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= WIN CITY SHIPS.
ijt. Paul and Minneapolis Will BE
Represented by Two Of the
Finest Boats Afloat.
The Protected Cruiser Minneapolis Is
Attracting Particular Attention
at the Yards,
And It 10 Predicted She Will Be the
Fastest Afloat About Other
Ships.

PHILADELPHIA, March 90. There are
three government ships now undergoing
the finishing process ats Cramps ship
yards which the company hope to turn
over 10 the navy department by Got. Z.
They are the battleships Indiana and
Massachusetts,, and the fast protected
cruiser Minneapolis, the latter being b
sister ship OF the Columbia. The Mas
sachusetts haa been placed In the gov
ernment drydock at the League Island
navy yard. in order that her screws may
be placed In position. While ON the
docks the ships bottom win be scraped
and painted. ID about three weeks the
Massachusetts win Be given her dock
trial, and On June |, II all goes well,
her unofficial trial trip will take place.
The Massachusetts, i sister ship to the
Indiana, which was tested 30 success
fully two weeks ago. The latter ship
goes into the drydock ON Friday next,
and will b aent on her official trial trip
or the coast OF Massachusetts, May 1.
These battleships are bulls for stability
and ateadiness rather than speed There
il no doubt, hawever, that both win ex-
ceed the guarantees of 10 knots On honr.
Tha nEisnsapelis Exeifss Interess.
The ship that excites more interest
than othexs nov IL course oE constrnc-
tion at Cramps yard Is the cruiser Min-
neapolis. This vessel ID almost an exact
counterpart of the Columbia, the differ
ence being In the arrange gern6nt 0k the
- d a
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The wilsop Case Again.

CANTON, 8. D., March 22.-Judge J..
w. Jones opened q term OF court here
Tuesday. The calendar contains over
40 cases. The most important Is that of
The State w. Rev. j. 4. G. Wilson,
convicted at the last term OF the rape Of
Eva Moulton. I3 years old. Wilson
was sentenced to 10 years i'm the peni-
te1fiafy and, after serving O few
months, secured a new trial. II
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BTMETALIsTs.


An Interstate COnventIom I'm Session at
a sigf nes Melnes.
DEs MoISEs. Ia, March 22.-The In
testate Bimetalists' league convention
y In session. Among the prominant
delegates here are Governor Richards,
ax-Governor Hauser, Lee Mantle, e. D.
VISITS. WI. M. Thornton, J. B.
Toole Of Montana, Adjutant Gem
'eral Artz OF Kansas, Attorney
General Standish, OF West Dakota. Cen
eral Al. Warmer Of Ohio. Colonel f.
G. Bowan and VIII. Skaggs Of Bir-
mingham. Ala, and Captain Kalb. the
free silver candidate for governor in
that statey besides q large number of
Iowa delegates. III
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an0 ruiz ser OF smokers parapnernana
captured. Sing is now In the workhouse.
wldssprsad snosssterna.

DENVER, March 20. The snowstorm
continues, accompanied BY q light wind.
The temperature has fallen from toto
% degrees throughout the West, but In
this city ID not much below the freezing
point. The storm u general throughout
the state, Wyoming, Northern Kansas
and Nebraska, Arizona and o portion of
New Mexico.
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PANIC I'M A SCHOOL.
Eirs In . south Evanston Building R
9sfs ..sules DisaakTo1sly. 8

Tire in south Evanston Building RE-
fats Aa .suits RisastFoasly. | ~
CHICAGO, March 22.-Fire In the
South Evanston public school caused a
panic among the pupils. Several OF the
children Jumped from the fourth, door
and wers injured, but only few OF
them were badly hurt.
The pupils of the second hoor Of the
building were driven by the flames and
smoke to the upper stories. whence they
veFe rescued by the fremen. Teachers
and pupils were panic stricken and
many ware knocked down and trampled
apoA In che rush Cor the exits.
After the building was thought to be
deserted, fireman found i0-year-old
Lucy Hustoble unconscious ON the third
door. She was badly burned and her
recovery Is doubtful. The building,
valued at $50. 900, was total loss.
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Fivs Years For Forgery.

CHIcAGo, March 22.-Fiye years in
the penitentiaxy at hard labor was the
sentence imposed in the United States
court IN the case Of Leroy Harris, the
Buffalo. N, X, money order forger.
Harris was sentenced to fye years on
each count but the court directed that
three terms rnn concurrently.
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NO SUPERSEDEAS.
The Illinois Supreme Court Denies a
Writ in the Case OF Assassin
Prendergast.
The Governors Clemency Now the
Only Hope, and That Is a Very
Slight One.
4 Like Decision i'm the Case of Hig-
gins-They Will Probably Both
Hang Friday.

CHICAGO, March 20. THE motion for
supersedeas in the case of Prender-
gast, the assassin of Mayor Harrison of
Chicago, has been denied by tbs su-
pre,ne court.
When informed Of the decision Prem
dergast showed emotion but he was
quiet and without demonstration. TIN.
only hope Tor Prendergast 10 reprieve by
the governor. But az Governor Alt.
Geld il now ut Biloxi, Miss, and Lieu.
tenant Governor Gill is not at the state
capitol, the assassin's chances for life
beyond Friday are very slim.
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Wansed in Afichiwal.nll,

Sax FRANCISCO, March 22. Charles
MeCarl alias Frank ". Yolsins, was
psrreaked y the old city hall By Detec-
fIva 4ibs0n Of this city, and Jamee.
slnzth 81 Grand Rapids, "a d acharge Of,
murdef The crime gor which tha man
We taen hack ia Michigan d the mur-
derps Mxs James McKennick, which
was roanmitteds on Jan. Z, near the out
skirts of Grand Rapids.
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Iha safe Narr9lari rixad.

4 AUTLRa. No, March S..--The, post
ossice safe i this place was blown open
by harglars Sunday night and besweeli
$50 and 900 worth of sthmps and q
considerable sum Of money taken to-
geshsr with ave registered LETTERS
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cspsarsd, . wyqmlng. Rebser.

VERMILILos, s. d., March 22.--Au.
thorities arrested A. g. Arnold charged
with robbing the depot at Casper. Wy,
Eel. 20, The crime was admitted and
ofdcials. sent FOR. He,says he has spent
the money taken and destroyed the
cheeks. ss.. .g
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Mrs. Mayer Held.

MILWAUKEE, March 22.-Mrs. Mar
garet Mayer, arrested in Brooklyn ON q
charge Of causing the death of her first
husband, Herrnan Groelsne, by poison,
has Gsen held TO trial. The preliminary
hearing which took place at Racine
lasted 3 week. &k E.f i
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Higsins Refused Z supersedeas.

OTTAWA, Ills, March 22.-Thomas
Higgins, the Chicago murderer who OBJ
jects to be hanged on the same scaffold
with Prendergas, the assassin of Mayor
Harrison. has been refused superse-
deas by the supreme court. Higgins
viii therefore hang on Good Friday.
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i clnasrssaa Rlnea $500,

INDIANAPOLIS. March 2a Afoy Lee
Sing Chinese laundryman, was fined
500 hy polics Judge Htubhs Tor keep
ing hop joint. Sing had long been
suspected y catering 10 opium smokers
and last Neak hia lsnrsirs, .v.s ---.s--s
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Triesa to Manr izamseif.

MKNEAPoLIs, March ia. - Charley
Johnson, who was lodged In the county
jail 10 await an examination Cor insanr
ity, attempted 10 committee auicide by
hanging himself shortly before B o'clock
In the aftexnoon
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$1,000

to show how well you can do by trad
ing with the manufacturer. These suits
cannot last long at the price, SO come in
and see them and get posted.
Yours for low prices,
E. KRAMER, Manager
cHAs. KAUFMAN 4 BROS.
ONE PRICE CLOTHING STORE,
Madison, $. j.
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a4ana uslasves tnar the Minneapolis will
be q world beater, and that she will ex-
ceed the Columbias unprecedented
record Of % $40 knots by more than q
knot. They argue that IL the Colum-
bias boilers had not '.foamed, = Thus
nscessitating d partial slow down at
a critical moment she would have
exceeded % knots. Such an accident is
mot likely 10 happen TO the Minneapolis.
and her additional boiler power ought
to mean additional speed. Altogethar,
there seems to be good reason to believe
that the new cruiser viii establish q
record Of nearly. IL not quite. "a knots
nm hour. Orders having been issued by
the navy department placing the Co-
lunhia IN commission ON April o, her
builders hare increased the already
large force OF workmen, who are put
ting the finishing touches on her. All
OF her berth dsck guns are In position,
and the larger guns are expected here
from Washington shortly. The acyub-
bers began cleaning her sides Of the ac-
cnmulation of grease and dirt. The
painters will soon commence painting
the ship. everything Id sight 10 be the
regulation white. Whom all Id finished
tho Columbia win present D beautiful
appearances.
The 90. Louis and DC. Paui.
The next ship to be launched al
Cramps IL the American liner st. Louis.
She will be followed BY the ST. Paul,
her sister ship. The big battleships
Iowa and Brooklyn viii not be- launched
until later In tho fall, md when these
are finished the firm win have no more
government work at its yard. An inn
provement contemplated in the near
future is the enlargement of the dry
dock. Ii il not large enough for the
enormous vessels now being constructed
at the yards and; tor this reason the firm
finds it necessary 10 nse the big govern
ment drydock at League island.
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FnrnaIsl Confessed.

San FRANCISCO. March 20. Walter
Guy Furnald, aswindler, with long
record Of successful operations III the
Eastern states. has made . cnnfssaion Il
tals part hs played IN The robherE of tie
Jaoohson aianonds Eurnaid ssys h
had two aecolnp Ices, James Wilson anu
Rohert aynenaann. He has returned
apof ths jewals. q
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We received the above telegram. The
suits are now here. They are good value
at $3.50, but we open them out at
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-09-17
NORTH END NEWS
TBE NEws BUREAU,
NORTH END. as BRANCH AVENUE.
Telephons 9li-l

Last nights excitement for the North
End was furnished by Charles Smith, who
fired seven shots out of revolver at a trio
of house, breakers attempting to force
window Ia his house at Bl2 Charles street.
Nothing was stolen and the intruders
were not 30 badly hury but that they
could make their escape, leaving nothing
but surmises for the crowd that the noise
of the firing at midnight brought to-
gether.
The Emmett Cadets and the Grsttan
Cadets, two military organizations of the
North End, turned out in a body to the
funeral of Thomas O'Connell in Olneyville
yesterday afternoon. The Emmets were
under the command d Captain Bernard
Waters, and the Grattans Lieutenant
James Flynn.
A number Of young men from Wans-
kuck attended a party at the home OF
Mrs. Ly1nS, Geneva street. last even
ing. There was an impromptu concert
provided by the ladies and gentlemen
present, and collation. was served by
Dennis Crooin.
John f, McHugh of Wanskuclx, has en-
tered his handsome st. Bernard dog, Duke
OF Roxbury, at the State Fair. The Duke
of Roxbury is cousin Of Sir Bedivere,
well known to dog fanciers.
A large number of people from the
North End attended the iair at Nara
gsnsett Park yesterday aitnrnoon.
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Da jacksonville.

The quarterly meeting OF the Auxiliary
of the Eastern Connecticut Branch of the
Woman's Board OF Missions will be held
in the Congregational Church on Tuesday,
September JS. The hours of service will
be at IL :i5 a. IN. and $50 p. m. Chidren's 3
hour at p. m, TO be addressed by Miss
Lamsen ei Boston.
Basket collation. at 1890, n social hall
hour in the vestry with light refresh
ments will close the exercises OF the day.
The laaies OF the Methodist Church
will have bean supper at the home Of
Mrs josephine Wothcrel ON Furnace
street, Wednesday p. m. from o to z
o'clock.
DIR. Il. p. Todd and wife are spending
fen days in New Hampshire.
Miss BESSIE Chamberlain is the guest OF
relatives In Pomfret.
Miss Emma Hammond spent Sunday
with friends in Norwich.
Herbert &. ley leaves here for Wash
ington, ID. c., this week, where he
has been engaged to teach in a school O.
mutes.
Hose Companies Nos. and ., escorted
10y Mechanics Band, viii attend the fire.
mems parade 10 Norwich.
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THE MOOR.

While travelling through Algeria fcw
don, II was greatly interested in watching
the Mohammedan style OF worship. One
day l saw u Moor come into the mosque
At the door he dropped his slippers from
his feet, picked them up in his hand,
walked over the mating to where foun-
tain was playing, dropped his slippers, and
deftly thrusting his feet into them stepped
into the water. flo then thoroughly
washed his mouth, his eyes, his ears, then
his face and neck, then his arms to the el,
bows, his hands and lastly his feet and
legs to the knees. That was done to typify
the purifying Of what he said, saw and
heard, his deeds and his walks. Then,
emerging from the water, he dropped his
slippers from his feet, and going to dis
tant corner Of the mosque stood facing
Mecca, the holy city of the MohammedGns.
Standing thore, he began to humble n
prayer, the words of which were inaudible
where 1 stood, but cculd distinctly see
the motions Of his mouth.
After a few moments he ,.Snecled down,
still speaking, and bending forward upon
his hands laid his forehead upon the floor.
Afterward he raised his hend and body
erect and then stood up as at first. This
routine was gone through with three
times, not interrupting his words, only
changing his position at regular intervals
After ne hsd finished his prayer he picked
up his slippers and came to the door, drop
ped them on the threshold, again thrust
his feet into them aud walked away. "--St.
Louis Glote. Democrat
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ICopyright. 1895. by Walter wellman. Al
RIGHTS reserved.l

ICopyright. 1895. by Walter wellman. All
q rights reserved.l
All readers of the newspaper press arc
familiar with the fact that Walter Well
mans polar expedition, after an especially
auspicious beginning, oame to grief late
1n May, when the arctic ice, as IL indig-
nant because little group of nlortals had
.attaclxed its secrets with such boldness,
crushed the Ragnvald Jarl, the expeditions
gallant ship, like an eggshell. Before
this Mr.. Wcllman had forwarded tho first
Of tho letters descriptive of his expeditions
work. They have now reached America,
and the first is printed below. Tho nc
companying map shows the point atwhich
the disaster occurred
SPITzBERcEN, May t.-We have had
wild ride from civilization to this unin-
habited and remote corner Of the earth,
last and furious journey, and lucky one
Probably we have beaten all records at
this season of the year. We have not only
made the south cape OF Spitzbergen in
three days from Tromso, but we have
done so in tire first days of May. We are
now, only our fourth day from ciyiliza-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-09-17

There was . meeting of the COMMITTEES
on city engineers department at the
Mayors ONCE this forenoon. The plans
examined and met with the hearty ap-
proval Of the committee. They will prob
ably be recommended to the Board OF
Aldermen ~ the meeting Thursday after
noon.
The question of doing away with the
In the center Of the city was discussed in
formally and the suggestion made that
the evil would be remcdied by construct
ing the main trunk sewer on the east side
and have 1t run through Charles and
South Water streets to Fox Point and
from there be carried under the river to
Aliens avenue.
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Acarr nfth. Ruling Passion.

An old lady nsmfd Margaret Thomp-
son, who died about n century hso, was a
noted snuff t4ker and was evidently deter
mined TO go to her grave with liberal ac.
compartment of the fragrant dust. She
instructed that her body, after 10 had been
placed in tho cstf'n, should be covered with
Scotch snuff, aud the will went on to say:
six men to be my bearers who are
known 20 be the greatest snuff takers In
the parish Of ST. Japes, Westminster. 1p-
stead Of moupaing, each to wear n spslff
colored beaver hat. Six maidens Of my &C
qusintance (named) to bear my pail and
TO carry box filled with the best Scotch
SNUFF. to take fer their rsfrsshpsnt - they
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FROM EAST PROVIDENCE.
Religious Notes.

Yesterday morning at 10:30 o'clock at
the Haven NJ. T.. Church six who had been
on probation seven months Joined In full
connection. Last night at $50 the meet
ing for women only vas we'll attended
and Mr.. Wilson OF Providence led the
singing.
AZ the Gospel tent last evening the
meeting for men only was well attended.
A song service began the meeting, lasting
for about half an hour. Mrs. Lcger led
the meeting. There were n few who
showed desire for being Christians. Mrs.
Mills OF Brockton, who before helped
Mrs. Leger here, has come and will assist
her.
Accidents.
Saturday on the west side of the bridge
the two Mccormick brothcrs,w VINO reside at
the foot of Benefit street We're "fooling"
around the wharf when they both foll in.
About this time an oyster boat was com
ing up the river, and a pc son hearing
their cries went TO their rescue with a
skiff from the boat and landed them safe
on shore.
Baseball Briefs.
Saturday at the Grosverndale grounds a
game of ball was played between the
Watchemokct Fircmep ami the Brown
a Sharpes of Providence, resulting IL
TO In favor OF the former. The feature
OF the game was the catching OF Weir.
The Prospects of this town have re-
Gently received tho championship of
East Providence, and would like 20 near
from any l2-yssr-old team in Rhode
Island. Address all communications TO
Box 739, East Providence, n. l.
Yesterday there was one msu brought
up from Riverside for drunkenness.
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60 afOng 1trLc I1Y carEs, / desire the
minister may D., inu;gsi - walk and O.
take certain quantity s; the SAID snuI
not exceeding onSpound ARA desire rDy
old aud faithful servant, earah Stuart, to
walk befere the corpse aid TO distribute
every 20 yards large handful Of Scotch
snuf on the ground and upon the crowd
who may pogbsbly fsllow me to my burial
place. And l also desire at least two
bushels Of the said snua may be distribut-
ed at the door Of my house In Boyle street. |"
-Lepdos TAT Bits
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A BROKEN skv4L.
Samuel Staples Fell from a Hay Cart
on Dorrance Street.

Samuel Staples, SO years OF age,employed
by the Franklin Brothers as hostler,
was assisting in unloading hay at the
Orange street entrance when he jumped
from window to the wagon
q distance OF two feet, falling backward
and striking the ground. The ambulance
was called and he was taken to The Roode
Island Hospital and upon examination 1t
was found that his skull had been broken.
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Before going on n sea voyage or into the
country. be sure and put box OF Ayers Pills
In your valise You may have occasion 10
ton. biliousness and nausea, Ayers Pills are
the best In the world. They are also easy to
tAkA
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Elnors M. Fleming was adjudged insane
In the sixth District Court, and wss com.
United To the State Alms HausA.
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TWOEMBRACE

The opportupity--nay, . thousand
to purchase Tobacco and Cigsrs
at our prices. The merry laugh,
the twinkiing eyes, tell the tale OF
glad surprise OF customers. They
come and 70 like busy bees the
live long day.
You cannot do without Tobacco
and Cigars. BY all means got the
best. We are selling 1t. Business
may DO slow with some. Our pa
irons keep u on the jump. Have
We not said enough. Come and
embrace the opportunities.
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a Harmonious Company.


The truth is, wo have been luckier In
our men than anything else. Fully half
Of them were chosen by the expeditions
agents, but so far as can be discovered no
mistakes have been made. At any rate,
in all our arduous or disagrccable duties
on board ship not striker has been found,
not a man too proud TO DO menial service
or TO perform any labor that will help the
expedition toward success. Our shipboard
organization Is very simplc Professor
French, DIR. NAHUM, Mr.. dodge and Cap
tain Petersen have been instituted assist
ant executive and advisory Each day
one Of them Is appointed officer Of the day
10 assist the Lender In tho executive work.
Dr. NAHUM supcrintends the cuisine,
with Mr. Wasfalt a. steward, the bright
young sailor Ellclsen ns cooks assistant.
and Professor Oyen as butler. Besides
two men arc detailed daily to assist at Ia
blCs. Captain PCdcrsen has charge Of the
hold, where are slowed many tons Of pre-
cious provisions, as well as of the deck,
where tho even more precious aluminium
bonts and slodgcs are slowed Mr.. Win.
ship, Mr.. Franklin and Mr.. Hcyordahl
take care OF the dogs. Professor French
aud Mr.. Alme attend 10 packing food for
the ice journey. With this sort OF an or
gap'sation. simple. but effective. our work
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-03-15

dressed men had the advantage of
knowing the pass word, and as we do
not, We shall be rejected. -
DO you think SO, Ferguzon %
Il am sure Of it. Doubtless, this
chase Is only pretence, and they are
preparing for some conspiracy"
still, we will try; if it be only a
chase we shall do honor to it, or if
he wants soldiers, where will he find
better? if conspirators, where more
elegant ones? The least Of us looks
like captains"
Il do not deny this, 1 only say that
they will not let us in. But we will
join them nevertheless.
How SOP
"Why, this old wall is almost tum-
bling down; we can easily displace a
few bricks, and once we are in. no
one will challenge US, 1 dare say
"Hu1rah!' cried Cauvagnac, ''to our
work"
The opening was soon made, and as
they galloped toward the spot where
the horn sounded, Cauvagnac said,
"Now be polite and well behaved, and
Invite you to supper with the Due
d'Enghien.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-03-15
BULLDOZING A LAWYER.

Kansas City, Mo-, March 5.-The
hearing of the habeaS corpus proceed
ings for the release of the populist
lawyer, J. A. Smith, in the common
pleas court has begun at Kansas
City. Smith was arrested and bound
over to the criminal court ON a charge
of libeling Chief of Police Quarles and
Police Judge King, in saying tina.
they had accepted brides from the
gambling element to permit gambling
to go on unmolested by the officers OF
the law. Whether or not Smith is re-
leased from custody, a new informa-
ton is to be filed in the district court,
preferring the same charges.
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PUG DOG WORSHIP.

Washington Star: In these end-of
the-century days it takes a good deal
20 cause surprise, but when one reads
in the newspapers of a handsome
Christmas entertainment given by q
wealthy New York woman for her
pug dog he is likely to wonder where
we are drifting. A pug dog may be
great pet, albeit he is the stupidest
and least desirable Of all dogs, but
when it comes to wasting a large sum
upon the animal in a way that he
does not enjoy, at a time, too, when
thousands of honest people are in
the direst need, it would seem as
though selfshness, shoddiness and folly
could go no farther.