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Has Bif' Bste.

speaking of fishing experiences"
said the man in the negligee shirt, Il
shall never forget the day when Bob
White and I-you know Bob?-were
trying our luck on Lake Squam. we
had fished for an hour or more and had
only caught few little fellows, When.
suddenly had an awful BITE ysl
And you pulled in your line;a ham AZ
over hand, only to lose ieH'PoufA
n;ckerel inst as YOU were about 70 tahd
him, interrupted the fat man sitting
on the -four barrel.
II had an awful bite, the fisherman
resumed without noticing his inter-
rupter. land mashed the fellow as
fat as doormat. It was the biggest
mosquito ever encountered. '-koesop
Transcript.
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NOT AN ATTRACTIVE PEOPLE.
The Purest Bred White Americans to be
Found In This Country.

The Purest Bred White Americans to Be
Found In This Country.
The people who live in northern
Georgia, eastern Tennessee and west
ern North Carolina declare that In the
population of the mountains OF those
regions are to be found the purest bred
Americans in the United States For
two or three hundred years, they as
sert, no strain of foreign blood has
been instilled into the blood OF the
mountaineers who settled that wild,
rugged country. and who have inter
married for generations, thus produc-
ing from the original Anglo-Saxon
stock population Of absolutely pure
blood. But Tennessee, Georgia and
North Carolina do not hold up this
blood as the best on earth. by any
means.
In answer to The question: what
sort of people are these mountaineers?'
the reply was: They are OF low
order of intelligence, intensely jealous
and cunning in the extreme. They
associate very little with outsiders,
although when brought into the en-
ploy of others they are industrious
workmeu. They are, from q social
standpoint, not attractive. The mills
of the south, especially in the states
mentioned, are largely filed up with
the sons and daughters Of the noun
taineers. They learn to run the looms
and the spindles of the cotton and
wooden mills and do their work well.
They are always on hand at their
work, never strike, and cause little
trouble; but they confine themselves
to themselves and show absolutely nc
disposition to develop their intellect
and have little idea of lettering theii
social status. While some authori
have written interesting accounts o.
the people of the great Smoky noun
tains, and have woven many rSmance'
among them. it would be very difficult
for apy man or woman without poetry
in his or her tempersmehAsto sdiscovel
ANYTHING like ronandA intthe lives O
these commonplace sturdy America
people, who afB without folk lore o.
literature of anS kind v74froy Press
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Failed tn Work.

DO you mean ter tell me-" said the
man with chin whiskers and ging-
ham shirt, "that we've got er way by
which kin turn one dollar into two?"
WELL" replied the silver orator,
.'that's what some people say 1t
amounts to, but"
"Thet's all wanter know. I'm with
ye in sympathy. but I'm skeart ter
deth. tried the same idea oncet be-
fore. an when got home there wusn't
dern thing in my valise but saw
dust-"-Washington Star.
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FREE SILVER BuLLDoZERs.
The illuminating Methods Of Cheap Money
Orators.


Orators. y
The free silverites would make more
progress If they would adopt more tenn
perate and reasonable methods OF pre-
senting their views and promoting their
purposes. As rule, their orators talk
like prosecuting attorneys trying GRIM
inals, or like reckless fanatics stirring
up sedition. ''If we lose this fight in
1885," exclaims Mr.. Sibley, prospective
candidate for president on the argentif-
erous ticket, 1.-TWO great conditions are
to be feared-repudiation or revolu-
ton; one or the other is sure to come"
When cause is thus advocated it is
discredited, and intelligent and patri-
otto people are not likely to give it
sympathy and support. As matter
of fact there is no reason to apprehend
either reputation or revolution as .
result of the maintenance OF sound
money system. The men who make
such predictions and utter such threats
are we'll aware that the situation does
not Justify any thing of the kind. They
are deliberate and INSCRIPTIONS falsi-
fiers, who seek to accomplish a desired
end by demagogic and incendiary
means. Their consciousness OF the
weakness of their case impels them
to assume an intimidating attitude,
and to play upon the fears, passions
and preiudices of those who have only
partial understanding Of the subject.
II they were sincerely mistaken, there
would be some excuse for them; but
| ln< nd daC0rVQ
the severest Reproduction.
There is not the least probability
that this fre-eating and loud-sound-
ing style of oratory will win the VIC
tory for an indefinite imitation of the
currency. A large majority of the
American people are level-headed, and
not to be frightened by that sort OF
stuff. The bulldozers are sadly de-
ceiving themselves if they suppose
that the sober sense of the country is
going to take their word for an assur-
ance of what will ensue in the event
of the failure of their crusade for
| dishonest money. If they have any
legitimate arguments to offer in sup
port of the proposition to revolution
ize our financial affairs. they can get
a respectful hearing, and the ques-
ton will be candidly and thoroughly
discussed with them; but when they
manifest disposition to substitute
intimidation for persuation and
threats for facts, they must expect to
be treated as mere disturbers OF the
public peace. They cannot gain con-
verts by systematic misrepresentation
and wild talk about impending caaam
ity and desolation. Above all. they
cannot induce the people to grant
them what they want under
menace of a resort to desperate
measures. They are losing GROUND
daily because of this foolish and OBJ
noxious course. 1t is well enough FOL
them to be aggressive and enthusiastic
bat it is great blunder as well as
serious breach of the duties of citizen
ship for them to give their zeal the ap
pearance of determination to hav'
their own way at any cost.-St. Loui
Globe Democrat.
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The Pennsylvania anthracite mines
have been worked without cessation
since 1920, the output having contin-
ually increased until 1t reached, in
1891. the aggregate of 1926, 99s long
tons.
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The man who has not written an

....In ne fudH WHO HOS H01 VI =.
answer to Coins Financial School,
will soon be in demand as unique
curiosity for dime museum purposes.
The fact is, however. that the most ef-
fective answers, and the only ones
widely read. are appearing day by day
In the market reports, - Chicago
Chropicle,
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The sum of the whole is this
Walk and be happy; walk and pa
healthy.-DickeuA
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All Out of Sorts

Tired, weak and weary. II this il your
condition, stop and think. You are
sufferer from dyspepsia and great misery
awaits you If you do not check 1t now.
hoods Sarsaparilla 10 the best medicine
you can take It has peculiar power %
tone and strengthen the stomach.
Hoods SarsaparilIa
L. the only true blood purifier prominently
In the public eye to-day. 81; six for IS.
LoDAs> Ds11c oct tremendously with
I1OOO s Fills Hoods Sarsapariiia. so
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A DEAL In STOCKS.

RESENTS - clothes -
honeymoon. How on
earth can one leave
out either?' a TX e d
George Littlecash OF
h / m S elf, earnestly
drilling his penholder
into a much furrowed
fore he a d. "There
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ut is said that the decline In prices
which has occurred during the last
twenty years has been occasioned by
the disuse of silver as money, and that
if this country should resume the use
of silver the value of all products
would be increased and our producers
benefited. The decline in the prices OF
staples could not have arisen from any
scarcity of metallic money, for the rea-
son that there is nearly double the
amount of metallic money in use in the
world to-day that there was in 1860
the official estimates of the coin stocks
being s3,4OO, 600, 900 in 1860, against
So, O21, 600, 600 in 1894 report of director
of the mint, 1894, pages 44-45.) Nor
could it have arisen from any disuse of
silver money, for the reason that there
is more silver money in use in the
world now than the entire stock OF
metallic money in 1s60-the figures for
silver money being S4,o55, 900, 900 in
1894, against total metallic stock in
1860 of So, 400. 900, 004
In cur own country. where prices
have declined as much as elsewhere, II
is fact shown by treasury statements
that we not only have more money in
actual circulation than ever before,
not excepting the flush times OF the
war, but vastly more silver money
The circulation of the United States
| exclusive of all treasury holdings
| was on June !, 1895, Sl,e06, 900, 900, o.
| which $3.50, O00, 600 was silver money
The per capita circulation was $500
against SIS 40 in 1873, and SEQ 81 in 1865
the highest period Of war imitation.
| There never has been period whei
! the money paid the lsboring man y
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-12-05
DEATH NOTICES.

Buchanan, Margaret Hartshorn, Richard T..
Bailey, Beatrice ii. Hunt. Henry :.
Cronan, Mary A. Macdonald, Stewart
Foy. Hannah p.
BuCHANAN-In this city, Dec. 4, Margaret
G. Buchanan.
BAILEY-In this city, Dec. g. Beatrice II.
Bailey, daughter OF Frederick and Mary
Bailey, aged year, months. IL days
CRoNAN-ln this city, Dec. 4, Mary A.,
daughter Of Cornelius and the lato Eliza
beth Cronan, aged IL years and 4 months.
FoY-In this city, Dec. 4, Hannah r., widow
of Michael Foy.
HARTSHORN-In this city. Dec. T. Jennie
NJ, wifo of Richard p. Hartshorn, aged 40
years.
HUNT-In Howard, Il. l., Dec. 4. at Insane
Asylum, Henry ). Hunt, aged 3S years.
MACDoNALD-In this city. Dec 4. Stewart,
infant son of Joshua 5. ana Mary b. Mac
donald, "a Benevolent street.
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q 4. VI.


WASHINGTON, Dec. s. - For Maine, New
Hampshire and Vermont-Local SHOWS fol-
lowed by fair. northessterly winds. becoming
variable: colder in eastern Maine; colder on
the coast Friday morning.
Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut
Fair Friday, proceeded by local SHOWS today
winds shifting TO westerly.
A slight storm on the North Atlantic coast
is responsible for the light snow fall around
Boston today. Snow is also falling at Nor.
folk, Pittsburg AID Buffalo. and threatening
conditions are reported from the remaining 9
stations east of Lake Michigan and north OF
the Carolinas. 1t is fair and mostly clear west
Of tho Mississippi River, but new storm is
evidently developing in the far Northwest.
Uniform low temperatures are now reported,
with few exceptions. The line Of freezing
temperature extends southwark, almost TO
northern Florida The lowest morning tenn
perature is zero at st. Paul, Mimi, the high
est 81. at Koy Wost, Fla. In the New England
States the range is from 10 ct Mortified VT,
to 20 at Portland. Ne, y at Boston and IS at
Nantucket.
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400 Reward 800.

The readers ~ this paper will bo pleased 20
,.srn that there is AT least one dreaded disease
that science has been able TO cure in ali iis
stages ana that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh
Cure il the only positive cure known TO the
rurtrrrrt- disease requires "a constitutional
treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure ~ taken IN.
tsrraliy, ncting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of the systom, thereby de.
stroytng the foundation a tho disease, and
giving tho patient strength by building M the
Constitution and assisting natute IN doing It's
work. The proprietors have 80 much faith
an its curative powers. that they Oifer one
hundred Dollars FOR any case that 10 fails %
cure. send for list 81 testimonials.
Address, Z. J. CHENEY a co Toledo, y.
psld b. Druggists, 80 cents.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-12-05
SPORTING GOSSIP.
Only One National Polo Game Last
Night.

River last evening Salem defeated the
home team by the score of 10 A.
After Wodtke scored the first goal Tor
Fall River the Witches rushed in and by
using Hipson and Menard TO good ad-
vantage succeeded in rolling up six goals
before their opponents were able TO score.
At this point Cotter got his men under
control and by systematic team work and
interference smut out the visitors for the
remainder OF the game.
During the excitement OF the scrim-
images plenty OF fouling was INDUCED In,
and il was due TO this that 10th teams
were compelled TO forfeit goal
The summary:
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BRIEF LOCALS.

An alarm OF fire was sounded from box
37i at 9:10 last evening for slight fire
in a house owned by George M. Grifen
at ~ Parade street.
Division II, A. o. H., gave a compi-
mentarv ball In Hibernian Hall last even
-ing.-Captaia- J. Flynn WAS floor man
ager and chairman OF the committee of
arrangements.
The sixth annual social OF Providence
Chaper No. /, Order of the Eastern Star,
was neld in Free Mason's Hall last even
ing. II was Well attended and very en-
joyable. There was an entertainment,
a banquet and dancing.
Rev. Il. Huberty James addressed a
large audience in Sayles Hall again last
Religions of China" IL was handled
very Interestingly. Next Monday even
ing he will tell of the Christian Mis-
sions in China"
There will be a very interesting address
at the Beneficent Congregational Church
at 1880 y. M, next sunday, given by
Booker L. Washington, the colored ora
tor, who will talk about negro education
in the South, the Tuskegee Institute 10
be especially noted.
SAFE OF fancy articles was held at the
residence OF Dl. O. Sumner, 735 Broad
street, from O'Clock yesterday afternoon
till 10 O'Clock at night. The object of
the sale was to provide means for the
running expenses OF "ReSt Cottage nj
Saunderstown. a summer home for work
ing girls provided by the Young Women's
Christian Temperance Union OF this city.
The Westmns Midnight Mission OF
go Charles street has removed ia 3gS
South Waiter street and will he known
hereafter as the Midnight Rescue Mission.
open all day and all night, with meet.
ings every night at $ ?. IN. Friends wish.
ing to donate money. clothes or bedding.
which are needed, may send TO the above
address. Dir. {. i. Smith, English evan.
gelist, is the superintendent.
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He went on observing, nevertheless, but
curiously enough he didn't discover that
big ID. M. on the, TO him, obnoxious pea
nutholders. This reused his wrath and
he betook himself TO the medium of the
mail to prod up the city sealer again.
This is the fashion in which he did IL in a
letter received by Colonel Pettis this morn
ing: "Dear Sir--Why don't you make
Allen Il Co., No. 9l1-9l3 Westminster street,
sell peanuts by wooden measure as the
law requires? Are you afraid TO try?''
There was no signature to the epistle,
not even the vague and indefinite desig-
nat ion of "Observer, behind which the
grumber so often hides his identity. Allen
Il Co. have not been forced TO use
wooden measures for the very potent rea-
son that there is no law in this land OF
Roger Williams TO compel them TO do SO.
This may be distressing 10 the unknown
Observers sense of the fitness OF things,
but that can't be helped. Perhaps il he
will keep on observing until the tin meas
ures are worn out, Allen * Co. may ac-
commodate him by substituting wooden
ones. That's about the only chance he
has OF having his wishes grstiiied.
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stated. They were not liquid, however.
but dry measures. Moreover, they had
been properly sealed and stamped with
a big ID. M. which stands for dry meas
ure. The law does not require measures
OF this kind or indeed Of any kind 10 be
made of wood. as "Observer" appears TO
think. A dealer might, If he saw fit,
have his measures made of gold or gal.
vanized iron, 30 long as they complied
with the requirements as to size and hold
ing capacity. However, Allen q Co. pre-
ferred to have theirs made of tin, which
is legal and proper enough. "Observer,"
therefore, didn't read the answer 10 his
query i'm wooden measure.
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.yacoS Covinston.

Rooms Of
Builders ana Traders Exchange,
4I-fs Custom House street.
Providence X. J., December 4, 1895.
Al n meeting Of this Exchange, held this
day, the following resolutions were passed
unanimously
Where Death has removed from our mem
bership ono OF our oldest ana most respected
members, Jacob Covington. therefore, bo it
Resolved. That I'm the death OF Mr.. Covng-
ton. this Exchange sustains great loss ana
keonly feels the fact that an honest business
man, n kind friend aud faithful associate,
has been taken from our midst. and We do
hereby extend 20 his widow and friends the
heartfelt sympathy OF this Exchange.
Resolved. That these resolutions be spread
upon the records aud published In the public
press and COPY forwarded TO the friends.
WILLIAM y. CADN. Secretnrv.
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Providence is Not the PiO-
neer City.
Newport Tried Municipal Man
tie III Years Ago.
Didpt Wear II Long--A Champion of
the Peanut Eaters.

II Is habit very common with plat
form orators, political and otherwise,
as we'll as with some writers, 10 refer TO
Providence as the pioneer city of the
State. Such designation is a mistaken
one. for not TO Providence but TO
Newport belongs whatever honor there ls
in having been the first town in Rhode
Island to blossom out in fnll municipal
toggery. In this respect the City blythe
Sea was nearly half a century in advance
of Providence, but il did not stay there
very long. Three years were sufficient
TO convince the people down there that it
cost something TO maintain city gov
ernment. AS their prudence was greater
than their pride, they pocketed the latter
and went back 10 the old-fashioned town
system, under which every freeholder
had chance TO exploit himself as much
as he pleased, ana voice and vote in
the selection OF officials.
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Amusements Today.

Pnnx1nrNcs orERA HousE-Fanny Dayen.
port In "Gismonda.
KEIrus OPERA HousE-Maggie Cline in "old
Glory"
LoTHRop's orERA HousE-Kato Dallas in
1.-TWO Orphans"
wEs1MIssrER TBEATER-Sam +. jacks Creol.
Company.
CRYSTAL MAzr-ll2 Westminster street.
ISTANrRr HAIL-Paderewski.
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NEWPORT NEWS.
Official Trial of Torped0es---POlice
Pension Bill. u
Special to The News.

epccla 10 ihe news
NEWPORT, Dec. s. There was an official
trial OF the new 1S-inch Howell torpedo
yesterday at the Tiverton testing station
viewedby Commodore Sampson, chief of
ordinance bureau. Three shot were fired
and they were very satisfactory, each being
perfectly true and running 100 yards,
aud coming up within three seconds of
each other. a charge OF 200 pounds was
USED and the torpedo was set tc run four
was 30 knots at $40 yards and % at 600
yards, at which distance the target was
set. This speed Is less than what the
torpedo has made, due to tho cold
weather. The torpedoes now i'm use In the
service do rot make over % knots an
hour. Ii IL understood that English
parties will also shortly witness expert
ments with view OF purchasing.
The question now agitating the public
mind here is the killing OF the police
pens ion bill by the City Council on Tues
day night There are now men on the
force who have grown old in the servi ce
and are really incapable OF doing duty.
where trouble is not likely to arise for
the simple reason that they could not
handle al unruly prisoner. This Is the
third time the bill has been Killed by tie
city fathers.
The mechanics OF the Torpedo Station
are busily at work on cruiser Maine, ana
it viii be several days before she will be
in cono,tion for inspection.
The epidemic of measles at the
Training Station has been traced to the
receiving ship Vermont at New York, ss
a draft of boys arrived from that place
yesterday, and three were down with the
disease.
The three local militia rifle teams left
for the IIaining Station range today TO
Hnfah GhHnTinU fnr tha iIaraI III frnnhV
The first snow of the season fell last
eyeninU
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RECALLS.
tAfff6tS

Last night Marshall Henry Tyler was
elected captain OF the Amherst College
foot ball eleven for the season OF '96.
Fred Towsley Murphy succeeds Thorne
as captain OF the Yale eleven Tor the COM
ing year.
Captain Wrightington OF Harvard has
none otner than "Charley" Jenny, the
newly appointed football manager, for
hi roommate.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-12-05
POLO BRIEFS.

There is now Rhode Island State
league and ii is composed OF the following
ofiic:als
President, W. w. Kirby; tertiary,
Charles ". Robnson; conn lit On
rules, Micha Moore, David a. homp-
son and c. w. Robinson; committee on
schedule, Il. Holmes, L. Gofi and }. Bless;
referees. c. W. Robinson and Hugh Lee.
End Stars, Pawtucket Press Cub, Olym-
pics, Federais, Narragansetts and Watche-
mokets.
The Dawson spindle and rollers were
adopted.
Bones ankle is improving and in all
couple of weeks.
Hipson is cutting that rush record OF
Roberts down TO very small lead.
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BOWLING.

A fast and exciting game was bowled
on the Music Hall alleys last esening be-
tween the Gladdings and Boston store
men. and by the victory of the former
these teams are tied for first place in the
Dry Goods Clerks Bowling League.
The summary:
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The General Assembly was as prompt
TO repeal the Newport city charter as it
was TO grant it, which proves that the
legislators OF these days were no accom-
modating as any OF their successors.
IL was away back in 1874 and shortly
after the close of the Revolutionary war
that Newport decided that it was big
enough TO bear city honors with dignity
and discretion. A town meeting was held
and it was voted 10 petition the Assem-
bly, for a city charter. The act of iucor-
poIstion was promptly put through the
Legislature, and on June /, 1884, New
port became the pioneer city of Rhode
Island. The city was divided into four
wards and the government was made up
of Mayor, four Aldermen and six
Councilmen.