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Vashon Island news. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1907-19??, 1915-06-17

lied on these platinum plates and
was removed daily by hosting de.
vices from service boats and added TO
the already big lists Of exports from
these islands.
Mr.. Longaway said to his friend
that when he was boy there were
not over five thousand people on the
Islands. Flow many are there now?
He was hardly able to comprehend
Mr.. showem's reply, that over two
hundred thousand people made their
home on these islands. The per
capita wealth on the islands at this
time was approximately s15,OOO.OO.
The property was almost unobtain-
able, with financial men from all over
the world seeking homesites on ac-
count Of the magnificent view and
climate.
The Government Reserve found at
the south end of vashon Island, as
you notice, has been converted into
beautiful park 10 preserve the trees
in their natural state. There are
many such trees still on the island
on the grounds Of the rich men which
could be today sold for 100000 or
S5,0OOOO per tree but this island has
been SO popular as health resort
fhnt rho tro,-s.,.,, ,,,- -,,t t,.. t,,ft. a.,
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soil. This Exchange handles all the
products of the island, paying cash to
every owner for the amount of pro
duce sent through the Exchange with
in ten minutes after its arrival. BY
reason of handling the great quanti-
ties of produce. wonderful economy IN
time and expense III shipment was OBJ
tainable, produce going TO the receiy-
ing hangers of the ns-Continental
Aeroplane Companies on the main.
land The three educational institu.
tions of the islands provide expert
superintendent for these various in
dustries on the island.
BY this time Mr. Longaway's aston
ishment at the Improvement Of the
island had nearly made him breath
less, but when he came to the glass
constructed building of the butter and
egg association, and was shown the
new products Of butter and cheese
and also saw the scientifically pro
duced eggs, he could hardly believe
HIS own eyes. 1t was explained that
scientific dairying obtaining now on
the islands produced many hundred
pounds of butter and wonderful
cheeses and that by system Of adj
yertlsing vashon brands were very
desirable and brought fancy prices.
Poultry raising had had a very great
amount of attention from the govern
ment experiment station a. Dockton,
aad the chickens now bred here viii
lay eggs in electrically controlled
nests. averaging about three hundred
end fifty eggs per annum per hen.
a Commission from the Central
United States was appointed to come
10 these islands about twelve years
ago and report upon the wonderful
success the island people were secur-
ing. Our methods Of poultry raising
are now adopted very generally
throughout this country.
BY this time they had arrived at
the home of Mr.. VIII showem, stu
ated on the hill above the city Of
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oil obtained from wells discovered at
the south end OF the island, and then
subjected 10 a terrific heat by port
able furnaces, when it cooled made
the finest kind Of a granite oilithic
pavement then known in the United
States, wearing for years
As they drove along the boulevard
system near the old town site Of Mag
uolia. Mr. Longaway was surprised to
see a number of hydro-aerial-planes
moving up and down the bay, some Of
which were operated by children.
Mr. showem explained that these
were the methods used by the farmers
children in going to and from school;
adding that the island now boasted
OF three colleges, one being Uni
versity OF Arts. the second technical
school for mechanical engineers, and
the third, science of horticuiture;
that agriculture on the islands had
long since given away to the scientific
production of fruits, the islands being
famous for what is known as the rose
berry. Mr. shcwem explained that
this is a berry derived back in about
1920 by the grating and fusion OF the
old-time strawberry with the rasp-
berry. producing a berry very much
the shape Of a rosebud. which com
manded in the Eastern markets from
$500 to $500 a crate. With the rapid
method Of transportation. these are
sent to many parts OF the United
States and is one Of the main reasons
for the wealth Of the inhabitants Of
these islands.
Mr.. showem called attention to the
large building, situated at the county
scat Of Burton to the left, which was
known as the Cooperative Growers
Exchange. This organization was the
result Of a combined action of all the
farmers on this island in the year
1915. whereby the association was or
ganized. providing to the members ex-
pert instructors in the best products
to be derived from their particular
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FOOT RACES

100 Yard pash-(menj-Amber merschaum cigar holder
donated BY Spring Cigar Co. Seattle.
100 Yard oash-(5oys IA years)-Prze eatchers
mt-donated by speger Hurlber, Seattle.
rs yards-Fat Mems racePrlse, cane--do
mated by cheastys Haberdashery Seattle.
50 yards-saok (opeo)-prt.e, carabana cigars
donated by 7. S Mantel, Seattle.
"A rs Yard Dash-(Lades)Frst prize silk umbres--donaed
by FraserPaerson Seattle End prize, pound candy
SO Yards-Fa Ladies raee-Fst prize, embroidered
soft powdOnated by Rhodes Bros Seattle prize pound
box candy.
IS Yard oasheiIa under aisen years age)-Frs prize
solid gold Levaieedonated by Frederick Seattle
second prize, pound candy
50 Yard aiFirst prze, apound package
A. &. r. cOHcedonated by Augustine Kyer Seattle; End
prize, pound box candy
At prominent guests including Congressman Lin HI
Hadley Mayor Hiram c. Gill, H. Stone Of Ia
Commercial Club President Robts Boyrs Seattle
Commercial Club and other spelbinders win heard
stromer will give exhibitions IN the air and his Fng
Jtney all day.
ssTs and cream viii q served from until spsy
are at gone N %
Dancing at the Bay View Pavilion viii be > n
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PROGRAM

1000 m-Arrval of Steamer Verona bringing dsissatss
TO annual meeting of a
WESTERN FEDERATION OF CLUBS,
AND DELEGATION OF TACOMA BUSINESS MEN. N
STRoMER "THE AIR MAN
Arrives in his 5hPlane.
1900 Tacoma Clubs expected 10
arrive.
1850 m-steamer Washington arrives from Seattle bring
ing County City Officials members of the Seattle Com
merelal Club and Chamber Of Commerce
200 mThe special boat from Tacoma bringing members
Rotary Ad Clubs, Johnsons Military
Band arrives
200 m-steamer cOa arrives from Seattle another
from Tacoma.
From 2 to p m
One continuous round Of pleasure between the
Seattle commeta Clubs loser to be disgrace
|Tuazaf wss 7ssoms Seattle Rotary Clubs
be drowned s;
sssts's Tacoma raeht Clubs. Win
Keeps his boat, also loser his.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-10
1.-THE MAGIC SKIN" i;;;;5 SS72

ploded like fireworks. The atmosphere
was hot with wine. with pleasure. and
with speech. Intoxication. passion, de-
lirium. forgetfulness Of the world were in
the hearts of all, written on the floors,
sounding in the riot, and flung like a veil
across every face in seething vapors.
While this orgie was going on. Valen-
tine sat apart with Emile and gave him
the story of his life, which a strong emo
tion. somehow, compelled him to pour
forth. and Emile. listening at first with
impatience, soon became engrossed in the
narrative.
Raphael had been strictly brought up
by 'his father. who educated him in the
law until he was twenty years old. When
Raphael reached that age his mother had
been dead ten years. Upon his birthday
his father said TO him: My son, you are
now a man. 1 have saved your youth
from the evils which blast young men.
You will take your degree in the course
of year. You have already gained ster-
ling friends. and a love of work which is
necessary to men who take part in the
public affairs of their country. For,
Raphael. l intend not to make a lawyer
or a notary OF you. but a statesman who
will. one day. become the glory OF our
unfortunate house"
Raphaers father, the Marquis de Valen-
The Washington herald., 1915-01-10

he said, each day three cents for bread,
two cents for milk, three cents for pork,
kept me from dying with hunger and
brought my mind to a singular lucidity.
You know l have studied the effects
produced by diet upon the imagination.
Three cents a day 1 paid for my lodg-
ings, and l burned three cents OF oil
a night. I tended to my own room and
wore flannel shirts to save washing. l
allowed myself for coal so much as. di
vided among the days OF the year, came
to only two cents a day. l had clothes,
linen and footwear enough to last for
three years, but dressed up only when
attended certain lectures and went to
libraries.
so, you see. my expenses amounted
in all to IS cents a day. and | still had
2 cents a day left for unexpected ex-
penses" went on with his
story.
He had hired a room. the attic OF
lodging house called the Hotel Saint
Quentine. kept by neat and respectable
woman of about forty, Mime. Gaudin.
Her husband had commanded a squadron
of the Imperial Guard and had been
taken prisoner by Cossacks at the pas
sage OF the Beresina on the retreat from
MOSCOW. Later. when Napoleon wished
to exchange him. the Russian authorities
searched Siberia in vain-it was said that
he had escaped to India, and Mime. Gau-
din was confident that one day he would
return to her and their daughter, little
Pauline.
Pauline was a charming girl of artless
The Washington herald., 1915-01-10
Copyright, 1912. by Irving King.

The Irr~istcnce Of certain French novelists upon
@aIIoping consumption a. an artistic cOncomitant
Of tine love Is especially pleasing to the ordinary
sane and health, Anglo Saxon mind. Yet there are.
or have hen. Engish-speakinG critics of rep
utation at tha'-vho in the combination the very
acme Of Art. with a capital, and deep insight into
human life and the human soul. Witness all the
aiIr rrylevs which have hcen written concerning
The Magic Skin and Camille" In actual life,
however it n .afc to say that the enthusiastic
male critic would prefer the object of his love to he
afficted with asthma rather tuberculosis. and the
most analyicnl critic # the female PERSUASION that
her adnrrvI rnr have varcose veins rather than dis
cHsed lungs. Nevertheless as told, officially.
10 admire Camille" and The Magic skin" we
must all he in Ioeition to in the immortal
words of our vrrHraHIe Secretary Of Agriculture, Il
-orn my duty and done 1t % The Magic Skin is
the s1ory which frst made Bahac famous although
in his "Ch"nans'' he had already given promise Of
his coming greatness IN the field Of French liter
a,nre. The stcrl achieved an immediate and
today its reputation is world wide.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-10

ing the spendthrift and the debauchee
They greeted him joyously and one of
them. whom the others called Emile,
shouted: Well met, Raphael; we have
been searching for you this fortnight;
where have you been keeping yourself?
Come with us; We are on our way to a
great feast-a regular orgie-at the house
of one TaiIlefer. the amphitryon. who
promises to surpass in this banquet the
narrow minded saturnaIias of the petty
modern Luculluscs.
He is rich and spends royalty in gath
ering about him the wits of the town.
and many of the learned and making
them drunk. He is going out to set up
a newspaper-you are just the man for
him. Come! They say he got his money
by numbering mis- best friend and the
mother OF that friend during the revOlu-
ton.
But what care we; he will have thirty
men of talent and honor about his table
tonight to eat the bodies and drink the
blood of that family and we, you and l,
models of candid youth and enthusiasm,
will be accomplices in the deed
All thoughts of jumping into the Seine
now vanished from the mind of Raph-
ael-he became as one with his gay COM
The Washington herald., 1915-01-10
Marquis de Valentine.

VI. lie Marquis Raphael de Valentine
having venturcd his last franc at a gam
bling table in the PaIais Royal. wandered
forth to the hanks Of the Seine with the
intention Of committing suicide.
He was a good looking young fellow,
not long past his majority, the possess
sor Of an ancient name; an orphan left
unexpectedly destitute at the death OF
his parents. He had spent two years in
dire poverty and literature; had then.
through a friend, become possessed of a
small fortune and set out with the avow-
Cd intention Of killing himself by dissi-
patton and cIcesses. Being halked in the
laudabla intention by the fact that his
money gave out before his vitality. there
by preventing him from pursuing the
primrose path to its end. he had decided
to take a short cut by way of the Seine.
He looked at the river for some time
and then. considering that if he jumped
in during daylight some meddlesome fell
low might pull him out again. decided
to wait until night to carry out his de-
sign
In tho meantime he strayed aimlessly
away from the river which. to a person
contemplating nIunging into it with sui
cidal intent did not look so very allur-
ing after all. and presently found himself
in front Of a curio shop into which he
walked. He was in a state of great agi-
tation inwardlv because Of the doom
which he had deliberately fixed for him
self and which every minute drew nearer.
Paris wore a sad countenance beneath
Icaden clouds and occasional gusts of
windy rain. Nature itself seemed to con-
spirc to plunge the young man into an
aronizinE ccstacv. He wanted to escape
the sharp spasms of the soul which the
reactions Of his physical nature caused
him. and he turned into the shop of the
nutiIuary with the idea of occupying his
mind by bargaining for works OF art,
which he had no money to buy, until the
darkness came for which he waited to
close with death. 1t was in truth an
'fort to gain courage. a prayer for a
strmulant such as criminals who doubt
th,ir courage on their way to the scat
fold are won't to make.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-10
High Glass Fiction by the Famous French Novelist
HONORE DE BALZAC

wholly without heart and had simply
been playing with him. Also his money
was now entirely gone. Rastignac pro-
cured him a contract with a publisher to
write some fake memoirs of the en-
pire which tided him over awhile, but
only for awhile. Finally he broke with
Fedora in rage.
Raphael Mad I'm Love.
To Rastignac he said: THAT woman is
killing me; I can neither despise her nor
forget her" Better kill her" laughed
Eugene. Il have thought of that said
Raphael mOOdily but Fedora is a gIOri-
GUS monster who would pray for mercy.
and l am no OthellO. 1t is now no longer
a question of the living Fedora. the Fe
dora Of the Faubourg Saint HOnore. hut
of my FedOra-of the Fedora who is
there" he added. striking his forehead.
What think you Of Op,um?'
Bah. returned Rastignac. "hOrrid
suffering Charcoal?' Vulgar" The
Seine?" Those slabs at the MorGue are
filthy "A pistol shOt?'' IF it misses yOI
are disfgured for life. No no; plunge
into the deepest dissipation. and either
you or your passion will perish. Intern
perance, my dear fellow, is the king of
Deaths
The Duke of CIarence's butt of Malm-
tastes better than the Seine mud.
Each time we go under the table, isn't
it the same as charcoal in little doses
slow suffocatiOn? My kind of suicide isn't
the vulgar kind of the bankrupt grocer.
Excess. my dear fellow. throws down
The Washington herald., 1915-01-10
"AHD The NASTEP
OF THE SHOP
APPEARED"

panions. once more reckless. once more
bent upon killing himself ny excess.
1t was indeed feast of Lucullus, gar
nished by wit and wisdom, to which the
young man sat down in the house of
TailIefer. Nappery as white as new-fal-
len snow was on the table; the glasses
shed prismatic colors in starry refiec-
tions; wax candles cast a flood Of light;
the viands were served upon rare and
costly plates under silver covers which
sharpened both appetite and curiosity.
All the rarest, most costly, and most
stimulating foods. exquisitely prepared,
were placed before the guests, and wine
of rare vintages and delicious bouquet
Flowers, fruit-everything that could
minister to the animal and sensual de-
lights of the banquet were afforded.
Progress of the OrEIe.
As tho dinner proceeded the conversa-
ton grtw brisk and brilliant and soon
became e babel of voices; the guests were
getting drunk. Finally, all flushed with
wine and excitement, they were ushered
from the OlnnB-TOOm lTlO dnOlHSE idi Sc
apartment, richly and luxuriously fur
nished, where beautiful women served
them with black coffee in golden cups on
salvers of silver.
Beautiful as these women were, exquis-
iteIy dressed as they were, Valentine
knew them to be women without heart or
character. Liqueurs were served after the
coffee; some of the guests already slum-
bered in drunken sleep on couches or on.
the floor. The lights blazed; the orgie
proceeded. whosoever had looked with
an observing eye upon that scene would
have seen Millions Pandemonium antici-
pated..
The blue flame from the circulating
punch gave a CHASTITY and internal color
to the faces Of those still able to drink.
Frantic dances prompted by brutal yigor,
went on: frantic laughter and shouts ex-
The Washington herald., 1915-01-10

grace and innocence about fourteen years
old. Gradually. so gradually that Valen-
tine had not realized ii. Pauline took
charge of his room, which he had fur
nished with some Notwithstanding a
piano-whiCh he saved from the sale of
his furniture.
The mother also was extremely kind
and attentive to the young man. and
before many months he had offered to
teach Pauline music and languages. AS
a dear little sister he regarded the girl.
He began to write two great works,
one a comedy which should make him
rich and famous at once and the other
deeply learned treatise on the VIII,
which should make his name immortal.
The Plausible RastIgnnc.
Thus did Valentile live for two years.
The comedy was finished and also the
great work on the VIII. The comedy was
crude thing-the initial blunder of
young man just out of college; no one
would look at it.
With the great work on the Will he
was preparing to startle all the learned
societies In Europe, when he ehanced to
meet a man whom he had known at col
lege, Eugene de Rastignac, who in spite
of the shabby clothes he wore. put his
arm in his and inquired after his condi-
ton with brotherly interest. Valentine
told briefly of his life and his hopes. And
Eugene laughed, declaring that Raphael
was a man % genius and a fool. He
urged him to return to the world If he
ever expected to accomplish anything. He
must set up friendships at clubs and in
cliques with people able to help him.
Come with me-" said Rastignac, for
a beginning; l will introduce you to
house where you will meet all Paris, our
Paris, the Paris of beauties. celebrities
and miIlionaires. men who talk gold like
Chrysostom. When such people adopt
a book it becomes the fashion.
Tomorrow you shall see the beautiful
Countess Fedora-a marriageable woman,
who has a fabulous income, but who
won't take any man. and whom, there
fore, no man takes. She is a female
problem-half French and half Russian"
The result of this meeting with Ras-
tignac was that Raphael flew back to
the joys Of the world. He saw the Count
ess: he fell desperately In love with her.
He still kept his humble lodgings, but
had to nearly starve himself in order to
make the money he had intended to last
him q year bridge over couple of
months He wooed the Countess in per-
feet frenzy, only to hnd that she was
The Washington herald., 1915-01-10

The tender soIicitude, the sweet seren-
ity of the divine face at once acted upon
him. Something seemed waited from
heaven that relaxed the Internal tortures
which wrung him. The gospel was there
in the calm kindness of those eyes to
which the troubled soul might fly for
refuge.
The antiquary with a cold voice broke
in upon the absorption of Valentine with:
I have covered that canvas with gold
as its price and the mahogany case
closed before his eyes. Suddenly recalled
realization of his present condition and
his resolve on suicide-Valentine cried
out: The die is cast-it must be death"
"Ah. I was right to suspect YOU ex-
claimed the old man. and grasped Ra-
phaeTs wrist with a grip of iron. Valen-
tine smiled sadly and said: Fear moth
ing: it is my death and not yours to
which I referred. Why should I not ac-
knowledge the harmless deception have
practiced in pretending to want to buy
some of your treasures
And then Valentine told the master of
the shop Of his intended suicide. q will
tell you once for ALL said he. that I
am in the deepest, the keenest, the most
fgnoble poverty. But that is only one
reason why l must die. l will spare my
self the revelation of my untold suffer
ines which are beyond the power of hu-
man language to express. I ask neither
succor nor consolation"
'Eh, eh!" cried the old man. making
a sound like the cry OF a hawk. without
giving YOU a centime l will make you
richer than monarchs: more powerful.
more respected than any constitutional
king can ever be. Turn around and be-
hold the Magic Skin
The Washington herald., 1915-01-10

the challenge tOsA II you want to go
into this sort OF duel with existence l
am with you. Happiness may come by
the way" Raphael was carried off his
feet But the money! he said. They
pooled all the money they could scrape
together and Eugene took 1t to gamble
with-he went to make a campaign
against fortune.
Meantime Raphael put his affairs in
order. He paid Madam Gaudin what he
owed her. said that he would not be back
for six months. II ever, and had a little
private talk with Pauline
Poor Pauline! He did not know that
he loved her until he was to leave her.
In the course of their talk Pauline con-
fessed that she loved him. But mar
riaEe? That was out of the question
they were both so poor. And besides
there was his compact with RastIgnac.
Welded poverty was disgusting to Raph-
aeTs imagination anyway.
He fed from the house: went to Ras-
tignac's room and awaited the return
of the gambler. He was almost asleep
when Eugene kicked the door open and
rushed in. Victory" he shouted. and
poured forth a heap OF gold upon the
table. We can now die at our ease" he
cried. and the two young men went dane
ing around the table like two cannibals
Win q prey 10 De 6dltll-tO" llIls, stamp
ing, skipping, striking blows at each
other Five thousand dollars"' said
Rastignac when they had quieted down
a little. For most men that would be
enough to live on; for us it will be enough
TO kill US"
Burning the Candle.
They divided the money, and at once
Raphael entered upon a career of the
widest dissipation. He made 1t a point
to kill himself quickly. to surpass in ex-
cesses all his gayest companions.
But his previous abstemious life had
given him such a strong constitution
that his money gave out and he was still
alive Alive!-but with the seeds Of con-
sumption fixed in him and his nervous
system shattered. He sold even the lit
tie island in the Loire where his mother
lay buried. and with his last sou lost
at the gaming table, had been going to
drown himself when Emile met him.
It was a disreputable, battered-looking
set of people that met at the breakfast
table of TaiIllefer the morning after the
orgie previously described. Regret was
there. haggard faces. the awakening from
debauch when excess has pressed with
strong hands the juice from the fruits Of
life and left behind nothing but the
worthless refuse.
You might have thought that death was
there, smiling down upon a plague
stricken family. Raphael had. the night
before, when he had told Emile his story,
measured with a napkin his Magic Skin.
1T has brought me my first wish" said
he. II will see IL II shrinks when wish
again. And I do wish. 1 wish for a
great fortune" Then he put the tails
man in his pocket.
In the midst of the breakfast notary
came in. He had been one of the guests
the night before, but had gone away
early. Now he stepped up to Raphael
and informed him that he had long been
for a Raphael de Valentine and,
his name mentioned the night be-
fore. had investigated and found out that
he was the very man he wanted. His
The Washington herald., 1915-01-10

AS Valentine rushed from the door of
the shop he ran violently against three
in arm. They proved to be young men
whom he had known while he was play