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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-19
free Trade Against prot.c,,ou.

The Republican party welcomes the
issue as made by the Democratic candi-
date. 1t is well assured that the people
of the United States cannot ignore the
record Of prosperity which thirty years
Of protection have made, and that they
will not accept Gladstone's advice to 90
TO farming and leave oil manufacturing
to Great Britain. The issue might as
well be tried now as at any time, and
Mr.. Cleveland has made it impossible TO
evade or obscure IL. IL Is free trade
against protection, and the result cannot
be in doubt.--San Francisco Evening
Post
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-19


Some of the recent reportorial COM
ments upon the character Of Andrew j.
Borden voice the sentiments and ap-
peal to the tastes Of small minority Of
the public who take delight in proving
the truth OF those ominous lines of
Shakespeare -
The evil that men do lives after them,
The good is Oft Inferred with their bones
They are comments for which that
vast majority of the reputable citizens
can but feel sense of shame. Their
effects It is the necessary duty of the re-
spectacle press to counteract with all
the force of vigorous argument and
earnest appeals to public honor.
Whatever may have been Mr.. Bor-
den's failings-and they appear to have
been rather of a negative than of posi-
tive character-charity for the dead
should teach forgetfulness and pity
rather than morbid desire to recall
and dwell upon them. The murdered
man may have been parsimonious, he
may have been selfish and querulous,
but that is not evidence that would even
to a slight degree palliate this most
brutal crime.
Proof even that Mr.. Borden was q
criminal himself would not have any
bearing on the legal aspect Of the case
in hand. The simple fact exists that
two people were murdered /; probably by
the same person. Unless both acts can
be attributed to self defense, punish
ment must If possible be imposed upon
the guilty one. This Is the case, and no
previous act or acts of Mrs. or Mr.. Bor-
den can lessen the punishment which
the guilty one deserves.
1t is undoubtedly true that some of
the comments upon Mr.. Borden's per-
sonal character are actuated by feelings
of sympathy for Miss Lizzie Borden who
has been unjustly, so far as public evil
dence goes, accused Of the murder. But
charity is not fixed quantity. 1t
is not necessary that in proportion as
pity may be extended to Miss
Lizzie that feelings of the opposite
kind should be entertained toward Mr..
Borden. The contrary rather is true.
The whole case appeals to the deepest
sentiments in human nature. From the
terrible crime itself each step in the de-
velopment of the evidence has been at
tended by acts on the part of the author.
tiles which called for the utmost for
bearance toward the officials and
claimed pity both for those who suffered
as well as for the accused and
the suspected. The demand upon pub
lie charity has been great and constant
ly increasing and is likely TO continue
50 until the conviction of the guilty one.
But the innocence or guilt of Miss Bor-
den does not depend upon the character
of her father. Her case must rest on
its merits and the public must not for
get that the dead are defenceless and
that to attack Mr.. Borden's character
now is neither honorable or Just.
1t is pleasant to be able to record that
this pitiless detraction Of Mr.. Borden
and the passion for scandal which ac-
tuates it can only be charged to the few
But the spread of unclean and unkind
rumors which is the result of such as
sertions by the few is unfortunately
much more general. Both the acts of
the few and of the many are worthy of
the severest censure.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-19

THE Journal has begun to criticise
the ungrammatical language Of the New
York Sun. Physician heal thyself. The
faults you charge against the Sun are
based on bubbles, and wire-drawing
distinctions. Your own errors, as
pointed out in the News from time to
time, are much less excusable. You
cannot evade your own responsibility
for debasing Harrison's English by
snarling at others less peccant.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-19

OUR morning contemporary whose ad-
vocacy Of the perpetual presidency Of
Mr. Cleveland has made II notorious
says thst his adipose excellency has not
yet squared himself upon the Demo
cratic tariff plank II Is probable that
theEs viii be no negative TO this state
ment by those who know Mr.. Cleve-
lands physical makeup. He isn't built
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-19
LORENZO CRoUNsE.

ing the present state constitution. He
was elected associate justice Of the SUI
preme court and entered upon his du-
ties in 1867, when the territory was ad-
mitted into the sisterhood Of the Union
as state. At the end of his term he
was elected a representative of the Forty
third congress and reelected to the
Forty-fourth congress. When Mr.. Bat
cheller resigned his post as assistant
secretary Of the United States treasury
to go to Portugal as minister from this
country, President Harrison appointed
Mr.. Crounse to succeed him.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-19
IN. w.rn.nsm.n.. Friend.

What do the thousands Of men EN-
ployed in the American tin industry un
der the Mckinley act think Of the Demo
cratic proposition to close mp all the fac
tories and throw them out Of employ
menta-New York Recorder.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-19

CHKF SwEENEy's theory that the rail-
road company burned its own cars to
turn sympathy against the striking
switchmen is ingenious but untenable.
II was too expensive bonfire and pub
lie sympathy would have been alienated
just a. surely by the strikers resistance
10 authority and fomenting Of disturb
anco.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-19

TAKE the NEWS of last evening, last
edition or first, we care not, and COM
pare II with either of its local contem-
porariss. Then say If ours was not the
best newspaper the largest, but.the
best and most newsy, Of the three.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-19

WE are disappointed in Condor. Con
don Is Chicago lawyer, and he loved
the same pretty girl who was admired
by one Mr.. Kray Of London. Kray
blackened Condon's eye, or eyes, on a
FAN River boat. Now Condor brings
suit. Will Chicago disown him for get.
ting the worst of the fistic encounter
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-19

PEcKHAM is evidently crank, who's Q
brain has been turned by the story of
Lizzie Borden's sufferings. Such man
may be dangerous, even murderous, bnt
The FAN River police are hardly to be
blamed for refusing to credit his story.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-19
that way. He can't square himself to
anything either physically or mentally.


opening of the manufacture of pearl butt
tons in this city. The account attracted
great deal of notice, and has been
widely published in other cities. This
morning the PROVIDENCE Journal, too
cowardly to attack local industry en-
ploying many high priced workmen,
makes this thinly yelled onslaught upon
II:
It Is all very well for the protectionist
to boast Of the increased production OF
pearl buttons In the United States since
the operation of the Mckinley law. But
they should be ecareful about going too far.
II ii is true, as some of them are saying,
that along with the increase in produc-
tion has come such decrease In price that
nearly all grades Of these buttons are now
sold for less than the same grades were
before the new tariff was put on, the
question must inevitably rise why IL was
necessary to advance the duties as amaz-
ingly as the Mckinley bill did.
OF course the question will ''rise,"
when the mugwump leaven OF distrust
and ungenerosity is stirring in the
dough. But let 1t rise. We are ready
to meet it,
There was once a public spirited man
in Brooklyn who thought that ferry
fares ought to be cheaper between that
city and New York. In this opinion he
was right, but when he attempted to
put his ideas in practice and run ferry
line of his own the old company carried
passengers for nothing until his re-
sources were exhausted and his boats
stopped running. Then fares went back
to the original level.
This is precisely what would happen
in any industry without protection. The
pearl button trade might have been
started here under the old tariff but the
first action of foreign manufacturers
would have been to crush the new in
dustry by selling their products in
America away below the cost Of manu-
facture. This Is the same policy that is
employed in cut-rate railroad wars. In
such contest the heaviest purse wins
and proceeds to reimburse itself at the
public expense afterwards.
The tariff on pearl buttons was de-
signed not to prevent such buttons from
being Did here at British and Austrian
rates, but at prices away below them.
Well, now, shall the tariff stand ?
Why not? Through native ingenuity
in devising machinery we're getting
pearl buttons lower than before. There
is nothing to prevent foreign manufac-
turers from copying or initiating the
new machinery. With their cheaper
labor and enormous capital they could
undersell us long enough to drive Ameri-
can pearl button makers out Of the bust
ness, and then all would 60 as before.
The tariff protects MS not only against
the regular foreign prices but against
the still more dangerous cut rates.
As 1t is in one industry, SO in all. The
first result of the abandonment or the
lowering Of the tariff protecting any in
dustry would be tremendous race of
foreign manufacturers to get that bust
ness. They would make every sacrifice
to control the market, for it Is the best
market in the world.
Do we want to expose American labor
to such competition
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-19

Are You going ont or town for the
summer?
Keep your eye on Providence.
Have the NEWS sent to your ad-
dress. changed as often as desired,
for so cents . month.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-19

LILLIAN RUSSELL says that, except
woollens, clothing costs as much in
London as New York. Does RHODE
ISLAND want woollens cheaper?
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-19

THE conservative way in which the
New York World handles the Buffalo
strike shows pretty plainly that Home
stead cured its owners of all hankerings
after anarchy. 1t didn't pay. Crcula
tion dropped and advertising fell off
when the World excused murder.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-19

Let the notices OF tho party. when our ban
ncrs are unfurled.
Ne shown 40 that their import may be known
to all the world;
And the Democratic managers VIII view them
with distress;
Protection, rsciprocisy. prosperity. snccess.
New York Press.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-19

n would have been a great thing for
Gov. Buchanan's permanent reputation
II he could have delayed that fit OF i'll
ness till the miners troubles were over.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-19

BrARRrrz points with pride to its
record of 107 degrees in the shade. But
then Biarritz is winter resort, and
that makes difference.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-19

WITH The assistance Of an earthquake,
even the tourist temporarily in Wales
ought to be able to pronounce some OF
the local names.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-19

THE "Lily White Republicans in
Texas are acting very foolishly. 1t
doesn't matter. Texas is reasonably
Democratic State. Their antics can't
lose any electoral votes.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-19
Il. W. LADD co.
The Last of Summer
Wash Fabrics

What a wonderful season
it has been for them I! 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 a dress
from the incest of them.
For instance:
All that are left of our high
grade (Anderson's) 4oc. and
soc. Scotch Ginghams, mark
ed .Z5c.
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 size .f7c.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-19

Guard and the support Of every law-abid-
Ing citizen are pledged.
This sounds we'll. but the connection
between Billy Sheehan's partner and
Gov. Flower Is reasonably close.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-19

THERE seems TO he otn the slightest
objection 10 the request of the florists for
a pound postal rate on seed catalogues.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-19

WHAT warrant has the Woonsocket
Gail for spelling Hepry Labouchere $
Henri r Henry is not Frcnchman.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-19

BILLY snEEliAS's partner plays rather
an uncnviable part in the troubles at
Buffalo.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-19
IN the State of Rhode Island
the NEWS stands second in
circulation, first in Influence
and representative character
FOR PRESIDENT.
BENJAMIN HARRISON
OF INDIANA.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT.
WHITELAW REID
or NEW YORK.

II the State of Tennessee wants a
militia force that could whip its weight
in wildcats, it ought to enroll the mi
nore
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-19
THE LETTERS or eHovERius.

"The pen is mightier than the sword
Is an adagc old and true,
But sored will he all Democrats
Before Growers pen II through.
"The letters write
Are way out Of sight" "a. o.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-19

Mr.. Blaine Is really going to speak
after all-at Skowbegan on the Indus
trial Future of Maine."-New York
World.
Which means the continued enforce
ment Of the last tariff enactment with
Its reciprocity clause.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-19

The Tennessee coal miners employed by
Thomas 9. Platt seem to be imbued with
the tumultuous spiritof their employer
New York World.
Rather they are imbued with the
anarchistic spirit Of the World. But
they have very real grievance.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-12-17
HOW TO KILL BRUSH AND BRIARS.

To farmers who live in timbered re-
gion this question is an interesting prob
lem. There is theory with some,
who ought to know, that there is day,
with the moon in right quarter aud the
sign of Zodiac in the right place, that a
tree or shrub should be cut to kill it
root and branch. ALL this sounds we'll
enough to them, but years of experience
has failed to verify such theories. A
sap!ing may be cut in the winter that
will never sprout, and it may be cut in
the light of the moon in August, when
the sign is in the heart, and sprouts will
appear abundantly. We cut brush
every day in the year, and some will die
no matter when they were cut, and some
will not die. If sprouting is done twice
year, say June and August, for two or
three years, no sprouts will appear the
next year unless it be sassafras or post
oak runners.
The whole secret of killing, other
than grubbipg, seems to be in sap pois-
oning. The sap must sour, which kills
the roots. Hence some practice cutting
the stumps g foot or more in heigth.
An experiment of this kind showed a
decided gain, since the s:umps rotted
out in four years. time from cutting.
The killing of briars, especially dew.
berries, battle all skill and industry.
At one time i: seemed they were gone,
but when the land was put down to
meadow they came up as strong and Wig
orous as ever. Sassafras has been al
luded to; nobody ever killed one by
cutting it off at the ground. The same
is tue of persimmon. They need very
different treatment. When cut foot
Or two from the ground sap poisoning is
more possible and effective. American
Farmer.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-12-17
Ouearast of Queer Restaurants.

The very queerest of the queer restau-
rants in New York City went to pieces
not long ago, and probably no one was
sorry except the owner. He was short,
squat Frenchman from the thieves
quarter of Paris, and ne started up in
the heart of Park street, a place which
he called the :'L1c!1 of the Fork in
honor of famous crooks resort in the
French capital.
The plan OF this restaurant was very
simple one. There is a great fireplace
in the old house, and in this the French
man hung a huge iron pot. Into this
pot the Frenchman would pour num-
Der of pals of water, then he would
make fire under it. When the water
began to boil the cook would dump into
it a bushel of potatoes and other odds
and ends of vegetables picked up in Null
berry and Bayard streets along with
scraps of bones and shreds of meat.
When all this was boiled up and bit
of -four added you had Gargantuan
stew that could be smclled full block
away. The smell was not nice, but for
that matter neither were the patrons Of
the "Luck of the Fork"
There was no bill of 1are in the "Luck
of the Fork, )" nor were there any walters.
1t followed the plan of the Paris place
in this. The host secured some long
handled forks with two tines each, and
these were the only utensils used by the
customers.
When you went into the "LucS of
the Fork" you paid the pvoprietors two
cents, and he gave you oae OF the forks.
You advanced upon the iron pot and
| plunged the york into it aud brought il
up again much as you spear for eel;
through the ice on the Shrewsbury River.
If your fork brought you up potatoes OF
meat or both you were in luck. If it
brought nothing so much the worse for
you.
There was etiquette in the "Lucls o!
the Fork" No gentleman or lady was
allowed to spear the pot more than once
without paving an extra fee, and no one
was allowed to fish about for large pieces
| in the stew. You had to give straight
jab into the pot with your fork aud then
break away. OF Course you could re-
turn by putting up another fee.
For time the "Luch of the Fork
prospered. There was a novelty about
it that attracted tae sports of the Fourth
Ward, but this finally wore off. In the
first place the proprietor was charged
with putting nothing in his stew but big
bones from which the FORK glanced and
brought up nothing save the necessity
for paying another two cents for anothe,
chance,-NeW York News.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-12-17
HARVESTING AND STORING POTATOES.

That potatoes require even more care
than grain in harvesting, is verified by
long experience. Unless the soil is very
heavy aud wet, digging should never be
done early in the fall. Potatoes should
remain in the ground until the vines
haze become dead, and, if the weather
is warm and dry, they should remain
still longer. OF course there are excep-
tions as when blight withers the vines
and extends down to rot the tubers.
Theu the crop should be harvested aud
stored ia a dry, cool place as quickly as
possible.
Provided normal conditions exist, and
there is no disease in the crop, potatoes
for winter storing should remain undug
until late fall, even until the last OF Oc-
to5er. If possible, harvest when the
ground is dry, ana do not let the tubers
pe exposed to the wind and sun any
longer than to cvaporate the moisture
clingins to them. Watcher dug with
a hoe, hook, or horse potato digger,
avoid harshness in removing the pota-
toes from the ground. One reason why
potatoes should be left in the ground
until fully ripe is to tougher their ten
der skins to obviate easy abrasion, but,
of course, the principal reason therefor
is that the tuoers may become thoroughly
mature, so as to be healthful, nutri-
tious food.
The potato tubers should not be al
l~y f,,t holm f,a
flavor will be destroyed. The crop
should be handled as little as possible
to prevent abrasions that do irreparable
injury. 1t is always the best plan to do
the asserting in the field when the tu-
bers are gathered. Place the merchan-
table potatoes carefully in crates, or
baskets, never throw them roughly in,
and do not take them from these recep
tac,es until they are put in the bins in
the cellar. The mode, pracsiced by
some farmers, of pouring them into
wagon box in the field, from which they
are shoveled into /. chute, whence they
side into the cellar, is ruinous to their
keeping qualities, and should never be
practiced.
The cellar, or store room, should be
dry, we'll ventilated, and cool. Do nos
mass the potatoes together in big bins;
they will "sweat' the same as hay Or
grain when in bulk, ani will heat and
rot if there is no ready escape for the
moisture. To store potatoes in pits to
remain until spring, select dry elevated
spot, and, whether buried below the
surface, or covered above the ground,
always leave free space over the pota-
toes for the evaporation of moisture.
Potatoes thus kept will not sprout dur
lug the winter. American Agriculturlst.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-12-17
Durability of Culinary Vessels.

Winkler published some time ago re-
suits of his studies on the durability of
various metals used for culinary pur-
poses. The loss per year in per cent.
was as follows: Silver spoon, C.403;
aluminium, 0.63o, German silver, 1.006.
This study has now been carried on
for sixteen years, during which time the
silver and aluminium spoons have been
in daily use. The German silver spoon,
however, has not been used with SO
great regularity. In the case of the silver
spoon, the loss during sixteen years has
amounted to SIS, continual pollshiny
bringing the result too high. The alum
minum spoon lost 5.S5. As this spoon
has been rubbed only with y fan
mel, attempts at polishing it bang use
less, the figure is to be taken as correct.
The loss in the case of the third spoon
was 5.62. Hence as regards durability
these figures show that there is little
choice between silver and aluminium,
but German silver is less durable than
eithe:.-New York Independent.