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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-26
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SECRET SOCIETIES.
Orders that Meet .his Evening.
ODD FELLOWS.

HoPE-Odd Follows Hall. o. wsytessss strset.
WESTMINSTER Columbia Hall Wsyuos,se.
corner Rich hmond street,
NORTH sTAR-odd Esllows Hall, chsikstons
avenue.
ANoHon--Odd Fellows Esil. Msnton svsnua
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MARRIED.

IHASE-DAVIS-I Pawtucket, Oct. II,
atihs Universalist Church, by Rev.
Edward l.. houghton, howard Pear
son Chase ana Me- Mabel Davis or
south Attleboro, Mas.
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ance. but departs acceptsbly from the
hard and fast lines and contrivances OF
the New England romance as 1t Is usually
writ. We are glad that we've read "Ihe
End of the Beginning," but that may De
said to be the end Of the beginning for
us, for we are not at oil sure that We
know why We are glad-or, for the mat
ter OF that, why we shouldn't be.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-26
RED MEN.

Great Chief of Records. William r. Brown, "a
Eddy street. Telephone liza
WAMsIT1A-Crsnssop. corner w,n,sr street
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Mckinley promise immediate orders OF immediate move
The feeling OF
all the
all the ills from which have
election would
crcumt Manufacturing Jeweler
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-26

BILLY BRYAN declares that IL won't
be q close ,!on. Most decidedly 1t
won't.
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THE IW.CLAD" RUINS.

CathedraIs, Churches, Castles and
Historic rlansions of England are de-
lightfulIy described i'm the handsome
quarto volume we offer at
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-26

Prosper Merimee's masterpiece OF
strange design and spirited execution,
Carmen" translated by Mr.. Edmund
ii. Garrett, illuminated by etchings, full
page and vignettes from Cravings by
the tranlator and introduced with
memoir of the author, fine pen picture
it is, too-by Postmistress Louise Imogene
Quincy, and opening on photograph OF
Calve, the charming, In the title role, all
pat up in 12mo. cloth, bound, gilt top
style, is an altogether exquisite volume
The price Is $500, and the publishers
also bind II In full crushed morocco at
$3.50.
The general story OF Carmen Is familiar
to thousands by reason of its translation
to the opera stage and more recently to
the dramatic stage. Merimee's tale,
which is at the foundation OF opera and
plays is, we take IL, by no means 80
familiar. The story OF Carmen is fasci-
mating in whatever form, but neither
opera nor drama gives it with the vivid
ness of the book-for all the accessories
OF singularly expressive musfo and the
trappings OF the stage. As for the story,
Carmen 10 not to be reviewed or even
criticised. The time for that is past. 1t
has its place and its status In as settled
ss Shakespesrean tragedy. Taine wrote
OF 1t that "Many dissertations on our
primitive savage instincts, many know
ing treatise like Schopenhauer's on the
metaphysics of love and death, cannot
hold a candle to ..:he hundred pages of
Carmen"
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It's beautiful gift book, full gilt
edges, with 500 fine illustrations.
The price was, until now, $500.
0REGORY'S BOOKSTORE,
s.cons Door from 10 Union Street.
Boston store" ol5-mW
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MONDAY. OCTOBER 2e. 1896
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-26

DWYER-In this city. Oct. 20, William
Joseph, son of John and Catherine
Dwyer, aged year, months.
Funeral private,
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-02-27
The Lord Mayors Robes.

London's lord mayor has to put on
three suits of clothes on taking Office.
He wears a widc-sleeved, velvet-faced,
fur-trimmed robe of purple silk rep on
presenting himself to the lord chan-
cellor at Westminster; this he uses
afterward as q police magistrate. For
his show he wears a robe of superfne
scarlet broadcloth, faced with sable fur
and lined with pearl satin; this he must
wear when greeting the judges at the
Old Bailey and on ali saints days. The
dress for evening and formal receptions
is a black damask satin robe, embroid-
cred with silver gilt. Under these he
wear a velvet coat and knee brooches.
The robes are q perquisite of the Office
and cost $1,000. The chain Of Office
has on it diamonds worth 5000, 900, anI
each lord mayor must give bonds for
it's safe return on receiving It. When
the queen passes through the city .
fourth robe is necessary. but, a. this
seldom happens, it is bought only when
the occasion arises.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-02-27
INGENIOUS BIRD.

Queer Performance Of Feathered Resident
Of Somsll Land.
The honey bird, of which we saw sew
eral during our travels in Somali Land,
is well worthy of mention as a natural
curiosity, says a writer in the Nine
teenth Century. 1t is a little gray COM
m~on-looking bird about the size of a
thrush. 1t first forces itself upon the
notice of the traveller by flying across
his path uttering a shrill, unlovely
cry. 1t will then sit on a neighbor-
ing tree, still calling and waiting for
him to follow. BY short, rapid fights
the bird will lead it's guest on and on.
till after awhile the traveller notices
that the bird has stopped it's onward
course and is hanging about among a
certain half-dozen trees. These being
visited one after another, and careful
~ examined, the search will be re-
warded by finding a nest Of bees in
one of them. The probability is that
there will he honey in it. have never
known the bird mistaken. It is a mat
ter of honor with the natives to set
aside a good portion of honey for the
bird. Although this action of the
honey bird is an established fact of
natural history, it is nom the less UNI
accountable, and it would be interest
ing to know whether he ever tries to
entice quadrupeds also to assist him
in obtaining his much-loved honey.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-02-27
Feud Settled BY Marriage.

Afeud lasting over ten years, in which
blood was twice spilled, once on a
church step, has ended by the marriage
of William Hyland and Jessie Potter at
Maidstone, Ont. A decade ago William
began to court Jessie, and her parents
seriously objected, eve to the point Of
kicking Hyland from the house, setting
the dog at him, blazing away at him
with a shotgun, and later attacking him
on the church steps. The church, even,
was divided on the affair; families were
set against each other, and two or three
court cases grew out of it. Hyland had
perseverance and Jessie was constant,
and, despite the combinations of clubs,
shotguns and fierce dogs, they succeed
ed in ending their teq years. courtship.
When Jessie's father and brother heard
of the ending they decided that n.y.
land had fairly won his bride, and sent
word to him to come over to the house,
that all was forgiven. Maidstone peo-
pie are singing psalms of rejoicing over
the happy elimination Of the long fight.
Chicago. Chronicle.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-02-27

and Thireeenth street. He spent aose %
hts leisure time Ground the Fire Department
hosse On Thirteenth street. Al that time
his mother allowed him 50 cents 1 day Tor
his meals, and be used to eat in Dave Hol-
lands restaurant in Fourth avenue Just be-
low Union Square. John Ennis, Of East
Fourteenth street, Is another restaurant
proprietor who knew young Green very
well. Up to the time he was twenty years
&c Ned Green vas accustomed to taxing
the newspaper which his mother had pur-
chased early in the morning and selling it
on the street corner after she had finished
studying the financial page.
In later years his mother began to educate
him in the ways Of fnanse. His first work
was to settle up claims against the Texas
railroad, and being unusually serewd he was
fairly successful. Farmers who lost cattle
BY being RIM down by the trains were the
most numerous class Of claimants, and it Is
said that Hetty Green's son never allowed
any OF the farmers to get the best of him.
Very often the reverse ives the case BY
work of this kind he appealed to the only
vulnerable part of his mother, and every
year she intrusted more and more to his dis
erection and management.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-02-27
ORDERED A TIN PETTlCOAT.
Tho Pope Insisted That . Nude Statue r,
Draped.

~ ~ - NVOO SV0tU0 DC
Draped.
One OF the most curious instances
of the struggle between art and pro-
priety is shown in St. Peters. The
writer, says the Troy Press, was ram
bling through the great cathedral one
day when he suddenly came upon an
enorm;ty. 1t was the superbly sculp-
tured form of a beautiful woman, the
head, hands, neck, ankles and feet sep
arate masterworks of art. The word
separate is used advicedly, for the torso
and legs were modestly hidden under a
tin petticoat painted to represent mar
BILE, but SO i'll in color and drapery line
that the entire statue seemed d~isioint-
cd and at war in it's component parts.
Isl signor," said the guide, apologet-
ically. ut is the impossible. Very
true. But what can be helped? The
sculptor he make beautiful model nude.
1t will not do. 1t is on the pope's tomb.
The pope, he ome to see his tomb
two, three hundred years ago. He say
no. We will not have such thing. lie
tell the sculptor to put on the drapcry.
The artist, he say mott is impossible.
Then the pope call a workman and he
say-put on the clothes on the figure.
The workman not an artist, only a
workman. lie put on the tin petticoat
and paint It. The pope satisfied. He
die and is buried in the tomb. But
everybody wonder two, three hundred
years ut the figure"
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-02-27
Muscles In Bike work.

1t is strange that SO many people
should seem to think that bicycling de-
velops only the muscles of the leg.
Criticisms of this kind, however, are
usually heard from those who have
not tried this most fascinating means
Of recreation and exercise. Experience
has proved that bicycling brings into
play and develops all the important
muscles which help to build up the
physical structure. OF course the legs
receive the greatest amount of exer-
else, but the use of the arms, back and
chest is very important. When a steep
incline is encountered the legs alone
would be unable to supply sufficient
propulsiye power. The handle bars m nst
be firmly grasped, and the strain on
them is very great; in fact they might
be broken If at all defective, which
gives q faint idea Of the great strength
that must be put forth by the arms
and back.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-02-27
MUST NOT SHAVE WOMEN.
Decision Reached by . Congress Of Prom
inont Hindu BARRIERS.

Decision Reached BY . Congress Of Prom.
inent Hindu BARRIERS.
A strange incident occurred in Bonn
bay recently. A monster meeting of
Hindu BARRIERS was held for the purpose
of considering the question of the impro-
priety Of shaving the heads Of Hindu
widows, and thereby disfiguring them
for life. About 400 BARRIERS having as
sembled, n of them, named Babajee
More, read q pamphlet in Mnhratti, in
which he stated that the BARRIERS of old
happy and contented, bnt latterly,
as though o curse had descended on
their heads, trade had fallen of and
they had become poor. The curse could
only be accounted for by the fact that
they were committing q great sin by
shaving the heads Of poor, innocent
widows, thus depriying them OF their
best ornament. It was against the Him
du scriptures to deprive q widow Of her
hair, and doubtless it was the curses Of
the widows that had lowered their CALI
ing. The meeting thcreupon unani-
mously resolved that no barber should
shave q widows head, and that If he did
20 he should be communicated.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-02-27
Europe's Gretna Green.

It appears that the island Of Heligo-
land still continues under the German
rule to maintain its character as q sort
of European Gretna Green. The Heligo-
land clergy are Lutheran. and are
elected by the people, after the ancient
Tristan custom. But most OF their
services as ministers Of holy matrimony
are not required by the members of
their w flock, but ly outsiders who
cross the seas to the island for the sake
Of getting married. Herr Bcrndt, the
organist and music teacher of the
island, has officiated for several years as
the father" of numerous brides. and
has accepted his fee as ''"zeuge" no less
than 500 times. When he gives away a
laly whom he has never seen before to
a gentlemen about whom he knows
nothing at all, Herr Berndt accepts a
fixed "honorarium" Of 100 marks-so
at least the Berlin Das Echoe tells us
in o notice of the organist's recent jubi-
Zee as a matrimonial proxy father.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-02-27
A Question Of Ancestry

Abraham Hayward, the famous
Quarterly Reviewer. once thought that
he would like to have scnle ancestors,
SO he walked straight to a picture deal-
er's. Selecting G portrait Of a cavalier
in half armor, with features not quite
unlike his own, Mr.. Hayward made a
bid for it, but deeming the price asked
too high, he went his way. A few days
later Mr.. Hayward went to dine with
Lord Houghton, and was %astonished to
find the picture in the dining-room.
Seeing that it attracted his guests at
t%ention, Lord Houghton said: every
good picture, that! Came into my
hands in a curious way. Portrait OF
a Mines of the commonwealth period
-an ancestor of mine" "Ah, indeed!'
said Mr.. Hayward; "he was very near
being an ancestor of mine."
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-02-27
Wood that wan Not Burn.

Fireproof wood will form an i'm.
portant item In the building Of futuye
mcn-o9-war and other vessels. The
process consists in forcing sulphate
and phosphate Of ammonia into the
wood by hydraulic pressure, and it is
said that the most gratifying results
have been obtained from woods treated
by it, they having been subjected to
high temperatures without ig4iting,
the only effect being q slight carbon
izing on account of the intense heat.
With q steel jacket. to protect it from
the offensive attentions Of the enemy
and noninf1ammable inside wear, the
modern warship will be a reasonably
safe craft in which to put the public
money and the lives of the aquatically-
inclined portion Of its population
Chicago Times-Herald.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-02-27
Pa.sssslar : : r1Asar rastle.

PasessslaF - - zAsar Rastas.
The leading newspaper in Vienna
prints ut length the amazing last win
and testament OF 3 wealthy old eccen-
trio who died lately at Hadersdorf-am-
Kamp. II bequeath the whole Of my
property, movable and immovable, .
says he, ito my six nephcws and six
nieces. but under the sole condition that
every one of my nephews marries a
woman named Antonio, and t6at every
one of my nieces marries a man named
Anton" The twelve are further re-
CURED to give the Christian name An
TOME or Anton to each first-born child,
according as it turns out to be girl or
boy. The marriage of each nephew and
niece is also to be celebrated on one of
the ST. Anthony's days, either Jar~iary
II, May 10 or June IL. Each is further
required to be married before the end of
July. 1896. Any nephew or niece re-
naming unmarried to an Antonio or an
Anton after that date forfeits half Of his
or her share of the property.-Chicago
Times-Herald.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-02-27
All About Her.

The tailor-made girl Is In her glory.
The modernized poke bonnet Is the spring
model par excellence.
Have q dish of bran on your washstand
II you want white hands.
A postal card may be very economical,
but 1t Is horribly bad form.
Fur-lined ~overcOats have been . drug on
the market 80 far this winter.
The correct handmade is more sincere
than the awkward grasp of recent date.
The best dressed women sometimes only
have car fare In their pOcketbO0ks.
A black satin gown Is no indication that
itswearer possesses the dignity OF years.
Anything fluffy and becoming Is worn as
i neck piece by the up-to-date young wo-
man.
Leaey linens to be made up over white
silk cost 50. 50 per ya-d.
The swell ~ presses his bow necktie
into butterfly shape by the aid Of two pearl
pins.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-02-27
THE SUlTAN'S SUNDAY OUT.
It's . Gallant Show When Abdul Hamld
G0es to Prayers.

0Oeo to y
Every Friday-the Moslem Sunday.
OF course-these moribund sea mon
sters that comprise the Turkish navy.
lying moored stem and stern, moorcd
for a dozen years, impotent as turtles
on their backs, within the golden horn,
fly the crescent and the star. The mo-
rines put on their whitest trousers, and
perhaps they give n FURNISH to their
arms; . wild sort of march, well
played, sounds from near the Turkish
admiralty, and the band and troops
come striding up the hill. Everybody
IN the city, except our own military
attache, who, 1 am told, generally de-
prives this brilliant ceremony of his
presence and the uniform Of his queen.
is going to the Selamlik, the sultan's
drive from his palace TO his q
distance Of about 200 yards. You pass
several regiments of cavalry and in
fantry. winding up the hill to Yildiz
Kiosk, and by the time your are re-
ceived, in q small pavilion opposite the
mosque and just outside the palace
gates, by a glittering aid-de-camp, the
wide-curving road is filled with troops.
The mosque is in front of you. and the
palace gates to the left. Hardly have
you swallowed your cup of coffee be-
fore the bands of more approaching
regiments r heard. They ere
all fine fellows, and they advance
with the queer pointed parade-step
taught them by their German instruct
ors.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-02-27
THIS IS A BIG COUNTRY.
II You Don't Believe It Listen ; This
Mans Remarks.

II You Don't Believe It Listen 70 Ths
Mans Remarks.
Sew Americans appreciate the vast
extent Of our national domain said
Col. Charles c. Moffert, OF Denver, to
the Buffalo Courier. II firmly believe
that some day in the near future we II
have air lines Of transportation between
all p~oints-either up in, the airosn
erwise. I'm bound for New Ycr36A1fd
I'd save IL hours travel IL / cQuldtrAVel
in a straight line from Denver t0 fgex.
York. For instance,,rthe air lines
tween Chicago and New York
miles; by rail it is 961 miles. ETcntM
falo to New York ltd EOS milde1
line, 422 miles by rail- WhXISt q.
try is 80 great thatSthosaH11M &&6dfs
here exceed in the num6ef
miles the whole Of Russia ID EdrOpe.
The state Of Texas is much larger than
Austria, Germany OF France; New Mex
leo is larger than England, Ireland.
Scotland and Wales combipx4tANon
tana is larger than NorwaJtE3 1ndtt
is larger than Turkey in EGf0pSyx en~
lucky is larger than Portugal estvir.
giniaI is larger than Greece, Arizonash
as large as Italy, Indiana is twice ~
large as Switzerland, and Wyoming ana
Oregon are as large as Spain. In tn.
event Of q successful war OF conquest
with Great Britain, or by annexation,
il the United States should become pos.
sessed of Canada, it would add 3,204,313
square miles of territory to the great
republic, and u total area would
then be 6,s07,371 square miles. We
would still be one-third smaller than
the Russian empire, and one-third
larger than the Chinese empire"
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-02-27
Coolest Winter In New England.

Coolest Winter In Now England.
The most memorable winter in New
England Of which we have q clear
record was that OF 1904, says a cor.
respondent of the Stonington Conn
Mirror. Then people passed and re-
passed from Providence to Newport
ON the ice, and from the shores Of Com
necticut to Montauk Point. One rec
ord says that q man drove . horse and
sleigh from Hurlgate. near New York,
to Cape Cod. A sleighing party went
from Norwich to Fishers island on
the ice the same year. In the winter
OF 1887 the boats en- route for New York
were icebound near Harris island for
10 days. and for three weeks the mer-
curry kept in the neighborhood Of zero.