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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-07
ELECT RICAl.
IT NsvER sLEkPs. The Electric Pro-
lection of tho II. l. Electric Protective Co.
Length of the Day.

The division Of the mean day into 81
hours Of 90 minutes zach originated with
tho Egyptians, then passed 70 Babylon
and Greece. Why divided into "a Instead
of some other NUMBER OF hours II Is i'm.
possible 20 say. The Chinese and few
other oriental nations reckon but ~ hours
TO the day and night, evidently making
the whole 20 correspond with the apparent
passage 81 the sun over one OF the zodiscal
49, st. Louie Republio
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-07
strikers Bold Front.

WESTERLY. X. l., March THE strik.
ing paving stone cutters here say that they
will not submit to the reduction OF -
cents day. and that they will not submit
TO arbitration.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-07
No Public Requests.

SALEM. March THE will of ex. Chief
Justice Lincoln Flagg Brigham was filed
for probate yesterday. No public be-
quests are made. The estate is left en-.
tirely to the widow and children.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-07

Dean Hole is the authority for tho opin-
ion that for one silly young woman there
are 90 silly young men.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-07

a sanitary authority insists catarrh md
cold arc caused not by cold outdoor air,
but by warm impure indoor air.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-07
AOQSCfQlliSlilg
GOODS
AT THE
LoWeStP PosablePriices

While we are making al
terations we will close out
most anything in our stock
at very low prices to get
the room. From 20 to 80
per cent. can be saved on all
goods sold new for imme-
date delivery.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-07
LEGAL NOTICES.
SHERIFF'S SALE.

~ virtue Of writ OF execution, Nos. 7b1 and To1.
Supreme Court oiden at Providence within and
Tor the County of Providence, judgment WAS
rendered the Gath day OF April, and returnsbe to
said court on the 9th day Of May A. ID. 1898 here
and Stale of Rhode Island Is plaintiff in No. 7bl
and also Thomas j. Kiernan Of saId Providence
County and state 10 plaintiff, In No. 7S2, and James
Il. Jordan OF Cranston In the County OF Providence
and State aforesaid is defendant will be sold ~
public auction at the SHERIFF. Ofhee In the Provi-
-. Se NYnnty ours mouse on the sth day OF March
and irterest hat the said James V. Jordan had az
the time OF the services OF the writ In this
suit In and to the following described real estate;
certain lot or parcel OF land with the improve
Cranston street in the town OF CTanston and Is
bounded and described followsi Commencing
at a point at the north essterly corner OF said
ming easteriy bounded southerIy ny said Arlington
avenue, ia 36-l00 IT., thence northerls at right
angles with said Arlington avenue bounded east
erly by land Of Richard FenpeI &c s0i0o IT, TO land
now or formerly Of Aimsran Harris heirs, thence
westerly bounded northerly by land now or form
erly Of said Harris heirs % n. to Cranston street
thence southerly bounded westerly by said Gran
lot No. /, and the westerly 10 IT. Of lot No. q
plat entitled the Richard Fenner and Andrew Ford
plat of house lots on Cranston street In Cranston
X. /. said plat is on record in the Town Clerks
lot contains TOSS si-i0o IT,, and was conveyed by
Richard Fenner TO James n. Jordan by deed re-
corded IN book 7s page 900
Levied on by me this S0th day Of November a. ~
1895, at 10 o'clock a. and will be sold to satisfy
WILLIAM p. wINsLow,
Deputy sheriff.
The above sale stands continued until March 9th
WILLIAM p. wINsLow,
mar2-st Deputy Sheriff.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-07

Auctioneers and Commission Agents, 1876,
1873. i4O Dorrance st. F.W. swan, Salesman.
Auction sales Thursday and saturday,
Commencing at 1880 n. nm. wed, ,friu
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-07
DRESSMAklNG.

DREsSMAKING--M Mrs. NJ, l.. Lincoln. %
East Manning street formerly with X. II.
White a. Co., oston) Work guaranteed.
Prices re ,sonable. No disappointments.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-07

SPARY,S ENGLISH DOG RENE
dies. sick dogs promptly attended. Spary's
Non-Carbolic Soap kills vermin, purifes tn
skin. 4. spary, ID. ". 585 Public st. Tel. l45l
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-07
GROCERIES GRAIN, ETC.

MISS s.. l.. LEETE, stenographer, Type
writer. Dictation Typewriting, t44 Butler Ex.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-07
TYPEW RiTlNG

MRS. ANNIE SWEET, fypewriting an
Dictation. Monograph. AZ Custom House $
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-07

Z. ID. ANDERSON d CO., Room =, 20 wey-
bosset ST. Loan money on personal properly,
Insurance Policies and second Mortgages
on heal Estate. Business confidential.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1895-02-13
A CLEVER WOMAN.

A London society womani
wishing to give a fency ball
recently, was besieged by let
ters after her invitations were
out asking permission to ap-
pear in ordinary evening dress.
Alarmed at the prospect of a
colorless ball, she diplomatical-
ly replied that any woman over
thirty five might come in even
ing dress. The ball was a bril-
liant affair, and every waman
came in a character gown.
Which story is matched by
one told at a woman's club last
week Of the efforts of a good
elesgyman to interest the women
Of lis flock in some church
movement. 81 will ask" said
he, at the close Of the sermon,
1.-THE elderly ladies of the con-
gregation to remain a few mi
nuties after the benediction."
He found himself the benedic-
ton" He found himself alone
with one woman-the mother
of the teller of the story, who,
at thirty five, was willing to
sacrifice herself for the sake of
her pastor, anff remained to
point out to him his grievous
bldnder. The same notice, diff
ferently worded, the following
Sunday secured a numerous re-
sponse.-New York Times.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1895-02-13
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up between this section and the
more northern markets of the
country and is growing annual
".
"No description of the Texas
coast would be complete with
out referring to it as the sports
mans paradise which it is dur
ing the hunting season; as the
numerous bays and inland
waters abound in game birds,
being literally alive with duck
Of various kinds, including teal,
mallard, redhead, ETC., together
with the aristocratic canvas
back, besides geese, brant;
swan, eurieS, snipe,. ETC., the
coast islands being heavily
stocked with dear.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1895-02-13

of fourteen feet over its entire
area, into which discharges the
Nueces river, and upon the west
run of which, situated on a high
bluff, sits the pretty little city
of Corpus Christi, which is de-
stined, as soon as the pass and
channel to the bay are improv-
ed, to become not only an i'm
portant shipping point, but
from the nature of its location
and surroundings a favorite
winter resort.
"Brazos Santiago, within a
few miles of the mouth of the
Rio Grande, is the southern
most harbor on the coast
and is the present shipping
point for Brownsville and Mat.
amoros. About half way be
tween Corpus Christi pass and
Brazos Santiago q private com
pany is about to construct an
iron pier, starting from the
shore of Padre island and ex-
tending out into the Calf O.
Mexico to q depth Of thirty odd
feet of water, which would &C
commodate the deepest draught
vessels afoat, the intention
being to extend railroad con-
nection from the main land to
the end of the pier and unload
from the ships tackle onto the
railroad cars. Some small
wharyes of this character have
been built in New York and
New Jersey waters and at a few
other places. but nothing like
in size or boldness of concep-
ton to the one in question
which is intended to be nearly
a mile in length to reach the
requisite depth Of water
whereas the longest of these al
ready constructed extends only
a few hundred yards.
"The lands along the coast Of
Texas are generally quite fer
tile and some wonderful de
velopments have taken place
within the past few years since
the discovery of their adapta
bility of raising fruits and early
vegetables, a large traffic il
this direction having sprung
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1895-02-13
THE TEXAS GULF COAST.
A Well Known Civil Engineer
Of Fort Worth Discusses
The Subject.

Fort Worth, has rencently con
Guided an exhaustive eXamina-
ton Of the gulf coast of Texas.
Upon his return to Fort Worth
reporter of the Galveston
Dallas News held an interview
with him regarding the coast
country and the water ways Of
Texas in general. Upon this
subject Mr.. Lynch said: ''Pos-
sibly few of our people stop to
consider the great extent of sea
coast possessed by Texas or the
many harbors located thereon,
some Of which are now under
improvement by the general
government with marked pro-
gress. In considering the pros
pective development of Texas
during the next decade in the
light of her rapid growth in
population, agricultural pro
ducts. commercial interests and
material development generally
during the decade just past, a
very important factor must be
! taken into account, tO-wit: The
impetus in that direction to be
derived from the improvement
of her harbors and interior wat
erways now well under head
way and with practical results
in several instances already at
tanned. This becomes more
manifest when we stop to con-
slider that statisticians claim
that about So per cent of the
city population of the United
States is on navigable water,
and that about % per cent OF
the cities worthy of the name
are on streams navigable by
some kind of craft, and there
seems to be no reason why
Texas should be an exception
to the general rule. Mr.. Lynch,
after giving a short account OF
his observations at Sabine Pass
Galveston, the mouth of the
Brazos and Pass Caballo, spoke
of the other proposed deep wat
er outlets as follows:
Arkansas pass has a some.
what greater depth over the
bar than Pass Caballo and will
thirty six feet Immediately in
side. Considerable work has
been done there by the United
States government and by pri
vate capital. A movement il
now on foot looking to a re
sumption Of work with a view
: to improving the entrance anC
building a railroad from TIL
main land to the edge Of tn,
, thirty six foot channel.
h CORPUS Christi pass, the on
r next below Arkansas, is forme,
by the opening between tn
q south end of Mustang islam
y and the north end of Padre is
: land. The usual depth over tn
bar, which is within a few hui
bred yards of the entrance
s averaging about five or six fee
f A few miles inside, the chann'
; leading up from the pass oper
into the magnificent Bay
" Corpus Christi, one of the mo-
a beautiful sheets of water
y America, being nearly circuli
= in form; practically free fro
shoals and with uniform dept
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-05-21

Sec. 276 LETTING 't1f OF 80 0GtS06SNTRACTs
The city council may order any improve
rlent and make and levy an assessment
therefor and collect the same under and in
accordance With the provisions of this act
prior to and without letting a contract for
the doing of such work, and the contract
for the doing of such work shall be let, Or
such work under the direction Of the city
engineer WltuOut contract within six (6)
months after such. assessment. in a2cord-
;.nce with the proyisions Of this act
PROVEMENTS. The city council may, by
a two-thirds (23) vote of its members, at
any time prior to the execution of con-
tract therefor, or the beginning of the work
under the direction of the city engineer
without contract, abandon any improve
ment ordered by the city council under the
annul and cancel the special assessment
made hereunder 10 defray the expenses of
such Improvement, and It any portion of
such assessment has been paid it shall be
refunded to the person or persons paying
the same.
Sec. 27s. MONEYS DERIVED FROM
ASSESSMENTS. HOW HELD AND AP-
Piled. In case any assessment for i'm
Of such improvement the money so collected
shall be kept separate from the funds of
the city, and not devoted TO any other pur-
pose than such Improvement.
Sec. 30. VARIANCE IN AMOUNT OF
ASSESSMENT NOT TO INVALID ATE.
No special assessment shall be questioned
or held to be invalid because the amount
of such special assessment shall happen to
be either more or less than the amount of
money actually required for the improve
ment for which such assessment shall be
n ade. If the amnunt derived by such
special assessment shall happen to be less
than the amount required for such improve
ment, the balance shall be paid from the
permanent improvement fund; and If there
shall be any surplus from any such special
assessment the same shall be carried to the
credit of the same fund from which a de-
ttcicncy would have been supplied, or be
otherwise disposed of, as the city council
shall deem most just towards the persons
upon whom such special assessment has
cost of any improvement for which special
assessments have been made and levied
shall be less than ninety 900 per centum of
the total special assessments assessed.
council shall refund, out of the per nanent
improvement fund, to the person or per-
sons who have paid the same their proper
tionate share of the excess of such total
total cost of such improvements.
Sec. $50. PROPERTY OWNERS TO CON-
STRICT AND REPAIR SIDEWALK. Tt
is hereby made the duty of all owners of
land adjoining any street, lane or alley in
the city to construct, reconstruct and main
tain in good repair such sidewalks along
the side of the street, lane or alley next to
the lands of such owner respectively as
may have been heretofore constructed, or
as shall hereafter be constructed, or di-
rected by the city council to be built, and
the same shall be constructed of such ma
terial and width, and upon such plan and
grade as the city council may by ordinance
or otherwise prescribe.
Sec. 2S1. SIDEWALK-HOW ORDERED.
Whenever the city council shall deem it
necessary that any sidewalk in the city
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-05-21

Of such assessments, letters and figures
may be used to denote lots, parts OF lots,
ranges and parts thereof, the year and the
amounts
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-05-21
Attest:

Done at a meeting of the city council,
this ..... day of..........A A. D.........
.
President of the Council.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-05-21

Descrip- AmOUT
Name of Own tiOn of Lot. Blk. -
er if Known. Land. IDOlS. ct
The Yale expositor., 1895-02-01
Vinegar Fiends.

'One of the most difficult hab bits tc
cure is that Of drinking vinegar" said
DR.. L. G. Aiken of Cincinnati A good
many women drink vinegar for the
complexion, and in some cases il
creates n craving for it even more in.
satiable than that for liquor. AS the
habit grows the victim is no longer
contented with the ordinary vinegar
but demands it stronger and stronger,
until he drinks acetic acid with very
little dilution. 1t burns out the
stomach within very few years, and
IL is seldom that vinegar fiend lives
even until middle age. 1t can be de.
tected by the peculiar pallor of the
countenance, but no antidote has
ever been discovered by which the
habit can be cured. d,
The Yale expositor., 1895-02-01
ORIGIN OF THE WORD CANADA.
Two Derivations Are Given from which
You May Chose.

lou MAY Chose.
There are many derivations given to
the word Canada, but the one given by
Sir John Brown is the most curious and
plausible. when the Portuguese,
under Gaspar Cortereal, in 1900, first
assembled the great river st. Laurence,
they believed it was the strait ofwhich
they were in search, and through
which passage might be discovered
into the Indian sea. But on arriving
at the point whence they could clearly
ascertain it was not strait, but a river,
they, with all emphasis of disappointed
hopes, exclaimed repeatedly, 'Canador
cHere nothing) words which were
remembered and repeated by the
natives on seeing the Europeans arrive
in 1913, who naturally conjectured
that the word they heard employed SO
often must denote the name of the
country" The now generally accepted
derivation, however, which is sup
ported by the analogy of other names.
is either that given by Charlevoix, from
the Iroquois Kaunata, a collection of
huts, or from two Indian words, Kan
or Can, mouth, and Ada, a country,
signifying the mouth OF the country,
and presumably originally applied to
the River st. Lawrence.
The Yale expositor., 1895-02-01
Statues Feel Cold.

The question whether figure which
is to surmount a public monument shall
be nude or draped is the subject of a
very spirited debate in the state of
Iowa. Strange to say, the weather
has been dragged into the argument.
A newspaper which is published in
Keolxuk urges that while a naked
statue may be all right in a warm
southern cline, it is quite inappropri-
ate to high, chilly latitude like that
OF northern Iowa. Hence the statue
should be drapcd, because its exposure
to Indictment weather would be out of
harmony with all ideas of comfort,
and might give the shivers to sympa-
thetic beholders.
The Yale expositor., 1895-02-01

subject, wrote to him inviting his
especial and immediate attention to
the case of Antonio Mora, with view to
its speed and satisfactory adjustment.
The Spanish minister then suggested
that the claim for the restitution of
the Mora property should be submitted
to the Spanish American claims com
mission, then in session at Washing
ton. Mr.. Fish objected that the claims
before the commission were Cor COM
pensation for past injuries, but that
the release of the Mora properly sub
ject for diplomatic intervention. Eight
months past in that dipolamatic cor
respondence of which the Castilian is
a past master, until in December, 1872,
Mr.. Fish cabled to the United States
in Madrid-"Urge the immediate re-
lease and restoration of the enlarged
property" Again the fue art of Span
ish diplomacy was made manifest A
The Yale expositor., 1895-02-01

First Tramp-IIow did yer manage
to get such lot o. vitues from that
sour old maid?
Second Tramp tole her used ter
work in lookin' glass factory, and I'd
clean her loolSin' glasses IL she'd give
me bite afterward.
.Huhl You workedl"
mo. didn't. Wen she showed me
the glasses, told 'er they was Sc
crooked they wasn't worth cleaning.
She was mighty ticlxled to find that
her loolkin' glasses lied"
The Yale expositor., 1895-02-01
CLOTHES DID NOT FIT.
So the Bride Married the Best Mar


So the Bride Married the Best Mar
Instead.
A few months since very smart so
ciety girl refused her somewhat coun.
trifed lover at the altar because he
turned up for the occasion in badly
fitting clothes, says writer in An
swers.
1t must be admitted that the young
fellow compared very unfavorably
with the dashing cavalry captain who
was his best man; nor was the attract
ivcness of his appearance enhanced by
brilliantly red necktie, which had
managed to get loose above his collar.
fancy, however, that the young lady
had no great regard for her country
squire. She has since married the
gallant captain.
The Yale expositor., 1895-02-01

AMERICAN wool growers see little in
the situation to encourage them, but
1t is certain that our dealers do not in
tend to give up the market TO foreign
countries Two new and important
methods Of cleansing wool have been
devised in New England, one by the
use Of naphtha and the other by
hydra-carbon solvent which saves the
valuable grease and potash of the
fiber for other purposes. These
methods are said to improve the wool.
leaving it whittier and softer, and il
better condition for dyeing.
The Yale expositor., 1895-02-01

In Kentucky preacher does not
like to have a layman offer opinions
contrary to his own doctrinal points.
The Rev. Lemuel Penrol, OF Grassy
Creek, believes in the damnation Of
unbaptized infants, and when one oil
his congregation, John Slate, argued
against that doctrine, the preacher
drew his revolver first. shot at him,
the ball passing through his bootleg,
and then slashed him with O knife.
The doctrines of that congregation are
in charge of the preacher, and he in
tends to enforce his rights.
The Yale expositor., 1895-02-01

ACCORDING to the figures published
by the Boston Commercial Bulletin,
the insurance companies OF this coun-
try enjoyed in 1894 an unexampled
year, so far as small losses are con-
cerned. Their aggregate losses
amounted to but $l27,000.000, as
compared with 1856, 900, 900 in 1898,
1888, 900, 900 in 1892, and $13S. 900, 00O
in 1891. Then, too, the incomes oil
many OF the companies were ma.
terially swelled by higher rates Of
premiums, while many, OF course, fel.
the stringency OF the times in the
refusal OF many old customers to in
sure at all, preferriRg TO carry the
risk OF loss by fire themselves.
The Yale expositor., 1895-02-01

TIE fortune of James G. Fair is
sliding down to the neighborhood OF
$12, 900, which is the usual thing
when legal inventory takes the place
OF popular estimate. Jay Gould was
an exception, for appraisers made the
net value of his estate $50, 900, 900.
Commodore Vanderbilt left about
800, 900, 900. But. as rule. the
colossal fortunes OF which so much is
heard shrink immensely when tested
by actual figures.
The Yale expositor., 1895-02-01

WHEN that reorganization of the
New York police takes place tAe
Lexow committee ought to take a
commanding position Immediately be-
hind the reorganizers and fortify the
position with Calling gun.
The Yale expositor., 1895-02-01

A WRITER, who is somewhat of a
philosopher. has observed the fact
that no millionaire in this country had
achieved the honor of becoming a
centenarian. There is nothing wrong
about this, for an all-wise Providence,
who is supposed to be just alike to all,
would not bestow much wealth and
long life upon the same person.
The Yale expositor., 1895-02-01

The swashbuckler act of Great
Britain in having her gunboats con-
stantly staggering around in Chinese
waters does not seem to have the in
fiuence on the Japs that was intended,
il the sentiment of leading japanese
papers can be accepted as a criterion.
The Yale expositor., 1895-02-01

THE Duestrow case emphasizes the
fact that we need at once an amend
ment to the criminal statutes provid-
ing that a man need not be more sane
for conviction in a murder case than
he is required to be in any of the reg
ular avocations in life.
The Yale expositor., 1895-02-01

IT is observable that while the Ger
man molders of public opinion ven
ture TO criticise Kaiser Wilhelm's pub
lie policy. they don't dare to censure
his poetry above q whisper.
The Yale expositor., 1895-02-01

GOVERNOR SHoCKLEY of ALASKA.
stated to the house committee on ter
ritories that seals were practically
extinct, and will be SO entirely within
short time, and now the women
heaven bless them-have started out
to exterminate the marten.