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The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-18
Board Of Public Works Met
Yesterday Afternoon at
the City Hall.
The New Sewers Will Be Built
Under the Direction of the
City Engineer.
BIO CROWD AT THE SLOW RACE.
Red Men Entertained Visiting Brayes-Mlss
Katie Buffers Reeital--Rescue Division
Meeting-LocaI Notes.

The Board of Public Works met yester-
day afternoon at the City Hall in regular
monthly meeting. The monthly bills were
audited and ordered paid.
City Clerk Crawford notified the board
that the resolution for the laying of
sewer on Central street had passed both
branches of the City Council and had been
signed by Mayor Gottschalk. The com
munication was accepted and ordered filed.
1t is the intention of the board to COM
mence work upon the sewer as soon as the
necessary pipe arrives, as the sewer on this
street has been delayed for a very long
time.
Another important matter that came up
for consideration before the Board was the
question of whether the Board should ad-
vertise for bids or whether the sewer
should be built under the supervision Of
the Civil Engineer. Early last year Mayor
Gottschalk advocated the employment OF
the idle laborcrs about the city for this
work, and that the Civil Engineer have
full charge of the work.
The Board adopted the Mayors idea and
il worked very successfully. Two or three
sewers were built last summer, ono of
them being built under this plan, and it
was found when a comparison was made
between the building of the contract sewer
and the one built by the Civil Engineer
that the latter was much the cheaper.
Not alone that fact, but the construction
OF that sewer gave employment to a num-
ber of citizens who were by force OF cir
cumstances, standing idle about the city.
In the contract system the person who re-
ceived the contract brought a lot of
italians and others to work, who, in a
commercial sense, were not one particle
of benefit to the city nor the merchants
of the city. AS a rule the laborers would
huddle togeather in some building and
would buy their rations from some place
outside of the city limits, and consequent
ly the home merchants received no benefit
from them.
A TRIBUNE reporter interviewed John
Booth, Chairman of the Board of Public
Works relative to their proposed action.
1t was stated at first that ii was the inten-
tion to have bids advertised, but according
to Mr.. Booth it will not be so. Mr.. Booth
said that last year when the city built Its
own sewer, they paid the laborers S1.25
and $50 per day, while the men working
on the contract sewers received only 80
cents per day. He advocated employing
home labor, and there was no doubt
but what it would be carried out. Mr.
Booth further said that all the sewer work
and highway work would be commenced
Immediately.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-18
The Sense Of Touch.

The question has been asked, (Which of
our senses is most capable Of improve
mentg" An English scientist says prob
ably the sense of touch.
Strictly speaking the senses are capable
rather of alteration and specialization than
of improvement. For instance, those who
have much TO do In the open air become
Immensely long sighted, out this Is alb
normal, and the increased superiority in
one direction is lost by inferiOrity in an
other.
But there arc many trades which afford
abundant evidence that the sense of touch,
at any rate in certain directions, can be
largely developed. For instance, the con
noisseur Of china relies much more on an
almost imperceptible difference of feeling
in the texture than on his eyes to discover
the genuineness of any piece.
The blind beggar can very soon discern
between different metals merely by the
sense of touch, and, in fact, the education
of the blind affords a remarkable instance
Of the development of this sense. In Ger
tain manufactures the skilled workman
knows entirely by this sense when mix
ture has reached the proper degree Of solid
ity or material Is of the right texture,
and he receives very high wages by virtue
of this sense alone.
On the other hand, tho sense Of smell
and the sense of taste are each of them
blunted and lose their finer perception
II the same object is frequently presented
to them. In every case, however, 1t Is not
the general sense of touch that Is i'm
proved, but special excellence of the
sense. New York Ledger.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-18
Be STRONG AND HEARTY.
HOW TO BE STRONG AND FULL OY
LIFE AND yIGOR.

III you starved for two days you would
feel as week as a cat.
Proof enough that your food Is the cause
OF your strength.
III your stomach Is sick, you're starving
away your strength. Slowly perhaps, but
none the less surely.
You feel 1t yourself.
You have nausea, loss OF appetite, head
ache, giddiness, pain in the stomach, loss
of strength, spirits and ambition.
What do you thinky That it's your head.
But it's not. It's simply your stomach.
Food Is strength. Stomach makes it
available. II stomach won't work, food
does not become available strength.
Shaker Digestive Cordial will, in a few
doses, make your stomach we'll and help
your food make you strong.
Who wouldn't be strong? Whoever
won't take Shaker Digestive Cordial.
Sick, tired, weary men and women, those
who are working their bodies and brains
too hard, will find relief and strength In
Shaker Digestive Cordial.
1t makes strength. II makes health. Il
makes happiness.
It's not an ordinary medicine, It's a
cordial.
It's pleasant to take, and more than
pleasant in its results.
For sale at all druggists at 10, %, 50
cents and s1.00 bottle.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-18
CUSTOMS OF THE MiKADO.
His Mojesty's Methods OF Dealing With
Ministers and People.

Ministers and People.
The mikado's daily customs are very
regular He always goes to his study at .
a. III. and remains 1t work there until
p IN. He reads and" signs all parliamen-
tary laws and dccrccs
When "a cabinet minister addresses his
majesty about any public matter, he in
quircs about the subject, the purpose and
condition, and decides it. He is firm and
not changeable. When he decides mat
ter once, he cannot after that he moved.
At the beginning Of Matsukata's cab
met, parliament decided to reduce the sal
aries of the cabinet ministers and other
government officers. "he prime minister,
Count Matsukata, addressed his majesty
about IL. His majesty did not consent,
and he said: "Many officers cannot live
upon fixed salary. Some cabinet minis
tiers have been obliged TO borrow money,
and / have advanced money from my
treasury to support them. II the present
cabinet ministers retain their positions by
borrowing money, all cabinet ministers
therefore can do So Therefore l cannot
consent To the reduction of salaries. "
Count Matsukata retired from his ma
jesty. However, the cabinet once more
debated the question with the count, and
NiuJShhANi NSho ut5aih W NOiiotiiV ShN oih
peror.,
His majesty was not inclined TO sec him
again, ana sent eli attendant TO say TO
him: Il have already commanded about
tho reduction of salaries. l cannot see you
any more.
The salaries were therefore not reduced.
His majesty understands the condition
of the lower classes, and familiarizes him
self with the private conduct of the cab
met ministers. When he reads newspaper
articles relating to the private misconduct
of any cabinet ministers and attacking
him, his majesty sometimes smiles.
His majesty is fond of reading books
and newspapers. He is especially fond of
German books. He likes To compose Jap
anese poems, which he can do very read
lily. His ability in that respect is much
admired by his attendants.
His majesty dislikes all pretense and
hypocrisy.
When it has been reported to his majesty
that some of his subjects have given their
lives in time of flood or earthquake to
preserve his majesty's picture, he has been
much touched but he is anxious to dis
courage his subjects from such Quixotism,
and to preserve them from any but neces-
cary danger.
Withal, the emperor's life is very
happy and peaceful one, blessed by the
love and respect of grateful subjects, and
when his majesty makes a tour anywhere
in japan without his guards he is in no
danger, but is received everywhere with
reverence and joy.-Japanese American
Voice
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-18
UP THE VALLEY.
Politics in Cumberland Are
Booming at Present.
Democrats Confident of EIecting
the Whole Ticket in June.
Several Candidates Are Meationed For Town
Treasurer-Local Items OF Interest.

Cumberland politicians are up in arms
at the present time and sidewalk caucuses
are hourly occurrences. The Democrats
are confident OF carrying the town in
June. Their confidence, however, Is not
SO supreme that they can afford to nomi-
nate men who are not looked upon as rep
resentative business men and who will
command the respect of the thinking citi
zens of the town. Several names have been
mentioned for places upon the ticket, but
no definite conclusion has been arrived at.
In all probability the Republicans will
nominate the same men, and they feel that
they can elect them.
1t is understood that President Currier
will receive great deal of opposition this
year, even from members of his own party.
Mr.. Curriers' action on the Memorial Day
question will hurt him considerably.
Three different candidates have been
mentioned for Town Treasurer, but the
knowing ones say that it will be Cyrus
Taft, who has held the Office for a number
OF years. No opposition has appeared as
yet against Tow Clerk Clark.
Notes of the Valley Villages.
The Lincoln Republican town commit
tee will meet Friday evening.
Rev. James V. Chalmers and wife are on
a visit of a few days to Boston.
Fred II. Jones q Co. are about to open
NV drug store on Broad street Lonsdale,
new village.
james Willis, ex-j -janitor of the Prospect
Hill schools, has made an application for
tn authorship OF the new Masonic Hall in
Pawtucket.
Plans and specifications for the now
Baptist parsonage are in the hands of the
contractors, and work will be commenced
upon the building in few days.
The annual reports of the Town Treas
urer and Overseer of the Poor of Cumber-
land have been printed in one phamphlet
and are being sent through the mail to
taxpayers and others by Town Treasurer
Cyrus Taft.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-18

Lawrence is not interested in wool,
but in sheep" the Chicago Tribune
(Rep. explains. "He and score more
Of OEioans raise blooded rams. which
they soil to the ranchmen to improve
the breed Of their sheep and better the
quality Of their wool. This il prosaic.
useful business, but the country would
not be ruined if it were stopped. 1t is in
order to DO able to sell more rams that
Judge Lawrence poses Us the disinterest.
ed champion of the sheen raisers."
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-18
Ono on Bishop Potter.

Bishop Potter said at press banquet
given In New York: Zone day was eat
ing my dinner when the servant entered
the room and informed me that young
man from local newspaper had called to
see me. She said she had informed him
that could not see him, as l was at din
ner, but he had pushed her aside with the
remark that he would wait inside
"Tbcrcupon arose and went out into
the hall with my napkin In my hand
walked past the young man to the door,
opened it and with wave Of my hand
signified that he might retire. The next
day the young man published highly col
orcd report In his paper, I'm which he stated
that it was possible that Bishop Potter
might be Christian, but he certainly was
not gentleman.
This story brought down the house.
New York Mail and Express
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-18
OLD GRIST MILL COFFEE, TOASTED WHEAT
AND EanRe WHEAT FLOUR.

All on exhibition this week.
Prepared ready for the table.
All can taste for themselves
and be convinced OF their
merit. Coffee, per pound 2oc.
Toasted Wheat for break
fast Ioc package.
Entire Wheat Flour for
bread 3 I-2c 4 pound, II IA
pound bags CSC.
A leaf Of bread given with
every purchase of these goods.
A handsome souvenir spoon
given with a purchase to each
Of the first Is purchasers every.
morning. Our customers are
always sure Of getting the full
reduction Of prices on falling
markets. Order posta.s fur.
nished free. Telephone 434O.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-18
The Airship's Mysterious VOYAGE.

The airship that was launched il
Nashville last week has disappeared
from sight, hut BY accounts of "entire.
ly reliable Observers" il was last scel
heading for Canada. Intimations arr
thrown out that after taking on an us
sorted cargo of dutiable goods the ship
will recross the line and land its cargo
IN some quiet spot far from the reach of
custom house officers. In regard to such
cargo, it would be extremely difficult
to apply Secretary Cages circular Uf
instructions for the retroactive section
Of the DiDgley bill. philadelphia Rec
ord.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-18
Some Truth In That.

"Look at this, will your" exclaimed the
real estate and house renting optimist. "In
this paper there Is record Of 81 marriage
licenses issued yesterday"
"Well, what Of itS" said his partner, the
pessimist Of the firm, who was leaning
back in u chair with his hat pulled down
over his eyes.
"What of its' echoed the other. Cant
you see? Those 81 marriage licenses mean
81 marriages. Tho "a marriages will lead
to 81 inquiries for houses, fats, or at least
eligible apartments. It's bound to stimu-
late business In our line, and we'll get our
SHARE
"That doesn't follow at ALL Those 81
licenses represent l74 persons, don't theyf"
yes"
Probably all adultsf"
Undoubtedly. What Of it?''
Nothing" growlcd the pessimist, eek
cept that ia persons who have hitherto
occupied ia apartments will hereafter &C
cupy 81. You give mo n pain. 90 away"
-Pearson's Weekly.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-18
ANACHRONlSM.

Today amid the sobbing of the rain,
While pale December with gaunt finger tips
Proffers the cup of doom TO natures lips
And frowning. mocks her bitter moan OF pain,
cannot mark the strife 'twixt life and death
For Joy of one fair thought that dwells with
me
A summer hillside, rising by the sea,
Made glad with bloom and song bird s. voiceful
breath
Fair es dream that fills stormy night
With peace and love in these my waking
hours,
With hum OF brown bees deep in chaliced
flowers
Eith blue waves dancing in the golden light,
And one swift flight OF swallows drifting by,
Blown like cloud across the shining sky.
Mary Il. Blake in Woman's Journal.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-18
MEMORIAL DAY EXERCISES,

General Orders Issued Last Evening From
BalIou Post Headquarters.
Owing to the dedication of the soldiers
afternoon of Memorial Day the following
general orders were issued lsst evening
from Ballou Post headquarters:
The members of the post will meet at
Grand Army Hall at 9 O'Clock, at which
time the regular services will be held. On
account of the limited time the services
will be necessarily short. After the exer-
cisss detachments willl visit st. Francis,
Riverside, st. Mary's, George street, ceme-
teries in wagons. Electric cars will be
taken to Oak Grove, Mt. st. Mary's and
Mineral Spring avenue cemeteries.
The Ladies'. uxiliary.
The ladies' Auxiliary connected with
the Sacred Heart II. A. and b. Society held
q regular meeting last evening in the lower
room Of Temperance Hall. Routine busi-
ness was the order of the evening. Some
discussion was held concerning the nomi-
ustiOn of officers for the ensuing year.
The meeting to place the names before the
auxiliary will be two weeks from next
Monday night, and the election will take
place the following week. The present
officers have been efficient and faithful,
and there will be no change Of Importance
ia the next board of officers.
The Petit Inquest.
Coroner Matthieu, when interviewed
concerning the Petit inquest, said that he
did not know for certain when he would
hold the inquest. He said that In all prob
ability he would hold II either Thursday
or Friday afternoon. The doctor said that
he had man at work at present locating
the witnesses, and as soon as he completed
the task the inquest would be held. There
were but very few people who saw the ac-
cident, consequently the inquest would
not be very long.
Large Crowd at the Slow Race.
High street in the vicinity of the corner
Central street presented an animated scene
last evening, and fully fifteen hundred
people gathered to see the "Slow bicycle
race rode" Among The crowd gathered
were women, young ladies, youths and
men, and lined up against the curbstone
there were from two hundred to three
hundred bicycles. The scene was a lively
one and proved conclusively that there Is
a great love for legimate sport in this city
IL the affairs are properly managed. Satur-
day the Central Falls Wheelmen held la
road race, and the race Of last evening was
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-18
His Arm sawed On.

A horrible accident happened at the
Manufacturing and Planning Mills COM
pany's works ut ST. Louis recently, by
which Gottlieb George lost his right
arm. George is planer employed at
tho mills, and was at work with rip
saw when he stumbled and fell across
the iron table in which the revolving
saw was set. In an instant the teeth
of the saw severed his right arm at
the elbow. The mutilation occurred be-
fore he could jerk his arm away, and the
cut was as clean as though the severed
limb had been amputatod by surgeon y
knife. st. Louis Republic.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-18

Commander Botkin Of the Kansas G..
A. X. has issued an order making July
10 Mother Bickerdykc day and direct
ing that every post in the state hold a
special meeting on the night Of the 10th
in honor Of tho celebrated old army
nurse, that being tho eightieth anniver-
sary of her birth. Mother Bickordykc
is now living at the home of her son in
Bunker Hill, Kan.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-18
German University DueIs.

The universities Of Gottingen and Jena
are in close competition for the doubtful
honor Of being the center Of German
student duelling. In Gottingen not a
day passes that duel In not fought.
Not long since IL duels with more or
less serious results were fought there
within "a hours The record at Jena
10 81 within the same length of time.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-18
Aal,estus Plates.

An asbestus plate is most useful as a
part of the kitchen plenishing. Often
times IL is not convenient To remove n
stove lid, and thus deaden tho fire, I'm order
to make toast, but the slices may be
Drowned and laid on the asbestus plate on
top of the range, although they will re-
quire as constant attention To prevent
burning as II held over the Goals on n
toasting fork.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-18
There Is q Glass or People

Who are injured by the use of coffee. Re
Gently there has been placed I'm ail the gro
Gerry stores new preparation called GRAIN.
o, made of pure grains, that takes the place
of coffee. The most delicate stomach re
ceives IL without distress, and but few can
tell IL from coffee. IL does not cost over y
as much. Children may drink IL with great
benefit. lsc and 25c per package. Try II. Ask
for GRAIN.O.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-18
A Guilty Conscienoe.

II was quite at a loss," said Mr.. Storm
ington Barnes, Ito understand why, when
I pointed my finger into space and said
the counterfeit presentment of man, q
MAN got up and left prccipitately."
II guess" exclaimed the treasurer,
that he must have been the man who
did It,"
Ibid what?"
"Came In on lead quarter - Wash
ington Star.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-18

Pine and FIR have long flbcrs. exceeding
ly we'll adapted to the use Of the paper
maker, but the resinous substances con-
tained In these woods form 30 large per-
centage of the composition and are SO diff
cult Of removal that the paper makers are
compelled to use other varieties.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-18

believe III protecting infant indus
tries, but when the infants get to bg
six feet high and grow whiskers, ant
when they threaten to kick the end out
Of the cradle il they don't get more pap,
think it's ahcut time TO take the bot
tie away from them. Colonel II. q,
Ipgersoll (Rep).
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-18

The domestic tastes of the Princess of
Wales have most natural origin. Her
father In early manhood was poor young.
er son and lived almost I'm seclusion with
his wife and children. Hor mother, Ger
man mstroD, trained her to housewifery.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-18

Every japanese barrack has qymna-
sium, and the japanese soldiers rank
among the best gymnasts in the world. In
half minute they can scale u IA foot wall
by simply bounding on each others shoul-
ders, one man supporting two or three
M hprs
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-18
Not All the Time.

Doctor-Arc you troubled with insomnia
oil the time?
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1897-02-13
QUARANTINE LINE.
Secretary Morton Issues a Circular
ConccrntnR Stock,

Secretary Morton Issues a Circular
Concerning Stock.
Washington, Feb. 9.-Complying
With the act of congress for the sup
preston of contagious diseases among
domestic animals, Secretary Morton
has issued to managers and agents of
railroads and transportation companies,
stockmen and Others, a circular notify
ing them that q splenetic or southern
fever exists smong the cattle in the
area south 81 the federal quarantine
line, drawn from the northwest corner
OF California running in an irregular
direction to Where the boundary line OF
Virginia Joins the southeastern corner
of Maryland at the Atlantic ocean.
This includes the following states:
California Texas, Arkansas. Louisiana,
Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia,
South Carolina, North Carolina, vir-
ginia, portions of Tennessee and Indian
Territory.
From February 10 to November Is,
each year, no cattle are to be trans
ported from the territory indicated to
any portion of the United States north
of the quarantine line except by rail,
for immediate slaughter and under pre-
scribed restrictions to prevent infec-
ton. The states of Arkansas, Virginia
and North Carolina. having adopted 10
cal quarantine satisfactory to the de-
partment, the order as to these states
has been modified.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1897-02-13
DROPPED FROM THE WIRE.

Harry Frieze, an old resident of Bon
field, ILL.,, was killed In a runaway.
Mat Brown was accidentally shot in
he thigh at Sherman, Tex, by a COM
panion and will die.
Two ~ranchrnen We're killed and three
badly wounded at the Ell Benito ramon
near Mapimi. Mex.
Charles Grove, treasurer Of Monroe
township, Ohio, committed suicide BY
shooting himself.
James Long made an unsuccessful at,
tempt to end his life at Maytield, KY.
by taking morphine.
The big plant of the American Plats
Glass company at Alexandria, Ind, mar.
rowly escaped destruction by fire.
State Labor Commissioner Baird Of
Kansas threatens to enforce the eight.
hour labor law at Atchison, even, &c he
has to resort to the courts.
Mrs. Douglass S%hinniheld of pans,
Ill, who gave birth to twins two wears
ago. has just presented her husband
With triplets, two daughters and a son,
Ross Daniels and Fred Magsll, own,
ers OF q ranch in Buchel county, Texas,
became involved in a dispute with John
Elchor, and the latter took offense
their tricks and killed both men. y
Sam Brown OF yelpen, Ind, fell in q
fit and vas fatally injured by a train.
Three desperate characters, named
Sloane, Adams and Jacobs, attacked
the jailer and escaped from Knott coun.
ty jail at Hindman, Ky.
Tit body of D. II. Riordan was found
on the frozen Kankalkee river at Kanka-
kee, Ill, and as there was considerable
cash on his person the suspicion that he
was murdered is discounted.