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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-28
Summer Care For Children

The heated term of midsummer Is the
time of great anxiety to the mothers OF
small children. Some little thing will
easily upset a child of good health, and
then follow dangerous stomach and in
testinal disorders. Proper food at reg
ular times, with attention TO the hours
of going out and coming i'm. will greatly
reduce the susceptibility to sickness. A
child should not be allowed off the pi-
azza after the dew begins to fall. Ex-
posure OF this kind after the suns rays
Is laying conditions for malaria. Equal
care should be exercised to keep young
folks sheltered I'm the hottest part OF the
day, between ~ and o'clock. Nearly
all grown up people have Judgment
enough TO avoid heat prostration, but
I'm their enthusiasm for play children
think little OF temperature and will as
soon play n game I'm an open field at
midday as under a tree or on veranda.
Fresh and ripe fruit should form a
good part of the daily diet. for nothing
is more wholesome. but without the
watchful eye OF a parent the stolen
fruit. even though IL be a green apple
which tastes the sweetest, often does
the greatest harm.
One would not wish TO see children
paragons OF method and prudish ideas,
yet a few OF the simple principles o,
health cannot be too early instilied.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-28

lshing dressing for their acts and await
their turns 10 go on.
I'VE know when we are wanted by
the music" answered another girl as
she put one lace trimmed skirt after an
other on her handsome figure. I'VE can
tell from here everything that is going
on in the ring by the music. We usual
ly allow three acts TO go by in which
TO get ready, so we readily tell time by
what is going on in the ring instead of
by a watch"
AS the women returned from the ring
they talked of now their performance
had gone and whether IL had been sat-
isfactory TO them or not. Each one was
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-28

interested in her companions. and il
professional jealousy existed the women
kept it well out OF sight. one told what
a dear girl the cornetist was. and all
agreed that the biggest woman who ev-
er lived as just as nice as she could
be. They did il. too, without one bit of
pity in their voices, just as If they were
fond of her. None OF them had known
this girl giantess before this summer,
but when she wandered into the dress
ing tent. accompanied by her nice look
ing mother, she was greeted on all sides.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-28

cessful in teaching neat habits to her
careless daughters. Everything has a
place and Is in ii. If storm comes up,
everything is well tucked away where
the wind cannot reach IL or the rain
spoil it. One buXom lass has even her
hair comb tied with a long black string
TO the inside OF her trunk lid.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-28

a leading London daily paper says
the Berlin Apothecaries Hall is about
to investigate the question as to what
extent female talent lends itself 20 the
profession OF pharmacy as a means of
livelihood. In Hungary the minister Of
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-28

September fashions show novelty for autumn i besides being
which andmothers laid
na
horizontally vertical folds wastband
ribbons of the
a. a
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-28

The most up to date chains are FORM
ed Of alternate rubies. sapphires and
diamonds set SO closely that little OF the
chain Is seen. Some of them have sus-
pended fine gosd chain bag purses with
bayonet tops in gold centered with a
nsassiva rsboohsn ruby estlD s1ARApdD
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-28

are on, they close their trunks, and
there isn't lot OF gowns. ribbons. hats
and shoes strewn about. No indeed.
The fond mamma who has taken the
greatest amount OF pains with her
daughters education and bringing up
would sigh II she could see that Dress
ing room and wish she had been as sue
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-28

The first sewing machine was patent
cd by Elias How e. IT,, In SIS
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-28
ably dimnseh tnward

education fs favorably dllrosed toward
women entering the profession. and in
Austria The universities are said 60 be
on the point of throwing open their
doors TO the ladies.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-30
TIE Daily tiqat
WEDNESDAY. JUNE 80, 1897.
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

During the century 10 volcanic is
lands have risen out of the sea.
The worlds agriculture occupies
the attention of csc, 1000, 900 men, repre-
sents capital of s24, OO0, 600, 900, and has
an annual product of $50, 900, 900, 900.
Newfoundland has $4,000 acres in
potatoes, turnips and other crops. There
are on the island 5000 horses, 10000
cows, 10000 sheep and 10000 pigs.
According to an eminent Italian
hygienic expert, official medical re-
turns show that in Italy 200, 900 persons
die every year from infection-that is,
from preyentable-maladies, most of
them being young. 'the hope of fam
lies"
Dwellings are to be heated by cleo
tricity in Lewiston, Me-, power for the
current being furnished by water
fall at Turner, on the Androscoggin
The projectors say they can furnish
power at $50 per horse-powe> by the
year, and heat ten-room house with
three horsepower the year round.
Dental surgeons have patented
processes for initiating gold filings in
false teeth. This is done by Furnishing
gold foil upon them in the manner COM
monty termed fire gliding" Nobody
would be likely to suspect that grind
crs showing plain signs of repair
were artificial. Several applications
have been made for patents for proc
esses for setting diamonds in the teeth
the front teeth, of course-holes be-
ing drilled to receive the gems.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-30
ICE MEN.
How the Hardy Explorers Reached
This Land Is O Mystery.

This Land Is @ Mystery.
How paleolithic men got to this land
for it does not seem likely that the
genus homo was indigenous here-is a
question that has puzzled the wisest;
perhaps by way of Greenland, over the
bridging ice field which probably con-
nected Europe and America. However.
we know that he did get here, and, as
the first wandering bands of these old
hunters came, we know, too, that they
found land of snow and ice, of great
rivers and many lakes. 1t seems prob
able, from the finding of occasional inn
plements in the older gravels, that the
earliest immigrants arrived while the
glacier was at its maximum
One unbroken field of ice had spread
over all the north, covering Manhat-
tan island 1000 feet and reaching to
within so miles of Philadelphia. AS the
years passed, more bands of these hardy
explorers reached this land, and as the
second and later recessions OF the ice
occurred, with accompanying flooded
rivers, it is likely that fairly dense
paleolithic population peopled our
river valleys. 1t was long time since
the first of their race came over the
ice; far distant past it must have
seemed-as it truly was to these later
day men.
To us the founding of Egypt is so far
away that it seems almost wholly myth
ical; but the time which elapsed be-
tween the period of maximum Siacia-
ton and the later days of the epoch
was possibly five times longer. Yet
this is one of the short periods in the
life history of the infant race. Such
was time in the beginning.-Lippin-
colts.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-30
Immense Los. OF Power.

Prof. C. H. Benjamin, of the Case
school of applied science at Cleveland,
o.. has given detailed account of his
recent experiments in determining the
loss of power through friction in the
transmission by belts and shafting.
These were made in 16 different fac
tories. In bridge material factory SO
per cent. of the engines power was lost.
In planning mill the loss was 73 per
cent, and in a sewing machine factory
it was nearly 20 per cent. 1t was 77per
cent. in a stamping mill, and 65 per
cent. in boiler and machine works.
The average loss for heavy machine
shops was little over GO per cent, the
average for light machine work was
about IS per cent
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-30

these points are noi clear to her she
should not make up her mind that they
are not right. / wish it were possible
for me to say here just the right word
word which would lead many girls
to accept, in a spirit of faith and obedi-
ence, the little restrictions placed upon
them. This acceptance does not call
for blind obedience;" it calls for what
is the most valuable element in girls
life-a perfect faith and confidence in
her parents, and a belief that what
they do for her they do absolutely for
her best and her safest protection
Ladies' Home Journal
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-30
A Grave Danger

1t is not easy for girl in her teens
to rightly understand and appreciate
that grave danger turks for her in
things which are not wrong in them
selves. and yet, in their spirit, are not
exactly right. There is fine line in
such distinction, which, naturally, she
has not lived long enough to see. But
her parents see it. and try to make her
see 1t. In this they are, unfortunately,
not always successful, and the girl, feel
ing that the point has not been made
clear to her, leaves the counsel of her
mother or father in a resentful mood.
Whatshecannot exactly understand she
refuses to accept, and therein lies a
danger. There are innumerable fine lit
tie points Of department which cannot
be made quite clear to young girl.
She has not had enough experience with
people and the world. But because
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-30
IKE DROPPED HIS PIPE.
And the Loss Naturally Caused Hin
Some AnnnvnnCe.

And the Loss Naturally Caused Hin
Some Annoyance.
One afternoon last summer l was
standing on the great suspension
bridge just below Niagara falls look
ing at the. great cataract and admiring
the wonderful colors of the green and
blue river 200 feet below. Several work
men were engaged in painting the
bridge, and became interested in their
operations. It required no little en-
cheering skill to rig up an apparatus
by which to enable painter to traverse
the giant guy rope cables which radiate
from the center of the bridge, fan
shape, toward either end of the struc-
ture. A painters platform four feet
square was suspended from one of these
cables by a trolley arrangement, a
grooved wheel running on the cable.
BY means of rope attached to this
wheel man on the bridge could draw
the platform from the river bank-the
terminus of the cable-to the bridge
above, and as the platform passed along
the cable workman sitting on q COM
mon chair on the platform would paint
the great iron rope above his head and
behind the trolley wheel.
was especially interested in the
work of a Swede, who, perched on
small platform, was painting one of the
Canadian braces. He had begun at the
end of the cable ON the Canadian shore
lar below, and had been pulled up the
cables steep incline toward the bridge
until perhaps two-thirds of his journey
had been completed. There was abso-
lutely nothing but air between him and
the seething river 200 feet below; but
there he sat, on swinging platform,
methodically plying his brush and COM
placently smoking short clay pipe.
How it happened / don't know. But
the man on the bridge suddenly let the
rope slip out of his hands. There was
sharp cry of alarm from the startled
painter as the platform began to spin
down the incline, with constantly in
creasing momentum. 1t seemed as If
the poor fellow must inevitably be
dashed against the rocky precipice and
tumble into the river mangled corpse.
The slack of the rope on the bridge,
however, became entangled around
brace and the perilous descent came to
a sudden end. The flying platform
stopped with jerk. The chair. pail
of paint, brush and clay pipe went
sailing into space. The painter caught
a corner of the platform just in time to
save himself from following them.
Two minutes later the platform had
been pulled up to the bridge, and the
Swede was given chance to stretch
his legs again in safety. The man on
the bridge had not word to say. He
was as pale as corpse and trembled
like a leaf. But the Swede did have
something to say, and he said it with
out the slightest tremor of emotion in
his voice. "You," he remarked. SAY
tank you skal laind me your pipe. Laik
big fool Ay drop mine" = Chicago
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-30
PILES ARE EASILY CURED.

Nature has provided specific for
piles. 1t is the active principle of the
common buckeye. This principle is
extracted by special process and in
combination with other remedies
forms Tabler's Pile Ointment.
This ointment cures nothing but
piles, but it cures blind, bleeding pro-
tubing piles every time. 1t makes
operations needless; cures when opera
tons fail This is why physicians re-
commend it. Bottles 80 cents In
special tubes for handy application,
20 cents. Can be sent by mail. Sold
by e. Reuss and G. Schasse. 1
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-30
1T SAVES CHILDREN's LIVES.

Whites Cream Vermifuge insures
your child against one serious danger.
1t promptly rids it of worms. 1t acts
thoroughly but is just as harmless as
a children's, remedy should be. Has
been sold for years and received the
warmest praise Of grateful mothers
everywhere.
If.your child is peevish, restless, IL
its breath is bad, IL 1t picks its nose
or starts in it's sleep, suspect the pres
ence of worms. Health and right
growth cannot come until the trouble
is removed. Cream vermifuge cannos
fail. Price % cents. Sold by e
Reuss and c. Schasse. 3
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-30
picked Cherr,es.

To every quart of cherries allow a
coffee cupful Of vinegar, one-half cup
full of sugar, one dozen whole cloves,
half dozen blades of mace; put the
sugar and vinegar on to heat with the
spices, boil five minutes, turn out into
covered stoneware vessel and let 1t
get perfectly cold. Strain out the
spices, All small jar three-fourths full
of cherries, then fill up with cold vine
gar. Seal tightly. Let che stems re
main on the cherries.-Ladies' World
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-30
HIS MAiDEN VOTE.
An Important Occasion, But He DID
Not Grasp 1t Triumphantly.

| Not Grasp 1t Triumphantly.
| 1t was his maiden vote, and he felt
that the event was one of sufficient i'm
portance to warrant mention in the col
umns of the daily press. For weeks be-
forehand he studied the merits of the
several candidates, and decided upon
his choice dozen times, and as often
changed his mind. 1t did seem a pity
that all had so many good traits, and
yet no one possessed them alone.
In addition to reading all the daily
papers and campaign literature that
came his way, the young man attended
the political meetings and shouted un-
til he developed some throat trouble.
He marched in professions for each and
every candidate, and even rode in a
band wagon-in fact, he left nothing
undone to learn which man was the best
to cast that all-important vote for.
The day before election he felt as
mixed up as ever, and finally appealed
to his father election morning.
II say, dad" he began, as his father
was leaving the breakfast table, who
ought to vote for?"
'Vote the ticket your convictions tell
you is the best" his father replied,
catching up his hat and starting for the
door.
"But, dad, tell me. I'm dead sure 1
can't tell which mans the best. They
all claim to be the whole thing, and they
can't all be o. K"
His father paused with his hand on
the doorknob as he said, angrily:
when kid gets old enough to vote
he ought to have enough sense to know
which man he wants to cast his ballot
for. A mistake was made in your case.
You oughtn't to be of age until you're
30" and he slammed the door angrily.
The young mans mother scolded him
for making his father angry; his sister
said that it was just like boy, anyway,
while his maiden aunt with advanced
notions cried indignantly, pointing her
skinny forefnger at him:
sand to think dummy like that can
vote and am denied the privilege"
By this time the young man discov-
cred that he would receive no assist
ance from his home circle. so he saun-
tered toward the polling place and hung
about for over an hour before he VEN
tu1ed in. To his surprise he was al
lowed to pass unchallenged, and as he
took up pencil and ticket he felt
that at last he was one of the great
American nation.
When he finally emerged his face was
flushed, but wore triumphant express
sion and all day long he moved like one
who had discharged serious duty.
swell, did you get that vote cast?"
"You bet I did," was the somewhat
inarticulate answer, the young mans
mouth being full.
"Who did you vote forP" asked his
sister.
"Yes, who did your his father re-
peated, looking interested.
The young man pushed back his plate
and beamed on the assembled family as
he replied:
swell, all the candidates seemed so
good that marked them all."-C Chicago
News.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-30
Bone Substitution.

A man in Buffalo who had lost por-
ton of the shinbone had it replaced
with section of sleeps bone five
inches long. After examining the re-
suit under the X rays the surgeons re-
port that the sleeps bone is knitting
and widening rapidly, and that COM
plete union is assured.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-30
Paper Quilts for the Poor.

Paper quilts are coming into general
use among the poorer classes abroad
They are made of sheets of white paper
sewed together and perforated all over
at distance of an inch or two apart.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-30
Nn-ro-Bac for FIftr Cents.

Guaranteed tobacco habit cure, makes weak
len strong, blood pure. SOC, 81. All druggists.
The morning news., 1897-08-18
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Sawdust as an article of merchandise IS
not calculated 20 excite the commercial
| cupldity of amb tious merchants. yet
prosaic and commonplace as is The com
modify itself ia affords a distinctive
branch OF trade and ranks as a
thriving. although limited. offshoot Of the
| larger industries In Philadelphia there
are perhaps half a dozen dealers in saw
dust, and they have as much as they can
do 20 supply the demand.
These dealers obtain their supply mainly
from the lumber mills and packing box
manufacturers OF the city, but as these
sources are rot always sufficient, they i'm
port quite a quantity OF sawdust from the
southern lumber mills. one firm one get
ting as much as three carloads a month in
this way.
Sawdust reaches the consumer in bags.
which contain three bushels and weigh
forly-nvc 20 ifty pounds each. The deal
er's wagon goes over a regular route
every day, serving a. regular customers
and at the end Of the week collecting the
empty bags. The largest users OF "a Wdusl
are the cold storage warehouses, each OF
which will take from nfty 10 sixty bags
per week. and the large meat houses
which use from fifteen 20 twenty-five bags
week. Next in ord r. as consumers come
hotels. dry goods stores, Office buildings,
butchers and grocery stores, Ash and oys-
ordinarily there are two grades of saw
dust. hne and coarse. The former a.
mostly used for smoking meats. such as
hams. shoulders snd dried beef and i8
obtained from wa, nut briar root cotton
wood red cedar oak hickory and pine.
Tho coarse grade comes from white and
yellow pine and poplar. and is used for
cleaning purposes and packing.
sawduat ls sold at retail from % 20 -
cents per bag. according 20 weight. and
the prices is the same for an kinds except
one The exception ~ lockwood sawdust.
which o. very hard 90 gee and bring as
high ns $3.50 "A bag. when selected for
packing purposes By jewelers.. Common
fnwdust ia used for packing some
kinds ~ bottle goods such az ink cologne.
pickles. shoe backing. bicycle cements
and oils. ft o. used for packing eggs and
also FOR some polishing purpose but the
chief use OF large quantities of this ma
torIal ls ln sweeping floors. Great guam
titles are thuH utilized and much D. also
spread upon floors. whore lt lies Tor aeV-
ernI days at "a time before it is renewed.
gawduat FOR sweeping D. usually dampcnc1
little. ana DO ia not unusual 90 clean care
pets ln thiH way Hotels and iarro de-
p1ftnfnf stores nee great qunntlIieT Tor
such purp0scr. ana eApsnd perhaps 80
year Oh this commodity
The morning news., 1897-08-18
DEATH or JUDGE SWAIN.
A Prominent Figure in Politics ana
Military Affairs Passes AWAY.

Washington, Aug. H.-David G. Swain
United States army, retired. judge advo-
cate general died here to-day, aged 63. of
Bright's disease
Gen Swain was born in sa.em, O., Dec.
p, 1884. He came Of a family represented
in all of the early wars Of the United
States, and conspicuous in the war of 1872
His father was the friend of Joshua r.
Giddings, Salmon p Chase and other ad-
Vanced political thinkers of the day and
was one Of the few men who organized the
free soil party In Ohio Gen. Swain
received an academic education, studied
law and began practice at Salem. 0.
At the outbreak of the war, he entered
the volunteer service as a lieutenant. ris-
ing rapidly to the rank of major, and
brevet colonel When mustered out in 1866.
ne served throughout the war participating
in many memorable engagements. and
serving for a time on the staff of Gen.
Thomas. After the war. he was attached to
the regular army, as major and Judge ad-
Nocate. In the latter capacity he distin-
guished himself in cases involving the con
stltutlonalty of the reconstruction acts of
congress, tried before the United States
courts of Mississippi On February IS. 1878.
Ffesldent Hayes appointed him Judge ad-
Vocate general of the army, with rank of
prlSadler general He was the trusted
friend and companion of President Gar
neld and attended him through the long
suffering hours that preceded his untime-
ly death.
In 1854 he was accused of giving eVasive
answers to the Secretary of War regard
ing a private transaction, was tried by
court martial and acquitted OF fraudulent
practices, but convicted of conduct pre-
judicial TO good order and discipline The
sentence imposed by the military court
was dtsapproved. The court then sentenc-
ed Gen. Swain to suspension from rank
and duty on half pay for twelve years
This brought the expiration of his SEN
tence and the date of his retirement Gen.
Swain sued in the court of claims to re-
cover his full pay, the court deciding that
the evidence showed no Offense but that
the court of claims had no jurisdiction to
review court martial Nproceedngs. The
case went to the supreme court on appeal
and was decided adversely. Dec 3, 1894
Secretary Lamont by direction of the
President, RENTED the mexpred portion
of his sentence and restored him to all
rights and privileges of his office. He
preferred not to take up his official duties
on account of i'll health, and remained on
the active list awaiting his retirement,
which took place Dec. p, 1894. Since his
retirement he resided in Washington. He
leaves a wife and one child, the wife Of
l.. L. Thompson of tnis city.