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The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-07-16

The contestants on the baseball field
usually are so engrossed In nagging
the umpire and the pitchers that the
amenities of polite society have been
somewhat neglected The character of
the game is responsible for much of
this Indifference to conventional court
estes, and any innovation with a tend
ency to correct the evil, such as that
instituted by Capt. Arson at Washing
ton, must be welcomed heartily by the
lovers of the game. 1t was ..ladies,
day." and a rain that providentially
came to save the visitors from defeat
also drove the Chesterfieldian patriarch
and his lusty aggregation into the
grand stand. Some inspired genius
suggesteda reception" the idea spread
through the groups of fair women. and
before the weli-preserved relic of de-
parted greatness could so much as pro-
test the band had struck up a two
STEP and the women of the audience
were swooping down upon him. The
reports show that as ever he was equal
to the emergency, and conducted the
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-07-16
One Leg, a Crutch and a Whe

One Leg, a Crutch and a Wheel.
Everybody who happened to be on
Madison avenue In the vicinity Of Goth
street Monday morning viewed with
undisguised interest and amusement q
bicyclist who was spinning down the
avenue at lively rate. The wheelman
had only one leg, but he was riding
with all the assurance and ease Of an
expert, and he evidently could have
'scorched" had he so desired. He had
on tasteful, quiet bicycle suit, and his
one leg was neatly encased in half a
pair of knickerbockers. Across the
handlebars Of the wheel lay a crutch.
At 26th street he alighted easily and
gracefully, leaned his wheel against
the curbing, adjusted his crutch and
hobbled into a cafe. When he came
out the people who had seen him dis
mount had gathered in little crowd in
the interest Of science to see him mount
his wheel again. 1t was very simple
performance. He gave a glance Of
mingled amusement and triumph at the
crowd, put his foot on the step Of his
machine, grasped the left handle bar
firmly with one hand, gave vigorous
push with his crutch and glided easily
away. That's easy" he shouted back
over his shoulder to the crowd.
The people looked at each other In as
constituent well! wellr' said the fat
man who had been one Of the most in
@oroc+ad nhSorvars Htho cripr1o NOV
throw his clutches to the winds. That
scheme discounts wooden leg."-New
York Tribune.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-07-16
Odds and Ends.

The amount Of money held by the
various London banks Is not far short
of 25O,OOO,O0O.
Scarlet fever kills yearly, on the av.
erage, about $1,000 persons. chiefly
children not exceeding 10 years Of age
Richan-Yo is the pleasantly sug-
gestive combination of the names of a
couple married in Camden, Me-, few
days ago.
A book of critical essays on lola
Dumas fills and Maupassant, by Count
Tolstoi, has just been translated under
Tolstoi's supervision, from Russian in.
to French.
At an early date cargo consisting
of 10000 song birds will be sent off
from London to the Cape Colony, to be
released there. with the object of &c.
climatization
A horse dealer In West Woodstock
VT, has owned 452 horses during Ills
life, and has never told lie about q
horse. One who has dealt with him
was so impressed with this remarkable
fact that he recently gave him a
Ratchet.
Some time ago the Supreme Court OF
Ohio decided that Miss Nellie G. Rob.
inson, lawyer of Cincinnati, could not
be appointed notary public. She has
now applied to the Supreme Court OF
the United States for decision on the
question and the case will be consid.
cred by Justice Harlan.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-07-16

man Of business when, short time
ago, he became master Of the island.
Mr. Corbin was ever a Shrew tinan-
cier, bold in venture, modest In success,
and undismayed by failure when he
met it. He was a native of Newport
and was closing his 10th year. He
lived in the enjoyment Of exuberant,
buoyant health up to the very moment
when, overturned by a pair of frisky
horses, he met his death. His ruddy
skin, elastic step, and sparkling eye
told of the boylsh spirit within. Mr.
Corbin began his New York life as a
banker in 1861. He first tried his hand
at railroad matters about twenty years
ago, when he built little road from
Bay Ridge to Manhattan Beach. Ac-
curing control Of the Long Island rail-
road in 1881 he made it pay. He turn
ed the island into a park dotted with
pretty homes Soon villages and in
corporated towns took the place of
waste land, and Mr.. Corbin, rich by
that time, now added largely to his
wealth. He believed in the theory that
there are more two-bit pieces than
SIS bills and he piled up the small coin,
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-07-16

There Is good deal Of natural salts.
faction in seeing liar COMPOUNDED In
the midst Of his lies. The Harlem Life
represents the owner of some property
in the outskirts of Western "boom
city conversing with stranger. The
stranger says:
Yes, those three corner-lots of yours
are fine property, SIR"
Fine property" answers the owner;
why, man. there's nothing like 'em
west of the Illinois River Two years
from now they'll be In the heart of the
city, and people will fairly howl for
'em. They ought to come under the
head of jewelry, not real estate. II
you want to buy that property, stranger,
you've got to buy it by the inch."
I'm not buying property this morn
ing" said the stranger; I'm the new
tax assessor"
The citizen was ready to faint.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-07-16

Under the provisions of the inter-
state commerce law which require the
equipment Of trains with driving wheel
brakes and automatic cOuplers all the
new freight cars are now being con-
structed to meet this new requirement.
AS the cars have to be equipped by
Jan. 1, 1898, the work Is colossal one.
1t is estimated that the number Of
freight cars unequipped with air brakes
In the country at present is about 6O0,-
600, and there are nearly 100000 cars
all told. 1t Is also estimated that the
cost Of equipping the car with an air
brake Is about $40, but with the patent
coupler, grab-irons, and handholds the
cost for each car will be about 500. 1t
Is estimated that owing to the diff
ficulty Of acquiring material in time an
effort will be made to have the time
extended
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-07-16

Editor Astor appears to be getting
along smoothly except when he takes
up his pen and prints what he writes.
The success Of the Prince OF Wales
horse in winning the Derby moved the
earch-of-a-country to
rhapsody that is described by one Lon
don journal as "a hysterical article
which gave one the impression of Its
having been written in a lunatic asy-
lum." Mr.. Astor Is credited with
longing for title. The American peo-
pie have already given him one title,
which requires only slight alteration
on his cards, and English newspapers
have given him another-''Toady in Ex-
traordinary." These two will stick to
him. even If the Prince Is persuaded
to add a third.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-07-16

The Austrian Minister at Washing
ton having been raised to the rank Of
Ambassador, a corresponding promo
ton awaits the United States Minister
at Vienna, the Hon. Bartlett Trip, of
South Dakota. The increased rank
does not necessarily bring increased
pay To be sure, the Ambassadors to
Great Britain, France and Germany
have larger salaries than any Minister,
except our representative at Mexico,
but the Amba ssador to Italy gets only
the same as the Minister to Spain, $12,
900 year, and Vienna pays only $780,
600. 1t Is scanty allowance for Min
lister in that gay capital, and as an
Ambassador is expected to put on more
style, Mr.. Trip will have to draw on
his own resources. But the title will
be some compensation.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-07-16
The Child Was Gratified.

Some time ago a bridge was being
built in Constantinople. Being on an
portant thoroughfare and much needed,
the work of construction was pushed
night and day.
When about half done the Sultan or
dered that it should be torn down so
that ship could pass. The will of the
Sultan is law, and the bridge was de-
molished at an expense of 100000 and
a loss of three months time.
It was afterwards learned that the
object of the Sultan was to please his
little boy, who had expressed desire
to have battleship in the front yard
where he could see the flag raised. AS
the people paid the bills the Sultan said
''Letergo," and ordered the bridge torn
down.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-07-16
BABY BETROTHAl.

Three Year.O1d Boy and Two Year
Old Girl Mated for Life.
They do all sorts of queer things in
Indiana, just as queer as In any other
patch of country in the world. And es-
pecially are the Hoosiers eccentric In
the matter of marriages. The latest
evidence of this HoOsier matrimonial
popularity comes from st. Croix, Ind.
There has just been performed there
an incredible sort of ceremony, 'the
kind of thing you read about In nov
els, and never see, except upon the
stage" 1t was the formal betrothal
of two babies-the three-year-oldson
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Michael Maxwell and
the two-year-old daughter Of Mr. and
Mrs. Albert NJ. Mas. The ceremony
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-07-16
WHERE JOHN GULL GOT HIS NAME.
Story Of the Origin Of Crest Brftaans
Usual Nickname.

Story Of the Origin OF crest Dr1baan
Usual Nickname.
John Bull, the mythical parsonage
supposed to represent the English peo-
pie and now figuring largely In our ed
itorial writing and in cartoons, was the
invention of DR.. Arbuthnot in one OF
his satirical sketches ridiculing the great
Duke of Marlborough. In the opinion OF
DIR. Johnson, Arbuthnot was 1.-The first
man among eminent writers in Queen
Anne's time" He drew John Bull az
the typical Englishman-a stout, red
faced old farmer, far too corpulent for
comfort, choleric, but withal an honest
and well meaning fellow. He clothed
him in leather breeches and topboots,
mt a stout oaken cudgel in his hand
and bulldog at his heels and set him
up for all time to serve as the represent
alive Englishman.
He may have been not 30 bad a carl
cature in the days Of Queen Anne, but
today certainly there is much force In
Leslie Stephens remark that che COM
pletely hides the Englishman Of real
life" The average Englishman Of to-
day is physically no stouter certainly
than-probably not so stout as-the av-
erage American, and the stout cudgel
and the bulldog are no longer apt sym
bols of the modern Britisher's DISPOSE
ton. He has lost the excessive pugnaci-
tv of his forefathers and is, above all,
anxious to keep the peace with his Un-
Gle Samuel. baltimore Sun.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-07-16

The young person who has been
trained and accustomed to detect and
enjoy the real beauties of nature and
of art, whose taste has been educated
to appreciate the best in both, will not
be satisfied with or take pleasure in the
worst. The beauty Of the external
world is closely allied to the beauty OF
character and Of life, and the upward
steps that lead from one to the other
are naturally and easily trodden.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-07-16

subsequent conversational proceedings
like a veteran of afternoon teas. Prob
ably all the stars Of the diamond are
not so gifted by nature to shine IN so
ETY.. but enough could be found doubt
less to turn the disappointments caused
by sudden showers into similar enjoy
able functions.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-07-16

At recent meeting Of police chiefs
the California representative remarked
that In his State poker Is not classed
with gambling because 1t Is considered
a scientific game. II this view Is cor
rect there Is no longer any doubt as to
what is the most expensive scientific
course In the world.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-07-16

Whatever you wish your child to be,
be 1t yourself. If you wish 1t to be
happy, sober, truthful. affectionate,
honest, and godly, be yourself all these.
II you wish it to be lazy and sulky, a
liar and a thief, a drunkard and a
swearer, be yourself all these.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-07-16

A league for the elimination of for
eign words from the French language
has been formed in Paris. 1t is not
likely to be more successful that has
been the German association to turn
the French element out Of German bills
Of fare.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-07-16

laughing as he did 80. His interests
were large, including shares in ocean
lines, city realty and many large finan-
cial concerns. He was a product of
New York, peculiar to that city, and,
despite his wealth, was popular man.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-07-16
TOPICS OF THE TIMES.
A CHOICE SELECTION OF INTER
ESTlNG ITEMS.

Com meuts and Criticisms Based Upon
the Happeniugs of the Day-His'
torica1 and News Notes.
Sins are like places at court; we sell
dom resign them until we can keep
them no longer.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-07-16
DEAFNESS CANNOT BE CURED

BY local applications, as they cannot reach the
diseased portion of the ear. There Is only one
way to cure deafness, and that is by constitution
al remedies. Deafness is caused by an infamed
condition of the mucous lining of Eustachian
Tube. When this tube gels inflamed you have
when it is entirely closed deafness is the result
and unless the inflammation can be taken out
and this tube restored to its normal condition
hearing will be destroyed forever; nine cases
out of ten are caused by catarrh, which is
nothing but an infamed condition Of the
mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness Caused by catarrh) that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send fol-
circulars free.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-07-16
HOITT's SCHOOL FOR BOYS

Will commence its sixth year August 4th.
II is a first-cIass Home School and pre-.
pares boys for admission to any Univer-
sity, or Technical School. or for active
business. Full information and catalogue
can be had by addressing
IRA G. HOITT, Pr. D.,
BURLINGAME CAL.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-07-16
IF REMOTE FROM MEDICAL HELP

Doubly essential is 1t that you should be pro-
vided with some reliable family medicine
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters is the best of its
lass, remedying thoroughly as 1t does such
common ailments as indigestion, constipation
and biliousuess. and affording safe and speedy
help in malarial cases, rheumatism and mac
iiYity OF the kidneys.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-07-16

Whoever will simply do his best In
the work that is laid out for him, reso-
lutely aiming at real excellence, and
bending his energies to attain 1t In
every rightful way, will reap It's high
est reward in the increasing develop
ment of power and ennobling of char
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-07-16

was presided over by the incest old
Mas patriarch that could be found,
and the parents stood sponsors for the
fulfllment Of the VOW by the babies.
The pictures of the betrothed children
are presented erewith.-Exchange
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-07-16

1 shall recommend Piso's Cure for Con-
sumption far and wide.-Mrs. Mulligan,
Plumstead, Kent, England, Nov. 8, 1895.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-07-16
Try GERMEA for breakfast.

Il ia estimated that it takes tive
years for the water from the Gulf OF
Mexico to travel from Florida to the
coast of Norway.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-07-16

The Railway Magnate Who was
Killed in a Runaway.
Austin Corbin, whose death leaves
Long Island without king" reach
ed the summit of his ambition as a
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-07-16

The Cuban bonds are made payable
ten years after the evacuation OF Cuba
by the Spanish forces.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-07-16

Only those who don't believe in live
can talk about 1t without becoming
silly.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-07-16

FITs.-All fits stopped free by DIR. Kline'a
Great Nerve Restorer. No fits after tb e first
days use. Marvellous cures. Treatise and 81 OK
trial bottle free to Fit cases. Send to DR.. Kline
9S1 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-07-16

Every good husband Is what Ia
known among women as "a great
baby"
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-07-16
You
AUSTIN CORBiN.

Hoods pills are easy to take. easy to operate
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-07-24

GRANTED LEAVE OF ABSENCE. {
 The committee on lamps granted Su- perintendent Henry Hopkins leave of absence for two weeks last evening. Mir. Hopkins will spend his vacation in Fitchburg Mass.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-07-24
AN ENJOYABLE LAWN PARTY
Given Last Evening Py the Barnes
 Workers of Epwofth churoh-A

Given Last Evening by the Earnest
 Workers of Epwofth Church-A
 Large Attendance.
 The Earnest Workers of the Epworth M, E. church gave lawn party for the benefit of their society at the resi- dence of Mrs. G. w. Northrup at the corner of Clark and Pleasant streets last evening. It was very enjoyable affair The lawn was handsomely dec- orated with lanterns and the attend ance was large, There was a concert during the evening, after which cake and ice cream were sold. The committee of arrangements con- sisted oe Mrs. J, w, Elder, Mrs. G. Robertson, Mrs. G. w. Northrup, Miss Jane Warner and Mrs. Frank Todd.
 Some of the out of town guests were: Mrs. M. Bogart, with her daughter Miss Olive, os Jacksonville Fla; Mrs J. L. Edghill and Miss Alice Edghill of New York, Mrs. William Rowe of Bridgeport and Mrs. G. B, Northrup of New York.
 This society has done great deal oi good work in securing funds for the church, It will give an excursion te | Pawson park August 12.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-07-24
OF LOCAL INTER EST.

 MT. and Mrs. Thomas Gibbons and son, Charles, of State street. New Ha- ven, are visiting MT, and Mrs M. F. Kelly of Cook avenue, Meriden,
 The public sale of property belong ing to the insolvent estate of Charles l.. Little of Meriden was held Wednes- day afternoon under the direction or Benjamin Page, trustee. Ovid Warner acted as auctioneer and the total amount realized from the sale was $sSo, The Pine Orchard building lot was purchased by Arthur A. Blakeslee or North Haven, and the price paid was $21O, Judge James F. Platt and family or Meriden have gone for their annual summer sojourn at their cabin at Long Lake, in the Adirondacks.
 At the annual meeting of the Plain vile Water company the old officers were reelected and a vote taken to stop the fishing on Crystal Lake
 State Councillor Leonard of Litchfield was present at the meeting of Nathan Hale council No. IS, o. U. A. M', or Bristol. Tuesday evening and delivered an address State Organizer F. F. Gll- more of New Haven will be present at the next meeting Tuesday evening, Au- gust 4.
 Mrs. Elmer Tyler of Ivoryton came to this city Wednesday to have an opera ton performed for appendicitis
 Samuel Stannard, native ana ln- habitant of Westbrook, who died Ill New Haven hospital last week o1 Brights disease. was sick five weeks and as a last resort was removed tc the hospital week before he died He was unmarried and fifty-nine years o' age. He leaves considerable property in Westhrook.
 Colonel Healy of this city, of MaAey Neely & Co.'S, is personally acqualntee with Major William Mckinley, the re publican nominee for. the presidency Colonel Healy made the acquaintance of MT. Mckinley during the Forty l ninth and Fiftieth congresses While II lcharge of the folding department or th' house of representatives.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-07-24
AnoUr eoo ExcrnsIoNIsrs.

 Four Councils Knights of Honor and Rath- bone Lodge, K. of F., All of This City, Have Grand Outing Lodges From Branford, Stony Creek and Westville Also Represented
 One of the most pleasant excursions that has left this city this season went to Glen Island yesterday by the steam CT John H. Starin. There were about GOO on board The fact that there was competition in selling tickets by the four councils of the Knights of Honor and Rathbone lodge No 1, Knights of Pythias, made things exciting among the ticket sellers.
 It was the first annual family gath, ering of the Steuben, Woolsey, Mer- cantile and Roger sherman councils.
 The committee in charge of the vel fare of the outing was as follows: From Steuben lodge, Peter Dejon, John B. Deibert, Henry Hillman, Joseph Faulhaber and Adam Vath; from Woolsey lodge, W. T. Johnson, Charles Douglass, Henry R. Lavine, B. Dor man, H. I. Foules and Lewis H. Ter Till; from the Mercantile lodge, John Griggs, Edward Freeman, Walter w. | Woods, Nathan Futile, Charles Smith. l The interests of Roger Sherman lodge were looked after by W. S. Ball, Edgar Thomas, M. c. Dingwald, John w. Bu- | ell, William H. Haugh and H. W. | Loomis.
 Although the active members of the | Knights of Honor outnumbered the l nf Drrt1 1,o latter were not slow in hustling under the leadership of B. B. Goldburg and his three aids. A. J. Metzger, Meyer | Wurtzburg and E. J. Stoddard
 The Knights of Pythias had repre- sentatives from the various councils near New Haven, lodges from Bran ford. Stony Creek and Westville send ing the best delegations. The object of the excursion from the Knights o1 Pythias point of view was to raise funds for a new paraphernalia.
 The Knights of Honor men had the outing for the purpose of giving theil families an enjoyable time and to raist funds for a social gathering in the win ter.
 When the steamer John H. StariI was off the lighthouse she was com pelled to stop the engines for abou ten minutes. The rope going from tn wheel to the iron chain attached to tn rudder broke. As it was easily fixed there was no alarm aboard and al things went the same as usual.
 A few os the people aboard wer Colonel John G. Healy, William H. Val Buren, Henry Buchter, Fred Gravs Walter Downs, Druggist Beck an wife, Miss Ella and Miss Lizzie Doyle Josie Eagan, Mrs. Dr. Henry F. Klenk and Alice Jones.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-07-24
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FRESH FISH,

FhESH III F III. W M lg M YTHHIS is the week to eat bluefish and you l can buy them at seven cents, fresh hali- riety of different kinds of Fish all this week at the Old Grand Avenue Fish Boat
 jy23 2t Cheapest place in the city.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-07-24
HORSE NOTES.

c. P. Bradley's Blizzard, a well known Meriden horse, is now in Yer mont and is entered for races later i'll the fall.
 J. P. Stevenson, N. F. Ingraham and Postmaster c. T. Jones make up the committee on purses for the Walling- ford Agricultural! fair races, September 16 and IT, The society has appropri- ated $100O for the purses and other at fractions at the fair. The above con- mittee will arrange the classes in the near future and make the necessary arrangements, for the races.