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Douglas Island news., 1904-11-16

The Juneau Dispatch is up in arms against the Fidelity Funding company, supposed to be of San Francisco, and represented locally by one w. P. Me Call. A significant feature of the con- troversy is the conspicuous absence of the company's advertisement in the columns of the Dispatch.-Ketchikan Journal
 A Skagway boy ran away from home one day last week, and the neighbors attribute it to the fact that his mother won the booby prize at progressive euchre recently, which happened to be a bottle of castor oil. The boy knew human nature so we'll that he realized that when his mother got the prize, she would find use for it when none eX- isted.
 The Arctic Brotherhood, at the ses- sion held last week in Seattle, decided that persons outside of Alaska and the Yukon Territory could not become act i've members of the order. Now if it would make another order to the effect that it's meetings and all its business transactions should be confined to the same territorial limits it would be in keeping with it's name.-Ketchikan Journal.
 Statistics compiled from records kept here show that since last Decem- Der, that is within ten months, 2,4OC more people have left Dawson than have arrived. This includes travel up aud down the river by steamer and stage. The total leaving was 6,581, and arriving 4,177. At an average of S10o a ticket the fares from the travel would aggregate approximately a million dol lars.-Dawson News.
 { Judge Thomas J. Humes, formerly superior judge of King county, Wash, ington, and mayor of Seattle for three terms, dropped dead on the streets at Fairbanks at 1 o'clock, Nov. 9th. He was returning from lunch when the end came. It is supposed that death was due to epilepsy. He had been sick for month as result of stomach trouble through eating canned goods The body will be preserved to be sent outside if his relatives and friends shall require that. Judge Humes was a member of the law firm of Humes Joslin & Nye, and was expecting an appointment as district judge for one of the Alaska districts. He was nearly 60 years of age.
 An Associated Press dispatch from San Francisco brings news that the de- cision of Judge Hanford in the United States district court of Washington awarding damages to libelants of the steamer Oregon for damages on account of ll.usage on the famous trip down [
 from Nome in September, 1901, has been affirmed by the United States circuit court of appeals. The aflrma- tion of the case of Aaseth and others against the Oregon ends the long litigation by passengers of that vessel on the September, 1901, trip from Nome to compel the White Star Steamship Company to pay them damages for alleged ill-usage. The total damages awarded by Judge Hanford under the libel in the United States district court amount now with interest and fees to nearly S5O0oo in favor of about $50 libelants.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-08-16

Two hundred teachers from Porto
Rico reached New York on an army
transport on July 2, bound for Cornell
University Four hundred on another
transport disembarked at Boston about
The same time on their way to Har-
yard The 600 are to spend six weeks
in summer study, and then a fortnight
In travel. and are expected to go home
IN September with some new knowI-
bdge and many new ideas, which, In
due time, they are expected to impart
10 their pupils at home Among the
million inhabitants of Porto Rico there
Is much room for every kind of educa-
ton, and the lively demand for it APP
pears in the fact that one-fourth of the
revenues Of the island is devoted to
the support Of the schools. Education
has been found, since the Americans
came. ito be necessary to any kind of
success, and the islanders are repre-
sented to be extremely eager for it.
The present importation of teachers
consequence, no doubt, Of the visit
of the Cuban teachers five years ago
has been made possible by private sub
scription here, and by the sacrifices
of the teachers themselves, who devote
one months pay to the expedition
Harper's Weekly
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out, ana ne and myself sneaked to the
outer circle OF the crowd, stationed our
selves at different places; and dozen
boys we had hired for the purpose
placed at proper intervals.
Then the professor climbed onto the
box beside his wife and made his spiel.
He was awfully sorry, but his balloon
had just sprung d leak, which could
not possibly be repaired, and he could
not 60 up. In all that crowd he could
not identify the people who had com
tributed, and he wanted to know what
TO do with the money. He had not
earned it, and so he could not keep it.
{" GIVE It to your Wife came voice
from the outskirts That was my pal,
posing las one of the contributors.
Eyes, give it to her. came from an
other place. That was me.
That's it, give it to your wife,,
came from dozen other places. That
was the kids.
OF course, no one objected, and
without giving them a chance to kick,
the aeronaut thanked his friends for
their generosity, and said he would do
as they said.
We three met quietly later and di-
vided the swag Sloan we all got
out Of town. - Arkansas Gazette
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-08-16

In the case Of the model illustrated
1t is made of wood brown taffeta with
revers and Follower cuffs of pongee,
vest and straight cuffs Of white piuue
and is trimmed with banding, but the
design lends itself to many other ma
terials equally well and is quite as adj
mirable in the many soft and pliable
wool fabrics as in silk The vest and
cuffs Of white, with the revers make
the distinguishing characteristics and
combine to give 2 most novel as well as
smart effect.
The Elton consists of smoothly
fitted foundation lining. fronts and
back. The sleeves are big and full,
finished with Follower cuffs, and are
laid in box pleats that are extended
pver the shoulders to terminate be-
peath the pleats Of the Elton. When
the vests and straight cuffs are of
washable material they can be made
detachable. so rendering laundering a
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-08-16
A Tramp Evangelist.

A new occupation for the man who
wishes to help in this trouble-ridden
world is that of tramping for the pur-
pose of retaining other tramps. The
New York Evening Mail tells Of one
such wanderer who has made it his
busine SIS to get acquainted with boy
tramps and send them back to their
homes:
He follows the Scriptural injunction
to provide neither gold nor silver nor
brass for his purse, neither two
coats, neither shoes nor yet slaves. /"
He is. in every practical respect, a
common tramp. and yet he has brought
at least 900 boys back to their homes.
His purpose now is to establish a
headquarters in New York, where boys
can be sent to await him while he pi,
lots others to their friends. He be.
lieves that it is not hard to start vas
grant boy homeward.
.sTa,k to him a little about his sor-
rowing mother he counsels, his de-
serted father and the little sister, and
the chances are that he will be touched.
Choose your chance when other tramps
are not about, and after a few confer
ences you viii find thatyou and the boy
sre conspirators in planning his escape
from the gang. The very excitement
and secrecy attendant on getting away
are additional helps. = Youths Com,
paniOn.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-08-16
No Rose is pure white.

Probably the largest rose cut in this
city this season is specimen Of the
Marchioness of Londonderry, which
Major Barnhart has had in a vase at
his residence. This species is credited
with producing larger blooms than any
other, specimens six inches across be-
ing not uncommon, but the specimen
produced by Major Barnhart is only a
trifie less than seven inches across. and
contains a double handful of petals
beautifully intoxicated and appearing
pure white. but there is slight tinge
Of yellow appearing about the base.
Mr.. Barnhart says there is no really
pure white rose, the whitest known
when placed alongside snow showing
a tinge of some color. This huge bloom
was not the result Of disbudding or
other forcing, but was produced on a
shoot which came up in the centre Of
the bush, and so was well shaded dur
ing the late warm weather, which
caused it to attain the extra size and
its perfection.-P Portland Oregonian.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-08-16

perfect freedom abou. the feet yet is
snug over the hips is favorite of the
season and is likely to retain all its
vogue for long time to come, mas
much as it is eminently graceful and
becoming as well as comfortable. In
the case of the model each alternate
gore is different, the front, centre side
and back cores being plain, while,the
intervening ones are made in two sec
tons each, the lower portions being
box pleated. All materials suitable for
street wear and heavy enough to be
made in tailor style are appropriate,
linen, the more substantial veilings,
cheviot and all the familiar cloth, taft
fetas and the like, but the original is
made Of brown canvas yelling stitched
with c0rticelli silk and trimmed with
bands of silk headed by fancy braid.
The skirt is cut in nine cores. Those
at side front and side back are made
with plain upper and box pleated lower
portions and at the edge of each plain
gore is a narrow pleat which conceals
the seam
The quantity of material required for
the medium size is ten yards twenty
one inches wide, eight and one-fourth
yards twenty seven inches wide or
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-08-16

The black poodle has appeared on
the handle of parasol sticks. He is
not very comfortable to carry, but so
stylish that no single complaint is
heard from the possessor. In dull
finished black wood the poodle is d
great success. He is not so large as to
be grotesque, and his wooliness is re-
produced quite cleyerly, as is his semi
shaven aspect.
A black poodle handle is seen on one
of the emerald green satin sunshades.
He is also seen on black parasol
which has lining of self-color for two
thirds Of the length, and deep striped
border lining Of heavily barred black
and write.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-08-16
For Morning Wear.

Java linen is used for morning
gowns, and pale blue is the favorite
shade 1t is trimmed with white braid
and white pearl buttons The skirt is
tut in eleven cores. with a pleat at each
seam and tiny shallow rever to simu-
late hip yoke. Each rever, folded
back from the front breadth, Is fas-
tened down by three small pearl but
tons. The blouse jacket has pleats
back and front, with small revers or
'fiaps'' over the shoulders; these are
fastened down with buttons to match
those on the skirt for the depth of
shoulder yoke. The buttons are ar
sanged in groups Of three A turnover,
triangular collar is embroidered in
white braid. This opens slightly at
he throat to show the guimpe or
shield of Java blue linen with plain
aeckband. A breast scarf Of blue mes
saline silk falls down in front like d
jabot below the open guimpe. There is
4 messaline girdle at the waist, which
fastens with silver buckle. The
full sleeves are pleated at the arm
holes, and are vertically tucked In
group of pleats at the lower edge. The
tucked pleats produce the exact effect
Of a straight cuff or narrow wrlstband.
some Eve inches deep. A strap of blue
linen, with a. single pearl button. fas-
tens around the lower edge Of sleeve.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-08-16
A Robin and q Rat.

The other day while gentleman Of
Porthallow, ST. Keyerne, was walking
past a farm in the neighborhood, he
was attracted by a robin. whch few
about him. tapped its wings in his face
some two or three times and appeared
greatly excited and distressed. The
gentleman's curiosity being aroused, he
watched the robin for some TIME. 1t
dew toward him and then back into
the hedge short distance away, ut
tering apparently cries Of distress all
the time The gentleman walked to-
ward the hedge where the bird seemed
to wish him to come, and creeping
up close he discovered a medium sized
rat, which had got into a robins
nest and was deyouring one Of the
little young birds. AT the sight of the
gentleman the rat jumped out and
was knocked senseless on the road.
When the robin saw the rat lying on
the road she few at it and pecked it
viciously The rat was killed and
thrown over the hedge into the field,
and as the gentleman walked away the
robin seemed to chirp him her thanks.
There were four young birds in the
nest One was killed, but the other
three were free from injury London
Globe.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-08-16
some Ola Trees.

Our historic oaks are, with every
great storm, diminishing in number.
Dumorey's oak in Dorsetshire. 2O00
PEARS old, disappeared from this cause
In 1904. WalIace's oak, at Ellerslie.
was FOG years old when it was blown
down some fifty years ago. We have
still, however, the Cowthorpe oak, near
Wetherby, in Yorkshire, estimated to
be over 1000 years old; and William
the Conquerors oak, in Windsor Great
Park, has attained the ripe age of
1900 years. Perhaps the finest oaks Of
great antiquity in the land are to be
found in the dukeries. About half a
mile from Welbeck abbey is Greendale
oak, credited with 1900 summers, and
now a mere ruin sustained by propers.
Through its hollow interior a coach
and four has been driven.--L London
Daily Chrinocle.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-08-16

simple matter. The belt is arranged
over the edge at back and sides and
passed through openings in the fronts
and vest to be closed beneath.
The quantity of material required
for the medium size is i've yards TWEEN
ty-one inches wide, three and one-half
yards twenty seven inches wide, or
two and three-fourth yards forty four
Inches wide, with one-half yard OF silk
for revers and Follower cuffs, Eve
eighth yards Of pique and four yards
OF banding to trim as illustrated.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-08-16
SAVED CHILD FROM DEATH,

SAVED CHILD FROM DEATH.
AS the train was pulling out of the
NarbeEth railroad station Miss Eliza
beth Caldwell Sampson, who was
standing near the ticket office, saw
little child playing on the ties beneath
the second coach With composure
that is remarkable under such circum-
stances she bravely risked her life to
save the little one from a horrible.
death.
To scream for assistance was useless.
The rear wheels of the coach were fast
bearing down upon the unsuspecting
infant. She fell upon her knees on the
platform and succeeded in securing
hold of the child's dress, and dragged
him from certain death. The brave
young woman's nerves were shattered
momentarily by the awful shock.
She sWooned into a seat in the sta
ton, but soon recovered her composure
and fondled the smiling baby by her
side.
The identity of the child was at first
unknown. The train was stopped in
order to ascertain to whom it belonged.
A nurse alighted nervously from the
end coach and made her way into the
station. The child, a two-year-old son
of "A. Caster, of Narberth, had been in
her charge. She had searched for him
in vain in every coach. When she
learned how his life had been saved
she, too, tainted.
Miss Sampson, who lives at Dudley
and Windsor avenues, Narberth, was
overwhelmed with congratulations for
her heroic deed. Philadelphia Tele.
graph.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-08-16
LIVELY BALLOONING.

For the first mile, while slowly Tls-
ing, the balloon zigzsgged between the
lower currents, until at approximately
1000 feet it encountered main sweep
of air which. at that height, was fol-
lowing the course of the valley below.
The horizon had been clear at starting,
and the impression was, as we sailed
along in the current that we should
have fair passage, unless some cloud,
not yet apparent. in our wake could
ride after us and overtake us on a
higher level, where wind velocity is
generally greater. Perhaps, therefore,
we paid insufficient heed to a murky
veil ahead Of us, which began gather
ing and deepening and blotted out the
view. We were soon enveloped in this
gray curtain, and thus its true appear
ance was lost to us; but at Newbury,
our starting ground, large crowd was
watching us entering vast and most
smenacing thunder-pack, and was won
.dering why we did not come down.
The first real warning which we had
OF our predicament was flash of light
ming close on our quarter, answered by
another on our other side, and almost
before we could realize it we were in
the very focus of a furious storm
which was being borne on an upper
wind, and a wild conflict was already
raging round lis. There was our own
fast current carrying us westward;
there was the storm cloud slightly
above hurrying to the east; and added
to these there now descended a pitiless
down-draught of ice cold air and hail.
We were doubtless in cloud which
was discharging lightning over a wide
area, each fash, however, issuing from
the immediate vicinity of the balloon,
and the idea formed on the writer's
mind was that many flashes were level
that is, as if from one part of the
cloud to another. Any that reached the
ground must from our known position
have been at least mile long.
There was another idea forced upon
the party. which was that they would
be more comfortable and far safer else
where; and when suitable opportunity
occurred a descent was made to earth.
John M. Bacon, in Longman's Maya
zine.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-08-16
FEAT OF A MACGREGOR.

Sir William MacGregor, upon whom
Queen Victoria bestowed the Albert
medal, is the hero Of such an adven.
ture as one expects ordinarily to read
about only in fiction of certain hue
The steamship Syria, with lot OF
Indian coolies on board, struck on q
rock, as the London Chronicle relates.
about twelve hours from Suva, the
capital Of Fiji.
Dr. MacGregor. then Acting Colonial
Secretary. organized relief expedi
ton, clambered over broken mast
that was the only path to the emf
grants, and again and again returned
with a man or woman on his back
and sometimes a child, held by its
clothes between his teeth.
A man Ct VAST physical strength
MacGregor wanted it all for his ana
feat. Down below on the reef was a
woman who had fallen overheard, ha0
got at the spirits. and was mad WITT
drink. The captain Of the shin ana q
police officer who had gone after be,
were being swept out to sea. McGre
g0r slid down rope caught the kno,
of the woman's hair In mis- teeth, AM
with his hands seized the two men and
dragged them both into safety. az
went back to Suva in borrowed sui,
of pajamas. having left all his clothes
and a good deal Of his skin on the cora
reef.
Modest, like many heroes, MacGre
gor left himself out Of his own report
and it was from the Governor that thu
Queen first heard the whele story.
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loped founces embroidered in white.
But these linen gowns come in what
are known as dress patterns or robes,
and require very little making up,
while they are often 10 be bought at
really low prices.
Yelling is extremely fashionable, con-
tinues Harper's Bazaar. and while the
very latest shades of color are expen-
sive, there are dozens of attractive col
orings, and fashionable ones as well,
at very low prices. These gowns are
charming for street wear, and if light
enough in effect they are perfectly pos
sible for house and evening wear.
Lace is as fashionable as ever for trim
ming, and there never were SO many
good limitations to be bought, and at
such low prices.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-08-16

When a recent storm struck the
house Of ]. N. Scott Of Webb City, Mo-,
he was not at home. When be arrived
at what should have been his home
next morning be found that his new
two-room house had entirely disap.
peared, and not a trace of it was visi.
BILE anywhere in the vicinity. His
shaving mug and brush, which were in
the house at the time Of the storm,
have been found in a tree two miles
away.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-08-16

sYoung men and women, read the
Bible as you would your Shakespeare"
exclaimed DR. Oliver J. Thatcher to
his class Of juniors Of the University Of
Chicago day Or two ago. He ex-
planned that he was not then speaking
from religious standpoint, and that,
as he knew. it is lementable fact
that most students do not know any
thing about the history Of the litera-
ture Of the Bible. '.They shun it ana
do not give it fair consideration, he
added.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-08-16

Englandts largest house is Lord Fitz-
williams Yorkshire seat, Wentworth
Woodhouse. OF this house it is said
that the three principal entrances are
so far distant from each sther that
visitors are requested to bring three
hats with them, one to be kept at each
point of egress A house which is
600 feet long, has hall In which two
average suburban villas could be com.
fortably placed, and boasts a room for
every two days of the year, is certainly
large enough to satisfy any reasonable
ambition.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-08-16

Colonel Younghusband, says letter
from an officer from the Tibet expe-
dition, is never tired, never cold, APP
parently never hungry This sort OF
campaigning seems to suit him. He
has his own method Of dealing with
Asiatics. Never intrigue" he says.
'They can beat you there 1t is being
straight and determined with them
that tells"
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-08-16
The Latest skirts.

Trimmed skirts are the rule; the
plain skirt an exception. There are
flounced skirts there are tucked skirts,
and there are pleated skirts, in all
possible and many impossible mate
rials. Colored linens are very fashion
able and are often made with seal
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-08-16

The French Consul at Dublin in
forms his countTymen that motor cars
and motor cycles are wanted in Ire
land, the annual minimum expendi-
ture in this trade reaching $500, 600
In Dublin and Belfast alone.