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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-08-18
CARE OF THE GIRLS ROOM CLEVER USES OF BASKETS
Trick Of Having Apartment Beautiful,
Attractive and Clean Is Simple
and Easily Learned.

A girl can learn nothing more USE
f,A than the simple trick of having
her own room beautiful, attractive
and clean. It is not always possible
to have the furniture, but one can
have honey looking" room. One
thing is absolutely necessary. room
must be clean, bedspreads, pretty
ainen dresser pieces and chair cush-
ions are necessary. Cover the trunk
III kept in the room) with cretonne
cover, and have a scrap basket to
hold little odds and ends which must
be burned. On the table have well
selected books and magazines. Keep
gay postal cards in neat postal card
book. Do not decorate the walls with
them, for pretty as they are they soon
hang crooked and make a room look
xntidy.
Have place for shoes, for If any
thing makes a room upset it is pair
Of tan shoes lying. pigeon-toed, under
the bed and another pair of black ones
under the dresser. Keep the closet
in order so that when the door is
opened you will not be ashamed to
have anyone see how you keep your
clothes. If you put things away as
you use them you can have a room
like this. Have one palm or fern
grace your room. and if it dies get q
new one.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-08-18
HANOvER'S FIRST BUILDING
Old Presbyterian Church Which Was
the Earliest College Structure
IL to Be Remodejed.

Hanover. Ind.-The old Presbyterian
church at Hanover. which was the first
building of Hanover college. will be
remodeled. The building was erect.
ed In what was then South Hanover.
In 1928. Hanover college had had its
inception in a little log cabin two
years before.
The first real college classes in the
state were held In the building that ID
to be remodeled. A seminary was also
started In the building in 1887. This
was removed to Chicago later and is
now the largest seminary Of It's kind
in the west-the Mccormick seminary.
A tornado took the top story OF the
building in 1897 and the college was
moved to new, structure about q
mile east. overlooking the Ohio river.
and the building was made into a
church. Every commencement exer-
else since 1880 has been held In this
church. and large number who have
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-08-18
Make Very Pretty Jardinieres by Use
Of Cheap Materials and Little
Artistic Skill.

A woman who likes to have hel
house full of growing plants in win
ter has discovered the baskets which
can be bought for 10 cents make very
pretty jardinieres. These baskets, In
old-fashioned willow-ware, come in
dark green, deep red and brown, and
any of them are effective with the
green of the plants, says the New
York Tribune. II the baskets are
bought in a 10-cent store 1t is most
likely that one will need only to &c
to another department to buy for IL
cents the pans that will exactly fl
them. Before being filled by the for
list the pans should be painted grass
green. or to match the basket.
One Of these baskets may also, with
a little more manipulation, he made
to fill the more prosaic sphere of 9
work-basket, lined with Persian sill
In harmonizing colors. On one side
Is a pocket of silk drawn up by mar
row elastic. and small bows holding
In place an emery ball, bodkin, q
glove mender and needle book make
a pretty decoration along the edge
The outer edge Is trimmed with 8
modest little fancy fringe.
Newer In style is the brown one
with yellow added for brightness
There is mat in the bottom cut from
cardboard and covered with brown
silk, which Is fastened IN fhe unde,
side with glue. The little silk cush
lon. which is of the tomato order
measures four and a half inches
across. Both mat and cushion are
held In place by two stitches strons
silk that go through the bottom Of
the basket. A yard and half Of rib
bon three and quarter inches wide
will be required to hold the spools
and to make the bow. A quarter Of
yard OF a wider ribbon in the same
shade will do for the cushion.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-08-18
joins YOGA COLONY
Educators Wife Goes to Follow
Strange God.
Purdue University Head Divorced Att.
or indian Philosophy 10 Said to
Have Taken Wife % South
Sea islands.

Lafayette, Ind.-It IL the high priv
ilege of all to follow individual taste
in the matter Of religious belief, but
sometimes the result IL deplorable in
the extreme. Not all can think alike
as regards the here and the hereaft
er, on this all-important matter Of man
and his final. destiny. but in spite Of
this diversity OF opinion all good mer
and women will deeply sympathize
with q family where the wife and
mother has deliberately left her home
to follow after q strange god. Such q
regrettable instance has just been
brought to light through the granting
of divorce to President Winthrop E
Stone. Of Purdue university. who il
given the custody of minor child
Henry Stone, on the ground Of aban
donment
The course of this tragedy which
has brought deep sorrow to the Stone
family Is told In a pathetic story
dating back three years. when class
in "Yoga philosophy" was organized
III Ad1dy0lIS. MANY WOMSu anu LucL
in college joined the class. which be
came a fad in social circles. 1t was
taught that complete fulfillment Of
"Yoga philosophy" involved the sep
aration from family. friends and kind
red. Mrs. Stone became devout fol
lower OF this faith and left home
When last heard from in an authentic
way she was in Germany, but has beer
reported since that she has left thai
country for Kabakon, South Sea Is
land, to join a colony Of followers Of
the new belief. In the island where
Mrs. Stone is supposed to be its mem
bers are called sun worshipers
This colony is one of the queerest
in the world. It was founded severa
years ago by August Englehardt and
numbers fewer than 100 persons. They
live almost entirely on cocoanuts. The
clothing they wear is said to be of the
variety and quality affected by the
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-08-18
sllp-oxer Rlouses.

Blouses Of silk or linen or wool OF
satin or pongee that slip over the head
and require no buttoning up back OF
front are the latest They are very
dainty In appearance and complete,
needing no guimpe. There is q little
opening down a few inches in front
and the neck has tube for a draw.
string of silk, which ties in front and
ends in tassels. Some are finished
at the neck with net frill. The
sleeves are In kimono style and there
is any variety Of plain, striped and
fancy silks and OTHER materials.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-08-18
HARRIET BEECHER STOWE
Famous Woman Who Wrote ~Oneie
Toms Cabin" Was Born one
Hundred Years Ago.

Litchfield. Conn.-The one nun
dredth anniversary Of the birth OF
Harriet Beecher Stowe. one OF the II
nous children Of DR.. Lyman Beecner
and author Of Uncle Toms Cabin.
was celebrated at her birthplace nero.
While the author OF many BOOKS.
Harriet Beecher Stowe is remember
ed chiefly by her great work. uncle
Toms Cabin" She was forty years
of age when the story began to run
al q seriel In the National Era. an
Abolition paper published In Wash
inRton. It was translated into every
language Of Europe. had sale OF over
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-08-18

The wreath of buds and foliage
about the crown at the base is all that
is needed to complete the hat.
A leghorn in Fig. shows the under
brim covered to within an inch and a
half CT the edge with a dotted net in
pale blue. A big pulled crown Of the
net is draped over wreath OF by
drangeas, which grows wider at
the back, where it climbs to the top
of the crown. Very little of the upper
brim is visible and the crown Of this
hat Is almost wholly concealed. On
the crown the net is draped over plain
chiffon trifle lighter in tone than
itself. This is another excellent de-
sign for hat which Is to be remod-
eled from one that shows signs of
wear. JULIA BOTTOMLEY.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-08-18

Guessing Contests for Porch Parties.
Girls who have been to recent after
noon porch parties tell me Of these
contests which were used while the
hostess was putting the last finishing
touches to her refreshments. For the
nrst one cards were passed having
humble bees in water COLOR on the
first page, and the second page re-
vealed the following questions. all 70
be answered by words ending N
sting"
/ a sting that cures fatigue: 2. sting
that cures hunger; 8, a sting that tidles
your room: 1. sting that makes you
laugh s. q sting that cooks your meat
6, a sting unwise people indulge IN: :.
sting that browns your bread; 8. sting
that 'spoils your tools: 8. a sting that
makes you read a book through; ~.
sting that tries: II. sting that adapts;
II. a sting that shop-keepers dislike; Is.
sting we observe in Lent; IA, q sting tea
experts do: H. winter sport
These are the correct answers:
resting: 2, feasting; 3. busting; 4. jest
ing: s. roasting: 6. boasting; I. toasting;
8, rusting; 9. interesting. 10, testing; II.
adjusting; II. trusting: Is. fasting; "A,
tasting: Is. coasting.
Honey cookies and iced tea were
served and the prize was a cake OF
honey from the hostess own bee hive.
This contest was used at what the
hostess termed IAN informal porch
tea" The cards passed were white.
with quaint little tea pots and cups
and saucers painted on them with the
following queries done in gilt paint:
/, T before a girls name forms cat:
2, before a beverage forms story;
before shower forms line Of cars; 5. T
fore a request forms labor: 7. before a
gun forms something trivial; s. before
regret forms sincerity; 9. before every
thing forms height, 10. before to rest
forms to plague: II. T before a mistake
forms fright: IL. before humor forms
to blame; Is, T before finish forms watch
fulness; IA. T. before competent forms a
piece of furniture; Is. before embrace
forms a criminal; 16, before useless
plant forms a river in Scotland; II. T
before contest Of speed forms mark;
49, T placed before a very hard substance
growing on the head of some animals
forms spine.
Answers: l. tabby: 2. tale: 3, tart: 4.
train: s. trash: 6. task; Z. trifle: 8. true:
9. tall; 10. tease; II, terror; II, twit; Is,
tend; H. table: Is. thug: 16. Tweed: II.
trace; 10. thorn.
The prize was tea cup and saucer.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-08-18

100000 copies in the first two years
after its publication. fourth Of which
we're in England, and 1t is still called
for in many of the public libraries of
the country. AS best seller" 1t far
surpassed all the work of recent days
and has been exceeded in circulation
by the Bible only. At one time more
than a dozen theatrical companies
were travelling through the country
presenting this drama.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-08-18

natives of the South Sea islands who
have not come In contact with the
civilizing influences Of the mission.
aries.
Owing to the trouble with his wife
Mr.. Stone recently sent his resigna.
ton to the trustees of Purdue, but
they unanimously declined to accept
It He has been capable head of the
university since 1900.
It was no emotional. impulsive &C,
ton that took Mrs. Stone from her
family Her course was deliberate.
and she followed it after long refec.
ton and. apparently. after having
counted the full cost.
Most singular is the story of Mrs.
Stones fall under the spell of the mys-
terious Yoga cult. For years she had
been reading theosophy and kindred
subjects. and was mildly interested in
them. It was along about this time
that DR.. George Moulton organized in
Lafayette a class in the Yoga philoso-
ply. Many women and some men. in
West Lafayette. thu college town,
joined the class. and 1t became a great
fad with certain highly educated PEG.
pie. Moulton taught that the Yoga phil.
osophy was the religion Of the Indian
Yogi. or Soothsayers.
One Of the leading features of this
doctrine was that of the withdrawal"
or separation from kindred and
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-08-18

become prominent in affairs have gone
out Of the building as college grad
yates.
1t IL believed here that the first
diploma given to any woman from an
educational institution Of any kind
was given here In this building to
Margaret Minter of Nantucket. r. 1.
More than fifty people who have been
members Of this church have gone In
to the foreign mission field, and ten
college presidents were once members
Of the congregation.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-08-18
A Couture Party.

This is just the funniest kind Of a
party. Ask the. guests to come in
regular conventional evening attire
with the exception of their heads:
both men and women must change the
style Of hair dressing. Either pic
turesque or grotesque mode may be
chosen. For instance. imagine man
in perfectly correct evening dress
with his head representing an Indian
chief In full war bonnet. or a matron
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-08-18
crocheted cun Link.

Cu6 links for wash waists may b
made from two crochet buttons, sewed
together like the parts Of dumbbell
link with strong thread loop a the
right length. which ID then button
holed over ana over. These links WIN
wash. are pretty and ara not easily
lost. besides being economical.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-08-18

ACES and nets are more generally
used in making. hats for mid
summer than for many seasons
past. They are fine for remodeling
shapes that have been worn but are
available for second or third season,
as leghorns and milans. If the used
shape is discolored or not in perfect
repairs, ruffles of lace, sewed one row
above another, may easily cover the
upper brim entirely. With a crown OF
net draped over thin silk for the
top, no part of the original shape is
visible except the under brim. Such
q hat is shown in Fig. 1. The lace is
a German val pattern and is knife
plated, making ruffles little less
than two inches wide. These are slip
stitched to the brim.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-08-18
Place Cards for Engagement An
nQuncement.

PIdce CaroS TOT engagement An
nQuncement.
A young woman used these very
clever cards at the luncheon her moth.
er gave to make known her engage
ment to few favored friends. A web
Of delicate silver cord (like we use
for holiday parcels) was sewed upon
a pink heart-shaped card. a wee silver
heart being seemingly caught In ltd
meshes. The monogram of the happy
pair was done In silver underneath
the web. After the dessert was
served, stin white cards seven inches
square were passed with pink pencils
and each guest asked to plan an ideal
house for the couple; these the bride
kept for future reference" A silver
loving cup was passed filled with
claret lemonade and each girl drank
a toast to the new home and III
charming mistress.
MADAME MERRL
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-08-18

well settled. as my color.a
scribes q quite elderly per,o. s'a =
her hair in braids down hsr ~ v1'a
most complete transformat,o."s sa 4
place n the maid Of pompadour n -.
when she appears with her hail. ~. am !
and plastered down az slich =. psftsd
peeled onion. Choose partner, -, sssv
freshments by pairing of n. =
taliest men with the shortest w., "'
have q man with ruler, pencil SUI s"u
per to take the measurements Az y
prize for the most changed n.'
after having the company parad s', =
grand march before the commits.
who are asked to Judge. Just trv n.y.
scheme the next time some one AZ, .aa
you what to do to have some finn ~
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-08-18
Sunday Dinner Market.

0uST MARKET,
This seemed such a capital i'd. =.
making money that l give the outls ~
hoping some Ladies Aid" or sn,'s
will be benefited thereby ' ~.
scheme was carried out in a suh,,s
and the sales lasted every Saturd,.
during the month of August. BOOTH.
were erected upon the lawn and n.
committees were formed BY tain,
the names alphabetically. O..
ads. cold meats. rolls, bread, cak.,
cookies. jams and jellies, mavoD.
naise. candies and cheese cracker,
were always made and orders taken
for anything in the home cooking lima
Young housekeepers found the sas,
a great help and strangers at nearb,
boarding houses and hotels patropi,ed
them for cup Of tea and sandwich
or dish of homemade sherbet Tbera
were young girls to serve and the Ar
rangements were so perfected that
the burden was not heavy upon any
one. A goodly sum was added to ths
treasury. all made by a little extra
effort during the summer.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-05-28

some increase IL salary and an iron
clad agreement to back up every claim
You should make when you assert that
the railroad company viii fire the FIRST
man that is caught evadtng the laws.
That's what I've been fighting for In
this campaign, Evan, and it's what you
must fight for.'
The son took the two steps necessary
10 reach the fathers chair and held out
his hand.
I'm with you. dad" he said heart
Fly. "I'll stay, and I'll make Mr.. Nc
Vickar respect me and my principles
before I'm through with It. But I'm
still a little bit afraid that you and
your kind are a menace to civilization
and a free government. You won't
mind my saying that, VIII your"
'Lawzee gracious, no! Say anything
you like, son, or, rather, let me say
something else first. How about this
career business OF Patricta's2 Have
you fixed that up yet?'
Evan shook his head despondentiy.
''She's going home with her father
IA October" he said. then: do you
know what she did today, dad? She
ran the little red car into that tree IN
tentionally so couldn't get back here
In time to use those af5davtts which
she and both supposed would m
ertmdnate you"
God bless her loyal little SOUR said
the senator. 81 hadn't told her what
I was trying to do; but, Lord love you,
she knew-you trust a woman for
knowing, every tine, son. And now
one more thing. Have you come to
know Honoria any better IN these last
few daysT
yes; much better within the last
hour, dad"
"Good. That does my old heart
heap of good, son. Let's go and get
those two good women and take 'em
down to dinner; then wen drive back
to Wartrace and get ready to touch of
the fireworks when the returns come
In I tell you, son, tomorrow's cleo
ton is going to be a regular old fash
Toned, heave 'em up and keep 'em
a-going IandslideI'
Evan Blount was turning to go
back to the inner sitting room, where
Patricia was-when he suddenly re-
membered little Blenkinsop.
Don't let that worry you for a min
ute, son." said the man who seemed
to be at the heart Of everything that
was happening. Half an hour after
you left Blenkinsop this morning that
STUFF that they had stolen from your
safe and then CARRIED up to suit them
selves was all killed. When I told
Blenkinsop over the phone that there
wouldn't be any crooked lists used to-
morrow-that he was merely fixing to
put himself on record as the biggest
liar on two continents-he came down.
CONTINUED next Thursday
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-05-28
CHAPTER XIX.
THE ROUNDUP.

UT was only the car that was dis
abled. Beyond a severe shaking
up neither Patricia nor Blount
was seriously hurt. Recovering
from the shock and being assured of
Patricia's Wilderness and his own,
Blount sprang out to see what the
collision had done to the car The in
spection was brief. With the front
axle bent, the radiator crushed and
one cylinder of the engine broken. the
little car was safely out of commission.
'tWe're done for" he said shortly,
helping his companion down from the
driving seat
Patricia was still trembling and pale,
and he thought that the accident was
accountable.
do you mean-that we can't-go ON
to the cityY she quavered.
mot unless we walk. and it is ex-
actly fifteen miles. 1 happened to no
tice the speedometer record on the
last Sunday"
'What shall we dor" she asked wher
the improbability of any timely rescue
made itself apparent
Blount looked at his watch. It was
already few minutes past o'clock.
wen sit down and wait for some
body to come along and rescue u.s."
he said, striving to say it lightly.
''1'm sure we ought to be glad and
thankful that it % no worse. We
stood a good chance of being killed,
both of U.S."
She shuddered and said: 81 might
have stopped sooner. There-there
was time, don't you thinkT
Evan had thought so, and he was
regarding her curiously. There had
been many motoring experiences in
their acquaintance of year and not q
few hazards. and he had more than
once rejoiced In her cool presence of
mind in the face OF sudden danger.
81 wondered a little that you didn't,"
he ventured to say. Il never saw
you hesitate before"
The look that she gave him was pa
Ghettcally pleading.
Il stopped-just one little instant to
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THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.. ATLANTA. GA
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Continued next Thursday
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-05-28
SIS. sE ESR 6isE AI5

Health in its magnifcence appeals to everyone and
especially is this true of clear skin free from erupdons
and disease We nstncvely realize that back of this
desirable condition pure rich blood is flowing through
the system furnishing nutrment to all the tissues.
This perfect condition of the skin exists long as
the blood is normal but when it becomes contaminated
with humors and acids its supply of nutrtive properties
greatly lessened, and it becomes sharp acrid fluid
which diseases instead of preserving the natural health
and texture OF the skin Then Skin Diseases the
character of the eruption depending upon the nature of
the humor with which the blood is infected If there is