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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-12
RIVERPOINT.

The cause of the fire which occurred in
Pixies block yesterday morning has been
discovered and there is one man here who
with kerosene and matches that he will
remember for long time. One of the
tenants heats his store hy an oil stove and
has kept his oil in barrel in the cellar at
the rear Of the store. Yesterday morn
ing he had occasion to refill his stove and
going to the barrel he drew quentity
of the oil In a can. For some time he has
thought that the barrel might ie leaking,
and after filling the can he lighted q
match and threw il on the floor TO see il
there was any oil there. The match
blazed up for an instant and then appar-
emily burned out, ana satisfied that there
was no danger he returned to the store,
filled his oil stove and sat down to read
the morning paper. few moments later
he was disturbed by the smell of smoke
and upon opening the door found the
buildings on fire. Today he is trying
to arrange his smoke-stained and water
soaked stock and expressing his surprise
and disgust at the result OF his expert
ment.
There will be temperance meeting at
the Advent Church, on Alien street, this
evening, at which Quincy Lee Morrow of
Maryland will speak on "Christian Ctti-
Zenship."
Washington Lodge, J. o. O. F., meets
in Odd Fellows Hall this evening.
Ecwin Marston OF Riverside is the guest
of Bert Nevi lie.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-12
M'KINLEY'S FRIENDS.
Accommodations for Fifteen Hundred at
81. Louis Convention.

81. LOUIS, March 12.--Within the past
four days friends OF Major Mckinley of
Ohio have secured accommodations for
1900 people here during the Republican
National Convention. The Pennsylvania
delegation gave up its contract with the
Lindeii hotel to care for 300 people, and
Ohiosns. Then Iowa gave up accommoda-
tions for 400 people, and the McKinleyites
secured them. The Marylanders were the
sthird TO throw up the sponge, and before
the ink on the telegram was cold 'the
buckeyes had the accommodations. Aside
from this the Mckinley forces have made
contracts with the Southern for all the
space that hotel would give them, and the
same thing has been done by them at the
Lindell. st. James, Laclede, Planters, and
at every hostelry where any accommoda-
tions whatever could be secured.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-12
CENTERViLLE.

Medical Examiner Moses Fifield, who
suffered slight shock of paralysis last
Sunday night. is recovering slowly from
the effects and no immediate danger is
apprehended.
A horse belonging to Henry &ansen fell
evening, breaking both of the thills OF
the tuggy to which he was attached.
Temporary repairs were made and Mr..
Jansen returned TO his home at Natick.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-12
Auditorium Going vp.

ST. LOUIS. March 12-Work was begun
today on tho auditorium I'm which will BE-
held the Republican national convention
next June, contract aud bond with Con.
tractor McLure OF this city to build thr
structure for $4,000 having boon signe,
last evening.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-12
CROMPTON.

Z. X. Fearce, who is employed at the
Quidnick mill, had the thumb and index
finger of his right hand cut of by cir
cular saw which he was using at the mill
yesterday forenoon.
Miss Gertie Alley OF Portsmouth was
the guest of Mrs. Frank Hill yesterday
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-12

The team stolen from G. s. Mann & Son
yesterday morning YVES found on Foun.
tain street at 6;15 last evening, and rec
turned to the owner.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-12
PAWTUXET VALLEY.
The Storm--Some Old Coins--The Cause
Of Yesterdays Fire.

The storm which commenced yesterday
afternoon was the most disagreeable that
has visited the Valley this year. The
snow, which began falling about noon,
was accompanied by high wind which
drove IL into every crack and nook, and
made life misera bic for all whose busi-
ness compelled them 10 be out of doors.
The electric cars experienced considera BILE
trouble in making their trips and the
snow piow was called into use to clear
the tracks and even this machine with
its powerful motors founu some difficulty
on the heavy grades. During the latter
part of the afternoon the snow turned to
sleet and the street lights on the Phenix
circuit were not burning during the ear
ly part of the evening on account of
broken wires. The police stations were
well patronized by, the trsmps and dur
ing the evening the firemen gathered in
several of the hose houses in readiness to
respond to any alarm of fire. Several
meetings which were to have occurred
were postponed on account OF the inclem-
ency of the weather, and the majority
of the Valleyites spent the evening by
their own fiiesides with "reminiscences Of
the March blizzard of 1883.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-12
PHENIx.

IT is reported that one of the rooms at
the public school is TO be closed at the
end of the present term on account of the
large decrease in the number of pupils.
". Herbert Atwood of Providence was
the guest OF old friends here yesterday.
The Senior " hist Club will meet with
Mrs. John III. Campbell on Trainor ave-
nue., this evening.
The Total Abstinence Society of S. s.
Peter and Paul's Church is arranging for
a concert to be given in iemperance hall
Sunday evening.
The coin bearing the date 1775, which
was found by the men who were engaged
in tearing down an old house at Bristol
this week, Is of recent date when COM
pared wit h an English penny in the collec-
tion of one of our residents. lhe coin is
Of copper and is in an excellent state of
preservation and bears the date 1859. On
the face is head of James III and the
inscription "Jacobus III, Del Gratia' and
on toe reverse a crown with the Roman
numerals xxi" F" above and the inscrip-
tion "Dcc." below, while around the
edge is the inscription "Mag. Britea, ct.
Hib. Rex. 16s9." In the same collection
there is nearly full set of colonial copper
coins, East Indian, African and Euro
pean pieces among the latter being Well
lington medal bearing the list of the VIC
tories, with their dates, of the Iron Duke
and Chichester Halfpenny of 1884.
There is also in the collection a "Rosa-
Americana" penny OF the year 1722.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-12

The following cases were decided In the
civil division OF the criminal court today:
B. A. Sherwood VS.. Walter j. Smith.
Decision for plaintiff for $50 and costs.
Ann Sullivan vs.. Frank 0Ioole De-
,ision for tlaintiff for IS. 80 and costs.
Martin Doherty W.. Michael McCabe.
Decision for plaintiff for "a and costs.
Charles y. Westcott vs. sulavoran X.
Brown. Decision for plaintiff FOR s2ii.65
and costs.
Charles Lamb VS.. Charles Green. De-
elsion for plaintiff for tl6. 10 and costs
lssorge n. Weeden VS.. Irving III. Brad.
The evening bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1887-1905, 1896-10-10
GRANT RAlDED THE PARTY.
How the General Once Broke Up an In
teresting Poker Game.

How the General Once Broke Up an In
teresting Poker Game.
J. F. B. Lilliard tells the following
poker story, says the San Francisco
Wave:
General Grant once interfered in a
most unwarranted and arbitrary man
ner with a poker game that was paying
me big profit" said Andrew Danner.
ut was shortly after the battle of Shiloh,
and we Confeds were feeling pretty bad
ly down in the mouth. was ON the adj
vanced picket line one bright moonlight
night, and the Yanks had post only a
few hundred yards away. We shot at
each other until we got tired Of the
sport, then we snapped newspapers.
coffee and tobacco. A daredevil young
Yankee corporal walked right into our
post, sat down on log as unconcerned
as you please and asked us if we knew
how to play draw poker. Did we? We
rather thought we did. Had we any
greenbacks? A few. Then he pulled out
a deck Of cards, and we sat down to play.
Pretty soon another Yank came over,
lhSh hhOJllClg uhNlA thClO MSAO OLA VI
them, and we all joined in and played
q wide open gam,, forgetting that the
cruel war was not over.
Luck came my way, and soon had
everybody but tie Yankee corporal
broke. The rest were squatted round,
blue and gray, watching the game, when
there came that ugly 'c-l-l-ick ick' so
familiar to the soldiers ear. We looked
up, and there stood Yankee sergeant
with four men, their muskets cooked.
Members of the Forty ninth, consider
yourselves under arrest said the ser
geant oh, come now, sergeant, the
corporal began, when horseman refined
up behind the guard, and he concluded,
General Grant. by hokeyP The blue
coats got up looking like lot Of whip
ped schoolboys and saluted their COM
mander, who eyed them as sternly as a
sphinx. They filed in front of the guard
and started for camp. When their backs
were turned on him, Grant removed
the cigar from his mouth, and, with
cynical smile, asked the Confederate
nearest him, Who's ahead?' oh, we
are,' replied the defender Of the stars
and bars Those chumps you've
brought down here can't play poker a
little bit. But they can fight, general,
remarked. Have to sometimes said
Grant dryly and rode away"
The evening bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1887-1905, 1896-10-10
Infant Industry Mack: Mamma, buy me thatl'
Boys and Girls and Manners.

Growing girls and boys who have ar
rived at a particularly conscious age Of
ten complain that companions Of theirs
are better liked than themselves, al
though they know in their heart of
hearts that these other boys and girls
are not as really deserving-that is, not
possessed Of as many virtues as they
themselves constantly practice. Now is
the time for such young people to learn
that to be sought after one must have
good manners as well as a good heart,
taste and tact as we'll as virtues. You
may think this is rather hard, but stop
moment to consider
Why don't you choose that girl for a
friend? She tells the truth and is very
unselfish. But you remember that she is
also fond of reminding you if your hat
is crooked or your gown is unbeooming
You don't care for her society, although
she is a good girl. Then there is that
boy-he is generous and obliging, but
he loves to talk about himself and bis
own affairs and never takes any interest
in what you are doing, You wouldn't
care for him in spite Of his fine quail.
ties for an intimate friend. IL is we'll to
learn the lesson young, for we must
learn it at some time or other, that the
people we shall be thrown among
through life will ask yet more of US
than that we keep the Ten Command
ments. If they are the sort of people
whom we ought to know, they will ex-
pect us to do right, but they want still
more than that of us, or rather they
want that carried out to its inner mean
ing. Tact and taste are needed in social
life as we'll as the enforcement of the
golden rule But, then, tact and taste
are the further carrying out of the
golden rule.
II is because young folk sometimes
overlook these acts that they need to be
reminded that good hearts are not visi-
bic to the world, as are uncouth man
ners, careless speech and unpleasing
habits. Therefore these all count in the
impression one makes, and one must
be on guard that that impression shall
be agreeable. Manners make the man"
is not wholly true, but it has some
truth in it.-New York Advertiser
The evening bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1887-1905, 1896-10-10

country that are supporting the Republic
an ticket are the greatest menace to our
government.
"The trusts OF this country, with their
representatives, are collecting tribute
from the people, and when We protest
against IL they call us disturbers of the
peace and assrchists. Applause.
T AM OPPOSED TO TRUSTS. LAD
plause. AS AN EXECUTIVE, L SHALL
USE WHAT POWER L HAVE TO DRIVE
EVERY TRUST OUT OF EXISTENCE
Tremendous applause.
"If present laws are not sufficient to
meet this evil. i, IL elected, will recon-
mend such laws as will. Applause
III the constitution of the United States
Is SO CO construed as to prevent any inter
ference with the operations of the trust,
shall recommend such amendment to the
constitution as will permit the punishment
Of these men. Applause.
My friends, there is a great contest
In this country, which must be settled,
and that is whether a few men, banded
together, are more powerful than all
the people.
And while do not wish to array class
against class, am willing to array all the
people who suffer from the operations of
these trusts against the few people who
operate the trusts" Applause.
The evening bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1887-1905, 1896-10-10
DID 1T HURT your
A Question That Is often Out of Place
and Unnecessary.

A Question That Is often Out of Place
and Unnecessary.
The old hymn i'll Sam Taylor's "Orig-
inal Poems" beginning with "Who ran
to help me when fell?' ought to have
provisional clause added to it. The
person who hastens to help sufferer
who has been shocked by fall should
not say a single word. Of course the
benevolent bystander is brimful of
questions: "Where are you hurt?"
"Have you sprained your ankle?" and
lastly the insane request to know
whether you can fall down fight of
20 steps or from piazza 10 feet above
ground and not be damaged any more
than if you had thrown yourself OH a
down pillow only foot away.
OF course you are hurt, and the nerve
shock is SO great that any sort of ques-
ton, even if "they" shall fetch hot
water, is an additional blow to the nerv-
Gus system. You are suffering, per-
haps, too much to speak, yet they pelt
you with questions while every power
of your body is endeavoring to regain
You would like to scream that cit
hurts hundred times more for being
summoned to speak and to diagnose
yourself.
All instructions in the line of First
aid to the injured should begin with,
"Be perfectly silent when you run to
lift or help person who has been
knocked down or who has fallen and is
still partly dazed with the tremendous
shock" Let it be for the sufferer to
say, "Oh, my headW or "Oh, my leg"
or back. He will indicate as soon as it
is necessary the injured part, but mean
while you are driving him nearly fran
tic by asking about it. These simple yet
important directions do not seem to be
impressed upon the average helpful
mind.
Tact, of ell things, is as necessary as
a knowledge of tourniquet made from
a stick and pocket handkerchief. Hot
water, of course, is required for all
bruises and sprains, but let it be
brought without asking. The relief to
the victim of an accident i'll having
swift and noiseless helpers about him or
her-absolutely silent, yet knowing ex-
actly what to dds very great. Any
one who "has been there" knows it all.
Yet how quickly is it forgotten when
we run to lift up somebody else and be-
gin to pelt him with: "Where did it
hurt your" Are you hurt!"-Phila-
delphia Record.
The evening bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1887-1905, 1896-10-10
HOW PEOPLE REST.
Some Races Sit and Lie Down, While 9th
ers Crouch and Kneel.

erb TROUGH anu hneels
There is wide difference in the modes
followed by the various races of the
world in taking their rest. 1t seems to
the American that by far the most sat
isfactory way to do it is either to sit or
lie down, but there are millions of hui
man beings that rest quite as we'll in
quite a different way.
The most barbarous races crouch and
kneel when resting and do it so COM
fortably that they sleep in those pos
lures as easily as an American does in
bed. The lower classes among the Hill
docs and some of the South American
races sleep thus, the men usually crouch
ing and the women kneeling.
In the next higher grades Of civiliza-
ton those positions give way to sitting
with crossed legs. This is the sitting
posture of the Mussulman and the Pa
ciic island races, as is well known. In
some Persian houses, however, it is not
unusual to see the inhabitants and
guests ranged about room kneeling
against the wall.
Another step upward on the ladder of
civilization brings us to chairs OF varI-
GUS forms. A primitive chair consisting
Of a simple wooden support few inch
es high is found in some parts Of
Africa Then comes the same support
with round crosspiece, which is seen in
Guinea, and then fiat crosspiece with
two legs, which is used in the upper
Nile country. Finally comes the three
and four legged stools and chairs, some
times in simple form and sometimes
handsomely carved, which are found
among the civilized races all over the
world.
In Egypt the fellahs retain the four
pastures of their ancestors, the kneeling,
the sitting, the cross legged and the sit
ting upon the ground with legs Joined.
All four date from the eighteenth
dynasty. Exchange.
The evening bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1887-1905, 1896-10-10
Issues Signed Statement Ex-
pressing Confidence in
His Success.
THE PEOPLE AWAKENED.
There Can Be no Permanent Prosperity
So Long as the Gold Standard
Is Maintained.

The Numbers in Favor of Free Coinage Are
Daily Increasing, but Its Friends Are
Nevertheless Urged to Continue
Their Work Until Election Day
to Make the Majority
Overwhelming.
The evening bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1887-1905, 1896-10-10
Cause Of Nose Bleed.

In weak persons bleeding at the nose
is frequently hurtful and should be
stopped without delay, as continued
hemorrhage may prove fatal if neglected.
Those who suffer from poorness of
blood, or anemia, and are sometimes
seized with violent nose bleeding,
should avoid, as far as possible, any
thing which may tend to bring it on
Gentle exercise only should be taken, as
violent bodily movements may provoke
a repetition of the hemorrhage. Even
running down stairs hastily should be
avoided.
Bleeding at the nose is usually sign
that something is wrong with the sys-
tenn. The cause should, if possible, be
discovered and steps taken to remove it.
The evening bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1887-1905, 1896-10-10
Red Turtles In a Boiling Spring.

That portion Of southern or lower
California called Hell's Half Acre
appears to be situated directly over a
substratum of fire, which causes the
mud and water to boil as if in cal
dron. At one place ON the Half Acre
there are over 100 boiling springs and
hot mud geysers on plat of ground
that is not Of greater extent than COM
mon city square. The chief spring in
this queer aggregation of boiling and
spouting jets Of mud and water is called
the Fountain of the Boiled Turtles
ON account of its curious habit Of occa-
sionally ejecting numbers of small red
turtles. The temperature of this spring
is 226 degrees, IA degrees higher than
the temperature required to boil water
under ordinary atmospheric pressure.
Notwithstanding the fact that the tenn
perature is sufficient to boil meat per-
fectly within few minutes, the small
red turtles spoken Of live and breed
there just as the ordinary variety does
in waters of common lakes, rivers and
other streams The spring is called the
Fountain Of Boiled Turtles because
the queer, hard shelled creatures which
inhabit it have the appearance of being
cooked perfectly done. st. Louis Re-
public.
The evening bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1887-1905, 1896-10-10
Ore Treatment.

A process has been brought forward
in Sweden, by Ohm and Loftrand, for
extracting gold or bismuth from ores by
means Of melted lead. The process can
be applied to mineral mixtures contain
ing, for example, iron ores, limestone,
bismuth, native gold, quartz, or sill
Gates, and even when the mixtures are
so poor in gold and bismuth that it
would otherwise be Improbable to work
them. The method now brought forward
consists in placing the ores i'll bath of
melted lead, keeping it as free as posi-
bic from any contact with the air. To
gold ores which contain little or no bis.
muth enough Of the latter substance is
added to reduce the melting point of the
alloy as far as possible, in this way pre-
venting oxidation of the alloy and loss
of metal which would otherwise result
The bath made use of for this purpose
is filtered through cylinder, the bot
tom Of which consists of perforated
sheet of metal covered with a layer of
asbestus, pieces Of iron wire and coal
dust.
The evening bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1887-1905, 1896-10-10
lNGERSOLL FOR SILVER.
An Eloquent Extract from His Address to
the Farmers of Illinois.
"W. j. BRYAN"

An Eloquent Extract from His Address to
the Farmers of Illinois.
Republican newspapers have some-
Ingersoll in this campaign as an OPP
ponent Of free silver and a supporter
times referred to Colonel Robert G..
of the single gold standard. We are
sure this must do Colonel Ingersol
great injustice, for he does not ordinari-
ly place himself on both sides of any
great public question. In an address
to the farmers of Illinois, delivered
in 1891 and given in full in his volume
of speeches and lectures published by
the Rhodes q Mcclure Publishing
company, of Chicago, Colonel Inger-
soil thus spoke in his own picturesque
style on this subject:
"For my part, do not ask any interfer-
ence on the part of the government, ex-
cept to undo the wrong It has done. do
not ask that money be made out of nothing.
do not ask for the prosperity born of pa
per. But do ask for the reconciliation
of silver. Silver was dem pnetized by fraud,
1t was an imposition upon every solvent
man; n fraud upon every honest debtor in
the United States. 1t assassinated labor.
IL was done In the interest of avarice and
greed, and should be undone by honest
men,"
This eloquent extract is to be found
on page 10 of the volume of his
speeches above referred to. One who
spoke from such strong convictions
then cannot have gone over to the sup
port of the single gold standard now and
become an apologist for the very crime
here so strongly denounced. We are
satisfied, therefore, that the published
report that Colonel Ingersoll il
opposed to the reconciliation of silver
is gross and and unfounded libel.
Senator Palmer, the boiling goldbug
candidate for the presidency says Nc
Kinley will carry Illinois and Mary
land and be elected Palmer is more
concerned in McKinleys election than
In his own.
The evening bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1887-1905, 1896-10-10

It is curious that monkeys should be
thought to be infected with what nat
uralists call the pulex irritans and
what ordinary people know as the flea.
As every zoologist is aware, monkeys
have neither fieas nor any other para
site whatsoever; in which, of course,
they differ vastly from man.
AS matter of fact, when monkeys
begin to pick each other about in the
friendly way we have all observed, they
merely detach bits of hardened sebace-
GUS matter which has been excreted by
the glands, and the flea idea is entirely
fabulous. Parsons Weekly.