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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-09
DO Stones Crow No, They Don't.

A builder employed on the work of re-
pairing church, we'll known and trust
ed man at Dunstabie, and old enough to
talk and think sensibly, declared to me
that the kind Of stone pudding stone) in
question grows, and that this particular
mass had grown since il was used as n
foundation stone, a. proved by its projec-
ton both ways beyond tho thickness of
the wall. Nothing could say about the
absence Of vitality" or the impossibility of
an isolated mass removed from all oppor-
tunity OF growth by accretion Of first ma
terial could shake his belief that the mass
had grown in size. Surely his opinion
could not find support i'm his experience.
1t would be we'll to inquire II this be n
popular belief in this county.--Notes and
Queries
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-09
EAST PROVIDENCE.

Yesterday afternoon Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry o. Knapp, who reside on Sutton
avenue, gave a birthday party in honor of
the eighth birthday OF their son, Fred
erick II. Knapp.
Last evening the Phillips Brooks Club
held poverty social in Odd Fellows Hall.
The regular monthly meeting of Jesse
Freeman Council, Daughters of Liberty,
was held last night. Two applications for
membership were received. and the new
officers were installed.
The officers for 1895 in Howard Lodge,
h. of r., were installed last evening.
Last evening the Grsttan Literary Asso-
citation held their regular meeting. Ii
was voted TO hold a concer: and ball
Feb. ID
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-09

The skill of the pcdouro is now called
into requisition nearly as often as that Of
the manicure. Many persons have their
feet carefully and Systematically looked
after and tho nails of their toes as nicely
kept as the nails ot their fingers. Tho
visiting pedicure is a distinct profession
In the large cities. Unquestonably the
care Of the feet has much TO do with their
condition rs regards comfort and service.
Tender feet can he somewhat hardened
and rendered loss susceptible by bathing
them every morning i'm tepid, not hG;,
water into which teaspOonful of eau dc
cologne has been put. The occasional
parboiling ir almost scaldinR water, which
is still a provincial practice for the soften
ing of corns and other excresccnccs, Is
harmful nrd increases i'm the end the very
troubles for which IL seems temporary
relicf.--Now York Times.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-09
BRISTOL.

A serious accident occrrred at the Rub
ding fell over basket OF lasts with cut
ting knife In his hand. Patrick McCur-
ran, who tried TO save him from the fall.
received bad wounds in the nose and
hand. 1t was with much difficulty that
the knife was extricated from the hand.
DIR. Daniel j. Neylan dressed the wound.
The contract for heating the Saew Valley
school building has been awarded to the
Worcester Steam Heating Company for the
sum $1,000.
The entertainment given at the reading
room upon Thames stteet on Tuesday
evening to the boys and young men was
enjoyed by all present. The program was
under the direction or Mr.. Wendall II.
Davis. Miss BERTHE Wyatt and MIR. George
G. Suydam contributed largely to the en-
tertainment by a NUMBER OF their choice
solos upon the banjo.
Arrived on Wednesday in tow OF
steamer Gov. Hoyt, barge Maine with 500
tons Of coal for Wardwell Lum ber Com
pany. Sailed, schooner Minerva, light,
for New York.
Last evening the mission upon Thames
street was visited by number OF world
ly unbelievers, who ridiculed the idea OF
conversion, but before the meeting was
out two OF the company arose and desired
an interest in the prayers OF the Christian
mem bers present. Considerable feeling
was manifested with those present in the
radical change brought about.
The sale OF valuable site took place
yesterday upon Wood street, 1t being a
corner lot, and nice dwelling house is TO
be erected at once by its present ow ner.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-09
OLNEYVILLE.
Installation of the Druids Last
Night.
THE NEWS BUREAU, OLSEYvILLr,
No. 8 Hartford Avenue

NO. Hartford Avenue.
The matter or the extension OF tho Thornton
car service TO the center of the city. in which
tho residents of that suburb are particularly
interested, VIII probably not go into effect
before spring. Officials of the Union Traction
Company are authority for the statement that
il is probable that after the winter season IL
over. it is reasons ably safe to predict that the
Thornton cars will run around Turks Head
on a 3O.minuto schedule. Until then they will
continue TO make their terminus at the foot
Of Plainheld street.
Fidelity Council. No. II. A. O. OF d., held a
public Installation OF officers at their rooms in
the Library building last evening. The oif-
GERS installed by ID. d. Robert Sydall were as
follows: Past prior, i. j. Matthews; prior,
George Catreall; vice-prior, Annie Siocum {;
notary. George Evans: collector. MSra A.
Richards: treasurer. Henry Barlow: marshal,
william Il. Legg; assisteEt marshal, Annie
Eylis: inside sentinel Andrew Tarney; out
side sentinel. Simon Hawkins.
A we'll arranged musical entertainment was
provided. and Supreme Prior Dwight r.
Chase addressed the assembly on the benefits
and workings OF the order.
A water pipe in the n. Il. Tabernacle build
ing over Cranshaw's salesroom burst last
night causing considerable damage.
William l.. Waterman is busily engaged
enumerating the children Of school age in the
town.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-09
PAWTUXET.

Il. G. Munson of Lakewood for the
OF his neig hbors and friends, four of the
children having had the measles, the
youngest one dying on Sunday. Mrs.
Munson, in caring for them, succumbed
TO the disease, and while recovering took
a sudden cold and pneumonia followed,
and then Mr.. Munson was obliged TO give
up his employment and take the charge of
his family. Neighbors' kind thoughtful
ness planned benefit for them and It
was held in Union Halrlsst evening and
the following program given: Selection.
hargrave's Orchestra; reading, Last
Hymn, Miss Hargrave; song, James III.
Cooke. Providence; reading, Mrs. Henry
Taylor; piano duet, Misses hsrgraves
and Parish; reading, Bridget on the
Bicycle, Mrs. w. r. Randall; Irish songs,
James II. Cooke; solo, Mr.. Frank Briar,
Providence; piano solo, Miss Sue Belcher;
vocal duet, Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester Rob-
ertson; reading. Selling the Baby. Miss
Hargrsyes; song, McManus', Keho and
the Egg, Ii. I. Hargrsves; reading. Mrs.
Randall; song, Robert Wiiloughby; cor
net solo, George Hart; piano duet,
Misses Hargraves and Parish; cornet
duet, Messrs. Hargraves and Hart. After
the entertsinment dancing was enjoyed
until the eer,y morning hours.
Mr.. James Armington Smith has taken
possession OF his fine residence on Ocean
street.
Mrs. Lambert somerville is the guest o I
her mother, Mrs. Randall, on Ocean street.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-09
HOW ANClENTS MADE GLASS.
Theban Workmen Were Experts In the
business Many Ages Ago.

Theban Workmen Were Experts In the
business Many Ages Ago.
The glass blowers Of ancient Thebes are
known 90 have Asen as proficient in that
particular art as is the most scientific
craftsman OF the same trade OF the present
day after lapse of 40 centuries of so
called progress" They were well ac-
quainted with the art Of staining glass
and are known TO have produced that COM
modify in great profusion and perfection.
Rosselini gives an illustration Of piece
OF stained glass known TO be 1000 years
old, both in tint and design. In this case
the color Is struck through the yitrifled
structure, and he mentions designs struck
entirely iH piece from s half inch to three
quarters of an inch thick, tho color being
perfectly Incorporated with the structure OF
the piece and exactly the same on both the
diverse and reverse sides.
The priests of Ptah at Memphis were
adopts in the glassmaker's art and not
only did they have factories for manufac-
turing the common crystal variety, but
they had learned the vitrifying of the diff
ferent colors and the imitation of precious
stones TO perfection. Their limitations OF
the amethyst and OF the various other col
ored gems wcrc so true TO nature that even
now, after they have lain in the desert
sands from 1900 to 1000 years, it takes
an expert to distinguish the genuine arti-
Gle from the spurious. 1t has been shown
that, besides being experts in glassmaking
and glass coloring, they used the diamond
in cutting and engraving glass. In the
British museum there Is beautiful piece
of stained giass, with nm engraved en-
blazonmont of the monarch Thothmes III,
who lived 3, 400 years ago.-Jewelers' Cir
,lllar
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-09
CHINESE supeRsrirI6Ns.


Among tho many singular superstitions
of the Chinese people Is one which corre-
spends closely TO the miaumai Of tho Hin
dus, "a belief that western physicians use
tho eyes, brains and hearts Of infants I'm
tho concoction Of their medicines and OF
those magical potions which are to be used
I'm the fullness OF time TO kill off the in
habitants Of China preparatory TO the con-
fiscation Of their land. This absurd belief
probably originated from. their own prac-
ticcs In this direction. The Chinese, as
their lawbooks show, are firm believers in
witchcraft by spells and drugs, and those
parts OF tho human frame which we have
mentioned are frequently employed by
them In the way of medicines, practice,
by tho way not unknown in our own
country, even in tho eighteenth cenNry.
One Of the great works of tho Sisters Of
Mercy attached 10 tho French Catholic
mission was the saving OF infant life Fe-
male babies In China arc held ia very poor
estimation and are frequently thrown out
to die or given away 20 any persons so
misguided as TO desire the possession OF
them. The object Of the sisters was in ev-
cry way commendable. They sought 10
prevent deplorablo waste of human life
or IL their care could not avail to save the
poor little wasted bodies they sought at
least TO save their souls. They gathered
into their infant asylums all the children
they could find. Ii was proved that their
methods were not always beyond reproacb
but the end, they argued, justified any
means. The deaths were very numerous,
not Hnnaturally, considering the neglected
condition of the children when received.
A rumor spread that the foreign devils
were employing professional kidnapers
To obtain infants for the sake of their eyes,
hearts and brains. Tho educated classes
arc In all that pertains to physiological
knowledge, as ignorant and as supersti-
tlous as tho common people. The popular
rage broke out, some bodies which were
sxhumed seemed 10 afford confirmation of
che charges, the official classes and the
secret societies famed the flame, and the
result was that every French man and
woman in Tien-tsin was killed and all the
property belonging 10 them and TO their
mission destroyed. Tho nuns were sub
jected 10 foul outrage after death and thoir
bodies thrown into the Peiho river. Mao
millan's Magazine.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-09
ANTHONY.

AT the regular meeting OF Anthony
Lodge, !. o. o. F., the following officers
were installed by District Deputy Til
ling hast and his board OF officers: y. e.,
George o. Gerard; V. G., william Whip
pie; L. e., A. NJ. Big bee; secretary, viii
liam Macreading;f treasurer, George NJ.
SpinK; chaplin, Rhodes Matteson; S.
p. c., Lorenzo Mat.eson; r. 5. 10 n. c.,
George Hadoock; l. $. 10 n. c., James
Crompton &. S. g., Alex MeMurray; l.
s. e., John Bell; warden, Charles Motley;
conductor, William b. Hadfeld; Il. 5. to
V. g., Charles Whitman; L. $. tn V. g.,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-09

Just as 1 expected, " said the strug-
Cling young genius, opening letter from
the editor. Gle says my poem is very
good, and he accepts it, but under tho
circumstances be does not feel justified
In allowing more than 81 FOR it, which
sum he 'begs TO incloso' When he finds
out it'san arrostic conveying the state.
ment that the editor Is stingy old cuss,
he won't think ho got that poem SO blamed
cheap, after ALL sol ding him i'-Chicago
Tribune
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-09
Eorostaliesi.

Yes" said Mr. Cash Byrnes to his
boon companion, Il went To- SEQ Uncle
Bill, and as soon ns stepped in he said:
! can sec hy the looks of you what you
want. You want to borrow couple of
dollars Then ina pulled them out of his
pocket and handed them TO mo-"
Liberal cd chappie," remarked the
friend cnvioasly.
Liberal! | was just about TO touch
him for ego, and bc ~ good as knew 1t. "
indianapolis journal.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-09
Flat Life.

Simmons-Hellol Have the billing and
cooling OF that now married pair next TO
you run you ont yet!
T1mmins--Naw.
"why, / thought you said IL was driy-
ing you TO distraction.
lit was. But they have got TO quar-ol
ing now 80 home carly on purpose to
listen. ."-Indianapolis Journal.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-09

Our youn. est is struggling into his
stockings. zee what you are doing, says
MS mamnia. You arc putting your
stocking on { ie wrong way"
81 10 it on purpose, mamma. It's got
a holo on the ether side. ."--Chronique
parisionne.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-09
OuIDNiCk.

Niagara Hose Company held its regular
meeting in the fire station Tuesday even
ing, and James Kirby, Albert Taylor and
John Bell were elected members OF the
department. The report of the treasurer
WIS read and showed balance OF IS. 20
in the treasury. The company will take
part in the firemen's parade at Riverpoint
Sunday evening.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-09

First Bootblack--You had or quarrel
wild Nidsey, Billyg
Second Bootblack-Yes, l had, and I'm
goin ter have nay revenge too.
+. B.--Goin ter fight hims
:. B.--No; I'm goin ter stand aside Of
him when hos shinin gent, mud when
acs finished I'm roin ter say, "Shine,
sirg"--Exchanga
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-09
His Ilindaicht.

"why d6cs Stimson carry that notebook
about with him 80 ostcntationslyf"
ITO iot down tho brilliant things he
might have said and didn't when hc hal
the opportunity. ."-Dotroit Frcc Press
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-09

Tho Creek Indian war began July 81,
1913, and ended Aug. y. 1914. The mum.
GER Of volunteers In this war was i3, ISL
and the number of regulars 600, total Of
l3,f
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-09
The s:ory Of
Puritana

Prof. Dixi Crosby, NJ. d., IL. D., who
8 for thirtytwo years was at the head Of
Dartmouth Medical College, belonged to
! the famous Crosby family of physicians,
! which for several generations has furnished
s more distinguished medical men than any
other family in America. His father was
DIR. Asa Crosby, of Dartmouth, who pro-
cured the charter of the State Medical
s Society, Of which he was for thirty years
conspicuous member one brother, DIR. Josiah
Crosby, invented the invalid bed and the
Z method of making extensions of fractured
i limbs by adhesive strips; another brother,
3 DIR. Thos. X. Crosby, was chief surgeon in
3 Columbian College Hospital during the war,
Z and later professor Of animal and vegetable
3 physiology at Dartmouth College while DIR.
i Dixi Crosby himself was the inventor and
3 discoverer of various important improve
3 ments in medicine and surgery, including a
= new and unique mode of reducing metaearpo-
flsalaHgesldislocation, opening of abseess at
q hip-joint, etc, etc.
q At the early age Of twentyfour his ex-
2 rraordinary skill and success in overcoming
s disease had already attracted the attention
3 Of medical men throughout the world, and
8 won for him the highest honors. His great
g est achievement was the discovery Of an
81 original method for perfecting and COM
81 pounding in permanent form what has be-
81 come known as his "prize formula and
= which, under the name Of Puritana, is
S legally protected.
Il The foundation of this remarkable medical
8 discovery consists of simple New England
8 roots and herbs, and the original family
9 recipe for Il has descended to the long line
8 of Crosby physicians from their Puritan
g ancestors. Its peculiar vegetable compost
81 ton rendered it necessary to brew it when
ever needed in the early days Of its history
ssf and after the scattering of the Puritan
q families to remote localities, where tht
8 necessary ingredients were not to be found
s. many attempts were made TO put IL up il
n permanent form, all of which failed until DIR
s Dixi Crosby discovered means and methods
u the result Of which is; Natures Cure com
8 pounded in the laboratory Of Common
e Sense.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-09

Helen-I do think that man I stood In
front OF i'm the railway carriage must have
been a perfeoS brute.
Maud-Why, dearf
Helen--I ,tood on his foot for 90 min.
utes, and he hadn't tho manners TO offer
me his seat-Ioudon Fun
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-09

Ohio ranks high among the manufac-
turing states, having 831, 5lS mill and fao-
tory hands, who produce every year sG4l,.
6Ss, 064 worth az goods
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-09
The Tsnss the Butchers Play.

Il wonder whore tho butchers learn the
tunes they play on the chopping block
with the cleavers when they're chopping
The meat up finer" said Mr.. Goslington.
It's just practice 1 suppose, but some OF
them do play very cleverly. Now York
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-09

The manufacture of iron rails for rail.
roads has almost been discontinued steel
rails having neen substituted for iron dur
tDg the last few years.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-09
ARCTIC CENTER.

Warwick Hose Company No. 1 held
its annual election of officers in the hose
house Tuesday evening and elected the
Captain, Fred Hudson; recording secre-
tary, Simeon Pelletier; financial secse-
tary, Henry Rebesult treasurer, Albert
Bnude,te; auditors, Fred Hudson, Thomas
McGuire and Thomas Roterts.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-09

Tho palace If the kings, Babylon, was
200 yards square and had walls y feet
thick.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-09

Olympia, Wash, has well with bot
tom that Is gradually rising 10 the surface
Of the earth.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-09

II You are a sufferer, get OF your druggist
this great sease-conquering discovery uhe
price Is 81 fnf the complete treatment, consist
Ing OF one bottle OF Puritana Compound, one
bottle Of Puritana Pills, and one bottle of Puri-
tana Tablets), or write 10 the undersigned,
and you will bless the day when YOU heard
OF Purltana.. The Puritana Compound Co.,
Concord, n. III.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-09
CROMPTON.

James Gradwell, who has been en-
ploycd as dresser tender at the mills here
for a number of years, has severed his
connection with the Crompton Company
and viii take charge OF the dressing de-
partment at the Harris Mills.
Among the many improvements which
have recently been made by the Crompton
Company is the addition TO the plant of
revolving fiat top cards of the Pettee
pattern.
Joseph Brodreau, who has been spend
ing the holidays with his parents here.
has returned TO New York where he is
employed by the Merritt Wrscking Com
pany.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-09
APPONAUG.

Mrs. Henry King, who has been con.
fined to the house by severe attack OF
bronchitis, is recovering slowly.
The cove and Greenwich Bay are frozen
solidly as far as Buttonwoods.
The ice on the ponds is nearly seven
inches thick ana the work OF harvesting
il hos been commenced.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-09
RIVERpOINT.

Sadie Bryant, who has been i'll for
sometime, is reported as convalescing
slowly.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-27

BERLIN. June 26-There Is much feel
ing against American sportsmen and
horsemon on German racetracks, large
" due TO the case Of Robert 7 Kneebs,
who was convicted Of fraud In having
raced the trotting marc Bethel under
the name Of Nellie KneehS on German
race track last year. This bad feeling
broke ont yesterday at the West End
races when Mr.. Kolhner. a clerk 10 tn
United States embassy, was grossly in
suited and ordered OF the track, osten'
ibly for audihly oriticising the races
Mr. Kolline- has written 90 the prosi
dent Of the wes, End association, max
ing complaint Of the treatment which
he received.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-27
A NOTABLE GATHERING.
Leading Physicians aud Surgeons e
Meet a. Paris

BUFFALO, June 2G.-The leading
physicians and surgeons Of the world
will hold an international congress,
during the Paris exhibition Of 1900. The
plans for the congress, which have been
under discussion for several years, were
brought 70 a head al the meeting Of the
American Association Of physicians and
Surgeons in Buffalo yesterday. The
congress viii give a name TO the organi-
zation and adopt n constitution. A
president will be elected and vice presi-
dents chosen from the various nations
Of the world. The organization win be
one Of the most catholic, and its cardinal
principle viii BE- the entire abolition Of
the lines which now prevcat physicians
or surgeons Of one school from consult.
ing with one Of a different school.
John 7. simpson Of Boston Is the
prime mover in the project and viii b
temporary president Of the congress.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-27
cloupsuRsr IN OHIO.
Houass aud Crops Are swept Away. stool
Drowned and People Narrowly Escaps.

Houass aud Crops Are swept Away. stook
Drowned and People Narrowly Escape
MARIETTA, June PA cloudburst
took place Wednesday night which COW
cred n wide area and was the most de-
structive ever known in this territory.
Houses were swept away, stock Of al
kinds drowned and persons narrowly
escape with their lives. On some
streams the water rose 20 feet in 10
minutes and came on the people almost
a. suddenly as the Johnstown food, and
was very much like that food in many
respects.
Crops are ruined on the Little Musk
ingum for 20 miles, and on many Of the
small tributaries Of the Ohio above hero.
Tho Cleveland and Marietta and Ohio
River railroads are greatly damaged and
trains delayed. The loss viii reach
hundreds Of thousands Of dollars. The
details are meagcr, bat Il il feared that
the worst has not ueen told.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-27
CELEBRATING THEIR VICTORY.

STA Thousand sIoux Indians Re eJoiclne
over Clusters AnnihIiation.
OMAHA, June 20. Six thousand Sioux,
the remnant Of the most powerful tight
en- Of the American Indians, are cole-
brating the great event In their war
history-the twentieth anniversary Of
the annihilation Of Clusters command
ON the Iittle Big Horn, June sS, 1915
They are gathered at the scene Of th'
terrible massacre and though peaoeable
aro indulgirg IN all the fantastic dar =
ceremonies incident 10 their tradition q
There will be another big celebration %
July 1
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-27

WASHINGTON. June s6.-Minisicr An
drade Of Venezuela. has received tele.
gram from his government announcing
that the British crown surveyor, har
rison whose arrest has caused strained
feelings between the two governments,
has been released by order Of the Neno.
xuelan authorities.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-27
MoRTUARY



NEw YoRK. June 26.-Guitav w.
Smith. who was major general In the
southern army during the civil war, Is
dead at his home In this city He was
horn IN Kentucky in 1891 and gradual
cd from West Point In iSi2. lie served
with Scott in Mexico and was street
commissioner Of New York when Fer
nando Wood was mayor. He resigned
his position here 20 20 south in May
1861. He w.lA,in command Of the
southern forces AZ the battle Of Faii
Oaks after General Joseph +. Johnston
was wounded. He returned 20 this city
in 1879. and in 1888 his political disa'
bilities were removed by act Of con
grges.