The San Juan islander. [volume], November 29, 1912, Image 8

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

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A DLSERT 6HIP
Up IN the far northwestern cor
ner of Africa, where the sun
beats down hot and fierce, lies
the little country of Morocco,
blinking insolently across the
Straits of Gibraltar at Spain and re
garding with equal contempt the rest of
the civilized world. For civilization
has touched Morocco but lightly and
at heart its white-robed inhabitants
are ay savage as were their ancestors
who, fighting beneath the Crescent.
tried to conquer Europe for Moham
med twelve hundred years ago.
Those warriors of the prophet failed,
but their descendants still show the
lame savage spirit now and then, and
when they do it is -a good time for
those of other faiths to barricade the
doors and windows of their houses if
they cannot flee. Only a few weeks ago
there was a bloody massacre in Fez,
the capital of Morocco, in which hun
dreds of Jews, their wives and their
daughters, were slain.
But the power of Morocco Is gone,
and Spain today is in no danger from
the fierce little country that clings
to the northern edge of the Sahara.
The Moors may look across to Gibral
tar and reflect that it and all the coun
try to the north of it once was theirs,
but there is little danger that the flag
of the prophet ever will be unfurled
again on Spanish soil.
Counted It a Privilege to Die.
It was early in the eighth century
that the Moors streamed across the
straits and into Spain. All Northern
Africa was aflame with the new re
ligion of the prophet. From Arabia
the followers of Mohammed had come
wth fire and sword, converting by
force of arms and counting it a privi
lege to die fighting for the advance of
Islam ism. Northern Africa, whose
only religion was a decadent Chris
tianity, had not been long in taking the
lew faith up, though there was some
stubborn fighting against the Arab
Invaders. The Berbers, who were the
principal inhabitants of Morocco, had
at first resisted, then taken up
Mohammedanism with a rush. And
fen, led by the Arab priests and gen
erals and aided by two or three
treacherous grandees of Spain, they
bad sailed across the narrow strip of
*ater which separated them from
Europe and started out conquering
Spain. The Gothic kingdom which
i flourished there was destroyed.
Ny of the sturdiest of the Christian
inhabitants of the land fled to the
mtains and upland country rather
than submit to Moor jurisdiction.
Many who remained professed their
conversion to Mohammedanism, while
others were allowed to remain
wstians, although under many
tamperir.? restrictions. Gradually
*te Christian kingdoms were built
P in the north of Spain, and these
war against the Moors, who
**c regarded as the incarnation of
™ that was evil. As a matter of fact,
eJ seem to have been industrious,
*Mul and capable of achievements
™ architecture and general culture
*ere considerably in advance
m anything the Spaniards themselves
accomplished.
J-eft Some Wonderful Buildings.
foe relics of their civilization which
JJ today, principally in the form
old buildings, palaces and archways,
w among the most beautiful things
J Spain. The Alhambra; where the
•wish kings of Granada lived, is a
Jarful labyrinth of walls and bai
zes a nd terraced gardens. 1«
perhaps time has cast something of
■Bamour over those ancient Moors,
J certainly they seem to have been
jaea of finer sort than the swarthy
•uroats who make up ; the popula-
Cof present day Morocco. Al
foe their skins were dark from
»8 residence in a tropical climate,
• Moors were not negroes. Their
la tp jes were fine and regular, their
«genee above the ordinary, and
, "en read of Moorish knights fight-'
against fair-haired
% " and being treated as honor-
N T™H*- Othello was a Moor,
ftaw The Merchant of V; Venice"
W e re has the Prince of Morocco
W o a!, a suitor for the) hand of
|fi *. and losing very gamely. ~« -
Wd lor all that, Moors ; were ? re-
Uj a a3 natural/ enemies In :i Spain,
, -although they hung on for almost
eight hundred years, were eventually
driven from the country. As the
Christian kingdoms in the north of
Spain grew stronger and united, the
Moors were driven farther and farther
south, until at last only the kingdom
of Granada remained to them. In
1492 that last remaining bit of terri
tory fell before the armies of Ferdi
nand and Isabella.
The last of the Moorish kings was
Boabdil, and guides point out still to
the traveler the rocky point of land
beyond the city walls where Boabdil
looked his last upon Granada before
he rode away forever from the king
dom he once had ruled. The place is
called "The Last Sigh of the Moor."
In "Seila," a novel published in 1838,
Bulwer-Lytton gave a fanciful descrip
tion of the surrender of Granada. He
told how Boabdil rode out from his
fallen city and met King Ferdinand
and his queen amid all the triumphant
pageantry of Spain, and how smiling
that he might not weep, the young
Moorish king knelt and delivered up
to Ferdinand the keys of the city.
Ferdinand gave the keys to his wife
and they say that Isabella, looking
upon the vanquished prince's sad face,
wept In sympathy.
"Fair queen," said he with mournful
and pathetic dignity, "thou canst read
the heart that thy generous sympathy
touches and subdues; this is my last
but not least glorious conquest But
I detain ye; let not my aspect cloud
your triumph. Suffer me to say fare
well."
So the king rode away. At last
he and his little cavalcade reached
the summit of a mountain pass that
led away to the small principality
that was left Boabdil beyond the
Alpuxarras, There they halted. From
the pass the vale, the rivers and the
towers of Granada were clearly to
be seen, basking in the midday glow.
Bulwer-Lytton says:
"Suddenly the distant boom of ar
tillery broke from the citadel and
rolled along the sunlighted valley and
crystal river. A universal wail burst
from the exiles; it smote, it overpow
ered the heart of the ill-starred king,
in vain seeking to wrap himself in the
eastern pride, or -stoical philosophy.
The tears gushed from his eyes and he
covered his face with his hands. The
band wound slowly on through the
solitary defiles; and that place, where
the king wept at the last sight of his
lost empire, is still called the Last
Sigh of the Moor."
Killed the Grub Thief.
Two lumbermen in the employ of
the W. C. Edwards Lumber company,
named Lafreniere and Leplatt, had a
somewhat exciting adventure while
camping in the woods uorth of Mani
waki, which resulted in their bagging
a fine black bear.
The two men were running lines In
the timber limits in the afternoon, and
on their return to camp found that
something had been into their grub
pack. Suspecting a bear, they watched
part of the night, but with no luck.
Finally Laplatt tied the grub sack
with a rope attached to it to his foot
and went to sleep. He awoke feeling
something tugging at his foot, and
shouted to Lafreniere, who got his
rifle and fired a shot at random.
Lighting a lantern, they discovered
that the shot was a lucky one, as a
small bear was lyine dead a few
yards away.—Ottawa Citizen.
Takes Two Days to Land Fish.
To hook a large yellowtail fish one
day and land him the next day was
the novel experience of G. J. Murphy
of St. Joseph, Mo. Mr. Murphy was
trolling near White's Landing and
after a strike the yellowtail ran out
with nearly a hundred feet of line
and entangled itself in such a manner
that it could not be freed. It was
therefore decided to cut the line and
leave the yellowtail staked out, as
it were, overnight Next day the
angler returned to the spot, lowered
the gaff hook and pulled the broken
line to the surface. The fish, being
almost exhausted by this time, was
easily hauled In, and when weighed
was found to be a thirty-four pounder.
—Avalon (Cal.) correspondence, New
York Telegram-
BROCADED EVENING GOWN
Photograph by Underwood & Underwood, N, Y.
Brocades are the fashion again, and wonderful effects in color and de
sign will be worn this winter. The model Is of flame color and gold, show
ing a graceful draping of the material. The brocade seems to start from
the center front of the waist line and winds around the figure, ending in a
long pointed' train, showing the selvage of the material on one side.
AFTERNOON DRESS.
Cloud-gray taffetas is used for the
ekirt, which is trimmed at foot with
a band of embroidery on net.
The plain Magyar bodice is of the
same; over this at top of sleeves and
side is gray silk spotted ninon of a
lighter shade, which is continued down
sides of skirt in panier effect, the
edges being finished with insertion;
the same insertion outlines the "V" at
neck, which is filled in with piece
lace; buttons trim the front.
Materials required: Four and one
half yards taffetas 42 inches wide,
three yards ninon 40 inches wide, ten
buttons, about eight yards insertion
two yards wide, trimming for skirt,
one-fourth yard lace 18 inches wide.
Fashionable Brown.
The return to favor which yellow
has been enjoying of late has been
confirmed for the autumn, and among
the new tints which will be placed
high on the list of fashionable colors
burnt orange appears. It is already
being exploited largely in Paris, and
with it also sulphur and amber, m
addition there are chartreuse, the Jove
ly limpid yellow of the cordial; flame
yellow, whose intensity makes it be
coming only to certain complexions,
and canary, another vivid hue. Brown
in every graduation Is raised to a
pinnacle of modishness, and cigar
amalgamated with black will be seen
Instead of the almost inevitable mag
pit combination, which will, however,
be modish also. .
NEWEST COLOR IN VELVET
Peculiar Shade of Green Is Called
"Absinthe" by Those Who Have
Designed It.
A peculiar greenish yellow shade,
not olive and not tan, is now much
fancied for formal afternoon frocks
for bridge, reception or luncheon
wear. A costume of this sort has just
been finished for a bride of the month.
Absinthe chiffon velvet is the mate
rial and the suit includes a graceful
draped skirt and the most coquettish
of coats, short enough at the front to
reveal the black satin draped girdle
but falling at the back in.long tails
to the knee. These tails slope grad
ually from the double-breasted front
and give the coat a graceful cutaway
effect, viewed from the side. Enor
mous revers of the velvet are gath
ered at the top into turnover Robes
pierre collar of black velvet and
hang to the waistline over the coat
front. The revers and collar open in
a deep V.
The skirt has a wide front and
back panels hanging perfectly
straight, the sides being caught up
below the hips into a soft transverse
drapery. To match this absinthe vel
vet costume there are patent leather
boots with buttoned tops of pale tan
cloth and very curved French heels,
and a hat of cream white moire silk
banned with mink and having one
green and one gold quill.
HEALTH AND BEAUTY.
Pineapple is good for indigestion,
the juice containing a digestive fluid
similar to pepsin.
If you wish to preserve ytwr teeth
take all medicines containing acids
through a glass tube.
Almond ol and lanolin in equal
parts rubbed into the eyebrows will
stimulate their growth.
For a greasy, oily skin, put some
astringent, a little alcohol or toilet
vinegar, into the wash water.
Honey is excellent in nearly all
throat and lung affections. For a
sharp tickling throat cough a tea
spoonful taken every few moments
will quickly allay the irritation.
The habit of biting the nails may be
conquered by will power in an older
person, but with children cut the nail«
very close and dip the ends of the
fingers in quinine or a little extract
of quassia.
Tea Gown Reminders.
The flowered silks can be utilized
with great charm for making the neg
ligee, but care should be taken to pro
cure those that do not crush.
Charaeuse, crepe de chine, or voile
of a plain and delicate coloring is a
satisfactory choice. Two or even
three materials may be blended In
one toilette.
Then there is chiffon to remember.
One delightful model is made of rose
petal pink chiffon over a loose under
robe of silk of the same tone. The
robe la Quite without trimming, save
for tiny flowerets made of the chiffon
bordering the turned back fronto of
the outer drees, which looks T«T
much like a coat with a train.
IMPORTANT!
For the protection _ — not aow oar
of the public we have Hl^ , good name to be jeo
brought .nit againat dlffr '. T^fr pardizedbymenwho
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near our office, to ■ |! with thi. office. We
prevent them from, BVMPlij* • f have only ONE of
placng our name in . .'MgEMZQ*; I nee. and that i. in .
large white letters on ■|i« * the FAILING build
the front lof their ! Ife Jfeg. ,|f ing, ouLaea«t comer
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Hair Mussed by Lightning.
Edward Kones prefers in the future
to comb his own locks and wishes
lightning would leave them alone.
When his house, in Sullivan county,
was struck the electricity plowed
small furrows about his skull, taking
the hair^ off his head in every place
it touched. His injuries, besides de
stroying his hair, it is said, were
slight.—Philadelphia North American.
FOR eye 1 *W¥tfi?!M >limW'}\
DISEASES 1 *-*HI I»H A Atfl^r. U L'*i
Ancients Knew of Elevators.
That the ancient Romans knew
how to works lifts is the latest discov
ery reported from Rome in connection
with the Palatine excavations. Pre-
Romulan remains have been found, in
cluding 12 ancient lifts. One of the
latter, which descends into the earliest
known city, is now being cleaned and^
put into working order for the Arch
oeological Congress.
Red Cross Ball Blue, all blue, best bluingr value
in the whole world, makes the laundress smile.
Whale Whips Five Crews.
The largest whale ever captured in
that vicinity was caught in Fred Pe
rez' fish nets, near Santa Cruz. Five
launches tried to tow the monster to
the pier without success. Nets and
ropes broke and the task was aban
doned. The whale was fifty feet lon<
Mothers will find Mrs. Wlnslow's Sootifting
Byrup tJ~e best remedy to use 'or their cbttdiaii
?uring .'le teething period.
No Wife for Him.
'"What do I want with a wife?"
snorted Bachelor Bockwedder, on read
ing an old maid's reasons for not
wanting a husband. "I have a game
rooster that is vain about his" fine
feathers, a goat, that chews the rag,
an aeroplane that gets me up in the
air, and an automobile that keeps me
all the time broke!"— Judge.
Unforgivable.
Blobbs—"Why do those two girls
both hate you so?" Slobbs—"l once
Innocently remarked that they looked
alike." —Philadelphia Record.
Coughs
and Colds
You could not please us bet
ter than to ask your doctor
about Ayer's Cherry Pectoral
for coughs, colds, croup, bron
chitis. Thousands of families
always keep it in the house. ;
The%pproval of their physi- j
dan and the experience of
many years have given them
great confidence in this
standard cough medicine.
Sold for seventy years.
Any good doctor will tell you that a medi
cine Tike Ayer's Cherry 4 Pectoral cannot
do ita best work if the bowels are ; won«
stipated. Ask I your doctor if he r knows
anything better than Ayer's Pill* tor cor
recting this sluggishness of the liver.
lUd* by ttM 3. 67 ATM CO.. X*w»U. Mam.
NEW PERKINS HOTEL
HOTELV J^><i>s^" <>^VeUROPIAII
PERKINS>^^^>^^WITH BATH
PORTLAND.ORE?^. DAY UP
•WMHfARTOFTHECITY^^CITHOUTBATH SI 22 UP
' NOTE REDUCED RATES is^
Most Centrally Located
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Still at It.
"I wonder what has become of my
husband. Three days ago I sent him
to match a sample at a department
store. |He hasn't been seen since."
"I saw him yesterday. He was at tha
third counter of the fourteenth aisle,,
and was : just starting for the four
teenth counter of the third aisle."—
Washington Herald. '
Red CrcdS Ball Blue-will wash double as many
clothes as any other blue. Don't put your money
into any other. ; T „.' -
Her Experience.
Mrs. Bacon —"I understand one can
learn different languages from tha
phonograph?" Mrs. Ebert — "Well,
since our neighbor got his I know my
husband has used language I never
heard him use before."
OH! "You
r Mealtime"^
§ Do you ' look forward to
S mealtime with real pleasure
a or do you have that "don't
g care" sort of feeling? Then,
9 by all means, try a bottle of
I Hosteller's
9 Stomach Bitters
i -It coaxes the Appetite, aids
3 Digestion, prevents Consti- ••
a pation, Biliousness, Colds, .;
1 Grippe and Malarial Disor
| ders.
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WmBMOIO PEOPLE i
|Wl „"~ «[ can recelveprompt treat
*jH|'l:i } ■ nienrs of lfon-?oiionoti»,
• * H«alti-b»ilding ren«U«a
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C GEE WO
'Jg™<&.. , - ..~i the Chinew doctor, • -
Try once more if you hare been doctor i with
this one and that one and have not obtained per-,
manent relief. "■: Let thin (treat nature healer <W
nose vonrense and prescribe tome remedy whew
action Is quick. *are and t»U. Him pmcriptiOßf
are compounded from Boots. Herbs, < Bod*: and
Bark» that have been gathered from every quar
ter of the globe. The secreta of these medicine.
,„ no . known to the ontaide world, but have bean
handed down from father to son in the physiclana*
I families in Chita. „, - -.. ■. * -, ...-
CONSULTATIOX FREE.
If «m Mr* oat of town and cannot call, writ* tarn
symptom blank and circular, enclosing 4 cents is
stamps. • - '
THE C. SEE WO CHINESE MEDICINE
162$ first St, Cor. Morrison
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