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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-02-24

lty Jump from one piece Oh Ilu-IOlI &C
the other. In other words, the friction
made by the rubbing has turned the
lamp chimney into an electrical ma.
chine
Another pretty experiment may be
made with this little device. Wrap q
piece Of iron or brass wire around the
middle band of tin-foil, letting one end
hang down five or six inches. To this
end attach several strips of cigarette
paper in bunch. Now put the brush
into the chimney at the opposite end
to that used at first and rub 1t briskly.
The electricity thus generated will 60
into the strips Of paper, and make them
stand out from each other as IL they
were alive and were struggling to get
as far apart as possible.
II the paper be cut to form two cats
the result will be very amusing.
These experiments are best made In
perfectly dry weather. and it Is well.
also, to warm both chimney and hand
kerchief at the fire.
: Kids.
wonder why some pas have none,
And others have So many.
1t seems the poor pas have the most,
And rich ones haven't any.
The richest man know in town
Has just one small boy only:
But pa says, Cad he pities him
In that big house so lonely.
1t seems to me 'twould be 80 nice
II kids all come out even:
And when I asked pa Why they don't,
He said, BE quiet, Stephen"
Then families aid have bills like pa,
For Us Ave kids together,
He says, would bust cattle man,
We wear out 80 much, leather.
But when the circus comes to town
Pas glad he has 80 many.
For he has more fun takin VI
Than If he hadn't any,.
My pa says some day that he'll b
Too old to go on workin',
And then he hopes that none Of us
Our duty will be shirkin'.
You bet we won't! We all love pa,
But wouldn't it be funny
To have your father hangin' round
And askin' you for monty?
I've most quarter in my bank
To buy bullet moulder,
But now think I'll save it up
For pa when he gets older.
-Lippincott's.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-02-24
ola FYiends the Dess.

Little Harry was in the first grade.
He was very fond, Of his teacher. when
thu school year was over and he was
promoted to the next grade, he said:
Il don't SEQ how can be promoted
unless they promote my teacher, too."
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-02-24

Members Of the Roosevelt and Lone.
worth families were seated at the
raght, in space set apart BY foral
enafnE AcEoes the aisle at the left
were the representatives OF the for.
eign governments. Behind these. in
the order of official precedence ware
placed the members Of the cabinet a,,d
their wives, the justices Of the snmama
court and their wives, the former mann.
Ders OF the cabinet who are now in the
senate, the Ohio delegation in con-
gress, the New York delegation in con-
gress, the members Of the party that
accompanied Miss Roosevelt to the
Orient last summer.
The Cerem
Mr.. Longworth and his hest man
had entered the room by another door
and he met his future wife and her
father at the altar the notes of the
wedding march we're blended into the
sweet strains Of De sKoven's ,"Oh.
Promise Me-" which was then PLAYED
softly throughout the ceremony. In
frm, clear voice Mr.. Longworth re-
peated the vow, 81, Nicholas, take
thee, Alice, to be my welded wife. u
while he4music Of thesunsung words.
No love so perfect as q life with
thee, foated gently through the
room. The promise given in return and
sealed with plain gold band placed
on the finger of the bride, with right
hands clasped they heard the solemn
words Of the white-robed bishop,
Those whom God hath joined-,"
then, kneeling, received the benedic-
ton.
When they arose, the first to greet
the new Mrs. Longworth was her
father. followed by the members of
the two families. Still standing on
the platform, the bride and groom re-
ceived the rest of the guests, remain
ing until all had offered their congrat-
ulations and best wishes.
OF to the Sunny South.
Breakfast was then served in the
spacious state dining room by famous
New York caterer. It was buffet re-
past, for lack of space forbade any
attempt at seating the guests, but this
informal arrangement added not lit
tie to its pleasure.
The wedding, the breakfast and the
reception consumed but little more
than two hours, and soon afterwards
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-02-24

From the Mouths Of Babes.
A little girl came into the house with
very dirty hands, and her sister made
fun OF them. The little culprit raised
her blue eyes to her sisters with an
expression Of grief, and said, reproaeh-
fully: Don't you know mamma said
you mustn't talk about any ones FOR
mites (deformities) p"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-02-24
wfllie's First Pockets.

Willie is bright 5-year-old boy, who,
In his first trousers, could only thrust
his hands through his belt, having no
pockets. He had his heart rejoieed at
last with pair Of trousers which had
real pockets in them. His FIRST act was
to come down to a male relative with
his hands stuck proudly in these peck
cts and cry gleefully: Look, I've rot
pockets with floors In emp
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-02-24

among the fortunate ones invited to
witness the marriage. 1t was an as
senblage of the elite in public and
secial life The White house never
looked more beautiful than it did to-
day in its gala dress of bloom and YER
dure For more than week florists
and decorators had been moving trop-
ical plants into place and weaving gar
lands for the great event. The result
as revealed this morning when the
doors were opened amply repaid the
care and labor bestowed on the task.
hr. Longworih Enters.
The Right Reverend Henry Yates
Saserlee, bishop of the diocese of
Washington, performed the nuptial
rites. using the stately ceremonial
Of sae Protestant Episcopal church.
President Roosevelt led his daughter
to the altar and gave her to the young
statesman from Ohio. Miss Alice had
no bridesmaids; from her host of girl
trends she could scarcely have select
ed any without hurting the feelings of
'he others. The bridegroom was at
tsnded by Thomas Nelson Perkins, of
boston, member Of the corporation
Vi Harvard university. Nearly all of
the ushers were Harvard men. In
aeea' the notable ceremony might we'll
nave been called a Harvard we'd
Jung for,with the father of the bride,
'ae oest man, and almost all the other
a.ehoants enthusiastic alumni of the
VIZ snooi at Cambridge, the flag Of
:, fairly divided honors with
'At orange blossoms and bride roses.
a lew moments before the stroke
u - Miss Roosevelt left her dainty
W upuuolr on the second floor of the
"ni.e House, where she had been as
rna In donning her wedding gar
;. oas ny her cousins, the Misses Rob-
d. SOn On the arm of her father she
r r'ssended the private stairway at the
s,o.. e =, OF the mansion between the
bsns NC ulhlng room, while the Marine
s.. u, Stationed in the marble lobby,
20 u.A up the bridal chorus from
Lohengrin."
narCh 10 Cast Room.
na. ~ 'ne loot of the stairs they were
and ~ the Presidents military aides
do,. sne ushers. who led the march
m,,. - tne long corridor to the East
ssssus, where the guests had already
fomas sied' The ceremony was per-
la,oo On low platform before the
NV INV: nindoW overlooking the treas
rnoss 'a,ng, the ushers having ar
themselves on either side
q
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-02-24
The shells were Rasy.

Mildred. who was visiting her grand
mother In the country, was asked to
bring an egg from the henneYy. After
several minutes she returned with her
apron full OF eggs. While yet dis
tance away the grandmother asked:
We'll, did you break any e4xs on
the wayr
mo, grandma" was the prompt an
swer, but the shells came OF fsw."
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-02-24

arms ana lea putting the Aeals IA.
ono box. tn Arms into. anofhes. III
legs into : third. ana The 6od3w IN
fourth. Sometimes she left IN ayms
with the body. 90 It would spoil sosne
of the bodies to have them cut a.
Al soon a. all the children haA ME-
TIRES enough toecut 20 there waeuoite
. numbefain each box, mamma 80 !
body TO each child, and then while one
was picking out pair Of legs, ihother
was choosing arms, and another 4%hsad.
AsSoon AZ any one had a picture ready
he pasted II on his sheet OF b6dkssand
q craxysiookiuy sst Of pictures tiey
were
The little children's were tho funni-
est. for sometimes they placed feet
where hands should be, and they made.
the body turn one way and the bad an
other. Sometimes I girl had I dogs
head, or man had tho body Uf 4 xafld
and the skirts Of a woman. Ono boy
drawing sled had the less Of an
ostrich.
They were all surprised when Mao
gle came to set tho table for luncheon.
Let's send these pictures to the Chill
dren's Hospital" said Mabel, ''antl they
will make the children there hush.
too "-Y0uth's Companion.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1906-07-28
YOUR HAIR SHOULD BE rRAe.
That Is the Fashionable Color, So an
Authority Saws


Deep auburn and die dIab shades
are the fashionable colors ir, hair this
sea'on," said the woman who makes
hair coloring a speciality, al placidly
as though she were commenting on
the state of the weather or the ad-
vance style in dress goods.
"One Of my customers has to my
knowledge worn five different colors
or shades on her wavy tresses. Hav.
ing been blessed with medium brown
hair by nature she became a ravish-
ing blonde when the fashion for
bleaching first came in.
Next she took to titan red after
trip to the art galleries of Europe.
Then she thought she would be more
attractive as a brunette, and now her
Lair is drab.
THE last is by far the most popu.
lar of all for the reason that Is most
difficult to obtain, and then it is pref
ty generally becoming, and it happens
that women who are born with this
particular color of hair are almost al
ways clever.
How is it done? Well in case of
woman whose hair is dark a bleach
must first be used before the dye is
applied. With women whose hair has
turned gray it is still simpler prob.
lem. The color lasts a year. while
the head can be washed and even salt
water bathing does not affect it,
New York Sun.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1906-07-28
BOY ALTO ETHER TOO FRANK,
Put Customer on to Trade Secret of
His Ross

Prof. Albert H. Smyth Of Phila-
delphia was talking about Benjamin
Franklin and the two hundredth an
niversary OF his birth.
81 am glal," he said, chat this
anniversary was so largely observed
Franklin, let our governor say what
he Will, was a great man.
franklin was eminently prac-
tical man." Prof. Smyth went on
the boy Franklin who walked into
Philadelphia eating roll had the
elements Of success already we'll de-
veloped in him. Had he got place
with a grocer"-here Prof. Smyth
smiled---"he would not have conduct.
ed himself in the manner of boy
whom l heard about yesterday.
"Tlis boy stood behind the counter
In grocery when woman entered
and asked for pound of Java cot
fee.
"The boy dipped his scoop in the
coffee bin.
"Then suddenly the woman en-
claimed:
"Oh, no! The minister is coming
to dinner tomorrow. Give me tn
best Bourbon Mocha, please
But the boy kept on ladling tn
coffee out of the same bin and tn
woman said angrily to hin:
Didn't you hear me say | wante,
Mocha instead of Java?'
"Yes'm,' said the boy, but tina
don't make no difference in the biz
only in the price,"
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1906-07-28
Weighty Topics Under Review.

Who says that the world to-day is
too busy with sordid, material things
to find time for thought upon the less
practical but really more important
concerns of existence? Among topics
the discussion of which has marked
the last fortnight area reference to
the weekly reviews will confirm the
statement-"Matter as a Stable Form
Of InteratoTic Energy" Rodin and
Puvis de Chavannes as Tests for De-
cadent Impcessionism," Potential
Reconciliation Tor Practj nj Christian
ity," "The Idiosyncrasies of Quaker
Morality" THE Philosophy of Fa-
tigue," THE PLY steal Processes In
volved in Mans Capacity to Answer a
Simple Question" why We Smile"
end "The Scientific Problem of Temp
tation. philadelphia Ledger.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1906-07-28
Did Not Distress Her.

COMPILING was universal in Wash
ington seventy years ago, and at
parties RON was alwa~s set aside
for the whi-t players. On one oc.
casion young woman from Boston.
under the cH"peronage OF Mrs. Henry
Cl?y, passed the room where the
statesman was playing at a cabiner
party.
'oh, Mrs. Clay" said the maiden
with the NV England conscience.
doesn't it distress you to have Mr..
Clay g. 2"
"Ch, car no." was the reply. lie
most always wins"
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1906-07-28
Russian Soldiers WastefuIness

Great quantities OF cartridges were
wasted by Russian soldiers in the re.
cent war. A single regiment at Lao.
yang used 100000 cartridges. an
average of GAO for each man. or abont
SO per cent more than the maximum
allowance Of a French infantry sol.
l'cr.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1906-07-28
Methodist Hymn Books.

The British Wesleyan Methodists
have already sold more than a million
and half copies of the word edi.
ton" of their new hymn book, and
more than ESQ LOCO OF the "tune-took::"
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1906-12-14
BULLET IN HEART A YEAR.
Case Of Philadelphia Negro Ranks
with Medical MarVels.

Philadelphla-By living one year
with a 3S'caliber bullet Nesting in the
apex of IS heart. Frank Robinson a
giant Germantown negro, has won a
firm place in the ranks Of the "medical
marvels."
Robinson was shot on September 6.
1905, by Policeman Morley. In trying
to escape arrest for shooting craps
He was taken to the Germantown hos.
pital. and the doctors. being unable to
probe for the bullet. said he would die
within week.
Showing superhuman strength, the
negro. who then weighed 200 pounds,
successfully withstood an attack ~
blood poisoning and recovered. When
his trial for assaulting Morley came up
In May Judge Won Moschzisker said
Robinson had suffered enough. and
gave him sentence OF 10 days. after
serving which he was released.
The doctors say Robinson will not
live more than seven years with the
bullet In his heart and. strange to say.
the more the negro eXerts himself the
better his chances Of living out the
limit. The bullet is now less than one.
sixteenth of an inch from the walls Of
his chest, aud II he allows himself to
get any stouter the walls will press
the bullet and he will die instantly.
u never kn what hard work wac
before ! was shot" said Robinson.
But you can just bet I'm workin hard
moNin' furniture, every day now. and
I'm goin' to try and get so thin that
my chest won't never touch dat bullet.
I'm down to $50 pounds now"
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1906-12-14

the next out Of the same piece Of
land.
Sand and peaty ground form the
ideal soil for the cranberry. and in.
stead Of fertilizlng. the grower is
Obliged to give the vines or bushes lib
eral coatings Of sand.
II takes money and patience 10 pre-.
pare a bog, and the man who puts his
capital In the venture deserves fair
return for his product. It costs not
less than $500, and as high as $500
an acre, to get the bog ready. Then
five years must elapsc before there is
any crop sufficient to give return.
But after this 1t is all profit, for the
shrubs live and bear endlessly. get.
ting better all the time.
Nothing could be simpler than
planting cranberry bushes. A small
handful OF tw,gs is twisted together.
and thrust deeply into the sand. They
need no tending, but take root at
once, and within a year send out run.
ners, The planting is done in rows
eight or ten inches apart Gradually
the spaces between the rows mn IN.
and soon the whole bog is one field Of
growing cranberrics.
Flooding the bog answers the dual
purpose Of giving the cranberry the
moisture which is an essential part of
its life, and protecting It from frosts
OF early autumn.
There are two ways Of picking the
berries. One Is the old.fashloned.
the other the new.
In the primitive method all that IL
needed is a picker with nimhle fingers.
He or she sits or kneels In the mois,
sand. plunges both hands, with fingers
slightly spread, TIL the hands become
a sort OF rake. into the green vines.
and with a quick movement strips the
berries from the vine, and losses them
into a pan. When the pan Is filled
II Is emptled into a larger measure
containing a third OF a bushel. The
size is uniform, and the picker Ia
paid by the pail.
The old.time method Of picklaG ID
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1906-12-14
Youngest Civil War snlal.r

NaShlngton.-The long discussed
question Of who was the youngest sol.
der of the ciyIl war probably has
1een settled In favor Of Perry Ryan.
OF Seattle, Wash lie enlisted as a
drummer boy in Company d. Twent,.
fourth Iowa volunteers on Aug. .
1862, at the age Of nine years and ten
months lie was born Oct -. 1852.
In Kane county Illinois. but enlisted
at Mount Vernon, Ia After SERVING.
nearly a year he was honurably dis.
charged ON surgeons certificate Of
disability Pension officials have In.
vesligaled iyans papers. and found
mat his representations are corrcc,
i'e viii receive tidy sum as baca
pension.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1906-12-14

and land in the first bin. These are
only fit for the dye pot or the can.
ming factory.
The grooves widen and gradually
the seconds standards" and tan.
cies' are disposed Of, the latter class
being Of course, the big, red. lus.
cious berries that command the high.
est prices.
Nor is the test confined 10 size.
Berries Of a given size all roll down
the chute together but at the bottom
their paths separate. The sound ones.
with strong rebound, Jump over the
bar into the lin, but the soft. wormy
ones have no such residence. and fan
short rolling ANONYMOUSLY into the
waste box beneath. Should one by &C.
cldent manage TO make the spring. a
lynXeycd girl stands ready to Danish
1t into outer darkness. This process
OF elimination, picks out the right
size and quality TOR the market
With careful wedding and watering,
an acre will yield more than 100 bar.
rels OF cranberries. and II has been
calculated that in eight years an acre
ought TO pay back in full the entire
cost, leaving all that follows as clear
profit.
Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota ana
Iowa are cranberry states, but the
west Is not able TO produce all the
cranberries It needs. The western upt.
put and a large percentage of the east.
ern growth are required to dispense
the proper Thanksgiving cheer.
One city alone, New YORK. uses 800.
900 bushels OF Cranbcrries every year
For these the producer averages
minimum price OF Ave dollars per bar.
rel. The consumer pays from FIVE to
ten cents a quart Somewhere be.
tween the field and the Thanksgiving
dinner table some one has made u
big profit, and when II is remembered
how long the producer had to wait
for bis cash, all Is forgiven.
The L-Ior that the red berry adds
to the turkey is In itself excuse for
anything.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1906-12-14

One OF the most important prellm.
inaries to the Thanksgiving dinner Is
the fall picking of the crop OF Gran.
berries, which reaches now good
round million bushels OF blushing red
fruit And what an ocean OF sauce and
mountain OF jelly such a quantity of
berries can make, but Il is easily dis.
posed OF by the American people, for
probably 100000 bushels are used for
the Thanksgiving festival alone.
The genesis of the cranberry is not
as well known as that of other fea.
lures OF the Thanksgiving dinner
Everybody knows all about the turkey
Nor is there any mystery about the eel
cry, the mincemeat that goes into the
pies or any OF the side vegetables that
add so much eclat
But the cranberry comes a distance
TO the vast majority Of the consumers.
IL is seldom used on the farm. Gran.
berry culture is not usually carried on
In a small way by a farmer in con.
nection with other produce cultivation.
1t Is separate business that re.
quires plenty of land. and what is even
more important. water.
1t was at Cape Cod that the Gran.
berry was first cultivated in the
United States, and soon came the dis.
coyery that in flavor the cultivated
cranberry was far superior TO its wild
brother
From this point the cranberry has
spread all over the United States.
but 1t is selfish berry, and demands
for It's own exclusive use all the land
devoted to its culture Thus It is not
possible to get a crop Of cranberries
one year and a crop OF something else
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1906-12-14
FlNNY DELlcAcY FAST PASSING
FROM GREAT LAKES.
Government Asked to Provide Funds
to Prevent Loss Of Remuneratiye
Industry and Valuable Food
Product.

Detroit, Mich.-That the whiteflsh
OF the great lakes are passing as rap.
idly from existence as did the mil.
lions Of Of bison which at one time
swarmed the American pralries is an
undisputed fact, ard with the reali.
cation that with the departure OF the
whitefish industry the United States
government loses one OF its most re.
munerative industries, and also one
OF the most valuable food products on
the market 1t is strongly urged that
some remedy be adopted at once.
man prominently connected with
one OF the government fish hatcherles
and who is well informed on the
question of fish culture and propaga.
ton, stated that the one and only sue.
cessiul remedy is to promptly in.
crease the capacity of the various
hatcherles.
The government should be willing
to expend ten times the amount of
money 1t now does on the propagation
o. the whitefsh, said the hatchery
man, because the whiteRsh Is the
most valuable fresh.water fish known.
end even exceeds the value of salmon
$50 per ton in the eastern markets.
while considerable more is paid out
yearly for the Pacific coast hatcher.
les.
And then, too" he continued, 80.
600 more whitensh eggs can be hand.
led in the same space taken by sal.
mon eggs"
To illustrate the seriousness OF the
impending whitefsh destruction, the
following figures, which are correct
in every instance, were given out for
publication:
The catch OF whitefsh In Michigan
In 1891 was $4,000 pounds. while in
1901 1t fell of to 4l97.OO0 pounds, In
Lake Erie the catch for 1889 was g..
100000 pounds and in 1899 1t came to
10000 pounds From 1898 to 1905
the catch in Ontario decreased from
100000 pounds to 2,S95,O00 pounds
The total catch OF whitehsh in the
great lakes on both the American and
Canadian sides in 1904 exceeded
3,50OOO fish, averaging two pounds
and half in weight, and the loss OF
eggs contained In these fish exceeded
$4,000 000.0 600, In 1905 the combined
hatcheries Of the United States and
Canada only propagated the eggs
from less than 10000 fish. which is
altogether inadequate to overcome the
great loss of eggs destroyed by the
fishermen
Lake Michigan alone in 1901 gave
up 100000 fish, and It Is safe to say
that Lake Erie provided 100000 OF
the nnny tribe, so to overcome this
loss the eggs OF fully $4,000 fish should
be proIagated each year.
A three.pomd whtehsh yields over
10000 eggs, but Of these only so per
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1906-12-14
DOn'ts for Badger BARRIERS.

ing corpsos In this state win be- prose.
cu'cd Tor II violation OF the barber
law the report continues The mini.
mum fine for violation of the law is
S25' The statute requires BARRIERS to
register and take an examination. for
"hlch fee Of one dollar is Paid.
When BARRIERS realize they are Bot.
ter on working IN large shoas. with
good wages, than alone IN the little
s'nfy room Of 'dinky' shor. ths p.o.
Iessloh viii advance. Small yhop bu,l.
ness Is demorallang. The barber
working in these little dinly shops
loses interest in himself and hi, brlI.
ness
The report is to BE- mad, rIbro anl
IN Pamphlet form Is to b. e,ni "a an
'nrhels In 'hC a'a'c