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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-10-14

It is hard to realize the enor-
nous extent of the grain crop of
the United States when it is put in
mere figures, and it may be enlight-
ening to make some comparisons
to assist the imagination. The
statisticians of the railways say that
if their share of the present grain
crop had to be moved at once it
would require about | SOC, 900 cars.
These cars with the required loco
motives would occupy practically
every foot Of four parallel tracks
running from New York to San
Francisco. OF course a great deal
of the present crop will not be
moved in cars. Some of it is con-
sumed ON the farms where it is
raised; some of it is hauled in wag-
Ons direct to the mills. The rest is
said to amount to about one-third
of the total crop. Recent years
have enabled the farmers to put
money in the banks and they will
not find it SO necessary to rush
their grain upon the market. at
once. For this the railroads may
be thankful, but as it is they will
find their hands full in handling
the grain crop. They have made
great preparations and every effort
has been turned toward supplying
cars where they are most needed,
but for all that, constant complaints
Of car amines come from the grain
raising parts Of the country.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-10-14

Interesting comparisons may be
drawn from statistics regarding do
nestle and foreign railway freight
rates, wages paid to employees, pas
senger rates and percentage OF
earnings invested. For instance,
in England the passenger rates per
mile for the same classes as for the
United States are cents; in Ger
many, 3.8 cents. For their aver
age days pay American workmen
can travel 65 miles; British, 30
miles; French, 40; Belgian, SO; It
allan, 38. On American railroads
engineers average 81 a day; Eng
lish, s1.62; Belgian, s1O1. The
average wage for fremen in Amer
lea is 1928; British, 81 cents; Bel
gian, ~ cents. Other laborers get
from two to four times as much in
America as they do in other coun-
tries. Forty per cent of the gross
earnings of American railways goes
back to labor and % per cent to
capital. In England 81 per cent
goes to labor and 3S per cent to cap
ital.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-10-14
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Ur1rRp States LAND OFFICE

UNIrn STATES LAND offleN
Seattle, WASH, Aug. 20, ll99 yH,
Notice is hereby given that the :,,.ention to
make final proof in support of his ea rierk Of
that said proof will be made before the wash
the Superior Court at Friday Harpoi liz:
ington, on the I4th day of October, 1eoo'
ANTON CEPA ,e
Homestead entry No. 17,5sa, for the l kor d
Section twelve fIz), in Township 80
"a names the following witnesses .,,, 70 alton
his continuous residence upon ana e"
Of said land, viz: ,..,,.~ washing
". n. IGccrary. of Friday Harpor' washing.
ton; Pau1 E. Hubs q koene IL ssst Washington
Defnard 11ofdhorst, Of Provost, W Register.
FisSf nnblicatiou sept 4. 1905
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-10-14
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

In the Superior Court of the State of Washing
ton i'll and for San Juan County.
IN PROBATE
In the Matter of the Estate of James Taragett,
Deceased.
Notice is hereby given to the creditors of
James Taragett, deceased, to present their
claims against said estate, with the necessary
vouchers, to w. r. Garrett, attorney for the ad-
minisfratrix of said estate, at his Office, Friday
Harbor, San Juan County Washington, within
one year from the first publication OF this no
tice. towit? September g. 1905.
MARTHA TARAGETT.
Administrative
w. r. GARRETT,
Attorney for Administrative,
Friday Harbor, Washington.
First Publication September 9, 1905
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-10-14

The commissioners of Yakima
county have just let a contract for
the erection of new court house
to cost ST. 400. The commission
ers ofSan Juan county are asked
to build one to cost about one-tenth
of that amount, and the probability
is that the need of a new building
here to provide for the safe keeping
OF the public records and the de-
cent accommodation of the county
officers is far greater than it is in
Yakima county. Few counties
would take the risk ofloss of invalu-
able public records by fire as long as
this county has done.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-10-14
Salmon AS a. Cheap Food

Salmon AS a. Cheap Food
1t is pointed out by Mr.. Walter B.
Timms, says the Merchants Review,
that at 10 cents pound retail, sound
standard red Alaska canned salmon
is probably the cheapest food in the
market, as it means a pound of solid
meat ready for use, full of nutriment
and very palatabe There are no
shells, no bones, no head or feet, no
scales or entrails that must be thrown
away. Compare the left over por-
tions of some mutton chops and beef
steaks the butchers sell with the clean
plate left when a portion Of red Alas
ka or any other kind of canned -salm-
on is eaten. s..
Big bargains in mems and boys Lats at
Jensen's. See his display ad. on first
page.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-10-14

The boiler jacket of a. locomotive, ex-
posed to wear, weather and heat. is made
of charcoal sheet iron, because for such
purposes sheet iron is more durable than
sheet steel. The GREAT MAJESTIC STEEL
RANGE is~ now made Of charcoal sheet
iron, not steel, for exactly the same reason.
MORSE HARDWARE COMPANY,
1925 1039 Elk street, Bellingham.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-10-14
Varieties of Salmon

Salmon has become staple food
product in it's various preserved
shapes, yet doubtless there are gro
GERS who are not posted as to the va
rious kinds. Salmon is salmon, but
all salmon does not bring the same
price. Prices range from the royal
Chinook at the top to the chum or
dog salmon at the bottom. These
are the varieties: Royal Chinook,
Sockeye, Blueback, Tyee, or Red
salmon; Silver, Cohoe, or Medium Red
salmon; Humpback, or Pink salmon;
Steelhead, Chum, or Dog salmon. 1t
is not safe to judge canned salmon by
it's color. The oiliness and flavor are
safer tests.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-10-14

Denmark is land of small farms.
1t contains 224, 900 land owners, more
than half of whom do not have more
than one acre; $4,000 less than four
acres each. Only 1000 have more.
These small land owners are in the
poultry business.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-10-14

The West Coast Trade observes
that cit is often remarked that there
is no such thing as keeping an even
keel in business life. If Won are
not going ahead you have reached
the point where you are beginning
to go backward, and pretty soon
you may expect to be crowded of
the dump. It may be some conso-
iatlon to the man who cannot fig.
nre out that he is making appreci-
able progress to know that the
process of disintegration is not al.
ways swift and sure. A dispatch
from Picking, China, announces
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-10-14

An English farm hand, seventy-two
years old, has been granted a pension
for services in the Crimean war, fifty
years ago. He was in. the British ar
tillery, served in the taenches, was i:
the midst of the fighting around Sa-
vastopol, and volunteered to nurse
the dying soldiers in the cholera
camps. He will hereafter draw the
tremendous pension of S.. 40 month
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-10-14

By the way, isn't EZRA Elbertus,' p
the Usage of East Aurora" now
lecturing under the auspices Of
churches and educational institu-
lions on the Gospel of Work" and
kindred topics, the same high toned
gentleman who ran away with a
young woman a few years ago and
whose wife obtained divorce from
him on statutory grounds How
ever much Or little the ezra" may
know about the gospel of work, u
there is hardly any doubt that he
is an authority on the gospel of
working the public.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-10-14

that the Oldest newspaper in the
world, the Using Rao, is about to
to celebrate it's fourteenth centen-
NAL. This publication has not
changed it's form since the date Of
its first issue, yet it has managed to
continue in existence for matter
of fourteen hundred years."
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-10-14
DR. Wiley. chief chemist of the De.

DIR. Wiley, chief chemist of the De-
partment of Agriculture, declares
that 81 pei cent of whiskey is adul-
terated; also that he could reveal
facts which would cause its users to
become total abstainers. Well, Doc
tor, why not reveal them. The rev
citation might do more good than the
life insurance exposures.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-10-14

cit is not what man hears, but
what he believes that makes him
wise or foolish"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-10-14
sun1oNs n n. FoREcLosuRp J.
TAX LIEN OP

II the Superior Court Of the Stat.
TOE, i0r the County Of San Juan VI Washins.
william 2. wynn r., Plaintiff
4. II. warsbrouph and "a ,.n
Ms M,ie, the true name Of the Wa nsoroush
Wansnrough icing unknown ~ie Of RH
sons unknown, # any, having ana nc all all Per.
20 nave an interest In and IN 2, VI Claiming
erty hereinafter described me me real props'
The State OF Washington to K HTWndants
and Jane Doe WanshrOuph. bic -: " ansbrouyh
name OF the wife of R. II. wansb ne, the true
having or cia;m IN persons Pc unknown if being
TO the real property hereinafter d esos. in and
xon ana each ofyou are hereby no,;eed:
tns pIaintln above named is the hoId ,ned that
~ she ,rd ennq1ency numbered 7oo o. Ger
treasurer Of San Juan County, STATE goo, foy the
1ngtOn, Tor the amount Of IS OF WASH
same being the amount the, so'oS the
oe!inquent for taxes for the year 1oeo ute and
on real property assessed to thereon, up
when you are the owners or repnted ana Of
situate in said county and part,c, tea owners,
deo ana described as follows to-wit. houn-
Lot 3, Section II Township .s No..
Range 5, West OF Willamette Mt
and upon which he has maid to-
against said property as follows 'AAeS assessed
Years Tax Date Paid
1901 Oct.2 .ount
1907 Oct. A26
1909 Oct 324
1904 Oct , 2.76
5.57
Total amount of taxes paid since dot -
Certificate of Delinquency e oi
all Of said amounts bearing interest At ~ N2S3
OF nfteen per cent per annum from The ' az rate
payment OF said respective amounts. ou ua'e OF
are further notified that he will ami. anu You
Superior Court of the State of Washirsa.eoo the
and for said County, for Judgment forso 1n, In
his lien against the property herenbe losing
toned; and you are hereby summoned :. men,
pear within sixty days after the service &c 70 ap-
sum mons upon you, exclusive of the dav of .nis
vice. if personally served served NV :, SER
ton, then within sixty DAYS from ap pdp NC
the date OF the first publication of the aI!er
and summons, exclusive OF the day Of ss;d Hu sN
publication, to-wit, within sixty DAYS from, nfst
after the 9TH day of October, A.D, IooI and
defend this action or pay the amount a. ana
gether with costs; and in case of your failure 10
do SO, Judgment will be rendered foreclos;-@,
the lien for said Certificate of DeIinonosng
taxes, penalty, interest and costs, aoainst ny,
lands and premises hereinbefore menfcned Tie
Any pleading or process NAV be serHad u
the undersigned at the address hereinafte ,i poh
toned. ilen-
WILLIAM H. WYNN JR., Plaintiff
20. address: Friday Harbor Wast
W. II. WYNN, JR., Prosecuting Atto1ne,,
and Plaintiffs Attorney. P. O. address FrdeyS,
Harbor, Washington i'iudy
First publication October 7, 1qo5.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-10-14

Call and see our line of supplies-har-
ness, saddles, blank cts. storm robes,
whips, or anything for the horse.
BAKER BROS.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-10-14

FOUND, adrift near Sucia island, a Fra
ser river gill net, marked L. n. q. Owner
may have it by proving ownership and
paying COSTS |. d. NORDYKE. 9-9-4t.
Diegenes, lantern in hand, entered
the village drug store.
"Say, have you anything that will
cure cold p he asked.
mo, sir, have not,;; answered
the pill compiler.
"Give me your hand T. exclaimed
Diogenes, dropping his lantern. II
have at last found an honest man. -
Exchange.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-10-14

Three cans of X. G.. baking powder for
so cents at JensenS.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-10-14

The state tax commissions idea
of the equalization or taxes seems
to be to reduce the assessments OF
the big counties and "soak" the
small counties to make up the diff
ference. King county's valuation,
for instance, was reduced 100000
and in this county the commission
ers found it necessary to increase
the levy from 15.47 mills to II mills
to raise the additional amount de-
manded by the state.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-10-14

The Friday Harbor Lumber Com
pany has been running it's barrel de
partment nights lately.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-10-14

Fraternal life insurance is likely
to receive a considerable impetus
throughout the country in conse-
quence of the astounding revela-
tions of extravaganza and graft in
the management Of the great old
line companies of New York.
According to the treasury statis-
ties the per capita circulation on
September was $31.4O, a gain of
"a cents over last year. This is
based on an estimated population
on that date of 3,493 900, with a
total circulation in the country of
$2,621 ,659,O54.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-10-14

Tue IoiioWmg speclal scnooI dlstr1ct
levies were made to pay interest on
bonds:
/ District No. z, mill: No. q. . mills: No.
l6, 8 mills; No. II, mills; No. rs, mill;
No. n, 3 mills. a levy or mills was
made on the property Of district No. s. to
create 2 sinking fund Tor the redemption
Of bonds.
The auditor was authorized to draw
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-06-15
MuNTERvlLLE.

Munterville, June IA class of six
young people were confirmed at the
Swedish Lutheran church Sunday,
June H.. The church was beautifully
decorated for the occasion. A large
audience was present to hear the ex-
animation conducted by the pastor
Rev. E. T. Linden. Following this
came the confirmation sermon. The
church choir furnished special music.
The members of the class were Misses
Emma Allen, Venla Allen, Selma Han
son. Messrs. Seth Carlson, Arthur
Carlson and Martin Peterson.
The Lutheran Young Peoples soci-
ETY. will hold its meeting next Friday
evening with an interesting program.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Peterson and
daughter, Miss Alice, ad Messrs Alfred
and Alex. Peterson spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. August Burgeson.
Mrs. Alfred Peterson and daughter
Ruth, arrived Saturday to attend the
confirmation exercises Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilfred Johnson and
daughters, Frances and Quemvelene
visited over Sunday with Mrs. john
sons mother, Mrs. John Burnstedt.
Miss Hilma Anderson called on Miss
Regina Johnson Sunday afternoon.
Misses Severena and Hannah Sim
onson were entertained at the Johr
Peterso home Sunday afternoon.
Claude Baker and his sister, Winnie
attended meeting here Sunday morn
ing.
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SHORT HAND IN 8 LANGUAGES.
A Young Indian stenosrapher Has a
Remarkable Accomplishment.

Muskokee, 1. T., June 13. - There is
in the employ of the Dawes commits
sion young Choctaw who is one OF
the stenographers in the United
States who can take dictation in short.
hand in three languages. This mans
name is L. ]. Collins He speaks Choc.
taw and Chickasaw with as much flu.
ency as he does English. He is about
80 years old. His father was full.
blood Choctaw Indian and his mother
a Chickasaw. While his father lived
he learned to speak Choctaw. When he
went to the Chickasaw country with
his mother that language seemed as
easy for him as the Choctaw. When
his mother died he was picked up by
white family and allowed to study
with them under a governess. He
worked his way through the Indian
schools and finally finished a course III
stenography.
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PAckWooD.

Packwood, June 14.-Dr. Eller is at
tending the dental meeting at Iowa
City.
The Ottumwa district conference
will be held here July II, 10 and 10.
Miss May Gillette, of Packwood, and
James D. Ridgway, of Garden Grove,
were married last week at the home
of the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. O..
H. Gillette. The young couple will
reside in Garden Grove
Miss Eva Sisson, of Davis county, is
visiting relatives in this vicinity.
McClain, of Fairfield, and Mrs. Mollie
Brinker, of this place, visited few
days last week with the Misses Davis
near Stringtown.
A nights session Of the order Of the
order of the Mystic Circle was held
Friday night. James Davis was chos-
en- chairman and Miss Mary Davis,
president pro tenn.
]. L. Everett, whose death has been
expected for some time, died last
week. Cancer of the stomach was the
cause of death. Mr.. Everett was born
in Ohio in 1S49, and came to this
county in 1865. He resided near
Abingdon on a farm until 1890, when
he came here and entered the mer.
camille business, and continued in the
business until i'll health confined him
to the house, when for time he was
able to counsel his two daughters and
son who conducted the business
Ten children were born to Mr. and
Mrs. Everett. Two died in infancy
two are married, and three sons and
three daughters remain at home. Mr.
Everett will be sorely missed in bust
ness and social circles. He was 8
member of the Christian church and
the funeral services were conducted
by Elder Paris, after which the re
mains were inferred in the Packwood
cemetery.
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handle and run it lightly and freely
in the kerf, or cut. taking time to see
that the line is followed exactly, and
thus avoid all wasteful and crooked
edges on the work, which must after
ward be planed off,
While saving, be careful to stand In
such position as to saw the edge
square with the surface of the board.
This position may be tested from
time to time by setting a try square
on the board and against the side of
the saw, as in Fig. Fl.
Backsaw.
The backsaw shown in Fig. % is used
on the bench, and is bench saw, be-
ing used for light, fine work and for
fitting and dovetailing. The filing and
setting are the same as already de-
scribed for handsaws. Backsaws are
made of many sizes. A 10 or 12-inch
will be convenient size for general
use. AS the metal back holds and
stiffens the saw, thin blade should
always be selected. When using, hold
with one hand only.
Never under any circumstances press
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IS
FIG. %.

on the saw with the other hand, but
run the saw very lightly on the wood.
Should any trouble be found in
starting the cut, first draw the saw
backward against the finger Of the
left hand, which grips the block of
wood being sawed.
Much trouble is sometimes found by
beginning in starting the cut, the tend
ency being to cut too deeply into the
wood, especially If the saw is sharp.
making it hard to begin the cut close
to the line, and often splitting off a
corner from the wood. To avoid this
trouble, hold the handle of the saw
high, as shown in Fig. %, drawing the
saw backward with pulling stroke
toward the operator, and steadying the
blade OF the saw with the first finger
OF the left hand. This will made
slight kerr, which can be increased by
a very light pushing stroke. At each
succeeding stroke gradually lower the
handle end of the saw until a hori-
zontal position is gained The saving
must in all cases be done with light
lifting stroke, without any forcing into
the wood, using long, steady strokes so
as to use the entire length of the
saw, and to bring all the teeth into
use.
If they can be afforded, two back
saws will be found very convenient,
one a Pinch for general work, and
lied to crosscut. and ten-inch filed
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to cut with the grain Of the wood, to
be used for dovetailing and other
often recurring work of this kind. TO
use a backsaw In such way as to fol-
low closely to the dimension line, and
do exact and closely fitti.g work, re-
quires from the beginner a consider
able amount of careful practice.
To all who wish to acquire skill in
the use of this important tool, we
recommend the following exercise tor
practice: Take any block Of wsod
from IL to 16 inches long, about two
inches wide, and from one and one
half to one and three-fourths inches
in thickness, and with a try-square
and q sharp-pointed pocketknife lay
out lines, as partially shown in Fig.
"a, on the front, upper and back sides
of the block. The knife cuts must be
at least one-sixteenth inch deep, and
one-fourth to three-eighths inch dis
tant one from the other Next pro-
coed to saw up the block into the thin
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RAPIDLY DWINDLIN0 AWAY.
The Ranks Of the Grand Army of the
Republic Cannot Be
Refilled.

The recent disbanding of post of the
Grand Army of the Republic at Glouces-
ter, N. j., because of the dwindling away
of its membership has served as vivid
reminder to many an old veteran Of tho
civil war that the time is not far dis
tant when the great order must pass
away.
Unlike most organizations Of it's kind,
the Grand Army of the Republic cannot
be recruited from the descendants of
Its original members or from any source
save one which is constantly shrinking:
None but soldiers, sailors and marines
who fought in the civil war are eligible,
and when all of this dwfadling host,
survivors of a conflict which ended 40
years ago, shall have answered the last
roll call no others can take their places
The Grand Army Of the Republic was
started in 1866, the first post being or
ganized at Decatur, ILL.,, in April of that
year by Maj. B. F. Stephenson and Capt.
John S. Philips, but its growth was not
at first rapid. 1t was not until more
than ten years later that Gen. Grant be-
came member, being mustered into the
George G. Meade post, No. 1, of Phila-
delphia, by Post Commander George w.
Devinny. The maximum membership
was reached in 1890, when it was 4O9, 4S9
For the last Is years it has been steadily
decreasing; not only this, but the rate
of decrease has steadily grown.
The annual death rate among men,
hers of the order in 1886 was SO in every
10000. To-day, having gone up steadily
through the intervening years, it is 352
in every 10000. In 1894 the membership
of the national body had fallen to $685.
0S3, loss since the period of maximum
membership of about 10000 year In
1894, according to the last annual re-
port made at the encampment in Boston
last year, the membership was 246, 261,
showing loss~since 1894 of more than
10000 year. The separate posts now
number 6,149. Employed in the various
governmental departments in Wash
ington at the time of the last annual re-
port were 2,175 members of the order,
of whom 226 are over 70 years of age, 1877
between 65 and 10 years and 1888 be-
tween So and 65 years.
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larged view of few teeth OF cross
cut saw, showing the form of the
teeth, not only on the handsaw, but
on all saws designed to cut across the
fbers Of the wood.
AS on the ripsaw, the teeth should
be set on the extreme points only, and
when filing the file is held horizontal,
but at an angle Of about 60 degrees to
the side of saw blade.
It is not our intention to suggest any
work for practice in the use of the
handsaw, as the correct use will be
acquired gradually while cutting out
stock for different articles as may be
required later.
In general, we would say to the De-
ginner, do not press on or force the
saw to cut too rapidly. Hold the
saw firmly in the hand with the first
finger pressed against the side Of the