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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-07-02
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IOriginaI.l

lOrlg1nal.J
Ii the heroine of a story could be
transformed into real person, her life
would have in it an important element
of happiness. Such cases, vice versa
have occurred-that is, a woman who
has shown herself heroic has lived to an
old age in the enjoyment Of her honors
During the American Revolution a
small palisade fort erected on the site
OF the present city Of Wheeling was
the center of small settlement. The
dwelling Of Colonel Ebenezer Lane stood
about 200 feet from the palisade, and in
it were kept many Of the supplies of
the fort. One morning-it was Sept. /,
1717--a man rode UP to the place, threw
himself from his horse and excitedly
announced that one Simon Girty, with a
large number Of savages, was advanc-
ing to its capture, This man Girty was
descended from the lowest order OF
people. his father having been an out
law and his mother a disgrace to her
eek. Simon had Inherited the worst
proclivities Of both. Captured by the
Indians when a boy, he had become
one Of them, and their savage prac-
tees were as natural to him as IL he
had been born an Indian. Such was
the man who was advancing at the
head Of several hundred red men to
murder the men, women and children
within the palisade. The place was
made ready for defense, and Colonel
Lanes house, occupying 4 favorable
position for resistance, was made
part Of the Enclosure to be defended.
There were but dozen men to protect
the women and children who were hud-
died together in the palisade, expecting
the worst possible fate.
The party came up, and Girty de
manded the surrender of the fort,
which was Of course refused. Then
commenced a fire from besieged and
besiegers which was kept up till night,
when 1t ceased At midnight the negro
cook Sam. seeing a flicker Of light
through a crevice In the palisade,
looked for the cause and saw an Indian
outside attempting to fire the palisade.
Sam shot the man dead and averted
the danger.
The next morning the attack was re-
newed with hollow log bound with
chains for cannon, but the log burst
at the first discharge and killed several
of the besiegers. Enraged at the fail
ure, Girty attempted to carry the fort
by storm, but the rifles within were
true, and he lost many men without
accomplishing his object.
1t was now discovered that the sup
ply Of powder in the fort was about
exhausted. There was keg in the
Lane house. but to procure it some one
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American Trade Long Ago.

To the notices which we have from
time to time published of the favorable
posture of trade we may add a graft
flying view of our commerce with the
United States. It's extent is probably
more considerable than our readers
would imagine. The exports from
Scotland of manufactured goods to va
riOuS parts of the Union will this year
amount to about f2,OOO,OOO. The mag
nitude Of the sum will appear more
surprising when we consider the re-
strictions which prohibit as from TAX
ing in exchange agricultural produce.
A trade SO important it behooves us to
cherish with all possible care. and it is
gratifying to think that customers so
valuable are free people. little likely
to impede her prosperity by projects of
ambition.-London Globe, 1922.
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must go nearly 200 feet and return
dams. The commander called for a
volunteer to make the attempt, an at
tempt that would almost surely result
in death. Every manin the fort volun-
teered
Among the women was a delicate
girl, Elizabeth Lane-she was nick
named Patty-who had recently re-
turned from school in Philadelphia.
From the refining influences of a school
in what was then the first city in the
land she had been transported to a
wilderness and now was confronted
with savage warfare. There is but one
position in which we can imagine such
a girl under such circumstances, and
that is pale and trembling, eagerly
scrutiniZing the expressions of those
defending her to learn If there is any
hope. Patty Lane was the very coun-
terpart OF this. She stepped forward
as volunteer, volunteer to run a
gauntlet OF bullets that would bring al
most certain death. Not only did she
volunteer, but pleaded to be allowed to
CO. arguing that the men were all
needed for the defense of the lives Of
the women and children; that not a
mans life should be risked il this way,
but the life of a woman, who was not
ct for harder service. If she were
killed, she would not be missed.
1t was not only the offer that was
surprising, but the Spartan arguments
by which it was supported. The men
all knew that they were true. Reluc-
family the commander gave his con-
sent. Patty, kneeling for a moment In
prayer, arose and, sallying forth, with
the fleetness Of a fawn cleared the
space between the fort and the house
before the savages noticed her or had
recovered from their surprise. Not a
shot was fired at her. Placing the pow
der in tablecloth and tying it about
her waist, she started on her return
trip.
This return was very different mat
ter from the going. The savages had
been warned ard were on the alert.
Besides, the bundle she carried was
sure evidence that she was transport
ing some article contraband of war.
Patty ran as rapidly as she could i'm
peded by her burden Scarcely had
she started when bullet sang by her,
then another and another. 1t was
like shooting bird on the wing. The
few seconds during which she was ex-
posed to fire were terribly long to those
who were watching her from the fort.
There was every chance that she would
not make the goal. Half, three-quar-
tiers, seven-eighths Of the distance was
covered, yet she ran. Was she struck
and ready to fall the moment she ar
rived, or was she still unscathed?
There was no time to answer, for with
the ieetness Of bird she covered the
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last dozen yards and landed her pre-
cious burden behind the palisades.
Then it was discovered that not a
bullet had touched her.
Armed with the ammunition she
brought, the whites fought on till sue
saved.
Patty Lane passed lifetime as her
oine. She lived to be very old wom-
an in her home on the banks of the
Ohio river near the place where she
had shown the mettle there was in her
and adored by all who knew her.
GRACE ELLERTON COOKE.
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NEW COMPANY ORGANIZED.
Will Work In Opposition to DistiIIna
Company of America.

Cincinnati, June ga contract
has been signed for the Immediate
equipment of new distillery in
Terre Haute, Ind This marks a de-
cided stand in opposition to the Dis.
tiiling Company of America. The
builders of the new distillery are the
Commercial DistiIiing company of
Terre Haute, composed of seven firms
which have been the chief members
Of the United States Spirits associa.
ton. This association distributes the
product of the Distilling Company OF
America. The firms composing the
Commercial Distilling company pur.
pose to distill and handle their own
product and will sever their connec.
ton with the Distilling Company of
America.
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The following notice is inscribed
Wales village: g. Collar, daler I'm
Bacco Shag and Pig Bacon and Gin
garbred Eggs laid every morning by
me, and very good Paradise, in the
summer gentlemen and Lady can have
good Tae and Crumquets, and Straw
berry with a scim milk, because I can't
get no cream. N B. Shuse and Boots
medned very WELL"
NEW COMPANY ORGANIZED
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Plain shirring, corded shirring, tucked
| shirring are all In order and are all used
prodigally upon the sheer frocks; but the
corded shirring keeps It's form and place
I better than the others. where II Is impossible
! to stay the shirring In any way.
Bouillonees or pufings are more and more
rage, but must he handled warily; for
though Dame Fashion has sanctioned fluff
and frill, she still shows fondness for slen-
der silhouette lines. In soft stuffs the
dropping puff, like a founce with its hem
turned under and fastened to the foun-
dation is effective. yet clinging and narrow
putting, IL we'll stayed and following good
lines, need not detract from a graceful
silhouette
Flounces. ruffles, frills, are ubiquitous,
in all widths and all forms. The prac-
tically straight ruffle with a standing head
ing is popular revival, and narrow ruffles
OF this description, set upon a fulled skirt
at varying intervals. give one Of the quaint
est, if not the most artistic, Of the popular
effects. Such trimming is illustrated In one
OF the sketches, the gown In question being
In silk mousselne of the most delicate
buff with deep draped girdle OF young
leaf green.
This broad draped girdle Ia another
striking feature Of the summer toilettes,
and, seen only upon imported models earlier
In the season, it now appears upon very
large majority of fashionable frocks. Its
logical office is to offset the shapelessness
Of ber ha or cape and full skirt by defining
the cUrves of the waist, but It must not be
drawn too tightly.
There is point in regard to which many
dressmaker makes prodigious blunder
The Partisan artist understands that a
loosely fitting girdle or belt, showing no
strain and apparently quite capable of being
drawn tighter without Inconvenience TO
the wearer, Is far more likely to give an air
of slimness to a figure than Is a tightly
strained ciroture. II waist line more
slender than nature has planned is desired
the effect is produced by tightening the
corset, but the successful bodice, and the
successful girdle, must always fit easily and
without the slightest indication of strain.
The deep draped grde may be made
of soft silk OF satin, of ribbon. of velvet,
and now we have the broad shaped girdle
| of lace or OF embroidered stuff. The sim.
plest form OF the popular accessory ia made
of very soft six-inch ribbon, preferably
taffeta, mousseline or liberty. Two pieces
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IT'S DARN. DARN. DARN.
The Ancient Art Revived as Result OF INC
Vogue OF Fine Hosiery.

Darning implements are much IN eF,-
dence lust now and the darner's art IS
flourishing AZ result OF the vogue OF hne-
spun open-work stockings for everyday
wear.
Elderly women who acquired the arr "'
darnirg in the precise old school and re-
gard it as rankin with delicate fancy work.
have revived their accomplishments Tor
the benefit Of their schoolgirl sran'rnh-
dren. Then, there has appeared ne" crop
OF darning implements. = ,.,,,y
The costly stocking dnrner - OF N"I,
with wooden handle, Novel dcrners az,
brought out in aluminium, in nlckeI. shV'I
and plated gilt. In fact, unless CONFRONT
with the imposing array of stocklf 4 daTTi,r.,,
on the notion counters ana alnor lt"e.,.Io
and novelty dealers supplies ~ t"lS li,,", aro,
one would not imagine that th:S 'of,ln,",
lively trivial article Of the sewl woman
had elected such attention from makers
DarniI outfits in cases OF su'Hr
monkey skin are in stock Mt the le"''Hi
The oblong case for the slim-"yed n1M''
the pold-handled clippers for thread '"l Il'.N'
the thimbe and the darner are AL w p't,
besides the contrivanCe for keep x '
assortment Of darEi; Z cottohs, Hl'N' "''
and thread straight ard conHeni'h'
Or course the regular family GA
basket il shown largN enough To- huyp
weeks supply Of stocking ard s"'M
There are also model darnlos cases u. .t, st
linen, cretOnnC or other appropriate S"o~
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valenciennes or with tiny ribbon. or row
ruches with pinkcd edges. ruches Of soft
ribbon, ruches corded several times In the
middle, ruches stitched once in the middle
the list stretches out indefinitely and each
day the makers put forward something new
in ruches.
One particularly charming idea Is the
double ruche OF valenciennes, or OF mousse
line edged with valenciennes and with
centre rib OF tiny flowers such as forget
me-nots.
These ruches are used in host Of ways.
In rather deep and full form they appear
upon the bottoms Of the popular sun-plaited
skirts, or perhaps several small ruchings
are run around the plating. This sum
plated skirt has. by the way, lost caste
through excessive popularity and multi
plication, but tits too becoming and pretty
to be discarded, and the fastidious are
giving it originality. and putting it out Of
the class OF the Inexpensive, ready-made
skirts, by having the material elaborately
inset with lace, embroidered, or ornamented
with openwork designs before plating.
Tiny ravelled taffeta ruches outline the
lace insertions on sheer frocks. finish plait-
ings and founees and frilis. edge puffs.
form whole stolcs or tippets for wear over
thin fr0oks or blouses.
A lowered silk mousseline gown with
large blurred pink roses on white ground
has all its flounces edged with the tiny
ravel lied silk ruches in pink taffeta, deep
taffeta girdle and quaint tippet OF the
tafreta ruchings. Skirts Of soft glacs
silk in delicate tints made round and full
and accompanied by ruched tippets or
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batiste and has applied upon it graduated
discs or diamonds or crescents'
Sometimes the figures are embroidered
instead of being applied, and some charm
ing models in linen have no trimming save
buttonholing in contrasting color around
the double skirt flounces, the bolero collar,
&c. whose elges are cut in points. Such
a frock in fine white linen has its deep points
buttonholed in delicate green, and is worn
with sheer white batiste blouse The
lower flounce Of the double skirt has its
deep points held out by a full lace trimmed
hource of white batiste matching the lace
trimmed batiste blouse,
Fine drawn work and hemstitching are
used in everything from sheerest mule
to cloth. and inset motifs of cord work trim
MANY woollen frocks A wealth of stitch
ing Is in evidence upon most of the fashion
able models, yet with the exquisite tilmy
materials and the possibilities lurking in
shirrings, hounoing' and ruchings, frocks
NAV take on pronounced mOdishness ar COM
parativcly slight cost in money or labor.
The shaded mousselines are among the
latest Parisian fads, and first seen. as are
almost all daring French costume inno-
vations, upon the Paris stage are finding
their way into the fashionable womans
wardrobe One such frock of poppy reds
is almost black at the bottom Of the full
skirt, but shades to pale poppy pink at the
hips, has a deep pink girdle and deep
bertha and flowing sleeves repeating the
skirt shadings. Some OF the shaded blues
are very lovely, and 40 are tho yellows.
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cussion, word should be said for the soft
white kid belt for which the great Paquin
shows such a fondness. 1t demands Il
slender figure. but consorts well with many
costumes and stretches to fit the waist
easily, as a broad ribbon might.
Scarlet leather belts in the same broad
soft form are also favored and in connection
with scarlet parasols and hats give an au-
dacious touch Of color TO many French
morning costumes in white or neutral
tints.
But to return to frock trimmings The
ruche is the latest candidate for extravagant
favor, and has not yet reached the limit
of it's popular 'ty. Ruches in every and
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HORN FURNITURE.
Quaint Articles Now Turned Out by Russians
on the East Side.


Quaint furri ure made OF horns is ped
died about the city by Russians. 1t is
the output OF little home industry on the
East Side, which utilizes the common COW
horn for practical purpose.
Three-legged stools, each leg Of which
is horn, hat racks with horns fitted to-
gether at the butts and a board for tho
hanging, easy chairs the entire frames
of which are horns cleverly put together.
and quaint trophies for wall or mantel ara
among the wares pedled about on hanback,
or in carts.
The horns are got from the East Side
slaughter houses, and sell for few cents
a pound when Jumped in with the hoois
that go to the button makers and to the
glue factories. AS they appear rough!
and dingy when first struck from the hrutes'
heads the horns scarcely seem worth pick
ing up, but under the Russian artisan
skilful treatment they are converted int,
objects of beauty having the gleam ana
warm coloring OF amber and the Iustre
of polished shell, with a durability that
gives them value.
Some are in tones Of white and brown
or gray and black with mottlings and curl
ously mingled figures in the surface, or
perhaps series of rings for Distinguishing
marks Those Of particularly fine shale
and color are reserved for souvenirs;
mounted singly and especially cleaned
and scraped to answer for drinking horns
and fancy pieces, vases and cornucopiaS.
Others have cord of woven horsehair or
leathern fillet slung about them, meant
to hang as a hunters horn from bracket
or wallpece.
1t took several years Of experiment
with olkalis and antiseptic solutions 10
discover a practical wav for getting tho
horns into acceptable condition and 10
learn how to clean and scrape them az 80
slight expense that they could be sold a,
a moderate price. Now this secret mas
been discovered, and every now and tnr, .
some ingenious novelty is added to the Ilf'
Of the makers
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upon feminine favor. Little capes, in
stead of coats, accompany many of the
threc-pioce tailor suits and are worn over
thin blouses.
These tailor capes are in their best ex-
preston severely tailored and depend for
chic upon their cut and the ornaments
or devices by which they fasten in front
The deep iaco collar, save in very handsome
lace, has been sent to Coventry by the
ultra-fashionable because OF its epidemic
vogue, yet one still secs II effectively used
as part Of froclS, or as separate wrap, in
which latter case II is usually lined with
mousseline or chiffon and often has little
turnover collar in silk or panne.
lace-trimmed voile among the cuts
shows lace cape of this order with tiny
collar Of velvet and long silk rope cords
and tassels.
Valencicnnes lace has surged to the
front with the day of the sheer summer
frock and IL having an immense vogue,
but all the laces used earlier in the season
arc still worn TIE antique laces have.
~ prophets say, almost run their course,
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she finds herself confronting a puzzling
problem.
SHE must cultivate a new pose il she
would be in fashion. must not only don
fluffy frocks, but also adopt a new manner.
Moreover, she may not simplify the situa-
ton by complete and radical transsor-
nation, but must lead double life.
For sports and outings have not gone out
Golf and tennis, riding and swimming,
all the athletic accomplishments, still
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A new SUMMER GIRL.
This Is a Season of the
Truly Feminine.
MANNISHNESS NO LONGER SMART
All the Charms Of the Old
School Coquett: Here Again,

So tie Athletic Girl Is Having Her Troubles
Dropping and Floating Effects,
FlOunces and Fr,iIs In FashiOn-The
Result Most PicturesIuc--Fnii skirts
Almost Universal Among the Ultra
Fashionable FrOeks-Trimlnings both
Novel and Pretty--The Broad Glrtile
a striking Feature or GOwns-IslsnE
Popularity Of the Ruche p Nalen-
cIennes Having an Immense Vogue,
The athletic girl is having her troubles,
For several Seasons past she has vainly
attempted to stem an increeping tide of
fril and f,lrbelow, OF butterfly daintiness
and coquottish grace. and this summer
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SUPERFlUouS HAuR
WIVES gv.i.NYED.
Matrimonial Opportunities for Young Won,.
en- In German Southwest Africa

Matrimonial opportunities for Young Wom.
en- In German Southwest Africa
At the last meeting of the German Colonial
Society in Berlin on June S, one of the
topics discussed was the importance Of
sending more young German women to
the colony Of German Southwest Africa
In order to prevent the danger Of the rearing
of a large number of mixed breed children
through the marriage OF white settlers
with colored women.
few months ago German newspaper
printed a letter from a correspondent lv-
ing at Windhuk, German Southwest Africa,
in which he said that the Colonial Society
was sending to the colony too many tailor
esses shop girls, and women from the
cities
What our colonies want" he said, "is
women to milk ard take care Of the COWS
and work on the farms. Such women
will make good wives for our settlers; but
the other classes are comparatively useless
here, for they are not adapted to share in
the work which our colonists are carrying
on"
This letter aroused the indignation OF ore
of the settlers, who regarded it as tending
to bring into disrepute the laudabe efforts
of the Colonial Society to provide wives
for the colonists.
He therefore wrote letter In which
he said that many Of the women sent to
the colony had, to be sure, been servant
girls, saleswomen or tailoresses at home
This fact, however, did not prevent them
from being very excellent and helpful
wives to the colonists they had married.
The Colonial Society deserved the highest
praise for taking the initiative in building
up homes in German Southwest Africa
The importation into the colony of young
women had thus far been great success
and should encourage further effort in the
same direction.
Only six of the women who had been
sent to the colony had returned home.
Every one OF these women had married
and their reason for leaving the colony
was only that their husbands or themselves
were not adapted for the climate or In one
case, because the husband was there with
ont cent Of capital and was unable to get
alone.
Among the several hundred young women
who had been brought to the colony on two
transports onlv two had failed to procure
husbands within few weeks Of their ar
rival. The enterprise of supplying wives
to the colonists had been extraordinarily
successful and as there were still hum
dreds Of unmarried Germans in the colony
he hoped the good work would proceed
on the lines prescribed bv the Colonial
Societv, which was very careful to send ont
only intelligent Young women OF strong
physique, good health, and correct morals.
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and will be laid aside with the end Of the
season; but the prophecy Is based upon
the distressing prevalence OF these laces
during the last few months, and may prove
false.
A charming use OF vnlenciennes is Illus
trated in one of the sketches in the large
cut. Two broad waved bands of lilac silk
are set upon the full skirt of lilac, and white
dotted mousseline and rows Of fulled mar
row valenciennes are set upon these bands
at two-nch intervals, following the wave
line Of the silk eoee The cape reproduces
the same festoon effect.
Garland and festoon ideas are increas-
ingly popular. as are all the Louis Quinze
and Louis Seize modes, and little flowers
mixed with ribbon adorn many Of the
most attractive evening gowns. One pale
yellow chiffon, sketched here, has triple
skirt OF three full hounces, and each hounce
Is bordered by garlands or rather festoons
and knots of pale blue satin ribbon caught
by little bunohes OF dwarf pink roses. The
decolletage of the full chiffon bodice has
the same arrangement Of ribbon and
roses.
This color scheme OF pale yellow or straw
color with pale blue and pink is distinctly
revival from the Louis period and is much
advocated by the most famous French dress-
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having two ends, long or snort as the wS@rer
prefers.
Large buckles, velvet bows or rosettes
with jewelled centres, large jewelled buttons
or chiffon rosettes are used to finish the
deep girdles of more pretentious character,
and trails of mousseline roses strung on
silk cord are used upon the girdles Of some
Of the newest French frocks.
Sashes are much liked, but are seldom
knotted at the waist and are usually COM
hined with the broad girdle, the sash ends
coming from beneath the girdle, The
sash must have its ends finished with fringe
with lace inset, with rosettes, or in some
ornamental fashion, and the ends are fire.
quently knotted severa times in their
length, although this idea is not so con-
ducive to artistic effect as the free. soft
lengths.
While waist ornaments are under dis