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The Helena independent., 1892-09-24

"Do you know how Artsmus Ward
aware was Charles Farrsr Erown-came
to adopt the non de plume which gave him
name and fame" asked a gentleman pos-
sessinR the curious pat;onym of A,temus
Ward of Chicago Inter Ocean reporter.
Artemus Ward, by the way. 1s an interest
ing character. He is manager Of one of the
largest business concerns in New York.
perhaps in the world, and most of his life
has been devoted to spreading the fame of
a certain soap. Curiously enough he ia a
deep student of the sayings of the witty
writer whose namesake he ia. He is droll.
too and has a facstious method of conver-
sation which might induce one to believe
that he we're renlly the humorist if it were
not for the recollection shat it in moro than
twenty years since the latter passed away.
II will tell YOU" Mr.. Ward went on, ''how
my predeces ssor, as l will call him, took the
name by which he iS known to tho general
public. One day he attended wax doll
exhibition which struck him as peculiarly
funny and the show WAS run by one Arte.
mus Ward. The writer Was very young
then aud he had notion of becoming a
literary man. He made up his mind that
when he did bring himself before the pub
lie he would use the title of tho owner Of
the wax show. and he kept his word"
Mon nrne . Disu; mon coeur a toi' was sung
| long years ago.
sung by : knight with golden spurs whose face
| was all aglow
With rarest, deepest purest love for \ mai den
| left at home;
| While he murdsrons. fierce crusade was
| bound for years to roam
His soul TO God" how straight it went when
| Canc the phgAn's thrust:
When killed upon the desert he Wondered back
| to dust
His heart to her. Of corse it wss: TO her vnr
| wholly gwen:
And still il beats its throbs Of love- although II
| beats in heaven. 3
N ow, like that good, brave knight Of old, viye
| my heart to thee
'Tis yours 10 ksep to hold to have, until et.r-
nifty.
My soul to God "-perhaps twill 20 to thu,
| blessed place above '""'
But whether there. or anywhere. / only want
| your love.
! Minneapolis journal
The Helena independent., 1892-09-24

Ex-senator ingalls, has arrived in Massa-
chusetts after three months in Europe, and
predicts republican success this fall. This
is not meant to be funny, but it ia. The
average citizen will wonder how q man can
feel the public pulse at home while he is on a
tour abroad. But the Suufower statesman
has a great head on him. Sunfowers al.
ways do have.-Chicago Mail.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-04-27
From The Springfield Union.

The PROVIDENCE NEWS has made very
liberal offer TO Rhode Island workingmcn, and
one that should have excellent practical re-
suits The plan Is outlined as follows:
The News proposes to send at its own ex-
pense representative Rhode Island working
man TO Great Britain TO report upon the con-
dition Of workingmen there. It will pay all
his expenses and furnish him with guide
books and all necessary information and as
sistance In laying out his route. He will start
some time in May, and will have time enough
to do great deal Of sightseeing besides inves-
tigating huts and novels and tenements.
England and Scotland are so compact that q
great deal of work and play, too, can be
crowded into trip Of fairly generous dura-
tion.
The choice Of the man who is to enjoy this
trip IL left with the readers Of the paper. the
only conditions being that he be one who
earns his living by daily labor and is compe-
tent and willing 10 keep those who have
chosen him to represent them informed by
sanding An occasional letter to the NEWS, Civ
ing the results of his Investigations. The con-
dition of European workingmcn has been de-
scribed frequently, but IL often happens that
reports are biassd by the economic views Of
The writer's, and the present plan should re-
suit IN . rsport thst woskingmsn and all
sshsn can dsVs.A spon - substantially sccu-
rita n lseosss @ the suebsss ~ - rad
M iptegVDe - Upe1A
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-04-27
CHAPTER 1048.
Passed March Is, 1927

AN ACT in amendment Of Chapter 733 Of
the Public Laws, entitled: "An act to
establish and maintain u Soldiers Home,
and to provide for tina relief OF needy
Union soldiers, sailors and marines OF
the late war, and the dependents OF de-
ceased soldiers, sailors and marines"
II 10 enacted by the General Assembly ae
follows:
Section 1. Section 10 of Chapter 733 OF
the Public Laws is hereby amended to
read as follows:
s.Section 16. No applicant shall be ad-
mitsed to the Soldiers Home, or be en-
titled to any relief under the provisions
OF tn is act, unless he was an actual resi-
dent of the State of Rhode Island on the
passage OF this act, or unless he served In
a Rhode Island regiment, or was accredi-
ted on the quota Of said State, not in
Guiding such as are already in the Ma
tional Home; provided, that a Rhode
Island soldier, sailor or marine, who has
been honorably discharged from the Ma
tional Home and is unable to gain read
mission because OF the amount OF United
States pension he is receiving, may be ad-
riittcd 10 the Rhode Island Soldiers
Home"
Sec. 2. All acts and parts of acts in
consistent herewith are hereby repealed
end this act shall take effect from and
after its passage.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-04-27
E~~G'%~~
IL
What the Newspapers Say About 1t.
From the Brooklyn Times.

TIE Providence NEWS has struck new
and valuable idea In the way of newspaper
balloting. II offers to tho bona fde wage earn.
ING workman who gets most votes free trip
to Europe, paying all his expenses and giving
him every possible facility to obtain informa-
tion and asking in return that he give through
its columns an honest and unprejudiced state.
ment Of the conditions of labor as he finds IL.
The offer is open to Democrat or Republican,
free trader or protectionist, and the result Of
the fortunate explorers visit will doubtless be
valuable contribution to the literature OF the
pending campaign.
We may add that the editor rs q staunch
Republican, is not taking very serious risks
from party stand point II was just such an
exploring expedition rs he invites represen-
tative Providence workman to take, that made
him one of the most earnest, as no is one Of the
ablest, advocates Of protection in the United
States.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-04-27
SOME THINGS WE EAT.
Hr. Catlin's Interesting Paper on Loss OF
Foods by Improper Preparation.

1Gr. Catlin's Interesting Paper on Loss OF
Foods by Improper Preparation.
Charles A. Catlin read paper at the
meeting of the Providence Franklin
Society last evening on ''Some Things we
Eat"
Careful Investigation shows" said the
speaker. "that little real advancement in
the philosophy of food was made until the
beginning Of the present century. Chemi-
cally considered, foods may be divided in
TO three classes; heat producers, albumi-
noids and inorganic salts" Considerable
attention was given to these three classes,
and the properties OF starch. sugar and
fats. Albumen, gluten. casino, fbrine
and Relatine, phosphates and common
salt were spoken of.
Mr.. Catlin then referred to the methods
Of calculating the value of food as mt
present accepted by scientists, but further
insisted that methods OF food preparation
influenced their valuation very largely,
showing how in the case OF potash its
value might be almost destroyed by i'm
proper methods OF preparation. He also
illustrated the value of corn and It's prop
critics aud spoke Of loss resulting from
tmDroper preparation Of these.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-04-27

The famous Colossus of Rhodes, which
has been described SO often that the sub
ject is becoming threadbare, cost 800 tai
ents, or about $575,000 in United States
currency. But the above is trifie COM
pared to the price paid for colossal
statue of Mercury, made for tho city OF
Averni, in Gaul, by Zenodorus. The art
ist was engaged on this great work for
ten years, and the total cost to the city
was q, ,775,O00
What the gold and ivory statues OF
Athena, in the Parthenon, or the Jews at
Olympia, both Of which were made by
Phidias, cost is not stated by any ancient
or modern author.
Athena was arrayed in a movable drap-
cry of pure, unalloyed gold, which
weighed forty talents. The coin value OF
the drapery alone, according to the above
figures, would be $5S0,0O0.
The head Of the Olympian Zeus was
covered with locks of pure gold, each
weighing six minm, or about the value OF
i25 1000 in United States money.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-04-27

Reynolds. The striped iniquity" trans
The last Democratic (so called) State
Convention was a melancholy exhinition
OF the low ebb of the morals and pstriot-
ism Of the Honey -Carroll-Brennan party
OF Rhode Island / was not present 10
witness the spectacle, but my neignpor,
lothian Stubbs, told me all about IL. 10
call It disgraceful does not properly char
acterize It. According to him IL was 3
second edition OF a. DonnyDrooK
fair. Now, IL our Republican voters IKE
such things and don't care II the STATE Is
handed over to such fellows let them stay
at home. neglect TO vote ana give the
demagogues and blatherskites full swing.
These are my sentiments, because ap
an old Jackson Democrat ana reRuulate
the modern shoddy stuff called Democ-
racy. tell you, Mr.. Editor, l am fuli,
and IL you say so I'll have more 10 say
hereafter. Last winter went Qnt 70 Cal-
ifornia to visit my son, returning Dy way
of Washington, where / stopped lew
days to look in upon Congress-. Perhaps,
il agreeable, I'll give my impression OF
the House Of Representatives.
Greeting to all city Republicans. be
sure to vote next time, elect your candi-
dates and pave the way for an easier VIC
PETER PoRcUPINE.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-04-27

In Maine town are two men, neigh
bors, who have lived side by side for FIVE
years, and during all that time have not
spoken together or shown by word or
look that either knew OF the Others ex-
istence.
The two men were formerly friends, and
one evening they got into discussion as
to the location Of certain road in Fair
field.
As a matter of fact, both were wrong,
but neither would give up. Then they
became angry, and finally one of them
rose and said: "Well, we can never agree
about this thing. We don't care anything
for each other any way. Let's never
speak to each other again"
And the other man agreed to IL, and
they have never spoken since.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-04-27
Echoes From Neutakonkanot.
70 the Editors Of the y,ms:

To the Editors Of the Nsws:
] am mad--mad all over and clean
through. Why have our city Republicans
failed in their duty at the polls, necessi-
tating these continuous electionsy II
there had been an effort at the second
election the entire Republican ticket
might have been elected, and so of the
third election. / believe that voting is a
duty, and he who fails TO perform il COM
mits sin against the government.
have been voter fifty -four years and have
never missed an election. have voted at
everZ national, State town and city cleo
tion within that period.
When was admitted a freeman in the
good old Nutmeg State / considered that
] then assumed an obligation which, rs q
good citizen, / was bound to fulfill. III |
had my way every citizen who failed To
vote, unless having the valid excuse OF
sickness or absence, should thereafter be
debarred from exercising the elective
franchise for five years. This may seem
harsh punishment, but IL is no harsher
than the circumstances deserve.
l have heard the excuse that voting
now and the election OF our nine Repub-
lican candidates was OF no account, iuas-
much rs now we control the General As
sembly by healthy working majority.
Suppose we haves IL Is desirable that
the so-called Democratic party should be
routed. horse. foot and dragoons" We
should roll up Victory as near an ava
lanche as possible. Aud whys Because
the bad element OF that party comes TO
the front aud makes itself the ruling
power. Who OF our decent. honest, self
respecting citizenship wishes for the
domination Of this bad element Give IL
full power and we may expect arepetition
OF the striped iniquity" which stuffs
ballot boxes, steals legislature and
elevates thieves TO high judicial
posifions I'm New York We shall bave
AN executive rs unscrupulous as Dave
Hill, who prostituted two Offices for sell.
fish party purp0rses dtvided his Time be-
tween Albany aud Washington, In each
place assiduously working 10 override
aud circumvent tho will of the people.
lie was the MASTER spirit ~ the con-
spiracy which stole the New York Senate
by excluding three legally-elccted Itepub-
Iican senators, and that other branch OF
the conspiracy which unseated Moves
from the Elmira district in New York.
and put In his stead Hills hcnchrnan.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-04-27

THE Providence NEWS, a sprightly Repub-
lican newspaper which in q few short months
has earned It's way into the good graces of the
people of New Ens nsland--and many others be-
sides-has instituted O plan to increase its pop
ularity and at the same time gain valuable in
formation for its readers. Its plan is this;
The NEWS proposes to send, at its own ex-
pcnse, a representative Rhode Island working
man 10 Great Britain 70 report upon the con-
dition Of workingmen there. II will pay all
his expenses and furnish him with guide books
and all necessary information and assistance
I'm laying out his route. The man IL TO be Sc.
lected by ballot by the readers of the NEWS,
and of course he must be intelligent and able
In an occasional letter TO express in q compre-
hensive manner the result of his trip.
BY this course the NEWS hopes TO learn from
an intelligent workingman the condition of
labor in Free Trade country as compared
with it's condition In this land of Protection to
American industries. The question Is already
an all-important one and it's Importance will
increase as the great campaign OF v2 approach
es. Information gained by tho News in the
way suggested will carry with IL greater
weight than anything that could be written
merely from political standpoint. and the
worthy editor Of that paper IL TO be commend.
Cd for his wise forethought in the matter.
A paper, however, which like the NEws wa
obliged 90 double it, size In less than month
after its first issue, may he expected st any
time to advance sssa hsas - sasp ~
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-04-27

Providence appears to be favorite
haunt of the tramps and the homeless
wanderers, generally speaking, notwith-
standing there is the inevitable saving
and splitting of foot of cord-wood to be
done at the Charity Yard, as penalty for
enjoying the hospitality of the munich
pality on the soft side Of q board.
When the city established the Charity
Wood Yard, the belief was that the horde
of dirty trainps infesting the State would
leave these plantations rather than sub
init to the indignity of manual labor.
The new rule worked we'll, and the ragged.
dirty. unkempt buns disappeared; but
in their stead came new and an equally
as large army of nomads and now the
city regularly entertains a species Of
tramps representing all kinds of labor
and many Of the professions, the mem
bers of which have by misfortune or dis
sipation taken to the highways and claim
of the world the living they claim it owes
to them.
And now we are, as good citizens, giving
shelter to another variety OF wanderers.
They are the stokers on tho ocean steam
ships Within the last six weeks about
twenty-five of these men have applied for
shelter at the Central police station.
They are coming In with their firemen's
suits on them, consisting of trousers,
shirts of the sweater" type familiar to
athletics and little round hats. Their
faces and hands are black as Egyptian
darkness. and soap and they are strangers
Two or three dropped in on Lieut. RAN
kin last Sunday night. They had walked
all the way from New York and had
worked east hoping to get on a cattle
steamer and sail from Boston for Liver
pool. Both had gone ashore to take one
last glass Of hale with friend and on re-
turning to the dock found that the great
steamer had been hauled out into the
stream aud was starting on her long trip.
Each left all his clothing and money
aboard ship. but each was fortunate in
having "A brother in the stoking crew, SO
that their effects were no doubt safe.
Lieut.. Rankin induced one of the
wanderers to wash-up and found that his
guest was a handsome, ruddy-cheeked
English lad. Then he put him beside his
friend and the contrast was so great that
both men laughed until they were in
danger of bursting blood vessel.
Another Of them showed up last night.
He had been left by the Cunarder sailing
from Boston on Saturday. aud was kill
ing time until the ship returned. He was
CHEEKY lad. and took his misfortune
with commendable complacency. Some
OF these stokers have quit working be-
cause the ocean lines are reducing wages,
aud for this one reason Providence is sure
to have many callers who will seek tenn
porary shelter until some new form OF
employment can be found.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-04-27
CHAPTER 1850.
Passed March 80, 1927

AN ACT in amendment of Chapter 80 OF
the Public Statutes, "Of Calling and
Warning Town Meetings"
1t Is enacted by the General Assembly as
follows:
Section 1. The Town Clerks of the
several towns are hereby authorized and
directed to issue, at least two days before
the first Wednesday in April next, a sup
Elementary warrant for the calling and
warning OF the town meetings to be held
on the first Wednesday in April, con-
tanning the amendments to the Constitu-
tion Of the State proposed by the resolu-
tions Of the General Assembly, passed on
to be directed and provided i'm all other
respects In manner provided by law.
Sec. 2. Tnis act shall take effect from
and after Its passage.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-04-27
CHAPTER 1861.
Passed March 30. 1Sn2.l

AN ACT in amendment OF Section 8,
Chapter %, OF the Public Statutes.
IL In enacted by the General Assembly as
follows:
Section 1. Section s, of-Chapter 20, OF
the Public Statutes, is hereby amended
30 as to read az follows:
'sSec. 8. The sum OF fifteen hundred
dollars annually is appropriated to he ex-
pended under the direction Of the Rhode
Island Historical Society, for the care and
preservation, and the cataloguing Of the
properly OF The State In It's Keeping, and
Tor the purchase and binding OF books
relating to the history OF the State, and
for copying and preserving the records in
the several towns OF the State.r
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect from
and after Its massage.
Icortify tho fo-"coing to be true copies.
sEOnGE II. UTTER,
Secretary Of state
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-04-27

Like the British House Of Commons,
the Lower House of the United States
Congress at Washington possesses q
symbol OF its authority in the form Of a
mace. II looks like the fasces which
were borne by the lictors before the Roman
Tribunes and Consuls, and consists OF a
bundle Of thirteen ebony rods entwined
and bound together with silver bands.
The thirteen ebony sticks represent the
thirteen original States OF the Union.
They are surmounted by a globe of silver,
upon which the hemispheres are traced
while q silver eagle with outstretched
wings n perched upon the summit Of
the globe. IL was made In 1894, Weighs
twenty pounds, and 10 instructed 70 the
custody Of the sergeant-at-srms.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-04-27
CHAPTER 1041.
Passed March s, 1922

AN ACT to authorize the abandonment
of the present passenger station in the
city of Providence.
Il is enacted by the General Assembly as
follows:
Section 1. Upon the completion OF the
new passenger station and approaches
now being constructed by the Old Colony
Railroad Company and the New York,
Providence and Boston Railroad Company
in the city of Providence, and the per-
formance by said city Of the agreement
made between it and them on the first
day of January, 1892, for the sale by the
city to them Of certain Cove lands, in
cluding the land on which said new sta
tion r., being constructed, and the pur-
chase by said city of the land o. which
the present passenger station stands, said
railroad companies shall abandon the
present station and the land released to
the city under said agreement.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect from
and after It's passage and aA aets and parts
OF acts inconsistent herewith are hereby
repealed.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-04-27
CHAPTER 1916.
Passed March 20, 1922

AN ACT in amendment Of and in addi-
tion to Chapter 36 OF the Public Stat
utes, "Of the Quorum, Government and
Conduct of Town Meetings, and Of Or
ganization and Government OF Ward
Meetings"
1t is enacted by the General Assembly as
follows:
Section 1. Moderators and clerks OF
voting districts in towns shall be elected
annually from the qualified electors of
their respective districts, on the day OF
the annual election Of town officers in the
several towns.
Sec. 2. All acts and parts of acts incon-
sistent herewith are hereby repealed, and
this act shall take effect Immediately
Provided, that this act shall go into effect
in the town of Burrillville, Scituate and
Lincoln on and after the first day of May,
A. d. 1892.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-04-27
A WHIST CLUB SOCIAL.
The Nostradamus People and Their
Guests at Tillinghast's Last Night.

The Nostradamus People and Their
Guests at Tillinghast's Last Night.
The annual ball Of the Nostradamus
Whist Club at Tillinghast's last evening
was success. Guests from Boston, New
Bedford, Fall River, Mansfield, Taun-
ton, Worcester and other cities
were present. A banquet was served
and the dancing was to the
music Of Baker Brurher'B orchestra. The
committee of arrangements consisted Of
George Jones, Mrs. l.. +. Gordon, Mrs.
G. II. Freeman and Mrs. Emma Douglas.
Clarence H. Freeman officiated rs floor
director, assisted by James T. Roulhac,
George II. Jones and Loriano Rovelto.
j. S. l.. Lee, +. r. Ruby and Lloyd How
ard acted as ushers. Among the out-of-
town visitors were Mr.. and Mrs. j. H..
Welch, Peterboro, N. H.; Mr.. and Mrs.
Laurence Stokes, Taunton, Mass; Misses
Ida Lee and Jennie Scarborough, New
Bedford, Mass: Miss Ruth Chase of
Newport and many others.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-04-27
Among
Our Own
People.

Reception and opening Of the "Black
and White exhibition at the Art Ciuo
IN M and Mrs. stephen Greene Of New.
ton Centre, formerly Of this city. will
all for Europe. June IL.
y Miss Phillips. Miss Lewis and Miss
Talbot. will sail for Europe In company
with 8 party OF Philadelphia ladies the
first week Ia June.
Louie C. Elson will lecture before the
s'Saturday Morning Club" at the resi-
dence of Mrs Fred Drew Cross at 2:3O T..
n. Saturday next on "Women in Music. :"
Miss Ward, of New York, is giving q
series of talks on artistic Decoration" !"
st the studio of Miss JEANNE Hammond,
on Cabot street, and Is the guest
Of Mrs. Tillinghast Angel street.
Miss Ward is one of the most
clever decorators in the country. hav-
ing lately returned from her studies
in Paris under the tuition of Puvis de
Chavanne. One of her most famous
works is freize for the music room Of
Andrew Carnegie's residence In New
York. The last two in the present series
of lectures will be given this afternoon
and on Saturday.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-04-27

The marriage of Walter A. johnson
and Miss Nellie Dervin took place this
morning at the Cathedral according TO
the rites OF the Catholic church. The
Rev. Father Stang officiated. The bride
was given away by William Healy and
the groomsman was John Curry. The
bridesmaid was Miss Dervin. the brides
sister. The ushers were James Powers,
Vincent johnson. A. b. Du Charm and L.
H. Holden. Immediately after the ser
vice reception was held at Bourne
street, where wedding breakfast was
served. The couple were the recipients of
q number Of presents.