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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-10-22

styles Of 1880 remain only in Suggestion
seen here and there, and fashions of 4
still earlier day are replacing them. From
the latter time, for instance, are most
Of the surpuce bodices now in revival
and likewise the deeply pointed bodice 10
drawn from them. Tailor gowns and all
simple street dress are little affected BY
this delving In the bygone, but once the
field Of dressy get-ups IL reached. the
fashions Of q century ago are drawn on
very freely. Not q little Quaintness re-
suits, and not infrequently there Is at
tanned that suggestion of simplicity that
requires the expenditure Of much time
and money. A gown marked by quaint
ness has the central place In tho next
picture. 1t was brown cloth and Irish
lace. On either side are less striking
models in which the ornAmentatiOn 10
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v Il r Y T HING
points toward styl-
ishness for capes
during winter. Not
the smallest inHca-
ton, by any means,
il the change that
is coming over
dress sleeves. This
change II not SO
evident as such
changes sometimes
are, for in the. con-
sidera BILE diversity
in new sleeves
there remain many
strong traces Of
the styles that were
current in summer.
Then the newer
models are much
unlike, one to an
other, and the con-
sequence il that 1t
Is not easy to find
features that are
common Ia all Rnf
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-10-22

hidden. The nrst Of these types u lin.
trated here In the middle OF the second
illustration, In q garment Of white cloth
shirred and banded with white corded
silk. Coats present much the same con.
trast, though in general coats are sim.
pier than they were last winter, and
comparatively few Of the coats meant to
keep the wearer warm are trimmed Law
ishly. When 1t comes to the coats tina,
are more accessory than garment, tn.
sort sales folk speak Of As AFFAIR.""
ella bora tensss Is unlimited. The Irish lac.
wrap Of the accompanying initial is In.
dicative Of what rules. Samples Of sen.
sible coats appear In the next picture
One was tan cloth and brown velvet, IN,
other dark brown cheviot and stitched
bands. As yet there In no indication Of
run Of those coolest Of chilly gar
ments, the brief shoulder cape. Mow
Of the cape models are warm, and not
q few coats have cape finish. Consid.
cradle variety appears in this, the range
being from coats topped by capes Of pen.
wiper proportions. to those in the dolman
grade.
Smooth cloths or rough cloths. that 10
q QueStlOn. lt WOulQ seem 10 DC one That
manufacturers had been unable to an
swer to their satisfa ction. for 1t seems an
i; they bad provided both. Dressmakers
announce that broadcloths are to come
in again. IL would seem as II they were
due, and certainly there Is a splendid Of
fering Of such materials. On the other
hand are many rough coated fabrics And
not only are there some of these that
were not done to death at the time Of
the last zibeline craze, but there are 9th
ers which plainly are brand new. Such
hardly can get the go-by altogether. II
is noticeable that the newer Of these
rough stuRs are soft. and that Ii their
best characteristic, for softness IL to b.
feature Of the winter fabrics. This
would seem greatly to favor the goods Of
broadcloth grade. and likely they will
come out in the lead.
The very start Of the last century Is to
be the period from which designers are
to draw most freely this winter The
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not been q man of toll.
When the hair was pushed bacl
from his face broad intelligent fore
head was exposed. Had those fisher
men been able to read phrenologica
signs they would have discovered that
the aged man before them was no or
binary being. His intellectual fore.
head, small feet and hands, dress and
general appearance indicated that be
had followed one of the professions.
In the meantime the village physi.
clan arrived and aided in resuscitatine
the old man. The child gradually
passed away to sleep after it's wants
were satisfied and slept as soundly al
if it's own mother still lowered over it.
It was soft sweet sleep such only AZ
is seen in the repose of the innocent
before the trials and tribulations OF
life have come to their knowledge.
It knew not of its lost mother and
father, the fearful storm at sea, the
hours in the water, the terrible night
among the driftwood on the beach. II
slept in a repose akin to perfect bliss.
"she's darling little GIRL" said
the woman who had shared her own
child's clothing with the little sleeper.
what pretty blue eyes she has, ;"
remarked she who had warmed the
milk.
"Such dainty little limbs said the
woman who had run about the pla' e
nervously trying to do everything and
had accomplished but little.
"But look what pretty features and
sweet lips," said the one who had
nursed the child to sleep, with an air
of superiority.
The child did not exceed one month
in age. 1t was probably younger. Its
light hair, fair skin and pretty blue
eyes even at 80 young an age showed
that it was born beauty. Still its
features were much like those of the
Finlanders, 80 many of whom had set
tied along the Columbia in the fishing
districts.
"They think the old man is dying, "
said one of the women in a whisper
who had been watching the men work
with the aged sufferer.
ooh, such a pity" remarked the
women in subdued chorus.
"We will never learn the child's
name or anything about the tate of it's
mother or father"
"It must have been born on the voy-
age," said one, "for they say the ship
was Finnish vessel and has been
many weeks at sea-"
"Old Seadog's action in tie matter
is mystery to everybody. Why he
made such quick haste to board the
ship is beyond all understanding. And
he actually pointed firearms at the men
when they attempted to 60 aboard the
vessel" said a woman who had just
been talking with her husband on the
outside. ''But the officers will ravel
the matter OUT she continued as she
remembered the details OF the episode
as given her by her husband.
Then there was a commotion out
side. A fisherman had just arrived
from the sand spit. He had brought
news of the arrival of officers at the
scene of the wreck.
cold Seadog and his boys are all un.
der arrest!" was whispered from lip
to lip.
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the general trend becomes palmer day by
day, and is in the direction Of puffs
about the shoulders, with more or less
of tightness below. Already the sleeves.
~ abundant recently, whose fullness
seemed excessively droopy. are missed.
Droop there may be, but 1t doesn't 30
now to weeping willow extremes. Less
often, too, Is this droop about the elbow,
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-10-22
CHAPTER Nv.
Odd Companions.

After releasing the old man and the
child from their ENHANCEMENT they
were carried to the nearest fsherman's
cabin. The man, though dashed to the
spar and pinioned to the earth by the
driftwood was held no closer than was
the babe. His arms held it like a
wise. They had been 80 long about it
that they had formed like clasps
around the body and, benumbed by
the cold, they were as difficult to pry
apart as are the cleepers which hold q
vine in its upward climb.
Young as it was, only a few weeks
old, the infant posse sed more vitality
than did its aged protector. 1t
stretched forth it's little hands and legs
with surprising strength and cried pitt
fully, though in a voice that showed
that it's lungs were still strong and
healthy.
But the old nan scarcely breathed.
He opened his dull eyes for a moment
and stared blankly into the faces of
those directly in the line of his Wis
ion, and then closed them. He was
Unconscious Of all that was going on
about him. His long gray hair hung
in strands about his face and neck.
His silken gray beard was matted with
the sand and trash of the beach. But
for the slow pulsstion of his heart he
would have been pronounced dead by
those around him.
The women were running about as
busy as only women can be when they
are doing some great act of charity,
and their devotion was increased by
the tact that some dead mother chi
had fallen into their hands, and each
felt double responsibility on this &C.
count.
Some were bringing dry clothing
from the wardrobe of their own chill
dren, others we're warming cows milk
in small basin on the stove, while a
more thoughtful mother was sharing
the breast of her own babe with the
little waif. And those good women
smiled with tears in their eyes as the
little stranger tugged greedily at it's
new found mothers breast.
ooh, it will get along all right, +"
said one.
"Yee, go long as it eats, the signs are
good" said another.
Just 80 you don't give it TOO much, -
remarked an elderly woman who was
watching the proceedings.
"But fear it lie all over with the
old gent" whispered one of the women
who had just returned from the adjoin-
ing room where the men were working
with the child's elderly companion.
The men were rubbing his arms and
legs, and irons we're being heated to
place at his feet. Some brandy had
been forced through his lips, but it
was slow in showing encouraging
effects.
His eyes were fixed in his head, his
features were az pale as death. His
firm lips were set az ii in HE last con.
scious moment he had fixed his determ.
ination upon some given object.
/ He was little moro than five fee,
as he lay upon the bed. Still he was
rather plump and well-kept for his age,
But his skin was smooth and his mus.
clee soft, which indicated that he had
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-10-22
HERO OF REAR GUARD IN RUSSIAN
RETREAT NORTH FROM LlAO-YANG

General Meyendorf was In command
Of the Russian troops which fought
back the pursuing Japanese on the re-
treat Of Kuropatkin's army from Lao
yang to Mukden. It was the logged
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freef. yst II kept clear Of all look q
complsxity. The left hand one was ~
ted blue ain. with trimming Of plsh
blue silk and lac msdallions. The oth:
was dark violet eloth- It was smbfsif
cred n darksf shade. and Aad yoss
Of poi13 q Pas1D heA
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resistance that he offered to every at
tempt Of the Japanese to attack the
fleeing Russians that enabled Kuro-
patkin to escape north with his main
army. Meyendorf CALAMITY fought the
enemy in his orderdly backward march
almost to the walls Of Mukden. while
the artillery and baggage trains. $4,000
wounded men and the main army es-
capped In safety.
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finish are Of the simplest. Such q gar
msut must have Z leok Of absolute Inn
0aculatsnsss at ell times. The other
sort y complex Of cut and fancifully
1 49, o .ps u.s %
lassA he material being In large degree
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-10-22
Domestic Chef

Mrs. De Style latter giving her order
for dinner)-Can you remember all that
New GirlESure, It's French chef
yer think Oh am.
ut Is our ordinary company dinner.
Guests are expected, you know"
"Wull, mum. Oi'll just make yez an
Oirish stew, an thin yen can sort the
things out to suit y'rsilves, an call Thin
al many nose-crackin' French names q,
yex loike.'s
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NOW COME THE CAPES
THEY WILL BE VERY STYLISH
THIS WINTER

Shapes Of Sleeves Shows Symphonic OF
Preparing for Radical Change, but
Form that Will Finally Find Favor L.
Not Yet Discernable.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-11-18
Looking for a Battle.

St. Petersburg, Nov. 15.-The latest
indications from the front point to an
early resumption of the military oper-
atoms on large scale. Field Marshal
Oyama has received heavy reinforce
ments from New Chwang and evi-
IDENTIFY is about ready to wage battle
for the possession Of Mukden. The
Japanese are showing particular act
ivity on their right flank. as IL they
were contemplating turning move.
ment from that direction.
General Kuropatkin has fortified his
positions along the Shakte river and
Is he seemingly is prepared to accept
a battle he doubtless has made dispo-
sitions to block fanking operation.
According to the opinion of the mill
tary authorities here. his left flank is
secure.
General Sakharoff reports that the
night Of November 1914 passed off
quietly.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-11-18
THE FARM AND RANGE
Live Stock Inspection.

The Denver Record StOckman of No
vember llth says:
The monthly meeting of the State
Stock Inspection Board held Thursday
took under consideration the regula
tions for mange-infected cattle. There
We're a number of reports received
from the eastern part of the state to
to the effect that government inspect.
ors had notified shippers that .after the
first of next month cattle cannot move
without dipping. There are large
number of cattle that are destined for
hay feeding in eastern feed lots that
cannot be moved until next month.
The board was of the opinion that
there was no good reason why the
present regulations permitting cattle
to move on inspection. should not be
continued until the first of April. and
the secretary was ordered to write
Chief Salmon of the Bureau Of Animal
Industry and ask for an extension Of
his last order for four months. Unless
this is done. the movement Of cattle
from the state will come to a stand
still after this month.
Cattlemen take the position that as
long as cattle are moving to feed lots
where they are constantly under con-
troll. there is no reason why cattle ap-
parently clean should not be permitted
to move. The state board, however.
stands ready to back up the Bureau OF
Animal Industry when it comes to NOV
ing cattle to the range and an effort
will be made to work in harmony with
the bureau in issuing the regulations
for next spring. DR.. Salmon has shown
disposition to be perfectly fair and
just in this matter. and as the raw in
spectors appointed become more famil-
lar with their work. there will be less
and less trouble and annoyance. The
only trouble had this fall has been due
chiefly to raw inspectors and a misun-
derstanding of range terms. 1t is
hoped tina: better understanding will
prevail in the future
The Grit-advocate., 1904-11-18
Value Of Corn Meal,

A company with large capitalize
ton was recently incorporated in New
York to manufacture and sell corn
meal mush. 1t is problematical
whether It will ever become a staple
of diet, though its cheapness would
recommend 1t as such In large city.
where the prices Of food are usually
high. The cheapness Of corn meal
however. is not its only merit Pro-
fessor w. o. Atwater Of Wesleyan
University, who conducted numerous
experiments in foods for the United
States Department of Agriculture, has
found that the greatest nutritive value
in any kind Of food Of a specified value
is found ia corn meal.
In ten pounds of cornmeal there is a
tribe more than eight pounds Of ac-
tual nutriment; in eight and one
third pounds of wheat -four there are
more than si1 and threefourths
pounds of nutriment; In flve pounds
Of white sugar there are four and one
half pounds Of nutriment, and in five
pounds of beans there are four pounds
of nutriment.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-11-18
Housing Poultry.

Clean, warm quarters are absolutely
necessary, SO our first work should be
to put the poultry house in good condi-
ton. II there are cracks. that admit
the wind, they are best repaired by
covering the entire outside of the
house with tarred paper. When the
house has been made wind and
weather proof the inside should be
thoroughly overhauled. Remove the
nests and roosts. then give the walls a
whitewashing. If the floor is of earth.
remove it to the depth of four inches
and replace it with fresh. dry earth.
making it several inches higher than
may be removed with the droppings at
each cleaning. Whitewash the nest
boxes and fill them with fresh straw,
then scatter lime around literally. We
cannot take too many precautions
against lice. for If they once get a
start they are difficult to eradicate.
See that the roosts are not placed SO
high that the fowls cannot reach them
readily. They should be made broad
to afford the fowls a secure foothold
and two feet from the floor Is the
proper height to place them. The
scratching shed is an important part Of
the winter equipment. for it provides
place where the hens can obtain the
necessary exercise, in all sorts of wea-
ther. Scatter millet seed in the straw.
The hens enjoy scratching for 1t and
will be kept in perfect health. The
shed is better place, too, for the
nests than the poultry house. Nests
placed beneath the roosts soon be-
come filthy, while in the shed they are
easily kept clean. In preparing for
winter, note how many fowls you can
house properly and keep no more.
Overcrowding will cause loss, so sell
off all hens you have no room for and
your profits will be correspondiRgly
greater
The Grit-advocate., 1904-11-18
ALASKA COVERED
BY NEW TELEeRAPHIc SYSTEM
tensive Land System and Sue
cessfui Wireless Lines.

/ Washington Nov. 1i-Gen. A. W.
| Greely. chief signal officer of the United
/ States army, in his annual report
gives an interesting account OF the
work performed by his corps in estab-
fishing an all-American telegraphic
system in Alaska, saying the undertake
ing is unique In the annals OF tele-
graphic engineering.
The cable used in the Alaskan sys-
tenn would reach from New Foundland
to Ireland. and the land lines from
Washington to Texas. there being 2.079
miles of cable. 1.i39 miles of land lines
and 107 miles of wireless lines.
General Greely says the United States
has brought southeastern Alaska. the
Yukon valley and the Bering Straits
region into telegraphic communication
with the rest of the civilized world.
General Greely says that after thor
ough consideration he decided to in
stall material of American manufac-
ture. to be operated by American SOL
diers and to be laid by American ships.
except some cable instruments and ma
chinery. A selected force of men has
been SO trained that to-day the signal
corps OF the army is competent to op-
crate in war emergencies submarine
cable Of any length.
Repairs in Alaska are maintained"
the report says, "by parties stationed
at log cabins about forty miles apart.
one signal corps repair man with two
assistants of the line of the army and
dog team being at each cabin. The
men meet the terrible conditions Of
hardship and privation uncomplain-
ingly and with a fortitude characteris-
tic of the American soldier.
The report says the new wireless sta
tion has daily transmitted the entire
telegraphic business OF. the peninsula,
5000 words being exchanged in one
afternoon between Safety Harbor and
St. Michael. The signal corps of the
army, he says, is now regularly operat-
ing the longest wireless section of any
commercial telegIaphic system in the
world.
The annual business of the Seattle
cable is estimated at $25,000 and dur
ing the year there has been spent $780,
935 for Alaskan kilograms handled by
the signal corps.
Speaking of the philippines, he says
the sixteen most important islands OF
the archipelago are now connected by
cable. which lines, he adds. are recog-
nized as Indispensable, both by the mil
itary and civil authorities.
During the year there has been col
lected and deposited in the insular
treasury Of the Philippine telegraph
lines receipts to the amount Of $58,675,
there having been sent. including
government business. all told, more
than 100000 messages. the net ex-
pense being $325, 5,901.
The report says it is matter of the
utmost Importance that signalling ap-
paratus Of suitable character be in
stalled at the more important military
defenses at the Atlantic and Pacific
coast, to permit of intercommunication
between the army and the navy.
1t is strongly urged in the report
that steps be taken by the United
States to adhere to the international
telegraphic union and that interna-
tional regulations to govern wireless
telegraphy in time of war be adopted.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-11-18
General Lew Wallace ~.

Indianapolis. Ind. Nov. 1.-THE
condition of Gen. Lew Wallace is CIV
Ing his friends a great deal of concern,
and they are expecting to hear of his
death at any time. but the report that
he is dying is erroneous. He has not
been well for more than year. and in
that time has been gradually growing
worse, until he has become discouraged
about his health and has thus added to
the gravity Of his case.
His trouble began more than a year
ago. when it was noticed that bis food
was not at all times properly assim-
Hated. There would be an apparent
recovery in the tone of the digestive
organs under treatment, but this was
followed by longer period Of failure
to assimilate the food, and these recur-
ring periods because gradually of longer
duration till hls case was regarded as
lOpcleSS
The Grit-advocate., 1904-11-18
Roosevelt viii Visit St. Louis.

Washington, Nov n.-President
Roosevelt has promised to attend the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition on Sat
urday, November 26th. He made this
promise tonight to a committee from
st. Louis headed by Mayor Wells, who
came to Washington especially for the
purpose Of inviting him to visit the
Fair.
The probability is that the President
may remain in St. Louis until the
night of Sunday, November 9th.
President Roosevelt has been anxious
to 20 to St. Louis to see the Fair ever
since the opening. However, the 2res-
idential campaign impelled him to re-
main in the East, and in August. he so
Informed William Thompson. treasurer
of the Exposition. The committee to
which the President tonight gave his
promise to visit the Fair consisted OF
Mayor Wells, William H. Thompson
and Corwin H. Spencer, first vice pres
ident of the Exposition.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-11-18
Army Statistics.

Washington, Nov. 12-The annual
report of Gen. F. c. Ainsworth, the
military secrtary of the army, the flrst
issued from his office since its crea
tion by Congress at its last session
gives the total strength OF the army at
the close OF the last fiscal year at 1871
officers and 6S,946 enlisted men. The
loss Of officers from death, dismissal.
retirement and other causes was 1856
The number of enlisted men lost by
death was 456.
A reduction in the number of mala-
nal fever cases at West Point is at
tributed to an attack made on the
mosquitoes.
Speaking Of the militia. 1t Is said
that very satisfactory progress has
been made toward bringing the organ.
lied militia, respecting armament
equipment and discipline. up to the
standard Of the regular army. A total
Of 6,s66 officers and S3,l02 enlisted
men Of the militia organizations were
present at the inspections.
Referring to the act of Congress pro
viding for roster Of officers and en-
listed men of the Union and confed.
crate armies, the report says that the
responseg Of the governors addresses
inviting their cooperation have been
such as to assure the department that
they fully appreciate the Importance
OF the work and will cooperate heart,
lily with the department in It's efforts
to give the confederate soldier the
place that is due him in the proposed
compilation.