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The Washington times., 1905-11-12
The Finishing Touches

For these, OF course, a great deal
OF straw is necessary and all this
comes 10 the factory in its NATURAL
color and in not less than a hundred
different styles of braid. Besides
Japan some of the straw is brought
from Germany, France, Italy and
Switzerland. Japan's record for clean
and lightweight braids is a most en-
viable one. In fact it is claimed that
no other country has shown such
great progress in this line.
The braiding is chiefly done by
little japanese girls. Sixty yards of
the braid weighs not over a quarter
pound. The coarse or fine grain of
the straw depends upon wether II
is taken from the roots of the stalk
as it grows or from the top. The ma
terial for the chip braids is taken
from the trees of Japan and like the
straw is Of excellent quality for hats.
The straw and chip braids after they
arrive at the factory are dyed into
the various colors IN which the hat
is 10 be seen on the market. For
straw hats the braid must be sewed
together and the shape is obtained
py means Of fitting the straw over
blocks. The sewing is done at ma
ehines which are operated at the rate
OF 1000 revelations a minute. Girls
preside over these machines and
become extremely skillful in hand
ling the braids and forming them
into hats. The straw hats are next
stiffened in the sizing room. Some
Of the finest work is done bv hand
sewing,
To bring the felt hats to this point
where they have fully assumed their
shape and are ready for the presses.
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ful. They so apply their brushes to
the goods that the nap is made to
run in one direction.
To give the hats, either straw or
felt, an even finish presses are used,
the felt hats being subjected to sew
eral times as much pressure as those
of straw. Where a smooth finish is
desired a hydraulic instead of
steam press is employed.
The hats. on reaching the millin-
ers receive their trimmings in ac-
cordance with the desires of the
various feminine ideas; or they may
be trimmed at the factory. The
ready-to-wear hat has found quite
a place in the markets and thousands
The Washington times., 1905-11-12

ing sufficient hats so that she was
exporting a goodly number to foreign
countries among which was Ireland
and some other British possessions,
and this was where the trouble here
tofore mentioned arose Parliament
stopped the expectation Of hats from
this country some time before the
Revolution.
It is somewhat dfhacult to trace the
origin of the hat in this world. With
out doubt it evoluted from a cap or
bonnet previously in use. Felt hats
are believed by some authorities TO
have been introduced by the Cru
saders. Straw hats were used by the
ancients, at least in Italy.
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some Interesting Facts
and figures Relating
to a Very Import
ant Detail of the Az
erdge Person 5 Ev-
eryddy Toilet. :.

w e : g: :: !: Fl: :. !: e: g.: =:
pounds Of tobacco for
every wool or felt hat made in
the province, the first great i'm
petus was given to the making OF
American hats. Subsequently hats
figured in the differences which
brought on the revolutionary strife
and they have been more or less a
subject of strife ever since. Partly
owing 70 the dictates of fashion, and
partly due 10 the needs OF an ever
increasing populace, the hat industry
continued 10 grow until in 1910 the
value OF the American production
amounted &c nearly $4,000 900 and
today is more than four times this
amount Few articles of every day
use are as popular with the Ameri-
can people as the hats which are
possessed by every man. woman and
child.
The material from which the great
bulk OF our American headgear Is
made is known under the general
term Of felt, although straw figures
10 no small degree in the STYLES of
Easter and summer. Felt is made on
American soil; the straw for hats is
furnished chiefly by our Japanese
neighbors. By far the greater portion
OF hats for both men and women are
made from fur, the value Of the man.
ufactured products of fur hats alone
amounting to nearly s2s, 900 900.
Felting is done by mating the
hbers of either wool or fur
together into a compact sub
stance and then, without spinning or
weaving. making it into cloth by
rolling and pressing operations. The
thickness and 1exibility Of this ma
terial depends to quite a degree up
on the sizing in which it is placed.
In stiff hats Ike the derby. so com
mon among masucline headwear, the
cloth must be much sitter than that
which is used in what is known as
ths soft hat.
The Washington times., 1905-11-12

y fA1C III FCA SINS tii uttS ana q
grandmother. the Marchioness of
Ormonde stin retains many traces
OF that beauty for which she was
famous in her youth. Better still she
enjoys vigorous health. She owes that
TO her devotion to sport and all forms
Of outdoor life Married TO one of the
greatest Of Irish nobIemen. and the
eldest daughter OF the rich Duke of
Westminster. she might long have reign
ed as a society queen. but she preferred
the green sward Of the blue sea to
drawing room carpets and the frivolities
or fashionable life in the London sea
SON
In earlier life she was fearless rider
to hounds. but for years her favorite
pastime has been yachting. for which she
shares the enthusiasm Of her husband.
who IS commodore Of the Royal Yacht
Squadron. There are few amateur
shippers who can handle small boat
better. Unlike SO many ladies' she goes
about at Cowes Ia the most simple Of
serge sailor costumes On occasions
nevertheless. she is to be seen attired
in splendor BETTING her rank. and she
was one OF the stateliest figures at King
Edwards coronation, wearing the beau
ufui robes, elaborately embroidered i'm
silver and gold thread which had figured
on two previous coronations. and were
handed down to Lady Ormonde by her
grandmother. that grandest OF grand
DANES. Harriet Duchess Of Switzerland.
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Paris Sets the Stvje

In one Of the accompanying photo
graphs the cone shape, in which
many Of the hats are received nova
days by the hat manufacturer, is IL
lustrated. The shaping Of the ma
terial In this form. at the same time
that the felting is done. is one of the
modern features OF the industry, al
though felt is also still received in
rolls. The style of the hat may de-
termine in which shape It is most
desirable for use. The felt hats for
men are always received in the form
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Youthful Couple EIoped.

Happy peddler! In spite Of sharp sur
prise and great displeasure of king ard
court, and the circumspection and strict
guard OF the Countess of Holland" the
couple managed to get married. And
once safely man and wife, they claimed
their right TO be together. Little they
rocked of subsequent difficulties. Lady
Elizabeth WAS a ward Of the crown, and
her husband had to pay a heavy fine
for his audaeious wooing. There We're
sundry other unpleasant things to face.
but the young couple were happy in
The Washington times., 1905-11-12
4 PHENOMENAL lnorenae

Boston was turning out about for
ty hats a week in the year 1875. One
factory now completes 500 dozens of
hats in one day. This is an interest
ing comparison, the capacity Of one
modern factory being a thousand
times as great as the combined pro-
duction Of all the Boston makers in
the earlier days of the industry. Bos-
ton, however, at that time was max
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A Romantic Love Story

Her son James was handsome and
debonair. and poverty troubled him but
little until he fell head over ears I'm love
with his beautiful cousin, the Lady
Elizabeth Preston. She was an only child,
a baroness ia her own right-as a bride.
so they said, quite out OF reach OF the
penniless James. But to make matters
quite safe, she was packed off to Lon
don. where, lodged at Holland House.
she WAS to see the world and make a
The Washington times., 1905-11-12

mechanical dies are adequately heat
ed and the cone-shaped felt is placed
within the pressure applied When
it comes out of these dies the edges
are irregular and must be trimmed
before it is ready for the combing
and pOuncing operations. The men
who do the combing are very skill
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OF them are trimmed nowadays at
the factories. Several hundred girls
and women are often employed in
the various departments of a modern
hat factory.
The Washington times., 1905-11-12

and the factories are busy turning
out the hats for the spring trade. In
other words your Easter hat with all
its gayety and newness of style and
trimming, is being turned out at the
very beginning of the cold weather.
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Six Hundred Years old.

There is no stateiier home in ireland,
or indeed. in the United Kingdom. than
the seat of the Ormondes. Kilkenny
Castle. with its towers and massive cur
The Washington times., 1905-11-12
THE WEATHER.

It's wet.
You bet:
Don't fret,
Wen get
Some bet
Ter weat-
Her yeti
Cleveland Plain DeasR.
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London. Nov. 4.

: HOUGH verging on fifty and a
grandmother. the Marchioness of
Ormonde stin retains many traces
nE H. L..-.--.-- =. ---L-.-I-
The Washington times., 1905-11-12

4 Y HEN the Colonial gov
n ernment Of Virginia
in 1862 offered a
premium of ten
=
Bisbee daily review., 1905-08-31

Cedar lead pencils, highly polished and filed with good quality of lead. An excellent pencil for the school room,
Bisbee daily review., 1905-08-31

 PERSONAL
 NOTES

Emil Wolfe will return to the city this morning from Sonora, where he recently took a crew of men to con- mence work on the Blue Belle proper ty.
 c. H. Wlmberly and H. NJ. Callahan left yesterday for visits at San Antonio Texas.
 Miss Belle Ferber, who recently re turned from Boston, has taken cut tage in Tombstone canyon, and will make her home there with her broth CT, Louie Ferber.
 Mrs. John Lambert has returned to her home in this city from a visit n California.
 Frank Meyers, a well known tailor with Karlson, returned to the city last evening from Los Angeles, where and at other points on the coast he was on an extended vacation trip.
 Bob Tate returned last night to Douglas.
 Judge Cass, well known in this city, has gone to New York from Douglas with reference to mining business.
 John Pappo was passenger out o1 the city yesterday for visit at Lead vile, Col, his former home.
 Bros. B. J. O'Reilly and J. J. Bowen will appear at the Elks' Benefit Ball Game Sunday in a little one-act sketch written expressly for the occasion, en- titled "Equalizing an Assessment The committee in charge of the Ball Game Sunday requests the gentlemen who will occupy seats in the front row to please refrain from starting a flirta- ton with the young lady players, as it may have a tendency to confuse them Any of the gentlemen wishing to be presented will please send in their rames now, also the names of three business men as references. They will be absent several weeks and before returning expect to visit Portland Exposition.
 Mir. and Mrs. Harvey Aikens have re turned to the city from a several weeks visit at points in Colorado
 Hugh Mayo has returned to the city from an extended visit in Washington and Oregon.
 L. C. Overlook is back in the city from visit in British Columbia. En. route he stopped off for a visit at the Portland exposition.
 Miss Agnes Welch is reported as about recovered from a severe illness she suffered for some time.
 Miss Anna Mccall has returned to the city from a few weeks visit with friends at Douglas.
 Bro. Wallace A. Schwartz will appear at the Elks' Benefit Ball Game Sunday in a neat little monologue stunt enti- tied Tainted Money"
 Charles McAll1ster left yesterday fcl Cananea, after a several days visit in this city. MT. McAllister is interested extensively in mining property in the vicinity of the York claims in Sonora
Bisbee daily review., 1905-08-31

Insane Mexiean-E. P. & s. W. switchmen made complaint to the of ficers yesterday that an insane Mexi- can had threatened violence at Don Luis, and that they were fearful he would put Instructions on the track. Search for the man last night was un- availing, but it is expected he will be caught today.
Bisbee daily review., 1905-08-31
Much Improved-W. J. Bum I

Much InproVed-W. J. Bum return ed to the city last evening from Long Beach, Cal, where he went in hope of benefit to his health. He comes back much improved and will today assume the duties of Wells-Fargo agent in the city while Agent Camp bell goes away on a vacation trip.
Bisbee daily review., 1905-08-31

Anona CIub-The Anona Club will meet Tuesday evening at the home of Miss Sullivan on School Hill to ar range for a party which will be given on Monday evening a week at Pyth.an Castle
Bisbee daily review., 1905-08-31

Husson Won-Ed Husson put Var ney of Tucson down in the wrestling match between the two at Tucson. Husson won the first and third bouts. The exhibition was a good one.
Bisbee daily review., 1905-08-31

Bros. Hogan and Caven have kindly volunteered to present a little one-act comedy entitled The Strenuous Life of An Alderman" At the Elks' Bene- fit Ball Game Sunday.
 J. 2. Suits was in the city yesterday from Douglas on mining business.
Bisbee daily review., 1905-08-31

Pete Lepash, of the Auditorium re- turned to the city last evening from Q brief business trip to Douglas and to mining property in which he is inter ested in Sonora.
 Mrs. H. c. Anderson, of Louisville, Ky, and Mrs. H. B. Shanks, of Mem phis. are visiting friends here and at Douglas.
Bisbee daily review., 1905-08-31

Delayed by We5dine-One Blsbee teacher will not arrive in the city in time for the opening of school Mon day. Miss Hosmer yesterday noti- fled Principal Philbrook that she would be unable 10 start in time to reach here before Tuesday, because of the wedding of her sister, which is b
Bisbee daily review., 1905-08-31

Miss Woods, of the C. & A. corps of nurses, spent yesterday at Douglas as the guest of friends in that city.
 Ernest Everhardy was business visitor at Douglas yesterday.
 Miss Stagner arrived in the city yes terday morning from Madison, Wiscon- sin. She comes to take charge of the primary grade in Lincoln school. s
Bisbee daily review., 1905-08-31

Mexican SoIdiers-On last evenings train to Douglas were three of Col. Kosterlitzkyf1 troopers. They came from Cananea and were enroute to Agua Preita on an official mission.
Bisbee daily review., 1905-08-31
ROUSSEAU ENRoUTE.
Paris France.

GdTlS T EIdECt- Papa Walsh, Bisbee, Ariz.s
 The magnificent rousseau you or dered for the occasion of the Elks' Benefit Ball Game has been shipped, and should be received by you not later than Sept. 3rd. I will state in connection that it has been much ad- mired by the ladies of the nobility.
 & ''Very truly,
 WORTH,
 @PaTis.an Designer" 1"
Bisbee daily review., 1905-08-31

Regular Meetine-A regular meeting of the City Council will occucr on next Tuesday evening. A number of i'm portant matters will be up for discus sion.
Bisbee daily review., 1905-08-31
BRIEF
 CITY
 NEWS

Pleasant Dance-A well attended and much enjoyed dance was given last night by the Order of Hibernians at the Opera House.
Bisbee daily review., 1905-08-31

Rain Down the VaIIey-A big rain fell yesterday afternoon in the vicini- ty of Charleston. It was local, and amounted to almost a cloudburst.
Bisbee daily review., 1905-08-31

Engineer Here-ResideDt Engineer Wilson, of the E. P. 6 s. w., is in the city in connection with work that is now underway in his department.
Bisbee daily review., 1905-08-31

occur at Montceto, Cal, on tomorrow night.
Bisbee daily review., 1905-08-31
WORTH,

sPaTis:an Designer.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-27
No Esoane for Mntnrlst

Henry Russell tells of man who
was motoring in New Jersey and was
arrested by constable and arraigned
before a magistrate whmo apparently
needed the money" The constable
was not certain that the automobile
was going fast, and the owner of the
vehicle declared that it was going
Only six miles an hour.
"The engine was out of order" he
declared, "and l was proceeding very
slowly because was afraid it would
break down completely. Really you
could have walked as fast as l was
running"
We'll" ruled the magistrate, 'you
do not seem to have been exceeding
the speed limit, but at the same time
| think you must have been guilty of
something. will fine you $40 for lott
ering. New York Times.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-27
Victim Of eamblIna ManIa.

A Russian woman of high caste, liv-
ing in modest lodgings at Mentone. is
a striking victim of the gambling
mania. Her income, derived from a
share in an estate in Russia, is paid
quarterly. When she has gambled it
all away, which invariably happens
sooner or later she applies to the ad-
ministration for the fare home, IT.
reverently turned in Monte slang the
"viaticum." On this she manages to
exc out bare existence for the rest
of the quarter suffering much from
being unable to indulge in gaming.
When the next allowance comes to
hand she rushes to repay the loan to
the administration, and thus regain
the entree to the rooms until her loss
es again compel her to apply for the
"viaticum." She learns nothing from
experience, probably not desiring to
learn.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-27

Through the intelligent interest OF
Mr. Robert S. Meyer, keeper OF the
light station at Anclote Keys, Florida,
the Bureau of Fisheries has received
an account of the capture at that
place of a specimen of remarkable
fish not previously known from any
point on the Atlantic coast of America
says Forest and Stream.
Mr.. Myers says: 81 inclose a rough
sketch of a part of a fish which was
killed by shark Sunday, the 18th OF
February, and which drifted upon the
beach on west side of the light. The
part which came on shore was feet
long, about inches wide, and A inch
es thick The skin was like bright
silver with no scales, with black
marks, as shown in the sketch. Eight
blood red plumes which come OUT at
the top of the head were each about
20 inches long. One long plume, S6
inches long, came out of the under
jaw All the plumes or fins were blood
red The plumes could open at the
ends and look like small fans as shown
in the sketch. Could you kindly tell
me the name of the fish described"
This description, together with the
very good sketch accompanying 1t,
leaves no room for doubt that the
strange fish was a specimen of the
garfish. Regalecus glesne, described
originally in 1888 by Ascanius from a
specimen which came ashore at Giles
vaer, Norway.
These fishes are very remarkable,
not only on account of their peculiar
appearance and structure, but because
of their enormous size. They have
been known to attain a length of 20
feet, and it is not at all improbable
that they reach even a much greater
length. Many of the creatures popu-
larly identified as sea serpents" were
doubtless large individuals of this fish.
Indeed, as Goode and Bean remark, it
is quite safe to assign to this group
all the so-called "sea serpents," which
have been described as swimming ra-
pidly at or near the surface, with
hcrselike head raised above the water,
surmounted by manelike crest of
red or brown.
These fishes are true deep-sea fishes
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-27
sELATED MIssIvE OF LOVE.
FENDER Message Waited Twenty
Years for Dellverv.


Although belated more than twenty.
years, love letter appointing a tryst
has been discovered and forwarded to
the person addressed, Alonzo Birdsall.
motorman, who lives in Darby.
Birdsall was born and raised near
Bay City, Mich, and there he met,
wooed and won his wife, who was a
Miss Parkinson.
Her parents and his people occu-
pied adjoining farms, but, owing to a
temporary feud, the young peoples
love did not run smoothly. They
courted on the sly, and, to facilitate
meetings, used to leave letters for
each other in the hollow of an old
elm tree. One day death visited the
Birdsall family, and the feud was sud.
denly terminated. In the excitement
Miss Parkinson totally forgot let,
ter she had just left in the tree.
The barriers removed, the lovers
married, and about ten years ago
moved to Philadelphia. Last week
Birdsall received a letter from his
brother, which explained that in chop
ping down the old elm he had found
a note, which he enclosed. Although
weatherbeaten and discolored, the
writing was legible. 1t ran; John,
Dear-Meet me at the willows to-
night. Ellen. Philadelphia Record.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-27
A NIahtlnaale sohool

IN RUSSIA, when a person happens
10 possess a nightingale which is q
good singer the bird is made a sort
OF teacher of music to others of bis
KIND In the neighborhood. MANY Pms.
SLAMS seem to be in the habit of lraen
ing pet nightingales; and the neiob
oors oring their cakes to the owner
Of tne nnest one, that the inexperien-
ceo olrds may listen to the singing Of
ene,r master. The birds are reported
as keeping quiet and listening intent.
~ Then after awhile they venture q
note or two, then another, and anotb.
er, TILL they have caught the song and
can go through with it. 1t is said that
the nightingale sits in apparent madi
.atlon as If inwardly rehearsing and
then bursts out into song. anu
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-27
peIIeacx Of the Japanese.

The Japanese have matted prep
aration known as anne, which is kind
of candy or barley sugar, made by the
action of barley malt on glutinous
rice. Midzu anne, or liquefied anne, a
syrup, forms the subject of an article
by Prof. Storey and Mr.. Rolfe, pub
lished in the Bulletin of Bussey In.
Stitution, Harvard university. The
preparation of anne dates back many
centuries, and it is interesting to COM
part it with most of the more modern
wort. Prof Storey also describes some
experiments made with popcorn,
which bear out the opinions of pre-
vious investigators that popping is
caused by bursting of the starcn
krains.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-27
When Hopper look MAJ.

Once upon time, when De Wolf
Hopper, the actor, was doing short
series of one-night stands. the com.
pany landed in rather unpropitious
southern town about half an hour he.
fore supper. At the supper table Mr.
Hopper was served with a glass Of
water to begin with-a beverage bv
the way, of which Mr.. Hopper is fond
and drinks literally for hygienic mr..
poses. He took healthy swig Of q
and it was not cold. =
Here" he said to the waiter "wbat
kind of water is this"
Spring water, sir" responded the
waiter, with pride.
oh is it?" retorted Mr.. Homer
We'll, it tastes to me more like spn,
mer water. Suppose you take Il ont
and put some winter in it,"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-27
An Ambiguous Colonel.

When Police Commissioner Mo.
Adoo was a member of congress he
paid visit to a Virginia town NOT
tar from Washington. AS he was bav.
ing his shoes shined at the tavern a
very pompous individual strobe around
the place for minute and tban
stalked out.
Who's that?" inquired MIR. McAdoo
much amused. Does he own tbe
town." H inc
Oats Kunnel George WASHINGTON
Biustah, sir" said the darby with tba
brush. 'i 'ne
he?" So uoesn {
oh, yes subj" grinned the dartv
DE Kunnels de mos ambiguous ms
son we's got heah, suh."-New YorI,
Press. horK