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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-10-06

" what course shall be pursued oy 'ue
government A similar consignmen,,
billed to the same firm is being ne''
at Seattle.
The government authorities first 10
ceived information of the alleged un
LIBERALIZATION Of wares imported by inc
firm involved from other impor'e'.
They complained that they were ~. ~
able to compete with the firm II ~ ~
sale Of . certain class Of goods. lne.
further complained that the nrm We.
driving chinaware offered from ue.
many from the market Of this counuy.
Acting on information received -. y
customs authorities were ordered "
detain shipments en- route from J.pa.
ana consiened to the arm In ques.lo
Similar action Nas taken ct Seetue
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-10-06
Many Inquiries are Left Unfinished

has taken a great deal of testimony.
which Is being printed for distribution
among persons who are particularly
interested in this subject.
The Democrats of the house have
laid out enough investigation work to
keep many committees busy until MID
summer next year. The Democratic
leaders intimate that 1t is their inten-
ton to keep up the investigation bust
ness until the next session OF COL
gress gets out Of the way OF the na'
tional convention of the political par
ties.
The inquiries into the af1airs OF tne
steel trust and the sugar trust nave
attracted wide attention. and have oe'
veloped valuable information-ln1ol'
nation to which not only congress Is
entitled, but which the people ousn'
to possess. These two major lnVeS'r
cations have, 1t is said. only begun
Each of the inquiries is to contlnus
for months. The committees will &c.
down to work again in the FALL anu
If they continue to find pay dlr'
they will continue their researches ial
into the session that Is to begin ~
December.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-10-06
siIase Good for Sheep.

Exhaustive tests TT the Indiana ex
pertinent station demonstrate that
good silage. used judiciously, is q
splendid winter food for sheep. Sun
plying. as 1t does. an item Of succu
lent food, SO necessary for the welfare
Of sheep. it is often available when
cabbage. roots. etc.. are not available
1t has an excellent effect upon the
digestive system and general health
Of feeble lambs. In this experiment
ewes fed on rations In which a lib
eral amount Of silage was included
showed gain of 20 pounds while
those fed similarly without silage
gained only 1914 pounds. Those fed
on silage consumed on an average
seven per cent. less grain and about
80 per cent. less clover hay than the
others confined to dry feed. and there
was also noticeably heavier coat OF
wool on the silage fed sheep.
Care should be exercised in feed.
ing sheep that too much silage is not
given them. and above all, that none
which has been frozen should get with.
In their reach. The ration should be
balanced with alfalfa or clover hay,
apd small feed Of dry grain.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-10-06

THE special session of congress
] came to an end with many inves
LEGATIONS unfinished, leaving many Of
the committees that we're conducting
inquiries to report next winter.
When the senate voted to conduct q
second investigation into the election
of Senator Lorimer, the expectation
was that the inquiry could be finished
in time for a report from the commit
tee at the special session, but the best
this committee hopes for is to be pre-
pared to make its report when con-
gress reassembles on the first Mon
day In December.
The senate special committee on the
third degree" also made Roadway
slowly. A joint committee Of the SEN
ate and house that has been investi-
eating the question of employers liza
bility and workmen's compensation
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-10-06
High Degree of Devotion

sides enduring the exposure, we had
forded the river nine times in the
vain effort to avoid large bodies Of the
enemy's troops. The sand had got
into my boots, and when my socks
were taken OF, the skin came OF with
them. was a pitiable object. Dick
stuck to me. He was free now to 20
where he pleased, but he never left
me. He was by my cot all day, kept
on the flies from my raw and skinless
feet. and did what he could to allevi.
ate my sufferings. At night he crept
under my cot and took his only rest
on the bare ground. When l was well
enough to go north with Colonel Peg.
ram, asked Dick what he was going
to do, now that he was free. He said
that he would go with me. When ]
told him that was impossible. he
said: well, If can't go with you
| will go back to Mis-. Lizzie" Tiny
wife).
When he was leaving I gave him
5000 in Virginia Valley bank notes (it
was before the days Of Confederate
money!. and he walked 26S miles-by
way of Staunton $50, and down the
valley. hundred and thirteen-to INV
home in the valley, and gave my wife
196 OF the money.-Maj.- A. r.. H. Ran.
son, Late Major of Artillery, C. S. A,
in Harper's Magazine.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-10-06
Fidelity Shown by Virginia
'Darky" That Annals of
History My Be
Searched to
Match.

Dick was niger, just Virginia
slave niger. When a little boy, he
was scullion in the kitchen. He car
ried the wood and water for the cook,
and secured the pots and kettles, and
turned the spit when the turkey was
roasting, dipping and basting the
gravy from the pan, and nodding in
his work after the manner of all small
darkies.
When the war came the carriage
rested in the carriage house, the
horses were taken by the Yankees,
and Dick became my servant in the
army of the southa gentleman's gen.
tleman, as he called himself.
No man ever had a more faithful
and devoted follower than I had in
Dick. He was captured twice with me
by Union forces, and each time re-
fused the freedom which his capture
gave him. Il don't want to be no freer
than / always has been," he said on
both of these occasions. Once l dis
charged him for being drunk. Think
of discharging a slave! 1t was at
Chattanooga, and Dick hung around
headquarters for several days and was
very unhappy. Finally he came to me
with Bible in his hand and said: II
wants to swear on this that IL you will
take me back will not drink drop
during the war;" He took the oath
and kept it faithfully to the end. at
AppomattOx.
When was captured at Rich Noun
tain ! was Ill. and was sent to the
Federal hospital. an immense tent. ]
had not fully recovered when we evac-
uated our position. and wandering
about the mountains In the rain for
two days and two nights without food
had brought on relapse. And be.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-10-06

This he said with q smile, that danced
in his eyes, as the sunbeams
Dance on the waves of the sea. and
vanish again in moment.
Alden laughed as he wrote, and still
the Captain continued:
Look! you can see from this window
my brazen howitzer planted
High on the roof of the church, q
preacher who speaks to the pur-
pose.
Steady, straightforward, and strong.
with irresistible logic,
Orthodox, flashing conviction right
into the hearts of the heather.
Now we are ready, think. for any
assault of the Indians;
Let them come, If they like. and the
sooner they try it the better
Let them come. If they like. be 1t saga
more, sachem, or powwow.
Aspinet Samoset, Corbitant. Squanto,
or Tokamahamon!"
Long at the window he stood. and
wistfuly gazed on the landscape,
Washed with cold gray mist. the
vapory breath of the east wind.
Forest and meadow and hill, and the
steel-blue rim of the ocean.
Lying silent and sad. In the afternoon
shadows and sunshine.
Over his countenance fitted a shadow
like those on the landscape,
Gloom intermi1g,ed with light: and
his voice was subdued with emo
ton,
Tenderness, pity, regret. as after
pause he proceeded:
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-10-06

There was very stupid play pre.
scented early in the New York season.
an adaptation" It was called By the
author. Even the best.natured critics
went away In disgust. One newspaper
representative turned to another and
said: II this tumble had been pre.
scented on the other side Of the water
It would have been Kissed. Al there
were . lot Of foreign visitors present
| wonder that It was not"
1T really Il Z wonder" was the
others reply. Il would Ike TO NV
missed myself. but can't yavn
and hiss ct the same timo."-Netro.
politan Magazine.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-10-06
PREVENT DISEASE IN SWINE
Every Hog Showing Symptoms OF H+
ness Should Immediately es PUT
in Separate Pen.
fRv R. q. wEArHERsroNE.)

nv r. q. wEArHERsTONEJ s.
II you notice q sick hog In your III
ter It should be at once separated
from the othersvand II it does not re
cover quickly or II 1t should die with
in a day or two q thorough examina
ton by a competent veterinary should
be had.
II this examination shows the
traces Of cholera or swine plague the
hogs should be divided up into q
many small punches AZ possible.
Every sick animal must be imme
diately taken out and put In the same
enclosure some distance away. 1t II
not a good plan. however, to turn the
we'll hogs out to run all over the farm
as they may scatter the germs OF the
disease and in this way cause great
loss.
The hog houses should all be kept
near each other % they may be easily
sprayed and kept clean.
II the sound hogs are taken away
from the sick ones they should DO put
into temporary quarters and the ares
over which the hogs are to be kept
should be as small az possible.
Stop feeding corn. giving the hogs
q mixture OF shorts, bran and little
oil meal and dissolve little copper
sulphate. say about three ounces to q
barrel in the drinking water. As soon
as a hog dies the body should be
burned. not buried. Cholera and
swine plague have been scattered far
and wide by burying dead hogs or
other animals. It is not difhcult to
burn hog. Build good-sized pile OF
wood that will make a hot fire and
after 1t is well started place the body
of the hog on top. The fat in the body
will add to the flames and In a short
time it will all be consumed.
The important thing is to notify the
state veterinary at the agricultural
college station at once, then follow i'm
plicitely the instructions received. He
will probably tell you to disinfect the
hog houses and the yards and fences
and the grounds around them and to
keep on doing so for several months.
1t is not safe to discontinue the dis
infectants as soon as the deaths in
the herd cease because the germs of
cholera particularly often exist for
several months, and unless they are
entirely destroyed the trouble will Ger.
tainly return.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-10-06
Confronted by Currency Legislation

soon. The prevailing view !. a..
viii take congress several year, - "
eide what it wishes to do ahou. ae
creation Of q national reserve .as
citation. ssso'
It ID evident that the consa,,..
Republicans in congress will h.," 'e
plan Of their own; that the insu,s. !.
Republicans will have views v ssI'
they will wish to embody in , I s,%
and that the Democrats also Win ~
sire to present a measure o. !.
would seem that there is likely n ~ !"
much discussion Of various plan. a.'
ing the next IL months. Neithe. :.
litical party will. it is assumed (.
ready to proceed with this subject ~
the eve Of a presidential campairn
PersQps who have been here. rso.,,
~ representing the bankers that a..
particularly interested in. the form.
ton Of the citizens league saw n.
league hopes to be able to ESTABLISH
branches in every city of conseouenc.
In the country by December 1. A mar.
ticular effort Is to be made to intere.,
business men, merchants, manufactur.
ers. and others. The promoters of this
organization seem to have an impress.
sion that If they can bring about tina
formation of branches of the league n
the cities of the country. they will be
able to wage a campaign in favor Of
legislation that will impress itself on
senators and representatives in con.
gress. At any rate, large plans are
being made. This league also intends
to work with the view of keeping the
subject out of politics, as much as DOS.
sible.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-10-06
CROPS NOT MADE OF HUMUs
Dr.. Hopkins Of illinois Station Dis
peIs Common Delusion-Nitroaen
IL the Key. !.

DR.. Hopkins Of the Illinois station
explains the peculiar work of humus
in the soil, dispelling a common de.
fusion, as follows:
Many people have a notion that
humus is the great factor in crop
production. and that II a farmer has
good humus he could grow q good
crop. This is one of the greatest mis-
takes In agriculture. Crops are not
made Of humus. Humus. for its own
sake. furnishes nothing to feed plants.
1t Is merely tool to help make plant
food available. to help hold moisture
and lberate plant food. It has no part
in feeding plants so long as 1t remains
humus.
"Decaying organic matter is con-
fused with humus. Organic matter
includes the vegetable and animal
matter that accumulates In the soil.
Humus is the part Of organic matter
that is resistant to decay. the part
that remains of organic matter after
1t has lost its form. Humus IL the
black mass in which you cannot tell
cornstalk. oat straw. or what it was.
"Decaying organic matter is of very
much more value than humus. It IL
the action you get In the process OF
making humus that Is most valuable.
The humus itself is very inactive; It
has been in the soil for hundreds of
thousands Of years and will remain
there yet.
THE key to the humus problem is
nitrogen. II you will maintain the
supply OF nitrogen In the soil you
need never give thought to humus. I"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-10-06

Better to hide from the Indian scouts
the graves Of our people,
Lest they should count them and see
how many already have perished!"
Sadly his face he averted, and strobe
up and down. and was thoughtful.
Fixed to the opposite wall was 3
shelf of books. and among them
Prominent three, distinguished alike
for bulk and for binding;
Bariffe's Artillery Guide, and the Com
mentaries Of Caesar.
Out of the Latin translated by Arthur
Goldinge of London,
And, as ii guar I'd by these. between
them was standing the Bible.
Musing moment before them, Miles
Standish paused, as II doubtful
Which of the three he should choose
for his consolation and comfort,
Whether the wars of the Hebrews, the
famous campaigns Of the Romans.
Or the Artillery practice. designed for
belligeEent Christians.
Finally down from its shelf he Dragged
the ponderous Roman.
Seated himself at the window, and
opened the book. and in silence
Turned DER the well-worn leaves
where thumb-marks thick on the
margin,
Like the trample of feet. proclaimed
the battle was hottest.
Nothing was heard in the room but
the hurrying pen of the STRIPPING.
Busi'y writing epistles important, to
go by the Mayflower,
Ready to sail on the morrow. or next
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-10-06
Miles StQndiSh

In the Old Colony days, in Plymouth,
the land of the Pilgrims,
To and fro in a room of his simple
and primitive dwelling.
Clad in doublet and hose, and boots OF
CordOvan leather,
STROBE, with a martial air, Miles
Standish, the Puritan Captain.
Buried in thought he seemed. with his
hands behind him, and pausing
Ever and anon to behold his glitter
ing weapons of warfare,
Hanging in shining array along the
walls of the chamber
Cutlass and corselet of steel, and his
trusty sword of Damascus,
Curved at the point and inscribed with
its mystical Arabic sentence,
While underneath, in a corner, were
fowling piece, musket, and match
lock
Short of stature he was, but strongly
built and athletic,
Broad in the shoulders, deep-chested,
with muscles and sfnews of iron;
Brown as nut was his face, but his
russell beard was already
Flaked with patches Of snow, as
hedges sometimes in November.
Near him was seated John Alden, his
friend and household companion,
Writing with diligent speed at table
of pine by the window;
Fair-haired, azure-eyed. with delicate
Saxon complexion,
Having the dew of youth, and the
beauty thereof, as the captives
Whom Saint Gregory saw, and ex-
claimed, mot Angles, but Angels. %
Youngest of all was he of the men
who came in the Mayfower.
Suddenly breaking the silence, the
diligent scribe interrupting,
Spake, in the pride of his heart, Miles
Standish. the Captain of Plymouth.
Look at these arms" he said, "the
warlike weapons that hang here
Furnished and bright and clean, as If
for parade or inspection!
This is the sword of Damascus
fought with in Flanders; this
breaStpiate,
Well remember the day! once saved
my life In a skirmish;
Here in front you can see the very
dint of the bullet
Fired point-blank at my heart by a
Spanish arcabucero
Had 1t not been of sheer steel, the for
gotten bones of Miles Standish
Would at this moment be mold, in
their grave in the Flemish
mUrasses"
Thereupon answered John Alden, but
looked not up from his writing:
Truly the breath of the Lord hath
slackened the speed of the bullet;
He In his mercy preserved you. to be
our shield and our weapon!"
Still the Captain continued, unheeding
the words of the STRIPPING:
See, how bright they are FURNISHED,
as If in an arsenal hanging;
That is because l have done it my
SELF and not left it to others.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-10-06
Tomato plants.

After the tomato plants commence
to bud and bloom. never disturb them
Do not cultivate closer than 10 inches
from the plant on either side. for Il
many roots are broken. It win die. "a
over the vines every few days and
pick OF the ripe tomatoes. a. this In.
creases the vitality Of the plant Il
gives the vine new lease on life
and especially helps the tomatoes
which are just setting
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-10-06

Serve yourself, would you be well
served. Is an excellent adage;
30 take care OF my arms, as you OF
your pens and your inkhorn.
1nen' TOO. there are my soldiers, my
great invincible army,
1weise men. all equipped, having each
his rest and his matchbox.
snteen shilling q month. together
with diet and pillage,
ana. like Caesar, know the name al
each of my soldiers!"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-10-06

"Yonder there. on the hill by the sea,
lies buried Rose Standish;
Beautiful rose of love, that bloomed
for me by the wayside!
She was the first to die of all who
came in the Mayfower!
Green above her is growing the field
Of wheat we have sown there,
The Washington times., 1911-10-03
Munsey Writer Tells
Why Wilson Quit Law

From my boyhood," said Woodrow
Wilson to Isaac F. Marcosson, who
tells In Munsey's for October Of his in
terview with New Jerseys militant gov
ernor. II have aimed at political life.
The reason I studied law was because.
when l was a boy in the South, the law
furnished the shortest path to public
life. gave 1t up. later, because I
found ! could not be an honest lawyer
and a politician at the same time.
AT least, did not know how to
then. / tried the next best thing. which
was studying politics. l went back to
school, where l undertook to learn
something Of the facts of government.
People think l was born a scholar; as
a matter of fact, l was born a man of
affairs"
The Washington times., 1911-10-03
AN OLD REMEDY
FOR BLOOD POISON

For more than forty years S. S. S.
has been curing Contagious Blood
Poison in all its forms and stages,
and is today, as it has always been,
the safest as we'll as most reliable
remedy for this disease. One reason
why S. S. S. is so successful in cur
ing Blood Poison is that it strength
ems and builds up the stomach and
digestive members while eradicating
the poison from the blood. The
greatest of all reasons however is
because this medicine possesses just
the proper ingredients, blended and
compounded in such scientific pro-
portion, as to make it the most per-
feet blood purifier ever placed upon
the market. S. S. S. is made entirely
of roots, herbs and barks, and in
addition to its value as a remedy, is
the one blood medicine which may
be used without any bad effect, no
matter how delicate the system.
Not particle of strong mineral or
other harmful drug enters into its
composition, and you can take it
assured that it will cure you and at
the same time build up your system.
is. S. S. cures permanently and per-
fectly, removing every symptom of
the trouble by natures true way
removing the inward cause. Get
S. S. S. at your drug store and then
write for our Home Treatment book
which is free and of great assistance
to every sufferer of this disease.
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.. AtIanta. Ga.
The Washington times., 1911-10-03
school. OF MEDICINE.

(Day Classes OnlyD
Sixty-second session began september
q 1911 Entrance requirements and curric-
uIum in accordance with the Association OF
American Medical Colleges:
FOUR-YEAR MEDICAL COURSE.
The first two years will be spent in laoora-
tory work and in the study OF the funda:
mental branches at the Georgetown Medical
College.
In harmony with the demands OF modern
medicine the junior and senior students Will
be brought into actual contact with diseased
conditions and all work required VIII De
performed at the new University Hospltal
and Dispensary. now enlarged to capacity
Of over 200 beds. and also in other local
hospitals.
All members of this years graduating class
obtained hospital appointments as result
of competitive examinations within tWo weeks
after the commencement exercises
For further information address the Dean
DR. GEO. NJ. KOBER. 800 II street northwest
TFJREE.-YEAR DENTAL COURSE.
Evening Classes) w
This department offers unexcelled laciilten'
and aims TO equip for actual pracuce.
feature of the course Is the metnoo OF
practical instruction In the recently ENLARGED
Dental Infirmary. where the student Is re-
qured to administer treatment under compe-
tent supervision.
For detailed information address the Dean
" se2S-tf
The Washington times., 1911-10-03
Home Helps Store
Opened to Public

TIE Home Helps Store opened its
doors at 706 Seventh street northwest.
this morning to a lsrge patronage OF
touseholders
Philip S. Warren, the proprietor. for,
inerly conducted a paint oil. glass. ana
general household supply store at o!1
linquished that stand to open the new
store near Seventh and G streets north
west.
The Washington times., 1911-10-03
Not Anty Drudse's Kind Of Economy.

Mrs. FrugaL"Look at this box of laundry soap, Anty
Drudge Buying so much, got it cheap. Isn't that
Economy"
Anty Drudge-"Economy nothing You've bought your
self lot of hard work you that SOAP FesNaptha
saves hard work. does away with boiling and makes
the clothes cleaner. Economy? Well, guess not
Don't throw away the wrapper when
you buy a cake of Fels-Naptha soap. Pin
it up IN your kitchen or laundry where
you can read plainly the directions printed
on the back. They're the whole secret of
the easy Fels-Naptha way of washing-the
modern way.
It's just as important to follow direc-
tons in washing with Fels- -Naptha as it is
in taking medicine. Used the Fels-Naptha
way, Fels-Naptha soap will save you time,
trouble, hard work, fuel and money.
Look for the red and green wrapper at
your gTocer's.
The Washington times., 1911-10-03
Patrol Only Slightly
Damaged by Collision

Only slight damage. 1t was said today
was done to the Fifth precinct ponce
patrol when it was struck by street
car at Seventh and East Capitol streets
last night.
J. ]. Swan was driving the patrol
to cross in front of a westbound car.
which struck the rear Of the vehlcle.
No one was hurt and the wagon pro-
ceeded to Casualty Hospital with
prisoner suffering from alcoholism.