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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-08-08
Mail Contract Awarded.

CAMDEN, Me-, Aug. s.-The contract for
carrying the mail from Camden to Rock
land has been awarded TO l.. A. Pease of
Connecticut for ss1l. beginning Aug. Is.
This sum is nearly s4O0 less than now
paid the electric road.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-08-08
Thompson Held For Murder.

BosToN. Aug s.-Judge Forsaith found
probable cause for holding George Thomp.
son for the grand jury for the murder of
his wife on Aug. last. Thompson was
committed to jail without bail until the
first Monday In September.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-08-08
Motber and Son Found Dead.

LAWRENCE, Mass, Aug. s.-Mary Allen,
a widow, 20 years old, and her son William,
aged 81, were found dead .at their home,
10S Chestnut street, yesterday. Medical
Examiner erosion attributes the death Of
Mrs. Allen to heart failure and that Of
William to alcoholism. William Allen
was member of the old Sixth Massachu.
sefts reQimenf
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-08-08
Promise. To B. a RECORD Beat.n.

CHICAGO, Aug. s-Peter the Great. the
California colt has been sold TO Albert
Cooper Tor $4,000. The animal finished a
dose second in the Hyde Park stakes at
Washington park, distance six furlongs;
time, 1:l4
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-08-08

NORTH ATTLEBoRo, Mass, Aug s-The
local police and authorities know nothing
" reported important Developments In the
Mccarthy murder matter. There Is
nothing new that throws any light on the
mystery. Preparations are being made
for thorough inquest soon. which Is ex-
pected to bring out facts of importance.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-08-08

WoBURN. Mass. Aug. S.-Thomas Roach
and John j. Feeney got into quarrel and
Roach was nearly killed by being stabbed
In the neck. Feeney was arraigned on
the charge OF assault. but the case was
continued In Thursday
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-08-08

SPRfNGFrELD, Mass, Aug. a-Lawyer
A. l.. Green of Holyoke has served notice
Of suit for 81, 900 against Chief Of Police
Duryea Of Chelsea In behalf OF Margaret
Hogan Of Holyoke for false imprisonment
The plaintiff claims she was placed in the
lookup without warrant or a charge
AGAINST her
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-08-08
FATALLY Ipjured by q Colt.

HAvEKHrLL, Mass, Aug s-wallace
Noyes OF Hampstead. N. H.. was found in
his stable 10 dying condition. He had
evidently entered n stall 70 attend to a
young colt. and the animal had kicked
him about the head and body iphicting
latal iDjurieA
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-08-08
Mira Engis's Disappearance.

DEDHAM, Mass, Aug. s.-Mrs. Bertha
Engle, who disappeared from her home on
Central street week ago, has not been
found, nor have any tidings been received
of her. 1t is feared that she has wandered
into the woods and died from exposure
and starvation. Mrs. Engle was Ger
man and unable to speak a word Of En-
Rlish.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-08-08
Marblehead's Valuation.

MARBLEHEAD. Mass, Aug S.-The as
SCISSORS have given out the following
figures: Total valuation, s., 400, ,450; nun.
ber Of polls, 1850; total tax to be raised,
SOC, ,473; tax rate, sl7 per $1,000, as against
SIG. 20 for last year.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-08-08
Professor Emerson Nav K.eoyer.

CLEVELAND, Aug. s.-Professor Is. h
Emerson Of Amherst college, who Is one
Of the victims of the railway wreck at
Lindsey. was brought to this city and
taken to Lakeside hospital. Unless in
fammation sets In he will recover
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-08-08
,novar,fts In August.

HAvERHiLL, Mass, Aug S.-Snowdrifts
foot deep were found yesterday along
the line of the Haverhill and Amesbury
road on the .billsides this side OF Ames-
bury. There werc patches of the white
material 20 Feet square In the fields and
pastures, and the country side was GOV.
cred with patches of snow here and there
for distance of two miles.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-08-08
win Not Cash Outside Check.

LYNN, Mass. Aug. s.-Hereafter the
banks of Lynn will not cash outside
checks. The officers say that when Boston
banks refuse to cash their own checks 1t is
time for Lynn to decline to cash them for
them.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-08-08

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. e.-Director Hol-
den OF the Lick observatory telegraphs
that photographs were taken about 4
o'clock Sunday afternoon showing objects
like coWet on the sun's face -
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-08-08
Sf,25O,OO0 DAILY
In Bank Notes viii Be Issued
by the Treasury.

WASHINGTON, Aug. $50 meet the con-
tinued increasing demand for national
bank notes from banks which are taking
advantage Of the low rate of government
bonds and buying them and increasing
their circulation, Secretary Carlisle has
ordered the force of the bureau of engrav-
ing and printing to work from a. m to
6p. m. This is two hours over the usual
time. With these extra hours the capac
ity of the bureau, in addition to keeping
up its regular government work, will be
about 40, 900 sheets daily, or l60,000 notes a
day. The average stamped value of each
sheet is S35, SO that the total issue per day
beginning today will be about 81, 250, 900,
exclusive of reissues.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-08-08
The moody Bible Conference.

EAST NoRTHFIELD, Mass, Aug. S.-Dr.
Gumbart Of Boston gave an eloquent ad-
dress on the 23rd psalm in the Bible con-
ference. DIR. Gordon lectured on the sub
ject First Fruits" He won hearty ap-
plause in repu dating the doctrine of evo-
att
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-08-08
On the Increase.

VIENNA. Ang. s.-Cholera Is spreading
n Roumania aud .Galicia. Several cases
have been reported " Le'~ berg, the capi.
al of GaliciA
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-08-08
Recaptured.

ELLSWORTH, Me-, Aug. a-Albro and
Andrews. who escaped from the Jail here
Friday night, were recaptured at Orland.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-08-08
GFORGE nIxON.

O'Rourke Of New York and Jack Havlin
and Morris Kelly, both Of Boston. The
men who looked after Pierce were Charley
Norton, Con Riordan, Nick Dunn, John
White aud Sammy Kelly. Mike Blashy
held the time for Dixon and Jim Lavelle
for Pierce. The fight was refereed by
John Il. Eckhardt.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-08-08
smith VIII Try Dixon.

Solly Smith, who recently defeated
Johnny Griffin, and George Dixon wero
practically matched last night. No arti-
cles were drawn up, but Nick Abrahams,
Smiths hacker, and Tom O'Rourke, man
ager for the sable champion, agreed in the
presence of dozen witnesses TO have
their men meet before the Coney Island
Athletic club The purse offered amounts
TO $4,000. The contest has been set for
Sent ~
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-08-08
JOHN NJ. DEAN
COMPANY.
SUCCESS OF OUR NEW DEPARTURE

Our goods bought at store are well known and our best
interesting departure by which plan all those who
have paid their accounts satisfactorily TO us are privileged to add their
bill goods they without payment down. provided the
amount added exceed the original amount Of the BILL To
plain Mrs. has bought goods the amount which she has
made satisfactory payment Sc per month"; until the time she
owes only $50 Now should she want Chamber Suit new Car
pet possibly Baby Carriage and Cradle anything
else the store other articles added her bill with
out paying anything down. provided does amount $50 this
case than would make her bill Sl0O The rule
you may add goods any time without any payment down.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-08-08
Special NOTICES.

Marriage aud Funeral Notices, one Insertion
roc each additional fnsortion. 15c.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-08-08
The Knockout.

Third round-Dixon sent in his left and
sent his man to the ropes. Dixon repeat
edly sent in his right and left on the wind
aid jaw and knocked Pierce silly. He
went down and out after repeated jabs on
the jaw that would have settled bigger
and stronger man than Pierce. 1t was the
universal verdict that Pierce was softer
mark than even Skelly.
He was clearly outclassed and his .aspi-
rations as pugilist are forever settled. it
took nearly 10 minutes to bring him to-
The widest kind of excitement prevailed
after the battle was over and several free
fights were started.
Pierce was in no respect the equal Of
Dixon, and the majority of the spectators
went home feeling that they had been
buncoed into thinking that Pierce was n
fighter by the glowing press accounts
that were published from day to day iaud-
ing up Pierce and his wonderful ability
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-08-08
The Battle.

First round-Dixon led with his left
after little feinting and caught Pierce
In the wind He did this same thing again
after some cautious sparring, in which
Dixon showed up to the best advantage.
The men clinched on the ropes, but broke
away of their own accord. Dixon then
smashed Pierce with his left and again
with his right. A clinch followed, and
Dixon showed he was a good hand at the
game of infighting and made Pierce break
his hold Dixon caught Pierce again and
the round ended,
Second round-After a short feint by
Dixon Pierce led lightly on Dixon's face,
and then ducked n righthand swing. A
sharp rally followed, in which Pierce ap-
peared to have the advantage. Dixon en-.
deavored to land his right, but was met
and stopped very cleverly. Pierce ap-
peared to have gained confidence in him.
self as the round ended.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-08-08
lost AND FOUND.

4 osT La DIES GOLD WATCH, SATIN FIN-
Ia IN. Lost ON Bank street Main street or
by ieayng at News once o. at III Bank street Paw
tuxeL Il. 4. au2I.ot
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-08-08

AIICOCk In this city, August q, GRACE,
daughter OF Alfred and Eliza Allcock. aged
months and 10 days.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-03-18

80 80 'A@N
[Section of comb placed horizontally with
Queen cell attached to the side. Also bee de
tclopment from egg
ple.cd, the whole being the united
efforts of many. They skip briskly
about over the delicate comb. set
never break or mutilatc it. The cells
of a honey comb exhibit the greatest
wisdom in construction, as they have
the greatest capacity for strength. oc-
cupying at the same time the least
space and consuming the least labor in
building. The bottom of each cell Is
formed of three diamond-shapcd pieces
of wax. each one forming one.third of
the base of three opposite cells. When
the bottoms are completed, the queen
deposits eggs. or Honey is stored; walls
being built as needed.
The cells in which queens are bed
are large and hang with their mouth
downward. 1t does not appear 10 make
any difference if they are cnt out. and
placed in some other position. As they
are usually built on the edge Of the
comb, it may he only 10 economic
space. Unlike the cells of droncs OF
workers. they are used but once. When
the queen leaves they are cut off ard
then resemble acorn cups. By count
ing these. the nmmber of queens reared
can thus be aSccrtained. The cells of
the drOncS are larger than those of the
worker. Bees display won lerful sagac-
ity, in changing from n sized cell To
anothc", hy blildin1 II set uf intcrme-
diate ones While they are secrctin"
wax, they need pollen as well as honey.
as it is always found in the stomach of
wax producing workers, and they
never build comb 50 rapidly As when
they have free access 10 IL. Since the
Introduction Of comb formation. the
kind Of cells built can in Il measure he
controlled. If the frames are filled
with worker foundation. the cells will
be of worker siZa. If the queen is
Young and prolific. they may not care
for drunc cells: if she Is OH, they will
fill all empty space with them. \ col
Ony is most profitable which does not
rear Il lot Of useless consumers. Cur
tailing the rearing of droncs also less
ems IL Il considerable extent the desire
of bceS to swarm.-Orang Judd
Farmer.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-03-18
BRoopEI HEATED BY GAS.

sides and a roof between them. The
root slants but little and is covered
with roofing felt laid upon matched
boards. A person can stand erect any
where in this building, The gas jets
are placed close to the ground and are
reached by an ~alley-way. The floor in
side the partition is of earth. and is
raised to a level with the breeders. The
division can be entered through the
alley by meaIS of lath door. The two
story buildings, costing about $500
each tsee Fig. y, are constructed on =
plan which is unusual and novel. The
lover story has an earth Eoor and is
partioned off with wire MEETINGS. for
hens; Just under the floor of the second
story, near the large south windows. is
a line of gas pipe and n row of burners
and heat boxes. The hot air rises
through registers" in the floor, and
the hovers stand upon the latter.
There are eight brooders in these
houses, and the upstairs portion is di-
vided into an alley-way and eight com
partmcnts opening from the alley.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-03-18
THE FARMING WORLD.
FORMATION OF COMB.
The Size Of Nas seaiss And I1or
Reculate the Cbils.

Inc ctLt VI "aA CtAt-S 1Ho AhoF w
RGcuIate the Ceils.
When a swarm It bees are hived,
they Immediately begin to build what
is called the comb, which they use as
cradles for their young, and as a store
house for provisions Bees usually be-
gin to build comb from the highest
point in their hives downwarls; if a
break occurs in repairing it and they
build upward, the comb is very
irregular. Wax Is not chemically the
fat of bees, as II Is sometimes called.
but is produced when food is abdidant
and the bees not especially active. II
is secrcted in four small pouches on
bee. The scales of wax are very deli
cate and of an irregular pentagonal
five sidcd) shape and SO thin and
light that one hundred of them weigh
scarcely as much as 4 kernel of wheat.
Building comb and gathering honey
20 on simultaneously. and when honey
fails comb building ceases until there
is another flow.
When bees are secreting wax they
hang In chains with tile fore feet of
one. holding to the hind feet of the bee
above, and present an interesting
spectacle. No bee alone builds n cell.
One takes 4 scale o. wax in its man
dibles Cjaws), puts it in place, gives it
a pinch. Another gives it'd pinch or
polishes It This is repeated over and
over again until the work is COM
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-03-18
BROOOER HOUSES.
Just the Thing Far Those Who Like tt
see Their H..ns Comfortable.

just tn. Thing Far Those Who Like tt
See Their H..ns Comfortable.
The breeders Gee Fig. II are simple
in construction and all unlike. Il. is
the hover: c, 4 small tin can with
holes punched in the bottom through
which the heat rises: +. is the floor:
Il, Il. the sides of the heat box: !. ].
two pieces of sheet iron: cool air enter
ing the openings f, +, is heated and
rises at c. The brooder sheds are per-
haps six feet wide and five high in
front and partially open and face the
south. There * Il broodcr for each of
the six partitions. They are on n
level with the floor, and the gas jets
are reached from behind where an cx-
cavation has been made for the~heat
box large enough to allow its door to
swing out. In front of each she'd is a
small yard formed by lath fences lead
ing out from each partition.
House No. ) is really composed of
two buildings which were built scpar-
ately and joined together by building
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-03-18
-Old English s,lverware /, much in

Old English silverware is much in
demand just now. and genaine pieces,
especially those of historic Interest,
fetch high prices. There is a special
interest in tableware of the seven
tenth, eighteenth and carly nine
.teenth centuries. As both e. and cof-
fee came into use in England near the
middle of the seventeenth century.
some of these coffee pots aid teapots
are among the earliest of English
make. Even then the device of the
wooden handle, designed to interpose a
non-conductor between the hand and
the hot metal. had come into use. The
best Of the coffee pots are large, stable
vessels. with little ornament and no
striking grace Of form, but rather a
look of solidity and a suggestion Of
cosiness and comfort. Those bearing
the ball marks of the old silversmiths
are usually TO be accepted as genuine
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-03-18
BEAT THE KANGAROO BALLOT.
How a Colorado Nan Broke the Law
Fifty Times Without Conviction.

How a Colorado Man Broke the Law
Fifty Times Without Conviction.
IL am not n square man and don't
pretend to be-" said c. L. Reed to n
Republican reporter. C.. +. Reed is,
perhaps, n of the most remarkable
criminals in any American prison to-
day. He is serving one hundred and
eighty days in Jail on nine charges of
land frauds. Reed has n career in
crooked practices extending all over
America. But | believe" said Reed,
that ! cut a bigger figure in north
western politics than anything else. l
all remembered there as the only man
who ever peat the Australian ballot
system. | beat it, but they arrested
me and put me under ten thousand dol
lars bonds. You know they laugh at
a man up there when he comes up and
says: i control one hundred votes
They give him the horse laugh and say:
Prove up. then get your money Well,
when they adopted the Australian bal.
lot ! said to the managers: 4 can con.
trcl fifty hobo votes in one ward and
can prove it. and | did. You know
when we started ont with the system
the voter had TO present to the polling
officers n descriptive certificate of his
registration. On doing this he was
given an official ballot, and that is the
only way Il voter could get me-. | was
duly registered and had my certificate,
so with six good men, we'll instructed,
] went down to vote. I put my men
outside the polls to start a row as soon
as they saw me get my official ballot.
They watched, and just as soon as they
saw me start into the private booth
they began an uproarious fight. / had
my official ballot, and in the melee
slipped out unn0ticed. Then / went to
q quiet place, made ont my official bal
lot as / wanted it voted, and gave it to
the hired voter. lie put it in his pock-
ct, went to tine polls with a dead mans
certificate of registration, and was
given an official ballot to make nj and
vote. He then retired 10 the booth,
apparently to make put his W
stamped ballot. put the blank in his
pocket and went back and voted my
ticket, returning the blank to me as a
guarantee of having voted my way, and
got his two dollars. Fifty times dur.
ing the day I did that through means
of the stamped hank ticket brought
back by each of my hired men, but at
night | was arrested and bound over,
II, :. 'ald you"
nsi how abouf your own vote?"
'Oh! ! lost that, but l was forty-nine
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-03-18
German
Syrup"

Mr.. Albert Hartley Of Hudson,
N. c., was taken with Pneumonia.
His brother had just died from it.
When he found his doctor could not
rally him he took one bottle of Ger.
man Syrup and came out sound and
well. Mr.. S. D. Gardiner, Clerk
with Druggist J. Z. Barr, Aurora,
Texas, prevented a bad attack Of
pneumonia by taking German Syrup
in time. He was in the business
and knew the danger. He used the
great remedy-Boschee's German
Svrup-for lung diseases. O
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-03-18

The turkey buzzards that are to be
seen in New Jersey. and that appear to
be working their way northward in
considerable numbers, have changed
or, rather, Observation-Disclosures habitat
within recent years. Before the war
there were no buzzards in this latitude.
They are unclcan creatures, and If
angry or alarmed will vomit at the OBJ
ject that has enraged or startled them.
In southern cities they are protected
by law; for they act as ~selyengers, and
flocks If them my always be
abott the markets watching for offal.
They become as tame as poultry, al
lowing men to approch within Il few
feet of them. Their voices are harsh
and croaking. and they have a lop-
sided run, as if they were lame in one
leg.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-03-18
SPRING VERSES.


ouo - Aa4c
Ono nt Q time the murmuring raindrops pats
On drowsy pools with an incessant chime,
Til; 10. an ocean, ere the cloudlets scatter
6ns at q tinse
one OF 4, tine the sHimmering sunbeams
wander
Adown to earth from yonder cloudless cline.
Til lovlicst mountainous are smit with
splendor-
One at q time.
One at o tine uprears the master builder
Stone upon stone with horny hands agrime,
TIL shoot aloft the turrets that bewilder-
Ono At q time.
One at 4 time the shuttle swiftly flying
filings thread on thread ike thrOcs Of throb-
bling rhyme;
TIL CLOVIS the tapestry with HUGS undyiu5-
One at q tinc
One at q tinc each patient, mute endcavCr
Is forging character august sublime,
In souls whose influence shall be felt forever
One at a time.
W. c. Richardson, in N E Magazine
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-03-18

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