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The Portland daily press., 1894-12-15

are SO strong as those connected Win tne
sentiment of harem life.
Just as there is no conclusive evidence
of the death of Col. Flatters, OF Gen.
Gordon and of DIR. Leichhardt, SO IL is
quite on the cards that we may one day
learn OF the temperance among the
haunts of men of the long missing. Arch
duke John, of Austria, who vanished ON
a voyage from Buenos Ayres to Valpa'
raise; of the late Earl of Aberdeen, who
disappeared in similar manner while
serving as a common sailor before the
mast on vessel bound from New York
to San Francisco, and Of many others
now reported as dead, but who are mere
~ missing. There is scarcely civilized
nation " hich cannot furnish Instances
of mysterious disappearance of the same
character, any one ofswhich would sup
ply, far better than mere Imagination,
ample and realistic material for novel,
entitled "As if From the Dead.
The Portland daily press., 1894-12-15

terest-signed the treaty for the state. In
connection with this is a historical incident
which shows what wise heads the forefath-
ers of the country carried on their should
ers. The salt-makers planned the Erie
canal, and, after it was built, liquidated
$500, 900 of the Indebtedness by simply .n
creasing the tax upon salt to Il cents a
bushel. This same amount was afterwards
paid to the state for taxes on the wells, and
$40, 900 annually to the treasury. The APP
parently cheap provision for manufacturing
gives one no idea of the enormous profits
that have been derived from the Syracuse
salt wells.
1t is supposed that splitting this salt oc-
Cured for the first time when Judas sat at
the last supper, as is depicted in the great
painting of Leonard di Vinci. where he up
set the salt in his haste to grasp the money
bag. 1t was used at that period an en-
blem of purity, and the Saviour told his
disciples they were s'the salt of the earth"
Salt was also used in sacrifice by the
Greeks and Romans, and If any grains of
it were spilled from the hand of the victim,
it was considered a peculiarly unfortunate
omen.
In Scotland it is still customary to salt
| the beer to moderate the fermentation and
refine the LIQUID. The common people,
| however. believe that ii is done to keep the
| witches from it, Satan and his myrmidons
| being afraid of anything pure.
| Sitting above the salt originated in the
| old feudal days, when mans castle was
| his stronghold. and his dependents sat
| down at table with him. The mark of dis
tinction was the placing of great silver
| salu-uellnr as dividing line. The family
| and guests sat above it. the retainers and
| domestics below. and in time this line be-
| came a most arbitrary one. inferior guests
being seated below the salt.
| In Egypt salt was once metaphor for
| calamity and desolation, and a man who
| had been the victim of a series OF misfor-
| tunes was said to have salt upon Lis liver.
| 1t is considered unlucky by some people
of the presen. time to help anyone to salt
| at the table. but calamity may be averted
by not allowing the salt-cellar to be taken
F.! from the hand direct.
| Salt falling towards a person is sure
uresage CT misfortune, say the salterers.
| Clayton, in his art of Longevity writes
| ct have two friends of either sex which do
Eat salt or none, yet are friends. too
| OF both which persons can truly tell,
| They are of patience most lnyineiole,
| t,an nut-not if towards the:G salt should
| fall
| 1t is related of Queen Elizabeth that
when she visited Kenilworth an entertain
J ment was given for her. at which the chief
| table was adorned with salt-cellar de-
I! signed as ship, which was made of mother
/ -of-uearl, with many curious ornaments Of
silver in the form of a swan.
! Shakes peare speaks of salt 1magina-
| flor. and has one of his characters say
t"fhough we are justices and doctors and
churchmen, Master Page. we have some salt
| of youth in us.
The Portland daily press., 1894-12-15
INFANT PRoDloIEs.
Many Examples of Extraordinary Promise
Which Remained for the Most Part I'm
fulfilled.

This class of beings is familiar only in
musical circles at the present day. Seeing
how common were specimenstin other walks
of life formerly it might be thought that
tie nature of man-at least of babies-has
undergone change. Probably that would
be an error We should rather look for d
explanation, says the London Standard, to
the rules of political economy. There is
money to be made out of an infant phenom-
enon who can uphold thesis in public dis
putation at ten years of age, or offer COM
mentary on the Song of Baruch in the
original at eleven. The demand has ceased,
and no supply is forwarded to market; but
doubtless the raw material could still be
found If wanted, as good as ever. Upon
the other hand small boy who plays the
trombone or something with precocious
skill spells fortune for his parents if he can
spell nothing else. We do not recall this
sort of prodigy in the old days when others
were SO frequent He is not solitary sur
vival. but new introduction. Nevertheless
though there be no reason to credit that
wondrous babes are rarer now than in past
time, it is no less than astounding to read
the instances beyond dispute which history
preserves.
which no man questions. In the first place
he tells of child 'seight or nine years old'
who preached in the Cheisa Nuova fashion
able church at Rome; he pronounced an
Grafton with SO much grace that Inever was
better pleased to hear Italian SO we'll and
so intelligently spoken. This course, it
seems they frequently use." 1t may be re-
membered thatBossuet preached at theHotel
Rambouillet-the most critical audience in
the world-befoIe he was sixteen. Then We
have the son of one MIR. Wotten, who, at
eleven years old. both read and perfectly
understood Hebrew, Greek, Latin, Arabic,
SyriaG, and most of the modern languages;
disputed in divinity, law. and all the
sciences; WAS skillful in history. both &C.
cles.astic and profane; he was also oex-
ferrous in chronology, antiquities. and math-
ematics; in a word, SO universally and solid
ly learned that he was looked upon as
miracle''-at eleven years of age. OF young
Wotten we have other evidence. Swift and
The Portland daily press., 1894-12-15

gave not CHANGED to find any confirmation
OF the personal interview with Cromwell,
to which MADAM Sevigne alludes How
ever, from his riu ph in England little
Beauchasteau WI. carried to Persia. Per-
haps the Shah did not value that sort of
curiosity at least. nothing more was heard
of him after his appearance at the Persian
court.
Sir Christ opher Wren was a prodigy in
youth, as in maturity. Oughtred, the first
mathematician of his day. declares in the
preface to his book that an ingenious
boy, Gentleman Colnmoner at Wadham''
had enlarged the science of astronomy,
gnononics, static, and mechanics by most
brilliant. proecla1is inventis. This was
Wren at the age of fifteen; a year before
that he had taken out patent for an in
strument to write with two pens at the
same time; in the same year he was appoint
ed demonstrating assistant on anatomy at
Surgeons Hall. Wren lived to justify his
early promise; but Dugald Stewart tells us
of a boy who, as he hoped, would rival the
fame of Sir Isaac Newton" This was the
son of Count Purgstall. ~ cannot help
considering him. wrote the Scotch profess
sor, las the most extraordinary prodigy of
intellect euoo""CAtc Ihnt has cfcl Astl-
len under my Knowledge This is great
SAYING, indeed, from Dugald Stewart. who
was not given to enthusiasm nor to careless
expressions.
Unfortunately. we have no detailed infor-
nation about the youths requirements in
later years; he died at nineteen, of general
decay apparently. But Mr.. Lemaistre met
him in his travels, and published an &C
count in 1905 the boy being then five years
old He sits on carpet, surrounded by
his books and when the gravest and most
acute remarks fall from the lips of this little
person, spirit seems to speak rather than
a child, and the fine expression which
sparkles on his countenance tends to
strengthen the idea.'' Among other tests.
Mr.. iIemaistre asked him to make map of
of the Venetian Empire. which he did with
accuracy. Those competent to judge the
fact will readily believe that the child of
five years who performed it was animal
ed miracle The French armies barred near
" every road in Europe to an English trav
eIler at that date. Mr.. Lemaistre asked how
he could get home without touching HaE-
overian, French, or Dutch territory; the
child instantly traced on the globe the
single road remaining open." 1t is we'll for
this gentleman's credit that Dugald Stew
arts evidence, long afterwards. make the
story poSsible,
The Portland daily press., 1894-12-15
A RusheI of Onions.

The legal weight Of bushel of onions
in Connecticut and Rhode Island is SO
pounds. In Maine and Vermont it is SO
pounds, and New Hampshire tacitly and
practically acknowledges that weight in
all commercial transactions, while hav-
ing no law on it's statute books covering
the question. New England Homestead
calls attention to the indignation felt by
farmers in Massachusetts that law
should be established in this state COM
polling them to furnish 81 pounds to
the bushel Growers are disposed to call
the legislators to account who last win
ter were parties to the passage of this
law either in the way of direct advocacy
or who through neglect permitted its
provisions to escape their attention. In
Ohio, the great onion producing state,
80 pounds is the legal rate.
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out from Adelaide to penetrate into the
UNEMPLOYED interior with the object of
discovering traces of the celebrated DIR.
Leichhardt. who, while in command OF
~ exploring party in the interior some
tn irty odd years ago wandered away
fr m camp one evening and was never
seen again. During the last five or six
years there have been very persistent
rumors-mainly of a native source-to
the effect that there was an old white
man, gray haired and gray bearded,
who had long been living among one OF
the aboriginal tribes, enjoying their ut
most veneration and regard. Baron Null
Ter. the distinguished scientist, was SO
firmly convinced from what he had
seen and heard that this aged white man
was no other than the long missing DIR.
Leichardt that be induced the Geogaphi-
calsSociery TO send out the expedition of
investigation above metioed, Sir Thomas
Elder contributing no less than $50. 900
toward it's expenses. AS to any results
having been as yet achieved by the party,
I am unable to say.
The British authorities in India are
we'll aware that there are numbers Of
Englishwomen. chiefly the daughters of
officers killed during the great Sepoy
mutiny, who are wearing out their lives
in captivity
BEHIND THE BARS OF NATIVE
ZENANAS.
Some of them were mere infants at the
time of their capture, while there are
others who were already grown up when
they first became unwilling inmates of
the harem. Being no longer young, these
latter would have been released long
since had not their owners feared the
punishment that would be melted out to
them by the British authorities were it
to be known that they had detained
Englishwomen in their zenanas against
their will. Officers and soldiers who
took part in the great mutiny, with
whom I have conversed on the subject.
have often drawn my attention to the
fact that, whereas the British troops
found the remains of thousands of Eng
iismen and elderly Engliswomen who b I'd
been massacred by the natives Gavin
pore, Delhi, Meerut and other places,
they never found the corpses OF any
young girls or of female infants, and the
case of a Captain Ryan of the Gwalior
contingent was cited among Others as
an illustration of this popularity. When
order was reestablished after the mutihy
the remains of Captain Ryan and his
wife were discovered. But no trace
whatsoever could be found of the three
little daughters of the captain, nor Of
the four or five young unmarried ladies
who were on intimate terms with Mrs.
Ryan, and who, on the outbreak of the
instruction, had sought refuge Fbeneath
her roof. More than once has the .ques-
tion been debated pY the police magis-
trates IN India, as to whether it would
not be possible to secure the release of
these captives.
They all agreed. however. that the pro-
ject is impossible. 1t is against the
policy of the government to interfere
with native prejudices, and few of these
The Portland daily press., 1894-12-15

4AsCApts
Jess-I don't think this gown matches
my complexion very well, do you?
Jack-Which one?
Jess-What?
Jack-Which gown, mean.-Boston
Journal.
The Portland daily press., 1894-12-15

The Spaniards gave the name Of Pueblo
de la Refna de los Angeles to the city in
California now called by the last tive
words of this ponderous designation.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-16
EAST PROVIDENCE.

Yesterday morning the children OF the
A. p. Hoyt Grammar School noticed that
four doctors carriages were at a resi-
dence near the school. A num-
ber OF the children were talking
this over, and as they had
never known of four doctors carriages
being there at one time before they i'm
mediately jumped at far-reached conclu-
sions. The case OF the patients of the
Fields Point Hospital, who had the
small pox, popped into the head of one
and he thought that this might be case
of the same kind SO he suggested it to his
companions, and in less than an hour it
was all over the town that there was a
smallpox case near the A. p. Hoyt Gram
mar School. 1t was only a delicate surgi-
cal operation that started the report.
Percy Carpenter, the boy who was struck
by the electric car, is comfortable and
walking about the house.
Last evening the Epworth League opened
their Fair, which Will be held two nights.
1t was very largely attended, about three
hundred being present. The entertain
ment was very enjoyable.
The time OF school hours for the first
room Of the A. p. Hoyt Grammar school,
has been changed from to $3.50 to to
for the benefit OF those who have back
work to make up.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-16
BRISTOL NEWS.

Mr.. Amasa Williston, an employee at
the stone crusher, met with quite Sc
rious accident on Tuesday, a stone falling
fron the screen and catching his right
thumb and nearly severing il at the Sec
ond Joint. At first amputation was
thought necessary, but it is hoped it will
be avoided.
The vacancy on the Fourth OF July
committee caused by the declnation of
Mr.. Waldron is to be filled by Mr.. Charles
n. Miller.
Aspecial meeting Of the council will be
held on Monday evening next, for the
purpose of laying out the work upon the
new roads and also to take into consider
alton the extension OF Bay View Avenue
which is now nearing completion.
Messrs. Borden and White were in town
on Tuesday with plans for the erection OF
q cotton mill at Dartmouth. Mr.. Eugene
Leclair is figuring upon the specifca-
tiOns.
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Burrillville.

Following islthe result of the Democratic
caucus held recently at North
Smithfield for nominations OF
town officers: For town clerk, !,
Byron A. Andrews; town treasurer,
Metcalf B. Marsh; for town council, Will
liam III. Goodale, Alfred II. Lafayette, Ed
award Moroney, Joshua Wardie, Daniel
Mowry; for school COMMITTEES for
three years, Walter A. Mowry;
for town sergeant, John h. Greene; for
assessors, John Gallsher, Metcalf Com
stock, Henry g. Brooks, Horace
q. smith, Arthur w. Taft; mode
rator, Javan ID. Mowry; justice
OF peace, Javan ID. Mowry, William III.
Moran, Metcalf B. Marsh, David 8. Wiki
inson, George +. Mowry; town committee,
Michael f. Kelly, Metcalf b. Marsh, Met
calf Comstock.
William Tinkham a Son have hired the
Whipple Mill until Jan. 1, 1896, and as the
Tinkhams cannot buy the land adjoining
their property for q reasonable price here
Is liable 10 be an indefinite postponement
of reb Hiding. The land is owned by
Otis Wood.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-16
EASTERN LEAGUE.
Providence Had Batting Streak and
Won 10 to a.

The Wilkesbarres have been climbing
90 the top steadily OF late and concluded
that they could add something to
their string of victories by taxing
he tail enders into camp easily.
they miscalculated, for the Grays went
INTO their coal mines and kicked up a lot
Of dust and after the Dig
Fms and Wilkesbarre only a. The
Grays had their peppers on the sphere,
r,nd as IL sailed up to the home base II went
Sut into the pasture for roll. Every
player landed safely until IL hits were
made and the game won. The Grays had
a regular picnic and defeated the Wilkes
Sarres with the greatest ease.
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NORTH END NEWS
Runaway That Created Great
Excitemement-
THE NEWS BUREAU,
NORTH END, 42s BEAsoH AVENUE, I

ltitphouc tVi-o
About 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon
Dolph Benson, driver for Doe a. Little,
coal ana wood dealers, had taken
the brides from his two horses TO
feed them when an electric car came
along and frightened the animals. The
horses ran down Charles street dragging
the wagon after them. The driver
head but was knocked down. He
fortunately escaped injury. The horses
ran until Frederick Noonan tried TO stop
them when they took to the sidewalk and
collided with an iron trolley pole.
The horses ran ON each side
containing two tons of coal struck the
pole with such force as TO bend it almost
to the ground. There were q number OF
narrow escapes. A bicycle rider was knock
ed to the ground but escaped injury.
There was q general stampede into the
stores on each side OF the street, fearing
that the pole would fall and bring the
trolley wires to the ground. The damage
to the team will be about SO, and the
Union Railroad Company will erect new
pole today.
st. Thomas Guild composed OF young
people connected with st. Thomas Il.
Z. gave an entertainment and supper
in Wanskuck Hall, last evening, to very
large attendance. The entertainment
consisted OF q descriptive lecture and
stereopticon views OF scenes In India by
Frederick Avery, singing by the Vans
kuck Quartet and recitations by Miss
Lucy Thornton. The proceeds will be
devoted TO the payment OF the church
debt.
North End Notes.
Mrs. Selena Bowers, wife OF Frederick
Bowers, the well-known football player
Of the Wanskucks, died at her home on
Vanderwater street Monday, aged
n years, and was buried yesterday
afternoon from Roger Williams Baptist
Church on veazie street. Her little babe
10 days old, died Tuesday morning and
was laid on her breast in the
casket and buried with her. Rev. George
IA. Smith preached the funeral sermon
The bodies of the mother and child were
inferred in the North Burial ground on
Branch avenue.
Court Hope, A. o. F. of A., met in He'd
ley Hall, last evening. Two candidates
were admitted to membership. Chief
Ranger John Dillon presided.
The Knights Of the Mystic Chain held
their regular meeting last evening. The
first and second degrees were conferred
on six new members.
The Young Mems Literary Association
OF Wanskuck will enter the contest for
the set of encyclopedias which will be
given by Rev. DR.. Stang at the festival TO
be held shortly for the benefit Of st.
Joseph's Hospital.
The Irving Literary Association Of the
North End will probably enter the contest
also and the Pekin Literary Club are con-
sidering the matter.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-16
Breathing Poison.

You can't draw a breath without inhallng
poison. AZ you soiourn In a malarious locality
during the unhealthy seasons. The denizeus
of malaria stricken regions testify that the
only certain safeguard against the poisonous
Napor aud It, products. chills and fever.
remittent fever, ague cake and dumb ague, IL
also. constipation. bilieusness, dyspepsia pad
rheumatism
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-16

has signsd John Mc0Icys Of Brook lyn As As
team. Mcalone II Q clever third base
man, and has played with Denver, Min
neapolis and Troy of the Eastern league.
Bannan will resume his old plsce In centre
field, ,wnd the Maroons Will thereby DO
greatly strengthened In the outfield.
Holy gSi5 Ss:S%shfAsSSISSS "a ''sSMiAtaad tad
Cqngyssp syset RrSuuQa - Boat,en tedsE
sPa~tuokSt had glory sDoigh' yesterday
by beating the Fab Rivers before, q Paw
tucket crowd. Pawtucket made lila hits
and one error and Fall River 10-lS hits
and i've errors.
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ANOTHER LIFT.
Providence Mon Its. Fourth
Game 0f the Season.
nHnbIs.. 7.5N.FTI

-EAsrERN LIE AoUE Providence At VIII
tesbarre; Springfield at Binghkmton; I;
Troy at Erie; Syracuse ut Buffalo.
NATIONAL York at Phila-
delphia; Baltimore ut Boston; Louisville
AZ Cincinnati; Chicago at Pittsburg; St.
Louis at Cleveland; Washington at
Brooklyn.
Games Tomorrow.
EASTERN LEAoUE--Providenc ut Will
kesberre; Springfield at Binghamton;
Troy At Erie; Syracuse at Buffalo.
LINCOLN FIELD-Brown VS.. Trinity.
NATIONAL LEAoUE-New York at
Brooklyn; Philadelphia at Boston; Wash
ington at baltimore; Cleveland at
Chicago; Louisville at Pittsburg.
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The News War Book /!
:. /. 10 CENTS A PART!

ssThe Civil War the most stupendous event OF I'D
ern fines In the extent and erceness of the struggle
toutpourr.g of blood and OF money its prosecution.
and in the results achieved it far surpasses all
previous contests of mankind.
Although nearly thirty years have passed since its close
its memories still fresh every hamlet in the land The
enthusiasm of the of thousands of gathn
its blood is stirred in studying the history Of those dark days
of
Who does remember the feversh interest with which
in years past he has devoured old number of Harpes
Weekly during the and long possess the papers
they then printed
To fulfill that universal wish is the object Of the pub
fishers of this series.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-16
Strained Relations.

RIO DIR JAsEIRe, May 16-Presiden
Psixoto yesterday sent = message 10 COZ
gr,ss announcing that he had han led y
the Portuguese minister his passport
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-16
y.nre. Tar. ;. yis,s Avsv.rp.

ANTWERP. May l6-It is announced
that United States squadron will visit
this port on June 1, aad will remain here
until June lb
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-16

Diamond Dust.

Dan Brouthers will probably lead the
league batters this year.
IL is seid that Sexton has been named
the king OF record pitchers and afraid to
80 I'm against any strong team.
An umpire has no right to allow a
pitcher TO practice during game.
Manager Leonard Of the Pswtucket team