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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-08-26

An expert beekeeper can manage
two or three hundred colonies without
help when he has them in hives where
he can see what they are doing,
whereas II they were in box hives he
would be unable to do anything with
such number. A very little reading
and study will give the farmer all
necessary knowledge for the manage
ment Of few hives, 30 that he can
have his swarm1ng (the bugbear of
the farmer-beekeeper) when it Is most
convenient for him or not at all If he
doesn't want any increase. With box
hives there can be no control of
swarming-the bees have 1t entirely
In their own hands Tor wings), and
come out when they are ready, re-
gardless Of the fact that their owner
may be half a mile away in a hay
field, hustling to get ahead Of ap-
preaching rain. &1& @
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BcNNING TON VERDICT.
cnslan Wade Held to Have Been Re-
SpOnStble.

washington, Aug. 22.-Secretary
Bonaparte yesterday received and, as
soon az he had himself read the lind
inss of the court of inquiry which In.
yestigated the explosion Of the gunboat
Bennington at San Diego, CAL, on Ju-
ly21. made them public.
The findings set at rest the stories
that had been circulated to the effect
that the Bennington's boilers, and per-
hans those Of other vessels OF the Same
age, were detective. =.
The court found the explosion result
cd from tho closing, OF . valve, wnacn
connected the exploded boiler with 10
seeem gauge, 70 that the pressure on
the poilsr may have been several hun
dred pounds TO the square inch when
tho accident occurred.
The board recommends courtmartial
proceedings for tho only ono Of the sur-
vivor, who could be held responst Dle-
Ensign Davis. ~, ..-
According to the report. the snip
waa IA an excellent state Of discipline
and in q good and efficient condison'
with the exception Of her ooaiefs'
vhich were in fair condition ana en-.
oient. considering their age, laoous
fourteen years) and the use 70 wnion
thev had bean subjected. =
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RAILWAY STATISTICS.
Figures Taken from Report OF Infer
state Commission,

state Commission.
Washington, Aug. 21.-The annual
report of the interstate commerce COM
mission, giving the railroad statistics
for the year, 1904, shows that there
were at the end of that year 297,O7s
miles of railroad in the United States.
The number of railroad corporations
included in the report was 2,1O4.
In the course Of the year railway
companies owning 500 miles were. re-
organized or merged.
The mileage operated by receivers
was 1912. The number Of roads in
the hands Of receivers was %. and at
the close of the previous year 81.
The number Of persons on the pay.
rolls of the railways was 1894, 121. OF
GIL per 100 miles. The wages and sal
aries paid for the year amounted to
$817, 598. $40.
The par value Of the railroad capi-
tai outstanding on June 80, 1904, was
1878, 124, 679, which represents a
capitalization Of $64. s65 per mile.
OF the total capital stock outstand-
ing AZ. SO per cent paid dividends.
The gross earnings were 81, 1856, 174, >
O91, being $74.327, 184 greater than
for the previous year. The operating
expenses were 1888, 800, 253, an in.
crease Of $81, 1867, 4O1.
The total casualties to persons Oh
the railways was o., 2O1, OF which
10, O46 represented the number OF per.
sons killed.
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Box for Funnigatins

00X 10E
Certain kinds Of plants grown IN
pots are often subject to the attacks
Of insects even in the summer, Al
though the trouble II greater dur1n6
the months Of winter, when the plants
are grown in the heat Of the living
room, without much moisture. To thor
oughly cleanse plants of insects they
must be fumigated, tobacco burned
being the means generally employed.
OF course, in this work the main idea
is to keep the air from the plants dur
ing the process Of fumigation.
The fumigating box may be OF any
size desired, according to the number
of plants to be cleansed. although a
box which may be conveniently car
rled about is preferred to anything
larger. After selecting the box, make
a frame three inches wide and nail
around the edge of the box. Then
bore a few holes in one end Of the
box Then make a frame to f1t snug
~ over the box (see the upper illus
tration in the cut and fasten hoops
on it. Cover this hoped frame with
unbleached muslin, lacking the muslin
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-08-26
BIRTH RATE IS LESS.


Statistics Show Decrease for Hsst
lislS Cealugv.
Washington. Aug. 21.-''That there
has been q persistent decline Of the
birth rate in the United States since
1907 Il the concluGion reached In =
bulletin issued By the census bureau.
The bulletin was prepared BY Prof.
Walter r. Wilcox, Of Cornell univsrs-
ity, and it IL explained that, although
any analysis made offers many. sugges-
lions a. to the probable tendencies in
the birth rate Of the United States, IL
il primarily not . study in birth rates,
but study in the proportion Of chil-
dren to the. total population or total
number Of women Of collaborating
age. 81 Af9ti5
The result of the study shows that
at the beginning of the nineteenth CEN
tury the children under ten years OF
age constituted one-third and at the
end less than one-fourth Of the total
population. The decrease in this pro-
portion began as early az the decade
1910 to 1920 and continued uninter-
ruptedly. though at varying rates, in
each successive decade.
Ten and Twenty Year Periods.
Between the years 1850 and 1860
the proportion of children to women
between Is and As years increased,
but since 1860. it has constantly de-
creased. 1t is stated that the decrease
has been unequal from decade to de-
oade, but that, il the computation is
made upon the basis Of twenty-year
periods, it has been regular. In 1860
the number of children under years
of age to 1000 women 15 to 45 years
Of age was 634; in 1900 it was only
474. The proportion of children to
potential mothers in 1900 was only
three-fourths as large as in 1850.
No attempt is made by the author
Of the bulletin to determine the proba-
bic cause of this decline. An extend
ed argument by General Francis A.
Walker is given, suggesting that it is
largely due to the influx Of foreigners
and the resultant shock to the popula-
ton instinct of the natives. But Pro-
lessor Wilcox does not express def
mite opinion, claiming that the vital
statistics of the country are not sufi-
GENTLY developed to afford sound
basis Of Judgment.
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! fsUsT. PAY THEIR taxes.
Foreign Corporstsoa NJ nv. -,
H0Mle onSaifmsan-

5ers'sn corporstson No Bssser IN.
H0aae lnssttutioa.
olympia, Aug. 2s.-Foreisn corno.
rasions IN this state are entitis. = -
treatment but no favors. and chez S 80. -.
pay taxes on tax certiloatee -. 8. 5. -.
= ssase tax commission il . lettsr sent =
?. " NOBLE, asseaqor Of Lincoln conn.
~ Inc letter refers 70 tho delinnner.
sax cer0dcates Of r. a. Holman s.sr.
q tne Vermont Loan and Trnst -.
paiy, who claims exemution f,nr 81.
ss.on on the grounds that they are 4
corporation organized under the ~
g vermont, and that it 10 an ILLEGAL
Ine tax commission says: "a for.
eagn corporation doing busine.a - mi.
ssase as provided BY law becomes. for
the purposes Of asseesment ana ..-s
tlon. q domestic corporation.
Inc legislature in providing tina
Iuies under which q foreign CORPORA
ZION can do business in this sta r.. varv
clearly intends this class Of oorpora.
vors. ~ -
"Tbis class of personal property
snooid DO assesped in the county where
sne foreign corporation has it's princi-
pal office or place Of business, and il
the Office OF the company is not in Lin
com county you should ascertain in
winch county it is situated and send to
the assessor for that county list of the
oertlncates owned by the company, 90
that they may be put on the rolls in
the county entitled to assess them"
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AMBASSADOR CONGER
RESIGNS HIS MISSION

OYSTER Bay, Aug. 23.-Edwin 81.
OOnser, Of Iowa, has resigned his post
~ AMBASSADOR to Mexico, to take effect
oceoer IS next, and President Roose.
vi. has accepted the resignation.
Nf' Conger's retirement from the
Apiomatle service was fereshadowed
~ 'ne news reports of last week. It
p nas indcated that he might be sent to
.eAins as a special commissioner of
d sIu president, to adjust, if possible, the
~. uefences which have arisen between
o on.s country and China over the boy
WV w" OF American goods by some of the
W.. guilds. While no official
s ssa'ement is obtainable here regarding
s sse mission, there are reasons for the
EASEMENT a'onent that it either has been aban-
h hOu0a ey the president or that it has
r u'en declined by Mr.. Conger. At any
% 1t Is believed Mr.. Conger will not
% W Emma as the representative of the
u has not been determined definitely
h ss Sho succeeds Mr.. Conger az am
s,a ssaaof to Mexico, but, as heretofore
Two h'eo' 1t probably will be David e.
smha apson' Of Nebraska, now American
thu .ossaaor to Brazil. It is known
Ts ss AMBASSADOR Thompson desires the
thu ~. connection with the appointment
an. sa ame OF Francis B. Loomis, assist
tions ses0fesary of state, has been mem
nits1. a, :. out 1t can be said pretty def
uo;n:. mat Mr.. Loomis will not be ap-
secra. Ills resignation az assistant
anv .; OF state may be expected q
reti,s s'4e' 1t is certain that he ID ia
whsth nom the state department., but
nent 10 ne will receive an appoint
been ~ the diplomatic service, as has
vba. suggested, is thought to be some
Da1 problematical.
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To buttermakers who have to do
their own churning with dash churn
I illustrate a method that does away
with manual labor. The illustration
almost explains ITSELF A balance
wheel must be arranged at one end Of
an axle, and a four or six-fan wheel,
to catch the wind. at the other end. In
the center the rod must be bent in the
shape Of the letter U. As the axle re-
wolves, this plays the pitman up and
down. The churn stands in the box.
The rod should be 50 arranged that 1t
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Collins Held for cxfradition.

Victoria, B. c., Aug. 22.-George
D. Collins, the lawyer who fled from
San Francisco on July 8. when on trial
for bigamy, and was arrested here on
July IL at the instance Of the San
Francisco police, has been committed
for exEadition. The prisoner cannot,
under the law, be surrendered for fl
teen days, and In the meantime will
appeal. @H j 97
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to the frame and gathering it in at the
ends as indicated. The frame covered
with the muslin will not break the top
of soft plants, and it Is readily con-
structed. This framed cover rests up
on the three-inch frame which was first
put about the box and will not readily
slip of.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-08-26

II there are any hollows in your
poultry runs that are liable to hold
water after heavy showers, ill them
up or drain 20 that the birds will not
be compelled to wade through mud
dy water half way up to their knees,
20 to speak. says Commercial Poul-
try. Otherwise some Of those valu-
able and highly priced early Matched
birds will likely lie down and die.
And you will wonder what is the mat
ter with them. They will be dead, Of
course, but you might have saved
them.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-08-26

Sixty Thousand Illegal voters.
Philadelphia, Aug. 21.-According
TO q statement made BY the director Of
public safety, based on canvass made
BY the police, there are &C, 1000 names
on the voting list Of the city which
under the law have no right 10 be
there. The assessoEs in all the, vsting
districts Of the city will be asked TO
strike the alleged fraudulent names
from the list.
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can be quickly detached when it Is
necessary to look at the butter.
Handles are provided at the bottom Of
the box for turning in the right direc-
ton Of the wind. When not in use,
the fans can be taken OF and the re-
mainder Of the crude machine can be
left. Anyone can make one, and 80
help the work of the women who have
to churn by hand.-Clement Grover.
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urand Trunk Contract Lei.

& MoM wa' Ont, Aug. s4.-MoDonald
will h nhs Of Westbourne, Manitoba,
railrosa 'o the Grand Trunk Pacific
from d. al except the steel and ties,
n. " - aeeia Prairie to Forestwood,
The - - distance of 275 miles.
600 ono 'fact amounts to about 81
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-08-26
ASSEMBLY, ORDERED
,,,p issues UkASE FOR ITS
CONVOCATI0N.
,,,,.,ive Organization In Con-
,~ction with Council Of the
rmnire-NO Legislative Powers,
,., Is Long Step Forward for
RuSSia.

G. Petersburg, Aug. 19.-Russia'l
.,oral representative assembly, the
sn;, Of decades of stress and striving
-oform which endows the Russian
.o,,e with the right of being consult.
= through their chosen representative
y ths suggestion, preparation and re-
n.al Of legislation, today takes it's place
snonp the fundamental institutions Of
the empire.
In solemn manifesto, Emperor
Nicholas announces this morning tc
his subjects the fruition of his plans
snmmoning the representatives of his
neople, as outlined in rescript issued
hv him on March last, and fixes the
aota for the convocation as mid-Jan.
nary A ukase addressed to the senate
formally orders that body to register
.. the imperial will a law project,
formulating the nature, powers and
nrocedure of the new governmental Or
ganization.
The manifesto, ukase and project are
nnblisbed in special editions of the
official Messenger in st. Petersburg
and Moscow. They will be given out
for publication at noon to the newspa-
rers throughout the empire, many of
which are preparing to issue extra edi-
tions to signalize momentous histori-
cal event, overshadowing in import
snce the liberation of the serfs in 1861.
Announced on Feast Day.
The date of the occasion has been
happily chosen with due regard to the
uoetical symbolism so dear to the Rus
sian heart, for on this day is celebrat-
ed the great religious feast of the
transformation of Christ, with the
bringing to the church of the first
fruits of the new harvest.
The national assembly will be a
consultative assembly in connection
with the council of the empire, and
not legislative body. The powers of
the emperor remain theoretically abso-
lutte. As the emperor is the supreme
law giver and autocrat, the decisions
of the douma have only a recommend
atory and not binding force, though
the rejection of any legislative mea-
sure by two-thirds majority of both
houses is sufficient to prevent that
measure from being law.
The representatives Of the people
will have not only the right to be
heard on any legislation proposed by
the government, but also can voice
their desires on new laws, and will
have the right to exert a certain super
vision over budgetary expenditures.
The suffrage, though wide, is not
universal. 1t is based on property
qualifications, the peasantry having q
vote through membership in communal
organization.
considerable portion of the resi-
dents Of cities, possessing no lands, to-
gether with women, soldiers, civil
lancaonaries, etc., are without suff-
rage.
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There was q time when the man
that received an average price for the
cattle, horse, or sheep he sent to mar
kst made money on It. but that tfms
IL not now. Then land was cheap.
labor was cheap. and grain Vas cheap
New al Of these axs high. and the
e1eeass price Of N animal doss not
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The Great Country Of the North.

Inc Ux98C NOUnGIy Oh tine MOTT the
The resources of Canada are hardly
yet appreciated by her nearest neigh
bors. Figures were recently quoted
BY q prominent Canadian speaker, Mr..
Edgar Judge, showing that the home
stead holdings in Northwestern Canada
since 1896 have increased from 207,-
76Os acres. to 2,220,12O acres. ST nifty
thousand farmers could raise seventy
million bushels of wheat in 1902 in
Manitoba, then 100000 could raise
$50, Geo eco bushels, enough to supply
the total import requirements Of Great
Britain. besides feeding the people Of
Canada" The speaker asserted that
the freight on wheat shipped from TT
william, Canada, to London, England.
IVES less than that on shipments from
English midlands, only one hundred
miles from London. He concluded that
the possibilities Of Canada 40 q grower
and exporter Of fruit products were
greater than those Of either Russia or
the United States.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-08-26

san Francisco, Aug. 9s.-The grand
;urv which has been In session IN this
citv for some time. has filed it, nnal
renrt and has been discharged. The
repert, which contains about So,UVo
,ror1s. il . scathing arraisnment o.
-. nreaent municipal administration.
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often equal the cost Of the labor ana
iced that have gone into him. This
condition has grown upon M till We
ma ourselves facing the necessity OF
working out Of 1t By producing ami
mails that win sell for more than they
90 at present or discovering some com.
odnauon Of feeds and care that viii
lessen the cost Of production. It IN
Wen to work along both lines.-Nx-
change.
Watering Trees.
Unless the owner Of trees under.
stands some Of tho more importaut
principles Of growth, there il danger
that h will. when applying watsr. dc
moro harm than good. TO apply wa
ter In small quantities through the
droughty season 10 to cause the root,
In the ground to turn toward the sur
face and grow In that direction. Then
when watering u discontinued for any
reason the roots dry out much more
quickly than II they had not been wa
tered at all When water 10 applied
to trees 1t should be in suficient
abundance to soak the ground to q
depth Of several feet The roots will
then not turn up to get moisture. If
1t Is necessary to apply but little wa
ter at time it should not be put on
the surface Of the ground. Dig hole
and put In large piece Of drain Pipe
30 that the water being thrown into
this pipe or piece Of tile will soak
deep into the ground. In case Of not
having drain pipe or piece Of tile, a
hole can be made sufficiently deep to
act as a reservoir. Let the water soak
into the ground from this hole. The
idea Is to get the water to the roots
from some other direction rather than
from the surface Of the ground.
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ForDry Hoofs.

A soaking tub may be made By cut
ting OF about one foot from the end
Of stout, tight barrel The short end
Il filled with water and placed In the
stall 70 that the forefeet win come in
the tub. An hour or two Of soaking
daily Il good for dry, hard hoofs.
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CONFERENCE At CHICAGO ADOPTS
SOME RESOLUTIONS.
uaxImum END minimum Tariffs Ad-
vocsted, the Same TO BE A..
ranged by Permanent Tariff
Commission to Be Created By
Congress.

lettering the trade relations between
the United States and foreign coun.
u1ee, has finished the work for which
sne meeting was called. arranged fo1
e committee to prosecute the plans Of
the convention and formed q perma.
nent organization styled the ssAmeri.
can Reciprocal Tariff League" The
committee, which will consist of if
teen members to be appointed by the
chair, was given power to organize and
promote the work for which the con.
vention assembled.
The resolutions adopted advocate
maximum and minimum tariffs and
suggest that such reciprocal oonces.
sions be arranged by permanent tariff
commission to be created by congress
and to be appointed BY the president.
Resolutions Adopted.
The following resolutions were
adopted:
"The national reciprocity conven-
ton. representing more than 400 agri-
cultural, commercial and industrial
associations of the United States by
delegates, assembled at Chicago, Aug
nst 16 and II, 1905, hereby makes the
following declaration of principles:
Whereas. the agricultural, manu-
featuring and other industries of this
country have expanded to such an ex-
tent that they can no longer depend
upon the home market for the con-
sumption of their entire product; and
Whereas, the export trade has be-
come vital support to many Of our
industries; and
Whereas, the present commercial
attitude Of the United States, largely
owing to our failure to carry into effect
the reciprocity trade provisions of Sec-
ton of the Dingley law, is antago-
nistio to foreign nations, whose good
will we desire and on whom we have
hitherto depended as purchasers of our
surplus products, therefore be it
Resolved, first, That this conven-
ton, recognizing the principle of pro-
lection as the established policy of our
country, advocates reciprocal conces-
sions by means of dual or maximum
and minimum tariff as the one prac-
tical method of relieving at this time
the strained situation with which we
are now confronted.
Resolved, second, That the ques-
ton of the schedules and items to be
considered in such reciprocal conces-
sions preferably be suggested by per-
manent tariff commission to be created
by congress and appointed by the pres
ident which shall consist OF economic,
industrial and commercial experts.
b Resolved, third, That we urge 40
ton upon congress at the earliest time
possible.
Eve recommend that q permanent
organization be formed under the style
of American Reciprocal Tariff League;
and that a committee of fifteen be ap-
pointed by the chair to have full
power to organize and further prose-
cute the work for which the conven-
ton has assembled. Said committee
shall have power to increase it's men,
bership and to fill vacancies when nec-
essary. That the chairman be request
ed to confer with the committee on ar
rangements and the various organiza-
lions represented at this convention,
and take the time needed for the prop
ar selection OF suitable members"
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.IM0 9t0OtS 01A8 o0S0BOs
Put fresh hay in the stables. VENT
late the buildings.
Clean the hoofs and clip the over
growth. Put lighter shoes on the
Curry the horses while they are
sheddine their winter coat and wash
them often.
Cut down the grain allowance Of the
horses In pasture and go that all the
animals get plenty Of fresh water.
The colt can safely b allowed In the
:. sture with the other animals, ana a.
. very early age should Be broken to
gentle habits.
Turn the COWS ont to pasture gradu-
allv. diminishing the grain. Zee that
thero u shade for the cows either nat
mai Of ARTIFICIAL
when the horses are hot and sweaty
aftsr ! lonE drive q . 6ay's WON.
apouee tAem with Geld wat9 g that
th1u vim not eeteA CD