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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-04-05
narrowing Oats

At the Nebraska experiment sta
tion it was found after four years.
trial that narrowing oats OF going
over them with a harrow or weeder
about month after they were
planted increased the yield by about
10 per cent. In wet years the cul-
tivation decreased the yield. but in
dry years the increase amounted
to as much as twenty Bushels to the
acre. This was on drilled oats
Narrowing broadcast oats cut the
Weld down as an average Of four
wears by about 1.9 bushels to the
acre.
II is interesting to notice that in
this Nebrasks experiment the broad
cast oats not cultivated produced
nearly a boshel more than the drill
ed oats not cultivated, but that the
cultivated drilled oats produced =
little over six bushels more than
the cultivated broadcast oats. The
explanation Of the larger yield Of
the drilled oats which were cultivat-
ed is simple. Cultivation necessar-
;lv destroys fewer Of the drilled
oats than Of the broadcast. while
a. the same time it is more e6ec-
tive in putting . mulch on the drill
= oat. ground than on the broad-
cast ground.
Greene County herald., 1912-06-21
U. S. IS MINUS CAP|
England Only European Nation
Without Headgear.
Headdress Worn by Breton Women
Every Town In Brittany Has Its
Special Variety - Pretty
Dutch Designs.

London.-There Is no such thing
as a national headdress in America.
Even the millions of immigrants and
descendants of immigrants from coun-
tries possessing a characteristic
headgear promptly discard any such
distinguishing mark during their first
week in the new world. Perhaps the
fact that the English dominated our
early history may account for our
lack of peculiar headgear, for Eng
and is the only country in Europe
which has not a distinctive national
headdress.
In Scotland there survive the Tam O.
Shanter and the Glengarry, the last
by the way, an importation from
Sweden, where it still fourishes. In
Ireland the colleen is not complete
without her head shawl or handker-
chief and in Wales the maiden clings
to her frilled cap and conical beaver.
In England a few old fashioned folk
troddle about fragrant out of the way
gardens sunbonneted and shocked,
but they have no pride in the attire.
Their idea of dignity in dress is repre-
sented by bonnets rigid with bugles
and jet and the stiffest and most rasp-
ing of broadcloth suits. When the
English laborer spends his money ION
his back" says the Queen, he makes
a conscientious effort to "ape the
gentry"
The cult of the cap is generally
strongest where the cult of dress is
weakest. In Brittany, where the se-
quined and embroidered gala dresses
are heirlooms, a woman of the lower
middle class seldom buys whole
new dress. and, indeed, wears the
same heavy black gown all the year
through. The scanty living that can
be wrung from Breton soil does not
favor the purchase of anything more
costly than patching materials. But
every Breton town has its special
variety Of cap.
And caps form no small item in the
housewives expenditure. A waitress
in hotel at Pont Aven declared that
her caps cost 20 francs apiece. The
Pont Aven cap is fortunately substan-
tial. being round and generally remi-
n1scent of a coarsely iced wedding
cake. 1t is redeemed from hideous-
ness by two horns which curve grace
fully over the main erection and end
in streamers down the back. Some
thing akin to 1t is seen at far famed
Pont IAbee, where Breton dress is at
its brightest.
The Pont PAbee cap is, however.
more delicate in texture. being finely
Greene County herald., 1912-06-21
SOr1ETHING
/NT,HG
LTTTLEONES
BRONX CAMEL is HOMESlCK
Animal In New York Zoo Quite Down
hearted and Loses All Interest In
Llfe-Strange Case.

That animals may suffer from home
sickness is indicated by a story in the
New York Times concerning a Bac-
trian camel in the Bronx park zoo.
Sheik is not up to his usual spirits.
Sheik, it must be understood, is not
sick. He is simply downhearted. and
his interest in life has lessened. 1t
was Curator Ditmars who finally dag
nosed his case, and according to his
theory Sheik is simply suffering from
homesickness.
He will crouch for hours outside his
house, and often he will turn his face
toward the street and gaze with eyes
in which there is a faraway express
sion out upon the boulevard. His in
terest Is not in those who pass, for
he had even become Indifferent to the
Jest about the cameps abstemious
habits. Mr.. Ditmars, who holds the
opinion that animals have minds and
can exercise them, believes that Sheik,
in his mind, is once more on the des-
ert
The cause of the camel's state of
mind, in Mr. Ditmar's theory, is a
most remarkable one, and one of the
strangest which he has come across in
his animal studies. There is great
Greene County herald., 1912-06-21
GAME OF TENNIS is POPULAR
Matchless as Lure to Open With
First Breath of Spring and Not
Abandoned Until Fall.

The tennis player will tell you that
his game is matchless as lure to the
open with the first breath Of real
spring, and not to be abandoned until
''the frost is on the pumpkin and the
corn is in the shock"
If the derivation of the name golf
be in doubt, though it is quite certain
ly from the Dutch "Kolfe," meaning
club, the derivation of tennis is yet
more obscure. The best that can be
said of it is that it is probably from
the old French "tenez," the impera-
tive of tenir, to seize, or take, that Is
the ball Tennis as 1t is played in the
open, usually called "lawn Tennis is
the legitimate daughter of the ancient
English game Of racquet which was
played in the covered court, and there
fore the name tennis court which Is
used for the place of the game any
where.
Nobody can see a game of lawn ten
mis- and not be fascinated with it. As
played in America it Is usually social
game of the sexes, and Dan Cupid is
often an invisible but very palpable
spectator, paradoxical as that may
seem. The place of the play is a
court in more ways than one. For
the cultivation of grace of physical ac-
tion, no game ever invented was su-
perior to lawn tennis. 1t quickens the
mind and eye, appeals to every, sense
and sentiment. Possibly no other
game has been responsible for so
many honeymooEs, and misfit ball
is not the only thing caught in the
net. The pretty racquets, whose own
ers care for them as virtuoso ca
resses and cares for his violin, when
Welded by masculine muscle or beau
tiful feminine hands, with arms, body.
hips, head, neck, legs, all 1.-THE and all
in graceful action, forms pretty
scene of life and gayety.
Greene County herald., 1912-06-21
MANS LANGUAGE TO BRUTES
Peculiar Click and chirp Used to Start
and Hasten Horses Used In
Many Parts of World.

The tale of the farmer in the Ara
bian Nights who could understand the
language of animals and fowls in his
barnyard probably had its origin in
the ancient myth which asserted that
in primitive times men and beasts
were able to converse together.
In truth, as everybody knows, there
horses, dogs and other animals can be
taught to understand; and, on the 9TH
er hand, some of the sounds uttered
by domestic animals have meaning
that man can understand. All this Is,
of course, very different thing from
language, and yet 1t has a certain
scientific interest, evidenced by the
various Investigations that have been
made.
1t has been shown, for instance, with
reference to the language used in talk
ing to domestic animals that people
unconsciously attempt to lower their
language by abbreviations, etc., to the
comprehension of brutes, very much
as they do when they talk to young
children. A curious fact is that the
peculiar click and chirp used to start
and to hasten the movements of
horses are employed In widely sepa-
rated parts of the world, but some
times in reverse sense. In India,
for example. those sounds are used
to stop instead of to start horses.
Greene County herald., 1912-06-21
Amusing Puzzle.

width is more than the inside diam.
eter of the ring. The arms of the fig
ure are stretched far out so that the
outside diameter of the ring is less
than the distance between the out
stretched arms. At first glance, taking
these things into consideration, it
would seem impossible to remove the
ring, but it can be done and, as you
will realize on second thought, the Sc
cret lies in moving the legs to the
right position.
Greene County herald., 1912-06-21
SPIRIT MESSAGE FROM FUNK
New York Psychic Asserts She Has
Heard From Late Head of
Publishing House.

New York.-Through its psychic,
Mrs. Carrie S. Thomas, the New York
Institute for Scientific and Religious
Research asserts she has received a
spirit message from Dr. Isaac Funk,
the pate president of the Funk &
Wagna1ls Publishing company, who
died at his home In Montclair Apr& A.
DIR. Funk was one of the advanced
students of psychology and for many
years had manifested an intense in
terest in the subject.
The message which purports to have
been received from DR.. Funk Is as fol-
lows:
'I want to say for publication this
day. the 23d of April, 1912. 1920 p. M,
that about 20 days ago | passed into
spirit and was instantly conscious Of
the confusion in the home, but at once
recognized a disembodied spirit. But
not instantly was I able to drift very
far from my body. was conscious
of all my facultief' and remembered
my name. Was also conscious of the
presence of spirits-both family con-
nections and others. was flooded
with thoughts. mingled with spirit and
material, and was able to separate
the material thoughts from the spirit
ual.
"Through the kindness Of spirits |
was able to gether strength and i'm
press the mind of mortal, and at once
my spiritual vision seemed to be open
ed and from that time on | have been
able to be satisfied.
much can be and will be revealed,
but honesty Is the best principle. "
Greene County herald., 1912-06-21
German Apache Plans Fail

started in pursuit When they came
in sight of the trio, who we're trying to
make off heavily laden with booty, an
exchange of shots followed. One of
the robbers dropped dead with a bull
let through his head. The others
threw away their loot and fed, close
ly pursued.
One of the band was slightly wound
ed in the leg, and, this interfering
with his movements, he tried to COM
NIT suicide. He only wounded him
self, and his companion stopped long
enough to send a bullet crashing
through his brain before continuing
his own flight.
For time 1t seemed that the third
man would escape, but he was finally
cornered in patch of woods and shot
to death by the policeman, who then
calmly reported to the station the me
cessity of killing three robbers who
had resisted arrest"
Greene County herald., 1912-06-21
GAME APPARATUS is UNIQUE
Pastime Called Gun Billiards Requires
Considerable Skill in Playing
Affords Much Amusement.

In describing a game apparatus In
vented by A. Reibstein of New York.
the Scientific American says:
"The object of this invention is to
provide new and improved game ap-
paratus, which is preferably called
gun billiards, and arranged to require
considerable skill in successfully play
ing the game, and to afford amuse-
ment to the players and the onlook-
ers. For the purpose mentioned, use
Is made of continually moving ball
carrier having spaced supporting
means for sup arting balls carried
Greene County herald., 1912-06-21
German Police Quickly XIII Three Ter
rorists When They Attempt
to Escape.

German stoicism as far as
officialdom is concerned put a quick
end to what threatened to be the
transfer of French apache methods to
this city. AS result, three robbers
are dead, while there were no casual
ties among the law and order forces
Shortly after midnight a shopkeeper
reported to policeman on duty In
the suburbs that three robbers were
looting stores in the vicinity and
threatening all who opposed them with
death. The robbers, he said, were
armed to the teeth with automatic pis-
tolls and were plainly desperate char
acters.
The policeman hurried to nearby
railway station. and deputizing the sta
ton master and his assistants as aides
Greene County herald., 1912-06-21
sheik, the Homesick Camel.


deal of building being done in the
Bronx in the vicinity of the park. In
addition just now trolley tracks are
being laid within view OF Sheik's in
closure. AS a result of these opera
tions great quantities of sand had
been deposited within the animals
view 1t was pile of unusual size
and spread out over considerable
space.
In the few warm days the heat OF
the sun arose in a haze from the sandg
AS Sheik looked out upon this minia-
ture desert, warm in the sun and COM
forting to his eyes, he was filled with
longing for the days before he be-
came a mere specimen in collection
of animals, wild and otherwise.
Greene County herald., 1912-06-21
PATIENTS BALK AT snoRER
human Foghorn Drives Sleep From
Persons Confined in Hospital Ward
at Cincinnati. o.

Cincinnati.-The almost incessant
snoring of patient in Ward E of the
city hospital has caused a revolt
among the fifty or more other patients
confined in that ward. For about
twenty-five hours out of each twenty
four James Ramsey, a sufferer. sleeps.
His sleep is accompanied by a deep
sonorous sound which not only dis
turbs every patient in the ward, but
can be distinctly heard in the corrf-
dors and adjacent wards.
For the love of Mike, take that
human foghorn out Of here.'' one pa
tient affected with a nervous dis
ease said to the head nurse.
I'm going 'dlppy.' know" another
patient said, after trying to sleep, but
being unable to do so on account Of
the noise. MAIZE that fellow turn
over on his side or we will never set
any Sleep"
Greene County herald., 1912-06-21
Slightly Twisted.

: A certain Sunday school teacher in
town who has a class of boys of "as-
sorted sizes" established the custom
In her class of repeating each Sunday
scripture passage in unison until it
was firmly implanted in the "vagrant
minds" The selection for the Sunday
in question was. "'Tis /, be not
afraid" and after the usual mental
gymnastics had been gone through,
after an expectant hush. one promis-
ing youth volunteered the information
that he knew. We'll. what is it,"
asked the teacher. '1ts me. don't get
skeered," was his rendition Of the
verse.
Greene County herald., 1912-06-21
AMERICAN WIDOW WINS NOBLE

A white and gold gown, with a
collar and tiara of diamonds and sap
phires, won for the beautiful Mrs.
Wylie Reynolds of Jackson, Mich. an
Italian nobIeman with the blood of
Bourbon kings in his veins, and Paris
dressmakers and modistes are busy
upon one of the most elaborate trous-
seaus which has left the city since
Princess Marie Bonaparte married
Prince George of Greece, in 1907.
Mrs. Reynolds is the widow of
millionaire banker The Italian noble
man whom she has won is Baron di
Francisco, son of Marchese di Trian-
ara. His family is connected with the
Bourbons of Parma and the Bourbons
of the Two Sicilies, who are them
selves branches of the oldest royal
house in the world. Baron di Fran
cisci is even richer than his fancee,
and takes an active interest In the
life of his country. Added to these is
the fact that he belongs to the Oldest
NeapoliSan nobility, all OF which make
him. in matchmaking eyes, the best G
Greene County herald., 1912-06-21
Public Demand Regulates Prices In
Film Productions as in Other
Things.

Paris, France-Sarah Bernhardt's s
acting is worth a cent a yard,
Coquelin's costs 5 cents and Eva
La Valliere can and does draw 10
cents for every three feet of her pos
ing. These Illuminating statistics
came to light in the course of suit
which one of the moving picture COM
panies is bringing because several
miles of the product furnished them
was said to be below standard.
That posing ought to be paid for by
the yard Is no new idea, although it
is not generally stated with such bru-
tai frankness. An evenings ''en-
tertainment" has to last certain con-
ventional number of minutes or it is
mot worth the money" 1t has to be
cut into a conventional number Of
pieces and adorned with a certain
kind of conventional embroidery. The
"star" has to be on the stage a good
portion Of the time; in other words,
he or she must contribute certain
number of yards Of acting at every
performance or the public will go
where they can get, more stuff for
their money.
Bernhardt gets less from the NOV
ing picture people than Lavalliere-
about one-tenth as much That. also.
is a good, concrete illustration of the
market for tendencies which we de-
plore in theory and encourage In prac-
tice throughout our own theatrical
season. Public demand. after all, de-
termines the prices If not the values
Of theatrical commodities Just as It
Greene County herald., 1912-06-21
ITALY PLANS PLANS NEW X! KINGDOM. G
Vienna Hears of Plot to Unite ArchL
peIago Under the Duke of the
Abruzzi.

Vienna.-"There is a strange story
in circulation to the effect that the
recent assassination of Kopassis Eff
fendi, the prince governor of the IS
land of Samos, and the present agt
tation in Crete are the result of q
scheme concocted in Rome. Another
part of the plan is the creation of
kingdom in the archipelago, the
crown of which would be offered to
the duke of the Abruzzi. Such a state,
it is believed, would turn the balance
of power in the Mediterranean in
favor of Italy.
Greene County herald., 1912-06-21
FIND AMUSEMENT IN PUZZLE
Object Of Invention by Maine Man is
to Remove Rings From Around
Body OF a Grotesque Manikin.

An amusing and by no means easy
puzzle has been invented by Maine
man. The object of the puzzle Is to
remove a ring from around the body
of a grotesque manikin. For the pur-
pose of the puzzle the legs and the
rest of the figure are in separate Sec
tions, the legs being pivoted at the
lower part of the body. Also, the legs
are bowed outwardly so that their
Greene County herald., 1912-06-21
VICTORIA WINNER I'm SPAIN

Queen Victoria of Spain is slowly
but surely winning the affection of the
Spanish people, who at first strongly
disapproved Of her and her English
ways. In fact, if King Alfonso sue
ceeds in keeping his throne it will be,
due in part to the domestic virtues of
his wife. Queen Victoria has set a
new fashion in Spanish society, that
Of mothers taking personal interest
in their children.
Queen Victoria practically devotes
her life to her babies. She oversees
the work of the nurses and occasional
ly may be seen on the grounds of the
palace wheeling the Princess Beatrice
in her specially imported English
perambulator just like any English
mother All this is in defiance of the
rigorous court etiquette of Spain,
which demands that a queen should
leave the care of her children entirely
to others.
When the prince of the Asturias
was born, according to historical Gus
Greene County herald., 1912-06-21
Food for Fishes.

Nov, Susie" said the Sunday
school teacher, you may read the
next verse"
The little girl read. Cast thy bread
upon the waters"
why SHOULD we cast our bread
upon the waters?' asked the teacher.
Cause the fishes have to be fed."
was the reply.
Greene County herald., 1912-06-21

embroidered and devoid of horns It
ties quite coquettishly under the chin
and is finished by rosette of satin
ribbon under the left ear. At the great
sardine fishing port, Concarneau, as
also at ancient Quimper, the usual
headgear is plain starched bonnet
which on fete days is laid by for a
similarly shaped cap of prettily en-
broidered net
Greene County herald., 1912-06-21
TO FOUND NEW CITY OF ZION

Mrs. Jane Dowie, widow of the
late John Alexander Dowie, first apos-
tie of Zion, is attempting a reconstruc-
ton of the Zionist movement in Chi
cago.
Believing herself divinely inspired
to carry out the work her husband
began, Mrs. Dowie came to Chicago
last fall and gathered about her the
few remaining members of the
prophets original flock. An exile from
Zion City and the tabernacles her
husband founded, she planned to re-
build the Zion congregation with the
aid of Gladstone Dowie, "unkissed"
son of the departed Elijah II.
The younger Dowie was in full
sympathy with the plans of his
mother, but apparently lacked the
divine inspiration for the task she has
undertaken. He had already resigned
from the present church at Zion City
Following the assumption of absolute
control of Wilbur Glenn Voliva, gen.
eral overSeer and successor aDparent
Greene County herald., 1912-06-21
Game Apparatus.

past the muzzle of a manuaIly-con.
trolled gun, for knocking off the balls
from the carrier onto counting table
having retaining means for the ball.
In the accompanying illustration the
game apparatus is shown in per
spective view."
Greene County herald., 1912-06-21

In other places is worn an atrocity
of the starchiest cambric with wids
Tapping brim extending two-thiros Of
the way round the crown. Toward
the front, however, the brim stops
abruptly, leaving the unfortunate
wearer's face to the mercy Of tho-s1n
1t is, by the wsy, extraordinary that
the Bretonne does not more often fall
a victim to sunstroke.
Greene County herald., 1912-06-21

the first apostle studyin the Episcopal ministry
detection dsmay
but has regned spiritual communion with nearly 1000 of the original
schism religious of
instituted
the
Dowie claims bodily ills
lie Of followers.
Greene County herald., 1912-06-21
U. S. STUDENTS FRIVOLOUS?

If bis complexion were a shade
lighter, short heavy, spectacled man
who has been nearly month in this
country studying conditions and lee
turing at universities, could easily
pose as Rudyard Kipling, the great
English author He is Dr. Inazo
Nitobe, Tokyo, Japan. So much does
Dr. Nitobe resemble Rudyard Kipling,
at one view of his countenance, that
it is really startling. But it is one
view effect only. When he turns again
he looks only like the typical Japa-
nese that he is.
His mind is filed with impress
sions that are registered by two sharp
brown eyes that look through heavy
spectacles. DR.. Nitobe, who has been
studying the country, and its people,
and incidentally has been giving some
thought to the student while lecturing
at universities, is the first representa-
tive of the pedagogues who are to
come to this country under the ar-
rangement provided by means of the
Greene County herald., 1912-06-21
Pay for Acting By Yard

does in other industries. If we can be
induced to pay most for the tinsel and
paste, for the shoddy and the highly
colored cotton, it is hardly fair to
put all the blame on the managers.
To use one of the classical express
sions of our modern Rialto, theatrical
managers are not in 1t for their
health"
Greene County herald., 1912-06-21
Brother Was Toe Small

Elsie, aged 4, was taken in to see
the new baby brother that had recent
" arrived. Mamma" she said, after
looking the baby over. why didn't you
pay dollar more and get 8 size
larger?'
Greene County herald., 1912-06-21

president First Higher college of Tokyo
the United
the high moral plane that he had expected Also that he observed
country characteristic
finds grinding
disposition
sometimes
work"
Greene County herald., 1912-06-21

Catalonia
heir the throne
elaborate and
covered that she entirely ignorant hygiene modern ideas
corning the of baby The result that the firmly
to deliver the prince the
moved position.
She finally
outfit of clothes
Greene County herald., 1912-06-21

Westfeld. Mass.-In an enrolment
Of 207 at the State Normal school
there IS but one male student
Greene County herald., 1912-06-21
Cows invade JUDGES Office.

Portland, Me.-Three COWS climbed
the stairs in the Edmunds block at
West Brook and entered the office Of
Municipal Judge Frank P. Pride.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-07-09
RESUME INQUEST TO-DAY,
Probe Into Cause of Wreck In Which
40 Were Killed oniLackawsnna.

CORNING, N. y, July The cor.
oner's Inquest into the Laokawanna
railroad wreck .of last Thursday In
which 40 persons were killed will be
resumed to-day and made to serve the
purpose Of joint Investigation into
causes OF the wreck BY both the com.
mercs commission and the New York
public service commission,
District Attorney H. c. Smith, OF
Addison; viii attend the hearing and
question the 20 witnesses subpoenaed
Who are principally members OF the
three train crews involved in the
wreck. Inspectors Belknap and Bueh.
anan will request the coroner tc ask
such questions as they think proper
and no separate investigation. will be
neld by either commission unless thu
coroners inquest proves unsatlsfac.
tory.