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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-02-04
STORIES OF HEROISM.
NO, 26.

GarfieId,c On Jan. 10, 1862,
Garfield, then colo
Gallant Up mel of the Forty-sec-
Lii C;rt,< ond Ohio infantry
iSH~' won q minor yet
decisive and important victory over tho
Confederates under Humphrey Mar
shall, ON tho Big Sandy, in eastern Ken
tucky. Marshall's force, numbering
about 1900 men, consisting of Virgin
ians and Kentuckians, had been sta
toned ON the Big Sandy in order to
encourage and protect the enlistment of
Kentucky troops for tho Confederate
service. Garfield, who had received or
dcrs to drive Marshall out of the state
early in January, advanced up the river
with 1900 troops of all arms. The Con-
federates awaited him in q strong posi-
tion on ridge covering the road to
Virginia, with q battery planted in the
gorge of fork of the Big Sandy.
Tho first advance of the Union troops,
made with a combined force of cavalry
and infantry, was repulsed by the artii-
lery fire. Garfield then sent forward a
detachment, which he subsequently
twice re-enforced, to dislodge the infan,
try supports Of the battery from the
heights on either side. This was accom-
plished by gallant up hill fight short
ly before dark, and Marshall retreated
across tho Virginia border.
GEORGE l.. KIIMER
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-02-04

WHATEVER the merits Of vaccination.
It is folly to credit immunity from the
scourge to the compulsory vaccination
OF school children, when the balance of
the population, and that the larger pro-
portion, may, and do, go unyaccinated.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-02-04

Mrs. DoMINIs. ex-Queen LILIoUKAL-
AM, has been arrested for conspiracy and
treason against the Hawaiian Govern
ment which will now probably consider
deporting her. Possibly President
CLEVELAND could secure her a haven
and job as typewriter in the Office of
the Secretary of State.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-02-04

HoS. ARTHUR CUSHING, representa-
tive from North Providence 10 tae Gen.
eral Assembly, has recovered from
diphtheria without the use OF anii-tox-
in. Mrs. CrsHISG told the anti-toxin
enthusiasts that he was having trouble
enough with the diphtberia without
taking ANYTHING else
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-02-04
Full Associated Press Dispatches
MONDAY. FEBRUARY a. 1895.

CONGRESS does not any more know
what it wants to do with the Pacific
railroads, than it does with the cur
rency situation, or did with the tariff,
Hawaii, or any other matter of great
public importance that has come be-
fore il.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-02-04
CITY ADVERTIsEMENTs.
THE CITY OF PROVIDENCE.
CHATTER o2s.

An Ordinance in Amendment OF Chapter SOS OF the
City Ordinances entitled "An Ordinance MAX
ing Appropriations for the Support OF he City
Government for the Financial Year Ending
September 80, 1897" Adding the Sum of sl5,-
000 TO the Appropriation for Repairs and Main
tenance Of Public Buildings.
(Approved February I, 1882
IL IL ordained by the City Council Of the City OF
Providence as follows:
SECTION J. The sum Of fifteen thous and dollars
Is hereby addsd TO the ppropfiation for repairs
and maintenance OF public buildings ne made by
chapter b95 OF the City Ordinances entitled
IAN Ordinance making appropriations for the
support OF the city government for the
fnan cial year ending September 80, 1885,. such
added shall, under the direction OF the
Joint Standing Committee on City Property, be ex-
clusivey expended for the completion and furnish
ing OF the Central Police station authorized 10
be erected by City Council resolution No. $685. ap-
proved June IS, 1898, as amended by City Council
resolution ne approved December 8, lSss
SEC q And all ordinances and parts OF ordin-
ances inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-02-04

Rubinstein once declared to some one
tnat he was descended from ono of tho
crusaders who accompanied Richard
Cnur do Lion to Palestip4. "on the
piano presumably. was the smiling ro-
spouse. San Francisco Argonaut
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-02-04
FOR cHlLDRgN's PARTIES.
Oriental Costumes the whim OF the Hour
at Fancy Dress Balls.

ut Fancy Dress Balls.
Tho season Of fancy dress balls having
once moro set in, the latest Partisan no
tions In tho way of fancy costumes may
bo Of interest. There Is always n fascina-
tion about fantastic attire, whether 10 bc
odd merely because u is out Of date or bo-
cause 10 Is The untrammolcd expression Of
Individual taste. There Is usually as widc
n range OF choice among childrcn's cos
tunes rs among those suitable for grown
persons. since children can wear not only
many sorts available for men and women,
but an infinite variety that would be COO
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-02-04

The Democratic administration might
profitably study over one Of the many
little books to be had for dime, that
instruct you how to make money.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-02-04

CHINA sasses japan by sending TO her
dummy peace ENJOYS, and Japan responds
by battering the Notifications at Wei
Hai-Wei.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-02-04
STEPHEN

is a hard working man, who COM
menced to- buy at the Providence
Public Market about a year ago.
He was little startled at first
by the Strictly Cash." but is now
satisfied that he can save so much
by buying there, that he sends all
his friends who like fair treatment
and low prices, there.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-02-04

IT is estimated that over $50, 900 indi-
viduals and corporations will chip in to
swell the revenue from income tax.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-02-04

THE State Of Wyoming is feeling big,
too. Her treasury has deficit, just
like Uncle Sam.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-02-04

You can't quarry with wooden tools. No
more can your Laundress do good laundry
work without Elastic Starch. Flat iron on
each package. 2Ht
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-02-04
On the snow, etc

CHINA evidently models her diplo
macy on the Gresham dilly-dally plan.
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HO USES--fO LIE

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Varieties In Vegetation,

1t is generally supposed that when
plants are propagated from cuttings they
produce true types of the parent plant.
The fact is, however, that plants propa-
gated by cuttings, graftings and budding
are strongly inclined to variations, some
much more than others. In rosehouses in
100 roses grown from cuttings the florist
is not surprised to find decided departures
from the original type. Sometimes the
change comes in color, sometimes in the
habit Of the plant and not infrequently in
both Exceedingly beautiful and valuable
now varieties are often found in this way.
Apple trees vary widely an example of
which is given in the Newtown pippin.
This originated on Long Island. Being q
specially desirable sort, it has been grated
upon trees all over the country and also in
New South Wales. Here, however, but
few of the original characteristics of the
fruit remain. 1t is we'll known that plants
have a strong tendency to revert to tho
original type, and some Of them show the
most curious and interesting eccentricities,
shooting out into forms hitherto I'M
known. 1t is said that there are thousands
Of varieties of fruit and flowers that have
sprung from a common sourco.-New York
Ledger.
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Strange Collision.

Fanny, the artist, tells story Of the
greatest fright Of his life. The incident
happened in little Pennsylvania town.
He says:
1t was terribly dark, and there were no
street lamps. was walking along at a
good gait because had an engagement
and was little late
l started to walk across the road and ran
head first into the most singular object
had ever felt. ! put my hands against 1t
and felt that it was some substance that
gave. 1t seemed like a wall of canvas, and
just then something like snake struck
mo in the face.
A little farther up the road saw lights
moving and heard the shouts of men. Over
the din of voices arose the awful bowls of
ZONE animal. thought 1 had an attack
of nightmare. was SO frightened could
not move, and 1 could feel the thing had
run into swaying to and fro. In a few
seconds I became composed enough to step
back a few PAGES and wait until the men
with the lights came up.
What do you suppose had fallen overt
An elephant. A circus had been passing
along the road, and the elephant had bro
ken from it's keeper, and after running
a short distance had stopped, and 1 had
walked right into him. The old fellow
had swung his trunk around at that mo-
ment, and if he had been In bad humor
he would have picked me up with it, and
might have had an uncomfortable quar-
ter of an hour.
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A Wonder of Antiquity.

Ono, Of the greatest wonders of ancient
Egypt was the famous artificial body Cd
water called Lake Moeris. According te
Herodotus, "the measure Of it's oircumfer-
ence was 3, 300 furlongs, which is equal to
the entire length of Egypt along the sea-
coast" The excavation, which was made
IN the time of King Moeris (the Memnon
of the Greeks and Romans), was of vary
ing depths, and its center was occupied by
two pyramids, the apexes of which were
300 feet higher than the surface of tho wa.
ter The water for this gigantic artificial
reservoir was obtained from the Nile
through canal, which six months of the
year had an inflow and the other six sn
outflow, corresponding to high and low
water in the river. The canal gradually
filled with sand and the lake has long
since evaporated, but its bottom is still
one of the most fertile tracts in Egypt
St. Louis Republic
The herald., 1895-09-15

A cannon ball fired from one of the
great Krupp or Arm strong guns travels
at the speed of 1887 feet per second.
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COULDN'T HOLD A BABY.
He Hight Have Done 1t. but His wife
Was Bossing tho Job.

There is at least one thing about which
a man knows absolutely nothing, and that
is the taking care of baby. If you don't
believe it, ask any woman of your acquaint-
ance and she will tell you that q man
knows no moro about how to look after
baby than the average politician knows
about the financial question, and it's 16 to
that she's right. A striking feature of
this was furnished on Cass avenue car.
A young couple get aboard at St. Louis
avenue, the woman carrying two small
valises, one umbrella, box Of lunch, a
baby's cloak purse and fare, and the
man carefully handling we'll wrapped up
baby, apparently about 6 months old.
When the man sat down, he carefully
placed the baby on his lap, only to be
greeted with:
"Dont hold the baby that way. That
wind blowing in her face will give her the
collie
The baby was turned around so that its
back was toward the front of the car.
"Now, amt you ashamed of yourself?"
came from the woman. Don't you know
that riding backward will make her sickp"
Patiently the man shifted the little one,
holding it this time up against his breast
so that its head rested on his shoulder.
But the window behind him was open, and
the anxious one noticed it almost immedi-
ately.
Don't you know better than thatp The
wind is blowing right on her head, and
she will catch cold. Take her down right
away"
Baby was taken down, and after mo-
ment's thought the man, evidently anx.
ious to do the right thing, but not know
ing just how to do it, held the infant in
front of him, its feet resting on his knees.
The mother was busy adjusting her vari-
Gus belongings, but 1t did not take her
long She suddenly looked around and
said testify:
'"Now, haven't told you often enough
not to let her stand on her feet? That will
make her bow legged. Hold her right or
let me have her."
The last suggestion seemed the only way
out of it, so he started to hand the young
ster over, but was interrupted with:
"No, you don't. You said If I'd go you
would take care CT her, and you have got
to do it"
But just then the little one began to
cry, and the mother reached for it, laid its
face downward on her lap and pattcd it on
tho back few moments. The crying
stopped, the man gave a sigh of relief, and
the reporter left the car.-St. Louis Re-
public,
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master mind which has directed all the
great reorganizatlons In the financial
world. lie has Just ompleted the work
of restoring to healthy activity the Rich
mond Terminal system with It's tang led
ramihcations, representing $3.50. 900, GOO
worth OF property. Now he is engaged
in similar work with the Erie road.
When the CARROTS became ensnared in
the road wreokine genius of Henry ).
Ives and the Baltimore and Ohio road was
almost ruined, Mogan was called in al
most at the last gasp of the dying corpo-
ration and brought It to life again. 1t Is
the same story with the Reading system.
When William II. Vanderbilt needed
$50, 900, 600 in cash to perfect the New orK
Central road, a dozen years ago Morga o
took charge of the matter. and through
his English connections secured the
amount from abroad. When the west
Shore road got into trouble, Morgan took
hold and in the face of fearful opposition
secured life for it by selling 1T to the
Nanderbilts.
His connection with the 500. 900, 600
syndicate formed for the purpose of keep
ing the government gold reserve from
fading away to nothing, is of such recent
date that it scarcely needs mention. Dur
ing the administration OF Rutherford b.
Hayes he formed the syndicate which dis
posed of the 5000, 900, 600 bond issue, en-
ablng the government to resume specie
payment.
There is another side to this man who
handles millions as the ordinary mortal
handles dimes. This is his broad charity.
How much he gives year Will never be
known. He always enforces the stricteyt
secrecy upon the few who may know of a
gift. Whenever public fund is started
for any laudable charity, his donation
usually ranks away beyond all others.
Some one gave $500, 900 toward the build
ing fund of the cathedral at st. John the
Divine, now in process of construction in
the upper end of the city. Those who
claim to know say that Mr.. Morgan was
the glver.
Bishop Henry G. Potter is better &C
quainted with the charitable gifts of Mr..
Morgan tnan any one else, but he is a
man who can never be induced to talk
when he has been cautioned to keep
silent. 1t has been said that Mr.. Morgan
gives a million year in charity. Cor
nelius VANDERBILT, who is generally sup
The herald., 1895-09-15
THE DOCTOR OF
WALL STREET
How Sick Corporations
Call Upon Pierpont
Morgan
THE OPPOSITE OF GOULD
lie Is the Financial Power Of the Land
and He Sits Upon MiJIiOnaires and
Statesmen With Impunity
but Is Charitable
THE OPPOSITE OF GOULD

BY far the most interesting figure in
Wall street these days is that of ]. PIER
pont Morgan. the man who is known as
the financial doctor aid surgeon OF the
moneyed district.
J. Gould was great power in his time;
everyone feared him and few respected
him. Today Pierpont Morgan is just as
great power; all fear him, but all re-
spect him. He could crush and wipe out
of existence many a rich man and great
firm, but he is not a uestructionist On
the other hand he is the financial prop
on which many concern leans while
trembling upon the verge OF bankruptcy.
Whenever corporation gets sick the
great doctor, Morgan, is called in. Like
the able surgeon that he is, he cuts here
and there, prudentiy, but with energy.
builds up another portion, saws off great
chunks OF expense, infuses new blood by
The herald., 1895-09-15

aking the stockholders come up with
handsome assessment and in the end
puts his charge in healthful bread-win-
ming condition.
This is unique position for any man
to occupy, and for this reason the doings
of Mr.. Morgan are of considerable in
terest He is the only man whom the
Vanderbilts fear and nothing could in
duce them to antagonize him; for the
doctor of Wall street is pugnacious.
mighty fond of his own way and an ugly
opponent at all times. While his indlvid-
AL wealth is small compared with the
moneyed strength of the Vanderbilts. he
practically Yields more power in the
financial affairs of the country than any
other dozen men.
He controls absolutely the tens upon
tens of millions of American securities
held by wealthy Englishmen and English
corporations. These investors give him
q solute control of their American affairs
and he can buy or sell as he plesaes.
With this great power always at his beck
and call. he can make or break corpora
tuns as he fancies. But it is always ex-
ercised in an affirmative sense, never in
the negative. This is where Morgan and
Gould differ.
Mr.. Morgan is popularity supposed to be
The herald., 1895-09-15
DR.. LOBB'S BOOK FREE.

OF Mendnd Honien 20S pages. cloth bound Treat
ment by mail strictly confidential. Cure guaran-
teed. Call orw write Dr. LOB 800 N. 18th ST.. Pha
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worth $50, 000 900. 1t is doubtful If he is
worth more than half that sum. Yet if
he were a SPECTATOR in the gam bling
sense Of the word he could accumulate
almost untold wealth. But he is sturdily
and unalterably opposed to speculation.
The bubbles of the bulls and the bears
on the floor of the exchange, fighting and
shouting to get the best of an eighth
tuctuation, he regards as a species of
petty finance.
Finance to him is a great science. To
have bankrupt railroad placed in his
hanus for reorganization is a pet job, and
be works and labors over the problem
with a keen love of the task. To convert
fnan cial chaos and ruin into smooth
running order and prosperity he regards
as his particunlar mission in life.
Personally Mr.. Morgan is not
pleasant man Tor the stranger to meet.
He is gruff and emphatic in speech.
wasting no words and putting all of his
tremendous energy into the little that he
worst man in New York TO try TO infer
view. There is not one chance in a hun
dred of an interview being successful,
and the chances are 80 to l that he will
leave the office feeling that he has been
jumped and trampled upon and smashed
generally by some ponderous machine.
Newspaper men are not the only ones
who have passed through this experience.
Men who have five and ten millions
behind them have been treated the same
way by Mr.. Morgan; governors of states
in search Of loans have been grutfly sat
upon; the financial agents of great Euro
pean nations have felt the force of this
animated lump of dynamite.
Mr.. Morgan never handles anybody or
anything with kid gloves. His physician
make up is the counterpart of his mental
structure-rough, vigorous massive and
10 nln n
pattern, he wears a heavy watch and
chan and generally speaking looks more
the sport than fnancier. He is some
thing over SIX feet IN height, with "a
great breadth of shoulde,. white hair,
gray mustache and heavy features.
sWa!l street has long recognized him as
The herald., 1895-09-15

posed TO be the most liberal man IN the
city, does not give this amount.
There Is only ore fad that Mr.. Morgan
has, and that is the raising of colles. At
Craston or the Hudson, his country seat,
he has fine kennels inhabited solely by
his favorite variety of dogs. Some years
ago he had number of fine mastiffs, but
these he discarded so that ne could de-
vote his attention to perfecting the breed
of collies. Even in his hobbies. concentra-
ton, his great forte, is brought into play.
Tho kennel is substantially built
tructure, surrounded by thick wood,
affording shelter both from the northers
which sweep down the valley in the wiz
ter and from the excessive mmer's heat
so trying to heavily coated collies. The
view of the kennels is taken from the
south. and shows main center building
with wings. The lower floor is entirely
devoted to dogs, the wings being each
subdivided into commcdlous rooms or
kennels, each of which connects with a
separate exercise yard. A brick wall to
the height of three feet incloses each
yard, and above that is strong wire
fence of nearly eight feet, supported on a
substantial oak frame. The Enclosures
are built in a manner more suggestive OF
pens for captive lions than yards for the
mild tempered colles. The middle sec
ton OF the building is divided into three
large rooms on the ground floor, one at the
south ana two at the north end. The
first is for storing travelling hampers and
for all work which has to be done indoors,
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and the other two are the cooking and
the bath rooms. These three have. wool
Ell floors. but the kennel rooms all have
concrete floors, so as to be easily cleaned.
In these kennels are the finest lot OF
collies in the country, and to recite their
victories al prize shows would take deal
of space. Incidentally, it can be said that
Mr.. Morgan knows as much about collies
as he does about finances.
AS an evidence of the way he is regard
ed by the great financlers of the city, it
need only be said that some years age
they quietly made him a present of a
$50, 900 gold dinner service. More than
one of the donors had been hauled over
the coals--by the recipient, too.
The herald., 1895-09-15
IT Got the Jury.

Justice Vaughan Williams tells many a
good story, but the following in one of his
best from the bench: A counsel for the de-
Tense only put one question to all the wit
nesses called by the other side, and it was,
"Hnvo you an umbrellaf" Invariably the
answer was Eyes" Even the policeman
had an umbrella. The counsel then said
"This is very suspicious. Every witness
has an umbrella, and the jury acquitted
tho prisoner without looking round
Household Words
The herald., 1895-09-15

We are apt to be kinder to The brutes
that love us than to the women that love
us. Is it because the brutes are dumb?-
George Eliot.
The herald., 1895-09-15

Money is highly desirable but the man
who sacrifices his conscience for it invaria-
bly, makes mistake. Troy Press.
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