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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-08
MUNICIPAL TAXATION,

While from the very nature Of the stu
alton ii Ia probably not easy to secure
statistics TO prove the Impression, there
is yet common belief in this communit,
that If every one of its citizens paid into
the municipal treasury an equitable pro-
portionatc share of his possessions for
tsxes the municipal cooperation would
not only have enough money for the
meeting of running expenses. but com.
Portable surplus to contribute toI extra
ordinary expenses and permanent i'm.
proyements.
In mis- message, Mayor McGuIHNEss,
while ne does not take the dismal view
OF the condition OF the city's finances
that he did one year ago, because he
knows such view has ceased to promise
any political advantage to him at this
timo, and, indeed, except by calling atten.
tion to the tax rate he neglects to pro-
duce the facts ana figures OF the finances
which were available to him at the CITY
tressurer's wicket and indeed had
already been made public through the
public press. yet he Is at pains to suggest
at great length the necessity of increased
sources OF revenue and to tell how he
thinks such additional funds ought TO be
acquired.
Of his recommendations, one has been
already advanced by various boards and
committees that have given considera bic
attention and study to the subject of the
faults in our systom OF taxation, both
State ana municipal. That the remedy
has not been applied suggests that some |
where there is something the matter with |
1t. We are not now prepared to discuss
Its desirability but il Is to be noted that
the scheme has been for q long time
pigeon n-holed and appears likely to remain
80, whatever its merits. Another of bis
schemes involves the establishment of q
municipal lighting plant and that means
q first cost that the Mayor does not un.
dertake to estimate and only in the gem
ersl way OF an impractical enthusiast
noes he demonstrate the profit to be
reaped from the investment and subse-
Iuent transactions and it is hardly be-
ieved to be the disposition OF the COM
munity TO even consider such enter
'rise until il is afforded more informaticn
nd OF definite kind ss to the PROPOSE
ion. The third recommendation re. !
ates to a dead issue that offers no more
xpsctation of additional revenue, even IL
uch expectation were ever based on
oupd business principles, than q dream I
I growing roses in a sand bank. n
In word, there is absolutely othing l
q the Mayors message that promises
nything for the relief of the inequa lities
local taxation or the raising OF suffi-
ent revenue to meet tho expenses of the
ind of administration Mayor McGuIN- +
Ess has inflicted on the tax payers dur
e his tirst term and is evi tentfy not d.s=
clined to keep mp. The consideration
at Mayor McGUINNEss gives to local
,ances is combination Of hopeless
magogy and bunoombe.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-08
A STRANGE LODGE ROOM.
Odo Fellows Meet In the Cave of =
Tennessee Mountain.

| S""Cssco Hhooutohu
Strange things affecting organizations
societies, public and private enterprise,
are always matters OF general interest I,
the public. The particular case in minc
Is interesting because this State has
large number OF Odd Fellows and some o.
the handsomest lodge rooms to be found
In the country. Indeed this matter oi
handsome lodge rooms has been q sui eel
OF comment by visiting members of the
order who are we'll aware thar Rhode
island does mary things we'll.
During the past few months, tho secret
society Journ ais throughout the country
have devoted much space to descriptions
OF the Underground lodge room" of East
tennessee. Some have treated il as q
joke, evidently considering the existence
OF such lodge room Q myth. Such a
iooge room really does exist in the
mountains of East Tennessee, about 10
miles east OF johnson City, on the farm of
DIR. N. Il. Ryder. The opening OF the
cave rs on the side Of O mountain and Is
perhaps wide enough to allow a 0-horse
team TO enter 1t abreast. To the right of
the entrance is Q room about 35 fest wide
by 90 feet long. DR.. Ryder, the owner OF
the cave. is an enthusiastic member of
ana first conceived the idea OF having an
underground place of meeting for his
lodge. He at once set to work TO interest
other members OF the lodge and as re-
suit Gap Creek Lodge, No. ~, has the
distinction OF beirg the only lodge In the
world that holds its meetings in cave.
The lodge has leased the cave for period
OF 80 years, with the privilege OF renewing
the lease when it expires. The tempera-
ture In the strange lodge room is the
same the year round. Lodge meetings
are not disturbed by some brother punch
Ing the fire in the stove, nor DO the W in
dows have TO be raised in summer. In
winter or summer a more pleasant retreat
could not be found. The lodge pays no
rent. 40 insurance, no taxes, no coal
bills, the only expense being a nominal
sum every month for oil for the lamps.
The members Of the lodge are very proud |
OF their unique place of meeting, and the |
attendance is always good.
In furnishing the case cafe was taken |
to preserve nature, work SO that the
room would retain its picturesqueness.
The rugged rocks that hang from the
ceiling add much to the impressivene
,f the secret wors when degrees are being
One question candidates for
initiation never fail to ask 10 "where do
you keep the goat?" Some people might
hink that the royal butter could not
'xist under ground, but the Gap
Jreekers claim that the subterranean
'onditiops are most favorable to the
leaith of Sir William, and that his part
II the program is always carried out in
vsy the candidates are not likely to for
'et.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-08
A BIG CLAIM,
FOrty-TwO Acres in Kan
SaS City.
Half Breed Indian Will Sue
to Recover.
The Estimated Value OF the Prop
erty is $50,000,Oo0.

KANSAS CRY, Mo-, Jan. 7.-Joscph Ber.
LANCER, a half.-brood Usage Indian. is here
IRON Elgin, Kas, and announces that ho
VIII Immediately bring suit 70 recover AZ
acres OF land in the heart " Kansas city, now
worth between forty and Asty million dollars.
The Land was bought by shc government. in
1882 from Collise Montereau, French trader.
who was the grandfather Of the presen.
claimer.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-08
Doesn't Want 70 Re swa,io,

Portland. Me. Jan. Sat a meetiny
OF behring's board OF trade last night
strong resolutions were adopted against
the annexation OF that city 10 Port.
land, the board OF trade claiming that
10 annex the ciiy would seriously Grip
pie its future progress.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-08
Gorcrnors Innnrrrnfnh.

Boston, Jan. s.-Three Inaugural cere-
monies were held in New England yes-
EMBELLISHMENTS Maine and New
Hampshire. Governor Wolcott took the
oath of office at Boston, Governor Pow
srs assumed the holm i'm Augusta. Me-.
and Governor Ramsdell was formally
lnducted into Office at Concord. ". II.
Zach inaugural was followed by the
reading OF the governors message to the
legislature.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-08
A Kick From California,

SACRAMENTO, Cal, Jan. s.-The legisla-
ture has adorted resolution protesting
against the passage by Congress OF the
Powers gear funding bill, and instructing
the California delegation in Congress to
work against it.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-08

'oF course there was q string to the
story that ROBINSON CRusoE's Island
bad disappeared In the depths of the
ocean. 1t was a sailors yarn.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-08
The old lady was right when 81

The Old Isdy was right when she said
the child might die II they waited for
the doctor. she saved the little ono's life
with few doses of Onc-Minute Cough
Core. she had used Il for Group before.
Joseph 5. Johnston's Pharmacy, 500
Westminster street; Motzger's Pharmacy.
250 North Main street; Aiired's Phnrmacr.
II EDDY street; Joseph Driver, River.
side Phsrmscy, s3 Msnton avenue.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-08
New HampshIre q A r.

Concord, n. H., Jan. S.--Dr. j. AIonzo
Greene of hfoultonboro announces hfa
candidacy for senior vice Commander AZ
The New Hampshire department. G. A.
X General A. S. Twitchell of Gorham
Is the present Junior vice commander.
and, following the custom, would bs
promoted
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-08

HE terrible experience OF the two Proyi-
dence yachtsmen, blown out to ses while
on trip that promised nothing but
pleasure and benefit, with the result of
unspeaksbls sufferinss and perhaps the
death OF one OF them, makes one of the
seddest narratives in our local history.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-08

IT 10 said that the women Of Wyoming
largely voted against the only woman on
the Presidential electoral tickets. This
sppssrs to Be too, too much.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-08

The difficulty in recognizing Tam
many appears to lie In the difficulty In
discovering any sufficient amount of
Tammany to gather together.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-08

GUESSING at the cabinet appoint
nents 10 something like the weather
predictions, so many of the guesses are
not 90.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-08

sold at GA. Other dealers intend to do
tho same thing with other stamps, and in
many instances they expect tie lstamp to
be sold the second -Harper's Round
Table
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-08
FRIDAY, JANUARY s, 1897.

The Governors quite generally speak
for biennial sessions of the legislatures
and short ones at that.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-08
The Globe National Bank,
OF PROVIDENCE,

A meeting Of stockholders Is hereby
called for the purpose of amending the bv.
laws and of amending and changing the Ar
tcleS OF Association, TO read as follows:
Article lll-Ihe Board or Directors shall
consist OF not less than five nor more than
nine stockholders. Twelfth-Tnese bylaws
mny be changed or amended by vote of a
majority OF the stockholders present Mt any
that purpose.
This said meeting win be held at the time
and place named in the by-,ags as that OF the
annual meeting. viz, on the second Tuesday
IN january, at the banking rooms.
by order of the Board
GEO c. MOVES, Cashier.
Providence Dec. z, 1895
dee. s-i5-222o. Jar. .5-s-lI.io
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-08
AM ESlcaN MECHANICS.

State Council Secretary, Charles ". I.itteu
oSJ Westminster street
GARFIELD-755 Eddy street
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-08
KNIGHTS OF pyTHiaS

u rand Keeper OF Records and Seal, William
A. Wilson. Room 5i5. Butler Exchange
Telephone 1861
PYTHiAs-l93 Westminster street.
PRovIDENoE-NorthM Main aud Flint streets
AMLRICA-a9 Westminster street.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-08
MARRIED.

HODGKINSON-POOR 8, by Ernest
Wesley. pastor Park Street Church, Miss
Hattie X. Poorc to Earl r. Hodgkinson.
Il both nf ProYidence.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES this citv IAN.
y, by Rev. N. B. Wilson. MIR. Richard
Derbyshire and Miss Jane Dunford, both of
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-08
RED M EN-.

Grent Chief Of Records. William X. Brown, a
Eddy street. Telephone 1923
TAHoMA- Music Hall. 3e8 Westminster street..
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-08
SECRET SOCIETIES.
Orders that Meet this Evening,
ODD FELLOWS.

Grand Secretary. w. II. I. Mosley, e7 Wev
bosset street Telephone 562
CASoNIcus-odd Fellows Hall, s7 weybosset
street.
PILoRiN-T Westminster street.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-08
NOTICE

I have sold TO Mr. David Il. Sherwood, doing
business as the Crystal Ics Company, the
teams tools and appliances used in Provi-
dence and vicinity by the late Thomas Spen.
Ger in carrying on the business OF the Nor.
wood Ice Company, including the exclusive
privilege OF continuing the use OF that name "a
designation of the business.
cordially recommend him TO the former
patrons of Norwood Ice Company as the sue.
cessor of Thomas spencer
LOUIS l.. ANGEL
Administrator of Estate of Thomas $ encer.
ja7-4t
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-08
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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-08

KJTCTURES. Frames rnsranea Norist-~,
90, Nestninster Street 70
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-07-01
DIMINISHING STATURE.

One of the Chief Causes Is the Mill
tary Service Exacted.
The relation between stature and
health is brought to concrete express
ion in the armies of Europe through a
rejection of all recruits for service who
fall below a certain minimum standard
Of height, generally about five feet.
The result Of this is to preclude the pos
sibility Of marriage, for all the fully
developed men during their three years
in barracks, while the understood indi-
viduals, exempted from service on this
account, are left free to propagate the
species meanwhile. Is it not apparent
that the effect of this artificial selection
Is to put distinct premium on inferi-
GRITTY Of stature in so far as future gen.
erations are concerned? This enforced
postponement of marriage for the nor
NAL man implies not merely that the
children Of normal families are born
later in life-that would not be Of great
moment in itself-it means far more
than this. The majority Of children
ere more often born in the earlier half
of married life, before the age If thir-
ty-fve. Hence, postponement Of mat
rimony means not only later children:
but fewer children. Herein lies the
great significance of the phenomenon
for U.S., Standing armies tend, in this
respect, to overload succeeding genera
lions with inferior types of men.-Pop-
MAR Science Mcnthly.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-07-01
Alps Are to Disappear.

Prof. Won Schroens discovery that
rocks live like plants and animals, or
even human beings. has induced an
other savant to figure out when the
Alps, or at least part of them, are to
be obliterated. These are the interest.
ing calculations:
The Swiss river Aare. which rises in
the upper Bernese plateau and traverses
ITO miles of rocky country, annually
carries $4,000 cubic metres of rocks
torn from their native environment in
to the lake of Brienz, whose bed changes
constantly in consequence. This lake,
which has now a length of nearly nine
miles, and is about three miles broad.
formerly reached up to Meiringen,
thirty miles from Berne. It took the
Aare from fourteen to fifteen thousand
years to push the lake from its original
bed into that now occupied, says our
savant, and continues: "Thirty-five or
forty thousand years will pass before
the present lake is filled up with rocks
which the Aare carries into it."
The Aare, it is declared, tears from
each square kilometer Of rocks it trav-
erses $50 cubic metres per annum, thus
lowering the Alps by one metre every
1888 years. The head of the Aare, com
ing from height of 1890 metres, the
Aare glaciers will be razei in 7,532,580
years, and the last rock of the proud
Alps will be killed off and ground to
sand in 100000 years.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-07-01
HER LIFELIKE STATUE.
AsnaAisanE Her Departure From 4
World of Artista.

sAenaltxins< Her Departure From IN.
World of Artists.
BEFORE her marriage she had beer, a
famous sculptress. She had made sew
eral portrait statues of well known
men, and every one predicted for her a
sun more brilliant future, when she
suddenly set all predictions at naught
oy marrying wealthy man who dis.
approved of her keeping up her profes
slonal work. She was very quiet under
this restriction, but was supposed to
rebel inwardly. Therefore, when at a
dinner party one evening, she asked
her Old friend, Gen. Bashar, to come to
see her on the following evening, and
inspect her last piece Of work, which
she thought the best and most lifelike
she had ever executed, he supposed he
was expected to use his influence to
prevail upon her husband to permit her
to resume her place amorg the working
fraternity Of artists.
Il am sure you will like it, general
she said, with a winning smile. "It
fairly lives and breathes. 1 confess 1
am in love with it myself"
'Oh, it's a statuette, is it?'' he asked.
"Well, yes, you might call it So" she
answered archly, as she went out of the
room. In few minutes she returned,
bearing in her arms-a baby!
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-07-01
Free-with Expenses.

Gospels free-free to all dis con-
gregashun." said Brother Sparhawk,
IAN salvation's free. Y on'y got to
walk right up an hep yo'se'f, or call
on me to glib yo' some."
But when the collection box was
passed around there was murmur of
discomfort, starting in the corner
where sat the Venus chapter of the
sisters Of Mary and extending to the
masculine pillars of the church.
"How yo' reckon salvation g free
wen yo' sergashiate de lection box
roun' de congregashun?" asked Mr..
Smallwood.
"w'y, it's dis way, frien's. Oars a
spring O. pure livin' water way up de
mountain, free-free to all; but dere's
pipin' laid to bring dat water down
whar yo' all can use it, an pipin' cost
money. Now de goa1el fount am free,
but de pipin' am 'spensive-an' I'm
de pipin'."'-Judge.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-07-01
New Wrinkles in Letter Writing.

Good form of writing notes or let
tiers has been changed considerably.
You must no longer have a margin at
either side of your page, nor divide
what you have to say into paragraphs,
but write it continuously. You mustn't
write on each side of the sheet one
after the other, just as they come. Use
the front page, first, then turn it over
and fill up the back; If you still have
something left to say attack the other
side of the front page, writing cross
wise from top to bottom and SO on
down, filling both the inside pages.
This, according to an eminent authority,
is considered to be the incest way
among the incest people," That set
ties it. Neither must you date your
letter at the upper left hand corner any
more. Put it at the lower left hand
corner at the end of the letter. Write
it all out. The economy of time and
space implied by the use Of figures is
offensive to good society. In an in
formal note. however, you will be per-
mitted to express the year in figures,
but the day of the month. never.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-07-01
I MRS. Alaissz eEsANr


She Has : Noble ma Imprsssivs Psr-
sonanty. ~.
This peculiarly gifted woman is In
her 5oth year. Her hair IL now rather
silvery than dark; and what may be
called the spiritual expression Of her
face has become intensified to a de-
gree strikingly suggestive Of q life in
which contemplation predominates
over action, says Leslie's Weekly. The
old-time persuasiveness Of speech, far
from having waned, is in more subtle
force than ever. The limpid clearness
OF thought and scientific precision Of
phrase. combined with sympathetic
spontaneity. which count for so>much
In the charm Of her discourse, are en-
pecially in evidence now that the ma
terial side Of ocultism, 80 to speak,
is the subject of popular exposition.
Order, system and self-control are the
mainsprings Of Ter power over others.
From her precept and example pro-
ceeds an impression of the serene force
OF the inevitable. Most portraits OF
Mrs. Besant fail to suggest either the
meditative grace of her features in re-
pose or the winning animation Of her
smile. Her dress is picturesquely sim
pie. consisting of soft white silk, with
the chuddar. or shawl, thrown over one
shoulder, after the fashion of the In
dian woman. On the third finger Of
the left hand she wears the famous sig
net ring Of Nine. Blavatsky-an orr
entail onyx. engraved with the sym
bol1cal device Of the double triangle
and the sanskrit word Sat. signifying
the divine existence. Altogether the
English teacher presents noble and
impressive personality, with some
thing Of the outward semblance of what
enc might look for in a living cham
pion of the ideal amid sensual and
material age.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-07-01
A Reckoning Feature.

Mrs. Plougher-Thet almaneck IL
onreliabul, Hiram. Hyar yew staid
tew hum from taown ter-day cause it
perdicted rain, an purifier day never
wuZ.
Mr.. Plougher-1t sartainly air on
sartain in foretellin' the weather, but
1t dew beat,all creashun how it kin tell
'ithout a miss zackly wen tn moor
IL goia' tew be full. An eff yew ricol-
leck, las summer we noticed it sed thee
Crismus wum cum on Friday an, by
jinks! wen tn time rolled roun' it wuz
Jest ez tn almaneck sed.-Judge.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-07-01
A LITTLE BRIEF AUTHORITY.
Ike Was Appointed Deputy Sheriff With
out DELAY.

Ike Was Appointed Deputy Sheriff With
out Delay,
Few men can look back over their
lives without wondering how they sur
vived the tight places through which
they passed. have probably been
through more dangers than the aver
age man. and the man who made his
pile il Arizona, coming back to De-
troit that he might enjoy ity seemed
to be making selection from his many
thrilling experiences, says the Detroit
Free Press. 'They made me sheriff
down there. and I had one gang to
deal with that had no trouble in keep
ing me worried all the time. They
were the very worst type of border
rufians and thought no more of hu-
man life than ! did of wiping out a
coy ote. Ono evening I had been scout
ing on my own responsibility, tip
having been given me that little set
Element in the lower part of the coun-
ty was to be raided. Without the
slightest warning came upon three Of
the gang and had my hands extended
skyward in jitfy. It was the boast of
the gang that they would put me sout
of the way, and It looked black. But
a man thinks fast when his time
seems short. Ike shouted, as If
commanding regiment, I appoint you
deputy sheriff. Well wipe of the
slate for you and you can hold the job
as long as want to. Nail that fellow
next to you.' A little brief authority
just caught the fellow. He took the
drop on his man. The diversion gave
me a chance at the other fellow and it
was regular triumphal procession we
made to the county Jail. Ike made as
good an officer as ever operated in that
rough country and inside of three
months we had the gang cleaned out. I"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-07-01
She-We forgot to take a lunch
along.
He-Oh, no, we didn't. I have my
handle bar strung with doughnuts.
he Gained Time,

A draft was once presented to a
Kansas City merchant for car load of
goods just in from the east. He did
not have the ready money to meet it,
but expected it within week. Not
wanting the paper to go to protest he
coolly wrote a memorandum saying:
There is an error in the invoice, please
correct" and pinned it to the draft. A
reply came back in due time asking
him to kindly point out the error. In
stead of doing so he paid the draft and
wrote an answer saying he found that
he was mistake nabout the error. He
thereby gained weeks time, and
that's what he was playing fork o.
sas City Star.