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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-03-26
international Bicycle Meeting.

NICE, March 26 An international bicycle
meeting opened here yesterday. In the 5000
metrerace for safeties, Gougoitz and Nico-
demi (both of Nice) finished first and sec
ond, respectively; Warwick Of Australia
wae third
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-03-26

SAco, Me-, March s6-Dr. Henry Reny,
a young physician r. this city, alleges
that his wife attempted 10 poison him,
putting arsenic in bis tea, and he has
brsusbt suit Tor dissfsa
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-03-26

LNOR SALE-DWELLING HOUSE 26x50. TWO
Il tenements, six rooms on each floor and Eve In
atici lot i0xioS, in good locality pays six per cent
net on investment, price $1,000 A portion can re-
main on mortgage at 5 per cent n desired. Inquire
on premises. 90 Wood street, training ground.
mar26-6t
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E'OR sALE-MoDERN s-ROOM COTTAGE ON
Il Potter's avenue, near Broad street; all latest
improvements $500 down gets H. Call at once on
Isaac L. Gof, Weybosset, corner Dorrance street
marriott
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-03-26

One dozen of the genuine JOHANN HoFF's
MALT EXTRACT gives as much strength
and nourishment as a cssk of ale, without
being intoxicating. 1t is highly beneficial
for use at meal time for convalescents,
weak children and ladies, and as a general
tonic for the weak and debilitated.
Insist upon the genuine JOHANN HoFr's.
which must have the signature OF JOHANN
HoFF'' on the neck label.
Eisner a. Mendelson Co., Sole Agents. New
York.
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FOR SALE.


ENoR sALE--LARGE MODERN oNF-FAMfLY
II house On the East Side. Built one year ago
Every modern Improvement. In perfect order.
Near Cable rramvay Line. For sale very low and
on easy terms. bargain for somebody Apply
soon 70 Isaac L. Goh, Meybosset, corner Dorrance
street. mar24-0t
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-03-26

rI'o RENr--4 ROOMS AT 80 ARNOLD STREET,
- East Side. Middle aged couple or to two ladies'
Tor housekeeping. mar23- cod u
The times., 1894-02-09
UNCLE ABE.
IErs
BY NJ. QUAD.

copyright, 1894, by American Press Associa-
There is an old saying that you shouldn't
spoil good story for relations sake, and
will observe it by telling you that my Un-
Gle Abe, at the age of 90, was looked upon
as the stingiest, meanest and most can
tankerous old jay in the state of Ohio. AS
one of his nephews, l occasionally visited
at his house. He had five children of his
own, and he not only worked them like
slaves, but if a cousin came to stop for a
day or two Uncle Abe would greet him
with smile and say:
"How nice that you came just at this
timel / will find you a hoe, and you can 90
right to work with the boys in the corn
field. You can talk and work at the same
time, but don't talk too much. Talking
fires boy and stops his growth"
If it was girl cousin, he set her at work
peeling apples, drying pumpkin or sorting
over beans Aunt Bet, his wife, was his
opposite, being kind hearted, whole souled
woman, but at the same time never dream
ing of holding an opinion Of her own If it
confiicted with one of his. People said that
Aunt Bet had hard time of it, but it
never seemed to occur to her that there was
any other life but the one she led. The bon
net she was married in had to do her for the
next 20 years, and if she got new calico
dress once year Uncle Abe declared that
her extravaganza would bring them to the
poorhouse.
At the age of 60 the old man had sent his
children out to grub for themselves, and he
and Aunt Bet were living alone. He had
grown to be well of, but as he grew rich he
grew meaner and more selfish. Like many
another old curmudgeon, Uncle Abe re-
garded himself as an extremely kind and
charitable man, and he daily remarked that
if all men were like him this would be an
awfully nice world to live in.
A lightning rod man called him 1.-The
meanest skinflint in the state of Ohio" and
Uncle Abe sued him for slander. The jury
not only returned verdict of mot guilty"
but at the trial the old man learned for the
first time the general contempt in which he
was held. He solaced himself, however, by
declaring that it all came from envy and
jealousy, but believe he did subscribe and
pay the munificent sum of 81 toward the
erection of a country meeting house to sort
of square himself with his own conscience.
Uncle Abe's character always came out
strong when "a tin peddler stopped at his
gate.
Anything in my line today?" the peddler
would ask.
"Wall, dunno" the old man would re-
ply in a drawing way. Aunt Bet was
a-sayin sunthin about new washdish, but
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HE DELIBERATELY CLOSED THE DOOR.
terests, and his air toward Madeline was
that of equality tempered with Difference.
This respect was ineXpressibly grateful TO
the young lady, whose dignity and self
esteem were being perpetually wounded 10y
the unreasonable prejudices of her rela-
tives She saw him frequently, for he of
ten spent the evening at the house, and al
though he and Florence were generally at
the piano in the front drawing room the
sliding doors were always open into the
next room, where the others sat, and differ
ent members of the family were continual
ly sauntering in and out. 1t was the con-
stant presence of third person-of whom
Miss Ford showed no disposition to be rid
that reduced Dunham to the unsatisfactory
course of asking her by letter to marry him.
Madeline. however, had no suspicion of
his preferences. She was very much of IL
child in spite of her precocity, and it never
occurred to her that he cared to see Flor
ence more than herself. He almost as often
asked for "Miss Ford and Miss Madeline"
as for Miss Ford' alone, and he always
saw them all. And on the occasions when
he included her in his inquiry he presented
her with box of confectionery or some
similar Offering. She wished he would in
quire for Miss Madeline" only sometime
1t would be so nice and grown up to have a
call in the evening all for herself. Her par
ents would then realize that she was get
ting to be young lady, and perhaps her
mother would have the turned in piece at
the top of her skirts let down to its full
length. She felt sure that he would sus-
pect who sent the valentine, and perhaps
he would call to make certain by inquiry
oh. l.. -.
did not want to direct the envelope herself,
since it is the immemorial custom that
these things be done anonymously, and she
could not ask any body else to do it without
betraying her plan. Florence herself had
unconsciously offered solution to the
problem when she threw aside the envelopes
that Bennie's carelessness had made her
blot. Madeline's keen eyes had noticed TO
whom they were addressed, and she now
sought in the wastebasket the least de
faced of the two--it had "a large inkspot on
the corner-slippcd the verses into it, Dor
rowed stamp from her sisters box. and
determined to post it the next morning.
Unused to diplomacy, her mind was so
occupied with the excitement attendant on
the successful carrying out of her scheme
and with the feeling that she was doing
something that she would not quite like to
be discovered in, that the inevitable mis-
conception that would arise never occurred
to her
Florence dropped her own note into the
pillar box before she ate her dinner. She
was not very hungry, but was particularly
talkative both at the table and during the
usual interim between eating and vocal
effort. Cutting shoyt that period Of EN-
forced ialeness. she went to work on her be
loved soiieggi with vigor which all but
convinced herself that she would rather
spend her life doing that than anything
elss IL was at any rate an excellent way
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never be tired of hearing it. Oh, Florencel"
And then they wandered off to tread the
primrose path of dalliance for the rest Of
the evening.
But john" she said at last, rousing her
self from the charming mental chaos in
which she was involved, ut seems the
most wonderful thing in the world that
you should be here-like this-after my
note"
Didn't you want me to conner"
"Well-yes. But how did you know itY"
"Why," said John-'Won't you give me
this little piece Of hair? This one right
here-I inferred it from what you wrote"
"How cleverly you read between the
lines You are too clever! | shall be afraid
of you if you are going to display such un-
erring intuition all the time"
II don't believe you will ever be afraid of
me. A man would have to be euncommonly
dull not to understand what this meant,
no matter what had gone before" He took
out of his breast pocket an envelope with a
blotted corner and drew from it a sheet of
paper. "Can you guess how happy this
made me-" he whispered, latter had been
knocked out by that note l got this morn
ing? Why did you write that other? Did
you do it only as sort of joke, or did you
mean it and then think better of it after
ward?"
Florence looked at him with a puzzled
air, then her eyes fell on the paper in his
hand.
LET me see thatl" she said suddenly
Taking it from him, she glanced at the
contents.
Love is like rosebud
Hid behind a thorn
II didn't send you this thingl' she ex-
claimed.
Didn't send it to me! Who did? 1t is
your hand-see, on the envelope too"
II know it is my writing, but I wrote
those idiotic verses for Madeline to send &c
Mabel Flint. She must have found the en-
velope in my waste basket and sent it tc
you for joke instead. Do you think
would send you such silly trash as that?"
II don't think it is silly. 1t has given me
the greatest happiness of my life if it was
mistake. Then you sent me only that heart
less note l received first! And you really
meant it, did your"
II thought did,"
But you don't mean it now?" persisted
John.
NO" said Florence; II mean something
very different nowp'
The times., 1894-02-09
HER VALENTINE.
BY ISABELLA PROCTOR.

Copyright, 1894, by American Press Associa-
DEAR MIR. DUNHAM-It was with great re-
yret that l read your letter, as | at once per-
ceived that it would put end TO the pleasant
friendship which has existed between us hith-
erto. Your question does not require the time
tor consideration which you ask me to take.
While am sorry to give you pain, i must tell
you once for ell that L cannot marry you.
Please accept this as my final answer. Very
truly, FLORENCE FORD.
'How many 'I's' there are in itp' thought
Miss Ford as she discontentedly surveyed
the product of her pen. And how horribly
abrupt and unfeeling it isl But since it
must be done, it is better to have it over at
blow. He shouldn't have made it neces-
sary. never encouraged him in any such
Idea as that, / am sure, and when he would
persist in showing that he meant to do it,
l STAYED it off just as long as l could. And
now he will never come here again. OF
course he will avoid me after this 1t is all
over with. How wretched everything in
the world isl''
She threw poor John Dunham's letter,
which she had answered upon the instant,
into the CRATE, where it writhed for a mo-
ment on the glowing Goals before shrivel-
ing into a filmy scroll of ashes. In it he
had begged her not to destroy his hopes at
once-to give him the benefit of few days.
grace But she was determined not to con-
slider his case for moment. She wanted it
settled out of hand before certain treach-
erous something that lurked beneath the
surface of her purpose should have chance
4 to warp her clear, practical judgment.
She folded her note with a hasty move
ment, that the written words might be out
tof her sight. As she did so there was sud-
den scuffle in the hall and a clamor of young
voices; then the door yielded before the
combined rush of four children, or, begging
Miss Madeline's pardon, three children and
q young lady of H. Bennie, the older boy,
at once flung himself upon Florence's writ
ing table, and placing his stubbly head
about four inches from her ear, in order to
be within convenient shouting distance, be
gan:
'Say, Florence, can't you write those
valentines for us nowp You said you would
yesterday, but you went and forgot it, and
tomorrow's Valentines day, and they amt
begun yet, and it's most night"
II want mine on your little tiny note
paper" added Lottie, while Willie cried,
endeavoring to climb into her lap.
.'And make picture over the top Of
mine with your red ink"
"Wait minute. children; don't you sec
that sister is writing2 Bennie, keep quiet
and stop shaking my elbow so. That's the
second envelope you have made me spoil.
Therer' She sealed her answer to John
Dunham's letter, affixed the stamp and put
1t into her pocket to be posted at the earli-
est opportunity. Nov Pm ready. Who
comes firsts No, all of you can't come first.
I'll begin with Bennie il he will get off the
table and sit down like n gentleman"
Bennie reluctantly complying with the
conditions, a colloquy ensued as to the
number of valentines he wanted written
and the sentiments to be expressed. Flor
ence's modest muse was poetical maid OF
all work to the children. She was expected
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pare notes In corner she turned to Mn6s
line. VINO had not joined in the babel.
And now for yours, Madeline-I did the
children's first, because they make so much
noise Perhaps" she added as an after
thought, 'you are too old TO want any"
This was an uncomfortable thrust, an
Madeline, although she considered herself
almost grown up, was yet very anxious to
send a valentine 1t was sore humiliation
to her vanity that she was always treated
rs a little girl by her family, despite the ex-
treme dignity of her demeanor and her per-
sistent attempts to adopt mature interests.
In vain she refused to participate in the
games of the younger children, which Flor
ence, secure in womanly estate, frequently
shared; in vain she coiled the long braid
that should have hung down her back into
a conspicuously grown up knot. She was
still kept in short dresses and sent to bed
at9o'clock. On this occasion she swallowed
the covert insult to her young ladyhood
and answered.:
II want only one, but want that to be
a really nice one--not funny, like those you
wrote for Bennie, but real valentine,
about-about love, you know, and all that
sort of thing" Here she blenched as she
caught her sisters quizzical eye, and added
in hasty explanation, Like that one Mabel
sent me last year. Don't you remember"
Mabel was school friend with whom she
was on confidential terms.
II think do recollect that you showed
me some lines of sentimental nature" re-
turned Florence, falling at once into metri-
cal ponderings. ''I doubt if / can write any
thing that shall seem at all a fair return for
such gushing ardor as they expressed.
Il 20 v1la
Mabel's fancy. Let me see!' She nibbled
her pen. Didn't hear you and Mabel hav-
ing tiff the other day?"
We've had a little difference of opin.
ion, )" replied Madeline, reluctantly. What's
that got to do with it?"
Florence made no answer. She scribbled
and nibbled again, and finally handed her
sister sheet Of paper bearing these lines:
Love is like rosebud
Hid behind a thorn;
Love is like moon flower
Frightened at the morn.
Prcks but make il sweeter,
Warmth but makes it grow;
Quarrels make but feeter
Loves returning glow.
No despite shall sever
My fond heart and thine!
Believe me, Love, forever,
Thy true Valentine,
"Will that do? l hope so, for 1t Is
o'clock Go and brush your hair, Bennie;
it's dinner time. Willie, go with Lottie
and let her put a clean collar on you" And
having issued these directions, Florence
went down stairs and left the children to
filter out of her room at their discretion.
They departed, but Madeline fingered
She had not been quite truthful about the
valentine. She wanted to send it, not to
Mabel, as she had let her sister infer, but
to Mr.. John Dunham, for whom she cher
ished secret admiration founded upon the
grave politeness with which he invariably
treated her.
Mr.. Dunham had reasons of his own for
making himself agreeable to the children.
1t is we'll to have as many friends at court
as possible. He petted the little ones, en-
tered zealously into Bennie's schoolboy in
The times., 1894-02-09

matter under advisement, or at least th6
widow asked him to as she departed fog
home. The day before st. Valentines he
received two letters One inclosed $50
greenback from a debtor and the other wac
from the widow, asking If he bad concluded
to advance the money. Before the Letters
came the old man had done considerable
thinking, and his ''thunks" resulted in his
saying to his wife:
Look a-here, Aunt Bet, that lawyer
played a mean trick on me and l want 70
get even with him. guess III send him
a comic valentine suthin that'll make
him disgusted with himself"
Aunt Bet thought it would be all right,
and the old man posted off to town and
bought 3 cent caricature got his mail at
the postofiice and returned home. Then no
sat down and wrote the widow a few lines.
telling her that he must have good security
The times., 1894-02-09

VALENTINES FROM BRAZIL,

Deep in the heart of Brazil, that land OF
cloudless skies, gorgeous birds and beautiful
flowers, there is large convent. The deft
fingers of the nuns who inhabit it so mingle
and arrange the feathers and flowers that
they are in great demand az valentines.
Sometimes it is a tiny humming bird, hold
ing i'm its beak billet inscribed with the
sentiments of the day These unique valen-
tines are costly and of surpassing beauty,
and the delicate ingenuity of che Brazilian
nuns puts many penny in the urn Of char
ttv
The times., 1894-02-09

Little Grill want the (sob) ugliest val
entine in the shop toto Sob send to the
other woman who stole (sob) the 'fecshuns
of the only man IL ever loved (boo-hoo).
Colored Lady (sobbing convulsively)--
You pore chile. come weep on dis buzzom.
A yaller barber played me dat same trick.
Oh, Lordyl Oh. Lordyl
The times., 1894-02-09
o.
A VALENTINE VIOLET

VHLEN I'VE VTOIE''
The valentine cost but cent,
Yet he paid dearly for IL.
Unto his landlord straight it went
The valentine cost but cent.
The landlord straightway raised his rent;
He had 20 moye-he did deplore IL.
The valentine cost but cent,
Yet he paid dearly for II.
The times., 1894-02-09

rooR JOHNS serTER WENT INTO THE CRATE.
10 provide epitaphs for all the animals that
died about the premises, rhymes for auto
graph albums and valentines MS often as
the time came around This season was no
exception to the rule. Florence worked pa
tiently for an honr filing Bennie's require
ments, and finally fitted him out with lit
tie verses more or less appropriate to send
to all his particular friends. Lottie and
Willie were no more quickly supplied, al
though they were satisfied with a tripping
couplet or two by way of text, for each lit
tie sheet Of paper had to be headed by a
vketch drawn in the coveted red ink. AT
n hst, however, they were all three provided
and as they gathered together 10 com
The record-union., 1894-08-04
Following are the retail prices for the yari-
LIZ. |.

/ FOlOWiIG uTe the ItldiI pI1Cco iot itlc fttIt-
Gus articles mentioned:
| GREEN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 10@25c
| eacn; Cantaloupes, 0@lOc Crab Apples, DC
/ 2 d; Green Apples, 212c p 10; Peaches, sc y H.
Plums, &c = b; frules, &c . 10 Pears, &c p
10; Apricots, SC y %; Blackberries, DC . basket;
| Grapes, sc p II; Nectarines. &c . d.
! CITRUS FRU1TS-Lemons, 2O93oc = doZ.
/ Oranges, 20@40c q doz; common, 15@25c
? doz; Pineapples. 50c each; Bananas, 25c .
DRIED FRUfT-Ap pricots, 1o@12c p 10;
Apples, S@10c; Peaches, 12@l6c; Plums. 12
! @l4c; Prunes, 16c; Pears, 5@9c: Nectarines,
| l2@I6c; Grapes. 81 u box; Figs, 5@oc q ID.
DAIRY PRODUCE-Butter-V Valley, = roll,
| 3Se; pickle roll, fair, Soc; Petaluma, doe
fancy Creamery, soc; firihin 25@3oc; Cheese
california, 15c p n; Young America, 14c;
Eastern Creamery, 2Ge; Limbnrger, 20c;
genuine Swiss. acc; American, 25c; Martins
Creamery. 2oc; fancy cream. 25c each.
! EGGS-150171ac 2 Gozen.
ULTRY-Turkeys Hens and Cob
blers, 15c = %; dressed, 1 &C, Cnickens-Hens,
| 50@o0c each; Spring 50@60c; Broilers, 400
| soc: Tame Ducks, Z &c; Geese, So p pair
BLE5-Garlie,1 10c = b; Tomatoes,
&c; Wax Beans, &c; String Beans, &c; Shell
Beans, &c; Summer squash, &c; Crookneck
squash, 2c Gumbo, 16c: Egg Plant, &c; Gu
cumbers, lOc z dozen; Corn, 121ac q dozen;
Lettuce, 3 for sc: Green Onions, 3 for 6c; Gar
lie, 10c q b; Peppers, 5e; Celery, 1Oc D head:
Caulif1oWer, 1Oc; Sacramento Peas, &c 2 ID;
Alameda Peas, 1c; onions, &c; Cabbage, 1c.
POTATOES-50@75c p sack; Sweets, 21ac p
MEATS-B Beef-Prime Rib Roast, 1910
15c; Chuck Roast, 10c; hump, sc; Brisket.
SC; Corned Beef, sc; Porterhouse Steak, LOG
! 15c; Loin Steak, 121a015c; Round Steak,
Toe; Chuck Steak. I0c Veai-Loin and Rib
Chops, sc; Roast Veal, 12c. Mutton-Leg,
| 11@1212c; L0in and Rib Chops, 121ac; Nut
! ton Stew, SC; Shoulder Chops, SC. Pork
Roast or Chops. 15o; Corned Pork, 15c; Sau-
sage, 121aci Vienna Sausage, 15c; Bacon, i
| @l6c; Ham, 16@20c.
BRnADSTUFFS- Flour, 81 q bbl; 81 Tor
! 50-th sacks; SO for I00-fb sacks; Oatmeal lob
sacks 40c; Cornmeal lob sacks, 25c;
| Cracked Wheat lob sacks, Soc; Hominy,
5O-ln SACKS 4oc; GTanam 5louF, lo1n sacKs Il 5,
| sacks. SOC.
HAY AND GRAIN-Oat Hay. T09sOc p
! cwt; Wheat, 65@75c; second quality, COG
! zoe; Alfalfa. zoe; Barley 81 05; Ground
| Barley, 81 10; Feed Oats, 81 40@1 so; Mid
| dlings. 81 10: Bran. 81: Straw. 1O@zoc.
The record-union., 1894-08-04

senate constitutional Amendment
No. Z.
A. resolution to propose to the people of
the State of California an amendment
to the Constitution of the State, amend
ing section nine of article thirteen
thereof, relative TO the election of
State Board of Equalization.
Section 9. A State Board of Equaliza-
ton, consisting of one member from each
congressional district IN this State, shall
be elected by the qualified electors of
their respective districts at the first gen.
eral election to be held after the adoption
of this amendment, and at each general
election every four years, whose term of
office shall be for tour years. whose duty
it shall be to equalize the valuation of the
taxable property in the several counties
of the State for the purposes of taxation.
The Controller of State shall be ex oificio
a member of the Board. The Boards of
Supervisors of the several counties of the
State shall constitute Boards of Equal
ization for their respective counties,
whose duty it shall be to equalze the
valuation of the taxable property in the
county for the purpose of taxation; pro-
a,aded, such State and County Boards of
Equalization are hereby authorized and
empowered, under such rules of notice as
the County Boards may prescribe as to
the county assessments, and under such
rules Of notice as the State Board may
prescribe as to the action of the State
Board, to increase or lower the entire as
sessment roll, or any assessment con-
taineo therein. so as to eaualize the as
sessment of the property contained in
said assessment roll, and make the as
sessment conform to the true valne in
money of the property contained in said
roll: 1TOUided. that no Board of Eoual-
ization shall raise any mortgage. deed of