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The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1894-09-13
The Dimple Making Machine.

The woman who must have dimples
or die has only to invest in the dimple
producing machine, which an English
paper says has been invented and pat
ented by a woman with an eye for
beauty and with speculative turn of
mind. She, Of all others, ought to be re-
warded with one or more of these fetch
ing marks of beauty, providing she can
endure the torture of her own device,
which is kind of mask arranged with
screws and wooden points that press
upon the cheeks or chin where the dim
Piles ought to be. This is worn at night,
but just how long it must be applied to
produce the desired impression is not
said New York Sun.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1894-09-13
New York,s Fifth Axenne.

An English resident in New York an
nounces his intention to write PAM
phlet on Fifth avenue. After study of
great cities in all parts Of the world he
says that Fifth avenue is the only street
on earth that is representative of all a
great city's varied interests. Some
streets in foreign cities have handsome
private dwellings, beautiful clubhouses
and snowy retail shops, but none has all
these, together with churches, great
hotels, large retail houses and splendid
parks. No other that can show half of
these things is one-third as long as Fifth
avenue. The Englishman's only sorrow
is that his favorite thoroughfare has no
theater, but he looks for that to come in
time.-NewY ork Sun.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1894-09-13
Rosa Mari8.

The rose of Jericho, a plant with
which many superstitions are connected,
is called Rosa Maria, or Mary's flower.
It is small, bushy, herbaceous plant
about six inches high, of the nat
ural order cruciferm@, which grows in
the sandy deserts of Arabia and Pales-
tine and bears small white flower on
many branches When its leaves fall,
the branches contract toward the center
and coil themselves inward and inter
lace like ball Of wickerwork, which is
blown about from place to place. When
it happens to fall into water, it uncoils,
and its pods open and let out the seed.
If specimen is taken before it is quite
withered, it will retain the property of
contracting in drought and expanding
in moisture for years. Its generic name
-nastatica-signifies this seeming res
direction to new life. Brooklyn Eagle.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1894-09-13
What the Little Girl Thought.

A Fifth avenue stage, crowded full of
people; little girl squeezed down in one
corner among bundles and looking over
the top of a bandbox containing a dress
for fashionable lady uptown; poor,
little, half pinched up, shriveled little
girl.
In walks a fashionable young woman,
superbly dressed, and bounces herself
down on a seat. This little child keeps
her eyes on this young woman-never
takes them off. The young woman gets
little FESTIVE about it. Finally, as she
pulls the strap to stop the stage and get
out, she says:
"The next time lady gets into the
stage I'll thank you not to stare her out
of countenance."
The little girl says, "Ah, miss, was
only thinking how beautiful you We're"
New York World.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1894-09-13
THE FOREST FIRES.
Worst of Minnesota's Appalling Disaster
Has Been Told.

HAS been
PINE CRY, Mimi, September 8.-The
worst has probably been told at Hinck-
ley, and it is doubtful if there will be
any very large additions to the list of
dead. Last night several bodies were
found in cellar, but they were so badly
burned that it was impossible to deter
mine whether there were three or four
bodies. Supplies are coming to Hinck-
ley at rapid rate, and there is no lack
in any department of the relief work.
The relief committee appointed by Gov
ernor Nelson arrived here tonight for
the purpose of canvassing the situation
and systematizing the relief work. No
money has been turned over to the SUI
ferers as yet. All persons and bodies
that have collected cash donations have
wisely refrained from giving any to the
refugees, and there is general under
standing that every cent shall be turned
over to the State committee, which, on
account of the complete information it
will have, will be able to handle the
funds to the best advantage. The ex-
element caused by the fire at Pokegama
has about subsidized, and now that all the
dead are buried, attention is being paid
to the hundreds of dead animals scattered
over the country. These are being
cremated as fast as found. Not a vestige
of the village remains, but the surviving
inhabitants, who have been cared for by
the citizens of St. Cloud, are preparing
to rebuild their homes as soon as material
can be provided. There are no fires in
the vicinity of Carlton.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1894-09-13
TOWN WALLOWED Up
Pennsylvania Hamlet Sinks
Into the Earth.
SCOTCH VALLEY GONE BELOW

One OF the Most Complete Cave-ins In
the History of That Extensive Mining
Rerion-The widest Excitement Pre-
yailing Through the Neighborhood.
LOFTY, Penn, September 8.-The little
mining town of Scotch Valley, near here,
was swallowed up tonight in one OF the
most complete mine cave-ins ever known
in this region. The scene OF the disaster
is on the slope of Mount Lookout, and a
score of houses comprise the hamlet at
the mouth of the shaft from Mount Look
out colliery. The widest excitement
prevails through the region, and details
are fragmentary. 1t is known, however,
that the dozen houses on each side OF
the principal street OF the hamlet are
completely swallowed up in the gaping
hole, and nothing can be seen OF the
other buildings but the roofs, gables and
chimnevs. 1t is impossible to state ac-
curately the number of fatalities, or II
there are any. Parties are exertIng
every means to release the occupants OF
the engulfed dwellings. One OF the buried
houses has taken fire. The cave-ln was
caused by the giving way OF tlmbers anu
supports in the workings OF the Mount
Lookout colliery, which has not been In
operation for two years and had been
neglected in consequence.
At f.: so the inhabitants were startled
by rumbing reports like falling rock in
the caverns of the abandoned mine many
hundreds of feet below them. The
ground trembled and swayed like an
earthquake beneath them. Report was
followed by report, and, accompanied by
other tremors, the village sank out OF
sight in the gaping cavern. In the
meanwhile about fifty miners were I'M
prisoned in the colliery. They had been
at work in another portion of the mine,
and all means of exit from the mine was
wiped out by the cavern. James Perrin,
one of the Oldest miners, gathered the
men together and started to lead them
up through tunnel, which had been
used for an air shaft. The rescuing party
on the surface had made an attempt to
push a passage through the mass of
debris which blocked the main entrance.
Failing in this, some of the more daring
entered the passage and came to where
the imprisoned miners were struggling
upward. The men were carried to the
surface, where large crowd of excited
people were awaiting them. Up to 8
O'Clock tonight all persons who could
be found had been taken from the ruins,
although full roll of those to be &C
counted for cannot be prepared until
morning.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1894-09-13
Hard on the Canary.

A little West Somerville girl was
punished one day for something she had
done which she was told not to do.
While her eyes were wet with tears
she demanded Of her mother, with a
pout, ''Well, who told you?'
"Oh, little bird told me-
As the mother left the room she heard
the child turn toward the innocent ca
nary which hung in cage near the win
dow and with infantile spite say, MEAN
old tattle tale, tattle talel''
The little Bird story worked well
that time understandable Journal :.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1894-09-13
Aged Horses.

With moderate care and good usage
horses life may be prolonged to 30, 35
or 40 years. An English gentleman had
three horses which died in his posses
sion at the ages Of So, 81 and SO years
respectively. The oldest was in car
rage the very day he died, strong and
vigorous, but was carried off by spas
modic collie, to which he was subject
A horse in use at riding school in
Woolwich lived to be 40 years old, and
barge horse Of the Mersey and Irwell
Navigation company is declared to have
been in his sixtysecond year when he
died-London Answers.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1894-09-13

groom he was. His pretty bride was
Miss Marie Austin, five years old She
wore a bride gown of rich material
with the conventional veil of tulle Or
ange blossoms and basket of flowers,
and was regal bride. The tiny actors
were costumed to fit the characters, and
they evidently succeeded in giving Won
derfully good representation of the core-
mony observed on the occasion of the
marriage of the world renowned midgets
Buffalo Express.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1894-09-13
Deadly Prussic Acid.

Prussic acid is composed of such things
as animal refuse and blood solids, with
large quantities of oil of vitrol. Even
the smell of the acid produces pain in
the throat and in the region of the heart,
and there are few poisons for which there
IS such little opportunity for an antidote.
1t there is time, and there seldom is, for
the poison is almost instantaneous in its
action, ammonia inhaled very freely may
give relief and reduce the absolute Ger
falnty OF death to grave probability
Exchange.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1894-09-13
A NfiscalcuIation.

In Brooklyn church short time ago
young woman of the congregation did a
neat collapse not far from the door OF the
sacred edifice after calculating that she
would be carried into neighboring drug
store in the arms of a certain stalwart youth
who was a short distance behind her. With
closed eyes she was gathered up from the
pavement, but the stimulation was almost
turned to something real, when she just
opened her eyes far enough to peep and dis
covered that the wrong man had rushed to
the rescue, while the other was occupied in
the less strenuous task of carrying her UNI
brella.-New York Evening Sun.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1894-09-13

81 was at the theater the other night"
said pretty woman, land / wore big
hat too. In the midst of the perform
ance the chair of the man who sat be-
hind me broke down, and he and his
companion changed their seats. OF
course those in the immediate neighbor-
hood understood the reason for their
moving, but know, by the way every
body else smiled, that the audience in
general believed that they had left in
order to get out of the shade Of my hat.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1894-09-13
THE UMBRELLA TRUST.
General Kirkham's Estate.

OAKLAND, CAL, September S.-Appli-
cation has been filed in the Superior
Court by Gustav L. Mix, brother of Mrs.
Kate Edith Kirkham, widow OF the late
General Ralph Kirkham, asking that the
lady be declared incompetent. 1t is de-
sired to have a guardian appointed to
take charge of her estate, valued at 500,
0nN
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1894-09-13
Must Not discuss Politics.

OMAHA, September 6.-The Union Pa
cifc to-day issued notice to all en-
ployes to abstain from any participation
in politics, the discussion of any subject
tending in that direction being pro-
hibited. All men not willing to keep
out of politics are requested to resign.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1894-09-13
TIC M;lIs to Resun,a

New BEDFORD, Mass. September g.
There was break in the ranks of the
manufacturers this afternoon, which will
result in the resumption of work in all
the mills here. The directors of the
Bristol corporation to-day practically de-
cided to start up Monday next.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1894-09-13
Decision Against the CITY.

CLEVELAND, September 8. - Judge
Noble, sitting in the Court of Common
Pleas, has recorded decision against
the city and in favor of the Lake Shore
and Big Four railroads in the celebrated
Cleveland lake-front case. The prop
erty in controversy is large tract of
land lying between the lake front and
the river bed, involving several millions
of dollars. The city brought suit against
the railways to recover the property,
claiming they were occupying streets
laid out and accepted by the city fifty
years ago. Judge Noble decided that,
while the city had once accepted the
streets, they had been abandoned as
such many years ago, and no attempt
would ever have been made to reclaim
the land. The City Solicitor gave notice
of appeal, and the case will be carried
to the Supreme Court.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1894-09-13
TOnmy's Toilet.

Tommy Gnquiringly)-Ma is this
hair oil in this bottle?
Mamma-Mercy, no! That's liquid
glue.
Tommy (nonchalently)-I suppose that
is why can't get my hat off.-London
Tit Bits.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1894-09-13
Looking for Fulfillment,

A little girl who had mastered her
catechism confessed herself disappointed
because" she said, Though I obey the
fifth commandment and honor my papa
and mamma, yet my days are not bit
longer in the land, for am put to bed
1T 7 o'clock. "-Exchange
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1894-09-13
Rejected.

He-You say you love me, but cannot be
my wife. Is is because am poori There
are better things in the world than money.
She-Quite true. but it takes money to
buy them.-Exchange.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1894-09-13
FOR LITTLE FOLKS
A .'Tom Thumb Wedding.

At an entertainment given in Corv
Pa, recently tom Thumb weddins.
was one Of the features of the pro.
gramme. The dignifed bearing of tho
little folks who played the parts com.
manded the admiration Of all who wit.
messed the pretty ceremony, and Master
Lysle Whitney, who is not yet seven
years old. assumed the character of Tom
Thumb, and manly, handsome bride
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1894-09-13
She Was Very Happy.

A little girl nine years old, having at
tended soiree, being asked by her moth
er on returning how she enjoyed herself,
answered: 81 am full Of happiness.
couldn't be any happier unless could
grow."-New York Advertiser.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1894-09-13

BERLIN, September s.-The Tageblatt
has dispatch from Athens stating that
negotiations are proceeding between
England and Turkey with reference to
the proposed exchange of the Island of
Cyprus, plus e12, 900, for the Island
of Crete
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1894-09-13
Hinckley Sentenced.

Moscow, Idaho, September S.-George
w. Hinckley appeared for sentence this
morning, cool, collected and Indifferent.
The courtroom was crowded when the
prisoner was sentenced on the three
charges separately, receiving four yards
at hard labor for each offense-twelve in
all. General satisfaction is expressed.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1894-09-13
NEWS OF THE TRUSTS.
An Action Commenced to Annul the
Tobacco Company's Charter.

An Action Commenced to Annul the
Tobacco Company's Charter.
New YORK, September 8.-The taking
of testimony was begun to-day at the
office OF Einstein & Townsend in an &C
ton brought by Acknowledgement Stock
ton of New Jersey to annul the charter
of the American Tobacco Company on
the ground that it was operating trust
against the laws of New Jersey. The
testimony was taken before Walter
Cleary, Commissioner of New Jersey.
The first witness was j. b. Duke, Presi-
dent of the Tobacco Company. Mr..
Duke said:
1.-The companies that formed the
American Tobacco Company were the
Kinney Tobacco Company, Dukes Sons,
Goodwin & Co., Allen & Ginter and Kim
ball d Co."
He told how the tobacco manufacture
ers met in October at the Stuyvesant
House and discussed the pooling of their
interests and calling it trust. They
obtained legal advice to the effect that
the laws would not permit trust, and
then formed company, which they be-
lieved, and they are of the same opinion
still, complies with the law. The entire
properties of the several companies were
turned over to the American Tobacco
Company. Dukes Sons sold 100000
paper cigarettes during the year 1890.
The only way the witness could suggest
getting at the exact figures as to the Gig
arctic output would be from the books
of the company. In conclusion he said
$500, 900 had been spent in advertising in
1888, and that the sales were made all
over the world.
THE BREWERY TRUST.
CHICAGO, September 8.-English capt.
tai is now looking for another Chicago
investment. For some time past the
low, has been in Europe endeavoring to
organize into syndicate twenty of the
largest breweries in Chicago for the
completed, is to have a capital of 3d.
600, 600, or $4,000, 600 more than the
present syndicate. Bigelow has secured
$S,0O0,0 900, and it is said the new syndi-
cate will comprise twenty of the twenty
four breweries in this city.
THE UMBRELLA TRUST.
New YORK, September S.-The UNI
brella trust which was organized about
three years ago under the name of the
Umbrella Company with S, OOO,O 900 capt.
tai, having branch houses in nearly all
the large cities, went into the hands
of receiver July Is. The trust will
pay its entire list of creditors at the rate
of 100 cents on the dollar. The UNI
brella Company was organized by the
leading umbrella firms in the United
States.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1894-09-13

The following are the prices paid by
retail dealers for round lots delivered at
the wharf or ON the cars, or the jobblng
rates quoted by wholesale dealers with
ordinary terms of credit:
Evening journal., 1894-07-14
LAW SHOULD Be REPEALED.
AT LEAST THAT IS THE OPINION or
AN EX-coUNclLMAN.

While the ChiefEngineer Should lie Given
Power Co Punish Offenders He should
Not Be Permitted to Retire Any Part OF
the City's Apparatus.
"The law relative to the Fire Depart.
nent. under which the chief engineer
can suspend from active service any
company for violation Of the rules Of the
department, should be repealed. said an
ex member OF the City Council and at
one time prominently connected with
the Fire Department 1T is a wrong to
the city and to the taxpayers and prop
cry owners. If the members Of com
pany are guilty Of insubordination or any
OF the acts forbidden by law they should
be punished individually Il isnot right
that the apparatus, costing the
city thousands Of dollars, should be
laid-up. Supposing the engineers at
the pumping station should be guilty Of
acts which brought them under the dis
cipline OF he Water Commissioners, do
you think II would be polite or right 20
shut down the pumps for say a month,
and thus deprive the CITY Of an adequate
water supplyl Police Off ,ers are mortals
aud frequently err Would IL be right
| or just 20 our citizens TO suspend the
entire force in order 20 punish offenders
aga nst the rules Of that branch Of tbs
municipal governmentg
THAT certain members of the Della
ware Fire Company deserved punish
ment, do not argue, but / do not thinl
the suspension of the company and thl
retirement OF the truck from ser
vice for a month was wise. or JUS
to the city. and the act whicl
makes Il possible should be speedii.
erad.cated from our laws Public safet.
demands the keeping In commission o
every piece OF the departments ap
paratus As shown by the iIe on Thurs
day afternoon, al are needed Asid
from this such action creates feelinl
In the rest OF the department which 4
antagonistic TO good work. tell yol
public opinion Is against it, and Chic
Walker would not be censured for takinl
the broadcast Interpretation OF the laV
and punish offenders in some other way.
Evening journal., 1894-07-14
BUSINESS MEN WILL AID.
A GENERAL INVITATION TO BE SENT
THE PULLMANS.

The letter sent by the Wilmington I'M
provemsnt Company Meeting win
Continued approval by Citizens What
Two Business Men Have to Say About
the Matter.
The plan Of the Wilmington Improve
ment Company, looking to the enlarge
ment of the Pullman Companys plant in
this city. is gaining friends daily. In
conversation with an EVENING JOURNAL
reporter George R Townsend, one of the
leading real estate men Of the city, said :
THE plan insugurated by the I'm
provement Company for the enlargement
Of the Pullman plant In this city meets
my most hearty approval as II does
many Of our leading business men with
whom have talked. OF course / do not
for one moment believe that the Pullman
Company will remove it's plant to any
place from Pullman, H., bur l do think
there is q chance to secure the enlarge
ment Of the plant here TO a
great extent The EVENING JOURNAL
has the right view of IL. But I don Z
think we should stop at the mere letter
of invitation sent by President Lawton,
aud which was published in the EVEN
/ ING JOURNAL. The Board Of Trade should
prepare letter extending the heartiest
of invitations 10 the company 10 increase
/ its plant here, and conveying the as
surances of friendship to the concern.
This should Designed by every business
man, every professional man, every
manufacturer, and, in fact, every citizen.
And it can be done Such a letter as
this would show that the work Of the
company in the past was appreciated and
that il they should enlarge their works
here they would receive a hearty well
come.
Joseph L Carpenter, Jr, said: 81
| think if our citizens should unite In q
letter of invitation 70 the Pullman
/ people, it would have great weight with
them, and they might be induced with
out much trouble TO double, perhaps
| quRdruple the size of their plant here.
1t could be done unostentRtiously and
| without noise Of trumpet and would
| have weight There is an old saying
about the wise man putting his eggs in
more than one basket, and these men
certainly are wise What we want Is tc
be one Of the baskets l think nineteen
twentieths Of our most reputable citi
zsns would sign an invitation to the
company, backing up the letter Of Mr.
Lawton"
While no steps in this direction have
yet been taken, 1t is very probable that
a letter will be drafted and quietly cir
culated for signatures.
Evening journal., 1894-07-14
Doa-cATcHER's ACT.
Thomas Mitchell Took the Collar on
Rachel Deans Dog, So Three Witnesses
Swear.

Thomas Mitchell Took the Collar or
Rachel Deans Dog, So Three Witnesses
Swear.
Mrs Rachael Dean, colored, lives at
No G Lord street. She has a pet
English TERROR. His register is No. 500
Thomas Mitchell is an assistant to Dog
catcher Hayden.
Mrs. Dean was seated Ia her home
about o o'clock on Thursday morning
when she saw Mitchell come up to the
stoop, on which the dog was seated, and
seize her pet dog by the collar Mitchell
pulled the collar of and was In the act
OF putting It in his pocket and making
of With the dog when Mrs Dean
grappled with him Alfred Bird, a
boarder, ran out OF the house and
wrenched the collar from Mitchell. In
the scuttie the animal escaped Two
nelghbors saw Mitchell trying to put the
collar In his pocket
At the hearing in the Municipal Court
this morning on charge Of disorderlY
conduct Mitchell swore that there was
no collar ON the dog and that Bird
brought II out Of the house. Dog
catcher Hayden testified to the same
effect, It. is evident that someone told
an untruth at the hearing. Disposition
will be made OF the case on Monday
morning when Alfred Bird will be pres
ent TO testify.