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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-23
BY Betty Blair.

mixed with the gasolene. Do you think anything
VIII clean til I have not heard Of anything that
will. M A.
I think should try some fresh gasoline and be
sure that you get the unadulterated fluid. Naphtha
oenzine or chloroform might do It, but you will
need 50 much, the gasoline would be cheaper and
ought to produce as good results The gasolene
cannot possibly hurt the silk and should clean it.
Remember not to 1t near fire Of any kind.
Washing F1anuels.
VIII you please tell me some way Of Washing
WOODEN underwear that 1t will not shrink and vet
be cieanf W. W. B.
Put tho fannels In the tub and pour on hot suds
In which little borax has been dissolved-a table
spoon to pail Of water is about the proportion Do
not rub the fannes board in your hands, as it
is the rubbing that makes the thread lap and
much Of the shrinkage. Pat the fannes briskly and
draw them thru the hands again and again. When
the garment Is elean rinse in clear hot water and In
drying, do not let it Freeze the cold Will make It
harsh and rough If possible, iron while damp.
There are soaps made especially for fannels and
WOODEN goods which you can get at any grocery
store
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-23

Greeting
~ HIS is certainly the last call before Christmas
and small lad was heard to say with tone
= Of deep regret in his voice: zone day MORE
and it will be all over" showing very plainly the
eruth that than half Of enjoyment is in an
acpation and happy preparation.
l sincerely hope that each and every one will find
that Santa Claus has been wise in his selections and
put the right thing in the toe Of each stocking that
she trees will glitter as never BEFORE and that there
VIII be song in every heart matter if there is
vacant chair by the freside. The day must bring
with It blessed peace and spirit Of good will or
slse the message Of the Christchd will be in vain
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-26
HEROES OF THE BEACHES
By Hro1f Wisby

A MONG all the branches of the United States
n life-saving service, none is more fasci-
mating or dangerous than the life and work of
the individual life guards. He is to the surf
man what cavalry is to artillery. The latter
approaches a wreck with heavy apparatus;
the former has before him crowd of bathers
and only himself to rely upon in case of ac-
cident.
To casual looker-on his job is a snecure-
little more than flirting with the water, which
he leaves severely alone. This is done pur-
posely in order that he may have all his
strength in reserve when an accident demands
him. The very intensity with which he is
obliged to scan the glittering surf tires all but
the strongest eyes, and the fact that he must
almost always discover an impending "case"
before the bathers see it, in order to be on hand
in time to make his rescue effective, puts
him on his mettle constantly, and keeps him
in a continual state of suppressed nervous
anxiety.
good life guard will never talk to you with
his back to the ocean; he will always want to
be slanting his glance seward over your Shout
der The writer has a bather go down
just as the life guard on the beach was turning
on his heel to answer a casual question. At
one of Rockaways largest beaches l counted
one Sunday afternoon less than twelve
hundred bathers, with only two life guards to
look after them, one on the beach looking
seward, another struggling with the rollers
some distance out in a catamaran and look
ing shoreward. The writer happened to be
the latter man on that memorable occasion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-26

The life guard does not take kindly to
apparatus. Each man has cork buoy,
which he pushes in front of him going to
the rescue if the sea is heavy and the bathers
are many. On some stations, such as Ocean
Grove, spool line is attached to the buoy,
with the idea of helping the guard through the
undertow. Most of the men dislike this
method, as the crowd ashore invariably pulls
too fast, dragging the guard and his charge
under the water rather then through it. The
catamaran is about the only standard appa-
ratus in constant use by the guards in charge
of the big beaches This apparatus cannot
swamp or sink like boat; but it easily cap
sizes in the surf if unskilled hands are at the
oars.
Buchanan once rowed all of mile through
a heavy sea, to succor swimmer who, being
tired out tried to rest himself by hugging iron
pillar standing some two hundred yards from
the shore The sea kept banging and bruising
him up against the iron pile, and at each onset
he would fly several feet up its rusty shaft,
only to drop again when the waves fell. This
torture continued until he had scraped skin
and flesh to the bone against the iron, and the
salt water dashing against the open sores in
creased his pain to the verge of madness.
Buchanan merely ran the horns of his cata,
maran on either side of the pillar, braced him.
self with both oars fixed in the water and
when the next roller came up went the horns
of the catamaran, scraping the mailman from
his perch on the pillar and dropping him face
downward on the little craft. Not single
word was spoken between rescuer and rescued.
Among the life guards at Rockaway beach
this is considered the best calculated and
clearest-cut exhibition of catamaran work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-26

the Rockaway Life Guard Association, comes
pretty close to the ideal of what life saver
ought to be. During eighteen years of active
service on the Pacific and Atlantic seaboards
he has single handed saved more than three
hundred people from drowning. At the He'll
Gate station he once swan half mile against
a stubborn tide to reach a capsized sail
boat.
Two men were clinging to the keel of the over
turned craft girl had thrown herself upon
a third man, who was to struggle with her
some distance away. He could swim, but
did not know how to handle a drowning per-
son. fourth passenger being slowly
dragged under water by the weight of the sail
and the ropes in which his feet and body were
entangled. AS the sail gradually became
water soaked it would sink pulling the man
down with it. This man was also swimmer,
we could see, but as he was not good diver he
could not disentangle himself.
Though Buchanan was almost exhausted
from his struggle with the tide. he had the
good judgment, on reaching the scene of disas-
ter, to free the man nearest in his path from
the woman clingng to him. He towed the
woman by the hair to the boat, and the men
on top of it quickly pulled her up She had
tainted, and they placed her across the keel
and rolled her to get the water out of her
lungs.
Filling his lungs to their utmost, Buchanan
then dove and located the tangle around the
other mans feet. He saw it would take time
to clear it away, and was afraid the man would
be dragged under and smothered to death before
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-26
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self Owe the horns of the catamaran and made
a dip 70 +'le mans head l got him by a lock
of hair-obout the only hair he had on his
head. + e fetched up like cork and we threw
him over the horns face downward, so the
water would run out of him. My partner
piloted the catamaran through the surf, the
crowd of bathers, and the life mesquite
job, as the catamaran, to be properly beached,
must be backed in, and not rowed, otherwise
it capsizes.
ust as a breaker sent us flying over the
breast ropes, two women lost their hold of
one of the side ropes and went down screaming.
They had ventured out far beyond their depth,
depending the rope, to see us rescue the
old man. In jumping to reach them had to
fight my way through bunch of bathers, SO
l missed my calculation, and landed, half
diving, right between the two women, who
both instinctively laid a strange hold on me-
just as l was rising for breath of air. Selling
them both in return, dragged them under
once more to free myself. AS soon as they felt
the water close over them they released their
hold. When l broke water with them my
breast was against their backs, and l had a
hand under the chin of each woman. This
hold forced their bodies to straighten out, but
the floating attitude, which was the only safe
and proper one, seemed to be too much for
them, as the surf broke continually over
US.
NV efforts to tow them up this way were upset
by the crowd trying to help, but, as usual, only
succeeding in dragging under; and we would
certainly have drowned had not my partner
Captain Buchanan, given aid with the cata-
maran.
Charlie Buchanan who is now president of
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Livery nOu1 we
would change
our places. My
partner on shore
would swim out
through the surf
and relieve me
at the oars, and
when he was
firmly seated
| would swim
ashore. Wemade
five such changes
during the after
noon, which. be-
sides holding
the catamaran
against the I'M
dertow, was suf-
fcient to tax
any mans en-
durance. In ad-
dition to this We
had five cases.
The last was,
as my partner
said, a -" sneak
ing" kind.
An old man
went under
without a sound
quite close to
the catamaran.
| happened to
see him under
my elbow just
as l was about
to board the
surf boat. If |
had dived for
him the boat
would have run
over both of us.
So | flung my
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he could finish
the job. A loose
rope was dang
ling over the
bowsprit. Out
of the blight of
this rope he
made a loop, Sc
cured by a bow
line knot, and
slipped it under
the off shoulder
of the rapidly
sinking man.
The free end of
the rope he
tossed to the
men on the
boat, instruct
ing them to hold
it taut, but not
to pull hard. In
this way the
drowning mans
head was kept
above water
with the chin
resting almost
upon his breast
and preventing
him from ship
ping any more
of the water. Bu-
chanan had to
dive three times
before he sue
ceeded in clear
ing away the
mess, and when
the succor ar
rived he was al
most in as much
need of it as the
rescued.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-29
BUSY BELGIUM.
Every Creature Works There Except
Sheep and Pigs.

Every Creature Works There Except
Sheep and Pigs.
There is more population to the
square mile in Belgium than in any
other part of the earth except China
and some parts Of India, writes viii
liam e. Curtis in the Chicago Record
Herald. There isn't an inch Of ground
wasted; every drop Of water in the
streams is utilized. and every ounce Of
strength and energy is applied. Every
body works in Belgium but tile sllccp
and the pigs. Dogs and cows have to
draw heavy burdens. The dogs do the
churning on the farms and draw mar
ket carts loaded with vegetables to-
market. Sometimes they have wom-
an harnessed in with them. which Is
"a little hard on the woman. but very
supplementary to the dog, and it helps
him to draw the load. 80
Mines factories, toy gardens, beanti-
full villas, immense railway stations
and long blocks Of brick houses are
mixed upslike the objects IN q kaleido-i
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Of the civil law, or goes deep into moral questions y
should be informed Ordinary mischief as lone a.
does not involve the wanton destruction Of properly
not the sort OF thing any sef-respecng child should RIM
to a teacher with. One Of the best schools eyer kn
or heard of gave the tatter the punishment due to M
offender for this sort of dlsagreeable ociousue and
let the offender 60 free.
But anything in the nature of stealing should b. to
Children cannot be taught respect for property reh
too soon This is also true of all real wickedness IN
either boys girls Some children are so cursed fiat
they are moral lepers at early age Such onense.
should be taken to the principal with promptnes be
the offender exert his evil influence further In mi,
parents, too, should cooperate.
Gossip and backbiting scandal and SANDER hsy. t.
roots in the motives that actuate tatters cou
munty Of such people would be uncomfortable to live IN
should not be through any school influence that on,
little would be set in this malicious and hateful
class Let every teacher set her face In absolute oppo
ton, by refusing to listen
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-29

not the companies desired to give them
but great shippers demanded such as
condition precedent their patronage and went else
where If their demands refused. In my judgment
most ALL the Ills complained OF and winch we are
seeking to remedy had their initiative in the practice OF
allowing determinations in favor of certain shippers
All policies, and 1 may say all legislation as well,
that makes fish of one and fowl of another are IN
American and destructive
But the people of United States competent for self
government and competent now, have always
met with courage problems they arise and guided by
wisdom patience and patriotism, have solved them The
problems confronting to-day by means the most
trying and difficult presented to the American
people for solution The achievement of independ
ence formation of the constitution the abolition of
serve labor the preservation Of the Union the keeping
of the public faith have all involved questions more diff
cult Of solution than those face to-day.
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cope as the train rushes through busy

scope as the train rushes through busy
Belgium. There is always town Ia
sight-long, narrow streets inclosed by
high brick tenements five and SIX
stories high, with steep roofs covered
with slate, and between them are little
farms, like those that you see in Japan
patches Of wheat, rye or barley no
bigger than the straw beds in an Amer
lean garden, with little strips Of pota-
toes or other vegetables planted BE-
tween. Every inch of the soil Is cul.
tivated, even up to the ballasting On
the railroad tracks. There Is nothing
to show where the farms divide.
Hedges take up too much room and
fence material is too expensive Hill
sides that are too steep for farming
are planted to trees and cultivated like
cabbages or turnips, because every
stick Of timber has a value here. The
waste of an American sawmlll would
be worth q fortune in Belgium Ap
parently the women folks do most OF
the farming. You scarcely ever see
man in the fields as the train hurrla
BY. This il due to the fact that tne
men can get better wages in the mines
and mills than they can earn On 1n'
farms.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-29
JUDGE GARY'S SPEECH
TO THE ANARCHISTS

The death of Judge Joseph E. Gary,
who was for 43 consecutive years on
the Superior Court bench in Chicago,
recalls to mind the historical trial of
the anarchists responsible for the Hay
market riot which occurred In May,
1886. The men were tried before Judge
Gary and found guilty of murder in
the first degree and it devolved on him
to impose sentence.
Addressing the prisoners he spoke in
part as follows:
am quite we'll aware that what you
have said. although addressed to me, has
been said to the world, yet nothing has
been said which weakens the force of
the proof or the conclusions therefrom
upon which the verdict is based. You
are all men of intelligence and know that
II the verdict stands it must be executed.
The reasons why it shall stand have
already sufficiently stated in deciding the
motion for a new trial. en- sorry be-
yond any power of expression for your
unhappy condition and for the terrible
events that have brought 1t about. I
shall address to you neither reproaches
nor exhortation.
What shall say. shall be said in the
faint hope that few words from a place
where the people of the State of Illinois
have delegated the authority to declare
the penalty Of violation Of their laws
and spoken upon an occasion 30 solemn
and awful as this may come to the knowl-
edge of and be needed by the ignorant,
deluded and misguided men who have list
ened to your counsels and followed your
advice.
say In the faint hope. for IL men
are persuaded that because of business
differences, whether about labor or any
thing else, they may destroy property and
assault and beat other men end kill the
police if they, in the discharge of their
duty, interfere to preserve the peace there
Is little ground to hope that they will
listen to any warning.
1T is not the least among the hard
ships of the peaceable. frugal and labori-
GUS poor to endure the tyranny of mobs.
who with lawless force dictate to them
under penalty of peril to limb and life
where, when and upon what terms they
may earn a livelihood for themselves and
their families. Any government that is
worthy of the name will strenuously en-
deavor to secure to all within its jurisdic-
ton freedom to follow the lawful voca-
tions and safety for their property and
their persons while obeying the law, and
the law is common sense.
1t holds each man responsible for the
natural and probable consequences of his
own acts. 1t holds that whoever advises
murder is himself guilty of the murder
that is committed pursuant to his advice,
and if mem band together for i forcible
resistance to the execution of the law and
advise murder a. q means of making such
resistance effsctuaI whether such advice
be to one man to murder another or to
q numerous class to mQrder men Of an
other class, all who are so banded to-
gether are guilty of any murder that Is
committed N spurspapcsIof such advice. !,
The people 81 this country love their
institutions, they love their homes, they
love their property. They win never cun-
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-29
The Lighter Side of Napoleon.

inc A18n tCE sue Va AS@ROA
The London Tribune relates Wna'
it says is q new anecdote illustratllS
the lighter side of Napoleons cnarae'
ter. It comes from an old LADY WIZ
knew the daughters of Sir HuaS0r
Lowe. The Misses Lowe were young
girls at the time of Napoleon's impr''
0nment at st. Helena, and were son'9
times admitted to his presence, WneA
he would chat pleasantly with tne~
On one or two occasions, when III
specially good humOr, he drew n''
sword, and CALAMITY presenting II "
one of the girls, said, "Now, youns
lady, Is your chance; you have to AiA
the Corsican ogre!" He would lls'
throw himself into position ana w
fend himself with his walking sllc-
Whether from nervousness or snee.
maladresse, no hit was ever made an,
the great man would then smile anD
say, condescendingly. "Well, iaoie''
you can now boast that you Jaw
fenced with the great Napoleon!
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-29

meet in this Paris where I 60 without
aim-without aim, hal"
And you mean to run him down" I
asked. "What interest have you in him ?"
AT the moment none; but in a month
the interest of money. As sure as you
and l talk of it now, there will be fifty
thousand pounds offered for knowledge OF
him before December comes upon us J"
1 looked at him as at one who dreams
dreams, but he did not finch.
Tonight l shall be with him; within
three days 1 win all or lose all for his
secret will be mine. If 1 fail, it is for
you to follow up the thread which l have
unravelled by three years hard work.
Dare you risk coming with mel meet
him at eight o'clock"
Dare 1 risk poor, there can't be
much danger"
'"There is every danger but, so, the
girl is waking!"
1t was true Mary looked up suddenly
as we Numbered past the Notifications OF
Paris. Roderick shook himself like a
great bear; the Perfect Fool began his
banter, and roared for a cab as the lights
of the station twinkled in the semi-dark-
ness. l could scarce believe, as watched
his antics, that he was the man who had
spoken to me of great mysteries ten min
utes before. Still less could l convince
myself that he had not many days to live.
So are the fateful things of life hidden
from US.
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sent that by violence and murder those

sent that by violence and murder those
institutions shall be broken down, their
homes despoiled and their property de-
stroyed. And the people are strong
enough to protect and sustain their insti-
tutions and to punish all offenders against
their laws, and those who threaten danger
to civil society if the law is enforced are
leading to destruction whoever may at
tempt to execute such threats.
The existing order of society can be
changed only by the will of the majority.
Each man has the full right to entertain
and advocate by speech and print such
opinions as suit himself and the great
body of people will usually care little
what he says. But if he proposes MUIR
der as a means of enforcing his opinions
he puts his own life at stake. And no
clamor about free speech or the evils to
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-29

II don't know whether to be offend
ed at Miss Smythers or not! declared
sStax, seriously.
whats the matterT" asked his
friend.
About II O'Clock last night when I
was calling on her," he continued,
"she said in the sweetest kind of way.
Mr.. Stax, what in the world does that
funny word "skidoo" meanY" detroit
Free Press.
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II they had enough money to wait for an opep,n,
pay their way to point where they might find enno
ment In their particular line. But so many Land @
just enough in their pockets to get them thrmoh WIN
barge office that they are forced to take the 6rst ~
which they find This is often some other m,u U0
job, and the immigrant gets it because he is wil,n.
do the same work for lower wages.
The requirement that the immigrant bring more mon.
with him will aid, too, in the distribution of mm,V
throughout the country and prevent GENERALIZATION -"
vicinity Of the landing points
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-29

better class immigrants than get now and class
less likely to swell the ranks of too cheap labor.
Besides demanding this educational qualification,
ought to require these immigrants that they bring
money enough transport them to whatever section
the country offers the greatest advantages to them.
believe that landing shores should be able
to follow the trade that he engaged in at home
turn his energies any other direction that he may
uraly desire Many immigrants would adopt this course