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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-24
The Pittance Saved From
the Canal Wreck.
First Project for Boston and
Providence Railroad.
Horse Power and Not Steam Was to
Be Used--Other Matters.

"Was 1t not a fact" asks a correspond
ent Of the Gossiper ''thst the Black
stone Canal of which you wrote the 9th
day paid good dividends at one time? IL
seems to me that / have somewhere read
that such was the case" 1t is a fact that
dividends were paid, but whether they
were good ones the Gossiper leaves TO the
judgment of the inquirer. TIE canal
was opened for business July 1, 1923, and
during the first eight years OF is exist
ence dividends amounting in all TO Ga 70
per share were paid. For the remaining
IL years, during which the canal dragged
along an unremunerative existence. no
dividends whatever were declared, and
when the affairs OF the company were
finally wound up the entire capital stock
was lost. The cost of the shares was
s37.b 30 each, which, deducting the q. 70
paid in dividends during the first eight
years the canal ives In operation, made
the net loss to the owners s34. 70 for each
share held.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-24

One effect OF the absorption OF the en-
tire steambosting interest OF Narrsgansett
Bay by the syndicate which has purchased
the Continental and Fall River lines will
be to preclude such dangerous rivalry as
that which characterized competing lines
In years gone by. II Is recalled that the
steamers of these lines had a habit OF
humping into each other when occasion
offered and that the cutting Of hawsers
figured prominently in the steamboat
warfare. Still further back when the old
steamer Ironsides was here under the
management of the late Arthur Dexter
there was a battle OF even more threaten
ing pro portions, which was renewed every
time that steamer attempted TO land pas
sengers at Rocky Point. At last a wharf
was built a little below the Rocky Point
property but the owners of the latter
sought to shut out passengers landed st
il by building fences. However, the war
wore itself out in time and the opposition
to the Am erican Steamboat Company
withdrew from the field.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-24

passed. The fact Is that some OF the stuff
that is sold here as milk Is Of pretty
doubtful quality and IL not a positive
menace to health, il far from being
wholesome. What is needed is a system
OF rigid inspection that will make the
sale OF sdulterated milk impossible here
ana which will lead to the punishment
OF those WHO attempt to foist 1t upon
customers. To this END the inspector
should be given all the powers he deems
necessary to enable him TO carry OF his
work successfully.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-24
To Help Their Friend.

The members Of the schoield Club
gave a benefit ball at Slocum Post Hall
last night to help out their friend, Thorn
as Swift, who is an invalid. 1t was a very
enjoyable party in charge OF the following
committee Of arrangements: ID. Kelley,
chairman; II. J. Sullivan, trea surer; j.
V. McAuarew, George McLaughlin; floor
director, james Nolan; assistant foor di-
rector, T. J. Sullivan; aids, NJ. Sullivan,
J. Hurley, Z. Sullivan, J. Hickey, J. ".
Soma.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-24

Over in the city hall this morning there
Regiment about which SO much was
heard during the war. While he was trans
acting his business he incidentally men
toned the fact that he had been a mem
Der of the regiment and the clerk no at
tended to his wants inquired as 10 how
the regiment came to get thet soubriquet
of ''trotting." "Weil,n replied the vet
eran, Exit was because the fellows did
more trottiug around during our nine
months service than envy other regiment
in the whole army. We were at the first
hight Mt Frederieksbur and had one of
the hottest places on the field, but old
Colonel Browne wasn't the kind OF a man
to quit and we stayed there until night and
would have stayetl longer If our smmuni-
iion hadn't run out. Then we fell back
with the rest OF the army ana the roll call
showed we had 100 killed inc wounded.
There were 95 missing, but most OF them
came in later on. We went to the peniu-
sula and camped near the James river
and after We got a bit rested they began
to march and counter march us until we
couldn't tell where we were or what they
were doing with Us. hen We werc or
dered down 10 Viclsburg TO support Grant
and we had some terribly tough marches
through Kentucky, but before we got
there we were ordered back again and
marched 10 Kentucky. When we reached
Somerset, Kentucky, We had narched 100
miles in six days over the busiest roads
/ ever saw aud yet we didn't have a stray
gler. Our time run cut il July, but We
stayed at Cincinnati some time over II
guarding the approaches, as a raid from
Morgan was expected. We travelled $500
miles In our nine months service, 500 OF
1t on foot, and that is why the boys al
ways called US the rrotting Twelfth"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-24
THE NEW ENGLAND R. R. CO.
Passenger Train Service, Week Days,
Corrected to January p, 1896.

Trains leave PROVIDENCE as follows;
For Boston-s:0 90 a. M; 4;SO, p. MI RETURN $50
a. m; 5:25 p. m.
;o5 a. m; 1:30 p. IN.
FRANKLIN-s;0S a. m. 400, 7:l5 p. m
20 a. m; 4:3) p. IN
AR~LINGroN-5;as. $3.50 pm
WEST ARLINGToN-5;3s. ESQ p. N
KNIGHTsvILLE--5:3s, $3.50. ,1i,lo p. N
WAYLAND park $40. f s;ooA nj y asa. y
S:ss. Fs:so, tl.is, F'.Ii 70 ?. m.
wAsmNGToN-6:4o, $500 q M; 4:3o. o:3s,
$3.50, '7ilb, .su: 10 p. m.
CRANSToN. oAKLAWN $40. $500 a mi Asa
$3.50, $3.50, 7:l5. "'n:iOp. m.
PONTIAC, AROTIC, QUIDNICK-f6;D Q. nj
$3.50, $3.50, 6:3o. F7:1S -ii;i0 p. m.
ANTHoNY-6:40, $500 a. M; 4;So, $3.50, ESQ. 7iiA
"II:to p. m.
COVENTRY, sTERLINa-sAo, $500 a. m; $50
7:lS p. m.
SUMMIT. GREENE, oNEco, MoosUP, PLAIN
FIELD-s4O. 300. a. M; 4:3o, 7;lb p. m.
JEWETT CITY. CANTERBURY. SCOTLAND.
VERSAILLES, BALTIC, SOUTH
$40, 800 a. M; 4:30, 7:l5 p. m.
wILLIMAETIC-64o, 900 a. M; $50. 7;lb p. n.
HARTFoRD-s;p, 300 a. M; 1880. Jas p. m
FIsHkILL& NEWBURG-9;0o a. m.
NORWICH-6:s0. $500 a. m; 4;S0, 7:5 p. m.
WATERBURY. DANBURY-9;D0 a. m.
ICAGo AND THE WEST VIA NEWBUkdI
AMI ERIE RY-9;0o a. m.
PASCOAG AND INTERMEDIATE STATIONS
$3.50. SAP a. m; $40, 6:J5, and s.iI;lb p. m
Returning leave Pascoag nj 5,25, 3:26 a. MI
1880, d rs and sfs 100 p. IN.
All trains leave from ives, aud OF Ulon Depot
Providence.
"saturdsys only Stops on notice.
WI BABcocK, q. PA
KING. Supt
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-24

Recurrence TO the dismal failure OF the
Blackstone canal recalls the fact not now
generally known that when the Boston q
Providence railroad was fret projected 1t
WIS not intended to employ steam as
the motive power. On the contrary the
projectors proposed to use horses as Is
made plain by the early charter granted
the company, from which it appears that
authority was conferred on the directors
of the company to establish toll houses
and gates and appoint toll gstherers to
collect tolls al such points alony the road
as was deemed expedieM. Furthermore
they were authorized to make rules and
regulations for the transportation Of per-
sons and property, prescribe the construc-
ton of wheels and form Of cars and
carriages to be used and fix the weight OF
loads to De carried.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-24
The Reason For IL.

In view OF the settlements made in another
column by the Paine Furniture Co.. Boston.
10 IL not surprising that they have the hulk OF
the mantcl trade o. this country. Few pur.
cbnsers can mako wise selections from do
signs on paper, but hy visiting the Paine
wnrerooms they can make a choice from over
n hundred different maniels. fully erected,
and placed side by side for comparison. Tho
sight OF so many designs insures always q
happy selection.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-24

The Inspector OF milk is ~endeavoring
TO hsve passed by the General Assem- bly,
a law which viii permit him TO employ
deputies to examine samples OF milk
brouyh, into this city. There is likely to
be a good deal Of opposition to his
measure on the part Of the milkmep, but
that Is no reason why 1t should not be
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-24

AS showing nov it was proposed to OPP
crate this horse railway it is Interesting
to notice the calculations made oy the
projectors of the enterprise. They fig
ured, for instance, that one horse conld
draw p passengers at a speed of IL miles
an hour for seven hours a day. They
further demonstrated to their own salts
faction that one horse could haul eight
tons of freight a. the rate OF three miles
an hour for ten hours a day. But the To-
comotive was bound to come, n in 1884
they began to draw cars between Boston
and Canton, and the following year were
making the whole journey between the
Hub u Providence, the time consumed
in those days being two hours and a half.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-24

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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-24

There Is movement on foot in some
other cities TO suppress that disgusting
habit CT expectorating in streets and
other ppolic places. Providence is as
badly in need OF this reform as any OF
her sister municipalities. II she wishes
TO do away with this splitting n~uisance
all she has to do is TO follow the example
set by the esrly town fathers who made
it a mi,demsnnqr 10 smoke in the public
ordinance. 1t viii not do TO simply pass
an anticipating law and hen leave 1t
without enforcement, but to insist or its
observance from the fret day it becomes
operative. BY that means the nuisance
will be quickly and thoroughly abated.
Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1896-03-28

THE bimetailists are not going to
abandon the republican party, because,
up to this date, it is bimstaliist party.
Not only in the platform of 1892, but in
all the national platforms which have
been promulgated since the Silver ques-
ton came distinctly into prominence, it
has declared against monometallism %,
and demanded the restoration OF silver
to its old rank as modey. This is 30
distinctly true that if national conven-
ton should attempt to array the party
on the side of gold monometsliism,
it would forfeit the right to speak for
the republican party as COM
pletely as il it declared for ineq uality
of rights for the two races, or for
reputation OF public debts, or for free
trade. 1t will be time enough for the
friends Of silver to abandon the party
when it has formally abandoned it's
principles. As it is, it is lot Colorado,
but New York and Massachusetts,,
which need to revise their opinions as to
the money question, X they are to be
accounted true republicans, with full
rights to the floor of the convention
The American.
Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1896-03-28
THE TERRIcofsIsL eILLs.

The fGvorabls action Uf the senate
committee IN territories n reporting the
bill to admit New Mexico as state,
~iih only ore negative vote, should not
be permitted to raise any false hopes IN
that territory. 1t is very easy to Kill
bill eyen if it has been favorable report
ed. and this The News believes will be
the fate Of this measure.
There is just now a very decided feel
ing IN the east against what are termed
"s8ge brush states" Western senators
have distinguished themselves for their
devotion to free silver coinage, and
hence the great outcry that has been
raised In the east against any increase
in their number. This is not q party
feeling but q sectional one. Goldbug
democrats and goldbug republicans from
the older states will be found side by
side in opposing the admission OF New
Mexico, and for the sole reason that
they want no more silver senator's. The
came objection will apply to Arizona.
This position o. affairs emphasizes the
necessity for a closer union of the west
in favor of western interests and for
western men end measures. The votes
OF western states have been used to fcist
into power men who made it business
to do their utmost to RntsgcnIZs the
welfare of the country west OF the Mis-
sissipI. Money is voted for improving
harbors on the Atlantic sea board, but
If the west asks anything for the devel-
opment Of irrigation, it is branded as
steal. We are eelze in all ways as q
political duty to contribute to the east
aud get nothing in return. The time is
evidently near at hand when these ''salt
water despots," as Governor Gilpin used
to term them, should be taught prac-
teal lesson in patriotism, and made to
know that the Transmissorri region is a
part of our common country. and not a
section to be kicked ana cuffed at will.
Denver News.
Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1896-03-28
THAT'S WHAT"

The Sacramento Bee, a stauuch ad
vocate OF the free coinage Of silver, ae
well as radical republican organ
deines its position:
The stand taken by the Bee is pre-.
cisely that of every republican in the
territory of Arizona. The Bee says:
"There is no need to cross @ river
until we come to it, and the Bee does
not worry about what is to be until The
time approaches to face the problem
and to decide upon action. On the
essential subject of protection to Amer
lean industries the great repub lican
party is united, consistent and right.
The Bee wants to see it straight Also
upon that other matter so vital to the
best interests OF the peop.e-the money
question. Ii the fight for silver is not
won within the ranks at the coming
convention. we have no doubt it will be
triumphant before four years from now
AS the light liz given us now to see, we
believe that victory for silver within the
ranks will be far speedier and moro
certain than IN following eny glow worm
OF new party"
Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1896-03-28

THE name of James FINLEY of Tucson,
is mentioned in connection with the
democratic nomination for congress.
There isn't better or stronger demo-
crat in Arizona for the place, and the
Gazette would rejoice to see sterling ole
Jim" Finley led the democracy of Ariz-
ona TO victory this fsll.-Gazette.
"Sterling old Jim" is good citizen,
this much we concede, but at the same
time we are constrained to believe that
his tile will never ornament a con-
gressionRl peg unless be will first kiss
and make up with the governor. 1t is
a woman's secret that STERLING old
Jim" has promulgated opinions that
were naughty and not nice of his excel
lency. Such tokens of brotherly love
generally call for cash payments and
unless the war horse of southern Pima
in willing 10 put up bis congressional
ambition must shut up. II the political
land Ii not too soft "Jim" may be able
to plough it. but if be fallows the field at
ell he must do it under the governors
whip.
Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1896-03-28
Milliken, Tennsssean, whose trial on

Milliken, Tennessean, whose trial on
charge Of HOUSEKEEPING with the
intent to commit rape on Miss Gertrude
Phillips, daughter Of ex-solicitor general
Phillips, has beea topic Of absorbing
interest in Washington this week, was
declared not guilty by the Judge today.
LONDON, March 21-The Evening
Standard publishes a dispatch from
Johannesburg saying the Digger News
has announced that John Hayes Ham,
mono, the American engineer, and
member of the reform committee, now
on trial, repudates the letters to Amer
lean newspapers purporting to emanste
from him aud the ten reform committee
prisoners. 1t Is added that fresh OUT
cry is being raised against the alleged
Americanizing OF the Rand by mining
msgnstes who, it appears, have been
placing machinery orders in the United
States instead Of in England.
LONDON. March 2l-Mr. and Mrs.
Booth Tucker sailed for America today
to assume command Of the Salvation
Army forces there. They will offer lib
eral Inducements to Ballington Booth
to return to the fold and failing in this
they hope to win him back by prayers.
General Booth says be is confident his
son will rejoin the army. His message
to America is "Pescs and Good WILL"
CoNsTANTINoPLE, March 21-Mr. Fitz-
maurice, British vice consul, has return
ed from Urta and reports eight thousand
people massacred 10 the recent disturb
ances there.
CAIRO, March 2l-The Eyytian debt
commissioners today considered the
question OF the withdrawal of funds
from the reserve to meet the expenses
of the English expedition up the Nile,
but adjourned without reaching dsci
zion.
Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1896-03-28
WILD FRANKS Or LIGHTNING.
Followed Piece of Timber from One
Tree to Another.

Followed q Piece of Timber from One
Tree to Another.
While the thunderstorm was at its
height on a recent Sunday the light
ming played peculiar prank out at
Lynwood, says the Minneapolis Trib-
une. In front of A. EichOrn's cottage
stand two enormous oalx trees, each
something like one hundred feet high
and from two and one-half to three
feet in diameter. The trees stand
about twelve or fifteen feet apart and
are connected, as it were, forty feet
from the ground by piece of timber
four inches square, which has been
placed in a fork of each for the pur-
pose of furnishing the children of the
neighborhood a swing of unusual
capacity for making aerial trips.
While the storm was raging lightning
struck the top of one of the oaks, the
electrical fluid passing down the tree
and tearing several limbs from the
trunk on its course.
On reaching the timber supporting
the swing the bolt shot across it as
though it had been a metal conductor
provided especially for the occasion
and tore down the trunk of the second
oak, finally spending it's force in the
earth, leaving large hole to mark the
spot. The force of the electrical-cur-
rent was so great that in its passage
down the trunk of the second tree
struck it rended off pieces of timber
six feet long and as large through as
the body of an ordinary sized man.
Smaller pieces were hurled through the
air distance of three hundred feet.
Mr.. EichOrn, with his family, was sit
ting on the porch at the time the shaft
did its work, and all were badly fright
ened by seeing stick as large as
goOd-sized piece of cordwood come
whizzing through space in their direc-
ton. 1t struck on the roof of the porch
above their heads, however, and did no
more serious damage than to tear off
patch of shingles.
Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1896-03-28

PARsoN BRowN, of San Francisco, has
been acquitted of serious wrong doing
by bis brother clerics, but he was kindly
and gently edmonished for visible indis-
cretions with several of his fair but frail
psrishioners. The correct thing was
silence under the briar brush, bat when
Mrs. Davidson tapped the old gentle
man for we'd of church offerings. the
white mule In his affections became OBJ
streperous and kicked. The inquiry,
however, uncol cred u good sized doubt
in the public mind that no whitewash
will be able to efface.
Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1896-03-28

THE appointment OF M. F. Shaw to
succeed the late Thos. Gates, as super
intendent of the territorial prison, is an
excellent one spd as such il meets the
general approval of ell who are familiar
with the circumstances. 1t is a known
fact that for months the duties OF super-
Intendent have been performed almost
wholly by Mr. Shaw. The CITIzEg takes
pleasure in complimenting Governor
Hughes on the wisdom of his appoint
ment AID also Superintendent Shaw On
his well medited promotion.
Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1896-03-28
ANATOMY OF THE OYSTER.
1t Has All the Organs Possessed by Other
Animals of Greater Pretensions.

1t Has All the Organs Possessed by Other
Animals OF Greater Pretensions.
Every oyster has a mouth, heart, a
liver, stomach and other necessary
internal organs, including set of cum
ningly devised intestines. The mouth
is at the small end of the oysters body,
near the hinge of the shell. 1t is oval
in shape, says the st. Louis Republic,
and, though not readily discovered by
an Impractical eye, may be easily To-
Gated by gently pushing a blunt bod
kin or similar instrument along the
folds of the surface of the body at the
place mentioned. Connected with the
mouth is the canal which the oyster
uses in conveying food to the stomach,
from whence it passes into the curious
little set of netted and twisted intes-
tines referred to in the opening. To
discover the heart of an oyster the
folds of flesh which oystermen call
the mantle" must be removed. This
is fatal to the oyster, of course, but in
the interest of science and for the ben
eft of the curious" it is occasionally
done. When the mantle has been
removed the heart, shaped like cres-
cent or horned moon, is laid to the
view. The oysters heart is made up of
two parts, just like that of a human be-
ing, one of which receives the blood
from the gills and the other drives it
through the arteries. The liver is
found in the immediate vicinity of the
heart and stomach, and is queer
shaped little organ, which is supposed
to perform all the functions of blood
filter.
Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1896-03-28
Did You Ever

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your troubles? Ii not, ge. bottle now
and get relief. tn 8 medicine has been
found To be particularly adapted to the
relief and cure OF al Female Complaints,
exerting wonderful direct Influence in
giving strength aud tone to TIE organs.
II you havs Loss of Appetite, Sleepless.
Constipation, Headache, Painting Spells
or are Nervous, Sleeples Excitable,
Melancholy or are troubled with Dizzy
Spells. Electric Bitters is tho medicine
you need. Health and Strength are
guaranteed by its use. Fifty cents and
81 90 at Geo. Martins Drug Store.
Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1896-03-28
ABOUT WOMEN.

MISS MARY Rose SARTORIs, daughter
of Mrs. Nellie Grant-Sartoris, is suffer.
ing from an accident, the result of an
experience on bicycle.
REV. ANNA SHAW was asked to name
one Of the big trees in the Yosemite
valley, and she chose one of a group of
three particularly fine ones and named
it Susan B. Anthony.
Miss MARIA NJ. LOVE, of the Buffalo
w. c. L. O., told the local conference
of charities and corrections recently
that II girls would learn to cook, sew
and keep house tidily there would be
less drinking by men.
Miss PowDERLY, the American secre-
tary TO Lady Henry Somerset, is New
England woman with a college educa-
ton. She is a hnguist, musician. stem
ographer and typewriter, besides being
a very beautiful penman.
Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1896-03-28

Col. BREATHITT, il reports. be true, is
not inclined to hide his modesty under
bushel, but to let it chine through the
windows of the executive mansion. The
Colonel is moet urbane gentleman and
differs widely from the political pill roll
ers who have sought to assume the sor.
rows and cares OF the governors Office,
but bright hope like the apples of Sod
ON. will crnmble at the White House
touch and the Montezuman chief, with
the assistance of President Cleveland,
will continue to administer affairs of
state to the deep and damning disgust
of the Cockleburr democracy.
Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1896-03-28
CeaiacNS t.....rG na tTred

hy loca; apciicatioDs. AZ they cannot raacf the
diseased portion 9: t,o ear. There is Only one
ray to cure Deafness, ard .bat = hy const;tu-
.;onai remedies. Deafness * caused bv 81 in
EalDe2 c:1iif::lof- o. t:2 sHcs;iss lining OF the
EustScsiz-l Hu5e. Wnc7, t:sjS ~ be gets ;Iiiar.ed
yoc haze "a iumeling scaE1 ~ imperfect hear
ing, and when 1t Is entirely c;cSai Deafness is
the result, anG unless me IEiisn.iia.i3n can be
taken ont ard this tube restore; to It's normal
condition, hearing viii 70 destroyed forever;
nine cases out of ten are caused BY catarrh.
which IS nothing bu: Al ir5aIaed condition of
the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case OF Deafness (cauSed by catarrh) that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for
circulars, free.
F. j. CHENEY g. c., Toledo, O.
e. Sold BY Druggists 75c