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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-08-19

TalS about yer ,simph' ny concerts, with
their furbelows and fills,
An yer recitals an yer prodisiss. with
their quavers an their trills-
Why. fer real soul-stirring music, I'd
have you understand,
These new-fangled doin's amt q patch on
our old Mainsvills aBnd.
That ere band has history. Way back
In sixty-two
It marched away with banners say to
cheer the Boys In Blue.
An when the war was over and back
they'd como to stay
There warn't ~ many. not BIZ half. o.
when they marched away.
30 w albost had to make the hull thing
over. 30 to speak,
An We gathered In the school house fsr
to practice twice q week;
An we'd parade on Decoration Day,
when twas hot enough to brile-
folks 'ud wave their hands and
smile.
John Clinton was the leader (hs was
Mayor Of Mainsville, too),
An ef you'd a bit Of talent, why, he'd
get it out o you;
An there was Tufts an Stevens, East-
man. Gilky, Owens, Shawan,
Leg9s and Cain,
Dwinsll and Shields (ths tuba player),
Develvus. William and 0cCla1n.
OF course there's lots Of others, their
sons and their grandsons-
In all more'n three hundred-but them
arc the oldest ones
That did the organism; but Deaths de-
vastatin' hand
Has only spared three fellers from that
first old Mainevills Band.
An then our great band waggin-'twas
the regulation kind
With the drivers seat high up in front
an the drummsr's up behind,
An t'other seats sloped grajsrly, and
well. I'll explain to you
BY sayin' they resembled jest Z great,
big, SMALLER u.
Twas built right here in Mainevills, an
the blacksmith bossed the job
His surname slips my mem'ry, but his
given name was Bob
An old Daddy" Stearns he made the
wheels. so powerful, strong and fit
That. thou Ave and forty years have
passed, they're strong and stiddy
UT.
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SOLD TO CANADIAN PACIFIC.
B. B. & B. c. Deal Said to Have
Seen Completed.


Seattle, Aug. 14.-The Times says:
Arrangements have been completed
whereby the Bellingham Bay and
British Columbia railroad is to be sold
to the Canadian Pacific. 81. 81. Tay
lor, president of the B. B. & B. c. r.
r.. has been in this city for the past
ten days. During that time. import
ant officials of the Canadian road have
called upon him, and any number of
secret conferences have been held be-
hind closed doors.
By the purchase Of tho B. B. & B.
G. r. R., the G. P. r. would have q
direct outlet to Puget Sound, and would
thus be able to tap the rich mineral
and lumber regions Of Western Wash
ington. It is said that the G. p. R.,
even now, has surveys made for the
purpose of extending the road into the
rich Mt. Baker mining district and
that other extensions are under con-
temptation.
It is also known that Mr.. Taylor has
been anxious to dispose Of the road for
some little time, as the company he
represents did not have funds available
to make extensions and Improvements
such as were necessary. Also, Mr..
Taylor wished to devote more time
and attention to the lumber and light
ing departments If the Bellingham
Bay Improvement company, and for
that reason desired to dispose Of hia
road.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-08-19

ity. units the victim for continued en-
Gent effort in business, and eventually
carries him OF before his time.
sprinting and tennis hs believes to
he the two sports which work the most
havoc with the heart
Oliver Wendell Holmes said that .
/. condition which often promoted long
ufe was prudently poor health ct an
early an. He meant By this that q
nan. IKE President Roosevelt We
might say in our own time, who In hjs
vouth had to husband his strength.
ana 81 slow and careful process d.
veloo the good health that hs lacked,
wouId b more likely to escape the
dangers Of overexertion, IN which the
cereiess giant Wa tsmptsd 70 indulg&
sun. Owen strength and good health
- the beginning. modaTate sxsrclee q
one's powers cannot fail u = , source
Sc renewed strength - Well - ot
healthful enjoymsnt
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-08-19
WORLDS GRAIN CROP.
Harvest on the Vhoee win Not Dc
4 Bad One.

Harvest on the whole WIN Not De
Bad One.
Washington, Aug. 15.-The foreign
crop reports received BY the agricul-
tural department and made public yes
terday, announce that in the ''coun-
tries Of largest production the princi-
pal bread grain drops cannot be called
abundant, but on q general survey Of
the field it seems probable that the
harvest Of 1905 will not on the whole
be bad one.
In Great Britain and Ireland the
area under wheat IL estimated at IT, O0,-
600 acres, and the yield at 6S, OO0, 900
bushels, or 35 bushels to the acre,
against an area last year Of 1,400, 900
acres and yield Of 80, 600, 900 bushels,
or less than 20 bushels per sore.
The area under wheat in Manitoba
and the Northwest territories 10 fully
10 pen cent larger than ever before.
The acreage there 10 placed at 4,000,-
600. and the crop at 10000, 900 or 80,-
600, 900 bushels, by some AZ high az
100, 900, 900. In Argentina there 10 q
good crop outlook, and the area OF
winter grain appears to be much larg-
or than last year.
In Australia the outlook is more
promising than in ten years.
Despite unfavorable weather reports,
the outlook in Germany last month
seemed fair.
In Russia the crop prospects re-
winter cereal promised nearly, and the
spring grains an average yield. In
Russia it is not certain whether winter
wheat or winter rye can be set down
as average crops.
In Hungary the prospect was consid-
erably worse than in June, but the to-
tai grain crop is stated to be larger
than last year.
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The runnin' gear was yallr. but tn
wagsin It was red,
An feather plumss, red, white and blue.
adorned each horses head.
An with them nix horses prancin, With
I'll their might and main,
SicA IN inspirin' spectacle I1l neve- -
again.
They subscribed six hundred dollars fsr
TO hx IN that old hand.
But The buiadin' didn't cost much. FER
the hull town took . hand
An the Squire an the Mayord come n
whs0svef work was slack,
An the minister nd often do6 his cat
an take q whack.
We played our Arst engagement In the
year Of nfty-nine,
Down 10 Mason. on July the Fourth, the
weather It was f.ns.
An ~ We started playin', with the drum
gom' thrf-ap!
That ere part Of Warren county was q
credit to the map
Onc'e week We gave q concert - the
Mainsvills folkD could hear,
An We made heap O. money at engage
msnts fur an near.
But at night when homo rsturnin' we'd
wake our kith an kin.
An rouse the sleepin' echoes with the
strains Of "Homs Agin."
Well. the band got 30 famous they was
wanted everywhere,
To play at celebrations, sir, an at the
County Fair,
An at Lebanon an Wilmington, an a.
fur a. Morrowtown.
In fact from several counties did glowin'
praise resoun'.
But now the organization that was once
the city's pride
II busted up, an all the boys are scat
tered fur and wide.
Ons's In the Legislatur, and onsb an
actor great,
An one In Congress represents this dsss-
trict Of the State.
An now tho old band Vaughn, with all It.
glory shed,
Like faded specter Of the past It stands
in Stephens shed.
An sometimes when children play In It,
It heaves q creaky sigh,
Al II longin' for its cronies. and the days
that have gone by.
But. like the old band Vaughn, am
shaky now and old,
An cal'late soon to take a trip where
all the streets are gold.
But I feel sure that some old comrads
will grasp me by the hand
An say, "'Member how we used to play
in that Old Maineville Bandr'
St Louis Chronicle.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-08-19
VOTE FOR DISSOLUTION
ALMOST UNANIMOUS

Christiania, Aug. 1.-THE Norwe-
gian people, in referendum vote tax
en- Saturday, pronounced in favor OF
dissolution of the union with Sweden
with remarkable, though not unex
pected unanimity.
OF 45O, 900 voters 5000 cast bal
lots. While the full result will not be
known for some hours the returns 60
far received show that about one per-
son In 8, 200 voted against dissolution.
The difference between the total num-
ber of voters and the number of votes
cast is attributable to absentees. such
"a sailors abroad and others who are
out Of the country at present.
There were scenes Of the greatest en-.
thusiasm everywhere. Thousands Of
women who did not have the right Of
franchise signed petitions IN the streets
indorsing the dissolution. In Chris
tiania and other cities the total popu-
lation turned ont, everyone wearing
long streamers Of the national oolori
and pictures Of Premier Michelsen.
One Of the members Of the cabinet
said to the Associated Press:
"The results surpass the msost San.
ouine expectations. Norway will new.
ar retract, but everything will DO done
- meet the wishes Of Sweden in Other
directions.
eff peace depends upon abolisn,ne
the forts they will be abolished. Nor
80 rrst ramain Q monarchy; the
neonle do not desire republic.
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mensions double those which were
unasgisted in the matter Of illumina-
ton. The accompanying illustration
shows very clearly the difference In
growth made by plants under the two
different conditions. The plant In
bloom was stimulated by acetylene
gas at night, while the less matured
one depended on sunlight only.
The experiments were carried on
through three months In a dollhouse.
This house was divided into two parts
by curtain. This curtain was hung
In such 4 way that each half Of the
house received the same illumination
from the sun. The beds on each side
were exactly alike, not only In stzs
but In location ana contents. II lily
was planted In q certain part Of q bed
on one side, another Of the same spe-
dies and age was set out In the same
part Of the corresponding bed on the
other. An equipment consisting Of
twelve 85-candls power acetylene
lamps was erected on one sids Of the
curtain. Ordinary tin reAectors over
each nght thrsw their rays downward
upon the soil. The lights were run
whenever It was DARK. the length Of
time banging from nine to fourteen
hours. according to the peEiod 81 day
liaht Tho soil temperature and
amount Of mixture wsro = nearly the
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-08-19
zEIGLER EXPEDITION
HAS been. RELIEVED

Honnigsvag, Norway. Aug. 1.-The
Arctic steamer Terranova, which went
to the relief Of the Fiala. Zeigler polar
expedition, has rescued Anthony Fiala
and all the others connected with the
expedition, with the exception Of one
Norwegian sailor, who died from nat
ural causes. The ship America, which
took out the expedition, was crushed
in the ice early in the winter of 1904,
and lost large part of her coal and
provisions.
The thirty seven members Of the ex-
petition who returned to safety are all
in good health and spirits despite their
privations and prolonged experiences
and imprisonment in the Arctic, the
expedition having been severed from
all communication with the outside
world since July. 1908.
Anthony Fiala, of Brooklyn, N. Y,
the leader of the expedition, in a brief
statement, says:
"The rescue was most timely. By
my order the America wintered in Nep-
litz bay, where early in the winter of
1904 the ship was crushed in the ice
and became total loss, together with
big quantities Of coal and provisions.
"Supplies Of stores left at Franz Jo-
SET Land by various relief parties saved
us very serious privations. Three at
tempts to reach a high latitude failed.
The scientific work. however, as plan
ned, was successfully carried out by
William J. Peters, of the United States
geological survey.
'Our rescue was due to the splendid
efforts of William s. Champ, secretary
of the late William Zeigler, command
ing the relief expedition, who, owing
to the terrible weather, failed to reach
us last year, and to the untiring zeal
of Capt. Kjedsen and his Norwegian
officers and crew, who for six weeks
persistently forced their way through
solid foes Of ice and finally reached rs.
can abundance Of stores had been
left on Franz Josef archipelago by the
expedition commanded by the Duke OF
Abruzzi and the Andre relief expedi-
ton, 80 that we did not suffer serious
difficulties on that score.
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srUBBS GIVES REASONS.
s"' with N. p. Cause OF Refusal to
flake Joint Rate.

stat Aane' Aug. 15.-Regarding the
der . .oilroad com missions right TO or
Ros,,Ss olnt rate for handling coal from
trafsn 70 Colfax, WASH, J. G. Stubs,
said. manager Of the Hartman lines,
join, The commission may mako Q
bpt .ate on Roslyn coal if it wants to,
Conn., Will not conform to it. II the
"n a. wants to fight, all right
tia NOV you think we are going to Lei
thu. "ottnern Pacific short haul m on
the N Goliax coal trade, after the way
the Sons Slsin Pacific is treating us on
a. 1uo! continued Mr.. Stubbs.
ci6c w you know that the Northern Pa
petitir oa Join with us in billing com.
Over freight for Seattle or Taooms
'0f line to Portlsnd?''
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prss'nisTlc ABOUT rar.
ko'e OF Woman Looms Up Befor,
Vision OF r1r. nod,n.

'tu'e OF Woman Looms Tn Rrsc-.
Vision OF Fsr. Bodtne.
Detroit. Mich, Aug. 17.-Tbe an.
nual convention Of the Internations /,
association Of Factory Inspectors !. :,
session here. About 100 deleeatas !. az :.
present. ssos are
Inc speech Of Mr.. Bodine. .np.-,,
e1ndent OF compulsory education =.
wTn.caeo' created q mild sensation
Inc speaker produced federal statistics
Oove.'ng the past twenty years. show
ing snat the industrial composition If
women, children and maohina l.ho-
was driving the men out az the l.-c.
cfsaes to fields Of heavy manual lahor
IN mining and agriculture. BE daclar.
90 that woman was destined to be- thu
Iu1lng sex IN industrialism, and oon-
tinued:
Man, like the Indian, il dying ont
and being driven out. In 1890 thars
were 1914, 871 women who wera er,.
ployed in gainful occupations In Amer.
ica. In 1900 she number had increas-
ed to $3.50. 807. The birth rate among
tne female population is increasing and
the death decreasing. It is Just the re-
verse among the males. We are rapid
" drifting to the age Of the eternal
feminine when man will be q baok
number and forced to return to the soil
and to those fields Of labor where onlv
MS physical endurance will save him
In the struggle for survival"
In discussing the competitive life
Tor the leadership in society, the sneak
or said:
Society is dying out at the ton. It
Is crystal maze of glass houses where
no occupant dares to cast the first
stone. The dangerous example; the
academy OF divorce. Society has moth
ers who are slaves to the science of
fashion and fri7olity. who look more
often into their mirrors than into the
faces Of their children. With fash
ionable mother gadding about social
functions and a fashionable father at
his club, the result will be that within
a1decade the question Of the neglected
children of the rich will become as
greata social problem as that of the
neglected children of the poor"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-08-19

much evil has re-
suited from college
athletics. according
to the Boston
Qlobe.
College athletes.
he finds, bring on
by overexerhon q
number Of Ills, OF
which the worst
and most common
IL weakness OF the
heart, that, devel-
~-a~~ 18th ma fnR.
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lumbermen Cutting Price:

Vancouver, B. c., Aug. IA Dlg
cut in lumber prices for the Northwest
trade 10 announced BY tho Coast miin'
with the alleged object Of diGupt1ns
tho selling pool organised at Calgary
two months ago By tho mountain lum-
bar mills. Shiplap and other rough
dinenaion lumber IL now being deliv-
er,rl by tho Vancouver mills 10 points
= Cha Canadian Northwest at tl7 Per
thousand, ont Of . Per Thousand.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-08-19

same on each side Of the curtain a. Il
was possible to make them.
The plants on the acetylene side in
many instances matured twice AZ fast
as those on the other side Of the pard-
ton. Radishes, onions and several
other kinds of plants which develop
their edible parts below the surface Of
the ground were found to have pur-
sued their usual course, except that
they grew twice AZ fast as those not
placed under the influence Of the
acetylene light.
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Nav cease DiscrlminafIon.

Sc. Petersburg, Aug. 14.-As tne
result Of tthe conference between M1.
Meyer, the American Ambassador, ano
the ministers Of finance and foreign
affairs, there il reason to believe that
an understanding will be reached
wharabv the discriminating duties Inn
noaed BY Russia on American machin.
erv and tools and manufactures OF
-, and innn will soon be removed.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-08-19

q ceVN0e gas uGnr
acts In 4 similar
manner. Some In
teresting ZIP e r l.
ments in this direc-
ton have recently
been conducted by
Mr.. NJ. ]. Jorns Of
Cornell Agricultur-
al College, with
striking res q lts.
Plants exposed dur
the night to the H.
! u m / n q tfon Of
acetylene gas grew
to twice the size
Of those left to the
nursing Of. the sun
only, and vege-
tables attained d.
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f;cv~rnors Accept Invitation.

New YORK. Aug. 1.-THE govern,
orr Of &c states have 90 Tar accepsee
the invitation Of tho National Cavic
Federation 70 appoint delegates % ~
tend the national conference on immi-
grafton 20 b held in this CITY Deoem-
ber 6 and z.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-08-19
probe for Equitable.

Lincoln, Neb.. Aug. 15.-Insuranoe
Auditor Pierce has announced that the
insurance department Of Nebraska,
working with Wisconsin, Minnesota,
Louisiana, Kentucky and Tennessee
would on October / begin an investi-
cation of the affairs Of the Equitable.
New YorA Life and Mutual compa MES
in the states named.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-08-19
British Squadron Goes to Baltic.

London, Aug. 1.-THE British
channel squadron, consisting Of eleven
battleships, eight cruiserr and q fiotilla
Of torpedo boats. under tho command
Of Sir Arthur Wilson, has sailed from
Spithead for the Baltic sea. During
the cruise the squadron viii visit You
iden, Graadeep, Swinemund and Neu-
fahrWaaeeE.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-08-19

Washington, Aug. 14.-Prof. Willie
T. Moore, chief Of the United States
bureau, has issued = signed statement
denying allegations Of graft in the
management Of the weather bureau
station In tho Blue Ridge mountains,
near Blue Mountain, and Offering fun
opportunity for tho investigation Of any
specific charges By any psEson.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-08-19
HAS not DECIDED
PRESIDENT STILL CONSIDERS Ex.
IRA SESSION MATTER.
Now Said to Be AGAINST
November r1eetin1, but rinal An.
n0uncement Is Withheld Until
Latter Part OF September-Con.
0ressmen Opposed.

Oyster Bay, Aug. 14-Notwithstand.
ing the moro or less definite announce.
ment which has emanated from vari.
Gus sources during the last few months
congress may not be called into extra.
ordinary session next November. In.
deed, the Indications are now that No
extraordinary session will be held this
year.
The statement is made on the author.
ity of President Roosevelt himself. He
has not decided definitely yet, and will
probably not reach a determination I'M.
til he shall have returned to Washing.
ton tho latter part of September.
Strong pressure is being brought to
bear upon the president to induce him
not to call an extra session. So much
interest has been manifested in the
subject throughout the country that
the president has received large mum
ber Of letters concerning it.
nany riembers Against u.
Many senators and representatives
have urged a decision against the extra
session. They point out that practic-
ally nothing will be gained by an ex-
ira session that will begin not more
than three weeks before the opening of
the regular session. Hence it will
cause some inconvenience to many
members of congress in both branches.
Taking these things into consideration,
the president has reserved q definite
decision in the matter, tho chances
being that the session will not be
called.
Last spring it was the president
idea to issue at the proper time a call
for an extraordinary session of con-
gress, to be held in October, for the
purpose Of enacting, if possible, rail-
road rate legislation. incidentally it
was expected that some recommends
tions might be made by the president
regarding proposed changes in the ex-
listing tariff law.
The idea of an October session final
~ was abandoned, and subsequently
the president made arrangements for a
two weeks trip through the South. be-
ginning on the 18th of October. It
was then announced that the extra ses-
sion would not be called until after the
November elections. If finally he
president should decide to call congress
together, the session will begin on the
first Monday after the November cleo
tions. which will be just about three
weeks before the beginning Of the reg
ular session in December.
In this connection it can be stated
that it is not unlikely in view of. the
prevalence of yellow fever in New Or
leans, that the president may conclude
to make his trip through the South in
two sections, visiting the Atlantic
coast states in October, and Louisiana,
Arkansas, and perhaps Tennessee on
another trip to be made later.
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TOO MUCH ATHLETICS

Tennis and 0printing Apt 70 1nduce
Weakness Of the Heart.
Prof. James, of the University Of II.
linois, says that an investigation OF
soma years has convinced him that
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-08-19
PLANTS BIZ ARTIFICIAL LIGHT.

It has been known for some time
that plant LIE II affected favorably by
electric light, and now it appears that
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1905-09-22

doors of the building from a large
open burner in a saloon belonging to
Pat Collins, adjoining the Burnside
lodging house, by a steady draught.
Donaldson staggered into the hall
way and the people who saw him
armed fed for their lives and a hurry
call was sent to the police. Other
rooms on that side Of the house were
filed with the deadly fumes. Police
man John Goltz, who answered the
call, aroused the people.
Ten lashes were laid upon the barred
back of Robert w. Cecil in the county
Jail at Baker City, at the hands of
Sheriff Bro wn. The Upton post
master had pleaded to a charge of
wife beating and was sentenced to
be whipped. Since his incarceration
he has told several witnesses that if
he were whipped he would kill her
If he had to hang for 1t.
This is the second case of whipping
in the state since the law was passed
by the last legislature.