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The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1910-03-26
Gladstone Did Not Smoke.

One of the few accomplishments
which Gladstone never acquired was
the art OF smoking. His few attempts
in this direction are reported to have
been dismal failures. Only once was
he known - tJy a cigarette, the oc-
casion being cse evening when King
Edward (then prince OF Wales) was
his guest at Downing steet. After
dinner the prince desired to smoke,
and Gladstone with fine courtesy
sought to place his guest at ease by
at least lighting a cigarette. In later
years the Grand Old Man one day ac-
cused his secretary of smelling Of the
weed. mo wondef," was the reply:
i've been over half an hour with SIR
william Harcourt" What! Does
Harcourt smoker" exclaimed Glad
stone. You must tell him to be
careful always to change his clothes
before he comes to me. Westmin'
ster Gazette.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1910-03-26
st. Edmund's Hall.

st. Edmund's Hall. Oxford, the in
dependence OF which seems threat
ened by neighboring Queens College,
is now the sole survivor OF the orig
inal halls" from which university
life arose at oxford. II bears the
name not of the martyred Saxon
monarch but OF Archbishop Edmund
Rich. who possibly about 1919 deliv-
cred near this spot The first Oxford
lectures on Aristotle. This legend
once enabled the present principal TO
retort that II Dante really visited OK
ford he might conceivably have stud
led at st. Edmund's Hall, but not at
Queens College, which did not then
exist.-Westminster Gazette.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1910-03-26
The First Auto.

There arrived at Bagdad the other
day the first postal automobile and
II filed the minds OF the natives
with wonder and awe. The car car.
rier the mails, hitherto borne on
camels' backs, from Aleppo, a dis
tance Of 625 miles. In sixty hours.
This can hardly be called a speed
record. but when It is remembered
that the roads are rough camel
tracks leading through the deep sands
of the Syrian desert and the stony
plains Of Mesopotamia the Journey at
the rate OF little more than ten miles
an hour appears quite a creditable
performance. The Moslems OF these re.
glons, hitherto stepped in the fiercest
tanaticism, now gladly intrust parcels
and missives 10 this new ship Of the
desert.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1910-03-26
cIty bid Town Psresntaae.

Buffalo pays san per cent. OF the
county taxes; the towns pay i4h
per cent That makes 80 per cent.
according to the returns. What be
comes OF the other / per cent Is
not stated In the board OF supervis-
ors. The relation OF city to county
call II once more the gross Unequal
ity existing between the two In point
OF authority. The towns have as
many votes ia the board OF supervis-
ors as the city has The towns have
one-fifth OF the population OF the
county. They have but one-seventh
OF the county tax, and ye. they cling
like grim death to the idea that they
shall retain an equality OF voting
strength in the county legislature.
This is not a new complaint on the
part OF cities. but It is a perpetual
injustice that should be righted.-
Buffalo News.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1910-03-26
CARE OF GOLF CLUBS.
Hints for Winter Players-chalklng
Face Of the Driver.


Face Of the Driver.
No practlsed golfer needs 20 be told
any longer that the risk OF bringing
ruinatlon upon his clubs. especially
the wooden ones, by playing with
them In the wet Is very considerable.
especially when those wooden clubs
have such delicate and sensitive shafts
as the new Dreadnoughts. Great pos-
cautions must be taken and great at
tentlon should be given TO them after
play.
Two good soakings. neglected, are
quite enough to ruin a thin driver
shaft. II is simply wicked to take
good clubs out on a wet day In a
bag which is without a hood After
each shot the player should wipe and
dry the sole and face of the head and
the shaft can all be done in few
SECONDHAND at the end OF the day he
should put a piece Of gutta percha in
are dried thoroughly, but not by put
ting them close to a fire or stove.
Chalk the faces OF the drivers to keep
out the wet.
The ancients knew many good
lodges which have been forgotten.
The other day read in a very old
annual that in winter the player
should put a niece of gutta percha in
a small stoppered bottle and fill the
bottle up with ether. Then when the
solution becomes as thick as cream it
should be poured off and applied in a
thin coat 20 the face of the wooden
clubs, where It serves the dual pur-
pose Of keeping the wet out Of the
wood and giving a good grip to the
bail The idea seems excellent.-Lon'
don Standard.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1910-03-26
Kitchen Martyrs.

Even the kitchen can boast its
martyrs. Chief among these was Va
tel, the chief cook of Condo, who ran
himself through the heart with a
sword because the fish had not ar
rived in time for a banquet which his
master was giving Louis XIV. Vaters
panegyric Is to be found in the con-
Guiding volume of the "Almanach des
Gourmands"; $50 noble a death in
sures you, venerable shade. the most
glorious Immortality You have prov
ed that the fanaticism OF honor can
exist in the kitchen as well as in
the camp and that the suit and the
saucepan have also their Catos and
their Deciuses."
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1910-03-26
Gallery Of PhOtoaraphs.

The Royal Photographic Society. OF
England has been annoyed by the re-
fisal OF the National Portrait Gallery
to exhibit photographs and has de-
cided TO establish a national gallery
OF Photographic portraiture. The
scheme has met with enthusiastic
support from all those interested In
the Photographic art A large num-
Der OF photographs has been received
and the gallery will be thrown open
TO the public at certain periods in
the near future.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1910-03-26
Cuban Cocoa Groves.

The cOcoanut groves OF Cuba have
recently been attacked by a serious
disease. which is said TO be widely
apread in tropical America. Porto
Rico. however. has thus far escaped
&C. IT is a bacterial malady confined
10 the crown, or terminal bud, OF the
trees. where II produces a rot. Tho
great height OF the trees. and the
tact that the terminal buds are
shea4hed with the petloles OF older
leaves, make Il very dlficult 10 treat
the disease with local remedies. It
Is suspected that the bacteria are
spread through the agency of insects.
The Department OF Agriculture is In
Vestigating the subject.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1910-03-26
Silent Departure.

Mrs. Smith was engaging a new
servant and sat facing the latest APP
plicant. Il hope" said she, that
you had no angry words with your
last mistress before leaving"
"Oh, dear, no, mum; none what
ever" was the reply. with a toss OF
her head. while she was having
her bath Just locked the bathroom
door, took all my things and went
away as quietly as possible. "-Argo.
maui
A funny man Is often tragedy
10 his wife.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1910-03-26

A bottle OF milk containing two
inch minnow was recently delivered
by q Pittgneld (Mass) millEman to
one Of his customers. agl
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1910-03-26

what a girl likes best. asserts the
Chicago News, Is what she says she
doesn't .t-s1l. Lat- 1850
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-09-02
TURNS HOSE ON THE TRAMPs
South Dakota Towns Unique Way Of
Getting Rid Of It, Surplus
Hoboea.

Custer, 8. D-The town Of Edge.
mont has q unique way Of handling its
surplus Of tramps, commonly known
as 'hobos." Edgemont h small rail-
road town, the entrance on the Bur.
lington to the Black Hills and the
northwest country. Lately It has been
infested with an unusual number Of
the hobo variety. who have been .
general nuisance to the townfolk. nu-
merous thefts BY the visitors being
reported.
Finally Editor Harry Goddard hit
upon plan. He rang the ire bell and
soon had the volunteer department on
the scene. The hobos were rounded
up and Jailed and stream Of muddy
water applied through the fire hose
upon them as they stood In their cells.
The following morning the bell was
rung again. and while the firemen
held the hose ready the hobos were
given the alternative by the marshal
Of taking another bath or quitting
town. and their decision was quickly
made for q hike"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-09-02

indications Are That the New Census
tplII Not Move IL Far Wicker
sham and Nagel to Report
on Alaska.

Washington Some spot In Indiana
probably will mark the center Of popu-
AatdOn OF the United States for another
IN years It is worth while to en-
phAsize the word probably, because
there is not available at this time
very much definite information on
which to base speculation as to where
The center of population will be.
The officials in the census bureau
Who have access to the population re-
turns refuse to speculate at all. Out
Siders without a great deal OF infor-
NATION in hand on which to base an
opinion are disposed to predict that
Tie -scenter' will not move very far
from the point six miles southeast OF
Columbus, Ind, where it Is now es-
tablished
The census figures so far made pub
lie show that there has been an enor-
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-09-02

The nresident wants to know. too.
uhat her there a anvthinx IA these
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- ,.. T,h.r there IA numerous local
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ss-. =. 49,. = az, y. ,,rss,d.rt
6 - ...,,,,.. ia hrnad nue.tion relates
!, s.,t.,,.s ~. !, +n 10 terr,tCrv Il n
. i 80 $3.50 - ~ -. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. a
- - ,. ,,,,. 49,, -- ,,,l !, -.serence
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$500 :, sS - u. Q ssnsrs5 nos,cy
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-09-02
sEEKS BIG ESTATE
INDIANA MAN ENDEAvoRlN0 70
ESTABLISH HIS CLAIM.


B Oakland City. Ind. HI Baker.
owner Of q fiour mill In this city. Is
busy unraveling mystery Of his life
which may make him the richer BY
S25. 900.
3 MI, Bakers parents were residents
81 Natchez, Miss, SUIT he WAS born in
vincennes. Ind. while his mother was
whiting relatives there. AT the age
,f three months he was taken back to
iNatchez, but his mother died on the
boat during the trip. Soon after her
Heath he was brought back to vim
sennes and cared for by an aunt with
put knowing the Whereabouts Of his
iather None Of his relatives knew
where his father was and the child
lost trace Of him.
In 1901 Capt. H L. Baker, bust
aess man Of Natchez, Miss, came to
Vincennes on hunt for Ed H. Baker.
He failed to find him, and after a
short stay at Vincennes returned to
his southern home A short time aft
onward he learned that Ed H. Baker
lived here, and he sent him an invi-
tation to visit Natchez, representing
that he was Mr.. Bakers uncle. The
visit was made and the uncle treat
I'D him with every consideration, Civ
ing him photographs OF his mother and
imparting much information concern
ing her. He persistently adhered, how
sved. to his statement that he was
only an uncle
In 1908 Capt Baker visited Ed H.
Baker In this city. and took every care
10 ascertain as much OF his history as
possible, and It was then that Mr..
Baker began to suspect that the
uncle was In reality his father. Capt.
Baker died at Natchez last month.
leaving an estate valued at $4,000.
4 Ed H. Baker has returned from a
visit to Natchez, and while there
.ound much to establish the identity
81 his parents. among other things
the grave Of his mother. The tomb
stone was missing from the grave, but
the old sexton In charge said It was
buried in the grave. This was taken
up, and on 1t was found his mothers
name. The old man said that the late
Capt. H. L. Baker had given him or
iers to care for the grave as long as
he lived, saying that his wife was
buried there. Other old residents Of
Natchez remember a little boy who
was sent back north. and other incl
tents that tend to establish Mr.. Bakers
claim make the case SO strong that
he thinks there viii be little difnculty
proving that he II the son.
Two sisters Of Mr.. Baker were found
oy him. one living at Matches and the
other in New Orleans. Suit has been
lied in the chancery court at hatcher
Tor a division of the estate and rec
ognition Of Ed H. Baker as the son
II Capt. H L. Baker.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-09-02

cupfed IN 1870. and ia 1890 was 10
cated At q point 20 miles east Of Co
lumbus, Ind. During the ten years be-
tween 1890 and 1900 the center"
moved westward q little less than
three miles. and as has already been
stated halted at q point six miles sopth-
east Of Columbus, Ind. This move
ment between 1890 and 1900 was the
smallest In one hundred years.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-09-02
INVESTIGATING ALASKA AFFAIRS.

Washington. ~ Attorney General
Wickersham and Secretary Of Com
merce and Labor Nagel have not gone
to Alaska for their health. What may
be termed the ALASKAN situation is
giving President Taft much concern.
He desires that these two members of
his cabinet shall sift to the bottom
numerous controversies with respect
to the government OF the territory.
After they have studies the situa-
ton first hand he wants them to tell
him what they think of his plan OF
having congress install the commits
sion form Of government up there. He
wanted congress to provide this new
form of government at the recent ses-
sion; at his suggestion Senator Bev-
eridge, chairman of the senate COM
mittee on territories. introduced re-
Organization bill, but 80 much opposi-
ton developed that the legislation was
temporarily abandoned.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-09-02

DlTSCIoT Oh kuS SSuoOos
NOUS increase In population in the
southwest during the last ten years.
The northwest has also grown rapidly
in population If one examined the re-
turns from the southwest and the
northwest without taking into account
the fact that the east has also in
creased its population within the last
ten years, he would be inclined to say
that the center of population would be
pulled a considerable distance west
ward
A fact worth bearing In mind is that
the Increases in population In the east
particularly have been In the larger
cities. and it is true, of course, that
there are more large cities in the
east than In the west Another fact
that will undoubtedly have bearing
on the center of population" is that
the millions of immigrants who have
come in during the last ten years
have nearly all camped in the eastern
section of the country.
By the census OF 1900, the center Of
population Is in the following posi-
ton:
Latitude, 80 degrees. 9 minutes. SO
seconds.
Longitude, IS degrees. As minutes.
"a seconds
This particular spot. as Is generally
known, is at point six miles south
east Of Columbus, Ind, and is marked
by monument. In the ten years from
1890 to 1900, the center of population
moved westward 16 minutes and l sec
ond. or about IA miles. and southwark
2 minutes and 20 seconds. or about
~ miles.
1t is q comparatively easy matter to
ascertain the center of population aft
er the total count of the people Of the
country is known. This total count for
the thirteenth census will not be
known before the LIST of October, and
possibly not before the LIST of Novem-
Der.
Center Moves Westward.
THE center Of population has moved
almost due westward since 1870, Then
it was at point some % miles past
Of Baltimore. From 1870 to 1900. It
moved almost due west to point is
miles west of Baltimore In the next
ten years. from 1900 to 1910, It moved
westward and slightly southwark to q
point about 40 miles northwest BY
west OF Washington. d. C. That slight
deviation toward the south was &C
counted for by the annexation Of the
territory of Louisiana. From 1870
TO 1920. 1t took up its march westward
again. with another slight deviation
to the south, and brought up is miles
north OF Woodstock, Va. In the ten
years between 1870 and 1880. 1t con.
tinued to move westward until It halt
ed at a point about 10 miles southwest
Of Moorefleld. in what = now the state
OF West Virginia
Between 1880 and 1870 there was .
slight movement nofthwArd and the
point was located IS miles south Of
Clarksburg. 81 the present state Of
West virginia- IN the next ten years
1910 to 1850, It moved west and slight
- southwark again and halted "a
miles southe6et OF Parkersburx. II
what Il nov VT Virginia. Between
1850 ana 1880 there was I second
slight beading toward tho north, and
Il reached : point - miles south q
Chillicothe, q.
between 1860 M 1871. when ii reach
ed point 4s miles e4et ~ north d
Glncsnnau During the succeedins ter
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-09-02
FEDERAL IRRIGATION INQUIRY.

e. Dana Durand, director Of the
census, is seeking the advice Of all
persons possessing drst-hand knowl.
edge Of the subject Of irrigation with
view to devising schedule OF In
quiries which will elicit adequate In
formation concerning the extent and
effect Of that system Of reclaiming
land for the purpose OF agriculture.
This census or investigation was or
dered by congress in act amending
the census law passed last February.
Under its provisions TIE director IS
ordered to ascertain the area OF fr-
rigated lands In the arid regions OF
the country: whether such irrigation
is carried on under state or federal
laws; the prices at which irrigated
lands, including water rights, are OBJ
tainable; the character and value of
crops produced upon them: the
amount Of water used for an acre; the
situation Of the various irrigation en-
terprises. together with a description
of their methods Of construction. their
physical conditions and the amount OF
capital invested therein.
In taking the agricultural census,
the field work for which has just been
completed. the census Office furnished
the enumerators with upplementary
schedule relating to irrigation. These
questions, however, did not develop
all the information asked by congress,
and nine different schedules are being
prepared for special agents Of the
census bureau. In connection with
these new schedules the director is
asking the advice of government and
state officials, corporations, experts
and the special agents themselves.
who have been selected because OF
their special fitness to do the work
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-09-02

tents Of wickedness. What bliss was
there to be compared with this heart
melting. soul lifting blessing Tor duty
done?
It went with him good part Of the
way home. and Martha Gordon respect
ed his silence. knowing well what
heights and depths were engulfng the
young spirit
But afterward alas and alas; that
there should always be an after
ward! When Tom had kissed his
mother good might and was alone IN
his upper room. the reaction set Ia.
What had he done? Were the words
the outpouring Of full heart? Did
they really mean anything to him, or
to those who heard them? He grasped
despairingly at the fast-fading glories
OF the vision. dropping on his knees ct
the bedside. 20 God, let me see Thee
and touch Thee. and be sure, sure!"
he prayed, over and over again; and
SO finally sleep found him still on his
knees with his face buried in the bed
clothes.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-09-02


the bedside. 20 God, let me see Thee
and touch Thee, and be sure, sure!"
he prayed, over and over again; and
SO finally sleep found him still on his
knees with his face buried in the bed
clothes.
CHAPTER TX.
For the first few vacation days Tom
rose with the sun and lived with the
Industries, marking all the later expan-
sive strides and sorrowing keenIy that
he had not been present to see them
taken in detail,
One morning he ran plump into
the Major, stalking grandly along the
tile paved walk and smoking war
time cheroot OF preposterous length.
The despot Of Paradise. despot now
only by the courtesy of the triumphant
genius Of modeQity. put on his eye
glasses and stared Thomas into re-
spectful rigidity.
Why, bless my soul!-if 1t isn't Cap
tain Gordon's boy! Well, well. you
young limb! If you didn't faveh youth
good fatheh In eve'y line and lineament
OF youth face, I should neveh have
known you-you've grown so. Shake
hands, subj"
Tom did It awkwardly. It Is gift
to be able to shake hands easily;
gift withheld from most girls and all
boys up to the soulful age. But there
was worse to follow. Ardea was some
where on the peopled verandas. and the
Major. more terrible In his hospitality
than he had ever appeared in the old
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Mas Ioasclous u every neck q aus. Ga
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES VI MS Dig nAnos.
Anu wnen. .ne long iasI Ardea
was u'scovereo sittlhs beside gor-
seousiy attireo Vueen OF Snepa, VINO
also sHlieo ana examined MN minute
~ tnrousn pair OF eyeglasses ras-
tened on the end OF goid-mounted
SLICK. the place OF torment, Wherever
and Whatever II might be. held no
oeeper ~. LOT NM what ne nad
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-09-02
she Poured the Tea

she poured the tea. All sne ~ chal
Az. urn ia hand. she neareo - All
And stopped my waiting cup { -
The while / sensed vo
thrill =. aif.
For such q fragrance fiileo -
.rwas not the tea: her wayss uressll
Just brushed my cheek anu
there; ). ,,ntT
How could ! calmly VIZ
She poured the Tea
-, 80, !. ,t,., who would not e., e.,
q one who would not steai
/ stole them. - fellow ,s.,, n tn |
Ana senssd . warmer f e net "a
mo, not or heart for tns'
she poured the tea!
r.ouise schneider. u Puc1
r,...tie1.ris. = G..s'r ,'.,
Hank stubbs Slime n =, cir
moved ~, al his henhouses e =. o s
cooDs into his front yard =
front piazzy. 80. though
hov i would make srs so.rd -
folis looking for summer
ton Herald.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-04-30
Historic Relics in Cornerstone.


A tin box taken from the corner
stone of the old Methodist church at
Lawrence revealed a number of inter-
esting bits of history of border war
fare during the civil war The build
ing was torn down to make room for a
modern business block. 1t was erected
in 1864, and on July of that year the
tin box was placed in the cornerstone
The box was opened under the direc-
ton of the local Masonic lodge. II
contained coins of various dates and
and considerable "shin plaster cur
rency. copy of the Lawrence Week
ly Tribune, at the top of the editorial
page of which appeared the words in
black type, For President, Abraham
Lincoln" besides a number of re-
ligious publications were also found
Seven men who were present at the
time the cornerstone of the building
was laid were present when the box
was opened. They are o. W. Nc
AlliSter, ]. w. JunkinS, Forest Savage,
George Kimball, J. D. Harrington,
Charles Anderson and Paul R. Brooks.
The old church was the scene of sew
eral historic events during the border
warfare in the early sixties. At one
time all of the women and children
of the town were kept in the church
and protected against the enemy who
were invading the town. 1t had been
abandoned as a place of worship for
some time.