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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-03-09
DARING OF DYNAMITE MAN.

Death May Come ut Any Time, But
He Does Not Fear 1t.
''Some day guess twill get me. We
never know"
]. B. Boone, professional powder
man, dynamite and nitroglycerin ham
dler, moved cautiously about fire as
he talked. At his feet lay fifty pounds
Of dynamite-frozen. Three feet away
was a roaring fire. He was at stone
quarry at Courtney, Mo-, where the
night before 500 pounds Of his material
had exploded. And he had built the
fire to thaw out more.
"This Is the dangerous part Of the
work." he said. 1.-THE jar of a cinder
popping from the fire striking this
dynamite would make it explode. A
twig snapped against it or some OBJ
ject dropped upon it would bring the
end. Dynamite is not exploded by
heat. 1t requires some jar-some fric-
ton. When it is frozen-and it freezes
sooner than water-it is fairly safe to
handle. But in thawing the warmer
it gets the more sensitive it Is. When
these sticks are warm dime dropped
upon them will make them explode
It's a dangerous business"
No screen was between the dyna-
mite and the fire where 1.-THE powder
man" worked. If he feared that fatal
cinder popping from the dry sticks In
the fire he did not show it. In me-
thodical, careful way this grave, quiet
man worked swiftly and silently by the
IRE.
II began It with my father when I
was Is years DID," he said "More than
twenty years now I've been a powder
man and-well, I'm here today, any
how"
But he would venture no prediction
for the morrow.-Kansas City Star.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-03-09
Trolley ON the Highways.

In districts where the construction
Of permanent ramways would be out
of the question owing to prohibirive
initial cost there are in use In Ger
many and France electric transport
systems running on the ordinary roads.
These draw their supply of electricity
from overhead wires similar to those
in use in tramway working.
Provision is made for passenger traf-
fc by means Of omnibuses run singly
or with a trailer, while freight traffic
Is handled by motor vehicles drawing
two or three trailers. The first of such
lines was opened In 1901 and since that
time quite 4 number of services have
been inaugurated In different districts.
The routes are for the most part COM
paratively short One of the longest
lines Is that Of the Charbonnieres-les-
Binius, near Lyons, which Is worked
with six motor cars of seating capac-
ity of thirty eight passengers each.
A line Is also working between he
towns of Neuenahr, Walporthian and
Ahrweiler. A line is working regular
ly in connection with an industrial
center in the neighborhood of Wurzen,
Germany, over which thirty wagons
are taken either way daily.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-03-09
FIFTY POUNDS OF PAINT.

Among the recollections of Capt
Charles P. Low is the memory of an
amusing bit of comedy which occurred
on the Houqua, clipper-ship, during
one Of his first voyages One Saturday
afternoon, late, the sailors had just
finished holystoning the decks and
painting the bulwarks. The second
mate had fifty-pound key of black
paint in the paint locker on one side
of the bowsprit, under the topgal!ant
forecastle. Unfortunately tie sailors
owned a large Borneo monkey or
baboon, and he had been made fast on
the bowsprit within reach of the paint.
Like monkey, always full of mis-
which ran down the scuppers as far as
the mainmast over the clean white
decks.
The second mate, as soon as 1t was
found out, caught the monkey and
swabbed the paint up with him till he
could hold no more, and then threw
him overheard; but this made bed
worse, for the monkey caught the side
ladder hanging over by the main rig
ging and came up, and before any one
could stop him, ran the whole length
Of the bulwarks, leaving the black
paint all over the fresh straw-coioced
paint, and making an awful mess.
The man who owned him caught him
and hurried him into the forecastle, out
lit was All hands to clean Ship" for
the decks had to be scraped and wiped
OF and then painted again. for Sunday
must find the ship in perfect order.
As for the monkey, the men turned
to and shaved him clean, and he was
the worst-looking animal that was
ever seen. The second mate was As
angry a man as could be for time, but
soon got over it after the ship was set
to rights again, and he never molested
the monkey, who was great pet.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-03-09

now put several rows side by side, and
connect the posts and stakes across the
rows by cross strips fastened high
enough to allow the horse In cult1vat-
ing to pass under it.
For each row 1 stretch two wires,
one about six inches above the ground
surface, the other about five feet from
the ground. Common binder Irvine Is
wound zigzag around the two wires. 1t
makes useful and quite ornamental
support for the limas, and the vines
take readily, particularly and remark
ably SO, to the strings, even without
much assistance or coaxing on the part
of the grower.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-03-09

passed right under our bow, missing. the
ram by a hairs breadth.
We fired at the cruiser, hitting her
right under the funnel, and second time
near her fore gun. Nor did she answer
our firing, but rolled to the swell appar-
emily out of action.
Skipper, are you going aboard her
now?" asked the man Roaring John"
'She's done by her looks, and you'll get
no oil If ye delay. Karl, there. he liant
as comfortable az If he were In his bed"
The little German engineer was very
far from 1t. He was almost desperate
when minute by minute his stock Of oil
grew less; and he ran from one to the
other as though we had grease in our
pockets, and could give it to him. Black
took due notice, but did not lose his calm.
You're quite sure she's done, John 2"
he asked, turning to the big man.
shes done, guess, or why don't she
spit?"
The words had scarce left his lips
when the cruisers aft guns Numbered out
almost together. and one shell passed
through the very center Of our group. It
cut the man John in half as he might
have been cut by sword, and his blood
and flesh splashed us, while the other half
of him stood up like bust upon the deck.
and during one horrible moment his arms
moved wildly, and there was horrid
quivering of the muscles of his face. The
second shot struck the roof of the turret
obliquely, and glanced from it into the
sea. The destruction seemed to move
Black as no more than rain shower. He
simply cried: "All hands to cover: I'm
going to give 'em a taste of the machine
guns" and we re-entered the coming
tower. Then, as we began to move again,
l swept the horizon with our light; but
this time, far away over the black waste
Of water, the signal was answered.
Number two" said Black, quite calm
~, when told him, "and this time bat
tleship. Well, boy, if we don't take that
oil yonder in ten minutes you may say
your prayers"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-03-09

Here IL q reminder from one VII.
evidently appreciates the good thinss
every farmer may have in his garden
He advises everyone to make an a.
paragus bed, and says very truly It |.
easily and quickly done. Asparagu.
needs q rich, mellow. warm soil. Ma.
nure the ground thoroughly with wen
rotted stable manure. Plow eight IA
ten inches deep or deeper. Plant in i,
long row. Pulverize thoroughly with
disk and harrow. Secure a hundred ..
year-old plants at cost Of from 30
cents to 81. Open a row. with pillow or
cultivator. Set plants two feet apart
in row with crown three inches below
surface. Press soil firmly about plants
I'LL up the row and cultivate same 4,
corn or beans. and next year you viii
have an abundance of delicious and
heafthful food, and the same will con
tinue for years If you keep free from
weeds and add each year a fresh sun.
ply Of farm fertilizer.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-03-09
Bees ana Smoking.

Many times bees are smoked mors
than is necessary; perhaps, because n@
every one knows that during q nectaf
flow some honey is lost every time !
hive IL opened, says Farming. When
bees arc smoked they I'LL Themselves
with honey and II SO much smoke y
used that most Of the bees In the hive
at that time take honey, it will !"
more than an hour before it Is redepos
tied into the cells and the regular work
resumed. Bees sometimes gather nee
tar enough to make q pound OF honV
an hour, 20 one can see that 1t WOO"
be quite q loss II every colony In .
fair sized apiary were smoked enough
to interrupt the work for one hour.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-03-09
Come Ont Of Your Shell.

Do you allow yourself to become abb
sent-minded, wrapped up in a brown
study? Look about you. Speak to
those that you have been In the habit
of ignoring. Make friends with every
one Strive to touch life everywhere
you can You will accomplish your
tasks better by SO doing than by go
Ing forward blindly absorbed In medi-
tation or erxrossed by internal mus
ings.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-03-09
Value Of . silo.


It is very important to provide soma
means by which the dairy COW can be
supplied with good food at all seasons
Of the year In order that she may yield
milk most economically. Such medium
may be found in the silo which fur
nishes a place for the storing of food
In the form of silage. It Is a well.
known fact that the nearest an ideal
food that can be obtained for the dairy
COW is good pasture; but for several
months in the year green pasture Is
not available. At such times the best
substitute are corn silage and such
roots as mangels and turnips. Corn
yields an average Of twice as much
dry matter per acre as root CROPS; and
since the latter involve much more ID
Dor, and greater expense, silage IL far
more economical.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-03-09
HOW nc WrecIx Occurred.

Magistrate You complain that your
husband struck your Why. you're q
big, strong woman and he's a physical
wreck.
Mrs Murphy-YiA y'r amer, but
he's only been physical wreck since
be sthruck me Cleveland Leader.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-03-09
Wanted Particulars.

"Have pity on me, darling" pleaded
the poor but otherwise honest young
man; II cannot live without you"
Whats the matter" queried the
homely heiress; "have you lost your
job1"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-03-09
Couldn,t Fool Her.

Miss DePlayne (proudly)-A dozen
men offered me their hands at the sea.
shore this summer.
Miss Wiserly-Indeedl How long
have you been q student Of PALMS.
Uy1
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-03-09

ordinary corn planter, hitch team to
chain and go ahead. It don't damage
the wheel and the broad tire keeps it
from sinking into the ground
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-03-09
Setting Fence Posts.

Setting Fence Posts.
Some farmers argue that 1t is best to
set posts early in the fall, when the
ground is solid. OF course, a post care
fully set at any time viii remain In its
place, but the fall season is really q
much worse time than In the spring.
Digging the hole makes the soil loose,
and II done in the fall 1t has not time
to become compact again. Water H.
tiers down through the loose soil, which
Will raise the post little every year
until 1t throws it out altogether. II
the soil has time to settle it absorbs
less moisture, and after the first year,
II the heaving out has not already be-
gun. 1t will rarely begin.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-03-09

London cab drivers earn an axgre-
gate Of over $4,000 per day.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-03-09
To Ripen Cream.

Cream left to itself will become souf
spontaneously. This IL the result q
the growth Of tactic acid bacteria
which feed upon the milk sugar, ana
as final process convert it into lac
tic acid Other forms Of bacteria arc
always present in cream; some naV'
little or no effect in the ripening proc
ess, while others, II allowed to oe'
velop, produce undesirable and ofIeo
obnoxious flavors. To cultivate and oe'
velop these wild" germs is called
spontaneous" ripening, and is often AZ
tended with uncertainty. Good butte.
making demands the use Of a "starter'
either homemade or q pure culture.
The former should be made Of selecteo
skim milk.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-03-09
How to Grow Rhubarb.

Have the ground on which rhubarb
il grown very rich, it requires well.
rotted manure. Divide the roots, al.
lowing one tuber to tho hill. This
should be done every other year. Keep
the dirt hoed up loosely around them
and as soon as the first leaves come
and begin to droop over on the ground,
cut them of; this will start the stalks
to growing the taller and straighter
All stalks should be cut when they be-
gin to droop toward the ground. Never
pull them, for If you do, you take with
them the shoots for the next stalks and
also break the small roots that help
nourish the plant. Cut them one inch
above the ground. Always cover with
about three inches of straw in the fall.
Follow these rules and your pieplant
will yield abundantly till frost kills It
Home-Made Corn Shelter.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-03-09

From recent experiments It ID Ger
tain that earth worms are responsible
Tor conveying the spores and ANTHRAX
from various buried carcasses to thu
surface Of the earth and thus bringing
about reinfection. This process of r.
infection was urged BY NJ. Louis Pas
teur, but without success,
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-03-09
Keepinx Hogs clean.

A00D108 HOGS CAe10s
10 give the pigs q thorough scruD
bling may appear to be labor throw
AWAY. but II two lots Of pigs are trea.
ed alike In every respect except tns'
one lot receives thorough scrubDlns
with soapsuds once In 1 while. tneU
win be Z marked difference In favor
Of the hogs that are washed when tn'
time for slaughter arrives A cleaa
bed Of straw with dry house, 30 =
to AFFORD them comfort at night, VIZ
also promote thrift and growth. In
hog q naturally Z cleanly animal am
enjoys Z bath. II consjdered nltu
animal. that devours fllthy food. II :
because Of the treatment given. HOY
viii select clean and wholesome foe'
Il Given the opportunity 70 Do -
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-03-09
Superiority of the Mule.

Superiority of the Mule.
The mule is less nervous than the
horse and therefore loses less energy In
useless fretting. In fact, one Of the
chief characteristics Of the mule Is his
ability to take care of himself under
all circumstances, says Farming. Much
Of the apparent Sinking which is
charged against the mule is an Unborn
tendency to husband his strength and
make every effort count. The result
Of this instructive care on the part OF
the mule is that he Is able to turn out
more work than would be possible for
a horse Of the same weight under the
same conditions. The mule Instructive
lily avoids holes, sharp obstacles, barbed
wire fences and various other forms of
danger which are not so successfully
avoided by horses. It Is matter of
common observation that In instances
where mules run away they seldom in
5ure themselves to any serious extent
Fumigati0n to Protect Orchards.
In Germany some interesting expert
ments have recently been made In the
protection Of orchard trees against
night frosts by means of fumigation. A
part of an orchard in bloom was thus
successfully guarded against an April
frost by the dense smoke Of naptha
lene. But the experiment was very ex-
pensive, fifty Kilograms Of napththalene
being consumed by seven flames in one
hour. Later new preparation Of chem
icals was tried, producing q compare
lively large volume Of smoke with the
expenditure Of only two Kilograms of
the material per hour. These trials are
under the direction Of an experimental
gardening association.
Pulling Old Fence Posts.
Fasten chain to post close to the
ground, pass it over the wheel Of IN
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-03-09

feet long. Dress the plank smooth;
drive some 8-penny nails into the plank
to within one inch Of the heads; put
them one-half inch apart in rows In q
square six inches each way.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-03-09

H0me-Made Corn Shelter.
This is a cheap way to make good
corn shelter. Get poplar plank six
inches wide, one inch thick and three
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-03-09

Pulling Old Fence Posts.
Fasten chain to post close to tho
ground, pass 1t over the wheel Of m
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-08-23
WASHINGTON NOTES.

P. c. Smith, a pioneer farmer living
between Colfax and Albion, died at
ColfaX Saturday.
Joseph Markere was drowned in the
bay near Tacoma Sunday in sight of
number of his companions who were
lounging about the shore.
Kettle Falls, Wash.-At 2:15 o'clock
Saturday afternoon the report of three
heavy dynamite shots proclaimed to
the people Of Kettle Falls and vicinity
that the Kettle Falls branch of the
Fruitland Irrigation company's canal
was completed and the water running
to the corporate limits of this place.
The attorney general has advised
the secretary of state that the pro
vision of the general insurance law
relative to the per cent annual
premium tax and the licensing of
agents are applicable to and must be
followed by all surety companies do
ing business in this state.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-08-23
.RATSEFRETGHTRATES
RAILROAD COMPANIES CLAIM
THEY need THE MONEY.
Appeal to Interstate Commerce Com
mission to Raise Rates From 2Isc to
zoe per Hundredweight in all
Freight Tariffs-Effective Jan. l.,
19os-AlI Railroads Are Included.

The transcontinental railroads, the
and the Hartman system, covering
the Pacific northwest, with it's con-
nections, the Oregon Short Line and
the Oregon Railway & Navigation
company, are preparing, so it is de-
clared, to propose to the interstate
commerce commission a general in
crease ranging from 212 to 20 cents
per hundvedweight in all freight tar
ifs from Chicago to the Coast and
from Puget sound to San Francisco.
This increase is to be effective Jan
uary ], 1908, if approved by the com
mission.
The recent trip of H. M Adams, a
general agent of the Great Northern,
and r. B. Miller, general freight agent
of the o. R. & NJ, to Spokane, Taco
ma and other common points on the
systems was made, it is declared, for
the purpose of checking present rates,
with view to proposing the advance.
One of the most important confer
ences was that in the offices of Gen
CT al TISlBuL agent I16uIy DldhlSy vi
the Northern Pacific.
At that meeting the question of the
increase was thoroughly discussed
and the general freight tariffs carried
i'll Mr.. Blakeley's Office carefully
checked. Officials of the Northern Pa
cific do not care to discuss the report
ed increase at this time. In some
quarters the report is questioned. The
general impression among railroad
men seems to be, however, that the ad-
vance is not improbable, and that, if
proposed, it is justified by conditions.
They add that publication is prema-
ture, as the plans are not fully worked
out
This proposition will be submitted
| to the interstate commerce commits
sion by the railroads, which will con-
tend that the increase is justitiable
by reason of the advanced price of
COAL labor and material, lower pas
senger rates and the expense which
the roads are put to in defending
themselves from persecution.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-08-23
SPORTING NOTES.

AL Kaufman has been matched to
fight Mike Shreck In San Francisco
during the latter part of August.
Lou Buchholtz and Charles Delivuk
have signed for wrestling match to
take place in North Yakima August %.
An 1S-inning 2-1 baseball game was
played between Cedar Rapids and Pc
oria recently, the former team win
ming.
Virgil Hall, the well-known automo-
bile racer, was frightfully injured
while racing on the Vancouver (B. c.
track Saturday.
John Nelson, II years old, of the
Washington training school, while
playing ball was struck on the ear by
batted ball and fell to the ground
lifeless.
Forrest Smithson will be sent to
jamestown to represent the Multno-
nah club of Portland in place of Dan
Kelly, who chose the University of
Oregon colors in preference to those
of the winged m"
James Wood, owner of Woods ho-
tel at Vancouver, who has a string of
horses at The Meadows, died at Seat
tie recently after a brief illness. Wood
owned Gateway, Frank Flittner and
other well-known horses.
Walter Stanton of California de-
feated Guy Buckles of Omaha Satur-
day night in a fierce 20-round fight.
Stanton was the aggressor throughout.
Buckles was thrice all but out, but
Stanton seemed unable to follow up
his advantages.
! President H. H. Holzel of the Pa
cific Northwest association has been
in the east and on his return stopped
off in Portland to see if the MultnO-
NAH club would send any athletes to
compete in the A. A. U. championship
games at jamestown September and
! T. None of the Multnomah athletes
will contend in the east.
Wanness won Saturdays race of the
second class yachts for the Emperor
| Williams cup at Kiel, Germany, de
feating the Wittlesbach by minutes
"a seconds, and the Spokane l., which
was third, by minutes 40 seconds
The visiting American yachtsme1
have now lost their chance of taking
home the cup or of winning even one
of the series Of the races, as they are
eliminated from the finals.
B. R. Day, the English professional,
racer, who is now in Seattle looking
for professional matches, has issued
a challenge to Dan Kelly for a race OF
from 100 to 22O yards for a purse Of
any part of $4,000 Day offers to meet
Dan at any time or any place. Thai
$4,000 would tempt most men to JUMP
from amateurism to professionalism
and should Dan make killing in the
east, he may make the leap.
C. G. Holzel, president of the Pacific
Northwest association of the A. A. U
has supported Secretary A. D. Camp
bell in his contention that the P. N. A
directors had no power to refuse col
leges admitJance into the association
Further than that, Holzel asserts tina
President Sullivan of the A. A. U. will
back him in the matter, and that the
colleges will be full-fledged members
of the P. N. A. if they desire it.