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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-05-26

on the deck Of his vessel far out
to sea, single observation Of the
sun or stars determines his location
in the waste Of waters as accurately
as if he were at home, and had
caught sight of some old landmark
he had known from boyhood. In all
the intricacies Of surveying the stars
furnish the only immutable guide.
Our clocks yainly try to keep time
with the celestial host. Thus. by
q wise provision Of Providence.
even in the most common affairs Of
life. we are compelled to look for
guidance from the shifting objects
of earth up to the heavens above.
Capt. James ]. Doyle.
Seattle, May %.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-05-26
fine School For Small Town

An election has been held and the
Alfalfa school district and the
Granger district have combined and
voted bonds, and will begin the con-
struction Of handsome new school
building ia the near future.
The building is to be three-story
brick, and it is the intention Of the
directors to have the building COM
pleted for occupancy for the fall term
It will have Eve acres Of ground. and
II is the attention of the board to-
add an agricultural department.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-05-26
Movement Begun .
For Better Schools

1uC IuOCtluk ACAO al Tic COuIl
house last Saturday for the purpose
of discussing the question Of consol.
idation of school districts and the
establishment of complete high
school here while. not very largely
attended, left no room for doubt
that marked improvement in school
facilities is most earnestly desired
by the people of the several districts
represented at the meeting. Mr..
Groll, of Friday Harbor school board,
acted as chairman and Miss Frits as
secretary. Members Of the school
boards of Districts Nos. 2, 9, %
and Is were present. Among those
who were called upon to express
their views on the question and who
did so were Mr.. Newhall and Mr.
C. L. Carter, of the Friday Harbor
board; Mr.. Andrews and Victor
Doyle from No. 2; Mr.. Joseph Sand
with and Mr.. Clarence Workman.
directors in No. rs; Mrs. Lawrence
Tucker, one of the directors in No.
%; Mr.. and Mrs. Walberg and Mr..
Wotton from No., Is; Mr.. A. F..
Ackley. the only representative
there from No. l; Miss Sweeney,
county superintendent; Mr.. Nichols,
principal of the Friday Harbor
school, and John L. Murray, C. E.
Hackett, j. w. Frits and o. H. Gull
yer, Of Friday Harbor. With one
exception all the views expressed
were in favor Of both the questions
discussed, conditional only upon
adequate facilities being provided
for the transportation of pupils at
the expense of the district, in the
event of consolidation. Mr.. Ackley
was opposed to the establishment of
a union grade school in the valley
or to a high school unless supported
by the entire county. Mr.. Frits
read from the school law the pro-
vision authorizing payment from the
school fund for transportation of
pupils, the only restriction being
that directors cannot be required to
provide such transportation for
pupils residing within less than two
miles of the school house.
While Union High School dis
trict can only be formed by majority
vote Of the qualified electors resid-
ing in all districts which it is pro-
posed to unite for such purpose, two
or more contiguous districts can be
consolidated by order of the county
superintendent ifin his or her judg-
nient such action is desirable. Mrs.
Tucker made the very sensible sug-
gestion that meetings be held as
soon as practicable in the districts
which it is proposed to combine, in
order to ascertain the views and
wishes Of the taxpayers and school
patrons in the various districts.
For this purpose meeting was held
in District No. % last evening,
which was in progress when the Is
lander went to press and meetings
are to be held within week in No.
2 and No. rs. Following these an
other general meeting will be held
at the court house Saturday after
noon, June 3, which all residents of
the island who are interested in
good schools are earnestly invited to
attend. @t
The Columbus journal., 1911-04-05
RISE UP AGAINST MOTORS
British Women Declare They Make
Life Miserable and Endaneer
Children.

The village women Of the United
Kingdom have Just petitioned the
queen 10 help them to get some relief
from the motor cars. which have
made our lives a misery" Our chill
dren." they continue. ARE always in
danger. our things are ruined by the
dust, We cannot open our windows. ouf
rest is spoiled by the noise at night"
|. We are only poor people. and
the great majority of those who use
motor cars take no account Of US"
Could anything be more pathetic than
this. especially coming from a class
whose lives are hard at the best Of
times. and to whom a CLEAN Of hu.
man sympathy must be a veritable an
gels visit?
The irony of the situation was to
be seen a day or two after the petit
ton was sent In. when a report OF the
WOmen's Imperial Health association
appeared in the newspapers. setting
forth how by means of caravan lee
lures country people were being urged
keep their windows open, and other.
wise to adopt the simple means open
to them to improve their own health
and that Of their families and depend.
ents.-IOndOn Nation.
The Columbus journal., 1911-04-05
WOMEN DOCTORS NOT new
In the Eighteenth Century There Was
Lady Student at Hospital
in Florence.

Women as doctors is not. a Paris
contemporary observes, a product of
modern feminisme" Ii seems that I'm
the eighteenth century there was a
lady student at Florence. She came
from Malta under the patronage of
tho Knights OF the Malta. The ad-
ministrator Of the Majeur hospital
was somewhat embarrassed with his
new pupil. but he found a means out
Of the difficulty.
The chief Of the Order of the
Knights of Malta in introducing his
lady protege to the professors of the
Florence School of Medicine wrote:
1T seems to me that the matter
could be arranged without any great
Inconvenience If the young lady were
boarded during the period she was
studying at your medical school with
the nuns in neighboring convent. for
which We would pay five crowns a
week. In regard to her instruction
she should assist in operations at the
Women's hospital, notably those per.
formed by Professor Mannoni. He
should also give her some private les.
sons at the convent. for 1t appears TO
me that she should not be present in
classes with young men,"
The council Of the hospital, being
well disposed to the Knights. adopted
the suggestion. More than a century
elapsed before another lady was en-
rolled in the schools Of Florence. She
was q Russian and was admitted 70
the schools Of Santa Maria Nuova
The Columbus journal., 1911-04-05
To Please the Men?

It is a fact that the impelling mo.
tive in the fashions of women's
gowns. hats and other outer ap.
purtenances is dictated by a purpose
to arouse the admiration of men?
Such theory has been promulgated
from time beyond the reckoning of
statisticians. But how does 1t work
when the latest dictum Of fashion
from Paris is announced?
According to that dictum. the
fashionable woman of the immediate
future will be dressed like a Turk,
a Spaniard. Japanese. a grand dame
of the first empire and convict -
Here is the combination: Hat. Turk
fish turban: jacket. Spanish bolero.
but with Japanese kimono sleeves:
skirt. high wasted empire with loud.
perpendicular convict stripes 1t Is
to be taken for granted. of course.
that the women will continue their
accustomed practice of pleasing the
men. somehow. But, how much will
such combination aid in producing
results?
The Columbus journal., 1911-04-05
TO AID TEETHlNc BABIES
Limewater Supplies Child With just
What u Needs at Critical
Time.

Statistics prove that large proper.
ton of all the babies born die while
teething. II becomes a serious ques'
ton TO the anxious mother how she
can aid nature at this critical time.
When the tooth is almost ready to ap-
pear, judiciOus rubbing. or allowing
the child to bite hard. safe substances.
is often healthful and beneficial.
Have you never been alarmed at
some sudden attack of sickness. and,
when your good doctor was summoned.
had him affirm the cause to be teeth
ing. when nothing in the appearance
OF the mouth would indicate the COM
ing Of new tooth? We think any
mother who has taken careful Obser-
walton will say that often. when the
tooth Is first forming. the whole Or
ganization is more disturbed than when
the tooth is about ready to make its ap-
pearance.
Now. how can We help matters more
than by supplying a child what its lit
tie system most needs in tooth-making?
If We take the trouble to look into the
matter We shall find that every tooth
Is composed largely of lime
As soon as your baby has reached
a suitable age for cutting teeth. put q
few drops of limewater in his milk at
each meal. BY thus supplying your
child with just what he needs at this
critical time, you will aid nature in her
work and prevent many troublesome,
If not fatal. results.
The Columbus journal., 1911-04-05
An Arithmetic Snake.

An Englishman had one day told
an editor several snake stories which
made the newspaper man laugh. and
then he said as wind-up:
Il can't call any more to mind just
at present. My wife knows a lot OF
snake stories. but forget EN-. BY
. the way. though. I've got regular
living curiosity down on my place.
One day my eldest boy was sitting on
the back step doing his sums. and he
couldn't get EN- right. He felt some
thing against his face. and there was
a little snake curled up on his Shout
der and looking at the slate. In four
minutes he had done all those sums.
We've tanned him. so he keeps all
our accounts. and he is the quickest
head at figures You ever saw. He'll
run up a column eight feet long Il
three seconds. wouldn't take a
prize COW for him"
what kind Of a snake is he?"
inquired the editor. curiously.
"The neighbors call him an adder"
"Oh. yes. yes," said the editor. a
little disconnected. I've heard Of the
species"
The Columbus journal., 1911-04-05
HID HIS GOLD SINCE 1s49
virsinian, Nearing Death, Shows His
Housekeeper Where His Yellow
Treasure Is Buried.

James P. Snyder Of Luray. Va. is re-
ported to have left much money. which
he had carefully guarded since the
memorable California gold fever in
1Si9. Then young man about TWEEN
ty. Snyder. with several Virginia com,
paniOns. started in search of the vel
low metal.
For a time his lot was one of hard.
ship AMI privation. Finally there was
turn. and Snyder was soon rated as
one Of the lucky ones. He continued
to stay i'm California. all the time add
ing to his wealth. He never married
and his housekeeper since the death
of her husband has been Mrs. J. c.
Southland.
Not long ago Snyder, realizing his
So years and the consequent near ap-
proach of the end. called Mrs South
ard into side room of his home and.
pointing to the floor. said: See that
piece of carpet? Raise II up and lift
up that trap door," Mrs. Southland do
ing so. Snyder gave further directions.
Get down there and take that hoe
you'll find there" indicating by point
of the finger. Now. be careful when
you scratch away that dirt''-pointing
to a certain spot-"aS you may break
something" Removing the dirt as di-
rected, Mrs. Southland soon came upon
a half gallon glass jar of California
gold money which had been hidden
since Snyder's western trip.
The Columbus journal., 1911-04-05
HOW WILLIE won THE PRIZE
He Got the S., Even Though His Ideas
Differed From the
Teachers.

Little Willie. having only one eye.
did not like N attend school, says
Mack's National Monthly. One after
noon he stayed home. and his mother
sent him to the store for loaf Of
bread. On the way back he stopped at
the school The examiners were there
to award prize of five dollars in gold
to the smartesr boy or girl in the class
Just as Willie entered the teacher held
up one finger Then Willie held up two
fingers. This time she held up three
fingers. and Willie held up his fist.
She held up an apple. and Willie held
up the loaf Of bread. She called him TO
the desk and gave him the five dollars.
The examiners inquired of the teach
er why she had awarded the prize to
Willie. She replied:
i held up one finger. meaning there
Is one Supreme Being. He held up two.
meaning the starting of the race. Adam
and Eve held up three fingers. mean
ing Faith. Hope and Charity He held
up his fist. meaning in unity there is
strength. held up an apple. meaning
the downfall of man. He held up the
bread. meaning the staff Of life. Then
! give him the prize"
The Columbus journal., 1911-04-05
HOW TO Make PUlLED.BREAD
Recipe by High Authority Makes op-
Grafton Easy and Sue
cessful.

The following recipe for pulled bread
is given by high authority: Have
ready loaf Of dough such as would be
used for ordinary bread. Divide the
loaf into eight equal parts. Roll these
pieces into strands the length of the
bread pan Braid these strands as II
they were strips of tape. Press out
this braided mass until it is about the
size of the pan. Let 1t rise in the pan
and then bake 1t like an ordinary loaf.
After it comes from the oven let 1t
stand undisturbed for about ten or If
teen minutes. then tear il apart into
long. thin pieces. Spread these over
the bottom of large dripping pan or
upon tin sheet Bake again. this
time in a very hot oven. until crisp and
brown. 1t will take about a quarter of
an hour. Serve hot This bread. SO
popular with a soup or cheese course.
may also be served at simple lunch
cons with coffee or chocolate. To be
just right at meal time the work Of
preparing it must sbe carefully timed.
The bread should BE ready to slip into
the oven about one and three-quarters
hours before time for serving. The
bread, however. may be prepared, so
far as its first baking is concerned. at
any time and then reheated when de-
sired. but it is not quite SO nice as
when newly prepared.
The Columbus journal., 1911-04-05
Silent Wireless Now.

Men along the water front have had
a chance to see an unusual form of
wireless apparatus. This outfit. with
three sets of antennae Instead of the
usual two. is aboard the United States
cable boat Joseph Henry.
The Henry has on board immense
rolls of steel covered cable to be laid
between the various harbor forts. The
wireless of the Henry Is of a variety
recently adopted. in which three sets
Of antennae are used. the third set be-
ing placed about midway on the main
mast. This form of wireless is so ar
ranged that the usual noisy cracking
sound is absent, and the only sounds to
be heard while the apparatus Is work.
ing are those that come from the con.
densor. and receiver. so that the ma
chine is practically noiseless.-Boston
Globe.
The Columbus journal., 1911-04-05
Corea Flooding Hair Market.

Rats, switches. puffs and human hair
structures are coming down in price.
These are about the only thing in the
market that show a tendency to de-
crease The cause is political one.
the annexation of Cofea by Japan.
Since the Coreans have become a part
Of the Japanese empire they have been
cutting off their .'top-knots" BARRIERS
on the peninsula have been kept re-
markably busy and tons and tons of
hair have been put on the market. The
greater part of hair used in puffs and
rats comes from the far east. There
is getting to be a regular glut of hair
on the market. The result may be that
the women will pile more of the false
variety on their head. thus keeping tho
price up. but dealers along Fifth ave-
nue. promise that curls and artificial
switches shall be cheaper.
The Columbus journal., 1911-04-05
DECIDES TO KEEP A DIARY
Woman Wins II at Bridge Party and
Tells Her Hubby All
About lt.

George. dear. I've got a diary and
made up my mind to keep it,
All right, my love- It's habit that
never becomes chronic The diary Is
gilt-edged. I suspect
Yes, dear. and with a lovely limp
morocco cover"
And It matches your new walking
suit. of course?"
why. how did you know that? And
It has a sweet little pencil in cunning
groove"
Charming. There's a calendar in.
side, no doubt"
Yes. dear. And there's a page about
foreign postage and things
Great! And list of the wedding
anniversaries. from soothing strip to
diamond
Yes, George. And the language Of
flowers and birthstones."
Fine. And the code of handkerchief
flirtations. no doubt?"
Certainly not Now you're making
fun Of me. It's really dear little book.
OF course I could exchange it,"
Exchange IL. Exchange a diary"
why. yes. You see. ! won it at
bridge whist at Mrs. Dummeigh's, and
it's SO nice I think I'll keep it,"
But don't you intend to write in
n!'
Write in it, Why. I never thought
Of that
The Columbus journal., 1911-04-05
An Old Ceoend.

The legend Of the live toad impris-
oned in solid block of coal or stone
dies hard. 1t is to he feared that many
Tho distrust some of the startling as
Iertions of science are quite ready to
receive this myth. The latest evidence
Of this extraordinary example of cred
liity comes from Worcestershire. II is
reported that a resident. while break
Ing lump of coal. saw "a live. half.
grown toad fall out on It's back
called the attention of my neighbors to
II. and l thought 1t was dead. but in
few minutes il began to move about.
so took care of it, and have 1t now,
as well as the piece of coal. There is
a cavity in the coal where 1t lag. I
ran vouch for its Dun
dee Advertiser
The Columbus journal., 1911-04-05
Appreciated the "Posie."

A pathetic incident occurred in the
Waits school i'm Pittsburg. One of the
teachers brought a beautiful red rose
to school. which. holding up before
the scholars. she asked. Now. chill
dren. how many of You know what
this is?" Nearly every little one
shook his head. to indicate ignorance
One small boy and a couple of little
girls piped out. with great import
ance. Its posie. please. ma'am."
But no one had ever heard of n rose
Most of the children had never seen
one before. The teacher put it i'm a
glass of water to preserve it, and
when school was dismissed each child
was rendered srpremely blissful by
the gift of tiny petal. As they filed
out of the door. each little waif
clutched his treasure tightly i'm his
small hand. while he murmured softly
to himself the name. pity wose. pit
ty wose."
The Columbus journal., 1911-04-05
Dances at German Court Ball.

DO you reversed" was a question
of the '9Os: Walters at the Bucking-
ham palace state balls are debarred
from reversing" German court
regulations go even further. and for
bid Waiting altogether.
This veto dates back to 1859. when
Empress Frederick. then crown prin-
cess. was tripped up by her partner
in a waltz. and fell at the feet Of
her mother-in-law. Empress Augusta.
a despot on the score of etiquette, for
babe the inclusion of waltzes thence
forth in all balls at the New palace
So far the kaiser has resisted the
pressure brought to bear on him to
revive the waltz. Dancing at tho
Berlin court always opens with a
polonaise. and the rest of the pro-
gram is filled with quadrilles and
rolkas. the schottisches and the
mazurkas.
The Columbus journal., 1911-04-05

which Mr.. Carnegie affects in his let
ter to the Times may be more log.
zeal. more phonetic. more economical
than the accepted forms. but he will
have to confess that 1t Ia incorrect
and urcouth. 1t offends the taste Of
the majority Of intelligent readers
and writer's.
Mr.. Carnegie should not blame the
teachers at Wellesley for enforcing
the dictionary spellings in the COM
positions Of its students. There are
plenty of good abstract reasons why
the young women at Wellesley. and.
in fact. all women. should don trou-
sers as better suited to freedom Of
movement than the cumbersome skirt
and petticOat In this matter the re-
formers of dress have all the argu-
ments on their side. and Mr. Carnegie.
We presume. would confess his preju-
dice in respect Of custom and usage.
A newspapers business is the gath
ering and printing news. In convey
ing the news It would not affront it's
thousands Of reatlers.-New York
Times.
The Columbus journal., 1911-04-05
RUBBISH SAVED A MILLION
BrookIynites, by the Use of Street De.
bris, Have Reclaimed Much
Land at coney Island.

II. Milton Kennedy tells some inter
esting things about the pioneer work
IF Brooklyn in the matter of refuse
disposal. II Will be news to most
Brooklynites that by the use of street
rubbish and ashes 100000 worth OF
land has already hene reclaimed at
Coney island.
The sanitary. economical and eff
"ient method for final disposition OF
ashes and rubbish as practiced by the
department OF street cleaning means
much for the growth of a city" Mr.
Kennedy says. Brooklyn was the first
"ity TO establish the system of trans
porting its wastes in cars to the Outly-
ing lowlands. thus reclaiming other
wise worthless territory. which is
made nabitahle and which increases
the city's tan revenues.
Since its operation. beginning
seven Years ago. more than one mil
lion dollars worth of land has been re-
claimed in the vicinity of Coney Island
and similar work is now in progress
IN the shores of Flushing hay. All
from Brooklyn ashes and rubbish that
was formerly wasted by the expensive
method Of scow dumping at sea
Besides this. the hauling distance
for the department street cleaning
ARTS was reduced by one-half. result
ing in more frequent trips and better
collections. II also afforded better
paving right into the collecting sta
tons. instead of long hauls over bad
roads which injured the horses feet
and increased mortality. not TO men-
ton wear and tear to equipment."-
Brooklyn Eagle.
The Columbus journal., 1911-04-05
sIMPLIFIED SPELLING IS BAD
May BE More Logical and Phonetic
But Ohends Taste Of Majority
Of Intelligent People.

We cheerfully and gladly print. In
his own incorrect spelling. Mr.. An
drew Carnegie's animadversiOns upon
the Times "old fogy" photography.
The clothing of men and women Is
incorrect as II fails to follow the Gus
tom Of the majority of the most re-
spected wearers Of clothing. Usage.
not logic or even convenience. is the
criterion in dress The usage OF
majority of the best speakers and
writer's determines how language
should he spelled. Judged by this
standard. the simplified spelling
The Columbus journal., 1911-04-05
Women on School Boards.

Former Mayer Josiah Quincy said at
a meeting the other day - Boston that
the law should require that at least two
women be members of the school
board As 1t is, while women have the
privilege of voting for school commit
tee. they are practically shut out from
membership. as the number Of women
voting are few. He says that when
the terms of the present members ex.
pire it should be so arranged that two
women be elected and recommends a
law,f 10 that effect.
The Columbus journal., 1911-04-05
Relics ef Other Dave

Miss De Peyster. wealthy New
York woman who died recently, left
III he property to the New York His.
'orical society Some Of the articles
enumerated in her will have been in
her family for 200 years. There will
probably be q room set aside in the
Hociety for the portraits and other
beautiful possessions
The Columbus journal., 1911-04-05
Advertised Letters.

Following Its q list Of unclaimed mR,
matter Remaining In the post office at
Columbus, Nebraska, for the period end
ing April 8, 1911:
Lettcrs-Mis> Clara Raines, Mrs Peter
Paulsen, W. Ii Fiiiingar. IL. NJ. Stein.
Parties calling for auy of :he above
will please shy. "advertised."
W. A MCALLI>TER. L. N.
The Columbus journal., 1911-04-05
She Straiohtened Them

Mrs. Clark sent the new maid to her
room TO fetch a pair Of scissors. When
She returned. which she did after an
unaccountably long absence. her mis-
fress asked if she had any trouble in
finding them
No. ma'am." replied the girl. but
Win ! got thin, they was that bint,
no wan could use thin, SC took thin
to the kitchen and Strengthened thin
on; wild fatiron- Here they are,
maam. and she handed Mrs. Clark
her much injured msnicur: scissors.