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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-04-16

c. q. Hayward. $50 Westminster.
James II. Smith. so Providence
Herbert Lees, 81 Delaine,
Jesse Kerfort, 81 Delaine.
George l.. Eagan. "a Arnold.
Walter Darling. s74 Crsnston.
Lewis p. Allen. 40 Friendship street.
r. w. Sewell, g. South Water.
NJ. II. Smith, e4s Federal.
w. ii. Smith. "A sutton.
Geo. w. Smith, 2s4 Federal.
A. @. Perkins.
Joshua II. steere, s Linden stresA
Mattley Wood, opper street
W.R. White, a Warren.
c. H Scholefeld, a26 Washington.
George B. scholeneld. 326 Washington.
f. w. Bishop, Providence Depot.
John #. Allen, 3 Lincoln.
Charles J. Smith. Downs Block.
Miss B. Beane, Lincoln.
George II. Parr.
II. s. Barbour, 8 Lincoln.
s. G. GaIdn'r.
ii. A. Pellett. 135 Cranston.
G. Perry, 8 Oak.
r. A. Barton, 103 Chapin avenue.
Herbert $. Thompson. 81 Chaplin avenue.
Joshua Gray. 446 Pine.
Charles B. Whipple. 9O7 Westminster.
Walter p. Diacont. l2s Smith
Patrick Welfare, 72 West River.
Frank steero Williston, 81 Linden,
N. J. Egan, 30 Hassan.
w. Z. Wilson. as7 olney.
FredE. Trow, 81 Beacon avenue.
Theodore A. Allen, n Lester.
George Taylor U. 8. Navy, 81 Chestnut.
Henry p. Andrews. 90 Cranston.
Charles S. Cohen. 10 Jenckes.
William Woolley. 81 Delaine street.
Benz. F. Hartman, 8S3 Friendship.
Lewis 7. Place, 10 Parks avenue.
Enoch b. Turner. 20 Nichols.
George L. Croker. go weyDosseA
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George L. Card.
Thomas q. Hunt.
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Vim. O. Smith.
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VIM. II. Bemis.
VIM. Bradbury.
Frank A. Potter.
Charles w. Higgins.
Edward f. Sargent.
George w. Elliot.
w. S. Smith.
Henry Ash.
John II. Lynch.
Hiram n. Swift.
f. A. Rockwell.
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Charles s. Pine, q Bradford.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-05
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-05
THE CANDY MARRIAGE,
4 Ceremony That Has at Least the
Merit of Simplicity.

From Household W Words
But of all marriage rites of which We have
ever heard, that described to us the other
day by lady who has passed many years
of her life in Burmah certainly bears away
the palm for conciseness and sweet simplic-
ity. Here 1t would appear to be upon the
dusky lady that the pleasing duties of court
ship devolve. She sees a youth whom she
deems calculated to make her happy, and
forthwith offers him stick of candy. If
he accepts her proposal, he promptly eats
the token OF affection, and they are thereby
made man and wife. There is no further
ceremony, and no witnesses are necessary.
In the act of eating alone this most primi-
tive marriage rite conSiStS-so we are as
sured. But, If, on the contrary, the youth
has no mind to enter the estate of matri-
mony with the proprietor of the proffered
stick he merely assures herewith a fine
consideration for her feelings not always
shown in more civilized countries-that that
particular kind of candy is not to his taste !;
and with that the whole matter is at end
She, presumably, goes contentedly away
to offer her rejected candy and affections to
some more appreciative youth. by whom, let
us hope, it may be speedily devoured; and
everybody must feel satisfied that no I'M
necessary time or trouble has been wasted
over these unsuccessful matrimonial ncgo-
tiations. Yes, the simplicity of these un-
sophisticated people has much to iecom-
mend it,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-05

OF the Pribilof Islands, at a depth of 100
fathoms. 1t resembled the fish known az
the macrurus. but still was essentially Diff
ierent from anything before discovered. Its
mead was peculiarly fiat in appearance it's
eyes very large and its tail dwindling to q
point and being curled in action, something
like that of snake
1t was physically constructed so that it
couid only live at this great depth in the
ocean, where the weight of the water was
SO great that 1t would kill all other animal
life. When the fish was drawn up its stom-
acn was crushed up out of its mouth, and
It's eyes were puffed out. 1t could not live
IN the upper waters. In its native DEPTHS
the darkness was so dense that no other
nsh could see anything. 1t was also az
cold as In the arctic regions
w hen the Albatross reached the Pribi-
io1 Islands, l stopped and spent some time
there looking after the SEALS 1 took many
photographs of them. This the government
requires every year. The islands are photo.
graphed In sections. and the sections are
aiterward put together, SO that an entire
view Is reproduced. In this way the photo
graphs can be compared with those of pre-
vious years. By aid of glass in Washing
ton the seals may be counted, and by this
means We can tell whether they are decrease
ing or not"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-05
TWO HOURS FOR PRAYER.
Even the Saloon Keepers Closed Their
Places of Business.

An unosual scene was witnessed in Kala-
mazoo, Mich, recently. At the request Of
the Ministerial Alliance, under whose aus
pices Evangelists Whttle and Burke are
conducting revival meetings, on the day
selected as the day of prayer in the city all
the business houses We're asked to close
from to o'clock, and the great majority
agreed to do so, that their employees might
have an opportunity to attend the prayer
meeting. Somebody suggested that the sa-
loon keepers also be asked to close their
places during these hours, and a committee
went around to secure their consent. This
committee was surprised as saloon keeper
after saloon keeper agreed to close to allow
his employees to attend the meeting II they
desired As a result, every prominent sa-
loon in the place was closed the two hours
requested. and on some doors was posted
the sign: CLOSED from to for the prayer
meeting"
AS far a: known 1t IS the first time IL the
state that liquor dealers have. with the
merchants, closed to help out evangelists.
The meeting was crowded.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-05
MILLERS TOO THICK.
A Comedy of Errors Results From q
Coincidence of Hotel Arrivals.

A Comedy of Errors Results From Q
Coincidence of Hotel Arrivals.
From the st. Louis Republic.
Three men, each bearing the name of ]. ].
Miller, registered at the Planters yesterday
and confusion came with them. One is a
Chicago capitalist, another New Yorker
travelling for a linen house, and the third a
Vandalia conductor whose home is in In
dianapols. The first man to register was
the conductor. and he got batch of mail
and kilograms that almost put him in a
trance. He opened a letter containing a
proposition from firm of New York bank
ers for the purchase of batch of bonds
amounting to several thousand dollars. and
his eyes nearly popped out of his head.
Then he read letter protesting against the
quality of batch of linen from Kansas
City merchant, and followed 1t up by OPEN
ing letter addressed to My Darling joe"
and signed, Your affectionate wife, Min
ME" Then he took a tumble that he was
against the wrong correspondence and
turned II in
Then the capitalist registered and the
clerk handed him all the mail and kilograms
addressed to ]. ]. Miller. He opened letter
which should have been given to the con-
ductor-which the conductor overlooked
and telegram to the travelling man. Then
he turned in the mail and the third ]. j.
Miller arrived. He sorted out what was his
and the rest was sent to the capitalist who
had the pleasure of reading the letter to the
conductor a second time, after which 1t
reached its rightful owner.
All day long people came to the hotel to
call on one or the other of the Millers, and
by a singular fatality the clerks directed the
callers wrong. Men who wanted to buy
linens We're steered to the banker or to the
conductors apartment, where he was try
ing to Sleep and people who came to talk
about investments were sent to the travel
ing man. About o'clock in the afternoon
the climax came, when the travelling man
vas handed a note signed by a well-known
citizen, informing him that the well-known
citizen, with his wife and daughter, extend
ed thanks for the invitation, and would be
at the Planters for dinner at 6 o. clock. The
New Yorker scratched his head.
Here" he called to Clerk Fields, what Is
this? l never landed in such nervy town.
Here is a total stranger and his family in
wiling themselves to dinner with me. 1 did
not ask anybody to dinner I've been both
cred all day by people running up to me and
talking about things l don't know anything
about. then saying, oh, beg your pardon
and skipping away again. It's enough to
drive man to drink
Mr.. Fields looked the matter up and dis
covered that the Planters was entertaining
travelling man wrote two notes, one of which
he directed to be placed in the box of each
of his doubles name. The notes read:
Mr.. j. J. Miller: Hereafter please enter
your first name in full on the register of Q
hotel, and oblige. yours truly.
JOSEPH JAMES MILLER"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-05

afraid your horse is stole. Did you lend
him to that Mr. Golding,'
II should say not, indeed, that Mr.. Gold
ing is tied to a post under the meeting
house."
ooh, dear, then it's SOL cried the woman,
81 just saw him pass our house at full
gallop Mr. Springer's horse. 1 mightn't
have thought anything of it, but that 1 just
happened to catch sight of him. leading
the horse round back of Mr.. NewcombS S,
and 50 to the road through the lane. 1t
looked suspicious and L wanted to stop
him, but when he see me he get into the
saddle and galoped away. And there
weren't any men folks around to help
Men folks, indeed. No all the men folks
In Granite who We're not at a distance from
their houses in the fields, had gone to Mr.
Narren's when he returned from DENLY.
NO use, neighbours" said Sam more
gloomy than angry as he came around the
corner from the barn. Hes gone on the
fastest horse in the township. We can't
catch him."
Perhaps not" responded Mr.. Warren
with energy, but we go to the nearest
place that has telegraph office and set all
the police IN the county on his track. He
won't venture to go to DENLY, but there's
other towns and 10 towns he must go after
awhile"
That's right" admitted Sam, 'and as it's
my nag that's gore. I'll go with anybody
who'll take me-"
y volunteer was promptly forthcoming
and in a few minutes Sam and his neighbor
set out to track Golding if possible. and
surely to telegraph his description to the
local officers of all towns through which
he might pass.
Mr.. Warren returned to his house
Did you tell him. he asked of his wife.
About GoldEnS getting the diamond?
No"
"Then l must. I'm afraid it will upset
him, but its got to he done"
He went into tho spare room. Button
OF the morning.
''lut.," said AIR. Warren, 'you must be a
He paused. and the invalid looked up at
HIM inIuiringly.
"GoldiHg has escaped. and he took the
Pre- dent with him
Dutton's eyes spanked with interest
so. G'ltinS got away, did he? Well,
he's sharp one"
Lat. did you understand me- Dut, he
took the President with MIN? He got hold
OF 1t before NJ Irtha could stop him. You
Saw the affair." didn't your
Yes, Nick, | saw it all. I understand
lie closed his eyes in the old weary way
AM kept them shut, with his brow slightly
contacted
I'm honestly sorry for you, comrade,"
said MIR. Warren.
Don't mind it, Nick" said Dutton,
fecIly, without Opening his eyes
well, bows our patient today?, asked
Mason.
Good morning, Nick" he continued. "l
was sent for to go to DENLY about your
matter, and just as l was about to start
J got message from the justice explain
Ing that you were released. I'm glad to
hear 1t. 1 supposed you'd come of all
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-05
PAID THE CHURCH DEBT.
How u Band of Statesmen Responded
to n COlOred Pastors Appeal.

to n Colored Pastors Appeal.
From John Sherman's Recolections
We arrived at Beaufort on Sunday morn
ing. The town then was full of contra
bands. We remained there that day, and
received an invitation from negro preach
er to attend religious services at his new
meeting house. About fifteen or twenty of
the party went to the meeting house."
new unfinished skeleton-frame house of
considerable size, without any plastering-a
mere shell. We were shown to seats that
had been reserved for us. The res of the
congregation were negroes in every kind of
dress and of every shade of color. The
scene was very interesting, but the sermon
of the preacher was little better than glib
herish. He was a quaint old man, wearing
goggles and speaking Il dialect we could
hardly understand. At the close of his SER
mon he narrated how the meeting mouse
had been built; that job 4 had hauled the
legs, Tom, Dick and Harry, naming them,
had contributed their labor but they Were
in debt something over $500 and. with a
significant glance at our LITTLE party, he
thought this was a good time to take up
collection. No sooner was this said than
Cameron, whispering TO us, .aiI: Lets
pay it; I'll give $50 And when the hat
came around, instead of the usual dimes
and quarters in ragged currency, it re-
ceived greenbacks Of good denominations
In the meantime the cid preacher highly
elated, called upon the audience to sing
John Browns Sody. A feeble, piping
voice from an old negro woman started the
singing, and the rest of ne negroes, with
loud melodious voices, Joined in, and, be-
fore it was through. the rest of lis joined
in. The hat, whea returned to the preach
err was found to contain more than $50 in
excess of the amount necessary to pay off
the debt Then, with many thanks 10 us
by the preacher the audience was request
ed to remain standing until their visitors
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-05
NURSE TO A BABY RAT,
California Has u Cat That Has Lost
Its housing Instinct.

California Has u Cat Tint Has Lost
Its housing Instinct.
From the San Francisco Examiner
Four miles from Pennington, in this
state, resides G well-to-do rancher named
Morrow. He has little four-year-old son.
Vernie, who usually has about everything
he takes fancy to. Among the things he
fancies and which he has is large, ma
tronly cat that has been brought up to
make due provisions for herself and her
progeny. Jet is this cats name and Jet
her color.
Jet and VERNE are great friends, and
they are frequently seen roaming around
the premises together when Jets time is
Jet has always borne the reputation of
being sure death" to any rats ground
squirrels. A short time ago, in exploring
the barns, granaries and barn yard, VERNE
Immediately took up and carried to the
house and placed carefully in a drawer of
his mothers sewing machine.
Mrs. Morrow objected to the nest of rats
being in the drawer, and took them out to
drown them, when VERNE insisted he must
keep one, and begged SO hard for it, his
mother gave it to him. In a short time he
laid 1t down and forgot about it. Then Jet
came along and took up the young rat and
carried it to her bed as companion for
her one kitten and a solace to her own
mind. Strange as it may appear, the young
rat made himself at home, derived his sus-
tenance from the same source as the kit
ten, received the same maternal attention
from Jet, who seemed to forget that she
was nursing her legitimate prey, to the
great delight of VERNE and the surprise of
older heads about the neighborhood. This
strange state of affairs continued for two
or three weeks, when the baby rat strayed
from Jets protection and met his death at
the claws of another cat not SO merciful
as Jet. Strange as this may appear, it is
a fact, and can be verified by several per-
sons who witnessed this peculiar and
happy family.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-05
Agitation Not Desirable.
FROM OCEAN DEPTHS.
A New Kind of Fish Found by the
Scientists of the AlbatrOss.

From the San Francisco Examiner.
One of the most important and interesting
cruises ever made by the United States ship
Albatross has just been complet I'd. The
famous ship arrived here q few days aso,
and now lies in the stream at Mare Island.
Since leaving here in May last she cruised
in far northwestern waters engaged in
deep-sea fishing, and the fish she has taken
are now being packed away in boxes for
shipment to the Smithsonian Institution.
Some of the crustaceans taken are from
depth of a mile or more, and one fish
of kind never before known TO exist is
from the great depth of LOO faIhoms, or
almost two miles. 1t resembles the ma
cruruS the family known as grenad iers
but is yet so curious in appearance that it
is evidently a new thing There is nothing
in the books like 1t.
The vessel in her cruise, was in charge of
N. B. Miller of the United States fish com
mission. He told of the trip of the Alba
tross in a very interesting way explaining
the mysteries of deep-sea fishing.
I'VE took them,' he said, "in the great
dredge that went TO the floor OF the ocean
and scraped up the denizens of those dark
caverns. The dredge is great rope-like
sack, seventeen feet lorg and eleven feet
wide The sack is made OF thirty thread
Irvine, the meshes on the outside being three
inches long, and on the inside two incnes.
Outside of this sack IS Jacket with meshes
two inches long.
I'm order to fish at any depth desired, this
dredge was attached to a gigantic reel con-
tanning four miles of three-eighths-inch
steel wire. When we let the dredge down
and scraped the bottom Of the ocean We
would bring up as much as ton in weight
of mud, starfsh, worms, anemones, fish,
shrimpS and shells of various kinds. Often
times we would have two or three dozen
different kinds of fish in the dredge.
THE queer fish that we got, the ike of
which has never been seen before was
twenty-six inches long and weighed between
eight and nine pounds. 1t was taken 1T a
point about one hundred miles southwest
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-05
A BLOW FROM 4 DEAD HAND.
GrucsOmc Experience as Related by
the Engineer of u Flyer.

From the Atlanta Journal.
Seeing the picture of that dead man in
yesterdays Journal reminded me of an ex-
perence of my own which l will never for
get" said Henry Bllups, a retired engineer
of Denver, Col. at the Kimball. "Why it
should do so 1 cannot tell, as there is 10th
and l will relate the incident. 1t occurred
when l was running a night train on The
Santa Fe road, back in the '10s. This par
tcular night had been stormy and threaten
ing, and the flashes of Lightning We're fire.
quent and intense. We were running ahead
of our schedule, in order to make a siding
in time to allow an extra to pass Us, and
were travelling, l suppose, at the rate of
about thirty or thirty-fve miles an hour
l was sitting with my face close to the
forward window of the cab, gazing straight
ahead, when in a brilliant blaze of electricity
a mans arm and head suddenly burst with
great force through the glass AMI the open
hand struck ME Squarely in the face l was
daZed for an instant by the blow, and held
blindly to the side of the cab. My first
thought vas that some tramp was trying
to hold up my train to rob the passengers,
and acting on this idea 1 seized my wrench
from its place and dealt the head of the in
truder a blow with all my might
The fireman. thinking l had killed the man,
shut off steam and We slowed down and took
our lanterns to examine the strange visitor
could not describe the feeling that crept
over me when l climbed upon the engine
and looked at the man whom l believed
had attacked me. His entire body below the
arms gone. 1t was easy to understand
the rapidly moving engine ami his body
severed with knife the lower half fall
ing to one side and the head and arms flying
straight through the cab window.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-05
Clerk Young Discourses Interest
ingly on the Present Law.
PLENTY OF RESTRICTIONS IN FORCE
Marriages Can Be Prevented if
an impeachment to Them Exists.
CARELESSNESS OF CLERGY

II have been somewhat interested in the
representation that has been made that
the ministers of Washington are about to
make an effort that will seriously affect
the present system of marriage licenses
and the restrictions now existing" said
Mr.. John R. Young, clerk of the Supreme
Court of the District, to a Star reporter
this morning.
Under the present law he continued,
1.-The clerk of the Supreme Court of the
District of Columbia issues the license to
parties applying in the following form:
To Any Minister of the Gospel
Authorized to celebrate marriages in the
District of Columbia,
Greeting:
You are hereby licensed to solemnize the
rites of marriage between of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-05
A New MYAferY Story.

The mystery story now running in The
Star having proved so popular, arrange
ments have been made to follow it with an
other. The new one is Before They We're
Married." by Henry C. Parker. 1t is of COM
handing interest. and those who read the
first chapters will follow it eagerly to the
end of the absorbing mystery. The first in
stallment will be published on Saturday, No
vember 0. Two hundred and fifty dollars in
gold will be given for a correct solution Of
the mystery by woman reader, according
to the conditions printed elsewhere.