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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-12-04

peared to him throughout the singing of an
aria. With the almost satanic help of his
slayish scientist he had combined this mar
Vicious photography with machine, I'M
proved upon comparatively crude one
originated by Pepper, in such a way as to
make a duplication of the prima donna
stepping forth on the platform and going
through with the attitudes. motions and
visual expression of the song which the
phon ograph had simultaneously vocalized.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-12-04
A PRIZE CAT.

1t Carried Off Most of the Prizes in
the Crystal Palace Show.
Women who are fond Of cats will be in
terested in knowing that the aristocratic
tabby to which was awarded the first prize
at the recent cat show In London rejoiced
in the name of "Chicot." that it was the
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-12-04

Perfectly white cats. II they have blue
eyes, are nearly all deaf.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-12-04

Among the wealthy classes Of Japan It is
considered undignified to ride horse going
faster than walk.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-15
FRUIT HILL

know where there is the most beauti-
full walk of moderate length to be found
about PROVIDENCE or anywhere else. Try
IL.
It begins where Mineral Spring avenue
branches off from the Pawtucket road.
Mineral Spring avenue is itself a beauti-
full one, cutting straight across the valleys
and rolling hills which here run north
and south. There Is one ruined mill
(ruined before the Mckinley bill, how
ever; probably in Folks time by its aged
appearance) shaded by great elm trees,
fine woods and distant views Of the city's
roofs and spires.
way you should know IL is Fruit Hill is
by the enormous wild grapes the biggest
/ ever saw, the blackberries. buckle
berries aud blueDerries, the wild cherries
and wild strawberries, which 1t bears all
In their due season-on the top of Fruit
Hill road runs to the left, the south.
This Is marked by splendid row of shade
trees, and 1t runs along the edge of the hill,
with the beautiful Woonasquatucket
valley In full view from it to the right.
Immediately it branches, the road on the
left going to the city reservoir and beyond
that over Bradley's hill to the city again,
while that to the right runs down to
Manton by the way OF the little knot of
houses known as Fruit Hill Here are
about dozen or fifteen families living in
surroundings perhaps as beautiful rs any
in RHODE ISLAND. There is shade all
about and breezy slopes and big trees, and
the valley in view, and a pretty girl on
horseback. and the bammocks and paper
covered novels of summer people. Water
isn't the typhoid breeding Pawtuxet, but
comes clear aud cold from the wells,
drawn by chain buckets, or In one in
stance made memorable by the beauty of
the scene. by an old-fashioned sweep.
Manton itself is prettily situated, but
the houses are mostly new and shadeless.
From Fruit Hill by Bradley woods-but
that is another story, rs fresh Mr.. Kipling
says
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-15

Jll residences, spacious and attractive.
suburbs. shadu streets and breezy hills.
Its Revolutionary memories haunt tnc
unttqudry. the absolutely unoQuoueo
NdrTagdnseft Bay at its feet charms me
artist and the sportsman, and It's shores
provide recreation ground and summer
homes for thousands Of the citizens OF
NcB England.
25 Providence has the most cul-
turcd and Intelligent people OF any city
In the country; Is a prominent uferdry'
artistic and musical centre. Its manu-
featuring establishments demand the
highest skilled labor. consequently It's
uorking classes are exceptionally tntettt-
gent
20. Providence has rs public schools,
tCfth Z2I Instructors.
27. Providence expends annually
s21I, ,9os. .0e for teachers sdldT 60
20. Providence is the stu. Of Bro0n
University.
20. Providence has III churches.
80. Providence has ISs miles OF
streets; q9 are pared, I2o Mdcdddmtzed
aud 10 are ulbutlt. Its streets are the
finest and clcdnest In the country.
81. Providence has u mortality
rate of 1918, a marriage rate OF 2%.0h u
birth rate OF 2S.R.
b. Providence has a stdunch Re
publican paper aohose gro1oh has no
parallel In the history Of journalism;
uhosc progress has been the journalistic
sensation OF Neto England; phtch ts ac-
knowledged everywhere as the home paper
THE PROVIDENCE NEWS.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-15
NEW YORK ABANDONED.

The Grace-Hill feud has had its natu-
raj effect. The outspoken hostility OF
the anti-snappers to Tammany Hall, the
persistent refusal of the men who en-
gineered the May convention to agree to
Whitney's abject surrender to the
sachems, and the sullen slowness OF
Senator Dave to find even prostration
and knocking of the forehead before
him sufficient submission, have caused
the fact to be borne in upon the minds
of the Democracy that there is precious
little hope Of carrying New York for
Cleveland.
The movement of the New York
World to raise a Western campaign
fund is an outspoken acknowledgement
that the only hope left the party is in
rainbow chasing. The World led the
Democracy to disaster when it headed
the raid upon RHODE ISLAND this spring.
1t led into dangerous ambush when 1T
headed the movement for Cleveland's
nomination. 1t now leads forlorn
hope in desperate dash to find way
out of the net in which the Cleveland
party finds itself entangled.
What other Interpretation than doubt
verging upon despair can be put upon
its own significant admissions? In a
double-leaded editorial yesterday the
World said:
There Is every reason to belive that
New York will remain to the day OF cleo
ton doubtful State.
To blind ourselves TO this obvious fact
would serve only to cripple the party in
its struggle for the supremacy Of the peo-
pie.
To stake all upon New York would be
worse than folly. 1t would be political
crime.
If plain English means anything this
means that in the opinion Of the World
New York is lost to the Democracy. To-
day the World says editorially:
Political history proves the uncer-
tainty Of estimates and the folly of de-
pendence upon New York. Cleveland's
plurality in 1884 was a scant thousand.
Harrison's plurality tour years ago was
only 5000. The change of the smallest
imaginable percentage OF vote so large
may turn the scale. The purpose OF the
Democratic party at this time is too prec
ious and far reaching to be entrusted To
such balance.
This is emphasizing the confession of
yesterday. The World has opened a
subscription for money to be used for
campaign purposes in Illinois, Wiscon-
sin, Michigan, Iowa, Kansas and Ne
braska. Nothing could fit in better
with Republican wishes. With Demo-
cratic cash and care diverted to the
West the hope of New York Republi-
cans brighten daily. The movement of
the World is bull point for protection,
but bad black eye to the free traders.
They are badly beaten who own defeat
three months before election.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-15
H. W. LADD co.
The Last of Summer
Wash Fabrics

What a wonderful season
it has been for them And
the demand even now seems
almost Unsuitable. We have
a small number of short
lengths of pieces that have
proved the most popular, and
this week we mark them at
prices that will clean them
up. Even for fall and winter
these dainty fabrics are i'm
mensely popular for indoor
gowns and wraps, and at this
sale we shall offer unequalled
opportunities to get dress
from the incest of them.
For instance
All that are left of our high
grade (Anderson's) 4oc. and
soc. Scotch Ginghams, mark
ca .ZJc.
Those pretty English Mus
lins (only the black grounds
left), and the delicate Swiss
Organdies, black, white and
fancy grounds, with flower
figures, at .23c.
Balance of our fine French
Satines that have sold for
25c. and 37He .17c.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-15
As TO NEWSPAPERS.
A correspondent asks us this interest

A correspondent asks us this interest
ing question
have noticed that the News Is always
n1 0anocratic and the best Mugwump or
independent paper In the United states.
AJAX.
Such a question cannot be well an
swered, as after all, individual tastes
must determine. Assuming. however,
that what our correspondent wishes is
professional opinion, we would say that
the New York Sun is the ablest Demo
cratic paper. II has its "outs." 1t is
cranky, malicious and unscrupulous;
but it is ably written, free from gram
matical blemishes and always discusses
non-political subjects with sense, force
and frankness. Next the Sun edito-
rally stands Henry Watterson's Louis
vile Courier-Journdl; in wide circula-
tion and in many points of general ex-
cellence, the World surpasses it, but its
editorials are beneath contempt. The
Chicago Herald is beautifully printed,
well written, enterprising and i'm
mensely profitable. The Boston Globe
comes next, and after it host. The
Philadelphia Times stands high; might
be nearer the head Of the list if Phila-
delphia were Democratic city.
On the Republican side the Chicago
Inter-Ocean assumed first rank when
Horace Greeley half ruined the New
York Tribune by Mugwumping. The
Western paper has held first place ever
since. II is probably more widely cir
culated than any other paper of our
party, its editorials are fine and its news
always complete We hesitate to name
other papers which come after the
Inter-Ocean because modesty and a
strict regard for justice might conflict
in the placing of the PROVIDENCE News.
OF the independent or jibboose papers
the Boston Herald, il it can be
classed as independent, is by far the
most important In circulation and edi-
torial ability. The Herald furnishes
ideas to the free trade newspapers of
pretty much all New England. The
PROVIDENCE Journal follows its lead
with slavish imitation, and rarely gives
credit for borrowed ideas. We prefer,
however, to class it as straight Demo-
cratic. in which case the New York
Ecening Post must be advanced to tho
head of the list. IL has small circula-
ton but very wealthy and influential
one, and its book reviews, art and
dramatic critiques, market reports and
"specials are usually master work.
The poor old New York Times is going
10 the bowwows fast.
II is singular fact that the most sue
cessful papers of Boston. the Modern
Athens" are geographically hideous,
poorly and ungrammatically written.
and very sensational. They are more
wild western" then the well-printed
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-15
TWO CoNGREssIONAL RECoRDs.


TWO CONGRESSIONAL RECORDS.
To attempt to describe what the two
Democratic Congressman from RHODE
ISLAND might have done during the past
two years and what they did not do
would require very voluminous work.
But in view Of the rumored refusal OF
both to become candidates again, the
record of their more or less effective
patriotic effort is perhaps Of some slight
interest.
During the last session of Congress
RHODE ISLAND has been ostensibly rep
resented in the lower branch Of Congress
by MIR. Lapham and Mr.. Page. Both OF
them are men of average ability and
both have something of local reputa-
tion. OF Mr.. Lapham great things were
expected by his party, but in all the
Democratic seances in Washington dur
ing the past session Mr.. Lapham has
not been able to clothe with hfelike
lineaments any of the elusive and
ghostlike products of his creative
imagination. The beneficial measures
as far as RHODE ISLAND is concerned
which he has originated, have escaped
the agile pen Of the congressional scribe.
The possibilities of the situation and
opportunity for him TO make name for
himself have faded away into oblivion.
Only once out of the murly darkness of
silent voting did Mr.. Lapham appear
and assume tangible form. But alas,
it was only transitory. The member
from RHODE ISLAND thought he saw his
golden opportunity when the Menhaden
fisheries bill came up and he at once
fathered the child. But it died in COM
mittee and Mr.. Lapham sadly inscribed
on its tomb. "My adopted child, its
memory will be cherished for the sake
of my Tiverton constituency"
Since that time Mr.. Lapham has
voted. So has Mr.. Page, but otherwise
their life in Washington has not covered
the State with glory, or craven their
names upon the tablets of enduring his
tory.
This chronicle of the acts of our two
Democratic Congressman is brief, but
its brevity is by force of circumstances.
Their acts were few, and it now be-
comes the duty of the people to con-
slider whether the party whose represen-
tatives these men were is worthy of con-
fidence and re-establishment in power.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-15

to fill the court offices in a manner not
disagreeable to her majesty. 1t is from
some points of view pretty hard ON the
elderly queen to be obliged to accept
from the dictation of the political
parties palace women she doesn't want
but under existing political conditions
there seems to be no remedy.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-15
stage.

The talk Of opposition to Harrison in
his own party is amusing, it is SO evil
IDENTIFY manufactured at this particular
juncture to offset the general comment
on the great and growing bitterness be-
tween the Hill and Grace factions.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-15
THE wORKMEN,s SIDE.


If we are to assume that the pronoun-
ciamento "To the American Public"
issued by the officers of the American
Federation aud the Amalgamated Asso-
citation, and signed by some of the men
who have been intimately associated
with the labor trouble at Homestead,
Pa, is well-considered statement,
it is painfully evident that the
American public has been expending its
sympathy for cause that has little or
no justification that can be made for it
by its warmest friends and most con-
cerned advocates. This document is
signed by Samuel Gompers, the presi-
dent of the Federation, and man who
has been regarded as one of the most
conservative and reasonable among the
labor leaders, and as this statement of
the laborer's side of the trouble was
made as the result of visit to Home
stead and peronal investigation by Mr..
Gompers it must be regarded as the best
that can be said for the men.
Whoever seeks in it justification of
the present attitude of the men on
strike will read this appeal to the pub
lie in vain. Whoever hopes to find in
it reasonable excuse for the acts of the
men will not realize those hopes. 1t ex-
plains nothing, it justifies nothing, it
promises nothing. 1t avoids the points
that are vital. 1t assumes the truth of
certain claims against the company that
manifestly have no evidence to sustain
them.
1t does not attempt to explain or to
Justify the bloody fight with the Pin
kertons, which is of the greatest i'm
portance and significance in view of
the emphatic declaration of the CON-
pany and the Pinkertons that
the workingmen were the aggress-
ors and fired the first shots.
The neglect to justify the strikers in
this most important particular detracts
enormously from from any statement
that can possibly be made in their be-
half. No appeal to the public can have
much force, or can receive serious con-
sideration by the true friends of labor,
that does not at least attempt to explain
the part the workmen took in that most
inexcusable conflict, and that Mr.. Com
pers avoids the matter gives warrant to
the conclusion that the workmen are
compelled to acknowledge that they
have no good defense to the charge that
they opened the battle by firing upon
the Pinkertons.
In view of this unavoidable conclu.
sion, the statements made relative to
the motives of the Carnegie Company,
the mission of the Pinkertons, the ex-
tent and Importance of the cut-down
proposed by the company, the attitude
and motives OF the workmen, their
chances of success. etc. are of but little
moment. The public knows, in gen.
eral way, what the merits of the contest
are. II is not yet satisfied with the ex-
plantations regarding the battle with the
Pinkertons that have been offered by
either party concerned in it. The work
men must justify themselves in this re-
spcct before their plea for sympathy and
money from the general public will be
regarded.
THE NEWS coupon cutters are as
lively ms If it weren't August.
THE campaign Is pretty well under
way now.
u.yr x.,, s.on DaltouY
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-15

IT may be that Judge Blaisdeffs
action in sitting in judgment both at
the inquest and at the preliminary hear
ing in the case of the Fall River
butcheries was technically legal, but the
American public has too keen sense Of
moral justice to believe that technical
legality makes the act right.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-15

THE highest wages paid at Homestead
were nearly 1915 per day. There aren't
four free trade editors in New England
who get as much--and not one who
earns il.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-15

KAISER WILHELMs yacht won race
Saturday and that moody young man
should now be goodnatured enough to
patch up a peace with Caprivi for at
least week longer.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-15

DROWNING accidents are as plenty now
rs coasting smashes will be in January.
Bereaved relatives will hardly be ex-
pected, however, to philosophize about
periodicity in the face of present bereave-
ment
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-15

WHITNEY undertook the biggest job
of his life when he engaged to heal the
Hatfield MCCOY feud between William
" Rowdedow" Grace and Dave Hill.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-15

IF Lizzie Borden turns out to be inno-
cent how awfully "cheap" those Fall
River sleuths will feel. You could buy
a Job lot of 'em for 10 cents.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-15

IF the newspaper reports are accurate
as to the wreck, riot and incendiarisn
wrought by the striking switchmen on
the Erie and Lehigh Valley roads, it is
to be hoped in the interest of civilization
that the strike will fail utterly. Success
would be direct encouragement to the
further use of such anarchistic methods.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-15

POLAND is not one of our near neigh
bors, and so the mad wolf of Lodz nat.
urally bit a great many more people
than IL it had run amuck in Canada or
the wilds of Maine. Had the wolf story
hailed from India it would have been
safe for the cable to credit the beast
with biting fifty instead of only thirty
persons.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-15

IT seems that Victoria's opposition to
Gladstone's return 10 power Is in part
the old question dc jnpons The queen
at the very beginning of her reign pro-
tested vigorously against having to take
in new lot of ladies of the household
every time the ministry changed. She
was overruled but ii has always CALLED
her, though so long rs there was good
sprinkling Of the old Wing families in
the Liberal ranks fresh assortment of
women Of the bedchamber could usually
be had without trouble TO suit her per-
sonally. Bnt times have changed and
Il Is going 10 be hard for Mr.. Gladstone
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-15

Mr.. JAMES JEFFERy ROCHE Of Bos-
ton censures the judges "who make
workingmen guilty of numbering Pin
kerton men while the Pinkertons are re-
leased upon their own recognizances."
Judges, whatever their sympathies, can
not ignore the fact that the Pinkertons
fought in self defense, while the work
ingmen broke into private property to
begin the fight.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-15

The pension fraud is the greatest
OF the agc-and Cleveland struck
the bcggars in the lace. lie should
be Y ven chance 10 hit 'em again.
Durham, n, Z. Globe.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-15

SINCE the Russian authorities have
reached the point of admitting the exist
ence Of cholera in st. Petersburg, 1t is
safe to assume that its ravages have ad-
vanced from the serious to the alarming
stage
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-15

YESTERDAY was perfect summer Sun
day and as far removed from dogday
as possible.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-15

EXPORTS are still increasing in guam
tity and value. That horrid Mckinley
bill
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-15

In an article on the decline the
British cotton industry in Bldch1coods s
for July occurs the following suggestive
paragraph: 1t has to be admitted
however it may seem to tell against
our theories as nation Of free traders)
that the cotton trade of several countries
which are our most active competitors
in manufactures has developed under
protection good deal faster than the
British cotton trade has increased in
the same period under free trade" Ask
any one Of those $4,000 workingmen
who have just had their wages increased
in the Fall River cotton mills whe ther
this is true or not and see how quickly
he will answer.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-15

The person who Is nervous during thun-
der storms is having hard time of 1t this
summer.-W Woonsocket Reporter.
Oh, no; all she has to dot usually
is a she-is to put the kitchen table in
the middle of the floor with each of its
legs in "A fruit Jar, Jump up on it and
pull feather bed over her and yell like
a screech owl, and she's all right.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-15

take the stump for the Peoples party.
We shall wait until he does it before we
believe.--Newport News.
There spoke a veteran! They didn't
fool him! No, stree!
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-15

THE NEWS coupon cutters are ms
lively ms If it weren't August.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-15

The Boston Herald thinks that the
name Medford ought to be given to one of
the new warships in honor OF the town
where the shipbuilding industry in New
England began. Journal.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-15

and well-edited Chicago papers. This
is queer. very queer. Can you explain
it, "Ajax?'
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-15

THE campaign Is pretty well unde
way now.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-15

In the State of Rhode Island
the NEWS stands second in
circulation, first in Influence
and representahve character
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-15

HAVE you seen Daltons
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-15

rro LET-A VERY COMPLETE SINGLE COT
il tage, shady street. dry. many closets. furnace
and shade. can lie sold. is Harvard ave. even
ings. or 10 Pine st. au1l-u
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-15

NNANTED AGENTS TO SELL "H. A H."
w either on com nisson salary. Inquire OF
BiCKNELL e. HUDSON, xs3 Westminster St, be-
tween ~ and 4. 1yls-u
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-15

,INO LET-ON THE EAST SIDE, NEAR CABLE
Il and Governor street cars. residence OF 10
rooms; all modern nprovements possession
gwen at once. Address CD News onice auo-tt
rI,o LET-FIRsT-CLAsS 2-STORY RESIDENCE
Il about 90 miles from city; good stable and
fruit orchard; fine lava. Address A-5, News Of
ice. au6-tr
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-15

Glad te see that the Journal occasion
ally gives credit for the ideas 1t takes
from the Herald.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-15

But logic is not always the strong point
of reformers.
Certainly not of revenue reformers.'
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-15
TO lighthouses.

u,o LET-EAsT SIDE ESTATE; HOUSE OF IS
II rooms; all modern Improvements; rent only
1000 10 right tenant. Address E-s, News office.
auD-f