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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-11-12
PRIMARY MEETINGS.

The Republican electors OF said City qualified TO
vote for members OF The city Council request ed
to'assemble In their respective wards on THURS
DAY evening, Noy. lbth 1884, at O'Clock, 10
nominate candidates Tor Aldermen and Council
men 10 represent their pectve wRTds In the City
Council for the next municipal term, said candl-
ton.
Said ell ectors OF the Second Third, Fifth, Sixth,
Seventh Ninth and TenthNards will meet ia their
respective ward rooms
Said electors OF the First Ward will meet in Pio-
neer Hall, South Main street
said electors OF the Fourth Ward will meet at
steinway Hall, Westminster, corner snow street
said electors OF the Eighth Ward wlll meet In
Chapel, No. 26 Harrison street.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-11-12

DR. jules Roohsrd. In The Union Med
csle, drawS a gloomy picture u the ia
creHss of the morphine hsUit IN france snd
elsewhere The hatit he hnas, bcconss
incursbi, ~ the end ~ ~ penths of ~
duiscncc The fsir sex and ths soctcrs
arc, la hh opialon, mOSt deeply Sddtctec
u morphine He draws AZ unPlcasant
comparison bgtweCn Ihe behavior 0f oauh
kind of delinquent. Women, he says. DC
light In declaring bow they indulge h.
this Vice and show ornamental hypodermio
syrtnses 20 their friends. Dr. Notst state
that lady, having brokan the needle o'
Der syriass Tn = rVu0t@ cosntry viil.s
woundsc her skin with SCISSORS asa thrus'
the stump Of the needle into the woune
injecting In this manper till new syring,
arrived from Paris. s.-London Public Opin
lon
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-11-12
CITY OF PROVIDENCE.
To Contractors and Builders.

Office OF the
Superintendent OF Public Buildings,
City hall, Providence, y. l., Nov. sin, 1928
. The Joint standing committee on city properly
invite proposals for building brick building for
a FIRE station upon land bounded BY Broad, Rugby
and Jillson streets, In the Sixth Nard. Plans aud
specifications may he seen at the ONCE ot Martin
Hall, architects, bQ2 industrial Trust Dulldins,
Providence, X. T.
Bids will be sealed and addressed 20 the under
signed until MONDAY. Nov. 18Th, 1884, 81 =. r.
The rig ht TO reject any or all bids reserved
DAVID BURTON,
Chairman Committee on Clty Property.
ALBERT Il. MANSFIELD,
superintendent OF Public Buildings
Novs-10t
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-11-12
THE CITY OF rRovIDENoE.
PUBLIC HEARING
onice Of tho clerk o; Committees,

City Hall, Nov 8, ie'L
The Joint Committee OF the City Council
Railroads to whom have been referred the pct-
tions of the Union Railroad Company, asking for
permission 10 a. rails and 20 erect poles and wres
IN New York avenue from EDDY street 20 Mary and
avenue; in Maryland avenue from New York ave.
20 tie city line, and ~ Traverse ~ eel
from Nickender street 20 Pike, also,
Petition o. Albcr ". Brown et a. requesting he
nues; and also,
Petition OF Danicl Burdick et al. requesting the
extension Of tho Camp street line of cars from ito
present terminus at Evergreen street notthcrly on
Camp street 30 Rochnmbeau ayeuue, and on Ro-
chsmbeau avenue 10 East ayenut--
Hereby give notice that they win give q Pub.
lc Hearing uyon Eaid petitions In COMMITTEES
Room n, City Hall. on WEDNESDAY. Nov, 18th,
fsq OF ihree O'Clock y. M, when all parties nteri
e,ted ia said petitions are hereby not ned 20 aps
pear. II they shall sec IT. and be heard thereon
BY order Of the Committee,
GEORGE Z. YosE, Chairman.
ID. f. HAYDEN, Clerk Of Committees -
noNs-bt
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-11-12
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND A ND PROV
IDENCE PLANTATIONS.

providence, sc.
Office Of the Clerk OF the Appellate Division
OF the supreme Court.
PROVIDENCE, October 10, A. d., 1894
Whereas, Alexandrena Deausalt, of Woonsoc ket,
in the county of Providence. has hled petition in
said ofiice, praying for divorce from Lewis Deau-
ssult and for the custody of their minor, child
Clara DeausaulL
Notice is hereby given 10 the said Lewis Deau-
sauit 10 appear u he shall it at the session OF
the Appellate Division Of the Supreme Court TO be
holden OF Prov vidence, with the Coanty Of Provi-
dence, on the fourth Monday Of November next
then and there b respond TO said Petition.
BERrRAM >. BLAIsDELL,
octl5-m6t Clerk.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-11-12
CITY or PROVIDENCE.
10 Contractors aud Builders

ONCE OF the
Superintendent of Public Bu .idings
City Hail. Providence, n. L., Nov. eth 1884.
The ioini standing comm ittee on city properly
Invite proposals for building brick building for
Hoof and Ladder Company No. on lot adjoining
the Pslico station At the corner 81 Traverse md
Mickenden streets
Plans anc speoincaii1ns may ha Aecn- A. The oftes
OF Martin A Hall architects, 0O2 Induitriai Trast
Rollding, Providence, AZ. l.
bids will be sealed md addressed 10 The urder.
slEned until MONDAY, November isth. ispi, ~
Up IN.
Thc right % reject nny or All bids reserved.
DAVID BURTON,
Chairman Cpmuittfe on City Properly.
ALBERT o. MAhsF BID,
superintendent Of Public Bulldogs
novs-ft
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-11-12

At TIE prison of ~. Paul, at Lyon
there Is a curious collection OF pens. Tho.
ere the pons wit-i which tho eNooutionor
have sensd tho regulation receipts Tor ON
prisoners handed over 10 them 90 bo gid
ntinct SO Zach execution a fresh pen
used for tho purpose, and tho ink Is left G.
dry upon IL. The pcn with which NJ. Dc
bier signed the receipt fer Csssrio Is amonr
the collection. Paris Journal.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-11-12

Republican Primary Meetings.

At meeting OF the Republican City Committee
Of the City Of Providence, held TUESDAY evening,
Oct Soth, 1894 the following call for primary
meetings and City Convention was ordered.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-11-12
M(lG4enx~


The Korean Gag Is white and bears In
ths center a sors OF ball, one half blue anu
tho other red, ,stypfyins the two slensnts
Of creation, the male and the female, In
tho corners are strange and complicated
blue characters invented by Chinese en-
pcror \ few Thousand years age. .-Fhila-
dcfphia Ledger.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-11-12

already mentioned, additional testimony
is offered to the probability of some ca
lamity overtaking the Queen. sAs a mat
ter of fact her death has been predicted
by astrologers in England and India, to
take place by acciden: in October or No
vember, 1895, when similar congregation
OF the planets takes place in the same
sign, Scorpio.
Finally, the great annual meteoric
shower occurs on November 1874. While
these showers occur annually to a certain
extent, it is only once in 33A years that
they become truly wonderful In their
number. On the last occasion of this Pc
riod, November 13, 1866, the number of
meteors that entered the earth's atmos-
phere was computed at 240,0OO, and the
number seen at each of the several OBJ
servatorics in Great Britain at an average
OF nearly 5000.
So there is likely to be great times this
week for the telescope sharps.
Irate Editor-Why didn't you write
some notice about the transit of Mer-
curry?
Crestfallcn Reporter-Didn't know that
Mercury advertised with us.
Judging by the following witticism
from the Dubuque Uowa) Times the OBJ
server judges that new generation of
jokers has been born who have yet to be-
come acquainted with the worn out ira
ditions Of their profession:
New York Boy Visiting in Rhode Island)
What shall we plsyY
Rhode Island Boy-Let's play something
new. Let's play golf.
New YORK Boy (hesitatingly) - Pm
afraid this State isn't long enough.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-11-12

This excurion affords splendid opportunity to
visit the great Metropolis and en.oy Us numerous
and varied attractiots which In full prov ison
at this season ~ the year.
Returning, eteamer Leaves New York From
Pier 80, North River, at o p. m.
MY. NH. & Fl. R.R. OLD COLONY SYSTEM.
Z. q. ALLEN. dEo. L. CorNoR A. G. KENDALL,
General supt Pass Trn Mgr. Gen. Pass. Agt
o. II. Bnrsos. q. L. A., p. a 8. 8. q. Co.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-11-12
THE CITY OF PROVIDENCE.
Curbing Of Oakland, Orchard
and Fruit Streets.
In Roarh Of Aldermen. Nor. I

In Board Of Aldermen, Nov. I, 1875.
Ordered, That the abutting proprietors be n9tl.
fed 10 appear before this Board on THURSDAY,
January IL 1885, at o'ol ock p m, that they may
be heard uEon the question OF setting curhs ones
and paving cutters on the following streets, yis
oakland street from Elmwood avenue 10 Pub.
lie street;
Orchard street. from Oxford street TO Fruit
street;
Fruit street. from Broad street to Gordon ave
nue..
Witness; WILLIAM Il. CLARKE,
novj-m3t city Clerk.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-11-12
.Is)I..s,,!1''l012sg2zA|| 1''l12sgzA||

"Let Observation with extensive view,
Survey mankind from China to Peru:
Remark each anxious toll. each eager strife
And watch the busy scenes Of crowded life."
The Observer Is informed on credible
authority that the newest thing in the
fads of your toggery is TO leave the lower
button OF your westcut unbuttonec.
There is no particular reason for it any
moro than there is for any of the many
harmless freaks of dress that distinguish
US up-to-date chappies.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-11-12

Authorities olain that two-fifths OF the.
land In the United States are UNIT for
growing cropa
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-11-12
ADMINISTRATION NOTICE.

Providence, Nov. 10, 1891.
The undersigned hereby gives notice that he has
been appointed by the Municipal Court OF the City
OF Providence administrator 81 the estate Of Caleb
W. Gregory, late Of said Provide nee deceased, and
has given BOND according 20 law.
HOWARD NJ WHIPPLE,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-11-12

In the present instance it is possible to
give the probable details OF this perturba-
lion. At or about the day mentioned,
November 10, thors should be an earth
quake in or near Asia Minor and the Cau-
casus. and possibly in Western America
ard Central America whilst fierce storms
hould provsde the Atlantic and the Indian
Ocean and the Pacific, between 80 de-
!rces ana ~ ucgrefsa,tst longitude. or
course these predictions are purely astro-
logical, being based on the denomins-
ion Of Scorpio by astrologers as an
earthquake sign" Ia which such ire
meadous aggregation OF planetary force
cannot bus act--as it has been known to
act under similar circumstances many
mes during the past half century.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-11-12

Eut still another possible astrological
nhenomsnon connected with the same
uLauotary coniiguratlon bears relation
o The lie OF Queen Victoria. II occurs In
close opposition TO her twelfth, or "house
II Sorrow i'm which at the time OF her
birth we're congrosa.ed the sun, moos,
Mars, Venus and Mercury. As this
opposition il from her sixth, O.
House OF Sickness aud as the
baisfui planet OF Neptune 10 now placed
in the eighth, or "House OF DEATH"
in opposition TO the assembly Of planets
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-11-12
THE CITY OF PROVIDENCE.
Grade of Chatham Street.

In Board of Aldermen, Nov. I, 1884,
Ordered, That the abutting proprietors on Chat
ham street, from nraNcb avenue TO silver spring
street be notified 10 appear before this board
fHuRsDAl December ~, 1879, NJ O'Clock p. m,
that they nv be heard upOn the question oi de-
hninr the srade OF said street
Witness. WILLIAM r. CLARKE.
nov5-mst city Clerk.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-11-12

The Observer learns from a reading Of
one OF the big Sunday papers yesterday
that we are TO have anOt ner planetary at
traction this week which will throw the
transit of Mercury attraction of Saturday
distinctly into the shade.
This interesting celestial occurrence, it
appears, is nothing else than the opposi-
tion OF the sun and moon, which takes
place at 13 minutes 10 3 a. M, Nov. 13, in
this latitude, the sun being In 20 deg. 90
min. az Sccrpio. and below tle horizon,
and the moon at the full, we'll down to-
Ward the southern horizon at that hour,
in the sign Taurus, also 20 deg. 90 min.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-11-12

a H. vHITAKER-CHoIcE FAMILY GRO
"A. ceries, Pure Teas Cofees, Flour 8rain
Hsy and straw. 1908 Westminster St Telsshons
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-11-12
Grand Autumnal Excursion To
NEW YORK |!

VIA sToNiSoToN LINE,
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1904.
For this occasion round trip tickets will be sold
at stations ana rates as below, Good Only on
Specified Trains on Date Named, and cpnnect-
ing steamboat from etonington, and 20 Return
from New York Nov. 16 or IL.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-11-12

But the peculiar feature OF this opposi-
tion IL that at the time of its occurrence
FIVE planets are congregated together in
the sign Scorpio.N There are the sun.
Saturn, Herschel, Venus and Mercury, all
of these, except Saturn, being
nearly in close conjunction, and,
OF cou fse, presenting stupendous
combined power of attraction. Mean
while. in aspect to each other, Jupiter,
Neptune, the moon and Mars are opposed
10 the conjunction in Scorpio, and,
sproading ont like fan, place the earth
betHten the combined influence of these
tWo vast opposing forces. That such
conhguration must produSa serious
perturbation upon the surface of the
earth goes without saying.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-06
MAxIsi's NEW IDEA.
A Fort In the Air Which Would Cost
n Fortune but End n War.

Cleveland Leader.
The celebrated inventor of the Maxim
gun, one of the most formidable of modern
weapons, Is hard at work, as he has been
for a long time, upon the old problem of
aerial navigation. In one important respect
Maxim is working on different and less diff
1cult lines than those which other inventors
have tried to follow. They have aimed at
be operated at a cost not too great TO adj
NIT of their use in the ordinary business
affairs of life. The inventor of the Maxim
gun, however, is very appropriately work.
ing. primarily. to produce a machine which
can be used in warfare. For this purpose
it is not at all necessary that the expense
of air navigation should be low enough to
bring IL within reach of or travel
What he is aiming at is the creation of a
new and terrible engine of war, and eyerv-
body knows that the great powers of Eu-
rope take little account of cost when they
are dealing with the armament which they
regard as essential to their very existence
If a flying machine or air ship can be in
vented which will be efficient in ordinary
weather and will enable the power possess
of its enemies from above, there will be a
mad rush 10 obtain plenty of the new en-
gineS of destruction, no matter how much
they may cost TO build and operate. The
picture of wholesale destruction which is
held up before the military mind when an
inventor talks of pouring dynamite shells
down upon a b~eleaguered fortress from a
great height, and thus blow IL TO atoms.
without risk or possible defense, is too at
~tractive to permit money TO stand in the
way at all. Perhaps we shall see that Won
derful dream OF the poet come true which is
told In the lines:
Hear the heavens fill with shouting, and
there rained a CHASTITY dew
From the nations airy navies graphing in
the central blue.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-06
$4,000 I'm black Diamonds.

81. LOUIS RepuDIc.
A package containing black diamonds Of
the value of $4,000 was handed over the
counter at the Laclede Hotel yesterday aft
ernOon. An interesting feature of the trans
action involves the telling of an old story.
In the middle of last August a Mr.. Billings,
of New York, came to the Linden Hotel
as the agent OF importer Dessau, of New
York. one of the few men in the world who
handle black diamonds. He had in a small
hand satchel a stock of stones of the value
OF $40, 600. In the course of his visit here
Mr.. Billings had a good time. and he lost
the package or had il stolen from him. He
raised a great hullabaloO about 1t through
the newspapers, and in a day and a half
Mr.. Dessau came on from New York in vast
excitement. About the time OF MIR. DeS5au'S
arrival the diamonds turned up. They had
been found by some one who did not ap-
preciate their value, and so they were sent
back to the address that was marked on the
case. The only wonder at the time was that
the finder did not throw the package into
the street or dump the little black stones
out In order TO have the pretty leather case
in which they were kept. But the package
got safely back, and Mr.. Billings wiped sew
eral large beads of perSpiration from his
brow and took his first long breath for a
week. Mr.. Dessau is not represented on
this trip Of the diamonds by Mr.. Billings.
His agent is Fred Buckley. a small man.
who keeps his hands on his pockets all of
the time that he has the diamonds with
him. The package is about the same as that
which Mr.. Billings lost here last fall. OF
course, many OF the stones Of that time
lave been sold. but a good many OF the
originals are still in il. Additions have been
made, so that the package is now worth
10000. The value of these black diamonds
IS not generally known. They are not used
as jewelry. They are placed in the points
of the drills used for prospectors in the
They are coal black, and as hard as any
thing that has yet been discovered.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-06
THE CLASS IN PHYSIOLOGY.
Kicker Was Reminded of "a Period
I'm His own History.
Buffalo Express.

Buffalo Express.
The class in physiology was r%eciting. The
professor was lecturing on food, and he
had Just been telling the young men and
which alone would sustain life an inder-
mite length of time. He cited several per-
feet natural foods, and told why each one
met all requirements.
He came to milk. "Now, milk" he said.
as a most excellent food. 1t will support
life for weeks, If no other food is used"
The tall young man who liked TO argue
ube. / do not want TO dispute the correct
ness of your assertion, but | confess that
/ cannot bring myself to think that any
person could live exclusively on milk
DIR. Testube looked rather bored. rs
there any one else who supports Mr.. Kick
er's theory?' he asked, glancing around the
No one cared to argue the point.
The Professor turned to Mr.. Kicker again:
81 understand you to say, Mr.. Kicker;
that YOU 90 not think that a diet of milk
exclusively will supper life. Am l cor
rect?"
'You are sir. l admit that milk is an ex-
cellent thing. It is nourishing and all that.
but the idea that a person can live on it
alone is preposterous, preposterous, SIR
'Preposterous, is it?"
Yes. sir. that is what j meant. No per-
son could live more than a few days on it.
That is, no human.'
The Professor smiled a sad. sweet smile.
'"Think back, Mr.. Kicker he said, while
the class listened expectantly, turn your
mind back eighteen or twenty years and see
IL you did not live on 1t exclusively for a
considerable period OF time"
And Just here Mr.. Kicker sat down very
hard.-Buffalo Express.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-06
CARDINAL GIBBONs's CLOSE CALL.
His Keen Sense of Smell Saved Him
from Death by Poisoning.


Years have rolled by since. but the story
Gibbons has lost none of Its interest
through not having been previously told.
Just before he rose to give the impassioned
reading of his poem, king Lear" at the
anniversary dinner of the Sons of st.
George, Prof. H. III. Hay, of Girard Col
lege, told Of the happening as it had been
related to him while he was travelling in
Europe by a priest acquainted with the cir
cumstances.
while the Cardinal, who was then an
archbishop" said Professor Hay, was
travelling across the Atlanti some. years
ago, he complained one afternoon that he
wasn't feeling very well, but was told by
the ships surgeon to await medical treat
ment until the following day, when some
thing would be done for him if his sickness
continued. On the day following the stew
ard of the steamer was duly sent with a
remedy for the eminent prelate. AS he was
about to place the glass containing the
draught to his lips the Archbishop was al
most overcome by a strange and pungent
odor.
He hesitated a moment and lowered the
vessel containing the liquid until he recov-
cred from the effect of the smell. CHANGING
hand he noticed the word poison on a
label, and, not without a little alarm. asked
the man If he knew what he was Offering.
The steward replied that he had done as
he was directed by the doctor. Alarmed,
the Archbishop sent post haste to the med
ical nan to make sure of what was being
rendered him. This time it was the surgeon
hurried TO his distinguished patients side
and informed the Archbishop that the glass
offered him contained enough deadly poi
son to Kill any two men,"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-06
LOCKED IN THE SALOON.
Queer Custom on Ocean Steamship
During n Storm.
.~ouisville Commercial.

Every one has heard of the way in
which passengers on some European rail-
roads are locked In the cars" said a Louis
Vile man last night who has just returned
from a European trip. The way passen-
gers are treated on some, at least. of the
ocean liners seems 10 me to be even more
unreasonable. In a locked car, with no
conductor in range. a passenger appears TO
be in bad shape in case of collision. but
n passenger who is locked in the saloon OF
q vessel during a storm Is worse Off still.
While we were crossing the ocean eastward
IN January we were caught I'm what 1
thought the most terrible storm the ocean
had ever seen, although my views were
crew. Still the water was so high that the
hatchways were nailed down, no passen-
gers We're allowed on deck. and there was
q general consultation among us as to what
our chances would be If the ship went
down TO the bottom. II would be too late
then to open the ~hatchwayS and provide us
with life belts or boats, and Ii certainly
looked as though we should die cooped up
Ike a lot OF prisoners. without any re-
dress or assistance being possible. / men,
toned the matter 10 the captain the fol-
lowing day, and he told me that there was
no more chance OF his boat sinking than
OF the world coming 10 an end. That reas-
sured me a good deal. but on my return
trip the captain OF the steamer told me
that the one I had crossed In before was
NO safer than IL ought to be. and that he
would hate himself to be in IL In a genuine
hurricane. This latter estimate. although,
perhaps, as prejudiced as the former, was
Far less satisfactory IN every respect, and
rather weakened my feeling or confidence
In ocean g~reyhOundS."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-06

Ptttsbur;y Chronicle-Telegraph.
I'll pay the fare for both. conductor"
said one of two female passengers in a
cable car as that functionary made his
rounls
Indeed you won't, Sue sail the other,
as she opened her hand bag and began to
look for her purse.
II think i have the exact change said
the one who had first spoken.
II know / have, If / can just get at my
purse. for / put 1t in just before / left the
house,
"And I an sure / half half a dollar. for
I got it i'm change not ten minutes ago at
the confectionery store"
THAT reminds me, dear, you treated me
to chocolate soda there. So l must insist
on having your fare this time"
Indeed, i won't listen to Ii. The very
last time we rode together / remember dis
tinctly that you paid mine"
II don't believe / did. / think that was
the time before the last, while you paid
mine the last time"
At this j~uncture one of them found a dime
and the other produced half a dollar, each
abjuring the conductor not to accept the
fare from the other. The poor man was
bewildered. but a passenger who had not
paid yet broke in with:
IF you two ladies' are so very anxious
TO pay some ones fare, one of you can
pay mine"
Both glared icily at the ~interrupter. and
the conductor improved the opportunity to
collect a fare from each and pass on down
the car.