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DECENTLY l came upon this item:
N Because of chronic seasickness
Midshipman Huskin P. Tall. attached to
the battleship Delaware, has been obliged
to reign from the navy. Nearly a dozen
midshipmen ard ensigns have left the
naval service within the past year be-
cause of similar inability to Withstand
seasickness."
Truer item never was qrinted. And II
goes not only for "midshipmen and en-
signs" but for the old boys OF the sea
service: the very oldest, deep-waterest.
shell -backest among them
Nor do the old-timers among naval Of
ficers make any bones about it,. Those
among them who get internally seasick
every time they go to sea are the prompt
est to acknowledge the fact. Among folk
who live nearly all the time on land, TAX
ing a saltwater voyage only occasionally,
there seems to be a confirmed dislike for
owning up 10 seasickness; somehow or
another they appear to look upon that
perfectly common and malevolent COM
plaint as, in a way Of speaking. sort of
disgrace. Il never was sick a bit.'' is
the slogan among them even when
they've been SO dreadfully seasick that
life, during their mal-de-mer period,
didr't look worth a wampum nickel
Not SO among naval officers who get
seasck when they put out to sea- They
come right out and acknowledge it.
There's no reason, in fact, why they
shouldn't And there's every reason why
they couldn't if they wanted to. The
wardrOom space on a man-o-War fs
pretty limited And the seasick officer
who felt like denying the imputation
wouldn't have the slightest chance so to
do; he'd be caught at it: perhaps even
he d be seen at it. And SO they all come
right out and own up to ii.
::
/ knew naval officer of high rank.
who, ''man and boy had been to sea
in men-o'-War for a space covering more
than forty years. of course with the
regular intervals of land duty, and. who
had covered l don't know how many
hundreds Of thousands Of miles of salt
water during his peregrinations up and
down the Seven seas, who became sc
perilously sick every time he Joined ship
for sea service that often he went right
to the verge of death with the sickness
of the sea. He was a rugged. hearty
man. whose health on land always was
magnificent, and whose health on board
ship, too, after his periods or seasickness
Immediately following his joining ship
was always splendid also. But his sea
sickness hardly ever lasted less than a
fortnight; even il his ship that he had
just joined happened to be cruising In
waters as calm and placid as the proven
bial millpond. He used to say that nee
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the plumes a fufiier. richer appearance.
A good ostrich plume will have two or
three layers of feathers: its tip should be
perfect and IL should have no transverse
cuts along the vane. OF course. the dye
ing process must be carried on by experts
at the trade, after which the fiues are
curled, all of which adds to the expense
of the already valuable feathers
In choosing an ostrich plume, be sure
to see that the stem is In cne piece and
not made Of several smaller feathers
sewn together II Is in this way that
so many people are deceived. On the
plume there should be no paste or
stitches: the fiues should grow naturally
from the stem and the stem itself should
be strong vet pliable.
The willow plume. the most expensive
feather 10 be lad, is made plume. the
length OF the nues bing acquired by tying
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~ W e0 W. HSA "a -
fly?
The flying mas
tiers Of our new
National Aviation
School have been
telling me all about
ii.
Fifteen to twenty
lessons and you are
a birdman in full
feather. Fifteen to
xa-t lAoenrc a.
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An INSTRUCTION FLIGHT
: AT .ColLEGE .3AN&%0,

INSTITUTED Near Wash
! ington for Instruction OF
Military and Civilian Aero
nauts-What Your Flying
Master Teaches You-He
Has Duplicate Levers Which
Overrule Your Errors When
You Tempt Fate-Early
Lessons in Skeleton Ma
chimes Which Do Not Leave
Ground-Sail Surface Grad
ually Increased-First You
Hop, Then You Fly.
Copyright, 1910. by John Elfreth Watkins.l
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Forerunners Of Famous Inventions
in Old National Museum Building

instrument was in the possession of Rev.
Henry Schieb of Baltimore for many
years, having been used by Mr.. Schieb
and Prof. Morse on a private line in
1887. Here too. is the first electro-mag-
netic recording telegraphic instrument,
made and used by S. F. B. Morse in 1887.
But the very germ, as 1t were, OF teieg-
raphy is seen in a simple device, ap-
parently, consisting principally of small
iron bar hung on pivot and connected
with wire and finger key Th!s de-
vice was evolved in 1881, by Prof. Jo-
seph Henry, whose statue adorns the Mall
in front of the Smithsonian building, and
it was the first application OF the prin-
ciple of electric attraction and repuision
operated from distance. This crude
looking apparatus is thus literally the
nucleus of the development of that vast
system of human intercommunication
which has revolutionized the modern
world
The greater portion of the first railway
locomotive to operate In America Is one
of the notable originals in the govern
ment's collection. This Is the so-called
"Stourbridge Lion" built at Stourbridge.
Eng, in 1928. Near this is the locomotive
John Bull" which was in operation in
1881, and which is the oldest complete
specimen of one of the pioneer loeomo-
tive engines of this country.
There has been recently added to the
collection the first automobile built in
America. This is the Haynes, dating
q
small runabout of by no means crude de-
sign.
There is the original life-saving car.
around which clings a peculiar .interest
from it's having been instrumental in saw
ing 200 men. women and children from
the wreck of the vessel Ship Ayershire
cff the coast of Massachusetts, January
II, 1850. This. the actual car employed
in this splendid achievement. and the pre-
cursor of all those I'm use at the present
day. was the invention of Joseph Francis,
in 1S45
Those who witness for the first time
that marvellous industrial process, cleo
the welding, in which metals are
fused together with the greatest neatness
and dispatch by the masked operator,
might conceive that 1t is one OF the lat
est developments of mechanical ingenuity
and the use of the potent and mysterious
force, the nature of which still battles in
veatigators. Yet here is to be seen the
first welding machine invented and used
by Elihu Thompson, in 1886. The dis
coveries following experiments with this
apparatus fVmed the basis of the cleo
trio welding Industry of the present day.
The first air gliding machine. the fore-'
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your erring hand may tempt fate. the
great bird does his bidding.
Gradually you master the turn to the
right or left. then the diff1cult figure
eight and finally you learn to launch
your craft from terra firma into the aerial
sea above or to drop it gently down from
the empyrean's perilous heights onto
hospitable earth. And in learning this
last feat you must master the art OF
taking off, the motor in the air and
case of accident to your engine you may
make a safe landing without your pro-
peller's aid.
Having made six perfect landings, you
are turned loose. Like the mother bird
which has faithfully and patiently taught
its young the art of arts, your flying mas
ter now pushes you from the nest anq
surrenders you to the hand OF fate.
1t has taken you from two to seven
days to undergo your full course of fif-
to meet the demand for high-g grade feath-
ers and il they were dependent solely on
the stock imported from Africa 1t woulG
be quite out of the question. So -four
ishlng of late years has become the Amer
lean ostrich farming industry that large
part of the supply Is now home product
but the prices have not become lower or
this account
There is nothing very lovable about ar
ostrich. as there usually Is about other
domestic animals. but, however lacking In
personal charm the big bird may be, he
is a money maker. -
"A head Of cattle eats sixty pounds OF
alfalfa in day." said an ostrich farmer
recently; IAN ostrich ten pounds. This
head of cattle at five years OF age Is
worth $40. and an ostrich at that age
is worth $3.50. There is nothing to the
cattle but meat. At ten months the os-
trich will produce $40 worth of feathers
annually for long period Of years"
Though an ostrich Is matured at the
age Of FIVE and Is reproducing. his aver
age life is about that of a human being.
The bird does not begin to decline until
after fifty years old. and many produce
fine feathers at the age of seventy-fve.
There is as much difference between the
different breeds of ostriches as there Is
in any other animal. Some Of the Cali
fornia and Arizona male birds are rated
at as high as $500 each, but ordinarily
the value averages about S4f0 for a one
year-old bird and about $40 for a chick.
Some of the male birds weigh as much as
500 pounds and stand over ten feet high.
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- 2&N922 MAsTEE. AND PUPIL 90
!. On A CURTIS AER,OP.ANE

The provisional head of the schools fac
ulty is Capt. c. ]. Fox, United States
and chief or ordnance. National Guard.
District OF Columbia. For FIVE years
Maj. Fox studied military science in
France, Germany and England. In all OF
which countries he has attended ma
neuverS. He has studied also at the
University fof Geneva and Paris. While
a student at Heidelberg he won the de-
gree of Phi. ID. by writing a thesis on
the military science OF Napoleon Bona
parte.
Speaking of the new school. Maj. Fox
said
I'm the course Of military instruction
the National Aviation School will msks
practical experiments In aerial recon-
naissance. dispatch carrying transmit
stng wireless messages and visual signal
ing: also the carrying OF ammunition,
sanitary supplies and other war material.
The reconnaissance work Will include
estimating distance and judging the num-
ber and arm of troops when seen NJ
distance and from above while moving
rapidly through the air.
obstruction and practice In bomb drop
ping will be a regular feature OF the mill
tary course. Foreign experiments In
military aeronautics will be studied care
fully. and under the direction OF army
and naval Officers adapted to American
military conditions. There Will also be
established in conjunction with the
school q general supply depot for mono
planes, biplanes. motors. propellers and
aeronautic materials OF all kinds, and a
demonstration grounds where the manu-
facturers OF various types of machinel
will be invited to exhibit 1t Is intended
to establish at Washington kind OF
permanent exhibit, where people whJ
come from all parts OF our own country.
as well as the diplomatic Representatives
who come from foreign governments. may
see all that America has to offer i'm the
aeronautical line. As a coordinate branca
of the school we aim to have an aeronau-
tical laboratory, directed by a mathemai.-
cal physicist OF national reputation. for
the study of such problems as the lifting
power of different surfaces, the propeller
pbwer of the air, action of wind currents.
skin friction and structural strength OF
aeroplane materials"
JOHN ELFRETH WATkING
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among the interesting originals of inven-
tons to be seen In the same place. This
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Your flying master swings open the doors
of the hangar and rolls the biplane out
into the aviation field. He boosts you
into the passenger seat in the center
of the machine and he takes his place in
the operators seat" on your left, where
he is always counterbalanced by the en-
zine whether your seat is occupied OF not.
"Bur-r-r-r. Siz-z-z-z' You do not
know lust when you leave the ground,
but pre sently you drop your eyes to see
the grass rolling back beneath You nke
the endless nlatform of a colossal tread
mill. You have nothing to do except hold
fast. Thus for ten minutes you barely
skim the ground. Then. before you real
ize that the biplane has alighted. you
are told to jump out. And here endeth
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Potash Bone Of Contention.

THE diplomatic world has been In
tensely interested I'm battle being
waged between the State Department
and the German government, the out
come of which will determine to a large
extent how far foreign nations can dis
criminate commercially against citizens
of this country without the danger OF
suffering a penalty.
The average reader has seen refer
ences during the past year or less to
the potash question" 1t did not look
very interesting. and the public gener-
ally did not look into the true inward
ness Of what seemed to be merely .
squabble between certain commercial
interests and the German government
The fight has now interested Congress-.
and IL is likely that there will be bet
ter appreciation Of 1t by the country at
large.
Briefly stated. Germany possesses the
only developed mines Of potash in the
world. and they are capable of supply
ing more than three times the worlds
demand for potash. The substance. be-
sides being used for the manufacture
and chemical purposes, enters into the
composition Of fertilizers. Hardly
pound of cotton, or ear of corn. or other
agricultural product in the United
potash fertilizers. This gives some
5,000,0 900 American farmers a vital in
terest in the supply and cost Of potash.
Certain companies supplying the mar
ket in America hold contracts for potash
with the independent German companies
at a price below the figure fixed by the
syndicate controlling the bulk OF the
output, and the German government has
passed law which will put tax
amounting to SO q ton on the potash
exported by the independents to this
country, while it will affect the exports
to no other country. In this way 1T
becomes direct discrimination against
this country. The State Department
protested against this action by Ger
many, and sent special commissioner
to that country to see il the regulation
complained of would not be withdrawn.
Germany refused to remove Its dis
criminatory tax, and while the State
Department has not given up It's efforts
to obtain what 1t believes to be simple
Justice, pressure has been brought to
bear on the President to put into effect
the maximum and minimum provisions
of the tariff law against German inn
portations into this country as a re-
taliatory measure.
Every southern state is a large user
of potash as fertilizer in the cotton
fields, except Texas: every fruit-grow-
ing district uses potash literally, and
in general the farming community -
dependent on il for insuring good crops.
The issue is becoming strained, and q
tariff war with Germany is predicted
by many.
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the practical talking
machine emanated from the in
genious brain Of Mr.. Edison,
there is to be seen in the old
National Museum building q
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There are many who believe that the
birds are killed for their feathers. This
Is not true. for the feathers are plucked
from the wings OF the male birds without
any injury to them at all And 1t is for
this reason tha. the ostrich plume is the
only feathery adornment that can be
worn by membeS of the Audubon So
ciety
" bile the term ''plucking is given 10
the harvesting of the feathers. the fact
IN that they are not plucked or pulled
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runner of the modern aeroplane. equipped
with motor and steering apparatus. II
seen i'm the museum. This is Lilienthai
glider. used by him in 1894. and. al
though the unfortunate pioneer OF mo4ern
aeronautics came to his death by means
CT this apparatus. he successfully provea
to scientists the possibility OF the sus-
tanning powers of the aeroplane.
Alongside Lilienthars gliding machine
are the models OF Prof. Langley's aero-
planes. or. as he called them. aerostetr.
the fret machines of the kind furnished
with motors and steering apparatuA
The engine, made to Prof. Langiey's
order for his full-sized aeroplane, 10 in
a case by itself. It was. perhaps. the 6rst
demonstration, despite divers adverse
comments upon its practicability, of the
combination in this sort OF motor OF DOW
er with extreme lightness sufnctent tn
warrant, a conviction in the possibility Of
equipping an aeroplane with adequate
motive facilities.
There is the first bolometer. an in
vention of Prof. Langley's for delicate
and peculiar phases Of solar observation.
and now I'm use for such purposes all
over the world. Also, the professors
gun camera for taking simultaneous pic
lures of birds in flight, and prisms OF
rock salt. the first of this material. and
representing the first use Of rock salt for
observations OF the solar spectrum.
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LII Mrs. Taft remove her por-
trait from the White House
when she bids 1t adieu as
first lady Of the land or will
cho odd ;<. IN tho 0therQ in
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Copyright 1910. by John Elfreth watkins.l
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Presbyterian Services

Sabbath school at 10 A. M;
Christian Endeavor at 7.30 P. M.
every Sunday; preaching on alter
nate Sundays at II A. M, and every
Sunday evening at 8 o'clock at Fri
day Harder.
Sabbath school / 80 P. NJ; preach
ing 2.3O every Sunday at the valley
church. All are WELCOMES.
Rev. j. E. Nelson, pastor.
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The Yankee Doodle took rest or
Monday. She will run excursions
to Bellingham next Sunday and
Monday.
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j. A. Mccormick will spend 80
DAYS more collecting material for the
Inland Navigation Co.'S. folder. He
will cover the Straits, Hoods canal
and the Bellingham route. and also
the material comforts provided by
the Sound steamers.
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digestion and Assimilation

H. ~ Is not the quantity Of food taken
l Ia' Ine amount digested and assimi-
,o'eo mat gives strength and vitality
9, the system. Chamberlain S
NY n'olnach and Liver Tablets invigo-
a I've tne stomach and liver and en-
noIe tnem to perform their functions
b o.urally. For sale by Friday Har-
DOR Drug Company.
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No TrespdsSing

r.
We the Undersigned citizens and
farmers of San Juan island hereby
notify and request all persons not
to trespass on orr premises while
hunting. Any person or persons SC
trespassing is liable to prosecution
Hunters please take notice anc
save trouble.
A. Schmidle. L. w. Tucker.
o. H Sprague. Thos. Hansen.
Mrs r.. Gilman. Chas. Brooks.
Ed Delaney. Roy Guard.
Edmund Wallberg. Ray King.
Frank Guard. John ". KING.
John Taylor. a. r. PhHner.
II. G. Porter. Fred HumDiey
Frank Parson. VIM. Laucer.
n p Tuck. C. N. Halves.
Rnht Erickson. Milo Shoots.
lanes Al. King. Ben King.
II. a. Strahl. JAS King ST.
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Hunters Take Notice
Friday Harbor Wash

TTIUdy IIdI UOI w doII.
We the undersigned citizens and
farmers of San Juan island hereby
notify and request all persons not
to trespass on our premises while
hunting. Any person or persons so
trespassing are liable to prosecu-
ton.
Hunters please take notice and
save trouble. Signed
VIM. E. Randles, Laura M. Ran
dies, Frank K. Wright, Geo. c. Ran
dies, VIM. Crosby, John Little, Yves.
Rhone, Herman Dightman, Gene c.
Gould, A. G. Middleton, A. Ncwhall
Laforge, S. v. Boyce, Pete Jensen.
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Mr.. Harding Cow Of East Sound
was in town on WEDNESDAY and while
here was appointed Justice of the
Peace at his home town. He antic-
ipates that he will have something
to do in max ng the deer hunters
behave.
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81 have world of confidence in
Chamberlain Cough Remedy for
| have used it with perfect success. "
writes Mrs. M. /. Basford, Pooles-
Vile. Md. For sale by Friday Har-
Dor Drug Co.
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A society for the prevention Of
cruelty to animals is needed here te
protect the horses from their angry
masters.
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Mrs. Z. B. Larson will arrive in
Roche Harbor Wednesday. October
II. and remain there until Thurs
day noon, October II. She will
show very large assortment OF
Ladies. Misses and Childrens hats in
the latest styles and most reasonable
prices.
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Boys would you like to earn a
dandy stem-winding, stem-set, gun
metal watch? You can do it easily.
Write us at once abo'It our agency
proposition. SEATTLE SlAR
Agency Dept. Seattle, Wash.
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Diarrhoea is always more or Il

Diarrhoea is always more or less
prevalent during September. Be
prepared for it. Chamberlain s
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea RENE
dy is prompt and effectual. It can
always. be depended upon and is
pleasant to take. For sale by Fri
day Harbor Drug Co.
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YANKEE DOODLE
Friday Harbor
Bellinghan Route

Summer Time Card
Leaves Friday Harbor. daily, at
700 q. M, touching at East Sound,
Rosario, Olga and Doe Bay, arriving
at Bellingham at 80 a. m.
Returning, leaves Bellingham at
$500 p. M, touching only at points
for which there are passengers.
w. H. KASCH, Master.
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Nall and see our swell line Of
stamped goods including pillow tops
oeNIef pieces, table runners, rubber
b taseS' work bags, everything for en-
CCrlOloerlng. Time to start the
christmas work. Todd & Hicks.
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Norman Tulloch and sister, lisa.
belle, returned to their home in
Seattle on thursday.
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Rev. and Mrs. Graham were sur.
prised by pound" party by their
parishioners on Tuesday evening.
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All the news, all the time. Loo
lof 1t IN the Islander.

You may learn some of the news
u Vhe county if you don't take the
Islander; - If you do take it, you get
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Want COLUMN

-, don't let the people know
Il you have to sell they will take
what YOU orted that you have nothing.
it lOl Son;et baby gets no milk!
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A swell line of Boys and girls
sweaters and toques coming in
abuot a week. Be sure and see
them. They will be dandies.
Todd & Hicks
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The Pioneer restaurant was closed
last Saturday, much to the regret OF
its patrons as the service and table
were very satisfactory.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-10-06

w. j. Busby has purchased the
Groll property opposite the school, |
and will build a residence there.
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The Yankee Doodle will run ex-
cursions to Bellingham Oct. 1910,
fare 90 round trip.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-10-06

The cannery is getting very sat
tisfactory supply of silver salmon
this week and is rapidly getting the
large pack ready for shipment.
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FOR SALE One Jersey Bull calf
thoroughbred. Pedigreed stock.
Pirce s25. Apply A. R. Graves,
Orcas, Wash.
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John L. Thomas. who owns big
slice of Blakeley island, was in town
Monday. He hopes to have great
summer resort there some day.
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Mr.. and Mrs. D. B. Shull are en-
PERTAINING l. T. Tinsman. Of the u
S. S. Philadelphia.
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Wanted. Experienced girl for
general house work. Apply Mrs
Gene C. Gould, Friday Harbor
Wash.
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The Ladies Aid of the M. E.
church will meet with Mrs j. P.
Paine next Friday afternoon.