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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-06-25

windows for us IN the world about US
] whatever widcns the field OF our In
terests ana sympathies, has some sort
! OF value-mofal. intellectual or
aestetic. Natures book Is like any
| other book; you must open the covers,
you must fix your eyes upon the text
! you must get into the spirit OF IT,
When you have read one sentence cor
reetly, you are so much the better pre-
pared TO read the next one We have
only TO look into nature little more
closely and intently to whet our powers
or observation. BY the use Of such
books az reliable nature Libraries con-
tain we can add vastly to our pleasure
In and our knowledge OF the world that
lies about us"
It Is undeniable that the greater
poets have been uniformly distinguished
by close and realistic acquaintance
with the various forms Of natural en-
vironment among which they have
lived. Thus. Byron POUNDS the re-
awakening OF the human soul to hope
and courage upon so small an incident
as the note OF a bird
"A light broke In upon my soul
IL was the carol OF bird.
IL eeased-and then II came again
The sweetest song ear ever heard"
Longfelow imbibed sort OF natural
religion from his knowledge Of bird life
Like all the poets, he made much OF
becoming acquainted with mother ma
lures children. he found them, as the
great Teacher did. the especial objects
OF divine care:
do you ne'er think what wondrous be-
ings these?
DO you ne'er think who made them,
and who taught
The dialect they speak where melodies
Alone are the interpreters OF thought?
Whose household words arc songs In
many keys
Sweeter than instrument of man e'er
caught"
Similarly, the poet Leland finds truth
in the legendary sympathy OF the reath-
cred tribes for their dying Lord on the
cross
But as old Swedish legends say.
VI all the birds upon that day,
The swallow felt the deepest grief.
And longed to give her Lord relief.
And chirped when any near would
come,
'liugsvala, svala. sval honomp
Meaning as they who tell IL deem.
on, cool oh, cool and comfort Him"
But there are souls. says the Farn
and Home, to whom such legendary or
poetic reasons appear sentimental and
far-fetched; and TO these persons that
practical journal makes a dollars-and-
cents appeal by suggesting that they
protect the birds. II for no other than
selfish reasons. Then II proceeds TO
show that the best farmer in the world
could not succeed without the aid OF
birds which help TO keep in check the
slugs. insects and worms that prey
upon the results OF the farmers work
And so from every side come reasons
why the thoughtful seeker after pro-
gress shalt adjust himself to his natural
environment. and seek TO prosecute its
advantages with the same zeal that he
manifests in adjusting himself to the
requirements OF his social surroundings.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-06-25

Senator Gore says that he was
virtually offered nifty thousand dollars
TO withdraw his opposition to reoognl-
ton Of the so-cailed MeMurray con-
tracts for the sale OF Indian lands in
Oklahoma. But the blind senator of
Oklahoma couldn't see 1t that way.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-06-25

The family OF Porter Charlton, the
self-confessed wife murderer, win pro-
tect him. That Is their duty. And It
is the duty OF the United states 20
surrender him TO the Italian govern
ment. II his surrender is demanded,
which il no doubt will be-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-06-25

The Sagamon county grand jury
has discovered a school Of lnstruc-
ton" for witnesses This IL unlver-
sity extension of the Fagin school Of
thievery.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-06-25

A Seattle man says that Pinchot's
name will live when Ballinger's shall
have been forgotten. II isn't at all
likely that the name of either will live
very long
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-06-25

Says Colonel Roosevelt. 81 don't know
that / shall ever make another political
speech" And everybody has been say
ing the Colonel knows everything.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-06-25

A new political party must have n
band wagon and barrel as well as a
platform and principles.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-06-25

After Congress adjourns some men,
bers will dig post holes TO repair their
fences while others viii dig their
graves
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-06-25

The condo used to be the largest
bird OF flight but It is so no longer,
being far surpassed in size by the
mono and bi-planes.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-06-25

Wright. curtiss and Hamilton are
all entitled TO the degree Of A.M.-mas-
ter of air.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-06-25

IT was not the Black Hand Of Italy
but the white hand of her husband
that murdered Mrs. Porter Charlton.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-06-25

The best evidence that Uxoricide
Charlton is insane is the fact that he
has written poetry.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-06-25

City Attorney Dinlnny says that tho
"stockade" will remain closed. Good
But why was II ever opened?
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-06-25

It is doubtful II the higher cost OF
living viii produce a higher type OF
civilization.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-06-25

Is an invitation from an President
tantamount to commando
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-06-25

Governor Gnlett has set Governor
Dickerson a fine example. VIII he fol-
low il?
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-06-25

Tourists doing a place do not do as
they would be done by.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-06-25

Reno will not have a safe and sane
Fourth of July.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-06-25

Automobiles always pick on the little
fellows, never the big ones.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-06-25

There is more we'll earned rest than
well earned wealth.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-06-25

President Taft is always "elated.'
never delighted"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-06-25

Airship rates naturally come higher
than railroad rates
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-06-25

There are more testy than test cases
i'm the courts.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-11-25
Outdoor Life Necessary.

The longest-lived men are those en-.
gagged In healthy outdoor occupations.
such as farming, simply because they
lead an active. muscular life in the
open air.
Bodily active keeps at bay the dis
eases of sedentary middle life. Govt
and rheumatism lie in wait for the
man who does not walk five miles in
the week, who hates games and be-
neves that golf and tennis are silly
and waste If time.
It Is the active, busy woman who
keeps her complexion when she is past
forty years Of age. and girls twenty
years her junior grow sallow and
anaemic for lack of outdoor exercise.
You must live sedentary life, you
say? We don't belieev it. Even If
your day is spent In an Office or a
shop, you have the early morning for
a cold bath, and twenty minutes with
dumb-bells. You have your evenings.
and you have your week-ends.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-11-25
He Got 4 Permanent Cure.

The various rulings of the commits.
sions and departments at Washington
are oftentimes thought to be arbitrary
and unnecessary. No less parsonage
than David Starr Jordan joked about
the laws of the International Fisheries
commission.
1.-THE fish there have no chance" he
lamented; they have as hard time
Of it as the whites in the interior OF
China.
"A druggist there said to his clerk
one day:
Didn't see foreign devil come
out Of here as came down the street? 2
Eyes, SIR the clerk meekly re.
sponded. He wanted a permanent
cure for headache
"'And you sold him
Rat poison, SIR" From Affairs
at Washington" by Joe Mitchell Chap.
pie, In the National Magazine.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-11-25
ANTS DEsTRoYERs OF FLIES
Why lt 10 That inhabitants Of The
Philippine Are Frss Of One
lnoect Pest.

Capt Percy L. Jones Of the army
medical corps. reports that dies are
comparatively rare In the Philippines
because Of species Of ant which con-
sumes the larvae Of the ny with
avidity.
Upon watching these ants attack
ny larvae" he says. 1T Is interesting
to note that they do so In a way
which proves that they are no novices
at the procedure. One will attack an
extremity and apparently bite it. and
AZ soon a. the larvae begins to coil
and make efforts to escape numbers
Of others viii Immediately Jump upon
it. and In the course Of q few mo-
ments the larvae will be apparently
dead.
II believe that the ant introduces
some venom in the act Of biting,
formic acid in character, which pre-
serves the larvae as food until such
time as the ant needs it-cans it, in
other words. As soon as the strug-
giles Of the larvae have ceased they
haul it on to their nests and return
for others. In many instances / have
seen them carry away pupae. It will
be interesting for the reader to pro-
cure few maggots and place them
over an ant bed"
So far as Is known this species Of
ant Is not found In the United States
and indeed Is not yet classified. Cap
tain Jones has considered the prao-
ticability Of introducing it into coun-
tries where the determination Of the
ny 10 destined to become an impor-
tant feature OF sanitation. This ant
IL said to be an energetic destroyer
of bed bugs as well az Of dies.-Erom
the Military Surgeon.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-11-25
Aaonlzlnq Death.

How men meet death was a subjec,
under discussion among little party
Of doctors. Some gruesome tales were
told. One man. q surgeon on hos
pital staff, said:
"As q rule, however, death comes
peacefully enough and rather as a re-
lief, an easing OF from pain and trou'
BILE. But had notable exception the
other night. A burly Russian In my
ward. who had been terribly crushed
in the mills, was dying. It was In the
middle of the night watch. The lights
were low. The nurse on duty was with
me in the other end Of the ward. when
the silence was broken by q great.
fierce cry. We whirled about just IN
time to see this huge bearded man
leap high in the air. turn over and
strike the floor with q terrible impact,
We ran to him. He was dead"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-11-25
jail Sold for Chicken Pen.

Sioux City. lathe people Of
Greene. Iowa, Butler county, have be-
come so law abiding that they have
no more use for the city Jail. SEN
ator Wade of the state board OF con-
troll was visitor at Greene the other
day and while there was startled to
sec huge traction engine go put.
fing through the streets pulling be-
hind it the city Jail. which had been
placed on trucks. \
That was a spectacle q person
doesn't see very often" observed the
senator. Il inquired what they were
going to do with the bastile. and they
told me that some enterprising citi-
zen had purchased it from the city
TOR q chicken-house. For department.
I suppose. Greene deserves the
medal"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-11-25
DOCTOR MAKES A MISTAKE
Good Story. Told Of . Popular Physi-
alan Who Made Blunder In Sending
Out Two Parcels.

A droll story is told of one Of the
most popular physicians in Vienna. He
was not little astonished at the con-
tents Of two letters which he received
lately. They stated, in terms the re-
verse Of fattering, that his drugs had
not merelyadone no good. but had act.
ually aggravated the troubles they
were mentioned to cure.
The doctor consulted his notebook,
and the truth at once dawned upon
him. About six weeks ago, an actress,
brunette. then performing in the
Merry Widow" called upon him. Her
beauty was of the Spanish type, and a
perceptible down which shaded the
finely formed upper lip of the actress
had daily begun to grow darker. She
timidly stated her case and besought
the doctor to give her a remedy for
the unwelcome growth. The doctor
promised to send her a remedy with
the utmost privacy.
Immediately after the actress had
gone a young lieutenant came in to
consult the physician. In grave tones
he told his tale of woe. The faint in
dications Of his mustache. in spite OF
all his efforts, would not develop as
rapidly as he desired. The doctor
laughingly undertook to help him out
OF his difficulty, and promised the
young lieutenant, who was trying In
vain to curl the ends of his mustache,
to send the remedy to his address by
a trusty messenger.
The scales now fell from the doctors
eyes. Either he himself or his mes
senger had exchanged the small par
cells containing such opposite rene
dies-thence the bitter complaints and
reproaches. The drugs had, the doc
tor found, acted most effectually. The
actress was obliged to have recourse
to soap and razor to get rid of the lux.
uriant growth on her upper lip. while
the lieutenant was ready to tear out
the hair of his head at the loss of the
few struggling hairs of his mustache.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-11-25
sAMENEss OF RIVER Mill
Golden Monotoay Of Light and Sound
In Beautiful Land u tho
Pharaohs.

Some people talk Of the samensss
OF the Nile: and there IL . lovely
sameness Of golden light. Of delicious
air, Of people and Of scenery. For
Egypt Is, after all, mainly great riv-
or with strips on each side Of Guilt
waited land. dat. green, not very varied.
River, green plains. yellow plains.
pink, brown. steel gray or pale yell
low mountains. wall Of shadoof. wall
Of sakieh. Yes, l suppose there 10 .
sameness. q sort of golden monotony.
In this land pervaded with light and
pervaded with sound. Always there Is
light around you, and you are bathing
in 1t, and nearby always, II you are
living, as I was, on the water, there
Is q multitude Of mingling sounds
floating, floating to your ears. AS
there are two lines Of green land. two
lines of mountains following the
course Of the Nile, 80 are there two
lines Of voices that cease their calling
and their singing only as you draw
near to Nubia.
For then, with the green land. they
fade away, these miles upon miles OF
calling and singing brown men; and
amber and rudy sands creep down
ward to the Nile. And the air seems
subtly changing, and the light perhaps
growing little harder. And you are
aware Of other regions unlike those
you are leaving. more African. more
savage. less suave, less like dream
ing. And especially the silence makes
great impression on you. But be-
fore you enter this silence. between
the amber and rudy walls that VIII
lead you on to Nubia and to the land
Of the crocodile, you have visit to
pay. For here, high up on terrace.
Is Kom Ombos. And Kom Ombos Is
the temple Of the crocodile god.-Cen'
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-11-25
Irony Lost Case for Lawyer.

Irony Lost Case for Lawyer.
In his early days at the bar the late
Lord Bowen prosecuted prisoner who
had been caught In house at night
crawling downstairs with his boots on
and carrying portable property. The
evidence was so overwhelming that
Bowen ventured to indulge in little
irony and remarked on the thoughtful
ness Of the prisoner in removing his
shoes, thus disturbing nobody. and IN
selecting only solid silver articles from
the plate basket, SO that the family had
enough forks and spoons left for break
fast. The Jury was SO impressed BY
these extenuating circumstances that
1t acquitted the prisoner. Bowen never
employed irony again when addressing
. Jury.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-11-25
Babes Couldn't Sec the Point.

Babes Couldn't Sec the Point.
4 Wells got an idea the other day, and.
calling his children around him, he
said:
Nov, my babes, want to ask you a
question, to see how smart you are, for
want you to grow up smart business
men,"
PROFOUND. old gent" said the ED
est.
That's disrespectful," said Wells:
''but here's the question: What Is the
greatest grain elevator in the coun-
try?"
His babes scratched their heads, ex-
amined their toes. and finally guy 1t
up"
why, yeast, you blockheads, you!
Humph! it's queer l can't have smart
young uns like other people! "-Ex
change.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-11-25

Good Morning.-Did you preserve
last summers eggs? Our plan will
keep them fresh for months. Sell just
one dozen eggs. Send us the amount
in money order and we will mail you
free our formula for preserving eggs.
Simple cheap effective.
Sound Formula Co., Seattle. Wash.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-11-25
Il All Depends.

rs your wife a sound sleeperr
1T depends on circumstances. She
can sleep as peacefully az q lamb
while l walk the floor for hours with
the baby yelling with all its might.
but she never fails to awaken when l
try to sneak upstairs with nay shoes
off "-JudGo
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-11-25
Poured OH on Her Baby Brother

Pueblo, Col.-Pouring coal oil ON
her little four-months-old brothers
head and then tying hood around
his head, saturated with the same
liquid. after which she applied .
match, Mary, the four-year-old dauSh-
ter Of Joe Jennetti, an italian steel
worker. attempted to cremate the
child.
But for the prompt action Of the
mother, who was in the next room
and heard the baby's screams, the IN
FAINT undoubtedly would have been Gre
mated.
The girl is termed by doctors y
cretan and Is weak-minded. She Wiz
now be confined or sent to some In
stitution for treatment
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-11-25

HOWARD E. BURTON. Aasayer and Chemist
II LeaGlville Colorado. Specimen Prices: Gold.
Silver, Lead. $1.00; Gold. Silver. TIC; Cod. 60c
Zinc or Copper. 81. Cyanide Tests. Mailing En-
velopes and full price list sent m application
Control and Umpire work solicited Refegs1ce
Carbonate National Bank
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-11-25
Old Virginia wames.

Mix one quart Of milk with three
quarters of a cupful Of -four and one
quarter cupful of corn meal. Add one
teseroonful Of salt, one tablespoonful
of melted butter and three eggs, beat
en- until very light. Bake immediate
" In well-greased waffle irons.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-11-25

Disadvantages Of Z Fair vejags.
Passenger ION liner Steward. 4
seems to me you don't seEve - good
fare on this steamer . you uaed.
Steward-No, sir. You 49, every.
b0dy's eating. NoboAy:s soaslck
Have to cut down sxpeuaeaso u
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-11-25
The Wisdom Of Solomon.

The Wisdom Of Solomon.
II don't see any sense In referrinA
to the wisdom Of Solomon" said the
man smartly. "He had q thousand
wives"
yes" answered the woman tartly.
he learned his wisdom from them"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-11-25

SORE EYES, weak, infamed, red,
watery and swollen eyes, use PETIT
IT'S EYE SALVE. All druggists or
Howard Bros, Buffalo, N. Y.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-11-25
start Trap-Nests.

Start the trap-nest so that It can b..
known which are the best winter Law.
ers. Almost any old hen will lay in
spring and summer; it takes a good
hen to lsV in late fall and winter.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-11-25
Observation Of Pa

Little Willie Say, pa, what's the
Inference between a public servant
and any other kind?
Pa-The difference, my son. is that
the public servant tries to hold his
JOB longer than the other kind.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-11-25
RY MURINE EYE REnEDV
Fer Red. Weak. Weary. Watay Eyes al |
CRANIM .ATEn E~I ne

Murine Doesn't Smart Soothes Eye Pain
prss 81 n1hs Eye Re.aly. liq.id, zse. 81, $l.ee
seame Eye Salve. IN Aseptie Tubes, 2Sc. $l.oO
EYE BOOKS AND ADVICE FREE By NAL
MurineEyeResnedyC CO.. hicaao
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-11-25

The Kind Of Danger.
MRS. Maggie is dangerous woman.
She is always running down some
body"
with her tongue or her new auto?"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-11-25
PIN PL .

VI tried all kinds Of blood remedies
vhich failed to do me any good, hut I
1--we found the right thing 4 inst. Nv
face was full of pimples and black -heads.
After taking Cascarets they Ill left / an
continuing the use Of them and recosn
nending them to my friendA Eel a.
vbeA / rise in the morning. Hope {,
nave chance to recommend Cascaret. =
Fred c. Witten, Is Elm St., Newark, N. /.
p,easant, Palatable, Potent. Taste GooA
Do Good Never Sicken, Weaken OF GrlnH Il
a.. &C. Soc Never sold In bulk. The e
ID tablet stamped c c. CuAsaatoo6 =
20 O your Uouey bAcA -
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-11-25

Mothers will nnd nfrs. wYns1ov..
soothing Syrop the best remedy to use
tor their children during the tsethinT
period.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-11-25
Just a. He Said.

when you sold me that family
horse you said he would eat anything.
well, doesn't he?"
"He does more. He eats everything
Star.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1910-05-20
X Came Back.

John Burroughs. the naturalist,
dined with me one night" said mag.
azine editor of New York. land among
my guests was young nature writer
Of the new school.
This young man told wonderful
story about the intelligence of oysters.
He said he was going to put the story
In his new book. Mr.. Burroughs gave
q dry laugh and said:
LET me tell you about a cat. This
story is quite as authentic as the other
one. and 1t should do for your book
nicely
THE venerable student paused i'm
pressively. then said
"a Springfield couple had cat
that age had rendered helpless, and
they put II out of It's misery by means
Of chloroform. They buried it in the
garden and planted rosebush over
Its remains. The next morning a IA
miliar scratching took them to the
front door. and there was that cat
waiting to be let in. with the rose
bush under its ARM"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1910-05-20
Or. HaIe's Cay,

Dr. Hale md the late Bishop Hunt
ingtOn OF New York were fast friends
The latter had been Unitarian. and
his shift caused Il sensation. says the
Christian Register The Eplscopalians
have saints assigned to the various
days In the year. When an EpiSco-
palian minister writes a letter on any
day for which there is saint be al
ways writes the name Of the saint al
the close OF the letter instead OF the
date. Bishop Huntington learned all
these things quickly and began to prac
tlce them at once. The first time he
had occasion to write to his old friend
DR.. Hale after joining the church he
placed "St. Michae's day" after his
signature. reply from the doctor
came, and after his name be had writ
ten in full, round hand, Wash day"