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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-19
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND PROV
IDENCE PLANTATIONS.
Thanksgiving Proclamation.
By HIS ExcELLENcY ELISHA DYER.

By HIS EXCELLENCY ELISHA DYER.
In grateful Acknowledgement to Almighty
God for all the blessings Vouchsafed 10 the
nation and TO the state during the past year,
and in accordance with the proclamation OF
the President uf the United States, !, ELISHA
DYER. Governor of the STATE of Rhode island
and providence Plantations, 10 hereby APP
point
THURSDAY, THE TWENTT.FTFTH DAY OF
NOVEMBER NEXT,
day Of
PUBLIC THANKSGIVING AND PRAISE.
Following the pious custom Of our fore
fathers, let us upon that day abstain from
our usual avocatiOus, assemble in our accus-
toned places of worship, render humble and
hearty thanks for the .nnumcrable benefits
we have received and ~ tho exercise Of
charity and loving kiGdnsss. endeavor 10
make the DAY ono .; ac.ilal Thanksgiving and
happiness 10 all sorts and conditions of men
within the borders uf ogr mfnonwealth.
IN TESTIMONY HHEHEOE. have
hereunto set my hand and caused
the Seal Of tho State tn DO affixed
at Providence, tGi~ sixtn day of
Novomber,in the year of our Lord,
(L. 81 one thousand eight hundred and
ninety seven. of the founding of
the State the two hundred and
sixty second, and of Independence
the one hundred and twenty
second.
ELISHA DYER.
BY the Governor:
CHARLES p. BENNETT,
Secretary of State
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-19

The chainless wheel has come at last, and
meets the verdict Good"
From many knights and ladies Of the pedal !;
But greater JOY would hll our hearts II some
bright genius would
Spring on suffering world painless sad
die.
Denver Post.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-19

driving through, Mr.. Fibblef
Fweddy-I haven't the least idea.
Miss Quickstep-I was aware of that. Still
| thought il possible you might know what
part of town we are driving through. Chi
cago Daily Tribune.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-19

"Confound that caddie; he's never round
except at the tec."
Sort of a tea caddie, ell ?"-Brooklyn Life.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-19

At least, the name Sovereign is inappro-
pirate for the White House.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-19

THAT man singing only Ono Girl in the
World for Me- has been married three
times"
'Well. that's all right; he means only one
girl at time. "-Chicago Record.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-19

subserintion rates Daily News by mail or carrier.
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three months. Weekly News. 80 cents per annum'
Any person desiring THE NEWS ie''
1T his residence In any part oil the city
can send his order to this ONCE.
subscribers falling to receive their paper
regularly either from the carrier orne"s-
dealer will confer favor by prompt
notification
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Price, 20 Cents per Pound.

For sale y, principal whole sale aud rct 70 rfoccr.
Send &c. samp ior book on "pici Kclom.T
N. S. AVER, ssa sii 4 State ST., Boston.
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Wizard Hermann outdone.

Two boys and an ancient pattern re-
volver, rusted and discarded, figured in
an accident at Romona recently " hich
probably has never been duplicated in
all the miscellaneous stories of guns
mot loaded" 1t was Carl Aliens
eighth birthday, and his friend Johnny
Hauser, of about the same age, was his
guest.
Playfully Johnny told Carl to go hcme
and as playful1y Johnny refused rs
suming a stern countenance, Carl took
up the old revolver. a 32-caliber that
had Eeen thrown about the house for
several years, and. pointing it at his
friend, pulled the trigger. 1t went off.
and little Johnny fell to the floor, blood
squirting from his nose and mouth. DR..
Prichard of Gosport was summoned,
and made an examination. He found
that the ball had entered at the tip of
the nose, but the bullet could not be
located.
The Hauser boy was apparently suf-
fering no Inconvenience except from his
bleeding nose. The doctor came 20 the
conclusion that he had swallowed the
bullet, and last night his theory was
confirmed by the bullet finding It's way
out Of his body through the intestinal
canal.-indianapolis Journal.
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LIKED THE GREEN TICKETS.
As It Happened They Took Her
Where She Wanted to Go.

It was his first vacation in five years.
He had been anticipating for a month
and telling all his friends about it. You
all know the man who hasn't had a va
cation in five years-who hasn't had a
day away from the Office in all that
time. He is so busy telling about his
wonderful application to business that
the casual listener who hears it for the
third or fourth time vaguely wonders
why he goes away at all, as it sub
tracts from his repertory a part that
he loves to play so well. Whatever his
feelings on the subject may be, the
fact remains that he was going to take
a vacation Of two weeks, and his wife
was going with him. His wife was
somewhat a disturbing factor, as will
be shown After he made up his mind
to take this vacation he tells every one
he met about it, and, incidentally, ex-
plotted the fact that he had earned it,
as he hadn't been away for five years
Naturally the one to whom he conhded
this interesting information would in
quire sympathetically:
Where are you going for your out
ing?'
Here was where the wife entered as
a disturbing factor. The man scratched
his head and said vaguely:
.sWell, you see, don't know just yet.
I want to go TO the seashore, but my
wife wants to go to the mountains. and
we haven't decided which would be
best, but" here he frightened up won
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at the huge ticket stand, and ran her
eye up and down the different compart-
ments. The man looked also. Then
the woman said enthusiastically:
'+Ohl / like those pretty green tickets
up there with the picture on the back.
Let US get some of them
The man said they certainly did look
pretty and added:
"Give me two of those tickets" indi-
eating the ones his wife had designat-
ed as being pretty. The agent eyed
both as couple of lunatics, but hand
ed out the tickets. remarking tersely:
'"Thirty-nine dollars and sixty cents" "
Il guess we will get somewhere for
that price" said the man as he paid
the money without murmur The
pretty little exclamation and said
sweetly:
Why, these viii take us away up
to Schroe Lake in the Adirondacks.
Isn't that lovely; just what we wanted,
DEAR
The man swore mentally, but out
wardly agreed that it was too nice for
words. Then they got on the train
and started. They had an excellent
time, and have been going there every
year since, and always report having
enjoyed themselves immensely That
was six years ago. The man doesn' t
talk vaguely about his vacation any
more and is robbed Of the joy of re-
ferring to an unbroken stretch of con-
slant attention to business-New York
Tribune.
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derfully and added, eve are going some
where, as I need the rest.
The Wife being an unknown quantity
and her strength Of character and Tx
edness of purpose being problematical
the friend would naturally be in doubt
as to where the excursion party would
eventually land. Aside from these brief
bursts of confidence to friends and ac-
quaintances the man went on preparing
for his vacation, but seemingly did not
reach any decision as to where he
would go. When he was leaving the
office he was asked where he could be
communicated with, and in reply he
rubbed his chin reflectively and said:
'I'n telegraph--you see-er-we
haven't decided yet where we will 60
While packing the trunks the discus
sion as to the terminus of the journey
was continued. The trunks were final
ly packed and everything ready and
still no decision. The man said tes-
tily-both had maintained their tempers
wonderfully well under such trying con-
ditions:
well, we have to go somewhere. We
can discuss it in a cab going to the
railroad station. We might as well go
up there anyhow. We will have to go
there anyway"
So a cab was called. On the way to
the station the matter was discussed
more fully. Arriving at the station,
they walked up to the window still un-
settled as to the probable route. The
woman, who had made no apparent i'm
preston upon her husbands will, said
sweetly:
''Oh, do let US see what the tickets
look like"
So she peered through the window
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THEY WANT A GUARANTEE.
LEVEES MUST BE RAISED TILL
OUT OF DANGER.
Then Easements VIII be Construct
ed at the Hershey and
Butcher Breaks.

Engineers Nurse and Randel of the
Public Works Department have fin
ished the survey begun some time ago
of the breaks in the vicinity of the Elk
Horn ranch and of the levees, both
above and below that point.
The Commissioner of Public Works
and the Auditing Board to the Com
missioner realize that while easements
erected at the Hershey and Butcher
breaks will stop all flow of water into
the Yolo Basin, except at periods when
the water is extremely high, that their
construction will be a useless expendi-
ture of funds and labor unless the
levees on either side are so strength
ened as to prevent other breaks.
At a recent meeting Of the Auditing
Board TO the Commissioner of Public
Works, it was agreed that the Com
missioner should proceed to erect the
proposed easements as soon as the
property Owners guaranteed to raise
the adjoining levees to a hight desig-
mated by the engineers of the depart
ment.
Engineer Nurse states that according
to the survey just finished the crest OF
the easements will be thirty feet above
1OW tue at OulSDIl Day eIi4Q LNOASJ
six feet above low water at Sacra-
mento, and that the crest Of the levees
must be four feet higher than the ease
ments, so as to reduce the danger from
other serious breaks to a minimum
The engineer has roughly computed
the cost of raising the levees to the
point designated, and estimates that
$4,000 will do the work, and do it
We'll.
Most of the landowners have signi-
fed their willingness to raise their
levees to a line with the stakes set,
and it is believed to be only a matter
of a few days until the guarantee is
furnished to the Public Works Depart
ment that the requirements will be
complied with.
1t is expected that a meeting of the
Auditing Board will be held about next
Thursday, at which time the engineers
will submit their reports upon the esti-
mated cost of the easements and of the
levees, and also of the contemplated
improvements to the San Joaquin
River, between Stockton and its mouth.
The record-union., 1897-10-10
.Six=pound White
Blankets. SIS Pair.

No need of any housekeeper to
search very long for the best S.
White Blanket in town.
1t is here. It's fame may have
reached you already.
See how white, soft and feecyi
Look at its generous size and then
weigh it. You'll find it nearly 20
per cent. heavier than ordinary
kinds and best of all it's product
of our glorious State. California
Blankets are known favorably the
world over and here at home you
get them on the most favorable
terms.
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About Fine Trousers.

The manufacturer of the cele-
brated Paragon" Trousers (they
are high grade goods selling for
So so to 81 so pair was recently
in Sacramento.
He stated that he makes nothing
else but fine trousers and his head
cutters and designers are of the
highest ability.
But the statement which inter
ested us most was this: That such
perfection has been attained in the
fit, finish and style of the Paragon
Trousers that the maker will pay
$50 to any man who will try on a
pair of the trousers and suggest
any improvement which the maker
can embody in them.
This shows the faith of the
manufacturer in his own goods.
To Our mind the Paragon Trous-
ers are above criticism and we be-
lieve that every one OF the hun
dreds of men who have bought
them from us will so agree.
New fall and winter patterns
cloths, So 50 per pair and upwards.
The record-union., 1897-10-10
Hunters and Sportsmen.

Rubber Boots, Duck Clothing
and other things you need in
abundance.
Here is a Suit of good Drab
Corduroy, warranted not to rip al
the seams, and with buttons Sc
curely riveted. The coat is 81 50:
vest, ST SO; trousers, s. 50; or the
Suit complete, So so.
Splendid qualities in Duck
Shooting Coats, with inside game
pockets and outside shell pockets,
So IS and So.
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Their Cases Continued.

The preliminary examination of
Frank Davis, Harry Lynch and Fred
Howard, charged with having robbed
Feraut's saloon at Second and o streets,
last Sunday night, which was to have
been heard in the Police Court yester-
day morning. was further continued
until tomorrow, owing to the absence
of John Dolan, a railroad man of this
city, and Constable Fitzpatrick of Sui
sun, who are alleged to be important
witnesses
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ADJUSTMENTS.

AT the Metropolitan Theater this
evening the ElIeford Company closes it's
engagement. In compliance with
general and pressing request, the roar
ing farce-comedy Mrs. Partington and
Her Son Ike" will be presented, with
both Mr.. Elleford and Miss Norton in
the lead, leads of low comedy by the
way that present them at their best in
grotesque character acting. The en-
gagement of the Elleford troupe has
been a remarkably successful one. 1t
has at no time in the fortnight failed
of a. good house, and for the most part
the auditorium of the theater has been
unequal to the demands for admission.
The company IS one of the most broad
iy versatile and adaptable We have ever
had here. 1t seiZes with equal
courage and success upon farce, low
comedy, polite comedy, sentimental
drama, society and emotional plays,
and does not stagger much at the trag-
ic. Such a combination in a company
playing at cheap prices we have never
had here before. We thought the Sam
Shaw Company notable in the same re-
spect, but it must be conceded that the
Elleford troupe is rather more plastic,
and fits into all-around work with more
ease and success.
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AgEggEzEEz AZ
OaNa II s 4 as}lN
Display of
Writing Papers.

Monday our stationery Depart
ment is to appear in its best bib
and tucker" All the fancy new
writing papers in countless pleas
ing styles are to be on display.
There will be much to attract the
eye, and much to appeal to the
pocketbook. If you are near the
store Monday it will pay you to
drop in and see the display.
Here are few of the things
you will find:
The Good Idea Writing Paper,
in plain boxes, containing "A
sheets of water marked Note Pa
per, good weight, smooth, even
surface, also "a Envelopes. Price,
25c a box.
A nearly square-shape paper in
delicate tints, ruled or unruled, "a
sheets Of paper and "a envelopes,
handsome boxes, I5c.
Surprise Writing Paper, in
TlnSe DOXeS, COIltdliliIlS 40 SHCCtS
of paper and 48 envelopes. This
paper is kid finish, and in cream,
azure and delicate pink. Excep-
tional value at Ioc per box.
Society Note Paper, first class
quality and Byronina. shaped en-
velopes. Put up in enameled boxes
with panel tops and decorated gold
center pieces. Matchless value at
25c box.
For the ''1itt1e folks: Orna-
mented Dresden boxes, fancy flor
al designs and containing paper
and envelopes tied with silk rib
bons. Price, 25c.
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Banquet Lamps ST. SO.

Improvements in the process of
manufacturing, ETC., have brought
down the prices of handsome
! Gilt Lamps. This fall we are able
to show a Banquet Lamp with or
namental gilt embossed column
and bowl, with central draft
burner for 81 so.
May be fitted at little extra ex-
I pense with pretty round glass
shade.
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Case Continual

Judge Johnson heard further testimo-
ny in the matter of the estate of Mary
Hadwick, deceased, yesterday, and con-
tinued further hearing until October
11th.
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would be a profit of $4,000 francs the
first five months, but the sum was as
large as 10000 francs. The private
consumers at the same time got better
and cheaper gas.
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Telescope Valises.

Telescope Valises are not nearly
as expensive as other kinds; and
you can place in them a white
shirt, suit of clothes, dress or other
wearing apparel without crum-
ping.
Telescope Valises, canvas cover
ed, copper riveted and with sub
stantial leather corners and straps.
Prices ,35c to ST rs. Sizes 10 to
26 inches long.
The record-union., 1897-10-10

Coronado water, Stockton sarsapa-
rilla and iron. champagne cider, ginger
ale, orange cider. ]. McMorry, agent
The record-union., 1897-10-10

The knife is to doctor what trumps
are to whist player; when he doesn't
know what else to do, he leads out with
his knife.-Atchison Globe.
The record-union., 1897-10-10

Last January the city of Lausanne,
Switzerland, took charge Of the local
gas works. It was expected that there
The record-union., 1897-10-10
FlanneIettes, 1Oc Yard.

Just the daintiest stripes and
checks imaginable in soft feecy
Flannelettes. Chiefly pink, blue
and gray patterns IN cream
grounds. Ioc yard.
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Good Mattresses
! and Little Prices
Go Together Here.

Just the kind of upholstered,
top, or wire mattress that you have
in mind, you will doubtless finG
here. We have liberal asSortments
of all OF these goods. And what
havoc our prices have played with
the old-time rates!
Well made, durable mattresses
for full size beds; good quality tick.
Price, So 30.
Top mattresses, wool filled, full
size, striped satin tick coverings.
We have sold hundreds of these
mattresses with the greatest salts
faction to buyers. Price, 81 %.
Moss filled mattress; weight
about 35 pounds; carefully made
and will retain it's buoyancy ant
shape. Satin finished tick covering.
Price, Sc 80.
Silk floss mattress; floss filing is
white and clean; viii not get hard
or lumpy, and makes a nice mat
tress to sleep upon. Price, 50.
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Reversible Mattings, lSC.

In the past few weeks we have
sold many hundreds of yards OF
special value mating at I8c yard.
1t has a linen warp and lays flat.
Made reversible so that when one
side is worn you have only to turn
it over and use the other side.
A fair assortment Of good pat
terms in this mating still on hand.
The record-union., 1897-10-10

At the Clunie tonight the Kate
PurselI Company of fourteen persons
begins a weeks engagement, presenting
Leonard Growers border melOdrama,
with strong veins of comedy running
through it, Queen of the Plains" 1t
will be the first time the play has been
given here, and the first time it has
ever been played at popular prices. The
piece gives opportunity for comedy spe-
cialties. and they are introduced by the
company in plenty, several of it's mem
bers being talented in such work.
This speciality viii be given in the third
and fourth acts. Kate Purssell is the
leading woman of the troupe, and is
represented as graceful and able.
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Boys Double-breasted
AStraknan Jackets.

With our mild winter climate a
great many reefers (doubie-breast-
ed) coats are supplanting overcoats
for the younger boys.
This year we have more and
better styles in reefers than ever
before.
Among them are handsome lit
tie astrachan jackets in navy blue
or seal brown, the edges and pock-
cts trimmed with fiat mohair braid.
Large pearl or horn buttons set off
these jaunty jackets. Price $5.
The record-union., 1897-10-10

There was a perfect crush at the
Metropolitan Theater yesterday after
noon at the Elleford "Humpty Dump
ty'' matinee. Seven-tenths of the audi
ence was composed of children. The
auditorium was packed in every sec
ton. Such a large matinee audience
has not been seen here in many years.
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.COnforters, So.

Lightweight Comforters, filled
with fine white carded cotton and
with novelty silkoline covering, 81.
You will find these Comforters
preferable to the heavy, unsightly
kind at the same price.
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flats, Rugs
and Art Squares.

Scotch Linoleum Mats for use
under your winter stoves. VIII
protect your carpets and are or
namental. Price 81.
Oilcloth Mats, size I yard by Il
yards, fancy centers with border.
Price, Csc.
Imitation Wilton Floor Rugs
in handsome designs and fringed
ends. Can be had in deep red,
rich shade of olive, terra Gotta or
old blue. Price, So "a.
Art Squares in new Scotch
checks, Io8 inches square, for s..
Make excellent crumb cloths for
any dining room.
From our recent successful rug
sale we are still offering at ST each
Scotch Rugs with velvet pile and
in choice Oriental patterns.
ran7enfO.
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ChiIdren's Tiger Kid
School Shoes.

Tiger kid has a dull finish and
is soft and pliable. It is to be
relied upon for good hard wear.
Shoes made from it do not hurt
the feet, and are good fitting as
far as the leather is concerned.
Children's and Misses Tiger
Kid Shoes, with spring heels, neat
round toes. Sizes 81 to II, ST IS.
Sizes III to 2, ST Is. Sizes p to
7, Gor large girls and women), s..
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CitY's Finances.

Following is the report of City Auditor
Young for the week ending Saturday,
The Progress., 1897-11-06

scruDu7oug1v observed and enforced.
TO Judge Of the political liberty enjoyed
ir Costa RIGA it is only necessary to
read the press Of the country. In it all
matters. even those more apt to arouse
political passions, are discussed with,
absolute freedom. The administration
Is criticised with impunity by those who
do not share its views.
Elections N Costa Rica are always ex-
a-npt from that military coercion SO
common in other Spanish-American
countries. The term Of President lyle
sias expires within a short time. His
poDuleritv is such that his reelection
viii surprise nobody. One of the pub
lie act Of President Iglesias during the
three wears Of his presidential term was
the abolition Of the tobacco and alcohol
monCDClics which were hitherto in the
hands OF the government. These in
dustries are now dourishing under the
saIutary laws Of competition. The gold
standard has been established under
very practical and scientific law based
on sound principles Of political econ
o7nv. a railroad from the capital to the
Pacific coast win soon be an accom-
plished fact. And the Bay of Tivides
will, within short period, be converted
into one of the best ports on the Pacific.
After this long inventory of the bril-
/ liant and important works executed or
| undertaken during President 1glesias'
/ administration, it is only logical to pre-
sumo. saws the New York Herald, that
/ the gratitude OF his countrymen will
make his reelection probable. tits safe
to assume that such an event would
tend to prolong the reign of peace and
| PROSPERITY initiated under his rule.
The Progress., 1897-11-06

It is the general b1-.ef on the part
of Americans Tat the South American
republics ar 6. countries OF eHo1-
nous natural / ouEcas that have re-
manned and VIII -eaal fer many years
undeveloped owing TO 'heLr E1IsgoYerH-
ment under military despots whose "a
Pacity proyokes periodical reTol utons
that shake those nations 20 their very
foundation.
While the nr-al and tntet.ee, 1al de-
fciencies Of tn Preme naaG-s ira Le'5 OF
some OF those countries are not eN-
The Progress., 1897-11-06
8ire S tntk
IS
CORNER FEED RACK.
HOW the vy-oYk of Feeding HOfse"
Can Re SinrpliHed.

The Importance OF having everything
as handy as possible in and about the
far1n-building is not to be ignored. The
work of feeding horses can often be
simplifed by erecting feed racks, as
herewith represented in the cut, in the
corner of each stall, right above the
manger. Such a rack takes up little
noon, practically speaking, and when
one is in a hurry during springs work
The Progress., 1897-11-06

and the like, he can give his horses
their hay ration in short meter, for the
rack should be connected by means of
The chute with the NOW overhead.
When the grass harvest is gathered.
should the barn be crowded with hay,
the. mouth Of the chute over each stall
may be covered with board, SO as to-
prevent hay from settling down into il
when not desired. Tt rarely takes long
for enough of the hay to be fed out So
that 1t may be uncovered again.-Fred-
ericll 0. Sibley, in n. Y. Tribune.
Salts made &c order from S12 so up at
I'll Harm Co