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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-09-05
DISASTROUS WRECK.
Ruaaway Freight. Cars On Great Northern
Csashes late Passenger Train.

'D sss~ SosSesgSSI
Spokane, Aug. 31.-The most disas-
trous wreck in the history Of the
Great Northern railroad occurred near
Nyack, Mont, last night. Twenty
bodies are reported to have been tn
ken out of the wreck, and II IL known
that many others were killed.
From the meager reports received
here tonight 1t appears that the west.
bound overland passenger train, No.
3. had passed q special freight side
tracked at Essex. Mont. In some man.
ner about thirty cars of the freight
broke loose and started west, down
the steep grade, after the passenger.
The runaway train, gaining moment
um at every revolution of the wheels,
bore down upon the passenger train
with lightning velocity, and without
warning crashed into the rear of the
train.
The entire passenger train is report
ed to have been telescoped by the
freight and all piled up In a heap. In
q few moments the wreckage took fire
and those who escaped with their lives
began the work of rescue, but they
were soon driven away by the flames.
Fully 500 feet of the track was torn
up. and as the fire Is still raging, II
will be impossible to build around the
wreck short of twenty-four hours, and
may take even longer.
The scene Of the wreck Is about
forty miles east Of Kalispell point,
Just at the western summit OF the
Rockies. There Is no telegraph sta
tion at that point, and the wire to
Essex, the nearest telegraph station,
Is reported down, hence it Is impos-
sible at this time to get a list OF the
dead. A train has left Kalispell for
the scene of the wreck, carrying all
the doctors in that place.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-09-05


There is no room for further discus
sion Of the question as to whether It is
more profitable to have COWS freshen In
the spring sor in the fall, says HOard's
Dairyman. 1t has been tried too often
and under too widely differing condi-
tions, and without exception. SO far as
we are advised, the cow that freshens
In the fall will yield more milk IN
twelve months, and the milk and Its
products are worth more money. The
best plan OF all probably Is to have
cows freshen at different times IN the
year-say three-fourths Of them from
September to january and the others
ut Intervals throughout the balance OF
the year.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-09-05

Seattle, Sept. 2.-Advices of a new
arrangement in the Southeastern Alas
ka steamship service of the Pacific
Coast Company have been received.
BY the new plan the steamer Queen
has been recalled from the Sitka run
and the City Of Topeka win replace
her. The City Of Seattle and the Cot
tage City will give q fve-day express
service between Seattle and Skagway,
beginning September s, the Seattles
next sailing date. The AlKi and
Charles Nelson will be run az freight
steamers between the Sound and the
numerous cannery and mining ports
of Southeastern Alaska.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-09-05
shinsIe Mil, Shut Down.

Seattle, Sept. EVERY shingle mill
In the state of Washington will be
shut down within the next few days,
and every one of those mills which
saw waste timber into shingles will
work light on that end until the con-
ditions change and the market be
comes stronger. Such was the decision
Of the Washington Red Cedar Shingle
Manufacturers' Association meeting In
this city Saturday.
For several days the manufacturers
or their representatives have been
quietly assembling In the city, so that
when the meeting was called to order
to discuss the situation, full repro
sentation was present.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-09-05
Loss by FLEA,


At the Wisconsin Station they divid-
ed fourteen cows into two lots, as near
y equal in condition as they could make
them, and one-half were sent to pasture
according to the usual custom OF farm
ers, though in small field with plenty
of shade during the day. The others
were kept during the day In comfort
able stable with screen doors and win
dows, but allowed to feed In the pas
ture during night and the early morn
inS. 1t was found that these produced
~ per cent more butter than those In
the pasture during the day. as the lat
ter were kept moving all Of the time by
the flies. On an Iowa dairy farm they
obtained more milk from cows kept In
dark stable without screens during
The day and let out to Craze Mt night,
than they did from those in pasture all
Day and in stable at night. Similar re-
suits have been obtained by the spray
Ing of cattle with something to repel
The flies, but most of these repellants
have an odor that fills the air In the
stable and may injure the milk or but
Ter If not very carefully used. There's
nothing better than a sponge or damp
cloth just made moist with kerosene.
ana wiped lightly over the top of the
mead, along the back and over the legs.
using 1t every morning just after milk
Ing The odor evaporates before the
next milking, II not used too freely
Exchange.
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TO HOLD FARMERS INSTITUTE.
List Of Meetings Arranged for October and
November.

Pullman, Aug. 31.-The State Agri-
cultural College and School of Science
has arranged series of farmers insti-
tutes under the auspices of the expert
ment station to be held during the
months of October and November. The
itinerary as at present arranged Is
as follows:
Klickitat county, Goldendale; Ska
mania county, Mount Pleasant; Clark
county, AmbOy and Ridgefield; Cow
litz county, Kelsey and Castle Rock;
Lewis county, Chehalis and Ana; Pa
cific county, South Bend; Chehalis
county. Montesano or Aberdeen: !:
Whatcom county, Custer; Snohomish
county, Monroe; Pierce county, Ort-
Ing; Adams county, Ritzville; Lin
coin county, Sprague.
The institutes will be held one or
two days at the points mentioned, un-
less some change Is made at a later
date.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-09-05

Olympia, Aug. 31.-The week just
closed sees many changes In the state
capitol building. The excavations are
all completed, stone cutters are at
work, derricks are going up. and al
together the site is busy scene. Few
people even realize that the ADDITION
win be twice the size Of the present
building. The new structure 10 to be
8Ox2OO feet, while the old IN 7zx13O-
interior plans Of the new building
show convenient quarters for all the
state olicers, and the arrangements OF
the legislative halls are exceedingly
well planned.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-09-05
NEW CONTRACTS LET.
Navy Department Makes Awards for Improve
ment Of PUGET Sound Station.

Washington, Sept. Bids have
been opened at the navy department
for the construction OF a carpenter
and joiner shop for the department
yards and docks at Puget Sound navy
yard. There were only two bidders,
both of Seattle. They were the Puget
Sound Bridge G Dredging Company,
who offered to do the work for
$9,78220, and Robert Brown, whose
bid was $10,750. The contract will
probably be awarded to the first nam
ed. The building is to be Of brick.
about 15Ox50 feet ground dimension.
Work is to be completed in four
months.
The contract was awarded by the
war department today to e. c. Nc
Lanaghan, of Seattle, for clearing
grounds around Fort Lawton, the
price being 1924. Four small con-
tracts were also awarded for improve
ments at the fort. These all go to J..
A. Bailey, of Seattle. as follows:
Grading, $920.50; planting. $1,789.50;
building culvert, $50. and building
bridge, $625.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-09-05

Frenchmen do not want to rule-they
want to live. The pursuit Of life, Of
laughter, Of charming sensations, Of In
dividual development Of character-it
may all be more important more vital
to human existence than the preoccu-
patton to rule ones self and others, to
make laws and to fght--From Stee-
vens' "Glimpses OF Three Nations.s
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-09-05

Seattle, Sept. 1.-THE work Of the
free employment bureau for the mouth
just closed 10 the largest In its his
tory. Thus not only are all local ree-
0rds broken, but those Of the United
States a we'll The number OF persons
furnished positions by the bureau at
the close Of business was In excess Of
$500. That IL an enormous showing
nearly 1000 men and women fluding
work In twenty-seven working days.
time through single agency.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-09-05
NEWS OF THE DAY
FROM THE FOUR QUARTERS OF
THE WORLD.
Review Of the Important
Happenings Of the Past Week Pressntsd
in : Condensed Form Which Is Most
Likely to Prove Of Interest to Our Many
Readers

New York butchers have refused to
deliver meat on Sunday.
Latest advices from South American
ports say everything is quiet.
Eight masked men held up a China
man in Helena, securing $4,000.
London papers are again discussing
the retirement of Lord Salisbury.
No progress has been made toward
settlement Of the San Francisco
strike.
Arizona settlers near Fort Thomas
are uneasy over the restlesness Of the
Apaches.
A Chicago jewelry store was entered
by burglars and about $1,000 worth Of
goods taken.
Vice President Roosevelt has COM
menced to write a history of the
Rough Riders.
Two hundred coal miners In Michi-
gan have struck for higher wages and
shorter hours.
Four persons were killed and seven
severely injured in tenement house
fire in Brooklyn.
Labor leaders in the East concede
that the desertiOns from their ranks
are increasing daily.
Germany is afraid the United States
is trying to acquire territory in South
and Central America.
The Beers are gaining headway in
Cape Colony, and the English situation
is much darker than three months
ago.
A disastrous wreck occurred on the
Great Northern, about forty miles east
of Kalispell, Mont. LOSS Of life was
large.
Assistant Superintendent P. T.
Downs, of the Great Northern, was
killed in the train wreck near Kalis-
pell, Mont.
The steamer Frithjof has success
fully landed the Baldwin-Zeigler Arc
tic expedition at Camp Zeigler on Zeig-
Ter island.
There is talk among the striking
labOrers in the East of impeaching
President Shaffer, of the Amalgamated
Association.
An official of the postoffice depart
ment is at Whatcom for the purpose OF
looking over the field for free rural
mail delivery routes.
The steamer schooner Lakme has
70 h0u uin0 nj Of a
the work of laying a cable between
Juneau and Skagway.
Capt. Sigsbee has completed book
on the progress of the navies of the
world. England is first in fighting
strength and the United States fourth.
The Whatcom normal school has re-
opened. The school opens with great
ly increased facilities for the conduct
of it's work. Four new teachers have
been added.
United States secret service officers
at San Francisco seized another con-
signment of New Brunswick, N. j.,
state bank bills. Their face value
was $4,000.
In the first of the trial races be-
tween the Constitution and Columbia
to see which shall race Shamrock H.,
the latter was beaten three minutes
over a fifteen-mile course.
The Pacific Clipper line steamer
Nome City began her fourth voyage
from Seattle for the season from Seat
tie to Nome. She carried twenty-five
passengers and full cargo Of general
freight.
A miner at Altoona, Ca. while emp
tying powder from one cask to another
ignited the explosive with a spark
from his pipe. In the explosion which
followed four people were terribly
burned and mangled.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-09-05

Kalispell. Mont. Sept. 2.-Thirty.
six lives were lost and thirteen per
sons were injured in the wreck of the
Great Northern passenger train, No
3. at Nyack, thirty miles west of Kal
ispell. None of the passengers were
injured, the fatalities having been con.
fined to employees of the railroad com
pany.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-09-05

Olympia, Aug. s1.-The safe In the
Northern Pacific freight depot was
blown open and several hundred dol
lars secured by the thieves; The work
was evidently done by professional
safe crackers, the safe being complete
" demolished and the entire contents
secured. The explosion was 10 great
that the windows In the depot were
broken. The burglars gained entrance
to the depot by breaking the fastening
Of q window.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-09-05

Dasherly That Callow must be a
model young man.
Flasheriy-What makes Jon think
sol
Dasheriy He's always telling people
what q devil he is.-Kansas City Inde-
pendent
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-09-05
WOMAN RIDES ASTRIDE
IN NEW YORK HUNT.

Mrs. Thomas Hitchcock, Jr., Of the
Meadow Brook Hunt Club, has intro
duced cross-saddle riding to the women
of New York under circumstances
where no other woman has dared to be
a pioneer. Some weeks ago Mrs. Hitch
cock, who is young, charming and the
finest horsewoman in her set. appeared
at a meet Of the Meadow Brook Hunt
Club riding astride and In costume
distinctly masculine.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-09-05
Lessons from the Drought.

Wherever the farmers come tOgeth-
or the trend Of conversation naturally
turns toward the condition Of the corn
crop in the various neighbOrhoOds. All
mention the clover field planted to corn
rs being their best prospect. In many
eases where barnyard manure had
been applied In the spring, the corn is
very seriously damaged. New ground
planted to corn has been nOticeably af-
fected 10y drought, and In many cases
practically no grain will be secured
from such fields.
Such conditions, 80 plain to us now,
should direct us to different plans for
raising anothr crop. We all know
that good clover field will give sat
sfactory account of itself when cOndi-
tons are favorable, and II 1t shows that
It is better able than other fields to
pass through dry weather, surely the
farmer should plan to have more clO-
yer sod TO turn under for corn. In
many cases the manure has done DAM
age by causing the corn to dry up. 1t
has not rotted In the soil. The coarse
stray has not allowed the land to re-
tain its normal amount Of moisture.
Really the manure has not been on
the ground long enough to become thor
Oughly incorporated In the soil, and 1t
acts as a foreign body, cutting of the
cmnly of moisturo Had tho manure
been applied to the growing clover, the
clover growth would have been much
greater and the unused manure would
have been converted into rich earth by
the time the field had been planted to
corn. Where the clover has been ma
nured the soil will hold even more
than the normal amount Of moisture
when ii is broken up and planted to
corn.
1t is little trouble to raise good crops
when the seasons are especially favor
able Then every farmer has grain to
sell, or fat stock to place on the mar
ket, and prices are likely to be very
low. The unfavorable year selects out
the intelligent, thinking farmer and
gives him paying yields. He Is pre-
pared to take stock not fatted at low
figure and sell them In the market at
very high prices. To the intelligent.
thinking farmer the off year In crops
is not so disastrous after ali.-lndiannp-
oils News
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-09-05

.Therer' cried 6year-old Mabel,
throwing down q book, Il just amt go-
Ing to school another day."
saWhy." asked her mother. whats
the matterT
s.lts no use wasting time" replied
the little miss; II can't never learn to
spell. The teacher just keeps changing
the words every day."-Philadelphia
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-09-05

There seems to be q much clearer
idea generally prevailing nowadays ai
to what q heavy harness horse really
Ia. and the supply ought In time 70
more nearly equal the demand. It is
hardly worth repeating. Says Breeders
Gazette. that the number Of heavy har'
ness horses Of show yard quality has
never In any country come anywnere
near to filling the demand
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-09-05


ror apple scab use bordeaux mixture
every three weeks up to the middle OF
1uly or lst OF August
In general. especially IN small vine
Yards, thousand vines nre pruned too
little Tor one that IL pruned too much
Road dust, air slaked lime or wood
.shes busted over small cherry trees ls
a effective remedy for the cherry slug.
pomona is the best favored red cur
rant and White Imperial the best
. monr the white sorts. according 20 one
Of the stations.
Currant worms that appear when tne
,,,,,t 4 half grown should be treated
nm pyrethrum. Tablespoonful to Z
GALLON of water.
Tomato plants grown from cuttings
frcrn nlal,ts which had fruited are said
q have produced over thirty per cent
more fruit than those grown from SEED
e seems that the pec6n Tree bes g
insect pests ~ well - the otber tres
Il = said that the bosef. I dirty wh'ee'
srublIke creature. = ol,e q - werst
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-09-05

Preserving eum her. Made Butter.
The main object to attain In packing
summer-grade butter is to keep 1t from
the air and from taints. This being
the case, 1t Is obvious that stone crooks
or Jars are preferable to anything e.se
as receptacles. The butter should bt
nodded into pound rolls, wound with
butter cloth. and packed in strong
brine. The brine should be made sufti'
ciently strong to float an egg. and te
each gallon add two ounces Of white
sugar and half an ounce of saltpeter
1t should then be boiled and SKINNED
and poured over the rolls OF butter
when 1t is perfectly cold. The process
has been found successful. but 1t Is
question II the better plan Is not tc
find a market for the summer butter
even at the low summer price. and
thus avoid the hard work.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-09-05
Renoyntinr the Soil.


mat humus Is necessary In the soil
ana that the plowing under Of non-ni-
uosenous plant growth is valuable will
not be questioned. but the farmers who
nave been successful with this plan
sfe warned against the idea which ID
oecohllng somewhat general that this
.OurSe Will make manuring Of any kind
unnecessary. 1t is true that there may
oe conditions where the use Of fertflix-
cts seems unnecessary In addition to
'ne plan Of renovation referred to, but
such conditions are not general. The
.arnler who attempts to grow the usu-
a rotation Of crops and relies wholly
upon the fertility he Is able to get from
'ne soil solely by the use Of nitrogen
ous plants or by the Use Of humus
milking plants. will find his crops
growing smaller and smaller 40 the
Years go by.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-09-05
Properly Mixed Diet.

TroperIy MtXed D1ets
properly balanced ration for stock
nas solved the problem Of supplying
ainllais with the elements which their
natural appetites crave. This could
no' be consummated In restricted
s'et' which is shown BY the unnatural
uesire of animals for bones and other
supstances which evidently contained
.,e desired element. Such animals dis
blay an unthrifty condition until tho
hred hes'red element IL supplied with salt.
,Sonemealor ,n some other ingredient lack-
.as e IN their regular ration. a balanced
'Auon Involves . variety of slemonts
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-09-05
which go to make muscle. fat and bone
IN tne proper proportion. and stockmer
are now giving this subject special at.
tention. as the best results can only h.
achieved by feeding a properly mixed
diet
Care Of Hor.e..

N0re OF HOroea,
A few horses do not get a. much feed
as they need to enable them to do their
work properly. but there are more. at
least. In this part Of the country that
are overfed. especially where feeding Is
intrusted to those who do not have to
pay FOR the food given. In their desire
70 have the animals look plump and
sleek they give more than can be well
digested. and sometimes defeat their
own Intentions by causing such indipes-
ton that the horse grows lean, II he Is
not wise enough to refuse to eat all
that Is placed before him. Nor are the
owners always guiltless in this matter.
Farmers especially are apt to feed too
much hay to the horse, giving thirty to
rorty pounds In twenty-four hours,
when from twelve to twenty pounds is
enough for horses of almost any weight
when there is enough Of grain given.
And many will not reduce either hay or
grain rations when there Is week or
two OF idleness. This Is a mistake. but
not MS bad as that of largely increasing
the grain feed when there Is an extra
amount Of work to be done, or a long
drive to be made. The veterinary sur-
geons say that most OF the cases they
are called upon to prescribe for are tile
results OF overfeeding, or feeding after
hard, ,wOrk.-American CultiyatOr.
The Farmer. Hog.
The farmers hog should be OF me-
dium length, deep body. broad back.
straight sides and short legs, also to
stand well up OH feet, said ]. G..
Wright before the Iowa Swine Breed
ers' Association. He should have a
quiet disposition and be inclined to be a
little lazy, SO after being fed he will
lie down and get the good of his corn.
He should also have a neat head, well
set on the body, SO that when fat and
butchered there will be as little waste
as possible. In producing such hog
1t Is very necessary to pay particular
attention to the parent stock. In the
first place. the sows should be well bred
and q little lengthy, with good. well-de-
veloped bodies, good feet and limbs
and should also be good suckers. The
farmer wants hog that will mature
early, say at six, eight or ten months.
and average In weight from 200 to $50
pounds.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-11-03

TO an advertisement for a woman steno-
grapher he received several hundred letters
many of which were most pitiful. Women
were willing to work at this occupation for
almost any price-even less than the cost
of the poorest living. Many of these were
trying to help support a family. Women
receive smaller salaries in England than
in this country and find employment much
more difficult to obtain In the shops they
flourish as they do in America, and in the
coarser kinds of labor they find even
greater occupation, but the wages are pitt
fully small.
In Germany the conditions are more like
those which prevail here. Woman is gain
ing her independence in that country much
more quickly than in any other country of
Europe. She is being permitted to think
and act there as she would not be per-
mtted to do in any other continental coun-
try, or even in England. Women do almost
everything that men do in Germany and
probably do it quite as well.
A few years ago the Department of Labor
undertook to investigate the question of
relative employment of men and women in
this country. Information from / 067 estab-
lshments selected in thirty States was re-
ceived. These employed nearly 10000 per-
sons. The relative increase in both the
male and female occupations in a selected
number Of these establishments was shown
in the following statement: