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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-12-19
The Incomes OF Great Singers.

Jean de Reszke calls for his salary every
night after the performance. He is rich
beyond the dreams OF avarioe. Indeed all
the chief opera singers are wealthy. NJ. de
Reszke's income is $4,000 month, that
of Melba is about sl2, 900 month, and
Nordica earns 500, 900 year. But when
Henry f. Abbey first took hold of the
Metropolitan Opera House in New York lie
lost $3.50, 600 during the first season.
The impresario is the only one who loses.
The singers are protected by strong con
tracts. They sign agreements TO sing for
so much a season, and, whether they are
successes or failures, their salaries must be
paid. Last winter the Metropolitan intro.
duced new tenor who made such failure
on his debut that ho was never allowed TO
appear again. Ho had contract 10 re.
ceiye s6 900 for the season, and no collect.
ed that amount Of money for a single per-
formance. This artist remains on dismal
record rs the highest priced singer that
ever went on tho operatic stage.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-12-19

The last of the brilliant series OF articles
In lie Revue DIES Doux Mondcs by Auguste
Fllon Is devoted to "a searching analysis oi
the styles and completed workmanship Of
sydney Grundy, Henry Arthur Jones and
Arthur Pinero. Wonders will never coasel
a dozen years ago France did not believe
that England had drama. Today its an.
thors, plays and critics are seriously dis
sussed In one Of the most brilliant OF
French literary magazines and by an au.
:hor of rare Intelligence. A dozen years
ago, too. England did not believe America
had drama Now, however, she Is keen
lv alive to the fact
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-12-19

Kirk Ia Shelle, comanager Of Frank
Daniels in 1.-THE Wizard of the Nile" tells
rather an amusing story about his star. A
year or so ago Mr.. Daniels played at a
small town in princess Bonnie" In
which piecc he had made a great success.
When he began his tour this season in his
new opera, one Of the first towns he played
prior To tho New York opening was that
one. The hotel proprietor, who prides HIM
self on his extensive acquaintance with
prominent people that pass through the
town, said TO Daniels. after the comedian
had signed his name on the register:
"How do you DO, Mr.. Danielsf OF course
j remember you very well. 1 never laugh
ed so much as l did when you appeared
here last Mr.. Daniels was commercially
pleased, and Mr.. La Shelle and Others,
standing about, were reverently preparing
TO take off their hats 10 tho star who had
made such brilliant impression, when
the bonifacc made his final remark. II
was, Are you still with 'Pook's Bad
RoyY''i
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-12-19
TRAIN SERVICE FROM PROVIDENCE.
PRovIDENCE DIVISION.


TRAIN SERVICE FROM PROVIDENCE.
PROVIDENCE DIVISION.
Corrected to Dec. is 1894
ROSTON s.s1 ss''S; 800, go, 70.
4s S ss5 90 1910 seA % ssncas.s s.S si:s bssS SIX sss
s'iS i9a5 a. M 80, 4.so' 800 go. i.ei' s.s,
sasare Stallion 1900 bi2.os s'is. 500. s:oO aio'Oo
1905 ll0O. II :2l a. MI i2soo laos. a:5o. $500
days .oo 5iso 4b SSo yS 80 a. N M = ioo $780,
$500, 900. 0i. 500.
AfrLEBoRo-sos, 100 7;.o sns s:os; 1900. M
a0lo' n 4; 20 ,o p m seSdsyss'Ss sun g sa io4s
NORTH ATTLEBoRo and PLAINvILLE -7so1.
s;lo liil5 g. m isioj. 4ilS. 5isa. e:22 ili2o, p m
wAMpU3, wRENsfHAM. NORWOOD CENTRAL.
NORWOOD and DEDHAM-7:o9. s'iS a m,
NJ S;t y;ps; s;lS p. m; Sundays. 6:oo D. m ,..s
500 1000. 1i;i5 m, 1905, i;so AIS. biss. G;ao.
s;22 7'2o io:io p n. ssndays--0;a2 S;sS s;lS.
PaIlor cars only Except Mondays bsleepins
Fitchburg aud way stations. 6,,S 1000 a. m. ia.oS
sLoweli and way stations S,.s. 10 100 a M AIS pm.
Taunton ''O only s:ss iSiic. ?. M sundays
nidasSoro M siS lSa mo M: is1S sa sss m
PciRSs on Cap Cape e Cod, d si5 '' P mn m 1905 s
Cottage City, s.i5 a nj i2;o5 p. m.
Nantucket s,i6 a. M
sTONINGToN DIVISION.
Trains leave PROVIDENCE as followsfor
il02 uimitedL Has a. M; 2ne, lio3
NrWS WSa'Y3RsKO' Y3RK p va m sSSil{I soa{IDs,o. 11.-7, rs,
p. m. daily except sunday.
PHlLADELPHIA. BALTIMORE and WASHING
ION via Harlem hiver-io;is a. m SEQ p m
NEW KAvEN-in5, bi.as a. m. texp. daily T.5s
noc.exp,), loh2 (exp. io2 flimited), n:s an
lexp.l a:ls texp.l. i;os daily. eos tsxp.
sr@ @Ssif,yG s;5C n terp; daily Pm ,..u,s s.c
CeIpI ii;oa Slimitedl, iiiis a. m. Csrp.g las
lIs taeecm.j J, sos ,, m. (eSp daily. s.sOp. N.
500 a. m taceom. Sundays only. s:2o p m
WORCESTER DIVISION.
Trains leave Providence as fsllowsfor
was tsSeom lisa Il 50 a. M Ss1ss secom5 iSS tsnp s
lexp. to Woonsoekeu o:iS Qoc. erp.l s;os
sundaysHs so am. (aecom.li 600 pm. saccom,
MlLLvlLLE $780, sal. s:io. ii:so q. M; loo. 4oA
4:2O, $50, 500 p. m.
sLAcksToNE JujNcTTioN@7!ssoI g e $40. slo. ioas.
il:sO, AMI I.oo. a;oo, 400. tiaa $50. O;s' 7.is
sundays s:sc a. m; I2os 4:so $500. 700, $50 p. m
WooNsoCkET-s;iS 1880 $40 siio; lo:ie n;n
Sundays $780, a. m. 1906. 4;Sc. 800. 700. $3.50 pm
WARREN AND BRISTOL BRANCH
.
NEWPORT AND FALL RIvER--s;ia 7:lo ex-
press and g;55 a. IN. and l2:f0, 42o, $50 and
500 p. m. (Fail River oniy.l
SUNDAYS for Fal River 9:55 .. m. $50 p. m,
Warfon aud way stations as ;so express 80 and
$3.50 a. m. and 1880. t.oe f.fe texpruss1, o-5us
e;SO. 500. and IL 30 p. m.
Sundays at 500 a. m. and 6 30 ..
BhlSTOI-7: 30 express, $3.50, $500 a. 1870. SOL
$40. 5:3O $3.50. 500 and II 80 y. m Sundays
$3.50 n. m. $50 y. m.
Electric leave Exchange Place. Providence.
at $3.50. 1895. 6:l5 and 9:40 a. M. 12:,5 2:45
4:c5, b;i5 6:I5 and 7:a5 p. m. Leave Marks
Square at III 10 p. m
Sundays at e:sb a. m. ana 6.i5 p. m.
GEO. L. CONNER A. G. KENDALL
pRssr Traffic Manager. Gen'l Pass'r Agent
T.. q. ALLEN. Gen. supt
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-12-19

up To certain point The longer he bowls
tho worse ho bowls. When ho ts strong
and fresh, nc will doubtless be able 10
make fair score for "a beginner, but after
he has rolled one or two ten frame games
his strength will fail hiis, his fingers may
get chafed, and the balls will persist In
taking to the gutter. The next day his left
side will bo lame, and he will imagine at
first that no has touch OF rheumatism In
bis right arm. All these discomforts, how
ever will disappear as soon as the bowler
bcooQes accustomed to tho work. This
point reached, he will be gratined TO note
that the longer no bowls the better he
bowls.
AS n usual thing the new bowler feels
as powerful as Hercules before that worthy
tackled his l2 labors. No ball Is heavy
enough for him except the great Is pound
or, and tho result Is that no becomes very
tired long before there Is any necessity for
the approach OF wearinoss The proper pro-
ceeding for tho novice Is 20 begin work
with balls OF medium size and devote his
energies 30 the heaviest onos when his
muscles become accustomed to the un-
wonted labor.
There are numerous styles OF bowling,
and each ono Is supported by excellent
playing In individual cases at lecst. Most
players take a run Of eight or ia feet be-
fore delivering the ball, and there are ex-
perts who always stand at the foul line and
do wonderful work without running a
foot. Some players think a fast ball is the
only effective one. and others favor mod
crate delivery. Tho latter class declare
that n fast ball will cut q clean swath
through tho pins leaving some standing
In very difficult positions, while tho mod
crate ball, on the other hand, will take
more time In getting through and will
consequently topple over more pins and be
more apt 10 make strike" The major
ity Of bowlers favor the moderate speed.
Novices at first roll straight ball game
and usually send the ball down the very
center OF the alley or they have good luck)
and strike the head pin. When the novice
becomes moro experienced. he attempts TO
master the art OF curving or twisting the
ball. This is done by turning tho wrist to-
ward the body the instant the ball Is ,dellv-
cred or by imparting the axial twist to the
ball with tho fingers. A ball that twists
must DO delivered with speed, or the axial
motion will overcome the forward motion
and cnrry tho ball into the gutter before
1t has an opportunity of demolishing the
pyramid OF pins. EARLE Ii. EATON.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-12-19
TELEPHONE ava

OF Christ when young and old are too gen
orally inclined to regard the obscrvances
characteristic of the occasion without
thinking Of their significance or the senti.
ment underlying them. IL this decay of
sentiment only affected the external as.
poets of our lives, our business, and the
ordinary affairs and events of our everyday
existence IL were matter OF no great inn
portance, but when IL adversely influences
our views on religion, on society, art, the
love OF nature, etc, we must admit that
the matter is one Of gravo importance.
Religion Is largely matter OF sentiment,
and he who regards society merely from
the standpoint of tho utilltarlan, whilo no
may be fairly good citizen, will most as.
suredly be an unsympathetic, ursocial and
not very amiablc man. Art, the love OF
natural beauty and those graces and ele.
gancies which give such an ideal charm 10
life, arc almost exclusively dependent fo-
their very existence upon sentiment. How
sordid and mean would our lives be II di
vested OF all those finer feelings, romantic
notions and idealizations which keep alive
the spiritual flame within us9 N. VI.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-12-19
Due To Misinformation.

NEW HAVEN. Dec. lo--The members OF
the state cattle commission are stirred up
over an allegation mnde by Governor
Coffin at the state board Of agriculture
meeting that hcrl Of cattle near Hart
ford had been appraised by the commission
at $500, after having been offered at private
sale for $40. They assert that the state.
ment OF the governor was due To misin
formation, and that tho herd was not
offered for sl75 alone. but Tor another herd
and sI15 boot money. IL Is stated that
DIR. Finch OF Enfield was responsible for
the story and that he was laboring under
mistake
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-12-19

BOWLING SHOE. BALL BAG AND REGULATION
BALL.
the sirfewd bowlers simply added another
pin, making ten, and thus outwitted the
obnoxious statutes.
A regulation alley Is 60 feet long and 40
Inches wide, with n runway of ID feet TO
the foul line, at which the ball Is deliver
ed. A regulation ball Is made of lignum
vitae, and must not be more than 81 inch
es in circumference Regulation pins are
usually OF maple and are IL inches high
10 Inches in circumference at the thiokest
part and 2l4 inches in diameter at the bot.
tom. The largest regulation balls weigh rs
pounds and cost 81. The balls are usually
turned In about ten different sizes and
diminish In pricc as they diminish In size
The smallest ball, which is four inches in
diameter, costs only rs cents. The best
maple pins cost 81 sot. The largest balls
have holes for one finger and thumb, but
f the bowler so desires he may have balls
with any number of holes In them. The
true bowling crank has his grip measured
and then has tho holes I'm the ball bored to
order. He usually has his own ball, too,
and carries IL with him in leather OF
canvas bag that costs him from s1 to s3.
He also dresses for the business when he
attends IA tournament and is very pnrticu.
lar about his shoes. He hns them made of
fine kangaroo leather, with roughcnod
sole Of olkskin, sc that he will be safe from
the pcrils Of slipping ut tho foul line, with.
out the bother of repeatedly stopping To
chalk his shoes. He has these shoes made
by hand and pays o. or t5 for thcm.
When q novice begins 10 bowl, he Will
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-12-19


the prying Poloni- THE PROPER POSITION.
us, and Strike would have increased
his good nature to such an extent that he
would have ceased the amateur dafective
business, married the fair Ophelia and
lived happily ever afterward.
The game In primitive form has been
played for centuries. There are traces OF
the sport In Biblical history, tho Chinese
played the game when the Fiowery King
dom was young and the Romans hurled
their stone bowlers from catapults In war
time and I'm time of peace cast them at n
rock some distance away as the bowler of
today rolls his ball toward the pyramid Of
wooden pins. In it's carly stages the game
was called "bowls, and closely resembled
the "duck and rock" that country boys
havo played In America for many years.
Chauoer mentions bowls, and ii Is sim
cerely To be hoped that he cotld bowl bet
ter than be could spell Sir Francis Drake
was engaged in game OF bowls when he
heard the news of tho approach OF the
Spanish armada. Sir Francis =, as plainly
a bowling crank, for he cried as ne picked
up another bowler, There's plenty OF
time 20 win this game and thrash the
Spaniards tool" At this time-the six
teenth century--bowls was the most popu-
lar game I'm England. Bowling greens and
covered bowling alleys were attached to all
the residences of the nobility. and gentle
men gambled, quarreled and even fought
over the game. One ot the royal enthusi-
asts of the time was Princess Mary, daugh-
ter Of Henry VIII She often played for
expensive dinners, and history records that
one dinner cost her 10 shillings The fact
that she contracted the habit OF losing
lssI
her much married father had law passed
prohibiting the game In England
Bowling as it Is at present played, with
wooden balls and pins, Is supposed to have
originated In Germany. The sport was
very popular among the Dutch, who
brought IL to this country when they set
tied Manhattan island. 1t became very
popular among the colonists' in the six
teenth and seventeenth centuries, and
Bowling green, the small park near the
Battery, New York city, received its name
from the fact that Ii was the favorite
bowling Green of the Dutchmen. They
rolled wooden balls along the greensward
toward wooden pins, and when the win
ter came, the game was played indoors.
The under cover phase of tho sport led to
the construction OF wooden alleys and the
development of the sport TO its present
complete form. About 40 years ago the
rage for bowling was at fover heat, and
New York in particular was full of alleys.
SO great became the craze that in the
states of New York and Vermont laws
were passed prohibiting tho sport, and this
fact led to the adoption Of the present ten
pin game. Before the passage of the laws
the game was called ninepins owing To
the fact that but nine pins were spotted
AS the law specifically prohibited ninepins
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-12-19

new YORK, NEW HAVEN AND
HARTFORD RAILROAD.
OLD COLONY SYSTEM.

Time tables giving full information
rs to local and through train service
may be obtained at Proyidenco Sta
tion and stations Below.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-12-19

AT the Bell street Chapel last evening
Joseph W. Henderson talked abe ut
"Soutbcrn Outrages Against the Negro. :"
Rev. Anna Garlin Spencer presided ct
the meeting.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-12-19
THE new ENGLAND R. R. co.
Passenger Train Service, Week Days,
Corrected to December 10, 1895.

Passenger Train Service, Week Days,
Corrected to December 10, 1895.
Trains leave PROVIDENCE as follows
For Boston-s;o5 a. M; .:SO, 7.l5 y. nj RETURN
$50, q. m; 5i25 p. m.
wALPoLE-5;05 a. m; 4:3o p IN.
FRANkLIN-s:0j a. IN, ; 4.3J, 7:i5 p. m.
MILFORD $500 a. M; 4;3J p. M
ARLINGroN-ts4o a. nj 5:3s. ESQ, 7:Is, ssll
WEST ARLINGToN-s.4o a. m; F4so, s.sa
6:SOp. m
KNIGHrsVILLE--ts.4Oa A. m; 5:3s, $3.50. ell p. M
WAYLAND PARK--F 6;49, + s:o0a- m; Fl:3o
5:ss, F G:S1 t7;lS, ''ll.OO p. m.
NATIcK, RIVER POINT. CENTREvILLE
WAsHINGToN--6:a) $500 a. m; t:So. 6:3s.
$3.50, 'I:l5, '+ii i;0) p. IN.
CRANSToN, oAKLAWN $40, $500 q m; 4:3o.
$3.50, $3.50, 7;i6 '"n:oop. m.
PONTIAC, ARCTIC. oUDNICK-ts:4o q. m;
1880. 6;3s, $3.50. 7.I6, ssIl 100 p. m.
ANTHoNY-s;ao, 800 a. m. 4:So $3.50, ESQ. 7:i5
-sil;OO p
COVENTRY, sTERLING-S4l $500 q. m; 4:so.
7;l6 p. m.
SUMMIT, GREENE, oNEco, MoosUP, PLAIN.
FlELD-bi40, $500, a. m.; 4.30. 7;I5 y. IN.
JEWErr CITY. CANTERBURY. SCOTLAND.
VERSAILLES. BALTIC. SOUTH WLNDHAM-
$40, $500 a. m; $50 p. m.
wILLIMANTIC--6s40, 900 a. M; $50, 7:l5 D. m.
HARTFoRD-6;40, $500 a. m. 4:3o, 7;l5 p. IN
FISHRILL& NEWBURG-9:o0 a. m
NoRWICH-s:4o, 800 a. m; $3.50. 7;l5 p. m
WATERBURY. DANBURY-sOo a. m. 7;i5 p. m
CHICAGO AND THE WEST VIA NEwBUR0
AND ERIE R'Y-s;oo a. m.
PAsCoAG AND INTERMEDIATE STATIONS
645. l;20 a. M; and 6;25 and 'si1;i5 p I'D
Returning leave Paseoag at 7:45 a. m.; 1850,
$500 and ..s .QQ p
All trains leave from west end OF Union Depot
Providence.
saturdays only.
w.R. BABcocK, q. PA
JN. KING. supt
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-12-19

Il A period like
tho present, when
the commercial
spirit prevails and
people are devoted
TO material inter
ests almost To the
exclusion ofevery-
thing else, they
are very liable to
relcgate sentiment
into the back
ground. This ten
dency is even no.
ticeable In the
celebration of par-
tioular events,
such as the birth
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-02-21
A ROMANCE OF ~PRONOUNS.

1t was evening, it was moonlight, it
was late and it was fair.
[ was counting, L was happy, L was
brave, for she was there.
She was pretty, she was blushing, she
was willing to be we'd
He arrived and he objected. He was
papa, so l fed.
l returned. He was repentant. She
vas coaxing her mamma.
He ~relented, and 1 thanked him and
forgave him-dear papai
Then he blessed US. l was happy,
while she blushed a rosy red.
He was willing. She was willing. !
"a willing. We We're wed.
Selected.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-02-21
THE OF HABIT.
4 Case in Which the Lecturer Was
Barking up the Wrong Tree.

Habit, habit, habit, how it binds
a MAI with chains of iron!' exclaimed
the Temperance Lecturer out of a job,
dramatically.
"And that's right, too" commented
the Son of Toll.
"Ah, my friend, you seem to have
had some experience with habits" said
the Lecturer.
You bet l have" replied the other.
That's what causes all the misery
of my life"
The Lecturer glowed with pleasure.
Here right before him was a horrible
example and he proceeded to draw
the man out.
"You have felt the Irresistible cray
ing which drags you down, while all
your better nature is crying out
against it,"
That's what"
you have realized that your habit
was h%urrying you to the grave at
b~reakneck speed and yet you have felt
that you could not resist it?'
Yes, sir"
1T has robbed you of sleep and
robbed you of food, made you bleary-
eyed, nervous and physically ex-
hausted?"
MANY and many a night, sir, I've
gone without sleep just from think
ing of it, and it has got to be a com
mon practice to go for long spells
without eating when the pressure
comes
you have starved your family and
let your childen go in rags because
of it,"
Well, hardly that. My besetting
habit has taken care of my family in
pretty good shape"
''You don't mean that you are a
dealer?"
The Son of Toll looked puzzled, but
he answered, NO"
"Ah, [ see, you have not yet reached
the lowest stage of degradation, and
you think to escape it. But let me
warn you, my friend, you will not
unless you overcome your habit. Re,
solve to conquer it. You can if you
try"
"Well | don't know. I sometimes
think it would be pretty dull living if
[ should break it off"
mo, no, no! You would be a free
man. You would feel such joy as you
never before had felt in your life.
Your wife would fall on your neck
with tears of thankfulness. Come, my
friend, the demon has not an unbreak,
able clutch upon you. Sign the pledge
never to drink"
Drink! Why, 1 never drank a drop
in my life. What are you giving us?'
Slut l thought you said you knew
the power of habit; that you had felt
the craving which you could not re
sist; that you had spent nights with
out sleep and days without food; that
you were being dragged down to an
early grave"
Il have, but faint the drink habit.
What's done all that to me, preacher,
is the consumed habit I've had ever
since I was a boy of working."-Buf
falo Express.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-02-21
SHE'S AN

Every girl and woman is a walking
Indicator.
If she wants to know what she says
to other people read this and then
look in the glass:
Sloping shoulders indicate ~insensi-
bility, weakness and prostration.
If the shoulders are square they in
dictate strength Of character.
The elbow, thrust out from the side,
while the wrist is toward the body,
indicates coarseness, holiness, audac-
ity and love Of self.
When the forearm goes out with the
elbow it signifies love for the object
toward which it moves.
The elbow pressed against the sides
indicates humility, timidity and self
suppression.
The wrist when straight expresses
vital energy in reserve; when nearly
straight. a normal state-a condition
of calm.
If a person extends a hand toward
you without carrying with it the fore
arm and elbow you may be sure that
person loves himself and not YOU.
Emperor William is i'll with a cold
and confined to his room. He was IN
able 10 receive an agrarian committee
which called on him.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-02-21

A benevolent woman is gathering to-
gether in her home the material for
a box to send to Nebraska. Many
very useful garments, comfortables,
etc, have been contributed. But
among the articles sent in there are
some that make one wonder. what are
the giver's notions concerning needs
and supplies for needs. Tor instance,
in n package were two tides for
chair backs and a small roll Of pink
satin, with several tiny scraps of
fancy braid. What use these would
be put to for starving and freezing
folk it is hard to see.