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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-12

about half an hour before the train
leaves the yard, when the carpet which
has been beaten, and spots, IL any,
cleaned, is brought back and put down,
and the car Is again wiped with moist
woolen cloth, inside and out. The fore
man called my attention to the fact that
they did not leave the bedding, etc. out
to air very long as they have no room
here, but he says in New York, Buffalo
ano Chicago they have a shed without
sides where all the bedding, etc., from a
whole train Is put, cleaned and left uu-
til the cleaning OF the cars is accomplish
ed.
The following statements are what
learned from conversation with the fore
man Of the Wagner yard
The st. Louis train has the longest run
of any train having sleepers entering
Boston. The New York, Albany and
Buffalo cars are cleaned the same way,
except that the car Is not entirely
stripped, carpet not taken up and cush-
ions not removed but once a week at
each end. (rhis same practice is also
carried out on sleeepers owned by the B.
Il A. Railroad.) The apovo do not have
as long q run as the st. Louis express.
The cars are sent to the works every four
to six months and completely renovated
NEW mattresses, bedding, newly uphol-
stored, etc.,. New blankets are put in
about once In two or three months and
the ola ones sent to the works to be rem
ovated. The conductors report at the
end OF the trip shows whether or not any
invalids occupied berths in his oars and
the nature OF their complaint; II contag-
ious, the car is laid off and sent to the
works, but in cases of consumption, or
something not considered contagious,
the bedding and curtains Of that section
only are sent to the works with an ex-
planation of the reason for sending.
He also informed me that the inspectors
OF the company were very strict about
tine sanitary condition OF the cars. Dis
infectants are carried on all cars, to be
sprayed about IL any odor is detected.
was shown over the stors-rooms for
linen, etc.. and commisssry, and found
ali to appear very neat.
notice by reading your letter again
you ask, show thoroughly ale mat
tresses, ETC., beaten?" Answer: Until
no dust arises when struck with beater.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-12
A COINAGE QUERY.
Ths sun.

The sun.
II dollar be a dollar, honest coin,
without dectit.
One mey melt 1t, one. may smelt II,
but its value ont retreat
Melt ten dollars, silver dollars, In a
proper melting pot,
And the silver slug resulting sells for
only hve the lot.
Melt gold dollars, melt an eagle, in the
self-same m citing pot,
And the golden slug resulting quickly
sells for ten the lot.
VIII you tell me, kindly tell me, how
these dollars equal are,
II little CLIO ing furnace puts on only
one a SCARF
There was never yet equation that de-
manded legislation to prove its right
10 be;
Equation Is equation or elso a fallacy.
Aud I'm thinking, quietly thinking,
that poor man has poor sense,
II he votes to have a dollar that will melt
TO fifty cents.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-12

Z. @. Jordan, @. E., In Atlantic Modit
Weekly.

(. Q. Jordan, G. f., In Atlantic Medical
Weekly.
From observations during the cleap-
ing of the Boston, Chicago and st. Louis
limited, corroboraAsd by observations of
various trsins in Fitchburg and Albany
yards:
This train arrives In Boston at about
10 p. m.,, and leaves at 3 p. m. the next
day (same cars). On the arrival of the
cars in the yard the outside men (so-
called) Dust of the cars and wash the
running gear; the inside men open the
windows, remove the linen and carpet,
and dust out the car with feather dust
ers; this Is done at night II the weather is
favora ble, as the case has been the past
week. In the morning, after airing the car
all mig ht, he mattresses, blankets and cur
tsins are thrown or handed out onto a rack
supported by horses, and thoroughly
beaten, tho mattresses on both sides, and
brushed each time; the curtains and
blankets are shaken very vigorously.
Meanwhile the springs have been taken
out and busted and the berth busted
aud wiped out with n wet. then dry,
cloth. This mattress and blanket dusting
took the men about an hour. The mat
tresses. blankets ETC., are then i~turned
to the car and the cushions and pillows
are put out aud 60 through the same pro-
cess, while the pillow boxes are cleaned
and the Hoor under the seats busted. The
cushions are then returned and clean
linen .hoidrest covers put on. The
floor is then brushed and washed.
'rhtn eli the woodwork, except inside
The Il trthf which hayu alrpudy been
treattd a. above described, Washed
with CASTLE soap While this II being
done, tho outside OF tho car Is washed,
including the windows lhe inside of the
windows Is next washed, brass work
cleaned End lamps attended TO. The
closets aund uritaIa are next washed (ail
water used inside having been empti.
ed into them) ana disinfccicd. The
windows are agair opened, beiths partly
lowered and car remains this way until
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-12
wonld Coin the Worlds Silver.

Nowhere i'll the world at the present
time is there any free coinage Of silver,
nor has there been since the mints of
India closed three years ago. The few
and unimportant countries that continue
to coin silver charge profit on it. The
Bryan party offers TO do the work free
for all tho world, and would havo no
difficulty in getting the contract on
these terns.-Exchanpe
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-12
Horatio Seymour on Reputation.

The saving proposed by not paying in
coin is small and temporary, while the
dishonor is lasting, and the pecuniary
loss consequent upon this dishonor will
be in the end enormous Bad faith on
the part OF New York, the leading mem
ber of our confederacy, must inevitably
weaken very greatly if it do not destroy
the credit Of our government securities
In foreign markets. Compared with the
Importance Of this states action in its
effect upon the credit Of the govern
ment, the cost of paying our interest in
coin is insignificant. Aside from the
consideration of interest or policy our
duty in my judgment was plain. 1t is
to pay the debts Of the state; to pay
them in precisely tto mode in which
they were promised to be paid; to keep
the honor of the state unsullied, and to
this plain duty we should be true, cost
what it may. From Message Sent to
the Legislature by Governor Seymour
in 1854 Concerning a Proposition Not
to Pay the Interest on New York Bonds
in Gold.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-12


silver dollars In all those 40 years. The
government could not make much OF q
demand at the price offered since the
market value OF silver was higher. The
government offer to coin had nothing
whatever to do with the market value,
however. The act of 1884 soug ht
10 establish parity between
the metals so as to keep both gold and
silver In circulation, not ono based on
the other, but both running as "stand-
ards"-t he impossible two-standard in
depreciation of bimetallism. But the
price OF silver in the market went on
varying quite INDEPENDENTLY OF the
governments "coinage purpose" Some.
times the governments i6 to mints
offered the most advantageous market
for silver and sometimes they didn't. For
instance, in 1852, the commercial ratio
was 1859 to /. In 1857 1t had Increased
to 1927 to 1. During this period OF 40
years silver was worth little moro In
proportion to gold than was indicated
by the ratio 16 TO !. That's why the
government did not coin any silver dol
lars. Nobody wanted to take bullion to
the mint and have II coined into dollars
that thus stamped we're wcrth less by
three or four cents than the valus OF the
silver In them. In 1873 the dollar stamp
OF the government reduced the value OF
the chunk OF silver so made into a
disc by three or four cents-iust as today
the government stamp would give 1t an
added value OF AZ cents, which, OF
course, would never be recognized by the
man who would be asked TO exchange his
goods for 1t. From 1884 to 1873, however,
the market value was absolutely inde-
pendent of the coinage value, as 1t
has been since, as It was, indeed, back
to the first coinage laws OF the new gov
ernment In 1882. In ell those years the
government never had in view the rails
ing OF the market value OF either gold. or
silver by "causing a demand" for either
by offering 10 coin it. The government
was simply engaged In the impossible task
OF keeping track OF a ratio that varied In
accordance with the supply and demand
of gold and silver. And after the act OF
1884 1t gave up the job and the silver
dollar disappeared naturally and had
practically ceased to exist when 1t was
dropped from the official coinage list In
1873.
Since then the price Of silver in proper
tion to the price OF gold has been steadily
going down until the commercial ratio
today Is about 81 to I. And 1t went
down steadily despite the acts OF 1878
and of 1890 to make the government q
large and regular purchaser of silver.
And the price of silver has, since 1878.
for all the government purchases, gone
down simply because the supply grew In
greater proportion than the demand
helped by the government contract. And
the government stopped buying simply
because 1t couldn't afford to support tho
silver market any longer and the citizens
kicked against being taxed for the vain
purpose to ''bull" silver.
The "coinage purpose" would tend to
raise the market value OF metal just as
much as any other demand or market
for 1t and no more.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-12

Bryan said when he was n member of
the ways and means committee OF the
house that the window glass men who
wanted protection for American industry
and American wages were plundercrs and
beggars. What, then. are the silver
barons who want the government to pay
them double value for their silver? No
one has asked tho government to buy his
window glass at any price.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-12

II the Colorado mine owner pays his
laoorers In bullion he will give them
twice much today as he would IL silver
coinage was unlimited. But the bullion,
whether In the form OF bullion or coined
mt the mint, will have no greater pur-
chasing power after free coinage law
has passed than 1t has now.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-12

passaic, N. II. Aug. f2.--Herman W,
Wagoner and his wife, Pauline. aged q
and IS years. respectively. were found
dead at Their home yestcfday De,
spondency caused ey lack OF work an.
starvation, II said 20 have ocen the caus.
o. their death. Rat poison was used =,
ause death.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-12
Nnmber Of ki,led no, Repor,ca.

Habana, Aug. 12.-Insyrgents made
an attacK yesterday upon the town ci
Candelsfia, In Pinar del Rio. enterins
the tov IA from opposite sides at the
same time. The official rel>,rt stat [,
that they were repulscd after firing has
been kept up Cor four hours No repori
An mnde OF the loss on either side.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-12

BILLY BRYAN has reached New York,
the route from Lincoln, Neb., marked by
droppings from the longest speech on re-
cord delivered In spssmodic instalments
from point to point.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-12

Mr.. Bryan is fond Of scrlptural illus
tration to the point of blasphemy. Let
him not forget. If he accepts tacitiy the
doubtful honor OF "a nomination Popu-
list platform, IN man cannot serve two
consters.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-12
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 1895.

WE should be pleased to havs the op.
portunity to pull the beard OF the prophet
who, last January, told us that we were
TO have a cold summer.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-12

any person desiring THE NEWS left
ut his residence In any part of the oity.
can send his address without remitrance)
10 this Office and IL will be given to the
newsdealer who serves papers i'm the
district.
Persons leaving town can have THE
NEWS mailed TO them. postpaid. for @5
cents per month, the address being
changed ms often as desired.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-12
KNIGHTS OF pYTnIAs

Grand Keeper OF Records and Seal, william
A. Wilson. Room 345. Butler Exehange.
Telephons 1853.
ELMwooD-Elmwood avenue. corner Pctter's
avenue.
ST. GEoRoE.-7l Eddy street.
or. ELNo-s05 Eddy street.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-12

Thin or gray hair and tti heads, so
displcasing =, many pcoplt ~ marks OF
sGc, may be svei> d Tor a long time by
using Halls Hair Renewer.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-12

BOSTON feels immensely fisttered because
billy BRYAN quoted EMERSON In lieu
of the scriptures in one OF his speeches.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-12
SECRET SOCIETIES.
Orders that Meet this Evening.
ODD FELLOWS.

Grand Tocrotsry. W. II. T. Mosley, OF Woy-
bosset street. Telephone zoe
EAoLT-odd Fellows Hall. e7 weybosset ~.
FRANKLir- Odd Fellows Hall. 81 wsy bossss
street.
MAYFLowER - Valentine Hall, $50 Vest
minister street.
ewARTs-sd Westminster street.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-12

The railway employee who votes for
FREQ silver votes 20 reduce his own
wages ard 10 increase the cost of his
own living. He votes 20 enlarge the
chance Of his being thrown out Of work
and against the welfare Of every wage
Garner in tho land. Railway Age.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-12

THIS weather is calculated to melt the
North Pole loose from its moorings.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-12

Every vote for free silver !. O vote tn
enrich q pack Of millionaire mine owpers
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-12
AM ERicaN MECHANICS.

State Council Secretary, Charles w. Littsn
1888 Westminster street
NARRAoANsrTI-27 Westminster street.
UNIoN-767 Westminster street.
RnoDE isLAsp-2l0 Westminster street.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-12
HIGH WATER MARK CIR
CuLATlON, 81, $50.
News Readers

will confer favor upon the publishers III
they will sond information TO this Office
of any news stand or railway train whore
. Providence paper should be on sale and
THE NEWS Is not offered.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-12

III you nave ever seen little cniId IN
the agony OF summer complaint. you can
realize tho danger OF the trouble and ap-
precsnte the value OF instantanoc.'s relief
always Afforded by DeMttts t>lic and
Cholers Cure. For dysentery ana diar-
rhma ID IS reliable remedy. We could
not afford to- recommend this as n cure
unless it we a cure.
Johnstons ,hsrmacv, sos Wtstmiastor
street; Metzgcrs Pb~macy, go North
slain street; Alireds fnarmscy, Sll Eddy
street.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-12

Washington. Avg. 12.--of interest TO
American farmers is the announcement,
In a consular report 20 the state depart
mcnt. that Germany. hitherto prac-
tSally u ryc-eating country. is rapidly
COINS over to Wild at bread. The con-
sumption OF rye Hour there Is steadily
decreasing. and that OF wheat incress-
Ing As tho United states exports large
quantities of wheat and wheat flour. and
scarcely any rye. the Importance CT the
condition IN apparent.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-12

WICKED BANKER Of bankers
VIII GET THERE ELRST: 81 ou ST. ha a. Sc. ~, ,a a
allowed loose where devil hold it. and
American Weekly
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-12
Holes inYour Health.

What does that meanI Sup
pose you are taking in money
5 all day, and drop it into a
B pocket with holH you will
fud yourself a loser instead of
a gamer by the days business.
Same with your health. You
. cat and drink and sleep, yet
) lose instead Of gain strength.
. There's a hole in your health.
! Some blood disease, probably,
sapping your vitality. You
can't begin, too soon, to take
the great blood purifier,
{ Ayers Sarsaparilla.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-12

.E" Will close on Satur-
days during the month Of
August at o p. IN,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-12

ArWOOD-In Johnston, August 10,
Haley r., widow of A braham {. At
wood, and daughter of the late Job
and Hannah Waterman, aged IS
Middletown transcript., 1896-09-26
glances Of indignation at the unfortu-
nate conductor. who stood the picture
Of mingled embarrassment and disgust.

glances Of Indignation at the unfortu-
nate conductor. who stood the picture
Of mingled embarrassment and disgust,
nursing his bitten hand.
81 should think you would be ashamed
ofyourself, "she calculated with empha-
sic. "No gentleman would treat q lady
SO. I shall report you the company"
"Besides," put in the owner of the
dog. s'Bobbie's such a little fellow.n
"The rules don't say anything about
the size Of the dogs, !" said the conduc-
tor. ''They just say 'dogs.'"
well, he isn't going. anyway, for
all your old rules" was the plaintiff
response.
Now, this conductor was merely try
ing to do his duty as an official of the
company. He had done his best and
even suffered bodily injury in hisa
tempts to enforce the rule of the road.
But failure stared him in the face.
Every passenger in the car was watch
ing the unequal contest with undis-
guised interest and amusement. Two
drummers had made audible bets upon
the outcome and their eyes were rivited
upon the combatants. Even the brake
man who had first met with defeat
stood at the other end of the car and
grinned at his superior.
The conductor was beaten and he
knew it. If the offenders had been
men the problem would have been an
easy one, but as it was, violence was
out of the question. He was beaten,
but he retreated in good order. 'sWell,
madam" lie said seurly, 81 have noti-
fed you Of the rules"
"You have," said the indignant wo-
man shortly.
"Poor little Bobbie, they shouldn't
put him in the baggage car, SO they
shouldn't" said the other. And she 4
hugged Bobbie to her breast.
The conductor fled with sotto voice
remarks about the cussedness of w0-
mankind, while Bobbie rode to New
York in the arms of his mistress. The
other passengers were good natured
the rest of the trip.
Middletown transcript., 1896-09-26

American millionaire do a great deal
OF good the world does not know, and
Of whice they are themselves unaware
sonnet ines.
The New-England girl has repaid
that money and is now singing in
grand opera in one of the most bril-
liant capitals Of Europe. has been en-
gagged to sing at Bayrenth during the
summer holidays, gives concerts when
she has leisure, and will test the appre-
citation of American audiences before
very long. To outsiders her success
seems sheer luck; but to those who
know the inner history Of her life it is
the result of unfagging toll and Of q
will force that would not be overcome.
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Dig down to the cause of your sickness.
if you want to get well and stay we'll:
Most likely It's indigestion. The irritating
poisons of fermenting, putrid food, left in
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They also cause many pains and disor-
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Middletown transcript., 1896-09-26
For over FIfty Years.

An Old and well tried remedy.-Mrs
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for oyer fifty years by millions of mothers
or their children while teething. with Pc
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les value is incalculable. Be sure and ask
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Beautiful Pictures

in the latest design frames
worthy Of any home and at
suchlow prices. Picture frames
made to order. Cannot help
pleasing you.
An elegant organ at the
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Window shades and fixtures
of any color and style, and
will put them up. If not con-
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card.
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| Middle town Del lasvafe.
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