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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-09-03
wORLD's FAIR PAYING.
Announced Exposition Makes Profit
of $4,000 Per Day.

st. Louis, Aug. 3l.-Announcement
is made semi-officially by officials of
the worlds fair management that the
81. 100000 loan applied for a month
ago to be used in case of emergency
will not be applied. IL is stated that
the revenue of the worlds fair has ex-
ceeded expectations and that the total
daily receipts in round numbers,
amount TO about $40.
According to the statement of Presi-
dent Francis, the cost of maintaining
and operating the exposition, includ
ing government loan payments, is $685.
900 day.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-09-03
ROPE ENDS JOINED
SEATTl. E-SlTKA CABLE SUCCESS
FULLY SPLlCED.
Guests Witness Gil
max of Work That Joins Alaska
to Mainland i'm Direct Telegraph
ic Communications - Ceremony
Consisted Principally of Cheers.

Seattle, Aug. 29.-Amid the cheers
of three hundred men and women, the
hoarse shrieks Of two big steamships
and the exultant rendering Of the ma
tional anthem by brass band, the
spliced ends of the Seattle Sitka gov
eminent cable fell into the waters OF
Puget sound at 4:40 yesterday after
noon, ten miles out of this port, and
about half mile of West point. Ma
yor Ballinger and J. T. Flynn, chair
man of the special chamber of com
merce committee, severed the two
ropes holding the cable to the deck of
the United States cable ship Burnside
exactly eight minutes after the final
splice was made, and with a splash
that evoked almost frenzied cheers
from the spectators on board the gov
eminent vessel and the steamship
Queen, the wire fell to the bottom of
the sound and direct communication
between Alaska and the United States
was tablished after months of work
and the expenditure of 10000
Simplicity, in itself impressive,
marked the event There were no set
speeches as the wire went over the
side, and the best ceremony, in the
opinion of the onlookers, were the
rounds of spontaneous cheers from ev-
erybody that witnessed the event. In
the rigging of the Burnside, brilliant
with flags and streamers, were massed
the Filipino sailors of the cableship.
An eighth of a mile away lay the
Queen, her deck rails lined with the
interested faces of some of the most
prominent citizens of Seattle. Her
ers. About a mile away, although
taking no part in the ceremonies, lay
the United States monitor Wyoming,
her presence adding interest to the
affair. Several small harbor craft
stood off from the big ships as they lay
in the stream, ready to add their whis-
ties at the proper time to the general
tumult.
At 4 80 two sailors of the Burnside
who had for an hour been joining the
ends of the cable, made their final
splice. There were now but two ropes
holding the cable on board the ship.
A sailors clasp knife was given to
Mayor Ballinger and one to Mr.. Flynn.
At signal from Col. Allen, of the
United States signal corps, each drew
the sharp blade across the strands and
the wire fell. The group of army off,
GERS, city officials and newspaper men
who were around the mayor waved
their hats and cheered almost before
the splash came. The men in the rig
cling of the Burnside and those ON deck
dotted their hats and, yelling as only
sailors can, notified the passengers
aboard the Queen that the cable was
complete and laid. simultaneously
the sirens of the Burnside and the
Queen broke loose, as did those of the
smaller vessels. Wagner's band, on
board the Queen, struck up the Star
Spangled Banner" heard dimly
through the whistling and the cheer
ing. The enthusiasm 80 manifested
lasted fully five minutes and formed,
the spectators afterward stated. the
most impressive manifestation of the
kind they had ever seen.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-09-03
OCTOBER SEVENTH
DATE SET FOR LAUNCHING Oe
NEBRASKA.
Battleship Now Building at Morans,
Yards, Seattle, Nearly Ready for
CeremOny--Daught of Nebras.
ka's Governor, Miss Mary Mick.
ey, Will Christen the Ship.

Seattle, Aug 29.-The United States
battleship Nebraska, which the Mo.
rams are building for the government
will be launched the afternoon of G.
obtre z. The big fighter is to be chris
tened by Miss Mary Mickey, daughter
of the chief executive of the state in
whose honor the battleship is named
In commission-about one year from
the date of her launching--the Ne.
braska will represent an investment
on the part of the government of 49,.
OOO. 900. The Moran's receive So, $50.
600 for the actual construction work
But before she leaves their hands all
of her armament an fittings are to be
placed, representing total cost as
above stated.
The formal announcement of the
date of the launching was made Sat.
urday by William Moran, vice presi-
dent and acting general manager of
the company.
Some days ago Mr.. Moran wrote
Governor Mickey, asking him to des-
ignate proper person to christen the
battleship. and he has named his
daughter. Governor Mickey and his
staff will witness the launching. Miss
Mickey will accompany the governor
and party.
Make 1t a Notable Event.
The Morans intend making the event
one of the most memorable In the his
tory of Seattle. That, in effect was
what William Moran stated Saturday
He said:
"We hope to make the launching a
success in every way-in fact, one of
the most notable events in the history
of Seattle. Governor Mickey and staff
have been invited, and they will no
doubt attend.
1.-THE launching will occur during
the early part of the afternoon of Oc-
tober IL should say from 3 O'Clock
to $3.50 o'clock. But the exact hour
will depend somewhat upon the tide.
"Our invitations will include the
officials of the navy department, of all
the principal cities of tine states on
the Pacific coast, and those of British
Columbia as we'll. About $4,000 all
told are to be sent out.
"Our shipyards will afford accom-
modations for an enormous crowd.
We will have the entire plant appro-
priately decorated with flags and other
ornamentation. There will be speeches
by leading men, music and other
things that 60 with big celebration.
Before the day of launching, Robert
Moran, head of the company, will
have returned from Europe, enabling
him to be present.
'At this time the Nebraska is about
90 per cent completed, and by the day
of launching we hope to have her 90
per cent nearer finished. And ! may
say in this connection that construc
ton on the Nebraska has progressed as
rapidly as on any of the other naval
vessels or which the government gave
out contracts at that time.
1--WE laid the Nebraska's keel two
years ago last July, and began actual
work in November of that year-1902.
"We hope to have her completed
and ready for full-aedged naval bat
tie within one year from the date OF
her launching"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-09-03
To Replace Old Guns.

London, Aug. 29.-It is reported
that the admiralty has decided to
abolish 4 and inch guns in the navy,
substituting therefor inch guns OF
greatly superior penetrating power.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1904-01-15

an average OF Sl.ooo,"c" worth OF
AGRICULTURAL products for every
day o; the year bu We kno" emo
ugh to ice ovcrd 25o,oon worth OF
produce on the farm every day.
Noother state in the union appro-
aches TINS amount. and there are
only five other states that iced
even half ~ much. ~ this means
Iowa not onIy leads IN agriculture
=! products. tonecrv,~ her rs~ou-
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1904-01-15

Read our clubbing lis, IN this
ISSUE. We can save you money
IN taking advantage OF .our offer.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1904-01-15

No More Blind Horses Ifot
Specific Op:halmia, Moon Bind.
ness and olher Sore Eye. Barr,
Co, Iowa City. Iowa. Sure cure.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-08

! again that strange half memory stirred
within her
She went. locket in hand, TO the woman
whom for sixteen years she had called
'Ibn' (mother).
The latter tried TO invent an explana-
ton: stammered and suddenly burst into
food of tears.
You are not my child," she walled.
You are a sit " 0oreign LADY,.
In Newcastle, Ky, last autumn. a man
who with his wife, had not for sixteen
years ceased to grieve for tragedy en-
acted on the northeast shores Of the blue
Mediterranean, received the following let
ter:
Shall I address you as father? The
woman who has cared for me for so
many years. and whom I cannot hate,
despite what she did, tells me you are
my father and that she stole me from
you sixteen years ago at Ras Beirut be
cause her heart greved for a child and
because l found favor in her sight.
send you q locket If it was You and
your wife who hung this TO my neck. 1
alH your child. If 1 am your child. oh
About (father) send for met
30 IL was that, on FeDruary ! or this
year. decidedly pretty, yet (despite her
Anglo-Saxon features) a decidedly un-
American-looking sirl of eighteen stepped
from the railroad train to the platform
AT Newcastle.
She looked about her in bewilserment
at the orderly haste and activity which
was so different from the disovga nized /
blending of hurry and laziness character /.
istic Of the Orient. Then her eye fell on |
two people, man and q woman-who /
were walking uncertainty toward her
The eyes Of mother and daughter met. 4
and in that glance the last doubt. the last (
uncertainty fed. For love and its ex-
preston between mother and child are
the same the world over; even from 4
Meidel-es-S -Shenas 20 Newcastle.-New
York World
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-08
POPCORN POPS. corn or sweet corn
does not The pop

POPCORN POPS. corn or sweet corn
does not The pop
ping of popcorn is due to the volatiliza-
ton of the oil content in the kernel. Field
corn does not pop as readily as popcorn.
because the outer portion of the kernel is
more porous. permitting the escape of
the oil as it volatlizes; while in the case
of popcorn great pressure is developed
in the kernel by the confined oil. and the
kernel is suddenly exploded and turned
wrong side out. In composition popcorn
differs from ordinary corn, in having a
larger proportion of the corneous element
and greater per cent Of oil. Popcorn
pops more readily when dry, because
when moistened the kernels are swollen,
more porous, toughened, and do not ex-
plode SO suddenly and completely as when
dry and hard.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-08
A CORDIAL WELCOME.

The first demand that the Association
in charge of New York founGIings had TO
meet was for q baby girL Between one
and two years Of age. with blue eyes.
curly hair. diE'pie in chin. etc. \ num-
ber % hospitals and asyluulS were can
vassed. and Sually Randalls Island pro-
dvced sole survivor eight months old
who had q number of the requisite traits.
The candidate was visited ard pronou1c-
ID worthy. the home up the rivez found
% - all that could b desired and on a
stated afternoon the agent took the train
with her charge As she aliehtei az the
station she noticed al unusual gathering
CT people. which was promptly explain
ell by a shout: There she s, There *
Mrs Blanks habT,' The entire village
had gathered 20 offer a welcome Every
hody's Magazine
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-08

report of DR.. w. A. Herderman to the
government of Ceylon on the pearl oyster
fisheries of the Gulf
OF Manaar. lie says FORMATION OF
that a remarkable
feature of the fish THE PEARL
cries has been their
uncertainty and intermittent character.
Only thirty-six fisheries took place dur
ing the nineteenth century, or. in other
words, for just half a century the fish
cry banks lay barren. These blank years
sometimes followed one another in dreary
succession, as may be seen from the fact
that for seventeen years-from 1887 TO
1S54-and again for nine years-from 1854
to 1S7S-practicaliy no fishing was done
For a decade prior to DR.. Herdman's in
vestigations, the beds lay tenantless, and
occasional breaks of five years or less
account for the rest Of these years Of
famine.
On the question of the formation of
pearls the report contains much of great
interest, and yet fuller details are prom
ised. Only III extremely rare cases did
these investigators find that the nucleus
OF a pearl is formed by a grain of sand.
Boring sponges and burrowing worms
cause the formation of pearls or pearly
excrescences on the inner surface of the
shell by the irritation which they set up.
Pearls OF a peculiar kind are found in
the muscular tissues, usually the leva-
tors of the foot. These also have no
organic nuclei. but seem to start as min
ute calcareous concretions, and may be
extraordinarily abundant. Thus, at the
insertion of one of the levator muscles
twenty-three small pearls We're detected
with the naked eye, while under the mi
croscope 170 more of the spherules were
found But the best Orient or cyst
pearls are those which occur in the man
tie ''or in the thick white lateral part
over the stomach and liver, or even sec
ondary, free in cavity Of the body"
Caused by the secretion Of concentric
layers of nacre around the dead body of
a parasite-generaily that of platyehel-
minthean larva-these pearls attain their
greatest size in oysters Of from three and
a half to nve years of age.
This parasite has an interesting his
tory. Commencing life as a free-swim-
ming embryo. it, in favorable circum-
stances nndS an entrance between the |
open valves OF the oyster shell, or is
drawn in by inhalent currents. The entry
once gained, the next step is TO bore into |
the tissues of the host, and here it under |
goes the early stages of its growth. If
the fates are propitious the host is eat |
en-. and the developing worm escapes un- |
injured from the body of its first into |
that of its second host--a file-fish (Bal- |
istes). If the life history is to be COM
pieted. the file fish must in turn be swal- !
lowed by one of the large elasmobranchs. |
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-08
FLOWERS WITH
RADIO ACTIVITY.

A company in Alliance. Ohio. has been
given contract for powerful electric
cranes % he installed in q large Peruvian
mining plant one
VIII have q cspac- CRANES WORKED
fly of forty tons
In mounta nous EY ELECTRICITY.
regions. where fuel
IS expensive or scarce, and water power
can be developed from streams which
plunge down into valleys far below. elec-
trio power is likely TO Be depended upon
more and more in mining operations Of
al kinds
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-08

The following interesting explanation
is given by an expert connected with the
Department Of Agriculture, in the Scien-
tiic American. OF
REASON THAT the reason that pop
corn pops and feid
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-08
Completeness Of Stock

At all times we strive to carry such
complete stocks that there is little, if
any, cause for you having to go else
where to get what you want.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-08

"A new possible competitor the air
ship prize at the st. Louis Exposition is
described in the Scientific American. 1t is
the invention of an
| NOVEL AIRSHIP Englishman nam
ed Beedle, and has
AN ENGLISH at least one novel
| feature The frame
of the ship is built of bicycle tubing,
the three main tubes extending the whole
length, being brought to a point at each
end The frame is arranged so as to
form a triangle within which is placed
the motor and the aeronaut's basket.
The total length of the framework is
fifty feet. The motor is contained in a
central frame. the weight of which COM
plete, with the motor mounted, is All
pounds. The weight of the entire frame
of the airship is about $50 pounds. The
motor is a standard four-cylinder u to
15-horse power gasolene engine and alum
inum has been utilized IS much as possible
in its construction. The feature of the
ship is the steering propeller, which is
mounted at the front end of the frame
work. The propeller is carried on a
cross shaft at the front end of trussed
U-shaped frame This frame can be re-
volved on sort of vertical turntable or
fifth wheel, and it is readily turned by
means of a crank. The shaft carrying
the propeller is driven through bevel
gears by a driving shaft running along
one side OF this frame, which is in turn
driven by spur gear and pinion from
a central shaft turned by the motor.
When it is desired to direct the arship
upward the propellor-carrying frame is
placed in a vertical position. thus plac-
ing the propeller in a horizontal position
and causing it to employ its thrust in
aiding the airship to rise. AS soon as the
desired height has been attained, the
propeller is turned to a vertical posi-
ton, and it can be used to steer either
to the right OF left, according to the !
direction in which its thrust is aimed.
Should it be necessary to use the pro-
peller for bringing the airshp to earth.
if it is placed in the horizontal position
with its thrust directed upward, it Will |
tend to lower the airship. The diameter
of the steering propeller is feet, wbila
that of the propeller proper at the rear
of the airship is u feet. The latter pro-
peller is driven continuously while the
steering propeller is used only intermit-
tently, as needed. The long, longitudinal
driving shafts, running fore and aft from
the motor, are arranged to run in special
ball-bearings. and there is
a considerable speed reduction from these
two driving shafts to the propeller shafts.
The airship is controlled by four levers
placed within easy reach of the aeronaut
Two of these levers operate the clutches,
and the other two regulate the throttle
and ignition of the motor. A compass
Is also placed above the steering wheel.
The balloon. which is cigar-shaped, is
% feet in length and has a capacity Of
5000 cubic feet of gas. No balloonette
Is used within the balloon proper, and
the latter has only sufficient buoyancy to
Just life the frame. machinery and aero
naut, as Mr.. Reed depends upon his pro-
Deller steering devise to raise or lower
The ship. This devise makes it unneces-
;ary TO liberate gas in order to descend.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-08
NOT GOOD THING.
AM SIDExTERlTY

stimulated He
thinks that if a AMSIDEXTERlTY
child prefers left
handedness. there will be a greater celer-
ity and unity by means of the location of
the three organs domina ting action in one
side of the brain. Mr.: Gould further
states that he has never seen anything
but bad results from the attempt TO train
children to use the right hand instead Of
the left, when there is decided tendency
or habit to be left-handed. The attempt
is never successful and the best conse-
QuenceS are poor. and are only awkward
mixtures Of the two forms. which weld
confusions and indecisions during the en-
tire subsequent life. He cites particular
" a left-handed friend who. by hazardous
and continuous training during his child
hood. was compelled 10 write with his
right hand For all other acts he is Ieft-
handed. hut he cannot use his left hand
for writing. Although now past fifty
he has always hated any writing. the
mere act of doing so. and he cannot do
any original thinking while writing. He
is for this purpose compelled n rely
on steuosraphe-. and then his ideas
aow freely and rapidly. II he tres 70
think. plan. or devise. and 70 write al the
same time there is positive inhibition
OF thought and he must make sketches.
epitomes. several efforts copyines. etc.
in a painful and most unsatisfactory man
Ter. The attempt al ambiiexterity has
been a lifelong obstacle 10 him IN his
professional progress The chief centerS
most closely interrelated in writing aud
are thus demonstrably better
harmouized when IN one side of the brain
The mechanics az neurology are plainly
less difficult that could - achieved BY
any foolish and unsuccessful arnhidex-
terity.
H. J. Arnold, merchant or WeStpcrt
Ont, and a grandson u Benedict Arnold,
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-08
NEWS OF THE SCIENCES
Investigation NJ a d e Into
Causes of Pearl Famine.
HOW JEWELS ARE FORMED
Other Notes of Science for
the Layman.

The London Royal Society publishes the
report of DR.. w. A. Herderman to the
government of Ceylon on the pearl oyster
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-08

The Navy Department is negotiating
with the two great telegraph companies
Of this country for the forwarding OF
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-08
CONQUERING
DRIFTING SANDS.

sand. which sometimes lies eighteen
inches deep on the rails, a few hours af-
ter it has been shoveled off the track
1t is suggested that when the railroad is
in operation the sand nuisance may be
kept down by wetting the surface thor
ouglly. now and then. with salt water,
which would soon form a crust on top of
the sand near the railroad. That device
has been used on Russian roads in the
Caspian Sea region
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-08

is credited with the invention of an au-
tomato electric speed indicator for au-
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-08
EXTENDING WIRELESS
TELEGRAPHY POWER. I

which the government has established
along the coast from Maine to Florida,
and also on the Pacific. Ii appears that
ships frequently get in touch with these
naval stations, and send commercial mes
sages destined for inland cities, with the
request that they be forwarded. In some
instances the telegraph companies have
sent on such dispatches, trusting for
compensation to the chance of collecting
pay at the point of destination. The gov
ernment has done It's part of the work
without charge, and it is expected to con-
tinue TO do So The Navy Department
has two wireless telegraph stations in
California. two in Virginia, two in Massa-
chusetts, and one in each of the states of
Maine. New Hampshire, Rhode Island,
New Jersey and New York.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-08

Charles Wetmere. of WinStsd Conn.
froze MS cars the other day goiEg home
troza = baseball game.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-08

II. J. Arnold. merchant OF Westpor,.
Ont, and a grandson q Benedict Arnold.
died Tie oShsz 5Sy.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-08

A railroad is being built into the quaint
old city of Brownsville, Tex, near the
mouth of the Rio Grande, and the engi-
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-08
Ribbon Sale Monday

Hundreds Of yards of the most fashionable
Ribbons 50 on sale Monday in our Ribbon de.
partment. We were extremely fortunate i'll
securing Job of about three hundred pieces
very few alike--Handsome Ombre and
Ombre Embroidered. Silk Crepes Plain and
Embroidered Chiffons. Rich Plaids and
Checks. Roman Stripes. Pin and Polka Dot
Designs; Taffeta Sublime Mexican Drawn
Work, and others; also complete line Black
and White, and White and Black: widths
60. so and 100: all crisp and new; all
pure silk; roc and s100 regular; or.
Monday, yard Observation-Disclosures. 6OC
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-08
CYCLOM METER FOR
THE AUTOMOBILE.

enough in construction and operation. 1t
imparts TO a series of springs the motion
OF the aXles of the wheels so that at a
speed of. say fifteen miles an hour the
first spring viii stretch out enough to
complete an electric contact with a disk
in which a large opening will then be
filled with a green sheet of transparent
material At twenty miles an hour a
second spring makes the necessary con-
tact and a red disk appears in the in
dicator. In that manner all important
changes in speed can be shown, and at
night the colored sheets are Eliminated
enough TO be just easily read as in
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-08

French and Swedish study 6f plants es-
pecially flowers which have strong odors.
seems to show that certain plants such
as orange or fame
FLOWERS WITH colored marigolds.
have decided radio
RADIO ACTIVITY. activity. Sparks Of
light have heen
seen TO dart from such flowers. espe-
cially in warm summer evenings If
properties like those of radium exist even
in the faintest degree in flower petals
the inference seems plain that they may
he found also in many other substances
whore no one has looked for such mani
festations- Again an unsuspected door
seems 10 have opened into natures trea-
sure house OF wonders and the boldeSt
imagination can only guess vaguely where
ana how far the newly discovered ave
nues Of scientific investigation may lead.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-08

AN'f > " AIO NLt III
charge of the
construction work
are much trou-
bled by drifting