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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-11-15

LONDON, Nov. l5 In the commons las,
evening the speaker ruled out Of order two
pages Of amendments 10 the employers
liability bill This will greatly hasten the
progress u the LiAl.
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Not So Bad as Reported.

MEMPHIS, Nov. 15.-It has been ascer.
tanned that no lives were lost in Monday
nights fire. These reported cremated
turned up all right
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MONTICELLO, n. a., Nov i5--Mrs Hal.
liday. The murdcress confined in Jail here.
jumped on Mr.. Beeoher. the sherff's wife.
yesterday, aud cauie near choking her to
deafh
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-11-15
President p.rrier.

PARIS, Nov. l5-M. PerIier has been
elected president OF tue chsmber Of depu.
ties 10y vote Of sgi 10 1911, defeating NJ
brisson
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A Great improvement
The New Horsford's

marks new In baking powders. II
produces results never before obtained. u
exc,is In baking strength, purity and healthful
meas Try An
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-11-15
Ground to Pieces.

Perhaps the glare of the grips head
light confused Mr.. Conley. for lie stopped
and turned irresolutely about as il
in donb. as TO how he was
to escaps the approaching Jugger.
naut. That moment cost him his life
Tiers was horrible sound of cracking
ones and a groan from the iniprIs lned
man and the terrified passengers, rushing
TO the platforms OF the cars, saw Mr.
Conley dragged under the wheels of the
grip.
The car was running at the full speed
of the rope and the body of the unfortu-
nate man WAS dragged half a block before
the gripmal could stop. News OF the ac-
cd ;ut was carried to the theater aud
in "A moment ths crowd began to pour
out. Mr.. Conley was released from the
wheels and was found TO be just alive,
but in few minntes he breathed his
last.
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The Gripman Under Arrest.

Officer Gallagher at once placed the
gripman, William McDermott, uuder
lest. hut allowed him TO finish out his
trip. The body. Of Mr.. Conley was re-
moved To the drug store at the corner OF
tbirtieJh street aud sixth avenue, and a
call for AN ambulance was turned in.
DIR. Washburn. who had been a passen-
ger on the car, made ahasty examination.
He said that the victim probably died the
moment the grip struck him, as his spine
was injured. The body was taken to the
West Thirtieth street station to await
the coroner.
Wurd MAS at once sent To Joseph Rani.-
gan OF this city, who had arrived in New
York with Mr. Conley. lie came and
identified the BODY. He then telephoned
his son in this city TO break the news as
gently as possible TO Mrs. Coniey.
The gripman is under arrest, hut has
made no statement. Ii is claimed by eye
witnesses that he could not have stopped
the car In time.
sketch OF Mr.. Conley's Life.
Mr.. Conley was nstive of Ireland. and
was born Ia 1874 He came TO this country
when only five years old. lie spent his ear y
years in New York city. Here he ac-
Quirsd his education. While young
man he moved to Woonsocket and learned
carpentry In the Harris Woolen Co.'s
mill. At one time he was foreman for
Nathaniel Elliott.
Fifteen years ago he entered into part
nership with Horace A. Jencks aud a
man named Page. as firm of contractors
and builders. Among other works he
built the Church OF the Precious Blood in
Woonsocket. Music hall, the Fisnerville
mill and the Lawrence Felting company
building. In 1882 be completed the big
Miilville plant of the Woonsocket Rubber
company and was later made superin-
tendent.
Later he was put in charge as general
superintendent OF the Woonsocket and
Millville plants of the Woopsocket Rub
ber company. A few months ago be was
made general manager of the United
States Rubber campauy, and put In
charge of all the plants.
Under the town government OF Wooa-
socket he served in several Offices, and
was water commissioner under the city
government.
Mr.. Conley leaves wife and twelve
ehildren. He married Ann Kelly OF
Noonsocket twenty-seyen years ago. He
was one Of Woonsockett's most promi.
nent and respected citizens.
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CheViOts.

1rn per yard-5O pieces 40-inch Cheyiot
- v. Dress Goods, fall coloTs, formerly
Soc. yard.
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Dress Goods.

Our patrons are well aware that we have been
Offering Fall Dress Goods AT remarkably
low prices. THIS WEEK we oifer the
most desirable goods in the market at Az
per cent. reduction from regular values.
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BrOadcloth.

rOo yard lot 50-inch imported
~. Fancy Dress Goods, elegant styles,
formerly Sl.25.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-09-13
The Rarest Plants.

The question which are the rarest
plants on earth admits of two answers
AS to rarity of distribution and rarity
in the numerical sense. There are
some plants which grow in one small
spot and nowhere else.
Such are the Kerguelan cabbage,
which is found only on Kerguelan Isl
and, n remote island in the South Paci-
fic, the species of harebell which grows
only on Mt. Parnassus, and yam
which is found only on the Pyrenees.
The palm of numerical rarity is
divided among two hybrid orchids
artifcially produced crosses---iaelia
bella and laelia sedina, of each of
which only one specimen exists,
unique flower called odontoglossom
vecillarium. exhibited ct the last ex-
hibition of the Horticultural Society,
in Temple Gardens, and tiny Japan
ese plant, overweighted by the preten-
tious name schizocoden soldanel-
lioides, which was brought from Japan
about two years ago by Captain Tor
rens.
So far as ie known it is the only one
in existence. Boston Globe.
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the plants and crowd them into boxes
with little more soil than will adhere
to the roots, and store in the cellar
until spring, watering two or three
times during the winter, so that the
roots will not dry out. A few of them
potted make very desirable window
plants in winter, the foliage present
ing more desirable appearance on
account of luxuriance than the scraggy-
stemmed specimens one often sees dis
played in windows of the coarser
variety of the geranium.
A beginner can start with one or
two small plants any time during the
summer, keeping them in pots until
the following spring, when they can
be divided and planted in the border,
making large beautiful border with
very little cost. This variety never
blossoms, or at least never has for me;
therefore, all the plants from slips will
be of uniform size and height
Ohio Farmer.
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PLANTS FOR THE BORDER.

There are new varieties of border
plants introduced every year by for
lists and seedsmen, and some of them
are we'll worthy of trial. The varie-
gated leave coleus has become very
popular for this purpose within the
last few years, but there is an old
plant, recently introduced for this
purpose, that in some localities has
sucplantcd all other border plants,
ard it is the wlitc-leaved geranium,
Madame Gnlicroi. 1t is one of the
finest plants for the border that one
can have. The habits of this gcranium
arc different from those of any other
variety 1t sends ont innumerablc
little shoots from both root and
branch, forming itself into beautiful,
compact little bushes, making it very
desirable border plant. They root
readily from cuttings, and besides
separating each branch they can be
cut into two-inch lengths and planted
in the border, and every slip will grow
and form symmetrical clumps, the
whole border averaging about six
inches high, with nothing visible but
the deep green, white-edged leaves.
They will atand hard wind, heavy rain
and extremes OF temperature better
thsa the tender coleus, and retain
their foliage until late fall; then lift
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-09-13
CURE OF 1oLL1NG TONGUE.

A correspondent of the National
Stockman and Farmer says: '1 have
seen an inquiry in recent number for
q remedy to break horse from loIing
its tongue while driving or working,
.'The habit often formed by young
horses OF lolling the tongue when
driving is nearly always cnused by
sharp teeth. The inside edge of the
molars are rough and sharp, and con-
tinually rasp the tongue, causing him
to drop his tongue, soiling the looks
md oftentimes the sale of the horse.
In the first place it will do no good to
apply any of the patent bits or appli-
ances until the teeth are filed. Get
some competent person to file the in
side edges of the molars, then procure
two pieces of leather long enough to
slip over the rings of the bit Fit on
each side of the horses mouth 80 that
one end of leather projects to end Of
horses nose. Drive a few tscks
through the lower ends; rivet the up
per ends to stays of bride sothat tacks
will fit directly on side of mouth on
which tongue protrudes and You will
have device which will cure him. I
once owned a mare that lolled her
tongue when tired. She produced n
fine colt which developed the same
habit. I broke him of the habit in the
manner described"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-09-13
CHOCOLATE PUDDING.

Reserve one gill of milk from
quart, and put the remainder OIL tho
fire in double boiler. Mix threo
tablespoonfuls of cornstarch with the
cold milk. Beat two eggs with half
a cupful of powdered sugar and half
teaspoonful of salt. Add this to the
cornstarch and milk, and stir into the
boiling milk, beating we'll for q
minute. Shave fine two ounces Of
chocolate, and put it into small-pan
with four tsblespoonfuls of sugar and
two of boiling water. Stir over a hot
fire until smooth and glossy; then
beat into the hot pudding. Cook the
pudding in all ten minutes, counting
from the time the eggs and cornstarch
are added. Serve cold with powdered
sugar and cream. This pudding can
be poured while hot into little cups
which have been rinsed in cold water.
At serving time turn out on fiat dish
making circle, and fill the centre OF
the dish with whipped cream favored
with sugar and vanilla. The eggs may
be omitted, in which case use one
more tablespoonful of cornstarch. -
Boston Cultivator.
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that family histories should only be
traced few thousand years backward.
Beyond that even the four hundred
are apt to find their ancestral blood
boiling in the veins of a mnrderous
savage from the north or lazily sleep
ing within the naked flesh of q jungle
native. With these>remnants of the
oldest and, therefore best families OF
other days came their tombstones also,
really comforting thing for the col
lectors to do, since with these hewn
monuments at the head of the pile of
sand the skeleton feels at home save
for the lack of green to cover the
grave. In other cases the rock coffins
were also shipped, these clammy
things adding greatly to the general
cheerfulness of the tout ensemble.
Bones and graves are not the only
attractions here. The races which
formed the basis for yourself have also
been ransacked for garments and
utensils and appliances of war and
peace to show the growth in the
matter of dress and all affairs
connected with actual life. The tribes,
whose beginning nobody knows, have
sent tents and pottery which might be
mistaken for relics of the Pharoahs.
Brown descendants of some Oriental
band contribute from distant Sitka
and Mexico images and monuments
cut with strange hieroglyphics and
bronze utensils which show skill
worthy modern handicrsft. Recent
races send peace pipes and crude
dresses and weird combinations in
ivory, oil helping to unravel the
science of man.
The American Indian receives much
attention, with several sections de-
voted to his rise and fall. 1t is quite
probable that the best collection in
this line is the one made by D. B.
Dyer, of Kansas City, who was for
many years Government agent.
The sides Of the pavilion are hung
with mats and beds made of round
sticks braided with rough ropes and
great stretches Of gay feathers for
chieftains' heads. In the cases are
relics 80 rare they have no COM
mercial value. The most elaborate
one is solid silver pipe presented by
Major Harrison to the Shawneweese
t,ibe. General Warrington gave
White Swan, Wea leader, an equally
valuable token of good friendship. 1t
is medal presented in l795. Other
cases are crowded with implements
and war machines and costumes worn
by great warriors and brave bucks
Chicago Herald.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-09-13
Teach the Children 10 Swim.

The constant repetition of the re-
ports of accidents by drowning enforces
the thought that much of this loss of
life in the water couA be avoided if
children were taught to swim as
promptly as they are taught to read
and write and to properly. care for
themselves in respect to healthful pre-
cautions.
Every child should be taught to
swim before the age of twelve or four
teen years. In all the large cities
swimming schools with capable i'll
structors afford ready and inexpensive
opportunities for teaching children to
swim. Nothing can be more easily
learned. Many children acquire the
accomplishment in single lesson of
nm hour, and very few boys or girls
quire more than half dozen lessons
in the hands of competent instructor
to learn how to swim. Singularly
enough, girls learn more easily than
boys, and when once acquired the ac-
complishment is never forgotten, as it
is largely a matter of confidence in
ones ability to keep afoat.
Aside from the precautions of safety
involved, we should consider the de-
lightful recreation and the healthful
exercise that persons, young and old,
of both sexes, find in the pastime of
swimming. In. moderation it is one of
the most healthful if not the best of
all summer exercises, and can be en-
joyed in the still waters of the lakes in
the country and the mountains or in
the rolling billows of tie surf at the
seashore. It is the most inexpensive
of all amusements, the cheapest, the
best, open to all, and the marvel is
that 80 few young persons learn to
swim. ...
It is often observed that the chill
dren of the street who wander about
the wharves and the beach become ex-
pert swimmers, apparently without in
struction, while the pampered sons and
daughters of wealth, who are given all
the benefits of an elaborate education
and who are favored with all the ac-
complishments of the day are seldom
taught to swim, and these at the sum-
mer resorts are often put in peril OF
their lives in emergencies. This isnot
as it should be.-New York Mail and
Express.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-09-13
MOki Sand Painting.

Who ever heard of painting in sand?
The Moki Indians understand that
species of art. Two paintings of this
kind, copied accurately from the orig
inals, have been newly placed on exhi-
bition at the National Museum. Per-
haps they might better be called mo-
saics, being done in sand of six differ
ent colors on flat, horizontal surface.
The colors are yellow, green, white,
black and mixture.
Such pictures are made by Moki
priests and priestesses on the floors OF
their subterranean chambers. Tho
six colors stand for the cardinal points.
Yellow is the north, green is the west,
red is the south, white is the east,
black is the region above and all colors
signify the region below.
One of the two sand paintings is
copy of the kind of picture made for
the annual ceremonial of the Moki
women's festival to the germ god,
which takes place in September. The
work of art is executed during the
progress of the secret rites. 1t repre-
sents two figures in an elaborate frame
of different colors. On the left is
likeness of Lakone-ma-na, the patron
ess of the affair. She is clad in a
white blanket. On the right is poi-
trait of one Of the twin gods of war,
who carries zigzag of lightning in his
hands.
The other picture is fac-simile sof
the one made by the chief of the fra
ternity of antelopes at the festival OF
the snake dance. It is highly conven-
tional in its character. Rain clouds
are represented by semi-circles. Par.
allel lines show the rain falling. Four
odd-looking zigzag figures stand for
the lightning snakes, which are re-
spectively red, green, white, yellow.
The green and white snakes are female,
and the yellow and red snakes are
male. Around this sand mosaic are
performed the weird rites of the ante
lope priests, who sing songs embody-
ing the NEUROLOGICAL drama of the
''Snake Hero. Washington Star.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-09-13
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of perfect lax
atiye; effectually cleansing the system,
dispelling. colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval Of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs ia for sale by all drug
gists in soc and Slbottles, but tits man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being well informed, you will net
accept any substitute if offered.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-09-13
MoLAssEs FOR STOCK.

Molasses is being used in England as
a food for stock with excellent results,
it is said. Attention was first drawn
to it on account of its low price, and
experiments have fully demonstrated
it's value. The molasses should be
thinned down with hot water, and then
be used to dampen cut feed previous
to spreading on the meal and bran in
tended to be fed to the stock. 1t
should not be given in too great guam
tity, as it is very laxative, and also
from its sweetness very satisfying, but
used with discretion it is valuable
aid in compounding a ration, and es-
pecially is it useful to feed to COWS
near the time of calving, when re-
laxed state of the bowels is great
preventive Of milk fever and garget.
New York World.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-09-13
An Expensive Egg.

One thousand dollars for egg is n
large sum even for collector to pay.
Yet this appears to be the market price
of perfect specimen of the egg of the
gigantic fossil bird Epyornis. The egg
is several times as large rs that OF the
ostrich, but is not otherwise beautiful.
But then it is rare, which is not sur-
prising, since the Epyornis left oHlay-
ing some thousands, or perhaps hun
drels of thousads, of years ago VI.
H~nelin can get them if any man can,
and he promises to put one or two on
the European market. He is going
back to Madagascar, Notwithstanding
the fact that having unfortunately got
q chief, who was his ''blood- brother, "
killed IN bis service, he has had to
take over all the deceased gentleman's
family, including his wives. The or
chid-seeker sees, and docs, strange
things. st. James's Gazette.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-09-13
Baby's Dimensions.

From measurements of 100 infants.
born in the Royal Maternity Hospital,
of Edinburgh, averages have been OBJ
tained. They are practically the sane.
for American children, and are as fol-
lows: . .. =.....zr, "a sagEs
Average weight of male infant at;
birth, 1866 pounds. sa-4' ~
Average weight of female infsnt at,
birth, 1928 pounds. 4'. = q. re. !
Average height Of Wale infant at:
birth, 1884 inches. .'s :, i ;sj.5..
Average height of female infant at.
birth, 1898 inches.
Each inch of the male infant cor
responds to 2,56 pounds. Each inch
of the female infant corresponds to-
2.6a pounds. The range between the
shortest and tallest male infants was
ten inches; between the shortest and
tallest female infants, eight inches. -.
st. Louis Republic. u.s.. w
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Man.Eating Snakes.

'The existence of rnan-eating snakes
has been doubted by naturalists, but L
can prove the facts from my own ex-
perience," says Charles E. Michaelis,
who has just returned from the Philip
pine Islands. 'In 1886 I was living
then at Ti-rando. One of our servants
was short, broad-shouldered Japan
ese named Picul. He was cattle
herder and frequently in the woods
Several times he told us of the exist
ence of monster python fifty feet
long, not mile from the plantation.
gave him IL gun and buckshot to kill
it, but it never materiallzed, and we
became incredulous.
"One day Picul was missing. His
gun and hat were found in the woods
and brought in. One of the native
hunters examined the ground and gave
his opinion. Picul must have been
caught by snake, as no blood had
been shed, but there had evidently
been a struggle. The next Sunday, in
company with an Englishman named
Mason and their native trackers, L took
to the woods to look for our lost serv.
ant. The natives lead us to the edge
of track of submerged land, covered
with long grass. The water was about
three inches deep. Here in the mud
was the track of big snake. The de.
preston made by the body In the mud
was quite eighteen inches wide. Sud-
denly one of the men called out:
"Look! look' Three hundred
yards away the water was agitated in
to waves, and gliding toward us was
yellow snake that looked 100 feet long.
The head was as large as bucket. 1t
was a bright yellow, striped with
black. To watch it gliding toward us
was trying on the nerves, but we
waited and at forty yards gave it two
loads of buckshot in the head. 1t
reared ten feet out of the water and
lsshei about, but finally sank and the
natives hauled it ON the bank with a
rope. 1t was just thirty-eight feet
long-our fears had added the other
sixty. To keep it from the white ants
it was at once cut open and skinned.
Inside was the lower jaw of human
being and a leg and thigh bone, while
q loin cloth was rolled into perfect
knot, no bigger than a mans fist, and
this PicuIs sisters identified, so the
poor fellow had fallen victim to this
horrid reptile. New York Telegram.