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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-09-15
SmalIsst and Largest Houses In New
York

York.
The largest house In New York -
the residence OF Charles NJ. Schwab.
president Of the Bethlehem Steel COM
pany and former head Of the street
trust. It occupies the entire block on
Riverside drive between Seventy-Third
and Seventy-Fourth streets. and 1t
cost more than 81 900. 900 to build and
furnish. For its site alone Mr..
Schwab paid $s65.000 nearly ten years
ago.
The smallest house in New York II
the northeast corner Of Melrose ave-
nue. and One Hundred and Sixty-First
street It is owned by Henry Ubel-
hor, q tailor, who makes his home on
the second floor and uses the first
door for his business. It Is twenty
nine feet long. but only three feet
eight and a quarter inches wide. In
fact it Is 80 narrow that two persons
cannot pass each other without
squeezing Fortunately for its owner.
1t has : large basement extending un-
der the sidewalk. and this is used az
workshop.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-09-15
Modern Solomon.

AFTER much conflicting testimony
mao been given by two neighbors, who
calm the ownership Of hen. Just,ca
BURNSIDE. OF Sharon. Pa. followinr
inc footsteps of Solomon, took the ben
TO . point midway between tha No.. ne..
g. inc contesting parties and tnrnad
- loose. Watched by many spect..
=. 'ue men crawled through 4 MOLE
- nv renee OF Mrs. Mary Romanicr
- 'ne justice put the costs Of ~
49, on Michael Fisher. who 49,
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-09-15
Altogether Too Expensive.

Attracted by the Wilderness Of q
servant girls kitchen tables and
floors, very nearly committed an un
pardonable extravaganza down IN
Florida" said good housekeeper
Never until saw her tables and
floors did realize just how clean q
kitchen can be- Recklessly' plan
ned to invite the girl to come north
and work for me. Before putting the
fatal question said:
BY the way. Jennie, what do you
scrub WITH
Imagine how l wilted when she
said. Oranges Just slice an orange
in two and rub the wood. There Ii
nothing like 1t to take OF dirt
And 1t had been on the tip OF my
tongue to offer $25 month to girl
who would require three dozen
oranges week to scrub With"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-09-15
Rather stir.

THAT is rather stiff assertion, >.
said Senator Curtis, at a dinner in
Washington. Of reciprocity argu-
ihent.
THAT, in fact, reminds me Of one
Of our Kansas stories.
What is that tall chimney for?''
said a visitor to Kansas, pointing to
a farmyard. is somebody putting nm
q factory In this lonely quarter?'
No. was the reply. That's inst
Joe Miller's well. Cyclone turned
her inside out
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-09-15
Underground River in Am.r,..

According to biologists the greatest
underground river in the world flows
from the Rocky mountains underneath
New Mexico and Texas. emptying II.
self in the Gulf of Mexico. This river
Is thought to be in places several
miles wide. and it is believed that r.
feeds rivers that flow upon the en-
race. The artesian well belt of Texas
Is pointed to as the uplifting of the wa.
Ter from this river. often from eight
hundred feet below.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-09-15
SAVED BY HIS DREAM
sALLooNlsT TAKES STRANGE VI
SION As a WARMING.
Gives Up His Vocation and He Sue
eessor 10 Killed Within Two
Weeks.

A dream In Buffalo I'VE years ago,
following an exhibition In q local park.
caused Carl McManus to give up bal
looming for less dangerous vocation,
and. az he believes. probably saved
his life. Mr.. McManus il now trav-
cling salesman for q New York house
and was In Buffalo recently on bust
ness. At the Lafayette hotel he told
his story.
Il am only slightly superstitious.' Z
said McManus. ''but that dream proved
too much for me. I'm mighty glad
that 1t did. too.
Il had gone to bed rather early on
the night OF the dream, following my
exhibition at the park. Things had
gone rather badly and ! was tired out.
A couple of narrow escapes had slight
ly unnerved me.
1T couldn't have been more than ten
minutes after had fallen asleep be-
fore started to dream. was up In
the air sailing along beautifully. There
was no wind and the balloon rose
slowly and gracefully. went higher
and remained up longer than usual
and then made ready to descend.
II threw out the ballast and held
tight to the parachute. but the bal
loon failed to shoot up. That was
strange. l thought. pulled the cord
and let out the gas. Instead Of fall
ing the big bag remained stationary.
It was most unusual and inexplicable.
Thoroughly alarmed and mystified
by this time. cut the cords Of the
parachute. There was nothing doing.
The balloon and the parachute seemed
anchored in the air to stay there.
Then awoke. A cold sweat COW
cred my body. The more l thought
about the dream the more convinced !
became that 1t was an ominous warn
ing. It means. told myself, that
some day 1 will go up and never come
down again alive.
1.-THE next day gave up ballooning.
My friends protested, but told them
/ knew what was best for me. left
for New York that evening.
"A couple Of weeks later was read
ing a paper when came across an
item telling about an accident at an
Ohio county fair in which balloonist
was killed when his parachute failed
to work. The man who was killed was
the one who had stepped into my
shoes when quit. The date was one
l had been scheduled to I'LL. II had
kept my job would probably have
been killed, told myself. I am not
very religious. but you can just bet
that got busy right then and offered
up thanks. And the following Sunday
attended church, too"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-09-15
Women Vote Ia eaIixe.

Women will vote in Balize, the capt
tai Of British Honduras, the city coun'
ell having granted them that right
Scores of women have applied for reg
istration papers since the council de
cided that women owning property Of
being householders should have the
right to vote for members Of that
body.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-09-15
Perfectly Clear.

At the Art museum the sign Hands
off' was conspicuously displayed be-
for the statue Of Venus de Milo. SAYS
Harper's Magazine.
A small child looked from the sign
to the statue.
Anybody could see that" she said
dryly.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-09-15
So impractical!

-You can't please some men, SAYS
the strengthened woman. Nov, take
my husband, for example. He is never
satisfied with what we have for oin'
ner."
why don't you find out what no
likes and make up your menus from
the Hst?" asks the friend, :,
II know what he likes. He has to,u
me often enough. But practcaiv
every dish he suggests ia something
haven't any use for for. Judge.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-09-15
eruled Treasure.

You're sure there is something in
that mans story Of buried treas
ure?"
Not yet" replied Mr.. Dustin Stax.
fsBut there ought to be buried treas
;ure somewhere In the neighborhood
OF his operations. Il he has persuaded
anybody else to sink AZ much money
as he asks me FOL"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-09-15

.Now." asked the lawyer who vas
drawing up the win, lis there any
thing more that you wish TO nAs'
ment1oned?s
You've just said want all my 'u''
debts paid, have you!
sYeG.
We'll, int ada that the wome.
q whom I have heen paying anmons
afosft y have their regular allowance
tieht alcn Z
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-09-15
circumlocutlon.

Il am inclined to think" said The
man who speaks with flrmness though
with caution, that our friend II,
Grafton Grabb was created ON the
Sabbath" S.
For what reason? r.
We are told that al, honest mar Il
the noblest work Of the Creator. nd
also that on the seventh day the Ctoa,
tor rested"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-09-15
OLD TIME LIVE STOCK
HOW IT WAS CARED FOR IN THE
EIGHTEENTH CENTURY.
ignorant Local Leeches Cared for Sick
cattie-Examp'es Of intelligence
Of the Pig.


gether a number of interesting facts
concerning the live stock OF the farm.
Bleeding, the stock remedy for equine
ills Of every kind, was practiced until
comparatively recent times. The Els
sex farmers used to bleed their AMI
mails regularly In spring and autumn
as late as the year 1885, and in some
districts it was continued until about
1850.
But veterinary surgery did not en-
brace the study OF cattle and sheep
diseases at all. Treatment of sick
cattle was referred to the local "leech.
who, to quote wrs:er Of the time.
knows as much of the diseases OF
animals as the beast to attend which
he is sent for"
Arthur Young. writing In ITO, reck-
oned the total of cattle in England at
over 100000. including $4,000
draught cattle. The fact that some A.
100000 cattle are now owned in Eng
land indicates the change In the cat
tie breeding industry during hun
dred years. There are no reliable fig-
ures Sir Walter says. to show what
the horse population was at that time.
Apart from coaching. every country
gentleman drove or rode In the good
old days. The farmer and commercial
traveller travelled on horseback or
drove q gig. Goods in out Of the way
parts Of England were still carried on
strings OF pack horses. The Importance
Of the latter as a means of transport
is shown by the old pack horse
bridges still remaining over the
streams in various parts Of England
They are wide enough to allow a
laden horse to pass. but too narrow
for carts.
Some curious examples are supplied
by Sir Walter Gilbey Of the intelli'
gence of the pig. One of the most
remarkable examples is furnished by
the famous pig pointer" black SOW
which two kings keepers in the new
forest trained In fortnight to find
game, point and back almost as well
as q pointer. The excellent seeming
powers Of the pig are, as is well
known, utilized by French trufle find
ers, who train young swine to find the
trufhes, buried as they are In a few
inches below the SOIL They were used
for this purpose In England also. Sill
Walter states; Lord Braybrooke kept
truffle hunting pigs some fifty years
ago.
Geese have gone somewhat out Of
fashion In these days, but formerly
they were held to be the most profit
able kind Of poultry. They we're raised
in vast numbers in the Lincolnshire
fens. Pennant says that single per.
son would keep as many as thou
sand old birds, each OF which raising
seven goslings the owner at the years
end would find himself master of q
flock of 5000 birds. In the great
tracks Of fenland, before they were
drained, over thousand persons
made their living out of geese. The
profit of goose keeping lay In the
practice of plucking. The value Of
the goose feathers was estimated al
about shilling a head a year and
three-pence more for the quilts at that
time In general demand for pens.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-09-15
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University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-05-09
4 Fable
A. G.. A.

(NOte-One difference between this
fable and the other forty of George
AIDES is that this was not written by
him.
There was once a Family that lived
in Near City. This Family was of
the Common People and it was Proud
OF the Fact. 1t Reveled in being Pie
beian and nothing could induce il to
become Otherwise. Father did not en-.
way Morgan or Rockefeller or any of
those wicked Plutocrats for they had
got their Wealth by Underhand Me-
thods. Ma was content with being
the Wife of Foreman and the Mother
of Boy like Willie.
One day when Father wasn't look
ng the Boss slipped some Lucre in
his Pocket and went away before Fa.
her could give it Back. So the Fam
ly was Burdened with Wealth. They
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-05-09
THE DEBATING DEFICIT.

A striking instance of the true Mis-
souri, spirit is found i'm the action o.
the debating squad in advancing $5(
as a guarantee for the expenses of the
Missouri Oklahoma debate May Il
This means $3.50 for each OF the six,
teen men on the squad.
But the fact that these students
were loyal to the University does not
justify the student body in allowing
such generosity to be exercised. Ii
the students have the true Missouri
spirit, they will see that the auditor
ium is crowded so that a balance will
remain in the treasury of the debat-
ing fund. They will put this intellec-
tual activity on the same plane with
physical tests.
With but a single defeat in four
years of debates with such schools as
Texas, Colorado, Kansas and Washing
ton universities, the University of Mis-
souri, may justly feet proud of the re-
cord. The students are surely not
unmindful of what is expected of them
when the Oklahoma team comes May
l3. A chance is coming to exercise
the boasted, Missouri spirit. It's up
to them to get behind the debaters
and fill the auditorium
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-05-09
Reforming State Prisons.

Within ten years the elimination OF
every extraneOus influence i'm the ad-
mnistratiOn of the state prison OF
New York together with the introduc.
ton of scholastic and industrial train
ing. has produced an almost complete
change in the interior routine. A we'll
lifting gray uniform has been substi-
tuted for the cOnvict's former striped
suit, and the military step has re-
placed the lockstep. His hair is trim
med neatly with shears, instead of be-
ing cut close to the scalp with clip
pers. Crockery has replaced the old
tin cups and pans in the prisons of
the state An oculist and a dentist
look after the eyes and the teeth Of
the prisoners. An electric light in
each cell has replaced the old tai.
low candles. lnfraction of rules in the
New York prisons today merely con.
signs the convict to solitary confine
ment until he reaches a normal condi-
ton of mind and signifies his willing.
ness to conform to discipline. The
paddle. the rack, the ducking stool,
md all other forms of corporal DUN.
shment have been abolished In New
fork's penal institutions.-Frank NJ.
White, in Worlds Work.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-05-09
ONE REASON FOR REcIPRocY.

More than $50 American manufactur
ing concerns have built branch fac
tories in Canada. Hamilton, Ont
alone has thirty-six. There are many
other little Canadian cities built by
the opening of American factories.
Oftentimes the Canadian branch has
grown to be larger than the parent
factory. The reason for this condition
is the tariff between this country and
Canada and the more favorable tariff
relations that Canada has with other
nations. Also because of the lower
cost of living, wages are lower in Can
ada.
Every dollar that is invested in
Canada is a dollar taken from the
wealth of the United States. Ii is in.
vesting our capital in foreign land and
paying wages that would otherwise go
to American workingmen and be spent
with American merchants. 1t is an
economic disadvantage to the manu-
facturer to have his plant 20 divided.
but the tariff relations make il neces-
sary.
The reciprocity agreement will re.
move the conditions making manufac-
turing in Canada more profitable than
n the United States. 1t will tend TO
'ause the return of those now removed
md stop the further removal of enter |
,rises.
The larger interests of the United |
states will be benefited by reciproc-
ty. Ii may, on the other hand. be
detrimental TO the welfare of certain |
mall enterprises, but it is the benef,
t the greatest number that should be
Onsidersd.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-05-09
CANADA NEEDS RECIPROCITY.

The United States gives as its great
est reason for reciprocity with Can
ada, the cheapening of fOOd-stuffs-
OF the cost of living There are many
many other reasons also, including the
lumber from the Canadian forests, and
the enlargement of the whole field OF
economic activities.
But Canada depends upon the Unit
ed States for her fuel, and without the
coal fields of this country. she could
never become a manufacturing nation.
The cost of transportation of fuel will
forever prevent her rivaling the Unit
ed States in manufacturing activities.
In the year 1910 Canada imported
from the United States $l4,OOO.0OO
worth of anthracite upon which it paid
no duty and $l9.OOO,OOO worth of bi.
luminous coal and coke upon which it
paid $3,000,0O0 duty. This $4,000, 900
was directly out of the pockets of the
people of the Dominion, and they
would have been much better off had
this trade been carried on under a
treaty similar to the proposed reci-
prOcity treaty.
The treaty of reciprocity means
cheaper food and clothing to the mil
lions in America, cheaper fuel, cheap |
er manufactured products, and larg-
sr market to the people of Canada.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-05-09
OUR POORLY DRAINED STREETS

While Columbia Is making rapid
progress in the matter of paved streets
and good sidewalks, there is a de.
mand for better means of carrying the
water off of them. Ninth streets is
an example. In times of heavy rains,
the depression just north of the in
tersection with COnley avenue becomes
a miniature lake which drains away
slowly leaving a Shiny sediment over
the street and sidewalk. At Ninth
and Cherry. apparently from a lack of
sewers to carry it away, the water
rnshes across Ninth street and. down
Cherry with such force that large gul-
lies have been torn out.
At many places terraced lawns drain
directly upon the sidewalks, making
them a worse place to walk than the
middle of the street. Not only is this
true during a rain. but for some time
afterward there is seepage that
Keeps up the flow. Such a thing
would be of small importance if it oc-
CURED. at only few iplaces, but 1t
occurs at many places.
These defects mar the appearance
ana lessons the usefulness of the
streets and sidewalk. There are
places where something will have TO
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-05-09

Appreciate Your Record Breakers.

/ Editor the MissOurian: The student:
of the University of Missouri do no
appreciate their track team. Many dc
not realize that they have one of the
best track teams in the country today
And that is no eXaggeratiOn. Perhaps
no other lot of men has equalled the
present team-and Missouri has turn
ed out some pretty good teams. Mis-.
souri, has at least three record break.
ers on her team-Bermond. Steele, and
Nicholson. and perhaps w. l.. Johnson.
Besides that, the team has many sec
onds who are almost as good as these
men. She has others that have beaten
Varsity records.
Most students do not seem to realize
that BermOnd has made best collegiate
time for halfmile in the United States
today. He has not yet done his best.
Many predict that he will soon break
the worlds record. Steele has run
the second best two miles. i'm The
United States. and it is predicted he
will do even better. Nicholson is jump.
ing better every day and is confident
he can make an intercollegiate record
in the lofty leap. In a practice here
he came within fourth of a second
of the worlds record for the high hur
dies. Johnson has done the best mile
in the Missouri Valley, and his team
mates have hopes that ne will break
the mile record. Very seldom does
college track team get together such
an array of record-breakers, and Mis-.
souri, students should be proud to own
them.
These men are so good that it is be- |
ieved they will stand a good show of |
making the Olympic team, especially
8ermOnd. Missouri is fortunate in get
ing men to attend this institution |
hat many eastern colleges would be
'rOud to own. Considering this, we
should awaken to the fact that we are
blessed with the niftiest track team
'est of the Mississippi and possibly
n the United States.
Only fiverecordserebro ybg 40
Only five records were broken in the II
'rake meet Saturday. That's all-only
lve-cOunt 'em. What will We do TO h
And in the Conference Meet. In
nd. if We care to enter, at the Big ,
light Meet? Hopes never looked SO ID
osy as now 9
Do you realize that We stand a good II
hance of winning the Western Con- 1t
,rence meet? 1t is something to be @
roud OF. 1t may be many more years
efore Missouri has another team as lii
ood. Inthe meantime make the most In
it. :,
CINDER PATH. lii
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-05-09

be done to take care of the water
in times of heavy rains. Some sort
of drainage between the lawns and
sidewalks would also be a desirable
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-05-09

Reason for delay on the electric
line are new thing i'm Columbia, but
on the team roads it's an old, old
story.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-05-09

Whether or not apple pie is placed
on the free list depends on the action
of Mr.. Jack Frost.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-10

Paul Remington impatiently
flung aside the book he had been
trying to read. It was Sunday,
and to Paul the first day of the
week was always distinctly OPP
pressiye. For the Sabbath in the
Steel City is like unto the Lord
day in no other city. The mills
never cease, the street-cars rattle
irerverently, few goddess, reck-
less souls risk damnation in the
hereafter and loss of caste in the
present by taking the air and
bodily recreation. But for the
sober Scotch Presbyterian COM
munity, remembers it's Fourth
Commandment and remains con-
|scientiously and painfully in
doors; vague but perceptible at
wosphere of melancholy piety
broods over the city.
Paul proceeded to lose himself
in profound reverie. tAn hour
later he was still lost in his
dreaming. He came to himself
with start. He shuddered.
tits no use. This day has
got on my nerves. The time
when myself and my dreams were
all the company l needed is gone.
Dreams are mighty poor heart
food, And I'm starving. 1
haven't seen her for two days and
/ can't wait another day-anoth-
.er hour-another minute. I sup
pose" he added complainingly,
most people would call this
damn foolishness."
He rose and passed into his
bedroom, where he carefully
changed his attire. His toilet
completed, he stepped back and
surveyed, with a nod of frank
satisfaction, the well-groomed
figure in the mirror. AS he look
ed, something in the reflection
caused him to frown. He passed
into the other room, took from
the mantel an old miniature and
returned to the mirror. Critically
he compared the face in the minia-
tture with that reflected in the
mirror.
Il had Forgotten" he muttered,
how strong the resemblance is.
0, why should l, with my herit-
age, be placed where. control of
passion and steadfast loyalty are
necessary? Your face-this re-
SemDlance-are a continual
prophecy of my utter and ultimate
futility. But I'll end that right
here"
Roughly he tore the frame open
and removed the painted ivory.
Then he strobe into the other
room again and cast the portrait
on the hot Goals in the CRATE.
CONTINUED Tomorrow.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-10
TEACHER joins
THE TIGERS

Professor Edward G. LANCE. in
|structor in physical geography at
the Tacoma high school, is going
to DIN the Tiger baseball team
when school closes. He was
signed up by Mike Lynch yester1
day. tnlf |
Lange was star in thee Unf1
versity of Wisconsin a few years
ago and he oined the state league
and played good baseball. He CAM
not get over the desire to be on
the diamond and so asked Lynch
for trial and Lynch said all
right.