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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-25
DEATH NOTICES.

| ALLAN-In this city, 23d inst, Peter r., son
| of Peter and Julia Allen, aged 10 months.
BRIDE-In this city, path INST, Sarah E.
Funeral Thursday, 28th inst, Mt 80 a. m.
| from the residence of her parents, 3 Lock.
wood street. Relatives and friends are invited
| to attond.
Atuoboro papers please copy.
BROOKS-In Johnston, on the 23d inst, ,
Eurania H., wife of Joseph Brooks, aged GO
Funeral services to be held at her late resi-
| dence, IL Waterman street, Johnston, Thurs
dav, 18th inst, at y. m. Relatives and
friends are invited TO attend. Burial Mt con
venlcnce Of the family.
Taunton and Maine papers pleas copy.
COOK-In North Grosvenordale, Conn, cath
inst, james Cook, aged 69, years.
Funeral service Mt Moshassuck Cemetery,
Central Falls. Il. l., Thursday, 10Th INST, u.
IL 80 O clock.
| CHURCH-In this city, cath inst, Lucy b.,
Wi low Of Robert Church, aged GS years.
Funeral Thursday, 2dth inst, at 80
D. M, from 81 Ocean street
CARTER-Iu this CITY, on 22d inst, Mary
Bertha, wife OF Charles h. Carter, aged 70
years, months and % days.
DUFFY-In In this city, 23d inst, Hugh j., son
OF John and Rosanna Duffy, aged years
and months.
DIX-In Pawtucket, 23l inst, Thomas Russell
Funeral at st Pauis church, Thursday, goth
inst, at II a. m. Relatives ana friends are in
! vlted to attend
! FRENCH-In this city, on the cath inst,
Elizabeth A, wife Of the late Joseph y.
French
Funeral from her son-in-law's residence, 9l
| Lester street Friday, the 9th inst, ct :
| y. m. Relatives and friends arc invited to at
| tend
PawtuclSot papers please copy.
| HEANEY-In this city, on the 2ith inst. nj
his PARENTS residence, % Pain street,
| Peter E., son OF James aud Elizabeth j.
| Ecanoy, aped - years, months and 3
| Gays.
| HALI.-In North Sctuate, 22d inst, Susan
| A, wife of Oivcr ID. Hail, and daughter
or the late Thomas and Silvia Smith, aged
81 years.
| Relatives and friends invited.
| KEI.LY-In this city, on the lith inst, Gath.
erino Kelly.
| Funeral from the residence of MIR. John Far
| rel, 40 Trask street Thursday, the 25th
| inst. at 30 a. m. Services at the Cathedral
at o clock.
KENNEDY-In this city. 9ith inst, Gonevieve.
daughter uf Margaret and the late Thomas
Kennedy, agcd = years
Funeral from her ate residence II Sttero
avenue. Thursday, 26th inst, at 80 n. m.
Relatives and friends are invited TO attend
Burial at Webster, Mass
O'DOWD-In Cranston, on the 23d inst Pat
rick O'Dowd, aged G5 wears.
Funeral from the residence II his brother,
Thomas O'Dowd, Crnuston, Thursday. 18th
inst, ut s.3O n. m. Relatives and friends are
invited 20 attend. Burial at ~. AIMS, Grams
ton.
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TO CHANGE CLIMATE.

A Toxic journal is responsible for the
following: "Vladivostock, boing tho
terminus Of the siberian railway. Is n
most important port in Russia. Notwith-
standing this fact over four months dur
ing the cold season tho port is blocked
with ice and spring traffic is entirely
Impossible. aud therefore the railway
loses much Cf its advantages. The Rus.
sian authorities have cndeavor3d for many
years 10 conquer nature. and some years
ago ice breaking shit Us were introduced to
break open tho ice but IL has boon found
that tho operation l. useless.
"A certain engineer has hit upon the
rather wonderful idea ~ reclaiming the
nurrOwcst part ~ the Tartar straits. be-
tween SnRha'ion ant the Russian main
lard. lie Is of opinion. IL this is doae,
the cold curront that enters tho japanese
sea from tho Arctic, via Boring straits,
viii bo checked, and tho passage Of the
warmer tide, coming from the south.
through tho Suyshima straits will mnko
the water on the coasts OF Japan, ~ well
as nt Nlndivostock, warmer and the
latter Will bc warmer all the year around.
This scheme was presented To the Russian
government for approval. and IL 10 now
engaged iu it, Investigations. Ihcrc is
"a probability OF this pieco of smart on.
Riucering bpiug entered upon after tho
completion 81 the siberian railway. -
Morning Oregonian.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-25
THE REALITIES OF THE STRIKE.

We have heard good deal about tho
peacefulness Of the great strike OF coal
miners in Pennsylvania and much has
been said Of the warrant the miners have
on public sympathy owing to the way
they have conducted their fight against
the mino operators.
Undoubtedly the most wretched class OF
human beings in all this land are the
laborers in some of the coal mines. Their
condition is often worse than that of
Digger Indian, since the latter at least is
free.
But with poor wages, hard work, a
company store TO use up their miserable in
comes, some Of the miners are undoubt-
odly very near TO being in "a state of
slavery. At any rate, their bondage would
be uncomfortable 20 an American and the
strike indicates that ID has passed the limit
OF patience of such emi grants as the Hun
garians Poles, Slavs and Italians who can
endure lot and exist on mighty little.
But that these unfortunate men and
wom on are conducting their strike alto
gether peacefully is hardly true They
maintain, as nearly rs possible, amilitary
organization In their camps. they lay
siege to the property of the mine owners
ana they harass the miners, such as
those in tho do Armitt fields, who are
largely American citizens, because they
will not abandon their work and support
the strike
As Is now familiar, the de ArmItt
miners work under a system satisfactory
TO themselves and that commends itself TO
the public conscience. Their output is
fnirly weighed, they draw good wages and
they are not tied To q company store. They
have no reason to strike except for sym
pathy. Doubtless a sympathetic strike on
their part would aid the revolt vastly
but the issue of their less fortunate fellows
they naturally hesitate to make their own,
both out of self consideration and in JUS
tice to their employers.
But the strikers will not let them alone.
The strike leaders are accused OF talking
peace in public and inciting their follow
ers TO violence on tho side. The skirnish.
ers Of the marching army of strikers have
threatened these men and have used all
methods that they dare to- tc compel thom
TO quit work.
Two women are conspicuous in the
strike One Is Mary q. Jones who appears
TO be nothing short Of an anarchist in
temperament and spesch The other is
Emma Haas young woman who seems
10 be a dupe. At any rate tho Jones
crowned her as the "ponnsylvania Jonn
Of Are the other day.
Normally IL would appear the strikers
arc entitled to tho sympathy of the public
IL will be pity II their cause has fallen
into tho hands Of leaders who have no
other interest than to sat themselves on
lnbor's pedestal and foment trouble
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A Newspaper, Not a Party Organ.
TO IMPROVE sAKoNNEr POINT.

The plans are at hand of the survey Of
Sskonnet Point as prepared for the war
department by Major Lockwood of the
Corps OF Engineers. whose territory, land
and water, is Rhode Island.
Major Lockwood states that Sakonnet
Point furnishes the only landing near
the ocean in Fthat locality and rightly
pleads that IL is entitled to breakwater
the estimated cost of which Is only
<25, OO0
1t may be surprising to most of us even
Nere in Rhode Island to learn that more
than 20. 600 persons we're carried to or
Wken from Sakonnet Point last year.
And the traffic Is annually growing. In
decd. commercially it is quito port,
especially, OF course in the summer sea-
nm. Coal, grain. feed and lumber are
delivered Mt Sakonnet.in.imposingq quanti
Nes and last year 1900 barrels Of fish were
shipped from there. besides large quanti-
ties OF eggs and farm produce. Major
Lockwood reports that "Wolhaye quite
often had to carry freight back for one or
more trips. not being able to land at
Sakonnet.
The new breakwater will. of course be
an extension Of the existing old structure
The locality forms n natural harbor Of
refuge several miles square against all
winds except those coming directly from
the Atlantic. 1t is useful as a refuge dur
ing storms from the east and southeast,
in which case an area of at least , square
miles is available TO vessels drawing over
30 feet depth of water, which can ride in
safety behind a protection offered by the
neadland of Sakonnet Point.
Incidentally it may be observed that
good deal Of praise is due Pilot Commits
sioner T. NJ. Barrough in the prose.
cutting OF this most important matter. ihe
pilot commissioner Office Is honored
among the States billets py having no
salary attached to it. But Col. Burrough
somehow keeps ms ID with oil the en-
thusiasm Of hundred week in sight.
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POWER WASTED.

There is nn old adage o the effect that
what Is worth doing at all Is worth doing
we'll Because we cannot see the force
that propols the trolley car we arc apt To
forget the humble duties of the motor
man require intelligence. lt looks as
If hs just turned u handle and that was
tho end Of il, but tho real truth Of the
matter Is something very different.
lt takes just as much electric power,
10 start car as it would animal power,
and 10 requires less current to keep tho
car moving than to start 10, so that "a
great number of starts and stops means
large con sumption of energy. In u recent
article the actual figures for these two
cases ore given.
Ii Is shown that the cost Of ono stop
on each trip of car during u year or n
10 car line may amount to $40. or TO s467
for 100 car road s. that II these figures
ing on "a road operating long lines the
tween n careful motormau, VINO has been
amount To- from three g. eight per cent Of
the total enerny consumed.
10 is perfectly sale. according to this
authority, TO say that u pcr cont cf the
energy snn he saved by more careful
handling 81 the controllor, while on most
roads nj least ij Per cent could Dc saved
without doubt. American Electrician.
Where had the knight the stomachacheg
The answer is easy. quite.
lie had it-there IL no mistakr-In tho
middle Of the Knight. t.-Chicago tribune.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-25
HOW IT WAS DONE.

"Stop!"
"No; II Won kiss mo I'll never speak
to you again"
"a struggle and n smack
"Don't you over darc TO do that again Z"
~ couldn't help il. "
eyes, you could Be man Z"
"All right, | will.
(Smack again.
"If you kiss mo again III tell my
mothor."
mo. you won't"
Eyes. | WILL
(Another smack.
stop
WHY
"Bocuusc / want you to-
why do you want me tog'
4" Because | do. y
(Slence for few minutes.)
81 wish you would keep your arm 60
yourself.
"MhyP
because don't want IL around my
waist.
"Why notY"
because 10 isn't proper"
"Why isn't ity'
suppose someone should SEQ"
But no ono can.
They might
"Mclly'
well.
Now thai kind OF conversation may not
bc to everyone an intellectual treat. but
down at cur hotel the other night ssven
girls and three men listened tn 10 with
rapt attention Tor two mortal hours.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-25
BICYCLE DICTIONARY.

Century-Thc distance made In one day
bv an imaginative rider when riding
alone. (sae Liar and Cyclometer)
Cranks--l. Supposedly stool rods which
refuse TO luOvo when desired. and viCa
versa. , All persons who refuse to ride
wheels.
Cyclometcr-A small instrument oper-
ated by turning machine upside down
and revolving trout wheel rapidly Ivy
hand. SEQ Fake.
Dismouut-lo s0vor connection with
wheel; may be done in several ways.
Expert. ono whO IL able 90 scare n
pedestrian Co death by coming within
onu.elCyenth Of an inch of him without
hitting him. instead uf running into him
and killing him at once.
FHke-An unreliable or untrue state.
ment. (Soc Century aud Cycometer.
Hnndlebnrs- Pieces OF steel or wood
used by beginners for testing grip and hv
experts for showing skill 10y letting them
alone.
Hcrctic-Any ono who rides different
make uf wheel from ones own.
Lihr-tS see Century ana Cranhs, also
Herutic.
Pedols-Two steel devices attached TO
cranks IN form OF "a puzzle, tho object
being TO keep foot on both at once.
Saddle-snmething probably invented
by druggists to boom tie suio of arrica
Scorcher-A humpbncked bulginr-cycd
creature who says "~t'ady-vn' goo ard would
wear his sweater % church ~ ho over went
thOfo.
suicde-Tho apparent object Of all
lonrnCrs.
landem-A device 10 enable y man to
tell u Dbl, best gins back hair rs h.r own
or not; sort ~ pleasure conveyance fer
ladies
liro-A rubbor thing which DIS tlo host
In the market and bursts uinotuen miles
from the nearest repair shop. Truth
Tho best preparation 20 remove dandruii
from the head. and To cure and stimulate
the scalp, that dandrun will not gather
again. is Halls Hair Renewer.
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OUT on FIRST.

Manchester, in Adams county. has a
colored baseball nine that have been beat
ing everything in southern Ohio. Not
long since they sent word to West Union,
the county seat of that county, that they
wished to arrange for a game with the
colored boys Mt that place. Although
West Union had no regularly organized
nine the challenge was accepted. A team
was gotten together aud put to practice.
The day for the game arrived ami the two
teams met on the Fair Ground. The West
Union boys had several players in their
team who had never been in u match
game and knew as little about the rules
as they did about playing. One of them
was Pete johnson, tall. raw -boned
darkey, who was assigned to hold down
first base Pete's hands were as big as
barn door. ana when he opened them out
it looked as If 10 were impossible for q
ball to pass him.
The game was called and the visitors
took the bat. The first man up hit an
easy little pop-up 10 first base. Pete got
under il. 1t fell plump into his open
hands but bounced out and rolled to
one side The batter reached his base.
Pete picked mp the ball. and. stepping up
to the base hit the runner on the back
with the hand containing the ball and
almost Knocked the breath out OF him.
lie StDOu nOINlIg Gnt Dallt apparently
waiting for the runner to vacate the base.
Presently he said:
"You'se ont, niggah. -
"Naw, isn't out nuthcr," replied the
runner.
"Mistah piRgah, sez you SO out" re.
realed the burly first bascman.
"Naw ism { out " protested the run
ncr Il wuz on my base when you touch
ed me- -
"An' you se1 ycu isn't out?'
Course | isn't out, man. You fro de
ball TO dc pitcher
The umpire called out thut the man
was safe. but Peto took no need. He ran
his hand down into his pants pockets and
drew out an ugly looking razor 6trg-
ing u monacing attitude, he again directed
his attention 90 the runner, and said:
"Misiah niggah, seq once mo- you's
out. Now isn't you outy" and no opened
tho blade of the razor.
"Yossir. yossir, - replied the now thor
oughly frightened runner Use out. ls'e
out, " and he hurried of the base.
That ended the game. The visitors saw
clearly that they had no possible show Of
ever getting past iirst bass. Ohio State
Journal.
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But l soon 70 be dlgresainr.

AS was saying, Tho Woman said that II
was too bad and The Man inquired as to what
1t was that was too bad.
why, here" says The Woman. whats in
the Saturday Evening News."
What about itf" said The Man, dropping
the suicide story altogether and doing his
bost to make believe he was interested. a
polite and consderate man always should
"Why, you know that table cloth bought
yesterday p
The Man knew OF it, although II was not
yet time for the bill 60 get along.
well, l saw somo lovely poppy patterns,
but ! liked a sweet pea pattern and 50
bought it,
Yes" said The Man-just loud enough to
indicate that he was paying attention.
"Well, now here's Saturdays News, the
Woman's Page, you know, and it says the
poppy table cloth il THE thing-now isn't
that too bad--and the clerk showed me those
poppy cloths, too-bui took the sweet peas. ="
what can bo done about it f' inquired The
Man in voice that sounded just as sympa
thetc as could be-just as il il were real.
Nothing. of Eoourse. Only, ! wish this
newspaper had been issued earlier in the
week"
"H'm," said The Man. perhaps, If you
ask them, they'll print the Saturday Evening
News on Friday, or Thursday something
like that"
We'll, IL was a cheap table cloth, anyway"
uttered The Woman.
Whereat The Man knew, just well as
though the hand writing was blazoned on the
WALL that there would be poppy table cloth
in his house before the week was gathered TO
the aeons past.
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But, being polite and considerate man on
the whole. he felt that ID was only decent of
him 10 show his interest by inquring rs TO
what was "too bad"
As for really caring. though-ot course, he
didn't care-any more than did the young
follow at the reception who, after one of those
long pauses when you can hear pin drop,
that often mark receptions and afternoon teas
and such. turned TO his partner and blurted
out: "How's your mother?'' adding, conf
dentinlly, Not that care d., y'know-
only Just want to keep the conversation go
ing"
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TEA TABLE TALK

"Thnt's too bad" exclaimed The Woman.
giving the newspaper n little thrash.
WHATS too bad 2" inquired IThe Man. look
ing up from the part of the newspaper that
ho was perusing-folks read books but peruse
newspapers. / believe, according TO the APP
proved style.
Tho Man, you understand. didn't really
care 20 know what was too bad.
lie WAS thoroughly wrapped mp, himself, in
an entertaining description Of how weary
party had tried TO commit suicide by hang
ing himself 10 barn door by a halter. And
having just before RECALLED himself on an Ar
menian mas sacro, an electrocution and "a
lynching or so, was I'm no mood TO listen 90
The Woman's chatter.
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The man that found the North pole
Got tangled in the pack,
The man that found the man that found
The pole, got half way back.
TIE man that found the man that found
The man that found tre pole,
He wandered round in Greenland,
Andinearly froze his soul.
The man that found tho man that found
The man that found the, man =.
That found the pole got home again,
And 10 lecture straight began.
He leotur6d every night in the week
And gathered IN the tin.
And the others he paid dollar day
TO take the tickets in.
New York Press.
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Don't you throw of anything because
OF the big holes Ia these doughnutsG"
asked the new wife of tine baker.
"I'll toll you,' scratching his chin,
"cat the doughnuts ana well MAXI a
liberal allowance when you return the
holes "-Detroit Free pTess
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But it pains me deeply to think that IL that
woman hadn't read the Womans Page in the
Saturday Evening News, she would have been
guilelessly innocently, happy in the possession
Of the sweet pea table cloth.
AID, am sure, she never would nave called
IL cheap.
However, l think the Saturday Evening
News brings Joy, and not despair, to most
homes.
Besides, IL was the womau's fault and not
the fault of The News
Don't you look at it that wayi
THE TATTLER
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FACT AND FANCY.

Proprietor OF the Bicycle Emporium
What was tho matter with that fellowY
He acted like crazy man
Clerk-He wanted to fight a duel with
NE on account of his wife.
Proprietor-Whatl Have you baen try
ing to flirt with married woman
Cjerk-No; she was in here yesterday
looking at wheels and / recommended
that white one we have in the window be-
fore | noticed that she had red hair -
Cleveland Leader.
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THE WEATHER.
Fair Tonight and Tomorrow With
Westerly TO Northerly Winds.

Washington. Aug 21--Mainc. New
Hampshire and Vermont Showers, prob.
ably followed by clearing Thursday morn
ing: southeastcrly wind.
Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Com
necticut Fair tonight and THURSDAY
westerly TO nOrtherly winds.
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SUPPLY THE MISSING WORD.

The book the above has been sealed
custody of Mr. S. A. Hopkins Business Manager
NEWS who has vault and who will give
will be sced make the decision
Ist 1897. This is of extraordinary
with contests will follow.
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Official
Advertising.

This newspaper publishes official
advertising Of the GOVERNMENT
OF THE UNITED STATES. Of the
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND, Of
the CITY OF PROVIDENCE and
several TOWNS.
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Tho best preparation 10 remove dandrun
from the head. and 10 cure and stimulate
the scalp that dandrun will not gather
again. is Halls Hair Renewer.
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A Crack Organization.

The baud OF the 18th infantry at Fort
Bliss +, ceived very complimentary
notice from General Graham the other
evening while the S-Tenade concert was
being given at the p jst in honor of the
dist!n !nguished visitor. General Gra-
ham called Adjutant Evans and told
him that with one exception the 18th
had the finest band he had heard since
leaving the'ea>t, the exception be- ng the
band of the 5th artillery now ationed
in New York harbOr. The 9TH cavalry,
7th. 14th, 10Th and 21st infantry, sec
ond artillery and West Point bands
have been priding themselves on their
excellence, and yet they are surpassed
by a baod away Of in this nook and
Granny Of the world. The End artillery
band photograph has been printed in
the musical journals Ms u crack Oreani-
zation, and now it will be IN order for
she eastern musical journals to send for
the photograph of the 18th infantry
band.