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AFTER BREAKFAST.
Not Till Then, Says This Observer. Can One
Safely Pass Judgment on Scenery.


Its curious, you know, it really is, said
a returned summer boarder, what effect a
good square meal will have on the imagi-
nation.
we arrived at the end Of a long railroad
journey. on our way to where we were to
spend the summer, at S o'clock in the MORN
ing. Then we took stage and rode miles
further over billy road in the chilly morning
air, to one end Of lake, where we took a
steamboat and rode some more miles to
our final destination, arriving there at
A. NJ
seen under such circumstances after
being routed out OF bed at 4 A. NJ. and be-
fore breakfast, the ccnery was disap-
pointing. The lake seemed not much bigger
than good sized mill pond, the trees were
all stunted and the mountains we're not
much bigger than hills, and we were inclined
TO take a gloomy view Of things; and in that
frame We remained until at 7:3O, the tocsin
sounded and we went In to breakfast.
That was a good breakfast. with every
thing well cooked and admirably served,
and with particularly excellent coffee, and
we had the appetites OF hungry mules and
fingered long.
when we had again come out the sun
was shining and the lake had been enlarged
by four acres at least each individual tree
of all the innumerable thousands that
everywhere fringed the lakes shores and
rose upward on its mountainous sides had
grown forty feet, and the mountains them
selves now climbed to the sky 1t was all
remained, growing on US all the time az long
as We we're there.
Hereafter never pass Judgment on
scenery till after breakfast
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wind and every little shift that comes.
Constant attention must be paid to sails,
and little trimming in here and a little
stacking UP there, will make all the differ
ence in the world in boats speed.
Some yachtsmen can handle boat well
and can take every advantage of the varying
puffs, but they know nothing about the
trim Of their sails, and consequently all the
good work done at the helm is thrown
away. For this reason yachtsman when
with him who can look after the sails and
another who understands the tides and
currents
Herman R, Duryea has not been doing
much yachting for two years. He devotes
his attention to his stable of racehorses,
but he hos sailed in some races this year
and has shown that his hand has not lost
its cunning and that he can still hold his
own with the best.
He has been talked OF as the best man
to have charge Of Cup defender. Some
of his friends say, however, that while he
would be very good man IL an amateur
were to sail the boat he is not so good when
it comes to management.
II. F. Lippitt always sails his eO-footer
Weetamoe himself He is thoroughly
best when manpuvring for position at the
start. The Weetamoe is always in the
finest possible condition for racing and il
always well handled She has this year
won many good prizes.
G. Mallory Pynchon is the owner Of the
60-footer Nicola, and he always sails his
boat himself. The Nicola has won some
good races, and Mr.. Pynchon would rather
lose through his own handling than get
cup through the work of a professional
skipper,
Cornelius Vanderbilt owns and races the
70-footer Rainbow. He has become quite
efficient in handling his boat and usually
takes the wheel himself during a race
Half, son of the veteran Hank Half. who
is a good adviser. Mr.. Vanderbilt began
racing in a small boat and H. has learned
fast
Fred NJ. Hoyt owns and races the cutter
Isolde. He always takcs the helm himself,
and j. not only a good man nj the wheel,
but is well informed on tides and sail,
and frequently wins through his general
knowledge rather han through special
skill in handling. When big race is to be
sailed Mr.. Hoyt Ia one OF the first men
sought to make up the amateur crew.
Newbury ID. Lawton is another of the
good sailors who are sought after by owners
OF boats. He has owned and sailed many
small boats successfully. and he not only
understands thoroughly how to handle
his boat. but has made such careful study
of the tides and currents that he is par
ticularly valuable on any boat when in a
race.
Commodore Robert E. Tod, owner of the
Thistle, is an enthusiast and works like a
Trojan when sailing a contest He is a
navigator and master OF his own boat
He Ia particularly fond Of long distance
racing, where navigation comes into play
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conspicuous for its novel features. While
all concerned conceded that the mere hold
ing of the fair in the grounds Of Harbos
Hill was in itself an attractive novelty,
Mrs. Mackay has planned to introduce \
number of surprises.
One original touch among the prelilni
naries is found in the stationery. All the
stationery, envelopes, invitations and tick,
cts are of violet color. and in order to
have everything harmonize three cent
stamps, whose color blends with the tint Of
the stationery, are used instead Of the
customary red two cent stamp.
The poster advertising the fair is the
work of an artist. 1t ia printed in coors
and depicts a nurse attired in the hospital
uniform with the Mackay mansion as a
background and on either side the two
carved lions that guard the approach to
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CRACK SHIPPERS OF YACHTS.
AMATEURS WHO SAIL THEIR
BOATS LIKE PROFESSIONALS.
viii One OF Them He Chosen to Manage the
Next Cup Defender?-MOst OF Them
Graduates OF Small B0ats-NOt Easy
to Get a Big Yacht Into Racing Trim.

Now that Sir Thomas Upton has decided
to make another attempt to capture the
famous Americas Cup yachtsmen here
are wondering who will undertake to sail
the defender. To sail big boat like the
Reliance is not all play, and while there
are many competent amateur shippers in
these waters, there are comparatively few
who could get Cup defender into racing
trim.
Managing a Cup defender is very different
from sailing a boat in a regatta. To be
successful manager Of a Cup defender one
must not only be good sailor, but also I'M
derstand every part of the game from the
construction of the boat to handling the
rigging, the sails and the crew.
He does not have to take the tiller him
self. but he must select good professional
and then no matter how good that pro-
fessional may be he win need coaching
and at times stf1ening in order to get all
the speed that is in the beat out of her
The crew must be drilled carefully, 80 that
no matter what emergency may arise the
proper thing will be done promptly.
C. Oliver Iselin, Il, ID. Morgan. W. Butler
Duncan, Jr., and August Belmont have
had eXI erience in handling Cup defenders,
and the fact that the Cup is still in this
country is sufficient 10 show that they are
equal TO the task. They are not only good
sailors, but have also the ability to handle
men. They can get into small boat or a
large one and sail her over course with
the skill Of the best professional. and in
getting boat into racing shape they have
not their equal in the country.
II is the opinion among yachtsmen gen.
prllly thai when the dpfpnce of tho Can,
is arranged for n new lot Of amateurs will
have to take up the work Messrs lseln.
Duncan. Morgan and Belmont have been
closely identified with cup defence since
the Vigilant defeated the Valkyrie IL, in
1898, and they think that they have earned
we'll deserved rest and that il is time for
others to do the work while they watch the
sport,
There are many amateurs who can sail
boats well in these waters, but whether
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Hill is built Of graystone.

mn is bnllt OF PrayStone.
Pleasant weather is anxiouslv desired for
the day of the fair. The entire ground
will be thrown open to the visitors, as will
the entire ground floor of the mansion
In the houss will be located the booths
bazaars. fancy tables, refreshment room,
and other attractions. Accepting to present
plans il is proposed to place eight booths ia
the hall.
The booths will be built to represent
matched villas. and while the attendants
will be attired in different costumes the
booths will all be draped in American colors.
Among those who will have charge of
booths and tables are Mrs William NJ
Baldwin, Mrs. Albertson. Mrs. George +.
Armstrong and Mrs Edward Willets Mrs
Oliver II. p. Belmont will be assisted at heI
booth by Miss Roche and Miss jay. and thee
will he dressed az Puritans. Mrs W. l.
Vanderbilt. Dr.. and Mrs. Frank Pendetc.
Will have charge of fancy table and wi.
wear Alsatian costumes, while Mrs. Butler
Duncan, .Jr.. will wear a French costume
and will look after tn" candy table
Uno or IN" large drawing rooms will be
set aside for the tea and refreshment room,
and over il Mrs Mackay will take personal
supervision and entertain patrons from
/ TO 7 o'clock Music will be furnished
by an orchestra pla ced in the balcony over
looking the hall and screened from view
by plants and flowers
feature that promises to he of both
interest and amusement will he the rafting
of by Mrs. W B. Leeds OF a harness and
carryall which was owned by the present
Duchess Of Marlborough when child
In order to complete the outfit Mrs Oliver
Bell has contributed a donkey to go with
the harness and carryall, so that tho person
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al West Hampstead but when it came to
deciding on permanent quarters Mineola
was selected on account Of its central loca
ton and the building is to-day the outpost
hospital on Long Island, its nearest neigh
Dor being at Jamaica.
Heretofore when making arrangements
to raise funds to meet the expenses of the
hospital fairs and shows have been held on
the Mineola fair grounds. 1t was while
the hospital officials and committees were
discussing a. far back as last April ways
and means Of raising funds for the current
year that Mrs. Mackay came forward
with her proposition to have fair at Harbor
Hill. The ofer vas unanimously accepted
and promises to meet with tnuoh success.
Having ones enlisted herself in the caus>,
Mrs. Mackay set about making the forth
coming fair not only big slccess but also
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in the welfare Of the institution. The pro-
tected fair has aroused a generous i'm
pulse throughout the country, while friends
living in Manhattan and other nearby
places have responded to invitations until
fully 5000 tickets have been sold with al
most a whole week intervening before
the fair.
Built by voluntary subscriptions, the hos
pitfalls doors opened in 1900 without en-
dowment of any kind, and it has been doing
excellent work and meeting a total ex-
penditure of about SIS, O0o yearly ever since.
Colonial in style of architecture, the hos
pital is a conspicuous landmark in field
of green turf in full view of passing rail-
road trains just west Of the old village
of Mineola, now the county seat Of Nassau.
When the hospital society was first
formed temporary quarters werc obtained
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holding the lucky card can drive home
with the prize IL he wants to.
Nassau is the home county OF President
Roosevelt and he has contributed several
signed photographs of himself to the fair.
Not to be outdone by his Republican op.
ponent, Judge Parker has contributed
like number, of photographs, and it ia
Mrs Mackay's. intention to rattle of tha
photographs. Followers Of the two candi1
dates will therefore have their enthusiasm!
and loyalty gauged by the number OF
chances they are Willing to buy.
A bower OF mystery will occupy one Of
the drawing rooms, where professional
fortune teller engaged for the occasion
Will reveal the past, present and futur
OF those with and without fortunes but ~
an inquisitive turn Of mind. III
In speaking of the fair Mrs MackaH|
was particular in emphasizing the point|
that the fair was not intended as societyH'
affair but was solely for the benefit Of thsi
hospital. and in this she requested the!
hearty cooperation of the residents Oh
Nassau county.
The fair committee is composed as fol.
lows: Mrs. Clarence H. Mackay, Mrs.
William Butler Duncan. Mrs. W. X. Van<
dcrbilt, Jr., Mrs. Edward Willets, Mrs.
william NJ. Baldwin. Mrs. S. L, Petit and
Mrs. William il. Swan
Shortly after the erection Of the hospital
building which is used as home for the'
nurses and training school was provided
by Mr.. and Mrs, Mackay at a cost of 5000
as memorial of Mr.. Mackay's brother
John William Mackay. Since making ber
home in Rosiyp Mrs Mackay has given
number of entertainments to children
Whereabouts and she is great favon0
among them.
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of Public Instruction in Indiana and ne
Commissioner of Education in Ohio. ThS
Indiana laws require that certain schools
books be used in all graded schools 10
Indiana, and because OF this requirement
Ohio rot being so exacting-lndianS
schoolbooks are used in the lower grades To-
the high school grades the school seecu
Its own books. and many, if not most, o.
them are Ohio books.
There arc few complications in ta1atios
Tor school purposes Each side raises ~
half OF the taxes, and this money, suns
school, is kept in separate treasures aha
each fund is drawn on for just hall OF
bills and expenses that come up before ths
union board.
Above the door If the school, sunk deep
into Bedford stone tablet, is a perpendicu|
lar line, with the word Ohio on one 500
Indiana on the other. Prominent edu::
Gators who have visited the schoo! aha
who have covered the country say thas
: there is no other two-State school in the
United States. Supt. Wilson and otha
college Corner people have never hearu
Of it's Parallel
At one place in College Corner tn" indians
houses and the Ohio houses are 50 Gloss
together that their caves almost overlap
Residents of houses, who can stand %
their back doorstep and shake hands WIZ
their neighbors sitting at their SIDE WIZ
dows, have greatly diversified pohtlca
interests. Those on the bacnsteps No.s
Tor Ohio Governors and officers. those u
the side windows are whooping it mp gov
Tor Kern or Eanly. Luckily. ONO eeGs
her State officers in off-yeaIS, Indians =
'on" years, and State campaigns seldom
conflict
But when it comes to county carnpasn
1t Is different. The backdoor step nv ias
who can shake hands with his side wlnao~
nelghbor votes for officers in Darkc county,.
Ohio. while the side window ma n votes iCr
Union county, Ind, officers, and n" thS to
scratching the Preble county ticket RI
the first man. Hamilton, Ohio, j. the cai!SS..
lot the second, Liberty. Ind and Tor u"
third. Eaton, Ohio
The centre OF College Corner naturaE
rs the point where the three counties % ,j.ns
together. 1t " marked by an old t''D'
sect1on 'niggerhead' boulder.
would be expected that in sNC'l - ,..
officers OF the law would find il ALMOST Nv,
possible 10 arrest lawbrea kers. b'n u.
great trouble is experienced. Very WShs
Is said on the subject, but thos" on .1'
INSIDE pointedly remark that "hdnaplss
the act OF crossing the line and H''urrs
man fleeing justice-.is much more u, en-
neditious than extradition. Both maintain
their own -calabooses III.
College Corner gets its rather reuar Naus w
name from the fact that the Original -
was situated at the corner of 'h" 'N Ms'o
college grant lands in Darke county ol,ydi
ASH grew 1t spread into Prebe count '; % ~ -
then across the line. Now about nan y.
the population In in Indiana. and the, ~
county marker is in the very centre o -
remarkable town
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Frank Bovine Jones is another successful
small-boat man who has won many prizes
Johnston de Forest, W. A. W. Stewart
W. \. Bavier of New Rochelle. Stuyvesant
Wainwright, Trenor l.. Park, j. W. Alker
F.. NJ. Mcclellan f. F. Luck enback w. H.
Childs, Hendon Chubb, f. d. King, A. H.
Prize and S. c. Hopkins are all owners OF
small boats ranging in size from 40 feet
down who are experts and have won many
good races this year.
Two years ago c. Oliver Iseln had charge
of the Reliance. He had associated with
him W. Butler Duncan, Jr.. and Newberry
d. Thorne. August Belmont on the Con-
stitution had John F. Lovejoy and Robert
P. Doremus, and f. d. Morgan had charge
of the Columbia.
All of these amateurs are thoroughly
competent to handle any kind Of boat.
They began racing in small craft and 1t is
generally conceded that the best amateurs
are those who have graduated from small
boats.
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dence streets in the town, the people iv-
ing on the east side of which are residents
OF Ohio and those on the wcst side residents
Of Indiana. The line runs down the middle
of the street, and the schoolhouse. built
in 1892 Is SO placed that this line runs through
the middle of the main entrance and through
the middle of the hall, dividing the build
ing into halves.
The children who enter the primary class
go to a room on the Indiana side of the
building. When they advance to the next
room they go across the hall to room in
Ohio. When they advance to the third room
they again go to school in Indiana; in the
fourth room they are again in Ohio; in the
nth room in Indiana, and they are Cradu-
ated from the high school in the sixth room,
in Ohio. having completed their interstate
education.
1t would seem that it would be unneces-
sary for the teachers on the Indiana side
of the building TO hold mere than an In
diana license, But this is a union school,
knowing no division, maintained by in
terstHte agreement, and the ruling has
been that the teachers serve tNo States
and must lie qualified by tW O States Net
only must the teachers be examined and
licensed by the t'o States, hut they must
go to the institutes of beth States. They
do this generally by spending half W eek
at the Indiana institute and the other half
at the Ohio institute.
1t happens tnat the ASST tant principal
Of the school Who this year rs Miss Fran
cisco of Richmond. teaches in both the
graded and the high schcol division Of the
school. She, therefore, must hold net
only two, but four licenses and sfe has
them.
When pay dey ccmes--that happy dav
when the checks come rounG--the teacher
who is getting $50 month gets VAR
rant for s25 from Ohio and another for SOS
from Indiana.
Ibis remarkable school is managed by
two boards, Which, paradoSical az it NAV
SEEM serve as enc beard, two boards and
three boards ana each keeps its own rec
oris. BY agreement, each State has three
trustees. ihe Ohio trustees organize n
separate beard, y it'll its own offers; the
Indiana board organizes in the same way.
Then both get together and organize union
beard. With its officers, Indiana getting the
presidency and Ohio the secrciaryshiD one
year. the ORDER being reversed tn. next
year.
By the rulings OF tie State OF OHIO !,
was held that these boards could not act
as one body, but they might act in cor
THE school needs a dictionary-'we vote
for one. Indiana could say, THE school
need a rev dictionary-we votn for II
Having. agreed, the two, as a union bodv
can order IT. But if one says no on any
appropriation or any proposition, that IL
the end of it, This disagreement some
times happens, but not often
The school, complicated az it seems To
be IN theory, is as simple and easy work.
ing IN practice as any in the country It's
superintendent, E. P. Wilson, saws its work
is most satisfactory and meets ali of the
requirements OF the State superintendent
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The most novel enterprise in behalf
OF a charity ever projected in Nassau county
will be carried out at Roslyn. l.. l., on Satur-
day afternoon of this week when Mrs.
Clarence H. Mackay will throw open the
gates Of her country estate, Harbor Hill,
and the great bronze doors of the mansion
that crowns the hill to welcome the hum
dreds who will congregate there to take
part in the fair to be held for the benefit
of the Nassau Hospital.
While William L. Swan president of the
hospital, voiced the sentiments Of all con-
cerned when he stated in an interview
that the hospital was not social affair
but "a hospital for the people, Of the people
and by the people" yet the members of the
Four Hundred who have built magnificent
country estates in the county feel indi-
vidually and collectively keen interest
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TOWN OF MANY GOVERNMENTS
IN TWO STATES, THREE COUNTIES
AND THREE TOWNSHIPS.
College Corner, With Less Than 900
Inhabit ants. Has Two Municipal Boards
and Eight Taxpayine Ttmes-Teachers
Hold Licenses in Ohio and Indiana.

II you rely on the mails says the In
dianapolis Neps, you will have to address
your letter to College Corner, Ohio; if by
rail or telegraph you desire to go, it is
College Corner Ind. But. having arrived
at College Corner, Ind, by rail, if you de-
sire to have your personal effects sent by
freight to you, they must be billed to
College Corner. Ohio.
Having arrived with your effects. you
must decide whether you wish to live in
College Corner Darke county, Ohio; Col
lege Corner, Union county, Ind; or Col
lege Corner, Preble county Ohio. 1t does
not make any particular difference, for all
three are one-or that is to say. all three
are two cities making one town.
Now. is this plain?
Get your bearings. You will need them
at taxpaying time, for by remarkable
feat there are eight taxpaying times in
this one town, made up of two cities, con-
sisting of parts of two States, three coun-
ties, and as many townships. First comes
the selni-annual opportunities afforded
for taxpaying in Union county, Ind.
Those taxes are paid in two installments
at the times set for all Indiana counties
to collect taxes. But over in Ohio il is
different Each county sets its own date
for. the semi-annual collection of taxes,
and citizens of College Corner Preble
county, Ohio. pay two months later than
those in College Corner, Darke county,
Ohio. In addition to theee taxpaying pc
RODS, the residents of College Corner,
Darke county, Ohio, semi-annually pay
college, tax to Oxford College, making
total of eight taxpaying periods in every
year. In fact, some one always is going
around in this dual city town telling the
tough luck story Of taxpaying
The boys and girls of College Corner,
lndiana.Ohio, can play a very unusual
game of prssy-wants-a-oorner on the tri-
angular public square" by making their
corners in various counties and in the two
States and lodging in and out of Ohio
and Indiana, and Union. Darke and Preble
counties. But the children here are used
to such complicati ons. They 40 to the
College Corner school. This College Cor
ner school Is probably unique in the United
States--the. College Corner people have
never heard Of one like 1t.
1t faces down one-of the prettiest resi-
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the grounds.
About six hundred acres Of land Is EN-.
braced within the Mackay country estatA
1t includes the tall height of Harbor III.
which overlooks Hampstead Harbor, ana
gives c view out across Long Island Sound
Years ago, following a DISPUTE in RosiyH
concerning which was tn. highest point on
Long Island, Harbor Hill or Wes, Hill,
survey finally settled the contest in favor
Of Harbor Hill, which, it Is said, Won out
by few inches.
Since coming into the possession of the
Mackays Harbor Hill and the surrounding
land has been laid out in magnificent drives
and has been ornamented with rare plants
and trees. Much of the original stately
timber which covered the land has been
allowed to stand unmolested. The mansion
which surmounts the summit of Harbor