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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-10
ONE MlLLIONAIRE'S START.
He Earned $40 by Throwing the
Strong Man of Show.

"lIad I caught my train that night, I"
laughed the man who had nothing To do
for d quarter Of century but sit and
watch pine trees grow TO swell his banK
account, II would probably be farmer
now trying TO raise n mortgage and a few
other things | had gone to "A little town
in lower Wisconsin to see colt that u
man there wanted To sell me. / was a
good Judge of stock ana shrewd oil q
trade, but n greener country lad never
broke into town | would have walked
back to the farm after l found myself too
late for tho train, but l saw hand bill
announcing show that night, and
couldn't resist the temptation TO see 1t.
though il did cost a quarter.
In my hilarious appreciation l was
moro of an entertainer than they had on
the stage especially rs / was utterly OBJ
livious to the fact that did not look like
any one else in the audience. Toward the
end huge fellow came OUT. tossed cam
non balls i'm the air, held men out at
arms length and lifted heavy weights.
After this showing Of his prowess he
offered $40 to anyone whom he could not
throw inside of two minutes l was the
crack wrestler in all our section, though
none present knew it, and felt as though
the challenge was aimed directly at me.
turned hot and cold during a few sec.
onds of intense silence. Then I sprang
up, and as came out of my old blouse.
shouted: IN go you, b'gosh. There
was IA roar of laughter, and then some of
those about me urged me not to go up
there and have my neck broken. Bpt
one old man told me t. go in. IL was a
tough job, but / finally threw the giant
almost through the floor with "A tiplock.
There was "a little hestancy about giving
m, the s0 hut the crowd shouted till
got it. Then the old man took Inc home
with bin, and in week had charge of
all the teams in lis lumber lamps. In
time became IA partner, and he cleared
the way To make me rich. That was
really match for million. detroit
Free Press.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-10
Il was regarded by the Boston Theological

L was regarded by the Boston Theological
school, which has promptly expelled Mr.
Reader. Was his department quite dig
nified and Christian likeY That was the
only question. Ihe faculty OF the theo-
logical school decides that IL was not, and
II will strike most persons that II con.
tributed chiefly to a sensational adver-
tiscment for the freak show. Mr.
Reader, on his own behalf, claims that he
did nothing immoral or illegal, and that
no needed money. His seems TO be another
case of did no wrong. But is il not
assumed that a minister will do no wrong
under the statute, while IL is also OK
pected that he will keep himself clear of
incongruities
Who shall say that the unwritten law
OF conventions Is not good and whole
some thineS At any rate, laymcn as well
as ministers have rarely gained much
in a material way and probably not in
spiritual way by offending against it.
Christ the Savior Himself found the ten
commandments one short for the general
purposes of his day and generation and
added an eleventh which is recognized as
OF considerable importance as a rule Of
conduct in human world Since then
the world has had to make its own sub
sldiary rules according TO conditions and
environment Expediency figures as
factor in most OF them ana on the whole
1t is proved to be n fairly reliable light to
follow when in doubt.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-10
AN INSPIRED BOOK. ~
Address on the Bible Before tn. Biblical
Research Club.

"The Bible an Inspired Book" was
the subject OF Rev. III. nj. Kings address
before the members Of tho Biblical Re-
search Club Of Brown University last
evening. The speaker. who is pastor OF
the First Baptist church. said after dis
cussing the theory of evolution
i'm it's relation to the Christian religion.
that Social progress cannot bc called,
scientifically, social evolution, because it
is not the product of resident forces.
Religious evolution l. also misnOncr,
because Christi, nifty is not the product
Of natural forces but OF supernatural
forces
The Bible contains the plain record Of
numerous prophecies and Of their accurate
fulfllmept Moreover, take the person
of Jesus Christ. Ii Is unique. He could
not have hoen tho product Of natural
forces He was an ideal character. Christ
Is the unanswerable argument OF III o
religion. 80 long Gs lie remains In ihe
Bible II must be acknowledged as in
spired bv God. In the third rlaoc, take
the morality Of tho Bible IL Is the
highest and truest ever preached in tie
history of the world. Once more, take
the Bi bic as message OF comfort. lt
finds u response eveiywherc. The Bible
and the nature of man match each other
perfectly. Its divine fitness is evidences of
Its divine origin. Finally, look at the
splendid fruits of ths Bible us evidence oil
its divine origin.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-10
CLERICAL TROUBLES.

Rev. Thomas Dixon, Jr., of the Peoples
church in New York mingled himself by
his pulpit utteranoes in the recent
political campaign In that town and as a
result his choir OF forty members went on
strike in sympathy with the church
organist who IS Cuban and was opposed
to Seth Low whose cause the Clergyman
espouSed. Seth Law. it is to the pur-
pose To explain, has not shown himself
particularly friendly To the Cuban cause
IL appears that the divine olitician was
between two fires although he didn't
know it. lie was threatened early in the
campaign with the withdrawal OF the
support of one OF his money contributing
flock because he did not boom, the Low
party and now the result OF his taking
the hint Is the strike Of his Cuban
organist and the chorus choir. AS Mr..
Dixon pathetioally observed, "tbis shows
what thoruy path preacher has who
insists on saying what Inc thinks
Verify. this is so. lhe parson in poll
tics at any rate occupies a position that
the public has not yet como to agroe up-
ON as wholly wise and proper As rule
we should say that in the case of the
m mister II is a safe thing not TO carry
his pulpit into field about the propriety
of which there is any question. But some
OF the ministerial profession, and DIR.
Dixon is an example OF the kind, seem
to find an easy road to notoriety II not
to fame by fooling with what n goodly
proportion of public sentiment, rightly or
Sooner or later such usually find tho path
"thorny" with very material thorns
Proverbially, the shoemaker should stick
10 his last. Just what the parson should
stick to is matter for discussion. per.
haps, but ns u steady rule he wilt make no
mistake IL lac rcstralns himself from par
ticipation in affairs Of the sort that create
discussion rs 90 the propriety of his ven.
turing to tackle them
Here Is the Rev. George Rcader of Bos.
-leiar-too. Ne. itsadsr went to frrHk
museum and married n courl, IN cage
Of lions. That is the couuls were I'm the
cage NJ lions The minister was without.
This made only technical difference.
however 80 far a. hi, indisrrction 10 per-
forming the ceremony was concerned. rs
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-10
Sunday School Association.

The Rhode Island Sunday School AS
ISOLATION will meet I'm annual state con-
vention I'm the Alathewson street church
and Grace church on Nov. l6 and IL.
There will be three sessions each day,
held in the Mathewson street church, ex-
capt the Wednesday afternoon meeting,
which will bc at Grace church.
Among tho speakers who will make ad-
dresses ap Rev T.. a. Dunning ID. d.,
editor of the Congregationalist Boston;
Rev. Hamilton &. Mabie. LL. ID, Home
secrrtarv of the Baptist Missionary
Union and editor ~ the New York Ont
look. whose subject will Do sunday
II. Blaseslee. ID. n..who will spcak nn
Gods silent Witnesses ~ ILLUSTRATED
with stcreopticon Prot " NJ. liammil,
International Field Worker IN Normal
Department and y. :. Greet the black
board instructor
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-10
DEATH NOTICES.

COLNIN-In Hope Il. / sth inst, Hanan
Colvin aged ~ years
Funeral from his late residence, Hope.
Thursday, llth inst, at o'clock u. ~. Rela
tives and friends are invited to attend.
DINON-At Westerly, X l., sth inst, Nathan
Fellows Dixon. son OF the late Hon. Ma.
than r. Dixon and Harriet T.. Dixon, aged
- years.
Funeral NJ his late residence. at 2J o'clock
thursday afternoon Burial private. Please
omit flowers.
McQUAlD-ln this city. ON the 9th inst,
James T.. son of Dauil and the late Mary
B. MrQunid. aged "a years, month and l
day.
Funeral from his parents residence "a
Ouaid stree ON Friday. 18th inst, ~ y 10
~ m. Relatives and friends are invited To
a. tend
iOBlN-In this cifv. on the 9th inst, Mary
A. Iulin aged l,i wears.
funerai 1huraEy morning. ihe ilih inst.
n t3N u'clUCk. from The residence ~ her
nnci- Dennis sullivan. - Furnace street.
Relatives and friends sre invited 10 attend.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-10
THE MYSTERY OF HEREDITY.

Out of two hundred and twenty-five
pupils in the gammar schools i'm Chicago
who attained certain percentage of
efficiency, only twenty-five were boys.
lhis would indicate that girls are about
four times as bright as boys. 1t is hard
to understand these things and straighton
mp the rules of beredity. 1t is, We believe,
the accepted rule that boys "take after"
their mothers and the girls after their
fathers. II they, the women, are the
smarter. the boys, taking after their
mothers, should also be the smarter. If
the men are the smarter then the girls,
taking after their fathers" should he
smarter 1t is difficult riddle to
unravel Medical Record.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-10
THE BIGGEST APPLE ORCHARD.

"The biggest apple orchard in tire
world is in X ansas, said Mr.. George NJ.
Noble, vice president or a big final o al
company of Topeka.
"It comprises 1900 acres. and in single
season the crop of apples has brought the
owner $40, 900. Kansas people are begin
ming to get large revenue from such by
products of the land. A few years ago
there was little or no money made from
a source that now brings in millions-tbe
dairy and poultry business. These in
dustries are now conducted on scientific
principles, and are being taken hold of 10y
college bred men with especial training.
The state is onjoyinR an era Of wonderful
prosperity. The stories in the press Of the
rush of farmers 10 pay off mortgages have
not been exaggerated. The farmers have
money to cane, ! their debts ana arc got
ting free of all encumbrances on their
property. Washington Post;
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-10
Last summer there was convention of

Last summer there was a convention of
Mayors and such, the only accomplish
ment of which was the organizing" of
an indefinable body that carries the
pretentious title of League of Ameri-
can Municipalities. As nearly "a its pur-
pose can be understood 10y the average
outsider, the municipalities of the land
are to be improved by this weird comb.-
nation. That anything of practical bcnc
fit will come from 1t, however, Is only a
very remote possibility.
Now we are informed that a nun
Ter of wise citizens from all over
tho country are going to hold n
convention in New York for the purpose
of ELECTION law reform" including reform
of the primary meeting
There is daily evidence that the next
census will show no decrease in that part
- the population classified as fussy folk.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-10
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND PROV
IDENCE PLANTATIONS. .
Thanksgiving Proclamation.

By HIS EACEl.LENCY ElIsEA DYER.
In grateful acknowledgements to Almighty
God for all tho dressings vouch safed 30 ths
nation ana 10 tho state curing thc last year,
and in accordance with the proclaim ton OF
the President of the United States. !. ELISHA
DYER Governor uf the state Of Rhode Island
and providence Plantations, do hereby APP
point
THURSDAY. THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF
NOVEMBER NEXT,
n day OF
PUBLIC THANKSGIVING AND PRAISE
Following the pious custom OF our fore
fathers, let us upon that day abstain from
orr usual avocations. assemble in our accus-
toned places of worship, render hgmb. aud
hearty thanks for tho iDnumerablo benefits
we have received, and in the exercise of
charity and loving kindness, endepvor 10
make ihe day one OF actual THANKSGIVING and
happiness TO all sorts and conditions OF men
wltnin ths borCors 0f onr commonwealth
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, have
herointo set ms hand and caused
the Seal If tho Stntc tr- be affixed
at Providence. this sixth day of
November in the year of our Lord
(L. b one thousand eight hundred and
ninety -seysn. OF the founding of
the State tho 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, 1897-11-10
PRESIDENCY OF THE BOARD.

fkESfDLNCf oF THE BOAkD'
As to the selection by the members of
the newly elected Board of Aldermen of
thoir president there seems to bo an un-
usual and not uninteresting condition.
As is generally understood. the presi-
dency OF the Board is an honor chiefly of
sentiment No prerogatiyes attach to il
except in event of absence of the Mayor,
when the Boards president becomes the
acting Mayor AS matter of record, the
Mayor is always on duty whenever oppor-
tunity might arise for an acting Mayer
t. particularly distinguish himself and
in only one instance has the death OF
Mayor occurred TO give the acting Mayor
anything more than nominal occupancy
of the ofiice-that Of Thomas A. Doyle
whose taking away resulted In Acting
Mayor Robbins assuming the Office for
six months, which service was followed
and rewarded 10y his election to the
mayoralty.
Under such circumstances tho members
of the Board have usually bonored their
senior member with the presidency, a
pleasant courtesy that has been 80 general
ly recognized as a tribute 10 length OF
service chiefly. In the Board of 1896
Alderman Burbank, a new member, was
put up for the honor as recognizing the
Democratic Goo-Goo success at tho polls
but the Board hung TO its traditions and
chose Alderman Little the dean OF the
Board
Now, in the Board of 1898 IL appears
that Alderman Mccarthy of Ward Three
will be the senior member, his term Of
continuous service antedating by one
year that of Alderman Wlnsor whose
service in the Board is the next longest
Had Alderman Pierce been reelected his
term would have matched that of Alder
man Mccarthy, but as il is the latter
will be the senior member i'm the new
Board He is Democrat.
The interesting question Is, will poll
tics now become factor as opposed to
seniority Of service in the selection of a
president? Ia the past seniority and
politics have both worked together since
the senior member has for years been
Republican and the majority in the
Board has been Republican also. Thus
there has been no issue between them.
In the new Board. four OF the Aldermen
have oeen elected as Democrats and six ms
Republicans, while the senior alderman is
OF the minority and partisanship may thus
for the first time, we believe, bs brought
into conflict with seniority when tho
Board organizes and chooses it's president,
unless couple of the Republican votes
go To Alderman Mccarthy ana establish
precedent for all time i'm favor OF the lat
ter ALLEGATION. the priority OF which is
confused by the fact that il has hereto
fore been identical with Republicanism
I'm politics.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-10

The new commissioner of reciprocity.
Mr. John Kassop. Is especially fitted for
the position to which he has been az.
pointed. He is an eminent diplomat and
when sery ing as minister to Austria, and
also as minister to Germany, rendered
valuable service to this country from u
commercial standpoint Mr. Kssson is
aow engaged In getting his new depart
ment into running order
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-10

The cbrysanthcmum is again the queen
OF the season. the prestige Of this remark
able flower increasing rather than show
ing any symptom OF wane with success
sive seasons as leading candidate for
favor In the horticultural world. And tn,
Rhode Island Horticultural Society. an
organization that accomplishes annually
tremendous lot Of good 60 floral I'm.
terests and pleasure for the public with.
out making any fuss about IL, is going 10
give us fine display Of the handsome
flower that reigns over the season TO.
gether with other beautiful II less con.
spicuous blooms. This Is tno society's .
fifty second fall exhibition and a. usual
its line and Instructive show IL put with
In the reach of ali the people by n partlc.
ularly modest scale Of prices Asa feast
Tor the eyes and in an educational May
these exhibitions have always been re-
markably successful and deserving ot
public patronage and we take IL that the
show that opens tomorrow will pc even
ahead Of the society's already high
standard Of worth and beauty.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-10

Coughs and colds need not
be endured; they can be
cured, and that quickly.
Many mixtures are tenn
porary in effect, but Scott's
Emulsion Of Cod-liver Oil
with Hypophosphites is a
permanent remedy.
The oil feeds the blood
and warns the body; the
hypophosphites tone up the
nerves; the glycerine soothes
the inhamed throat and lungs.
The combination cures.
This may prevent serious
lung troubles.
s,s ,nd s. % ,n druggists
scoTT & BOVINE, Chemists, Ns~ ferk
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-10

Miss Willard says that what women to-
day need is "a better physique, and that
means nutritious diet, simpler food loose
corsets larger shoes and fresh air at
night. y All this, except the corssts. would
be equally good for the men.-St Louis
Globe Dem ocrat
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-10

faith. The doubts of Christians and even
their positive unbelief do not arise from any
lack OF love TO God. but from simple lack
of the demonstration OF tho healing power
among Christians. Most of them would gladly
believe II they could. and 10 them Christ
offers proofs, IA He did once to Thomas. that
they may "be not faithlcss but believing
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-10

We inherit, too, from our Anglo. Saxon
ancestors cardinal contempt for the
uniforms and brass buttons that play SO
important role in continental Europe.
The negligent attire of General Grant is
a matter of history. and it is but a re-
lection of the national spirit. In our
contempt for red tape we swing too far
the other way. That we can be as tidy
and ms trim as any nation is shown at
west Point and on board of our war
ships The spirit of slouch is an artificial
production, born of rapid growth and
consequent wastefulness. - Cincinnati
Times Star.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-10
A Scheme For Flushing Providence
River.
To the Editor of The News:

Sir-In the carly days Of the oil busi-
ness at Oil Creek in Western pennsyl-
vania, the oil men would dam up the
watcr at the head OF the creek. and then
let 10 60 with rush, anu scour out the
bed ot the creek. and remove everything
dang r us 10 health.
/ dave been thinking IL the city Ol
Providence would have largs dam. say
at Mcrino on the WoonasquatuckPt river,
and after collecting good supply of
water Let 10 loose To run down into the
Providence river at low tide once or
twice each week IL might do world OF
good, in securing out the bed and sides
Of those rivers and remove the ulth now
there.
Yours Respectfully,
l. /. II.
Providence Oct g. 1897
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-10

II that reported find OF manuscript writ
by Pontius PLATE is to be credited, IL
must also be assumed that Pontius re-
osivcd his literary training in the new
journalism of his time.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-10

Mamma, "said little Freddy, excitedly,
"the ferryboat we were on almost ran
into another ferryboat while crossing the
river
did ity asked mamma, anxiously.
q" Yes, inueed I'm sure tbcte would
have been "A collision If the other boat
hadn't back -pedalei. Harper Bazaar.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-10
A LITTLE HUMOR,
Providence, Oct. s. 1897.

Remembe ber my boy" said the middle
aged gentleman. that contentment is
better than riches.
so,ra,h; ,op,'oa 'nJ % younr ln"n, ,t' wno
=" that is to say, ~ would b. N there
were any such thing. Washington star
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-10

That the churches will not refuse tu tolerate
n belief in Christ's express teachings in eyi
dent by the rapid growth within all denomi.
nations ~ faith I'm prayer and OF interest in
the phenomena Of spiritual healing. The
gain 10 spiritual life Of church accepting
fully this belief could not lie less than that
which wa know to accrue To an individual
who comes into the new life of faith. The
mission Of metaphysics - To- Christians. to
teach them what Jesus meant hy n more
abundant life, what He meant hy the peace
that passeth all understanding, u what lie
meant Ivy His repeated promises ~ power 20
those who should believe The church s the
true body ~ Christ" heir 20 the promises
and enttilcd 10 the full fruition OF the life Of
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-10

The Democratic victory in Kentucky
wasn't OF kind to advance W. Z. p.
Breckinridge's chances for Congress-
which Is some consolation.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-10
Official
Advertising.

This newspaper publishes official
advertising Of tho 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, 1897-11-10
THE POINT OF VIEW.

Bliss Carman, the poet, boasts that he
never reads the newspapers. But he can I
deny that Ia unloads some rather shoddy.
like verse on them. New York Mail and
Express
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-10

Germany's imperial naval program to
raise funds for ship building by increas-
ing the tax on beer naturally fell as fat
as she proverbial pancake
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-10

"ThrowinR of the yoke Of Platt" is a
popular amusement in New York state,
and the game usually finishes in the same
way. The yoke hangs on.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-10

War scares in Wall street have cost in
vsstors already enough money to pay for
two three ordinary every day wars.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-10
MARRIED.

FLAGG-GORToN-l this city oct. s. ly
Rev. Walter =. Mclntire. Grace Darling
Gorton 20 James Milledge Flagg, both Cl
Providence.
MARTIN N-SHERMAN-At The homa Of III
bride, 81 bns'., uy RN. c. u. wsh,n. NJ .
William a. Martin 81 nehoboth, Mass,
and Miss Bertha L.. sherman Of Seekonk,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-10

Critic-You are not maintaining the
hiQb standard which YOU set at your
theatre when the season opened.
Manager-No; I've stopped encouraging
art to give the people what they want. -
Philadelphia North American.
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rins-Where's your daughter,

Mrs. Sprlggins-Where's your daughter,
Mrs. WigRinsy
Mrs. wigeins-She's gone to the cook
irg school. And that reminds me, j must
go into the kitchen and get supper, for
she II be as hungry as bear when she
gets home New York Weekly.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-10

Scheminski--VatS You take bath
efery day? Vat torg
Brown-Oh, IL makes fellow feel
better.
"Chust because it makes you vecl pet
tery You must Pc Won Of dem ebbicures. -
Indianapolis Journal.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-10

by the way, when is the new railroad
depot TO be opened to the public for busi-
ness as we'll as for show?
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-10

kittie-l heard today YOU married your
husband to reform him
Sarah-l did.
kittie-Why, | didn't know he had any
had habits
Sarah-Hc had one--hc was q bachelor.
- Boston Traveller.