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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-01

Montpelier, VT, Jan. 1.-The cove rr-
ment rested its case III the trial of The
Wales dynamite case In the supreme
court yesterday. and the defense opened.
The prosecution relies largely on the tes-
tlmony OF o. G.. Harris, clerk IN local
hardware store, who testified that he
sold Wales ia. dynamite founG IN the
seminary attic after the fire. Harris
identified Wcies az the preliminary
hearing. ard declares positively that he
is not mistaken. The defense are trying
20 prove that the flre was caused by
spontaneous combustion. aud that the
dynamite was not pat thcro with the in
tent TO destroy the seminary: II also eis-
rutes that Wales bought the dynamite.
md promises TO produce n man who
bought IT and who is mistaken by Harris
for Wale1
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-01

Tn number OF Harpas's Bound Table pub.
hshei Janu ry 5. 1877, viii contain on inter.
es;ins story by Kate Douglas wggin. entitled
THE Little Bishop" ais an article ON vol
canoes. Their Mode of Action ana Origin" by
Professor ". - Sbaler. ". y. Henderson will
con ribu'e anothsr of IN, old sailor yarns.
entitled Saving a Tor4 edo Boat" aud Empa
]. Gray viii contribotc an cntertalnm mt Tor
young people entitled "A fairy Fcts." Thee
will b. story oi aiycnturs in which the risk
In the gi'hnring of tortoisss FOR their shells
plays prominent part u Is by a. q. S. An.
thony. Besides th Departments on intcrschol.
astic sport, Photography, stamps. talks to
young men. e.c.. ia rs Will oe an instaimcns
Of The serial story, "A Loyal Traitor" by
james BarneA
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-01
TIE BIGGEST PUBLIC WORK.

TIE BIGGEST PUBLIC WORK.
The biggest public work now going
forwsid under the auspices Of q munic.-
pality is undoubtedly the job that is
known as The Chicago drsinage canal.
The object to be secured by this irs-
mendous contract Is the diverling OF the
Cbicago river, the sewage outlet of this
city,to the Hin is and Mississippi system
% miles away. The work was Geman ed
because the Chicago river with It's load o;
sewage flowed iEto the lake from which
the city gets its drinking water. Tie
canal that will divert tho river goes
across The country for 10 miles to Lake
port and thence follows the channel of
the DusplaInes, 20 its new outlet. The work
is nearly complsted and 1t has so far cost
more than &c. 00), 900 Of doll,r About
four millions mere will be required to
finish it. TX has been in progress since
the fall of 1892 and the coming year will
p,obahly see IL iilished. When the new
river o,ts to flowing 1t will Withdraw
from Lake Michigan about 3)1,cOo cubic
fet OF water a nlia ute ana it Is question
whether the lake can stand this loss
without reducing its waters 10 as to
threaten sisation, as 1t is also matter
OF concern whether ths IN aud streams Of
the Mississippi sJstom will not be seri.
ously polluted by tue sc sag, from Cnica-
GO. but the best enignoeriag authority
available has answered Doth these ques-
lions favoraoly to all parties concerned.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-01

AT this saason of hope and cheer even
oar moro.c contemporary the Journal,
finds a noiic1m of relief In the thought
tLst "thiaes ase never as had ss they
mtg br.'
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-01

MORE than q million and a half Of dol
lars are appropriated from the public
funds OF the city Of New York for pri.
vste charitable institutions for the CON.
ing year. This is about a dollar head
for every one Of the popolstion and II
represents only q moderate proportion OF
the charitable fund of the Municipality
for publle distribution and the sums rails, d
BY the private institutions themselves. the
churches and other bodies that have to
deal in charity. II would appear that
the Enor ought to fare particularly well
In the metropolis
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-01

IB2 Iaisersiiy OF Pennsylvania tas
Basrc ! wvEan for oEe of 3 champions
in the c,ming drbcto with Cornell. Evi-
osn;l: TIC -ahem nsw woman is net 10
De lsas rerosned in rcioeful combat ,nan
ln sth.c.i 2.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-01

IL Is fsct tnst in y number OF western
owns thsro are newsparess which pFint
vsr5 day 10 the week except Monday,
Ire Monday issue being omitted because
II cinn be made up without performing
REGULAR labor on Sunday. The PAGES ap-
par rezrla'ly on the latter day. how
eser.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-01

HAPPY New Year to our recently ar
rived neighbor the Ban.gan building,
which opens It's doors today just across
the STREET from tho lHE NEws Office.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-01

TIE scancl coma i,tce will di cass tho
Important question tonight: "Resolvcd
trat we rsqrcs, the Cereal Assembly to
lcsisi b ns out o. ofiics' aud ire
srccti- tf the merits Of Il g argument,
the DegaIi es seem TO nave il ia advance
win tho iads,s.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-01

In Harpe-'s Bazar. published on January 0.
there will be an article by Mrs a. y. OCon.
nor ot Ion Ion on ELLEN rerry's Gowns and
the woma, Who Makes Them" also paper
o. housekeeping In kngland and Tho Cost
Of Living There " The serial publication OF
"T,ochinvar,," story by >. u. Crockett. with
Illustrations by I. de Thuls.rup. will DO be-
Gun I'm the same number Of the Bazaar.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-01

THE question Of the day is uufortu-
nately, not "now much are you in by the
twelve months" but show did you pull
tnrough?"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-01
wans,rascr's Manager ON Trial.

PottsviIlc. Pa. Jan. l--In the prclim-
mary hearing OF i. A. Van Ynlkenburg,
manager u John Wans makers senato-
rial campaign. who is charged with brib-
inG assemblymen. J. Tillard. a private
detective, testified that the accused had
given him {lsC0 to pay Dr. Mackey Of
Luzerne ccunty 10 vote for Wannniakc1.
~ Photographic copy of the receipt from
Dr. Nackey was introduced. Van VAL
tsnburg denies all the chargeA -
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-01

VERY likely new Pavement for miles
and miles CT highway in certain un-
mentionable place will be provided from
the vows OF today.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-01

THIS Is tho easiest day In the yea. to
make resolutions and also about the
easiest for breaking them
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-01

FEW of the cabinet possibilities have
jet achieved the distinction OF becoming
probabilities.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-01

PITY the poon coupon clipper who
finds, on this day Of days, that he cannot
cash In.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-01
Salaries Earned by Successful Buyers.

Salaries Earned by Successful Buyers.
A good buyer who year after year in
creases his business and the reputation OF
his department, who leaves for the semi
annual inventory q clean and desirable
stock lone who, in fact, has the genius
OF money msking--is paid a salary in the
dig houses OF from 5000 to sl0,0uo, aud
often q percentage on the yearly increase
Of his sales. In some of the largest de-
partments q mum ocr of the most capable
buyers thus receive as much as $50, 600
year, and are regarded as cheap at that
q fact which can be readily understood
when 1t 10 remem bered that in q single
department of q great shop selling, say a
million dollars worth Of goods year, a
difference of per cent. In the profits,
which may be the result OF good mana
ger as oistinguished from q mediocre
one, amounts to 1000. On the other
hand, in the lower class stores, tuyers in
many of the departments are paid as low
as S25 q week, with no percentage. IL the
large incomes are the great exception, it
is slso to be said that the opportunities are
more numerous than the men with the
ability to take advantage OF thew.-From
"The Conduct of Great Busine' ses-The
Department Store" by Samuel Hopkins
Adams, in the January Scribners.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-01
B. H. GIadding
& co.
CLOAKS
AND FURS.

1t is our invariabIe rule jurmedi-
.afeIy after the Holidays 10
MARK DOWN our Winter Gar
menfs. Notwithstanding the
mild weather of the early WIN
ter, we have increased our trade
in this department by the excel
Iency of our goods and the very
moderate prices asked.
Now i'm this CLOSING SALE you
can buy a stylish garment i'm
cloth or fur, at prices far below
your expectations.
OUR KERSEY Goa rs are une-
quaIled in material and work
manship by any shown infhis
city, and yet our prices are the
lowest.
FUR CAPES AND COLLAR
ETTES in fine grades. in tho
most attractive sfyIes---fh
beauty offhe goods and Tie great
reduction in price, make ii an
object for intending purchasers
to give an early inspection.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-01

IN turning over new leaf 1t may be
just as we'll to glue it down.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-01
TWO CLASSES OF READERS.
Those Who Like Dickens and Those
Who Adore Thsckeray.

"About 10 year, ago readers used TO be
divided roughly into two classes--those
who liked Dickens and thoss who
'adored 1hackery,' writes the clever
critic, Drocn, in the January Ladies'
Home Journal. "Each class ussi TO view
the otter with moro or less contempt. OF
the two the Tnackery people felt them
selves considerably superior to the Dick
ems people. There were not so many OF
them, for one thing, and that In itself
gave them o feeling of excIusiveness
(something like the attitude assumed by
George Meredith's admirers OF the pres
ent day.. But Thackery's complete works
for $3.50 rapidly abolished the sristo-
cracy. Artificial barriers do not long
count for much with q great writer. You
no doubt very soon found out that In GER
Tying TO you than 'Pendonnis,' and at
another timo the best novel that you ever
read was 'Davia Copperfielo.' nave no
doubt that In the lang run deep in your
he.rt you will cherish finer affection
for the one than the other. That is
matter OF temperament ana your sur
roundings.
The one you like best fits Test into your
life, as you are snaking 1t. You will
discover that a change OF scene or occu-
patton often brings you into sympathy
with q writer whom you never before APP
precistsd. A great sorrow will some
times reveal George Elliot to you; little
journey In England will show you new
beauties in Trollope; wave Of war feel.
ing in Europe. and people begin re-read-
ing Tolstoi's 'War and peace.'"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-01

HAS your dividend come true.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-01
FRIDAY. JANUARY !, 1897.
1897.

HAPPY New Year:
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-01
RED MsH.

Great Chief of Records. wii.ism X. Brown ~
EDDY street. Telephone il2a.
Music Hall. $50 yesimius.er streot.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-03-20
Pecans and PerSinlmOns.

A great deal has been written about
planting .soft-shell pecans and making
grove that in ten years would pay
good profit. But Mr. w. w. Lyon of
Glenlyon Grove on Lake N1innehaha,
has discovered much more speedy
and profitable way to get a pecan
grove. Three years ago he secured
some fine pecan CRAFTS from near Punta
Gorda and put them into "a few big
hickory trees on hts place, and this
year he has a fine crop of delicious
pecan nuts, few Of which L mail you
for examination. Now here is a money
crop, easily grown and gathered and
marketed, that becomes its own cult
vator, etc, at the end of three years
and without mishaps, producing each
year a fine crop Of soft-shen pecans.
These CRAFTS passed safely through the
late freeze, so there is no danger from
that source. Mr.. Lyon has also had re-
markable success in grating some Of
the choicest Japan persimmons on his
common persimmon trees. Jackson-
V lie (Fla.) Citizen.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-03-20
MuStacheS.

Talking of BARRIERS very naturally
brings to mind the interesting subject
of mustaches; for what boy is there
who does not look eagerly forward to-
the proud time when he can raise
mrstache? The wearing Of mustaches
is such a universal custom that we
might suppose it never lad II special
meaning or beginning; but the fact is,
taht it did have z beginning several
hundred years ago, and served Il very,
important. purpose for 4 while You
will remember that, for srvesal cent
urjes the Moors had possession of
Spain, but were finally conquered or
driven out by the Christians The
Moors were believers in Mohammedan-
ism, and having made many converts.
1t was not always an easy matter to
tell a Mohammedan from Il Christian.
and as there were constant conflicts
between the people Of the two relig-
ions, the Christians decided to adopt
sonic sign by which they could he dis
tinguished from TIL. unbelievers So
they let the hair grow on the upper lip
and on tho cLin. in order TO produce,
as nearly as possible. the form of
cross, and in that way they We're able
to- recognize one another 1T all times,
and flock together in times uf danger.
st. Nicholas for Nov ember.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-03-20
The Reasoning of Dogs

When living few miles from Hull E
was one day accompanied in an expedi-
ton to the town by my own small dog,
half black poodle, half terrier, and a.
neighbours coolie, who sometimes came
to spend the day with us. On our way
the dogs missed the vehicle in which /
was seated, and saw neither of them.
again for many hours. At last, when:
resting at pastry cooks [ OCCASION
ally frequented, my own little animaI
suddenly rushed in, greeting me rap
turously. The shop assistant said:
.Oh, ma'am, is that yours? He has;
been here before to-day with large
dog. They stayed about twenty min
utes then got up and went out togeth-
err Our natural way of return was
at some distance from the shop past
Wllberforce's Column, at the foot of
which we found our visitor dog station
ed, not recruitment. but sharply on the.
lookout He must have remained there,
on my accustomed route, at the sug-
gestion of 'Midge,' while he ran back
to look for me once more at the pastry
cooks. Why else a temporary scpara-
ton! Both dogs knew their way home
perfectly well, but preferred spending
a very long morning in searching for
me. In their way Of doing so l think
they showed not only affection, but rea<
son.-E. NJ. Z. in London Specta tor
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-03-20
oNAY 14vB ssO'BBHRs.
The FOntOfRce Department Does Not
RaY Rewards for Dead Ones

rAr ~4S,xsRra ~ :. :, =, 800 No
.y .,,s A., a Tor IIa.s, m.
8.
s's.nes sss,ly SIS "a 8;
uecidea py me law EN- Z. OF the
pustoffice department relating to re-
wards For tha "a nt11ra 81 robbers 81
a, n. !. J, 9, 81
tos' - Is a1ets -
uereu g sdeclslon against g az
California, Mo-, where a postof1ce safe
was robbed IN such cases The denart-
40 % Sonn "a 81, fo =, z,
.. -
u -, ne lefsons engaged II the roDDery.
sIhere We're . Ave persons concerned III
tne affair, Dut Ihe auIhor1tles haa NO
crew e. . Ine men 4, y happened, now.
ever, .tnat. tue gulity persons We're N IA g
sseloun sone line iltelMaru, anu one
" LIEN sot ln NJ! uispute Will !.
l I'll az anu Y AVely TOW gnSueu e, ~
winch Tue carney snoI anu K ,llle tne
lnan. lne oLnel nen lan wy, w were
tapluieu ~ olneI persons not because i
Icy Msae pos.olnce lop ~. =, NV. pe-
I 70 Meie ensau ~ .ne wv ~
=. .ulnu out ou .naI sle
n laL. W y! WAS hll1eu was .he ting neau.
p p =. ne loppeis anu na4 ~: NY pu,A -
~ pOuSy W nAS pelson. IA AA ueaeA -
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-03-20
TENNYsoN DIsLTKED VENICE
& Because He Could Not Get Engltsh
Tobacco There. 4s

Because He Could Not Get Engltsh
Tobacco There.
The ,rennyson J, after tl,eir marriage,
.bettled at TWicke ID, aid among the.
earliest Of the pa. rs friends who met
his wife was Speeding, who was,
charmed with her. The same year..
Carlyle met =Tennyson and his bride at
Trent Lodge, in Cl1mh rland. Soon
afterwards the neWl y-lllarried pair.
were in Italy, ana Of this journey one.
amusing story is told Lord John Rus
sell gave a large reception, at which
The Ten1,Ysons were present, and dur
ing the evening the prime minister
asked the poet how he lad enjoyed his
visit to Venice. As Tennyson did not
appear communicate his host pressed
him further, when he confessed that
he had not liked Venice. And why
not, pray, Mr.. Tennysoni'' Il could;
not get any English tobacco there for
love or money was the reply.
The dOWager Lady Tennyson, it is
we'll known, always manifested the
keenest interest in the poets works,
and set some Of the works to music.
On the occasion of the poets birthday
"a year before his death several Of
these songs were given at a concert
held in celebration of the event at.
F'reshwater.--Westminster Gazette.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-03-20

One Experience Cured Him of His
Ambition to BE Impesario.

One Experience Cured Him of His
Ambition to BE Impesario.
Eyes, I took out a theatrical company
once" admitted the fat alderman as
they were mixing beer with politics.
Il was young then and hustling like
| a man for cyclone cellar. Old
Hunkey had a pretty good circuit for
! those days and kept two or three
| companies Of his own on the road. I
happened in his Office when word came
| that one of his managers had skipped,
and I struck Hunkey for the job.
Though was raw hand at the BUSH
ness he knew that / was full of days
work and concluded to let me have a
show. %-: 4 Ak, T .@-,-. ~
after giving me some instructions
he said there was one thing he wanted
to particularly impress upon me. The
people in the company would try to
run all over me and I must maintain
my authority from the start. If l
gave them an inch they would take
the whole business. .@.
YOU'RE not a very big man, he
went, on, but you've got sand. If
they get too obstreperous on your
hands pick out the littlest fellow in the
company and whip the tar out Of him.
Then they'll recognize you as ruler of
the roost' 49,
II had no sooner joined the people I
was to look after than detected signs
of rebellion. was holding court half
the time, hearing complaints and set
Ting disputes. . 1t was continual
miX-up and wrangle until / was nearly
crazy. One night at a little town in
Southern Missouri the climax came.
They were all on the rampage and two
or three of them, that 1ittlest man
among the rest, swore they would not
go on till all the crooked things pend
ing were Strengthened. The crisis had
come where I must proceed as per in
structions. e.. ~
Il promptly collared the small fell
low. But say, if ever man was up
against it, was. He busted the stage
with me, moved the tops off all the
footlights, wrecked the flies, threw me
both ways through the scenery and
closed the entertainment by dropping
me from a rear window into the alley.
Then and there ended my lneteoric
career in the theatrical Mer]d. Ever
since then I have made it a standing
rule not to seek any advantage be-
cause Of a mans size. . Detroit Free
Press.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-03-20
HIS NAME ON HIs FIsn.
Surprised When He Cauvht . Eaonn.
der Of the Same Nazae. s.

Surprlsed When He Cauxht q E70an.
der Of the Same Nazae. s.
Many strange objects sire dragged
from the bottom of the sea, but Prov
incetoWn must surely take the palm
for finding the queerest sea spoil OF the
season. The schooner Little Jennie
made q very successful founder voy-
age on Saturday afternoon OF Long
Point taxing eight barrels, say 200
cimens, Of pleuro -ncctus maculatus.
rdinarily, founder fishing IS accom-
plished by means Of the dredging ap-
8paratus or hook and line, and the
method employed by the Little Jen-
MES creW-that Of seining lis but rare
" tried hereabout. The dredges bring
up many freak founders Occasion
ally a specimen, white on back and
belly, with eyes of black, the sole
points Of color in the entire fish, Is
taken. Now and then a founder with
the under side the exact counterpart
Of the black or brown upper comes to
the surface, and founders white on one
side and black on the other, top and
bottom, throughout their entire length,
are found. All these are considered
strange finds, but the find Of the Lit
tie Jennie men beats anything vet. .
Four sets of seine on the ledge Of
tue ground close to the Long Point
shore gave a yield Of eight barrels. AS
one big lot was being dumped inboard
one of the crew saw a strangely mark
ed founder tumble among the mass.
His curiosity was aroused, and he
delyed amid the Topping mass Of fat
fish until he uncovered and extracted
the particular fish. Then he was as
tonisEed to find that the founder bore,
in i1.ch-long capitals, his own surname,
ELLIS" He carefully wrapped the fish
in his coat and brought it to land,
where score Of sooffers became be-
levers, after careful examination Of
the inscription. The name OF inscrip-
ton was, at some time in the past, cut
in the founders belly flesh, and heal
ing perfectly, is as plainly legible as If
printed with the blacklist ink. .
Without doubt a fisherman named
Ellis cut his name on this particular
founder and threw it overheard, its
small SIZE about seven inches in
length: rendering it almost valueless.
The oddity Of the affair is that another
Ellis should assist in the recapture
and be the one to notice the strange
marks. &&
Insley Ellis is the one who Brought
the fish to land Saturday, and he was
surprised lad, to say the least, dur
ing all the hour that succeeded his
reading of his name inscribed upon
the flesh OF a founder caught. The re-
porter will vouch for the truth of the
story, he having, with many others, ex-
amined the fish, and pronounced tho
inscription the result Of cuts made
weeks ago at least. Who cut the
name, and when and where:-New
Bedford Standard. = = H.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-03-20
THE DOG THIEF.
Ills First Trick Is to Make the Dos
Afraid OF His Name

Ills First Trick Is to Make the Dos
Afraid OF Els Name.
Necessity, however, is the mother OF
invention. a modern dog stealer
adopts the following tactics: He sees
a thoroughbred dog and decides to steal
him. But first he must find out the ami.
mails name, and under no circum-
stances will he steal him until he has
found it out Having secured the ami,
NAL, he ties him in a room and calls
him by his name several times day.
The dog, hearing the name, raises his
head and wags his tail, but instead of
the expected caress he receives show
er of blows from his brutal new owner.
After he has been treated this way sew,
eral times he naturally conceives an
insurmountable repulsion for his own
name, and as soon as he hears it he is
sure to sneak off with his tail between
his legs. I>
There was much talk some time ago
about a case Of fraud in which an adul-
terated, or dyed dog played a promi.
nent part. Some young sportsmen:
members of an amateur club, had ar
ranged to hold a coursing match at
Levallois Perret. Among the grey
hounds entered was one which at once
attracted the attention of veteran
sportsman. He fancied that he had
seen the dog before, and few mo-
ments examination convinced him that
the animal was celebrated greyhound
that had won several matches And
yet he was puzzled, for the color was
not the same. Suddenly a happy idea
struck him. He insisted that the dog
should be washed before the race was
run. With equal insistance the owner
Of the dog refused to do so. 'There is
no rule in our society,"" he said, (which
calls for a proceeding Of this kind"
The other members Of the club then be.
came suspicious and the result was
that the dog was washed and actually
proved to be the "crack" greyhound,
whose name and fame were known
throughout Europe, and whose en-,
trance as a competitor in an amateur
match was manifestly a fraudulent
breach Of the club rules. By the use of
a stain or dye he had been deity trans.
formed into an apparently new dog,
and had not the veteran sportsman
recognized him he would assuredly
have won all the prizes.-New York
Herald.