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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-06-11

Odd Fellows hall was crowded on
Friday night when ". D. Haywood
delivered bis lecture on Socialism.
Mr.. Haywood has a forceIul delivery
and q pleasant voice. and he graphi-
cally depicted the conditions existing
In Idaho and Colorado during the la.
Dor troubles. But he offered neither
inducements nor arguments to his
bearers in the Socialist line, and left
Friday Harbor in the same frame of
mind. politically, that it always has
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-06-11

Under the auspices of the State
Board of Geology a complete survey
of the detorested lands in Washington
will be made this summer. The ap-
preparation made by the last legisla-
-ture for, the geolistic board was $780,
900, out of which the sum of SIS, 900
has been set aside for this purpose.
The work will be directed by Prof.
Henry Landes. state %geologist. At
his solicitation a careful study of the
states cement resources will also be
made. Prof. Landes says be receives
many inquiries from cement men
who want to locate here and open man.
%ufacturing plants. AS the cement
era is at hand. data of this sort will
prove valuable.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-06-11
Farm for Sale

A good farm of 1876 acres neal Fri
day Harbor Will be sold at a bargain.
Good house. large barn. fine orchard.
200 head of sheep. two cows. fine we'll
windmill and tank. between 20 and
70 acres under cultivation. One half
mile from school house. Over a mile
of water front. fine gravel beach, and
good shelter and anchorage for boats.
For particulars inquire at the Island
er office.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-06-11
ORDER TO H O U
In the superior Court OF the state sen OF In was"
ton i'm and for the County Oh Dan juan
IN PROBATE

.,s-;or Court of the State OF Washing
tn,, in and for the County OF san juan
Tn the Matter of the Estate OF Charles 0eioS'
uans p Hansen, the executor OF the esta,e co. ~
charias SeIby. deceased, having presenter ~.
eattia.,sr, and filing in this Court, his nnat az
oo.at - such executor and having also nie rs
he-s;r his %petition praying foI an oroer o uin
t-ii,,tior of the residne OF SAID estate a'noe
the na~t;es entitled thereto. 49, ~,
II fs ordered adjudged and decreed, Ina az
the nersons interested in sald estate &c ~ O.
near before the superior Court OF san Juan
County. Washington, on the 2nd uay 80 -
rooo ~ one O'Clock P. NJ, then and there ~
s sScS, canse if any there be, why said iePoi.
sho,,s ,,nt he settled and allowed and why an
orJanaf distri,utio1l should not be made OF tne
$50. ~ eaid estate among the persons ehtr
tied thereto. A. no+;ce of the time
and niace of said hearing be given by Pupl nS
to-, - conv of this order at least once eaen ,
week for tour successive weeks DetoIe a,u n"o =
dav of July, 1900, in the SAN JUAN !sLAS Tn,
newsnaper printed and publlshedl IN pau ouan
County, Washington, and OF general
And # is further ordered that additional no,
80 y go hearing upon said final report De
o;,au hn Wasting notice of said hearing IN three
Of the most public places III san Juan NoIn.y
Washinoton Said notices to be posted at leas'
twentv davs prior to SAID date OF hearing.
Dated this Ist day OF June, 1909.
GEO. A. JOINER, Judge
Noetbe & Thompson. Attys. for Executor.
First publication June 4, 1909.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-06-11
LOPEZ

Mr.. Hunter went to Seattle on
Tuesday.
Mr.. Stafford returned from Seattle
on Friday.
j. Hammond went to Seattle on
Thursday.
Mrs. CALDWELL returned from West
Sound on Wednesday.
Mrs. Walrod and children returned
to their home on Tuesday.
DR.. Muscott and wife visited his
brother a short time the first of the
week.
Mrs. Jones and son. of Ballard, are
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Hammond.
Mrs. Murphy and children went to
Bellingham on Monday. where MI.
Murphy has work in a sawmiIl.
Mrs. Hartman and little daughter.
of B~ellingham: are visiting at the
home of MI. and Mrs. Stoeker.
The county convention closed We'd
nesday evening with a very interest
ing ad dress by Mrs M. B. Plat. our
state president. Every one is invit-
ed to attend the box social at Wood
man hall on Friday evening. The
proceeds are to be used for the build
ing of a fence around the cemetery.
It is hoped al many as possible will
attend the social and help a good
cause.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-06-11

Our editorial reminder in last
weeks issue relative to the violations
OF Section 46 of the penal code, which
section provides a penalty for the
casting of refuse on streets, seems to
have been fruitful of good results in
more instances than one. To those
who take pride in seeing a clean street
no advertisement is necessary. To
others who have followed a different
course and used the streets for q
dumping ground, a word of warning
from the marshal is all that would
seem necessary. Let us hope that
the law Will be strictly enforced.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-06-11
HumOr In Advertising

For sale-A piano by widow lady
with carved legs.
For sale-Baby carriage slightly
used. Going out of business.
Just received a fine lot of Ostend
rabbits. Persons purchasing will be
skinned and cleaned while they wait.
No person having once tried one of
these collins will aver use any other.
Wanted A furnished room for
single gentleman looking both ways
and we'll ventilated.
Wanted-A good girl to cook, and
one who will make a good roast OF
broil and will stew well.-The Ranch
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-06-11

On June 10 the new law transfer
ring the inspection of grain and hay
in this state over to the railroad COM
mission becomes effective. In view
of the fact that Mr.. Alexander And
erson, the deputy grain inspector for
Seattle. who has held the Office for
nearly ten years. has given entire sat
isfaction. it is sincerely hoped that
the railroad commission will retain
him In his present position. Trade
Register.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-06-11

When Secretary of Agriculture
James Wilson visits the exposition
this summer, he will inspect the for
est reserves of Washington and Idaho,
where it is said that much land suit
able for agriculture has been wrongly
withdrawn from entry. Mr.. Wilson
indicates that where such abuse is
found, the land will promptly be ex-
cluded and made available for settle
ment. This will be good news to
many Washington counties which have
suffered from the forest reserve pol
icy by having their taxable area con
siderably lessened.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-06-11
Cost of Wars

Italian war. $500, 900. 900 and As,
600 lives.
Prussia and Austrian war. 1893,
600. 900 and As, 900 lives.
Russia and Turkish war. S135. 900,
90 and $50. 600 lives.
D France and Prussian war. 81, 900,
600, 600 and 196, 900 lives.
Russia and England war. 50. 900.
600, 900 and $50. 900 lives.
United States war of the rebellion.
1865, 81. 90, coo, 900 and $50. ooC
lives.
History says "the loss of the wal
of 1912 was one in eighty five, Next
can war one in twenty and the wal OF
the rebellion one in SEVEN"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-06-11
CALL FOR BIDS FOR PRINTING

Sealed proposals will be received at the Office
OF the County Auditor of San Juan County,
washington, mp to IL O'Clock noon, Monday
July 5th, 1909, for the public printing OF the
county tor the term of one year from july ,2th.
1909. Nc bid tor a greater price than One Dol.
lar ($r.oo) per square, Nonpareil solid type for
the hrst Insertion, straight matter, and ffty
cents t.So) per square for each subsequent inser.
ton, VIII be accepted by the Board of COUNTY
Commissioner.
The contract for said printing will be let at
the regular July term of the Board of Counfv
Commissioners. tn Board reserves the ri0ht
to reject any and all bids.
J. w. FRITs. County Auditor.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-06-11
Shopping Agency

Mrs. j. W. Geoghegan is prepared
to make purchase of any articles and
for any one who desires her services.
Mrs. Geoghegan is so situated that she
can take advantage of lowest prices
and a saw money for all of her pa.
irons. For further particulars ad.
dress. enclosing stamp. Mrs. j. w.
Geoghegan. Slade Block, Bellingham.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-06-11

thursday the new law went into
effect regarding the issuance of mar
riage licenses. and Cupid will have
to work among those who will be
physically able to stand the REQUIRE
ments of the law. They will! also
have to be fixed a little better Bnan.
cially, SO as to pay the DOCTORS fe.
of about $40 per couple for his cert,
ticate as to their physical fitness. No
persons under the age of Is will he
allowed to marry without the consent
of their parents. The county audi
tors fee will remain at So, the old
price.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-06-11

Not counting those slaughtered on
the farm or by Chicago butchers, and
they number millions. this country
slaughters and packs about 35, 00O,-
600 hogs in a year, representing a
total value of about s44O, 900. 100.
This is equivalent to a per capita con
sumption of 11f pounds. Most of
the pork is consumed in this country.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-06-11
Notice Wanted Bids for Furnishing Wood
For County

Bids will be received at the office of the County
nlsh1ng rs cords of wood for the use of the coun-
ty., Wood to be cut from body of green fir trees
and delivered at the court house not later than
to reject any and all bids. BY order of the
Board of Commissioners.
j. w. FRITS. County auditor
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-06-11

-WANTED-Women and girls to
work in the cannery during the fish
packing season. Kindly call at the
office and register name and address.
Friday Harbor Packing Company.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-06-11

FOR SALE-One 1900 gallon
redwood tank. delivered at wharf.
Price $26. 90. Address Geo. A. Stur.
rock, Port Townsend, Washington.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-06-11

FOR SALE-Fine double seated
buggy. practically new. $50. 90. In
quire of P. Madden, Friday Harbor,
WASHINGTON.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-06-11

been. having made few. if any. con
vertS.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-01-14

Farmers who have been reading re
Gently a story concerning the possible
ties of enormous riches from new
brand of Alaskan wheat yielding 200
bushels per acre need not get excited.
The yarn has been branded as largely
a fake" by the Agricultural Department
in Washington, whose experts have
been investigating the story. Nothing
has caused SO much amusement among
the agricultural scientists since the
fake which cropped up several years
ago about the discovery of seedless APP
pies in Colorado.
According TO the hot weather tale,
one Abraham Adams, of Idaho, found a
single head Of wheat in Alaska, brought
it back TO his ranch in this country,
planted it in the fall of 1904 and OBJ
tanned seven pounds of wheat from the
one head. In 1906, it is recorded. Mr..
Adams obtained from this wheat a
yield of Odd bushels to the acre. The
first part of this statement is accepted
as perhaps true by Acting Secretary of
Agriculture Hayes. Planting the grains
one foot apart. he said to-day, it would
be possible TO grow from one head of
wheat approximately seven pounds !;
there would be nothing remarkable in
that. But he declared that no wheat
existed which could produce 200 bushels
per acre; that the maximum of yield i'm
Minnesota is about 40 bushels, and i'm
winter wheat regions GO or 10 bushels
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-01-14
Cont Meat for Mutton.

George +. Thompson of the bureau
IF animal industry says n considerable
number, but not many thousands of
cross-bred Angoras find their way to
stock centers, such as Chicago Kansas
City. Omaha. Buffalo and New York.
and are sold there to the packing
houses. If in good condition. They are
purchased at a price slightly under
that paid for sheep, and are disposed
of In the carcass. and sometimes In
canned form. as sheep mutton.
These goats are usually some that
have served a good purpose In clearing
up brushwOod, and, becoming fat on II.
are worth more as slaughter animals
than to sell to some other person for
brush cleaning. The greater number of
persons who are engaged in the Angora
goat industry at this time-and the
number of such will continue to in
crease-have a much better quality of
goats than those that find their way
TO the market in considerable numbers
They have animals that will yield a
fleece worth from 81 to S1.5O. and their
value as destroyers of brushwood and
weeds and as fertilizers of the land.
must be added besides. the does raise
kids that are worth SIS each.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-01-14

Lord Redesdale once gave a descrlp-
ton of Whistler's methods to a meet
ing in London in support of memo
rial to the great artist. He was paint
ing, he said, portrait Of a lady.
Whistler took up his position at one
end OF the room with his sitter and
the canvas at the other end. For a
long time he stood looking at his model,
holding in his hand huge brush full
OF color, such a brush as a man would
use to whitewash a house. Then he
rushed forward and smashed the brush
full of color into the canvas. Then he
ran back, and forty or fifty times he
repeated this. At the end of that
time there stood out on the canvas a
space which exactly indicated the fig
ure, the form and the expression OF
the sitter. There was a pathetic story
attaching to the picture. The baiiiffs
We're in the house when the picture
was finished. That was quite a COM
mon occurrence and Whistler only
laughed, but he went round his studio
with a knife and deliberately destroyed
all his canvases. including this picture
which was to have been his (Lord
RedeSdale's) Dundee Advertiser.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-01-14
a PersouaI ODiuiou.

The constitutional dislike to giving
an opinion on any subject. which had
always distinguished the Gorham fam
lily. reached its fullest development IN
Abel Gorhsm. He could scarcely be per
suadeJ to express his mind freely about
anything, still less about any person
Yet he managed to preserve a reputa-
ton for keen discernment.
II really wish you'd tell me what
you think of young Hobbs" said one of
the Sumner residents. "COme. Mr. Cor.
ham. | mean to give the young man d
lift if he's worth it,
M M said Mr. GOrham. with his
usual deliberatlOn. when you come
to lifting. anybody that can he lifted
is with lifting. seems TO me. AS to
Pete Hobbs. I'm expecting he'll turu
out -ust such a sort of man as j
take him to be. | don't know as I'm
called upon to speak any plainer'n
that
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-01-14
BIRDS CHANGE COLOR.
Tints Are Altered to Agree with
Background, Declares Scientist.

Tints Are Altered to Agree with
Background, Declares Scientist.
Lecturing on the coloration of birds
before the Lowell Institute, DIR. Hans
Gadow gave his audience n surprise
The greater portion of the discourse
was an exposition of scheme of "color
photography" as he termed ii, whereby
the animal, under the influence of the
light it absorbs, matches itself I'm tint
to its environment Such a notion is
a departure from the usual lines adopt
ed by naturalists, and some Of tho
auditors classed the idea as either I'm.
orthodox or else very new" says u
writer I'm the Boston Transcript.
Tie explanation took its point of de
parture from the fact, stated in the
first lecture, that black lizards kept in
n white china dish will become lighter
in their color markings. 1t is process
In which the pigment of the cells is SC
modified by the light absorbed by il
that a tendency toward some certain
color is established. 1t seemed on first
hearing TO be Of the nature of a by
pothesis, and In its support were assem-.
bled facts such as that the Roentgen
rays. the alpha, beta and gamma rays
and those of Findsen, each and all
have effect upon the animals exposed
to their influence. "What is absorbed
said the speaker, must either help or
hurt"
The argument was long and loose
and in parts rather technical. The ap-
plication of this principle to birds Is
very difficult. The hypothesis modifies
one of the usual suggestions of devel-
opment. since it makes the environment
change the animal. This change later
being protective device has added
efficiency as such.
An interesting exposition Of the Of
fects of climate followed, discussing
the geographical segregation of similar
ly colored birds. This point was fur
Their illustrated by means of many fine
autochrome lantern slides and photo
graphs showing the color ranges and
similarities I'm birds. snakes and frogs.
Much was said with reference to the
development of patterns on feathers,
the set used being from the same Argus
pheasant that Charles Darwin studied.
The peacock was considered last of all.
The development of the "eyes" in its
tail was followed up from the pin
feathers, the lecturer explaining that
the tall is not the tail at all, but the
feathers of the back, which are sup
ported behind the tail. This is much
like that of the turkey, forming n ser
viceable and solid backing to the base
of the fimsy feathers of the peacock
that we so admire.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-01-14
Clearing II Up.

TO which is man more closely re-
lated said the genealogist, "his first
divorced wife's second husband or his
present wife's first divorced husband?
$50 far as | can see. one tie Is about
as close as the other" said a thought
fu; friend.
$50 | should say" said the genealo-
gist, but Billy Bowen must have fig
ured out difference. Anyhow. when
his first wife's second husband died
Billy vent TO a ball game, but when
his present wlfe's first husband died
he went into mourning. l can't under
stand that"
II can" said the thoughtful friend
"Billy's present wife was on the point
Of divorcing him so she could remarry
her first husband. Now that he is
dead she has decided to stick to Billy"
"Ah!" said the genealOgist.-New
York Press.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-01-14
Sweet Potato Culture.

The sweet potato may be grown In
this country from the Canadian border
to the gulf. provided the soil IS suit
able. Neither stiff clay nor pure sand
Will do. but sandy clay. moderately en-
riched. contains the elements for the
largest and best favored tubers. The
seed tubers are planted very early In
the spring in hotbed, and several
sets of plants may be taken from each
one. The transplanting must be de-
ferred. in the more northern sections
of the country, until all danger from
frost is past.
In preparation for planting, quite
high ridges should be thrown up with
n pillow. about three feet apart, the
soil being entirely free from grass roots
and weeds and fiattened on top. The
high ridging is best for two reasons. to
permit rains to run off and to admit
more OF the heat of the sun TO the
roots. The young plants are set about
fifteen inches apart in the rows. and
for this operation cool. cloudy weather
is most favotsble. After the plants are
well started the soil on the flattened
top OF the ridge may be kept open and
free from weeds by the use of the hoe
or rake, while the cultivator Is used
between the rows. followed by n lister
or hoe TO throw the earth back against
the ridges. This may require two or
three repetiti0ns before the vines SO
cover the ground as to prevent any
damaging growth of weeds Should
frost threaten. before there is time TO
dig and care for the product. all
hands should be turned in to complete
ly cut off the vines. since if these arc
frost-bltten. the injury is communicated
to the tubers and their flavor and keep
ing qualities are impaired. but If the
tops are removed the cold of early
frosts will aot affect them.
A dry spell is most favorable for dig
ging and curing in the shade, but where
there Is a good circulation OF air. and
in about week they will be ready for
storing. TIE sweet potato will not
endure low temperature and a very
dry. warm situation should he chosen,
never in cellar, unless the latter con-
tains n furnace. They do best spread
on raised platforms or in shallow
boxes covered with road Gust or dry
sand, and thus cared for they will
keep until the following spring. where
| 4 - T. II
large proportion of the crop is con-
sumed while it is in its best condition,
during the fall and early winter
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-01-14
Thought He Was I'm India.

As consequence of the frequency
with which venomous snakes are met
with in India Anglo-Indians spend their
whole lives in thinking of their lives
and watching out for snakes When
Mr. Kipling reached London from In
dia in his search for fame and fortune
he lodged in some small rooms on vii
hers street, Strand, up two flights Of
stairs. One morning a friend called
and when he found himself in Rudyard
Kipling's sitting room he was surprised
TO see handsome mirror which stood
over the fireplace smashed to smither-
Gems"
Snakes said Kipling, noticing the
look of establishment on his friends
face. II was doing in my chair yester-
day evening. and my foot slipped out
CT my shoe. which for comfort | had
un'aced. Half waking, 1 felt with my
foot for the shoe and began slipping
it in when my toes touched the leather
tongue Snake flashed across my
sleepy brain. l gave one desperate
kick, and when the shoe struck that
mirror l realized that was in London
and not in India
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-01-14
a Mexican Tradition

Boys, what's the matter: Fever
Die thea; die then" That's the son;
the doves sing down in Old Mexic,
when native has pneumonia, aIil
almost Invariably he lies down. refuses
to swallow the medicine prescribed D!
the physician. resigns himself TO hi
fate, ana I'm a few weeks he dies. TIL,
dove, however, sings the song in Span
ish. 1t IN tradition among the McS
leans that once the fever accompany
ing an attack of pneumonia sen
them II II necessarily fatal. and be
cause of this all medicine and all phy
sicians are refused and the Mexican
usually dies. The dove brings Ii,
story of death in its weird cooling. &C
cording to the belief of the natives
and many who have been seized Will
the fever who otherwise might have
recovered have succumbed. owing tC
their belief in the tradition. That II
the reason, it is said, why pneumonia
is fatal to so many Mexlcans.-Nev
York Herald.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-01-14
Sauabs for the Market,

When raising pigeons, and especially
squads for market, do not take any
stock IN the statement that each pair
will raise twenty-four squads during
the year A pair of squad producers
that will produce an average of six
pairs year have done mighty we'll
Fancy pigeons that grow the exhibition
stool. usually round up With about
three ar four pairs a season. When a
pair of pigeons nave grown twelve
squads i'm a year they have produced
six times their own weight, which is
pretty good active business for such
small birds.
Do not imagine that you can start in
he SQUAD business or pigeon business
simply through the purchase of the
birds: you must learn how to care for,
feed and breed them No one ever
knows too much about it: and as long
as there are so many hundreds of fine
young squads dying in the nest from
canser that are kept and reared in
nice clean lofts there is something
wrong with the management that had
better be discovered
Feed a number of different kinds of
small grains to your pigeons. When
they fly about they pick up seeds and
grain and everything Of this kind that