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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-12-30

.sss, y-,thout there being any,
os MA. moon. At seven nii. ..
ecnp,o An March 10th the moon
pa ,,, hacome completely immersou -.
ulsA W." r.h,s shadow. Then the fapieu man
=, ,no 20 ICON during the space OF one nv.
Az -" ,nirtv-six minutes. while the n.oo ~
r. nassing out OF the weose ,Sora "a
darr shadow, will imagine ma the
on eclipse of the sun, rather 80 .. axist
rIanet in which he hims.t ~ a that the
,rbe man in the moon VIII ue ,nha h,tants
sun - ,.nrt,ons of the earth alreauy re-
oi me 20 the phenomenon VIII pe ~
.,Sa as a, eclipse not or the sun, uul
% ,ha vpoon. Almost a similar conui'io''
os AFFAIRS. only Of partiai cnai
tnat already described IN the case Va
.'' .a, ac,,nse of the sun, takes place III
80 go ~ the moon. AS she enters tho
w n portion Of her surface ooe,
H. raeectea rays from the earth' anu
lii seem cut off, the moons disk grduu.
a,lv growing less and less tn,n
length becomes entirely invisipie.
trayers,ng the period or imiher eion
through the area OF contact win s -. IN
SIsS che will then increase gradualiy ia
u.aa each minnie adding a larger area, Us
=. 80 N her surface until the moon mas
10, the penumbra, and the eehpso 20
n,,er total eclipse OF the moon
Somewhat rare. In about half the eeiipses
of the moon she usually passes e elrays 81 81
far above or so far below the cenue -.
"a, eartb's shadow that part OF her pody
o anT IS in it. and part of it outside; TINS
is called a partial eclipse OF the moon :.
This year there will be no partial ECLIPSE sc,Ipsa
- tho moon. The second totai echps@,
w,,ch will in all respects be UNDERSTOOD
from the above description, occurs on on
s e.U Sd, and will be visible to the
entire American continent, and 70 PORTIONS
of Europe. Africa, and Australasia
INVISIBLE HERE
The first solar eclipse occurs on Ma.cn
oc,,, haif an hour before noon. This par
.yaI ac,inse of the sun will be visible IN
Great Britain and in the extreme western in
- oo,,ntrv The whole time from the
moment, mos when the shadow touches the
earth till It passes of will be about three
hours and one minute. The second soias
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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-12-30

LINED WITH WHITE.
was trimmed only with stin paint
brush asgrette that stood straight up In
front.
Altogether, the dainty winters morning
vision had reached a point OF modish
excellence that even the most iron-clad
superiority might envy; but the question
that distracted the woman behind her
was not, How does she do 1t all?" but
els she cold?" And herein. considering
the freezing moment. lies material for
serious discourse.
FOR REAL PROTECTION.
One OF the winter tricks to make the
always popular tailor gown comfortable
on bitter days Is 10 interline the jacket
throughout with channels.
Again. where this cosy protection is
only desired on occasions. an entire
snugly-fitted Jacket OF channels Will be
worn under the outside one. Some
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-12-30

II nlrE YHE GoTI cOIEoRTlDlE'
otuansng sssHs tizs raiiers Ase NOV
rsskins % Wear Dastas 10 celdsss
a ths wlnter soaAcs.

Correspondence Of the D'spasch)
NEW YORK. December n.--she vas
Walking down rIfty-seventh street. IKE
Hamlet n his towering hour. the OBJ
served Of all observers.
slim a. a reed, In her tignt-ntsins,
severeiy.plain tailor gown. she yet seemed
the very mould OF correct form; and as she
sripped by beautifully unconscious OF her
admlring audience, and sweetening the
win,ry air with a huge breast-knot OF
violets. an eager young woman IN ner
wake took in the glass OF fashion.
SMART AND WARM.
Her costume was of heavy chinchilla
wool, marked like birds esg with dis
tant black and white SPECIFIES The
smartiy-fiared skirt was cut Just long
enough 90 be becoming to her little. walk
ing booted feet. and was just short
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-12-30
THE COMING LUNAR ECLIPSE.

are few which have struck the human
imagination with so much fear as the
total eclipse Of the sun. This Is not
surprising. What spectacle could be moro
strange to the illiterate than of the sud-
den disappearance OF the great orb of
light at noon and In clear sky? In the
days when humanity was ignorant such
q disappearance was considered SUPER
natural. as. for example. that recorded
1t the period OF the crucifxion. when the
un for the time being was hidden from
he eyes Of man.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-12-30

enough to escape the ground all round'
The jacket. sort OF young Newmarket,
came down half way between the waist
and knees: and TO fatten them on the
shoulder after the present approved pat
tern. the tops of the big gigot sleeves
were laid each In a heavy, triple-box plat.
From one hand dangled muff OF black
lynx, as large as a modest beer-keg. The
other slender. white-kidded member
caressed az moments huge black beast
that served as throat-mufiler, or again
tilted the skirt 20 show a rich, white silk
lining, and which, by the way, Is a late
fad In skirtdom.
A turban Of black lynx that came well
down on the forehead and hid the tips
Of the ears. formed the head-covering. II
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-06
A Surprise In Seidlitz.

On the first consignment of seidlitz
powders in the capital of Delhi tho mon
arch became deeply interested in the ac-
counts of the refreshing draft A box was
brought 10 the king In full court, and the
interpreter explained TO his majesty how
IL should be used
Into "A goblet he put the l2 blue papers,
and having added water the king drank
a Oft. This was the alkali, and the royal
countenanco expressed no signs of salts
faction. IL was then explained that in
the combination OF the two powders lay
the luxury, and the l2 white powders were
quickly dissolved and rs eagerly swallow
ell by his majesty.
With wild shrek that will be rcmem-
bcrcd while Delhi Is numbered among the
Kingdoms, the monarch rose, staggered,
exploded, and i'm his full agonics screamed,
"Ilold me downl" then, rushing from tho
throne, fell PROSTATE on the floor. There
be lay during the long continued cffer-
tesccnco Of the compound, spiritng like
10 600 pennyworth Of imperial pop and
believing himself i'm the agonies Of death.
London Tit-Bts.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-06

The absentminded man is unlucky about
getting into predicaments; but, like the
cat Of nine lives, he gets out of them with
rare good fortune. A man who can't help
forgetting some things had an experience
the other evening which is not common.
He had taken some friends to the theater,
and afterward they went to a hotel in
Fifth avenue for supper. When the wait
er brought the bill, the host discovered
an error of 80 cents in the addition and
handed Ii back to tho waiter. The waiter
apologized, took away the bill and short
ly returned with 1t. While the host was
scanning the items second time he ran
his hand in his pocket for his money. A
blank look came over his face, and he said
to the waiter II have forgotten my mon
ey, keys and everything Will you explain
to tho cashier and tell him that I will send
check tomorrow, Ny name is -"
"Oh, answered the waiter, never mind
about that. III pay the bill, SIR This
having waiter offer TO pay ones bill rath-
er stunned the host, but as he was not
known in the hotel he thought the wisest
thing to do was To accept the proposition,
SO he took the walters name, saying, "All
right, Ernest; I'll come in on my way
down town in the morning and hand YOU
the money" You needn't trouble TO do
that, sir" said Ernest You could hand
IL TO me the next time you come in" The
next morning, when the forgetful man
went to the hotel TO reimburse the waiter,
he gave him fiat tip" of course. That
was what Ernest was counting on.-New
York Tribune.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-06
D!- ,ond Cut Diamond.

"Wouldn't IL be good idea said the
disinterested friend, Ito put high grade
bicycle In your window and mark il $50
or some such priees You d lose some money
on 10, OF coursc. but look at the advertising
you would get out of 1t. Everybody In
town would be talking Of it inside of "a
hours, and your store would get a reputa.
tion for selling good machines cheap that
would be worth hundreds of dollars TO
you"
That's not bad scheme" said the bi-
cycle dealer after thinking it over John, Z"
he called out TO one Of the boys, put that
Creased Lightning racer in the front
window and mark it $780,"
Never mind arguing the matter. I
know what I'm doing"
The Creased Lightning racer was
placed conspicuously in the show window,
with the $50 tag appended.
Now" said the disnterested friend,
"that looks something like it. You'll see
S.O''e t,-.-.Nl.--a, $3.50 insidc Of five min
utos. BY the way, you may just consider
that machine sold. I'll take it of your
hands. But I'm no hog" he added cheer.
fully. IN let it stay in your window
till tomorrow morning.
Wasn't that rather an unhandsome
trickf" asked tho silent partner after the
disinterestcd friend had gone away.
No, reflected the dealer "That ma.
chine has been on hand two years, but it's
worth every cent of S47.60. "-Chicagc
Tribune
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-06
1r Boston Society,

1t happened Mt reception late In the
season. The. woman poet Ia writer for
fun OF society, who looks like duchess
of the dlvinely tall, and, in her youth,
most divinely fair type, met the dowagcr
poet of the literary set, who is a writer by
profession and a society woman for the
profit OF it, Said the tall lady to tho
dumpy lady, "Fm so glad to see you, Mrs
-, which / haven't done before this
season by reason Of illness" "Why, I'm
surprised to hear you say you are glad
20 sec mc," said No 2, fixing the others
lorgnette with her stecly eyes Il heard
only last week that you said you thought
ine the greatest literary fraud Of tho
century" The duchess of the hyphenatod
name was not mnplused, not She She
merely smiled swcctly and said, Dear
me, isn't IL strange that any one who does
fno the honor to repeat any Of my little say
inSs should not repeat the civil oncsi"
Then turning about to an acquaintance
she added, perfectly audibly to the dumpy
dowagcr, whose bad taste had precipitated
The affair; WHO do you suppose told herr
We said IL ID more than hundred pco-
plo. boston Gazette.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-06
CLAIM CONTRACT

City Engineer Shedd stated before the
filtration committee today that he
had been present at all confer
ences between the Morrison Jewell
people and the commiss ioner OF public
works and that he had repeated to
the committee everything essen
tial which had been said.
Alderman Watson asked Mr.. Shedd
IL he had been present at the consulta-
tion in the engineers department on
June 8, when Commissioner Smith had
verbally awarded tine contract to the
representatives OF the Morrison Jewell
Company present at the time, for -,
20-million gallon mechanical filtration
plant, at the time that the final contract
price OF 121,o00 was agreed to by the
filtration company OF the Rhode Island
Locomotive Works would rdhere to the
proposition to construct the steel tanks
as the time that the locomotive works was
communicated with by telephone
and after being assured by Commissioner
Smith that the financial responsibility of
the Morrison Jewell Company were all
right, agreed to construct the tanks
for the sum previously agreed
upon IL the city would
pay for the removal of all telephone and
other wires that might obstruct the
transportation OF the tanks from
the works to the Pettaconsett station,
and at the same time when Mr.. Smith
had said that it was right about the wires
and financial responsibility and for the
Morrison-Jewell Company to 60 ahead
and order It's material.
Mr.. Shedd replied to Mr.. Watson and
said that he was coraect in his statement
OF what had been said on the day in
question with one exception, and that was
that the commissioner had not stated
positively to the representa- tives OF the
mechanical filtration concern that the
contract was theirs.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-06
NORCROSSE'S GANG.
Finely Entertained Yesterday by Local
Manager Hemenway Down the Bay.

Norcross Brothers, contractors and
builders OF Worcester, have large force
OF employees both in this city and Worces-
ter and altogether they make very
happy family. It's social set and
they believe in having fun. At
present the firm is building and finishing
five of the most important buildings in
this city, and to facilitate the work in hand
and that in view a branch Office has been
established here. Mr.. III. L. Hemenway
has charge OF the local office and he in
vited the Worcester employees to come
down to Providence and have a monkey
and parrot sort of a time with him and
his associates.
Mr.. Hemenway planned to take his
guests to Seaconnet, but the mishap to the
steamer Awashonks sent his scheme awry
at the last moment, so the staunch and
nicely fitted up sloop yacht White Wings
was chartered.
The Worcester delegation arrived at 10
o'clock. 1t consisted Of A. o. Knight, J.
r. Burgess, Roscoe Norwood, George w.
Burnett, IE. p. Crierie, II. A. Babbitt.
F. f. Wheelock, F. A. Davis, @. r..
Turchell, B. A. Gibson, r. f. Cummins.
w. g. Dennis, Fred Dudley, f. B. Fish
and A. w. Bradley. The Providence
group included Mr.. Hemenway, j. +. Cole,
J. j. Clifford, w. N. Hills, w. l.. Hibbard
and q. +. Mackinnon of THE News.
Someone remarked that good dinners
were served at Fields Point and Silver
Spring and White Wings in the meantime
had gone to sleep and was drifting stern
foremost toward Block Island.
The landlubbers from Worcester didn't
realize fully how near they were to star
vation until Skipper Hawkins said in a
soft voice that that the yacht would have
to be anchored to prevent her from stick
in the mud.
rack OF beer was brought out but this
only increased appetites. A few whistled
for wind and a good singer from Worces-
ter sang the "Old Red Cradle" Music
and beer, however, were poor substitutes
for dinner.
Boats were lowered and in two trips the
q passengers were landed on the shining
sands OF Sabin Point, and after brisk
walk, East Providence electrics took the
party Il Maxheld's CLANS andTthings. Man
nger Collins kept sharp eye on the crowd
and deputized lypx-eyed waiter to watch
the silver. II would have been more pro-
fitable 10 watch the CLANS. Anyway il
was great feast and the visitors passed a
vote OF thanks for good things
provided. After dinner the wind
shiftsS and with the help
Of the tide White Wings, was dis
covered just of Silver Spring pier. The
company once more was safely on
board and then a delightful sail to
Prudence Island, with white caps
all about, was enjoyed. The wind held
strong on the homcward trip giving
ample time for n fine collation. in Gelb q |
Norton's before the delighted visitors re-
turned to Worcester at 8 o'clock. There |
Is to be another blowout in Worcester in
september.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-06
An Honor withheld.

The young German kaiser while review
Ing the troops mt Strasburg was struck by
the martial bearing OF veteran. He no.
ticcd with surprise that the medal com
memorative OF service In the Franco Prus-
man war was absent from his breast and
that hc wore only what appeared to be .
carnation In his buttonhole. The kaiser
had tho soldier summoned and intcrrogaS-
ed him:
"Whcrc and with whom did you serves"
with the Emperor Napoleon, was the
calm reply
The kaiser was disconcertcd for mo-
ment He looked nc the carnation and REQ
bgnized the ribbon Of the Legion Of Honor
Then he recovered himself
"Ah." he ssid, smiling. that IL the cno
decoration have thus far been unable -
pbsain- -"-Youth's ConspanioR
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-06
Oyerbred DOGS.

So long as our dogs were employed in
the labor or the organized recreations of
man the tendency Of the association with
the superior being was In high measure
educative. They were constantly submit
ted to n morc or less critical, but always If.
fectivc, selection which tended ever to de-
velop n higher grade of intelligence. With
the advance in the organization Of society
the dog Is ever losing something OF his
utility, even In the way Of sport. He is
fast becoming q mere idle favorite, priced
for unimportant peouliarities of form. Tho
effort in the main is not now to make crea-
lures which can help in the employ
ments Of man, but to breed for show alone
demanding no more intelligence than is
necessary To make the creature a we'll be-
haved denizen Of n house. The result is the
institution OF a wonderful variety in the
size, shape and special peculiaritics of
different breeds, with what appears TO me a
concomitant loss In their intelligence. It
appears 10 me, In n word, that our treat
ment OF this noble animal, where he Is
bred for ornament, IL in effect degrading.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-06
OLD TIME CARVING.


Our Ancestors Had Vocabulary We Have
Quite Forgotten.
What do we know about carving except
COR the domestic meals What do we know
of the terms used-of the different ways
Of carving every kind of birds declare
that carve pheasant, when one appears,
just like fowl, and that carve par
fridge by dividing the bird into two equal
or unequal portions. 1t is, I believe,
about year ago that quoted from an
Sld book on carving some of the terms Of
the art. May one repeat them from the
same books Remember that there were
carving masters In those days-professors
of the art. They were itinerants. They
did not keep school They went from house
20 house and taught the ladies. AS for
their social position, have not ascertain
ed 1t. Probably they were classed with the
itinerant portrait painter. Certainly they
did not sit at table with the gentlefolk.
fear that their place was the kitchen, and
that Lady Mary took her lessons in that
room surrounded by the admiring maids.
But the only thing she carved" was
mutton or beef. You had to break 9.
deer rear goose, lift sven, sauce ca
pom, spoil hen, frush chicken, embrace
a mallard, unlacc a cony, dismount her
on, display crane, disfgure peacock,
unjoint bittcrn, untack curlew, alaye
n pheasant, wing n partridge or quail,
mince plover, thigh pigeon or any 9th
er small bird and border a game pie"
The acquisition of these terms was only
the beginning of knowledge. And they
tell mc-the men who can remember a
dinner party when James ii or William
III was king-that there has never been
any carving since 20 compare with the
carving of her ladyship. Queen.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-06

IL was during a sceno in which the usual
shipwrcck had taken place, and a boat
with the hero and two or three othcrs, Is
shown drifting about at the mercy Of the
waves, the latter appearing very lively for
their size. Suddenly the head and shoul-
ders Of one Of the waves" appear through
the canvas, TO tho surprise Of the audi
ence. Quick as thought the hero shouted
Man ovcrboardr' and at the same timo
threw rope TO the drowning man. The
latter grasped it and was hauled aboard
amid the cheers Of tho audience They
thought IL was part Of the play. .--London
Tit Bits.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-06
GOOD BOY.
Ono Of Two synpashstio Souls In Grin
ming New York Crowd.

Ono Of Two Sympathetic Souls In Grin
ming New York Crowd.
A man of Talstaflan girth sat sleeping
In the doorway OF 20 whitehall street, with
big lettered placard hanging from his
neck. This was the legend on the card
board, This nat to let"
Nearly every passsr thought the sign
was very funny. Many men stopped,
lined up near the ourbstone facing tho
sleeping man and grinned sympathetically
with other grinners who hurried to the
ferries at the foot Of the street.
Presently a foreign looking young man
Of Jewish aspect came along. He looked
at the sleeping man, and after apparently
reading the sign, which he probably inter
preted to mean Please help the blind" he
put nickel In the mans lap. The spec
tators did not know what to make Of the
young mans action. He looked very SOL
emn as he walked up Whitehall street.
A bright faced little boy about IL years
old came trotting down the street, evi-
IDENTIFY bound for one pof the ferries. He
was whistling merrily. He carried two
scboolbooks under his left arm. When
he got opposite the sleeping man and no
ticed the placard, the happiness vanished
from his face He looked indignant. He
ran up to the sleeping man, put down his
books, grabbed the sign with both hands
and tore 1t from the mans neck. Tho
sudden pressure Of the cord on tho mans
neck awakened him instantly. He saw
friendliness In the eyes OF the boy and
smiled at him In maudlin way. Then
he got up. His hat fell OF, and the little
boy picked 1t up and handed IL to him.
The man walked out on the sidewalk,
with the nickel contributed by the benevo-
lent Hebrew In a crease Of his trousers
leg. The nickel finally fell out. The boy
picked 1t up and handed 1t to the man,
who smiled again and took of his hat and
bowed with ludicrous grace TO the little
fellow. The line Of spectators on the
sidewalk melted away with grave coun-
tenances. One passer who had seen the In
cident said:
Il wish i had boy like that. New
York Sun
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-06
DIED.
AYLswORTH-In this city, Aug. s, Eli Ayls-
worfh aged or years

AYLSwORTH-In this oity, Aug. s, ELI Ayls-
worth. aged % years.
BROWN-In Edgewood. Aug. s. Walter A,
son of William s. and Harriet j. Brown.
aged ~ years. months and days
CHILDISH Warren. RI, Aug. 8. Hattie 4.
Childs, aged 70 years.
GAYTON-In Warren, Aug. q. Sarah A., wiz
of James Gayton, aged 50 years.
GILLEN-In this city. Mary Gillen, ased s.
years.
HAZARD-In Wakefield. August 4. DR.. will
lam ii. Hazard. aged s. years.
KENT--In this city. August 4. william At
wood Kent, aged ~ years.
KENNEY--In this city, August s. Frank Lau-
renee kenney, aged months.
LOVEJOY-In johnson, August T. George B.,
son Of Almon III. aud Dora 4. Lovcjoy.
aged months and ~ days
SLATER In johnson, August 4, John Slater,
aged u years.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-06

band q month later In the Uaitsd States
Hotel, Boston.
Stormy Meeting With His Wife.
He was . drummer for . New York
manufacturing Arm. She charged him
with dsssrtion and infidelity. He did not
manifest any symptoms of contrition.
They separated November 3, 1892. The
little home In Cambridge was broken up.
Wright had mortgaged all Of his wife's
furniture. His employers learned of his
career and he was discharged. Mrs.
Wright's mother was with her and they
were left without home. Mrs. Wright
secured work at small pay to
support her mother. subsequently
Wright and Miss Mills moved to Dor
chester. Mrs. Wright confronted them
and saw that Miss Mills was about to be-
come mother. Wright urged her not to
make any trouble and she went away
broken hearted. Wright became inter-
ested In thew heelmens Registration Com
pany. He also was known to have many
callers at the house. He lavished jewels
and money on one Fannie B. Ruskin. He
said he was going to marry her some day.
He still lived with Miss Mills, and
arranged to marry her when his
wife procured the divorce. Then
Wright suddenly disappeared owing
several months rent. Wright also owed
hotel board. The officials of the Regis
tration Company dropped to his schemes.
His creditors got on his track and he was
arrested in Boston. A friend from wor-
cester paid his fine and he is again at
large.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-06
THE STIlETT0 HERE.

The United States torpedo boat, Stiletto
In charge of Lieutenant Capehart, arrived
in port this morning from Newport and
was fitted with new type of
tube for firing the Howell torpedos.
This tube differs from all others, and is
known as the central pivot tube, and is
the first of its kind to go into
service. 1t was made by the Hotchkiss
Ordnance Company OF this city. The
Stilleto sailed for Newport as soon as the
tube was placed in position.