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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-01-10
To Keen Ferns Fresh.

Use a soil of about falf- leaf mold
or smooth earth and half fine sand.
Give abundant drainage and then
plenty OF water. About once a month
put them in t he washtub or bathtub
and give a thorough washing. not
sparing soap: rinse we'll. and slightly
loosen the soil before returning them
to the stand. A bit OF fresh beef
buried in the soil OCCASIONALLY helps.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-01-10
ASSISTANCE OF BOYS NEEDED
Enthusiastic Youth and Team Of Hors-
es viii Do Wonders Toward I'M
proving Country Roads.

II you can enlist the boys or girls
in any country community in any good
work, 1t will soon be done; and 1t is
not likely to be done very soon unless
you do enlist them. If you get the
boys and girls interested in a Sabbath
school, 1t goes without saying that you
will have good school. II you can
get the boys and girls to attend church
regularly you will have a prosperous
church. If not, your church must in
eVltably decline A minister who can
not attract and hold the young; people
had better be thinking of handing In
his resignation.
II we are ever to have good dirt
roads in Iowa, it will be necessary to
enlist the boys. If they are ever in
erested in the job, we will get the
lul benefit of the road drag. A drag
and boy and good team of horses
Will do wonders, provided the boys
aeart is in it; not otherwise. Theory,
you say? Well, let's see.
Miss Jessie Field, the superintend-
ent OF schools in Page county, Iowa,
organized seven teams numbering
IRON four to ten each. Each team
met and chose captain. When it
oane time to drag the roads, he or
uelea MS boys out, and they obeyed
vroers' Mr.. W. c. Brown, president Of
'ne New York Central railroad, who
nas farm in that county, gave a
prlze OF 500 to the best team of boys.
uAe OF the best things Colonel Hep
Ourn ever did in his life was to pre-
sel. trophy to the boy who had the
S0S' nall mile of road at the end of the
season The teams put up signs at
h aUu nail mile, giving the name of the
w.. wy VINO was responsible for dragging
n ras piece OF road. Finally. the su-
W. paid the expenses of D.
w ma,u King to come and judge the
,,,,. a' and decide which team was en-
rh'a u 70 the hundred dollars, and
~ ''n individual boy was entitled to
tbi. "N II goes without saying that ii
p.s "OrA Is continued and extended.
,o ~ county will have the best dirt
ths -. ~ Inc state of Iowa, or in any of
tbs ssuIOlnlng states. Why? Because
nao, ,O's nave taken it in hand. Few
tbon" s realize what a tremendous
wbss u' Inc master gave to the world
dreD :. ue said; Suffer the little chill
not. ~ ~ come unto me, and forbid them
dom ~ wi 10 such belongeth the king
ogn,, VI zoo In other words. he rec
hood The value of childhood-boy-
but r., lo1 merely for spiritual things
to tbo oil things. The boy is father
the No. uian; that is. what the bow ia.
Dsn will become.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-01-10
ssfetx Il FriendahIn.

An intimate friendship Il at once
j safeguard in recreation and social
enjoyment, for q man thinks twice be.
tore he plunges into surroundings
which he knows his best friend would
condemn. 1t is stimulus, because
In work or business. or even play, a
man does not willingly lag behind
while the friend is forging ahead. II
common endeavors for good causes
religious or social or political, friend
ship is powerful inducement to self
forgetting activity.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-01-10
ROADS AID TO FARM VALUES
More Attention to Drainage, Grad
Ing and Crawling.

1t Is a noticeable fact that farm
lands have raised in value more In
the last two or three years than they
did in the ten years previous to that
time, writes Lucien A. Sweet In the
Farm, Stock and Home. Now the
question to be answered is this: Why
does this condition prevail?
First. the r. F. D. mail has placed
the farmer nearer to the city in get
ting daily delivery of his daily pa
pers and letters.
Second, the cooperative farmers
telephones. This source Of comfort
brings the farmer into almost the
homes of his neighbors in almost the
twinkling of an eye and the cost Of
this comfort luxury and necessity Is
only from three to four dollars year.
Third, the automobile in the hands
of many farmers.
By the introduction Of the R. F. d.
mail and the use Of automobiles by
the farmers, it has caused them to
be much more interested in the drain
age, grading and crawling of the
roads-both for the use Of the mail
carriers and for the use of their autos
so that in the last two years more
gravel has been put on the roads In
southern Minnesota than has been
placed there since the roads were
laid out
Fairmont township, Martin county,
the writer's home for 80 years. adopt
ed what is known as the cash system
of road making-through the hard
work of a few of our voters we car
ried the election by mojority Of one.
This was done about eight years ago;
since that time we have paid no poll
tax. but all lands and properties Of
all kinds have been assessed GER
tain amount to raise cash to be ex-
pended on the roads as such.
The town board has appointed q
road overseer who takes charge of all
the roads Of the township. Notwith-
standing, the township has eight or
ten gravel pits with the very best
quality of fine gravel. very little has
been put into the roads until the last
two or three years. But since the
work of crawling the grades and til
ing the water away from the low
grades in the sloughs the roads are
so much improved that the voters
are now raising twice the money for
road purposes that they did before
the gravel was used and the roads
where graveled are In fine condition.
To be sure this year the crop was
good and two years ago the crop was
good. also; but as the farms are tile
drained and the roads ara made good,
farm lands advance very rapidly.
While there is probably no one thing
that has contributed altogether to the
rapid rise in land values In the last
two or three years. It is quite plain
to be seen that the drainage OF the
wet places along the roads and the
graveling of the roads, putting them in
very good condition, has been the main
factor In putting land values where
they are at the present time.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-01-10
Professor Recited Badly.

One day college professor, going
to his class, came across one Of his
students who had just fallen down.
Asking him how he fell, the student
replied, Notwithstanding" Telling
the anecdote short time later the
professor said: Il met Mr.. Junior the
other day, and he made very bright
remark He had just fallen down, you
know; and, when / asked him how II
happened, he said. Nevertheless -
Budget.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-01-10
Abraham Lircoln

In the language of the shop, the
farm, the boat, the street. or the
nursery, he told the high truths that
reason and religion taught, and took
possession Of his audience by storm
of speech, pouring upon them all the
riches Of his brave plebeian soul, bap-
thing every head anew; man who
with the people seemed more mob
than they. and with kings the most i'm
por'rer.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-01-10
Bear BATTING Popular Sport.

Few sports nave had such a great
and extended popularity as bear bait
ing. The Romans imported their bears
from Britain, and the sport can be
traced Ia England to the Conquest or
beyond. Queen Elizabeth was SO fond
q the sport that, tSy an order in coun-
ca, she prohibited plays to be per
formed on Thursdays because bear
batting and such pastimes had usually
boen practiced."
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-01-10
A. Orchard Hint.

The difficulty encountered In har-
vesting apples In orchards where
clean cultivation is given the trees
as = result OF the fruit falling in the
dirt may be overcome to 9 large ex-
tent by sowing rye the latter part OF
July and cutting It about two weeks
before the time for harvesting. and
letting it lie az carpet 70 protect
the fruit
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-01-10
Examine Strange Personality.

A Frenchman, named Marguy, said
TO possess the hide Of an elephant,
instead of the ordinary human skin.
and therefore Believed to be an alb
normally constituted person. not &C
countable tor his actions, IL to be
medically examined at the request Of
the French attorney general TO de-
termine his responsibility for 4 theft
for which ne has reen Imprisoned
some mouthR.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-01-10
Scholastic FIippancy.

"And now" continued the professor
Of history, permit me to mention a
tireless worker in the great cause Of
humanity" "Attireless worker?"
interrupted one of the seniors, par.
don me, professor, but If you are re-
ferring to Lady Godiva, she was at
tired in her luxuriant hair,
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-01-10
STRANGE xsn,es.

Every clergyman can tell tales Of
the strange names which he has
been asked to 5estow upon children
at the baptismal tent; but the place
where that sort of thing Is rampant il
British Guinea. Mamie Bellona, John
Pantaloon, and Frank Locust are
among Christian names imposed on
the offspring of native converts.
Worse still are Whisky Emmanuel
and "Serin -'--- ~c,,, -
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-01-10
[Y3l{l2l Eye Eslna r9 9or EYES
Washing Mating.

Bran is much better to use Ton
cleaning mating than soap and va
ter. Tie the bran in bag, dip the
bag into clean warm water, and rub
the mating briskly with this; then
wash 1t of with a cloth wrung out Of
warm salt water. This method fresh
ems 1t up wonderfully.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-01-10
Younu Mai

Young MAJ, a.~.s- 4.~se f-riends.
For boys and young men friendship
10 prime necessity of existence.
When man mas established himself
In life and the interests Of home and
wife and family have absorbed him.
he may, perhaps. dispense with friend
ship. But as long as he is young, un-
married and unsettled. he is as de-
pendent on friendship as on air or
food
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-01-10
Opuienr bard.

II cant understand how that poets
wife is able to dress so well. / thought
there was no money in poetry" =
guess there isn't; but her husband has
the job of writing all the advertising
rhymes for one Of the biggest break
fast food concerns in the country.
Have you seen their new automobile?'
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-01-10
Coughs
and Colds

You could not please US bet
ter than to ask your doctor
about Aver Cherry Pectoral
for coughs, colds, Group, bron-
chitis. Thousands of families
always keep it in the house.
The approval of their physi-
clan and the experience of
many years have given them
great confidence in this
standard cough medicine.
Sold for seventy wears
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-01-10

Any good doctor will tell you that a mcdi-
cine like Ayers Cherry PectoraI cannot
do its best work il the bowels are -on-
stipated. Ask your doctor il he knows
anything better than Ayers Pills TO. cor
recting this sluggis hness CT the liver.
Made by the = @. AVER CO.. Lowell. Mass
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-01-10
slzinu Him Up.

When you call the average young
man honest he is likely to feel a mild
sort of qualification. When you call
him competent his chest begins to
bulge. When you call. him a heart
breaker he slaps you on the shoulder
and gives you to understand that he
considers you person Of remarkable
perception and unerrine Judgment.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-01-10
Time to Beware.

II ever you meetsa woman who sue
eeeds in convincing you that you are
an exceptionally fine fellow. be very
very careful. She has far more intel
|ligence than you-Jay DENLY. In Let
tiers from China
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-01-10
In ~. Trees Should Be PLANTED

sourcs -. to serving as a great
erts ear -, wood supply, the forest ex-
fuepces IAN well-known beneficial IN.
are i iefs. to human interests. rests, These -,
Conditions ID Upon the climatic
ts) upon ' ~, within the forest area:
Ter Of the MI. distribution and charac-
Mechanic, water flow; 60 upon the
the Soil undo condition and erosion Of
Sanitary and cover, and (4) upon the
he peopls u aesthetic conditions 81
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-01-10
Ham arc Zoos.

Calhoun Clay says: Oar am nom
breakable relationship betwixt de cub
lud race an turkey. the reason bein'
dat de cullud race is descended from
Ham, whilo 49, f~om eggs.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-01-10

No Conclusive Evidence Of Change.
Five years ago, sir" triumphantly
declared the landlord of the Atlantic
and Pacific hotel at Whoopopolis, Ok,
there was no town here at ALI"
'H'm!" replied the hvDercritical tour
list from the east. "And what makes
you think there ia ono here now?"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-01-10
profectinu Fruit Bushes.

Currant and other bushes that are
liable to be broken down BY heavy
SHOWS. may often be protected nom
such damage BY simply tying them
together ii IN upright position 80
that the snowdrifts cannot bend and
break the canes.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-01-10
Reason for sunerIoritx.

The demestication of animals ano
the utilization of plants does not 60
very far except under a civilized peo.
pie. Contrast the age OF Peru and
Mexico with that Of Egypt. Babylonis
and China; and one reason for old.
world superiority In the mastery Of
nature is plain.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-01-10
Society people Classified.

Storeke 9per They are society
people. They belong to our first and
last families. Customer You mean
sflrst famiIies'?" Storekeeper No;
1rst and last. First to ask credit and
last TO pay.n-Ppct
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-01-10
japanese plant camphor Trees.

japanese Plant Camphor Trees.
In Formosa large areas are to be
planted with camphor trees during the
next few years. The trees now util-
lied are five hundred to one thousand
years old, and the Japanese wisely In
tend to conserve the source OF supply
OF one OF their important monopolies.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-01-10
Nnf lin "a Exnectations.

George has told me all the secrets
Of his past Mercy! What did you
think Of them?" Il was awfully disap-
pointed. Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-01-10
Hia Pleasure.

A famous king said: "If men only
knew how pleasant to me it is to for
give faults, there is not one OF them
who would not commit crime" From
the Orient.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-01-10

Mothers VIII find Mrs. Winslows Soothing
Syrup Il e best remedy to use foI their childEol
turing re teething period.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-01-10

No thoughtful person uses liquid blue. It's q
pinch of blue in q large bottle of water. Ask for
Red Cross Ball Blue, the blue that's all blue.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-01-10
Plies CURED m 4 70 = DAYS

Your druggist will refund money if PAZO ONT
MENT fails to cure any case of Itching, Blind,
Bleeding or Protruding Piles in to IA days. Soc.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-01-10

bo 81 B Y # n Weshineton Co. nre near Hills
III IT Trees stock, machinery etc Nachbour. Box
s. in Adals Co.. Wash. AGO A. cult: 5-r
SCI Wheat etc. bargain Morgan. Box SIS Ghca.o
For Sale 6 a. within city limits of salmon Arm n
VI IAN: % a. cult. lsr ouse, bern outbuidines 5
e,;r ea ny orchard stock mat hinery. etc J. D. Nc
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-01-10

Liquid blue is weak solution. Avoid it. Buy
Red Cross Ball Blue the blue that's all blue ASK
your grocer.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-01-10

s s - ONLY ONE BKOMO QUfNINE
That is LAXATIVE PROMO QUININE. Look
for the signature Of E. w. GROVE. Cures Cold
in One Day. Cures Grip IN Two Days. Csc.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-28
COPENHAGEN
MEN SPECIALISTS

Oil 18th street,
MOLINE.
Open only on
"wednesday az
ternOOn and cg-
e.iing. 2 to 8.
Friday eve. : TO
0. and S u r q 4 =
morning Sto II.
On other da Is,
call at Daven-
port
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-28

this city, passed TO his final rest We'd
nesday afternoon at 4:30 Mr.. Lueth
was born in Germany, Jan. 6, 1926, and
his death was caused by the infirm-
tiles of age. In 1855 he was united
in marriage with Miss Louise Schultz
and two years later came to Davenport.
They made their home in that city I'M
til Mrs. Lueth's death, three years
ago. Five children, Mrs. Lizzie Wahe
Of Moline, Miss Minnie Wahe, who
makes her home in the west, Miss
Alvina Gripp of this city, and Theo-
dore and Emil Lueth of the tri-cities
survive.
After a life Of only 10 days the in
FAINT son of Mr. and Mrs. NJ. c. Travis,
living at 43S Railroad avenue, passed
away at $50 yesterday morning. The
little one was the only child.
Arthur, four-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Rene VanSpeybrOeck of East
Moline, died at / o'clock yesterday
morning from pneumonia, an aggrava-
ton which had set in to add to the
suffering of the little one, who had
been i'll with infantile paralysis for
a year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-28
HAMLET

The eclipse of the moon was wit
messed by people of this vicinity Sat
Friday.
Jesse and Howard Cooper went to
Blue Springs, Mo, Sunday 70 attend
the funeral of Mrs. Charlotte Cracraft.
Riley Halstead left for Simms,
Mont, Tuesday.
Misses Winifred Boyies and Mary
Halstead went to West Liberty, Iowa,
Saturday to spend a few days with
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Halstead.s
Alec De Borde and Miss Nora Wits
nan spent Thursday in Rock Island
The road commissioners of Perryton
township had business in Monmouth
Monday.
A number from here attended the
funeral Of Miss Ellen Gingles at Rey.
nOlds, Wednesday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-28
BACKACHE A Warming
ALL SHOULD HEED
It Is One of the First Signs Of Kidney
Troubles, if Neglected, Serious
Diseases Follow.

No one can be well and healthy
unless the kidneys work properly and
keep the blood pure When they be-
come clogged up and inactive, nature
has way of warning you.
Backache is one of the first symp-
toms. You may also be troubled with
disagreeable, annoying bladder disor-
ders; have attacks Of lumbago or rheu-
matism; become nervous, tired, and
feel WORKOUT; puffy swellings show
under the eyes or in the feet and
ankles; and many other symptoms are
noticed. If they are neglected, drop
sy, diabetes, or Bright's disease, which
so often prove fatal, may result.
It is not only dangerous, but need
less for you to suffer and endure the
fortunes Of these troubles. for the new
discovery, Croxone, quickly and surely
ends all such misery.
There is no more effective remedy
known for the prompt cure Of all such
troubles than this new, scientific prep
aration, because it removes the cause.
II soaks right into the kidneys, through
the walls and Innings; cleans out the
clogged up pores: neutralizes and dis
solves the poisonous uric acid and
waste matter that lodge in the joints
and muscles and cause those terrible
rheumatic pains, and makes the kid
neys filter and sift the poison out OF
the blood and drive it from the sys-
TEN.
You will find Croxone different
from all other remedies. There is
nothing else on earth like it. 1t is
SO prepared that It is practically ins
possible to take it into the human
system without results.
You can secure an original pack
age Of Croxone at trihing cost from
any first class drug store. All drug
gists are authorized to personally re-
turn the purchase price II Croxone
should fail in a single case. Three
doses a day for a few days is often all
that is ever needed TO cure the worst
backache. relieve rheumatic pains, or
overcome urinary disorders.-(Adv.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-28

over Sc years Of age. Born in Ger
many Jan. 6, 1926, Mr.. Lueth received
his education in the schools OF the old
country and grew to manhood there.
In the year 1855 he was married to
Miss Louise Schultz. Two years after
their marriage Mr.. and Mrs. Lueth
came to the United States, directly 10
Davenport. They resided here until
the death o:JMrs. Lueth, which occur
red three years ago. After the loss Of
his wife the aged man went to Moline
and since that time had resided there
with his daughter. Five children sur
vive to mourn the death of the old
pioneer. They are Mrs. Minnie Wahe.
Mrs. Lizzie Wahe, Mrs. Alvina Grip,
and Theodore and Ernest Lueth, all
residing in the tri-cities with the ex-
ception of Mrs. Minnie Wahe.
Joseph F. T. Burke, aged 55 years,
died yesterday at the home, 2136
Washington street. He was born in
Davenport May 8, 1857. and had lived
here all Of his life. He was a mem.
Der Of Carnival camp No. l, W. o. w
He was a horseshoer by trade. He
was preceded in death by six children
| He is survived By the wife, Mrs. Ellen
Burke, and four children, Joe, Helen
and Lille, at home, and John Burke
of Spokane, Wash.
Mrs. Ernest Cook. SO years old, pass
ed away Wednesday night at a loca
hospital afteC a lingering illness Of
over three years. Mrs. Cook was borI
in Davenport April q, 1876, and hac
resided practically all Of her life here
Surviving are the mother. Mrs. Nora
Steadley; one son, Leon Cook: tire.
brothers, Daniel, Jerry and Michae
Ryan, and one sister, Miss Dell;
+, Steadley.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-28
w atertoWn

The Easter program Of the Metho-
dist Sunday school of WATERFOWL was
beautifully carried out as follows:
Song, AT Beautiful Eastertide"-
School.
Prayer-Rev. George Cady.
Responsive Reading.
northumberland Tabor.
hesitation, The Risen Christ
Willie Coleman.
Dialog, The Flowers'-Edith Chi
dester, Edith Hogue, Mildred Peter
sen.
Song. Loves Reward" Hix,
Nellie Coleman, Leola Filbert, Coda
10y.
Recitation, Not a Butterfly
Peterson.
Dialog, Easter Gifts"-Rennie War
rem. Frank Schultz, Clifford Peterson,
Kenneth Browning, Carroll Johnson,
Forrest Millett, Colon Cox
Recitation, Break Forth Into Sing
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-28

wheels torn off, hog houses and chick
en- houses blown over, buildings I'M
rooted and other damage done. The
storm was the worst that had ever
visited this locality.
The Misses Cora Nelson and Erna
Lundeen visited their respective homes
at Rock Island last Saturday and Sun
day.
The program for Easter at Bethel
church was postponed until next Sun
day on account of the stormy day.
The Ladies Aid society will meet
to sew with Mrs. Harry Cook next
Wednesday.
Mrs. Ort Avery was shopping in
Rock Island and visiting with her
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-28

(Advertisement.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-28
COE

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Reiling are
the parents of a son, born on Good
Friday last week.
The severe windstorm, which Wis
tied this vicinity last Sunday night,
did damage at different farm houses.
Windmills were blown down, and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-28

Are you frequently noarse? Do you
have that annoying tickling In your
throat? Does your cough annoy you
at night, and do you raise mucus in
the morning? Do you want relief?
If so, take Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy and you will be pleased. Sold by
all druggists.-(AdY)