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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-27
MODEST CHARLESTON LADIES.

a letter from Charleston. :. c., saws:
lone thing that the outsider will find
cut pretty quick on Sullivans Island Is
that when the girls are Roiuv in bathing
ne is expected 90 take hin self cfT TO his
room or 90 To the back orch or any.
where out q sight. Tho first time thnt
the subject of the surf is hroached fe. i'm
his Ignorance Of low country ethics. mnv
voluntoor 60 take a swim, too. but 10 is
very soon enlightened regarding this
mattar oh, we w0uldn't 90 In with n
gentleman for ANYTHING will be choruscd.
mid an agitated twirlirg of bonnet
strings and tanner strcamers. and If Ig
presses for tho reason why and urges tho
safety OF masculine protection as a rrac.
ticai induCemept hs will be listened 90 in
silence or be given 60 understand thnt
none OF the island girls over 90 In with
men. that Is, except on moonlight nights.
with, maybe, n cousin, or brother never
with a stranger he average sullivan
Island girl detected ~ accident Ia her
bathing suit pulls her circuilr mnutle or
whatever wrap she hGuitunlly wears down
20 the waters edge. closer about her.
colors oven pinker than the lining of lcr
hat. and ileos procipitaioly. no matter
how deep the sand or how hot tho sun.
II the Intruder in teasing mood. throat
ems 90 pursue her. she calls cut. on.
np. don'tN and PUSHES gasping New
Orleans Times Democrat
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-27
VIRTUE REWARDED.

The Swiss newsnrers are not little do
lignted that tho hanoson sum OF 5000
francs which was voteu by tho City
Council of Moscow as n comm emoration
of tie assembling Of the twelfth Inter
national Medical Congress on Russian SOIL
should find It's way into switzerland. lt
was the express desire of the Moscow
Municipality that the prize should be
allotted TO some person who had dore
eminent service TO medical science dur
ing our generation. An international
committed of physicians was appointet,
under the presidency OF Professor Roth,
to discuss the somewhat delicate question
as 20 tie person hest qualified To receive
so honorable distinction Professor
Rudolph Virchow prOposed that the 5000
franc should be allotted TO tie Swiss
nhiianhtropist Henri Dunbnt as the
founder of the Society OF Red Cross. who
spent his whole income upon that great
exreriment in international humanity
and Is nav living in com narrative poverty.
lbe suggestion was unanimously adopted
Il ondOn Dali; News
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-27
PATENTS HAVE FRUIT GALORE.

In certain charity hospital In New
York, a young man IL Willing away tho
autumn days-with his leg in u plaster
cast. lie was hurt In a bicycle accident
about week ngo. and it was not thought
advisable Co remove him from the hos
pital TO his homo until tho bones in tho
wounded lee could he set. so he writhos
i'm pain and imuatienoo and receives cal
lcrs and accepts sympathy-as lefts "a
popular young man.
But the unique and pleasing feature OF
this painful tale is that the poor patients
IN tho ward who are permitted % cat
iruit, hy tie doctors, nre enjoying such
ir1sts as have probably never tefore been
offered 60 them Big golden pears, rosy
ch 'a kod peaches. hut-houso Frapcs md
other iuvuries FAR beyond the purses %
tho poor patients devoted families now
circulA'e among the unfortunatos who ara
in the ward # rho wounded man ~
means Ot course he IL the most popular
patient In tho building qud the recipients
81 his bounty are divided betwCen sorrow
ard Joy. now that he Is to leave them
f.T tho more comfortable SURROUNDINGS Of
bis own home.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-27
"BIG BIN" CRACKED AGAIN.

"Big Ben. so called after Sir Benia-
min Hal, who was the first COmmi ssiouer
of Works, whom the order for the clock
was given, was cast in 1856 at Norton,
near Stockton-o lees
From the north Of England this enor-
nous boil, weighing sixteen tons, was
conveyed TO London NY sea, where IL had,
on "A small scale ain ost as adventurous q
passnce rs the Egyptian obelisk, which
now graces the Thames embsnkment
once or twice during the voyage. indeed,
A. VA, feared that it would send the vessel
bonring it to the bottom of the ocean.
Not very long after the clock had been
pInced in temporary position at West
ninster-on oct. "a. lS51-and while it
was heing rurg. as was customary for n
short time at o'clock on Saturdays. 10
wa, noticed that it had crac ked. un-
certain sound.
On minute examination with light
ed candle "A crack was discovered To extend
from the rim about half way up the side.
Tho catastrophe Co an instrument which
cost 33i pounds raised the question as To
who was TO pay for rccasting 10. The
founders repudiatcd responsibility,
declaring that TOO heavy clappor (it
weighing H. cwL had been used.
inc authorities. however placed ON
r.p1rd that ~ was "porus, unhomogon-
Gus. unsound and a defective casting.
lie that as IL may. Big Ben was
Lrokon up and recast at y cost OF 1uo
rounds Its weight was lS tons, 10 ewt. 3
ui. ~ 10. It's diameter feet and It's
height outside : feet u inches. Ii was
r.ny for ihe fret time on Nov le. lebs.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-27

Highway robbery In the middle OF tho
uay. on one OF the city's main streets Is
not pleasapt incident TO report.
But the quick capture OF the robber Is
decidedly encouraging as il was highly
creditable 90 tho patrolInen and the ciii
zens who took part In the pursuit;
Ii is an old enough warning that ladies
who carry their purses in the hand offer
standing invitation TO assault and rob
berry and IL would doubtless DO far moro
conducive TO security IL tho dress maker
provided pocket room and the room was
used for the purse.
But the citizens, women included, ought
20 bo safe from harm ana loss even
though rules of prudence may often be
violated bv the individual.
And vigorous punishment meetod out
TO the criminal is the best Of safeguard
for the future
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-27
PIGEONS FOR THE NAVY.

The training OF the carrier pigeons for
use in tho United States navy Ii one OF
the interesting sights Of the Brooklyn
navy ward On July |, 1876 sixteen pairs
of brooding pigeons were there introduced
and domicled in pigeon ooto. anu since
that time breeding and training the BIRDS
hns been the work Of MIR. Howard Carter.
AT present there are 100 pigeons uder Lie
care. sixty OF which are In constant train
ing. When one month ola their eduoa.
tion begins. They are removed from tho
lower TO tho upper part OF the cote, and
drilled TO pass through tho bob wires In
it's tran When they have learned 10 push
these thick wires inside readily, In order
tu enter tho trap, that no valuable time
mnv be lost in catching them 20 secure n
message, they are ready FOR TIE next ser
les of drills These are intended 10 DO
yelop their powers OF sustaining them
selves In the mir. white nag attachec
t,n long pole IL fluttered among the
birls. and keeps them ciroling round for
"A half hour or more. At tho end OF two
months thoy aye given their FIRST "fy.
They are conveyed Co Governor Island
i'm n closed basket. anu are flown from
there. next from station Island. the Mar
COWS. Memo. n .I.. Atlantic CITY. nnd
Cape MAY. i'm turn. Each time q message.
I'm an aluminium hoIder Weighing eight
grains Is AttlohCd TO each leg, and So
curod Immediately on its arrival at tho
cote The birds now in trimming ars all
of last springs Matching. Their greatest
spced Is ilfty-six miles Per hour The
average speed from thirty 20 hfty miles.
Their longest flight covered "a distance Of
l45 miles In four hours and tiftv-oiRht
minutes Tho pigeons are 20 be trained
Co return from ship 600 miles out at sea
within eight hOuTs
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-27
WINTER VlOiETS.

The first winter violets have male their
appearance IN the posy shop ana the eX-
travagant woman is happy. These first
vio!ets are small ana painfully modt st
and have curliDg silver-tipped petals.
In one shop they nre arranged in large
bowls of glass, richly decorated with
by tho housewife who is in search OF q
bit OF novelty for n centrepiece. A charm
ing receptacle for flowers Is howl Of
German porcelain, iluted like n sea-shell.
On the extreme edge of tho shell is the
figure of water Dymph: her body Is
stopped bit as if the water into which
she ia Just dipping one foot were bit
too cold Tor comfort. She is holding a
drapery which she has evidently just
taken off in order to take her bath. When
the she'll Is iilled with flowers the pretty
ornament takes on quite a poetic appear
anoa
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-27
THE Goo-GOO SHAM.

A ''to the editor" writer in ono Of tho
sunday papers announces his awakening
20 the discovery that after two years Of
Goo Gooism the people have not secured
Scent fares on the trolley cars.
And the writer laments accordingly
and declares that he doesn't see where we
are any better of than we were before we
INDUCED in the preposierous Goo Goo
farce
or course we aren't
The Goo Goo propaganda promised
three cent fares. transfer tickets, lower
tax rates, reduced municipal expenses,
increased police efficiency. sunshine every
day. cushions on bloomer car seats and
what not
OF course, we have mono OF them. Not
a single Goo Goo promise has beon kept
and nobody in his senses ever expected it
would lie. Taxes have gone up, expenses
have not been reduced, and nothing that
was said would TO done has been done
not in any remote. particular although
the annual message Of tho Mayor has
twice lent hope to the deluded. 1t is a
wonder, indeed. that instead oil throe-
cent fares we don't have ten cent fares
on the trolley. That would be in the Goc-
Goo line OF reform practice as dis
tinguished from reform pretense. So we
have something to be thankful for, after
all.
But what folly IL is to grieve because
these Goo-G things arc not, just as II
oo-Gooism had particle of good faith
in it at the beginning except in the minds
OF its untutored fellows not up in the dark
ways of politics. The Democrats elected
their Mayor ana thus GooGooism
triumphed. If anybody hoped to see any
thing more from It, such body was of
course, bound TO DO disappointed. For
nothing more was ever intended by the
clever spirits that worked the Goo-Goo
myth.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-27
CITY ADVERTISEMENTS.
THE CITY OF PROVIDENCE.
PROPOSALS FOR SEWERS.
Department of Public Works.
Commissioners Office, City Hall

Providence. X. l., sept. p, 1871.
SEALED PROPOSALS will be received at
tins office until III O'Clock a. m, SATURDAY.
Get ? 1877, for constructing sewers IN the
IN BLACKSTONE BOULEVARD, EAs II
SIDE, FROM PRESIDENT AVENUE,
NORIHERLY:
About $50 feet l5inch pipe sewer.
IN CHALKSTONE AVENUE, FROM NEAR
CbAhEMONT STREET TO WINTHROP.
About 6OO feet II inch pipe sewer.
About ~ feet s-inch pipe sewer.
In WATERMAN STREET FROM NEAR
WAYLAND AVENUE TO BUTLER:
About ll5 feet Finch pipe sewer.
Al" Mt 30 feet S-ilch nipe sewer.
IN GLADSTONE AVENUE, FROM NORTH
About ii1 feet Pinch pipe sewer.
About 2DO feet s.inch pipe sewer.
IN PEACE STREET, FROM THE SUMMIT
WKST OF BROAD STREET TO ELMNO d
AVENUE:
3 About 80 feet IL inNl pipe sewer.
aud granite win be furnished " the Com.
u sinner of Public Works.
n rhe plans and specifications can be seen AZ
Ine Office ct the CITY Engineer.
q A bond satisfactory 60 the undersigned for n
sum equal Co 10 per centum of the estimated
amount Of the contract, as liquidnted dam.
ages for failure tu execute the contract within
10 days II awarded, must accompany each
propoS Il, and satisfactory bond equal TO
one third - the estimated amount of tho con.
tract, conditioned upon the faithful perform.
snce % the contract will be required OF the
successful bidder.
Each sewer, with it, necessary man holes
catch basins, pipe branches connections 10
the curb line, etc. must be bid for separately
The wight 20 reject any or all profosal- n
reserved. ROBERT r. SMITH
A-''St Commissioners.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-27

Alas in less than year after this the
new bell ceased to strike the hours, hav-
ing become more seriously cracked than
its predecessor. The crack, which was
inside, was three inches in extent For
about three years atterward the hours
were struck on the largest of the quarter
iells The experiment was then tried OF
turning the great bell round so as to
present fresh place for the hammer. or
ciapper to strike on. With light ham
mer this experiment. proved so far salts
factory that during the thirty eight years
that have elapsed. the fissure docs not seem
To have increased; and it is possible when
the wind Is favorable to distinctly near IL
In most OF the suburbs booming out the
midnight hour. London Daily Mail.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-27
GAMES FOR HALLOWEEN.
Fireside Diversions i'm Keeping With
the Traditions Of All saints Day.

Figesiue DlNerSlOuS In ht'p uS WIN
the Traditions of All saints Day.
Any innocent joke. rerretrated in q
spirit of friendly mischief, Will bent nal
loween night. The idea OF the olden
time centred around the pairing OF LAD
aud lass. renee tie chestnuts were put
before the fire TO test tho future OF 'those
whose names they bore: II they burned
steadily tho Sourtship would go well, II
they popped apart the course or true loVo
would not run smooth. hand 81 isses,
with apples beside them. should be placed
here anu tUere 40 that the modern Eve
may eat her Pile and wait for Adam 10
peep over hor shoulder.
Greater pleasure however, will be
found in the games which all may play.
1he tub of water. with floating apples
which nust bo lifted out by the teeth
alone. and the fork suspended from the
ceiling with its lighted candle at one end,
anu the apple. frJgi which bite Is To
hs taken at the other, will cause much
merrinont. The search for the ring In
flour is also much enjoyed. The flour
containing ring is packed upon large
platter. Inc GUESTS eacn cut oil slice
with n knife. and the ono uncoyering tho
ring must pick it mp with his teeth.
Lead, melted In large iron spoons, NAV
he cropped In water and fortunes told
from tho shapes which IL assumes. Great
amusement may be had by placing two
hiokory-nuts about three inches apart,
un the hearth In front of ar open fire.
One is supposed to represent the girl who
places it there, and the other, her as yet
undeclared. but mentaliy.chosen, lover.
Should the nuts burn brightly "A lappy
marriage will result Should the nut
named after the man. jump toward tho
nut named after the girl she may expect
proposal before tho next new MOON
October ladies Home journal.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-27

Gen. Benjamin f. Tracey. a scholarly
gentleman. a lawyer OF the highest ran
an ex-justice Of the court OF appeals Of L,,
state, a secretary of the navy at tho time
OF the groat initial Development Of the
new fleets and president OF the commits
sion which framed the charter OF Creator
New York. is plainly equipped 10 be
mayor OF tho big town, and doubtless his
chances Of election will grow better with
every hour Of the progress of tho cam
laign.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-27
PLEASURE In EXERCISE.
Every Effort That Brings Sense OF
Satisfaction is Beneficial.


In an article entitled "Grace and
Health" In the October Woman's Home
Companion, Floronce Hall Winterburn
saws:
ihore is one law of health that needs
ID bo earnestly recommended 20 our iht-
ter day disciples of physical cultufe VINO
are making hard exercise LOBBY alu
not only Co them, but 70 all tired teoLIe'
worn out by conscientious endeavors I"
make thoir bodies keep up win their eh-
eigetlc minds. The rule Is SIMPLY this'
Every effort that is followed by more ais
comforts than gratifica;lO on ~ huftiui An
effort may be uisagreeable nt the moiheno
but pleasant In reaction either physlclily
rs when an enjoyable glow comes aier
cold plunge. or mentally, In the ekhllara- ekhlr,
ton following tho overcoming OF ulln-
cnlties, whicn Is one OF the most aEro5-
able sensations that can DO OK orlohcCu.
Bat any exertion that taxes either oouy
or mind moro than it pays back III satis'
faculon takes away from tno Reherh
vitality. and consequently Is destructive
co health and lie.
This would seem at once TO lay unGer
the ban much of our necessary WoTh,
which involves efforts that no imaglna-
tion can cover with rOso-c lorea drhpery.
ihe monotony that Is part OF oil buslhvss
occupations, the drudgGry essentla' 10 ,ho
care OF household, even some OF tie
Offices OF the nursery, tenuerly Us thoS
may bo regarded by tho eyes OF rove, are
all things To be endured and lived throu9h
for the sake of the end, but hardly 10 DO
enjoyed in the doing
Yet If tho end makes up In pleasure
for the pangs of effort, memory sWlity
sweeps our trouble into tho ta'kgrouhu,
and wo are the better of Tor work that
has the germ of refreshment hidden uncer
hardship. The struggle for existence II
boon To the survivor, not only In more
life, but In larger powers, more assuftu
courage and loftier ambitions. III the
goal is finally reached. what matters the
bleeding feet. the strained muscles ana
blinded eyesY 'Lif. IL fight. says the
business man, and goes Oh with ms pros
psrlng schemes, bold with the courage
that is the meInoIy of past succe sses.
'Bootlass labors ure terrible, ana IL
work itself was always hard ana dlstaste-
ful, life would be very bitter TO most ot
us. But IL need not be so. There is
way Of getting certain advantage as We
go along so that If we miss the aim we
have set our heart on, we shall at ieast
secure peace. Nature, who is a klha
mother, after all, as we'll as riga ec"-
nomist has arranged that a.l our move
ments which conuuce TO any certain enc
and are an essential part OF complete
act, shall not only cCst US the minimum
OF discomfort but shall De Actually agree
able. as gratifying {! a. sense OF harmony
aud fitness that is inA.te In US.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-27
OCIOBERLADIES' HOME JOURNAL

inside cf "a Hundred Homes" A" the first of a
succession of articles picturing interiors OF
the most artistically furnished houses in
America, is one of the notable features of the
October Ladies' Home Journal. Another of
special interest introduces The New Ten
ants of the White House" through photo
graphs of tho Mckinley household The pic
tires were made expressly for the magazine,
ana have never lefore been published. Lii
lian Bells chat-bright and witty, IL is need
less 10 state-of her preparations and depar-
turc for Europe, is also an interesting feature.
1t Is the prelude to a series of letters Miss
Bell will write TO The journal, giving her
impressions Of the Old World. In the same il.
sue Mrs. Lyman Abbott begins n series of
Peaceful Valley" papers, in which she will
portray the life Of an idonl rural community.
. 4 lward ". Box po.nt out eyorpy men
whore the best chances of success await them,
ana counscls young women who object to the
word obey" in the MAJ riagc ceremony. Will
liam George Jordan tells Of the Wonders of
the Worlds Was,e'-the astonishing and
profitable uses TO which refuse Of manufac
turo etc, is put In lighte. vein ere
Charles Dana Gibson's Dickens drawing
Caleb Pummor and His Daughter" Mary
+. wilkins sketch of New England apple
pairing bee; the conclusion of The Spirit Of
Sweetwater." Hamlin Garand's serial, and a
dclciously reminiscent poem, ''Lvisurely
Lane, which W, l.. Taylor has illustrated.
Mrs. =. T. Rorer solves the economic prob.
lcm of feeding family OF eight at an aggre-
gate cost OF $40 a week. She fully details her
plan and presents daily bills OF fare. There
l. q timely article on Halloween games and
pastimes, and others touching every phase OF
u. ~, E,r, Ia
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-27

somo psovish, qu-rulous pcoplo seem m" o.
bundles of nerves Tho lrasf sound ari,nt,s
their seusoriums ana rrflc- thor tomqo.s So
do1ht they are horn -o Bat may nu. ihoIr
nervousness De- ameloratcI. 10 no. entirely
relieved Unqur-ti0nahiy. and with Hos.
letters stonHch htter-. By culiiyatIrg
their digestion and in-uring more complete
Assimilation ~ the food with this admirable
corrective, they viii experience speedy and
very y-uorccptiDio gain in nerve quictudc. Dys
pcpsia, billiousnoss, constipation and rheu.
- ti-n Weld 90 the Bitter-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-27

The international money power which
our Populist friends have ever assured
us is united TO boss the folks not In IL,
seems just now to be at daegers points
within itself.
The English branch is trying desper.
ately TO hold on to its gold while the
American end Of the team Is pulling for
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-27
DEATH NOTICES.

ALLEN-In this city, on the oath inst, Prof
james All,n, aged IS years and l3 days.
Now York papers please copy.
JOSLIN-In Fall River. Mass. on the 25th
inst, Henry l.. Joslin of Providence, II.
l., aged "a years
Funeral will take place from the residence
of Robert V. Macdonald, IL FIRST street, At
tleboro, Mass, on Tuesday, the 2Sth inst, Mt
vitoi To attend.
MEADER-In this city, on the 25th inst,
John ]. Meadcr, aged 6S years.
Funeral private.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-27

Adams, Mass, seems 90 have been pre-
pared to make tho most of the Presidents
visit. Tho folk up there not only took
him to the agricultural fair but they had
the corner stone OF the new public lib
rary all ready for him &c lay.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-27

Silver seals will replace the gold on the
State documents of Kansas till further
notice. Such poetic concessions to the
froe silver sentiment can be complained
of by no admirer of the beauties OF sig
nilcance.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-27

New York and Brooklyn are fighting
hotly over the nominations on tho
Creators municipal ticket, but, If pre-.
cedents are sustained, tho result will be
only the more Democrats on election
dav
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-27

SUPPLY THE MISSING WORD.

The book the above has sealed
in custody S. A. Hopkins Business Manager THE
WHO has in vault and who will give
make
This is of extraordinary
uoreco will follow.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-27

A real earthquake reported from Maine
is calculated 20 give the Democrats Of the
ola Pine Tree state encouragement that
some day 1t may yot Le their turn.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-27

The first newspaper OF Dawson City is
called the News and spells tho name Of
'>hs gold country, "Clondyke" In it's
title.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-27

We hear the names of the Hon. Angus.
tus s. Miller and the Hon. Oscar Lap
Ian mentioned for candidates for Mayor
On the Democratic ticket in tho coming
municipal campaign. Well hardened to
defeat as these esteemed fellow cltiz5ns
are their availability is unquestionGbie.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-27
Official
Advertising.

This newspaper publishes officinl
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, 1897-09-27

The famous mammoth cave OF Ken
tucky appears not TO be- in II with the
prospects for the Low boom in New YORK.