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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-07-29

The recent invention OF an adjustable
horseshoe which does not have TO be
nailed TO the hoof is causing good deal
of comment among the blacksmiths OF
this city and also among the employees OF
the big horseshoe manufacturing concern
UP at Valley Falls. A few OF these men
are wondering II the new invention will
meet with general favor among horse
owners because, II it does, they believe
their occupation will be gone. The
majority, however, do not expect any
serious competition with present shoes,
or the method OF using them. Thus far
mono of the new shoes have made their
appearance In this vicinity, but their ad-
vent for experimental purposes is looked
for before long. 1t is claimed that In every
case In which the new shoe has been
used 1t has proved in every way satisfac
tory, and that with II the horses do
more work and apparently with less.fa-
tigue than with the old ones, to attach
which hoofs had to be burned, pared and
filled full Of nails.
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KITCHEN AND DINING ROOM
OUTFIT.

Over 274 Articles, everything necessary
in the Kitchen and Dining Room, for s67.
- down and Si.26 weekly.
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From that moment the capital OF the
world was ~ our disposal. We had
good tariff, which made us do all our
own work, aud from 1879 to 1853 Ia
years OF. prosperity, which placed tho
United States in great position Ia the
world.
II we do tha like thing today like
things will follow. With revenues
equal 10 our cmergoncios undue export
-Ut.gold VIII cease. With tho certainty
that the dollar paid will bo equal TO the
dollar lent viii come credit ana c0nn.
dencc. With that other certainty that
The earnings Of wages sieaoily iuCrcas.
irgs which Is he basis of bat prospvrijy
Which Is alone worthy OF this eraAI
nation, tho prosperity OF tho whole peo-
pie.
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know this plain, temperate state
ment does not seem so high colored as
will be given by speakors who are not
really responsible for what they say, but
1t has one advantage--ii will he found TO
be true.
God keeps the future for himself Only
His eyo can see In the fullnoss of truth the
DAYS to come, but he has left us some
glimpses OF them i'm tho past, and IL
men will only take guidance from ex-
perience they will, ns they can in no
other way, show their superiority over
the trutes which perish.
You and my friends, havo been to-
gether tor 20 years; two-thirds the life
OF generation OF mon. IL would be sim
guar II the past give US no help In the
crisis OF our affairs. But 1t can. We
have been through all this once beidru.
Tie grocn hackers of 1878 were not pad
mon. Tney wero sincere, and had a
better case than the silver men OF today.
In fact IL was much the same case. We
must have artificial Imitation and cheaper
money, they SAID, or blnokest ruin
awaited uG IL was hard time.
Prices were low and work was scarce;
.Gxos were high and debts hard TO pay,
but we recovered and resumed specie
payments.
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CHILDREN'S HAND
HN sewed Button ana Lace
N~H Boots, sizes 2 to @, price,
wv was 75c.
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we didn't know when the enemy might
make it unpleasant for Us. So I told the
prisoners to take care OF the Indians
while I took care Of the little girl, which
l did by taking her outside of the cave,
where she could breathe the free air of
heaven ono more. You see, I kind Of
thought they might like to attend to
things themselves, he added apologet-
ically and stopped.
"And did they:" inquired the report
er as the narrator seemed to think he
lad reached the end Of his story.
Il suppose they did" he replied. cat
least, when / went back to the cave,
about = month later, when the war had
simmered down some, I found the bodies
OF them Indians almost as well preserved
as if they had been pat up in alcohol,
that dern whisky Of mine was SO power
full, you know. I was always kind of
sorry hadn't sent the prisoners to take
care of tho little girl while I took care
of them Indians. By cripcs. I never got
q cent for the liquor they drankv'-
Washington Star.
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0hibo0aux 5entiuel.
THE SOUL AND SORROW.

Al, slay me not, 0 sorrow, in April days,
For when the skies are warm / fain would
sing:
When mounts the bluebirds' song l, too, would
praise,
And lift my heart with every living thing!
The weight thou bring'st-yea, turn thy face
away
And journey from me yet a little while,
But leave me bright faced joy in April's day
To wander with me through the forest aisia.
One day, o sorrow, will | so with thee
And learn the strength that thou alone must
givei
Yea, one day thou shalt come and call for me
And l win walk thy way and learn to live!
But not in April d~ays-when would sing,
When south winds roam the ever Greening
8 earth
And joy tumEltuous in my heart Goth spring
Ger every wildwood bloom that springs to
birth:
Boston Transcript.
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Spanish Inemciency.

Spanish ~ineficiency has been shown
up in a ludicrous way by the recent self
floating of the new cruiser Princesa de
Asturias at Cadiz. The vessel, which it
had taken seven years to build, got stuck
in the mud when they tried to launch
her over q month ago. After trying their
best to float her without success for 80
days the Spanish engineers gave up the
job, adopting the usual Micawber policy
OF Spain of waiting for something to
turn up. They were justified by the
cruiser slipping into the water of her
W accord u afternoon when no n
was watching her.
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PICKING CHICKENSTO MUSIC
Queer Customs Of the italian Poultry
Dealers of San Erancisco.

Dealers of San Francisco.
The sailor has his musical shanty to
which he keeps time as he trots about
the capstan until the anchor is hoisted
to the peak. the farmer trills a lay to
Tighten his labors as he pitches hay into
the wagon, and these songs are familiar
to mauy, hit who ever heard or saw a
gang Of Italian chicken pickers sing and
denudc fowls to the time of the music?
Such q scene can be witnessed ahy
Friday evening III season at the Clay
Street market, while the employees Of
the big poultry houses that have their
places OF business there are preparing for
sale the chickens that tho housewife
buys for the Sunday dinner.
The men seat themselves in a half cir
clio and each takes u fowl. One stroke
Of il sharp knife across the throat puts
the unfortunate suuawking broiler out
OF its misery, and then the foreman Of
the gang starts his song. As they catch
the air and the time the others chime
II, and IN al instant tho plucking be-
gins. With rhythmic motion the nimble
fingers grasp the feathers and pull them
out during all the time of the song.
Feathers ty in all directions, but the
song goes Oh until the last pinfeathers
are removed and the carcasses are tossed
into q pile, ready for the man who puts
on tho finishing touches and prepares
them for the inspection of prospective
purchasers.
The rapidity with which a chicken is
stripped of its feathers is astonishing to
the uninitiated who have tried it but O
few times. and SO adept have these men
become that they finish their fowls al
most simultaneously, and the process is
repeated in nnison. Three dozen birds
are not considered a heavy nights work
for n man, and when. pressed for time
they manage to compass even more than
that.
The song they sing is remarkably live
ly and sweet and much resembles the
song of the fishermen as they row their
boats, though the time is much faster.
San Francisco Call.
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FOOD FOR H CATS.
English Sparrows Have to Fight For Their
Lives In London.

Gnsiisn SParfows have TO Fight For Their
Lives In london.
If left to himself, the London sparrow
would probably multiply exceedingly,
for there is enough waste from every
human household to keep at least one
pair of sparrows. That would give some
thing like 1900, 600 sparrows to the
area Of greater London. But these fig
ures do not represent actual facts. The
sparrow population is vigorously kept
down, not by want Of fecundity-for at
the zoo. for instance, where food and
shelter abound, the birds seem to breed
at all seasons of the year-but BY the
operation Of the natural enemy. that
great fact i'll all wild life, which even
the progressive London sparrow cannot
avoid. The natural enemy in this case
is the London cat. If any one will count
mp the number of houses in his or her
knowledge which do not possess a cat,
the numbers and ubiquity of the natural
enemy will become apparent. Poor
people keep more cats than rich people,
go the small houses abound in cats.
Rich folsk' cats which have large
houses, as a rule, only catch the spar
rows On their own estate. but poor cats
have to poach at large, and their rayages
among the young sparrows are prodi-
glous. 1t has been observed that q SPAR
row killing cat bags ON an average two
young birds a day. No amount Of cor
rection seems TO prevent their indul->
gence in this form of sport. They know
it is wrong. but it is too fascinating,
One young cat Of the writer's acuuaint.
ance went into q fit after a mild beating
tor killing young sparrows, and as O
as he recovered went off to catch an
other. A cat in the same house which
was surprised with two naked nestlings
in its mouth slipped them underneath q
mat On the stairs when it saw its mis-
tress approaching. Nature is too strong
for them, and tho drawing room pussy
seems no more able to resist the taste
for sport than the stable cat.-London
Spectator.
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As to Bullets,

A Bridgeport Comm inventor La;
patented ~ "mushrooming bullet" This
is designed to fill a very important want
IN modern warfare. tho new styled rife
pro]ectllc having proved too humane,
The trouble with tho latter is that. hay.
ing only tho diameter Of o lead pencil
and travelling with a velocity Of half 4
mile a second, it is apt to pass clear
through 2 maj without disabling him.
1t lacks what is technically called .'stop.
ping power" The bullet devised by the
bridgeport nan has q cavity near the
point, which causes it to mushroom
Il. e., spread-on striking, so as eta
produce q large and lacerated wound.
accompanied by great shock" In tima
OF peace it may be employed for killipa
lions, tigers and elephants.
The very newest thing in this line.
however. is the aluminium bullet. OF
course 1T is very light, aluminium bein.
only about as heavy as chalk. It il nci
INTENDED for use in war, but for buntip.
and shooting at targets. Ordinary bul.
lets have an excess of force for suc,I
purposes, travelling unnecessarily far.
Thos OF aluminium, on the other hand.
nave about the same force for short did.
tances, but their velocity diminisbe;
rapidly beyond 300 yards. For small
game q person fond of shooting mas
avail himself Of the novel idea az an.
other inventor, who suggests that IT,.
plate shot would be preferable to the
klnd now in use. These latter are coat.
ed with graphite, to blacken and polls,
them, and this is alleged to be obiee.
t'onable because the graphite fouls Il
Furthermore, the lead is acted
upon chemically by the animal iuicei
SO as to be injurious to the eater Of thu
nesn. This is obviated by the COATING
OF tln.-Boston Transcript.
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EVEN WITH THE DUN"
A Spe -a,ator Squares Himself With His
LAWYER Creditor.

A Spectator Squares Himself With His
Lawyer Creditor.
The lawyer had won an important
case fer the man. He had dabbled in
stocks CT orr. kind and another, and,
hard luck having overtaken him, he had
bolstered UP his vanishing fortunes with
$50, 900 Ct other peoples money.
But the other people had troubles Of
their own. They had wants that needed
catering to, and when they found that
the dealer in stocks had invested their
means Of Subsistence in an enterprise
that would benefit no one but himself
they arose with a howl Of righteous in
dignation ar brought a suit for dam
ages.
That was where the lawyer had his
chance. He knew the man was guilty,
and he told him so. But for all that he
cleared him. He charged a pretty big
fee. SO. 900 being a conservative estimate
of the value of his services. The man
paid him SO. 500 in cash and promised
to give him the other $500 a month or
two later. That was more than three
years ago. The lawyer patiently waited
on his client for a year, and then he pus
the matter in the hands of q collector.
In the course Of two years tho collector
gathered in $500, and then, as his salary
was more than eating up the amount
collected, the lawyer took the case from
his hands and gave it to the Office boy.
As an incentive to energetic work, he
said:
Jimmie. there is 500 coming to me-
from Mr.. -. II you can get anything
out of him, I'll give you half of it."
Jimmie's eyes snapped, and he went
to work. He labored diligently for three
months. Monday morning at II O'Clock
he would go into the Office and present
his employers claim, and SO run the
gamut of the other five working days,
and then repeat the procedure the sue
ceeding week. The man got mad about
it at first and threatened. to throw the
boy out Of the office, but he finally
thought better of it and contented him.
self with turning Jimmie away with
some stinging rebuke.
Jimmie kept up the daily siege till
last Thursday. Then he was sick and
could not come down town. About .
o'clock the lawyer was il his private
Office holding a consultation with two
clients, when there came an imperative
r~at-a-ta-tat on his door. He babe thu
visitor enter, and a head, half concealed
by a shock of bushy red hair, was thrus:
nto the room.
please, sir, said a high keyed voice,
"I'm from MIR. -, an he wants tn
know why your boy amt been wei to.
day to dun i'm for that 500 he owes
you. Chicago Tribune.
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Wanted a Clock and q Timepiece.

Il want something handsome in the
way Of a clock" he said to the jeweler.
1--WE have a very fine line Of goods, "
was the response, land tho prices arc
very moderate"
Il don't care anything about the
price. l want something that will show
at a glance that it cost a whole lot OF
money"
Certainly. We have some beautiful
imported GOODS
That's the idea-something that
came from abroad. Iwant an onyx ped.
estal and ormolu trimmings and a
statue on tho top Of it,"
Here's a veritable work Of art"
That's pretty well, but I'd like
something more attractive than that.
It's to be a birthday present to my wife.
We haven't been keeping house very
long. and she's been worried for fear
people would think we were going with
out a clock because we couldn't afford
one. I'm going to see that she has
something 81 handsome that it'll dazzle
everybody who into the parlor
and SO precious that it has to be kept
under glass like a specimen in the mu-
scum"
"How is this one?" the jeweler in
quired as he lifted q massively ornate
article from a shelf.
THAT'S the very thing. That'll please
her almost to death. Pack it up and shin
it out to my house and send the bill to
my office"
eth cost $685." the jeweler mildly
suggested.
"That's all right. It looks as if it
were worth it,
He started for the door, but came
back and said, "By the way, you'd bet
ter give me another clock-one of those
small nickel plated affairs that cost
about $3.50, so that we can stick it of
in an obscure corner to look at when 4
we want to know what time it is."-'
Washington Star.
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The Poppv.

The poppy throughout the east ia an
emblem Of death. In many parts of In
dia his flower is planted upon graves
and IN cemeteries. Whether or not the
loea was suggested by the poisonous
character OF the juice il uncertain. n
10 believed that the poppy was known
as a funeral plant to the ancient Epyn.
tlans, for upon the tombs opened bv ReI.
zohl there appeared representations of
plants which were evidently intended
for peoples. ~
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The Green Cro.s.

In addition to the Red Cross and the
White Gross there has just been estab-
llshed IN Vienna a new order, to be
known as the Green Cross. Its object is
to give succor to Alpine climbers and
excursionists in mountain regions. It
originated n the Austrian Alpine club.
The intention is to establish huts on
high mountains and to keep supplies ard
relief stores or boxes containing articles
likely to be required in emergencies at
conveniently located points,.
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HIS WITS SAVED HIM.
The Diver Feigred Death He Might
Escape with Ills Life.

The DIVER Fe1SGGu DSdbA AAA0 A0o 0
Escape with Ills Life.
Some gears ago, upon the coast OF
France. there occurred one of those TO
mantle episodes that seem to belong to
the realm OF. fiction. A vessel had found
cred within sight Of port-gone down
with all her cargo. Two divers were
sent to report upon the cause of the dis
aster and tho prospect Of raising the
goods. One Of these represented the in
surance brokers, who had instituted the
investigation. and the ether the captain
and owners Of tie vessel.
The brokers' MAJ touched bottom fret
and found himself OH a bed Of white
sand. He was fortunate enough almost
Immediately to discover the wreck and
at once climbed the crags upon which
the vessel rested. Investigation showed
him that there had Teen foul EHy, for
an auger hole was plainly visible Ill tle
hull Ct the ship.
He had turned TO point out his disco7-
cry to the other diver, who was now by
his side, when he felt himself suddenly
clutched by the waist and dragged down
upon the sand. Here his assailant muir
derously attempted to break the glass
of his helmet, but the assailed man
fought desperately for his life.
He firmly believed himself to be in
the clutch Of q nadman, and for q few
minutes the water was thick with sand
that flew Up around the combatants. In
the end tie first diver was wors,ed, and
bio Der,iianr cOra~1 k;c, <o 1oco Ln.I
upon his line.
Death seemed imminent, but the div
er's wits did not forsake him. Finding
that no was no match for his adversary,
he fell back and apparently swooned,
and in this condition the other man pre-
pared to leave him, cut off from com
munication with the upper world. Ha
gave the signal to be drawn up, but al
be began to ascend the apparently swoon.
ing man spr:ng to his feet and clutched
the rising mans legs with a firm grip,
and the two were hauled to the surfaco
together.
Then, indeed, the ready witted diver
tainted in earnest, and before ho regaii..
ed consciousness his enemy had esc.Ic.t
to land and when captured was attempe..
ing to leave the country. AT the trial t.
explained the reason of his conduct.
1t was the old story Of greed leading:
to unlawful deed and Of the resulting
danger melting to fresh crime-an over.
insured cargo. a scuttled ship and then
a frantic effort on the part of the ship.
owners to avoid disgrace and punish.
mnNt Iv OffnrinO m tho 1;x,or n cLo~o -
the profits On condition that the discov.
cry, suro to be made by his rival, Shout
never be heard of.-Youth's Companion. |
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Inc morning glory has long been re.
salusu as an emblem Of coquetry. One
nolal dictionary declares that this sym-
Doiiam Is derived from the EXTREMELY
Transient nature Of the flowers Thay
o.oom ABOUT sunrise and in two or three
hours have perished. 0
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Alfred the Great

According t. the mcst reliable English
historians, Alfred the Great, in s7a
was the first English sovereign to wear
z crown. From early inscriptions and
rsoricai records it appears that the
saxon Kings before the time of Alfred
wore simply a band Of pearls around
'no nead as a mark of royal power.
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How n Smr.g.ler c. Il Government Reser-
walton Laid Out . Band Of Red Devils
With Forty Rod Whisky and Saved the
Lives of Six Prisoners.
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Printers and women are somewha,
ailke ! II respect, as both spend a
good deal OF their time in making IN
their forms.
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N. BOURG.
GGGEs NEWS.

With . view "t - lrig5t 2 the town OF Los.
port. ! have .ivit,d NY ttesmaIl p~Iantatisn
measuring five u4lart~ ffcfr On Bayou y
I.nrcli". fituat.'i i|tt&.en | %, kpert and "
tafh"iic Church. into Town lots, which ~
offered for %~;,i,. M
feIs"'s desiring 10 huy and to loraten
that beantiinl village .bouid write or cad
one for full paititu!a
+. BARILLEN q
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The jersey City Woman's club p1b-
fishes q little newspaper called Our Club
Outlook.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-10-22
BOWSER HIRES A HOG
THE CREATURE SEEMS VERY LONELY
FOR HUMAN SOCIETY.

1t Also Develops Talent as Running High
Jumper, and Bowser Uses Club-Finis
of Another Experiment on the Amateur
Farmers Part.
"What did that man want of your"
asked Mrs. Bowser as Mr.. Bowser re-
turned to his seat on the doorstep after
a quarter of an hours interview with a
man at the gate.
"We-we were talking about hogs,
stammered Mr.. Bowser in reply.
''Hogs! You are not thinking of buy
ing hogs! We have only summer rent
ed this farm, you know, and have moth
ing to do with the live stock. Besides,
we had a hog when we first came here,
and you know what a time we had with
him.
But he was only scrub hog"
'He was scrub enough, but why
should we have any sort of hog?"
Look here, Mrs. Bowser,' said Mr..
Bowser as he got more courage, II am
lonesome, positively lonesome for a
hog. We've got an empty pen out there
duu plenty ~ Leu nOS, anu l-Ndut
a hog. Hogs go with the farm. You
don't feel as if you were out on farm
unless you can hear the grunt of hog
now and then. That's the reason I've
hired hog"
''Hired hog, Mr.. Bowser!'
Eyes, hired Or rented Or leased one,
just as you want to put it. | didn't
want to buy, but did want something
in that pen, and SO I gave that farmer
2 shillings week for the loan of hog.
He'll have the animal over here in the
morning, and shall take more comfort
fussing around with him than in all the
rest of the farming put together. -
"But-you-you"-
81 know had trouble with the other
hog, but this is different breed. The
other critter and I didn't understand
each other, but this hog will be all
right. He'll come here prepared to con-
duct himself in a proper manner and be
as one of the family, and l shan't want
to brain him with the crowbar or hang