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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-11
POLfTTCfL IMENITTES IN ENGLAND
Details of a New Baronet's Candidacy for
N Seat In Parliament.

Southport literally rings with jests at
the expense OF its Radical candidate,
Sir Henry Naylor Leyland. In smoke
rooms and places where they talk, the
stories about the Baronet Keep tho
laughter continuous. The carriage and
four with the red positions never APP
pears in sight without being hailed as
THE Circus"
Every morning when the JSaronet
awakes and looks out of the window he
finds the wall opposite covered with the
word Rat" No matter how often this
writing on the wall is defaced. it reap
pears again. and they say that no Daniel
is required by the Baronet TO INTERPRET
its meaning. "You may steal my speeches
hut may not steal my seat is one OF
Mr.. CurZOn's sentences which has be-
come familiar in the division. The Baro-
net, I'm one OF his deliverances. described
the House of Lords as a horde OF long
haired barbarians, with spiked crowns
on their heads. ribbons round their
necks. garters round their knees. rings
on their fingers, and bells on their toes
20 which Mr.. Curzon retorted that ne
was perfectly certain this candidate,
who had rated once TO become Baro-
net. was equally ready TO rat again IN
order to become n barbarian. Mr.. cur
ION has been sneered at as a subordinate
member Of the Government. His sting
ing retort is that, az all events, ne VIII
not be an insurbordirate member com
menting on Sir Henrys wholesale
change Of opinions. Dir. Curzon said
that not only had the Baronet taken on
his coat. but also his waistcoat ana
every other garment, and was walking
about I'm n state OF political exposure
which was positively indecent.
IL is common gossip that every morn
ing this strange Radical gets messages
Of announcement from royal Highnesses
beyond count. If he doesn't, he has only
his own friends 10 blame, for the way
they talk OF his royal friends IS ludi-
crous. At one OF the outlying parts or
the division yesterday, Ainslie, If we
have the name correctly, the Baronet
and his circus were ridiculed cruelty.
They were met by a big crowd every
man OF whom had turned his coat, and
was wearing It inside out. The Baronet
is earning his title by a very stiu price
IN the fighting Of this contest.J-Pall
Mall Gazette.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-11
The SUMNER | SAVED A LIFE
Ward Edison Thinks the Horse "a
Poor Motor"
DR., CHLUhCEY DEP1W'S SUICIDE NAN
A Woman's Bathing Pool on an Exclusive
Beach Is Watched by Feminine
Saver I'm Tights-Patfi's True
Life-saving story.
Copyright, 1895. for The rimes.)

Copyright, .iN0, for The Times)
"You never know what II Is 20 care
for a person until you have saved ms
life." is the verdict OF a policeman VINO
guards the largest wharf beat IN the
country. and who is the greatest 'ife-
saver IN the world. Il tel you atter you
OF a man you begin 70 realize how much
that life Is TO you; and his ,aca Is photo
graphed upon your brain 80 hfihiy ina,
II never Is rubbed OF: have saved ny
least nifty lives. and I'd know very one
OF them in the dark on the blackest
night"
Well-known people besides profession
al lfc-saVcrs have rcscu ,d people from
death and all tell the same story OF tor-
ever remembering the face or tnose they
have saved, as well as OF the firm m
press of the event. IL q not 2enerailt
known that Wizard Edison has Inquired
other than a saver OF labor, yet as
life-saver he should certainly be recog-
nizcd.
ut happened a long time ago" said
Mr. Edison. when there were fewer
means Of getting around the country ny
electricity and motor power than now,
and I was obliged to go behind a horse.
Now, a horse is the poorest motor power
I know. He has 10 be chained. harnessed
and watched. on this occasion ] had
him harnessed. but ] was 100 busy think
ing Of something important 10 watch him.
Like al horses. he noticed this at once,
saw his chance AMI ran away.
EDISON AsrnIDE HORSE.
Now, I am rather an athletic fellow.
and of course ] could easily have crept
10 the back Of the carriage and have
dropped down easily and softly I'm the
roadway. But there We're others I'm tho
carr age. so | had TO work until stop
ped the horse
The full version Of the tale relates how
Mr.. Edison crept out upon the horse
back at the drast risk OF his life and
grasped the bride 10 get control OF the
bit almost putting his fingers I'm the
horses mouth 10 do IL: and how he fin
ally brought the animal up on his hind
legs nearly killing himself but saving
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-11
An Odd Indiana Dwarf.

There lives at Marion. Ind, dwarf,
jamie Loder by name, VINO Is % years
siDty-four ' pounds. She is he daughter
OF wealthy parents. who at death left
her a fortune. Her favorite past.me is
playing with children and dolls. having
a family OF about fifteen OF the latter.
She speaks of herself as little girl, and
her favorite topic OF conversation Is what
she will do when she grows up one
OF her peculiarities is that among gentle
men friends the larger in stature are her
choice. She is in good health. ana may
live for many years.
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Influence Of Woman.

II was shortly after my admission 10
the bar that / gave my hand in mar
RAG 10 my present wife. writes Edgar
Wilson Nye C'Bill Nyc'D I'm the fourth
article OF tho series. The Woman Who
Most Influenced Me-" In tho August
Ladies' Home Journal Before that
had only a meagre confidence In my own
ability. | had grave doubts amounting
10 much. and my lack OF confidence IN
myself was shared By my tailor
But the right sort OF a wife gives man
a feeling OF self-renance that he cannot
get elsewhere. He finds for the FIRST
time that he has an audience. Friends
heretofore may have battered him. but
he fears that II Is flattery. whilst MS
enemy. he feels, has bees unjustly Sc
we're His wife generally shows a genu-
Inc feeling OF confidence and security In
him which is revelation. At nrst ne
is surprised and then he resolves 70 De
serve that confidence. IL Is very difncult
I'm a publication which goes into nearly
every home i'm Americe 70 snow ore
wife completely under with onconiums.
thus using up the space which Some
other man wants 10 use Tor his own
prlyate encomiurns but IN order 10 fully
end honestly answer the question put 10
ne must state oyer my own signature
that nv early industry and ambition
were stimulated by the neser-nassins
faith OF my mother. and the sun more
deadly coribat later on turned In ny Ia
vor through the loyalty ana eonnneIeo
shown BY my wife. who alone BLOWS
through what trials she has heiPeo i'e'
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-11

overland swing OF the paddle is easily
learned and gives quick muscle.
II is quite FAD for man and his
wife 10 canoe together. You can see
Mr.. and Mrs. Van Rensselaer, Cruger
standing up In a long canoe gliding ST.
lcntlv Town stream any afternoon az the
sun gets low and back again ere the
dusk has fallen. In many OF the Julien
Gordon stories Mrs. Cruger has placed
her heroine In a canoe. and II may be
that in these little trips she gets the
ideas and the setting. as II we're. for the
story in which the heroine can never be
seated at all, but must near her love
tale as the pioneer women OF tAa M'ssis-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-11
The new SUMNER GIRL.
Clara Barton Whispers MyStriOHsly
With George ". Pullman.
A WONDERFUL TRICK HORSE TsNDEM
IN-Cov. Flower Drops Into the Wafer to
Take on Flesh and 4. 4. Plat to
Put IL Going to Carheld's
Cottage.

LONG BRANCH. Aug. S-The entire
seacoast nis week has been treated TO
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Ton came oD- t' 7ti'" upon lhe s""'s'
ana visions Oi n.r uu the week. boating
lsaire. sta-hailne and rr0menad.ug
the Ilazzas. have been frequent
The object of Miss Hartoas sudden
conversion % Once SUNNI fal has been
very apparent even though she may nave
ti'.' 'o 'o.'.''' ''''l " i'.',~. ol
s'.-'i 'Nlos '''''" ''' i''7 ",'-il" ui'"
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lNtm ie M1honel came i' me mountain
-nte""se t"' mountain Nouia hoi eoi'e
10 N.ii.
'he ''F 't'it. w. Aii'"h aA" MISS
barton were tlp-rItN in one corner
upon "a LUMINOUS sofa in tle Motel par
l0r. and before le Dad left the little Red
Gross woman Nr Iullmln Dad prom
iscl certain valuable aids Duo the cstab-
lshmeni Of certain branches of the s0cl-
efy in the upper Now York. N0r was Miss
Barton c1rloat then. She ntfarpoI
several other nnIantlronic miinonaircs
and ere they parted from her she had
their signatures To certain little d1cu-
mcnts which meant much 90 her ana her
work.
HOW MISS n,rroN LOOKS.
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even '.'.H" 81 "' ..o'-'"s ""' ''"' ''''
season baihlht 'uil 80
me poor Hoi"''6" up ~ '.i' MI ~
is running JUS eyes ana cnoNlhS ""'N
us soha az tne guinness or lle season
and the shutting down of IT'S hne c!nn.
mouse 'dii'f ne" S''"v carpet n'u
neen poos"'l' hoh5 hI"non 'S """l,e
season Is immense. There are more blue
fish eaten here in q Day than could be
raurhf Off its uier ia a season. and
moro 0re hor.ee drive, down mo ave
r..e M, ,,o,l9 b. needed 10 convey
la.t ,,o,fl,,g t,lt, ~ ORGANIZATIONS fo
20 49,, r.,t- a..
'D'''"''1 "' N-"' N''No
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mere are many me cottage" mere
on cottage Ire az the Branch is historic
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-11

samy Harte. the artist daughter IS so
skilful with the paddle that she is locked
upon with suspicion by the mothers OF
daughters who are scary about allowing
their girls TO 20 upon the waves win
the Harte girls. But Bret harte lsnt
enough 10 LOOK out for themselves. Not
long ago they padded across a rough
stream. went around a rocky protection;
an ..insccessible" mountain. stuck a Nag
M there TO show they really had been
there. and wound up by padding back in
time for supper.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-11

sippi heard theirs with both hands guild
Ing craft. -
IL is rather sad 20 learn that after on.
has padded successfully ana mas ieathen
the art 80 that the paddle does nov urc
the arms mere rowing becomes insipia,
and hereafter there Ia nothing except
padding a canoe that can interest,
CONSTANCE MERRlFIELD.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-11

Irving company were touring through
the provinces. Lawrence was playing
small part in the cast, and had dfeSs-
room near his father. on this nlght the
first bell had rung calling the actors 10
the stage. when Mr.. Irving. not seeing
Lawrence stepped to his sons dressing
room There stood the hoy with gun
In his hand. looking down the muzzle
and handling the trigger. see, iathei,
Pm practising self-destrucrlon act
called out Lawrence playfully I'm re-
hearsing with this old gun. Sec how rus
~ IL is Look The trigger -
There was a snap. a iiash, louu re-
port and the room was filled with SMOKE.
T'pon the floor lay Lawrence, Diceoins
but conscious, while his father. white as
death. knelt over him. III IL only ms
ear" pated Sir Henry 20 the frightened
actors as they rushed in; y jumped ana
knocked the muzzle aside; " hadn't
It would have gone through MS nead.
VERY FASCINATING SAVER
One OF the most famous life-savers In
the world. but about whom the least Is
known. is a woman lfc-saver She Is
n young and pretty girl not over twenty
-four, yet In the FIVE years sne mas been
n lifc-eaver she has rescued no less th"n
twenty lives. and probably many mere.
Her history Is this:
Along the coast. In very PICTURESQUE
a~l exclusive inlet lined With handsome
villas. there Is long stretch Ct Beach de-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-11

u Is said that OF the lb inhabitants
OF the little town town OF Chilmark, on
the island OF Martha's Vineyard. thirty
six, or almost one-quarter are congeni-
tally deaf and dumb. The town records
show that two OF the original settlers OF
the place. as far back as the seventeenth
century, were deaf and dumb. and the in
FIRMLY has thus been transmitted 10 our
own day.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-11
Indefinite Location

city Youth-Where was it you said you
lived?
Mountain Maid-I told you l lived in
1.-THE Switzerland of America"
City Youth-Y-e-s, i know, but which
one?
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-11

The blooner costume has begun TO set
I'm lis work A young man meeting His
hetrothed riding her wheel ana clad IN
hloomers demonstrated. and the engage
seo,, VS. a, once pronounced or i.y the
fair one. II was case OF wheel sLd
woe.-Boston Herald.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-11
A TrRnIABLz HrAcH.

"I lost not a minute. But sending ono
awful yell through the corridor, | threw
myself az far out as | cOull and graspcj
the man by the foot. I could scarcely
reach him. but the grip ! got on the boot
vas sure and Arm. And then | yelled
for 1elp. Lord. how / did yell. The
crowd gathered underneath and AROUND.
I could not pull nay man back, nut other
hands soon Joined mine and we got him
a little way w. He was half iaiAlng
and less violent now. Finally. with
rope around his leg well sprained by
this time. We got him IN. But / always
pr iised my loud voice for that rescue.
rs II was night. and might not have
been heard until too late II / had yelled
family"
1t is said that people whose lives have
been saved feel that they )ws the world
n debt OF gratitude for retaining them
In IT, In spite OF adverse circumstances.
And when the rescuer has been a Young
and pretty woman that feeling OF debt
20 the world increase I'll a thousand foil
Up TO the time that Mr.. George Wander
bilt was saved from drowning by Mrs.
Arthur Dodge that young man hdi done
little or nothing worth recolnting. But
since that time ne has mastered lam
guagcs' travelled for study and has writ
ten pages that will some day place him
with scientific explorers. All OF which
Is actual evidence 10 show that the world
Is "A very pleasant place 20 live In and
the 1,riyilegc OF saving persons from
death makes not only the rescuer but
the rescued happier than though they
had never been face 20 face with the Avn
full. G. $. RUSSELL.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-11
DIGGING FOR Tors.

900 1890 a. ~ -.-cr,a tho.
1heIe ~ No l'"1O ~ ''s - s,,ts
sports as many """si''' "@ ,',,s -,
ass Ions nI"Ng '' a n'' u, o'soN ~, 90,
ne1 OF anu " ~. 49, 80
ha'uli,s9 "a ",'15' ''' 49, a.. Ia ~ ,,no
ca WIZ" q lat WI ''N 80. i, ,no
Wtaiti Si'a "l''" 'i' 49,, -, -,
slN ioes III ',' S"l.'' I'-s 10 al 80.
lil'Ai9 10 ma '"'." anu ""O" 80
are c0k oul iA"-Ns N.i@ilo,'s'f anu u ~
BACK 10 inc "o-ei. S"e has peeH al
banning.
l5y iar the greatest event OF tne bols
Branch day is tine watching or the races
between Nlsiant ana Defender. me
trial course docs nov He past the irah'n.
But where one loves yachting love VIII
find a way f.aiy every racing oay'
and every oiner aay' 100 TOT me snow
White champions look very at'ItctNe
even lyins sum or sandy HOOK siilali
noalS lul 'u5 WIN ION , ParF cl , su,,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-11

have n row Of bicycles leaning against
IT'S front pOrsh while the ianliy .Slps
aftcr-dinnor cSffee in an arbOr, and they
pass The historic Grant cottage, inc
Maggie Mitchell abode the former Mary
Anderson residence. George W. DnliuH
many ElberOn dwellings, ana lhe NOME
ioult bv Mrs Wsnslow, whose name
IS not unknown i'm the nurseries Of the
land Then they reach the Garfield cot
tace. very beautiful this year. ana, ured
with their walk, are glad TO eaten
stage home.
There are "a few hours in the morning
when the beach is turned into bathing
apartment. and during which all the
world comes 10 be dipped IN the salty
brine and % go back fresh and strong
Politicians battle TO clear their brains.
Others give different feasops I9r eil.
Ding. and the ocean. like the turkish
bath. kindly adapfs itself 90 all require
mfufs Roswell Flower bathes 10 get
thin and muscular, and r. G.. llatt, who
cannot nosqihlv keep out OF the water
Il day. dips TO get stout ana lazy. 100
much nerve energy is what ne suhefs
from constantly. Champion toibctt,
since spraining his wrist by railing OH
a bicycle. has been lying upon the water
~ recupcrate and battle his sore arm,
and his trainers. never very far from
him. have been swimming energetically
and knocking heads with the mermaids
below the surface of the water.
A very attractive young driver or me
horses this year Is Miss Norma Munro.
whose name is familiar IN sound through
connection with publishing interests Miss
Munro is ole of the youngest, tho nnest
and the most desirable girls at Long
Branch. or Of The summer anywhere.
She is "the new woman" with consid-
cradle OF the admirable old in that she
never goes anywhere unchaperoned by
her mother. and is the pink of proprieiy
even when wearing a mans jacket and
"a sailor hat
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-11

he's at It yet, happy and whole. Ana
the boys? on, they went through college
and are now in the professions. one
doctor and the other lawyer. Doing
well too That's the best life l ever
saved"
Lieut.. Du Val. the noble Chauncey's
secretary. once saved life by novel
means ~ Joined 4 military company
SAYS the Lieutenant. because ! thought
| had the lOudcst voice IN the world Tor
a c0mmaniant. one night, soon after,
1 was walking through the corridor OF
Milwaukee hotel. when ! noticed man
acting queerly az the end OF the nall.
He " uld lock out OF the window, dodge
back. and glance ont again.
lie continued his manoeuvring unti
| got right up TO him. then there was
Sudden spring outward and the man
disappeared out OF the window right
before my hofrncd eyes Quick as light
ming / sprang 10 the window Wonder
OF wonders. he had caught his foot IN
a queer square bit OF carving and was
harsing head downward and N'Alng
violently ln a minute he would cNtfi-
cate himself and plunge 10 sure death
below
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-11
rlsr nIsTOnIc coTTA0vs.

Summer places must now boast a me-
mortal spot in order 10 be fully I'm the
swim. Long Branch has the Elberon
cottage. whore Garfield died. Although
located az "ElbcrOn." be- IL known tnaf
ne cottage Is only a few rods beyond
long Branch proper and that visitors
@ the Branch find u pleasant 10 stroll
town the broad avenue evenings. TAX
ng IN The sights that line 70. They pass
he Pullman cottage. sure at this time 10
Skaffaren. (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1885-1895, 1895-04-03
vestibuler 8 sparvagnarne. Det

Vestibuler 8 sparvsgnarne. Det
/ legislaturen inlemnade forslaget, pa
fordrande sparvagsbolagen att q SPAR
vagnarne lata inratta vestibuler till
skydd for konduktorer och forare, blei
! fredags enhalligt antaget.
En- ny John Erickson. Fran
Grantsburg meddelas, att en- John
Erickson fran Tvillingstaderna till
handlat sig EFT vattenfall der trakten,
hvarest han amman anlagga en- fabrik
for tillverkning af elektricitet for sa-
val belysning som drifkraft af fabri-
ker.
Ingen rostratt for qvinnor. Icke
heller Wiscontin synes qvinnorost-
rattsfragan for narvarande vinna favor
| f6rra veckan bordlades nemligen le-
gislaturen det af vederb0rande komite
till antagande rekommenderade f0rsla-
get att bevilja r0stratt at statens qvin-
llga befolkning. Under debatten pa
pekade fOrslagets f0rkampar att det
endast var ratt och billigt att qvinnor-
ma erhollo r0stratt, medan motstandar-
ne framhollo, att anspraken pa erhal-
lande af denna rattighet endast gior-
des af ett fatal individer och eli af sta
tens qvinnor allmanhet. Senare be-
stamdes dock, att fragan skulle anyo
upptagas till behandling njsta torsdag.
Skaffaren. (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1885-1895, 1895-04-03
w Is CO N SIN.

Pension beviljades / fora veckan
Andrew Peterson fran Dodgeville, Iowa
county, Mons Christensen fran Hol-
men, La Crosse county, och Ingeb brit
Olsen fran Winchester Winnebago
county.
Fingo asked. Fran Fort Howard
meddelas, att ST. Paul-jernvags bola-
get afskedat IL lokomotivf6rare och 30
eldare, emedan dessa, som det pastas,
pa lediga stunder brukade bes0ka ut
Observation-Disclosures.
Afiiden hundraaring. Mrs Resch
Oshkosh afied derstades f6rra vec-
kan 100 ar gammal. Den aAidna var /
flera hanseenden en- egendomlig per-
sonlighet.. Bland annat har hon under
dc sista tiugu aren begagnat sig af en-
likkista stallet for sling som hvilola-
ger. 1 denna kista blef hon alven pii
egen begaran ford till det sista hyilo-
rummet.
West Superior-nyheter: Central
Ice g. Fuel Company har dagarne
inkorporerats med EFT aktiekapital af
SO, 600. Bland det nybildade bolagets
inkorporat0rer markas Ole S. Hard
Lewis Erickson och Peter Henderson.
j. 2. Nelson's boningshus q 2s:de ga
tan 0delades genom eldsvada onsdags
morse. Under f0rs0ket att radda sig
erh0ll fru Nelson och tre utaf barnen
mycket svara brannskador och maste
afforas till hospital f0r wards erhalan-
de. Elden uppkom genom exploderan-
det af en- Tampa. Den brandskadade
familjens f6rlust Dir synnerligen kann-
bar, ty icke blott dess l6segendom utan
afven en- sammansparad summa pennin-
gar, som vid olyckstillfallet f0rvarades
boningshuset, blef lagornas rof.--Vid
den hArf0rliden afhallna stadskonven-
tionen blef J. FL. Agen nominerad till
kaudidat for borgmastare och P. ].
Eckstrand aternominerad for stads-
kass0rsembetet Bland 8friga vid till
fallet uppsatta kandidater markas
Lewis Anderson, supervisor 1 3:dje
wardet; A. Reedfors, supervisor AIDE
wardet; och Gust. johnson, supervisor
SAINT Dan Danielson, fredsdomare / SITE
wardet