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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-10-13
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Capitalists Are Interv...

BETHEL, VT, Oct. 13.-Capitalists have
become interested in the granite quarries
on Christian Hill, owned by the Bethel
Statuary Company, and there is a very
good prospect OF these quarries being
worked again. About $4,000 worth OF
the top granite has been quarried in
times past and the under granite shows
up much better than the top, which has
been slightly discolored by water oozing
down
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-10-13
The District Court.
PAWTUXET.

George Tiffany is visiting Thomas ".
Hawkins.
Charles G.. Bloomer's yacht Mignon is once
more at her moorings.
Edward l.. Taft and family have returned
10 PROVIDENCE.
Miss Hulda ID. sheldon is visiting in New
port
The school children are preparing a pro-
gram for Columbus Day.
The John \. Brown estate on Fair street
was sold yesterday at auction. There were
several bidders but IL was finally struck Off
To A. l.. Andrews for S2650O.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-10-13
AlJBlJRN.

The Ladies' Aid of the Church of the
Ascension met yesterday afternoon at Mrs.
Dan q. Kings on Narragansett avenue. This
was the first meeting OF the season and gem
eral plans were made for the fall and winters
work.
Ninton Medbury has moved into his new
house corner of Clarence and Magnolia streets.
To-morrow evening an entertainment will
be held at the First Baptist church under the
auspices OF the Upakarak Society.
seth NJ Albro Is moving into the new house
belonging TO Robert L. Thurber on Clarendon
II
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-10-13
An Oner of Assistance.

LYNN, Mass, Oct. 13.-M. p. Longley,
the groc.r who has been fighting the SUI
gar trust nnd been boycotted by g..
has received letter from Senator Juan
c. Michels inquiring as to The facts Of
the matter and Offering free his services
in bringing the matter before Congress.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-10-13
~ Must iiod ~. fnnd..

HIGHLAND LIGHT, Mass, Oct. is-The
local branch OF the Order OF the Iron
Hall at Truro has been informed that
Il cannot forward its funds to the rsceiv-
cr at indianapolis, ss the injunction
granted by the Supreme Court Of Massa-
chusetts covers every branch located in
this state.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-10-13

3 Of these FINE SUITS
and I Of these fine OVER.
COATS GIVEN AWAY.
See particulars at
bottom Of advertise
ment.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-10-13
The Police hall, December =.

The committee of arrang gemeuts i'm
charge OF the annual police ball has decide a
20 hold the ball on Dec. :. Infantry Hall has
been secured FOR the occasion and Reeves will
bc present with his unsurpassed band VI mu-
siCians
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-10-13

dozen cuts on different parts of his an
atomy. He was taken TO the police sta
tion by Officer Dunn, wtere his wounds
were attended 10, after which he was
locked up.
O'Brien was arrested about o'clock
o'clock this morning
Points of Interest.
Rumors of murder on Tidewater
street yesterday noon turned out to be
the result OF n lively fight between n man
and his wife. Neither appeared to be in
jured but they were locked up.
The weekly session of the court OF pro-
bate was again postponed yesterday
afternoon owing TO the absence of Judge
Blodgett.
ing was caused by the work of fumigat-
for fire therein by someone on the
street.
The District Court.
In the Distri Court this morning John
McMahon was arraigned on the charge
Of making an ASSAULT on his wife, Mary
Mcmahon. OH Tidewater street. He
pleaded not guilty and his case was set
down for tomorrow.
Six persons were fined Sc and costs for
drunkenness.
Mary's Parochial school last evening at
dress
Music Hall was crowded with French
citizens last evening To listen To the de-
bate upon the tariff between Benjamin
Lenthier Of Lowell and j. NJ. Anthier OF
Central Falls
The Forrest City times., 1892-05-13
TO BE CONTINUED.
Oyer O Towel.

The soul and body of a dry goods clerk waxeth weary when he gees three women headed for his counter Oae is women in counsel over the merits of a bath towel, are enough to make a poor worn-out clerk wish he might depart from earth by the electric method.
 It seems like quite good one for tho money, don't it2" says the intended purchaser.
 Well. I don't know, says the other, holding the towel up at full length and eyeing it critically. Il got ono quite as good for 37t cents at Whites.
 You did?'
 "Yes, but it was eight or nine weeks ago, and l don't s'pose they've any more like it. '"
 T may be mistaken. but I've an idea it would shrink" says number three, taking the towel from number two and wrapping corner of it over her finger @See, it's little thin. :"
 Well, l wouldn't mind if it did shrink little, because-oh! look at this one Isn't it lovelyl"
 Beautiful! How much is it ?"
 "A dollar and half.
 Mercy? I'd never pay that for bath towel.
 Nor l."
 Those colors would fade.
 @Of course they would.
 Do you know I like good plain crash as we'll as anything for towels
 "I don't know. but see these towels for 15 cents. paid 25 cents for some last week not bit better.
 Let's see are they full length? Yes. "They are cheap. I've notion to- but guess l won't. l have so many towels now. :"
 "They're bargain if one really needed them.
 How do you like towels used as tidies?"
 ~Horrid !"
 @I think so, too
 @So do I-oh, let me tell you. saw woman on the street one day with an apron made out of red and white fringed towel p
 Mercy! Looked like fury didn't it? How was it made?'
 "Oh, one end was simply gathered to band and-there, the towel was just like this one-and she'd taken it so, and gathered it in so. and-really, it didn't look so bad after all
 Do you suppose the colors would run in this border.H
 "Well, hardly know. had one very much like it once and the colors in itran dreadfully the very first time l washed it.
 Then I'll not take this for why if 1t isn't o'clock and"
 "Who'd ever have thought"
 Il must go.
 "So must I.
 And Tho, I'll not take the towel to- day."
The Forrest City times., 1892-05-13
HOW TO TELL A STORY.
Evil Can Be Used. but 1t Should Be
 Contrasted with Good.

Evii Can Be Used. but It Should Be
 Contrasted with Good.
 It seems to us that in good fiction evil must appear as foil for good that it must be set over against right eousness so as to make black black indeed and white purely white, says a writer in the Chautauquan.
 The story-teller need have no ex- press moral hobby to ride post haste; his tale will be all the better if told with the pure love of storytelling; but we may be quite sure that his taste is un- sound if he chooses salacious story to tell and gives it the unction of per sonal rehearsal. Here, indeed, is where we would draw the line. Evil can be used by the artist with clean hands and to wholesome effect by contrasting it with a healthy. solid projection of good. The chief trouble with current realism is that it does not do this, but chooses to set hope less evil and nerveless commonplace side by side without any triumphant moral heroism to dominate or neu- tralize 1t.
 The ethics of fiction shines in the character, the moral nature of the story, more than in the ostensible or even the actual, moral purpose of the author. It is the general effect that the work is likely to produce when read by the aggregate of readers which must be large element of the test.
The Forrest City times., 1892-05-13
Zood than anrthine else under ths

good than anything else under the sum- Her caresses somehow made me feel strangely cold and nervous, and I spoke more harshly than 1 should have done had stopped to think. She rose quickly and passed into our bed-chamber beyond, and as the portiers closed behind her feel ing of unutterable loneliness over came me, my heart beat hard and fast and breathed with difficulty. It was all absurdity, of course, and when l had hesitated bit and reasoned quickly buried myselfin my paper and tried to forget the occurr- ence. But every few moments the same strange unrest oppressed me, until finally threw aside the paper, and rising paced the floor, trying to drive of the feeling before Tt tired for the night. Perhaps had been pacing up and down for an hour, or it may have been but ten minutes-it don't matter how long it was-when my att tention was suddenly arrested by singular movement of the portieres at our bedroom doorway, and stopped short, unable, afraid to move an inch. Slowly the heavy draperies moved as though someone was pushing them aside and passing through; then they closed as quickly as they had opened.
 "The unaccountable thing filled me with terror, and was about to spring forward and tear the curtain down when I was again transtixed by fear. The ponderous oaken door which led from our apartments into the public hallway swung slowly on its hinges, as if some one were going out. Then came faint sob like woman signing, and the door closed and latch ed itself. Nothing had been visible but the moving of the curtains and the door, and yet my soul was filled with a nameless horror that l dared not dwell upon. Housing myself 1 leaped forward. and tearing aside the portieres rushed to my wife's bedside. There she lay, her eyes closed and her pale face famtly illuminated by the light that followed noe through the doorway. l seized her hand and strove to awaken her, but she did not move. In an agony of terror I bent my head and listened for the beating of her heart. Then clasping the limp form in my arms pressed it in my bosom and called aloud her name:
 {" Gladys. Gladys, my Gladys
 But there was no answer, she was gone" George P. Taggert.
The Forrest City times., 1892-05-13
cuRsoRy AND CURIOUS.

A Philadelphia burglar left vest button in the house he had broken into. aud it led to his arrest.
 \ boy yelled Rats at the Phiiadel- phia dog show. and order was not re- stored for half an hour.
 Two doctors in Idaho succeeded in capturing an enormous bear by weaps of piece of pork saturated with chlo- roform and sprinkled with sugar.
 The dial of clock inserted in the breast of rabbit sitting on his launches is a seasonable novelty. The ears of the rabbit move with the ba1~ ance-
 There was a recent contest in New York court over dog. The judge 0r- dered the canine to be brought m With delighted barks he ran to hks mistress and put his paws on her shoN1- ders. To the whistling and cries o&' "Come, Jessie" from the other clntuk ant he was deaf
 The Philadelphia academy of 1ne arts has lost a collection of paintinGo worth se00. GOO which Mrs AnnA VII stach. who died few days ago va expected to bequeath it. A few yQa1k ago Mrs. Wilstach was refused fFee mission tickets to the academy hv overzealons ofl1cial. who did not rl evidently that she was entitled to h her capacity of stockholders
The Forrest City times., 1892-05-13
Good Story on IngersolL

Colonel Robert G. Ingersoll would never be suspected of being respecter of persons. for he has such free and easy way of discoursing upon religious matters. His legal protege was Judge Puterbaugh, then judge of the Circuit Court at Peoria, Illinois.
 Upon one occasion, while the judge was engaged in tining spectator for contempt of court, Ingersoli offered some prat,,itous advice, which was resented with some show of indignation. lngerscls retaliated by limiting that when the court was fishing in political way after the ermins he had not been so chafy about accepting advice. This warmed the old man up in earnest, and he at once im- posed upon the presumptieus advocate a fine of $i0 and costs.
 Ingersoll fumbled in his pockets Tor a moment then walked up to the bar with outstretched hand and said
 @Puterbaugh. lend me siO
 The stern expression of the court never relaxed for an instant Turning to the clerk. he said
 "Mr. Clerk, let the record show thai Mir. Ingersoil's fine is remittsd Peoria county can better afford ts lose slV tAAn ! can
The Forrest City times., 1892-05-13
THE SPIRITS AT REST.

There Is . sacred spot of earth, Bright scene my heart holds eyer dear, Where dreams of hope as from my birth, In visions hover OCT me here. Bright are the visions mem'ry brings, Oyer the dreamy waste of life; Brighter yet from hope there springs Joy beyond this world of strife, Where is that scene to me SO dear? Where is the love my soul doth
 crave? The voice that to my heart is ncar7 They finger at my mothers grave When twilight on the sacred hills, In rays glory light the scene. With incense it my mem'ry fills Oi happy days that long have been. When midnight's dark and stormy blast With dismal shrieks upon the air, Comes Ter the joys forever past. My mind awaken's with despair. Thou art from earth forever gone. Thy spirits fled from worldly cares, My mourning heart is left alone To mingle grief with my burning tears Now in that bright celestial land, Thy spirits evermore at rest. Amid the shining angel band, ln that fair region Of the blest.
 James NJ. Leath,
The Forrest City times., 1892-05-13
A True Kentuckian.


 Once, when I was editing paper in Cheyenne, says Will Visscher in the Takoma Globe, having strayed as usual into the rotunda of the Inter Ocean ho- tel, seeking to discover topics for editorial mention, saw that there was only one man in the room. He was an elderly gentleman in suit of blue jeans and broad -brimmed hat, and his moustache and long goatee were as white as snow. fell easily into conversation with him, and he had spoken but a few words when l knew he was a being a Kentuckian myself Having been rub bed against the hard side of the world for many years l can discern the differ ence between dialects In many of the Southern States. After short con versation the old gentleman injected:
 q gether, sah, from yo' mannah of speech that you are Southern man, sah. Elf it's far question, sah--what portion of the South ar you from, sah? v
 Ireplied Il am Kentuckian, sah. '
 Great heavens, is that so." he ex- claimed. Look hyar, sah, am Ken tuckian myself just as if hadn't known it l, and this is jest about the time of day, sah. that am in the habit of indulgin' in something in the nature of astfmulat- in beverage. Won't you walk with me into the other room, sah, and partake of something of that character, sah?"
 Very promptly l responded Yes, and we walked away together. As we were going alon~ hc ,i1c'a his hand on my shoulder in fatherly sort of way and said inquiringly: You like good hos3, sah?"
 "Yes, replied, nobody likes good horse better than do, sah.
 "Thats right. he continued, that's Kaintucky, sah.
 When we had reached the counter he said to me in an almost pleading tone, as if he feared I might do something to belle my nativity: What are you go- ing to choose in the way of beverage, sah?"
 Almost ignoring the question, spoke to the gentleman in white c. the other side. and said: Give me little clar whisky, sah.
 The old gentleman caught both my hands in his and said, with an accent of the deepest satisfaction
 By grit You a Kentuckian, sah and I'm glad to meet you, sah.
The Forrest City times., 1892-05-13

Nothing else, unless you would ruIp everything '"'A
 Well. I will bear with 1t this time and skulk about all night like wild beast Ton Will be at the belfry by noon9"
 Earlier. if can come" she -aid.
 And ere he could realise her intention sh. had glided from him and was swiftly hurry- ing on.
 'Ah we'll, my lady" he said with i, savage frown, "by-Snd-by l will square matter, with you"
 For while he kept near the spot, and walled until he had seen the light extin- guished in her room. Then he stole quietly back to the neighborhood of the camp.
 The gipsies were gone; the last warm ashes Of the fire were smouldering and in lew minutes would be cold.
 Bardolph looked a. these signs of the re- cent presence of his friends, and sense of loneliness and desolstion lay heavy on his heart.
 We have parted" he said, mot for a year, but for ever.'
 And with his head bent low he walked slowly from the dell.
The Forrest City times., 1892-05-13
ELEPHANTS IN INDIA.
Giving the Mammoth Bsass Fss~ nath--
 His Restlessness.

Giving the Mammoth Bsass Bss Bat1s--
 His RestIessness.
 Tho description of My Lord tho Elephants" toilet is delightful Xoe his bath before ceremony an irri- gation cut Is generally preferred where the great baby is made oo 1te down. to raise his mead or lea Q word while the mahout often aselet- ed by his son, who assumes tromoud- ous airs of authority If he b vory young. climbs about his hugo bulk and scrubs him with brickbata 4 brick flesh rubber is in common uoo for mems feet and seems to cult the elephant perfectly. But tho creature is generally inatteneive during the process; he plays with tho soap Q to speak blows clouds of vapor from his trunk. lifts up the wrong leg rolls over at the wrong minutA with nov and then, from hasty mahouG e With an irritable nursemaid. . blow. when the washing is hnished he slings his nusre up 10 his neck ce gives them . ieg-up' behind. in 0e friendly fashion peculiar to him. and shuiies back to the sorai to oe dressed.
 Mir Kipling is capital observer. says the London Spectator. and mueh of his information. gathered at 1eoe hand. will be new to English ideaa Take for instance the excessive rest- lcssness of the elephant. whose bulk and solidity are associated in mOat European minds with an impression c( ponderous immobility. But 'nn ele- phant's shoulder is never still" b . native saying. and Mir. Kipling eivoe curious instance of their ddgety hab- it's. Forty elephants had been shippoa in a steamer which anchored in pog~ fectly smooth sea oh 6aug0r Point At first they said 1t was the ground swell that made the ship roll @ much. but soon the captain came In dipo alarm to the officer in charge of the freight. The elephants had found that by swaying to and fro all t0gother rocking motion was produced that seemed to please them immensely. bo the great heads and bodies rolled md swung in unison. till the ship which had no other cargo and r0do llG1t was in imminent danger of rolling clean over. The mah0uts wcro hur~ ried into the hold and each seated e his boast made him '.bresk stsp" - to speak and the elephants daugers ous little amusement stopped.
The Forrest City times., 1892-05-13
WANTED ENCOURAGEMENT
He Priced Wedding Clothes In Order
 to Brace Himself Up.

He Priced Wedding Clothes In Order
 to Brace Himself Up.
 "Got any weddin' clos here?" he asked of polite clerk in @ Wood ward avenue clothing store, accord ing to the Detroit Free Press.
 ''Plenty of them," replied the clerk with winning little grin.
 "How much are they?"
 "All the way from SIS to $50" Good stuff in 'em and ginuine store clos?
 "Nice enough for millionaire to get married in. We make speciality in that line"
 "Let me see few, won't youg"
 Certainly. Walk right back this way, please" After about a half hours investi- gation he found something that he thought would suit.
 "rll be in next week, s'pose, and take em," he said, moving of.
 'I.et me wrap them up for you now urged the clerk.
 The customer gave nervous start. "Geerusalem, mister" he exclaimed, "I hain't ast the gal yit. Pm iist doing this to gimme sand in my craw sos l can pop"
The Forrest City times., 1892-05-13
Literary Inspiration.

Do you know" said the author, "I am firm believer in inspiration, and believe it is far more common among authors than most people suppose. The poets by no means monopolize it. In almost every authors work there are sentences, scenes or chapters that are genuine inspirations, born of the moment, flashing upon the authors mind with out the least warning. In my own case, many of the best things have written have come to me in that way. See here, let me show you how I work"-and he took a long blank book from his desk "This is the kind of a book write the first drafts of my stories in before having them copied on a typewriter. You see, l write on only one side of the page. while on the other side you will see occasional lines hastily jotted down diagonally across the page. Those are my instructions and they come about in this way: While am writ ing suddenly an idea will pop into my head. often utterly irrelevant to the particular part of the work on which am engaged-some scenes later on in my story, or it may be only sen tence or two-the happy expression of some thought. l turn instantly and jot it down on the opposite page, then go on with my work, and when have reached the point in my story where my inspiration is needed l turn back and copy it. fused to try to remember these things believing that when I wanted the sentence the association of ideas would bring it back to me. but found that unwise. These little inspirations in my cass. are very feeting. and have to nail them at once or they escape"
The Forrest City times., 1892-05-13
THE RETURN.

Now home again comes Love who long
 Has absent been, and Joy once more From sleep awakes, and. with song,
 Hastens to meet him at the door. He sees in each familiar spot
 The friends who sorrowed when he went, And all his exile is forgot
 'Fis they who tell of banishment. For, like that wayward son of old
 Who left his kindred, far to roam, Love knew but half the grief they told
 Who long had exiled been at home. FRANK D. SHERMAN in Youths Compan ion
The Forrest City times., 1892-05-13
MAsrs FROM wAsHtNoTo N.
Cut There and shipped Around tho meen
 For Use In New England.

Cut There and shipped Around the Meso'
 Tor Use In New Engiand.
 J. l. Cunningham is tho senioe member of the Boston firm which nearly enjoys monopoly in supply- ing mssts for vessels built on tho At- lantic coast Twenty years ago eeid Mir. Cunningham to reporter for the St Paul Pioneer Press vessele WQro smaller than now and timber for moeeo could be had in New Hampshiro aa6 Maine When. the forests there woro thinnsd out they fell back on Micht gan.
 But Of late years the demand hae| been for larger masts than even tho pine there furnished. and the north. ern pine forests Of WashtngtOu woro called upon. These are loaded into as chartered vessel and shipped to Be- ton around the Horn. Mr. CunninD ham ships one cargo year tn-tnlQ| way. and he has only one c0mpetitcEt He is now on hls way to Port Blako- ley. Wash. to superintend the led !. of I. 400. 900 feet of lumbar.
 The Northern pine he says 'ie| next to the white oak in strength Ao4 has double the strength of the Eastot4 pine. buy nothing over ll5 feet le| length but we could get masts 19V feet long if we wanted It ia lite@o trouble to get stick 100 feot loug without knot The lumber busineto in Washington is extremely dull an4 half the mills along Puget Sound aeo idle A stick that cost CLIO . yeae ago can be bought to-day for e60.
 The reason7 The South Amer1r can and Australian markets hays been overstocked and there ie no demand. The markets are glut4ed. Why. year ago the freight on l. 900 feet of lumber to South Americaa ports was $21. 50. To-day it is t9.5Q And the worst Of it is thero arc no prospects of improvement for the present
 It may surprise many to know thae for twenty years this firm has boon shipping timber for masts from tho Puget Sound country. At first car goes were only sent every few yearA but of late a cargo a year Ia tho ruIe The timber is shipped in the rough and the masts are shaped at the ve- r.ous New England and Eastern ship. yards
The Forrest City times., 1892-05-13
Ins,.sing on Accuracy.

Teacher-what is the distanc e from here to the moon?
 Thoughtful Pupil-About 24s. 900 miles.
 Haven't told you time and agaie; Johnny Pepperill that the distance from the earth's surface to the moon Is little less than 240. 900 muesF'
The Forrest City times., 1892-05-13
Food Tor ,rlse'sshs.

Il don't want to go to school said a six year old Boston boy the other day. live been le rning Cat all the term and know it. and l want to wait till they begin to leari Tho Cat" The incident carries its own commentary on the parrot-like methods still to be found in some Of our schools.
The Forrest City times., 1892-05-13

s.Yesm. and you told us litejo while ago that it was night In Ch1no and the moon was shining on China this very minute.
 Certainly"
 Well ain't 1t 5000 miles from here to China?"-Chicago Tribune