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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-07
LAW MAKERS.
New England Legislatures
Organize.
Officials That Have Been
Chosen in Some States.
Two Connecticut Representatives
Who Will Hold Over.

Boston, Jan. THE Massachusetts,
legislature for 1897 began work at II a.
m. yesterday. A large number of spec
tators were present. The business OF
the morning consisted In the usual ad-
ministration OF the oath of office TO the
new legislators by the acting governor
In the presence of the executive council,
after the usual form, and the organiza-
ton OF the two houses There was a
caucus for nomination OF house officers
beforehand, at which John l.. Bates
was named for speaker. and the much
talked-of clerlship contest was decided
in favor of James w. Kimball of Lynn,
who had a substantial majority over
George 4. Sleeper, the former clerk.
The Inauguration addresses OF the In
coming presiding officers both made
pleas for shorter sessions.
Every living member OF both houses
was present and qualified. 239 I'm the
house and 40 in the serate. One OF the
events of the morning was the filing Of
a petition with the clerk Of the house
In which Counsellor John II. Sullivan OF
Boston asked that the contested coun-
cillor votes in the recent election be
counted for him.
The speaker OF the house announced
as the committee on rules the speaker
and Messrs. Myers Of Cambridge. Jones
OF Melrose. Lowell of Boston, Manches-
ter of Winchester. Clarke of Wellesley.
Stone OF Springfield. Hayes OF Lowell
and Kenefick OF Palmer.
Mr. Whittlesey OF Pittshel6 announced
the death OF Edward n. Robbins OF
Plttsfield. menber-elect from the Fourth
Berkshire district. and offered an order
that the speaker issue a precept for a
new election. The order was adopted
and the house then adjourned until to-
day
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-07

The length OF life may be increased bv
Ies..uine its dangers. The majority of
reople ole from lung troubles. These
rnsy DC avcrteJ by promptly using One
Minute Cough Cure.
Joseph :. Johnston's Pharmscy, sy3
Westminster street; MetzGers Phsrmscy,
go North slain street. Aifreds Phar-
macy, sll EDDY street; Joseph Driver,
Riverside Pharmacy, % Mant"n ave.
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Officers of Maine Legislaturc.


Augusta. Me-. Jan. THE legislative
caucus for the nomination of state off,
GERS was held in the house Of representa-
tives at the capital last evening. There
was an immense crowd present, drawn
tighter by the exciting contest for the
attorney genei alship between Hon.
George M. Seiders of Portland and Hon.
William T. Haines of Waterville. After
three ballots, in which Mr.. Noble of Lew
iston and Mr.. Appleton of Bangor also
figured. Mr.. Haines wasnominated.
other officers nominated were as fol-
lows: Secretary of state. Byron Boyd
of Augusta; state treasurer, +. NJ. Simp-
son of Carmel; state assessors. Otis Hay
ford OF Canton and William c. Marshall
Of Belfast: state printer, Clarence B.
Burleigh of Augusta: state binder III. T..
Smith OF Augusta, andseven councillors,
who have been previously announced.
The Inauguration of Governor Llewel-
lyn Powers will occur at the hall of rep
resentatives his morning at 10 o'clock.
New Hampshire LEGISLATURE OF 1897
Concord, n. H., Jan. 1.-THE 10th BIZ
ennial and 105th regular session of the
New Hampshire legislature convened
yesterday afternoon. The roll call
showed eight of the S57 members-ele OF
the house absent. Governor Busiel ad-
ministered the official oath TO members
Of the senate, and afterward went TO the
ether chamber and qualified the repre-
sentatives. David r. Pierce of Somers-
worth was elected temporary presiding
chairman OF the house. A resolution
presented by James q. Lyford OF Con-
cord that the clerk strike the name OF
Arthur Il. Dole from the roll and insert
that OF Samuel T. Patterson, as one OF
the members from ward 8. Concord, was
adopted without objection. Mr.. Lyford
stated that the certificate was given Mr..
Dole. but that a subsequent recount
showed Mr.. Patterson to be elected.
New york's Lawmakers.
Albany. Jan. THE two branches of
the legislature met here yesterday. with
little OF interest attending the proceed
ings. The senate was a continuation.
barring it's new presiding officer. of last
years body. while I'm both branches the
caucuscs had disposed of all questions
concerning offices and leadership. I'M
L.. O'Grady Of Rochester. the choice of
the Republican caucus. was elected
speaker. he receiving liz votes to "a cast
for Daniel +. Finn (Dem) of New York
Illinois Fortieth Session
Springfield. Ills. Jan. THE Goth
session OF the Illinois general assembly
opened yesterday. IL was attended bi
no unusual incident. G. Curtis (Rep.l
was elected speaker of the house and
III. v. Fisher Rep) was elected presi.
dent pro TEN Of the senate. Governor
| Altgeids biennial message was pre-
sented. and both houses adjourned. "
is understood that the balloting for the
senatorship will not begin before Jan. ~
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Creditor. n.ru.. sl.sy.rIve Cents.

Amesbury. Mass. Jan. 7.--Creditors
OF the AmesbHry- Carriage company f----
fused an offer OF s5 cents In settlement.
1t was voted to accept 70 cents IL u 10
offered. The company assigned In
September. owing s65. 900.
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Mr.. +. G. Platt OF 43 Austin street has
been a resident OF Worcester for 40 years.
He served in the u. S. navy and has also
been boss painter in the Bradley cas
shops. He recently made the following
statement:
For nine months past have suffered
with what doctors call a low grade of in-
fiammation OF the bowels. II commenced
In my stomach. and Tor more than six
weeks passed quantities OF blood II I
caught cold or ate t-ything that did not
agree with me. vas forced TO leave my
work. completely Knocked out. would
go home and TO bed and could not get
warm, no matter how many clothes wera
piled on me. ran Gown from 1l5 to LA
pounds. Doct.rs Afforded me no relies
whatever. At .ast. my wife. noticing the
Puritana advertisements In the papers,
consulted friends and was advised to try
IT. began using 1t and can truthfully
say II is the only thing that ever touched
my case. From the start. almost. be-
San to feel relief, and said to my wifes
We nave a good thing here!' 1 cheers
fully give my testimony in the hope that
others may benefit from the use Of thia
wonderful discovery" !;
(Signed) +. e. PLATT.
Worcester. Mass.
Puritana makes the health right be~
cause 1t makes the stomach right.
1t cures from head TO foot.
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Women who object 10 consult for painful
irregularities. cramps and headaches pecuiisf
to the sex, relieved nj once without dAneep
by Apioline-C Chapotssut Send sl.n p. .
Boz 206l. New York.
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CRANSTON.

Cranston Wheelmeu EJECT o 'flcers-Oiher
Matters OF Interes..
The Cranston wheelmen held their au-
nual election OF officers last evening.
Following is q list Of the officers elected
to serve for the ensuing year: President,
Arthur n. Thurber; vice president, John
A. Logan; treasurer, wilton Z. Pierce
door keeper, Joseph Farrell; road officers:
Captain l.. Ouime,te, First Lieutenant
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uniyersity.

In Decem ber, 1881 Gladstone took BILE
double first class.--From the first INSTALL.
ment OF "Ibe story oil Gladstone's Life"
by Justin Mccarthy in The Outlook fos
January
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I'VE Have a Good Thing Here" /"
He Said.

THIS Is an age OF factA
- Nothing else will be ac-
cepted by the people. That
is one reason why Puritana.
the prize formula OF Prof.
Dixi Crosby OF Dartmouth
College has met with such
great success. Everything
claimed for II Is backed
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-16
HOIE TO RUT ,EM.

Many who can't go to the Klondike the brave and lively doings there, and some will want many shares. They will soon be able to get all they want, or at least all they can pay for The Klondike mining shares factories are at work, and there will soon be enough of the product to go around. Indeed, it will not be surprising if there is overproduction, for the factories will run quite as long as there is any chance to sell the green goods. Those who are thinking of buying will do well to fol- low some principles which have been long and well established, and whose establishing have cost a great deal of experience and money. Some of these principles are set forth by the Norwich Bulletin, which says: Many people think that the responsibility of the first things to think seriously about, but they are not. The color of the cer- tiicate should command the sharpest scrutiny. A man of experience who has made a large collection of mining certificates from South Africa, Cripple Creek and Montana says that the light brown engravings, while they take the eye at first, are apt to fade. His ad- vice is to insist upon a rather dark shade of green as being the most last ing. The next consideration is size. Always get as large a certificate as possible and peremptorily reject those which are less than thirty inches in length. As to cost--you can get just as pretty and lasting certificate for s1 as you can for s1,0OO.
 We would add to this that the shares bought should be absolutely non-as- sessable." Then when a voluntary contribution" is demanded of you to help save your property and make it still more productive than it has (not) been, you can have the proud feeling that you have not been assessed.
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AND STILL THEY COME.

More showers on the coast, accom- panied by thunder and lightning. Also accompanied by considerable complaint and some profanity from those who have really had enough showers on the coast. When the late MT. Stewart built his ark on the top of East rock people thought he was preposterous, but after the daily and total rainfall that have happened this summer it is possible to imagine an ark floating off the top of East rock into deep and boundless wet
 But let us not imagine that. Let us also not imagine that a large batch of belated prayers for rain have finally reached headquarters and been answer ed as conspicuous though untimely reward of faith. Let us not imagine anything. But perhaps 1t is right to hope that the Rubber trust, in whose prosperity so many of the people of New Haven are interested, will be ben efited by these showers on the coast,
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4 GLANCE ron rmr nElrnK,

| CHANGE FOR THE EEIIEf.
 People have been so busy lately with various things that little attention has been paid to the condition of the Arme-
 nians, but many will be glad to read
 that 1t has been much amelorated. A Constantinople correspondent says that
 the Improvement is due to the firm and judicious conduct of the Patriarchate,
 The general amnesty he says, was &C., corded upon the petition and guarantee
 of the Patriarch. Out of 1,2O0 prisoners set at liberty 400 came from Constanti- nople, 230 from Erzerum, 150 from Sivas, 50 from Bitlis and the rest from other Ottoman provinces. The number of persons not yet released Is thirty only. Seven men condemned to death, four of whom were ecclesiastics have been set at liberty. One hundred and ten others
 had the capital sentence committed in- to confinement in fortress, where they
 remain. The persons exiled by admin istrative order and included in the gen. eral amnesty have, for the most part, been released. The number still re-
 maining in exile is about twenty, and
 these eases are the subject of judicial
 inquiry. The Patriarch has succeeded,
 after much difficulty, in obtaining a postponement, for two years-that is, | until March 1, 1S99-of the collection of the tax levied for exemption from mili- tary service. The Armenians who were forced to embrace Islamism, or those who did so to escape danger have been allowed to return to their former faith. | More than fifty thousand persons of
 this category have returned to Chris tianity. There are now few villages
 remaining Mohammedan. There are | however, a certain number of women l and girls, retained by force in Turkish
 and Kurdish harems, who have been l obliged to declare themselves Moham- | medans. The correspondent proceeds | to say that the general relations be- tween the Porte and the Armenians are much improved, and that business af-
 fairs are conducted in freer and more | friendly spirit. He admits, however
 that the Patriarchate has not been able
 to exact from the Porte any consider able amount of the sum nominally as-
 signed for the relief of the Armenian
 distress, due to persecution.
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green cloth and was prettily trimmed with jet. Its back and sides were fit- ted and formed slashed basque, but lower ones fastening with jet olives and cord, and the outer two being en- tirely ornamental and turning back in large revers. At the back was a yoke like trimming of beaded tulle that con- tinued in three points to the waist, and the fronts were garnished with jet galoon The novel sleeves were slash ed, richly braided and edged with a pleated black chiffon ruff1e.
 The new styles in coats will bring forward velvet affairs of the Russian yariably be belted. Satin coats, too, will be worn, and not only in black, but in rich bright colors-ox- blood red, hunters green, chestnut brown, etc., and always lined with a contrasting shade. These coats are made with big armholes and loose sleeves, and are to serve instead of the dress capes of the past two seasons, but we shall all want capes, too, as nothing takes the place of a cape for dress wear. It is safe to say that imitation sealskin garments will be worn great deal next winter, because so many women bought nice ones late last season. Then the wealth erwise declare that cold weather is to come early and stay late this fall and winter; if so, we will be glad that we bought fur late last season.
 FLORETTE.
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The donkey is as good as the chape- rons, '-Harper's Bazaar.
 New Woman-"Simply because wo- man marries a man is no reason why she should take his name" Old Bache- lor-"That's so. The poor fellow ought to be allowed to keep something he could call his own. Judge
 They say, Grumpy, that the queen of England has sixty pianos, and doesn't t play any of them.'' I'm a. little bit cramped this spring, but I'll buy my daughter fifty-nine if she'll follow the queens example. "-Household Words.
 Mamie, if I were you I wouldn't go young man. I don't believe he ever gets on his knees'' Maybe not, ma, but I know somebody who does" And then she blushed ed-Philadelphia Bulle- tin.
 He sat in his office musing. Now here are two tickets for the theater to- night" he said. If I ask Jones to go with me I'm sure to find out when I get him to dinner that it's the only thing that s been Here III year that lily wife really wants to see; and if l don't ask anyone to go and plan to take her I'll learn when it's too late to make any change that nothing could hire her to sit through the old piece"
 He puzzled his head over the question for an hour and then he tossed up a quarter to decide what he would do, al though he knew he would lose which ever way it came.-Chicago Post.
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mandment, that I should offer to take a days duty for my brother. Noth- ing remained but to submit to this mysterious dictation and compose a let ter as best one could, till the question or date arose. There l paused and waited, when an exact day came up before my mind, and so concluded the letter. It was however, too absurd to send; and so, having rid myself of this irrelevancy, threw the letter into the fire and set to work again; but all day I was haunted by the idea that my brother needed my help. In the even Ing a letter came from him, Written that very forenoon explaining that 1t would be a great service to him and his people if 1 could preach some Sunday soon in his church, and that, owing to certain circumstances, the service would be doubled if I could come on such and such day; and 1t was my date. My course was perfectly plain, and l at once accepted his invitation under a distinct sense of a special call, and my only regret was that I had not posted my first letter.
 One afternoon, to take my third ln- stance, I made up my list of sick visits and started to overtake them. After completing the first and while going along a main road, I felt strong im- pulse to turn down a side street ana call on family living in it. The i'm pulse grew so urgent that it could not be resisted, and rang the bell, con sidering on the doorstep what reason l should give for an unexpected call. When the door opened it turned out that strangers now occupied the house, and that my family had gone to an other address, which was in the same street but could not be given. This was
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-16
RURAL ELECYKIC RO4DS.

The Railroad Gazette has never gone wild over the idea that electricity will soon supersede steam as a motive pow CT on the railroads of this country. and it ought to know something about the situation. But it will surprise some to find the Gazette suggesting that many of the electric lines now running over rural and suburban roads will soon find that the excess of cost over operation by steam is so great that profits are impossible, and foreclosure sales and liquidations advisable. In the case of many such lines, the Gazette says, cleo tricity was not adopted as the motive power because the managers regarded could not have obtained franchise for a road run by steam. It asserts that well-designed steam motors would in reality have been as unobjectionable as 
 cal. This assertion, the Gazette de- clares, has been proved in Italy, where there are at least two thousand miles of steam tramways laid on the high road and not fenced off from the wag- on tracks. They are mostly in northern Italy, and largely in Lombardy, where freight can be carried on such lines more than one hundred miles without break of bulk. On one of these lines, that from Rome to Tivoli, a grade of 364 feet to the mile is worked by adhe- sion. These lines are simple and cheap in all their outfit, and they give direct communication with farms, gardens and mills. The maximum speed allow ed is fifteen miles an hour. It is re- ported that they were built and equip ped for $13,000 a mile on the average, and they have paid an average divi- dend on common stock of per cent
 through long commercial depression.
 Possibly the Gazette is right in it's idea, but electricity may be produced most of the trolley roads in the rural regions have done better than there was reason to expect that they would do, and there is no crash in sight.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-16
SLOW.

As to the best way to go to the Klon- dike, accounts differ, but a good many who have been there say the best way is to go slow-Chicago News.
 Carrie-He said he would go to the end of the earth for me. Maude-What did you say? Carrie-I proposed that he compromise, and simply go home- Philadelphia North American.
 Want your money for sweeping the chimney? Look at the beastly mess you've made on the carpet. You can ask till you're black in the face before you get any coin from me. Judy.
 In the Park.-Little Miss Muffet-.I don't suppose 1 ought to go awound all alone with d gentleman like you, Mir. Donkey Boy, but gueth it's all right,
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FASHION NOTES,
Looking Ahead at ontsides.


 Sensible purchasers of wraps for mid summer wear gave good consideration to service from these garments for the fall, and now all wraps, except those at prices marked away down, reflect the fall styles. Through them, too a glance can be had at what will be serv- garments there is noticeable lack of the airy gauziness that was so beauti- fully characteristic of the summer ac- cessories, though most of the pretty ones and all of those that are at all novel are very far from simple. Se- lected by the artist for showing here is wrap in jacket shape, yet with suggestions of cape. It was made of
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thus there can be no liability to uneven rowing on account of the locks being of different shapes and angles, as is not infrequently the case with compo- sitions of softer character. The statement is made that this ball-bear- ing rowlock affords an ease in rowing which Is most remarkable
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-16
ADYERTISING RAVES

A woman wants what she pays for. It is told of woman of Lyons, Michi- gan, that after buying for a cent a box supposed to contain two hundred matches she counted the lot over at home, and finding the number to be four short returned the box and de- rnanded full one. She got it.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-16

The boom in the stock market has moved the Hon. John E. Russell of Massachusetts to remark: "This is a time for old men to make things better for their executors. I am cleaning up things now, so that feel sure I shall die with honor, and my executors may never know what foolish things may have done"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-16

The pupils in a school were asked to give in writing the difference between a biped and quadruped One boy gave the following: "A bfped has two legs and quadruped has four legs; therefore the difference between a bi- ped and a quadruped is two legs. Tit Bits.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-16

French authorities say that the inten- sity of the electric light used on men, of-war has caused eye complaints among the sailors, some of which have led to complete blindness. Gray and blue eyes are more likely to be affected than brown eyes. The eye troubles are due not only to the intensity of the light, but also, 1t is said by some to the action of the ultraviolet rays The interposition between the eye and the light of uranium glass or of other transparent substances is recommend ed as a preventive of the evil Dark blue glasses are now used by the French sailors.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-16

"A blessed parasite is destroying the graeshoppers in Wisconsin by the mill lion. Last year Professor E. s. Golf of the horticultural department of the Wisconsin State university told the farmers of the coming of the little bug, as he had already found few of them on the grasshoppers, and the farmers laughed at him. Now they are ready to believe him when he says that they will appear in greater number than ever next summer. The tiny pest at- tacks the grasshoppers in punches of half dozen or so and completely para lyzes them. The grasshoppers live for a little while after they are attacked. but are unable to move and die where they happen to be.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-16

A Georgia schoolboy who reads the newspapers submits the following com- position on the lynching evil: 'Lynoh- ing is wrong. It hurts the limbs of the beautiful trees where the birds sing. It also hurts the people what's lynched. They should have regular hanging and sell peanuts and lemonade Peo- pie what's hung regular, by law, al- ways go to heaven. I don't want to go to heaven that way"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-16

The Introduction of a new oarlock for
 boats is recorded by the Chicago Trib-
 une as involving ali additional exten- sion of the ball-bearing system in min
 mixing friction. As described the row locks in this case are Of brass, with three point ball bearing, case hardened steel working parts; they are furnished in either polished brass or nickel plated, as may be desired. These materials will not bend or spread, and so the oars viii move in them always the same, and