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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-03-27
DAMAGE BY POCKET G0PHERs
Little Animals Are Very Destructive
to Orchard and Nursery Stock and
to Garden Truck.

70 b ! s Z T
prepared by the United States Depart.
ment Of Agriculture.)
According to the biological survey
Of the department of agriculture, the
pocket gophers are very destructive
to orchard and nursery stock, and tc
garden produce. Apricot trees sir
inches in diameter have been de
stroyed by the gopher. In one orchard
in California alone an assistant Of the
survey counted seven trees that had
been killed by gophers. The ranch.
man did not seem to know what was
the trouble, but thought it was due to
some blight. A gopher was seen Dor
ing under one Of the trees and later
on was caught in trap. One Of the
greatest enemies ,of@the gopher is the
barn owl. One-half bushel OF the re
mains OF gophers was found near the
nest Of an owl OF this species, and yet
almost every ranchman would shoot
an owl at sight. The survey is trying
to educate them to the value Of owls.
The best method Of killing the peck.
ct gopher is to destroy them by the
use OF poison mixed with chopped
sweet potatoes. The potatoes are
very acceptable. to the gopher owing
to the fact that they keep well under
ground. In one experiment of 20 diff.
ferent runways. dead gophers were
found in 10, and in the twentieth the
potato had been stored up by the go.
pher for q future meal.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-03-27
MANAGING SHEEP IN WINTER
Where the Weather Is Severe Ample
! Shelter and Food Must Be Fur
nished to Prevent Loss.

Even at the far south. sheep should
be provided with comfortable sheds.
and in those portions where SHOWS
fall, and the food is destroyed by frost,
hay and roots of good quality and In
abundance should be furnished. Where
the winters are severes shelter and
food must be provided. The sheep
should be brought to the pens early
in the season. At the very first Of
the feeding season, the oldest and
poorest of the flock should be separat-
ed from the others and put upon high
er keeping. They should have grain
In abundance and be made ready for
the butcher as soon as possible. Too
many sheep must not be kept in a
single pen. II the pens are small. or
the food is poor, large fiocks will soon
become diseased, and the owner will
sustain a heavy loss.
A good shed, which is comfortably
warm and thoroughly ventilated.
should be provided. Sheep can endure
cold much better than they can i'm
pure air. Still they should not be ex.
posed to the action Of wind or rain,
and the temperature of the pen should
not run extremely low. Small pens.
which are quite warm, should be pro.
vided for the use of sheep at Landing
time, and for sheep which do not own
their lambs. The bottom Of the shed
should be kept constantly dry. Plenty
Of straw or swale hay should be used
for bedding. a}s
An occasional feed of bright corn
stalks will be relished by sheep, and
do them good. 1t Is not well to keep
breeding ewes very fat; on the other
hand. it Is simply ruinous to allow
them to get very thin in flesh. A va
riety Of food will be relished, and will
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-03-27

| mo use at all. You couldn't out
run steam-roller. but II you won't
duck out, I've got to do my best. I'd
| as lief die of a gunshot-wound as
starve to death In the desert"
do you suppose we could run
| away?"
"Could wei" Glass proppedS himself
eagerly upon one elbow. Leave it to
me-"
mol" Wally resumed rubbing him.
self down. II can't leave without look
ing like gutter, Fresno would get
her sure"
Whats the difference If you're a.
straddle of cloud with gold guitar
in your lap?"
ooh, they won't kill us.
81 tell you these cow-persons is
desp'rate. If you stay here and run
that race next Saturday, she'll tiptoe
up on Sunday and put rose in your
hand, sure. / can see her now, all
in black Take it from me, Wally, we
amt goin' to have no luck in this
thing"
| "My dear fellow, the simplest way
out of the difficulty is for me to in
jure myself"
"Here!" Glass hoped to his feet
and dove through the blankets. "None
of that! Have little regard for me-
If you go lame it's my curtain"
All that day the trainer stayed close
to his charge, never allowing him out
of his sight, and when, late in the aft
ernoon, Speed rebelled at the espion-
age, Glass merely shrugged his fat
shoulders.
"But l want to be alone-with her.
Can't you see?"
Il can, but won't. Go as far as
you like. I'll close my eyes,"
Cor I'll close them for you'll" The
lad scowled; his companion laughed
mirthlessly.
Don't start nothin' like that-rd
ruin you. Gals is bad for a man in
trainin' anyhow"
II suppose I'm not to see her"
you can see her, but l want to
| hear what you say to her. No emo
ton till after this race, Wally."
you're an idiot! This whole affair
| is prepOsterous-ridicu
"And yet it don't make US laugh,
does it?" Glass Knocked
IF these cowboys make me run
that race, they'll be sorry-mark my
| words, they'll be sorry"
Speed lighted a cigarette and in
hailed deeply, but only once. The
other lunged at him with cry and
snatched it. "Give me that cigarette!"
1--WE had enough of this foolish
ness" Wally stormed. you are dis
charged"
Il wish I was"
"You are!"
"Not!"
II say you are fred" Glass stared
at him. ooh, l mean it! l won't be
bullied"
VERY WELL" Glass rose ponderous-
ly. "I'll wise up that queen of yours,
Mr.. Speed"
| "You aren't going to talk to Miss
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-03-27
No sun Here.

=
In the valley of the Lyn, near Lyn-
mouth, North Devon, there is a quaint
little hamlet called Middleham, where
for three months in the year the sun
is not seen.
The cluster OF houses forming the
hamlet is surrounded on all sides bv
hills SO steep and high that from No
vember until February the sun doea
not rise high enough to be seen over
their tops.
The first appearance of the sun il
eagerly looked for, and it is first seen
on February IA. the inhabitants cali il
their valentine.
II the day should be foggy or CLOUDY
SO that it cannot be seen. there 4
great disappointment, especially
among the children. For the first few
days after the fourteenth the sun /.
only seen for very short time. hit
as the sun rises higher in the heavens
the time 1t Is in sight increases daiIv
until its height Is reached. when II
gradually begins to fade from yiev
again until In November it entirelv
vanishes from sight for another three
months.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-03-27
hurry up, It's daylight!s

"Where?"
"Come, now, you got to run ave
miles before breakfast"
Speed sat up with groan. ssIf ]
run Ave miles" he said. 7 Won't want
any breakfast" and he laid himself
down again gratefully he was very
sore-whereat his companion fairly
dragged him out OF bed. Al vet the
room was black, although the windows
were grayed by the first faint streaks
OF dawn. From the adjoining room
came q chorus OF distress: shores OF
every size, volume, and degree Of In
tensity, from the last narrowing gasp
OF strangulation to the bold trumpet.
ings of a bull moose. There were
long-drawn signs, groans Of torture,
rumbling blasts. Speed shuddered.
"They sound like troop Of trained
sea-lions," he said.
Don't wake 'em up. Here!" Glass
yawned widely, and tossed a bundle OF
sweaters at his companion.
ugh! These clothes are all wet
and cold, and-it feels like blood!"
'Nothin' but the mornin' dew"
It's perspiration.''
well, little sweat won't hurt you. :
NASTY word" Speed yawned IN
turn. Precipitation! cant wear wet
Clothes" and would have crept back
into his bed.
This time Glass deposited him upon
a stool beside the table, and then
lighted candle, by the sickly glare
of which he selected a pair OF running
shoes.
why didn't you leave me alone p
grumbled the younger man. THE
only pleasure get is in sleep-I for
get things then"
aYes," retorted the former. sarcas-
tically, "and you also seem to forget
that these are our last days among
the living. Saturday the big thing
comes off,"
Forget! dreamed about it," The
boy sighed heavily. It was the hour
in which hope reaches it's lowest ebb
and vitality is weakest. He was very
cold and very miserable.
"You amt got. no edge on me-" the
other acknowledged, mcurnfully sT'm
too young to die, and that's bet"
Suddenly the pandemonium In the
clubhouse was pierced by the bra
zen jangle of an alarm-clock, whereat
sleepy voice cried:
CLOUDY, kill that clock!"
The Indian uttered some indistin-
guishable epithet, and the next instant
there came a crash as the offending
timepiece was hurled violently against
the wall.
In silence Glass showed his unsteady
victim ahead OF him out into the dawn
In the east the sun was rising amid
riotous splendor. At any other time,
under any other circumstances, Speed
could not have restrained his admira-.
ton, for the whole world was a glori-
GUS sparkling panoply of color. But
to the stiff and wearied Eastern lad it
was all cruelty hooking. When he
halted listlessly to view It's beauties
he was goaded forward, ever forward.
faster and faster, until finally, amid
protests and signs and complaining
joints, he broke into heavy, flat-foot-
ed jog-trot that jolted the artistic
sense entirely out of him.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-03-27

Blake? Waltz" Speed wilted miser-
ably. "She mustn't know. II hire
you over again"
"Suit yourself"
"You see, don't you? My love for
Helen is the only serious thing l ever
experienced" said the boy. "I-can't
lose her. You've got to help me out"
And so it was agreed.
That evening, when the clock
struck nine, J. Wallingford Speed was
ready and willing to drag himself OF
to bed, in spite of the knowledge that
Fresno was waiting to take his place
in the hammock. He was racked by
a thousand pains, his muscles were
sore, his back lame. He was con-
sumed by thirst which Glass stoutly
refused to let him Quench, and pos
sessed by q fearful longing for q
smoke. When he dozed OF, regard
less of the shores from the bunk.
house adjoining. Berkeley Fresno's
musical tenor was sounding in his
ears.
It seemed to Speed that. he had
barely closed his eyes when he felt
a rough hand shaking him, and heard
his trainers voice calling, in q half
whisper: Come on, Gull! Get up!'
When he turned over 1t was only
to b shaken into complete wakeful.
ness.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-03-27
Mistaken identity.

Henry Phipps, Who accumulated
few hundred million. dollars making
steel in the good old days, and now
collects his $40 month for ATTENDING
board meetings of the United States
Steel corporation in the same spirit as
the $20-a-month farmland collects his
wages, has little use for the Bean
Brummel type.
One glance at his appearance would
lead one to believe that his clothes
we're remnants from the civil war.
and he backs up this belief by carry.
Ing an old, faded umbrella large
enough to shield 10 ordinary men.
Having an important matter to take
up with Chairman Gary, he dropped
into the steel offices and was stopped
by an office boy who happened to be
new on the job.
"Wanta see Mr.. Gary" snapped
Phipps.
Cant see him, answered the boy.
There's been four other old guys here
before you this morning looking for
Popular Monthly.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-03-27
Poultry Experiments.

As result Of feeding experiments
conducted at the Missouri station il
was concluded that whole grain does
not fatten chickens, that it is cheap
er to feed the grain finely ground; and
that the best grains can be had by
feeding birds finely ground feeds when
confined In crates. The best returns
resulted from ration Consisting Oh
~ parts white bolted corn meal, &
parts low grade flour and / part each
Of oatmeal, pea meal, buckwheat mid.
dlings, and wheat middlings. The
fesh Of the birds fed on this ration
was creamy white IN color, the fat
was distributed over the body, and the
entrails were encased with fat.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-03-27
NECESSITY FOR PLANT FOOD
Can Farmer Afford to Take Risk IN
Seed, Kind Of Fertilizer Used and
Culture Employed7


The crops which you are growing
average to mature in so to 30 days,
The seasons are short. The plants
must have their food every hour they
are In the soil, and It must be avail.
able or they will not grow.
II you think you can trust quick.
growing crops on insoluble fertilizers,
that is for you to determine. but in
my judgment, taking the seasons as
they 90, wet and dry, hot and cold.
you will find you will be the loser,
says q writer in an exchange. You
have to take great risk as to the
weather. That is the largest factor
in raising crops.
Can you AFFORD to take any risk ID
the seed. the kind Of fertilizer used.
or the culture employed, factors over
which you have control?
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-03-27
TESTING SMALL SEEDS
EXCELLENT METHOD ron OATS
WHEAT, ALFALFA, ETC.
Ordinary BIotting Paper With Squares
Marked on Will BE Found Entirely
satisfactory-Mal<e the Test
Every Year.

(By BERT FALL National Crop I'm.
provement Service.)
A simple method Of testing small
grains for termination is to take an
ordinary piece of white plotting pa
per, about five or six inches wide by
10 inches long, fold twice, making pa
per about square, as In cut.
Mix the sample thoroughly SO that
when you count out 100 seeds they
will fairly represent the entire lot.
Take them as they come, large,
ST. shriveled, smutted and weed
Sc there are any in the sample.
j. Il 100 squares on one page
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his customary share of trouble, for
they seemed pessimistic. :.
Carara, for instance, breathed a
Spanish oath as he combed his hair,
and when the foreman inquired the
reason, replied:
Il dom sleep good. been t'ink
mebbe l lose my saddle on this foot
race"
Cloudy, whose toilet was much less
intricate, grunted from the shadows:
II thought heard that photograph
all night
ut was the Natif Son singin' to his
GAL" explained one Of the hands. Hes
gettin' on my nerves, too. II he wasn't
friend of the boss, I'd sure take a
surcingle and abate him consider
able"
"Vat you tank? dream Mr..
Speed Is ron away an broke his Leg
volunteered Murphy, the Swede, whose
name New Mexico had shortened from
Bjorth Kjelliser.
"Run away?"
"Ya-as! dream he's out for little
ron ven piece of noosepaper blow up
in his face an max him ron away,
yust same as horse. He snort an
yump, an ron till he step in prairie.
dog hole and broke his Leg"
GRO BE coNTINUED)
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of blotter after folding. Place one
kernel in each square, fold as shown
in Fig. / after wetting thoroughly.
Wrap test in waxed (buttered) paper
after inserting strip of cloth about
ten inches long to act as wick
Pile up the tests as in Fig. 2 with
wicks leading into glass of water.
Keep cool but do not let the test
freeze. Read the test in six to ten
days. Ninety-six seeds should germi-
nate.
1t is important to test all Of the
seeds every year, because, for many
reasons, there are times when the
termination of the seeds is very low,
and many poor crop, as, for in
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-03-27
SYNOPSIS.

COWBOYS of the Flying Heart ranch are
heartbroken over the loss of their much
priced photograph by the defeat of their
CHAMPION in a foot-race with the cook OF
the Centipede ranch. A house party Is
on at the Flying Heart. ]. Wallingford
Speed. cheer leader at Yale. and culver
Coyington, intercollegiate champion run
ner are expected. Helen Blake. Speed S
sweetheart becomes interested in the loss
of the monograph. She suggests to Jean
Chaplin sister of the owner Of the ranch,
that she induce Covington, her lover, to
win back the monograph. Helen declares
that If Covington won't run, Speed WILL
The Cowboys are hilarious over the pros
pect. Speed and his valet Larry Glass,
trainer at Yale, arrive. Helen Blake asks
Speed who has posed to her as an attn
Iete, to race against the Centipede man
The cowboys join in the appeal to Wally.
and fearing that Helen will find him out,
he consents. He insists, however, that he
shall be entered as an unknown, figuring
that Covington will arrive in time to take
his place. Fresno, glee club singer from
Stanford university and in love with
Helen, tries to discredit. Speed with the
ladies and the cowboys. Speed and Glass
put in the time they are supposed to be
draining playing cards in secluded spot
The cowboys explain to Speed how much
the race means, to them. Speed assures
them ne will do his best. The cowboys
tell Glass it is up to him to see that Speed
wins the race. Willie, the gunman. de-
clares the trainer will go back east pack
ed in ice, If Speed fails. A telegram comes
from Covington saying he is in jail at
Omaha for ten days. Glass in panic
forces Speed to begin training in earnest.
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Wicks Lead to Water.

stance. the oat crop Of 1913, is largely
due. not only to the weather, but to
the fact that great deal Of the seed
was not in proper condition to plant.
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A stopover Ticket.

AS an express train was going
through the station one Of the passen-
gers leaned too far out of the window,
overbalanced and fell out. He for
tunately landed on a sand heap, 50
that he did himself no great injury,
but, with torn clothes and not few
bruises, said to a porter who was
standing by:
What shall / do?"
You're all right, mister" said the
porter. "Your ticket allows you to
stop off. Chicago Daily News.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-03-27

Electric apparatus and appliances
will have a prominent part in school
Of practical arts to be established IN
Boston.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-03-27

give better results. AS in summer,
salt should be kept In a box to which
sheep can have free access.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-03-27
A Seer Himself.

A Seer. Himself.
Fortune Teller-I see loss OF
money.
victim-Ye so do 1; I paid you in
advance.-Le Rire.
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CHAPTER XII.

T WAS usually a procedure
not alone of difficulty but OF
diplomacy as well, to rout
saA out the ranch-hands of the
'a Flying Heart without en-
#Y gendering hostile relations
A that might bear fruit during
% the day. This morning Still
Bill Slower had more than
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5 Morris
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-08-29
WHAT MOTHER SAYS.

Yes, I know there are stains on my
carpet.
The traces of small muddy boots;
And I see your fair tapestry glowing,
And spotless with blossoms and
fruits.
And l know that my walls are dis
figured
With prints of small fingers and
hands
And that your own household most
truly
In immaculate purity stands.
And ] know that my parlor is Uttered
With many old treasures and toys
While your own is in daintiest order,
Unframed by the presence of boys!
And l know that my room is invaded
Quite boldly all hours of the day;
While you sit in yours unmolested,
And dream the soft quiet way.
Yes, L know there are four little bed
sides
Where l must stand watchful each
night;
While you go out in your carriage,
And flash in your dresses so bright.
Now, think I'm a neat little woman;
like my house orderly, too;
And I'm fond of all dainty belongings
Yet would not change places with
you.
No, keep your fair home with it's
order,
It's freedom from bother and noise;
And keep your own fanciful leisure,
But give me my four splendid boys!
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do something for his kite, and oh, |
can't tell you half of them! Even
mother had to come once. Poor
mother!-she was so sorry to disturb
me; but don't think one of the
others thought 1t mattered q bit
Positively l felt quite cross some
times. Now what kind of an essay
could girl write under those cir
cumstances-a girl like me, you know,
who isn't very clever anyway? l did
my best, but there1l be no honorable
mention for Dorothy Evans!"
Il don't know, Dot" Uncle Ralph
spoke reflectively. Having to stay
in this corner-that's the bother of a
broken leg, you know can't help
hearing a good many things. l heard
as she came away from the library
door this morning: Bless Miss Dor
othys heart for a rale lady!' And
heard Clarice singing her doll to sleep
in the little rockingham yonder. The
words of her lullaby were just Dear
Dorothy! dear Dorothy! over and
over And it must have been your
neighbor, Kitty, whose voice l heard
under the window telling some one
delightedly that Dorothy had given her
just the loveliest idea for her hat
At any rate, it was Harry and no other
who was declaring so emphatically to
his playmates, I tell you, fellows, our
Dots a brick Fred too-Fred said
to me, as he was going out to the
office this afternoon: Have you ever
noticed what pretty hands Dorothy
has, Uncle Ralph? have thought of
the very thing for graduation pres
ent for her!"
Its a silver thimble!" laughed
Dorothy, who is an October child, and
was longing for an opal ring.
''It's no such thing. But I never
tell secrets. I was only going to say
that the best of all the things heard
today was the ring in your mothers
voice when she said: Dorothy is such
comfort Won't that do for hon
orable MENTION Dot?"
81 should think it would" There
was a little culver in Dorothy's voice,
and the brown head went down on the
arm of the invalid chair "Why, I'm
Gle Ralph, it's better than the prize
itself, if only" and then she could
say no more at all, but Uncle Ralph
understood.
What do you think about it, girls
This, at least, is the kind of honorable
mention" that every girl can earn.
-BoDs and Girls.
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THE CATHOLIC BULLETIN, AUGUST %, 1914

it's old horses! Why, your successor
won't let you pad beat beyond the
lanyard" Cassidy calmly tided the
storm and then, when the avalanche
of threats and cajolery had gone by,
rose to leave him-a ruined man.
He was neither unhappy nor dis
mayed. He knew that before he could
regain his office the word would have
been received by the higher authorities
to break him. But he would not re-
treat. Up to this point, when his con-
fession and his dirty tricks confllcted
he had put the former off. Now he
determined on the long-deferred
reparation. There would be no going
home tonight and shrinking before MS
innocent chidren's gaze.
Passing tiny shop in side street,
he paused to look at some religion
articles displayed behind the frosty
panes. A rosary attracted him first.
Il guess I'll buy that" he muttered.
'It saved the kid-peIhaps it Will
save me-"
-Dapfd O,DrtscoH In the RosGrD Magazine