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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-01-12
Dia..t wait for the Governns.t.

nsa~,t Wait for the Government.
At Birdspoint, on the Mississippi
River, the people got tired Of waiting
for the federal government to improve
the river and they launched an Inn
provement enterprise themselves. The
swift change Of the current In the Mis-
sissippi was about to throw the village
and the surrounding farm land across
to the other side Of the river opposite
Wicklife, Ky. David Neale went b
work With his system Of dyklng. It
vas rather crude system Of rip
rapuins. but It had it, effect.
1T doesn't take I big feet Of steam-
hoats and baryes to look after ths
liver" said Neale. and with willow
m.tx and accompanying riprapplnx -
d,d the work. The Birdspoint instances
= but one Of several on the Mississippa
River ana othefi On the Missouri RivsF
800 IocaI capital and enterprise hayo
..ved valuable farm land ana othse
nffo6esrrfb-kdnsis city Sur.
- 8 iS, - a
~What arc BlusoEs's chances IN -
e,as:msinl sisttsit
-vSsy AlAt H ld1art isytai.s
'e 81. s = |. ~. III 4.
I e. p = = -
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-01-12

uent part Of life. ,f
Individualsm il danger to the state Bachelors and
club men the bandits, guerrillas and outcastx
would b In favor. 1t possible to do such thinu
by law Of special tax upon bachelors They don't take
part in the moral work Of society. They are abnoema.
ties and abnormaltes should pay the taxea The unit
Of society and the state 10 the family. Beware Of the
doctrines which base themselves upon false conceptions
Of ndividualim instead Of the family, which u the
only social unit
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-01-12
WHY MARRIAaE Is THE GREAT LOTTERY.
By Helen Oldfeld.

Marriage essentially Is partnership. the
closest possible association known to human
itv. and as such necessarily implies commu-
nitv Of interest between man and wife. In all
legendary myth woman IL said 70 nave 0een
created A mate for man; and in Genesis we
are told that the Lord God, saying rs 10 nov
good for man to be alone, made I'VE a. an
ho,nmeet for him." and they twain shall be
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-01-12
BACHELORS ARE ABNoRlrAI1Tuz
By Bsajamin Ids Whssl1r.

In the long run, what upholds the family
Will uphold the state The state cannot ex-
ist without the home II the home 10 left
out none Of that solid moral fiber can exist
In the nation which must come from home vir-
tues. Good morals are nothing lsis than Tho
reguhrities and the ordinariss Of social ltfs
between morals and religion. There can b
no dividing line. Good morals ara 4 consfit.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-01-12

81 LILY sat looking disconsolately
Jo out upon the chimney tops.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-20

r TERCULEAN strength, then, does not rest In
r. human beings, nor even in the royal mon
4 archs OF the jungles-these types OF physl-
cal power anomalous and false. n the
tinest insects Of the earth beetles, heas and even
creatures of the water is found strength which,
proportion to the size Of the animal, makes man
appear of the weaklings Of creation and such
animals the elephant mere pigmies.
II the strength a little oysters Jaws, for in
stance, were given TO in proportion TO his size,
man could hold at arms length eighty locomotives
# the strength exhibited by small water seal
lop the muscular resistance OF closing It's shell
given in proportion TO man, an acrobat could
5uggIe balls Weighing thirty-foUr tons
Certain beetles, II the size OF a horse, would be
able to exert twenty-one times horses strength
the little white ants which build hard mounds of
earth, II enlarged a size that OF man. would
build houses nearly mile high beside which the
boosted skyscrapers OF the present would resemble
toadstools. The human mind hardly conceive
more terrible creature than the ordinary spider
grown to the size Of larger; It would catch
human beings and devour them easily than the
spider does the fly.
The mind. bE stretch of Imagination. could
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-20

10. ...,eau constructed very ingenious apparatus.
This consisted of a minute harness. made OF two
threads a small pulley and a little plate
The harness fastened TO the Insect, and as
it moved about, small weights were placed on the
plate in the rear. This done until the little
creature could draw more, and its strength was
registered
These experiments showed remarkable results
one beetle proportion. possessed twenty-one times
the strength horse; bee proved to be thirty
times stronger.
The bee pulled chariot twenty times heavier
than itself The majority of specimens tested
weighing sixth of gramme. supported weights
of ten grammes. amounting sixty times their
bulk
Forty thousand of these insignificant little in
together would exeTt the power of one horse.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-20
ZzIfOH6naz1ze C~2zzMre Cord
.Z4CI%0y q EZSeE

onceive appalling state of affairs than that
which would exist If small insects grew to the
Of with their present strength increased in
proportion
An ordinary cricket, one OF those seemingly
harmless creatures whose only mission IN life
chirp IL grown TO human size. would be invulneTa-
bic to the attacks OF a regiment Of The great
shel-like covering of the forepart. Of the
body would withstand the bullets of the pow
erful rides. This giant cricket could carry a
campaign OF forage and destruction with immu-
atty. Nan would be helpless
10 man living could hold with his arms and legs
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-20
Sugpose lie Size Of Insects
We're PBoporGona1c 10 Strength.
What Then?

II has been estimated that a certain
Fttle beetle, if it attained the size Of
cosV, s0ith its strength increased in proper
tion, co..d slaughter and carry off a herd
of six steers at one sweep.
The smaller insects are The stronger
they are, as rule. Had nature been
prodigaI sgith them and giVen them great
or sfze-made them, say, 1000 or I,OOO,-
600 times larger-and increased their
muscular poa0er5 accordingly-1VeH, to
say the least, old Earth zCould not have
been habitabIe for man.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-20

larger and instead losing their strength should
gain in muscular powerI
Plateau Belgian naturalist Of worldwide repute.
has experiments in testing the strength OF IN
sects even innesimaI water creatures and their
physical power is almost beyond ones comprehension
On many the vines and roses you win find
small louise known the altise. which jump 100
its height leap in straight line 500 times
its length To pursue this creature If approx
imateiy his size would have take steps
nearly 40 yards long.
To ascertain scientifically and accurately the
strength Of the smaller animals and insects. NJ
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-20

An earwig drag six matches with ease. TO
compete with this little animal, II enlarged 70 his
size. a draft horse would have pull $50 logs as
long and round himself
Astounding strength was discovered among the
shellhsh. Tremendous force lies in the muscles Of
the little bivalves which hold fast and tight the
closed she'll
To test this strength the Belgian naturalist in
serted between the two shells OF mollusks two
hooks. OF which supported the hsh and the
other scale. This scale gradually loaded with
weights until the shells forced open
Strength is a term hardly to be applied 70 man
when one considers the wonderful power Of these
creatures Of the water An oyster bore weight OF
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-20

n IN you imagine an elephant as a
pigmy beside feag
Then You haze HeVer considered
The marvellous strength 1Vith svhich tiny
insects haze been endowed BY nature, in
proportion to their size There is nothing
more aUondsrfuI than this in the domain
of animal life.
More than tsOo hundred times its OSUH
height can the flea leap. At this rate man
SconId be able to skip over the Eifel
TOsger at Paris, aUhich is 084 feet high,
SVith Httle EFFORT
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-20
z a IL is at present7

az a IT is at present?
Nightmares Of horrors. things
more fearful than aught TO be seen
IN an opium dream. would confront
Us, If many Of the ordinary beetles
which we now trample under foot
had been permitted by nature to
grow to the size Of beasts Of the
neld, and retain proportlonate
strength.
Poe, In his story Of THE Sphinx.
describes a pleasant app@rition
compared to what the ordinary bee
tie would be under such conditions
Imagine a great creature. with
blood-hued, scaled body and sharp
horns. with a shield as impenetra-
BILE as steel over the back, and long
legs moving like the pistons and
rods Of a giant engine. and claws
that could crush one as between
Two sharp saws!
Man, of the small beetles, If de-
veloued several thousand or a mil
lion times their size. could deVour
a herd of oxen as readily as the
oxen now pluck a bunch of grapes
from vine, and would take jumps
a mile in length.
As the creatures of the animal
kingdom decrease in size their
strength increases proporuonatel!
This, undoubtedly. is a wise prov
sion Of nature. In prehistoric times
however, the leviathans Of the sea
and the monsters OF the land pos
sessed incredible strength. Sup
nose. as the human race declines
ne ittIe creatures should grow
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-20

a log twenty-eght feet long twenty inches
square This is practically ordinary housefy
does when. with its feet hold IL by the wings
it grasps and lifts match What would the ny
do If it several hundred several thousand
times larger and just pestiferous and tantaIiz-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-20

thirty-seven pounds before it opened the she'll II
stand a parallel test, man would have TO hoId a
arms length forty locomotives in each hand
The little mussel resisted weight of nearly four
pounds. The average moIusk bore several hundred
times its weight-some them 500 times their weight
Fancy an acrobat lifting a weight OF 77,Oo0 pounds!
Among the insects less remarkable power was
found-a power ones credulity White ants
build mountains reaching the height Of sew
enteen feet
These are so hard and compact in structure that
oxen can pass over them without damaging the Won
derful houses. Imagine a man building house lOOS
times his height a mile upward.
Among the marvellous insect architects Is q
small bee which builds a house Of actual mortar
Ofteatines these weigh sxty-tive pounds
that It Is necessary to employ iron
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. ..s OF OF the size ~ the head Of PIN which
The little worker carries distances miles
The armor of steeI-clad batteships would De
proof against the porcupine-like darts little
creature its size anywhere near that OF
ent-day ship These little creatures throw out from
their bodies myrads OF tiny arrows with tremendous
energy Were these little fighters the size or
modern ship even less, could sink feet Of bat
tleships by submarine missiles,
Birds have possibly greater power They take Ions
Journeys such for instance crossing the Medlter
ranean, without rest This too, in the face OF the
fearful that prevail there As TO speed, the
swallow can make from sixty ninety miles hour
"a pace rather Illuminating for the automoblists-
Power is manifested in other ways by insects
Some OF the beetles instance. have skin so hard
that il requires pin driven hammer blows TO pen
citrate it Their life is vastly superior TO that
of
Nature was exceedingly merciful 70 man when shs
restricted the Of powerful little creaturoa
Were the elephant pigmy beside the flea. man would
be compelled TO dwell IN hiding from hundreds OF
insects that he now brushes eontemptuqusly under
foot
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-07
Clear Property and Cash.
Equities in Desirable Properties
Worth From ST. 900 to
Ss 600 and Cash

w oAliA Ol1l VI wv W
5000 and Cash.
ARE YOU IN NEED OF CASH?
Perhaps you have property with mort
cages coming due that cannot be ex-
tended 1t may be that you are in
need of money and cannot wait until
a buyer comes along for your prop
erty.
We have parties with desirable prop
critics who will trade them and give a
large cash sum difference. They will
assume your mortgages. They are
off. DO NOT PUT 1T OFF TOO
LONG. If your property is put up at
auction the chances are you will not
get a cent out Of it. It will do no
harm to take up the question with US
and it may result greatly to your bene-
fit.
A GOOD OFFER-A 12-room build
ing on business st. ". renting for
$35; price, $500; lot 25x115. FREE
AND CLEAR. VIII trade as part pay
ment on q property worth from $1,000
to $40 600.
FOR EXCHANGE-A NEW HOUSE
ON COLUMBIA HEIGHTS bet. 18th
and 18th: 10 rooms; hot-water heat.
FOR EXCHANGED CLEAR LOT
as part payment for dwelling.
FOR EXCHANGE-Equity in an
apartment house: price. SOS. 600; trust.
SIS 600: rent. $40 month; well located
northwest.
FOR EXCHANGING feet front on
Newton st.. west Of 10th; take equity
FOR EXCHANGES lots on Irving
st. near 18th, free and clear, for equity
in houses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-07

,5OO-Near Conn. ave. and K: a near
ly new dwelling; 10 rooms; two
baths: HOT WATER HEAT;
room for stable on the lot.
FOR sALE-Less than $4,000. Twelve
rooms; baths; on a lettered
street. between 18th and 18th;
house 4 rooms deep.
$e.75O-This is the house for you Only
S6.750. 1t Is such handsome and
well-located house. Many selling
for $500 more not so desirable
street, west of 10th street, NOT
cellar: 10 rooms and bath: rooms
deep: dry cellar; laundry: HOT
WATER HEAT: beautiful man
tells. DON'T FAIL TO SEE IT.
$7,25O-A splendid opportunity to buy
a home $1,000 below value. We
offer a handsome 3-story. part
stone dwelling west Of 18th. on a
wide street, for $3.50: sold when
completed for $10.50O; present
owner took 1t for debt: 1t is such
house as would appeal to any
one willing to pay $4,000; ele-
CANT location.
S7,e5o-With two baths. $3.50 will buy
this nearly new S-story Roman
brick dwelling west Of Goth St,
north Of o ST.: surrounded by
many Of the /handsomest homes In
this fashionable section.
OFFER $5,750.-One Of the best bar
gains in this choice location. west
Of 18th. north Of NJ. south of e,
Adjoining house just like 1t sold
for $500; a well-built 3-story. 10
room dwelling; trust $1,000 at 5
per cent.
LESS THAN $1,000 house built
within two years: modern. attrac-
tive: west Of 18th st. on lettered
ST.; 3 stories; hot-water heat;
rooms on LIST floor; 2 stairways;
good lot.
$5,5O0-Don't miss this! See what we
offer. Price. $500 House cost
more to build: the lot is a valu-
wELL-PLANNED HOUSE First
floor: Parlor. library. d'n'ng-room
and kitchen. Second floor: bed
rooms and bath. Cellar under
entire house. CHOICE LOCA-
TON. on a lettered st. south of
st. WELL CONSTRUCTED.
$5,25O-Decided bargain. Reduced to
$3.50. Former price. $3.50. A
3-story 1O-room dwelling near
War Dept: on a well-improved
square: parlor. dining-room, pam
try and kitchen on LIST floor; So, 900
trust at ~ per cent
IS, 750-Great value. You could not
build the house for $4,000. to say
nothing Of the lot. which is a
good one. size 1Sx1OO; alley; house
three stories: cellar under entire
house; 10 rooms; two CO modern
baths: furnace heat; northwest,
near 14th st. cars.
s., OO0-Gilt-edge investment in down
town houses. 5000 will buy two
substantially built brick dwellings
very near 14th and L SITS. NV.
Corner Of an alley, now under
rental to excellent tenants at
$3.50 each. Each building has
rooms. bath and cellar. Don't in
vest in out-of-way locations when
this exceptional opportunity is Of
fered you to purchase in the bust
ness section and derive better In
terest on your money.
$7,O0O-Near R and 21st SITS. Compare
lively new: 10 rooms: "a SWELL
LOCATION" near mansions.
$7,75O-Modern dwelling and 2-story
brick stable. on a lettered street.
near 18th; house, rooms deep;
stairways; tiled bath: HOT-WA-
TER HEAT; lot 21x1OO.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-07
FOR EXCHANGE.
An Opportunity to Get a 10 Per

An Opportunity to Get a 10 Per
Cent Investment.
Why not convert your dwelling
house or vacant property into some
thing that will pay you 1917 or 1875
net? We represent number of apart
ment houses that can be traded. The
owners will trade the equity in them
subject to a reasonable mortgage and
take clear dwellings and lots as pay
ment. There are many persons own
ing dwelling houses valued at from
5000 to $4,000 who do not receive
over 4% or so from the rentals. These
houses may be very desirable as homes
for the owners. but when it comes to
renting them they do not pay at all.
We will give you an opportunity to
convert such holdings into equities
that will pay you 1919 and 1870.
Investigate.
FOR EXCHANGE-60 feet front on
for equity in dwelling; will give this
equity and cash.
FOR DXCHANGE-NEW HOUSES
ON COLUMBIA AND WASHINGTON
HEIGHTS: 5000, $500, $85OO;sSUB-
OCN ~ o<s1AA// A1NCo10, !" ILL
EXCHANGE FOR EQUITY FOR
CLEAR LOTS.
FOR EXCHANGE
Do YOU WANT CASH?
We offer for exchange clear property
and cash, desirable equities and cash.
VIII take apartment houses. business
property or dwellings. Will assume
trusts.
FOR HXCHANGELBusin prop
erty on r st.. Renting for 500 q
month. Trust $500 at 47xN. VIII
take dwellings for equity.
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Medium Priced Homes.
Well Located. Bargain Prices.

30, IoO-Near the walsh Residence
A bargain in modern house. For
So,75O you can buy an 5000 resi-
dence modern, well arranged,
beautifully situated: speculation
or an investment. The best home
in Washington for the price;
stories; Roman brick front:
rooms deep on the LIST floor; HOT
WATER HEAT: fine dry cellar;
room for stable on the lot. Buy
for home. investment or specu-
lation. 5000 was once loaned on
it at per cent.
$s,50O-The amount represents the
amount of a former loan. A we'll
built 3-story, 12-room brick dwell
ing near Scott circle; lot 25x1O0;
convenient location: one looking
for bargain in this desirable sec
ton should not overlook this one.
The price is so low that if you
should wish to sell again you
should realize a profit of several
thousand dollars.
$5.95O-see us about this house. The
owner of this attractive modern
residence. on account of a change
in his business affairs. is obliged
to live in the south. He has writ
ten us to dispose Of this modern
dwelling for $3.50. Sold when
completed a few years ago for
$500. South of Massachusetts
avenue. Attractive front Of light
brick and brownstone trimmings.
Hot-water heat, tiled bath, four
rooms deep on the first floor: a
few steps from the best car lines
In the city.
$5,75O-In a fashionable part of the
Northwest. west of 18th street be-
tween n and r streets. A large,
roomy house. comparatively new:
sold when completed for $7,75O.
Three stories. parlor, dining room,
pantry and kitchen on the first
floor; cellar under the entire
bath: lot about 10 by 30 feet tn a
wide paved alley. Similar houses
on the street rent for S45 month.
An opportunity to secure a bar
gain in this magnificent location.
$o,6oO-An opportunity to purchase
strictly modern 3-story brick
dwelling. conveniently located +, a
desirable section Of the northwest
at bargain price. In order to
attorney has placed with US a
beautiful 3-story. 1O-room brick
dwelling. for which he will take
$3.50. The house alone would cost
more to build: rooms deep on the
LIST floor: hot-water heat: tiled
DdlHs. hardwood nn'Sn through
|, out Do not 90 in an out Of the
way section and pay this much
for an ordinary house when you
can purchase one like this so we'll
located at this low figure. See US
at once If you want a bargain.
So. 5O0-Downtown. Near 14th and L
SITS. A 3-story 1O-room, brick
dwelling, with two bathrooms. A
good purchase for an investment,
home or room renting The price
is much less than one could dupli-
cate the property for.
$S.OOO-A modern tx" street residence
at a strictly low price West of
Connecticut avenue; compare i've
ly new: red pressed-brick front,
brown stone trimmings: thorough
ly well-constructed: IL rooms: 2
elegant bathrooms: HOT-WATER
HEAT; 40 FEET FRONT. It has
= been said that the house a'one
could not be butt under $12 COO,
MAKE AN OFFER of IS, 900. We
should think there would be doz-
ems looking for such a barga'n
in a modern home situated on this
beautiful residential street; wide
parking; convenient to the Con-
necticut ave. car line. APPLY AT
ONCE.
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,00o-Renting for 800 month. a
small apartment house west Of
10th st.
Price s27 so0-Rent'ng for $500
year beautifully situated apart
ment house on a prominent thor
ouRhfa-e west Of 18th st.
$40 ,oon-Rentins FOR $500 a month. an
anartment house. with wide
frontage.
25O-Rent'nR for $35 month: lot
25rl2O: stable. on numbered st.
"a 750-Re,tinR for SAB a month. a well
corstr,cted 2-ramily house. near
. East Capitol st
O00-Rent'ne for $9s a month: nearly
new: 2-famtly house: west Of 9th
st. NV.
s., 5OO-RAnting for $50 a month: small
houses on a numbered street: con-
venient to the cars in a section
where small houses are in de-
mand.
e5oO-RentinR for $54 month: four
2-story brick dwellings
: prominent thorou9hfnre west Of
18th ST.: lot 80 by 10: cement side
walk: water and sewer.
$1s. 5Oo-Renting for s112 month: thir-
teen comparatively new 2-story
Day-Wln0OW Drlck dwellings,, edcn
six rooms and bath, on a num-
bered street.
4,5Oc-Renting for $35 a month: store
property on a car line west OF
7th st.
A,75O-Renting for 81 a month: cor
ner store west of 7th st. south
Of S. offered 50 low to settle es-
tate.
7to-Renting for $43 a month: on
Capitol Hill: 10 rooms, cellar. fur
mace.
$13, OO0-Rentins for $50 month; four
new brick buildings in good
renting section. There Is very
good speculation attached to the
purchase Of this property. 1t Is
offered much less than it is
worth.
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$4,2O0-Renting for $40 a month:
new building northwest, south OF
ST.: 8 rooms: a corner. A
splendid income producer.
3,eoo-Renting for $3.50 month
Small houses near the government
printing ONCE. An out-of-town
owner. wishing to realize quickly.
has reduced the price.
$5,75O-Rentins for $50 a month: near
1y new; IL rooms; west OF 18th
St. south of y st. The build ng
alone would cost more to build.
Trust coming due.N owner must
sell.
AN EXCEPTIONAL OPPORTUNITY.
"a per cent net.
Price, $3 600. Rent $4,000 year.
A chance you may never have again.
AN ENORMOUS INTEREST. A
CLEAN-CUT PROPERTY.
1t figures like this
Gross rental. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS $4,000
Interest on first trust Of
$3.50 at per cent. ...S112b0
TaX6S Observation-Disclosures. 1850
Water rent and insurance 1900
Net INCOME. ....................$1S3.00
You simply pay $3.50 cash, assume
first trust OF $3.50 at per cent.
and receive an annual income Of 1896.
representing "a per cent net on your
investment, or an income equal to that
others are receiving on an outlay Of
$500.
50 OOO-Small houses at a low price.
Price. 9.OO0-Renting for $500 a
month. Six brick houses on a
corner Of a Iettered and numbered
st. s.w.. near ~ st. Must be sold
Immediately on account Of the
trust coming due. These prop
critics are in one Of the best
renting sections Of the southwest
and are never known to be va
cant. The rents are very low
and will stand material in
crease. This Is one Of the best
propositions on the market today
for investors.
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you'll
when
GuT-EDGED INVESTMENTS.

An opportunity purchase property at private giving
ample opportunity investigate prices less than
would pay auction
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Situated in the very choicest
resident sections, for various
reasons offered at extremely
low prices.