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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-15
BABY EATS IRON.
She Docs Not Seem To Dc Injured by Her
Strange Diet.

The strange case of the little daughter ot
James Gardner of BCsscmer, Mich, con-
tnues TO attract the attention OF the med
ical fraternity. MIR. Gardner, who Is q
miner, lives lear the mine where he is EN-.
ploycd The child has developed an un-
controllable appetite for iron one, which
she cats with rclis. and in spite Of her
peculiar diet is apparently healthy, strong
and bright.
The child Is now but years OF agc and
has been addicted TO the habit ever since
she could creep. She eats particles Of orc
which she gathers with her tiny fingers
from the ground When the child has been
kept away from the mines, she has been
known To scrape the ore from her father 3
boots dcvouring the fcrruginous food
with singular relish. Tho family have
tried many plans to break the habit, but as
yet without avail
They have tried the experiment Of mix
ing oil kinds OF obnoxious drugs with the
o.e, but beyond making "a wry face the
concoction is dcvourcd with gusto. Tho
family have now adopted stringent meth.
ods 10 break the child of the habit, and she
IL never allowed Co get out OF sight for ~
moment. MIR. Gardner Is very much an
noycd at his child's novel habit, while
noted physicians have been unablcto break
the little one 3 mania. New York Adyer-
tiser
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-15
AN "EEGLIsH GENTLEMAN"
That Is what Richard Croker Of Tam
many Hall Has Dcgcnersted Into.

Mr.. G. A. Mills, tho well known English
turfman, who recently leased his farm in
Berkshire TO Mr. Richard Croker, was a
passenger on tho American liner st. Louis
from southampton. The farm H. in Let
comb Regis, Vantage, very pretty part
of Berkshire.
Mr. Croker has lcascd my place for 90
years, " said Mir. Mills, "but tho lease may
bc terminated at z or Ii years. Tho
farm is 80 acres, and there Is room In tho
stable ard paddocks for 10 horses, as well
as brood mares Mr.. Croker, believe has
Il horses there now. He spends his time
the same as any English country gentle
man. He Is very fond Of his garden and
may Ee seen there any day walking about,
smoking cigar and watching his garden
or. What his plans are, OF course, do not
know.
My trip over here ~ simply to look
about. lf / sec any good horses, | may
buy few before / return to England.
expect to be here about q fortnight"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-15
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.
Traders Only .Exer,ed Themselves For
Small Profits.

There were no special features In the
stock market this forenoon and business
was quiet for the two hours up to the
closing, the traders only exerting them
selves for small profits.
The stock market opened weak and
lower under the influence OF realizing
orders and sales for short account. The
losses were urimportant aside from
Pacific Mail, which sold of per cent, to
IL IL. The market stesdied soon after
1918 and slight advances were generally
scored. The Improvements, however,
were rot retained, but the market again
displayed an easier tendency at this time
with trading In small volume as q result
of the indisposition to extend lines over
Sunday.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-15
COTTON TRADE.

The difference at the present time be-
tween the Liverpool and New York cot
ton markets is about TO points, while
ordinarily it is so.
The stock now in the various ports is
about as follows: New York, 6S, 447
bales; New Orleans, l2,6l2 bales; all
ports, 125, 451 bales. Interior towns about
1880 bales as against 45 742 last year. The
estimate of total crop for the year $500,
600 bales.
Cotton futures opened steady at the de-
cline; sales $500 bales. jap. 64: Feb.
GO bid; March Z ~; April 20 bid
Aug. so; Sept. 53; Oct. 759; Nov. 55;
Dec. 5S.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-15
Mrs. Bryan Hos Something to Saw

New York, Aug. 15.-Mr. and Mrs
Bryan left today for 1rvington- n-on-the.
)iudson, where they will remain until
Monday next. as the guests OF John II.
Walker. From Irvlngton they viii pro
ceed To upper Red Hook, where they win
be entertained 10y MIR. and Mrs. T. G.
perrine for about week. Mrs. Perrine
was formerly Mrs Bryan's school
teacher. For a week or two longer Mr..
Bry an will rest, except for the prcpara-
tiou Of his letter of acceptance. The ar.
sangements OF Mr.. Bryan's itineracy
was as much in the hands OF Mrr. Bryan
a. II was of the candidate himself Mr..
Bryan had intended 20 spend the entire
vacation with Mr.. Walker. until Mrs
Bryan changed the plan.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-15
Delegates Leave for Cleveland.

The delegates from the Rhode Island
Florists and Gardners Club who are to
attend the convention OF florists at Cleve-
land o., next week left here this fter-
be the guests of the local florists club
and will be entertained ut dinner. Ihe
delegates carry with th,m an invitation
from the Rhode Island Association and
Mayor McGuinness to the convention to
assemble here next year.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-15
BAD FIRE In BEVERLY.
CalholIc Church Burned and Two Firemen
InjureI.

BEVERLEY, Mass, Aug 15-The Cath
olic Church Star OF the Sea here, was
totally destroyed 10y fire at an early hour
this morning. The fire started in the
northeast transept aud spread with such
rapidity that only the church vcstmcnts
could To saved. Two firemen were in
jured by falling timbera Lewis Foss
sustained a compound fracture OF the
arm, and Hcnry Smith, broken wrist.
The loss is estimated at $500. There is
on insurance or $500 on the building and
Sl9OJ on contents. The origin of the IRE
II mystery.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-15
SIGNALS AND LIGHTS. CONFUSED
Caused Collision and Sinking of Two
Vessels.

DETROIT. Mich, Aug. 15.-Late last
night the steamer Oceanica OF the Lehigh
Valley transportation Company's fleet
collided with the propeller William CHS
holm IN the new channel in Lake st.
Clair and both were sunk. The Oceanica
was bound up, loaded with coal rom
Buffalo to Chicago. The Chisholm was
loaded with iron ore and was bound from
Marquette to Ohio ports. None of the
crews were drowned, the men taking to
the rigging until help arrived. The
Ocoanica was valued at $50, 900, the CHS
hom at Sl25, 00). The boats lie in II feet
of water. 1t is thought that the accident
was caused ny confusion OF signals
and lightR
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-15
Yesterdays

Cripple Creek and Other Mining
Stocks.
The following are the closing bids and
asked prices of tine listed stocks on the
Colorado Mining Stock Exchange, Den
yer Aug. IA as reported by K. Z. Davis &
Co. 244 Washington street Boston.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-15

AS the name indicates, Hnll's vegs-
table Sicilian Hair Ienewsr il "a renewer
Of the heir. including iis growth, health,
youthful color and beauty. 1. will please
you.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-15

A company has boon formed to manu-.
facturc glazed tolc, or brick, on Cruton
point They have found that brick clay
dug from the bottom of tie Hudson river
surppsses anything eve: lo'org found in
Che country f0t tnking glazing without
erBcking or othor detects
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-15
Ufs. winsiow's Soothing syrrp

is sn OLD and wrLL-TRIEU REMEDY, and 70,
over FlFTv YEARS has been used By millions Of
mothers for heir CHILDREN while CUTTING
TEETH with perfect success itsooihes the child
soiiens the gums reduces Inflammation, aIlays oil
pan cures wind collie is very PLEASANT % the tast.
ana "a the best remedy tnrd afrhpa sold By drug.
gl.ts ~ ever part % the wor PRICE TWEs-
Ib' tiNt CINfs A hottie Re sure ant ak
Tor MRS WINsLOW'- SOOTHING SYRUP and
tsSe no other kind as moi hers will God a ths bss
hsiieins 70 use auriRS the tsetking gsIieA
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-15

Work was again started yesterday ON
the new depot. No outside work was
done during tho hot spell. 1t is cslcu-
lated that the depot will be finished
sometime In June next
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-15
TOO LATE roR CLASSIFICATION.

CLAIRVoYANT- tcc.l &C. zoe sac. for one
week only. Mrs Ina Leonard the wonderful clair
voyant, gives truthful advice on busiucss love.
law. recitation lost or stolen property; un ties
the separated; causes speedy marriages, gives
names OF friends or enemies aso the one YOU
viii marry A call Wiz convince you. Hours ID
20 g. ParIors 30 Richmond street. ai g
KSow THY FATEi-sto. Jcc Special arrival
and frat visit 10 pro sldence cf Prot Adrlau y.
OmoIod. the wonderful ClairNol ant and Ousintss
aud test trance medium rruthfai in bis nrcdlc.
tions Reliable ir his advice; a ycafs before no
puhllc An unbroken record % success .4t salts
factory sittings given by him In Worcester Aasstn
~ days.If YOU have been sarpointed by ncoinFe-
tent mediums o. ciairvoyauts, call upon trlt ttc-
ROD ane h. vii give sou substantial rrSof ~ e.s
m arveious powers pafiors ~ WaSlTHErur street..
Fee soc. and N for a few DAYS onlT 20 scfeftte
himself Hours st0g. sundays oy apFosniment
only olt-'
TO LET Modem sisht room cottage. 70
minutes TO Gofhani's: rent reasonable. ~
ply 10 Ruthsrglen averUe. timwood. hist
TO IET-25l Nashineton street. very de-
slrabio rooms. furnished or rnfurnished:
table boArders accommodated: refsrsnscs
exchanged. hkos
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-15

Paris. Aug. 15.--M. HenotauK. minister
for foreign affairs. has announced 90 the
cabinet that the United States has rec
ognizcd the French annexation Of NADIA
gagcar.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-15

PRovIDENCg BANK CLEARINas-
The clearings OF the Providence banks
today are ss27, 500. The total for the
week, a, 053,OO0
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-15
No Parity Between These
Verbal Coins.
Promises of Silver Lack De-
tails of Performance.
Review of the Week in Money
Circles.

Clapp a. Company, bankers, OF New
York, use figurative language in this
weeks market letter which is extremely
pat. they say: "Candor and cant are
verbal coins that no brillsnce of rhetoric
will keep at parity. silyery words of
promise are very apt to lack the details
of performances, as they did in 1892. Gold
is a modest metal that slips away un-
observed, when silver assumes to perform
its duties. The peoples gold notes will
hide their heads in shame when those
who aye them birth care nothing for
their redemption. The judgment day is
near at hand for the nation that forgets
to provide for supplies of the best money
while increasing O surplus of that not so
good. premium paid for rigid investi-
CATION before election may save premium
on gold afterwards.
Canada banks now refuse TO accept our
dollar bills foi over ninety cents, and in
many instances refuse all our silver un-
less at discount as we do theirs. Mex
Can silver dollars range from SO 1-2 to 54
1-2 cents. Silver bullion certificates from
6S to Us "a. The United States govern
ment mints have been coming silver dol
lars for about three years at an average rate
OF about 100, 600 per day from the silver
bullion IN stock. 1t is evidently an OH
ject lesson. Exports OF silver bullion
from London to England and China and
the Straits from Jan. ! TO July 80 were
2,0S2, ,523 pounds, decrease from last
year OF 1893 pounds. Many of theiS
operators offer to purchase calls OF privi-
legcs OH silver for the balance of the year
in consequence OF the Chicago platform in
this country.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-15

In conclusion Senator Sherman said:
Now, fellow-citizens, have said all i
desire TO say at present on the free coin
age of silver. ] have the confident hope
that the great body of the Republican
and Democratic parties representing the
conservative elements OF our people VIII
stamp thoir rebuke upon this measure OF
infamy and thus preserve intact the hon
or, the credit and glory OF our great
country. This matter of free coinage OF
silver and the degradation OF the stand
ard of value involves not only questions
of money, but honor and good faith.
When their honor is involved, the people
never fail to respond. They have com
piled with every promise and paid every
debt contracted since the orgapi-
zation of the national government as
1t became due. They have paid four
fifths of the debts contracted during the
civil war and the prospect was hopeful
that ell Of 1t would be paid before the
close of the century. but this reversing
OF our stand dards of value has, like the
fire bell at night, startled and alarmed
our people Let us settle it by following
the action Of Warrington, Hamilton,
jefferson, Benton, Hunter, Lincoln ana
Grant, let us maintain silver and gold at
par with each other at the legal ratio of
16 TO until conference among nations
can prescribe common standards OF
value. In the meantime let no act be
done, no policy be adopted, no expedient
resorted 10 that will tarnish the honor
of this great republic.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-15
STOCKS AND BONDS.

The bond market appears unnaturalIy
depressed by fear of the Chicago platform
and anxiety of holders to be rid of Iiabii-
ity. The bargain counter has been well
supplied and the inducement for conser-
valve investors great. Interest and divi-
oend disbursem snts TO August / were
S27,657, ,S47, as against s21, $50, 2s5 for the
same period in 1895. Many securities can
now be purchased to net over per
cent.
Sixty active railway stocks in April,
1877, sold for s36.33. The average price
of 20 active stocks then was about $50.
June "a, 1854, 20 active stocks averaged
Sal. 81. July 20. 1885, 20 active stocks
sold at 4S.09. In the Barring panic OF
December s, 1870, these same 20 active
stocks averaged s6S 10, after having sold
May 10 at s7s.o3. July 26, 1898, they aver
cember u, 1895, the average was
SiS.56, against $3.50 on August q,
1894. Nearly all records had been broken
when the average declined TO s4l.S2.
The high point this year was February
24,S 56.79.
Inc decline since then, based mostly
on fear of Organism, has been sl4.97,
or about equal 10 that following Presi-
dent Cleveland's Inauguration In 1898.
The high point since that was last
June, when McXinleyism IN st. Louis
was renewing the good faith and credit
in men and principles that prevailed in
1892.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-15
SOUND VIEWS.
Continued from Page !.

snip in this brosd land. But by far the
greatest injury resulting from the, free
coinage of silver would fall upon work.
ing men.
With free coinage OF silver every work.
ing man can, and ought TO demsnd
enough silver forshis daily wages to be
equal to the purchasing power of his
present wages in gold. The stroggle be-
tween working men and employers will
then commence, and no one knows better
than the working men now ditiicult 1t is
to get an advance in psy. Every senti-
ment OF Justice will be on the side of the
workingman In his struggle for good
money or increased wages in cheap
money. Expe rience has shown that the
United States can make the silver dollar
buy as much as the gold dollar, but II
can only be done by the government
buying silver bullion as needed and coin
ing 1t into dollars on government ac-
count.
The only object and effect OF free silver
will he to degrade the dollar, to lessen
its purchasing power nearly one-half, to
enable debtors to pay their debts at SO
cents for a dollar and to cneat the public
creditors who hold our bonds. IL this
policy should be adopted the United
States Will take its place among the
nations OF the earth as bankrupt, clos
ing out its business at 63 cents on the
dollar
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-15

Cattle, 400
Sheep, $500.
Heavy shipping hogs, 2.70a3. 25
Sept. wheat. b4i2a; calls, 55iab
Corn, Sept puts, calls,
Sept. Curb Wheat, ........
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-12-19
VANILLA BEAN CULTURE.
One of the Most Profitable Crops
of Tropical Countries.
Mexican Growers Receive from es to eIB
for Pound of Cured Bcans-Tho
Drying Process Is Very Tedious
and Complicated.

Vanilla as n favoring for ice creams
and other delicacies, from once being
considered a luxury, has now come to
be so generally used that it is consid-
cred q necessity, and it would be very
hard to find n substitute for it. Com
mercial extract of vanilla Is obtained
from the vanilla bean, which is a native
of Mexico, and is probably the most val
liable fruit grown, the best quality of
Mexican beans often being worth near
ly their weight in silver. While the
vanilla is n native of Mexico, of recent
years it has been transplanted to q
number of different countries, and will
grow in any locality where the tenn
perature does not fall below 65 degrees.
The best beans, however, still como
from Mexico.
The vanilla plant is a climbing vine,
with astem about as thick as an ordinary
lead pencil, covered with dark-green,
spear-shaped leaves.
The vines blossom profusely during
March and April. The flower is yellow
and has a very agreeable sweet smell.
BY far the greater number of blossoms
wither and fall off, and the ones pro-
Gucing beans are a very small percent
age of the total number. The beans
grow very rapidly for the first two
months, and by the 1st of July have
attained their full size, and from that
time on grow but little, if any. The
beans, or pods, are from six to twelve
inches long, and about half an inch in
diameter, and when ripe are about the
color of a banana, and have very much
the same appearance, except that they
are little less in diameter and some
what longer. Each vine yields about
100 beans, and some vines have single
branch that bear II or Is pods.
From the 1st of July, when the bean
is dark-green color, it grows but little
in size, turning gradually a yellow
color, until the last of December or 1st
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-12-19
DRYING VANILLA BEANS.

of January, when it is fully ripe and
ready for gathering. The pods are
filed with minute black seeds and
small quantity of pulp, and when pre-
pared for market become reduced to
about one-fourth their original thick.
ness, are black in color, and emit a very
sweet, agreeable perfume.
The curing of the beans is a slow,
tedious process, and one requiring n
great amount of care and attention.
For the most part the growers do not
cure their own beans, but sell them in
miscellaneous lots to curers, who en-
ploy experts for that purpose. The
total time consumed by the curing
process is about five months. The beans
as soon as gathered are spread out in
the sun on black blankets, and allowed
to remain until they are quite hot to the
touch. They are then gathered up and
placed in sweating box, which is sim
ply wooden box large enough to hold
all the beans. This box is well warmed
in the sun, and it's whole interior is
then lined with blankets that have been
out in the sun.
of the blankets are folded over them,
and other warmed blankets are placed
over and around the box. The whole
is then allowed to remain for SO hours,
by which time the ripest of the vanilla
will begin to turn black, and the box
will have lost most of its heat. The
beans now have tn be spread out in the
sun again, after which they are again
sweated, and this process continued
four or five times, until the beans are
the proper color.
AS the ripe beans turn black the
quickest, after each sweating the whole
lot has to be gone over, and the ones
which are black enough picked out and
placed by themselves. Great care must
be exercised in this process, as, if they
are very little oversweated, it is suffi-
cient to reduce the weight about one
pound per 1000 beans, which would be
a great loss, and, as the bean loses part
of its color when overdried, there Is
n further loss of about one dollar per
pound on account of poor color.
AS soon as the beans have been sufli-
ciently sweated and are of the proper
color they are spread out on drying
racks, being carefully gone over from
day to day, and any that show signs
of moisture or mold are taken out and
put in the sun until the mold disap-
pears, when they are again placed on
the racks. When of the proper dry
ness, which the operator from expert
ence can judge very accurately by the
feeling Of the bean, they are taken from
the racks and carefully assorted into
bunches of so, all the beans in one
bunch being of the same length.
The price the beans bring depends
entirely on their length and color. says
the Chicago Record. and varies from
eight dollars to fifteen dollars per pound.
Zach bunch of 80 beans weighs from q
round to pound and q half, and tin
containing 40 lunches is worth there-
''re'in the neirhborhood of $500.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-12-19

Garner, the intimate friend of gorillas,
acknowledges Consul to be the ablest
monkey in the world.
Consul is a chimpanzee, and therefore
belongs to the highest order of simians.
He is now in the Zoo at Manchester, Eng
land,
Playing the violin is his very latest
accomplishment. He does this with
much vigor and enthusiasm. Consider
ing his small size he holds the instru-
ment very correctly. His keeper says
that he had little difficulty in teaching
him, for at that time his education was
already far advanced. To tell the truth,
Consul does not produce a combina-
ton of sounds very pleasing to the hu
man ear, with it's conventional ideas of
music. No doubt he is carrying out
chimpanzee theories of harmony.
According to our ideas, he would be
considered much better bicyclist than
musician. He performs upon the two
wheels with more skill than any animal
who has yet ventured into the field. His
keeper says that he would make guys of
all the animals in Mr.. Hagenbeck's cir
Gus who pretend to be cyclists.
Equally wonderful are his perform
ances with the razor. He shaves not
only himself, but Keeper Webb. The
latter has taught him to do these tricks,
the performance of which proves as
much courage in the man as skill in the
monkey. Consul uses razor, soap,
towels and all the other accessories of
DrOner shaving
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-12-19

What's the matter2" exclaimed
Bylins' friend, in dismay. "Have you
been sicl<2"
I've had a little season with the sur
yeon," was the CHEEKY reply.
WAS it an accident?"
mo. 1t was bicycle road race"
who won it?"
II got the best of it. We were three
in bunch. One man fractured his
shoulder blade and broke his arm and
one leg. Another one dislocated sew
eral joints and stove in number of
ribs. l didn't break anything but my
Observation-Disclosures Star.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-12-19
Tho writer. Misfortune.

"There," said the tired author, with
sigh, you'll have to economic. We
can't expect any returns from my last
book now"
Why" exclaimed his wife, what has
happened?"
"The critics have all pronounced it n
good, clean, wholesome story, and. of
course. after that, nobody'll buy it,
Cleveland Leader.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-12-19

Jinks Cat a party)-You never met my
wife, did you?
Blinks-Wife? I didn't know you
were married. Is she in the room?
Eyes"
"Well, then, it must be that beautiful
creature over there"
"By George! You hit it the first time.
She's the most beautiful woman in the
room, isn't she?"
"Yes; that's why guessed she was
your wife. You are the aomeliest man
in the room, and people always marry
that way."-N. Y. Weekly.