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The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1903-08-26

adopted European dress, but the COS
TUNES of the forefathers still obtain.
If you're an American. publish the
fact. You will be royalty received aud
entertained while Londoner j. let
cooling his heels in an antc-room.
With all this. it is to be noted that
the national debt of New Icaanl
amounts to 1920 per capita. more ihlu
four times "a great a. that of the t,t-
ed States. and is constantly increasing
Exchange
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1903-08-26

the government owns the railroads. it
demands of its agents that they attend
to all the wants of the people that the
postmaster can't conveniently look after
Hence. when farmer decides to sell
poultry. he carts Il few hundred fowls
over to the station agent. The agent
them. pack, them in refrigerator cars,
and sees them started on their way to
Auckland. Wellington. Australia or Lon
don. The government acts as the farm
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1903-08-26
er's commission man. free all the way

er's commission man. free. all the way
through.
The government tries in every way to
encourage the farmer. 1t will lend him
money at low interest. and sell him rich
land for few dollars an acre. 1t even
forbids the railroads to whistle at coun-
try road crossings. SO that John Dob
bins easy going mare won't get fright
ened and try to run away.
One government undertaking is the
sanitarium and hospital at Rotorua. the
islands chief health resort. 1t is for the
benefit of all INDECENT persons through
out New Zealand.
If man has broken down under the
strain of too much work. or has con
tracted bad case of govt or rheuma-
tism. and has not money TO pay for
treatment, the government gives him
three months of free treatment in the
sanitarium. with free access to all The
months the patient is still in bad shape,
he gets another three months treat
ment
The sanitarium has the islands fore
most physicians at its head, corps of
graduated nurses and splendid clinical
and surgical facilities.
Another queer thing about New Zee'
land is their honesty. Nobody tries 20
steal from you.
Hotel room doors are never locked;
many have no locks. Hats. coats and
valises are left around Unfortunately.
and the owners always find their prop
erty where they put it.
A man with daughters in New Zealand
is a political power, a big nan in the
district in which he resides. All women
over 81 can vote, 81 the man with many
daughters often decides closely con
tested election.
T This end of the earth has many nat
ural wonders, among which is a geyser
that started business only few months
ago. bait. nevertheless, is sa: | 10 be the
largest in the world. Its name, Wal
mangu 1.-THE Black Waterl, is appro-
pirate, for its water is certainly black.
The geyster's steaming surface is about
200 to $50 feet. When II is in ernp-
ton the entire surface is lifted 1000
feet into the air and hot, black seeth-
ing mud and rocks are til own about
and great clouds of steam envalop every
thing. The perisds of eruption usna.'y
last five hours and are vers frequent
This great reyser is nesr the hear. Of
the Maori land. Soon i. will be the
land of the Maosis no longer for they
are rapidly dying off.
They are now peaceable people and
are proud of the fact that one of their
number, James Carroll, is member of
New Zealand's cabinet. The islands
premier, Richard John Seldom, has called
this full -blooded Maori "the most gifted
and eloquent orator in New Zealand"
Mr.. CAROLS tribesmen have generally
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1903-08-26

The gross earnings q the railroads
Of the country show an increase Of
i21a per cent for the month OF April
as compared with the same period In
1902. II Is said that there Is a still
larger percentage Of gain In net earn
ings owing to the cessation Of rebates.
Possibly the railroads will learn after
awhile that 1t Is more profitable as wen
a. more pleasant to treat all shippers
alike.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-30
He Wanted 1t stopped

Someone has said that stopping a
paper is the hardest thing in the world.
The following letter to the National
Engineer is perfect, if somewhat illit-
crate. expression of the irritation which
the subscriber feels who does not want
t. be a subscriber any longer. The
writer of the letter of course means
magazines when he says "books:"
the national Engineer have Bin re-
criyiug them Books. i 90 Not Wish
tiem So Please do not send any more i
have Send them all Back, as r am Not
the man thare is more Shepherds than me
Sol will Send them Back do not live at
l02 /. ave albany i did live thear. But i
moved years ago. But am not the
man So will Send them Pack i do not
Want any Books received these Books
in in /. ave year ago and never Could
find Where to Send them till Now the
Shepherd you mean is not me Where
lie thare is three i'm the same st am no
Engineer.
50 Please Send no More Books the
Shepherds are not alike.
w. SHEPHERD.
/ do Not Wish no more Books.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-30
Fighting the Cucumber Beetle.

-
The larva of the cucumber beetle is
subterranean In habit. 1t is slender,
wormlike creature, white with DARK
head. and it attacks the roots ana
bores inside the stems of the plants.
Good success in treating 1t has been
obtained by covering the young plants
with a square OF cheesecloth. kept
raised by two flexible sticks crossed at
right angles and with. the ends stuck
In the ground. The cheesecloth is held
down easily by putting some earth on
the edges. BY the time the plants
have grown so as to require the re-
moyal of the covering. many or the
first brood of the beetle will have dis,
appeared. AS an insectHide paris
green with land plaster Zone pound 10
tftyl busted over tile plants has prov
Cd more effective tlian several others
which have been recommended. BUT
when the insects are in very large
numbers the plants are gradually eat
en- up, although large numbers OF the
beetles are destroyed. Other remedies
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-30
Not Wish no more Books

iou are hereby notified that the regular
quarterly examination of applicants for
teachers certificates will be held at the
Court House, in Friday Harbor, San
Juan County, State of Washington, on
Thursday, Friday and Saturday, May
If, Is and IS, 1902. You are also hereby
further notified that all applicants will be
required to pay fee of Sl.0o, and state
their experience in teaching and the grade
and date of their certificate. ;
ETHAN ALLEN,
County Supt. of Schools
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-30
A PERFECT ROCKY FORD oANTALoUpE.

A PERFECT ROCKY FORD CANTALOUPE.
full crop, and by this l mean to allow
from six to eight weeks of ripening sea-
son, says a correspondent of Orange
Judd Farmer in describing the growing
of melons, After touching, upon plant
ing he says: | use a two row, pivot
wheel cultivator with which to do most
of the horse cultivating and Begin as
soon as the melons are planted, not
waiting for the plants to come up.
= Careful tests have proved that one
cultivation a week will develop twice
as much available nitrogen as compar-
ed with one cultivation in two weeks
Cultivate deep and get farther away
from the hills as the vines grow, as the
roots grow as fast as the vines. | keep
the cultivator going as long as | can
get through the field, using nine tooth
cultivator drawn by one horse to finish
the work, so that within q few days
after the last blowing the vines cover
the ground.
The first handwork should be done
with a rake three or four days after
planting and consists of lightly raking
the surface of each hill taking care not
to go deep enough to disturb the seed.
This binders the grass or weeds and
enlivens the SOIL. The first hoeing is
done as soon as the plants are well up
and should be very thorough. The
plants should first be thinned out so
that six to eight remain, and leave
them about two inches apart. Stir the
soil thoroughly around the hill and
draw fresh mellow earth up to the bot
tom leaves of the plants.
The grower must then water lightly,
after which the burrows are plowed in
and must be male again for each sue
cessive watering until the last blowing,
when they must be carefully plowed
out and left for future waterings. The
second hoeing is done when the plants
have four to six leaves, and at this
time the hills are thinned to two plants,
taking care to select the strongest,
standing well apart. The hoeing is
done the same as before.
Care must be taken not to water too
often, as the plant gets into the habit
of docking for surface moisture and
starts no long taproots, while if forced
to go down after the moisture 1t be-
comes much more hardy and produces
firmer melon of better quality.
The third and last hoeing is done
when the vines average about eighteen
inches long and can be easily lifted
with the left hand while the soil is
stirred about two inches deep and
drawn to the roots with V light hoe In
the right hand.
Early in the sea son If bothered by
the small striped beetle we dust the
plants with fresh slaked lime by put
ting a small quantity in loosely WOW
en- burlap sack and shaking it over the
hills. If bothered later by the melon
louise, saturate the affected hills with
kerosene and then spread straw oyer
them and burn all the lice. r.,
The vines must not be pulled, as the
lice will drop off on other vines and
then continue to spread. In order to- be
able to destroy these at once when Trey
appear it is quite necessary to look
after all of the field at least twice
week.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-30
A Painful Inference.

a teacher was instructing class of
poys and had spent half an, hour trying
10 drive into their heads the difference
between man and the lower animals,
Out apparently with little success.
Tommy" he said coaxingly to lit
tie chap, do you know the difference
Oe'Ween' say, me and pig or any
other brutef"
NO" replied Tommy innocently, but
another teacher standing by laughed
London Answers.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-30

which have given satisfaction in years
when there was not excessive abun-
dance of the beetles are land plaster
and ashes impregnated with coal oil or
turpentine, scattered in small quanu-
ties on each hill. Tobacco dust from
cigar factories acts as repellent to
The beetles and also as fertilizer.
l'yrethrum powder is deadly to the
beetles, but requires frequent renewal.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-30
A......
Seattle Minister

Writes us as fOllows:-- 80
al am using DR.. Mackenzie English
Catarrh Cure with very satisfactory
results. I believe il will do all that
is claimed for it and p,ihesitatingly
recommend it to Others who may
need a remedy of that knd."
He is but one of the Hundreds who are
being benefited or have been cured by
using the Mackenzie remedies.
You can't cure catarrh with blood rem
edes alone. You can't cure it with snuhN
and douches. 1t Is absolutely Necessary
10 have a combined treatment which will
allay the catarrhal Inflammation in the
head and at the same time neubaiize the
prison in the blood. 1t is this feature
which has made the Mackenzie Treat
nent so eminently successful
Cost is slight between two and three
eomts per day. The cure is gradual hut
certain and permanent. Easy TO usc-anY
ono may take treatnieht at his home VIII
minimum expenditure ~ time an"
money.
For further Information write 70 &. o.
GUY. tfnr) Yesler aud Second, Seattle
coast agent. - ~
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-30

John Ingham, the local shoemaker,
has repairing machine which he late
" received from England and which
i, probably the only one of the kind in
fine state. He can do almost any kind
Of sewing with it upon a boot or shoe
in a fraction of the time required to
do the work by hand.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-30
MELON GROWING.
items In the Production of the Fa-
nous Rocky Ford Melons.

Both watermelons and cantaloupes
succeed best ina dry, hot climate. and
mere at Rocky Ford we have the ideal
place to mature each to perfection. The
moisture is practically all applied by
irrigation, and the season is long
enough to give ample time to secure a
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-30
His Dialect.

Nike" said Flooding Pete, "did you
ever so to schoolY
~ sure" answered Meandering Mike.
uont have to talk dis way. II l
showed off me literary accomplish
ulehts' folks would wonder why
wasn't readin' de help wanted adver-
.SeMents instid O. huntin' fur hand
'utS.'-Washington Star.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-30

Services at the Presbyterian church
every Sabbath at loo q. ms and 1850
7. M; Sabbath School at 1000 a. m;
Y. P. S. G. E. at $50 p. ma. q.
Boyd, Pastor.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-30

Requa & Bowen's photographic en-
entertainment Tuesday. evening was
one of the best exhibitions Of the kind
over given here and was welt worthy
cfamuch larger house. The illustrated
songs especially were a novelty here
and were much enjoyed.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-30

The big county map which hung for
many wears in the auditors office has
been moved up stairs to the court room
ood the auditors and clerks offices are
now connected.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-30
After the Quarrel.

lie Ito himsel6- There! All on ac-
I I,, OF my beastly temper, / suppose
: S S gone and said too much.
sue ITO herself)-Oh, dear! If hadn't
't my temper, might have said ever
:" much more.-Brooklyn Life.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-30

Field mice have done considerable
damage to small fruit trees in some
parts of New York state this spring.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-30

Rev Donald Ross, of Seattle, preached
@, the Presbyterian church Sunday,
corning and evening, and at the val
I.y church in the afternoon.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-30

The eighth grade pupils of the public
s.hool are arranging to give an enter.
,,inment at the close of school, in about
tlree weeks.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-30
8eili0gham Bay
transportation Go.
Erad Office: Lighthouse Block,
Nhntepm. WASHINGTON

f'Tad OlIicr: HghfhOESe BLOCK,
NhnteDm. Washington :
steamer f1Yillapa leaves WHATGOM
Tuesdave, Thursdays and saturdays
nj 7:4i p. M. for Anacortes, Everett,
Seattle and TACOMA.
Steamer D0de leaves WHATCOM Mon
days. Wednesdays and Fridays 1t
7:45 p. m. Tor Anacortes, Everett and
SEATTLE.
Connections made at Anacortes End
Nlintcom) with Steamer Buckeye
from the San Juas islands.
Returning. steamers leave Coleman dock,
foot OF Columbia street, Seattle, ever
night, except Sunday, at 500 y. N.
NOTE--Stpamer Dode leaves Whatcom mt
200 a. m. Sundays, Wednesdays and
FRIDAYS for Beach, Blaine and PINT
Roberts. returning same day.
JOHN REX THOMP SUN. Manag
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-30

Morse Hdw. Co, White Sewing M
chine agency for Whatcom county.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-30

Miss Nellie Sweeney spent Sunday
with her mother and brothers here, re-
,,ruiug to Whatcom Monday.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-30
N o TtCE.

All persons are warned not to trespass
in any way upon what is known as the
f. NJ. Lee place, of which the under
signed has charge.
FRANK WILSON.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-30
Local and persona,

,,odak or Camera supplies al Fowle's
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-30

County Auditor Kirby and family
are now occupying the knowles place,
ON ,he Argyle road.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-30

The Islander and the Seattle Daily
c,.r one year for only 50.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-30

Dacree of Honor entertainment Fri
Shadow social and Farce.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-30

Only two weeks more in which to
,.,,e advantage of the Tribune Farmer
subscription offer.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-01-31
Watert0Wn Sanitarium

-, Keep it before the public! What +
mat WatertOwn Sanitarium, while
not yet fully equipped in all respects, is
open for treatment of limited number
OF cases, of acute or chronic diseases
neat steam heated rooms, electric lights
and best table board, with good nurses
GERMAN and English, can be had at S.
to $14 week.
Cases of Cancer, Lupus, Tubercu-
locus and ScrOfula are cured by our i'm.
proved methods of treatment: Special
treatment for Rheumatism, acute OF
chronic. Neurasthenia or Nervous ex.
haust1on in all degrees given speedy
relief. '
Club feet and other deformaties OF
children treated by latest and most
successful methods. Most satisfactory
treatment for Piles, Fistula and ali
Quenlto-uninary troubles. Cases of
structure cured without pain, and often
without detention from business.
Ladies desiring a quiet home during
confinement will receive special care:
and all diseases of women treated by
most approved and satisfactory means
Patients who so desire can have rooms
ana care and be attended by their own
physician.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-01-31
KAISER WILHELM'S MUFF.
La As eaI1ed "Jagd," and Is Consid- :
cred Essential by German
Sportsmen.

Many people have asked the question
as to the meaning and necessity of the
Eeiser's muff which appears in the pic
lures of the emperor in hunting
scenes.
A Berlin newspaper is authority for
the statement that the muff is neither
an affectation nor intended to conceal
crippled hand, but is called the
"Jagd,' and is very essential part Of
a German hunters equipment, says
the New York Journal.
Hunting parties break up at about
one or two in the morning in the late
autumn and wait at certain points of
the forests until the game, usually
deer, pass on their way to the drinking
grounds.
AS the German autumn nights are
bitterly cold, a protection for the
hands must be provided-hence a
muff. This article is usually made
of BEARS fur, or any other very warm
skin, has rather fat shape, enabling
the hands to be pulled out at once, so
as to be free for action when the mo-
ment comes
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-01-31
A Colonial PLAY.

Miss Baker of Madison is in the CITY
directing class of young ladies and lit
tie girls for an entertainment in the
"Delsarte System of expression to be
given at the Turner Opera House in the
near future. This Olden time pantomime
is the most beautiful of the Ingoldby's
Tales. 1t is given in five acts, and will
be read before the curtain by Miss Ba-
ker and acted out by the most talented
young ladies Of WATERFOWL.
Every expression of the body will be
accompanied by music the most toutch-
ing scenes by the sweet strains of the
violin alone. The Delsarte theory is
the cultivation of grace and the human
study of expression. The whole body
is capable of speech often of the deepest
feeling and this pathetic story so famil-
lar to all will be study of this silent
art"
The pantomime will be handsomely
staged and cOstumed in the old colonial
style, powdered hair, patches, court
trains, knee breeches, etc.
This artistic entertainment is given
under the auspices Of St. Mary's Guild.
The story given later.
Hope is persistent defaulter. Its
promises 70 pay are seldom honored.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-01-31
Popularity of *tssventy-Seven."

The popularity of "Seventy-sevep
DR.: Humphreys Famous Specific fol-
Grip and Colds, is due to:
The cures and the way they are made
The quickness of the cure-breakine
up cold promptly.
The completeness of the cure-no i'll
effects left behind.
The tonic effect-the energy is sus
tanned during and after the Cold.
The cOnvenience-a small bottle OF
pleasant pellets that fits the vest pocket
At all Druggists Is cents, or mailed on
receipt of price. DOCTORS BOOK
MAILED FREE.
Humphreys Homeopathic Medicine
Co.. Corner William and John Streets
New York.
The folly of wisdom is often ex-
empllted when Love goes bankrupt.
The Milwaukee Sentinel is giving a
Sl,OOO Accident Insurance policy with a
SIX months subscription to either the
daily or daily and Sunday editions of
the paper. This is the greatest offer
ever made by any newspaper to it's sub
scribers. For further particulars, ask
your newsdealer, or write to Circulation
Manager, Sentinel, Milwaukee, Wis.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-01-31
Half Rates to the Mardi GraS and
Winter Resorts,

Via the North Western Line. On ac-
count of the Mardi Gras at New Orleans
and Mobile, excursion tickets will be
sold February II to 20, inclusive land
for trains arriving at Mobile or New Or
leans by noon of February "a, at one
rare Tor the round trip with favorable
return limits. Excursion tickets are al
so on sale daily, at reduced rates, to the
principal winter resorts in the United
States and Mexico. For full informa-
tlOn apply to ticket agents Chicago &
Northwestern R'y.
Love.is the most selfish of cyclists.
1t wants the whole feast.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-01-31
Oil Stove Exploded.

Just at supper time Thursday evening
fire alarm was sounded calling out the
fire department.. An incipient blaze
caused by the explosion of an overhead
ed oil stove in the residence of Mr.
Jacob JOSH, I'll Clyman street was the
cause of the alarm. 1t seems that Miss
Gertrude Skinner, Of Berlin EMPLOYED
In the family on doing some work in
her room had lighted an oil stove used
for heating, and after finishing her
work, instead OF blowing out the stove
she turned it down putting it out as she
supposed. While the family were at
supper the OdOr of kerosene was noticed
While some Of the family went into the
basement to look for the cause of the
smell, Miss Skinner ran up to her room
where she discovered that the oil stove
was Oh fire. While carrying the burn
ing stove into the hallway, it exploded
scattering the heated oil oyer the girls
person and setting her on fire. The
girl in her fright ran down the stairs
and started to run out of doors when
she was caught by members Of the
family and the flames extinguished
by wrapping rugs about her. This
prompt action undoubtedly saved the
girls life. AS it was her hair was
burned OF and her hands, arms and
limbs quite seriously burned. She is
being kindly cared for and will undOubt-
edly recover none the worse for her
frightful experience beyond the
terrible fright and numerous scare. The
injury to the house in blackened room
and hallway and scratched wood work
will reach some 800. The fire had
been extinguished before tho arrival of
the fire department.. The GOODNESS and
prompt action of the members of Mr..
JOssi's family with the assistance of
the neighbOrs no doubt saved the life
OF the girl and also the destruction or
serious injury TO the property.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-01-31
1903 Main St. WATERFOWL, WIS.
This Paper and The Weekly Wisconsin.

We have perfected clubbing arrange
ments whereby we can now offer both
this paper and The Weekly Wisconsin
for the low price of $3.50 a year, in ad-
vance. The Weekly Wisconsin is fam
lily newspaper unexcelled in reputation.
Particular attention is devoted to the
local news of the Northwest. It's wO-
mans page Of matter every week is
worth the cost of the paper.