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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-11-20
TsMPERINe DAMASCUS BLADES.


An Old Record Says That Each Operation
Cost n Human Life.
Professor Won Eulenspicgel and party
I'm delving among the ruins of ancient
Tyre unearthed what seems TO have been
the workshop Of AN ancient armorer, or
"waffenschmidt, with quantity ofsword
blades in diftercet stages Of manufacture,
though badly corroded A copper cylin-
dor, with a close fitting tap, was found
among pile of dry rotted wood, evident
ly the remains OF an arm chest, the brass
nails and copper bands of which had re-
tained their original form. This cylinder
contained q parchment inscribed In an
cient Syriac characters and In a fair state
of preservation. The professor pronounced
1t an extraordinary disoovery-one calcu-
lated to cast much light upon the hereto
fore mysteries of the ancient craft OF
weapon making, giving in detail the
methods followed In making the perfect
Damascus blades.
The manner Of tempering these blades
when intended for ruler or an officer OF
high rank was as follows: LET the high
dignitary furnish an Ethiop of fair fame
and let him be bound down, shoulders
upward, upon tho block of the god Bal
hal, his arms fastened underneath with
thongs; strap Of goatskin over his back
and wound twice around the block; his
feet close together, lashed to dowel Of
wood, and his head and neck projecting
over and beyond the end of the block.
Then let the master workman, having cold
hammered the blado to q smooth and thin
edge, thrust IL into the fire OF cedar wood
Goals, in and out the while reciting the
prayer to the god Bal-hal until the steel
be of the color of the red of the rising
sun, when he comes up over the desert to-
ward the east, and then with quick mo-
tion pass the Same from the heel thereof
tc the point six times through the most
fleshy portion of the slaves back and
thighs, when IL shall have become the
color of the purple of the king. Then, IL
with ono swing and one stroke of the
right arm of the master workman IL sever
the head OF the slave from his body and
display not nick nor crack along the edge,
and the blade may be bent round about
tho body of man and break not it shall
be accepted as a perfect weapon, sacred to
the service of the god Bal-hal, and the
owner thereof may thrust it into scab'
bard of ass skin, brazen with brass and
hung TO a Rirdle of camels' wool dyed in
the royal purple. Berlin Ta9eblatt.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-11-20

SENATOR PETTIGREw OF South Dakota
denies that he and several of the silver
Senators contemplate starting new
party if the Republicans do not insert n
free silver plank amid proposed legisla-
ton. OF course. Mr.. PETTIGREw is
too brainy man not to know
that one-idea party can have no per-
manent place in American politics. A
party TO succeed must be broad enough
to regard every section and every indus
try without specially knuckling to any
one interest.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-11-20

tion most profitable TO the house. In
Berlin the finance minister of the en-
pire gels his cues from Frankfort where
tle German RoTHscHnD house has its
headquarters. In Vienna and Bnda-
Pesth the RoTHscHn.Ds are even more
openly in control the financial policy.
The RoTHsCHILDs want China and
Japan to become big interest-payers; so
China will not be dsmembered, and
Japan will be allowed TO carry on the
war until it becomes necessary TO create
large loan TO meet war expenses.
Japan only pays interest on a foreign
loan Of 81, 900 900 and interna al indebt-
edness of $500, 900, ,000 That is far too
little to suit the RoTHsCHILDs.
This house of Jews wields more real
power today than any monarch in the
world-more than any alliance Of pow
ers-and all for the one purpose of
swelling the enormous revenue that
fl ws to il frlm borrowing nations.
Beside ALFRED DE RoTHscHILD the Gar
OF Russia is "A dwarf, the autic Emperor
of Germany a pigmy, the titular ruler
of Austria = Hungary a puppet, the
Queen of England cipher.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-11-20
HOR SE GAMBLING.

BUDD DoBLE, whose prestige on the
turf is unparalleled and who has on
plumber Of extraordinary occasions
shown himself one OF he most accom-
plished horsemen in the country, re-
joices over the prohibition of poolselling
and bookmaking in New York State,
and believes that in the end turf inter
ests will be better off with the gambling
features completely eliminated.
"I know it will come hard at first" he
said. in an interview in Chicago, "but
trottlng is the greatest of all American
sports and it should be the purest. There
are intrinsic values back Of the busi-
ness and it can never become COM
pletely paralyzed. Trotting can be con-
Quoted successfully without betting"-
and he cited the large mum Der of people e
who go to see celebrated trotters with
out thought II betting. He instanced
some very large meetings where he did
not believe more than 10 per cent. Of the
crowds present invested in the pools.
II is indeed hardly likely that the de-
velopment of the horse will be in any
way interfered with by freeing the noble
animal from the gambling element,
who have only in recent years pecsme
its associates.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-11-20
Those Tobacco Ab.talners.

Much cuIupfutut hus tUpn TnHu9 Of fatc
concerning the outrageous conduct of
male, and especially OF female, abstainers
from tobacco, who force their way into
railway smoking carriages, and, I'm spite of
the protests Of the other occupants persist
emily abstain from smoking during the
longest railway journey. 1t may be asked
why the smoker does not quietly continue
70 smoke, regardless Of the presence Of the
abstainer. OF course this is practicable,
but what decent and humane man can
take any pleasure in smoking when there
Is seated opposite TO him n middle aged
woman, who is perhaps the mother of
young and helpless children, but who
shamelessly and snifilnRly proclaims her
vicious hatred Of tobacco in every look and
movement
The presence OF the abstainer must nee
essarily cast gloom over any railway
compartment, and the smoker, filed with
disgust and pity, loses all interest in his
pipe. What is the most painful feature Of
the whole matter Is that the abstainers
have actually formed societies for the forci-
BILE suppression of smoking, and, not con
tent with their own degradation, are striv-
ing TO degrade all other men and women
to their level The remedy IS, however,
plain. II the abstainers have right To
crush smokers by law, smokers have a
similar right TO crush abstainors.-W. l..
Alden In Idlor.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-11-20
LITTLE saomS ~ Al THE Door.

Early and late you watch and wait,
Little brown dog at the door,
For quick football and boyish call,
For your master TO come once moro,
Eager to follow, through field and hollow,
Wherever his feet may roam,
Content TO stray IL he leads the way.
Wherever he is, is home.
But you never hear the whistle clear.
Nor tho sound OF the boyifh call,
Nor the scamper Of feet all bare and feet
Down through the shadowy han,
Though long you wait at door and gate
For your playfellow OF old,
With his eyes so blue and his heart so true,
Aud his hair like tine sunshine's gold.
sTis year and day since he went away
To a country beyond our ken,
And those who 60 that way, we know,
Never come back again.
Still early and late you watch and wait,
Little brown dog at the door,
But the voice is still, and watch as sou
will
Your master comes no more.
Dorothy Deane.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-11-20
The NORTHWEST SYMPATHIZEs.

MINNEAPoLIs, Mimi, Nov. 20.--The re-
cent massacres IN Armenia have aroused
deep sympathy for the eople Of that
country which has resulted in the or
gsnigation OF the "Phil- -Armenic Asso.
citation OF the Northwest" The object OF
the society Is TO create q sympathy and
aid by its influenza people OF
Armenia. The society was organized Ly
the efforts of Hsrrant Mesrob Kiretch-
jan, secretary OF the Persian exposition
parliament OF religions. The society
starts with a large number of members.
among which are 9. A. Pillsbury, Senator
Washburn, Mayor Eustice and many OF
the most prominsnt citizens OF the North-
west. A letter was sent to President
Cleveland asking him TO express 10 the
powers Of Europe his horror Of the Arme-
Alan massacre,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-11-20

THE demand for finished iron is mar
rover. Sales of wool are smaller. Or
ders for woolen goods for the spring
season are disappointing. The stock
market declined heavily last week all
along tbe list. The Presidents currency
reform notions are coldiy received. The
Democratic bond issue causes distrust
and lack OF confidence. The govern
ment at Washington still lives-but lives
TO mighty poor pu pose.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-11-20

A NEW submarine boat capable Of
being submerged three days is the latest
device announced to revolutionizs
naval warfare" Tie trouble with sub
marine boats in the past has been that
they Were capable OF being sub
merged" " as long AS they chose to stay
down, but the crew inside were, un-
foriunately for themselves, not built
that way.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-11-20

SOME Democratic Congressman are
going @ endravor 10 bring the President
TO book during the short session. He is
going 10 b. asked aoout the bond issue,
about his tryiag to sett the Japan
China war for Earl RosEBERY. aud about
how he came to be worth $i,ooo,ooo.
Some of the inquiring ones ought 10 ask
hoT he came by such an enormous
Ferris wheel in his head
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-11-20

IF Mayor MATTHEWS u Boston does no,
find that his action us Mayor in introduce
ing the Brookline Gas Company into
Boston. as u competitor Of the Bay State
companies, will rise up and plague him.
now that he is to be the official head Of
the companies he so long and bitterly
attacked, it will be because there is no
such thing as retributive justice in this
world.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-11-20

THANKS to the eaergy Of the sealer OF
weights and measures we get full half
pint OF chestnuts for the consideration
OF five cents. But there seems, unfortu-
nately. TO be no law to insure that the
cbestnuts sh II show any considerable
percentage of heat or wormls-sness.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-11-20
THE GREATEST MONARCH.

II there are any intelligent people who
still mourn he di-appearance Of "ihe
lost ten tribes Of Israel" they ought TO
consider that one of the tribes OF Israel is
taday the bi ,gest power on earth.
The mos powerful man today is the
head Of the house % othschild-Barcn
ALFRED DE RoTHscHn.p. HIS house
holds the purses rings Of Enrope. None
Of The great powers can carry out their
plan wifaou 'ls all. War w1ul be
mn o.hule ID h. a cllred aga nst it.
When ihy RorHsoHu.Ds nave realiz a
their pr fl ihe Japan-Chna war VIII
cea.e, Ms IL would cease tomorrow IL Trey
decided that such an quito ome would be
most advantageous TO their exchequer.
Baron ALFRED DE RoTnscHuD is
father-in-law TO the present premier of
England, Earl RosEBERy. The foreign
policy Of England accommodates itself
TO the financial profit of Baron ALFRKD.
In Paris the RorHscurLp brother-in-
charge influences whoever officially re-
sides in the Elysee Palace in the dirsc-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-11-20

Irva a fine sentiment that inspired
Captain WNsHIP to request that his re-
mains be given burial in the police pla.
Nothing could be more fit ing than this
or the last resting place of a splendid
officer whose life had been spent in the
service, and who died on duty.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-11-20

TIE official count of the last Con.
'Esssionsl election in Rhoie Island is
|ow In progress, but as few thousand
|otes either way won't affect the result,
he count may be said to be of no public
pportance excep, for record.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-11-20

Now are the halcyon days when the
church social unions get together and
e. ] y chicken salad, assorted cake and
remarks. The meeting Of The NEWS
Baptist friends. last event x, was especi-
ally fortunate in ITS bill OF fare and DIR.
Mae Auhur's address was timely and
DrOftab able
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-11-20

Ir ex-Commodore DAVID J. BURDIcK
- the Fall River Yacht Club is nomi-
>nted and elected Mayor of the Spindle
Vity, as now seems possible, every
}achtsman in Rhode Island will burn
I'D fire in his honor.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-11-20

THE interest in President CLEvE-
AND's coming message lies not in what
will say, but rather in what 1t will not
NJ; whel her he will preserve discreei
Hence upon the subject of trusts, or
'vain from further comment upon per-
1y and disbonor.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-11-20

The romance that attaches to the jolly
lar loses much of its SAVIOR in these days
When he joins labor union like any
6gdinary land-lubber toiler.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-11-20

PRESIDENT CLEVELAND says that he
Md CARLISLE think alike on all topics.
CARLIsLE's thoughts on CLEVELAND
would be worthy of the effort of mind
reader just now.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-11-20

NORTH ATTLEBoRo is trying hard TO
Ind new name for itself Why doesn't
adopt "Columbia," from the boss
BICYCLE club which has done heap in
he past to make North A,tleboro
hmous?
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-11-20

C1cARs aud cigarettes, chops and
raks, sealskin jackets aud rum are
nong the things resolved against At
- National w. C. T. U. Conven ION al
oveland. 1t sounds incongruous, but
opposition to every one is based on
~ good argument
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-11-20

TnE Democratic party is "trying to
mite for sound money" SAYS a Wash
lngton dispatch to the New York Herald
headline. Sugar Trust money, perhaps.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-11-20

AT the rate of progress made by the
yreat Russian funeral fete it can hardly
- said with liberal truth that the Gar
has gone to premature grave.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-11-20

n By the way, what are those new
electric car heaters for? Maybe they'll
% used to bake clans with next sum-
|ner-a clam with every fare.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-11-20

ADMRAL MEADE Of the navy doesn't
X the cruiser Columbia could catch
transatlantic flyers or whip them
- did. There doesn't seem TO be
ooe way 10 fnd out about this aud
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-11-20

BETWEEN Providence and Pawtucket,
Rhode Island seems to have a corner in
che polo crop.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-11-20

PENSION the life savers! None of
Uncle Sans employees, military, naval
|or civil, deserves it more
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-11-20

THIS is sort Of mugwump weather.
Il varies from day to day, from hour to
hour.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-11-20
RUBiNSTEIN DEAD.

ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 20.-Anton Gre
gor Rubinstein, the celebrs ed Russian n
pianist and composer, dieu today of heart
disease ET fgtertUf, uCHr here.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-11-20

hat is to get mp sort of ocean hare
and hounds game.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-11-20
Il. W. LADD co.
Silks!
Velvets I!
Dress'Goods! /!

Recent additions to these stocks main
tain them in all the beauty and variety thai
distinguishes our opening displays. We
pay especial attention to keeping them
intact in all the desirable novelties ~
fast as they run low, introducing mean
while every new and choice thing tha,
turns up.
The effort to attract and retain trade upon low
prices inducement irrespective Of quality 10
ridiculous.
FANCY SILKS for waists and sleeves
none like Ladd's-ahead in styles and
variety of strictly desirable things-prices
reasonable always.
BLACK DRESS SILKS-new addi-
tions are beautiful Peau de Soies, Surahs
and Satin Duchesses--s special quality Of
the latter "a inches wide, only s1.00.
Quality must be tho FIRST consideration. and II 10
high quality coupled with low prices that makes
Ladd's popular.
VELVETS-all the choice wantabls
shades for the crushed collar, belt and
sleeves-sn incompatible variety of colorr
and Ladd's prices are the lowest.
C9RDUROYS-a wide variety OF new
colorings in this most pra cal, fabric foi
touching up outside garments.
DRf SIS GOODS-single dress patterns
from some of the choicest things of our
opening stock offer o special opportunity
for this late season. Several new arrivals
last week, exclusive selections, including
a 50-inch Silk Mixed Scotch Cheviot that
formerly sold for sl.50 and which We are
able TO offer 70 Zoe. yard. 1t ia in the
newest coiors and rare bargain.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-11-20

HELP WANTED--MaLE.
DREAKFAsT. SUPPER AND LODGING rs
ID cent? at 2sl Cana street. novlBu
I'd EoIsTER If OUT OF WORK AT 2si CANAL
III street, from to p IN. novli-u
vv ANFEB-FWe- BOYS TO WORK AFTER
w Moons. Inquire al mailing room. he News,
% south Water street
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-06
WORK OF RAILROADS.
Report of the Interstate Commission
Gives Statistics.

The interstate commerce commissioners
in their annual report to Congress- recon-
mend that the carrying corporations be
made indictable and subject to fine for
violations of the interstate commerce law
They say that the provisions OF law relat-
ing to through routes and through rates
on account of the limited meaning which
has been given to " by the courts is prac-
tically imperative. and 1t Is strongly urged
that the law be amended in order to give
effect to the intention of Congress in re-
spect to this matter.
The commission says that pooling with
out other remedial legislation is unadvis-
able, but that pooling under proper condi-
tionS and with effective remedial legis-
lation might be tried with safety.
June 80, 1894, there were 170 iG1.O7 miles
of railroad line in the United States, being
an increase during the year of 4,S97. .55
miles. The gross earnings were 81 .220, 151, =
SI4; the operating expenses. $S27, ,921 900,
leaving net earnings of $392, ,S30,5T5, which
is equivalent to 81, ,314 per mile Of line 1t
is reported that all new cars ordered by
the railways are being supplied with auto
matte cOuplers and a large proportion with
air brakes. The accidents of the year
show a little decrease on account of the
use of automatic couplers, but satisfac-
tory result is not expected until more uni
formity in such appliances has been at
taired.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-06
CHEAPER FOREIGN POSTAGE.
Postmaster General BisseIl Issues an
Order of Importance.

Provision for uniform rates of postage
for United States mails sent to every por-
ton Of the globe, with a few exceptions,
is made in an order issued by Postmaster
General Bissell. The rates are five cents
for each half ounce of mail. except for
Canada and Mexico, where the domestic
rates Of two cents an ounce are applicable,
or to the postal agency at Shanghai. The
order Is as follows:
by virtue of the authority conferred
upon the Postmaster General by section
1912 of the Revised Statues of the United
States, and In view of the fact that all
the countries and colonies of the civilized
world, with the exception of the Cape
Colony. the Orange Free State, and certain
Islands are now embraced in the Universal
Postal Union.
1T is hereby ordered, That on and after
the 1st of January, 1898. the postage rates
and conditions applicable to articles of
correspondence mailed ir the United States
addressed for delivery within the Universal
Postal Union. shall be applicable also to
similar articles addressed for delivery at
places not embraced in the Universal Pos
tai Union, except as hereinafter men
toned.
This order does not apply to articles
destined for Canada, Mexico or the United
States postal agency at Shanghai, China
to which more liberal postage rates and
conditions now eRRIy. olRRyy CO, ,1ssv,,
POSTMASTER General"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-06
AMERICAN CATTLE ABROAD.
German Authorities Unite in Praisfng
the Healthy Character of Beeves.

Even in view of it's back date-August 80
last-there is much interest in report to
the State Department from Jas. Smith,
United States commercial agent at May
ence, upon American beef in Germany, in
view of the blight that has been cast upon
the trade He describes the extensive ar
rangements made, in the way of putting on
fine new steamers, refrigerators, etc., for
an extensive trade in cattle and meat, and
points out the superiority of American
meat over Australian beef as 1T reaches
Germany. He says:
THE agricultural supplement to the
Hamburg Correspondent, one of the best
known journals of Germany. in comment
ing on this new attempt to introduce
American beef and cattle into Germany,
says, in substance, that the experience
hitherto met with in the Importation of
cattle for slaughter leaves no room for
doubt that in quality and value for slaugh-
tering purposes, foreign beeveS stand not
a whit behind German; on the contrary,
they excel the German beeves, because,
as rule, in physical constitution and free
dom from disease; and the American cattle
so far imported into Germany, especially
those which have come to Hamburg, have
been singularly free from tuberculosis,
which is a matter for serious considera-
ton, in view of the widespread existence
of this disease among cattle in many parts
of Germany, there having been only OILS
per cent of the cattle imported from Amer
lea 1OlnQ De dI1llCteQ with this disease,
against a percentage of 10 to 20.7 per cent
on the part of German cattle examined at
the slaughterhouses."
Another report on the same subject from
United States Consul keenan, at Bremen
speaks of the excellent condition of the
American stock landed in Bremen. The
cattle were perfectly healthy, their lungs
and liyers were not only fit for use, but
also Of an excellent quality-a condition
rarely met with in German cattle
This consul adds a most important sup
plement to his report, dated November IL,
after notice had been given of the edict of
exclusion of our meat from Germany. He
says that immeditely after the decree
cargo of cattle came from America to
Bremen in excellent condition and good
prices were realized for their meat The
consul adds:
However much real fear of Texas
fever may have been caused by importing
American cattle into Germany and how
ever much people in the United States may
think this measure is simply for retalia-
ton, the facts remain that the fear in the
one case would be absurd, and the judg-
ment in the other not altogether true"