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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-07-08

rendered ny the National Education
association to the betterment OF the
national life should be counted its
contribution TO the harmonizing of
the sections. II has offered a conf
mon ground where the educational
leaders OF all sections could meet to-
gether and has helped materially
toward a friendly understanding be-
tween the sections.
President Johnson called attention TO
eome OF the things the association had
10 do, VIZ; Help forward and direct es-
pecially the development of moral agri~
cultural and voca tional education; secure
better recognition OF the teachers calling,
and to that end continue to work Tor
better salaries tenure, and pensions; Sc
cure better recognition OF Noman's posi-
iton and compensation I'm educational
work; emphasize the supreme irnpor
tance OF moral training and characte
building in education everywhere. The
state must rest for its safety and stabil
ity upon the character of It's citizens
rather than upon their intelligence and
skill and hence the duty OF the states
public schools TO train for good citizen
ship.
President L. IT. Farchild of the n. L.
A. was greeted with prolonged applause
as he arose to make his annual address.
Throughout he was listened to with inter-
est and was distinctly heard in all parts
of the tabernacle The applause at In
tervals denoted the favor with which his
address was received, and when his rec
concentrations In respect OF reorganiza-
ton OF the association were made the
"progressives" exhibited their Joy In
loud and long hand clapping.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-03-14

He never moved, but his face grew
so pale and drawn that towards the
end it seemed as If it were pow
dered mask that stared at me from
the shadows of the curtains.
my God!" he cried, and fell back
upon the bed in a passion OF hyster-
ical tears.
tried to help him, but he thrust me
fiercely away, so thought 1t best to
let him get over 1t himself. He was
still lying on the thick quilt. sobbing
and shivering, when the door opened
and Peace stepped into the room. l
explained the situation in hurried
whisper; but when l turned again
Terry had got to his feet and was
watching us, clinging to the bedpost.
"This is Inspector Addington
Peace" 1 told him. Perhaps you
can give him some information?
mot tonight" he cried, don't ask
me tonight, gentlemen. You cannot
tell what this means to me; tomor
row, perhaps"
He dropped down upon the bed.
covering his face with his hands. He
seemed a helpless sort OF creature,
and my heart went out to him in his
calamity.
"a nights rest is what you want, !"
I said, patting him on the shoulder.
Come, let me give you an arm"
He took it at once, with grateful
glance, and 1 led him down the cor
ridor, with Peace in sympathetic at
tendance Fortunately, his room was
in the same wing, SO we had not far
to go. When we reached it. he thank
ed us for our care of him. And so we
left him, returning to my bedroom In
silence, for, indeed, the scene had
been a painful one.
Peace" said, when the door had
closed behind us, what was the thing
l saw in the yew walk?"
He had seated himself in an easy
chair, and was polishing the bowl Of
a well-stained meerschaum pipe with
a silk pocket handkerchief.
Il think you already have an ex-
planation," he answered cheerfully.
eff it amuses you to sheer at my
uperstition-"
'You refer to the legend of the de
Launes. 1 have heard the story be
fore, Mr.. Phillips; nor am I surprised
that you believed it to be the ghost
WOLF
ct debut now 1 want you to dis
prove it,"
ION the contrary, all my evidence
supports your theory"
I stared at him, with a creeping
horror in my blood. I was beginning
to be afraid-seriously afraid. Peace
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-03-14
brought bottle that he had bought
with hard-earned 10 cents.

brought bottle that he had bought
with hard-earned - cents.
Mother came home from downtown
and going up to her daughters room
she put two bottles Of Blanks toilet
lotion on the dresser. There. dauph.
ter" she said, as she patted her IN
the back, look what a nice mamma
you have"
Big brother came home from +ha
Office. and. handing Clara q PACKAGE
said: Here. Sis, you're a pretty good
sister, Here's four bottles of Blanks
sunburn chaser. I braved a depart-
ment store for you today"
Directly after the presentation
speech OF big brother, in came father
and with a fathers prodigality for his
only daughter, he handed her a pack.
age with the remark: There. danph-
ter, know you can use Blanks toilet
lotion in quantities. And. IL a IA.
Their can't buy his daughter eight bot.
ties without a murmur / don't believe
ne thinks much Of his little girLn-In-
dianapolis News.
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THE TERROR
IN THE SNOW
(Continued.)

(Continued.)
Sorry to disturb your dance" said
Peace, beaming upon him.
BEG pardon, sir, but you startled
me-yes, we was 'aving a little dance
In the servants all; but it's OF no
consequence, sir
"a slippery floor, eh, with so much
French chalk on it?"
The young man glanced at the pow
der on his shoes and grinned.
$50 you are all dancing in the
servants hall, are your"
Il believe so, sir, barring Edward,
who is waiting on the party, and Mr..
Henderson"
"And where is Mr.. Henderson,"
HE is the baron's man, sir.
should not presume to inquire where
he was. Beg pardon, sir, but are you
staying here tonight?"
This is a friend of mine," I inter
posed. 'He will stay the night; but
you need not trouble about that
now"
"a smart fellow like you can keep
his mouth Shut" continued the in
spector, sweetly. you wouldn't go
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-03-14
TEACHERS ENGAGED FOR LIFE
Swiss Pedagooues Receive small ray
But Are Persons OF Consequence
In the Community.

Nearly 80 per cent. OF the teach
ers in Switzerland are men," says w.
X. Tate. supervisor Of rural schools
in South Carolina. Mr.. Tate has just
returned from a three months inves-
tigation of Switzerland under the
auspices of the national bureau OF ed
ucation.
Five hundred dollars is considered
a good salary for teacher. After q
lifetime of service he may go as high
as $500. Living Is cheaper there than
here. however, and in addition to his
salary he is given dwelling, GER
tain amount of garden land and wood
for fuel. His dwelling is generally
in the same building with the school.
His position is Of considerable local
Importance. Aside from his duties in
the schoolroom, he is often secretary
Of the local creamery association, lead
er of the village band, organist in the
church and general intellectual guide
for the community.
when a teacher is engaged it is
for life or long term of years. He
settles down with the people whose
children. he teaches, and expects to
make that particular job his life
work. Changes are rare. Twelve
new teachers in one year in a sys-
tenn of 240 was considered very I'M
usual The record for continued serv-
ice in the same village is held by a
teacher in Thurgau, who has occu-
pied the same position for IS years.
One teacher that I visited has held
his position for "a years, and his IA
Their held the same position for IS
years.
Zone of the most attractive fea-
lures of the Swiss schools is the cor
dial personal relation that exists be-
tween teacher and pupil. There is
nothing of the military in the disci-
pine of the school; no lining up; no
marching to classes When the chill
dren go to the classroom, they shake
hands with the teacher, greeting him
as if they had not seen him for a
long time, and are really glad to see
him. The whole relation is one of
charming naturalness and kindness
on both sides.'
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a SPELL" he said, with quick glance
at me. 'It is now 1880; be back
in this room at 1918. am going to
take a walk around the house with
our young friend here in the mean
while. The baron had secretary.
believe"
Eyes. a man called Terry"
Bring him up with you when you
come. shall want talk with him.
Is all quite plain?"
yes" told him; and so we parted.
When l stepped into the roulette
room l stood for moment blinking
at the players like yokel at a panto-
mime. The scene was to me some
thing unreal, clever piece of stage
effect, with it's flushed and covetous
faces, its frocks and its diamonds, its
piles of sparkling gold, and the cry
of the banker as he twirled the wheel.
How could they be doing this with
that bloodstained patch on the cliff
edge, with that unknown horror
sinking through the snow-how could
they be doing this if they were not
acting a part! An odd figure 1 must
have looked, if there had been any
one to notice me. But they were too
eager in the game to hear the opening
of the door, or to see who went and
came. l walked over to the fireplace,
lit cigarette, and watched them, my
nerves growing steadier in the merry
,1o 81 oil
there, the men and women of that
careless house-party, all there-save
one who lay silent wherever they had
laid him.
Half an hour had slipped by, until,
at last, with an effort, walked to the
table and threw down two sovereigns
on the red.
1t won, and I laughed at the mel
ancholy omen; not, perhaps, without
an odd note in my voice, for the man
over whose shoulder 1 leaned to gath
er my winnings glanced up with a
startled expression. 1t was young
Terry the secretary; the very person
1 wanted to see.
Anything the matter, Mr.. Phil
lips?" he asked. You're not looking
very WELL"
Don't worry about me-" told him.
But 1 want a word with you in pri-
vate"
Certainly-just one moment"
He had been winning heavily, and
it took him some time to crowd the
bank notes into his pockets. A soyer-
eign slipped from his fingers and roll
ed under the table as he rose; but he
paid no attention to it.
81 have something to tell you. Can
you come up to my room?" I asked
him,
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-03-14
At the Top. as Usual.

At the annual banquet of the Michi-
gan Society of Chicago Congressman
at-Large Kelley of Michigan was
joked by several speakers upon the
prominence of Irishmen in public
life.
That's perfectly true; we always
get to the top" answered Mr.. Kelley
when it came his time to speak. II
remember an example of this that
came to my attention a few years
ago when l was making a trip through
Minnesota. I came to small town
in the northern part of the state. One
glance at the signs on the stores
showed that Scandinavians FREEDOM
mated. Johnson, Nelson, Gustavson,
Hilberg, Olson and like names were
all that I could see
"'Any Germans here?' l asked the
man I was visiting.
""There ban none,' he said.
"'Any Italians?'
mo-, he answered.
"'And no Irishmen either, I sup
poser I added
go, yeas, there ban two Irishers
in town. came the reply. One he
ban mayor and other he ban chief
police"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-03-14
Old Southern Cooks PASSING,

Old Southern Cooks Passing.
The colored cooks who were q
marked type of southern farm life be-
fore the war are rapidly passing away.
On thousands of plantations these
cooks were born on the place and re-
NAMED in service even after freedom
came to them until they were taken
to the little family burying ground
for final rest.
Occasionally one Of these old col
ored cooks can be found still doing
good service. The average pay for
colored cooks on southern farms is
from So to So per month. An excep-
tonally fine cook and one who has
been in service many years sometimes
gets as much as $40 but such wages
are rare.
The younger generation of colored
cooks demand much higher wages
and southern housewives find them
selves compelled to pay from SIS to
$24 per month in order to keep first
class servants.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-03-14
MEs Iss9 + #s|:ss|ssw,
m2 Mo 6u. PER AcRES
31ys4}5zz1attza51
LOWEST PRIzE-WlNNlNe WELD
LARGEST PRlZE-WlNNlN6 YIELD

IAN0c0I FHtZc- WlNNtN0 WELL
The general average of all contest
ants was fifty-one bushels to the acre,
while the general average for the
State in 1912 was but twenty-one
bushels. If all Of the corn growers
in Texas had averaged just what these
contestants averaged, at the prevail
ing price, the crop would have brought
one hundred and sixty-odd million dol
lars more than it did.
In 1911 the average corn crop Of
Texas was go bushels to the acre.
Seventeen hundred and forty-six con-
testants for the prizes offered by the
Texas Industrial Congress, coming
from one hundred and sixty-one coun-
ties, averaged 311s bushels Of corn
per acre. All Of the prizes were won
in seventeen counties. In 1912 there
were 4,03O contestants from 205 coun-
ties. Fifty-five counties won prizes,
and Is Of the II that won in 1911 won
again in 1912. This clearly demon
strates that the work Of the Congress
is constructive, permanent and cumu-
lative.
The Congress keeps in touch with
all contestants, makes suggestions as
to preparation of soil, conserving mois-
ture and fertility to make plant food
available, as to seed selection and the
best methods of cultivation, but all
Of these are subject to any changes
that the contestant thinks best to
make; the only object being to offer
suggestions that cause the farmer to
Investigate and with all the informa-
ton at hand to determine the best
mothods to adopt.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-03-14
ALL MADE A CONTRIBUTION
Sister Should Have What
She Had Desired.

Clara is a north side miss who is
very fond Of outdoor amusements, and
this means that it takes lots of toilet
preparations to cure sunburn and
keep her generally presentable. Clara
watches the "sales" on her toilet &C
cessories. for mother has taught her
to be economical.
"Oh, dear!" exclaimed the daughter
recently, "it just keeps my pocket
book fat buying stuff for my face and
hands. wish some good fairy would
leave couple of bottles of Blanks
on my dresser" There was a sale on
the preparation the next day and
Clara got a bottle when she went
downtown.
When Johnnie. who is going to high
school, came home that evening he
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-03-14

The village innkeeper had been DER.
suaded to lend customer a pair OF
black trousers for funeral solemnities
Inc sad occasion was long gone
weeks had passed away, and still Mr..
= looked in vain for the return OF
MS garments. They became urgently
necessary, and he sent a messenger
to demand them back again.
Said the messenger to the wrongful
detainer of the goods: "Mr. Lmust
nave EN-; he's going to funeral"
They won't do for funeral" was
the reply. I've been workin at the
quarry in EN-"
What will Mr. j. do, them" asked
the messenger.
Why, borrer a pair" replied the
other. same as what 1 id."-Londop
Tit-Bits.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-03-14
HE HAD BEEN WINNING HEMILY.

shouting all over the house If you
were let into a secret-noW, would
you?"
ooh no, sir; on my word 1
wouldn't"
And so Peace told him of the pro-
1ected arrest, of the murder, and of
his own identity. The color faded
from the young mans cheeks, but he
stood stiff and silent, never taking his
eyes from the little detectives face.
"And what can l do, sir?" he
asked, when the tale was over HE
was good master to us, sir; what
ever there was against him, he was
good to us. You can trust me to help
catch the scOundrel who killed him if
I can"
Il see this room is warmed by
steam heat. Is that the case with all
the bedrooms and passages?"
Yes, sir. The only open fires are
in the reception rooms. When the
baron made the alterations last year,
they left the CRATES for the sake of
appearance; but they are never light.
ed, save on the ground floor"
And in what reception rooms are
there fires at the present moment?"
The dining-room fire has died out
by now" said the young man, tick
ing of the numbers on his fingers
But there is one In the big hall, one
In the library where the party is
playing, one in the little drawing
room, and one in the baron's room"
And the kitchen?"
OF course, sir, one In the kitchen
and one in the servants hail."
THAT is ALL Are you certain?"
Quite certain, SIR
Good; and now for the bath.
rooms"
'"The bathrooms, sir?"
Exactly"
There are two bathrooms In each
wing; some Of the gentlemen have
subs in their own rooms besides"
Now, l think we know where we
sre." said the inspector, briskly. mo
chance Of the roulette party breaking
up, is there?"
~Oh no. sir; not for another two
Aours, at least"
want you to return, Mr.. Phillips
and try your luck at che tables fol
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-03-14

He hesitated, looking regretfully at
the table, where Fortune had been so
kind to him.
ut happens to be rather important
l said
He followed me without another
word. l did not attempt to explain
until We had passed up the stairs and
through the corridors to my room.
He seated himself on the great bed
with a SILVER of cold, drawing the
heavy curtains about his shoulders.
And there 1 told him the story from
the beginning to the end, hiding moth
ing, not even my belief in the super
natural nature of the thing which ]
had seen.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-03-14
Prayer Tor STRENGTH

Q Lord. give US all, we beseech
tnee, grace and strength to overcome
every SIN; sins OF besetment, delibera,
ton. surprise, negligence, omission:
sins against thee, ourself. our neigh.
Dor; sins great. small. remembered.
Observation-Disclosures G. Ros-
satff
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-03-14

"Champion Corn Grower Of Texas"
1914 Bushels on One Acre.
Afford Branch is wide-awahe farm
er boy living at Overton, Rusk County,
Texas, who, by careful preparation Of
his land in the fall of 1911, so that it
was in condition for the winter rains
10 sink In and to be stored for the
use of the plant during the following
season; who carefully selected the
best seed-corn that was grown in his
section and by shallow and constant
cultivation from the time the corn was
few inches high until it was actually
mature, not only kept it free from
weeds, but kept the surface for an
inch and half or two inches so finely
pulverized that it acted as mulch
and prevented the loss Of moisture by
capillary attraction, has raised on one
acre of second bottom land 167h
bushels Of corn at cost Of 13 cents
per bushe1. Rating the corn at the
low price Of 70 cents per bushel, there
was a net profit of $685. from this
acre. Adding to this the $3.50 prize
money awarded him by the Texas In
dustrial Congress, makes a total of
$345.35, which is the interest at per
cent upon $5,755.83, and represents
the value of an intelligent combination
OF brains and work.
This young man broke his land in
the early winter with a two-horse
plow, cutting about six inches deep;
followed in the same furrow with a
team pulling what is known as bull
tongue" that cut ten inches further into
the earth, but turned up no new soil,
and formed reservoir to hold the
moisture as well as to aerate the land
and make more p1ant-food available.
He used five hundred pounds of COM
mercial fertilizer that had been recon-
mended by reliable house an best
adapted to the successful growth of
corn upon his black, sandy land, which
had been in grass for number of
years and had an ample supply Of
humus. He used seed-corn that was
popular in his neighborhood, known
as the Bloody Butcher" He states
that he made as much corn on the one
acre by the better methods above
mentioned as his father made on ten
acres prepared and cultivated in the
0ld-fashioned way.
The picture below is a graphic illus
tration Of the value of using improved
methods.
@ (le b. PER AcaE)
to.NEA ANfEDAGE az TEvAc
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-03-14

leant back in his chair. with his eyes
vacant in expression, fixed on the
wall. He seemed rather to be argu-
ing with himself than addressing a
listener
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-03-14
Only Twenty-Eiuht?

Patience She had ten candles h
her birthday cake.
Patrice-They represented the mum
Der of years she has taken off her age,
I suppose.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-03-14
Reduced Rates,

Comm this way ag'in?" asked the
justice Of the peace after he had fined
Jimpson $50. I'm afraid I'll have to-"
said Jimpson. ruefully. "Wa-al," said
the justice. stroking his chin whisker
reflectively, perhaps I'd oughter tell
We that we sell return fine ticket for
SIS, entitlin' We to immunerty from
arrest on the way back."-Judge.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-03-14
Boy Looks Easier.

Bacon-The new year is always reu-
resented as a boy, isn't it?
Egbert- Surely. It would be too
much OF job to have to break In q
lew gixl every year.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-03-14
Medicine a Poor Profession

Despite the fact that some OF them
manage to get enormous fees. It Is
sale that the doctors. as a class, get
poorer and poorer, financially. eveey
year.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-03-14
Fitness of Things,

Probably the most harm there il h
telling a girl she Is sveit is that \
makes he want to go and buy som,
new clothes like that.-Galvesto,
News.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-03-14
Polite QUERY.

Po11te query.
A Viennese anthropologist has dis
covered that nature intended woma,
to be mans superior. Well-who a.
cuses nature Of failure ?-Clevelapd
Plain Dealer.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-03-14
His Practice Constantly Increas'
ing Because of the Wonder
full Cures Effected By
Simple, Safe and Sure methods.

In gratitude to this wonderful man his paussns
tory services in each of their cases. Other PC
TENTS have sent him personal letters ana oe "a
monials. many of which file in his ONCE ai"
VIII be shown ON request. lid
His treatments consist of remedies comp aln -d
from Roots, Banks, Herbs and Buds gatn5IaSs
from even the most remote quarters OF the 80 10
and prescribed by him at his Offices and iac !on
Remedies for nearly ali the diseases in the whole
category of medicine at his hand.
CONSULTATION FREE.
If you live out of town and cannot CALL WIZ Wis
Tor symptom blank and circular, inclosing ceD~
in stamps.
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lo-YEAR AVERAGE OF TEXAS

GENERAL AVERAGE OF ALL CONTESTANTS
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-04-01

In both our livea."
II have had great disappoint.
ment." the next days letter said.
but 1T fS EVIDENTLY GODS
WILL TO SPARE HuBBYs LIFE
lie is not going 20 die. II | had
only foreseen all the trouble never
should have made such an attempt
on his poor life II las resulted In
nothing but q cruel disappointment
and the wrecking Of his whole poor
nervous system"
IL was two months before tho
pair tried their murder plan again.
Lieut. Clark was ON the scene
this time.
II was night. Fulham. already
poisoned. was M In bed. unsus-
pectlng, He called hts little daugh-
ter. Kathleen. 10. to him aud babe
her gcod.hy, saying. 4 think am
going TO die. lie a good Girl"
The little girl went back 20 her
bed and. from her room. saw Lieut.
Clark. who had Witnessed the pa
thetic farewell. give her father sew