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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-05-29

The site and garden of this house are
heaped with piles of brick and rotting
lumber, which once were the house.
About 1892 the Mclean house was
taken down for the purpose of removal
to and reconstruction at the Columbian
exposition at Chicago, but the execu-
ton Of this plan was carried no fur.
Their than the demolition of the house.
There were two Appomattox towns
in 1865. 1t was at Appomattox Sta
ton on the line of railway between
Petersburg and Lynchburg that Sheri-
dams cavalry captured a train Of sup
plies from Lynchburg intended for
Lees army. These supplies stood be-
tween Lees men and starvation. APP
pomattox Court House-the county
seat of Appomattox county-was three
miles northward. Today Appomattox
Court House occupies the site of APP
pomattox Station and is brisk VIII
lage. Old Appomattox Court House
the Appomattox Of history. the Apo
mattox where the expiring hopes OF
the South were crushed-this IL the
hopeless village told OF.
Much of the ground occupied by the
armies is now covered with tall, thick
pines. In particularly dark stretch OF
pines the traveller comes upon the
North Carolina monument, the most
in fact, the only-imposing marker on
the fields Of Appomattox. Tho In
scription on this monument. which
gives glorious praise to the soldiers Of
North Carolina. has caused tense dis
cussion. The accuracy Of the state
ments cut on the stone has been de-
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-05-29
Federal Troops to Stay
In Colorado Cf;Lo Zo.r

Denver - Assurances given hv The
secretary Of war that there is M in
tentlon Of removing Federal troons
from the strike districts in the Colo
raoo coal fields soon, caused general
satisfaction among strikers mine
owners and state officials. Governor
Ammons made it known that he was
anxious to have the United States cav
airy guard the districts until the state
can take care of the situation. This
mas 70 90 with procuring funds THROUGH
the Sl,OOO, 900 bond issue provided bv
the Legislature. Of the 81. 900 600
however, more than $500, 900 already
has been exhausted.
Governor Ammons' position is that
even II the Federal troops are with
Drawn, ne will not send the militia
back to the coal fields until the pres
ence there of the militia is imperative
Under the resolution providing for
its appointment the commission is en-
powered to conduct an investigation.
TO assist the governor in restoring and
maintaining order and 'sto consider
ways and means of restoring and main
tanning peace and good order through
out the state. Under the last pro-
vision, it was said, the committee
would consider plans for mediation.
The resolution creating the commit
tee provides that it shall investigate
whether the coal companies have been
observing the state law relative to
check weighmen, permitting workmen
to trade where they please, non-dis-
elimination in the employment of un-
ion and non-union miners, wages paid
miners, amount of state coal lands un-
der lease and terms of these leases and
the causes of the present strike.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-05-29
EXPLORER Reported Safe.

Berlin-Baron Erland Won Norden-
senold, the leader of the Norwegian
South American exploring expedition,
who was reported to have been killed
by Indians, March IA, last, is safe.
The news of his escape from the In
dams reached here in letter from
Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, dated
March 81, which reported his arrival
at Trinidad. the capital of the Bolivian
department of Benz.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-05-29

Ter Of that portion Of the Confederate
states army known as the Army OF
Northern Virginia" Also there comes
10 mind these words Of Lee: "After
tour years arduous struggle the Army
bf Northern Virginia has been COM
belled to yield to overwhelming num-
bers and resources.
Il Is especially impressive 70 sisle
the surrender ground OF Appomat1oA
hpon the anniversary OF the events
which Eave to Appomattox everia
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-05-29
237 Nail Boxes Tempered.

London-Sydney Drew, printer and
publisher of the Suffragette, the news
paper representing the militant sec
ton, was committed for trial at the
Old Bailey, charged with melting
members Of the Women's Social and
Political union to commit malicious
damage to property.
An official Of the postofiice testified
that 237 letter boxes had been tam
pered with and 1000 letters oamageo
BY suffragettes.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-05-29
Mt. Vernon Is ReshingLed.

Washington, D. C.-Mount Vernon,
the home of the Father Of His Coun-
try, is to have it's fourth set Of shin
giles since it was built, in 1743. The
mansion was reshingled in 1875 and
in 1860. Before putting the fourth
roof on, the shingles were rounded at
one end to make them conform to the
original shingles of 1743. The shin
giles are of cypress, hand made in
North Carolina, and are of the same
size as those used when the house was
first rooted.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-05-29
Parks' Execution Seen.

Vera Cruz-Additional confirmation
of the execution of Private Samuel
Parks. of the Twenty-eighth infantry,
was received here. There was brought
into the American lines one OF Huer-
ta's conscripts who had deserted. de
said he was an eye witness of the exc
cution of Parks and agreed to relate
the facts as far as he knew them to
the American general in command u
in return work was given him here OF
he was otherwise cared for.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-05-29
More Pau for Night Work Aim.

washington, u. C.-OenaIOr LEWIS,
of Illinois, is author of bill entitled
''to reduce night work in postoffices, -
but which, in actuality, is bill to in
crease the pay of night employees in
postofices. The bill provides that
hereafter As minutes night work per-
formed by clerks and carriers in first
and second-class postofices shall be
computed the same as one hour day
work, night work being that per-
formed after 6 p. m. and before a. m.
The bill has not yet been considered
bv the postoffice committee.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-05-29
Hiqh Cost CIelU In Fish.

Atlantic City, N. 1--WE Ameri-
cans do not know how to cook fish, :
DR.. Mary E. Pennington, chief of the
Federal Research bureau of the De-
partment of Agriculture, asserted be-
fore the convention of the Oyster
Growers and Dealers Association.
This" DIR. Pennington said, lis
the principal reason why the public
does not realize that in marine foods
lies the solution for the high cost OF
living"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-05-29
Plumbers Under Inquiry.

Des Moines, Iowa. - The examlna-
tion of witnesses in the nationwide
probe of the activities OF the Master
Plumbers Association of America, al
legged to be q trust, was begun here
by the grand jury in the Federal Court
Of the Southern district OF Iowa.
Judge Smith Mcpherson instructed the
grand jurors as to the intent OF the
Sherman antitrust law.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-05-29

Kansas Getty, Mo.-Ten bankers,
representing five banks, signed the pa
pers of Incorporation of the Federal
Reserve bank for the Tenth district
here Wednesday. The bank is to be
located in Kansas City. The signers
represented banks in Omaha, Denver,
Lincoln. Rawlins, and IMuskogee.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-05-29
Reserve Bank Starts in
NelU York District

. New York - The Federal Reserve
Bank, of the Second reserve division,
organized in accordance with the new
Federal banking laws, was formally
launched Wednesday at the New York
clearing house, when representatives
of Albany, Syracuse, Buffalo and New
York City National banks were sworn
in as incorporators of the new institu-
ton,
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-05-29
Baby Secures Board Bill.

Chicago-A year-old boy was given
IN court Thursday by his mother, Mrs.
Pauline Hubet, as security for S3S
board bill. The baby was turned over
to Mrs. Rudolph Peterson, with whom
Mrs. Hubet formerly lodged. By order
Of the court the mother may call as
often as she desires, but not take
away her son until the bill is paid.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-05-29
Circle Citv Almost Gone.

Seattle-A special cable from FAR
banks, Alaska, says:
reports from Circle City say .ne
flood caused by the breakup OF the ice
on the Yukon river was the worst IN
the history of the camp. The town
was almost wiped out, all the stores
government buildings and dwellings
near the waterfront being damaged by
ice. No casualties have been re-
ported"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-05-29
Woman Drops From Airslsip.

Nevers-In order to.show her con-
fidence in q detachable parachute IN
vented by her husband, Nine. Gayat de
Castella dropped $500 feet from an
aeroplane. She landed gently on the
GRASS Of the aerodrome, and crowd
carried her shoulder-high from the
field.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-05-29
Falling HaiLstones Kill.

Muzquiz, Coahuila, Mex Sixteen
lives were lost in tornado which
swept this town Thursday. Hail stones
Of enormous size fell and several who
lost their lives were killed by being
struck by the stones.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-05-29

OUR common schools have only
Points Leavenworths
everfowing stream sodiery
integrity ne nat
25OOOO buildings they
tive shack of the frontier
which
warors-the infantry, cavalry and artillery
intelligence
institutions
Give common school system Mexico
training
O the world
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-05-29

significance. Today 1t is ruined
hamlet where few drowsy persons
dwell. The courthouse was burned Is
years ago, and around the desolated
court square, numbered with ashes,
charred plaster and shattered bricks.
half dozen tottering dwellings cling.
Some are tenanted, but others are too
near collapse for even this faint dis.
tinction.
The surrender house." the home OF
William McLean-in the parlor OF
which Grant and Lee met, is no more
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-10-02
Corsica and De Paoii.

While the island Of Corsica derives
its fame from being the birthplace of
Napoleon. the name Of Pasquale de Pa
oil is more dear to the natives, for It
was under the leadership Of this pa
triot, In 1855, that they escaped from
the yoke Of the Genoese. For fourteen
years he wisely administered the at
fairs Of the island. In 1860 France
bought the island from Genoa and
landed an army Of $1,000. which Paoli
met with a few thousand Corsicans
and fought until his army was reduced
to 537 men: yet he cut his way through
and escaped to England. where he re-
manned twenty years At the outbreak
OF the revolution in France he returned
to his native land and became mill.
tary governor, but he could not get on
with his old enemy. so be returned to
England. where be died In 1907.
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Built Upon Cotton,

When the Leasowe lighthouse, Eng
land. was built on the sandy Wirral
shore the builders were puzzled by the
lack OF q suitable foundation for the
masonry tower. An ingenious way out
Of the difficulty was effected. In the
vicinity an incoming ship, laden with
a cargo OF cotton. had gone ashore and
had become q total wreck. The cotton
was useless for its intended purpose.
SO the bales were salvaged and dumped
into the sand ut the point where the
lighthouse was to be erected. The
leecy mass settled into the sand and
under compression became MS solid as
a rock. while its permanency was as
sured by its complete s~ubmersion. The
stability OF this strange foundation
may be gathered from the fact that the
tower erected thereon stood and shed
its welcome light regularly every night
for about a century and q half. being
extinguished only a few years ago.
as It was no longer reQuired.-Argo-
naut
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-10-02

There Is no insect which has puzzled
naturalists as 10 its proper classical
ton more than the earwig. Some have
asserted that It belongs to the beetles.
Of which 1t Is an ''aberrant type" 9th
ers that It Is connected with the grass
hoppers. Even about its very name
there has been endless discussion.
Some have thought the name earwig
is the result Of the creatures supposed
habit Of getting into the ears. while
others are equally certain that 1t is
derived from the original name, which
they say was carving. from the fact
that the wing when spread resembles
the human ear. At all events, one
thing Is certain-the earwig as we
know It now is a survival Of an early
type of which almost every other men,
Der has become extinct
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-10-02

caNeellW0 . aesslsm oivessa.
e d well known that under the Mo-.
lem religion divorce Il made remarka-
bly, easy and that there h no need for
any legal or religious formalities-a
man being able. 30 to speak, to divorces
bis wife BY word Of mouth This ia
cility often gives rise to unpleasant re-
suits, as when q man In q burst OF
anger will divorce his wife and then
bitterly repent Of his rashness. One
ouch incident happened recently in
upper Egypt. It Is related that q
fellah appealed to his omdeh to help
him to regain his wife, against whom
he had pronounced the fatal words.
The omdeh told him to traverse the
streets Of his village for two hours
braying like IN ass and to eat chopped
straw as an ass does. when he would
be absolved from his divorce, without
needing to go before the cadL The
fellah carried out the order to the let
ter and then returned to his wife, fully
convinced that he had done ample
penance for his Observation-Disclosures
Transcript
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Troy

Harold and Miss Anna Wing drove
over from Florence Sunday. Miss
Wing began an 8 months term OF
school in the Miller Dist. Monday.
Harold Wing returned home Monday.
Hubert Mara was up from Revillo
spending Sunday with relatives.
Mrs. Chas Milbrandt returned last
week from q six weeks visit to relatives
in Kent, Ohio.
Frank Malmanek and son Tom ar
rived from Olivia, Mimi, Thursday.
j. s. Chapman of Mora Springs
Iowa is looking after his farming
interests.
edgar Malisch went to Watertown
Thursday, returning Saturday.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Dage,
September "a q baby girl.
Miss Minnie Anderson who is teach
ing at Clear Lake spent Thursday and
Friday OF last week visiting at the
VIM. Miller home.
Miss Grace Gist of Milbank is q
guest OF the VIM. Henderson home.
Mrs. Lloyd spent several days last
week in WATERFOWL.
Mrs. Ted Erickson and children OF
Watertown came down Saturday night
and spent Sunday and Monday visit
ing her brother Mr. T. Osterkil.
p. H. Krohnke who had suffered for
many years with asthma, passed away
at his home in Troy Tuesday. Mr..
and Mrs. Krohnke moved here from
Milbank two years ago.
Miss Mabel Miller began an eight
months term of school in District No.
So Monday.
County Superintendent Souder, met
with the school board Monday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Short, Mrs. Joe Har-
dis parents arrived from Iowa Satur-
day.
A bouncing baby girl was born to
Mr.. and Nrs. Joe Hardie Monday.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-10-02
OYSTER SHELLS.
One Little Valued, They Ar New Q
Been 70 Oyster Growers.

onss Little Valued, They A. New .
Been 70 Oyster Growers.
Ten years ago any stranger could
spot the shore location Of an oyster
fishery by means Of the mammoth
piles Of oyster shells. These were
heaped up on the shore In great stacks
sometimes from thirty to forty feet In
Eeight. These shells were considered
sf little value. In many places they
yer actually given away and they
we're used to be crushed up and spread
over road beds and they were also
burned in order to get the lime from
them.
Today these piles have disappeared
and II you wanted q ton OF SO Of them
you would have to pay a pretty good
price, simply because the want
to dump them back into the YEA.
There used to be a great deal of
difficulty in preparing oyster beds for
breeding purposes. Then it vas dis
covered that the best possible breed
ing place for the embryo oysters was
on the smooth inside surface of the
adult oyster shells. and so every year
the shells from the shucked oysters are
taken out and scattered over the beds.
The baby oysters attach themselves
to these surfaces and thrive nightly.
There are experts today who know
nothing Of fishing for oysters OF a
keting them. but who devote all their
time to the preparation Of artificial
oyster beds. This has become a rex
ognized part OF the industry. After the
shells have been properly spread over
the bottom OF the water the spawn
is liberated upon them and they are
left to fight their OWL battles with the
crabs. periwinkles. starfish and other
enemies-BOston Herald.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-10-02
SOURCE OF sHELLAc.
insects Producing Il Arr Victims d
Their Own Industry.

insects Producing Il Are Victims d
Their Own Industry.
Scale insects of the group cOccidae
are responsible for one Of India's most
interesting exports, lac, the export
value Of which amounts to nearly 3d.
100000 annually. Lac is the resinous
oxidation Of the insect. The insects
live upon the twigs OF certain trees,
and soon become covered with q resi-
nous secretion that increases In thick
ness, protecting the body and the eggs.
When a colony, consisting of a few
adult females and one or two males.
find their way to a new branch, they
attach themselves to the bark, and.
having pierced 1t with holes through
which they draw up the resinous juices
upon which they feed, they become
fixed or glued by the superfluous excre-
ton, and after a time die, the females
forming BY their dead bodies little
domes or tents over the myriads OF
minute eggs which they have laid. In
0 short time the eggs burst into life.
and the young. which are very minute.
swarm over the twig In such countless
numbers as to give 1t the appearance
of being covered with blood red dust.
Generation after generation dwells
upon the same twig until 1t is envel-
Oped In q coating Of the resinous exu-
dation often half an inch thick.
In the beginning the insect was much
collected for the dye It contains. Later
when the use Of the resin became
known the demand for the dye began
to diminish. until now It has been al
most completely displaced by coal tar
colOrs. After separating the resin from
the coloring matter the former consti-
tutes the shellac Of commerce-Argo-
naut,
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-10-02

- 0e6 Nsts and Origin o. NJ Term
ron he Linz

- e010 tgeto md Origin "a the Term
Aon ths Linz
P0oplo still speak Of pictures being
0ung ION the line'' It the Royal Acade-
ny. but very few indeed, even among
IL present members themselves, know
The origin Of the term. The common
bGllef that It implies a place on the
walls on the level with q spectators
~ ts more 81 less correct. But when
the exhibitions were held Id Somerset
House and Trafalgar square the term
meant something far more definite. In
those days people not only spoke Of
pictures being hung ION the line," but
ssab0ve the line" and below the line"
The line" was then a regular and per
manent fixture. 1t was a horizontal
Line exactly eight feet from the door,
marked by q projecting ledge that left
the surface Of the wall below It cwo
inches In advance Of that which was
above 1t.
"A picture vas said to be hung ION
the line" when the top Of its frame
was level with this ledge. "Hung
thus says G. ID. Leslie, r. A., In 1.-THE
Inner Lift Of the Royal Academy"
~the picture, unless a very small one
indeed. was exactly at the height to
b viewed comfortably by a specta-
tor."
The rule In old times was that all
very large pictures, as well al whole
length and half length portraits, had
% be placed above the line. the bot
toms Of their frames resting on the
ledge which marked the line, but no
lower. The line was thus preserved
level. no pictures breaking through 1t
either from above or below.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-10-02

OvtOsU ~ NAVY"
The seventeenth century canals or
1avigations gave rise to the navy"
= term very slowly evolved from NAV
lgator." There are many country pub
nc houses In England still existing that
tostify to the navvy's early designa-
hon on their sign, THE Navigator
Arms" which depicts a brawny labor
= with q spade In one hand and q
Noaming pot Of beer In the other. But
Jon may search England through and
through and you will not find q NAV
w Arms" Curi0usly enough, while
IL NAVY who makes our roads now
ootained his designation from digging
ont canals, the canals were all legally
.Classined ~ roads In q great body Of
otatutes-the road acts" But what
would have been his nickname IL rail-
ways had come before waterways?-
london Globe.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-10-02
Many Uses For Old Leather.

Old leather material, which finds its
way into the waste pile. Ia extremely
valuable and returns to our homes in
many other shapes. It IL soaked In
water to remove the dirt, all the nails
and threads r picked out and the
leather II reduced to a thick pulp. from
which wall papers, screens. etc, are
made. The finer the original quality
OF leather the better It takes the bronze
and old gold Of the designs which make
these hangings things Of beauty.
Bookbinders and framemakers also
know the value Of this pulp. and car.
Rage builders press Il into sheetA
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-10-02
TIE Judges Miscivinos.

a serious ease OF highway robbery,
oE5ed some years ago before Chief
Doron Green on the last day OF the
lnnis assises, resulted in an acQuittal.
9he chief baron, addressing the sheriff,
I'D, Mr.. Sheriff. II there any other
Indictment against this innocent man?"
Mo, my lord" was the reply.
s.Then you'll greatly oblige me II you
Gon't let him out until l have half an
hours start OF him on my way to
1HwoR1ck !s-LOndOn Mail.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-10-02
Got m Answer.

Professor discussing organic and in
organic kingd0msl-Now. II l should
shut my eyes-so-and drop my head
sO-and remain perfectly still, You
would say ! raj q clod. But ! move
leap. Then what do you call met
Bright Pupil-A c~lodh0ppee. sir.-Bos-
ton Transcript
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-10-02
yeur Height and Foot.

The height Of the human figure Is
~ times the length of the human foot.
whether the form Is slender or plump.
The rule holds good on the average;
my deviation from the rule IS a de-
parture from the beauty Of proportion.
II = claimed that the Greeks made all
lhG1r statues According to this rule.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-10-02
Pat and the Lava.

An freshman. having returned from
Italy. where he had been with his la
ter. was asked In the kitchen. Nov.
then. Pat what ID the lava l hear the
master talking about3"
"Only q drop Of the crater" was
Pats reply.
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Perfectly Valid Reason.

Owner Of New Auto-l passed your
house yesterday. Old Friend-Why
didn't you stop? Owner Of New Auto
II didn't know how.-Indianapolis
NewA
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-10-02
Flesh q the Dsaven

The desh Of the f~oreQuarters Of the
beaver has something q the 6avoe g
beef. while that e IT, hin0QuoltogD
hae . oshy tasta.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-10-02
unshrinkabio Material.

unshrinkablo Material.
isn't that lawyer q rather extrava-
CANT man7s
by no meansi I've known him 10
make one suit last for several years.