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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-24
WEST HEARING POSTPONED.

There was further postponement OF
the hearing in tho Municipal Court this
morning Of the petition for the removal
Of Mrs. Margaret West as one of tho ad-
ministrators on the estate Of the lato
George j. West, until Sept Z.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-24
RAIN STOPPED FAIR.

Woonsocket, H. l., Aug %. l.-Rain In
terfored with the opening Of the Woon
socket Fair TO-DAY and the program was
postponed To tomorrow.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-24
LACKS BACKBONE.

There has teen one great trouble. how
ever, in Johnston, whenever any crusade
has heen begun against the CRYING evil OF
gambling IL always lacked backbone a
good stiff vertebrae would have been the
essential thing hut there was never man
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-24

arrival Of President Mckinley at
O'Clock in the afternoon, the banquet ten
dered him by Columbia Post Of CHICAGO
and the parade of naval veterans and ex-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-24
Lack of Backbone in Action
of Officials.
Law Breakers Can Pay For PrOtec-
tiOn and Feel Safe.
Nucleus OF a Real Attempt TO Stamp Out
the Evil In 0lneyylll,.

Those who recall the fake action Of tho
Johnston Town Council OF last year upon
tho gambling situation will smile at the
period of mastery inactivity which inn
mediGtely followed the order Tromul-
gated by those officials No ono to this
day can positively state that Town
Sergeant Holbrook carried out the man
dates of the Council, which had made a
huge bluff at hearkening tn the petition
Of many of the towns most respectable
citizens that gambling be wiped out in
Johnston No matter whether the order
was given 60 the fraternity or not 10
olcse up and leave town, they did not
close up, but have since remained, doing
business at the old stands, TO the everlast-
ing shame of the police and the regu larly
authorized officials
CONNIVANCE OF OFFICIALS.
1t is not altogether defiance, for vixen
the unholy traffic is conntvGd at by men
vested with power 10 quickly stamp out
She evil by the nero issuing of their Hat,
there can he no defiance. Bat still the ex-
pressed wishes of the very best element in
Johnston are that the crime of gambling
and tho misery resultant shall be done
away with, and the stigma OF shame in
consequence of this unsaSory element
removed from the erstwhile fair name
OF the town.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-24

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The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-09-05
Sued For His Wedding Expenses.

Joseph Hackctt of Long Island City,
n. Y, married Miss Grace E. Ferris of
that place Oh Dec. 10, 1895. The mar
riage was not made public until March,
1896. The couple have since separated.
In the police court recently DR.. Patrick
J. McKeown brought suit against Hack
EFT for $37. so, which he said he lent
him at the time of the marriage. Ac-
cording to the doctor, Hackett confided
to him that he was about to marry Miss
Ferris and that he needed $12. so in or
der to purchase the wedding ring. The
physician advanced the cash, and a few
days later Hackett borrowed $25 from
him to meet the expense of short we'd
ding trip. Hackett did not defend the
suit, and judgment was taken against
him by default.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-09-05
A WONDERFUL CAT.

1t Reasons Like Man and Has Full
knowledge of Cause and Effect.
Charles Talcott of Starrucca, Pa, has
a remarkable cat. The other night Mr..
Talcott came home with his feet wet.
He could not find his bootjack, so he
couldn't remove his boots While he
was searching for it the cat came into
the chamber, remained moment, lis
tening to his masters opinion of the
missing implements spiritual deserts
and then withdrew.
Leaving the house, the cat went d.
rectly into the garden of an adjoining
house, looked up at chamber and lift
ed up its voice in song In few mo-
ments the window above was thrown
up and something was hurled out with
tremendous force, striking the earth
near the performer. 1t was a bootjack.
The cat without waiting to finish the
note he had just attacked dragged the
useful implement up stairs and laid it
at his masters feet.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-09-05
ATLANTA
Per cent

Mr. Hershaw, i'll commenting on
these tables, says ut is TO be seen that
in all of the cities the death rate for
consumption is high among the colored
people, the lowest rate being S4.74 per
10000 in Richmond and the highest
~. 20, in Charleston. -
There is reason for great concern and
anxiety as to the excessive prevalence
of this disease among the colored people.
Unless checked and reduced to a normal
state it may, i'll the cou BE of years, be
a deciding factor in the ultimate fate of
the race. The prevalence OF tubercular
and scrofulous diseases-consump
scrofula and leprosy-has caused the
weaker races of the earth to succumb
before the rising tide of Christian civ
ilization. II. Thomas Fortune in New
York Sun.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-09-05

A live toad imbedded in solid clay
for centuries without food, air or light
This is the story told by workman in
tunnel in Illinois when he appeared
among his fellows, bearing in his hands
fat and blinking chopper, " which he
declared was discovered by him in a
bed of hardpan clay and when liberated
by blow of his pick had jumped out
and croaked good morning" to him.
When released, it stretched itself and
acted as if it was rejoicing at it's free
dom. The workmen have the toad at
their quarters Chicago Times Herald.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-09-05
SPINS LIKE A TOP.
A Little Boy Is Tortured by a Peculiar
Nervous Malady.

A Little Boy Is Tortured by a Peculiar
Nervous Malady.
A little boy, the son of prominent
people in Jersey City, is afflicted with
a most extraordinary malady. Involun-
tarily he spins like top. Every few
steps, whether he walks or runs, he
turns his body all the way around two
or three times He wishes not to re-
Volve, he tries not to revolve, but he
has no more control over the revolu-
tons of his body than he has over the
revolutions of this mundane sphere.
These "forced motions" have grown in
force and frequency upon the unhappy
boy since he learned to walk.
Lately DR.. Charles K. Mills and DR..
". G. Spiller, two eminent physicians
of Philadelphia who are specialists in
diseases of the nervous system, carefully
examined this whirling boy.
1.-The interesting feature in the case"
said the distinguished physicians, els
the tendency of the patient to revolye
while walking. He has been taught
since he entered the school that he must
overcome this impulse. He insists that
'he cannot help turning.
"It is impossible at present to decide
whether these revolutions which he
cannot help are the result of organic
or functional conditions.
eff some one would devise a method
by which the Roentgen rays could give
us photograph of brain within a
skull, our means of diagnosing would
then give positive results in such diff
cult problems. New York Journal.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-09-05

careless, is the saving of seed corn. The
best time to attend to this is while the
corn is still standing in the fields. SIM
gle out the finest ears, on the best de-
veloped and most productive stalks.
Mark these and when they have come
to full maturity store away in a well
ventilated place. where they will
be safe from rats and damp and ready
for use when needed. If this plan was
generally followed not only would the
yield of our corn crop gradually and
materially increase, but the quality also
would be much improved.
COTTON PICKING.
It is the earliest pickings that are u.s.
ually the cleanest and which bring the
best price. 1t is a mistake to wait until
the fields are white to begin Anuue
pected storm or an extended period of
wet weather may work incalculable in
jury. The point to be aimed at is to
get our cotton to the markets in the
best possible condition. The classified
ton is becoming more strict each year,
and our careless methods of handling
and baling this, our main dependence
as money crop, have given rise to a
heavy tare. which must come out of the
pockets Of the farmers.
PEA SEED.
Atevery favorable opportunity gather
peas for seed. The high price this year,
owing to last years short crop,
shows the Importance of sowing
enough at least for your own USE Every
farmer, who has tried this crop, knows
its value to his land and to his stock.
and while the gathering of the seed
comes at an inconvenient time, as it
often conflicts with other important
work, no effort should be SCARED to
house plenty of seed and to do this
work as soon after they are ripe as pos.
sible.
The crops of potatoes, ground peas,
sorghum, peas, etc, now coming in, are
of great assistance in pushing the hogs
to a more satisfactory and rapid as
as we'll as less costly maturity. Those
intended for pork should be ready for
the first cold spell in November or De.
cember. Each day after that is much
added expense without any compensaL-
ing profit.
The effects of the steady rains during
the last of August prove what has been
so often asserted before. that any pre-
dlctlons at this season as to the final
yield of the cotton crop are exceedingly
uncertain and may be misleading.
While the beginning of August found
the general prospect most promising
the close of the month witnessed fall
ing off over the entire south. The
heavy and long continued rains have
not only caused rust, but have produced
sappy growth of the cotton plants,
and short spell of dry hot weather,
by causing the fruit to She'd would now
reduce the average still lower.
R. I. NEsBTr. Commissioner.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-09-05

Thousands Of bathers and strollers on
the board walk at Atlantic City wit
messed battle between setter dog
and shark over four feet in length.
The dog was swimming just beyond the
breakers when he was attacked by the
shark The dog soon became the ag-
gressor, and little by little he gained
the ascendency. He killed the shark
and dragged it ashore. Then he trotted
away.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-09-05
WHEELING TO KLONDlKE.
Two Men Possessing Total of Three Legs
Have Gone to the Goldfields.

Two Men Possessing Total of Three Legs
Have Gone to the Goldfelds.
Two bicycles lashed together, with a
rowboat between them, containing pro-
visions, clothing, bedding, mining i'm
plements and an adjustable umbrella
like awning, pushed by two men with
three legs between them, attracted much
attention in Elizabeth, N. j., the other
day.
The rig out was that of Toney Sauer
and Paul Ball, who are on their way
to the Klondike goldfields. They expect
to get to the Klondike in so days.
Sauer, the one legged man, rides a
bicycle with one pedal. He designed
their boat, which is portable and can
be taken to pieces. Both men have been
to the Klondike before, and they expect
to return in palace parlor car
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-09-05

and swapping. did not know what it
was, but there was something in the sound
so strange, that it made me tremble all
over. The other horses were now all
awake; some were pulling at their hal
tiers, others were stamping
AT last card steps outside, and the ost-
Ter who had put up the travellers horse
burst into the stable with lantern, and
began to unite the horses, and try to lead
them oat but he seemed in such hurry
and so frightened himself that he fright
ened me still more. The first horse would
not go with him; he tried the second and
third, and they too would not stir. He
came TO me next and tried to drag me out
OF the stall by force; of course that was no
use. He tried us all by turns and then
left the stable.
No doubt we were very foolish, but dan
ger seemed to be all round, and there was
nobody we knew to trust in, and all was
strange and uncertain. The fresh air that
had come in through the open door made
it easier to breathe, but the rushing sound
overhead grew louder, and as I looked up
ward, through the bars of my open rack, l
saw red light Pickering on the wall.
Then heard a cry of Fire! !" outside. and
the old ostler quietly and quickly came
in: he got one horse out, and went to
another, but the flames were playing round
the trap door, and the roaring overhead
was dreadful.
EThe next thing 1 heard was Jamess
voice, quiet and CHEEKY, as it always was
Come, my beauties, it is time for US TO
be off, 50 wake up and come along" l
stood nearest the door, so he came to me
fret, patting me as he came in.
Come, Beauty, on with your bride, my
boy, we'll soon be out of this smother" 1t
was on in no time; then he took the scarf
off his neck, and tied it lightly over my
eyes, and shouted, Here somebody take
this horse while go back for the other"
A tall broad man stepped forward and
took me- and James darted back into the
stable I set up a shriil whinny as cav
them 60 Ginger told me afterwards, that
whinny was the best thing L could have
done for her, for had she not heard me
outside, she would never have had cour-
age to come out.
There We much confusion in the yard ;
the horses being got out of other stables,
and the carriages and gigs being pulled
out of the houses and sheds, lest the
flames should spread further. On the
other side the yard, windows were thrown
up, and people were shouting all sorts of
things; but kept my eye fixed on stable
door, where the smoke poured out thicker
than ever, and | could see flashes of red
light; presently heard above all the stir
and din a 'oud clear voice. which | knew
was masters
(ro be continued next Sunday)
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-09-05
CHAPTER XVI.
THE FIRE.

Later on in the evening, travellers
horse was brought in by the second ostler,
and whilst he was cleaning him, a young
man with pipe in his IN outh lounGed in
to the stable to gossip.
81 say, fowler, said the ostler, "iu st
run up the ladder into the loft and put
some hay down into this horses rack will
you? only lay down your pipe"
"All right" SAID the other, and went up
through tie trap door; L heard him step
across the floor overhead and put down
the hay. James Came in to look at us the
last thing, and then the door was lock ed
l cannot say how long had slept, nor
what time in the night it was, but | woke
up very uncomfortable, though hardly
knew why. got up; the aif seemed all
thick and choking. heard Ginger cough
ing, one of the other horses seemed very
restless it was quite dark, and | could see
nothing, but the stable seemed full of
smoke, and hardly knew how to breathe
The trap door had been left open, and |
thought that was the place it came
through l listened, and heard soft
rushing sort of noise, and low cracking
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-09-05
In the KIondike Land.

Molly, go to packin.
Jenny, lend hand.
It's nothin We'll be lackin
In the Klondike land.
Fellers there in clover
Never mind Il cold,
Tilt an iceberg er
An grabble the gold.
Here the weather's sunny.
Summer has her sweets,
But what is milk an honey
To wallSin golden streetsp
Here we're in woe storm,
Gittin poor an old.
There's where every snowstorm
Is siftin down the gold
Take yer hives O. honey,
Overturn the milk,
Ruther roll in money
An dress the gals in silk.
So, Molly, go to pacllin.
Jenny, lend hand.
It's nothin Wen be lackin
In the Klondike land.
Fl. L. Stanton in Atlanta Constitution
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-09-05

g. H. lookout, full blooded Indian,
has been appointed station agent at
Wilmore, Kan. He once worked as a
section hand, but learned telegraphy
and educated himself in English.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-09-05
SAVING OF SEED CORN.

Another feature of saving our corn
crop, about which we are proverbially
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-09-05

Cro be continued next Sunday }
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-09-05

With the exception of few reports
Of cholera among hogs. and some red
water among cattle. the condition OF
stock is good throughout the state.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-06-30

cept the Marechal Neil and LaFrance.
| have tried various kinds but they do
better on their own roots; in fact, the
only Marechal Neil l have is on it's
own roots and is very thrifty, but will
try budded roses again. The so-called
white LaFrance has died back but not
so bad as the pink. The Duchess of
Albany is very good grower, but
there are so many good teas and moi
settles / don't intend to fool much
time away with LaFrance and others
of the kind. The best time to buy
roses is from the LIST of October until
the last of February, never later, un-
less as an experiment. Geranium
TIT is true we cannot expect very
large plants when we get them TWEEN
ty for 81. yet we have seen excellent
results from these same collections.
Any one who would plant one of those
small dollhouse productions out in the
open ground here without protection
would make failure if they were fur
nished with the best plants that are
grown. Our stock since the freeze
was replenished by these 81 collec-
tons and we can say that out of TWEEN
ty plants set out we have twenty
growing, but they were cared for as
young tender plants should bed.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-06-30
Fireball Zinnias and Others.

What a bright spot the Zinnia bed
makes in the garden, and how easily
the gay things grow? [ like to plant
the seed, not to thickly in rich sun
ny bed, and then forget all about it
until the brilliant blossoms begin to
appear. The seedlings spring up
quickly, and are so strong and sturdy
that weeds seldom venture among
them.
There are wonderful shades of color
among the Zinnias. Starting with
white there are all the shades of yell
low from pale primrose to deepest Or
ange. Starting again with white, there
are dozen lovely shades of pink,
deepening gradually to carmine and
the richest crimson and to vivid car
anal. Then there are curiously strip
ed and notified sorts with curled-up
petals and starspangled centers.
For several years the Fireball Tin
MIA has furnished my bed with bril-
liant scarlet. The plants are dwarf,
but the flowers are large and very per-
feet in form. For cutting they are
prefera BILE to the mixed varieties, be-
ing all of one color, and beautiful
color at that. [ will be glad when
some enterprising florist takes to cat
aloguing each color separately, though
even then I shall probably find myself
unable to refrain from buying each
sort and planting all the colors in
crazyquilt fashion in one bed.-Car-
roll Watson Rankin, in Mayfower.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-06-30
For the Floral Department.
Roses in South Florida.

AS I've been growing roses for the
last ten years with more or less sue
cess on this west coast, will tell you
my methods, but first will give you a
few don'ts. When you get your rose
catalogues and see a rose praised as a
new fine variety, and with high
price, don't rush in and buy it-yOu'll
get left sure. How do [ know? give
been there" Half the time it is an
old sort under a new name or else is
entirely untitled for your location.
Don't waste any money on FL. p, moss
or other hardy roses, very few are any
good in Florida, and the same of the
so-called hybrid teas. Experience is a
good teacher and I've had mine in the
last ten years. Vick's Caprice is a
very pretty spotted rose but dies back
badly and the roses are so short
stemmed, no good for cutting. Cut
flowers in winter is my stock in trade,
but please remember I'm only an
amateur in rose culture as yet Be-
fore the freeze of 94-95 l had some 100
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-06-30
Water Lilies in Tubs.

One of the most effective flower
beds | saw last summer was four tubs
of water lilies, in perfect glory while
most all the flowers in the yard were
parched and ruined by the drouth
The tubs were made of barrels sawed
in two and nicely arranged by elevat-
ing one of them on posts two and one
half feet high, with the other three
set around it. The space between the
tubs was filled with rock, piled in at
random.
The upper and central tub contain
ed a plant of the Egyptian Sacred
Lotus, the large leaves of which stood
not without one of it's gorgeous pink
blossoms for more than three months.
Around the edges of the tub were
growing parrots feather.
Of the lower tubs the first one had
Nymphaea Alba Candidissima for a
main plant. It's large leaves were in
terspersed with water peoples, which,
though a trife crowded, showed their
little lemon colored blossoms with
striking effect. The grand old Nym-
phaea was here, as in all other places,
the mainstay for white flowers, and
could be relied upon through the
whole season.
The second of the lower tubs had
Nymphaea Odorato Rosea for a cen
trail plant. While it's season of bloom
is not so long or it's habits of growth
so luxurious as some of the other va
rieties, yet it is Indispensable as a
good cheap pink lily. 1t had as COM
panions Nymphaea Pygmaea and Ply
maea Helveola, which combined to
make this beautiful tub.
In the third tub Nymphaea Mar
hacea Chromatella grew and furnished
it's light yellow flowers in greatest
abundance Here the water hyacinth
was also growing. 1t crept around
the edges and afforded an abundance
of beautiful spikes of blue flowers to
give contrast and harmony to the red,
white and yellow water lilies.
1t required about the same amount
of water to keep the tubs replenished
that it would if they had been planted
with any other kinds of plants in soil,
and this was all the culture necessary
through the whole summer The
manner of planting was simple-the
tubs being filled about two-thirds full
of garden soil enriched by well rotted
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-06-30

stable manure. The lilies were then
planted Qast of May) and the tubs
filled with water. A place where there
was plenty of sunshine was also Sc
lected for the water lily garden.-How
to Grow Flowers.