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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-12-24
Steamer
Lydia Thompson

carrying q. s. Mail, Passen-
gers and Freight !: {: !:
leaves SEATTLE, from Lilly &
ana "sa Tt Dock, sundays, Tuesdays
Tru lhursdays at midnightfor Port
EEUIpqSend Richardson, Argyle, Lopez,
N1DAY HARBOR, Roche
0arpor, Deer Harbor, West Sound,
FFafas, East Sound, Newhall, Olga,
ttalrnaven and WHATCOM. Re-
Thu barnlng, leaves Whatcom at a. M.
l ne ne most Beautiful Trip on Puget Sound,
i.T o route winding among the lovely
ana n,Snus OF the San Juan archipelago
III crossing the Strait of San Juan de
vi aca, affording passengers the fines,
mountains.
CHAS. E. PEABODY, Mgr.
FP.N COZ First Ave-, Seattle
NANk +. BURNS, Supt.
n. P. Pier No. /, Seattle.
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TIE
MiSflefoe'S
Story

- AM only a sprig Of old mistletoe-
My leaves are quite shriveled and
dead
And my sap all dried up such long
time ago
That my berries they never get fed.
But I'll tell you q tale Of trick that
played
That lovesick young man and wealthy
young maid
Should contrive to get happily wed.
It was Christmas eve, and from where
hung,
Tied up with q piece OF string,
I caught many q couple. both old and
young.
kissing like anything.
But fairest of all the young people / saw
Was pretty Miss Eveline Marjory Daw,
Who was fit for the bride Of king.
Now. Marjory Daw. as you'll readily
guess,
Was admired by dozen or more,
Each Of whom for kiss Of the hem of
her dress
Would have given much treasure ga
lore
But the only young man she pretended tc
see
(To whose offer her father would never
agree)
Was penniless fellow named Shaw.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-12-24
BLACK
|ORAU6hT
| STOCK and
| POULTRY
MEDICINE

Stock and p-ultry have few
troubles which are not bowel and
liver irregularities. Black
Draught Stock and Poultry Medi-
cine Is q bowel and liver remedy
for stock. 1t puts the organs Of
digestion in a perfect condition.
Prominent American breeders and
farmers keep their herds and flocks
healthy by giving them an occa-
sional dose of Black Draught Stock
and Poultry Medicine in. their
food. Any stock raiser may buy a
25-cent haf-pound alright can
of this medicine from his dealer
and keep his stock in vigorous
health for weeks. Dealers gener-
ally keep Black Draught Stock and
Poultry Medicine. IL yours does
not, send % cents for a sample
can to the manufacturers, The
Chattanooga Medicine Co., Chat
tanooga, Tenn.
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Saint
NicboIas
The Good

At this season OF the year 1t is
~ easy to guess who it is that
~ holds the first place in the
= hanr&a of thu childron Of mQri.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-12-24

Do you need Glass for Hot-beds? Glass
is cheaper than ever before. Mail postal
card for price.-Morse Hardware Co.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-12-24

A Christmas Menu.
BREAKFAsT.
Oranges.
Cereal. Cream.
Ham. Eggs on Toast.
Hot Rolls. Pancakes.
Coffee.
DINNER.
Celery Consomme.
Roast Turkey. Chicken. Rice CroQuettas
Sweet Potatoes. Baked Onions.
Parsnips. Egg Salad. Pickles.
Sailed Almonds. Aince Pie.
Plum Pudding.
Nuts. Candies. Raisins.
Orange Ice. Coffee.
SUPPER.
Olives.
Cold Turkey.
Ducalopcd OystsGs. Cold shaw.
1alD1n Brown Bread CTanbegxy Jelly.
Pineapple Ice. Assorted Cakes.
Co0eo.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-12-24

Job Lot Galvanized Barbed Fence Wire.
s. per 100 lbs.-Morse Hardware Co.
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ROCHELLE, Ga, Jan. 80, 1907.
Black-Draught Stock and Poultry
Medicine is the best ever tried. Our
stock was looking bad when you sent
me the medicine and now they are
getting 80 fine. They are looking 20
Der cent. better.
s.P. BROCKINGTON.
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What are you going to give your
husband for Christmas?"
"A whole lot Of poker chips" said
young Mrs. Torkins, 80 that he can
have all he wants without having to SIT
up all night trying to win them.
Washington Star.
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LIQUID Electricity !; : y .s ::$:;

out it. Every pain instantly relieved by one
thorough application. spraius bruises stiff
Joints, headache, toothache, pain in sides or
back, 1umbago, sciatica banished like magic.
Study the labels on the bottles for its use
LEWIS HIATT, Olga, General Agent for San
Juan County.
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q . TINE !5i i; ;f3e
-- OF -----
SEATTLE
LEAVE ARRIVE

North Coast Limited, St
Paul and East ..S, ~ ,o.,o n ~ s.,o a ~
Atlantic Express, ST. Paul ~ r.
and East . -Ie -, ,.,. -,
st. Louis, Kansas Civ and ''4o 9" H. t'to a. -
S Southeastern points via
blliings-C hairCar
Tourist and Standard
eLeepers to St. Louis. 400 u. m. 500 D. m.
anu oouth ...... $40 a. m. 7:IS a. m :.
III5 a. m. 500 p. IN
Olvmr;o ..s o4o p. m. 1910 p. m.
Dor points s.,o -, ,..ro !, m
From po,,;., Sos p. m. 500 p. m.
To Reimbursement ....... ITO a. m. GAS p. m.
si"" '.......... Ago p. m. I22o p. m.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-08-19

It is known. however, that the country
is settling up fast.
Englishmen and Americans in the
western territories are bringing in their
herds as fast as they can and leasing
or purchasing land in lots from 1000 to
10000 acres from the Dominion Govern
ment. An idea of the growth of the in
dustry will, however. be gathered from
the fact that in 1899 there were but
41.471 head of cattle shipped and sold
from the ranches, these figures ran to
55,129 in 1900, and to 100000 in 1908,
averaging $40 per head for the owners.
But it takes a great many ranchers and
n large number of cattle to cover an area
Of 2OO,O0O,O00 acres. the area available
for ranching in the Canadian Northwest.
1t is not at all necessary that large
investments should be made at the out
set. Many men commenced with small
capital and small herds, and have worked
themselves into large herds and great
wealth. There is still in the country
plenty of room for those who desire tc
go and do likewise.
The Second Part.
The second part of the Canadian prai
ries embrace the great wheat growing
belt of the country, which is easily
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-08-19
Grit for Fowls.

There is nothing so essential to the
health of a fowl of any kind as grit of
some kind. Fowls on range are sup
posed to get all the grit that is neces-
sary for them, and they can subsist.
but it will be found economical to give
them some better grit than they can
pick up on the range. Most of the
substance on range is of a smooth ma
ture to begin With and consequently
does not have the grinding power. Any
thing that has sharp edges will do even
mica and others that are cheap and
reliable and to our mind much the best
to use. Crushed oyster and clam shells
give good results, but the greatest fault
TO find with them is the shortness OF
time in use. The juice of the giZzard
softens them too quickly and their
work is done. Old crockery or queens
ware pounded up is good. For fowls in
confinement some kind of grit is es-
sential and the probabilities are that
this kind of stock are better prepared
with grit than almost ay other. AS the
grit is the teeth of the chick. it will
be seen how necessary it is for th:;r
comfort and health. Get a hunderd
pound sack for the hens and see the
Improvement In their health as well
as increased egg supply. More espec-
tally will this be true in the winter
time for then the snow covers much of
| the ground ana the finding of suitable
grit is an impossibility. Treat the birds
right and they will repay you double
for their care
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-08-19
The Misunderstood Ballet Girl.

1t is always unwise to gGncralZc and
never more so than by condemning class
or calling without sufficient nformauon
Many excellent people really believe that
to he a ballet girl is synonymous with be-
ing Il woman of bad character
] do not intend to enter into any de-
Tense of the profession but am perfectly
certain that such criticism is unfoundcd.
I have had occasion to see behind the
scenes c. the ballet girls life, and ! know
in how many instances, to girl of !nde-
pendent temperament, the calling has had
attractions. largely on account of her love
for music and dancing.
a great proportion OF the London ballet
girls are drawn frc'n classes that are well
| brought up, but some misfortune having
( befallcn the family they have sought this
means of earning a living as the easiest
they knew. For years the calling has
been terribly overstockcd, and hundreds
are now out of employment. How little
is the tragedy of life understood by those
who watch the graceful, gaiy dressed
\ figures of the smiling girls
! Many have relations dependent upon
item, widowed mothers, paralyzed faith
| ers. or little brothers and sisters. There
! is one man here who stands as a sort Of
i father to their profession, to whom the
I ballet and chorus girls never hesitate to
| pour out their troubles.
| MI William Forbes has worked in sea-
! son and out of season to better their
! condition and help them spiritually and
physically. lie has organized picnics and
! teas he has taken large parties into the
F.. green glades of l:pping forest. He knows
| their histories, their successes, their fail.
urcs Good 1t Is to feel that these girls
whose lives are SO often assailed by tria
and temptation, can thus count a godJ
! man as their second father.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-08-19

better closed than by showing practically
what is made by wheat growing i'll this
district. The average from the first OF
operations is 30 bushels per acre. Break
ing the prairie. as first blowing is called,
is, of course an exceptional expenditure,
as when it is once done it is done for all
time, This costs about $3.50 per acre.
After the breaking, blowing and seed
ing. harvesting threshing and marketing
ALL expenses combined amount to about
$50 per acre, that is, if Il man likes
everything done it will cost him 500
per acre. If he does the work himself
he is earning wages while producing ut
that figure, now as the average yield, is
90 bushels, and the average price GU
conts-$l2 per acre-the difference be-
tween the result and cost. SG.Io. is the
profit of grain growing year in and year
out in the great wheat belt of the Cana
dian prairie country. If Il man has a
half section of land and puts half of it.
100 acres. under wheat, which is very
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-08-19

half larger than any other in the world
1t includes about 150,O00,000 acres. AS
it is comparatively free of broken land
large lakes aud rivers about 100000
acres of it can be brought under the
pillow. Placing q farmer on every half
section (32O acres it can comfortably
locate 100000 farmers or 100000 of
an agricultural community. A glance
now at what the farmers of the terrific
ries are doing will give the reader a
better idea of what can be done in this
great wheat growing zone The terrific
rial government reports show that IN
1908 there were raised 16.629.149 bush
els of spring wheat off S37,234 acres, an
average of 1904 bushels per acre; OIL
44O,662 acres of oats there were grown
: 14,179,T05 bushels. an average of 32.li
bushels per acre: 69667 acres produced
,T41,299 bushels of barley, 24.6o to the
acre, and 32,341 acres produced 292,Sot
bushels of faxseed SOB to the acre. As
but 1885, 434 acres, or little better thar
one per cent of the entire wheat growing
area Of the territories. was under crop
n little figuring shows 10 per cent OF thu
entire country under wheat will raise thu
zoe. 600, 900 that Great Britain annual!
requires from outside countries. 1t is
fairly safe statement to make that IN l:
or Is years the Canadian prairies Will b
supplying the entire demands OF tn
mother country.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-08-19
With the Gin'rals.

Lippincott's Magazine: The late Genera
John 3. Gordon and Governor Gambler
of Georgia were together in hotel in
Atlanta recently. when Governor Gambler
asked the general if he had ever known "a
witty darby. YES" saiG the general,
zone. When General Robert Il. Lee was
fighting Grant in the last days an old
darby besicged headquarters with re-
quests to see the gin'ral.' He was turned
away "A dozen times. But one day he sue
ccodcd in reaching the guard Immediately
in front of General Lees tent, and al
most got into the tent itsc,f before he
was stopped. The alteration which fol-
lowered was overheard by General Lee.
who called out, Let tie: man come in
Then into the tent &c me the fellow, a raw
boncG, shamb!ng. gray headed gnarlcd
old darky who :crapcd the ground with
his foot and kept turning his hat around
ncryous.y IN his hand.
Well wher: do you belong" demand
Cd General Ice.
~ blongs to VT company, sin'ral, re-
turned the darby
No you don't declared the general.
sharply. Everybody IN my company has
beer shot. How is it that you haven't
been?'
THE darby scra tched his head Then
from his twisted mouth came a coniiden-
tial whisper: We'll. yo' sec ginral. it's
this away. | amt been shot Gaze when
| deys fight Goin on l always stays with
| the gin'rals.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-08-19
Voice from Arkansas.

Cleveland. Ark. Aug. 1o.-tSDccial.,
Nearly every newspaper tells of some
wonderful cure of some form of kid
neE Disease by the Great American
Remedy, DOdl'S Kidney Pills. and this
part of Arkansas is not without its
share of evidence that no case is too
deeply rooted for Dodd's Kidney Pills
to cure.
Mr.. \. L. Garlic. well known and
highly respected here, tells of his cure
after nearly Il quarter of Il century's
suffering. Mr.. Garlic says:
Il want to let the public know what
I think of Dodds Kidney Pills. | think
they are the best remedy for sick kid
npNS ever made.
Il had Kidney Trouble for 2% years
and never found anything that did me
50 much good as Dodds Kidney Pills
recommend them to all sufferers
There is no uncertain sound about
Mr.. Carlilc's statement. He knows that
Dodd's Kidney Pills rescued him from
IL life OF suffering and he wants the
public to know il. nouu's Kidney
Pills cure all Kidney ills from Back
ache to Bright'S Disease.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-08-19
TWO Fifths Live on Farms.

The director of the census has made
public report on occupations of citizens
OF the United States, as collected by o3,COo
cnumerat tors OF the census bureau. The
report was prepared by William c. Hunt,
chief statistician for population. assisted
by DR., Joseph y. Hill and William S. Ros-
sitter, of the division of publications. The
publication is profusely illustrated with
maps and diagrams prepared in the geo
graphical division under the direction OF
Charles S. Sloane, acting geographer.
The report shows that over 50 per cent
of the persons employed in sainful occu-
pations in the United states are employed
in agricultural pursuits. In collecting sta
| tistics of occupations only persons 10
| years OF age and over were considered.
The CONGRATULATIONS and comparisons
| which follow are restricted to the re-
! burns for continental United states. which
| consists of that part of the United states
on the continent of North America sou'i
! of the Canadian boundary, and there
fore excludes Alaska, Hawaii and the mil
itary and naval stations abroad.
In the classification for the twelfth cen
! sus there were SOB specified occupations, o,
1i0 occupation groups. These were c'assi
fled under the five main heads, showlns
as follows, With the percentage OF th'
population employed therein
Thirty-nine and siX-tenths per cent
were engaged in agricultural pursuits, "a.
per cent in manufacturing and mechani
cal pursuits, l1.9 per cent in trade AM
transportation AT per cent. in domestic
and personal service and ). per cent. II
professional service.
Agricultural purusits constitute there
fore, the most important class OF occu
pations for this sex. More than one-hal
of the males in this main class are iarm
crs, planters and overscers, and aboG
two-hrlhs are agricultural laborers.
In each of the other geographic DIVISION
agricultural pursuits constitute the mos
impcrtant branch of occupations, BEN
54y per cent, or two-hfths of all IN III
north central division, and G6o per cent
or two-tnlrds of al in the south centri
division.
In the western. division the percentage
male workers engaged in agricultural pu'
suits. 2g4 is not much higher than II
percentage engaged in manufacturing an
mechanical pursuits, 26.4 This is oecaus
manufacturing and mechanical pursui
include mining, which is an importai
Foccupation in that section OF the couhtr
OF the total Eumber of females gainiu
employed SD per cent. were engaged
domestic and personal service, this bcl
the most important branch of the occup
lions for this sex: PAT per cent. We're cl
ragea in manufacturing and mechanic
pursuits lSA per cent. in agricultural pu
suits 9i per cent in trade and transpo
tation, and 81 per cent. in profession
"crVice
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-08-19
An American Teaching the Gear.

Worlds Work. An American IS teach
ing the car how to develop the resources
of Siberia. John Roscne has obtained min
ing concessions in Siberia capitalized at
$5,GG0.0tN. Three years ago he was engaged
in small way in the Pacific coast trade.
when a man takes $50 into Siberia and
Genes back after three months work
With $1,000 you get Interested" he says.
This experience of a Nome god miner
aroused him 20 4Asia;ic possibilities.
He learned that concession for mining
in Siberia. financed by Russian and Eng
lsh capital, had lapsed through tho DIS
pleasure of the cZar al speculation with
the concerns stock.
II Will get half that stock and the re-
newal Of the concession" said John Ro-
Scno.
He got them. The London holders wer,
anxious to unload worthless stocks, and
they We're cheap. Then he went back to
Seattle and organized the Northwestern
Commercial company. In a few weeks
word came from St. Petersburg that the
concession had been revived by the czar.
John RO8rnc fastened to the Russian cap
ital, had personal interviews with the
cZar. was given free hand in several
kinds of commercial operations. These in
Guided taking American miners to Siberia
to mine, TO use timber, to fish, to take
furs and to operate between Sea tile any
Siberia with trading vessels.
Within a month the Northwestern Sibc
rian company was organized. capitalized
at 100000 and purchased the three Pa
c.nc liners recently operated from Pugc
, sound to the orient by the Northern Pa
citc railroad. The ships will proba bly,
! sail under the flag Of thc Northwestern
| Siberia company as Russian transports
! Who can tell. The ramiiiCations Of Amer
| lean enterprise run 70 unexpected places.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-08-19

Special cnrrespnudence:

Special correspondence:
The old Romans used to say that Gaul
was divided into three parts; so is the
Canadian Northwest. Gaufs divisions
We're political; those of the Western
Canadas prairies are created by the I'M
erring hand of nature.
Chiefly because of the elevation of the
country, the absence of large lakes and
rivers, and the operations of the Chi
nook or Pacific ocean Winds which
readily cross the Rocky Mountains i'll
Southern Alberta through gaps and
passes, the southwestern portion of the
Canadian provinces is regarded rs some
what arid. and less fertile than other por-
tons of the country. Although this has
been prevailing idea in the past, it has
been left for American settlers, who have
invaded this district within the past two
or three years, to prove that splendid
crops of grain can be grown on the land
which had hitherto been the feeding
ground for the herds of cattle and bands
OF horses that ranged there.
That ranchng is carried on most sue
cessfully in other portions of the prairies
West. just as agriculture is to limited
extent conducted successfully within this
boundary is fully established. but taken
= as whole it constitutes Il territory above
all others most admirably adapted to this
particular industry.
The buffalo. bunch and other grasses
that grow in protusion in this district
and retain their nurritive properties the
year round, and the moderate climate of
mid-winter rendered such by the Chinook
winds preventing any considerable depth
of snow at any time esDecially fit the
district for the peculiar methods of The
Misunderstanding his herds the yea.
round i'll the open country.
While there are no large lakes or riv.
ers i'll this whole country there are
numerous fast running streams fed tho
year round by melting snow in the noun
tains, furnishing an abundance of tho
coolest and purest water the best fo
beast as well rs man. The country ha
at once an abundance of the best o
food and drink the year round cica
sky, but li.sle wet or stormy weather ant
favorable climate the year through
This makes Southern Alberta more es
pecially the most favorable ranch
ing country in the known world
and the enterprise is making most unpre
cedented Roadway. Ranchcrs, however
as well as others, learn that it pays bes
to raise thoroughbred stock and accord
ingly the wild herds of scrub horses an
cattle are fast giving way to better ami
mails through the importation Of thol
oughbred males. Just how many ranch
ers, ranches and horses. cattle and shee
there are in this district of country a
the present time, it is hard to say a
there nre 10 positive statistics availabl,