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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-03
QUEER QUESTIONS ASKED.
Some Of the Conundrums with Which
Smithsonian Officials Are Assailed.

The doorkeepers OF the Smithsonian Institu-
tion have a hard time of il in answering the
questions propounded them by the visitors to
that place. These questions are original, IL
nothing else, and cover all varieties of sub
jects. one Of the men who has been there for
"A number OF years has become accustomed
to hearing these that he would not be sur
prised he said IL some one should ask him
gravely. whore the right molar tooth OF
George Washlngton's grandmother's great
aunt could be found. Neither would he think
that tho propounder OF the question was a
lunatic.
Strange to say, though in some places 1t
might not be regarded as strange, most of
these peculiar questions are asked by the
feminine portion of the visitors To the In
stituton. Some time ago lady, who had the
appearance OF being such, in addition To hav-
ing an intelligent faco and cultivated man
ners, stepped up to a doorkeeper and inquired
in a tone of voice that showed she was in
earnest
Would you kindly direct me TO the portion
Of the institution where could find the relics
from the Garden of Eden. / understand there
are number OF them here, and l should like
TO see them very much"
The doorkeeper did not know whether she
wished to see the traditional fig leaves or the
core of the apple which Adam is related to
have eaten with such dire results TO the hu-
man race, but told her very frankly that the
institution was not possessed Of such treas
ures. The lady seemed surprised and stated
that she had been informed correctly. she
thought, that the relics were there. With al
air of disappointment she went inside to
what else she could unearth.
One day recently another lady asked door
keeper where the bottles containing the ele-
ments OF the universe were located. In spite
of his experience in such things, the door
keeper was rather nonplussed and shook his
head.
why, was told that they were here, and
was also informed that they were kept in
bottles for inspection" the lady said.
THE only elements of the universe that l
know Of" the doorkeeper replied, ARE whis
ky, Mir and water, and they are common most
everywhere, believe, madam. Further than
these l know Of none. ''-Washington Evening
STIR
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-03
A MURDERER'S FATE.
Fuda, Who Killed HIS Wife, Hanged
This Morning.
The Conpemned Weakened a Few Sec
onds Before Trap Sprung.

wethersleld. Conn, Dec a.-Giuseppe
Fuda was hanged IN the state prison here
sJ IL % o'clock this morning for murder
ing his wife in East Norwalk on the night
of Feb. IL last.
This was the fourth execution in this
state OH the missnamed automatic" gal
lows but the murderer died In manner
which not only impressed the prison
directors most favorably from humani-
tartan standpoi q, but likewise created the
same impression on the other mem bers
OF the party legally authorized to witness
the execution.
Fuda weakened few seconds before the
trap was sprung, but the attending officers
held him up until he was jerked into the
air.
His neck was broken, and In less than
nine minutes the attending physicians
pronounced life extinct.
Nicodemo Impossino, Fuda's associate
In the crime, VINO was sentenced to be
hanged on the 18th inst, will likewise
probably pay the penalty for being an
accessory. as. despite the fact that Fuda
recently made written confession that tie
alone was actually::guilty OF committing
the deed, lmpossino was an accessory 20
the crime, as ho lured the woman to the
scene, and, according to the law of the
state he was equally guilty.
Late yesterday afternoon brother OF
Fuda claimed the remains, which resulted
in legal complications. and the interment
will, therefore, DO deferred, awaiting the
outcome. There IL little doubt however,
among the prison officials that when the
technicalities are adjusted the remains
will be turped over To the brother.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-03
WANAMAKER ON ADVERTISING.

never In my life used such thing
as poster or dodger or handbill. My
plan Cor twenty years has been to buy SO
much space in newspaper and ill it up
as wanted. would not give an adver-
tisement in newspaper of five hundred
circulation for five thousand dodgers or
posters.
II i wanted to sell cheap jewelry or run
a gambling scheme, might use posters
but would not insult decent reading
public with handbills.
The class of people who read them are
too poor TO look to support i'm mercantile
affairs deal directly with the pub
Usher.
say to him:
How long will you let me run a col.
umn OF matter through your paper for
800 or s500y' as the case may be. let
him do the figuring, and il l think he IL
not trying to take more than his share.
/ give him the copy. l lay aside the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-03
JUDGE LYNCH IN VIRGINIA.

Gov. O'Fsrrall calls attention in his
annual message to the Virginia legisla.
ture TO the significant figures to which
The News referred some time ago, going
TO show that lynch law is far from being
invoked.solely to secure vengeance for the
crime that all men everywhere hold in
adherence and which 1t has been the
plea of the South to advance in extenua-
tion of the lynohing habit.
According to the figures which Gov.
0'Ferrall cites limited TO examples OF IS
year; in his own state, of "a men who
have been lynched, only 10 were charged
with criminal assault and only IL others
with having attempted il. lie recon-
mends for the suppression of mob law
that the penalty OF costs and fine BE-
placed on the county that suffers 1t. AS
a matter Of record Virginia is to be con.
graduated that only three lynchibgs
have occurred during Gov. O'Ferrall's
adm ministration.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-03
in the population,

Ton l.. johnson OF Ohio, the Henry
George reformer and single taxer, who
has just secured from Brooklyn's city
government an exclusive lease of nm i'm.
portant section Of that town, explains the
apparenJ inconsistency between his prin-
ciples and his practice as follows: ~ am
land grabber and franchise grabper;
am not i'm business for my health, and
you are to blame for all my franchise
grabbing. You allow me TO do 1t! The
laws which you make allow mo to come
here from Ohio and make thousands of
dollars which should rightly go to you !
But say that just so long as you make
and maintain those laws I'm going to do
just as much as anybody else to make
money under them. You are the rightful
owners IF these franchises, but YOU allow
US to cake them."
by the same sign the housebreaker
might lay it all on the householder who
goes away and leaves the doors and win
dows unlocked, If he goes In ana loots.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-03
ONE OF A THRONG OF SHOPPERS.

IL was by retired corner in one of the
large department stores. l found her stand
ing there as l turned the angle, tall distin-
guee woman with fun of yellow hair about
her face. had seen her many times before.
and had always turned to look. When she
is in her opera box she becomes the one
woman in the house for me. l noticed as
came round the angle III the store which
brought me near her, that three young shop
girls were gathered in front of her-three
young girls with smiling faces. It might
have been rude in me. but she was so beautiful
i might thought, be paydoned IL for mo-
ment loitered near her. So took up some
triae:from the counter and held 1t in.my hand.
Then l heard her say, in ripping voice
which i ought to have known would belong TO
her. lis it you who are happy today, or is it
IL"
The pale shop girl in black looked up and
answered: IL don't know. have been feel
ing very badly all the morning, but / seem to
be suddenly glad since you came in"
Then the beautiful woman laughed, quietly,
as we'll bred woman would, but with few
sweet notes in her voice which only the for
tunate few possess. She hesitated for mo-
ment. looked Mt their smiling faces, and with
a sudden impulse, seen in the way she leaned
toward them, she said: "Then IL is /! l did
not know showed it, but so many nice things
have come TO me today. hope all of you may
have just such happy ones yourselves. And
she took from her dress a bunch of violets and
handed il to the girl in black.
felt had no longer right there and went
away in another direction, and II she told
them anything else 1 missed ii.
But ss I went / wondered l had never
thought before of all that life might DO IL each
of us possessed such power of rAdiating hap.
piness / looked into the faces of that busy,
hurrying throng of shoppers iostling my ell
bow at every turn, and again into those met
on the street. Not one was like that of the
woman had left in Che store bending to
speak to the three smiling girls.
We could ali Of us radiate Just such happi-
ness l suppose IL we only felt it. 1t all lies
in the feeling. And the feeling could be ours IL
we only knew better how to hold on to the
good things that came 10 us; IL We did not 80
often go over to the side of our woes and our
worries, staying so long that at last we forgot
our other possessions. IL we only knew how
to trim our lamps oftener, in fact.
We might not possess this womans rare
beauty-a beauty that gave to all she touched
a peculiar charm. But then beauty Of its
own would come il must come to all who
have goodness and happiness and the love OF
others in their lives-Harper's Bazaar.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-03
rRouBLEs in THE REIcHsRA tn.

There is no mystery about the fierce
lighting in the Austrian Reiohsrath or
about the rioting and mob violence that
have followed the most disgraceful see nes
that eyer marked the proceedings of a
legislative body.
The Reichsrath Is the Austrian section
of the dual Austria Hungarian govern
ment. 1t is made up of irreconcilab bles in
both race and religion. The combatants
as to race are the Germans and the
Csechs, the latter ana their allied Slav
races forming in population about one
half that of the dual empire but teiug
considerably the stronger ip the Hungnr.
ian section of tho country. The German
population is next in numerical impor-
tance being about one.fourth of the total
population.
The ministry Of Austria Hungary is
ever embarrassed by the race complica-
tions as we'll as by the religious differ
snoos which exist in the parliament at
Vienna more particularly than in the
Hungarian branch of the government
which meets at Budapest. AT the bottom
OF the present troubles Is ministerial
decree providing that the Bohemian
language shall he on a rar with German
in the Bohemian schools ana shall share
poses. Ihis decree was bid on the part
OF Premier Baden who recently resigned
to save further trouble, to secure votes for
the government from the Czech faction
and IL aroused the strongest animosity on
the part of the Germans. Accordingly
when measures for the renewal of the
pact between the two countries, first
Joined in 1867, and especially as TO what
share each country should bear toward
the expenses OF the dual empire, the Ger
man faction began series OF obstructive
tactics which resulted in the row. the ad-
journment OF the parliament in the midst
of the tumult, and has been followed by
acts of revenge onithe part of the Bohe-
mians. where they lwere strong enough,
such as those reported from Prague where
Czech mobs have looted the German
houses and stores. The Germans are In
the minority In the Vienna parliament
put their obstructive tactics were success
full in breaking up the session ana bring
ing about the downfall OF the prime min
ister who promulgated the hateful decree.
Today the Germans are themselves suffer
ing wherever the Czech element controls
in the population.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-03
DEATH NOTICES.


BURRoUGHs-At Oakland Beach, 27th ult.,
Mrs. Lovins Burroughs, aged 81 years,
months and days.
BROWN Suddenly, in this city, lst inst,
Louis u. Brown, aged 40 years.
Funeral from the residence OF his brother,
inst, at l2 m. Relatives and frienas are in
vited TO attend.
CRowTHER-In this city, on the Ist inst,
Joseph Crowther, aged IS years.
Funeral services 20 be held at his late resi-
dence, 81 Fairmount avenue Sunday. 9th inst,
at y. ~. Relatives and friends are invited
TO attend.
FARRELfiEY-ln this city. I'd INST, Ann NJ,
wife of John 4. Farrelley aged 20 years.
Funeral from her late resdence, 20 Monti.
cello street, Sunday, 9Th inst, at 80 u. IN.
Relatives aud friends are invited TO attend
JACKSON-In this city, on the 81 inst, Wal
Ter N, son of Frank II. and Ella A. Jack
son, aged 10 years and 4 days.
Funeral from his late residence, 20 Beaufort
street, on Dec. ). at ii n. m. Relatives and
friends are invited 10 attend without further
notice Burial private.
KNIGHT-In this city. Goth ult., Allen
Knight, aged 80 years.
Funeral from his late residence, 70 Hyatt
street, Saturday, 4tn inst, at y. m. Rela-
tives and friends are invited to attend.
McKENNA-In this city on the "a inst, Ann,
wife of the late William J. McKenna, uged
20 years.
Funeral from her late residence 25 Andem
street formerly Ceylon street,, on Saturday,
4th inst, at $50 a. m. Relatives and friends
are invited 10 attend.
O'NEILL-In this city. on the 2d inst, Jere-
miah o'Neill. aged 2s years.
TOURTEILOT-In Johnston, I'd inst. Patie.
wife of Asa VI. Tourtellot, and daughter
of the late Albert q. Hopkins.
Funeral at her husbands residence, Satur-
day 4th inst, at o'clock p. M. Relatives and
friends are invited TO attend.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-03

IF you are i'll you need a
doctor in whom you have
confidence.
If you need a remedy you
want one that has been tested
for years; not an obscure, un-
tried thing that is urged upon
you, or on which you save a
few cents-that is no consid-
Grafton as against health.
For wasting in children
or adults, Scott's Emulsion
Of Cod-liver Oil with Hypo-
phosphites has been the
recognized remedy for twen-
ty-tise years.
soc and 500. On druggists
SCOTT BOVINE. Chemists. Ess NoE
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-03
TALE OF A PAIR OF GLOVES.


First Assistant Postmaster General
Heath yesterday rendered decision of
peculiar interest, especially TO ladies.
Some days ago some one in Sioux City,
la. presumably a gentleman who had lost
q wager, mailed an envelope containing
pair of gloves to Mrs. Sarah ID.
Tucker, residing in Worcester, Mass. The
packet reached its destination. but one
of the gloves was so badly torn that it
was useless. Tne lady complained to the
local postmaster and demanded that he
go forth and purchase new pair of
gloves to replace those that had been
damaged in transit. lie naturally de-
clined. but the recipient of tie damaged
gloves insisted that new pair must bs
forthcoming from some source.
To placate Mrs. Tucker the Worcester
postmaster SAID: "Well, madam, / will
refer the whole matter to the Post Office
Department at Washington, and there
the responsibility for the damage will be
located, and you will receive redress.
This statement molli1ed the irate
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-03

Wsde's Fibre and Fabric greets with
the cynical gaze and the clammy hand
Bostons' great idea OF how 20 make
merchants Week. in the following
language: "This is what is called "Mer-
chants Week. - in Boston. Excursions on
the railroads, at half rates, have been
arranged from many cities and towns
throughout New England, bringing many
shoppers to our city who are buying up
our old. "out of date" goods This will
prove an excellent chance TO unload
many goods that our city buyers would
not take This Is not just the way our
daily papers put it. but we Will let it
stand as 1t is.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-03

Tho city hall laborers are OF course,
worthy OF their hire ana perhaps some or
them are not paid as fully as their SER
vices deserve. though 1t Is not understood
that any Of them threaten to resign on
that account. The Board Of Aldermen, at
all events appears to be of the impression
that to raise salaries Is not altogether
consistent with the opinion that mem
bers OF that body have been wont to ex-
press to the effect that tho city is unable
to pay its running expenses as they are.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-03

The Westerly Tribune Is authority for
the story Of little girl on Long Island
who offered rather rem hrka Bile prayer
few nights ag, when she said: "I do
thank Thee, God for all my blessings,
and In do a. much for YOU some time. "
That child seems Co have caught what
should be the true spirit Of prayer, often
overlooked when We rush to claim the
divine assistance
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-03
PRINCESS CHRISTMAS SHOPPING.
Children of the Kaiser Are Taught the
Value OF Money

Whiting Of Christmas with an En-
peror," Nagel Won Rrawe gives this in
teresting. description in the Dscem ber
Ladies Home Journal of the ceremonies
attendant upon the great feast day i'm the
German palace: 1.-The Royal children
have exchanged gifts chosen with much
solicitous deliberstion at well-known
toy shop. Any one happening to be In the
shop at the time might have sesE the
Emprsss enter with her children, each
provided with his own purse and COM
pleting his purchases aside so that the
others might be surprised. The younger
three Princes demanded the advice of
their mother in their selections. The
Princes investigated everything. but up
on inquiring the price generally found 1t
too dsar. Three marks for this book
rackr and with glance into his purse,
No, that is too expensive i haven't
over seventy live pfenniss. What can
you give me for that priceP And the
shopgirl proceeds TO show the Princes
something quite nice for the required
amount
Du' now .iie proIhers anu sister nave
exchanged thanks for their gifts; the
first impetuosity of the Christmas rejoic-
ings has given place to a more tranquil
examination and inspection, and ladies
aud gentlemen Of the court have made
the rounds Ia general state of admira.
tion. Lackeys prepare collation. in the
midst Of the gifts. for which, however,
tho young people find no time. 1t fares
with them as with all healthy children in
the excitement attendant on Christmas
Eve, for they are healthy and genuine
German children. The Christmas calebra-
tion in the Shell Salon. the excitement
and the rejoicings have produced their
natural reaction on them, and at o'clook
even the elder Princes are abed. 4"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-03

1t is safe to say that never in the his
tory OF the fire department was work
done moro handsomely than thot of the
last nights big ana threatening blaze
That fire starting so suddenly and
briskly In building of old fashioned
construction among material hardly less
combustible than that Of barn should
have been under control within twenty
minutes OF its discovery and subdued
entirely within the hour. seems well
nigh incredible indeed. Never, from the
arrival Of the first piece Of apparatus,
could the blaze be said 20 have stood a
chance 60 get the upper hand Of the lively
and well disciplined force that tackled IL,
while but for the vigor. promptness ana
infelligenc.. of fhe Axork-the city wapla
have been Threatened with one Of the
most serious disasters 81 has ever exper.
ienced IL wss indeed an encouraging
exhibition Of efficiency on the part OF
officials rank and nlo. apparatus and
water service
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-03

The postmaster in the Ohio village
who had the postofllce In his liquor store
and hit upon the novel scheme of giving
hostage stalnp-Isltl.- every drink ard
q drink with the purchase of ten postage
stamus has fallen from grace n did that
pawtuxet valley nam who doomed his
business by Offering to his customers
- 'rsv use II ais telephone.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-03

1t seems plain than Richard Croker, the
Democratic leader In New York, who
assumes to announce who Is the leader in
state politics, is reaching to the altitude
OF national leadership for himself
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-03

When certain general was camping on the
lower Mississippi his negro boy, Harry. was
one day asked by friend whether the general
was not terribly annoyed by mosquitoes.
mo, sah' said Harry; "in the evenin'
Mars George is so 'toxicated he don't mind
the skeeters, and in the mornin' the skeeters
is so 'toxicated they don't mind Mars
George. San Francisco Argonaut.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-03

profits on a particular line of goods for
advertising purposes
At first / laid aside $4,000; last year
laid aside and spent $40. 900. l have done
better this year and shall increase the
sum as the profits warrant it, owe my
success to newspapers, and TO them
freely give certain profit OF my yearly
business
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-03
A LITTLE HUMOR.

she-There certainly must be some misun-
derstanding that you should insist upon
breaking our engagement so shortly before
the date fixed for our marriage.
He-There IL. understood that your father
was wealthy Detroit Free Press
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-03

1t did not require the seizine OF a bit Of
Chinese territory to give people the i'm
preston that William Of Germany dearly
loves to figure as bull in u China shop.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-03

Three lovers of one girl In an Arkansas
town got to fighting over her with the
result that there doesn't appear to be
enough left from all three Of them to sup
ply that girl with so much as one
1ovor
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-03

The experts say there Is n good deal OF
gold Ia the Klondike, but letters from the
fellows who are wintering up there
mostly speak OF the good deal OF cold.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-03
Ice and the Grain Traffic.

Chicago. Dec. 3-Never in the grain
trade has ice I'm St. Marys river between
Lake Superior and Lake Huron been such
factor as now. II is forming rapidly,
ana yet 81 boats are loading wheat at
Duluth and Fort William and now char
ters are being made for more TO bring the
cereal TO Chicago. It is said that not
less than 900, 600 bushels are to go
Buffalo. About fifteen vessels are still,
10 take on cargoes at Fort William. In
the rush for boats tho rate Of the year
was paid at Duluth. 1t was four cents to
Ruffalo
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-03
MARRIED..

DAvIs-PHILLIPS-AtP Philadelphia, Wednes
day, lst inst, by the Rev DIR. William b.
Bodine rector OF the Church OF the Sa-
viour, Mr.. Thomas Crook Davis and Lucy
Maria, daughter OF the late Thomas Phil
lips of Providence
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-03

II notice that gents is always more econom.
teal when the, LAS their wives along. I'm
dianapois journal.
This" observed the Egyptologist 'is the
remains Of Thotmes H.. who fought in the
great war about Thebes."
Yes" murmured the mummy, "and didn't
get done mp, thought
He weariy resigned himself TO the unwrnp
ping process. York Press.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-03

Chilkoot Charlie-What'll we do fer n
Thanksgiving dinner Jack We've only got n
thousand dollars.
juneau Jack-Ve can't git no turkey for
that but III tell yer what we'll do. IN 20
down 10 tho store an git dozen cranberrics,
an we kin imagine the rest. New York
Evening journal.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-03
Official
Advertising.

This newspaper publishes officiA
advertising of the GOVERNMENT
OF THE UNITED STATES. Of the.
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND. OF
the CITY OF PROVIDENCE and
several TOWNS,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-03

Tonight the Rhode Island Business
Mems Association will hold its regular
monthly meeting at which President
Belcher will speak of his recent European
tour.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-03

If you haven Z done it, do i'll That is,
registeri