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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-15
Early Friendships.

or all the disappointments that come to
as in this life one Of the greatest is when we
realize that we have outgrown our early
friendships. There isn't person living
who has not already or will not in the flu
ture know the meaning Of this statement
for this poignant grievance seems to be a
very part Of life that all must share alike
Youth forms ties that at the time seem
to be everlasting. Separation comes
Vows of constancy arc uttered and letters
interchanged. Time goes on, the early
friends do not meet perhaps for years, and
when they do, alas, they find themselves
uncongenial. Other ties and other inter
ests have awakened new sentiments. They
try to get back to the old friendly footing,
hut something holds them in check They
cannot define the change, but they realize
its existence and pang Of sorrow smites
the heart that longs SO earnestly to be
constant.
IL is owing to this natural and gradual
drifting that SO few of the matches made
by men and women Of immature judg-
ment ever outlive the yicissitudes OF tho
changing years. Intentions are of the best,
the affections are not blighted but the
congeniality of sentiment Is missing, and
little by little it occurs to the husband or
wife that the other Is not what she OF no
seemed in the years gone by, and a tacitr
acknowledgment of mistake casts cloud
over the union that promised TO be SO sun
ny.--Philadelphia Times.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-15
ALVEY Time In the Water.

The instinct of Newfoundland dogs to
save drowning person has been some
what painfully tested by an unlucky
Frenchman. He was walking in the coun-
try with friend who possessed magnlf-
ioent Newfoundland and incautiously
questioned the truth OF the animals sa-
gacity.
The dogs master, vexed nt the slur cast
on his favorite, gave his friend push and
knocked him into shallow river. Turk
Immediately sprang In, and seisins one Of
the tails Of the immersed mans coat com
menced to swim for land
Unfortunately another Newfoundland,
trotting along the opposite side Of the NV.
err saw the affair and also came 10 the
rescue. Dog Ne Q seized the other tail of
the coat and wished b swim back 10 kis
master Turk held fast snd struggled Coz
his side, and Ne owner Of the eess erisd
In vain Scr hsap.
AZ last II, coat gave way, and each
Nevfou-dlG swan proudly home with
u ,io.e 10Th in his nsusA. so that
.1...s mcsso. w~~ osltesd { plunge In
Ll-lscli 10 so.s q friend. .-Lsaden tn
Cts
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-15

For many years In the garden Of the GU
rious plant was frequently grown called
Schinus molle. It's chief interest 20 the
public mind was the fact that when the
leaflets were broken I'm little pieces and
placed on the surface Of q vessel of water
they would dart and shoot like living crea-
lures In every dirocc1on. Thk was believed
20 be caused by she propulsion Of gas
from the veins and mid ribs. This tree
has now been introduced into California
for the purpose of shade and is widely
known as the pepper tree. 1t exudes n
Eummy matter from the foliage, which is
taid to cover the tops Of carriages driving
under 10 with spots. The gum forms a
good dentifrice, and 10 Is said that lotion
made from the bark Is good for reducing
inflammations. IL was supposed 90 be a
tree that would be distasteful 10 all in
tects, but the California papers tell us
that In that country IL is subject 90 the
tayages Of q scale insect, and this Is about
the only defect to its general use as first
Nass shade ree.--Meehsn's Monthly
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-15
SOME SECRET INKS.
Letters That Appear Invisible Until They
Are Exposed to Heat.

Are Exposed tn Heat.
Letters written with a solution of gold,
silver, copper, tin or mercury dissolved
In aqua fortis, or, simpler still, of iron or
lead in vinegar, with water added until
the liquor does not stain white paper,
will remain invisible for two or three
months If kept shut up i'm the dark, but
on exposure for some hours to the open
air will gradually acquire color or will do
30 Instantly on being held before the fire.
Each Of these solutions gives its own
peculiar color To the writing-gold, a deep
violet; silver slate; lead and copper,
brown, but all possess this common disad-
vantage-that In time they eat away tho
paper, leaving the letters ia the form of
perferations There are vast number Of
other solutions that become visible on ex-
posure to heat or on having a heated iron
passed over them, the explanation being
that the mater is readily burned to o sort
Of charcoal, simplest among which we
may mention lemon juice or milk, but the
one that produces the best result is made
by dissolving a scruple Of sal ammoniac In
two ounces Of water
Writing with rice water, to be rendered
visible by the application of iodine, was
practiced successfully in the correspond
ence with Jelalabad In the first Afghan
war. The letter WAS concealed In quill.
On opening it q small paper was unfold
ed, on which appeared the single word
iodine" The magic liquid was applied,
and Herewith appeared an important dis
patch from Sir Robert Sale.-Chambers'
Journal
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-15
Examinations In China.

China is absolutely governed by bu-
reaucracy, created by competitive exami-
nation, tempered by connections, interest
and bribery. The universal ambition IL
To become government official. There is
the temptation Of almost irresponsible
power, with great prizes, and OF many lu-
crative places; but, on the other hand, the
blanks are innumerable, and the majority
OF the aspirants must resign themselves
to mendieanoy. Six or eight thousand
competitors may be assembled. zach man
Is carefully searched in case he should
have concealed cribs about his person.
Then he IL shut up with the examination
papers for two days I'm an unfurnishcd cell
abont half the size of a roomy bathing mo
chine. He brings his own food, such as it
Is, and In these dispiriting conditions he
dashes Of various essays and must throw
on verses by the page. Should he ooms
out successful, 10 Is much to his credit, but
ren then, unless he has influential
friends, he ma. wait indefinitely for the
beginnings Of advancement. All the off
cisls from the highest 90 the lssest, arc
com lied 20 be oppressive aud sorrupt--
Saturday X. lew.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-15
THE vIATlcuM.

o soull while in thy rebol body pent
Thou still art mastered by thy jailsr stronA
But when he fails. the author of thy wrsno,
Thou dost In turn control thy tenement.
And since thy glad release will soon be sent,
Though thou hast suffered harsh oppression
long,
And pangs and passions still around thee
throng,
Now thou art conscious only OF content
spread
Thou dost not fear, for thou hast grown In
might,
Earth's iood avails not. thea voIld'sA fain be
fed
With food celestial. Lo, his eyes grew
bright
When he had eaten OF the living bread,
In whose blest strength he journeysd forth
10 light.
Cecil r. Wilson In New York Sun.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-15
A COMMERCIAL HERO.
Working as DoorkeepSr In the Establish
ment That He Formerly Owned.

Working as Doorkeep~r In the Establish
ment That He Formerly Owned.
"There are some heroes besides IL c-e who
faced guns, and Chicago has some strange,
unwritten stories," was the way retro
speUttve man about town expressed it, We
were out for q morning walk and had
stopped In front of great storehouse.
II want you to go into this house with
me-" he continued, and we turned in. An
elderly man opened the door for US and
closed 1t. There was q something in his
manner and face that attracted attention.
He was a type Of that school of stateliness
Of which you have heard, but whose pu-
pills. 1t must be admitted, are becoming
fewer every day. This Is not written from
any pessimistio point Of view. There was
nothing in the elderly mans manner to-
indicate that the whirligig of time had
played any pranks with him. His face
was full Of content, and his voice was
CHEEKY enough to warm the cookies Of the
heart.
At one time, 90 the story runs, he was
the president Of this company, He was It's
founder. He gave IL the sendoff which
had made IL conspicuous In the commercial
world. business reverses, In spite Of his
ability, crippled him. and he lost, not
metaphorically, but literally, every dollar
he had. He passed out of the oonoern. He
applied for the place Of doorkeeper of the
house he founded, and 10 was given him,
and there he stands every business day
during the business hours opening the
door to all comers as graoiously as he used
TO preside in tho office. No one has tho
key to the side door of this man g thoughts,
but Il OIL corners be faces his misfortuno
with philosophy which prompts one to
lift ones hat to L.
The present manager Of the house is o
young man who was employed In the con-
Germ as an ofiioe boy by the elderly gentle-
man now at the door. And the young
manager always lifts his hat to his former
master ss be enters and leaves. An equi-
page THAI is noticeable brings the young
manager TO the door every morning and
calls for him in the afternoon. The former
head OF the concern takes q cable ear
Chicago Herald
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-15


A young GspnAn sri sss1ed for the old
country the orhcr day on visit TO her
parents. She had been my servant and
had resided In tAb country about five
years and saved up a couple of hundred
dollars. AS soon as she had mado all ar
rangements to go back she began to coll
lect presents to take home to her family.
She wanted to show them what we had
here In America. SO she went down on
the Bowery, and in one of the jewelry auo
tion stores there bought a ladies' gold
watch for $3.50 for her mother. The
watch would have beea dear at So, and
she could have purchased much better
one abroad for less than half tho money.
Then she paid a visit to q Sixth avenue
china shop and invested several dollars I'm
some very pretty pieces of china. When
she got to her room and found that the
china had been made In Germany within
n few miles Of her birthplace, she went Bit
ter tears. She wanted something Ameri.
can, and tho china cost twice as much
here The next thing she did was to buy
silver witch for her little brother. and
abe found that was Swiss watch. That
made her angry, though the silver watch
made In Geneva was much more valua-
BILE article than the auQtion gold affair
from the Bowery. Then she bought q
pretty dress patt9rn--to find from my wife
that that was made In Vienna near where
her parents now live. But she Asd vesch-
ed her limit Of purchases. Otherwise she
was so crazy TO take something bsek tnat
was purely American that she wesld have
bought plow she said, for her fsthsr,
VINO farmer, nd carried 70 opur N
esr aus. w. 'o-h HssaaA
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-15
1eLsoRApHy UNDER -.eflcuLrlss.
Littis Monotsny In the Lifs Of AN Operator
In Persia,

b1ttte Monotony An tns Ahs VI ~ ofofssSf
In Perssa,
Lieutenant Colonel Wells gives lively
Skotoh OF ths little experiences which
break, sometimes a trine too roughly, the
monotony Of the life Of telegrapher In n
Persian city. In shirax an cid palace does
duty ~ telegraph Office, one end being
occupied by the British and the other by
the Persian administration. A square in
front OF the palace Is a favorite site for
political and other disturbances, and In
times of popular excitement tho first
point To which the crowds grayitste Is
the Persian telegraph office The popular
leader demands that apeution embodying
the wrongs OF the citizens Uall be dispatch
ed to the shah. II the reply Is not quick
ly forthcoming, the mob usually clears
out the officials and smashes up all the in
struments.
A move is then made for the British
Office, and message Is dictated TO the SUI
perintendent who has to forward IL To the
dictator in Teheran. This funetionary
hands copies Of it to her Britannia majes-
tvs minister, the grand vizier and the
Persian minister Of telegraph and consults
them with Wow to obtaining protection
for his staff. The position in which the
senior British telegraph official at the send
ing station Is placed In the meantime Is
that Of hostage In the hands of the mob.
In very serious riot which occurred the
superintendent at Shiraz was SO detained
and was not allowed to leave the office
precincts for five days. The local govern
or was powerless to afford protection, as
his troops, seeing tho chance of few
days relaxation, with dash of mild ex-
~. In, lAI H.
ternized with the insurgents at the begin
ming Of the outbreak. The tact Of the SUI
perintendent served him in good stead
during this trying ordeal, through which
not moments delay occurred to the in
ternational messages, and not the slight
est damage was done to the Office. A
few years ago less fortunate outcome Of
such difficulty could have been expect
ed. The ciyilizing effect of the Indo- Eu-
ropean telegraph is remarkable. - ST.
Louis Globe Democrat.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-15
TEACHING A CAT A LESSON.
IL Was Costly. Even Though 10 Proved az
Effective, Experiment.

IL Was a Costly. Even Though 10 Proved Az
Effective, Experiment..
The man who always has cure for ev-
cry i'll aud a remedy for every evil showed
one of his strokes of goaius tho other day.
His wife's cat had acquired a fondness foI
one of tho batbtubs in tho house OF
course this tub was In the room next to
the dressing room Of the master of the
house. OF course the master of the house
doesn't like cats.
Fannie" he said, "I found that cal
snoozing in my bathtub again today"
'Im sorry, dear, /" she said. II have
tried to break her Of that habit, but don't I
seem TO succeed"
"Well, we must have that cat drowned, {"
he said fiercely.
His wife protested mildly.
''That Ia the only annoying trick she
has, 4" she said. 1T would be pity to kill
her"
Then" said the man Of the house,
I'm take this thing into my own hands.
Now, I'll just explain to you how III do
1t. You know how she gets into the tub.
She takes run, leaps to the edge and goes
In without stop. I'm going to run about
three inches of water into the tub let it
stand there and let her get sousing. You
know how cat likes water" he added
significantly.
He put his plan into operation at once
That afternoon pussy did her little hurdle
race as usual over the side Of the bathtub.
The plan worked to perfection. There was
q loud cry, a streak of cat through the
dressing rpom and wet fash into the
sewing room. Near the door of this room
stood perch on which rested In peaceful
sleepiness dignified parrot. The cat tried
this hurdle, but missed IL, and the parrot,
knocked to the floor added to the force OF
the cyclone which went raging around the
house. A table was knooAed over, and a
statue of the Venus of Milo, already short
of arms, was made leglo6s. The baby of
the house was frightened into spasms, the
parrot scolded and screamed herself into a
fit, and afterward the dripping cat, having
made lightning tour of the house, was
found trembling and subdued on her mis-
tress' jacket, price 500.
II hope" said the lord of the manor
when he had surveyed the scene Of wreck
age, that this will teach your cat les
son."
II hope so," said his wife, soothing the
baby and looking at her jacket with
mournful eyes.
There is only one way to go about such
things" said the husband, with satisfac-
ton. II pride myself on being able to han
die animals" And his wife discreetly
said nothing. New York Tribune.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-15
A Name to Bring yictnrY.

what ridiculous names they give 10
race horses nowadays" said the snake ed.
-itor 10 the horse editor
That's true" was the reply.
Now, IL had ~ ldy nimal, I would
give 10 = name which means something
What, for instancei"
well, I'd call q fast trctter Hard
Billed Egg"
That worse than any name ever
ard Z -rce horse"
Petn 'es. &C 10 moeas something. A
hard bo,is sgg cannot he IA m. "-Pitts-
burg Chronicle Telegi rh
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-15
DEs KELLY,
TO THE PUBLIC.

have bought the saloon OF Edward n.
Darcy, at 800 Canal street, where every
thing frst-clsss will be found. HanIeyis
ale on draught, also Columbian Lager Beer
ALBERT BLoMsTRoM, 359 Canal st.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-15

There is % crc ti0n 81. ...g popularity
~ Ice creu.i steady dish. IL may be
f.llls0 onr nltiorAi food. for assdredly no
people in he world consume such quanti-
Ties u it. ard n0Wtcis can 10 be made in
tch perIcctiC-..
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-15

Never cnf alone n you can help 10 On.
OF th bess aid. to digestion ~ pleasant
e,f1paEy a cDetrful conFsrhation. Msll
Tho - aloue d .Srent deed get INTO shs
.abit a. bollir. their food, me rsyid eat
* is one ~ - sure roads ~ dyspepsia.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1894-08-10
Teaching Deaf Mates to SPEAK.

In beginning to teach deaf mutes
the art of speech they are first placed
before a mirror and taught to form
with their lips the different vowel
sounds used in speaking. But this is
not all. Sounds are produced not
only by the lips but by the laryux,
the vibration of which is the strong
est in the region known as the adams
apple" The pupil places his finger
upon his masters throat while that vi
bration is going on, and then, touch
ing his own tries to initiate it. Then,
when he is in possession of these ele-
ments of speech, he has only to COM
bine them in order to produce sylla-
bles, words and phrases. ! The lips of
deaf mutes are always far less supple
than those of persons normally de-
veloped, and consequently require
systematic exercise. The eyes do not
need to be taught keenness, as they
are always on the watch to supply in
formation usually furnished by hear
ing, but they are taught to attain
great power of fixedness, SO that the
attention may be concentrated with
out diversion upon the lips of any
person speaking. Chicago Herald.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1894-08-10
\ THE VALLEY OF SILENCE.

KEmd dim lies the Valley Of Silence,
Deep in the borders Of Shadowland.
wazder mountains keep grim surveillance,
a, And the Dusk and the Dawning go hand
In hand
&tenling waters with never bubble,
Winds of roses with never a sigh;
hot rending roar In the cloudy stubble
When the lightning reaps IN stormy sky.
Mercer stir in the grasses swaying,
Newer drone when the bee flies through,
Kut q fairy note from the wood, where,
straying.
Tho soul OF the rose meets the soul Of the
dew.
Never song as the birds wing over
The silver reach where the lilies blow
Or spangled turf where the dauntless clover
Drifts high in the sunshine her scented
snow.
I'm tall pale peoples the love that spake not
Mods all year long through dreamful
drowse
From Sleep and from Death their eyes shall
wake not
Who crown with such blossom their gla-
INQUIRED brows.
Dim and far lies the Valley Of Silence,
Deep in the borders of Shadowland
Warder mountains keep stern surveillance.
And the Dusk and the Dawning go hand
in hand
Martha M. Williams, in Harper's Bazaar.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1894-08-10
Napoleon's Miraculous Escapes.

In reply to the question in what en-
gagements he considered himself to
have been in the greatest danger OF
losing his life Napoleon once said !:
Gin the commencement of my cam
paigns" Indeed, if further proof
were demanded to show that he did
not spare himself at Toulon it is only
necessary to add that during the ten
weeks Of its siege Napoleon, in addi-
ton to a bayonet wound in his thigh,
had three horses shot under him,
while at the siege of Acre, during the
expedition to Egypt, he lost no fewer
than four in the same manner,
During the last days of his life,
when captivity, disappointment and
sickness had well-nigh completed their
work, it is said that the agony of his
fatal disease drew from him on many
occasions the pitiful cry Of, "Why did
the cannon balls spare me?"
During his long military career
Napoleon fought sixty battles, while
Caesar fought but fifty. In the early
part of his career he was utterly reck-
less of danger while on the battlefield,
and this spirit OF fearlessness con-
tributed largely to the loge and esteem
in which he was held by his armies.
There was a curious belief among the
English in Napoleon's time that he
had never been wounded. and indeed
the report was current that he care
fully, if not in cowardly manner, re-
Trained from exposing himself. Moth
ing could be more contrary to the
truth, for he was in reality several
times severely wounded, but, as he
wished to impress upon his troops the
belief that good fortune never de-
serted him, and that, like Achilles, he
was well nigh invulnerable, he always
made secret of his many dangers.
He therefore enjoined, once for all,
upon the part OF his immediate staff
the most absolute silence regarding all
circumstances of this nature, for it is
almost impossible to calculate the con-
fusion and disorder which would hava
resulted from the slightest report or
the smallest doubt relative to his ex-
istence. Upon the single thread Of
this mans life depended not only the
fate and government of great en-
pire, but the whole policy and des-
tiny of Europe as we'll Chicago Her
aid.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1894-08-10

were the chosen messenger Of death
you drew the lot; why did you not
keep your oath"
could say naught.
"Self accused, you die by my hand !"
he Kissed, and I saw the flash OF the
steel above my head; but had the
pistol still.
some barrel for him, l shouted,
"this one for you'll"
! fred and as / ran from the spot !
looked back and saw his huge body
sway forward, and fall, a dead thing,
upon the pavement.
Then I came to America. I am an
old man now; but can I ever forget?
-Munsey's Magazine.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1894-08-10
COMING OF THE RAIN

IN.
Long were the hills dun-colored, and s..
sky AZ
Was cloudless for so many binding dave
The painting herds along the tramDl.a
ways
Sought for the cooling streams--but tbs,
were dry,
No trucking rills from fountains, mountain,
high!
Then in the south crept up the pearlyhoza
The white clouds wandered In a goldan
maze,
0, joy, the welcome rain was speeding Mich
Now on the plain the wind-blown waiting
seeds
Spring into vivid green, the curtainipc
mist
OF showered pearls wells each upliltei
face
OF granite mountain. Hills which sun.
shine kissed
Glow, emerald gems. wrapped in ans
f1lmy lace,
While hurrying raindrops pipe their futc.
like reeds!
Sylvia Lawson Convey, in Overland Monthly