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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-11-29
WayIand Lodge Social.

wayland Lodge, No. 95, New England
Order of Protection held private social
last evening, and about seventy couples
enjoyed the festivities The program
consisted OF thirteen well arranged num-
bers One OF the features of the evening
was the Court quadrille by sixteen young
ladies and gentlemen from one of the
dancing academies in the city. At inter
mission a generous supply OF ice cream
and cake was served. Among
those present were Mr.. and Mrs. j.
II. shaw, Mr. and Mrs. G.. III. Matnersou,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Wood. Mr.. aud Mrs.
George Fisher, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Peck, Miss Grace Shaw. Miss Lottie
Mathews, Miss Lille Oakes, Miss Carrie
Seekell, Mr.. Howe, Miss &. ID. Fisher,
Charles Shaw, George Shippee, Joseph
Davies, Charles Bohing. bert Stamp,
Ernest Chapman, Mr.. aud Mrs. Andrew
Fisher, &. Chisold, Mr.. Morgan, Miss
Maggie DALEY aud others
The committee of arrangements was
w. l.. Peck, chairman; James H. Shaw,
Harry :. Wood, Il. y. Peck, Arthur l..
Post Harry :. Wood had cnarge OF the
floor and was assisted by members OF the
committee. Music was furnished by
Fishers orchestra. The next social viii
be held Monday evening, Dec. 20.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-11-29
FROST FISH.
Fun and Profit at Riverside Catching the
Toothsome Fellows.

Fun and Profit at Riverside Catching the
Toothsom Fellows.
The shore from the Squantum Club to
the lower end of Bullock's Point presents
a novel picture these winter nights, and
TO one standing on the opposite side of
the river it looks as if all the fairies and
ghosts of the Christmas story books had
brought their lanterns and were having u
dance on the sands. On closer view the
fairy proportions grow and develop into
men and women who are catching frost
fish.
The big fish began chasing the frost fish
up the river last week aud the people are
gathering them in and getting consider
able fun out OF the operation.
Peter Mclaughlin, superintendent of
the oyster beds has already salted down
more han two barrels, and Harry Sim
mons ha, caught three or four barrels.
He has found ready sale for them SO
far, getting from IA TO l6 cents a pound.
Louis Kern, the happy German who
makes much OF the fun o'nights, swings
his lantern aud the fish flock around him
by the hundreds. Then he sings Ger
man lullaby and gathers them into his
net.
Andrew McCool is one of the experts
and has couple OF barrels salted down
| for winter use.
William Barry of the Narragansett
| Electric Lighting Company brings a
basket of the fish TO Providence every
morning and distributes them among his
| friends.
Other experts are Charles Sherman a d
| Thomas Earnshaw. But 1t DOESN'T fol-
| low that one has to be an expert to catch
| frost fish, aud In consequence. hundreds
of people join in the Iun each night.
| Saturday night two Providence men who
rowed down to Riverside filled their
boats before starting for home.
The fish are caught in three ways.
When they are plentiful you can chase
them on the beach and pick them up in
your hands. Some people use net while
| others spear.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-11-29
PENSION ESTIMATES.
Treasury Oficials Think They Are Too
Small by S14, 900, 900

small Dy Sl4,OVO,OOO.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 90 Treasury Off
cials view with some surprise the esti
mates sent up by Secretary Noble FOR
pensions. They are, in their opinion,
too small; but as it Is their duty to put
them in the "hook of estimates" in they
will 20. Secretary Mobiles estimates. in
round numbers, IS Sl66, 900. 900 for pen
sions for the fiscal year ending June 30,
1894, and $40, ,5O0,0 900 as a deficit for the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1898, which,
with the appropriation made Of S147. 900. :
600, brings the pension payments for 1898
up to sl57 100000
The treasury department is now paying
out pension money at the rate OF Sl3, ,500.-
600 month. or sl62. .O00, 900 "a year. But
this rate is increasing each month, and
unless the pension office stops work al
together and does not allow any new
cases or increases. the rate. it is esti-
mated, must reach at least Sl4, ,000, 600 n
month before this present fiscal year is
ended. Wnen the fiscal year 1884 is
reached, for which Secretary Noble says
$i66, ,UO0. 600 will be sufficient, the pension
rate, il is believed by the best posted
officials in the treasury department, will
be $l5,000,0O0 month. or $50, 600, 900 a
year, which will leave deficiency of sl4-
OO0. 600 for the second session of the Fifty
third Congress to provide.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-11-29
-fA~HARBeKc :
TSRGHIS

The schooner John ID. Williams has
been chartered to load acid fish scrap at
New London for Baltimore at 176 per
ton, loaded, trimmed and discharged.
The schooner John Ponder, Jr., char
tered Saturday by Ship Broker Milton
Kelly, loaded paving stones at Stoning-
ton, Monday, and was ready to sail inn
mediately for New York. This was quick
work.
The schooner Vicksburg was chartered
at the same time at 40 cents per ton to
load paving stones for New York.
The schooner Rachael Seamans sailed
yesterday from Philadelphia with cargo
OF coal for Boston.
The steamer Narragansett OF the Provi-
dence line will be laid up at the wharf in
this city for the winter
Arrived-Schooner Lewis Marvel with
cargo Of cement to Manchester d Hud-
sou; +. III. King. with calclne plaster TO
j. G. Golf; the AmeriSaa Eagle aud the
steamtug Scranton.
Sailed-Schooner Altana NJ. Jaeger,
Mary Jordan, Maggie Todd.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-11-29
"Qpen Evenings Idea.
The Prssidenrs Personal Guard.

Six guards are on duty at the White
House, largely for the purpose of protect
ing the president from dangerous visit
ors. They are all men of great muscular
strength and experience in detective
work. so we'll are they trained in the art
OF judging people that for any crank or
crook to get by them is almost impossi-
BILE. Capt. Densmore, who has been such
prominent figure at the White House
for many years, can generally tell crank
as soon as he enters the White House
grounds. The boast Is made that the
president is as well protected In the Ex-
ecutive Mansion as IL 1t were the strong
est castle that ever existed. Lincoln was
not murdered there, but at the theatre.
Garfield was assassinated at the rail-
way station. Although the president
pays the wages of his own private SER
wants, including his coachman. the gov
ernment takes care Of the White House,
renews and repairs the furniture, lights
and heats the building, supplies table,
ware and linen, and hires a hous|lceper
and steward to keep the establishment In
order.-St. Louis Republic.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-11-29
CIGARETTES BLAZE.
A Lively Blaze on Gladstone Avenue
Yesterday Afternoon.

besseTuay
The cigarette manufactory owned by
Samuel Posner on Gladstone avenue
near the railroad bridge caught fire at
SEQ o'clock yesterday afternoon and was
almost totally destroyed. The building
ls three and half story structure occu-
pied by several families and by Posner in
the lower part as the mandatory of
cigarettes.
The blaze originated in the second story
and had made considerable headway be-
fore the discovery. Suddenly one OF the
Inmates I'm the house saw smoke issuing
from cracks in the floor and immediately
raised an alarm. The terrified inhabi-
tants deprived of reason by the fire and
excitement ran back and forth in an aim
less fashion through the rooms anu could
only he gotten out Of the burning struct-
ure by the most vigorous efforts of the
firemen.
The prompt arrival OF the fire depart
ment checked the spread Of the flames
and in short time the fire was under
control but until the house nad been al
most destroyed. During the excitement
attendant up N the first discovery OF the
fire two women employed in the cigarette
factory were forgotten aud were left IN
the burning building. Officer Mckenzie
was notified shortly after OF the fact and at
once forced mis- way into the building and
found them trying vainly To get out OF
the room. So deuse was the smoke that
they were completely blinded aud IL re-
quired the most vigorous efforts OF the
officer to remove them. The inhabitant =
of the house were Jews and could not
sneak English. the total damage will be
about A., 800 and IL il thought that there
is a partial insurance.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-11-29
Tn-daY,s Municipal Court.

James +. rillinghast was appointed
guardian OF the person and estate OF
Grace w. Bailey; bond 500.
William NJ Durfee was appointed
guar an OF the person and estate Of
Antnoly Borden Burfee; bond $1,000
Samuel :. Durfee was appointed ad-
ministration of the estate Of Christopher
McGowan: bond Al 800
Daniel Grant was appointed admins
traitor OF the estate Of Nancy Wilkinson;
bond 500
Alpheus =. Waterman was appoint ed
administrator of the estate Of Jeremiah
X Waterman. bond 5000.
The estate Of Richard = Newcomb was
declared insolvent and the administrator
was authorized to sell the inventory Of
the estate; inventory so4425.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-11-29

Chicago Grain Notes.
QUOTED by A. r. wEEpES.
rpoRTED ny MILLER q VAUGHAN.

The London wheat market is dull ;
prices unchanged, but tending in buyers
favor.
Liverpool since Friday has been dull ;
spots and futures I'D lower.
CHICAGo-Car lots today: Wheat, 215;
corn. 354; oats, 212; hogs, 10000: estimates
tomorrow: Wheat, 100; corn, $50; oats,
125; hogs. $4,000
Heavy shipping OF hogs. S550@6.O0.
Wheat on passage has increased
1850, 600
Corn on passage has Increased 296, 900.
Corn opened slightly lower. but it was
not weak. The market is dull. Provis-
ions opened with boom on a higher hog
market The hog market Is active and
5Ml0c higher. Wheat offerings at the
opening were light In an interview with
Cudahy he says he does not believe in
wheat at these prices.
IL is reported that grain rates from Chi
cago 20 New York are TO be raised from
l5 TO 25 cents per hundred tomorrow.
Stocks contract grain in Chicago:
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-11-29
A Fish-Catching Dor.

A family living near Newcastle, on the
Maine coast, have been eating alewives
for breakfast for several weeks past,
thanks to their dog. A short distance
from the house Is a brook that empties
into salt water, and which for fifty yards,
when the tide Is out, spreads it's waters
over a broad bed Of pebbles and stones.
Several pool-like Enclosures have been
made, so that when the tide goe, out the
shallow pools are left writhing with fish.
Then the dog darts into the water and
drives the frantic fish before him. When
one is stranded he seizes IL in his mouth
and bears IL ashore. The dog never cuts
the fish with his teeth, and never eats
them.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-11-29

Reciprocity with Salvador.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29.-The transitory
commercial arrangement between the
United States and the republic of Sal
vador, which went into effect Dec. 80,
1891, has b, en- superseded by definite
arrangement, the signatures to which
were exchanged on Nov. %, at Minagua,
by the minister of foreign affairs. under
the authority of the congress of Salvador
aud the representative Of the United
States. 1t is believed that the, definite
arrangement will tend to greatly pro-
mote trade between the two countries,
and will open profitable market TO
many products and manufactures of the
United States which have hither been
hampered by various restric ions.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-11-29
Higgins--Allen.

An event of interest to the members Of
the f. l.. /. and other military organiza-
lions as well as many other people in the
CITY was the marriage last evening of
Adit. Albert G.. Higgins and Miss Annie
M. Allen at the residence of the brides
parents on Greenwich street. The cere-
mony was performed 5y Pastor Water
man of the Greenwich street Baptist
Church and was witnessed only by rela-
tives. Adjutant HiRgings il one OF the
best known young oncers In the state
For some years he has been with Greene,
Anthony a. Co., but recently became
partner of Irving w. Young in the deliv-
cry business.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-11-29
Arnold Post Fair.

Arnold Post OF the Grand Army closed
a two weeks fair last evening, and it
was far more successful than was ex-
pected. The lucky persons are Miss
Carrie Smith. who was awarded the gold
watch for selling the largest number Of
combination tickets +. +. Curtis, who
got the banner L. i. Dexter. the guess
cake; Mr.. Shannon tho willow chair; j i.
|. Locke the bed spread; MISS Thornton
the doll, aud A. o. Makee the silver
clock The winning numbers on the
combination tickets were 4,269, gold
watch 4, t6s, barrel of four 9, TO-, box of
cigars 5.27l, pair Of opera glasses 4,214,
ton of coal; 1855, ladies' gloves; l,5s7,
umbrella; 4.09s. ladies' shoes; $50, box
OF cigars; 6.270, smoking set; s. 5S5, s. in
gold. None OF these articles were award
ed last evening.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-11-29

SAN ANTONIO. Tex, Nov. 29-The final
experiment by Gen. r. +. Dyrenforth
aud his party OF rainmakers took place
here to-day. The preparations were the
most extensive yet attempted. The ex-
periments will be kept up until rain il
produced or all the explosives are ex.
hsusted. The ammunition consists Of
1900 pounds Of roselite, 100 shells, aud
nearly 900 bydrosen.oxygen balloons.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-11-29
In Love with Grover.

CLEVELAND, Nov. 90 Josephine VI.
Fields, the daughter of a prominent col
ored temperance worker of Ohio, says
she is in love with Grover Cleveland, aud
spends much OF her time In writing let
ters 10 him. Yesterday an inquest OF in
sanity WAS held Among the testimony
was letter she had recently written Co
the President-elect annyunclng her intsn-
ion of tikingA bridal trip To Washing.
ton as soo1 as she received $40 from him
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-11-29
Thrown From n Freight Train.

At 4:45 o'clock yesterday afternoon,
Hubert Enches, brakeman, employed as
switchman in the freight yard OK the
Consolidated roads, was thrown from the
rear car of freight train aud sustained
injuries TO his back and left hip. He was
conveyed TO his home, % Webster ave-
nue., IN the ambulance and his injuries
were found TO be slight
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-11-29
MORE ESCAPING GAS.
Servant Nearly Loses Her life In
That Way.

A servant girl employed in the board.
ing house at sol North Main street, met
with q serious accident recently, which
nearly resulted fatally. She retired for
the night. but in some manner left the
gas turJ ed on, and had 10 not been for
the entrance OF another servant. who at
once detected the escaping gas. the
woman would have died. As IL WAS she
was IN comatose state, and IL was only
by prompt and vigorous work that DR..
Lillibridge, who was called IN, pulled her
through
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-11-29
THE SOCIAL MILLS.

The Owners Join In the Raise of Wages of
Per Cent.
The Social Manufacturing Company
which include the Social. Nourse and
Globe mills, announces officially this
morning an increase Of per cent in the
wages of operatives in their employ.
This completes the triangle OF the
knights, Lonsdale and Social companies,
each having now declared n raise of per
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-11-29

Bilbee-I hear, you proposed TO Miss
Doless.
Scroggins-Yes.
Bilbee-Did she acceptf
scrogg ins-No; indefinitely postponed
on account OF the weather.
Bilbee-I don't understand what the
weather has to do with IL.
acroggins-It was a cold dsy.-Detroit
Free Press
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-11-29

The data collected by insurance COM
panies that issue policies on cattle show
that a distinct increase in risk is caused
by the use Of wire fences on the farms.
The number OF cattle reported as killed
by lightning is very large. In the ma
jority OF cases the cattle were near the
wire fences at the moment OF their being
struck, and so convinced are the COM
panies that the metal strands by acting
as conductors OF electricity increase the
chances against the life OF the cattle that
they are making modfffcatfoh OF the
conditions on which such insurance Is
given.
Furnished rooms supplied with Lodgers
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-11-29
Local Stock Quotations.

Wheat. 4,363, 1875: corn, 1924 oats.
2,0l3,213; rye, 379, 176.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-11-29

Furnished rooms supplied with Lodgers
by a 1o-cent advertisement In the "News.'
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-10-08
THE GOOD OLD TIMES.


WAss easy times our fathers had ,aey nv.a
nAta.1l way.
10 ''sa s. . M s:.f dollar the. they had sss vsos
Some fourteen hours ala they have shis near,
sum to win,
1ne whole. long. blessed day to ear. . ha,f {
dollar IN.
How light their lot compared With ours; W
have TO spurt and spin,
we who are granted but SIX hour. n e,,.
twelve dollars In.
Two hundred dollars in . year Was All they had
to earn,
But We must earn nve thousand-win those old
DAYS ne'cr return!
And they had twelve months To earn Il. fousee.
hours to the day.
nut We have TO have vacasions which seal half
we've only six hours IN the day and eieht
months In the year
IN which to earn fvc thousand-ah, too ereas
the strain. I fear.
They had % long to earn % little, but our hard
life IL such
That we have Mftle time 70 work in order %
earn much
How rich our fathers were-in time-hov prodi-
gal and rashi
What vast amounts OF time they esvc for small
And how Ne sigh for those old daysof nodseass
events,
When one had fcurtesa hours In which 10 ear.
his nfty cents:
But nov ve work like galley slaves. AID wreck
ana waste our powers
For nifty cents In sixty secoods, a, what : liss
s. W. Foss. In Yankee Bl>Aa
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-10-08
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
PEACH LEAF icURL.

4 Dhssse wAieA Oxe.zs WAsssvss
r. Peaches Are Crown.
This peculiar disease = widespread
both in this country and In Europe. oc-
curing wherever the perch II grown.
It often severely Injuries nursery stock;
young, thrifty growing trees ere more
subject 70 it, attacks thsa those more
mature. The curl IL Nsnited 70 the
period when the young shoots and
leaves are most tender. after The IT,
sues Of these parts are fully formed Or
matured they are no loager affected.
Tho disease shows itself - soon - Tie
leaves are expanded. BY the Afst o.
middle Of June the only signs Of the
malady are the withered, leaves On The
ground and the shriveled. sheets On the
tree: new leaves have already d.
veloped on the lateral twjgA Tho nlus-
tration, Fig. 1. shows The character.
istic appearance Of . peaeA leaf af-
fected with the curl and the same en-
craving illustrates .; twig diseased
lrom the same cause. ieeuently The
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-10-08

entire leaf IL involved, the diseased
part being somewhat thicker and Of .
more neshy texture than thatin health
The under surface In usually smooth
hut the upper has . moro Or lee mealy
appearance. When the leaf stock isaf-
iected II swells 70 several times IT,
normal thickness and seldom attains
its full length. These portions have .
pale green color. tho sprisoe h swollen
and uneven. and turna black and diea
The cause Of peach-lest curl y . minute
fungus called Tsphrin3 detormans. It
Is closely related 70 tbs fungus which
causes ''pluna poeketav The mycslinn
or spore producing part Of tAis fungus
forms . net work Of th.eads resemblipg
. string Of beads in tie tissues Of tie
peach leaf. This Is ilpaetrated n Fig.
2. From these thrsads the spores Of
seeds are produced BY which the dis
ease il spread from tres 10 tree. These
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-10-08
CANOE LIFE.
The Days Programme q Popular Fern,
Of OUtlng.

/ 10o Doy0 Programme o4 P0p0lo1 R0H0l
Of Outing.
Happy the canoeist who knows No
clock nor watch. but whose time Il his
own, and whose day il broken only by
the natural divisions Of free, open air
life. Sunrise hnds him awake and
alert, . few minutes serve to start . hot
fire from fuel prepared over night, the
chops or eggs sixzle in the frying pan,
the coffee-pot sings gayly beside It, and
from the inner depths Of the canoe sre
unloaded stores of jam and marmalade,
canned vegetables. bread, sugar and the
ever-ready ''tin milk" Breakfast de-
spatched, each pan and dish of the simple
outfit in washed and slowed compactly
away. one tin pail Of moderate size con-
taining everything pertaining to the
kitchen. Blankets and bedding are
rolled up, lashed tight and slowed be-
low, each in . special nook, the little
tent is similarly disposed of, masts are
stepped, the paddle laid ready on deck;
shove over the sand, and the craft ID
ahoat, probably by seven o'clock, with
. whole long. bright day ahead.
Under the fresh morning breeze she
bowls along, the crew to windward.
the strain ON each nerve and muscle
varying with the motion Of the boat.
Our course lies by sedgy banks, by
stretches of bright sand shin
ing under the morning sun. BY fisher
mans hut here, or . handsome water
side villa there. BY bustiing group ON
. country wharf waiting the boat for
the city. or perhaps the tiny craft Il
headed for more open water, . long
stretch o6shore, with NO outlook save
the sky above M, the distant shoreline,
and with only stray gull o. wonder.
ing porpoise for company.
The day brings . constant change;
now . halt on the beach for . swim and
. bit Of cold luncheon; now . lunng up
for chat with the crew Of . fishing
boat busy with their nets; now .
passing greeting from . yacht At
times the sails are slowed from choice
or necessity. the paddle taking their
place for . few mileA A the
sun declines, the thoughts of the
crew are returned inward, or to home
and supper; "home" standing for clear
piece Of sand OF swsrd with fresh water
near Ut hand. and supper" for . very
suhstantial sort Of repast after IN early
brealfast and . cold lunch. A camp
site st length selected, the canoe Il
besehed and drawn mp above the tide.
the campfire il startsd, the stores and
blankets are unpaeked, supper iseooked
and eaten with . xest such - only
comes from N outdoor life, and pots
and pans are disposed Of. the little tent
h pitched over the we'll and . snug bed
made mp within, IN hour il given 70
posting the log, sewing on battona. re-
pairing torn aail, o. 70 little read
ing. and the tired canoeist turns IN for
. sound and hearty alssR-W. 2. ~.
phssA u HYp.seott'e
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-10-08

Notwithstanding The lavish aud ele.
CANT array at laces and silk-eord trim.
mfngs intesminsled with beadA silver.
copper. etc. Tie eut-jet gsrnitures ars
far too tempting 70 Be passsd over. Jet
T. in fact still the rage. with 10 nleeli-
heod Of it, losing its hold 1or loug
time 70 coma Jet sppliques h Vmstiaa,
Persian and Greek deviceA and n lace.
like Spanish arsbesquea. are used, not
only on lase. silk, net and erenadins
toiletA bat upoa fAney slrshs, cash
sssrss., poptins, light cloth gowns and
some of The most styliaA and sxpeosiye
Sso0w wsApA-G. ]. Pea