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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-06-21
FARM And ORCHARD
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Little Helpers on the Farm,


Among the willing workers who
work for nothing and board them
selves are the birds, which have often
been called 1.-THE farmers best
friends . They assist the farmer in
three distinct ways-as insect eaters,
as consumers of weed seed and as de-
stroyers of large numbers Of field
mice, gophers and other rodents. En-
tomologists estimate that the destruc-
ton of agricultural products from in
sects amounts to over $500, 000,000 q
year. What it might be were not
such vast army of birds engaged
daily from dawn until dark in making
war upon these various insect pests
can only be vaguely realized, says
Farm and Home.
Among the birds that eat insects
are the fly-catchers, warblers, swal-
lows and chimney swifts, which live
exclusively on insects. Many others,
such as the blackbirds and several va
rieties of hawks, depend on insects for
large part of their food. The mead
ow lark has large appetite for in
sects and in the course of a season rids
the meadows and pastures of countless
pests that are injurious to crops. Even
the much-abused crow has a fondness
for cutworms that almost equals his
liking for corn.
AS seed eaters some birds are most
tireless. To this group belong the
large number of sparrows. Many
other birds eat seeds; in fact, most
birds eat both insects and seeds in
varying amounts. A large number of
birds feed on field mice, gophers,
ground squirrels, moles, ETC., chief of
all being hawks.'an owls.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-06-21
Make the Cellar Sanitary.

The cellar should be carefully kept
at all times, but never is it's thorough
renovation more imperative than in
the spring. Fungous spores which
have lain dormant all winter are ready
for growth with the advent of warmer
weather. Unused vegetables stored
in the cellar must receive attention
lest decay render the air impure.
After all the food has been removed
from the storeroom, all vegetable
stores should be examined and such
varieties as no longer appeal to the
appetite should be at once removed.
Potatoes will still continue as house
hold supply. They should be sorted
and sprouts rubbed off.
In those parts of the cellar used for
food or milk give the shelves and
tables thorough scrubbing with hot
water in which washing soda, two
tablespoonful to 10 quarts, has been
dissolved. Pay as much attention to
the underside of the shelves as to the
upper. Wipe them with cloths wrung
from clean water. Movable shelf
boards, etc. should be carried out and
laid in the sun to dry. The air should
be allowed to circulate freely through
the cellar.
The next step is to give the walls a
good coat of whitewash, says Farm
and Home. This is prepared by slak-
ing two two pound cans of whitewash
lime in a pail. Put the lime into the
pail, add water enough to cover it,
stir it with long stick and when it
begins bubbling add little more
water. Let it boil without further at
tention. When this boiling has SUBJ
sided, add water enough to make it of
a creamy consistency.
Now go over the floor with long
handled stiff brush, using warm water
to which one teaspoonful of carbolic
acid to every 10 quarts has been
added. Mop as dry as possible.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-06-21
new JERSEY HAS TEXT BOOK
Children Are Taught to Read by
Linking Names With Objects
Principle Is Not Different.

A New Jersey woman has designed
new kind of textbook to teach small
children how to read. Its general
principal Is the same as that Of all
books of it's kind, but 1t goes a steI
farther. For instance, a page Is d.
vided into four parts and each part
has the picture of an animal in IT,
with the name of the animal printed
beneath. Thus far 1t is like the old
style book, in that 1t teaches the
child the name by association with the
object There are separate sheets Of
paper, however, with perforations
along which they can be torn in part
and bearing also the names Of the
various animals in the illustrations
The child, therefore, looks at the pic
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-06-21

go on with your rattle. II you don't
like the lucky one, buy her off,"
Somewhat treasured by this idea.
Higgins stood his ground, while az
many Of the women as could get into
the little office, poured In. leaving the
rest crowding and gesticulating upon
the sidewalk. Taking tall hat, Hig-
gins collected every coupon. Then he
beckoned to Jim.
Draw one, and tell the ladies the
number" he said.
"1O9," read Jim, innocently.
"Mine!" "Mine!" shrieked scores
Of voices, as the whole mob Of women
surged toward Higgins. each one wav-
ing her coupon.
Higgins grabbed a few Of the near
est coupons and looked at them.
Then, with terrified yell, he dashed
from the Office, out into the shabby
1iving-room, through the little window,
and down the street. The women rose
to the fray, and dashed after him,
but, fortunately for the fleeing man.
the Widow McCafferty was ahead.
She made a valiant plunge, but her
portly form stuck in the narrow win
dow, and by the time they had
dragged her out, several minutes had
been lost by the pursuers. Once out
side, however, they made good time,
and such stream of gasping, putting,
gesticulating femininity as eddied
down that street was never again seen.
in Quinceville.
Higgins climbed stone walls, so did
the ladies'; he leaped over fences, SO:
did the ladies'; he braved the terrors
of an orchard with a Beware the
dog!" sign, so did the ladies. At last
the river spread itself before him, a
broad, rushing current, shining coldly
in the November sunlight.
81 can't swim, but can wade" he
thought.
He hardly felt the chill of the icy
stream, as he waded out, so great was
his relief.
"Come on" he shouted defiantly, to
the pursuing band, now paused upon
the brink. Whoever gets me will
have to come after me-"
There was a pause, silence, and
then mighty splash. It was the
Widow McCafferty.
Step by step Higgins backed into
the icy flood. Step by step the widow
advanced She was taller than he
was. When the water reached his
chin, Higgins decided that life, even
with the widow, was preferable to
watery grave.
Brave one, will not endanger your
life by going further" he cried melo-
dramatically, throwing up his hands.
"Sure. I could swim, me darlint,"
crooned the widow, as her strong
o1n Oh
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-06-21
INsURING AGAINST HEN LIcE
Good Spray Pump VIII Do 40 Muct
In an Hour 40 Brush Will In
4 Day-Best Formula.

The time to fight lice is all tn.
time. Absolute cleanliness must b..
maintained at all times. The drop
pings should be removed at least once
a week.
Twice year, in spring and au
tumn, general cleanup should TAX.
place. The perches should be re
moved and burned until the outsid.
is thoroughly charred. The buildin,
should be thoroughly whitewashed
For this purpose a spray pump no.
only facilitates the work, but does s
much better job, the spray putting the
whitewash into cracks and crevicei
that would be difficult to reach with .
brush.
A good spray pump will do at
much in an hour as could ordinarily
be cone in day with a brush. The
perches should be thoroughly sprayed
every week or SO with kerosene to keer
down the red mites. These mites at
tack the fowls only at night, and are
found on the perches, or in cracks and
crevices near the roosting place
Kerosene is an effective remedy. but
it should be applied frequently.
The litter should be replaced witt
clean material at least once a month
The nests should be looked to fire.
quently. Straw is a poor material fol
nests, as the hollow straws make nice
hiding and breeding places for rec
mites. Excelsior is preferred by
many. However. the best material fol
nesting purposes is tobacco stems.
When the house has been thor
oughly rid of the pests the fowls
should receive attention. There are
many lice powders on the market, but
the safest plan is to make your own al
home as needed. The Farm and Home
says the best formula is tho ounces
crude carbolic acid, four ounces gaso
line and one pound air-slaked lime
The carbolic acid and gasoline should
be thoroughly mixed and poured ovel
the lime, stirring the whole mass thor
oughly. Keep away from fire. After
standing for several days a fine pow.
der is the result. Use in sifter-toI
can. Experience has shown that this
powder is very effective.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-06-21
Foaljnu Time.

AS foaling time approaches give the
mare a rest, but let her have exercise
in the open air every day. Watch the
colt when born and see that the UNI
bilical cord is not severed too close to
the bod nor too soon, as the colt
might bleed to death. The little coli
should get nourishment from the mare
within the first hour or there may be
trouble. The watchful eye of the own
er should be on the alert at such
times.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-06-21
Looked Like It.

They were looking at the canvases
on exhibition in the artists studio.
Does this one represent g. real
landscape?" inquired the portly gentle.
man with the double chin.
Eyes, SIR" answered the artist;
that rude shack in the foreground
is q moonshiner's cabin"
30, yes; this must be the painting
called Still Life in the catalogue"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-06-21
Timing Fast Trains.

6irty-five of them 1t will be m,,o
you have watch with second b,na.
on 1t you can tell just how man,
miles the train is travelling in an hon,
Note the time from one mile ms,
to the next. Anything more than
minute is slower than sixty miles IN
hour. If the second hand gets mast ths
minute and down to thirty second,
you are going forty miles an hour. II
1t gets only twelve seconds past tbs
minute you are going fifty miles an
hour and so on.
You may cut this out and take II
with you on the train next time YOU
make a railway journey, and see ii you
can determine your speed.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-06-21
Best Floor for the Kitchen.

If you must have hardwood. avoid
white ash, which splinters and turns
gray. Maple has many admirers for
its hard wilderness, but requires almost
daily scrubbing to maintain that
whiteness, and varnish wears off
seemingly over night. Red oak has a
rich tone and withstands use without
screaming for the daily scrubbing
brush.
My own preference, says Maude g..
Hymers in Farm and Home, is for
southern pine, stained and oiled (nev-
er varnished), since the wear of a
kitchen keeps it constantly SCARED,
and varnish cannot be renewed in
spots without having patchy look.
The only remedy is to remove it and
apply new coat, but varnish remover
is both expensive and laborious to ap-
ply. Paint is open to similar objec-
tions, with the possible exception that
it patches" better.
Possibly the most permanent stain
for pine is also one of the most mex
pensive, consisting only of perman-
ganate of potash. This can be pur-
chased at any drug store, and needs
only to be mixed with water, in the
proportion of one-quarter ounce to a
quart of water. Have the floor thor
oughly clean and dry and apply the
mixture with a brush, freely and
evenly. If very dark shade is de-
sired, make two applications, but the
addition of the oil makes it dark
enough for most tastes.
When thoroughly dry, oil with burnt
linseed oil, heated, or an emulsion of
beeswax and turpertine. The former
is quicker to apply, needing simply
two soft cloths, one to apply it, the
other to wipe away the superfuous oil.
The latter, however, gives a higher
polish and be rubbed to a beautiful
luster. Either finish will repel grease
spots.
In applying the permanganate of
potash do not be alarmed if at first
your floor takes on an undesirable
magenta color; this will subside al
most Immediately, changing to dark,
rich brown, a genuine Havana stain,
utterly impervious to water.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-06-21
SOnETnIN(1
e@,H6 -
LITTIEONFy|
SPEED OF RAILROAD ru.,..
Curious May Determine How
10 Travelling by countIno -. =" \,
Telegraph PoIe.

Perhaps you have often ~.
GUS to know just how fast you s .aa
travelling on a railroad train veg
roads have little white posts Ass
the track. marking the miles a., sssa
ally the quarter and half m,la. W.
but these may not be on your -. aaa
the train. ''us q
There Is another way to tou
miles. The telegraph poles arc .,, us
invariably placed fifty yards ana. O''
cept when they carry a yerv H.. u
number OF wires. and If Won ,alss
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-06-21
Feminine HAT A MENACE
A Theater Patron Finds a New Cause
for Complaint at the
Show.

1T used to be the hat OF the woman
in front that troubled man when he
went to the theater," said the drama
fan, "but now it's the hat of the wom-
an in back that makes the trouble"
81 don't see that" said the baseball
fan.
WELL" explained the drama fan,
'tthey all take their hats OFF, you know;
they're pretty good about that. But
the hats are such freak shapes; now,
last night, the woman who sat in back
of me had one that was shaped like an
oyster shell, only about a thousand
times as big, of course, and just about
that disagreeable on the edges. It was
SO wide she couldn't hold it on her
lap, so she tilted 1t up on end, one end
resting on her knees, and the other
supported against the seat in front.
'In the seat in front, was I, and the
edge of that hat b-im, sharp as a
frayed collar, rested lovingly along the
back of my neck for the first two acts.
At last began to be afraid it was go
ing to saw through and puncture the
spine, so I bent my head back sur
denly and knocked the hat of its
perch. But I can feel that saw-edge
yet. Look"
And, sure enough, when the baseball
fan looked, there was the red mark Of
the saw-edge hat.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-06-21
TrelIises for Tomatoes.

Grow your tomatoes on trellises thil
year and see II you do not have bet
ter crops than ever before. Trellises
should be set In the ground about
eighteen inches deep when the plants
are set out, and the vines trained from
the start.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-06-21
COOLING Milk Is an Art.

Cooling off milk Is an art not all OF
us know. If you have an aerator, well
and good: that will do the work for
you. If not, turn your milk from one
can to another till the animal heat is
out of it. It is good plan also to
let it stand in water all night. II the
water is running, SO much the better
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-06-21
The
OuinCeviue
Rattle

Ezra Higgins, editor and publisher
of the Quinceville Bugle, sat in the
back room, which served as bed-cham-
Der, dining-room and general store
house for overflow matter from the
printing Office in front.
"Something has got to be done right
away" he muttered, as he finished his
second cup of muddy coffee, "or the
Quinceville Bugle will have to quit
blowing"
He went through into the little Of
fee, sank into chair, and abandoned
himself to black gloom and pessimism.
His eyes strayed over the desk and
rested idly upon the Blatfield Gazook,
Just unfolded from it's wrapper.
What's this?" he exclaimed, look
ing at an item. "A quick road to
wealth. Just what need. Ill try a
rattle like that, myself"
The next issue of the Quinceville
Bugle created a sensation, which had
not been equaled since Deacon Jones'
daughter eloped with the visiting evan
gelist. It's first page bore this an
nouncement in bold-faced type:
LADIES,
Do You Want a Husband?
GRAND RATTLE
on
EZRA HIGGINS,
Editor and Publisher
Quinceville Bug1e.
Description:
Bachelor. Forty-two years old.
Sound, sane and healthy.
Morals AL. Kind and loving.
No kicker about victuals.
Mail This Coupon and One Dollar and
Get Number.
TITS scandalous!" was the general
consensus of village opinion, and it
was noticeable that the widows and
the maiden ladies of uncertain age
were the loudest in their denuncia-
lions.
mo lady would think of filling out
one Of those disgraceful coupons" they
declared, with modest unanimity.
And yet, at 10 o'clock that night-a
time when the streets of Quinceville
were usually silent and deserted shy,
fluttering figures appeared from every
direction, proceeding cautiously to-
ward the one mail box which the vii
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-06-21
WelI-Trained Farm Man,

The "hired" man on the farm, who
has mastered his business Is skilled
laborer, and should be so treated, yet
it is usually impossible for him to get
a small amount per month, mere
trife, over the price paid the ineft
Client labOrer.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-06-21
Higgins Grabbed a Few and Looked at
Them.

lage afforded. Next morning the re-
port that Ezra Higgins got five hun
dred and forty-three letters in the mail
spread through the village like wild
dre. The shy maidens of Quinceville
were not alone in their appreciation
OF this unique rattle. Letters were
pouring in from all over the country.
Ezra Higgins saw his financial trou-
bles vanishing. But the coupons must
be numbered, and returned to the
senders. This job grew irksome, and
he called the Office boy.
Finish up this job, JIM" he di.
rected. "See, I've numbered up to 100.
Do them all like this one, put them in
the envelopes, and mail them"
Alas! Jim did not quite get the
Idea. He numbered every one of those
coupons 100.
When the day of the rattle arrived
the receipts amounted to nine hundred
and eighty-seven dollars. Up to this
time Higgins had given little thought
to the end Of the matter, but now he
began to feel uneasy.
"Nonsense!" he treasured himself
They'll never show up. There won't
be a woman with nerve enough to do
it."
But. as he consoled himself with
this reflection, Jim burst into the Of
ice with a delighted whoop.
Here comes the nine hundred and
eighty-seven!" he yelled.
To Higgins dismayed eyes there
seemed to be millions OF feminine
forms coming up the street. Tall and
short, fat and thin, young and old
gay damsels with f1uttering ribbons
faded women in Widows weeds. even
one black beauty in gorgeous plaid
gown. Outstripping all the rest was
an extremely fat woman in a brilliant
red shawl.
That's the Widow McCafferty;
she's had four already" chuckled Jim
What shall I dot" cried Higgins
looking wildly about for a way Of es
cape.
KeeD your nerve" counseled Jim
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-06-21
A Good Liniment.

A good liniment for all kinds o.
swellings on dairy cows, as well as or
all other farm animals is made by mix
Ing equal parts Of turpentine. sweet
oil and spirits Of camphor. Apply lib
orally and frequently to the swollen
parts.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-06-21
After Fighting.

Mistress And be careful, Norah,
that my child dosen't fight that little
German boy on our block.
New Nurse Certainly, mum. Which
nationality do yez want him to be A.
ter ightin'?
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-06-21
Resentful RecoIlections.

"Did they make you recite Little
Drops Of Water when you were .
child?"
Yes replied Colonel Stillwell,
"and it didn't stop there. When !
grew up they tried to insist on my
adopting them as beverage. !"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-06-21
High Price for Rare Etching.

Collectors Of etchings and engrav-
ings must occasionally pay high prices
for their treasures. A Rembrandt
print, "Jan Sylvius," signed by the
artist and dated 1646, brought at auc-
tion recently 81, 625.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-06-21
A Terrible Year.

ut seems to me this has been a
year of disasters"
Eyes, it has really been an awfully
bad year SO far. My husband sprained
his ankle in March and the dress
maker has made such a botch Of my
new spring suit that ! don't believe
she'll ever get 1t to 1T"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-06-21
Novel Text Book.

ture of a cat, for example, studies u.
name beneath it in the book and 1neH
must pick that name from those "
the separate sheets and place II unu''
the proper illustration.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-06-21
Uncle HenrY's Aphorism.

sLean men usually have pessimistic
leanings, = said Uncle Henry Butter
worth. "But the fat fellow who sits
down and is hull cheer full, usually
takes q cheerful view Of things.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-06-21
Made Realistic.

Cant you children play ." mo.
ringing the door bell so mucn' a,.,tus
mamma: Edith and / are or.
house. and Willie Is the colie''
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-03-07
DANDRuFF GOES.
Quickest Dandruff Cure World Has
Ever Known.

Quickest Dandruff Cure World Has
Ever Known.
If you want to get rid Of dandruff
in the shortest possible time get a
bottle of PARTISAN SAGE today and
use it.
Besides banishing dandruff and max.
ing your scalp Immediately clean,
PARTISAN SAGE is guaranteed to
stop falling hair and itching scalp and
impart life and beauty to the hair.
One of RoChester's most prominent
BARRIERS writes:
Gentlemen: 81 am a barber of fif-
teen years experience; have used
many things for hair, but never found
anything equal to PARTISAN SAGE
for removing dandruff. 1t is also a
splendid hair dressing and quickly
stops itching scalp. ! have used it for
the last three years. IT. d. Smith,
Chamber of Commerce Bldg, Roches.
ter, N. Y, June q, 1911.
PARTISAN SAGE is sold by E. j.
Jenkins and druggists everywhere for
so cents.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-03-07
EIep.,ants Asleep,

A question often raised in regard TO
the African elephant Is whether this
animal ever rests or not. At first blush
1t would appear that there could only
be one answer to the question, SO
huge an, animal must expend q terrific
amount of energy and, therefore. as one
might reasonably infer. must need
more time than smaller animals, for
rest and reinyigoratiou. Nevertheless
many travellers and some naturalists
hayeasserted, that the African elephant
In its native state never sleeps or at
least never lies down A correspond
ent WHO has, sent photographs, from
Malek. on the White Nile. says In the
communication that accompanies them
that the picture represents herd of
female elephants photographed In the
bush near Malek. in the Mogalla prov
inre Of the Anglo Egyptian Sudan. 1t
has been maintained that the African
elephant never lies down to rest Sew
eral may be seen thus, sleeping -
Country Life
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-03-07
EAsTER ALTs Or III klMls

Paris, March 7,--Easter hats on dis.
play at the fashionable millinery
shops of Paris are of no definite type,
every variety of headgear imaginable
being shown. LET every woman de-
eide for herself" was the decision OF
the Partisan milliners, so that the
most striking characteristic of the
spring display is an utter absence Of
La recognized standard of fashion.
The gorgeous Eastern hats of the
Russian ballet, the revival of the d.
rectoire smodes, and the popular
Quaker girl shapes have given Par
isiennes so wide a variety of becom-
ing headwear that the milliners threw
up their hands and decided that 1t
was impossible to steer the demand
into any fixed channel.
All ages, from early Greek to late
American, are represented in the
Easter hats. There are Egyptian
headdresses, Grecian> coiffures,
casques Mercure, Oriental turbans,
caps of the Middle Ages, Louis XIV,
tricornes, Henry II. toques, mammoth
mousquetare hats and little jockey
hats among the lavish display.
The milliners have made one rule,
however, declaring that ostrich
plumes and feathers of all kinds are
positively not to be worn. After a
vogue of years bird plumage is to be
tabooed, if the arbiters Of fashion have
their way, and there will be great
revival of flowers this spring, on the
hats of the ladies as well as in the
gardens and fields.