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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-04-05
A. q. PHILLIPS. Kansas

By A. G. PHILLIPS. Kansas.)
To insure the best success in this
work, the poultryman must first have
fixed in his mind the line he wishes
to follow and then bend every effort
to carry it out If he wishes to breed
hens for eggs, the first thing he must
do is to select his stock with that OBJ
ject in view.
A farmer who feeds steers for beef
production picks out individuals which
conform closest to the type of animal
which he considers would make the
best feeder. This type is entirely diff
ferent from the one dairyman would
select for his dairy herd. The man
who selects a horse to use on heavy
drag wagon hunts for one which he
thinks can best do that work, while
the man selecting race horse would
pick one of an entirely different con-
formation.
Thus, in intelligent selection of our
live stock the purpose for which it is
to be used is first determined In ap-
plying this principle in the poultry
OuSlu0SS, tuCIS are 6SVCTdl tuluSS
which should be considered in select
ing hens for layers.
The first thing to notice concerning
the shape is, as to whether or not the
hen is rangy or becky. A becky hen
indicates a meat producer, while the
more rangy one indicates the produc-
ton OF eggs. Since the development
of the egg, to large extent, takes
place in the region of the body below
the broad part Of the back. that part
of the body should be broader than
the fore part. This gives to the body
a v-shaped appearance as viewed
from the top, the small part OF the
v lying toward the front. When a
hen is in heavy laying condition. her
abdomen is lower than the breast line.
This gives the body the appearance
of being V-shaped as viewed from
the side along the top and bottom
lines, with the small part OF the V
toward the front. This enlargement
Of the body in the abdominal region
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-04-05
He Recognized Her.


Three o'clock was the very earliest
the man could get up to the store,
so his wife asked him to meet her
then.
II don't know in what department
shall be at that time," she said. "but
just before three will telephone to
the clerk at the information bureau
near the main entrance and II you
will just step over and ask him he will
tell you where am"
At two minutes past three the man
sought information az to the where
abouts Of his wife.
Il have q message" said the
clerk, from a woman who said her
husband would inquire for her about
three o'clock. Maybe It is for you.
She said to tell you she had gone to
Blanks store over on Sixth avenue
to finish her shopping because the
clerks in this store are impudent. the
place is i'll ventilated and she couldn't
lind anything she wanted here anyhow
and never has been able to md any
thing here and this is positively the
last time she wilf\ever try to md any
thing here. OF course, that might not
have been your wife :
"Oh. yes" said the man. that was
her all right New York SUN
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-04-05
PREPARING SOIL
FOR ONION CROP


The best soil for onions is q rich,
well-drained loan. Heavy clays, nlll-
sides and stony land should be avoid
ed. Onion soil cannot be too rich.
Excellent crops are grown on deep,
rich. muck lands that have been un,
der cultivation for three or four years.
Such lands should contain fair mix
ture Of sand. New, raw muck lands
give poor returns.
The ground for onions should have
been planted to some heavily manured
hoed crop the preceding year and be
practically free from weed seed II
is q great mistake to grow onions on
weedy or rundown land.
The following which relates 70 onion
growing on q large scale also apples
to garden growing.
A rather firm seeded which results
from fall blowing is desirable ano
gives the best results. A second crop
Of clover, heavily fertilized with oaIn
yard manure and turned under n inc
fan followed BY potatoes the next year
makes an excellent preparation TOT
onions the second year.
A heavy top dressing Of weliIot1sa
barnyard manure or compost en0ulu
be applied ii the spring. and Ven
uorked into the soil. After this 2 COM
nlete commercial fertilizer analyzlne
1 per cent. nitrogen. 8 per cent ss.al-
ahle nhosphor1c ana 10 per cent pos
n 49, s. n
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-04-05

makes the back appear somewhat
narrower, giving the body V-shaped
appearance from the back downward
on the sides as viewed from the rear.
Thus, body V-shaped in three di.
rections indicates large productive
powers.
A good layer is longer in body, neck
and legs than meat-producing hen
She stands up we'll and has well
spread TAIL Observation has shown
that pinch-tailed Leghorn is not
generally as good layer as is a fan
tailed one.
The character Of the head furnish.
ings is an indication Of the hens lay.
ing condition. When hen is in full
laying. her comb is full and bright
red. Some Plymouth Rocks when
laying heavily will have Topped combs.
and therefore become disqualified as
show birds. When hens are melting
they lose all their color in face and
comb and the size of their combs be
come very small, but as soon as laying
commences, the combs enlarge and
the color returns. Many instances
have been noted with Leghorns and
Minorcas which indicate that the
birds with the largest and reddesi
combs are in heavy-laying condition
A laying hen works and hunts<foi
food all. day, is the first of of the
roost and the last to go to roost.
Some claim the pelvic bone test to
be final and conclusive. Immediately
below the tail at the end Of side
pieces Of the back are two somewhat
bony protuberances. These are called
the pelvic or LAY" bones, and are
just above the vent through which
| the eggs must pass. When an egg
is laid, these bones must be forced
apart to allow its free passage. When
these bones are soft and pliabie. and
spread sufficient to allow three fingers
| to be placed between them. it is an
indication that the hen is laying. II
they are hard and bony, and close
together, the hen would not be con
sidered as laying at that time.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-04-05

ali and in addition nitrate OF soda ap
piled broadcast in three or four ap.
plications during the growing season.
Wood ashes constitute one Of the
best forms Of potash fertilizers and
should be carefully kept under shelter
away from rains.
It is well to bear In mind that 1t
costs Just as much to seed and cult.
vate a crop of onions that yields 300
bushels to the acre as it does to grow
d crop yielding 800 to 1000 bushels.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-04-05
III, Quotation.

a high school boy who had failed n
m English examination took tho teach.
Or to task because she had asked no
questions on 1.-THE Merchant Of Ven
Ice" one Of the books studied. At the
second examination. the frst question
was GIVE quotation from The Mer-
chant OF Venice" When the boy hand
ed In his paper, imagine the teachers
feelings a. she read, 20 hell what
have we here ?'-Lippincotts Maya
xiua.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-04-05

Good Profit in Begging.
The streets Of London never fail to
attract the professional beggar and
never disappoint him. The Mendicity
society tells us that a beggar can
earn more than the wages Of the aver
age working man, and that "it is prob
ably no exaggeration to say that well
over 100000 ($50O,000) is given away
ha3hazard to beggars in the streets of
London every year."
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-04-05
Getting the Facts.

Mrs. Ashcraft," the summer board
er inquired. why do you keep these
guinea hens?"
"My husband has me cook one of
'em once in, WHILE" answered the
farmers wife. HE says he likes
their gamy flavor"
'Mr. Ashcraft," said the boarder.
later in the day. why do you keep
these guinea hens?"
20, my wife likes to hear 'em sing, i"
responded the farmer.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-04-05
Second Bunch for Him. !.

I The other day l went to see little
boy, who was sick, and took with me
bunch of grapes for the little In
valid. Donalds father hung the
grapes in front of the mirror, thinking
the reflection would amuse him. After
q while Donald's little brother came
into the room and Donald said: Rich
ard, there are two lunches OF grapes
there. The one in the glass is for
Chicago Tribune. /.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-04-05
llI-DlscIplined Children.

The child allowed to follow the
path Of least resistance, to turn aside
because of the most shadowy obstacles
In the road to accomplishment, is the
father Of the man who seeks sine
cures, who, with the most selfish sense
Of self-preservation we'll developed
stops at no mean or undetermined
method to save himself real work and
honest effort.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-04-05
Free 20 Our Headers

Write Murine Eye Remedy Co., Chicago, foa
lepage illustrated Eye Book FREQ. Write al
about Your Eye Trouble and they will advise
as to the Proper Application Of the Murine
Eye Remedies Ia Your Special Case. Your
Druggist will tell you that Murine Relieves
Sore Eyes, Strengthens Weak Eyes Doesn't
Smart, Soothes Eye Pain, and sells for 500.
Try It in Your Eyes and in Baby's Eyes fo1
ecaly Eyelids and Granulation.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-04-05

A bottle of ardent spirits foateo
across the Atlantic In a little over
two years. And we can imagine there
are men with sufficient patience and
leisure to sit down on the pebbly
strand and wait for the next One.-
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-04-05
FOR RANCHMEN.
Human Brain Not Perfect.

Every man who holds position sup
possibly knows just how his work
should be done. He has been taught
every movement that Is necessary. He
works more or less by rule and he has
the experience and the methods Of
every man who has ever done such
work to guide him. Yet mistakes will
be made. The brain is 80 per cent
water, after all.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-04-05

One Way, Of Describing Americans.
Nowhere Is the architectural sense
more rigorous and scholarly than in
writer's from the land of Babel-like
Observation-Disclosures Saturday Re.
view.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-04-05
BLUE! BLUE! BLUE!

Blue that's all blue. RED CROSS
BALL BLUE delights the laundress.
A wash day necessity. Once tried,
always used. A standard bluing for
20 years.
More satisfactory than liquid blue,
and more economical because it is
not As water Easily handled and
cannot spill. Price, 10 cents. ASK
THE GROCER
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-04-05
Reward Of Merit.

Il see one of our big corporations /.
going to do something for it's old
clerks" Good enough! What form
will it take?" We'll, after a man has
been with them Is years. they're 60
ing to give him a gold stripe on his
sleeve. louisville Courier-Journal
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-04-05
Church Has Nursery.

In order that mothers with babies
might be able to attend church. and
not be troubled with the infants, a
nursery has beep established by the
First Methodist church at Vancouver.
Wash. A room in the basement is
used. and is equipped with toys for
the amusement Of the children.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-04-05
Arnold's Asthma and
Catarrh Remedy.

Guaranteed to cure Catarrh, Asthma,
Bronchitis. Hay Fever and Rose Colds,
mroney refunded. Inclose S1.25 for
Asthma Remedy, or Soc in stamps for
C;tsrrh Of the Head and Stomach. Ask
for address of people cured in Portland,
Tacoma or Seattle.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-04-05
Good Profit in Reuuino.

Pink Eye" is Epidemic in the Spring.
Try Murine Eye Remedy for Reliable Relief.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-04-05
HANDY HOLDER
FOR GRAIN BAG
weaxlat, as Shown In the Illustro
taon, Holds the Sack In
PoeitaonWh1Ie It Ia
Being Failed.

This illustration explains the con
struction Of convenient bag-holder.
The weight, hung as shown, rests
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-04-05
BeIlttlino Cod

BeIIttling God.
It were better to have no opinion of
God at all than such an opinion as is
unworthy of him.-Bacon's ESSAYS.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-04-05
Women a. preachsrs,

One reason why women are forbid
den to preach the gospel y that they
woud persuade without argument and
reprove without giving ofEsnss. John
Newton.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-04-05
FUCH

IT.. rroot skin rejuvenator. if you have sallow
line III asrnEIes pmpes or roughness of the face
'hr. ni the APPLICATION of FUCHI will bring back
Gs now and richness of youth. Pr package 81.
i0 pnCS Fuchi laboratories, Suit g. 342 IL WASH
pA'N'" iugton ST., Portland, Ore.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-04-05
Sitting on the Beach.

AnOds Asthma Cure Co.. 1884 Arcade Bldg, Seattle Wa
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1912-04-20
HOW WILL LYON SELECT DELEGATES ?

Two or three counties in the State held prima-
rics for the election OF delegates to the Republican
State convention to be held i'll Fallon the 9th OF
next month These counties were Washoe, OrmsbN
and Churchill Taft delegates were elected in all
cases In the other counties the delegates APP
pointed by the county central committees,we under
stand We have not yet learned who, if anybody.
has been selected to represent Lyon county at tbs
State convention The date to hold the primarie
has passed and the delegates from .yon will have
to be selected in some other manner than by cleo
ton This being the the Times would suggest
that a caucus OF the Republicans OF the county who
are in any interested in the matter be called
for some time next week and that the six delegates
which Lyon is entitled to then and there be chosen.
While it is apparent that the State convention will
be for Taft the people OF this county should be al
lowed to express preference il they desire to do
SO. The selection OF the delegates by caucus. in
stead OF their being appoited. would make things
much more harmonious all around. and it will be
wise for Republicans to open no sores this year thai
will have to be healed in the coming campaign
Harmony should prevail i'll the party. but it viii
not unless everybody is given a chance to express
his opinion no matter whether they be TAFT sup
portcrs or in favor of Roosevelt
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1912-04-20
DEPORTING ANARCHISTS.

The United States immigration authorities las
Saturday deported Thomas Bowling native o
Canada and Arthur Praschen. native OF England
Both were accused by the police OF being alien an
arehists. Investigation by the Federal authorize:
led to the discovery that both men refuse to recog
nize the United States government or to respec
the flag They claimed to be members OF the In
dustria Workers of the World. 1t was also dis
covered that Bowling admitted to this countr.
without proper inspection. He will be taken +
Victoria b. c. Praschen will be taken to Eli
Island ~ Y. for deportation to England. Bow
ling and Praschcn came to San Diego at the be
ginning of the recent Industrial Workers outbreak
If Uncle Sam had taken such measures as TIN
twenty wears ago there would not have been &
much trouble in this country in the past few years
which has been mainly brought about by this elias
of people who have become citizens OF the nitet
States 1t is never too late to mend. however. ant
if the government authorities prevent the landau
on our shores OF people with anarchistic tendencies
and deport the ones already here. ii will help muc'
to bring about more peaceful conditions betwee'
the laboring men and capital Anarchists are alto
nether too numerous in this country now. " zee
them out.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1912-04-20
THE BUSINESS OUTLOOK.

Business sentiment is more hopeful this spring
and the outlook continues to improve in spite OF the
labor troubles we have had and others that are
threatening Short stocks in all hands tend to put
greater pressure mills and factories and this in
itself should quick upturn in the demand for
every class OF raw and finished merchandise At the
same time stocks have been allowed to run danger
ously low. and interruption OF production through
strikes would nict great losses on the commercial
interests and great Inconvenience on the general
public.
Railroad gross earnings for March reflected &C
tive movements of goods throughout the whole
country. but there again the effect OF undue econ
)my is being felt in shortage of cars which can
hardly fail to become serious in the crop-movlng
season if the harvest turn out we'll Underlying
conditions must be sound when all the pressure to
buy goods comes first from the ultimate consumer
whose requirements the retailer has not met In
his turn the retailer is pressing the wholesaler tor
deliveries and SO up to the mill and the importer
No one will try to start a boom in Presidential
year. and the hand-to-mouth trading which has
been going for many months is likely to remain
the rule until the fate OF the tariff is settled next
November.
Crops have been fair but not really good for
Two three years throughout the more important
,pring wheat sections which are also very import
mt for the supply of oats. barley, hay and
,ther food stuifs and fodder supplies with the ex
,epion OF corn, experts say that the shortage IN
Yields for has been due to the lack OF sub
;oi moisture caused by comparatively light precip-
taton between October and May i'll each year
That condition will certainly not worry the farmers
his year for the whole continent east OF the Rocky
Mountains has been deuSed with rain and smoth-
red with snow till the soil must be full OF moisture
o a depth OF several feet. For that reason the crop
prospects Tor the coming season are better than
lave been for three years a good deal may hap
zen between now and harvest. but every thing is
likely to get a good start this spring
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1912-04-20
THE TIME TO FIGHT FLIES.

To think OF getting rid OF flies is a timely and
wholesome thought, that spring cleaning is
ugh The thought is thing. the initial step. as
were and good so far it goes, but to really ex-
erminate this pest is the better thing. for 1t will
,rng many bessings-beter health. peace and
-omfort to the annhator. Sentiment is clearl,
teast the fly and its affinity. filth. and it is necdu
IS well as proper to combine for the destruction or
his insect BY tolerating the fly one courts dis
ase perhaps death In fact the subject OF the eNter
nination OF this pest in important that the
Worlds Work for April has devoted twelve pages
II letter press and illustrations to its treatment.
is shown how the fly is prolific breeder: how
,ationa state and local and civic organizations and
Iealth departments planning to attack the fly
turing the summer OF l0l2. and the means employed
w various bodies to bring about their aims. lnas
much as the fly is exceptionally dangerous IN
ect it ought not to be difficult to arouse public
version and the different boards OF health in our
tiles towns and hamlets could do much by posting
,lacar,ls in public places which would give in
,tructions on how to get rid OF flies and how to con
ro their breeding places. DIR. Nesb. health ofhcer
II Wilmington. y. c.. recommends pyroliSneous
lcid as a suitable and cheap disiniectant, while DIR
,ritton. OF the Connecticut Agricultural Station
uppests a ) per cent solution OF iarman in water
exposed III shallow dish.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1912-04-20

Belgian aviator committed suicide the Other
day by tipping his machine over when up 2OOO feet.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1912-04-20
HEALTHY COPPER FIGURES.

Taxing into consideration the fact that the cop
per production during March Increased 9.OOOOU
pounds over the February statistics. and that TIL
fact that the decrease in the reserves OF only 81
600 pounds OF the red metal was shown for the pas:
month can be taken index continuing to SHOW
the favorable conditions which exist i'll the coppei
metal market.
The surplus reserves now stand at o256I OO
pounds which represents nothing more than {
working balance in the trade in fact any effort t'
lower the metal supply below this point would ten'
to precipitate runaway market the consequence
OF which would be reflected to the great disadvant
age OF the copper producers soon as the large de
mand which might follow such striking situation
would have exhausted itself. The copper meta
condition in the United States at the moment can b.
considered thoroughly normal one at least this
the impression one obtains in consulting the figure.
submitted by the Copper Producers Association
Another interesting factor which the March figure
demonstrate is that the amount OF copper consumet
in the United States was 100000 pounds more ii
March than in February total March domestic de
liveres figuring at 81, 4S7 900 pounds. The figures
look healthy-N Y Mining Age.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1912-04-20
Application No. 2J7i.
Notice Of Application Tor Permission TO
Appropriate the Public Waters OF the
State of Nevada

Notice j. hereby given that on the oh gay
III March. 1914 ia accordance with section -,
Chapter NNNI. of the Statutes OF 1902 one
Saturnino Urrmia. OF Dayton. County OF
Lyon, aud State ct Nevada. made application
TO the State Engineer OF Nevada ior pcrn,s
sion to appropriate tho public waters OF the
State OF Nevada. Such appropriation Is !"
lie made from spring (unnamcdl on un'w
vcyed land. AZ points from the spring Ton w ~
surveyed laud1 whence the SN Cor OF Sec. ~.
r. - ~, T. - g. NJ -. u. NJ. bear
\. 2J' 81 W, 1000 50 feet, by means OF
trouchs and reservoirs. aud l-20 cubic Zee,
per second il to he conveyed to points az saia
spring. above described. by means !"
domestic and s,ocL watering purposes
" alter not Ia be returned to- stream.
Signed: w NJ KENRNEN.
State Engineer.
Date Of first publication. March 10, l9lS
Date of last publication. April ~, lPl1.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1912-04-20
THE TITANIC CATASTROPHE.

The great passenger steamer Titanic which
vas making her initial run across the Atlantic, now
les 2OOO feet under water at the bottom OF the
,cean the result OF cncountering a field OF ice,
some 1900 odd people found a watery grave when
he vessel went down and over 800 were saved. as
lear as can be ascertained The vessel was the
argest boat built, and on her first run was car
wing many notable persons. The ship cost abou'
I0000O00 and insured for %.oOO,OOO. 1t was
bought no damage could come to her. but when it
happened il was found that the vessel was woefully
acking in an equipment OF boats and liie-savins
apparatus. 1t also appears that her captain was
warned OF the ce-felds in her path. The accident
demonstrated that the heroes. as the great
lumber OF women on board were put in the few life
,oats the steamer carried and all were saved. There
nothing definite about the accident yet. but IT
will more shan likely be matter for the most
searching investigation.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1912-04-20

Date Of first publication. March ~, 1917.
Date of last publication. Apr,i ~, i"l1-