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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-12-05
un,,ipr n scrncntino w,i.t.

The serpentine waist is made like any
ordinary blouse except that the fronts
are loose and are made sufficiently long
to cross, twine about the waist and tie
into a small knot at the back. For a
woman Of average size il requires seven
yards of material, % inches wide, to
make a serpentine bodice.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-12-05
Ammonia For House Plants.

Ammonia is a great stimulant to house
plants. Five or six drops added 10 each
cause them To flourish and give them Wig
or obtained in no other way. A few drops
In the water In which cut flowers are placed
will restore them II beginning TO wilt
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-12-05
The Popular Canes,

SO long as large sleeves, wide revers
and collars appear on women's dresses,
just so long will capes remain in favor
for outside wraps. The ease with which
q cane is pus on and taken off. together
with she important ffc, that it does not
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-12-05
APretty Apple Comnote.

Peel and core some nice apples, throwing
them as you do them into cold water acidu-
lated with lemon juice. Blanch them in
this same water till tender enough TO give
II pressed with the finger, then lift them
out carefully and arrange them on the dish
they are TO be eerved on. Now add loaf
sugar and either essence Of lemon OF OF va
nilla 70 flavor IL. Boil it all together till
thick and pour IL over and round the apples.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-12-05

Boil one pound of sugar with one
quart OF water for 10 minutes. Take
from the fire, add one pint of orange
juice and the juice of three lemons.
When cool, strain and freeze.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-12-05

In the least rumple the dress underneath.
contribute 10 its long lease of public IA
vor. Capcs are made of all sorts Of ma
terial. from the costly sealslsin 10 the
lowest priced woolen cloaling. The
fashion IL much the same. The cloak
hangs in graceful folds and is usually
tupplicd with one OF more collars. =
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-12-05

10 Il strange that some people will suffer for years
from rheumatism rather than try such an approved
standard remedy AZ Ayers sarsaparlla; aud that.
too, In spite N The assurance that IL has cured 40
many others who who were similarly afflicted
Give IL q trial.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-12-05
WRITER MILLINERY.
Fur Turbans. Old Fashioned SILKY Eeayer
Hats and Novel Fur Trimmings.

The prevailing fancy for urextends even
into millinery. Inspired probably by the
recent visit Of the Russians TO Paris, French
milliners have introduced the Russian
turban." which consists mainly OF the skin
OF a small animal. The head is not used,
but two small feet are en- evidence, each
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-12-05
A MOVABLE SEWING ROOM.

principles and Smallest Cost.
o housewives with worried Fuckers
between your eyes and crisscross fur
rows upon your brows. you who have o
family Of children TO darn and mend end
make dresses for how wish you could
have seen the sewing room comfort that
was shoan q short while ago! 1t was
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-12-05

Stacoato-Sharp and pointed, nothing fingers.
Cnison-Sing together in one voice,
And In music all rejoice.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-12-05

$500 Worth Of Goods for $500 Down.
$1,000 Worth Of Goods for $500 Down.
$500 Worth OF Goods for $3.50 Down.
$4,000 Worth OF Goods for $40 90 Down.
$4,000 Worth OF Goods for $500 Down,
$4,000 Worti Of Goods for $1,000 Down.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-12-05
New York, New Haven and Hart
ford Railroad.
OLD COLONY SYSTEM.

Time tables giving full In formation
as to local and through train servics
may DO obtained at Providence sta.
tion and stations as below.
The morning call., 1893-10-22
MAY BE A FAKE.
Ugly Story About a Big
Turf Event.
TROTTING FOR THE GATE
II Is Said That the Race Between
DireCtum and Alix Will Be
a Hippodrome.

CHICAGO. Oct. 21.-The News declares
that the proposed match race between
Directum and Alix at Washington Park is
purely hippodrome affair; that neither
of the owners will put up dollar of
stake money, and that the race will be
simply for gate receipts.
NASHVILLE, Oct. 21.-This was the clos
ing day of the fall meeting of the Cumber-
land Park, and the track was fast and the
weather good.
Stamboul PIxley and Manager went
against their records, but all failed. Stam-
boul made the mile in 2:11A. Pixley in
in 2:11h and Manager in 2:07.
2:35 trot. consolation. Jettie won.
Cythera second, Green lander Girl third.
Best time, 2:1S%.
2:19 trot, stake S2oOO David won, Jes.
sic McCorkle second. Prince Herschsll
third. Best time, 2:12h.
2:40 trot, consolation, Ortine won, AL
toneer second, Cervis third. Best time,
2:22.
PIP pace, Hal Braden won. Cleveland S
second, Mary Centlvre third. Best time.
2:071s
LEXINGTON. KY. Oct. 21.-The track
was fast.
Seven furiongs. Pearl N won. Miss
Herndon second, The Queen third. Time.
1:29
Free handicap. I'VE and a half furlongs.
Domingo won, Pearl Song second. Delmar
third. Time. ITO.
Six furlongs, Queen Isabella won, Dolly
Withers second, The Shark third. Time.
1:17A.
Four furlongs, FOndaline won, Egbarl
second, King David third. Time. :49A.
Half a mile, Jennie Niles won. Miss
Hazel second, Gratz Hanley third. Time.
:5OA.
Los ANGELES, Oct. 2l.-A large crowd
gathered to witness the final day of the
races held at the Los Angeles fair. The
sport was good aud the track compare
lively fast. Mckinney, the favorite OF
the fourth race. was scratched on accoun,
of an injury received short time ago.
Below is the summary Of the six races in
the order in which they were presented 10
the public:
Final heat of the Novelty, Grey Cloud
won, Sir Credit second, Princeton third
Time. 2:2Sh.
Running, the Orange haudicar. one and
quarter miles, purse $500. Naicho E
won, Nero second, Donna Lila third
Time, 2:10%.
The Presidents purse for two-year-olds
five-eighths of a mile, purse $500, Mon talvo
second, Gladiola and Polaskey dead heats.
Time, / :03.
Trotting, free for all, three in five, purse
$4,000, klamath won, Ottinger second,
Euenla third. Time, 2:15h.
Trottng, yearling colt stakes of 1898.
one mile dash. Keon won, Soudan second.
Sir Gossiper third. Time, 2:47.
Pacing. 2:2o class, three in five, purse
$500, postponed until Monday at 4P. NJ.
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EVERYTHING IN ITS PLACE.
Mrs. Astor's Servants Are Provided
With Photographs of the Rooms.
ST. Louis Republic.

Very few individuals dispute Mrs. William
X. Astor's right and ability 10 lead Newport
society whea she elects TO come out into the
world. Mrs. Astor has peculiar fad about her
dining-room and the drawingroom, from which
the former opens.
The drawing-room is Mrs. Astor's favorite
room iu The Newport villa-not the one where
she is most often to be found, but that one as
TO the appearance of which she maniiests most
concern. It is described as not at all I'm de
steele. Everything is rich and stately, and ex.
cept for few modern lampshades ana stray
bits of bric-a-brac commands that respect
everything does after memory has bad time to
attach itself The modern pill0wlOaded divan
would be as out OF place here as ballet-girl at
a camp meeting. Mrs. Astor evidently feels all
this and more, too, for she has most stringent
ideas as 10 where every article in the drawing
room must be located. Each chair, every table
and every jar must be IN such spot, and every
curtain must hang in precise arrangement CT
folds.
After Mrs Astor leaves Newport In the fall,
of course the rooms are partly dismantled, and
many things are packed away till next spring
brings orders TO prepare the house again. This
order produces fine excitement, for Mrs. As
tor expects that when she walks into the house
on her arrival every individual article in the
dTawing-roOm shall stand il did when she
left it. or course this is quite feat TO accom-
plish year after year, and although The Astor
butler has been with the family tWenty-four
years, be found while ago that his memory
was playing tricks Win the Astor chalrleQs,
and the tabeegS had tendency to hunt for
new pastures, and the rattan chair might draw
the space allotted 10 the Roman ottoman. OF
course this would never do. so photographer
was called In. The drawing-room was ar
ranged to 4 dotlet, with every chairleg in its
proper place. Then the photographer made a
large picture. which the butter has since been
using as a chart to guido him IN arranging the
drawing-room.
Mrs. Astor is also quite as particular as to
the arrangement OF every detail in the dining
room, and that was also photographed care
fully with the table in the desired relation TO
the chandeliers and the rugs, and copies left
with the Dutler for his future guidance. Now
the buffers serenity Is not at all disturbed, for
he knows that as long as ne has those pictures
mrs Astor is sure of finding everything when
she comes back next summer In ths place she
has decreed as II the tables and chairs grew to
their respective positions.
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WITH A REVOLVER.
Suicide of a Hardware
Merchant.
FOUND DEAD IN HIS ROOM.
He Carefully Tied Up His Clothes in
a Bundle, Saving Them 10
Be Buried In.

SAN BFRNARDINo. Oct. 21.-About noon
TODAY John Kennedy. a hardware mer-
chant of Wilmington, CAL, committed sui
eide in the ST. Charles Hotel in this city
by shooting himself in the head with a
revolver. he came to this city on Thurs
dav evening from Arrowhead Springs,
and from a conversation revealed be was
an architect He retired to his room that
night in the St. Charles, and only appeared
Oh Friday to take his meals. This was the
last seen of him alive. His absence from
the table to-day was not noticed until
about 10 o'clock this morning, when the
proprietor went TO his room and found il
locked. The chambermaids also found
his room locked. and when they went
there a second time and found it still
closed they reported the fact to the pro-
prietor. One of them stated she had
heard a noise as if some one in the room
had fallen on the floor. Two clerks al
once proceeded TO the room, and upon
gaming an entrance found Kennedy dead
on tie floor. lying in great pool of blood
which had issued from the right side OF
his head. In his right hand was pistol,
the trigger of which had evidently been
pulled by the thumb. On table near by
was found scrap of newspaper asking
the reader 10 wire George Hines of Will
mington. The clothes of the deceased
were found carefully rolled up in sheet,
it evidently having been the suicides In
tention to be buried in them.
The morning call., 1893-10-22
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

The Arctic Ocean has peculiarly green
color.
Nine hats that belonged to Napoleon /
are still in eXistense.
There are earnivorous plants which cap
ture and eat insects.
Dynamite is simply yuitro-glycerine mixed
with various ingredients.
The postage longest in use and still used
is the Sd of New South Wales. 1t was first
issued in 1854.
One hundred and fifty thousand Odd
Fellows have died since the organization Of
the order in 1880.
Mrs. Theodore Getchel of Oshkosh,
Wis, has sued for divorce because her
husband "wouldn't split the wood nor
nothin'."
Cramp, the great ship builder. says that
he does not 60 aboard often, because An
ocean voyage .prostrates him with sea-
sickness.
The animal which most nearly resembles
a plant is probably Hymenopus bicorius,
an insect found in India, which bears an
extraordinary likeness to the flower of an
orchid.
An order, whose motto is America for
Americans" is 10 convention at Des
Moines, Iowa. Its principal object is tn
prevent foreign-born citizens from holding
office and to boycott foreign-born business
men and foreign Institutions. The order
claims membership OF $4,000 people.
The proprietor of an English magazine
offered prizes Of S25 to persons predicting
with the greatest accuracy the number of
hours of sunshine and the number of
hours of rain for the ensuing week. He
was arrested and fined S125, the Judge
ruling that the com petition was merely a
form Of lottery.
A Hindoo oaby is named when it is II
days old, and usually by the mother.
Sometimes the father wishes for another
name than that selected by the mother.
In that case two lamps are placed over the
two names. and the name over which the
lamp burns the brightest is the one given
the child.
Killikinick or kiEikinick. which the In
dians are in the abit of mixing with to-
bacco. is rapidly becoming extinct. Sew
eral plants have received this name. but
they have no right to it. The true herb is
the inside bark of a young willow, and
when smoked alone makes a mild and
pleasantssmoke.
The morning call., 1893-10-22
BURIAL IN THE EAST.
Fatal and Non-FataI Inhumation by
Natives of the Orient.
British Medical Journal


The annals Of Eastern nations furnish abun-
dant examples of this custom, which has been
resorted to from a variety Of motives and un-
der very different circumstances. The practice
may be employed for the purpose Of extngnish-
ing life or maintaining life for a prolonged
period without food or drink. There is, there
fore fatal and non-fatal kind of living inhu.
nation. The most common description of
burial alive Gamadh) is leper burials, which
used to be resorted to in Iudia, often at the re-
quest or urgent entreaty OF the victims Of this
loathsOme disease. A Dit was dug by the rela-
lives Of the lepeT or by other lepeTs, and the
unfortunate cast into ii and smothered with
earth. In some cases the wretch was burned
TO death before being thrown into the pit.
Opium water was freely drunk by execution
ers and executed on such occasions.
This cruel rite fingered IN Cashmere and
some parts OF Raiputana till within very recent
years. Indeed, il Is questionable whether il Is
even now altogether extinct. Lepers have been
known in the extr. nifty of their distress and
misery 60 commit suicide by jumping into pits.
mode OF sutee, or voluntary sacrifice of life, by
widows who have been cast by sympathiZIng
and obiiging relatives, at their own earnest re-
quest, into the same graves asa their deceased
husbands. Honicidal burial alive has been
used as a means OF punishment of crime, tor
been in such cases either complete or incOm-
pletete.
Tie non-fatal form OF living burial has al
ways excited more interest than the fatal,
which, however,, supplies material for
strange and large chapter In the history of bu.
yields some sort OF cOunlenance to the Idea that
the animal organism Is capable. under certain
circumstances-nam conservation OF body,
heat, perfect inaction and preservation from all
The morning call., 1893-10-22

external stimulI-ot living for weeks, If not
months, without food or drink; and records OF
prolonged fasting, with or without sleep, are
forthcoming with regularity of The announce
mentS OF gigantic COOS, berries, sea-serpents
ana eight-legged calves. The alleged proceed
lngS OF Indian fakirs and Persian dervishes
al. cited In support of the possibility OF human
information in underground cells. The pro-
ceedings OF these gentry. must, howev-r. be
very hberally discounted. They certainly
acnlrYe some very extraordinary feats OF en-
uuIance and sef-abnegatiOn.
1nelr efforts to set Al defiance the laws and
lncilnations of the body, and by contemplation,
tasting aud neglecI OF the ordinary usages
and requi Of life 10 mortlfy the flesh
aud become absorbed into the divine SOUL
which is, according 10 the tenets OF pedantism,
the spring and essence OF existence, surpass
the physiological possibility and necessarily
engender imposture. which may be conscious or
unconscious or boLh. The element of impos-
ture, involuntary or designed, enters into all
their proceedings, and is seldom either dill
gently looked for or detected. The love of the
marvellous is strongly DEVELOPED among
Orientals, and fakr stories must be taken with
a liberal grain OF salt. Tales of prolonged liv-
ing burial are common enough In India, but 10
no case has the proceeding been subjected TO
scientific observation or systematic watching,
and IN some instances the grave in which the
devotee has proposed TO hibernate has been un-
covered after the lapse of few days and its
occupant found dead.
The morning call., 1893-10-22
CAUGHT IN A QUICKSAND.
The PeriIous Plight of an Ohio Hunter
Who Went After Bird.
Cincinnati Enquirer.


Plovers are ripe and plenty in this county,
and hunters are having splendid sport. 1t will
be some little time, however. before Dan NJ
Ryan. q cousin Of the ex-Secretary, will In
dulge himself in the sport since bis experience
of yesterday. He was hunting along the water
of the Scoto River when he killed partIcu-
larly plump bird which fell in the water about
ten feet from the bank. The water was shallow
and clear, and the sandy bottom was easily dis.
cernible. Mr.. Ryan unhesitatingly walked In
after the dead bird. He had not taken many
steps when ne felt himself suddenly sinking.
The thought of danger did not occur until the
hunter m ade an effort to extricate himself
Then be found that his struggles to release
himself only sank him deeper In the treacher-
Gus sands. A branch overhead, which he nigh:
have caught had he known his danger in time,
only bent down in mockery now foot beyond
his outstretched hand. He looked about, but
no one appeared to help him. He shouted but
there was no reilly. Slowly he sank until the
shallow water was about his waist. Then he
took of his heavy hunting coat and put It be-
tween his legs 10 make his downward progress
az slow as possible. Just as hope was disap-
The morning call., 1893-10-22

ninety.five miles distant from krakatoa. At
Carimon Java, 355 miles away, reports were
he ard on that sunday morning which led to the
belief that there must be some vessel In tn dis
tance which was discharging its guns as sig
nails OF distress. The authorities sent out
boats 10 make search; they presently re-
turned as nothing could be found in want Of
succoI. The reports were sounds which had
came all the way from kraka'oa.
At Macassar, in Celebes, loud explosions at
tracted the notice OF everybody. Two steamers
were hastily sent out to find what was the mat.
ter. The sounds had Travelled from the Straits
of Sunda, a distance OF 969 miles. BHr mere
hundreds OF miles will not suffice to illustrate
the extraordinary distance to which the great
est noise tnat ever was heard was aoe 10 pene-
trate The figures have TO be expressed in
thousands. This seems almost incredible. but
It is certainly true. In the Victoria plains. In
West Australia, the shepherds were startled by
noises like heavy canuonading. 1t was some
time afterward before they learned that their
tranquility had been disturbed by the graud
events then proceeding at krakat0a, 100
miles aWay.
The morning call., 1893-10-22

pearing the sinking man saw farmer on the
brow OF hill across the fields. He called. but
the farmer didn't hear or heed He called again
ana again with he despera ion OF death staring
him in the face, but the obdurate man paid no
attention.
At last just as he was giving up hope, the
man tui ned and came toward the river. He
seemed ages coming. but lie got within calling
distance just before Ryans head went under
water. For time the farmer besitated as TO
the best and safest method of rescue. but a
happy thought struck him Just In time TO save
the mans life, and reaching the Overhanging
limb he bore IL down until Ryan could clutch
the branches. Then he went back to his house
where he secured rope, and by good deal OF
exertlon pulled the man out BY way OF reward
Dan gave his rescuer his fine breech-loading
shotgun, and he has given up plOver and all
other kinds of hunting
The morning call., 1893-10-22
Story of the Cherokee Strip Opening.

Kansas ClLy Times.
I'VE were all waiting to hear that starting
gun go Off, and, though there was lot of
cussin' goin' on, 1t was done under the breath,
and things were. quiet like and hushed," said
returned Cherokee boomer Il was stand
ing on the platform and wondering how 1t
would all end when 1 saw a man shake his
partners hand and start to run into the open
space. Somebody yelled. and soldier who
was standing near me looked up and saw the
sooner running. He called on him to halt, but
that sooner was In hurry ana didn't stop.
Then saw the soldier pull up his gun and tax 6
aim. Just hen the sOOner's partner rushed up
tu the bluecoat aud shouted: Don't you fire
at him; he's my brother, and if you hurt him
Pll fill you full Of Lead
"Tbe soldier never as much as winked, but
just pulled the trigger of his gun. / saw The
fash, and knew the sooner was hit, because
he tumbled on his face. The smoke had hardly
cleared away when there came another crack
OF rifle, aud the soldier dropped with blood
pouring out OF hole In his head. The sooner $
brother had kept his word. The train started
then, and / don't know whether they caught
the murderer or not"
The morning call., 1893-10-22
THE LOUDEST NOISE.
1t Issued From Volcano and Was
Heard 1900 Miles Away.
Youths Compani

No thunder from the skies was ever accom-.
panied with roar OF such vehemence as that
which issued from the throat OF the great vol
cano In KrakatOa, an islet lying In the Straits
OF Sunda, between Sumatra aud Java, at 10
o'clock on Monday morning, August 81. 1883.
AS that dreadful Sunday night wore on the
noise increased In intensity aud frequency.
The explosions succeeded each other so rapidly
that a continuous roar seemed to issue from
the island. The critical moment was now ap-
preaching and the outbreak was preparing for
majestic elimination.
The people of Batavia did not sleep that
night. Their windows quivered with the thun-
ders from krakatoa, which resounded like the
discharge OF artillery In their streets. Finally
al 10 O'Clock OH Monday morning upendous
convusion took place which far transcribed
any of the shocks which bad precedt d it. This
supreme effort ft was which raised the might
est noise ever heard on this globe. Batavia 10
The morning call., 1893-10-22

BORN.
ALEXANDRIA, this city, October 49, 1898. to
the wife of 4. G. Alexander, son.
AHERN-In this city, October s. 1893. TO the
wife of James A Ahern, son.
BANCROFT-In this city, october Is. j. S93 to the
fe OF w. b. Bancroft, twin sons.
HOPPS-ln this city, october 20, 1893, to the
wife of Harry Il. Hopps, a son.
JONES-In this city, october 13, 1885, TO the
wife OF W. j. Jones. son.
ToNJES-fn this ity, october Ii. 1893. to the
wife of NJ. TONES. a son.
JOHNSON-In this city, october l9, 1898, to the
wife of W. p. johnson, a son.
PIERCE-In this city, October IA, 1898, to the
wife of George b. Pierce, daughter
GAVIN-In this city, october 16. 1898, to the
wife of Charles j. Gavin. a son.
The morning call., 1893-10-22
MARRIED.

RIPLEY this city, October 3.
1893. at ST Patr KS Church. by the Rev. Father
Brennan, Robert VI. Ripley and Katie Hanglin,
both of San Francisco.
NOUNNAN-wILLIAMS this city. Octo.
Der 2l. 1893, by the Rev. Edgar }. Lion. James
III. Nounnan and Annie Williamson.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS San Jose, October IL.
1885, B. n. Trobock of San Francisco and Made
line Maioy os of San jose
The morning call., 1893-10-22
-MARRIAGES-DE

birth, marriage and death notices sent by mall
will not he inserted. They must be handed In at
either of the publication Offices and be Endorsed
with the name and residence of persons author
izing TO have the same puliShed.l
The morning call., 1893-10-22

The parasitic plant ramesianc8 grows
out of the roots of large trees. but the only
visible part of il is the flower, which
sometimes reaches the size of seven square
feet