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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-15
Increase in Value
of Farm Lands

According to data gathered and
tabulated by the Department of Ag-
riculture, farm land in the United
States has increased in value 1876
per cent since 1900. This increase
includes improvements. Inquiries
were addressed to As, 600 state, coun-
ty and township crop correspondents,
and the estimated per cent of in
crease is based on their reports.
The departments correspondents
gave more than one hundred reasons
for the large increase in values.
Here are few Of them:
A series Of good crop years, towns
people buying farms for investment,
decline In the rate Of interest as a
result Of there being an oversupply
Of money in local banks, rural free
delivery Of mail, rural electric rail-
roads connecting towns with cities,
rural telephones, farm land now
being sought as an investment by
persons of means, the construction
Of good roads, higher prices for pro
ducts, movement of city families to
acquire country homes, and improve
ment il cultural methods.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-15
OFFICIAL COUNT OF
STATE ELECTION
REPUBLICAN CONG SSIONAL
PLURALITY OVER 10000
Cushman POlled the
Highest Vote-Both Proposed Con
Real Socialist Vote About the
Same as it Was Two Years Ago.

THE official canvass of the returns
~ of the last general election
shows that total of 114,7 votes
were counted throughout the state
of Washington. The Republican plu-
rality as computed from the congress
sional vote was 4O,686. In the gen.
eral election of 1904 with the excite
ment of a national and state election
the total vote was 145, Isl, and the
highest Republican plurality 73,442.
The first proposed amendment to
the state constitution lost by 1,796
votes, while the second was defeated
by 5,727. Whether the wide differ
ence in the vote for the two amend
ments resulted from intelligent dis
erection on the part of the voters
or resulted chiefly from careless vot-
ing is difficult to say. At any rate
the greatest fight was made against
the latter amendment, which propos-
ed to grant to logging concerns the
right OF eminent domain.
Congressman Francis w. Cushman
again leads the ticket, his plurality
over the highest Democratic congress
sional nominee being 40,686. Judge
Wallace Mount had the highest vote
Of the four nominees for the SUI
preme court, his plurality being
80, $50, and Judge Milo A. Root led in
the two year term by 81, $50.
The highest Socialist vote was 8, 431.
In 1904 the Socialists polled 10, ,023
votes for president in this state.
However, they claim that that is not
a fair comparison, as Debs received
. large percentage Of the votes Of la
boring men who were not Socialists.
The Socialist candidate for governor
two years ago received 7,420 votes,
and in addition 1,070 votes were cast
or the Socialist Labor candidate for
governor, by which comparison .
marked increase in the Socialist vote
of the state is shown.
The Prohibitionists polled total
vote of 2,584 as against 1929 for
president in 1904.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-15
Tugs Must Garry Barometers

In case lately tried before him in
Seattle, Judge Hanford, of the fed
eral court, ruled that towing steam
ers must carry barometers and that
the master or owner of such a steam
er cannot plead the lack of such an
instrument as a defense against a
claim for the loss of tow in storm,
the approach of which a barometer
would have indicated and thus en-
abled the master to avoid mourning
any risk The ruling is so sensible
that it seems strange that the navl-
CATION law does not include baro-
meters as part of the necessary
equipment of all vessels.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-15


The advertising account of the
Seattle Post-Intelligencer, amount
ing to $198.OO, is not yet paid. The
company has agreed to take half the
amount in full settlement. The bill of
the Puget Sound American for ad
vertising, 1890, is also unpaid. The
advertising was contracted for and
supplies purchased by the president
and general manager, Mr.. Court.
Including the two newspaper &C.
counts mentioned the outstanding
bills amount to $315.9O. Unpaid pre-
miums aggregate approximately $3.50
and there is due the association on
unpaid stock $105. Checks will be
issued within few days by the Sec
rotary and treasurer for the pay
ment of all premiums in FULL
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-15

DIES ON WALDR0N
PEACEFUL ENDING OF A LONG
AND SECLUDED LIFE
Eben Wood Was Pioneer of the Pa.
c111c Coast and Puget Sound-A
COlumbia-Lived on Waldron ISL
and Forty Years.

HBEN WOOD, one of the oldest
~ settlers of the county both in
respect to his age and period Of res
idence, died at his home on Waldron
island Thursday morning. He arose
early, apparently feeling as well as
usual, and after smoking pipe be-
fore others of the household were up
hesgot into bed with visitor from
Bellingham, who soon after arose,
and about half an hour later the old
man was found to have passed away.
He was 50 years of age and had re-
sided on Waldron island for nearly or
quite forty years. He came to Cal
ifornia from Massachusetts " tn the
flood of gold seekers who crossed the
plains and mountains, or the isthmus
of Panama, or rounded the Horn, in
the early fifties. In 1858 he joined
the great rush to the Cariboo mines
in British Columbia, whence, a few
years later, he drifted down to Wal
dron island where he obtained the re-
linquishment of squatter's claim
and settled down. His only known
relative on this coast is Mrs. Chas.
Lomler, who, with her husband, has
been living on bis place and taking
care of him for some time. He IS
said to have brother in one Of the
eastern states. The funeral took
place Friday.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-15

The observer Of the weather bureau
in Seattle reports that the velocity
Of the wind during Thursday night OF
last week was the highest ever re-
corded there since the station was
established sixteen years ago. At
one time during the night the wind
blew at the rate of eighty miles an
hour. It Is believed to have blown
about as hard here, and last Monday
night was another "stemwinder. :"
Much damage Was done to shipping
and several wrecks have been report
ed.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-15
DIR. and Mrs. McKinnis Home

DIR. and Mrs. G. L. McKinnis re-
turned Monday after an absence Of
four weeks, during which they visited
the principal cities of the state and
the doctor made trip into the Coeur
d'Alene mining region in Idaho.
While they were in Spokane, where
they we're the guests of Mrs. McKin-
mis- brother and his family, the doc
tor took the state dental examinat ton
whicn he passed creditably, being
one of thirty one applicants who were
successful out of fiftv-ore who were
examined The examination contin
ued several days. Both DR.. and Mrs.
McKinnis are glad to get back to
Friday Harbor.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-15
Opinions BY The
Attorney General

In an opinion lately rendered At
torney General Atkinson holds that
improvements upon fish trap loca-
tions, the personal property situated
thereon and the franchise, or priv
elige," connected with them can be
taxed.
In another opinion he holds that q
soon as standing timber has been sold
separate from the land it becomes
personal property instead OF part o.
the real estate and may be assessed
separately to the different owners.
Although not making q direct rul
ine that county commissioners have
not the authority to pay the pre-
miums on surety bonds for other OF
ficials than the county treasurer, he
advises against such . payment N
the case Of any other officer.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-15

County Treasurer Paine has sold
for $500 his residence and Ave acres
Of land 81 Lopez to W z. Caldwell,
who recently sold Crane island, where
he has lived for many years, to J. g.
HammoDd, Of Seattle
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-15
REPORT
OF COUNTY FAIR
STATEMENT OF RE-
CEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES

in Seattle and Bel1ing-
ham Papers the Largest Single
Issued in Payment of All Premi-
umS.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-15

The directors of the Fair Asso-
~ citation held meeting at the
court house Tuesday at which the
Secretary, Gene c. Gould, submitted
his financial report as follows:
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-15

The Foresters had jolly time at
their sssmoker'' Saturday night
Arthur Stierkens gave an excellent
axhib;tion : on the horizontal bar and
there were wrestling matches be-
tween Gene Gould and Frank Mullis
and =. +. Gerard and Arthur Mckay
--both Of them ties. Vocal and In
etrumental music further enliveDed
thu evening and Chief Ranger Pease-
II made nice little address on the.
ssoood Of the order. +"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-15

The staining and vanishing Of the
woodwork Of the court house interior
was finished this week. The doors
for the vault have not arrived. No
contracts have yet been made for
furnishing.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-15

Some lovely samples Of the McCor-
mick series Of views among the ISL
ands Of this county may b seen -
the drug store, whore orders for them
can Be left. They make very pretty
Christmas gifts.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-15
TOURIST LIQUOR
DEALER ARRESTED
CHARGED WITH ssMAINTATNuNG
A PUBLIC NUIsANCEr

Action Taken By Prosecuting Attor-
ney Wynn Against Fred Light
heart, on Account of Gambling
Preliminary Hearing to Be Had
Before Justice Blair Today.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-01-12
FOR THE coNVALEScENT.
Here Is q Number of Dishes Suitable
for Folk Recovering from Va"
rious Ailments.

Corn Tea.-Parch common corn I'M
I'll Drowned through, grind and pour
on boiling water Drink with or with
out cream. This Is excellent for maui
sea, etc.
Buttermilk Pop,--A man who was
suffering from dyspepsia was cured
by this pop" Put one quart of but
term.lk in the mill, boiler When
nearly boiling add two tablespoons OF
flour which has been rubbed with one
teaspoOnful of milk Stir until It
boils. A diet of this pop" Is also ex
celient for nervous dyspepsia.
Macaroni Soup,--Into quart OF
boiling water put a handful OF maca,
roni broken into inch pieces. Let 1t
boil an hour, then add two cups of
strained stewed tomatoes and just be
fore serving pour In a half cup of
cream,
Sage Currant Jelly.-Soak in cold
water five tablespoonfuls Of sage one
hour; strain OFF the water, add half
pint currant Juice tstrained), boil
slowly IL minutes stirring OCCASION
ally, and add half a cup of sugar. Pour
into mclds and serve the following
day. Cranberries or other acid fruits
may be used Tempting dish for an
invalid.
Oatmeal Snap one cupful of
| sweet cream and three tablespoonfuls
Of sugar, and add fine oatmeal until
stiff; knead slightly, roll to the thick
ness of one-e!ghth Of an inch cut in
shapes; bake crisp in moderate
oven
Goldfish Toast-Toast graham bread
or gems; lay upon a platter and cover
with Goldfish prepared in milk
Tomato Toast.-Stew one quart OF
tomatoes; season with one tablespoon
full Of sugar and hall a teaspoon of
salt. Pour over gems or graham bread
toasted Note; Never use white
bread for toast when you can find
unbolted or entire wheat -four for II
becomes doughy and is far less nutri-
tiOus.
Cracker Omolct.- Break one quart
Of oyster crackers In small pieces;
pour over them ono pint OF hot milk,
with half a teaspoonful Of salt, Stir
three eggs well beaten and put into
hot skillet. Cook slowly for ten min
utos, frequently stirring to prevent
scorchHg.-N. T. World.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-01-12

They went to New Zealand and 'ray
cling along the coast from PulmDslon
Trough Chr.s,church, Timaru, Nelson.
over to Wellington, on the North island,
LMnA n--.L Ln Ihn nnnarnrIn
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-01-12

found on the beach during her tour
around the island. and every bit Of this
she dragged up the beach. beyond tho
reach OF the waves that were still break.
ing high.
Her first work was to plant q piece Of
driltwuod on the highest point OF the
island and float q distress signal from IT,
Then, selecting a spot in the wind
twisted grove Of palm trees near the
edge Of the pond, she started to build
n shelter She had no tools, and for
days she laborcl, using piece Of board
for a shovel and her hands, and event.
ually she managed to erect sort of hut
by planting the pieces of driftwood
from the wreck upright and piling sand
and stones against the outside. over
this she stretched the largest piece Of
sail and she and Mons had a home.
There she carried everything that drift
ed ashore
For days she was on the verge Of de-
spair. Alone In the middle Of a great
ocean, practically without food or shell.
ter, her only companion a lion cub. the
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-01-12
PRETTY NlGHT-GOWNS.
a Very Long Shoulder and a Very
Short Sleeve Is Now Consid-
cred the Thing.

AS has been fashionable for some time,
most OF the new night robes are made
very long on the shoulders. with yoke5
or yoke effects and sleeves reaching
half way to the elbow. Many of the
sleeves are little more than ruiiles OF lace
Or embroidery IA appearance, but actual
ly they are shaped well in to the arm
toward the top. All weli-made night
gowns are shaped IN very decidedly at
the waist line. Square, pointed and
round, slightly low necks are popular
and are finished around the top with
nat insertion or frlils through which
ribbon is run.
shocking has taken the place Of fine
tucks as a supplementary decoration to
the lace and embroidery in many Vi
the new gowns Rows Of putting be-
tween which there are insertions is also
popular mode OF trimming, but neither
shocking nor putting lauuGers so well
as the fine tuCks unless great care IS
used and consequently the tuCk5 will
continue to be more or less popular
the new lingerie More than one row Of
ribbon is rarely seen on ~he imported
garments, either the night robes or I'M
derwear.
One of the handsomest Of the night
robes recently seen in Paris was made
with very low, square neck with back
and front and Mandarin sleeves fiat at
the top and broadening toward the bot
tom A perfectly fiat trimming OF gui.
pure was laid around the armhoe. where
the sleeve Joined the gown. Six square
motifs of gulpure trimmed the front OF
the gown, being put on in two rows on
either side the opening flap. Six of
these motifs decorated each sleeve. two
of them being placed on the two points of
the sleeves Around the lower edge of
the sleeves was very broad and hand.
some band of embroidery Chicago
Record Herald.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-01-12
COFFIN SUIT FATAL TO TEN
Men Who Engage in Fight Over
Pronerty Given TO Undertaken
Struck Down Mysteriously.

Galveston, Tex-Death from a
strange malady which physicians say
they have never before seen or heard
of mas overtaken ten rlen who were
connected with the suit over a piece
OF property given to an undertaken by
widow in payment for her hus-
bands coffin The belief is wide.
spread In this vicinity that the deaths
are n Judgment from heaven SO terri.
Tying have been the manlfestat ions OF
what Is believed to I've divine wrath
that eveh the county officials refuse to
have anything more to do with the
case, which probably never will he
adjudicated, at least in the present
generation.
The case is that Of George +. Smith
against John Daley. Both men died
soon after suit was brought of the
strange disease which specialists were
unable to diagnose or treat. Then
Thomas Brick, the district clerk who
filed the suit, fell victim to the same
mysterious avenger
Three lawyers participated in the
widows coffin suit" as 1t is called
Clcgg Stewart. Forester Rose and VIII
liam 7. Austin. Within few days all
three became Ill and died of the pecul-
lar disease for which no remedy could
be founS Then Judge William II.
Stewart, who tried the case and who
but few days before had rendered a
decision III the case and granted n new
trial, fell victim. AMI in short time
expired.
Alexander Bartlngcgck and G. A.
Sias were employed to survey the
land in preparation for the new trial.
Scarcely had they completed their
task when they fell i'll and died.
]. F. Sinons. the district clerk,
laughed at the fears of the supersti-
tious and made preparations fer the
new trial. A few days later he died
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-01-12
MISCELLANEOUS.

Fearthstones. II painted with two
or three coats of white enamel will
only require to be wiped with damp
cloth when soiled.
Vanished paint can be kept looking
as bright as though freshly done ny
soaking in water some time rag
filled with faxseed. and then using 1t
as 4 cloth to clean the paint.
Never rinse white lace in blue wa.
ter under the impression that this will
improve the color. Real lace should be
finally rinsed in skim milk, which will
give II the soft. creamy tint 50 much
admired.
When cleaning crates, add half a
dozen drops Of turpentine to the black
lead, stir well. and a beautiful polish
will be the result when finished Ii
also keeps stoves from rusting when
not In use.
mixture. composed of equal parts
OF ;urpentine and linseed oil, will re-
move white marks on furniture caused
by water; rub II in with soft rag
and wipe off with perfectly clean
buster.
Iron rust on marble can be removed
by rubbing with lemon Juice. An.
other help for II and other stains, is
to mix one ounce Of finely powdered
chalk one ounce of pumlce stone and
two ounces of soda; mix with water
and rub the mixture over the stains
until they disappear.
An excellent polish for floors is
made of half n pound of beeswax.
shaveo. put into a gallipot and COW
cred with turpentine stand by the fire
TO dissolve. When using, put some
on flannel, and afterward brush with
rather a stiff brush, such. for instance.
as a scrubbing or boot brush.-Peo-
pies Home Journal.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-01-12

She felt that she must keep busy OF
go mad. SO. after the first six months
she began to build herself home Of
stoIes--two rooms. She spent months
selecting stones of the right shape, and.
piling them one upon the other. and
across the top she placed the boards that
had been the sides of her first home, and
she matched It all over with leaves from
the trees and with grasses.
She searched the island over and
planted little vines and flowers. Near
the end of the first year as she count
ed time, using stones in small piles, one
stone to each day, she had a fright. No
rain had fallen for weeks. and the little
pond began TO go dry. Day after day
she watched 1t dwindle away. Finally,
II was a tiny pool OF muddy, unpalatable
water, and she retired that night in do
spair, and during the night rain poured
and filled the pond again. The fruit
from the palm trees, a species OF edible
root, some delicate seawccI that she
found, oysters, a species Of shrimp, AMI
fish constituted her main diet, a although
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-01-12

Ing from q high wire, and the other boy,
athlete, so he was sent TO school and
then into the priesthood, and he was the
pride of his mothers heart.
But Liela. from her earliest childhood.
took to the ropes and the rings and the
bars as II by second nature and before
she was u years old her feats Of daring
and strength and agility won her ap-
plause and caused her father to believe
her the most wonderful acrobat in all
the world. She was strong healthy.
BEAUTIFUL, as more than one
young man thought who saw her at the
little country fairs in Breton.
But the Ponquets were poor. They
made but little money at the fairs and
they talked often OF America or of Aus
tralia. so at the end of one season they
decided to cast their fortunes in a new
world. There was a sad leave-t taking
with the sen. who soon was to become
a priest AID they sailed away TO Austria
Ma.
That year Liela was IL years old. Her
beauty, her grace and daring attracted
attention to the grimy, sordid little trav-
cling circus. and prosperity came to the
family. Ponquet began to think that
his fortune was made. He had dreams
OF being the proprietor Of great cir
Gus, with hundreds vi men and woni-
en-, with great gilded wagons. At Mel
burne. at Sydney. a: Clarendon, New
Castle. neutrality-suspicious. 1t was re
same, and the gold rolled In. -.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-01-12

Stocks. turnover collars and cuffs.
are worn as much as ever, and the
dainty hand-embroidcred sets make
very attractive presents. They can
be made Of either heavy or sheer linen.
and are usually worked in white mer-
cerIzcd cotton, but have seen very
pretty ones. embroidered in the delft
blues. and in the Persian shades. The
straight collar does not fl well. as a
rule. so In choosing n design see that
1t curves slightly, The newest cuff is
quite deep, though the narrow ones
are still worn One particularly pretty
set saw, had design OF large dots
done in deep blue pale blue, green, pink
and violet. The edge was straight and
was buttonholed In dark blue.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-01-12
Potatoes and Cheese.

Cut some boiled potatoes into Sizes
and prepare a sauce OF one cupful of
milk thickened with one tablespoonful
of -four and with two tablespoonfuls
Of butter added, and mix with one
cupful OF grated cheese. little cay
cane. two teaspoonfuls of mustard.
Line a dish with croutons. arrange
around them close row OF the pota.
to slices, and cover with the sauce;
repeat In alternate layers. covering
the whole with sauce; sprinkle light
ly with grated cheese and very brown
croutons, and bake in the oven for
about 20 minutes.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-01-12

after a short, despairinG struggle
reached land and threw herself, exhaust,
ed upon the sand.
When she awakened II was dark. She
felt something warm upon her face, and,
starting up in alarm, found Mons, her
pet lion, licking her face. The lion had
been cast ashore, and, although one of
his legs was badly hurt, he was still
alive, and together the exhausted girl
and the crippled lion lay down and slept.
That was the first night of 553 that the
young girl and the lion lived on the
speck Of land in the center of the vast
ocean.
Leila did not know then, or until she
waG rescued. where she was. but the lit.
tie speck in the sea upon which they had
been cast was one of the minute islands
northward of the Dellona reefs, towards
the Chesterfield islands, and from the
south side of their little island home the
girl could see palm trees on another IS
land southwark.
Builds Home for Herself,
Like Crusoe. the girl made the exam
nation the day after she was cast
aenore, and In less than an hour had
learned the worst. She still hoped that
the boat would find her, for she thought
perhaps II had been cast away also,
possibly on the speck of land to the
southwark. Some driftwood. few bits
of rigging from the lost vessel. a chicken
coop filled with dead fowls, a few tat
cred bits OF sails. and two large tins
or sell biscuit were all that the girl