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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-02-02
WILLIS LAST DISPATCH.
Cleveland Hurries Fragmentary Cor
respondence to Congress.
President Dole's Letter Of Specifica-
tions Withheld by wiiIis-Excerpts
Only Forwarded.

BU The 4ss0ctdtod Press.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.-The president
today transmitted to Congress the dis
patch received from Minister Willis
last Saturday. The letter OF President
Dole il not included for lack
of time to transcribe it altar Mr.. Willis
received it. Dispatches rs, 20 and n,
which are withheld, are merely statements
OF accounts, legation requisitions, etc.
The despatch to Minister Willis is as fol-
lows:
CONFIDENTIAL.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-02-02

No Waits
At Freeman's Restaurant, 80 weybosset street.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-02-02

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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-02-02

We give % pages OF Beautiful Music
to anyone cutting out this Coupon
and bringing IL with 10 cents TO THE
News. 2 cents extra by mail.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-10-24
The Gynkhana.

The gymkhana, n sort of gymnastic
hash in which the participants are ex-
pected to exercise their ingenuity in
devising all sorts of unheard of per-
formances, has been introduced into
England from India. The sport is
very popular in that part of the
Orient, but is little known in Western
countries.
The idea was launched in London
the other day, and according to the
papers there the lovers of sport have
gone crazy over it. The most amusing
event on the programme was cos
tune race. Seated on side saddles
and attired in dresses of the gayest
colors and the most startling cut five
men went round the course, which in
cluded bushel hurdle. Two ballet
girls, (both mem covered their ponies
quarters with voluminous skirts, a
Dolly Warden and baby in bed gown
and sun bonne', and raced for the
fence, and Charley's Aunt brought up
the rear. Another feature of the day
was the obstacle race, in which var
iety of objects likely to put ponies on
we're arranged round the course. The
one that attracted people most was
the series of paper screens through
which the ponies had to force their
way. The head-to-tail race and the
handkerchief dash were mirth-pro-
voking features. In the former men
rode at lively speed with their faces
toward the horses tails, and in the
latter rider dropped lady's hand
kerchief on the ground, then at gal
lop picked it up without leaving the
saddle. New York Advertiser.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-10-24
Devotion OF a Mother Bird.

l often watch the chimney-swifts, q
dozen at time, with closed wings and
wabbling motion, drop into our un-
used chimney for tho night, In this
same chimney, which first drew my at
tention to the birds, ! once saw a beau.
tiful thing-a tender side of bird na.
ture. Once, some mouth or more after
all these little birds had taken their
flight to more sunny climes, heard
familiar twitter in the chimney, and
taken out the old-fashioned fireboard
found full-grown bird lying upon
the hearth. Looking more closely,
discovered that he was fastened to tho
hest, which by its weight had fallen
from its attachment up the chimney.
The fellow seemed to be assured of
my friendliness toward him for he lay
very still and quite while examined
the case. found that he was fastened
by a strong hair from a horses main
or tail, which, wrapped over his leg,
bound him fast to the nest. His an
xious mother, who had cast in her lot
with him to remain and die too with
| him, for the time of insects was about
gone, came into the chimney and ac-
tually waited beside me while I shipped
the strong hair and released him. 1t
was an hour or more before he got the
use of his leg and learned what his
mother was teaching him by flying up
and down in the chimney, and then
the both started on their lonesome
flight to the far South. h.-Forest and
| Stream.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-10-24

Sheet music may now be bought at
some of the Berlin shops by the pound,
the Republican Post Express AYERS.
<'If you can afford three pounds of
music, you can take one pound of
sentimental, one pound of dramatic,
twelve ounces of comic, and four
ounces of devotional, or any other
such arrangement that suits your fam
cy." The musical butcher must of
course hit upon some method of weigh
ing by which the lean and desirable
cuts, such as"Il Trovatore" and "Sweet
Marie" will be larded in with the fat
and bony compositions of less popular
musicians. 1t is only step to paint
ings by the square yard, sermons by
the hour, these might come in inverse
ratio down to a certain point, three
times as much for twenty minutes as
for an hour and statues by the pound.
The excitement of finding out what
one has secured would fully repay the
purchase price,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-10-24
SCIENTIFIC SCRAPS.

Insect-eating animals are gradually
becoming extinct.
If left without food for few hours
the mole will die of starvation.
In France typhoid fever patients
are given five to six quarts of water
day.
Ninety per cent of the energy in
coal is lost in converting II into
power.
The city of Potsdam, Germany, has
been photographed from distance Of
three miles.
The hypnotic state is frequently Sc
cured by fixing the eyes steadily upon
some bright object.
White spots appear on the nails,
because the vascular tissue underneath
is attached to the substance of the
nail, but from some accidental cause,
such as blow, occasionally becomes
separated.
In new French method of illumi-
mating a tunnel, rehectors throw the
light from electric lamps sixteen feet
above the rails to the sides of the tun-
mel, where it is again reflected by bur-
nished tin. The current is switched
on and off automatically as trains en-
ter and leave the tunnel.
II is a great mistake to peel pota-
toes before cooking them. The skin,
like the bark of all medicinal roots,
is the richest part of the tuber. Po-
tatoes baked are more nutritious than
prepared in any other form, because
the valuable mineral salts are held in
solution by the pellicle of the skin.
If il is desired to remove the skin il
should be done by rubbing with q
rough cloth, which preserves the true
skin.
In Germany recently one man was
killed and another injured by an elec-
trio current, the one who was injured
being awarded damages, while the re-
latives of the one who was killed were
not. This would appear to be an
argument, at least in Germany, for
the use of high tension circuits, as it
appears to be cheaper to kill outright
than to iniure persons. Our railway
companies in the United States find it
cheaper to kill than to injure.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-10-24
GrOtesgue Korean interiors.

The houses of Seoul, Gasson, Che
mulpo and Fusan are much the same
both in architecture and decoration.
They are built chiefly of stone. There
is rooted gateway and a gate house
in the outer wall. They are usually
triple-roofed and surrounded by a
cluster of fanciful smaller buildings,
the whole inclosed by a second wall.
From cave to cave they are generally
not more than from forty to forty-five
feet wide; the rooms being twenty by
twenty-five. There is a wide platform
nil the way around the building, which
has n rice-straw roof. The inmates
sleep out there during the warm
weather. The inside is partitioned
off into rooms, but the partitions only
rise about three. quarters of the way
to the ceiling. The interior furnish
ing is grotesquely artistic. One miss
es the soft, tender tnting of Japan,
with the swallows, storks, and quaint
figures painted upon the ceilings,
walls, floors, side panels, rugs, mats,
table cloths, and even the hostess,
who is, of course, the chief decoration
of the apartment; one also glances in
vain for that grim, gloomy Satanic
figuring of dragons, devils, horned
human beings and distorted flora,
which is rife in China but the Korean
idea Of garnituring is quite individual
and interesting of itself. The sea
flowers, sea shells and fish scales are
the special products used. The cell
ings are massed with shells, looking
like an ocean of white waves, and
oftimes the walls are so covered with
baked seaweed in rocky design as to
look like great cliffs rising upon each
side: then again the whole room may
be tastefully draped in sea moss,
Occasionally Korean household has
just plain, bare mating tackled upon
the walls, with crude pictures hung
thereon, and the only furniture will
be "kang," three or four benches
and some mats.
The poorer classes live in wretched
huts and novels, whose wall may be of
stone or clay and at all times are filthy,
smoky, greasy and unkempt.
/ spoke of the Korean "kang."
This is cross between divan and n
bed. 1t is used in the "Hermit King
dom" at all hours of the day. Mother
sits upon it when she brews tea or
congo water, spanks baby or makes
fathers shirt; sister prays upon it; is
betrothed while she sits on its COM
Portable surface, and, mayhap, stands
on it when she is married. Altogether
1t is special Korean necessity. Those
have seen are very wide, probably
ten feet, built of wood, but the ultra
class make them of gold, silver, stone
and even onyx.-New York World.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-10-24
Big Official Salaries In England.

1t is interesting to note that the sal
ary of the late Lord Chief Justice Col
eridge was $40, 900 a year, while that
of the Chief Justice of the supreme
court of the United States is $40, 900.
The difference between the salaries OF
these two officials is no greater, how.
ever, than that between other high
officials in England and this country,
The lord chancellor receives $50, 900
year while in Office and pension foi
life of $25, 900. The lords of appeal
get $50, 900, and all the other judges
$50, 200. The income of the British
Encouragement is at least $50, 900
year, against salary of So, 900 for the
attorney-general of the United States.
The latter figure is the salary of our
secretary OF state, while all the En-
glish secretaries of state get S25, 900
year, and after serving for certain
time they are entitled to $40, 900 a
year for life. Altogether it will be
seen that the high officers in England
are very handsomely paid when COM
pared with those in this country, and
the bench is about the best.paid of oil.
Boston Herald.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-10-24

Some gu!ls off Cromer, writes a
London Graphic correspondent, have
just been playing practical joke on
the visitors and inhabitants of that
town. Forming themselves in line
and distances to a nicely, they
skinned along the surface of the sea
at rapid rate, and by keeping exact
time IN the movement of their wings
successfully deluded some spectators
into the belief that they were a "sea-
.serDent "
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-10-24

Bell-making is one of the greatest
industries in this country, yet how
seldom we hear of it, observes the
Chicago Record. Foreign countries
recognize that our bells are superior
in tone to any other make, and even
the Japanese are sending orders to
this country for bells. I he japanese
have long been regarded as famous
bell makers, but they do not hesitate
to apply to American manufacturers
when they find it to their advantage
to do so. There is grim humor in the
fact that the fire-alarm bells to be
used in Toxic have o been ordered of
a manufacturing firm in Jersey City.
The largest bell in America is in the
cathedral of Montreal and it. weig hs
$4,000 pounds. The bell in the pub.
lie building at Philadelphia is to weigh
between 20, 900 and $4,000 pounds.
There is bell at Erfurt, Germany,
(cast in 1479) and one in Notre Dame,
Paris, cast in 1860, each weighing 80,
900 pounds. The great Chinese bell
al Pelsin weighs 100, 900 pounds, is IA
feet high and II feet in diameter. BY
the way, the Chinese used to make
bells nearly square in shape. The
largest bell is of course that in the
.Kremlin at Moscow. 1t is over nine
teen feet in height and measures
nearly 23 feet across the mouth. it
thickness at the point where the clap
per would strike is twenty-three in
.chos; the cost of manufacturing thi
noble work Of human art was abo"
$500. 900.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-10-24

New Jersey has a State hangman
named James Van Hise, and he offic-
lated at the recent execution of Alien
berger, who was hanged for murder
ing Katie Rupp. The fee for hanging
a man is $3.50, and Van Hise made ap-
plication to the sheriff at Jersey City
for his pay. He was disgusted at as
certaining that garnishee suit on an
old debt that he supposed was forgot
ten had got in ahead of him. He de-
clared that it was new way of "cheat-
ing the hangman.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-10-24
Happy Days.

Oh, these here are the happy days
No matter what they say;
There's more good fun in all the ways
Than's been there many day!
The crnckln' OF the teamsters whip
The shouting OF a boy.
As the hick'ry nut come tumblin' down
That's Joy for you-big joyl
oh, these here are the happy days,
The farms are full o. life;
The fellcr and his sweetheart
Is a-thinkin OF wife.
There's plenty in the corncrib,
There's honey In the hive;
And feller's kinder feelln'
That it's good to be alive
Atlantic Constitution.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-10-24
Jove and Hornet Strike Together.

There was an unusually sharp flash
of lightning, stunning peal of thun-
der and a sharp, sudden pain, aud a
West Goldsboro young lady gave a
shrek and jumped into the middle OF
the floor. Her friends thought she
had been struck and she thought she
had been killed, but when the excite
ment had calmed down enough for an
investigation everybody was relieved,
for then it was found that the shock
had been inflicted not by the light,
ming, but by hornet, which had
chosen that inauspicions time for ac
ton. --Lewiston Mel Journal.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-10-24
The Seven Bibles Of the World.

The question is often asked whether
there is any Bible besidesthe Christian
Bible, There are seven. Each faith
believes its own to be the Word of
God. They are the Holy Scriptures,
the Koran of the Mahometans, the Tu
Pitikes of the Buddhists, the Five
Kings Of the Chinese, the Three Tedas
of the Hindus. the Gendavesta of the
Persians, the Eddas of the Scandi-
navians The Eddas is merely semi
sacred work, and was born in the
fourteenth century. The most recent
of the real Bibles is the Koran, which
is collection of sayings from the
Christian Scriptures and the Talmud,
and dates from the seventh century
after Christ. The Vedas are the most
ancient of Hindu literature, although
the commentators do not ascribe them
to an earlier period than the twelfth
century before Christ. The Pentateuch
was written by Moses 1900 years be,
fore Christ, so that the Christian Bible
antedates the oldest of its rivals by
three centuries. New York World.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-10-24
"Feet or Yards!o

One of the members of our Yale
Yale athletic team tells rather good
story about young English inter.
viewer who probably knew as much
about the North Pole as he did about
manly sports.
"Now," said tho scribe, after get.
ting the athletes impressions of things
in general, "about that famous leap
of yours what was the exact dis.
tance?"
"Twenty-three five and half" an
swered the college man.
Without looking up from his pad
the interviewer briskly inquired,
"Feet or yards?"-Truth
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-10-24
HUMOROUS.

The closer you get to great man
the smaller he / oks
Do not waste all your time explain
ing why others do not succeed.
The cynicism of some people seems
to be a desire to make bright re-
marks.
1t would puzzle an onion to under
stand what there is about rose that
people like.
People are usually willing to do
their duty, but they do not like to do
too much of it.
If you value the friendship of your
friend, never agree with him when he
calls himself fool.
Having 'steady" keeps girl at
home as close evenings as if she was
married and had a baby.
Our servant was deeply in love-
Nor couldshe the secret long keep;
Sne sign ana sue u stare
With preoccupied air.
And call out 'Police" in her sleep.
A Mild Rebuke. -He-"How many
conquests have you made this season?
She-"I never talk shop"
When man is weighed in the social
scale, nowadays, he must be heavy
enough for the cash balance.
'T hear you prefer to be cremated
when you die" 81 do" "And why?"
$50 that my remains may be mingled
with the ashes of the CRATE"
Cesar was lucky man. He could
go around where he pleased and his
wife never asked him annoying ques-
tions. She was above suspician.
Wool-"One of these hunting belts
seems to be loaded with blank cart
ridges" Van Petit forgot to tell
you; young Brown has asked to go
with u.s."
At Prize-Shooting - Rifeman
latter repeated ses)-Donnerwet-
ter! If those rascally fellows haven't
gone and stuck up the target in the
wrong place again.
'Laugh, and the world laughs with you;
Weep, and you weep alone"
Unless it be after the minstrel joke,
In which novelty there is none.
'Is it true that your bride is very
hard of hearing?" at is. Why,
when proposed to her had to shout
SO loud that all the neighbors ran out
and congratulated me-"
If the Japs are as long-headed as
they are reputed to be they will make
all haste to organize an Amazonian
battalion among the servant girls of
America. Few warriors could beat
them smashing China.
The eyes of the suitor filed with
tears. "Sir!" he protested, ~ would
give my very life for your daughter. ="
Her father started violently. "Youne
man" he thundered, S+lo look as il
1 was easy picking in a trade?"
''The Sins of the Father" etc.
Tommy (studying his lessonl-I say,
pa, where does the Merrimac rise and
into what sea does it emptya Pal
don't know, my son. Tommy-You
don't know! And tomorrow the teach
er will lick me on account of your ig-
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-10-24

NJ. Flammarion, the well-known
French astronomer, writes to the New
York Herald that the luminous pro-
iections observed on the planet Mars
are either due to mountains or clouds,
and that the idea of their being due
to burning forests or flashing signals
are the fantastic crochets of astrono-
micnl cranks.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-10-24

The Medical News says that even
sewage water can be converted into
pure drinking water by sand filtration
in filter basins at the rate of 1000, 900
gallons per acre per day.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-10-24

Says the Kansas City journal: A
New Orleans man was compelled to
pay S17 for plucking three rare flow
ers in a Philadelphia park. He might
as we'll have bought them at fashion
able florists.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-10-24

Tramp apiaries are common in
Southern California. The hives are
set on wheels, the colonies moved
from one pasture to another to suit
the season and secure the most honey.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-10-24

A large number of the merchants of
Chicago have organized for the pur-
pose of compelling the railroads en-
tering that city to elevate their tracks.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-10-24

The authorities of Philadelphia
have declared that the red flag of an
archy will not be permitted on the
etreets of that city.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-10-24

In England over sl,000,00O worth
Of medicine is annually distributed
gratis at the dispensaries.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-10-24

A Milan pianist recently won bet
by playing for twenty-five consecutive
hours without rest.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-01-23
A STEP FonvlAnD.
A Flesh Forming Food

(Artinsially Formed.
Stimulating, celebrating and
strengthening, witbont alco
h0l. Relieves WEAKNESS and
exhaustion. It adds new tis-
sue to emaciated forms, makes
them plump, rosy and healthy.
Z9si9s,21Gle people will be-
come f1esby and rosy checked
after using it. RnskOLG
supersedes Cod Liver Oh
without its repulsive taste)
and arrests the 1UNSt1Mg in
consumptive cases. Send for
pamphlet. Agents wanted
everywhere. Address
The PRE-DIGEeTED Food Co,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-01-23

The FIRE department was called out MOL
day morning about 8 20 to extioguish me-
in the house owned by Mrs. Frame and &C.
cupied BY Fred Chapman on State street
The IRE was slight, caused by an oil stove
in the attic. There was misundefstano'
ing al over the city regarding the alarm
II was rung in BY student of the ". n
Smith grammar school. He did mot unoel
stand how to ring 1t, hence the confic''ne
sounds Of the alarm. The IRE depaftmen'
were on hand in shoft time and bad sns
apparatus in readiness for fire.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-01-23

The Winthrop Street Male Quartet have
been engaged to furnish music for the EVA
M. Shontz recital to be held under the an-
spices Of the Y. M. c. A. at the Free Bap-
fist church, Thursday evening, January 20
See I'd in another column.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-01-23

The fancy dishe. decorated with views
Of the Cony school, the State House, bridge
and other attractive places about the city,
have been selling very freely. ei
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-01-23

A pleasant dance will be given Wednes-
day evening in the G. A. r. hall under the
auspices of the Sons Of Veterans. Music
will be furpished by Higgins' orchestra.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-01-23

In the issue Of the Cornell Daily Sun, pub
lshed by the students Of Cornell College
the name Of Fred Written Of Augusta ap'
pears among the VARSITY baseball team
for the coming season.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-01-23
Prcpars,.o the cho,cdcr.

I = EGRttEt wy wv essVt1Uc's u
coctions he hung over the boiling mix
ture. adding here pinch of pepper and
there u dash of salt. AS he stirred the
savory mess he sang cheerful planta-y
lion ditty. Tho dusk Of evening had
fallen, and the red light Of the flames
brought out his figure in bold relief.
He seemed q veritable genius of the
swkinp. and lured from his sport by the
cheerful picture and the odor Of the meal
the major cast his line down and strobe
intosthe lighted circle.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-01-23

George H. Ramsell has recovered from
his illness and is again on duty - turnkey
in the Kenuebec county jail.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-01-23

R.F. Chalk left Monday for Rockland
on business connected with the Working
mems Protective Tariff League.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-01-23

Fresh pork G to cents; apples 50 to
SO 80 per barrel; roller flour "a to $40;
fancy patent about $5 to $3.50. ..lf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-01-23

DR.. w. M. Pulsifer Of Waterville was
one of the visitors to the capital city Mon.
day on business. ,.+ 9-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-01-23

Chas. A. Milliken left Monday for Moose
Pond, Somerset county, for few days
hunting trip.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-01-23

Several carloads of fine shingles passed
through the city Monday from win'lov.
Some men looking them over say they were
the finest, both in quality and make, Of
any they had eeen for long time.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-01-23

Business in market square opened up
good Monday. Loose hay, Sls per ton;
wood, So to Sc per cord. rse es.tt
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-01-23

One Of the daintiest Of the New year
calendars 10 that issued BY the proprietof'
of the Bryant Stratton Commercial Col
lege, Cos Washington st.. Boston, Ma"'
1t will fully satisfy every expectation as 70
beauty and utility. It's figures are Arg
aud clear, and the design unique and beau
tiful.