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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-06-11
WEEKLY LETTER SUPPLANTS
STATES BOOSTER BOOK

Olympia, June 5.-Weekly news let
tiers boosting Washington are to be is
sued hereafter from the office of the
secretary Of state for publication in
state and Eastern newspapers. Secre-
tary l. M. Howell announces that he
believes this plan will accomplish
much more good than the old scheme
of publishing a booster book every two
years. For a time, at least, this work
will be handled by George Allen, Of
Seattle, who has edited the booster
books for recent years. Secretary
Howell says the weekly letters will
contain crop reports, data about new
Washington industries and generally
all information about the state that
has a news and general interest value.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-06-11
; Wit of the Youngsters (

Visitor-Which is the older, Harold
you or your little sister? Small Har
old-Neither of us. We have been
twins ever since we were born.
Teacher-Several of your examples
in arithmetic are wrong, Johnny. Why
didn't you ask your father to help you!
Johnny-'Cause l wasn't looking for
trouble; that's why.
Little Elmer accompanied his mother
to church, and on the way had been
cautioned to keep very quiet during
service. But Elmer became restless
and said in an audible whisper: "Mam-
ma, when we get home, can l 60 out in
the back yard and boiler just once?"
when 1 grow up III be a man, won't
II" queried small Edgar. Eyes, dear"
replied his mother. THAT is, If you
are industrious at school and learn how
to behave yourself" "Why, mamma
said Edgar, "do bad and lazy little
bows become women when they grow
mp"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-06-11
Helpful Hints.

q vi up lhO WIN ASkoos
The neglected colt or calf will prove
proitless.
Cattle will never do we'll in the same
pasture as sheep.
Wood charcoal should always be
kept in the hog pen.
How are the farm Implements? ADV
Of them need repairs?
To improve live stock, requires In
telligence and thought.
1t is a good plan to have the horses
and COWS clean up their hangers after
each feed.
There is such a thing as overlooking.
Feed stock all the food they will as
simulate, but not more.
Don't have a lot Of manur lying
in the yards all summer. 1t will lose
just about half of its value by fall.
It is better to feed the cows fodder
and hay after milking, as It keeps
the dust down. Feed the grain before
milking.
Don't plant poor, weak seed corn
next spring. It is time and money
thrown away. There Is plenty Of good,
atxops seed to be had.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-06-11
AGAIN SEEK
SELF RULE
ALASKA DELEGATE INTRO.
DUCES NEW TERRITOR-
IAL MEASURE.
Powers of Alaska Legislature Un-
der New Measure Would Be
Limited, and Northern Member
Believes 1t Would Prove Salts
factory All Round.

Washington, June S.-Territorial
government for Alaska is to have an
other whirl in congress. Delegate Wick.
ersham has introduced a bill providing
for self rule for the territory which, in
his opinion, will appeal to practically
all Alaskan interests. The bill deals
solely with the legislative branch of a
territoial government, leavinmg the
other departments to federal control.
The bill provides for the election of
a legislature composed of eight sena-
tors and sixteen representatives. The
powers of the legislature are closely
defined and in many cases stringently
limited. For instance, the legislature
may not tax any properties for terri
torial purposes at a rate higher than 1
per cent. This, in the opinion of Mr..
Wickersham, should prove very attrac-
tive to prospective investors.
Another provision Of the proposed
law is that every piece of legislation
eacted by the legislature must be i'm
mediately submitted to congress for
approval or disapproval.
All taxation, outside OF Incorporated
towns in Alaska will be a tribute to
the territorial treasury. Thu bill pro-
vides for the appointment of a treasur-
er at a salary of 81, 600, which is the
only official outside Of the members
of tt e legislature provided for in the
In speaking of the bill Mr.
Wickersham said:
81 have drawn up a bill which l
believe will prove satisfactory to all
interests. If the large corporations
operating in Alaska don't accept the
bill, we will know that they will not
accept any, and it will be a fight to a
finish. The government 1 have planned
is the most simple l could devise, and
the most inexpensive. It offers to all
classes privileges which they could not
obtain under any other government in
the world"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-06-11
Hog Cholera.

The Kansas experiment station has
carried out an extensive series of ex-
periments along the line Of hog chol-
era and its prevention. The method
or rendering hogs immune to the dis
ease was by vaccination. A virus was
introduced into the system which re-
acted upon possible contagion, thus
protecting the animal against the dis
ease for a period Of several months.
The experiment showed that through
this process the successfully vaccinated
nog IS immunized and can be kept with
no risk of infection for a period long
enough to fatten and prepare for mar
ket.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-06-11

bags is shoveleG into the hopper, from
which it drops by gravity into the bags.
AS the grain descends the bags are
shaken at regular intervals by an ar
rangement attached to the pulley. The
bags are in this way automatically
off the ground a tritie at each
turn Of the pulley, allowing the grain
to settle, filling the bags to their ut
most capacity. This does away with
The ordinary laborious method formerly
employed by hand. 1t is claimed that
the bags can be filled in one-fourth the
heretofore required and by one
man.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-06-11
WHAT BAD WEATHER COSTS.

A Rainy Day In West London Means
100000 Loss in Trade.
The effect which the weather has on
trade in the great cities of the world IL
most noticeable as we'll as most remark
able. It has been estimated that the
shops In the west end Of London lose
by a single rainy day 100000. Some
kinds of merchandise are especially SEN
sitive to the influence of the weather.
Mutton and pork, for instance, r
spoiled by very strong electric dis
charges, so that many a butcher will
lose $50 to SIS by a thunder storm.
A real London fog is much more K
pensive by reason Of its impenetrable
darkness. For gas alone London K
Ponds a day, when there Is a fog, ST.
500 more than usual. The a~pothecaries
are pleased by such weather, for the
reason that it causes a number of dis
eases, so that their income Is doubled.
The underground railways also have
their income increased by rain and fog.
Naturally, it is much more pleasant to
be protected from the wind and wet
than to sit on the top of an omnibus
and get soaked through.
When 1t rains nearly all tradesmen
complain of bad business except the
cigar dealers; the latter, however, rub
their hands with delight. The desire
to make a bad day more endurable by
a good cigar increases the takings Of
the cigar dealer Is per cent. The pub
lie housekeepers In the city have no
cause for complaint, every one knows.
Whoever has anything to do in the
street supplies himself with umbrella
n r%aincOat, and these cost money. In
nearly all other shops the proprietors
wait unavailingly for customers. Wom~
en- especially have no great desire to
shop In the rain.
Nature causes considerable expendi-
ture for a She herself Is a spend
thrift, al in a storm she wastes giant
forces. The storm that destroyed Gal
weston could have furnished the power
given by all the steam engines Of the
world for years. A single thunder
storm would suffice to drive all the
dynamos in existence, and the average
value Of a flash Of lightning has been
calculated as about $1,2O5.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-06-11

Az the time approaches for removing
young plants from the flats in the
house or from the hotbed outside, an
extra amount, of airing must be given
" harden them. Plants which have
started indoors or under glass are
more or less tender and will not be
able TO thrive under the rigor of early
spring planting without treatment.
iney must become hardened, or accli-
mated, to the new conditions.
AT least a week before transplanting
remove the sash entirely from the bot
pea during the day and allow abund-
ance OF ventilation at night, except
wnen heavy frost threatens. This will
give h plants practically an outside
temperature for the greater part of the
day and they will grow stronger and
harder thereby. At this time also less
watering should be given to check
growth and make the plants more re-
slstant to the cold. All plants can en-
dure a lower degree Of temperature un-
der dry than under moist conditions.
Most seedlings are tra%nsplanted d.
rect from the fiat or hotbed to the open
garden when they have attained a
height Of from four to six inches or
more. When facilities are at hand a
better way is to first transplant them
to a cold frame, which is the same as
a hotbed without the heat. In the cold
frames they become accustomed to low
er temperature and are still protected
o frost Of nights and on cold days.
A still better way is to transplant the
young plants ut the appearance of
their second or third set of true leaves
to two inch flower pots.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-06-11
N. P. BLOCKS GATEWAY
FOR A TIME AT LEAST

st. Paul, June 1.-The United States
circuit court, on behalf of the Northern
Pacific railroad, has granted a temper
airy injunction restraining the inter
state commerce commission from en-
forcing it's order compelling the North
ern Pacific to participate with the Har-
riman lines in through and joint rates
from Eastern points to Seattle, via
Portland. The order was to have be-
come effective July l..
In the temporary order the court
differs with the commission as to
whether there existed q reasonable or
satisfactory rate prior to May 5, when
the commission handed down its de-
ciSiOn
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-06-11
Lumbermen Change Date

Seattle, June 1.-THE date of the
National Lumber Manufacturers AS
ISOLATION convention in this city has
been postponed to July IL, Is, IA and
Is The convention will be two days
longer than originally planned. The
date of the convention was postponed
in order to give various members of
congress who desire to attend the con-
vention an opportunity to be present.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-06-11
CHINESE

Two Hundred Of Then Now Edited
and Managed by Natives.
Notwithstanding the fact that seven
years ago China had no newspapers ex-
cept those started and controlled by
foreigners, to-day there are 200 native
journals. In Pekin there is a pros.
porous daily, started, edited and man
aged by women and for women. Walk
Ing through the back streets of Pekin
you Will come every now and then
upon a man chanting aloud to the as
sembled crowds. He is not q priest.
but a newsman reading the days pa
pers to those who cannot afford to buy
them or who do not know how to
read.
The Chinese newspaper usually takes
one OF two forms. It Is either printed
on n side on very thin paper, or it is
printed on both sides of thicker paper.
The latter Is considered more up to
date. One popular organ consists of
three blanket sheets, three feet six
inches long by two feet wide. Each
sheet contains eight pages of closely
set Chinese ideographs. There Ia a
good supply Of foreign kilograms. Ed
~itorials, articles on all manne Of sub
.jects, native and foreign, and a mum.
mer of minute and dainty line draw.
ings occupy most Of the space.
The advertisements speak even more
eloquently than the text of the change
that has come over China. Yesterday
John Chinaman believed that the world
was fiat. To-day globes, showing the
latest discoveries in geography, are
prominently offered for sale in nearly
every paper, European dress, musical
instruments and dummy arms for
schoolboys are given well-displayed no
tices, and you are shown sketches of
the young Chinaman minus his pigtail
and dressed in Western garments.
Many journals, while giving the bulk
Of the matter in Chinese, have several
columns printed in English. The Eng
lish tongue is becoming more and more
the lingua franco Of the Far East. If
you read the English columns you will
see that, apart from cable news, their
main matter consists Of exhortations to
the people to reform.
Here is an article denouncing the
binding Of the feet Of women and prais-
ing up a young wife who committed
suicide rather than continue the prac-
tice. Another article demands the rea-
son why full representative govern
ment has been delayed; a third urges
the people to send their children to
school.
The contents Of the papers, while in
most cases deserving of recognition,
are not wholly good. A great deal of
crude stuff is to be found in many OF
them. Young lei who have obtained
a superficial education in Toxic return
home and attempt to make the press q
promoter of revolt.
Most Chinese r particularly friend
~ to England, and this friendliness Is
it seems, on the increase. But it i!
not universal. The ~anti-foreign spirit
still fingers in some quarters and may
still display itself in dreadful forms
A few weeks ago, at an examination In
Paot-ing-fu, the pupils were asked what
was their greatest desire. Forty OF
them replied: ITO have the blood of
every foreigner here drained before
,,cO
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-06-11
ODD FELLOWS TO MEET
IN NORTH YAKIMA IN 1910

Bellingham, June 5.-The state con-
vention of Odd Fellows and the Rebek.
all assembly stopped in the midst of a
busy session to adopt resolutions in
memory of Gov. Samuel G. Cosgrove,
who was a prominent member of the
order.
Among the important business trans
actions of the order was the voting by
the grand lodge of $4,000 for i'm
provement and enlargement Of the
Odd Fellows home at Walla Walla.
To North Yakima goes the honor of
entertaining the grand lodg in 1910.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-06-11
Dfskfng Alfalfa.


The work Of disking alfalfa requires
a little bit Of skill. The disk must be
set just so 1t will cut the ground suf-
fciently and do as little damage as
possible. A little experience will en-
able any Intelligent man to do the very
best work in the field. There are times
and conditions when the spring tooth
harrow may do all right, but gener-
ally nothing but a good sharp disk with
enough big horses in front and a com
petent man on the seat can do the
work. l use only the smoothing har-
row In the early spring, but after each
moving l use a disk or spring tooth,
whichever l think best, always finish
Ing with a spike tooth, so as to leave
the feld in the very best possible con-
dition for the growing crop. 1t is a
real pleasure to see the alfalfa start
out anew and grow about one inch a
day on an average.-Denver Field and
Farm,
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-06-11
Millions Found in Sultan's Palace

Washington, June s.-Jewelry to the
value of several millions of dollars,
according to reports, was discovered
at Yildiz Kiosk, the home of the de-
posed sultan of Turkey, in addition to
the $40, 600, 600, either in cash or ne
gotiable securities found there. This
statement is contained in a communi-
cation to the state department from the
ambassador at Constantinople, who
says: Conditions in Turkey continue
to improve"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-06-11
resident Has Reds RESIGNATION

washington, June 5.-The resigna-
A. VI Judge S. H. Reid, of Valdez,
,on sAa, has been received in Washing.
mo ana will be accepted to take effect
ton sle appointment and qualifica-
ton Ills successor. Reid's resigna'
cba-"as called for on account of the
ins ses preferred against him, alleg-
CON- npfoper or indiscreet conduct in
reca;S 'ion with the appointment of 9
sucoan 1or an Alaskan railroad. His
been ssor' it is understood, has not yet
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-06-11

For Filling Sacks
In nllIng sacks with grain noul' -
ment, etc., it has been found imposs an"s
for one man to do the work. A se'o u
laborer is required to hold open
mouth of the bag while the other uoe
the filling. The necessity OF the *
fra laborer is eliminated In the SACK
filling apparatus shown here the m
v~ention Of q Washington man. Inls
anna atus was designed primarily to
provide a device by which Dag .ou
be quickly and economically ni,ea "
n man. A hopper Is proViueo' ~
which a pulley is attached at one emu
At the front are the frames TOT sup
porting the bags after the later nave
been fastened in position. The grain
or other article to be placed Ill the
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-06-11
IN >.%CienCe.
|A{N9@ ANo
Ns411lnVentiOn

1t Is said that the Swedish mineralo-
| gist who discovered tantalum gave it
that name because of the tantalizing
difficulties encountered in investigating
it.
A German patent has been granted
on a slot machine that gives out a sim
gle address or a list Of firms in a single
branch of business when a coin is drop
ped into it.
Liberia, the republic founded by
American negroes, has but n ice
making plant, and the 500 pounds Of ice
that it produces daily is the sole sup
ply of the republic.
Experiments in Ceylon with raising
camphor trees give promise of that ISL
and within a few years producing a
greater supply annually than the
worlds present demand.
A horse can live twenty-five days
without solid food if it has water to
drink, but only five days on solid food
without drinking. Without food OF
water it can live seventeen days.
France has always been a great pro-
Queer Of poultry and eggs, but lately
millions of eggs have been imported
from other countries, especially for con-
sumption in Paris. OF these importa-
lions by far the largest proportion
comes from Russia. In 1907 about g.
100000 pounds Of Russian eggs were
eaten in Paris. Austria Hungary in
the same year furnished only about
1000, 900 pounds, and other countries
less. Among these Egypt contributed
100000 pounds.
Meteors prove that the air Is still
dense enough to make those little
bodies i%ncandescent through friction at
a height of 100 miles; but up to the
present, man has succeeded in explor- :
ing the atmosphere to a height Of
onlv 16 miles. The greatest authentic
height attained by a human being IL
$500 feet. Kites have flown to a
height of 21,1OO feet, and an unnamed
balloon, carrying recording instruments,
has reached $1,000 feet-a little more
than sixteen miles.
Herr X. Toldt of Vienna has produc-
ed what he and others regard as v1r-
tually conclusive evidence that foxes
are descended from ancestors whose
bodies were clothed with horny scales.
like those of the pangolins. or scaly
~ant-eaters. This evidence is based upon
the examination of the skins Of young
foxes, and depends not only Upon the
arrangement Of the hairs, but upon the
fact that the skin itself exhibits a
structure such as would be shown by
that of a pangolin after the removal OF
the scales.
G.. X. Wead calls attention to the
tendency to the adoption Of scientific
terms Of precision for use in many 9TH
or lines of human effort, as shown by
the history of the word efficiency"
This was adopted by the engineer RAN
kline in 1854, and defined by him thus:
"The efficiency of a machine is the
ratio of the useful work performed by
It TO the whole work expended upon It"
This test, now applied everywhere in
mechanical engineering, is being APP
piled In a great variety Of ways, some
times when the quantities compared
are not commensurate, as In manufac-
turing, transportation, administration,
the so-called trusts, philanthropies, war
and scientific Technology Of all kinds.
Absence doesn't make the heart grow
Sondor Of a rival
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-06-11
Wash Eggs for Market

IL would In a sense. be better to
wash eggs sent to market than to send
them In a dirty condition. But washed
eggs have no keeping qualities. The
water appears to dissolve the gela-
n substance which seals the pores
OF the shell, and air is thus admitted
and soon starts decomposition. The
better way to treat dirty apo. 4. n
AXE a wooden rag only slightly mois-
tened with water and gently rub or
the dirt.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-06-11
A Hero.

The other mite paw said to us:
at makes me proud to be
a man when l rede things like thls''
An then nav looked at me
1.-THE men upon that sinkin' ship
rite bravely all behaved,
thay stayed behind until the kids
an wimmin had been saved
"that's Just what I'd DONE" sed paw.
An then he red sum more;
eyes. men are made of noble stuff,
They do brave things galore
II made me smile a bit because
Paw amt as brave as he
Let's on at times; altho he thinks
He's foolin' nav and me.
For las mite when the doorbell rang,
An we were all in bed!
II wasn't paw that went down stairs,
with light and easy tread,
To open the door an see
Jus what that ringin' lean
paw nulled the bed clothes over nlm
An it was nav that went
Detroit Free Press.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-06-11

But when warmly
housed and prop
erly fed they are
the best of winter
ayers. The best
bred leghorns are
practically non-sit-
tiers and should
not be counted on
TO a t b e | r
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-06-11
A Cow Yard Gateway.

A handy entrance into the COW yard
is made by cutting the wires between
posts and putting in two tall posts.
Wire them together at top, put on
fence wires and you can get through,
but the COWS cannot.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-06-11
Says Revision Will Satisfy People

Upon the question of tariff Mr.. Mac
Neagh predicted the revision would
be such that the people would accept.
The demand for tariff revision, he in
sisted, was not for a radical and not
for an impracticable reduction, because
everybody understood that the Repub-
hcan party stood for and would con-
tlnue to stand for protection.
What the people expect" he con-
tnued, lis what the provectionist Re-
publican party promised in it's last
years platform, as interpreted by its
candidate for the presidency, and while
1t Is talking against the wind to argue
that the revision expected is not a re-
vision down, it would be equally futile
10 say that the revision down was
promised to be a revision down and
out"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-06-11

VINO are so situated that they can hatch
and rear their pullets artifcially or
with hens of other breeds, and who
give their hens suitable care in winter.
the leghorn will prove a very ble
breed for the farm.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-06-11
Electro-Chemical Fertilizers.

BY the aid Of electrO-chemical pro-
pheric nitrogen. Germany expects soon
to largely decrease its importations Of
saltpetre from Chill.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-06-11

Popula Breed Of Poultry.
Leghorns If compelled to roost in
cola houses and pick a living from
the slush Of a barnyard will not Law
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-06-11
MD she Loses

.Did you vel gamble, mar
"Only once, my son.
.And when was thatT"
.When / married your fath6.-
Birmingham Age-Herald-