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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-01-09
THE "ToUCH" IN NEW YORK.

Warrington Man Discovers 1t Has
Reached Artistic PrOport.ons.
II have just come acre Il The latest
form Of making a touch,'" said sgd
ney Ashbridge, of Washington, D. C.,
who has been staying at the st. Al
bans In East 31st street, according t.
the New York Times. II always come
here to learn, but this time I think |
am in on the ground floor.
you are walking along a street
when a rather well-dressed young man
approaches, looks at you for second
aud then gives start that attracts
your attention. Pardon me for asking
.?ou,' says the plausible one, do you
mind telling me where you were hVe
years ago?
mot recognizing this form Of ap-
preach and remembering the mans
start, you reply that five years ago you
we're in Baltimore, Tampa or wherever
you were at that time.
ct thought sol exclaims your new
found friend. 4 don't believe you re-
member me, but 1 am Jack Robinson
who lived in Baltimore. l met you
there
"By this time you are rather interest,"
ed in your companion. While you don't
remember Jack Robinson by that name'
you can at least recall some man, nane
forgotten, who might answer RoOll''
sons description He asks If you ever
60 back to the old town, and your rep''
leads to conversation.
"You are led subtly up to the toucu'
There is an inquiry as to how YOU
worldly prospects are, and though you
do not remember the man, you nave
pride enough to admit that you ale
doing tolerably well. Your questlone'
has no such pride. He Is not dolns
well, and he confides that fact TO sou
simply as his friend. New York he na'
found a hard city. Yes, he will soon
be fixed, but that will be on Monda!'
but to-day happens to be Sa1urua'.
How will the interval be bridged! ln.D
you have reached the end OF the "
vious course, and the touch Is ar'''
tically made.
''aThe first time it cost me dol'a.,
but the second time let 1t 60 10 ~
changed prospects part, and .n. -
walked on, guessing aloud that wv.
our prospects changed from tnen =
1t Is certainly artistic. but nops :
does not spread to Washington.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-01-09

Of the pencil, with the bottom Of the
cork resting on the surface of the
water in the glass. You would better
have tiny groove in the top Of the
pencil.
On the other end Of the knitting
needle suspend the triangular bit of
pasteboard, as the picture shows. Now
you are ready for your experiment.
Ask each of your friends to guess
how many matches can be laid on the
pasteboard without overbalancing the
needle and drawing the cork from the
water. They will guess absurdly low
numbers three, four, ETC., for
the weight Of the card alone will make
the cork bob up and down and look as
If it might be lifted from the water at
any moment.
Now pile match after match on the
cardboard, and you will find that a
good sized pile will be required before
the cork can be lifted from the water
a pile weighing much more than the
cork.
This is due to a quality Of the water
called surface tension" which holds
on to things with a very real force,
and by weighing first the cork and
then the matches on a small scale you
can find out just what is the surface
tension of the water in the glass: it
will be just the difference In weight be-
tween the cork and the matches.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-01-09
OKLAHOMA HONEY NINE.

OH Mems Discovery In the High
Land Near SaDulpa.
Jerry Mckay, a well known oil man
from Sapulpa, related very odd story
to Democrat reporter to-day. It was
that of ! bee sting resulting In The
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-01-09
said what She Meant.

"Oh, / am SO awfully ashameu :.
mvself i" said Edith Jones to her dea'
est GIRL chum. when Henry propo. 4.
To me last night / intended to say .
sudden! but / quite lost my head -
exclaimed, AT last
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-01-09

And the average small boy u.s.
to uart his hair almost a. much
m,. dislikes 70 part with his
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-01-09

When the members Of a standing
committee meet they usually sit down
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-01-09

A man who has fished much can
readily detect lie in fish story.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-01-09
He Must Not Talk.

1t is a good idea to teach the small
boy that he should not talk while his
father is reading, but here is a case
IN which the prohibition was carried
20 disastrous extent. Harry had
been lectured so many times about his
inopportune talking that he usually
asked permission to speak. He saw,
one evening, that his father was bur
led in the newspaper so he asked his
mother If he might not say something
His mother told him that his father
must not be disturbed. Harry mildly
insisted, however, asking leave to say
"just one word" but the mother was
arm and would not give the necessary
permission. Finally, the father laid
down his paper and said:
'Now, Harry, what is it that you
wish to say?"
"Oh, nothing" answered the boy,
except that the bathtub is running
over"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-01-09
Pluto's Safety valve.

This is the grewsome and sugges-
tive name given by the people in that
region to a hole In the ground, out in
Arizona. The hole is in low, sandy
valley, f1anked by high mountains, and
is about three feet in diameter and of
unknown depth. A cloud of vapor is
constantly rising out of it. The ground
about the hole is quite damp, and by
digging into it peculiar water may be
obtained. A slight draught Of the
water will make q man so wakeful
that he cannot go to sleep for more
than two days and nights, and If he
washes his feet In it, they will turn
the color of brass and feel as IL they
were paralyzed. Every evening, regu-
larly about seven o'clock, great vol
umes of sand shoot up into the air
from the hole, preceded sometimes by
loud noises! at other times, the vapor
stops coming up for ten minutes before
the sand-spurt. The people In the
neighbOrhOod do not attempt to ex-
plain the phenomenon, but there is no
reasonable doubt that it Is due to some
volcanic force.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-01-09


man who sold the whisky on which
Pennington became intoxicated.
There are five types of native Amer
lean apples; all Of them crabs. John
Smith wrote from Virginia that he had
found "some new crabapples, but they
were small and bitter" New England
ers made the same report. The Soulard
has the reputation Of being the largest
and best of these natives. Sports Of
this variety, like the Matthews, are
improved in size and quality. Selec-
lions might probably be made from
western thickets, of even better sorts
than are now known. believe the
blood of the wild crab is in some of
our best orchard apples.-Outing Mag
azine.
There are two varieties Of apples
found wild in Europe, but the region
adjacent to the Caspian sea seems to
have been the origin of the apple as
known in the East. Charred pieces of
apples are found In the heaps Of refuse
left by the lake jewellers, who occupied
portions Of Europe before any Of the
present races. These people lived on
platforms, laid over piles driven into
the water probably to protect them
selves from animals In an era before
metal weapons were known. These spe-
cimens of apples are generally carbon
ICED by heat, but they show perfectly
the internal structure q the fruit
Outing
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-12-25
AN ACE or WONDERS.

The habit Of Renaissance 10 Q symp-
tom Of advancing age. and common to
men and women Of every time: but It
10 perhaps more fascinating to the el.
derby Of to-day than to those Of any
previous generation. Such wonders a.
they have seen come to pass! The vii.
lage life Of twenty years ago has been
revolutiOnized. at least for the women.
In that day. when one wanted a friend.
ly visit with a neighbor. the loan of
q recipe. or advice about the baby's
cough. one put on ones bonnet and
shawl and went to her house. Now we
take down a telephone receiver for our
talk. Moreover. the bonnet and shawl
have given place to hat and coat. In
1889. when one journeyed to the city
for q day of shopping and pleasuring,
It was a long-anticipated and consid
cred matter. involving the family horse
and phaeton or a horse-car, then q
slow.moving railway train. connecting
with another horse-car. Now trolley,
electrified" railroad and automobile
whirl US from village to city and back
again before our mothers would have
made up their minds for the trip.
Twenty years ago getting dressed"
was simple matter. requiring no help
beyond q word of friendly criticism
from daughter or husband. Now the
services of daughter or husband. or
both. must be enlisted. and it'is cur
rently reported that the village old
maid who lives alone has TO 60 to q
neighbor to be hooked up" every az.
terno0n! We need not walk to the
postofice. since our letters are dropped
at our doors. nor to the market. since
the telephone takes our order, nor
even to church; for the sermon and
the music may come to us ovv the
wire. Yet we were never so busy with
gadding and going. Will the advent
of air-ships complicate still further the
life Of the twentieth century? Or
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-12-25

Jim" O'Leary. stock yards politician
and gambling king. son Of the Mrs.
O'Leary Of famous memory. and by
virtue Of his sonship heir to her
knowledge Of exactly how the Chicago
IRE did start. He has felt moved in
the interest Of truth and Of vindicat-
Ing his parent in human history to
attest the facts In the case and to OK.
onerate the blameless bovine. Mrs.
O'Leary. her son AYERS. believed In the
big stick In the upbringing Of her
progeny. and tolerated no antics In
her cattle. II little Jim. who IL now
Big Jim." wasn't tucked In bed by
8 o'clock. he caught It sound and hard.
Nor did the disciplined bovines In the
O'Leary barn dare flick q tail In the
mixers eyes or kick over q lamp
lighting the tactical operation. Meth.
er Mrs. O'Leary's children nor her
cows ventured to misbehave. II was
green hay In the loft. over whose
antics the lady could exercise no con.
troll, that BY spontaneous combustion
kindled the historic conhasration. All
the little O'Learys we're in their trun.
die beds, the cows were locked In the
barn. Mrs. OLeary herself was sleep.
ing like the Just. when the green hay
developed IRE that, before It was
quenched. had burned three.fourths Of
Chicago over. The COW ID cleared and
the widow justified. Thus evaporates
another fake in the interests Of pro
sale truth and the higher verities
Barbara Fritchie never wagged heI
"old gray head" above the rebel
horde" In Fredericktown. Sherman
never rode the twenty. miles a.down
the Shenandoah to save the day. But
We had hopes that Mrs. OLeary and
her COW were real figures upon thu
historic stage. These hopes are now
shattered irremediably.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-12-25

re Chseaeo HaOls auabess
00oa1 aNs subsss1bsss the NEST
an0oeatlal, NEST De0oDoeoas aao
0ess ssspssssA men n ChisaSe.
Il seosAss nsas1y 0voey 0on
- OSanAAn0 n The oaAnunlty
90 an men Who aso noal0oss 81
DOblao Opaneon - a1sostoss 81
Dubllo a1aass.
Il - the 6uiae, 0sates aaa
evssnA % svssy pelltisal 1sa1ss
q svssy sAs1s % oDaaiea.
Il % FsaA ~ 0evesnnsat,
otats, Ooansy saa 0lty S0s1aAs.
Il % ssaA ~ . bi6 Dsessata6s
- The legal fraternity, inslaaia0
ooaeh ana bas.
10 % the 1av0s1to % Ch1ooOo's
1ooAlng b0sansss nsa.
Il sooshos oll classes n theos
Asoss.
Il b ssaA ~ The Fire DsDass.
0oaa.
IL 10 ssaA ~ The Psliss Dssass.
0oas.
Il - u every publis e0se asA
svssy DablSs library.
Il % net ooatsolleA ~ aay
oAoaD, cheeky - oeoo1soA aAves.
e1sln0 0Ooo0y.
In the twenty years of its
ezlstenes 70 hos managed g bull1
- . largo slPsalas1sa ana 0ssat
oosaness without he alA % BE-
osssasaa1 sAvsssisaa0 sharks.
9hae - WY q % - lo1sDoa1-
eoes - DoDolaS ana - stsoa0.
TAe ChSsaOo Da0ls o. oas -
- tAoe hao novoe 0oDoa1ol
0ooo oAvo0e1sln0 0Ooots foV q
01so01oe1oos lt Aas enc % lta
OVvo.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-12-25

Judge on the Democratic ticket next
year.
Clyde A. Morrison. the able and On.
srgstic Assistant City Attorney. would
serve ths people well on TIE Superior
Court bench.
The Chicago public 10 tired Of street
railroad bossism.
Col. James Hamilton Lewis can a..
ways feel certain that he has the loyal
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-12-25
PROSPERITY THROUGHOUT TINE
COUNTRY.

The Secretary Of Agriculture sings
. song Of billions and Of dassling pros.
DssIty. But he hes In mind the proper
usss Of prosperity. He says: year
~ year the farmer 10 better prepared
% provide the capital and make the
expenditures needed TO improve his
agriculture and % educate his children
for farm life and work." Let 10 sup.
Dose that the farmer has the capital
and then let 10 ses how bis children
are TO b educated. The Sscretary's
report shows that opportunities are
sGersd them In abundance. States are
BOW vying with one another In their
support Of agricultural schools and
colleges. Several OF the biennial
state appropriations for these institu.
lions have approached or passed the
Aalf.million mark. notably In Montana
(ols7. o0o). Pennsylvania (452e.000).
and Kansas (Ss71.0 0o). The growth
Of the agricultural college 10 also in
dicated BY the number and character
Of college buildings completed during
the year. Among the more important
Oh Su0Uo WoIO tu0 tOStOWto8 COss08o
buildings: Georgia. 100000: Iowa.
100000; Maine. $4,000: Michigan.
$4,000; Missouri. 100000. and Mon
tana. $4,000. Wisconsin has complet.
ed q $4,000 live stock pavilion and
California has started work ON .
100000 agricultural building" East.
west and south these investments are
made. and the study of agriculture is
being introduced into high schools and
elementary schools. There are extern
sion courses. boys and girls clubs;
there are movable schools and farm.
ers' institutes for adults. and connect.
ed with the entire educational system
are the experiment stations. II the
farmer encourages his children to
seize their opportunities they should
see that there 10 much more to excite
an intelligent, studious. scientific In.
terest In the work OF the farm than
can be found In by far the larger part
OF the work that is done In cities. And
farm life now is by no means life
OF deprivation. II has the modern con.
veniences, enjoys. as a matter Of
course. what were considered city lux.
uries a few years ago. Surely farm.
ers' children should remain on the soil
whether city men return to 1t or not.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-12-25
THE CURB or THE TRUSTS.

There 10 no doubt that modern In.
dustrial development tends irrssist.
IDLY to large corporate organizations
and to afaliations which will reduce
the friction Of competition where pow
srful interests are liable 70 come into
conflict with destructive effect. But
the working Of such system cannot
bs safely left to the will Of those who
devise and direct IT. operation. II
must b subject to regulation. to 70
quirements and prohibitions Of law. a
once effective and enforcible. The i'd
justmsnt Of regulation has not kept
pace with the development. and they
must somehow b brought into har
mony by adaptation to secure the ben
efit Of. development without an abus(
OF the power that accompanies It Of
the sacrifice Of rights and interests
that fall In it, way.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-12-25

principal care and cost % goveenmant,
while the rich tax dodgers enjoyed the
pleasure Of shouting for reform
Harvester Trust politics won't do.
The basic principle Of The trust u
for the good Of some Of some Of the
people 1t the expense Of III Of the pso-
pie.
Take the police force ont Of Civil
Service.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-12-25

backing Of every Chicago Democrat
for any position he may aspire to.
John J. Coburn's nomination for gu.
perior Court Judge by the Democrats
next year will result in his certain
election.
The small taxpayers Of Chicago for
years have been forced 70 assume the
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-12-25

for Superior Court Judge will strength.
en- the whole Democratic ticket next
year. He was one Of the best men
ever on the Circuit Court bench and
no 10 popular with the Democratic
rank and dle.
Cyril r. Jandus, the able and popu.
lar attorney and State Senator, 10 On.
Toying healthy boom for County
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-12-25
WHAT CAUSED THE CHICAGO
FIRE.

Green hay, not an obstreperous COW.
started the great Chicago fire. Mrs.
O'Leary's momentous milking Is a
myth, as much so as William Tell and
the apple. as Cleopatra and her fas.
cination. And another great disillu.
sionizer has appeared. one who dis
solves the fables In corrosive sublimate
quite as conclusively az does Gugliel-
mo Ferrero or any German higher
critic. The new historian Is big
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-12-25

record 40 alderman and IL making o
good record 40 q lawyer. and will
make q good record a. Judge Of the
Superior Court.
Albert @. Wheeler has gained the
high place he holds In the estimation
Of the people Of Chicago by his splen.
did record a. q hnancier and pub
! lie spirited citizen.
James 8. Hopkins has gained by his
able and clean record a. q lawyer q
we'll deserved popularity In Chicago.
~
The nomination Of Edward Osgood
Brown for Judge Of the Superior
Court by the Democrats will strength.
en- the whole county ticket next fall.
~e>
Charles F. Cooke, president Of the
Cooke Brewing Company, enjoys
widespread. popularity in Chicago.
which has been Justly earned by his
long and honorable career a. q bust.
ness man and citizen.
For diamonds watches and jewelry
of all kinds, suitable for Christmas
presents. 90 to Tom N. Donnelly's. rs
Dearborn street. Whatever you get
at Donnelly's you can depend upon
IL the best.
BENJAMIN r. Nicholson. the popular
attorney for the West Park Board.
would make q splendid Judge Of the
Superior Court.
Senator Albert G. Clark IL the lead.
ing Republican candidate in the field
for County Treasurer at the present
time. His splendid public and bust.
ness record. coupled with his wide.
spread popularity. makes him . strong
candidate with the rank and nle Of
the party.
John J. Bradley has gained By HE
stsadfast loyalty ct al times - he
Democratic party . widespread popu.
larity among the Democrats Of chi.
|cago, and his nomination for Sheriff
would add strength to the whole
ticket.
Charles A. Mcdonald. the popular
and well.known attorney. 10 In line
for elevation 70 the Superior Court
bench.
Nicholas r. Finn would prove pop
ular candidate for County Judge On
the Democratic ticket next year.
@9A
Fred W. Blocki made one Of the besl
City Treasurers Chicaso ever had. and
he would make equally - food Z
.. Mayor.
The nomination Of Edward Osgood
Brown for Superior Court Judge by
the Democrats next year will strength
en- the whole county ticket
= ~6
william L. O'Connell. the popular
4 and Woodworking chairman Of th'
+ Democratic County Central Commit
J tee. would make good Mayor Of Chi
! cago.
Homer q. Tinsman would prove 9
popular and winning candidate FOL
Judge OF the Superior Court next yea
on the Republican ticket.
Henry ]. Kolze. the popular former
County Commissioner. Is being urget
}. by many OF his friends to become I
, candidate for Sanitary Trustee on tn
y Republican ticket next year. A better
= man could not be found for the posi-
. ton.
James 8. Hopkins. the popular law
yer and Master In Chancery. woul'
= grace q seat on the bench, . plac
: where his big army Of friends and ad
a mirers are DESTROYS Of seeing him.
i ~
The nomination OF Charles q. Cruil
shank for Clerk OF the Probate Cour
4 on the Republican ticket next yea
s would prove popular and winning
y one.
n John J. Bradley's boom for Sherit
is steadily growing.
q Edward osgood Browns nomination
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-12-25

shall we presently be able to retire
at will into the calm Of the Fourth
Dimension. and take there the rest.
cure which IL becoming q necessary
antidote even for village lifef
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-12-25

DIucu0IVus ouu Voh0 SucI0 Su0 IOoSs
cure which IL becoming q necessary
antidote even for village lifet
----
EA0LHTS.
A Merry Christmas and happy and
prosperous New Year to all.
Joseph Theurer, president Of the
Peter Schoenhofen Brewing Company,
10 q man in whom the public and the
business world has confidence. and
one whom the people would gladly
honor by any gift in their power.
Ernst Tosetti, head Of the great
Ernst Tosstti Brewing Company. is
Justly esteemed as a leader among
Chicago's most useful and progressive
citizens.
~
Hans Luchow, the popular and hard.
working Western representative Of Au.
gust Luchow, has the best wishes Of
his many friends for continued bust.
ness prosperity at the opening and
throughout the new year.
A. N. Rosenegk, the Chicago man.
ager Of the great Pabst Brewing Com.
pany. carries with him at the open.
Ing Of the new year the best wishes
Of all who admire honorable business
methods and hrst-class citizenship.
Among Chicago's hundreds Of enter.
prising men there 10 no name more
respected than that Of Virgil M.
Brand. head Of the great Brand Brew.
ing Company.
George A. Blettner, Chicago mana.
ger Of the Justly famous Berghon
Brewing Company, 10 to be congratu.
lated upon the splendid success which
he has made for his company in this
city. Mr.. Blettner 10 q most comps
tent man Of affairs. respected and
liked by al who know him.
~
Peter 8. Theufer. secretary and
treasurer Of the Peter Schoenhoeeu
Brewing Company. holds the esteem
Of Ill good citisens for his clean and
able record a. . business man and {
citizen.
Ernst Hummel. president Of thu
South Chicago Brewing Company. ha,
earned Q high place In the estimation
Of Chicagoans by his high and hon
orable business methods and his rec
ord as q public oficial and q citizen
He would make great Mayor Of Chi
cago.
The Best Brewing Company. unde
the able management of Its president
Charles Hasterlik. continues to EMO.
an uninterrupted flow OF business pros
perity, and enters upon q still highe
tide OF success with the coming year
| ~
Philip r. Brand, secretary and treas
urer Of the successful and we'll know
Globe Brewing Company. holds the ea
TEEN Of all good citizens for his sturd
and honorable citizenship and hi
splendid reputation as business mar
w. ]. Welbasky, the able and pol
ular Chicago manager Of the success
full and we'll known G. Heileman Brew
ing Company. has made a splendid rex
ord of business success for his grea
concern for the year now closing
Edward Uihlein. the Chicago mar
ager of the great Schlitz Brewin
Company, makes friends and hold
them with the same easy and genia
faculty with which he handles 80 wei
the large and ever growing bushes
Of his great firm.
Martin ]. Breen, president Of tn
great firm Of Breen 4 Kennedy. rank
as one of Chicago's ablest and mos
progressive business men and mos
highly esteemed citizens.
Edwin Bluthardt. the able youn
manager of the United States Brew
Ing Company, commands the respec
OF all who know him. Mr.. Bluthard
Is the type of citizen who have mad
Chicago great and prosperous.
There Is no finer beer In the couI
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-12-25

unssrsd as Second Class Matter October II.
- q the Poet once At Chicago. Illinois. undsr
40 q March 1917.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-12-25

John r. Caverly Is making one Of
the best City Attorneys Chicago has
ever had. He Is an able. conscientious
public Official and IL liked and re.
spected by everybody that comes In
contact with him.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-12-25

There Is no finer beer In the coun-
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-12-25

Ernst Tosetti, head Of the great
Ernst Tosstti Brewing Company, is
Justly esteemed as leader among
Chicago's most useful and progressive
citizens.