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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-09

eler seldom sees them, are many cas-
cades and waterfalls which would stir
the poets heart, but which, like the
flower that is born to blush unseen, at
tract no notice, save when some photog
rapher and his camera get into the vi
cinity. OF such as these, familiar to
many people Of Ithaca. but having no
other fame, Is the delightful bit of seen
cry pictured on this page. 1t is a
series of cascades on one Of the creeks
which flow into Cayuga Lake and is
about two miles from the University
City. 1t is known as Enfield Falls. The
water that flows over the rocks like
filmy lace falls distance Of about
forty feet, and its music as 1t glides
down into the bed Of the creek and con-
tinues on it's course to the lake is pleas.
ing and refreshing.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-09
DELIGHTFUL SCENERY.
One of the Beautiful Cascades in the
Cayuga Lake Region.

New York State affords the lover Of
nature many an opportunity to satiate
his thirst for scenic delights. The ma
jestic Hudson, the broad and gently
sloping valley of the Mohawk, the for
est lakes Of the Adirondacks, the noun
tain views Of the Catskills and the
grandeur of Niagara are among these,
but none offers to the tourist more en-
ticing invitation than the lake region
of the central western part Of the State,
and particularly the vicinity of Cayuga
Lake. Watkins Glen is famous. and it's
beauty has often been described. But
not far away, hidden where the trav-
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-09

erything else necessary.
Although Mr.. Iselin is a Protestant
of Swiss Huguenot ancestry, he and
his family have been large givers to
the Catholic Church in this country.
They gave ST. Gabriers Church and
rectory, in New Rochelle. at a cost of
$250.O00; st. GATHERINGS Church and
rectory, in Pelham Manor; st. Gabri-
els Academy. o in New Rochelle,
valued at $4,000; the old Leland Cas-
tie. in New Rochelle. which is being
used as a school by the Ursuline nuns;
st. Eleanora's Home for Convalescents,
at Tuckahoo. and several other church
buildings. The banker was led to take
an interest in the welfare of the church
by his wife, the late Eleanora O'Don-
nell Iselin. who was a native of Bal
timore and belonged to one of the old
est Catholic families In the United
States.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-09

these are infinitely more artistic than
the leather touches that look as IL pre-
pared for funeral bier, or the ponder
GUS settee, upholstered in marvellous
"velours," or than the gilt or mahog-
any suite" with its five pieces, all
alike hideous In shape and material.
Bare floors covered with Persian rugs
of soft colors settle the carpet question
much better than any other style of
adornment, and when the purse is too
slender for the real eastern rug dozen
substitutes can be used which almost
answer the purpose. The best of these
is found among the reversible English
art squares. They make no attempt to
copy Persian carpets, but have style
of their own.
No room Is complete without pictures.
and In these days reproductions from
the worlds masterpieces are within the
reach Of all. If well selected "black and
whites" are framed, quietly and plain
ly, the home decoration is far more
successful than bad oil paintings in
gorgeous gilt frames could make it.
Draperies should hang in long, I'M
broken folds and not be tortured into
stiff curves by bands and cords; espe-
cialy Is this true of the lace curtains
which hang against the window panes.
1t is the fashion of the hour to loop
them into all sorts of shapes. but the
trained taste demands that they should
hang straight and be like richly
wrought film between the outside and
the inside world.
China, glass and all the knick-knacks
Of decoration are dangerously cheap,
and the more snowy the article the less
likely 1t is to be beautiful. For the
woman who cannot trust herself not to
buy to-day what she will wish to get
rid of next week there is one advice:
"Do not buy anything of this sort till
you have thought over it for a year"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-09
London Now Has
Many Gorgeous Hotels

Inc Impending erection IN tlcaullly
of two immense hotels-one on the site
of st. James Hall and adjoining prop
erty and the other on the site of the
present Walsingham and Bath hotels
emphasizes the fact that the west end
is becoming the chief area for hotel life
in London.
A few years ago the Strand and
Trafalgar Square could claim pre-em-
inence as the center of the most cele-
brated notes.-the Savoy, the Cecil, the
Metropole. Morley's, the Golden Cross,
etc.-but quite recently a new and Inn
proved style of "hotel de luxe" has
come into existence, and within brief
space of time it seems probable that
the west end will be "hotelized" on a
scale. both of magnitude and luxurious
refinement, surprising the ARREST
dreams Of the hotel manager of fifteen
years ago.
While the wonderful Ritz Hotel, to
reach from Arlington street to the
Green Park, promises to be the most
splendid in London, Claridge's. just off
GrosvenOr Square, has already intro
duced the modern hotel life into the
very heart of Mayfair. Very startling
Is the contrast-nOw non-eXfstent-be-
tween the richness of Claridge's and
the plainness, almost amounting to
poverty. of the old Bath Hotel, stripped
of the homely old mahogany furniture
which may have been there since John
Adams, the first American ambassador,
put up at the hotel.~
For nearly 80 years the old Bath
Hotel has been looked upon by genera
lions of LondOners as one of the mys-
teries which only the aristocratic might
penetrate. There Is something forbid
ding in the words. painted on the Pic
cadil'y de of the house. Bath Hotel
for Families and Gentlemen and mil
lions of people must have looked upon
the plain, dowdy old corner building,
with it's coat Of dirty paint, and have
fancied the interior to be, by contrast,
a marvel of comfort.
But now, being doomed to destruc-
ton, the old place has been subjected
daily to inspection by brokers, and the
auctioneer base sold it's contents And
the famous Bath Hotel stands revealed
as a wretched tumble of passages and
rooms devoid of attraction and fit only
for the housebreaker. Its floors have
reached the 'switchback" stage. There
are unsupported little steps, some up
and some down, into many of the
rooms. The old portable baths-in a
Piccadilly Hotel! - emphasizes the
change which has taken place between
the era Of the Bath and the era Of
Claridges and the Carlton.
All over the west end, says the Lon
don Mail, the ''hotel de luxe" Is spring
ing up. In Sloane street the Cadogan,
close by the Hans Crescent in Mount
street, the Coburg in Kensington Gore.
the De We're and Royal Palace hotels,
all tell the same tale. And the middle
aged hotels in Albemarle street and
thereabout are blOssoming into a new
and more luxuriant existence.
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The novel method or propeliIhS ""i
looms. proposed by DIR. I. ID. Cooke Vi
the British Aeronautical Institute Is
an imitation of that of fishes. 1hese
animals propel themselves in wavy
line by the use of tail aud head, s.roAe
of the tail from side to side, Ioic'nS
tbe body forward and the head cJun-
terhalancing the tendency to veer from
a direct course. Two propellers, one
ON zach side. would be placed near
the rear end of the navigable Dallooh'
with q rudder ut the forward end. Al
teruate motion of the propeliers would
give progress in a wavy line win less
resistance than would be encountered
in n direct line, and the rudder would
prevent turning aside.
Both in France and Germany wagons
and omnibuses run by electric trolley-
wires are now in at least two places. at
Konigstein. Germany ana De'Weeh
Fontainebleu and Samois, France. Inc
plan differs from that of ordinary trol-
lcv-cars mainly in the absence OF rails
carving the wheels Of the vehicles.
The wagons can be run over street
pavement or country road, ana can
turn out to n lateral distance of about
ten feet in order to pass other vehlcles.
In the French system the wagons are
towed along by self-propelled motor
trolley upon the wires alongside the
road. In the German system trains
composed of several cars, or wagons,
can be used, the steering being erected
with the front wheels of the leading
car.
The whorls of hair on the coats OF
horses and other animals, says DR.. Wal
ter Kidd. of the Geological Society OF
London may be called the animal ped
ometers, because they register the loco
motive activities of the animals on
whose bodies they are found. The best
examples and the greatest number or
these hairy whorls and crests are found
on the domestic horse. a notable In
stance is the graceful featherlng that
extends along the hollow OF the fank,
dividing the trunk of the animal from
the hind quarters. There are also crests
and whorls on the horses chest and
other parts of Its body. study OF
the action of the underlying muscles eX-
plains the origin of these peculiarities
in the lay of the hair and furnishes
the justification for calling them pedo-
meters, although the analogy Is, OF
course mere superficial.
At the tidal-power station Of Plou-
manach, on the northern coast Of
France, the difference of the tide level
is about twenty feet. The storage res
ervor is natural pond of four acres.
having the form of a triangle, with
the base toward the shore, and in the
embankment separating this from the
sea are automatic gates, which open
when the level of the sea rises higher
than the water in the pond, and are
closed by the weight of the water in
the pond when the tide recedes. The
two water-wheels OF the station drive
dynamOs, which, aided by storage bat
teries. are used for electric Lighting. A
prominent British engineer, James
Swinburne foresees the failure of this
and all other plans for using the tides
as a source of electric power, on ac-
count of the great expense of working
turbines on variable pressures or any
kind of storage.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-09
IDEAS IN HOME DECORATION.
Comfort and Good taste More Desir-
able than Style and Enterprise.

Comfort and Good Taste More Desir-
able than Style and Enterprise.
Women are naturally decorators. Let
home which has been the pride and
happiness of Il woman lose her, and
pass entirely into the hands of men,
and the change which follows Is strik-
ing.
But instructive as the talent seems to
be, il suffers from lack of training. In
how many parlors will you find really
beautiful or artistic decorations? Many.
doubtless, are magnificent and are
filled with carpets and draperies that
cost fortune, with chairs and lounges
that are upholstered in gorgeous stuffs
and built of expensive woods yet the
lasting impression of such parlors is
that of being crushed by the luxury
they display.
Other parl0rS are museums-and bad
~ arranged at that. Cases of curios,
hangngS from every part of the world
books. vases, carvings, china and cop
per, all collected with little idea of ar
10y AA~ 'i'll iiiiN iuuul beauties 10
make harmonious whole. Such par
Tor may express its owners passion for
bric-a-brac, but hetrays a total lack of
decorative knowledge.
In third style of parlor you will find
the solid comfort" idea stretched to its
farthest limits, says the Philadelphia
Ledger. Bare walls, velvet CARPETS.
swept till the pile is almost brushed
away; old armchairs. a reading lamp.
an untidy heap of books-but not a
trace of real beauty anywhere. The
desire TO make it beautiful is expressed
In It's cleanliness and comfort. but can
not rise 10 the higher level of having
made study of color and arrangement
Tor the furniture already there.
There is no need for any show of ex-
pehse. Graceful chairs, pretty tables
can be had even in wicker work. and
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-09

was known t b e
world yer as
" p a r q m o u MT"
Blount. He was a
repre- 9 e n tative
from the Macon
district from the
Forty-third to the
Fifty-second Con-
gress, inclusive. He
was chairman of
the Committee on
Foreign Affairs of
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-09
Fads in Dinner Napkins.

Napkins became popular in France
sooner than in England. At one time
it was customary of great French din
ners to change the napkins at every
course, to perfume them with rose
water, and to have them folded differ.
emit way for each guest.
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Difference.

"What sort of a man lie my husband'
Well, before we were married he would
Mt leave the house before midnight,
and since that he never enters it be-
fore. journal Amusant.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-09

New Rochelle. has
recently added to
the list of benefac-
tons by closing the
contract for the
erection of a church
and parish home for
Italians Of New
Rochelle at a cost
Of 100000. Mr.. Ise-
lin will also furnish
the rectory and sup
ply the priest with
vaStrnanfS apd av-
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-09
Scotch Saloon Statistics.

Airdrie has more saloons in relation
to its size than any other town in Scot.
land. there are AZ for every 900
inhabitants. Coatbridge and Renfrew
come next on the list. Ayr has the
worst record for drunkenness - 57.6
charges yearly for every / 900 inhab-
itants.
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On the Spanish Main.

They were speaking of the great pi-
rate. 'He reminds me of a crusty
landlady." whispered the freebooter
with side whiskers.
"Why so, mater queried the dark
man at his side.
Because he can repel so many
boarders. "-Chicago News.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-09
Perfectly Hopeless.

81 don't believe that man ever de-
ceiyed anybody In his life," said the en-
thusiastic friend.
And yet" said Senator Sorghum,
you want me to give him employment.
You don't suppose l have time to teach
him the rudiments of business, do
youT-Washington Star.
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"PARAMoUNT" COMMISSIONER

lanes III. Biount, Who Hauled Down
the Flag In Hawaii.
James II. Blount, who died In Ma
con. Ga, recently. was for twenty
years a representative in Congress and
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A man carrying a little valise. or a
woman carrying a big one. is always a
funny sight on the street
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-09
GUILDS A CHURCH FOR ITALIANS
Noble Benefaction of Adrian IseIin, a
New York Financier.

Adrian Iselin. a New York financier
whose family has spent $75O.OOO build
ing Catholic churches and schools in
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or course it is your duty to love
those around you all the better for
their faults, but do you?
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-03-24
BIT HIS EAR OFF.

And Also Cut a Deep Cash Over the
Left Eye-Two Colored Men Dispute
Over Cards.
A serious case of assault occurred at
80 Spruce street last evening. AS a re-
suit of it Augustus Tyner, coiored, Of
SO Whalley avenue, is under arrest,
charged with mayhem and carrying
concealed weapons. Tyner and Edward
Biggs, also colored, of 80 Spruce street,
an employee of DR.. Mcdonald, were
playing a game of cards for money at
Biggs' house last evening. During the
play Biggs put 50 on the table. Tyner
grabbed it up and said: THAT belongs
to me- Biggs demonstrated and while
he was doing so Tyner threw his coat
off and putting on a brass knuckle hit
Biggs over the left eye, inflicting a long
deep cash. He then got Biggs' left ear
in his mouth and bit the entire top off,
after which he escaped.
The police and DR.. Porter were sum-
in to Biggs a search for Tyner was in
progress. He was caught in the depot
by Patrolmen Lautenbach and Doher-
ty as he was about to take late train
for New York. DR.. Porter took five
stitches in the cut Biggs had over the
eye, but the piece of the ear could not
be found.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-03-24
POLICE COMMISSIONERS MEET.
Patrolman Terrence Smith Tried on
Several Charges.

Patrolman Terrence Smith Tried on
Several Charges.
The police commissioners held a spe-
cial meeting last evening for the pur-
pose of trying Patrolman Terrence
Smith of Station 4 on several charges.
He was found guilty of gross neglect
of duty, conduct unbecoming an officer
and being absent from duty without
consent, and was reduced from grade
A to grade D. He was found not
guilty on the charge of being intoxi-
Gated. The alleged offenses occurred on
the nights of March IA, Is and 16. On
Saturday night, March II, Patrolman
Smith had some words with some col
ored men and he stated that he did
call them rather suggestive name as
to their color but that he thought he
had had sufficient provocation. They
made complaint and it was found out
also that Patrolman Smith had gone
onto another beat adjoining his without
permission. He was called to the office
by his superiors and asked as to the
reason. After this he failed to report
for duty. He stated in extenuation of
this that he had understood that he
was under suspension. All of the Off
GERS in his percinct testified as to his
excellent character since his joining the
force, with these exceptions.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-03-24
ITALIANS ARRESTED,

Pursued Miss Beckwith and Her Es-
corts for Several Blocks Early This
Morning.
Jennie BeckWith, of 127 South Water
street, City Point, attended the fair at
Music hall last evening with her moth
err Mrs. Beckwith had to go home ear
ly, and two young men, friends from
Bridgeport told her that they would
see Jennie home If she might remain.
Mrs. BeckWith consented and returned
home.
After the affair was over Miss Beck
with and her escorts started for her
home. AS they left the hall they saw
two Italians at the entrance, who start
ed to follow them. The Italians follow
ed them all the way to the bridge at
Howard and Kimberly avenues. From
there Miss Beckwith and the young
men started to run, and their pursuers
did likewise. They ran until they
reached the home of Detective Colwell,
at 139 Howard avenue, where they
rushed up the steps and rang the bell.
The Italians followed them up, and,
grabbing hold of them, commenced to
threaten, but as they heard the detec-
tive coming they turned and ran. De-
tective Colwell, when he learned the
trouble, started in pursuit, and, with
the assistance of Policeman Pryor,
caught the two men. They proved to
be Donennico Linone, who keeps bar
Der shop at 50 Greene street, and
D'Acusszo Rassae1e. of Hill street
They are both held on a charge of a
general breach Of the peace.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-03-24

June 6 was the date of another letter
written by Mrs. Burdick to her hus-
band. She referred to the fact that she
| brought against her.
On May 81 Burdick wrote her that she
could not be trusted. He said that if
| she loved Pencil as she said she did
| he did not blame her for what she did;
| that if he loved a woman as she did
| Pennell, he would. do as she was doing.
| He declared that he loved her honestly
long after she had ceased to love him
and that if she tried she might win
back both his love and his respect. He
referred to the fact that Mrs. Burdick
| was wearing a ring given to her by
| Pennell over her lawful wedding ring.
Burdick declared that he had no faith
in Pennell's promises and that she wish
ed to be taken back only until Pencil
was freed from his wife.
| In another letter Burdick wrote that
| he forgave his wife the wrong she had
| done him.
In another Burdick declared he had
determined to fight for the little honor
she had left him, and after getting a
divorce, to fight for the children. He
would insist on the counter-suit
brought by Mrs. Burdick being fought
out in open court. Three weeks after
| this letter Mrs. Burdick was taken back
| by her husband. Witness after return
| ing from Atlantic City, and after prom
Using her husband to be a good wife,
met Pennell 1t was not her habit to
| meet him, she said, but he was con-
| stantly soliciting her to do so, and she
| did meet him in a house on Seventh
street, She was there one time when
Burdick came, but he did not see her,
as she stepped out of the window and
went to church. She did not hear that
| Mr.. Burdfck and his friends on that
| occasion caught Penrell as he was
jumping out of the window, and that
| they took him back to the room.
| Mrs. Burdiek admitted having met
Pennell in another house on Seventh
street after that incident. Witness at
| first denied meeting Pencil elsewhere,
but on Mr.. Coatsworth telling her that
Pencil had told him differently she
admitted that she had met Pencil at
house on Whitney place two or three
times. Witness was questioned regard
| ing other meeting places, but she did
| not remember them.
| At this point the examination of Mrs.
Burdick was suspended and the inquest
was adjourned until 10 o'clock in the
| morning.
| 1t was after the incidents related by
Mrs. Burdick to-day that Mr.. Burdick
sent her away from home the second
| time. Her second exile from home be-
gan last Thanksgiving and lasted until
| after the murder of her husband. To-
morrow Mrs. Burdick will probably be
called upon to tell what she knows Of
| the movements of Pencil just before
| the murder.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-03-24
JoINERs BANQUET.


Labor Leaders from All Parts Of the
State Present.
The Association of Carpenters and
Joiners of this city held an open meet
ing at Union hall on Orange street last
evening. There was large number of
guests present from out of town. Pres
ident Thomas Mcdonald called the
meeting to order and appointed T. j.
Sullivan, of the national executive
board, master of ceremonies.
The first speaker was Mayor Charters,
of Ansonia, who spoke on Various La
Dor Problems
Frederick Woly, of Hartford. former
member of the national executive board
of the New England states, spoke on
anti-labor bills which are at present be-
fore the state legislature.
Frank Duffy, of Indianapolis, the ma
tional secretary. took for his subject
objects of Organized Labor" :
Rev. Alexander F. Irvine followed on
Labor Organizations and Their Rela-
ton TO the Church"
All the speakers were eloquent and
received much applause. After the
speaking those present adjourned to the
Tontine hotel, where sumptuous ban
quet was served by Landlord White,
Rev. Alexander F. Irvine acting as
POSTMASTER
The entertainment committee consist
ed of NJ. S. Doohan, William Wilson
and T. j. Sullivan.
Among the guests were Frank Duffy,
national secretary; Mayor Charters, of
Frederick Woly, of Hartford, William
Crute and Robert Draffan, of the Anal
gamated Association of Joiners and
Carpenters. Thomas Mcdonald, presi-
dent of Local No. 49, U. B.; ]. F. Plum
kett. F. J. McKernness, D. Early,
Charles Mordecai and George Barrows.