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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-12-18
MANY POPULAR FURS
GREAT VARIETY TO CHOOSE
FROM THIS SEASON.
Are Used for All Sorts of BandlEgs for
Street Garments-Sketch Shows
Excellent Way to Utilize
the Material.

OF the furs used for suit and dress
trimmings, skunk, fitch, fox, civet cat,
Australian opossdm, muskrat and rae
coon are most modish, and these are
seen in wide and narrow landings on
collars, cuffs and hens of street gar
ments. Although there is a decided
craze for the new dyed pelts, it hardly
seems likely to grow, for aside from
the weird and bizarre effects thus CD
tanned the prices of the same are al
most p~rohibitive. Who would yer
have dreamed of dyeing a pretty little
squirrel or mink reseda green or trans
forming the stately white fox into a
canary yellow or burnt orange repro
duction? Yet these Improvements"
on nature are considered very chic and
interesting probably because no one
eve thought of it before! The dyed
yellow fox is the most acceptable OF
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-12-18

gle ship that has ever flown our pen.
nant. The Portsmouth was the speed.
lest sloop of war In the days following
u hard earned Independence and is
the one ship most Intimately associ.
ated with the marvellous story Of our
Pacific coast. The Hartford, flagship
Of that great Seaman. Admiral David
Glasgow Farragut. is still kept green
in the memories OF this generation.
Let the country guard these sur.
vivcrs. for while their number Is small
their legend is Unreasonable. And
yet unless congress ~interposes these
old bulwarks of our liberties will soon
be numbered Along the forgotten or
lost ones ranged tier after tier In that
Port of Missing Ships out OF which
nothing but ghostly memories issue
New York Herald.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-12-18

lures of his life as he now found 1t
ordered.
He greeted Halsey and Grace al the
door gravely. with dignity, when they
came one evening in response to his
invitation. They entered. just a trife
awed, as they always were. by the au-
gust surroundings OF Graystone hall,
so different from their own cottage
ear the factory. The owner of the
place looked well the part OF owner
here. John Rawn still was large and
strong, the city had not yet much soft.
ened his lines. His hair now was
winter about the temples, but its
Wilderness left his appearance only
the more distinguished. You scarce
could have found In all the haunts OF
prominent citizens a better example
OF prominent citizen than himself,
John Rawn.
The major domo took the wraps of
the young people and vanished silent
ly. Rawn, waiting for them In the
drawing-room-no. In the hall, as once
he would have done-with dignity mo-
toned them to places in his presence,
even brought a low chair himself for
the ~sad-faced. hunchbacked child
which represented the Rawn success
sion in the third generation.
60 kiss grandpa. Lola!" said
Grace to her daughter; and went to
show her the way. But the child,
turning suddenly. only hid her face
In her mothers skirt.
"Laura's timid." apologized the
mother. The disapproval on her ia
Tiers face was obvious enough. He
had passed bitter hours alone, pom
dering over this child, hesitating
whether to love II or to hate It,
whether to accept 1t or to regard it
as a blot upon his life. He had hoped
a grandson, since he no longer might
hope a son of his own. This crippled
child was the sole Rawn succession.
His pendulous lower lip trembled for
a time In the self-pity which now and
again came to John Rawn. 1t seemed
hard enough that he. John Rawn.
president of the International Power
Company, should have no better evil.
dence Of gratitude on the part OF for.
tune. He hated Ealsey all the more.
But now he did not lack directness
Grace" he said. I've called you over
tonight because tomorrow. as you
know. IL Friday"
Eyes. Pa"
And as you know. Grace. your
m~other--that IL to say. the late Mrs.
Rawn. always had the way-in short.
may say that she induced me to de-
pend upon--I to say that always
She had--sko ufdcr- OF PORK aEd rgE
bage for Frsdav evening. Now. I Am
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-12-18
SHIPS THAT MADE HISTORY
Sentiment Calls for the Preservation
Of the Constitution and the
Constellation.

A few historic ships OF wal still
grace the navy list. ard. associated as
they are with u most illustrious
days afioat. It becomes not only a mas
ter OF sentiment hut OF duty to pre-.
serve their stout and battered bulls
as inspirations to patriotism and Sc
object lessons In our annals of the sea.
Each of these famous vessels has in
its day made history for US. And the
traditions clinging to their names and
deeds are stili cherished among the
priceless inheritances OF the nation.
Two Of these--the Constitution and
the Constellation-were laid down
nearly 100 years ago. and It may be
urged without undue pride that the
-Gons.itutSaN wss-ths.. greatest, .Srigasa
of Its e-a; indeed. the most noble vim
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-12-18
Don't overdo Rhinestones.

A little strass is lovely and light
n and illumines a gown wonderfully.
but it should be used with discretion.
Lace is a safer trimming, especially
in the new tunics and peplums; blonde
lace, for instance. over white satin. or
silver lace with rose moire-could
anything imaginable be more lovely?
And one must not forget fur. narrow
bancs of skunk or chinchilla on tulle.
aemure bands of beaver on chiffon
dresses for the very young and lovely
s-it feathery bands OF marabou edg-
ing ticcade and crepe and satin
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-12-18
Principle In Furnishing.

When furnishing a room, or doing it
over, make the floor and walls the
first consideration. They form the
background. With a Powered or fig
ured wall paper, plain floor coverings
are good, and IL the walls are plain
the floor coverings may have any pat
tern and figure. If lowered cretonnes
are used in covering the furniture.
the walls and loor should both be
plain in effect, in solid color. The
same principle applies to the curtains.
figured curtains against a plain wall.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-12-18
In Lieu of Hatpins.

A simple method for toasting marsh
mallows is given in the November
woman's Home Companion. The price
of both umbrellas and marshmallows
will soon oar Remove the ribs from
an old umbrella, break OF the cross
pieces, scrub the rest thoroughly. and
son have a set of splendid rods to use
for toasting marshmallows, either
Ground the campfire or at the iFs-
Ulara"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-12-18
VARYING Desires.

What Is the first thing to consider
in discussing the tariff?"
WELL" replied Senator Sorghum,
when a constituent wants to talk
about regulating duties the first thing
you want to do is to find out what
line of business he Is in"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-12-18

panying sketch.
The blouse, which
has a surplice
closing, is laid in
a fold v e the
shoulder. T h Q
wide box plat
thus formed is
embroidered in
shades of brown
and red. 7 h e
cuffs are en-
b%roidered, and so
also is the short
tunic or basque.
The front of the
skirt is trimmed
In red buttons
and silk loops.
The neck is fll-
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-12-18

sash end. 1t Is done In chrome yellow,
and the broad sash is Of black satin.
The same gown would be equally
handsome developed in one of the
raisin shades with full trimmings of
Australian opossum. Washington
Star.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-12-18
IN cOPPER-cOL0RED CREPE
Most Effective Toilet Primarily De,
signed for Wear at Afternoon
Teas and Receptions.

A beautiful toilet of copper-colored
silk crepe is pictured in the accom-
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-12-18
Christmas Eve superstItIon.

According to an old English super
stition, bread baked od"Casfsfdlas eve
Will never become moldy.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-10-10
Local Loss Heavy.
STEEL MILLS
LAY OFF MANY
MORE EMPLOYEES

There is a slowing down of opera
tions at the Gary works of the Illinois
Steel company. Although officials of
the company said several days ago that
no men were being laid off yet a big
batch were given furloughs yesterday.
Some days as many 100 are said
to have been laid off. Orders are com
ing in slower to the rail mill and the
open hearth department. In the billet
mill, however. there are said to be or
ders ahead for a good many months.
At the American Sheet and Tin
Plate company the average operating
schedule is four days a week Some
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-10-10

conduit shall be laid below the sur
face of said street at least eighteen
inches in depth. and the said Chicago
Telephone Company shall have the
right to construct and maintain all
necessary manholes, along. upon and
in said highway. Said manholes to be
so constructed as not to interfere with
the use or traffic upon said highway.
and that all of said openings or man
holes shall be covered with an iron
plate Of sufficient strength to sustain
all traffic that may pass over or upon
said highway, ana that said Chicago
Telephone Company shall fill all
trenches and replace all macadam the
same thickness and depth as the same
was at the time Of the removal. All
earth replaced shall be properly lamp
ed and all macadam replaced on said
conduit and earth shall be properly
tamped. so as to make it solid and
compact That all work in placing
said conduit and making said man
holes. shall be done in a satisfactory
manner to the said Board of Commits
sioners. This grant shall exist for a
period of twenty-five years from the
date thereof
Notice is given that said Board of
Commissioners of Lake County. Indi-
ana, have fixed the 22nd day of Octo-
Der 1913, at the hour of 10 a. m at
the Court House. Crown Point. Indiana.
when said proposed Grant or Franchise
would be heard by said Board, and at
which time any taxpayer of Lake
County may appear and be heard. and
file remonstrance or object to the
granting of said Franchise.
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF
LAKE COUNTY. INDIANA.
BY MATTHEW ]. BROWN.
LEVI HUTTON.
GEORGE SCHAAF.
Attest:
CHARLES A. JOHNSON,
Auditor.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-10-10
SHOW HOG CHOLERA IS
ON INCRE Ease IN STATE
State Statistician's Figures
Cover a Period of Ten
Years.

That hog cholera is on the increase
in Indiana is shown by statistics just
made public by Thomas w. Brolley,
state statistician. These figures show
the ravages of the disease during a
period of ten years. While the sta
tistician's figures refer to the animals
merely as dying from diseases. at
taches of Mr.. Brolley's office say that
cholera is by far the predominant fac
tor in the hog deaths throughout the
state For the year 1912 the total num-
Der of hogs that died in the state from
diseases jumped alarmingIy over 1911
The 1912 figures were 562.542 deaths,
and the total values of the animals, If
they had lived were estimated at s3,-
6s5, 303. The total deaths in 1911
reached 476,s14. From 1900 to 1910,
inclusive, the number of deaths has
shown almost an uninterrupted in
crease. The years of 1904 and 1911
stand out as the ones in which the
heaviest toll was reaped. In 1904
total of 34s.61o deaths was reported.
In only one year of the ten has the
disease shown a tendency to decrease
That was in 1902. when the total
reached 197,491. In 1911 Rush, Mont
Eomery. Tippecanoe. Gibson. Madison.
Knox. Clinton. Wayne, Boone and
Hamilton counties had the highest
number of deaths among hogs. In 1912
some OF the same counties were in the
/ first ten. Montgomery. Knox. Clinton.
Boone. Henry, Johnson, Hendricks.
Rush. Carroll and Jay. Montgomery
county had the largent total Of deaths.
2s530
Local Loss Heavy.
In Lake county loss of go hogs
valued at s4,231 is reported Laporte
county lost 2.053 hogs worth s16.233.
Newton county 1924 hogs valued at
$9.Sa2 while nPorter county loss of
$l0,64s was sustained when the cholera
carried off 1872 porkers.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-10-10
LEGAL NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given to the ctti-
zens of Lake County. Indiana. and to
the citizens OF North Township. Lake
County, Indiana. that on the 7th day
of October, 1913, the Board of Com
nnissioners of Lake County. Indiana,
determined to grant unto the Chicago
Telephone Company, a Grant or Fran
chise to install conduits. vaults lat
erals and cables upon certain high
ways in North Township, said County
and State, to-wit:
ORDINANCE.
Now comes the Chicago Telephone
Company, duly organized corpora
ton, existing under and by virtue of
the laws OF the State OF Illinois. and
authorized to do business in the State
of Indiana, and presents to the Board
of Commissioners of Lake County, In
diana. their duly signed petition. ask
Ing. that they be granted permission
to install line of conduits, together
with all necessary vaults and laterals.
along the East side of Kennedy ave-
nue., from the South limits of the City
of Hammond, Lake County, Indiana. TO
the Little Calumet River Said con-
duit to be installed not over three feet
from the outer edge or line of that
portion OF said highway improved with
macadam.
Therefore be 1t ordained by the
Board of Commissioners of Lake
County, Indiana that permission is
hereby granted unto the said Chicago
Telephone Company. its successors and
assigns. the right to install line. OF
conduits on the East side of Kennedy
avenue. from the South City limits of
the City OF Hammond. Lake County,
Indiana. to the Little Calumet River.
Said conduits to be placed at dis
lance not greater than three feet from
the outer edge of the line of improve
nent of said highway and that said
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-10-10

time ago a number of craftsmen were
let out at the Ambridge plant. The
Locomotive company has CIV
en- orders for the fabricating OF the
steel for it's East Chicago plant and
this will mean much business.
1t is said that there is a slackening
at both the Joliet and South Chicago
works of the Illinois Steel company. In
some quarters the new tariff law is
blamed. AS the Gary mills are the
most modern in the time of slow or
ders they operate better than at great
er capacity than other plants.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-10-10
HOPE TO IDENTIFY BODY.

With the expectation that the body
of the unidentified man washed upon
the beach of Lake Michigan near
Michigan City about six weeks ago will
prove to be that of B. J. Armitage, a
business man of Traverse City. Mich. a
grave in the potter's field will be open
ed this week for the purpose of identi-
fication. The description of the man
found on the beach answers in several
ways that of the missing Traverse
City man. The day Armitage disap-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-10-10

peared he was known to have had more
than s16.000 in his possession and it is
the theory of the Michigan authorities
that he was foully dealt with and his
body thrown into the lake.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-10-10

SUBSCRIBE FOR THE T1MKa.
The Dolores star., 1913-08-22

II don't know. But this DO know:
No one can live 70 himself or herself.
No one can say. Ny fault or folly
hurts me alone In this miserable old
world Of ours, We are all tangled up In
one another's destinies. And when
one tears loose the cord that binds
him, the vibration OF that wrench will
soon or late reach and Affect people
whom he perhaps does not even
know"
The cord you speak Of" she
Knocked, is that holy bond known ~
Conventionality. isn't ~ The bugbear
that the weak and the prim have
raised to scare the strong and the
courageous"
mo. The beaten path that ten bill.
lion failures and tragedies since the
birth Of Time have shown TO be the
only safe one. Conventionality's path
may seem to the near-sighted to be
twisted foolishly, and unnecessarily
long. But each Of those twists repre-
sents the place where the Man in
Front wisely stepped aside to avoid
the pitfall into which the man
ahead Of him had tumbled. And the
short cuts in the long tortuous road
are white with the bones Of failures"
I'm going to walk over those same
whitsned bones In my short cut from
one point Of Conventionality's twisted
path to another. I'm going to walk
back from . union that would mean
misery to me-back to the pleasant
home life and social life I love and
don't mean to lose. Don't worry. No
whitened bones will turn under me
and bring me . fall. ! can defy the
bogy. Convsntionality, and still live
happy"
Others have defied the bogy. You
are not the FIRST nor the nilli0nth. To
most Of them II seemed - safe ~ Il
seems 70 you"
Yes! I should like to meet them
and compare notes."
you will not meet them" he an
swered grimly. but you will tread ON
their bones-in the short cut. Even
% some future challenger Of Conven-
tionality shall one day tread ON your"
The Dolores star., 1913-08-22

70 overnear0 ecrape OF amen-corner
talk, she knew much moro. She had
often seen Robertson. Now and then
she had received . careless nod from
him or from his stately young wife,
Blake's only daughter. who % often
while congress was In session ran
down from the Robertson house In
New York for . sojourn Of = day or
two with her husband and father n
the capital.
Yet Wanda wasted fewer thoughts
Just now on the celebrity than on the
much younger man with whom be was
talking. And perhaps her thoughts
had telepathic power. For. % Robert
son strolled out into the foyer. his
companion crossed directly TO tbs
switchboard rail and stood lookins
down at the girl.
Wanda did not see him. Or. II she
did, It was not with her eyes. And
before he could speak. the telephone
busser rasped out
Wanda" said the young man who
was leaning over the rail.
II was the third time he had broken
in. But, busy rafting the switch pegs.
she did not hear.
wanda Kellyi" he exclaimed. ex.
asperated.
She looked up with . suddenness
that startled him.
"Well!" she asked sharply.
"Will-will you marry mel" he
blurted. her unexpected word ard look
driving the speech from his lips as
though he had been struck between
the shoulders.
'What?" she queried In polite sur.
prise.
II asked" he said. trying to cover
up his impetuosity with . weak show
The Dolores star., 1913-08-22

Friend Of your SISTERS" she ex.
planned. turning from the transmitter.
She said Mrs. Robertson wrote her
she was coming down from New York
some day this week."
Grace spends more time on the
trains during the session than she
does at home" laughed the youth.
she wanted to close the New York
house and come down here to stay all
winter. But Mark won't let her. But.
Wanda. you've simply got to listen to
me-" he went on with . return Of his
boyish impulsivsness Il love you.
And T."
"Mr. Blake!" she protested. half
laughing, half distressed, l."
mr.. Blake!" he echoed ruefully.
How long since I've been Mr.. Blake.
To your Haven't begged you to call
me 'Tomr always call you wanda
Why can't you call me-"
II am Q telephone OPERATOR" she
said with mischievous occurrences,
and you are Mr.. Thomas Blake. promi-
nsnt on the district At orney's stan.
only son Of the great Jim Blake, and
brother to woman the Sunday papers
call . society queen"
Lord" he growled. ARE you trying
to ring social standing In on meat
this stage of the gamer"
III you care to put It that way" she
Continued on page 3
The Dolores star., 1913-08-22
CHAPTER u.
The olrs and the Boy.

VOo Qltv oU0 vUo soy
The Hotel Keswick telephone girl
Was character. Even the politicians
~ho made the big Warrington cara
sansary their hsadquartsrs recognised
that Some Of them had sought to IN.
bend from their labors At law-building
and law-sapping long enough to try To
Improve their casual acquaintance with
her. But they had one and all aban.
doned the effort.
Not that Miss Wanda Kelly was IN
the very least shy. No. she had 70
sponsive word for everybody. Only.
sometimes that word had qussr way
Of soaring instead Of hattsrins.
III Joan Of Arc had been brought
up In the alleys" once observed the
Honorable Tim Neligan. and n she's
been nursed on iron tonic and learned
her alphabet from George AIDES fables.
she'd have bssn dead ringer for Wan
d Kelly"
To which the more or less Honor.
able Jim Blake had made reply:
Maybe that hello girl was all Wan.
d when she started out But . kes.
wick switchboard course has made
her oil Kelly. don't know why NO
one reports her for being fresh. Ex.
cept. maybe. that he'd have to tell
what he said to her to bring out the
fresh comeback"
In any case. NO one did report Wan.
d Kelly. There. In an alcove under
the great garish stairway. she sat day
after day manipulating her racks Of
switches. To her left were the tele.
phone booths: TO her right the CORR.
dor where all the political world pass
cd her in review. Behind her-and.
when voices CHANGED TO be raised In
sagerness or dispute. In easy ear-shot
was . spot where far more history
was made than In the Capitol itself.
This historic place was deep niche
known TO local fame - the amen
corner" II was on tho beaten track
cf the corridor. 70. . vantage.point
whence everything was visible. Here
Jim Blake-long. lean. saturnine mas.
ter OF the machine-had way Of sit
ting. his eternal cigar 10 one corner
Of his mouth. his SLOUGH hat aslant on
his head or under his chair And here.
like hlinss TO the magnet. the mon who
CLEANED In Jim's wake. and whose 20.
iitical life hung on his curt nod. would
cluster.
One evening ~ the dinner crowd
was drifting along the corridor toward
the huge dining.rooms. Wanda noted
that the amen corner hel1 but two
men. Both Of them she knew. and
both wsrs very evidently awaiting Jim
Blaks's return from the Capitol. More
than one passsr.by along, the corridor
nudgsd his companions and pointed
out the elder Of the corners two occu'
pants.
The object Of these surrsptitioss
dances was . Ane-looking. ratheu
portiy man Of early middle ase-ths
Honorable Mark Robertson. former
governor Of New York. present repre-
sentative In congress from the eams
state and--equAlly important--Jim
Blaks's son-tn.law. Mors-hs wes the
man whom the machine. at 10 masters
orders, hA1 slats1 - nsxt speaker d
the hcusA Yes. aa1 perhaps u all
oae heard we're tire. fos . far highes
once latss On.
WanAa Kelly knev tina Anl. thAnk1