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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-28
Popularity of the American Athletes
at Athens.

Our own country became conspicuous
at the outset. On Monday IN the Il rst con-
test of the games, Lane, of Princeton, won
the first heat i'm the 100 metre race. This
seemed almost glory enough for one day
but Burke and Curtis proceeded TO win
the other two heats also. Next came the
triple jump, which was won ny Connolly,
and the first flag that was run up was
ours. After the Intervention of another
event in which no American was entered,
came the throwing of the discus, in
which Garrett beat the Greeks et what
was regarded as their own game, and
again the American tlag went up. Next
came the s00.metre race, in which both
heats were iaken by Amcricans-Jamison
and Burke. In the five contests Of the day
then the Americans had won the on Y Two
that were decided, aud in two of the
others they had won oil the heats. II is
no wonder that the victories OF the
Americans became the talk OF the town.
The Iungarians, who alone OF all the ath-
lotes wore n distinctive mark on the
street-straw hats with uniform hands
had scored the tirst point In the favor OF
the populeoc by stepping forward ana de-
posting = wreath st the foot OF the
Avoron statue at tho unveiling. And
they remained popular all through tUe
festival. But now they were relogatoc to
the secoHd place. The American athletes
were the heroes OF the hour They were
lionized and followed by enthusiastic
crowds wherever they went at evening.
One paper accounted for their prowess by
the consideraticn that in their composite
blood "they joined 10 the inherited
athletic training OF the Auglo-Saxon the
wild impetuosity Of the red-skin." Even
the Australian, who on the second Gay
won the 1890 metre race, was set down as
one OF Us. An educated Greek. whose
notions o; gcogr>phy, being derived
from school days, were probably little
vague, said to me, Australian, why, It is
the same thing" Being busy In watch.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-28
A Great Collection of Historical Pore
traits

The British National Portrait Gallery
now contains between10o0 and 100 works
(including sculpture and medals), but 1t
nay yet be considered IN its infancy. Ii
has recently been estimated Dy Mr.. i'd
ney Lee, the present editor OF the Die
tionary of National Biography, that
since the year 1000 about 80, 600 persons
have achieved in the United Kingdom
such a measure OF distinction as to claim
the national bIographcr's attention.
Though it may be going too far to say
that every one of these has established a
claim TO portrait in the national collec-
ton, which at present draws the line at
criminals and mere ecceDtrics; and
though such claims could not in very
large number of cases be satisfied, be-
cause no portraits are in existence, there
Is still left On enormous margin for the
legitimate extension of the National
Portrait Gallery, especially as more than
one portrait of the eame individual, IL he
has any great claim on the nations men,
ory, may and should be welcomed within
it's walls. The three great historical loan
SpiiSSeiohs VI poitAhits NhiSh NSio ga
hIbited ct the South Kensington Muse
um in 1866, 1857 ana 1868 contained
nearly 5000 pictures and this at least is
far below the proportions which the Ma
tionaI Portrait Gallery may be expected
TO attain. Yet, even at present, though
the gaps in 1t are too numerous for men,
tion In this article, the assem- blage gives
good historical summary OF the dis
tinguished personages OF British history
since the days of Henry VII. The times
of the Stuarts are more fully repre- sent
ed tnan those Of the Tuiors, and those
OF the present oyDasty than all of TIE
rest put together or, to state the matter
more nearly, according to the official list
of August 81, 1894, about Al works be-
longed to the sixteenth, l65 to the sew
enteenth 194 to the eighteenth and $40 to
the nineteenth century. "The Ma
tional Portrait Gallery" in September
Scribner's.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-28
SOLO: BY ESQ. WATSON.
Cwith Full Orchestral impairment

You see I'm plain spoken man;
Whack! whackl
It's the Office I'm after with Uncle sam;
Factl facti
But the country is gene up"
Ard well drink the bitter cup,
LESS the rich man be basted with "d-ns;"
whacki whacki
LESS the rich man be blasted" with I'd MS"
You see I'm an outspoken gent;
whacki whacki
In railroads don't "go" cent;
Factl fact!
And for Banklng,-its crime;
Also the telegr aph lines;
SO on turning these down" we are bent;
Wback! whacki
On "turnlng these all down" we are bent.
For Vice President. I'm surely your man;
Whacki whaoki
Find my match boys. now IL you can;
Fact, Fact!
"Ill scatter the ohink,"
And with "the other eye wink"
oh ssyl can you see through my plan?
Whack whackl
oh say can't you see through this planf
NOW I'm writing the hlstory OF rrhnces
Whackl whacki
/ wish TO advertise far In advance;
Fact Fact!
I'll put IL at figure.
So any "web- footed -jigger''
Can buy IL and read IL ut glance;
Whackl whack!
Can buy IL aud read IL at glance.
DuKTT; ny THE ESQ. AND Mss LEASE.
OH my heart goes
"Popocrati popocratl"
And my brain goes
"Silver-jgl silver-jigl"
Oil my head goes
"wheel- a wheeil whe ell a wheel"l
That's my case precisely-o
BoM-Bom.
(Curtain.)
N. G, p.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-28
INDUSTRIAL CENTERS.

A stndy made by writer il the New
York sun OF tie cities that lead in vari-
Gus industrial pursuits shows that while
New York is the first i'm manufactures,
with Chicago in second place and PhiIa-
delphia Il 'r, neither OF these cities
which are thus ahead in total Industrial
product hold the championship in spe-
ciHc lines.
For example, our own city, Providence,
leads the country in the manufacture OF
iewelry, with Newark, N. j., second and
New York only third. Chicago with 80
factories leads In iron work, and Boston
is far In advance I'm the product ION Of
rubber goods, Cleveland beng the sec
ond city. Troy, OF course, is the cham.
pion shirt.produeing town, and Philsdsl.
phla leads in making wooden goous,
while the little city Of Lowell. Mass.
is second to tho big Pennsylvauia
city IA woolon manufactures. Big
San Frantisco Is tho cEilf center Tor wire
work and little wilkssbarro is second.
In tbo manufacture OF eigsrs and
cigarettes, budn,ss In which more than
500, ,0),ooO &, invested, New York city
easily takes 6rst place. but In the manu-.
iaotufe Of smoking and chewing tobacco
and snuff ST. Louis comes first, Ricbmond
second and Baltimore third. In the man.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-28
B. n. CLADDINC
& co.
& CO..
LUNGS, LUNACY, LARCENY.
Thus the Rev. T.. S. Macarthur summa-
rigcs Silver Speeches.

In sermon delivered in New York
recently OF tho coinage question, Rev.
r. $. Macarthur said the free silver
speeches were mado up of equal parts
OF lungs. lunacy and larceny" Con-
tinuing he said:
"A God fearing nation must have
honesty IN its politics. Politics is the
science Of government, and politics
must have place in our religion and
teaching if this nation is to endure.
We cannot admit the satanic teaching
that there is no place in politics for the
Ten Commandments and the golden
rule. If man cannot take his politics
into religion the politics are bad. IL
man cannot take his ballot into his
prayers he had better let tho ballot go.
If o man votes for dishonest platform
he shares in its guilt. Each voter stands
alono before God in his personal respon-
sibility.
"No man with an enlightened and
sensitive conscience will hesitate long
between tho Apostle Paul and tho apos-
ties of anarchy. The question, and the
only great question, before the people
now is one Of national honesty. Certain
men have tried to confound that issue by
technical terms 10 cover policy whose
result is national dishonor. There can
be littlo difference between the man
who tries TO give many counterfeit dol
lars for one honest one and the man who
wants 20 give the people dcbased coin
age. When man tells you that he has
nothing TO lose by trying free coinage,
and no might as well try il, you are
talking with a dishonest man, with q
man you had better watch If you have
any valuablos around.
"Tho dobasoment Of our currency
would be u gigantic fraud. n national
crime, and sin against humanity.
put the man who deals in green goods
on an equality with the man who wants
to dobase the currency"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-28

Ex-PREsIDENT HARRISON Is very
popular man, as was again demonstrated
last night in New York city. As n
speech maker, moreover, the ex-President
may be said to have few equals and no
superiors on the stump. We wish Provi-
dence people might get chance to hear
him before the campaign is over.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-28

The development OF Uncle Sans new
navy has been marked by constant i'm
provement in every ship turrsl out, and
the cruiser Brooklyn just naturally out
classes the balance OF the fleet. Indeed,
she can steam at about the rate OF speed
that was demanded only OF torpedo boats
tective decF and heavy battery, she is the
most powerful fighting ship in tho
cruiser class. And II is stated that the
average speed che made yesterday,
afloat.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-28
KNIGHTS OF pYTHlAS

IA rand Keeper or Records ana Soal, william
A. Wilson. Room 845, Butler Exchange.
Telephone 1855.
PYTHIAs-lg3 Westminster street.
PRovIpENCE-North Main aud Flint streets.
AMERicA-i9 Westminster street.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-28
Mrs. Lease ms Reformcr For Revenue.
N. @. p.
Providence. Aug. ara. 1896.

Mrs. Lease as Reformcr For Revenue.
The magnificent gown which she wore
when she was painting the deplorable
condition Of the American people at
$40 per speech, and which the bankers
wives had SO envied, was creation Of
Worth. the great Paris dressmaker, and
imported by Mrs. Lease to be worn
when she addressed the poor, down
troddon farmer. Littlo did the bankers
wives dream that they were feasting
their eyes upon a real Paris mado dress.
1t was a treat such as they had never
before seen. But it told great big
story. II tells why e437 in good Amer
lean gold was shirred TO Europa by the
Jew money changers yLcm she so
roundly abused. Ii tells Why American
workingnea and working women are
idle for want Of work. IL tells why
Mrs. Lease GcnoUnces the protective
tariff IL also tells Why she is talking
for free silver az $40 per night. Bryan
says that this country IS his enough and
brave enough % have y financial policy
of its own, Lat We doubt 10 when kan
sas Populisis havo 20 g,rd 10 Paris fof
dresses to vr-r rkiic Addressing farm.
ers Fer
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-28
FRIDAY. AUGUST 2s, 1896.

IN the matter of the milk inspector,
the Board OF Aldermen rightly declined
TO allow itself to be used to wipe ou the
personal grievance OF the Alderman from
the Third Ward.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-28

The fathers looked on the supreme court
as the great safeguard OF liberty, tho
tribunal 20 which there was final appeal
FROM the passions aud prejndicos OF poll
ticians. This l. tho GO ordinate branch Of
the government which the Popocrats
would overturn.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-28

The nev Democratic ticket will give
many voters who hesitate TO vote for Mo
Kinicy "a chance 60 vote against Bryan.
They viii make Brysn's defeat doubly suro
by voting Cor Mckinley.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-28
SECRET SOCIETIES.
Orders that Meet this Evening.
ODD FELLOWS.

Grand fecretary. W. ii. I. Mosley. 81 wey.
bosset street. Telephone 562.
CASoSIcUs-odd Fellows Hall. 81 weybosses
street.
PiLGRIM-27 Westminster street.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-28

ing another American victory bad no
time to set him right.-From "Tne New
Oiympian Games" in Septen ber Scrib-
ner's.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-28
MISS ELIZABETH B. DEXTER
Has Taken th3
Rufus Waterman Mansion,

2i9 BENEFIT STREET, corner Waterman, and
VIII open September IA. HOME BOARDING
HOUSE, The mansion vii be thoroughly fenoy-
gted and newly furnished throughout. TABLE
BOARD SPECIALLY Apply on prem ises from
) 10 y. m or by mail. Telephone. aug!t-St
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-28

when John wannmaier, n sol. made.
successful man of business, was a. the lead
of the postof,ce department, iic said he
found 10 impossible 60 run n Eovoramtnt
bureau like a business cstnbiIshnient. That
bryan would put the enormous railroad
and telegraph interests OF this eoantry
under tho control of the government.
where their manage mert would cost GO
per cent more than 81 does at present. nnd
this money would come out ef ths tsx-
payers,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-28

Any person desiring THE NEWS left
ut his residence i'm any part of the city.
ran send his address without remitrance)
10 this Office and it viii be given To the
new sdealer who serves papers IN the
district.
Persons leaving town can have THE
NEWS mailed to them. postpaid. for 20
cents per month. the address being
changed as often as desired.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-28
AM ERlcAN MECHANICS.

State Council Secretary, Charles W. Litten
1888 Westminster street.
GARFIELD--755 Eddy street.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-28

THE Hon. FRANK s. BLACK, Republ
can candidate for the governorship of the
Empire State, may be said to be politi-
cal surprise party.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-28
MARRIED..

KNIGHT-BROWN- this city, August
5, by Rev. A. 4. Tower, Jonn Henry
knight and Louisa NJ. brown, both
OF this city.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-28
RED M EN-.

Great Chief OF Records. William r. Brown. 45
Eddy street. Telephone ll2a
TAHoMA- Music Hall. SS6 Westminster street.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-28

Are you going TO eail under the pirss.
nsg of rcpudistion or under the stars and
stripcs?
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-28

THIS is LI.HUNG-CHANa day in New
York and New York is rs excited as a
schooIboy with a circus in town.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-28
Full Associated Press Dispatches.
HIGH WATER MARK CIR
CULATiON, 80, $50.
News Readers

will confer favor upon the publishers II
they will send information 10 this office
of any news stand or railway train where
. Providence paper should be on sale and
THE NEWS Is not offered.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-28
Investment Of The silver "Piutocra,.."

The silver men show n disposition to
spend money freely To advance the in-
torests Of BRYAN. Somebody is paying
out a great deal Of cash to maintain the
Democratic headquarters i'm Washing
ton, ard today we hear Of the elaborate
preparations making for big political
machine in New York city and in Chi
cago also. The Silver party and the
Populists will have their separate and
expensive establishments. Yet why
should not the silver mine owners spend
at least 81, 900. 600 on their campaign II
Bryan's election would put from 30 to
90 times that sum in their pocketsf--
Hartford Times.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-28

"Boys will be boys" bat you can
afford 10 lose any OF them. Re ready for
the green apple season by having DeMitts
Collie and Cholera Cure In the house.
Johnston's Pharmacy, SAG Westminster
street: Metgzcrs Pharmacy, go North
Main street; Alfreds Pharmacy, sii Eddy
treeL
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-28

THIS rs A EACT n all silver only
--------- one-hal what they the
addition the
purchasing power oneh less United
Philadelphia Press
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-04-10
THE CHILD LABOR LAW,

In commenting upon the eXamina-
tion into the observance and working
of child labor law passedsby the last
legislature, report on which has
just been made for the city of St.
Paul, by Factory Inspector Casserly,
the ST. Paul Dispatch says:
When the law first went into effect
many superintendent of factories and
proprietors of stores employing such
child labor as is prohibited by the act
proceeded to an observance of it by
discharging all children whom they
regarded as coming within it's scope.
The inspector has found 624 children
in industrial establishments, appar-
emily under or about Is years of age.
Of these 430 were boys and 100 girls.
OF the 624 children found in 161 fac
tories and 16 stores, POT were over 16
years of age making Alt children, ap-
parently, who come under the pro-
hibitiOns of the act, Only 72 of these
were under IA years of age. Without
entering into any more details, it may
be said that quite good many of
those who were within the prohibited
age presented certificates that they
had attended school the requisite
number of weeks, and their parents
had otherwise complied with the law.
1t is just conclusion, too, that the
law has been fairly and pretty honestly
obeyed by the proprietors of indus
trial establishments, and there is an
indication that in the future it will
be more strictly lived up to. The
friends of the law should certainly
congratulate themselves upon their
success so far in it's workings, as there
has been absolutely no friction be-
tween them and the employers of Ia
Dor in factories and stores, so far as
can be learned. There may be indivi-
dual cases of hardship in the strict
enforcement of the law, but it's general
policy and purpose are so salutary and
necessary that there is no disposition
to either repeal it or modify it in any
way to interfere with it's present
working. Like all other new laws re-
lating to such subjects, it cannot be
expected that it will operate entirely
effectively at the first, but time and
experience will suggest Improvements.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-04-10
A NEW LIGHTING SYSTEM.

Mr.. A. Cody, representative of the
American Automatic Lighting Co.,
has just placed in w. g. Thoms store
an outfit of that company, for in
PRODUCING new light. This light is
from gas, which is made from kero-
sene oil, and is said to be superior in
clearness and brilliancV to that of
any other light. The system consists
of new method of using kerosene
oil, in that it does away with all of
the inconvenience of the oil, and
gives all the conveniences of gas in
its stead. A small reservoir, which
may be located within the DOM, or out
of it, as desired, supplies the oil,
and as it is operated by simple
automatic system which requires lit
tie care, as there is little or nothing
to get out of order The oil is con-
Quoted to the burners on the syphOn
principle, and the construction is such
that the flow is even and the light is
thus rendered steady. The burners
which were especially designed for
this lighting system, are similar to
gas burners. 1t is said that three
gallons of oil will produce light
equal to 1000 cubic feet of gas, and it
can be used wherever gas can be con-
Quoted. If it proves as successful as
the trial of it indicates, it will prove
great boon to the public in the way of
a frst-class light at very low cost.
This system is now in use at Mr..
Thoms, and Mr.. Cody would be glad
to have all our citizens who are inter-
ested call and see the lights.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-04-10
LEAP YEAR PARTY.
A Pleasant Affair at Lake Crystal
Saturday Night.

The L. 0. L. club of young ladies at
Lake Crystal gave reception, or
rather leap year party, at the Crystal
House Saturday evening. The club
is composed of the following mem
bers: Misses Effie Warner, Kannie
Campbell, May Robinson, Lulu
Wells, Effie Jones, Byrd Aldrich, ELLA
Hanson, Sadie McMurtrie, Birdie
Marston, Cora Cookson, Ida Polansky,
Belle Dredge and Mae Kelley.
On their arrival, the young gentle
men were escorted upstairs, where a
banquet was awaiting each, with a
ribbon denoting who the partner was
to be. A musical and literary program
followed, and refreshments were
served. The menu was as follows:
Tructus.
Cold leaves. Mere nothing.
Reigning bellies.
Woman's welcome. Kindling.
Compressed Juice.
Scene Of the present strife.
General mixture.
Fruit of the vine.
Staff of life.
Bachelors comfort.
An arid plain with an oasis.
The affair is pronounced by those
present to have been very pleasant
one, and greatly enjoyed by all. The
guests were well cared for, and moth
1ze
Among the guests were Marsh
Lamberton, Edgar Dilley, Mr.. Por-
ter, Frank Knox, Frank Wells, Mr..
Langor, John McMichoel, Ralph Tor
rey and several whose names we did
not get.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-04-10
THE WATERVlLLE RESORT.
Excursions From Mankato Every
Sunday Next Summer.

SUNDAY next GUNNER.
Geo. Andrews was over from Water
vile Tuesday, and registered at The
Saulpaugh. When seen by FREE
PRESS reporter in regard to the pro-
gresS of work on the summer resort on
Lake Tetonka, he said: "Work on
the new SIC, 900 hotel has commenced.
1t is located on the point just beyond
the house on the Andrews farm, and
the M. & ST. L.road will run branch
track along the lake shore under the
bank. Everything is moving along
smoothly, but there is so much to do
that we shall probably not open the
resort until about the tenth of June.
San excursion train will run from
Mankato every Sunday, going in the
morning and returning ia the evening,
although the arrangements have not
been fully made. Excursion rates
will be given, and there will be plenty
of entertainment afforded the guests
at the resort. We have engaged Robt.
Ingersoll and other leading talent, and
are negotiating with Siebert's Or
chestra. The Andrews Opera COM
pany will give some fine entertain
ments there during the summer"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-04-10
CONTRACTS AWARDED.

The Board of Public Works met
Wednesday and awarded the con-
tract for sprinkling the streets to
Walters & Effer, the lowest bidders,
and the sidewalk contract to J. r.
Ashworth for plank, and T. r. Cough
Ian for stone. 1t voted to reject all
bids for artificial stone and cement
walks.
Walters & Effer will at once pur-
chase six tanks for carts at Batavia,
ILL.,, of windmill company, and ex-
pect to be ready for business in about
ten days. Mr.. Page will store his
carts for future use.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-04-10
had this kind of walk laid are well
pleased with it.

had this kind of walk laid are well
pleased with it.
-Minneopa Rebecca lodge held an
important meeting last night, and
initiated four new members. Re-
freshments followed. A number of
out-of-town visitors were present.
An unknown person was drowned
in the Minnesota river at ST. Peter,
by attempting to cross on the broken
ice according to a dispatch in today's
st. Paul Pioneer Press. An inquest is
being held.
We have received letter from
Arthur c. EJones, who moved from
Mankato to Foley, stating that the
recent snow storm was very severe
there. Two feet on the level fell,
and in the road and around large OBJ
stacles it was drifted three and four
feet deep. Thunder and lightning
accompanied the storm. Snow shoes
were brought into use.
News was received today by Mrs.
A. l. Cleveland of the death of her
nephew, Fred McCulland Tringue, at
Brainerd, Mimi. 1t will be remem-
bered that he was the son of Mrs. E.
r. Tringue who was for years a most
beloved and respected resident of the
city. The body will be brought here
for interment
Geo. M. Palmer had bad fall
yesterday afternoon while riding his
bicycle. He and G.. A. Lewis were
riding rapidly along West Front
street, and when nearly to the Blue