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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-04-28

Montgomery. Ala. April 2s.-The Re-
publican and Populist state conven-
tions are I'm session today. The indica-
tions now point to a split In the Repub-
llcan convention. This will come about
through the fight between the Mckinley
forces and tho allied opposition to Nc
Kinley. Chairman Moseley OF the state
executives committe is leading the oppo-
sition TO Mckinley.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-04-28

Excitement, overwork and worry are
running the health of thousands of
women. Pure Blood is required TO
feed the nerves, good appetite and
digestive strength are demanded TO
keep the body strong and vigorous,
and to restore the exhausted energies
there must be sound and refreshing
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-04-28

New Orleans. April 2S.--The governor
has ordered two companies Of militia 60
Natchitoches. Trouble Is threatened
there on account Of the refusal of Dem
ocratlc election officials TO proclaim the
result or the election according 10 IN.
ballots cast by Populists. but which tho
democrats claim are fraudulent.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-04-28
Tho Old, Old Came.

South Framingham. Mass. April os.-
salma ID. Hardy. SIS years old. a milk
man owning a farm here, lost 5000 yes
terday. Two confidential strangers
stopped at his house and taught Hardy a
new game of cards, at which he seemed
a lucky winner. lie finally went to the
bank, drew $1,000 and returned to the
farm, only TO lose the next game. The
strangers have not been found.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-04-28

Thomss Bank, who lives on Cedar
street, was injured about the head and
right hand while at work In sewer on
Elm Grove avenue this afternoon. lie
was taken to the Rhode Island Hospital
In the ambu lance
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-04-28

Portland. Me-, April 2s.--william c.
Rouse, postal clerk on the Portland
and Island Pond run, was yesterday
sentenced 10 rs months In jail for steal
ing letter. containing "a, from the
United States mail.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-04-28
Mininu stock.

The follow ing are the closing bid prices
Of the listed stocks on the Colorado Min
ing Stock Exchange, Denver. April ~, as
reported by l.. L. Laws X Company, 2is
v ashincton ttreet. toston.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-04-28
q: BIood

and was strongly advised by friend
TO sry Hoods sarsaparills. She said 1t
he'd cured her and would no doubt cure
my wife. So we tried II, and to say that
fits effect Is wonderful, is only using r.
mild expression. IL appears 10 be build
ing up new constitution for her; and,
~ we are family Of eleven, there arc
eleven Of us rejoicing at the result.
"If the foregoing induces only one per-
sor, suffering in the same manner, 20 try
Hoods sSsrsaparilla, ! shall feel more than
rewarded" ELIJAH PACKER, $50 Mon
roe Street, Brooklyn, N. Y.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-04-28
MANY IMPROVEMENTS

Torpedo boats are government property,
aud there Is, therefore, no desire TO pub
lish details. An their makeup they can
well be rated as improved torpedo boats
the new boats have three smolxestacks
instead OF two. The turtle back forward,
Evening star., 1896-02-22
A PRETTY GIRLS PROBLEM.
Tried to Buy Postage Stamps at Less
Than the Marked Price.

The sad event chrcnicled in the following
lines occurred sex eral days ago in the small
and Misunderstanding structure on T
street between 14th and 18th which the
United States government uses as a branch
post Office.
She was an extremely pretty girl, with
the brightest eyes, the pinkest checks, the
reddest lips, The cutest nose and the sun
shniest face. that had been seen in that
locality in years.
so pretty she was that the susceptible
clerk at the stamp window gulped as If
he had swallowed something when she
came trippingly up to the window and
spoke to him.
Have you postage stamps?" she asked
as innocently as if government post offices
usually dealt in haystacks and grindstones
But the clerk never noticed that He
DIDN'T notice anything but the sparkling
vision before him with three unstamped
letters in its soft. white hand.
Yes, miss he responded. making "a
herculean effort to suppress his emotion.
Can l get three for a nickel?"
Now, this clerk loved his little Joke. and
a man who Will joke on a sacred subject
Is mt Tor treason. stratagem and spols
Yes MISS" he answered, and quite ten
derly. too.
"Oh, how nice" she twittered. Mamma
said they never sold them any less. no
matter how many We wanted. But l said 1
was sure they would, and now won't
mamma be surprised when 1 tell her that
l got there for nickel?'
The coy, arch smile she sent nutteriny
through the window to the clerk was some
thing to be treasured in the heart of anv
man to his dying day.
Il am sure she WILL he murmured. smil-
ing back at her as best he could under the
circumstances.
We'll. give me three, please" and she
iald nickel down in the window before
him.
he did not dare look at her, but kept his
eyes on the drawer where the stamps are
confined t
AS ne picked'out two twos and a one and
ialu them beside that soft, little hand wait
ing Tor them on the window sill, there came
INTO her beautiful eyes such look of ten
der reproach that he went right over to the
resistery clerk and registered a solemn
No" tnat never, no, never again, would
ne permit his sense of duty to dull the
finer faculties of his feeling,
Evening star., 1896-02-22
ATHLETES IN GREECE,
A Recent Visitor to That Country
Talks of the Coming Contests.


Talks of the Coming Contests.
"Seven weeks ago. when was in Greece"
said Captain Frank w. Crosby of this city
to The Star writer, "there was scarcely any,
thing spoken of but the restoration of the
Olympian games. They are fixed to take
place in April, and hope to be able to wit
ness them. The games are to take place in
the Stadium, at Athens, which has been
restored for the purpose. Originally the
games were had at Olympia 13O miles dis
tant, but there is nothing left of Olympia
except a mass Of ruins. These games oc-
CURED at Olympia every four years, dating
from Ssh b. G. None have taken place in
Greece-that Is, none of great Importance
1or 2,GW years, so you can see that the
restoration of the games is a matter of the
greatest interest and Importance to the peo-
pie.
Originally the games were regarded as
or sacred character, and. with one ex-
ceptlon, no woman was allowed to witness
them. No one was allowed to compete in
them unless he had trained for them for ten
months. The fair sex, however, will be al
lowed to witness the games now, and in
deed, compete in them If they desire All
character of athletic sports will be included
though, of course, the greatest interest will
be In the running, walking and jumping con-
tests.
athletes from all parts of the world will
take part, and 1 was told that America
would be fairly represented among the par
tlc1pants. England will be specially strong
there, and representatives from all of the
universities and clubs have been entered
England prfdes herself on her athletes She
claims to be athletic deep down. 1 was in
England last summer, and they read with
much disappointment of the defeats of their
athletes In the international contests in
New York"
Evening star., 1896-02-22
ABOUT THE "SLOPPER.o
His Researches in the Garbage Re.
ceptaclcs and His Finds.

His Researches in the Garbage Re-
ceptaclcs and His Finds.
THAT man is a stopper" remarked a
police officer to a Star writer few morn
irgs since, land he and his class give us
any amount Of trouble. If he stole we
could reach Aim by the law, but as ne only
finds, we cannot easily reach him." In fur
ther explanation he said: "a stopper Is a
man who searches through the garbage
cans in the alleys in the rear of the hotels,
boarding houses and private houses Some
Only search for spoons, knives and forks
that are thrown into the garbage recepta-
cles by careless servants, for it is q fact
that there are more silver spoons and knives
and forks thrown away with the garbage
than Is stolen by servants, though the con-
trary is generally believed. The stopper is
generally an hour or SO ahead of the gar
bage collector, and he is often more regular
and careful III his rounds than the garbage
man. t.
by industry we thrive as the line in
the copy books used to contain, and by in
dustry on a good West End route, especial
ly one which takes in a number of boarding
houses or hotels, stopper can find enough
table ware to pay the expenses of his tour
Often he makes a rich find. Very frequent
ly he has permission to 'slop' the can from
the owners of the houses themselves for
he tells them he is on the lookout for stray
pieces of meat, etc. which he sells to those
who have dogs to feed. Some Shoppers are
honest enough to return any silver ware
they may find for the dog-meat privilege.
but it is terrible temptation to many. and
one they cannot, or do not, at times with
stand
Evening star., 1896-02-22
HE WAS PESTERED.
ms Daughters Lovers Came i'm Ton
RapidiN to Suii Him


A travelling man, who makes montbrv
'ips ihfoLsh West Virginia, told a Star
reporter story of courtship of his.
There is one Of the prettiest girls in tbs
country living in a little West Virginia
town. he said. LAT one time 1 thousbt
myself very much in love with her. ana
wanted to marry her. The girls father WAS
customer of mine and L always timed
my trips so that L could spend the eyenin,
at his house.
ohe night L concluded to try my fate. anes
managing to see her alone proposed ia
her. was accepted, condtionally upon nv
setlhS her fathers consent, and i was nor
10 ask him until after she had a rhanca
10 soften him little. OF course when I
went away that night, thought of nothina
put what presents to send her i couIa
not see her for month, but we couIf
"iIle. we wrote every day, and 1 invested
Whoie months salary in presents.
when reached the town again, L CALI
ed at once to see her. and she told me ia
ask her father the monentous question ar
once. Approaching the old man, he said
10 me: Ioung man, you act as If you was
gong to ask me If you could marry Sue
II you are, I'll Just say that I've been
pestered enough by her lovers rye fust
got TO the pint where don't care who she
marries When that New Yorker asked me,
L told him yes; when the feler from chi.
cago asked me- told him he had nv bless.
Ing; when the Wheeling man wanted her, I
told him all right. That was last week.
You are the sixth this week, and 1 amt
going to let you say a word. She told mo
This morning she was going to marry a
young lawyer at our county seat, and judg.
ing from the two or three wagon loads Of
parcels she has received by mail and ex.
press the last two months, L should thInk
she had about enough plunder to go te
housekeeping on right away
Il did not say a word, and skip that town
now-the girl married the lawyer
Evening star., 1896-02-22
CAMPAIGNING IN UTAH,
Representative Allen Tells Some of
His Expcriemces on the Sturln.

The average eastern politician would be
Immensely interested in hearing Represen-
tative Allen of Utan tell of the campaigns
in that state
After all the parties have made their
nominations said Mr. Allen, talking to
Star reporter, "the state central commit
tees map out a campaign and make an itin-
erary for the speakers to follow In the
state campaign last year our central COM
mttee fixed the time for beginning the
campaign for the 10th of September and
the place as Rich county, Night maetjnp pc
were provided for in each county, and the
county committees were allowed to fix ad-
Qitlonal meetings If We could reach them
In the last campaign our party consisted
OF the present Senator, Frank Cannon the
governor Eber NJ. Wells, and myself be-
sides male quartet. The quartet was an
important factor. ard was with us through
out the series of meetings, singing cam
paign songs and enlivening eyery meeting
The democrats tried the quartet business,
Goned it.
There are twenty-seven counties in tho
state. and in forty-three days of work and
travel We made twenty-three counties. held
Elnety-nine meetings and made an average
OF OF two and half speeches each day.
The distance Travelled was 1l65 miles hy
rail and 1902 by private CONVEYANCE.
When going by private CONVEYANCE we had
a buggy or wagon for ourselves and one
1or the quartet. One day in crossing a
mountain a terrible storm caught us, and
when We reached the divide we hired a
prairie schooner. The whole crowd travel
ed in 1t to the place of destination. The
candidates and all Sat in the bottom of the
wagon on straw. there were no
seats 1t was a rather jolly ride, with the
wagon humping and jumping over the
rccks.
"One day In Weber county, the home of
Frank Cannon, we drove fifty miles and
made four speeches apiece but this record
was often made. The day following this
we made twenty-five miles by rail and
tWenty-seven by private conveyance, and
spoke at four meetings. One day Frank
Cannon had to make a side trip of 125
miles into Wayne county to address a
meeting, and that left the burden of speech
making on me for two days. In twenty
four hours 1 attended four meetings and
spoke an average of two hours at each.
What did 1 talk about? Oh, well, we
had about three speeches apiece and used
the one we thought would be best at a
meeting. Our favorite speech, however
was on the bond question. Utah is against
bonds.
ANY amusing Incidents? Lots of them
One night after we had addressed a large
meeting, and had done our best to please,
voter arose and offered resolution of
thanks to the quartet. Later on he remem-
bered us and added our names to the
resolution
Evening star., 1896-02-22
TO BE EXPECTED.


A Condition and Not n Theory Which
COnfronts Texas Residents.
A Washington man. who has recently re-
turned from a six months visit In the
great and growing state of Texas was
talking to Star reporter the other even
ing over a bottle (carafe) of Potomac water
The writer was chewing on a mouthful of
1t with more or less satisfaction, when the
other man was reminded of story
During my stay in Texas" he said, my
business called me off to the northwest,
where original customs prevail yet to a
great extent One land case in which L
was interested depended largely on its
successful handling in finding a certain
man from Massachusetts, who had come
cut there a dozen ears before, and / was
aski',g a Justice OF the peace about him.
Amt never been a NAH out here by
the name of Jinkins from Massachusetts
that I've knowed,' he said.
Haven't you ever had any people from
that state" / inquired
Thar WIZ one about seven years ago.
What was his name?
Dunno. We jist called him Beanshoot.
er Bin fer short
What became of him?
He died sudden
An, that's bad. Death Unexpectedly \,
such a shock 10 a community
w Ell, yes, reckon it is he admitted.
WIN slowness and precision. but, YOU see.
Beanshooter's wuzn't exactly unexperted'
No" 1 exclaimed in surprise II
thought you said he died suddenly
L DID, he hesitated: but Won seq n
wuzh exactly unexpected. He had stole
Evening star., 1896-02-22
He Got Things Mixed.
From the Texas Sitter.

From the Texas Sitter.
Texas reporter was detailed to write
up a cattle show and fashionable ball on
the same day. Unfortunately he looked
upon the wine when it was red and got
things mixed up as follows:
Miss A. D., a beautiful young heifer, with
red and white spots on her back and fore
shoulders. was charmingly arrayed in blue
velvet and ornamented with COW bell
Mr.. A. c.. fashionable yearlng half
breed. looked very well in lavender colored
pants and loose cockleburrs in his tail. No
ornaments.
Mrs. A. K. L.. Texas raised COW, fine
milker, very gentle, looked lovely in amber
colored silk. with lace trimmings. Wore a
new belt on her shapely neck.
Evening star., 1896-02-22

From the Harlem Life.
Strar ser do Kansas City citizen)-''Those
three corner lets Of yours are fine property.
captain"
Citizen (enthusiastically)-"Fi property +?
Why, great Scott. man, there amt nothing
like 'em west of the Illinoy river, Two
Years from now they'll be in the heart of
the city, an people will fairly howl for 'em
Ihey ought to come under the head of
1ewelry. not real estate. If you want TO
buy that property, stranger, you've got to
huy 1t by the inch''
Stranger.Tm not buying property this
morning. I'm the new tax assessor"
The citizen falls in a faint.
Evening star., 1896-02-22
AYouthful Engineer

From the Louisville Courier Journal.
The little town OF spann. in johnson
county, Ca. can probably boast Of tho
youngest engineer in the state He is Alvin
Hanebury. who is only fourteen years of
age. and who has been a locomotive engin-
eer for five years. He runs an engine on a
tram road operated by Garbutt Bros. in
connection with their large sawmills. At
ran on several roads. and at nine took
charge Of an engine on the road by which
he is now employed.
Evening star., 1896-02-22
Dissatisfied With the West.

From the Detroit Free Press.
$50 you've been to Dakota?"
Yes"
"And how did you like the west"'
"Much disappointed in it,
But how?'
"Why. I expected to get my divorce IL
fifteen minutes, but I had to stay almost {
month. Good people. but slow-awfull,
slow"
Evening star., 1896-02-22
There Are Others.

From the Toronto Rural Canadian
Jinks-"Today 1 pleased a pretty woman
by telling her that certain red-faced.
snub-nosed, bald-headed mortal looked like
her"
Winks-'Get out"'
Jinks-"The red-faced, snub-nosed, bald
headed mortal was her first baby"
Evening star., 1896-02-22
Some College Problems.

From the Cambridge England, Granta
Given the number Of miles ridden by an
ur dergraduate on a bicycle, and the time
taken, to find bis fluid capacity.
Given the number of times Hall man
has failed in lis Little-Go, and the number
of hours work done, to find his density
Given the height of policeman and the
length of his beat, to find his area.
Evening star., 1896-02-22

From the Milwaukee Citizen.
(which do you love most, your papa OF
your mamma?"
Little Charlie-'I love papa most"
Charles Mother-"Why Charlie, thought
you loved me most?'
Charlie-"Can't help it, mamma. We maa
have to hold together"
Evening star., 1896-02-22
Why the New Girl Went.

From tine Philadelphia American.
Husband (wearily}-"Well, what was the
matter with this girl?'
Wife-"She was too precise. This evening
I rang for her, and when she came I said,
rang for lights and she said. 'Oh. I
thought you rang for me'''
Evening star., 1896-02-22

From the Somerville Niass.) Journal.
Young Mrs. Yearsbride-"Can you suggest
any way at all in which 1 can make home
more attractive to my husband?"
Old Mrs Mulberry (tartly)-"You might in
vite one Of your husbands old sweethearts
to stay two or three months with YOU"
Evening star., 1896-02-22
It's Metbuse1nb Vow
the Detroit Tribune.

From the Detroit Tribune.
Don't you think" ventured the new wo-
man, as considerably as possible, "that you
are pretty old to be still serving as the sub
ject of jokes?'
Marys little lamb shrugged his shoulders
II do" he answered, with warmth. why
every time I'm dragged into one Of these
things l feel positively sheepish."
Evening star., 1896-02-22
At the KaGeeklatSch.

From the Texas Sitter.
Fannie. I have told you time and again
not to speak when older persons were talk
ing. but wait until they STOP
I've tried that already, mamma. They
rever stop"
Evening star., 1896-02-22
Settled Him,

From the Boston Courier.
BE mine?' he implored.
NO" she answered
Il won't take no for an answer" he
Shrieked.
init. then," she responded
And he took his hat and sadly went.
Evening star., 1896-02-22

From the New York Weekly.
Mrs. Neutrality-suspicious. sons extraya-
gance is increasing. He wants a new play-
thing. This time 1T Is a stable Of race
horses
A1r. bagS-"Thats all right I was
afraid he wanted to start newspaper"
Evening star., 1896-02-22

From the Chicago Post.
With cathode ray and a properly con-
structed opera glass it will, Of course, be
possible to see right through a theater hat.
Evening star., 1896-02-22

From the Toronto (Ont) Register.
This inscription painted on board adorns
a fa noa in,
Evening star., 1896-02-22

Notis-If any mans or woman's COWS
get into these hare otes. his her tail will
be cut off as the case may be-"
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1896-11-21
unsuccea.fu1 Spraying.

On the subject of unsuccessful spray
ing, the Missouri experiment station
bulletin says: I'VE sometimes hear ct
unsuccessful results from spraying, but
these experiments show, while all dis.
eases cannot be Immediately and total.
ly cradicated, that continued spraying
will cause the fungous diseases men.
toned to grow less each year. One in
telligcnt fruit grower sent word to the
station that he had carefully sprayed
according to directions, but that there
was more scab on his sprayed than on
his unsprayed trees. A careful exam
nation Of apples from his orchard re.
vealed the fact that they were badly
burned probably by impure chem
icals or too strong a mixture), butthere
was no trace of fungous disease in hia
fruit.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1896-11-21
THE ROADS OF INDIA.
They Are Built Splendidly and Kept IL
Perfect Repair.

They Are Built S%plendidly and Kept in
Perfect Repair.
India is a land of good roads. Be-
tween all the larger towns well-shaded
macudamized roads are TO be found.
The average city pavements of Chicago,
St. Paul or New York are not as good
as these long stretches of well-built
roads. with their culverts of solid stone
masonry, and their white-washed mile
stones shining like solitary monuments
in the hot sun. There is an enormous
outlay of money and labor in blasting
and buttressing, mucadamizing these
roads; but in developing the agricul-
rural and commercial interests of the
mountain regions they are worth all
and more than they cost. The inner
ranges of the Himalayas furnish per-
feet climate and soil for the production
of tea and al the fruits of the tenn
perute zone. Hundreds of thousands of
acres of tea plants have been put out
since these cart roads, as they are COM
monty called. we're built. Thousands
OF EngIishmen are employees in lnanag-
ing these estates, and all their supplies
Of food, building material and ma-
chinery ure brought to them, and ali
the products of the estates are carted
out to the various terminals. Cart
drivers haul by weight and can make
from so cents to one dollar per day.
A days journey going up hill, loaded,
is from eight to ten miles. Going down
from Is to 2o.-Epworth Herald.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1896-11-21
KEEPING ROADS o o
The Time to Repair n Hig hway Is When
It Needa II.

Tho Time to Repair a Highway Is When
1t Needs It.
Most everyone has heard of the man
who gave it out that he always took
n bath every year whether he needed
it or not. A great many roads are
"worked" on the same principle. Once
a yea: they are given what is known
as a fixing up" aud the rest of the time
they must shift for themselves. AS u
consequence they shift" from one side
to the other, just as the lay of the land
and the lack Of proper drainage may
demand,
And, be it remembered, there is some
times II piece of road that attn has
kindly cared for-which really does not
require fixing. Often this is plowed up,
along with defective sections, and is
made soft and susceptible to ruts and
washouts. Ii is also then in a good
condition to produce the largest guam
tity of dust.
A good road should never be thus
"repaired." A defective road should
be repaired at any and ali times. 1t
is cheaper. and certainly much better.
Europe's good roads are the result of
proper building and constant care. They
do not have to be repaired. They are
fixed before they need repairing-in
the sense of being partly rebuilt.
The one great lesson the people Of
our land must learn is, that the time
to repair a road is when it needs it..
These ~once-a-year reformations are too
few and far between. Fix the roads
now.-Good Roads.