
ings in about the following ratio as
to varieties, viz: Ben Davis. 100;
Missouri Pippin, 5O;* Jonathan, 40;
Gano, Is; York, Imperial, Is. Their
trees are set, when two years old, in
trenches instead of holes, 16 feet apart
throws north and south and the rows
thirty-two feet apart. There are three
main reasons for adopting this plan
First, with the trees so close together
they form their own windbreak, max
ing hedges or belts Of timber unneces-
sary. Second, the dense shade makes
the evaporation of moisture from the
soil less imminent Third, it is easier
to secure a good permanent stand by
close planting, and the excess of tre2s,
if there is any, can be removed as may
be desirable. -. r =.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-11-17
Largest Time Ball.

The largest time bali in the United
States is being erected in Philadelphia
on the roof of the Fourth street end
Of the bourse. The ball, which is
four feet in diameter and weighs go
pounds, will be hoisted to the top OF
an iron column, 100 feet above tide
water, five minutes before noon each
day and be dropped electrically forty
feet to an air, cushion exactly at noon
BY the naval observatory clock in
Washington. The object of the time
ball is to enable all the mariners in
the Delaware and Schuylkill river to
regulate their thermometer before
sailing. 5.5.5 " 81
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-11-17
Nature of Corn Smut.

A publication Of the Illinois Expert
ment Station says: Smut as it is COM
monty called is plant; not, of course,
one Of the high forms like our flower
ing plants, but one very low In the
scale of plant life, belonging with the
grain rusts, moulds, toadstools, ETC., to
class Of plants called fungi. The
smuts belong with those that get their
food directly from other living plants,
so they are called parasites, or para
site fungi. Everyone is acquainted
with the sooty masses that break out
on corn, known as corn smut These
smut-balls are made up Of the spore,
or seed, stage of the fungus. There
are millions OF these very minute
spores in each of the smut balls. The
earlier stage of the smut, concerned.
with obtaining food, etc., is composed
Of very small threads that spread
through the tissues of the corn plant,
and when the. fungus is ready for
spore-formation they multiply rapidly
in certain places and change into these
smut-kalls. AS usual thing with the
smuts of our cereals. the fungus be-,
gins it's development with the penetra
ton of the terminating seed by its
germs. The fungous threads grow
within and with the plant and no signs
of the fungus is shown to the naked:
eye until it begins to form its spores
into the dusty masses that appear on
special parts Of the infected plant.
!. In this state besides corn smut there
are several others that occur on our
cereals. On wheat there is the COM
mon loose smut that utterly destroys
the seed i and its enveloping flower
parts; also one or two kinds of stink
ing smuts that fill the seeds with a
dusty mass Of spores but do not
change their shape materially or de-
stroy the enveloping chaff. On barley
so far only one kind has been found
here and that apparently is not very
common. The only species, on oats is
the loose smut that destroys the grain.
after the manner of the loose smut Of
wheat. On broom-corn there is smut
that occurs in the inner flower parts
forming seed like bodies filled with
spores. There is also sometimes found
on our grasses (timothy, blue grass
and red-top) a smut that shows as
smutty lines breaking out on tho
leaves. 5:.!s #4SS szs$% sS sss 81
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-11-17
Plotting Carnations.

i Margaret Carnations grown for:
winter blooming should be lifted in
September and carefully ported, all
flower stems being cut away and
stakes being furnished to support the
plant a sharp lookout should've kept
for the green fly whic,:: frequently in
tests carnations and destroys them if
not checked. Carnations require but
little water in the winter and should
he kept rather dry than otherwise.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-11-17
Extent Of tire Florist Business.

The florist business In the United
States. is; by no means an 1nimportant
industry. 1t is estimated THAT the
retail value Of flowers solid annually
is ST. 800, 600 and of ported plants $1O,-
100000. There. are NO less than TO-
GOO esta bIishments in the United
States; devoted. to the growing of
plants under glass ~s $780,. -
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-11-17
Some Apple-Growing In In Kansas.

roy rs. ,E.,.S
The story of success is always a
pleasing one, Installing hope in the
breast of the listener and stimulating
him to greater endeavor. The man who
scores a success in his particular line
OF legitimate undertaking contributes
materially to the general prosperity of
his community and is u working ele-
ment:in the welfare of the world. The
development Of that section Of the
United States so Indefinitely character
lied as 'sthe Vest has furnished many
worthy examples Of surmounting great
obstacles, overcoming discouragements,
and of the final triumph of the sturdy,
persevering pioneer. Many are the
experiences related, showing the mar
velous possibilities of the country
when backed by level Judgment and
willing muscle. One mans require
ments often happily combining with
another's ability work great advantage
to BOTH Such a circumstance effected
the beginning Of the success of Fred
Wellhouse, Of Kansas, the most extern
sive commercial orchardist in the
United States. He Is widely known
as the apple king" Of Kansas, and
the story of his emlnently successful
career in orcharding should be an in
SEPARATION to all who read 1t. Some
thing of it is related here by Mr.. f. D.
] Ceburn, secretary of the Kansas board
Of agriculture. Il f sst y. q s:5s
49, - +.xrrE
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-11-17
The Farmer Is Awake.

The best evidence of progress in the
south is that the farmers are awake
at last. For time the government
was looked to for help. Then the
farmer was made the prey of the poll
tlcian. Now he has discovered that
success lies now in his strong arm.
The farmer is the true business man
of the country. Atlanta Constitution.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-11-17
German Cavalry Use Boats.

Every. German cavalry regiment is
1aow supplied with two boats made OF
waterproof canvas, which, when not
in. use, can be, folded up. Each boat
will carry from six to, eight men, and
two boats bound together form a raft
capable of bearing from Is to ~ hunr
dred weight 49, <S5s %.s.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-11-17
FARM AND GA RID I'm.
Some Up-to-Dats Mints About CultIya-5
tion Of the soil aud Yields Thsreof rs
Hortioulturs vitiealturs and Iloricul-
S turt ss
RED Clover.

OF. the thirteen elements necessary
for plant growth, the farmers usually
need take but little care, excepting in
the supply Of potassium. phosph orus.
and nitrogen, and Of these three nitro
gen is the most precious and costly to
obtain. All agricultural plants draw
much of their food from the atmos-
phere, and Of those used by the farmer
probably none are much exceeded by
clover in the large proportion of nutri-
ment thus derived. In this respect
other leguminous crops are much like
red clover. Glover seed is the best
manure that a farmer can use. Glover
has been called trap for nitrogen,
as it collects and presents large guam
titles Of combined nitrogen in form
ready to nourish growing crops. In
the words of DR.. Kedzle, with an
adequate supply of combined nitrogen
all the other chemicals Of agriculture
become active, while limited supply
Of active nitrogen correspon dinghy
limits the action of the rest. For high
farming Or the raising OF exceptionally
large crops, the great want is an
abundant and cheap supply of am
monia and the nitratas An acre Of
good clover will make 5000 pounds OF
hay, containing 2S211s POUNDS OF min
eral matter or ash. In the ash will be
971a pounds of potash. So pounds OF
lime, 341s pounds Of magnesia, and 2S
pounds Of phosphoric acid. The hay
will also contain 10S pounds of COM
bined nitrogen. The roots and stubb.e
contain fully as much Of these ele-
ments as the hay. 90 !. 4+s a. -
J. B. Lawes found that in autumn
after the last crop Of clover was cut,
that remaining above ground and to
the depth of II inches, was examined:
~ - Pounds per
~. .. acre, dry.
stubble, etc., above ground con-
IoAnou .s............ ,66J
LIST nine inches below ground con-
lalAeu ............ 800. 3,Ol7
"a nine inches below ground con-
famed .............. ...... 272
Sd nine inches below ground con-
talneQ .-.......... .......... l9l
4OIdl .......... b, l5Z
This was between three and four
times as much dry matter as the resi-
due of the barley. In the words of
Kedzie, "The clover hay, or sod, con-
tains enough phosphoric acid for more
than double an average crop, enough
nitrogen for more than four average
crops, and potash for more than six
average crops Of wheat! If any person
were preaching the gospel of agricul-
ture, he well might hold up the triple
leaf Of the red clover as the symbol of
trinity of blessing to the farmer,
furnishing for his cereal crops, from
otherwise inadequate sources, sufti-
cient supply Of potassium, phosphorus.
and nitrogen. If I were designing
an emblematic seal of our national
agriculture, would make the central
figure the clover leaf. For the farmer
it is the most effective trap for nitro
gen within his reach.'' y j. T..
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-11-17
Groaning Potatoes. .

"Greening potatoes is practica.
among some OF the peasants of Europe.
In this country we do not think D d.
greened potato is good for anything,
and SO we always keep them out OF
the light. II they are allowed to re-
main in the light and become green.
they become too strong in flavor to- be
eaten But It is said that such pota-
toes make good seed. The peasants put
them in sunny place and they are
turned overSeYery day till, they become
fully green, after which they are
stored. It is said that potatoes SO
treated do not sprout readily and will
stand q greater degree Of cold. They
are also said to be less affected BY rot.
In the spring their vitality IS good
and they readily grow when planted.
However, the facts Of these assert lions
have vet to be demonstrated on this
sidakof the water. and it may; be found
that there Is no advantage at all 10
the greenins 5S.ss.ssss2