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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-07-26

Two important articles are neces-
sary to success. Capital and expert
ence. All businesses require both
capital and a trained mind. Some
years ago the poultry business was
doomed with the false inducement
that raising chickens was an occupaa
ton that called for very little labor,
practically no capital and a very small
amount of experience. These false in
ducements we're handed out in order
to create sales for stock and machin-
cry.
But instead of being that easy occu-
patton, it was found to be one that
required brains, energy, and every
requisite needed in any other bust
ness. He who is easily discouraged,
a victim of the blues" or he who
soon tires of the sameness Of work,
or the close confinement it. entails,
had better leave the poultry business
entirely alone.
While it cannot be said that the
care of poultry is hard, muscular
work, at the same time getting up in
the morning and repeating what every
morning before was done during the
week, working at night when Ian
tern is necessary, duties to perform
on every day, Sundays and holidays
included, soon tries the grit, the push
and the patience of man.
But if the man masters all these
obstacles, and sticks to his business
he will, as a rule, succeed. There are
times in all enterprises when it looks
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-07-26

process. The lime should not, ol
course, be confined, but merely GOV
cred, as confined. it possesses consid
cradle explosive force. Strain it and
add peck of salt dissolved In warm
water, three pounds of ground rice
put In boiling water and boiled to q
thin paste, half pound of powdered
Spanish whiting and a pound OF clear
glue dissolved in warm water. Mix
these well together and let the mix
ture stand for seven days in rea-
sonably cool and shaded place. Keep
the wash thus prepared In kettle,
and when 1t is being nsed put It on
as hot as possible. using painters
or an ordinary whitewash brush. Al
ways use magnetism lime for white
wash.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-07-26
Comedy Of
I Love
By FRANCES M. ELLIOTT

me .Carstons' dingy bungalow 81.
bowed the discreet two-storied hr,ck
OF the Bassetts'. wicket gate and q
low iron fence separating the Basset
rose garden from the scrappy mari.
Colds OF their neighbor. A hazy com.
Tort enveloped the Carstons. and their
weedy lawn was strewn with bones
and battered baseballs; while not a
leaf disturbed the velvet Of the Bas.
sett lawn, and within doors not a cur.
tain erred from it's counterpart.
Luncheon was in progress at the
Carstons', although it was an hour
past noon. Mrs. Carston brought in
the cold meat, Johnny chased in with
a plate OF bread and tarts, and Philip.
pa brought in the tea. Mrs. Carston
slipped her tea hastily and sighed as
she glanced over the mussy table.
Wrinkles, a red-eyed lap dog, the type
most unpopular in dogdom, set up a
howl. and Philippa threw him small
squares of meat.
AS soon as Mrs. Carston had swal.
lowed her lunch she returned to her
sewing. Johnny seized his cap and
disappeared. Philippa stacked the
dishes and sauntered into the living.
room. humming gay little tune She
was teaching Wrinkles to sit up for
sugar, when an ornate red automobile
tore up the avenue and stopped at the
Carstons'.
IT'S Dfcky Lambert and his new
auto. It's as red as lobster, and
Dicky's as proud as turkey cock, "
Uttered Philippa. She tossed up her
curls and changed her lowered XII.
mona, while Dicky turned of his gaso.
line and patiently rolled a cigarette.
II won't stand for many more OF
these waits" he growled when Philip.
pa appeared at last.
I'm sure the neighbors are delight.
ed with your new machine" cooed
Philippa.
II brought It up for you to see, and
nobody else" said Dicky, patting its
red sides. "Come out for spin. Well
beat that old car of Bassett's a mile
I'm sorry" murmured Philippe
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-07-26
WHITEWASH THAT
STICKS TO WALL


There are many brick and stone
walls, as well as wooden outbuiidings,
fences and the like, about a suburban
place which, lacking paint. detract
much from the general appearance of
the home But paint is somewhat ex-
pensive and cannot be applied with
too lavish hand by the average citi-
zen. There is. however. whitewash,
which is easily made and applied. is In
expensive, and which for most out
door work will answer quite as well as
oil paint. For chicken houses. brick
walls and the like it is excellent.
To make the whitewash. Stake half
bushel of fresh lime with boiling
uater. keeping 1t covered during the
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-07-26

as though the business would fail, but
by pegging away it is soon discovered
that only dark cloud had appeared.
But it is at these times that the
faint-hearted begin to reason that the
days for success in "this line" are
gone by.
When a man gets to that state of
mind that he cannot see silver lin
ing in the cloud, he is ready to accept
the first offer to sell out. In the
majority of cases he makes his losses
all the greater by selling out below
cost. y
The writer has seen days when
there was hardly cent of income,
when he had to go into debt to buy
feed and pay other expenses, and days,
too, when he couldn't even see a pros
pect of some business for a long time
to come.
But he stuck to the work, and when
the first money came in, it was soon
followed by other money, and in time
the debts were paid, and ever since
there has been more or less regularity
of income.
During those trying times, when it
seemed almost impossible to keep the
wolf from the door, the writer would
meet men in other walks of life with
the big rolls of bills in their pockets,
with flourishing occupations, but
nevertheless, he held on, never losing
an opportunity of making turn for
the good.
He was rewarded. Some of those
men with the big rolls of banknotes
were not satisfied; they wanted to
make more money, wanted to grow
| wealthy, read of the great sums,
realized by men who invested in
stocks, who became rich by the own
ership of mining shares they gave
up their present occupations, sacri.
feed the goose that laid the golden
egg" and became slaves to the stock
gambling lure, which finally left them
high and dry.
! So the beginner must not forget
that he who sticks to his work is the
one who will finally come out on the
right side. Trials are often angels in
! disguise.
The beginner must know that his
fowls deserve and must have the best
of care. He must keep a close watch
| as to conditions, must provide com.
fort, cleanliness and plenty of room
| Likewise he must study the appetites
Of his flock.
| Both system and regularity are i'm
| portant factors, never forgetting that
shiftlessness is costly and filth is a
dangerous stumbling block. The quail
ity and quantity of brain work put
into the concern determines the
| amount of success.
Trained thinking and wise work
ing" is a secret that will, in the end
bring about success. bad luck" is
merely another term for bad manage
ment. No duty is rightly performed
| that is done in a mechanical manner
The beginner must stop and think
| He must notice the little matters. He
must never assume more work than
he can accurately perform. He must
| never overestimate his capacity, and
he must never rush to get done.
! Haste makes waste. Map out a
| plan, and then work by it. Scrub
treatment will bring scrub results.
| The lack of good business sense has
been the cause of more failures than
has anything else. A man never
shirks his duty when he Is In dead
earnest in his work.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-07-26

wickedly. I'm going to call on Mrs.
! Bassett this afternoon.
"The devil you are!" said Dicky.
'Tll go with you tonight" giggled
Philippe.
"To call on the Bassetts." echoed
Dicky.
PhiIippa underwent sudden trans
formation before her call on Mrs. Bas-
sett. She twisted her curls up tightly
and put on her plainest linen skirt
and stiffest white shoes.
"Will / do?" she asked her mother.
Don't you think it was high time
you were deciding between those Two
! young menu" parted her mother.
Mrs. Bassett opened the door to
Philippa. She was short-Waisted'
gray-haired woman, her blue eyes ND
den behind heavy spectacles. her thin
lipped mouth dropping at the corners.
She gave Philippa limp hand ana
led the way to a sunny side porch. ;.
aMiss Pendleton and are sewing,
she explained.
Miss PendIeton. q large-featureo
bony young woman. shook Phihppa 8
hand effusively.
"what are you making?' asked
Philippe.
"Underclothes for the OrpnanA
Home" answered Mrs. Bassett.
| "How lovely!" cried Philippe.
| would you like to join our socle
Fty :" asked Mrs. Bassett dryly.
aTm afraid I'm too busy" re1ected
the shameicss Philippa.
| Miss Pendleton is never TOO Dusy
to do her duty" said Mrs. Bassett-
.Tm not so popular with the young
gentlemen laughed Miss Pendieton,
shipping her shears through PAN q
cambricc pantaloons with telling eI.
fleet. Philippa felt wild desire 70
fee. -
.How is your mother7" asked MIS-
Baasett.
.she's WE'LL answered Philippa !.
/ .Tm afraid she's sewing too naro,
said Mrs. Bassett, drawing her NOUN
down. Philippa thought OF the plnh
1 dress nearing completion. and employ
/ ed q discreet silence.
II do all my own sewing, Drestneo
Miss Pendleton.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-07-26

from Inflammation, and your Sanative
Wash relieved me. / am glad to tell
anyone what your medicines have done
for me. You can use my testimonial in
any way you wish, and / will be glad
to answer letters. p Mrs. CHRISTINA
REED, los Mound ST., Peoria, ILL.,
Mrs. Lynch Also Avoided
Operation.
Jessup, Pa.-"After the birth. Of my
fourth child, had severe organic infiam-
nation. Iwould have such terrible pains
that it did not seem as though ! could
stand it. This kept up for three long
months, until two doctors decided that
an operation was needed.
"Then one of my friends recommended
lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com.
pound and after taking it for two months
Twas a we'll woman. Mrs. JOSEPH A.
LYNCH, Jessup, Pa.
Women who suffer from female Ills
should try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta-
Bile Compound, one of the most success
full remedies the world has ever known,
before submitting to surgical opera.
ton.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-07-26

The advent of motor vehicles In
Madras Is of comparatively recent
cate, but within a very brief interval
'ley nave to a great extent supplant.
60 carriages drawn by horses, which
formerly constituted the chief means
u transportation among the European
contingent
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-07-26
oni;c
Aherotiue'

What is a "tonic"? A
medicine that increases the
strength or the tone of the,
whole system. What is an
Alternative" A medicine
that alters or changes un-.
healthy. action to healthy
action. Name the best ..'tonic,
and Alternative? Ayers Sar-
saparilla, the only Sarsapa-
rillaentirely free from alcohol.
Ask your doctor about il.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-07-26
Picking the Good Ones.

"You see a group of girl children.
Or schoolgirls, or university girls, OF
factory girls, or ballroom girls-you
can pick out, as plainly as If they
we're branded, the ones whom men
will want to marry and the ones whom
no man will want to marry.-"A
Touch of Fantasy" by A. H. Adams
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-07-26

Bilious attacks, sick-headaches, indiges-
non, constipation, dizzy spells = these
are some OF the results OF an inactive
liver. Ask your doctor il he endorses
Ayers Pills in these cases. The dose
10 small. one pill at bedtime.
Made By the !. G.. AVER CO.. Lowell NasI
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-07-26
CIeaninq Glass Bottles

r., SASS water bottle, when constant.
w. 1Seu' soon becomes discolored. This
T+.; it,, easily be cleaned by pouring a
na my vinegar into the bottle and add.
So pihcn of salt. Allow this to
with hu Ior several hours; then rinse
,srt.. wear water. The bottle will be
s''iectly Clear ord hrich+
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-07-26
When Your Eyes Need Care

Try Murine Eye Remedy. No Smarting-Teeis
Fine-Acts Quickly. Try it for Red, Weak
Watery Eyes and Granulated Eyelids. nlus1
trated Book in each Package. Murine II
compounded by our Ocuists-n0t q "Patcrt Med.
tcine"- but used in successful Physicians PraS
tice for many years. Now dedicated to the Pub
lie and sold by Druggists at 25c and 60c per Bottle
Murine Eye Salve In Aseptic Tubes 25c and 500
Murine Eye Remedy Co., Chicago
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-07-26
Happiness and Pietv.

~ not forget that even as ITO work
% " worship SO to be CHEEKY is to
w. sUiSAip also; and to be happy is the
W. Ist step to being pious.-Robert
louis Stevenson.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-07-26
Killing Weeds.

Troublesome weeds or grass OF a
most any kind may be gotten rid Of
by scattering rock salt plentifully on
It. The stock win eat it of close
every time. It comes up and tramp
It ont
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-07-26
Making Reproof Effective.

pe,ng to advise. or reprehend any.
ma consider whether 1t ought to be
!, nublic or in private. presently or
A. some other time. and in what terms
n do II. and In reproving show nc
.igns of choler, but do it with sweet
ross and mildness.-George Washing
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-07-26

Spoons.
Young Man dining with his own
est own)-"Oh, waiter, may we have
a spoon here" Waiter-"No objeo
ton. sir, ii you don't mind the other
guests"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-07-26
SAVED FROM
AN OPERATION
How Mrs. Reed of Peoria, I'LL.
Escaped The Sur
geon's Knife.
Peoria, Ill.-'I wish to let every one
know what Lydia E. Pinkham Vegetable

compound has done
for me. Fortwoyears'
I suffered. The doc.
tor said I had q tumor
and the only remedy
w as tn e surgeons
knife. My mother
bought me Lydia E.
Pinkharn's Vegeta-
BILE Compound, and
today / am a well and
healthy woman. For
m on tn 8 ! suffered
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-07-26

n typewriter for Two.
sane tvn e TWO persons to use tn,
eated J., a table has been pat
10 bo,a which there is turntabh
-Olo the machine
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-07-26
stIIl on Earth.

.sMammy, 1t ser heah dat George
washington's been daid for III years.
.Doan' you beliebe what's IN De pa
per. chile! Why, I saw dat nies4n
orlv las week on de street
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-07-26
All IN the Name.

~How about love in q cottage
81 could never marry q poor man
said the girl.
"But this cottage is really . bunga
low"
II might consider that"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-07-26
Costumes Indicated Conditions.

Costumes Indicated Conditions.
Peasant girls in parts of Europe do
clare their unmarried condition by
modes OF dress and couture, and bach
elors are sometimes indicated in simt
lar fashion. The zone or girdle had
its significance in the Greek world.
and the Roman husband wore q
such garb of his own.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-07-26
Operation Successful.

Operation Successful.
Agnes-"Was Emily's operation .
SUGGEST" Giadys-"Glorious! She
got fifteen gifts, hundred dozen
roses and had two hundred calls Of
inquiry. Life.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-07-26

~ LI4 pn plue IS weak solution Avoid it. Buy
r N IfoSs Ball Blue, the blue that's all blue. Ask
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-07-26

s rO1lers VIII find Mrs. Winslow's soothina
iur Gp .ne best remedy to use for their childre1
''''1g tie teething period.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-07-26

R, Automobile Eye Insurance needed ate,
RenaSJC,ii e 10 Sun. Winds and Dust. Murine Eye
M S rely applied Affords Reliable Relief.
'aftihg-Just Eye Comfort-Try Murine
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-07-26

Try Murine Eye Remedy for ReAs
Weak, Watery Eyes and Granulated Eyelidas
No SMarting-Just Eye Comfort.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-07-26
Ney RInQ for = Bride

!. ney Ring for a Bride:
ham marriage service at Chelten
topDa paflsh church recently, it wa.
Ten ~ mat the bridegroom had forgot
De olo e ring. At the suggestion o.
dOo, , s.,' the key of the church
cunma sn,cn mad ring at the end, wa.
nn nlets and the ceremony wal
'e'eo'-Pall Mall Gazette
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-07-26

sneh Of bSa tlul person uses LIQUID blue. It's :
1a Cross Raj u "a large bottle Of water. Ask fo1
aii Blue, the blue that's all hue
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-07-26
,r~rs AND HEADSTONES

,.,Hrhed iSoi orening for local agent where we
s.tmstes, led: reference required; no ex-
= not represesarv Pacific Marble & Granite
ne 3osSl valencia ST.. San Francisco. Cal
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DAISY FLY KILLER
Turn to Motor Vehicles,

HAROLD SoMERS. $50 DeKalb Ave-. BROOKLYN, n. Z
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-12
LOCAL FREIGHT
BOAT IS SUNK
In Sound Off Bayonns by
CoI|ision--Carqo Lost.

Merchandise, amounting to thous-
ands Of dollars, being shipped from
local manufacturers to New York by
the Merchants Marine Terminal
Company, OF New York, from their
terminal here in Front street, went
to the bottom of the Staten Island
sound near the ferry, of Bayonne
Monday night, about Z o'clock. when
the N. Y. and N. J. lighter steamer
Safety, with a net displacement of
81 tons. ran the end OF her PROV in
to the side of the stem OF the freight
steamer Cimbria, Of the Merchants
Marine Terminal Company, with
displacement Of 1877 tons net, The
boat with her cargo of local goods
went down in a few minutes, just
after the crew OF the fated boat had
been taken aboard OF the Safety.
On the boat were fifty-seven tons
of copper bars from the Under
ground Cable Works, 100 rolls of tar
paper from the Barber Asphalt Paw
ing Company and 20 tons of tobacco
stems from different tobacco factor
les of the city. The exact value Of
the merchandise could not be learn
gu, Uul lie uIdIluo COiupduy CdTTleu
insurance both on their cargo in
transportation, and the boat itself.
The news was kept secret, and it
seems that only the commercial daily
journals of the Metropolis were able
to get it Immediately after the acct
dent The lighter Morgan has been
put on by the marine company in
place of the sunken boat until new
heavier freighter boat can be COM
pleted that is now being built.
The Cimbria, left the local dock
at about 3 o'clock Monday afternoon
and was going at her usual speed.
On nearing the StatenIsland Ferry at
Bayonne the pilot perceived another
boat coming from the opposite direc-
ton. He headed his boat to one side
so that it would, as he thought, clear
the approaching steamer. The sky
was overclouded with snow clouds
and 1t was dark on the water. The
pilot of the Safety tried to steer his
boat so that it would clear the other,
but, nevertheless, sharp report was
heard, and water began pouring in
on the left side of the bow Of the
Cimbria. The captain Of the Safety,
finding that his craft had rammed
another, Immediately had his en-
gines stopped alongside the boat,
and it's crew helped out OF the sink
ing steamer.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-12
EXCISE BOARD
SAYS NOTHING
Members Silent on Grant St.
licenss Matter.

Prominent members of the Hoard
of Excise Commissioners have nT
comment to make publicly on the
action of the Chesebrough Vaseline
Works in fighting against putting
Theodore Lenchiski's saloon license
from 616 Charles street to 1873 Grant
street, within 200 feet of its plant.
President John II. Fritzinger, of the
board, cannot see how the saloon in
it's new location would be detri-
ment to the works, for he contends
1t is fully five and half blocks from
Iits main entrance. When seen he
would not comment on the Cheese
brough companys action. Neither
would former President Richard
Henderson. Other members of the
board could not be seen.
In the opinion of one commission
er there are plenty saloons In the
North Amboy section and it would do
no harm to transfer some more
licenses from that section to the
southern or western parts of the
city He said one member must
have declared he voted under a mis-
apprehension and thus caused the
board to grant Lenchiski permission
to enter second application, after
the first one had been refused.
Both of the commissioners seen
said they knew Of no Irregularities in
the last proceedings of the board in
connection with the passage of the
transfer.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-12

Improvement of local waters
through Arthur Kill to New York bay
by a channel twenty-five feet deep
and 400 feet wide, with a turning
basin of the same width at the mouth
of Fresh Kills, was recommended to
Congress yesterday by the Govern
ment Harbor Board. 1t was estimat-
ed that 1t would cost $2,130,000 in
all, with $4,000 annually for main
tenance. The report was transmitted
to congress by Mr.. Stimson, secretary
of war.
It followed a detailed investiga-
tion by the Board of Engineers for
Rivers and Harbors made On Septem-
Der "a, when people from this city
and along both sides of the sound
appeared in the interest of the i'm
provement at hearing in the Cham
ber Of Commerce headquarters, 65
Liberty street, New York city. Among
the principals there to urge the i'm
provement besides factory heads were
United States Senator James K. Mar
tine and Acting Mayor Ferd Garrett
son. At that time the board had the
report of the district officer. The
question was then raised, If the pres
ent project depth of twenty-one feet
through Arthur XIII was increased to
twenty-five or thirty feet and an ade-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-12
CONGRESS ASKED FOR
AN APPR0PR|AT TO
DEEPEN CHANNEL HERE
Recommendation Made Throueh War
Department Yesterday Urged in
Report of Government EnginGers.
OVER So, 100000 NECESSARY

quate turning basin provided near the
lower end, omitting the proposed
channel across Raritan Bay, would
not the needs of commerce be thor
oughly well served?
The Harbor Board has now rec
ommended twenty-five foot channel
from this city to the channel in the
upper New York Bay aid a turning
basin of the same depth.
The report is made by Colonel w.
T, Rossell. He recommends thirty
foot channel and an initial appro-
prlation of s1,500,000 and estimates
the work could be completed in
twelve years with a similar appro-
priation each year. The depth of the
channel Is now twenty-one feet at
mean low water.
The Board adds:--
"The Board of Engineers has ar
rived at the conclusion that the COM
merce of this locality is such as to
demand increased facilities and con-
siders these needs will be served for
the present by a channel twenty-five
feet deep extending from the upper
end of the waterway down to Perth
Amboy, with suitable turning
BASIN"
1t provides for total cost of $3,-
10000 and $4,000 annually for
maintenance.