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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-11

number OF clothes lines on Palmer
and McKenna streets were robbed Satur-
day night.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-11
BANK STATEMENTS.
MERCHANTS
NATIONAL BANK,
30 Westminster Street.
SAIAtAL ~s,VoV'"Oo
SURPLUS PROFITS OVER. 100000
NEW BUSINESS INVITED.

Liberal arrangements made with De-
positors for Interest on Current Accounc or
on Certificates of Deposit.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-11

STATE OF RHODE IsDAND,
County Of Providence, sss
!, Edwin knight. cashier of the above named
bank, do solemnly affirm that the above stateme ut
is true TO the best Of my knowledge and belief.
EDWIN KNIGHT. Cashier.
Subscribed and affirmed 10 before me this lith
day OF March, 1895.
GILMAN Il. JoPP. Notary Public.
Correct-Attest;
A. IL. MANCHESTER, JR.,)
l.. w. ANTHONY. Directors.
WILLIAM SESSIONS,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-11
REPORT

nF the condition of the MERCHANTS MA
~ TIONAL BANK, at Providence, in the State
OF Rhode Island. at the. close OF business, March
o, 1885;
RESOURCES.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-11
A BAD RUNAWAY.
One Man Hurt and Two Carriages
Wrecked.

A horse attached TO a buggy and driven
by Joseph Nichols became frightened
by the electric cars at 10 o'cloc k
this morning, near the corner OF
Winter and CrauHton streets, and
ran away. At tho corner OF West
minister and Dean streets the carriage col
lided with n heavy express wagon, and
Mr.. Nichols was thrown out and some
" hat injured. The horse continued TO
run, and at the junction OF
Wey ybossst and Broad streets coll
lided with team owned by
Lawrence Guild. Mr.. Guilds horse started
to run, and the two animals came to-
gcthcr aud were captured by two men.
The buggy owned b. Mr.. Nichols was
completely wrecked.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-11

REPORT
nF the condition OF the TRADERS NATIONAL
~ BANK at Providence. In the State OF Rhode
Island, at the cloBe OF business, March B, 1890;
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-11

Death Of an Historian.
MILAN, March 11.-Cesare Cantu, the
is-dead.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-11

Subscribe for THE WEEKLY NEWS.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-11

nF the condition Of the NATIONAL EX-
" CHANGE BANK, at Providence In the State
OF Rhode Island, at the close OF business, March
6tb. 1895;
REsoURCFs:
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-11

THE CITY OF PRovIDEN CE.
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best N rnB worm.
In AIemoriani.

In the tropical night, where the palms in
terlace-
Dim, shadowy fingers in tender embrace
When the pulse of the breeze throbs no
more on the plains,
And the moonbCr ms unraYel their shad-
oWy skeiils;
Then heart of my heart. like q spirit l
stand
Alone in the quiet of memory's land,
And ] call to thee, sweet, in my weary de-
spair.
But my pleading falls faint on the lam
guorous air.
There is grief in the night, there is night
in my soul.
JAS l walk by the grave in my lonely pa
troll;
Is it long thou has slept, is thy resting
place near?
! know not. ah me, and / care not, my
dear
For life of my life, although time dries the
tears,
j love thee and long for thee still, through
the years,
In the day or the night. in the world or
apart,
/ love thee and watch by the grave of my
heart.
And thou art not dead, for we meet in the
maze
And glamour of life. on our separate
TITS a ghost of thy soul. with its laughter
OF pain.
And It's beautiful eyes. which dissemble in
vain.
oh. life of my life, although time dries the
tears,
i love thee and long for thee still through
the years;
In the day or the night. wheresoever thou
i love thee and watch by thy grave in my
Mary Berri Chapman.
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a Lovers Strategy.

That all is fair in love and war was
recently exemplilicd in the east of an
uptown young man. who had had a
falling out with his best girl, all on &C
count of another fair charmer.
Girl No. l heard of the existence Of
Girl No. 9, and Immediately became as
cool toward the unfortunate young
man as one we'll can in this kind Of
weather. The swain in question was
most anxious to be restored TO the
good graccs of his best girl, but all his
advances met with a fligid reception.
For several days he was in despair,
thoroughly convinced that there was no
balm in Gilcad. Finally he hit upon a
brilliant scheme. lnditing a letter to
Girl No. 2, III which he requested her
to cease annoying him with her unwel-
come attentions. he placed it in an en-
velope and carefully addressed it to
Girl No. /. The next day he sent her q
telegram saying that he had made a
mistake in placing two letters in their
envelopes. and that she had probably
received n letter o intended for her.
Would she please return itP
The scheme worked Ike a charm.
The foxy epistlc was returned with a
very gracious note, and now everything
is moving along smoothly once more,
-IMHadelphidRecord
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room, and scratching his bristly iron gray
hair from time to time, These signs OF
restlessness indicated to tiosa who knew
him we'll, that he had n selfish use to
makeo of q fellow creature, and failed to
see Immediately how to reach the end in
view.
81 say, Mountjoy;i' he began, have you
any idea what my daughter is abouts,''
II don't even understand what you
mean,' Hugh replied. For the last mouth
l have been in Scotiand.H
You and she write to each other, don't
youg'
"Hasn't she told you"
Excuse me for i~nterrupting YOU, Mr..
Henley, she has told me nothing"
Mr.. Henley stared absently at the SUI
perbly bound books on his library shelves
%(never degraded by the familiar act of
rending). and scratched his head more
reStlessly than ever.
Look here, young nan. When you
were staying with me in the country, |
rather hoped it might end in a marriage
engagement. You and Iris %disappoint d
me-not for the first time. But women
do change their minds. Suppose she had
changed her mind, after having twice re.
fused yons Suppose she had given you
Ill opportunity
Hugh interrupted him again. "It's
needless to suppose anything of the sort,
sir; she would not have given me an OPP
port unity.
"Don't fence with me, Mountjoy! I'll
put it in Il nilder way, if you prefer being
h~umbugged. DO you feel any interest in
that perverse girl OF mine2"
Hugh answered readily and warmly:
"The truest interest"
Even Mr.. Henley was human; his ugly
face looked uglier still. 1t assumed the
self-satisiied expression of Il man who had
carried his point.
Nov | can go on, my friend, with what
l had to say to gu. | have been abroad
on business, and only came back the 9th.
er day. The moment ! saw Iris I noticed
something wrong about her. IL | had
been a stranger should have said: That
young woman is not easy in her mind.
Perfectly useless to speak to her about it,
Quite happy and quite well-thcre was
! her own account of herself. l tried her
| maid next, II white-livered, sulky creature,
| one of the steadiest liars | have ever met
with. Il know of nothing amiss with my
mistress, sir There was the maids way
of keeping the secret, whatever it may be,
] don't know whether you may have no
ticed it in the course of your acquaintance
with mel hate to be beaten"
mo, MI. Henley, | have not noticed it"
"Then you are informed of it now. Have
you seen my housekeeperr"
"QUce or twice, sir
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what women should Know,

Every woman ought to know that
there Is an institution in this country
where diseases peculiar to their sex
have, for nearly thirty years, been made
q specially by several of the physicians
connected Herewith. This institution
Is b Invalids' Hotel and Surgical In
stitute, at Buffalo, n. Y. In treating
thousands of cases at that famous san
ltarium there have been perfected med
icines which form a regular scientific
course of treatment for these prevalent
N most distressing ailments.
DIR. Pierce aad his staff of skilled spe-
cialists, forming the faculty of the
above institution, are at all times ready
to reply to letters from women suffering
from obstinate, complicated, or long
neglected diseases and ''weaknesses,'
and can be addressed, or consulted ut
the institution, free of charge.
When DIR. Pierce published the first
edition of his work, The Peoples Com
mon Sense Medical Adviser, he an.
nounced that after 6SO,o00 copies had
been sold at the regular price, $50 per
copy. the profit on which would repay
him for the great amount of labor and
money expended i'll producing il, he
world distribute the next half million
free. As this number of copies has al
ready been sold, lie is now distributing,
absolutely free, 100000 copies of this
most com plete, inter
esting and COUPON valuable
6 o N m m on No. III. sense sense medi
lished-the recipient only being requir
ed to mail to him, or the Worlds Dis
pensary Medical Association, of Buffa.
10. n. V, OF which lie is President, this
little Coupon Number with twenty-one
CID one-cent stamps to cost oil
mailing only, aud the book will be sen
postpaid. 1t is Il veritable medical Ii
brary, complete in one volume. 1t con
tains owe 1000 pages and more thar
300 Illustrations. some of them in colors
Several finely illustrated chapters ar,
devoted to til , careful consideration il
plain languae :. of diseases peculiar t
women and their successful home treat
ncut without the aid of Il physician ant
without having to submit TO dreaded
examinations and the stereotypct
local applications so repulsive to til,
modest and justly sensitive woman
The Free Edition is precisely the sam,
as that sold at S1.50. except only tina
the books are bound in strong manill;
paper covers instead of cloth. SEM
NOW before all are given away. The.
are going off rapidly, therefore, do no
delay sending Immediately if in wan
Of one.
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Aquatic Marvel..

Imagination had Il boundless range Ia
devising legends ard marvels about
fish until knowledge clipped her wings.
Much of Izaak's charm lies in his quaint
manne of reference to these t%ictions.
But the loss OF such pleasant errors is
compensated by facts more extraordi-
nary aud even more wonderful which
science has revealed. Izaak would have
spurned in a gentle way the most rev.
cred of his authorities had ne found the
assertion that oysters can hear and even
utter sounds, that fish climb trees aud
live in woods.
Blu the first statement is now assured,
the second is upheld by grave evidence,
Lie third is Il commonplace and the
fourth must be called %pardonable eyag-
geration. We have a species entitled
.'percha scandens." When Lieut.. Dial
dorf of the Dutch East India service re-
ported to Sir Joseph Banks that he had
caught a fish on the stem of a palm
tree five feet above the ground and still
mounting upward, even Sir Joseph's
acceptance of his tale did not preserve
that officers from an outburst of uni
versal mockery.
1t was asked, with reason, what on
earth the FISH expected to find useful for
its purposes nj the top of n palm
tree? The earliest reporter of this fact,
A%bouzeyd, who wrote in the ninth cen
tury, had Il sufficient explanation. He
WIS 10 bothered with science. The
creature vent up to feed upon the fruit
and when satisfied it returned to the
water. But this would not do for the
savants even a hundred years ago. They
pointed out that "percha %scandens" lives
on water insects, that it could not and
would not eat fruit and that if its fins
and gill-covers be so framed that it
might possibly climb Il tree they are so
framed also that it could not make even
an effort TO descend. Their objections
are not answered, nor, 50 far as we are
aware. has any fish since then been
caught nine feet above the ground. But
the habit of climbing is admitted what
ever the motive.
In fact, the Cingalese cover their fish
traps with Il netting, because, as they
explained to Mr.. Layard, some species
would creep up the poles and escape
over the side. A few hours s%ojourn in
almost an" tropic realm will convince
the stranger that fish can climb. If he
spend them on the banks of q tidal river.
The funny little mud-fish sculry and
paddle there all day long. mounting to
the top of the rocks, however smooth;
running mp and down the mangrove
roots as active almost as lizards. Not
least curious of their peculiarities is the
trick of running over the surface of the
water for Il distance which seems bound
ed only by their inclination.
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(To be c%ontinued.)
Origin OF the Novel.

Great inventions are not the products
of individual genius. The inventor
only contributes to what has been de-
veloping through the ages. He gives
the finishing touch, or joins the missing
element, to the work of others; the So
called invention is the product of long
continued evolution. The same may
be said of every great work of art. 1t
simply marks a stage in a long and
toilsome journey.
The origin of the English novel, then.
must be sought far back of the time
when the first English novel appeared.
Indeed, there is some difference of
opinion in regard to the book that is
entitled to be called the first English
novel. Sir Walter Scott thought Tom
ones" written by Fielding in 1749, was
untitled to that honor. Others say it is
Pamela" written in 1740. Defoe's
Robinson Crusoc," published in 17l9,
has strong claims. Addison's Coverly
papers were a novel in embryo.
1t is hard to say, then, just who is the
father of the English novel as we I'M
derstand the term. A French critic in
sists that it is Thomas Nash, who wrote
near the close of the sixteenth century.
The opinion is almost general, however,
that the novel came into existence about
the beginning ofthe eighteenth century.
To understand why ii appeared at that
time it is necessary to trace the devel-
noment of English prose fiction.
Before doing so, let us inquire what
the novel is. How does it differ from
the romance? Turning to the detini-
ton given in the Century dictionary. we
find that a novel is "a fictitious prose
narrative or tale involving some plot of
more or less intricacy and aiming to
present a picture of real life in the his
torical period and society TO which the
persons, manners and modes of speech,
as well as the scenery and surroundings
are supposed to belong" Originally
the word, novel. meant simply a new
tale, any story of fresh interest.
A romance was anything in prose OF
verse written in any of the romano
languages. By and by the words ac.
CURED separate and distinct meanings.
Romance was used to designate stories
which dealt chiefly with the marvellous
the heroic, the mysterious and the SUI.
pernatural. Novel was applied to mar
ratives in which the incidents were ac
c~ommodated to the ordinary train OF
events and the actual state of society.
This is the distinction to-day,
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The Smithheld Ham.

"The average citizen is fond of IL piece
of sweet ham. but it is an absolute
waste to set before an uncducated pal
ate Il slice of Il genuine old Smithtield
that has been two years in curing" said
Col. Thomas Long'ey of Virginia 10 q
Washington Post man. The fame of
the Smithiicld ham has been spread to
the uttelmost parts OF the land and
never yet knew Il man who was cogni-
z;lnt of the merits OF both that didn't
prefer the product Of old Virginia to the
choicest that ever came from West
phalia. ! can't describe the process of
the formers treatment in detail but l
know it is enre'oped in ashes Il good
while and subsequently buried in mother
earth, where it stays for many moons.
some high-llyiug epicures aver that
a Smithiield should be literally drenched
with champagne while in process of
cooking, but | don't think wine is at all
necessary. My mode is to parboil it
till the skin ONE off easily, then put
it in the baking-pan and haste judi
ciously with vinegar and sugar. Then
it comes out a dish fit for the Olympian
gods. OF course, all the hams that bear
the name do not come from the little
town of Smithtield, for that small ham
let couldn't supply one-hundredth part
of the demand.
"A member of the universal Smith
family-old Capt. Isaac, for whom the
town was named and who was, if |
mistake not, a contemporary Of Gen.
Washington-invented the process OF
curing that part of the hog in question
and to-day his imitators are scattered
all over Virginia and Maryland"
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BY No Means CONVINCED.

A patient in an insane asylum mag
ined himself dead. Nothing could drive
this deiusion out of the mans brain.
One day his physician had a happy
thought aud said to him. "Did you
ever see a dead maj bleed?"
No" he replied.
did you ever hear of a dead man
hlecding"
NO"
"Well. if you will permit me, l will
try an experiment with you and see if
you bleed or not" The patient gave
his consent, the doctor whipped out his
lancet and drew II little blood. There"
he said. you see that you bleed; that
proves you are not dead"
"Not at all the patient instantly re-
piled. that only proves that dead men
can bleed Yoneers Bldte.
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The Thimble-Tsig Trick.

In the early days the three-card trick
was not the national institution it has
since become; the gentlemen of the
road" at that time used the three
thimbles. The Cambridge line was
much infested by these persons till
cleared of them by a well : known
parsonage, whom | will call Mr.. Hunt.
He was a London money-lender of great
disrepute, whom some of my friends
had dealings with (and perhaps he re-
scented that the sovereigns which ought
by right to have been his found their
way into these r~ascals) pockets. AT all
events he undertook the Ito him) IN.
usual role of the guardian Of youth and
public benefactor.
Mr.. Hunt was a tall and powerful mar
but had the agile fingers OF Il conjurer.
and t~himble-rig was child's play to him.
Attired richly with studs and chains
and with an agricultural cast Of @counten-
ance his entrance into their compart.
ment was gladly welcomed by the three
rogues.
After a modest interval the thimbles
were produced and he lost Il pound Of
two; then, pretending to be "pricked,
tS tuc pdiuDlClS GILL IL. Ic oittltu u
bet E25 that he would discover the pea
The money was staked on both side,
and put on a vacant seat. Then Mr.
Hunt said. after IN apparently careful,
inspection: The pea is there" an'
there it was under the thimble. Thel
he seized the bank notes, crammed then
into his pocket and produced a life-pre
server. whoever touches me-" he re
marked, "is as good as dcad.'
The three sharpers had the sense I,
perceive that he was in earnest and the.
were also astonisbed and demoralize'
by what they had witnessed, for no
body knew better thar themselves tina
there had been no pea. Mr.. Hun
also knew it and had brought one wit
him to supply the dcticiency. The.
ever troubled the Cambridge lin
again.-JameS Payn IN The Cornhi
Magazine.
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3 LIND LOVE
HILk1E COLLINS.

The shrek tnuC .sirst from her on MAX
Ing that horrible discovery esis heard by
Two men who were crossing the lower
heath at some distance. They saw the
women and ran to them. One of the men
was u laborer: the other, better dressed,
looked like II foreman of works. He was
the first who arrived on the spot.
Enough to frighten ,you out of your
senses, ladies'" he said, civilly. Its II
case of suicide, should say, by the look
Of it,"
For Gods sake, let us do something to
help hirn!. Iris burst out. II know hint
/ know him.
Fanny, equal to the emergency. asked
Miss Henley for her handkerchief, joined
her own handkerchief To it, ind began to
bandage the wound. Try if his pulse is
beating" she said quietly to her mistress.
The foreman made himself useful by ex-
aiming the suicides pockets. Iris thought
she could detect u faint nuttering in the
pulse. lis There 10 doctor living near."
she cried. rs there no carriage to be
found in this horrible place?n
The foreman had discovered two letters.
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Ben Bolts RcpIy.

Oh, yes, I remember her name with de-
light.
Sweet Alice. so cherished and dear;
I seek her grave in the pale hour OF night
And moisten the turf with Il tear.
And when the heart is o'erhurdened with
woes
/ wander and muse all alone,
And long for the time when my heart shall
reDoSe
Where sweet Alice lies under the stone.
! roam through the woods, where so Joy
Gus we've Strayed,
And recline on the green sunny hill;
All things are bright in that beautiful
glade,
But my heart is all lonely and chill.
The hand that so fondly ] pressed in my
own,
And the lips that We're melting with love.
Arc cold in the grave and ] am left all
alone
Till | meet with sweet Alice above.
All, well ] remember the schoolhouse and
brook
And the master so kind and so true:
The wild. bluoHiiug flowers in the cool,
shady nook,
AS fragrant with incense and dew.
But | weep not for thee, though so dear
to my heart.
Or the friends that nave left me alone.
The bosom will hcave and the tcardrop
start,
For sweet Alice lies under the stone.
From the Boston Globe.
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A stand for walking sticks.

London Queen.
i have been a collector of old walking
sticks, especially French one beauti-
fully painted. for some years. and have
recently had two stands for them. One
I purchased abroad; 1t o the form of
an open umbrella, in Chi&. with a
place for a stick between each rib: the
silk of the umbrella was made to repre-
sent some floral him designs, and the
whole thing is quite a success. The
other l made myself. and it han on
the wall: 1t is only a series of laths
with a hook at each end for a stick tc
rest IN These are nailed on to a square
formed of the laths, and | colored each
q dull red with curious markings in
blue and white which l copied from
some Spanish brackets ] brought from,
Gibraltar years ago. To these stands
/ have RELOCATED all the ebony sticks
have.
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.razen Should Is. ..Eeezc..
'hicapo Times-Herald.

Chicago Times-Herald.
That ommon usage gives a wrong
word or the misuse of pronunciation OF
a right word a standing is a fallacy
which is insisted upon by men in high
repute. as language goes; but it is a fall
lacy, even if they do indorse it. Take
the INSTRUMENTATION of the word
"feaze" or .feeze." for instance. 1t has
q dictionary position and is unmistak-
ably pronounced feeZe. Yet how many
persons are there in the United States
who would understand the expression;
II was not feezed.'' or You can't feeZe
me?" The universal uttering of the word
is "faze," and as error is more tenacious
than correctness, s it will remain,
probably, for all time.