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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-05-17

A sandy loam soil usually produces
potatoes of better quality than heav-
Ter soil does. It also has the advan-
tage of remaining in more mellow
condition during the growing season,
thus giving the tubers chance to be-
come more shapely, and making 1t
easier to dig the crop. A heavier soil
will sometimes produce a larger yield
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-05-17
A Potato Coverer.

A Potato Coverer.
follow clover They should also nav
more attention to potato culture in all
it's stages.
Potato growers can improve their
seed" stock by proper selection OF
potatoes for planting.
The most practicable insecticide for
the potato beetle Is Paris green. 1t
should be used at the rate of not less
than one pound per acre for each ap-
plication.
Most farmers do not cultivate their
potatoes the most profitable number
of times. It must be remembered that
the potato crop suffers readily from
drought, and that frequent cultivation
Is practically the only means by
which the moisture can be conserved.
Frequent cultivation also sets free
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-05-17
An Exception.

Binks-" Here Is somebody who say
that no woman is q suffragist unless
she has crouch on some man. Sinks
That's queer. Ny wife isn't = suf.
fragist
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-05-17

Give the fowls basketful OF 'ua
char nom the bottom Of the nayno -
They WIN enjoy looking It over, ana :.
your profit
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-05-17

much plant food that would otherwise
remain locked up in the soil. Pota
toes should be cultivated once weeB
from the time the rows can be fol
lowed until the cultivator wheels in
jure the plants.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1912-02-23
: I'D :! 1 6!lj|ElAS< For
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r 3. SF4N WMA.RADFORD .,,-,..,.,

Mr.. William A. Radford viii answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject of building, for the readers of this
paper. On account of his wide experience
as Editor. Author and Manufacturer. he
is, without doubt. the highest authority
on all these subjects. Address all inquiries
to William 4. Radford. No. us West
jackson boulevard, Chicago. ILL.,. and only
enclose two-cent stamp for reply.
A nearly square house design "a
feet wide by 80 feet long, with cot
tage roof pitched rather low. is shown
In the accompanying perspective and
floor plans. This style of house is
growing In popularity. In walking
along the newer streets OF Chicago.
as we'll as In other cities. notice a
great many similar houses. 1t is a
plan that offers a large amount of
room in proportion to the material
used In building. The nearer square
you get house, the more space you
can enclose within the four walls. Ev-
cry foot of wall costs money, especial
ly during these times when the prices
of almost all building materials must
be picked from the top shelf
The general design of this house is
simple and quite plain, yet its sever
ity is relieved by ornamental affects
secured through the wide, projecting
caves, the belt-course at the second.
floor line, the location of openings,
and the general sense of proper pro.
portions and neatness. AS a popular
house. it is designed for economy In
building; but, at the same time, com
fort has not been sacrificed to save a
few dollars.
There Is great economy. for In
stance. in making one chimney do for
the kitchen range and heating appara
tus. There is still further economy
in putting the chimney In the middle
of the house, and running 1t out
through the roof at the highest point
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1912-02-23

ting of these weeds in the Channel islands forms
an important part of the farmers work at certain
times of the year. LAYER prepared from a spe-
cies OF porphyra, is valued as a delicate condi-
ment in the west of England, and a similar prep
aration from ulva latissma is known as green
laver. Dulse (rhodymenia palmata) and tangles
(the young stalks Of laminaria digitata and l.
saccharin.sl have been used for food in times Of
scarcity, but must be difficult Of digestion. The
last named species yield mannite. Among the
best known forms of green seaweeds the
tubular entermorphia or pipe-weed: the branched
cladophora; ulva sea lettuce with fiat spread
ing fronds; the feathery bryopsis, like NINA
ture palm tree; and the button-like codium. or
sea purse.
The brown seaweeds are arranged in three
groups haeosporeae, fucaeeae and dictyotaceae
according to their mode of reproduction. In all
there are about 10 genera chiefly from the
colder seas, and varying in size from the minute
ectocarpus growing on species Of fucus to the
gigantic macrocystis and lessonia of the Antarc-
tic. The floating thallus of the former may reach
length of thousand feet, and the branching
tree-stalx of the latter is several yards high and
thick mans arm. Sargassum, or gulf
weed is included here. These belong to the frs.
group, In which sexual reproduction is effected
by swarm-spores; sexual reproduction also takes
place by the conjugation of cells, usually differing
from swarm-spores only by their fusion. Here
also belong the tangles Qaminarla), with fronds
borne on stalk that shows some advance In
structure. In the fucaceae of which the bladder
wrack (fucus), sea-oak (hadrys), and sea-thongs
(hmanthalia) common examples, the female
cells are nonmotile, and the male cells free.
swimming; a sexual reproduction does not occur
The common Dictyota dchotoma and the rarer
peacock weed (padna pavonia) may well repre-.
sent the third group. sexual reproduction is
effected by nonmotile spores: the male and the
female cells are also non-motile. single cell
is produced in, and elected from, the female
gan; the male cells do not bear ella. According
to Strasburger the process of fertilization has
not been observed. The third group contains
nearly 300 genera, mostly from temperate and
tropical seas
The vast harvest Of the sea, as represented by
the algae that grow TO maturity and then decay
along our extended coast lines and are wasted is
capable of adding tens of millions to the wealth
of the nation Of supporting numerous industries
that would give permanent employment to many
thousands of people and of relieving American
manufacturers from dependence upon foreign
sources of supply for chemicals and other mate
rails used in various arts and industries
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1912-02-23

ton of the bTproducts such as chloride of potash
algin. cellulose dextrin, mannite and other salts,
including sodium alginate
The United States, however, has one seaweed
industry of commercial Importance in Irish moss,
form of alga shat grows abundantly along the
Atlantic coast, particularly north OF Cape Cod.
where 1t has been exploited for threequarters
OF century. The average annual output at pres
ent is about 100000 pounds, valued at SIS 900.
1t is used chiefly for making blanc mango, and is
also employed in making cough. remedies, jellies
and buildings. 1t is also used for clarifying beer
and in sizing fabrics
In Roman times an alkaline dye was prepared
from seaweed, probably from fucus vesiculosus,
the common bladderwrack. The "seaweed pic
lures" sold at watering places almost invariably
contain a large proportion of the dried external
skeletons of plantlike animals, such the
mats (fustra) and sea-frs (sertularia).
Between twenty and fifty fathoms seweeds
rare beyond that depth their occurrence is excep-
tional. The principal natural means of disribu-
tion are of course, ocean currents; but man
counts for something inasmuch as species are
brought from port to port the bottom of ships
Among the chief barriers must be reckoned
stretches of deep sea, coast deserts Of sand and
mud, and the Eruption of fresh water lowering
the salinity of the neighboring tidal water. Prob
ably the oldest seaweed known is one of siphon
eous structure described as from the Devonian
rocks
Besides being used in the manufacture of iodine,
the coarser brown seaweeds are also collected for
manure, and the vraik or wrack harvest. or cut
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1912-02-23

| The Lord must love the common peo-
| pie, because he makes so many OF
| them" Probably Lincoln considered
that 80 per cent. OF the population
would naturally come under the defini-
ton common people" In my opinion
the proportion is not very much diff
ferent today. The common people are
the kind TO build up a community
the backbone and strength of the ma
ton. We may require an uncommon
genius occasionally as a leader; but
for everyday dependence, the com
mon people are just as important
now as they were In Washington's or
L.ncoln's time. That Ia why / am SO
anxious to see more of these low-cost
houses.
When | see a man start In to build
low-cost house for himself, I know
right off that that man intends to
build home and have IL paid for In
short time. and that he will sue.
coed, More Of such houses means
more comfort and more contented citl
zens.
But while It is right and proper to
be contented with the house you have
that does not mean that a person
should not progress. A person may
go from one step to another in house
building, the same as in business; but
1t is difficult to feel happy and con-
tented in a habitation which does not
provide conyeniences for doing ones
work. and which is not comfortable in
cold as well as in warm weather.
It is quite an undertaking to build
a house. IL means, for most persons,
years Of hard work; but they are the
happiest years to look back over.
Success depends upon the start made
If a person uses the right kind of plan
one the most Of which will be well
within his means, and one that will be
reasonably satisfactory when the
house is finished-the chances of pay
ing for the property and of soon hav-
ing a home free of encumbrance. are
very much better than when more
elaborate design is selected.
The little details that go to make
up a satisfactory house must not be
overlooked. A house without bath
room Is back number No one wants
d bedroom without clothes closet.
and It does not pay TO try to do with
out hot and cold water both upstairs
and down. When the plumber is at
work it costs but trifle more to have
pipe for hot water laid at the same
zine the cold water pipe is put In.
There are other incidentals. but these
are the most important.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1912-02-23

ed by enclosing the stairway in the
center of the house, where it takes
up very little room downstairs; while
the upper landing is within easy reach
Of the doors of all four bedrooms and
the bathroom. You cannot take up
great deal of space for halls in a
small house, and still leave room for
the requisites. A hallway is not alb
solutely necessary; and we dispense
with it entirely in this plan down
stairs, and reduce the dimensions of
the upper hall to the smallest posi-.
BILE space. Still when you study this
plan. you cannot find any fault with
st. 1t is not al expensive house. as
It can te built for about $4,000; but
when it is finished and nicely painted.
Il is by no means cheap looking. The
old-fashioned idea of putting consid-
erable expense on a house to make II
ock we'll. is no longer necessary; In
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1912-02-23
Growers Have Cult Raising the Bean
and Have Turned to Cultivation
Of Rubber.

Motor cars are partly to blame for
the higher price Of coffee. One may
not be able to own motor car, but
because of them one may soon be too
poor 70 have cup of Rio for break
fast
Coffee growers have quit raising
coffee and are cultivating rubber, the
Los Angeles Examiner says. The mo-
tor car has doomed the rubber market
until there is big money In producing
the raw material. while the price Of
coffee for 10 years has been so low
that there was little or no money in 1t.
That is the explanation the coffee
brokers give OF the sudden advance
in the price Of the bean without which
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1912-02-23
His Magic Wand Not Waved

appalling and frightful. This cheered
Rockefeller immensely.
by the way" said the oil mag
nate graciously, how are you getting
on financially?"
The reporter Immediately had a
vision Of tumbling into a pile OF
money, but he was too crafty to give
any sign of his citation.
"Oh," he said airily. I'm doing
about as well as man of my age
could expect"
Then Mr.. Rockefeller, without crack
ing smile. resumed the game
Popular Magazine
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1912-02-23

1t costs less to shingle around a chin
ney at the ridge than any other place;
the chimney is better supported: and
1t costs less to prevent water from
rains or melting snow coming in
around the chimney, when the latter
goes through the roof at the peak. be-
cause there is no accumulation of wa
ter there such as you have to contend
with down near the caves.
You seldom see eight rooms laid out
conveniently in a house that is only
"a by 30 feet You must utilize every
foot of space to the best advantage to
secure so many rooms and still have
them convenient This is accomplish
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1912-02-23
"sy King Apparently Asked Lead
ing Question Only as q Matter
of Information.

"a Jun D. Rockefeller gets lot OF fun
Ia. ., nis money OF late years he
- 9 CHOSEN as his friends several
d. newspaper writer's, and one
No. n.y. paying game of golf with a re-
Ter he let out this howl:
r, enjoy being with young men SO
a.. mat | wish / could seek their
|tbIng more freely, but it is a hard
neo. e Tor me to do. You see I meet
;ns. pc, and begin to like them, and
E., Hhen do that they hit me in the
"a with contribution box"
lrus Young man agreed with the
a.onaire that ouch a practice was
feging. not to say disgusting.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1912-02-23

stead. a good appearance is secured
by studying out good elevations and
proportions that go we'll together.
Cottage roofs like this were popu-
lar in Colonial days. They are easily
made. and look especially well on q
house as nearly square as this. Cheap
help may be employed on such roof.
because it is all straight work. Any
one can cut the roof-boards and put
on the shingles, after the boss car
penter lays out the rafters and puts
them In place.
This little house contains every
convenience necessary for comfort.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1912-02-23
Why Price of Coffee Scars

an American breakfast is a tasteless
thing.
There has been some talk OF short
age in the supply of raw rubber, but
according to consular reports the sc.
ringa rubber district in tbs Amazon
valley in South America would be suf-
ficient By itself to supply the growing
needs Of the worlds consumption If It
could be worked economically, which
Is only possible with q far greater
population than that at present avail
able and better means Of transport
At present, except In the Acre. Sc
ringa rubber has practically only
been touched to a distance OF about
six miles on each side OF rivers navi
gable by some sort of craft.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1912-02-23

In the building of dykes. Sometimes they are
used to stuff mattresses, cushions and upholstered
furniture. Experiments have been carried on to
use them as a substitute for wood pulp In the
manufacture of paper But the Japanese have
attained the climax of utility In the employment
OF the seaweeds. In the bay of Tokyo $500 acres
are planted every year with the red LAYER, sea
pant winch Is transformed into dried and
toasted powder which Is of highly nutritious value
being rich In proteids. These weeds are planted
IN very curious manner. In October and No.
NeniDer bundles of bamboo or brush are prepared
and taken to the grounds In boats at low tide
deep hoies are made in the muddy bed of the bay
Ny thrusIng down through the water an elongat-
ed conical wooden frame with two long upright
Woouen handles. Into each of these holes Is
paced one OF these brush bundles forming long
Fo"s that project above the water. The brushes
afford lodging place for the spores Of the red
.aVer and they become attached to the twigs and
oeFeiop within three or four months into plants
when are fit to be harvested They are then
su1 oried, pressed, toasted and ground into a
po"uer' This red LAYER grows abundantly along
'ne coasts OF the United States
Vi greater Importance than this is the manufac
lure Oh seaweed isinglass which is exported from
Japan 10 all the countries of the world There
are not less than 500 establishments in Japan
"nch are making this isinglass 1t is prepared
I'm I'm seaWeeds of the genus Gelidium. They are
Uoiied strained and filtered in order to separate
- plouuct is white shiny and semi-transparent and
- useu IN making jellies. soups sauces and to
tr the wine of the natives, which is made
o, Om rice and is called sake" In the United
S,es II Is chiefly employed In food preparations
,ha geiatlne is required 1t is also used for
NJ .,l Nng OF textiles. the stifening of the warp
:, SILK the clarifying OF wines beer and coffee
n IN making OF molds in the manufacture of paper
md on civilized countries the Japanese geatine.
ss a. the name OF agar-agar is used exclusively
fa,u ne culture medium in meteorological work
Il IS shipments of this gelatine are also sent
" me The schnapps factories in Holland
koi most abundant of all seaweeds are the
tbepa' distributed along every coast line From
Ars the Japanese prepare "kombu," which en-.
n - ,n'o tne dietary of every family in Japan
ana ussa as vegetable. cooked with soups, fish
beverages. A'aue 'n'o coniec'ions anu
na aTuine mas been manufactured from KEEPS for
ba Years but the price has been so reduced by
mar gorkng OF the nitrate fields Of Peru that its
he from kelps in the United States can
'ue attractive and profitable only by utiiza-
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1912-02-23

Farmer ito horse dealerJ-No. /
don't bear ye 10 malice. onls hope
when you're chased by pack c raw
ishin' 'ungry wolves you'll be a-drivlng
that 'orse you sold me.-TitBitA
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1912-02-23

1t is just the kind of house that Is
needed by the great majority living in
towns and cities-the great majority
whom we might call the common peo-
ple"-people who want comfort, who
want to live right and enjoy life as
they go along Lincoln once said.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1912-02-23

being Insignificant In their native element the
most important function of these seaweeds is the
same as that performed by ordinary forms of
vegetation on land+-that of rendering animal life
possible. They take the elements existing in
water as impurities and transform them into ma
terials essential to ANIMAL life. 1t is evident,
therefore, that the seaweeds are not quite as use
less as they are supposed to be.
Along the coast Of New England the British
Isles and western Europe they are used as fer
tilizers. In many countries they are fed to swine
and cattle. IN Holland they have been employed
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1912-02-23
Our Wasted Sedlue0d Resources

n these days when so much is said
about the conservation of our Eat
ural resources and the utilization
Of products that are neglected and
wasted, it is strange that no &C
count is taken of the marine for
ests and gardens that fringe our
sea coast Yet. since seaweeds
are the only vegetation found over
three-fourths of the superficial
area of the earth, it must be OBJ
yious that their place in the econ
crlY of nature must be far from
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1912-02-23

II must be awfully unlucky to wall
under thirteen ladders.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-08-03
Freight Station
Plans Nearly Ready.

IT is now definitely settled that the
Maine Central Railroad Co. is to build
a new freight station at Augusta as
Wei as a new passenger station and it
is probable that the work on the
freight station will be carried along
with that upon the new passenger sta
ton.
The plans for the freight station. 1t
is understood will be ready TO submit
TO the contractors, next week, and
these for the passenger station lit
tie later The site of the new freight
station will probably be a short dis
lance north of the Eaton shoe fac
tory
! The four buildings which stood on
the site selected for the new passen-
ger station, are now practically de-
molished and most of the material al
ready removed. All that is left standing
is the frame work of the old Swift 4
CO. plant and another days work viii
probably finish that. A city crew is
laying a sewer underneath the rail-
road track, while the work of tearing
down and removing the buildings is in
progress.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-08-03
Last Families
Out of Quarantine.

Friday saw the end of the quarantine
and the end of the smallpox epidem-
ic in the city. The whole number of
people under quarantine during the
epidemic was 29S and the Board of
Health. Friday, reported the last two
families let out and their houses flu
migated. Those released from auaran-
tine included seven in the family of
John Blanchard. 121 Northern avenue,
and five in the family of 0mer Cloutier,
SO Northern avenue.
The first case was discovered, Sun
day, June 2, in the family of Joseph
Leclair. "a Mt. Vernon avenue, and
shortly afterwards six other cases
ere discovered, some of which were
we'll under way when found. The orig
incl cases are believed TO have been
brought here from Lewiston. The epi-
demic had so much Roadway when first
discovered that it was only by using
the most drastic measures that the dis
ease was held in the section of4the
city where it originated The members
of the local Board of Health deserve a
great deal of credit for the manner in
which they handled the situation, one
member of the State Board of Health
going so far as to say that it was the
best handled epidemic of smallpox that
ever came under his observation.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-08-03
AMUSE M ENTS.
= - ~ : ! ---------T---- q
Two Performances, Next Week, al
Murree'e

Manager Murree has decided to run
two shows every evening. next week
IN order to be able to accommodate
the large throngs of people that will
be in the city on account of Hanks
Fair The first show will start prompt
at o'clock and the second one at
s.45 P. NJ. ,swi
The offering at the Amusement Park,
for tonight. would be very hard to ex-
Gel in both moving picture and vaude-
vile acts, and undoubtedly record
breaking crowd will be in attendance
The vaudeville program consists of
three firstclass acts and every one of
them are real mirth- provokers.
Hereafter when it rains during the
evening, Manager Murree will stage
his vaudeville acts in the Select Roller
rink. and they will precere the dane
ing. The dances viii be run as usual,
next week, following Immediately af-
ter the first show at the Open Air
Theater.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-08-03

j. r. Barker, one of the employees of
the cutting room in the C. A. Eaton
shoe factory in this city suffered 4
painful accident Friday morning. which
caused him 10 lose the first and second
fingers of his left hand. Mr. Barker,
who operates cloth dieing machine.
by some accident got his fingers on
top of the die and when he put his foot
on the lever which lets the heavy ma
chine go down, his two fingers were
caught and crushed so badly that it
was necessary to amputate them. He
was removed to the Augusta General
hospital. where proper attendance wa
given his injuries.