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La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1909-12-26
CESAR LONBR0sO.

Los periodicos recientes de Italia
han anunciado La muerte del emf
nente sabio italiano Cesar Lombro-
so.
Sus teorias cientificas han hecho
su nombre popular, y 81 bien aque-
| las no han logrado sostenerse en-
absolute, han despertado, en- cam
bio, interes cientifico Y provecho
por la discussion promovida, creando
la necesidad de ulteriores investiga-
clones. Lombroso ha tratado espe-
cialmente la teoria del delincuente
| y las relaciones del genio y Ia locura
Suprimera profesionfue Ia medicina
decidiendose por Ia especiaidad
psiquidtriea Dedico mayor atenci6n
4 la Palagra, aconsejando acertadas
precauciones higienlcas Es esta
una enfermedad en- Italia produclda
por maiz descompuesto, cue en- for
ma de la llamada Polenta, consumer
con preferencia las clases pobres de
aquel pals. Siendo medico alienista
y mas tarde professor de mediclna
legal v psiquiatria en- Turin, sus
miradas Sc dirigieron al criminal.
Crey6 descubrir en- el ndmerosas
anomalies anat6micas V finalmente
manifestaciones de degeneration.
El concepto de Criminal nato Sc eX
tendi6. Su valor Y consecuencia Glen
tifica, como la de todo evolucionis-
ia lie condujeron muyleios en- Ia apre
ciacion Gle sus observaciones y lie
perdieron en- un callejon sin sa-
Ida; pero no Sc debe olvidar que ha
levantado la criminalogia sobre nue.
vas bases constituyendole en- el fun
dador de Ia escuela positivista.
81 Ia escuela clasica de la crimi-
nalogia solo conceptuaba el delito,
Lombroso Y sus discipulos enseha-
ron a convertir al delincuente, al
hombre en- obieto de su investi-
gaciones. La inspection perfecta del
delincuente parecio demostrar, que
este difiere del tipo regular del hom
bre antropologicamente considera-
do (corporalmente, mas especial en-
la configuracion del craneo V en-
caialo), pero tambien en- otros ca
racteres. como el hablar, la escritu
ra este. constituyendo IN tipo es-
pecial de degeneration. Siendo asi,
entonces el delincuente no debe cas-
ti2arse en- Ia tornaa ordinanaemple
ando los castigos tradicio males ,sind
a.. como tai demante, Sc debe evitar
aue cause dano. La nueva es cuela
q. representa- I'm formidable pasode
ayanee por 81 indole huns anitaua
habia 3lvidado demasiado 81 or. gen
social del de! ncaenta. IA soo.o!ogia
criminal: u-s t4.yie enmendo ella
nis,nl SIS e.t3res.
Atemss del delincuente. fueron
l2s GrsyiacioneS del g5nio del tipo
normal aue enfrafon en q dominic
tie las inycst!g4o!oGes lie Lombroso
ous,&.do aUevas relacioaes. Sd Ter
yor l. h.zo incgr.ir ~ algu.los herro
.es;tambien i've alslna vez victima
del esp!ritisno, peFo siempre tut I'm
ob.e.o ia!at!g4ble lie IN ciea'ia, cor
ssasado al servicio de ideas elevadaS
y unuHL...A.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1909-12-26
FRAGMENTOS.

Hay que ser superiores la hui
manidad en- fuerza. en- espiritu y
en- desprecio, ,-Nletzsche.
La ignorancia es la condicion ne
cesaria no digo yo de la tellcidad,
sino de Ia existencia nisma. 81 todo
10 supiesemos, no podriamos sopor-
tar la vida una sola hora. Los senti-
mientos que nos la tornan dulce, 6
cuando menos tolerable, nacen de
una mentira Y Sc nutren de ilusio-
nes.-Anatole France.
Cala eual estina Que los males
fucron mayorcs que los blenes. La
vida cuva imagen ilusiona y encan-
Ia, no Is la que ha rasado. sino "a
que esta por venir.-Leopardi
La materia Sc opone sin cesar d
todo de cuanto mas elevado conci.
be ii esp!ritu. -Goethe.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1909-12-26
Il FANTASMA DEL P|RATA.
(Tradicion puertorriqueha.)

La isla de la Mona, 81 bien tient
una historic muy eorta en- la de
Puerto Rico, cuenta, en- cambio, cor
un gran numero de leyendas horri
pllantes de corsarios y piratas.
Hara dlecinueve amos que en- una
escursi6n q Cabo-Rojo con ell fin de
| visitar a varios amigos y conocel
las salinas, tuve OCCASION de reco-
ger de boca de un viejo marine
70, Ia siguente tradicion:
En- los meses de .Abril q Septiem-
bre de cada ano, los pescadores de
carey. y de tortuga de Mayaguez Y
Cabo Rojo, acudian a la Mona Y Sc
establecian por 10 comdn en- las pla-
yas del Uvero y de la Sardinara.
Estas expediciones Sc componian
de ocho Q diez hombres, que lleva-
ban a un patron por jefe. Con ma
terlales lljeros, recojidos en- la parte
alta de Ia isla, formaban rancherias,
en- las que pasaban los meses dedi-
cados a la pesca.
Las tortugas y careyes tienen la
costumbre de salir por la noche a
desovar en- las arenas de las playas,
y para vigilar este momento, que
daba un hombre de guardia en- la
costa
Cuentan que apenas cesaba el rui
do en- el campamento, y Sc recogian
los pescadores a dormir, Immediate
mente, en- la Gina de algdn picacho,
y mas frecuentemente sobre la roca
'Caigo q no coigo", aparecia una luz
como de antorcha 8 de hacho de ta-
bonuco.
Al dar las doce, la luz desap pare
cia y entonces en- Ia costa de Las
Muieres Sc oian los tristes lamentos
y quejidos de las doscientas que el
feroz Portuguese degoll6 y enterro en-
ella, y los alaridos de este.
Luego surgia la sombra terrible
del pirata, que hablaba al pescador
de guardia, 8 lie increpaba por If a
perturbarle en- su reposo.
Otras veces el fantasma aparecia
sin cabeza, porque cuando al Por-
tugues 10 cogieron los marinos de
Puerto Rico, 10 decapitaron en- la
Mona, enterraron sus restos en- la
Playa y llevaron su cabeza 4 San
Juan, para presentarla al Goberna-
dor.
Por ultimo, aseguraban los vigi-
lantes, que el mutilado fantasma
antes de desaparecer, les arrojaba
una enorme piedra, que no Sc veia,
pero que Sc lie ola rebotar por los pc
nascales de Ia costa Y Sc la sentia
caer cerca del q. estaba en- la playa.
Y ell viejo pescador cue me refe-
ria la tradici6n, me afirmaba a
pies puntillas que el hecho es cierJo,
por que en- la playa sardinera de la
Mona, vaga, siempre de noche, la
fatidica sombra del Portuguese, alma
en- pena que Sc lamenta, grIta y
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(Del Sanscrito.)

Una zorra, obligada por el ham
bre, merodeaba en- un bosque para
proporcionarse alguna caza. Diviso
un gallo, provisto de bella cresta y
de hermoso plumaje, y que marcia
ba gravemente rodeado de I'm creci
do numero de gallinas.
Sc puso en- acecho para no perder
tempo y que no Sc lie escapara el
gallo. En- aquel momento oyo un
extraho ruido Y, volviendo la cabe
"a VIC un tambor atado a un arbol
cuyas ramas, agitadas por el viento,
golpeaban Ia piel tersa del instru-
mento y producia un ruido espan-
toso.
6 Oh, oh!-se dijo la zorra; ese
animal que hace tanto ruido debe-
ser mucho mas eXcelente manlar
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LEcTrRA CAMPESINA.

U.ato nofa c.s 'Gs q-HinaS poa
qe 'eo Para que las gal!!nas
no. zen b4enas p1s-ura Ge hUevos
- ne@e<it3. ajeals~ Ge ser aves -
leclas. que JrEean.os M cUidat.o
diligeute con elias - n.o6o que ha
van ua buea rasen. in orleaado dor
m.-olo y una atasn,ialJe Y sana ali
mer,aei6n.
L.. CARLO Neeesi,an estas
aves a.scho campo para dis;raerse
en- i aGmenJagSe: asi hacen sus
excu.el,4,s. pl,2ialo hierbss. atra
panin insee.o> y b'.Scanio semillas
Con 'al cjeririo Y con el buen aire
pre toiaan. - pnncn fue1eS. sanas
Y por ca5. coleras.aS. ponlendo mu
ohO< y >ahro-,s h-levcs. ga>taniose.
meme can elias. Les gt.sta variar
ie si,io, .o> que corren met0d cs
mentr, Dehe proporcionarseles som
IRA 10 Ezfas Y &c ar5ples para Que
rHeHaa ae-eansar ' guardarse. Les
sgr1sian los rsrajes rranqgilos V sle
zres = NJ gileIen ylSitaS de genre
eAtraiia Il oe aninales Gesonooidos.
In l.s TE2ser4s eezan y encuentrAa
-.in.sEfo.
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LA GRATITUD.

Inmovil y silenciosa, con los ne
gros cabellos esparcidos sobre Ia al
mohada de encaje y razo y el deicio-
so abandono de una muerta que con
serva el calor, la amante Lise de Bel
vedise, esta reclinada 6 por mejor de
cir reposando de largas y prolonga-
das caricias.
Sc encuentra sumida en- una de
esas agradables languideces que 81
guen siempre al amor.
Dormida 8 no, Oliver lie habla
con vehemencia.
para MERCER, dice, tus tiernas
miradas V tus apasionados besos,
hice traerte las mas elegants alba
las de todas las joyerias de Paris
las modistas mas afamadas tlenen
orden de venir a preguntarte todas
las mananas 81 queieres anadlr un
nuevo traje a los infinitos que pose
es.
"Cuando delante de tus amlgas
abres los estuches en- los cuales brl-
LA rica pedrerfa, exclaman deslum-
bradas y celosas.
",Has coiido con lazos las sire
las de una noche de Agosto?
"Pero no me he limitado a estos
medianos presentes: quisiste tam
bien tener un amante celebre por SUI
valor; vo me procure veinte desafios
terribles, encarnizados, y entire la
multitud de juguetes que alderman
tu tocador, figura una planopia for
mada con los ensangrentados sables
que he traido de los combates.
"Te di6 ell capricho de que fuese
celebre por mi talento, y pubique
infinidad de versos, que SON seguFa-
mente mejores, por la grandesa de
SUI ritmo 10 original de las image
mes, que los mas sublimes conocidos
hasta hoy.
"Pero este es POGO; mi pobre an
ciana madre esta abandonada en-
nuestra antigua casa de Ia Bretaha,
porque til no me permitiste abando-
mar Paris; mi esposa gime al peso
de mi desvio q los dos amos de matri-
monio, y hasta ignore el nombre de
mis- tiernos hiios.
Pero todo este son pequeneces,
tonteria, sacrificios que cualquiera
haria solo por besar tus perfumados
cabellos.
Una cosa me ha sido muy dificil:
ser, segdn tu deseo, el mas hermoso
V elegante de los hombres.
En- fin Sc puede decir, alma mia
one ninguno de tus caprichos tie he
ne gado por mi ternura Y eres entodo
obedecida por el mas apasionado de
tus esclavos.
No fueron infructuoSos todos es-
tos esfuerzos mios: tu me amas, 10
Sc. me anlaS encanto de mi alma;
me adoras.
TIE veo abandonarte deliciosamen
te en- mis- brazos Y apovar con ternu-
ra tus labios sobre los mios.
El nombre de Olivier es el iinico
que hace latir tu hermoSo V fiel CO.
raz6n; en- tn generosa gratitud pre-
fieres a todos. el amante que ha sa-
bido merecerte por medic de regalos
Y saerificios que alegrarfan el orgu-
llo de Ia diosa mas eNigente."
Asi hablaba Olivier en- su loca ale
gria de amar Y ser amado, V Lise de
Belvedise. en- tanto dormida. con los
ojos ocultos entire los abundantes
cabellos, volviendoSe un POGO hacia
su amantc. Y entreabrendo sus 10
sados labios balbuce6:
Raul.
Catulle MENDEZ
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HUMORISMO.
Catulle MENDEZ

En- Ia escuels.
El maestro incomodado. dice un
nifio muv grueso:
-Es listed MS eorio que instru
lido.
ESQ consiste en- que es nj padre
quien NE allmenta v usted quien ne
insrruye.
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SOLUQONES.

Al geroglJ7co II. Ell postrer
suspiro brota entire ell t6rmino
de la vida y Ell principle de la
muerte.
Al probleaa @duo ". Sic.
te ovejas.
Envi6 correcta soluci0n ell
Sr. Eulogio Gonzalez de Ca.
rolina.
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Prob|en1a arduo,

ST un lobo puede conner.
Sc una oveja en- 7I8 de una
hora y un oso en- 3I4 de una
hora puede hacerlo tambien,
icuanto tempo necesitarian
ambos juntos para comerse
ell resto de la oveja 'desrues
que ell lobo hubiera estado
comiendo media hora!
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[Estudlii@s del natural.
III

De noche V solas, atento escrlbla
Tn mundo de ensuefoS en- abo pa pei
La mesa en- desorden; la aeoba, en- sllen clio:
La luz. oscilando con viva fluidez
La alberta ventana descubre Ia noche
Lucendo serena su rego esplendor
Las hrisas nocturnas rozan la frente
y escribo llenando las paginas, yo
De pronto, sacude el ambiente dorn-ido
De rafaga incierta la adusta inquietud:
Penetra recorre la alcoba calada,
Ne azota ell semblante Y apaga Ia luz.
En- sonbras me quedo iQue triste el contorno,
La alcoba parece negruzco mont6n:
La agina escrita Sc pierde en- 10 obscure;
FL viento detene la pluma traldor.
Cerrando los ojos. entonces. contemplo
In mundo de ideas buliendo tropel
Y claro precise, bahado en- fulgores
Escrito en- la mente, 10 puedo leer.
81 el soplo liviano de rafago ociosa
La luz de mi estanca destrIye sutil,
Ne oprimo las senes V escrbo el alma:
Cerrando los ojos, la luz esta aquy
Oh amahos del odo, oh aleve calumnia
oh torpe discordia de inicua doblez
InGtil empeno seri vuestro soplo
81 intenta Ia luz apagar de mi bien
En- tsnto que aento le reste mi vida.
No hareis en- mi torno Ia sonbra surgir
Ne oprimo las sienes. V os miro deformes:
Ce.rando los oios Ia luz esta aqui.-..
II. Zsno Gambia
(Puertorriqueho
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FlGURAS ENlMlAS.
ULTlMAS P PALABRAS

l. Il L. = i''1''
nidad:
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AbstY Yaccii0na.

wees. melanc6lico, me hundo
e- mi noche de escombros miseriss,
caigo en- un silencio tan profundo
aa hasta escucho el la;ir de mis- arterias.
Mas aun! ogo el Paso de Ia vida
ga- Ia sorda caverna de mi crsneo.
c5-no un rumcr de arroyo sin salida 49,.
e0-lo un rumor de no subteusneo.
Entonoes Presa de Pavor, Y yerto
d NO un csdsver. solo V rensatIvo.
a. mi abstraction decifrar no acie-to
= Is que dOr1nido estoy o estoy desP!erto;
: IN muerto soy cue suefa que estz vivo
& IN vivo soy que Sueha que esta u,ueT1o-
Julio FIer,
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En- esta imprenta Sc vende
papel de periodicos viejos a
50 quintal
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TTiL-I510s q i7roi3 rdpi65 4,
zr -o1s--siis tslva1se dos lIbras ie
-shcE 81 lCO 5otellss &c ssuz TODD
.1cl1l < PoEe aliueso para eiectu4E
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Ia DICHA DEL ClNPESIA5

Or fellc-lr,os haoita1tes K rs
camps :. ooaoclesen ga 1icla, Pre-
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La Correspondence de Pto. Rico
CosTUMBRES Y LEYEs.

ON nuestras costumbres nos
- otros mismos sintiendo, pen
eondn " ohrondn. mas
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-02-12
Rev. Father Fay
Dies of ApopIexy

Rev. Father Fay, we'll known TO Tue
older settlers of San Juan island. aleo
suddenly of apopexly, it is suppos-
ed, on Shaw island Sunday morning
He arrived here saturday from Seattie
and got launch to take him over
to Shaw island. where he frequently
visited with his friend Henry Glossop
and family. Sunday morning after
breakfast he went out for llttie
walk, as was his custom, remarKine
that he felt better than he did the DAY
before. About an hour later bis BODY
wa. found face down in path snort
distance from the house. Henry and
Ell Glossop brought the body here
where it was enbalmed and prepared
for burial by Undertaken Harpst. 1t
vas placed in a metallic casket and
shipped to Vancouver, B. c., Tuesday
While Father Fay had many old ac-
qnaintances on this island, little IS
known by them of his personal his
tory. He leaves sister in Scotland.
it is SAID, but no relatives in this
country, so far as is known here. lie
resided at Port Angeles for mum Der
of years. He retired from clerical
work some years ago and of late mad
resided at Vancouver, B. c., when not
travelling or visiting friends. He was
81 xty-t years old.
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Friday harbor Is
Now Incorporated

The incorporation of Friday Har-
Dor is now complete. the certificate
of incorporation having been fled in
the Office of the secretary of state at
Olympia on Wednesday. as soon as
possible after the canvass of the vote
by the county commissioners last
Monday.
Mayor Gould took his oath of Office
Thursday and Immediately called q
meeting Of the council to be held Sat
urday evening at the bank building.
Representative Bugge is expected
down from Olympia tomorrow to take
the cath of Office as a member of the
council and join his fellow council
men in drawing lots for the long and
short term.
The law provides for the appoint
ment by the mayor of FIVE committees
as follows Judiciary. License. Streets
and Alleys, Water and Lights. Ways
and Means. 1t is probable that the
mayor will announce the committees
evening and that an ad
journment will then be taken until
some time next week. or until some
of the more important ordinances can
be drawn for submission to the coun-
Gil.
Mayor Gould will offer the council
the use of room in the bank build
ing as a council chamber. free of
charge for six months.
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waterloo, oI wnlcn rnese were pro-
phetic. was vet six years distant.

warerloo, oI wnlcn Inese were pro-
phetic, was yet six years distant.
In all material respects, to compare
the year 1909 with 1909 would be like
comparing a tallow dip with an arc
light, safl ship with Lusitania or
an ancient stagecoach with a modern
locomotive.
Politically the showing is almost as
bad for ''the good old times" Eng
land was at about her lowest ebb OF
despotism. Napoleon had snuffed out
the liberty gained by the French rev.
olution. Most of the rest of Europe
had but traded the rule Of the kings
for the personal military rule of this
one man. In America alone were lib
erty and democracy recognized. They
had no home elsewhere.
Spiritually the world was emergming I'm
cut of the Semi-atheiSm or the elSnt'
eenth century into the revived dog
natism of the nineteenth. No; looked
at from any possible standpoint 1909
is lust about a million miles ahead OF
the corresponding year in the preced-
Ing century. Anu ludt 40 NV
boasting. It is history.
For all that, 1909 was noteworthy
year-noteworthy for its promise ratn-
er than its performance. During II
were born two Of the great poets OF
the last century, Edgar A. Poe ana
Alfred Tennyson. And on Feb. L.
1909, the very day that Lincoln was
born, Charles Robert Darwin saw the
light. Lincoln and Darwin! Wnere
could be found two mightier names
In their respective spheres Lincoln
who freed the bodies Of men. and Lar
win. who freed their minds; Lincoln
who taught us that the black man Is
our brother, and Darwin. who taught
us that the ape IS our great-grand-
father; both men majestic IN tne1r
patient, homely simplicity; both earn
Ing the right Of earthly Immortality Dy
their unexampled services to the nu-
man race; Darwin, the founder OF
evolution, who has revolutionized the
thought Of the world; Lincoln. the
Continued on Page Four
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Loyal Temperance Legion

Mrs. Hattie B. Dunlap. state secre-
tary of the Loyal Temperance Legion
branch of the w. G. T. U has been
here this week in the interest of tenn
perance On Tuesday afternoon a
mothers meeting was held at the
home of Mrs George S. Wright. We'd
nesday forenoon Mrs. Dunlap address
cd the pupils of the school and in the
afternoon an L. T L. of about forty
members was organized wirA Miss
Frits as Superintendent. and Misses
Louise Wright. Nellie Smoots. Loretta
Newhall and Mrs. Milo Smoots as
teachers and assistants. The aim and
purpose of the L. T. l.. is to instruct
the young in the principles of total
abstinence and purity and should have
the support and encouragement of
all who are interested in the welfare
of the young people.
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Of his locomotive, which was not 10
materialize until five years later. Thus,
while the use Of steam as a motive
power was barely known, the marvel
GUS revolution to be wrought Dy II
had not yet started.
AS for electricity, it was only a sci
entific curiosity. AS far as any prac-
tical employment of it was concerned,
that did not come till years later. In
1909 water and horsefesh were the
chief motor powers; boats, wagons and
stagecoaches were the almost exclu-
give methods of travel; candles and
tallow dips were used as illuminants;
there were but few newspapers. and
these small and poorly printed. and
letters were infrequent, voluminous
and cost much for postage. Only a
small percentage Of the population was
educated, dueling was in vogue, slav-
cry was In existence on both sides
of the ocean, there was little democ-
racy or liberty anywhere except in
America, and about the only things
that were as they are now were love,
death and taxes. Yet that was only
a hundred years ago, barely a life
time for some people. Truly. the world
moves. It took 1t a long time to get
into the habit, but 1t is "going some"
now.
In 1909 about all the world that was
known were Europe, fringe of land
In Asia and Africa around the Meu1Ier-
ranean, little broader fringe down
the eastern coast Of the two Americas
and rather vague and grotesque no
tion in the public mind concerning
China, India, Japan and the African
continent. The chief use of Asia in
those days was as basis for fables,
while Africa was only good for steal
Ing liggers'' from and selling them
into slavery.
In the United States, Indiana was on
the extreme frontier; the Louisiana
purchase had but just been made.
Florida and Texas were not yet ac-
Quired, and the entire population OF the
nation was but q tride over 1000 D0O-
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W. j. Court. who has in charge tho
collecting and installing of the San
Juan county exhibit at the A. Y. r.
Exposition, was in town several days
this week. Mr.. Court has been serv-
ing on the Federal grand jury in Se-.
attic for the past six weeks but has
been excused from duty by Judge
Hanford until the first of April. From
now until that time he will devote
his energies toward the collecting Of
the county's display. The space all
lotted to this county is II by % feet
and NJ. Court expresses the belief
that he will have no trouble in secur-
ing collection that will not only
show clearly all Of the varied resour-.
ces of the county but one that will
reflect credit upon us. He II extreme
" anxious to have good, reliable dec
criptive matter printed. In pamphlets
form, giving statistics and other In
formation valuable to homeseekeras
a few good halft anes showing sonno
Of our beautiful ialand scenery wonld
add much to such Z publication.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-02-12

Mr.. and Mrs. H. Langdon. of Bel
ingham. spent portion of the week
here looking over some of the smaller
ranches with view to getting a de-
siraple place to rent. Mr.. Lanpdon
is a member of the Bellingham police
force but on account of ill health de-
sires to take up rural life for a time
and engage in light farming. About
thirty years ago, before her marriage
to Mr.. Langdon, Mrs. Langdon resid-
ed for some time in this county, liv-
ing on the old Merrifie.d place. She
says that things are so changed sincy
then that she hardly recognizes any
of her old surroundings. She notes
particularly the many improveme nts
that have been made in Friday Har-
Dor.