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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-05
THE NEWS COLUMN
HOME MADE POETRY.

FREDERICK DOUGLASS.
A wave of sorrow o'er the land
For Douglass, last of Garrison's band;
And floral tributes. words of cheer
From other lands crowd round his bier.
Rest for the honored dead
Who bravely fought and won;
The love and pride of all his race,
Through threescore years have run.
And while the years are circling round.
His name in history shall go down;
The world moves on. and from afar
May we discern the guiding star.
When civil war it's thunders rolled
And in the time that tried mems souls,
He listened for the words that told
OF Peace on earth, good will TO men,"
And pressing on he did in time
Hear angels songs that were sublime,
saw Lincoln with the stroke of pen,
The shackled millions arose as men.
God heard the cry of the oppressed.
Their chains were broke, he gave them rest.
Run up the flag and let it wave,
In this free land; there are no slaves.
Freedom is the birthright of all In the land
While the waves of the ocean
Wash up on the sand,
And the ballot for women shall bless our fai
land.
Like bells that are ringing when victory
won,
And winds that are hushed at setting of SUI
Frederick Douglass name
Shall be said and be sung.
S. B. KINGsBr az.
March L. 1895
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-05

THE Republican majority Of the City
Council have nominated three good men
for the board of canvassers and regis
tration and these three ought to be
elected. While there is plenty of good
material to select from, these gentlemen
are as well qualified for the positions as
any that could be named. The attempt
to overthrow the nomination is simply
an attempt to make the majority ridi-
culous.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-05

ACCORDING to statistics furnished by
the superintendent of immigration, the
number Of persons from each 100 immi-
grants, in 1894, who could not read, or
read and write their own language, was
as follows: Swedish, /; Germany,
: Norway, Scotland and France, 2;
England, g.; Iraland, q; Wales, 8;
Astro-Hungary, 25; Russia, 90; Poland.
20. and Italy 80. Some idea of what
race furnishes the most desirable class
of immigrants may be had from these
figures.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-05

GERMANy's action in shutting out
American products has been echoed by
Belgium, Australia and France, who
undertake to tell us that our cattle,
beef, cotton, dried apples, etc., are dis
eased or unwholesome. 1t looks like an
epidemic of European boycotting.
Under the new tariff we have already
lest good part of the market we once
had, and our home market is reduced
to the purchasing power of wages scaled
down 25 per cent. in our manufac tories.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-05

Mrs. Tiptop-I am sorry you were
not at my reception last evening.
Mrs. Highup (coldly)-I received
no invitation.
Mrs. I. with affected surprise)-
Indoedl Ii must have miscarried. i
had among my guests two foreign
counts.
Mrs. H.-So that is where they
were? desired to engage them to
wait at our dinner party, but the
ngent told me they were out.-Lon-
don Tit-Bits
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-05
Primary Meetings.

The Republican electors of the City Of Provi-
dence requested to assemble in their respective
wards on WEDNESDAY,, March 8, 1895, at 5 o'clock,
TO elect delegates to the Republican State Conven-
tion, TO be held in Music hail. Providence, Thurs
day March IA 1895, at IL o'clock m, for the pur
pose Of nominating state officers for the ensuing
year, 10 be voted for at the coming State election
TO be held Wednesday. April 3, 1885,
The electors of the 3D.. 4th 5th, 9Th, 9TH and 6th
wards Will elect three delegates each and the
electors Of the sth l0h lst and I'd wards Will elect
two delegates each.
Also TO elect Ave delegates each TO the Republi-
can city Convention TO be held at the Central Po-
lice station SATURDAY. March 9, 1885, at p M,
TO nominate candidates for the General Assembly;
also To elect dve members OF the City Committee
for the ensuing year.
Also The Republican electors OF the 5th Ward
qualified TO vote for memb OF the City Council,
requested TO assemble in their respective ward
rooms on WEDNESDAY, March 9th, 1890. to nomi-
nate candidate for Alderman, to MI the vacancy
caused by the death Of Alderman T.. q. Burrows,
and any other vacancy that may occur said election
TO be held WEDNESDAY, March 20, 1895
The electors OF the I'd, 3D. 9th, St., 7th, 9Th and
10th wards will meet in their respective ward
rooms
Said electors of the 1st ward will meet in Pioneer
Hall, South Main street.
Said electors of the 4th ward will meet in ward
room at new Central Police station, on Fountain
street.
Said electors of the sth ward will meet in Chapel
20 Harrison street
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-05

WE have learned practically by the
experience with the late Congress that
the much patronized consumer is in
most cases also a producer and that
legislation seeking to give him a cheaper
market to buy in of necessity secured
for him less to buy with. And the
Democratic tariff reduced the purchas-
ing power more than it increased the
consuming power.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-05

WE like TO browse among the great
magazines, we enjoy the moments taken
for indulgence in the weekly periodicals,
but when we have quarter hour for a
bit Of entertainment in a reading way
we can ak for nothing more interest
ingly readable than Wade's Fibre and
Fabric.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-05

A LABOR crank legislator in Pennsyl-
vania has introduced bill to require
that the temperature in work rooms of
factories shall not be allowed to rise
above s5 degrees in summer time. That
member evidently needs refrigerating
plant for his head.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-05

GEORGE JONAH WEST, as the sponsor
and spokesman for a few Republicans
who from time to time see fit to disagree
with their Republican colleagues in the
Common Council, is funny figure.
But he isn't half so absurd as the Re-
publicans who hang on to his apron
strings and cry mamma y
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-05

THE establishment Of full woman suf-
frage in South Australia gives woman
the right to vote and to hold office over
9l6,0OO square miles of territory-a re-
gion larger than all that part OF the
United States east Of the Mississippi
river. That's good deal of a privilege
and triumph for the cause.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-05

GENERAL McCooK, the veteran army
officer, told the Indian Rights Associa-
ton at Denver that in his 40 years ex-
perience with Indians be had always
found a white man at the bottom OF
every difficulty. A whole sermon could
be preached to that text.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-05

ANY republican member of the
Council has perfect right to dissent
from the opinions or action of his fellow
Republicans, but it is queer, indeed, to
see Republican fleeing to GEORGE
JONAH WEST for succor and support.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-05
City Convention.

A City Convention Of the Republican party Of the
City OF Providence will be held in the Court Room
at the Central Police stat on Canal street, SAT-
u DAY evening. March 9. 1895, at D. m, to nomi-
nate one Senator and ~ Representatives 10 repre-
sent said city in the next General Assembly, said
Senator and Representatives 90 be voted for on
Wednesday April 1895, the day appoin ted for the
general State election. Also 10 elect three mem
bers of the State Central Committee for the onsu-
ing year FRANK II. OLNEY,
Chairman Republican City Committee.
LOUIS Il. CADY, Secretary. mari-6t
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-05

Hon. WILLIAM l.. WILSON may be
pre-eminently fit for the Office of POST
master General, but his appointment is
more due TO the fact that he was out Of a
iob
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-05

Leather bodices are uniquely worn with
velvet skirts and check woolcn materials
and the hard effect Of the leather Is often
softened by now lattice trimming Of
chenille, made sometimes 10 resemble
bolero Jacket
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-05
OMEN NO. II.

June and October are the luckiest
months in which TO be married.
Marry in Lent
And live to repent"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-05

ALL the new city of Central Falls now
needs to set it on its feet is Mayor and
base bali club.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-05

ONLY two baitleships viii be built. in
stead OF three. That's enough. Name
one Of them Rhode Island" Sign the
petition on another page.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-05
4. W. .LADD CO.
Republican Primary Meetings.

At a meeting Of the Republican City Committee
OF he city OF Providence. held Saturday March "a,
1885, the following call tor primary meetings and
city convention was ordered
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-05

Subscribe for the Weekly News.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-05

March 4, 1895.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-05

MOsby's March unI = u 1853. g. vos as
Night Riders made memorable in
at Work. arnv ru ' aropna y WASH
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-09-06

ficult TO apply any direct remedy.
Trap lights have been tried, but the
results are considered of very doubtful
benefit, as is also the method of at
tracing and destroying the corn worm
moths by poisoned sweets A good
remedy is the planting of few rows of
particularly early corn, to which the
worms are very partial When they
concentrate their energies on these
the rows may be cut up and fed to
hogs This will destroy the great bulk
of the injurious brood, but fall plow-
ing is undoubtedly the most practical
method of combating this pest Kero-
sene emulsion is the best remedy when
the tomato is attacked--N. Y. World.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-09-06

larly IL it be stake and wire fence as
shown in the cut This shows the
stakes wired together instead of the
old-fashiOned wooden cap with holes
bored in it to bind the stakes together
Also there is no need of driving the
stakes into the ground as was former
" done, the wires holding all firmly
together, enough so as to prevent
blowing down. 1t will be noticed that
the stake is cut off square at each end
1t was formerly the custom to sharpen
the lower end and drive it into ths
ground, but this soon rots and con-
stantly lifts and heaves with the frost
On sandy soil the stakes might bs
driven, but on our clay soils it is not
the thing.
The litter is made by taking piece
of 3x4 for a base and mailing the two
standards to it. The base should be
about Is inches long and the standard
1 inch thick, 5 inches wide and A.
inches long. Notches are cut in either
side of them so as to make it reversi-
BILE Seven half-inch pins are put
through for the lever to work on
The rest of the construction is shown
by the cut without further description
E Z Bogue, in Ohio Farmer.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-09-06

20 rise in the world Surrounded as
they are with superstition, it Is not TO
be wondered at that they are unable to
lift themselves into an atmosphere Of
intelligence and thrift. II Is not
strange that might doctors" are real
tiles to them.
'Died of neglect is the verdict of
many coroner's Jury in this city. The
coIored people will no. call physician
if they can help it; not even a physician
of their own race. The old mammies
do all the doctoring, and when col
ored person dies it is very often the
case that neglect" Is the conclusion
reached at the inquest A competent
physician called in time might have adj
ministered some simple remedy, and
restored the patient to health and life.
The little black babies are the great
est sufferers For their simple ailments
an old nanny is called into the fam
lily council. She lives in the alley, Is
very black, very round and fat, wears
handkerchief for a turban, smokes Q
pipe and drinks gin. For that dreaded
infantile disorder, commissions, nanny
has sovereign remedy. When you see
child so afflicted, You must find at
once a piece of black silk; no other
fabric or color Will answer. This you
must put over the sufferers face, hold
ing it tightly gathered under the chin.
Keep IL in this position while the child
has q CONFUSION. Then take it Of and
throw it into the fire. A cure is effected
by one application. for the commissions
are all burned with the silk.
The old NANNY" has q reputation
to maintain In the little circle of hui
manity in which she lives and moves,
and she never hesitates in the diagnosis
of a case. She can cure dropsy by
greasing black body with lard and
covering it with thick -four dough.
Every form of heart disease can be
cured with wild cherry bark tea. A
poultice Of poke berry root is sure
cure for cancer. A poultice of mutton
tallow, nutmeg and mustard will cure
a cold. Paralysis must yield to rub
bing with cayenne pepper and mus
tard. Tea made of hornets nest will
knock any whooping cough; and prick
" heat disappears If fresh water
melon rind is applied. For consump-
ton you must drink liverwort tea, or
take three times day tablespoonful
of medicine made after the following
receipt: Steep wild cherry bark in a
quart of water and boil until there Is
only pint of it. Strain it, and add a
pound OF cut sugar, gill of good
whisky and little paregoric. Let the
mixture simmer until it is reduced TO a
pint. It sounds as if it ought to cure
something, and nanny declares that
no cough of any kind whatsoever can
stand out against it.
But under no circumstances viii
nanny allow doctor to be called in.
II he should come and cure the patient,
he will just wait until the sick person
is well and then carry him off at night
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-09-06

for dissection. The patient might bet
ter die than live for the might doctor"
to catch and carry away.
Men and brethren, these people live
here within the shadow of the Capitol
dome. There are twenty thousand of
them within two miles of the white
house. They are under the aegis of
the law; but they know no law. What
shall we do with them? What shall we
do for them? Shall we send mission
aries to the heather, when we have
heather nearer home? Are the souls
in the darkest Africa more precious
than the souls in the national capital?
There is food for reflection here. There
is text and a sermon for your ablest
pulpit orator.
The poor we have with US always"
is paraphrased text. We need not go
to Greenland's icy mountains, to midas
coral strand; where Afric's sunny foun-
tains roll down their golden sand.
They are here. They are before my
eyes every day. Let them be before
your minds and hearts, when you go to
church next Sunday and pray for the
heather SMITH ID. Fry.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-09-06
his CORN Is KING.
A New Variety -Four Times the Size o
the Prevailing Kind.

A New Variety -Four Times the Size of
/. the Prevailing Kind.
Samples of corn Of a giant species
have been obtained from Peru by the
department. of agriculture. The grains
are four times the size of those of or
binary maize. and Secretary Morton be-
lieves that the plant may be turned to
|. most valuable account in this country.
1t is very prolific and bears ears of
huge dimensions. The species is quite
distinct from any known in North
America, and the name yea amylacea"
has been given to it.
The grains are extraordinarily
starchy, even for corn; hence the name
''amylacea." Already ten distinct va
rieties of the species have been ascer-
tanned. One of them would probably
be excellent for canning, inasmuch as
it contains an unusual percentage of
sugar. 1t has been named yea amyl-
acea saccharata-" Undoubtedly the
species is derived from the same
source as the maize of the United
States All known varieties of this
cereal, 1t is believed, came originally
IEOn the Led IuulcdLd. OF clOLneO
corn, which still grows wild in Mexico.
Each grain on an ear of this primitive
maize is inclOsed in little husk. II is
believed that the earliest home of the
maize plant was the highlands of CEN
trail Mexico. The vegetable originated
in circumscribed locality, above 4, 500
feet elevation, north of the Isthmus of
Tehuantepec and south of the twenty
second degree of north latitude. near
the ancient seat of the Maya tribes
The Mayas were the first to cultivate
it, and from them the use of it spread
Forth and south Probably corn was
known all along the Rio Grande by 700
A. d. Three hundred years later it
had reached the coast of Maine. In
Peru the Incas grew it before the year
200. The tombs of ancient Peruvians
are commonly found to contain maize. |
They built great irrigation works to
help the cultivation of corn.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-09-06
BOB ToNe,s DUCKS.
They Grew Fat without Any Expense q
Their Owner.

Their Owner.
The Wilmington DELI News tells a
story of a pOultry-keeper of that city
which might fairly be headed sim
pOrtant if true" Mr.. Tong, the per
son in question. has been sadly puz-
zled of late with regard TO his flock Of
ducks; they got of their feed, and
nothing that he could tempt them
with succeeded in inducing them to
eat as of yore- The strange part of il
was that, while they appeared to be
lazy, their health was unimpaired, and
they grew fatter and fatter.
Mr.. Tong told his friends about the
mystery. and, like him, they all gave
it up. He was speedily coming to the
conclusion that he had produced =
breed of ducks that, chameleon-liSe,
would live on. wind. when Police Ser
geant Massey solved the mystery. The
sergeant was hurrying to the report
ing place, when, coming down in the
middle of Market street, he saw Bob
longs ducks
They came in Indian file, mammoth
drake in the lead. The ducks wad-
died as they came, and a desultOry
conversation appeared to be going on.
Judging from the quaclx quacks that
were heard along the line. The ser
geaut was interested. and. as he was
ahead of time. he followed the ducks.
walking quietly aud keeping in the
shade.
The ducks stopped under the first
arc light and ate the large pile Of in
sects which had been killed or MANNED
by the lights When all the bugs had
been devoured. the ducks went on to
the next electric tight, and kept on IN
til they were so gorged with bugs that
they could only barely waddle back IN
longs stable.
The secret was out. The ducks had
been living on bugs So well did they
love the diet. that they gorged them
selves until they could eat no other
kind of food.
Sergt- Massey was interested. Ths
next night he watched for the ducks,
and they came as usual The next
night he was at the stable when the
courthouse clock struck two. When
the last note echoed over the city, the
ducks emerged from the stable. A
watch has been kept ever since 1t n
when the clock strikes two that they
come, and always ON the second
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-09-06
The Horse Is Here to Stay.

1t is nonsense to talk about 1.-THE
elimination of the horse" He is here
to stay, and here to win as great hon
ors as any gained by racer or roadster
in the past So long as men admire
one OF the most intelligent, one of the
noblest of animals, so long will they
ride the horse and drive the horse, and
find zest and pleasure TO be gained in
no other way. The progress of inven-
ton may bring into vogue for a certain
time and TO certain extent many a
curious vehicle. Like the wheel"
the horseless carriage may find, in
deed, some degree of lasting favor.
But until all lovers of outdoor exer-
else shall be placidly content to be
mere motormen will the horse continue
to find, year after year. his full quota
of warm and appreciative admirers on
the road.-BOStOu Globe
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-09-06
Danrer for rorpedo Boat..

There has been received at theinavy
department at Washington q sample of
steel, g. of an inch in thickness, which
had been pierced by rife bullet of
caliber less than that Of the present
army rifle, or about 30. The sample Is
interesting in that it shows that the
torpedo boats may be rendered useless
by good shots from such rifles The
distance from which the steel sample
was pierced was about eco feet. A tor
pedo boat armor, her boiler and explo-
sives, might easily be pierced at this
distance, or before she could make her
projectile dangerous to ship. The
bullet was of steel and pointed Il
made a remarkably clean hole in the
steel.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-09-06
FACTS FOR FARM ERS.

THE very small potatoes are Just tho
thing for the hens in winter, and viii
be worth as much for feeding as those
that are larger.
A BEEKEEPER says that should col
ony become queenless from any cause,
three weeks may be gained by having
an extra queen to give it at once
PEAR trees that are blighted should
be cut down, rooted out and burned.
or the disease may spread The sacri-
fee of few trees now may save many
others later on
By the iudicious use of bran and lin
seed meal the coarse foods can be made
to do excellent service in maintaining
stock. A combination food is better
than the continued use of one or two
kinds only
APPLE trees should be so pruned that
all parts may be reached BY a spray;
well-pruned trees allow free access OF
light and air among the branches and
this prevents fungi from obtaining 50
strong a hold