The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-07-25

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Byapplyins = pfolonEed presssre Of
1900 pounds to the square inch =
Montreal professor makes mafble low
Ike nolasses -. e. 49, -,s
The density Of population u the
United States IL greatest In the Dis
trict Of Columbia. There the nomber
Of Inhabitants to the square mile h
54.645SO. i.ta]
The late Professor Mauh. Of Yale,
beQueathed his house and grounds tor
. botanical garden. They are to b
inside the home sf the newly created
School Of Forestry. 49,
A Kansas boy ID China writes that
the custom or the Chinese In burying
their dead n mounds above the level
Of the ground makes the whole c0un-
try look like an exaggerated prairie
dog town." -. fsssg y - III
A revolutionary war claim Tor 800.
the original value of which was $4,000.
contracted under the act Of ITO. has
been liquidated BY the Treasury De-
partment. The interest and principal
amounted to $12.906 20. rs -
A special agent Of the United States
Department of Agriculture reports
that beyond doubt grain can be
matured anywhere In Alaska. Bar.
ley. oats, wheat and rye have develi
oped perfectly from seed accidentally
sown and grown wild. Flax Of good
quality has also been grown.
An Oklahoma country postmaster
sent the following notice to the postal
department: "Sur wish to notify you
that on next Wednesday this 0fflc will
be yshet as am gone dear hunt. You
kin fire me II you see at. but I'll give
you apinter that Hm the only man In
the nayborhood that kin rede and rite"
The most recent triumph Of the
French postal administration Is an In
genious little machine, which not only
automatically weighs letters and SAM
Piles. but records on an Indicator at
the side the amount required for
stamps. When the article deposited on
the balance exceeds the regulation
weight the indicator promptly hoists
the sign. TOO heavy"
The plan of the Central Pacific Rail-
road to cut OF 1O7 miles by, crossing
Great Salt Lake involves great engi-
neering problem. The lake has to be-
crossed at q point where 1t il thirty
two niles wide. trestle-work being ne
cessitated for the whole Of the dis
lance. excepting two miles across the
rocky Promontory point. The view
afforded passengers over the new route
will be novel and picturesque.
A notice board has been erected on
shore near to the naval. anchorage 1t
Woo-Sung. China, with the following
information: I'VE open at Woo-Sung.
on the south Of the telegraph company,
for sale of foreign milk. the taste are,
sweet, the milk are pure. the price are
just. We have not put any water
in 1t. If examine out. won't pay single
cash. II you want to buy it you win
know the foreign cow chop. No. /
milk YIN Pingshan dairy
The forestry department Of the St.
Louis fair intends to have an exhibit
ton that will be an object lesson to all
who see it OF the practical side of wood
working in all its phases and branches.
It will show the woods Of the country
and the uses to which they are adapt
ed; 1t will endeayOr to show where
they grow. at what price the standing
timber can be bought. the size Of the
tract. accessibility and everything that
a prospective purchaser would want to
know. ~. -
Wolves are increasing rapidly IN
many parts Of the forest lands of
Northern Canada. This IL undoubted-
~ due to the large increase In the
herds Of deer Throughout the country.
As these have grown In numbers 80
have the wolves that live upon them.
Fleeing from the ravages Of the wolves
the deer have made their way toward
the settled parts Of the county, until
In many places they have become q
nuisance to farmers. in whose fields Of
oats and other grain they often do con.
siderable damage. ~
The managers Of department store
In Harlem, N. T.. have rescued Charles
Kreig. one. Of their employees. from the
clutches Of particularly rapacious
loan shark. In 1893 he borrowed $40,
giving his note and receiving only $14.
the remainder being retainedsas COM
mission. The note has been renewed
over and over again. s. belngsdeducted
each time. and although he had made
many payments the loan sharks de-
clayed he still owed them $196 Threats
or persecution for usury INDUCED them.
to cancel the note on payment OF $14.
Forgot and Kissed tho Queen.
County old Richard vaux. suf Phila-
delphia. could boast that he had danced
with Queen Victoria. but there was Q