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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-10-19
THE CITY OF PROVIDENCE.
Proposals for Abutments
and Piers.

Sealed proposals addressed 20 the Commission
of Public Works, City Hall, Providence,
r. l., will be received until IL o'clock,
a. M, SATURDAY, october 27, 1894,
for removing old piers, and constructing two ne W
piers and enlarging and strengthening the abut-
ments and draw pier at the site of the present Gen.
trail or Red bridge over the seok0nk river.
Plans and specihoations may be seen at the City
Engineers once. City Hall. where blank forms Of
contract proposal and bonds may be obtained.
Each proposal must be accompanied by bond
or certified check for $1,000.
The right 10 reject any or all bids Is reserved.
ROBERT r. SMITH,
Commissioner OF Pub io Works.
Providence, R. l., Oct IL, 1894.
Oct. II, a 81
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-10-19
A"usE xIssssr - mENrs

Flanagan, Harris w. Inman, James A.
Quinn; Second District, Charles r..
Fisher, Charles r.. Corbip, Henry II. Dy-
son; Third District, Oscar A. Carleton,
Harland r. Metcaii, Frank b. Hazard.
The following places were designated
for ward meetings;
First Ward-First District, at voting
booth on Traverse street, corner of
Wickenden street; Second District, at
east end of Board of Trade building on
Market Square.
second Ward-First District, at the
schoolhouse on Meeting street; Second
District, at the ward room on North Main
street.
Third Ward--First District, at 81 West
River street; Second District, at ward
room on Smith street; Third District, at
75i Branch avenue.
Fourth Ward-First District, at %
Fountain street; Second District, at 345
Westminster street, second floor.
Fifth Ward-First District, at voting
booth on Chestnut street, between Elm
and Elbow streets; Second District, at
ward room on Beacon avenue.
Sixth Ward-First District, at ward
room on Pnblic street; Second District,
at 233 Thurber's avenue.
Seventh Ward-First District, at 63
Westtield street; Second District, at
ward room on Oakland street.
Eighth Ward-First District, at north
west corner of Messer and Hudson streets;
Second District, at 20 Harrison street.
Ninth Ward-First District, at north
east corner of knight and Grove streets;
Second District, at ward room on Pallas
street.
Tenth Ward-First District, on east side
of Florence street, near Kossuth street;
Second District. at ward room on Atweli's
avenue; Third District, at voting booth,
$40 Smith street.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-10-19
THE CONvICT'S STORY
AND OTHER POEMS By
PATRICK r. DENNEHY.

Patrick II. Dennehy, sentenced TO life
imprisonment In the Rhode Island State
Prison, and after serving q long term
pardoned out by Governor Brown, is now
earning an honorable living by keeping
books for Providence concern.
Mr.. Dennehy is an educated man OF
literary instincts, and so 1t was natural
vent for the hours OF loneliness ln prison
to write verses. The best OF the product
OF his pen for the 2i years OF his imprson-
ment is now published in handsomely
printed little volume, which is sold in
Mr.. Dcnnehy's interest for rs cents q
volume. THE NEWS has taken few OF
thsse books. and they are on sale at IHH
NEWS Office.
The verses are most OF them OF consider
able worth and OF interest, aside from the
personality of their author. For instance,
the poem on his release contains these
two stanzas:
walk along the crowded street,
Imingle with the crowd;
hear the children's merry laugh,
i see the old men bowed
With weight OF years and worldly care.
But no one do see
Whom have known in former years,
And none seem TO know me.
And this from lines entitled "What
Could Be Done IL Men Were True":
Oppression. cruelty and wrong.
And every vice and human weakness
Would have to die
II you aud
Would only practice love and meekness.
And this from lines to "a Bunch OF
Roses"
The world outside these prison walls
Both Joy and beauty yields,
And flowers waste their sweet perfume
Upon thousand fields.
But who viii send one little rose
To grace prisoners CELL
Or waste a single thought on him
In solitude that dwell?
And this bit entitled "Old stafford";
Years have gone By. full many.
Since from old Stafford strayed.
From the town loved better than <ly,
And the home where in boyhood played.
Tonight. with a fanciful notion,
conjure up scenes of the past.
That loved with boyish devotion.
Which will live while memory shall last.
There are bits OF humor, too, OCCASION
ally, as for instance this, being also from
"What Could Be Done il Men Were
Trus"s
And politicians great and small.
Who get the Office and the Doodle,
Could no more mix
With politics
st. Patrick's Day and Yankee Doodle.
The ladies' then. could stump the state,
And cast their votes for Mr.. Larry;
There'd be no rum
To bribe the bum,
No VS. 10 buy Tom, Dick and Harry.
Cheap politicians could not rule.
They could not buy cheap votes for moneys
Then Charlie Page
Could not er gage
A block OF votes from Colonel Honey.
There IL not little writing in the book
that betrays the sentiments OF man who
has never acknowledged that he wa
guilty OF the crime for which ne has been
punished. And, taken as a whole the
little work is of human interest as well a.
meritorious.
PRICE 20 CENTS.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-10-19

Of William II. Shaw for transfer OF gun
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-10-19

RUDY's PILE SUPPOslToRY is guaran-
tccd TO cure PILES and Constipation, or money
refunded. 80 cents per box. send stamp for
circular and Free sample 10 MARTIN RUDY.
Lancaster, Is For sale By all tirst.class
druggists. CHANBEkS CALDER A co.
Wholesale druggists. Providencs. r. Z
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-01-26

borne the distinguished title of Eagle
orator He served in the confederate
senate from Tennessee throughout the
war.
meredith p. Jentry was superior to
Henry IN logical ability. He was esti-
n'ated 70 possess even finer voice
than Henry Clay. William r. Haskell
was one OF the states great orators.
Few men have ever lived who were
more powerful on the stump than An
dy Johnson. Brownlow was not an
oratof.' out no man ever lived in the
state who welded a greater influence.
Landon G. Haynes, an uncle of Bob
and ALT Taylor, is reputed to be the
finest word pointer ever produced by
the state. One of his gems, a tribute
I" east Iennesesee will live in litera-
ture. AS a pleasing and captivating
orator few men ranked higher than
Horace Maynard.
In dramatic ability, uncouth though.
perlor The most effective stump ora
tor of the present time Is the unrtyal-
1t was, l.. G. Houk was without a SUI
ed comedian, Bob Taylor. He inherits
oratory from both parents. his mother
coming from the Haynes family, a
sister of Landon C. HAYNES: while
his father, Rev. N. q. Taylor, was the
most eloquent divine ever known in
the state.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-01-26
PRICE OF ALUMINIUM.
Soon to Go Down Lower Than Ii
Has Ever Been Before.

The Engineering and Mining Jour-
nal says: The price of aluminium.
which, year or so ago. declined to so
cents a pound, but subsequently rose
to 10 cents pound, at which it now
stands, Is about to decline again to
lower figures than ever before reached.
The day Is not distant when this in
tereSting and, for many purposes, val
liable metal will be produced in what
would now appear enormous guam
titles and at prices which will give
1t many. new uses. The Aluminum-ln-
dustrie-A n-Gesellschaft of Neu-
hansen, in Switzerland, informs us that
the increase Of its dynamo capacity to
1000 horse power, and some improve
ments in the processes largely the
production of aluminium, and that the
price from January next will be
francs per kilogram, or 40 cents per
pound. 1t must be remembered that
owing to the low specific gravity OF
aluminium, if equal bulks, not weights,
of the different metals are taken, this
price is really lower than that of cop
per as recently as 1890, and is actually
less than that of tin at the present
time Such a reduction in price Ia
likely to be followed by very con
siderable increase in the use of the
metal for various purposes.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-01-26
APPRECIATED TOO LATE.
The Value of the Alligator Recognized
Now that He is Nearly Extinct

The alligator was never beloved by
the people living in the regions where
it abounded the farmers anathema-
tized it rs Il destroyer of young pigs,
while every one was agreed it was an
ugly useless animal, says the New
York Sun. But since the demand for
it's skin for valises, pocket-books and
a thousand and one such uses has re-
suited in the almost entire destruction
of the alligator, the residents of the
bay and bayou regions Of Louisiana
and Florida have discovered the huge
saurin'S value. With it's disappear
ance there has been great increase In
the number Of muskrats, rabbits, rae
coons and other mischievOus animals,
and in some parts Of Louisiana, since
the disappearance Of the alligator.
these animals have lately become \
Dangerous pest.
The rats burrow through the levees
built to keep the water on the rice
fields during the growing season and
do immense damage. Constant watch
fulness and much hard work Is requir-
ed to keep up the levecs, which often
tins are so honeycOmbed as to need
entire reconstruction. The rabbits and
raccoons make great havoc on the
truck farms, destroying lettuce, cauli-
flower and cabbage Wholesale. Some
farmers have had to build wire fences
about their fields, while Otherse have
abandoned the raising of these vege-
tables. Several years ago law was
made in Plaquemine parish forbidding
the killing Of alligators, and with their
increase the destructive vermin de-
creased But that law has since been
repealed.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-01-26
ART AND CONVERSATION.
Some Suggestions to Those Who De:
sire to Excel in 1t.

Some Suggestions to Those Who De-
sire to Excel in, 1t.
A talent for conversation has an ,ex-
traordinary value for common. every
day life. Any one who has the gift
enters in the social circle anywhere.
How every ones face brightens at his
coming! How soon he sets all the
little wheels in motion, encoura g1ng
the resources of the reserved and shy.
and making every body glad and hap
py! AS civilization ripenS and the So
cial improves. so language continually
assumes new. and higher forms. and
converse tion-which is 4. sort of radia-
ton of the intellect-gives a luster
which no other form of expression can
80 the higher developments Of our in
tellectuaI moral nature. Our language
is not merely expressive of our wants
it is communicative of ideas and inn
pulses that stand far above all mater
ial things-a streaming out Of the soul
of man to make common cause with
his fellows.
To converse we'll is not to engross
the conversation, says Good HouSekeep-
ing. 1t is not to do all the talking. 1t
is not necessary to talk with great bril-
Tiancy. A man may talk with such
surprising power and splendor as to
awe the rest of the company into 81
lence, or to excite their envy. and so
produce a chill where his aim should
be to produce heat and sunshine,
which makes speaker feel as much
pleased with his hearers as with him.
self He should seek the art of max
ing others feel quite at home with
him, so that, no matter how great may
be his attachments or reputation, or
how small may be theirs, they find it
just as natural and pleasant talking
to him as hearing him talk. The talent
for conversation, indeed, more than
anything else, requires tact and dis
erection. 1t requires one to have more
varied knowledge, and to have it at
instant aud absolute disposal so that
he can use just as much or just as lit
tie as the occasion demands. 1t re-
quires the ability to pass instantly and
with ease from the playful to the Seri-
Gus, from books to men, and from the
mere phrase of courtesy to the express
sion of sentiment and passion.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-01-26
A MOTHERS EXPEDIENTl


From the Decorator and Furnisher:-
A writer tells of the eXpedient of u
thoughtful mother whose large family
of children made much laundrywOrk.
For breakfast and luncheon instead
of large tablecloths, she provided half
yard squares made from good. quality
of butchers linen. These were hem
med and an initial worked in one cor
ner-eight or ten squares for the use
of each child. These were laid dia-
mond-wise under each plate and re-
newed as needed, the laundresS finding
these small pieces much easier to care
for than the large cloths.
The same writer offers the sugges
ton that, if good sized, milky-white
glass beads are Sewed on table mats
crocheted in heavy cotton or made of
corset cord, their efficiency in protect
ing the table from hot dishes is alb
solute For general use this is GER
tainly good idea, though these mats
are not especially pretty for company
days.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-01-26
ORATORS OF TENNESSEE.
No Other State in the Union has Pro
duced So Many Great Ones.

Washington Post: mo state in the
orators as Tennessee" said Thomas
Alexander, of that state. last night
at the Metropolitan. The remark was
brought out by the presence of Bob
Taylor, the prince Of yarn spinners,
who was booked for lecture ut Metz
erott's tonight.
'"The stump orators of the voIun-
teer state constitute her brightest gal
aXy There was Luke Lee, who was
in congress from east Tennessee away
back about 1880. He was an inimita-
bic stump speaker. The famous Sena-
tor Barton, of Missouri, contemporaries
Gus with Tom Benton, was a native of
Tennessee.
Spencer Jarangin, who was in the
United States senate in the fOrtieS,
was an orator Of the profound type.
Webster said of him: He is one Of
the most famous profund lawyers
have ever known John Bell was with
out exception the most logical de-
batter ever produced by the state. He
ranked next to Clay, Webster and
/ Calhoun in oratorical power and as
/ United States senator was a man of
great strength. At the age of thirty
he was offered by President Jackson
and Ephraim Fl. Foster, who was
United States senator in the forties,
was irresistible on the stump. Aaron
V. Brown, who was Buchanan's post
master general, was one Of the great
orators who combined logical with
rhetorical ability.
James K. Polk was an orator who
combined numerous elements Of
strength. He possessed untiring ener-
gy. Few men surpassed him in spin
ming yarns on the stump. He was al
so a good reasoner. The prince of
story-tellers was Lean Jimmy Jones,
contemporaneous with Clay. His name
was well suited to his frame Six feet
four and thin as string, his pres
ence was well suited to his waggish
turn Of mind. Clay, whose friend he
was, estimated him one of the most
irresistible men of the time. -
''Gustayus A. Henery, lineal de-
scendant of Patrick Henry, has always
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-01-26
WHEN HENS COME HIGH.

The colored man was before a Ken
lucky judge for the statutory offense
of stealing chickens.
mot guilty pleaded the prisoner.
..This makes the third time you have
been here, doesn't it," said His
Honor.
""Ias, boss" ,.,..-.
"Well, what are you here Tor againY'
"Jis' fer de same ting, boss"
81 believe 1 let you off the last
time, didn't I?''
"Yas, boss. Thank you
"Well, this time I'll fine you $40 and
costs"
The prisoner gasped.
"Fo de Lawd, boss" he exclaimed,
"ain't dat heap to pay for one ole
hen ?'-Detroit Free Press.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-01-26

delayed, was over Then Elsie want
ed John to help her arrange 1t his
way.
1.-The room does look better with 1t
So" she admitted, and thereafter 1t
was hard to say which was the most
submissive. John or Elsiea-Chicago
News.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-01-26

William III. Hildreth, member Of the
firm Of Abe Stein & Co., hide and
leather importers, Of New York, who
failed on Dec. 1, with liabilities OF
$1,OOO,OOO was arrested charged with
re-hypothecadng II bales Of goat skins.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-01-26

A. Common Sense Cooking associa-
ton is beginning prosperously In
London.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-01-26

man with sweet smile. LET us say
Capt. Algernon Somerset-not. for the
first time at your service."-London
Truth.
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-11-28
STABBED HIS FRIEND
TWO COLORED boys QUARREL
WITH SERIOUS RESULTS.
Harry Wilson Cut in the Breast by
Charles jackson, and May Die
from the Wound.

Harry Wilson, aged nineteen, living at IS
Lafayette street. was stabbed, probably
fatally, yesterday afternoon. about 2:30
o'clock. in Adams & Wilson'S saloon, cor
ner OF Third street and the Big Four rail-
road tracks, by Charles Jackson. Both
are colored. The reports of the circum-
stances which resulted in the cutting of
Wilson differ somewhat, but mainly In de-
tail. Wilson was taken to oysters drug
store. a block away, n then removed
to the City Hospital. where he made a
statement TO Coroner Castor. The state
ment was made between gasps for breath
and is not complete as to details. In sub
stance he said:
"I was sitting in the saloon talking TO
Aldrich Jasper about some money which
Jackson owed him. Jackson was close by
and overheard a part of the conversation.
He then began abusing me-, and / advised
him 10 pay Jasper what was due him.. This
seemed TO make him angry, and he said
something about killing any man that
asked him for money. He then struck me
with the knife"
Another story. as told by Cripple Nc
Afee. a brother OF onc of the men con-
vlcted of killing the druggist Eyster, and
who was an eye witness TO the quarrel. diff
fers slightly with this statement, but only
as regards minor details. He says the two
boys were sitting in the back part of
the saloon talking about their experiences
: when together in Chicago, and how each
of them had at various times given The
other money while there. According to
McAfee Jackson then remarked that ne
would kill any man who would ask MIN
for money at that time. Wilson then
~laughingiy asked for a nickel. and was inn
medlately stabbed by Jackson.
The knife entered the left breast about
two inches above the nipple and pierced
the lung. The wound Is considered fatal
by the hospital physicians. AT the time
Wilson made his ante-mortem statement
there was SO much internal hemorrhage
that he could not speak more than two or
three words at a time. which probably ac-
counts for the difference in the statement
and the story OF McAfee.
Jackson lives at sos North Mississippi
street. His father says he is only sixteen
years OF age, but his appearance would
indicate that he is two or three years older.
At L O'Clock this morning Wilson was
resting easily at the hospital, and DR.. Fur
Mss reported that his chances for recov-
cry seemed considerable better than when
he was brought in The police have been
unable TO find Jackson. X is supposed
that he left the city soon after the stab
bling occurred and went to Chicago, where
he has some acquaintance.