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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-06-21

Wouldn't Try 1t On Himself.
"And you didn't know it was load
ed?" "No, judge, l swear l didn't"
But before pointing it at the de-
ceased. why did you not look into the
barrel to see whether or not 1t was
loaded?" "Why, Judge, that would
have been fool thing to do! 1t might
have exploded and killed me. '-Hous
ton Post.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-06-21
Plant Diseases.

immune from plant diseases and trou.
blesome insects. The orchardist and
the gardener should provide spraying
materials and be ready for any emer-
gency. Some seasons may not require
severe fighting. but others viii require
vigorous assaults.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-06-21
Origin of Diamonds.

Won Bolton thinks that diamonds
were formed in nature by the action
Of metal vapors, such as iron or mag
nesium, on carbon dioxide. He has
succeeded in making microscopic dia-
monds by the action of mercury va
nor on carbon.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-06-21

CoSh SAACnOA
hens are, by some
strange reason,
impervious to the
o p Q r a t / o n
lis placed upon
a dark board or
table. It's neck
is gently stretch
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-06-21

right side up and upside down. The
natives sometimes hollow out the
trunks of these trees, which contain a
glutinous substance that gives re-
freshing drink, and make excellent
canoes from them.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-06-21

mits OF ready entrance to the bulb. but
effectually prevents egress. Insects
entering the bulb find themselves trap
ped, and are eventually killed in their
confined water prison. After this they
gradually putrefy and are absorbed by
this fesh-eating plant.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-06-21
Modern Witches.

A little boy who went to the same
school did was reading a story about
witches. When he finished the teach
er asked him If he knew whether
witches still existed ~Oh, yes" he
said, "only they call them old maids
uow."-Exchange
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-06-21
PROTECTS EARS OF SAILORS
ingenious Continuance WIthou+ wh,.,,
men Would Soon Lose Their
sense Of Hearing.

>. many people have wondered how
sne men on the deck of a battleship
can stand the awful shock produced bv
tue discharge of heavy artillery. The
summers within the turrets are mot af
lected much because the gun dis
charges outside. To save The CO...
uruns from destruction ear-protectors
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-06-21

galleries, 0ften across the grain, thus
girdling them. Dead branches extend
ing above the mass of foliage in the
tree tops are a sign of attack, and
many twigs will be broken off or with
er during the summer. The pest has
been especially destructive to elm and
silver maple trees in the coast cities
and towns of Connecticut, but is not
so abundant in the open country.
The adult moths are dirty white,
with semi-transparent wings marked
with metallic blue dots. These have
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-06-21

account OF It's Gu
rious formation
It SO m e t / m e q
grows to the
height OF 80 feet
and seems to rep
resent bottles Of
oil chonoc both
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-06-21
BY Natural Reasoning.

A keen student of human nature
must have written the following:
When you see a young man sailing
down a street shortly after midnight
with his collar crumpled, you can
make up your mind that there's ..
young girl crawling upstairs not far
distant, with her shoes under her arm,
and an extinguished lamp In heS
hand"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-06-21
Cautions Choice.

"A man Of your energy and talents
should take an active part in politics"
NO." replied Dustin Stax. 81 prefer
big business. In politics when you
decide to forget the details of trans
action some one is sure to pull an old
,crap book on Won +"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-06-21

TOO SHABBY TOT a SsFVdnt.
COleridge was one day riding IN Re.
gents park In an unusually strange,
shabby dress, when number OF MS
friends rode up and met him. Cole
ridge offered to fall behind anu pass
as one of the party's servants. mo,
one of them said, II am proud OF you
as a friend; but, must say, should
be ashamed of you as a servant
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-06-21
Actions a Criterion.

A slender acquaintance with thu
world must convince every man thai
actions, not words, are the true cri
'erlon OF the attachment Of friends;
and that the most liberal professions
OF goodwill are very far from being
me surest marks Of it.-George Wash
ington.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-06-21

A recently invented aluminium appa
ratus makes the most minute details
Of fracture distinctly visible. Alum
mum is no more an obstacle to the
AS the metal is transparent to the
rays the operating surgeon can exam
Inc the fracture without haste or DIFF
6culty, closing his apparatus only
when every fragment has been put in
place.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-06-21
When Your Eyes Need Care

Try Murine Eye Remedy. No Smarting-Feels
Fine-Acts Quickly. Try it for Red, Weak,
Watery Eyes and Granulated Eyelids Illus
trated Book in each Package. Murine 10
compounded by our Oculists-not a "Patent Med.
icine'-but used in successful! Physicians Prac
lie and sold by Druggists 25c and Soc per Bottle.
Murine Eye Salve In Aseptic Tubes, Csc and 500.
Murine Eye Remedy Co., Chicago
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-06-21

Emerson on Woman Suffrage.
# a woman demands votes, offices
and political equality with men, as
among the shakers an elder and elder
ess are of equal power-and among
the Quakers-it must not be refused.
It is very cheap wit that finds 1t so
drell that women should vote.-Ralph
Waldo Emerson.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-06-21

although the extra ones are OF no use
whatever. The wings can be moved
by the rabbit, but, Of course, 1t can
no. Az The wings measure from tip
TO tip rs inches in length.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-06-21
A MODEL
CHAUTAUQUA.
Conditions at Gladstone
Park Approach the Ideal

The Willamette Valley Chautauqua,
which convenes at Gladstone Park. Oregon
City. July to 81. 1912, is making elaborate
preparations to accommodate the largest
crowd in its successful career of eighteen
years. Always leading in Chautauqua
progressiveness, the directors are con-
structing large septic tank and building
a new sewage system, with all modern
sanitary devices for the comfort and con-
venlence OF its patrons. A large force Of
workmen is charging old buildings, and
erecting new ones. and the P. X. L. & p.
track for the car service. which goes right
INTO the park, is being fe-5allasted.
With an array of peerless atform tai
ent. and with Gladstone Park made even
more ideal by the latest move of the d.
rectors. Willamette Valley people can
well be proud of their popular institution.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-06-21

longs u NIL 0SO'
Levett Of East.
bourne, England.
The rabbit is liv'
ing and is twelve
months old. It
has seven legs,
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-06-21

Mothers Responsibility First.
Before the state, before her hus-
band, mother is responsible for her
hildren's MISUNDERSTANDING.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-06-21
DAISY FLY KILLER
Good Thing Easily Lost.

Good Thing Easily Lost.
Jack-"Fred has a snap, but he's
toolish to continue abusing his privj-
Ieges" Tom-"That's so! It takes
mighty little to make ,sinecure inse-
cure. boston Transcript.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-06-21

TO find fresh food, While inc ane1 ~
when the crab Is at rest, spreaas l i.l
tentacles out. and 30 enectualy
acreena the crab from observation thai
he can take 4 siesta undisturbed.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-06-21

Automobile Eve Insurance needed after
| Exposure to Sun, Winds and Dust. Murine Eye
! Remedy freely applied Affords Reliable Relief.
| No Smarting-Just Eye Comfort-iry murine.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-06-21

Mothers VIII find Mrs. Winslow's Soothing
Syrup the best remedy to use for theit childre.l
during tie teething period.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-06-21
For Bone-Setters.

Red Cross Ball Blue all blue best bluing value
in the whole world. makes the laundress smile.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-06-21

Try Murine Eye Remedy for Req.
Weak, Watery Eyes and Granulated Eyelids.
No Smarting-Just Eye Comfort.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-06-21
FLEsH-FEEDING PLANT.

This curious looking plant Is found
II many deep pools and water bitches
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-06-21
BOON COMPANIONS.

On the shell Of the hermit crab IS
often found small sea-anemone, and
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-06-21
RABBIT WITH WINGS.

This somewhat unique animal be,
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-06-21
HYPNoTIZING A FOWL.

That fowl can be hypnotized cah
be proved in the following way. A
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-06-21
GROWING BOTTLES.

This tree, which grows largely IN
Australia, is called the bottle tree, on
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-06-21

are employed, such as shown in the &C.
companying picture, taken from the
scientific American. The protector
consists OF celluloid piece shaped
somewhat like an anchor, with a ball
at one end, which fits in the ear
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-06-21

Red Cross Ball Blue will wash double many
clothes as any other blue. Don't put your money
into any other.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-06-21
"PAUL PRY" CONTINUANCE.

Outside the window seems a pc
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-06-21

these two cTea
lures are excellent
messmates. + n 9
hermit crab draga
the anemone about
and so enables II
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-06-21

GUITAR pace tO
keep a mirror, but
many people have
one attached to
their windows, and
can thus, by just
glancing through
the window, see 9
long distance up
the street. It is
also useful for not.
ing callers, and q
- IL ~ nv
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-06-21

great convenience in the matter OF e3
GLIDING undesirable visitors.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-01

arriving there TO say nothing Of the
many other conditions present that
would be positively disastrous - hu
man habitatiOn. Hence. we must con
poor place to visit. fl. upon arriving
. there (Which we already know is i'm
possible as has been pointed OUT.
there would not even be air which q
person could breathe The result Of
this imaginary voyage would be, con
seQuenuy, that the aviator would once
more have to mount his cOntrivance
and endeavOr to fly "earrhWards' 1--WE
curing, at the unCeasinE rate of so
miles per hour, about POS days to reach
his native world.
But If our traveller were to make a
trip to one Of the two nearest planets.
Mars (the other being Nenus). he
would have TO start in infancy. for at
the same rate CSC miles an hour never
stopping for anything. he would re-
Quire nearly so years to traverse the
distance between us and that point
occupied by Mars when nearest to the
earth, which IS. roughly, 80. GOO. 600
miles away. And after reaching Mars
he would not be at all assured by the
latest Investigations of astronomy,
that the abode for a man from earth.
and the same may be said (Only more
fOrcibly and with far more truth in
the other cases.. Of all Of the re-
naming planets of Lhis system other
than our own. So TO put IL mildly. the
planets themselves excepting the
EARTH. would furnish poor habitations
for US. II, indeed, We could exist on
any one Of them all
We see. then. from these few imagin-
airy instances that have been made use
OF. that il Is rash for us 10 even eX-
pect to visit by means of our airships
or any artlfice that we now know. the
distant orbs OF space that we must be
content TO remain on mother earth-at
least Tor the present. We cannot specu-
late as 10 the futUre-and that we
must relinQuish every thought or
dream Of ever departing from thence
The Planets FOR May.
Mercury viii be visible as a morning
star just before sunrise near the east
ern horizon for few days before and
after May II.
Venus is still a morning star but is
so near the sun this month that IL
probably viii not be visible 70 the
unaided eye.
Mars viii be in the early evening /
sky It's path eastward lies between !
Gemlnl and Cancer
Jupiter rises i'm the east on the LIST, (
about 10 p. m, and on the 30th at sun /
set II has an apparent retrOgrade I
motion westward Of about four de-
greSS during May. This apparent mo- I
ton westward is caused by the earth's (.
moving faster in its orbit than Jupi- y
ter. which is approaching opposition
IL viii be in opposition on June i. At .
opposition the sun, earth and planet .
are in the same straight line. This
apparent backward movement of the
planet IS not unlike the impression
given passenger on an express train /
when. although moving in the same F.
direction. the express passes the local,
-t appears to move backward.
Saturn viii pass from tire evening TO
the morning sky this month and con
seQuently viii be too near the sun for
observa ton.
Uranus rises in the east about mid
night
Neptune IS still in GeminL setting
about midnight
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-01
CAVEIN DELAYS
WORK ON FLUME
Furniture Debt Of Elephant
Butte Church Is
All Paid.

Elephant Butte. n. NJ. May Some
difficulty is being encountered from
the cavinE in Of the earth and rocks al
the excavation at the flume- The cave
in has compelled the moving Of the
track.
Mss Jennie Perry left for her home
in Denver. Colo
Mr.. Wells, Of Pueblo. Colo who has
been visiting his son. Chester Wells.
has left Ior his home Mr- ana Mrs
Chester W els accompanied him as rar
as Engle
Rev ". c. Buell. went to FL Paso
Tuesday to meet his mother and ac-
company her 20 the Mesilla Park home,
where he "a i'll spend some days
The Christian EndeavOr society viii
have charge OF the service at the
church on sunday. May D. The con-
gregariOu. by tWO-thirds standing
constitutional prohibition amendment
and also the county local prohibition
bin now pending in the legislature.
p D. L. 4icLawrin. of Albuquerque,
is at the dam on business.
H B. Goodman and family, from
Houston, Texas, have arrived in camp
and viii occupy the cottage vacated BY
the HendersOns. Mr.. Goodman has q
Goodman is daughter OF Mr. and Mrs
w. III. Conrad.
The Royal Elephant members were
the guests OF the Dam Elephants" at
'l-to4NC- zen al L--t cruz room OF Ll6
latter. a short address Of welcome was
made by the president, +. L. Newbey.
and the response was given by Capt
Faunle-Oy.
AT the church entertainment the mu-
sic was OF @ high order. DR.. Graham
gave an important talk about the house
fly and the dangers to health from its
coming in contact with food
mis- entertainment has enabled the
church to pay the last dollar on church
furniture
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-01

the traveller therein. capable Of pene-
trating the earJh's atmosphere and fly
ing out into space Before going one
( step further we are Immediately con-
frOnted by the fact that no cOntriv-
ance, however built for aerial lOcOmo-
ton. can float upon that very tenuOus
substance which is known TO permeate
and perVaQe every crack and CreVlce
Of the puiverse, viz. the "lumlniferOus
ether" without enCOunUering some eX-
rremely serious difficulties We pre-
suppose that our readers are informed
that exterior TO the air which enCir-
cles our globe IS what IS popularity
called space although this socalled
space Is by no means q true vacuum
as accepted in the theories OF modern
physical science. ANY body which could
get beyond the immediate gravitative
control Of our planet would ultimately
come under the prevailing influence OF
the sun, and would, normally. forever
after circulate round the latter in an
Independent orbit not unlike those OF
the various planets and periodic com
cts which occupy the interplanetary
regions on account OF this well known
physical law. our aviator. should Il be
within his capacity 10 soar above the
bounds of the life sustaining air which
enshrOuds our globe, would, with his
conveyance, be compelled to move
round the sun in a closed ellipse as a
small satellite or wandering meteor
and would never be able TO gain his
destination or again return to mother
earth. u is obvious, therefore, that
this preQiCament is in itself quite SUI
ficient 10 Danish forever all our hopes
OF escaping from herein this form
at least
However, let US lust suppose il to be
possible for a person TO fly from here
TO the nearest OF all the celestial bod
ies-the moon. for instance. The dis
rance from the earth to the moon IS
approximately 100000 miles; If a ma
chine could be started from here so
as 70 go 10 the moon being provided
beforehand. Of course. with the very
essential supplies Of food and water.
and chamber containing that vitality
eler TO live on during his journey CfOr
at q distance as short as eight or ten
miles above the earth's surface the at
mOSphere is so rare that an ordinary
individual can scarcely live there for
any length of time. and out in space
so devised as to travel at an uniform
speed of so miles an hour never stop
ping day or night. fl would require
over 20S days 10 make the trip. Think
of il. Just picture mentally the vast
amount of air alone that would have
TO be taken on such a voyage In or
der, then, 10 carry merely the sup Z
plies necessary to actual life in the [
course of this time we should have 10 I
a machine Of incredible !
size, and so arranged that the trav- 3
eler could be.supplied with pure, fresh :
Journey And 10, what would he find {
upon reaching the moon? It is a well I
known fact in astronomy that the |
moon is what we might term "a dead /.
world. for as far as modern investiga- {
ton can indicate. no atmosphere Is T
present on it, SO fl is TO be strongly 4
doubted whether an ordinary man 4
could survive on our satellite after 4
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-01

~ was Eat. uncomfortable. Looked
va Felt Miserable, suffered with
+'Neunatlsm. Asthma, Neuralgia. When
worked or walked i puffed like n
Forpoise. j took every advertised med
lclne / could find / Starved. Sweated.
LSerclsed, DOctored and changed eli
mate out ] ruined by digestion, felt
IKE an invalid but steadily gained
weight There was not single plan or
QluE that i heard OF that / ala not try.
j Lalleu 10 reduce my weight / dropped
SrelelE- as Z ola not care to be the butt
OF an the jokes Tt was embarrassing
T. have my friends tell me [ was set
s.ls stout, as no one knew il better
tnaD myself
SOMETHING HAD To BE DONE
N ReZan 10 study the cause Of FAT
~ men I discovered the cause / found
we remedy The French Method gave
me an insight 7 improved ON that
- l-lo.ec JHe ooJectoual features. add
~ "lgl Pheasant ones, and then ] tried
-H+ plan ON myself for week d
'~IA'o like Magic. ] could have
SCREAMED WITH JOY
az lhe end of the first week when the
scales told me Q had lost ten pounds by
Ivy simple, easy. harmless DruEIcsS
Aletnod. To was n pleasure then to con-
tnUt until l-reSaiueu my normal self i'm
re feel fifteen years Younger 4
ZOE iiIteen years younger My Double
chin has entirely disappeared. can
walk or work now can climb
mountain. ] am normal In size can
am master Of my own body now. I
old not starve. but ate all I wanted TO.
I did not take Sweat Baths I did not
Drug. ] used no Electricity, or harm
fCl exercises but I found the Simple,
sane. Common Sense WAY Of reducing
my weight and 4 applied it, have
tried it ON others. My Doctor says
am q perfect picture Of health now
am mo- longer alliug. I am now hap
py, healthy woman Now ] am going
to help others TO he happy. 7 have
written book on the subject II you
are fat D want YOU to have It, Tt viii
tell YOU an about my Harmless. Drug
less Method To all who send me their
name and ad, ~ess I mail it FREE. as
lolE as the present supply lasts. Tt
VIII save YOU Money Save you from
Harmful Drugs. save YOU from Starva-
ton Diets. Harmful Exercises. possibly
save YOUR LIFE IL is yours for the
asking without a penny. Just send
your name and address. & Postal Card
viii do and III be glad 20 send il So
that you can quickly learn how TO re-
0uce yourself and be as happy as I
am Write today as this advertise
ment may not appear again I'm this
PAPER
HATTIE BEL 50 Barclay. Denver.
Colo.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-01

possible for a man to survive without
some other device constructed so as
to supply him with the necessary
amount Of air to breathe Everyone
viii grant. therefore, that were fl with
in human power for an Individual TO
exist beyond the limits Of our atmos-
phere, he would certainly have to be
provided with some means Of storing
and obtaining that most important in
gredient TO life, namely air To begin
with. let US imangine that we have an
airship designed to convey provisions
of food. water. and even air itself for
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-01
IEAR "a s00.RMTgEIa q (s0yTHl- e00RnIse-zOORMaIG

to the moon. or to Mars. OF to some
one of the other planets Of the solar
system The writer would like, I'm the
following space, to explain in a very
brief and simple fashion a few OF the
scientific and actual impOssibilities Of
our aviatOrs ever attaining such a
point as to be able to travel beyond
the earth's atmosphere.
All of our readers know that at a
point in the neighbOrhOOd Of 100 miles
or more above sea-level, the air OF our
world practically ceases. and that be
yOnd this limit it would be utterly i'm
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-01
TO HOLD CONTEST
TO LETTER OF LAW
MOrris-McCarty Bout VIII
Not Irespass on the
State Statute.

jefferson City. No. May Cover
nor Hadley was given assurances last
night by J. H Mason. prosecuting at
rOrney OF Green county. that the box
ing exhibition between Carl Morris and
Luther McCarty. scheduled to be held
at Springfield. Friday night. is in strict
compliance with the law No one but
members OF the Springfield Athletic
club VIII attend. according to the gov
errors Information.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-01

This is a picture Of
the carton in which
each bottle Of pa
RISTAN SAGE Is
packed The girl in
the picture has Au-
burn hair-bear thar
fact In mind.
PARTISAN SAGE
viii Danish dandruff
stop falling hair and
itching scalp and
TO m ote a new
growth of hair if the
hair root Is not dead
tt viii put radiant
b 2 a U ty into dUI1
faded, lifeless hair
and as a dainty and
delightful hair dress
ing for women il
cannot be matched
Get a 50-cent bot-
tie OF PAETSTAN
'u'll never again be-
binary hair r0nics
-f1arauraa Il
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-01

BY FREDERICK C. LEONARD.
President Of the Society for Practical
Astronomy Member Of the British
Astronomical Association.
CWritten Expressly for the Evening
Sky Map
TT HEAR considerable amount
Of serious discussion at the
present time. when air ships,
zsroplanes. and all manner Of machines
Tor navigating the air are becoming so
Eommon, about the possibility of flying