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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-26

from friends of the institution reminded
the inmates OF the blessings of the day.
Plenty TO eat and drink, and season OF
social enjoyment was the program AZ the
Workingmen,s Home on South Main
street and nearly 500 satisfied men arose
from the bountifully supplied table; A
most pleasing program was rendered at
the State Home and School by the inmates
the program consisting of recitations,
songs and dialogues. A substantial din
ner was followed by the distribution or
candy and nuts, after which season OF
gayety was enjoyed
The boys of the Sockanosset School spent
the morning in merry making and at noon
time "A turkey dinner was served. In the
afternoon each boy received bag OF candy
nuts, &c, and the more fortunate re
ceived gifts from their parents and friends
from outside. At the Oaklawn School q
merry Christmas was passed. The girls
received many gifts from the Board OF
State Charities and Corrections and from
parents and friends. At dinner an abund-
ance of good things was served ana the
day was greatly enjoyed by all.
A bountiful turkey dinner was served 10
the 5i2 inmates of the asylum for the in-
sane. In the afternoon program con-
sisting of vocal selections by Mrs. Nj. d.
Lapham, harp solos by Frank Raia, re-
citations by Mrs. Francis Pratt and music
by the Howard Orchestra, was rendered
in Assembly Hall
The twenty-three children of Howard
cottage received many gifts, "A pleasant
program was arranged for the little ones
and good time was enjoyed BY all.
A minstrel organization from among the
prisoners furnished the Christmas enter
tainment at the State Prison. At 1880
o'clock turkey dinner was served and the
prisoners spent the remainder of the day
in reading in their cells.
Overseer of the Poor Cummings as
sisted by John j. Mcguire, Miss Frances
Mccormick and Miss Mary Blessing were
kept busy all day Thursday filling the
wants of those who called at the Charity
building, North Cour. street. There were
shoes, clothing, groceries, candy. oranges
and many useful things which were dis
tributed 10 the city's poor.
A Christmas dinner was served and
over 200 pounds OF beef, 500 pounds of
turkey, twenty barrels of potatoes, twelve
each of turnips and cabbages. six OF
onions, two of celery and two barrels OF
squashes were distributed.
Overseer of the Poor Cummings in ad-
dition To the articles named, distributed
300 pounds of candy and twenty lunches
of bananas He received from "A Friend"
100 bags of candy and toys, and from Miss
German $50 boxes OF candy.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-26
HILLS TRICKERY.
Using Every Means to steal New York's
Senate.

Using Every Means to steal New York's
Senate.
ALBANY, Dec. 26.-The court of appeals
was expect::d to hand down its decisions
Thursday in the four cases of contested
senate seats, but it was announced that
they will not be handed down until Tues
day. The chances are still favorable to
the Republicans. In the mean time Gov.
Hill does not stop in his work of trying to
secure the senate i'm any way that he can.
The returns forwarded by the county
clerk of Dutchess County, have not been
received, and it is said that they were in
tercepted and sent back. Indeed, it is
only too apparent that Gov. Hill insti-
gated the county clerk of Dutchess
County to come TO Albany early yesterday
morning and take from the post office
boxes of the Governor, the Secretary of
State and the comptroller, the returns that
he had mailed to them from Poughkeepsie
yor of the Republicans and having been
ordered sent by four Democratic justices
of the supreme court.
The pretext was that the clerk had had
an order by the court subsequent To the
mailing, which order stayed his sending
the returns. There is much Indignation
even among Democrats at this latest phase
of Gov. Hills plotting.
Junge Mayham of the Supreme Court
granted an order requiring the State
board of canvassers to show cause
before the special term on Tuesday next,
why n mandamus should not issue com
pelling il to canvass the returns forward.
ed to il on November 21.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-26
Whiskey Saved Ills Life.

In Red River county, Tenn, recently. the
county commissioners received a new
bridge on Pine Creek 180 feet long,
with centre span 40 feet long and so feet
above the bed OF the creek. Shortly after
Bob Richardson started from Clarksville
In a wagon with load OF freight. Just
as the team aud load OF freight reached
the middle Of the centre span there was
crash, and the span fell to the creek be-
low, carrying wagon, mules and driver.
Richardson heard crashing noise, and
looking up, saw both approaches to the
bridge, with the piling coming down on
him. With remarkable presence Of mind
he threw himself down by the side OF a
whiskey barrel which was in the wagon
bed. Both OF the spans came tumbling
down upon the wreck below, killing the
mules, but Richardson's presence OF mind
saved his live. The wagon was broken to
pieces, and all the merchandise, except
the barrel OF whiskey, utterly torn
to pieces and ruined. Although bruised
and stunned, Richardson managed to
extrcate himself from the debris. and
when assistance arrived he was lying on
the bank.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-26

be dispelled Immediately. So far as the
Signal Service Bureau can ascertain,
there isn't even an ordinary cold spell any
where in sight. Citizens may put away
their ulsters and trot out their light over
coats and umbrellas and boys with seds
and skates, or who hope for sleds and
skates. may be sure that they are just as
well off without these unreasonable toys.
In fact, the temperature in Providence is
several degrees higher than in most winter
resorts i'm the South.
1t is no exaggeration to say that Provi-
dence pufled aud perspired to-day. Hun
dreds of persons went about with perspir-
ing brows. The mercury went up to the
highest ever recorded in December.
1t must be admitted that the present
warm spell, especially as it Is accompa-
MED by great humidity, is far from sat
isfactory to the average citizen. Physi-
clans are unusually. Grip is here, and
nearly everybody has a cold.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-26
1T WAS MERRY ANYWAY.
Damp and DrizzIe Cannot Spoil
ImmemoriaI Christmas Customs.
THE POOR WERE MADE HAPPY.
And All the Little Children Who Go to
sunday school Were Given Presents
and Listened TO Music-People En-
joyed Themselves and Didn't Stop for
the Weather.

"Christmas," the day of all the year
looked forward to with such delightful
anticipations of happiness by young and
old alike, has passed. Damp and dismal
was the day and the heavy fog of the
morning caused "A general wall of lament
TO 90 up from myriad throats, as the vision
of past anniversaries OF the day passed be-
fore the gaze.
At the homes ana various institutions
both private and public, the inmates en-
joyed themselves heartily despite the de-
pressing weather. Early service was at
tended in the churches largely and
throughout the day, the houses of wor-
ship were crowded. The customary dis
tribution Of gifts in the churches was held
on Christmas eve. and the services yester-
day were mainly of a general nature.
Singing, interspersed with speaking by
the scholars. and addresses by the pastors
in charge comprised the program in many
cases.
The inmates of the charitable institu-
tions were not forgotten and many poor
unfortunate blessed the day with earnest
fcrvor At the Rhode Island Hospital the
gifts took the form OF articles of useful
ness and caused smiles of satisfaction and
surprise TO glow upon the care drawn fea-
lures OF the inmates. Inc cnlluren aI the
Coiored Shelter looked fairly radiant as
the large tree was dismantled of its nu-
merous gifts, and their dark faces shone
with intense excitement at the generosity
Of the patrons. All the State institutions
were well looked after and the inmates
treated TO dinner, never to he forgotten,
and loaded down with gifts useful in ma
ture.
Asa Hull's cantata, Echoes From Beth
lehem," by fifteen young maidens sup
por.ed by the church choir, was the
Christmas entertainment of the Roger
Williams Sunday School on Christmas
eve in Wanskuck Hall. A presentation
of gifts to the chorus was made by verit-
able ST. Nicholas. A pleasant time was
enjoyed by all.
A most pleasant time was enjoyed by the
little ones at the home Of the Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty TO Children.
The children spent the morning in play
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-26
THE THEATR Es NEXT WEEK.
50 Niobe" and Gorman's Minstrels, "Under
the Gaslight and {" Goldie."

the Gaslight and " Goldie."
There will be good attractions at the
Providence theatres next week. The
Providence Opera House will put upon Its
boards "Niobe." This production has had
100-night runs in New York and Boston,
and drew from the best society of each
city. The fun is thoroughly legitimate
and il is said to be "all fun
To say that Germans Minstrels will be
at the Gaiety all the week is To say all
that the public requires, for that company
is certainly well enough known and liked
TO keep the house full every night.
Under the Gaslight" is the attraction
booked for Lothrop's Museum for the
week, and it has been selected with the
usual attention to what the patrons Of
the house desire, and will be put on in the
best style.
'Goldie" has been selected as the West
minister Theatre attraction for the week
following Christmas, and the bright cos
TUNES and music at the theatre will sum
mon in the same large attendance as
usual.
The attendance at all of the theaters in
the city was very large both the evening
before Christmas and on Christmas day.
and it will continue TO be so during the
holiday season.
The following children who bought
seats at Lothrop's yesterday were given
presents: Lizzie Moen and Lottie peacin-
tani, French dolls: John Dolan and John
Drury, skates. Presents were given TO all
the children occupying seats set apart for
them.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-26
Her Second Runaway.

Mrs. Mamie Hail ran away from her
husband, Peter j. Hall, OF Bridgeport.
Conn, couple OF weeks ago. She Is do
scrlbei as a tall and stately brunette.
Her husband says he will forgive and for
get all past differences IL che will return
to him. She ran away once before. AL
though their marriage took place In June
last only. He received her back with wide
open arms.
The wife worked In metallic cartridge
factory In Bridgeport before her mar
riage, and was called by some the pretti-
est girl In the factory.
Young Mr.. Hail, after their marriage,
Installed her In a neat and nicely FUR
nished cottage. Mrs. Hall left home on
November 20, with the purpose avowedly
OF cisiting some friends in Rye. She
promised her husband that she would
surely be back by Thanksgiving. On the
day before Thanksgiving he got letter
from her, informing him that she was
living In Brooklyn, n. Y, that she was
having very good time, and did not
intend to return to Bridgeport. MIR
the corporation OF his friend, Police
Sergeant Phillips OF that city, found
-wife-at respectable boarding
house In Willoughby avenue, where she
was living under an assumed name. A.
fearful reconciliation took place between
husband and wife. and Sergeant Phillips
had the satisfaction Of seeing the couple
start for home apparently as happy as IL
they were just going off on their honey
moon. A few days ago the sergeant was
surprised to receive note from Mr.. Hall
informing him that his wife had again
disappeared, and requesting him to make
another search for her.
The sergeant has done SO. but thus far
without success.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-26
CHURCH SERVICES TOMORROW.

eg-No charge icil be made for tccellv an
no,mcemcnts Of reasonable length in this column,
bat al copU for Il should be presented before 10
A. w. on Saturday 10 secure insertion.
Advent.
HIGHWAY SECOND ADVENT MISSION
900 High street, Preaching by John ;. Arlington
SECOND ADvENT-MEETING AT 1,32s
PRAYER meeting &C 1880; preaching az 2;30 and
a. M., by + der Warren +. Dow Of Concord. ". H.
Baptist.
STEWART ST. BAPTIST CHURCH - THE
Rev Edwin Bromley VIII preach at lOa5 A. NJ.
aud 1880 T.. NJ: sunday school at 1910.
JACKSON AVENUE BAPTIST CHAPEL
Visitors day, sunday school concert at 2.i5;
preachirg By Mr. Il. ST. Vaughan OF Brown Unyer-
slty Z i.5J.
BROADWAY BAPTIST CHURCH, the Rev,
J. v. O.terhOut, pastor-Sunday School at 1O:t5
\. NJ, followed by baptism; Christmas sermon at
service at : r. NJ.
Congregational.
ACADEMY AVENUE CoNGREGATIoSAL
Church-Tle Rev. y. q. Bartlett, pastor, will
prcagh at l0si5 A. W. and Z Il. NJ. sabbath school
ELNwooD CoNGRTG ATToNAL CHURCH.
Rev Joseph Lambert. Morning. 1045; sunday
school and pastors Bible class 1918; n. l.. = g. r..
030s evening. 7sO; subject. "Eoeneser."
PILGRIM CoNGREGATIoSAL CHURCH.
Preaching M 1Ot5 aud 7:30 by the pastor the Rev
Dr, Dlcksoni sunday School at i2;i5; n. p ;. G. 4.
AT 6.aO.
UNITED CoNGREG ATIoNAL CHURCH,
broadway. East Providence, l.. q Webster
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-26
INDUSTRIAL NOTES.

The monthly meeting OF Providence
Typographical Union No. 33 will be held
tomorrow, when the recently elected OFF,
GERS will be installed.
"A movement is on foot TO organize the
and a meeting of those interested has
been called for Monday evening next at 20
Weybosset street
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-26

pastor.-Preaching at ioi5 Sunday School at
iei5; Y, y. :. G. r. az o; siereoptcon sermon at =.
Everybody made welcome.
PLYMOUTH CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH,
Pennsylvania aye.--lo;l5 A; NJ. Christmas service
aud sermon b. ths key, y: Fay Millsi l2:io =. NJ,
SUNDAY school; Gi5 p. NJ, Christmas praise ser
vice.
KSIGHTsvILLE. -3 r. NJ, CHRISTMAS
concert by the sunday schools z II. NJ, special
Christmas service y9ung peor's rg% ,e 1noa noa
Deacon McAuslan will address the meeting.
UNION CONGREGATIONAL CHuRcH:-1045,
SnTs'ss s cSrmss aas arc With
short sermon
Methodist.
AsBURY MEMORIAL NJ. Il. CHURcH-THE
And NJ Rev Edwrrd phTsSnss ySSsrts e
League prayer meeting o.3) =. NJ.
ST. PAULs NJ. Il. CHURCH. PRAIRIE AND
Poters avesPreaehing by the pastor NV ysr, Msnp,
1880, The city of Cola" sunday school az 1915.
chorus. choir and orchestra. A welcome for all.
Univcrsalist.
BAIIoU UNIvERsALIsr CHURCH-THE
Rev. Dr. Eddy, pastor, Christmas service coninct,,
ed by the pastor. at lo'io A. h' suhday school
CHuRcH OF THE MEDIATOR, CRANsToN
chstmss services az polp M sper hSe w,,
school at A.. NJ.
FIRST UNIvERsALIsT CHURcH-The Rev
GgshmSn d. D. pastor sarylSdes5 Snd 5p P'n spsSa un.
day school at l&:l5 Il. NJ
Unitarian.
FOURTH UNITARIAN SOCIETY, COR. POT
ters ave and Ocean st.-Sunday school at Il. NJ;
SUNDAY school Christmas concert at 1880 r. NJ
WESTMINSTER CHURCH, MArHEwsoN
Street Public WorshR at % iV'i9 pr hnry Md
preaCh.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-26
ENGLISH and CLASSICAL SCHOOL,
Oh Snow Street.
NEW TERM BEGINS JAN. q, '9e.
rs Experienced & Successful Teachers.

Thorough instruction in the Common Eng
lshE branrhes BOOKKEEPING, MECA y
TILE AR iThMETICand BUSINESS FORMS.
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Prepare young men for BUSINESS, sCIEN-
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SuneriCr advantages In Elocuticn. Free
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The PREPARATORY DEPARTMENT. adj
mits boys eight years old.
catalogue With full information sent on
application.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-26

There is considerable gossip In STAN
dish, Me-, over an elopement there re-
Gently. George Pears. a preposesslng
farm hand became enamored OF the wife
Of Frank Rand, an esteemed citizen OF
Standish. He and the woman clandes-
timely corresponded and occasionally met,
while the husband was blind to the in
trigue. An elopement was arranged, and
the other night about 8 o'clock Pears
drove to secluded spot near her house.
Producing ladder he braced It against
the second story window. The signal was
given and the guilty wife climbed out and
descended. They then drove quickly
away.
The man returned to Standish a short
time afterward. and was met by the de-
serted husband. When asked where the
woman was he refused to tell, SO the hus-
band informed him that he would give
him several hours to bid his friends fare
well and leave the village. IL he was found
after that he would need the services of q
surgeon. Pears went. No trace OF the
wife has been found.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-26
Unitarian.
Miscellaneous.

BELL STREET CHAPEL-SEATs FREE.
Service at p. NJ; the Rev. Alfred Manchester
will preach; Sunday School at i. NJ
Y.M. G.. A. BUILDING, 4:3o-SoNG SER
vice for men only with orchestra al brief iress
by the hev g. w. King, pastor broadway ~. n.
ing with duet singing by MIR. aud Mrs. w. n.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-26

DR.. Edward Everett Hale's grandfather,
"Priest Hale" as he was called, is yet re-
membered by some of the older residents
Of Hampton, Mass, and they tell of the
derision TO which his suit of small clothes
the streets would sometimes tuck their
trousers above their knees and march
about town or into shallow streams, pro-
claiming, I'm Priest Hale I'm old Priest
Hale ~
Are you I'm want OF Help? Try fO-cent
Advertisement I'm the News"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-26

Have you property to sell? Investors
read the "News." 10-cent advertisements
may make n sale.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-26

Are you In want of Help? Try a 1O-cent
advertisement I'm the News"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-26
A GREEN CHRISTMAS.

Weather That Might Pass in April.
But is Not Welcome in December.
1t is to be hoped that none of the un-
fortunate things usually predicted
of green Christmas will transpire
this year, for there is every indication
that the present April weather will not
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-26

DO you want Situation? A 1O-cent adj
yertisement I'm the News" viii supply 1t,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-26
LOT 4.
LOT =.

y GENTS for Ladies' Serge But.
4 oton, regular price So.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-26
LOT 3.

EOCENTS for Children's TampicO
~ Button Boot, regular price
81.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-05-29

State Superintendent by getting the
districts to buy these very same
vouchers! OF course the districts
will find out the fraud as soon as the
State sends their supplies, and that
is the reason State Printer Snow
wants to get the orders "quick". He
wants tour" men to rush in the or
ders before the fraud can be detected!
Now recapitulate little: The law
authorizes the county superintendent
to purchase supplies for each school
district at cost not to exceed $500.
State Printer Shows bill is exactly
$500, but in order to bring it up to
that sum he puts in one book at 81. 90
which the law uoes not require at all,
and he puts i'm 100 vouchers-as many
as would be used in five years-at
Sl.50 which the State furnishes free.
There is $3.50 that is clear steal.
Multiply that by 5000, the number of
school districts in Kansas, and we
have So, 500 as the gross amount that
this Reform" state printer would
steal from the people of Kansas if he
could;-and the only reason he can't
is because some of the counties refus-
ed to elect Reform" superintendent!
Kansas has much reason to be
thankful that the Reform wave,
like the grasshoppers, comes only
once in seventeen years.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-05-29
4 MONUMENT

| Law TenCe
In the course of long editorial il
the Kansas City Times advocating the
building of an enduring monument tc
Jefferson Davis and urging the pro-
priety of such action that paper says
monuments are yet unbuilt whose
enduring marble Is to carry down the
story that America honors her great
dead. One of these belongs to the
memory of Jefferson Davis"
In the main the journal agrees with
this. 1t believes that the American
people should build a monument to
the memory of Jefferson Davis, but it
does not believe it should be built of
marble, for that will tumble and de-
cay as the years roll OH. We would
have them build it of iron, so that it
might stand as long as the world shall
be. We would have 1t of iron in or
der to symbolic the life of the man to
whose memory it is reared, for iron be-
comes furnished and black and corrod-
ed, as unsightly and as ugly to look
upon as is the record of the man to
whom it should be raised. And as
long as the world should last we would
have the young generations make pill
grimages to the monument to read
what was writ upon it.
And we would have them to look
upon the inscriptions that history has
made to endure forever. And they
would see that beneath the monument
were the ashes of one who might have
been great man had he not preferred
to be traitor. They would read that
he was the man who stood in the halls
of the greatest senate the world has
ever known and raised his hand to
heaven and swore before God and man
that he would support and defend the
Constitution that he was then plotting
to destroy. That with lie upon his
lips and with perjury in his heart he
plotted treason while protesting 10y
atty.
And we would have 1t engraved
upon the monument that he gave the
best years of his manhood and the
power of his life in order to keep in |
thralldom four millions of his fellow |
beings.
We would say that he was re-
spvnsible for the ruin of one of the
fairest countries the sun ever shone
upon. And then in large letters SO
hat all might read We would have it
leeply engraved that his ambition
or power caused the death of 3O4, 1850
If Americas bravest sons and the
and manning of as many
more. That either by his order or
With his knowledge and consent 1856,
ID brave Union soldiers were starved
n Southern prisons; that he laughed
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-05-29
A WONDER WORKER,

Mr.. Frank Huffman, a young man
of Burlington, Ohio, states that he had
been under the care of two prominent
physicians, and used their treatment
until he was not able to get around.
They pronounced his case consumption
and incurable. He was persuaded to
try DR.. Kings New Discovery for con-
sumption, coughs and colds, and at
that time was not able to walk across
the street without resting. He found,
before he had used half of dollar bot
tie, that he was much peter; he con-
tinued to use it and is to-day enjoying
good health. If you have any throat,
lung or chest trouble try it. We guar
antee satisfaction. Trial nottle free at
Evans
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-05-29
THE lola REGISTER.
FRIDAY, MAY %, 1891.
The Empty Sleeve.

You may talk about the pathos
In the hardships of the war,
You may talk about the glory
OF the cause that you fought for,
But there's nothing so pathetic
As the lesson we receive
From the quiet, idle Tapping
OF the useless empty sleeve.
You may talk about the marches
The scant rations and ''hsrd tack, -
OF the last drop in the canteen'
And 1.-THE empty hsverssck;"
There's nothing go convincing in
The impression that you leave
As the mute and speechless record
OF the useless empty sleeve.
You may speak of Southern prisons,
But their horrors could not last,
or the roar and din of battle,
And, thank God, that, too, has passed
But we see grim reminder
Every morn and noon and eve
In the living, speaking presence
OF the useless empty sleeve.
Soldiers deck the grave of comrades
With the laurel that they won,
Poets sing of gallant heroes
And the deeds of great renown,
But there's naught in poets anthems
Or the chaplets that they weave
That can beat the touching story
OF the useless empty sleeve.
-Florence Earle.