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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-16

"YoU CAN CRUSH NO PORTION
OF THE COMMUNITY WITHOUT
HURTING YOURSELF.
This is tho argument of the policy
sharks addressed 10 the business men OF
Providence through the medium OF an
| anonymous letter.
Pretty talk. isn't its
What IL means is: You must not crush
policy gambling because its suppression
will injure Legitimate business and trade.
The same plea was made on behalf OF
the horse gamblers in tho fall OF 1894
Tho horse gamblers Of 1894 included
these same policy gamblers.
Whom The News began its crusade to
drive them beyond the borders OF Rhode
Island, they cried aloud that horse gam
bling brought trade to every branch Of
business-to drive it out meant to hurt
all trade in this community.
Bah
BY tho sign of the policy gamblers
plea;
You mustn't pull up weeds or You will
destroy the garden.
You mustn't knife the ulcer for you
wi II hurt the whole body.
You can't wash your hands unless you
take of the skin. -
The nth spot must not DO cleaned lest
you injure the fabric.
II the weeds are so thick in the garden,
tho goodly plants are indeed in bad way
and The crop might as well 10 abandoned
TO tho bugs
II tho ulcer has bored so doop that the
death of tho body will follow lbs excision,
the state of tho body is lamentable, in
deed. II the dirt is ground into your hands
so thoroughly that the skin will come of
with it, the hands are i'm hard luck. II
the eradication CT tho filth spot ruins the
fabric it's time the latter was disposed of
TO the ole clos man.
And IL il is true that the scandalous
game of policy must be protected lest all
the interests Of this town suffer- the COM
munity is indeed rotten borough.
But il isn't truol
The policy gamblers must go
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-16

i remember ons time when one OF q
party Of gentlemen at dinner in down
town restaurant propounded the curious
problem as to why IL was, when you
pllled the plug in a set bowl full OF
wator, the water as 10 began to run down
and out with increasing speed. swirled In
circles from right TO left or against the
hands Of a watch.
The discussion that ensued rs TO this
action OF the water was animated.
Some held one theory, others an-
other. Much mechanical lore was
expended as to the cause OF the
phenomenon and Just as everybody was
coming to an agreement with tho reason
assigned by particularly well informed
and argumentative membe of the party,
"a quiet man at one end or The table in
quired difiidcntly: Are you sure that
the water always does run out that wayy
Everybo at the table glarod at him
for hereto and the man who had first
remarked the phenomenon declared he
had observed the action hundreds OF times
lin his own home. In hotels-eyerywhere
The quiet man was not wholly oonvinc-
ed, however. SO he rose from the table,
and, proceeding to the restaurant bowl,
he dropped the plug in, turned on .ho
faucet and filled tho bowl full OF water.
Then the sceptio waited for the water to
become quiet while the rest of the COM
pany gathered about.
Then he cautiously drew out the plug.
And io' that bowl full OF water began
to swirl around and gurgle-and IL didn't
go around against the hands of the watch
NJ all, but with the hands from the left TO
right, just IA fast as it could go.
And everybody looked In an injured
way at the man who had advanced the
curious proposition.
Especially hurt was the expression on
the face of tho man who had successfully
explained the peculiar action.
OF course. many Of us remem ber the old
proposition of school day philosophy as to
an explanation Of the fact that II you fill
cd n pail full, of water TO the edges you
could place live fish In 10 aud the water
wouldn't sion over.
But the first sceptic that filed pail
found that the water overilowed quite
promptly upon putting in the live fish.
And, once upon time too. one little
boy met another little boy and said to
him:
. "Yuur father and my father are broth
ers and yet you and / are not cousins.
Now, how can that beY'
The second little boy pondered serious
ly, hut couldn't offer satisfactory expla'
nation Of such bewilderment of rela-
tionship.
No more oan anybody else.
For the only explanation, OF course Is
that the first little BOY liod.
Not that i would reflect even remotely
on tho voracity or intelligence Of the In
quirer upon the collar button hole qucs-
tion.
Only am going to find out II IL is
wholly exact.
just to satisfy myself, before begin TO
worry over H.
Don't you think I am right
THE TATTLER
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-16

superintendent or Health.
The more flagrant cases will receive the
attention Of the department first, and
where the health of no one is endangered
the owners will be given sufficient time
TO comply with tho order, but sooner or
later every vault. located on "a street in
which there Is sewer, will DO filled.
Every consideration will be extended to
tho poorer class OF property holders, for it
is not the intention OF the department. TO
act i'm an arbitrary manner except in cases
where the owners are well TO do and defy
the department., and not few are so in
clined.
As yet IL is not understood just how the
owner shall pay for the filing up OF q
vault by tho city, and Superintendent OF
Health Chaplin Is to apply TO City Solici-
tor Colwell for advice in the matter. But
the filing up of vaults will go along
merrily. no matter who pays the bills. The
officials find that tho most work to be
done is in South Providence, and that
portion of the city known as the HORSE
Shoe" burying ground, and the best regu
lated portion is in tho vicinity Of Waverly
street.
The sanitary condition of plat "a, or
what Is better known as Little Italy," Is
in much better condition than was ex-
pected, so much 80 that the officials were
very much surprised. The medical in
spector lie working day and night. as IL Is
the desire To do away with as many vaults
as possible before the cold weather sets in.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-16
STARTING UP THE COTTON MILLS.

The cotton mills are starting up again,
as The News predicted they would do
when tho big Lonsdale plant shut down
for the second time.
The cotton mills have been particularly
fortunate during the hard times. In
the review of opinions Of the Dingley
tariff measure, maze in recent issue OF
the Saturday Evening Nows, Col. God
dard testified that the cotton manufac-
turers were fortunate in escaping any
pressure from the Wilson tariff bill which
ran-a-muck through 30 many Rhode
Island industries
Manufacturing staple goods stuffs that
II they do not sell today are good for
tomorrow's market and not affected by
fashion, tho cotton mills have been able
To -knep going to the limit Of the pur-
chasing power of the people.
This limit having been reached, even
the cotton men at last found themselves
with more goods on hand than they
could Immediately SEQ clear way to dis
pose or So they shut down.
But with the signing OF the Dlngley
tariff act industry everywhere has been
stimulated ana the workingman begins to
SEQ his wages in hand. In the West tho
farmer views raro profit from his
crops. The effect Is felt at once. There
Is demand for goods of every kind.
And the cotton mills start UP with their
market wide open again.
Isn't it splendidg
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-16
TREAsuRY pEPARTMENT washington,

TREASURY DEPARTMENT, Washington,
! ID. O., August IL, 1897. Scaled pronosals
will be received at this Department until 2
manufacture and place in position, in com.
plcte working order. in U. S buildings at
Memphis, Tenn: Providence II. l. Colum-
bus, Ohio; Brooklyn, N. Y; Now York, n.
Y, and Worcester, Mass, certain cherry and
quartered white oak furniture Drawings,
Specifications and blank forms of proposal can
be obtained upon application to the Depart
ment. The right 10 reject any and all bids,
and to waive defects, H. reserved. AS
guarantee of good faith, each proposal must
be accompanied by n certified check in the
sum of ten per cent. OF the aggregate
amount thereof. Proposals should be ad.
dressed TO the Secretary Of the Treasury,
Washington. ID. c., and indorscd: '"Prouosals
for Furniture, Memphis, Tenn; Providence,
X. J.. Columbus, Oho etc" Il. A. Vanderhp,
Assistant Sc, rotary. aulG, 20 2t
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-16
DEATH NOTICES.

BOSS-In East Providence, lith inst. David
ID. Boss. aued VI Yeas.
Funeral from his late residence, East Provi-
denco Centre, Tuesday, l7th inst, at O'Clock
u. m. Relatives and friends arc invited to at
tend. Burial later.
BLACKINGTON-In East Providence. on
the 18th inst, Willard B. Blackington,
aged IS years
CoBB-In this city, on the l4th inst, Eliza
beth, daughter of the late Daniel and
Ruth A. 1 Obj
Baltimore, Md, and Boston, Mass, papers
please copy
FULLER-In Pawtuclset, 18th inst, Leprelt,
Fuller, aged 05 years.
Taunton, New Bedford, Newport and New
Hampshire papers please copy.
GILpEA-In this city, on the 18th inst. Henry,
son OF Michael and Agnes Gildea, aged o
KIERNAN-In Cranston, on the l4th inst,
Kate, daughter OF tho lato Garrett and
Funeral from her late residence, Cedar
street, Cranston, Tuesday, 18th inst, at $3.50
oclock. h9latlytIs anu iriends are InVi'eu
MILRICK-In this city, the 18th inst, Daniel
Funeral from his late residence, l25 Sonter
street, Wednesday, 18th inst, at 500 n. m.
Relatives and friends are invited To attend
McGINTY-In this city, on The 18th inst, Mary
NJ, beloved daughtcr OF George II. hnu
Margaret MrGinty, aged 0 months and IL
days.
Funeral From her parents residence, ~
Nichols street on Tuesday, l7th inst, at
a. IN. Relatives and friends are invited TO at
tend.
McMURROUGH-I this city, on tho 18th
inst, no her late residence 81 Fenner
street, Ann, widow OF Patrick McMur-
rough, eyed SS years.
McCARTHY-In this city, on tho 18th inst,
Ellen Mccarthy, Mt ii Newton street.
KIMBAI.I.-In this city, 18th inst. Sarah,
widow Of Louis kimball. aged 10 years
MAssLER-Tn Riverside. 18TH inst, Bertha,
daughter of Tsaac and Ruth Massler aged
months and 10 days.
SMITH-In this city, on tho 18th inst. M mr.
late residence. Lime street, Alice. widow
OF Thomas Smith.
SWAIN Suddenly. in this city, on the 18th
inst, Herbert Swain, ngcd % years.
Funeral from hts late residence l25 Chalk
stone avenue, Tuesday, ut z y. IN. Relatives
and friends are invited 20 attend.
sAMPsoN-In this city, iIih inst. Eller
Antelucis sampson, aged a. years and
months.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-16
OH, MY! DIR. wAYLAND,

Rev. Herman Lincoln Wayland. ID. D.,
of tho Brown University corporation,
being In town contributed yct another
chapter to the Andrews controversy
through the medium of an interview with
reporter of one Of our contemporaries.
Some things tnat DIR. Wayland said are
calculated to confirm an impression al-
ready pretty generally disseminated that
the theme Is good TO last all summer and
that its scope may DO broadened beyond
anything that could have been suspected
at the original outbreak.
For example DR.. Weyland took the
opportunity of the interview to express
the opinion that the letter of the COM
mittee of tho trustees TO President
Andrews was unfortunate" in its die
tion not "wordeu carefully" and too
blunt and outspoken."
And as IL that expression Of sentiment
wasn't enough to, cause tho thunder to
roll In the skies. tho interyiowoe proceeded
to touch up the Hon. Joe Walker OF Wor-
oester TO the following effect, as reported /:
Congressman Walker has hurt matters
by his statement of what the corporation
will do. "
II s indeed wonder tnat the steople of
the First Baptist meeting house didn't
reak of at the second joint upon this
startling utterance.
Really, now, II the mombers Of tho cor.
poration get to writing letters To
one another as well as 60 DIR, Andrews
and tho faculty, the interesting discussion
will bid fsir to develop into good deal
Of maelstrom.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-16

A wonderful story comes from Kansas.
Ii seems that a farmer turned his hogs in :.
TO the cornneld because there were no ears
on tho stalks and he thought tho hogs
might bo able TO live in the field. To his
great surprise no noted Ia few days that
his swine were getting sleek and fat
Determined to solve tho mystery. no
Matched the drove and noticed tha.a
roofing around the roots of tho hills of
corn and grabbing out = good ears on
which they were fattening. lie attributes
this strange phenomena 90 tho drough,
which has caused the corn TO ear out 30
short tnat In many fields the ears form
underground like peanuts or potatoes
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-16
LABOR'S HOLIDAY.
Arrangements Practically Com
rleted and Line of March Laid out.

The committc. 20 make arrangements Tor
tho Observance of Labor day met yesterday.
The mans are practically completed and
everything promises big day Mt Rocky Point
Scptom Der a.
The dance hall privilege will he given 10
the prcscnt manager, with the anticipation
that ne will make that part of the days
amusement more satisfactory than " has been
in wears past.
Marshal Megan has the line ~ march for
th, parade laid ont, and he VIII le aided hy
these division larshnis; firsi, George y. Sui
livan, TypSaraphicai Uni, N. second, william
sullivan, Painters Union, third, Henry
Frazer, Cigarmakers' Union.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-16
Superintendent of Health
Chaplin to Enforce Law.
Emphatic Orders to Fill Up
Privy Vaults.
City Solicitor Asked For an Opinion
Relative to Payment.

The health department. is just at pros
ent busily engaged in filling up priyy
vaults
Last week throo vaults were filed by
this department.. one at 100 Wesleyan ave-
nue., one at 90 Wickenden street and one
on the promises of the jefferson Street
Baptist church.
All persons who have been previously
notified TO I'LL their vaults have. within a
few days. received the following communi-
cation:
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-16

can Gardening published fortnightly in
New York. 1904 and "Garden and Forest,
published weekly in New York, 75l.S OF
these the library has not only tho current
numbers, but the back ones, and IL has also a
considerable number Of bound volumes OF the
weekly journal, THE American Florist"
75lO.a
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-16
But is il really true /

But is ii really tIue2
Perhaps il might he as we'll to find that
out at tho start and before proceeding
further.
A great deal OF mental energy Is often
times wasted on an hypothesis that isn't
BILE, the statement of % condition that
doesn't actually exist. the presentation
of fact that isn't so at all
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-16
THE WEATHER.
Showers, Followed BY Fair, With
Cool and High Winds.

Washington, Aug iG-For Mnino, New
Hampshire and Nermont-Rain tonight
and Tuesday, southeastorDy winds te
coming southwestorIy.
Massachusetts,. Rhode Island. Connect.
cut-Storms tonight followed by fair
Tuesday; cool, high southwesterly winds.
becoming northwesterly.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-16

There are sixty-two entries in tho
seventeenth annual lawn tennis tourna-
ment at Newport this week. which indi-
Gates that there is no falling off In en-
thusiasm over the sport Indeed, the
quiet and soulful racquet vies with the
baseball In national favor aud staying
power.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-16

The policy gamblers assume TO class
themselves with sporting people Ihe
assumption is an insult 10 every kind of
honorable and decent sport
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-16

II the outcry OF outraged public senti-
ment against the policy gamblers can't be
heard In City Hall, the authorities must
have cotton stuffed In their ears and
shclr heads stored In the cooler"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-16

The real fight of the policy gamblers is
not o fight against The News
1t Is a fight against the law. order and
public decency In the city of Providence.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-16
Next 20 an Approving Con science,

vigorous stomach T. the greatest OF mum.
dane blessings. Sound a gsstion l. guaranty
of quiet nerves. muscular elasticity, n hearty
appetite and regular habit OF body. Though
not always natural endowment, ~ may be
acQuieed through TIE agency ~ Hostctt,.r'~ =
StO zach BtterS. one OF the most effective in
MIGRANTS and blood fertilizers IN existence
THIS hnc tonic also forttacS those who u-e 10
against malaria. and remedies biliousnes.,
consti patton and rheumatism.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-16
Health Department
Office eSupeIintendent of Heal th,

@ City Hall, Providence.
Dear Sir-I beg leave to call your at
tention TO tho fact that recent decision
of the Supreme Court, in the case of Har-
rington VS.. The City, confirms the au-
thority of the Board OF Aldermen TO sum
marily destroy all priyy vaults on the
line of severed streets. You have been
ordered by the Board of Aldermen to fill
up and destroy the privy vault situated mt
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-16
SUPPLY THE MISSING WORD,

The containing above placed
custody S. A. Hopkins BUSINESS Manager THE
NEWS who put safety vault who will give
will be sected make decision
1897 This of extraordinary meets
favorm will follow.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-16

The taxable property Of the city OF Bos-
ton rs assessed this year amounts to
el.oi4 557. 2d Good for New England's
billion towni
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-16
TEA TABLE TALK

Now here is an exceedingly ombarrass-
ing problem propounded bv reader of
The News.
lie wants the Tattier to explain to him
why the button mole I'm the back of a
turned down collar is vertical while in u
stand UP collar the button hole is horizon
tai
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-16

The princely duelists seem TO have hal
propensity for as much free advertising
tn anticipation Of the event as . pair Of
champion prize lighters.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-16
We'll. that is n hard one.

We'll, that Is hard one.
am going to look the matter up bcw-
ever, by research among all the literature
on the subject and inquiry among my
friends In the harberdashery line.
III necessary, too shall philosophize on
the strange circumstance on my own
account
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-16
Summer Fairgrounds.
MARRIED..

PIERCE-PEDDFR-I East Providence 18th
inst, by Rev. A. A. Cleveland, Alfred
Henry Pierce and Miss Agnes Alice Pedder,
both of Fall River, Mass.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-16
Official
Advertising.

This newspaper publishes official
advertising OF the GOVERNMENT
OF THE UNITED STATES, of the
STATE or RHODE ISLAND, OF
the CITY OF PROVIDENCE and
several TOWNS.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-16
The Following
INSTRUCTIONS FOR MISSING WORD GUESSERS
Must be strictly followed and not fully complied with no record will bsksp

Each and every guess must be accompanied
by n four-weeks' subscription to THE PROV
lDENCE NEWS the guess must be sent in
the envelope that brings the money that pays
for the subscription; forgetting IL or leaving
IL out by accident, OF otherwise, or not
knowing of the contest at the time you sub
scrihed, will not cntitle one to send a guess
afterward. The guess must come with the
subscription.
If more than one person names tho missing
word, 20 per cent. ef the money received will
be equally divided and all stand on the same
footing. Persons may guess as many times
as they send subscriptions.
The Contest Began August st,
From that date we shall keep accurate ac-
count OF the subscriptions received with
guesses, and on November 2 we will publish
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-16
CONDITIONS OF THE CONTEST.

subscription for THE NEWS weeks 1t will
you, payable in advance, IS CENTS
Each Four Weeks subscription will ene the
guess in the Missing Word Contest.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-16
IrHIy yOurs,
CHARLES V. Oh AP1N,

1t is my intention to promptly enforce
this order.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-16

BOSS-In East Providence, lith inst. David
ID. Boss, aued VI yen~s.
Funeral from his late residence, East Provi-
denco Centre, Tuesday, l7th inst, at o'clock
D. IN. Relatives and friends arc invited to at
fend Burial later.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-16
The Best Daily Newspaper in Rhode |S|an

For many months you pay cent pieces and each
rs cent subscription entities you guess.
Twenty Per Cent of the Guesse Subscriptions will
be divided In other words if this Subscription Fund
$4,000 the months go guesser
will be $4,000.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-09-23

the tobacco habit. that although he
can't cave of smoking without nearly
going crazy, he has found that by
Chewing dried hops and swallowing
the juice, lie can get along comfort
ably by using much less tobacco. Hs
carries in his pocket a package of
prepared hops, and breaking of n
smail pinch of them. moistens them
before chewing, in some water,
There has been in session in Brus-
selS a congress to consider the SIM
cay question. Among its conclusions
- one to the effect that there are few
Industries in country to which tho
prli ciple of Sunday rest cannot hs
p'@etloally applied, 1t has, therefore
ueoided that the different administro'
''ns' especially of the RAILWAYS h.
ATTRACTED with a view to secprin.
the largest measure possible of SIM,
oay rest for all engaged in transnor,
service.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-09-23
STRICTLY ORTHODOX.

The lord mayor Of London, himself
q Jew, gave an absolutely unique ban
quet at the Mansion house recently.
a large company sat down 10 a kosher
feast, every constituent OF which was
pure in the strictest Interpretation
of the Mosaic law. The banquet was
given 20 the friends and supporters
OF the Jews Hospital and orphan
Asylum and In order that Jews Of
the strictest orthodoxy might attend
without scruple Messrs. Barnett &
Co., the great kosher caterers. were
commissioned to supply the feast.
Early IN the morning all milk. butter.
and cheese which the orthodox
Jew may not eat at the same time
with meat, were sent out Of the Man
sion house. The kitchens were purified
In accordance with the law. and an
entirely new and "%clean" set Of cook
ing utensils was introduced. Even
the table service was new, and had
never been used for any unclean thing.