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The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-07-28
FROM CUBA IN AN OPEN BOAT.

Nassau, N. F., July 27-Colonel Ces- pedes of the insurgent forces in Cuba who is wounded. and ten other men arrived here to-day in an open boat. They were five days out from Nuevitas and are bound for New York. They will take a steamship from this port Colonel Cespedes is the bearer of dis patches from the insurgent govern ment to the Cuban junta in New York In the party is Grover Flint, correspon- dent of New York newspaper. Con- ing from a yellow fever port, all the members of the party were quarantin- od
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-07-28
ENGINEERS, OUTING.

The Meriden Stationary Engineers association has voted to have an outing at Morris Cove on Sunday, August g when fine shore dinner will be served at the Hotel Scanlon. All members active and honorary, with their fami, lies, are invited. The committee of ar. engagements is composed of John D Roberts, John Kerwin and William H Dunn of Wallingford.
 The members will leave on the S:17 a m. train for Cedar Hill, where specia cars will take them to their destination The committee is very efficient one and will use every means to make tho event an enjoyable one.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-07-28
I. 0. 0. F. MUTUAL AID.
Members May Now Be Solicited in
 Open Lodge

|
 Open Lodge.
 Subject to the laws of the Sovereign Grand lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, permission had hither- to been denied the directors of the I. 0. o. F. Mutual Aid association to solicit in open lodge the patronage of their brother Odd Fellows. This embargo. so 1t is understood, has been raised sd far as Connecticut is concerned, and the Mutual Aid association will no doubt be heard from in the subordinate lodges in the future. The following statistics will prove what the association has done in the past and what it promises for the fu- ture. Fifty seventh semi annual statement of the I. o. o. Els Mutual Aid association of Connecticut, institu- ted November, 1867: Number of members January 1, 1896, | 2,9S8. 1 Number of members July 1. 1896, 3, ,039. New members accepted in the past six months, 97. Accepted for same period of 1895, "A
 Losses from all causes for past six months, A. l. Losses for same period of 1895, 78. Average age of members accepted this year, 29 years, months and IT days. Average of suspended members, as years, 8 months Average of deceased, 5s years, II months. Total amount of benefits paid since organization-S3 deaths $1 .350, ,238, Cash funds on hand July l, 1896, $S6,- GOO.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-07-28
OFFICERS APPOINTED.

Governor Coffin yesterday appointed Lieutenant William H. Sears of New Haven to be captain of the machine gun battery. William L. Greene of New Haven is also appointed second lieutenant of Company c, Second regi- ment, c. N G.
 The election to fill the place of lieu tenant of the machine gun will be held on Friday night of this week.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-07-28
FRANKLIN ATHLETIC CLUB.

The Franklin Athletic club will give its first annual excursion to New Lon don by the steamer Continental Sun day. August 16 The club will spare no pains to make it fine success. Music will be furnished by Arprin's orchestra for the concert. The boat will leave Belle dock at 10 o'clock a. m. sharp
 The Franklin Athletic club is com posed entirely of young men. The com mittee is composed of hard working members. who will make the excursion a success.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-07-28
TWO EPISCOPAL CHURCHES

And Various Societies to Go to High
 Rock Grove.
 A good chance for a days outing of- fered at the joint picnic to be given next Thursday. July 90, to High Rock grove by members of the St. James church, Westville; St. Andrews, Shel- ton avenue, and of the various so- sieties connected with St. Paurs church. The tickets for adults will be 50 cents and for children 25 cents, and can be had at H. F. Blogg & Bros store, 699 Chapel street, and at the de- pot that morning.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-07-28
ROvERS WHEEL CLUB.

The Rovers' Wheel club give a n1oon- lght excursion to Pawson park on the steamer Victor tomorrow (Wednes- day) night, leaving Belle dock at s o'clock Dancing will be the principal feature, good music being guaranteed. The committee has sold tickets to only those they knew, and anyone going may be assured of very pleasant time.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-07-28
PEACHES CONDEMNED.

Hartford, July 27.-A. c. Collins, dep uty commissioner of peach yellows. has visited a number of fruit dealers and condemned forty-one baskets of beach, es as being diseased fruit He poured a preparation on the fruit which pre- vents any being sold
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-07-28
SOLD HIS BROOKLYN PLACE.

William H. Jansen, the we'll known restaurant keeper on Church street. who formerly conducted restaurant in Brooklyn, N. r., has sold his busi- ness in that city and will confine his business interests to this city. His family has already moved to this city
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-07-28
A WORKMAN INJuRED

While at work on a new tenement house being built on Foote street by Contractor O'Brasky laborer named Youngstan had his ankle badly smash ed by the falling of some timber which he was raising by means of tackles
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-07-28
CONTESTS THE WILL

wood has contested the will Of his faith CT by which the Storrs experiment sta tion inherits about si50,OO0. He claims undue influence.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-07-28
ANIMAL EXCURSION

The twenty-fifth annual excursion of the K O. J. society takes place Tues day, August Il. The society will go to Glen Island on the steamer John H. Starin.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-07-28
NEW HAVEN ORPHAN ASYLUM.

The monthly meeting of the manag- CTS will be held at the asylum. 61O Elm street, on Thursday morning next of this week, at 1915 o'clock. -
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-07-28
OFF TO GLEN ISLAND.

Knights of the Golden Eagle and La-
 dies.
 The four castles, Rock, Columbia, Crusaders and Winthrop and Martha Washington temple will leave the Star in pier at 830 sharp this morning for their excursion to Glen Island.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-07-28
Some Summer Rhymes.

oCHoonnoNen NDuefh TUT pedullIul field" or "beautiful giarden,'D is the name of the seaside residence Cat Black Rock) of the parents of Brinker- hoff Thorne. the late efficient captain of the Yale football team. At this love ly spot, where great natural advant- ages have been so thoroughly improved by art that the promise of the name is more than fulfilled, is dispensed a re- fined and generous hospitality that makes a visit there memorable event In the life of those whose lot it is to en- joy sojourn in this ideal home. Among the entries in a Guests Book" kept for signatures and sentiments. :" appeared untilrecently skeleton, or ra- ther outline of a prospective poem en- titled "The Departure" a bright jour nalist having given only a series of rhymes for some coming poetaster to clothe with verse. This task was per- formed by recent visitor as follows:
 THE DEPARTURE. Scarce have I learned to love each new made friend,
 Than am forced to leave with many
 a sigh. My joyous thoughts toward sadness take a trend
 As, all unwillingly, say Good -bye!" Thus yesternight the circumambient seas
 Were dotted, here and there. with
 many ship; But in the morning, with a fav'ring breeze,
 Away the fleet flew, on it's outward
 trip. These new-made friendships, like the best of wines, Increase the more in worth as they grow old Unlike free silver" (pouring from the mines
 Too rapidly they stay "as good as
 gold" The joys which fair Schoonhoven ever yields
 To those who throng her courts, are
 rich and rare. They make her as compared with other fields
 Mongst meaner stones a diamond
 solitaire.
 CHARLES HOLLAND BIDDER. July 26, 1896.
 
 Having fulfilled his allotted task the author of the above verses relieved his mind in second version, as follows:
 THE DEPARTURE. l am not grateful to the unknown friend
 Who thus has caused my muse full
 many a sigh, By giving to my thoughts this silly trend,
 In leading-strings of rhyme to write
 Goodbye" I'm like voyager upon the seas, Who works sailless, helnless, crew
 less ship Without the power to catch the fav'rlng breeze,
 Or choose the haven of his aimless
 trip. Why should pass my Judgment upon wines,
 Who scarcely can distinguish new
 from old? Why should I work abandoned silver mines,
 When, if untrammelled. I could furn-
 ish gold? The fruitage which my mental orchard yields
 Is, in sense invidious, very rare. I'll seek lovely nook in distant fields And soothe my woes by playing soli-
 taire!
 CHARLES HOLLAND KIDDER.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-07-28
THE coURr RECORD.
Probate Court-Judgo Cleaveland.

Probate Court-Judge CleaVeland.
 On the estate of Boecking Bros, the probate court yesterday morning con- flrmed the name of J. $. Green as trus- tee of the estate. he being the one nam ed by the defendant in the suit. Mi chael Hessler and E. S. Perry were ap- pointed appraisers.
 T., H. Callahan. who was named as trustee In the case of R, V. Callahan of Greene street, has been appointed by the court of probate. No appraisers have been appointed, as it Is intended to settle the case at once.
 City Court-Criminal Side-Judge Cable.
 Max Mandell, non-support, continued to July 28; Nathaniel J. Hodgkins and John P. Dooley breach of peace, judg- ment suspended; John Bruce, non-sup- port, continued to August 1; Grove Hutchings, theft from person, contin- ued to July 2S; Victor Carpenter, tres pass, judgment suspended; Joseph Murray, vagrancy, continued to July 2S; Joseph Northrop, burglary, contin- ued to July 31; Abraham Kallman, theft, continued to July 2S; same, Con- necticut School for Boys complaint, same; John F. Terrill violation liquor law, reopened and continued to July 31.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-07-28

nue for few days.
 Misses Mary and Louise Barnett of 5O2 Howard avenue have returned from Woodmont and New Rochelle.
 Mrs. William Hillhouse, Mrs. Metcalf and Miss Betts arrived last week at Franconia Inn.
 Mrs. c. H. Webb and daughter, Miss Josephine Webb, will spend August at Pennington.
 The Misses Morse, daughters of Mir. and Mrs. Gardner Morse, will spend August at the Suwanee Inn, Durham.
 MT. and Mrs. L. L. Camp, who have been spending part of bridal vaca- tion in the White Mountains, will re- turn to this city Thursday.
 Photographer Cramer and wife of Chapel street have gone on drive to Litchfield and Bantam lake, to remain one week for outing and fish, ing.
 MT. and Mrs. Thomas Chatterton of New York have arrived at the Bran ford Point house. For more than twen- ty summers they have been there.
 Mrs George H. Watrous, with Miss Maud Watrous, have gone to stay for the remainder of the warm season at Holderness, where they are registered at the Asquam house.
 From London comes the news that Arthur Foote, New England's tennis champion, with Henry Fisher '96, and Larned, the tennis player, will tour England on their wheels. MT. Foote and MT. Larned distinguished them selves at the Wimbledon courts in the recent tournament. both players carry ing off honors.
 Miss Florence J. Palmer of Kensing- ton street has gone to Bantam Lake,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-03
What Hats Weigh.

''Do you know the actual weight Of q
hat?" queried the spruce salesman as he
handed out several ''new styles
People don't generally. asked a
man that question yesterday, and he
guessed IA ounces ON that hat, which
weighs exactly Az; an ordinary silk
hat weighs only z.
Il looked mp the matter recently, and
SO I know precisely. A 'silker' is al
most the heaviest hat made. though
hunting hats weigh more from their
having an inner lining of great stiffness
and strength to save a man if he should
be thrown OH his head. The hunting top
hats weigh 10 ounces and the hunting
derbys 0. A winter derby weighs 81
ounces. varying a quarter ounce either
way for size, and summer soft felt 334
ounces.
When it comes to women's headgear,
there are all sorts of weights, though
seldom does a woman's hat of any kind
run more than ounces. It depends ON
the kind Of trimming and fallals. Some
ribbons are heavy. and SO are some arti-
fetal flowers. Jet is heavy too. The av-
erage little bonnet weighs ounces to
2 X, a trimmed sailor So and q Sen
nett (the kind that have brims stiffened
with glue) New York Herald.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-03
Grecian Marriage Customs.

At wedding feasts in Morea the bride
md bridegroom stand upon sofa or Q
box, while the guests gather around
singing and making speeches in their
honor. Rice and cotton seeds are thrown
after the departing pair. Upon her en-
trance to the new home the. bride must
drink glass Of honey and water, that
her words may always be sweet Often
the door sill is smeared with honey In
Rhodes the bridegroom, dipping his fin
gers in nectar and tracing a cross ON his
door, says to the bride, "Be good and
sweet as honey" Then he crushes q
pomegranate and enters the house. In
some parts of the country, when the
bridegroom enters the brides house he
breaks stick on the doorstep to show
his power over his future wife. In all
parts Of the country the bride is sup
posed to behave very humbly. At the
feast she usually sits in a corner on q
pile of cushions, while her new lord sits
in the center of the gathering. The
guests carry away small honey cakes or
little white satin bags Of candy, which
are really very pretty. In the island Of
Cyprus the groom is carried to his we'd
ding in the arms Of his friends. If he
comes from n distance. however, he en-
tiers on horseback, ard the youths of the
brides hamlet try to pull him from his
horse, but it is his aim to ride proudly
up to her door and bear her away in
triumph.
Sometimes the shepherds pretend to
carry away their brides, but the resist
ance is only feiQned, and one who has
seen all these odd things says the mock
resistance usually ends with the words,
Drive on and never mind my tears. -
New York Post.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-03
Powder Mills the Better Rislss,

A well known insurance broker said,
in speaking Of fire insurance risks:
Contrary to the general idea, insuf-
ancc companies would rather take q
risk. ON a powder magazine or a powder
manufactory than ON an icehouse. In
the case of powder mandatory there
is the greatest care taken by those who
work in it or who visit it. There is no
need OF signs hanging about warning
persons not to smoke, for they would
never run the risk Of entering with a
cigar or pipe, evth if the rules Of the
place allowed it. Now with icehouses
it is different Go into any of them and
you will find the no smoking signs in
plenty. There is but little care. how
ever, for many people think such places
will not burn. They do burn, how
ever, and the result is the insurance
companies charge the higher risk On
icehouse property. "-Washington Sta-.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-03
A copjurer Appears Before the Sultan.


The subjoined amusing anecdote is re-
lated CT renowned conjurer. He had
travelled over almost the whole world,
when he sought to try his fortune before
the sultan of Marocco. After having
successfully entertained the powerful
ruler with several clever tricks he deter
mined upon closing the entertainment
with the following wonderful perform
ance. Taking snow white and q gray
pigeon, he appeared to cut off the head
Of each and then to place the white head
on the gray pigeon, and the gray head
on the white pigeon, after which they
few away just as though nothing had
been done to them, - ..--. .
The sultan was very enthusiastic about
this performance, and having ordered
two of his eunuchs, negro and ma
tive, to be brought forward he command
ed the conjurer to cut off both their
heads and exchange them as he had done
in the case Of the pigeons. The perform
er was somewhat taken aback ut this
peremptory request, but managed to re-
tain his presence of mind and said
through his interpreter: Pardon, your
most gracious majesty, my apparatus
today is only arranged for pigeons, and
not for men. require at least IA days
to prepare for the desired performance. -
"Goodv' replied the sultan, 1.-THE extern
sion is granted" The conjurer hurried
from the palace and lost no time in get.
ting out Of the country.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-03
Rapid Photogrnphy.

Professor E. Mache Of Prague is cred.
tied with some remarkable achievements
in the line of rapid photography. Thus
the flight of a projectile has been fas-
tened ON sensitive plate, the exposure
being estimated at probably about one
thousandth Of second. In taking this
picture Professor Mache succeeded not
only in showing the projectile proper
upon the negative, but he also shows the
air currents, and the condensing Of
photograph, it is thought, might explain
the luminous tail on comets and on
meteors, which are presumably projec-
tiles hurled through infinite space upon
a larger scale. Another of these photo.
graphic achievements is air occasioned
by the flight of aleaden ball. Its current
of air is diverted to all sides at an angle
Of about As degrees to the axis Of the
prOjectile, and the whirlwind in its
wake shows particles of dust and other
atoms carried in the atmosphere, driven
with an energetic motion in the road
which the projectile has just left, and
following it with almost the same rapid.
itv
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-03
MINISTER'S, sofs pLAv CARDS.


nov . 1Airtssa-year-ola Bsy Dispssed Of
. Deck.
There is an Episcopal minister on the
north side who has two sons, ID and IL
years old respectively, Of whom he il
very proud The responsibility Of rear
ing two sons that they may be orna-
ments to society is deeply impressed up
ON the good man. and he watches his
boys with q jealous eye, fearing that
they may be brought under harmful in
huences One morning he called the
boys at the usual hour, and when he
had satisfied himself that they were up
he returned to his morning paper. Thir-
ty minutes passed, but the boys did not
come down stairs, and, thinking they
were up to some mischief, he went
quietly to their room, opened the door,
and was startled to see them sitting up
in bed with q deck Of cards between
them, playing seven-up He did not say
anything further than to tell them that
breakfast was ready, but he immedi-
ately sought his wife and confided to
her what he had discovered. They held
. consultation and decided that it would
be best for the mother to talk to them.
When the morning meal was finished,
she talked with her boys long and seri-
ously on the evils Of card playing, and
concluded by saying that she would
trust to the elder one to dispose of the
deck they had some time during the
day. With that the subject was dropped
until evening. At the dinner table she
said to him, Harold, did you dispose
of those cards?''
Eyes, mother"
'Did you destroy them?'
''No."
well. how did you dispose Of them?''
II sold them to the Baptist minister's
son for 10 CENTS" was the reply.-Chi-
cago Inter Ocean.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-03

CHICAGO. June 3.-Ncw Baden, Ills, an.
pcals to the citizens Of Chicago, through
Mayor Swift. for charity. That it is much
needed is evidenced by the piteous appeal
received yesterday b. Mr.. Swift from
Louis Butzow. president Of the New
Baden village board. Eleven people were
killed and hundreds rendered homeless.
Mr.. Butzow wires that half the houses
in the town Were destroyed. The people
are poor and aid should be prompt
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-03

SENECA. Mo-, June 3.-AB sorts of evil
persons from the Territory have fiocked to
Seneca and began looting the wreckaec
thrown up between here and the territory
line by Saturday flood. Marshal Shearer,
ofSeneca, has placed deputies on gu.rd, with
orders to shoot any pilfcrer caught in the
act. Aid for the destitute families is slow
in coming in. Fifty families are homeless
and 100 are destitute.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-03
SPANISH OFFICERS POOR STUFF.
So Thinks . Correspondent in Cuba of the
London Times.

So Thinks . Correspondent in Cuba of the
London Times.
LONDON, June 3.-The Times this morn
ing publishes some long Havana letters
which dwell upon the incapacity and in
action Of the Spanish commanders in Cuba.
"Everywherc," The Times correspondent
says, 1.-The Spanish officers seem perfectly
content if they can only hold the ground
they stand on
He also tells ludicrous story of finding
a superior officer on the line of the new in
trenchments across the island sitting in
darkness because when his quarters were
lighted few nights before the rebels fired
three shots through his window. "This
military inaptitude," the correspondent
concludes, lis the key of the situation.
All of the activity, initiative and resource
seem 20 he on the side of the rebels"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-03
There are More Ways of SHINING an Ee

Than one. This, OF course, IL DO news to vete
ran fishermen who clean their own hsh. Bu
there Is always best way in every thing. Tn.
best way to overcome or prevent malaria, to cou
quer incipent rheumatism or kidney trouble
and to relieve dyspepsia bi,liousness. couetipa
ton and nervousness, is to begin without delay
and to pursue stesdilv and regularly, the u.e o.
Hostctter's Stomach Bitterr. standard medicine
indorsed BY medical men everywhere. I,
strengthens the system and Improves the appc.
tite and sleep of those who employ T. as a restors
tive. and sccomplishee health giving result,
which fairly sstonish those previously unac.
q ainted with Tvs efficiency. Invsiids Of all rort.
testify in its behalf 1t lie the leading tonic o.
this era.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-03
WHY HE SHAVED.
Elcnator Bacon DID Not Went His Whirk.
s-s Pulled.

s-s Pulled.
There was \ time when Senator Ba-
ton Of Georgia wore an ornate and Law
ish hirsute a3ornment, and pictures
taken at the time he was president Of
the Georgia senate so represent him.
Now he contents himself with q simple
mustache. How he happened to shear
his beard was told by the senator him.
self recently.
cit was" he began, ''when the roll
er skating craze broke out and invaded
the best families in the south. It struck
Macon, and somehow it found q victim
in me. Everybody was going to the
skating rink, and consequently I went.
l soon acquired a remarkable degree Of
grace in gliding dreamily over the floor
to the pulsation Of exhilarating waltz
strains, and my company was in great
demand by ladies who were still some
what distrustful of their own skill. I
shall never forget. was acting as the
guardian angel one evening Of a lady
whose main support was in her feeble
efforts to prevent q collision with the
floor, and we were rather TREMENDOUSLY
gliding hither and thitner among the
crowd, when an invalid on skates an
preached us from the opposite direc-
ton / saw at a glance that the man
had lost his compass and nothing but q
blind reliance in providence was defer
ring his fall. That moment came when
he crushed against me- The collision
disturbed the center Of gravity in my
fair companion, while at the same time
it FASTENED the downfall of the other.
Before I knew what was up the man,
in order to save himself, grasped hold
of one side of my whiskers, while the
lady fastened her grip in the other half,
and both held on for dear life while
their feet were describing geometrical
figures on the slippery floor. Considera-
tiOns Of gallantry prevented me from
turning on the wretched being who was
clinging to my beard like the proverbial
straw on one side, and there I was with
two struggling fellow creatures in the
stress of despair dangling on each side
of my whiskers. That experience deter
mined me to sacrifice the whiskers and
to circumscribe my indulgence in that
line to a modest, unobtrusive mustache,
which affords no comfort to untitled
skaters. Washington Post.